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Last week of my online store before I close it! If you wanted anything, you should grab it now!

I'm closing my store after this month! If you'd like to buy any of my prints, comics, zines, or stickers, now is the time!

I've added the last few dragon sprite riso prints- these are super limited; there's only a couple left & I won't be making more. They're really special.

There's only a couple Apothecary zines left, probably the last ones ever!

Also, I'm agonizingly close to paying off the riso print costs for my new comic Starblood, if you'd like to experience some space disco fag magic..

Probably the last of these holo oc stickers; they've been selling well &I love them but I wanna try new designs in the future!

And there's plenty of other cool things available :•)

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Staying in a little cabin by the beach for the next few days... making it my mission to get the next Horatio summary post done while I’m there! 🫡

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Pay attention to the particulars of Mastercard's responses, because this a textbook example of how to create plausible deniability.

"Mastercard has not barred any legal transaction" is, technically, a true statement – because Mastercard is not the one processing the transactions in the first place. Mastercard does not deal directly with any merchant, and in fact typically refuses to communicate with merchants at all; there's always a payment processing service sitting in between Mastercard and the merchant, whether that's Stripe or Paypal or any of dozens of other service providers.

Consequently, there are two layers of service agreements in place: the agreement between Mastercard and the payment processing service, and the agreement between the payment processing service and the merchant. That second layer of service agreements, between the payment processing service and the merchant, is where all of these content restrictions are being imposed. Mastercard can thus truthfully claim that they aren't barring legal transactions.

Now, if you've been paying attention, you've probably already spotted the issue: if the content restrictions are being imposed upon the merchants by individual payment processing services and not by Mastercard, why do all of those payment processing services seem to have exactly the same content restrictions?

That's where the critical sleight of hand comes in: while Mastercard's own terms of service do not require payment processing services to bar transactions of particular types, their ToS does require payment processors to bar transactions which could be damaging to the Mastercard brand. What constitutes damage to the Mastercard brand is not defined; it means whatever Mastercard wants it to mean. The payment processing services are thus in a position where they can be held in breach of Mastercard's terms of service for basically any reason, which gives them a strong incentive not to test any boundaries.

And that's why Mastercard can truthfully say they have never barred any legal transaction: they're never the ones doing the blocking. The layer of payment processing services that sits between Mastercard and the merchants are enforcing those content restrictions, based on a series of unwritten handshake agreements between the payment processors and Mastercard regarding what does and does not constitute acceptable content – and because the particulars of those handshake agreements aren't in writing, Mastercard can assert that their terms of service do not compel payment processing services to bar any legal transaction and technically be telling the truth.

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The Queen of Fort Light. Horatio and Elethar are but two of the cogs in her mysterious schemes

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New Ellison dropped 😘

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Finding some random artists OC and getting so incredibly attached to the character and design out of nowhere like hi. I’ve just met you and your Pet Freak. I’m going to Monitor You so I can one day catch another sighting of your Pet Freak

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New Ellison dropped 😘

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Sorry if you already answered this, did you leave the good omens fandom? I remember following you from your art! It was lovely :'(

Glad you like my art, it still exists! I’m always diligent about tagging what I draw, so it’s easy to find if you search my blog. I don’t really consider myself “in” any fandoms, even if I enjoy a story, u know what I mean... I like things when I watch them/read them, and then move on once I’ve scratched the itch!

I’m trying to draw less fan art in general these days. That was the bulk of what I drew for so many years, and I’ve reached a point where I’m absolutely desperate to focus on my own stories

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hey!! I ordered one of your dragon prints and it just arrived. it's so cute!! I was just wondering what the stickers you sent along are made of. I want to put one on my water bottle but I don't want it to get all messed up if it gets a little wet. thanks for making such fun art!

Yay!! Thanks so much, I’m so glad it made it safe! 💖🥰

Unfortunately the stickers aren’t super robust (I have learned my lesson for next time!) but if you put a piece of packing tape over top, provided your water bottle is smooth and not textured, they should be totally fine to survive in the dishwasher! I have done that with even just plain paper stickers and they’re still going strong after many washes :•)

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The Queen of Fort Light. Horatio and Elethar are but two of the cogs in her mysterious schemes

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Horatio memes

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Horatio and Elethar at the castle

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The Queen of Fort Light. Horatio and Elethar are but two of the cogs in her mysterious schemes

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Worm Mash Mag is here!

My friends have been working hard on a new seasonal zine called Worm Mash Mag! It’s 24 pages, and features 11 different contributors—comics, illustrations, & flash fiction. Lovingly handmade and ready to mail to you! It’ll come with a sparkly volume-exclusive sticker. 🍎

The theme of this issue was H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer)! My piece is an experimental comic about how it feels to listen to music in the sunshine, and I made a playlist to go with it.

Pick up your copy here!

(And follow Worm Mash on Instagram if you’d like to apply to the next issue!)

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Horatio and Marvellous Moondance 💫

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Polnareff is definitely my fav Jojos character so far I LOVE HIM. Like. Obsessed

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