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onethousandrbirds · 6 months

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oh, look; it's that thing everyone's always posting about on here!

#medium post?#this is relevant to my current gig

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riality-check · 10 months

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Eddie needs this to go perfectly.

He’s… okay, saying he’s not an anxious person would be a lie. Eddie is very acquainted with the fight or flight instinct, with the latter of those two options being far more familiar. He’s vaguely obsessive and twitchy and, frankly, puts way too much thought and time into planning one-shots, nevermind regular campaign sessions.

Majority of the time, he likes to have control of a situation. There are reasons for that, plenty of which he knows, some of which he’s gone to therapy for, and more that are on the bedroom and currently irrelevant side of things.

The relevant side of things is the guy in front of him who doesn’t have any sort of ear protection on.

Eddie should mind his business. He really should. Corroded Coffin isn’t even headlining. They’re the openers for the tour of a much bigger band that noticed them and asked if they wanted to tour with them and Archie fangirled so hard he passed out. It was a whole thing.

Still, it’s their first real tour, and Eddie is a control freak, and he needs it to be perfect, which means no one gets hurt. This random guy - probably a roadie of some sort from how he’s plugging cables into something Eddie doesn’t know the name of - not having any sort of ear protection counts as someone maybe getting hurt.

Eddie doesn’t even know him, but he can’t have that happen.

Hell, this guy’s friend has her earplugs looped around her neck on a string like Eddie does. But Hottie - yeah, he’s hot and Eddie’s queer with a healthy sex drive, get over it - has none in sight.

That’s a problem. Eddie can’t have problems, not tonight, not before the first show.

“Hey!” he calls, walking over to Hottie and his friend, who are setting up equipment away from the stage. “You gotta have something for your ears, dude!”

Hottie and his friend exchange a look that Eddie can’t make heads or tails of.

“Thanks man,” Hottie says, and that nickname applies to his voice, too. “But I’m good.”

Eddie frowns. “You need to protect your hearing.”

“Trust me,” Hottie says. “I’ve worked a lot of gigs. Never wore anything then, won’t wear anything now, probably won’t wear anything at the next one.”

Okay. It’s fine. Eddie should walk away now. He’s totally capable of walking away. It is, quite obviously, the better alternative to this circular conversation.

But Hottie is gonna hurt himself this way. Potentially really badly if it’s not a one time thing. This is a metal show, for G-d’s sake. He’ll do some serious damage over time.

Eddie needs this to go perfectly, and for things to go perfectly, he can’t be responsible for that.

“I don’t think you get it,” he says. “You’re gonna destroy your ears that way, especially if you do this for a long time. This show is gonna be really intense, hell, the whole tour is! You can get cheap shit at the hardware store, it’s better than nothing-”

At the beginning of his rant, lecture, whatever, Hottie stares right at him. He has a really intense stare. Pretty brown eyes set in a prettier face with even prettier hair on top of his head. Eddie gets distracted by all that pretty and by trying to make his point.

And he doesn’t notice until halfway through that Hottie isn’t looking at him anymore. He’s looking at his friend.

Eddie looks at her, too. Looks at her confused and focused expression. Looks at her hands moving rapidly.

Oh. G-d.

Hottie’s deaf, isn’t he?

“Trying my best but I’m not fluent, Steve,” she says. Her hands pause, and she looks down at them, confused.

Hottie - Steve - shrugs, and his hands move as he talks. “I’m not either. You were doing pretty good, though. I think. Or our mistakes just line up that well.”

“What’s the sign for reverb? It’s the last word he said.”

“No clue. You can just fingerspell it.”

“I can’t remember R.”

“How do you forget R? It’s in your name, Robin!”

The friend - Robin - throws her hands up. “You know I get it mixed up with X!”

Eddie wants to die. This is it. He’s going to melt into a puddle due to sheer embarrassment, fifteen minutes before the doors open to let in the biggest crowd Corroded Coffin has ever played for.

What a shitty way to go.

“I’m so sorry,” he says. “I didn’t-”

Steve cuts him off. “Normally, I can lip read enough to get the gist. But you speak too fast and trip over your words.”

Ouch. Okay.

“I do lights,” he continues. “Robin does sound. We know what we’re doing, and we don’t need you to tell us how to do our jobs, even if you mean well.”

Seriously?

Eddie should have minded his business. He knows that. But G-ddamn, that’s blunt.

He’s saved, thankfully, from digging himself into a bigger hole.

“Eddie!” Jeff hollers from the stage. “Get your ass over here!”

He turns to walk away, then turns back to Steve and Robin. “Sorry,” he says again.

He turns back around before he can see their reactions and runs back toward the stage. Intimately familiar with flight, and all that.

Shit. First night of tour, and he’s already made an enemy of the light and sound people.

And the light guy is hot.

Really hot.

And he hates Eddie.

This is gonna be a long few weeks.

Now with a continuation and a part 3!

ao3

#ria writes #steddie #steddie ficlet #steve harrington #robin buckley #eddie munson #corroded coffin #hoh steve harrington #jewish eddie munson #(he snuck his way in here)#rockstar eddie munson #stranger things #st #steanger things #stranger things ficlet #st ficlet #gi;pe au

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clonerightsagenda · 4 months

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Getting Involved Locally

Every time I see a post implying the only two politically relevant actions you can take in America are voting or not voting in federal elections, I tell myself I will make this post, so now I am finally doing it.

As an American, it can be frustrating and dispiriting to feel like we're being held hostage by our politicians while the United States continues to be one of the biggest forces for suffering on a global scale. This post is not about what we can do on that scale but instead suggests that, if you're feeling powerless and depressed about your national/international impact, you can take action on the local level. I got involved with a local activist group a few years ago, and we've been able to tangibly help people in our community, get genuine policy passed, and net some legislative wins. It's much easier to influence a smaller system, and a lot more rewarding than doomscrolling on social media.

Disclaimer: I am an American who lives on the outskirts of a fairly large city. This post reflects my experience and not everything in it may be applicable to yours. Take what is useful and leave the rest.

What's out there?

There are a variety of ways to get involved locally depending on your preferences. I'm going to lump them into a few categories:

Local government. City council, school boards, library boards, etc. Many of these orgs have open meetings and allow public comment. They're often sparsely attended and members are frequently elected by small margins, so they're far more likely to listen to what you have to say than federal legislators. Check out your home's website to see if you can find minutes and agendas to learn what they're discussing and how you can weigh in. Great choice if you want to develop a first name basis nemesishood with a local politician.

Volunteering. If you have low bandwidth and just want someone to tell you what to do, but would like to know your actions immediately benefit real people, volunteering gigs might be for you. Lots of organizations need help! Community kitchens, greenspace cleanups, giving immigrants rides to appointments, phonebanking, tutoring, supporting cultural centers, etc. Find orgs connected to something you're interested in and see what they need.

Organizing. Organizing involves long term work to build groups of people who can push for change. Outside of labor unions, there are tenant unions (renters pushing their landlords for better conditions) and groups organizing around a specific issue. (Off the top of my head, in my area I'm aware of multiple groups organizing around abolition/decarceration, minimum wage, environmental justice, transit, and reproductive justice.) These groups require more commitment, but that also means you'll have more input than showing up to volunteer for a nonprofit a few times a month.

(The group I'm currently involved with is organizing-focused, so if you're curious I'm happy to share more details of what that's like, I just don't want this post to be even longer.)

How can I learn about opportunities?

Word of mouth

Local government websites

Library, college, and community center bulletin boards

Local events (I tabled at a music festival last summer)

Protests and rallies

Local news outlets (might be covering actions, etc.)

Social media

Google (try 'mutual aid' and your location)

Start getting involved. I cannot express how much I've learned about the activist landscape in my city just from joining one org. Between partnerships, solidarity requests, etc., so many groups are now on my radar that weren't before. As I said before, I'm in/near a fairly big city, but you might be surprised by how much is going on where you are!

A note on self-interest

Something we talk about in organizing is self-interest. Why are you passionate about this cause? Why are you in this fight? Identifying your self-interest is important for a few reasons. First, it helps you convince other people to care. Second, it keeps you engaged. If you start volunteering out of a vague sense that you're 'helping', it's much easier to lose interest. If you recognize how winning this fight makes your life better, you're more likely to stick with it. I'm not saying you should only get involved in causes that immediately materially benefit you, but it's worth thinking about your personal stake so that you can return to that when you think 'ugh I don't want to get out of bed for this meeting'. You may have seen the quote credited to Lilla Watson and a group of other Aboriginal Rights activists: "If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."

In conclusion

This is work. I've spent weekends in campaign retreats and driven 45 minutes across the city to make care packages. I am doing group projects and not even getting paid for it. But when you're frustrated with the state of the world, it's nice to be able to roll up your sleeves and make a visible impact on something you can control. It's also a great way to meet people irl who care about the same things as you and learn ways we can support each other when larger structures let us down.

As yet another American election season draws near with its avalanche of posts about voting, whether you intend to vote or post on tumblr about how much voting sucks or are a long-suffering non-American cursed to always see this shit, I challenge you to take a step* into your community and tackle a problem there. Who knows? You might even help solve it.

*Virtually if necessary. Many orgs try to be accessible. I attend many of my org's meetings on zoom!

#idk if this is actually helpful in any way #I'm happy to talk more about what being in an organizing-focused group has been like for me #also sorry I turned reblogs off bc I did not want this somehow turning into voting discourse

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snitchesnsneeds · 4 months

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More on my Bizarre V3 AU

Welp, you voted for it. I decided to do this on a character-by-character basis. Watch out! Direct and indirect V3 spoilers ahead!

Shuichi Saihara: The sort-of protagonist of this story (although there's meant to be focus on a multitude of characters,) and runs a local detective agency. His plot begins with him getting multiple cases on disappearances, reappearances, and displacements, which all seem to be somehow connected. Harbors a crush on Kaede.

Kaito Momota: The self-proclaimed "Luminary of the Stars" and a young man attempting to become an astronaut, although is waiting on his application to come back after multiple attempts to submit a fake application, including in his teenage years. Runs multiple gigs and odd jobs, including one at Shuichi's detective agency. He calls Shuichi his "sidekick," despite the fact that it tends to be the other way around. Another job he has is as a babysitter, putting him in contact with other babysitters for larger groups of children as a result.

Kaede Akamatsu: A pianist that plays at large theaters and is commissioned for her work at restaurants, parties, plays, etc. Harbors a crush on Shuichi and eventually assists him in his detective work as the case grows larger and more connections are made. As more information is obtained on the case from both Shuichi and others, she ends up getting captured repeatedly by DICE, although she's treated surprisingly well in captivity. Has also had multiple run-ins with Miu Iruma, none of which Kaede likes to talk about.

Miu Iruma: Inventor and multi-talented engineer commissioned by various groups for devices. Kaito occasionally works as an assistant in her lab as one of his gigs/odd jobs, especially since Miu often gets commissioned for designs from the space agency Kaito applied for. Is unnaturally flexible and elastic. Has another long-term assistant in the form of Kiibo.

Kiibo: A mysteriously high-tech android currently working as an assistant at Miu's laboratory. Hired Shuichi to look for Professor Idabashi, the man who supposedly created him, but the case has unfortunately gone cold. Will have more relevance in season 2 as more on Professor Idabashi is revealed.

Maki Harukawa: A babysitter that despite her sinister nature, is really good with kids. Actually an assassin working for an organization that is essentially the world's military, and her current target is the ex-convict Ryoma Hoshi. Would rather be a babysitter, despite saying that she doesn't like kids. Secretly harbors a crush on Kaito Momota after multiple conversations while the two of them cared for the same group of kids. Has an unnatural degree of control over her body and some of her targets have their bodies warped or downright blown-up.

Ryoma Hoshi: A tennis player and prisoner formerly on death row for massacring a mafia for killing everyone he knew, released by and put under the protection of DICE, who want him to join the organization. Was put on a hitlist by the military organization Maki works for solely because of his destructive capabilities, including superhuman speed and reflexes, despite his lack of will to live, which DICE correctly concluded makes him harmless.

Kokichi Oma: The enigmatic leader of DICE, a criminal organization known for pranks, thievery of all sorts, and being averse to killing. Abhors killing, as his organization suggests, and one of the current goals of both him and DICE in general are to prevent the assassination of Ryoma Hoshi. Became a babysitter to gather information on Maki and hamper her assassination attempts, meeting Katio and eventually Shuichi in the process. Repeatedly flirts with both Kaito and Shuichi. Has a bizarre relationship with Miu, where they're both openly hostile to eachother despite DICE using plenty of Miu's inventions and Miu never retaliating against DICE aside from insulting their leader. Known to seemingly shift into the shadows and is said that a black smoke cloud is a sign of him being near.

Gonta Gokuhara: The heir of the rich Gokuhara family of well-acclaimed botanists and only survivor after the rest of the family mysteriously died over the years. Attempts to combine his entomology knowledge with the family business of botany, to effective results. Said to be able to communicate with a variety of animals, especially insects. Is currently looking for an odd blue glowing dragonfly he saw once at night, being assisted by his maid, Kirumi Tojo.

Kirumi Tojo: The sole maid and only other inhabitant of the Gokuhara manor. Her responsibilities include cooking, cleaning, bodyguarding, managing the vegetation growing in and around Gokuhara manor, and other services for her master, Gonta, including helping to find an odd blue glowing dragonfly he saw one night. Is actually a government agent working directly under the president/prime minister to monitor and protect the last member of the Gokuhara family as well as find this blue dragonfly to keep it out of anyone else's hands. Seems to always carry cleaning supplies and odd string on hand, even if it's unsure where she got them from. Has an uncannily good instinct and ability to read other people, as well as various convenient things happening when she's around, such as inexplicable strikes of lightning or the the plants of Gokuhara manor surviving longer and growing more flowers and fruits despite no change to their upkeep. Said to have a really good singing voice.

Himiko Yumeno: A talented magician and self-proclaimed mage that performs in both large shows and small birthday parties. As a child, she once touched a mysterious glowing blue flower that supposedly gave her her "magic powers". Likes visiting the local artist-priestess for weekly sermons. Has an assistant and bodyguard in the form of Tenko Chabashira.

Tenko Chabashira: The bodyguard, assistant, and lover(?) of Himiko Yumeno, protecting her from threats male and female alike. Practices "Neo-Aikido," an aggressive variant of aikido that takes elements from both athletic and professional wrestling. She's very protective of Himiko, verging on overprotective at times. Thinks a lean long-haired man is stalking both her and Himiko and doesn't trust the artist-priestess Himiko likes so much. Is unnaturally flexible and elastic.

Angie Yonaga: An artist and high priestess spreading the word of a new freeform monotheistic religion of a god that goes by many names that cares for all of their creations, even if it doesn't seem like that at first or in odd ways, and uses humans like her as vessels to spread the word as oracles and priests. Her weekly sermons include her preaching the religion's ideals and beliefs, praying, art activities, and blood donations.

Korekiyo Shinguji: A traveling anthropologist with a slight lean towards folklore that studies cultures from big and popular to small and secluded. Is especially curious about what are known as the "seven holy essences," seven colorful items that take many forms, as well as several smaller, lesser essences. Both the main seven and the lesser essences are said to grant powers and wishes and appeared in a variety of cultures all over. Joins in Angie's sermons due to the interest in her religion and its ideals. Is also planning on becoming a serial killer to give his recently-deceased sister 100 friends, and has found his first target.

Rantaro Amami: A drifter looking for his twelve sisters as well as some item known as "Mercury," which he believes to have caused at least one of his sisters' disappearances. Used to be the green ranger in version 2 of the government-sponsored "Star-Hunter Squadron: Elite Rangers" and the only member that is known to be alive or at the very least safe. Doesn't like Tsumugi Shirogane.

Tsumugi Shirogane: An ordinary girl that likes fiction and cosplay and works at a clothing store.

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outsidereveries · 24 days

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Hi can u please do a reading for Aespa Karina ? Do u think she will become successful and famous like BP members globally as a soloist?

karina's potential outside of south korea

the devil rx, the world, 8 of cups, page of pentacles, 5 of cups rx • 7 of pentacles

currently karina's potential in foreign lands depends on mys and her solo fans/stans. she seems to be more pushed to the fashion industry, yes, however this won't be possible without them. personally i really doubt karina can do impactful things outside of her home place, possibly because of her aura, at least for now. karina seems to be homesick from time to time for her home which sometimes interferes with her desires to be as much memorable as possible in foreign lands. unless she gets out of her comfortable zone, karina will be stuck in her potential outside of south korea for the things that she can achieve, either thanks to her solo stans/mys or her hard work.

to answer directly to your question, currently no as she feels more comfortable in doing activities in her homeland not only because of language barrier/s but also because she gets homesickness from time to time. her potential to be as relevant as blackpink members can be there for the future, but unless she starts to put effort, she is pretty much stuck with the popularity she has built as an aespa member and her solo gigs because of her being a member of the group.

#outsidereveries #tarot reading #tarot #kpop tarot #kpop tarot reading #tarot kpop #kpop #kpop reading #tarot reading kpop #career tarot #aespa #æspa

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femmefatalevibe · 10 months

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I am currently taking a course to start copywriting/editing as a side gig to my main career. I have the basic writing and grammar skills required, so I am taking the course to familiarize myself with the job itself. That being said, do you have suggestions for how I might market those skills after completing this course to obtain some jobs? I have helped friends and family edit documents forever but I have no paid experience. My coworker suggested Upwork, which I might try, but I am still seeking outside suggestions.

Hi love! I would say to create a portfolio of your work/clips from any projects relevant to your industry from school, helping family/friends, or self-created mockups that are similar to the types of work/projects you want to do for clients. I think it's best to take a global/local approach here.

Online, I would market your services on Upwork/optimize your LinkedIn profile to potential copywriting clients in your niche/industry. Creating a website (even a blog if you have the time/energy) also legitimizes your presence. On a local level, I would pitch your local businesses (like coffee shops, hair salons, restaurants, etc. – depending on your niche, definitely do some research to see if they're hiring) to do some initial projects like social media copywriting or website copywriting for them to get your foot in the door (lower rates tend to be part of the game in the initial stages).

Also, I recommend pitching yourself to publications to do some freelance commerce writing in your niche to gain some free (and also paid even if the rates are low) press coverage for yourself. Friends and family/professional network referrals also are a goldmine if you have any available to work with.

Hope this helps xx

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asmallorb · 1 year

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PIZZA TOWER the Towers & Toppins AU: Character Creation P1

(Updated 24/03/23)

D&D5e meets Pizza Tower, that’s it. That’s the bit.

Starting a fun, zero pressured side venture to satiate my current interests and have something to do as I chip away at animating/rendering for my latest freelance gig. I have thoughts and ideas, and I shall be updating the post with anything else I think of as I go along as well as ideas contributed by others, should anyone have any (That and correcting any inevitable typos). All this may even culminate in a playable character sheet.

It should be noted that I am not going to minmaxing builds that have the perfect combination of races, classes and feats. I’m going for what I think is the most fitting/entertaining/creative.

Peppino Spaghetti:

Race: Variant Human

There is a temptation to make Peppino a half-orc to maximise his tankiness and get access to those sweet sweet racial traits, but Peppino’s appeal is that he is just a guy! A very anxiety riddled, angry, violent middle aged, funny guy. I think human fits him perfectly. Make him a variant human to let us choose an additional proficiency in artisan's tools, specifically cook's utensils, and a feat which I will address later.

Class(es): Barbarian/ Monk

Peppino’s build needs to reflect his gameplay - able to take hits, has the tool kit to perform incredible acrobatic feats and speed to overcome just about any terrain or obstacle and has the capacity to deliver an absolute beating on any poor creature standing in his way. You can’t get much better than a Barbarian/Monk multiclass for that. On the Barbarian side you have an Extra Attack, Fast Movement and Reckless Attack which as per the description: “you can throw aside all concern for defence to attack with fierce desperation.” On the monk side you’ve got Step of the Wind for dashing around, extra speed if you’re unarmoured (which plays nicely into the Barbarian abilities) and Martial Arts for unarmed strikes with is very much Peppi’s style. And of course, Patient Defense at the start and Evasion later on which are the perfect taunt equivalents.

Then there’s the two key abilities of each class that instantly came to mind when I thought of Peppino in the context of D&D. 1) Barbarian Rage. 2) The Monk’s Flurry of Blows.

Look at him go.

Subclass(es): Barbarian Path of the Ancestral Guardian and Way of the Ascendant Dragon.

I know Path of the Berserker is right there and ticks every box, but hear me out. The class alone is enough to supply the rage that Peppino is well known for, and the Berserker is a very standard option from the PHB. This is a fantasy version of Peppino, not go for something a little more flavourful with our pizza pounding paisano?

Lets give him the barbarian path of the ancestral guardian. Peppino mother-fucking Spaghetti has pasta sauce flowing through his veins. I fully believe that his pizzas are made from a recipe handed down from generation to generation. Authentic, immaculate and impossible to imitate. Peppino’s power comes from the spiritual might of his hot-blooded Italian ancestors and you cannot convince me otherwise. Watch him summon ghostly nonnas wielding rolling pins to battle and tell me that’s not the most fitting and badass thing you ever saw.

As to what his Monk subclass could be, it took a lot of comparing the published subclasses, and less figuring out what was the most relevant but filtering the completely irrelevant and looking at what was left. You’ve got subclasses like Way of the Open Palm, Way of Astral Self and the Way of Mercy. And all of these have themes of peace, tranquillity and healing and um...

There’s no way that Peppino fits into those boxes. So what COULD fit? Well we have a theme of cooking going on. Cooking already has this theme of harnessing nature, commanding fire, water and ingredients harvested from the natural world. Could the Way of the Four Elements work? Problem is with that subclass is that it’s sort of not a fun experience unless you heavily house rule it or tweak it through homebrew. Look up the subclass online and most of the chatter around it is focused on fixing it. Additionally, there’s a lot of pausing from doing monk related stuff to fiddle around with spellcasting and that’s not really Peppi’s rush in and hit hard style. So what did I finally land on? After a lot of thinking I went with Way of the Ascendant Dragon. Dragon’s are iconic monsters and are intrinsically linked with themes of fire, wrath and the natural elements. Plus, dragons in D&D aren’t just mindless monsters, they live for centuries and some even spend years honing magic and mortal crafts. Some we could potentially weave a story here of Peppi’s ancestors somehow being inspired by dragons or being directly granted knowledge of fire and cookery from a dragon in the distant past. OR it was Peppino himself that came into contact with something draconic, there’s a few great flavour options from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons (the source of this monk path), and any one of them could be used. One of them being quote: “You found a scroll written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques.“, an old recipe book or scrap of paper for a damn good tomato sauce recipe maybe?

The abilities of the path also grant monks fit quite nicely from a mechanical standpoint. Draconic Presence helps with intimidation checks, and once Peppi gets going with his dash or snaps the enemies and bosses find him frightening. Plus at 3rd level you get Breath of the Dragon, which can be flavoured to Peppino consuming a devil’s choice spicy pepper. That and the thought of Peppino belching fire in-between mashing foes into paste is very amusing. !ADDENDUM! I have discovered there’s a 3rd party Barbarian subclass from the Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting called the Path of the Juggernaut. So far I’ve been leaning towards official WotC material, but if you wanted to stat Peppino in such a way that’s more game accurate and focuses purely on his physicality, Juggernaut is a good choice. Feats: Tavern Brawler.

Turns absolutely anything you pick up into an improvised weapon, living or material, enemy or friend. He literally uses Gustavo as a thrown projectile at one point. This is the feat for him.

#pizzatower #pizza tower #Towers & Toppins #Towers&Toppins #T&Tau #peppino spaghetti #dnd #d&d #d&d5e

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jestiamy · 11 months

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lmk au where mk has a side gig as an assassin but completely just. unintentionally.

I was going through season one episodes for editing purposes, and I found that one scene where mk just completely overloads the tea he was making, hands it to sandy, and he just. passes out immediately.

and I was like. woah. dude imagine if mo got into that ?!??!?!?! that would be so dangerous.

but then from there I was like. wow you know what. I feel like season one mk has the right mix of chaos and general obliviousness and general disregard for other people's circumstances when not fully relevant to him currently to totally pull of frequently killing other people on accident and somehow never noticing. maybe at one point if you really push it you can get it so people actually hire him for it and he's like ??? cool. free money. and has no idea what they're saying/tunes them out but in a rube goldberg esque string of circumstances always ends up somehow killing the right targets anyways and it's like. mix that with that one popular somewhat hc/au mix that macaque is involved with megapolis' underground and you get interactions like this during his introduction episode:

Macaque, not really connecting the dots with the infamous ghost assassin that always gets the job done with no leads or traces with ""golden boy"" mk: so like. question. if you were to kill someone how would you do that.

Mk, distractedly, not really seeing the point but used to answering random questions because of mei: oh like, push them off a busy bridge? duh.

Macaque: that wouldn't kill them.

Mk, still distracted: I mean, obviously not. they won't die, sure, but they'll know someone is after them. give it a few weeks of hypervigilance and then they'll start dropping their guard after nothing happens. maybe they imagined it, they'll rationalize. who would want them dead? who would have the skill to not get caught during attempt in the first place? they'll ask themselves. and it's then, at their most sloppy, will I make my way into their life. I won't be their best friend - more of a frequent side character. the guy you see every day at your favourite hang out spot is hardly suspect. I'll ask them out for a friendly lunch, to get to know them more. maybe they'll be a little stressed - maybe subconsciously they still remember the guy who tried to shove them off a bridge that may or may not be real that was never caught. nothing will happen. it's at the fifth meet up that I offer to help walk them to their next destination - and maybe they'll be suspect them too, but they won't decline. because that's rude, and they feel I'm too nice for that. and it's then, and only then, do I push them into oncoming traffic during rush hour. maybe I'll have the discomfort of seeing their face the moment it hits them what happened. maybe they'll connect the strings. maybe they won't. but in that moment I relax, truly, for the first time since I met them - assured my mission is over. and maybe if they are unlucky enough they will see this, and they'll wonder how much of me they saw really was ever real. from there I will be questioned, no doubt - they ask me what happened, and I lie through my teeth. I'll say they tripped, and I was too late to grab them. I'll cry a bit to sell it, and maybe it won't all be fake. I'll tell them how this same thing happened all of the time - falling. others will support this, because by then I'll have built a habit of subtly tripping them when I could. I'll sob and say that a similarly almost fatal incident happened only just a few months ago. that I was so worried it'd happen again that I offered to walk them home today - and I was too late despite that. they'll give me some shallow comfort - it's not your fault, they'll say. it's a freak accident, they'll say. you had no way of knowing, they'll say. they'll never think it's me beyond a curiously accusation - because what killer brings attention to a previous attempt? what killer sits and thoroughly blabs every little thing they know? and maybe this will haunt me forever, physically or not - but at the very least, at long last I'll have the grim satisfaction of knowing that someone I needed dead is finally gone from this world.

Macaque:

Macaque: right. okay. go back to doing your sets.

#people do not often die when pushed from large heights unless the height is very large #in this scenario megapolis has like three busy bridges and almost none of them fit the criteria of death height #I write sometimes #mk does not think of murder often okay he just happens to accidentally do it a lot without noticing and also draw things occasionally #lmk au #lego monkie kid au #death cw #fake death cw #death mentioned cw #tired tumblr posts #this was a yesterday thought but the post did not process yesterday #this entire post was a set up for the interaction at the end. if that's not obvious.

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andie-cake · 1 year

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andie made another hatchetfield oc, and this time, they're a bastard!

Lysander Stavros, but more often goes by simply "The Performer"

28 years old

Accepts any pronouns, but prefers they/them

Coming from a long line of artists and performers, Lysander has a multitude of artistic talents. Singing, tap dancing, playing the viola, juggling, puppetry/ventriloquism, and an occasional dabbling in painting and stage magic. Lysander's got it all! Problem is, they're also a major perfectionist thanks to the pressure of trying to live up to such a spectacular family legacy, and they've got a bit of a short temper when things don't pan out quite right for them. Not to mention, bearing such an esteemed name as the Stavros' has given them something of an ego. Which- while easily covered up onstage as an undeniably charismatic sense of bravado, makes them rather insufferable to work with.

While able to score quick performing gigs around Hatchetfield with their talents (the Honey Festival was their bread and butter for a while, they even got to host the Honey Queen pageant one year!), their difficult-to-work-with personality made securing any long-term creative work a struggle. Especially without the funds to leave town. But just when they were growing desperate, they happened upon a help wanted flier for Watcher World promising steady work for talented creatives.

When Lysander came to the job interview, they were promised more than steady work. The interviewer told them that they could create and perform for the will of a god, that their work would last for eternity, as would their very life. As long as they agreed to give up everything else, and devote their very existence to serving and entertaining the Watcher with a Thousand Eyes, Bliklotep.

Persuaded by the notion of them and their art lasting forever, Lysander accepted the job, and now works full-time as a performer at Watcher World and a worshipper of Blinky himself.

Ever since signing onto Watcher World's eternal contract, all of Lysander's faults have increased tenfold. They have to be a stern perfectionist, otherwise Blinky will hate their work. Their anger issues have gotten worse because these idiots they work with simply don't understand the vision of their art, and they will not stand for that! And of course, being a god's lapdog will definitely do some shit to one's ego, especially if it's already inflated higher than normal. Even worse, they're also a total suck-up to Blinky, and anyone considered their superior. How much Blinky appreciates their ass-kissing depends on how satisfied he is with their current performance.

Also, once they accepted the job, Blinky basically took their name like in Spirited Away. They're simply called "The Performer" now, and if you approach them and call them Lysander, it'll take them a second to realize you're talking to them. Even they're a little freaked out by that one.

This last one is relevant to me and me alone, but in terms of dreamcasting, Lysander would be played by Jae Hughes. Literally the easiest decision I've ever made in my life, I had this settled the second I thought up the character.

#this might be a new fave oc tbh i love this asshole <3 #hatchetfield #nightmare time #andie's hf ocs

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onethousandrbirds · 3 months

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sure i went off the grid for a month and made absolutely no progress on my dissertation, but here's why you should still give me my paycheck next school year anyways:

#medium post?#this is relevant to my current gig

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eteisvalssi · 7 months

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hi, welcome to my blog! 🩷

my name is jenny, i’m 26 and i’m finnish :) i’m currently studying cultural management and my whole personality is based on being a eurovision fan

my blog is mostly in its joker out brainrot era right now, but you can also find some käärijä here and there and maybe some more eurovision stuff when it’s relevant again

i also enjoy doing music and have done a couple of covers and you can find them here 🩷

i’m kinda active at tagging my posts and might be doing a seperate post for tags at some point, but in the meantime i’m advertising my posts and videos from gigs i’ve been to! if you ever need higher quality vids for gifs or edits or smth like that, feel free to message me and i’ll be happy to send them to you <3

joker out:

tavastia 2nd show, helsinki 20.9.2023

olympia, tampere 22.9.2023

sasazu, prague 22.11.2023

kulttuuritalo 1st show, helsinki 2.3.2024

kulttuuritalo 2nd show, helsinki 3.3.2024

o2 shepherd’s bush empire, london 11.4.2024

[coming soon] ruisrock, turku 7.7.2024

käärijä:

viisukielarit, heidi’s bier bar tampere 30.3.2023

kokkolan venetsialaiset, kokkola 25.8.2023

lutakko, jyväskylä 7.12.2023

[coming soon] ruisrock, turku 7.7.2024

that’s all for now, i hope you enjoy your stay here 🩷

#personal #pinned #about time i made a pinned info post lol

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ikilledamanforthisurl · 1 year

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Minami Anon x3 but so real………. Yeah idk how old he's meant to be but he very much gives me like 21-30 35 at oldest age range vibes. Which I think/agree is a factor in Why He Is Like That. I know its technically noncanon but i also think a lot about the implications of Minami once never drinking but then when he discovered fire breathing he started drinking 24/7 from this one scene w Majima in dead souls like hmmmmmmm….. wonder what’s going on there buddy…….. something you'd like to share with the class Minami about how you perceive yourself/any potential wants for attention. Anyways it’s okay if the you sound untranslatable I understand and also relate to that feeling of 24/7 thinking i come across as incomprehensible 💖 no pressure to do so but I would personally love to read that Saejima teacher ramble and how it affects Minami etc etc also

ohhh man it's canon. if we're taking rggo's scraps as having some relevancy then dead souls absolutely is canon. and more importantly, its canon TO ME (takes consecutive puffs of my copium inhaler)

yeah i had this at the ready. yeah. i tear my shirt open and it has "the line from dead souls where Majima outs Minami as a fucking square" tattooed across my chest. not the line itself but those exact words. i cannot describe how his charm shot thru the fucking roof to me when i heard he used to be completely straight edge!! what a fucking dork!! come here i'm giving you a wedgie boy

and then the ehhhh half-subjective half-objective tragedy of him succumbing to a vice to the point of functional alcoholism (or currently functional aud as some folks call it, which is unfortunate naming conventions for those who use australian currency) implying he's been a "pretty good drinker" for an extended amount of time. and the kicker is majima totally could not care less. there's no evidence to Him Specifically being the one who got Minami to drink but it's absolutely regular Family practice, if the boy wants to fit in with the Majimagumi he needs to top up!

hc shit-i-made-up territory but i LIKE to believe that Majima personally influenced him this way during whatever limited time they had in direct contact with each other (cause while you COULD have their dynamic between a twat who signed up + the twat who runs the business and nothing more its not as fun. a little too parasocial methinks) but this is 99% due to me finding a song that makes me imagine the perfect sequence for this (dont get me.started on Majimagumi songs. i like to delude myself into thinking i'll animate to one of them eventually). also considering the kind of man Majima was during Shimano-servant-era i feel like it wouldnt be too out of character. he's not a malicious person but by god he does stupid shit and hurts people so much in so many horrific ways he could not care less about putting some highschool level peer-pressure shit on the new recruit just because he's Bored. what's one more hurt person in the grand scheme of things.

Alllso... getting back on track..? WHY was Minami straight edge in the first place. it could be any reason under the sun but the way it's worded here really sounds like it took a lot of willpower to break his resolve to just have a sip, just tryyyyyyy it, yadda yadda. if Minami is as punk as i totally project unto him to be, then he'd be no stranger to lives lived in excess..... i could not tell you for certain that Straight-Edge was a Punk Thing in pre-2010 Japan whatsoever. an attitude, sure, but i'm talking music scene shit........ however, gigs involve lots of booze at the bare minimum regardless of country. 'tis just the way of life. and 'tis a plausible outlet for WHY he seemed to have such a strong unwillingness to drink....

you know, outside of other stuff like experiences with friends and family. those can work too. those are considerably more sad and personal... those can work alongside gig culture shit. i dont have anything explicitly outlined but its definitely something i'd like to write for him... make up a little backstory so i can maybe explore some themes that RGG wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, like addiction. it interests me a lot and getting it somewhat RIGHT interests me a lot. i know for sure RGG would fuck it up LMAO

#ikildaman shut the fuck up #also it provides an easily-contained plot outline that wont explode into tojo-wide world-ending conspiracy nonsense!#just kidding drug trade in the yakuza is canon 2 me and itd easily be the biggest form of income #fucking with their drugs IS a tojo-wide conspiracy #but speaking of which i also hc Minami as being even more staunchly against other forms of inebriation....#cause yall remember that VA who got wholly blacklisted for being photographed lining up regular gummy bears #japans attitude on drugs is ABYSMAL #also. speaking of his friends and family. i like to think his tattoo of the womans face is related to that 😁😁😁#its such a mysterious and strange design choice to me. like WHOOO IS SHEEEE..????#shes got to have some significance and if she doesnt well idc i decide she does #maybe family... maybe a friend..... possibly. somebody he lost #possibly to something related to unsobriety maybe. i dunno yet. but maybe #feels more original than defaulting to the abusive drunk parent stereotype and calling it a day #not that you couldnt also do that. i do like to believe his family sucked for whatever reason #nishida having folks at home isnt like uncommon in the yakuza by any means but i dont think its regular #plus with him being such an immature/lost dude..... where is your father boy...........#ALSO YES ^_^ i will try to post my teacher saejima realness sometime soon!!!!!

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saintmeghanmarkle · 10 months

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Did anyone else know from the very beginning? [Toronto native here with some insight] by u/lesetoilles

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I'd like to know if I'm one of the few here who knew right off the bat that Meghan was trouble. And I'm not talking about the wedding, or the Africa interview, or even Oprah. I'm talking... 2016 unconfirmed rumours swirling around about Harry potentially being linked to Meghan Markle. Let me take you on a journey of everything I thought and believed that has led to my current-day vindication of those feelings when I see forums like this one.

First off, I was born and raised in Toronto. I knew of Meghan Markle's existence at least a couple years before she met Harry. My sister's friend, a freelance writer in the city, heard about an event that MM was either organizing or hosting (can't remember) in Toronto. Consensus about her behaviour toward staff was - and I quote - "she was a scathing b****". Now keep in mind, this likely would have been 2014/2015... she was an absolute nobody and there would have been no need to spread mistruths about someone so barely relevant. For me at the time, it was just an interesting tidbit of information about Rachel from Suits. My brother also met her once at a party. Nothing too interesting to report from his account lol, just that she was "super skinny" and "looked bored of everyone" and "didn't say hi despite being introduced".

Meghan was a regular at an exclusive lounge, Soho House (Toronto location). For anyone who might not know, to get in you either have to know someone who is a member, or you have to be a member with a couple thousand dollar fee. As she frequented it, there was talk about her and amongst these whispers was the rumour of her being a "yacht girl" (aka an expensive prostitute). To take this rumour a step further, some actually said afterwards that THAT is how Harry met her. Now I don't know if that's true... but I'll tell you one thing and it's that no fibre of my being believes that BS of a "blind date by a mutual friend." Please. Spare me.

Now onto Cory Vitiello. Meghan loves to correct articles that list dates that overlap the two relationships. I can tell you that the relationships ABSOLUTELY overlapped and she 100% did CHEAT on Cory with Harry. Everyone in Toronto within those circles knew that to be fact and Cory didn't hide the fact that she blindsided him. She moved out of his home only after her relationship with Harry became public. Now why was she even with Cory? Well, she's always been a social climber, we know this. And at the time (after being married to a producer only gave her a few non speaking roles in movies) she was using Cory to elevate herself... via the cooking world. Look up "Meghan Markle cooking" and take note of all the guest appearances she makes on daytime TV either cooking something, talking about recipes, or even acting as "celebrity" guest judged on Chopped jr. Lol. Who do you think was getting her these gigs? They were all around that time. This girl was really scraping bottom of the barrel but at that time, it was something.

Next up: Jessica Frickin Mulroney. It may be hard to believe, but Jessica Mulroney has pull in Canada. She is married to Ben Mulroney (the SON of a former Canadian prime minister). The Mulroneys have associations to some of the highest elite in Canadian showbiz AND more importantly, politics, including the Trudeaus. It is no coincidence that MM would find herself associating with people of this calibre. But most importantly, Jessica Mulroney is NOTORIOUSLY known for being... horrible. Treats everyone poorly, racist, intolerant, selfish, greedy and spoiled. I (and all of Toronto I assure you) literally jumped for joy when Sasha Exeter exposed her. And have you noticed MM hasn't talked to her since? She was the latest flying monkey to be shelved by the narcissist. She even posted a pathetic instagram story with a quote about "distancing from friends" recently. Lol. But anyway, bottom line, I didn't trust anyone who would be friends with Jessica Mulroney.

So knowing all of this about MM, when she started dating Harry, I didn't buy for a SECOND that it was authentic. I already had my preconceived notions about her, which truthfully, I think is more than most people had since 99% of the world didn't even know who the hell she was. The 1% being mostly watchers of Suits lol.

Then the blind items started pouring in. Take a gander, and note how some blind items knew about the Diana angle 5 whole years before MM smudged her eye makeup and gave that Oprah interview and they knew how she would use it to manipulate him...

2016: https://blindgossip.com/no-dignity/

2017: https://blindgossip.com/rescue-me/ | https://blindgossip.com/vacation-ingratiation/ | https://blindgossip.com/beware-the-beehive/ | https://blindgossip.com/my-iconic-fiancee/

2018: https://blindgossip.com/appalling-frustrating-and-embarrassing/

2019: https://blindgossip.com/wounded-little-boy/ | https://blindgossip.com/the-big-plan/ | https://blindgossip.com/her-own-game/

2020: https://blindgossip.com/alarming-around-the-children/

I couldn't find them all but I do remember also reading ones about her completely ditching her dogs, wearing Diana's perfume on their dates, and how she had a coffee table book of Diana. In 2017, Ninaki Priddy, MM's childhood best friend for like two decades gave an interview and shared photos where she claims MM cut both her and Trevor off savagely (shelving) but also that MM had an obsession with Princes Diana:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5137785/Meghan-Markle-revelations-friend-knew-best.html

This article from 2018 innocently calls attention to the fact that MM actually wrote about the Duchess of Cambridge on her blog, the Tig in 2012:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a22727998/meghan-markle-blog-princess-kate/

She refers to her as Princess Kate and there almost seems to be a passive aggressiveness when describing her wedding. I don't know about you, but I think MM's master plan would have been William. He's more her age and he was a mega heartthrob when she was a teenager. I digress.

Now despite all of this, I tried to be reasonable. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt. But my intuition was screaming at me: she is a narcissist and she is manipulating him! And step by step, month by month, year by year, she proved ALL my instincts to be true...

- "My family is the family she never had." Until she discards them just like she did her own.- He needs to save her, rescue her, she's trying to be Diana... cue Megxit, cue Oprah, cue the me you can't see bombshell where she told him she would kill herself AND their unborn child if it wasn't for the fact that he "already lost a woman."- The fake doe eyes she gave him at the wedding and her "dupers delight" smirks in nearly every picture/video of her- Even just the fact that their relationship moved SO fast. Dating. Engaged. Married. Baby. Within 2 years. It makes me laugh that she reminded the whole world of "Waity Katie" (of course with the intention of taking a dig at Kate). William took his time with Kate so she could truly decide if that was the life she wanted. If Harry had any scruples, he would have done the same.- This relationship is TEXTBOOK narcissistic abuse, and if the roles were reversed, people would be talking about it more.

Anyway well, that was my rant. I'd love to know if anyone was staunchly anti-Meghan as I was from as early as 2016! Intuition, insight, or otherwise?

Posted by u/lesetoilles (2 years ago)

#saintmeghanmarkle #sussexes #markled #archewell #harry and meghan #meghan markle #prince harry #megxit #duke and duchess of sussex #duchess of sussex #top post #duke of sussex #spare by prince harry #insider tea

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textingaboutprometheus · 1 year

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I'm really glad R is doing Journalist stuff again, like on 360. But although it's relevant right now, it's also obviously reporting he published 5 years ago. It's time for something new, you can't hang on to your one big thing forever. His relevance for the media seems to be reduced to C&K, and he of course furthers it by still promoting it. Which I understand, there is no new book after, and others reporting fades behind it. But if he doesn't do constant new reporting - big or not - he will be talking about this and nothing else in ten years.

Why has this come up for me today? Because it was such a contrast today in my timeline: R talking about a years-old story, while I also see a LOLI clip where they talk about trans right and anti-trans legislation and the impact on trans people and the silence of high-level politicians. That's relevant today. That's happening. Why is a comedy show picking up on these issues? There are current issues any reporter should go after.

Of course, the Trump story is relevant right now, this is more meant in a broader way. Something that should happen in general, or could have for the last year or so. Current events nonwithstanding.

(I realize he was also in DC for an HBO gig. That's something, though probably not the reporting on current issus I'm hoping for.)

There's a big section in C&K about Trump. But yeah. New reporting please

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blushinggray · 1 year

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❔️ !! hehe

❔Choose a random WIP and talk about it.

hi oli!! ty for stopping by and giving me this chance to ramble 😊

since i answered the last ask about my ph!bkg x villain!reader wip, i'll talk about one of my other favorites atm!! it's a super slow burn ph!kirishima x aspiring actor!reader story.

one day i was just rewatching some of s4 when i was suddenly sledgehammered with the intensity of kirishima's backstory, and it hit me how amazing his character truly is; honor, chivalry, redemption, an intense need to prove himself (to himself) while facing very real insecurities, a deeply innate need to protect, and just... so many emotionally moving things...

anyway, i was on a desperate hunt for a long, slow burning kiri-centric fic to read before i eventually gave up and started breaking my brain to make up my own 😔 (i did find a few reallyyyy good kiribaku fics to hold me over, but it was already too late)

so eventually i came up with a story where reader is an aspiring actor, but atm she's not really landing any notable jobs. she's also a model on the side and ironically, she's got more success on that front bc she's pretty. which is great for landing her modeling gigs, but also gets her typecasted quite a bit for acting gigs. she wants to prove that she has The Range and get picked for all kinds of roles, but atm no one is really hiring her for anything outside of the pretty girl side character

so i figured that this was kind of a way that she and kirishima could connect, bc they both understand insecurity and have ambition to prove themselves. they get along really well and support one another so easily, and it feels so natural that they can't really help but start to fall for one another. which is kinda tough since they're both currently seeing other people 🤭😬 uh oh

so yeah, that's really gonna drag things out and make the slow burn THAT much slower lmaooo but i swear when the time comes, it'll be so worth it bc kirishima is just that kind of character. he will get a deserving, fulfilling romance that is filled with deep emotion, longing, and real connection bc that's just the kind of man he is 😤

anyway, lots of yearning, pining, bit of character study, a little drama, much love, eventual smut ofc, oh yeah and crimson riot also happens to be reader's uncle in this (i swear it'll be relevant to the story later lmao). another wip that has been in the works for a hot minute, but i am still very, very excited for!!

#tysm for the ask!!!#(publishing this one for obvious reasons)#kirishima eijirou x reader #fic trivia #ask

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wanderingaldecaldo · 2 years

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17, 24 and 25 for the writer ask!

Thanks for the ask, @halkvonn! 😘

17. Talk to me about the minutiae of your current WIP. Tell me about the lore, the history, the detail, the things that won’t make it in the text.

I'm currently writing the first draft of my Corpo Val AU story, so I'm not sure yet how much will make it into the final version. Right now if I had to guess, it will be a lot of details about the setup—the hotel, prepping for the undercover gig—will get trimmed for the final version.

Beyond those details, I've had to flesh out all of Corpo Val's backstory—how she was recruited into Arasaka, how she handled the events of the game to end up the Queen of the Afterlife, how she feels about everything—and I feel like that's given me even more insight into Streetkid Val.

24. How much prep work do you put into your stories? What does that look like for you? Do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

Depends on what type of prep work we're talking. If we're talking research, I can get really bogged down in details if I allow myself so I tend to just push forward as much as possible. If I reach a spot where I need to do some research, I will leave a comment in Google Docs and come back to it when I am specifically working on filling gaps/research.

If we're talking organization, I've largely been a "just get on with it", pantser but I'm in the process of learning how to actually plan things out with this Corpo Val fic, and WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, it's actually going well.

25. What is a weird, hyper-specific detail you know about one of your characters that is completely irrelevant to the story?

LOLOL this is antithetical to how I work as a writer. I don't know any details about my characters until I absolutely need them, so I generally don't have weird facts about them in my pocket. But let me see what I can do....

The first time (corpo) Val had hot tea was when she was 15 and was living in Arasaka's dormitory. She was having trouble sleeping and one of the older girls took her to the kitchen and made her a cup of chamomile. She wasn't used to the flavor and didn't really like it, but it did help her sleep. Eventually she tried other flavors (of actual tea, not just herbal) and over her time in Arasaka became an expert in hot tea.

And I just realized that is relevant to the story. Sorry not sorry.

Weird Questions for Writers if you want to ask!

#ask meme #writing asks #mail time!#halkvonn #thanks for the ask!! <3 #corpo!val au

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