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when u exit hyperfocus mode and ur immediately hit with every status effect ever

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ntm if you bring up wolff when talking to brigita in act II… like you can’t even commiserate with her over having a dead kid

like I thought of all the convos maybe Then he would be honest with someone but he can’t even say it

the thing about the second act of pentiment is that andreas won't let himself mourn which manifests itself mechanically in the game by never giving you the option to actually explain yourself to the people who you've hurt or to connect honestly with the people around you. like everything's awkward with claus because he basically thinks you're a bitch asshole who left him on read when half his family died and everything's awkward with the gertner's because the only dialogue options is to either boast about your riches to this very poor family or bitch about how annoying your rich clients are. and it works so well because andreas' refusal to process his grief or deal honestly with his own emotions means that he can't be honest with other people and he can't bridge the emotional distance between them. he keeps everyone at arm's length because he's lying to them because he's lying to himself. however it did mean that i spent my entire second playthrough trying to reach through the screen and strangle him. so.

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Knowing a fic author through AO3 is like attending someone’s thesis presentation and politely clapping at the end, knowing a fic author through this hellsite is like going over to their house at 3AM to watch them eat mayonnaise out of a jar

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My latest cartoon for New Scientist

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We've received complaints about the "inappropriate" aircraft disaster documentaries on the TV in the cafeteria. As far as we can tell, there is neither graphic violence nor any sexual themes in these documentaries, so we are not quite sure what you are all on about.

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My cartoon for yesterday’s @guardian books.

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I’ll be honest, I didn’t think I would like Athena when I first saw her design, and my first impressions were based on Fanfic interpretations of her because until now, I had no interaction with Dual Destinies. Now I know that no fanfic has done her justice. She’s so freakin cute, I love her. That being said, she is still over designed as hell.

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7 Wonders Duel is a 2 player version of 7 Wonders where you’re acquiring cards in order to to build the best civilization.

Unlike regular 7 Wonders where you draft cards by choosing and passing your hand, in Duel you’re picking cards from the table. As cards are taken, they reveal new ones. So choosing not just what you need, but trying to deny your opponent certain cards is a big part of the strategy. There are multiple ways to win: have the most points at the end, push the military counter all the way to the other side, or collect 6 of the 7 green science icons.

Duel is fun to play because not only do you have the satisfaction of growing your civilization however you want, but there’s a constant tension in deciding whether or not to reveal new cards for you opponent. It plays in about 30 minutes and is easy to set up. Duel is a fantastic game if you’re looking for a solid 2 player experience. Check it out!

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bunchhhh of pnat doodles

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YIPPEEE

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But guys, Jack dressing up as his dad for Halloween would be so fucking funny. He’d get Bitty to paint a black eye on his face and make it look like he got a tooth knocked out (alternatively, he takes out his own fake tooth bc there’s a good chance he already has a fake). He’d throw on an old pens or habs jersey and go around and ham it the fuck up. He’d smile charmingly and tell people to call him Bobby and just start spouting all these inspirational quotes that Bob keeps stealing from his uncles.

Alicia absolutely LOST IT when she sees him, and she only laughs harder when Bob spends the first part of the night pouting cause his son is making fun of him. (But secretly he’s teary and flattered that his son chose to dress up as him for Halloween the same way he was when 6yo Jack did it the first time.) Both the Zimmerparents and Bitty have the picture of Jack and Bob on display somewhere and Shitty keeps one in his wallet that he pulls out for stars at sometimes. It’s a family classic.

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I'm using this as a reaction pic now btw

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i reread omgcp for the fifth time so here is bitty

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Bilbo was declared dead while he was away in the Hobbit (and had to do a bunch of paperwork to get declared alive again) but there’s no indication he was formally declared dead after leaving the Shire, even though most people assumed he had died.

Therefore I posit: having a missing person declared dead in the Shire requires the consent of their next of kin. Whoever Bilbo’s next of kin was at the time of the Hobbit (possibly Otho? I’m not sure) had him declared dead at the first opportunity but Frodo refused to ever do it.

Frodo had anxious hobbit bureaucrats knocking on his door every couple of years like ‘Mr Baggins… blease… it’s been 10 years… he was eleventy-one… can we fill out his death certificate yet’ and Frodo was like ‘absolutely not’.

Early on he genuinely couldn’t bring himself too but after a while it was more that he enjoyed irritating the local magistrate’s office than anything else.

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guards! read me my bedtime yaoi