#i've used 2 % of my brain cells in making this set

[milesgmoralles]

Moon Knight + memes edition part 1 (insp)

#marveledit #useraurore #userjasmine #usersugar #userconstance #marveldaily #usersaoirse #usercroft #marvellegends #mcufam #userdiana #tusershay #userkeanu #userelysia #marveladdicts #moon knight #moon knight spoilers #i've used 2 % of my brain cells in making this set #~

[binary-not-found]

Episode 15 season 2 😍😍

And the crowd goes wild!!! 🥳😭😍🥰 Lucy is finally back and I've never been happier.

I'm a person who lives for spoilers, so when they released this scene a few hours before the episode came out I was the happiest human on the entire continent and learned every single detail before I even watched the episode 🤭

I didn't gif it, and that's my bad, but let's talk about the first thing Kate says when she sees Lucy, before putting down the pan, before hugging her, the response to Lucy's "Hii!" is "You're home" not "you're back" not "you're finally here" not even a "Lucy!" in surprise seeing her there earlier than expected, the first thing Kate thinks when she sees her is that Lucy is back with her, at home 🥺

"You're perfect!"

"It only took three requests, two informal one formal, eight emails and one very long phone call."

Lucy could have waited 24 more hours to go back to Hawai'i, she could have let things happen as planned, but her smitten ass couldn't take being away from Kate anymore and she needed to get to her as soon as possible, and she did everything to be with her at least one day sooner. Do you realize how in love she is? Do you realize how much she missed her during those four months? Do you realize why it's important for us to know this? She was away for four months, one more day wasn't going to hurt her, but she didn't want to wait any longer, that's the kind of thing you do for love.

"It's that turning you on right now?" "Just a little bit"

Add it to the list of things that turn Kate on, Lucy fighting multiple opponents, and Lucy cutting as much red tape as she can to get to Kate one day early 🤭

The intimacy of the moment and how beautiful it is to see them loving each other that hard ❤

Just look at the way Lucy looks at Kate when she is laughing, her eyes follow her and she doesn't take them off her face for a moment, they are so in love 😭

The fear in her eyes trying to figure out what the hell they were going to do with the party and the surprise, I know Kate knew that Jesse and Kai are too dumb to be able to keep the secret around Lucy and she was right, because in the end they made her feel sad :(

Two things: One: Kate serving dinner and Lucy setting the table is something I didn't know I needed but I'm happy to know. Two: Kai texting Kate with updates on what Lucy is doing using gifs! Those two are best friends and no one can make me change my mind

"I don't get it" "I think it's because you're small but powerful."}

One brain cell share these two 😅

My poor Kate trying her best to make excuses about why the team doesn't want to hang out with Lucy, knowing that she feels hurt and left behind because they were being weird to her all day long

"Well, we're throwing you a surprise party!"

And she let it out, listen and pay attention, Kate has proven more than once that the only thing she is always looking for is to protect Lucy, make sure she is ok, feels calm and is happy. The fact that Jesse and Kai can't behave like people when trying to keep a secret made Lucy feel bad, it made her feel ignored and even hurt when she felt that her team didn't care about her return, Kate noticed this and the only solution she found was to tell the truth, what she wanted is for Lucy to know that they were not indifferent to her return, she did it out of love, to take care of her.

And boy if they are the best, but to keep a secret they all suck 😂

"You used to protect secrets for a living and you let one slip because you couldn't stand to see me upset."

Exactly what I tell you, she just didn't want her love to be sad

Nothing to say, just 😍🥺

The way Kate's look changes and softens when her smile appears after what Lucy says 🥺.

1/2 Episode 15

#kacy #ncis hawaii #lucy tara #kate whistler #kacy analysis #ncishawaii

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[sapphire-weapon]

These people are giving the impression that they're residing in a mental asylum going from their behaviour alone

Like dude, it's not just you that spoke about aeon being reconnected in remake, I've seen people on Reddit make the case aswell, and people actually agree, majority even like anyone with an ounce of reason knows these two are never meant to be

It's just that twitter is a hell space where every person with the mentality of a 14 yr old hangs out and tries to cook anything and everything when they set their pitiful little ship on fire. eagleone - the ship that actually is the embodiment of healthy and a stable supporting and loving relationship is disgusting and unfathomable to them and they coat it in "sibling energy!!!!" but aeon that's literally a prime representation of don't fucking go back to your toxic ex or your brain cells will suffer is by stroke of lunacy more appealing and sexy to them. Like, you were so fucking right that these clowns don't read the story at all, they just don't care about it. They care about their ship that was a mistake from day one to somehow be a thing and raze everyone else to the ground that disagrees. No one on fucking twitter is valid. No. One. Fuck that place, i literally had to delete my account because i was constantly getting discourses on my tab even though i never interacted nor followed anything remotely related to the ship.

i don't think that it's just that i talk about aeon being retconned. i think there's a few things at play when it comes to me specifically.

1. i talk about aeon being retconned and also eagleone being made canon.

2. i have a permanent fixture of a space, like a blog, as opposed to someone on reddit who just makes errant posts across many different threads and will be lost to time.

3. i don't just say "i think aeon was retconned." i make a thorough case with evidence from the text and screenshots to help drive the points home.

4. it's very hard for people who don't understand the structure of a story to argue against me because they can't use the same argumentative tools that i'm using, which leaves them feeling frustrated and impotent.

and i think #4 is the most important one and the real reason why i personally upset so many people so deeply. like, i had someone send me an aeon's analysis on discord today, and they asked for my opinion, and this is what i said back to them:

that is why aeons hate me so damn much.

[saltygilmores]

Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls: 2/18 (“Back in The Saddle”) Part 5

Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 2½ Pt 3 Pt 4 All Episodes

Where we last left off, Lorelai Gilmore had lured Dean Forrester into her gingerbread house (I mean, kitchen) with the promise of a refreshing beverage and sexual favors after she foiled (one of) his attempts to stalk her daughter. She was so incredibly aroused by his crimes that she is currently about one fraction of a second from mounting him right there on the kitchen table, risking her daughter arriving home at any minute where she will be rendered blind after witnessing the traumatic sight. I've swapped out the barf bag I overflowed watching the previous few minutes of this scene, all ready to fill up another one. I've really wanted to use this gif for something...anything.

I want someone to reply "Take your advice and shove it, bitch" just once. This would happen on my gritty unrated Gilmore Girls reboot titled The Hollow.

He's so visibly uncomfortable, that this teeny teeny itsy bitsy eenie weenie part of me almost feels bad for him. It lasts about 1 second, before I remember why he's in the kitchen in the first place. Then I start wishing for Rory to come bursting into the kitchen with a flamethrower and ask Dean if he'd prefer to be cooked medium or medium well before she sets him alight. That would be really funny. I'll work that into my Gilmore Girls Horror Movie/Killing Spree triology titled "Rory's Revenge: Blood In The Hollow"

Would you excuse me for a minute?

Lorelai ever so gently suggests to Dean that things have been off/whack in his relationship with Rory, then when Dean asks "Rory said that?" She says "No, I'm saying that." Ol Lorelai Gil is off to the races once more, making up imaginary feelings and opinions for Rory then foisting them onto Dean without consulting Rory. L: "Sometimes things are "out of whack, and it freaks us out a little..." so we lay in wait outside our partner's home without notifiying them because they didn't respond to our phone harrassment? She continues, "It makes us feel like we're losing something that's really important, which scares us even more so we try to hold on harder to the thing we're losing and sometimes we hold on a little too hard."

Only Ten? BZZZT! WRONG! Sorry, thanks for playing.

Buttzilla got something right AND showed the tiniest morsel of self awareness? His 3 brain cells just exhausted all of their energy for the day. It is highly concering that he knew the exact number of messages he left.

This goes on for another minute and a half people. I need prayers.

Cutting this chapter a bit short because I'm working on something special for part 5 ½.

#gilmore girls #gilmore girls season 2 #denise rewatches gilmore girls #back in the saddle #DALA #Dean and Lorelai Affair

[winterinhimring]

1, 5, and 6 for the latest ask game

Thanks for sending this!

1: Tell us about your current project(s)  – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?

The current project that's most consistently under construction is The Right Question, a fix-it for The Amazing Spider-man 2 (NOT something I ever expected to write fic for) which could very well be subtitled "Gwen Stacy and Aunt May Fix Everything (Harry Helps A Bit)". It's making pretty good progress and most of the main conflict has already been solved, so really what's left now is cleaning up loose ends and revelling in the fix-it a bit before I wrap things up. I think what I love most about it is the dynamic that's developing between Harry, Peter, and Gwen. Harry and Peter have spent most of the fic trying to express friendship for each other by mutually going 'I will sacrifice myself for you. Let me sacrifice myself for you PLEASE. I AM GOING TO JUMP IN FRONT OF THIS BOLT OF LIGHTNING FOR YOU DON'T YOU DARE TACKLE ME OUT OF THE WAY WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE SAVING ME I AM SUPPOSED TO BE SAVING YOU'. Gwen, meanwhile, has the brain cell, and has spent most of the fic trying to get them to actually TALK about all the things they sorely need to talk about, but crises keep happening and the boys keep running off into the blue before she can sit them down and sort them out properly. It honestly cracks me up laughing.

I'm also planning to add another arc to A Lot Can Happen In Twenty Years, a collection of short stories set after my rewrite of Spider-man: No Way Home in A Far, Far Better Thing (a series that started life as 'let's fix the post-Endgame MCU' and ended up spanning the entire live-action Spider-man multiverse). So far, entries to that have included lots of Osborn family bonding and a Raimi-verse edition of Electro; the next arc, if I ever actually write it, will be about the Raimi-verse Vulture, whose existence I've teased in previous fics, but who has never actually shown up on screen. So far, it's just in the planning stage, because I'm trying to get The Right Question written before I start it. However, I can already tell that it's going to be chock full of father-son feels and bonding between Norman and Harry, which is one of my favourite things, so I'm really looking forward to when it's written. (I don't want to have to WRITE it but alas, such is life.)

Finally, there is my oldest and least consistently worked-on project, aka That Pesky Original Novel, aka The Finding. It's about a pair of college students who stumble across what I can probably most easily describe as a magical artifact (though magic is really a bit of a misnomer for the way I've set up this world, and in-universe everyone would insist, correctly, that it's NOT magic), find themselves in the sights of quite a lot of interested parties, and have to figure out who to trust and what to do. It has been nominally in the process of being rewritten ever since I first drafted it in high school, but it has actually made some progress lately. It might get finished this year or it might take me another decade; who knows?

5: What character that you're writing do you most identify with?

This is a tough one! I tend to write characters that are similar to me in some crucial ways (I don't think I've ever written someone who's naturally open with their emotions, because that is simply baffling to me on a fundamental psychological level), but very different in others. It's not quite a case of opposites attract, but it's pretty rare for me to look at a character I write and strongly identify with him or her. I can find bits or pieces of myself in most of the characters I write (my sense of morality in Peter, my determination in Gwen, my dislike of emotional vulnerability in Norman, my snark in just about everyone, etc.), but I don't see my whole self in any of them.

6: What character do you have the most fun writing?

It depends on a lot of things! Right now, though, probably Harry Osborn, because he's (a) ridiculously dramatic and can always be relied upon to take a plot in new and interesting (by which I mean supremely angsty) directions, and (b) SUCH a snarky little dude who WILL unleash it on anyone he considers deserving at the slightest provocation. He considers quite a lot of people deserving and I love writing snark, so it's a writer and character partnership made in heaven.

Thank you for sending this question! I had lots of fun answering it.

Ask game is here.

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[bigtimebabey]

*almost forgets to post the second part bc my singular brain cell got lost thinking about Bulma*

Pt 2 to Zarusaiyans AU Arc (I think that's what I'll call it)

Also the green text about the story is my half awake attempt to write it down in my notes app lol

They bring the set back and are able to take Beet out of the balls bc he never belonged there. And for a bit Beet gets to adjust to life on Earth and modernity. Then King Kai is pretty much like "holy fuck Goku, by using the empty dragonballs they are going to blow up the entire universe if you don't find their rogue dragon and put it back in" (I haven't decided on a time limit yet tho)

Then the bois have to go searching around for the dragon, who is currently living happily and quietly in a remote village on some other planet I have no name for. Jiensui is the dragon's name and he traded places and assumed a somewhat human form bc he was too self aware of his existence as an ancient dragon made to grant wishes and wanted to live a free life as someone who could make his own choices.

Eventually they'll confront him there and Jiensui will refuse to go back even at the consequence of the universe. I'm thinking he'll transform into a big dragon beast to fight them, until he loses of course.

I'm not sure how I want to end it yet bc I've got a couple good ones that float around in my brain...

#dragon ball #goku #vegeta #dragonball au #oc #zarusaiyans #bigtimebabey

[casspurrjoybell-17]

Heart’s Choice - Chapter 27 - Part 2

*Warning Adult Content*

Later that morning, after the sun is full and safely up and the night of the ritual has passed, Ian Foley drives me home to the garage.

Gravel crunches beneath his truck's tires as he pulls into the work yard and parks.

"You don't have to come with me," I say, pulling my backpack from the back seat of the cab.

"I'll be fine."

"I'm sure you will. But two sets of eyes are better than one and you've only got one good arm. I'll just have a sniff around. Make sure nobody's been here while you were gone."

"Thanks, Ian," I say, suddenly realizing how grateful I am for the gesture.

"You're a good friend."

He takes my backpack from me and slings it over his own shoulder, ruffling my hair.

"Yeah, yeah. And you're a pain in the ass but we love ya anyway."

Thankfully, everything is as I left it and Ian detects nothing unusual.

His senses are less keen in his human form than they are as a bear but his human form is less apt to draw attention.

Bears aren't unusual in Spring Lakes but Ian's resembles a grizzly, a species which has been extinct in this state for nearly a century.

I don't want to have to explain why one might be wandering around outside my shop.

"Place seems secure," he says, inspection complete.

"You sure you wanna stay here, though? I mean, you're still renting from a lady who might want to kill you, remember?"

"I haven't forgotten. But the less Lucille suspects I know, the better. Besides, she's like eighty years old. What's she gonna do? Beat me with her cane?"

Ian sighs.

"Carlos, be real. You're from a family of demon hunters, you're friends with an encyclopedia's worth of supernaturals and there's a vampire after your ass, if not your heart. You should know things aren't always what they seem. Besides, from what you described, what happened to Kyle took some effort. If the old lady has anything to do with it, she's either stronger than she looks or she had help."

"I'll be fine," I say. "The next ritual's not for another two weeks, assuming the Feast of Blood was even performed. I'm safe until then, at least."

"If you say so."

He casts a last look around the garage and scuffs his boot over a crack in the concrete floor.

"Oughta get that fixed 'fore it spreads," he says, clearly reluctant to leave me on my own.

"Yeah," I agree.

"Unfortunately, one condition of the lease is that I can't make any changes to the place without Lucille's permission, including repairs."

"Have you asked about this? A crack like this means you got a weak foundation. Could be a pocket of soft soil, could be erosion. Either way, if it spreads, it could compromise the whole structure. Then you're in big shit. County could condemn the whole thing, 'specially since it's zoned as commercial. It's worth having someone come an' take a look, anyway."

Being in the construction business, Ian should know what he's talking about and I eye the crack with renewed suspicion.

"You know, it does look bigger than it did before. I guess I could..."

A whole rack of socket wrenches drops from the wall, landing with a clatter that has me jumping out of my skin and practically into Ian's arms, like a character in an old cartoon.

"Whoa. You okay?"

"Yeah."

I catch my breath and step away from him.

"Guess you're right, though. Kyle seems to agree with you, anyway."

"Kyle? Is he here now?" Ian asks, glancing around nervously.

I look askance at the corner where, as long as I don't look directly at him, I can see Kyle watching us.

"Yeah. I'm not alone after all, see?"

To my surprise, Ian seems a little creeped out by the idea and leaves pretty quickly after that.

I follow him out and wave as he drives off, feeling a stab of loneliness as his truck vanishes from sight.

For a while I just stand there, feeling the mid morning sun on my face and the breeze in my hair and letting thought swirl around my brain like a flock of restless birds.

My cell-phone buzzes and I pull it out to check.

I've got two notifications.

One is from a random app, offering me a special bonus deal because... Fuck.

What a depressing way to remember a birthday.

Especially my own.

The second is a text from John.

My heart leaps a little, despite myself but the message is unsentimental, short and to-the-point.

John: No deaths reported last night. All public areas in town are clear. Need your expertise. Please advise if ritual must take place outdoors.

I hesitate, both a little happy that he asked,and a little unsure what to make of the businesslike tone.

I decide to match it, colleague to colleague and ignore everything else for now as I type my reply.

Carlos: Yes. The same place as the first would be best. Otherwise, nearby in a significant location.

I hit send and wait.

After a moment, the three dots appear, telling me John is typing.

Then they stop.

Then they start again, then disappear.

Finally, I accept he's not going to reply, pocket my cell-phone and blow out a breath as I run a hand through my hair.

I did ask him for space.

On the one hand, it looks like the Feasts might be a dead end and between Kyle's ex-girlfriend and Lucille, we've got plenty of leads.

On the other hand, my aunt is missing and my love life is on the rocks.

I shake my head at myself.

"Tonto. (Fool.) You're so desperate for someone to love you, to have what Ian and Sam have and when it comes along, you freak out and push it away."

I sigh and watch as a trio of crows fly overhead and disappear among the trees on the other side of the road.

Then I head back inside to clean out the ten-day-old trash and the rotten food in the fridge, which Ian was too polite to mention smelled like absolute fucking shit.

Happy birthday to me.

[rosewriteswhump]

I'm Fine

Prompt from @whumpshaped

making themself believe these things. they're fine! they're fine because they're supposed to be fine, they need to be fine, they have no reason not to be fine

Gonna make a part 2 cos I can't decide if I want a happy ending or angst

CW: Past trauma, past abuse, denying own emotions, flashbacks, past emotional abuse, self-deprecating thoughts, crying, past torture and beating mention. Let me know if I need to add anything else!

flashback in illatics

Hiding how she felt was easy, laughing along with her friends at the coffee table even as her heart was racing.

Marlie was lost in her thoughts, brain working on overdrive to process why Alice hurt her. What did she do to anger the human? Dawn put a hand on her shoulder, shaking her gently. "Hm?" Marlie looked at her sister in confusion.

"We're trying to decide what to play for game night. Bear wants to play twister, Cedar has been trying to set up multi-player on his gaming system, and Harley has been asking to play some board game that looks cursed. I voted for Harley's choice but, Bear and Cedar want your verdict." Dawn laughed, watching as Bear tackled their brother to the ground, Cedar laughing and playfully punching his brother.

Marlie felt her mask crumbling, forced a smile before she turned to her friends. "I don't know. I've got a headache so I'm gonna head to my room. Besides, I don't think we should break the twister mat again or Cedar's gaming system." She stood from the floor in the living room, smiling one more time before turning to her room.

"Seriously? That's the best you can do?" Alice chided, her voice sharp and impatient. She dumped the plate of food Marlie had made to the floor. "Pick it up. I don't want to clean your mess."

Marlie nodded silently, quickly placing the ruined cupcakes back onto the plate. "Okay. Just a question though; why is it my mess when you knocked it over?" The fairy hadn't expected Alice to hit her. The pain was nothing she was used too, but it still hurt.

Alice picked Marlie up by the collar of her shirt. "I said so. You're going back your cell after this. Never question me again, you should be happy I'm so merciful."

Marlie quietly chastised herself. How hard was it to be happy? She was safe, her friends were kind enough to not torture her. Everything she said had been accepted without harsh words or beatings. There was nothing to be hurt about. Why was she in so much pain? It wasn't that bad. Marlie forced herself to cry quietly, isolating herself from her friends to express her emotions.

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[matan4il]

I am very much like you. I manage and keep my expectations very low for my ships. Like the cell block episode, I was one of the few who was like let's not get ahead of ourselves. And I was grateful because it was a great episode and lead to great things but had I wrote a different story in my head I would have been disappointed

So that's why I hate that all this us making me excited. The promo, the using of Ryan and Oliver. Even 2 weeks ago the nervous Buck arriving at Hens.

I actually feel comfortable getting in my head and I kind of hate it because I don't want it to be underwhelming.

I guess I was wondering where you were at head space wise after all this? Feeling very confident? Because I was honestly thinking if they went Canon in 6 it would be the end of the season and now I feel like shit could it really be the hiatus.

HI lovely Nonnie!

First of all, I hope it's okay to send you a hug! I get that feeling of being torn between like that initial buzz of excitement that things might be moving in that direction on the one hand, and the desire not to be set up for disappointment.

I have to say, I've seen the fandom getting SO excited and sure that canon Buddie was going to happen after 303 and Eddie's "there's nobody I trust in this world with my son more than you," after 309 with the kitchen flirting (that one had especially nasty fallout when 310 came and went without any canon Buddie), ahead of s4 when people started speculating Buddie spent covid as roommates, after the shooting in 413 and ahead of s5, around 506 as we started learning details about Buddie being held together at gun point after the shooting arc, around 517 when we gathered that Eddie was going home and he was going to confront Ramon and a lot of people thought it would be revealed that Eddie was punished by his dad for being gay. I also tried to assess the likelihood of this, because it was implied we'll learn about some unknown until now trauma, and I was wrecking my brain to find something that would fit Eddie, that would fit the tone of the show (i.e not too dark) and that wouldn't just be more of the same stuff we already know. Turned out, it was more of the same toxic masculinity stuff we knew about.

The thing is, it would have made sense for Buddie to go canon at any one of those points. It would have made sense to unveil some teenage experience that made Eddie suppress any same-sex attractions he might have only started becoming aware of. And yet none of that happened, so I'm glad that I did manage my expectations, and kept reminding myself that just because it's fun to scream now, doesn't mean I won't be disappointed later.

Obviously, I would rather not be disappointed during actually watching the eps. So, if I'm not married to a specific scenario I built up in my head, I end up being much more content while watching. And of course, as I said here, I do wanna feel happy about the show even if Buddie will never become canon. But more than that, I do wanna believe that eventually we will get canon Buddie. Because nothing else will ever fit either one of those guys, and because I wanna believe in our show being brave enough to go there.

So if and when we do get canon Buddie, I know that celebrating it, screaming and jumping up and down, and just basically losing my goddamn mind would be that much better, precisely because it's not something I'm doing constantly, every time there's a shadow of a possibility that it'll happen soon. I'm reserving all that for when it's the real thing, and that's gonna make how hyped I will be when it finally happens special and that much sweeter.

So am I seeing signs that might mean Buddie could go canon in s6? There are some. IDK that I would say they're definitive. We've had both Buck and Eddie be single at the same time with both of them getting out of meaningful relationships before. Ryan and Oli doing an interview together is awesome, but it's one interview that we know about so far, right? Not more than that. So maybe it's meaningful, or maybe it's Fox feeling 911 needs to do more promoting for its ratings, and why not send in the most popular pair on the show? Based on experience from previous fandoms, I don't put much stock into social media stuff. It's why I wasn't that distressed when Ryan and Oliver unfollowed each other, and it's also why, while I'm glad they've re-followed each other, I wouldn't try to read too much into it. Much like the interview, it could be very meaningful, but it might be about something we're not even aware of and that has nothing to do with Buddie going canon.

So I'm very much in my cool, calm and collected element, which IMO is a good thing. It's not me being Debbie Downer. It's me saving the celebrations for when 911 takes us all out like a freaking sniper in the middle of a shooting arc. Too soon? ;) Sorry, my sense of humor is lame. But I hope that in spite of me not being hyped, this reply isn't a disappointing one to you, darling! xoxox

(If you’re looking for my ask replies, here is my ask tag! xoxox)

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[izumeno]

Thanks to the recent experiments, I was able to conduct research on the creatures known as Plasmavores. Plasmavores used to be humans that have gone a radical change of DNA and possess the ability to contain their blood. This report is going to go over the basics of a Plasmavore.

Creation:

Subject gets exposed to a Flashback Light, a device that has informations of a specific person, whether fictional or real. In order to access the content of a Flashback Light, you plug it up to a PC port. There, you need the following files.

-A brief description of the appearance and personality of the person.

-A brief description of their abilities and weaknesses .

-A brief description of their likings, dislikes, sexuality and gender identity.

Those can be written down in txt. files. However, for maximum accuracy, there has to be video material, which shows off those aforementioned information aspect.

The subject will transform, once exposed to the Flashback Light. Upon exposure, the brain starts to absorb the information and rewire its structure, in order to transform the body and make it resemble the desired person. Maximum Exposure is 2 hours. Should said limit be surpassed, then it may result in a complete loss of identity and potentially brain death.

Physiology:

The physique of a Plasmavore varies from subject to subject. They can either be humanoid or even take on bizarre shapes, depending on the information or the amount of blood that has been consumed.

In general, Plasmavores possess slightly higher physical abilities than humans. Thanks to their ability to amplify the nutrients inside food or substances, they have an easier time building up muscle mass or weight in general.

Now a common question I've been asked, is why Plasmavores can feed of blood? I am honestly still not sure. But I have a theory. When the transformation is complete, the DNA is changed completely, including the structure of the blood. While the other cells inside the blood remain identical, the blood plasma has been changed. Its color changed from yellow to pink and not only that, it somehow seems to be able to amplify nutrients, meaning to multiply them and or/strengthen their effect. The more human blood has been consumed the stronger this process is. High consumption of human blood is like having a strict workout diet and plan.

Plasmavores can also feed of the blood of other plasmavores, but the effects are usually weaker, if said plasmavore had not consumed blood before. In general, they prefer human blood, thanks to an addictive taste.

Note that a plasmavore should not consume any human blood. Should that happen, more blood would flow into their brain and possibly destroy the brain structure, devolving their mind into a more primitive feral form.

It should be noted though that Plasmavores are not inherently dangerous. In spite of all the aforementioned aspects, most plasmavores have been getting along well with me.

Now.....why can plasmavores control their blood structure? Again, I am not sure. I need to research this more. My theory is that the blood may have parts that are connected to some parts of the brain, which allows the plasmavore to control their blood. Again, this is all speculation on my part.

Closing words

Plasmavores are an interesting set of specimen and yet I am questioning the ethics of transforming humans into them. Wataru Nanami my employer had assured me that all test subjects had given consent to their transformation and yet....I am not sure.

I need to speak with him about it.

-Written by Shigeru Idabashi

(Note: The scenario is entirely fictional and not real. Based on the plasmavores from Danganronpa Repercussions

#danganronpa fanfiction #danganronpa killing harmony #danganronpa rewrite #danganronpa v3 #danganronpa v3 killing harmony #danganronpa fangan #danganronpa au #kiibo idabashi #fictional characters #experimental

[dittolicous]

For catching trains, I feel like there would have to be at least one group of conservationists who'd be willing to really work with Ingo. I mean if they can get some sponsors there's no doubt in my mind a truly dedicated team would uproot and fly over to Unova, maybe working with Professor Juniper, to create at least an interim set up so they can both let Lady Sneasler and get eggs/kits have Ingo on hand for her emotional/mental needs, and get the chance to start some preliminary studies. Not to mention giving the conservationists time to learn from Ingo and get introduced to Lady Sneasler bit by bit! I see everybody honing in on heavy-handed, extremist right from the start "give us the rare Pokemon for their own good" and raise you this:

People can want to reintroduce an extinct species and also not be jerks about it. In real life, genuine conservationists are willing to bend over backwards to help. I've worked with some incredibleones, I know this lol. If that means taking things slow and having a lot of meetings where different short AND long term plans are introduced and discussed, drafting contracts dealing with what can be done and by who and who retains/can grant access to the species in question, they'll do it.

If Cynthia helped confirm that Ingo was actually in the past, lived with and cared for the Hisuian Sneasles and Lady Sneasler, any conservationist with more than two brain cells to rub together (which is... Hopefully a requirement for employment, lmao) would know that they WANT Ingo on their team in whatever capacity they can get. He's got first hand experience and is a valuable resource, they'd be stupid not to want him involved every step of the way.

Oh, don't you worry, there are conservationist that are all for working with Ingo! And before I start rambling, I do want to say that this whole custody battle between Ingo and Sinnoh is NOT a case of Conservationist being jerks, so much as it is a long line of miscommunications, crossed wired, ideas of what is best for the reintroduction of extinct species, and so on. I've actually been trying to make it clear that the Sinnoh experts are not villians or bad guys, but good oeople who's methods differ from Ingo's and thus ideals and truths end up clashing.

Because, let's be real here, from an outsiders perspective, someone who doesn't see the inner workings of Ingo and Emmet, they're only going to see a former Battle Boss with an extinct Pokemon, situated in a CITY when the Pokemon's habitat is mountain ranges. Ingo and Emmet are good people, who will work themselves to the bone to do right by their teams, but... they aren't conservationists! They did not get their degrees in that, did no do internships, field research, in that. They're not experts on species reintroduction or biologists or what have you. They're train conductors, battle facility heads, their expertise is in something completely unrelated to endangered species care. (And also, there's got to be fear about using endangered Pokemon in a lot of battles)

Consider 1) Ingo having amnesia, 2) his own reintroduction to modern life, and 3) having to not re-learn, but figure out if he's still qualified to do his former job, let alone do a NEW one, it leaves him not looking so qualified to care for Lady Sneasler.

And then there's the personal aspect for the Sinnoh specialist, who by all accounts worked their lives to try and save Pokemon species, and then seeing one that is DEEPLY tied to their culture, taken across the world by a professional battler, basically cutting them off from their home land. There's going to anger, confusion, bitterness, concern, and so on. I mean, Sinnoh seems to be a land of traditions and respecting history, so seeing a piece of their history, their culture, taken from their home? I mean. It was Galarians who lead to the illness spreading to Sinnoh, killing out the Sneasels to begin with. So, for an outsider to claim the last one? It can rub people the wrong way. Humans are fallible creatures. Even the best intentions can go wrong.

Plus, crossed wires. There's going to be issues of people thinking the Unova crew is trying to like withhold information, cover things up so as to get their way, that they're not fully trustworthy because of certain actions, leading to harsher actions. I mean, yes, time traveling is a thing that can occur... but in Ingo's case, he has to prove he wasn't a time poacher or lying (re: documentation being lost, destroyed by time). It's a snowballing effect, AND there is political problems compounding atop it all.

OKAY but back to researchers working with Ingo, that's the end goal! There are plenty that desire and WILL work alongside Ingo and Emmet, building a foundation for change, and that will bond with the Sneasels. It's with their guiding hand that a sanctuary will be built and teach the twins many things when it comes to conservation efforts. They're ALL going to learn so much from each other.

Like there's going to be many times where a specialist will throw out a relatively unprecedented idea for the care of the sneasels, doing so because it HELPS Ingo's situation, making his life easier and allows for him to give more towards the reintroduction of Hisuin Sneasels/Sneaslers. We're talking bringing it into the city, closer to the subway, getting them resources or backers, connecting them to people who can, and so on.

And eventually, as the bonds grow, a sanctuary will be built in Sinnoh and little Sneasels will finally leave the nest, accompanied by some favorite conservationists~ But that's a long ways out. It's just gunna need some time ;) Don't worry, the clash won't be dragged out, but it needs to be felt for the joy of them coming together can be felt.

Heck, these efforts are even going to eventually improve the political relationship between Unova and Sinnoh, with their continued work together, not just in preserving species, but sharing precious history and culture.

(Ingo does want to forget any more loved one and he doesn't want the world to forget them either!)

But yes. There is CONFLICT in this story, but in my opinion, no one is actually Bad. They all just have their own perspectives that conflict with others.

#submas #pokemon #pla #lady sneasler #sneasel #catching trains fic #EVERYONE IS TRYING SO HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING #BUT NO ONE IS SURE WHAT THAT IS

[emmybeearts]

Day 2: Invisible

Our first day on Atria. Each of us were dropped off in different parts of the globe to maximize our efforts to preserve the biological makeup of as many animals on the planet we can find. There were an overwhelming number of pseudo-plants and crab-bug species from the moment we stepped on-world. But my focus is primarily the ever diverse species of notoclades that inhabit Atria. 

One of the first first notoclade we came across was an animal Lily said was called a Bark. It’s a bit of a strange name, but bark makes sense. It's all directly translated from Kyurallian, and the word for ‘outside layer of a tree’ and ‘the animal that sticks to, and looks exactly like the outside layer of a tree’ are the same word. 

We were lucky to have spotted it. Its’ body is completely transparent and when up against the polyp trees of this forest, it looks almost completely invisible. It was a perfect specimen to highlight both the similarities and differences between the notoclades of Atria and the vertebrates of Earth. While the layout of the endoskeleton is very similar, it has six limbs as opposed to four. It is a member of what we call the fused limb family, as the back two sets of legs have fused together and work in tandem to become a single pair of far more powerful legs. I imagine the bark could leap incredibly far and it wouldn't surprise me if those flaps of skin between its secondary-legs and rear legs allowed it to glide like a flying squirrel.

Further differences include: four eyes, a silica based bones as opposed to our calcium phosphate bones, a reinforced spinal column, a three part skull consisting of no maxilla; but 2 horizontal mandibles instead, and finally and most importantly difference: the melon. 

The melon is a unique sensory organ for the notoclades of Atria. It's named, in English, after the organ that allows for echolocation in cetaceans on Earth. Because, when studying Atrian specimens that fell through the rift, we believed the organ held the same purpose. However, it's a recent discovery, following the arrival of the Kyurall, that the Atrian melon is significantly more complex. 

On Atria, the melon contains both highly sensitive electroreceptory cells as well as a complex web of electrocytes that receive and send out a variety of complex electrical signals. The brains of Atrian notoclades are hard-wired into the melon, so they literally can't live without this organ. It has multiple uses including scanning for prey and can be used to deliver a mild stun. However, its primary function is communication. 

Notoclades don’t vocalize to communicate like we do, rather their melon projects electrical signals into the air like a form of biological morse code. These signals can be picked up by anything else with a melon within range. It's believed that, the more intelligent the animal, the more complex they can get with these signals, until you end up with a species like the Kyurall who have a full language, communicating exclusively in these projected electrical signals. 

It's very nice to find a healthy, living animal from this planet for the first time. Typically, life that accidentally comes through the rift is either dying or very dead. I've classified hundreds of animals from this planet, but getting to finally see one thriving in its natural environment feels so refreshing. It's only been one day, I'm very excited to see where I'll end up on this journey. 

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#Myart #creature design #character design #scifi art #aliens #scifibruary 2022 #repost

[sttheorycraft]

S4 Vol 1 Reaction/Analysis

This will contain spoilers, as well as my thoughts on Byler in S4 as a somewhat grounded person.

I'm probably in the minority here from what I've seen, but I found the season so far disappointing. That sounds a bit harsher than I want, partially I was too hyped and it does stay interesting enough to watch all 9 hrs in one day without getting impatient, which is saying something. But I was hoping for more? I was hoping for S1-level quality and it felt more like S3 again, with a more interesting villain but a less funny script. I'd give it a 6.5-7/10 if I were handing out ratings.

Aside from the entertainment value, what was particularly disturbing were the writing mistakes. They knew Hopper was going to survive before they finished S3, but they didn't set up any logical way for him to get out, just dropped him to the floor. And magically he didn't die during the explosion even though in S3E1 everyone on the floor level did. Wtf?

Then Will's birthday. Look, I ship Byler, but I'm not a Will megafan or anything. I don't care on a personal level that they forgot about Will's birthday. But guys, they forgot about Will's birthday. There's no other explanation. This is not going to be explained away in Vol 2. It's over. Jonathan and Joyce, and Will himself, did not all simultaneously forget his birthday. Will was already upset on that day and he didn't bring up that it was his birthday too? It would've been so easy to add in: they could've been doing Will's birthday party at the rink, it could've been a birthday dinner at the house. They just completely forgot.

And what's more deeply worrying for me is what that says about the writers' attention to detail this season, and what that in turn means for us theorizers. They completely missed Will's birthday despite it being prominently discussed in S2. They don't know their own show. How much of our theorizing to apologize for inconsistencies (e.g., my theory about Eleven never leaving the water tank) is just overanalyzing mistakes on their part? How are they able to weave intricate stories with subtle clues through Easter eggs left and right when they miss something so blatantly obvious?

Finally, Byler in S4. Anyone with two brain cells can tell that Will has the hots for Mike this season. (This translates to 85% of the general audience from what I can tell on Reddit, yes there are still a few that things WHOOSHED for.) So imo one-sided Byler is canon. What I've said above, however, calls into question a lot of the proposed evidence for mutual Byler in past seasons. This doesn't mean Byler can't be endgame, but if it is, it's less clear that it always was, or what their reasons are for making it so (perhaps trying not to queerbait or satisfying Byler shippers or whatever). There are undeniably rainbows throughout, but even that could have ambiguous meanings.

What's more concerning on the mutual Byler front is Mike on two occasions proclaiming that he and Will are "friends". If they were trying to be clear that they weren't doing mutual Byler as endgame without queerbaiting, that's what I'd expect it to look like. They aren't doing anything clearly though, as Mileven's problems leave some window for speculation, and what are they going for with Will's storyline anyway? It seems like Vol. 2 will be required for any certainty to be reached. Mutual Byler is absolutely still possible.

But I would caution any readers not to get OVERLY attached to mutual Byler if only so they don't get hurt. It's totally possible that Mike's monologue in Vol. 2 will be to Eleven finally telling her he loves her. It's also possible people predicting Will will be threatened by Vecna are right and that will cause some change on Mike's part. There's still some hope, I just don't want to see people hurt is all. I used to think Stranger Things was above queerbaiting but I don't know anymore.

On a personal level I just want to see things done well, whatever route they go with things. But honestly the writing so far doesn't give me confidence even of that. We'll see...

Finally, I've seen some speculation that they won't give Will a label this season. I could see that, but ffs he is clearly into Mike, who cares if he's specifically gay or bi. His feelings towards Mike are 100% going to be made explicit, probably to Mike himself.

#stranger things #stranger things 4 #st4 #stranger things 4 spoilers #st4 spoilers #stranger things analysis #byler #plot holes

[iwaasfairy]

fairy!! u said u got better w/ ur art when u started using a sketchbook (& that atsuko doodle looks amazing—i aspire to be @ that level of art atm), but what do u practice/how do u choose? i've been sittin here starin @ these blank pages & the aol dial up ringin in my empty brain like 🙂 pls help and lend some of ur beautiful brain cells

omg this is so sweet i'm glad my dumb little revelation might've inspired you to practice too :< but oMG so that was a whole thing because i'm,,, im kinda an organization freak when it comes to this kind of stuff so i had this whole pinterest board with all kinds of stuff i wanted to do/draw/learn, but because by the time i sat myself down to actually do anything about it that board had like 1500 pins, that wasn't exactly encouraging me to start

so i went through it and kinda tried to make groups of things i wanted to get much better at. i think mine were 1) clothing & folds 2) poses 3) bodies in perspective 4) buildings 5) actual perspective (like 3 point and fish eye lenses n things) 6) characters interacting 7) complex anatomy and 8) environments. the groups were still pretty god damn big so i challenged myself to make "days" in my sketchbook with ten pins per day, going from something i think will be pretty easy to more complex things

and i gave myself about 7 days or 7 sets per topic with a few days of random stuff in between that wasn't an actual topic i was studying like,,, getting to draw teetfies or eyes or expressions (things i already enjoy and feel comfortable drawing). to be clear, i was MASSIVELY overconfident in my idea that i could draw 10 of my reference pins a day in the beginning, because i think that first "week" of pins took me more like two months to finish, but that's not really the point. i was already happy to be filling pages and studying a thing

and now i can actually do most of the pins i saved for that day in one day, so it's super satisfying trucking along through all my references i've been meaning to do smt with for the last 3 years! i'd recommend doing the same thing if you have a similar sort of collection board w all these pictures because you know best what you want to improve in, but i guess i could always make mine public if you'd like <333

#it's really just;;; starting that's the hardest #once you get in the groove to draw every day (even if you're not feeling your drawings that morning) #it's a lot easier!!! #honey mail

[ardisfoxxart]

My PC killed another PC

The thing with dnd beyond is, you can see all the characters in the group, so if you want to surprise them with something you gotta be real sneaky about it. I'm a forever DM and when I got my chance to be a player in a friend's campaign, my DM brain kicked into gear and I started planning a series of fun surprises for my character that the group would learn as the group got to know each other.

My group of friends knows me, they know that I've never liked kenku because they're a bit gimmicky, so for a new campaign I thought I would surprise them by playing one. I'm one of those DMs who does a lot of voices, and so I made a list of personalities the character would quote when speaking; I put work into it. I wrote the backstory, discussed with the DM, and I was actually feeling pretty excited about this kenku.

Until one of the players jumped on dnd beyond and saw my character sitting there in the campaign page and said in our Discord, "Oh wow, ArdisFoxx is playing a kenku?? Amazing!" I thought, well shit. I was banking on surprising the group and now the whole thing had been spoiled. It wouldn't have the same payoff now, for me or for them.

My thoughts immediately began to pivot.

Years of DMing had trained me how to deal with changes in the narrative. When players do shit you don't expect, you improvise. Adapt. Overcome. So I decided on a new surprise.

The group had been trudging through the sublevels of Death House, a horrifying dungeon in the depths of a cursed Barovian mansion. The group heard wailing from somewhere within, and crept forward, edging their way into an underground jail. They moved past the corpses of prisoners who had been tortured to death, through the blood-soaked hallways of broken stone and dirt. They entered a cell where two creatures had been chained to a wall - a woman, and a kenku. They discussed among themselves whether they should release the prisoners - but it was the sort of good natured debate players do when they know the stranger before them is their friends character. It's the kind of discussion that gets peppered with knowing smiles and laughter whenever someone jokes, "They could be dangerous, just leave them". Everyone at the table knows that they will release the prisoners. They're just roleplaying a little, letting the scene breathe, but they know what's coming.

Except that they didn't.

I had discussed with the DM, my desire to make a bait and switch. I'd introduce a new character - a gritty noir detective hot on the trail of an insane kenku thief and murderer. The DM was on board - another player didn't like their dragonborn they had made and wanted to switch too, so together we concocted a plan to pull a fast one on the group.

So there they were, in the pits of this killer dungeon, in a gothic horror setting, smiling with relief as they made ready to release the prisoners that were sure to be great allies in their fight to escape this place where Literally Everything Was Terrible and Trying to Kill Them. The dragonborn picked the lock, released my kenku from his manacles, and the DM looked at me expectantly. "What does Zesi do?" To the total surprise of the other 5 players, I immediately attacked the dragonborn with my cursed dagger, striking with advantage. I hit the sorcerer and made a show of rolling damage, to which the player declared had dropped him to 0hp. The DM declared him dead instantly, with the kenku pulling his soul into a cursed dagger.

On the very next turn the DM described a silver haired man in a long brown trench coat dashing into the room. The group embodied all of their bewilderment as the DM looked to me again, asking, "What does Neph do?"

TL;DR: Forever DM joins his players in another campaign as a player, only to use their meta knowledge against them and continue fucking with them

Bonus: Here's that same silver haired detective which I doodled earlier this month. His homunculus is a 2-foot tall gargoyle named Smoliath (90s kids know), and his Guidance spell is magic cigarettes!

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #rpg #ttprg #curseofstrahd #dndstory

[lawyersarepeopletoo]

Video Game Posting Time!

If you follow me, perhaps you've recognized that I like video games! What you might not know is that my brain LOVES organization and systems (I am a Virgo, after all). A combination of these traits, plus my enormous backlog of video games led me to start playing games one at a time.

It's just about as simple as it sounds, you play one game, and only one game, until you're finished with it. This varies from game to game, of course, and includes "I got sick of it and didn't want to finish it." I do all of this pretty much exclusively on my Nintendo Switch (OLED Model), but I have a (super old) laptop where I have Steam installed, plus Panic's adorable Playdate console.

I first started doing this at the end of 2019 and really haven't looked back. Some caveats to note are:

I mostly excluded Animal Crossing: New Horizons from this. I'm a huge AC fan, so I wanted to play it properly, which meant logging on every day and doing a few things at a time. I did this just about every day on top of my current games from AC's release (20Mar2020) to when I decided my island was in pretty good shape (12May2023).

I also made an exception for Super Mega Baseball 3. I'm a big baseball nerd and in 2022 I created a league where I played full 9-inning games in a league that was set up as close to the MLB as I could manage and then I played a game every day that my favorite MLB team played. It was fun for a season, but I only did it that one year.

During the times between finishing a game and starting a new one, I play a bunch of different "in-between" games (I also call them "in-betweenies"). These include the two I mentioned above, Dead Cells, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Hades, Splatoon 2, Super Mega Baseball 4, Splatoon 3, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

I also do not include in-person multiplayer stuff in this, because I can't think of anything less annoying to say at a party than "I can't play with you guys because I'm playing something else." I could never do that, especially since I love playing games with others and hardly ever get to.

I wanted to make this intro post because I've decided that this is the place I want to use to record my thoughts on games in a way that's "public" but less public to anyone that knows me in real life. I'm gonna use the tags below here for these, so keep an eye out (if you care lol).

#video games #nintendo #nintendo switch #animal crossing #animal crossing new horizons #dead cells #hades #super mega baseball 3 #super mega baseball 4 #Mario Kart #Mario Kart 8 Deluxe #Super Smash Bros #Super Smash Bros Ultimate #baseball