#Lockdown Extention

[linoguy]

lee know should’ve been a neet. maybe in his next life

[tamaharu]

why is talking to parents about mental health stuff so nerve wracking like im just informing them that im planning to get an adhd assessment so they could help with insurance and im like oh man i should be shot for this

[clouds]

im genuinely so bad at responding to people and initiating interactions these days it’s so weird to think back before college when i was constantly in touch w people

[navramanan]

I need to remind myself the reason life's been so bleak lately is bc i havent had anything to keep me busy dont have anything to do no uni nothing it is not bc no one loves me and i'm cursed and also it's winter it's been grey and gloomy and getting dark early and i'll be okay if i just find an activity to do regularly that requires me to go outside and see people i'll be okay i'll be okay i'll be okay

[ashersbraincell]

You know, it's just a little bit funny how since the lockdown I've had depressive episodes where I end up completely alientated and alone, and thus once I heal and return back to "normal" I always have to re-learn how to feel "right" in interacting with people in-person and integrating myself into a circle

[error-404-fuck-not-found]

Hey so remember how grocery prices suddenly jackknifed during lockdown and never went back down?

Well turns out the companies would have done that shit either way and had been steadily price-fixing for the last decade!

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson just announced more than $40 million in court-ordained Fuck You money from massive swaths of food production companies are to be paid out to households earning at or below 175% of the federal poverty level ($25.5k for 1 person, $34.5k for 2 people households) before Dec 31st of this year. Happy Holidays.

"The bottom line here is that my legal team took on two large corporate price-fixing conspiracies that increased the cost for groceries for Washington families. We've prevailed, and as a result, we are sending checks to over 400,000 Washington households."

Cannot stress enough the extent of the conspiracies he's talking about here. 15 out of the total 19 chicken producers got nailed in this lawsuit. Not the total number of conspirators, mind, just the ones who left enough evidence for the AG to kick their ass in so expedient a manner. Make no mistake, all 19 were in on it. The court case against the rest of them has been delayed until October of next year, though. None of them are making it out unscathed.

Tuna didn't escape antitrust horseshit either, because the CEOs of Starkist, Chicken of the Sea, and Bumblebee Tuna had a fucking group chat where they complained that the price of tuna was "too low" and they agreed to artificially inflate the price.

“What’s so maddening about the conduct of these companies is the reason that they engaged in this price-fixing conspiracy was greed. They wanted to make money."

So anyway the AG who nailed their asses to the wall and continues to do so is running for governor. If you live in Washington, could be worth your vote when primary season rolls around.

[vaulthuntersmybeloved]

This is so important not just because bigots think they have a right to try and erase our existence but for other queer people as well!

The state of queer education here in England at least when I was in school was pretty shit but as someone who knew they were bi but never had the words for it and thought it was normal to like someone regardless of gender it did at least teach me that I was bisexual when I was 12!

And if they actually taught kids about trans and non binary people as well as the LGB I would have realised I was non binary a lot quicker than the 2020 covid lockdown and I would have understood my self hatred prior to that was just gender dysphoria and I didn’t realise!

I hope one day we’ll get to the point of actually having comprehensive queer education in schools but for now, keeping what there is is still important so pls help but ONLY IF YOU ARE FROM THE UK

If you are not from the uk and try to sign it will invalidate the petition so please don’t just make up an address or something like that!!!

this is so so important to me and mine, and I'm asking you to Do Something so I'll respect your time and keep it brief

in the UK, if 100k sign a a government petition it will be brought to Parliament and debated. y'all know this country is suffering from some 80s-style bigotry right now, and this is one symptom: almost 200k fuckholes have come together to force the government to discuss whether it is 'appropriate' to tell children that queer people exist. this is a big symbolic victory for them. and i am burning with fury.

please, if you're from the UK, sign this counter-petition so they can at least see how much of a minority they are. simply put, the attempt to put these bastards in their place isn't gathering enough steam. there are barely 2000 more signatures now than there were this morning, and that isn't enough. i refuse to let these people feel even a moment of victory or satisfaction. please help.

[reasonsforhope]

"The New York City Council voted to ban most uses of solitary confinement in city jails Wednesday [December 20, 2023], passing the measure with enough votes to override a veto from Mayor Eric Adams.

The measure would ban the use of solitary confinement beyond four hours and during certain emergencies. That four hour period would be for "de-escalation" in situations where a detainee has caused someone else physical harm or risks doing so. The resolution would also require the city's jails to allow every person detained to spend at least 14 hours outside of their cells each day.

The bill, which had 38 co-sponsors, was passed 39 to 7. It will now go to the mayor, who can sign the bill or veto it within 30 days. If Mayor Adams vetoes the bill, it will get sent back to the council, which can override the veto with a vote from two-thirds of the members. The 39 votes for the bill today make up 76% of the 51-member council. At a press conference ahead of the vote today [December 20, 2023], Council speaker Adrienne Adams indicated the council would seek [a veto] override if necessary.

For his part, Mayor Adams has signaled he is indeed considering vetoing the bill...

The United Nations has said solitary confinement can amount to torture, and multiple studies suggest its use can have serious consequences on a person's physical and mental health, including an increased risk of PTSD, dying by suicide, and having high blood pressure.

One 2019 study found people who had spent time in solitary confinement in prison were more likely to die in the first year after their release than people who had not spent time in solitary confinement. They were especially likely to die from suicide, homicide and opioid overdose.

Black and Hispanic men have been found to be overrepresented among those placed in solitary confinement – as have gay, lesbian and bisexual people.

The resolution in New York comes amid scrutiny over deaths in the jail complex on Rikers Island. Last month, the federal government joined efforts to wrest control of the facility from the mayor, and give it to an outside authority.

In August 2021, 25-year-old Brandon Rodriguez died while in solitary confinement at Rikers. He had been in pre-trial detention at the jail for less than a week. His mother, Tamara Carter, says his death was ruled a suicide and that he was in a mental health crisis at the time of his confinement.

"I know for Brandon, he should have been put in the infirmary. He should have been seeing a psychiatrist. He should have been being watched," she said.

She says the passage of the bill feels like a form of justice for her.

"Brandon wasn't nothing. He was my son. He was an uncle. A brother. A grandson. And he's very, very missed," she told NPR. "I couldn't save my son. But if I joined this fight, maybe I could save somebody else's son." ...

New York City is not the first U.S. city to limit the use of solitary confinement in its jails, though it is the largest. In 2021, voters in Pennsylvania's Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, passed a measure to restrict solitary confinement except in cases of lockdowns and emergencies. The sheriff in Illinois' Cook County, which includes Chicago, has said the Cook County jail – one of the country's largest – has also stopped using solitary confinement...

Naila Awan, the interim co-director of policy at the New York Civil Liberties Union, says that New York making this change could have larger influence across the country.

"As folks look at what New York has done, other larger jails that are not quite the size of Rikers will be able to say, 'If New York City is able to do this, then we too can implement similar programs here, that it's within our capacity and capabilities," Awan says. "And to the extent that we are able to get this implemented and folks see the success, I think we could see a real shift in the way that individuals are treated behind bars.""

-via NPR, December 20, 2023

[drtanner]

I'm angry today so you're getting a Rant™.

There's not a single day that's gone by in the last four years where I haven't been viscerally, incandescently furious that so much of the awful bullshit we're suffering through today and will continue to suffer through for the foreseeable future could have been prevented. We could have had cheaply and widely available vaccines for COVID that were distributed rapidly to everyone all over the world, but we didn't get those because a handful of rich cunts didn't want to waive their patents for those vaccines. We could have had a proper lockdown that kept everyone safe for long enough that those vaccines could become effective and the virus could die out, but we didn't get that because it would have made the line of rich people feelings go down too much for a little bit. We could have knocked this on the head in less than six months, we had the opportunity to do that, but that opportunity was stolen from us because the rich couldn't stomach losing even a tiny shred of their profits.

During the one meaningful lockdown we did have, the smog cleared up from a few places but global emissions didn't change at all, because global emissions are almost entirely generated by industry and industry didn't stop during that lockdown. We discovered that remote work was incredibly beneficial to thousands of people and that productivity even improved in many cases while people were working remotely, but now our governments are badgering people to get back to the office because they don't want their corporate rent portfolios to lose value or for Pret a Manger to go under, except in the case of disabled people who are too sick to work, for whom remote work suddenly does exist and means they're lazy and workshy if they don't "do their part". Speaking of which, there are now thousands more disabled people than there used to be, because this virus that we're now pretending doesn't matter anymore is turning out to have devastating long term health consequences like brain fog caused by leaky blood vessels and permanently reduced physical condition similar to that caused by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. We've had waves of strikes in the last couple of years, which tracks with workers' rights movements in the wake of other, previous pandemics like the Spanish Flu and the Black Death, which were able to take off because so many workers had died or become too disabled to work that those who remained were able to bargain more persuasively for better pay and conditions, but that's the extent of actual change that's happened in the wake of this ongoing global disaster.

We could have knocked all of this on the head back at the start, but this shitty Pandora's Box is now irreversibly opened and we are never going to be able to close it again. We're continuing to be ravaged daily by a disease that is still killing and permanently disabling people but our governments really want us to pretend it's all gone now, while the world around us is actively on fucking fire.

I would like it if people rioted about this.

[vidavalor]

Something that intrigues me about the letter in Good Omens: Lockdown is both what is and what isn't written on the envelope and what that could maybe suggest about its contents. What this looks like to me is a letter that probably has still not yet left Aziraphale's desk and so might actually be possibly important in the story right around where we are at now after S2. I think that's an 'if something ever happens to me' letter.

If the intent was to send Crowley a letter through the postal system, then some of his address should be visible to us because Aziraphale would have finished writing it before calling him and before heating up the sealing wax. The name is centered in most of the middle of the envelope, which also suggests no address is meant to follow. If it is not a letter intended to go through the postal system, then that's an awfully formal addressing of a love note lol and while that is pretty cute and everything, idk. It just seems it'd be either full name and address or a more informal name... but if that letter is sealed with wax and just has Crowley's formal name written on the envelope, it strikes me as a letter that's maybe meant to be left behind in Aziraphale's desk, just in case.

Aziraphale knows what thinking he was dead did to Crowley in S1. The fifty-seven fire extinguishers and a factory's worth of battery-operated candles in S2 show that Aziraphale is sensitive to that. Maybe he decided to make sure there was something for Crowley to have in case he was left alone. It's a will, in the sense that everything that was his is then just Crowley's, obviously including the bookshop, but it's also a love letter of sorts.

Aziraphale also trying to deal with the trauma of them losing each other in some way and then immediately needing to call Crowley to hear his voice is also what happens when he goes to the cemetery in Edinburgh in S2 and is shown staring at the spot where Crowley was taken in 1827 before magically procuring the nearest phone to immediately call Crowley, so maybe that's what was also happening to an extent in Lockdown?

But yeah... Crowley getting that letter after S2...

[pretzel-box]

OU OU OU OHHHH Can you PLEASEEE do a mini fic of Sebastian meeting an expendable who has crazy body mods to make them look more alien?? Like tattooed eyes split tongues teeth with extensions n stuff?? I wonder how he’d feel about someone making themselves look like that when he was forced to look the way he is?? Idk if that makes sense but I had a eureka moment and I LOVEEEE your fics 😩plsplsplsplslpslsl 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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tags: gn!reader, clear mentions of body mods

Sebastian was rarely scared of anything. At this point, the man had faced horrors beyond human understanding, staring down death itself with nothing more than a resting bitch face. He’d shrugged off wall dwellers that plummeted into his shop from the dark ceilings above, and barely blinked when Pandemonium rushed by, a force of chaos that would unnerve anyone else.

So, imagine his face when he first met you—standing face to face with a human who looked so… inhuman.

When you first entered his shop, he assumed you were another twisted experiment, something that had escaped the grasp of Hadal Blackside’s prison when the lockdown started. The split tongue, the intricate tattoos inked right into the whites of your eyes, the piercings that glittered along the edges of your lips and brows—it all spoke of something otherworldly, something that didn’t belong to the realm of normal human experience.

But then, he noticed the neat little uniform clinging to your body, its fabric still crisp, untouched by the filth and blood that coated most of the facility. The sight of it made a light flicker on in his head. You were human—if the term could still apply—sent down from above, likely a new expandable among this mess, just like countless others before you.

His face scrunched up in irritation and a bit of disgust, his lip curling as he scanned you from head to toe. It wasn’t fear—no, Sebastian was far beyond that—it was the jarring discomfort of trying to process something so out of the ordinary, something that made even him pause for a second.

“What the hell…” he muttered, his voice low, almost as if he was talking to himself. His eyes narrowed, scrutinizing the sharp lines of your tattoos, the way the ink made your gaze unsettlingly intense. He could feel the irritation creeping up the back of his neck, the way it always did when something disrupted the order of things in his world. Sebastian spend the last few years hating Urbanshade and himself, cruising his newfound appearance and coming slowly yet painfully to terms with it that he can't be human anymore. So it was even more a hit in the face to see someone who was perfectly human turn themself into what— an alien?

You, with your inked eyes and split tongue, were an affront to the normalcy he clung to in this otherwise chaotic place. Even in the madness of the Blackside, where monsters roamed freely and reality was different, your appearance was a challenge to his sense of what should and shouldn’t be.

Yet, even as he bristled with discomfort, there was a begrudging respect beneath it all. It took guts to modify yourself to that extent, to carry the weight of those changes with such confidence. It was the kind of defiance that reminded him, in some strange way, of himself. A refusal to be anything but exactly what you were, no matter how unsettling it might be to others.

After a moment of tense silence, he let out a breath, forcing his expression to soften, if only slightly. “Alright, you got my attention,” he grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest. “What do you need?”

You didn’t flinch under his gaze, didn’t hesitate as you stepped closer, as if daring him to say something more. Your eyes, those unsettling orbs of black and white, met his with a calmness that caught him off guard.

“I need supplies,” you said, your voice smooth, unbothered by his scrutiny. To be fair, you were already used to people behaving like that, treating you weirdly for your special behavior. Your split tongue flickered as you spoke, and for a brief second, his mind flashed with curiosity—how it must feel to talk like that, to move in a body so distinctly altered.

“Supplies, huh?” he echoed, almost as if testing the word in his mouth, seeing if it tasted any different when spoken to someone like you. He tilted his head, the initial discomfort giving way to a strange sort of intrigue. “You got anything to trade?”

You nodded, reaching into your bag, and pulling out a handful of items— usb scraps, files, a few salvaged goods that had seen better days but were still usable. He eyed the offerings, the gears in his mind beginning to turn. A potential customer, no matter how off-putting, was still a customer.

“Fine,” he said, the last traces of his initial irritation melting away as he slithered forward to inspect your trade. “But don’t think I’m giving you any special treatment just ‘cause you look like you crawled out of someone’s worst nightmare.”

You smirked, the corners of your lips pulling up to reveal the silver glint of piercings on your tongue. “Wouldn’t dream of it,” you replied, and there was a spark of mutual understanding in your tone as you sassed back—an acknowledgment of the strangeness of this place, and of each other.

As he began to rummage through his wares, the discomfort that had initially gripped him faded, replaced by a begrudging respect. You were different, sure, but in this hellhole, maybe different was exactly what was needed.

Sebastian was in the middle of inspecting the tech scraps you had offered, his sharp eyes scanning each piece with practiced efficiency. You stood across from him, arms crossed, waiting for his judgment, your split tongue occasionally flicking out as you shifted your weight.

Just as Sebastian was about to name his price, the vent to the shop creaked open, and another customer cautiously stepped inside. The newcomer was a wiry, nervous-looking man, his eyes darting around the room as if expecting something to jump out at him at any moment. He spotted Sebastian first, relief briefly washing over his features.

But then, his gaze shifted to you.

The moment his eyes locked onto your inked ones, his face paled. His jaw went slack as he took in the tattoos, the piercings, and finally, the slow flicker of your split tongue.

Sebastian noticed the man’s reaction and rolled his eyes, barely suppressing a smirk. “You need something?” he asked, raising an eyebrow at the customer who looked like he’d seen a ghost.

The man opened his mouth, but no words came out. Instead, his eyes widened even further, and without warning, he bolted toward the nearest vent in the wall.

“Hey, wait!” Sebastian called after him, but it was too late. The man had already pried open the vent cover and was scrambling inside like a terrified rat fleeing a sinking ship.

You watched, bemused, as the man’s legs disappeared into the vent, the cover clattering shut behind him. A few moments of silence passed before you turned back to Sebastian, an amused smirk playing on your lips.

“Well, that was rude,” you said, your tone dripping with sarcasm.

Sebastian finally let out the laugh he’d been holding back, shaking his head in disbelief. “Can’t say I blame him,” he chuckled, glancing at you with a twinkle of amusement in his eye. “You do have a habit of making strong first impressions.”

You shrugged, unbothered by the man’s reaction. “Guess he couldn’t handle a little personality,” you replied, your smirk widening.

Sebastian grinned back, clearly enjoying the moment. “His loss,” he said, returning to your trade with a newfound lightness. “Now, where were we?”

[puppetmaster13u]

Have a sneak peek for part of the next chapter for Down in the Deep

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Sebastian had no clue what to do. 

   There was a child- a literal child- curled up against his chest, tiny claws gripping onto his shirt as they slept. It’d be adorable if not for the fact that, well, they were a kid. A kid in a place like this, going through things like he had… 

   He shuddered, swallowing back memories that caused phantom scars to ache. Getting cut open and put back together wrong had been hard enough for him, and he had been an adult, had known what was going on to an extent. 

   The kid was, well he wasn’t sure, but they had to be like, eight or nine at most. Probably younger. 

   Okay. Alright. This is fine. 

   It wasn’t fine, it was a horrible, nasty thing, and he could only feel relieved he’d been the one to find the kid instead of an angler or a wall dweller. (The thought of stumbling across the kid’s corpse instead of the tiny thing halfway into the hall made him sick to his stomach-) 

   Deep breaths. In and out and… calm. He had to be calm, couldn’t have a breakdown when the kid was practically curled up right over his heart and lungs. Shit. 

   Having a kid down here was not a good idea, though it wasn’t like it was his fault! 

   Well, the lockdown technically was, but fuck he didn’t know they’d be so vile as to- Deep breaths again. In and out and repeat. It wasn’t his fault, it wasn’t. Another breath in, hold, and out. 

   He let out a deep breath through his nose, looking down at the… guppy? Sure, why not. At the guppy smushing their face against his chest, whiskers and esca flickering as they slept. Fuck he hoped they didn’t end up having some sort of nightmare, who knows what was done- 

   Another breath. Focus. Focus on the now, on what he could do, not on what was and what had happened. 

[an--artistic--autistic]

sometimes i start to slide back into the mindset of "what if I'm not really disabled and I'm just faking it" or "what if everything could be cured by just doing x, y, z" etc.

and then i remember that during lockdown in 2020 i spent 6 months — like every single minute of that six months — focused on taking care of my health and doing everything right

i slept 8+ hours, i drank lots of water, i got a decent amount of (non-straining) exercise, i went for walks and got fresh air, i ate balanced meals, etc. etc.

and my health got worse.

i did everything right, continuously, for months, and was still disabled. there is literally nothing i could have done to "fix it". i'm not faking it, i was alone (mostly) and trying to convince myself that everything was fine, and i was still in debilitating pain.

everything has been so much better with disability aids. having my cane has been life-changing. using sensory aids, life-changing! a non-disabled person wouldn't benefit this much from disability aids!!!

i think this is coming up again for me because I've become a relatively well-known person on campus for disability (and queer!) issues, and despite having all of my lived experience and the drive to deal with things, i still feel underqualified.

there are other people who are "more disabled", or have "been disabled" longer than me (since things were really only dealt with during lockdown after my experiment, it's only been like 3-4 years with a diagnosis). sometimes i feel like i'm taking away an opportunity from someone that would be more qualified to do things.

logically though, i'm not. most of these things i have either started myself, or other people have convinced me to get involved with because i seem "qualified" to talk about it. I've had four meetings this week about campus accessibility, people actively seek me out to ask questions, i do regularly deal with ableism and inaccessibility even if it's to a lesser extent than some other people — but the stuff i'm doing is to help everyone, not for personal gain. i'm not pretending to be disabled for selfish reasons. there are clear access barriers that directly affect me as well and i am doing everything in my power to take them down.

anyways you can't really fake being disabled, especially not to yourself. ;)

[justchillandshipit]

I decided to give this image its own post so it wouldn't distract from the previous one. I want to touch lightly on this image for 8.5.

When they talked about Buck and things not going to plan, I was worried they would have his head stuck in the pumpkin. I'm glad they didn't have him do that. Sticking your head in a pumpkin is a doofus thing to do on purpose. I'm not in the mood for slapstick at Buck's expense. I'm feeling so protective of my two boys lately.

I also feel some kind of way about Buck being a doofus with Tommy who I do believe will be present in the Halloween episode. There has been a vibe with Tommy, I admit that it may be imagined, that seems to place him as older and wiser in a way that doesn't sit well with me. It's a power dynamic that takes the character of Buck and makes him less. (This was my only problem with Abby and Buck too, and I really liked Abby--until the moment she ghosted him.)

This is not intended as hate toward Tommy, but the way he was written in the Hen Begins and Chim Begins episodes is so problematic. He always had a superior air to him. He accepted Chim only after Chim saved him. He accepted Hen after she gave her speech about being seen. It was clear they had earned his respect, and that was good. However, it was his behavior that was racist. He was the one who needed to earn their respect. I think this is why I'm having a hard time accepting that he has changed, and I haven't seen anything that helps me adjust to him. His change was implied, but not shown with sufficient evidence. I think that is why when I see him with Buck, I keep feeling like he is with Buck because he is attracted and interested which is fine to a certain extent, but I also get that superior vibe too, like he's doing Buck a favor. The deleted scene would have helped with this because at least he admitted that Buck was the one running things. If things go the way some have predicted, I don't think Tommy will be sticking around so I guess it doesn't matter. I do know Tim wanted this relationship to be a positive one even if it isn't endgame. It's been too problematic to be positive. I think I still need a fix it.

If you stuck through the whole post, thanks. I didn't mean to go on so long. As for episode 8.4, I'm still processing it so more thoughts may follow. I do feel it was very good even though it wasn't as Eddie-heavy as many of us thought. It was great for the ensemble. I did expect the moment that would launch Eddie toward looking honestly at himself to be bigger than this episode gave us, but I could still see it, and I'm trusting Tim and the writers to deliver a good story. I'm not going to criticize before he's finished telling it. (Well, not much anyway. ;)

Oh, I'm still not so sure the lockdown for this episode was warranted. It was a good episode for sure, but from the way they were withholding on us, I was thinking something supermassive would happen. At most, I'm a little surprised they took out Ortiz this early, but I'm VERY happy with it.

[mothball-pressure]

|| I kinda wanna YaP about Vince! I'll do a mass post of this fluffy boy♡

Vince yap post :D

Yaps under cut! (And Document transcript)

》 The Nightstalker; Z-163, codename; Nightstalker, real name Vince Castello, is to be KILLED ON SIGHT if encountered. Caution is required when in the presence of Z-163. Despite his size, he is agile and can squeeze himself through small openings as long as his head can fit through. He is capable of being underwater for an extended period of time. He is INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. [Redacted.]

Z-163 was released by Z-129 and proceeded to add to the chaos during lockdown. Z-163 is often seen within the dark, so remain cautious and preceptive. Z-163 has been seen scavenging for data and classified documentation, assumingly, to assist with Z-13 in his plans. Z-163 is rarely seen on CCTV and glimpses are far and few in between.

After sightings of Z-163, no reports were made. Those who have managed to return to the surface have suffered major injuries and found paralyzed and dead within the submersible. [REDACTED] traces have been found within the corpses. Each member have been returned with their middle fingers up. Z-163 seems to be mocking Urbanshade.

If Nightstalker is encountered IMMOBILE, it is HEAVILY recommended to SHOOT TO KILL.

Z-163 was brought in as an LR-R in mid 2015, charged for 1st degree murder of [redacted] different accounts and acts of cannibalism. By late 2015, all investigations were closed and he was sentenced to death. He was quickly taken into custody by Urbanshade, with a false death certificate to indicate his death.

Z-163 was selected for human experimentation for lost limb growth and regrowth of lost limbs. In addition, he was selected for additional testing for better performance and stealth on the field. Hoping for a way to give ther disabled a way to generate limbs lost by medical and/or outside means. With strands of Axolotl, Spiny mouse, Zebra Fish. female Orchid Mantis, [redacted], Semioptila Fulveoland Moth, [redacted]. This resulted in few desired effects, and many undesired side effects. While being able to regenerate and regrow, Z-163 was unable to regrow his missing leg. Further tests were planned but unable to be performed. Mutations of Z-163 include but not limited to; Antenna, large Motha like wings, amphibious lungs, manibles on the face, [redacted], height growth, extra arms, manibles on the waist, cartilage-like bone density, neck fluff, extention of body limitations, and 3 rows of teeth. extra eyes, digigraded legs. Further changes within Z-163 have not been able to be noted. During experimentation years, it is possible Z-163 may have been tested on without proper authorization. Some side effects have not been documented and therefore, deemed as a failed test subject. Elimination for Z-163 has been authorized due to unauthorized testing and contamination of final produce.

Z-163 has been spotted within darker areas and within the ceiling. Often speaking warnings before he appears. Z-163 is agile and flexible in movement and is able to blend into his surroundings. In dark areas, black lights are able to detect his where abouts. It's is advised to hide and stay silent if ever encountered. 《

Moff Ball; otherwise known as Z-163 aka Nightstalker aka Vince Castello!!

DOB: Oct 30th 1985!

Birth Location: Somewhere in the UK.

TW/CW: Mentions of addiction/substance abuse, chronic illness, deds, general abuse, and murber/gore!

Human background:

Bio parents never wanted the kids; mother was an addict and often jumped from father to father.

Once she "settled down" in a small town she left the kiddies at home with the father of her youngest. He was neglectful and abusive.

Vince was the oldest of 4, he took it upon himself to protect and take care of his younger sibling. Due to living in the middle of nowhere without many modes of transportation other than the school bus or walking hours into the closest town, he started gardening and hunting.

From a young age he was taught how to kill and harvest his game. Grew tough skinn and a very very grey morale.

By the time he hit the senior years of primary school, his mother was no where to be found, and father passed due to drunk driving. He and his siblings were taken into Foster care.

Which is where he got a bit more care from others than himself and his eldest sister. At this time (around 12/13 years old) he found out he had cancer, undergoing treatment and ultimately losing his right leg due to the illness.

Around Freshmen year of High school is when he committed his first murder. It was accidental, and within self defence. However, due to his fear, anxiety, and pure adrenaline and shock, Vince shut down into an auto pilot mode. Thus harvesting and storing the meats from the victim.

He was always taught to thank the earth for what it's given, and cherish each hunt as of it were a gift. Nothing ever went to waste... making the "disappearances" difficult to trace and figure out.

Each kill was with respect and modesty. It was rare that he harmed out of anger. Although, he thought he was helping... as if weeding out the "lesser beings."

Vince was good at what he does, cleaning up, hiding evidence, etc. Its what he was taught from early on.

Regardless, he graduated high school and even went into college, majoring in Culinary and hospitality, while minoring in music!

He is fluent in both French and English with some itsy bitsy knowledge of Gaelic (though he doesn't count it as a language he knows, its just "trivial" to him)

Vince often went out for fun nights, loved to go out for karaoke, four wheeling, swimming, drank often! He even hosted dinner parties and BBQs :3

His love life was never... *lucky*. To say the least, first girlfriend ended up being a poser, only using him for bragging rights, often talked shit about him and victimized herself.

Second girlie was abusive in a large array, she was a less intense version of his mother. That should say plenty.

Third was his last girlfriend, she was a cheat. Although, Vince didn't know this, he thought she was *the one*!— She didn't even show up to his Court dates... didn't visit him in jail, never answered his calls, fill his cantine... nothing.

He was taken by Urbanshade when he was sentenced with the Death penalty in mid 2015. Convicted with 36 murders, and more that were considered to be his doing.

Upon being in Urbanshade's custody, he was elected to experimentation and testing to further the research of limb regrowth, growth of limbs that have been long removed or never have been, and a few other tests for the militia.

Often used as a toy and a practice. Most procedures never got recorded and often weren't authorized by the higher ups. He was an experiment set up for failure from the beginning due to neglect and disinterest from the doctors and scientists who worked on him.

Vince, Game mechanic wise, is a passive aggressive entity your encounter.

He is normally found in the dark, so dark rooms, halls, and flooded rooms are all places he can appear.

(LiKe Squiddles)

Though he's not bothered by light sources, he'll hide if you shine your light source at him. BLACKLIGHT and the NECROBLOXICON is the only light sources you can see him with and he won't hide.

He will follow you for at least 3 rooms as long as they're all dim or dark. If your next room is lit he vanishes into the vents.

He won't move closer to you if you look at him but he'll start *taunting you.*

`"Aw, Come on pet~" "keep looking... I dare you~" "oh? Is there something behind you?"`

Etc.

The longer you look at him the more he gets aggressive, and angry.

This can trigger his attack

(Again like Squiddles)

Hes very playfully and hunter like, often saying you're going to play hide and seek.

He'll give you warnings.

His final warning is much like multi monster! Red text in game and you have a short time to hide etcetcetc.

If you're not out of line of sight he'll kill you and eat you.

But if you hide and are, say, in a locker, you play a fun little mini game to keep the locker shut! Etc

(Like Pandemonium♡)

He's fast. He will vanish after an attack. But like the others, he will come back.

Flashing him with a flash beacon triggers an attack.

The only way to keep him passive is ignoring him or another monster coming.

He will attempt to interact with you verbally, sweet talk you, and even taunt you.

TW/CW: Medical talk, ♋️, medical procedures

Before Urbanshade:

Health:

Mild asthma

Bee allergy

Cancer

Tendonitis

Long history of respitory infections and issues

Mental:

- PTSD

- Depression

- Compassion fatigue

- BPD

- Agoraphobia

- Panic/Anxiety disorders

- Dissociative disorder

- ADHD

- acute Autism

After Urbanshade:

He was tested on with a handful of main DNAs

- Luna Moth

- Semioptila fulveolans moth

- hawk moth

- female Orchid Mantis

- Axolotl

- Zebra Fish

- Spiny mouse

- Lemon shark

- Rex Bunny

Again, he was brought in for regeneration, but due to them having success with others, they didn't care too much for what concoction they put into Vince. He was just a little pin cushion for the science and medical aspects. Something to fill their boredom and/or sadistic urges. Etcetc

*i don't have them all filled out, either or they didn't care at all for Vince and he often pissed them off with his quirks and sarcasm.*

In addition to that DNA

He was also mixed with:

- Deathstalker Scorpion

- yellow jacket

- black widow

- silk moth

- dumbo rat

- cheetah

- starfish

- Armenian Viper

While enduring exposure to different drugs and gasses to test the active regeneration process for a faster regen

TAKES DEEP BREATH

Vince's body has withstanded the changes of mutations

Hes capable of breathing underwater, he's rendered amphibious.

He holds vemon within his body. It is Deathstalker venom that over takes all sources of venom.

His insect like arms and manibles all hold stingers,

He is also capable of injecting venom via his teeth.

Traces can also be found in his saliva, but it's not lethal.

(*its due to him being irritated from having shit in his mouth, its normally not found there*)

Vince is also capable of squeezing through small spaces.

Shark DNA has rendered his bone density similar to cartilage-like density. His skeletal structure is strong but is flexible enough to reform his body for very short periods of time.

Has adopted 3 rows of teeth.

Body hair has increased and is dense but naturally soft and fluffy. (This doesn't seem like much though, he is albino, therefore, minimal body hair prior to mutation)

The fluff around his neck is rather sensitive but is able to help sense things around, much like his antenna

He has also endured long procedures strapped to a table, torn apart, injected with substances, and had limbs and organs removed just to see the process.

Teeth pulled, limbs chopped, things removed,

Drained of blood to see his performance.

Vince was also put under immense stressors and torture to measure what his body us capable of.

He has limits. Not all are recorded, but bro isn't invincible.

I might drop trivial and fun facts later :3

I'm done yapping for now♡

[valyrfia]

did you see that max followed a charles fan account on twitter??? do you think he knows about lestappen 😍🤭

Anon, I'm sure you didn't mean any harm with this ask but the day that I have confirmation that Max, Charles, or anyone who knows them personally might have an inkling about the full extent of Lestappen as a popular ship, I am putting this blog on absolute lockdown and quite possibly deleting it.

To answer your question fully, I'm sure their social media managers know they're popular as a pairing in general, so by extension I would be shocked if Charles and Max didn't know that their interactions get engagement, for some reason. Charles, at least, is chronically on twitter, and I'm starting to suspect Max is somewhat similar no matter what he says (he can quote too many memes off the top of his head). But let's take Max following a stan account (probably by accident) as a warning. If you are on a social media platform that a driver is on, do NOT talk about Lestappen in any sort of serious capacity, and for the love of god don't even mention RPF or ao3. The drivers lurk, they see all, so don't post anything you wouldn't be comfortable with them possibly seeing. There's a reason why tumblr is historically the safest space to talk about and interact with RPF. Please let's keep it here, trust me when I say that all of this is really NOT enjoyable if the people you're talking and writing silly little stories about know of your existence.