#about 40 cm in height

[kedicatt]

What would dog!kabru look like in your vision?

moyen poodle 🚨🚨🚨

he's a birthday boy today!!! happy birthday to him!!!

[room-surprise]

How Old Is Thistle?

(EDIT: I've made a follow-up post to this one that goes deeper into the math and additional evidence that the 5:1 ratio is correct. You can read it here!)

I've seen people debating this and a lot of folks insisting that Thistle is a child, and since Thistle just debuted in the anime, I wanted to do a full write-up to help myself and others figure this out.

We don't know how old any of the Merini family members are exactly, so the best we can do is guess based on the information we have, but after carefully studying the manga, I think Thistle is at least a teenager, but much more likely a young adult, and definitely not a prepubescent child.

Here's what we know:

EDIT: Depending on what translation you read of some of the extra materials, Freinag implies that Thistle is the same age as some of his advisors.

Here's a detailed translation of this panel from my friend Fumi:

Elves age 5 times slower than tall-men.

16 year old tall-men in Dungeon Meshi's medieval time period are adults, they commonly join the military, get married, have children, etc.

An 80 year old elf is an adult. Pattadol is 82 and she's a lieutenant in a military unit. It's her first job and she's obviously a rookie, but Captain Flamela tells Pattadol to accomplish her mission or die trying.

Many fully adult elves look like what we might consider children or young teens, because they're short, petite, and have androgynous features.

An average elven adult is around 150-155cm tall (5 ft), meaning some are shorter than that, and some are taller. Thistle is 130 cm, which is short, but not unheard of.

Fleki is 130 (26) years old and she's 140 cm tall (4'7")

Otta is 137 (27) years old and she's 130 cm (4'5") tall, the same height as Thistle!

They are both women, but there's probably plenty of elven men in their height range.

Just so we can compare Thistle to some adult elven men, Mithrun and his brother are probably adults (or close to it) in the panel on the left.

Mithrun (in this image) is somewhere between 75 and 144 (probably in his 80's), and his brother is older than him (so he could be in his late 80s or 90s). As you can see, they don't look that different from Thistle, Otta or Fleki.

So, how old is Thistle?

(Spoilers below the cut)

Thistle was brought to the royal court as a child (found on the street, stolen or purchased, we don't know how they got him). At the absolute youngest I'd guess Thistle is 25 years old here (so about 5 years old for a tall-man.) He can already play the flute, and possibly the lute, and most children that aren't prodigies can't handle playing an instrument (physically or mentally) until they're around 5.

EDIT: We now know that Thistle is the same age as Freinag, the king that takes him in! So Thistle must be at least 25 years old in this comic, though realistically he could be anywhere from 25 to 40 based on how Kui drew Freinag.

He lived in the court for an unknown amount of time, Freinag hasn't changed much but Thistle appears to have aged a little, so let's say it's been 5 years and Thistle is 30 (6) when Delgal is born. More than 5 years could have passed, but I'm trying to keep the numbers low.

Delgal gets married and has a child. Delgal should be at least 15 at this point, but since he has a full mustache before his wedding, I think he's in his 20's, since teenagers tend to not be the best at growing robust facial hair.

(He has a full beard by the time Eodio's a young child.)

Thistle puts the kingdom inside the dungeon around this point, however, people are still aging: Delgal's grandson Yaad is born, and Eodio is clearly a young adult here, probably in his 20's. Therefore, there is NO REASON to assume Thistle stopped aging. "The dungeon lords don't age" is a common fan headcanon I've seen people spreading, but it has no clear canon basis.

Yaad ages until he looks about 13-15 years old, and at this point all of the people of the kingdom and Thistle appear to stop aging, and 1,000 years pass.

So, the youngest Thistle could possibly be, if he was 30 (6) when Delgal was born, if Delgal was 15 when he had Eodio, and Eodio was 15 when he had Yaad, and Yaad is 13 years old...

Is 73 years old, which would make Thistle about 14.6 years old by tall-man standards.

HOWEVER, I think it's VERY unlikely that all the characters are that young.

I think it's clear from Kui's drawings that Delgal and Eodio are not 15 years old when they become fathers, and that Freinag is at least 25 when he takes in Thistle.

If we assume Thistle was 30 when Delgal was born, and Delgal and Eodio were both at least 20 when they had children, even if Yaad is only 13 years old, that makes Thistle at least 83 years old (16.6), and makes him older than Pattadol, who is an adult at 82.

However, I think it's entirely possible that Thistle was anywhere from 40-50 when Delgal was born, and Delgal could have been anywhere from 20 to 30 when he had Eodio, and Eodio could have been anywhere from 20-25 when he had Yaad. If you use the maximum ages, and assume Yaad is 15, then Thistle could be as old as 120 (24).

I think a reasonable middle ground is assuming Thistle was 30 (6) when Delgal was born, Delgal had Eodio at 25, Eodio had Yaad at 20, and Yaad is 15... Which would make Thistle 90 (18) years old.

This of course says nothing about Thistle's emotional maturity or sanity, he's obviously stunted in some ways, but the point I want to make here is:

Thistle's age could be anywhere from 14.6 to 24 at the most extreme, but more realistically he's somewhere between 16.6 and 18.

And that's not even counting the thousand years that he's lived since then!

And that's all I've got to say about that 🙏🙏🙏🙏

(EDIT: Follow-up post with additional evidence here.) EDIT 2: I've seen a lot of people talking about the page Kui drew talking about elven earmuffs. It's considered just barely okay for Pattadol to wear them, but it's ok for Thistle to wear them... In which case I'd say Thistle could be any age younger than 83. That's handy as it knocks out some of the older ages!

So in that case Thistle's age is between 73 years old and 82, which makes him developmentally between 14.6 and 16.4!

[theseventhstar]

This might be me being insane (yes) or delusional (yes) but I really believe Mihawk stole Yoru from the Godknights. More specifically from the Figarlands. It just seems so strange that the Godknights don't possess the strongest sword in the world especially considering how there's a family made up exclusively of swordsmen? Not to mention the insane amount of catholic elements about Mary Geoise/the God knights/The elderlies all going by "saint" etc... and Yoru being a literal cross.

Also Yoru's jewels in the manga are red, a color heavily associated with the Figarlands

And its name literally means "Night" while Garling's theme is clearly the Moon (it's also worth notice, although semi-canon, that in the games, Mihawk's named attacks are all moon themed) You can also stretch it a little further and say that Yoru's jewel's disposition recall that of the world government symbol.

AH there's also the fact that twinkhawk was clearly not built for yoru, as he had to carry it oblique across his back instead of strapping it straight like Mihawk does. So it was clearly not built with him in mind.

But if it was built for Garling we can presume that back then (I assume he was in his 40s) he would've been around the same height of current Shanks...which is 199 cms.... or just one cm above Mihawk... Which would make him the perfect wielder.

All in all I don't have proofs just vibes and an insane wish for Mihawk vs Shamrock to happen.

[bestanimal]

Round 3 - Reptilia - Ciconiiformes

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Our next order are the Ciconiiformes, which contain one family, Ciconiidae, commonly called “storks”.

Storks are superficially similar to the unrelated cranes and herons, with a long neck, bill, and legs, but they are more heavy-set. They have large bills, with sizes and shapes that vary between genera, adapted to their different diets. Storks usually hunt by wading in shallow water, but some will also stalk through grasslands. Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, small birds, and small mammals. Some are also scavengers of carrion. Storks live all over the world, except for the North and South Pole. They live in a variety of habitats, and can survive in drier environments than other waterbirds, but they are most diverse and common in the tropics. Many stork species are migratory, and soar on thermals to conserve energy.

Storks range from being solitary breeders through loose breeding associations, to fully colonial, nesting in colonies of a few pairs to thousands of pairs. Some colonies may include other species of storks, cormorants, herons, egrets, ibises, and/or pelicans. Storks use trees in a variety of habitats to breed including forests, cities, farmlands, and large wetlands. Their nests are often very large and may be used for many years, with the pair returning and building onto it each year. Most storks are generally monogamous, but some species exhibit regular extra-pair breeding. Both parents take care of the young.

Like most families of aquatic birds, storks seem to have arisen in the Palaeogene, around 40–50 million years ago, with living genera dating back to the Middle Miocene (about 15 mya).

Propaganda under the cut:

The characteristic feeding method of storks involves standing or walking in shallow water and holding the bill submerged in the water. When contact is made with prey the bill reflexively snaps shut in 25 milliseconds, one of the fastest reactions known in any vertebrate. The stork is also able to sense whether its bill is making contact with prey or an inanimate object within those 25 milliseconds, and it is still not known how they do this.

Openbills (genus Anastomus) are specially adapted to feed on freshwater molluscs, particularly apple snails. They feed in small groups, and sometimes African Openbills (Anastomus lamelligerus) (image 4) ride on the backs of hippos while foraging. Having caught a snail it will return to land or at least to the shallows to eat it. The fine tip of the bill of the openbills is used to open the snail, and its saliva has a narcotic effect, which causes the snail to relax and simplifies the process of extraction.

Various terms are used to refer to groups of storks, two frequently used ones being a “muster” of storks and a “phalanx” of storks.

The Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) (image 2) is the largest stork, at a height of 152 cm (5 ft) tall and weight up to 8 kg (18 lb). With a wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in), it joins the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) in having the widest wingspan of all living land birds.

Although it is sometimes reported that storks lack syrinxes and are mute, they do have syrinxes, and are capable of making some sounds, although they do not do so often. However, their syrinxes are "variably degenerate", and the syringeal membranes of some species are found between tracheal rings or cartilage, an unusual arrangement shared with the ovenbirds (family Furnariidae). Instead, storks mainly communicate by clattering their bills.

The two species in the genus Ephippiorhynchus are unique among storks for having colored sexual dimorphism. Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) (image 1) males have brown eyes and small yellow wattles, while the females have yellow eyes and no wattles. Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) males also have brown eyes while the females have yellow eyes.

Many ancient mythologies feature stories and legends involving storks. In Ancient Egypt, Saddle-billed Storks were seen as being amongst the most powerful animals and were used to represent the ba, the Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul, during the Old Kingdom.

Greek and Roman mythology portrays storks as models of parental devotion. Storks were thought to care for their aged parents, feeding them and even transporting them, and children's books depicted them as a model of filial values. The 3rd century Roman writer Aelian, noted in his De natura animalium that aged storks flew away to oceanic islands where they were transformed into humans as a reward for their loyalty towards their parents. The Greeks held that killing a stork could be punished with death.

According to European folklore, the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) (see gif above) is responsible for bringing babies to new parents. German folklore held that storks found babies in caves or marshes and brought them to households in a basket on their backs or held in their beaks. The babies would then be given to the mother or dropped down the chimney. Households would notify when they wanted children by placing sweets for the stork on the windowsill. Subsequently, the folklore has spread around the world to the Philippines and countries in South America. In Slavic mythology and pagan religion, storks were thought to carry unborn souls from Vyraj to Earth in spring and summer. This belief still persists in the modern folk culture of many Slavic countries, in the simplified child story that "storks bring children into the world".

[ashleyrowanthewriter]

Porcelain Doll HRT Observation Report

Part I - WTO Foreword

The report is based on studies and observations performed by Dr. Pierre Oupée, Dr. Kotomi Abuki and Dr. Pirkko Osliini. The team studied 25 participants who underwent therapy including Dr. Osliini.

The therapy has been approved by the World Transhumanism Association, but every licensed physician administering the treatment has to report the course of therapy of at least 50% of patients for clarity of data. The therapy is to be submitted for reapproval once reports of at least 1000 patients are collected.

Part II - Recommended Psychological Evaluation

Before undergoing the therapy it is recommended to evaluate the patients psychologically. The evaluation should take three sessions, which should be performed in intervals of 14 days. The process of evaluation prioritises informed consent and letting the patient consider their decision.

The first session is focused on discussing the desired effects with the patient. During the second session the patient is to be explained about the effects of the therapy. During the third session the patient signs the informed consent file after which they can undergo an endocrinological evaluation and get prescribed the medications.

Part III - Required Medications

All medications are available in oral and epidermal form. It is important to note that the exact dosage differs from patient to patient.

Antihomogen (0,5-2 mg/week) - Humanity removal agent. Due to the anthropomorphic nature of the therapy it is important to keep the dosage low unless cross administering multiple therapies.

Antisomatotropin (10-17 mg/week) - Somatotropin halting agent.

Contostropin (13-22 mg/week) - Shrinking hormone. Due to the rate of influence the final dose should be taken when the patient reaches the height of 5-7 cm higher than desired. Further research is advised.

Tsichirone (17,5-32 mg/week) - Porcelanising agent.

Part IV - Course of Therapy

Phase 1 (onset on week 4-8) - Somatotropin in the patient’s body stops influencing it and constopropin causes it to start shrinking.

Phase 2 (onset on week 7-14) - Tsichirone starts turning the patient’s skin into soft porcelain. The effects of constotropine become amplified causing rapid decrease in height. The patient’s hair starts falling out. It is not understood what causes this effect, but it is observed that it doesn’t affect scalp hair. Further research is required.

Phase 3 (onset on week 20-30) - Tsichirone might cause the patient’s body to spontaneously freeze for a short time. The effect first affects small parts of the body such as single fingers to later spread to entire limbs and near the onset of phase 4 even the entire body. The patient’s scalp hair stops growing. It is not understood what causes this effect. Further research is required. The patient’s body hair falls out entirely midway through this phase. Tsichirone causes the patient’s skin to become more brittle. The patient’s hearing becomes more sensitive to high sounds. It is not understood what causes this effect. Further research is required.

Phase 4 (onset on week 40-56) - The patient’s body is completely turned into soft porcelain. While the patient retains muscle control for some time, tsichirone starts causing muscle atrophy and conversion of movable soft porcelain into immovable hard porcelain.

Phase 4A (10 weeks after the onset of phase 4) - The patient has to register in a surgery clinic licensed to perform dollification surgeries.

Phase 5 (onset on week 55-70) - Tsichirone causes complete conversion of soft porcelain into hard porcelain and complete muscle atrophy. The patient loses control over their body. Dollification surgeries become possible. The medication process is deemed completed.

Part V - Course of Surgeries

All the surgeries become possible after the patient reaches phase 5 of therapy. 

Articuplasty involves cutting the patient’s body and shaping new joints out of kintsugine. The joints become integrated with the patient's body after two to three weeks of auxiliary tsichirone therapy after which the patient is to undergo physical rehabilitation. Articuplasty is to be performed on shoulder joints, elbows, wrists, finger joints, hips, knees and ankles. If the patient expresses such desire, articuplasty can also be performed on toe joints, neck and some regions of the torso. The patients are able to use their joints despite muscle atrophy.

Voice box transplantation is not necessary for transition, but if the patient wishes not to undergo it, it is advised they learn sign language. The surgery involves cutting a hole in the body region chosen by the patient, inserting an artificial voice box and sealing the hole using kintsugine. The seal gets healed after one to two weeks of auxiliary tsichirone therapy. Although the voice box can be transplanted to any part of the body that is big enough to store it, it is highly recommended to transplant it into the neck or the torso.

Some patients express a desire for their post-transition forms to possess winding keys. In such cases it is possible for them to undergo winding key transplantation. The transplantation consists of drilling a hole in the patient’s body, constructing a key rail out of kintsugine, inserting the key and sealing the rail. The key becomes integrated into the patient’s body after two to three weeks of auxiliary tsichirone therapy, during which it is absolutely necessary not to touch the key. Touching the key during the auxiliary therapy may result in damage which may render the key unusable or require repeating the surgery. Winding the key seems to have no effect on the patient's physical state. It is however understood to cause feelings of relaxation. Further research is required.

Some patients express a desire for their post-transition forms to possess movable eyelids. In such cases it is possible for them to undergo palpebraplasty. The surgery involves cutting the eyelid rails into the patient’s eye sockets and shaping the eyelids out of kintsugine. The eyelids become integrated with the patient’s body after four to eight days of auxiliary tsichirone therapy. To ensure proper shape of the eyelids they are to be shaped in the closed position.

Part VI - Reversibility

The effects of the therapy are currently understood to be irreversible once the patient’s body enters phase 4 of the transition process. Further research is required.

Part VII - Contraindications

The therapy is not to be administered to patients with calcium deficiency until the deficiency is treated.

To prevent damage to the organism the therapy is not to be administered to patients with brittle bone disease.

Patients with any health conditions causing muscle atrophy are to be thoroughly observed by their physician.

The physician has the right to alter or completely halt therapy if it poses danger to the patient’s life.

Part VIII - WTO Approval

The World Transhumanism Organisation approved the therapy on August 2nd 20XX.

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Sorry, but I like the otherkin HRT genre too much. And while it will feel weird to self-insert myself into such a story as a receiver (because it seems my disability prevents me from gender HRT IRL), I thought I could write some lore bits to contribute to the community. It might not even be the only report I decide to write.

Of course, feel free to base your own story on that report. I'd be excited to read it!

[typhlonectes]

Oroperipatus tiputini: A new species of Velvet Worm from the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Velvet Worms, Onychophora, are a unique group of elongate, soft bodied, many legged Animals, given phylum status and considered to be among the closest living relatives to the Arthropods. They are currently the only known phylum of Animals known entirely from terrestrial species, both living and fossil, although they may be related to the Lobopodans, an entirely marine group known only from Early Palaeozoic fossils. The 230 living Velvet Worm species are divided into two groups, the Peripatidae, found in the tropics of Central and South America, the Antilles Islands, Gabon, India, and Southeast Asia, and the Peripatopsidae, found in Chile, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. All South American members of the Peripatidae are placed within a single clade, the Neopatida, which is further divided into two lineages, the 'Andean' genus Oroperipatus, and the 'Caribbean' lineage, comprising all other genera. Read the paper: (https://zse.pensoft.net/article/117952/) The new species is described from five male, three female, and three juvenile specimens collected in the vacinity of the Tiputini Biodiversity Station of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Orellana Province, Ecuador, between 2001 and 2023, as well as one youngling, which one of the female specimens gave birth to in captivity. The new species is named Oroperipatus tiputini, in reference to the location where it was discovered. Adult female specimens of Oroperipatus tiputini very between 46 and 65.3 mm in length, while the adult males are smaller at 22.7 to 39.8 mm. Females have between 37 and 40 pairs of legs, while the males have between 34 and 37, although one male specimen had a different number of legs on each side, with 35 legs on the right and 36 legs on the left. The species shows considable colour variation, with one adult male being a light brown colour with a faint rhomboid pattern, two adult males and one adult female being brown with orange diamonds, and another female (the one which produced a youngling) being a plain dark orange colour. The youngling itself was yellowish with a diamond pattern. All specimens were darked on their heads and antenae, had orange or brown legs, and a distinctive white band on the head. Most specimens of Oroperipatus tiputini were found on small herbaceous Plants within old growth, closed canopy upland forests around the Tiputini Biodiversity Station. Other specimens were found in leaf litter, or on the butress roots of trees to a height of about 70 cm above the ground. One specimen was found in a Bromiliad. The Worms were more active at night.

IMAGE: Colour variation in the life of Oroperipatus tiputini. (A) Adult male paratype, ZSFQ-i8270; (B) adult male paratype, ZSFQ-i5151; (C) adult female holotype, ZSFQ-i8248, and youngling paratype, ZSFQ-17794, a few days after being born. All photographs were taken at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station. Photographs by Pedro Peñaherrera (A), (C) and Diego Cisneros-Heredia (B).

[trainsinanime]

Trains in Miraculous Ladybug - The Season 6 Tram

Part 1: The Metro Train

Part 2: The Metro Station

Part 3: Startrain

Part 4: The Gare du Nord

Part 5: The Bus

It's a new season, and we got a new art style, new trains, buses, cars, villains and anxieties in the world of Miraculous Ladybug! Mostly trains, of course!

At the end of season 6, the right person got elected mayor, which immediately transformed Paris into a wonderland of walkable urbanity and plentiful urban transit, even more so than before. That's literally canon. As part of that, the city has gotten trams. A lot of them. And they're weird. Time to restart this series of posts that I thought I'd finished long ago!

This will only focus on the trams we see, because there's just one episode out yet, "The Illustrhator". This will contain spoilers for what happens to the trams there. There is also a new bus that we see very briefly, but I'm hoping other episodes will tell us more about that.

The Vehicle

The trams we see are single four-axle vehicles. Yes, four axles, we do get to count them.

The design looks like they're individual small wheels rather than connected axles, which is a common design that has its advantages and its drawbacks. The floor tram is entirely at one level, seemingly about 30-40 cm above rail height.

We do get to see its interior as well. Nice big windows, different seating layouts, a big wheelchair area, and readers for Navigo RFID tickets at all doors. And, interestingly, fold-down seats, which are a feature on older Paris metro rolling stock.

We get a tiny hint of the inside of the cab as well. According to the display, we're going forward, and we're on line T3A towards Porte De Vincennes. And we're going 70 km/h.

There is actually a real-life Paris line T3A that does terminate at Porte De Vincennes (where you can change for the T3B), and I want to talk more about that, but before we can go there I need to talk about the rear of the train first. It has an open platform!

The rear platform

Don't worry about it being raised in the air here, that's just because the tram is currently falling down because the bridge is collapsing.

But don't worry, that is not a supervillain thing, the bridge just did that on its own, that's perfectly fine…

…right? The characters treat it like it's perfectly fine that this bridge just partially collapses without any supernatural interference, but, uhm, I have concerns. Questions even. Frankly I'm far more worried about that than about any supervillains. Alya and Nino later interview the mayor, and they completely ignore that a city bridge collapsed while a tram was going over it.

Sorry, I keep getting distracted. The rear of the tram has an open platform, which looks silly, is silly, is completely unrealistic, and I love it! See, while I am not aware of any trams like that, unless you count partially open ones like the San Francisco Cable Cars, but those are not quite the same.

However, there is a precedent for this platform, because Paris has a long history of city buses with such platforms. A good example is the Renault TN series

Picture from Wikimedia Commons, taken in 1950 by Sven Goliath, published by the Stockholm Transport Museum Commons

These were mostly a thing in the 1930s, but then got brought back in limited numbers in the 1960s after a Saviem SC10 had an accident that destroyed most of its rear, and RATP decided to be funny while rebuilding it. Later Saviem built these busses in series.

Picture from Wikimedia Commons, Tumblr won't let me link to the actual page there but it's on the Wikipedia article, taken by Sauvabus (bus historical association), published under CC-BY 4.0 international

All buses since then have put their engine at the rear, which has a lot of benefits, but also means it's right where this platform would go, so this has fallen out of fashion. Today you can only experience it when the one private transport museum near Paris has its monthly opening day, which is something I really need to visit one of these days. Here's a video showing the experience:

So there is precedent for this rear platform. Does it serve any purpose? Not really. Is it fun? Absolutely! And that's all it was on the Saviem SC10 as well, really. I love this platform. It's historic, it's quirky, it's fun, it's great.

The show definitely aims for a retro-futurist vibe now, seen e.g. in cars, like this modern take on the Citroën DS:

This modern take on this 60s and 70s legendary classic is what the modern DS brand should do, instead of their array of generic boring SUVs. Anyway, I'm not going to go too far into that, if I start talking about the cars in Miraculous Ladybug I'll never stop (yo is that a modern Peugeot 504? They literally modernised Aphrodite from Only Murders in the Building!). But I will say that this detail matches nicely.

The Infrastructure

Look at that station! Gorgeous! The designers of this show have created a tram stop in the style of the famous Guimard metro entrances, with their beautiful Art Nouveau design. That's amazing. I wish real tram stops in Paris look like that.

As for the tram stop itself, it's a low floor island platform with walkways to the sides, which matches modern standards for new tram stops worldwide. The track has gras planted on it, which is also common and popular, as it helps absorb noise, water, heat and pollution and it just looks nice. Yes, side platforms are more common, but this is still what a modern urban light rail network can and should look like. The only thing unrealistic about it is how pretty it is.

It should be noted that there's no overhead lines here, so the trains are powered by batteries, probably. That, or hydrogen, but a hydrogen tram would be a supremely bad idea, nobody would ever build something like that…

…except for Hyundai for some reason.

God that thing annoys me by its very existence. Hydrogen is expensive and will remain expensive for the next few decades, and this is what you're spending it on? A tram!? Trams should run with overhead wires. That's the good thing about a tram, you know where it's going to be, so you can put a wire there to give it power, and then you don't have to worry about batteries or hydrogen storage or whatever…

Sorry, I got distracted. Anyway, no overhead lines is realistic, and if they ever say, "it's a hydrogen tram" in future episodes, that'll be realistic too, even if it shouldn't be.

Instead let's look at this!

Closer…

Yeah! They finally fixed the metro map! The old one was an unholy mess of lines that didn't match anything (which I complained about before), but this one clearly has the Seine flowing through Paris as it should, with the island in the middle. The transport lines on it don't seem to match anything I can recognise, neither Metro nor RER, but let's just assume they are the new tram lines that happen to go this way.

Compared to the real thing

Real-life Paris abandoned trams in the 1930s already, being a negative trend-setter there. It didn't help that trams were limited to lower top speeds than buses were at the time. However, since the 1990s, trams have made a huge comeback in the Paris region.

(Aside: Note that I say the Paris region. There's only really one tram line in Paris itself (plus a few stops from the other ones). Where Berlin or London absorbed most of their suburbs at some point in the 20th century, Paris didn't, so the actual Paris part of the Paris region is surprisingly small. That's why Paris has both far fewer and way more inhabitants than e.g. Berlin, depending on what you count.)

Anyway, the tram lines in Paris mostly serve the suburbs, providing tangential connections from one suburb to the next so you don't have to take the metro or RER into the city centre, change at fucking Châtelet-Les Halles, and ride back out again. A unique feature of the the tram network is that each line is separate, with its own tracks and maintenance facilities, and at times very different technologies used. Most of the tram lines don't connect to other tram lines at all, each line is just out there doing its own thing. And since they're out in the suburbs, as a tourist you're unlikely to ever see one if you don't go looking for it.

The exception to that is the T3, divided into T3A and T3B, which runs in a 3/4 circle around Paris along the outer boulevards. The final quarter is where rich NIMBYs live, so it'll be a while until the circle gets closed, I fear.

This actual T3 is run with long bi-directional vehicles with no open platform anywhere in sight, and pleasant but considerably more boring stations. It does have green track (meaning with grass) in many places, though, and it has overhead wires.

In Paris, the trams are used as very long buses (with some overlap with really tiny metros) in underserved areas. Serving areas outside the city core is really the main thrust of Paris transit development at the moment, with a 200 km metro extension, the Grand Paris Express, being built exclusively to better connect the suburbs. This mega project is one of the coolest things happening in public transport anywhere in the world at the moment. The trams augment this.

I do actually think that some trams in Paris's city centre could make sense, to replace the busier bus routes. And there are definitely thoughts about that, but with all the money going towards doubling the size of the Metro, I don't think we'll see that very soon.

The verdict

I like that tram. I don't think it's what Paris would actually have, a longer articulated bidirectional model without a rear platform would make more sense, but I love the quirkiness of it. This season is off to a good start.

[booliuu]

★ Bloody painter headcanons!! ★

ꪆৎ 𝙰/𝙽 : I did a pole couple of days ago and it looks like helen ( bloody painter ) has the most votes! dw though ^^ i’ll make sure to do hc’s for the other characters..it will take quite a bit of time for me to get all the characters done but ill try to post as frequent as i can. aside from that, i don’t have much to say except TvT anyways enjoy reading my favorite pookie.

➣ btw most of hc’s are based on his recent dating sim that recently came out ( you should totally check it out! it’s so so good..!!) and his updated wiki page! also added my personal takes on him as well … so yea if your wondering lol.

my inbox is open for asks & requests!! if you like my content don’t forget to like , comment , & reblog ❤️.

pictures i’m using: pinterest 💙

🩸. . . He’s known as the bloody painter in his crime documents but real his name is Helen Otis.

🩸. . . doesn’t like be called his first name he prefers Otis or bp.

🩸. . . he’s called bloody painter because when the police caught him and were searching his home for his crimes, they found many painting that contains his victims blood . ppl who’ve been missing hanged on the walls particularly blooding out, numerous human limbs scattered around his house that resembles sculptures in a way. <— (this all took place in 2003^^ after he left the psychiatric hospital ).

🩸. . . His birthday: October 1st , 1980 ( canonly he’s around his 40’s by now.. but i believe in the dating sim game he’s 26 ( i could be wrong ToT ) .

🩸. . . he goes by any pronouns. will straight up tell you he doesn’t care about which pronouns you addressed by. sticks with anything because he likes freedom and flexibility.

🩸. . . He’s a libra ♎️ .

🩸. . . korean and a quarter chinese. his parents are korean. both sides have chinese roots. ^^

🩸. . . Height: 178 cm ( 5 ‘ 10 i think) .

🩸. . . favorite color: blue💙.

🩸. . . his main catch phrase is : “ No need to excite yourself over tomorrow anymore… “

🩸. . . i’d say his build is lean but has hints of muscles on him. he’s VERY PALE since he stays indoors most of the time , unbrushed short black hair ( has a little curls ) , long thin hands from painting all day & to add to that his arms has some visible vains . lastly his gorgeous bright blue eyes that could honestly hypnotize anybody if your asking me .

🩸. . . it’s canon that he’s agender! which means he doesn’t identify himself with a specific gender.

🩸. . . this is just my personal hc of mine …. i think he’s pansexual, he really doesn’t gaf who he dates.

🩸. . . has sexual feelings but mostly reserved it , because it scares him to be close to anybody emotionally speaking… it’s hard for him to even think about a relationship with someone.

🩸. . . personality wise though, he’s awkward , shy , closed off ( not cute shy but he growing up he didn’t have the nicest people surrounding him so he has many walls builded up over the years. not to mention he lacks social skills and he’s not very good with his words… ) .

🩸. . . to add on to that he’s an introvert. polite mannerisms ; speaks when he wants to prefers to listen anyway. ( when he does speak he’s very soft spoken and his grammer is always on point!) he’s has calm and quiet exterior … but might i mention he has a REALLY bad rbf 😭.

🩸. . . his flaws are being that he’s very petty and selfish. has a very BIG ego and thinks he’s above people a lot of the time. however secretly lives for ppl’s praising his art work…

🩸. . . he’s very intelligent. knows endless knowledge about almost anything not just art.

🩸. . . be careful though! just because he keeps a calm composure doesn’t mean has a violent mind.

🩸. . . known to be the quiet artist in the mansion. but sometimes ppl will pick up a fight with him. he may look weak but he has some strength in him and knows how to use it. lets just say they take a quick visit to ej’s office from how brutal the fight was …

🩸. . . i think he’s also the type of person where he’s unintentionally funny. he could say something in a serious tone, and other creep’s will laugh or chuckle on how he phrases his sentences . he’s very confused af by it.

🩸. . . doesn’t care for the other ppl living in the mansion but very few creeps manage to become his friend or acquaintance. i’d say he don’t mind creeps such as ej , liu, toby , dina ( hc they never dated but rlly close friends! ) , nina , and puppeteer.

🩸. . . typically wears his usual blue suit jacket attached it’s has his signature smiley face pin , black shirt, black trousers and black dress shoes. from time to time wears black turtle neck ^^. he will which to more casual clothing but that happens once in a blue moon …

🩸. . . smells like cheap cologne. hiding the fact he’s dealing with dead b*odies all day.

🩸. . . he’s a clean freak. perhaps to get rid of evidence ... or just a habit from his childhood.

🩸. . . walks very slowly and silently. calculating each of his footsteps. almost like a cat you could say! like ppl dont know when he’s approaching and has spooked numerous residents in the mansion lmaoooo

🩸. . . Has a sweet tooth! absolutely loves chocolate or anything chocolate flavored. makes BOMB hot chocolate! ( Spoiliers of the dating sim if you haven’t played it yet! ) fun fact 🤯!! in the dating sim while he’s talking you, he’s sitting on the couch and there’s a beverage on the table near him , you thinks coffee but it’s actually hot cocoa ☕️🍫 .. c:

🩸. . . if he’s drinking coffee though , hates the bitter taste of it so he’s the type of person that will add TONS of sugar , syrup , milk/or creamer to hide the flavor. probably prefers lattes just bc it’s just milk.

🩸. . . didn’t have the greatest childhood. his parents were expecting a girl but it’s turns out to be a boy. kept his feminine name and dress him as one as well. during his school years they had to dress him more masculine because they didn’t want him to get bullied.

🩸. . . he has a great passion for arts at a young age but his parents were really against him from doing that so quite frankly forced him to participate in masculine activities for there own benefit. :(

➯ approaching heavier topics … mostly talking about his past . ( tw‼️ bullying, sh, and m*rder . )

🩸. . . heavily bullied because of his feminine name, he got really depressed. he didn’t have an outlet from his torment so he would (TW!) self harm. will come home pretty beaten up from his bullies, and his parents grown concerned yet he didn’t speak up about the harassment.

🩸. . . the bullying gotten pretty bad when he entered high school.

🩸. . . made just one friend from all the years of school . it was Tom. they were inseparable. pretty much talk every single day.

🩸. . . one day, tom put a girls watch in his bag. left and people suspected helen did it. of course helen was confused by this action because he doesn’t remember do that at all. nevertheless he gotten pretty beaten up from something he didn’t cause.

🩸. . . tom couldn’t stay silent forever obviously . so when helen approached him that day he gave in and admitted everything. this riled up helen pretty badly. it resulted into a argument. got really physical to the point tom fell from the school roof.

🩸. . . police didn’t to much about it since there wasn’t to much evidence to prove anything.

🩸. . . the bullying continued, hates to admit it but under all the hatred he felt at that time .. he’s secretly sadden over his best friend death. tom was the only person that understood him. now.. he’s alone again.

🩸. . . before a halloween party , he snapped tired from his classmates mistreating him. and a massive massacre took place at his school’s dormitory . arrested the morning after at his home .

🩸. . . the judge blamed it on “ poor mental heath” and send him to a psychiatric hospital.

🩸. . . stayed at a mental hospital for treatment for a long while. until he was released and had to find jobs to earn a living.

🩸. . . through out the time he was back in society , heavily resents his mother so much. as well as his father too, he pretty much not even there during his youth . basically absent . now that he’s an adult he detests being controlled and manipulated . probably has a huge inferiority complex too.

🩸. . . he learned his parents cut contact with him. and for the first time he felt… happy and free. being away from his parents mental shackles felt like breath of fresh air…

🩸. . . after his release he did k*lled and k*dnapped more people after that he left no traces and his whereabouts are a mystery. you could have guessed that slender took him in a matter of time…

🩸. . . has faded scars.. from his childhood.

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🩸. . . while he’s painting he listens to mostly classical music. but i think he’s pretty open to any kind of genre. he gives me nirvana , mitski , and radiohead type of vibe idk.

🩸. . . i feel like he owns a record player. likes having music in background while he’s painting. owns so manyyyy vinyls that are neatly stored in shelves.

🩸. . . Loves cats! pets them whenever he sees them.

🩸. . . in his youth he had a hand full of artist he looked up too.

🩸. . . mostly paints that consist of themes being harsh and disarranged. knows how to make it beautiful and eye catching though. from time to time he’ll create renaissance paintings. or portraits of various creeps in the mansion.

- “ there isn’t a perfect shade of red… except bl*od..” - helen otis

( not sure if i remember that from a previous fanart i saw or if he actually said that lol. )

🩸. . . his art inspiration perhaps came from underground artist that barely has attention. he really admires there work so much. tries to mimic there brush strokes or there style there going for. adores renaissance paintings as well.

🩸. . . god forbid he visits a art museum, if something catches his eye could get lost in his own thoughts for a long period of time. will stand there with arms behind his back and tilting his head up to admiring a painting from a artist long ago.

- until someone walks up to him and gently pokes his shoulder saying there about to close soon. -

🩸. . . or perhaps he’s been through so much trauma through out his life, it’s a coping mechanisms. turns c*rspes into sculptures , using there bl*od as paint . basically trying to show everyone what he’s been through without saying much.

🩸. . . doesn’t really like popular modern artist that much. keeps a lot of his opinions to himself, cause he knows his reasonings are quite harsh.

🩸. . . it’s not just paintings that he’s passionate about. but also hobbies such as sculpturing , reading and photography he takes part in.

🩸. . . keeps all his art works in his bedroom/art studio.

🩸. . . he’s really good at cooking! saves a lot of money to make gourmet dishes . will make something for you if he likes you, he a picky eater too.

🩸. . . that or … he forgets to eat because how hyper focused he is.

🩸. . . i have a feeling he’s really good with money and by that i mean he doesn’t spend willy nilly mostly saves them for important stuff. such as art supplies-

🩸. . . as much as he wants to hang out at the mansion. he hangs out sometimes at local parks, art stores or museums . this is after the police stop focusing on his case …

🩸. . . loves horror movies to the max . secretly every time he watches a film he takes note how the antagonist k*lls victims … perhaps will use them next time he stalks somebody.🤔

🩸. . . hangs out in his room/art studio majority of the time. he doesn’t care what’s happening in the mansion . there could be a massive fight somewhere and he wouldn’t budge from his stool . his main focus is his canvas duh. won’t think nothing of the commotion happening , will just continue working on art piece he yet to finish.

🩸. . . when he doesn’t ask people to look at his work or ask what there opinions are , hates with when people bother him. likes to left alone in his own space unless asked .

🩸. . . if they don’t go away he will push them away a few times , mumble under his breath he wants them away. his last straw is literally give them a death blank glare. his patience runs thin as you can tell …

🩸. . . his room i suppose is a organized mess :,D.

🩸. . . art supplies messy piled in corner. while the other spaces are occupied with already finished art work , wip’s, empty canvas, untouched sketchbooks, empty paint bottles scattered , expensive unopened art materials… ect .. ect.

🩸. . . hates harsh lighting from his large bedroom window so he covers it up with large beige blank tapestry. so candles and lamps will do.

🩸. . . loves candles scents such as floral ( rose , jasmine , stuff like that..) , chocolate, vanilla, citrus.

🩸. . . he loves tiramisu. this guy can finish it in one sitting .

𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚜: @/ thecutestgrotto .

ꪆৎ 𝙰/𝙽 : to be honest i’m so glad he got the most votes from the pole because 1# he’s like one my favorite pasta’s and i’m so glad he getting more attention now!! he’s such a underrated pasta😔. 2# i’ve been obsessed with silly guy since high school or even.. middle school idkkk☠️ it’s hard to keep track.

this man has been rattling in my head rent free ever since i got my hands on the dating sim game. played it until i got all of the endings😭. i want his merch so BAD but gurl is so broke . there’s even a petition for a bp doll…. guys plsss sign it i need the doll so bad bsfrrr .

btw next hc’s will be homicidal liu!

oh and also how could i forget —

yeah.

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liuuboo2025 ♡ﾟ

[physics-of-one-piece]

Physics, my love. I have a question for you. That beautiful flamingo man with the glasses and the lanky legs...

Just how wide does Donquixote Doflamingo smile?

How big is his maniacal grin? How far do his lips part when he laughs in that mischievous way? There is something about his smile that I am absolutely in love with.

Hello, Snail! ❤️❤️🫂🫂

Beautiful flamingo man with his sunglasses and lanky legs and beautiful smile. 😍🥰🦩🩷

Thank you so, so much for sending this question. It delighted me to see it. I myself always wondered just how big are those smiles, I always just guessed well about the size of his hand so 30 cm, but now I get to fully submerge into this study.

"There is sth about his smile that I am absolutely in love with." I know, right? It's such a beautiful smile. Whenever I see his smile, I just want to kiss him 🥹 right on his teeth. Give them a peck.

Okay, without further ado, let's do it.

First, we need to figure out how much height his head has. Height of head is 13% or 1/8th of the human's height. I went with the 1/8th but 13% gives a similar result literally the same one.

305/8 = 38 cm. However this is an average so we'll put it to be 40cm

Doflamingo's Head Height = 40 cm

Why do we need this? Cus we'll be working with pixels and we need to know (and we'll do it for each image cus each image is a different size) how many pixels is 1 cm and then we'll draw a line measuring the width of his smile (without the dimples factored in) and see how long in pixels that line is then convert the pixels to cm and get how big of a smile the King of Dressrosa has Spoiler, it's BIG. Ha. That's what she said.

First, we'll take this one. Straight downloaded the manga page and then sized it so it's only this panel.

Wook at him and his big smile 🥺🥺🥺 isn't he absolutely adorable?

After measuring, his face is 199 pixels height

So that means on this image 40 cm = 199 pixels

How to get how many cm is one pixel?

We go pixels/cm, so 40/199 = 0.20

So 1 pixel=0.20 cm

Now we measure out just his smile. We don’t go to the dimples. According to google, the width of the mouth is the width of your teeth. Kinda. So we’re gonna go to the corners of his lips.

122 pixels width.

Now, we do 122×0.20

Doflamingo's Smile = 24.4 cm

HOLY FUCKING SHIT. YES. THAT FITS. YES.

Let’s do it with another picture.

Handsome, handsome man. He could be telling me sth terrible but I'd be too busy being mesmerized by his smile to catch anything and just agree and say "Yeah, totally." just to keep him smiling. (I am weak.)

Okay, once more his head height it’s 199 pixels, interesting. So we stick to the 0.20 cm per pixel

Let’s measure his face width while we’re here, so you guys can tell how much of his cheeks his smile takes over.

131 pixels width for his face

Doflamingo's Face Width = 26.2 cm

113 pixels this time of his smile width, a bit of a smaller smile, but no less beautiful.

This smile is 22.6 cm.

So this smile leaves only 2 cm of no-smile on each cheek.

(swoons)

This is one of my fav smiles of his. This charming, pleasant, handsome one. It’s arrogant, but damn is it HANDSOME. 

341 pixels = 40 cm

1px = 0.12 cm

200 pixels × 0.12 = 24 cm

So, I think it’s safe to say this is how far his smile stretches.

For comparison, the average human smile is 2-4 cm wide (I think)

Let’s see the one where he’s going toward Punk Hazard!

246 pixels height = 40 cm

0.16 = 1 px

144 pixels wide smile

This smile is 23.41 cm wide.

Okay so the anime team draws Doflamingo’s smiles even BIGGER than they are drawn in the manga it seems to me?

Once more, proof Toei animators are absolute simps for Doffy. They drew him beautifully.

Let's do some from the anime. Let's do this one below.

Height of head 418 px = 40 cm

Width of smile 265 px × 0.09

25.35 cm

I TOLD YOU. I TOLD YOU THE TOEI ANIMATORS DREW HIS SMILES BIGGER. TOEI ANIMATORS, I SEE YOU, AND I LOVE YOU. 

Since we’re focusing on his mouth, let’s see how big it opens as in when he opens it wide. 

449 px = 40 cm the same, they only change his mouth.

1px = 0.08

Width of this grin 254 px × 0.08 = 20.32

Bite gap when talking - 99 px = 8.91 cm

This is not his maximum mouth opening.

Fuck, I’m gonna - wait, I’ll go to the same first pic (this one)

104 px height for maximum mouth opening (yes I know there are others but I’ve got like 20+ pics of Doffy smiling now I am feeling overwhelmed by his smiles)

The measurements for that was 0.20=1px

104×0.20

….

20.8 cm maximum mouth opening/mouth height/open mouth height

Doffy's Maximum Mouth Opening = 20.8 cm

HAHAHAHA

What that mouth do, Doffy, what that mouth do? 😉😉😉😘

THIS MAN GIVES THE BEST ORAL I JUST KNOW I - (gets shot)

This iconic one when he asks Luffy “Gear Fourth?”

547 px = 40 cm

1 px =0.07

Width of smile 345 px = 24.15 cm

Thank you so much for the ask, Snail! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ There are more pics and things I did so this continues in the reblog cus I reached the pic limit 😭!

Taglist: @daydreamer-in-training @moonbaby26 (cus I think you might be interested) @ohnomyhooves

[shoku-and-awe]

The other night, I broke out a recipe I hadn't used since maybe 2021: Surprisingly Easy Basic Baked Cheesecake! I used to make these all the time for park hangs. They're portable, super simple, and pretty quick, and everyone always loves them, even if I overbake them or misjudge the ratio of crust to cheesecake.

This time was a bit experimental because I used cream cheese that had been frozen and Came Back Wrong with a very clumpy, crumbly texture, but they still turned out smooth and creamy and delicious. Also, I've also made it without the crust (thought I had biscuits but I was wrong!) and that honestly might have been even better. Jury's still out.

You can also make a fruity topping if you have the time and inclination. I usually do a quick saucepan sauce with frozen blueberries, bourbon if I have it, a pinch each of sugar and salt, lemon juice, and a slurry of katakuriko (potato starch) if it needs thickening.

Anyway, click through for English recipe and tips on doing mini cupcakes instead. I'm not sure I've ever done one big cake, actually.

INGREDIENTS (makes a single 18-cm cake or 10~12 mini cheesecakes) 200 g cream cheese (room temp) 90 g sugar 2 eggs 200 cc fresh cream 30 g cake flour 1 tbsp lemon juice 100 g biscuits 40 g unsalted butter (room temp) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Crush biscuits (in a bag with a rolling pin, or using a food processor) and mix with room-temp butter by hand until well combined. Grease a cake pan and use plastic wrap to shape into a crust inside it. (For mini cheesecakes in a muffin tin, just grease it and spread a thin layer on the bottom of each one.) 2. In a bowl, mix or blend the cream cheese until it forms a cream. Add sugar and then eggs, mixing thoroughly. 3. Gradually stir in the cream. Sift the flour and stir it in. Add the lemon juice. 4. Pour batter into cake pan and bake at 170C for 40-45 min., or until a toothpick comes out clean (or an internal temperature of 65C). Let cool and refrigerate 2~3 hours. NOTES

For a smoother texture, you can remove the bubbles by lifting your pan to height of ~3cm and dropping it a few times. I can't really do this with a soft silicone muffin tin, but I do stretch and shake it a bit, and use a fork to puncture any visible bubbles.

After about 30 minutes, I cover them with tinfoil to stop the tops from burning. Also, about the cooking time: 45 minutes seems short for a big cake because that's what the tiny cupcakes take, but that may be the fault of my oven, which is electric and weak and also so tiny that it still manages to burn things because everything so close to the heating element.

Cooling: if you're short on a time, you can put them directly into the fridge uncovered and it will be fine.

[medullamindset]

NSFW alphabet with Loris

Content warnings: obviously nsfw, mnetions of potential pregnancy kinks, lactophilia, brief mention of period sex under "Wild card", panty sniffing, somno, Reader is female coded (boobs, vagina, is physically smaller, ect.) but no pronouns used.

A - Aftercare

(what they're like after sex)

Loris is NEVER skipping aftercare on his own terms, if you just wanna go to bed he'll ask you to atleast drink some water first, then rub your tummy or back till you fall asleep, kissing the crown of your head and smelling your shampoo till he drifts off too.

But if he was particularily rough or you went for very long he'll run a bath for you and rub your back. He cares about your comfort so much. He'd literally handfeed you grapes if you asked. Dont even move.

B - Body part

(their favorite bodypart of their partners and theirs)

On you, Loris loves your torso, thick or thin. that sounds odd but like.. Hes so entranced by the way it twists and turns, the way your fat folds over itself when you bend, or the way your ribs poke out a bit when you stretch.. Shit just does it for him. Bonus if you have a bellybutton piercing, a happytrail or hip/womb tattoos, all three would literally kill him. his mouth is watering, he wants to eat you alive bro.

On himself, Loris is very proud of his height and stature. No one fucks with him (besides you, literally). Hes approx 200 cm's tall, hes broad and strong.

He could deck anyone who lays their hands on you. Not to mention carrying your bags, reach things for you, kiss your forehead, engulf you completely when cuddling, carry you when your feet hurt

..bend you in any way that he likes........

C - Cum

(anything to do with their cum)

Thick ropes, milky-white and slightly salty. Alchohol is very dehydrating. So lets be real, his cum wouldn't be a delicacy. Just remind him to drink water ok? But that's not to say it wouldn't still be erotic, he cums quite a lot, rope after rope, PAINTING you, whether thats inside or on your body.

👀 <-- link

D - Dirty secret

(a dirty secret of theirs)

Something Loris will NEVER admit to you unless caught in the act, is how often he sniffs your clothes when getting off all alone. I mentioned in my Loris headcanons that hes got a thing for smells/the smell of his lover and ong it doesn't even always have to be ur used underwear... It usually is cuz he only really jacks off when he misses you like CRAZY and is DESPARATE FOR THAT COOKIE. But he loves to just hold your sleep shirt up to his nose when jerking off, imagining it's his face in your neck while you work his length with those pretty hands of yours. Or humping the matress with his face pressed into your pillow hnngh.. But yeah hes an underwear sniffer 👻

E - Experience

(how experienced are they? do they know wtf they're doing?)

Loris has a fair amount of experience from his 40 something years of life. Hes far from a sexgod but hes not a virgin either. Hes had sex w sum cuties in his 20's-early 30's but man, his size has gotten in the way on multiple occasions, girls frustratingly putting their clothes back on when they couldn't take him or when it hurt. He was honestly a bit nervous first time you we're in bed together cuz he knew his size was something to 'gulp' at if u weren't used to it. But u took it like a BOSS 💪💪💪😎

Long story short, he knows what hes doing. Took a little while to get fully comfortable the two of you, but now hes shameless.

F - Favorite position

(their favorite position basically)

Its a tie between missionary and cowgirl.

He loveloveLOVES having you under him, pampering you, praising you, interlocking hands above your head, pushing your knees up to your shoulders to watch you come undone completely, getting a full view of your bouncing tits as he thrusts into you with vigor.

But ohhh aren't you a sight when bouncing on his cock? Your nails scratching at his chest, playing with his happytrail absentmindedly. He loves watching the way your body moves, once again the whole torso thing,, the way it rolls back and forth as you arch your back to really move up n down his length. Its near hypnotizing.

The heels of his feet are planted firmly into the matress/floor the whole time so he can start snapping his hips into yours the second he feels your thighs give in.

G - Goofy

(are they more serious in the moment? or do they let a little humour slip?)

To Loris, what is sex if its completely serious? Thats no fun, it should get to be a little silly now and then, like imagine hes fucking you eyerollingly good but suddenly a rather harsh thrust from him has your head hitting the headboard with an awfully cartoonish 'bonk!', he'd slow down immediately and just look at u like this 😧 until you burst into a fit of giggles and tell him you're okay, he mutters a 'Sorry-..' before joining you in laughing, cradling your head and planting a kiss to the very top before pulling you down and readjusting the pillows a bit, starting off nice and slow again to gradually pick up where you left off.

Or imagine hes fucking u in missionary and gets an AGONIZING charley horse heheHA i love him

You end up giving him a massage while he just lies there with a dopey smile, feeling a little silly about the whole thing.

H - Hair

(how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes ect.)

I live for the hairy bear type but Loris has a seemingly naked chest under that unbuttoned v-neck shirt of his (slut), no hair, his happytrail on the other hand ohhh mama, thick, dark curls streching from his trimmed brush all the way to his bellybutton. His arms and legs are fuzzy but the hair there is lighter so its not as visible. Doesn't shave ever but he tames that jungle every once in a while, just to keep it modest y'know.

now about a partner with hair... He loves that shit, if ur visibly hairy, no matter ur gender he finds it so gorgeous. He thinks all natural is hotter than clean shaven. Bonus points again if u have a happytrail yourself or visible arm hair he LIVES FOR THAT SHIT. And hes not afraid to explore your jungle either ykwim? Hes pulling the drapes aside and going to fucking town idc he dont care nobody care

I - Intimacy

(how are they in the moment? the romantic aspect.)

Hes so devoted to you, Loris loves ALL of you and hes gonna prove it. His lips are on yours more than half the time, groaning into your mouth and mumbling praises into your skin as he travels down your body, worshipping it piece by piece, limb by limb. He saids some of the sweetest things to you.. Little 'Pretty baby's, 'so soft's and 'could just eat you alive's whispered to you in exchange for those pretty noises you make STOP

J - Jacking off

(masturbation headcanon)

Loris didn't really have any interest or "reason" to masturbate before meeting you. He was too busy being shitfaced drunk or sleeping or both. But when you're gone away and hes left alone with only traces of you and your scent lingering in the sheets.. He can't help but get desparate sometimes.

He always imagines its you instead of him, your much softer hand pulling his foreskin back and teasing his tip, your gummy n slick walls squeezing around him, your warm tongue swirling around his shaft like a ferret on adderall. But its never the same, your laundry comes in clutch tho!

K - Kink

(one or more of their kinks. do they have any?)

Mild somnophilia kink, he wouldn't mind his body being your alarm in the morning at all and vice vercsa (◠‿◠) (i wrote something abt this actually it's in my pinned) he'd will do foreplay until you stir awake tho so u can turn him away if u decide you're not in the mood, OR grumble something with a pout all while pulling him closer, urging him to keep going.

But he'll literally let you do whatever you want to him when hes asleep, or in general tbh. Hes such a dog in that sense, if you're in the mood it wont take long till he is too.

But also hes open to try things if you've got something in mind. Like mild pain kinks, you wanna drag a knife across his skin while you ride him into next orbit?? Gulp okay, beautiful.. ,')

But ya in general hes not that "hardcore", to name a few; spit kink, somno, mildest of pain kinks, size kink, Auralism-he loves all the noises that come with sex, esp yours, mmmmmaybe he'd have a pregnancy kink... Just like,... Ok imagining you all round and bare does THINGS to him alright? Thats probably another dirty secret of his tbh. If he were to get you pregnant he'd probably develop lactophilia too, hes nastyyyyy goddd

L - Location

(favorite places to do it)

He perfers sex in the comfort of your own home, he doesn't mind where, you've had sex in practically every room. Wherever its initiated,, your bed, your desk, the couch, the kitchen counter, the kitchen table was too wobbly so you were pushed up against the nearest wall instead, and sometimes you do it in the shower but its a bit trickier.

M - Motivation

(what gets them going?)

Your moans and bodily reactions really keep Loris going. Your stomach twitching when he nips at your inner thighs, followed by a labored gasp.. He just loves to know hes making you feel good. Your back arching as you near an orgasm, holding your breath subconsiously, hands playing with his hair before suddenly gripping it and pushing his face further into your heat. He aims to please (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

N - No

(something they would not do, turn offs)

Loris would never do anything that involves inflicting pain on you. No cnc, no masochism, no slapping, choking, cutting, burning. He doesn't wanna call you degrading names either, or be called degrading names for that matter. He doesn't understand it, it isn't fun to him.

He would be kinda confused if you suggested it, turning the whole thing into a conversation about healthy relationship morals instead lol 😭 He just wants whats best for u

O - Oral

(giving and receiving headcanons. do they like it?)

Giving; Loris is a MUNCH. He almost always goes down on u during foreplay, some days he'll spend hours between your legs kissing and licking and sucking. Arms holding you impossibly tight, sometimes reaching up to play with your nipples, rutting against the bed out of desparation. He eats pussy not only cuz it brings you pleasure, but him too. He gets so lost in it, moaning at just your taste alone. He'll lay his head on your stomach and pass out after a while, as if he's the one who just came six times.

Receiving; He loves head, the sloppier the better. And if u can take all of him good LORD. Hes panting and groaning, his stomach flexing at the way you trace the protruding veins of his cock with your tongue. He genuiely loses it when you look up at him, your eyes watering at the odd feeling of his dick twitching in your throat.

Sometimes he doesn't last for more than two minutes, the wet warmth of your mouth just drives him up the wall.

P - Pace

(are they fast and rough, or slow and sensual? both?)

Like i said, Loris aims to please. He can go slow and passionate, it always starts slow, low grunts like a warm wind against your skin as he licks and kisses up your sternum. Panting against eachothers mouths with your foreheads touching. But then it picks up, and he leans back to watch you come undone, not closing his eyes for one second. If you ask him to go harder he wont hesitate, anything for his baby. He honestly gets a little full of himself when your pouty whines turn into broken moans and shouts of his name, babbling about how big he is and how good he feels, clenching around him so hard he might bust right then and there.

Q - Quickie

(their opinion on quickies, how often, ect.)

As previously mentioned, Loris gets so in the zone a quickie just wouldn't happen. Unless you're the one in charge that is. Quick penetrative sex wouldn't be as enjoyable if he feels hes in a hurry, and if hes giving you oral you're cumming more than once. Blow him and you can be done in minutes, but honestly, wheres the fun in that?

R - Risk

(are they game to experiment? are they willing to risk getting caught?)

Hes not big on the idea of getting caught anywhere, you've blown Loris a few times in bar toilets and stuff but that's with the door locked. If you can't lock a door its not happening.

S - Stamina

(how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Loris has good stamina for someone his age, he visibly works out i mean have you seen him? He can last rounds. After two or three of snapping you in half he might need a small break lol but after a few minutes he can go again

T - Toys

(do they own toys? are they interested?)

Depends, Loris is intruiged by vibrators. If you already have one he might pull it out and use it on your clit while fucking you, and he'll maybe let you use it on him from time to time. Hes a bit iffy about dildo's tho, he gets borderline greedy when it comes to you so he could never sit back and watch you fuck yourself with one. And also its not coming near his asshole.

U - Unfair

(how much do they like to tease? being teased?)

I said greedy and i meant it. If he can help it, Loris cant contain himself once hes got you naked and splayed out for him. Maybe he'll try teasing you a bit, but a pouty whine of his name and a tug at his hair is all it takes for Loris to give in :( now if you're teasing him? The man is whining quietly to himself, trying to contain himself and hold back on the complaints, grabbing at any flesh of yours he can reach, just watching with those pleading eyes of his and a small frown AUGH PATHETIC 🧐👉👌

V - Volume

(how loud they are, what sounds they make, ect.)

Loris can get real noisy when fucking you, the pleasure near suffocating as all his senses are stimulated. He starts off panting as you make room for him, but those pants eventually turn into grunts and guttural groans, even whining sometimes if it feels extra good for some reason, or hes really worn out/overstimulated.

W - Wild card

(a random headcanon for the character)

Literally does not care if you're on ur period, if you're both horny whats that gonna stop you? The mere fact that you're comfortable enough with it fills him with pride, that you dont feel the need to hide/shy away from intimacy just cause ur going through something so natural. He'll gladly fuck you mindless if your cramps are bothering you, just say the word. Stepping into the shower with you after to clean up, no shame lovey

hes got pj's and a heatpack prepared for you right when you come back to bed.

X - X-ray

(Lets see whats hiding below that belt..)

Long and thick, 7.5 inches and 5 diameters to be precise. Its such a good stretch, hurts for a bit but it turns into eyerolling pleasure in no time and also why he eats you out like a man starved beforehand. He has two extra prominent veins running from the base to his tan-ish tip, uncut. Well trimmed as previously stated c:

Y - Yearning

(how high is their sex drive in general?)

Out of 10 its like a solid 6, it isn't hard to get him going. Just wear something you know he likes, do something subtle you know turns him on and boom, horny. And hes overall a very passionate person with his partner, he loves being intimate in any shape or form. If ur someone with a high sex drive hes lowkey willing to fuck you everyday

Z - Zzz

(how quickly do they fall asleep after?)

Is definetly tired post-sex, but he isn't one to just fall asleep straight away. Hes at your service with everything you need first and foremost. The second you're good tho he is crawling into bed, engulfing you with his size, like a big, snoring weighted blanket.. Shamelessly sniffing your hair with a hand running up and down your back soothingly. And yes, he snores <3

had more to say than i thought lmaoo eat up LorisNation C:

[bestanimal]

Round 3 - Reptilia - Otidiformes

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

Our next order of birds are the Otidiformes, commonly called “bustards”. They are comprised of one living family, Otididae, containing 11 genera.

Bustards are fairly large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and in steppe regions in Africa, Eurasia, and Australia. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips, and striking patterns in flight. While they can fly, most prefer to run or walk. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small vertebrates, and invertebrates.

Bustards are known for their interesting mating displays, involving dances, aerial displays, inflating throat sacs, or feathered crests. They are usually sexually dimorphic, with males being larger and/or more elaborately patterned. They make their nests on the ground, in which the female lays three to five dark-colored, speckled eggs in a scrape in the ground. The male is not involved in incubation or caring for the chicks. Most are solitary outside of mating season, but may congregate together for migrations in search of food sources. Some travel in same sex groups or small family groups.

Otidiformes are part of the clade Otidimorphae, which also includes the Musophagiformes (turacos) and Cuculiformes (cuckoos). Otidimorphs arose in the Eocene, around 34 million years ago, with bustards evolving around 30 million years ago.

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The largest bustard is the Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) (see gif above), and males have a body length of 105 - 135 cm (3 ft 5 in - 4 ft 5 in) and a wingspan of 230 - 275 cm (7 ft 7 in - 9 ft). They typically weigh between 7 and 18 kg (15 and 40 lb). Male Kori Bustards are one of the largest living birds capable of flight! Male Great Bustards (Otis tarda) (image 1) are shorter and smaller, but rival the Kori Bustard’s weight, at 5.8 to 18 kg (13 to 40 lb).

Great Bustards are one of the most sexually dimorphic living birds, in relation to size difference. Adult male Great Bustards weigh on average 2.48 times more than females (the only known bird with a higher size dimorphism is the Green Peafowl [Pavo muticus]).

The smallest bustard is the Little Brown Bustard (Heterotetrax humilis) which is around 40 cm (1.3 ft) long and weighs around 600 g (1.3 lb) on average.

Alongside his display of a puffed up neck with elongated, filamentous breast plumes, the male Hartlaub's Bustard (Lissotis hartlaubii) also has an aerial display involving him leaping to a height of 15-20 meters (49-65.6 feet) into the air, before gliding downward with his wings held in a shallow V and his legs trailing.

The endangered Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii) is hard to study due to its habitat of desolate regions and its wary nature, so not much is known about them. However, one of the major conservation concerns for this endangered bird is collisions with powerlines. Ludwig’s Bustards have a tendency to fatally collide with powerlines within their habitats, due to their visual blind spots and their flight position which requires them to look slightly down instead of ahead. This collision problem is of such a dire magnitude that the future of the species may be in jeopardy because of it. An estimated 4,000 – 11,900 Ludwig's Bustards are killed each year through powerline collisions.

The Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) will sometimes follow herds of ungulates in order to pick dung beetles from their droppings.

A female Buff-crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana) in captivity was observed carrying her chicks to move them to a new nest. The hen carried one chick at a time under her wing, then dropped it at the desired location. It is unknown whether this behaviour is common among Buff-crested Bustards, or if it was just this female.

The rarest bustard is the Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) (image 3), which is critically endangered with less than 1,000 individuals alive. They have become increasingly threatened by land conversion for agriculture, particularly for rice production. Their population is fragmented, restricted to tiny areas of grassland scattered across South and Southeast Asia, and they are still poached for meat. However, significant strides have been made towards their conservation, involving protecting habitat, educating the public, sustainable land management, and a captive breeding program. Ecotourism provides revenue to locals, as the Bengal Floricans are not shy to perform their leaping courtship displays in front of humans.

[mimorugk]

Tav/Durge's Question of the Day - part 1

Leondorr is the first OC I have after years of not making any, so I hold him very dear to my heart. He is a dark urge, so his lore contains graphic content. There are 20 questions in this post that are selected in the #TavQOTD on bluesky. I'll add more in a separate post in the future. The questions I've answered in the past are still on twitter but I don't use that site anymore.

Thank you everyone for watching me yap about him for the past year.

Tw for strong language, violence, self loathing, suicidal thought, pregnancy as torture.

Quick introduction

Leondorr (Leon for short) is a bhaalspawn made from the flesh of Bhaal himself, taking the shape of a tiefling. He has short black curly hair with medium neutral skin tone and golden eyes, with the right eye having black sclera. Leon is 173 cm in height with a slim but toned build, with small moles across his body. His appearance is supposed to make him less threatening and causes less suspicion. Due to being a bhaalspawn, he doesn't have the lifespan of a normal tieflings. He grew up like a normal person, then stopped aging around 30 years old. Hence Leon has been living for 40 years, but looks early 30s. After escaping the nautiloid, the bhaalspawn ended up with a long scar that goes from the top of his chest and past his belly button, two puncture scars on both palms, adding to multiple small scars he already has before. The wounds were freshly healed with a spell, leaving scars yet the pain lingers. He earned two more scars after the duel with Orin, one across his face and one around his neck.

Leon is quiet, keeping thing to himself and doesn’t speak to companions unless it’s needed, but he’s good at lying and persuading people to get what he wants. It's a great advantage for the team, because Astarion can lie but he acts like a dick which drives people away, while Leon can pretend to be nice. Leon is resilient, doesn’t know when to stop and where his limit is. To some, he's an unbothered and broody guy that one wouldn't approach. It's because he doesn't know what to care for, what his purpose is. The good thing is he isn't completely heartless nor being cruel for no reason.

How does your Tav/Durge feel about water? Aside from just “I need it to stay alive”, do they find large bodies of water upsetting? Do they like to swim to relax?

Leon doesn’t hate water. He instead hates the sticky feeling of wet clothes on his skin. So swimming naked (or with underwear at most) is fine but not soaking in a lake clothed on. He’s not that crazy about water either, it’s cool.

(The night Leon killed his parents, when Sceleritas Fel came to bring him ‘home’, it was raining. His clothes are soaked with his parents' blood and rainwater, clinging to his skin for hours. He hated that wet feeling. Even when his memories were lost, Leondorr still instinctly hated it.)

2. Does your tav/durge embrace their class, or is it complicated?

Leondorr is a rogue/assassin mostly and a bard occasionally as a disguise. The assassin part isn’t his choice, though, it’s Bhaal’s. Ironically, Leon is made for the job, and he hates that he’s so good at it. Still, it’s a part of him, whether he likes it or not.

3. What is your Tav/Durge's biggest fear?

There’s a thought that keeps Leon from sleeping. What if when he woke up and everything was just a dream? His friends, his journey, Halsin. That he has given in to the Urge, or he was captured by those Mind Flayers and now his mind creates a dream to ease him from reality.

4. What is your Tav/Durge's biggest fear?

There’s a thought that keeps Leon from sleeping. What if when he woke up and everything was just a dream? His friends, his journey, Halsin. That he has given in to the Urge, or he was transformed by those Mind Flayers and now his mind creates a dream to ease him from reality.

5. Does your tav/durge have a favorite spell that they like to use? Do they preserve it for crucial moments, or do they tend to spam it? If they're not a magic caster, do they have a favorite spell scroll that they like to have on hand? Why do they like it?

Leondorr isn’t a full time caster, he prefers sneak attack and stabbing, it’s faster and you don’t have to remember the spell. He does like Vicious Mockery because it’s fun. Hold Person is good for controlling as well.

6. How and when did your tav/durge realize that they were in love with their LI(s)? how did the realization make them feel?

Probably when Oliver reunited with Thaniel and he saw Halsin cried. All Leondorr wanted was to embrace the man, but he couldn’t bring himself to.

Before that, Leon spent often time in his tent, they’ve been flirting for fun. Then the gazing lingered a bit longer, the flirting became bolder, and there would be this longing for touches. Leon thinks he knows what it is, but he won’t admit it, too afraid to do so. Himself being a ticking bomb doesn’t help, so he pushes it back.

Even when Halsin confessed, Leon still hesitated, but he jumped in anyway. The acceptance of him being in love and deserves love comes slowly. And it takes dying at the Bhaal temple for him to accept it.

7. Who does your Tav or Durge usually spar with?

Mostly Wyll, sometimes Karlach or Lae’zel would join in. Leondorr doesn’t use magic that much, he prefers daggers and shortswords, so Wyll is just perfect.

8. Does your Tav/Durge have any ties to specific types of clothing/jewelry? Be it for cultural, religious/spiritual, sentimental, or personal reasons!

Leon’s set of earrings and horn rings. They don’t have any meaning really, just random jewelry, but he’s been wearing them since he was still Bhaal’s assassin.

At the begin when he didn’t have any belongings, he thought about selling them for supplies, but they’re his only items from the life that he forgot, so he kept them. Post game, he gave the pointy pair to Halsin to wear on his hair, as a sign of commitment.

9. Ignoring the class-specific starter outfits, what was your tav wearing when they were abducted by the Nautiloid?

Nothing. Leon's completely naked when Nessa’s husband moved him from her torture table to the pod. He picked up his daggers and leather armor from the corpses nearby. Basically when the game starts, he doesn't have any belonging unlike his companions. His clothes are anything he can find or trade for.

10. How does your Tav/Durge feel about pregnancy? Either being pregnant or getting someone else pregnant! If they’re infertile, how do they feel about that?

Leondorr isn't so thrilled about it. He's never think of it until Jaheira brought up the topic at their reunion. See, Bhaal has plans when he created Leon the way that he is. The God of Murder makes sure to have another use for his son in case the grand plan fails. Leon was given a vagina with a womb instead of male genital, so he could be used as his Father's breeding cow, birthing spawns till the end of his days. Each birth would be agonizing, as they are his punishment. Since puberty, he has birth control spell that's been active. Now, whenever Leon thinks of having a child, given how he was created, he can't do it even with the man he loves. Parenting isn't something Leon think he's capable of either. Maybe in the future Leon will change his mind, but not now. Halsin understands, he won't push it. Not like they already have a handful of orphans running around town.

11. Are your Tav/Durge and their partner of different races? How do they deal with that? - esp different lifespan

There’s nothing inconvenience about a tiefling and a wood elf, besides lifespan. Leon was granted immortality as long as he remained Bhaal’s child. Now that he isn’t anymore, that would make him an ordinary tiefling. Unless Wither has put something in Leon's blood to make him age slower, both of them already know the answer, so there’s no need to dwell on it.

Leon can only be glad to have met Halsin, to spend his life with him and to love him. Halsin would stay with him until the end. If there was some kind of divine intervention or reincarnation for tiefling, Halsin will find Leon again.

12. How would your tav/durge show their love in a nonverbal way? What actions would they take to convey their emotions?

Leondorr isn’t good with affectionate words, so he shows love through gifts and touches. Brushing his hand on Halsin’s arm or face, curling his tail around Halsin’s limbs. He overhears how Halsin misses honey mead and the next day Hal shall have a bottle in front of his tent.

13. What motivates your Tav or Urge to do self-care? What type of self care do they do

The look on Halsin’s face everytime he patches Leondorr up. Leon was driven by guilt and emptiness. He’s used to throw himself into danger like his life isn’t worth anything, which is why he’s good at fighting. His opponents want to live, while he doesn’t care about his life.

Guess now he’d be more careful, accept unconditional love, or simply just enjoy a cool morning and the taste of herbal tea, now that he has purposes, something to live for.

14. (slightly) nsfw #tavqotd What is your tav/durge’s bedroom behavior? Are they playful, giving, demanding, or something else? Please tell us! 👀

Oh Leon's def on the playful side. He teases but plays hard to get. He also enjoys climbing on top of Halsin. Even when Hal pins him down, he knows that he's in control, that he wants it. Of course Halsin loves giving as much as Leon loves taking and receiving.

15. What’s unique endearment(s) and/or petname(s) is your tav/durge called by their love interest(s)?

Leondorr gives stray cat energy. But, since Halsin doesn’t want to hurt his pride, he calls him (little) panther. It’s kinda the same thing.

16. In your tav/durge’s relationship, who has the loud personality, and who is the quiet one?

I wouldn’t call Halsin the loud one, but he is louder than Leon for sure. Overall they’re just tired old men yaoi kinda couple.

17. Does your Tav/Durge Ship affect their story? How?

Yes and no, but mostly yes.

I feel like Halsin is the only one who’s mentally mature and experienced enough to help Leon’s journey with his self worth. I think other companions’ problems are too much for someone as unstable as Leon to guide them. They can be friends or just tolerate each other, but not as a long term partner.

Vice versa, the companions already have enough on their hands, adding Leon would be too much. Leon is a durge, it’s a heavy thing to deal with, and the guy’s on the verge of ending himself every day. He needs help, not being in the caretaker role.

I don’t want to use Halsin like a therapist and ignore the man’s trauma, but caretaking is his thing, he does it better than anyone. Traumatized or not, he has experience. Leon can learn how to care about himself and taking care of Halsin in return. I mean he’s already doing so in his way.

So yes, if Leon doesn’t have Halsin as his partner, he might work through his issues, but it’ll be slow, difficult with higher chance of failing. It’s just better to have a guiding hand. Leon thinks of Halsin like the spark of his soul. Durge’s soul must be pitch black if he even have one, and Halsin is the spark, the light.

18. What does your tav/durge do for a living (after the brain)? Do they enjoy it or just doing it because they must?

Leon wouldn’t need his killing skill when he retired, so I suppose he would do similar jobs in Reithwin like hunting, scouting, or picking the lock whenever Halsin loses the key to their house. As long as the job keeps Reithwin people trusting him and not see him as a threat, it’s fine by him.

19. Name one favourite thing about your Tav/Durge!

Leondorr being the embodiment of melancholy, self-loathing, lost but keeps going because there’s nowhere to go but up. Having no memories nor anything to lose like his companions, just merely existing. Sure he doesn’t want to turn into a squid, so he joins others because it gives him something to do. Plus he has no other choice. But if he dies, no big deal either, not like he’s worth it. Does that make sense?

20. which companion is your OC’s favorite to kick back with at the end of the day at camp? Least favorite? And why. Throw the lore at us

Leondorr doesn’t actually spend his night with anyone but he likes Shadowheart. Karlach is fun and Wyll is nice to him so they’re good as well. Halsin is the first person he spends time at night with (the Night Walk comic hehe). Least fav is Astarion bc of his attitude. Astarion doesn't like him either.

Lae’zel is neutral. She’s aggressive but she’s good at what she does. Gale is…okay. He’s fine, but he’s a lot. He needs someone with a healthier mental state and Leon isn’t that person.

[mutant-distraction]

photo and text credit: Dixon

"I loved these little guys… Dik-Dik in Tanzania.

Height: About 12–16 inches (30–40 cm) at the shoulder.

Length: Roughly 19–27 inches (50–70 cm).

Weight: Around 6.5–13 pounds (3–6 kg).

These guys live in the wild about 3-4 years but in captivity up to 10 years"

[love4peter]

hi! i'm pete(r)!⟡ ݁₊ .*

⋆˙⟡. i'm 17 y/o, and i'm willing to be friends with anyone—i will be less likely to interact w/ people the younger you are though !!! also, i use he/him pronouns.

i've had an 3d since i was 8 years old and have struggled to keep weight off due to my family :-(.

i made this blog because i knew it was finally time to take control of my life and become somebody, physically, i can be proud of. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

i really, really, REALLY like marvel( pls talk to me about it). will add more to this intro later ٠࣪⭑

cw: 168 lbs (76 kg) ´ཀ`

height: 5'2" (157 cm)

first gw: 150 lbs (68 kg) (¬_¬")

second gw: 130 lbs (58 kg) "( – ⌓ – )

third gw: 100 lbs (45 kg) (っ- ‸ - ς)

ugw: 90 lbs (40 kg) (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

hold urself accountable with me! we are in this together and we will meet our goals :-). don't be afraid to message me or ask me anything !!

[prokopetz]

I'm considering bumping the standard height range for player characters in Eat God from 40–70 cm (average 55) to 50–80 cm (average 65). That seems to be a better match for how people are picturing and drawing their characters anyway, and it would solve the recurring complaints about the "Unusual Size (Hulking)" Trait not being able to produce a God-eater who's over five feet tall without needing any changes to how that Trait works.

(Also probably going to swap the 6d6 for 3d12 because playtesting suggests those height rolls definitely need to be swingier; consistent outputs are not a virtue here!)