#Thousand Trails

[puppetmaster13u]

Because it is Mermay:

Originally did this art for one of @radiance1 prompts/story ideas, which also gives an idea of colors so.

[cubbihue]

So.... why'd Peri get assigned Dev as his first godchild?

Jorgen’s usually not the one in charge of assigning godchildren. There’s an entire department that weighs and classifies potentail Godkids to the right Fairy. Although it’s on strike at the moment.

So Jorgen has to do it by hand, until the union negotiations are resolved. Turns out trying to use paperclips is very hard. Itty bitty paperclips. Big muscular biceps. Not a good combo.

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[abirddogmoment]

I saw a reel yesterday that was like "top 10 hikes in Canada" and they were, as predicted, 100% mountain hikes in Banff and Jasper National Parks (and not even hidden gems! The ones on tourist brochures!). Someone made a comment like "you need to see more of Canada" and the 🌟influencer🌟 replied that the rest of Canada wasn't worth visiting when there are views like that in Banff.

Anyway here's a phone photo from a hike I drove four hours round trip to do in a part of Canada that "isn't worth visiting" 😂

[twlvie]

do u guys like my dog

[foxbirdy]

Hello! As a recent grad whose thinking of doing am Americorp or conservation crew year (I'm safe this year tho) would you recommend it? I've done some seasons in parks and have heard um varying experiences. I would like to learn how to do manual labor and backcountry camp tho so. How is working in the heat?

The answer I can give you is that I absolutely recommend it, with the caveat that a) It Will Probably Be Challenging and b) try to do some asking around before you select a program! There's profound variability in how well different corps programs support & provide for their field staff, and the intensity of what they demand. I've had many of my most valuable experiences doing corps work that are absolutely treasured to me, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I've also had many of my most scary & painful experiences doing corps work, and I have stress dreams about them just about every week of the season. What can you do, etc etc. Choosing a program that matches the level of energy & commitment that you are willing to give -- whether that's a hitch schedule, urban community crews, backcountry mule packing, wildland fire, camping trail crews, on and on to infinity -- is the best advice I can give!

As for working in the heat -- your body will acclimate to the summer temperatures, but there's only so much your body can compensate for. Finding workarounds (starting in the dark, strategic breaking, working close to water sources when possible) helps, & so does respecting the limits of your body before you put yourself in crisis.

[mfshipbracket]

the reylo v British monarchy post got blazed. I just saw and thought u should know

of all our polls to possibly blaze, they really picked the one that's an active hatecrime to everyone involved

[rusannadoll]

coming to terms with the fact that trail running is insanely humbling. at least the views are nice!!

[panncakes]

it is still so wild to me that the first full thai gl we got was filled with so many different types of kisses and sex scenes and explicit wlw love making i thank the stars every day for freenbecky

[danidoesathing]

Ain't no thrills in the afterlife...

Dead Man's Hand in Alive From Whispering Pines and Vide Noir

[xylophxn]

The inside of my brain is just the trail to oregon on repeat.

[nuklear-sauce]

I've been seeing a lot of people saying that TTO's Watchers of A Thousand Eyes are Blinky, and it makes sense. I mean, watching is what Blinky does, shown in Watcher World quite literally in the name, and also in Blinky saying "We've been watching you, Gracie" in NPMD

BUT.

The way Jack talks about them doesn't really feel like the Lords and Black would play. Sure, Blinky does want to see some death, but NPMD and Watcher World show that he likes violence in particular, not just slow burn.

I like to think of it more literally; that is to say, WE are the Watchers. WE are the ones who controlled the show in some ways. WE had the decision.

I could even go further. Who's to say that we aren't the ones controlling ALL of the shows?

The Lords in Black refer to their home as the Black, as Wiggly says when dragging down Max;

"What wonders await you, down here in the Black!"

Who's to say that we aren't also in the Black (besides literally in darkness with Wiggly in Black Friday and during the beginning of the summoning)? We watch from outside their comprehension. Only a few people could notice us, for just a few moments. Jack was able to see beyond at only one point, excluding the times when the audience was prompted to interact with them. Emma only saw us at the end of TGWDLM, too. Paul even says as they were going through the audience after Beanie's that we were only alleys and bushes.

I might even go as far as to say that the Lords, the spawn of the Black and White, were created by us. The audience. We latched onto the idea of the Hatchetfield multiverse, and we wanted more.

So maybe, just maybe, we created those alternate timelines. Created the idea of the Lords almost as avatars for us. Created the suffering and madness of Hatchetfield.

Because we are the audience.

And we enjoy watching what we know should only be a portrayal of events. Fictious. Fake. No matter how twisted or fucked up the story it tells is.

...

Orrrrrr I'm looking too deep into this and TTO is not connected to the Hatchetverse at all and I'm delaying my inevitable crying over Mr. Doomed-by-the-narrative Ted Spankoffski

[lilaccatholic]

how do i do it though. how do i let go of the bitterness and the hardness when they kept me "okay" for so long? does it come when i finally leave? can it ever?

[wethecelestial]

gripping the bathroom sink repeating think of all of the beautiful hikes u get to do when you're back in norcal in a week over and over to not mcfreaking lose it

[externalconceit-1]

@brutalage

"A trail of meat? No, my dear." The External makes a dismissive little 'go, go' gesture with her hand, as if shooing away an ill-mannered, uh, Vandal. "We're no longer living in the house with the livestock."

In the background, a surly, white rooster ruffles his feathers on the couch, then warbles, fixing one milky, blind eye on Shar.

"I've no desire to live the Dark Ages again. Clean it up and plate your trap properly. Shoo!" 'Shoo shoo', goes that manicured hand. "Quick like a rabbit, Master Savage!"

[californiaquail]

should i just go be a cowboy in one of the rectangle states

[betterbooksandthings]

"All fantasy authors have to start somewhere. The best debut fantasy books ever written are a testament to what that starting line can look like. In fantasy, the delicate dance between worldbuilding, character, and craft is always difficult. Somehow, these authors got it just right with the first books they had published."