#i should have anticipated greater buildup

[aadmelioraa]

the problem with this fic turning out to be more of a slow burn than i had planned is that it's part one of three. THREE. why do i always do this to myself.

#me: sets a reasonable goal that can be achieved in a relatively compact time frame #also me: swipes said goal off the table like a cat #dislike #wip: all this and heaven too #tbf in retrospect #i should have anticipated greater buildup #given 1. the actual apocalypse 2. unpacking religious trauma for every POV character 3. the necessity of polyamory negotiations

[mermaidsirennikita]

bridgerton--the good, the bad, the ugly

The short of it: Bridgerton excellently captures the tone of Regency romance novels and offers a lot of escapism and great sex scenes, but could definitely use some serious work in terms of how it depicts race and it should have made some further alterations to the dated and flawed source material.  Definitely loved a lot of it and am hotly anticipating the second season, but I want to see more work done and I HOPE that this encourages the adaptation of better (and less inherently flawed) romance novels.

Now for the longer take.

The Good

Bridgerton depicted sex and romance in a way that is totally different from anything I’ve seen in period dramas, for sure, but possibly different from anything I’ve seen on TV.  The romance of it all was woven into almost every aspect of the show. There is the handsome and seemingly severe but extravagantly wealthy and sexually adept duke sweeping into town.  The (multiple) rakes who just want to have fun while also being hot messes.  The awakening of female sexuality and the copious use of the female gaze.  (Note the pretty modest and minimal focus on female nudity, while we get plenty of lingering shots on Simon.).  People want love!  There is pretty minimal violence and perhaps the most physically violent scene involves Simon beating a man up because HE IMPEACHED DAPHNE’S HONOR~.

The sex scenes themselves focused on Daphne’s pleasure for the most part, and were probably among the best I’ve seen since Outlander in terms of chemistry, in terms of the visuals, in terms of focus on sex as an act of emotional connection and FUN. Yes, there was some Unlikely Vaginal Orgasming, but we also saw Simon tell Daphne about masturbation.  On the wedding night, he was pretty clearly touching her to help her enjoy it.  He ate her out... a good bit.  

And aside from that, we got all of the grand speeches, the stolen glances and touches, an excellent buildup of sexual tension that led to some pretty hilarious moments.  

I also really enjoyed many of the performances on this show.  Rege-Jean and Phoebe had great chemistry and excellent back and forth.  Jonathan was a GREAT Anthony.  I would argue that as lackluster as I found his relationship with Siena (more on that in a minute) it largely existed as a way to set him up for his romance with Kate.  He now has even more of a reason to be down with love, as opposed to solely relying on a kind of flimsy tragic backstory.  Additionally, his overprotectiveness of Daphne added tension to the story and made him a source of comedic relief for me?  I loved it.  Give me disaster Anthony all day; can’t wait until he falls to the enemies to lovers trope just like Simon fell to his FLAW-FREE fake dating plan.

A lot of the changes I found were really good.  Obviously, it was important that the show incorporated greater diversity (though they need way more).  Benedict was INFINITELY more fun and interesting than he was in the novels, and acted as another standout for me.  As much as I hate Portia Featherington, I think that the elevation of her to a proper villainess is probably necessary and Polly Walker excels at those types of roles, though they need to maybe have her be less like, actively racist.  I adored the addition of Queen Charlotte; she was excellent comic relief.  Lady Danbury’s expanded role and relationship to Simon was one of the best moves they made.  It touched my entire soul.

Buuuut....

The Bad

The show needs to work on casting more men that are frankly on Rege-Jean’s level.  It feels a bit awkward to see a guy that is by most people’s standards kind of stunning and then.... Colin looks twelve.  Lord Philip is like... a farm guy.  Get rid of the sideburns, we’re in romance novel territory.

In the same note, the girl who played Siena wasn’t a great actress and wasn’t super stunning, so even though I’m fine with her being a placeholder....  Eh.  Go for better casting.  The woman playing Madame Delacroix would’ve played that role so much better and I really enjoyed her dynamic with Benedict because she was just fun.

Frankly, I don’t know what the fuck they’re going to do to make me want to watch Penelope and Colin fall in love.  Their book was already a bit basic--fun, but far from revolutionary.  I don’t really get why they would receive attention similar to that of Kate and Anthony, basically.  The issue is that Colin, again, looks and sound rather young and twerpy.  It obviously wasn’t great for him to be tricked into raising another man’s child, but.... For fuck’s sake, how much would that have affected his life on a practical level.  He’d never know unless he was told, thanks to the lack of DNA tests.  He was marrying far out of his league in terms of attractiveness.  He’s a rich white guy in England with a supportive family.  

I really disliked the fact that Colin told Marina in his huffy little tantrum that he would have married her anyway--because would you have, buddy?  Really?  The thing is that Marina had no way of knowing that and her entire life (and the reputations of her cousins) was on the line.  She didn’t know if she could trust Colin to keep her secret.  They barely knew each other.  He basically came off as a whiny child and I’m fine with him staying in Greece if that’s the plan.

Penelope was just... psychotic.  And that was really disappointing, because I love Nicola and would love to have loved to see the fat girl get her sexy love story.  But first off, lol, it wouldn’t have been sexy because Colin was miscast.  Second, she basically tried to destroy Marina’s life and that of her sisters?  And herself?  Because Colin?  Because Colin, a guy who hasn’t even shown any amount of attraction to her at this point?  Her tears, her whining, it was all too much.  Penelope was dealing with a crush and Marina was dealing with the real Grown Woman issues of a child out of wedlock and as it turned out a dead lover and they were not on equal footing.

I mean, Penelope could very well make a great villainess at this point, and if done well I’d embrace it.  But I do not know how the fuck they can make me interested in her love story.  And the idea of her basically being launched into villainy because she was this chubby white girl obsessively jealous of a beautiful black woman...... not a great look.

The show definitely needs to explore diversity in terms of sexuality too--I don’t think it’s correct to read Benedict as straight because he still seems to be open to exploring.  Once he has more screentime, I think he could totally end up being bisexual, and it’s possible that the writers were trying to feel the audience out in terms of their receptiveness to taking a straight character who has a big straight love story in the books and making him LGBT+.  Eloise could also easily be a lesbian, and I’d be thrilled to see that happen.  They need to do something to expand the world, and if there are 8 Bridgerton kids, all of them being straight as an arrow seems SO unlikely.

The Ugly

Obviously, the rape scene was bad and should have been written out.  Simon could have gotten caught up in the moment and blown up at Daphne after he accidentally didn’t pull out in time.  Men.... accidentally don’t pull out in time... a lot.  That’s how babies happen.  It would’ve been believable, and due to our sympathies being with Simon largely, I don’t think he would have become irredeemable if he was more at fault than Daphne.  

As it was, I will say that the scene was somewhat better than it played in the books because Simon was conscious and totally sober, and it was a bit?  Confusing?  That he didn’t just roll Daphne over and pull out?  Because she wasn’t really clearly trying as hard as she was in the book to wrap her legs around him and hold him tight.  But it remained a rape scene.  The show also did a better job, I think, of establishing how fucked up it was that Simon took advantage of Daphne’s lack of knowledge.  Whatever he said about thinking she knew what was up--he knew she didn’t even know about masturbation.  He had to know she wouldn’t understand what pulling out meant.  He did very clearly mislead her to think that he was sterile and therefore denied Daphne her ability to give informed consent.  Did that justify what Daphne did?  Nope.  Two wrongs don’t make a right.  But both of them did a fucked up thing and I think that we honestly could’ve stopped at Simon’s misleading.

The issue too is that this leads into a bigger problem the show had.  It wanted to include diversity (yay!) but did not consider the total implications of what was happening (not yay).  Daphne and Simon’s dynamic is inevitably influenced by the fact that she’s a white woman and he’s a black man, regardless of whatever handwaves happened.  This influences the sexual assault and makes it even more messy.

Speaking of mess, I’m not sure what exactly would have fixed the “we don’t want this to be a colorblind casting” issue... but the explanation they came up with wasn’t good.  Never mind that this makes everything SUPER confusing (racism is over like..... maybe 50 years MAX after Queen Charlotte’s marriage if we assume she was a teen when she married and is in her 60s now?) but Lady Danbury’s dialogue explaining this was HORRENDOUS.  “One of them fell in love with one of us”.  The implications are awful.  I don’t know if perhaps setting back the integration of society centuries earlier would have helped?  But this wasn’t it.

Additionally, the writers and casting directors didn’t seem to get that diversity is all well and good, but what about the fact that almost every black character has a light skin tone?  Why are there so few black female characters?  Why is Marina, the most prominent woc on the show, given the “pregnant and desperately trying to trick a man into marrying her until her jealous white cousin fucks her life up and she is humiliated into settling for a loveless match” plot?  I desperately hope we see her next season, falling in love with Sir Phillip or perhaps having experienced a plot twist that gives her someone else...  And she better not die. Eloise can find someone else if Marina really ends up with Sir Philip.

Ultimately, again, I really loved the show.  But it needs to work on some things.  I think that a lot of its issues can be addressed and fixed in a future season, and I HOPE they do that.

#bridgerton #but fuck polin for life lol

[makeste]

There's been a lot of talk about Mina's optimistic line about how they'll all be fine and back to class is a death flag, but if anything I think it's a desth flag for U.A. They'll be fine, but they won't be back to class as normal, because there won't BE a class to attend(RIP Shinsou)

seems like everyone in the fandom is talking about death flags and kids dying and society falling to pieces these days lol. fwiw, as I’m sure most people have seen by now, Viz’s translation showed that Mina was actually talking about Midnight, so if this really is a “famous last words” situation, it would apply to her rather than the kids.

but it seems like the speculation hasn’t really died down despite that! so since the whole “kids dying” thing keeps coming up, I’m gonna go ahead and weigh in on it again here and say that I don’t think it’s going to happen. so far I’ve mostly been trying to keep my reasoning short and sweet and leaving it at “it would be too dark”, but in truth, the real reason why I don’t see it happening is because I don’t think it would serve any purpose.

here’s the thing about character deaths: assuming that the writing is any good (which I would argue that it is, in BnHA’s case, although you are free to disagree!), they should always serve a purpose. and in most cases, that’s going to mean one of four things:

it serves as a way to write the character out of the story for whatever reason (for instance if the character is getting in the way of letting a plot be resolved, or if the actor is leaving, which of course doesn’t apply to BnHA but is a huge factor in a lot of other media). an example here would be Twice, who was written out of the story because his quirk would have prevented the heroes from having any chance at all of winning.

it sets the stakes and takes away the audience’s sense of security by establishing that No One Is Safe, and that People Can And Will Die. this is important in that it builds suspense and makes the audience more invested than they might otherwise be, because they can’t be 100% certain that their fave is going to make it out alive. a good example of this would be the recent massacre at Jakku, which showed in no uncertain terms how powerful Tomura has become, and also demonstrated that Horikoshi has no qualms whatsoever about killing off any number of pro hero characters in this arc.

it completes that character’s arc and serves as a fitting (if depressing) end to their story. this is probably the most controversial as far as “reasons for killing someone off” go, because it’s so easy to fuck up, and because someone will almost always argue that there were other, better ways for a character’s story to end. most “redemption” deaths fall under this category, as do the “character makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect their loved one” deaths. if Endeavor ends up dying there’s a good chance it will fall under this category. so far though, BnHA has been pretty light on these types of deaths, which tbh suits me just fine. ideally this sort of death is supposed to provide some sort of closure, but in practice it doesn’t always work out that way.

lastly, the death furthers the story in some way. it galvanizes another character into action, or serves as a motivation for them. or maybe the death shifts the political landscape of the story and sets new plots into motion. most tragic backstory deaths fall under this category; for example, pretty much the entire Shimura family (r.i.p.). this is another potentially controversial area though on account of there being many other ways to move the plot forward without resorting to killing someone off. not to mention that “fridging” deaths also fall under this category -- deaths where one character is used as a plot device to move another character’s development forward. Nana, unfortunately, is an example of this, but that’s another rant for another day.

anyway, so these are the four biggest reasons to kill off a character in a story. there are others as well, including simply adding some more tragedy and emotion to the story, but IMO that doesn’t really apply to this particular genre. BnHA isn’t a tragedy, nor is it the kind of bleak, grimdark narrative where killing off characters more frequently would make sense. this isn’t the kind of series where gratuitous character deaths are necessary to add shock value or realism. making the shift into that kind of writing this late in the game wouldn’t make much sense, and IMO would do a lot more harm than good.

so as far as I’m concerned, this means that if Horikoshi is going to kill someone off in this arc, that death needs to come under one of these four categories. oh, and something I forgot to mention before -- it should be necessary, as well. in other words, it accomplishes one of these four things, and is the only way that said thing can be accomplished. those are basically my criteria for a “good” character death.

and as far as I can see, none of the kids’ deaths would currently fall into that “necessary” category, or meet any of those other four criteria. none of the kids are so powerful that they need to be written out of the story (and even if they were, there are other ways to do that with AFO and the quirk-be-gone bullets now in play). they don’t need to be killed off in order to raise the stakes; clearly, fandom is already very convinced on that front already, or people wouldn’t constantly be freaking out over death flags and such in the first place. and none of the kids is anywhere near the completion of their respective story arcs. maybe if one or more of them had been featured more often recently, and there was some actual buildup, like we saw with Mirio right before he lost his quirk, or with Nighteye before he was killed. but we haven’t seen anything like that recently for any of the kids, with the possible exception of Bakugou (hence why I’m still pretty certain that he’s currently heading towards what Aizawa would call a “death”, with quotation marks, i.e. the loss of his quirk).

so that just leaves us with “their death would further the narrative in some way”, which is probably the most open to interpretation of the four. but for the life of me I just can’t think of any way that the death of a kid would advance the plot in a way that couldn’t be achieved by other means. want society to freak out about children being involved in a war? just injure a bunch of them, or have one of them lose their quirk on live TV with the world watching. want to traumatize the other child soldier characters for some reason? kill off one of the teachers, then. or, again, take away one of their friends’ quirks, and have them feel some misplaced guilt over not being able to stop it. this was the winning formula for the Basement arc, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t work here as well.

tbh a lot of this does depend on what exactly Horikoshi’s goals for this arc are, which still aren’t 100% clear even this late in the game. I’m not sure right now what he’s planning for the aftermath of this thing. will it be like Kamino and Fukuoka, where society is shaken up but still rallying behind the heroes and giving them their support? or are we instead building up towards a scenario where society’s faith in heroes finally crumbles and people are left totally demoralized in the wake of yet another brutal attack, and the total decimation of the Billboard Top 10? the latter outcome is seeming more and more likely to me, but an awful lot of it depends on how the next few chapters play out.

my best guess is that we end up with a scenario where the heroes succeed in staving off total disaster, but at a heavy cost. a lot of the pros are either dead or out of commission, Tomura and the League are still at large, and everyone is basically just sitting around trying to process what just happened and figure out what to do next while they wait for the other shoe to drop. word gets out that the kids were pretty much the only reason the battle didn’t end in even greater disaster, and as a result they get swept up in the ensuing political drama. the HPSC tries to parade them around as the next big thing; humanity’s hope for the future. but meanwhile a growing faction of the general public is furious at the government getting children involved in a war, and start arguing that the hero program should be shut down and U.A. should close its doors. and in the midst of all this, the kids try to lick their wounds and deal with the aftermath, and enter their second year very much unsure of what the future will hold.

anyway, so this all got very long-winded and out of hand as usual, but to sum up, I don’t think any of the kids is going to die here, and I think there will still be a year two of U.A., but that it’s going to feel very different from the U.A. we’ve known up to this point. if the threat of Tomura is still looming over everyone’s heads I very much doubt the kids will be able to focus much on their studies. but it may also be a case of them trying to cling to what little semblance of normalcy they have left. the teachers might decide to press on simply because it’s the only thing they can do. basically I’m anticipating something very similar to the aftermath of Kamino, but with the tension ramped up to 11, and with the adults fighting a losing battle to keep the kids from getting caught up in the middle of it all.

in other words, I don't think it’s an actual death-death we need to worry about here. rather, it’s going to be a much slower and much more subtle death by a thousand cuts. but it’ll be the kind of angst the characters can still work under; the kind that, rather than suffocating them, instead makes them grit their teeth and find a way to push forward. so yeah! anyways though, now that I’ve said all this, watch as Horikoshi goes and fucking decapitates Aoyama next week or some shit. lol maybe I should knock on wood just in case.

#bnha 279 #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha meta #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha #asks #anon asks #long post

[bjy-on-ao3]

Kinktober Day 10

(As before, you can find a link to the AO3 version of this and the rest of my Kinktober 2020 prompts on the ‘Masterlist’ section of the blog.)

I don’t have too much explanation on this one, aside from it being the second instance of Lucifer in this book. So onto the chapter itself.

Kinktober Day 10: Waxplay (Lucifer | Obey Me!)

You rested nonchalantly against the pillows of the bed, facing the ceiling, eyes closed and body loose. Nearby, you could hear Lucifer shifting around some things on the low table between the bed and the couch, making sure everything was properly prepared for the evening’s fun. You had been easing your way into many new things and sensations slowly over the weeks. Lucifer as expected was always very careful to make sure you were enjoying each new experience, even when they might involve some minor discomfort. Sadist he may have been, he wasn’t interested in seeing you in any kind of genuine, unpleasant pain. While it may have been fun enough for him to torture his brothers without their enjoyment, regarding you, he needed you to also enjoy the torment.

He made his way to the edge where you laid briskly, but cautiously. It wouldn’t do to spill the wax where it didn’t belong - he didn’t want to have to clean it away from any additional surfaces than was necessary -  but nor did he want it to cool too much. He paused at the bedside, looking down at your sprawled form, stretched nude and languid across the sheets, and admiring it. “We’re going to begin now,” he warned you calmly. Though you had already guessed he was nearby from the sudden sound of his footsteps on the bedroom floor.

He started your newest torment slowly, letting only a few hot drops of liquid wax trickle away from the candle, landing in slow succession on the planes of your torso, just above your navel. Your skin flinched away at first and for a split second, the drops stung and burned. The heat quickly gave way to a tingling and the tacky texture as the wax started to cool and harden. More droplets of wax came, some in thicker streams than others, sometimes in rhythm, sometimes erratically. Each time the stinging returned and you hissed or groaned or shuddered.

Lucifer worked his way gradually higher along your skin, leaving a thin trail of cooling wax that glistened in the low light of the fireplace. He teased a little as he approached your chest, threading the path of the wax between your breasts and avoiding them for a time. Instead, he moved to coat your collarbone and shoulders in it. The low buzz of the tingling, slight pain and rush your body trying to soothe it had you struggling not to writhe against the sheets. Despite your struggle, you couldn’t resist clenching your thighs together, trying to stifle the separate sticky heat between your legs.

When Lucifer turned his attention to your breasts, each nipple stiff and waiting, his name spilled over your lips and you let out a groan. The wax stung more on such a sensitive area, but the lingering heat and sticky embrace of it felt even more intense as well. The expression on your face must’ve been one more discomfort than bliss, however, as Lucifer paused abruptly. “Perhaps I should take things slower?” He was concerned, but his confident, even tone hardly betrayed it.

You shook your head gently. “I’m fine, keep going, please,” you reassured him, opening your eyes for a moment so he could see there was no true pain in them.

You watched the thin line of his lips twitch upwards in the amused, pleased smile you knew well before letting your eyes shut once more. It wasn’t that you didn’t want to look at him, just that the sensations always ran stronger when you couldn’t see them. There would be plenty of time for looking into his fierce crimson gaze later that night, you were certain. 

The sporadic drizzle of wax along your skin continued, moving back down your chest and torso once Lucifer deemed your chest had enough attention. The drops and trickles fell more and more carefully as he dipped lower, the liquid heat falling over the lines of your hip bones and thighs. The skin there was sensitive, too, though the burn seemed less harsh in comparison to the wet heat pooled between them.

Lucifer tried not to linger too long on the wide set of your legs or the gleam of wetness he could see between them, already trying to ignore his growing arousal and focus. He couldn’t afford to be anything but careful and controlled - his pride would be thoroughly wounded if something were to go wrong when it was his task to make it a pleasant experience.

After a time, the drops and splashes ebbed to a stop and you heard Lucifer leave the bedside and return the spent candles to the table. A comfortable silence passed before Lucifer took you by the arm and hauled you gently to your feet, taking his time to admire your flushed, wax-coated skin. He pressed a gentle, but firm hand to the nape of your neck, lowering his lips to yours and locking you in a hot, demanding kiss that made you weak in the knees. He broke away, remaining very close to your face. 

His red eyes were a swirl of lust and love and satisfaction. The gaze made you feel hotter all over than the wax you had been using. Part of you wanted to glance away from the intensity, but you knew Lucifer wouldn’t allow it. As sweet as Lucifer could be for you, when he demanded your attention, you had little choice but to give it all to him. 

When he spoke again, his lips brushed your own, sending a shiver down your spine. “Before I reward you for being so good for me,” He began to promise in a rich purr. “We need to get you cleaned up.”

#kinktober #kinktober 2020 #kinktober day 10 #day 10 #day ten #swd? om #om lucifer #obey me lucifer #swd lucifer #obey me shall we date #writing #fandom #ao3 #archive of our own #fic #fanfic #fanfiction

[cecilspeaks]

160 - The Weather

No man is an island. Some men are fjords. Most men are oxbows. All men are ravines. Welcome to Night Vale.

The news coming up. But first, let’s go to the weather.

[nature noises, birds cawing]

There’s a cold front moving through Night Vale. Temperature at City Hall is currently 63 degrees and sunny with wind gusts later this afternoon of up to 40 miles per hour. These winds are expected to bring cold air as low as 20 degrees this evening, and possibly dropping to below zero overnight. It’s unknown what’s causing this weather, is a statement I make every day, looking out into the sky. Is it God? P-perhaps it is the government. Perhaps Earth itself is, is it out of boredom that the weather exists? Maybe it is out of care. That would suggest the existence of a God who wishes us well, but it does not explain the fierce destructiveness of a blizzard, or a heat wave, or a tornado, or a tsunami. Is a tsunami weather? That is a question best left to oceanographers, meteorologists, or a Tarot deck. But why would God make a thing, then mar it? What mood change is this? what care can this god have for humanity? Ahhhh. And maybe that’s the point. Ah, that does make me feel better, to think that it all doesn’t matter. It really takes a lot of pressure off, doesn’t it?

Let’s have a look at agriculture. John Peters – you know, the farmer – says his orange crop this year is massive. He says the quantity of product has not deviated, only the quality. “Them oranges are huuuu-uuge!” John said, holding an orange the size of the 2002 iMac computer. “I can’t fit this thing into one of them orange crushers (what that) I make the juice with!” he said, struggling to keep his back straight under the weight of the abnormally sized citrus fruit. But John says he’s excited for his orange grove, which has been doing great ever since he genetically modified his crop to no longer cause teleportation across existential dimensions when consumed. Despite his excitement for orange sales, John says he’s worried about next year’s crop of invisible corn. He said he looked up summer 2020 in his farmer’s almanac and all it said was, “Wellll crap. Good luck.” John plans to diversify his farm investment by raising cattle for slaughter. He’s vegan these days, so he does not want to sell the cattle for meat or dairy. He’ll just raise the cattle until they’re old enough to kill. Best of luck in all your endeavours, John! Hope you finally win that coveted Best Orange at the Citrus Festival this year.

Many of our listeners have written concerned emails about the temperature possibly falling below zero. Bob Sturm of Old Town said: “Zero is the lowest number, Cecil. I’m a big stats guy and I can tell you that you cannot have less than nothing, that’s impossible.” Well listen Bob, I’m a journalist, not a numerologist, so I don’t know what to tell you. Apparently there are many unknown numbers below zero, and as they are discovered, rest assured I will be here to report on them. (Reina Guerrero) from the west side asked if there’s anything we can do to better prepare ourselves for this weather. Well (Reina), here are some tips I just looked up online. One: bundle up. Yeah, your heater can only do so much. Two: bring your pets indoors, and if you have an agent from a Vague, yet Menacing Government Agency outside your home assigned to record your every movement, invite them in as well. You don’t want them freezing alone out there in their black sedan. Three: light a fire, if you have a fireplace. If you do not have a fireplace of pellet stove, try using a refrigerator or sink. Four: if you should lose power at any time, do not panic. Just curl into a ball breathing heavily and repeating: “Oh God no, oh God no, oh God no, oh God no”, through loudly chattering teeth.

Now, we’re not expecting precipitation tonight, but should it snow, I recommend making a snow angel. Yeaaah, that’s always fun. All you have to do is lie flat on your back, arms and legs outstretched, until you are called into celestial service to whatever greater authority rules these beautiful creatures. Thank you for your questions and comments. I’ll do my best to keep our town up to date on the latest weather.

But first, this Saturday is Night Vale’s annual Holiday Fireworks Extravaganza at the Night Vale Harbor and Waterfront Recreation Area. There will be live music by local bands, including  a new band by Dark Owl Records owner Michelle Nguyen and her girlfriend Maureen. [quietly] Ah, my old intern Maureen. Their band is called The Funtastics, and it’s a folk country slash (trans) tribute band performing the acappella covers of Philip Glass scores. According to Michelle’s press release: “Please do not watch our show. I’m very angry you even know about it. I hate that our secret concert at the annual Holiday Fireworks Extravaganza, Night Vale’s most anticipated and attended annual event, was leaked to the press.” Following the concert, there will be a collective prayer to the [gong, echoing] Great! Golden! Hand! And then the fireworks will begin. Event organizers say they have a special fireworks display in store for attendees this year. Traditionally, the biggest explosions are reserved for the end of a half-hour long buildup of lesser explosions, but focus groups have indicated that people are tired of having to wait for the best part. So instead of normal boring fireworks, they will be blowing up old cars using the 18,000 tons of solid fuel they found at an abandoned missile silo on the edge of the Sand Wastes. The Holiday Fireworks Extravaganza would like to thank the Sheriff’s Secret Police for the vehicle donations, which are mostly cars impounded this past week for overdue state inspection stickers. Can’t wait to see everybody this Saturday at the Fireworks Extravaganzaa!

Brrrr! It’s getting pretty bad out there, Night Vale! The temperature has fallen dramatically to 20 degrees outside the radio station. I can hear the creak and groan of our antenna straining under the 40 mile per hour winds. I’ve seen three different minor accidents outside my window as drivers lost control of their vehicles. I’ve got my little space heater under my desk. Huh, but I can still barely feel my feet. [chuckles] I regret choosing today of all days to bike to work. [sighs]

Oh, I’m getting word that power is out in the Barista District, and dozens of leather apron wearing people have been forced to make torches out of Irish cream soaked biscotti stuffed into (-) [0:09:16]. And the only thing available coffee wise right now is cold brew. Gross.

Employees at the Night Vale power plant are working to restore power to that area of town, but they have run into some difficulties. The blustery winds and extreme cold have kept some of the workers from being able to drive to the plant, and the ones already on site re perplexed by how any of this works. “We are not sure if this is a nuclear plant or electric or coal or what,” said Mike Reiner, director of operations for the power plant. “We tried turning the whole thing off and back on like a computer, but the switch didn’t really do anything. Nobody labels anything around here, for crying out loud.” Reiner then began to cry out loud, as dozens of workers rushed to put their arms around the sobbing man. “We’re sorry, boss, we’re sorry,” the frantic workers all repeated. In the chaos of the consoling, a single worker was heard whimpering: “Oh god! Someone do something before he changes back into…” But that voice was quickly and fearfully shushed by the others.

More on the power outage and weather conditions soon.

But let’s get to some good news. Our population is booming, Night Vale! We have more people than houses. But thankfully, the good folks of the private land development industry are helping out. Ah, the altruistic hand of capitalism! A new housing development named The Final Destination is going up in Radon Canyon. New homes start in the 130’s for 2 bedroom semi-detached townhouses, all the way to expensive 10 bedroom estates with beautiful views of the blue..ish mist that settles every morning along the canyon bottom. Representatives from the EPA have warned against building residences in an area known for producing toxic gases, but the developers said they will equip each home with a large exhaust fan and provide a lifetime supply of rebreathers for the first 15 home buyers. The EPA has tried repeatedly to stop this development, stating that excavation of the canyon floor could lead to the release of more gases, which would catastrophically imperil not only the lives of those in the canyon, but the Earth’s atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands of miles in all directions. “Who knows what’s beneath the shale in that canyon?” one EPA representative said. The representative was wearing a sports coat too large for his frame and comically out of date glasses. He continued: “We have been trying to declare Radon Canyon a Superfund site for years, but Night Vale doesn’t show up in any government database and so it cannot receive its projection. Didn’t you ever see the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, how everybody’s faces melted off, it’d be just like that.” When it was pointed out that the end of that movie was good because it was Nazi faces melting, the EPA representative said: “Yeah yeah you’re right, that was pretty cool but still, get what I’m trying to say right?” Nobody did, because it was a weird thing to bring up a 40-year-old movie about Nazis and museum artefacts. So, now we will have new housing in the heart of Night Vale’s most beautiful scenic attraction, beginning spring next year.

I’m getting word that the power is out now in Old Town Night Vale and at the library, and on the south end. The temperature has dropped to 5 degrees and I think it will continue to plummet throughout the night. People are doing everything they can to prepare. Before the stores close, I recommend driving out and picking up some water as well as canned goods, even some fresh produce and raw meat while it’s still there. I mean, people worked hard to grow that food ten states away and then drive it across the country right here to you and you haven’t bought it yet? Even if your refrigerator’s not working because of the power outages, it’ll be cold enough in your house to keep it all fresh. So get out there and spend your money on food! We have so much of it. Let’s use it, Night Vale.

But above all: stay warm! If you’re alone, visit a neighbor. Body heat and company can help a lot in weather like this. And if you have room in your home, welcome your neighbors in! There’s no reason to be alone at a time likes. Plus it’s the holiday season, why not keep each other warm with stories, with camaraderie, with good fellowship? [shivering noises] Yet, if you can’t be with others tonight, [groans] then I will do my best to keep you company through this brutal cold.

Ah, I’d like to tell you a story of my childhood. It’s a very personal story, one I‘ve never shared on the air before. [shivering noises] I’m a bit nervous to tell it to you all, but if ever there was time for a story to bring us closer together, now is that time. I will tell you that story in a moment, but first, let’s have a look at sports.

[“Suspension of Disbelief” by Victory Soul Orchestra https://victorysoulorchestra.com]

[beeps] Computer: The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for the greater Night Vale area. Temperatures as low as -10 degrees are predicted with high winds gusting up to 16 miles per hour. Wind chills overnight may reach -30 degrees. Residents of Night Vale and the surrounding towns of Pine Cliff, Red Mesa, and Desert Bluffs too should seek shelter. They should band together around fireplaces with heaters at their highest settings. In cases where heat sources are not accessible or operating, residents should huddle in the vacant lot out back of the Ralphs. Come huddle with us. Come huddle with us. There is a barrel here. It is filled with trash and we have lit it on fire. It is so warm, the trash. The trash is mostly paper and cardboard, but it is also something greater than that. It is a symbol of progress of the great tower of industry (and need) [0:19:51], a ruined towel like Babyl, which just toppled down of the weight of its hubris, and in the language of flame it tells us things. It tells us so much, not through words but through visions. 

Here is a list of visions the fire has revealed to us. One: two spools of coaxial cable. Two: a single white bulb atop of an anthill. Three: an empty keg around squat cylinder of frosting, beneath which lies nothing, not even air. A void (cake). “Happy birthday,” echoes the choir from a good distance away. Four: a great black bird whose white wings brush along the castle turret. Five: a snake spiraled and asleep inside a leather boot. Six: a wheelless tractor in a vast wasteland of cracked earth. Seven: your brother. Not a brother you know, but a brother you once had. He looks like you and he repeats your name, but backwards. Eight: smoke clouds shaped like vice grips.   These are the visions of the flames in the barrel in the vacant lot out back of the Ralphs. 

Beneath our gaze and across our minds, beyond our consciousness, these are the remains of the great tower of humanity. Come huddle with us. You without heat. You without home. You without hope. Come huddle with us. 

This severe weather warning is in effect (through) 8 PM tomorrow, when the warm front is expected to move through the region bringing sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid-80’s, and everyone will return to their normal lives, satisfied that they have (-) [0:21:51] death once again, confusing accidental survival with competence and immortality. What doesn’t kill you only makes you more complacent. The National Weather Service knows this is but a night together with you, not a whole life. For what we have in this moment is (truer) than rain, but deeper than thunder. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Blah, blah, blah. I’m not saying the morning will not hurt. I’m only saying the joy of memory is stronger than the prick of any (plate) upon my heart. This has been a severe weather warning from the national weather service. Stay tuned to the station for further updates.

I love you. I have always loved you. And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

[beeps]

Cecil: And that is what I saw in the mirror that day. And why I do not like to go near mirrors. Ever.

[sighs] I never told that story to anyone before. I hope it has kept you company throughout this treacherous night. I hope it has kept you warm. Just knowing you’re listening somewhere out there in the cold dark has kept me warm. Stay safe, wherever you are. Good night, Night Vale… [shivers] Good night.

Today’s proverb: Who called it Snowpiercer instead of Chris Evans’s Polar Express?

#welcome to night vale #wtnv transcripts #episode 160 #the weather #i had lots of trouble with this transcript #so i would appreciate it if you could help me out #my boyfriend helped me already but #even he wasn't sure of some of it

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Z 230

Last time, Vegeta blasted big chunks out of the tournament stadium, killing hundreds in the process.    Goku agreed to fight him, provided Babidi would teleport them to some place where no one would be in harm’s way.   

Which leaves everyone at the stadium to wonder what the hell just happened.   The World Tournament Announcer discusses the post-tournament ceremony with the winner, Mr. Satan.    Under the circumstances, handing out the prize money doesn’t seem like a good idea, so it’s probably best if everyone just goes home.    This scene seems very weird to me.   I’m pretty sure it’s filler, but either way, this conversation seems a little too “funny-awkward” when it needs to be “hundreds-of-people-just-died-awkward.”   

For example, if you look closely, you can see Android 18 and Marron standing in the background, between Satan and WTA.   She’s been there since the last episode, before Vegeta showed up and killed all those people.   The gag is that Mr. Satan can’t celebrate his victory too much because he keeps noticing 18 glaring at him, waiting for him to pay her the 20 million zeni he promised to her so she would throw the fight.   

I think what’s happening here is that Toei decided to recycle the gag from the last episode, which is a common filler tactic on this show.    Think of all the times we’ve seen Goku running down Snake Way, or training on his way to Namek, or suffering from the heart virus.   But it really doesn’t work here because the atmosphere in the stadium has drastically shifted, or at least it should have.  I know it’s a popular joke that death has no meaning in Dragon Ball because everyone can just be wished back to life, but most of the people here don’t know that.   18 does, but you’d think she’d be more disturbed by what Vegeta just did.   She’s a cool customer, sure, but you’d think she’d want to get her daughter to safety at the very least.

At least Bulma seems to be on track with the story.     “Vegeta... What’s Wrong With You?” could be the title of her autobiography though.

The answer, of course, is that he’s allowed himself to be mind-controlled by a space wizard so that he can finally fight Goku.   No more teases, no more buildup, no more false starts.    This fight is happening, and it’s going to keep happening for a few more episodes.  

So this fight.    What do I say about it?   When I was a kid, I grew up with the lore established after Return of the Jedi came out.    One way or another, I heard that the reason Darth Vader wears his life-supporting armor is because he once challenged Obi-Wan Kenobi to a duel, and suffered severe injuries from it.    I don’t remember where I heard this, but the story was that it was right after he turned evil, and they fought over a live volcano, and he fell in some lava.  

Of course, for younger readers, it’s all a matter of record.    You can just watch “Revenge of the Sith” and see exactly what happened.   But between 1983 and 2005, we only had this one-sentence legend.    I might have come up with the volcano part myself, since I heard “molten lava” and figured there had to be a volcano involved.    For my generation, “Revenge of the Sith” was the payoff to that decades-long speculation.  

The problem with moments like that is that you have to compete with fans’ imagination.   I remember after the movie came out, and I was at a comic book store and heard some guy complain that there should have been more lost-limbs in that battle.    Anakin lost an arm and both legs at the end, but I guess this guy’s bloodlust wasn’t sated.   Maybe he wanted Kenobi to lose limbs too?    Except he won, so I guess his dream scenario was for both of them to chop each other’s hands off and continue fighting one-handed.  

For my part, I was satisfied with what I got, although when you get down to it, it’s never going to hold up quite as well as I pictured it, because I had 22 years to picture it, and I could imagine it from every possible angle, with every possible scenario.   And when you imagine something, you can mix your emotions into the visuals.     Watching Darth Vader fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi on the screen, well, it looks a lot like all the other lightsaber battles in Star Wars, only it’s longer and more intense.    The movie is depending on you to fill in the emotional gaps.   The actors can act in between the swordfighting, but it’s up to you to remember those performances when the blades start swinging.  

What I’m driving at here is that a lot of Goku-Vegeta II is a dead heat.   In particular, you see scenes like this one where neither guy can overpower the other, and they’re stuck holding each other’s hands and blocking knee strikes with their thighs.    It reminds me a lot of the gifs of the Anakin/Obi-Wan fight, which just show them swinging their sabers around.    Stripped of context, it looks downright silly.   DBZ is counting on you to remember this:

This is why they’re fighting.    I don’t just mean the original Goku/Vegeta fight as a whole, or even the outcome of that battle.    I’m talking about this specific part of the fight, Episode 31 of DBZ, where Goku reluctantly used the Kaio-ken X3 and overpowered Vegeta, however briefly.   This was really where Vegeta started taking Goku personally.    After this, he tried to destroy the entire Earth just to kill Goku, and Goku used Kaio-ken X4 to overpower him yet again.   From that point on, Goku spent the rest of the battle on the defensive, relying on Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe to finish what he’d started.  

I’m not going to sit here and tell you the rematch is better than the original.   Goku-Vegeta I is one of the crown jewels of this whole franchise.   I still think I like this one better, though, because of the anticipation I had for it.  It fufills a long deferred dream that Goku, Vegeta, and the audience have shared since Episode 36.   One day, they’ll fight again, and settle this. 

So maybe this battle doesn’t have the same underdog factor going for it, and the psychology and choreography isn’t as intuitive.    It’s not as self-contained as the original battle, becaue this one depends so heavily on the viewer being familiar with Goku and Vegeta’s history.   But dammit, I am familiar with all of that, and that’s why I like it.   

There’s not a lot of stalling or desperate tactics here.   Both guys powered up to their maximum at the start.   This is just two guys trying to beat the hell out of each other, but they’re so evenly matched that it’s easy to lose sight of how hard they’re hitting, or how much of themselves they’re putting into every blow.   Like here, Vegeta just got slammed into a cliffside, and he’s disintegrating the rock instead of just moving slightly away from it.    Remember, it’s all about this:

Each of these guys want to pulverize the other this way.    Goku wants to do it to prove that he can sustain this level of offense instead of barely holding out for a minute.   Vegeta wants to do it because he’s still sore that any Saiyan managed to do this to him and live to tell about it.   

There’s also something deeply tragic about this fight, which appeals to me in a way the original can’t tough.    Before, they were two Saiyans.    The last two, perhaps, but Saiyans nonetheless.    Now, they’re Super Saiyans.    The legend said there was only one every thousand years, but now, in spite of everything, there’s two.    They’ve even managed to surpass the Super Saiyan and become something greater, but instead of saving the universe like they might have done before, they’re just beating the shit out of each other while the world burns.   Z stands for the end.

Because every time Goku takes a hit...

The energy lost from the damage he sustains is magically transferred to Majin Buu’s ball.    When enough has been aborbed, the seal can be broken, and Majin Buu will be resurrected.   

Meanwhile, Dabura and Gohan have moved deeper in to Babidi’s ship to try and stop him while the Goku/Vegeta fight is in progress.    This is Stage 4 of his spaceship, and in theory it’s no different from Stages 1-3.    Babidi would normally send a warrior to fight the intruders, and any damgage they take would feed Buu.    Only Babidi’s fresh out of good fighters, so he just sends ten of his low-tier henchmen to hold the line instead. 

For some reason, everyone on board Babidi’s ship looks like these guys, except for Puipui, Yakon, and Dabura.    I never paid much attention to it before, but when you think about it, it’s kind of weird how Babidi only “recruits” the best evil warriors he can find, but his crew all look like they came from the same planet.    I’m guessing these guys were some sort of pirate band or something, and Babidi forced them all to come work for him and run his ship for him, or maybe this ship used to be theirs before Babidi hijacked it.  

Anyway, Gohan takes them all out with a simple ki attack, and they can proceed.    Not sure why these guys had Roman numberals on their uniforms.     It implied that they were somewhat important, but I guess not.  

Anyway, back to this fight.    So yeah, like I said, these two are just going all out.   

They’re using big flashy moves that might be climactic finishers in past battles, but here it’s just standard issue.   

Take this beam struggle, for example.    This was the height of the first Goku/Vegeta battle, but it’s just an appetizer here. 

Like, they can’t even just have a beam struggle, they have to charge towards each other while they do it.   Are they going to punch each other with their free hands while they do this?   

Meanwhile, Trunks and Goten take a piss break on their way to the action.    Some pervy dinosaur peeks on them while they go.   

Okay, so this is my favorite part.   Right here.  Somehow, Vegeta managed to get the better of Goku, so he hauls him up, and it looks like he’s got Goku at his mercy.

Then he slams him into a rock and fires ki blasts that basically at like big staples, to hold Goku in place by his wrists, ankles and neck.   

Then he reminds Goku that he claimed that he would finish this “quickly”.  I think Goku knows better now, but let’s face it, he took Vegeta too lightly.    He was sure that he could turn Super Saiyan 2 and blow him out of the water without a whole lot of trouble, because he’s spent most of their rivalry in the lead.   

Then he slaps him in the face, and Goku can’t do shit.  This part right here is the receipt for all the times Goku looked past Vegeta or failed to take him seriously.    You can argue that he spared Vegeta all those years ago as an act of compassion or sportsmanship, but another way to interpret it is as an insult.  To put it another way, Goku let Vegeta live because he didn’t think he was dangerous enough to kill.    I think that’s how Vegeta’s always seen it, and now he’s out to prove otherwise.   

So he’s just teeing off on the guy now.    The message here is: If Goku doesn’t like this sort of thing, he should have killed Vegeta when he had the chance, because he’ll never get it again.

Then Vegeta has an extended flashback.  The dub has him narrate this, which is one of my favorite monologues in this series, but the Japanese version just plays the footage, letting it speak for itself.    I guess there’s a case to be made for either approach, but Chris Sabat killed this scene.  

The bottom line is that Goku humilitated him in their first encounter by standing up to him and beating him up, and then he saved his life.    Vegeta plans to avenge himself by tearing him to pieces.    He means to kill Goku, which I don’t really understand, seeing as he’s already dead.   

And this is where I think Babidi’s mind control may be somewhat underrated in this battle.    I think it’s pretty easy to assume that this is how Vegeta would normally behave, but is it, though?    Was he planning to face Goku in the world tournament and chop off his arms while their families looked on in horror?   I’m pretty sure he wasn’t this hardcore about it going in.    Before, he had resigned himself to never seeing Goku again, and then he was coming back for the tournament, and Vegeta was excited to face him under any terms, even while governed by the tournament rules, and Gohan’s “no-transforming” request.    He wanted to beat Goku clean, sure, but he wasn’t nearly this bitter about it. 

Now, this fucker wants to vivisect Goku.    I’m pretty sure that’s Babidi’s handiwork, amplifying old grievances that Vegeta had probably moved past a long time ago.   

Except...

Goku’s not done yet.

Every time Majin Vegeta gets surprised, I get a little more excited.    This was what you wanted, wasn’t it?   You self-important prick.    You killed all those people just to get this guy mad enough to fight you.   

WELL GUESS WHAT, JACKASS?

YOU GOT HIM.

ALL OF HIM.

I get chills every time I watch this part.   Majin Vegeta is played up to be this horrible thing.    The awesome power of Vegeta with none of the restraint, and if Goku even tries to stop him, he’ll just be playng into Babidi’s hands.    Critics can say that this is a no-win scenario, or that Goku’s holding back during this fight, or that he’s not as into this as Vegeta is.  

But this sequence here tells the story.    Goku doesn’t have a long flashback to explain his motivation here.   We’ve already seen it.    This blue-pajamas-wearing idiot came to his planet to start shit.  Goku was fighting to protect his home and everything he holds dear, and he barely managed to save the day, and that makes him the bad guy here?   Vegeta broke Goku’s legs in that battle, but for some reason Vegeta wants revenge for that day.    Vegeta beat the shit out of Goku’s son.   Several times.    Then he let Cell become perfect, and Goku and Gohan had to clean up his mess.     Goku’s dead because of Vegeta’s arrogance, but Vegeta wants revenge?

There’s a part here where Vegeta tries to full-nelson Goku and impale him on a stalactite, and Goku just powers out of it.   Goku’s not saying a lot in this fight, but he’s pissed, make no mistake.    He’s just focused enough and gentle enough not to say anything.  

He’s not shooting a Kamehameha inside a cave because he’s detached.    

Vegeta fires back and the whole thing explodes.

So let’s be clear about this.   There’s a relentless, wild animal in this battle, who won’t stop fighting no matter what.   Also, Vegeta is here, and he has a goofy tattoo on his forehead.

Meanwhile, Gohan and the Supreme Kai have arrived at the chamber where Buu’s ball is kept, and Babidi and Dabura are there to greet them.   Babidi isn’t worried at all, since he figures Dabura will be enough to hold them off until Majin Buu is ready.   On the other hand, the Kai thinks he can kill Babidi wile Gohan holds off Dabura, and that should put an end to all of this.  

But he’d better act fast, because Buu’s ball is glowing hot pink, and getting hotter and pinker by the second.   

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Creator name (AO3): sacrificethemtothesquid

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Link to creator works: https://archiveofourown.org/users/sacrificethemtothesquid/works

Q: Why the Mad Max Fandom?

A: It's hard to put it into words. I went into the movie anticipating car chases and explosions and came out enraptured. Max and Furiosa's dynamic was incendiary and I couldn't leave it alone. 

Q: What do you think are some defining aspects of your work? Do you have a style? Recurrent themes?

A: My style is long. Too long. 

Q: Which of your works was the most fun to create? The most difficult? Which is your most popular? Most successful? Your favourite overall?

A: Length & Breadth was the big project, and it's been a huge journey to see it finished. It wins for most difficult because I had no idea what I was doing or if I could even finish something, and it blows my mind that it resonated with people. My favorite has always been Seven Thousand And One. It hit me so hard and it was so intense to write. It was done in a day and when I came out of it, I was staggering.   

Q: How do you like your wasteland? Gritty? Hopeful? Campy? Soft? Why?I

A:  am a firm believer that gritty and soft or gritty and hopeful aren't mutually exclusive. I like sinking my teeth into the ugliness of the world. I wrote enough awful grimdark edgelord dreck when I was growing up depressed and it seemed like there was no end in sight. I like that I've learned there's always an up somewhere, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment. Also I like to break people and put them back together. The harder the breaking, the bigger the healing. 

Q: Walk us through your creative process from idea to finished product. What's your prefered environment for creating? How do you get through rough patches?

A: I write down just about every idea I have. Usually they'll come as blips and scenes that I build around later. I find that I write best when I'm supposed to be doing anything else, and the more important the anything else, the easier it is to write. When I hit a rough patch, I step back and let it sit, or jump into another section that feels easier. For me, hitting a rough patch usually means I'm grinding at something that isn't necessary. @thebyrchentwigges gave me some of the best advice I've ever gotten, and that was to start in the middle of the action. It's okay to set the scene, but I can write 10k of buildup without blinking, so dropping myself right into the meat usually cuts away parts that weren't necessary in the first place.

Q: What (if any) music do you listen to for help getting those creative juices flowing?

A: I'll come across one song that hits just right and then I'll listen to that on repeat until it loses its power. I guess it's like a kind of meditation? There's no set process to finding The Song, but the Discover Weekly algorithm on Spotify usually delivers. I've got playlists saved for each story.

Q: What is your biggest challenge as a creator?

A: Length and making less of it. I'm working on being concise. It isn't going well.

Q: How have you grown as a creator through your participation in the Mad Max Fandom? How has your work changed? Have you learned anything about yourself?

A: I had bits and blobs for other fandoms that never really got posted, but I never really committed to anything until people started showing up for L&B. "Thank you" feels absolutely grossly inadequate, so I keep writing things hoping people understand their presence means the world to me. I feel like a toddler presenting macaroni art - I made it because I have no idea how to express how much I love you. 

Q: Which character do you relate to the most, and how does that affect your approach to that character? Is someone else your favourite to portray? How has your understanding of these characters grown through portraying them?

A: Furiosa. She's so powerful. I don't think I'd ever seen a woman be so angry and raw, and it was like looking into the sun. 

Q: Do you ever self-insert, even accidentally?

A: I think it would be hard for me to write if I didn't.

Q: Do you have any favourite relationships to portray? What interests you about them?

A: As brutally called out by @fuckyeahisawthat: "Dude rolling around in grief and self-loathing, hopelessly besotted with a hypercompetent killer woman". 

Q: How does your work for the fandom change how you look at the source material?

A: It forces me to dig deep into canon, which always leads to interesting places. Having that level of familiarity and knowing how much work and worldbuilding it involves makes source richer. The thing I love about George Miller is that I KNOW he's done an insane level of worldbuilding; the problem is that he doesn't SHARE the details of it, so I have to go spend thirty hours becoming an expert in oil cracking just to call something "guzzoline". I like knowing the other 70% of the iceberg, and I think overthinking.

Q: Do you prefer to create in one defined chronology or do your works stand alone? Why or why not?

A: I'm such a global thinker that even if I do manage a one-shot, it can't exist in a vacuum. If I have more than one fic in a fandom, it's going to adhere to an established timeline because otherwise, there'd be nowhere for the plot to go.

Q: To break or not to break canon? Why?

A: Canon is canon is canon. I need to have my work fit seamlessly into the source material and the more solid the canon, the greater the challenge to adhere. For me, it's actually easier writing within a more solid and comprehensive canon, since it helps set the parameters for the story and lets me focus on the emotions.

Q: Share some headcanons.

A: Valkyrie lives. 

Q: If you work with OCs walk us through your process for creating them. Who are some of your favourites?

A: Because I keep religiously close to canon, I tend to avoid OCs. That being said, if the story requires them - my Repair Boys, for instance - I try to make them as canon as possible. I look at the existing characters - the ones on-screen for half a frame, the ones mentioned in the production notes, etc etc - and build from that. I'm pretty fond of Keno. I couldn't give my Capable the arc she deserved without him. In my original work, I walk them around in my head and do vignettes from their point of view. What are their influences, what are their weaknesses, if they a choice of things, what they would choose. They're people - think of your best friend or your partner or that weird guy on the bus - and get to know them that way.  

Q: If you create original works, how do those compare to your fan works?

A: Strict adherence to canon. I'm always worldbuilding in my head for something. Nothing about being alive exists in a vacuum, and I'm fascinated by paths of influence. It's an endless game of "why?" and "and then what?"

Q: Who are some works by other creators inside and outside of the fandom that have influenced your work?

A: All creators have their own unique take and for me, the variety is what gets me excited. One of the best parts about fandom is that someone else will always bring up something you'd never think of on your own. The MMFR fandom is incredible because there's so much talent. I haven't come across a single piece of work that left me underwhelmed. As a reader and content consumer, it's spoiled me completely, and as a writer, it's set the bar very, very high. It's been a huge honor to be part of this community.  

Q: What advice can you give someone who is struggling to make their own works more interesting, compelling, cohesive, etc.? 

A: Don't assume you have to write everything in one unbroken line. If you've got ideas for a scene, write that first. Connecting scenes later might still be a drag, but you'll have a better idea of what that connection should look like. I like thinking of my work as a quilt: I know the general pattern and what each square looks like, but once the squares are done they'll need shuffling. 

Q: Have you visited or do you plan to visit Australia, Wasteland Weekend, or other Mad Max place?

A: We went to WW16 and WW17. It was so powerful to put faces to names and have actual meatspace time with people I'd come to love online.  

Q: Tell us about a current WIP or planned project

A: Fandom-wise, I'm doddering along with an amorphous thing for Dragon Age Inquisition. My main focus (read: the thing I'm procrastinating on) is an original work. It started out being about wizards and now I think it's a murder mystery. It doesn't really know what it is, so neither do I. 

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The growing old mouth - as well as how to keep it younger

Getting older isn't constantly pretty, and your mouth is no exemption. (Ever take into consideration why you should not look a gift steed in the mouth?) A century ago the requirement for false teeths in later lifestyle was practically a foregone conclusion. Today, three-quarters of folks over 65 retain a minimum of several of their natural teeth, however more mature folks still go through greater rates of gum disease, dental decay, oral cancer, mouth diseases, and also tooth loss. While these problems are nothing at all to grin approximately, you may still do a great deal to keep your mouth feeling and look more youthful than its own years.

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Teeth are actually incredibly solid. Your molars can easily bear down along with over 200 extra pounds of stress. But they're certainly not undestroyable. A life time of crunching, gnawing, and grinding wears off the exterior coating of polish as well as squashes the biting edges. Tooth surface areas are additionally affected by visibility to acid foods items including citrus fruits as well as carbonated beverages, which diffuse the safety enamel. Damaged polish can easily prepare show business for more serious dental problems. A fracture or even break in the tooth's exterior surface area leaves behind the delicate pulp cells prone to irritation and also swelling. And also, due to the fact that the nerves at the tooth's primary shed level of sensitivity along with grow older, the trouble may be effectively evolved before you notice any type of pain. If an infection develops, you could need an origin canal treatment or even lose the tooth entirely. The possibility of possessing tooth damage intense adequate to need an origin canal or even in a similar way intrusive treatment triples the moment you're over age 65. The consolation prize: lessened nerve sensitivity suggests that treatments that might possess been actually uncomfortable for much younger folks can harm a lot less if you are much older.

Just because you've got a handful of gray hairs does not indicate you're out of the timbers when it relates to cavities, either. The rate of dental caries in individuals over 65 right now outpaces that of schoolchildren. A prime aim at of tooth decays in older grownups is actually around the back of the tooth, adjacent to the gum pipe. Gum cells normally recedes along with grow older, so the soft origin cells becomes exposed. Additionally, grownups that grew up prior to the introduction of fluoride products and also dental sealants usually possess dental fillings from youth as well as teenage years that ultimately malfunction. Tooth decay around the edges of those fillings is actually additionally a problem.

While there's not much you may do to contain the natural weakening of the tooth surface, the pillars of tooth cavity prevention-- brushing, flossing, as well as routine cleanings at the dentist's workplace-- remain the exact same at any age. Folks who possess problem brushing and flossing by hand because of arthritis or various other impairments ought to perhaps switch over to an electric tooth brush. Fluoride, found in toothpaste, mouth rinses, as well as tap water in some communities, helps the physical body reconstruct the mineral crystals that comprise the tooth polish and may likewise prevent bacteria-laden cavity enducing plaque coming from sticking to the teeth. Fluoride rinses and gels, and varnishes applied through a dentist, may have the ability to stop the progress of root tooth decay and also in some cases reverse the damages.

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You might possess also observed that your once-sparkling smile has actually lowered over times. This improvement is due partially to the yellowing of the dentin inside the tooth that can easily reveal via the enamel, especially as it thins and gaps with age. The enamel itself acquires tarnished through coffee, herbal tea, wine, and also cigarette. There is actually no shortage of brightening items nowadays. Dental bleaches having peroxide (available over-the-counter or with your dentist) will lighten your teeth a couple of colors, although the outcomes are less dramatic in older teeth. Lightening toothpastes as well as rinses can temporarily lift superficial blemishes, yet don't anticipate the effect to last.

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Prior to picking a lightening procedure, it is actually a really good idea to talk to a dentist. Some bleaching substances, including carbamide peroxide and also hydrogen peroxide, may make teeth vulnerable. As well as the performance of various bleaching techniques can differ along with the sort of staining. Blemishes brought on by exposure to the antibiotic tetracycline in childhood years are actually specifically persistent as well as might require many rounds of bleaching to eliminate. A solid backing actors

While sturdy teeth are actually the stars of a well-balanced mouth, they can't carry out without a strong backing cast-- the gums and smooth, moist cells that edge the mouth. Gum disease, characterized by receding gums, wavy teeth, as well as degeneration of the jawbone, is actually the primary wrongdoer in missing teeth one of more mature adults. It starts when plaque builds up in the shallow trough between the tooth as well as the gum. Grow older on its own isn't a trigger, but the periodontal disease often gradually gets worse and also goes undetected-- as well as without treatment-- for decades, triggering extra extreme troubles in the 7th decade of life and past. Thankfully, gum disease is treatable at any type of age along with a combination of scaling to eliminate the hard cavity enducing plaque and also infected gum cells, anti-biotics, and-- in enhanced cases-- surgical procedure. Tobacco as well as grow older

Like a lot of cancers, the danger of establishing an oral cavity cancer cells enhances along with age as well as tobacco usage. The huge large number of people that get a mouth-related cancer cells are actually cigarette individuals; the chance of developing oral cancer cells increases along with every year a person smokes or chews tobacco. The lip is the best usual web site for oral cavity cancer cells, observed by the tongue. The majority of lip cancer cells cysts increase on the lesser lip, and males are a lot more most likely to become had an effect on than women.

The preliminary signs of oral cancer are frequently refined and simply overlooked. You must observe an oral professional if you notice a white or red mend that lasts longer than pair of full weeks, especially if it is actually on your mouth, your tongue, or even the bottom of the mouth.

Much older folks are prone to other disorders that lead to sores around the mouth, featuring genital herpes as well as yeast contaminations. These disorders are frequently uncomfortable and can easily obstruct the capability to consume, talk, and also swallow. Although harmless, they can additionally be actually perplexed along with the beginning of oral cancer cells. Help make the moist of it

Grow older delivers more health condition, and also typically means several drugs, a lot of which may possess a hazardous impact on your oral health. As an example, calcium-channel blockers for cardiovascular disease and antiseizure drugs can result in the proliferation of puffy gum tissue, particularly around the lesser front teeth. Really good oral cleanliness can fight this complication. In extreme situations, overgrown gums can completely deal with the teeth, so they need to have to become trimmed back surgically.

Dozens medicines list dry mouth (xerostomia) as a side effect. Absence of saliva is much more than only annoying. It produces consuming and also eating difficult, results in halitosis, as well as triggers irritability and also infection of oral cells. It also rears your threat for gum disease and also tooth degeneration; new cavities may begin to make up within as little as three months after completely dry mouth starts.

You can dampen a completely dry mouth through munching sugarless gums or even sucking on sugarless sweets. Just drinking even more water may assist; attempt storing it in your mouth for a couple of seconds prior to you eat. Alcoholic drinks and caffeinated refreshments dry out the mouth, therefore consume them in small amounts. Tobacco is additionally drying, therefore there's one more factor one of the multitude for avoiding it. Although certainly not perfect, non-prescription fabricated saliva items may neutralize xerostomia. If dry mouth is a complication, you require to become specifically meticulous about brushing as well as flossing because of the raised vulnerability to cavities. The mouth-body link

The health of your growing old mouth is tied to the health of the rest of your body system. There's mounting evidence of a linkage between gum irritation and also conditions including diabetic issues, heart problem, movement, and respiratory system concerns, all of which are a lot more common in later lifespan. Researchers theorize that micro-organisms from gum diseases travel with the blood stream to cause swelling in body organs and also cells at far-off web sites.

For diabetes mellitus, a disease that troubles almost a region of Americans over age 60, the cause and effect may go in each paths. For many years, unrestrained blood sugar level ruins the capillary that supply the gums, so they become prone to infection, which speeds up gum disease. Higher blood sugar likewise translates in to improved glucose in oral liquids for micro-organisms to live on. Alternatively, irritation coming from oral infection may boost the body system's protection to blood insulin, resulting in more significant difficulty in keeping blood sugar controlled. Treatment the cost

Certainly not staying on top of your oral health is heading to cause problems at any sort of age, yet as you get older, the issues get worse. Overlooking as well as loosened teeth can easily make it hard to consume and also chat. As food items selections become extra restricted, great nutrition as well as, inevitably, overall health can easily come down swiftly. Speech problems as well as face changes from missing teeth often bring about self-consciousness, social isolation, and also anxiety.

Maintaining your mouth young in advancing years calls for attentive do-it-yourself treatment: brushing along with fluoride toothpaste and also flossing a minimum of twice a day. Routine dental visits are actually also essential, although dental care is actually pricey, and retirement life might indicate dropping economical dental insurance coverage. Surveys show that virtually an one-fourth of people over grow older 65 haven't observed a dentist within recent five years.

Health insurance doesn't deal with regimen preventative treatment or very most dental techniques, although you might manage to acquire dental perks if you're enlisted in a Medicare Advantage Plan (formerly known as Medicare Part C). Nonetheless, the federal government healthcare reform laws might cause significant improvements in the companies covered by the conveniences plannings.

Yet another alternative is buying dental insurance coverage via AARP, the senior citizen association. The cost of private protection varieties in between $30 and $55 each month depending on the level of benefits as well as where you live. If you do not possess insurance and the out-of-pocket expenses are as well steep to pay in one part, some dentists give a credit plan that enables you to spend in monthly payments.

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Gintama Chapter 674 Review

There’s no other way to say it. Sorachi is absolutely a mad man. If there’s someone worthy of a title, “Best Troll of all time,” he will be the best candidate. The best part is that his tactic comes off with a hilarious payoff that makes the moment all the more brilliant. This chapter continues off with this new or second half of an arc in a hilarious and charming way.

There are plenty of times that I often predict the outcome before it happens. While there are some that I hope to get it wrong, I wouldn’t mind it; so long it comes out with a greater payoff. It’s my way to say, “Surprise me!” Sorachi has been a rare creature that never fails to do so. I have laughed so much throughout the chapter with its hilarious buildup, including the one that we left waiting for the long-waited reunion. So I thought…

Kagura punches Shinpachi through the glass two chapters ago, so we had to wait for a bit in order to see her new design. This chapter resumes that scene and the hype is phenomenal. When Shinpachi couldn’t believe that it’s her but knows that accent, you can already feel the anticipation. Mutsu even fills in the introduction to her reveal. Part of me thought that Kagura would end up looking strange like unexpectedly designed for the sake of comedy delivery. Comedy or not, I was excited to see the reunion with Kagura.

The more panels it shows her design from a different angle, the more it was taunting my patience. At that point, I thought maybe she would end up looking like the same as two years ago, which I wouldn’t mind as well. So finally, the big reveal is here and…the girl is really short. In fact, she’s a kid. I skipped the text bubble because I was frozen to think Kagura has gone backward in aging. Then, I finally read the text bubble and…

It’s Kanna…Kagura’s daughter…

My mind was absolutely blown away to the center of the Sun. It would have been fine if Kagura somehow went younger, but an idea of a daughter has never, ever, ever, came to my mind. It was so unbelievable, Shinpachi literally thunderstruck to space with this revelation, which even got him paralyzed. Can you honestly blame him? This is madness; absolutely madness! This is comedy gold.

Sorachi is no doubt having a time of his life making fun of the concept of  a time-skip that it’s making other series look baffling in compare. It’s incredible that he is able to execute the running gag for so long that it continues to deliver the punch line time after time. Final Fantasy running gag should have ran its course already, but Sorachi not only sticks around but utilizes in an unexpected way, especially to a character that I wouldn’t guess at all. He brings in a new level of the concept “milk for all its worth.” He certainly did…

Shinpachi was so struck by the revelation, the scene shifts back to Gintoki and Hijikata continuing to discuss. This questionable situation with Takasugi does remain a mystery as it intended to be. We do know that he has taken Utsuro’s blood from Tendoushuu to obtain semi-immortal ability, but there are still plenty of unsolved questions. It was said that he has planned this since two years ago, which is why he was helping Earth in the space battle. It is possible though I don’t think that’s the only reason.

Gintoki and Hijikata still feel uncertain on his agenda to commit these acts like we have gone back to the beginning. If that is the case, we can’t draw the conclusion just yet if no one has a concrete answer. We shouldn’t jump to it until everything is on the table. We only know that he has a new ability and assumingly searches for Utsuro to finish the job. Other than that, we don’t know why is he like this, what happened to Kiheitai, and so on. It’s wise to wait and see how the story connects completely.

One thing I noticed about Hijikata is how he rubs Gintoki’s face by emphasizing his abandonment on Yorozuya; as if he is no innocent to talk negatively on anyone else since he more or less did the same. Memory is an amazing feature for mankind to have and he is exploiting that to the core. After all, it is questionable on why Gintoki disbanded them in the first place; for two years no less. The question is if the family can be forever lasting. Even that robotic looking guy questions him further, but Gintoki is good at hiding it. As good it was to get us discussing, there’s just one problem: who is that robotic guy?

I didn’t mention him in my last chapter review because he appeared for a short moment to take orders from Gintoki. This kicks off with another hilarious segment that has a great buildup for the reveal. Up close, he looks like Robocop, only he is called Mobcop; good save from copyright lawsuit there. I was laughing throughout this moment because of how dumbfounded Hijikata was feeling since he thought he came out of nowhere, but even Mobcop tells him he was in the last chapter. So we got another new character in this late part of the series. Right?

Mobcop is treated like a rookie, first day at the job and all. It’s hysterical that while he was preparing the order in an awkward pose, Hijikata continues to discuss in a very serious manner, but I couldn’t take it. It focuses too much on Mobcop doing “something” and ruins the flow of tension, which got Hijikata pissed off. He was making cutlet bowl, which is nice, but why on God’s name in a taking a dump position. If that wasn’t enough, his mayonnaise squirting has him position like taking a piss. Sorachi has no boundary.

Mobcop was going all over the place that even Hijikata can’t comprehend his action anymore. First, he was making food in unspeakable manner, then he starts threating Gintoki to confess with the intent to kill, and lastly, somehow he becomes all sincere and has a sad flashback to boot. What’s hilarious is how Sorachi cleverly use this opportunity to make fun of series that quickly introduced a new character and already shoving in people’s throat to care about him immediately. Hijikata wasn’t having any of it because it’s only this chapter that we got to know him yet he’s treated like a real relevant character. Oddly enough, I already like Mobcop by this point.

His backstory is pretty much the same as Robocop; fights crime, only to be nearly killed, revived as a cyborg, and the rest is history. It was actually touching in a funny way that he ended up like this, including keeping his emotions, hence the tears. I don’t know if I should be impressed or not, but Gintoki somehow knows how to turn the table to his favor and start investigating Mobcop. The investigator becomes investigated; that’s hysterical. Sorachi knows how to make new characters in the last minute charming and fun. And then, a book was thrown out…

Mobcop is not a new character. It’s a forgotten one: Yamazaki.

I rolled out of my seat with this big reveal. The punch line is so incredible; no man can say Sorachi has lost his touch. I still remember Yamazaki, but the series did a brilliant job to ignore him after that last scene from the War. It’s sadistically sad to even ignore his possible death, but hey, he’s a Mobcop equipped with food and firepower. I died from this scene as well as with Kanna’s reveal. Basically, Yamazaki is a cyborg; an awesome one as he stated it. On the bright side, one day, if Tama ever wakes up, they can spend together for a long time. That’s actually clever of Sorachi if you ask me.

The charming spot moment from this outcry is when Gintoki makes his escape, but not without asking one question to Hijikata: is Yorozuya doing okay? He replies, “Go see for yourself.” He honestly wants them back and that brings me to tear. In fact, that smile from Gintoki got to me. Now that I know that this series isn’t ending just yet, I am very curious on how the reunion would play out and what to expect for their actual future. In other words, don’t think this is finalized for everyone. It’s only a new path to work out and seek for the greater future.

I have to say, I am still in favor for a sequel with this new trio. Those two little girls are so charming that it could make a new line of comedy hijinks. I love how Kanna was taught that glasses is an actual being and needs a human body to wake up; she’s really the daughter of Kagura. I also love Shinpachi finally got react to the revelation and how unbelievable to believe Kagura is a mother at a very young age. He reacted nearly the same way I did, including Jump having the major Kintama to even green light this idea. I could imagine an angry mob already in this PC country. It is hilarious Shinpachi also include himself because he’s a virgin and losing to someone else is sad.

To top everything, Kanna’s origin is revealed and good God, I need air. Kagura ate too many bananas in one planet and ta-da, Kanna is born, Piccolo style. I won’t even think about the implications. So basically, it’s more of fission than a child birth I guess, but it’s so mind-numbingly strange, so I will just wait for Kagura to give me a clear understanding. It’s so bizarre, even for this series; that’s an amazing accomplishment.

Right before Kanna was about to answer Shinpachi’s questions, a stranger that is rocking the gangster design really well comes by. This must be the guy that will help them to assassinate Zurump. The chapter ends with a close-up shot that does scream Sougo. If true, and God it better be true before I think he’s the son, it will completely debunk his seppuku story.

This chapter was amazing in a bizarre way. It’s one that no man has gone before and Sorachi has done it. While it may cause fans to lose their mind, it is filled with hysterical moments with great buildup to the reveal of new and old characters. The art is spot on with the comedy delivery, which got me rolling. The ending has to be Sougo, unless we are about to get mind blown once again. We have two weeks to recover…

#gintama #chapter 674 #review

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Season 8 Caryl

So The Walking Dead season 8 premiere is in less than two weeks (9 days, holy crap!), and I figured I’d give in my two cents on the potential for some Carylness during the premiere as well as the entire season. 

Speculation below the cut:

I’ve always hated the last few weeks before premieres to be honest. We get all of these reviews from various magazines and news sources about episode one, and it can cause some major stress leading up to it for people who actually read them. But unfortunately, at the end of the day, whether or not the episode is good is always arbitrary. Same thing with Caryl moments. 

We know from TSDF page that Carol and Daryl share a hug and a brief conversation during the premiere, so there’s definitely some massive potential for good interaction. However, not a whole lot of commentary has appeared in regards to the way in which they interact. Brandon Davis said nothing about a Caryl moment, but then again he’s not a Caryl person, so his opinion should always be taken with a grain of salt. The only other source that we’ve heard from about the Caryl moment had said that “we don’t ship them anymore. Carol just looks like a friend Daryl desperately needs”... 

First of all, who’s ‘we’? Secondly, for me it really depends on the reason as to why they don’t ship Caryl anymore to think like that. Is it because Carol and Daryl’s interaction in the premiere is more platonic? Or is it because so much time has passed and so little interaction has occurred between them that they’ve just given up on the idea that it’ll happen? B/c, logically, a relationship (or at least ambiguous potential of one happening in the future) would’ve happened by now, right?... if the writing was good, then yes it would’ve. So I wouldn’t get too worried about that review b/c, again, it’s arbitrary. I think they don’t ship them anymore simply b/c it’s been too long and the writers have failed to show enough that there’s a potential relationship there. 

Now I’m not saying Caryl won’t happen, I’m just trying to make a point that the writers struggle with relationships. The vast majority of the relationships on TWD right now happened very suddenly, and with barely any progression to it. Denise and Tara were out of the blue, Sasha and Abe (although sweet) were still awkward and sudden, even Richonne’s canon moment was questionable. I swear to any Richonners reading this that I’m not downplaying your ship, I am simply stating that the writers should’ve done better for you. They had obviously progressed Rick and Jessie’s relationship before they actually kissed, most ppl knew that was going to happen eventually. Then Jessie dies, and literally the next episode, Rick and Michonne get together. Yes there was potential build up before they arrived at ASZ, but recent buildup was nonexistent. He was with Jessie, she dies, then bam, he’s with Michonne. 

My point is, the canon moments for most of the relationships we’ve seen are often very out of the blue, and unfortunately I don’t see Caryl happening any differently. I’m sure when it happens we’re going to jump for joy... then start complaining about lack of progression beforehand. But it’s been a problem that the writers have had all this time. I’m not saying this to be negative, I’m only saying that just because there’s not much progression, doesn’t necessarily mean canon won’t happen. Is it the right way to write it? Fuck no, but we’re stuck with the writers we got.

In regards to Norman’s comments about various ships with Daryl, honestly, I don’t pay much attention to what he says most of the time. Ever since season 4, Norman has always been a bit uncomfortable with shipper questions. But he doesn’t like confrontation and he also doesn’t like letting people down, so he doesn’t ask “don’t ask me those questions please”. He is a people pleaser first and foremost, and he’d rather flirt the canon line with every ship than pick one to fangirl over b/c he’s seen the hate that comes from the shipper wars attacking each other. Is it the right way to play the field? Nope, but he doesn’t see it from our perspective. That’s why he’s sometimes described the idea of making Caryl canon almost scary b/c he’s seen the hate that can come from it. Melissa got a shit ton of hate after Beth died b/c there were stupid rumors about Mel’s influence on Beth’s death (none whatsoever). She still gets hate now from ageist assholes and the like, so I’m sure even Mel has some trepidation about them going canon. I’m not saying this to defend him, I’m just saying it to help ppl understand why he says stupid shit. Norman does have the potential to say really good things, but at the same time he’s said really crap things, so I just focus on the good. Keeps me sane XD.

At the end of the day, only listen to Norman if he’s flanked by Andy or Melissa b/c his answers will be much more thoughtful then... and for the love of god, run the fuck away if he’s flanked by Kirkman or Greg (especially).

8x01 Hug

Okay, so supposedly Caryl share another hug in the premiere (woo!) as well as a brief conversation. So far we haven’t really gotten the specifics on what this hug looks like or how it goes down, and we probably won’t until we see it for ourselves. What I will say is that oftentimes a caryl scene is downplayed to the audience, whether be from Brandon Davis or TSDF peeps. For example, in The Same Boat, the only thing we heard about the Caryl reunion was that “they share a quick hug”. It wasn’t that much to go on, and I know many of us were bummed at how that sounded. However, it wound up being more sweet than we anticipated. We got the soft shoulder grab and him asking, almost desperately if she was alright. Then the chin tilt, and then the hug with Daryl’s hand holding Carol’s head. Not to mention he stuck by her after, putting himself between her and the last Savior. That was a lot of detail within “a quick hug”, and I’m sure this one will be no different. Melissa and Norman, whether ppl like it or not, have very good chemistry, and they are able to use it and feed off each other to create powerful scenes, even if the writing sucks ass.

So when I think of the premiere hug I picture it as either Carol coming up and hugging him while he’s sitting on his bike and nuzzles him again (he does the same). Extra brownie points in that scenario b/c she’ll technically be in between his legs :D. Or Carol will say stay safe and walk away, but he calls her and walks up and hugs her, b/c he doesn’t know if he’ll ever see her again. 

In regards to their brief conversation, since it’s brief I highly doubt they’ll talk about the really tough stuff, like Carol’s guilt over the girls or Daryl’s guilt over Glenn. I think it may just be them joking a little bit to ease some tension, and then they hug, and he’ll say “stay safe”, and she’ll say “nine lives” before pulling away. Personally I do hope that when the explosion happens later, that we get to see Daryl’s reaction. That’ll bring even more potential for an even greater reunion later on in the show b/c he won’t know if she survived the blast. 

Season 8 Canon

Now I never really expected Caryl to go canon in the premiere (motherfuckers!), but I still very much expect canon by the end of the season. I know we’re very hesitant to believe anything from AMC, and we’re scared that they published those season 8 photos just to tease/torment us. But AMC isn’t dumb, they know that if they teased Caryl and (god forbid) had Carzekiel happen, then shit would hit the fan and not in a good way. That would be a complete bitch slap to the fans, and they know that a good chunk of them wants Caryl to happen. So I don’t see them promoting Caryl pre-season as a bad sign or just a stupid tease so they could get more ratings. I think they want people to tune in b/c they’ve got something big, and they know that if they put Carzekiel together then the ppl they’ve convinced to watch will just leave again.

I’m with Ripley, and I don’t think they’d go canon until the war is over b/c that’s just not a good time to do so. In fact I’d actually get more nervous if they went canon in the middle of the war b/c then they’d have more potential for more drama if they killed one of them off later. So I think we’ll get to see them interact throughout the season, and see the potential of a romance there. But I don’t think they’d be in the right mindset for romance until after the fighting is done. 

Now hang on, bare with me for a second. I’m saying this because of Melissa’s recent interview about Carol’s mentality. Norman of course had said that Daryl’s not in the right headspace to have a romance, and we basically fried him on a stick for that, but Mel said something similar in that ‘Carzekiel’ specific article. They were talking about the potential for Carzekiel in season 8, but Melissa herself had said that Carol’s trying to keep herself from letting him in, or letting anyone in. She’s keeping everyone at arm’s length b/c she’s still having issues with having to kill people. I was hoping that after season 7 she would be on the mend with her inner demons but it still sounds like she will struggle with herself throughout the season. So it actually looks like neither character is in the right mindset for a romance, that’s why I think they’ll wait till the war is over for anything to happen. 

Anyways, I do hope we get to see Caryl interact and heal together before the season ends though, b/c frankly, I’m tired of Carol being in a miserable arc, and I’m tired of Daryl being in a hot headed, revenge quest arc. Enough with the self tormenting, I want them happy!! But fuck everyone who says anything negative about this ship, I will fucking go down with it. I will never give up on Caryl!

Caryl on loves!

#cary #carol peletier #daryl dixon #melissa mcbride #norman reedus

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3 Things You Must Do to Succeed at Real Estate Investing

Here are 3 simple guidelines that have to be followed if you're planning to be successful at real estate investing. It is not everything, naturally, but in the very least, you ought to be ready to devote to those things if you would like to be a successful property agent.

Shall we get stared?

Acknowledge the Basics

Property investing entails acquisition, holding, and sale of rights in real property with the anticipation of making use of money inflows for possible future cash outflows and thus creating a positive rate of return on such investment.

More valuable afterward inventory investments (which generally demand more investor equity) property investments provide the benefit to leverage a property property heavily. To put it differently, with an investment in real estate, you may use other people's money to reevaluate your rate of yield and command a much bigger investment than is possible otherwise. Moreover, with leasing property, you can almost use other people's money to pay your loan off.

But besides leverage, property investing provides other advantages to investors for example returns from yearly after-tax money flows, equity buildup via appreciation of their advantage, and cash flow after tax upon sale. Additionally, non-monetary returns like pride of possession, the safety which you restrain possession, and portfolio diversification.

Obviously, capital is necessary, there are risks associated with investment in real estate, and property investment real estate could be management-intensive. Nonetheless, property investing is a source of riches, which should be sufficient motivation for us to wish to improve at it.

Understand the Elements of Return

Real estate isn't bought, held, or sold on emotion. Real estate investing isn't a love affair; it is about a return on investment. Therefore, prudent property investors always think about these four primary components of return to ascertain the possible advantages of buying, holding on to, or purchasing an income real estate investment.

1. Cash Flow - The quantity of money that comes from rents and other income what goes out for operating expenses and debt service (loan repayment ) determines a home's cash flow. What's more, property investing is all about the investment property's cash flow. You are buying a rental property's income stream, so make certain the amounts you rely on after to compute cash flow are fair and correct.

2. Appreciation - This is the increase in value of a house with time, or near selling price minus initial cost price. The basic truth to comprehend concerning admiration, however, is that property traders purchase the income flow of investment real estate. It stands to reason, therefore, the more cash you can market, the more you may anticipate your house to be worthwhile. To put it differently, make a decision about the odds of an increase in earnings and toss it in your decision making.

3. Loan Amortization - This usually means a periodic decrease of the loan over time resulting in greater equity. Because lenders assess leasing property based on earnings flow, when purchasing multifamily property, current lenders with concise and clear cash flow accounts. Properties with expenses and income represented right to the creditor raise the likelihood that the investor will get a positive funding.

4. Tax Shelter - This means a legal means to use property investing property to reduce yearly or eventual income taxation. No one-size-fits-all, however, along with the prudent property agent must consult a tax pro to make sure exactly what the present tax laws are to get the investor at any specific calendar year.

Do Your Homework

1. Form the right attitude. Dispel the notion that investing in rental properties is similar to purchasing a house and create the mindset that property investing is company. Look past curb appeal, exciting conveniences, and desired floor programs unless they bring about the earnings. Concentrate on the amounts. "Only women are beautiful," a investor told me. "What are the numbers?"

2. Grow a property investment target with purposeful objectives. Have a strategy with said aims that finest frames your investment plan; it is among the most essential elements of successful investing. What do you need to realize? By when would you wish to accomplish it? How much money are you ready to invest , and what rate of return are you really expecting to generate?

3. Research your market. Recognizing as much as you can about the terms of the real estate marketplace enclosing the rental house that you would like to buy is an essential and sensible approach to property investing. Learn about real estate values, rents, and occupancy rates in the regional area. You are able to turn into a qualified property professional or talk with the county tax assessor.

4. Learn the expressions and yields and how to calculate them. Get knowledgeable about the nuances of property investing and find out about the terms, formulas, and calculations. There are sites on the internet that provide free info.

5. Think about investing in real estate investing program. Possessing the capacity to make your very own rental property investigation provides you more control regarding the way in which the money flow amounts are introduced along with also a better understanding about your house's profitability. You will find software suppliers on the internet.

6. Create a connection with a real estate professional who understands the neighborhood housing market and comprehends rental property. It will not advance your investment aims to spend some time with a broker unless that individual understands about investment land and is adequately ready to assist you properly procure it. Work with a real estate investment expert.

There you have it. As blatant an insight into property investing as I could supply without boring you to death. Just take them with a dash of common sense and you will do just fine. Here is to your investment success.

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Wheel of Time liveblogging: The Gathering Storm ch 10

Outsider POV is excellent, armies play musical chairs, and Ituralde manages to keep his brain from exploding

Chapter 10: The Last of the Tabac

Ituralde faintly worried those winds would blow over the entire building

You’re going to have to think bigger than that, Ituralde. The entire building? More like the entire world.

It seems to be a time for Contemplation, complete with a bunch of maps and the last wrinkled scrap of a note from the king. So you know this is Serious Soul-Searching time. Or just serious ‘welp, we’re fucked, how do I want to die?’ time.

[Rajabi] was completely bald now, and faintly resembled a large boulder. He tended to act like a boulder, too.

Well, that’s a character description. Also, did anyone else picture Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson here?

So the Seanchan are still pressing them, and the Taraboners are done helping, and Ituralde is not actually sure what to do here. Sounds like maybe not the worst time for, say, the Dragon Reborn to appear out of nowhere? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Ituralde took a long, contemplative puff on his pipe. He’d chosen to finally use the Two Rivers tabac. This pipeful was the last in his store; he’d been saving it for months, now.

And it’s no doubt about to be surprisingly appropriate. But I suppose this and the chapter title allude to the notion that he’s sort of at the end of his bag of tricks, as far as fighting the Seanchan is concerned.

“We’ve beat large forces before. Look what we did at Darluna! You crushed them, Rodel!”

And doing so had required every bit of craftiness, skill and luck Ituralde could muster. Even then, he’d lost well over half his men. Now he ran, limping, before this second, larger force of Seanchan.

This time, they weren’t making any mistakes.

Yeah, it’s sounding like anything he does now will be more of a Last Stand than anything else. Last of the tabac, last of the plans. But that’s no reason not to go out well, with the best he has.

He’d figured he could keep it up for another four or five months. But those plans were useless now; they’d been made before Ituralde had discovered there was an entire bloody army of Aiel running around Arad Doman.

One of the random things I love in epic fantasy – well, in any genre, but epic fantasy lends itself better to this simply by virtue of having piles of characters and plotlines – is when characters who are more or less on the same side but not at all directly involved with each other end up spectacularly fucking up each other’s plans without realising it. Sometimes without realising there were any plans to fuck up. Rand sent the Aiel because, from where he’s standing, it seemed like the best way to restore order to a nation in chaos. Rodel Ituralde fought his guile war with the Seanchan because, from where he’s standing, it seemed like the best and perhaps only way to rid his homeland of invaders while still ostensibly following his king’s orders. And in doing so, he and Rand have each managed to frustrate the other, and to get completely in each other’s way.

I like it when antagonists do this to each other as well. Any time different Grand Schemes collide, with neither schemer actually aiming for such a collision, is fun.

The best he’d been able to do was retreat here, to this abandoned stedding.

He retreated to a stedding! I’m inordinately pleased with myself now for having vaguely considered this as a strategy, earlier. 

Though it isn’t enough to save him, really; he’s just buying himself some time at this point.

“Have you ever seen a master juggler, Rajabi?” Ituralde saw the bull-like man frown in confusion. 

“I’ve seen gleemen who—”

“No, not a gleeman. A master.”

Rajabi shook his head.

Ituralde puffed in thought before speaking. “I did, once. He was the court bard of Caemlyn.”

Ha. Of course. Thom’s networking abilities are truly admirable, I must say. Though his tendency towards regicide does put a slight damper on the opportunities to win friends and influence people.

“Soon he had ten balls going in the air, flying in a pattern so complex that I couldn’t track them. He had to strain to keep them going; he kept having to reach down and grab balls that he nearly missed. He was too lost in concentration to ask us if he should add another, but the crowd called for it. Eleven! Go for eleven! And so, his assistant tossed another ball into the mess.” Ituralde puffed. “He dropped them?” Rajabi asked. Rodel shook his head. “That last ‘ball’ wasn’t actually a ball at all. It was some kind of Illuminator’s trick; once it got halfway to the bard, it flashed and gave off a sudden burst of light and smoke. By the time our vision cleared, the bard was gone, and ten balls were lined up on the floor.”

Sounds like a classic Thom move. Also sounds like good strategic advice, in situations like…er…more or less this one. Also also sounds kind of like what Rand would wish for. He’s trying to hold everything together and it’s all on the verge of falling apart, and wouldn’t it be a relief if someone could toss him a way out, a distraction for long enough that he could set everything down carefully in order, and then…not be there anymore.

Ituralde tries a somewhat more direct explanation, in the form of King Alsalam’s letter.

“Yes, but I fight because of him,” Ituralde said. He was a king’s man; he always would be.

Who’s going to tell him?

He needed to make  a decision. Stay and fight, or flee for a worse location, but gain a little more time?

Or wait for the Dragon Reborn to turn up on his doorstep and tell him actually just forget the King’s orders, they’re not his in the first place and also it’s time for a truce and by the way Tarmon Gai’don is almost here. I’m not sure that really counts as a reprieve, as such, but…hey, live to fight another day, right?

Hardly the best location for a war camp, but one made soup with the spices on hand

*looks at spice drawer*

I mean…I’m not entirely sure about a soup made with cinnamon, clove, star anise, garam masala, cayenne, and nutmeg, but I guess it could double as a weapon if necessary…

Also wow I need to refill about half my spices. Right. Note to self.

He hated the thought of cutting down trees in a stedding. He’d known a few Ogier in his time, and respected them. These massive oaks probably held some lingering strength from the days when the Ogier had lived here. Cutting them down was a crime.

It’s fine, just call Davram Bashere and he’ll dig graves for them all. Twenty-three of them, anyway.

These men should have deserted. But they’d seen him win impossible battle after impossible battle, tossing ball after ball into the air to greater and greater applause. They thought he was unstoppable. They didn’t understand that when one tossed more balls into the air, it wasn’t just the show that became more spectacular.

The fall at the end grew more spectacular as well.

Indeed. And, once again, true for quite a number of characters, on various levels of ‘spectacular’.

So Ituralde gives a motivational speech, because that’s what he’s supposed to do. A ‘but it is not this day! This day we fight!’ because that is what they need to believe.

But Ituralde has pretty much accepted that this will be a Last Stand. And I’m almost sad that it won’t be, because in case I haven’t mentioned it enough, that’s one of my favourite tropes, but I’m not that sad because there are plenty of other opportunities setting themselves up.

I still love the buildup to it, though. That’s part of the beauty of the last stand; it isn’t necessarily about the fight itself but rather about the way it’s set up, and the way characters approach it, and the way the music changes and the focus widens – but pauses on a few faces – and the melancholy anticipation builds.

The young Ituralde had often dreamed of wars, of the glory of battle. The old Ituralde knew there was no such thing as glory to be had in battle.

… ‘Let me tell you what I wish I’d known / when I was young and dreamed of glory…’

And right on cue, someone is knocking at the door. So to speak.

Nope, not even bothering to knock on the door – Rand’s rather bad at that, after all, as Perrin and Faile discovered. He’s just walking straight into the stedding-turned-warcamp. As you do.

Whoever he was, he could hardly make their situation worse.

Er. Well…I mean…that rather depends on your definition of ‘worse’, I suppose. And the Pattern’s mood. Not to mention Rand’s. At best, it’s pretty much a ‘you’re not going to get killed by the Seanchan but I’m here to announce the end of the world’ sort of deal so uh.

“And he came alone?”

“Yes, sir.”

Brave man.

You have no idea.

Also I am already so delighted by this opportunity for a true outsider POV on Rand. We see him rather frequently these days through the eyes of other characters, but it’s usually characters who do already know him. Ituralde will be meeting him for the first time, so it’s an excellent chance to see how Rand comes across and what sort of first impression he makes at a point in his arc where he’s…to borrow Verin’s phrasing, interesting.

“Make sure he’s properly guarded”

Good luck with that. If a box and thirty-odd Aes Sedai couldn’t do it…

Four months ago, half of them would have killed him on sight for staying loyal to the king. Now they thought he could do the impossible. It was a pity; he was beginning to think he could have brought them back to Alsalam as loyalists.

He would be a good one to have around, with the Last Battle coming. He has an admirable and difficult-to-achieve combination of realism and determination in the face of what seem to be insurmountable odds. He’s not going to give up without a fight, and he’s going to make it a damn good fight, but he knows how it’s likely to end. And yet, even knowing that, he manages to inspire loyalty and courage in those who follow him, which may just be enough to tip the scales.

Not that it will come to that just yet, of course, because here’s Rand.

Introduced as if he’s an entirely new character because, to Ituralde, he is. Damn, I love these moments.

Ituralde’s a great captain with apparently decades of experience and few equals in the field, and he’s wary. There’s a kind of tension here that doesn’t just come from the plot or the characters themselves, but from the interplay between the reader’s familiarity with a character and the narrative’s presenting said character as a stranger, and it makes me happy.

Those eyes. Those were eyes which had seen death a number of times.

Seen and dealt it a number of times, yes. Not to mention experienced it once

Not just a young lord. A young general. Ituralde narrowed his eyes. “Who are you?”

The stranger met his eyes. “I am Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn. And I need you. You and your army.”

What a great introduction.

It’s so extra but also minimalist as these two stare each other down and don’t bother mincing words, and it delights me.

Rand doesn’t often say he needs people. He doesn’t want to be seen as needing anyone or anything, because it becomes a point of vulnerability or weakness. But here he doesn’t bother disguising it; it’s not an admission or even a request. It’s barely even a demand. It’s stronger than that; he simply states this fact as if it alone will be enough to make everyone else do his bidding. And he’s probably not wrong.

He’s not bothering with even a pretense at subtlety or tact or negotiation. He doesn’t have the time or the mental energy to spare for that. ‘Is there anything left to me but necessity?’ He thought it back in TFoH but now he really has reached a point where necessity is almost all that is left, all that is driving him. So he just walks into a war camp and straight up to its general and says ‘I need your army’.

The Dragon Reborn? This youth? He supposed it could be possible. Most rumours agreed that the Dragon Reborn was a young man with red hair. But, then, rumours also claimed he was ten feet tall, and still others said his eyes glowed in dim light.

Let’s hope not – on that last point, at least. He has enough links to Moridin/Ishamael as it is.

He seemed…older than he looked.

Well. There is a solid argument to be made that he’s at least a few hundred years older than he actually is. Damn you, Lews Therin, you make birthdays so complicated.

Only one such as the Dragon Reborn himself could stride into a war camp like this, completely alone, and expect to be obeyed.

It’s something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Only the Dragon Reborn would attempt to do such a thing, and the fact that he does attempt it likely much of what will ensure that he is believed and, eventually, obeyed.

It’s not bad advice, really; it fits in the overall folder of “if you act like you know what the fuck you’re doing, people will assume that you do, in fact, know what the fuck you’re doing, and also that you’re supposed to be doing it.”

Either this man was who he claimed to be or he was an utter lunatic.

Given the rumours, I’m surprised he considers that to be a dichotomy.

Rand is also happy to go outside of the stedding and channel and then drop an army of Aiel and Aes Sedai on the place to prove that he is who he syas he is. Who needs subtlety when you have half a continent?

“You are my concern […] You must make peace with the Seanchan. This war gains us nothing. I want you up on the Borderlands; I can’t spare men to guard the Blight, and the Borderlanders themselves have abandoned their duties.”

OH FOR FUCK’S SAKE. THIS IS THE WORST GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Let me see if I’ve got this straight.

Rand al’Thor leaves the Borderlanders more or less alone, because he figures they can handle shit along the Blight and he has places to go, people to see, prophecies to fulfill, the usual.

Rand al’Thor proceeds to conquer various southern nations, crowns are tossed around, chaos ensues, other nations are afraid they’ll be next, etc.

The Borderlanders are annoyed at being ignored, but also the Borderlanders are worried that Rand al’Thor might stop ignoring them and decide to conquer them instead

Figure out which one it is, guys.

In a move that will help prevent exactly neither of these two possibilities, all four of the Borderland rulers leave the Borderlands, taking large contingents of their armies away from the Blight

So that they can…go tell Rand al’Thor that he needs to go pay attention to the Blight? And also tell him off for the whole conquering thing? Or something?

Because that makes perfect sense

So if he did decide to bag himself a few more nations, those nations would be without their rulers or major portions of their defences

Great plan, everyone

Rand al’Thor sees that the Borderlanders have left the Blight and wonders ‘what the fuck’

Lan Mandragoran sees that the Borderlanders have left the Blight, looks at Rand al’Thor, and wonders ‘what the fuck’

And then decides that the solution, rather than talking to Rand al’Thor, is to go up to the Blight himself, because reasons

Rand al’Thor looks around and wonders, once more and with emphasis, ‘what the fuck’

And decides to throw a different army at the Borderlands

Which will definitely not be seen as an invasion or anything…

I sit here and look at everyone and wonder ‘what the fuck’

And that’s not even getting into the part about how he brought in the Aiel to bring order to a land already invaded by one foreign army, and is now sending that land’s actual army to go fight in another country altogether, thus turning the guy who is ready to fight to the death against invaders into an invader himself.

I really hope the Borderlanders have some actual and as-yet-undisclosed reason for what they’re doing, basically, because otherwise WHAT. THE. FUCK.

“I’ve heard of you, Rodel Ituralde,” al’Thor said. “Men I trust, men I respect, trust and respect you. Rather than fleeing and hiding, you hunker down here to fight a battle you know will kill you. All because of your loyalty to your king. I commend that. But it is time to turn away and fight a battle that means something. One that means everything.”

As motivational speeches go, it could certainly be worse. A little harsh and very direct, but high praise, coming from Rand. Beyond that…it’s what needs to be said.

It’s time for the forces of the Light to stop fighting one another, and instead join together against the Shadow that threatens their entire continued existence. Tarmon Gai’don is coming, and it does mean everything. Next to the end of the world, what’s a single border? It’s time to move away from battles like Dumai’s Wells, or Rand’s campaign against the Seanchan, or Malden, or the seige of Caemlyn, or the division in the White Tower. (Or Rand’s own battle against himself, if only he could realise).

“Come with me, and I’ll give you the throne of Arad Doman.”

Damn it Rand, you were doing so well there for a minute.

“After commending my loyalty, you expect me to unseat my own king!” “Your king is dead,” al’Thor said. “Either that, or his mind has been melted like wax. More and more, I think Graendal has him.”

Well, I suppose there’s not much point beating around the bush.

“You speak of one of the Forsaken as if you’ve had her as a dinner guest.”

I wonder if Lews Therin did, before the drilling of the Bore, before she was Graendal.

Bloody ashes? I don’t remember seeing that variant before.

“Perhaps Alsalam lives,” al’Thor said as they waited. “If so, I can see that you would not want his throne. Would you like Amadicia?”

“Hi, your friend has likely been tortured to either death or insanity. Want a crown?” I’m not exactly known for my tact, but even I could phrase that better.

Having said that, I’m not really all that sure I would. And Rand…Rand is out of time, out of patience, out of energy, and nearly out of hope. He’s running on vapour and determination at this point. Tact and even sympathy are rather low on his list of priorities; he needs Ituralde and he needs him now. And he also needs someone to look after Amadicia, so as far as he’s concerned, this is a perfectly reasonable question. A generous one, even, because he’s made acknowledgment of Ituralde’s reluctance to take Alsalam’s throne. Ah, Rand. The world hasn’t spared a thought for his feelings for so long that he’s all but forgotten it’s a thing you’re supposed to do.

It just stands out more when seen from an outside perspective, especially one who doesn’t know him at all.

There was a way about this man, the way he discussed events like the Last Battle – events that mankind had been fearing for thousands of years – as if they were items on the daily camp report.

Well, for him, they are. That’s the thing. This has been his reality for over a year now. He doesn’t have the luxury of thinking about Tarmon Gai’don as some distant thing of dread. He has to get there, and get the entire world there, and if he doesn’t, the world dies. So the only thing left to do is to get on with it, and…well, this is what it’s doing to him. What it’s done to him.

And it’s chilling for everyone else to see, because it forces on them the notion that this is reality, that the Last Battle is actually coming, and soon. Which can’t be a comfortable thing to come to terms with. So while they’re still grappling with this news, and with the complete paradigm shift it causes in their thinking, they see this young man who speaks of it so casually…

He really is talking about huge-scale events and conflicts as if they’re mundane items on a to-do list. Given what he’s already done, it’s nothing surprising, but again from the outside it’s vaguely terrifying. Because to speak so offhandedly about ‘securing’ entire nations suggests an absurd level of power, and one that Rand seems, at least from the outside, to barely even think about, much less consider remarkable. There’s at least an order of magnitude between what Ituralde has been doing during his campaign against the Seanchan, and what Rand is so casually talking about doing. That’s not to disparage Ituralde, but it certainly highlights who and what Rand is, to the world.

Suddenly, al’Thor turned to Ituralde. “What could you do if I gave you a hundred men who could channel?”

“Madmen?”

“No, most of them are stable,” al’Thor said taking no apparent offence.

Have I mentioned how much I love this entire encounter?

The immediate and almost…bland response to Ituralde’s likely rhetorical question…Rand doesn’t have time for small talk, and at this point small talk encompasses everything that is not directly pertinent to the reaching of Tarmon Gai’don. So the question isn’t rhetorical, because a rhetorical question would be a waste of time. And it does have a pertinent interpretation and application, so he gives the relevant answer without pausing to take offence, or contradict the notion, or give the few lines of conversation that one might expect here to ease Ituralde into the new status quo. It’s all very efficient. And, to everyone involved, terrifying.

It’s also…Rand had to come to terms with the fact that he can channel saidin a long time ago. He knew from the beginning that it would drive him mad, and even now that the taint is gone, he worries about his own sanity. But that’s just another thing on top of everything else; there’s very little he can actually do, excpet try to hold himself together as best he can. So he doesn’t take offence here, because it’s…not something to be offended by. It’s reality, like the rest of it, and it’s a very real issue to be concerned with. For him and for the Asha’man. Most of them are stable, but some are not, and that’s just how it is. He knows this; he had to kill Fedwin Morr, after all.

“Whatever madness they incurred before I cleansed the taint is still there – removing the taint didn’t heal them – but few of them were fare gon. And they won’t get worse, now that saidin is clean.”

Saidin? Clean?

Ituralde is taking all of this very well, really, all things considered. It’s a lot to have dropped on your head all at once. And still Rand is almost frighteningly matter-of-fact in discussing world-changing events. He is – not entirely metaphorically – a veritable force of nature at this point.

So Ituralde just says that yep, he could definitely make use of Asha’man. No point being overwhelmed by everything he’s hearing; that won’t help anyone. He’s been around long enough, and he’s good enough at what he does, that even this doesn’t throw him completely. It’s a shock, sure, and it’ll probably take him some time to fully come to terms with everything, but he knows how to roll with the punches.

Rand makes a gatweay and Ituralde immediately starts thinking tactics. Yep, I like this guy.

“There is no time for squabbling. We have more important matters to be about.”

“Nothing is more important than my homeland,” Ituralde said.

Sorry, Ituralde, but Rand is right, here. The thing is…even though he’s right, for someone like Ituralde, who has dedicated his life to the service of his country and is only just learning of the whole apocalypse business, it can’t be an easy thing to accept. It’s hard to have your whole frame of reference suddenly made essentially redundant. “The world is ending, so none of this matters” is easy enough to say for someone who belongs to prophecy, or for a reader who sees everything from the scope of the epic, but in actuality people are rather attached to their own lives. Their own loves and hates and dreams – and to have someone say all of that is meaningless now, however true it may be, is bound to be hard to come to terms with.

“A promise, then,” al’Thor said. “I will see the Seanchan out of Arad Doman. I promise you this.”

That’s quite a thing to promise. But then, I suppose he has the whole ‘the north and the east must be as one. The west and the south must be as one’ as a bit of a prophetic guarantee on this promise. Still. He promises, because he must. But it’s yet another thing he then must do, another duty to add to all the rest, and not a small one.

“In exchange, you go to the Borderlands and protect against an invasion there.”

And also…be an invasion there…but we’ll just ignore that part, shall we?

“Hold back the Trollocs if they come”

You and whatever is left of Malkier.

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Dental Treatments Tips For The Complete Family

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Here Are Your November 2019 Wellness Horoscopes

Did somebody order their November 2019 wellness horoscopes? They’re coming in scorching!

Halloween could also be over, however we’re coming into Scorpio season with Mercury retrograde in full power. Sure, we might imagine it’s ominous—nevertheless it doesn’t need to be. Instead of being fatalistic concerning its typical communication delays, digital malfunctions, and flipped and reversed negotiations, strategy Merc retro proactively. But how, you ask? Read your November 2019 wellness horoscopes (solar and rising) to astrohack your approach via the month. I promise you’ll make it out alive and kicking!

November 2019 Wellness Horoscopes

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 21)

Happy Scorpio season! Unfortunately, equally to the Libran birthday girls and boys in October, you might need had a rocky begin to your birthday season. However, November brings with it higher features, significantly close to November 12’s full moon. It’s a *glowing* time for love and enterprise, particularly the place creativity is worried. (Mercury retrograde isn’t usually time to dealer genius offers, however contemplate this corridor go a cosmic birthday present.) Harness these constructive vibes via November 24, when Neptune (inspiration, desires) opposes Uranus (surprises, dissent). Mindfully hearken to any criticism, enable your self time to digest it, and solely reply from a spot of calm understanding. Resist any urges to fall into poisonous patterns or retaliate with deadly Scorpion venom. Remember: You’re a grasp at letting issues marinate earlier than performing; right here’s a chief alternative to do exactly that. Finally, when Neptune goes direct on November 27, anticipate larger wins of the center whether or not solo or boo’d up.

SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 21)

Attention all Archers: You’ll be the social butterfly of Scorpio season. Break out your glitziest social gathering frocks and prep some Collagen Pop cocktails, significantly within the days earlier than and after the complete moon. But be additional cautious at your 9 to five with any mid-month assignments. Read: Back up any vital tasks in order to not fall sufferer to Merc retro’s technical difficulties and 11th-hour issues. But now, again to the good things! Venus (love, magnificence) and Jupiter (idealism, advantage) meet in your signal from November 24 via 26. It’s a lovely pre-holiday interval to assemble with pals and meet potential suitors. Just fight the concurrent Mars/Uranus opposition, which may depart you inclined to illness or fatigue. Eat the rainbow and discover ways to sleep higher to remain in tip-top form. Last however not least, circle the Sag new moon on November 26. It’s one of the best time for you this yr to take stock of your objectives and get to manifesting them.

CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 19)

Continue making your rounds with VIP’s and higher-ups, particularly these related to previous pals/colleagues and your previous at giant. With November 12’s full moon in fellow earth signal Taurus and Mars in your own home of professionalism via November 18, I’d be stunned should you didn’t nab that prized undertaking or obtain excellent news following an interview. On prime of that, Neptune will give your love life a lift on the full moon. It has the ability to be transformative, so be receptive if somebody strikes your fancy. Someone you care about might have disillusioned you round October’s new moon, and one thing comparable might come up at November 24’s new moon with the Mars/Uranus opposition. Play it cool and give attention to paving your approach for a fruitful future; prize long-term positive factors over short-term woes. Need some assist? Breathing workout routines are a fantastic, pure approach that can assist you handle your temper and clear your head. You’re in for excellent luck come December, so belief that something wonky this month will dissipate before later.

AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 18)

Near October 26’s new moon, you might need handled chaotic circumstances concerning your profession and/or house. Did you stop your job so you possibly can pursue a extra rewarding endeavor? Were you provided a profitable alternative, albeit yet one more distant than you’d choose? Truth be informed, you will not be utterly out of the woods simply but. But with energetic Mars in your own home of professional achievements from November 18 via January three, you’re more likely to strike profession gold by 2020. Additionally, Neptune in your second home of earnings will go direct on November 27, which has been retrograde since Cancer season. Trust that any latest challenges will work themselves out. (With Merc retro till November 20, you don’t need to signal main contracts anyway. Pesky surprises and adjustments of duties would seemingly come up down the highway.) Next, November 24 might carry with it stunning information associated to your property or household; put together to get your geese so as. Similarly, in case your digs don’t emanate constructive vibes, it’s time for a refresh. Consider redecorating or rearranging in line with the age-old ideas of feng shui.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 20)

November is a superb month so that you can get your cash proper. Come up with a brand new long-term technique for monetary wellness, pay down debt, or minimize extraneous bills. Mars in your eighth home via November 18 might have you ever spending a bit greater than standard, however regardless, anticipate larger monetary empowerment. Next, with Venus conjunct Jupiter on November 24 in your own home of honors, your popularity is about to shine. November 26’s new moon will solely increase this facet, so get able to steal the highlight at work. Raise your profile and don’t hesitate to make your rounds at vacation or end-of-year events. Additionally, your ruling planet of Neptune will go direct after a five-month retrograde interval on Thanksgiving Eve. Here’s a minimum of one level of gratitude to share on the dinner desk! Expect to see greater positive factors in your long-term ardour tasks going ahead. Neptune will keep stable via mid-June 2020, so there’s no must rush. Finances and popularity apart, you possibly can indulge your considerate inside Fish by doing experimental self-work at house. My suggestion? Tap into dream psychology to get higher acquainted together with your unconscious and uncover solutions to mysteries IRL.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

This month, you’re channeling 1994 Snoop Dogg, together with your thoughts in your cash and your cash in your thoughts. If you need to ask for a increase, be a bit extra *laid again* by ideating cheap justifications behind your asks, as an alternative of stepping into with full Ram power. Additionally, wait it out till the complete moon on November 12. Or even higher, harness help from Venus’s alignment with Jupiter round November 22 to 25. (Mercury retrograde may fit towards you earlier than going direct on November 20, so I like to recommend circling the later dates.) Just be ready when your ruling planet, Mars, opposes Jupiter on the identical time, which may carry some sudden monetary setbacks. Other areas to be careful for presently embody spats with S/O’s or colleagues. Musts: Avoid impulsive reactions and channel any aggressive power into one thing productive. Aries take nicely to intensive exercises like HIIT and sprinting, so burn energy as an alternative of burning bridges. For extra R&R, contemplate releasing stress with acupressure or gua sha, as Rams rule the top and face.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

If you’ve been feeling extreme strain with any type of partnership, know that these rising pains are for the great. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, as they are saying. By bringing any points to the floor, you’ll be higher in a position to proceed with a extra productive plan of motion, even when it results in chopping ties. You might need felt this stress on the final new moon, and it might come up once more round November’s new moon. Conversely, should you and your companions’ communication types are open and trustworthy, then it’ll proceed to be easy crusing. In the center, with November 12’s full moon in your signal, take stock of your wants and objectives for the approaching yr. Something vital might come to an in depth, which might open pathways for one thing new and rewarding. Even higher, constructive cash information is more likely to come your approach. If you could apply for a mortgage or grant, accomplish that round month’s finish. Other star dates embody November 25 and 27, kicking off a festive 4 weeks good for getting glam and socializing up a storm. Go for the glow with a microinfusion facial or complement with brightening vitamins for an additional increase.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

Since Geminis (and Virgos) are dominated by Mercury, Twins are extra liable to feeling the haphazard results of Merc retro. But it doesn’t need to be all doom and gloom. Simply push again any new initiatives and as an alternative be productive by tackling minor duties in your to-do listing. Next, Mars entered Libra on October three the place it’ll keep via November 18, making a good time to have heart-to-hearts with pals. Sustainable, wholesome relationships play a significant function in longevity and high quality of life, so use this facet to your benefit. However, you might need to hibernate on the full moon on November 12. Take care to recharge, particularly for the reason that final week of the month will get fairly packed. Geminis are sometimes go go go, however the mantra for now’s sluggish, sluggish, sluggish. Book a lymphatic drainage therapeutic massage to expel any poisonous buildup, or just hit the hay early to get up to a greater complexion and extra power. Dates/tricks to contemplate: Tame your mood on November 24, solidify a relationship or deal on November 26 (plus 10 days), and prepare for terrific work or cash information from an sudden supply from November 27 via mid-December.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

With Saturn and Pluto holding sway over your relationships for the previous two years, you might really feel as if your love life has been extra heavy drama than gentle rom-com. Things will ease up come December/January, so Crabs want to carry out only a bit longer. Next, November 12’s full moon will kickstart motion on a number of fronts. You might head to a bustling social occasion, the place you possibly can get pleasure from your time and overlook any lingering woes. Additionally, with Mars in constructive alignment with Jupiter, you’re certain to obtain excellent news concerning your property, household, and probably work. Ride these highs whilst you can, since month’s finish will shift the main target again to urgent issues of the center. Want to maintain busy to keep away from getting overwhelmed by your feelings? Find a wholesome distraction. Channel your power into your work, do old-school workout routines, or whip up a scrumptious, nutritious recipe to nurture your abdomen and soul alike.

LEO (JULY 23-AUGUST 22)

You might need obtained unsavory information concerning your property or household on the finish of October, and the same improvement might come up round November 24. Don’t let that Leo hearth make you burst into flames. Instead, weigh your choices and act from a spot of level-headed cause. On the intense facet, the week surrounding November 12’s full moon is about to gentle up your profession and popularity. VIP’s are beginning to discover you, however you’re not fairly on the apex of the company ladder simply but. In reality, arduous work would be the governing theme for my fellow Lions in 2020, so now’s solely the beginning of long-term work wins, star standing, and money-making magic. (Those working in inventive, performance-based pursuits—i.e., prime Leo territory—will reap even larger rewards.) It’ll assist to clear your own home, burn sage or Palo Santo, and perhaps even arrange a house workplace. However, take care to keep away from burnout and find time for the stuff you love—luxe remedies amongst them. Perhaps an intuitive facial will do the trick, or perhaps a deep-tissue therapeutic massage will get you purring. Finally, November 26’s new moon in Sagittarius will likely be in Leo’s fifth home of real love. Over the 10 days that observe, you possibly can pave the best way for a brand new romance or plan a dreamy getaway together with your S/O.

VIRGO (AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 22)

As I discussed to your fellow Mercury-ruled signal of Gemini, you’re extra more likely to really feel the pressures and burdens spurred by the planet’s retrograde. The full moon at mid-month might encourage progress, however Merc retro’s opposition might name it a wash. Sidestep emotions of defeat and know you’ll be all of the simpler in due time. I do know that productiveness is in your DNA, however use this era to take a break. Or on the very least, give attention to small wins as an alternative of large-scale victories. For occasion, you possibly can put your perfectionist bend to make use of by tailoring your subsequent grocery haul for optimum intestine well being, as Virgos are the signal most aware about GI points. (Let me reiterate: small wins!) Next, the brand new moon on November 26 will encourage you to refresh your property in time for the vacations. Donate or toss something amassing mud or that now not serves you. You may up-level your dwellings by adorning with jade stones or diffusing patchouli important oils, Virgo-specific bearers of calmness and serenity.

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 22)

Similar to your reverse signal of Aries, cash issues will come to the fore in November. However, whereas they’re gunning for a increase, you might be struggling to maintain your head afloat in a sea of seemingly limitless bills or money owed. Don’t let a dwindling checking account get you down, although. Jupiter brings luck to your own home of communication, so that you’re in place to start out or increase a facet hustle within the realms of speech, writing, and media at giant. On one other notice, with Venus in Sagittarius in your third home via November 25, it might be price shelling out a couple of additional bucks for a fast getaway to revive your spirits. You may even occur upon a brand new love curiosity in your travels. The greatest time for a weekend tour could be from November 9 to 10, however should you can’t get away, search concord elsewhere. Some concepts: Step up your wellness sport by balancing your doshas or training grounding yoga poses. Greater alternatives will come up for you subsequent month, so maintain trivia within the meantime.

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