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man-and-atom · 1 month
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Radioactive Waste
United States Atomic Energy Commission public information booklet, circa 1972.
We admit to curiosity about the phrase “it remains potentially dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years”. The fission products segregate naturally into two groups (nobody knows why), one with half–lives of less than thirty years, and one with half–lives of more than a hundred thousand years. The radiotoxic hazard is almost entirely in the former, and is effectively spent within a few hundred years.
It is possible that what is meant is that, if the waste were to be dispersed into the environment after a long period of cooling, some unknown geochemical process could possibly concentrate some of these long–lived fission products into a hazardous form. But the likelihood of this is vanishingly remote, especially because for any element except technetium, dilution with non–radioactive forms of the same element would almost certainly occur. Indeed, the “permissible body burden” given for iodine–129 (half–life 15·7 million years) in a 1959 regulatory guidebook is greater than the total amount of iodine normally present in the human body!
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sleepywitchdesign · 7 months
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NEBA (North End Business Association) booklet design. Intended to have a trendy, artsy approach while still maintaining competence.
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teeth--thief · 6 months
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Google Drive full of book PDFs about Chernobyl
Link to the Google Drive if you don't want to click the title: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kscKFciW6almJA8p-0sUQPO3c0A4AQYe
Note: It will be updated regularly - for as long as I'll be able to find/get new things =) So far I've compiled 41 books in three languages.
Just to repeat what I said in the first post: I'm open to any requests or suggestions or even PDFs themselves, if someone wants to share theirs from their collection. Message me, send me an ask, throw a rock through my window - whatever you prefer, just please, do it yourself because I'm too scared to message anyone, thanks. No fiction - that's the only rule. Any language is welcome - if you want me to look for a certain book in the language of your choice, I'll do that. If you have a book in language other than English, I'd love to add it to the Drive! If you have a better version of whatever PDF I've already got, then I'd be more than happy to do a swap.
Now, some of my reasoning, if anyone's interested: first of all, I think it's important for everyone to be able to access stuff like this. Think of it as a library, minus the "give these back" part. Secondly, I get soooo mad when people are like haha, found this super rare, basically impossible to find, very expensive book! ...I shall now keep it exclusively to myself. Ma'am, you're ruining the vibe and stalling everyone's hobby research but I guess you do you...
List of all the books (under the cut):
In English:
Voices from Chernobyl - Alexievich S.
Chernobyl Reactor Accident - Source Term
Chernobyl - Insight from the Inside - Dr. Chernousenko V.M.
How It Was - Dyatlov A.S.
(ENG+RUS) Chernobyl Booklet
Chernobyl: The Devastation, Destruction and Consequences of the World’s Worst Radiation Accident - Fitzgerald I.
Final Warning. The Legacy of Chernobyl - Gale R.P.
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster - Higginbotham A.
INSAG-1
INSAG-7
Interesting Chernobyl - 100 Symbols
From Chernobyl To Fukushima - Karpan N.
Manual for Survival. A Chernobyl Guide to the Future - Kate Brown
Chernobyl. Confessions of a Reporter - Kostin I.
The Politics of Invisibility. Public Knowledge about Radiation Health Effects after Chernobyl - Kuchinskaya O.
Memories - Kupnyi A.
Chernobyl 01:23:40 - The Incredible True Story of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster - Leatherbarrow A.
Chernobyl Notebook - Medvedev G.
No Breathing Room - Medvedev G.
Chernobyl Record - The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe - Mould R. F.
Wormwood Forest - A Natural History of Chernobyl - Mycio M.
Life Exposed: Biological Citizens After Chernobyl - Petryna A.
Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy - Plokhy S.
Ablaze - Story of Chernobyl - Read P.P.
Producing Power: The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry - Schmid S. D.
Chernobyl: A Documentary Story - Shcherbak I.
The Vienna Report
Chernobyl - Crime Without Punishment - Yaroshinskaya A.A.
In Russian:
Chernobyl: Kak eto bylo. Preduprezhdeni - Kopchinsky, Steinberg
Chernobyl. Tak eto bylo. Vzglyad Iznutri - Voznyak Ya. Troitskiy N.
Лучевая болезнь человека (очерки) - Гуськова А.К., Байсоголов Г.Д.
Чернобыль. Как это было - Дятлов А.С.
Чернобыль: 30 лет спустя - Кравчук Н.В.
Живы - Купный А.
Чернобыль - Щербак Ю.
(ONLY Pages 367-383) Чернобыль, 10 лет спустя. Неизбежность или случайность?
KGB files - pre and post accident (includes additional information in Ukrainian)
In Polish: 
Jak to było - Diatłov A.S.
Czarnobyl - Plokhy S.
Czarnobyl - Sekuła P.
Katastrofa w Czarnobylu - Sekuła P.
Czarnobyl. Od katastrofy do procesu - Siwiński W.
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naughtyneganjdm · 3 months
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Naughty or Nice - Chapter 11
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Summary: Negan and his family go ice skating with the Greene family. While he's there Negan has some very important conversations with a few people that will change the course of his future.
Characters: Negan, Beau, Maggie, the reader (OC), Glenn, Beth, Erin etc.
AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51464518/chapters/133869538
Warnings: Swearing, angst, dirty talk, etc.
Notes: My nap ran a little over so I'm post this very, very late. I hope you enjoy it and as always, thanks to those of you who do comment! That kind of stuff fuels a writer to finish things.
“I can’t believe she really pulled this whole thing off,” Beau rambled while he sat down beside Negan at a bench getting his ice skates on. After the snowstorm last night, it had been more than enough snow to cross off the final requests that Beau had given Y/N when she asked him what he wanted to do for Christmas. Earlier in the day all of them had gone sledding at a location together, went home for a while to relax and now they were at the area in the small town where they were doing ice skating. “I asked so much of her and she was able to do everything that I asked and then some before Christmas.”
“She’s incredible,” Negan agreed with his son, tying his ice skates together letting out a loud sigh when he gazed out at Y/N. It was hard holding back on their emotions in public and having to hide things from everyone. Having her so far off in the distance pretending to be with Glenn always made Negan feel so uncomfortable. Even though they had a good night together, Negan could tell that Y/N was really upset about the things that she had discovered about her father and mother. It was weighing heavy on her and it was obvious to Negan that she was upset. Most of the night they had talked about their future together. Negan was doing his best to make her feel loved, hoping that she would see the light in the future she could have with him. Maybe it was strange, but they focused heavily on the idea of that baby they suggested they have together. This was all very fast, but it went with that old saying, you know when you know. And Negan knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with this girl. During the night and morning she tried really hard to pretend that she was okay. There was no questioning that she was good at putting up a façade, but Negan knew better. “I think that booklet you found has really upset her. Everything with her father and mother has really distraught her.”
“How couldn’t it?” Beau leaned back on the bench that he was sitting on with Negan. Erin’s giggles were heard and they could see that Beth was holding Erin’s hand while they skated together on the ice. That was another good thing about being here. Beth had been great with Erin and Beau from the start. When they got here, Erin was so eager to go out on the ice and the only one that could keep up with her was Beth, but Negan trusted her. She had proved time and time again that she was good with his children so Negan was happy that Erin could find joy with Beth. “That’s a lot to find out all in one night dad. That her mother was actually alive for that small amount of time. To know that her father was part of it all and he was actually engaged to her mother? That’s an explosion of information.”
“It is,” Negan’s gaze fell upon Hershel who was at the other end of the ice rink speaking to Annette about something. Those two looked like they were fighting and it made Negan think about how Annette had finally told Hershel off last night. “We were really close to being thrown out last night.”
“I know. I was at the bottom of the stairs with Annette and Y/N when the two of you were fighting,” Beau mentioned to his father making a very dramatic expression. “I heard what he said. I’m glad Annette made it clear that she wasn’t going to let that happen,” Beau nudged his father with his shoulder, a wicked smirk tugging at his lips. “It must feel good to know that Annette gave you permission to be with her daughter.”
“Sure, it’s nice,” Negan began, holding his hands out like he was weighing something between the two of them. “But then again Beau, I would have been with Y/N whether I had her blessing or not. I love that girl and nothing is stopping me from being with her.”
“Like a true romantic,” Beau gloated, patting Negan on the shoulder. It made the bridge of Negan’s nose wrinkle and he chuckled at how Beau was speaking.
Lifting his head back up, Negan couldn’t help but steal another look at Y/N with Glenn. They didn’t look like they were talking either. What Y/N really needed right now was someone that would talk things out with her and show their support to her. Glenn was lacking in those areas. So right now she had to feel like she was completely alone and Negan hated that.
“I know she wants to talk to her father about everything, but she isn’t. I know she’s scared and I don’t blame her,” Negan noted letting his thoughts escape his lips. “It’s so strange Beau because I tell you what? At work? This woman doesn’t give a shit what people think about her. And she is the biggest ball buster. But what her family does to her? It breaks my heart because she is a spitfire. It’s like these people drain her and I hate it.”  
“I still think she’s that person, I just think she’s just afraid of being hurt,” Beau insinuated throwing his hands about while trying to gather what he was thinking. “People at work really don’t mean anything in the long run. Sure, they are the people you are with every day so you have to be civil enough to deal with that, but the people here? They are her family. They are the people that are supposed to love her from the start. Yet they have broken her down and made her feel terrible.”
“You know,” Negan lifted his arm enough to reach up to mess his fingers through Beau’s dark hair. “For a boy that is so talented with everything that he does, I can see you being a psychiatrist when you get older because you are so…”
“Deep?” Beau’s eyebrows bounced up and Negan chuckled. “Yeah, I get that a lot.”
“Highly intelligent and emotionally levelheaded was more what I was going for,” Negan hooked his arm around Beau’s shoulders to give him a firm hug. “At your age, I was not as bright as you are. You impress me every day.”
“I’m just perceptive and very aware of people’s emotions,” Beau admitted, resting his head against Negan’s chest to allow his father to pull him close. “People are easy to read if you take the time to notice,” Beau slurred out, tipping his head up to stare up at Negan who looked proud of him. “Speaking of which…you’ve been acting weird today too. What’s going on with you?”
“Beau,” Negan half laughed when he allowed Beau to sit back up straight again, “I think that’s a loaded question because so much has happened in the last few days that I don’t even know where to start. Hiding my relationship with Y/N is a hard one for starters.”
“Right,” Beau seemed to linger on what his father said before he shook his head, “I get that. I know what you mean, but you’ve just been odd around both Y/N and Maggie. Like you have something on your mind.”
“Oh,” Negan’s lips parted, shrugging as he debated if he could even talk to Beau about the things that he was thinking about. “It’s complicated.”
“When isn’t it with you?” Beau countered and it made Negan scoff, but also laugh at his son’s bluntness. “I don’t mean that to be rude dad, but you are in a sticky situation here with Y/N. It’s been nothing but complicated since we got here.”
“Okay then. Are you okay with me asking your opinion on a few things?” Negan knew that this wasn’t what he should be putting on his son, but Beau was always very good at giving his view on things. And he was always usually right. “Would you care if I married Y/N on New Years?”
“No,” Beau immediately answered folding his arms out in front of his chest, his eyebrows furrowing. How fast he answered surprised Negan. He knew that Beau liked Y/N, but the fact he was so okay with even the idea of that was something in itself. “Is that what you are planning on doing?”
“I asked her to marry me last night,” Negan informed his son and shock flooded Beau’s features when he sat forward.
“Did you give her the ring that you had gotten for Maggie?” Beau blurt out causing Negan to hush his son, placing his finger over his lips. Beau seemed confused when Negan shook his head. “Where did you get a ring?”
“It was kind of informal and not completely official. I asked her to marry me and then I gave her a ring pop,” Negan explained to Beau who stared out at him thinking he was joking. When Negan’s face remained serious, Beau laughed out loud and tried covering his mouth to hide his amusement. “It was cherry flavored.”
“And that worked?” Beau couldn’t help but be amused with his father’s answer. Nodding, Negan’s Adam’s apple bounced in his throat and Beau shrugged. “I guess she thought that was romantic, huh?”
“Listen, it was romantic,” Negan defended himself, holding his hand up in the air before placing it to his chest. “We walked around the loop again. It was snowing really hard and I asked her to marry me. She mentioned the whole ring thing and I remembered that your sister had given me a ring pop earlier. So I asked her with that. It’s a place holder for a real ring. One that we will get when we return to New York. I’ll ask her again the right way when we are home and then I want to marry her on New Years.”
“Okay, okay,” Beau snickered to himself knowing that his dad seemed quite proud of the whole thing. “You couldn’t at least swing for one of those mixed ring pops where they are two flavors?”
“All I had was cherry,” Negan recalled drawing Beau to snort with his laughter and Negan sighed. Beau visibly thought his proposal was tacky, but Negan was proud of it and he thought it was very sweet. At least he was happy when he thought back on the moment he shared with Y/N when he asked her. “Listen, she loved it okay? I just wanted to make sure that you were okay with the whole thing because I want to make you happy.”
“You think I’m going to have a problem with the woman who went above and beyond for me to give me the Christmas that she thinks I deserve?” Beau countered with an immediate shake of his head. “She’s the closest I’ve felt to mom in a very long time. It’s almost like mom sent her to me. To us.”
Hearing that broke Negan out of the emotions he was feeling in that moment, his heart raced and he looked to Beau who gave him a nod, “I’m serious dad. She’s so much like mom. The way she treats me. The way she is with you. It’s like mom knew we were both broken and she sent her to be in our life. She’s the first person I’ve actually seen try with us. Try with you. And she’s good at it. She loves you and she treats both Erin and me so good.”
Knowing that his son felt like Lucille brought Y/N into their lives really touched him and he let out a long exhale when he looked down toward his lap. At this moment, he was doing everything he could to bottle up his emotions to keep himself from crying. That whole idea really hit home for him and he knew it would be ridiculous if he started crying in the middle of town for all to see. Beau nudged his father and he heard Negan let out a huff, “That’s all?”
“Would you be mad if we had a baby together?” Negan inquired drawing Beau to lean back surprised with that question. “We were talking about having a baby together and I…I think we both want it. Would that upset you?”
“Is she pregnant?” Beau wondered, looking to her with worry in his eyes when she had made it onto the ice rink with Glenn. Shifting forward on the seat, Beau was clearly uneasy after finding out what they were considering. “Dad, if she’s pregnant she shouldn’t be ice skating. We need to keep her from…”
“I don’t think…I mean, I don’t know,” Negan noticed Beau going to go get up and he reached for his son to urge him back down onto the bench. “Don’t freak out, I don’t know if she is pregnant. And if she was, we probably wouldn’t know it for at least…a couple of weeks. I remember with your mom when she was pregnant with Erin. We wouldn’t even know yet if we tried.”
“So she is or she isn’t pregnant?” Beau demanded an answer, but Negan didn’t know if he could exactly give Beau one. When Negan thought of what to say, Beau threw his hand around in a circular motion trying to get Negan to give him an answer. “Dad! I’m going to need an answer here because if she is pregnant, I’m going to have to come up with something to get her off the ice.”
“I don’t know! I don’t think so. It doesn’t really happen that fast,” Negan reasoned with Beau, but that answer just made Beau more uneasy. “We just kind of agreed last night that we would try to have a baby and I wanted to make sure that it was okay with you first. I didn’t really think about if it worked or not because, well, fuck I don’t know.”
“I love being a big brother, of course I wouldn’t mind,” Beau declared, his eyes following Y/N’s movements while she skated with Glenn by her side. “As long as you give me and Erin the same amount of love that you do now, we won’t care.”
There was a silence that fell over them when Beau’s nose wrinkled and he let out a disgusted breath, “Wait, are you saying that the two of you…did…that,” Beau put emphasis on his words when he looked to his father, “when I left last night?”
“Uhm,” Negan bit down on his bottom lip, his thick eyebrows bouncing up when Beau gagged at the idea of it. “Do you want me to lie to you dude because I can. I just try to avoid lying to you and I always have.”
“God. Yup, the two of you are so much like you and mom,” Beau pinched at the bridge of his nose showing the tension that it caused him to know that they did that. “So you only started last night?”
“I mean,” Negan thought about how he had been intimate with Y/N and they weren’t safe. Any of the times they were together. Not even once. Beau’s face was pale at the idea of everything and Negan let out a tense sound. “You don’t want to talk about this stuff Beau. You’re just going to get more grossed out.”
“Oh, trust me. Nothing will ever get more awkward than you and mom explaining sex to me the first time,” Beau reminded Negan of the past hearing his father let out an uncontrollable laugh that he tried to mute by covering his mouth. “You remember that, right?”
Instead of answering, Negan simply nodded his head and dropped his head down, “Let’s just say mom was much better at explaining the whole thing without making me want to vomit.”
“Your mom was better with words,” Negan confessed, throwing his hand up in the air when Beau placed his hand in over the center of his stomach showing that he was nauseated at the thought. “I’m just very blunt and I try to be honest.”
“Too honest,” Beau waved his hand about in the air, looking to his father with a shake of his head. “Moving along. To answer your questions. Yes, I’m okay with the two of you getting married and yes, I’m okay with a baby. Is that all? Because I’d really like to go out on the ice and make sure that she is safe.”
“Beau, she’s not pregnant yet,” Negan stated with another half laugh, looking to the ice again. “As far as I’m aware.”
“That doesn’t make me feel better dad,” Beau let out a frustrated sound, his hazel eyes becoming frustrated with Negan. “If my brother or sister is growing inside of her, no matter how young it is, I don’t want her slipping and falling on that ice.”
“Don’t worry about that yet Beau. If we tell you that she’s pregnant, that’s when you can worry,” Negan urged his son to look away from the ice rink when Erin had found Y/N. They were skating together with Erin holding Y/N’s hand out on the ice.
“I’m gonna worry,” Beau declared with a very serious expression that made Negan laugh with Beau rolling his eyes in response. “Is that all you wanted to ask me?”
“Actually, no. This one is more serious,” Negan mouthed trying to gather himself after he found amusement in their last discussion. “With Y/N sad, there is something that happened yesterday that I think I should tell her about. Something that I didn’t mean for it to happen, but I always want to be honest with her.”
“Okay?” Beau’s eyebrow arched in curiosity. “That’s vague.”
“When it was dark yesterday, I heard someone come into my room and I thought it was Y/N after she was done with you,” Negan thought back on the night before, stopping to think about what the best way to explain things was. “The thing was, it was Maggie. And Maggie…kissed me last night. I feel really bad about it and think that I should tell Y/N about it. What do you think?”
“Haven’t you kissed Maggie before when you were pretending?” Beau shook his head from side to side. A scoff fell from Negan’s throat since he was trying to hide the adult nature of it. “Why would she be mad now if she already saw it before?”
“It’s a kiss that only couples do,” Negan suggested, his face twisting with discomfort when he tried to make it more clear to Beau without being completely honest to him. Beau was young and he didn’t need to hear all of this stuff. “I tried telling Y/N about it last night, but she was so upset that I didn’t. I’ve been trying to tell her today, but I can tell that she is emotional about everything that she found out about her parents.”
“And you think she will be upset if she knows that Maggie kissed you?” Beau questioned before Negan inhaled sharply and nodded. “But you didn’t know that it was Maggie kissing you? You thought it was her?”
“Yeah,” Negan answered, his eyes falling upon Maggie who was just now walking out after she got her skates. Now that he thought about things, Negan damned himself for thinking that Maggie was originally Y/N last night. He knew that Y/N was naughty, but the way Maggie touched him and did things to him was so vastly different than Y/N. But then again, Maggie wasn’t exactly acting like Maggie last night either. “I think she would be really upset.”
“If you want to have a future with Y/N where it’s good…” Beau began, standing up from the bench and pointing over toward the rink. “Then you need to be honest with her from the start. Even if it upsets her. You have to give her the chance to understand. Otherwise, you start keeping things from her and that’s not the way to start your relationship.”
“You’re right,” Negan agreed with Beau, who started back stepping toward the rink. “You’re going to be latched onto her while she’s on the ice rink, aren’t you?”
“Yup,” Beau answered Negan who smiled and looked down toward the ground again.
“You don’t think she will find that weird?” Negan pushed, nodding out toward the rink again when he noticed that Maggie was getting closer to the two of them. “You can’t exactly tell her that you think she’s pregnant.”
“I’ll figure something out,” Beau pointed backwards before giving his father a set of thumbs up. “Good talk dad. Now I have to go.”
Snorting, Negan leaned back on the bench and watched Beau get out on the rink as quickly as he could. From afar it was funny because he could only imagine what Beau came up with when he managed to get Y/N to wrap her arm around his.
“What was that all about?” Maggie questioned, sitting down beside Negan to get ready for skating.
“He’s just being silly,” Negan lied, turning to Maggie who looked upon him with her bright green eyes. “It’s just Beau being Beau. You know him.”
“Gotcha,” Maggie muttered staring out at the rink where most of her family was. “So, what happened last night after I left?”
“With your father?” Negan inquired, his eyebrow arching in curiosity when Maggie nodded. “We got into a heated disagreement.”
“And you’re still here?” Maggie frowned getting her first skate on and Negan shrugged. “Neither one of you were happy when I left last night and daddy hasn’t said much today. Neither one of you really talked about it.”
“The two of us butted heads and then Annette showed up. Hershel did tell me that he wanted me out of his home, but Annette gave him some attitude. Made him leave for bed,” Negan remembered clearing his throat when he adjusted his positioning on the bench. “Your stepmother is finally…stepping up.”
“Wow,” Maggie seemed impressed to hear that. A cool rush of air surrounded them and it sent a chill down Negan’s spine. It was amazing how fast it got cold around here. Reaching inside of his pocket, Negan grabbed his hat and pulled it on over his head. “Can we talk about last night?”
“I thought we were,” Negan reasoned with her throwing his hands up in the air. “I told you what happened with your dad. We just bickered. I told him what I thought about him and that was the end of the night. Beau and your sister heard the tail end of it too.”
“I’m sure she liked someone putting daddy in his place,” Maggie commented when Y/N and Beau stopped at the edge of the rink together. Beau was holding onto her hands and they seemed to be giggling.
“Rightfully so, don’t you think?” Negan quipped, knowing that Maggie had really gone back and forth with how she felt toward her father reacting the way he did to Y/N. “I think it’s time someone finally told Hershel what a shitty father and person he is.”
“He’s not really a shitty father,” Maggie corrected him with a frown and a tip of her head.
“No?” Negan replied back with a scoff. That was hard to believe considering all the things that Negan had witnessed since he had gotten to the farm.
“No. He was a really good father to me. He stepped up in the ways that mattered. Same with Beth,” Maggie thought back on her life with her family feeling uncomfortable that Negan was thinking Hershel was such a piece of shit. “He’s a good man too. You can ask the people here in town, he does a lot of good for people. He’s a retired veterinarian, but he’s helped a lot of people too. He’s had a hard past.”
“Do you think the way that he treats your sister is right?” Negan pushed knowing that previously Maggie had made it clear that she didn’t, but now it seemed like she was going back and forth with things. “Mags?”
“Obviously not, Negan. I’m not sure why he is the way he is with her,” Maggie suggested getting her other skate on while she sat beside him. “I want nothing, but the best for her. I do. But sometimes I do wonder if it’s not here.”
“What does that mean?” Negan blurt out and Maggie was starting to feel like he was interrogating her. “Mags?”
“Negan!” she snapped at him causing his thick eyebrows to bounce up. “I just mean it’s obvious that her and my dad are never going to get along. She’s looking for something here that she is never going to get. Everyone else loves her here, but when she’s with dad they both explode with one another. And it’s never going to work.”
“So she should just learn to accept that Hershel is always going to be abusive with her?” Negan didn’t like what Maggie was saying, even though she was right. The best thing for Y/N to do was separate herself from Hershel. “I know that you think he’s a good father to you Maggie, but he babies you. The way he acts about you being even around me is nuts. You’re nowhere near being a child. Yet he acts like you are one.”
“There are some things that he could be better at,” Maggie acknowledged wrapping her arm around the back of the bench, stroking her fingers through the hair at the back of Negan’s head. “The thing with you and my dad is that you are both alphas. You were destined to never get along.”
“What are you talking about Maggie? You’re more of a dominant in this relationship than I’ve ever been,” Negan reminded her with a snort. “Yeah, I’m an alpha, but so are you. You’ve never taken anyone’s shit and that’s what attracted me to you in the first place. You could kick my ass and I was smitten by it. You’re not this sweet, innocent country girl that needs protecting. You are a fucking bad ass country girl that doesn’t need anyone to protect her. Because she can kick anyone’s ass and it wouldn’t take much. Your father makes you believe you are something else.”
Maggie went to say something, but simply just smiled and shook her head, “You have no idea how good it feels to control someone as dominant as you Negan. You’re a pain in the ass and you are such an alpha male, but when you’re with me…”
“Exactly,” Negan snapped his fingers, his face scrunching up when he continued on. “I bow to no one and you were able to tame me. I was your loyal puppy dog for six months straight. So don’t pretend to be something you aren’t because your father has some kind of image in his head of you that isn’t even you. What you need to start doing is standing up for what is right. Stand up for yourself and stand up for your sister. Because it’s time someone did.”
“I don’t think she’s having a problem finding people to stand up for her,” Maggie sighed looking to the ice rink again to see that both Erin and Beau were holding her hands. “Beau latched onto her really fast. And Erin seemed to as well. It’s something that I had to work really hard for, but it wasn’t hard for her.”
“She’s like their mother,” Negan thought aloud lowering his head trying to avoid looking at her when they talked about Y/N. “Beau was best friends with Lucille. You know that. So he’s really latched onto her because she’s…so much like his mom.”
“I thought you said I was like Lucille,” Maggie pointed out drawing Negan to smile and tip his head from side to side.
“In one way. It’s the whole you have my balls in a vice grip thing,” Negan noted, his eyelashes fluttering when he looked to Maggie with a mischievous smile. “I’m attracted to bad ass people that can dominate the hell out of me and kick my ass. Powerful people turn me on.”
Sliding in closer to Negan on the bench, she swept her fingers over the side of his face and felt the warmth of his breath over her lips with how close she got to him, “Why don’t you follow me to the restroom so you can let me dominate you?”
“Maggie,” Negan’s eyelids were heavy, a lump developing in his throat with her green eyes hooked on his.
“Come on Negan,” Maggie leaned in, brushing her lips behind his ear drawing his eyes to close tightly. “Follow me into the bathroom. We’ll go into a stall and we can replay our first time together. What do you say? I’ll suck your cock and then we can fuck like we did the first time.”
“The first time we were in a bar where it was nothing, but adults…” Negan revealed turning his head ever so slightly to remind her of their time together. “Here, there could be children and I don’t do that kind of shit around children. You know how I feel about that stuff. This is a family place Maggie and I still don’t have condoms.”
“Then let’s go into the wooded area,” Maggie nodded off in the distance, her fingers sweeping in over the curve of his jawline. “You don’t have to wear a condom. One time isn’t going to kill us. You can come in me. I don’t care. It’s been so long. Let me relive things a little bit with you. Beau and Erin are busy with Y/N. We’re not at my father’s home…”
“Mags,” Negan sucked in a sharp breath when she slid forward. Snatching the scarf that Negan was wearing, she dropped it down into the center of his lap. When her hand lowered beneath the scarf, Negan felt her palming in over the center of his pants and he scoffed. Maybe in the past he would have been into something like this, but not when he was in love with someone else. “Please…”
“We can do anal if you want,” she kissed over Negan’s ear hearing him exhale loudly. “I’ll get you ready with my mouth and then you can take me from behind.”
“Jesus, you are laying it on thick,” Negan chuckled snatching her hand beneath the scarf to pull it out. Surprised filled Maggie’s features with Negan turning her down like he was and he couldn’t help but be amused with her antics. Snorting out, Negan couldn’t believe how hard she was actually trying with him right now. Speaking quiet enough, Negan knew that it was time he started to call her out on things. “You want me to fuck you in the ass now? With no condom, no lube? Do you want me to fucking hurt you?”
“You can use your spit,” she suggested like it was no big deal and Negan rolled his eyes before moving toward the end of the bench. “Negan?”
“That would really hurt you,” Negan corrected her with a shake of his head, his eyebrows furrowing at just how desperate she was to get him to have sex with her.
“I thought you liked that,” Maggie threw her hand out, her voice becoming angry with him being so anti everything she came up with. “You always did before.”
“Sure, but not hurting you. Anytime we’ve done anything like that, we had proper preparation. I’m an asshole, but I’m not a fucking asshole,” Negan grumbled under his breath finding himself annoyed with her suggestions. “I want to make the person I am with feel good, not like shit. It’s balls fucking cold Maggie. We’re wearing our skates. Yet you’re asking me to go have unprotected, uncomfortable anal sex in the middle of the woods where I will likely get frostbite on my balls and that wouldn’t feel good for you.”
“I just want you to have sex with me in general Negan,” she snatched her hand out to grab a hold of Negan’s jaw to get him to look at her. “I’m trying whatever it takes.”
“Why?” Negan pushed for answers, his face twisting with confusion. “Why are you so fucking desperate for me to fuck you, Maggie?”
“It’s been a long time Negan. Maybe I just want to come,” she shoved his face away letting out a disgusted breath with how Negan was responding to things.
“Okay Maggie. Let’s go in the bathroom and I will go down on you,” Negan was testing something when he turned in the seat, his brow line creasing. “You know you like my fingers. I’ll have you coming in no time. If that’s what you really want.”
“Why are you so against having sex with me Negan?” she demanded an answer causing Negan to huff before rolling his eyes, shaking his head with her question.
“Why are you so desperate to have sex with me? I just offered to go down on you. Is that not enough?” Negan waved his hand about in the air and she slid to the far end of the bench folding her arms out in front of her chest. “It’s strange Maggie, the things that you are offering me. First you want me to come inside of you, like it’s no big deal and then you offer me anal sex that could hurt you because we don’t have lube. You thinking I’d be appealed by that shows you don’t know me at all.”
“I just want to have sex with you Negan,” she threw her hands up, frustrated that he was getting as deep with things as he was. “Is that so wrong?”
“What aren’t you telling me Maggie?” Negan knew that this was just too extreme for that.
“You think I have something I’m hiding?” Maggie wondered, her jaw clenching when Negan smirked. It was the way he looked at her that made her feel uncomfortable. “What am I hiding from you Negan?”
“Are you pregnant?” Negan was blunt hearing her scoff when he asked her. “Are you pregnant with someone else’s baby and you are desperate for me to think that I’m the father?”
A loud smack filled the air followed by Negan’s grunt. Instead of keeping her skates on Maggie shakily took them off before working to get her shoes back on and storming off. Looking between Maggie and the others, Negan groaned out to himself. Unlacing his skates, Negan knew that he had to figure out whatever the hell was going on.
Returning the skates after he changed back into his boots, Negan headed over toward the pavilion where Maggie had run off. Maggie was sitting on top of one of the picnic tables with her head between her knees. Thankfully no one was around them so he could approach her on what was going on. He just knew he had to be a little better with the delivery.
“Are you pregnant?” Negan whispered, his face burning from where she had hit him. Sliding in beside her, Negan swallowed down hard and sighed loudly.
“If I was, how do you know it isn’t yours?” she lifted her head to look over at Negan who gave her a certain expression. “It could be yours Negan.”
“It couldn’t,” Negan shook his head, his nose wrinkling when he thought about things. “We haven’t had sex in quiet some time. We’ve fooled around, but we haven’t had sex. I also know that you’ve had your period since we’ve had sex. So if you are pregnant, you aren’t pregnant with my child.”
“I’m not pregnant,” she exhaled loudly, looking off in the distance when Negan slid in closer to her on the table. “I want to punch you right now Negan.”
“It wouldn’t be the first time,” Negan joked with her, nudging her arm with his elbow. Maggie was quiet, reaching up to wipe at her eyes with the back of her hand. “What’s going on Maggie? If you aren’t pregnant, talk to me.”
“I don’t want to upset you,” Maggie admitted noticing the way that his hazel eyes were looking her over. Instead of pushing her, Negan just waited. There was no one there. Just a fire that was set up to keep people warm so they had all the time in the world. “I cheated on you Negan.”
Nodding his head, Negan braced his hands back on the picnic table to think about what she told him. Well, that was not what he was expecting. Maggie turned to face him, her shoulders slumped forward, “It just happened Negan. I didn’t mean for it to happen. And I’m so angry at myself because I thought…I thought I was head over heels in love with you,” Maggie waited for Negan to say something else, but he just gazed upon her with his hazel eyes following her movements. “I love Beau and Erin. I love you. I just thought if the two of us slept together again, I would realize the mistake I made. Feel that passion that the two of us had from the start. I’d realize it was you that I was meant to be with.”
“I love you too Maggie,” Negan finally spoke up after a while, his head nodding slowly when he dragged his tongue across his bottom lip. There was a sense of fear deep within him when he looked to her again and shrugged his shoulders. “And I’ll always love you Maggie…”
“Negan,” she frowned, reaching out in attempts to touch his face, but Negan grabbed a hold of her hand to stop her from touching him.
“But I’m in love with someone else,” Negan declared noticing the color draining from her face when he opened up to her about how he felt. “I still want to be in your life and I know the kids would want you to be in their lives too. I love you Maggie, I’m just not in love with you…”
Silence followed and Negan felt uncomfortable with the way that Maggie was glaring at him. Waiting, he almost said something until he felt Maggie’s fist connecting with the center of his face drawing him to fall back off the picnic table in a thud.
“Fuck,” Negan groaned out, reaching up to touch his nose to feel that there was blood against his fingertips. Lifting his head, Negan saw that Maggie was staring down at him from where she had slid to the end of the picnic table. “What the fuck was that for?”
“What do you mean what was that for?” Maggie snapped at Negan who slowly pulled himself up into a seated position on the ground. “You tell me that you are in love with someone else and I’m just supposed to be okay with it?”
“You just told me that you cheated!” Negan threw his hand up in the air pointing in her direction. “I figured since you were being honest, I should be honest too.”
“There is a difference between cheating and falling in love with someone,” Maggie explained, shaking her head with irritation for what Negan was saying.
“You obviously fell in love with the person you cheated with,” Negan countered noticing that his hand was covered in blood from her hit. “You’re here trying to get me to have sex with you again to prove to yourself that you still have feelings for me. The only reason you are doing that is because you are trying to determine who you really fucking love. Me or the other person. I just saved you the trouble of having to choose.”
Standing up from the table, Maggie had Negan immediately covering his groin with his hands and she tipped her head to the side, “What are you doing?”
“You can hit me wherever you want, but please leave the dick and balls out of it,” Negan begged of her making Maggie let out a laugh, her eyes narrowing before she shook her head and turned away from Negan. “When women get mad, it’s the testicles or the dick they always go for.”
“You’ve obviously been cheating for a long time,” Maggie pointed out causing Negan to grumble to himself when he tried to get up but didn’t have it in him to yet. “What?”
“Not as long as you would think,” Negan was obviously vague, not wanting Maggie to realize who he was in love with. “It’s…new.”
“And you know that you love them?” Maggie was curious, turning to look at him again from where she was standing over him. With a nod, Negan said nothing more and she rolled her eyes. “Six months and nothing with us? But you’re with them a short amount of time and you just know?”
“When you meet the person that you are meant to be with, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve known them,” Negan reasoned with her, taking a moment to make sure that she wasn’t going to hit him again before slowly standing up. “I do love you, Maggie. I don’t question loving you. I just think I love you in the way that someone loves one of their best friends.”
“You really think that two people that were dating and had as much sex as we did can be friends?” she scoffed at Negan, her hands finding their way to her hips.
“I was hoping we could,” Negan declared with a simple shrug. The taste of blood lingered over his lips so he assumed she hit him good.
“What is it about them that made you fall in love with them?” Maggie dug for details and Negan stepped forward closer to her.
“You don’t want to hear that,” Negan hushed her, shakily reaching out to caress his hands in over her shoulders in attempts to calm her. “I don’t want to talk about her with you. I want to talk to you about you. I don’t regret the time we had together. You helped me through some of the toughest times of my life Maggie. You are so beautiful. You’re strong. And I did love you. I fucking love you. I just don’t think the two of us are meant to be endgame. I want you happy. And I don’t think with me you will be truly happy. If you think you can find happiness with this other guy, then I urge you to try. Because I think the two of us were just finding comfort with one another for the time that we could.”
“Shit,” Maggie lowered her head and Negan shakily reached up with his hand that didn’t have blood on it to sweep his thumb in over the side of her face.
“I’m sorry,” Negan apologized for everything knowing that this was a shitty time to find everything out, but with her confessing things to him he knew that he had to open up to her too. “I didn’t want to hurt you, Maggie. Believe it or not, you are important to me.”
“No, I’m sorry for hitting you,” she frowned after thinking things over. Lifting her hand, she curled her fingers around his wrist, urging him back toward the picnic table they were on originally. Stepping before him had Negan looking up at her with his big eyes. There was worry in them when she reached into her pocket, but she pulled out some tissue trying to get the blood from his face. “I should have never hit you.”
“I mean, that depends,” Negan swallowed down knowing that she would have probably beat the ever living shit out of him if she knew who it was that he was in love with. “I probably deserved that.”
“I’m surprised no one saw,” Maggie took a look over her shoulder to see that people were still distracted while she finished cleaning up Negan’s face.
“Even if someone did, I don’t think they’d want to approach you,” Negan accepted the next piece of tissue that she had to hold it up to his nose. “You’re fucking terrifying. No one is gonna want to fuck with you.”
“So terrifying,” she agreed with him, laughing and moving back beside him on the picnic table. “Is she some bimbo?”
“No,” Negan snorted, shaking his head and then pulling the tissue away to look if he was still bleeding. “I promise you I wouldn’t have made this decision if she wasn’t my soulmate, Maggie. We just click and I wanted to wait until after Christmas to tell you.”
“But I fucked that one up, huh?” Maggie observed hearing Negan sigh. “We better not tell my dad until after Christmas. Because if he knows, he will undoubtedly explode on you.”
“Yeah,” Negan snickered, tipping his head back to stare down at her. “You deserve to be happy Maggie Greene. I hope you know that.”
Sliding forward, Maggie stroked her fingers over the side of Negan’s face, dragging her fingers down over his neck. Leaning forward, her lips hovered in over his drawing a sharp breath from his throat. Bringing their lips together, the kiss lingered with Negan’s hand raising to sweep his fingers in over the side of her face. Deepening the kiss, Maggie brushed her tongue against Negan’s hearing him hum before pulling away with a wince when her nose hit his.
“Fuck,” Negan laughed, lowering his head and she chuckled. “That was a good last kiss that my nose had to ruin.”
“My bad,” she pat him on the knee, giving it a firm squeeze. “I guess I shouldn’t have broken your nose. It could have been very romantic.”
“It was good enough,” Negan sighed lowering his head down to rest it over her shoulder. After a minute, Maggie lowered her head and rest her head against his cuddling into it. There was a few minutes of silence when Negan let out a long sigh. “I feel like I should go lay face first in the snow for a while because my face is on fire.”
“I can cover for you if that’s what you want to do,” Maggie teased hearing his snort follow, but she just cuddled her head in closer to his. “You think I can still see Beau and Erin?”
“Of course,” Negan promised, sliding his hand out to hook his fingers with hers. Holding her hand, they sat like that for a while before Negan finally sat upright. Curling his arm around her, Negan allowed her to lean in against his chest and he sighed. “I can’t believe you tried to get me to have anal sex with you in the woods with a shit load of snow.”
“Enough,” Maggie playfully hit Negan in the abdomen and a grumble fell from his throat. Carefully getting up from the table, Negan headed over toward the snow to grab a handful of it to bring it up to his nose. “Does it really hurt that much?”
“Oh yeah,” Negan assured her, hissing at the sensation it left him with. “My face is on fire and my nose is pinging. I’ll be the real Rudolph for Christmas because holy shit.”
“Okay, okay,” she hushed him, urging him back toward where her family still was. “We should get back before people get worried.”
When they got back, Negan saw that Beau, Erin, Y/N and Glenn were working to build a snowman together and it made Negan chuckle. Beau did the best he could to get Y/N off of that rink fast and it amused him. Approaching them, Negan heard Glenn let out a surprised sound when he saw Negan.
“What happened to you?” Glenn drew attention to the fact that Negan had a pile of snow covering his nose. “Are you okay?”
“Hit and run. Some kid just punched me in the face and then ran off,” Negan lied, pulling the snow away from his nose hearing the gasp that came from Y/N when he did it. “Is it swollen?”
“It’s red,” Y/N stepped forward almost considering touching Negan before thinking twice about it. “It looks fine, it just looks like you might be bruised later.”
“Ah, good. So I’m still good looking,” Negan joked drawing Maggie to groan out and roll her eyes. “I’m a little disappointed that you guys started this without me.”
“We only have the bottom two dad, you’ll be fine,” Beau assured his father, reaching for his father’s hands to pull him forward.
They all worked together to finish up the snowman using stones for the eyes and pebbles for the mouth. Beau and Erin had found two twigs that were good enough to use for the arms. Because they were at the park, they didn’t have a carrot to use for the nose, but Glenn lent his winter hat and Maggie used her scarf to bring together the design.
“Looks good,” Negan hooked his arm around Beau’s shoulders feeling Beau’s arm wrapping around his waist.
“We marked off everything,” Beau looked to Y/N who was holding Erin’s hand after they finished. “Everything on the list is done.”
“How do you feel?” Y/N asked, a weak smile tugging at her lips, happy that she was able to do at least this for Negan’s son.
“Accomplished,” Beau responded with a tiny laugh, his hazel eyes gazing over the snowman. “Thank you. All of you. I know it all probably sounded very lame, but it means a lot to me that you did this. I appreciate it.”
“Hey,” Maggie stepped forward before Beau eliciting his eyebrows to bounce up. Holding her arms out had Beau tipping his head to the side. “Can I give you a big hug?”
“Yeah?” Beau released his father long enough to give Maggie a hug and it lasted longer than Beau expected it to. There was something different about Maggie when she looked down at him and Beau frowned. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Maggie lied and Negan knew it was because they essentially just broke up. Reaching down to pick up Erin, she gave Erin a big hug and heard her laugh. “I just want to give the two of you hugs. It’s been nice getting to spend Christmas with you two.”
“Yeah, you too Maggie,” Beau slurred, confused, but going with it because he knew what he needed to say in that moment.
“I was thinking of getting all of us some hot chocolate,” Glenn offered, rubbing his hands together. “What do you think?”
“I can get it,” Negan suggested knowing that he had likely more money than Glenn did to get the hot chocolates.
“No, it’s on me,” Glenn denied Negan, heading over toward the area that was selling them.
“Hey,” Negan stopped Y/N before she could join everyone else that was following Glenn. “Can we talk for a minute?”
“Can it wait?” Y/N requested hearing the long sigh that fell from Negan. “I’m only asking that because I have a lot on my mind right now Negan. I have to figure out how to talk to my dad and…”
“Yeah,” Negan interrupted her knowing that she had been different all day so he didn’t want to stress her out. After he gave her the okay, she headed over to join the rest of them. Instead of following them, Negan let out an overwhelmed sound and dropped back into the snow dramatically. The sky was clear tonight and the stars were bright. For a while he laid there until the sound of snow crunching was heard and he noticed Erin leaning in over him. “Hey there beautiful.”
“Are you okay?” Erin tipped her head to the side, her smile tugging at her young features.
“Just relaxing,” Negan responded and Erin eagerly moved in beside him to drop down to lay in the snow with him. Lifting his head up, Negan noticed his daughter was staring up at the sky mimicking what he had been doing when she came over. It made him smile to know that his daughter was copying him before he laid back down. “You having a good time?”
“Of course,” Erin clung to the stuffed animal that was in her arms and sighed loudly. “I still like New York better though.”
“Me too,” Negan confessed holding his hand out for his daughter to hook his fingers with hers.
“Do you think mommy is up there watching us?” Erin surprised Negan with the question with her eyes still locked on the sky.
“I think your mommy is everywhere,” Negan answered, turning in the snow on his side to stare out at his daughter. “I think she’s with us every day,” Negan reached out to tap Erin on the nose before bringing his hand to his chest. “Especially right here.”
Today Lucille had come up a lot and it wasn’t the first time that hearing her name made him emotional, “I like to think that she’s with us every day. Watching over you and your brother. And I know she’d be very proud of the two of you because you both are awesome.
“I miss her hugs,” Erin explained to her father, turning to face him in the snow herself. “Not that your hugs are bad because you give the best hugs. But there was just something special about her hugs.”
“Me too,” Negan confessed, leaning in just enough to press a kiss over Erin’s forehead. “You were always my baby that loved being held. I don’t think you walked right away because your mama and I never put you down. You always wanted us holding you.”
“I think I’m still like that,” Erin giggled, curling her arm tighter around the polar bear stuffed animal that Y/N had given her.
“You are,” Negan agreed with a wrinkle of his nose, peppering a few kisses against her cheek. “And I’m okay with that. My arms will always belong to you baby girl.”
“Good. I’m okay with sharing them sometimes though,” Erin got up on her knees and fell into her father’s arms so that he could hug her close to him. “You give good hugs and people need to also feel that sometimes.”
“Hey now,” Beau’s voice was heard and Negan let out a groan when he felt the weight of Beau dropping in over his stomach. Cuddling his head in beside Erin’s had Negan laughing out and wrapping both of them up in his arms to give them a big squeeze. “You can’t do this cuddling stuff without me.”
“I love you both, so much,” Negan declared, pressing a kiss over Beau’s temple before doing the same to Erin. A moment later Beth, Annette, Maggie and Y/N had stepped in to stare down at them. Giving a big cheesy smile, Negan could tell that they thought he was crazy for laying in the snow like they were.
“Are you okay?” Maggie was obviously worried that maybe he was having some aftereffects of the hit she landed on him earlier.
“I’m great,” Negan winked, squeezing his arms tighter around his children who were just happy to be with their father. “You should really just try it. It’s very relaxing. Just take a few minutes before we have to head back to the farm.”
“Here,” Maggie pulled out her phone to take a photo that had all three of them giving her the most ridiculous oversized smiles for the photo. And right there confirmed they were Negan’s children with the way they acted. “Perfect.”
“You can have your minute,” Beth laughed pointing toward the hot chocolate that she was holding. “Someone has to hold these.”
“You’re missing out,” Negan insisted with a shake of his head, dropping his head back out into the snow. Right now was just allowing him to take a moment to destress. Everything about this trip had been tense and now he finally got to relax. So he was going to take this moment and cherish the time that he had.
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bootedtrapper · 1 month
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Boot dispatching of critters and other trapper dispatching methods
NOTICE ****
****This is Presented as historical trapper information and lore only. Just for historical knowledge and entertainment. Not as an endorsement of any of the practices or methods discussed here. Presented as historical information only.****
***It should be noted that the animal is always thanked and respected by the trapper*
Old school trappers normally use thier boots or gloves to dispatch an animal, this is commonly referred to as "booting" or "gloving."
Some of these practices are mostly frowned on by a lot of modern trappers and orgs who now use guns as well as trapper groups that want a clean perception of trapping for the general public, but the truth is most trappers enjoy dispatching and harvesting animals with the brute force of their boots and or gloves.
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*Overview of booting and gloving from trapper booklets
The process of booting or gloving involves using the trapper's boots or gloves to apply pressure to the animal's vital areas, such as the neck or chest, in order to cause a quick and humane death.
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It is crucial for trappers to have a thorough understanding of animal anatomy and physiology before attempting booting or gloving. They need to know where to apply pressure and how much force is required to achieve the dispatch.
Trappers must also consider the size and strength of the animal they are dealing with, as larger animals may require more force.
*Booting dispatch main method
To perform booting, wearing thick and heavy boots, normally rubber knee or hip boots made for trapping or hunting, but other boots have been used such as work cowboy boots, MX boots, fireman boots and even motorcycle boots.
Using a control pole , the trap, or other boot or heavy gloves to hold the animal in place the trapper places their booted foot on the appropriate area of the animal's body, such as the neck or chest, and applies steady downward pressure until the animal is dispatched.
**Slow dispatch (Officially frowned upon)
For a slow dispatch the trapper will start crushing the non vital points of the animal working thier way to the ribcage with their boots taking their time before the dispatch is done. Normally starting with the legs and hips.
This method is frowned upon as it does cause the critter to experience extreme pain as it's slowly crushed under big boots until the kill blow, normally the ribs followed by craking the skull with a few stomps to make the exterminationcomplet ,but many hard-core trappers tend to bone up**when doing or seeing it done this way.
**The darker side of dispatching
While the official goal is to ensure that the animal does not suffer unnecessarily. In pratice a lot of trappers do favor a slow crushing of the critter, and do to the raw primalness of watching their favorite boots or gloves dispatching it.
**Most who favor this method do get turned on and experience sexual gratification during or after the dispatch. Like with some hunters they may even ejaculatate on the dispatched animal, and or the boots that did the dispatch .
Most of these trappers tend to have or develop a special attachment to their boots or gloves used for dispatching and end up wearing them when relaxing , drinking , and when masterbating or fuc*ing. Many end up with a gear fetish
** In most places while hard animal crushing is banned, in the states trappers and hunters can still legally dispatch by boot crushing, as stated before the official stance on it from hunting orgs and regulations is that it should be done fast.
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Non trapper booting. Small chicken farms without other means often cull male chick's by having workers take them to a barn with a floor that can be washed, putting on rubber boots and dispatch them by crushing. Gloving is also often done where the chick's are crushed by workers wearing rubber gloves.
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Trapper Gloving.
Gloving is normally done with the thick rubber trapping gloves, or thick leather animal handling gloves.
This is considered by some to be the most manly as you dispatch with your own hands, it's up close and personal.
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The same principle applies when using gloves; the trapper uses their hand covered in a glove to apply pressure in a controlled manner. It is essential for trappers to remain calm and composed during this process to ensure a quick and effective dispatch, or as stated before the trapper may play with the prey the same as with boot dispatching.
Pest control.
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Small pests are normally just crushed in gloved hands.
Gloving can also mean roughing up of the critter before the dispatch.
"Glove loving or glove riding" in the deep redneck backwoods can also means the dispatch of the trappered critter by wearing thick leather or rubber gloves holding the critter down and fuc*ing it, with small animals this dispatches them as they bleed out from the act. This can also mean ejaculatating into the palm of a glove and covering the critters mouth and nose suffocating the animal with it. **Officially these two methods are outright banned and illegal in most if not all places**
Gloving can also mean dispatching prey by wearing rubber trapper gloves and drowning , strangulation or suffocating the prey.
**Hot dispatch or boil dispatch was hardly ever used it involved boiling water in an old metal drum, wearing the thick heat resistant trapper rubber gloves sold for trap cleaning. The pray would be held by the back of the neck with the glove and lowered into the boiling water.
**Fire dispatch , was used for pests or if the animal's were known to be diseased. It involved a firefighters or forest service , or army's mini flame thrower, still sold to burn weeds now a days and the animal would be in the trap and set alight or held down under rubber firefighter boots and torched.
** These last two were rarely used do to the cruelty, and are now illegal in most places.
The use of Masks
Trappers tend to wear some form of mask namely if they draw out the dispatches, Like with hunters it's to bost the intimidation factor ,adding a fear factor to it. Boost the trapper's ego or persona, adding to the experience as well as masking the mundane ID of the trapper. Plus it just looks badass. Normally cloth hunting or sky masks, but gas masks , both surplus and or commercial ones have been worn as well as Halloween type masks
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pro-birth · 6 months
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But then mom showed me a booklet of the information her daughter had learned in public school. She went on to tell me that the information in this booklet was presented in a co-ed classroom. Boys and girls were not separated in order to facilitate comfortable discussion, which led to some troubling conversations at home. She told me that another mom-friend had a son, who after the presentation asked her:
"Mom, am I going to get a period?"
"What?! No. Why? Why would you think you're going to get a period?"
​"Because in the presentation, they said that people with uteruses get periods. And I don't know if I have a uterus or not. They didn't tell me."
-Christina Valenzuela, Pearl & Thistle’s July 2023 newsletter
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sparkbreeze · 5 months
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so this page of the safety instruction booklet made me think.
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the first course of action listed is to report the case to cucurucho. not to any kind of group able to actually help people with polar bear syndrome, but to cucurucho (or the federation more broadly).
i think that, at the very least, the way polar bear syndrome is treated mirrors how mental health is often treated by society today. mental health services are underfunded, and in the case of mental health crises – particularly if there's a percieved danger to the sufferer or the people around them – it's not unlikely that the police will be called instead of people with actual training. this can very much escalate a situation.
we know the federation takes on the role of the police in part; they arrest and imprison people. cucurucho doesn't care about tackling the causes of polar bear syndrome (likely the 'stress' faced by the islanders), it only cares about cleaning up the aftermath. it only cares about publicity.
the federation wants compliance from the islanders. whether polar bear syndrome is a documented mental health disorder or simply a fabrication, perhaps the federation's protocols are to reel the islanders/the workers back into being compliant. as i mentioned before, the first course of action is to report the case to cucurucho; could this be yet another attempt to gain information on potential opposition?
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it literally says to not converse with someone who has polar bear syndrome. it says not to help them. they don't want folks with polar bear syndrome to receive ANY sort of assistance, and this is achieved via fearmongering.
and if polar bear syndrome isn't real, it's a way to paint understandable defiance against the federation (or the signs of stress caused by the federation's treatment) as symptoms of a behavioural disorder rather than symptoms of an oppressive government.
basically: something's up. polar bear syndrome isn't just how it seems.
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Sunday Steve - Day Twelve
Things that would be new or unfamiliar to Steve in the 21st century, either due to the time period he grew up in, or his social-economic status and other such factors.
Day Twelve: Soap
One day I was looking at a bottle of dishsoap and I wondered, would Steve have used this? So I looked it up. Liquid soap was patented in 1865 but "despite its popularity throughout the early to middle 1900’s, it wasn’t until 1980 that liquid soap became mass-produced for domestic use." (Link)
From what I've found liquid soap was not that commonly used. There were liquid shampoos in the 20s but many people used shampoo powder or liquified grated soap bars.
It's the same for other soap. Laundry soap and dishsoap came in powders and soap bars. Below you can see a box of soap flakes shown to be used for both laundry and dishes.
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Soap flakes sold for 10 cents circa 1929
Here are some more laundry soap options we covered in the laundry post.
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Laundry soap options in 1927. They included purchasing flakes, chips, or powder; liquifying your soap ahead of time(right); and (left) grating your own laundry soap from a bar. Fels Naptha soap, which came in a big bar, was rubbed on difficult stains and rings around the collar. (Link)
Liquidizing the soap entails taking soap shavings and dissolving it into boiling water. The liquid would then be poured into laundry water to be used. If left over night the soap re-solidifies.
For dishes another option besides powders or flakes is a soap shaker. This blog discusses early 20th century dishwashing, showing things like soap shakers and dish scrapers. Looks like one could use a soap shaker to more easily get suds from a bar of soap.
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Modern soap shaker reproduction (Link).
But what about public bathrooms?
Most public bathrooms nowadays use liquid soap, and if liquid soap wasn't so common, what did they use?
It's possible some bathrooms used bars of soap it's not very easy to find information about that online. What I can find that is soap dispensers that dispensed powdered soap!
There's this one that had a crank to push the soap forward to an opening. Another type of seemed to have a lever/button press to dispense soap. Some styles shave off soap bars inside the canister as well.
I've never experienced these types of dispensers but looking online a lot of people seem to remember them growing up.
1940s era bathroom experienced in the 70s:
They were very simple -- white plaster walls with a wooden partition painted dark green, a painted concrete floor, and a plain white wall-mounted toilet. The sinks had cold water only, and over each sink was mounted a metal Boraxo dispenser -- Boraxo was a dry, gritty, powdered soap, and the dispenser was a sort of mechanical sifter with a lever that hung down below. You'd bang on the lever and a small amount of the powder would sift out. The towel dispensers gave out rough folded-red-paper towels
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Circa 1936 powdered soap dispenser with crank handle. Note is says "pure dry cake soap ground into powder as you use it without any waste". So this dispenser seems to ground soap cakes (bars) into powder itself.
The video below is an example of push button powdered soap dispenser. Some dispensers have labels suggested to wet the hand first before using the soap. (37 sec video).
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I have also seen people talk about soap leaves being available in women's bathrooms. The soap leaf booklets could also be carried around in a purse and used by the owner at their convenience.
You can see in this accessory pack that at least some soldiers were provided with soap leaf packets to use during World War Two.
In conclusion
It is unlikely Steve would be used to using liquid soap. From what I could find liquid soap, and especially the liquid hand soap dispensers, were not popular until the 80s (this seems to be partially because of the difficulty of developing a pump soap dispenser for liquid soap, so that would also be new for him.) I think the prevalence of liquid soap would surprise him as soap is so basic you don't really expect it to change but basically the whole experience of soap has changed for him.
Also, fun fact! Soap operas are called that because when they rose to popularity in the 20-30s they were regularly sponsored by soap companies!
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240. Gary Gygax - World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983)
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In 1980 we had a folio edition of the Greyhawk campaign setting. When I reviewed that publication for this project, I felt that it was flimsy and too reliant on military strength of several regions of the world, belying its origins in wargames instead of roleplaying games. It was all about numbers of troops rather than cultural, political or social characteristics of each region. There was then little development of the Greyhawk pantheon or other information useful for DMs trying to tell their own stories in that setting.
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Three years later, we get this box-set and it really does address the majority of problems I had with the original. This is pretty great stuff. At about quadruple the size of the folio edition, this consists of two separate booklets and the same map as the 1980 version. These two booklets are full of information, about locations, history, gods, weather, rulers and pretty much all you need to know to develop adventures in the setting.
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In my opinion this is the first truly modern campaign setting for AD&D, leaving behind the military focus of the first folio, which was very much a remnant from the Chainmail and wargaming days where the setting started with Gygax and Arneson, and bringing it more to the storytelling kind of game that AD&D ended up being. It's also a beautifully illustrated and designed piece well worth seeking out. 
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Fragmented AU -- The Roadkill Mystery Club Members
I remembered doing this for my MHAxRWBY crossover, so I decided to do something similar here. Just some information in specific catagories.
General Info: Typically referring to some miscellaneous stuff pertaining to the AU, sometimes involving headcanons.
Typical Attire: What the character typically wears.
Items of Interest: What they often carry (especially for the club's investigations; you know those character templates that includes the items they often carry?)
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Dipper Pines
General Stuff
Age: 12 (soon 13 in August)
His eyes are brown
Was put in a juvenile psych ward for two years
Has scars on his arms that he opts to cover when out in public
Still likes DD&MoreD, mysteries, and the supernatural
Has anxiety
The co-founder and de facto leader of the Roadkill Mystery Club
Typical Attire
His iconic pinetree cap
A blue flannel shirt that is typically opened. It’s made from plaidypus pelts.
A dull orange t-shirt
Digital watch
Laurel green capris
Black sneakers
White socks
An old, oversized navy denim jacket given to him by Stan (occasionally worn for cooler temps)
Stan claims it was from his biker days
Items of Interest
An old knapsack given to him by Ford
His teal journal. A silver pine tree is emblazoned on it.
A handkerchief
Swiss army knife
A teal walkie talkie
A flip-phone
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Mabel Pines
General Stuff
Age: 12 (soon 13 in August)
Her eyes are brown
Lived with Grandpa Shermie for two years
Has knitted many sweaters for those two years
Still likes arts and crafts
Adept in knitting, sewing, crocheting (etc)
Has ADHD
Co-founder of the Roadkill Mystery Club and the self-proclaimed chancellor of fun
Typical Attire
Her iconic shooting star sweater (obviously interchangeable with her other sweaters)
Various cycling shorts to go with her sweaters
Various sleeveless shirts to go with her sweaters
Various headbands to go with her sweaters
Black mary janes
Items of Interest
A knitted tote bag (has a waterproof dry bag inside)
Sci-Fi grappling gun
Her dark magenta journal, lightly covered in glitter and stickers.
A glittery magenta walkie talkie
A sticker covered smartphone
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King Clawthorne
General Stuff
Age: 8 (often mistaken to be younger due to his small size)
He looks the same (like I am unwilling to change his general appearance for the AU. He’s so cute!)
He is not a Titan. Generally described to be more like a wolf of some sort.
Eda found him on a hidden island near East Asia
He is adopted by Eda, being both her son and student
Is learning to utilize a human disguise
Is mature and intelligent for his age (still a kid, though)
Has a collection of stuffies (his favorite is a bunny called Francois)
Knows some French
Typical Attire
Wears his collar
Eda’s old varsity jacket
Items of Interest
A belt bag
Charms and potion vials
Demonology booklet
Spells booklet
A yellow walkie-talkie with claw marks
A smart-phone
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Steven Universe
General Stuff
Age: 13 (soon 14 in August)
Has dark magenta eyes
Lives in Crystal Springs
Still a Human/Gem hybrid
Has ‘crystalline’ blood
While I was gonna make him the ‘Team Dad’ of the group, his nurturing nature probably has him fit the Team Mom mold better
Typical Attire
His pink shirt with a yellow star.
A salmon colored zip up hoodie for cooler temperatures
Jeans
Flip-flops
Items of Interest
His cheeseburger backpack
A pink walkie talkie
A smart-phone
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Connie Maheswaran
General Stuff
Age: 12 (a year younger than the twins)
Dark brown eyes
Lives near Stella Heights
Similar circumstances as Steven, I can see Connie as being the Team Dad of sorts, as she can come off a bit more strict than Steven (probably a trait she got from her mother, though not as bad)
Typical Attire
Her glasses
A blue neckerchief
A white sleeveless dress shirt
A blue skort (no this isn’t a typo)
White shoes with leg warmers
Occasionally a blue windbreaker jacket for low-temp weather
Items of Interest
A simple, bright yellow backpack
A blue walkie talkie
A flip-phone
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Sprig Plantar
General Stuff
Age: 12 (soon 13 in November)
Has gray blue eyes
Lives in Aurora Valley
Is human
Think of the appearance of ‘Twig’ in Anne’s Shut-In Story
His orange hair has grown out a smidge.
Has AuDHD
Has cataloged a lot of Roadkill County’s mysteries and is a fan of the Mystery Shack...although, he gets kicked out a lot for touching everything.
Typical Attire
His hat and goggles
A gray/dark gray striped long sleeve shirt
A forest green jacket
Dark forest green cargo shorts
Black combat boots
A necklace with three quartz crystals (red, blue, and green)
Items of Interest
A dark magenta gym sack
His violin case and violin
His slingshot (I did research and it is legal to have a slingshot in Oregon, at least against predators. And considering that Roadkill County contain some dangerous creatures…yeah, one’s gonna need some kind of protection)
A green walkie talkie
A smart-phone
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Polly Plantar
General Stuff
Age: 10
Has gray blue eyes
Lives in Aurora Valley
Is human
Think of her appearance in the epilogue with her hair short and scruffy
Still an agent of chaos
Despite this, she somewhat acts as a voice of reason at times, along with King, typically when the older kids are caught up in something crazy
Has interests in mechanical engineering
She admires Fiddleford McGucket
Knows fluent Thai because the tv got stuck on a Thai soap opera channel for months
One of the very few people who scares Gideon Gleeful (annnnd proud of it!)
Typical Attire
Her bow
Short overalls
Purple flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up
A single working glove on her left hand
Dull purple rubber boots
Items of Interest
A dark purple gym sack
A tool belt
A purple walkie talkie
A flip-phone
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Their clubhouse is a treehouse just walking distance from the Mystery Shack in the forest.
If you want to know who is their treehouse security,
Here he is!
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HOOT-HOOT!!!
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Licensing of Nuclear Power Reactors
United States Atomic Energy Commission public information booklet, circa 1972.
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(Australians please read this) The Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Okay, so the basic idea of the Voice to parliament is adding a section to the Constitution (the laws that can't be changed except with a referendum) so that there is an Indigenous Advisory Board. This is something that First Nations people want and need, and the idea originated in the Uluru Statement From the Heart (https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/ it's less than a page long). 
These sorts of advisory boards aren't weird. Australia has over 110 of them for things like blood borne viruses and STIs, each containing qualified experts. Previously several attempts have been made to start Indigenous Advisory Boards but they've all been disbanded by successive governments. This is why we need to change the constitution. No matter who is in power, there will always be a group of elected Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to give advice pertaining to their needs. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-04/how-different-would-the-voice-be-from-other-advisory-bodies/102880116)
One of the no side's main arguments is that there aren't any details about the Voice. This is actually a good thing. The power to decide how it works will be in the hands of the parliament, meaning our democratically elected representatives can vote on how the Voice works. The Voice also will not have veto power, not will it add unnecessary and costly beaurocratic delays to government processes. It will simply give advice and make recommendations pertaining to First Nations issues. 
The Government doesn't even have to listen to the Voice, although public records will be made of who agrees and disagrees with them. The public then has the power to cast scrutiny on whoever they think is in the wrong (which will probably be the politicians). 
Reconciliation Australia's polls have found that 86% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people believe the Voice is important. (https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/support-a-voice-to-parliament/)
Right now Indigenous Australians aren't in a great place. They are the most incarcerated race in the entire world compared to their total population (https://theconversation.com/factcheck-are-first-australians-the-most-imprisoned-people-on-earth-78528). Aboriginal males have a 40% higher suicide rate than non-Aboriginal males. Right now our government is failing to address these concerns, and they've been failing for the past 50 years. A permanent advisory board composed of Indigenous leaders elected by Indigenous Australians can best represent their interest and will ultimately save lives. 
On a final note, this affair has seen a huge amount of misinformation and conspiracy theories, with wild claims that Indigenous Australians want us to pay rent or bypass our democracy. These claims are wildly untrue. (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/12/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-misinformation-fact-checked). Also note that in Australia it's legal to lie in political advertisements and campaigns (https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-is-it-legal-to-tell-lies-during-the-voice-referendum-campaign/2wxd2gfec), so take any extremist, fear-mongering claims with a grain of salt. No side campaigners also claim that "if you don't know, vote no". This is absurd. If you truly want to excercise the power of democracy that you (or your parents) are extremely lucky to have, then please do your research and come to an informed conclusion. 
Further reading - 
Every Australian household has received a booklet containing information about the Yes side and the No side. I would recommend reading The Guardian's annotated versions of these, where they elaborate on certain points and call out incorrect or disputed claims. 
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2023/jul/20/the-vote-yes-pamphlet-referendum-voice-to-parliament-voting-essay-aec-published-read-in-full-annotated-fact-checked
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2023/jul/20/the-vote-no-pamphlet-referendum-voice-to-parliament-voting-essay-aec-published-read-in-full-annotated-fact-checked
The Guardian and their independent journalism are honestly a tremendous resource, providing free and accurate information about the latest developments and clearly explaining everything for those who haven't kept up. 
I also urge everyone to read the Uluru Statement From the Heart, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to in full. 
Thanks for reading, hopefully I've helped clarify what the referendum is about, and maybe helped you make your decision. 🖤💛❤️
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Idk why I’m remembering this now but back in 2020 public health agencies published information on the COVID transmission risk factors of different sex acts and people were like “I can’t believe public health orgs are publishing pamphlets about eating ass and promoting jerking off on webcam! 2020 is crazy! 😂” And I’m like yes? Why wouldn’t they share helpful information on sex, including non-hetero sex, rather than pretending it doesn’t exist? One of the foundational documents of the safe sex movement is a doctor’s booklet from 1983 that among other things discusses watersports and fisting. You gotta cover all your bases! I thought we were all pro sex ed here.
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"You're a Young Lady Now" (1961) Booklet Scans
I’ve got another oldie for this next post. This time it’s a booklet by Kotex from 1961. Yes, Kotex as in Kotex menstrual pads and tampons. 
Or rather, in this instance, it’s Kotex as in Kotex sanitary napkins and belts. That’s what the cool menstruating girls used to wear.
This booklet is titled “You’re a Young Lady Now”.
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And now I’m having flashbacks to being twelve years old, horribly cramping on the toilet with my first period, while my mom says this same phrase to me through the door.
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I’ve always found puberty media and information to be interesting. Thankfully, I had my mother and Alabama public school sexual education courses to explain it all to me. 
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I’m joking about the latter, because I’m sure you can imagine what public school sexual education was like in Alabama in the mid 2000s. 
I'm being for real about my mom though. She supplied me with books and DVDs about puberty, and was always available to answer any questions I had.
She told me that she wished her mom informed her about periods. When my mom got her first period, she freaked out and thought she was literally dying. I do thank her for not making me go through that same torture.
Now that I’m an adult and do not have to go through puberty, I think it’s interesting to look back on the messages conveyed to us about puberty. Especially back when it was even more taboo to talk about periods and puberty in general.
So this booklet was quite an interesting look into the past.
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Here is the opening page of the booklet, with a letter from an educational director.
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I don’t agree with the idea of putting the weight of having a period “changing you into a woman” onto little girls. I think it’s just another way to force girls to feel like they have to “be mature” when they are still in their childhood/growing years.
It’s so tough going through so many physical, emotional, and mental changes while being expected to be a “prim and proper young lady” at all times. Ick.
Unfortunately, the idea of permanently changing into a “young lady” is prevalent in the booklet, but that’s to be expected given the title and the time period this was published in.
I knew what I was getting into, I won’t fault it too much for that.
There is admittedly a bit of old school charm to it for me, even if I don’t agree with this aspect of the text.
I also really love the artwork throughout this booklet. The line drawings are so lovely and unique. I'll show more of those at the end of the post.
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I wanted to point out the first paragraph of this page.
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I was quite shocked to read that the book acknowledges that you should learn the correct terminology, as opposed to tip-toeing around with fluffy nicknames.
That’s exactly what I’ve seen some people advocating for now with sex education - that we should teach children the proper names of body parts and body processes, so that they have the knowledge to accurately describe themselves and the changes they are experiencing.
However, in the last sentence of the next paragraph down, it loses me. As does the first paragraph of the following page.
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Ah, back to the days where it was expected all girls would grow up, get married (to a man, of course), and have children. And to never, EVER, talk about your period with someone who isn't a woman.
What if you don't have a mother or other trusted adult woman in your life? Well find one, as this is a LADIES ONLY topic that men CANNOT be privy to.
Snark aside, I do get it. It's hard being a young girl, and honestly when I was first dealing with this stuff myself, a man would be the last person I'd want to talk to about it.
And this isn't even touching on the fact that not all girls get periods.
I promise, I will not harp on about these time period and cultural differences, but it is interesting to see how blatantly some ideas are presented. Or the things and resources all girls are assumed to have.
The period science explanation text seems informational and all right, though!
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The booklet’s next section is about how to wear and clean your sanitary napkin and belt. I remember seeing a lot of older media regarding “napkins” and “belts” and being terrified of having to wear them when I started my period. 
Thankfully, I got my period in the 21st century, so we had upgraded from belts and napkins to sticky pads with wings. So much easier.
The booklet then goes on to basically discuss PMS, without calling it PMS.
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I think the book could have been kinder here. They could have explained that the severity of period symptoms vary from girl to girl, rather than blame developing girls who are in pain, upset, and lashing out as “rude”, “mean”, and “hard to live with”. 
The phrasing of this section very much implies not to be that kind of girl when on your period, and to stop being so self-absorbed.
I feel like it's hard not to be self centered when you are experiencing your first year or so of having a period.
Just saying, I worked myself up into a "dither" plenty of times during that period (lol) of my life.
Pre-teens and teenagers are just like that, period having or not.
Again…I know this is information from its time. I’m sure updated material is not so flippant about this. I just wanted to talk about it.
At least the book is kinder on the next page. It tells us that periods are normal, and there is room to learn to cope with being on your period.
I know as a girl, I felt like I would never be able to go through life experiencing a period every month.
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The book then discusses hygiene practices. Shower often, change your napkins often, wear clean clothes, get lots of sleep, rest when you need to, etc. 
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And I like the message of not letting being on your period hold you back from the activities you want to do while still being conscientious about your health. I know I’m prone to becoming dehydrated while on my period…I imagine most people are since you are losing blood.
I’m not going to even fault them for the “Just looking neat and pretty will help you feel better” line.
Because honestly? They’re right to some extent. 
I know I feel better on my period when I take the time to clean myself up and get “presentable”.
Do I think that’s a hard and fast rule for everyone? Of course not, I have plenty of period days where I am an unshowered bed goblin.
But I won’t deny that those are the days I tend to feel worse than usual.
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The next couple of pages basically say to have good posture and eat your fruits and veggies. Pretty typical stuff.
There is then some information on how to dispose of your used napkins, and some advertisements and diagrams for how to use Kotex napkins and belts.
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Remember, this is a Kotex sponsored booklet. So some advertising is to be expected.
All I'm gonna say is I'm so glad these belts aren't still a thing.
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I wanted to show off this glossary of words in the back of the booklet.
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To be honest, I’m not exactly sure why urinate, urine, and tissue are on this list. None of these words were mentioned or alluded to in this booklet. 
I think tissue would’ve been important to touch base on, as sometimes clumps pass during menstruation and can be rather shocking, but it wasn’t mentioned or explained at all other than here in the glossary. Missed opportunity.
I can only assume urine and urinate are on here because you go to the bathroom when on your period…that’s the only reason I can think of as to why they are relevant. 
And here is the last page of the booklet: the Kotex period tracker calendar!
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For all your July 1964 - December 1965 needs!
Too bad this serves no use to us now!
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Lastly, here’s a compilation of the notable artwork in this book, just because I love it. I’ll probably repeat some of the art seen in the previous pages, but I've edited them all to give the art more focus without the text.
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As always, you can view the full booklet on my Internet Archive account.
Thanks for reading!
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10 Dance Vol. 7 Special Edition overview
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Volume 7 of 10 Dance released in Japan on January 19th, 2023. As with each volume since 4, there are both regular and special editions available. As I did with volume 6 in 2021, below I'll share an overview of the volume as a whole, plus information on the special edition exclusive content, which for this volume includes a booklet and a calendar.
In volume 6, I noticed quite a few changes in the visual content compared to how they had initially been printed in the magazine, such as many cases of additional screentone or background details being added. This time around, though, the changes seemed much more minimal. Here are a few that I found:
Added nail polish for Fusako and changes to Suzuki's screentone in 35:
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Sugiki's face redrawn in 37:
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The only visual changes I spotted in the last two chapters of the volume were a couple of additions to the very last scene, with small panels showing Suzuki's feet starting to run and Sugiki's hand reaching out being added. Dialogue-wise, there was a minor consistency correction where Norman flashing back to a line Suzuki had said in an earlier chapter was originally slightly different and was changed to being the same in both instances (basically the difference of saying "those" versus "these"). There was also a slight addition to Suzuki's line on the last page of 38, with the part where he was saying he may have been able to accept things had a bit put in about "like Sugiki wanted"; it was mentioned at the Real 10 Dance event that this line carried the implication that this even meant he would have allowed Sugiki to be the top in their relationship if he'd thought things would work out, so maybe that part was added to make that aspect clearer.
I would guess these last couple of chapters stayed almost the same because they were published online on Inouesatoh's own schedule rather than being rushed to meet a strict magazine publication deadline. Even though I did see a couple of possible errors that I thought might be fixed, they stayed the same in the volume:
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Suzuki's speech bubble here looks more vertically shaped (used for when characters are speaking Japanese), but the text is oriented horizontally (used for foreign languages). I assume he should have been using Japanese here, but if it were meant to be English, there should have been hearts added.
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Another case where Suzuki would presumably be speaking Japanese, but his bubbles indicate otherwise (one possible explanation I can offer is maybe he's randomly muttering in Spanish to himself, which explains the lack of hearts, but most likely was not intended).
One interesting thing to note is that the volume ends at 39 part 5, and does not include part 6, which will now be at the start of volume 8 (which is given a vague release date of sometime in 2024. The last two volume prediction dates have been wrong, with vol 6 predicted for 2020 and 7 predicted for 2022, but hopefully this time the date will hold). An interesting choice to leave off at quite a cliffhanger!
The volume includes notes at the end for each chapter as usual, which give the specific song title origins for each (this time around, only 37 was altered from the original, with Lullaby of Neverland being from Lullaby of Birdland), along with explanations and insights into each chapter. Though some are more about tangents related to the chapter (36's mostly talks about the liquors Suzuki and Norman are drinking), below I'll share a couple of the more plot-related ones that I found interesting.
On chapter 38, she knew that the Suzuki and Norman plot would be controversial, and there were a lot of discussions with her team. She wondered if readers would be able to sympathize with this frankly written portrayal of two men who both felt they were in hopeless situations. Their sex scene was originally a bit longer, but she intentionally chose to cut it down (I'm quite thankful for that, though also morbidly curious to see what she'd originally planned. I also found out at the event that it wasn't her personally but her editor who didn't think the audience could handle seeing a longer scene of them.)
The notes for 39 say that this chapter is the start of a major turning point in the story, and from chapter 40 onward things will progress noticeably. From the breakup at the end of vol 5 and the painful times that followed for the two Shinyas, as the author she also felt physically and mentally drained, like she was going through tough times right along with them. She wonders if the readers felt the same pain, but says that starting from chapter 40 they'll be taking their first step toward happiness (though also says that every chapter in the story is building to their future happiness step-by-step).
The cover flap comic this time involves Fusako (with Aki helping, though not nearly as into it) planning to mess with the Shinyas by testing their Japanese skills...but only after they've had a whole lot to drink. Suzuki just starts happily chugging things down since Fusako is treating them, while Sugiki is a bit suspicious and wonders what she's plotting (but still starts drinking regardless). Then while completely wasted, the Shinyas confidently (and wrongly) write down the words she asks for. Aki also makes a funny comment about the deep darkness she sees in Fusako's eyes while she enjoys watching these men struggle.
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Special Edition Booklet
The special edition booklet cover features the two Shinyas posed together on a bed with very little clothing on (none at all for Suzuki!). I'd like to share it here, but also would like to avoid getting flagged with a mature content label, so here's a snippet that will hopefully be safe enough:
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The booklet is divided into sections called "heats".
Heat 1 is a newly drawn bonus comic called A Spoonful of Sugar, which takes place in the few weeks of time that passed between chapters 22 and 23. Somehow, in between regional events and training and everything else, the four training partners miraculously get their schedules to line up in a way that allows them to all take a little break together. They're visiting Fukuoka, and while the ladies and Kei go out to eat ramen, the two Shinyas head off to receive treatment from Dr. Itsuki, a famous chiropractor/osteopath (and character from Inouesatoh's earlier work Endorphin Machine). They've heard that his touch can make anyone relax in an instant, and he can heal and restore any body.
The two enter the clinic and Itsuki asks them to please change their clothes and wait (Suzuki's first impression is that he looks like a total quack). Clinic staff member/Itsuki's lover Togawa (who's now dyed his hair since the earlier story) hands them clothes to change into. When Sugiki is about to head behind the curtain to get treated, Togawa hands him a call bell. He explains that if at some point during the treatment he feels overcome with lust and feels like he's going to something problematic, or if he feels like he's questioning himself as a human being, then he can ring that bell and Itsuki will reset everything. Suzuki hears this while he's still getting changed and thinks it sounds suspicious, but Sugiki heads in to see the doctor anyway, where he's asked to lie face down on the treatment bed.
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Suzuki waits anxiously, looking toward the treatment room while Togawa gives him moxibustion treatment. He can hear Sugiki's strained voice and heavy breathing coming from behind the curtain, as Itsuki tells him he can be as loud as he likes. Suzuki is convinced something fishy must be going on in there, since he's never heard Sugiki make sounds like that, but Togawa insists that it happens to everyone. They hear the bell go off, and inside Itsuki tells a heavily panting Sugiki that his lower half seems quite tense, and asks him to roll onto his back so he can help him relax. Sugiki has an erection, and Itsuki begins pulling Sugiki's pants down, saying that he'll hit his reset button. Suzuki bursts in and yells at him for talking like a sexy chiropractor from a porno manga, and says to keep his hands off his man.
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Sugiki, happily blushing, says that Suzuki is welcome to finish him off with his mouth, but Suzuki isn't listening and insists that the two of them switch places. He tells the "porno manga chiropractor" to bring it on, as Sugiki repeats from outside the treatment room that Suzuki could use his mouth on him (Sugiki instead ends up getting moxibustion from Togawa). Meanwhile, Suzuki continuously rings the bell and lets out lustful screams while receiving his own treatment from Itsuki.
Later that night, the two Shinyas are in a hotel room, where Suzuki cheerfully comments that he's never felt so relaxed before. Sugiki is a bit miffed as he recalls that when he gave Suzuki permission to blow him he didn't do it. Suzuki says there was no way he could suck him off for the first time just because he "permitted" it, especially with other people there watching. Sugiki asks what was up with all the indecent moaning he heard while Suzuki was getting treated, but Suzuki counters that Sugiki was making faces he's never seen before, too. Suzuki says that doctor really pisses him off (even though his technique is incredible). Both are silent and angry looking for a moment, then Sugiki asks if the doctor performed any anal stimulation on him. Suzuki is confused, and Sugiki states that previously when he fingered him a bit (in vol 4's bonus chapter Taboo) Suzuki ejaculated very quickly, so he wonders if he's sensitive back there. Suzuki asks in return if a woman has ever teased him like that, and talks about how it can feel really good if they can stimulate the prostate. Sugiki says that he's never felt that before, as he wonders if it's possible for a woman's fingers to reach that far. He takes his pants off, climbs up on Suzuki's lap, and says he could try teasing his prostate.
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Suzuki wonders how things ended up like this, but also isn't going to let this opportunity pass, so he puts a condom on his fingers and slips them into Sugiki. Sugiki complains that it hurts a bit, but Suzuki says he needs to use a little force to get in there, then will relax once he gets inside. He feels around and finds Sugiki's prostate gland, saying that his is quite deep inside and positioned towards the front, so that's why a woman's fingers wouldn't have been enough to reach it. He thinks to himself that this means the missionary position would probably be most effective for Sugiki. As Sugiki asks questions about the positioning of his prostate with a completely blank expression, Suzuki gets upset and pushes him back, insisting that getting fingered by his boyfriend should have him making the same expressions he was showing to that sexy chiropractor. Sugiki says that since this is his first time he doesn't quite know what to make of this sensation. Suzuki gets heart eyes at the word "first", thinking of how he's the only one who's gotten to enter into this unexplored territory for Sugiki. Then devil horns and a crown appear on Sugiki's head as he declares that he's erect now (using the English word "erect", seeming to continue the joke that he doesn't remember the Japanese word), and once again invites Suzuki to take care of him using his hands or mouth.
Heat 2 is a single page that shows the process Inoue had for selecting and refining volume 7's cover. This includes three different concept sketches of the Shinyas doing the quickstep, then showing how the chosen cover looked while redrawing and inking, then an initial coloring with notes for alterations, then the finished version.
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Heat 3 includes 6 pages of the pro dancers who consult for the series talking about scenes and panels that stand out for them, and giving insight into what makes them so striking. 
Finally, there's a gorgeous colored version of chapter 35's cover, along with a thank you message from Inouesatoh. She explains that she chose to feature Itsuki from Endorphin Machine because back when she was taking requests for sexy story ideas (in September 2020, several months before volume 6) there had been several people who asked for Itsuki to return. She says that she enjoyed drawing him again after so long, and hopes that readers enjoyed the story, as well. 
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Calendar
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The other bonus item is a calendar that goes from April 2023 to March 2024, with 13 illustrations total (one being a view at the full year). Rather than listing any holidays, the days we can anticipate celebrating looking at this calendar are the birthdays of many of the characters! I'll list below the ones that are revealed, as well as their blood types (and, in the case of some of them, their full names for the first time).
February 14th: Ernest William Sergio Bernstein, O
February 20th: Aki Tajima, A
March 30th: Nino Zolche, B
May 6th: Gabriel Wilkins, A
May 12th: Fusako Yagami, O
June 4th: Daisuke Mukai, B
July 10th: Satoru Urashima, O
July 28th: Maximilian Edward Muldaur, AB
August 19th: Alberto Boemer, O
October 15th: Takashi Saichi, AB
November 22nd: Shinya Sugiki, B
November 23rd: Shinya Suzuki, O
December 26th: Norman Edward Owen, O
If you are interested in purchasing this volume, information is available from Kodansha about shops that sell the regular or special editions (sites in Japanese). As the special edition is a limited print and not all retailers have physical stock at this time, it may be a good idea to look at the digital (電子版) options and try one of those; you still get the booklet and even the calendar in the digital edition (though would be difficult to use it unless you print it out). Note that not all of the sites will take a foreign credit card directly, but may offer options such as Paypal that will allow you to get around that (I personally made my purchase on Bookwalker and had no issues).
I'm thankful that we once again received a beautiful looking volume with really great extras. Looking forward to what Inouesatoh's plans are for the future releases of this series!
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