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resilientdolan · 4 years ago

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Drown (G.D) - part 10

A/N: another emotional roller coaster for y’all. bye. also, pls lemme know if you wanna be on my taglist!!!

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Summary: Bianca begged Grayson to leave her, and he did it because he loved her. After nearly a year, they met once again, and ended up catching up with each other. But later on, Grayson noticed there’s something wrong with Bianca.

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“Bianca—,” Grayson calls for her as he watches her heading out of the living room.

She quickly heads to his room to grab her purse, and Grayson runs after her. He quickly shuts the door behind him to hold her back from leaving.

“Bianca, I’m sorry,” he speaks as he follows her.

But Bianca gives him no response. She remains silent as she gathers her belongings before she shoves them into her purse.

“Bianca, talk to me,” he begs.

She swiftly turns to face him, shooting him an angry glare as she speaks. “You promised me, but you ended up staying at Isla’s, Grayson. You promised me you’ll be here before 1,” she shakes her head.

“I know, she asked me to take her to Maywood for breakfast, a—and I drove her home, and...,” Grayson stops for a while. He really can’t tell her what happened. Hell no, he’s not going to hurt her again.

“And?,” Bianca’s getting impatient. She crosses her arms in front of her chest as she waits for him to explain what happened later, but the only thing coming out of his mouth is a deep sigh.

“I— look, Bi—,” Grayson takes her hand in his, but she quickly pulls it away. The angry glare slowly fades away from her face, getting replaced with a sad look.

“You— you did it again, right?,” she mumbles. Her cheeks are burning as she tries to hold herself back from punching the man that she loves.

“Look, I wanted to leave, but—“

“But you can never say no to Isla. You’re that powerless when it comes to Isla,” she tries to shove him off with everything she has. Tears begin streaming down her cheeks as she heads towards the door.

He did it again.

“Don’t leave me, Bianca. Let me take you to the hospital,” Grayson begs once again. He gently grips on her wrist, pulling her back to him, but again, she pushes him away.

“No, I don’t need you to drive me there. I’ll be okay,” she shakes her head.

“Bianca, don’t do this to me, please,” he wraps an arm around her shoulders, his fingers from his other hand are intertwined with hers. “Bianca, I—I love you, please, don’t do this,” he continues to beg for forgiveness.

His last words really trigger her. For a millionth time, she shoves him off once again. She shakes her head as she mumbles, “Grayson, let me tell you something,” she pauses for a moment. “You never mean it. You said you love me, but you never mean it,” she cries.

It cuts him deep.

“Bianca—“

“Forget everything I said. Pretend that I’ve never crushed on you. Maybe we’re better staying friends,” she sighs. “You have Isla, and I have Declan. Just—“ she suddenly stops.

“Just what?,” Grayson can’t even wait.

Bianca takes a few step back as she finally reaches the door. Her hand’s on the handle and she’s ready to leave. She takes another look at her favorite man alive once again as she shakes her head.

“Just— stay away from me, Grayson.”

“Bianca? W—what? I do love you, please don’t do this ” he gasps in surprise.

It can’t be happening.

But there she is, standing firmly, with teary eyes and tears on her cheeks.

“Stop hurting me. Stay away from me if you love me, Grayson,” she says it once again, as she heads out of his room, leaving him standing there alone.

Grayson lost her; the one that he deserves. And he finally noticed that he fucked up real bad.

That’s his last conversation with Bianca, and it wasn’t a pleasing one. And ever since that day, he stopped chasing her. Not because he’s giving up, but because he loves her, and that’s what she begged from him.

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“Yo, E. How’s Bianca?,” Cameron breaks the silence. It’s one fine Saturday Morning and the Dolan siblings are having their breakfast in the dining room.

Ethan hums. “She’s okay. We talk sometimes, she’s been busy,” he shrugs his shoulders lightly before he sips on his apple juice. Grayson, the one who’s being so silent ever since Cameron dropped the question, frowns.

“Busy? With...?,” he patiently wait for his answer. He hasn’t heard her name ever since that night where she told him to leave her alone, almost a year ago. Even if they run into each other at school, Bianca quickly walks away. When she told him to leave him alone, she really means it.

“Being straight-A student as usual, what else?,” Ethan scrunches his brows as he replies. “Oh, and also, busy with Declan too, maybe?,” he guesses.

That name.

“Oh,” Grayson parts his lips into an o as a reaction to the information that he just got. That one wasn’t really an answer that he expected. In fact, it hurt him a little; to picture Bianca being happy around Declan.

“I haven’t seen her for a pretty long time, kinda miss her. Why don’t you two invite her to come over?,” Cameron suggests. Growing up together, Cameron considers Bianca as one of the Dolan siblings. She has always wanted to have a little sister.

“Yeah, sure,” Ethan nods his head quickly at her idea, but Grayson remains silents.

What should he do? She clearly doesn’t want him around, and now his sister and his twin brother are inviting her to come over.

“When?,” he glances back at his sister, and his clone.

“How about tomorrow? A brunch? I mean, she can stay as long as she wants to after brunch. What do y’all think?,” Cameron speaks excitedly.

Really, Cam? A brunch tomorrow? Isn’t it too soon? He was planning to stay at home all day tomorrow.

“I’ll text her!,” Ethan nods as he grabs his phone quickly to text her.

Grayson leans back against his seat as he watches his siblings getting excited about spending their Sunday with Bianca. It’s not like he isn’t excited about meeting her. He’s just not ready yet to meet her, after what happened nearly a year ago. Plus, she belongs to someone else now.

“Hah, she said yes!,” Ethan confirms. Cameron squeals as he announces it. But nothing comes out of Grayson’s mouth, other than a soft sigh.

He’s doomed.

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“Biancaaa! Hey!,” Cameron squeaks as she pulls the shorter girl into a hug. Bianca bursts into laughter as she hugs her. Here they are, sitting in the living room, along with the twins.

“Cam! I’ve missed you!,” Bianca replies.

“Oh my God, where have you been?,” she asks her enthusiastically.

“Um... been studying a lot, since it’s senior year,” Bianca’s shoulders rise and fall into a shrug.

“But I heard that you got a new man too. Who is the lucky guy?,” Cameron squints her eyes as she keeps her gaze on Bianca’s, followed with a slight chuckle.

Grayson’s sitting there in complete silence. The fact that Cameron uses the word “the lucky guy” gets him dying to punch the air.

If only he got the courage to confessed everything few years ago to her, he’d be that lucky guy.

Grayson gulps as he watches Bianca’s cheeks turning red because of Cameron’s question.

Here it comes, a moment that he’s completely unprepared for; to watch his favorite girl moving on and being happy with her man.

“His name is Declan. We went to the same school, with Ethan and Grayson too. I’m sure the twins know him,” she nods.

“He used to be our close friend, but you know, as you grow up, you stop talking to some people, right?,” Ethan elaborates, which followed with a nod from Cameron.

“Ah, things suck sometimes. Anyway, are you hungry, Bi? I’m kinda hungry, shall we eat now?,” Cameron asks as she gets up from the couch. Bianca shakes her head slowly. “Thank you, Cam, but I’m not really that hungry, I’ll eat later,” she replies.

“Alright... E? Gray? Care to join?,” she shifts her gaze to the twins. Grayson shakes his head quickly, but Ethan gets up and nods his head. “Yeah, c’mon. I’m starving,” he lies as he follows her to the kitchen. Ethan isn’t really hungry, actually. The only reason for him to leave Bianca and Grayson there is to give them some time to talk. Grayson finally managed to tell him about everything happened between him and Bianca to Ethan that morning.

“Gray?,” she calls for his name softly. Grayson turns to face her with a thin smile, no words coming out of his mouth.

“How are you?,” she asks.

“I’m okay. How about you?,” he answers briefly, trying to avoid interacting to much with her.

Don’t fall for her, Grayson. She’s taken.

“I’m... okay,” Bianca replies as she gives him a little smile. Grayson keeps his gaze on hers. He can clearly sense uncertainty in her answer, but he doesn’t want to involve himself in her love story with Declan. “Gray, I’m sorry about what happened to you and Isla,” she sighs.

Grayson shakes his head. How he hates hearing her name now. Grayson and Isla broke up a month ago. Apparently, Isla had been talking to another guy from New York behind Grayson’s back. The moment she flew to New York to do her casting call, she went out with him, and ended up spending night together in a hotel room.

“I’m over it,” he replies quickly. “Please, let’s talk about anything but her, can we?,” Grayson sighs. Bianca nods her head. She feels bad for making him uncomfortable.

“How’s you and and Declan?,” Grayson asks her this time, though inside, he doesn’t give a single damn about their love story. Purely just Grayson, trying to be happy for his dream girl.

“We’re... we’re okay,” Grayson can swear that he can sense sadness from her answer.

“Just okay?,” he wonders. Bianca quickly nods her head to convince him.

“Anyway, Bi, can we just start over?,” the question comes out of Grayson’s mind absent-mindedly.

“What do you mean?,” she turns her gaze back to him.

Grayson turns to face her. He rests both of his hands on her sides as he speaks. “I want to have you around me, like I used to have you around me everyday when we were younger. To talk to you everyday, that kind of closeness. I need you, Bi,” he explains like he has spent hours reciting that speech.

“Gray—“

“Listen to me, Bianca. I’ve been living hell for nearly a year, ever since that night you walked out of my room after that argument. I love you, Bianca. Please, I can’t take it anymore,” he begs. “Be my friend, bestfriend, study buddy— whatever, don’t leave me. I fucking need you around me, Bianca. You make me happy,” he continues.

She remains silent, but she looks frightened.

“Please? Fuck Isla. Just having you sleeping wrapped around my arms that night makes me the happiest man alive. More than Isla ever could. I’ve never felt something like this before,” he continues to pour his heart out.

But instead of paying attention to his words, Bianca winces in pain. “G—Gray, stop, it hurts,” she whines.

He turns his gaze to his hands and finally notices. Both of his hands are squeezing her upper arms, probably a little too hard.

“Bianca, are you—?,” Grayson frowns. She looks scared as hell, so he lets go of his grip.

“No, no... I’m o—okay,” she lies. “I—I’m kinda hungry, let me eat first, okay?,” she slowly gets up, making her way to the kitchen.

Grayson remains silent as he watches her disappearing into the kitchen.

One thing he knows; there’s something not right with her.

#grayson dolan #tgabs'write #douche!gray #grayson blurb #grayson dolan fic #highschool!gray

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rye-views · 7 years ago

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Jurassic World (2015) dir. Colin Trevorrow. 7/10 Updated 2 years later. (8.25.20.) 7.4/10

The gyroscope is so cool. I would love to go to an amusement park like this. Jimmy Fallon being the guide is too unreal. How very universal studios. I love that I saw bts of this at studio tours because it makes me hyper aware during certain scenes.

Oh, look. Nick Robinson from Love, Simon.

Chris Pratt is so hot.

When did Claire’s hair get wavy? She’s also pretty brave for who she is. She’s not annoying like the wife in the third movie.

Aww, the raptors got to me.

I was wondering what it’d be like if gender roles were switched for Chris Pratt and Claire.

That last battle was so epic and brutal. Isn’t it wild that Earth had dinosaurs in the beginning and now it’s just humans. Like, we have no physical power.

Updated Commentary:

Lowery asking why it’s personal is amusing.

Claire waiting for how Karen would react is relatable.

Owen is who I want during the apocalypse.

Spoiler: [About Karen and Scott Mitchell dropping off their sons, Gray and Zach, at the airport. They are to spend time with their aunt Claire Dearing at her job in Jurassic World, a dinosaur theme park at Isla Nublar. Zach constantly checks out girls on the trip even though he said bye to his girlfriend at home. Gray is constantly wanting to explore and see more since he’s interested in dinosaurs. They are taken care of by Claire’s assistant, Zara. They have VIP access to the rides. Claire is busy talking with investors about how the lab creates better dinosaurs to keep with the excitement. Their first genetically modified hybrid, the Indominus Rex, has been created. Claire doesn’t have too much time for the kids, but greets them. Claire confronts Lowery, a control room worker, about his Jurassic park shirt. His coworker, Vivian, is there too. Simon Masrani is the park owner and flies Claire to the Indominus Rex. He is working to get his flying license. At the Indominus Rex enclosure, Masrani sees that it is able to scare anyone since that’s what they were going for. Masrani wants Owen Grady to check the stability of the paddock. Owen spends his time training the raptors–Blue, Echo, Delta, and Charlie. They listen to his commands. Vic Hoskins is head of InGen security and loves the way the raptors listen to the commands. He wants a field test to see that the raptors can be used as weapons. Owen argues that they can’t be used like that since they are wild animals. A worker goes to trap a runaway pig and ends up falling into the raptor enclosure. Owen goes into the enclosure himself and is able to have the raptors stay where they are. Owen’s assistant, Barry, gets the worker out and Owen asks him to close the door. As the doors shut, Owen quickly gets himself out as the raptors pursue. Vic watches the entire interaction. Gray and Zach evade Zara and go around the park some more. Karen calls Claire and is upset that she’s not being involved with the kids. Claire promises to try. Claire goes to Owen to get his help with the paddock and they mention their failed first date. Gray and Zach watch a showing of the Mosasaurus being fed. Owen gets to the Indominus Rex enclosure and deems that it doesn’t have the social skills to be functional. When they don’t see the dinosaur, they try to locate it with the thermal signature detector. It reveals that the dinosaur is missing and they also notice claw marks on the walls. Claire heads to the control room to check the implant location of the dinosaur. She has Lowery tell her the coordinates and he says the dinosaur is still in the enclosure. He also sees from the security footage that Owen and two workers are in the enclosure investigating the scene. When they are alerted to get out, they see the Indominus Rex. One guard is killed while the other opens the gate and gets out. Owen gets out along with the Indominus Rex. The Indominus Rex kills the other worker while Owen hides underneath a car and uses the gas to mask his scent. Masrani refuses to evacuate the park and focuses on capturing the dinosaur. The Asset Containment Unit goes out to capture it. Gray talks to Zach about how their parents are getting divorced. Owen gets back to the control room and talks about how the dinosaur tricked them and is highly intelligent. He wants the ACU to retreat when he sees that they’re using non-lethal weapons, but they move forward nonetheless. They find the tracking implant on the ground after the Indominus Rex had clawed it out of himself. They then get attacked and killed by the Indominus Rex after noticing that it can camouflage with the surroundings. Claire has the north part of the resort come in. The ride line is stopped after Zach and Gray get on the gyrosphere tour. Masrani confronts Henry Wu about what the dinosaur’s genetic makeup is, but he doesn’t reveal it. They argue and Henry says that this is what they asked for. Zach and Gray roam amongst the dinosaurs and when notified to come back, Zach keeps them out since they are VIPs. Claire learns from Zara that she lost the kids and

she finds that they are in the gyrospheres. No one helps to go retrieve them, so she goes herself. Zach and Gray find an open gate to a restricted area and Zach convinces Gray to go in. Claire recruits Owen to help. Zach and Gray get caught up between the Indominus Rex and other dinosaurs. The gyrosphere flips upside down and as Claire calls them, the Indominus Rex takes notice of them and attacks the sphere. The boys manage to escape and lose the Indominus Rex by jumping off a cliff and into the water. Owen and Claire see injured Brachiosauruses and see that the Indominus Rex is hunting for sport and not to eat. They also find the broken gyrosphere and Zach’s broken phone. They follow the kids’ tracks. The kids get to an abandoned Jurassic Park visitor center and fix up a Jeep. Vic and InGen arrive. Vic tries to argue with Masrani to have the raptors kill the Indominus Rex. Masrani refuses and goes to fly the helicopter with two soldiers. The kids drive away as Owen and Claire find where they were. When they go to use the other Jeep, the Indominus Rex arrives. Masrani’s men start shooting at the Indominus Rex as it crashes into the aviary. The pterosaurs escape the aviary and crash into Masrani’s helicopter, causing them to all die. Zach and Gray get back to the park and Zara goes to get them. The people in the resort are told to get shelter as the pterosaurs start attacking them. Zara chases after Zach and Gray, but is carried off by a pterosaur. She’s taken by multiple and ends up getting eaten by the Mosasaurus. Claire shoots off a pterosaur that’s attacking Owen and he kisses her. Zach and Gray see them. Vic relieves all the workers in the control room and Lowery alerts Claire that the board assigned emergency ops to InGen’s private security division. Owen goes to stop Vic from using the raptors, but has to help nonetheless. He teaches the troopers what to do. Claire drives the kids in the back of the truck as Zach tries consoling Gray. Owen gets the raptors to take in the scent of the flesh that the Indominus Rex clawed off its body with the tracking device. They then go to chase it with Owen riding a motorcycle. When they get to the Indominus Rex, Owen sees it communicating with the raptors and learns that it’s part raptor. It’s the new alpha after Owen. The troopers start shooting at the Indominus Rex and the raptors start attacking the team. One raptor is about to attack Barry as he hides in a log and Owen gets it away. Claire drives off as the raptors pursue the truck and the kids try to lose the raptors. Zach tases one while Claire pushes some away. Because of Vic’s orders, Henry has everyone start evacuating, along with the research. Lowery chooses to stay behind as everyone else in the control room evacuates. He goes to kiss Vivian, but she says she has a boyfriend. Owen, Claire, and the kids get to the lab with no one there. They see Vic and he mentions that Wu works for him and that they are going to advance the deadliness of the dinosaurs. A raptor comes in and kills Vic even though he tries calming it down. The others get outside and are surrounded by the raptors. Owen talks to Blue and releases her from her head guard. The Indominus Rex appears and it attacks Blue after she tries to let Owen get away. The raptors start attacking the Indominus Rex. Claire gets Lowery to open Paddock 9 and they release the T-Rex. The T-Rex and the raptors fight the Indominus until the Mosasaurus eats it. All raptors except Blue died. Owen watches as Blue leaves. The public are tended to by doctors and Karen and Scott arrive.]

#jurassic world #colin trevorrow #7.4 #2015 #movie #film #review #commentary #rye-views

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chxoticmuses · 5 years ago

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SEND IN ❔ AND I’LL LIST A COUPLE MUSES THAT I’D LIKE TO THROW AT YOURS

Status: ACCEPTING!!!

@armsdealing said: ❔

Bro, okay so at first I was going to do this long list giving each of your muses one or more muses of mine to interact with, BUT LITERALLY, THROW ALL OF UR BABIES AT THIS BLOG????? They’re all amazing. God bless for being able to deal with so many complex muses on one blog. They’re all lovely. Here are only some out of the million duos for our muses I can see:

(under a read more cause its kinda a long post)

— Marena/Cameron: I think it would be very interesting if these two interacted. Just from his powers alone (necromancy) and the fact that she’s the queen/goddess of death would make some quality interactions between the two.

— Keahi/Cordelia: These two have a lot in common with one another. They’re both witches who own little stores dedicated to antiques/magic paraphernalia. I can see a friendship between these two or at least a mutual respect for each other.

— Saul/Smiley: They’re both semipro boxers trying to make it to the professional level. I can see the two of them boxing at least once or interacting with one another. Whether they’re doing that in a friendly or more hostile way tho...

— Isla/Cordelia: They’re both all about helping others medical wise (considering that Cordelia’s powers are medical wise) and in some verses, Cordelia has her own clinics as well. They’re both pretty busy ladies and considering the fact that Cordie moves around quite frequently due to being immortal, I can see them being long-distance friends. I also can see her patching up some of my babies whenever they need medical attention.

— Olivia/Destiny: Though Destiny is a tattoo artist in her main verse, there was a point in her life where she did art for a year or two. A very brief time in her life, but she did it! I can see the two of them knowing each other during her art phase somehow!

— Luciano/Rose: Only because they’re both lawyers lmao.

— Samuel/Scout: They’re both prodigies when it comes to anything technology, both hackers, and involved with organized crime! The two of them also seem to be very secretive when it comes to their identity. I don’t know exactly how the two of them would meet, but I can see her doing something with 0:00 or doing something that messes with the group somehow. Either that or she sought him out to help with something the Hustlers were working on.

— Dio/Lauren/Smiley: Ahhh, we already have something go with these two babes, but I just haven’t replied in like forever. I think from the thread we have it was pretty established that they were business partners of some sort. I’m guessing she works as a runner for him as well and their relationship seems to be on the neutral gray side of things (not really enemies, but kinda not friends either. Just friendly to each other). As for Smiley, I can see him working as a bouncer at one of the clubs Dio owns.

— Marcelo/Naomi: I don’t know exactly what type of dynamic they’d have with each other, but I can see him staring in one or more of her music videos. They probably come across each other a lot in the industry.

— Joaquin/Cameron/Vincent: I can see Joaquin interacting with any crime muse of mine, but specifically I can see him interacting with Vincent the most since their main business has to do with drugs. As for Cameron, since they’re both morticians and supernatural beings.

— Ludo/Angelique: Angelique deals with getting all the equipment that the Hustlers need for their heists and that includes guns. She’s probably a regular of Ludo’s and flies out to New York every now and then to get supplies from him.

#HI BABES!!!#all ur muses are just *chef kiss* muy bien #armsdealing #( ANSWERED ASKS. )#( OOC. )

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cherriipeachcreme · 5 years ago

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“Chrome World” HCs

This was originally a theory I had regarding the Funamusea universe, but I also thought it could work as an AU. I’ve listed some headcanons I had based on the many monochrome characters DSP created, and I used names from the Okegom Wiki. Everything will be listed under the cut!

!! Please read my links before you interact!!

There is another world, based entirely off monochromatic characters; They must be strictly black, white, and/or gray, be unaffiliated with another existing world, and not have much information about them yet. The world itself also has a strictly monochromatic color scheme, with the exception of red blood. The residents include animals, angels, and demons.

I think these would be some of the residents:

Cumu (Tapir Waitress)

Dinah (Cat)

Isla (Rabbit with candle and voodoo doll)

Lufry (Cow)

Luropanda (Panda in Chinese dress)

Merim (Sheep, possibly the Merino breed)

Noir (Girl with pigs; Appears as a cameo in WATGBS)

Pansy (Panda with bun braids)

PD (Violent panda wearing sunglasses)

Sylvia (Dalmatian)

Purim (”Older sister figure” Orca)

Sheena (Panda girl with sunglasses)

Stripe (Zebra casino dealer)

Uneri (Gorgon)

“Gloomy” Demon (Possibly PD’s friend)

“Restless Cat”

“PPPPP” (Another panda, possibly Pansy’s friend)

“Bloody Panda” (Likely a doctor)

“Doctor Orca” (Possibly affiliated with Bloody Panda?)

“Eyepatch Panda”

“Positive Beetle”

“Unknown Animal Girl” (Speculated to be a goat or sheep, but she has claws.)

“Polka Dot Room Girl” (Possibly a demon)

Most of the characters have at least 1 of the following types of illustrations; A chibi portrait all being part of a single picture, A gray patterned background portrait (Mostly for the pandas), a drawing with monochrome aquatic creatures in the background, or a drawing with red lines.

In addition, there’s an animal-shaped motif on some characters’ portraits; The rabbit-shaped fire on Isla’s candle, the tapir-shaped steam from Cumu’s teacup, and the panda-shaped smoke from PD’s and Gizaira’s cigarettes.

Other information:

There’s a drawing of Isla and Merim which includes the words “Ligia Exotica.” I think this would be the title of a story with these characters, but since these are just HCs I called my theory “Chrome World”.

Merim and Gizaira are likely enemies; She is scared of him while he may be violent toward her.

Merim and Isla however are likely friends, and possibly the main characters.

Based on the characters’ personalities and occupations, the world may include a casino and a restaurant or cafe, and may also likely have violence.

Since some of the pandas wear Chinese outfits, they might have a Chinese background (Similar to the Asian background in WATGBS).

#mogeko #funamusea #mogeko au #blood //#violence mention //#headcanons #I've thought of this for a long time now

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madscientistjournal · 5 years ago

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Fiction: Announcing Genemech's School for The Future--a revolution in education

A note from Genemech CEO Maximilian Benetton, as provided by Paul Alex Gray Art by America Jones

Twenty years ago, I used genetically modified killer bees to wrest control of Genemech. I freed the company from the constraints of unambitious founders, government regulation and ethics oversight.

Today, Genemech is a global ideas factory, with operations spanning the globe. We have generated incredible profits through the development of robot soldiers, bio-engineered babies, and displacing the need for smelly human labour. We’re well on our way to achieving our vision–a society where the intelligent elite can rule the world.

This summer, my cyborg eight-year-old son Atlas came up with a brilliant idea: on-demand drug-testing drones. He built a prototype from plastic and metal he found on the beach. He spun up a website, designed a logo, and ran a guerilla marketing campaign, leveraging social influencers from Beijing to Bogota. It was a great learning experience, and although the drone had a false positive rate exceeding 30%, it also found several offenders, informing law enforcement and excluding unsuitable individuals from the workforce.

When third grade began, however, Atlas’ schedule became too busy with the same old stuff. Writing essays and taking tests. I saw his motivation for his startup ‘BUSTR’ fade, and a planned V2 model was abandoned. As a parent, it was disappointing, but I came to understand why it happened.

Education has failed.

I kicked off a stealth project inside Genemech. Our best designers, engineers, and dreamers ran a beta program on the company’s South Pacific island HQ, Isla Salvador. Today, we’re announcing the launch of Genemech’s School for The Future, the next evolution in education, designed to create the industrialists of the future.

We call it Eduspiration.

We utilize a hypothesis-based approach, believing that kids need to dream big, and not be constrained in testing their ideas–however extreme.

To read the rest of this story, check out the Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2019 collection.

Time’s person of the year in 2034, Dr Maximilian Benetton is widely recognised for his work to redefine the destiny of mankind. Dr. Benetton wrested control of Genemech in November 2019, when he used an army of Giant Death Bees to force the company’s weak and unambitious founder, Dr. Mackenzie Cooper, into exile on Moon Base Alpha. This ushered in a new era of innovation at Genemech, where he led initiatives to engineer a new humanity–one where the smartest, richest, and most cunning could take their rightful place in ruling the world. Outside of work, Dr. Benetton enjoys creating genetic animal hybrids such as Orca-Wolf and Scorpio-Shihtzu, and watching live-streamed footage of Executor Drones.

Paul Alex Gray writes linear and interactive fiction starring sentient black holes, wayward sea monsters, curious AIs, and more. His work has been published in Nature Futures, Andromeda Spaceways, PodCastle, and others. Paul grew up by the beaches of Australia, then traveled the world and now lives in Canada with his wife and two children. On his adventures, Paul has been a startup founder, game designer and mentor to technology entrepreneurs. Chat with him on Twitter @paulalexgray or visit www.paulalexgray.com.

America is an illustrator and comic artist with a passion for neon colors and queer culture. Catch them being antisocial on social media @thehauntedboy.

Fiction: Announcing Genemech’s School for The Future–a revolution in education was originally published on Mad Scientist Journal

#Academia #America Jones #Genetic Engineering #Maximilian Benetton #Paul Alex Gray

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neveraftcr · 4 months ago

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" yeah, it's a promise. and i like to keep my promises so it's inevitable really. " one day. one day she'll do it. she'll get him to dance. she just didn't know exactly how she would be doing that yet. " i don't count. you can't use the excuse that i'm here otherwise i'll never actually know if i fulfilled my promise, will i? " her own plate in hand, she followed him over to the table, unable to remember the last time she actually say down to eat breakfast. usually it was something quick as she ran out the door, quickly drinking the coffee she had forgotten about. " they're definitely up." she nodded as she sat down. " dancing just... i'm not great at it but it just makes you feel better, i think. all your worries slip away for a moment. coffee is sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day without falling asleep at the worst times. and well, sleep... who doesn't love sleep? " she explained as she ate. " what are you favourite things? "

" so you're making that a promise ? " yongguk asked with a bit of a singing tone to his voice, finding his fun that isla wanted to do that, especially because yongguk wasn't necessarily one having a talent for dance moves on the floor. " i suppose so but, the thing is ... you're here so, you'd be watching right ? " pointing a finger at her as if to prove his point but, he only shook his head and then grabbed cutlery to bring to the table after having grabbed the plate being handed to him; finding it really nice that she'd even do all of this; yongguk thinking that she had gotten up to make breakfast for her boyfriend, his roommate. " thank you, i think you might just be right on that. " he brought the plate to the table to sit, signaling for her to join him. " is those three things actually your favorite things ? " interests to know more about her and what she loved, that was his personal goal.

#⋮ ❛ isla gray › interactions.#isla and yongguk.

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#heartwrought : independent , mutually exclusive multi - muse . featuring muses from fandoms such as until dawn , shadowhunters , stranger things , and more. est. august 31st, 2022. this blog is 18+. do ��not interact if you are a minor. penned by reed. 24. she / her. mobile muse list found under the cut.

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#Repost @sealegacy Filmed while on our Whale Shark Trip by the incredible conservationist...@shawnheinrichs @download.ins --- #Highlights2021: We continue to highlight the posts from the past year that you excitedly engaged with the most. Skimming along the ocean surface you see a dance of light peeking in and out of the tide, as if the sky's stars have made their way into the waves. As you glide closer, the dance becomes slower and begins to create more recognizable shapes, spots and stripes begin to form. Your eyes adjust to the dispersement of light and begin to realize, it's not a reflection of light against the water...it's light deflecting against an alluring blueish gray canvas...a whale shark! This leviathan beauty graces the waters as if it's in its own ballet with the ocean as its partner. You're immediately drawn in by its calm, accepting nature, releasing a tranquility that is rarely seen or experienced between species. Read on as our storyteller shares how whale sharks still leave him in awe to this day. Video and words by @shawnheinrichs // "If someone were to conceive of the perfect ambassador for sharks, they would have created whale sharks. These massive yet harmless creatures, with no shark teeth and covered in cute spots, are curious with swimmers and spend hours at the surface where people can interact with them. You couldn’t conceive of a better evangelist for sharks! One cannot help but feel humbled when one of these ocean giants graces your presence, watching as its huge body passes within feet of you, its huge mouth gulping down tiny plankton, all propelled by its mighty tail." From @jim_abernethy // @sealegacy & @onlyone are definitely unstoppable Conservationist working very hard to help our oceans and all aquatic life! I'm humbled but extremely grateful to be a part of them! Your support is critical to their efforts so thank for those that support them! #TurnTheTide #ocean #conservation #nature #video (at Isla Mujeres, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/jim_abernethy/p/CX-Iot4pFpJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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isla wasn’t sure how else she could say that looking at those texts would kill her without saying it literally. " elián… " she started, cutting herself off. as sure as she was that anyone could be better than her at this, perhaps whichever friend he’d gone to about her. maybe it was just that goofy grin that always managed to stop her in her tracks, but she pushed her crushing heart down and put in a smile. " right, of course, yeah. let me look at them. " her hand reached for his phone, hoping that she could crush him the way he was unknowingly crushing her. " yeah, yeah i’d say she likes you. " how could she not? " i don’t really have advice for you though, just… be yourself and I’m sure it will all work out. but if you need more than that then i'm not your girl. can we just talk about something else? anything else? "

#bcrbieworld #thank you for replying!!#⋮ ❛ isla gray › interactions.#isla and elián.

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neveraftcr · 4 months ago

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" really? because it feels like that's exactly what you're trying to do. i don't know what else you want from me, what else am i suppose to do? " she was at a loss, unsure of what to do or say, worried it would be the wrong thing. " is it not all that matters? "

"i'm not pushing you away, i'm just making a point. it sucks to be constantly trying and for it to never seem like enough." he explained, the whole disappointed term only making it worse for him. "so don't tell me you love me and make it seem like that's all that matters in the end."

#⋮ ❛ isla gray › interactions.#isla and charlie.

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Classroom Building University of California Santa Barbara

University of California Santa Barbara Classroom Building, UCSB Los Angeles Design, Architect News

Classroom Building University of California Santa Barbara

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Apr 12, 2021

University of California Santa Barbara Classroom Building News

Location: UCSB, California, United States of America

Design: LMN Architects

LMN Architects Designs New Classroom Building At The University Of California Santa Barbara

Inspired By The Site And The History Of The Campus, The Project Is The First New Building Dedicated To Classroom Space In Fifty Years

Seattle, Washington – April 12, 2021 – LMN Architects is pleased to celebrate the design and beginning of construction of the new Classroom Building at the University of California Santa Barbara. The project will increase campus classroom capacity by 35 percent, providing 2,000 seats in contemporary instructional spaces over four floors in the center of the University’s iconic shoreline campus.

The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has begun construction on a new 90,000 SFT Classroom Building designed by LMN Architects on a central site adjacent to the Library along Library Mall. The project will be the first new classroom building on campus since 1967 and will provide additional active learning space with 2,000 seats in 5 lecture halls, 3 active learning flat-floor rooms, and 20 flexible classrooms. The Classroom Building is designed to be a porous structure that opens at every face to welcome the university community, intertwining the life of the building with the surrounding campus and spectacular natural environment.

“As a top-tier research university and member of the prestigious American Association of Universities, UC Santa Barbara has been long overdue to update its teaching capabilities,” comments Gene Lucas, Chair of the New Classroom Building Committee for the University. “As a campus with a reputation for pioneering interdisciplinary teaching and research, this new classroom building will provide spaces that encourage collaborative education and promote faculty-student interactions. Every classroom is designed to facilitate active learning, an experience our students are clamoring for, and our faculty is excited to provide. LMN has done an outstanding job of designing a building that not only provides this capability but integrates well with both the campus architecture and our beautiful Pacific Coast setting.”

Stephen Van Dyck, Partner, LMN Architects, comments: “Together with University leadership, we have envisioned a building and surrounding public spaces that are open and welcoming. Drawing on the coastal climate and spectacular natural setting to create a place that will be among the most heavily used on campus. The building’s site and design represent a major step forward towards the goals of the University’s Long Range Development Plan, anticipating the eventual extension of Library Mall to the south and realizing the eastward extension of Pardall Mall, ultimately linking several of the campus’ most significant shared buildings along these major public spaces.”

The project comprises two main volumes surrounding a central circulation corridor that runs east-west, linking the extension of Library Mall to Science Walk. This open-air paseo interconnects the functions of the two buildings’ masses, providing outdoor terraces, stairs, bridges, and collaboration spaces designed to encourage serendipitous interactions and collaboration among students and faculty. The intensity of use of the building’s many instructional spaces will activate the building throughout the day, extending the vibrant social and academic cultures of UCSB throughout the building’s vertically arranged public spaces.

On the exterior, the building presents two characters of expression. A taught, vertical façade system comprised of high-performance-concrete panels and vertical windows clads the outward-facing elevations, establishing the building massing as clear framing elements along the adjacent campus spaces of Library Mall and Pardall Mall.

Facing the building’s internal public spaces, the building takes a radically different form by sculpting the shared exterior terraces with a more loose, organic formal language, driven by the efficient planning of the lecture halls within. The resulting formal and material qualities of these spaces take inspiration from the local vernacular architecture and the adjacent seaside cliffs, recalling the sedimentary sandstone in its curvilinear, polished concrete block walls.

Jennifer Milliron, Principal, LMN Architects, comments: “The experience of the building is intended to be an extension of the campus experience. Taking advantage of the Central Coast of California climate and the views to the Pacific Ocean, the building acts almost as a vertical extension of the adjacent campus spaces. This same thinking is brought inwards to the building’s teaching spaces, featuring material and color palettes inspired by the campus’ unique natural setting. We have strategically integrated natural light in every room, and on the upper floors have created seminar rooms that feature views out to the lagoon and ocean beyond. This is a design that could only have evolved out of this iconic campus and stunning natural environment.”

The four-story ensemble broke ground in February of 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2023. LMN Architects has designed over 140 projects on 47 campus in the United States, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle; the Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa in Iowa City; Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion at Michigan State University in East Lansing; and the Clemson School of Business in Clemson.

University of California Santa Barbara Classroom – Building Information

Project Title: University of California, Santa Barbara Classroom Building.

Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Design Years: 2018-2021

Construction Years: 2021-2023.

Major Building Materials: High-performance concrete panels, polished concrete block, perforated aluminum guardrails, high-performance glazing.

Program: Lecture Halls (175, 250 and 350 seat), Active Learning Classrooms, Discussion Section Classrooms, Technical Office Suite, Informal Teaching Space, Exterior Terraces, Gender Inclusive Restrooms, Classroom Support, and Building Storage.

Site Area: 159,000 SFT (14,771.5 s.m.)

Floor Area: 90,000 SFT (8,361.2 s.m.)

Building Height: 81’ – 6”. (24.7 m.).

Number of Floors: 4 (+ Penthouse)

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Project Renderings: LMN Architects

Publication Drawings Credit: LMN Architects

Project Credits

Architect: LMN Architects 801 Second Avenue, Suite 501 Seattle, Washington 98104

Project Team: John Aldredge Albert Cua, AIA Rob Curran Michael Day Tiffani Erdmanczyk, Associate AIA Jeff Floor, AIA Howard Howlett, Associate AIA Kris Jugueta Susan Lowance, AIA Chris Martin, AIA Jennifer Milliron, Associate AIA Charlotte Phillips Shima Sahebnassagh, Associate AIA George Shaw, FAIA Stephen Van Dyck, AIA Kevin Zhang

UCSB Design & Construction Services: John Fitzgerald Julie Hendricks Ernie Knapp Liana Khammash Bill McGreevy Meagan Roa Jack Wolever

Project Contractor: C.W. Driver.

Structural: Saiful Bouquet, Inc.

Civil Engineer: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

Landscape Architect: Arcadia Studio, Inc.

MEP, Lighting & Sustainability: Integral Group.

Acoustic, AV & IT: Arup North America Ltd.

Environmental Graphics: Entro.

Bicycle Planning: Fehr & Peers.

Wind: RWDI.

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