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The population of giant pandas in the wild has nearly doubled as China steps up its conservation efforts.
Chinaâs National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Jan 25 there are now around 1,900 pandas in the wild from some 1,100 in the 1980s.
This has been due to Chinaâs efforts to protect the species, considered a national treasure, said Mr Zhang Yue, an official with the administration.
The Giant Panda National Park was established in October 2021, covering a total area of over 22,000 sq km and providing a home to around 72 per cent of the wild giant panda population.
Protected areas for giant pandas have grown from 1.39 million ha to 2.58 million ha since 2012.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has adjusted the status of giant pandas from âendangeredâ to âvulnerableâ.
âThis indicates that Chinaâs giant panda conservation efforts have been recognised by the international wildlife conservation community,â Mr Zhang said.
The global captive population of giant pandas, meanwhile, has now reached 728, with 46 pandas successfully bred in captivity in 2023.
The genetic diversity of captive giant pandas has also improved. The current captive population of giant pandas can maintain 90 per cent genetic diversity for up to 200 years.
As for giant pandas living abroad, Mr Zhang said China has organised field inspections and assessments of 23 overseas cooperation institutions in 19 countries since 2023.
âThe cooperation institutions generally meet the requirements in terms of venue construction, feeding and nursing, and disease prevention and control measures,â Mr Zhang said, adding that pandas living abroad are generally âin good healthâ.
He said China will further improve the international cooperation management mechanism for giant pandas, carry out regular daily health monitoring and field inspection and assessment, and continue to strengthen cooperation with international partners for the protection of endangered species and biodiversity.
-via The Straits Times, January 25, 2024
#panda#panda bear#pandas#china#endangered species#conservation#conservation news#conservation efforts#conservation practices#ecology#wildlife conservation#zoo animals#zoology#wildlife#wild animals#national park#giant panda national park#icun#good news#hope#hopepunk
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Earth Overshoot Day: Facing the Future with Hope
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#August 1#biological capacity#CARBON EMISSIONS#CARBON FOOTPRINT#Carbon reduction#Climate Action#Climate Action Plans#Climate Adaptation#climate change#Climate Change Solutions#climate crisis#Climate Mitigation#Climate Resilience#climate responsibility#climate solutions#Community Action#Conservation Efforts#Conservation Practices#Earth Overshoot Day#eco-consciousness#Eco-friendly Practices#ecological balance#ecological footprint#ecological footprint reduction#ecological health#Ecological Impact#Ecological Restoration#ecosystem health#ecosystem management#Eleven
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A Weekend in Clarksville, TN!
Clarksville, Tennessee is a place that I love! Returning, we came to see and do new things. My husband Keith and I were hosted by Visit Clarksville, Tennessee. Come along. See what there is do in this vibrant river City! A town filled with history, architecture, a foodie scene, artists and more! The downtown has survived fires, floods, and even a tornado. They just keep adding, renovating, andâŚ
#@Vinyl#airbnb#Angi&039;s Treasures#Anji&039;s Treasures#antiques#antiquing#Architecture#Artlink#Asahel Huntingon Patch#Black Hawk corn sheller#blueberries#brewery#cabins#Childrenâs Fountain#Christmas#Christmas trees#Civil War history#Clarksville Collectibles#Clarksville Collection#clarksville tennessee#Clarksville Women&039;s Club#Collis Brothers#conservation practices#Cunningham family#distillery#Downtown Market#Erin&039;s Farm#Farmers Market#Glen and JoAnn Weakly#hayride
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Sustainable Farming: NPowerFarmers Guide to Environmental Stewardship
Greetings, NPowerFarmers! As we progress through the NPowerFarmers Guide, our focus turns to a crucial aspect of responsible farming: environmental stewardship. Sustainable farming practices not only contribute to the health of your farm but also play a vital role in preserving our planet. Letâs explore key considerations for embracing environmental stewardship in agriculture. SustainableâŚ
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#Biodiversity Preservation#Conservation Practices#Eco-Friendly Agriculture#Environmental Stewardship#NPowerFarmers#Sustainable Farming
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#this has been living in my head the past few days because all you ever see in debates is 'there are 2 positions (trans v conservative)'#and sometimes you get '3 positions (rightwing v trans v 'some feminists)'#and its so interesting to think 'which positions are made invisible here and why'#when debates are like 'youre pro trans or you're a rightwing nazi' then its obviously a 'nice dichotomy whats outside it' situation#but even with 3 positions this has made me more conscious of the secret 4th thing#like how rfsl in their opinion statements are very queer constructionist#but in their practical activism they are trans ideological#and they flipflop between those two positions#and whenever u call them out on it they just go 'we dont care about philosophical wibble we just want trans ppl to live their lives!'#your organisations core opinions are incoherent with eachother and we're pointing it out#jane clare jones
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Community does not need this!! But theyâre loud in the comments about how harmful this could be for the community and divination and other spiritual practices and traditions! Thankfully!! I was just talking about spiritual psychosis on my close friends on Instagram yesterday and then I see things like this and post just went viral of some woman absolutely losing it, snot running out her nose and everything over the eclipse.
The fear mongering and demonization of spiritual teachings, astrology, tarot and spiritual practices and traditions is about to start becoming very big. It was already a really prominent thing oppressors have used for ages especially against poc who practice forms of witchcraft or deity worship they brought with them from home. I was just watching a docu-series yesterday that highlighted how the native population on mt. Shasta were forced to leave and practiced ritual and held ceremonies in the caves of mount Shasta and those who colonized would go into those caves after they left and preform mockeries of their ceremonies and rituals as entertainment.
Weâre about to step into a reality and time where spiritual people, practitioners and others within the community will be replacing celebrities and individuals of high rank or people who hold a lot of power in this world and I said before that the oppressor has a very specific recipe for oppression and trying to keep people (especially in the west) as unaware and as stuck in perpetual karmic cycles and systems as much as possible. And this is just yet another technique they use to discredit individuals with gifts. They use psychics and astrologers and others themselves to help them predict and interpret whatâs coming.
They use these types of stories or ideas to fuel radical religious beliefs and ideas that are built upon fear mongering and hatred, they use religious institutions and manipulated versions of their Bible and beliefs and create division within the west. Vast majority of republicans are statistically uneducated and are conservative who hold onto heavy religious beliefs and views to back up, support and justify their actions and beliefs. Heavily similar to antebellum America and the justification of slavery and the mistreatment of African American people.
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To add onto that, this movie about tarot does not accurately portray what tarot really is and how it works whatsoever but guess whoâll believe it and perpetuate it. Half the negative ideas that are swirling around about metaphysical, Wiccan or spiritual practices are due to pop culture and horror movies and the individuals who sit at their desks in the dark scribbling away these plots and releasing these movies.
#tarot movie#tarot community#divination#demonization of intuitives#demonization of spiritual practices#Youtube#santeria#bruja#hoodoo#voodoo#poc#poc in the United States#history of witchcraft#spiritual community#psychic intuitive#astrologers#fear mongering#the western world#oppression#colonization#project 2025#making America fucking shitty again#Biden#trump#conservatives#social media#movies#censorship#new earth#tarot cards
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So I made another OC and wellâŚ
Meet Dr. Chaos aka Angelica âAnnaâ La
#original character#black oc#oc#oc art#art#artists on tumblr#digital art#batfam#digital drawing#batman#evil villain#good hero#green lantern#hal jordan#bruce wayne#bruhal#halbru#jason todd#art practice#koriand'r#roy harper#artemis#dc#dcamu#dcau#dca#morally grey characters#morally grey villain#conservatives are morally bankrupt#morally gray
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The Clone Wars zillobeast episodes are just How Not to Do Conservation 101
10/10 do NOT recommend keeping something in a tiny cage and experimenting on it. That's (unsurprisingly) very bad
Also, Mace, mate. I get you want to protect the thing but "we'll move it to another planet" is not the best option. YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE IT AND PUT IT ON A DIFFERENT PLANET WITHOUT EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO IT'S SURVIVAL REQUIREMENTS
If you want to protect an endangered species, don't take a single animal, put it where there are definitely 100% no other ones and just leave it there. Like congratulations, you've just totally prevented the chance of there ever being any more offspring from that individual (assuming it doesn't reproduce asexually) and are now driving it further to extinction đ
#my advanced conservation biology module doesn't exactly account for zillobeasts#but this is defo not the recommended method for protecting endangered species#bad conservation practice all round in this ep#who knew that star wars would not be scientifically accurate /s#steph rambles#star wars#the clone wars
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okay so I've FINALLY finished season 2 of Hannibal and my fucking god what was in the water the entire second half of that season im-
I should contextualise this by saying that I have been watching all of Hannibal with my mother (don't even ask I would not do this by choice we do not get along but here we are and it's kinda funny I must admit)
but anyway the way I had to stop myself from bursting out laughing at the expression that hannibal-who literally never bats an eyelid at anything-pulls when that pig guy stabs into his furniture đ
like I was actually pissing myself that shit was so golden this gayass man is so unflappable about quite literally anything else but the SECOND you fuck with his upholstery oh man it's over for you count your days đđ
#also its so unbelievably gay like i am sat next to my very conservative mother trying not to laugh#every time theyre practically eye fucking on screen its so funny#esp towards the end of this season#and the achilles patrocles comparison dont even talk to me they knew what they were doing#hannibal#hannibal spoilers#hannibal lecter#will graham#what is their ship name#pluto watches
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Friends With Amenities
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âI-Iâm sorry, could you repeat that?â Shirayukiâs fingers curl against the counter; the only thing keeping her upright as her blood abandons everything below the knee and rushes to her head. âI think thereâs been a mistake.â
The concierge points one long nail toward her screen, angled firmly away from the customer side of the counter, eyebrows bumping up against her hairline. âWell, maâam, it says here that youâre booked for the deluxe king suite, complete with master bath, full kitchenette, and picturesque views of the old quarter.â
âNo, Iâ Iâm sure I said two queens.â Sheâd only made the booking two weeks ago, fingers trembling as she read the number off the departmentâs travel card, double- and triple-checking that the reservation had been for two adults in two separate beds. âVery sure! I even have the emailââ
âOh yeah, of course.â Nails clatter as the woman waves her hand, unconcerned. Sweat prickles along her spine, and oh, what Shirayuki wouldnât give to tap into some of the reserve of calm. âBut it looks like you were selected for a free upgrade! That means that not only are you welcome to partake in our continental breakfast, but that you also have access to ourââ
âBut one king is still less than the two beds I asked for.â Itâs not as if thereâs a problem sharing with Obiâ over the past year, sheâs probably spent more nights in his bed with him that sheâs spent in her own alone the last threeâ but thatâs allâŚincidental. Something that happens when she agrees to just one more episode, or lets him work on one last slide as she starts in on her bedtime reading. But agreeing to thisâ
That would be on purpose. A plan to share space. Two bodies beneath the covers touching.
âCanât you just put me back in my old room?â The bitten ends of her nails carve painful crescents into her palms. âIf you upgraded me to a king suite, that means there was a double queen you left empty, doesnât it?â
The concierge grimaces, shaking her head. âIâm sorry, maâam, but this conference has got us booked to the gills. If there was a double queen available, itâs been booked out now.â
âButâŚâ Her eyes sting, and ughâ this is a silly thing to to care about. Pedantics, really, when they probably would have ended up curled up on the same bed anyway. But that doesnât stop the pressure building in her nose, or the hot, helpless tears hanging at the end of her tear ducts. âWhy?â
âAh, Iâm not sure of theâŚer⌠selection process when it comes to these upgrades, maâam.â The concierge pointedly looks down at her screen, uselessly wiggling the mouse. âMaybe it was random, or maybe they looked at your reservation and saw something about it that made them think you might haveâŚhmâŚwanted one bed at a better price pointâŚâ
âWhat wouldâŚ?â Her teeth snap shut around the question. The double queen was cheaper than a single king; even a couple might look at the price points and decide the extra bed wasnât a deal breaker. Two people with the same addressâ
But they didnât have Obiâs address, or hers. Just the departmentâs card, and two names, one male, one female.
My point is, youâre in a hotel filled with people who wonât find it intimidating that you can mark a turtle migratory pattern on a map just by looking at its skull. Yuzuriâs shrug is seared onto the back of her eyelids, so casual, like like the logic of work hookups is obvious. What happens at conference stays at conference.
âIâd like toââ speak with your manager perches right at the tip of her tongue, threatening to tip over, to cause a scene, but a deep breath scuttles it before she can founderâ âask if thereâs any other rooms available?â
The concierge casts her the sort of side eye Yuzuri could only dream of, but she keys in the request anyway. âThe honeymoon suite? That comes withââ
Shirayuki slumps. âIâll take the deluxe king.â
*
Itâs not hard to find Obiâ heâs hovering at the edge of the bar, as promised, the entire impossible length of his legs unfurled between seat and floor. Thereâs the barest hint of tanned skin where his shirt has begun to roll up, andâ
And itâs just her luck that Yuzuriâs already there, curled around her drink like her smileâs curls around the straw, watching her watching him.
âThere she is!â she calls out, one hand swinging out in invitation. âSuzuâs already searching for swag on the expo floor. I was gonna wait for you, but it looked like things were getting heated down at your end of the counter, so I thought Iâd leave you to it.â
Thereâs an edge of her tongue that could lash out, could cut with a real wry thanksâ but it blunts when she considers just what sort of help Yuzuri would have been with one bed on the line.
A dimple furrows itself between Obiâs brow as he sets down his glass, the plastic gator at the bottom bobbling between layers. âEverything all good, Doc? I can go over and cause a problem if you need someââ
There might be no way to guess this cocktailâs compositionâ some kind of juice, probably, maybe with champagne for bubbles, or vodka for a kickâ but whatever it is, itâs certain better than trying to explain all this sober. Shirayuki reaches out with both hands, completely ignoring the suggestion of straw or stirrer, and takes a full gulp.
Itâs almost disappointing how little it burns going down. It does taste good though.
Obi lifts a brow. âThat bad, huh?â
She takes a breath, running a hand over the back of her mouth before she tells him, âWeâve only got one bed.â
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âAw, come on, Doc.â Obi shifts his bag over his shoulder, biceps flexing to redistribute the weight, and haah, it would be nice to get a little warning if he was going to make himself so dangerous to look at. âHow bad could it be?â
Her suitcase rolls too close, nipping her heels halfway to the door, but even that canât keep her from rolling a glare his way. âYou know better than to say something like that.â
âI know, I know, but Iâm just sayingâ bed as big as that, weâre practically in different zip codes.â He shrugs, and oh, he might be playing casual, might be pretending that all this hits him like water off a duckâs back, but Shirayuki doesnât miss the stiffness of those angles, the way tension hampers every twitch. âI could go full starfish and youâd still have to ship international to get to my fingers.â
She snorts. âI think you underestimate just how much limb you have.â
âI think you mean rippling muscle.â He flexes one in demonstration, close enough that she catches the nutmeg and bergamot of his deodorant. âUnending plains of gains. The heartland of hulk. The absolute breadbasket ofââ
âI didnât realize we were talking about Mitsuhide,â she hums, too innocent, swiping her card in front of the doorâs scanner.
âHeyââ
The door swings open, and all his planned protests elide into a heartfelt whistle. âWow, when they say upgrade, they mean upgrade.â
âI guess soâŚâ The double queen had been just a room with beds, two chairs and a table thrown into a corner to give somewhere else to sitâ plenty of room for two people who were used to navigating the same spaceâ but thisâŚthis is practically an apartment. The stumpy entryway leads right into the living room, small kitchen to the right and bathroom to the left.
Obi saunters past her, dropping his bag on the sectionalâ a full couch plus chaiseâ and hooks his hands on his hips. âDamn. This TV is bigger than ours!â
She clucks her tongue on habit, flushing when his grin. âWeâre not here to watch TV.â
âRight, weâre here to get some billionaire to sign off on saving turtles,â he says agreeably, even as he flicks it on, scrolling through the guide. âBut while weâre not doing that, I bet this thing gets all the channels. I wonder if HBO still plays porn after midnightâŚâ
âWeâre here for a conference,â she reminds him, taking the two steps up to a set of folding doors. âAnd hopefully finding Eisetsu Rugilia among the attendees.â
âRight, but they donât have lectures and two am, soââ
âObi.â
He holds up his hands. âYouâre right, Doc. Two am is when all these billionaire babies have their parties. I wonât have time forâ â he squints at the text stretching across the screenâ âDamonâs Seed when Iâm already living my own Eyes Wide Shut.â
She stares at him, blank. âYou know I donât get that reference.â
âI know.â One shoulder lifts; the most aggravating of his shrugs. âItâs funnier that way.â
With anyone else she would let it dropâ woodland fairy creature she may be, but she didnât begrudge her childhood a moment of sunshineâ but with Obi she huffs, fitting her fists around the doorâs knobs, informing him, âOne day Iâm going to watch all these movies, and then youâll have to find some other source of entertainment.â
âBelieve it when I see it, Doc. Believe it while I see it.â
âYou will. After I finish my thesis, Iâll have plenty of time toââ the doors whip open, a more dramatic entry than she planned, andâ
And her whole brain narrows onto a single, âOh.â
âWow.â Obiâs breath catches far too close to her ear. âNow thatâs some bed. I think we might lose you in the pillows.â
Her jaw works, managing a single, âUm.â
âOh hey!â Obi peers around the jamb. âLook, thereâs more room! Thatâs prettyâŚâ
He slinks past her, all sinew and swagger, andâ
And nearly stumbles, all his words peter down to a âWoah.â
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âA jacuzzi?â Yuzuri groans, head sinking into her hands. âYou guys got a jacuzzi?â
âA jacuzzi tub,â Shirayuki corrects numbly, the stem of her Shirley Temple twisting between her fingers. âNot aâŚa hot tub or anything.â
âBig enough to be one though.â Obiâs hand brushes over his shoulder, contemplative, before settling back on his drink. âProbably could fit the whole lab in there if we didnât mind getting cozy.â
Izuru tilts her head. âOh, likeâŚnaked?â
As brazen as Obi can be, even he chokes. âThe lab tub party would definitely have a bathing suit dress code.â
âOh.â She sighs, disinterested. âDisappointing.â
âWhereâs my free upgrade?â Yuzuri leans back, head tipping over her chair in despair. âI want a jacuzzi.â
âMaybe one of your hookups will have one, if youâre lucky,â Kazaha drawls, flipping through his copy of the conference directory. Itâs not quite phone book sized, but it is intimidating, filled cover-to-cover with people not much older than her but far more accomplished. Only a few hours ago, she might have questioned her place here, whether she would ever contribute enough to the field to even get an abstract in the door, butâ
But right now sheâs still stuck on the full bathroom, visible from the bed. Except, of course, the toilet. That, thankfully, is tucked away in a smaller closet. But still, shower and tub and bed with nothing but a change in flooring to separate them.
Yuzuri can never know. âI donât want to take a bath in some guyâs tub! Like god, how would that even be relaxing?â
âThe sex could be interesting,â Izuru offers. âJust like a hot tub.â
âNo, weâve been over this!â Yuzuri waves a hand, as if that might be enough to shoo the idea away from the table. âYou need preparation for water sex. Lube, for one. A plan, for another. Insurance, since at best youâre going to crack your head open, and at worst, youâll end up at a gynecologist.â
Suzu blink. âWorst?â
âThere are things that can happen to a vag that Iâd rather be in a coma for.â She gives Shirayuki a pointedâ and completely unnecessaryâ glance. âTrust me.â
Obi simply raises a brow, sipping from his straw. âYou didnât bring lube?â
âThatâs not the point.â Yuzuri rolls her eyes, flicking a ribbon of blonde over her shoulder. âIf Iâm taking a bath, itâs going to be with bubbles and salts and no less than four jets, all alone.â
âBut he could wash your hair.â Suzuâs forehead furrows, oddly concerned. âThatâs nice isnât it? I liked it when then did it at the salonâŚâ
âIt is nice, Suzu, but itâs also intimate, and if Iâm just looking toâ ugh.â Her hands fly up in the air. âNever mind. No jacuzzi sex, end of story. Now what are you going to do about the one bed situation?â
âY-yuzuri!â Shirayuki sputters, hoping her cheeks are only half as red as they feel. âThatâsâ thatâs not important.â
âI think itâs important,â she hums, smirk wrapping around her straw. âEntertaining, at least.â
âWeâll figure it out,â Obi huffs, settling back in his chair. âThereâs enough bed for the population of Luxembourg. Me and Doc could both be on that thing and not be within shouting distance.â
Yuzuri swivels in her seat, glaring at Shirayuki across the table. âItâs so unfair you guys got that room and youâre not even going to fââ
Suzu clears his throat. âNot to state the obvious butâŚdoesnât this room have a couch or something?â
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âThe program says G7,â Shirayuki murmurs, lingering over the letters printed at the head of each aisle. âWhich I think should be down over here, ifâ Obi, are you all right?â
He might have dogged her heels through the doors of the exhibition hall, but Obiâs lagged behind as she navigates through the field of half-empty tables, only a handful of posters properly displayed. He grunts, adjusting the half dozen canisters on his back. âWell, it is kind of a burn to have Suzu have to remind me couches exist. I mean, I would know, wouldnât I? Done plenty with only two feet of cushionââ
âI meant with the posters,â she sighs, doubling back to lift a few from his shoulders. âI canât believe they sent us to set up all of them.â
âI can.â Obi smirks, leaning the rest against the table. âItâs our punishment for getting the best room. And for notâ how did Yuzuri put it?â using it to its fullest.â
âW-well, youâd think theyâd have a little more professional pride in displaying their work.â The caps on the canisters put up a fightâ Shidan had said they might after they came off the plane, something about pressurization and vacuums and other physics concepts she only had a casual acquaintance with through undergradâ but Shirayukiâs happy for the excuse to be doing something when she adds, âYou can if you want to, you know.â
One of Obiâs posters pops open with all the subtlety of gunshot. âUh, want to run that by me again, Doc?â
âI just mean if you wanted to brings someone back andâŚerâŚtake advantage of all theâŚamenitiesâŚ?â She strives to be casual, to be cool, like itâs none of her business what he might get up to unattended. Like she hadnât bitten her nails clear down to quick under the covers when he was out with Hakiâs friend, slinking home well after midnight. âJust let me know.â
âMe?â he coughs. âReally? And just what would you do?â
She shrugs her shoulders, striving for the kind of calm Obi exudes on an everyday basis. âIâm sure Yuzuri wouldnât mind some company.â
One of his eyebrows creeps to a skeptical altitude. âIf she isnât taking advantage of her own amenities.â
âO-oh, well!â She shakes her head, trying to look anywhere but at him. âShe wonât take anyone back to her room, so, uh, that might be even better, if you think about it. Someone using it, at least.â
Air hisses out through his teeth with no hint of his usual humor. âListen, Doc, really, I appreciate the offer, but Iâm not reallyâŚâ He shakes his head, one hand scrubbing at the bristle in back. âI mean, I appreciate the vote of confidence, but Iâm not in the market forâŚâ
He hesitates, eyes narrowing. âRyuu?â
Shirayuki blinks, tracing his gaze under the table, to where Ryuu is curled up, travel pillow under his head. He shrinks further into his pillbug position, managing a bleak, âHi.â
âHey there, big guy.â Obi crouches, folding his arms over his knees casually, like people hang out under tables all the time. âMe and Doc were just out here putting up the posters. Whatâs up with you.â
âNot much.â He shifts, blue eyes searching both their faces before he admits, âThey lost my reservation.â
Shirayuki squats down beside him, brow drawn. âExcuse me?â
âThey donât have a record of my transaction in their database,â he murmurs, rubbing his cheek against the soft microfiber of his pillow. âEven the manager tried. But it looks like even th payment didnât go through. They think it might be because Iâm notâ well, an adult is supposed to make the reservation, and I was the only one in the room, and with no legal guardianâŚâ
His nose wrinkles, mouth pursing mulishly before he blurts out, âI donât know what to do.â
âStay with us.â
It takes a moment for Shirayuki to realize itâs not her voice saying the words, but Obiâs. He glances at her, and anyone else might be looking for permission, but thereâs only confidence there, so certain that she was only a slip of the tongue behind him, that they were single in purpose, andâ
And itâs stupid it took her until graduation to realize that this is what sheâs been wanting.
âReally?â Ryuu perks, head lifting off the pillow.
âOf course.â Shirayuki knows better than to reach out, to try to comfort him through something as offensive as touch, so she just smiles instead, hoping her sincerity shines through. âWeâd be happy to have you.â
He glances between the both of them. âYouâreâ youâre sure itâs okay?â
âWhy not?â Obi says, casting her some rueful side eye. âNow that we know we have a couch, weâre made of room.â
Ah, thatâs right. The couch. The couch Obi was going to sleep onâŚ
âGuess itâs a good thing that bed could fit a small country,â Obi mutters, getting to his feetâ and then freezing. âCan I help you?â
âI didnât mean to interrupt.â Shirayuki scramble to her feet, but if the voice isnât familiar, the man who speak with it is even less so. âYouâre part of Shidan Weiseâs lab, arenât you?â
âYes.â She brushes off her skirt, trying to look somewhat presentable. Like a colleague, instead of someone who spends conferences crouching under tables. âWe were just setting up for the poster session. Is there somethingâŚ?â
âAh, no, no. Iâm not here about the posters.â The man smiles, but it never reaches his eyes. âMy name is Shuu Grately. Iâm here to tender an invitation.â
Obiâs eyebrows shoot up to his hairline. âInvitation?â
âOn behalf of Eisetsu Rugilia.â One corner of his mouth hooks, humorless. âHe would like you to come to his dinner tonight.â
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@muralconservator [places this gently in your hand and runs away]
Redraw of a portrait, original under the cut!
#identity v#idv#idv grave keeper#Andrew Kreiss#identity v grave keeper#mural conservator#he's so silly#been planning to do some redraws of portraits for items ingame so i had fun using this as practice!
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Preserving Diversity
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#adaptation#afforestation areas#american elm#American white pelican#animals#Biodiversity Conservation#Biodiversity Day#biodiversity loss#Celery Looper Moth#Citizen Science#Community Engagement#Community Involvement#conservation#conservation achievements#conservation action#conservation activism#Conservation Advocacy#conservation benefits#conservation challenges#conservation education#Conservation Efforts#conservation impact#conservation importance#conservation initiatives#conservation management#conservation measures#conservation planning#Conservation Practices#conservation programs#conservation projects
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anyways we all know Lewis is gonna get a doctorate in marine biology or something. but Cleo can also be a doctor. as a treat. they can be a hot scientist power couple.
#imo she studies ocean ecology and conservation#based on how much she loves working on the marine park#and how passionate she is about protecting the sea turtles and making sure her dad has good safe fishing practices#dr. mccartney? which one!#actually she probably keeps Sertori professionally to avoid exactly that confusion#h2o just add water#clewis#Cleo Sertori#Lewis McCartney#otp: you mean everything to me
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i may always complain about being flat chested but youâll never catch me in a bra
#i know âconservative women hate to see me coming#practically got shunned by all the white women in Trader Joeâs today
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hi! im learning so much from your blog and its endlessly fascinating to me, im not american so i knew next to nothing about the us military before getting into tg (still dont know that much but. more than before), i never cared about or defined myself by us political terms but now i really want to know and understand the tg characters and its fascinating to me how much politics is a part of that, so thank you for sharing your views on that on here, id be lost without them!
(i havent read your fic yet because idk if im emotianally ready for it yet but when i do. im sure its gonna be great)
haha I do sort of worry that Iâve made top gun too political. I think Iâve always just been trying to come to terms with the fact that⌠top gun wasnât really made for me.
I saw Top Gun: Maverick for the first time in a movie theatre in rural southern OregonâŚ. Which, if youâre not American/didnât know, is a part of the country characterized by Jesus-loving gun-toting âpatriots.â The theatre was a full house. Everyone loved TGM. Itâs NOT an apolitical movie. It pushes a WWII-era narrative about the âAmerican underdogâ military that appeals to a certain subset of the population: the military deserves more resources because our heroes are disadvantaged on the battlefield (F-18 vs SU-57), though of course in real life no more than a dozen SU-57s have actually been produced, and American fighters⌠donât engage in dogfights anymore. Cain was right, no matter how much TGM wants to sensationalize the adventurism of real life pilots: drone warfare is making extinct manned fighter jets. TGM is geopolitically out of date. âAnd whether we like it or not, it is straight-up recruiting propaganda. The main emotional thrust of the movie is that we (audience) are supposed to sympathize with Bradley, who wants nothing more than to Join The Navy. We are supposed to be mad at Maverick (and later, conveniently, our scapegoat Carole) for preventing Bradley from Joining The Navy. The story of TGM does not make sense if the Navy isnât the most desirable place to be. Top Gun: Maverick isnât just recruitment MATERIAL; fundamentally it is a recruitment STORY. I feel like thatâs an important metatextual aspect to engage with & acknowledge.
Iâve said elsewhere on my blog, the target audience for TGM is Republican dads of teenage boys: men who were teenagers when the first Top Gun came out, and have that nostalgia for a more dangerous/more exciting military, and are in the position to influence their sons to join up. The Navy would not have let Tom Cruise et al rent their $20,000-an-hour-operating-cost airplanes if that werenât the case. Top Gun wasnât really made for people like me.
Obviously how people in fandom engage with the source text is their decision. But engaging with Top Gun & Top Gun: Maverick is to engage with the Reagan-era reactionary, hawkish Cold War foreign policy that inspired Top Gun (the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident really springs to mindâit wouldâve been in the minds of many people watching Top Gun in 1986), and then the subsequent NOSTALGIA for that time period that inspired Top Gun: Maverick. Theyâre not apolitical movies at all; they have an agenda. Itâs good to take their agendas seriously.
I hope if you read my fics you enjoy them đ
#this is my last answered ask for a while#I do a lot of handwringing#thereâs a reason i donât tell irls i write top gun fanfic#itâs a conservative-coded IP!#Iâm not telling people âyou should write political ficâ#but i AM telling people it is good critical practice to understand/take seriously the politics of a source text before you transform it#in fandom.#fun military movies are still fundamentally military movies.#top gun#top gun maverick
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