#Chinese Desert Cat

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[ID: a photo of a sand cat and a photo of a Chinese mountain cat. the sand cat is a very small yellow cat with black stripes. the Chinese mountain cat is a medium gray-brown cat, similar to a house cat with a thicker coat. end ID]

note: the Chinese mountain cat is also known as the Chinese desert cat and the Chinese steppe cat

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Creature Awaits #195

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Excellent photograph taken by 西宁野生动物园 (CC BY-SA 3.0))

The Chinese Mountain Cat

A.K.A: The Chinese Desert Cat, The Chinese Steppe Cat

Scientific Name: Felis bieti

Region: The northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Size: About 27"-33" (~69cm-84cm) long from the tip of its nose through the end of its back, with about an 11"-16" (~29cm-41cm) tail.

Interesting Notes: Sadly, this beautiful cat has become a threatened species. Unlike many other threatened cats, instead of being hunted for their fur, etc, the primary source of harm to them comes from those attempting to cull the rampant populations of pika (a species among their favored prey) via poison. They are rarely spotted in the wild as they are not only most active at night, but prefer higher elevations along the Tibetan Plateau - roughly 8,200'-16,400' (2,500m-5,000m) above sea level.

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Tracklist:

40 Years Super Hot Body Ready for Party • Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra and Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Fart Song • Butterflies Scared My Cat When I Was Burping in Your Face on Wednesday Morning • Drunk Log out with Spooky Music Settings on My Firm Tits Pictures • Grandpa Says Fuck While Grandma Screams What Repeated Several Times • Grumpy Trumpy Python Toddler Taxi with False News and Emotions • Hugging Blood Thirsty Vampires with a Transylvanian Accent and Slapped Butts • I Farted as an Official Statement Against Global Warming, Expressing My Worries! • I’m Handsome When Wearing a Bag on My Head, Said the Horny Motherfuckers Politely • Is That Cellulite or Just Your Ugly Face? • Kindergarten Farting Fanfare Discussed with Disgusting Asian Clay Warriors Terracotta Song • Leaking Ladies Xylophone Solo Learning with Lusty Lashes Song • Lisping on Penis Peyote Creaking Mirth Radio, Let’s Lisp! Song • Lowering My Filthy Boobs to the Height of Your Curly Chest Hair with Freckles • Mom’s Cleaning Closet Looks Like a Women’s Porn Stash • My Gay Expense Combination Password Gore Seeking Battle Was Sinning • My Hangover Got Hung over by a Hung Guy from Hungary • My Horoscope Sign Is Poop and Yours Is Farts • Nearly Touching Myself with Your Girlfriend’s Hands While Doing the Dishes • Peeing a Farting Swearing Shouting and Pooping in Different Languages Made Me Famous Song • Petite Girls Liked My Fat Farts in Skinny Jeans with Justice • Pooping a Masterpiece in the Little Boys Room on National TV Broadcast • Puerto Del Penis Summer Holiday with Topless Sun Bathing and Surfing Fun • Puking Girls Are Holding Each Others Hair While Selling Butter to Pregnant Vomiting Men • Real Sharks Was a Great Accessory for My Swimming Pool Party Massacre • Relaxing Music for Penis Boys and Vagina Girls, I Have Money Cash, Yes! • Rescuing My Penis from Your Vagina at the Last Minute, Whoah! • Scary Music and Naked Ladies Cemetery Collection Flickering Through Growth • Shaking Sausages in the Men’s Room and Dangling Coconuts • Short Temper Anus Removal with Lipstick on the Collar • Shouting Poopers to Girls While a Crying Man Is Pooping Poop, How Adorable Screaming Babies Are! • Silly Talking Childish Macho Man Thanking Prayers for God’s Food Yes Hello! • Skinny Bitch, Fat Bitch, Rich Bitch, Poor Bitch, All Bitches Poop! • Smelling That Pussy in the Air at the Private Night Club Farting Room • Smudging Chocolate over the Toilet, So Everyone Would Think I Pooped • Sneaking Beans into Your Butthole While U Talk to a Handsome Stranger • Snuggling in Satan’s Satin Sheets with Shattered Dreams and No Boner Song • Solitary Fighting My Big Toe with the Desolate Strangler • Spoiling Desert by Pulling Your Finger Thirteen Times in a Row • Strolling with Morning Wood in the Woods While Mourning to This Song • Stutter and Chinese Food Destroyed My Artwork in the Toilet Bowl Coffee Shop • Sunny Morning Boner at the Beach Gym Towel Rental Song • Surprisingly Soft Boobs on the Milf Statue in the Garden of Jugs, Oh It Was Your Mom Sorry! •

Taming My Daughter’s Boyfriend with Booze and Fists of Agony • Teleporting My Cock to the Urinals Hurts When Peeing Penis Action • That Penis Is Not Mine, Stop Accusing Me of Curing Your Cancer! What • The Brothel Cup Cake Dispenser Had a Variety of Chocolate Brownies Too • The Giggling Killer Was Invited for Tea and Mustard with a Former Laughing Idiot • The Headache Fuckers with Migraine Were Chopping Fucking Painkillers • The Itchy Vampire Vagina Was a Gothic Curse from Medieval Times Song • The Lying Bitch Hermit Ducking Group Was Insisting on Bitch Slaps • The Penis Teens Shouting Squad Declared War on the Vagina Milfs Departure • The Pussy Cock Was Meowing and Cock-a-Doodle-Dooing with Glance • The Singing Orgy Group Remembered My Fancy Birthday Party, Super! • The Sock on My Penis Shook the Genuine Spokesman While Crying Song • The Syphilis Motown Singers Were Blowing Deranged Adultery at Me Song • The Toy Collector’s Mature Attitude Otter Raised Homeland Security Breach • The Triangle of Pussy and Clipping Smoothies Burping Smootch • Typical Asian Food Poured into the Purse of an European Hooker Prostitute Igloo • Under Water Farting Wiz Nick Y Minaj Naked Twerking Shower Saloon Barf Thong • Updating My Profile Picture While Pooping Macaroni with Japanese Subtitles • Using Mother´s Panther Underwear Because of Broken Shopping Bag to the Store • Washing Hamburgers with Dirty Sauce in Leather Pants While Howling • What Ugly Shit on Your Finger! Oh, It’s Your Wedding Ring? It’s Very Nice! • Whistling and Farting a Heavenly Polyphonic Song for Dying Virgins • Violin Licking Sounds by a Hard Baritone Dick Song Licker • Young Girls Selling Old Men´s Boxers in Thongs with Soulful Tutti-Frutti • Your Butthole Swallowed My Telephone, Will It Come out from the Mouth Then? • Your Mom´s Butt Massage Seems Innocent at First, Before Handing out Religious Leaflets

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Sky iceberg tier 4: Cat hair

Full iceberg

Remembrance fanart controversy: When the remembrance spirits were first revealed, one Sky fan artist popped up and said that the spirits were near-identical to some fan-spirits they had created years prior and accusing TGC of stealing, and in the middle of this someone else popped up claiming their fan spirits were used for sanctuary, and it was overall a huge mess I WISH I had gotten to see, and eventually it was revealed that in TGC/Sky’s TOS, TGC has full right to use fan creations (shoutout to “skykid-nadir” for correcting me on this entry btw! I thought it was something different).

meditate_night_night_2: One day, the daily quest was to meditate on the Vault’s second floor, but instead of the usual meditation question, the “question” was “meditate_night_night_2”. Likely just a weird error on TGC’s end, but it was surreal getting it.

Corrupted mantas: In treasure reef, the underwater mantas have black tints. This is likely because of the extraction of their light in the creation of darkstone.

Crabs help flipped crabs: Try this in shipwreck— deep call to flip some crabs, and watch how the non-flipped crabs react. They help up their flipped buddies! How cute!

Higher planes of existence beyond space and time: There are many planes of existence in Sky’s world: The normal layer, spirit layer, Eden, Vault floors 3+, the elder cutscene rooms, the trials and ancient memories, and finally the death room. Each layer slowly breaks down the laws of physics, until there is nothing.

Dreamlike vault: The vault is noticeably dreamlike; with the purple ambiance, starlight desert (which I still count as part of it), cosmic mantas, and the whole breaking down space and time thing.

Dreams hat controversy: The hat worn by the dancing performer is pretty clearly inspired by some culture; specifically the Korean gat. Chinese players thought it was inspired by Chinese culture though, and TGC was trying to be neutral by saying “it’s fantasy, not real life” or something along those lines, and people were hurt. I don’t really know what happened.

Eden not the only way to Orbit: Seen in the Aurora concert. She ascends with all the skykids to Orbit after Eyes of a child. Eyes of a child seems to take place somewhere in wasteland, so dying in Eden must not be the only way to reach Orbit.

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Ed Freeman’s early career was in the music industry; he performed as a folk guitarist and classical lutenist, worked ED as a road manager on the last Beatles’ tour, played guitar on dozens of pop recordings, wrote orchestral arrangements for artists including Carly Simon and Cher, produced and arranged over two dozen albums, including Don McLean’s American Pie. After a mid-life career change, he now creates commercial and fine art photographs that have been featured in hundreds of publications. Two books of his computer-enhanced images have been published. His architectural series - Desert Realty and Urban Realty - have been the subject of touring museums shows. Prints of his fine art images are in the permanent collections of several American museums and private collections world-wide. These days Freeman travels the world taking pictures, teaches Photoshop, still plays piano, is fighting a losing battle to learn Mandarin Chinese and swears mightily that he will write the Great American Symphony one day -whenever he gets some spare time.

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Léviathan by Flavien Berger 🎧

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🟨 OC Interview 🎤

Got tagged by @kharonion! Thank youu 💙

━━ Valentin Da Silva

▪ NICKNAME: Val by friends, V by everyone else, RVC00N on the net

▪ GENDER: Male, transgender - He/Him pronouns

▪ ORIENTATION: Gay - DemiSexual

▪ NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY: Born in Nevada, from a French Dad and Spanish Mom

▪ HEIGHT: 163cm / 5"3

▪ STAR SIGN: Virgo (sun, western) - Rat (chinese)

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▪ FAVE FRUIT: Pineapple 🍍

▪ FAVE SEASON: Spring 🌸

▪ FAVE FLOWER: Not a flower, but he loves Succulents 🌱

▪ FAVE SCENT: Lavender, morning rain, leather under the sun 💧

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▪ COFFEE, TEA, HOT CHOCOLATE: Black coffee, Green tea, not a fan of drinking hot chocolate (cold chocolate tho? mmh mmh!)

▪ AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: All or Nothing, either 3hours or 10hours depending on what he's doing/working on

▪ DOG OR CAT PERSON: Hanged with a few cats in random places in NC, so Cat person! He never met any friendly dogs yet

▪ DREAM TRIP: Some of the biggest Nomad Markets; last time his Bakker clan went there, he was too young to remember anything, he'd love to finally get back there as an adult

▪ NUMBER OF BLANKETS THEY SLEEP WITH: Depends where he sleeps; nights in the desert can get chilly so he usually have 2-3 blankets laying around in their tent, and back of their respective cars

▪ RANDOM FACT: Despite his bubbly personality, Valentin is actually really cold, almost intimidating when first meeting him; he has to build trust before opening up, and trust isn't something he gives easily anymore

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These OC post are always fun to fill ghfhg so thanks again for the tag!

▶ TAGGING - Without any pressure~ @aldecaldhos - @ne0n-rust - @arczism - @arcandoria - @ouroboros-hideout - @elvenbeard - @chipped-chimera - @simply-jason - @corpocookie - @officiallyjewls - @jackiemychoom - @afterdark-vp - @visixv - @butchsquatch - @timemind - @mhbcaps

I don't know at all who already got tagged or not so GFHHGF 👁👄👁 If anyone want to jump in, go ahead 😌👌

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Phylogenetic wild cat tournament

Domestic cat lineage

Genus: Felis

Depth: 10 (9 wins away from championship)

Two mysterious, rarely seen wild cats. The chinese mountain cat is just very rare: the first photographs were taken in 2007. Our new competitor, the sand cat however another case: it lives exclusively in desert which makes it unique among felines. Their thick, plushy fur is actually an adaptation to the heat of the day and the cold of the night: it reduces heat flow in both directions.

I brought on more fun fact about them from wikipedia: "The Toubou people have reported incidents of sand cats coming to their camps at night and drinking fresh camel milk."

Sand cat

Chinese mountain cat

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❛ 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎. ❜

˗ˏˋ 𓂃 (  jennie kim.  cis-female.  she/her ).  meet  naya ahn,  a  28  year  old,  who  has  been  in  cloyne  for  six months.  they  are  a  yoga instructor  at  gym  buddies,  known  for  her  teasing  charisma  and  being  overly self-critical.  they  are  often  heard  humming  along  to  end  of  beginning  by  djo.  residents  would  describe  them  as  the outsider.   (  klein,  29,  she/her,  est  )

V I B E S

moonlight filtering through closed blinds, casting soft shadows across a room. candlelight flickering in the quiet of a dimly lit space. late-night walks through deserted streets. the frost prickling on skin. oversized sweaters and messy hair, and the faint smell of jasmine and sandalwood-- her signature scent, lingering in the room. a haunting playlist reflecting the turmoil of her world. journal pages filled with half-written thoughts and unshared dreams. she is incomplete.

I D E N T I T Y

birth name : ahn naya.

nicknames / aliases : femme fatale (by knetz/media for her allure and tendencies to be in scandals) ; stranger (nickname given by someone who saw through her facade?).

date of birth : january 16, 1996.

age : 28.

height : 5'4 / 164 cm.

gender : cis-female.

pronouns : she/her.

sexuality : straight. (bisexual)

relationship status : single. (recovering from a scandal / wary of relationships)

birthplace : los angeles, united states of america.

currently : cloyne, ontario. she's hiding.

family : her parents and siblings are alive and well in usa. she has three siblings, all younger than her. they are not aware of her whereabouts. she is truly missing from the public eye.

religion : catholic. (not practicing)

education : bachelor of arts (economics).

languages : english. korean. japanese. chinese.

occupation : inactive girl-group idol turned influencer/model. yoga instructor at gym buddies.

S T A T S

preferred hand : right.

blood type : ab- (rare)

allergies : mild-shellfish allergy

physical health : very healthy. toned and slim due to years of dance and regular yoga/pilates.

mental health : struggles with undiagnosed PTSD, depression, and anxiety following her scandal and public fallout. has vivid dreams related to her past and occasional panic attacks in crowded spaces. regularly experiences flashbacks and intense feelings of guilt or shame.

social : once extremely social as an idol, now she avoids most people, keeping interactions brief and guarded. occasionally, her old social self "slips" out, especially when she’s comfortable in smaller, familiar settings.

P E R S O N A

capricorn sun. isfp. melancholic. 4w3 (the individualist).

playful. charming. kind-hearted. resilient.

perceptive. independent.

secretive. mistrustful. emotionally distant. impulsive.

H A B I T S && L I K E S && D I S L I K E S

vintage fashion (enjoys thrifting for unique pieces that fit her low-key, chic style). rainy days (sound of rain brings her peace). journaling (she writes poetry and reflections, though she keeps them hidden from others). cats (while she doesn’t have a pet, she loves visiting the shelter to spend time with them).

hair-tugging (wists her hair when anxious or deep in thought). phone-checking (a reflexive action despite her desire to stay disconnected from social media). late-night walks. yoga rituals (helps her clear her mind).

being recognized (dreads the thought of someone discovering her identity and exposing her to the media). public scrutiny (the idea of being judged again fills her with anxiety, especially after what happened with her producer). emotional intimacy (she’s afraid of getting close to others and being betrayed again).

crowded places. gossip. overly sweet foods.

A P P E A R A N C E

resembles jennie kim (blackpink). heart-shaped face, high cheekbones and soft, almond-shaped eyes (often guarded but sometimes revealing flashes of vulnerability). full lips, highlighted with a subtle gloss or neutral/natural tones. jet-black hair, worn in loose waves or sleek ponytails. slim/toned body from years and years of dance and yoga.

oversized jackets. neutral tones. a low-key style with a statement piece like a bold-lip or a vintage accessory. on occasion, wears something more eye-catching when she needs a confidence boost.

a star on her wrist (symbolizing her once-bright career). a crescent moon behind her ear (signifying the darker, more hidden aspects of her life). a hidden floral tattoo.. perhaps on her hip.

R O U T I N E

mornings start with yoga, followed by a healthy breakfast (often a smoothie or fruit), and then some light journaling or meditation. then an afternoon yoga class at gym buddies. lunch in a quiet diner or at home. she takes the long way home, reflecting on her day maybe even her past. when she finally arrives home, she reads by a candlelight, possibly in her bathtub. and before bed? she writes, sometimes journals, sometimes poetry, and then depends on her medication and soft music to help her sleep.

&& S T O R I E S U N T O L D

naya was a star in one of the world’s biggest k-pop girl groups, until her relationship with her producer was exposed. the scandal led to her being kicked out of the group while the producer faced no consequences.

after the fallout, naya fled to cloyne, ontario, where she’s been living in secret, trying to rebuild herself.

betrayed by someone she trusted, naya now struggles with opening up and trusting others.

she has no plans to return to the entertainment world. she finds peace in teaching yoga and she is happy in the quiet town of cloyne.

despite everything, she keeps a bundle of old fan letters in a drawer, reminding herself that there was a time when she was loved unconditionally.

she wears a fan-made bracelet under her sleeve, a hidden reminder of the person she used to be and the fans who supported her.

she has notebooks filled with writings that no one has ever seen.

W A N T E D C O N N E C T I O N S

legend : good/friendly ; flirty/cute ; negative relationship ; spicy/nsfw

THE CURIOUS NEIGHBOUR : your muse lives near naya and has noticed her since she moved in six months ago. quiet, reserved, and always wearing oversized clothes, she piqued their curiosity. they’ve tried striking up conversations, but naya keeps things brief and distant, which only makes them more intrigued. (open for any gender/age)

THE FRIENDLY LOCAL : our muse is a longtime resident of the town and has noticed naya struggling to fit in. they’ve tried to be welcoming, offering to show her around and introduce her to people, but naya is resistant. despite this, your muse keeps trying to include her, sensing there’s more to naya than meets the eye. (open for any gender/age)

THE MYSTERY ADMIRER : your muse has been fascinated by naya since the day she moved to town. they don’t know much about her, but there’s something captivating about her quiet beauty and mysterious air. they’ve tried getting closer, but naya remains distant, which only fuels their desire to learn more. (open for any gender/age)

THE SUSPICIOUS LOCAL : your muse is skeptical of outsiders, especially those like naya who don’t seem to share much about their past. they’ve noticed how she keeps to herself and avoids social gatherings, which makes them wonder what she’s hiding. your muse keeps an eye on her, spreading rumors around town about who she might really be. (open for any gender/age)

THE ACCIDENTAL FRIEND : your muse accidentally bumped into naya (literally) one day, spilling coffee or running into her during a walk. It led to a brief but memorable conversation. since then, they’ve had a few random encounters around town, each one sparking a little more curiosity and interest in each other’s lives. (open for any gender/age)

THE TOWN GOSSIP : your muse has been quietly observing naya since she moved in six months ago, and they’ve already started creating theories about who she really is. they’re suspicious of her low profile and mysterious demeanor, and they’ve started spreading rumors, even if they don’t have all the facts. (open for any gender/age)

THE RELUCTANT ALLY : your muse is aware of the rumors circulating about naya and her mysterious past. they don’t fully trust her, but they also don’t believe in judging someone before knowing the whole story. when things get tough for naya, your muse might be the unexpected person who stands up for her, even if they don’t fully understand her. (open for any gender/age)

W A N T E D C O N N E C T I O N S ( N S F W !! )

THE TEASING TENSION : your muse and Naya have been circling each other for months, full of unresolved sexual tension. there have been lingering touches, shared glances, and playful teasing, but neither has made the first move. the tension is thick, and it’s only a matter of time before something happens between them. (open for any gender, age 25+)

THE UNDERCOVER FLING : your muse recognizes naya from her idol days but hasn’t said anything, choosing instead to keep that knowledge to themselves. the two of them started off with casual flirtation that eventually led to some passionate nights. your muse is fascinated by the mystery of her and is tempted to reveal they know who she really is. (open for any gender, age 28-35)

THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER : one night, naya and your muse crossed paths in a random, unplanned encounter—maybe it was a bar, a hotel, or some other chance meeting. their chemistry was undeniable, leading to a night of passion. they haven’t exchanged names, and neither knows the other’s story, but both remember that night vividly. will they meet again, or was it a one-time thing? (open for any gender, age 25+)

THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN FLING : naya and your muse have a complicated history. they’ve hooked up on multiple occasions, but it never turns into anything stable. sometimes they go weeks without seeing each other, and then, all of a sudden, the passion flares up again. It’s messy, chaotic, and full of unresolved emotions, but neither can fully walk away. (open for any gender, age 26+)

THE FORBIDDEN AFFAIR : your muse is already in a relationship, but they’ve been unable to resist naya’s allure. what started as innocent flirtation has turned into secret meetings and heated encounters. both know it’s wrong, but the chemistry between them is too strong to ignore. now they’re trying to keep the affair under wraps before anyone finds out. (open for any gender, age 30+)

THE DANGEROUS TEMPTATION : your muse is a bad influence on naya, pulling her into risky situations she wouldn’t normally get involved in. there’s a dark, magnetic pull between them that naya can’t resist, despite knowing it’s a bad idea. their encounters are intense, and naya is playing with fire by staying involved. (open for any gender, age 28+)

NO-STRINGS ATTACHED : both naya and your muse are looking for the same thing—something physical, no strings attached. they meet in secret, keeping everything between the two of them, with no expectation of it turning into anything serious. naya likes the simplicity of it, but your muse might be developing feelings, making things complicated. (open for any gender, age 26+)

EXPERIMENTAL ENCOUNTERS : naya has been exploring her sexuality and your muse is part of that journey. they’ve had a few steamy encounters, where naya feels comfortable letting her guard down and exploring sides of herself she didn’t have the chance to as an idol. it’s fun, exciting, and full of tension, but also leaves her feeling conflicted afterward. (open for any gender, age 25+)

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(No I haven't finished Sha Hai yet and I don't know if at any point the whole cats converges at Gutongjing or no, but let's suppose they do. Please forgive this nonsense, it was eating at my mind and I had to do something with it.)

I would be lying if I said I wasn't bothered by the tourist's presence. You would think the endgame of a decade-long revenge plan deserved some amount of dignity but apparently it was not to be.

My plans were finally coming together, I had all my allies and enemies exactly where I wanted them - and of course this was where the Universe decided to throw me a curveball. Not just any curveball either, no, but a duo of tourists.

Tourists! At Gutongjing!

One of them was Chinese, some guy called Twoflower. He claimed to have been from Beijing, but I hesitate to believe this simply for linguistic reasons. I know the Beijing dialect - and while sure, I understood his pronunciation just fine the sequence of words coming out of his mouth made no sense at all.

Supposedly he was an accountant from Beijing. All right, so far so good.

He saved up a little money and went to visit England. Sounds legit.

When in England he met his now-companion, Professor Rincewind, and hired him to show him around the place. Still sounds fine.

Now this was where I lost the plot - supposedly when on their way to visit the Tower (as in the Tower of London, famous historical prison in London, England) a 'little mishap' (Twoflower's exact words) happened and they 'must have taken the long turn a couple of times' and so they ended up here.

Here, as in in the desert, in Mongolia, in Gutongjing.

An accountant and a linguist. And sure, the professor looked appropriately close to a complete nervous breakdown, but Twoflower seemed only mildly distressed, and even that only because he lost his doggy somewhere.

***

And so here we were, friends, foes and strangers all gathered in a heap, completely surrendered without the slightest sliver of hope of escape. In the past this would have been the the moment when a deus-ex-Zhang-Qiling happened, but for obvious reasons this was now impossible.

My poor Pokerface - the thought of him only made me more depressed. Since Pangzi too was surely going to die here there would be no one to greet him when he finally returns, no one to pick him up and take him home.

I was so caught up in my pre-emptive grief that it took me a moment too long to notice that an eerie silence has fallen. Instead of advancing, all the snakes were staring at the chamber's only entrance. Confused, I strained my ears, but for a long while all I could hear was the breathing of the people behind my back... and then I finally noticed it: the faint tik-tik-tik sound of stubby claws on stone.

And there it was: the ugliest, most bug-eyed Chihuahua I've ever seen, clad in a little tartan jacket, looking like it was experiencing a perpetual Monday morning. Before the questions its presence raised could over-crowd my mind Twoflower's delighted shout broke the silence:

'Oh there you are, Luggage!'

The snakes cautiously advanced. The dog put its head down and growled.

I refuse to describe the rest of what I witnessed that day.

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hi guys, sorry for dying lmao. anyways... do you guys want some ninjago ethnic and cultural headcanons??? (theyre almost all east/south/southeast asian btw // srry if u wanted more central/western asian rep.. caucasus dont count theyre too european /hj)

Arin: y'know the fact that there's like a ton of different tribes in papua new guinea? yeah, maybe one of those but i don't wanna be disrespectful so i'll do more research first before fully commiting. other thoughts are timorese or other indigenous groups from/near eastern indonesia.

Sora: look at those cat ears and try to tell me that she is NOT japanese. just- cmon man. plus, imperium is like a futuristic imperial japan or a futuristic version of that time the tokugawa family was in charge and locked down the country.

Lloyd (as well as the entire FSM bloodline): either tibetian or bhutanese. FSM just gives some budhist vibes so yeah. this isnt going to be about religion but religion does kind of affect ethnicity and culture so it does have a very minor role in making these headcanons. nepali works too but nepal is kinda nore hindu so yeah..

Kai and Nya: indomalay. mostly the indo part.. like- cmon, fire and water, indonesia is an archipelago with a shit ton of volcanoes (philippines too but we'll get there, sandali lang muna ;) ) i cant get into specifics cuz im not too well-researched but yeah. also, vibes 👌

Zane: siberian or he's from one of the islands extremely north of japan that japan and russia keep on disputing over. purely because of geography and ✨vibes✨

Cole: mixed black latino-filipino. as a filipino myself i wanted to make someone filipino =). since a lotta people were making cole black, i thought that i might as well make him mixed <3. plus, the philippines is also a former spanish colony so it just makes sense. if you want a more specific country, either colombia or the dominican republic are cool. not very well-researched on the different latin american countries so if anyone wants to tell me the most appropriate country for cole pls let me know 🥰.

Jay: umm, i sorta have a dillema over this. im thinking either korean or he's from somewhere in the gobi desert like mongolia or inner mongolia (its a province in china btw). korean bc the entertainment and beauty industry as well as the student and work culture kinda fit him. but somewhere in the gobi desert is nice bc the desert is where he grew up. maybe he's korean but grew up in a mongolian-chinese environment but yeah, im not too sure about him 🤷‍♀️. im leaning more towards korean but yeah, not sure.

Wyldfyre: i um... this was very hard. first of all, she's not gonna be asian since i couldn't find a good enough area in asia and well, im pretty sure she's not from ninjago so she doesn't have to be asian. so, i got maori in northern new zealand but 1. i know nothing about the maori people 2. it might be disrespectful to portray them like that. and 3. er, the geography is kinda off. where she grew up looks very desert-y and volcanic. i think a more suitable reigon is in south america towards the coast like peru or chile but um i know even less about the those reigions than new zealand. plus, it has the same first 2 problems i listed earlier. (yes im ignoring her clothes for these headcanons srry guys my brain loves topography too much) TLDR; idk man shes too hard to sort out lol. it adds more to her mystery and chaotic energy anyway so yeah.

if u know more abt latin american countries, pls give me pointers so that i can have more accurate headcanons for cole and wyldfyre. i can do my own research for kai, nya, and arin but any help with that is also very much appreciated 👍. peace ✌️

(this is what happens when u become a geography nerd... im not at my full potential yet bc my latin american knowledge and all of africa knowledge sucks. but yeah. bye fr this timeee)

[bigskydreaming]

kedugh

I often agree with your takes but Taylor turning Damian into a Sand Cat isn't racist. Damian us portrayed as white passing fans call the artist racist. Damian beast form is shown as the Sand Cat. Known as the King of the Desert. The only small cat truly native to the Desert and a species so ninja they're rarely seen by humans. Native only to NA/ME and SE Asia. The writer is racist! Come on. Fans view this as racist cos they jump to feral gremlin. Why? who's the racist?

kedugh

Taylor isn't being racist. The fans are being ignorant and racist. That's why their mind can only see feral/gremlin. It'd the same type of racism that leads fans to draw Damian as Brown yet he's Chinese/ME [neither races are brown. ME's are caucasian] they draw him melanated cos he's an 'other'. Doesn't matter what the ethnic mix. ethnic simply means darker. That level of disregard, racism and ignorance is always sad to see esp when hailed as progressive.

kedugh

I'm sorry to clog up your notes but it really bothers me when fans are quick to label without taking the time to learn why. Racism is an important word. It's serious and demand attention but everyone's throwing it around so casually it doesn't carry the same weight. Imagine a world where it's so frequently used that folks become numb and tone it out? So please fandom respect the word. explore the sand cat. Those who saw catdami as racist might want to look inwards

Oh I didn't say Taylor was racist because Damian was a cat.....I was WARY when we first saw that was going to happen in covers and solicits, based on Taylor's TRACK RECORD of using characters of color in pain or in humiliating or degrading positions as a comedic beat, but THIS panel, specifically, is what I was reacting to yesterday after I saw it making the early rounds on twitter. And given your own middle paragraph here, I'm going to have to turn this question back to you.....again, who is it you're claiming made the leap to Damian being portrayed that way?

Sorry not sorry, this is racist. And 'the real racists are the ones who draw a character of color with darker skin' is definitely a take, but its not one that's going to find any traction here.

[thelemoncoffee]

okay so like- i keep seeing these videos of this cute trickster waitress bumping around on the internet, and through some digging i got both alot of and no context.

the girl's whole thing is she's dressed as a chinese trickster spirit with a mask of said spirit on (sometimes she also wears rollerskates), and she taps (or kisses the cheek of) her customer to engage them in a game with her. from my understanding while she's doing a little perfomance for them- be it pouring tea out of a long-spouted pot or popping beer bottles with her clipboard- the customer can offer her a bite of food, and if she takes it the customer can try and nab her spirit mask while she tries to jump away so they can't. i'm like 90% sure the goal of this is if you can take her mask fully off you get a free dish/drink, but it's really difficult to do it because of how quick she is.

the no conxtext part is i have no fucking clue if this is a full on restaurant chain gimmick or just something this one shop does, and nor do i know the details of how the rules and customer/waitress boundries are set up, or even if this a normal thing or a requestable perfomance or just her staging it. google is giving me nothing so i had to scrounge what info i do have out of youtube comments, reddit threads, and video context clues.

but- it's really neat and perfect for Saiouma cat and mouse shennanigans. i think this would be a fun scenario for them to meet under, maybe Shuichi getting dragged to the dinner by his friends cause they want him to get out more, and he finds himself the primary target of their trickster waitress (Kokichi crossdressing like a boss).

throughout out the night his friends try to get Kokichi's mask to no avail, and just before they're thinking about paying and heading out they manage to convince Shuichi to give it a shot. Shuichi gives it a try and actually fucking snags the mask, surprising everyone in the situation. as prize their table gets a desert on the house, but Shuichi also got a bonus prize in the form of Kokichi's number.

Shuichi now has the face of the cutest guy he's ever met living rent free in his mind, and said cute guy's number in his pocket- he has no fucking clue what to do about this and his friends are no help.

i do want to add that i think for the sake of making it easy, it'd make sense if this was a gimmick for one of those themed restauants Japan seems to have a decent sized marker for. having it be a clear gimmick people go there specifically to see at a place themed around it takes any weird customer/waitress consent stuff and makes it easier to deal with. you don't want a kitsune waitress messing with you? don't go to the kitsune waitresses who mess with you restaurant

regardless it's a delightful concept and i really like the mental image of Kokichi rollerskating around a restaurant with a kitsune outfit on getting paid to be a little shit while serving people food.

[bajaarizonabooksart]

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[floatingcamel23]

categorizing mobs pt 2

welp. saddle up cus this will be a long one. if you havent seen the first part, go check it out. basicly i categorize mobs based on what they are, how they act and why they are here. this will add scrapped mobs, mobs from the spinoffs and more. ready. lets do this.

lets start with the very long one. animals. imma make a post dividing all the animals into there speices. but for now lets categorize animals in general. animals: axolotl, bat, camel, cat, cow, chicken, cod, frog, donkey, squid, glow squid, horse, mooshroom, pig, mule, donkey, ocelot, parrot, pufferfish, rabbit, salmon, sheep, skeleton horse, sniffer, strider, tadpole, tropical fish, turtle, bee, cave spider, spider, dolphins, fox, goat, llama, panda, polar bear, trader llama, wolf, guardian. elder guardians, hoglin, phantom, ravager, shulker, silverfish, zoglin, ender dragon, armadillo, killer bunny, zombie horse, diamond chicken, "horse", mars, moon cow, "pony", redstone bug, red dragon, alpaca, barnacle, the great hunger, chinese crocodile, golden monkey, pink river dolphin, white lipped deer, fox pet, (these are the chinese exclusive mobs. i know these cus my chinese friend plays the chinese version.) crab, penguin, endermite, badger, butterfly, dragonfly, marmot, big beak, brilliant beetle, regal tiger, lava launcher, warboar, ancient hoglin, rainbow sheep, jeb_ sheep, clam, piggy bank, wooly cow, enchanted sheep, enchanted cow, dairy cow, piebald pig, sooty pig, baby glow squid, ghast, baby ghast, cinnamon ferret, cluckshroom, duck, dark goat, emperor penguin, fancy chicken, golden parrot, hedgehog, mole, red phantom, racoon, royal penguin, red panda, raven, ruby turtle, skunk, ferret, spotted pig,toucan, vested rabbit, toast, grumm/dinnerbone animals, zombie baby pig, moobloom, moolip, eponymous glow squid, black ocelot, black wolf, monkey, (these three are mentioned in the weapons of minecraft dungeouns) Dried Muddy Pig, Mottled Pig, Muddy Pig, Pale Pig, Pink Footed Pig, Spotted Pig, Flecked Sheep, Fuzzy Sheep, Inky Sheep, Long Nose Sheep, Patched Sheep, Rocky Sheep, White Sheep, Albino Cow, Ashen Cow, Cookie Cow, Cream Cow, Pinto Cow, Sunset Cow, Umbra Cow, Amber Chicken, Bronzed Chicken, Gold Crested Chicken, Midnight Chicken, Skewbald Chicken, Stormy Chicken, Bold Striped Rabbit, Desert Rabbit, Freckled Rabbit, Harelequin Rabbit, Jumbo Rabbit, Muddy Foot Rabbit, bone spider, skeleton wolf, dyed cat, fish in chaps, (what) (its a fish with pants what-) hyper rabbit, magma cow, mooboom, mossy sheep, otter, web spider, teacup pig, horned sheep, meerkat, ostritch, vulture, wooloo, finally, zombie rabbit.

ok some of these mobs are a bit absurd. cus they are. most are minecraft earth mobs like the fish in chaps, (it looks so funny-) mooboom and more. u might not know them cus they are scrapped mobs.

*WARNING: INSECTS AND ARTHROPODS! LOOK AWAY ARACHNEPHOBES!*

next are insects and arthropods. you know how it works.

insects and arthropods: spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, redstone bug, firefly (rip), web spider, giant cave spider, endermite, creeder, icy spider, prison cave spider, prison spider, butterfly, dragonfly, brilliant beetle, termite and bone spider.

finally, amphibians! lets do this.

amphibians: frog, axolotl, tadpole, strider (?) fearless frog.

thats it. see if you can guess which minecraft spinoff game games these mobs came from! pt 3: idk.

[tiredgn0me]

i love when people have a Thing. i love people who are obsessed with learning all about dishwashers or wasps or 18th century chinese clothing or whatever other random thing that appeals to them. i love when people have 'unusual' hobbies, everything from more well known stuff like coin collecting and taxidermy, to stuff so specific that youve never even heard of or thought about it. i love when you see a colour or an animal or hear a song and immediately think of someone you know who loves that thing because they love that thing. i love knowing that my least favourite things are someone elses favourite things, nothing goes unloved. i will love blue so you can love yellow, i will love the ocean so you can love deserts, i will love fish so you can love cats etc etc

[mallowmaenad]

19, 26, 34?

19:A fact about your personality

I have multiple.

26:My biggest pet peeves

Being rude to servers, wasting food, people that project their feelings onto the actions of domesticated animals and babies for fun, when an easily recognizable thing in a foreign piece of media gets localized into something stupid, "cute" animal videos where the animal is being mistreated, exotic pet owners, expensive rice, expensive soda, when tv shows' seasons are spread over multiple streaming services vs. all being on one or more, people that find kate upton attractive, people raising their voices, cars that have the bass turned up so loud you hear the chassis rattling like its going to explode more than you hear the actual music, people that tell you to "just google it", ghosting, people making arguments against nobody because they want to look enlightened, christians acting oppressed, people that hate the homestuck and hlvrai fanbase, people that make fandom their whole personalities, conspicuous consumption, people who talk about firebombing walmarts n shit who have never done anything in their lives to help their communities, when I send something to someone for them to read and they never get around to reading it because they don't have the patience to, overconfident men, when someone eggs me on and on to play a video game so we can play together and then when I start playing it they suddenly don't have any time to play it with me anymore, when settings have lore than make whole swaths of species ontologically evil, people who are picky about grammar and spelling, people who say skyrim is the worst elder scrolls game, having to play tabletop RPGs by "official play" guidelines, delivery fees that don't even go to the delivery driver, people who talk about cool weapons "not being practical", hats with poor craftsmanship, the feel of wearing converse shoes, youtube accent, cis white dudes being at the forefront of progressiveness in pop culture, people assuming you understand whatever references they make to a thing adjacent to something you do know about but personally don't care about, farting in my direction, uncreative misappropriation of the word "golem", wanting to fuck league of legends characters, people that think cat girls are more popular than puppy girls in real life, deodorant, people that get pissy about buying pre-minced garlic, when arizona ice tea is more expensive than 1 dollar a can, mr. beast's face, the term "thicc" and its consequences, people who like fat asses and thick thighs who hate it when girls are fat, when people conflate the dnd class list as having actual ramifications in wider fantasy media, people who think weed is bad, asking for criticism and only receiving complaints, people that say chinese-american or texmex cuisine isnt "authentic", formalities, out of character lewd fanart especially if it's of a strong, dominant woman in a submissive position with toned down muscles, when RPGs butch bait me,

blonde girls with no personality, NHentai's tag search system, mid shounen dominating the western anime scene, when someone says something is "so gay" but its just their fandom headcanons, when one take from a post or article gets so popular when you bring up the thing it's related to people can't not bring it up every time the topic appears, people that try to get the attention of zoo animals, people that own over 700 dollars worth of firearms that aren't collectors like actual collectors not fuckin Clint from the suburbs that feels like a man only cause he owns an AR-15 and a Desert Eagle , lack of cool and edgy plus size character designs, when people call transphobic caricatures "GNC AF", gum immediately losing its flavor, the olive oil industry, when people tell me "just emulate it" or "just pirate it" and roll their eyes when I tell them I'm worried about viruses, games that rip off grand theft auto, when charity bundles on itch.io are 80% unfinished PWYW proof of concept demos put there to get good will advertising, people who are concerned with Wario's honor, lack of plus size yuri, people who turn their noses up to foreign foods, RPGs with character customization that won't let you play as a girl, doing my taxes, when people are coy about details, dudes that want to fuck alstolfo, slowed with reverb remixes, the memeification of phonk, the price of video games, waiting on game downloads after putting the disc into the console, people doing me favors and getting passive-aggressive about it later when I didn't ask for it/tried to ease the burden of it as much as possible, when people ask me what I want on my burger when the menu clearly outlines what toppings the burger is meant to come with, trying to find a tf2 classic server without additional weapon mods that break the game, polo shirts

34:What I find attractive in women

Interesting personality, eager to praise, understanding, warm, enjoys eating, weird, decent fashion sense, messy bedroom/car, doesn't wear any strong artificial scents, progressive stances on neurodivergence and psychology, physically affectionate, has incorporated something like a kind of animal or fantastical concept into their identity, caring, vaguely maternal at times, willing to play video games and watch youtube poops, sense of humor, soft, will do drugs with me in a level-headed manner, likes goofy looking cocktails and desserts, not above eating a 5 dollar hamburger on a date, into fat girls, has a broad definition of what sex is, ideally transgender, nice lap to lay head in, endurance to have 300lbs on top of them for some period of time, willing to buy things for me, kinky in a cringe way, a bit ugly (by society's standards), older than me, into obscure animes and music, appreciates a good cup of coffee, lax style, cringe resistant, quiet, into plushies, total nerd, in terms of appearance I like a very diverse range of those to the point where it doesn't factor in as much but I find conventionally attractive people boring and visible ribs make me feel concerned and uncomfortable