#Business

[biglisbonnews]

Rented e-scooters cleared from Paris streets on eve of ban Electric scooter rental experiment in French capital ends after 5 years of controversyParis will become the first European capital to ban rented electric scooters on Friday, as the city hall vowed to “calm down” the streets.Five years after Paris became the first city in Europe to open up to the “free-floating” shared e-scooter market in 2018, the last of the city’s 15,000 e-scooters were loaded into vans on Thursday afternoon, marking the end of an era. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/rented-e-scooters-cleared-from-paris-streets-on-eve-of-ban

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 102

 Bruce pinched the bridge of his nose, taking a deep breath. In for ten seconds, out for eight. Alright. Okay. “Let me get this straight,” he didn’t motion to the three teens- or not teens even if two apparently looked like they were- but it was a close thing. “You-” 

 Phantom perked up, white hair flickering with what he was pretty sure were stars as they turned away from the window looking out into space. “-are two years old.” The fae-esque being who looked more like a fourteen year old gave a half-distracted nod. Which, for a toddler, they were paying attention pretty well. 

 “You-” Klarion looked up from where he was fiddling with the cuffs that had been on him, cat sprawled on his shoulder now that it was out of the carrier. “-are six?” Another distracted nod, the apparently-child seemingly enamored with the sounds the cuffs made when they clinked together. 

  “And you-” He turned towards Marvel, who shrank back before seemingly steeling themself. “-are in fact ten.” The… well they had thought demigod but apparently all three were some sort of realms-being, which had apparently made Constantine pale and start cursing before stomping out of the Watchtower. Another nod and shaky thumbs up. 

 Alright. Okay. They had in fact let a ten-year old join the league, which wouldn’t have been so bad if they had known. Especially the fact that apparently Marvel was only half-human, which suddenly explained so much about how he didn’t know so many things about a human life. Which-

 “You,” he turned towards Phantom again to make sure he was listening before returning his attention to Marvel. “And you have both lived at least a year in the human realm with human companions, but your-” He turned his gaze towards the ravenette in the center. The six year old apparently. “-experience with the human realm is literally just with the Light.” 

 Yet another distracted nod. Okay. Bruce was tempted to scream in a room for the entire situation that had cropped up from the single action of taking Klarion’s familiar and then the boy himself into custody. Then again, it was honestly a much better thing they had apparently caught this. 

 “Alright,” he sighed, suddenly feeling incredibly exhausted. “To make sure I have all of this correct-” Because it was already a shitshow and the amount of shouting had absolutely spooked the child. To the point he’d- according to Marvel- made what was apparently some sort of very distressed noise that had made both him and Phantom running. Or rather flying and portaling. 

 “-in the realms, people there make friends through fighting,” Bruce pauses to make sure he got that part correct. The origin of this entire misunderstanding with the chaos-lord. Lordling? 

 All three nodded, Klarion losing interest in the cuffs and starting to pet his cat. Familiar. Everyone had referred to it as a familiar and Marvel had appeared utterly horrified that they had taken said familiar away. Somehow he was the one the trio were currently trusting and weren’t doing the same towards any of the other league members. 

 “And you have been trying to make friends with the Jr team, which they have been taking as an attack due to this miscommunication.” Honestly they should have gotten more information, though he couldn’t exactly blame any of the teens, what with everything they were currently dealing with. 

 “... is there any sort of guardian or something you might have, that can be contacted? Or anyone that could help prevent a situation like this from happening again?” All three avoided his eyes, suddenly finding things like the table and walls very interesting. 

 Oh. Hm. This could be a problem.

[nelkcats]

Help is just a click away

Danny was bored, it's not something new, the Infinite Realms were not the epitome of fun and the portals had been closed after the fight he had with his parents. It was safer that way, no one could get hurt, humans or ghosts.

That didn't mean the halfa couldn't miss them: his family, his friends, or the life he had before. All he had left were the ghosts, which was fine, but it wasn't enough. He felt unbalanced, unwell.

Clockwork told him it was because of his obsession, his obsession to help and protect was being fulfilled but only halfway. He had enough ectoplasm to last a lifetime but Danny was a human too, he needed to see the stars, to help people. He needed it desperately.

Clockwork noticed this and seeing that the boy could not return to his original dimension, he gave him permission to travel to the DC universe as long as he was careful. It was unlikely that they would attack the halfa there, they were all "special" and Danny would go unnoticed. But the boy still wanted to help.

So he formed a small business. He created a simple app and granted help to anyone who made a request. From saving a kitten from the trees to transporting very heavy packages.

It worked wonders and lowered his stress levels greatly. Danny thought he could get used to it, until people started making stranger requests and before he knew it, the so-called "Justice League" was at his door. Of course, he escaped, although that probably didn't help sell his innocence.

[baede-6]

I love that Ghost is just a character in a video game. That's all he is. Ghost is literally just a character in a video game and yet every single person I have ever met that plays Destiny, loves their Ghost like he's real.

Like he's actually a part of us like he is to our Guardians.

Because in a way, he is.

The emotional bond we formed with him is real.

Everyone I know that I have talked to about the end of The Final Shape, admitted to crying over Ghost. (Even my friends that I would say are more emotionally shut off). From my New Light friends to my Veteran friends that have been playing since Beta.

Ghost is just a character in a video game and Bungie managed to make a character that we feel is a part of us like they are to our character.

Nolan North put the emotion, the love, the humor,the concern,the compassion needed into the voice lines over the course of two games to get us attached to Ghost.

The writing team at Bungie, gave life to a little robot shell full of life, where if you were like me, loved him from day 1.

Every time Ghost has ever referenced how long he spent looking for me (My Guardian) or where he found me, I've gotten emotional. So when I got to that part in the the Cosmodrome in The Final Shape, not gonna lie, I got a little teary eyed. That was where it all began.

I'm his and he is mine.

My little guy. My little buddy for life.

He's just a fictional character.

But he's so much more than that.

I know no one at Bungie will ever read this, and I'm ok with that, but I just want to thank them for creating Ghost. I want to thank Nolan North for bringing him to life with his voice.

Now if you excuse me, I have to go hug my Ghost and then go on some adventures with him. ❤️♠️

[claypigeonpottery]

new little guardian dude! an african wild dog this time. really looking forward to adding those spots

[shittybundaskenyer]

help i love them so much <3

[gilly-moon]

I didn’t intend for it to happen but Kozmotis’s expression with his wife vs with Nightlight is making me laugh

[ruporas]

soft (and some bittersweet)

[hmslusitania]

Not to be back on a particular bullshit (when am I ever not though) but at the beginning of Gotham Knights, if you bring Tim, you get a tiny piece of dialogue where he says “oh, I should donate blood again soon.” Good, fine, a noble pursuit, he’s a good kid.

Except that he’s also sixteen and bisexual and so I just delight in imagining what the blood donation requirements are in Gotham.

The Red Cross, anywhere else: um we can’t take that

Gotham Blood Banks: we’ll take anything

The Red Cross, anywhere else: what are you — i mean!! That’s kids! You can’t take kids’ blood! Or queer men?? What’s wrong with you people?

Gotham Blood Banks: look at me. Look at me in my eyes. Do You Understand What We Have To Deal With Here?! This shit is fucking Dire.

Unhinged Gotham Phlebotomists: hey I’ve got some. Um. Donations for you?

Gotham Blood Banks: thank you for your service

The Red Cross, anywhere else: you don’t even know where that came from!

Gotham Blood Banks: we screen it all anyway don’t even try to talk me out of this.

[dual-domination]

Guardian vol 3 Special Edition 💚💚💚

[hyakunana]

"Your people need their heroes."

Their heroes:

[biglisbonnews]

Parks and gardens hold key to cooling overheated cities Nature in urban settings can have huge impact on temperature and human behaviour, study showsParks, trees, green roofs and gardens are what scientists call nature-based solutions to cooling overheated cities. Then there are the technical solutions, solar panels, heat pumps and other ways of cutting fossil fuel use. But even all these combined are not enough to reach the goal of net zero carbon emissions.This is partly because as climate change makes our cities hotter during the summer months, people tend to change their behaviour. For example, they may stop cycling to work and opt to sit in an air-conditioned car, making a bad situation worse. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/sep/01/weatherwatch-parks-gardens-cooling-overheated-cities-nature

[thankstothe]

Okay Foreman

[shakingparadigm]

Being apart of Unsha's mafia during his idol manager phase must have felt like a fever dream

HELLOOOO THIS IS FUCKING GOLD LMAO. The way Unsha could literally pull this off (they do illegal shit and cover it up well). This is so well drawn help??? Yes sir Unsha sir any tongue that rises against Ivan shall fall Unsha sir... with how much Unsha prioritizes Ivan's popularity and promotion I don't doubt he's taken drastic measures once or twice....

Ivan's Christmas album 😭😭😭 this is so fucking funny bye 😭 peak nepo baby Ivan they've literally got bodyguards twice Unsha's size.

[raaorqtpbpdy]

It’s so funny to me when people interpret Mokuba as an Ipad baby like ygo doesn’t take place in the 90s lmao. Mokuba’s not an ipad baby, Mokuba’s a latchkey kid. He has too much freedom and not enough supervision and as a result he’s both extremely competent, and constantly getting into trouble.

[pastelplastic]

The Super Dictionary presents "The Astoundingly Mundane Adventures of Hal Jordan."