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[trifling-victories]

DDMonth Day 7 - Joke

Summary: Sarmenti finally cracks Paracelsus's sense of humor.

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“What do you get when you cross a crusader with his loyal steed? A knightmare.”

Under his mask, Sarmenti grinned at the duet of groans his poor humor elicited from Dismas and Audrey. Absolutely music to his ears, made better by the surprisingly decent acoustics in the halls of the ruins. Paracelsus, who was trailing behind him, was quiet, off in her own world.

“You know, before the whole jester thing, I briefly considered a career in execution. Unfortunately, at tryouts, I just couldn’t cut it.”

“Boo,” Dismas called back in exasperation.

“Is it too late to amend my contract? I’d like to add a clause so I never get stuck with him again,” Audrey snapped with a sharp, quick glare to the jester behind her. He responded by dramatically clasping his hands to his heart.

“Oh, you wound me! Is it my fault if my audience has such poor taste?” Sarmenti barely kept from giggling. Maybe his companions weren’t having fun, but he certainly was enjoying being a pest. It wasn’t as if his terrible wordplay had no purpose, though. Whether his companions were laughing or jeering at him, an involved reaction meant their focus was taken away from their dire surroundings. It was his way of helping keep stress at bay. 

“I got another.” His intention was met with protests he ignored. “A fella finishes up a doctor’s visit, to which the doctor informs him that he’s got the plague and a case of amnesia. He replies, ‘well, at least I haven’t got the plague!’”

Another round of annoyed whining sounded off in front of the jester, along with something else that made him stop dead in his tracks. Following the joke, there was this strange, little *snrk* that came from behind him. The doc wound up stumbling right into his back.

“Oh, pardon, you stopped and—”

“What was that?” He questioned.

“What was what?”

“That sound! That, you know…” Sarmenti did a poor imitation of the noise. That only seemed to confuse her further. Even with her mask hiding her face, he could see the gears turning in her head. “Alright, I think that was a giggle, doc.”

She was silent, clearly stunned at such an accusation! Or maybe she just couldn’t believe that he stalled the group’s progress over something so mundane. “...Okay,” Para replied, nudging past him to catch up with the others. Unfortunately, Sarmenti wasn’t one to let this go so easily.

“Did you hear about the gentleman who had to have his infected left arm amputated? He’s all right now.” And there it was again. Though muffled by the mask, Para definitely snickered at that one. He grinned with all the enthusiasm of a madman. “That was a giggle! And another! I knew it!”

“I’m not sure what the fuss is all about,” she said.

Audrey huffed. “Darling, for the love of all that is holy, please don’t encourage him!”

“This doesn’t concern you!” Sarmenti was agog. The fuss. The fuss. Surely Paracelsus of all people should understand the importance of a new discovery! “Here’s the thing, I’ve never heard you laugh before!” Not at anything he’d done! He had cracked every one of his companions’ senses of humor. Dismas never failed to smile at some good gallows humor, for instance, while Audrey was secretly a fan of slapstick. The doc, up until now, was a total mystery.

“You’ve heard me laugh!”

“I’ve heard that cackle you do that makes you sound like a cliche villain, if that’s what you’re talking about.” “Not that I want any part of this,” Dismas chimed in, “but the way you usually laugh is fairly unnerving.”

“I—! I cannot believe what I’m hearing!” Her gloved hands curled into fists at her sides. If Sarmenti was a betting man, he’d wager she was blushing under her mask. The doctor had an embarrassing tendency to burn red at the smallest hint of upset. “Can we focus on the mission at hand? Distracting ourselves with petty topics like my laugh will surely see us wander into an ambush.”

He tapped his chin in faux thought for a moment. “I suppose you’re right. Fine, I can wait until we camp to bother you any further on the matter. Deal?” There was absolutely no hint of genuineness in his voice. The jester never dropped a subject for such a flimsy reason as ‘the group’s safety is at stake’. Still, the doctor bought it nonetheless.

Minutes of silence ticked by before he spoke again.

“How can you hear the blood in your veins?” Then he waited, trying not to crack at the near hateful looks the others all quickly fired. Timing was everything here. As soon as everyone’s guard was dropped, he made his strike. “You have to listen varicosely.”

Paracelsus outright snorted, unable to stifle it in time before it slipped out. “You…you dreadful man! I was more mature than you when I was a toddler!” On and on she went while Sarmenti laughed aloud like a hyena. Only when she finished ranting and calling him childish in every way possible did he promise, for real this time, that he’d let her be until they were back safe in town. She didn’t understand that she handed him a tool to do his job better. Medical puns, was it really that simple the whole time?

 When they finally camped, he traded the comedy for his lute. At least everyone genuinely enjoyed his music.

[goldenbi]

Folger’s Flash 72 - Holiday edition ❄️☕ A multi-fandom incest flash exchange.

🎉Signups are now OPEN🎉 Our signature incest roast is ready to brew. Signup to join in our 72 hours flash exchange and get a taste! ☕️ Signup here http://ao3.org/collections/FolgersFlashDec23/signups/new ⏰ Countdown to signups CLOSING https://tinyurl.com/3de9h9wj

✮Sign-Ups close midnight December 13 2023 Eastern Standard Time✮

Guidelines from the caard:

"This is an 18+ profic event! We believe that fictional incest between fictional characters is harmless and encourage those uncomfortable with the subject to protect themselves, block and move on.

✮Holiday themed prompts aren't required but are encouraged!

✮All content is welcome, so long as it is correctly and clearly tagged. Due to the sensitive nature of the theme of the exchange, celebrity and RPF will not be permitted.

✮As this is a fandom event, works must be from an existing fandom. This means we will allow slash reader or original characters to be included, but not original works.

✮Creations may be SFW or NSFW, explicit content isn't required, the only requirement is that your request and the works you create feature an incest ship as the main pairing.

✮As this is a flash event with a short creation period, the minimum requirement for fanfic works is 300 words, with a suggested maximum of 1200 words. The minimum requirement for fanart works is a lined sketch, with a suggested maximum of flat colors or shading. Works are allowed to exceed the suggested maximum requirements at the creator's discretion.

AI generated work is strictly prohibited.

✮SIGNING UP✮✮

Your request MUST include a DNW list so that we can facilitate matching. ✮Given the time frame we suggest keeping your prompts short and simple. Do you prefer Canon or AU? Do you enjoy angst, fluff, or somewhere in between? Do you prefer your ships with a certain dynamic? What are your favorite tropes (only one bed, fake dating, wrong number, tinder hookup, etc.)? ✮Requests must be romantic pairings. (This means they must have the "/" tag, NOT the "&" tag.) ✮We recommend requesting and offer a pairing (or pairings) for 3 separate fandoms to ensure a match, as unmatchable sign up will be deleted. ✮Due to the short length of the creation period, there will be no pinch hitters for this event, however treats are always welcome and all request will be visible after assignments go out.

✮Use the hashtag #folgersflash72 on Twitter when works are revealed to share and enjoy the exchange works.✮"

(Note: I am not running this fest just telling tumblr about it since it's a twitter fest!)

[hearkensentinel]

So two things:

1) JPEG artifacts are a pet peeve and so are paper forms, so here’s a delicious, delicious pdf

2) this seems... really prescriptive?? like some of these are actually unhelpful or N/A if you have a chronic condition, etc. so~! I invite you to join me in replacing/supplementing the number schema (which feels to me like it’s leading up to a numerical score and associated Grade) with some Fun (non-grade-like) answers instead: !! = ya i do this all the time and it’s great P = wow hard pass Q = i do this sometimes. ? = this never really occurred to me, at least not as a form of self-care. (note that you are not required to have additional Thoughts immediately) Z = this seems like something I would like to do more of >9000 = hmmmm i do this a lot but tbh now you mention it, I’m not sure I’m getting the self-care benefit one would hope for considering how much time and effort I put into it

Or if that seems like too much work, just use the existing scheme but add a -1 for “no, I don’t really do this, but for good reason and I’m not about to start.” My point is that the worksheet has words like “enough” that might make you think you “should” be doing all these things more because currently you’re doing them Not Enough and I don’t think that’s the goal?? I think the point is if *you’re* okay with the balance of self-care and other activities in your life. And if you’re like “of course I want to do all of these more but I can’t,” I hope you have someone who can help you pick *one* change to make and see how that goes. <3

i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

[captainjonnitkessler]

>Join a union

>Hear people constantly complaining that the current union leadership is super corrupt, it's all just the same ten guys making all the decisions in secret and nobody else in the union ever gets to know what's going on

>Go to the monthly union meetings that are completely open to all 1200 union members

>The only attendees are the same ten guys every month, giving detailed reports about everything that's going on

[viaka13]

accomplishment

there are often days and days and days in a row where doing much of anything is really fucking hard. I spend so much time dealing with some flavor of fatigue, that I tend to feel completely useless.

But today I was feeling mostly ok, and I made pie, and it turned out really well and I'm proud of myself.

[dorkynerd23]

[OC X CANON APPRECIATION POST! 🩷✨]

REBLOG IF YOU LOVE AND SUPPORT OC X CANON!!

[hearkensentinel]

i dunno why everybody's so focused on the negative space. It's obviously two people with giant noses for heads (or possibly two bears) high fiving while doing squats

[composeregg]

edit (10/23/2024) now that the poll is over: Original version, with 10 questions, from April 2023 here

And, given that the original is from April 2023, that means I can very easily say:

No, this was not an ISAT reference!

Just because I use parentheses and 2nd person pov and love the same concepts of what a time loop can do to a person doesn't mean it's ISAT

(Yes, I like ISAT, the original poll is why I was recommended the game! But if you look at the original, you can see all the origins of the options to choose from, including what spurred me on with the moss option from the replies)

If I were going to make something for ISAT, I would never be so vague, you can simply look at my ao3 for proof of that

[an-established-butt-dent]

I'm a bald Solas lover I swear!!!!

—> Process video under the cut because of flash warning.

[commandertartarsmoocher]

Who is ready for The Grand Festival ?

Hey, wait a minute... who invited this guy?

[hearkensentinel]

“Carol of the Bells” is based on a Ukrainian choral piece, which is in turn based on a “prehistoric” New Year chant. So, that explains a lot.

Only good thing about Christmas time is I get to hear carol of the bells all the time but the bad part is I have to act normal like that song doesn’t go hard as fuck

[gas1le]

I have nothing more to say.

(Мне больше нечего сказать.)

[mashmouths]

does anyone know how to stop the body from keeping score? i have shit to do

[rebelrenee36]

Mark your calendars! DoubleHearted-vember is coming!!

To celebrate the 2 year anniversary of Double-Hearted (DDVAU) on November 4th, a group of us fans have put together a drawing/writing prompt list for the whole month of November!

What is Double-Hearted (DDVAU)?

Double-Hearted is a comic created by Doody (@kitsuneisi) and Maruu (@xmaruu11) based off of Hermitcraft and the Life Series. It follows the adventures and misadventures of Scar and Grian as they navigate their double lives—one as the beloved celebrity hero Hotguy, the other as popular vigilante Cuteguy, both unaware they're coworkers at the same university.

Where can I read it?

Here’s a link to the masterpost!

Who are the awesome people who made this list?

That would be @rebelrenee36 (me!!), @liloinkoink, @kowore, @deedolldrawz, and @anpanbun

Can I start working on it now?

Of course! We wanted to give plenty of time so people can start preparing now to help avoid burnout. Feel free to participate as much or as little as you’d like as well. Late uploads are also a-okay!

What if I'm not an artist?

We tried our best to make most of the prompts writer-friendly as well with the exceptions of Day 22 and Day 30, but feel free to use those as two more free days instead!

What's up with the bonus Day?

At the request of Maruu themself, we've added a bonus day at the very beginning for the first completed arc of Double-Hearted! Since the Mother Spore arc takes place on October 31st, it’s only fitting.

What if I have more questions?

Feel free to send me an ask and I can answer any questions, offer suggestions, or link any other resources!

[fransincognito]

EEEEEEEEEEEEH!!!

Secret Santa - Frans edition!🎄❄💖💙

Welcooome to the five years of Frans themed Christmas gift exchange! Hosted by @venelona , it's time!

This blog has risen like phoenix from the ashes, and let the Frans commence!

Set of rules:

1) I accept entries until 28th of November. After that within a day or two I’ll message you (via this blog or my main blog) if I got your application and wait for you to confirm your participation.

2) Gift exchange day - 25th of December (i made a poll for previous year but it landed on this day)

3) Sans and Frisk must be adults, otherwise their relationship can be portrayed only platonically

4) If you can’t do your gift in time please warn me (this blog or @venelona) about it beforehand

5) After you confirm your participation I will send you the name of your target and their information

If you want to participate take this survey/application form here!  💕✨

Please notify me if you are having troubles with something

I can't believe this is year five, thank you so much for your support 🎄❄💖

[danikatze]

[ID in alt text]

I reread Tiger Tiger recently and loved how Honeyfoot talked about Varna <3 Felt like drawing what their meeting might've looked like.