#also had one that wouldn't take the acorns from me

[duracel-battery]

went on a long walk outside the other day and i carry acorns with me for the express purpose of feeding squirrels and on the way back a squirrel bounded up to me and stopped in front of me waiting for an acorn. 10/10 would recommend taking walks and feeding squirrels, watching them eat them is also adorable.

[slayfics]

The butterfly girls trick Inosuke into kissing you.

Inosuke was out training in the courtyard when he heard some whispering behind him. He quickly turned around to see Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho deciding who should be the one to approach him.

“What’s going on?” He asked. The girls jumped in surprise.

“OH! Umm...” They all three looked at each other. “We were just hoping that maybe you could help us by telling y/n something.” Sumi explained.

“What do you need me to tell her?”

“It’s just that we accidently broke one of their favorite vases this morning... and we thought maybe if you told them they wouldn’t be as upset." Kiyo said and the other two girls nodded in unison.

“Hmm that makes sense they wouldn't be able to take me in a fight.” Inosuke said and puffed out his chest.

“Uhhh right...” The three girls agreed and giggled knowing Inosuke was completely oblivious as to why they asked him to tell you. The girls had noticed you had taken a liking to him.

“Alright I'll go tell them now then.” He said and began to walk off.

“Wait!” Naho called. “You should also give them a kiss if it seems like they might still get mad at us!” She yelled and the other two girls giggled even harder than before.

“Uhh sure.” Inosuke said. He had a vague idea of what that meant but had no idea why that would keep you from getting mad about the vase. He walked off to find you and the three girls followed to watch.

Inosuke approached you while you were hanging clothes up outside to dry.

“HEY!” He called.

“Oh hi Inosuke, what do you need?” You asked.

“I need to tell you that your vase broke.”

“Were you training inside again??”

“What no! I didn’t break anything!”

“Mhm likely story Inosuke.” You said and rolled your eyes. Inosuke took this as a sign that you were still angry and moved closer to you.

“Hu?” You stepped back confused by his movements, but he moved closer still until the snout of his mask was pressed to your cheek. It was then you heard the giggles of Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho. You turned to see them hiding behind a tree.

“Is that good?’ He turned and asked the giggling girls.

“What?” You asked totally confused.

“They said I should kiss you if it looked like you were getting mad about the vase.” He explained.

You felt your face get hot.

“YOU THREE I’VE HAD IT!” You said and ran after them. The three girls took off running.

Inosuke stood in the same spot confused. Had he done something bad?

Later in the day, after you had given the three girls an ear full, you were preparing dinner. Insouke walked in and startled you.

“OH!” You jumped when you turned around to see him standing behind you. “Hi, sorry I didn’t hear you. Don’t worry, the food is almost ready.”

“That’s not why I'm here.” He said. This took you off guard. Food was always on Inosuke’s mind.

“What can I do for you then?” You asked. Still feeling embarrassed about early. Had he realized that the girls asked him to tell you about the vase because you liked him?

“Did I do something wrong?” He asked.

“What do you mean something wrong?”

“Did you not like that I kissed you.” He explained. He was wondering if that was wrong?? Of course not... I mean that wasn’t REALLY a kiss but it was what Inosuke thought was a kiss. Did he think you didn’t want to kiss him? Does that mean that he wanted to kiss you on his own and not just because of the influence of the three girls?

“No that wasn’t the problem Inosuke.” You tried to explain but this seemed to anger him.

“Then what is the problem?? Have I not shown my strength? Have I not given you the prettiest leaves and acorns??”

You found yourself giggling at that last part. You remembered the other day when he brought some leaves to hand to you and ran off, but it didn’t occur to you that it was Inoskue's way of showing interest.

“NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING AT ME!”

“No no no! I’m not laughing at you Insouke!” You said, grabbing his hand to try and calm him down. “I’m laughing because I'm the one that wasn’t understanding. I didn’t realize...”

“Realize what?” He asked. You weren’t sure how to explain in words so you decided to show him instead. You pulled up his mask to rest on top of his head and squeezed his hand tighter. Inosuke watched you intently with frustration still in his eyes. You moved closer to him.

“Is it ok if I kiss you this time?” You asked. He didn’t say a word but nodded and you watched as his frustrated expression turned to curiosity and anticipation. You gently pressed your lips to his and pulled away after a few moments. Inosuke smiled.

“I like your kisses better.” He said. You smiled back at him and had long forgotten about your favorite vase breaking.

[applepie2523]

" In the Dance GRRM horribly handled the Riverlords and the Riverlands in general, and tbh alot of the Dance was written pretty badly also.

First. He has them almost completely united for Rhaenyra even though there is no real reason for them to support her, even after it's stated that they have always been divided and fought amongst themselves, with the exception being sometimes when they were invaded. Also before anyone says they swore an oath, it's made very clear that in Westeros plenty of lords will completely disregard them when it suits them because it wasn't advantageous to them, and Rhaenyra wasn't advantageous to them at all, if Rhaenyra got power then she very easilly could've tried to make it to where the inheritance laws were like Dorne meaning many of those lords could've either lost their titles or faced civil war and unrest due to their older sisters trying to claim the their titles. Not to mention that everyone knew that Rhaenyra had bastards and were acting like they were legitimate heirs, meaning that they should've at the very least acknowledged the risk of there being a civil war from putting her on the throne.

Second. It's like they almost always win even they lose. At the Battle of the Burning Mill Lord Blackwood got killed in single combat, which should've immediately led to the collaspe of the Blackwood troops, but instead somehow after it he got shot with an arrow through his helmet eyeslits, causing his own troops to break. At the Battle of the Red Fork the managed to kill Jason Lannister even though they lost the battle, because of some nameless squire who wasn't even highborn meaning that he wouldn't have been trained anywhere near as good as Jason would've been trained nor does it take into account his guard that would've been with him, and it not making much sense for him to have been fighting on frontline instead of commanding from the rear anyway. Next onto the Battle of Acorn Hall the Rivermen were once again badly beaten, however again some random hedge knight was able to somehow kill the leader of the Lannister army Adrian Tarbeck, again making the Lannister victory a phyric one, leading to the Lannister host going to Lord Lefford even though he was incompetent. Also it also needs to be noted that this was after multiple Lannister victories after the Red Fork that Adrian led them into, and that in all of these battles the Rivermen were outnumbered, it makes no sense for them to be this successful in the face of countless defeat.

Third Pt 1. He essentially made most of the enemies of the Riverlands incompetent or dumb. I'll start with the Westermen, how can you expect me to believe that the Westermen are so incompetent that they lose multiple commanders in combat, when in reality after they lost one commander they would've had the new commander covered in guards and commanding from the rear, so that nothing could happen to them. Also how is it that all throughout their march to Harrenhal to join up with Aemond they didn't have any scouts patrolling around them at all, when in the WOTFK Tywin was able to have scounts reporting the size and army location of Robb's Starks force before he split up his force when he was at Harrenhal, and Robb was able to have scounts reporting the size and locations of both of the Lannister hosts when he was at Moat Cailin, does he honestly expect me to believe that the Lannisters didn't have scouts around them when they were in hostile territory and had just encounter enemy forces? Also the Lannisters didn't even send word to Harrenhal about their arrival or location so that they could either meet them or have Aemond guard their army on the way to Harrenhal, especially since right before that, they had enountered multiple enemy forces, and had lost muliple commanders in their force. Also let me say that it makes zero sense for them not to raise more men or hire sellswords to join up with their army after the Battle of Acorn Hall, or even raise a new host of men and sellswords to join up with Aemond and Criston's army or just Aemond after the Battle by the Lakeshore, because even though they were getting raided by Dalton Greyjoy, all of their territory wasn't getting raided only the coast were, not to mention that they could've sent word to the Arbor and Oldtown that they needed their fleets to fight the Greyjoys, because they couldn't support the war the Riverlands effectively because of the Greyjoys but instead they don't even ask for reinforcements or help at all. Also not only were they already rich but they also had a quarter of the royal treasury given to them which they proceeded to do absolutely nothing at all with the whole war instead of I don't know hiring thousands of sellswords to help in the Riverlands or a sellsail fleet to fight off the Greyjoys.

Third Pt 2. I'll talk about how incompetent they made Borros Baratheon. First they have Borros essentially be a coward and sit out the whole war, until almost all the dragons were dead. Then when he finally did march to actually face the Rivermen, GRRM had him lose in the Battle of the Kingsroad in the dumbest way, by the exact same way that his ancestor Orys Baratheon founded their house and beat Argilac the Arrogant, you can not possibly convince that a Baratheon of all people would follow that strategy, and even if you would then you really can't convince that the troops from Hayford, Rosby, and Stokeworth would refuse to join the fight and the men from Duskendale straight up betrayed them and attacked them in the back, because Aegon had taken hostages from all of those houses, them betraying him would've meant that Aegon would've killed them, for betraying them, but hey the Riverlands can't lose here, all while his new King's Landing levies just sat and watched. Realistically if Borros did decide to face them at The Battle of the Kingroad then the Baratheon army would've been able to beat them bloody or at the least inflict heavy losses, because Borros had a larger cavalry advantage. Although if you really want to be realistic here then Borros wouldn't have attacked them in a straight up fair battle at all, because there was absolutely no need to at all, the Rivermen were marching down the kingroad, they could've easilly been ambushed on the march, or Borros could've easilly stayed in King's Landing and set up an ambush and destroyed them before they set up a seige camp, also another reason why he had no reason to face them in a straight fair battle was because he knew that Cregan was on his way south with an large army. I'll also say it makes zero sense for Borros to have only had 6k men with him when he joined the fighting, he raised those men in the beginning of the war and his territory didn't get attacked or raiding at all in the war, what possible reason would he have for not raising more men before he actually set out to march into fighting? By the time he joined he should've at least 20k men with him. You can't convince me that a man from house Baratheon, a house known for fighting and being good warriors, was this incompetent.

Third Pt3. Onto Aemond and Criston, he's built them up to be the most dangerous threats to Rhaenyra and the best instruments of war on the green side, hell he had Criston come up with the plan to kill Rhaenys and Meleys, and lead the ground campaign in the crownlands where he was undefeated. While with Aemond essentially train nonstop to be a good swordsmen and warrior since he lost his eye at ten and knew that a war was going to be inevitable, and that he had to be the protector of his family because his father wouldn't, it makes no sense for them to be so incompetent and ineffective in the Dance.

3 PT3 A First I'll start with them doing absolutely nothing after they took Harrenhal this is also before they found out that King's Landing had fallen, they knew that Jason Lannister had just gotten killed fighting and that there were multiple black forces fighting for Rhaenyra across the Riverlands, but instead of leaving say 1,000 men to garrison Harrenhal and taking the rest of their men out to fight against the rebels and force them to join us like how Aegon I did in the conquest and how Daeron would do in the Reach during the war, they did nothing but stay in Harrenhal, hell Aemond himself could've went alone on Vhagar to join the Lannister host and defeat and force almost every Black alligned force in the Riverlands beaten and forceed to join them, while also forcing all the neutral houses to also join them within a month. They also apparently don't use or have a single scout at all, or even use Aemond and Vhagar to scout like in every previous example of dragon warfare so far, from Aegon I and his sisters in the conquest, to Daeron doing it in the Reach during the war, the Battle by the Lakeshore should've never happened at all, because scouts and Aemond on Vhagar should've been able to find out that 3 seperate black forces were like a day or two's march away their location, and that a now outnumbered Lannister host was being chased by them leading to either most of the royal army marching out to join them, or Aemond alone joining or shadowing behind them to guard their march. Meaning that the more realistic outcome of the Battle of the Lakeshore being either a straight up battle between the joint green and black forces in the Riverlands leading to a decisive victory for the greens resulting in those forces getting forced to join the greens, or it would be where the Lannisters were fighting them alone, but Aemond and Vhagar would come in during the battle resulting in a decisive victory for the greens and again forcing the black forces to join them, like how Daeron did at the Battle of the Honeywine.

3 PT3 B. Next I'll talk about them leaving Harrenhal, the Butcher's Ball, and after. After they hear about the Lakeshore instead of marching out together they seperate even though they both knew that they were outnumbered in the Riverlands and that they just lost all of the Lannister army in an ambush right under their noses, but he has Aemond decide to say fuck you to Criston the person who tought him how to fight, and most likely would've been his father figure and instead fly off to burn random villages in the Riverlands which granted does have it's tactical and strategic advantages. But GRRM has a very hard time convincing me that men who were raised and trained to be good warriors almost all their lives failed this badly here. What would've happened realistically would be Aemond and Criston staying together for the march south at least until they got to the border of the Reach, where Aemond would then leave him once he was safely escorted into the Reach, to go burn the villiages in the Riverlands. The Butcher's shouldn't have happened as it did, Criston should've had scouting out for him so he wouldn't be ambushed like the Lannisters were, however instead again scouting just doesn't exist, and even if his scouts failed him, he should've anticipated that after all the death and destruction that their forces and homeland had been through they wouldn't have wanted peace, and as a result he should've immediately formed up a strong defensive line and waited for them attack so that he could arrange an orderly retreat back to Harrenhal and await Aemond's return. Meaning that the outcome of this battle should've been like the Battle of the Green Fork where Tywin was able to successfully withdraw his men without taking massive losses. After the Butcher's Ball Aemond's first move should've been to fly into the Westerlands and raise a host of as many men as he could, then march straight to Riverrun demanding that they join him or burn, and proceeding to march on every single black alligned castle in the Riverlands and burning them if they didn't join him and then marching south to join up with Daeron in the Reach. Also don't give me the he was being hunted by Daemon and Nettles excuse, Aemond was in plain sight burning down everything in his path if Daemon really wanted to find Aemond then he would've found him, but instead he was too busy grooming and fucking Nettles. Also don't say Aemond wasn't brave enough to face them, especially when in this scenario he would have an army to support him with scorpion and ballistas in case Daemon did decide to actually die fighting him earlier. Also even if Aemond followed just followed the burning stuff down path, their is still absolutely zero reason why he didn't just attack the castles of black alligned lords directly and demand that they joined him directly, and fly to Riverrun demanding they join him.

Fourth. It seems like literally nothing phases them the whole war. From them getting their asses beaten the whole beginning stage of the war, but not a single lord or army surrendered to them even though they would've had zero morale, were outnumbered, and would've felt abandoned by Rhaenyra. To them pulling off insane ambushes where they destroyed entire host multiple times, even though their is absolutely no reason that they should've been able to do them. To Aemond and Vhagar raining fire down on all of the Riverlands for like a year, and them still not suing for peace, and not having a single pesant revolt against their lords demanding that they stop supporting Rhaenyra, because they were getting wiped out in the thousands damn near everyday. To them constantly raising new armies after they lost them even though their countryside and villiages were burned to ash along with many of their people, they lose all their men at Tumbleton, oh no worries Addam we got plenty more. To them having leaders who were just straight up meme and anime worthy with how successful they were in the war.

Also let me just straight up say that I can't believe that GRRM honestly expects me to believe that Gregor Clegane raiding in less than half of the Riverlands had way more of an effect on them then Aemond and Vhagar did burning and raiding all of it for a year. The SOLE reason that the Riverlands wasn't beaten into submission by the joint Aemond/Criston/Lannister invasion in a month or two, is due to nithing but plot armor. This here is an example of weak writing by GRRM, and also there is way more that I could talk about with the Riverlands and Dance as whole but at this point this comment has gone on long enough."

[fantasyinallforms]

I am very committed to doing the word prompts for @acorns-and-oakleaves Year of Bagginshield, located here. I adore word prompts with all of my ever-betting heart, and all 12 of the ones on this list are stunning.

So, I present a drabble for the January word prompt: "Tell me what you saw." {This has spicy undertones but is not explicit}

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“Just tell me what you saw!” Fili shook his brother by the shoulders, growing more and more impatient. 

“I don’t know! I don’t know! Or I don't want to know? Please don’t make me think about it more Fee.” Kili groaned as he put his palms to his eyes. 

“Fine, I’ll take a look myself,” Fili grumbled. He made to walk off before Kili grabbed him by the arm and wouldn't let him move. 

“I’m warning you. I’m really warning you. Don’t.” There was panic in Kili’s tone, and he was getting fed up with it. 

“Just. Tell. Me.” Fili demanded 

I…well…I was going to ask Uncle something, and the door was ajar, so I thought it meant he wasn't busy, and… I saw Uncle and Bilbo and they were making out. I was going to tease them about it and maybe shut the door on them, but then… It stopped being just making out incredibly quickly….” Kili blabbered. Fili turned green. 

“Why didn't you shut the door quicker!” Fili whisper-yelled, now terrified someone would hear him. 

“I tried!” Kili rebutted, “But then I worried uncle would kill me if he heard the door close, and I was paralyzed and… Fee I’m going to be sick.” 

“We’ve bathed in the same river as uncle before. You’re being overdramatic.” Fili rolled his eyes.

“No. I. Am. Not. Bilbo was in his lap Fee. In. His. Lap.” Kili gave him a pointed look that begged him to read between the lines before shaking his head as if it would clear away the image. “Get me to the pub and buy me enough ale to forget my name, I beg you.”     

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“Thorin, did you hear something?” Bilbo’s arms were wrapped around Thorin's neck, facing opposite from the door. His clothing was half on him, half pooled around his middle, as Thorin had control of both of their pleasure.  

“It’s no one, ghivashel. Just someone learning a valuable lesson in knocking.” Thorin replied before making Bilbo forget the statement entirely.

~~~~~~~

Also, that banner was super not made by me, and is from the event. ❤️

[merriamwebstersdick]

Me and a friend just got into it over that top10 Sonic females video, here is my take:

1. Blaze the Cat, not like other girls, my genderbent-Riverdale-Jughead beauty, I'm gonna go further than Shane Dawson ever would. Call me fucking Douglas Spink the way I'm gonna break the law 4 that pu$$y 💯😈💦

2. Rouge the Bat, phat titties n ass, experienced and whorepilled. Ride or die for Shadow and Omega, definitely let's the gang hit. Just such a solid option but overrated and too easy for me personally.

3. Sticks the Badger, she's my unhinged goblincore rabiosexual waifu, she definitely foams at the mouth and she definitely foams on the dick. I still fucking love Sonic Boom so I'm adding her. They should've changed Sonic's arm color back tho.

4. Wave the Swallow, Sonic Riders lit and I'm sick of pretending it's not. She don't got a mouth or hands but I know for a FACT that cloaca does tricks on it. Also she's smart af and prob knows how to make a pipebomb.

5. Tikkal, she a trad-pilled monarchist native-Latina, also she's a ghost so that's extra hot. She can touch me but I can't touch her, very mormon, I see why Guptill included her.

6. Vanilla the Rabbit (Cream's mom), Rabbit milfy she definitely had more babies than Cream with those motherbearing hips, she just ate them cuz she's a Rabbit and it made her thiccer. It's how she's the size of an average human mother, like Guptill89 said. Nature is beautiful.

7. Amy Rose, she a flatbody yandere who's willing to sacrifice everything for the greater good. Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and Ava Braun want to be her. Also she uses a hammer so she's one of those scrawny bodybuilder types, meaning she could punt me into a wall if I wanted to killing me instantly. And she can lobotomize me with her 3 perfect quills, like a reverse 50s housewife. If Sonic don't want her than I can have her, I want her to kill me.

8. Cosmo, literally just Gardevior also an alien AND a plant, I want her to photosynthesize on this pussy and let me pollinate her. She may be Tail's age but she not from Earth, the age of consent doesn't apply here, also she's a plant. Don't remember Sonic X well but I remember she was bad.

9. Sally Acorn, bland and manipulative, honestly mostly because of Ken Penders writing female characters like that in the Sonic archie comics but there wasn't there much to begin with. Wouldn't smash cuz she'd prob get attached and stalk me (not in the hot way).

10. Julie-sue the Echidna, she is a fucking abomination and the culmination of Ken Penders entire fucking influence on the comics, I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER. she's a child of incest canonically and fucking looks like it. I replaced Mina the Mongoose with Sticks on this list because normally I'd not count comic characters but Julie-sue is so awful I have to include her just to say how much I want to kill her. I will hunt her to the ends of the earth like a dog and I'll kill her like a pig.

Anyways that's it (*^▽^)/★*☆♪

What's your top 10 hottest Sonic females?

[chocfrog-enjoyer]

💚 (For ask game:))

Ty for the ask anon ^^

Gosh it’s a hard question because I love so many characters and they all have some horrible misinterpretations.

But for this I think I’ll go with Ron, as I rlly love this boy

Alright so let’s first get over some things ppl like to say about Ron or write Ron as being like ( all of these are horrible and just bashing ):

- Ron being abusive towards his partner and friends

- Ron written as very unattractive, being fat and nasty

- Ron written as a cheater

- Ron written as dumb, unintelligent, illogical

- Ron being shunned back from the trio and replaced by another character ( Neville/Luna/Ginny ) bc they are better friends

I hate all of those takes, Ron doesn’t deserve this treatment by the fandom TwT

So let’s establish some facts now

Ron’s magical abilities are on the same level as Harry’s with the only exception being Defense against the dark arts.

However he does have his own abilities that he’s good at. Ron’s an outstanding chess player, he wins with almost everyone, even with Hermione which really frustrates her

He’s a pretty good keeper (unfortunately, due to stage fright, it is difficult for him to show his best side when playing in front of a large audience)

Ron could drive a car at the age of 12. This is an extremely amazing achievement considering that even adults often have trouble operating the vehicle, and Ron was able to fly it all the way to Hogwarts. This means that within a dozen or so hours, Ron drove a car and flew from England, London to Scotland, without using a map and only following the tracks he saw beneath him. It is also important to remember that the car had additional functions as Arthur Wesley magically improved the vehicle, meaning it was even more complicated to operate than a standard car.

Now here's something you may not have noticed, although it's partly just me looking deeper but a lot of things points to Ron having some future-predicting power within him. Why do I think so? Especially since no one, not even Ron himself, seemed to think so?

The answer, of course, lies in the books. Just look at those quotes :>

1. Ron predicted Harry's getting unexpected cash and more

In the third book: Prisoner of Azkaban, during the first lesson - making predictions with tea leaves - Ron was examining the leaves in his friend's cup.

"(...) "There's a blob a bit like a bowler hat," he said. "Maybe you're going to work for the Ministry of Magic…” He turned the teacup the other way up.

"But this way it looks more like an acorn... What's that?" He scanned his copy of Unfogging the Future. “A windfall, unexpected gold.” (…)

- H.P. and the Prisoner of Azkaban

As we know, Harry became an Auror after the end of the Wizarding War. So, as expected, he works for the Ministry. But what's the deal with cash? A Well, for example, unexpected gold for Harry was the prize for winning the Triwizard Tournament - 1,000 galleons, which amounts to about 5,000. GPB or 28,000. PLN. That’s a lot right?

Another unexpected influx of money was Harry receiving Sirius's estate after his death. Because how could he expect that his godfather would end his life?

2. He predicted that Voldemort killed Moaning Myrtle

“I wish I knew why someone did try to chuck it,' said Harry. 'I wouldn't mind knowing how Riddle got an award for special services to Hogwarts, either.'

'Could've been anything,' said Ron. 'Maybe he got thirty O.W.Ls or saved a teacher from the giant squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle, that would've done everyone a favour..?”

- H.P. and the Chamber of Secrets

3.He also predicted their argument during GOF and along with Harry most of what would happen in the book

“(…) Why don't you get stabbed in the back by someone you thought was a friend?"

"Yeah... cool.." said Harry, scribbling it down, "because Venus is in the twelfth house."

- H.P. and the Goblet of Fire

Ron was very brave.

Despite his fear of spiders, went with Harry into the forbidden forest, that most of the school avoided, following a spider trail. We know well that this situation ended with a meeting with Aragog, but despite his obvious fear, Ron waited for Harry to finish asking Aragog questions.

He also went with Harry straight to the Chamber of Secrets, knowing full well that the Basilisk was there. One of the most dangerous creatures in the entire wizarding world.

He overcame his fears in order to help his friend.

Ron was very loyal. Yes, they had arguments, but all of the trio had, Hermione abandoned the boys a few times too, but that’s how life works, friends sometimes argue and don’t agree with each other but what makes them a good friend is that they apologize and always come back. Harry appreciated him very much for this, after all, Ron was the person Harry missed the most and whom he had to save during the 2nd task of the Triwizard Tournament.

Ron also has an absolutely amazing sense of humor, here are some of the funniest things he said that I quoted:

GOF

OOTP

All in all, I love Ron, he’s an amazing character and I hate how much he’s mischaracterized and brushed aside or bashed he is.

[rechicken-and-waffles]

Also, for Lupin the 3rd headcanon, a few more came to me when I am getting ready for work:

When he is captured by Sally Acorn, she places a special crown on his head that can't be removed no matter what, like in the Chinese folk story Journey to the West with the crown of Sun WoKong, but in a twisted blessing, he can command the monkey badniks to his every beck and call.

Jet, Storm, and Wave hated him with a purple passion as he treads into their territory and takes over the treasure hunting that they are known for.

He hasn't met Scourge or Kit at all as he was more focus on flirting with Fujiko and evading Zenigata (This is canon to the comics and anime, so this isn't a headcanon per se but you get the idea)

He does have different colored blazers or jackets at his disposal while keeping up with fashion and function to the point of giving Antonie a hell of a hard time.

Favorite food is all kinds of fruits that he can easily pick from high trees as long as they are not in the range of team Chaotix's hidden bases.

He did rescued Cream when the other Freedom Fighters were too distracted one time when she was caught, and thus, she trusts him with her life, in fact, he plays with her and Cheese whenever he gets a chance, as long as Vanilla doesn't find out and goes (literally) apeshit in beating him up.

Sonic will, at one point, have to give Lupin some credit as he wouldn't gotten away from Eggman if it hasn't been for the Monkey King himself, which Sonic had a private discussion with Sally about the permanent crown on Lupin's head.

The Deadly Six nor Surge doesn't have a clue who he is, so he is counting his lucky stars on that one.

God bless America, I am giving you too many ideas here that it's crazy. I have got to stop before you get a sensory overload.

Lupin being the Monkey King is so funny to me because there is one episode in the anime where he dresses up as him to get some treasure dfghjkjhgfd

Also him being friends with Cream is so sweet I love that 😭😭

[kannedia]

"Hold still, or you'll risk reopening your wounds." (ft. @kolak-magiia Melody @ any of your muses!)

Accidents Happen

Character(s): Iskra Rehw-marouc, Melody Amanodel and Aunillie.

Warning: vague mentions of wounds and injury.

Iskra trailed off. His gaze fell to his palm and what was left of 'the accident' as Beatin would later call it.

"It is..."

Iskra trailed off. His gaze fell to his palm and what was left of 'the accident' as Beatin would later call it. A thick red line stared back at him behind a light pink spot on a white bandage. He half-clenched the hand, then relaxed it.

The same words had not worked the last three times he had tried them. The child, Aunillie, was still sitting on the bench next to him tears half-formed in her eyes. It had been, in truth, only a mistake on her part. She had startled him while he was whittling and the knife had simply slipped.

One wouldn't know this by the way she was looking at him. He hoped he wasn't worrying the girl too much.

Iskra reached out his good hand and gently patted her on the head.

"Look. It will be fine." He noted as he clenched the wounded hand in front of her. "It is- oh." There had been a slight pinching feeling in his hand.

"Iskra. I thought I told you," Melody chided as she entered the Acorn Orchard. "Hold your hand still or you'll risk reopening your wound."

Iskra and Aunillie exchanged a glance before looking back to Melody. She returned the look before noticing the red on his bandage.

"It's too late, I take it." She sighed. "Aunillie, please get me some more bandages from Corgg."

"Yes, ma'am." Aunillie agreed before standing and jogging off.

Iskra watched quietly as Melody walked over and sat beside him on the bench. She took the wounded hand in her own and tsked as she examined it.

"You're lucky you didn't hit anything vital." She noted.

"Yes. I know, Melody."

"You also know the limits of conjury." Melody countered, earning a slight grin from Iskra.

"It's strange." He noted quietly after a moment, "Being on the other side of this."

"It always is."

[oliversrarebooks]

Augusnippets Day 24: Animal Attack

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tw: spider, paralytic, restraints

Acorn flew as fast as her wings would take her, bits of leaves and petals raining from her as she strained them to their limits. She couldn't believe she'd been this careless -- her invisibility magic wearing off right when she was in the middle of the enemy pixie clan. Now there was an entire group hot on her heels, carrying nets and ropes. Her spying had given her a good idea of what they might do to her if they caught her, and that knowledge helped her speed along faster than she ever had, skimming the top of the grass, dodging the bulky stems of sunflowers, darting through gaps in the leaves --

Her flight came to an unexpected halt in midair. Something sticky and iridescent had stopped her as surely as a tree trunk, and the more she struggled against it, the more entangled she became.

A spider's web! Just her stupid luck. She really should have watched where she was going -- but that hadn't been high on her list of priorities while fleeing the angry mob.

The angry mob had also come to a stop, hovering around just below the web. She heard one of them laugh roughly, then another, then another.

"It's not funny!" one protested. "What're we gonna do now?"

"We're gonna leave her for the spiders, unless you wanna end up caught too. We can come back with better tools for dealing with it."

The mob slowly dispersed as Acorn scowled and tried harder to pull herself free. Maybe it was a bit of luck after all. She'd rather deal with a sticky spider web than whatever her enemies had planned for her.

The web sagged and shook, and Acorn found herself looking into a pair of shiny, beady black eyes, topping eight thick, hairy legs. This spider was nearly as large as she was, and maybe being caught by the enemy wouldn't have been so bad after all.

"Hi," she said nervously. "I really didn't mean to disturb your web. It was an accident. If you'll just let me get free, I'll leave you alone."

The spider twitched up and down, giving no indication of whether it understood Acorn.

"I'm not the sort of thing you'd like to eat anyway, so if you'll just --"

Pain exploded from her shoulder as the spider sank its fangs into her flesh. Acorn howled in agony, not caring that the whole forest could probably hear her. "What was that for? I told you it… was…"

Her body was all too rapidly going numb and heavy. Her jaw hung open, slack, as she lost feeling in her face. Her fruitless struggles against the web slowed and then stopped completely.

A paralytic agent, she thought weakly. Her breathing felt more labored, and she could only hope that the venom wouldn't be enough to actually kill her before she was discovered. Ideally, she would be discovered by someone more friendly than the mob that was chasing her.

Her hopes grew more dim as the spider approached her, and she couldn't flinch away or even properly feel it as its hairy legs brushed against her bare arms. It began to wrap her tightly in a silken cocoon of its web. Acorn hoped that meant it expected the paralytic to wear off with her still alive.

But by now she was struggling to keep her eyes open. Darkness engulfed her before the spider silk covered her face.

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@augusnippets

[boombambaby]

Squeaken Squeak squeaker.

Question #1: ‘Squeak squeaken squeak squeaker.’ Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me. Squirrel Language Class? Seriously– – What’s the point?! Kuzco groans and tips forward to lean his forehead against the desk, eyes slipping closed in an effort to prevent his slowly budding headache from getting any worse with his mounting frustration.

According to the Royal Record keeper, Squirrel Language Class is a required course that he will need to graduate and become Emperor–  despite how completely ridiculous and unnecessary it actually is. What good will it ever do HIM to know how to say ‘Squeaky squeaker squeaken. . . squeak?’ Don’t they know he has a royal translator for that sort of thing? Not that he’s ever going to need the translator to negotiate a deal with the Squirrel Kingdom, or whatever. Hah. Squirrel Kingdom. He’s hilarious. It’s also highly unlikely that he’s ever going to need to converse with the stupid, flea riddled little tree rats for any reason and he sure isn’t going to save an actual person's life by knowing how to say ‘where did I bury my acorn?’. “This is ridiculous.” He grumbles, the words coming out muffled against the table top. Back when he was a child and just after he’d lost his parents, the Royal Council suggested Kuzco take part in activities with children his own age, to become acclimated with other people and to potentially learn something that could better shape him as the future Emperor. One of the suggestions was to join a group, and Junior Chipmunks was at the top of the list. Junior Chipmunks is a ‘scout’ group, one that’s famous for their ability to converse with all of the woodland creatures– which there were a ton of, since they lived in the middle of a jungle. Obviously. They also taught other basic skills, like cooking, archery, sewing, navigation and survival.

Yzma wouldn't allow it, outright refusing and insisting the council had lost their minds. What use could he, the future Emperor POSSIBLY have for conversing with peasant children and learning how to sew!? In reality it was more than likely that she preferred him sheltered so that she could mold him into the figurehead she wanted him to become so that she could take over in the future, but her indignance on the matter prevented the council from being successful– and Kuzco was never forced to join such a pointless cause.

Idly, his mind wanders back to the furry little rat he met in the jungle just after he’d been turned into a llama. If he remembers correctly, he’d tried to give him an acorn? And was highly offended when it was chucked back at its stupid little head. What was its ‘name’ again? Something with a B. It probably would’ve been helpful for him to have known this back then, maybe he could’ve prevented the little rat from siccing those jaguars on him and almost having him KILLED. He still has the occasional nightmare from being chased through the jungle by those bloodthirsty beasts, thanks for nothing tree rat. Kuzco lifts his head with a huff, planting an elbow against the table and leaning his chin against it while he glares down at the paper as if it had personally offended him. Which in all honesty, it had. Maybe he should try to find Kronk– he’s a ‘Junior Chipmunk’ scout leader. . . thing. He’ll probably know all the answers. Or Malina! She’s a smart hottie, he wouldn’t be surprised in the least to find out she was fluent in it.

After several moments of just staring at the blank page before him, Kuzco shrugs and starts to fill it in to the best of his ability. The only ‘phrase’ he vaguely remembers from class is ‘Where did I bury my acorn?’ Hah. How lame. But, it’s better than nothing. Maybe he’ll get lucky and Moleguaco will see all the writing and assume they’re different answers. He’s very much looking forward to the day when he graduates, and no longer has to worry about any of this stupid homework or school stuff anymore.

Squeaken, squeaker– puh-lease.

If he never sees another squirrel again, it’ll be too soon.

[temporalecology]

Mao and Christophe's First EcoEvo Retreat!

We had a great time there. It was wonderful to meet people and learn about the research happening at UBC and other universities. For me, it was also the first time seeing a salmon run! I'd heard about it a lot, but it was really impressive to see one in real life. Salmon are incredible creatures, they know their purpose and follow it until the very end of their lives.

The theme of this year's costume party was "Souped-up Species." Apparently, only Nick's costume really fit the theme.

Avery came as a squirrel with a jet pack, and Christophe was a wizard trying to bring dead trees back to life. I dressed as a single giant acorn, taking all the reproductive resources from the tree and wouldn't drop until I grew into a seedling. Well, it seems like a not-very-successful evolutionary strategy, since squirrels already have jet packs!

Looking forward to the next retreat, and we'll bring our science with us next time!

-Mao

[nikitaoutside]

25th August - 1st September

Landed in SK at 5 in the goddamn morning, and it's just as hot as it was in the Philippines if not hotter. I still have my stupid shell coat on, but I have to suffer with it on because I have two bags, and handbag and a backpack to look after now. I walk through what feels like the entire length of the airport trying to find the taxi rink (there was no way I was going to try and access public transport like this, what a guaranteed sensory nightmare), and thank the lord that the hotel I need to go to is a popular enough destination that I can see the sign for taxis going to Bupyeong.

The taxi driver was a very sweet old man, and we desperately tried to communicate to each other. Eventually one of the rink officers had to be called, but then we were off!

This man! Drove like a F1 competitor! At one point he was going 140km/h. It's nice to know that taxi drivers are all the same worldwide, I guess.

I was worried I wouldn't be able to use my card in SK, and I would have to pay cash to this man, but luckily the card worked. The conversion fee is also not bad so I'm not even going to open up a Korean bank account or anything.

I go up to my room, battle with my HEAVY ass door, trying to push my luggage through. There's a raised metal threshold which is making that very difficult, and I'm almost in rage-tears at this point. When I make my way in, all I can do is stand in place under the airconditioning, trying to cool down, both physically and mentally. By this time it's around 6am and the breakfast buffet opens at 7am. I also have to go to Gangnam later to pick up some documents, but all I can think about it is sleeping. So I shower, take a nap, and wake up 7:30am, to go eat possibly the saddest breakfast in the world.

I'm so nervous to be there, and trying not to look confused and out of place, that I rush through the line super fast. The end result of my plate is... not pretty. I have a bunch of lettuce, some acorn jelly, two bits of seafood salad and plain rice. All I can say is that it was filling... but coincidentally, it's also the last time I go to the breakfast buffet. I had a fantastic view though from my seat, overlooking the plaza square below.

This was the first and last time I saw it so empty.

I eat my sad breakfast, and then decide to nap AGAIN before making my way over to Gangnam.

At around 1pm, I wake up from my nap and start my journey. Naver maps is incredibly helpful, and Seoul rail system is amazing and easy to understand. The efficiency reminds me of the London Underground, another amazing rail system. It takes almost 2 hours to get to my future accomodations... I see a humorous station.

My accomodations are also a 15 minute walk from the two closest stations... so I'm going to be getting those steps in no matter what. Once I pick my documents up, I decide to have lunch at a cafe, with considerably more appealing-looking food, in that it actually looks like a prepared dish, rather than a plateful of bare ingredients.

I adored the little ice cubes in my drink!! Something about it was so... Texture.

Once I finished I started walking back to the station, when I was stopped by a man (yes, he was cute).

Him: Excuse me--

Me: Yes?

Him: 혹시*... do you speak Korean?

Me: No, sorry 😅

Him: Ahh. Do you live around the area?

Me: No, sorry 🥹

*this means "by any chance" in Korean.

At this point we both smile embarrasedly at each other and walk away. In fact, he was smiling pleasantly the whole time, I think it might've just been me embarrassed at my lack of response.

Now... during this interaction, I thought he was eventually going to ask me for directions, so I was really surprised he didn't. And then I was really confused as to why he asked ME, a person who definitely does not look Korean, if I could speak Korean. On top of that, he was talking to me in English?? So language was not a barrier for him?? ON TOP OF THAT, there were some Korean men walking behind me that he could've asked these questions to? I'm actually baffled at that interaction and can't figure out his reasoning...

But can you believe that something stranger happened after that? The aforementioned group of Korean men ended up walking in front of me and look what I noticed them holding...

UM HELLO???? COLES??? IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD??????? They were carrying MULTIPLE coles bags, and I checked!! Coles is not a supermarket in South Korea AND the men were definitely speaking Korean! SO I can only conclude that they recently travelled to Australia, or are Australians travelling from Australia, and decided to bring their trusty Coles bags with them. What???

The rest of the week is spent getting my sim card. On Tuesday (27th) I go to Sinchon, and see one of the loves of my life on a wall, and also a surprisingly apt name for a restaurant with a spicy menu:

Once I had my mobile, I did some necessity shopping at Daiso, and had lunch: tomato eggs and rice. Ugh, sooo fkn good, I still think about it (I'm typing this on the 15th of Sept, so that shit means something).

On Thursday I had a Banh Mi at the Vietnamese restaurant next door and it was okay... I've had better ones in Australia, which is crazy.

And then on Sunday I dropped my bags off at my Gangnam accomodation because uni was supposed to start on Monday, and I could not check in AND attend glasses, so my host very graciously offered to keep the bags at the accom and then I could check-in the next day. That worked so perfectly for me, I was ecstatic. I was so scared to ask her, because it felt like too big of a favour to ask, so the fact she offered first was amazing.

[wanderlustt-101tn]

Montgomery Bell State Park

Visited 11-12-23

This park is unlike any other and is located just 40 minutes away from downtown Nashville. The vast 3,850 acre area is home to three beautifully serene lakes, making it the perfect destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Visitors can indulge in a plethora of activities such as hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing, kayaking, swimming, golfing, and much more. Additionally, the park has a rich historical significance as it was once the center of iron in Middle Tennessee, providing visitors an opportunity to learn about its past.

When you arrive at the park, I suggest stopping by the visitor center. You can also check out the little gift shop there and grab a print-out map of the park. As you exit the visitor center, you'll get a glimpse of what made me fall in love with this place the first time I visited. Montgomery Bell holds a class two raptor education license, and they keep non-releasable raptors that wouldn't survive on their own.

After visiting the feathered friends there is a short trail nearby that I enjoyed because it runs alongside a creek. However, since it's the first hiking trail as you enter the park, you can still hear traffic noise. I think it would be a great starting trail for little ones as it's not too difficult. Additionally, instead of information signs, they have activity signs posted along the way. These signs encourage children to read, count, or point at things they see.

One of the best things about this park is that it offers eight different hiking trails, which cover nearly 19 miles throughout the park. One of the trails runs along the perimeter of the park for a scenic hike. If you enjoy kayaking, canoeing, or paddle boating, this park is perfect for you. There are three lakes surrounding the park, and you can rent equipment for these activities. I spent a good few hours here and really enjoyed my time just walking around and driving to different locations of the park. One of my favorite thing about visiting this park was that , they had a replica of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the old log cabin home. Once walking up the old log home you get a scent of the logs and although you can't go inside you can peek through the fence and see what it looked like with furniture and what made this a lovely home back then. While you can't enter the log home you are able to walk inside the church. I had goosebumps when opening the door and was memorized by the beauty and the way the sun hit the glass windows. It's a small church but I'm sure has many stories and wonderful memories that was shared here.

truly breathtaking

The old log home

After visiting the church and old log home I then went and explored Lake WoodHaven Spillway this would be a nice area for a picnic, hiking and fishing. I saw a few people getting pictures taken here as well by the overlook of the lake. Sadly there hasn't been much of rain lately so the waterfall wasn't flowing in full effect. While being here I found a secluded spot and was alone by the water so that was really nice.

Lake Wood Haven

After spending time at Lake Wood Haven I then finished off the visit at Lake Acorn which is close to the lodge. I had the biggest smile on my face while walking the bridge and saw the geese waddling along. There was a few small docks, and saw a few people fishing here as well. It was nice being by the water and taking in the peak colors on the trees.

I would suggest this park to all other outdoors lovers, people wanting to camp, you can also reserve the shelters around the park for birthday parties, family reunions, etc. I look forward to camping here one day and spending the weekend taking in all the beautiful views this park has to offer.

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/info/montgomery-bell

[ladystoneboobs]

look, i really don't want to keep arguing with you, you're reasonable enough, no hard feelings. i'll just reiterate that i have nothing against lady smallwood either and i am not starting these comparisons just to put her down. this started the other way around with people using lady smallwood to criticize catelyn. there was a post with tags that said arya would prob be happier wearing dresses if catelyn was more like lady smallwood or some words to that effect. i can't find the op rn, but i'm sure you must have seen it. also, i had a reply on my original post arguing yes, she was better than catelyn, surely arya's own mother never once said a kind word to her. i blocked that poster so idk if you can see that, but please take my word for it that multiple people think that way.

i never said arya hated dresses for no reason or had some prejudice against all girly garb and activities just for being seen as girlish. i'm not one of those who confuse feminism with upholding standards of feminitity, i should think my point is the opposite of that. i think saying arya could be happier in dresses in better circumstances, that she could be more feminine like sansa, does carry the implication that those are important traits, that her not doing so must be defended by focusing on negative outside forces. yeah, septa mordane's bullying teaching probably did make arya's work worse not unlike alliser thorne not helping his trainees, but i'd say that's missing the point bc she does not need to make beautiful needlepoint the way the nw recruits need to be able to defend themselves. arya doesn't like needlepoint and prob wouldn't enjoy it under any teacher, just as dresses would still hinder her play and fighting, and be more uncomfortable and maybe sometimes colder, no matter what her mother did or said.

yes, i admit i did forget about her thoughts of lady smallwood in a later chapter. yeah, she valued the lady's kindness, but idk if that says anything about her generally be more willing to wear restrictive lady's clothes in a prolonged future. i'm guessing that line may have had something to do with the notion that arya would be happier wearing dresses for lady smallwood, but i'm agreeing with you that she cannot be compared to arya's actual mother, which started with other people doing just that. arya is comparing another stranger unrelated to her with lady smallwood. we can't know how it would have gone if she'd lived at acorn hall permanently and lady ravella tried to put her in a nice dress all the time every day. ofc there's not enough info to compare a one-chap-char with the woman who actually mothered arya for years, but that has not stopped others from doing do. i only compared her actions wrt baths and dresses to show that 2 baths and 2 dresses in one day cannot be counted as less than what catelyn would have done when arya was "oft" running around looking like a stableboy back home at wf, and that arya was not happily and meekly complying with all the cleaning and fancy dressing at acorn hall either.

yeah, no doubt all the scoldings over the years over her appearence help account for arya's anxiety concerning her mother, i may have misunderstood you there. just saying arya being "forced" into a tub doesn't connote shame made me feel like you meant it could have with different strangers. i'd say arya generally isn't worried about what other people think of her except for her family whose opinion matters deeply to her. (i'd also say that's another way she takes after her mother more than sansa does.) the only other thing i can say is that just as a child is more likely to act out against their own parent than someone else's, you're also more likely to get backhanded compliments and lectures from your own mother than from a different mother who does not feel responsible for eveything you do. i know that was part of my experience too. weirdly, my friends' mothers did not seem as concerned with how messy my hair was or what stains were on my clothes.

i'm done now. let's please just leave it at that.

@buttercuparry #in my experience I don't think there are many people who would say Smallwood is comparable to Catelyn as Arya's mother figure#in fact Arya herself once says that she doesn't want anyone but her mom#mostly when people do bring up smallwood it is because of the kindness that Arya experiences after harrenhal#yes there's also a sentiment of whether Catelyn treating Arya a bit more gently would have#solved some of their misunderstandings and lady Smallwood is brought up as an example in those times but I don't think that is to say#that Smallwood should replace catelyn! that's never going to happen...#I also think there's a difference between Smallwood and Catelyn in the way grrm writes#the forced to bath and insistence into girl things carry annoyance but not shame

yeah, ik people aren't saying lady smallwood should end up as arya's mother, much less that arya would want her to. i am responding to the idea that she is better by being kinder to arya than her own mother ever was. ofc arya feels no shame with her, a complete stranger! why should she care what lady smallwood thinks of her? it's like the end of arya i agot with her saying it was worse to find both septa mordane and her mother in her room after skipping out on needlework. does anyone reallly think cat was even harsher than mordane? no? then the difference is her mother's judgment is what truly matters to her. ik in my own experience the thoughts of relatives whose opinion i care about, however they express themselves, affect me much more than even blunter judgment from those whose opinion of me idc about. arya wanted her mother's approval bc that was her own parent, her only mother, while she disliked mordane and would have given up on her approval as an impossible task years before. lady smallwood was certainly a lot kinder than the septa, but arya had even less reason to care about her approval.

yeah, i do think cat should have taken more care with her words, as i pointed out with "could be pretty" quote, but do y'all really think the only reason arya doesn't like gowns is bc she wasn't asked nicely enough to wear them? that sounds pretty close to the claim that she could be great at needlework with a better teacher. why can't we just say she's not gifted at needlepoint and doesn't enjoy it and shouldn't have to? why must we care about arya's potential needleskill when she can do basic sewing and has many other skills unique to her? arya's "wilfulness" and gender non-conformity are key, intrinsic parts of her, idt that was born all bc catelyn started out only being gentle with sansa's hair and dress while always harshly ordering arya about concerning the same. kids fight with their mothers, and are more liable to act out with them than with other people's mothers. i used to fight with my mom every single day about brushing my hair, and i can tell you asking me gently would not have helped, she was not choosing to have to chase me around the house every morning. does anyone think wolf-blooded tomboyish lyanna also had a mean mom?

#there's also the situation of being a hostage to bwb and still wearing bolton rags and smallwood saying that it is a death sentence

well, yeah, i'm not saying she shouldn't have been taken out of those clothes at all. it's just that 1 bath should have been sufficient to wash the stink off her and it would have been more practical to put her in boy's clothes from the start, or at least after the acorn dress. i'm not trying to hate on lady smallwood, i like her too, but the point is, when comparing ravella smallwood with catelyn stark, it must be noted that yes, only one is arya's mother, not just in the sense that arya loves her mother and only wants her, but bc children act differently with their actual parents than with other adults, strangers, parents of other children. arya didn't care about the lady's early attempts to bond with her through talk of needlework and her daughter, it was only at the end of the chapter when she spoke of her dead son that arya felt a connection. idt that one moment is enough to say their interactions were better than any arya had with her actual mother, or that she'd have a better, more easily feminine life if she only had a mother like lady smallwood.

[whatifyoulivelikethat]

Pokemon types for BTS as gym leaders? YES PLEASE!

LET'S GET ITTTTTTT

To explain, Gym Leaders are strong trainers that award you Badges that allow Pokémon up to a certain level to obey you. If your Pokémon are beyond the level of your Badges, they will "loaf around" (literally, they will lay around and go to sleep lmao) XD

in fanchant order (because ofc)

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Kim Namjoon

Type: Grass

Signature Pokémon: Lurantis

We all know Namjoon loves plants (and tiny crabs lmao). Personally, I find the Grass-types to have the cutest pre-evolved forms and imagining Namjoon surrounded by a bunch of them sounds adorable as fuck. Plus, imagine Namjoon with a Torterra and a Leafeon? :D

You might be wondering, "why the elegant Lurnatis?" Look up its pre-evolution, Fomatis! ISN"T IT SO FREAKING CUTE??? I imagine Namjoon recusing this little one, taking care of it every day, and it hangs around on his broad shoulder as Namjoon rides his bike around town, soaking up sunlight, perhaps witnessing the occasional clumsy accident (oop). Because Namjoon always protects Fomantis, Fomantis evolves into the elegant Lurantis to protect its Trainer! (not me making this a whole ass au already lol)

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Kim Seokjin

Type: Water

Signature Pokémon: Milotic

Fishing fanatic Seokjin must be a Water-type trainer. No, there is no SUPERTUNA Pokémon, otherwise you know I would have totally given him one XD He may also have a Gyarados, evolution of Magikarp, as well - lmao, just imagine Seokjin taking care of Feebas and Magikarp ("Gah, stop flopping around!") but he would take care of them lovingly, maybe low-key think they're ugly but he's (worldwide) handsome enough to make up for it LOL and once Feebas evolves into Milotic, Seokjin will definitely enter Pokémon Contests with his beautiful Pokémon! :D

He would have a Lapras because 1) beautiful, 2) cute, 3) practical, and Seokjin is all about that. And he would have a Clawitzer. Why? Look at its pre-evolution, Clauncher.

YOU CANNOT TELL ME SEOKJIN WOULDN'T PICK UP A CLAUNCHER AND PRETEND IT WAS A PHONE LMAO "HELLO?" plus when it turns into a Clawitzer, Seokjin would 100% pretend shoot people with his lobster, only for it to actually blast people in the face with water XD

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Min Yoongi

Type: Fire (bultaoreune, come on, I had to do it lol)

Signature Pokemon: Incineroar

Yes. I went there. At first I was going to give him Dark-type, but FIREEEEEEE (ok, I'll stop now lol) How perfect is Incineroar? Firstly, Litten is a cute af cat, second Torracat is EVEN cuter, and, thirdly, Yoongi enjoys both WWE back in the day and UFC now! If anyone can control an Incineroar in a calm manner, it's definitely Yoongi.

I don't see Yoongi as a typical high-energy Fire-type trainer. He's more reserved, but you can tell by his Pokémon that you don't wanna mess with him (haters, go ahead and talk real big until Yoongi says 'Burn It' XD). He probably uses the more niche Fire-type Pokémon like Chandelure and a (Hisuian) Arcanine. Day to day he seems lazy, but in battle Yoongi gets fired up (just like on stage hahaha)!

Also imagine Yoongi cooking with his Fire-Type Pokémon uwu

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Jung Hoseok

Type: Electric

Signature Pokémon: Pachirisu

"... wiyllt... are you trolling me rn?"

XD I chose Pachirisu for multiple reasons: 1) Hoseok is the squirrel emoji + acorn bag enthusiast; 2) he will be a doubles Gym Leader, meaning he and you will send out two Pokémon at a time, requiring a different strategy to all the other Gym Leaders; 3) I mean... look at it; and 4) look up World Champion Pachirisu.

Yes, Pachirisu won the Pokémon World Championships in 2014 and his trainer was from Korea! :D (Did you know Pokémon have a World Championship competition? Now you do LOL) Pachirisu is pretty tanky and offers special moves that make it perfect for double battles.

His other Pokémon would be Heliolisk, Luxray and Toxtricity (Amped Form, Jolly Nature), both of which have cute and unique pre-evolutions (Shinx and Toxel). You better believe they're all dodging moves with dance!

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Park Jimin

Type: Fairy

Signature Pokémon: Florges

To be honest, there are so many Fairy Pokemon that suit Jimin: Togekiss, Whimsicott, Hatterene, Gardevoir, Sylveon, etc. If Tumblr didn't limit me to 10 images per post, I would show you all of them, but alas (Tumblr, you rat >:| ). Anyway, pretty-as-a-flower fairy Jimin would have a Florges for sure (probably a white one tbh). Just like him, it would be a total mistake to think the fluffy, beautiful Fairy-types are weak - in fact, they're super-effective vs the fearsome Dragon-types (and Dark and Fighting types)!

Is it because they can seduce anyone with their good looks and their aromatic scent? (and Florges does look a bit sassy too, no? lol) Why do I think Jimin smells good? He probably does. Someone confirm for me. XD

Ah, and since Fairy is strong against Fighting-type... hm, did you know that the only way a certain maknae has ever been beaten is because he was bitten in the neck by a Fairy-type? XD Jimin was born in Busan first!

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Kim Taehyung

Type: Rock

Signature Pokémon: Lycanroc

I feel like I need to explain, look at it's pre-evolution, Rockruff

LOOK AT HIM, WHAT A GOOD BOY

Although it was tempting to assign Taehyung to Normal-type so I could give him a bear Pokémon (lol), the sturdy and strong Rock-type seemed to suit him better. Not only that, but also the pre-evolved Rock-type Pokémon are adorable - such as Roggenrola, Aron, Larvitar - but all evolve into tough, cool-looking Pokemon - Gigalith, Aggron, Tyranitar, respectively.

There's also er... unique ones like Sudowoodo and Omastar (praise Lord Helix, if you know, you know). I believe Taehyung would appreciate these funny, weird Pokémon to the fullest. XD

He would pretend to be a tree in Namjoon's gym with Sudowoodo.

I know he would LOL

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Jeon Jungkook

Type: Fighting

Signature Pokémon: Lucario

and of course he would have a Hitmonchan, boxing fanatic JK must have one

Not only does Lucario remind us of Bam (although there is a Doberman Fire/Dark Pokemon, Houndoom, a bit EDGY for Jungkook, but perhaps not for PTD JK lol), but also Lucario only evolves through friendship. It must form a close bond with its Trainer to evolve, which perfectly suits Jungkook. I also imagine JK to have a graceful Gallade, maybe even a Machamp! :D

He definitely has Falinks marching around the Gym, just because they're funny and make him laugh HAHAHAHA

Jungkook might possibly also abandon his post to go on a journey with the legendary Pokémon Kubfu, oop

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"Wait wiyllt, that's only 7 Gym Leaders. Who's the 8th?"

me.

me and my gang of six Scrafty

LMAO

XD

I spent way too much time on this lol

[pbandjesse]

My poor James had their bike stolen. It sucks. But our beautiful community is coming together and raising money. Because James is so incredibly loved. And they are not dealing with it well that people are putting money towards them. But people want to help. And this is a tangible way to do that.

The rest of the day was just a little busy. I slept better. And felt good when I woke up. I felt very cute. My hair was a little dry but when I got home I would fix that and feel very nice.

It was a relatively chill day at the museum. Though there were a lot of tours happening at once. Including an overlap that was a little confusing.

But we would sort it out. I lead the first tour and it was a pretty excellent one. It was a highschool group and this one was so lovely. Good questions. Only mild chattiness. Smaller groups of goofiness. But a good tour.

The second tour I was watching Aubrey and had some feedback from when Gaby watched her during the first go around. But she kept saying that Jessica said she could do it the way she was doing it. But like. We're telling you you misunderstood. So that was a whole thing. I would come along for the first three rooms and then lead the last one. So that was good.

I also got to meet a local news celeb and show him how the acorn press worked and he complimented my tattoos and that was just really neat.

I was supposed to stay and give James a lunch break. But I completely forgot and didn't remember under I got all the way home when James texted me. They were laughing but I felt like a huge jerk. But I was so determined to get home and close my eyes that I just wasn't thinking.

When I got back here James also sent me the files for the news clips. So that was exciting for me. I was nervous to see the third clip but I don't seem as nervous or confused as I felt. So that felt nice. Like it was real.

I would change and moisturize my hair and lay down. I slept for a long time. But waking up was a shock.

I woke up at 4 to multiple texts from James that their bike got stolen. They had stopped to get a snack and someone snatched their bike right inside the royal farms across the street from work. This is a really expensive bike. And I felt horrible. I felt like I was partially responsible because they didn't get the lunch break so they stopped there. And then they wouldn't let me come get them.

So I did the only thing I could and made a GoFundMe. And it's already gotten a bunch of donations because James is so incredibly loved. But man. I was upset.

And then I had to leave basically as soon as they got home. They walked the whole way and I was able to hug them but then I just had to go.

I drove to the museum and was upset but tried to just focus on work. But not a lot of people came and hung out with me. I did end up having one absolutely lovely couple who chatted with me for almost the whole hour. The woman is doing research on oysters shucking in the gulf coast. And it was so nice taking to them. They were just so excited about the musuem and I love that. Made my night a lot better.

I left a little early. I was anxious to get home. James hadn't been texting me and I was like very stressed about James being home and sad.

They were doing their podcast though. So at least they were hanging out with friends. They were sad but it was something.

After they finished recording I would tell them about the GoFundMe. And they weren't thrilled but all of their friends are glad they can help. So I am not sorry I did it without asking. And we would sit down and file an insurance claim. Because it didn't happen at home I don't know if it will help but it's something.

I would do a little closer organizing. And take a shower. And now we are in bed. I have my workshop tomorrow. I hope it goes well. We also might go see a show. But we will see how the day unfolds.

I hope you all have a great night. Send good thoughts to James. Goodnight everyone.