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(for the purposes of this poll, there is no monkey's paw situation: the chore you pick stays the same level of difficulty/grossness/etc. as it normally is for you, and you only have to do it as often as you want to. the chores you don't pick are magically done for you exactly the way you'd want them to be, just with zero effort on your part.)

#making the bed! #its an irresistible cat magnet apparently and i get a lot of entertainment out of it lol #trouble can be out lurking in the garden and the moment i decide its time to change the sheets #he's there #its like he has a sixth sense for that shit lol #i guess he enjoys having the bed made on top of him?? lmao

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this does not apply if you wear exclusively leggings. Those things tear all the time you need like a million on standby

#well it USED to be three and then two ripped within like a month of each other #one of them is still wearable it just needs repaired #and strengthened so it doesnt fuckin rip AGAIN bc whoever made it apparently thought reinforcing at the waistband was optional #the other to my GREAT sadness ripped right up the ass #but i might cut it up and use as a pattern bc those ones were my fav

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for example:

ni kar'tayl gai sa'ad

becomes

ia kaaratainy tegy gai saa ainy adi

I like to think that the rest of the haat mando'ade just look at jaster like what the actual fuck any time he goes from standard mando'a to this bastard grandchild of a dialect lol

i may or may not be working on another fuckin conlang - this one's technically a dialect of mando'a so it's not a full thing like my kel dor conlang, but the process is similar. long story short in the process of developing my backstory for jaster mereel i realised that his dialect of mando'a should probably be VERY divergent from standard mando'a. He's from a hick backwoods region of a hick backwoods planet in mandalorian space, which was originally populated by three different colonies of different species, and then became a mandalorian colony (albeit not a major one) for centuries, so the local language is a mishmash of at least five or six different parent languages lol.

I'm not gonna think abt it too hard, bc i already spend more time conlanging than i do actually writing, but... ngl, I look forward to releasing this monstrosity into the wild lol.

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i may or may not be working on another fuckin conlang - this one's technically a dialect of mando'a so it's not a full thing like my kel dor conlang, but the process is similar. long story short in the process of developing my backstory for jaster mereel i realised that his dialect of mando'a should probably be VERY divergent from standard mando'a. He's from a hick backwoods region of a hick backwoods planet in mandalorian space, which was originally populated by three different colonies of different species, and then became a mandalorian colony (albeit not a major one) for centuries, so the local language is a mishmash of at least five or six different parent languages lol.

I'm not gonna think abt it too hard, bc i already spend more time conlanging than i do actually writing, but... ngl, I look forward to releasing this monstrosity into the wild lol.

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What if I told you that your comfort character looks like this without his mask?

Listen he’s a little ugly but hes got the spirit

#personally i def prefer exosorcery's take on KD faces #but honestly it's just gr8 having more alien character designs in general #instead of y'know #yet more humans with horns or tentacles or whatever pasted on #kel dor are my giant creepy snailbirdies and i love them

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KELDEORIN'YAA WORD OF THE DAY

GEHIR - To swear, to insult, to talk shit.

Adapted from a meme i found in the wild.

Some of are great cussers, some of us are not.

I, the queen of the malaprop, have great sympathy for the likes of Lao and me. Try as we might to be coloquially hip, people piss their pants whenever we swear. It's bad.

"Tatva di yagedi kya??" - Are you fucking me??

"Ssapaveke!"- Shit off!

"Yanan diya me..." - What the something... (because DAMN cannot be translated effectively in KD).

BTW, "Lao" is the word for RAIN... a very common name.

Have you read @plokoonsdisapprovingeyebrows great spreadsheet "The Keldeorin'yaa Conlang Dictionary" yet?? If you haven't you need to! Find it here -

keldeorinyaa conlang dictionary - Google Sheets

Thanks for correcting my translations, EYEBROWS! :)

(Apologies to BUMMER PARTY/RUSTY CREATES. I mangled your beautiful meme).

#akjdfshjahbdmch this is so funny XDDDD #big mood there #i need to get some more swearwords on the spreadsheet lol #the kel dor conlang

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#skjfgdsjhvbmchjshg #lmfao

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ANYONE WHO SAYS KI-ADI DOESN'T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR IS GETTING THIS PAGE STAPLED TO THEIR DOOR. (Star Wars: The Living Force | John Jackson Miller)

#omgomgomg #i LOVE them #starwars

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Good morning! I have a keldeorinyaa insult for y'all.

tatva di tanjen tta bekssisän.

[tah-tvah dii tahn-zhen chah bek-shi-san]

Literally translated, it means: You are the descendant of sea creatures.

Colloquially translated, it means: You have no fucking manners.

You can drop the tatva di part, that's just the pronoun. bekssisän means descendant, or junior member of a bloodline; you might refer to your assorted younger relatives as this, although if you aren't emotionally close to them it takes on shades of insult - this is a strong speech word.

tanjen has a more detailed post coming - long story short, it means 'sea creatures'. Lots of Dorin's sea creatures are either food or will turn you into food, and frequently both qualities co-exist...

#kel dor conlang

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KELDEORIN'YAA WORD OF THE DAY

BARANDAO - The Baran Do sages, Dorin's indigenous Force tradition and primary religious organizations.

AISTAAN - Authority, boss, person in charge.

Read the entire "Keldeorin'yaa Conlang Dictionary" here:

keldeorinyaa conlang dictionary - Google Sheets

Many thanks, @plokoonsdisapprovingeyebrows !

#yeeeessss they look so good in blue!!! #ahhhhh those veils!! #so close to what i was imagining for saodi!! #[happy flails]

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in fact I'm gonna put my tags here:

#ok ok so this hits on smth i put in the timetravel plo fic! #i called it temple service #its where Initiates get rotated thru the various practical fields that keep the Temple running #kitchens laundries quartermasters gardens maintenance etc. #to give them first-hand experience in all the work that goes into keeping the temple in the shape it's in #and to give them practical skills in case they ever need it #and also to introduce them to these fields in case they WANT to devote their lives to them #i hc that the temple takes in about twice as many kids as ever make a traditional knighthood #bc a lot of those kids decide that actually they want to be chefs and bakers and nurses and pilots and mechanics and teachers #and gardeners and scientists and logistics ppl and a million other things instead #and the jedi support those kids and make sure they get the best education in their chosen fields #bc the galaxy needs all sorts of people #and the temple is a microcosm of the galaxy #the traditional knights have basic skills in those areas so that they can work independently/adapt to the circumstances of their missions #but for more advanced problems... sometimes you need an expert #also the idea of a Maintenance Master turning up to fix your busted laundry chute with an adorable Initiate in tow is v v cute #im writing fic abt this as we speak

the reason I have these headcanons is because, when I think about what my classmates wanted to be when we were kids, like 95% of them wanted to be educators, scientists, medical professionals, tradies, farmers, to work with animals or machines or food, to be designers or artists, and so on. Even if you assume the Force guides Jedi toward kids that have the aptitudes to do the work of a traditional knight, you're still going to get kids who go "yeah that doesn't sound like the sort of life I want, thanks" and pick something a little less emotionally taxing to dream about.

and yeah, just on moral grounds I can't see the Order discarding or neglecting these kids, or forcing them into the path of a traditional knighthood - but there's solid practical reasons to embrace them too. Having support staff and contacts for your Order that understand you and your values and internal culture so fundamentally would be invaluable, even if they as individuals chose to leave and lead different lives.

The Jedi Order mainly being an institution about teaching makes me sad that we never see more "Jedi classes" outside of the popular ones like martial arts, healthcare and Force wackery.

Alongside basic language and science education etc there have to be at least some trade and college courses on offer, right? The Jedi need a bunch of their own people with law degrees. Proper pedagogy studies for future crèchemasters. Cooks. Managers. All types of engineers. Electricians. Accountants. Researchers. How many Jedi hold a doctorate or professorate? Because I think a large number of them do. Their databanks are filled with millennia of dissertations. You can still find Yoda's articles from 500 years ago and cite them in your history research paper.

The Order just having its own micro-economy going on and every member getting their own regular job education next to all the lightsaber swinging adventures... pls

#something something the Jedi have a deep awareness of the connectedness of life and society #they HAVE TO in order to do their jobs #can't see them ignoring it in this situation #starwars #sw headcanons

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The Jedi Order mainly being an institution about teaching makes me sad that we never see more "Jedi classes" outside of the popular ones like martial arts, healthcare and Force wackery.

Alongside basic language and science education etc there have to be at least some trade and college courses on offer, right? The Jedi need a bunch of their own people with law degrees. Proper pedagogy studies for future crèchemasters. Cooks. Managers. All types of engineers. Electricians. Accountants. Researchers. How many Jedi hold a doctorate or professorate? Because I think a large number of them do. Their databanks are filled with millennia of dissertations. You can still find Yoda's articles from 500 years ago and cite them in your history research paper.

The Order just having its own micro-economy going on and every member getting their own regular job education next to all the lightsaber swinging adventures... pls

#ok ok so this hits on smth i put in the timetravel plo fic! #i called it temple service #its where Initiates get rotated thru the various practical fields that keep the Temple running #kitchens laundries quartermasters gardens maintenance etc. #to give them first-hand experience in all the work that goes into keeping the temple in the shape it's in #and to give them practical skills in case they ever need it #and also to introduce them to these fields in case they WANT to devote their lives to them #i hc that the temple takes in about twice as many kids as ever make a traditional knighthood #bc a lot of those kids decide that actually they want to be chefs and bakers and nurses and pilots and mechanics and teachers #and gardeners and scientists and logistics ppl and a million other things instead #and the jedi support those kids and make sure they get the best education in their chosen fields #bc the galaxy needs all sorts of people #and the temple is a microcosm of the galaxy #the traditional knights have basic skills in those areas so that they can work independently/adapt to the circumstances of their missions #but for more advanced problems... sometimes you need an expert #also the idea of a Maintenance Master turning up to fix your busted laundry chute with an adorable Initiate in tow is v v cute #im writing fic abt this as we speak

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the kel dor conlang is up to 1700 words!! 1706 exactly! 8DDD

Fav new addition: if u want to go pspspsps to a critter on Dorin, u go tsatsatsatsa instead!

#tsatsariyi is to whisper #the kel dor conlang

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I've figured for ages that Little 'Soka is more or less a direct translation of a keldeorinyaa endearment, but until now I haven't thought about what that endearment might actually be!

Answer: gepetka sosoka.

gepetka is simple: the word gep, meaning 'young' + etka, the gentle agent suffix.

sosoka is how Ahsoka's name would be nicknameified in keldeorinyaa - basically, pick a pleasing syllable and duplicate it. Ahsoka's name is three syllables, compared to native kel dor names which are almost always two syllables or less, so she loses a syllable in the process.

On a related note... Plo's childhood nickname was laolao, and Sha would have been ssassa. :D

#kel dor conlang #plo koon

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In the dark (I can hear your heartbeat)

Pairing : Plo Koon x gn!reader

Word Count : 1,531

Summary : How a moment of vulnerability can turn into a deeper look towards shared feelings, intimacy and a sense of belonging between Plo and the reader.

Warnings : just hurt with comfort, the fic is about vertigo and basically feeling dizzy in your sleep (read the notes on the published post on ao3 for more info!!). And lots of domestic fluff and thoughts about Plo.

Read the preview under the cut

Full fic in ao3

Tagging : @a-dorin @getdookuedon in case yall want to read this <3

It comes quietly. Unexpectedly. 

It’s like a cheetah hunting for its food. That quiet predator watching its prey’s every move, while it relaxes, thinking that no one is going to disturb it. It comes when you are in the throes of unconsciousness, the moment you feel yourself drift off to sleep. You feel the heaviness of it overtake you. At that moment, you’re ready to let go.

Unexpectedly, it strikes. It’s at that moment of weakness, when you let yourself go. The familiar and yet strange and unknown feeling of spinning, of helplessness. The moment the predator was waiting for. You can’t do anything but cry out, try to wake up. You know you have to open your eyes, to make it stop, but it’s almost impossible. 

It’s like you’re trapped in that moment of spinning. The dream you’re having is no longer pleasant, if it ever was. You force yourself to breathe, to take deep breaths; you know this worked the last time (you’re not so sure it is going to work again).

And then you feel him. You feel the Force around you, his Force signature. It’s like a breeze in the middle of the heat of the summer. It lasts only for a few seconds, and yet it encompasses you completely. It’s a calming feeling, like a warm embrace, a cold, soothing hand on your burning forehead. You are not sure if he is even there with you, or if it is just his spirit trying to reach out to you in the darkness of the night. You are almost awake now. You can feel his body heat next to yours, or is that just your imagination playing tricks on you again? 

And yet, you can hear his voice. Soft spoken and thick with sleep, yet firm and steady. He’s telling you you’re safe. You are awake. The pressure of something cold against your temple. It takes you a moment to realize it's actually the bottom part of his mask, and that he is imitating kissing your forehead. He knows this worked on you before, he knows it calms you down. So he always finds the chance to give you a kiss, or the resemblance of one. It's one of the many ways he shows you that he cares. It never goes underappreciated.

#fic rec #:DDDD this is rly lovely OP!!

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KELDEORIN'YAA WORD OF THE DAY

AYNAMAKI (N) - Droid, specifically those built to Dor'in specifications.

KSAABENADI (Vb) - To monitor, to watch.

Read the full Keldorin'yaa Conlang Dictionary here -

keldeorinyaa conlang dictionary - Google Sheets

Many thanks to @plokoonsdisapprovingeyebrows !

#every single one of these brightens my day immensely <3333333

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Chapter 29 is up!!

Rating: T Characters: Plo Koon, Commander Wolffe, the Jedi Council, assorted Jedi & Clone side characters, a whole bunch of OCs Chapters: 27/? Fic Contains – star warstrek crossover, a whole lotta culture clash, discussion of genocide and war and other Clone Wars-typical topics, Jedi culture/worldbuilding, and the authors playing fast and loose with both canons.

THEN: In the midst of the Clone Wars, a newly-minted Jedi Knight vanishes, suspected of defecting. But the woman brought back to face the Council is not Knight Tulin, but an officer of an extragalactic organization that calls itself ‘Starfleet’. Curiosity, and a determination to rectify the mistake, drive Plo Koon to take the lost Commander Chester under his wing. But between Republic Intelligence’s sinister interest in their extra-galactic visitor, the growing Separatist determination to capture her for themselves, and the good Commander’s own determined escape attempts, keeping Chester alive is hard enough–let alone getting her home. NOW: In the horrific wake of Order 66, a badly injured Plo Koon stakes his survival on one last desperate hyperspace jump, to a mysterious anomaly that might offer hope for him–and for what little remains of the Jedi Order. For Captain Diane Chester, Plo’s arrival is confirmation of all her fears. Now, she’s got to keep the Empire’s grubby hands off the Alpha Quadrant with only one ship, one Jedi, and that greatest Starfleet tradition–a hell of a lot of showmanship.

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In today's update, Chester makes it back to Coruscant, the Jedi Council takes stock of recent events, Lingo and Joyride discover the joys of Shopping, and Count Dooku very slightly rethinks the advisability of becoming Palpatine's cringefail apprentice...

#fic: where angels fear to tread