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help-itrappedmyself · 3 months

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Summoning Game Show 2

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“Okay! You guys are from an Earth right?”

The bat brothers glance at each other before they all start nodding.

“Cool cool. If you need to stretch or warm up, I suggest doing that during the following explanation” Danny watches as Nightwing does start doing light stretches. Not too much, but Dick knows he’s still pretty loose from the fight before falling through the portal, so he’s just making sure he’s still warm. “So, human version of the obstacle course is timed, you have to finish 7 obstacles in under 10 minutes. You can get creative with the obstacles, have fun with it. The only rules are no flying, no intangibility, and no breaking anything! I will be doing some announcing to the best of my ability so don’t let me distract you. There will be no one else in the room with you, so if you’re confused by an obstacle or get hurt and need to stop or something just shout for us. When you’re ready the obstacle course is through the Door with the big number 1 on it. Your time starts when the door opens, so be ready.”

Danny takes a moment, tapping his finger to his chin. “That’s about everything I think. Any questions?” He smiles brightly at Nightwing.

“Uh, no thank you.” Nightwing stops stretches and starts heading for the door.

“Give us a moment and we’ll let you know when you can start!” Danny shouts after him., then turns to the rest of them. “Since you’re not participating in this round, you all come up and sit on the stage.” Three chairs almost instantly appear behind Danny and once the boys are all on the stage a large screen appears along the entire front edge of the platform. The screen is blank at the moment. “Is everybody ready?” Danny looks behind him to get nods from the boys sitting in their chairs, then turns to the ghosts to make sure everything was running smoothly, then to Nightwing who nods at Danny. A timer appears in the upper left corner of the screen, and on top of the door in front of Nightwing. “Okay Nightwing, you can go when you’re ready.”

Nightwing opens the door, quickly walking through and surveying the scene, the course is walled so he can only see what’s in front of him which looks like a military wall, It has a sign the says “Obstacle 1’ on it, and has a rope climb which he climbs to the top of quickly.

“Making quick work of The Wall, and moving on to Parkour, the test of speed and balance.” Danny comments.

Danny and the boys watch him climb on the screen in front of them, the camera panning to give a view of what he sees as he makes it to the top of the wall. “Obstacle 2’ is a nice speed jump course, mostly angled platforms and ledges and Nightwing jumps from one to the other easily, heading downhill. All lower body so far, but he’s approaching ‘Obstacle 3’, - “The Bars, to test upper body and grip strength!” - is what appears to be monkey bars, but the fifteen bars are all at different lengths from each other. Instead of a ladder, there’s a trampoline to help him reach the first bar, but Nightwing has to do a quick double take when he sees what's below the monkey bars.

“What is that?” Nightwing asks, and it echoes strangely to the audience in the other room.

Danny doesn’t really know why he stopped. “Safety feature! Didn’t want you falling onto concrete or something, it’s just a pool.”

The pool is a green that is very familiar to the brothers and that they have been seeing a lot of since coming through the portal.

“Is your safety feature actually safe for humans?” Red asks at the same time Nightwing goes: “Are you telling me that is your version of water?”

Nightwing, despite his slight reluctance, has started on the monkey bars, doing a great job making his way across.

“It’s kind of radioactive to humans actually, but this part of the Infinite Realms doesn’t have any actual water.” Danny almost wants to laugh at the look on the boy's faces when he says ‘radioactive’. “It is a safety feature, so it won’t kill anyone, but depending on how much exposure there is there might be some side effects.”

“Gee, that’s just great.” Hood mutters.

Nightwing reaches the last ring of the monkey bars, which leads to a small trapeze bar which he takes with glee, swinging right over to ‘Obstacle 4’, a large net wall, and transferring on. Instead of taking the time to climb over the net, he just wiggles through one of the holes to the other side.

“Hey, nice one, that saved you some time!” Danny exclaimed.

Nightwing reaches ‘Obstacle 5’, what looks like a ropes course mixed in with a laser grid. There are small floating platforms in various locations, interspersed with ropes in every possible direction, some just dangling, some with clear climbing knots that can help reach the platforms, and some that are just in the way blocking the clearest jumps and paths across. There’s five minutes left on his clock.

“The floating grid!” Danny announces. “Main test for agility and problem solving!”

When Nightwing reaches the last floating platform he’s able to step right onto solid ground again, there’s a wall in front of him, the only way through looking to be a hole at ground level. “Obstacle 6, the crawl! We looked into a mud crawl, but nobody wanted to bring in mud for it, so it’s just a regular crawl.” Danny shrugs lightly. “I hope you’re not claustrophobic!” Nightwing lowers himself and starts to crawl into the hole. It’s longer than he thought, and once he’s inside his body is blocking all light into it, he can’t see where it ends. It is a good thing he’s not claustrophobic, Dick thinks to himself as he reaches a slant, starting to crawl up now. At least in this direction he can see light again.

As he crawls out of the tunnel he sees that he has two minutes left to do the last obstacle, and he gets back up to his feet and stops.

“Obstacle 7, the jump pit!” Danny claps lightly. “This is my favorite.”

Nightwing is standing on a very high ledge and there’s a pit beneath him. The pit is filled with what he assumes are foam shapes, like the pits you land in when attempting new tricks in a trampoline park or gymnastics center. Nightwing takes another second to look down at the pit, he is so high up. “It’s soft down there right? I’m supposed to jump in there?” His voice is quiet, as normal as heights have gotten for him the idea of falling so far is making him freeze a bit.

“Yes, it’s a soft landing. The pit is a safe depth and filled with cushioning, you just have to jump in and get to the platform at the end.” Danny explains.

Nightwing knows crawling through the foam shapes is difficult and time consuming and he glances back at the clock to see 1:39 and jumps before he can think about it any more.

He does land safely, hearing Danny’s whoop come from the speaker as he falls. He is running out of time as he reaches the end of the pit, but he manages to crawl out onto the platform and the clock stops as he takes a break to lay there.

#batman #danny phantom #dc x dp #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #alternate universe #my writing #fanfiction #nightwing #dick grayson #batfamily #Summoning Game Show

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greatstormcat · 5 months

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Okay so I woke up with a wonderful, if somewhat dark idea!

Say gn! or f!reader has been dating Johnny for a while now and shyly asks if he'd make a fantasy of theirs real, that fantasy being going to a bar or pub with the 141 boys having their drink spiked and woozily taken back to one of their places only to be passed around and used like a doll one by one by all the men, of course with some double teaming and dog piling interspersed between!

Basically cnc with the whole team, great bonding exercise! :D 💕

Oh you naughty little thing 💕 anon, I’ve been wanting to write something like this for a while but couldn’t quite get it going until I got this! I went with getting blind drunk rather than spiking because I preferred that. Thank you 🖤

Poly 141 x gn!reader

MDNI 18+, dub/con, intoxication, CNC gangbang, very gn so everyone can enjoy

You sit at the table, drink in hand and lean against Johnny enjoying the warming feel of the alcohol, letting the buzz sink into your brain and your inhibitions slowly dissolve into that pleasantness. He warns you to pace yourself while simultaneously ordering you another drink, blue eyes sparkling as you knock back another, your limbs and movements becoming looser by the minute.

After another round your boyfriend says it’s time to go, that he has a special treat waiting for you, something you’ve been begging him for for ages. In your inebriated state you can’t line your thoughts up enough to work out what he means. The cool air outside the pub hits you as you walk out on his arm, needing the support to keep your balance, until you are jerked backwards suddenly.

A rough hand covers your face from behind, Johnny's lips cracking in a wide grin as your shock is muffled by the thick palm over your mouth and you’re pulled back against a hard body behind you.

“It’s party time,” a deep, gravely voice whispers in your ear, hot breath on your skin.

In a rush of movement you are shoved into the back of a large vehicle, head pushed into a lap and held down. Johnny's voice drifts to you from the front seat telling you your dreams are about to come true, and you recognise the voices around you through your drunken fog… it’s his team.

A hot rush surges through you, and you moan into the lap your face is pressed against causing their hips to buck and grind a hard length against your cheek through their clothes.

“Oh ho… they just worked out what’s going on,” you hear Gaz chuckle, and he grinds his clothed cock against your face again, making you moan again in your haze. Whoever has your lower half over their lap gropes and teases at your backside, their hands worming greedily under your shirt to feel your skin. You fade in and out as they drive you to wherever they decide to take you, the warmth of bodies against you and motion of the car making you lose snippets of time in drowsiness.

The next thing you know for sure is your hole being stretched around a thick cock, filling you up and making you open your mouth to gasp at the intrusion. Fire burns in your belly at the sensation, and your limbs tremble as you try to hold yourself up. Cool air on your skin makes it clear you’ve been stripped, and the feeling of exposure only fuels your arousal, knowing they are all watching you in this predicament. The alcohol in your system leaves you helpless though, and you have no choice but to rest your face on the bed beneath you and whine at the heavenly feeling.

“That’s it, just lay there and let ‘em have their fun,” Johnny drawls in your ear, pecking a kiss against your hair. “You wanted to be the team fucktoy, and here you are. Aren’t I good to you?” He moves back and someone else, your tear blurred vision can’t quite make out who it is, unbuckles their trousers and pushes their cock into your mouth.

You’re speared by two cocks as your boyfriend watches, whispering praises as you feel an orgasm building, whine around the length in your throat. You hear hissed curses from Price, it’s his dick in your throat, as the vibrations tighten your mouth around him. You come hard despite your boneless state, the bedding wet beneath you now and you tense as you feel your hole being filled with hot, thick ropes of cum. Your head spins as you feel whoever it was pull out, the aching emptiness soon filled with another hard length, and the deep voice of Gaz hissing at your tightness.

The rest of the evening is a heated blur of bodies and orgasms, leaving you a happy wreck in Johnny’s arms, before he cleans you up and puts you to bed. You know you will suffer a sore head, and other sore parts in the morning but it was worth it. You’ll do it again too.

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tigergirltail · 1 month

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Seeing a fair number of posts lately from transfems wishing they had known a trans person who would have told them when they were younger that they're trans, and it's been bothering me. First of all because it puts the onus of responsibility on this mysterious, cool, older, wiser transwoman to break the egg out of their shell, which I thought we agreed was a toxic ideal back when we called them Manic Pixie Dream Girls.

Second, and more importantly, because in the ideal scenario, in which the egg is very definitely a closeted transgirl, and the more open transwoman is genuinely just trying to help the egg find her true self, being forceful about it can set that discovery back years, even decades.

Source: It literally happened to me.

In my late teens, I played an MMORPG called City of Heroes, and my best friend in that game would later reveal to me that she is a transwoman. As I aged into my mid twenties, we got to meeting up IRL and going to anime conventions together, and she'd inevitably broach the topic of me trying more feminine presentation. Not even telling me she saw signs, just subtly trying to steer me in the right direction. She was particularly enthusiastic about seeing me in a skirt.

Every single time it happened, I'd get mad and shut down.

There's a psychological phenomenon in which, when someone holds a set of deeply held beliefs, and those beliefs are challenged by verifiable evidence, the cognitive dissonance causes the person to double down, and hold to those beliefs even harder. That's why right-wingers are Like That, but it applies just as much to all of us. I'll get back to this concept in a bit.

When I was around 15, an anime aired in Canada called Cardcaptor Sakura, or Cardcaptors as it was localized. Something about the exact stage of development I was, and seeing Sakura getting to set aside her mundane responsibilities to dress up in cute costumes and go out on magical adventures, it called to my closeted little girl heart. I have a vivid memory of staring in the mirror, holding my hair to look like Sakura's and imagining myself as her. As a girl. I have many more memories of looking at feminine characters and thinking "gods I wish I could look/dress like that", but Sakura was the first.

I kept it fully to myself, because I had grown up in the late 80s and 90s - before the word 'transgender' was commonly known, before media depicted us as anything but objects of mockery or horror. It was a deeply ingrained and societally reinforced belief that Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Girls, and never the two shall cross.

So when my best online friend tried to convince me to be more feminine, that cognitive dissonance would kick in and I'd shut down. Even though she was objectively correct that I was a closeted transgirl, it was her word against the word of my entire upbringing and societal viewpoint.

What actually helped, what actually put a dent in my egg, was the fact that she simply existed as a transwoman, she was visible and proud. That existence challenged my preconcieved notions in a way that could not be resisted.

From there, it was a matter of time and continued exposure.

Another friend who explained to me what 'cisgender' meant, and who eventually started leaning into transmasc presentation. A romantic partner who came out as genderqueer and helped me understand the concept of 'nonbinary'. Transgender content creators who posted about their experiences online - special shoutout to demilypyro and assumptionprime, two of the most influential voices for me while I was figuring this out, but far from the only ones.

The shields of my egg were down. It was primed for hatching.

On April 22, 2022, I was looking up some fanart of Hex Maniac from Pokemon X/Y, who I had cosplayed at a convention three years before, and thinking of how good it felt to wear that dress. How good it felt to look like her. How good it felt… to be a girl.

-CRACK-

…Later that day, I went to my old City of Heroes friend, practically begging her for help. How do I know if HRT is what I want? How do I know if I should transition? How do I know if I'm really a girl?

She knew. She always knew. She tried to tell me, but I wasn't ready to listen. Not yet.

The point of all of this is that one transperson telling an egg they're trans is not a solution to the problem. The problem is that society has tried very hard to make us the outliers, to make us the weirdos, but society is losing that war. If you want to help the eggs of the world, be visible, be proud, and treat being trans as something normal and beautiful. Don't tell them unless they ask, just… be there.

Eggs hatch when they're ready, and not a moment sooner.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Oh, and by the way… She got her wish in the end. I wear skirts now.

#trans #transgender #transfem #transwoman #in this house we respect the Prime Directive #it's not universal (no rule is)#but it exists for a reason #egg discourse #trans thoughts

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nerdyqueerandjewish · 9 months

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Live in Minnesota or a neighboring state? Want to include more native grasses, sedges, and rushes in your garden or landscape? Find the amount of options overwhelming? I made a spreadsheet for that!

This includes a list of 34 grasses, sedges, and rushes that Prairie Moon Nursery recommends for homeowners. (If I didn’t narrow by their recommendation, it would be like 250 and I just don’t have time for that). You can filter for things like sun exposure, height, moisture, deer resistance, aggressiveness, cool/warm growing season. Ideally, filtering a few columns should give you a short list to chose from.

Before buying or planting anything, please double check the planting site is located in or, at least, very close to the native range of the species. Double check other relevant information as well because sometimes data entry errors happen! ☺️ Otherwise have fun planning and planting, and let me know if you run into any spreadsheet issues.

#native plants #pollinators #pollinator garden #grasses #cottegecore #wildlife #resources #minnesota

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lolo3hwriting · 5 days

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Apple Hills in Kitakami - How Realistic Is It?

I was playing pokemon violet and doing some shiny hunting in Kitakami, specifically in the Apple Hills, and while I was there it made me think. How realistic is the apple orchard compared to real life? I study horticulture and have taken a few classes on fruit and orchard production, so it sparked my curiosity.

(Just as a disclaimer, most of my knowledge of apple production comes from the United States rather than Japan, where Kitakami is based on. From what I read, most of the production is the same with a few minor differences. For example, most apple orchards in Japan are much smaller at a few acres while American apple orchards can be hundreds of acres. Also, I won’t claim to be an expert in apple production and if someone wants to correct me or add on feel free to. Most of this comes from my notes from different horticultural classes I have taken as well as university extension publications.)

Soils and Climate

Apples are temperate fruit crops but can grow within a wide range of latitudes depending on the variety grown, even subtropical areas if you manage it correctly. Kitikami is based on the Tohoku region of Japan, which is considered temperate. There is apple production in this area as well as Hokkaido and Nagano Prefecture.

In general, well drained and sloped land is preferable for temperate fruit crops like apples. Having the plant directly on top of a hill has better drainage and sunlight exposure, but is also exposed to more wind and weather that can damage the plant. Lowlands have issues with drainage and airflow, as cool air sinks and if it stays for a significant period of time it will cause freeze damage. The Apple Hills are located on a hill, true to their namesake, so this part is accurate.

Although irrigation isn’t a major factor in apple production as apples are fairly drought tolerant, it can be more convenient to locate an orchard near a water body. This is because larger water bodies help mitigate large temperature fluctuations and avoid spring freezes. I mention this because the Apple Hills are fairly close to a river, so it may or may not influence the production.

(From Bulbagarden)

Apple Tree Size and Structure

Different to popular belief, most apple trees in orchards are dwarfed. If left alone trees can get to 25 feet, but in some orchards they can be as small as 10 or even 8 feet tall. This dwarfing is done through a variety of techniques including using specific rootstocks, grafting, and training of the tree’s architecture. The trees within the Apple Hills are quite small, only reaching to about double the player’s height. Which isn’t that tall considering the player is still supposed to be a child, and that the average protagonist height is around 5 feet.

(Images from here and here)

The shape of apple trees can vary from orchard to orchard, but the two most common types are pyramidal with different tiers of branches or columnar. The pyramidal shape is usually done by training a central leader (or branch) to become the main branch and have the other horizontal branches become different tiers. This process makes for good light distribution into the canopy as well as restricting the growth somewhat. The columnar structure also helps with light distribution, but not as much as the pyramidal structure. However, the columnar structure helps with packing in more trees into an area and creates high density planting, which may increase total fruit yield. There is also a very thin structure called a spindle, which only has a canopy 1-2 feet in diameter and more cylindrical. They allow for easier harvesting and potentially more yield, but require support structures and more management The trees within the game have no one structure, some are wide and branched while others are more narrow. Although this isn’t accurate to real life, this is probably done for aesthetic purposes as to not make the orchard repetitive and boring for the player. The supports on the ground however are accurate as many trees are so small they need additional structures to help grow, otherwise the branches may snap off or the whole tree might fall over.

(Image from here)

Pokemon and Pests?

Some of the most prominent pests are codling moth, apple maggot, apple scab (fungal), and fire blight (bacterial). However, animals like birds and mammals can also be a problem. There are many different pokemon that spawn within the Apple Hills that may be considered pests, but I want to point out applin in particular. It’s based on ‘worms’ in apples (which in reality are the larvae or maggots of insects) and may be considered the biggest pest in the pokemon world. They eat and can disguise themselves as apples, potentially decreasing fruit quality and the total yield. But considering many trainers in Kitakami use applins in battle, it may also be a cultural icon that people love and will tolerate eating their apples. It may be true that a lot of the pokemon in the orchard will become pests, but considering the people of Kitakami live in harmony with pokemon and may find them cute, they could allow for some of the fruit to be eaten by pokemon while keeping the rest for themselves.

Taste of the Fruit

In a conversation in the League Club in the Blueberry Academy Amarys says in reference to the apples from Kitakami, “The high sugar content gives them a superb flavor”. In English the apples exclusive to Kitakami are called syrupy apples, while in Japan they are called honeycore apples. This is most likely in reference to honeycrisp apples, which are the most popular apple variety due to its crispy texture, sweetness, and juiciness. However, honeycrisp apples were bred for their taste rather than their ease of production. As such they are notorious for being hard to produce and require very specific conditions and maintenance in order for the tree to be productive enough to turn a profit. I don’t think this difficulty is the case within Kitakami since they grow so much and don’t have that much advanced equipment, but I would expect the taste to be similar to honeycrisp.

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#pokemon #kitakami #the teal mask #teal mask #pokemon teal mask #pokemon the teal mask #horticulture

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solarsonicsoda · 3 months

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Wrestlemania Main Event Reviews - Wrestlemania I

Hulk Hogan and Mr. T w/ Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka def. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff w/ “Cowboy” Bob Orton in 13:34

Number one! These older shows, especially this one, have a very unique feeling to them that I can’t quite describe! It’s cool! Bunch of celebs involved in the show, the only one I properly know is Muhammed Ali though, the “outside referee”, which is a weird title. The match starts slowly with lots of build-up and suspense, teasing the crowd. Mr. T gets in and tries his best! Loves a fireman’s carry, he does! Orndorff really impresses me, he can sell really well and he stood out to me here! My only previous exposure was an old action figure! Lots of cheating from those dastardly heels, they work over Hogan, Mr. T gets in, and is immediately double teamed. He gets worked over, then falls into a tag it seems. Hogan does a messy looking head smash on the two heels. Orton and Snuka, the two seconds, clash a bit, T pounces on Roddy to stop a double team, Orton going for a double axe handle with the cast on Hogan in a full nelson, he moves so Orndorff takes the hit, 1, 2, 3, done! Odd finish for me but this match is nearly 18 years older than me! Just felt out of nowhere and a bit underwhelming! Post-match, Piper hits referee Pat Patterson, T is checking on Orndorff, there’s a stand off between Orndorff and the faces but they let him walk. Also all kinda weird. There’s then a big face promo backstage in which Mr. T assures us “It’s rough out there” and Mean Gene is cool as usual.

Pros: Very grand and excited, Mr. T gives it his best go, Orndorff is class. Cons: Quite slow, a bit odd, some boring points, weird finish.

Fun and fitting of the vibe but not quite a great match.

2.5 STARS OUT OF 5

#wrestlemania main event reviews #wrestlemania #wrestlemania 1 #wrestling #pro wrestling #wwe #hulk hogan #mr t #paul orndorff #mr wonderful #roddy piper #rowdy roddy piper #wrestling reviews

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thecouchsofa · 3 months

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wait what happened in the 1d fandom circa 2011-2013

To be fair, it was longer than that, it's just that I was heavily involved in the fandom for those years!

Picture this: you have a fandom made up entirely of teenagers, with very very minimal adult influence in their dedicated online spaces. This fandom is also nearly everyone's Very First Fandom. Ergo, nobody has yet learned fandom or internet etiquette yet. I'm sure you can imagine how that went.

Add this to your picture: parasocial relationships galore. Pretty much everyone (myself included) thought that they'd get picked up from a 1D show if they dressed cool enough and would run away with the band on tour - again, we were literal teens.

The ship wars were insane. This could be it's own novel length post but even to this day I don't want to invite ship discourse (I still love my controversial ship lmao). We were all unwell 🤣

This was also the fandom that hacked into Auckland Airport's security cameras to watch the boys wait around for their plane. The same fandom who dug into hospital records until we had all the boys' blood types. Who publicly corrected Niall on the exact time that he was born, because we knew and he didn't. And that was directed at the people who we all loved - I'm sure you can imagine what went down against those who we disliked through dumb internet beef 🤣

Emotions were v high at ALL times. We had everything: body doubles, Mr X, meddling management, murder plots, blatant favouritism, fake baby rumours, unhinged imagines, some of the most insane smut I have read to this day (a literal worm was involved in one. It is seared onto my frontal lobe), and an insane level of exposure.

This is not a rag on this fandom - it was a fantastic part of my formative years and I was absolutely as deluded as everyone else!

#asks

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josephtrohman · 19 days

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i dont really care for joe supposedly peterick posting, i am just really happy to see him share stuff like hobbies and calling them his besties :3

exactlyyyyy i wuv him very much and i think it's so cool that he's stretching out his hobby of photography by playing with double exposure AND that ofc just him posting his beloved friends <3 i love joe so so so dearly i hope he keeps sharing his photos and keeps posting the besties forever :D

#the peterick nature of the post is simply a bonus for me #anonymous #asks

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techsocialguruji · 15 days

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Benefits of Exposure to Real-World Work Culture for Teenagers

I start my journey with my experience.

Work life -

When a teenager start work and want to earn some money for their personal things he works lot at this time energy is high. When they get less dollar ,rupees he enjoy a lot I was very happy when I earned 10$ I spend in those things where can I get double . by working culture teenager got discipline and experience which help a lot in life. aparents became happy when they see their children use time in right things otherwise teenager waste time in netflix youtube and other things. But teenager also give more time in their study because study gives you more than this . this are my personal experiences .

If you find interesting give blaze or follow me it motivate me .

#teenager # work life # cool # motivational # inspirational # anime # first like # imaginative # interesting # cool # fungrow # love # hard work. Images links

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baronmpontmercy · 3 months

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Ooo how about Erik the phantom for the ask meme? Or Marius?

Thanks! I'll go for Erik

My first impression So my first exposure to Phantom was the musical and I was a hyped up little eleven year old. And I thought he was cool, if very scary.

My impression now

Favorite thing about that character His complete lack of chill

Least favorite thing Also his complete lack of chill. But yknow, manipulating and kidnapping Christine, murdering a whole bunch of people, etc

Favorite line/scene in the book, either the very last bit with Daroga or the scorpion/grasshopper scene. in the musical, why so silent

Favorite interaction that character has with another See above!

A character that I wish that character would interact with more Daroga, and I'm refusing to count the Susan Kay book as canon tbh

Another character from another fandom that reminds me of that character See there's characters who come to mind who are like, facsimile of the musical's version, but honestly it's quite hard to think of someone much like Leroux Erik

A headcanon about that character He learned the entire paganini caprice 24 in one sitting, and wrote a few extra variations himself with bananas virtuosic stuff like double stopped left hand pizzicato

A song that reminds of that character n/a, I'm very bad at this lol (I know, I'm a musician, you think this'd be easier for me)

An unpopular opinion about that character Luckily in the Phandom spaces I'm in online I agree with most Takes, but every so often I venture into the musical theatre realms of Facebook where there's a big sense of "The Phantom did nothing wrong!!" he kills people, Lauren

Favorite picture n/a

#thanks!

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shadowtemplepdx · 9 months

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This is a great time of year to start thinking about making infused herbal oils as you hopefully have some dried herbs laying around that you’ve collected throughout the harvest season.

The first thing you need to make an infused oil is dried herbs. It is very important that the herbs are totally dry before you combine them with oil, as they can cause rancidity otherwise.

Many different types of herbs work well for making infused oils, especially lavender, rosemary, calendula, plantain, yarrow, comfrey, and mullein.

If you don’t already have your own dried herbs, Mountain Rose Herbs (a local herb business for me ) has a great selection of medicinal herbs to choose from.

Then you will need to choose the oil that you want to use. I usually use a high quality, light sunflower oil, but there are many types of carrier oils that you can choose from.

Once you have those two simple ingredients, there are several ways of making infused herbal oils.

While making an infused oil sounds like it could be complicated, it really is as easy as putting two ingredients together and letting them sit in the sun for a few weeks.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: WINDOWSILL METHOD

The first one is probably the easiest, but it does take the most time.

This method is best when using oils that don’t go rancid quickly, like coconut or jojoba, as exposure to sunlight can degrade some oils more quickly.

Simply put the dried herbs of your choice into a jar and cover them with oil.

Stir the mixture gently with a spoon to get as many of the air bubbles out as possible.

Then put in a sunny windowsill for several weeks to steep.

Alternatively, you can put the jar in a cool place out of direct sunlight. This will help to preserve the quality of more light sensitive oils, like sweet almond oil.

When you feel it’s ready, simply strain the herbs from the oil.

Cap with a lid and use as soon as possible. Once oils have been infused they have a shorter shelf life, so I try to only make as much as I’ll use within a few months.

Any extra you might have should be stored in the refrigerator for future use.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: HEAT METHOD

There are quicker ways of making infused herbal oils, as well.

You can use a double boiler by putting the herbs and oil in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water.

Make sure that the oil doesn’t get too hot as to fry the herbs, and it should be done in a matter of hours.

I’ve also used a mini slow cooker on the warm setting to make calendula oil with good results.

A box style dehydrator would also work well, especially if you are already using it for something else.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: OVEN EXTRACTION METHOD

The last method is oven extraction.

Put the dried herbs in oil, cover, and put in a low temperature oven for several hours, making sure not to cook the herbs.

#witchcraft #earth magick #herbology #formulary #witchy diy

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#4 - So! This is a fun one. I had this idea ages back because I'm one of those people who thinks that Vesper II may well be planetouched but I don't think she's necessarily a full aasimar.

Now I admit that I mostly think this because I think, so soon after Vax's passing and everything with Vecna, that both Percy and Vex would have a strong and likely (especially in Percy's case) bad reaction to their firstborn child being born an aasimar. Aasimar get angel guides - from infancy they are being told some kind of ruling on good or bad and by someone the parents don't know, don't get to meet and get no say in - and we know that Percy especially has cause to be deeply sceptical of random voices in one's head telling one what to do. I think Vex would have an easier time with it than Percy - perhaps hoping that the voice that guides Vesper is Vax's - but I think it'd still be very very rough for them, especially given, you know, Orthax!

But. Let's go against my usual tendency and assume that Vesper is actually an aasimar - you cannot tell me Percy would not be the most paranoid bastard about it. He'd probably try to use every means available to him to assess if this guardian, guiding angel meets with his approval and wilfully encourage Vesper to ignore it if not.

Now. Let's take a step sideways and back.

There's this historical thing that you see especially in early Victorian occultism and the like of "Ghost photography". Now most usually this was a case of accidental or even intentional double exposure, creating a ghostly image behind the intended one. It's extremely cool. But for a while people believed these might be real - that one could see lingering ghosts and spirits via the medium of photography.

Percy said he'd never make another gun. Taliesin has backed this up. But... he knows about chemical salts. He knows about sodium and presumably other fiery metals to create a flash. He knows Tiberius used magic to create, what was in essence, a selfie-stick. Percy hates magic and has the scientific knowledge to figure out photography.

I imagine it's chance, at first, that reveals the ghostly angel that sits at Vesper's shoulder, eyes burning with Pelor's flames but hands soft as sunlight, wings like dustmotes caught in beams of light. I think Percy just wanted to make something new.

I think once he realises it reveals active extra-planar connections he starts experimenting.

Aasimar angel guides are one thing - but also a lack, when the aasimar has Fallen, perhaps? Could it reveal warlock patrons? Could it reveal a devil's contract or a demon one has dealt with?

Percy is paranoid after all. How long before photography spreads across Exandria, used to verify what influences someone has before they take public office? (How many devil contracts does Percy get to stall, and does it help him with his guilt for accepting Orthax and Ipkesh?)

send in “📓” and I’ll roll a d10 and ramble some worldbuilding thoughts

#pirate-owl #ask game #percy de rolo #vesper elaina de rolo #vox machina #ask #critical role worldbuilding

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watanabes-cum-dump · 2 years

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Tower Of Fantasy: Genshin Killer/Copy?

Tower of Fantasy will get it’s official global release on August 10, and everyone’s pretty exited to see how it will hold up against Genshin Impact. It’s the main thing it’s been compared to and hopes to embody. It is definitely it’s own thing, but just like how Genshin pulled from Breath of the Wild, Tower of Fantasy draws a LOT from Genshin and BOTW.

I beta tested this game during it’s first global beta, and not everything I say will hold up in the official game.

So first, yes, Tower of Fantasy is an MMO. Guilds and all. There is pvp, there are rankings. I’m personally not a big fan of MMOs (my first exposure to them was Dragon Raja which was kind of bad so go figure) but since I really love open worlds and I beta tested for this, I may as well see what it’s all about officially.

Which, by the way, is about the same as Genshin. The pity is 80 instead of 90, but it’s still pretty brutal. You won’t accumulate premium currency very fast, and you can’t select which SSR to target. PVP isn’t a very relevant aspect of ToF, it seems like it’s more just for fun and rankings so the whole SSR thing isn’t that bad. But if you do plan to take PVP very seriously SSRs and Echo who is literally the only good SR is your best bet.

The weapons themselves come with characters. You can swap in between weapons, but not in between characters. The character will be a sort of skin. It’s a cool concept really, if only the characters were actually interesting as character lmao but we’ll get to that later.

Oh but I should mention that there is a system that allows you to get free SSR weapons via grinding. It wasn’t in the first beta but it’s in the CN official release and the second beta but I don’t know a lot about it.

As for how the characters are, they’re really fun. The movement and combat is pretty good, you can string in mid air combos and plunges and depending on your movement you moves will be varied. Yes, you get double jumps and it is the best thing ever. You can infinitely climb with it so it’s a nice benefit. The characters themselves don’t exactly have the same depth as Genshin’s. But combat wise they’re all very diverse and offer different experiences.

I think the one thing that will be a deal breaker for all the Genshin Players who want to play Tower of Fantasy is that the story isn’t exactly the best. It’s quite convoluted and there’s so real focus or development on most of the playable characters, who, yes, some have their own side quests but most of them aren’t relevant to the main story at all. Barring Zeke and Shirley whom you meet in the beginning, there are no reoccurring characters. There aren’t really events where the characters can shine either, since looking at the update the CN version had a while back, Shirley is the only one who follows MC to the new area where the next part of the story takes place.

It is an MMO so the story is more from your perspective, but even that isn’t exactly done very well. MC is very dry and sort of becomes everyone’s handy man, they don’t really have a motivation aside from “stop the bad guys.” But the story tends to stray from MC a lot, the entire first section of the game surrounds Zeke and Shirley, leaving MC as a mere catalyst for their story. Zeke and Shirely themselves are... eh. The game wants you to care about them but you don’t spend a whole lot of time with them. Probably the only thing driving their story forward is their bond as siblings.

Which speaking of I think MC has a sibling? Like they were with someone in the opening cutscene before everything went to shit but it’s never really brought up. So uh, Genshin’s story is better, it’s not a masterpiece and it isn’t perfect, but at least they establish their character so uh, yeah.

The story is okay, it’s nothing special (as of now) and it doesn’t give you that sweet sweet character stuff that will incentivize you to pull for the characters. Like at most the incentive is “they’re hot/cute and meta plz pull for them” Seriously no one gets any characterization (in the current story idk abt the update CN got) which is a problem for a gacha game. It’s not abysmal like say Dragon Raja, it’s at least coherent and establishes the world quite well, but it does suffer from it’s lack of interesting characters which is sort of the biggest factor of a story, so....

The world is very interesting, it’s a sort of sci fi post apocalyptic meets Breath of the Wild with a very small population. The sort of power/magic system is a bit vague but hey, at least you get some kind of exposition. The lore has a lot of potential especially given the many different factions and it translates pretty well into gameplay. A lot of the game’s systems can be explained by the lore and there’s a little bit of shady cult like organization stuff going on with the enemies in the form of the Heirs of Aida. I think the story has gotten better with the new update but only when it comes to global can we truly tell.

The progression is a little rough, I don’t know what the level cap is and it’s just your standard grinding. You can do some dungeons for extra EXP but it’s super repetitive and boring.

I’m assuming this is like an MMO thing, but there are quite a few systems you need to manage. Off the top of my head you have your suppressor, leveling your weapons, equipment (like the convoluted substats equipment), your “artifacts” I forgot what they’re called but they’re only obtainable through gacha and are character/weapon specific. On the bright side you can buy them and there’s no RNG involved in the stats. but it’s just something to look out for.

Cosmetics are by far this game’s biggest strength. The outfits are all really nice, character customization is top fuckin notch, and the obtainable characters are all very pretty and you can unlock alternate skins of them if you get enough dupes. (only for SSRs tho)

Oh and quickly, there are mounts. I don’t think the speed is that different in between them, but you get a motorcycle at base and you can unlock some others including a really cool robot unicorn. As far as customization of these vehicles go, I think it’s just colors.

The open world is much like Genshin’s, so there are puzzles and collectibles everywhere and you can obtain premium currency and some skins among other rewards via exploration. For the most part it’s seamless from place to place, but there is one Area, Hykros, that you have to teleport to. I don’t know about the new area in the CN update, I believe it’s an extension of the overworld save for the main city.

It’s all very well designed, there are interesting land marks and you options of traversal are quite varied. You can climb, glide, I believe you can get grappling hooks later on, and you can cruise around on your mount. You can even surf and the double jump comes in clutch for exploration because as previously stated, it can be abused to infinitely climb. One of the most fun things to do is surf off massive waterfalls and cliffs into water, you can jump on the surfboard which is the coloest thing and it’s your alternative to swimming since you will need to navigate large bodies of water.

Overall, it’s definitely something to check out especially if you like a good MMO. For people who want to check it out because of Genshin, it’s quite similar but Genshin pulls ahead when looking at ToF’s current content. I can’t speak for the endgame, but it’s definitely fun. It’s not an award winning masterpiece, but it’s good enough.

#genshin impact #tower of fantasy #genshin

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ariel-seagull-wings · 1 year

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: PETER VENKMAN

@thealmightyemprex @goodanswerfoxmonster @filmcityworld1 @amalthea9 @professorlehnsherr-almashy @parxsisburning @angelixgutz @themousefromfantasyland @spengnitzed @bixiebeet @janeb984 @stantzed @thereisnoblogonly-zuul

Favorite Thing About Them: When at its best written and performed, Peter Venkman is a complex, fun character, who starts far from being the more altruistic kind of person and is full of bravado about saying he is more cool and strong than he actually is, but slowly shows a genuinelly brave, inteligent, patient, vulnerable side that not even him could imagine that existed.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: When at its worst written and performed, he becomes a deplorable character who abuses his title of Univerity Professor to seduce female undergrad students to sleep with him, confuses "being charming" with insisting that a woman goes out with him untill she says yes just so he can stop annoying her, and never takes responsability to apologize when endangering his friends's careers, savings and reputation with authorities.

Three Things I Have In Common With Them:

*I have dark brown hair;

*I have an ironic sense of humour;

*I wouldn't like to be constantly covered in slime;

Three Things I Don’t Have In Common With Them:

*I'm not a Doctor in Psychology and Parapsichology;

*I never worked in a Carnival;

*I'm not born in the United States;

Favorite Line:

From the July 1983 Script Draft for Ghostbusters:

“Sorry I’m late, gentlemen. I hope you haven’t been waiting long.”

“I was doing some very important sleep research and I guess I lost track of the time.”

“Okay! Hey, thank you, Dean Yaeger. Thank you not only for what you’ve contributed to our work in the paranormal, but I think the whole Board of Regents will want to join me in thanking you for your tremendous effort on behalf of all the sciences and departments of this university wich I am so proud to be associated with. And if I was on that Nobel Committee, I think the story would have been a little different in Stockholm last week.”

“Okay. I know what you’re all thinking: “What are those guys doing down there in the basement of Weaver Hall. I heard they sacrificed a lamb down there and made contact with the Devil.” Well, ladies and gentlemen, NOT TRUE. We are three dedicated scientists who worship only one thing - the quest for knowledge wherever it may lead.”

“My colleague Egon Spengler. Mathmatician, theoretical physicist, genius. Even I don’t know what he’s talking about half the time.”

“Dr. Raymond Stantz. “Ray”. Biochemist, electrical engineer. I’m talking about every major corporation -Army- I’m talking about state of the art all the way and a guy who’s willing to gamble on a theory no matter how nutty it may sound to a less far-sighted person.”

“And me, I’m here to tell you, gentlemen, that the funds you have so graciously granted us in the past have been put to good use down in the Paranormal Studies Laboratory.”

“We believe that supernatural manifestations are indicators of energy that exists outside the reality envelope common to most of us. We don’t know what we don’t know, but we do know that things happen in this world that strongly suggest tremendous forces at work on planes of reality that may be steeming with life of their own. And here, ladies and gentlemen, tangible evidence of a realm beyond.”

“For example, here structural damage to a house caused by unknown hyperkinetic forces. Rashes, bites and welts from a case we studied in Northern Quebec. Here, a double exposure of a polaroid photo showing people who were not there. Incredible. Here is a bent spoon. Self-explanatory. Not only do these things exist, but my associates and I are convinced that such events are about to increase to seriously uncomfortable proportions. The questions is... Will we be ready?”

“That depends on what you mean by “seen”.”

“Just last week we went out to study a rockfall.”

“Yeah. Stones and pebbles somehow materialize an fall out of the sky from an untraceable source.”

“Well, we got there after it happened.”

“What you’ve got, Egon?”

“Let me rephrase it for you, Spengler. It was a stupid colloquialism.”

“Okay, how’s this? What the hell is happening?”

“It means the place is haunted.”

“Fuck off, man. I’m a scientist.”

“One last question. Should this turn out to be real, will you grant us with exclusive commercial rights to this phenomena?”

“”Get her?” That was your whole methodology? ‘Get her’?”

“If we ever do this again we’re going to need a new aproach. Jumpin on ‘em isn’t going to make it, Ray.”

“Solid gold.”

“This is a breaktrough. Professional Paranormal Investigations and Eliminations.”

“You know what this could mean to the University? They’ll probably throw out the Engineering Department and turn their building over to us.”

“I trust you’re moving us to a better space somewhere on campus.”

“Ray, I apologize.”

“I guess my confidence in the Regents was misplaced. They did this to Gallileo, too.”

“Ouch. Well, thanks for terminating our grant, Dean Yaeger. I guess now I can call you “Mort”.”

“You’re always so worried about your reputation. We don’t need the University. Einstein did his best stuff while he was working as a patent clerk. They can’t stop progress.”

“Let me tell you, Ray; everything in life happens for a reason. Call it fate, call it luck, Karma, whatever. I think we were destined to get kicked out of there.”

“To go into business for ourselves and make an enormous bundle of cash.”

“He said a pair of psychologists are better than one. And that’s the whole concept here. Doctor Spengler and myself will staff the clinic and Doctor Stantz will take care of administration.”

“That’s it. A Mini Psich. - Med Centre. No overhead and all income.”

“It’s a completely new X-Ray setup we invented.”

“This might do... I don’t know... it just seems kind of “pricey”, don’t you think? We’re trying to keep our costs down. You know how it is when you’re starting a new business.”

“Hi. How’s it going? Fun job, huh? Here’s copies of our advertising. The business ad in the Times, Voice and Post. The Help Wanted item we’re running for our security man... and this is our Yellow Pages quarter page.”

“Got an apointment? Relax. Just kidding. I’m Venkman. What can I do for you? You got a case for us?”

“Hm. You know, Mr. Zeddemore, I sincerely hate to tell you this but I’m afrayed you may be eminently overqualified for this job. The pay is going to be lousy unless we really hit paydirt right away. When we advertised for a security man, we were really talking about some fairly dirty work with some degree of personal risk.”

“We are going to locate ghosts and spirits, trap them with concentrated beams of quantum energy, and remove them from people’s homes, business and places of worship.”

“Are you acusing me of cheating?”

“Spengler! She likes you! A girl likes you. You’re an animal.”

“Hi. I’m Peter Venkman. You have a problem?”

“Come on in. Let’s talk about it.”

“That’s all right. Just try to relax. You want to tell me about it?”

“We’re professionals, Miss Barrett. Anything you say will be strictly confidential. Trust me.”

“Batteries must be dead. Go ahead, Miss Barrett. I’ll just take notes.”

“Damn it! I’m sorry. We’re just getting organized here. Go ahead. I’ll make mental notes.”

“No, no, no! Wait! Here’s pencils. Go ahead, I’m listening.”

“Thank you. Now tell me everything that happened, exactly as you experienced it.”

“There’s nothing there now and I don’t get any significant readings. But that doesn’t mean that what you saw wasn’t real or that it won’t happen again.”

“If it’s any comfort to you, I don’t think you’re crazy.”

“I’m a qualified psychologist. Hysteria was my specialty and you don’t show any of the classic symptoms. I believe that something happened here and I want to do something about it.”

“That’ll be $5,000 for the entrapment plus $500 for proton recharge and storage.”

“Not only do they exist, they’re all over the place! And that’s why we’re offering you this vitally important service to people in the whole tri-state area. We’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We have the tools and we have the talent. We’re ready for anything.”

“Okay. Let’s start over. I am Peter Venkman.”

“Wrong. Who is Gozer?”

“A scourge, huh? Sounds heavy. You know what I think? I think we ought to get out of here and talk more about this. Are you hungry?”

“You’re going deeper and deeper... You’re completely relaxed, listening to the sound of my voice.”

“Right... waiting for the Minion of Gozer - okay. But I want to talk to Dana now and I want Dana to answer. Dana... can you answer me?”

“You’re having some kind of experience that I don’t yet. It could be a past life intruding in the present. It could be some kind of personality split. Whatever it is, it’s going to make it almost impossible for you to hold a steady job, so we’re going to work on it more tomorrow. For now, I’m going to count backward from ten and when I get to zero you’ll go peacefully to sleep and wake up in eight hours feeling refreshed and relaxed. Okay? 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-zero.”

“Don’t help me, alright?”

“Mr. Mayor, if you will put your trust in us, I absolutely guarantee that we will deal with every single disturbance that happened as a direct result of the explosion, even tough we do not accept responsibility for it in any way, shape or form.”

“Thank you. We like to think we’re number one in the business.”

“Thanks, Pat.”

“Yeah. Tell me about your friend, Vinz.”

“And he’s looking for the Gatekeeper?”

“I know where it is.”

“78th and Riverside. Now we just better hope that Vinz doesn’t find it.”

From the August 05th 1988 Script for Ghostbusters II:

“Hi, we're back, I'm Peter Venkman and I'm chatting with three lovely ladies tonight, each of whom claims to have had sexual relations with alien beings. Now without getting into any of the gory details, let me ask you, Elaine, did you maybe do something, or were you wearing anything that might have given your alien the idea that you were—-you know--available or interested? In other words, did you come on to this creature in any way?”

“Your alien had a room in the Holiday Inn?”

“No, you can't, and I think that's the whole problem with aliens. You just can't trust them. You may get some nice ones occasionally like Starman or E.T., but most of them turn out to be some kind of lizard. Sarah, now you told me your alien never even got out of the spacecraft.”

“Folks, I appreciate you're coming down and waiting for me, but if you have a question or if you want to be on the show you're going to have to call or write. Nice cat, very unusual. I had a bald collie once myself.”

“Would you folks excuse me? I think the girl I'm going to fall madly in love with is waiting for me over there.”

“I hope to God you're waiting for me.”

“Help! Please, somebody help me! Get him off! Quickly! Please! He's gone completely berserk!”

“There's no doubt about it. The kid's cute. Extremely cute. And smelly. You stink! It's just horrible. You are the stinkiest baby I ever smelled.”

“Call me "Peter."”

“Well, no—-I don't know. Nothing that I notice, but I don't really know that much about babies. Why don't you tell me specifically what's bothering you and let's deal with that.”

“You asked for an honest opinion. I'm a psychologist. I'm telling you that in my experience most of the time things like this turn out not to be supernatural.”

“Wait a second! Take it easy, will you? For all I know the kid could be doing back-flips in there when you're not looking. I'm not saying things like that don't happen. But if something is going on, it's not happening now and at the moment I'm not equipped to do anything but take wild guesses about it. I want to help you, but it may take some time and I think you should be prepared to see much more of me in the next few weeks.”

“That's okay. I'll give you a call later and we'll set something up, and you just call me if anything happens or if you just want to talk: or for any reason, really.”

“I don't, honestly. I think you're a really good mother and you're concerned for your baby and I respect that.”

“I have.”

“Excuse me, Dr. Spengler, but I think you miscalculated there. This should be E over D times the coefficient of the cosmological constant divided by two which would be--let me see—- ten to the twenty—third times the speed of light--well, you can figure it out for yourselves.”

“Forget Landau. The man is light years behind in his thinking.”

“That's the point. We need some fresh new ideas in particle physics and that's why I like to help young students such as yourself. I'm the guy who told Einstein everything is relative.”

“Egon, from here on out I'm just going to nod my head and pretend I understand, so go ahead.”

“Well, you seem a little fuzzy on the details but it sounds like a great theory, Egon. I'm very excited. I can't wait to hear more. Now can I ask you something? Would you be interested in consulting on a very unusual paranormal event that I witnessed personally.”

“No, I swear it. Just a consultation. We won't get in any trouble. I promise.”

“You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.”

“Ray, I think Shakespeare said it best: "The man who steals my purse steals nothing--" Egon, what's that quote about the guy whose purse gets stolen: something about his good name or integrity? Forget it. Ray: The point is there are more important things than money.”

“Ray, I was there. A baby carriage took off by itself and rolled about four blocks at very high speed: it accelerated over level ground.”

“What are you going to do, Egon? Knit him a playsuit?”

“Yeah, you would. Mine or the baby's?”

“We're the Pep Boys, Manny, Moe and Jack. Maybe you've heard of us. Listen, if I give you a free subway token would you go away?”

“What the hell's it look like were doing? We're bustin' our asses over here ‘cause some douchebag downtown ain't got nothin' better to do than make idiots like us work late on a Friday night, right?”

“Just how powerful is this psychomagnetic stuff you're talking about?”

“I'm guessing they don't sell these at Radio Shack.”

“What, I gotta draw you a picture? We got three thousand phones out in the Village and about eight million miles of cable to check.”

“I told ya!”

“Gas leak?”

“We want you, Louis.”

“Because we're broke and you owe us a very big favor.”

“No problem. We were arrested at night. And we'll help you prepare the defense. Do you know anyone smarter than these two guys?”

“And I'll talk to a guy I know downtown about bribing the judge.”

“Seems like a pretty open—minded guy, huh?”

“That's right. We may be incompetent but at least we're sincere.”

“This guy doesn't know what he's talking about.”

“Oh yeah? You've got your head jammed so far up your butt you can't tell your ass from your elbow!”

“Maybe they just want to appeal.”

“You know, I think you were right. They don't really exist.”

“Gentlemen, I believe we're back in business.”

“Egon, is this the kind of problem that could wait or do you want to tell us right now?”

“Ray, the old place never looked great. If we're going to talk about starting up again let's at least be realistic. The place was a redecorated rathole, we worked like mules about sixteen hours a day and we ended up broke and in jail.”

“I think you put your finger on it there, Ray. Our liability insurance didn't cover saving the world.”

“Sweet thought, Egon. Couldn't agree more. I'm not saying we shouldn't save the world if it comes down to that. I just think we ought to charge more for it.”

“It's a lot airier than it used to be, isn't it? I think we're talking major skylights here.”

“Janine? Well, that cinches it for me. No way I'd even consider doing this without a qualified receptionist like Janine. What do you think, Spengs? You going to give up that fat teaching paycheck every week and those crazy physics department babes?”

“Okay, how's this sound? We keep it small, we take it slow, we play it safe. Residential hauntings, personal possessions, little stuff only, and strictly limited liability. What do you say?”

“Look, Janine, I know you left a very good position as an office temp and we appreciate your coming back, but you'll have to bear with us while we get things straightened out, okay? The holes will be fixed tomorrow.”

“Yeah, well, we're going for that whole new unisex thing with the bathrooms. Just look the door when you're in there. Where did Ray and Egon go?”

“Okay, I'll be down there. Let me know if we get any calls.”

“Oh, right. They're supposed to come today.”

“Well, I guess that all depends. I think we're going to charge you an arm and a leg. What seems to be the problem?”

“Somebody get the marshmallows. This guy's incredible.”

“Ninety-five bucks! I better like the way they look. Maybe if you cut down on the fabric you wouldn't have to charge so much.”

“It's what we do. Anyway, it all worked out. We're back in business. How's the baby?”

“Yeah, maybe so. I'll keep checking in with you anyway, just to make sure.”

“Do you like ballet?”

“It's a major passion of mine. Okay, here's the deal. I'm going to get tickets and we're going to the ballet, then we're going to a great restaurant for a late supper. What do you think?”

“The babysitter's included. It's part of the deal. I'll call you later. Okay?”

“You know, the girl who danced Giselle was excellent, but I thought the whole production lacked fire.”

“I was just resting my eyes. You don't believe it, test me, go ahead.”

“The story? Okay, well, as you know ballet is very abstract usually.”

“Okay, in the first act-—this peasant girl, Giselle--uh——drops dead. And then in the second act, her boyfriend drops dead. The rest was mainly just dancing, which, as I said, seemed to lack fire.”

“You're mocking me. when I spend this much on a date I don't expect to be mocked.”

“Okay, good work, big breakthrough. I want to go over the data with you first thing in the morning. Now go home and get some sleep. You earned it.”

“A little too quiet if you ask me.”

“I'll go with you. I'm going to go wake him up, see if he wants to split a brewski.”

“They grow up so fast these days, don't they. Why don't you give the fire department a call.”

“I'm just going to step out on the ledge and have a little talk with the boy.”

“Could things have gotten this bad this soon? You know, you've got your whole life ahead of you--and I mean that literally.”

“In a minute. I just don't want to make any sudden moves. Well, time to go in. What do you say?”

“Yeah, that's Brooklyn all right.”

“Don't let him out of your sight. I'll call you later.”

“Yeah, I was the loud bang.”

“I don't believe it. He blew my socks off.”

“Strange? You mean like birds dropping dead in the trees when he walks by? Or are we actually talking horns and a pitchfork?”

“I guess he's been practicing a lot lately because he seems to have some of those tricks down pretty cold.”

“My mother told me never to get into a car with strangers. Who are you and what do you want?”

“Ray? Excuse me, but I think you're forgetting something. We really don't deal in big-scale phenomena anymore. We pretty much stick to the little stuff now. If you recall, the last time we tried to help the city we ended up risking our lives and in the end all we got for it was some pretty heavy fines and a bunch of major law suits. You remember that, I'm sure: ancient Sumerian deity, big lizard dogs, hundred foot marshmallow man? I have to say we were very disappointed in the way we were treated by the city after that. In fact, we're even considering a move to the West Coast: maybe Los Angeles or the San Diego area.”

“We didn't even get paid for that last one.”

“We certainly do. Dr. Spengler and Dr. Stantz were just briefing us when your men showed up.”

“You got it, Maury.”

“Now you have to figure there must be at least three million miserable assholes in New York City, am I right? So you multiply 3 million times 65 and you get, you know, lots of bad vibes.”

“How bad? How about the complete and total breakdown of urban society? I'm talking anarchy and chaos, indoor soccer riots—-”

“What are you--a Republican?”

“No, Mr. Mayor, that won't be necessary. I'll tell them for you.”

“Unless you've been out of town or asleep for the last couple of days, you probably know there's been a lot of weird stuff going on recently. Unfortunately, we think it's going to get worse, and we've been given this time on all the networks and local stations to ask for your cooperation while we figure out how to deal with it. What we need from you is actually pretty simple but it's going to take lots of patience, understanding and self—control. Basically we need everybody to lighten up for a couple of days. If you start to feel tense or angry or depressed, or if somebody's really starting to bother you, you're going to have to deal with it in some positive way. If you need help, get help. And if nothing else works, sing.”

“This could get really annoying.”

“I see Huey and Dewey, but no Louie.”

“I'm sorry for the way I talked to you about Jason.”

“I'm nice all the time.”

“Forget about it. That's all over now. I just want to nail that creep and send him to the ghost slammer. And I want you to be happy.”

“Ellis Island. We think you'll be safe there. If he tries to get to you there we'll be able to see him coming a mile off.”

“Pretty impressive, huh?”

“From where--Neptune?”

“Ostrov? I've been there. Good party town.”

“A little of everything. Some Irish, some German, some French, Dutch-—the women in my family slept around. And that's what made this country great.”

“Better for him to find out now than to wait until your relationship gets too far along. I know it sounds cruel but that's the kind of bitch goddess you are and you're just going to have to live with it. Now fix your scarf and let's go.”

“What do you want with him? If you have a good reason maybe you and Lane could sit down with a judge and work out some kind of a joint custody thing.”

“Sounds fair enough. No point telling us after he destroys us.”

“You know, I don't think this joint custody thing is going to work out. Call it, Egon.”

“Never fails. They come to New York, it's the first thing they want to see.”

“Back to France, I hope.”

“Better than us ending up like potato chips? Hey, I gotta go with the smart money. Count me in.”

“We need you, Louis. You're going to be the bait. Get Lane and the baby and bring them-— Where do we want this shoot—out to happen?”

“Wait here, okay. When I get off work we can go get something to eat.”

“This is interesting, Ray. We've never destroyed a major national monument before.”

“Well, time to teach Mr. Vigo there's a big difference between freedom and license.”

“I'm not sure, but I don't think you should be allowed to drive a 300 foot statue up Wall Street without a license.”

“This is how I burned out my hairdryer. What do you say, Doc?”

“It kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it.”

“If she's naked under that toga.”

“Did we do it?”

“Is the kid all right? Did he do anything weird when the Statue went down?”

“Me? Sure. I have a feeling the Mayor's not going to be too happy.”

“It's no big deal. You restore it again, you have another big party, lots of fireworks, TV specials, the whole bit: the city will make money on the deal, you'll see, trust me.”

From the Real Ghostbusters Animated Series and Comics:

“Once upon a time, there were four Ghostbusters who had a job to do only they couldn't do it 'cause one of them wouldn't go to sleep! The end!”

“If we don't have one, then it can't malfunction. If it's not malfunctioning, then nothing's wrong. And if nothing's wrong, then it checks, right?”

“DO WHAT HE SAYS! MOVE THE LAKE!”

“You're such a pollyanna, Egon!”

“In fact, this is the sort of thing you can do yourself — 'CAUSE THIS IS NOTHING BUT A CHEAP PUBLICITY STUNT AND WE'RE NOT GONNA TOUCH IT! Have a nice day!”

"Sleep. I remember sleep. If I do sleep, my body won't be angry with me anymore."

"Guys! It worked! Now save me from my success!"

"How come no one ever says My name with exclamation points unless I goof up?"

From the NOW Comics licensed The Real Ghostbusters Starring in Ghostbusters II:

“Milt, your new book is called The End of the World. Isn’t that like writing about gum disease? Yes, it could happen, but do you think anybody wants to read a book about it?”

“This year? That’s cutting it a little close, isn’t it? I mean, just from a sales point of view, the book jsut came out, right? So, your not even looking at the payperback release for maybe a year.”

“Where do you find these people? I tought we were having the telekinetic guy who bends spoons?”

“Skeptical! Norman, I’m a pushover. I think Professional Wrestling is real.”

“Okay, I get it. But I want you to tell Lenny that, because of you, I’m not voting for him!”

“I have a damper? Next time ask me first, okay? I have more than two grades of laundry. There’re lots of subtle levels between clean and dirty.”

“Don’t tell. Let me guess. All-you-can-eat barbecue ribs night at the Sizzler?”

“Darn it! I wish I’d know you were going. I’m stuck with these damn dinner reservations.”

“Roach breeding? Sounds better and better.”

“Dana? The boys are going down under the sewer tonight to look for slime. Egon thinks there might be some kind of big roach breeding surge. Should we forget about dinner and go with them instead?”

“I think we’re going to have to pass on the sewer trip, boys. Let me know what you find out.”

brOTP: Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore,Janine Melnitz, Louis Tully, Sherman Tully, Bryan Welsh, Dani Shpak, Lou Kamaka, Slimer, Kylie Griffin, Eduardo Rivera, Garrett Miller, Roland Jackson.

OTP: Walter Peck, Dana Barrett, Lane Walker, Irena Cortez, Ilyssa Selwin.

nOTP: Samantha Stantz, Louise, Cyntia Crawford, Melanie Ortiz, Ron Alexander.

Random Headcanon: He is a big fan of the Calvin and Hobbs and Garfield newspaper comic strips, and relates to the main characters cynical sense of humour.

Unpopular Opinion: His film encarnation portrayed by Bill Murray comes out as more creepy and mercenary than charming. The script drafts, the novelization, the animated encarnation portrayed by Lorenzo Music and the comics did a better job in presenting Peter Venkman as a character who, while flawed, still showed genuine care for his friends, makes jokes to lift people's mood up rather than humiliating them, aspired to be a Ladies Man but was put on his place by women who weren't afrayed of calling him out, and while afrayed or skeptic of some ghosts and obsessed with money, will help to save the day because he knows is the right thing to do and is a good team player.

Songs I Associate With Them:

I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling

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Who's That Knockin'

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All The Cats Join In

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He's a Tramp

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