#Learning and Development Team

[wisemancax]

2Sisters: Learning and Development Team

2Sisters: Learning and Development Team We are pleased to announce that our Learning and Development team at Sandycroft has received a Gold Award from a UKP Site Training Governance Audit. Our audit revealed our ongoing efforts and personal contributions to train and develop our colleagues. Gregory Gouri Shankar a Learning and Development Advisor at Sandycroft was delighted with the news: “I…

[snakes-of-the-undercity]

Vi is gifted kid burnout but in the english major way

[afurtivecake]

this part in tfc where kevin tells neil why he chose him has been haunting me for weeks:

because exactly how many strikers has kevin played with that he thought worth his time? and how many of those played like they have everything to lose? at the start of that series, before he warms up to neil and to the rest of the team, is that list of "worthwhile strikers" longer than riko?

keeping in mind that kevin would have picked neil out around march, while he was still very much fresh from the ravens... it makes me insane to think that kevin might have picked neil because neil felt familiar to him. maybe on some subconscious level, he picked neil because neil reminded him of someone he had just lost. maybe he watched neil play and it reminded him of the parts of riko that he had once admired - the singled-minded dedication, the fight, the drive to prove himself - parts that maybe he hadn't seen from riko in a while. at least not since being in power and being in control started meaning more to riko than becoming the best at exy.

he may not have intended to choose someone like riko. he may even have thought that a no-name newbie from nowhere ought to be the furthest thing from riko that was possible for anyone to find. but, maybe kevin wasn't so immune to falling into old patterns and choosing people who resemble those he's trying to leave behind.

[kagooleo]

I did this one to celebrate Silver's bday back in 2021, a sonboy to me who deserves the world ;-;

[t-u-i-t-c]

Genba Bureki in Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger 01x48 Your Handle

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[mo-ok]

spring is so close i swear i can taste it

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

i've heard criticisms about sunbeam x nightheart and i expected to not like them together or not care

but i'm gonna be so real with y'all, they're SO CUTE TOGETHER, i love them, they're so sweet

like yeah, the pacing was a little weird for a second of when they were actually falling in love, but they were SO CUTE TOGETHER even before they were in love and you could actually see them getting closer and warming up to each other

both of them thinking completely separately how they wished the other was there because they felt so comfortable talking to each other when they were both having trouble with their parents/friends/clanmates

i didn't know that nightheart just jumped into joining shadowclan like that, i thought he was going to have a more thorough conversation with sunbeam about it and they have a more classic confession scene but no that little idiot just jumped right in

AND SUNBEAM LATER THINKS ABOUT HOW HIM JUMPING RIGHT INTO THINGS IS SOMETHING SHE FINDS ATTRACTIVE ABOUT HIM IS SO CUTE

like they sprinkle in these little thoughts for both of them thinking how pretty or handsome or attractive or cool they think the other is and appreciating the other's skills and they're just so cuuuuuuuuuute

and the fact that they actually have conversations and communicate about problems and even if they disagree on something or something upsets them they compromise or work it out before it causes a bigger problem, like how nightheart actually TALKED to sunbeam about what berryheart told him instead of just assuming the worst things and ruminating on them and getting irrationally angry or upset about it and ending up causing a big fight or something

and also I FUCKING LOVE FAKE RELATIONSHIPS TURN TO ACTUAL LOVE TROPE LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO

[ganondoodle]

i am being so brave trying so hard to hold back writing a rant about that 'minimizing narrative noise' comment on totk sage concept art bc its actively flying around in my head like the worlds most annoying fly

[ryekat]

I actually am God's strongest soldier when it comes to defending female anime characters

[purplesaline]

True story: I followed you because I am so impressed with your service collie program. I think it's amazing what y'all have put together and would love to get a dog from you someday 😍

Aww thank you! We would love to provide you with one!

Story for a story,

My 12 1/2yr old smooth collie Lance was from this breeder's second litter of puppies! I'd applied to the service dog organization they were running at the time and was matched with Lance. Unfortunately due to health issues and a lack of volunteers able to step up the organization had to shut their doors but I was given the option to keep Lance and finish his training on my own.

A couple years later I found myself on an important committee with the breeder which started our friendship, and shortly after we revived the service dog organization, this time with me as Director of Client Services rather than as a client.

They had a few more litters of puppies and I offered to help with them, I did a bunch of dog sitting and house sitting for them, and now I'm considered part of the family, I'm the official kennel manager for the puppies, and they're building me a little cabin in their giant backyard!

Somehow I seem to be a fucking wizard when it comes to not only judging the puppies temperaments, but picking the best match for each person getting a dog from us.

The breeders and I all feel the same way when it comes to helping people get access to high quality service dog candidates. We want to make them as accessible as possible, and we want to do everything in our power to set the team up for success. That means ridiculously healthy dogs with ideal temperaments for service work and the best possible match to the handler. It means lots of early exposure work and building resilience, and ongoing access to my knowledge and advice on service dog training and advocacy.

Being disabled throws enough barriers at a person, we want to help remove some of the ones on the path to becoming an effective service dog team.

[tvckerwash]

sharing some bits and bobs from a wash (and sort of tex) centric one shot I'll hopefully finish someday just because:

The second the barrage of bullets being directed at them by the two chain-gunners stopped, Wash and York were on their feet. Dashing out from behind the concrete pillars they’d been using for cover they ran across the catwalk to enter the main complex.

“We’re all clear, Carolina. We’ll be dark in less than sixty.” York said into his comm, cutting the connection at her confirmation.

When they reached the hallway York turned towards Wash. “Hey, if you’re still going after C.T, a word of advice: Do not get in Tex’s way.” He warned. “Seriously, do NOT do it.”

Wash rolled his eyes.

“Thanks for the tip.”

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Wash was used to cleaning up after others—if they couldn't do it right, then he would—but it wasn't like Carolina of all people to be so sloppy.

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The moment he had seen the split second shimmer that rushed past him straight into the line of fire with Carolina hot on its heels, he had known. He had known—There was only ever one outcome with Texas involved, and he wasn’t dumb enough to believe for even a second that his silent prayers for her to fail just once were ever going to be answered.

But…

But—

A string in the back of his mind he hadn’t realized was taut snapped.

The casual admittance, the lack of care, the complete disregard for Connie’s life in her words forced him to a halt as a familiar feeling violently rushed to the surface.

He'd stuck his neck out for Texas, Connie had stuck her neck out for Texas, and this was how she repaid their kindness?

For a moment, he genuinely entertained the thought of killing her.

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Wash let muscle memory guide him as he stripped off the many protective layers of titanium nanocomposite plating. He kept on the Kevlar bodysuit, choosing to forgo a shirt and just throw on his Freelancer-issued fatigues. He slammed his locker closed with his right foot, resting it on the vertical surface so he could lace up his boot, he then did the same with his left.

Standing up, he took a moment to scour over his mental map of the ship. He decided that he’d go down to R & D, cut through Armor Processing to take a detour up to the observation deck, and loop his way back to the locker room via the maintenance halls. That way, he wouldn’t have to pass through Recovery and, consequently, get dragged into a mildly uncomfortable conversation with Florida.

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He turned a corner and abruptly stopped as he found himself standing in front of the leaderboard that was just outside the locker room. As he was bathed in its blue light, he recalled the words Connie had said to him all those months ago following Texas’ arrival.

"Don't forget to check your place on that list, Wash."

He didn’t even have to scan the list to find his name. His eyes darted to 5th place, and there it was, just like always.

It almost felt as though the digital display was mocking him in a way, taunting him by bringing all of his silent doubts and quiet insecurities to the forefront of his mind.

Is this how Connie had felt when it first started getting to her head?

Is this how all of the others felt?

He frowned at the thought, moving to sit on the oh-so conveniently placed bench.

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The sound of armored footsteps broke him out of his thoughts and he reflexively looked up expecting to see Carolina—but instead of Carolina, he found himself staring at a face he had never seen before.

Said mystery face stared right back at him.

A quick glance at the armor color told him it was Texas, but his mind was short circuiting as he struggled to process the fact that Agent Texas actually had a face that wasn't her helmet.

Had he really never seen it before?

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She had silky wheat blonde hair slicked back into one of those tight, headache inducing buns, fair skin with a light dusting of freckles across her nose, sharp cheekbones, a nicely defined jawline, and the bluest blue eyes he's ever seen.

She was an attractive woman in a girl next door kind of way. If he had to describe it, she had one of those faces where if he were to pass her on the street he wouldn't be stunned speechless and completely awestruck by her beauty, but he would find his gaze lingering on her a little longer than necessary.

All in all, it was a perfectly normal face, despite her good looks though, Wash couldn’t help the vague sense of unease he felt as he stared at her. There was just something that triggered an unsettling sense of wrongness in the back of his brain, like her features were trying too hard to come across as natural, and in doing so it only made them look more artificial.

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“So, uh, how's the wrist?” He asked, trying to break the ice and shift the silence between them from awkward into something more casual. This technique admittedly didn't always work with this group, but he tried.

“...Fine.” Texas replied, unconsciously raising her arm from her side so she could thumb at her wrist with her other hand. “This arm isn't real, so there's no permanent damage.”

He hated himself for feeling disappointed about that.

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“Con—C.T, knew the risks that her actions would bring.” He said, turning away from Texas in an effort to hide some of the bitterness that seeped from his voice. “You were just doing your job and following orders.”

[michael-h-art]

A Blaze the Cat game would fix me... Just for the sheer potential of worldbuilding for her dimension. Plus videogames starring iconic female royals are all the rage at the moment...

[moe-broey]

Fuck tjis shit I'm making base Alfonse my greeter again

AWESOEM......

[konakoro]

Burdened by a million game ideas but no ability with/knowledge on coding and game dev

[tfasiren]

funniest thing about tfuc (transformers unknown) was that ratchet and optimus were in a relationship but you would never fucking know that it never came up

[akkivee]

i’m pretty sure the reason we got nagosaka’s second round of solos mimicking the og album art was bc kr was making a concerted effort to bridge the gap between the amount of music the ogs and nagosaka have lol

but those first solos for the og divisions were their beginnings as characters so maybe we can pretend round two solos for nagosaka is their true beginning lol