#Mosquito Challenge

[rowanisawriter]

wip wednesday (finally)

i found a snippet i can share without forty pages of accompanying context because of how obscure the AUs that haunt me are lol here is achilles being sad in troy from an upcoming chapter of glass slipper

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He isn’t entirely sure how long they’ve been here, fighting and waiting for fighting. Sometimes it feels like he was born here on the sand, listening to the familiar crash of wave after wave on the shore. Here, the sounds of the water mix with the always chattering, running, cleaning, clamoring, drinking, laughing, crying soldiers in the camp. He can’t pull apart the sound of the waves from the sounds of the soldiers. Dimly, he knows Phthia’s waters sound the same, but the way the camp’s ambient noise has woven in with the ocean’s makes him feel as though he’s on an alien planet, that this isn’t a real ocean, that these aren’t real people.

[dykedvonte]

thinking abt what you said with house viewing Benny as a son and I’m obsessed. Like. The man spent most of his life before the war presumably alone, and then after the bombs fell he was alone again, save for AI he himself devised. Then he decides to pull in some Tribes, and one kid shows promise! So sure, treat him well, train him, groom him to be his protege, then next thing you know UH OH he’s got developing paternal feelings towards this guy. Wanting some semblance of a family when the time has long since passed, yet fostering that feeling all the same seems so accurate for him. Benny meanwhile only views him as a boss, and not a particularly good one at that. makes me wonder how House must’ve felt when he found out about Bennys plans

I view it as House blames only himself for this, cause he kind of does in canon (strap in this is a long one).

When reflecting on the issue of Benny, House chastises himself first and foremost for not acting quickly enough when it comes to priming Benny. He describes Benny as being ambitious, ruthless and capable; compliments coming from a man like House. House has an ego and while he is logical enough to understand there was never any evidence Benny saw him as a father-figure, he lacks the humility to admit he let his own views on his relationship with Benny blind him to the activities happening behind the scenes.

I doubt that House was as aware as he makes out about what Benny was doing, he knew early on but certainly not early enough to stop Benny from hacking and obtaining a securitron along with getting the chip in the first place. I take it he was distracted by all the possibilities he was calculating of Vegas' success and growth with him steering and Benny as the new figure head, not because of any normal affection for Benny but the admiration of his capabilities. It's to be noted that House believed menial incentives (likely caps, booze, basic needs, etc..) were enough to keep Benny tame like the other Chairmen but, as evidenced by the Omertas and Mortimer in the WGS, this is not enough when it comes to more driven Vegas citizens. This implies he still undervalued Benny and created a space in which Benny felt the need to rebel.

House in my eyes is not sentimental in the traditional sense. I can imagine his pride was severely scorned as someone he certainly deemed dumber than him was, albeit only for a little, able to out-gambit him. It would definitely hit home seeing how his brother also betrayed him but I feel like that's why he's so apathetic when he tells the Courier to do as they see fit with Benny. I doubt the way he terrorized his brother brought him any emotional satisfaction other than a "Now who's in charge!" ego boost. Putting that same emotional intensity towards Benny isn't worth it because who does it benefit? Wasted time, wasted planning, and most importantly wasted potential are all he gets from continuing to be hands-on with Benny. I say the closest example is not being able to throw out old toys due to the memories attached but knowing it's necessary as they are broken or just taking up space for new ones, and then asking someone else to do it so you don't need to get caught up in the feelings of throwing something you put so much effort into. It's not Benny House cares about in my mind, not in a way that sounds healthy to any non-emotionally constipated individual, but what he could've represented for him, which is why he so quickly offers the same position to the Courier.

As for Benny's view on all of this, it was a long time coming. Benny didn't and doesn't believe House is a completely shitty boss. He admires what he's been shown and admits House knows how to run the strip, but disagrees with the directions. Ideologically, House is an anarcho-capitalist while Benny is just an anarchist. House wants to run the strip to profit, though money is not what he's concerned with being rich with anymore. Benny wants a free state that he wishes to become a place for the people, except for the Chairmen who would be on top (I like to remind people that Benny's motives were selfish but not for personal gain/power as was it for the people he actually saw as family). Benny was never looking for a father but a future. He was not interested in being adopted, or having the chairmen adopted, as bigger names still overshadowed in House's legacy.

Truly, it's easiest to summarize as House feeling strongly and thinking positively enough of Benny to start incorporating him into the future of Vegas (a huge honor actually) while Benny was so disillusioned by House's ego and indifference that he thought the only way Vegas could be the future is with House gone.

[potatochip-oc-dump]

Cringetober Day 12 - Niche Interest

I survived the art challenge for ah... 10 or 11 days! new record! I won't force myself to finish it since I'm so busy (and Burnout) so take this prompt that I accidentally did early :3c

[strawbebearts]

Pokemon Challenge 2024! Nipfly family.

Find the rest of the Te'Roa set in my master post!

[elliwoods]

Damn ok tumblr pull a fast one on me like that! why dont you I am sure the post thats exploding will get a way higher note count later since jesus its still technically morning for me, but did tumblr spotlight the post or something hello???? what happened

Also: for everyone tagging about me calling pigeons rats, I did not mean that negatively at all I promise! Pigeons are cool, rats are also amazing, the comparison was made in regards to living in the same areas and usually eating the same food, Id change what I said but oops the post is already everywhere

[glassofb33r]

Inktober - dangerous

[risaonda]

I choose to kill myself

[rptv-drawings]

DRAWgust - Day 15: mosquito

[softjjong]

I have to go piss in a cup for a drug test bc apparently that's required for an adhd evaluation

[the-amazing-spider-sim]

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[jcmarchi]

Challenge: Water for a Sustainable Future - Water SME Scouting - Technology Org

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Challenge: Water for a Sustainable Future - Water SME Scouting - Technology Org

Wazoku is helping Linamar to scout for innovative start-ups, scale-ups, and companies with game-changing hardware technologies in the fields of water, water resource management, and irrigation/sanitation.

A large water drop falling on a human hand – associative photo. For us, the rain is not a big deal. But can mosquitoes fly in the rain? Image credit: Geetanjal Khanna via Unsplash, free license

With a rich 60-year legacy in manufacturing, Linamar is now partnering with startups and scale-ups in the water sector, assisting their hardware product launch and commercialization. Leveraging our strong presence in global manufacturing, our objective is to safeguard water access and usage in new, sustainable ways.

This is a Scouting Challenge seeking a partner or supplier to provide systems or expertise to solve the Seeker’s business challenge; the Solver is invited to submit a written proposal at the Typeform to be evaluated by the Seeker with the goal of establishing a collaborative partnership.

Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (US Eastern Time) on 17 Jan 2024.

Source: Wazoku

You can offer your link to a page which is relevant to the topic of this post.

[strawbebearts]

Pokemon Challenge 2024! #1098 Piercefly.

Piercefly is the evolved form of Nipfly, and is a Bug type. An evil, evil Bug type. If Nipfly is a little pest, Piercefly is a walking nightmare. Flying nightmare? I love how this design came out, which is to say I abhor it and would hope never to meet one. The metal boba straw for slurping up blood is particularly evocative to me. Piercefly is based on mosquitos, which to my great delight are way less interested in me than sandflies are. I was terrified to go up north where the mozzies are knowing how badly eaten I get by their smaller cousins, but I came away with only two bites and counted myself blessed. Luckily mosquitos don't tend to carry diseases in New Zealand, so they're still just a pest (if a huge, horrifying one) rather than a harbinger of death and doom.

Find the rest of the Te'Roa set in my master post!

[shesamreads]

Is Rupert a vampire that turns into a mosquito? Is someone going to die in the bread oven?

I lost my dad to cancer. I know that everyone grieves differently, and losing a spouse is different that losing a parent, but Rupert is being absolutely awful. Even using that as an "explanation, not an excuse" is bullshit.

Also, this is how I'm picturing Rupert

(Colin Robinson from What We Do in the Shadows) (I'm woefully behind on this show)

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OH DAMN. GET FUCKED, RUPERT

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Ok, but you haven't bought the house and you haven't paid for the house and you have even PUT AN OFFER IN ON THE HOUSE. How do you figure it's yours, Rupert?

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oh shit

OH SHIT

did Michael kill Rupert? Is he going to cook Rupert in the bread oven? Will anyone miss him, since he works for himself and he's a widower and he "wants to leave the UK"?

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Ok, Michael. Make your lies believable.

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This novella has a lot of Lamb to the Slaughter vibes.

[rivvilrothe]

Annoying you Annoying you Annoying you Next week: November somehow

[sparrow-wings]

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Jocky-E - Unicorn Challenge

Copyright Ayr/Gray The Unicorn Challenge. A magical new weekly writing opportunity from her – Jenne Gray – and me.Visit her blog every Friday to see the photo prompt, and post your amazing story in her comments section.Or on your own blog, and stick the link down in her comments.The rules are:Maximum of 250 words.Based on photo prompt.That’s it.To hear me read my story, just click…