#CASE DIGESTS

[jecroisenmoi]

Nothing's going to my head

8.11.2024

Hello Sunday! Currently home and happy but my mind is a mess and I'm not really absorbing my readings •́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀ I have classes tomorrow. Good luck for the recit. Good luck and God bless me! Hoping for better days.

XOXO

P.S. it's good to be back home.

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[birdy-babe]

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[clowndensation]

it's like. louis attempted to tell this story to daniel the first time, broke down, and attacked him before he could finish it.

and then decades later he's convinced himself that it was leaving the story unresolved that's holding him back from living his life fully now. so he invites daniel back again. and louis is sitting poised and put together, confident in his ability to recite his history in a pretty, poignant, neat little narrative that will resolve all the guilt and yearning and emptiness inside of him. that if he can just tell a compelling, satisfying story, maybe it will actually be that, and not the life he lived through, with all the pitfalls of his own failures lurking inside.

and then season 1 ends with him once again being forced to confront that the story he wants to imagine and the life he actually lived aren't the same thing. the boundaries around his narrative are shredded and he's left exposed, and subsequently able to face his past for the first time since that original interview. and you think, you think, "well this is it. they've crossed the event horizon. there's no use hiding the truth anymore, not after it's come flooding out into the open like this"

and then season 2 opens. not only is it back to the original, practiced distance, we now have armand literally enforcing that distance. a man sitting at the table who's interjections must be disregarded, an intentional interruption to the flow of the story. he doesn't exist to aid or add detail, he exists to distract louis when he gets too deep in the story. the only time we do get louis allowing any deep truth to come out is when armand leaves the room.

it's like. louis wants a story that's true, and the truth is what he's convinced will leave him satisfied. armand wants a story that will satisfy louis, to the extent louis will accept it's true.

[lilbeanz-wibblywobbly]

Rusty the Good Dalek -- indefinite companion aboard Clara's diner✨️

[sixth-light]

(tws ahead: discussion of food, diets and diet culture, eating disorders, calorie counts, and fatphobia in the context of pregnancy)

Truly one of the most bizarre things about being pregnant has been the official advice around food. Food and eating is difficult enough already when you're pregnant - there's excellent scientific evidence that it's advisable to moderate your caffeine intake and avoid alcohol, and an entire laundry list of stuff you're supposed to avoid for food safety/food poisoning risk reasons. (I am a nerd and I read the last scientific review of the linked advice from the NZ Ministry of Health, so I can say with confidence it's also pretty well supported.) Personally, I am largely indifferent to going without alcohol, but after half a year or so my brie cravings are getting pretty intense. That's going to be even tougher for people with food restriction issues. And then there's the potential nutrient deficiencies that come when a baby is sucking up all your available iron, calcium, etcetera.

But on top of all this...a couple of things are also true:

later pregnancy and breastfeeding require a higher calorie intake because you're, uh, feeding an entire baby with your body and those calories have to come from somewhere

healthy pregnancy also requires weight gain because of the aforementioned 'growing an entire person' thing

Western Anglophone society absolutely loses its goddamn mind at the thought of telling women (and other pregnant people, but they are clearly not thinking that far) that it's okay for them to eat more than normal, let alone gain weight

So there's reams and reams of official advice which has like one line saying "maybe don't diet when you're pregnant" quickly followed by "but it's OK! you can diet afterwards! you'll lose lots of weight when you breastfeed!" and then like. eight paragraphs on how while technically, they suppose you need some extra calories during some of your pregnancy, it is DEEPLY IMPORTANT that those calories only come from the most healthy and boring possible foods, because otherwise you might gain too much weight which is the worst possible thing that could happen. Try carrot sticks! Fat-free yoghurt! Dry toast! I have literally seen advice suggesting the extra calories you need can be gained from a "small snack". Maybe an apple. (Most of the estimates I've seen about extra calorie needs in later pregnancy are in the range of 3-400 extra calories a day. That apple would have to be the size of your head.) This is all followed up with dire warnings about gestational diabetes, which is lurking in the wings waiting for any pregnant person who dares use it as justification for eating that extra biscuit. There is clearly a really deep-seated belief at play that if you give them - us - an excuse to eat more we will gorge ourselves on, IDK, chips and ice cream, because the only thing holding us back from obesity is the constant reminder that gaining weight is BAD and that eating too much food is BAD (even though the reality is that weight gain and higher caloric needs are part of a healthy pregnancy). This reality has to be held at arms' length and hemmed in with restrictions and cautions lest all hell break loose. You are very literally advised to calculate your BMI, weigh yourself regularly, and have a target weight gain - i.e. implicitly to restrict your food intake if your weight gain is higher - which I'm sure is just chill and fabulous for people with a history or present of eating disorders.

(The cherry on top of this is that it's normal for pregnant people to have suppressed appetites in late pregnancy despite needing more food because, again, there is an entire baby in there squashing their organs. Add in all those foods that you can't eat, and it can actually be somewhat challenging to eat enough.)

The bit that haunts me is that we know that caloric restriction during pregnancy makes children more likely to have higher weights later on, and you know who is most targeted with this diet-but-don't-diet-but-actually-kinda-do rhetoric? Fat people, who are advised to gain at absolute most about the weight of a healthy full-term baby + amniotic fluid/placenta/etc - and that it's fine if they gain much less weight than that, barely more than the weight of a healthy baby, which would actually equate to total weight loss. During pregnancy. It feels like there could be a lot of self-fulfilling prophecy going on here vis a vis fat parents having fat kids. which is now sometimes characterised as a form of child abuse. FUN.

Anyway, I am sure I'm not the only person to have made these observations (and if you know good writing on this topic I'd love to be linked to it, because I'm way too chicken to try Googling) but man. As I said at the start: the level at which fatphobia and diet culture are institutionalised during pregnancy, to the detriment of actual health, is wild.

(For my money, sane advice would be 'healthy eating advice is the same during pregnancy as it is other times except for the specific foods you should avoid because of increased food poisoning risk, and you need to eat a bit more in later pregnancy. The end.')

[theriverbeyond]

who's alive, dead, in between or beyond! pre-alecto the ninth character masterlist

After my previous pre-nona the ninth character status masterlist, I'm attempting another one! Some characters have been grouped for ease, and I did not include any characters from the previous post that are not mentioned as doing anything in NtN (i.e. Wake, Canaan House crew, previous lyctors et. al). They are all, presumably, in the same place as they were before.

Also not included is the empty stretch of time between Harrowhark's soul exiting the bubble-memory with John and reappearing in her own body at the end of the book - this is relevant as based on the preview, AtN may not immediately pick up post-NtN.

(current date: 12/12/2022, #ntn spoilers)

ALIVE (characters who have been alive continuously since their birth, and whose body&soul have never been separated)

The Gang - Hot Sauce, Honesty, Born in the Morning, Beautiful Ruby, Kevin (all last seen on New Rho)

We Suffer and We Suffer (last seen on New Rho)

Jolie/the teacher (last seen on New Rho)

AIM/the Messenger (Last seen in the megatruck on the top tier of the Ninth)

Noodle (last seen in the megatruck with AIM, barking)

Our Lady of the Passion (Last seen in the megatruck)

Crown Him With Many Crowns (formerly Coronabeth Tridentarius, last seen in the megatruck)

Judith Deuteros (Body still partially possessed by Varun, last seen in the megatruck under the care of Crown Him with Many Crowns)

The Sixth House Oversight body (notable member Juno Zeta, all last seen in the megatruck)

Various OG members of the Ninth House (last seen under Devil attack, sheltering in the catacombs of the Ninth)

Aiglamene (last seen outside the unlocked door of the Tomb)

Ianthe the First (feat. the chewed up battery of Naberius Tern' soul) (last seen in the Unlocked Tomb, having just been smacked by Alecto & thrown into the water)

Grand Admiral Sarpeadon (Presumed to be on Antioch with EJG. has received a large promotion!)

ALIVE (reunited and it feels so good)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (feat. the cheeseburger portion of Gideon Nav's happy meal soul) (body & soul together, last seen being carried unconscious by Alecto. lyctoral/power status unknown, eyes black)

KILLED BUT NOT DEAD (they got better!)

Emperor John Gaius (presumed to be on Antioch, last seen being stabbed through the chest by Alecto but still chatting it up. previously murdered by Mercymorn the First)

Alecto (presumed to be on Antioch with EJG and Harrow, last seen putting a sword through EJG's chest. previously murdered by John's nukes)

Pyrrha Dve (soul active, body G1deon the First's, last seen in the Unlocked Tomb. no necromantic powers & immune to herald fear, lyctoral healing intact. previously murdered by John's nukes and also again by an unknown party - presumed to be self or G1deon the First - to attain lyctorhood)

Various members of the neo-Ninth (notable member Sister Berta, last seen sheltering in the catacombs of the Ninth & under Devil attack. previously murdered by John's nukes)

SOUL GESTALT (mutual death & rebirth, fusion)

Camilla Hect (body active as Paul, individual soul consumed by grand lysis)

Palamades Sextus (body blown to pieces & bones presumed to have been abandoned somewhere along the way consumed by Camilla Hect to complete ascension process (updated 12/14/2022), individual soul consumed by grand lysis)

Paul (revived/lyctorized soul gestalt of Pal&Cam, body Camilla Hect's, last seen in the Unlocked Tomb. presumed to have full suite of lyctoral powers, herald reaction unknown. implications of soul gestalt vs. traditional lyctorhood on abilities is unknown. grey-brown pupil, lambent grey iris)

Nona (amnesiac 6 month old world-soul of planet earth. last seen in the Tomb, currently presumed to have been subsumed into the body and greater consciousness of Alecto)

DEAD

Naberius Tern (body last seen on New Rho, empty. soul being used as a battery/chewtoy by Ianthe the First)

Crux (killed by Kiriona Gaia to provide the thanergy needed to unlock the Tomb. prior to death was soul-infected by the Devils, implications of which are unknown. soul status unknown)

Anastasia (soul status known, body last seen as only bones, nestled by the rock in the Unlocked Tomb)

DEAD*

Varun the Eater/Number 7 (revenant world-soul currently periscoping in Judith Deuteros, with Heralds currently attacking New Rho. Body is dead/revived as a House planet)

DEAD?

The River (what does a river of the dead being dead even mean? no idea, but Alecto found it so and was thus grieved)

MEGA DEAD

Gideon Nav/Kiriona Gaia (sans cheeseburger portion of her happy meal soul) (mega dead, aerodynamic, sad bitch and the most special girl in the universe. soul & body together, eyes gold. last seen in the Unlocked Tomb)

???????????????

Devils/Stoma creatures (are they individual beings or is it hand, finger, spider, web situation? what's their relationship to the Tower? what's their relationship to the Stoma? Spirit magic, possession shit, specific abilities unknown. Currently on Antioch and the Ninth. Seen also at Canaan house in the body of Colum Asht)

[thelesbiandeli]

I was bored, so I decided to answer one of life's greatest questions:

How much do they actually drink in 'One More Shot'?

Starting at the bottom with the least drunk, we have Barb! Over the course of the song, she had 3 shots and drunk 1.6 bottles, meaning she had 1262.5 ml total.

Surprisingly, next up is Tatiana! (I really thought she would be at the top lol)! She took 7 shots, more than anyone else, but only had 1.5 bottles, which leaves her with a total of 1300 ml drunk!

Curt is next! He has 5 shots, and drinks 2.1 bottles, giving him 1687.5 ml!

And finally, with the most drunk is (drumroll please).... The Informant!! With 4 shots and 2.2 bottles, he has a grand total of 1725 ml drunk!

Presuming all of this is vodka, this gives Barb a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.78%, Curt a BAC of 0.8, and The Informant and Tati a BAC of 0.81%! Seeing as 0.4% is considered life threatening, things aren't looking good for them.....

However the highest BAC on record is 1.51%, and I believe the man survived, so who knows. Would leave them with a killer hangover, though!

[bughead-in-the-comics]

From A Case for a Chase!, Jughead and Friends #9 (2006).

[teal-fiend]

old pred being told he has to stop eating prey due to disease of the liver

[bubbleteasing]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Undertale (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Sans (Undertale)/Reader Characters: Sans (Undertale), Papyrus (Undertale), Frisk (Undertale) Additional Tags: Reader is a nun, Reader has a Nun Name, Blood and Gore, Blood and Violence, Dusttale Sans (Undertale), Murder!Sans, Guilt, Religious Guilt, Just in case I'm tagging this as, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Because it's pretty graphic at times, Sans is understandably fucked up, Reader Is Not Frisk (Undertale), Reader Is Not Chara (Undertale), PTSD, Bad Ending, Sad Ending, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, Blood and Injury, Murder Series: Part 3 of Love covers a multitude of sins Summary:

Sans sat by a dark alley after another killing spree. It had been a while since he was able to kill so many people in one go. At least since he got out of the Underground.

He usually avoided getting noticed, so he knew when and where to attack. He was smart enough to know that, even with his immense power, he was no match against a large group of humans if they decided to hunt him down. Cops could become a pain in the ass if they were to discover a monster like him was killing so freely around the surface.

He retreated for a few hours, hiding with his clothes covered in blood, too tired to teleport anywhere.

He didn't remember the last time he ate.

He could hear Papyrus inside his head calling him a worthless piece of shit for not thinking ahead and hoping he would die because he deserved it.

It would be funny if he died of starvation after everything he'd been through, though.

Then, a small woman appeared from a big door he hadn't noticed when he got to the alley. She was dressed in black and white and smells like vanilla...

She must be a nun, he guessed.

 ...

 How much LOVE would she give him?

[jecroisenmoi]

You wouldn't last an hour—

—in the asylum where they raised me.

Hey, it's been a week or two since I last posted. So late night readings and morning anxiety is how I would describe my days. I'm still surviving though. I hope I can...

[avvocarlo]

the pros of drinking coffee are way too high for me to take people who think it's harmful seriously

[000yul]

thinking about how arknights is fond of using in-universe fiction, or other similar devices, to explore their characters

like how dusk's paintings in who is real can be read as a form of fiction, and one layer of saga and dusk's argument about their value on what you can glean from them is a discussion on the value of fiction and what it can mean to people

how sora self-inserts into a play—written by giovanni!—as the star-crossed lover of texas's grandfather (they were insane for this)—and how giovanni herself agonizes about how the play should end, and concludes that ultimately the fictional texas exists only in the minds of siracusans, separating the character from the real texas, marking a milestone in her relationship with that very same texas irl

how, in roberta's oprec, she looks at the face of a dead friend, and wonders if making it look good with a makeup brush is a form of rewriting her friend's story, her struggle, her commitment to what her friend loved at the ultimate personal expense, and roberta wavers on whether or not she should do it.

[sindumpster]

Soooo what if Kurt's handler convinces Kurt that they should take the handler role more literally and handles Kurt's gut for him after missions, rubbing and kneading the target/s down for him and getting him all prepped for the next mission, for uh, the sake of being more efficient obviously

I’m sure his handler(s?) try to convince him of that all the time, they are more than happy to help ‘handle’ that belly for him. But like most of their kinkier endeavors, Kurt usually will rebuff them and retreat into his dark hidey hole for a while lol

He’s a little more agreeable with larger hitjobs though lol

||PATREON||

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

Tricia Lootens, "Whose Hand Was I Holding?": Family and Sexual Politics in Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House