#a bit of salsa

[cyb-organ]

finally caught up with fhjy

[fullscoreshenanigans]

What sort of occupation do you think Norman would like?

Because I 100% agree he should not be a CEO

[Offshoot of this post]

I'm very biased by @officersnickers and @salsae and either see him as a doctor of some sort (default to pediatrician) or a university professor/researcher. Something that can incorporate his affinity for mathematics and science, provide him with mental stimulation and challenges, and allow him to achieve recognition on a global stage if he so desires without throwing away his empathy and humanity.

(Chapter 85 Bonus Comic | Mystic Code Book Chapter 7 Q&A)

I feel like that last element is a big thing for a lot of people given what he went through at Lambda. The worst year and some odds month of his life had him isolated away from his family in a cage, alone, and he suffered greatly for it.

It's an idea that's illustrated so poignantly in the chapter 128 cover art. Ray has become so much warmer and devoted to his friends and family after being afforded the chance to hope "for a future that is like a dream" and to care for them openly under Emma's tutelage, heart a wellspring of love and empathy. They're all shaping each other while he's left to wither, and the cunning and ruthlessness that save him almost lead him to a point irrevocable (by the narrative's standards; for some, he passes it).

(Chapter 181.4)

It's hard to ascertain what capacity a CEO operates in in this future, what ethical standards there are and what boundaries he sets for himself on top of the vast range of industries they dabble in, but that he's tied up in it at all with all the negative connotations surrounding the role and potential exploitation involved after overturning fate itself and restructuring a world order leaves a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths, even with the simplicity and flexibility it affords in explaining away financial woes.

With a doctor, teacher, or any career without that level of baggage, there's the opportunity for him to incorporate his interests and be met with engaging challenges while simultaneously tempering that ruthlessness via establishing interpersonal relationships and working toward a collective, communal good. The possibilities for him are endless, but that's what I like for him since he holds Emma as his guiding star.

(Chapter 14)

For Emma, I've seen multiple instances of her being a teacher, especially one who works with young children due to how wonderful she is at understanding and empathizing with people, but she also has the tenacity to become a political activist or some other role of leadership.

(salsae's to have and to hold and these hands could hold the world)

Like Norman, anything that gets her actively involved in the wider world for a communal or societal good and allows her to flourish works for me.

For Ray, I have such a big soft spot for him being a librarian and rekindling his childhood love of reading under kinder circumstances and sharing it with future generations, but with his aptitude for science that Shirai mentions in the mystic code book and we see crop up throughout the story

(Chapter 140)

there's a lot of possibilities for him too, though out of the trio I feel he'd be the least likely one to entertain the spotlight.

(Chapter 181.4)

But maybe an architect who blends art and science together to construct a community given one of the things he wanted to do in the human world with his family was see the Sagrada Família (another one influenced by Snickers).

Interestingly, I've yet to stumble across any fanfics or headcanons where he becomes a professional chef, and I wonder how much of that is a shared sentiment of viewing cooking as part of his love language that he'd rather stay personal, something he only does for his friends and family rather than making a career out of it.

(banana_slug_army's The Language of Cooking)

While also unlearning bit by bit the idea etched into his psyche after years as Isabella's spy that love is always transactional.

[strawberry-salsa]

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[idon-twannabeperceived]

Btw seeing gringos trying to dance tango or salsa is so 🫥🫥

Like I don't mind at all bro go off but like put some flavor in there I AM BEGGING i swear u won't die WHERE IS YOUR SOUL DO YOU NOT HAVE A HEART

[robinsnest2111]

ahh how I love getting reprimanded for mistakes at work that have far reaching consequences for the entire business in the public eye <333

how to deal with intense suicidal thoughts as soon as you get a serious reminder how much you fucked up? asking for a friend

[bloodenjoyer]

New struggle meal just unlocked . instant stuffing from the after thanksgiving clearance + green salsa

[catastrothy]

wowee happy birthday

thank you! check out these eggs i made for breakfast

[princehendir]

The older woman at this street taco stand is watching me try the spicy salsa with her eyebrow raised lol this fucking rocks

[castielafflicted]

taco slop for dinner tonight besties. and for breakfast. and lunch. and dinner. insert the white people taco night song except it's fuckin. knorr taco rice, black beans, chicken, corn, salsa, and sour cream. taco slop.

[goatsmell]

From the Kids Menu

“That bald bastard Charlie Brown Has alopecia, don’t you know?” I tell the spider plant nodding At the dark past the window

I feel delicate lately My usual hide is thin In too many places My patience is short With darn near everything Sharpening up on shit That don’t work right

I eat very little I tire quickly My back hurts My thumbs hurt When I type, so I’ve taken up moaning But I need more consonants Than vowels these days

Brother, could You spare some change?

I should’ve had something Other than corn chips for dinner With salsa and sour cream Dipped in honey at the end But that’s the way we likes it That’s how we finish the dance

I’ll see you again in bright morn In a crap roughly the size of Kentucky Launching into life after an espresso Coaxes out my brown baby baguette A nuclear submarine easing into Police action into the Baltic Sea

This is Our maiden voyage, my friends We will Make our nations proud

[altaroftransexuality]

top ten breakfasts that inspire poetry

[mars-ipan]

BREAKFAST: EATEN

TUMMY: FILLED

[green5quirrel]

I think the most frustrating thing about having this concussion is not knowing which symptoms are anxiety-related through having to deal with insurance for property damage and bodily injury claims or whether my head is just really suffering from being a giant baby-rattle in a tin can filled with exploding balloons.

[fieriframes]

[That's exactly right. Just a little bit of guac, huh? You can't have too much of that. Sad drunk was just as bad as a mad one. Nice portions. And some of that fire-roasted salsa.]

[murmuringbug]

Badboyhalo and my beloved wife (the nuclear reactor)

[bluestempigeons]

Snugglebeasts