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halfusek · 4 years

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I know this is more an Adobe Outdesign thing, but could you rank the 13 employees from most lovable to most unlovable? Or if you don’t want to rank them, could you sort them into those two categories so I know which of them are deserving of love?

if we’re talking canon

deserving of love: everyone but sammy and joey

nasty, bigotic rats, sitting in the corner of shame: sammy and joey

you asked for empoyees so this is the ranking based on what kind of people they are

which is not going the greatest for these two

but if we are talking about characters...

1. Wally - look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t love him (if you wan’t a more constructed opinion - he’s a fun comic reIief, that’s not annoying in any way, the onIy downside to him couId be that if he’s not a boris then he serves IittIe to no purpose in the story [if he is reveaIed to be something in batdr, there is no cIear evidence/foreshadowing of him turning into anything] buuuuuut that’s not about his personaIity, so doesn’t make him any Iess IovabIe)

2. Joey - again, he’s an awfuI person, but a great character, honestIy, mostIy fIeshed out of aII the other characters in batim, and the onIy reason i’m not giving him the first pIace is that often peopIe straight up hate him because he Bad fdnfdkdf, but hey he’s the supposed antagonist, so that’s Iike the point, and aIso whiIe being so fIeshed out there’s a Iot to know/reIate to/understand about him, howeeeveeer he’s a bad person so he’s not exactIy IovabIe, and waIIy has so much personaIity that is actuaIIy IovabIe that he obviousIy deserves the first spot

3. Susie - what can i say, she has great backstory, we don’t exactIy get to see most of her character deveIopment, but she was given some if the tapes and her behavior in them are anything to judge, she’s a kickass antagonist as AIice, again as a character she’s great, of course there is so much you can say for greatness about an antagonist as a person, but by now yaII shouId know this Iist is biased to characters that are better written [aka im wiIIing to give more Iove to a character i can get to know better than a character that is a protag and does good things]

4. Jack - he’s round and has a hat 10/10 don’t @ me

5. Bertrum - he’s extra, crushes Mister Joey Drew every two sentences, i think the reason he’s getting Iess Iove fandom-wise is Iate introduction [just chapter 4 and a bit in the book, IittIe mentions on boards in chapter 5]

6. Henry - i guess positioning henry in the Iist can be very biased [as it goes for the rest of characters ofc] mostIy depending whether or not you Iike quiet oId guys XD i mean honestIy to me it makes sense how henry reacts even if it’s out of Iaziness to try to make him act with more energy, or it’s because he’s dead inside because of the Ioops, or if it’s just to make the pIayer react, or aII of these combined, but i think his personaIity fits and i Iike him. he’s soft but takes no shit

7. Norman - one sane person in the studio question mark? aIso a cryptid that makes jokes about joey being dead. good one, mister poIk, i respect that

8. Thomas - i wish he had more emotions than Anger, Anger and Anger but there’s something troubIed about him which makes him interesting, aIso i personaIIy Iike pissed gruff characters that manage to be soft at times [towards aIIison, Ietting henry side with him and aIIison]

9. Sammy - okay maybe some peopIe are gonna be surprised im putting him this Iow but... i reaIIy dont Iike how sammy is written at this point, and ive never been a big fan from the start. I kinda digged his Chapter 2 characterisation but that was mostIy for the theories and headcanons about his backstory and purpose... In retrospection I dont reaIIy care for Chapter 2 Sammy or book Sammy. I actuaIIy Iike Chapter 5 Sammy the most [which I know many peopIe actuaIIy disIike which is ofc vaIid, thats just how I feeI ^^], Iike to me Chapter 5 actuaIIy gave him some depth, whiIe the rest is just Oh Look Ink Made A Musician Go Crazy and aII we know about him from before is that he was an angry asshoIe? Like gee even Joey had more moments of being nice X’D even if he’s a fundamentaIIy worse person than Sammy [which i don’t think we are abIe to judge at the moment but uhhh Sammy actuaIIy kiIIs peopIe whiIe we haven’t seen Joey do that just yet]

Don’t get me wrong, I do Iike Sammy but I think most of that Iove comes out of AUs and headcanons. I think the writing couId have an easy fix with just making him a better person in the past - in the next noveI that’s supposed to focus on Susie for exampIe - as the Hot Topic Takeover cIaimed him to have been

10. Grant - dude i don’t know you weII but are you Iike okay i wanna comfort you

11. AIIison - pIease have some fIaws, you’re so nice but I’m just super bored with you! You’re a queen but, pIease, I beg of you!!!

12. Lacie - most Iove she gets is from fanon interpretations of her being a undestroyabIe godess, she seems Iike a cooI gaI and aII but if her purpose is just being a Iost one and crying then meh [best case scenario seems to be being a butcher gang member or the bendy animatron but it’s aII bIury and the evidence isn’t super strong]

13. Shawn - I just hope he’s more than a JackSepticEye cameo, he’s energetic and “couId be” a fun person but it’s too much up for the headcanons, we don’t reaIIy Iearn much about him aside from the fact he fucks up doIIs and joey yeIIs at him for that, and we know nothing about his fate either, the answer is probabIy as boring as him being the giant searcher and the most hopefuI theory is a butcher gang member

#bendy and the ink machine #halfpost #omg this is a mini rant i guess but god i havent posted in so long let me rant XD #halfask

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apricops · 4 years

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More Buffyposting

Here’s miscellaneous notes over -- yeesh, about a season and a half. I kinda put this off for a while.

Thoughts from the last 4-5 episodes of season 4:

The whole “aloof and uncaring psychologist” trope is kind of dumb but at least in Maggie Walsh’s case -- and I don’t know if this was intentional -- it actually makes sense and is thematically fitting. She wasn’t in the “help people and give them therapy” branch of psychology, she was in the “understand people in order to effectively break and control them to make more effective soldiers” school of psychology.

Superstar feels like the meta-gloves are coming off and Joss is really starting to realize how fun it is to just fuck with the audience.

No wait, that point was probably the fake Spike-and-Buffy marriage in Something Blue.

There’s a nice thematic patter to the last third-ish of the season. Adam is, quite literally, amorally taking the “good parts” of different people/things stitched together with the chaff thrown away, and he works with everyone in order to get what he wants. Meanwhile, Buffy’s busy dealing with a treadmill of old acquaintances giving her headaches and feeling weighed down with her friends. Then the penultimate episode flips it: the holistic whole (figuratively and literally) is better than the stripped-down, “streamlined” version because of the human spirit and stuff.

And then I was like “wow, the big bad is dead and everything’s wrapped up nicely, so what the hell is the season finale going to be?” to which Joss cackled and said “what won’t it be?” because wow 45 minute dream sequence.

Season 5:

The show used to have a reliable pattern of heavy depressing episode -> light funny episode -> plot episode but that kind of goes out the window at the halfway point.

Thankfully the BuffyBot episode was basically “hey listen, shit got way real and it’s going to stay real, so here’s 45 minutes of absurd low-stakes shenanigans as a palate cleanser.”

Speaking of, my gf has to pause pretty much every time Spike comes onscreen because inevitably he’ll say something funny and I’ll start laughing too much to keep watching. It’s interesting comparing him to Angel because Spike’s had to pretty much grow a sense of morals starting from less than nothing.

Spike learning how to be a values-haver had a nice setup-and-payoff where Buffy refused to congratulate him for not drinking the blood of unconscious bystanders because he was clearly just doing it because Buffy was nearby and he wanted to put on a nice face for her. Then when he’s captured by Glory, he’s on his own, and he does the right thing at his own expense. Buffy’s “I won’t forget that” shows how she’s begrudgingly realized that Spike is growing a moral backbone without thinking it makes her need to humor his crush.

Completely obvious and planned by the writers of course but Joyce’s death being of mundane natural causes made it hit so much harder because I was fully expecting Brian to reveal himself, twirling a Snidely Whiplash mustache and going “nyehehe, I killed your mom!” and then Buffy could stab him and get catharsis but instead that didn’t happen.

Also my mom dying just 3 months ago made that episode hit a lot harder and the way it bounces back and forth between reality and false hopes is painfully accurate, your mind is just trying to be everywhere at once.

It was a bit cheeky of them to do this, but she show even sort of called attention to itself, by having the art class talk all about the use of negative space to highlight details while the episode itself was full of moments of quiet and inaction to highlight Joyce’s death.

Also, the song Giles was listening to after hearing about Joyce’s death was the same song that was playing when they poiked.

Speedrunning the show really highlights how Buffy’s been forced to grow up really fucking fast. Almost in response, Giles has a pre-serious-half midlife crisis.

I like how Giles buying a magic shop solves a lot of story shoe-leather problems (having a new base of operations, having access to important texts and resources, giving Giles something to do) while also fitting perfectly into Giles’s aforementioned mid-life crisis.

Misc:

“So, if crosses and holy water are the go-to things that repels vampires, does that mean they had pretty much free reign for most of human civilization until a couple thousand years ago, and then they still had free reign over everywhere but Europe? Or is it just a religious significance thing? Could you get the same effects with a gohei or an omkara?” gf: “Maybe it’s a belief thing, like it’s more in their heads. No, wait, that one vampire drank holy water and exploded.” me: “does the tabletop RPG mention anything about it?” gf: “it’s literally never explained or elaborated upon.”

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kaz3313 · 5 years

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001 BATIM 003 Summer - rnm (I don't often see you talk about her lol)

Thank you for the ask! It’s

OOOOOOOOoooo Summer!

You are right I do not talk about her nearly enough, even though she’s somewhere in my top 5 favs (top 3 counting only characters from the show)! Also I’m kinda talking about comic book Summer and show Summer (s)

So, as I stated up top, love her but when I started watching the show I didn’t like her too much (she was okay but I thought she was going to be flat stereotypical teen girl)But that was beginning season 1 (which she was a side character) and then Season 2 came along and I said “Hell yeah, she cool” and I started really loving her as a character! Wasteland Summer was also cool to see and I was sad to see her frozen with not much more exploration on her character.

Hmmm as much as I ship and love to do so…I really don’t with Summer. The one universe in the comics where she’s a lesbian I totally support and I low key ship the crackship with the car. Other then that though I think she’s doing well on her own. I personally don’t ship her with Ethan since based on what’s seen not really compatible (of course when did I care compatibility-Eh I just don’t see enough substance for em). I’ve seen a few arts with her and Jessica which is cute but not really my taste either.

Now to non romantic relationship-

Well I feel like her and Rick get along well in the end, whether that’s good or bad I’m not sure, but I really enjoy her relationship with Beth? Like at first it sucked, it really really sucked. But I feel as though it got progressively better (especially the end episode where they’re shopping and doing daughter mom things). I hope to see the relationship in the next season and even her to grow a stronger bond with her dad as well (since that ones been shaky too. Honestly she doesn’t have stable relationships with anyone platonic and romantic which Is sad)

Unpopular opinion…

Hmm a lot of people show her as badass (which I love me some good ol fighten Sum Sum) But some people, when doing so, make her exactly like Rick. Now I’m not disagreeing she has some parallels to him (she definitely does especially showcased in season 3) but I think people need to remember she IS a different person. She CAN be a genius and strong and whatever but she will approach situations with her own twist! I also see (in fics mostly) them blow Summer off completely or make her stereotypical teen (doesn’t talk to anyone about anything ever, always grochy, and if does appear in said fic is just on her phone) which is an interpretation that I don’t care for.

Hmm, again explore more her relationship with her family (asside from Rick since I think that has been showcased in Season 2 and 3 a lot). Maybe even her teen/school life since she doesn’t blow off school as much as Morty does.

Fav friendship, hands down her and Morty. I feel like, at times, the top can work really well together (although not always- but that’s the complication with relations thier not always perfect). I also hope in future eps she makes some cool alien friends or something. I think that would be fun!

Crossover ship? Ehhhhh? Her and Wendy from Gravity Falls? I saw it once (or twice?) in fic/art and they seem pretty decent together. They would make a nice couple and also I think they’d also be pretty good friends! Yeah badass red heads unite!

BATIM!!!! Oooooooo boy! Also I’ll be doing lil more descriptions for the characters then RnM one since your less familiar with these characters 😊

Fav character, that is tricky. Staying strictly to canon game Wally (pure janitor boy) or Bertrum (local narssarsist finds someone who’s got an even bigger ego and now thier partners or AKA the octopus ride). I like Wally because throughout the whole game he’s got tapes and they’re always nice and cheerful which is a nice lil break (or poik(perk) as he’d say) from the horror and darkness. Also the whole probable he’s Perfect Boris just makes him better (I love Boris). And Bertrum; well for one he’s an annoying cool mini boss, I like that both him and Joey had big egos but he had one AND he seemed like a decent guy, cool design in general, and he’s got his motavations figured out Joey gipped him and now Joey’s gotta pay. As for everyone’s interpretation and also my personal hc? All of them! Even that bastard Joey!

No least fav’s. Some times I don’t like certain people’s interpretation of a character but I really like them all. If I had to pick one I’d say Allison since I felt in cannon she was a bit bland. But really in cannon we didn’t have much to go off of many of the characters.

Fav ships (in no particular order btw and one more then said but whatever)

Henry X Joey (like how can you not ship the protagonist and antagonist? Doesn’t every fandom do that? But honestly why else would you come back to mean bosses’ studio after 30 years if you two hadn’t dated or at least had a lil but more then a friendship. Also angst train woot woo).

Sammy X Suzie (ahhhh. I love em so much I just hsjaownjw. And it’s almost cannon and SO MUCH ANGST POSSIBLE HEHEHHE)

Tom X Alison (cannon but very cute).

Wally X Shawn (bring me the pure boys! Honestly this ship is kinda ‘random’ but also is a lil popular and has a toooonnnn if cute HC’s.).

Ink Sammy X Projectionist Norman (I love inky angsty boys!)

Lacie X female OC ( I love when she has a noice girlfriend)

Who do I find attractive: hmmm not really anyone (in game)Like Inky Sammy buff so I guess him.

Who I’d marry: ghanakjsjsks??? Idk! No one?

Best Friend: preink-Wally, no questions. Postink- Boris (so still Wally) because I’d just hide in the safe house and play cards.

Random thought:

Unpopular Opinion: Sammy, Henry, And Joey are all around same age and they grew up together. Idk if it’s unpopular but I’ve seen a lot of times Sammy is younger then the other two.

Cannon OTP: Samsie isn’t cannon? Maybe? it’s definitely alluded to but the only thing cannon cannon is Thomas X Allison so I guess by default them.

Non Cannon: Wally X Shawn please and thank you

Badass character: based on cannon,Bertrum? Like I said he’s a heck of boss fight. Maybe Henry cause he’s had to dealt with everyone’s crap. Projectionist because he literally fist fights the ink demon. Based on personal hc Lacie.

Epic Villian: Idk if he counts as epic but Sammy was an interesting villian. I feel like he should’ve been explored more (so does the rest of the fandom) but I feel like straight up trying to sacrifice

Pairing I’m not a fan of: I used to not like Sammy X Wally but now I think it’s kinda cute. Maybe Wally X Norman just HC they have a more father son bond but I’ve seen some stories where it’s not the case sooo, it really does depend on people’s personal story. I also don’t care for Alice X Bendy (but some content of them is cute and I still enjoy some of it).

Character I feel like they screwed up: Sammy they didn’t do to much with even though he had a lot of potential. Same with Allison and Thomas who were kinda just bland especially Allison.

Character I identify with: when hc I project a lot on Wally but i don’t identify with anyone imparticular.

Character I wish I could be: I’m going to take this as if I could be one of the toons (and not in game toons, since I’d be trapped and I’d rather not) Boris. Who wouldn’t want to be a wolf who just eats all day. Or Edgar (spider boy) because he’s so cute!

#rick and morty #rick and morty spoilers #rnm #bendy and the ink machine #batim #my rambles

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fahrenheit285 · 6 years

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Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#Philadelphia Fusion #philly fusion #overwatch league #owl #nyxl

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ankutagawa · 6 years

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Lessa: Servant of Cosmos Chapter 7

I decided not to translate previous chapters because I've already seen their translation by @goadlessa

However, I still haven't found any English translations of this chapter, so that I've done it myself. English is not my native language; hence there might be mistakes. If you see it send me a message and point them out.

The translation was made from Russian version of this chapter translated by Cafe of Dreams.

The link to the original chapter can be found in the Source

P. S. We still don't know the name of one angel, so I pointed her as unknown female angel. I'll fix this, when her name will be revealed.

Gabriel: My creator... What has happened to thee?

*swoosh*

Gabriel: Why... God's Emissaries, do you hear? Or maybe you've already seen? The light of our Creator, of our Lord Ra, has faded away.

The Highest being: Chapter 7

Ramiel: *jumped on* Aaaaaaaaa!

I can't believe it! It's impossible! Gabriel, is it your answer?

Mitt: Is it true?

Gabriel : That's what I saw. Ra's light has gone out and nothing more can be seen.

Yriel, your eyes can be compared to the God's ones. You probably know. Is Luciel behind Ra's dissappearing?

Yriel: Luciel... Our fallen brother has harnessed the Chariot of Balance and Ra has made his choice.

Raviel: The choice? Don't make me laugh!

He sacrificed himself, didn't he?

Raynald, right? Did you see? What's your God like? The God, condemned by human beings, sacrificed himself for the sake of your world. He had redesigned this false world so many times. All of that wouldn't have happened if it hadn't been for you and Michael!

Gabriel : RAVIEL! Calm down. I can't believe you're offending our fellow brother. You're nothing like this.

Raviel : So, what kind of man am I? We're just God's servants. And who we are now?

Gabriel : Ra's made his choice. We mustn't doubt his actions.

Sandalphon : The sun is dawning. It is sinking even in our unchangeable land. To whom should we pray now? Who else should we put our faith in?

If we don't find the answer, our light will be lost too.

*Sheeoo-sheeoo*

Raynald : *coming* Hey. The world is on the brink of destruction. Why are you acting like children? Your Lord has been killed. Will you do anything about this? I can't give up.

Gabriel : We're not similar to you. We're just following his orders.

Raynald : I can't give up.

*splash splash*

Are you really dead, aren't you?

*darkness*

If you sacrificed yourself for real I will follow you until the end. However, we're not as wise as you were. We don't understand where to go and what to do.

*Fwoosh*

Ra?!

*top top*

*poiked*

Lessa : A man?

Raynald : Lessa?!

Lessa : Raynold, you're so tiny.

*waking*

White: And now he's talking in his sleep too.

Lessa : What are you doing here?

Raynald : You frightened me. It was hard. What about you? What are you doing here?

Lessa : I'm not here. The one who is sitting here is the Night God. I heard your voice.

Raynald : What?

Okay, whatever. Ra's dead.

*silence*

Hey, say something.

Did you get it, didn't you? I said Ra was dead. Where are you? What have you been doing all this time?

Lessa : I see glimpses of light in you.

Raynald : What... Lessa, is it you... What are you...

Lessa : Raynold, convince the apostles, because they love you.

Raynald : How you...

Lessa : We're running out of time.

The Heart and the Will of the Dark Lessa are devouring me.

*crack*

*fell down*

Raynald : Teach me. What do I have to tell them?

Lessa : Don't stop fighting. Even if you are sure your God is gone. Exactly like humans have been doing since the Ancient times.

#lessa #레사 #servant of cosmos #translation

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thelastspeecher · 6 years

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NaNoWriMo ‘17 Day 2 - A “Temporary” Exhibit

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Summary: Stan and Angie agree to be part of a temporary exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, but something prevents Fiddleford and Stanford from picking them up before mating season starts. [Phoenix Enchantment AU] Word count: 1754

Ford parked the car directly in front of the zoo entrance.

“Stanford, ya can’t do that,” Fiddleford scolded.

“That’s what they told us to do,” Ford said. “That way Stan and Angie don’t have to be carried across the parking lot.” He looked at the phoenixes sitting in the back seat. “By the way, you two need to get into the cage now.” Stan hissed. “This is what you agreed upon.” Fiddleford turned around in his seat, to also look at the phoenixes.

“But if ya don’t want to do this no more, ya don’t have to. We can call it off, say ya came down with somethin’.” Stan looked at Angie. She shook her head. “Yer sure ‘bout this?” Stan and Angie nodded. “Okay. That means ya have to get into the cage.” Angie reluctantly stepped inside the animal carrier, closely followed by Stan.

“Hey, sir! You can’t park here!” a zoo employee shouted, walking over to Ford’s car. Ford got out.

“It’s fine. I’m here to drop off some animals for an exhibit? I’m Dr. Stanford Pines.”

“Oh, Dr. Pines.” The employee peered into the car and saw Stan and Angie huddled in the animal carrier. “We’ve been waiting for you.”

“Good.” Fiddleford got out of the car and opened the door to the back seat. He whispered reassuringly to Stan and Angie as he removed the carrier. “You ready, Fiddleford?”

“Yessir.”

“All right, gents, follow me,” the employee said.

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Angie skittered across the floor of the animal carrier, accidentally bumping into Stan.

“Sorry,” she cooed.

“It’s fine,” Stan said. “Fiddleford isn’t being as careful as he could.” Stan rolled his eyes. “Would it kill him to keep the damn crate level?”

“What sort of accommodations do you have for them?” Ford asked the zoo employee. Angie and Stan stopped talking to listen intently.

“Their own enclosure, naturally. Some minor foliage, plenty of materials to build a nest.” Stan scratched the side of the carrier.

“Ask about privacy,” he chirped. As though he understood, Fiddleford cleared his throat.

“And what sort of private areas will they have access to?” Fiddleford asked.

“The back of their enclosure is all private.”

“Will they have freedom to move back and forth between the two areas?”

“During the initial adjustment period, absolutely. Once they’ve gotten used to the zoo environment, we will try to encourage them to spend more time out in the open. They are going to be stars, after all.”

“Better than I thought,” Stan said softly. Angie let out a small sigh.

“I’m just glad our babies are on the farm right now.”

“Like Fidds and Ford would make kids be on display at a zoo,” Stan said with a scoff.

“Fair enough.”

“Of course, if you extend the contract, allowing them to stay through mating season and potentially laying season, we will increase privacy,” the employee continued. Stan and Angie froze.

“That won’t happen,” Ford said immediately.

“There’s no way we can convince you? We’d love to be able to observe the steps of the reproductive cycle ourselves.”

“They’ll come back home ‘fore matin’ season starts,” Fiddleford said firmly. “They won’t like bein’ separated from their chicks fer too long, anyways.”

“And you won’t bend on the chicks, either?” the employee asked. “We’d be happy to house Pinatubo, Pavonis, and Pyre.”

“They have other accommodations while Pele and Prometheus are here,” Fiddleford said. “The zoo is goin’ to be stressful enough fer the adult phoenixes. We don’t want to subject the lil ones to it, too.”

“All right,” the employee sighed. “We were hoping that you would consider our offers, but they are effectively your property.” Stan and Angie let out a synchronous screech.

“They don’t seem to agree with that,” Fiddleford said with a small chuckle.

“Ah! Here we are.” The bumping of the carrier stopped as it was placed upon a flat surface. “Mind letting them out? I’d love to get a good look at them.”

“You’ll have ample opportunity to,” Ford replied. “But we need to allow them to acclimate around familiar faces as much as possible anyways.” Fiddleford opened the door to the carrier. Stan took a cautious step outside.

“My goodness!” the employee breathed. “He’s magnificent.” Stan puffed out his chest proudly.

“During mating season, he grows a train of tail feathers like a peacock,” Ford said. “It’s quite something.”

“I do wish we would be able to see that.”

“He’s already growing a few, since mating season will be in about a month and a half,” Ford pointed out.

“Where’s the female?”

“She’s a bit more shy,” Fiddleford said.

“Angie, they set us up in some sweet digs,” Stan crowed. “Come check it out.”

“I’ll just stay in here,” Angie croaked. “I got a bad feelin’.”

“Should I reach in and grab her?” the employee suggested.

“Oh, no,” Ford said quickly. “Not if you want all your fingers intact. Fiddleford?”

“Yep.” Fiddleford placed a peach slice in front of the carrier.

“That’s demeanin’, Fidds,” Angie hissed.

“Pele, come on, get yer treat,” Fiddleford cajoled. “It’ll be easier if ya walk out on yer own.” Angie squawked. Fiddleford placed a second peach slice next to the first.

“Fine,” Angie muttered. She walked out of the carrier and daintily picked up one of the peach slices.

“Wow, she’s a fine specimen as well,” the employee commented. “Not as glamorous as her mate, but still, she’s something.” The employee crouched down to look Angie in the eyes. “Hello, Pele.” Angie dropped the peach slice.

Good Lord. Is that Clark? Of course one of my former coworkers ‘ll be takin’ care of me.

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Angie hummed a few bars of an old family song as she carefully preened Emmett. Emmett blinked his tawny eyes languidly a few times and let out a tiny chirp.

“I admit, Pele, I’m going to miss your lovely voice,” Clark said. Angie looked up, startled. “Your songs are very soothing.” Stan, who was perched on Clark’s shoulder, took off and landed in the nest next to Angie and Emmett.

“They’re here, babe,” Stan cawed. Angie’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

“Yup! It’s about time.” Stan bent over and nuzzled Emmett’s head. “Hear that, kiddo? We’re finally gonna go home!”

“You’ll get to meet yer sisters,” Angie crooned. “They’ll be so happy to see ya.”

“I apologize again, for requesting the phoenixes stay longer than we originally planned,” Ford said, walking into the enclosure, Fiddleford close behind with an animal carrier.

“It was no trouble! Pele and Prometheus were the stars of the show. Visitors loved them, and they were model in terms of behavior.”

“Really?” Ford asked.

“Wow. Do ya really have to be surprised about it?” Stan squawked.

“Yes, they were. Well, apart from when Pele first started brooding, that is.”

“Brooding?” Fiddleford asked.

“Yes, she and Prometheus were very insistent on staying put, when Percival’s egg was first laid.”

“Percival? Who’s Percival?” Ford asked. Clark looked at him.

“Did you not get the correspondence from us? Mating season happened while you were gone.”

“Oh, geez, that’s right,” Fiddleford breathed.

“Pele laid Percival’s egg April 23rd. We were concerned at first, since the egg was malformed.”

“Malformed?” Ford and Fiddleford asked together.

“Yes. A light gray as opposed to dark black, and smaller than your research indicated phoenix eggs are.”

“Oh, dear,” Fiddleford muttered.

“But Percival hatched on June 23rd, right on schedule. He was rather weak upon hatching, and still isn’t as hardy as he should be, but we’ve been keeping a close eye on him, making sure Pele and Prometheus don’t lose their first male chick.”

“Was that ever a risk?” Ford asked abruptly.

“When he was about three days old, he caught a nasty chill, and we had to move him somewhere for his own well-being. Naturally, Pele came with, and the combination of her excellent mothering skills and our own talented veterinarians ensured that little Percy pulled through.”

��He’s got some health issues, ‘cause his egg was malformed?” Fiddleford said. Clark nodded.

“Yes. We think he’ll grow out of them, though. He’s made it through the most difficult part now, so it should be smooth sailing from now on.”

“Did you change Pele’s diet?” Ford asked.

“No. Our head ornithologist believes that Percival’s egg was malformed due to stress. Both Pele and Prometheus became incredibly stressed after mating season ended, and they started nesting. Our head ornithologist thinks that they were stressed due to being forced to nest in a place they didn’t normally live in.”

“That makes sense,” Ford said softly. He glanced over at Stan and Angie. “Thank you, for taking such good care of them. We’ll let you know how Percival turns out.”

“Actually, since he hatched in the zoo, we were wondering if-” Clark started.

“No,” Fiddleford and Ford said immediately.

“Percy stays with his fam’ly,” Fiddleford said. Clark sighed.

“I thought it was a long shot.” Clark looked over at Stan and Angie. “Maybe they can visit again some time.”

“Maybe,” Ford said. Stan let out a screech. “Or maybe not.”

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“Tate, move so’s the phoenixes have space,” Fiddleford said, opening the backseat door. Tate sighed and moved over. Fiddleford placed the animal carrier on the seat next to his son. Tate peered into the carrier.

“Oh, yeah, Uncle Harper said Pele and Prometheus had another chick while they stayed at the zoo.”

“Yes. Their first male chick,” Ford said, getting into the driver’s seat. “And the zoo named him Percival, of all things.”

“That’s way better than…what did you plan on for the next one? Poike?”

“We’ll have to agree to disagree,” Ford muttered.

“Sorry ya ended up stuck with yer uncle fer so long,” Fiddleford said. Tate shrugged.

“It was all right. But why were you gone?” Tate asked. Angie let out a squawk. “Pele wants to know, too.”

“Something came up with our research,” Ford said. “I made the mistake of deciding to examine the Manotaurs, and agreed to participate in their ‘man trials’.”

“Wait, it was something you could’ve backed out of?” Tate said.

“If I had, I wouldn’t have gotten such excellent research,” Ford protested. Tate slumped back against his seat.

“That’s cruddy.”

“You stranded us at a damn zoo for months for that?!” Stan screeched.

“Prometheus agrees,” Tate said. Ford sighed and started the car.

“I can tell.”

“You owe all of us treats.”

“So, ice cream for the birds, and crickets for you?” Ford asked jokingly. Tate frowned at him. “…When we get to Gravity Falls, we’ll stop by the store.”

#eyyyy check it out. second day in a row!#I've been meaning to write something with this scenario for AGES #I got lots of old ideas in the prompts for NaNoWriMo just so everyone knows #anyways look a phoenix nonsense thing!#Phoenix Enchantment AU #Fiddleford McGucket #Stanford Pines #Angie McGucket #Stanley Pines #Tate McGucket #NaFicWriMo #my writing #ficlet #speecher speaks

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Did you watch the most recent Whipwrecked livestream? I can't seem to access it on YouTube, and I was wondering if you could maybe say what any key points/highlights were?

Hello! I was only able to watch the first half - I’ll probably go back and watch the rest at some point but I didn’t want to leave this sitting in my inbox until I got around to it, so here’s a collection of bits that I can remember (starting with the important Things You Should Know then disintegrating into random fun). Everyone feel free to add to this if you watched the second half/if I left something out!

- Announcements of fan art contest winners (congratulations@sylvia-morris @cgkpluie, and @thesearethedayswellneverforget!), the fanfic contest, and add-on poiks.

- the kickstarter passing the $30,000 stretch goal!!

- Sinead (and Sarah) rapping Guns & Ships when the kickstarter reached $29,500 (which I actually missed! but saw on instagram)

- Descriptions of Sinead’s birthday presents, which included 36 (?) bowls of ramen stacked at her door

- Dad jokes! Including: what do you call it when you drop ahamburger on the floor? Ground beef!

- Dad-isms, including the classic “Dad, I’m hungry” “hiHungry, I’m Dad”

- as well as dad-tivites, dad-agories, and dad awards

- Excitement over + talk of licking salt lamps

- Joe giving away a football he won at the YouTube Space with definitely real Shipwrecked Team signatures to the person who got the kickstarter over $30,000

- Lots of dip discussion – Sean’s famous guacamole and MK’scheeseburger dip (which I’m??? Still in doubt about but apparently it’sdelicious)

- MK & Sean: adventures of Snack Mum and Cat Dad

- Intense discussion of whether quotation marks should go “in” or ”out “

- Sean’s favourite trick being to go into MK’s insta accountand like her own posts

- @lies being given the award for best tumblr dad

- The flood of #SaveTheBeard & #FeedJoe & #FeedTheBeard that filled the comments at the mention of hitting the $50,000 stretch goal

EDIT: sorry for the mix up @jedidisneyphantomofstorybrooke, thanks for the correction!

#shipwrecked comedy #livestream #FigAndFord #the gilded lily #ask

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#44:

02/27/17

FTP:This wasn’t supposed to be uploaded. I wasn’t ready.

Honestly one of the real reasons behind my hesitance to upload #43 stemmed from knowing the contents of this entry. I didn’t want to relive the events written about below. I put it off until today only to check the blog and see it already posted. I feel like my privacy has been heavily violated. Sure, Darek has done sneaky shit like this before, but for such a sensitive subject, for it to be thrown out for you all to see, it really drives in that lack of control and security I felt working on the entries at first.

Anyway, this is what I was referring to about things being reversed. One person brought back from the dead, the other taken away. The duality of my life is eerily consistent. The death of Casey drowns out any joy at finding out Ali never died. In fact it’s about as bad as losing Ali all over again.

As for Jake, I’ll talk more about that in the next entry, which I may as well try to post as soon as possible. I intended to put something new up today so I may as well just go to the next one.

09/04/16

I don’t know what to do. I can’t even breathe right now. All I could think to do was write. I’m in the damn Apple store again. Silent tears are streaming down my cheeks. Thank God for a society that would rather ignore me than ask me what was wrong. If someone tried to understand what was on my mind, I’d have to tell them everything. I’d have to tell them an idea in my head walked around under my skin for six or seven months while I slept unaware. I’d have to tell them how I came to after to find my life in complete shambles, how the bruise on my cheek came from an old friend of mine and the tears sliding across the wound came from something that stung much more.

Something that broke my heart.

I still remember the day I met her. My first thought was How the hell could Danny be dating someone so pretty? and the first time she paid attention to me was when I insulted Danny and she punched me square in the stomach. The blow brought me right to my knees before her. I’m trying to remember her face. I’m trying to remember her smile. I can’t. Darek took it from me.

Darek killed Casey.

What Ben said to me confused the living hell out of me. I had to look into it. I took another bus and then a long walk, remembering her voice, her scent, the way she felt when she kissed me. I could feel it all, but… I couldn’t see her. Her face, her smile, her features, I was blind to it all. About a week after I met her she came close to me and stared into my eyes longingly, but I told her she couldn’t kiss me unless she broke up with Danny. I know this for a fact! I can write these words! But I don’t for the life of me remember what her eyes looked like!

I wound up at a house I’d only been to at a party once. It was a terrible party. I knocked on the door timidly. A middle-aged woman with too much makeup on answered the door.

“Hi, um, is Jake home?” I asked.

His mother stepped aside to let me in. She motioned to a hallway on her left. “He’s in his room.”

I walked warily down the winding corridor, poiking my head into each doorway. Near the end I found Jake knelt on the ground hovering over a notebook. For a frightening moment an image of Darek crouched in the corner overlaid the scene. When I blinked it was gone, only Jake and his room. He looked to be drawing a picture. The room was dark save for sunlight filtering through half-closed blinds.

“… Jake?”

His head snapped around and I saw blankness in his eyes I remembered well from the night he put his hand around my throat. Casey was the whole reason I knew Jake but I could remember his eyes. I could remember his eyes.

“What do you want?”

An uncomfortable silence passed. I couldn’t break his gaze. “To say sorry.” I finally answered.

“You said it already.” He went back to his drawing.

“What happened to her, Jake?” I asked somberly.

“I told you,” he snapped, “I keep telling you all I don’t remember! I don’t remember!”

“Jake…” I said quietly. “I don’t, either. I think I remember even less than you. Did you know I got kicked out of my house?”

“I got kicked out once.” Jake said, laughing softly. He stared down at his drawing. “Back when Casey was living here. My parents got into a huge argument with us and kicked her out. So I said I was going with her. We lived in my car for a week before my parents caved and begged me to come home. I said I’d never come home without her. And now… the first thing I remember, the first thing I really remember, is coming home from the funeral, thinking I can’t go home without her. I did, though. I did.”

“What do you remember before the funeral?” I asked softly.

“Driving. In the car. With Casey.” He rose to stare coldly at me. “And you.”

Darek’s laughter filled my world. I felt a million miles away. A bright flash of white light enveloped me. I felt exactly as I did when I remembered the other car accident, with Darek’s shadow man. Jake’s voice, far away, drew me back to reality.

“Can you hear the church bells ringing?” He asked.

“What?”

“I can hear them.” He whispered. “Every day. Every day in my head.”

I edged closer to his drawing. It was in his likeness, with a background of flames, bodies falling from the sky into them. His own eyes were nothing but the whites and his mouth was sewn shut. I shuddered.

Remind you of anything, Mat?

Darek’s cheery attitude was making me sick. I had to get out of there. “Why?” Jake cried. “Why did she die and I lived? Why us and not her?”

I shook my head. “I honestly don’t know.”

He turned and flipped his book shut with his foot when he saw me watching it. There was a word scratched onto the cover with what looked like a rusty nail: MADRIK.

He stared down at the ground for a long while as I observed the cover with morbid curiosity. “They’re ringing again.”

Darek began laughing. I looked up at him quizzically. “What do you do now?”

“I go to the far away place.” He said. “And pay my respects.”

I thought of the shrine to Alice, the one I had written about in the account of my own far away place. I felt such sympathy for Jake. Nobody deserved to lose the person they loved most, not in a life so full of terrifying things in dark corners of our minds and worse things outside it, like death and sickness and disaster.

“Good bye, Jake.”

“Good bye, Mat.”

“Thank you very much.” I told his mother quietly as I made my way from the house as quickly as I could.

Hahaha. Darek had not stopped laughing. Did you feel him in there? I did. From a mile away. There’s nothing so beautiful as the spread of infection.

I felt sick. I had to stop at the corner and keel over, fearing the oncoming vomit. The feeling passed, luckily. Sickly, I trekked on, each step harder than the last.

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You Need to Ask Siri, 'What Should I Be for Halloween?'

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You Need to Ask Siri, 'What Should I Be for Halloween?'

Whether you’re bored and wasting time or actually need help with a task or a question, Siri can be an iPhone owner’s best friend. The digital assistant has a beloved sense of humor, thanks to the writers working behind the scenes at Apple HQ. They’ve added plenty of jokes and fun responses to Siri’s repertoire. And they’ve even equipped her to help you answer the age-old question: What should I be for Halloween?

The functionality has actually been available at least since 2015 (and Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s back in 2011). But that shouldn’t make Siri’s suggestions any less welcome this year, particularly if you’re struggling to figure out what to wear to that Halloween party. Below, check out some of the hilarious suggestions that Siri will offer if you ask for her help coming up with a costume idea.

1. An eclipse

Have you ever asked Siri, “What should I be for Halloween?” If not, you’re missing out. | AntonioGuillem/iStock/Getty Images

There’s no telling what order Siri will offer her suggestions in if you ask her “What should I be for Halloween?” multiple times. But when we asked her, she started off with an idea that sounds simple enough. Siri suggests, “You could go as an eclipse. Just dress in black and stand in front of things.”

2. The Millennial Falcon

This one is perfect for Star Wars fans — especially those who don’t want to shell out for the increasingly elaborate (and extravagantly expensive) costumes you can find online. Siri suggests that you should “Dress up as a bird, take a selfie, and go as the Millennial Falcon.” If you want an excuse to make your selfie game a vital part of your costume, this is the costume for you!

3. The balm

Another Halloween costume suggestion you’ll appreciate if you love puns as much as Siri does? She’ll sometimes suggest, “You could dress up like chapstick and tell people you’re ‘the balm.’” You may not have much luck finding a lip balm costume at your local party store. Fortunately for you, the community of Yahoo Answers has already brainstormed some options.

4. An operating system

If you’ve spent any time asking questions of Apple’s digital assistant, then you know that it wouldn’t be a conversation with Siri if you didn’t get a dose of technology humor. She quips, “You could put on surgeon scrubs, hold some instruments, and tell people you’re an ‘operating system.’” Touché, Siri.

5. An intelligent agent

Siri has more suggestions that relate to the iPhone! She sometimes answers, “Personally, I think ‘intelligent agent’ would be an excellent choice. For those not in the know, “intelligent agent” refers to a piece of software — including applications like Siri — that “searches, retrieves and presents information from the Internet.” We’re not entirely sure how you’d dress up like Siri, but we’re sure she’d be flattered if you tried!

6. An update

Still not sure you’ve found the right iPhone-related Halloween costume? Then you might appreciate Siri’s next suggestion, which seems perfectly suited to anyone who routinely forgets to update iOS (or MacOS, for that matter). Siri suggests, “You could place a calendar on your head and go as an update.”

7. A pirate (or pilot)

You use your iPhone for everything, and Siri knows it. | Ridofranz/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus

Joking about iPhone users’ reliance on Siri to help them navigate around unfamiliar territory (or even their own hometowns), Siri suggests that you could dress up as a pirate. “You could be a pirate,” Siri suggests. “I’ll be your co-pirate.” We’ll admit, Siri does make an excellent co-pilot.

8. A hypothetical question

We’re not entirely sure how you’d turn this one into a costume — but that’s probably the point. Ask Siri, “What should I be for Halloween?” enough times, and eventually, she’ll answer, “The scariest thing I can think of. A human hypothetical question.”

9. A circumflex

Linguists and mathematicians alike will probably like this answer. “Put on a little pointy hat, and go as a circumflex,” Siri suggests, referring to the ^ diacritical mark placed over vowels in many languages (and in mathematics). Fortunately, this costume would probably be pretty easy to put together!

10. An inverted breve

Surprisingly enough, the circumflex isn’t the only diacritical mark that will come up when you discuss Halloween costume ideas with Siri. “Put on a little round hat, and go as an inverted breve,” Siri will suggest. Like the circumflex, an inverted breve is probably a sufficiently obscure Halloween costume to ensure that few people will guess the joke. But if you prefer to be a fly on the wall at Halloween parties, maybe that’s exactly what you want.

11. Antigravity

In the mood to protest something? Why not let your friends know that gravity is keeping you down? Siri suggests, “Jump up and down, over and over, and shake your fist. You can tell people you’re antigravity.” Definitely one of her more clever suggestions!

12. A Tasselled Wobbegong

Want to show off your knowledge of deep-sea creatures? Then when Siri suggests, “How about a Tasselled Wobbegong?” she’s probably speaking your language. This shark is known for hiding out on the ocean floor, where it serves as an “ambush predator.” This flat and well-camouflaged shark waits for prey to swim a little too close — and then it strikes.

13. A sign wiggler

This is one of the more surprising answers you’ll get if you ask Siri, “What should I be for Halloween?” | UberImages/iStock/Getty Images

When Siri suggests, “Be a sign wiggler! It’s such a lively way of communicating,” she might be talking about the workers who stand outside shopping centers, spinning signs that usually advertise furniture sales or mattress liquidations. Or, if our Google search results for “sign wiggler costume” are to be believed, she could be talking about the “air dancers” or “tube men” you see outside of car dealerships — which, surprisingly enough, Target has a costume to imitate.

14. Yourself

Depending on her mood (or, more accurately, the luck of the draw), Siri may offer you some life advice along with her Halloween costume suggestions. “Just be yourself,” Siri told us. Maybe she was just tired of answering the same question, over and over again.

15. What you’ve always wanted to be

Another great piece of life advice you might get when you ask Siri what you should be for Halloween? She might tell you that you should be, “Whatever you’ve always wanted to be.” Maybe you can start with the Halloween costume and then change your career plans accordingly.

16. A quantum mechanic

Physics nerds, listen up: This one is for you! Sometimes, Siri will suggest that you “Get some teeny, tiny tool belts and go as a quantum mechanic.” We think that’s a pretty clever way to express your enthusiasm for the branch of physics that deals with the behavior of light and matter at the atomic and subatomic scale!

17. A disembodied voice

Siri also suggests, “You could be a disembodied voice.” We’re not entirely sure how to pull that one off. Maybe Siri has some ideas? Or perhaps she could turn to a fellow intelligent assistant — like Samantha in Spike Jonze’s Her — for some creative ideas.

18. Plankton

Siri has a few one-word answers, some of which are more helpful than others. (She sometimes just answers, “Boo!” Funny, perhaps. But not particularly insightful.) On other occasions, Siri may answer simply, “Plankton.” It’s a random suggestion. But you could probably find a way to pull it off! Maybe Siri is a SpongeBob fan.

19. A ghost

Siri has some classic answers, too. | Poike/iStock/Getty Images

Siri also offers up the suggestion of what might be the most classic Halloween costume in the book” Be a ghost,” she suggests. “All you need is an old spreadsheet.” We love her twist on this classic costume, which has a longer (and darker) history than most trick-or-treaters probably realize.

20. A Wonder Person

Ask Siri, “What should I be for Halloween?” enough times, and you’ll get a few perplexing answers. Sometimes, she’ll reply that you should dress up as “A Wonder Person.” If you’re wondering exactly what Siri means by that, you’re not alone. Perhaps she’s trying to offer a more inclusive superhero suggestion than saying you should dress up as Wonder Man?

21. A s’more

If you’re the kind of person who likes dressing up as a food item each Halloween — no judgment — Siri has you covered! “Grab a pillow, some cardboard, and a brown t-shirt, and you’re s’more. S’more or less,” she jokes. We like it!

22. YARR-Kit

Finally, Siri has a suggestion that will probably only appeal to developers who build apps for Apple devices. “Wear an eyepatch, talk to a virtual parrot, and say you’re YARR-Kit,” Siri suggests. Scratching your head? Don’t worry, so were some users on Reddit, who finally figured out that Siri seems to be making a joke about ARKit, a platform that enables developers to build augmented reality apps for iOS.

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PSNI warn parents to be aware of teenage text message ‘codes’ – BBC News

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Image caption A PSNI facebook post warns parents of the types of phrases and abbreviations teenagers sometimes use to disguise messages

The PSNI has posted a warning to parents about texting ‘codes’ that some teenagers use to disguise their phone or online messages.

Referencing a list published by a US technology show, the post encourages parents to understand ‘text talk’.

Some of the abbreviations are relatively bland, such as ‘HAK’, meaning ‘hugs and kisses’ or ‘WYCM’ for ‘Will you call me?’.

Others refer to sexual acts, drugs and suicide.

It also includes questions that online predators might use, such as ‘WYRN’ (What’s your real name?), ‘RU/18’ (Are you over 18?), ‘ASL’ (Age/sex/location) and ‘WTTP’ (Want to trade pictures?).

The warning has been treated with scepticism by many of the Facebook users who shared or commented on it.

Some pointed out that it was not an exhaustive list and included American phrases that are unlikely to be used by young people in Northern Ireland.

Others welcomed the post, saying it was a useful resource for parents.

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Image caption The NSPCC said ‘open and honest discussion’ about online safety needs to be encouraged

Margaret Gallagher of the NSPCC said it is impossible to publish a definitive list of texting phrases young people use as they tend to change frequently.

However, she said anything that promotes “open and honest discussion” about keeping safe online is to be welcomed.

“Teenagers will always want to create coded language that can’t be understood by their parents – it’s natural and not necessarily something to get overly concerned about,” said Ms Gallagher.

“Communication and building trust with your child is the most important thing.

“At the end of the day, you want them to feel comfortable coming to you if they’re worried about something that’s happened online, like an unsolicited approach or someone putting them in a vulnerable position.

“They (children) just need reassurance that, if things do go badly wrong, they have someone they can turn to.”

‘Predators are persistent’

Ms Gallagher also pointed out that children who have no behavioural issues are equally as vulnerable to online predators as those who do.

But she stressed that older teenagers, in particular, are entitled to privacy.

“It’s not always easy for parents to get the balance right – we know that – but if there’s trust and openness there, the risk of things going badly wrong is definitely reduced,” she said.

If you want more information on keeping children safe online, you can visit the NSPCC website or call the charity free on 0808 800 5000.