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you cannot fix that blond man please step away and let the professionals take over

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My housemate's cat came into my room while my dictation was on...

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possibly one of my FAV scenes from my FAV thing ever-

Elizabeth Bennet almost commits a murder, Jane just barely prevents a murder, Mary has the MOST toxic crush on her wet cat blorbo Mr. Collins, and Kitty... literally... ran off rather than sit with him. Beautiful.

<3 i love this miniseries <3

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Ahaha omg.

FWIW, I think Q is actually clever about this cheap, transparent ploy to trick Bond into retiring. Like, I think he takes his time in setting this up.

Bond gets the better of him in some bet, and Bond is peacocking around about it. And yet Q (generally a VERY sore loser) takes his loss tranquilly.

It's all right, he says. He knows one bet Bond would NEVER win, so Q still has something to console himself with.

Q is not going to MAKE this bet, of course. No, it wouldn't be fair. Bond has clearly demonstrated that he cannot and will not do this particular thing, and if Q made it a bet, he knows Bond would feel obliged to try it. And he would fail, which would be distressing and humiliating for him, so Q is looking out for Bond's mental wellbeing by refusing to make this bet.

And of course, Bond now CANNOT REST until he knows just WHAT this bet is. WHAT IS IT that Q thinks he cannot do! Bond must find out, and he must DO THE THING, and he must rub Q's smug, haughty, adorable nose in Bond's victory!!!

And by the time Q discloses the terms of The Bet, Bond is in too deep to back out. He KNOWS if he refuses to take this bet (or takes it, and then fails) Q will hold it over him FOREVER. No matter how many other victories Bond wins over Q, Q will CONTINUE to bring this up: the one bet Bond lost, or worse, refused to take.

All of Bond's future victories will be UTTERLY savorless if he refuses to take this bet.

He's furious, and also grudgingly impressed with Q. Well played, quartermaster. Well played.

But yes, he absolutely MUST negotiate additional terms to this bet. When Bond wins (and he will) he will need more than just bragging rights! Possibly a date with Q won't even be enough! Possibly he will need to take Q on a month-long Caribbean vacation to celebrate his victory!!

...Man. Okay, I was enjoying @kitten-kin's latest and thinking about how Bond is the type of person that WILL find a way to do ANYTHING if it's a bet.

He NEEDS to win bets! No matter what he has to do (what rules he has to break, what odds he needs to defy, what laws of physics he has to violate) he WILL find a way to win! He CANNOT accept defeat! He cannot be content with LOSING a bet!

...And now I'm thinking of Q successfully getting Bond to retire and go to therapy and look after his wellbeing by BETTING that Bond is incapable of doing so.

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A continuation of the WIP I posted a snippet of last week (the Q-is-forced-onto-mandatory-vacation) one)!

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“This was wholly unnecessary,” Q muttered, once the silence had stretched into something painful. “People don't need to take holidays. The quality of my work has never wavered.”

Q kept a very strict eye on his own output. He was certain that his worst efforts were still twice as good as nearly anybody else’s. His efficiency levels were well above the average, even on the days when he was feeling decidedly under the weather.

Bond shrugged. He set aside his coffee and reached for the newspaper.

Pickle settled comfortably into Bond's lap as he shook out his newspaper, and Q stared at the spectacle with horror.

“No,” Bond said, mildly. “But your blood pressure has.”

“That's neither here nor there.”

“Your cortisol is high.”

“Your cortisol is high!” Q cried.

He drew up a knee and curled into himself, thoroughly miffed. It wasn’t the cleverest rebuttal, perhaps, but it was a perfect apt counterargument.

But Bond gazed at him over the newspaper, resoundingly unimpressed.

“I get shot at every couple of weeks,” he pointed out.

Q dropped his eyes. He stared at Pickle, and then turned to face the window. Thick clouds had gathered over the water, heralding an afternoon of rain.

Q picked at his thumbnail and thought of everything he might say to that.

Yes, he thought. Yes, I know you do. I have to listen to it happen. Or I have to sit in a budget meeting, wondering if you’re being shot at while I argue how many pounds ought to be allocated for our firewall upgrades. This might go a long way toward explaining the state of my cortisol levels, if you take five minutes to think about it.

He couldn’t say that, of course. That would imply something about the nature of his relationship with Bond. Specifically, it would suggest that his regard for Bond had begun to strain past the boundaries of professionalism.

Bond was good at pounding on those sorts of implications. Q had to be careful not to let them slip past his guard.

It’s WIP Wednesday!

Post a line or three from a current WIP, and then tag @mi6-cafeso we can find and reblog it!

OR you can reblog this post with your WIP excerpt!

All ships, fandoms, and WIPs are welcome.

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...Man. Okay, I was enjoying @kitten-kin's latest and thinking about how Bond is the type of person that WILL find a way to do ANYTHING if it's a bet.

He NEEDS to win bets! No matter what he has to do (what rules he has to break, what odds he needs to defy, what laws of physics he has to violate) he WILL find a way to win! He CANNOT accept defeat! He cannot be content with LOSING a bet!

...And now I'm thinking of Q successfully getting Bond to retire and go to therapy and look after his wellbeing by BETTING that Bond is incapable of doing so.

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He's actually always been quite good with computers, not to mention picking up interesting new tricks.

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i actually love seeing vids from like british zoos that have coyotes cause i'm like hey little buddy, i saw you outside my house last night what are you doing in the place for fancy animals. and then i remember that coyotes and bobcats and raccoons and mountain lions are americas-exclusives

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hey here's a website for downloading any video or image from any website.

works w/ youtube, soundcloud, twitch, twitter (gifs and videos), tumblr (video and audio), and most other websites you're probably lookin to download stuff off of.

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Since the holiday toy drive post is circulating again, I figured this would also be helpful! Food insecurity is such a massive problem in America, in general, and if you have the means to help feed others, I think you should take that opportunity. Here are some other tips:

1. If you’re planning on donating items from your own pantry, please check the expiration dates on the packaging. Think of your donations as gifts to bestow, not castoffs to be rid of. It’s awful to think of people feeling like they got scraps someone else just didn’t want. Everyone deserves dignity with their meals.

2. If you’d rather give money to a food bank, that’s also great since they buy food in bulk and know what items are most wanted/needed!

3. Not everyone has access to appliances like stoves or microwaves or hot plates so if you can donate items that don’t need to be heated up, that would also be greatly appreciated!

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY

1991, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

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whos the first charlotte you think of when u think of the name charlotte