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[densewentz]

me: yeah i've been playing some tv in the background the whole day to try and calm down my anxiety friend: oh? what show? me: the x-files friend: is that... working? me: listen

[theomenroom]

exocolonist stuff about the green forever ending and the shimmer

Lum's bioweapon works because there's a fundamental weakness in vertumnan ecology because it isn't actually a wild ecosystem. it's a Garden in facsimile of the ecosystem before the Convergent Domain rose, and the Gardeners run their overlay on everything, and the Gardeners have spent 20,000 years alone on a planet without anyone even capable of conceptualizing a deliberate attack. Sym all but tells us as much, that Vertumna's ecosystem is all one thing that reconnects every Pollen and Glow in a way that real-world ecosystems aren't.

And it is Lum's bioweapon. Instance may have developed it and used Tangent to help, who in turn used Sol, and Instance was almost certainly doing bioweapons research before the Heliopause landed (certainly, Tangent says some unhinged things about their research that foreshadow the bioweapon from an early age), but Instance had more reason than ego to be against deploying this particular bioweapon.

Instance is such a complicated character, really. If you try to convince her to support Marz's bid by saying that Lum's war on nature is stupid, she says she supports it, even if she thinks Lum is an idiot and "war" isn't the right way of understanding what she wants to do. She almost certainly is in favor of deploying bioweapons targeted against species they want to remove (again, I'm nearly certain she's been researching bioweapons at least as far back as when they were researching the Shimmer); she opposes this particular bioweapon because it's too indiscriminate for her tastes, perhaps, and a bit because Lum is calling the shots and she has reasons to hate him personally.

I think it's likely she was dragging her heels, too. There's an event if you assist the governor where you can (with very high Organizing) eavesdrop on her trying to control the access levels granted to nameless Helio scientists assigned to her department (there's a whole essay in how the Helios are treated by the narrative as a mostly-nameless mass right up until the narrative needs them), where Sol speculates that she's trying to keep them from uncovering the engineered plague, if they know about it, and that doesn't make sense on its face (or several other levels). Researchers who spent 20 years conducting research in a military environment would know how to act when someone in the lab next to you is working on a classified project. She's not scared they'd find out that she's working on a bioweapon for Lum, she's scared they'd find out she's not doing her best work.

(and if the Heliopause did have a bunch of "earth's top researchers" on it, why is it that under no circumstances can Lum put one of them in the second engineer job over an eighteen-year-old? she's a prodigy but earth has a huge population to draw top researchers from)

It's unlikely that the pre-Gardener vertumnan ecology had the same symbiotes as the current one does. It doesn't sound evolutionarily advantageous. It reminds me of how a cultivar of bananas have gone extinct, wiped out by disease, because that entire cultivar were clones, so they had exactly identical immune systems, so one parasite just swept through them. I am not a biologist, but parasite resistance is heavily-speculated as a driver for sexual reproduction according to wikipedia. There are pretty strong evolutionary pressures against being uniformly susceptible to the exact same parasites across a population.

So I kinda have to conclude that the Shimmer isn't a natural phenomenon. It's a fungal technology, part of the Gardeners. It's the way it is because they are the way they are.

[silverlininghills]

decided to do an updated pilots song ranking before clancy drops ^-^ 3 guesses what my favourite album is lol

[toobusyoverthinking]

It is so cool, and affirming, and beautiful, and sad, to watch those kids be kids and be so unabashed and comfortable in public, and realizing that all kids should feel as free but a lot of them probably have been inculcated with much greater fear of the world (and of their parents).

[gouinisme]

my tummy hurt

[takaraphoenix]

I'M GONNA HEAD TO BED. IT IS SUPER RUDE FOR ONE PIECE TO DROP. I HAVE WORK TOMORROW.

[krakenartificer]

Best part of being an adult is that is most cases, there's nothing anyone can do to stop you. They'll glare at you for being socially unacceptable, but they can't take away your dessert or ground you or take away your GameBoy or anything. All they can do is glare at you, and you grin back, and that makes them even more upset but there's still nothing they can do about it!

At a park one evening, we stopped at the top of a big hill and I asked my spouse if they wanted to run down it, and they did, so I waited at the top while they ran down the hill as fast as they could, just like a couple of kids were doing. And the little girl looked back at me like "Oh no! Is e going to get in trouble for having fun while looking lik ea grown-up?!?" and I grinned at her, and she looked so happy!

So yeah. Don't, like, take away swings from little kids or anything. But use playgrounds, roll down hills, jump in puddles ... There's nothing the judgy assholes can do to stop you, and the more of us that do it the more socially acceptable it will be

the worst part about being an adult is thay its no longer socially acceptable to just roll down a really big hill and then run back up it and roll back down again. "oh is this a syphilis metaphor" passerby would ask. "is this for a tick tock". no i just wanna come home covered in dirt and scratches and bask in the the solace of childlike mirth

[mariana-oconnor]

AH! Podifc of my fic! It's so good.

[twst-kumi]

Hello there, hope everyone is doing fine. This is my new story, Weeping Maiden. The first Arc will be in RSA. Hope you all liked seeing Yuu because it was his last appearance until NRC's arc. The story will be with a Female Reader. It's Yandere themed story.

Summary

You were just a tester for your friend's project. On the last days, you go to sleep and wake up in Twisted Wonderland (the game your friend worked on). But instead of waking up in Night Raven College, you found yourself in Royal Sword Academy. At least before Yuu somehow begs for you to come with him.

PROLOGUE part 1

She wasn't really in the mood but it was a good escape. [Name] could hear people talk about it, pitying her and all. The “poor girl”, and “it must have been hard” were endless, she felt bitter. It was hypocritical of them. Acting like you were sorry, saying they hoped he would be found soon, but not even doing anything to help. 

Naturally, [Name] isolated herself in games and other things. Everyone gave up on finding him and after unsuccessful pleas on her part, she just shut herself off to not see any of them. To not face the reality of his disappearance and her family breaking apart. How they all demanded that she move on. It was impossible, so she just stayed locked up in her room. 

It has been 3 years now, and she is completely a shut-in refusing to even talk to her parents who ended up giving up on trying to get her out. It was one of those days when she got an email from her friend, she wanted to break someone's record on a speedrun. It was a hard level so she fully focused on it. In the end, she failed in her speedrun. [Name] grumbled when she saw the mail. Reading it, she sighed. Right, recently her friend asked her to be a tester for a game project she did with some company, Twisted Wonderland. It was a gig or some way to earn some pocket money. Up until now, she liked the game, it was interesting. 

After sending her report for the game, she returned to her ongoing game when she got a text.

"_ I'm sorry

_ For what?

_ for everything

_ why? What do you mean by that?"

No response. Her friend, Hatsuko, was the only friend she stayed in contact with. It was strange as they never talked before his disappearance. She was the only one who tried to help her find some traces. Maybe she gave up on helping her. The deal between them was that she would be paid 40% less than she should but in exchange, Hatsuko would try to help her find him. 

[Name] tried to call her but had no success. Her phone wasn't responding. The young girl panicked trying to call her again and again.

A few hours later, she felt tired. Her eyes were red and puffy and she felt like crying. She ended up falling asleep on her bed. 

***

[Name] felt a warm hand on her head. Slowly, a muffled voice could be heard around her. Opening her eyes slowly, she looked at the old man hovering over her. 

“_Where… 

_You are in the Royal Sword Academy. We found you unconscious in the main hall.

_uh… who are you?

_I’m Ambrose, the Headmage of this School.”

[Name] looked confused as she talked with the friendly old man. She was confident Royal Sword Academy was the rival school from Twisted Wonderland. The game her friend asked her to test for her. At first, she thought she was dreaming, it has to be it. After a long conversation between them, the kind elderly decided to keep her here until she got home. It was funny how her situation mirrored Yuu, the game's main protagonist. The difference was that she was in the RSA,  and that headmaster was a friendly man. He looked more responsible too. 

From their chat together, she learned that she was unconscious for three days. Meanwhile, Ambrose researched to know who she was so he could call her parents, but he found nothing, even when he tried to call anyone from her phone contact. [Name] thanked him for his help. At least he was more responsible. 

“_So I guess you will stay with us for the time being dear. But as a girl, I can't just let you sleep in a room full of boys. 

_Do I have to disguise myself then? I mean, I’m a girl so…

_Oh, dear no. There is no need for that. You will stay in an old dorm. 

_I see but…

_You will be here as a temporary student. Don’t worry, we don’t know how this happened but I can’t leave such a young child alone and in the cold. Until then, you will be under this school's responsibility.”

[Name] couldn’t help but feel both anxious and relieved. The old man seemed sincere, and knowing she had a place to stay until then helped her to calm down. The old man walked her to the school after she ate something. She could feel the other students' eyes on her, all of them were curious. 

“_Ah Neige. Good, I was looking for you.

_Hello, Headmaster Ambrose. And you are… ah, the girl who appeared in the sacred tree room. Are you okay now?

_Yes, thank you I'm [Name] by the way. 

_[Name], Neige will help you around when I’m not around. 

_Come to me if you need something.”

It was strange to see them in real life when she used to watch them through a screen. The young girl followed Ambrose after her little tour. The director took her to her future dorm. The difference between here and Ramshackle dorm was too big. 

“_It’s a little, I'm sorry but I can’t find anywhere better.

No, no. It's okay.”

Her dorm looked like a mini castle. It was so generous of the old man, that it felt suspicious. But what could she do? He was her only option. Also, the way he looked overjoyed at her presence made her feel kind of guilty. Like she shouldn't be doubting him. [Name] knew he was supposed to be king, but was too kind. They walked into the dorm it was beautiful, with flowers everywhere almost like in a fairy tale. She supposed that it was normal for the big rival of Night Raven College. They were based on the heroes from fairy tales in opposition to the main cast. 

“_This is Royaldawn dormitory, it will be your home dear, please take some rest.”

[Name] explored the dorm a little before finally resting in her room. she looked at her locket before closing her eyes and holding the small pendant tightly in her hand.

“_Brother…”

***

Yuu looked different, so lifeless, it was worrying everyone on the campus of Night Raven College. He was in this state for three days now. He was mumbling and mumbling without even stopping about how he couldn’t feel it anymore. He looked particularly on edge if not ready to jump on anyone he saw. The aura around him changed too, it looked darker, more unhinged too. Yuu were becoming unstable and maybe a little crazy too. 

“_Hey Prefect, how are you?

_I can’t find it…” 

Ace looked at his friend rummaging in the grass looking for something. He never saw him panic like this before, even in the middle of an Overblot. Ace got on his knee and started to search with him.

“_What are you looking for? 

_My necklace, it’s a silver locket.”

The two Heartslabyul students looked everywhere for it. Yuu was shaking as he was slowly breaking down. Tears were trailing down as he frantically searched for the lost locket. The more he couldn’t find it, the more he was frantic. 

“_I CAN’T FIND IT, I CAN’T FIND IT, I CAN’T FIND IT, I CAN’T FIND IT, I CAN’T FIND IT!!!

_STOP! YUU!!!”

Their scream got the other students’ attention as they helped the two Heartslabyul pin the magicless prefect down to prevent him from tearing himself down. It looked terrible.

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[charliemwrites]

I love the idea that the first few times she initiates sexy times, demanding orgasms and exploring him, while Readers on top? Keeper Simon is just. _So Proud_ like shes finally utilizing her Enclosures enrichment to the fullest

Yes exactly!!! He’ll sit nice and still for her to explore to her hearts content. Whether that’s using him to get off or playing with him to the point he’s shaking with restraint. He loves loves LOVES watching her get more comfortable and confident with his body, treating it like it’s yours because it is. He’s here for you, always.

[cactus-with-boobs]

youre great and i love your blog

Thank you _so much_

[virtualplushy]

I thought the "A" in "fucking a" meant like, "aces" for some reason, like the card suit. So like, I thought it was a sarcastic thing like, "ahhh fucking a(ces), my life is going _so well_ right now." Not sure why or where that thought came from.

love that this convo is ongoing

[insanewaykathy]

A LOST CONVERSATION IN ENDGAME

Admiral Janeway had casually found some time alone with Chakotay in the mess hall.

_Oh, hello, Chakotay... Tell me, are you okay? - she asked with the tenderness of a mother.

_Shouldn’t you be? - he replied, as if he was a little apprehensive and irritated by her maternal tone.

_I meant... “okay” with all this... It’s been hard for some people to digest an Admiral Janeway from the future.

_I’m fine... but I think it’s been hard for Kathryn.

_Yeah... I think she’s thought about killing me at least three times… - the Admiral joked.

_Don’t worry. Deep down she recognizes that you’re the same person. - he said, laughing shyly.

_Well... We’re not the same person. Some things change a lot...

_While others, they don’t change at all. There you are being selfless again. Going back in time to save people. Risking yourself for others...

_I'm just trying to right old wrongs.

_Well... there are some you might not be able to.

_Really...? Which ones?

_Never mind.

_Am I detecting a sign of hurt?

_No...

_Chakotay... I've known you for a long time... You can talk to me... I'd like to know if I've caused you any harm.

_No... You haven't caused me any harm. I just... it's best not to talk about it.

_You don't trust me?

_You know I do. But it's hard to talk about it.

_Try...

_Why did you tell her? About Seven and me?

_How do you know? I doubt she mentioned it to you...

_No... But Seven did. So I assume you talked to her too.

_I told her because it was important. Because I know she wants to see you happy. And so do I. You're happy, aren't you? How are things with Seven?

_Good. - he said, with a shy half-smile.

_So... That's what matters.

He looked around, apprehensive, and asked:

_Where is Kathryn?

_She's pulling her hair out somewhere on the ship... When I left her, she was pretty pissed off. I thought she'd have more tolerance for hearing the truth about herself.

_You're not being too hard on her, are you?

_Not like she usually is.

_I wanted to ask you a question. But I'm afraid I'm going over the line.

_Chakotay, I'm a 76-year-old lady, I just stole a very valuable artifact from an angry Klingon and went back in time hidden from Starfleet... Limit is a word I don't know anymore.

_That's good... - he said, remembering that years ago, she knew and used that word very well.

_So... How do you think she feels? About my relationship with Seven?

_How do I think? I don't think, I know. I remember exactly. I'm her, have you forgotten? But what good would it do you to know?

_I just want to make sure I'm not making a mistake.

_You're not. - said the Admiral, so vehemently that it hurt Chakotay.

_What happened to the lack of limits? Because I feel like you just put one, right in the middle of the answer.

_I confess I didn't think you'd get this far. But... Let's just say there are certain things it's better not to know, because that could...

_Change the future?

_Exactly.

_Really? You literally came here for that.

_Not in this case. Like I said, it doesn't matter if I'm in your present, or in your future, I just want you to be happy. I know I've never answered that question directly. But I could only say that... There are things that don't change.

_But there are things that change a lot...

_What are you talking about?

_That I'm not sure anymore... I only moved on because you told me to.

_And I think it's been a long time...

_It has... But I did what I could.

_Something tells me it would have been better not to have had this conversation.

_You're still bipolar. - he said with a charming smile.

_Bipolar? You've never told me that openly. - she said, good-naturedly. - Any other confessions?

_Yes... Your food is horrible. - he replied, not sparing his smiling dimples.

_You've never complained about it openly before either.

_It's because I didn't go to our dinners for the food... and I never had the courage to tell you that before.

_That my food was bad?

_No... that I only went to have your company.

O Almirante pareceu derreter-se com aquele comentário. Se havia alguma dúvida de que ela tinha feito a coisa certa ao voltar ao passado, não havia nenhuma agora. _Chakotay... - agora seu olhar não era mais maternal e ele podia ver uma ternura que já vira antes nos olhos de Kathryn - Não sei se isso responde sua pergunta... mas eu também não ia aos nossos jantares pela comida.

_It doesn't answer... but I'm glad to know.

_I'm sorry I didn't give you my best. But life is like that sometimes. And I hope for a better future for all of us. Be happy... do it for this old friend.

He took a deep breath, and in the silence that followed, he finally said:

_You know... I really regret that it's like this. And I'm starting to agree with you... it would have been better not to have had this conversation.

[aniovandoblog]

One shot

Synopsis:If you knew something about someone that would make everyone treat them differently, would you tell them?

It was a beautiful summer day Good king was together with Pinocchio in the open sea. The last weeks of summer were coming and I was taking advantage of these days for a well-deserved break. The first few weeks had been full of real events and homework. They would have come with their daughters but Cedar had a new doll’s house, so the girls were more excited and entertained in the new acquisition than in going out to the high seas, luckily Geppeto was more than willing to take care of both girls. So the 2 men were waiting to catch something.

Listen, it was the summer Olympic Games, your country won a gold medal in equestrian. Congratulations,” said Pinocchio.

_Oh yes we are really happy and proud. It was an honor to have seen it live_

The Olympics were one of the most important sporting events. Where all royalty gathered. All the kingdoms participated in different sports disciplines.

-Do you know who I met in the games?-

_To whom? _

_Charming-

_Which of them all? You have to be more specific _

_Dag Charming, I crossed it in a tennis game. They were together with his wife and children._

_MM I haven’t heard from him since we finished high school. Not counting magazines and newspapers. Obviously _ in previous years they had shared a friendship but for things in life they had distanced themselves _ Did they talk? _

_Not really. You know Charming can be... distant_

They talked a little more about the Olympics and the athletes or some news. Finally they simply remained silent enjoying the sound of the wind

_Pinocchio, can I ask you a question? _Seriously.

Of course? _

_What would you do if in a hypothetical situation and I want to emphasize in a hypothetical situation you knew something about someone that would make people treat him differently? _

_So a person did something, and are you the only one who knows? _

_It’s not so much what he did but what he’s going to do or what he’s expected to do_

-I have to ask. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? _Without understanding very well where his friend was trying to go_

_It depends on who you ask,_he said with little annoyance.

_Rick, I don’t understand where you want to go with this. You should stop spinning and be clearer._

_Well, what I’m going to say is a... hunched and I have no proof of what I’m going to say. Clearly I don’t have the absolute truth._

_Friend, you’re divering_

Then the king gave a long sigh.

_It’s about the Charmings about one of their children to be more exact. _

_They are really lovely children_

_They have to be it is their last name _

They both laughed a little at the joke.

_When I saw that boy. I had a thought, hunched... I don’t know what word to use, I just know that when I saw it I knew immediately that it was ... my successor_

_Successor?_

_The boy will have my legacy. Raven has her mother’s, so it means that_

_Someone has to be the next Good king,_Pinocchio said.

_And now I’m in this dilemma of telling him or not_

_I’ve always believed that going with the truth is the best way._

_Yes, but when people know what your destiny will be, they treat you differently. Stop being you. I see him with Raven all the damn time-_ he said a little fed up and anguished_ She is recive bullying at school., she ignored by groups of girls, away from any social event, because they only see a future villain or an evil queen, and it doesn’t matter that she’s not like that. I lost count of the times I’ve had to comfort. He has that load on his back and I can’t do anything. And how do you think they will treat the boy who is destined to be her future husband? That is, half of the world thinks that I am a loser that is easy to manipulate, and the other half an evil and cruel man who wears a mask of kindness. As an adult I can stand that, I have the necessary tools and wisdom. But a boy about 10 or 11 years old, shouldn’t go through this _

Many times Pinocchio forgot who King was supposed to be, destined to marry the greatest evil of fairy tales. For him he was only his best friend, they shared lunches of delicious pasta or Fish and chips, the man with whom all the last weeks of the summer they made a trip together, who always sent a Christmas or birthday gift for Cedar. The man who, when his father had had to perform an operation, had insisted on covering the expenses that exceeded the former puppet. Raven, for her part, was the sweet girl from the first moment she and Cedar met, they became inseparable friends. But the reality is that the man had a destiny, he had already accomplished it, but as it was had to continue with the stories. Someone had to play that character.

_You are a great person, you are a king, your people adore you, you have a beautiful daughter. You are a good friend, a good father, a good king. Finally, everything went pretty well._

_Yes, but it’s a Charming. His idea of a happy ending or dream life is nothing of what I am or can be in the future _Good was fine with his life, but he knew perfectly well that no Charming would be happy that his son had that destiny, and especially Dag Charming. Who always sought glory and expected the same for his children.

Pinocchio knew that his friend was right and at this moment he already understood why he was in doubt to tell it.

_And his older brother, the next prince in the story of Snow White? I don’t want to imagine how that relationship would change, I saw them play together, joke like simple brothers. The news may create cracks in that relationship and I don’t have the heart to ruin that._

_They will find out sooner or later. Are you aware of that? _

_Of course I do. But he's young and he has the right to grow up and for people to only see him and not who he'll become. Because the hope that he'll have a happy ending is a beautiful thing that everyone should experience. No. I'm going to take that away. I'm not going to tell Dexter that his destiny is to be the next good king._

Author's note: I came up with it last night, it's a bit short and needs polishing, but what do you think?

[electronica-1]

_Sos romántica? _Muy... _ A ver, decime una poesía. _No se diga más!

[sazanes]

Day 5 - Lily's Friendships/Relationships/Family

_So… What is someone like you doing in my city? _Your city? _Yeah… You know, I'm like Batman… this is my Gotham… but I'm a lot more pretty and sometimes I have to hold back so I don't drink the blood of the bad guys.

When the werewolf girl meets Lily for the first time 🥰

Thank You!!! 😍🥰 @lilyspencerappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986