#Handling Errands

[power-chords]

At least some tragicomic historical irony in my situation (which I am not at liberty to talk about right now). Like wow it really is my paternal branch of the family that is an unbroken line of “Lucky” Scapegoats. Scapegoats among the already designated Grandmaster Trope of scapegoats.

[betasuppe]

Basically. Flint & Rinn's relationship in a nut shell, but don't be deceived! The lil guy is more fierce than he seems lol

[lordgolden]

this is too much for me how did I forget about Beloved sending Nettle toys I’m going to cry forever goodnight

[lupismaris]

..

[lostandbackagain]

why is it so hard to find well-developed, well-written fantasy that doesn't proceed at 1mph and has a very diverse cast and any sex in it isn't bad or weird and has themes and motifs and isn't a retelling and isn't based on mythology and no one's name has an unnecessary Y in it and it's at least a little funny and makes you cry and is written for annoying people

[naomiknight-17]

Short of breath and drowning in sweat after running errands, but at least I got a nice salad

[transvampireboyfriend]

🌙🔆⭐ - insp.

[facesblind]

idk what is happening honestly so tired so eepy let boys run the errands with teddybeardog and i have some regrets ( tm )

[theood]

Currently trying to figure out how to lightly tell my parents that I am extremely anxious to get Behind The Wheel (as in the thought makes me extremely fearful and not I'm itching to go on a 5 hour drive) and I'd really like Actual Driving Lessons from someone who's Job Is To Teach That. Not that I don't think my dad is a bad driver, but I don't really want my grandpa teaching me =_=

[emdotcom]

I tried my whole life to fix my emtirely fucked sleep schedule & couldn't do it, so i said "fuck it" & picked up a job w/ night & overnight shifts. Going all well & good, except for the fact that, for some fucking reason, none of my family can grasp the concept that I NEED TO SLEEP, I NEED TO SLEEP, I NEED TO SLEEP, I NEED TO SLEEP

[robbiefischer]

this is incredibly dumb but i'm still exhausted from hosting thanksgiving like... dear body can you please get it tf together? it's been almost a week.

[straydogged]

body spoons are at like. I have maybe enough to make supper in a few hours but that's it. brain spoons I'm pretty much good to go.

[mantisgodsdomain]

🥧 pie for diplomat

(for this ask game)

So before we answer this - we haven't introduced Diplomat yet, we don't think! Diplomat is an Undertaker - a member of a unique strain of slime mold/cordyceps native to Celia's colony, a caste of their own right tasked with caring for the dead and those near to death.

Semi-domesticated, the strain are kept both due to their place in the colony and due to their ability to devour other strains of cordyceps, protecting the kingdom from a true undead plague - their strain can only infect ants, and though caution needs to be taken between them and the ant colony proper, this means that they have the capacity to handle a great deal of otherwise-incurable

As the Diplomat, it is Diplomat's duty to keep in contact with the living members of the colony, and keep things running smoothly between the cordyceps colony and everything else - as the ants of Celia's kingdom cannot interact directly with the cordyceps on a regular basis for fear of infection, having a single representative with garb to reduce risk of infection as much as possible keeps things running smoothly, both within the kingdom itself and in the case that another kingdom may require their caste's experience.

And now, the ask:

🥧 [PIE] What's the longest journey your OC has gone on? What was it for? Did they succeed?

So, despite the name, Diplomat actually rarely leaves their home colony. They are still infectious, after all, and the garb that they bring to diplomatic meetings reduces risk of transmission rather than eliminating it entirely. Still, with their unique biology and abilities, they're occasionally called out to handle things such as outbreaks in other kingdoms - generally with a group of other undertakers.

The longest journey they've ever taken would have been on one of such missions - to a semi-isolated kingdom*, lead by a diaspora of beetles. They were called upon to help ridding the land of a plague, an infection of fungus threatening to boil over and kill all too many people. The travel was frantic, a time limit they couldn't see ticking down with every step - a good thing, perhaps, that they and their kin do not require sleep, but even without taking rest, they arrived too late.

Whether or not it was successful... would depend on who you asked. Though the kingdom would survive, and they would make a difference in turning the tides and preventing the outbreak from infecting too many, the impact of the initial outbreak meant that many they could otherwise help were all too paranoid to accept assistance from another form of that which had destroyed them, much less something wearing an ant's shell with fungus dripping out its eyes. They saved lives, but the old order of the kingdom was destroyed, and things would be in disarray for years afterwards. They would eventually be pulled back, but the travel and experiences associated would stick out in their mind long afterwards - travelling miles to get somewhere tends to stick to you, even if you accomplish less than you might otherwise have wished.

*The term "kingdom" is used loosely here - though it lacked a ruler, as with social bugs, habitable and non-deadlands patches of land are commonly referred to as "kingdoms" in shorthand when travelling. For example, if you were travelling from somewhere to Bugaria, you'd be going to "the kingdom of Bugaria", regardless of how many actual kingdoms are present in that area.

[skyward-floored]

I totally wasn’t expecting it but the library had the last twilight princess manga (!!!) and boy did that give my enthusiasm for writing true form a jolt

[binch-i-might-be]

yeah so I think I definitely have a slight cold which is great. because tomorrow I'm going back to work for four (4) days before I have another week off so if I called in sick everyone would 100% think I just don't want to work. incredible thanks so much

[shitty-check-please-aus]

the more I try to cultivate friendships as an adult, the more I understand why old-timey hermits just fucked off away from everyone and had prophetic visions instead of trying to arrange social outings