#we just need to be as prepared as we can for the fucked up climate

[modusmumbles]

okayokayokayokayokay

SO

UK PEOPLE: The new EAS phone alarm is not a Bad Thing!!!!

I keep seeing many articles abt how to turn it off and how people don't want it and stuff but the fact we have a phone EAS is a GOOD THING!

Warnings Save Lives!

I scrolled past this headline this morning:

You shouldn't want to do this. The government isn't (for once) being stupid. We need eas now because climate change!

The wildfires in The Heatwave? So many interviews on the news from people who lost everything said that the first they saw the fire was the bottom of their gardens because the didn't know about it. More areas of the UK are and will be prone to flash flooding. Storm systems are getting way way worse, and because the jet streams getting wigglier, can get "stuck" bettween two throughs and therefore the storm lasts waaay longer. Who knows what else climate change will do to the UK but for the sake of common sense Do Not Turn EAS Off. Please

I get it. Unexpected Loud Noise Scary. I have Audio Processing Disorder so I really do understand. Don't wanna be surprised by an EAS warning?

Pay attention to the weather! Even if it's just following the Met Office on Twitter (yuck). Tapping on a weather warning on the met office website and scrolling down to see exactly what's expected.

Loud Noise Scary but even scarier is the prospect of people being killed by a severe weather event that they could have saved themselves from if they knew it was happening.

Don't turn off your eas

#Emergency alert system #UK eas #climate change #ramble #sorry for ramble but i feel very impassioned abt this #like before The Heatwave and the govmt did no public education of how to slow and prevent wildfire #and I asked my parents to move all the dead leaves/ect to the back of the garden and for their neighbours to do the same and noone did and #then there were the fires in london on the news #im not being alarmist or doomsaying #we just need to be as prepared as we can for the fucked up climate #sorry for askin but I would really like as many people to see this as possible im so tired of convincing people that we need eas now #who knows who else might turn off the thing thay could save their life

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

learnt on radiolab this morning that coldblooded animals cant get fevers which if i had given it 5 seconds of thought i could have figured out on my own however i didnt so that throws a fucking wrench in all of my sickfic doesnt it

#it doesnt really matter though bc my timelords can still do whatever the plot needs them to do #which is exactly canon i think #thats a really fun sorta meta canon trait actually that fits #it was a very interesting episode i didnt realise how we just kidna lucked out on not being that threatened by fungi #and how climate change is changing that #MAYBE shouldnt have listened to this right after starting watching the last of us but hey what can you do #the episode is called fungus amungus if you wanna look it up #anyway so that means that means that timelrods WOULD be threatened by fungi #like where for us it´s viruses for them maybe thats the main plague threat #and gallifrey is hot right? hot and not very wet. they wouldnt have a lot of funguses there #but maybe when they ventured out suddenly there was a lot on other planets and their bodies just arent prepared #i was writing like post-potd yaz/missy yesterday and thinking about how yaz sorta like when they came home in 12x10 #was like maybe a month before lockdown? #they lost the doctor and came home right into a fucking pandemic and yaz lost her mind #like looking for the doctor mustve been like one controllable thing when the entire world became uncontrollable #also a way to get out of the house #shes like im just going for a walk but she just goes to that tardis #anyway but then so i was writing yaz/missy and i had yaz tell her that and missy be like what and yaz was like oh right #you werent on earth then. and then i had yaz ask like you must have seen epidemics #and like have you seen pandemics that spread from planet to planet #and then i realised theres not a lot of that in doctor who? at least not new who idk about old but #theres the girl who waited but there the epidemic or the illness is more of just like a contrivance to create like the actual story right? #about amy and rory and 11 #how different would that be now #i expect we might see some epidemic stuff in doctor who in the next like 10 years #HAS there been a pandemic on earth while doctor who was on? like that it couldve been an influence on the stories? #like you can see climate change as an influence all over the last 60 years in the stories periodically #you know what i mean? #i need to watch more classic #anyway im not gonna change the fic ive already written but this is a fun opportunity to change how i write fever in timelords from now on

[theaologies]

spinning my chair around and sitting in it backwards: GOOOOOD MORNING CLASS

FIRST AND FOREMOST: this is not a panic post. It’s an informational preparedness post. Don’t panic. Just be prepared for this like you’d be prepared for an earthquake but you know it’s coming and it’s wet.

I’m 30, lived in Central Florida for the first 26 years of my life, and have experienced more hurricanes and tropical storms than you can imagine. Never in my life did I think I would have to discuss HURRICANE SAFETY again after moving to LOS ANGELES from FLORIDA and yet HERE WE ARE-

(This information is accurate as of 8/17 at 9am PST)

SO models are still early but it seems like as of last night, Pacific Hurricane Hilary is rapidly intensified AND has shifted its track pretty severely inland. Originally SoCal was predicted to get some bands off the coast but this does NOT seem to be the case anymore

As our good friend Jim Cantore mentioned above, if Hilary DOES make landfall in SoCal, it will be the first tropical storm to do so since 1939. Fucking yikes.

THE GOOD NEWS:

It isn’t looking like Hilary will make landfall anywhere as a strong hurricane. If it makes landfall in central Baja it looks like it’ll be a Cat 2 which isn’t great but still- better than the Cat 5 it’s currently strengthening to.

As for SoCal, we’re not predicted to get anything over a Tropical Storm. And mountains tear up tropical cyclones like crazy. It’ll (probably) be weak and, wind wise, no worse than the Santa Ana’s

THE BAD NEWS:

Our Cone of Uncertainty is currently pretty wide- this fluctuation matters as it determines which side of the storm hits us. Is this significant? Yes. The right side of a Hurricane is considered the “dirty” side- it’s the side that is most likely to produce severe weather, such as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. It’s still too early to determine what side will affect us the most but it’s something to keep in mind.

Also, I can’t speak for the rest of SoCal, but I would not bet on the LA infrastructure doing well even with a weak tropical storm. Which is why I have brought you here today, to run down the IMPORTANT HURRICANE CHECKLIST

NOTE: I made this several years ago for FLORIDA so not all of it will be accurate to SoCal. Most of us live in apartments and have no say over tree trimmings and the likes. If the storm is feeling like it’s going to get bad, I would recommend moving important things and electronics away from windows and hanging out in areas of the apartment that have the least amount of windows. I don’t think boarding up windows or anything will be necessary but here’s information if you need/want it

ANOTHER NOTE: if you have the means, please check up on your unhoused neighbors and immediate community groups that do so, as well. As always, they will be the ones most affected by severe weather. Tarps, anything that rises up off the ground, waterproof bags, etc would be good to grab for them. I am not an expert here and would recommend following the lead of your community groups that work with your unhoused neighbors to find out what will be needed most.

I don’t at all think we’ll see any shutdowns so if the rain does get bad be prepared for dangerous driving conditions. I know it’s dangerous to drive any time it rains in LA but, you know. The Weather Channel isn’t predicting a TON of rain at the moment (for LA) but, just like our winter/spring this year, be on the look out for flash floods.

And again, this is all JUST IN CASE. It’s better to be prepared than not. SoCal’s infrastructure is not at all prepared to handle a tropical event so who knows! Anything is possible. If I was in Florida I wouldn’t at all be worrying about this but I’m not anymore and our wet winter absolutely fucked our roads in LA so I’d rather everyone be safe than sorry.

I’m sure it’ll all be fine and now you just have more safety information, which is never bad! Because frankly climate change is very real and I would not be surprised to see this happening more and more in the coming years. And it does have me worrying that El Niño this year is going to be worse than we imagined.

#hurricane #hurricane safety #Los Angeles #southern california #san diego #baja california #baja #hurrican Hilary #tropical storm #tropical storm Hilary #Tijuana #Mexicali

[bump1nthen1ght]

Could you do a small Goblin x male reader SFW & NSFW Headcannons?

Sure thing anon! We could all do with more goblin our lives 😌

Small! Male! Goblin x Male! Reader: SFW and NSFW headcanons

SFW

Prepared to be used as every kind of furniture ever: He needs a step stool? welp you have knees. Does he need a ladder? He’ll just hop up onto your shoulders

Your boyfriend isn’t that small, he’s a little over 4’5, but the doesn’t stop him from lamenting on how you’re a giant

Makes jokes about you being his “Swiss army boyfriend” but he does love climbing onto you as a sign of affection. He’ll rest his head on the top of yours as he sits on his shoulders, massaging your scalp and humming his favorite tune.

Has an adorable tail that he’ll wrap around your wrist when you're out and about. He prefers it over holding your hand, knowing he has a tighter grip on you and can feel your gentle pulse

Definitely tries on your clothes and does a really poor imitation of you for the laugh. “Oooh look at me, I can reach the cabinets, I’m a human and I can’t see in the dark.”

When you cuddle he often runs his claws across your skin, admiring just how soft it is. Goblin skin is a bit tougher, allowing them to deal with harsher terrains and rougher climates. But yours feels like silk to him, your body heat seeping through like a heating pad.

Its why he loves to cuddle up next to you and nuzzle into your chest. Not only can you wrap you arms around him and keep him nice and cozy, but he can also press his big ears agaimst your ribs and fall asleep to your heart beat.

Loves outdoorsy dates, especially hikes and spelunking. He’s naturally dexterous, allowing him to climb high up in the trees or not slip on rocks as you guys go deeper and deeper into an abandoned mine. Don’t worry, he makes sure to describe the sights in great detail so you don’t miss out.

Fights for your honor at the drop of a hat. “What’d you say about my boyfriend? I know you didn’t insult the most handsome man in this bar, wuss! Come at me!”

(The person was in fact not insulting you. You’re bf can just be overprotective of his softskinned human 🥰)

NSFW

The size difference means you have to come up with a lot of creative ways to have sex. Bottoming can work with some enchanted lube and prep, but most days y’all stick to sex toys

He loves remote-controlled butt plugs or vibrating dildos. Having that power over you, that he can make you cum with just a flick of his fingers, is a huge turn on

That's part of why he likes edging; He loves to have you in the palm of his hand, your pleasure in his control. That and the noises you make are very cute ❤️

Also enjoys being edged himself! While there is an allure to being the dominant one when he is so small, he also loves embracing his size and being cared for.

Hold him in your lap and jerk him off, whispering filthy things in his ear. His tails and ears will spasm in the most adorable ways, his eyes going cross as you bring him so close only to torture him some more

He also likes to face fuck you when your sitting down. He’ll probably have to climb up your chest, prop his leg on the sofa seat and grab your head for both of y’all to be comfortable, but he is loooving the power trip it gives

But don’t worry, you can easily take control back by grabbing onto his hips and setting the pace yourself. His tongue will loll out and his words will become gibberish. What a cutie ~

#my writing #reader insert #monster x reader #male reader insert #headcanons #goblin

[tobiasdrake]

As long as we have all this downtime, we might as well go visit old friends.

We used to eat bits of it together.

...that's not as gross as it sounds.

Right. That. Sorry, I don't words good when I'm grieving.

This is a sacred place to the villagers here. And now it's a sacred place for us too.

Zale and I made Moraine babysit our Flasky Boy while we attend to the business of pounding on TIA's door. We would have left the hollow puppet there too but he doesn't take orders; He just follows us around mechanically. It's eerie and I'm half-convinced Resh'an did that as a practical joke.

B'st doesn't get hit by things, so much as he is given the conscious suggestion that he should behave as though he was hit by a thing. Which he ignores.

I would too.

I think he should seek out Yoyo first, personally, since she's the one who delivered the prophecy of his creation. There may be more to that prophecy.

Are they....

Is Cael going to use Kickball to rip out the Immortal Children's souls and put them in robot bodies that can leave the castle?

Because that's an awesome idea and as long as they're doing it consensually, I'm 100% onboard with it!

I don't see Watchmaker around so they might not have told her. But. Like. Who gives a shit. She wants to be imprisoned here for eternity with nothing but her work keeping her company.

They're going to make a new body for Kickball too. Might need a new name to go with it.

Everything's better here in Mirth. The air's cleaner. Water doesn't taste like rot. Food doesn't come from a wall. Also, we have a functioning ecosystem. Gotta be honest, I'm not even sure what we're breathing in the other world since the plants are all dead and the climate regulator isn't regulating climate.

We might just be. Like. Ever-so-slowly using up a large but finite supply of breathable air distributed among the few remaining organic lifeforms on the planet. That's horrifying. I'm gonna stop thinking about that now.

OH OKAY THEY'RE GOING TO BECOME A HIVEMIND AMALGAM.

You know what? That's on me. I should have known better than to leave them unsupervised. They're children.

I've got the juice if we need to Moon Shiv it again.

FROGGY. ROBOT.

...

PINK froggy robot.

I'm sorry I can't pay attention to your big prepared speech because OH MY GOD YOU'RE ADORABLE.

Does that pink gem on your chest work like a mobile eclipse cannon or is that just there for aesthetic. I love it either way.

FROGGY

Okay fine, Artificer. Legal Team says we can't call you Froggy for trademark reasons, seeing as you're very obviously a composite of two distinctly identifiable characters. Gotta keep the branding as lawyer-friendly as possible.

No, I get it. I'm happy for you. For all of you. Please don't be offended when Serai and I aggressively destroy this machine with extreme prejudice. Your froggy body is fine but this thing isn't allowed to exist.

So that's a no on the eclipse cannon functionality. You should look into upgrading. The fatal flaw that defeated the cannon before was that it was stationary.

In any case, welcome aboard, Arty. It was nice to see home again, for what time we had here. Even if I may have made a small miscalculation in my plan for how to deal with TIA.

BUT THEN WHERE THE FUCK IS HE!?!?

I'LL START BURNING THINGS, I SWEAR

Fortunately, I kept a cool head and calmly, civilly allowed myself to be dragged from the room. And now our time here is done. We return to Serai's world, armed with the greatest technology the Clockwork Castle can build.

HAHAHAHA SEVEN GREEN GEMS ASSHOLE, kneel before my Gold Engineer!

#sea of stars #drake plays sea of stars

[agoddamn]

So I'm pretty sure Leonard McCoy hasn't reappeared much in modern Star Trek is that they genuinely don't know how to handle his and Spock's acrimonious relationship in the Current Racial Climate.

Or, well. They don't know how to handle it in an appropriately marketable way.

I can appreciate that TPTB are in an awkward position with him. I'd say they were deranged if they tried to transplant the original scripts 1:1. The original Star Trek was written in a fever dream of homage, creativity, and network meddling that you'd be hard-pressed to recreate today. It was also created for a completely different audience. Continuity was more of a suggestion and worldbuilding was largely sketched in by feelings over fact.

For example--there is the distinct feeling throughout TOS that Vulcans are superior to humans. How else could the identity of the Romulans be a secret, or basic Vulcan cultural practices? How else could T'Pau elbow into Starfleet command with one word? But that doesn't quite square up with the other actual facts--Starfleet is clearly not prepared for non-human crewmembers and doesn't support them. Spock's isolation speaks for itself. Later Trek canon establishing things like Section 31 only tightens the focus on humans.

Now, we know that out-of-universe factors like budget or the need for quick weekly drama (or deus ex machina) dictated this. They didn't have the budget for other alien regulars, they needed to produce an episodic series where you could drop right in and know who was what in five minutes, etc. We know all this. Undeniably, though, it helps shape a setting where McCoy sniping at Spock feels more sinister.

Personally (and I stress me, personally, and I fully expect other people to feel differently) when it comes to series that have had some kind of large cultural shift over time I like to favor original intent. With that one episode with the racism anger machine, the writers (awkwardly) made it clear that racism is something different from whatever the fuck McCoy and Spock have going on. That it was written by white guys in the 60s projecting a binary fairy tale version of racism is...not to be forgotten, let's say, but I don't think it entirely defeats the point here, either.

(Or rather, I don't think it entirely defeats the point in a way that's not consistent with the rest of Star Trek as a whole. If you like Star Trek at all you've probably come to some complex middle ground in your head where you enjoy it by reminding yourself, "it was 60/30/20 years ago, standards were different then.")

I'm on the record of thinking that this is a solvable dilemma; you just need a writer with a deft hand who understands the thorny waters they're navigating here. You could foreground that Spock and McCoy mutually talk the most deranged shit to one another (remember that Spock frequently accuses McCoy of killing crewmembers in their bitch sessions), re-center McCoy's trash talk to be more methods-focused than something that reads as racial hate, make it a plot point that neither of them talks to anyone else like this--it's a solvable problem.

But you know what's way easier, cheaper, and less risky? Mothballing the character, which is more or less what they have done since 2009.

And honestly, from what I've seen of modern Trek, I kinda don't trust them with the necessary delicacy here...

#tfw i am suffering for more mccoy content but i absolutely do not want the new show to touch him #this is just a stream of consciousness ramble #yes i am judging new show without watching it all myself but is that not my god-given right as a trekkie? #we didn't earn this frothing reputation by being level-headed

[kintrash413]

socialstuck songfic (Party Dog by Tom Cardy)

The party sucked, in Tumblrs opinion, but that wasn't surprising. shed tried to intermingle for a bit only to get immediately put off when someone unironically tried to talk about the weather. Well, that wasn't exactly true- weather was one of her favourite subjects. but when she brought up how the weather was only going to get more extreme from climate change, the conversation abruptly ended like it always did. whatever. 

The chips and dip were pretty damn good though, and when no one was looking Tumblr stole a bowl's worth. 

shed been invited by Reddit- it was his lame ass party- because he wanted her to meet his new girlfriend. but that's not why she came. 

Tumblr showed up because Reddit had mentioned some months ago getting a new dog, so after brief intermingling and snack stealing she went room to room to search for the pupper in question. 

The corgi is found in a bedroom, and immediately Tumblr drops to her knees to let it sniff her hand. once satisfied with her scent, it flopped onto its stomach. 

She was so blesséd…

Within a few minutes the dog was in her lap while she was giving it tummy pats, truly in a place as close to heaven as Earth could get, when the door opened. 

Tumblr glared over at the open door to find Reddits roommate. He blinked at her in surprise. 

"fuck off," she tells him unkindly, patting the dog as she spoke. "this is dog pat town now, and you don't have a passport."

Wikipedia pauses at the door for a moment. "I don't need a passport for municipal interstate travel," he counters. 

even though he's interrupting her precious dog petting time, Tumblr can appreciate that he was playing along, so she sat up a little straighter as she addressed him. "well, this is a sovereign city state. like the Vatican." 

"guess that makes you the pope." 

Pope. That was a title Tumblr could get used to. She liked the masculinity associated with the title. Her gender was funky like that. "Pope of patting," she confirmed. 

All she needed was one of those big old pope hats. but one hand full of corgi and the other full of dip was just as holy. 

"Alright," she agreed finally, holding out a hand. "Kiss the ring motherfucker, and I'll let you stay." 

Wikipedia laughed at that, dramatically kneeling before her and taking her hand to kiss one of her many rings. She liked jewelry. if she was a little more drunk she probably would've liked him, instead of just tolerating him as they patted the unnamed corgi together in silence. 

"Wiki!" Tumblr announced suddenly. 

"It's Pedia." 

"Get this dog some cheese, Wiki!"

Wikipedia rolled his eyes but got up back up. Once the door closed behind him, Tumblr let out a breath. 

She addressed the dog in her lap, who was looking up at her with the Most adorable face. "don't speak," she reassured it. "you don't have to say it- we both hate Wiki." 

Tumblr shook her head disapprovingly. "Firefox damn it." she began counting on her fingers. "he pats too hard, he pats too fast… he burned my crops!" he did not do that last one, but she wasn't going to wait around until he did. 

Tumblr was the Pope of Patting Dog. Even Wiki could see that. he was just trying to take over the pope show. 

Before she could make a proper plan of what to do with him, the door reopened, bringing with it the scent of cheese. Despite all their preparation, the dog's tail still wagged as Wiki kneeled down beside them. 

"y'know," Wiki began to make idle conversation, and Tumblr was already annoyed. "The Vatican has no immigration." 

"huh?" Tumblr asked, despite herself. 

"No passport necessary," he continued. 

Tumblr's face fell. "fuck. now my pope metaphor… sucks." 

Wikipedia nodded distractedly. "The Vatican has an open border policy with the rest of Italy, actually." 

but… Tumblr could feel her Pope title falling through her fingers. 

she watched, a little emptier inside, as the dog finished licking the cheese off of Wikis fingers. 

"Why are you here?" Tumblr snapped finally. 

"It's, my bedroom?" 

excuses. after careful thought, Tumblr had come to the conclusion that she would not be told off by fucking Wiki. "get out!" she gestured him away impatiently. "out!" 

Wikipedia reluctantly let himself be herded out of his room, and Tumblr slammed the door shut behind him. 

Tumblr most certainly did not show up to get lectured by some encyclopedia. she turned her attention back to the corgi, looking up at her and wagging its tail so hard it's entire butt was shaking. it was what had brought her here, and she sat back down to resume petting. 

#some pre transition Tumblr. because i can #socialstuck #cloutchase #tom cardy #writing #mine #short story #my writing #songfic #i dont think these two have a ship tag so ill let them be #theyre both complete downers with their facts and shit no matter the setting #theyre perfect for each other

[kirarinlovesidols]

Warmth.

(I said i would never write again. But my brain is a bitch and i came up with this drabble in like 5 minutes. When my brain thinks abt smth it's literally like

"Aw shit here we go again."

Also i have no idea if it snows in Inazuma but it does now cause i said so.)

You always hated the cold. Ever since you could remember you always hated the feeling of numbness on your fingers and headaches due to your strange sensitivity to that specific weather.

You watched the rain of snowflakes fall as you tried your damn hardest to not fall over on the spot. This fucking sucked.

You unfortunately had to stay until late in the sango detective agency doing paperwork and by the time you were finally done you realized you didn't bring a coat or a scarf or anything that would provide warmth.

The climate made you feel unable to move. You never understood this about yourself, is it a psychological thing or are your legs paralyzed by the cold? You have no idea. It just...always seemed a waste to not admire the natural spectacle when it happened.

At the cost of your own fucking sanity of course cause you need to be some complicated bitch don't you?

You sighed to yourself as you prepared to psyche yourself to move when you hear a voice in the distance.

"Haha, see? I knew I was right. My detective instincts are never wrong!"

Oh hell no.

You could recognize that voice anywhere. It was your childhood friend AND boyfriend Shikanoin Heizou. Goddammit he's gonna make so much fun of you when you get home.

You simply pretended not to listen as his footsteps made crunchy sounds on the accumulated snow on the ground.

"I know you can hear me, don't start pouting just cause you know you were wrong when you told me you didn't need a coat cause you said and i quote 'wasn't gonna snow' ".

My fucking god you want to hit him so bad. You knew better than to challenge his supernatural detective senses but you were nothing if not a stubborn motherfucker.

You kept quiet as your pout got worse and your cheeks gained a rosy color out of shame.

"Anyway c'mon. Your parents are gonna kill me if i let you get sick. I promised them i would take care of you."

The redhead said as he took your hand. You instantly felt warmth flood it as he started walking and you were forcefully dragged from your spot.

With his other hand he gave you his coat despite you noticing he soon started shaking. Y'know for someone who dresses the way he does this man surely can't handle the cold.

"You're welcome."

Your boyfriend said with a slight shaky voice as you two walked to your shared home.

"I know what you're thinking and there's nothing cool about watching you freeze your ass Hei."

The detective rolled his eyes at your sentence.

"Geez archons forbid i wanna show off to my partner."

You only shook your head with a small smile on your lips.

"There's nothing remotely attractive about that, it's the lamest shit I've ever seen but....thank you."

You kissed his cheek as a bonus.

"Yeah yeah, just doing my duty."

Your playful banter continued as you watched his face become equally flushed with the affectionate gesture.

Indeed Shikanoin Heizou always found new ways to make you feel warm. Even during a snowstorm.

#Genshin impact x reader #shikanoin heizou #shikanoin heizou x reader #gender neutral reader #this was written before Heizou's release and it's prolly ooc as i've written him based on how i interpreted his personality to be like #KirarinWritting

[ninthhousedyke]

Nona The Ninth Live Blog #9

Okay yes it has been FOREVER but I can explain: I’m lazy. Also like…I sadly had to do human things like finals and not killing myself so I’m just getting back into everything. I also already do know most of what happens in the end because spoilers exist and I read them, but I still want to finish the book and catch any details I haven’t seen on my dash. Okay let’s begin!

Gideon just….playing dead….while Pyrrha carts her around like a sack of potatoes is such an image and I love her.

No I wanna know what Cam said to Gideon in that truck! Was she yelling at her for stupidly thinking Harrow hates her? Was she asking “bro wtf”? Was she trying desperately to jab more needles into her as Gideon just laughs? WHAT DAMMIT!

Okay so I do know that Pash and Gideon are cousins, but is THIS the moment Pash realizes it? Is her “oh fuck no” because she sees the ginger hair and knows it’s Wake’s DNA?

Nona worried Pyrrha will flirt with Pash is so cute.

“I hate to agree with Pash but she’s right.” “Thank you; fuck you.” Everyday I am more and more glad I wrote a hatesex fic about these two because every interaction proves just how much it was needed.

Wow so BOE cannot control their people at all! Merv Wing is just doing their own thing with the Sixth House basically?

Aweee Hot Sauce and Nona made up!

Hot Sauce being named Hot Sauce because she likes hot sauce is such a non-binary mood.

AHHHH WAKE HAD PASH’S PICTURE ON HER!!

So will Pash ever know Gideon is her cousin? Is that coming next?

Oh never mind there’s a resurrection beast now

I love how the most dangerous thing Nona can think of is Cam

The resurrection beast spoke THROUGH Judith!?!

I know Nona is Alecto but DAMN that conversation with Varun and the “And I never was” at the end are still so damn powerful.

“Is anything ever really truly ready to die?” TAMSYN STOP IT RIGHT NOW

Gideon just taking a nap through all of this lmao

I just read the John chapter and I’m gonna need a minute…..or five.

Okay let’s talk about John!

The moral grayness of the entire backstory to this universe is insane. Blood of Eden are the descendants of the top 1% who fled the climate disaster they caused, and John was one man with an insane gift granted to him by a dying planet’s soul. Is there really a correct way to handle that situation?

So he threatened to set off all the bombs if the trillionaire ships were allowed to launch, and then not only did he actually set the bombs off, but he took the souls of the dead and literally Adam and Eve-ed up a body for Earth’s soul just to try and catch the fleeing ships. And he didn’t even get them all! This man ate the souls of the universe to stop some rich assholes from running away!

That line about John caring more for vengeance than salvation hits harder now that I know HE MURDERED THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM!

RIP Cristobel

He also watched all his friends get murdered which has gotta take a negative toll on someone. Cassie and Nigella had JUST gotten married!

Like I’m finding it really hard to feel upset at his actions. What was he supposed to do? Let the rich live and the poor die? On the other hand, I’m a huge proponent of murder is always the option but nuking the entire world and building a Barbie doll body for Earth was a bit much.

Alright done with John! Back to my babies!!

“Kind of pretending to be dead here.” Oh Gideon I cried reading that. I’ve missed you so much.

Gideon asking Alecto if she loves Harrow is so painful and I just want these two to kiss for real when they’re both back in their correct bodies and states of mind.

Palamedes really is THAT BITCH. He has no formal training in the River or how it works but he’s like “yes this is a good solution”

Cam has two dads AND a sister?! Why is this information I’m just now hearing about! Oh god she’s gonna die isn’t she.

“We were children playing with reflections of stars in a pool of water thinking it was space.” OH GOD TAMSYN STOP THEYRE GONNA DIE

So that’s who Paul is….huh…the spoilers did not prepare me for that one. So we just lose both of them at once? We now have this third thing who is a Lyctor and is neither of them? No go back. I don’t want this. Take it back now!!

So Pash and Aim and Noodle are going to the Nine Houses. So we’re gonna get more Pash in book 4? Please don’t kill Pash. Let one person in this series have a happy ending and get to live without any body-soul fuckery.

WHO TF IS AIM

River time!

Okay I should really go to bed now but hopefully I actually finish this book in the near future.

#the locked tomb #locked tomb series #nona the ninth #nona the ninth spoilers #Nona the ninth live blog

[thevindicativevordan]

Do you have... Sigh... Do you have thoughts on Superman killing Zod in The Man of Steel and why Superman killing is a problem?

Actually I didn't have too much of a problem with that in Man of Steel believe it or not. At the time I thought Snyder's logic was dumb - Superman needs to kill in order to learn that killing is wrong? - but I thought that both the neck snap and Superman's lack of concern over the destruction of Metropolis were deliberate fuck-ups on Superman's part, and that the creators were cognizant of how both of those came across. Surely a sequel would be all about Superman grappling with the ramifications of both. Instead Snyder just moved the next movie's climatic fight to an unmanned area so he could blow shit up without the pesky nerds whining, and had Superman kill Zod again with nary a flicker of contemplation. That's when I accepted that Snyder just thinks superheroes killing is "badass" (something his rant about how stupid people who don't want Superman and Batman to kill are at Snydercon confirmed).

Now as for killing in general when it comes to Superman? I'm typically anti-lethal force when it comes to him... but I do recognize some gray areas.

Regardless of whether you like Doomsday or not, he's an iconic part of the Super-Mythos and it's a well-established fact that Supes goes for the killshot at the end of their fight. Against a genocidal opponent who can match him, where he truly does not have any other option, it's been canon for decades that Superman is prepared to use lethal force to end a threat. So it's something he has done in the past and most Superman fans don't regard Death of Superman as a massive mishandling of the character.

But here's the core problem with Superman killing: it's pointless. There's no real reason to do it other than to drag him through the mud. Ok so Superman kills a guy, there's only two real outcomes to that.

He agonizes over it and we get a storyline examining how he and others feel about it. That was the route Exile took, Superman had a mental breakdown over killing, and we got an entire omnibus worth of stories where he came to terms with it. Ultimately he accepted that it "had" to be done, but resolved to stick to his rule against killing going forward. So it was addressed and then Superman returned to his status quo.

He kills someone and decides to keep killing from then on. At this point he usually is going full blown evil as Batman and others with strict codes against killing are going to be obligated to stop him (Injustice), unless they too decide to abandon their moral codes (Justice Lords).

Reason those are the only two options is that otherwise Superman is probably going to be killing all of his Rogues at some point, given most of them are terrible people who don't shy away from escalating the stakes. Once he's done that - now that he's lost most of his cool enemies and the track record for making new cool Superman rogues is pretty dismal, considering the last one to really take off was Manchester Black - he has nobody noteworthy to fight and his sales are likely going to suffer until they bring all the cool Rogues back, defeating the entire purpose of killing them in the first place. Much as I hate to even bring him up here, we also have to take Batman into consideration. Nothing on Earth will ever compel DC to portray Batman in the wrong and anyone else in the right, so as long as Batman keeps his no-kill rule, any hero that crosses that line regularly is going to get a beatdown at Batman's hands. Doing otherwise just invites poking at the open wound question of "why doesn't Batman/someone just kill the Joker?" if DC allows another major A-Lister to employ lethal force at will.

But let's put aside the "real" reasons Superman doesn't kill, and ask ourselves a simple question: does it make sense for Superman to kill given who he is as a character? My answer is no. This comes back to Superman's defining trait, which isn't hope, but compassion. Superman cares about all life everywhere, even the most despicable villains.

He's not putting on a front, he really truly believes that there's a way to reach even the most despicable individuals with the right words, and he believes he can find them. Even knowing that for some cases that may not be true doesn't stop him from wanting to try. Killing his Rogues for Superman wouldn't just be a betrayal of his ideals, but an admission of defeat. Accepting that there's some bastards out there you just gotta kill would be him ceding the moral ground to Manchester Black, Magog, and all the other would be lethal successors who have tried to knock him off his pedestal. It's tantamount to Superman all but accepting the argument that he's an old fashioned relic who just doesn't work anymore, and what do you do with him once that's the case?

Besides people complain that Superman is overpowered and nothing can challenge him, having villains out there who resist his attempts to reform them is him getting challenged! That's Superman wrestling with a moral dilemma and paying a price for his ideals right there! Why would we want to get rid of that in exchange for him just smearing everything in his path? Give me Superman busting his chops to try to reach that lost cause everyone else has written off any day, I'm a sucker for stories like that.

#superman #killing #morals

[agoddamnedrayofsunshine]

Religious trauma dump ahead

TWs: apocalypse talk, current events stuff

OK. So the time has come once again for the Mormon General Conference, and given all the bullshit going on in the world, I need to get this out there because it's been eating at me for awhile and if I don't my head might actually explode.

If anyone isn't aware, the Mormon church (or as they will insist on being called, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) is basically a death/apocalypse cult. The "latter days" refer to the last days of Earth before Armageddon.

I think I was maybe 3 or 4 years old when I was first taught about that. Told that I had to be prepared to meet Jesus because he was coming back very, very soon.

I, like every generation of Mormon youth, was taught that my generation was a "chosen generation". That we would never die, because the Second Coming would happen in our lifetime because we were so darn special. And as a tacit threat, we BETTER be good or else that "never die" part would be rescinded.

I don't think I have to tell y'all how much that fucked with my head growing up. The years of the 2012 hysteria were basically one prolonged anxiety attack and to be honest I don't know how I got through them.

Anyway, with all the stuff going on between climate change and the war in Ukraine and all the unrest here in the US, I can't help but remember the line that was always parroted to us. The things that would portend Armageddon and the second coming of Christ:

Matthew 24:6-12 (apologies for the KJV, it's the version Mormonism insists on using.)

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All* these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

So yeah, that sounds familiar, don't it? I know that this applies to a LOT of time periods throughout history, but growing up I was convinced that this referred specifically to our time period. That we had to just endure these things because they can't be helped.

Now I know that isn't true. Some of these problems CAN be helped. But I can't get rid of that nagging voice at the back of my mind.

What if they're right? What if Armageddon is coming and I'm not ready? What if everything is about to end and I'm gonna regret that I didn't believe?

Rational Sunny knows these things are nonsense. There will be no Armageddon. Jesus isn't coming so I don't need to look busy.

But I just can't shake it. I've had Armageddon dreams since I was five years old, and I think I'll have them for the rest of my life. I don't know if I'll ever be rid of this nonsense that I'm carrying from a cult I don't even BELIEVE IN anymore.

TL;DR: I was raised in an apocalyptic cult and all I got was this lousy anxiety disorder.

#religious trauma #ex mormon #ex christian #apocalypse tw #sunny rants #sigh #I am so tired #I hate this #thanks for coming to this ted talk

[kradogsrats]

Rewatch Shitposts: S2, Ep 5-9

v.

Viren, entering the summit: “… surely you’d not part an old man from his walking stick?”

Making a solid effort to reclaim his drama queen crown from Lujanne, too

imo they chose the worst of the possible concept designs for Aanya, but oh well

there are apparently a lot of assassinations in the human kingdoms, which is an interesting political climate

OH MY GOD THE PORTRAIT THEY WERE SUCH BROS /gross sobbing

Viren somehow narrating this intimate, private conversation between Sarai and Harrow in great detail

Including “oh yeah, and Sarai had whatever the wife version of a cuckholding kink is”

just saying, that’s kinda sus lmao unless this is a polyamorous triad and Viren was there

A lot of digital ink has been spilled about Harrow’s decision to help Duren, but what I’m noticing here is that they are asking for help seven years into the situation, when it’s a crisis. That seems a very irresponsible time to make a first overture, so I’m forced to conclude that they previously asked Harrow’s father for help and were turned down. Along with the assassinations thing, the current period of peace and cooperation between the human kingdoms reads as a) recent, and b) very fragile.

Did not notice before but they did actually pull the gray out of Viren’s hair and beard for the flashback. At this point he has already taken his initial corruption damage and is using the revitalization spell, so the later gray is probably true aging. (Though it could be the spell slowly becoming less effective.)

Startled by the direct parallel drawn between Callum opening the letter and cracking open the magma titan in the flashback because I actually don’t know what that’s trying to say? Unless it’s just “we need to cliffhanger both the A and B plots for the end of the episode at the same time”?

vi.

Why did they do recaps for every episode, anyway? Didn’t they just drop each season in one chunk?

I’m not convinced you can aim a ballista that precisely, but I also don’t actually know anything about siege weaponry.

Viren has apparently cast his one spell per long rest and cannot do anything else in this fight.

This is a much better “everyone learns important lessons” episode than the Cursed Caldera one

Also the parallels just SO GOOD, probably best writing in the show

/MORE GROSS SOBBING

Okay, as I thought, the “Sarai’s last breath in a jar” is… not exclusively a novelization thing, because we have already seen the jar in Harrow’s momentary flashback to preparing the spell (AND in the credits sketch), but it’s not shown or explained at this time.

The population numbers they’re talking about are kind of ridiculous, though. An army of a million, as Aanya mentions, is preposterous for this kind of setting.

Callum pulls out the Key: AGAIN, STAR-SIDE UP

And again, Star-side in the credits sketch

vii.

Oh my god is this finally the wormvaros episode? I have been waiting for these gummi worms SO LONG

We ALL enjoyed that Sailor Moon reference, Callum

Yeah, I feel like this season is where they made Soren stupid, beginning with the sarcasm thing (Soren had no trouble parsing sarcasm before?) and just escalating from there.

Rayla… knows the sound of an angry, attacking dragon? Does this happen in Xadia a lot?????

It’s funny, I remember this entire dragon sequence as being very different, tonally. Like, I remember a lot more emphasis on “Soren has absolutely fucked up”? idek

“Why be chained down, when I can be chained… up?” another absolute peak humor moment

wormvaros wormvaros wormvaros

oh never mind more dragon first

I actually like how Rayla and Soren are pretty evenly matched in a fight

Oof that uh… cronch

WORMVAROS WORMVAROS WORMVAROS

Noted: Aaravos’s blood is red, which I have wondered about

Also the portal between the two cups that the worm goes through is red… traditionally the Dark magic color. In the primals symbology rainbow, at least. Need to think more about the relationship between that and the purple usually associated with casting it, because it feels like the edge of... something.

I’m usually more interested in Watsonian analysis but pretty sure the Doylist reason for wormvaros crawling under Viren’s clothes is that it moves way too fast to not look ridiculous when animated

me, mouth stuffed full of gummi worms: /promptly chokes when Aaravos says “Speak,” because I’m a dumbass

Key is Earth-side up in the credits sketches, a bold choice

viii.

Vision quest time!

Disappointingly, the new Dark magic side of the Key cube Callum pulls out of the pile of keys is not the side that was originally Star. BUT it’s the side that was originally Sky, which is what holds most significance for Callum himself, and this is his subconscious. Actually quite tickled that they put in that detail.

Callum: “Who are you?”, Dark Callum: “I’m you, but with a cooler cape”

”…It’s your dream, kid. /scoots away” ffgddfs????

Nice “freedom from expectations/destiny” parallel scenes transition between Callum’s hallucination and Soren’s “it’s okay, I’ll be a poet now”

As vision quest dreams go, Callum’s is actually written pretty well. Nice combination of meaningful metaphors and complete acid trip through recent memories, highly relatable.

…. oh my god, I only just now figured out that “banther” is a combination of “bear” and “panther”?

ix.

I probably owe the “Claudia talks about her mom leaving” scene some kind of acknowledgment just because I’ve gotten so much mileage out of that 30 seconds, plus maybe 2 total corresponding pages of novelization

and I completely forgot this sequence with Sarai that brings Callum out of his hallucinations, what the hell?

Me tearing up again when Callum casts the rune… it’s these fucking music cues, man

BROS BROS BROS BROS /gross sobbing

Oh shit yes finally time for the real drama to start

So like I get the Aaravos voice kink thing, because even for someone who really doesn’t process the characteristics of individual voices (i.e., me) his voice is definitely extraordinary, so I assume for people who can actually tell which Skyrim NPCs have the same three voice actors it must be absolutely mind-blowing… but for me it was the motion of him casting the big runes that really made me go “oh… oh fuck”

PARTICULARLY THAT LIGHTNING RUNE holy shit

I really have to assume that Aaravos just immediately healed that arrow wound to Viren’s knee because there’s just no other explanation but too bad his adventuring career is over either way

... aaaand I guess they kind of have to find Viren’s secret dungeon now, or Gren would have a few pretty serious problems. Thanks, credits sketch, for clearing that up!

#hyperfocus was definitely a go today #the dragon prince #pre s4 rewatch

[tobiasdrake]

This cerulean dome place is horrifying. But we have a prophecy to fulfill, so we'd best get to it.

Enthusiastically, yes. Sovereign Headmistress and Supreme Lunar Abbess Valere of Zenith Academy at your service. Also, this is Zale; He is a blade dancer.

Are you the last of a forgotten race? Because we're supposed to be meeting someone here that meets that description....

Perfect. You are exactly what we're here to find.

So, uh, how are we doing this, TIA? You got a jar we can put this little guy in or what? Yoyo said that their unbreakable will is the key to figuring out your big alchemy secret so, like... maybe you're supposed to use them as an ingredient or something. I don't know alchemy.

Your name is Best? Fuck me, that's way better than mine. You win this round, little wispy cloud.

Are you an Ovate? Or, like, whatever this timeline had instead of Ovates? Which might just be Ovates because these are timelines, not wholly distinct multiversal realities, so there's no reason they can't share mythologies at least up to a certain point but also no reason that they have to either.

What was its original purpose? Actually, don't tell me. We left a friend in Repine that you can tell instead, and then she'll tell me. It's better for everyone that way.

Oh, okay, never mind. That's super simple.

Wait, why was that necessary? Did you screw up your climate somehow? Too many fossil fuels?

That's sort of like having a facility whose sole purpose is to purify the atmosphere and prevent the apocalyptic build-up of deadly toxins. It's good to have clean air to breathe but it also raises some questions.

I like the sound of an evil machine. Evil machines can break if you hit them hard enough. If it was a Dweller, then we were going to have a problem.

Oh! That is convenient as hell. We need to disrupt the cloud cover, and also I promised Serai that we could do a hit on the cyborg guy, so that's a nice 2-for-1 deal.

Incidentally, does anyone know what exactly we're planning to do in the Sky Base? Because if we can bring the climate controls back online, I'm for it, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't love the thought of crashing it into the ocean.

Or into Fort Fleshy.

Actually, definitely into Fort Fleshy. If there's a way we could angle it as we're bringing it down for a controlled descent....

Hold up, what? Sorry, I was thinking about ballistic vengeance. What are we talking about?

You have to be an Ovate. You share their love of apostrophes. Speaking as a renowned Ovate scholar--

Zale: She listens intently to old myths and occasionally they mention Ovates.

--I have discerned that all Ovate names have an apostrophe somewhere in them, likely for the purpose of being fanciful. Others, such as myself, do not have apostrophes in their names, likely because the Ovates used too many and did not leave enough for the rest of us.

Right, you mentioned that this place is a container of some kind.

It's like a pickle jar, extending the shelf life of the souls contained within. And the pink smog could be the brine, keeping the souls preserved until they're ready to be prepared into....

I miss Garl.

In any case, pickling can preserve the souls but only so long as they're kept in the brine. Jar breaks, brine goes everywhere and the pickles are once more exposed to the natural processes of decomposition. Or vulnerable to the various forms of hungering dust.

But if we could put B'st in a little jar then maybe....

You even need to ask that after the stunt he just pulled? He is extremely talented.

Oh, but not so extremely talented, you know. Very Mortal, this guy. The Very Mortal Alchemist is what we call him; That's his nickname right there. There's nothing special about it.

You shouldn't, uh.... You shouldn't fixate on it too much. Be impressed, be very impressed, be so impressed in fact that you offer us whatever help you can but don't. Like. Don't pay too much attention to it, it's not that big of a deal.

...pay attention to me instead. I'm the superstar. He carries my luggage. That is the dynamic and there is nothing suspicious about it at all.

Wait, hold up, is that what you've been muttering about? Is Living Glass, like, a soul jar but it's a golem?

Not a problem for us. I'm totally down for a smash and grab. In fact, this one will be a breeze 'cause the owner isn't even home. We can make all the noise we want.

Oh sweet, Cedric's a lockpicker. That will save us a lot of trouble with our B&Es moving forward. I'm going to remember this, Serai.

You know. I've been thinking about this ever since we lost him.

Teaks once told me that Aephorul is such a cruel piece of shit because he's jealous of humanity's ephemerality. He covets our ability to burn out and die. It's what he and Resh'an been denied for all these long eons.

To a man like Aephorul, so envious and insecure, there is no greater affront than to burn brightly for the short time you have to live. Then, to blissfully extinguish, bathed in glory and in the love of the people who matter most to you. To live better than he ever could and then to die well, like he's barred from doing.

With that in mind, who really got the last laugh? Who really won, that day?

We're pouring this one out for you, buddy. And by "this one", I mean B'st. And by "pouring out", I mean "of the pickle jar".

I think you'd be proud of the work we're going to do.

Perfect. I've had a moment to be in my feelings and it was nice. It's always important to take time and process your emotions in a healthy way.

Now that I've done that, I'm ready to resume processing them in an unhealthy way. Let's go do some crime.

#sea of stars #drake plays sea of stars

[soul-dwelling]

I wonder if the "war arc ending" thing used allways to be the case in shonen. From Naruto to MHA to OP in the future and even partly Soul Eater with the whole clone army thing - guess its a logical conclusion of ever growing stakes and powerlevels, spectacles that need to leap over all what came before.

Naruto may not have needed to be a war--but then again, you have villages in territorial disputes, inspired by the history of ninjas used in warfare, so it's kind of hard to avoid that as a plot trope.

Same with One Piece: it's a pirate story, it has a navy, it has a world government, it's kind of hard not to bring up war.

MHA is divisive for me. Superhero stories don't strictly have to be war stories. And I'd too sour to treat the ongoing war arc(s) well, as I can't believe how badly the Pro Heroes dropped the ball on all of this (not preparing enough, not enough heroes, not having more contingency plans, somehow just letting Re-Destro or, rather, his clone, show up at their offices and not having a plan to contain him before he killed someone).

Superheroes have been in war stories (they have been used repeatedly to drum up support for war efforts). But that's not quite how MHA went about it...

...Although, given the post-January 6 2021 climate we're in in the US, I end up looking at the war arcs and realizing, "Ah, okay, this is what happens when you have some really evil fuckers doing fucked up shit to government officials--and a government too incompetent or so destroyed from internal rightwing forces that it can't respond in time, got it."

To its credit, maybe Fire Force ending without a war exactly, or saving the final moments for mostly talking it out and re-directing any action scenes not to a fight but the action film equivalent of painting a blank landscape was more creative....and that is about the nicest thing I can say about Fire Force compared to all the other series I just mentioned above.

I don't get why Soul Eater ended with a war arc. I can accept that Ohkubo had in mind a fight against Asura and Crona planned far in advance, to have them be the titular soul eater.

But Asura had since faded away for so long. Who cares that we now have him confronted finally?

And even when considering that Justin and the Clowns had been popping up for awhile, what actually were they accomplishing? What was Asura's goal here? Did he just want to be left alone? Was he planning to bathe the world in madness to get back at dear old dad? That arc felt like it needed more build-up: showing an actual set of steps Justin and the Clowns were following would have helped, having Asura appear in one other arc and actually doing something in that arc to hamper the DWMA would help, foreshadowing earlier that Asura had something in common with Death and Kid would have helped.

Otherwise, the war arc to me felt like an action figure fight: "Here's my Maka Albarn action figure, here's my Crona action figure, I'm going to knock them into each other for a fight before I just have them kiss and make up."

I'm not ignoring what good these war arcs can do. Bakugo finally apologizes to Izuku. We see Black Star come into his own. We say goodbye to Lord Death. All of that works. But nothing about those strike me as needing a war to make them happen.

And that's not even getting into when your war story is more like a GI Joe story rather than a response to actual real-life wars, assuming a silly fantasy story is going to handle such a response well. (See the odd Iraq invasion reference by Kid in that one chapter.)

If you're going to do the war to raise the stakes, fine, that can work. As I said, the stakes going up so that Bakugo is finally forced to apologize and Black Star gets to vomit up a laser--that all is fine. I guess what I want is a war arc emerging out of the characters' arcs and their interpersonal relationships. Is Toga's internalized trauma exploding out in a sea of Twice really needed for a war arc? Does that work at giving closure to how she regards Twice, the League, Ochaco, and Izuku? I don't think so, it seems unfocused with so much other stuff going on. Endeavor versus Dabi? Sure, that seems more suitable. Whatever is going to happen in a fight between Izuku, Shigaraki, All Might, and All For One? I guess that is inevitable.

But these are individual battles, not what I consider to be part of a larger war. Wars, I tend to think, are long-lasting affairs, small battles, insurgencies, isolated instances that foment more discord, weaken one side, lead to more desperate measures. You want an actual war arc? Watch DS9. I don't see it happening with the examples mentioned earlier, not in a more strict definition of "war."

About the only time I think the looser definition of a "war" worked was in something like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003, Season 5--where it's just, "Hey, we need to grab every last single character, hero or villain, we have ever met in this series, to work together for a final attack on the Shredder--because if he wins, all of us, hero or villain, are dead." The stakes are that large that we call that a "war," even when it's just one final attack, not a long set of battles. Sure, it's fanservice--but it was a hell of a good amount of earned fanservice.

Or, maybe war arcs suck. If you're going for spectacle, just go for a tournament as your finale, like the Cell Games in DBZ or in Yuyu Hakusho.

[thegreatobsesso]

ROY G BIV Tag Game

Snapping up this tag game from @drabbleitout like a turtle bc I love the idea. :D

Red

Riley POV

A smile from him at the concession. Do you envy her? he needled. The red woman.

Scrub, rinse, repeat.

She allowed herself things that you don’t. She never hid from her power. She embraced it. You must wonder what it’s like.

“Callie Ray is a shallow, confused child in a woman’s body.”

And you’d let me burn the world down just to taste what it’s like to be as free as she is. A chuckle. Figuratively, at any rate. But even locked up so far away, sometimes, when it’s dark and quiet, you think of her.

Orange

Callie POV

Dig was already settling into position on the floor, adjusting his bright orange kaftan and smiling at her. Unlike Flora, he’d started treating her like they were old friends, but that was because her presence here satisfied a cosmic itch he couldn’t otherwise scratch. If it weren’t for that, would the strange old man even tolerate her?

She lied and said she wasn’t nervous as she sat down to join him, even though she was about to let these people biopsy her soul. 

Was that even a good metaphor for what was about to happen? Or would it be less precise than a needle stick and more like being ripped open?

Yellow

Riley POV

It helps, at first. The classical station makes the woman weep and Riley closes her eyes and turns up the volume. If the spirit gets this, maybe the tearing-away will be a little easier. It’s been so long since she’s heard music.

In this terrible place, there is no sound, even when she screams.

Back on earth, a timer is sounding, but it’s drowned out by cellos. The notes unfurl like ribbons from the strings, yellow cream, flamingo pink, Caribbean blue.

Somewhere in between, a sliver of Riley Silver knows it’s been too long.

Green

Simon POV

“And so, in that way, we replicate the exact climate of Brazil,” Wayland said, holding up his almost-empty glass like a toast to his school. “And this is six students, by the way. Six kids, casting their magic in turn, every day inside one single greenhouse, mimicking the exact conditions of Brazil, and boom, domestically-grown passion fruit. Sent all over the state, with an almost non-existent carbon footprint, for anyone who wants it.”

Lucinda looked bored; Adrian drummed his fingers on the table.

“Passion fruit!” he repeated, louder this time. “Come on, guys.”

Blue

Callie POV

“I want you to lift me up,” she said, shaking her shoulders out in preparation in front of where she planted him. “That way, your power’ll be all around me, and I can feel where it lives. Go on, do it.”

“You’re a lunatic.”

He stood there staring at her, and she resisted the urge to grab him and shake him. She thought she’d have the orblex in her hands by now, but Anka had decided to hold out on her and now all she could do for her blue balls was prepare for its arrival.

She needed this.

Indigo

Callie POV

This was no good; she had to sleep, so she could be sharp tomorrow. No more fucking around with memories of places she could never return to.

Sometime around when the sky turned from black to indigo and the slightest shift became an agonizing effort for her cramped and aching body, turning herself in started to look very good.

There would be a roof, and warmth. Food and water. A bed.

And shame.

Violet

Riley POV

She scoffed. “There’s nothing to help,” she said. “These aren’t conscious things. They’re afterimages, imprints of energy that used to be here.”

“Imprints?”

Riley sighed. “Everything leaves marks, even if we can't see them with the naked eye. We can measure electricity in the air, ultraviolet rays; we can lift fingerprints from surfaces years after someone touched it.”

“So the spirits you speak to,” she said, and Riley could feel the objection she was forming before Callie found it herself, “you don’t think they’re anything but residual energy, then? Fingerprints?”

“Essentially.”

“What about Heaven and Hell?”

She shrugged. “What about them?”

“Do you believe in them?”

“Do you?”

“I asked you first.”

Like a kid on the playground. “No, I don’t.”

Hi this was so much fun, I really liked it. :D Leaving an open tag here to pass on the love! 

#oc: callie #oc: simon #oc: riley #oc: nauxial #tw: needles #oc: peter #tw: language #tag game #writing snippets #original novel #my WIP #ROYGBIV tag #writing #writeblr