#trying to figure out how to access mum number 2

[flock-talk]

Getting him back in the room has been a nightmare today, not because he doesn’t want to be in the room but because he has decided that he needs to be attached to my wife

#newts loss #I sat in there with him #and he’s just pacing along the bad of the door peeking under it #trying to figure out how to access mum number 2

[studentville-struggles]

A Double Life

Chapter 5!!

A self-indulgent Daniel Ricciardo fic.

Summary: Returning to old passions results in the start of chaos and living a double life. We say we hate chaos, but the thrill is unlike anything else.

Words: 1,941

Masterlist // Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

F1 was no joke.  

PhD’s were no joke.

You were exhausted. Exhausted didn’t even begin to cover how you felt. Were you dying? Who even knew at this point.  

One monday your legs finally gave out as you were walking into university, collapsing from the exhaustion you were fighting. Thankfully you had just made it into your building, the porters quick to call a medic. You actually ended up having to take a couple of days off of lab work and go home and just spend some time sleeping and spending time with your parents. Your supervisors were so worried for your health and the stress you had been putting yourself under they pretty much banned you from the lab for a week.  

You still did the workouts you needed to and prepped for races from home. You just did everything on more than five hours sleep. The luxury. It was so damn needed.

Speaking on the phone to Lando one night, the two of you becoming closer friends since being team mates and him checking in more frequently since finding out about you collapsing, you had been joking about how nice sleep was. 

“I used to think that being ordinary was boring. Now I’d do anything for a 10 hour nap and a chippy.”

Your little exhaustion moment had scared you a little bit. You’d always managed to do everything. You could have two intense lives and work it. You had felt that for the last three years you mastered juggling a double life. Was it finally coming to crumble around you? Was this it, was the dream over?  

You wouldn’t allow it. You couldn’t. Youd fought so hard for this, to have your cake and eat it. It was never meant to be easy and you knew that, this was just one more thing to overcome. Once you had your PhD you would be able to live any life you wanted. You might even be able to sleep seven hours a night on the regular.  

You would make this double life work for a little longer, you had to.

Having re-evaluated routines and switching things up so that you could make the most of both lives whilst still being healthy, you were feeling confident, comfortable and it was growing with each race that passed. Sure, not all of the results were what you dreamed off; after all you were yet to tip Lewis off his pedestal, but you were getting there. Getting the car to do your bidding was the first half of the challenge. Now you just needed to do that, but better than every one else on the track.

The other thing to come out of your health scare; especially after some of the drivers have commented on your less deathly appearance was an interesting change in your friendship with a certain Australian.  

Sure, you had the big change from thinking he was rude to being caught smiling at his texts, to hanging out in Australia at the start of the season. That you had kind of seen coming; but this? This was unexpected, and you weren’t quite sure what to make of it currently.

After finding out about your little incident, Daniels’ entire energy changed. He was visibly concerned about you, whether you were better now, how you were doing getting everything under control for good. His reaction to discovering the in-depth extremeness of your routine having binged watched your show – he claimed it was a curious interest to occupy his flight but you knew it was to be nosey and you didn’t mind that – was even stranger He had effectively cornered you at the paddock in China with a written out list and spluttering of expletives with the general message of “what the fuck, no wonder you're exhausted.’.  

The frequency at which you two texted and chatted was steadily rising as your friendship bloomed but after his discovery of ‘the incident’, it had sky rocketed. Both in general conversation, but also in his concern for you overdoing things. He’s started to make a point, like Lewis often does, to ensure you take a bit of time for you and to relax; so movie and game nights are now a little thing you get when you meet up for a face to face catch up.

The vibes between the two of you were shifting ever so slightly and you weren’t entirely sure where there were setting themselves.

---

You were very lucky in that your family would often come to support you, especially your mum and dad. Albeit your mum couldn’t watch half of the races due to her fear that her little girl was going to be hurt, but she was there every chance she had.  

As the season progressed and you were getting some races closer to home, you felt it was about time to invite the main group of people who were yet to see this side of you. Given the intense patience and grace they had given to you, supporting you though everything and allowing your camera crew all access; it was time to invite your boss. Well your other boss. Your supervisor.

Getting back into the swing of things at work in the lab after the Spanish Grand Prix, you felt it was finally time to give back to your lab family.

“I’d like to take you to work next week, and maybe a few others once I check numbers.” Your supervisor knew what ‘work’ meant for you but with more and more people questioning your regular three day weeks, you were starting to feel like letting your two worlds collide a little more.  

“Where is work next week? Monaco?”  

“Yup. I’ll give my media team a ring and see how many we can take including hotels and go from there”  

“Including?!”  

“Full VIP, would be rude of me not to.”  

A short phone call later, with some rough numbers figured out, you had five full VIP passes at your disposal. Given you rarely have guests at Grand Prix’ they allowed a few extra tickets this time. As one would imagine with a free weekend in Monaco, the academic staff in your research group snapped up those tickets in no time. Of course, with the amount of time spent in your offices and labs, you were safely assuming three of the five had no idea what your job was, though were very curious as to how and why it was taking you to Monaco.  

Academic life was no joke. Everyone was busy, everyone had very little free time. Watching sports was only done by super fans really. There weren’t any motorsport super fans in your office and somehow both your show and driving career had still remained unquestioned. How that was true with the camera crew still following you around, you had no idea.  

You had sent out a rough, and very vague itinerary, reminding them to be ready to leave work at 6 pm on Wednesday, heading straight to the airport. You had also sent strict dress code instructions- the smarter end of smart casual, knowing that they would likely, if not definitely, be appearing on camera.  

With some of your team meeting you at the airport, ready to get your race weekend media started, the confusion of your university colleagues was growing. It peaked as they had you film a short clip to start the weekends media off, it was only a short Instagram story, post hair touch up, to say hi to fans.  

“Hey guys, just me taking over the Instagram stories! We’ve just arrived at the airport to head over to Monaco! Can’t wait to see you guys this weekend and I’ve even brought a few colleagues from the university so you’ll be seeing my two worlds collide as well! See you soon!” Waving at the camera, you cut the video. With all thumbs up from your team, you uploaded it to your team Instagram, views piling in almost immediately.  

“Rachel what the hell do you do?!”

“Oh you’ll see soon enough, I don’t want to ruin the surprise now.” You teased, surprisingly enjoying the suspense.  

Walking up to the private jet having gone through security with ease, the shock was only increasing, though you everyone was feeling very excited for the flight now they saw the plane. Things were fairly calm after this, the journey quick, smooth and you avoided giving too much away.  

Arriving at the hotel you sent everyone off to their rooms, giving timings for meeting the next morning. You would be leaving before them to start greeting the media and doing some press conferences before your track walks, and so had arranged for a few cars to be sent for transferring the rest over to the main hub. Once they were all happy with the plans, not that you’d given many details, merely timings, you could head to your room where Daniel had snuck over waiting to reunite.  

He had many complaints about spending the evening having your catch up in a hotel when he had a perfectly good home a few minutes away. At some point during the evening, after the food had been demolished, the words said and a crappy Netflix original on the tv, the two of you had fallen asleep. When you woke a couple of hours later, you were awkwardly hunched on the sofa still, somehow having entangled yourself with Daniels body.  

Realising that it was far too late to send Daniel home, you both needed sleep if you were to survive the media day, and you couldn’t send him on his way in the small hours of the morning. Trying not to wake him too harshly, you start untangling yourself from the mess of legs. With Daniel starting to stir, you grab his hand, wordlessly pulling him from the sofa, over to the hotel bed.  

Still in the silence the middle of the night brings, Daniel shed the majority of his clothing, slipping under the covers in only his underwear, with you following soon after as you quickly change into your sleepwear.  

For something so foreign in your friendship, the ease and comfort at which you snuggled together, falling asleep again under the covers, was almost unnerving. Almost. In your sleepy state, you couldn’t recognise that, only time would reveal that.  

--

Having snuck off to begin your media day trackside, you were eager to see your lab colleague's reaction to where they were. It was as you were heading back into McLarens hospitality that you, as well as the whole group, could see the full magnitude of this job and how it differed to the Rachel they were used to seeing in the office.  

“You’re a driver?”  Shock? Disbelief? You couldn’t quite tell but the reaction was  

“Yes”

“What the fuck? But you’re in the lab like 10 hours a day”

“Now you know why I don’t have time to get things done otherwise in my three-day weeks.”

Once the shock wore off, the excitement and initial questions had settled, you set the group up with timings for the day and let them wander round the paddock freely as you headed back to your meetings, promising to see them during the lunch break.  

Having your worlds united felt good. It felt as though some of the pressure you hadn’t realised was there from keeping them separate, was melting away.  Although the feeling that was beginning to bubble away every time you bumped into Daniel was very close to being a distraction.

You needed to drive; just get in the car and block everything else out. 

#studentville-struggles #rachel tries to write #a double life #dr3 #daniel ricciardo #daniel ricciardo imagine #daniel ricciardo fic #daniel ricciardo x reader

[stevenuniversetanzanite]

Ally x Cordelia X Reader (Part 2)

Sorry if the writing isn’t up to par. I liked the plot enough to post this. I might go back and edit this when the English language makes sense once more. Sorry if it’s basic.

This story was voted for a new part over my other stories. That one should have a new part in the week.

Summary: The three of you have had your fair share of troubles but what will happen when all your pasts’ come to for the foreground.

Warning: N/A 

Parts: One, Two, Three, Four (will be added when posted)

I know you murdered your wife.  

 Ally sat at her desk staring at the anonymous letter in front of her. Only one person knew, and he was dead. There was no more to the letter, no details about what they would do with the knowledge? Were they threatening her? There was very little they could do to shake her. The sender had no evidence. She was far from the woman she was in her failed marriage. She had everything she wanted, her son, a great job and two women who loved her more than Ivy ever could. 

 She grabbed the letter and ran it through the shredder. 

 Her private phone began to ring. Cordelia's number popped up. She answered, "Hello love, I wasn't expecting a call from you-"

 "It's happening again-"

 Ally arched her brow. She missed the context but from the panic in Cordelia’s voice, she knew it was bad. "What’s happened again?"

 "Y/N- she's sleepwalking again."

 Ally had asked Cordelia to keep a close eye on the younger woman. The incident where she found the woman zoned out in the medic bay was engraved in her mind. Ally had her fair share of medical issues, mainly her anxiety caused by her cumulative number of phobias. Though those days were long behind her, she still felt for her girlfriend. With no pre-existing cases of you experiencing this, the two believed that your sleepwalking was due to something psychological resulting in physical side effects. The two older women had done their fair share of independent research (without you knowing) to come to a solid conclusion.  

 "I'm on my way, fill me in when I get back," the brunette said. “-and keep an eye on her.”

 “I will.”

 The brunette found the blonde rested on the edge of Oz’s bed. Cordelia anxiously watched her other girlfriend muttering to yourself. She rested her face on her hand but if Ally didn’t know any better, she would say the woman was biting her nails. Ally approached the blonde, the movement snapping Cordelia out of her deep stare. The hand fell down to her side. A phone sat on the side closest to the door and appeared to be recording audio. 

 “I tried to snap her out of it- I didn’t know what to do-”

 “So, you decided to record on your phone?”

 “So, we had a record of what’s going on. It might help us to figure it out.” Cordelia sighed, “I-I, I don’t know-” Ally decided to cut Cordelia off before she panicked herself to death.

 “Neither of us do Delia, but maybe we should try to wake her up once more.” Cordelia weakly nodded. Feeling disappointed in herself for not knowing how to help you. 

 Hours later, two out of three of you were in bed. You were curled up into Ally’s side as she laid on her back. Cordelia was downstairs trying to keep the appearances as well as to assure the students that all was well. Most fell for the act or at least knew not to delve any further. A select few, her friends knew something was up when neither you nor Ally came down for supper. 

 “Are you alright, Cordelia? You’ve been zoning out.”

 Cordelia sat at the head of the table, listening to the chatter between some of the girls about something trivial. A few spots were vacant from missing members. Students going out after classes wasn’t uncommon and with her girlfriends upstairs and Oz out, it left a number of spare seats near here. Cordelia’s friends and students, Coco and Mallory moved up taking what would have been yours and Ally’s seat. They asked politely before doing so to make sure you two weren’t going to weren’t still getting food.

 “Yes, I’m alright, Coco. Thank you for asking.” Cordelia sat there, not bothering to touch her meal, her fork still laid out from where she placed it when she sat down. Cordelia sighed, looking up from her meal to make sure none of the students were eavesdropping before speaking, “I’m worried about Y/N,” she picked up her fork stabbing it into some salad.

 “Does it have anything to do with how she was today?”

 Cordelia didn’t respond but they all knew the answer. 

 “If you need us for anything, we are more than willing to help out.”

 "Thank you for the kind offer but I can't think of anything."

 Cordelia finally picked up her fork, stabbing it into some food violently. 

 The two students flinched not used to this version of Cordelia. Mallory and Coco made eye contact before deciding that the three women could work out their own issues. Their offer still stands, anyone in the school would help if any of the women needed it but Cordelia liked to appear like she had her world together, a side effect of not having it that way for the first forty years of her life. 

 It was late at night by the time Cordelia stumbled back into the bedroom appearing defeated. She headed into the bathroom without saying a word, assuming the brunette was asleep at this hour. 

 “As soon as you can, hmmm?” Of course, Ally wasn't asleep, Cordelia thought. “I may have lied,” Cordelia responded, slipping out of her day clothes and into her nightgown. The woman’s gaze shifts over to you. “How is she?”

 “Passed out soon after you left.” Ally brushed some of your hair off your face. You turned your head away, pressing it further into her side. She chuckled slightly but it died down when she turned her attention back on the Supreme. “Did you end up listening to your recording?” The witch nodded. Ally waited for her to respond with her findings, but the witch remained silent. “And?”

 “It doesn’t make sense-”

 “It’s one side to a conversation.”

 Cordelia rested on her side of the bed, “It sounded like she was talking to a child.” Ally listened carefully as Cordelia settled under the sheets. “From the phrasing, a young one, maybe four. Whoever she spoke to, she believed was too young for Oz’s comic books.”

 “I don’t understand how that boy reads them.” Cordelia chuckled. The woman moved closer to the awake woman's free side. Ally rarely slept in the middle in case Oz needed her, but he was out tonight. There was no set order on the bed, whoever gets there first gets that side, but Cordelia tended to be in the middle as she was the one who wouldn't be called upon during the night and allowed the other two easy access to leave the bed. However, by the time you woke up Ally was usually cuddled up into and Cordelia long gone from the bed. “I’m glad this happened when Oz was out, I’d hate for him to have to see this.” Cordelia agreed. “I swear he loves Y/N more than me sometimes-”

 “Don’t say that-”

 “It’s true. They spend more time with each other than I have with him in years, she has more in common with him, I-I '' Ally needed a second to continue. “I can’t compete.”

 “Ally, this isn't a competition. You are and will always be his mother. You’re the one who birthed him, genetically he’s more like you than anyone. Your job takes up a lot of time. If how much time you spend with Oz bothers you as much as it seems, maybe it’s best to set aside some time for just the two of you.”

 “I don’t know-” Ally cut herself off.  “I’m sorry you have to deal with my problems-”

 “We all have our problems we are trying to deal with.” The two women stared at the roof, lost in their own problems. “At least you have a child you can worry about.”

 “Shit, Delia, I didn’t mean to-” The two of them knew about her problems in the past with trying to conceive a child. Going against all the rules set by the coven, asking the former Voodoo queen for help and still being unsuccessful. You had suggested maybe it was a problem with Hank (her ex-husband) which she quickly dismissed, having evidence it was here from medical professionals. You’re the second idea, the fact that it had something to do with her powers, with the title of the supreme witch, comes with perfect health if there was a problem assuming it wasn’t cause of the power itself wouldn't it be fixed. She appreciated your enthusiasm, but she’d bashed the idea that she was barren in her mind that any hope seemed wasteful. Occasionally, a sliver of hope arises, and she considers trying again, but then she would be forcing her desires onto her girlfriend- and don’t get her started on Oz. She is too busy with being the Supreme. It was never meant to be. 

 “I know. It’s my mind, it won’t allow me to forget.”

 “I know we’ve already talked about it but maybe you should try again.”

 “It’s not the right time- with what’s going on with Y/N and work piling up- and Oz-”

 “Don’t worry about Oz, worry about yourself. As for Y/N, she wouldn’t want you to jeopardise your happiness for her.”

 “You’re right.” Ally always knew how to make her feel better. “We can talk about it when Y/N’s awake.”

 Unlike promised, no issues were risen. It was a Friday afternoon and Cordelia were working in her office when Oz ran into Cordelia’s office, a giant smile on his face. Cordelia pushed her chair away from her desk. Oz tackle hugged Cordelia’s waist. Cordelia laughed as she hugged back, one of her hands going to his head to run it through the boy’s blonde locks. 

 The blonde woman looked up at the woman who entered the room not far behind the child. Y/N played with her set of keys in her hand as she waited for the older witch’s attention. 

 “What are you two up to?”

 “I’m going to see a movie with mum.” Cordelia looked at the other woman confused. 

 “I’m dropping him off.” She nodded understanding. “Thought I’d tell you I’d be out for a bit.”

 “Okay, sweetie.”

 “Okay, come along Kiddo, I better get you to your mother before she accuses me of being late again.”

 You dropped Oz at Ally’s place of work, seeing them off on their way before you headed back towards the school. Ally had told you she was trying to spend more time with her son and you fully supported the idea, even suggesting ways that would not affect her work too much, and even make Oz happy. One such idea was the two going to a movie that you knew Oz wanted to see (and one that you knew Ally could handle).

 You knew how much the mother loved her son and it was upsetting that her work got in the way of her spending time with her son. You’d always made it a process of making sure she was up to date with all of Oz’s interests or stories he’d told you (only telling the ones he’d allow you to tell- you respected trust above all.) You didn’t see the problems this might cause, the feelings of inadequacy that it could bring your girlfriend. 

 Once the duo was off, you stopped by the grocery store to gather a few necessities you needed before heading back to the academy. Cordelia was slumped with work, so you decided you’d spend your night trying to help her with the easier work and generally being in her presence.

 It was about nine when the two came home. School had been out for hours now; you’d help with organising the students schedules as well as organizing some of the content the teachers will teach the students. The teachers were usually left to their own accord, only getting approval from Cordelia that the spells were in fact a) appropriate for the students to learn and b) that they were capable to learning such a spell. It was also good for the more dangerous ones that you’d get a heads up and organise a time that you’d cause an increased number of patients requiring your aid. 

 Cordelia was dealing with all the boring legal work required for running a school, you were surprised she hasn't shipped off the work to someone else. She never trusted outside sources for important tasks like this as it could make or break the coven. There was a lot this hypothetical person could do to tear down the coven if someone had ill intent. Not that they would need to mess with the law in order to tear the place down, you could get the same effect messing with its members.

 Ally joined the two of you in Cordelia’s office once Oz was soundly asleep, worn out by his long day.

 “How are the two most beautiful women in the world?” Ally asked, sneaking her hands around the unsuspecting Cordelia. 

 “Tired,” you yawned.

 Cordelia chuckled, “You were doing the fun work-”

 “Fun? You have a strange definition of fun.”

 “In Comparison to the work I was doing.”

 “For the love of god-” you rolled your eyes and turned away from your girlfriends. 

 “How was the movie darling?”

 “Good. Oz loved it, he raved on about it until we got home. Expect a rundown tomorrow.” That comment was directed to you. 

 “Thanks for the warning.” You said. You got up, heading over to a pile of letters you had sorted into piles, students letters, the Supreme’s and the occasional other one. You grabbed the one you saw that was labelled for Ally, “There was a letter for you in the mail today. I should give it to you before I forget.”

 Ally took the letter form you noticing it had no address. “Did someone drop it off?”

 “...The mailman. Same as all the other letters.”

 “Is there someone wrong, dear?” Cordelia asked. 

 Ally shook her head, acting off the fear she had about opening the letter. “No, I wasn’t expecting a letter.” She thanked you, saying she would read it later. You smiled sweetly at her, Cordelia whoever, saw the worry behind the exterior. 

 This had to be a threat. The first letter was useless by itself. Maybe the person is sending their message in parts, building the anxiety so it’s easier for the person to strike. If that's the case, it’s working. 

 In the early hours of the morning, Ally hid away in her girlfriends’ office. Ally sliced open the envelope, taking care not to tear the letter. She pulled out the folded A4 piece of paper, laying the envelope on the overlay organised desk.

 What would your ‘perfect’ little family think? Your son?

 So, the message was in parts, Ally thought. The person knew of her family and had the audacity to mention her son. How much of her life were they aware of? It was public knowledge that Ally was in a relationship with the Supreme Witch, but did they know of Y/N too?

 It turned into a waiting game. 

 She couldn’t bring it to authorities, it would bring up information that didn’t need to resurface. There were records of her killing people, one of her employees for example. It was an accident; it was during a blackout and she panicked. That hadn’t come up to bite her. A man was shot during the debate for her trying to land the job. She isn’t hiding that; it would take only one google search to see all this. So, why this information and why now? Who had she ticked off to have anonymous messages being sent her way?

Next Part :)

#ally mayfair richards x reader #cordelia goode x reader #cordelia x reader #cordelia foxx x reader

[joshslater]

The Cupbearer

This is a relay, doing a continuation of tamed-jock’s continuation of jd07201990′s story. Similar stories and bonus material on my Patreon.

Infection+2:25

Let's write a captains log, like Tyler and I used to do, only this time I have actual observations and events to record. It is now approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes since he placed the cup on me. I immediately went home, and have done some preliminary studies of the object.

My most immediate concern is the attachment mechanism. I can really only think of three, suction, adhesion or some sort of mechanical attachment to my... thing. Observations are a bit limited as the object responds to stimulii. In the first instance when I grabbed it in the rest room there wasn't much of a response. The feeling was similar to that of a vacuum pull in the whole area, but I'm not feeling a constant force as I would expect from vacuum. Also, when the cup was applied it felt like it was filled with, or quickly filled up with a gel of some sort.

Wanting to rule out vacuum, or in best case break the vacuum and remove the object, I attempted to insert a narrow tube from my model steam engine in between the skin and the object. That did provoke a response. It felt like the contents of the cup was rapidly replaced or infused with icy-hot gel. This entry has been delayed by approximately 40 minutes, as I have been lying on my bed and desperately trying to avoid touching it. Every time I fail I get like a pulse of renewed icy-hot in the cup.

Infection+2:50

I've decided to avoid further experiments and focus on observation and external research. The cup itself appears to be mix of carbon fiber, titanium and some other fairly high tech materials. This points to high tech origin, but beside the logotype I find no other markings like brand, manufacturer, patents, serial number etc. My first attempts to Google this kind of product or stories from someone with similar experience come up short. I took a picture of the logo, cleaned it up and sent it through USPTO image search to see if anyone has a trademark on it, but came up empty as well.

It sure smells bad. I need to come up with an excuse for mum.

Infection+6:00

I told mum that I'm having my scent-month, as if every teenage boy has one. I said Tyler just had his, so if she checks with his parents they will confirm it. Why does it smell so bad though? It is clearly the cup that emits it, since the smell came on pretty strong only seconds after Tyler attached it. Is it distraction? Is it to mask something else? Is it to make the wearer body conscious or odor conscious and avoid contact with other people? Is it to acclimate the wearer to the smell? I don't see how I can answer any of these questions purely from observation though. Something to sleep on perhaps. How do you pee with this thing?

Infection+6:15

So the pee just kind of filters out in the lower part of the cup. If you want to use a toilet you have to basically sit on it reverse, do you thing, and then wait a few minutes for it all to drain out. A big drawback is that you have to step out of pants and boxers to even sit reverse on a toilet.

Infection+10:20

I think the damn thing just woke me up. Or I'm just have a restless night because of all that is happening, and more importantly what will happen. Fuck you Tyler!

Infection+12:05

It's definitely the cup that woke me. Just as I was waking up I could feel some sort of vibration down there. What other crazy shit have they packed into the device. My bedroom smells like a locker room. Thanks Tyler!

Infection+13:55

Fuck it, I'm getting up. I'll pee in the shower.

Infection+14:20

So that didn't work as well as I hoped. I could pee fine, but when I turned on the shower it was like pouring water in a gym shoe. If it smelled bad before, it absolutely reeks now. I think I'm gonna steal one of mum’s pads and tape it to the front, since it is still leaking God knows what and then wrap it in plastic and hope that contains the worst of it.

Infection+17:30

I didn't think of mobility enough. Jeans are clearly out of the question, so I went to school in chinos. It's bad enough that the cup is rigid, over sized and fully attached. Add to that some extra padding and cram it in chinos that aren't exactly lose to begin with, and you have something that looks funny stationary and awkward/hilarious when moving.

If I walk slowly I think I might come up with a gait that might be described as exaggerated jock sway, which would be step up from whatever ludicrous I'm doing now. Damn, I should have practiced yesterday.

I need to find some better pants, because these are too tight and restrictive.

Infection+21:30

My efforts to contain the smell isn’t fooling anyone, but I hope it just smells like I have a bad hygiene day. My crotch is a sauna though. The plastic wrap needs to go. Tyler kept his distance. I wonder if he is ashamed, or if he doesn't give a shit. Perhaps they have some sort of protocol he adheres to.

Day 2, 4:40 pm

Let's stop fucking around with the childish infection timer. This is serious. I found something sobering when doing some online patent search.

I was just blindly trying to find patents for any of the different things this cup does, and managed to find a description on "bio-polymer adhesion complex and application for individualized restriction control". I don't understand more than a fraction of what is written, but in the schematics there is a drawing of EXACTLY the cup I'm wearing. The list of example uses in the description includes prison inmates and persons under house arrest. This is a retrofitted fucking ankle bracelet.

It's originally designed to never come the fuck off through tampering. Fuck.

Day 2, 6:30 pm

Mum gave me some Vichy Laboratories excessive odor control deo roll on she bought at the pharmacy. Roll on to what, exactly? Well, she can only solve problems she knows about I guess. Should I tell her? Would she mind having a sports jock son? She would probably tell me to do whatever makes me happy. Would I be happy? Tyler certainly looks pretty fucking pleased.

Day 2, 8:20 pm

I've not spent that much time on wanking before. Like once or twice a month. But now that I can't my mind kind of wanders to it all the time. I've done some, let's call it research, that you can orgasm pretty well by putting something in your ass. Not doing that.

Day 2, 9:46 pm

Got some weird hot flashes in the cup while taking a shower. Smells as bad post shower as the last time. I don't know if it is the smell or I'm tired, but I went to bed early. I'm too hot and sweaty to fall asleep though.

Day 3, 2:12 am

Can I go to the police? This is clearly some sort of assault. Tyler would be the first one under the bus. Perhaps the coach. Probably not further than that. This is backed by serious money after all, so they will just protect themselves and their IP. Does it really matter though? By the time they've forced any action I've had this thing on me for a month, I've grown a donkey dick and gone completely mad. Much good some cash compensation will do then. And do I want to punish Tyler? Fuck yeah I want, but not like that. He's a victim too.

Go directly to a hospital then? If I can't figure out what this thing is or does, how would hospital staff be any better. They'll probably start cutting around it, and there is no telling how it will respond. It was designed to never come off, at least not without a fight. Probably horribly so, to set an example.

Day 3, 2:28 am

I'll try to sleep in the garden. It's cooler outside and doesn't stink.

Day 3, 4:51 am

Dozed off a bit I think.

I've been thinking about the construction of the cup. There are a some design details that has been nagging me. For something that small it appears to be almost magical in abilities and power storage. But then it hit me, it's not crammed packed with batteries, electronics, vials of chemicals and all other stuff you might need to build something like this.

It's biological. Perhaps not in the "alive" sense of an organism, but "alive" in the sense a virus is alive. It's a biochemical robot following instructions encoded in DNA, or something like it. If you consider it a manufactured parasite it all makes sense. It has access to the resources of a full human body and can leech heat energy and pee chemicals off the body indefinitely. The "bio-polymer" attach to the skin, and perhaps even have direct access to nerve impulses. There is really thin membranes in the dick, so it can probably send stuff directly into the blood stream as well.

Fuck.

Day 3, 9:36 am

I just realized I can't remember a thing that has been said so far in school today. I need to cum!

Day 3, 11:23 am

Becky spent her presentation on "Manspreading". She probably started working on the talk already last week, knowing her, but she clearly directed a lot of the points directly at me. Looked directly my way for most of the talk. No, Becky, I'm not subconsciously asserting dominance.

I CAN'T PHYSICALLY CLOSE MY LEGS, BECKY!

I found a different pair of chinos that works better, Becky. No matter what I do, there will be a pretty sizable bulge down there though, Becky.

Day 3, 14:02

God Dammit! The inside of the cup just went super cold 10 minutes into math class. I couldn't finish a single thing. Just not jumping and screaming was hard enough. It's mostly back to normal now, I think.

Day 3, 15:14

This is what I think happened. They started to test the cups on inmates. By mistake it started to leak chemicals or active DNA from the device into the inmates. They had tested the cup technology artificially before, on pigs perhaps, and hadn't seen these effects. But they didn't put it on the pig’s dick, did they.

So suddenly their inmate control device has turned into the worlds best slow release injector for men. Perhaps even the original formula made dicks grow. They just made the minimal needed changes and paid coach to start human trials on teenagers.

Then why the fuck do I need to keep this log? They must have so much more data on what is done to us to have a useful trial. I guess this might come in handy in the inevitable court case.

Day 3, 16:40

I'M SO HORNY ALL DAY.

I went to have a cold shower. If anything things just went even worse. How is this happening! FUCKING FUCK TYLER FUCK

Day 3, 20:18

Why do I have to do this? I know what the end point is going to be. A fucking dumb, arrogant jock dick. Assuming it is inevitable, and I don't see any way out, why not have it over and done with tomorrow. Just walk to the gallows and submit. Whatever that thing is doing, physically and mentally, is minimized the sooner it's off me. Back when Becky would speak with me she told me a rumor that the nerds gone jocks all had monster cocks. She didn't say anything about the regular jocks, so it probably is specific to this procedure.

And if they, the old jocks, are not joining up hand over fist to get such dicks, the procedure itself, or the side effects, must be pretty discouraging. Otherwise they would just cram the cup down their own pants.

Let's get rid of this thing first thing in the morning.

Day 3, 11:49 pm

Fuck, it vibrates.

I've been sweating balls, trying to sleep naked without any sheets. I was just sort of tugging at it, to see if I could feel anything in the dick, when it started to vibrate. It's been going for like 15 minutes now.

Day 4, 2:11 am

I smell.

The cup stinks, but I smell. While trying to ignore the humming dick I noticed that my armpits smell like moist gym bag.

I showered like 10 hours ago. That's never been a problem before, so it's definitively changing me somehow.

I fucking need this thing off me ASAP!

Day 4, 2:20 am

fucking god dammit it went ice cold again

Day 4, 7:38 am

So I went to the locker room. Once inside I realized I didn't really have a plan. What if they were not all in on it? I would appear like a lunatic, ranting about sci-fi balls cups. Turns out I didn't need to worry. First guy who saw me, Derek or Devin or something. Big guy, short buzz, looks intimidating. Anyway, he saw me and started shouting "You are not supposed to be here." I was like "I need to get something removed".

He walked up right into my face. "You are not on the list. Tyler fucked up so someone has to be punished. Fuck off!"

I hesitated to leave. He took one step forward, physically pushing me backwards and almost had me trip over. "GET OUT!" he shouted right in my face.

Day 4, 9:16

I've been locked inside the disabled toilet and crying since leaving the locker room. How long can I go with this thing on? You physically die after about a week without sleep, but it is letting me sleep in short bursts, so perhaps it could keep up indefinitely. I can't. I won't. Why shouldn't I just tell everything to mum, have her call the school, the coach, the press. Whatever is needed for someone to get this thing off me.

I should think this over carefully. But how is that possible if you are sleep deprived, horny AF and your dick is on vibrate mode? I can't stay here though. I'll walk home and tell mum first thing she gets home.

When I open the door, the first thing I see is Tyler, leaning against the opposite wall and smiling a smirk.

- Sup bro? - FUCK YOU! You ruined my life! - It was a shit one anyway. You should get another one. - That's not happening either, is it?

Suddenly I was bawling my eyes out. Exhaustion, sleep deprivation, rejection, horniness, anger. It was all coming together.

- Heyyy bro, come here.

I fucking hated him, but somehow I didn’t just bolt. I walked right into his arms and let him hug me. I realized that his change in appearance and personality had obscured his bodily changes. Just feeling his arms around me, I could tell he had gotten a lot stronger.

- You know Steve O'Conner in the chess club, right?

It was such an odd non-sequitur. I had to struggle a bit, but yeah, I'd helped him with a science project last year.

- A little bit, why? - I talked things over. Give him this and you are back on the list, second place.

He handed me another cup, packaged in a sealed, tearable plastic bag. I know I should feel sorry for Steve, but the only thing I could think of was my vibrating dick.

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PREGNANT CAT: HERE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS TO CONSIDER!

Is your cat expecting? – This means exciting times for you both! But not to worry – Cats intuitively know how to manage and are pretty self-sufficient for the most part. 

However, you can help the future mum to be as comfortable as possible and help her with the task of delivering healthy kittens into this world. 

What is the duration of a cat’s pregnancy? What is a perfect birthing box and what will the event itself look like? Many questions will come to mind when you have not experienced this before. 

This is why we have collected all the necessary information here for you on what a pregnant cat needs and what important factors should be considered – a digital birth preparation so to speak!

How do you spot the pregnancy?

There are certain signs telling you that your animal could be pregnant. Many are slightly similar to the ones we know from human beings. 

Cravings for particular foods are an indicator as well as morning sickness and a steadily growing belly. 

If your cat has suddenly even more cravings than usual and gets bigger around the waist,  that still doesn’t necessarily mean that offspring is in sight!

However, if this is accompanied by morning sickness, if the nipples are swollen and your cat is even more affectionate than usual, the accumulating signs could well mean that you can count on additional kittens in your house soon. 

When do cats get pregnant?

Cats are extremely fertile animals.

A non-castrated cat can deliver up to three times a year! As soon as it is fertile and receptive, it can get pregnant.  

The fertile, or “on heat” days are obviously those on which your cat can get pregnant. Receptive and non-castrated, this can be the case every two to three weeks. 

At what age are cats sexually mature?

When do cats reach sexual maturity?

Cats can – according to breed – be receptive as of the fourth or fifth month: Abyssinian, Sacred Birman and Siam cats can get pregnant at this age, while Persians need to reach seven to eight months to be able to become mother cats. 

The weight also plays a significant role. 

A “randy” behaviour of the cat indicates that it is ready to mate. This can occur several times a year and the phase can take between 7 and 10 days, only to start again within 2 or three weeks time. 

Cats behaviour “on heat”

The phase of a cat’s readiness to mate is called being “randy” or “on heat”. 

Hormones play a significant role here: During this period, the oestrogen levels are rising, the ovulation is near and the female starts looking for a tom cat – if there are several prospective partners around, things can get pretty exciting!

In the open wild, the cat may accept several mating partners, which is why the kittens often look so different from each other.  

Watch the mating behaviour

Rolling about, setting off distinct fragrances, loud mewing and maybe even tail and bottom pointing upwards all are symptoms to say: “It’s mating season!”  

This means the cat is on heat and ready to mate. 

Some cats even loose their appetite during this period. 

Normally, this “randy” phase lasts until a suitable mating partner is found, then it’s “back home again”.

For how long is a cat pregnant?

Until the offspring is developed enough to enter this world, around two months will go by. 

The young ones go through different stages of development until they are ready for birthing.  

Depending on the breed, kittens are born after 58 – 67 days of gestation. 

Smaller breeds don’t take as long as larger ones. 

If nothing has happened around the 70th day, you should consult a vet who will examine the mother cat thoroughly and give advice on how to proceed.

Duration and phases of the gestation period 

Day 6: Transfer of the fertilised eggs to the uterus

Day 12: Settling in the uterine wall

Day 15: Connection of the embryos with the mother cat’s circulatory system.

Day 21: The embryos can now be seen via an ultrasound scan. 

Day 28: The embryos are 3-4 cm in size

Day 38: Nerves, sensory organs and muscles are developed. 

Day 50: The babies in the making are ca. 7 cm in size now and the fur is growing

Day 60: “Ready for delivery”

The kittens are preparing for the big day. They are now complete, tiny cats “with all the trimmings” and measure ca. 13 cm shortly before delivery.

How many kittens make a litter? 

The number of kittens per litter varies. One – two – or up to five cat babies enter the world at once, sometimes even six!

This depends on the breed as well as on the mating ritual: When did the female mate and with how many partners?

If the cat decides to mate again during the first three weeks of the gestation period, further fertilisation is well possible.

For that reason, kittens of the same litter often vary a lot – from different fur and eye colour through to individual stages of development at birth.

How do you recognise pregnant cats? Is your cat expecting or not?

Directly after the mating, the gestation cannot yet safely be identified. Only after three weeks, the developing offspring can be confirmed by way of palpation. 

But be careful and let the vet do the examination. A wrong or harsh grip can hurt the kittens a lot!

After three weeks, your cat’s nipples will be swollen, turn pink (“pinking-up”) and protrude more than usual. They are also more exposed because the fur around them thins out a little.

Nipples start “pinking-up”

The most obvious sign for your cat’s pregnancy are swollen nipples. 

They are a sure sign which catches the eye immediately and a safe indicator of growing offspring. 

The nipples will not only grow but also change their colour in the following weeks. 

“Skin-coloured” turns to pink and then to a reddish hue which deepens with time. 

Increasing bodyweight and growing belly

When your feline friend is pregnant, her appetite will grow along with the belly!

Even if your cat is not constantly ravenous – the tummy will grow and the bodyweight will steadily increase. 

Depending on the number of embryos, the female can gain up to 2 kilos in weight. 

“Mule” figure

Pregnant cats with their constantly changing body often develop a so-called mule look: The bulging belly and developing swayback are indicators for the increasing bodyweight they are carrying around. The growing embryos in their tummy produce a ball shape which in turn causes the spine to bend. The result is a sunken back.  

This is referred to as “mule figure”. 

Nesting instinct

Your cat will show typical signs during the gestation period that are often comparative to those indicating human pregnancy, such as frequent sickness and mood swings. 

Just a minute ago your cat may have looked for attention and cuddles – in the next it will suddenly retreat and wants to be left alone. For this, the cat will seek out a place where no one has access. 

Respect her oases of peace and tranquillity!

Adjusting to the physical changes is as challenging for your pregnant cat as for a human mother-to-be. 

Consult a vet

Feline pregnancy is never easy to detect in the beginning. If you are seeking early official confirmation, it is best to consult a vet. The doctor is able to tell you through palpation as of the 17th day after mating, if offspring is expected. As of the 21st day, an ultrasound allows for visual confirmation. 

The number of kittens can finally be estimated around the 40th day. It takes this long because the little ones are cramped like sardines in a tin and some may have been overlooked during earlier ultrasound examinations. That is why you need to wait this long for an estimate that you can rely on.

– However, you can only be 100 percent sure on the actual day of birth!

Pregnant or worms’ belly

Is your cat expecting or simply infested with worms?

An increased appetite and swollen belly are not always safe indicators for pregnancy. 

A worm infestation or some form of deficiency, even an allergy or an illness can develop equal symptoms. If the condition does not change and appears suspicious to you, find out if worms could be the reason. An infestation can cause a big, swollen tummy in the same way as gestation does. 

The safest way to find out is a visit to the vet’s, who will examine your cat thoroughly and be able to name the right remedy against the type of worms your cat is infested with. 

Keep in mind: A visit to the vet’s is never a piece of cake and should only be undertaken in case of real need – but better to be safe than sorry!

What does a pregnant cat need?

Your cat’s body is changing a lot during pregnancy and the needs therefore are different from those of a non-pregnant female.

What should you be aware of? What could potentially be harming for mother and offspring? How can you make the gestation period as pleasant as possible for our animal?

Provide enough light and air for the mother-to-be. 

Exercise in moderation is always a good idea. 

However, high jumps are to be avoided as well as cat fights, which can not only cause stress but are potentially dangerous for your cat as well. 

No need to pamper your cat or treat it like a porcelain doll, but try to avoid stressful and unfamiliar situations.  

What food does a pregnant cat prefer?  Pregnant cat – what is the right food?

Nutrition is a major factor during pregnancy as your cat’s body changes massively and needs a lot more energy than usual. For example, an increased daily calories-intake by 50% is recommended. 

Make sure that the future mum has access to enough high-quality food and fluids with all the necessary minerals and vitamins needed during pregnancy. 

The food required for pregnant and mother cats can be obtained from any specialist shop. If you like to prepare it yourself, please make sure to include all the necessary elements – such as protein and vitamins – that your cat needs now. Best to compose a food plan, so that the nutrition for your pregnant cat is well balanced. 

By the way, the future mum should enjoy the same kind of food also during the nursing period, when the little ones still get all of their nutrition from her. 

Nesting instinct.

During the last phase of the pregnancy, you will be able to observe your cat looking for the perfect spot for giving birth, undisturbed and in peace.  

You can help by providing a comfortable birthing box – it should be big enough for the future mum and their kittens to freely move around. 

A lidded box, nice and warm but not too hot, placed in a quiet corner free of drafts would be perfect.

Avoid medication and vaccinations

Vaccinations should be done prior to the gestation period, so that antibodies are already present and can be passed on to the kittens via the mother’s milk.   

The same goes for de-worming: This should also be done before the mating season, so that the little ones don’t get infested through the mother’s milk. 

De-worming therapies and medications: Ideally, a cat should be de-wormed prior to a pregnancy. If not, this should happen during gestation at the latest, so that the milk is worm free and there is no danger of infestation of the kittens via the mother.

Never medicate or treat your cat without consulting the vet – who will be able to advise you on the correct medication suited for pregnant animals.

Allow for cuddling time 

As the big day nears, your cat will become more affectionate and clingy. Young cats are often specifically anxious, especially during their first pregnancy.

Don’t leave them alone too much. Spend a lot of time with them and spoil them rotten, even if to them giving birth is a natural process and may be able to do it all by themselves in the end. Yes, they prefer to be alone and without the help of a human “midwife” on their big day, but there is no harm in showing them upfront that we are there for them if needed. We receive so much affection from them – now is the time to give something back. 

Cats giving birth

The delivery of the little kittens into this world is a very special event.

The wonder of life – and you are right there when the little ones draw their first independent breath! You can support the mum and kids and be right by their side!

Giving birth is a natural process and your cat will – usually – know exactly what to do. You can support your cat by preparing the environment, peace and quiet needed for giving birth but during the actual act, your cat will need her concentration and her space. 

Only interfere in case of complications. 

The birthing will be conducted in three phases. During the opening phase, the contractions begin. Then, the cervix opens. Then, during the expulsion phase, the kittens are born.

Indications for the beginning of labour When exactly will it start? What are the signs for your cat entering the birthing phase?

Shortly before start, the kittens have grown quite a bit within their mum’s belly – and may have even been seen moving around!

As soon as your cat starts looking for a safe delivery spot, you can be sure that things will start soon. 

The mum-to-be walks around and examines everything, from wardrobes to drawers to laundry basket. All the favourite spots will subjected to a thorough inspection.

Enlarged nipples 

During the gestation period, the belly has grown more and more. In the end, it sinks down which gives your cat a pear-shaped figure. 

Shortly before delivery, the nipples are swollen even more. They now look like small funnels, sometimes already leaking drops of  mother’s milk.

There will be some discharge from the vagina and a mucus plug will be released. 

Cat stops eating

One day prior to giving birth, your cat may eat less or will stop eating altogether. However, she will be thirsty and drink a lot more than usual. 

Some may be sick, others dig in as usual. 

Neglecting food will not be the case with all cats and thus is not a certain sign that the start of labour is imminent.

Cat acts fidgety and nervous

Prior the start of labour, many cats will become restless, will look for their birthing spot or go to the litter box repeatedly. They will wander about looking for a place for giving birth, even if this has been chosen already. 

Some will breathe harder, or their mewing may get loud and piercing.

Repeated trips to the toilet 

No two cats are the same when giving birth and may react differently. 

Before beginning of labour, some may wash themselves constantly, especially after the vaginal discharge and the release of the mucus plug. 

Others will go to the litter tray repeatedly, because they feel the pressure of the oncoming labour activity. But at this point they will not be able to release urine or faeces – both can be a sign for the big event starting soon. 

Cat hiding

“Do not disturb!”

You will know by the way your cat is acting that she needs to retreat and be alone now. In case of giving birth in nature, she would now look for a secure, secluded place.

After giving birth, a wild cat even changes the nursery often, so that natural enemies can’t track down the little ones by their smell. 

Shortly prior to giving birth, your cat will therefore retreat to a quiet hiding place within the flat; favourites are wardrobes and drawers, as they provide a safe space where no one can observe them. 

If your cat prefers other spaces instead of the birthing box, you can also place a big box or basket with towels near her chosen spot to give her the option to deliver her kittens there.

Prepare for your cat giving birth On realising that labour may start soon, you should make sure that the birthing box is set up in a warm, quiet place. But don’t overdo it – tropical temperatures are not wished for.  

A room temperature of 21-22 degrees is ideal.

This is important because the kittens depend on a constant room temperature during their first days. Just like human babies, they are not able to keep their own body temperature on a constant level in the beginning.

Apart from a cosy birthing place, the following items should be at hand: 

Clean towels or sheets

Sanitised scissors

Umbilical cord clamp

Carton with cotton fleece

Heating pad

One-way-gloves/ hand sanitation

Pen and paper

Suction catheter

Mobile or telephone with vet’s number

Preparing the birthing box

Prior to the expected delivery date, the birthing box should be ready. Here is an example:  

However, those with a knack for crafts are free to design their own.  

Post delivery, you should install a heating lamp,  so that the little ones will feel warm and cosy at all times. 

The entry should be elevated, so that the mum cat can enter and leave at her leisure, but the kittens remain safely in the box. The floor should be clean, slip-resistant and fitted with puppy pads, newspaper, as well as blankets and towels that are easy to clean.  

Please avoid terry towels! Cat claws are prone toget stuck in these. Newspaper is the classic solution for keeping the box clean: There is usually some around in every household and it is highly absorbent and easy to discard after use.

TIP: Start to collect newspapers early on, you will need a lot of it!

When the birthing box is safely installed and fitted, the aspiring mother can take some test naps in it. That way, she can get used to the box and make it hers because it smells like her already. Make sure she will find her litter tray, her food and fresh water nearby.

The distances to litter tray and food should be kept short so that the kittens are not left on their own for too long. They will stay warm with the help of the heat lamp, but there is no replacement for the natural warmth of their mum’s body. By the way, it might still happen that your cat chooses another spot for delivery at the last minute – don’t be cross with her if that happens.

As you know, cats follow their own mind – especially when it comes to their offspring!

Keep the scales ready

Keep a protocol of the birthing process. Write down both order and weight of the kittens at delivery.

Give them names. Take a picture (camera or smartphone), so that you can match the data more easily later on.

In case the kittens all look alike, recording the data can be hard lateron, while a variety in appearance makes things a lot easier. 

 To weigh the tiny new kittens, a digital scale works best.

Clean towels

On delivering the babies, they are covered with a membrane which the mother usually cuts with her teeth, just like the umbilical cord. She will then lick the newborn to make sure it starts breathing.

If your feline friend becomes tired or irritable, you can help her: Take a clean towel and gently wrap the little ones dry – thus the membrane will be opened automatically and you will trigger both the breathing and the circulation. 

If the mother fails to bite through the umbilical cord, you can also be of help: Clamp the cord at a distance of ca. 1 cm from the belly and use the sanitised scissors to cut it above the clamp.

If the towels are soiled with fluids and blood after birthing, exchange them with clean ones so that the “cradle” stays dry, clean and warm.

Snug and warm

The newborns must be snug and warm at all times. Additional warmth can be generated by heat lamps. 

These should however not be flooding the entire box, but only a certain part. Otherwise, it can get too warm and the little ones could loose too much body fluid through the constant radiation. 

Heat cushions are also a good idea. They should be wrapped in a towel to protect both cushion and kittens and to avoid giving off too much heat at once.   

If the best heating source – the mum – is not around, you can help keeping the kittens warm in various ways. Especially efficient are grain pillows which can be warmed up. Hot water bottles are not ideal as they may fall victim to growing teeth and claws which need to be tested...

Weighing the kittens

Every newborn kitten should be weighed.  If you do this regularly, you have the necessary control on their development. Kittens of the same litter can vary in size and weight and develop in different ways. 

Not all of them search and find their mum’s nipples at the same speed – there are the “go-getters” that are always first at the source; others may take their time or are more reticent in general. 

Temperaments vary, also with kittens! If one does not gain enough weight and or grow sufficiently over the weeks, you should consult your vet. 

Most newborn kittens weigh between 80 and 120 g.

The kittens should grow by 5-10% in weight daily. Within one week, they should have doubled in weight. 

Counting placentas

On delivering the newborn, the cat mum licks its fur dry and eats up the placenta. 

One placenta per kitten should thus be taken care of by the mother.

Watch for each placenta to appear and be dealt with.

In the case of placentas remaining in the womb, they must be removed by the vet to avoid infection. 

Register complications

Sometimes, birthing can get problematic.

Young and inexperienced cats especially can be prone to complications.  

If the aspiring mother suffers labour for too long and nothing happens, or if the kittens are positioned in a problematic way, things can get dangerous for both mother and offspring. 

In that case, call the vet, who will be able to help.

Sometimes, there is not enough mother’s milk and the cat is not able to feed her offspring sufficiently. 

In this case, you need substitute formula with colostrum – that is what the newborn kittens need in the beginning. 

After giving birth

As soon as the kittens are busy with their first meal, the mother starts cleaning herself. The little ones have searched – and hopefully found – the nipples and are happily drinking away. Often, they just fall asleep afterwards, in the same position. Or their mum starts washing them to trigger metabolism and digestion.

The first mother’s milk entails colostrum, which the little ones must not miss out on, because it strengthens their immune system and protects them from infections.

Many mother cats instinctively transfer their kittens to a different place after giving birth, to protect them from predators who could smell both the blood and the newborns from far away. Perfect therefore for the new mother: A second clean and warm nursing box, ready to move in to.  

Food and litter tray nearby For the first time, the cat mother will not leave the box at all, except for a meal or going to the cat toilet. 

Place both toilet and food nearby to keep the distances short and allow her to return to her kittens quickly. 

The little ones don’t need their own toilet at first because her mother take care of cleaning them up.

Only by the time that you give them extra food parallel to the mother’s milk, an extra litter tray should be placed in a corner of the nursing box. 

TIP: The ideal cat’s toilet should be made from high-quality, easy-to-clean and recyclable plastic. It must allow for sufficient space because the kittens like moving around. In addition, they like to leave their excretions in various different spots. Kittens need a special cat toilet, which is smaller and easier to access. It must have a lower rim and an entry aid.Exchange the litter tray after a maximum of two years at the latest. The constant scratching on the surface causes it to crack after a while and the plastic is then not hygienic any more.

The kitten toilet should be filled with non-clotting litter that is well tolerated.

Cat's Best Comfort is perfect for this. 

Cream and egg yolk for the mother cat Cats enjoy to eat various small portions throughout the day.

This equals their habits in the wild, where they would eat from their freshly caught prey immediately. Provided that they are good hunters, of course. 

Having food available three times a day is ideal for a grown cat, while kittens need to be fed five times a day. 

The mother cat needs high-quality food after giving birth as well. You may increase the usual amount and add small portions of cream and egg yolk now.

Always take very fresh eggs and skip the egg white. Feed your cat the egg yolk only, after having separated it from the egg white.

Give your cat the peace it needs Your cat will be extremely exhausted after giving birth. The act that the body performs is immense and will leave your cat stressed out. Obviously, labour is no stroll in the park and the whole struggle and pain leaves its traces. 

Allow for some relaxation and peace for your cat now, so she can recover. Make sure that everything is provided for both mother and kittens and that the surroundings are quiet and peaceful. Especially visits by other pets are taboo for now – and human flatmates should also respect the space that the new family needs in the beginning.

Obviously, everyone and anyone will want to take a look at the new offspring and maybe even take it out of the box for a cuddle – because the little ones are beyond fluffy and cute! But be aware that for them too much attention means stress at this point and is not doing them well. The cat mother especially will not be amused and may even try to move her kittens to a different place all the time.

Check the weight of the kittens

You have weighed the little ones right after they were born – that was their “start weight”.

They should have doubled in weight after a week approximately.

If you weigh the kittens daily and always at the same time, you can monitor their weight gain sufficiently. Gaining 10 to 20 g per day is normal, while it can also sometimes be less or stagnate for a day – that is no problem as yet. 

However, if a baby suddenly doesn’t gain weight for two days or even looses some, you should monitor it more closely and consult the vet. 

Sometimes, a kitten is neglected or not looked after by the mother cat, or there is simply not enough milk for all. 

Then, you need to jump in and feed the little one every two hours. Do not forget to lightly massage belly and butt after the meal to trigger digestion. 

De-worming and vaccinating kittens De-worming is possible at three weeks of age.

At birth, the kittens are still protected by their mother’s antibodies which they take in with the milk. 

However, the protection weakens over time and at 8 weeks, they can be vaccinated for the first time. A second vaccination can be conducted after an additional four weeks. Vaccination means that the organism is confronted with pathogens. 

In case of a future infection, these are identified by the immune system as “hostile” and can be fended off. The minimal dosage of pathogens transmitted during vaccination should cause no harm. 

Load down the Cat’sBest Vaccination Calendar here. It will support your cat over the whole lifespan and remind you always when it is time for the next vaccination. 

Welcome to this world, kitten!

The little rascals will learn how to conquer the world while they are growing up. 

The first weeks are the most important ones – when they learn everything a cat needs to know through play and interaction with their mum and siblings and their two-legged friends. 

We wish all the kittens a happy, long life, filled with everything that cats love and desire!

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Even numbers :}

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU CRAZY KIDDO I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND YOU’RE A BLESSING ON THIS WORLD!!!!!!

2: is your room messy or clean?

It’s kind of a mix?? Like I leave my clothes folded on top of the drawers rather than putting them away bc the drawers stick and it’s just easier access. The messiest thing about my room is that I’m a human magpie who likes collecting shiny/interesting things so I have a lot of stones and bits of metal or ceramic and some nuts and bolts lying around pffft. XD But mostly I keep things kinda tidy.

4: do you like your name? why?

I DO NOW!!!! :DDDDD

6: describe your personality in 3 words or less

uUUUuuHHHHHh well-meaning, stubborn, energetic! :D

8: what kind of car do you drive? color?

I currently drive my parents’ car. It’s dark grey… not gonna say what model. XD

10: how would you describe your style?

Like, clothes wise? Either very simple n plain or outrageously colourful n quirky. Depends on the day. XD

12: what size bed do you have?

Double.

14: if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?

Oof honestly just back home (in Victoria.) A part of me also wants to try out a big city?? I’ve always lived in the country and tbh I kind of hate big cities because they seem to be filled with rude busy people but I wanna live there just to have something different and so I’ll know for sure and to say I did, y’know? (lmao a friend and I joke that we’re gonna move to NYC together one day, so she can keep my li’l naive country boi ass from getting chewed up and spat out by New Yorkers. I appreciate it. X’D )

16: favorite makeup brand(s)

No idea. I’ve only worn makeup twice, and those times were when my Mum begged me for a solid year until I finally caved and let her do it… grumpily. X’D

18: favorite tv show?

S E N S E 8

20: how tall are you?

5′4. :)

22: do you go to the gym? 

Nope, not enough money. I used to work out a lot at home and I got p ripped but because of my eating disorder I had to stop. Still haven’t started up again yet. :(

24: how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?

21 bucks. :D

26: how many pillows do you sleep with?

2. One under my head and one to cuddle (shut up, I kNow. XD )

28: how many friends do you have?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯  too lazy to count, however many people I interact with online. I don’t have any irl friends… god that sounds pathetic. XD

30: whats your favorite candle scent?

Absolutely no idea, we never have any. That’s actually something I wanna change when I get my own place. I like candles. They calm me.

32: 3 favorite girl names

God I am so shitty with names. My characters either name themselves or they don’t get names. X’D UUUUUUUUHHHHH, Amber, Ida, Carmen??? idk???

34: favorite actress?

Emma Thompson is an actual fucking legend and I would go to battle for her.

36: favorite movie?

How to Train Your Dragon or Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse! :D (If it has to be live action: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. :P )

38: money or brains? 

Heart.

40: how many times have you been to the hospital?

For myself, personally? Lots when I was a baby bc I had chronic ear infections and would literally just scream 24/7 and never sleep, I was in so much pain (poor tiny Matt. :(((( ) Once because I had a really bad migraine around age 13 that literally would not go away and had me throwing up every other minute and in such bad pain I wanted to literally die. And once recently when I felt super sick for months and months and finally went only to find there was nothing wrong with me?? turned out it was my gluten intolerance but dear god I had never felt that sick.

42: do you take any medications daily?

Just my asthma preventer (and I forget to take that a lot and end up not being able to breathe as well as I should, bc I’m the World’s Biggest Dumbass :)) XD )

44: what is your biggest fear? 

Physically: Not being able to breathe. Emotionally: The people I love ending up hating me just because I’m me. There’s a lot of irony to unpack there but I’m just gonna set the whole suitcase on fire. :)

46: whats your go to hair style?

Shaving the whole damn thing off.

48: who is your role model? 

I don’t really have one?? I guess my parents?? But I don’t really wanna be exactly like them either? I think it’s unwise to put anyone on a pedestal bc nobody’s perfect.

50: what was the last text you sent?

Screaming to a friend about how cute her OC is. XD

52: what is your dream car?

Literally could not care less so long as it gets me where I’m going and it’s neon yellow. X’D

54: do you go to college? 

Nope, dropped out of highschool early lmao.

56: would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? 

Rural I guess?? But that’s only because I’ve always lived rural and don’t know any different. it’s quiet, I like quiet.

58: do you have freckles? 

Yep! I don’t have them in big patches tho? I just have like, some random single ones scattered all over my body?? XD

60: how many pictures do you have on your phone? 

Don’t have a phone and dear GOD I don’t even wanna know how many pictures I have on my laptop. Answer: too many. XD

62: do you still watch cartoons? 

OF COURSE!! :D

64: Favorite dipping sauce? 

idk I don’t really dip things in sauce? Maybe just tomato sauce?

66: have you ever won a spelling bee?

Yes, actually!! Woooo go bb Matt!! :D

68: can you draw? 

Stick figures? Yes. XD

70:what was the last concert you saw?

Never been to one.

72: Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

Only ever been to Starbucks so I can’t really compare. 

74: what is your crush’s first and last initial?

76: what color looks best on you? 

I think blue does. 💙

78: do you sleep with your door open or closed?

Open. Sleeping with it closed freaks me out, idk why. 😅

80: what is your biggest pet peeve? 

Being condescended to. :///

82: favorite ice cream flavor? 

Mint choc chip! Or rainbow! XD

84: chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? 

GIMME THE GAY SPRINKLES EVERY TIME.

86: what is your phone background?

Laptop background is currently THIS incredibly amazing beautiful accurate drawing Oli did of my OC Ben!!! :’D

88: do you like it when people play with your hair?

Y E S. I used to hate it when it was rlly long but now it’s heaven. ^-^ Unless I’m in one of my ‘being touched makes my skin crawl’ kind of moods.

90: do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?

Just whenever I have my shower, occasionally during the day if I’m sweaty or whatever. Sometimes if my insomnia kicked me in the ass I splash my face n neck with cold water to wake up in the morning.

92: have you ever been drunk? 

Nope, and I really don’t want to be. The idea of being out of control of myself, even just a little bit, is terrifying to me. No thanks. I also just generally do not like alcohol, idk why. 

94: favorite lyrics right now

My all-time favourite lyrics come from Twenty One Pilots’ song ‘The Judge’ (even though I don’t actually like the song itself I love the lyrics):“When the leader of the bad guys sangSomething soft and soaked in painI heard the echo from his secret hideawayHe must’ve forgot to close his doorAs he cranked out those dismal chordsAnd his four walls declared him insane”

96: day or night? 

*chanting* NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT N

98: favorite month? 

Ironically, considering my character March is a giant dickwad, it’s March. XD The weather is just starting to turn cool after the grueling summer and it’s also my birth month! :D

100: who was the last person you cried in front of?

My Dad. Yikes.

AHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKIN, ALEX!!!

#Matt speaks #if you wanna get to know me read this lmao #looong #another interview that I love!!! #:D #<3 #BUDDY :D #bestest bud #I English speak good #X'D #asks #get to know me

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Contemptible Me Chapter 8: Roman

Triggers: Violence, minor swearing, Deceit, gun violence, fighting

Characters: Roman (Prince), Logan (Berry), Virgil (Sanders), Lyle Draven (Deceit)

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Roman still didn’t trust Virgil fully.

He had known Virgil for almost two years now, but as a civilian. He acted so differently as Anxiety. Who knew what he was really like? He could actually think like Anxiety, and he could be leading them straight into a trap. Maybe his protests about splitting up was just reverse psychology. Maybe-

“Prince! Concentrate,” Logan hissed.

Roman looked up and saw he was falling behind. He sped up a bit, leveling with Logan.

“We don’t have Virgil with us now, so we’ll have to either avoid more guards or take them down somehow without alerting everyone else in this facility.” Logan said, not sounding out of breath in the slightest, despite the fact they were practically sprinting.

Footsteps echoed off the metal walls, coming around the corner. Roman pulled open the first door he saw and dragged Logan in.

Luckily the room was empty. It looked like an armoury, since there were over two dozen guns hanging from the wall. Roman even saw some nunchucks. The guards thundered past their hiding place.

“Coming in on disturbance point,” come a voice, probably speaking on a walkie talkie. “Stand-by, command.”

Roman shot a glance at Logan to see him concentrating. Probably some technopath stuff.

The footsteps faded, still heading in Patton and Virgil’s direction. A bit of worry flared in Roman’s gut. He didn’t exactly trust him, but he’d known Virgil for awhile, and Patton was a very old friend, so he was still attached to both of them.

Roman listened to make sure there was no one outside, then opened the door cautiously.

“Got anything?” He asked.

Logan nodded. “His walkie talkie had a direct connection to this ‘command.’ We’re headed the right way.”

Logan led the way this time, navigating the surprisingly complex maze of hallways as if he’d had a map. Occasionally he’d have to stop, or they had to turn back, or hide from another squadron of guards, but eventually they were in front of a large metal door.

“You’re sure?” Roman asked.

Logan was studying the keyboard next to the door. “Just numbers,” he reported. “Give me a second. And,” he paused, “maybe draw your sword. There will most definitely be guards.”

Roman pulled out the sword and prepared himself.

Now that his trusty sword was in his hands, he felt better about all of this. There was still some anxiety pooling in his gut, but they were attempting to break into an organization that was seemingly single-handedly responsible for both superheroes and supervillains.

Logan did his techno-whatever stuff, and the door slid open like some kind of Star Trek thing.

“Hey, Roy!” One of the people inside called out. “Did you bring me my cappuccino?”

Then she turned to see Logan and Roman.

Almost immediately a gun was in her hands, pointed at them. “Who are you?” She asked.

“Step aside, or we’ll be forced to hurt you,” Logan said, his voice hard. Roman nodded, brandishing his sword, even though he knew if she opened fire there was no way he could block all -if any- of them.

She faltered a bit, but stood back up straight. “My-my job is to guard this place.”

“Just you?” Logan asked, eyes narrowed.

She hesitated before nodding.

“She’s not alone,” Logan realized. Roman swung around only to almost get hit in the face with those nunchucks he’d seen earlier.

He stumbled back, the guy swinging the nunchucks following. Roman shot a look at Logan, hoping he’d get the message. Logan nodded and turned to the first guard.

The nunchuck guy didn’t seem to have any training with them. He basically just tried to hit Roman with them. His stance was all wrong, and Roman couldn’t help but wince when he saw that. Seriously, was that Lyle Draven guy even trying?

The next time the nunchucks came at him, he grabbed them in mid-air. His palm stung, but it was easy to grab the weapon from the guy.

“What did you do, just grab the first thing you saw?” Roman asked, looking over the nunchucks. Logan hadn’t had much training with these, so his knowledge was rudimentary at most.

Rudimentary? Jeez, he was spending too much time with Logan. Big words were not his thing.

He took a closer look at the guy that was just trying to beat him up, and was shocked to see he was probably a few younger than Virgil.

“You’re just a kid!” He exclaimed before he could stop himself.

“I’m 19,” the kid scowled.

Roman shot a look over at Logan and the girl. She seemed to be giving Logan access to everything. Now that he looked closer, she looked about as young as the kid over here.

He knew somewhere in the back of his brain that he was being stupid, he was only 22, 3 years older than this guy. Not that big of an age difference.

The guy lunged at him again. His weapons were fists against a sword, but he didn’t seem to care.

Now that Roman could see how young he was (not that young) he didn’t want to hurt him. The girl had given up easily, why couldn’t he?

The kid’s fist came for his face, so he just caught it. He twisted the guy’s arm just enough to hurt slightly, but not enough to do any permanent damage. He glanced over at Logan who as typing away, probably erasing them from the systems, as well as Virgil and Patton.

Roman had a bad feeling about this.

This kid was a bit of a problem, not knowing when to quit, but the girl had given up too easy. She had a gun! She could have shot Logan while Roman was busy with her friend.

And if this was command, their central headquarters, with all the information and technology, why was it only guarded by two kids just barely out of high school?

He was about to say something to Logan when he heard a hissing.

Sure it’s Florida, and snakes are almost as common as crocodiles, but there was no way one was in this sterile science fiction underground villain lair.

And that was when the guy and girl fainted.

Roman was starting to feel a bit woozy, and he noticed a pain in his head as if someone was stabbing him above the eye with a blunt knife. He looked over at Logan in time to see him collapse. He stumbled back, wondering who Logan was, and then everything went black.

When he opened his eyes he was surprised to see he was in the same place as before. Logan, the guy and the girl were gone.

He tried to sit up and regretted it. The stabbing pain he remembered from before he passed out was back with a vengeance. He sat up slower, head still throbbing, but less now.

The screen was on, switching between cameras all over the facility. He saw a large warehouse-like space filled with boxes of who-knows-what. It switched and he saw an empty hallway. It switched again and he saw Patton run across the screen.

Where’s Virgil? He thought, brow furrowed. He tapped an arrow key and was back at the empty hallway. He switched keys and saw different hallways, a different room with people watching screens, a room with a rock in the center and a kid touching the rock, another 2 empty hallways, and-

Wait a minute.

The kid in the rock room had looked suspiciously familiar. He zoomed in, not even aware of what he was doing, and studied the kids face.

It was like looking at a younger Virgil without the emo hair and style.

“The similarity is amazing, isn’t it?”

Roman twirled around, sword in his hand suddenly, pointed at the man standing behind him.

The man was wearing a bowler hat which made Roman immediately think of Meet the Robinsons, especially with the weird cape thing this man was also wearing. The hat combined with the man tilting his head, and the way he was standing in the shadows prevented Roman from seeing his face.

“Who are you?” He asked.

Only half of the man’s smirk was visible as he answered. “That’s definitely the most important thing right now.” The sarcasm in his voice was apparent.

Roman was confused. “What?”

Roman waited for more, but the man didn’t seem like he was answering anything, especially not an unvoiced question.

Finally Roman broke. “What is important right now?”

“I have to say, you 4 are the worst things that ever happened to me,” The man said, not at all answering Roman’s question. “Everyone else is so not boring. Logan was not the first to figure it out. Or even get far away. I programmed that message such a short time ago, I almost had not forgotten about it.”

“What message?” Roman asked. This man seemed to mean the opposite of whatever he said. Figuring out what he was saying was causing Roman’s already pounding head to throb more.

The man waved it off. “That’s important right now.”

“Where are my friends?” Roman demanded. “What did you do with them?”

“Everything!” The man said, finally raising his head.

Roman was speechless for a second. The half of his face the man had hid in the shadows was badly burned, the skin pink and scaly, reminding Roman of a lizard. Or a snake.

He found his voice after a minute.

“Okay, Black Mum-Lie, you need to answer my questions.”

The man grinned. “Don’t I?”

It took Roman a minute with that one. “Uh, yes, you do, Jekyll and Lied.”

“I did everything to your friends,” The man said. “And poor Virgil did nothing.”

Roman froze. What?

“What does that mean? Are you implying that Virgil hurt the others?” If it was true… Roman lowered his sword slightly, hoping his suspicions weren’t correct.

“No.”

A scream echoed from the computers behind him. He whirled around, momentarily forgetting about the burned man behind him. There was only one thing on his mind.

Patton.

Patton was on the screen, backed into a corner by Virgil. Virgil’s face was twisted in a snarl as he advanced on Patton, shadows curling around him and sharpening.

The picture changed to another empty hallway.

“No!” Roman frantically pressed some keys trying to get back to what he’d seen, but all that he saw was more empty hallways.

He twirled around to the man, but the room was empty.

Roman cursed, then grabbed his sword and ran out of the room.

“Patton!” He yelled, not caring if he ran into any guards anymore. “Logan! Where are you?”

He thought he heard something faintly in the back of his head. It sounded like a voice saying something.

No time to go crazy now, Roman, he thought. Save it for after you’ve rescued Patton and found Logan and defeated Virgil and maybe whoever that guy was.

Suddenly the voice was back louder, and his vision was getting blurry again. Was he being gassed again? Was he still affected by the gas from earlier?

“-man! Roman! Holy-”

“Roman! Wake up! Fu-”

Suddenly he snapped up. He was laying in the command center again.

“Oh thank god,” he heard.

He looked over to see Virgil fighting off three guards. They were firing guns and Virgil had put up a shadow barrier in between them and him.

“Listen, Princey,” Virgil said, sweating and not even looking over at Roman, “I lost Patton after that gas hit, and I have no idea where Logan is. What we can assume, from everything happening, is that they are aware of us and we need to all meet up.”

Roman growled. “What did you do to Patton?”

Virgil faltered a bit. “What? I just said I lost him.”

“I saw you!” Roman shouted, ignoring the people shooting at them. “You were threatening him!”

“You really think I would threaten Patton?” Virgil asked incredulously. “You guys are my only chance at finding Thomas, why would I attack you guys?”

“I don’t know, why don’t you tell me, Anxiety?”

Virgil froze at the name. Luckily the wall stayed there, giving them cover.

Roman stood up ignoring the headache that was still there, and pulled out his sword. “Let me take care of this,” he muttered.

Virgil scowled. “Fine.” He let the wall drop in front of Roman and left it for himself. The guards saw this immediately and focused fire on Roman.

Roman yelped, immediately regretting this. He blocked a few bullets with his sword and then ducked behind the computer. They had to run out of ammunition eventually, right?

Five minutes later they still had not.

“Do they have infinite resources?” Roman muttered.

Virgil was watching him with an unimpressed look on his face.

Finally he seemed to get fed up and lashed out with the shadow wall. The guards went down, unconscious, and Virgil turned to glare at him.

“Nice job, Princey,” he grumbled, then started out of the room.

“Wait!” Roman hurried after him. “You aren’t leaving my sight, Sweeney Todd.”

Virgil groaned as he kept walking. “You obviously don’t trust me. Why are you following me?”

“Who knows what you’re about to do,” Roman said. “We don’t need anymore problems.”

“Why am I always the bad guy?” Virgil exploded. “I just want to save my brother and have my friends be safe. I would never threaten Patton. I just saved your ass back there. I never wanted to hurt you, or anyone.”

Roman paused, seeing the tears in Virgil’s eyes. He was no empath, but he didn’t think any actor could put on such an emotional performance. He could almost see Virgil’s regret and anger hanging in the air, swirling around them. Or maybe that was just the shadows he could control.

“I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt,” Roman said after a minute of silence. “And only because we need to find Logan and Patton. But I know what I saw.”

“Wait,” Virgil frowned. “When did you see it?” Roman frowned as well. “Uh, right before the fire fight.”

“When you were asleep?” Virgil asked.

Roman nodded slowly, vaguely aware of the implications.

“Someone’s trying to turn us against each other,” Virgil said. “Probably the guy behind this all. Lyle Draven.”

“I might have seen him,” Roman said, thinking back to the man with the snake face.

“Let’s focus on finding Patton and Logan first,” Virgil said, pulling out his phone. “Then we find Thomas and get out of here.”

Roman nodded.

Virgil was pulling up Logan’s contact. Roman smiled at the name Virgil had him under.

Virgil hit call, and the phone started ringing.

Calling Professor Specs.

“I already tried Patton,” Virgil said as the phone rang, “But I didn’t get through.”

The phone was picked up. “Virgil?” Logan’s voice was scratchy and he sounded very tired.

“Hey, Specs,” Virgil said. “Any idea where you are, or where Patton is?”

Another voice that wasn’t Logan’s came through, causing Virgil to freeze.

“Virgil? Is that you?”

#big bang submission #contemptible me au #thomas sanders #fanfiction

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Les Luttes de L'Amour Part 5

London is one of the many cities that never seem to sleep especially at 8 in the morning on a Wednesday where rush hour is once again alight. I could hear the buzz and many car horns outside my window as I lay down in bed. I turned on to my side trying to block out the noise as I heard a series of beeps from my phone next to me. I slowly opened my eyes and adjusted my vision.

Shit was the first word that came to mind as it all came rushing back as I remembered the events that transpired last night.

 I sat up in my bed and grabbed my phone. I looked at the time and couldnt believe I slept in til 12 which was so unlike me. 11 missed calls from Alex, 2 from Christian and 3 from Julie. I probably should have explained myself to Julie so I gave her an overdue text saying that I was alright and that my mum had a turn. I then ignored everything from Alex and went straight to Christian. He text me asking after me as I sat in one of the best hotels in my entire life. I tried calling him but he didn't answer so I sent him a text instead;

12.05p.m.- Me: Christian I fell straight asleep last night I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner as I should have. I honestly don't know what to say I had one of the best sleeps of my life mind you that could have something to do with all the crying😂 anyway I have no idea how to repay you of this! You honestly shouldn't have thank you so so much. I can't explain to you how much this meant to me. Call me when you get this x

I heard a knock at the door and put my phone down. I put on my complimentary dressing gown and opened the door to a waiter and a trolley.

"Good morning miss, breakfast is served mind the clichè!...May I?" He moved his head indicating for him to come in after staring at my blank and rather shocked expression for 5 seconds. I was so taken aback but smiled and replied;

"Of course sorry yes, sorry I wasn't expecting You!"

"Compliments of Mr Yu!" He smiled and pushed they trolley over to the table. He placed the dishes on top and removed the lids after ushering me to sit down.

"Now here we have french toast, scrambled eggs, bacon and potato scones with orange juice, mini muffins and a hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows! Enjoy miss"

He placed a napkin on my knee and let himself out. I was still trying to process that Christian not only got me a room but a penthouse suite at the best hotel in the whole of England but also remembered what I like for breakfast after all these years. I remembered the days when we would have breakfast together either at his or mine. All of the laughs we had all of the memories all of the pain that soon followed. Although my mind couldn't help wander back to last night when I saw my boyfriend cheat on me which I assumed was not the first time he had done so recalling all of the times he had weirdly cancelled coming with me on my trips last minute for 'business'. This would definitely add to the list of trust issues that already took up my bookcase.

It was definitely a hurdle to get over after Christian left but then again here he was redeeming himself telling me he called and texted and flew in to find me only to see a house where I used to stay and where a new family took over. How could he have known I moved house if he never answered my calls that somehow he never seemed to have received. For some reason I believed his story in that he never got my messages I'm not quite sure why but I could always seem to tell when he was lying or telling the truth even after all the years apart.

I then took this opportunity to text Alex the last message I planned on sending him in my full life;

13:12p.m. Me: I don't want to talk to you, I don't want to work anything out with you, we are done, I never want to see you again and I want you out of my house and leave your key. Have a nice life.

I ate my delicious breakfast that I was somehow upset over since I knew I would never eat an amazing breakfast like that ever again. I demolished it and jumped into the shower and began getting ready. As I was putting my earrings in I heard another knock at the door. I opened it to find the only person I wanted to see. He immediately brought me in to his chest and wrapped his arms around me.

"Y/N I am so sorry, I should have gone with you, I should have never ever left you I can't believe I left you again but it's alright I've dealt with it he won't be bothering you ever again I promise!"

"Christian it's okay honestly I'm fine and it's all thanks to you I can't believe your here!!"

"How could I not be here he's a jerk, he doesn't deserve you he never did and I promise you'll never see him again!"

"Wait what do you mean you've dealt with it?" I chuckled as I pulled apart slightly as to not escape his hold but look into his eyes.

"It doesn't matter but your safe now! Y/N I don't want to lose you ever again and I want to give you everything you have missed over the last couple of years and everything you deserve! I actually have something to confess" he moved you in and closed your door as he sat you down on your bed.

"When I say that I didn't get any of your calls, emails or texts I meant it, as a matter of fact I talked with my manager who also had no clue how that happened who then took it up with my publicist who was also with me at the time we broke up. It was him Y/N, he blocked your number from my phone and changed my email address, he manipulated the full team and members of my friends and family that I was somehow better off without you and that it was your fault of ou breakup. He, He was always with me all of the time back then so he had easy access to my phone and my life. Apparently if I had a girlfriend it would have been harder to make an impact in the music industry and get where I am today. But thing is, I'm miserable without you. You've been on my mind for all these years to be truthful, you never left. I've always regretted breaking up and leaving you. You were my whole life and I honestly... I need you back in it. I miss you so fucking much your like a drug that I constantly need to survive. I never found anyone else like you and I don't want to ever look again. I found and made a life without you and I hate it. I need you Y/N and I know what I did broke you and I know what Alex has just done must have hurt like hell but I'm here for you and I'll wait until whenever your ready I don't honestly care how long I have to wait, as long as I'm with you." his eyes beaming so bright as he declared his love with a huge smile taking over his face.

I let out a deep breath and leaned in towards him grabbing his hair pulling him into me. It felt like slow motion as our eyes gazed into each others and our lips slowly met. And then we touched and it felt as if a million sparks had finally been released like my cravings and love I had so longed for was now all being fulfilled as I pulled my hand through the strands of his hair. I felt the same. Life wasn't ever the same without him and I craved his touch and affection once more. And alas after years of separation I was now back where I had always belonged. I opened my lips as his tongue explored me. My stomach was going crazy with somersaults and felt as if there was a full on rave and party happening in me. This was the kind of love I had been missing, this was the feeling I had wished for so damn long. This was all I had wanted, something Alex could not and never gave me.

I gripped his cheek and slid my arm down to grab his hand. I just didn't expect him to wince and grunt out in pain.

"What's wrong?" You exclaimed. Confused you brought your gaze down to his hand then let out a loud gasp.

"Christian oh my god what happened to your hand?"

That story however had to be rewinded to when Christian arrived at my apartment the night before as I drifted off to a deep sleep.

He rang the doorbell like any good guest and waited for the son of the bitch who hurt the only girl he ever loved. He would talk to him, explain who he was, get some of my things and tell him to be out by the morning and never return. However as he opened the door and as Christian saw his face he couldn't help or stop the powerful fiery rage that burned within him so his instincts kicked in and he clenched his fists and jaw.

"Who are you?" Christian still very much trying to calm himself saw a figure moving in the background in the corner of his eye. He turned and saw a girl in a dressing gown drinking a cup of coffee leaning against the table.

And that was it for him. He didn't care or want to even try hold in his anger anymore. He had had more than enough with this guy. The fact that he not only cheated but didn't even bother to get rid of the girl, in fact she was still there drinking my coffee and sitting on my table enraged him even more. And that's when he found himself punching Alex in the face.

The girl didn't even try to stop she ran behind the couch. Alex put his arms up as defence trying to block Christian but Christian was angry, in fact the only thing that did stop him was his phone ringing as he thought it might have been from me. He slowly came back to reality as he looked at his phone and saw it was from the hotel. He quickly answered and received information that I was safely in bed. He took a breath and turned off his phone. He looked over at the quivering man.

"How could you do that to her? She was already way broken before you and you just destroyed her. She may never love ever again because of you. I know what I did was wrong but at least a lot of that had to do with miscommunication. I still thought of her every-day and tried to contact her but you!" He looked at him with complete disgust which you could here in his voice. "You, you betrayed her, you actually cheated on the most amazing person you will ever meet and you have the audacity to do it in her apartment and not even get rid of the girl you cheated on her with. No, you give her coffee and I can only presume one of Y/N's dressing gowns. You have until noon tomorrow to pack up your stuff and get out and yes I will be back on the dot to check make sure your ass is out of the building." he turned to go and stopped his tracks. "Also, you might need some ice for that face and no don't you even think about taking Y/N's. Even her fucking water is too good for a spineless ignorant ass such as yourself." then he walked out leaving the room still and speechless.

Christian had anticipated my reaction might not have been so favourable since I didn't have a great fondness of violence but instead of all that crap I pushed him to the wall and started kissing him again. His hands were on my waist pulling me closer to him but he couldn't help but pull apart to ask one thing.

"Y/N, I need to ask you a question, will you be my girlfriend again?" I looked up at him and gave him huge smile.

"Yes, of course!"

It was three years later and the butterflies were going crazy within the pit of my stomach. 

"Y/N, you look beautiful!" Julie wiped the tears from her eyes protecting her makeup.

"Thank you!" I couldn't stop smiling I was just too excited.

"Your mother and father will be watching over you now with only pride and happiness." Christian's mother said as she squeezed my hand and said farewell for now as she wen to take her seat.

"Can I just say, I'm honoured to walk with you today, I know your father will have dreamt of this moment and I only hope to do him justice." Christian's father said.

"Thank you so much for doing this. I honestly can't wait anymore!"

"Are you ready Y/N?"

"To marry the love of my life? I've never been more ready in my entire life!"

 The End.

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Through Time and Space: World War 3 Part 2

Hey guys!  I'm back with another chapter of Through Time and Space!  Hopefully this won't be the last chapter I upload of this.  I think that it won't be passed, but you never know.  The improbable has happened in the world before.  Look at Brexit.  Anyways, on with the next chapter!

Fandom: Doctor Who

Doctor of the chapter: Ninth Doctor

Warnings: Violence

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"Is she all right, though? Don't put her on, just tell me." I heard Rose ask. I assumed it was Mickey on the other side.

"Is that Ricky? Don't talk, just shut up and go to your computer." The Doctor said grabbing Rose's phone. "Mickey the Idiot, I might just choke." I assumed Mickey corrected him. I hit him on the arm. He was always rude to Mickey. "Before I finish this sentence, but, er, I need you." I knew the Doctor was having a hard time asking Mickey for help. The Doctor plugs the phone into a speaker. "Say again."

"It's asking for the password." I heard Mickey say on the other line.

"Buffalo. Two Fs, one L." Doctor said obviously frustrated.

"So, what's that website?" Jackie said.

"All the secret information known to mankind. See, they've known about aliens for years. They just kept us in the dark."

"Mickey, you were born in the dark." The Doctor said.

"Oh, leave him alone." Rose said.

"Thank you. Password again." Mickey said getting frustrated as well.

"Just repeat it every time." The Doctor said. "Big Ben-why did the Slitheen go and hit Big Ben?"

"You said to gather the experts, to kill them." Harriet said.

"That lot would've gathered for a weather balloon. You don't need to crash land in the middle of London."

"The Slitheen are hiding, but then they put the entire planet on Red alert." Rose said. "What would they do that for?"

"Oh, listen to her." Jackie said.

"At least I'm trying." Rose said looking at me. I know what she was thinking, and I didn't like it. I crossed my arms and stayed silent. I wasn't going to let her get to me.

"Well, I've got a question, if you don't mind." Jackie paused. "Since that man and woman walked into our lives, I have been attacked in the streets. I have had creatures from the pits of hell in my own living room, and my daughter disappear off the face of the Earth."

"I told you what happened." Rose said frustrated.

"I'm talking to him. 'Cos I've seen this life of yours, Doctor and Kate, and maybe you get off on it. Maybe you think it's all clever and smart, but you tell me. Just answer me this. Is my daughter safe?" Jackie asked. I felt bad for Jackie. She is so worried for Rose. It makes me miss my own mother. I uncrossed my arms.

"I'm fine." Rose said.

"Is she safe." Jackie said clearly wanting an answer from me or the Doctor. "Will she always be safe? Can you promise me that?" Another pause. "Well, what's the answer?"

"We're in." Mickey said coming back.

"Now then, on the left at the top, there's a tab, an icon. Little concentric circles. Click on that." The Doctor said.

"What is it?"

"The Slitheen have got a spaceship in the North Sea and it's transmitting that signal. Now hush, let me work out what it's saying." The Doctor said.

"He'll have to answer me one day." Jackie said angrily.

"Hush!" Mickey said.

"It's some sort of message." The Doctor said.

"What's it say?" Rose asked.

"Don't know. It's on a loop, keeps repeating." We heard a faint noise of a doorbell ringing. "Hush!"

"That's not me. Go and see who that is." Mickey said.

"It's three o'clock in the morning." Jackie said.

"Well, go and tell them that."

"It's beaming out into space, who's it for?" The Doctor asked.

"It's him! It's the thing, it's the Slipeen!" Jackie said after a minute of silence.

"They've found us." Mickey said slightly panicking as well.

"Mickey, I need that signal." The Doctor said.

"Never mind the signal, get out! Mum, just get out! Get out!" Rose said scared.

"We can't. It's by the front door." Mickey said. There was a pause. "Oh, my God, it's unmasking. It's going to kill us."

"There's got to be some way of stopping them! You two are supposed to be the experts, think of something!" Harriet said.

"I'm trying!" The Doctor said.

"I'll take it on, Jackie. You just run. Don't look back." We heard Mickey say. Rose had a look of horror on her face. "Just run."

"That's my mother." Rose said turning to us.

"Right, if we're going to find their weakness, we need to find out where they're from. Which planet. So, judging by their basic shape, that narrows it down to five thousand planets within traveling distance. What else do we know about them? Information!" The Doctor said quickly.

"They're green." Rose said.

"Yep, narrows it down."

"Good sense of smell."

"Narrows it down." I said.

"They can smell adrenalin." Rose said not paying attention to me.

"Narrows it down." The Doctor said.

"The spaceship in the Thames, you said slipstream engine?"

"Narrows it down."

"It's getting in!" Mickey said suddenly.

"They hunt like it's a ritual." Rose said.

"Narrows it down."

"Wait a minute. Did you notice? When they farT, if you'll pardon the word, it doesn't just smell like a fart, if you'll pardon the word, it's something else. What is it? It's more like, er…" Harriet said snapping her fingers trying to figure it out.

"Bad breath!" Rose exclaimed.

"That's it!" Harriet said.

"Calcium decay! Now, that narrows it down!"

"We're getting there, Mum!" Rose said getting near the phone.

"Too late!" We heard Mickey say from the other side.

"Calcium phosphate. Organic calcium. Living calcium. Creatures made out of living calcium. What else? What else? Hyphenated surname. Yes! That narrows it down to one planet."

"Raxacoricofallapatorius!" I said excitedly. I was surprised I actually said that correctly.

"Yes! Good job, Kate! You got that right." The Doctor said.

"Oh, yeah, great. We could write 'em a letter." Mickey said sarcastically. There was a crash from the other side.

"Get into the kitchen!" The Doctor exclaimed.

"My god, it's going to rip us apart!" Jackie exclaimed.

"Calcium, weakened by the compression field. Acetic acid. Vinegar!" I said into the phone.

"Just like Hannibal!" Harriet said.

"Just like Hannibal. Mickey, have you got any vinegar?" The Doctor asked.

"How should I know?" Mickey asked.

"It's your kitchen."

"Cupboard by the sink, middle shelf." Rose said.

"Oh, give it here. What do you need?" Jackie asked.

"Anything with vinegar!" The Doctor exclaimed getting frustrated.

"Gherkins. Yeah, pickled onions. Pickled eggs." Jackie said listing off stuff.

"And you kiss this man?" The Doctor asked looking at Rose.

"Hannibal?" Rose asked looking at Harriet.

"Hannibal crossed the Alps by dissolving boulders with vinegar." Harriet said.

"Oh. Well, there you go then." There was a pause.

"Listen to this." Mickey said. Then we heard what I can only assume is probably a press conference.

"Our inspectors have searched the sky above our heads, and they have found massive weapons of destruction capable of being deployed within forty five seconds.

"What?" Me and the Doctor said confused. He looked at me, but I didn't say anything.

"We are facing extinction, unless we strike first. The United Kingdom stands directly beneath the belly of the mother ship. I beg of the United Nations, pass an emergency resolution. Give us the access codes. A nuclear strike at the heart of the beast is our only chance of survival. Because from this moment on it is my solemn duty to inform you planet Earth is at war." Asquith said.

"He's making it up. There's no weapons up there, there's no threat. He just invented it." The Doctor said.

"Do you think they'll believe him?" Harriet asked.

"They did last time." I said.

"That's why the Slitheen went for spectacle. They want the whole world panicking, because you lot, you get scared, you lash out." The Doctor said.

"They release the defense code." Rose started.

"And the Slitheen go nuclear." The Doctor finished.

"But why?" Harriet asked. The Doctor went over and opened the metal shutters.

"You get the codes, release the missiles, but not into space because there's nothing there. You attack every other country on Earth. They retaliate, fight back. World War Three. Whole planet gets nuked." The Doctor said.

"And we can sit through it safe in our spaceship waiting in the Thames. Not crashed, just parked. Only two minutes away." Margaret said. She scared me a bit. I forgot she was here.

"But you'll destroy the planet, this beautiful place. What for?" Harriet asked.

"Profit. That's what the signal is beaming into space. An advert." The Doctor said getting really mad now.

"The sale of the century. We reduce the Earth to molten slag, then sell it piece by piece. Radioactive chunks, capable of powering every cut-price star liner and budget cargo ship. There's a recession out there, Doctor. People are buying cheap. This rock becomes raw fuel." Margaret said.

"At the cost of five billion lives."

"Bargain." She says nonchalantly like all those lives are nothing.

"I give you a choice. Leave this planet or I'll stop you." The Doctor said getting in his 'don't try me' voice.

"What, you? Trapped in your box?" She asked.

"Yes. Me." He shuts the shutters on her face.

"If we could ferment the port, we could make acetic acid." Harriet said.

"Mickey, any luck?" Rose asked.

"There's loads of emergency numbers. They're all on voicemail." He said.

"Voicemail dooms us all." Harriet said.

"If we could just get out of here." Rose said making another glance at me. I again chose to ignore it.

"There's a way out." I said.

"What?" She asked looking at me surprised that I was finally going to help.

"There's always been a way out." The Doctor said knowing what I was thinking.

"Then why don't we use it?" Rose asked.

"Because we can't guarantee your daughter will be safe." The Doctor said into the phone.

"Don't you dare. Whatever it is, don't you dare." Jackie said on the other line.

"That's the thing. If we don't dare, everyone dies." The Doctor said.

"Do it." Rose said.

"You don't even know what it is. You'd just let me?" The Doctor said looking at Rose surprised.

"Yeah." Rose said.

"Please, Doctor, Kate. Please. She's my daughter. She's just a kid." Jackie begged us.

"Do you think we don't know that. Because this is our life, Jackie. It's not fun, it's not smart, it's just standing up and making a decision because nobody else will." The Doctor said slightly mad.

"Then what're you waiting for?" Rose asked.

"I could save the world but lose all of you." He said looking directly at me. I grabbed his hand.

"You will never lose me. I'll always be here for you. Do what you need to do."

"Except it's not your decision, Doctor. It's mine." Harriet said.

"And who the hell are you?" Jackie asked.

"Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North. The only elected representative in this room, chosen by the people for the people. And on the behalf of the people, I command you. Do it."

"How do we get out?" Rose asked.

"We don't. We stay here." The Doctor said as he goes over and gets what looks like Emergency Protocols form a red box. "Use the buffalo password. It overrides everything."

"What're you doing?" I heard Jackie say.

"Hacking into the Royal Navy. We're in. Here it is. HMS Taurean, Trafalgar Class submarine, ten miles off the coast of Plymouth." Mickey said.

"Right, we need to select a missile." The Doctor said.

"We can't go nuclear. We don't have the defense codes."

"We don't need it. All we need's an ordinary missile." I said.

"What's the first category?" The Doctor asked.

"Sub Harpoon, UGM-A4A."

"That's the one. Select."

"I could stop you." Jackie said coming back into the conversation.

"Do it, then." Mickey said challenging her.

"You ready for this?" The Doctor said.

"Yeah." Mickey said slightly nervous.

"Mickey the idiot, the world is in your hands." There was a pause. "Fire."

"Oh, my God." I heard Jackie say.

"How solid are these?" Harriet asked.

"Not solid enough. Built for short range attack, nothing this big." The Doctor said slightly defeated.

"All right, now I'm making the decision. I'm not going to die. We're going to rids this one out. It's like what they say about earthquakes. You can survive them by standing under a doorframe. Now, this cupboard's small so it's strong. Come and help me. Come on." Me and Harriet start helping her.

"It's on radar." Mickey said. Me, Rose, and Harriet were clearing out the cupboard while the Doctor just stood there next to the phone. "Counter defense five five six."

"Stop them intercepting it." The Doctor said.

"I'm doing it now."

"Good boy."

"He's not a dog, Doctor." I yelled back at him. I could feel his eye roll even though I couldn't see it.

"Five five six neutralized." The Doctor unplugged the phone and came over to us.

"Here we go. Nice knowing you three. Hannibal!" Harriet yelled as she got into the closet. All of us climb in. The Doctor pulled me onto his lap and wrap his arms around me. I wrapped my arms around him as well and put my head on his chest to listen to his hearts. The missile hit and shook the entire building. I felt us move and held onto the Doctor harder. He held onto me more as well. Then it all stopped. We were all alive, like in the episode. I can't believe I just lived through that. The Doctor finally let go of me after a few minutes of us not moving. He pushed open the door and we all stepped out. "Made in Britain." Just then a man came over to us.

"Oh, my God. Are you all right?" The man asked.

"Harriet Jones. MP, Flydale North. I want you to contact UN immediately. Tell the ambassadors the crisis is over. They can step down. Go on, tell the news." The man nodded.

"Yes, ma'am." He ran off.

"Someone's got a hell of a job sorting this lot out. Oh, Lord. We haven't even got a Prime Minister."

"Maybe you should have a go." The Doctor said.

"Me? Huh. I'm only a back-bencher."

"I'd vote for you." Rose said.

"Now, don't be silly. Look, I'd better go and see if I can help. Hang on!" She said as she made her way through the rubble. "We're safe! The Earth is safe! Sergeant!"

"So, Kate how do I know the name of Harriet Jones?" He asked turning to me.

"Harriet Jones, future Prime Minister." I said proudly.

"That's it! She was elected for three successive terms. The architect of Britain's Golden Age."

"The crisis has passed! Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to say to you all here today! Mankind stands tall, proud and undefeated. God bless the human race." After that we dropped Rose back off at her apartment, but me and the Doctor headed back to the Tardis. I sat down in the chair next to the console and watched him look at stuff on the console.

"Okay mind telling me what's going on?" He asked after a bit.

"What?" I asked.

"You and Rose have been arguing for a while now. What happened?"

"I don't know. This is the first time I've met her. She blames me for a lot of things." I say crossing my arms. He comes over and pulls me into a hug. I never knew this regeneration was this physical.

"Don't blame yourself. You don't know if you say something that things will turn out better or worse than what you know. You knew things were going to turn out okay, didn't you?" I nodded. "See, that's why I trust you. You know if something is stupid." I laughed. "Alright, I have to call Rose." He said pulling away and going over to the phone on the console. There was silence for a bit. "You think I can travel through space and time, and I haven't got a phone? Like I said, couple of hours. I've just got to send out this dispersal. There you go. That's canceling out the Slitheen's advert in case any bargain hunters turn up." Another pause. "Good. Put her on a slow heat and let her simmer." He said and winked at me. I laughed knowing what Rose said. "We don't do that."

"You say that now." I said under my breath. He shot me a look as to say don't go any farther, or I might say something about the future.

"Tough. We've got better things to do." Another pause. "Not to us it isn't. Kate isn't here all the time." Pause. "Well, she's not ours." Pause. "Well, you can stay there if you want, but right now there's this plasma storm brewing in the Horsehead Nebula. Fires are burning ten million miles wide. I could fly the Tardis right into the heart of it then ride the shock wave all the way out. Hurtle right across the sky and end up anywhere. Your choice." He then got off the phone.

"So, is she coming with us?"

"You tell me. You're the one that knows this stuff."

"Well, things can change."

"Let's go see what she says." He said opening the doors to the Tardis and waited for me. I hopped off the chair and followed him. We saw Mickey sitting outside the apartments sitting on a trash can reading a newspaper. There was a young boy cleaning something off the wall. I knew what it was. It had said Bad Wolf. "Good lad. Graffiti that again, and I'll have you. Now, beat it." The boy ran off with his stuff. I gave him a small sad smile as he ran by.

"I just went down to the shop, and I was thinking, you know, like the whole world's changed. Aliens and spaceships all in public and here it is." I saw the headline. It said "Alien Hoax." "How could they do that? They saw it."

"They're just not ready. You're happy to believe in something that's invisible, but if it's staring you in the face, nope, can't see it. There's a scientific explanation for that. You're thick."

"We're just idiots."

"Well, not all of you."

"Yeah?" Mickey asked surprised.

"Present for you, Mickey." He gave Mickey a CD.

"That's a virus. Put it online. It'll destroy every mention of me and Kate. We'll cease to exist."

"What do you want to do that for?"

"Because you're right, I am dangerous. I don't want anybody following me or Kate." Jackie and Rose came out of the apartment block.

"How can you say that and then take her with you?"

"You could look after her. Come with us."

"I can't. This life of yours, it's just too much. I couldn't do it. Don't tell her I said that."

"I'll get a proper job. I'll work weekends. I'll pass my test, and if Jim comes round again, I'll say no. I really will." Jackie said.

"I'm not leaving because of you. I'm traveling, that's all, and then I'll come back." Rose said trying to get Jackie to see.

"But it's not safe.

"Mum, if you saw it out there you'd never stay home."

"Got enough stuff?" The Doctor asked.

"Last time I stepped in there, it was spur of the moment. Now I'm signing up. You're stuck with me." Rose gave the bag to the Doctor and went over to Mickey. "Come with us. There's plenty of room."

"No chance. He's a liability, I'm not having him on board." The Doctor said. I never really understood why he said that.

"We'd be dead without him." Rose said angrily.

"My decision is final." He said as me and him head into the TARDIS. Just then I started to glow again. I looked at the Doctor.

"Looks like I'm leaving. Goodbye Doctor." I said as everything went dark.

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Meeting Mummy (2/?)

So it’s pretty much official that Starbucks is the only place I can access AO3 now, so I apologize for it taking so long to post this update to Tumblr. I was going to try and finish this fic for the WIP Big Bang Challenge but after having so many problems with accessing AO3 and not a ton of time to write I figured it was best to post the update I put in and work on it more later. So please enjoy this new chapter (especially @whclocked and @mel-loves-all, who asked to be tagged when I first started writing this)!

Meeting Mummy - Mycroft has been trapped by his mother to introduce her to the “woman who has captured his heart” at a family dinner. What she doesn’t understand is the “woman” is not a woman so much as it’s Gregory Lestrade. But Mycroft has a plan. A plan that involves bribing his assistant with an expensive week long cruise in the Bahamas, enduring the smirks and pointed comments from his smug baby brother and the unexpected arrival of one very confused and then very amused boyfriend.

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Gregory was packing when Mycroft came back to his home, which the two of them shared. The state of Gregory’s lodgings post his divorce had been rather bleak, and even before their relationship had become serious an invitation had been extended to share a home. As roommates, Mycroft had said, who would occasionally share a bed and a meal or two a week.

Gregory had lasted one week in a separate room. Neither of them was particularly inclined to be apart, and that was how Mycroft had realized perhaps this relationship had become more important to them than they’d realized.

Eileen had her own section of the home, complete with an art studio for her own private use, though it had been some time since she used it. Her artistic talents had rubbed off on her father, however, and part of the studio had been converted into a darkroom for Gregory’s budding photography hobby. It was while he was waiting for his lover to notice him that he looked at a rather exquisite photograph that was up on the mantle of the fireplace in their bedroom, one of the London Eye with New Year’s Eve fireworks in the background. It had been taken this last year, as they had opted not to attend a function at the Yard or any number of invitations to various governmental soirees and walk around with the hands held together, except when Gregory found a good subject for a photograph.

He knew his father would appreciate Gregory’s technical detail and eye for stunning compositions, but his father would not be meeting Gregory this weekend. Hopefully, he would, one day, but this weekend was not to be that day.

“Eileen says it’s a Parent’s Weekend. I said we should both go but her Mum is bringing her new bloke and I’m not in the mood for catty remarks,” Gregory said, his voice bringing Mycroft out of his thoughts. “Not so much from Dory. I think she’s happy you’re taking care of Eileen’s expenses, whatever they may be. More money for the baby.”

“I didn’t do it for her, I did it so that Eileen can concentrate fully on her studies without having to figure out a way to support anything else she might want to do,” Mycroft said, turning to Gregory. “Though if it keeps her off her off your back, I’ll double the amount.”

Gregory chuckled. “She still has to live on campus the rest of this year and next. Then you can indulge her in off-campus housing.”

“I still think she should be allowed to live wherever she chooses,” Mycroft said.

“But living in the dorms is part of the university experience,” Gregory said, moving away from his packing to wrap his arms around Mycroft’s waist and set his chin on his shoulder. “The real question is, how do we deal with the empty nest? She spent her gap year with us as your assistant’s assistant.”

“And she did no real work, but Jefferson had his eye on her and he’s a lecherous man. Andrea is a more suitable supervisor than Jefferson, even if Lady Smallwood would cane him to death if he laid a finger on our...I mean, your daughter.”

Gregory pressed a kiss to Mycroft’s jaw. “Come off it. Everyone knows she’s just as much your daughter now as she is mine or Dory’s. You’ve certainly rubbed off on her more than either of us ever did.”

“It wasn’t my intention,” Mycroft said.

“It’s not a bad thing, though. She’s better for it. You’ve been able to introduce her to things I never could on a copper’s salary. And now look at her! An art history major and already there are a few museums and galleries wanting to get their hands on her from all the time you let her roam free under the guise of getting to know her.”

“I was getting to know her,” Mycroft said. “I was just indulging her love of art and sculpture.”

“I just can’t believe she turned down a year in Paris to stay with us,” Gregory said.

“It shows she loves you as much as me or anything I could do for her.” Mycroft leaned his head towards Gregory. “I shall miss you both this weekend.”

“Have any plans?” Gregory asked.

“Mummy wants to see me,” Mycroft said, making sure to not indicate she wanted his presence in Cambridge as opposed to London. “Something about how Sherlock is ignoring her again and I seem...happy.”

“If that’s in any small measure on my part, then I’m glad,” Gregory said, pressing another kiss to his jaw.

“If you continue that behaviour, you may not finish packing,” Mycroft warned.

“I can finish the rest in the morning, I suppose,” Gregory said with a chuckle before changing his position and kissing Mycroft softly, then with an increasing passion as Mycroft returned the kiss. Distraction was the best idea, he supposed. Hopefully, he could pull this off with few problems...

#sherlock #mystrade #mycroft x lestrade #mycroft holmes #greg lestrade #fanfic #fanfiction #my stuff #Multipart: Meeting Mummy

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Hey guys!

As you might know, this week is the Skam Fic Week happening, and since we are a Skam (Evak focused) Fic Rec Blog, we wanted to get in on the fun! Hence, in the spirit of the event, we’ll be holding our own so called SKAM FIC REC WEEK, yay!

How will this work? - First of all, you should read the introduction post to the actual event hosted by the lovely @littlespooneven to gain understanding of what this is all about… Now onto our spin on the event… we will be picking our favorites of every day and adding them to this post which will be updated between Midnight and 1am CEST/6pm and 7pm EST daily!

Here are some small guidelines we have in place for this event (so we don’t lose our sanity):

only recommending Evak centered fics

only recommending fics that are either tagged with the #SkamFicWeek tag or/and have a clarification in the notes that it is in fact an entry for the event

sometimes we might add bonus recs for fics which are posted after our update time

We’re super excited to do this, since during the last Skam writing event, we got a lot of requests to participate and we couldn’t miss out on the opportunity this time! Hopefully you guys will all enjoy it too, as this is not only our way to praise our favorite authors of this amazing fandom, but also a gift to our lovely followers whom we appreciate and love dearly :’) We also figured this would be a great way to organize all the great new recs so everyone can access them easily!

Without further ado, you can find all the recs under the cut and make sure to check back in for 5-10 new recs every day! Have fun ♥

All the love,

Andie & Liv

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DAY 1: ACCIDENTAL/FAKE DATING

how to get a guy in seven days by thekardemomme Summary: Even and Yousef won’t make a move, so Sana and Isak take matters into their own hands. It doesn’t go exactly as planned. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

my longing drives me crazy for you by highpraises Summary: Isak’s mum worries, Isak makes bad life decisions and Even loves Isak. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

makin’ me a mess by itjustkindahappened Summary: The boy gives him a look of alarm, making a weak attempt at drawing his hand back, but Isak keeps holding it convulsively as he looks pleadingly into the stranger’s eyes. “Listen, this is super humiliating for me but I’m currently getting stood up on a date and my ex is a waiter here and he’s already been walking past my table too many times and looked far too satisfied for it to be casual so can you please just—pretend to be my date or something? I’ll pay for dinner and everything, I’m really sorry about this, I just—please?” Recommended by: Andie

friends don’t treat me like you do by hippopotamus Summary: Isak’s going to humiliate himself in front of Even’s friends because he has no idea how to be - pretend to be - in a relationship. What is Even expecting him to do? Hold his hand? Kiss him? Hold eye contact with him for more than two seconds? Isak can’t do any of that. And he also can’t sleep. Recommended by: Andie

last night by bbyfruit   Summary: Alright, so Isak is pretty used to waking up hungover in the middle of the afternoon, especially at this point in his seventeen years of living. He’s also pretty used to waking up in Jonas’s bed, usually with Jonas curled up beside him, light that comes in through Jonas’s window and hits Isak right in the face. What he’s not used to is Jonas’s arm slung over his hip and no memory of what the fuck got them to this point. Recommended by: Andie

I May Have a Little Crush on You? by shipblur Summary: Even helps Isak out of a tight spot. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

Runaway Boyfriend by stories_and_dreams Summary: Stuck in an airport and trying to get back home to his friends’ wedding, Isak Valtersen is surprised to run into a former classmate from his old school back in Norway. Even Bech Naesheim. They barely know each other, and somehow, before he knows it, Even becomes his “pretend boyfriend” for the weekend wedding. They end up having a great time together but when the weekend’s over so is their relationship, right? Destiny has a different plan, as they keep running into each other again… and again…and again. Will they ever become real boyfriends and stop running from each other? Recommended by: Liv

The best boyfriend by champagneleftie Summary: “Hey man, what’s up. I’m Isak.” The guy still looks confused, like he has no idea what’s happening, so Isak decides it’s probably best to be as obvious as possible.“Vilde’s boyfriend.” This is the possible love of Even’s life, the most perfect boy he’s ever laid his eyes on, with the perfect height and perfect lips and sometimes he does this little thing with his tongue that reduces Even to a puddle of feelings – and he has a girlfriend. * A very liberal interpretation of the fake relationship trope. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

Andie’s BONUS REC: I couldn’t possibly leave this list without mentioning Ciara’s (aka the actual creator’s of this event) brilliant entry which you can read either on her blog or in her collection of various oneshots/drabbles on AO3.

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DAY 2: BED SHARING

quantum mechanics of fate by thekardemomme Summary: Isak is scared of thunderstorms, and Even is the only one home to help him sleep. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

Not in my bed by Taraxacus Summary: Even is in Isak’s room, soaked wet. He’s staying for the night, and he and Isak will have to share Isak’s bed. Considering they are just friends, it shouldn’t be this nerve wracking. And yet. Isak’s heart is beating loud, louder than the thunder inside, and all the while Even is looking like a dream. Fluff ensues. Recommended by: Andie

seasons may change (but i love you) by kittpurrson Summary: Three times Even and Isak share a bed platonically, and one time as more. Recommended by: Andie

Double Trouble by obscurial Summary: Furrowing his eyebrows in utter confusion, Isak narrows his eyes, trying his very best to formulate a single articulate thought. (System failure.) “What the fuck?” he very eloquently blurts out, gesturing wildly to the two Evens sitting in his bed, one in a visible state of undress and the other wearing one of Isak’s old t-shirts. The two of them do not seem to be worried in the slightest, which only serves to fuel Isak’s panic. (An au where Isak wakes up and he finds two Evens lying in his bed.) Recommended by: Andie

BELLA by LiliMane Summary: “I don’t think you’re a kitten expert, Even, so you shouldn’t be running your mouth in regards to kitten issues with such confidence.” Recommended by: Liv

Sleep on it by unsungyellowraincoat Summary: ”I can’t deal with you right now,” Isak says, turning his head away. “I’ll sleep on the couch.” Recommended by: Andie, Liv

loving you to sleep by highpraises Summary: Even and Isak cuddle a lot, and love each other a whole lot. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

The Motel Stay by dear_ida Summary: Out of gas, the boys are forced to stay overnight at a motel and share a bed. This obviously works well for everyone. Recommended by: Andie

this house is falling apart by bbyfruit Summary: Pros of living with your best friends: they do cool shit with you. Cons of living with your best friends: sometimes their definition of cool shit is forcing you to go camping and share a sleeping bag with a stranger. Recommended by: Andie

just move in close to me by allyasavedtheday Recommended by: Andie

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DAY 3: ALTERNATIVE FIRST MEETING

And for special effects he has six filters by imminentinertia Summary: lbr, it’s sheer luck (and Isak’s love-struck POV) whenever Even comes across as suave (well, maybe except for the carefully executed slo-mo walk). This is what really happened in the school bathroom. Recommended by: Andie

the one with the hot naked guy by pansexuaIeven Summary: Eva’s apartment comes with a view of a hot naked guy. Isak isn’t complaining. (Or, a fic inspired by ugly naked guy on Friends) Recommended by: Andie

ride it, cowboy by highpraises Summary: Isak is a talented rider and Even is pretty sure he’s in love. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

Literal Adonis by champagneleftie Summary: Sana and Isak have lunch and Isak meets a literal Adonis. Recommended by: Andie

Make you work up a sweat by diamondjacket Summary: Even is deeply, utterly, monumentally screwed. Also, if Even could actually get deeply, utterly, monumentally screwed by the dude in front of him, preferably into a mattress in the next forty-five seconds, that would be great. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

slippin’ away at the end of the day into dreams of the two of us running away by wyoheartsmusic Summary: Isak sends an awkward text to a wrong number. It’s the best mistake he’s ever made. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

The Very Personal Shopper by Crazyheart Summary: A shopping service AU. * Isak is too lazy to shop his groceries, and too fed up with Eskild’s complaints, and finds that a shopping service would be perfect. But what could he do when his personal shopper turned out to be the most gorgeous guy he had ever seen? Recommended by: Liv

The Times We Meet by falsified Summary: Even is a cab driver who Isak keeps meeting unintentionally (and intentionally). Recommended by: Andie, Liv

when i met you, when we started off (it sure was a different kind of love) by dewdrops Summary: Sana is supposed to tutor Even but can’t make it due to some vague, unforeseeable events. Recommended by: Andie

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DAY 4: REWRITTEN/EXTENDED CANON SCENE

You Know How I’ve Been Acting a Little Weird Lately? by kapplebougher Summary: Isak’s finally opened up to Jonas. Jonas feels relieved, and happy, and proud…but also a little guilty. (A little microfic window into Jonas’ thoughts once he’s come home after his kebab with Isak at the end of ep 6) Recommended by: Andie, Liv

I think you’ll find I’m the master here by evakuality Summary: “You’re older than me! I’m the master, and you’re still tired too, so don’t be a fucking dick.” Or… what happens after Even gets his boner at Isak’s birthday party. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

Destinations set by imminentinertia Summary: Isak hasn’t planned anything. Even has, or at least he’s had a flash of inspiration. He doesn’t get his Amazing Magical Extra Special Pool First Kiss, though. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

you’ve got the light to fight the shadows by highpraises Summary: Isak’s thoughts after Mekke Øl. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

Syng by waitineedaname Summary: It was supposed to be a good night. He’d go out with his boyfriend and their friends, have a couple beers, sing a little karaoke. It wasn’t supposed to end up like this. Recommended by: Andie, Liv

BONUS REC: allyasavedtheday’s drabble on the prompt: What would have happened if the little girl didn’t find the boys in the pool back in episode 4? Recommended by: Andie, Liv 

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DAY 5: WORK COLLEAGUES AU

Thank You for Flying Norwegian Air! by falsified Summary: Isak and Even are both flight attendants who definitely don’t have feelings for each other. Seriously. They’re just friends. Right? Recommended by: Andie, Liv

It Only Takes a Taste (When You Know It’s Good) by shakespeareandsunshine Summary: It would be bad enough if it was just some mystery coworker stealing meals from the office fridge. Then Isak could hate their anonymous ass in peace. But no, Isak has a very good idea who the culprit is. And seeing the villain in the breakroom every day, smiling at Isak like he has nothing to apologize for was testing Isak’s very limited patience. And also probably his self-control, although for an entirely different reason. Recommended by: Andie

i tried to be strong but i lost it (i knew it was wrong, i’m beyond it) by highpraises Summary: Even has a thing for his intern, Isak has a thing for his boss, they’re both a bit clueless and their friends just want them to get their shit together. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

Mamma Mia by MermaidsandMermen (SophiaSoames) Summary: The workmates AU for day 5 of Skam Fic Week. And it had to be IKEA, and it had to be Evak, and it has to be ABBA. Of course. A tiny bit of Sweden in the middle of Oslo. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

EVEN by LiliMane Summary: Whatever. People come and go. Sometimes they don’t come at all. Sometimes they only send you money. And the ones that come don’t stay too long. But that’s how it is and there’s nothing I can do about it. Not that I want to do anything about it. I can accept reality. I’ve been doing nothing but accepting reality since the day I stopped dreaming. And I’m doing quite well, if I do say so myself. Recommended by: Liv

Colleagues? by bashfulisak Summary: Isak and Even have been work colleagues for three years - a couple for two - and they like to call the office their “second home” for multiple reasons. Recommended by: Liv

Unclassified by bri_ness Summary: “Separate fiction from fact, romances from tragedies, the stories you want to experience from the ones you’d rather ignore.” * Isak and Even flirt in a library while having some deep thoughts about cataloging. Recommended by: Andie 

stuck on you (what did i do?) by itjustkindahappened Summary: It’s not that Even doesn’t try to be friendly with him—Isak just makes it so hard. Whenever Even approaches, Isak either makes up a fumbling excuse to leave, or just becomes really stiff and refuses to acknowledge Even’s existence. Whenever Even’s tried to talk to him Isak has just stared into his coffee and mumbled out one-word answers until Even’s had to give up, and it’s just so unfair. Because Isak’s just fine around everyone else—he laughs and jokes around, and Even can just watch from afar how his eyes crinkle up with sunshine and wish he could get to be the one that put them there. Or, a teacher AU with zero teaching and a lot of crushing. Recommended by: Andie 

I Don’t Date Cops by jinglebin Summary: Isak gets a new colleague and he’s instantly smitten. Until said collegue tells him he doesn’t date cops. * Isak and Even at the 99th precinct. Recommended by: Andie

BONUS REC: Ink About Me by readwritesleep Summary: They all have stories on their skin. That’s why they do this, because they love stories. The tricky part is, stories don’t turn into reality until they start to mix. When Even steps through the door of the tattoo parlour, a new story enters. Even might only have eyes for Isak, but Jonas can sense reality shifting around all of them. Recommended by: Andie (I know this one isn’t technically Evak centered and it’s from Jonas’ POV, but I loved it so much that I just had to include it anyway.)  

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DAY 6: WEDDING GUESTS AU

can’t stop thinking of your diamond mind by ahana Summary: I’ve been hashtag blessed, is all Isak can think. * Or, Even crashes a wedding and Isak’s not too happy about it, until he is. Recommended by: Andie, Liv 

The Disaster Wedding by Jules1398 Summary: Even goes with Isak to his cousin’s wedding. Recommended by: Andie

Always the Guest, Never the Groom by allyasavedtheday Recommended by: Andie

we could burn and crash, we could take a chance by highpraises Summary: Even meets Isak outside of a wedding and experiences love at first sight. Recommended by: Andie, Liv 

BONUS REC: Balance by waitineedaname Summary: Jonas and Mikael are the best men and best friends to the newest and sappiest married couple in Oslo. And yet, they’ve barely spoken to each other. Why don’t they change that? Recommended by: Andie (Again, not Evak centered, but super cute if you like a bit of Jonas x Mikael!)

BOUNS REC: Best Man Support Group by bri_ness Summary: “I’m having an existential crisis at my best friend’s rehearsal dinner.” “What a cliché.” * Jonas and Mikael bond as they help Isak and Even prepare for their wedding. Recommended by: Liv (Not Evak, but is Jonas x Mikael!) 

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DAY 7: BASED ON A 'FRIENDS' EPISODE OR A MOVIE

the one with the disastrous double date by highpraises Summary: Isak and Magnus agree to set each other up with blind dates, but Magnus forgets to find Isak a guy. Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

TOW The Blackout by bri_ness Summary: “I’m stuck in an elevator with Hot Neighbour.” Recommended by: Andie, Liv  

off the maps by ahana Summary: “I can’t stop running back to you,” Even whispered into the quiet of the night. Isak looked at him, green eyes unwavering. “Is that a bad thing?” “I don’t know yet.” Or, a Brokeback Mountain AU. Recommended by: Andie

Those magic changes my heart arranges by diamondjacket Summary: He slowly, cautiously lifts his gaze. And his eyes run smack into blue ones he thought he’d never see again. Those blue eyes widen immediately, and that soft, pillowy mouth— the same mouth that had tasted Isak’s, not long ago— drops open in shock. “Isak?” Recommended by: Andie, Liv

I’m Flying by bashfulisak Summary: Isak meets Even on the RMS Titanic - and somehow, someway, they fall in love. Recommended by: Andie

Pinstripes (Are All That They See) by shakespeareandsunshine Summary: “No. No no no no no. Nope. Nuh uh. Not happening.” This, surprisingly, from Magnus, finally fully awake and shaking his head vehemently. “We are not putting out a hit on the poster child for happiness.” Isak can’t help but agree. “Not the man,” Jonas says, exasperated. “The dog.” And, well. That certainly changes things. (Otherwise known as that Heist AU you never knew you needed.) Recommended by: Andie

The One With Jonas’ Wedding by allyasavedtheday Recommended by: Andie 

the one where even is extra by bbyfruit Summary: In which Even tries way too hard, Isak is just trying to deliver some damn pizza, and the Balloon squad are best bros. Recommended by: Andie

that's how you know by colazitron Summary: The boy of one's dream doesn't usually metaphorically fall into one's lap through a magical well from a parallel universe. But sometimes, he does. Or: a Disney's Enchanted AU. Recommended by: Andie

the one with the prom video by thekardemomme Summary: Even has been in love with Isak since they were younger, but he never intended for Isak to find out this way. Recommended by: Andie

#even x isak #isak x even #evak #evak fanfiction #evak fanfiction rec #skam fanfiction #skam fanfiction rec #skam #masterposts #skamficweek #skamrecweek #fake dating au #bed sharing #coworkers au #wedding guests au #weddings #tv show based #movie based

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Chicken Diaries June 21/20

We’ve had our hens almost 4 weeks. As first-timers we thought we would play it safe and get 6 ready-to-lay 18-week-old pullets instead of hand-raising cute baby chicks. They arrived in a green plastic crate and there exists a video of me opening that to release them into our carefully constructed chicken coop. Let’s just say they needed some encouragement. The process involved considerable cussing and laughter, some of it even came from me. But a few minutes effort and they began to come out of their conspiratorial little huddle in the corner and explore their new digs.

Instead of building a new free-standing structure, we decided to modify one end of the good-sized shed that came with this property. We cordoned off an 8 x 10 ft section , building a wall with wooden pallets and chicken wire, also wiring in the ceiling so nobody would be tempted to roost in the rafters and small prey birds wouldn’t have access. We installed 4 nesting boxes on a shelf approximately 3 feet off the ground, using plastic bins on their sides and screwed into the wooden framework. I’ve seen others screw plastic buckets to the wall, or use old record bins, milk crates, etc, and all research suggests it doesn’t really matter what they are made of as long as they are dark and cozy and quietly out of the way. I lined them with shavings and chopped straw and put a ceramic egg (golf balls can also be used apparently) to give the juveniles inspiration. I even hung an old towel cut into fringes over the top couple of inches of each opening, just as I have seen farmers do. Feed and water dispensers sit on a small platform. The next addition was a large cedar branch along one wall to serve as a roost. A 40 gallon feed bin full of laying mash was tucked tidily beneath. For someone with zero decorating or fashion sense I was quite pleased with myself. A good thick layer of wood shavings on the concrete floor. And the piece de resistance was the chicken door...cut into the side wall of the shed, about 18 inches up, snazzy ladders on either side lovingly crafted by my sister-in-law. It has a hatch that clips open and shut, and even a little shingled flap to keep out the weather. The outdoor pen to which this leads is a reclaimed dog run frame courtesy of neighbours down the road who just wanted rid of it. We cut it to a 8 x 12 x 6 foot size, freshened the wire and top against predators, added another roost, a water trough and a tarp for shade. Oh, and yes, there are human accesses to each area. I couldn’t fit through a chicken door even in my salad days. So, the birds had good food, water, shelter, and a nice new home. Eggs would come by the time the girls reached 21 weeks old according to the experts.

Thus our education began. Notice I said “our”.

First step was teaching them how to get out into the yard. It made sense to trail a little mash up the ladder rungs. They just stood alongside and pecked it off. So I gathered one girl up and put her on the little landing just inside the hatch. I got cussed out and flapped at for my efforts , but she calmed down enough to think it over, and then fell out the other side into the pen. Let’s call it a partial success. As chickens can fly, I figured I would just shove them out the door; they could soften their landing in feathery parachutes and then just figure out how to get back in on their own. It took a few tries but we all grew into it. They practically tap-dance up and down their ladders now, the little show-offs. Each morning when I open their hatch they shove one another out of the way in a race to be first into the yard. And like any other young-ins, they lead me a merry chase to get them to go to bed at bedtime. When they do get settled in, they are all lined up and fluffed out, 6 feathery dirndle skirts in a row on their roost, drowsy-eyed and singing one another to sleep. It’s pretty adorable.

I try to spend a little quality time with them each day, sitting on a block in the chicken run with treats, so they readily hand-feed and get used to being handled. I can keep an eye on the health of beaks and claws and general well-being. There have been times when there’s a bird on my shoulder, another on my knee and a third on my foot. I have yet to be pooped on, but that too will come in time. Not that I am in any rush. They love rotten bananas, strawberry tops, and cheese curds. They are nuts for radish greens and lettuce. Potato peels are ignored and cucumber kicked aside. Most chickens will eat a variety of kitchen scraps but we seem to have 6 little Kardashian divas on our hands...picky girls demanding quality. I am merely a vending machine in crocs...as I approach they see me coming and get all coo-ey and sweet. Unless they see me on a water run but otherwise empty handed. Nobody here will fess up to teaching them that kind language. Divas they may be, but they ain’t ladies. I serve, they lay.

And now we come to our biggest point of contention. 

Those are damned nice laying boxes. Clean, soft, cosy, basic black. Add a string of pearls and you could wear them anywhere. At the correct height. Softly bedded. A little snack in the corner of each one, because, you know, delivering potential offspring is exhausting work. Or so I’m told by my own Mother Hen. Anywho....at 20 weeks we had our first egg and I managed to find it while it was still warm from the oven, tucked neatly into a low corner of the coop. I ran with it into the house, proudly showing it off like a first grader with a finger painting. My Beloved and I celebrated with a three-way selfie; us and the pretty little peachy-brown perfect orb of poultry protein. We had been warned not to eat the first few eggs if they were at all soft, misshapen, or in any way unusual. This one was Oscar-worthy and it sat in pride of place on the kitchen island for days while we sighed in admiration and patted ourselves on the back. We’d have displayed it on the fridge door if we could have figured out how. 

For a few days, I gently lifted the growing girls into the 4 nesting boxes, praising and petting them, making sure they saw the ceramic examples. To absolutely no avail. We found eggs everywhere; in the corners, on the frames, behind the feed bin, next to the water dispenser, even one in the yard. The boxes remain undisturbed by volunteers except the odd scrounging chipmunk  cleaning up maternity snacks. A few eggs have been bomb-dropped from the height of the roost and decoratively splattered onto the floor. Chickens clean these up themselves thankfully. We told ourselves they were still young and learning. In one particularly popular corner, I stuck a cardboard box filled with shavings, out of curiosity. Sure enough, a couple of little gems glistened there the next morning. Aha! So logically I took one of the fancy boxes from it’s ledge and stuck it in the same corner, leaving the cardboard box on top out of the way. Yay!

This morning, entering carefully as always in order to avoid stepping on or in anything untoward, I peeked around the door to behold the following: one hen perched in the cardboard box, having just delivered her duty, whilst a second girl perched directly on top of the first was doing her best to comply. We had layered layers. Sure enough, egg number 2 dropped into the butt feathers of the bottom girl and rolled gently off into the bedding next to egg # 1. The hens smiled. There may even have been a winged high-five, I’m not sure.

I surrender.

We are averaging 6 eggs per day every day now, with only the odd misfire. Serving a frittata to my Mum, (who is here to visit for the first time as we could keep things pandemically safe enough to do so), from eggs laid the very same morning was a stupidly proud moment for me. I no longer care where the birds deposit their booty, as long as I don’t have to step in it. There’s a For Rent sign on each of the four custom nesting boxes.Perhaps there’s an introverted mallard out in the wetlands looking for a new home. I’ll just continue to be the vending machine with the poopy shoes. I know my place.

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Let’s talk about rats!

So in ditching inspiration, i may as well pick something i know and love to talk about! Is this post going to be poetic? Hell no! Informative? Maybe! Fun? Sorta. Long? God yes! Rats! Rattus norvegicus - the fancy rat are the ones I’ll be chatting about, especially in relation to owning them as pets.  The most important thing to know about pet rats is that they are highly sociable animals and live in pairs or larger groups called a Mischief (which, if you know rats, you’ll find is a rather appropriate term!). While yes, they can bond deeply with their humans, there is nothing like the companionship of their own kind. When keeping rats, it is advisable to do so in same-sex pairs or groups to eliminate the chances of breeding. A doe can have 4 babies or 13 depending on her lineage and if mated too young this can have serious health implications for her as well as raising the chance of losing the litter; the babies can then mate with each other, or with mum, at only 5 weeks when sexing them is still difficult for most amateurs. Most pet shops will therefore refuse to sell a male and a female together to promote responsible ownership. An adult male rat can weigh up to 600g, with their female counterparts only weighing up to 500g at a healthy weight. Boys tend to become more sluggish with old age and gain an appreciation for cuddles, whereas girls tend to stay more adventurous and active; that being said, the exact opposite can also be true! Males have particularly large testes relative to the size of their bodies, which a lot of prospective rat owners find off-putting, but that is the only significant visual difference. Male rats also produce a substance called buck grease that is a hormonal excretion. This leaves little oily marks in their cage where they spend a lot of time, and causes their coat to be rougher than a female’s. Some people can be allergic to this substance. Any group of rat (male, female, mix of both, neutered or un-neutered) will have some degree of social hierarchy, so it is expected that they will tussle to establish and maintain it. This often includes violent grooming behaviours, shoving each other out of comfy places and screaming loudly at each other although no physical contact is being made. This is normal and healthy! The only times when an owner may need to be concerned by the group dynamics of their rats is when one or more is ill or physically hurt. If a rat is truly upset with their companion they can and will bite to injure, at which point separation is the safest option for all involved. If one rat feels threatened or bullied, even without injury, they may become ill. This could include weight loss from being bullied at feeding time, or a respiratory infection due to the stress causing a mycoplasma flare up (more on that later).  Integrating rats or groups of rats is very possible! A lot of owners start with a pair and end up adding a few more same sex companions to their mischief over time. This can be beneficial to a pair of rats who aren’t particularly fond of each other , or to provide an older rat whose partner passed a friend. A larger mischief lessens the blow of deaths as each rat who is left has companions to mourn with; a lone rat mourning can fall into depression and pass soon after their cage mate, especially in old age. This can of course be avoided if their human(s) spend a significant amount of time comforting them with cuddles or play or their favourite food, but it is a harsh reality many of us have to face. The introduction of rats remains pretty uniform no matter the age, sex or number of rats. However, the most successful introductions tend to be when adding younger rats to the mischief, as adults tend to be exceptional uncles and aunts! (Mums will even share litters in breeding situations, or even take on a whole new litter that’s been abandoned by it’s true mother!). Mixing neutered males and females also tends to be more successful as they are naturally inclined toward opposite sex matches (for breeding) in the wild. Introductions must be slow, or over several sessions, and in neutral territory as rats are very protective of their home environments. Ideally, said territory should be confined so they are forced to interact with each other but easily accessible to the supervising human in case of violence.  Be aware that the larger the mischief, the larger the cage you must have for them! While this seems obvious, as a pet shop clerk myself, i find there are many people who simply do not make that connection. One rat should have 2 cubic feet of space to his or herself at a minimum that you can fill with hides, hammocks, toys and enrichment. My general rule when advising on cage size is to get as large as you can afford and as large as you can fit in your home. A cage is an investment, as your rat is going to spend its whole life in there. Also be realistic! How available are you to let them out of the cage? Someone retired who can spend more time with them free roaming is more likely to need a smaller cage than someone who works 9-5 with kids to look after. A cage should be crammed with things for the rats to do while you’re not about. Plenty of hiding places for comfy sleeping arrangements or times when they need to get away from each other, they love being high up so utilise that space with hammocks or hanging tubes or toys, as well as ground-dwelling chews and toys. Rats enjoy toys small enough to be picked up, as they can carry them around the cage as well as home made treat-hiding toys such as a biscuit wrapped in paper in a toilet roll tube, and they can even learn to open simple boxes if there’s something yummy inside! Nesting materials should also be in abundance, scattered around the cage as well as in bedding areas provides them something to do as well as plenty of extra warmth if they need it.  Free roaming or out of the cage time is another huge part of owning rats. These guys need a surprising amount of exercise as well as constant mental stimulation! Rats thrive when let out of the cage to explore and forage and run for long periods, they even have a happy run-jump called popcorning when they’re in a happy or playful mood! Some rats love chasing cat toys or being chased and wrestled by their humans hands, and others are content to sit on your shoulder or snuggle in your jumper - this is all enrichment. Most of the bonding with your pets happens during free roam time as well as opportunities for training. However, before letting your rats run free, you must make sure the space is rat-appropriate. If allowed a whole room, wires must be tucked away and protected, hidey-holes must be blocked off and any precious belongings should be kept elsewhere; rats have a destructive streak and there is nothing more attractive than ripping wallpaper, eating wires and peeing on important documents! Free roam can also include having a sofa or a bed to run around on, maybe even with some tunnels and toys placed on it for that extra interest, the key is that it’s somewhere to play that’s not their cage. Early stages of getting to know each other are a crucial stepping stone during the bonding period with your rats and set you up for trust in the rest of your lives together. It can be absolutely intimidating, but one thing to always keep in mind is to respect their boundaries. As with any animal, if it has teeth, it can bite you, so not respecting them can be painful. Hell, get a human angry enough and they’ll bite you too! In the wild, rats are prey animals which means generally their “fight or flight” instinct leans toward flight, which is why you will find nervous or young rats tend to be more skittish than violent. As a rule, rats do not want to hurt you, they just really want to get away, and sometimes biting the person preventing that from happening is the most logical thing for them to do. Keep in mind, though, that they also figure a lot of stuff out with their teeth because their eyesight isn't very good, so a gentle “hmm, are you food?” bite is nothing to be afraid of. Because their eyesight is so poor, a giant open room is intimidating for them, let alone with an unfamiliar person in it so try to keep bonding in a small area, or start by simply introducing your hand to their cage. This also lets them smell you and learn your scent, rather than trying to identify a big blurry blob. Treats are a great way to tell your rats you’re friendly, but a finger being chomped instead of the treat you’re holding isn’t uncommon amongst owners, so be cautious at first. When picking up your rats for the first times, make sure they have an escape, so they understand you are not keeping them there against their will (or, you know, going to eat them). Keep introducing yourself for short durations on a frequent basis so you don’t stress them out, and they’ll figure out how lovely a human can be. They may not speak in any of our languages but our little furry friends are constantly communicating with us through their body language. A stressed out ratty can be cowering, highly tense, perhaps sitting on its haunches, making a high pitched scream, or tucking it’s back end into a corner. This rat should not be approached directly as they will feel attacked and are likely to lash out, a rat with its mouth slightly ajar is definitely going to bite. An offering can be made to coax them out of that position, but a hand that enters the space they are occupying is an unwelcome guest. An angry rat has their fur all fluffed up to look big and scary, and (especially if directed at another rat) will be moving in a direction leading with its bottom. A happy rat will be audibly bruxing, which can sometimes be so intense that their eyes wiggle (called boggling)! They might also quiver, and many rats will groom you by licking and gently nibbling at your skin. A playful rat is going to be bouncing along instead of walking or running, often doing so very quickly, and might even gently nip you to instigate hand wrestling! A boy, or sometimes girl, that urinates a tiny dribble on your skin is marking you as theirs, too. Rats can live on average for 3 years, and in that time there are several illnesses that can affect our little friends. The most notable is respiratory. All rats carry a bacteria called mycoplasma that sits dormant in their bodies until aggravated by stress and/or other health issues. This bacteria opens the door for secondary infections particularly in the lungs. Thus, rats with any form of respiratory issue (which they are prone to due to the presence of the bacteria) are at further risk of it developing into a more serious issue that can cause permanent damage if recovered from. Respiratory issues can also come with ear or eye infections as they are all connected by the sinuses. Rats are rodents, which means their teeth are open rooted and constantly grow. Generally they maintain the length of their teeth on their own through bruxing, or teeth grinding, but in the case that their teeth do not grow straight, this is not possible. Teeth that grow waywardly can cut the inside of the rats mouth and cause abscesses, as well as on their own making it too uncomfortable for them to eat, causing weight loss. Unfortunately, they are also at risk of external parasites. Fleas, lice and mites are the most common parasite that can plague rats although their origin is rarely ever known; such tiny bugs can travel to our pets on the back of store bought bedding, food or toys. Some rat owners will freeze all incoming produce before giving it to their rats for this reason. These skin invaders can cause bald patches from either scratching or over grooming, as well as anaemia in the case of blood-suckers. In terms of wounds, rats in general heal extremely quickly, so small shallow cuts are not a cause for concern unless an infection forms. Then in old age, many rats fall to cancerous growths. Some can be successfully removed, but there is always a risk of it either growing back or your ratty not doing well under anaesthetic.  Rats are hoarders!!! So when you feed your animals don’t freak out if they empty their bowl in 10 minutes. You will find that their food is stashed in their bed or their litter tray. They need constant access to fresh water, and fresh fruit and veg can be added to their diet as enrichment and to bump up their vitamin C intake that helps with the immune system. 

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How to Visit the Seychelles on a Budget

Posted: 8/1/2019 | August 1st, 2019 In this guest post, Ellie Hopgood from Endlessly Restless offers some handy tips on how you can visit the Seychelles on a budget! This is a destination I’ve always dreamed of visiting so I was excited to have her write some tips for the country! It’s always viewed as one of the most expensive in the world but, as this post shows, it’s possible to visit on a budget! The Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the east coast of Africa, are known for being extremely beautiful — and extremely expensive. The pristine turquoise water and white-sand beaches come with a hefty price tag. If you want to drop serious money on a holiday, the Seychelles definitely have plenty of places perfect for an eye-wateringly expensive trip, with high-end rooms at the Madame Zabre Spa Resort on Desroches Island going for almost $15,000 USD per night, as well as a plethora of rooms available in the $500-$1,000-per-night range. There are even whole islands commandeered by one resort, such as Cerf Island, which consists solely of the 24 villas that make up the aptly named Cerf Island Resort. But even though fancy resorts like that were way out of my budget, I was determined to visit these islands — and do so frugally, with a backpacker’s budget in mind. After spotting an obscenely cheap and convenient flight deal — and desperate to get out there and explore these beautiful islands — I booked round-trip flights from London without much research (though I don’t necessarily recommend this approach to travel planning). I typically travel in Europe (often in Eastern Europe), so my idea of what constitutes a cheap trip might be distorted. Paying over $15 for my share of a night’s accommodation pains me. So my eyes widened when I saw the average cost in the Seychelles. But the flights were booked, so I had no choice but to figure out how to see the islands on a budget. I set to work, reading blogs and forums furiously, but there was very limited information available. After securing some affordable accommodation, I braced myself for a painfully expensive trip — but in the end, to my surprise, it was so much easier to be budget-conscious than I imagined. Were the Seychelles the cheapest destination? No. But, I learned, they don’t have to be prohibitively expensive either. So, how do you save money in the Seychelles? Here’s how you can take an affordable trip to paradise: 1. Find cheap flights (they do exist!) We found round-trip flights from London with British Airways for just over $600, a deal so good that it sparked the whole trip. I always use Skyscanner, as that’s where I reliably find the best flight deals. As always, you’ll typically find cheaper flights if you travel in shoulder season; are flexible with exact dates, times, and layovers; and avoid school vacation periods. Some tips on how to save on your flight: Look at deal websites – Deal websites like Holiday Pirates, Scott’s Cheap Flights, and The Flight Deal often have great last minute fares and package deals to the islands. Search the main cheap flight websites – Skyscanner and Momondo let you compare prices and see if there are any budget carriers flying the route. Be flexible with your dates – Airline ticket prices vary depending on the day of the week, time of year, and upcoming holidays. Moreover, it’s always cheaper to fly during the middle of the week than on a weekend, because most people travel on the weekends and airlines hike their prices then. If you zig when others zag, you are going to find better deals. Travel hack – This is the best way to get cheap flights..because it gives you free flights. Airline rewards programs are a great way to get free flights, free upgrades, and free companion tickets. Points = free flights. Through credit card sign up bonuses, everyday spending, contests, online promotions, bonus points, and so much more, you can easily gain hundreds of thousands of points per year without ever spending extra money! To learn how to do this, check out this post! For more tips on how to find a cheap flight, check out this post! 2. Stick to cheap guesthouses (that serve breakfast)

The Seychelles don’t yet have a lot of budget accommodations, but I was able to find affordable rooms using Airbnb, though similar rooms are also available through Booking.com. There are also a number of small guesthouses and hotels that offer rooms for $60–100 USD per night. While some of these places have their own websites, like our La Digue guesthouse Liane de Mai, others can only be booked through platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com, like our self-catered accommodation on Mahé via CAMEC apartments. The best thing to do is to go onto your favorite budget accommodation site and put in the island you plan to stay on. That should show you a selection of accommodations so you can choose something in your price range. To keep costs even lower, try to stay somewhere that offers self-catering facilities or that serves breakfast. Self-catering allows you to save by preparing your own meals, while an included breakfast takes care of a third of your meals and lets you fill up on delicious fruit, toast, yogurt, and eggs that will keep you going for hours. You can also take a few snacks from breakfast, like rolls or bananas, for later in the day when you need a boost of energy. All the places we stayed made clear in their Airbnb profile whether a kitchen was available or if breakfast was included, though you could also email and ask. There is also a small Couchsurfing community in the Seychelles, with most of the hosts based on Mahé. Nothing is cheaper than free — so if you are fond of couch surfing and happy to stay on the main island, this might be a good option. Check out our comprehensive resource section for more tips on finding cheap accommodation! 3. Eat take-out Eating out in restaurants in the Seychelles is painfully pricey for fairly average food. A simple bowl of tomato pasta can easily run you $20 USD, while a three-course meal with alcohol will set you back $70–80 USD per person. However, the Seychelles is also full of places to get take-out, small establishments, and mobile food vans all over the islands, directly alongside main roads or signposted clearly, serving up local dishes for incredibly low prices. These are where many of the locals eat dinner, along with visitors who are looking for delicious and cheap eats. For only $3–5 USD, you can buy two main courses with a generous serving of rice and salad. These meals tend to be fresh, Seychellois dishes that change every day, typically curries made with fish, chicken, beef, or vegetables, served with rice and salad. There are also often Chinese-takeout-type dishes like fried noodles and rice. My favorite find was Mi Mum’s on La Digue, which served the most delicious chicken “zye zye” curry with rice and salad for the unbeatable price of $4 USD. 4. Take the bus

Taxis are insanely expensive — think $20 USD for a trip of only a couple of kilometers — and are not a viable option for anyone trying to travel on a budget. You can rent a car for around $40 USD per day, which may be manageable if you are traveling in a group or splitting the cost with someone, but still expensive compared to the cheapest option: the bus. (As a bonus, the bus is as much an activity as it is a convenient transport option, as the bus bounces up and down hills on a road bordering the ocean!) On both Praslin and Mahé, you buy a flat-rate ticket as you get on and travel as far as you need to, whether that is one stop or ten. On Praslin, a bus ticket costs 7 SCR (50 US cents) while tickets are 6 SCR (45 US cents) on Mahé. The buses come infrequently, so it is worth consulting the timetable. I was given a Praslin timetable at my accommodation (though you can also find it online), and you can download Mahé’s extensive schedule here. La Digue has very few cars and no buses, so walking and biking are the best options, which is also true for all of the smaller islands. 5. Stick to beach-hopping

While a small minority of beaches are only accessible if you are a guest of a specific resort, for the most part, the most glorious part of visiting the Seychelles (going to the beach) is completely free. You can enjoy the pristine white sand and blue water; watch the birds, bats, and tortoises move around the island; and explore the amazing undersea wildlife straight from the beach — and it won’t cost you a dime. My favorite free beaches are Anse Coco on La Digue, Anse Lazio on Praslin, and Beau Vallon on Mahé. One big exception to the free beaches rule is that Anse Source d’Argent on La Digue, which is one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, charges you for entry. The cost is 100 SCR ($7 USD) for a single entry, so go when you have time to spend the whole afternoon (or day!) enjoying the beach and its unusual rock formations. If you want to avoid the charge, then you can swim or walk through the ocean from just outside the entrance to the park and enter the beach that way. However, you’ll have to swim back out, as park rangers often check your ticket as you leave! 6. Bring enough sunscreen! An easy way to save a few bucks is to bring more sunscreen than you think you’ll need. Sunscreen is very expensive ($15 USD for a small bottle) but also very necessary, given the blazing equatorial sun that can burn skin in minutes. I was woefully underprepared for the amount of sunscreen I would need, so much so that within two days I had to shell out a small fortune for a big enough bottle to get me through the rest of the trip. If you can avoid buying this necessary item on the islands, then do. 7. Move slowly To get between the islands, you can fly or take a ferry. Neither way is particularly cheap. A return flight from Mahé to Praslin (which only takes about 15 minutes!) will likely cost $150–200 USD. Ferries are marginally cheaper: about $60 USD each way between Mahé and Praslin and around $20 USD each way between Praslin and La Digue. There is only one ferry provider serving each of the main routes between the three major islands, making you a captive audience for their high prices. So unless you’re Michael Phelps, you’re stuck paying whatever Cat Cocos (between Mahé and Praslin) and Cat Rose (between Praslin and La Digue) charge for the tickets. The less you travel between the islands, the cheaper your total transport bill will stay. 8. Minimize cash withdrawals (and use the right ATMs)

As in many other places, there are heavy charges levied on withdrawals at cash machines, to the tune of 100 SCR ($7 USD) per withdrawal. These withdrawal fees are fixed by the ATM and are different than foreign exchange fees. Charles Schwab and Fidelity offer cards that refund these ATM fees, though Fidelity does charge a 1% foreign exchange fee. However, a simpler solution than opening a new checking account is to be vigilant about which ATM you use. Barclays ATMs levy the withdrawal charge, while MCB ATMs tend to have no fee. A full list of MCB ATMs can be found by clicking here. ATMs will only give you rupees, though most prices are quoted in euros. You can bring euros with you or change them at the airport and banks for no charge. The Seychelles are largely cash-only, so figuring out how to get cash without incurring charges is important. For more tips on avoiding ATM fees, check out our comprehensive article on how to avoid fees when traveling! 9. Drink the tap water (or at least bring a bottle with a filter) While most online information says that the water in the Seychelles is not safe to drink, I quickly started drinking the tap water and was completely fine. Given the extreme heat and humidity, you will need to drink a lot of water, which adds up fast if you have to keep buying plastic bottles (not to mention the environmental impact of that much disposable plastic). If you don’t feel comfortable drinking the tap water, then I’d recommend bringing a bottle with a built-in filter or buying a SteriPEN or Lifestraw. Not constantly buying bottled water will help keep both your costs low and the environment clean. 10. Bring your own mask and snorkel

Unlike many beach paradises, you don’t need to go out on a boat to get to prime snorkeling territory. You can swim straight off the beach onto a reef and see rays, sharks, eels, fish, and more. I swam out from Anse Source d’Argent and was greeted by a friendly ray who let me follow him for half an hour in perfect peace. It was magical. However, renting a snorkel and mask often can get expensive. Snorkel rentals go for $10 USD a day or more. Bring your own to save money! *** By following the above advice, it should be possible to take a trip to the Seychelles that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg (maybe just a hand). If you stay in small guesthouses that serve breakfast, eat takeout for most of your meals, spend most of your time exploring the beaches, and hunt for a good flight deal, you’ll spend between $120–140 USD per day (less if you are traveling with someone and can split accommodation costs), though it’s also good to leave some wiggle room for putting money in the hands of any Seychellois guides or vendors who really make a difference to your trip. If you are willing to shell out more, then the sky’s the limit, but if splurging, I would recommend a guided tour through the jungle (it’s typically not safe to venture out alone) or diving, as the Seychelles are home to some world-famous dive sites. A whole day’s guided hike, including lunch and entrance to world-famous beach Anse Source d’Argent, costs about $70 USD, and each dive with Octopus Dive Centre was around $60 USD (less if you have your own equipment). I did both of these activities and they were completely worth it. I firmly believe that the Seychelles is one of the world’s most beautiful places and should be on the bucket list of any avid traveler. And, hopefully, these budget tips will allow you to visit the Seychelles without breaking the bank! Ellie Hopgood is an investment writer in London, covering topics in economics, politics and global finance. She writes about travel, politics and photography on her blog Endlessly Restless. She spends a borderline unhealthy amount of time editing photos and checking the cost of flights to places she has no immediate intention to visit. You can find her on Twitter (@elliemhopgood).     P.S. – Did you know I wrote a new book? It’s called “Ten Years a Nomad” and it’s all about the lessons I’ve learned from a life of travel. It features tons of stories and misadventures I’ve never told on this blog as well! Click here to learn more and grab your copy today! (I’m doing a book tour too! I’ll be in Austin, Houston, Denver, and San Diego next week!) Book Your Trip to the Seychelles: Logistical Tips and Tricks Book Your Flight Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner or Momondo. They are my two favorite search engines because they search websites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned. Book Your Accommodation You can book your hostel with Hostelworld. If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, use Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses and cheap hotels. I use them all the time. Don’t Forget Travel Insurance Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It’s comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I’ve had to use it many times in the past. I’ve been using World Nomads for ten years. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are: World Nomads (for everyone below 70) Insure My Trip (for those over 70) Looking for the best companies to save money with? Check out my resource page for the best companies to use when you travel! I list all the ones I use to save money when I travel – and I think will help you too! Looking for more information on visiting the Seychelles? Check out my in-depth destination guide to the Seychelles with more tips on what to see, do, costs, ways to save, and much, much more! The post How to Visit the Seychelles on a Budget appeared first on Nomadic Matt's Travel Site.

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Nearly dinner time so I'll need to be swift, although I won't finish until a bit later - there's the Bellevue Library meeting to night to go through the clinic boxes. Maybe I saw you there? I am beginning to feel like that Mum on the TV ad who phones her son as he is being harassed by Nasties, when she say's "The Squirrels are back. Your father says it's personal this time." The verdampften deer are back and believe me this is personal! Mind, they didn't do too much damage - this time, and they did leave a calling card or rather two calling cards, but I haven't been able to find where they got in, so my Hostas are in danger again. Never got any blooms last year as they wiped off the lot, just before they opened. Today, Saturday the 18th, was Propagation lecture day at the BDG with Alison. All very well received especially the practicum at the finish. We have scheduled another for the end of July at The Grange. There will be basic instruction with the emphasis on practical hands-on work, which always seems to go over well and of course it does emphasise the spoken word. More information a little later. Sunday was the Plant Amnesty & MG Interns snow day make-up class. Some good information there, but the bit that interested me the most was a photo that Janet showed me. She seems to have come up with a successful design for a Deer Fence. It consists of 6-7ft steel fence posts on 6ft centers, strung with horizontal 30lb Nylon fishing line spaced 12" apart. This is almost invisible and for sure the deer seem not to see it. They brush against it and stop, then back off. Try again and stop. It's as if they can't understand what is going on. They can't jump it because they can't see what is in the way. This fence has been installed for a few weeks now and so far they haven't twigged what is going on and Janet's garden stays deer free image.png If only I could discover where they are getting into my garden I would install one too. Now that Janet has shown the way, I expect somebody to come up with something similar for rabbit protection! She has incidentally, arranged a section that can be moved to allow access to her veggie garden. At last we have something to suggest to clients at the Farmers Market other than to place the deer between a couple of hamburger buns - although that is still an option! You will undoubtedly have realised by now that tempus has fugited some since I started writing this. I did experience an unfortunate event this morning when eating my Shredded Wheat breakfast. A strand of the shreds tickled my throat a little, making me cough, which turned unfortunately into a sneeze which happened to coincide with a mouthful of said Shredded Wheat. As the sneeze built up I realised that I was looking at a disaster and attempted to stifle the sneeze, which I understand can be injurious - but what are you going to do? The sneeze built up to the point where it was obvious that I could do little to stop it, but at least I didn't redecorate the kitchen. Instead, the Shredded Wheat took the path of least resistance and came down my nose! I don't think I can remember doing that since I was a kid. Happy days! Just read a rather alarming article in the NYT about earthworms (some earthworms that is). Cindy Shaw, a carbon- research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, studies the boreal forest - the most northerly forest, which circles the the top of the globe like a ring of hair around a balding head. A few years ago. while conducting a study in northern Alberta to see how the forest floor was recovering after oil and gas activity, she saw something new - earthworms. I was amazed, she said,. At the very first plot, there was a lot of evidence of earthworm activity. Native earthworms disappeared from most of northern America 10,000 years ago - I remember distinctly, during the last Ice Age Now invasive earthworm species from southern Europe - survivors from that frozen epoch, and introduced to this continent by European settlers centuries ago - are making their way through northern forests, their spread hastened by roads,timber and petroleum activities, tire treads, boats anglers and even gardeners. As the worms feed, they release into the atmosphere much of the carbon stored in the forest floor. Climate scientists are worried. Earthworms are yet another factor that can affect the carbon balance. The fear is that the growing incursion of ear4thworms - not just in North America, but also in northern Europe and Russia - could convert the boreal forest, now a powerful global carbon sponge, into a carbon spout. Moreover, the threat is still so new to boreal forests that scientists don't yet know how to calculate what the earthworms carbon effect will be or when it will appear. It is a significant change to the carbon dynamic and how it is understood to work. The rate or the magnitude of that change is not truly understood. The relationship between carbon and the earthworm is complex. They are beloved by gardeners because they break down organic material in soil, freeing up nutrients. This helps plants and trees grow faster, which locks carbon into living tissue. Soem types of invasive earthworms also burrow into mineral soil and seal carbon there. But as they speed decomposition, they also release Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As they occupy more areas of the world, will they ultimately add more carbon to the atmosphere or will they subtract it? That question led to what Ingrid M. Lubbers, a soil researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, christened "the earthworm dilemma" in a paper published in 2013 in Nature Climate Change. Scientists have been keen to resolve it ever since. It is just another reason why more knowledge of systems is needed because there could be an effect that would enhance climate change and enhance the rising temps. The boreal is special. In warmer climates the floor of a typical forest is a mix of mineral soil and organic soil. In a boreal forest those components are distinct with a thick layer of rotting leaves, mosses and fallen wood on top of the mineral soil. Soil scientists once thought that cooler temperatures reduced mixing, now they wonder if the absence of earthworms is what made the difference. The spongy layer of leaf litter contains most of the carbon stored in the boreal soil. As it turns out, most of the invading earthworms in the North American boreal forest appear to be the type that love to devour leaf litter and stay above ground, releasing carbon. It was found that 99.8% of earthworms studied in Alberta belonged to Dendrobia octaendra, an invasive species that eats leaf litter but doesn't burrow into the ground. In 2015, a computer model, aimed at figuring the effect of leaf litter over time, was published. It was found that forest floor carbon is reduced by between 50% and 94%, mostly in the first 40 years. That carbon, no longer sequestered, goes into the atmosphere. Not only that, in a 2009 study it was calculated that earthworms had already wriggled their way into 9% of the forest of northeastern Alberta and would occupy half by 2049. The Canadian Forest Service found that 35% to 40% of the plots studied in northern Alberta contained earthworms. The leaf litter, which can be more than a foot thick, was thin and churned up where the earthworms were present. If their calculations bear out, it means that the lowly earthworm stands to alter the carbon balance of the planet by adding to the load in the atmosphere. The global boreal forest is a muscular part of Earth's carbon cycle, at least one fifth of the carbon that cycles through air, soil and oceans passes through the boreal. Currently, the boreal absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it adds, but that is changing. On the one hand warmer temps could extend the growing season, allowing trees to grow bigger and store more carbon. But rsing temps. also release carbon to the atmosphere, by thawing permafrost and increasing the number of forest fires. It seems that earthworms are a factor - if not the main one - nudging the boreal towards becoming a global source of carbon. In northern Minnesota, the boreal forest has slowly been invaded by earthworms. They have altered not just the depth of the leaf litter, but also the types of plant life the forest supports. Endemic species such as the white and pink Ladies Slipper, Minnesota's State flower - as well as ferns, orchids and the saplings of coniferous trees rely on the spongy litter. As the worms feed on that layer, they allow non-natives, plants such as European Buckthorn and grasses to thrive, which in turn push out endemic plants. There is a very real danger here of Minnesota's boreal forest being transformed into prairie. These earthworms have even been found right up at the edge of the permafrost in the northern boreal, with the bigger concern that they will penetrate even further north into the permafrost with the subsequent release of masses of carbon which would be devastating. There is no way existing to eadicate the worms from the boreal forest, their impact is permanent. Hopefully educating people not to transport them up north might slow things down, but right now scientists are keeping an eye on a new invader - Asian earthworms, which have made their way to southern Quebec and Ontario. Sorry for the lengthy report, but I thought it was fascinating and somewhat scary. Your fearless leader, Gordon

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