We made it out of the Underdark, through the cursed shadowlands and are safely camping at the Last Light.
Random Harper: You must stay in the light! If you dont-
Lily: Yeah, yeah, cursed shadowcreatures, we've all seen them.
Rest of party: what?
Lily: Nothing
Jaheira still gave us drugged wine, Lily still drank it (I'm doing my absolute best to keep all her choices the same, even if I'm doing them in a different order).
Dammon gave Karlach her second upgrade, and then things went weird. She had dialogue she didn't have last time around, basically trying to drag Lily to bed.
Lily, shoving her physically towards Dammon: Go repeat that to the nice infernal smith. He's infatuated.
This time around I didn't fuck up the Last Light fight multiple times so everyone is still alive! Hurrah! I will have a store in Act 2! His Majesty still died though, which I am sad about. From the position of his body it looked like he was trying to trip up one of the winged horrors by winding around their ankles.
Lily, sobbing gently as she insists on burying him: Typical bloody cat.
Back at camp that night and again, the companions are being weird.
Karlach (with her approval of only 50 something): I can touch you. I could touch you forever.
Lily: That smith still fancies you. Go touch him forever.
Gale, with his approval of 94, still hasn't shown us an image of Mystra, offered to teach us to Weave or offered to show us a magic trick. Which honestly, Lily is fine with. He's a lovely man, she's just not into him.
We gave Shadowheart a statue of Shar and a night orchid, so she's all doe eyed at Lily again, but easily ignored.
Wyll though! OMG Wyll! Lily woke up in the middle of the night and he was practising his dancing! And he said he had a new partner!
Lily, stumbling about half asleep: mmm? tha's nice. Who is it?
Wyll: You
Lily, suddenly wide awake and backing away: Um, sorry dude, I just don't see you like that
Wtf? This didn't happen last time? Why is Wyll romancing us now? Don't get me wrong, Wyll is adorable, with his fairy tale prince vibes and wanting a chivalric romance and all. But Lily is a horrible blood covered gremlin most of the time and is not the girl for him.
I felt very bad about the sad puppy dog eyes I got, until I read @rederiswrites son's theory this morning. Lily just got up to pee and stumbled over Wyll with his secret dance practice accidentally. I no longer feel bad for saying no. The idea of Lily being just, "sorry buddy, but I really need to pee and you're in the way" had me wheezing.
Lily, grumbling to Astarion: I don't get it, why are they all being so fucking weird? At least you haven't changed.
Astarion: Darling, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about but I'll see your delicious self tonight.
Lily: Normality restored.
1-11 for the story asks for Cay and Trashmouth both
I WILL ALTERNATE because some are easier for Cay, some are easier for Trashmouth, and also my brain is goo.
How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?
Cay: I know the most obvious thing to do is blame it on tadpoles, but don't you think it's interesting that it happened right after the artifact activated? I don't think it's a coincidence, and I'm willing to trust that this Dream Visitor really is everything they claim to be. And I have to admit, I am curious to see what the tadpoles can do...
How do they advise the player character on Raphael?
Trashmouth: *sigh* Of course it had to be Raphael... Just ignore him for now, don't let him think that we're desperate. He'll string us along until the last second because he thinks it gives him the upper hand.
How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?
Cay: UGH, I'm so envious! Do you think he'll bite me next if I slap my neck and tell him to come get his juice? Or is that weird?
How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?
Cay: Ohh, I wish that was me... How come you always get to have all the fun?
Trashmouth: I'm just glad that for once, it's not me. Was it as awful as it looked?
How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?
Cay: Well? How do you feel? What was it like? Do you have another one? You're going to share them, right?
Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?
Cay will stay regardless, though they will disapprove of picking the goblins. Trashmouth, being a tiefling themself, will leave the party permanently if the player sides with the goblins.
What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party? Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with?
Trashmouth can be found drunkenly singing and dancing with a bottle of wine in hand. If the PC comes up having chosen someone else for the night, they'll be all toothy grins and eyebrow waggles while making a lot of innuendo. If the PC insinuates they want to spend the night with Trashmouth, they will laugh nervously, make some excuse about needing to pee, then take off into the woods.
Cay hovers near Gale's tent and fidgets. If the PC is spending the night with MOST of the other companions, they congratulate them, wish them a good night, and ask for some of the PC's good luck. If the PC is spending the night with Gale, they'll sigh and give them a sad smile, then look in Gale's direction. "He really is- he's cute, isn't he? I was... I mean, I was kind of- I was hoping I could spend some time with him tonight, but... I guess not..."
If the PC expresses interest in Cay, they startle and blush. "Oh! Like- as a casual thing? Sorry- not that- I mean, you're very attractive, so it's not like I'm saying no, exactly, but I'm not really. Looking. For romance. But I would be happy to- I mean, as long as you understand that it's just casual!"
Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?
Cay: Give me that mace. Give me that mace right now. I'm- You have a cleric of Lathander in your party, and you just- YOU DID NOT NEED TO DROP THE WHOLE TEMPLE ON ME, I COULD HAVE JUST- GIVE ME THE MACE-!
If you don't give them the Blood of Lathander, they will storm back to camp and refuse to rejoin the party until after one Long Rest. The disapproval hit is massive.
How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?
Cay: Well.... I've put worse things in my mouth, I'm sure. Still, that's, um.... let me check you for toxins, okay?
What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?
Trashmouth: You have got to be kidding me. There's only room on that stage for one clown, and I don't like to share the spotlight.
Sulley has all his shots now. That meant he could go to the off-leash taproom that Sheila and I like. We didn’t waste any time.
Tonight we took him. Ella and Oliver stayed home, not by choice. But I didn’t want to deal with three Aussies, in case Sulley was a handful.
The place has indoor and outdoor areas for dogs, a decent beer selection, and hot food. They sometimes have theme nights. Tonight it was Shiba Inu and Shar-pei (and Sulley!) night.
On the way in Sulley was an ass, barking at anything that moved. Once inside, and his leash off, he chilled out nicely. Sulley liked sniffing the other dogs. And the pee-soaked rocks outside. He also ran up and down the ramps of the indoor play structure like he’d done it a million times. When I take him to some training classes I bet they’ll go well.
You don’t have to have one of the listed breeds on these evenings. People use them as a way to meet other people with the same dogs. Sulley wasn’t the only Aussie though. Someone had a huge, full-size one and another guy had a really fat minnie Aussie.
The one Corgi there tonight had morale patches that said BEST FRIEND. That was cute. I hope the Velcro patches aren’t swapped out for those Emotional Support Animal ones when the owner wants to go grocery shopping with a pet.
the foxes as things my family members have done, part two
neil: a wasp flew up the back of his shirt, stung him on the back three times, then flew out again
medicated!andrew: randomly started yelling "aseeeed!" to traumatise his family, refusing to explain any further than "it's from a song"
sober!andrew: every so often, he’d walk up to his brother and ask to fight him. the fights would last for a few minutes and end abruptly, and they’d then act like nothing had happened.
aaron: when he was thirteen, he made a massive presentation about why his mum should buy him an eighteen-rated game. she agreed, on the basis that he never flaunted it in anyone’s face. a few weeks later, he visited a different family member, and came home with another eighteen-rated game, which he was given ‘because he already had one’. he silently handed them both to his mum and didn’t speak of it again.
nicky: he’ll constantly send really cursed and ominous messages to his group chats, such as ‘that’s not the fat dick spirit’ and ‘do you ever get so excited you just burn your pee?’
kevin: used to work for a racing team, and went abroad constantly to work on the cars. on one of those trips, he watched his colleagues staple all of another colleague’s clothes together, before putting them back inside the suitcase. (i genuinely don’t know why this happened and at this point i’m too afraid to ask)
matt: found out that his mum was involved in a (completely unfair) lawsuit, so he punched + broke a window, getting him expelled from school
dan: is actually a member of a band with almost 3,000 monthly listeners on spotify (they have a song called “’existential crisis’ as a wave machine setting”. it’s pretty cool.)
allison: keeps rescuing dogs because nobody else wanted them and she wanted them to be happy. (they currently have two shar peis named china and diablo)
renee: when she was a kid, she put a massive (living) spider inside her mouth, and her mum just turned around to see two spindly legs sticking out of her mouth (i still haven’t gotten over this happening)
wymack: when he left the school he taught at, a bunch of students made him a card which said “we’re all going to fail now that your leaving”. he just sighed and said to his girlfriend “they’re all going to fail because they used the wrong ‘you’re’”.
abby: lost all hearing in her left ear, and decided to just try and fix it herself instead of getting professional help. five months later, it hasn’t gotten any better.
(featuring @waluigideservesananime as nicky, myself as sober!andrew + abby, and my brothers as most of the foxes)
Lewis always brings Roscoe, but what kind of dogs would the other drivers bring? 👀
Anon, I had to turn on my computer, sit at my desk and do a few stretches before answering this ask. It has my FULL attention:
Lewis Hamilton - he shows up with Roscoe as always. He's never going to replace the original Goodest Boy
Valtteri Bottas - he would show up with a Shiba Inu. Cute lil thing at first, but they are nasty lil bastards. Bonus, have you ever heard one scream? He picks a Shiba for the single reason that it would annoy the fuck out of Lewis and for once he would have the psychological advantage
Sebastian Vettel - A German Shepherd. Just like his owner, he's super smart and can probably come up with a better race strategy than Ferrari. Bonus, it barks when journos ask him asinine questions
Charles Leclerc - He shows up with a naked mole rat. The pet store sold it to him as a hairless chihuahua and nobody in the paddock has the courage to tell Sharl that his 'very unique dog, just like me because I'm Monegasque' is, in fact, not a dog
Max Verstappen - a rabid chihuahua with the propensity of peeing anytime he's near an object that belongs to Christian Horner
Alex Albon - Golden retriever, it's his emotional support animal. That dog deserves a raise.
Romain Grosjean - He shows up with a cat with a shedding problem, just to fuck with Steiner.
Kevin Magnussen - He shows up with a Dobermann because he thought it would make him look cool. Turns out that the dog is scared of Romain's cat and has an allergy to cat dander.
Daniel Ricciardo - his dog of choice would be a massive Bullmastiff who drools WAYY too much and thinks he's a lap dog. Dan thinks it's hilarious, Cyril starts aging in dog years out of extreme stress.
Esteban Ocon - he shows up with a pug named Mimi. He spends most of his income on dresses and accessories on the lil guy. He creates an insta account and updates it on the hour, neglecting his PR duties at Renault much to the despair of Cyril.
Lance Stroll - he shows up with a perfectly coiffed poodle. Lance understands that with great floof comes great responsibilities.
Sergio Perez - his dog would be a Bichon Frise. Small, cute but mighty. 10/10 will destroy you if you cross his owner.
Carlos Sainz - no dogs. It's not part of his culture.
Lando Norris - he shows up with a Great Dane so big, you could probably put a saddle on him and ride it (the dog, not Lando ya nasties)
Kimi Raikkonen - he shows up with a chow chow that does not make a peep. He's just there. Silent. Omnipresent. Staring at you.
Antonio Giovinazzi - his dog would be a Shar Pei. He would spend most of his time laughing at the wrinkly dog. Nothing gets done in the garage because the mechanics made a bet that they could actually count how many rolls the dog has.
Daniil Kvyat - nobody really understand what kind of dog he shows up with, as it looks like a massive cloud. Upon closer inspection it is quickly determined tha the dog is in fact a massive Samoyed who has made it it's life purpose to socialize his owner. Dany cries a lot.
Pierrre Gasly - he shows up with an Italian Greyhound so full of energy, the engineers at Alphatauri are trying to understand if it's possible to harness it's power and finally substitute that dubious Honda PU
Nicholas Latifi - he shows up with the biggest, most lovably Newfie. He proudly shows him off saying his repping his home breed. Someone explains to him that Toronto is nowhere near Newfoundland. Geography was never Nick's strongest suit in school.
George Russell - his dog is a Tibetan Mastiff. He adopted it with the sole purpose to show off to Toto Wolff that he can, in fact, handle big and powerful things so could he PLEASE give him a shot at that Mercedes seat?
BONUS: Nico Hülkenberg - he shows up with a Pomeranian that has better hair than Hulkie ever hopes to achieve.
I was out grocery shopping today and was going through the book aisle when I came across this gem of a Pokedex book and decided to flick through it. Then I came across this Sharpedo entry and schnorted so loudly at the emphasis of the pronunciation that the other folk around me left while giving me funny looks. I'm an adult, I swear.
“Meet Sissy! Sissy is a blended breed (?) who is approximately 4 months old, 13 lbs, and special needs as she is blind and deaf. Sissy is a little on the reserved side but warms up quickly. She loves to snuggle and be held. Sissy is crate trained and working on potty training - she hits the pee pad 95% of the time. She needs work on mastering the steps and venturing outside (both new to her).”
rotties are so cute i fucking love rotties how dare they look so cute
the second dog we ever had was a rottie and she was the gentlest fucking thing she was so sweet. claudia was her name and she had this lil squeaky toy she adored... within minutes after we got our third dog, charlie, hed torn it apart. this huge rottie with this big terrifying reputation for being a violent breed had this squeaky toy for YEARS and this tiny ass chocolate lab/shar pei mix was done with it in minutes, felt so bad for claudia she loved that thing
when i was little id chase her around the house and shed get so excited shed pee
Chow Chow’s are known for its black tongue, but why and how the breed ended up with it has been a mystery until now. . The origin of the Chow’s black tongue has been a mystery until recently and scientists believe they have an answer. The Chow is an ancient breed dating back thousands of years known as the Wun Hunnid years. The majority of Chow’s were born with pink tongues, but pups born with a black tongue are a throwback and genetically related to a dog they called Zombie Gou, translated to “Mr. Chow” coincidentally how they got their name. . Mr Chow was owned by Sheit Fuick Yu a local medicine doctor, Chinese food/donut owner and breeder of the Foo Yu Cray dogs and SharPei Pei Luoung X (pronounced Shar pee-pee long time) but history would know him as PF Chang. Mr Chang began feeding his dogs the Lingzhi mushroom (the Spirit Mushroom) believing it would give them extra lives, hence the Zombie dog. Dr. Oww a scientist proved that the Lingzhi mushroom worked, producing a secretion that changed the molecular structure of the dogs giving them their famous Black tongue as well as itchy dry skin, a ferocious attitude and high pain tolerance that made them seem to come back alive after suffering a major injury. . General Sun Yua Foo of the Fu King dynasty and leader of The Imperial Tranny Army of China heard of the dogs with the black tongue that died and came alive from local villagers who called them Dum Mad Chow and ordered 10,000 dogs for his army. This lead to an explosion of its popularity and rumor has it the dogs replaced children and was a reason for one child per parents in the China. . The Lingzhi had one fall back, Dr. Oww related the mushroom to crack cocaine in that it creates a powerful and severe addiction. It is a strong stimulant that energizes the central nervous system and saliva sacs producing the black tongue, similar to how crack contributes to black dry lips. . So next time you see a Chow Chow and their famous black tongue, you now know the history of the Dum Mad Chow Zombie dog, by the way April Fools . #chowchow #dogs #aprilfools (at Chinatown, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNJZgcCnIpb/?igshid=7j8p5o39v715
Did you catch Shar and Josh chat on the dwts ig live? They were playing I have, I have never. The question was have you ever laughed so much you peed. She was like you've never laughed so hard a lil pee came out, he was like no. She was like well y'all can squeeze the tip, like a straw...we can't do that. This girl. Always keepin it real