#Mosquito Challenge

[theunconcernedembalmer]

(˶•▿•˶) *bite you* 💙

[brennustheskeleton]

WIP images below

[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.

[shyspider]

I actually wanted to ask if this was a break month (which is completely fine 😄) or if there’s anything possibly on the roster?

P.S. I just wanted to share my Koi Jackie (the orange and black beast) is turning 3 and my pleco aka suckerfish named Snowflake is turning 12 years old. And yes that is me hand feeding her because Jackie likes to steal her food smh 😂

(Feel free to answer this privately if you even want to answer it, I don’t want to clog up your blog) 😄

AHHH I love Koi! I love Jackie immediately. I want to pet Jackie as well. And that pleco is HUGE! Oh I love the pattern on their skin. And I think its adorable that you have to hand feed Snowflake because Jackie is a little snack thief.

Nah, this month is not a break month. Today I'm posting Twintails right after I respond to comments. I fell behind responding to everyone :(

Whenever you send me your fish family pictures, I feel that EVERYONE needs to see them. It's so cool that you have a pond like this.

[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!

[glassofb33r]

Inktober - dangerous

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Ultimately, the burden of disease in the Pleistocene was disproportionately due to a special class of pathogens that solved the evolutionary challenge of transmitting between hosts by adopting a daring gambit: vector-borne transportation (see table 3.2).

"Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History" - Kyle Harper

[rptv-drawings]

DRAWgust - Day 15: mosquito

[brennustheskeleton]

Lounging✨

WIP images below

[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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[darksonofsparda]

vergil how hard does eden bite? u two are always biting another

Another faceless individual who seemed to know of his relationship with Eden, the Trailblazer whom he'd met last year in the Astral Plane, but that was such an old story now. While it was a precious memory he'd never forget and always cherish, it was a brand new year, he was grateful to have Eden in his life and grateful to have come this far with her, as this relationship, was the first, and longest relationship he'd ever had. The half-devil was looking forward to going into the new year with that precious little space raccoon of his that had become his moon in the darkness, and his sun on a cloudy day.

This was a rather curious question, although he did wonder just how much the person knew about them if he knew about their constant, and playful battles of

Anywhere you can bite I can bite better.

Thinking about it, Vergil remembered that he and Eden didn't really try to hide it, they had openly teased each other playfully with their bites in the presence of others before, so perhaps it was simply nothing more than a harmless question.

There's a half-smirk that tugs at the right corner of his lips before he chuckles, the curve of his lips returning as he settles - the half-devil already had his answer, and it's short and simple.

[{ 🗡️ }] - "Not hard enough, it feels like a mosquito bite, a quick pinch, and it's gone."

[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!

[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.

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[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.