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[wonderlesch]

12 Days of Geeky Gifts 2023

12 Days of Geeky Gifts 2023 is the ultimate gift guide with mind blowing gadgets and collectibles. It's the most wonderful time of the year! #newblogpostalert #12daysofgeekygifts2023 #geekygiftguide #wonderlesch

Hello and welcome to my latest Blog Post: 12 Days of Geeky Gifts 2023. There’s a song about the 12 days of Christmas, here I am sharing not only what is at the top of any geek’s gift list but where that gift can be purchased as well. Read on to discover a Foldable Drone that’s perfect for someone just starting out in the world of drones (that’s me!). A cell phone holder and iPad stand (helps me…

[000marie198]

Kinda a hot take but adults get so caught up in their perspective of the world sometimes that they often simply forget that you can't teach children complex evils of the society and have to start at little things where their mind can pick it up.

They are kids, you try to teach them the complex philosophy of unfairness of something and they'll misunderstand. They shouldn't be forced to your level of thinking, you have to get down to theirs

[astra-ravana]

Pokeweed

Also called American nightshade, this bright magenta plant has vivid green leaves and clusters of luminous, dark berries, which all makes for a striking appearance. The leaves have several magickal applications, the berries as well, which can also be used to craft magickal inks (the Declaration of Independence was penned with poke berry ink). They can also substitute blood in magick. Do not injest it however, as it is highly toxic.

Other names: Poke, phytolacca, coakum, crowberry, garget, inkberry, shang lu, pocan

Gender: Masculine

Element: Fire

Planets: Uranus, Mars, Saturn

Deities: Hekate, Lilith, Samael, Baba Yaga, Medusa

Magickal uses: Courage, hex-breaking, baneful magick, fire magick, finding lost objects, sympathetic magick, purging negative energy

[werecat-witch]

I kinda feel the need to explain stuff about all the wizards in the valley, so here I go!

There’s a few different groups of wizards in the valley:

The TERRIBLE FUCKIGN LOSER WIZARDS (“Those Damned Wizards”)— they live in a shitty tower that doesn’t even look over anything (trees block the view in every direction). AND! These are the ones that spread falsehoods about us werecats eating people (we don’t)! They’re also so incredibly incompetent that you’d think that they’re just sorcerers pretending to be wizards (bc everyone thinks sorcerers are lame), but NO! They’ve all had apprenticeships under different Grand Wizards, and they’ve all gone to a formal school for wizardry!

The Cool Wizards— they all live in a really cool, massive AF tower with a cool house attached to it. The tower even sits atop of one of the cliffs either side of the valley! These wizards are genuinely really good people, and actually help people out when asked. They all apprenticed under one of three Grand Wizards; Garget (revolutionised the Magic Missile spell), Morianne (she was a member of the old hero’s party 50 years back), or Xarngyar (current record holder for biggest glacier created using magic)

The Science Wizards— they live in a tower on the opposite cliff to the cool wizards. They don’t really leave their tower unless one of their experiments goes wrong (which is, sadly, pretty often). All of them apprenticed under necromancers (and not even the debatably good kind. Just straight up evil ones). They also live with a monster hunter (who’s barely ever there), and an author who writes pretty decent erotica.

The Miscellaneous Wizards— just regular townsfolk, pretty much. Usually don’t have formal training; just books and practice.

Now, how about a poll?

I’ll let you know how many there is in each group after the poll ends!

[thelegolink]

OC-tober Day 16: Food.

For Day 16, I drew Geoge Garget, my player character in a Star Wars campaign my friend runs. Heir to a wealthy mining company, Geoge serves as the party mouth, having the charisma of the rest of the gang combined and using it to talk them out of (and sometimes into) trouble.

Additionally, he loves to cook, and frequently delights his crew with delicious (often chicken-fried) dishes.

(Background Source: https://www.pexels.com/search/kitchen%20background/)

[sekhithefops]

Diablo IV Sorcerer Build: Electrical Burn

Been a yip since I posted anything on this blog hasn't it? Well, thats because I've been kinda busy... in Sanctuary... killing the hell outta Hell.

While I normally go with the Necromancer (for the minion army) or the Druid (yip yip Imma furry,) I was surprised to find that it was the Sorcerer I stuck with all the way through the end of the main story quest.

Thing is, I greatly prefer to solo in games like Diablo IV, and for solo players the Sorcerer usually has the same life expectancy as a fly in a wind tunnel... and yet mine is easily my strongest character.

So, I figured I'd share the skillset I use with him with you all, a mixture of Fire and Lightning magic I've dubbed the Electrical Burn Build.

Basic Skill Tier:

For my basic skill I went with Spark, taking the enhancements to give it occasional multi-garget and the chance to form crackling energy. I also try to stick with a wand and focus as much as I can so that I can spam the hells outta this one. Faster cast speed is your friend with this spell, you wanna be able to machine gun this sucker! Assault Elixir is very useful for this as well!

Core Skill Tier:

For my core ability I chose Chain Lightning. Its an excellent spell for both groups and solo enemies as, should the Sorcerer stand alone against a single foe, the bolt of lighting will pinball between you and your foe so that it still hits multiple times!

Defensive Skill Tier:

For the defensive tier I took Flame Shield over Teleportation. Its a fun trick, but I found the self heal I got from Flame Shield really came in handy in a lot of situations!

As for Glass Cannon... its a risk, but with my Sorcerer most enemies die before they can land more than a hit or two on me, so this one works out pretty well if you're willing to take the increased damage.

Conjuration Skill Tier:

For Conjuration I actually took two spells, foregoing anything from the Mastery tier ability-wise. Lightning Spear and Hydra make a very deadly combination of sentient fire and lightning to decimate my enemies, whether they be alone or in groups.

I also took Precision Magic to increase my Lucky Hit Chance as much as I could. As for why...

Mastery Skill Tier:

I didn't take an actual spell from that, but I did take all three Lightning passives! Crackling Energy is a big part of my strategy in the game, and these are vital for my build. Any time an ability has something that can make Crackling Energy, I take it. When I run low on mana I can just dodge around and there'll usually be a few spheres nearby to nab for a quick recharge, and an extra burst of damage to boot!

Ultimate Skill Tier:

Naturally my Ultimate is Unstable Currents, or as I like to call it "Fuck you, I win." This, combined with a fast attack speed and spamming the hells out of Spark, will absolutely ERADICATE anything around my sorcerer. Swarms of foes, elite enemies, even bosses are laid low by this one!

Even the mighty Butcher has wound up dead at my feet with this build, multiple times! The last three encounters with the massive brute had him on the floor and me still standing with seven potions in reserve!

All thanks to my last skill...

Key Passive Skill:

When I pop Unstable Currents, crackling energy rains from the sky. It appears EVERYWHERE! When I grab it, my cooldowns are cut dramatically against elites. Against bosses and the like, that means I can get off Unstable Currents again VERY quickly under the right circumstances!

The Butcher might be able to survive me using it once... I got it off three times last time we fought, and he was fried beef by the time I was done.

Speaking of frying things... as for why this is called the "Electrical Burn" build...

Enchantments:

Both my Enchantments are Fire ones!

Fire Bolt's enchantment gives ALL my spells a burning Damage over Time effect for bonus damage, and the Fireball enchantment is a holy terror for enemy mobs!

I can fire off one Spark into a single bat in a swarm, and then just sit back and watch the fireworks display. A whole mob of Ghouls? Chain Lightning the leader and its raining limbs! Fireball's enchantment isn't much use against boss monsters, but against enemy mobs its absolutely devastating and lets me steamroll dungeons with ease!

So yes, thats my build. I'm still level 59 at time of writing and working out my Paragon Tree, but I may well update this once I'm done there. Feel free to give this a try if you like! It may not be for everyone, but I find there is very little that can stand against me with this setup.

[l-think-l-love-you]

Got a free cheap ass mirror from garget

[atangledfate]

The Red Wolf rubbed the back of his neck at Reyna's introduction as to him she sounded really important. Though he was a big hero during the war his position now was a far cry from being what he considered important. He was a scout and spent his days assessing damages and directing his people to scout out the damaged zones for possible dangers. This also included searching old bases for possible advantages or to tag them for destruction.

Though to Gadget he had one important question that everyone else probably overlooked.

" Lanolin--- has she been vaccinated yet? "

It was a straight forward question to the younger officer as he crossed his arms looking at her with a more serious look on his face. While the virus was mostly eliminated, to say it didn't or couldn't exist was naïve and if his experience had taught him anything--- it was to expect the worst.

" I know everyone thinks the virus is gone and we never have to worry about it again but, that's like saying eggman is quiet so he's not a threat--- we gotta be more proactive you know! "

Lanolin almost looked like a scolded child as it never really occurred to her as she was rather focused on the tour. She seemed to stand up straight as Garget addressed her more fully. She looked ironically sheepish. On the one hand she wanted to say the virus was gone, out of sheer fear of facing something like that again. On the other she knew he was right.

" Ah... not yet--- i don't know if she knows about that yet Gadget. I didn't really want to start off with needles and doom and gloom..."

The Wolf only pinched his nose as it wasn't just Lanolins fault either. No body else mentioned it either did they? He crossed his arms turning back to Reyna with a warm smile though it was hard to say if he was putting on a face or genuinely happy.

" Yea! I mean we are always happy to have help! its a dangerous job out here! We are the threat assessors, so if anyone is going to get shot at, blown up, or cussed out its usually us. Which is why i am gonna insist if you intend to be in the field you get metal virus vaccine. I won't have you working for me until then... while it is my HOPE that the virus is long gone! i ain't taking chances ya know? "

Reyna thinks that's something that comes with experience and understanding your team. No matter how chaotic Lohse was, Reyna could always tell when the bard was planning something crazy after enough time. The same was true in reverse. Lanolin just needs time and experience. And she wanted to help the sheep get there.

Either way, she waves good by to Tangle and Belle. She hopes to get to know the two more in the future. She'll have plenty of time to get to know them all. And thus, she follows Lanolin into the last division of the Restoration. They needed to come up with some new names, having a division of the same name is a tad confusing. Oh well, she has time to discuss that later.

"A pleasure to meet you, Gadget. As Lanolin said, I'm Reyna. I'm here to learn about the Restoration as a whole, and lend my aid where I can. I suppose you've had experience in dealing with Eggman before by the sound of it." She muses. It sounds like he was here for the war before now. Not only was he a commander, but he had high experience in dealing with Eggman. Seems like the Restoration has capable hands.

[wondermail]

Enters Garget Hey where are your skirts for boys

[throwbigstone]

[the-marsh-maker]

GARGET//GARCHOMP×JETRAY - I had originally made this illustration as part of a collab with azelrix for an episode of his fusion factory series on youtube. But since the collab is no longer alive after his instagram page unfortunately got hacked and eventually deleted, I figured I'd share this piece with ya'll anyways as I would've hated for it to have not seen the light of day. Also, please make sure to check out Azelrix's youtube channel of the same name, as I'm sure he could use all the support he can get in this difficult time. - Now, When azelrix asked me to make a pokemon and Ben 10 fusion, I immediately knew which characters i wanted to fuse as I had always imagined what a cool fusion of garchomp and jetray would be, since not only did they share so many similarities when it comes to their designs but also because they're one of my all time favorites from each of their respective shows. When it comes to the fusion, I mainly took inspiration from the creature designs found in early 2000s monster anime in the likes of bakugan and yu-gi-oh as I strongly believed that their fantastical elements would translate really well into the dragon like design which i was going for with this design. And looking at the end result, I think it's safe to say that it turned out just fine. - - /tags #fusionart #characterfusion #conceptart #characterdesign #creaturedesign #monsterdesign #dragon #dragonart #pokemon #pokemonfanart #pokemonfusionart #ben10 #ben10alienforce #ben10fanart #ben10fusion #alienart #yugioh #digimon #bakugan #animeart #cartoonart #omniverse #digitalart #digitalillustration #krita #fusionfactory #art #comicbookart #artoftheday #artcollab (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/CktKwTPob_Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[zoethehead]

Worldbuilding: Herbs and plants

this is for the realm of Ecresia (which is just a mix of the garden of eden, olympus, Atlantis, and other mythical areas including the feywild)

this is some of the herbs and vegetation in Ecresia

(Names generated by Fantasy name generators)

Healing plants:

-Ethrade-(Healing herb)

-DuskFlower(Seeds, stem, and petals can be used for healing purposes)

-Aeprolla(Helps treat burn wounds)

-Iborgetta (analgesic/sedative)

-Riqruin(Used to help knock consciousness back into someone)

-Obreskood(Emetic)

-Bikread(AntiEmetic)

-Eetrade(Fever Relief)

-Iscard(Antibotic)

-Strirolla (ProBiotic)

-Glogririn(Wound healing and stops bleeding)

-Uxoo(fever Relief)

-Ayfus(Analgesic/Sedative)

-Glowing cane(helps speed up wound healing, like a salve)

-Bronze rock fern(Stops bleeding)

-Drifting Snowdrop(Wakes up a person, helps stall hypothermia)

-Silver buxus(ProBiotic)

-Star Daisy(AntiEmetic)

-Golden Rose(Burn healer)

-Aislower(Antidote/Antivenom)

-Axaetrite(Antidote/Antivenom)

-Sun Blade(Emetic)

-Phoenix Mulberry(Stimulant, helps wake someone)

-Knight's Ivy(Heals Broken bones, regens limbs, and slows bleeding)

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Vegetation:

-Spushianna(fruit)

-Yukkegon(Fruit)

-Kubbelas(Vegetable)

-Goss(Vegetable)

-Sunny Mint(herb)

-Gilpush(Herb)

-Brisyina(Fruit)

-Hender(fruit)

-Phrittequin(Vegetable)

-Marsh Pea)Vegetable)

-Rock Azolla(Herb)

-Chameleon Brittlebush(Herb)

-Abyss berry(Fruit)

-Istrulanium(Fruit)

-Limoo(Vegetable)

-Ascons(Vegetable)

-Sunny thyme(herb)

-Spitfire thyme(Herb)

-Aatier(Fruit)

-Kliyire(Fruit)

-Knight's root(Vegetable)

-Streek(Vegetable)

-Inorelda(Herb)

-Eshradus(Herb)

-Phantom Plum(Fruit)

-Ash Wineberry(Fruit)

-Flying Cabbage(Vegetable)

-IbleDetty(Vegetable)

-Axaetrite(Herb)

-Shadow Grass(Herb)

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Poisonous plants:

-Sore Fig

-Corrupting Sanguinary

-Eacharleed

-Eesrimover

-Plague thimbleberry

-Cold Violet

-Shocking ink plant

-Curse Garget

-Vlolonna

-Demon's Silkweed

-Okrax

-Ghost Rye

-Ghost Feverfew

-Fear Duscle

-Skelda

-Rotten Brier

-Haswolla

-Dire FelonWort

-Slofness

-Fever Pokeroot

-Void buttons

-Corrupting Itchweed

-Hanging Poisonberry

-Skull Tulsi

-Black Brittlebush

-Royal Bite

-Blight Bamboo

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Fungi:

-Devil's Crep(Poisonous)

-Delicious Trotter(Edible)

-Pterula Hair(normal)

-Clavinulopsos Russula(Poisonous)

-Bracket Scale(Edible)

-Club Drop Lichen(Normal)

-Artillery Woodruft(Poison)

-Head Blusher(Edible, you can get drunk off of it)

-Latticed Woodlove)

-Dryad's Lungwort(Poison)

-Peck Licorice(Edible)

-Pan Fott(Normal)

-Pan Shanklet(Poisonous)

-Black Fairy Club(Edible)

-Indigo Flat-top Agaricus(Normal)

-Whitish Mycena(Poisonous)

-Fairy Russula(Edible)

-Cannon Lichen(Normal)

-Blackening Butter(Poisonous)

-Small Boletus(Edible)

-Crested Stagshorn(Normal)

-Caterpillar Pine spike(poisonous)

-Amethyst Toughshank(Edible, doubles as a Medicine)

-Common Grisette(Normal)

[goshenfoods-blog]

Nanoleaf garget. lovely lights

[thelegolink]

⭐️OC-tober Day 7: Personality.

For Day 7, I drew several of my OCs on the McDonald’s Personality Triangle.

From left to right, top to bottom, the characters are:

Geoge Garget (Planning to draw him for Day 16: Food)

Necrofisher (Day 2: New OC)

Emmanil Tephysea (Not sure when I’ll draw him)

Teufelous (Planning to draw him Day 8: Past)

Litlee Postiv (Day 3: Old OC, Day 5: Relationships)

Certus Amphibole (Day 1: Fav OC, Day 6: Symbol)

Kenneth McGee (Day 4: Redesign)

[zsofiasonia]

‘SCHOOL FOR CIVIC IMAGINATION’ - PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND MAPPING, Glasgow I have been working in Glasgow since September 2019, as part of the ‘School for Civic Imagination’ at CCA: Glasgow through a Creative Europe I-Portunus artist mobility grant. 

The ‘School for Civic Imagination’ is part of CCA’s public engagement program, a year-long informal learning platform for artists and curators with a socially engaged practice. It discusses the meeting point between art and society and supports knowledge sharing between everyone taking part.  (Click below to Keep reading)

The School aims to represent a support structure for the development of deeper connections between socially engaged art practice and civic life, delivered by the collaborating artists - Allison Whitehill, Annie Runkel, CJ Mahony, Iman Tajik Tehran, Iryna Zamuruieva, Paria Goodarzi, Lily Garget, Lydia Honeybone, Casi Dylan, Chiara Dellerba, Jess Ramm, Zsofia Szonja Illés. Contributing artists shape the ‘School’ by curating its program and act as intermediaries between the knowledge and experience gained through the School and their networks.  

Monthly sessions, workshops and talks and invited contributors in 2019-20 include:  A movement workshop and reading group with G.O.D.S (Ashanti Harris ) - In praise of the dancing body (by Silvia Federici)

Sensory mapping workshop with Rob Morrison (Agile City) and Michael Smythe (Phytology) and a public lecture at CCA by Michael Smythe on ‘Biomorphic urbanism’.

A silent walk with M.U.C.K (Must Use Critical Knowledge) and The Nature Library to explore notions of drifting and being lost in the landscape - inspired by the writings of the wonderful Rebecca Solnit (on walking and being lost) and Donna Haraway (on situated knowledges). (Photo: The Nature Library)

A reading group with Yovonne Billimore (Programme Curator for Frame Contemporary Art Finland) to explore feminist approaches that emphasize the inclusion of multiple voices and perspectives (including the more-than-human) - Composting Feminisms and Environmental Humanities (by Jennifer Mae Hamilton and Astrida Neimanis).

A pasta-making performance/workshop with fellow artist Chiara Dellerba to practice self- and community care through embodied ways of engagement. 

Social distancing measures taken during the pandemic are challenging for anyone working with communities, engagement, and participation. Few of us from the ‘School’ continued engaging and experimenting with blended (online + embodied) ways of engagement through skill-share workshops and reading groups, in order to find ways for meaningful engagement in those spaces that are still available for us to share. Link to project

[pi-cat000]

MSA: For want of a box

Okay. So, this is based on this post by @totallycorrectmsaquotes. I love this dialogue interaction btw and it’s been saved my draft folder since I first saw it. 

Summary: Vivi and Lewis fluff. Arthur’s there as well. 

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It’s a relatively nondescript and quiet afternoon in the garage.  No clients. Nothing for him to fix. Not much in the way of official work. Uncle Lance, in between bouts of grumbling over the lack of activity, has long since vacated the space, retreating to the scrapyard where he’d spend the rest of his evening dissembling vehicles for parts. Thus, Arthur is left alone to tinker in comfortable silence.

Hunched over his workbench, bent at an unnatural angle, his back is aching and his eyes a dry, but Arthur is close enough to finish that he has been holding off taking a break. A wire sparks. Arthur leans in for a closer look, safety goggles firmly in place, hovering inches from the bench. He peers at the garget, trying to locate the potential fault.  

Arthur is so focused that he doesn’t hear Vivi’s car pull up. Nor does he hear her walk across the gravel driveway. However, he definitely notices when she storms into the workroom, a ball of flustered activity. The lazy atmosphere stands no chance, dissolving in her wake. Before he’s even done registering her sudden appearance, or the fact that her face is red with blush, she has walked right up to him and slapped a hand down on the bench.  

“Arthur, I need a box!” Vivi demands.

He straightens, pushing away from the fiddly assortment of wires. Slowly, he reaches up to pull down his goggles.

“What sort of box?” Because how else does one respond when faced with such an unexpected statement.

“Don’t care. As long as it’s heavy.”

It’s not entirely unusual for either Vivi or Lewis to show up at the garage unannounced, eager to discuss whatever has caught their interest, whether it be a hobby, gossip or something else entirely. Arthur is terrible at answering his phone, and it’s not like he goes out a whole lot, meaning rocking up at the workshop really is one of the best ways to get a hold of him.

Recently, all Vivi’s sudden visits have been decidedly Lewis- themed. Coincidentally, Lewis’s visits have, in turn, been very Vivi centric. Arthur’s not sure what a box has to do with Lewis but, based on the blushing and her flustered appearance, there is probably some connection.

“Okay?” He prompts, “Can you give me a little more detail?”

Vivi huffs, and crosses her arms,  “Due to personal reasons, I will be sinking to the bottom of the ocean in a large metal box.”

He opens his mouth to comment and is cut off.

“Don’t ask why. I’ll be taking the box and leaving thank you very much.”

It is a testament to all the long hours he has spent listening to Lewis awkwardly dance around the fact that he is completely besotted with Vivi, that Arthur managers to put two and two together.

“Lewis said ‘I love you’ and you said ‘thanks’, didn’t you?” He can’t help the grin threatening his mouth because that would totally be a thing Vivi would do. Yep. There’s the blush again.

“The reasons are personal!”

“Uh-huh. I’m sure.”

“You’re laughing. Stop that. This is serious.” 

Arthur quickly attempts to straighten his features into something neutral, “I’m not. I take everything seriously.”

Based on Vivi’s exasperation, he is unsuccessful. 

“Now you just look constipated,” Vivi insults, one part amused and one part embarrassed. The fact that Vivi’s all prickly, like an irritated cat, makes stamping down the grin all the more challenging. 

“I can't look at you like that,” She eventually snorts after watching what probably looked like a bunch of facial spasms, “I'm getting a glass of water. When I get back you better not be laughing." The threat is punctuated with a dramatic spin. She storms off into the house, taking the air of chaos with her. 

"No promises," He calls, watching her disappear through the side door. Alone again, he chuckles softly, reaching to pack away his equipment. Most likely, he'll be spending the rest of the afternoon hanging out with Vivi.

Of course, Vivi's not even gone a second before Arthur hears the sound of a second car pulling up out front. He pauses in his packing, looking to the open garage doors. There is the distinct rattle of Lewis’s old hatchback and the familiar crunch of heavy footsteps approaching. Now the question was; would Lewis recognise Vivi’s car, or would he be too distracted?

With timing befitting a romantic comedy, Lewis’s silhouette materialises and hesitates at the entrance. It is a bright sunny day, making the contrast between the two spaces jarring. Lewis squints, waiting for his eyes to adjust. 

"Lewis," Arthur greets to catch the other man's attention.

A relieved wave is the response, "Arthur. Do you have a moment? I can wait if you're busy." 

"Nah. I'm free. I’m actually packing up for the day. What's up?"

If Lewis considers it odd that Arthur is finishing at three, he doesn’t comment. Instead, he comes forward, snatches up one of the extra folding chairs that live to the side of the garage doors, and plonks it down right at the workbench.

"I've ruined everything,” Lewis says with 100% certainty, slumping into the chair. His thoroughly depressed, miserable expression adds to the dramatic cloud of melancholy wafting about the man’s head. 

“I’m sure, whatever’s eating you, it's not that bad,” Arthur reassures, wondering when Vivi is going to be back with that glass of water. Any second now, probably.

"No, no. You don't understand. I said it. You know the thing. The thing I’ve been waiting to say. I kind of blurted it out suddenly. She gave me this look like I was an idiot. She said 'thanks!'”

Arthur coughs to hide his smile, "…and that's bad?"

Lewis hesitates. He doesn’t get a chance to reply because he’s interrupted by a very confused Vivi. 

“Lewis!” 

Based on Lewis’s absolute shock, Arthur thinks that no, the other man had not noticed Vivi’s car in the driveway. 

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Note: Sometimes you just gotta take a break from the angst and write fluff. If I continued this I would probably develop it into a LewViArt fic, but for now it’s just LewVi.