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[ne0squid]

now that i know people can see my posts now, i wanna show y'all my smrpg oc, caldera!

well actually, they're kind of an oc, kind of not...

caldera's true form is actually the fire crystal from the culex battle! i was inspired after reading the fire crystal's monster list entry:

the story behind caldera is that the fire crystal was fed up with being used for evil, so it used its power to escape to mario's world via the sealed door in monstro town. it then gave itself a new form and name to fit in with that world, becoming caldera (and in case you're wondering, yes, i did intend for caldera to be a parallel to geno!) in fact, caldera takes the place of geno in an au i've been working on and, spoiler alert- everyone else on the team is replaced too! but that's for another post...

feel free to send asks about them, and feel free to have your oc interact with them!

[orpheuslament]

friendships end. relationships end. fictional man whos doing even worse than you is forever

[apollos-boyfriend]

i’m gonna cry it’s raining right now and i just passed by a family where both parents were without an umbrella but their kid who couldn’t have been older than like 3-4 was proudly holding this GIANT umbrella whose diameter was as tall (if not taller) as the kid. both the parents were getting absolutely drenched but u could tell the kid was just so happy to have an “adult” task and carry the umbrella themselves and i think that sacrifice is what love is all about

[jackyjackdraws]

I got this idea at 3am.

No, I won't elaborate further

[ef-1]

For those not tapped into Australian politics, King Charles is in Australia to conduct his "historic first tour to the commonwealth realm" i.e visting countries that King Charles is supposedly a monarch to.

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe had requested an audience with King Charles for weeks prior to this visit, she wrote countless letters to speak to him. Unlike other commonwealth nations and other former Brisitish colonies, a treaty with Indigenous peoples in Australia was never formed. Their land was never ceded to the British Crown. After being denied and ignored, Lidia Thorpe, draped in a traditional possum skin cloak, stormed in the Great Hall during the reception for Charles at Parliament House in the capital shouting the following:

I literally can't even look at these photos without getting goosebumps.

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Deep sea benthic Miku

[sadclowncentral]

shoutout to the guy who after unsuccessfully hitting on my sister and being politely declined asked her "is it okay if i ask your brother instead" and when she said yes gave me a long and searching look before sighing and going "no. i am not drunk enough to go for a dude. but you look like an angel" happy bisexual pride to this man and this man only. hope you figure it out soon king

[great-and-small]

I was walking on a rather remote beach when I came upon this Whip eel drying up in the sun. These are intertidal eels that can actually handle themselves out of water for a bit, but it’s not normal for them to be fully exposed in direct sunlight like this. The tide was at least six hours from coming in and I felt like this eel was in distress, so I made the decision to dig him out and return to the ocean. His body was too delicate to be simply pulled from the hole without injury, so I got to digging.

This endeavor took about 40 minutes as the eel was quite long and difficult to excavate. Also had to continually refill my temporary eel pond to keep him from drying out entirely while I worked.

If you are an eel aficionado like myself, please enjoy this silly little video of the relocation process set to some jaunty royalty-free disco music.

[shrubsparrow]

It's in the eye of the beholder

[pangur-and-grim]

he saw his reflection for the first time

[ravenkings]

[44boora]

why the long face Sixer? 🏹

[clickityweasel]

had a real life "and everybody clapped" moment and im still reeling. spent the rest of the ride comparing butterfly pics with the old lady next to me trying to identify it

[antlerlad]

happy tdov my loves. don't let anyone else define your transness for you.

help trans women evacuate gaza

[solreefs]

“oh I’m too old for stuffed animals” skill issue. sorry you can’t appreciate little creatures made to hang out with you, I on the other hand am full of joyous whimsy and therefore vastly superior.