#I had first made this pattern for the sole purpose of texturing it onto the Pizza Tower sprite I had drawn of myself

[stardestroyer81]

So I made my own clothes design for Peppino and Gustavo and modded it into Pizza Tower... 💙✨

[tu-mint]

‼️⚠️NEW OC⚠️‼️Introducing...Jade Lofota/Dome‼️🥳

‼️‼️Hey guys! Hope all has been well with you since quarantine! Speaking of which, Tiktok has officially dragged me back into “bingewatch anime and mess up your sleep schedule” mode and ofc I listened. So I just recently got back into My Hero Academia specifically (I started it when it first came out then lost track 😅) bc I’ve been seeing this trend with MHA based OCs and it’s so cool! My personal favorite is Artiste aka Hina Tsukuru which y’all can check out on Tiktok @/mailleur_maker btw! Anywho, I figured why not go on and make one too?? These are pretty much the basic layouts to my character (I used a website to create my character’s look bc I can’t draw for 💩 so I apologize if they aren’t the best quality!) Let me know what you think!‼️‼️

Name: Jade Lofota (Hero Name: Dome)

Age: 18 (DOB: 02/20)

Height: 5’8” 1/2

Species: Human

Ethnicity: Samoan

Hair Color/Type: Brown w/ Natural Highlights; 2C-Type

Eye Color: Indigo, Mint Green (when using quirk)

Physical Description:

Jade has a muscular physique with noticeable curves around her mid section. Her skin is a caramel tone with a diamond shape face. She has thick curved eyebrows that arch slightly upward giving her a natural weighty expression. Her lips are turned downwards and two toned, her upper lip a slightly darker shade. Her nose and ears are wide set, but her ears are slightly pushed back. Jade's hair is a 2C curl texture, but she keeps it in a braid that reaches right above her hips with shorter locks slipping out on the side.

During school hours, Jade wears the UALA version of the UA uniform, which is initially the same without the stripes on the collar or cuffs. Jade also wears black leggings and gloves, along with a pair of boots that stop above the knee. With the hero attire, Jade wears a long mustard top that reaches the top of her thighs with loose sleeves that end at her elbows, along with a hood. Attached to the tip of her hood is an inverted triangle shaped device. The top is slightly opened down to the navel, and the hem has high slits on either side. Under the top, she wears high waisted shorts that are the same color of the hood and the sleeve outlines. At her waistline is a utility belt full of medical supplies held up by a strap that goes across her body. Jade wears tech infused gloves and boots that are a metallic grey color and reach below the knee. On her left thigh is a blunt held up by a black strap with yellow buckles; the blunt can stretch to full length when used.

Family:

Manu Lofota [father; retired pro hero]

Lina Lofota [mother]

Manu Jr. Lofota [oldest brother; deceased]

Tony Lofota [younger brother]

Joseph Lofota [younger brother]

Matthew Lofota [younger brother]

Mikey Lofota [youngest brother]

Carolei Lofota [sister]

Backstory:

Jade is a second-year student in class 2-A at UALA apart of the special program they'd developed. (⚠️In this AU, due to its rising global popularity, UA High has now evolved into an international school program to assist upcoming heroes around the world, so there are other UA institutions in select locations (but the original UA in Japan is pretty much the Harvard to all Ivy Leagues). Every year, one student per location is handpicked to spend 3-5 months at the original UA and understand the history behind heroes while getting to personally train and meet with pro-heroes. A special structure created for this purpose is directly across the UA building.⚠️) She comes from a middle class family and was able to get into UALA (UA Los Angeles) school after being scouted by a staff member who she saved from danger. When she was younger, Jade had witnessed her oldest brother, Manu, get shot and killed by gang members he was associated with, thus making the ultimate decision to become a hero. The memory constantly torments her as she believes it to be her fault for not acting quickly enough to defend him, though her parents often try to assure her that it isn't. Being where she’s from, Jade takes a crucial amount of time learning to master her quirk and combat skills as a means of survival. She dedicates her life to protecting her family at all costs, even if it means sometimes committing wrongdoings.

Persona:

Jade is a cordial person and enjoys any opportunity to meet new people; many often take a quick liking to her because of the comfortable aura she gives. Along with meeting new faces, Jade is observant of those she interacts with and can remember distinct aspects very well, such as body language, habits, facial expressions, and speech patterns. While her observance is meant as a defense mechanism, she sometimes uses it to her advantage. Persuasion is one of Jade's strong suits and often she will use it to get herself or others out of trouble. On the field, Jade is a formidable and aggressive combatant, but impulsiveness is often a struggle she deals with. Sudden flashbacks of her brother's death trigger Jade to act without thinking which in turn ends up hurting herself or others. The passing of her brother also overcame Jade with guilt and made her develop a pessimistic view on life and society. These cynical beliefs drove her to swear complete protection over her family from the world's evil, especially her siblings.

Abilities:

- Quirk: Animal Control: Similar to Shinso, Jade has a quirk allows her to use mind manipulation over any animal classified organism, but the only way it can be activated is if she makes physical contact using the head, legs, hands or feet. She can manage multiple minds at once but must be careful to the extent at which she does because she can put herself into sensory overload. The quirk can be deactivated two ways: Jade verbally declares the opponent free of her command, or sensory overload will forcibly shut down her control (if multiple minds are being controlled, she can pick and choose who is released; if there's no specification, the quirk will deactivate control over all minds). Jade can command her opponent telepathically or verbally, but the deactivation can only be done verbally. Her quirk can involuntarily be triggered by the smallest touch, so Jade must be cautious with her interactions as to not set it off (ex: giving hugs).

- Telepathy: When in close range, Jade has the ability to temporarily share her telepathic powers with someone in order to communicate with them. Using telepathy for too long can leave her lightheaded and susceptible to fainting as it requires a lot of mental strength. This also applies to when her quirk is in use with the exception of range. Since most are unaware of this ability, Jade will use it to temporarily distract an opponent when in combat.

- Enhanced Strength: Jade is physically robust and can endure high levels of pain while fighting. Jade can also handle severe injuries while engaging in combat or using her quirk, which easily makes her an intimidating opponent. At the same time, she has the ability to deliver lethal punches and kicks that are deadly to an opponent if powerful enough and has proved this her first year of the final exams in UALA.

- Enhanced Agility: Given that her quirk requires physical contact, Jade can move at an impressively quick rate despite her stature. She is able to maintain incredible balance between her speed and strength at close and mid range and will occasionally use gymnastic maneuvers to take down her opponent or latch herself onto them. Jade's rapid observations on her opponent also help her in using their physicality against themselves.

Uncanny Balance: One of Jade’s most notable skills during combat is the constant switching of her body position. Whether in direct combat or moving away from it, Jade can quickly shift whatever stance she’s in and hold it for long periods at a time despite its complexity, showing her flexibility, durability and balance. An example of this would be fighting in a hand stand depending solely on the legs and feet for combat. (This is connected to Enhanced Agility.)

- Special Moves:

Footlose: Jade back flips into a hand stand position before the opponent and swings a brutal kick between their legs or to the groin then delivers another blow to the side of the face with her other foot, activating her quirk. She brings both her legs to her chest to deliver one final kick to the opponent's face.

Tama’s Blow: At long distance, Jade sprints to her opponent then leaps and spirals while coming down, allowing momentum to build into her left arm. Her fist connects with the opponent’s jaw before her feet reach the ground, twisting the neck far back and killing or severely injuring the opponent. When this move is performed, parts of Jade’s tattoo will glow.

Quote(s):

"Look kid, I’m not here to be the world’s hero—this is for my family."

Trivia:

- Played softball for 3 years but quit before high school

- Jade owns two electric guitars -- one in her dorm and one at her house -- and plays them to relieve stress, worry, anxiety or sadness

- Tama’s Blow was named in honor of Jade’s father as it was one of his finishing moves as a Pro Hero

PLEASE DON’T STEAL OR POST MY WORKS WITHOUT ASKING

[l0oking-glass]

Cause and Effect: Part Two

Welcome back to Looking Glass and welcome back to the Cause & Effect series. The purpose of this series is to show you concrete examples of Sherlockian deduction as well as help you over the plateau you hit when this happens: “I know what hand he uses…so that’s cool”. In the previous part we laid out a scene of two individuals having dinner at a restaurant. Then we started making observations, putting you in the scene as if you were observing this dinner for two. In this part you and I are going to take that raw data and extrapolate it.

Why Analyse?

If we’re going to get over this profiling plateau and make deeper, below-the-surface deductions, we have to learn to analyse information. This involves taking the information we observe and putting it through a questioning process. At the end of this we’ll come away with MORE DATA as well as hints to connections not observed in the scene we collected information from. This is a delicate process and we have to remember to wear our safety gear, and by safety gear I mean proper framing. If you aren’t conscientious about how you think you will ruin the data with biases and logical fallacies. You think I’m joking. Don’t ruin the data! Think of the data as your only child that you want to protect and keep pure. Nothing can ruin the data. Biases and logical fallacies will twist and warp the information we so carefully collected. So, for example, if you have a bias against a specific type of food, and you see an individual eating said food, you will likely have some form of a negative association with that person due to the food you dislike. You may come away with the ‘deduction’ that this person is bad or has a particular palate or is mean to puppies based on the food. DO NOT DO THIS. Biases and logical fallacies are natural, normal bits of our existence; however, they will live separate from our logical reasonings. Sorry about that, had to protect my precious data. Now onto the fun analysing.

Seven Questions

There are many ways to analyse information. Who, what, when, where, why, and how. Motive, ability, opportunity. What the old ladies in Eastern Europe saw (which is basically the equivalent to CCTV). I personally use a seven question method. I’ve found that these seven questions fully break apart and examine any and all data that you want to and don’t want to know (if I had to bet money this is how Vsauce plans a video, that’s how far these questions will reach). These questions are:

Divisibility: How is it divided/what are its parts?

Comparability: How is it comparable/what is classified on similar basis?

Connectivity: How is it connected/what else does it connect to?

Disturbability: How is it disturbed/what can it in-turn disturb?

Reorderability: How does it transform/what are the stages of this?

Substitutability: How can it be substituted/what can it substitute?

Satisfiability: How can it be satisfied/what is satisfied by it?

Now before we go right into analysing the observations from last week, let’s test this system and make sure it works. Always test with easily understood albeit broad enough variables. Let’s say we’re analysing a man. Doesn’t matter who, it’s every-man. Apply the seven questions to a man:

Can divisibility be discovered through a man? Yes. A man can be divided into parts like eye, ear, nose, hand, heart, head, leg, fingers, nails, muscles, bones, and the man himself is a part of this universe.

Can comparability be discovered through a man? Yes. A man is comparable to the other men, other living creatures and nonliving things. Certain animals like monkey are more similar to man. What are similar to a man? A man is also different from other creatures and the other fellow men and women. What are different from a man? Man are classified on the basis of comparison as: tall, dwarf, black, white, etc.

Can connectivity be discovered through a man? Yes. The parts of a man are interconnected. The man himself is connected to the other men and women. How the parts of a man are interconnected? How a man is connected to all the others?

Can disturbability be discovered through a man? Yes. There are several factors which affect (disturb) the man. What can disturb man? Man himself disturb the other things in the universe. What can be disturbed by a man?

Can reorderability be discovered through a man? Yes. A man himself transforms through several states. What are the states through which a man transforms himself?

Can substitutability be discovered through a man? Yes. A man can be substituted with another man. Who can substitute a man? A man himself can substitute others. Who can be substituted by the man?

Can satisfiability be discovered through a man? Yes. The man satisfies his needs through his activities. How does a man fulfill his requirements? A man also fulfills other needs through his activities. How does a man fulfill others requirements?

So as you can see this very quickly becomes a full economic system of data connected in all manners (by the way, a basic knowledge in economic will help you substantially in your endeavours to analyse information). So the system works, and it’ll work on anything. Person, place, thing, or concept. Even works on non-nouns. Adjectives and verbs can be broken down. The action of running itself can be disturbed, reordered, and satisfied.

Dinner for Two

We have observations, we have a data processor, now we need to feed carefully. This process is fun, but be warned it can be a bit tedious at times. Here’s a link to Part One if you need to review the observations made (x). Ok, done? So let’s get to it! Remember, we are not making deductions at this point. We’re only analysing data. There will be a few conclusions but that’s part of the connection process. The first thing we’ll do is list the observations in a way that gets rid of any extra fat while separating different pieces of data.

Subject A

Physical Observations

Male.

Work boots; tan, heavy duty, steel toed, dusty albeit clean.

Jeans; clean, untorn, covers top of boots.

Right pocket; outline of wallet, no keys.

T-shirt; grey, v-neck.

Hair; short.

Facial hair; clean shaven, no nicks.

*Hands; rough texture, potentially sweaty, pointer and middle knuckles (both hands) split/partially healed, discolouration on pointer and middle fingers (left hand) as well as around the nails.

Body; muscular/well toned, tanned, 1.8 metres tall (6 feet)

Language Observations

Continuously shifts in seat.

*Continuously wipes palms under table.

Laughs and smiles.

Occasionally rubs nose.

Leans forward with arms on table when involved in deep conversation.

Leg bounces up and down under table.

Ordered a beer; sits on left hand side.

Subject B

Physical Observations

Female

Feet; wearing black flats, well worn albeit good condition.

*Legs; shaven.

Attire; casual floral patterned knee high dress, jean jacket without noticeable rips or tears.

Hair; shoulder length, recently curled.

Nails; well groomed, manicured, painted red.

Hands; ink stains on pinky side.

Eyes; subtle mascara, subtle eyeliner.

**Ears; black stud earring (right ear)

Nose; blemish on bridge of nose.

Body; 1.6 metres tall (5 foot 6 inches)

Language Observations

*Legs; crossed right over left under table.

**Leans back when playing with earring.

Ordered a mixed drink later on and stir with straw between sips meanwhile nodding as Subject A speaks.

Does most of the talking; uses simple hand gestures.

Now all of our data has been stripped of fat. What we should do is put each one of these pieces of data through the seven question processor…but that’s going to take up a lot more post space than we’re comfortable with. Instead we’re going to analyse a few major pieces of information and the rest is homework. You get to analyse all of the data and see what you come up with (it’s actually really fun and it’ll help teach you through experience and hands on learning. Looking Glass lab experiments now available at home!).

Subject A

Work boots; tan, heavy duty, steel toed, dusty albeit clean

Divisibility: Boots are made of various plastics and leathers or leather substitutes, steel in the toe. The dust is made up of small particles of hair, skin, dirt, substitute dirt. Dust is most common and prevalent on construction and other blue-collar work sites as well as border blue-collar field crew infrastructure mappers.

Comparability: Boots are comparable to any kind of shoe, however most comparable to other types of boots. Among these are moccasins, made for exploring wilderness and running. Dust is comparable to dusts composed of differing types of dirt and dirt substitutes such as concrete.

Connectivity: Boots are connected to feet as well as socks. The socks that boots tend to be connected to depend on what the boots are used for. Generally these include tall, thick socks to buffer any pressure from the boots and soak up moisture. Dust is connected to its origins as well as everything it touches.

Disturbability: Boots may disturb what it steps on, which is a potential way to accumulate dust. It can also disturb things by being pushed with lethal force. This connects to satisfiability in what the steel toe could be used for. Dust disturbs things by adding layers to surfaces, making their past known.

Reorderability: Boots can be reordered and reorganised to have new soles, steel toes, laces, colouring, etc. Dust can be reordered by being mixed with other dust.

Substitutability: Boots can be substituted by other shoes and boots. Moccasins are among a common boot substitute. Dust is substituted by other dust as well as things of a similar consistency, such as flour, baking soda, soot.

Satisfiability: Boots can be satisfied by being used on feet as well as used on rough surfaces. Mud and rock are among these rough surfaces that non-boots are not generally manufactured to withstand for extended periods of time. Dust is satisfied by being annoying…ok fine, it’s satisfied by accumulating into large quantities as well as spreading out.

….discolouration on pointer and middle fingers (left hand) as well as around the nails. [redefined: light stains on two fingers and their nails].

Divisibility: Fingers are divisible into bones and joints as well as skin. Skin is easily stained. Stains are divisible into the components of whatever it is.

Comparability: Fingers are comparable to medium to high precision tools and claw like utensils. Stains are comparable to other stains. There are organic stains (such as food), inorganic stains (such as marks from burning plastics), and a mix of organic and inorganic stains (such as stains left from using cigarette’s, which are generally found on the pointer and middle finger of one’s dominant hand).

Connectivity: Fingers are connected to the palm of the hand and to rings and other things the fingers interact with. Stains are connected to it’s components as well as what they stain.

Disturbability: Fingers can be disturbed by being stopped, prevented, or crushed. Stains can be disturbed by being cleaned away or prevented.

Reorderability: Fingers are reordered into spatial and time spectrums. A finger has organisable spatial parts as well as stages through time (e.g., child to adult fingers, smooth to rough fingers, clean to dirty fingers). Stains are organised into stages based on production, varying size, and eventual destruction.

Substitutability: Fingers can be substituted by medium to high precision tools as well as other fingers (such as someone else’s fingers or surgically placed fingers). Stains can be substituted by other stains.

Satisfiability: Fingers are satisfied by being used as tools. Stains are satisfied by the definition of a stain and their longevity.

Subject B

Attire; casual floral patterned knee high dress, jean jacket without noticeable rips or tears.

Divisibility: Dresses are divisible into patterned fabric as well as the floss thread. Jean jackets are divisible into denim and floss thread.

Comparability: Dresses are comparable to other dresses as well as casual outfits in general. They can be compared on the basis of colour, pattern, material, costs, and specific style. Jean jackets can be compared  similarly within their respective group of attire.

Connectivity: Dresses are connected to what they go on (such as people or manikins). Jean jackets are connected to similar things as dresses.

Disturbability: Dresses are disturbed by rips or stains. Jean jackets are disturbed by similar things to dresses.

Reorderability: Dresses are organised into stages of production, wear, and recycle or waste. Jean jackets are organised into similar stages.

Substitutability: Dresses can be substituted with other dresses or other outfits completely. Jean jackets can be substituted by other jackets, sweaters, or cardigans.

Satisfiability: Dresses are satisfied by being worn. Jean jackets are satisfied on similar basis.

Leans back when playing with earring.

Divisibility: Leaning is divisible into the energy necessary to perform the action as well as stages it is composed of. Playing with an earring is divisible into the psychological needs to contact an acute tactile surface, the body language provided by such a demonstration, and the earring itself.

Comparability: Leaning is comparable to other body stances. In this case it’s comparable to other forms of sitting. Playing with an earring is comparable to other forms 

Connectivity: Leaning is connected to breathing with the diaphragm as well as posture. Playing with an earring is connected to tugging the ear and all physical, language, and psychological observations associated with it.

Disturbability: Leaning is disturbed by physical pain or an outside force stopping said lean (such as movement from other seats), language cues that shift leaning into something else, and psychological needs that guide leaning in various directions and arrest it completely. Playing with an earring is disturbed by similar physical, language, and psychological factors as well as physical factors associated with the earring itself such as a malfunctioning or broken earring.

Reorderability: Leaning is reordered by its various stages, which include the physical, language, and psychological forces that provide a tendency to lean, the process of leaning and the pains and reliefs associated with it, and the eventual arrest of the lean. Playing with an earring is broken into similar stages based on similar factors since it is also an action.

Substitutability: Leaning can be substituted with laying, positing one’s self upright, or leaning in other directions. Playing with an earring can be substituted with other tactile actions, language cues, and psychological need fulfilments as well as differing earrings.

Satisfiability: Leaning is satisfied by itself, the act of leaning. Leaning may satisfy other needs such as cues and pain relief. Playing with an earring is satisfied by itself and may satisfy the earring based on the materials composing it.

Conclusion

A simple observation on dusty boots or a tendency to play with jewelry can yield so much information previously hidden. This new data was not somehow magically pulled out of thin air. It took effort and thought to look below the surface. Now that we have new information, next week we’ll take that per se deep data and make deductions previously unfathomed with the information available. Don’t forget to do your homework! No, we’re not going to punish you if you don’t do it, but doesn’t that make it a little more enticing…a little data processing practice with no repercussions. Have fun analysing! -M.C.

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Michael Calladus is an online consultant detective and blogger. He specialises in advanced memory palace techniques, psychological profiling, and compound chemistry based deductions. You can read more from him here.

[tybalt-tisk]

Chapter 2 of “Only With You” is finally done.

“Mama, do I have to stay here?” the four-year old asked for probably the third time that morning.

It was only 9:42am.

Takashi looked around the unfamiliar, grand lobby with wide and anxious eyes.Somewhere between breakfast and now, his culture shock had truly began to seep in, and he began to feel somewhat nervous about his surroundings while they waited for the elevator. Everything around him was so big and different here than it was back home in Japan and he suddenly wasn't so sure how to take it all in.

Including the huge pile of glitter they were currently standing in.

Akio Shirogane ignored the glitter littering the floor for now... but she noticed it. Oh, she definitely noticed the glitter. It was practically a trail of fairy dust they’d been indirectly following ever since they’d entered the building. She put her fairy tale laced thoughts aside and looked down at her son. Even with the baseball cap hiding his face from her view, she knew exactly the look of panic in his eyes. She let out a quiet sigh and readjusted her purse before squatting down to his height.

“Yes Takashi,” she told him gently. She ran her thumbs across his tiny puffed out cheeks. The action slightly calmed him. “We shouldn't be here too long today, it’s just an interview, but if Mama does happen to get this job, you’re going to have to come here every day for a while, okay?”

Takashi moved his face away from his mother’s hands, visibly more irritated than he was just a moment ago. “But I don’t wanna come to work with you every day!” He threw his hands in the air, almost flinging the cap off his head. He quickly readjusted it before it could fall from his head and onto the ground. “Can’t just stay home by myself?” he begged, looking at her with pleading eyes.

She raised an eyebrow. “You’re four.”

“But I’m about to be five!” He used his outside voice to tell her this as he pushed all five fingers of his right hand into her face, desperately hoping to sell his argument. “In like...” he paused to count the fingers on his other hand. “…six months!”

It was actually nine, but he tried and that was all that mattered.

“Okay, first of all,” she lowered his hand from her face. “Being five is nowhere near how old you need to be before I allow you to stay home by yourself. I will not leave my only child home alone so he can burn down the house because he was trying to make some pasta dish.”

“It's Mac and cheese, Mama! And that was one time!” Back goes the hand to the face, just with four fingers less and a very stressed out index finger. “That was the old me! I’m older now.”

The incident happened less than 48 hours ago.

“I’m a man now, Mama!” He looked so determined to prove his point. He eyes held fire as both of his hands found their way to his chest to emphasize just how manly he was. “I can do this!”

Once again, did her child not grasp the fact that he was only four?

Takashi ignored the look his mother gave him.  “…But Mama, Listen. Listen. Mac and cheese is sooo good!” His outside voice was still temporarily in full effect. When the glare from his mother finally reached his soul, he looked away and lowered his voice before he continued stubbornly and crossed his short arms. “If the new house burns down, it was probably worth it.”

“Okay, no, no, no.” Aiko decided to put a stop to her child that was too ready to burn down their fucking house for the sake of cheesy pasta. “And second,” She placed her fingers under Takashi’s chin so he wouldn't look away from her gaze, “I thought you were excited to make new friends? You seemed pretty excited last night. What happened, Taka-chan?” Her eyes held concern as she cocked her head to the side.

The move to the states for Takashi was bittersweet; he had to leave his friends and his mother’s side of the family behind in Osaka, but on the bright side, he got to be with to his dad and now he had both parents. Aiko knew he was going to miss his friends and family, but it was for the good of her family.

Earlier in their marriage, they agreed that she’d stay in Japan to climb the corporate ladder and raise their child with the support of her family.Meanwhile, her husband, Sousuke, would live in the states to become a commanding air force officer at a garrison base just outside of the city.. As hard as it was, Sousuke made regular visits to see his family whenever he had the time. When he wasn’t there physically, webcams were a godsend for their long distance marriage.

Now that Takashi was older, but not old enough to stay home alone, both had agreed they no longer wanted to be separated by an entire ocean. Conveniently, she was now at a point in her career where she was sought after like gold, uprooting herself and her son wouldn’t prove too hard to accomplish with her impressive resumè.

They had arrived in the States earlier in the week and had spent the entire weekend unpacking their new home as a complete family and getting familiar with the surrounding area.

Now, it was time for work and apparently Takashi was mentally not here for it.

“Why are you afraid, Takashi?” She pressed again but changed the words around to make him more comfortable with the question. He wasn’t naturally a shy child, so his current behavior worried her.

Before he could answer, a high pitched bell caught their attention, signalling the elevator. Aiko straightened up, took a hold of his hand and they both stepped into the elevator car. She pressed the button that led to the floor that led to the daycare. She could feel her son’s tiny hands tighten slightly around hers.

When they arrived to the respective floor, they stepped out and Takashi suddenly felt almost excited as he took in the new area they had found themselves in.

Gone was the elaborate lobby they had walked into just moments ago. Now everywhere his now wide eyes looked, there were bright colors and textured walls. The floor traded in its expensive golden tinted tiles for soft carpet with multi-colored puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together in a repeating pattern across the floor.

The walls were a solid white with different trees and animals he recognized from his books painted along it. Some even held balloons. He noticed that the white color of the walls faded to a light blue that led up to fluffy clouds towards the top of the walls, and he realized that some clouds were actually coming off the walls in a soft, fluffy texture probably made from a multitude of cotton fluff. He was surprised to see the pattern makes its way onto the ceiling as well with some ���clouds” physically hanging down above him. Some clouds even had faces on them. He especially liked the darker clouds with funny, grumpy faces with blue streamers hanging down to represent rain.

To say that both Takashi and Aiko were impressed was an understatement. They were absolutely blown away by the decor in the hallway that seemed more elaborate than the main lobby a few floors down. While the lobby looked like it was for the sole purpose of intimidating it’s intruders with elegant decor, consisting of paintings with price tags that could rival a second mortgage on a house, this hallway was made to welcome its tiny guests with open, welcoming...glitter infested...arms?

“Why is there so much glitter everywhere?” Aiko thought she could ignore the glitter like she had did before, but it was honestly getting ridiculous as she found herself standing in the second pile of glitter within five minutes.

“Maybe it’s a sign that I should go home?” Takashi suggested slyly. “If I stay here, I’ll bring the glitter home with me and it’ll get all over the new house...and it won’t go away...forever.” Takashi thought he was being manipulative, but he was honestly just being adorable.

Aiko rolled her eyes and led Takashi further down the hall before she opened the door leading into the daycare. She took note of the multi-colored bubble font spelling out, “Tiny Voltz,” before she stepped into the spacious, colorful room.

The inside decor had the same concept as the outside area leading to it, with the exception of tables and chairs made specifically for the tiny children. She took note of the kitchen towards the back and the cubbies in the shape of puzzle pieces on the far wall. There was a variety of kid friendly activities to keep the toddlers entertained throughout their parent’s work day.

“Good morning!”

Aiko hadn’t noticed the blonde woman standing to the side of the door watching them as soon as they had entered the room. The woman extended an arm with a friendly greeting. “My name is Amy, and you must be Mrs. Shirogane.” Amy then crouched down to Takashi’s height with a smile, and extended her hand the same way she had done to his mother seconds ago. “And you must be Takashi? Nice to meet you.”

Takashi hid behind his mother’s legs, but met the woman’s gaze.

“I like being called Shiro.”

Aiko wasn’t surprised by her son’s statement because he also liked to be addressed by that name back in Japan.

Shiro greatly looked up to his father and wanted to be just like him when he grew up. She could tell that he was already going down the same path of her husband because of his fascination with planes, with dreams of flying them one day. He was also extremely observant of how others treated her husband - with respect and also how they referred to him by a shortened version of his family name, Shirogane. Shiro took those aspects of his father and made them his own.

“Okay, Buddy, Shiro it is.” She continued to smile warmly at him before standing to her full height and addressing Aiko. “I’ve already received the list of his allergies and emergency contacts, is there anything I need to know before you leave?” The caretaker ask.

“No, that should b-”

“Tell her how much I like mac and cheese,” Shiro interrupted in a hard whisper. “It’s important,” he added quickly when his mother sent him a glare.

“We don’t have mac and cheese just yet.” Amy started. “Maybe I’ll take that up with Mr. Altea when I see him.” Her words made Shiro’s eyes light up.

After Aiko confirmed that they were all set with Shiro’s stay here, Amy had left the two to say their goodbyes. Unfortunately, Shiro’s nervousness came back full force. He looked away, not wanting to meet his mother’s dissecting eyes.

“It’s going to be alright, Taka-chan.” She switched her tongue to her native language, with the intent on making their conversation a little more private and making him feel more comfortable.

Shiro’s eyes were still on the ground when he answered her, also in his first language. “What-what if they don’t like me?” He said it so quietly, she almost didn’t hear him.

“Why wouldn’t they like you?” she pressed further. She had the feeling that she already knew what this was about. “Is it because of your birthmark?”

“What if they make fun of me for it!?” His voice just teetering on the edge of panic as his tiny hands gravitated towards the cap on his head with a vice grip.

“Taka-chan...,” Suddenly, Aiko understood his strange behavior. She knew that he was self conscience of the birthmark that founds its way to his head. She remembered how surprised she was when she gave birth to a baby with a full head of jet black hair except for the shock of white at the forefront of it.

She had never seen a child so beautiful.

She also knew how effortlessly cruel kids could be. Even lighthearted remarks made by adults would leave a slight sting. It took months of teasing for Shiro to build a hard enough shell so words wouldn’t personally get to him. But now - now he was in an entirely new country with an entirely new set of children. It was like he had to start building his shell all over again and so far, he was already off to a bad start.

She pulled his chubby hands on of his cap and held them in hers. “If they make fun of you for your birthmark, then they don’t deserve to be your friend. You are an amazing, brave child and you have the potential to be a great friend.” She raised his head up,so he could look proud. “You are also a Shirogane. Everybody wants to be our friend.” She could feel a smirk appear on her face. “How do you think I got this interview?”

Shiro’s spirits seemed to lighten at his Mama’s words. Most of his insecurities melting away after his small pep talk. She was right. He was amazing and he could be a great friend if they gave him the chance. He just hoped that it wasn’t too challenging to make new friends. He gave his Mama a hug before she started to way to the door.

“You be a good boy, Takashi.” She waved him a goodbye before turning her attention to her child’s temporary guardian, her face suddenly deadly serious. “Do not let him anywhere near that kitchen.” And then she was gone.

“Y-Yes Ma’am.” The blonde young woman looked visibly shaken. She didn’t know if the cause was Aiko’s cold stare or the fact that she was watching over a potential arsonist. It was honestly the morbid combination of both. Aiko must being going to work for Galra.

Amy turned her attention to Shiro. She noticed that he hadn’t moved an inch since his mother left. His dark grey eyes scanned the area, unsure what to do with himself. His hands were to his side in tiny fist as if he were willing himself to do something. To do anything. Most of the children had arrived by the time he got there and all of them were paired up, playing with one another. He felt left out already and he hadn’t even taken off his jacket.

“Would you like for me to show you around, Shiro?” Amy’s question snapped him from his thoughts. He nodded his head in confirmation and hesitantly took her offered hand to be led through the colorful center.

Going further into the daycare, he was shown all the different activities they had to offer. Amy did her best to introduce him to as many children as possible, but he had the feeling that she was missing a couple of kids. Maybe on purpose because she knew that some kids were less accepting than others and she could already read him like an open book. He noticed that her eyes kept scanning the area looking for someone something particular.

“Is this the kitchen?” Shiro asked in a seemingly innocent fashion. Amy could have sworn she could the flames from hell enter his eyes. She quickly showed him other parts of the daycare before he decided to fulfill his hellfire desires.

Shiro decided to end the tour when he wanted to play with some building blocks that were off to the side but still in plain few of Amy. He actually chose it because there were no other kids that were playing with the blocks at that time and he didn’t feel like making friends so early in the day.

His mind immediately went to assembling a plane. A big one. One with different colored wings and engines!  He started to organize the different building block pieces he wanted into color coded piles. He wanted the cockpit black, and the wings to be red and green, and the engines to be yellow and bl-

“What are you making?” a curious voice interrupted his planning. He let out a sigh because he at least wanted some time to himself before he was forced to be social. He looked up from his play area to see a girl with skin like the earth, hair like the clouds, and eyes that could rival the ocean.

Shiro immediately noticed how she was covered in glitter.

Thanks to @shirogane-is-shirogone for being my amazing beta! I’m trash without here! This story is also on AO3 Here

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Star Force: A Guide To Rumplurians - Part Two of... Who Knows!

Part One, exploring the Rumplurian religion, can be found here

BEFORE WE BEGIN:

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Rumplurians are a fictional race of aliens found in a fictional TV show, Star Force, as mentioned in my rumbelle fic Friendships and Fandoms, an AU in which the various Once Upon A Time characters were the cast and crew of this fictional TV show. Gold played the Rumplurian chief medical officer, Dr Stiltskin, and Belle was his make-up artist (and also stood in as Stiltskin’s human wife, Lacey, when the actress due to play her had to pull out).

Friendships and Fandoms can be read here and @licieoic and I also wrote a few Star Force screenplays which can be read here.

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You can all blame @woodelf68 and @ripperblackstaff for this. Thanks to them, I spent a ridiculous amount of time thinking about alien anatomy and reproduction and now, well, this happened. 

I need to thank @hedwighood and licieoic for some of the headcanons herein. Licie, I dunno, this might be useful for future Star Force episodes?

Anyway...

Are you all excited to learn more about scaly alien dicks?

I’m gonna take that as a solid yes! Without further ado let’s begin our second lesson in Rumplurians... anatomy and reproduction! As you’ve probably guessed, this post is not safe for work!

Disclaimer: Before we begin I’d like to remind you that this is all completely made up. No similarity to any actual aliens (or any aliens from other franchises like Star Trek etc) is intended. 

I’d really love to illustrate this essay with some naked Rumplurians but 

a) I’m bad at drawing

b) I’m even worse at drawing scaly alien dicks

c) I don’t have a scanner to upload said terrible pictures of scaly alien dicks

So you’re going to have to settle for some suggestive gifs and using your imaginations. 

*puts on David Attenborough documentary style voice*

To all intents and purposes, the Rumplurian doesn’t look all that different to the human, with the exception of the scales. When you look a little bit closer however... 

(I’m sorry I’m having way too much fun with this.)

Rumplurians are scaled all over. Yes, all over. They have no body hair, apart from that on their heads. (And eyebrows, because no eyebrows just looks... weird. We’re not quite sure where the eyebrows and head hair came from, but we think it’s the result of intermarriage with hairy races earlier on in the evolution chain.)

Their scales are not the same texture all over. The scales are generally smooth but will give a slightly rougher texture if rubbed in the wrong direction, with much smoother scales on the palms and soles (necessary for grip) and genitalia (necessary for enjoyable sexual encounters). 

Like a lot of scaled creatures, Rumplurians do shed, generally once a year. They don’t shed their skin all at once like snakes, that would just be creepy.

[Sheesh, I now have visions of Stiltskin shedding his skin on board Aurora while they were stranded and hiding it somewhere for Hook to find and freak out. Onwards because that’s just gross!]

The scales flake off individually, usually a good scrub in the shower with a loofah will get them all off. Their scales get greyer when they’re about to shed and are very itchy, so most Rumplurians like to slough off the shedding scales as quickly as possible. The new scales beneath are very sensitive for the first day after shedding. On the Rumplurian homeworld, it was perfectly acceptable to take sick days when shedding. 

Lacey particularly enjoys having fun with Stiltskin when he’s shedding. Many a happy shower has been shared.

Rumplurian skin is tougher than human skin and it takes slightly more force to puncture it; they tend to heal from scrapes and abrasions slightly quicker. Likewise, Rumplurian finger and toenails are much harder and more claw like. They’re fast-growing and naturally grow into points, and need regular filing, but they don’t like paring them right down like humans do their fingernails because the claws are a part of them and due to the way the nerves work, it can be painful to cut them too short. Mostly they file the tips to make sure they’re not sharp. 

(As has been mentioned in previous Star Force smut fics, Stiltskin keeps his index and middle claws clipped short. This is both for practicality and hygiene when performing complex operations and for Lacey, whose soft human insidey bits would not enjoy being accidentally scratched, and whose soft human insidey bits he likes putting his fingers into...)

(No, Rumplurian women do not have scaly vaginas but their inner walls are a lot tougher.)

(I cannot believe I just wrote the phrase ‘scaly vaginas’. Twice.)

Ahem. Onwards!

Since we’ve already veered into incredibly not safe for work territory, let’s stay here in the gutter! 

Rumplurians have long tongues (not like, chameleon long and prehensile, but longer than a human’s and more dexterous) and are very enthusiastic givers and receivers of oral sex. 

They aren’t cold blooded, they don’t need to sit under heat lamps of a morning to get them going, but their internal thermostat is set lower than a human’s and they come from a very warm planet. If they get too cold, they get sluggish. Which is the opposite of most humans, who get lethargic when it’s too warm. 

Lower core body temperature means... Yes, Licie, Stiltskin has internal balls. Rumplurian testes are kept in a kind of pouch inside the body, nice and protected from being kicked by... anything that might want to kick a Rumplurian dude in the nackers. However, the balls do drop down out of the pouch and hang down beneath the scaly alien dick in a human-like fashion (although they tend to be smaller than humans’ balls) when said Rumplurian is sufficiently aroused. The balls think “aha! time to make baby Rumplurians! let’s get to work, fellas!” and are very eager to get in on the action. So if you really want to successfully kick a Rumplurian in the nackers, wait till he has an erection first. 

*Worry has to go and take a break before she dies of either embarrassment and laughter.*

YES! ONWARDS! LET’S GET TO THE END OF THIS ESSAY BEFORE I DIE OF SHAME!  

Since we’ve got the lowdown on the downstairs bits, let’s move on to the act itself. Good grief, what am I writing here? *Worry takes a moment to question her life choices.*

Ahem. 

As you all know from my Star Force smutty fics (they’re on my masterlist somewhere), Rumplurian Baby Making is not all that different to Human Baby Making. Don’t worry, we’ll get onto the actual babies in a minute. Woodelf mentioned refactory periods and I spent way too much time thinking about them, so I’m going to talk about them. If a Rumplurian guy keeps receiving stimuli after having an orgasm he can be ready to go again fairly quickly - quicker than a human. However, if there’s kissing and cuddling and getting breath back time afterwards and his balls draw back up inside, then it will take him longer to get ready to go again - longer than a human. Rumplurian balls need time to recharge, dammit! 

And now for the Baby Making.

Rumplurian ladies don’t ovulate anywhere near as frequently as human women, generally only about twice or three times a year. They get super horny around this time because they don’t have as much opportunity for conception, but they don’t go mad, like animals in heat do. 

They also don’t menstruate because their womb is constructed differently. If conception is successful, then they’ll start to build up a shell like substance around the baby that grows with it. A full-blood Rumplurian pregnancy lasts five months, the babies are much smaller than human babies when born. When it’s time for birth, the shell shatters and the baby is born in a pretty much human way, although covered in pieces of shell. The rest of the broken shell is delivered as afterbirth, like a human placenta. 

Stiltskin can’t tell when Lacey ovulates, possibly because she doesn’t get as super horny as a Rumplurian lady would. He was amazed to find out that she does it once a month and to be frank he’s incredibly grateful for birth control methods. 

Half-Rumplurian babies are different and depend on DNA, each case is different. They follow gestation and pregnancy patterns of the mother carrying them, so Stiltskin and Lacey’s babies grew and were delivered in a human way, but a Rumplurian lady carrying a baby sired by a human father would have a five month shell pregnancy. 

Rumplurian ladies do breastfeed but their milk is very different to human breastmilk which can cause problems in mixed-race babies. Stiltskin and Lacey’s son Bae was fine with Lacey’s breast milk and it’s generally accepted that the human DNA in him is dominant. Their daughter Nim, however, rejected Lacey’s milk and also rejected Rumplurian formula. They tried a compromise whereby Lacey would express her milk and mix it with formula to create a mashup, but again that didn’t take and poor Lacey was frantic. 

Their Rumplurian friend, Dr Morgana, came up with the solution of giving Lacey some Rumplurian hormone supplements, which did the trick, giving her milk just enough Rumplurian hormones for Nim to be happy with, and my word, once she was happy with it, she was a greedy little girl. Lacey was so relieved!

The supplements made Lacey’s skin very dry and itchy as a side effect (since they’re designed for people with scales), but it was worth it for Nim, and Stiltskin helped by rubbing cream in all over... 

Right, I think I’ve exhausted my knowledge of Rumplurian Bits and Rumplurian Babies. If you have any questions, fire away! If you want to add your own headcanons, go ahead! If you want to write fic based on Star Force, feel free (just tag me in it because I wanna read it)!

If you think I should go away and think very hard about my life choices, don’t worry, I agree!

*Worry hits post and shakes her head*

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COMMON CAUSES OF EXCESSIVE HAIR SHEDDING (HAIR LOSS)

COMMON CAUSES OF EXCESSIVE HAIR SHEDDING (HAIR LOSS)

Excessive hair shedding is giving you nightmares right? Every time you comb you pray for a stronger hair, But its like there is no god, you see hundreds of hairs stuck in your comb! No matter what it’s falling like hell? You tried every medicine; you did everything you could but everything in vain. I Can feel that feeling when you put your hands on hair and you get some hairs stuck in your hand. I can feel how you feel when you see fallen hairs on your pillow.

This article will throw some light on why you are having excessive hair shedding aka hair loss. Where you lacked behind? What was the thing you forgot to keep in mind while following those measures?

This is an informative guide compiled for everyone. My purpose is to give you an A TO Z information about hair, Hair growth, and Hair Fall You can take away your stuff out of it. Let’s begin with some basic Topic.

WHAT IS HAIR?

Hair is basically a non-living structure composed of a protein called keratin. Hairs come out from FOLLICLE. The follicle is a structure which remains beneath your skin. Our human body has almost 500000 hair follicles all around the body except the palms and soles of our feet. Part of the Hair inside the follicles is called HAIR ROOT. At the bottom of the Hair root is the HAIR BULB. Hair bulb receives nutrients and supply to hair. The bulb is also responsible for generating new cells. Dermal papilla supplies nutrition to hair bulb.

As I said our hair is composed of protein. And it is made up of long chain amino acid. These chains are present inside the cortex of the hair and are bounded by peptides bond.

TAKEAWAY- “Hair is basically a non-living structure composed of a protein called keratin”

WHY HAIR HAVE DIFFERENT COLOUR:

Our hairs are black due to colour pigmentation of hair follicles, which is caused due to two melanin named Eumelanin and Pheomelanin. Eumelanin causes darker hair. the colour of hair depends on the level of melanin. Higher the melanin darker will be the hair texture. Lighter hair colour like red, blonde hair is mainly due to a high level of Pheomelanin.

TAKEAWAY-

RED, ORANGE(HAIR)- Due to PHEOMELANIN

BLACK, BROWN HAIR- Due to Eumelanin

WHITE, GREY HAIR- Due to lack of Melanin and pigmentation.

WHAT IS ALOPECIA:

any form of hair loss, balding, hair thinning, hair shedding is termed as alopecia. There are multiple reasons for getting excessive hair shedding or hair loss. On an average, our body losses 80-100 hairs every day which is common. But if the number is double than that it is certainly a matter of serious attention of yours.

THIS IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HEART ATTACK

REASONS BEHIND EXCESSIVE HAIR SHEDDING:

FOOD RICH IN PROCESSED SUGAR:

Processed sugars are often called white poison for a reason. Behind its sweeter taste is a bunch of side-effects ready to damage your healthy life. One of those side-effects is consuming processed sugar can lead to excessive hair shedding or hair loss or baldness. It’s still a less known fact.

You might be wondering how? When you consume artificial sugar, it increases your blood sugar level. Higher blood sugar level means more insulin to be produced by the body. This leads to an increase in Male hormone or androgen. Which finally shrinks hair follicles and hence you get onto the path of baldness.

LOW PROTEIN DIET:

As I have told you earlier our hair is mainly composed of a protein called Keratin. So obviously if you will lack in providing protein to your body.it will be tougher to maintain hair on your head. And you became prone to excessive hair fall.

YOUR FOOD HAS HIGH LEVEL OF MERCURY:

Mercury is already present in our body in very less quantity. however, consuming more mercury can be detrimental to your hair health and overall health as it is considered as a toxic element. If you are suffering from excessive hair shedding, you must take an eagle view to your diet if you are high on mercury. Some common sources of mercury are some fishes like sushi, swordfish, tuna, tilefish, corn syrup.

TOO MUCH VITAMIN A:

Yes, you read it right. We have several misconceptions that vitamins are good every time, yes they are most of the time but this doesn’t mean that you can consume vitamins as per your happiness,nahh. Sometimes excess of certain vitamins in the body causes a lot more negative effects than its deficiency itself. Vitamin A is no doubt very beneficial in Healthy eyes and strong vision. But consuming an excess of it leads to hair thinning and loss of hair.

HIGH GLYCEMIC FOODS:

High Glycemic foods are often simple carbohydrates which easily break down into sugar (read the effect of sugar in point 1).

LOW INTAKE OF IRON AND ZINC:

Iron and zinc are well known for its help in the formation of Keratin, A protein which makes our hair. Iron and zinc play a very important role in the health of our hair. Lack of iron and zinc can lead to excessive hair shedding. Some foods that are rich in zinc and iron are seafood, lentils, beans etc.

HEREDITY:

Heredity is also one of the most common causes of here loss which is experienced by every 4th person on this globe. There are several patterns through which people often lose hair. If your elder had some common pattern of baldness, you are also prone to have a similar pattern of baldness in the future. Usually, pattern-based hair loss is caused by genes and male sex hormones collectively. Don’t worry I will suggest you some tips through which you can minimize your chances of getting bald or too much hair shedding.keep on reading.

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE OR OVERSTYLING:

Nowdays this reason has also occurred as one of the main reason behind a massive hair fall. People are putting so much exposure of different types of chemicals for styling purpose, colouring of hair, hair styling gel. Has proved to be very harmful to scalp and hair. Hot oil treatments, heating hairs for straightening actually burns the scalp and roots of the hair. which causes permanent hair loss

DO YOU WANT TO GROW TALLER BY BEATING YOUR GENETICS?

PHYSICAL STRESS:

Physical stress is also one of the uncommon reasons for hair loss. Any kind of physical trauma, surgery, an accident also causes temporary hair loss. Hair loss followed by any physical stress is called Telogen effluvium. When you are in a stressful mode it shocks the hair cycle which prompts excessive hair shedding.

ANAEMIA:

Anaemia often caused due to iron is also a cause of hair fall and unfortunately, every 1 out of 10 women suffers from hair loss due to this reason. This hair fall is easily curable if proper nutrition is followed. So don’t take too much pressure. Otherwise, you will be prone to hair fall due to emotional stress.:-)

HYPOTHYROIDISM:

The underactive thyroid gland also stimulates excessive hair fall. Because this small gland situated nearby your neck is the mother of a few hormones Like THYROXINE AND TRIODOTHYRONINE.this hormones are essential for body metabolism and overall growth. When thyroids became inactive the first symptom which comes into notice is excessive hair shedding. MIND IT

EXCESSIVE AND SUDDEN WEIGHT LOSS:

Excessive and sudden weight loss also triggers hair loss in many conditions. Sudden weight loss shocks the system and stresses the body. Sudden weight loss means lack of various vitamins, minerals, and nutrition which can also hamper excessive hair shedding.

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME:

Polycystic ovary syndrome is actually an imbalance between male and female hormone in females.PCOS  is also an important factor that triggers excessive hair shedding. Because when there is an imbalance in hormones androgen level rises which leads to ovarian cysts and hair fall.

TRICHOTILLOMANIA:

This is an impulse control disorder which causes people to pull their hair out. It is the condition where people want to touch their hair every time. They pick one hair every time and try to pull it out by rotating it in both directions. This habit actually damages the natural protection of hairs in the follicle. Which reduces the ability of the head to bind the hair with itself. This result in massive hair falls in long run.

This article Doesn’t end here, Very soon another article will be published with some really proven tips and tricks to resolve this excessive hair shedding issue. If you liked this article don’t forget to share it with friends.

Let me know if you have any query regarding hair fall. I will be happy to help you in fixing this problem

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Ashton Stone Alpacas

After the top and feet were out, Sol rested for ten minutes and munched on hay. The cria hiccuped and sputtered throughout this time, trying to clear his lungs. After ten minutes of munching, Sol laid down after which stood up and the legs and neck popped out. We have been relieved to see there was no elbow lock and we would not need to intervene at all. As the cria continued to cough, Sol finished pushing him out. He was noticeably sturdy and was making an attempt to carry his head up and sniff the other alpacas as he was coming out. He additionally tried to face on his front legs on the bottom when his again legs were still inside mom. The little man hit the bottom and instantly tried to face up. As he was rolling, Noah was capable of see that he was a boy. At this level, we were somewhat disenchanted since our final two cria had been boys. I just couldn't understand it. So, and that is where I get a bit naughty, I asked two different BAS judges, each who I hold in very excessive esteem to have a have a look at the 2 boys. I did not give away something of my views prior to their inspections and was very pleased when they both put Wasimba ahead of Vickery, simply. Fleece statistics can tell us one thing about the alpacas too, Wasimba's fleece is finer by 2 microns. Proper, that is it I've bought it off my chest and can now 'Let it go'. So to other news down here in Patouland. This week I made a momentous journey out on the road to go to Andy and Viv Walker at Reddingvale alpacas. Of course it is at all times momentous visiting Andy and Viv however this trip was additional momentous as it was the first time that I have travelled with two Patou herdsires on board. On this occasion Qjori was joined by his son, Patou Tsar, a very particular boy right here in Patouland, who has made the grade and has recently began his working life. It was an attention-grabbing expertise as they were in pens separated by a walkway wherein we stood. On one side was the deafening warrior like roar of Qjori orgling away as he dominated the Reddingvale female allotted to to him. On the other facet was the sight of Tsar clinging limpet-like to the again end of surely one in every of the largest females in the UK whilst he did his job in nearly full silence. It was like being deaf in one ear.

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After the head and toes were out, Sol rested for ten minutes and munched on hay. The cria hiccuped and sputtered throughout this time, trying to clear his lungs. After ten minutes of munching, Sol laid down and then stood up and the legs and neck popped out. We had been relieved to see there was no elbow lock and we wouldn't have to intervene at all. As the cria continued to cough, Sol completed pushing him out. He was noticeably sturdy and was attempting to carry his head up and sniff the opposite alpacas as he was popping out. He additionally tried to stand on his entrance legs on the bottom when his again legs were still inside mom. The little guy hit the bottom and instantly tried to face up. As he was rolling, Noah was capable of see that he was a boy. At this point, we had been a little upset since our last two cria had been boys. I just could not understand it. So, and this is where I get a bit naughty, I asked two different BAS judges, both who I hold in very excessive esteem to have a take a look at the 2 boys. I did not give away anything of my views previous to their inspections and was very pleased once they each put Wasimba forward of Vickery, simply. Fleece statistics can inform us one thing in regards to the alpacas too, Wasimba's fleece is finer by 2 microns. Proper, that's it I've bought it off my chest and can now 'Let it go'. So to different news down right here in Patouland. This week I made a momentous journey out on the highway to go to Andy and Viv Walker at Reddingvale alpacas. After all it's all the time momentous visiting Andy and Viv however this journey was extra momentous as it was the first time that I have travelled with two Patou herdsires on board. On this occasion Qjori was joined by his son, Patou Tsar, a very special boy here in Patouland, who has made the grade and has lately began his working life. It was an fascinating experience as they have been in pens separated by a walkway during which we stood. On one aspect was the deafening warrior like roar of Qjori orgling away as he dominated the Reddingvale feminine allotted to to him. On the other aspect was the sight of Tsar clinging limpet-prefer to the back finish of surely one in every of the largest females within the UK while he did his job in virtually complete silence. It was like being deaf in one ear.

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