#and id never played a full game of monopoly

[notahorseindisguise]

fun facts about me!

im 17 years old

i live in australia, in nsw 

im mostly a boy ig, but i use any pronouns and just dont care

im bisexual

i am, by family, a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. by belief, im not sure yet!

i have adhd and probably other stuff 

i really love bugs and want to be an entomologist

you can call me Corn, but thats just a nickname, short for Corben

i have 2 pet cats, milly and pebbles

i am really really mean to people, because bullying is how i show my love. if that is an issue for you please let me know and ill change it!

i also use a lot of gendered terms as well as petnames for just. everyone. so if “bro” or “babe” makes you uncomfy, make sure you tell me too!

i very purposely wear day of the week underwear only on the wrong day cause i think its hilarious

i have a slight lisp, very slight, its only really noticeable when i say a bunch of s words in a row and you are looking to notice it. i have this because in preschool i did my s sounds slightly different to how we were taught, but i never bothered to fix it

i get excited when im talking a lot about things i love, and when i get excited, a bit of a stutter comes out, and i like, get stuck on a word, and keep repeating it until my brain buffers the next sentence

i have a lot of self confidence because i stopped making self deprecating jokes and started making self aggrandizing jokes and guys, faking it til you make it really really works

i really like comedy, not just as in i like makng jokes, although thats true, but i like dissecting comedy and talking about it the way a film critic would talk about the dark knight or something. i really like pulling it apart and looking at the behind the scenes. i also think its funny to rate people jokes out of 10.

ive never properly played a game of monopoly. the only game ive ever played i had to leave around halfway through. im a monopoly virgin. 

if youre reading this, reply “autonomic”. just because i think its a fun word to say and i doubt anyone is actually reading all of this.

i had a couple of recurring nightmares as a kid that brought me quite face to face with a cosmic horror, i dont believe it was real of course, just a creation of my mind, but still, im mostly unphased by that genre, although i still love it because its just so cool to read about

i have never opened my eyes underwater for more than half a second, because it hurts me too much. ive opened them up underwater a little bit just to wash them out or to see if i could, but they always hurt too much for me, so ill be wearing goggles underwater for the rest of my life

when i was a child my family would call cuddles from me “dorben” and say “corben give me some dorben” whenever they wanted cuddles. this is not an open invitation to use this for when you want cuddles from me this is just a fun fact about my childhood

one time at a family camp when i was like. 6 or 7 or something, i told my mum i needed the toilet but she didnt wanna walk me down to the toilet block, so she told me to just go in the bush. i protested, but she told me itd be fine so i went to the bush. later i was crying and i pulled her over to where i had gone, and she saw a shit laying on the grass, where she thought i was gonna piss. through my tears i said “mum, you were WRONG, WRONG, WRONG-O!!”

also once when i was half asleep i pissed in the bin in my bathroom instead of the toilet

theres some fun facts about me!! some of these important, some i just thought were random and funny. i will add to this when i think of more random parts of my life. have fun!

[locallixie]

strip poker — jisung, mark

✦ genre ; mature, suggestive, angst, comedy, best friend!jisung, best friend!mark, gn!reader, best friends-to-lovers, polygamous relationship.

✦ warnings ; sexual themes, minor language, polygamy, stripping, irresponsible alcohol drinking, unsupervised poker game, exhibitionism, my knowledge of poker is vague so please excuse the inaccuracy.

✦ word count ; 1.8k

“I honestly don’t get why you even liked that dude in the first place, [Y/N]. Na–fucking–Jaemin is just a pretty boy full of mischief.” Mark expressed his opinion on your ex-boyfriend—Na Jaemin, he was. Both Jisung and Mark knew that guy wasn’t any good, he was known for the three ‘m’. Manipulate, mansplain, and male-wife. Playing with people hearts and suchlike.

You gulped down a shot of soju, “He’s a walking red flag, yes, but he looks great in red.” All three of you broke out in a fit of hysterical laughter, especially Mark. You weren’t lying when you said that, that your ex-boyfriend looked absolutely amazing while wearing the colour red on his body. As much as you and the other two hated him, you could all collectively agreed that Na Jaemin has the physical advantage.

You began going out with Jaemin during the midst of summer two years ago. You knew from the very beginning that Jaemin would only treat your relationship and feelings as a joke, but you still lost in the process. You let the guy play with your heart and mind, you let him make you shed tears and whimpers. At least the sex made up for everything you went through.

Your two close friends disapproved of the idea of you dating a good-for-nothing playboy, for two years even. They were overjoyed when you recently broke up with him a month, or two ago. Jaemin didn’t deserve you, not one bit. You were taken for granted by an asshole like him, he would never notice and appreciate you the way they did. What you liked, what you didn’t. What were your hobby, what weren’t. The places you loved, the nice clothes you wore, the way you did your hair, the adorable habits you couldn’t get rid of, your birthday for God’s sake. None, was ever acknowledged by your ex.

They couldn’t stand watching you wasting your attention, your time, and affection for someone who didn’t care a single thing about you. You were way too precious for the world.

The youngest out of your group, Jisung, spoke up, "You know, [Y/N], I could definitely be a better boyfriend than him." You smiled at his sweet words, the flirtiness was obviously not an undertone.

Mark popped open a cold beer can, despite already getting quite tipsy. Just another one of your friendly hangouts, drinking like irresponsible adults, gossiping like teenage girls, and enjoying each other's company like old-time friends. Sitting around the coffee table with bottles and cans of alcoholic beverages. Belongings like keys, mobile phones, or ID cards all over in different places inside Mark's flat.

"Let's play something, a game." Mark suddenly suggested. The mood was a bit down and dead, therefore, he tried to bring it up again. A game would do, Uno, or Monopoly, or beer pong?

With curiosity, "And what do you have in mind?" You asked.

Mark threw a box of playing cards onto the table. "Let's play strip poker, you two remember how to pay poker right?" Normally, you wouldn't be agreeing to play these type of games. Anything to do with taking your clothes off, or give someone oral sex, not in your favour at all. But today was different, maybe it was the alcohol in your system, or you were simply feeling adventurous. After all, life is short, why wouldn't you use your youth years to make mistakes?

"Haven't play poker since college, I might be a little rusty." Jisung commented. College was a crazy period for Jisung; school, and frat parties, and getting laid with pretty seniors and freshmen. Unbeknownst to you, he always thought of you for the whole two years he spent in college. Yes, you occupied his mind even when he was down with another.

Ever since you comforted him with sweets after his high school sweetheart cheated on him with someone else, he kept a piece of strawberry candy you gave for sentimental reasons. The way you patted his back, and hand-fed him gummy bears was ingrained into his head. Why would he date anyone else when you were right there? And from that day onwards, he developed these very special feelings for you. In his heart and mind, he held a picture of you.

Mark opened the box of cards, "I don't have chips, let's bet on a piece of clothing. Starting out small with socks, then we could raise it." Mark, tapping out from the gameplay itself. In return, he became the dealer.

You were going against Jisung, with rookie-level set of skills. Fortunately, the style of poker you were playing was merely luck over techniques. Mark shuffled the cards, in a way that cheating was impossible, a wash. He gave each of you five cards face down. Cards in your hands and alcohol by your side, you were ready to play.

"Alright, place your bets." Mark smiled, placing the rest of the deck beside him.

You surprisingly spoke first, "Socks." Of course, you weren't going to go all out right at the first round. But playing safe was also a hazard, Jisung would, for a fact, raise you.

A troublesome expression stood on Jisung's face, "I raise your bet, outer-layer." What a naughty boy, wanting to see you take off everything on your body as quick as possible. Worse, your cards were terrible, not a single pair and mismatched suits. Before the final settlement, players were allowed to switch out up to three of their cards. You did as so, Mark dealt you with three new cards. Now with a 'two pair' hand, you felt much better.

You set your cards out on the table, "Damn." You heard Jisung cussed out, threw his cards in front of him. A hand of cards that made no sense, a 'high-card' hand was what he had. Your eyes lit up as you won this round, getting the beautiful sight of the younger removing his hoodie.

You went back and forward for another few rounds, also getting Mark involved as you two bet on his clothes yourselves. You saw the shirt you gifted him during a concert last year, inside his jacket as he took it off from Jisung winning this round. You didn't expect him to wear it out since you thought the shirt was quite ugly, a horribly bright neon green colour with printed graphic of his favourite musician. You gave him that shirt as a late-birthday present, it was the only piece of official merchandise you could afford at the time. At least he was happy to receive it, but he always responded positively to anything you gifted, even if it was a literal joke.

Mark liked you, and you knew about these feelings. You liked him too, but you wanted to work it out with yourself first. Just before you left to study aboard, Mark met up with you for the last time. He was acting unusual, unlike how he always was. He would miss you a lot, and he would wait for your return back home; that was what he told you. You held his hands, despite knowing how much he would melt internally whenever you do similar gestures like so, telling him that you cherish him as much as he cherish you. You never explicitly said that you cherish him as a friend nor something else closer, he would have to fill in the blank for himself.

"I'm betting on Mark's boxer!" You said, finally having the chance to strip your best friend of everything. In your case, you were also down to your underwear. Jisung was still surviving round-to-round keeping most of his clothes.

You couldn't help but burst out laughing when you won, your stomach hurting of how much fun you were having while being close to drunk. However, the weird thing was that Mark didn't hesitate to get completely naked. You laugh died down as fast as you saw his cock already standing up.

Jisung obviously confused, also seeing his older friend's thing. "Mark, what the fuck?! Why are you hard?!" Mark didn't reply, not in a verbal way, he smirked while gazing at both of the two.

Jisung pushed the situation aside, sliding his cards to the dealer. As a new round began, "[Y/N], I'd like to bet on your underwear." You noticed he have been staring at your bare chest since you lost two rounds ago, never felt more exposed being under the younger's eyes. As if covering your naked self with your hands wouldn't help at all, those eyes of your friends bored into you like pins and nails on a wooden board. In a way, you thought, they were silently working together to go against you.

"Fuck, then I bet your pants!" You tried to appear strong to match Jisung's assertive attitude. As the bet locked in, Mark began shuffling the cards. You better pray that lady luck was in your favour, and would give you a good hand. Although, you have been losing, if not counting the rounds that Mark's clothes was at stake. You still has hope, it would be an embarrassment to lose to someone younger than you.

You received your cards, 'three-of-a-kind' hand, how lucky you were. Your hand were strong, with three queens and two other useless cards. Jisung's face said nothing, you couldn't read him. That was what made you anxious. Did he have a good hand? Or a bad one? But you were positive that the chances of you winning were high, with a set like this, it would only be likely.

The time came to reveal your cards, you placed yours first with a smug look. "How's yours, bitch? You're not winning this time." Maybe, just maybe, you celebrated a bit too early.

Your pride shattered when Jisung slapped down his cards. "Oh, really?" Jisung asked, mocking you with his tone. You should have known when he discarded one card, how could you be so naive? Three aces and a pair of kings, a 'full-house'. Now, you were officially fucked. Shame came over you as you slowly pulled down the final piece of fabric on your body, unfortunately the one that covered your most sensitive area.

You blushed a peachy pink, spread across your cheeks. "Stop staring at me, you sickos." You said, pointing at Mark and Jisung—who was enjoying the sight with much excitement, literally. Mark's thing already stood up, you were sure Jisung's was pushing against his jeans under the table.

Mark began with the same idea as earlier, "You know...Let's play something else, are you down for another game, [Y/N]?" You knew you couldn't hide it, and you knew the other were well-aware too. The sexual tension rose between all of you much longer ago, none could deny it. Another game wouldn't hurt, would it?

[rennystrawberry]

Some random Jomaria Headcannons that popped into my head here instead of sleeping:

The reason we see Anne Maria in the back of the ridonculous race? They moved to new york where Jo is a private trainer for like the real househusbands or smth and Anne maria studies fashion for pleasure using whatever compensation money she got for giving up her spot in all stars for Gwen <//3.

the earliest Id say they could have moved to new york in 2012, assuming that ROTI is set in 2009 when they were like 16 so they'd be 19/20 at that point and the last season of Gossip girl was being filmed at the time so Anne Maria would literally take time out of her day to try and get into the background of as many shots as possible and be on tv again while jo would be constantly texting and calling her to make sure that she wasnt doing exactly that.

Jo will go on morning runs and sometimes Anne Maria will join but she refuses to run and ruin her juicy tracksuit by sweating into it so she does the milf speedwalk with weights in her hands and Jo thinks that its absolutely adorable and hilarious at the same time bc bbygurl why do you need to be doing this in a full face of makeup?

so she's always slowing down and walking backwards to tease a.m. she likes pretending that theyre strangers and saying cheesy pick up lines then playing offended when Anne Maria plays along bc 'omg my unfaithful gf! the horror! im not jo, im chad u cant like my lines!!!'

Jo once tried on Anne Maria's tight leopard print mini dress and thought that she looked so hot but would never tell anYone about it.

Anne Maria saw the whole thing.

she loved it sm.

She got Jo a dress exactly like that the next week and forced her to model for her.

Like she forces her to model all her designs and the new hairstyles she's been wanting to perfect at the salon.

Jo grumbles about it but she actually sometimes feels really confident in them. and she loves seeing her literal wife soulmate love of her life happy.

Anne Maria gets them matching tracksuits in bright colours with their names embroidered on the asses or smth like that.

Jo's perception of fancy clothing is dressing like someone's math teacher in some dorky button up or Hawaiian shirt with a mf bow tie.

but while she absolutely cannot dress herself, she pics up all of anne maria's fashion lingo and is like omg that's so passé to literally everyone whenever the roti gang have little meetups or reunions.

Anne Maria has a big family n Jo always feels so intimidated when she goes over, but then leaves absolutely happy because AM's little siblings adore her and prefer her n she always rubs it into anne maria's face.

that being said, anne maria's parents will ask jo before anyone else if they ever need a babysitter.

Jo's dads regularly visit jomaria's apartment in new york just for Anne Maria to take them places or cook them a meal n Jo will come home at the end of the day like, dad? pops? you didnt tell me you'd be coming is everything okay?

n all 3 of them just look up from whatever reality show or action movie they were watching like some deer in headlights.

the only time that theyve gotten into a genuine fight was over a really heated monopoly game where Anne Maria was convinced that Jo cheated so she wouldnt land on the go to jail square. n that was fuelled by AM's frustration over how many times she'd had to pay taxes to Jo that game.

safe to say they havent played monopoly since.

but they do like completing those puzzles that have like tons of tons of pieces and take ages to do.

they start a cooking youtube channel once YT becomes a bit more relevant.

actually, theyre probably the masterminds behind that one insta account where the cat cooks stuff

bc they so would adopt a fluffly lil white cat after watching the aristocats together and name her like penne pasta or smth like that.

spaghetti the cat

carbonara maybe idk why im only seeing this cat be named after pasta though.

[fayesdiary]

I posted 1,682 times in 2021

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#i mean in the real world absolutely because her clan would devolve into a corporate dystopian monopoly and we all know how lovely real world

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Gangrel: “Before we begin the Exalt’s public execution, I want to thank our sponsor NohrVPN”

88 notes • Posted 2021-04-29 13:51:04 GMT

#4

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91 notes • Posted 2021-06-24 18:42:32 GMT

#3

Sure, many final bosses in gaming are epic, but are they “you’re facing a possessed version of yourself while on top of a colossus-sized dragon soaring the seas and fighting to save not only the world, but metaphorically the franchise itself, all the while an emotionally charged arrangement of your theme constantly plays as you decide to put the world over yourself” kind of epic?

94 notes • Posted 2021-05-01 19:25:45 GMT

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Id (Dilemma): The weird and ironic relationship between Robin, Grima, and you

Topic overanalyzing something that the creators probably never even thought about my beloved

Disclaimer: This is an essay analyzing Robin and Awakening in a metanarrative sense when it was clearly never meant to. This is not the kind of series or game to ever truly lean on or break the fourth wall, and the player doesn't exist as an entity in the FEverse beyond the avatar. But bearing this in mind, I'm gonna throw authorial intent out of the window for this whole post to even have a point. Hope you have fun and don't get too much of a headache from my incoherent rambling!

So, you all know the third arc of Awakening: Validar does shenanigans to revive Grima and T-pose over the world but dies like a scrub while complaining about his script being wrong, you find out Robin is an avatar of Grima themselves while future Grima revives the current Grima and goes chilling evilly over the ocean, you chase them, beat them up and tell them to go to sleep. Temporarily or permanently, that's your only choice that actually matters. Anyway, you saved the world and everyone lived happily ever after, until you play Apotheosis and regret everything you've ever done and start hating this series like a true fan.

But jokes aside, one idea that gets reinforced over and over during the arc is that while Robin is the Avatar of Grima and there is a significant overlap between the two of them (to the point where some people interpret it as Robin being an amnesiac Grima), ultimately they are two different people, which is confirmed in the ending where Robin deals the final blow: Grima dies, but Robin lives.

Except, there's something deeply ironic about all of this, especially when you take Awakening's theme of destiny not being written and everyone being able to make their own choices.

Which is, Robin isn't an avatar of just Grima. They're also an avatar of you, the player.

sorry, graphic design is not exactly my talent

Fire Emblem avatars are weird.

They are usually two types:

1) The older one, they are you entirely, but there's nothing about them. No personality, no dialogue, no design, they're not even playable well Kiran is now but ehhh. They are entirely meant to be you, other characters in fact face the screen when talking to them, and you can remove them entirely from the story and the plot still functions perfectly. No really, you can in Blazing Blade! 2) The second one is a fully customizable and playable unit, with their own broken stats and personality and design. Kris was the first one of these, while Robin is the second.

So, you can interpret it two ways: either Robin is an extension of the player or Robin is controlled by you. Both of them are used in the fandom, sometimes interchangeably, and both have... interesting implications.

And you wonder how much of it was intended. After all, Robin's themes are call Id.

Robin as the player (or an extension of them)

This is the first interpretation, and the most common I feel for most players at first, since that's the case for most avatars and customizable characters.

After all, an avatar is meant to represent you, right?

That's how you are meant to see Robin, especially now that marriage mechanics are back in the series, and sure enough, there's plenty you can customize about them from the first screen.

But at the same time, there's plenty that's unique to them, but not you:

Their "canon" name and appearance. In every other appearance, Robin has a distinct look and name taken from their default settings, and the only thing that betrays their former status as an avatar is that they have a male and female variant.

Their backstory. While the amnesia plot is a convenient device to introduce the player to the world and its people, what little we know about it isn't what I'd call relatable, and this is something that gets even more exaggerated with Corrin, the next avatar.

And most important, their personality. This isn't an RPG with dialogue options, and Robin is not a silent protagonist. They're the one who talk, befriend and potentially fall in love with the Shepherds, and most of the choices they make in the plot are completely unprompted. You didn't come up with the idea to set half of your fleet on fire to defeat the Valmese army. Robin did.

So, while there is a significant overlap between the player and Robin, at the end of the day Robin has a significant degree of autonomy of free will (well, in the way a fictional character can at least), which is the same argument the game itself makes with Robin and Grima.

Robin is controlled by the player

But at the same time, in a game that preaches free will and destiny not being set in stone, it's kinda morbid to think about how much control you have over Robin, who we've already established is their own person, despite their link to both you and Grima.

Just stop and think about it for a second how much you can influence them:

You can change their name, appearance and gender, not to mention their proficiencies. You're determining their entire body and physical capabilities just in the first screen.

Likewise, while you can't change how they interact with people, you can decide if they interact at all outside of the plot. Think about all the supports Robin has: you're the one allowing them to happen in the first place.

Going even deeper, you have control over who they fall in love with or if they fall in love at all. You're literally deciding a person's entire love life and if they have a family at all.

Even their final choice, while it's intended to be the final "fuck you" to fate with it being the only choice that actually matters in the plot, if you view the player as an existing entity you can easily twist it into the opposite sense. You're deciding if Robin gets to live or "die" along with Grima, all while making believe they're acting of their own free will.

If you want to get real trippy, since this game is a work of fiction, the irony of it saying fate is not scripted while the story itself is an actual script can be tasted, like mustard of existential crisis.

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98 notes • Posted 2021-08-07 20:46:14 GMT

#1

Okay, Berkut confronting his fallen self has a lot of tragic and growth potential, but consider:

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178 notes • Posted 2021-05-02 19:28:40 GMT

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[nachotrash]

MORE INCORRECT QUOTES

ft: @catchmewiddershins n @paradise-creator

Yaku: Dumbest scar stories, go! Pauline: I burned my tongue once drinking tea. Iwa: I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and it burned. Shiyu: I have a piece of graphite in my leg for accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade. Wid: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it in my hand and I got a really bad burn. Akaashi: I have emotional scars.

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Suga: What does “take out” mean? Yaku: Food. Iwa: Dating. Akaashi: Murder. Wid: It can be all three if you’re brave enough.

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Suga: Remember what I told you. Wid: Don’t be a cunt.

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Iwa: From now on we will be using code names. Iwa: You can address me as Eagle One. Iwa: Yaku is “been there done that”. Iwa: Akaashi is “currently doing that”. Iwa: Suga is “it happened once in a dream”. Iwa: Wid is “if I had to pick a dude/gal/enby”. Iwa: And Pauline is.. Iwa: Eagle Two Pauline: Oh thank god.

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Akaashi: What do you call disobeying the law? The Squad: A hobby. Akaashi: *crosses their arms* The Squad: That we do not engage in.

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Suga: Hey, I see those leaves, where are you from? Shiyu: Illinois. Suga: AAYYYE, I KNEW IT! ME TOO! Pauline: Did you just identify a state by looking at its leaves.

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Suga: *chokes on something* Wid: Jees, Suga, don't die on us. Suga: Don't tell me what to do, I'll die whenever the hell I want!

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Akaashi: You're a lying piece of shit! Shiyu: Oh yeah? You're the idiot that thinks you can get away with everything you do, WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD! Yaku: I'm leaving and I'm taking Iwa with me! Suga, gathering cards: Aaaaand that's enough Monopoly for today.

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Pauline: I just want someone to take me out. Yaku: On a date? Iwa: With a sniper gun? Wid: Both if you're not a coward.

(YES YAKU X PAULINE)

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Shiyu: Holy shit, Pauline, do you know what this means?! Pauline: Kid, whenever you start doing this, nobody knows what you mean.

(pretty sure im the youngest here-)

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Pauline: Shiyu isn’t answering my messages. Iwa: Allow me. Pauline: I tried 6 times, what makes you thi- Shiyu: *replying to message* Hello.

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Yaku: Shiyu- Shiyu: *sighs* Pauline used to call me Shiyu... Yaku: ...Because it's your fucking name.

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Shiyu: Rules were made to be broken. Wid: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken. Iwa: Uh, piñatas. Akaashi: Glow sticks. Pauline: Karate boards. Suga: Spaghetti when you have a small pot. Shiyu: Rules. Wid:

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Shiyu: Imagine if someone handed you a box full of all the things you lost throughout your life. Yaku: It would be nice to have my sense of purpose back... Akaashi: Oh wow, my childhood innocence! Thank you for finding this. Suga: My will to live! I haven't seen this in years. Pauline: I knew I lost that potential somewhere. Wid: Mental stability, my old friend! Shiyu: Jesus, could you guys lighten up a little?

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Pauline: Hey Suga, do you have any hobbies? Suga: Swimming.. Pauline: Really? That’s cool. I never expected you to- Suga: In a pool of self hatred and regret.

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Yaku: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute. Akaashi: No, that's not how you make cookies. Shiyu: FLOOR IT!! Yaku: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?!? Akaashi: yOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN- Yaku: I'M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES! Suga: DO IT! Akaashi: NO-

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Yaku: How did none of you hear what I just said?! Wid: I've been zoned out for the past two and a half hours. Akaashi: I got distracted halfway through. Suga: Ignoring you was a conscious decision.

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Iwa: If you get in trouble, I'm gonna be like... a lawyer to you. Ok? Yaku: Okay. *later* Pauline: Yaku! Sit down on the chair, you're in trouble. Iwa, whispering: Deny everything. Yaku, loudly: That isn't a chair.

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Pauline: Iwa doesn’t look very happy. Yaku: That's their happy. They're just a bitch.

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Iwa: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat? Suga: >:O language Shiyu: Yeah watch your fucking language Akaashi: Okay, who taught Shiyu the fuck word?! Pauline: 'The fuck word'. Wid: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time Shiyu: Oh my god they censored it Pauline: Say fuck, Wid. Shiyu: Do it, Wid. Say fuck.

(sounds like an actual conversation ngl)

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Yaku: We need more help. Maybe I should call my friends. Wid: ... Your what? Yaku: My friends. Suga: Are they saying “friends”? Pauline: I think they're being sarcastic. Shiyu: No, no, no, this is delirium, they've cracked from being awake all night. Hey, Yaku! All of your friends are in this room.

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Yaku: Where's Iwa, Pauline, and Suga? Wid: They're playing hide and seek. Yaku: Where? Wid: I don't think you get how this game works.

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Wid: Akaashi, what are you doing? Akaashi: Making chocolate pudding. Wid: It's four in the morning, why are you making chocolate pudding? Akaashi: Because I've lost control of my life. Akaashi: Here's your pudding, Yaku. Yaku: Oh that's okay, I'm not hungry anymore.

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Iwa: Hold on! I’m having one of those things….a headache with pictures. Yaku: What the fuck? Pauline: They’re having an idea.

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Wid: Yaku's first detention, I'm so proud. Akaashi: Whoa, back up. Why did they get detention? Iwa: Because they're an idiot. Pauline, terrified: They can do that??

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Pauline: *about Iwa and Wid* They make a cute couple, huh? Yaku: They certainly are standing next to each other.

(OK BUT LIKE, 👀👀👀👀👀)

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Wid: When I said you should try being friendlier this isn't what I meant. Suga, stirring a cup of tea aggressively: Oh, so now I'm TOO friendly? There's no pleasing you. Yaku, who broke into their house an hour ago: Two sugars, please. Suga: Coming right up.

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Akaashi: What's wrong with you? Yaku: Off the top of my head, I'd say low self-esteem, a lack of paternal affection, and a genetic predisposition for anxiety and depression.

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Yaku: Why is Shiyu crying on the floor? Wid: They took one of those 'what person are you?' quizzes. Yaku: And? Wid: They got Pauline.

(id cry of happiness ngl)

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Wid: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast? Akaashi: Several traffic violations. Shiyu: Three counts of resisting arrest. Yaku: Roughly thirteen cans of energy drinks. Iwa: Also, that’s not our car.

[ranmagender]

Stadia: A thought

Google Stadia the new big hot new thing in the game industry is poised to be the death of normal consoles which is absurd even if Stadia was a slam dunk there would never be a situation where everyone jumps on the wagon.

However it has a lot of issues that ive seen its defenders not address

Internet speeds need a stable 10 mbps internet connection to function at even 720p which in places like rural USA, Australia and so forth is impossible.

Theres also the fact that data caps exist at 4k stadia will consume a terabyte of data in a few days.

Especially in america ISPs have agreed to stay out of their ways, carving the country amongst themselves where companies like comcast and verizon and at&t are regional monopolies

The constant threat to net neutrality means some isps would throttle peoples internet unless they pay up which would limit any streaming fun

It needs a stable connection and in a household with more people in it thats usually not guarantueed.

Latency is always gonna exist this magical future where a button press is processed through server farms in a different country and back is absurd theres gonna be latency its gonna be awful for shooters and fighting games.

Google doesnt have the best track record with keeping projects alive just look at killedbygoogle.com

On that note you pay for the pro tier and it gets you some free games but other games you have to pay for full price so its not like netflix where theres benefit of being subscribed

On that note how do you own your games if theres no files offline what if stadia is taken down? Am I just fucked? Did i waste my money? Is there an end of life plan like how valve promised that all games would be able to be played even if steam shuts down? Google? Are you just gonna run off with our cash????

On that note in regards to Stadia exclusive games how do we preserve those games for the future or are they just gonna die off like that ps3/xbox 360 scott pilgrim game?

Uplay+ has said to be releasing on stadia. If you pay for stadia pro and then you can pay for a subscription within a subscription? Thats like 25 dollars a month.

I dont know about you guys but Google who has been proven to collect and share and sell private info is not one id trust with my gaming habits like theres no way they wont sell that to advertisers.

They say they want to put ads after videos and on google that have like "play now on stadia" where you can jump right in because thats what we needed google plastering more ads on youtube.

Streaming video games may look like the future of gaming but we are not there yet and i dont like the idea of google controlling my access to my games.

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PREFERRED NAME — nora. i think i started going by it in like, 2009?? my full name is eleanor but i hated it n thought it was way too pretentious n i never felt like it fitted me so when i started writing on forums i decided i’d be a nora rather than eleanor and then my school friends called me it and it just kinda stuck, the only person who calls me eleanor is my mum

PRONOUNS — she / her / ethereal being beyond comprehension

AGE — 23 but i tell everyone im 21 because even tho time is literally fake im desperately clinging to that fleeting thing we call youth trying to catch it like smoke in my hands

PINTEREST — i actually have two. this one is my main one where i just cram all my shit n i’ve had it for years and some of its super unorganised. then i also have this one which is one i made for exclusively female characters. it started as mythological figures but now its like, women in literature and the occasional oc as well. variety is the spice of life!

DISCORD — lindsay lohan’s meth#8664

TUMBLR (PERSONAL/MUSE/RPH) — i used to be froseths but now im pvrscphones cos ya gal is a fucking whore for mythology 

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE — oi oi guvna ere’s me twitta. also here’s my letterboxd n my goodreads if anyone still uses tht

MYER-BRIGGS — enfp / infp border .... the classic profile of a lit student

HP HOUSE — hufflepuff, am fuckin mad. 

ZODIAC — libra which is a joke because i am in no way balanced but i guess i AM indecisive and a peacekeeper so?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY? — i believe it when it says good shits gonna happen in my life and blame it if bad shit happens but i don’t strongly follow it i just find it interesting

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED RPING ON TUMBLR — maybe like 14?? my first rp blog here is literally so embarassing i wrote as clove from the hunger games n my best friend irl wrote cato :/ it was wild

WHAT YEAR WAS IT? — like 9 years ago?? 2010 maybs

NAME A RANDOM ROLEPLAY THAT STICKS OUT IN YOUR MEMORY — me n my friend ellie made this really cool group the summer before we left for uni which was loosely based on a concept mentioned mayb once in the divergent series, but it gave us loads of freedom to make it our own thing. it was called the fringe n it was like..... this dystopian society where people with different genes were cut off from the rest of society n lived in overrun slum cities where different groups had like, a monopoly over weapons, produce, etc.... my character jack was the leader of this lost-boy-esque tribe called the wolf pack who were hunters n used to run across the rooftops wearing the skins of animals they’d killed and engage in tribal rituals with sacrifices to the gods n shit. sounds lame but everyone there was so invested in their character arcs that it was a shame to see it go. but ! it kind of reached its end point so we blew it up w nukes n they all died. tragic.

WHAT WEIRD ANIMAL WOULD YOU HAVE AS A PET IF IT WAS REALISTIC — a fox?? do ppl keep foxes? idk i’ve always just felt a sense of connection w them like when a fox stares at me im like this shit is life i am living and breathing in this bitch.... visceral

NAME THE FIRST SONG ON YOUR DISCOVER WEEKLY ON SPOTIFY OR THE FIRST SONG THAT COMES ON APPLE MUSIC / ITUNES SHUFFLE — everbody party tonight by cobra man n summer girl by haim..... not my usual stuff but big summer chillin vibes,.....

NAME A BOOK THAT YOU READ IN SCHOOL THAT YOU SURPRISINGLY LIKED — lord of the flies and also the handmaid’s tale. one of assignments was to write a chapter from another character’s perspective n i chose moira

NAME A BOOK YOU HATED THAT MOST PEOPLE LIKED — skellig. fuck off with ur asprin ugly bat man i don’t care. also of mice and men. don’t care about the rabbits or curley’s goddamn wife.

WHAT TV SHOW DID YOU RECENTLY BINGE? — im not a big binger bc i find it jst makes me depressed if i watch tv all day but im nearly finished stranger things season 3 n i recently finished euphoria (big rec but proceed w caution as quite triggering content)

FAVOURITE QUOTE — cool girl speech from gone girl. but also “there’s something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls” i know its like.... such an overused quote but it really encapsulates this kind of feral girlhood that a few of my characters like bridget n greta have tapped into. i also loved the line “i feel like i could eat the world raw” from song of achilles, that really captures this kind of.... pure n childlike enthusiasm tht i wanna achieve w rory 

LINK TO A VINE THAT EXUDES YOUR ‘ENERGY’ — this is my energy completely am always covered in glitter n staring broodily out of the windows of ubers at 4am like im in the sad bit of an indie film 

DO YOU WRITE OUTSIDE OF RP? WHAT DO YOU WRITE? — uhh.... not as much as i shd.... i want to be a writer so i shd be makin some effort to get my stuff Out Into The World but im just not.... lol. ive done a lot of poetry collections . i wnt to finish a novel @ some point too.

THREE YOUTUBERS YOU STILL TRUST — bold of you to assume i trust any youtubers

A CELEBRITY CRUSH THAT JUST WON’T QUIT — id literally die for saoirse ronan n timothee chalamet :/ chance perdomo also owns my ass. 

EVER MEET A CELEBRITY? SHARE YOUR STORY — i once high-fived dani harmer, the actress who played tracy beaker. today my sister text me tryin to make me guess what celebrity she just saw on holiday in wales and for ages she let me think it was timmothee but it was actually bradley walsh from the chase :/

WHAT’S YOUR PICTURE-PERFECT NIGHT? — i am in a bomb ass crop top and mini skirt, several scrunchies in my hair, glitter all over my face, wearing cowboy boots. we eat dinner in a trendy but affordable pub that doubles up as a cocktail bar n then we drink zombies or sex on the beaches n go to a rave where everyone is on the same wavelength n i share drugs with girls in the toilets and we swap numbers knowing we will never text each other but its ok bc in that moment we feel like we are soulmates and everyone is super drunk n touching everyone else n its all very visceral and we walk through the woods when the rave ends and lie in the grass because we wish to suck out all the marrow of life 

A CONSPIRACY THEORY YOU KINDA BELIEVE IN — princess diana was murdered 

ARE ALIENS REAL? — maybe the real aliens are the friends we made along the way

PLAY ANY PHONE GAMES? WHICH ONES? — love island game im addicted and way too invested in my fictional relationship with bobby, a cartoon

WHAT’S A FILM YOU LOVED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG AND RECENTLY WATCHED, ONLY TO FIND OUT YOU DON’T ANYMORE — bold of u to assume i remember my childhood. but if we’re talking last 10 years angust, thongs n perfect snogging is so so cringe 

DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING? — pairs of glasses belonging to other ppl when they break / get new ones even though i can see perfectly well. 

WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BUT YOU’RE TOO LAZY? — mythology...... always a craving and a wish i’d read like ancient texts but my school wasn’t good enough to do greek or latin or any of that shit n even tho i could read english translations i cant be bothered. also criminal psychology

THREE LANGUAGES YOU DON’T SPEAK, BUT WISH YOU COULD — italian, french and latin

MOVIE YOU’VE WATCHED MORE THAN 5 TIMES — ladybird, about time, angus thongs, shrek 2, what we do in the shadows, the history boys, atonement, coraline, the breakfast club, ferris bueller’s day off

NAME A FICTIONAL CHARACTER FROM TV/FILM/MOVIE/GAME/BOOK THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF PROJECTING ON / YOU RELATE TO — cecilia lisbon. rue in euphoria. alison brie in glow. adam parrish in the raven cycle. richard papen. olivia cooke’s character in thoroughbreds. allen ginsberg in kill your darlings. lily in sex education. holliday grainger’s character in the film animals --- i too am an aspiring writer who never writes and just gets drunk instead .

DO YOU FOLLOW ANY SPORTS? WHO DO YOU ROOT FOR? — no. cba

HOBBIES BESIDES WASTING AWAY HERE? — i go to the movies basically every day bcos i work in a cinema. im also a voracious reader n i occasionally do theatre or costume making

PLUG A TV SHOW / MOVIE / BOOK / VIDEO GAME / ETC… YOU WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD CHECK OUT — where the wild things are (film by spike jonze).  animals. beats. the book fen by daisy johnson and a girl is a half formed thing by eimar mcbride. andy warhol’s biography from a to b and back again

WHOSE BRAIN WOULD YOU LIKE TO PICK, ALIVE OR DEAD? — phoebe waller-bridge on how i get her life. carey mulligan on how she got to be such a good actress n how i can become her. maybs wes anderson. maybs gillian flynn. i tend to listen to podcasts w the ppl i really wanna pick the brains of.

TEAM EDWARD OR JACOB? — edward :/

LAST MOVIE SEEN IN THEATRE — blinded by the light n i lovd it

DO YOU STILL READ? — when i finished uni i kinda got out of the habit but this week i finished two books so ive set myself the challenge of a book a week.

IF SO, WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? — i finished song of achilles yesterday n i also finished call me by your name yesterday. started circe by madeline miller today, im also partway through milkman by anna burns and the plays of annie barker

ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW MUCH DID YOU HATE FILLING THIS OUT? – 3 i didnt hate it bcos at heart i am self-indulgent and love fashioning some sense of self when i feel lost in a world that is scary and constantly changing 

[the-zodiacs-written-in-the-stars]

Writer’s Month Day 26: Wedding

Three years prior to the main-story, Rick and Lizzy go to New Orleans to attend her sister’s wedding.

“I think this is too early. Is this too early? This is too early.”

Lizzy smiled fondly and rolled her eyes at her boyfriend before she leaned in and kissed his cheek. He was behind the steering wheel, driving them to New Orleans. Ricky was truly adorable.

“We've been dating for a year. You met my parents already”, pointed Lizzy out. “And I have spent countless family dinners with your family by now. Don't be like this.”

“Your parents. But not your siblings”, muttered Rick with a frown.

“Because they're always all over the place”, huffed Lizzy dismissively. “Besides, you do know the woman of the hour. My sister insists on you being at her wedding, so you will be at her wedding.”

Rick grumbled though he did shut up. He did know Laureen personally and he also knew the groom – Doctor Charles Jones, their ME. Him and Mike regularly worked close with him. He was rather grumpy and tended to keep to himself mostly. Himself and the woman he loved.

“Besi—ides, you get a private tour of New Orleans from yours truly”, declared Lizzy.

She grinned at him and winked, making him sigh and nod.

~*~

Quanna Liddell was a bright woman, her smile was contagious as she pulled Rick into a hug. Her dreadlocks were put up in a high pony-tail, held up with a purple band that matched her dress. She was curvy in build, very different from Elizabeth and Laureen, both her daughters being more on the insanely tall, skinny side, something they may have inherited from their father Dean.

“It's so good to see you again!”, exclaimed Quanna with a smile.

Quanna and Dean had come to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving, spending it with Rick's family after Rick had invited them. With all their kids having moved out by now, they gladly took the invitation to spend their Thanksgiving with at least two of their kids; Doc and Laureen had happily come too (well, Laureen had, Doc had just glared. Until he had gotten to the pumpkin pie Rick's mom had made and Rick swore he had never seen the big grump this happy before in his life).

“You two are going to stay in Lizzy's old bedroom, if you don't mind”, offered Dean.

He smiled and patted Rick on the back. Dean was more the body-type of his daughters. Skinny tall with high cheek-bones. He was so easy going that seeing him always relaxed Rick. Which was a blessing; he had always been afraid of meeting a dad, like an actual over-protective dad type. Dean had just laughed and dismissed him when Rick had first met him and been dreadful of any threats. He had said he trusted his daughter's judgment and if she saw something in him, it must be there.

“Sounds perfect to me”, nodded Rick, relieved he got to share a room with his girlfriend.

“You haven't met our other children yet, have you?”, asked Dean. “Come on in.”

Rick nodded and followed Dean and Quanna inside. So far, from driving through the streets, he had to admit that he really liked this city. The visual of it was great. Inside the house, in what looked like a very lived-in living room (so many decorations – it reminded him of Lizzy and all the small figures and things she collected. Apparently, that ran in the family too), there were already four people. Rick frowned a little confused. He was under the impression that Lizzy and Laureen only had three siblings. He did another head-count. No. There were four.

“Guys!”, exclaimed Lizzy excitedly.

She ran up to them and hugged them one by one. Rick smiled as the tallest man got up to shake hands. “I'm Frank. Lizzy's older brother. And this is my wife Anabel. It's good to finally meet you. Lizzy talks a lot about you.”

Anabel lifted a hand and waved at him. Okay. Frank had moved away from New Orleans ten years ago with his wife, Rick remembered that Lizzy told him that. The second born, being the second one to move out but staying longer at home than Laureen who had moved out at twenty-two, as soon as she had enough money to go and try to live her dream in Los Angeles. That left the two youngest. Henry and Mary. Mary was twenty-one and studying art in... Europe. Somewhere. Rick couldn't remember. Henry was a musician, a singer and guitarist who constantly toured the states, playing at bars and living from day to day (Quanna had spent half of Thanksgiving complaining about that. She worried about her son. Rightfully so, Rick would probably have a meltdown too if he had a kid and that kid would be out there, traveling and living from day to day).

“Mh. Not bad”, commented Mary, her eyebrows raised as she looked at Rick.

She was shorter than her sisters but somehow still on the more lanky side, her hair put up in two knots, one on either side of her head. Henry next to her slowly pulled his headphones off when he noticed the new arrivals and also turned his full attention toward Rick.

“Not bad indeed”, agreed Henry with a grin. “Very pretty.”

“Guys. Stop flirting with my boyfriend, he's taken”, grunted Lizzy possessively.

“It's already late, you must be tired”, sighed Quanna concerned. “You want to go to bed, or eat something first? We did save you some dinner, you know.”

“Ma, I'd never say no to dad's cooking”, stated Lizzy seriously.

Rick grinned as he followed toward the kitchen. The entire family trailed after them too, because apparently late second dinner seemed very tempting. The whole time they ate, Henry and Mary bickered to the point of throwing food to which Dean chuckled and Quanna laughed. It... felt like home. It reminded Rick of family dinners with his own family. So many different personalities.

~*~

The next day was the day of the wedding. Rick had to admit that Laureen looked absolutely breathtaking in her white dress with the soft purple flowers decorating her cleavage and the lower end of the frilly dress. Her bridesmaids were her sisters Lizzy and Mary, as well as her best friend – Sunny Korrapati. Rick had seen Sunny a couple times at the hospital already when visiting injured victims or witnesses, she was one of the top surgeons in New York and, as the nickname suggested, an absolute sunshine personality. She had gone to med school with Charles and met his best friend through him. Now she was the maid of honor at Charles' wedding. That was cute. Rick couldn't wait to have his best friend as his best man at his own wedding. He side-eyed Lizzy and blushed a bit.

The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and the food afterward was delicious. Rick and Lizzy were sitting at the same table as the Liddell-family, of course. And aside from them were the maid of honor and the best man... who was a best woman, who was actually Rick's boss.

“Uhm. Captain Lacroix. Fancy seeing you here, ma'am”, grinned Rick awkwardly.

The captain looked unimpressed at him. “It's no secret Charles and I are close friends. But if you show anyone at the precinct photos of me in a dress, I will personally make you give speeding tickets for the rest of your career, Alfaro.”

“Yes, ma'am”, squeaked Rick and gulped hard.

The captain was really very scary and Rick was absolutely terrified of her on a good day. There was no way he was ever telling anyone about how pretty she could look with princess-curls and in a dress. He had ever only seen her in suits and with her hair up in a messy bun and a glare on her face that would only soften the tiniest bit after about five coffees in the morning.

“Amy, please stop threatening the guests”, requested Laureen with a sigh.

“Not when your guest is one of my punk officers”, grunted Amy sternly.

“But I thought he was a good one. Alfaro, you always talk highly of him”, offered Sunny.

She frowned confused as she sipped her champagne, while Amy growled. “That was a private conversation over Monopoly, Sunny. Respect the game night rules.”

“Game night? With the captain?”, whispered Rick doe-eyed.

“Of course”, grunted Doc and rolled his eyes. “You still don't get that she is my best friend. We're close. And me and my... wife... have regular game nights with our best friends.”

Rick nodded and looked from the darkly glaring Captain Lacroix to the grumpy Doc. Best friends. It figured. He could just picture them braiding each other's hair – well, Doc didn't have hair, but still. In all reality, the two probably spent lunch by sitting together and glaring intensely and that... was bonding. Still, the stark contrast between those two and Sunny and Laureen was incredible. Laureen was a pastel-colored pastry chef and bakery owner, while Sunny in her all pink outfit and with her bright smiles alone lit up the whole room. How... did those four fit together into one game-night...? Rick shook his head amused, before being pulled out of his chair by Lizzy.

“Dance with me instead of bugging people”, demanded Lizzy amused.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and immediately everything around them seemed forgotten as Rick got lost in her dark, warm eyes. Everything about this was surreal to him – he was so used to being the one with the family that welcomed everyone in that it was odd to be on the receiving end of such a thing, then seeing two people he was used to seeing at the workplace and with stern expressions both so... soft now (not that he'd ever call the captain that to her face, but in that dress, with that make-up and hair...? She looked soft)? A large part of him really wanted to get a picture of the captain so he could show it to Mike – he would understand why all of this was so baffling! And the idea of the captain and Doc playing Monopoly was just... out of this universe. Parallel universe maybe? Mh. Maybe they had crossed into one on their drive to New Orleans.

“I love your parents. And your siblings are awesome. And this city is... amazing”, hummed Rick. “I'm... glad you took me as your plus one, Lizabella.”

He smiled and leaned in to kiss her, earning a very pleased look from Lizzy. “Boy, you make for a yummy arm-candy of course did I take you with me. You think I want to show up single on my own sister's wedding? Especially on a count-down wedding like this.”

“Count-down wedding?”, echoed Rick confused.

“Frankie was the first to get married, much to no one's surprise. He had his whole life planned out in precise details. Getting married before he was 30 was one of them. Laureen took it slower, but still she is the firstborn so it figures she'd get married too at some point. See the math? Firstborn, second born... I'm the third born”, elaborated Lizzy with an eyeroll. “Oh, don't look like a startled deer I'm not proposing. But it still looks better to at least have a partner on a wedding.”

“And Mary and Henry?”, asked Rick curiously, looking over her shoulder at the youngest Liddells.

“Mary's too focused on her art-studies and the fact that she's all the way in Paris makes it easy to hide whatever she's got going on in her love-life”, replied Lizzy. “For all I know she could be in a committed relationship. She's never been a fan of relationship gossip. And Henry has a new boyfriend in every city he tours. His life-style doesn't necessarily help with long-term relationships. Besides, they will most definitely wait until I'm getting married before worrying about that.”

“You said not to worry, but I do start to pressured”, noted Rick lightly.

“I mean”, drawled Lizzy with a mischievous smile before she leaned in and kissed him slowly. “You are very cute. Steady income. Lovely family that seems to like me alright too. Keep playing your cards right and who knows where our relationship leads us, pretty boy.”

Rick grinned at that and pulled her some closer, close enough so he could kiss her again. Wedding plans were maybe a little too early, they really had only been dating for a year. But this was maybe the most intense relationship Rick ever had and if he was being honest with himself, the thought of Lizzy in a wedding dress was the opposite of scary for him.

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Ipod Classic Games

The original and second generation iPod did not officially have games at all, but a simple game called 'Brick' - where the player 'breaks' a screen full of bricks with a ball and paddle. WinX Free 3GP to iPod Converter is a free 3GP video to iPod converter which supports fre converting 3GP video to iPod player, including iPod Touch 1, 2, 3/4/5, iPod Nano, iPod Classic, etc. There's no malware, adware, spyware or virus. Our range of refurbished iPod Classic devices are a great way to listen to music and podcasts on the go at an amazingly low price! Experience nostalgia by traversing through the iPod Classic with its selection wheel and enjoy classic games such as Solitaire or Parachute whilst listening to music.

SAN FRANCISCO—September 5, 2007—Apple® today introduced the new iPod® classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds your entire collection of music, photos, video, podcasts and games—up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic delivers all the features customers love about their iPods, plus an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow™ and a new all-metal enclosure. iPod classic is priced at just $249 for the 80GB model and $349 for the 160GB model.

“The first iPod put 1,000 songs in your pocket—this new iPod classic can put 40,000 songs in your pocket,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With a thinner, all-metal enclosure and an enhanced user interface, the iPod classic is ideal for people who want to hold everything on their iPod.”

Rockbox Ipod Classic Games

The new iPod classic holds up to 160GB of storage in an all-metal anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure. iPod classic works seamlessly with iTunes® so you can import, manage and then easily sync your favorite content. You can buy music, video and games for your iPod classic from the iTunes Store with more than six million songs available for preview and one-click purchase.

The new iPod classic features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback in the 160GB model, and up to 30 hours of music playback and five hours of video playback in the 80GB model on a single charge,* letting users enjoy their entire collections of music, audiobooks, audio and video podcasts, music videos, television shows and movies wherever they go.

The new iPod classic is perfect for playing iPod games and comes pre-loaded with iQuiz, the entertainment trivia game; Vortex, a fast-paced 360 degree brick-bashing game; and Klondike, the popular solitaire card game. Additional games will be available for purchase for the new iPod classic later this month from the iTunes Store, including Sudoku and Tetris from Electronic Arts and Ms. PAC-MAN from NAMCO.

The iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over 100 million sold. Today, Apple released its most exciting iPod lineup ever with the iPod shuffle in five new colors; iPod classic holding up to 40,000 songs; the incredible all new iPod nano with video playback; and the breakthrough iPod touch with a revolutionary multi-touch user interface. iPod owners can choose from a vast ecosystem of accessories with over 4,000 products made specifically for the iPod including cases, fitness accessories, speaker systems and iPod connectivity in over 70 percent of US automobiles.

Pricing & Availability Both iPod classic models are available immediately worldwide in silver and black. The 80GB iPod classic model is $249 (US) and the 160GB iPod classic is $349 (US).

iPod classic requires a Mac® with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.4.8 or later and iTunes 7.4; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) or later and iTunes 7.4. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees may apply. The iTunes Store is not available in all countries.

* Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. Music capacity is based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes; and video capacity is based on H.264 1.5-Mbps video at 640-by-480 resolution.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.

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Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPod, Cover Flow and iTunes are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

An iPod click wheel game or iPod game is a video game playable on the various versions of the Apple portable media player, the iPod. The original iPod had the game Brick (originally invented by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak) included as an easter egg hidden feature; later firmware versions added it as a menu option. Later revisions of the iPod added three more games in addition to Brick: Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz. These games should not be confused with games for the iPod Touch, which require iOS and are only available on Apple's App Store on iTunes.

History(edit)

In September 2006, the iTunes Store began to offer nine additional games for purchase with the launch of iTunes 7, compatible with the fifth-generation iPod with iPod software 1.2 or later. Those games were Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, , Pac-Man, Tetris, Texas Hold 'Em, Vortex, and Zuma. These games were made available for purchase from the iTunes Store for US$4.99 each. In December 2006, two more games were released by EA Mobile at the same price: Royal Solitaire and Sudoku. In February 2007, Ms. Pac-Man was released, followed in April 2007 by iQuiz. Until this time, all the available games could be purchased in a package, with no discount.

In May 2007, Apple released Lost: The Video Game by Gameloft, based on the television show. In June 2007, 'SAT Prep 2008' by Kaplan was introduced as 3 separate educational games based on the subjects of writing, reading, and mathematics. In December 2007, Apple released a classic Sega game, Sonic the Hedgehog, which was originally packaged with the Sega Genesis system in the early 1990s.

With third parties like Namco, Square Enix, EA, Sega, and Hudson Soft all making games for the iPod, Apple's dedicated MP3 player took great steps towards entering the video game handheld console market. Even video game magazines like GamePro and EGM have reviewed and rated most of their games.

The games are in the form of .ipg files (iPod game), which are actually .zip archives in disguise. When unzipped, they reveal executable files along with common audio and image files, leading to the possibility of third-party games, although this never eventuated (with the exception of superficial user-made tweaks). Apple never made a software development kit (SDK) available to the public for iPod-specific development.(1) The iOS SDK covers only iOS on the iPhone and iPod Touch, not traditional iPods.

In October 2011, Apple removed all the click wheel–operated games from its store.

Games(edit)

This is a list of games that were made available for the newest iPods, excluding the iPod Touch. Each game (other than Reversi and ChineseCheckers) cost US$4.99 to buy prior to their discontinuation in 2011.

The list contains 54 games that are known to exist. The list is always kept up to date by this script.

TitlePublisherRelease dateGame IDTexas Hold'EmApple Inc.2006-09-1233333ZumaPopCap Games2006-09-1244444Pac-ManNamco2006-09-12AAAAATetrisElectronic Arts2006-09-1266666Mini GolfElectronic Arts2006-09-1288888Cubis 2Fresh Games2006-09-1299999SudokuElectronic Arts2006-12-1950513Ms. Pac-ManNamco2007-02-2714004SAT Prep 2008 (Math)Kaplan2007-06-2211052SAT Prep 2008 (Reading)Kaplan2007-06-2211050SAT Prep 2008 (Writing)Kaplan2007-06-2211051The Sims BowlingElectronic Arts2007-07-171500CThe Sims PoolElectronic Arts2007-07-311500EMusika (Only Released in UK)NanaOn-Sha, Ltd./Sony BMG2007-08-071C300Brain ChallengeGameloft / Apple Inc.2007-09-05PhaseHarmonix2007-11-061D000Sonic the HedgehogSega2007-12-1818000PegglePopCap Games2007-12-1812104BombermanHudson Soft2007-12-1820000Block Breaker DeluxeGameloft / Apple Inc.2008-01-15Pole Position RemixNamco2008-01-21Naval BattleGameloft2008-02-04Chess & BackgammonGameloft2008-02-04YahtzeeHasbro2008-02-11Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir's FireDisney2008-02-20Bubble BashGameloft2008-02-25ScrabbleElectronic Arts / Hasbro2008-03-03BejeweledPopCap Games2008-04-1555555MahjongElectronic Arts2008-04-2277777MonopolyElectronic Arts / Hasbro2008-06-0315040The Sims DJElectronic Arts2008-06-09Song Summoner: The Unsung HeroesSquare Enix2008-07-0824000UnoGameloft2008-07Mystery Mansion PinballGameloft2008-08Chalkboard Sports BaseballD2C2008-08Spore OriginsElectronic Arts2008-08-2515010Star TrigonNamco2008-09CSI: MiamiGameloft2008-09Tamagotchi: 'Round the WorldNamco2008-11Asphalt 4: Elite RacingGameloft2008-1222020Tiger Woods PGA TourElectronic Arts2008-12Real Soccer '09Gameloft2008-12Slyder AdventuresSandlot Games2008-12ReversiApple Inc.2008-12Wonder BlocksGameloft2008-12Lode RunnerHudson Soft2008-12Crystal DefendersSquare Enix2008-1224002Chinese CheckersApple Inc.2008-12Trivial PursuitElectronic Arts / Hasbro2008-12Cake Mania 3Sandlot Games2009-02LostUbisoft2007-051B200VortexApple Inc.2006-09-1212345iQuizApple Inc.2007-0411002Royal SolitaireElectronic Arts2006-1250514

Default games(edit)

These are the games that originally came with an iPod.(2)

iPod versionTitlesPublishersiPod 1G, 2GBrick (also called Game)Apple Inc.iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, and 5.5G; iPod Nano 1G and 2G; iPod MiniBrick, Music Quiz, Parachute, SolitaireApple Inc.iPod Nano 3G; iPod Classic 6GiQuiz, Klondike, VortexApple Inc.iPod Nano 4G and 5GMaze, Klondike, Vortex, BrickApple Inc.

Criticism(edit)

iTunes had come under much criticism due to the UK price of iPod games, GB£3.99 (about US$7.40). Many people from the UK had given the games 1-star ratings, stating that Apple was 'ripping off' Britain.(3)

A similar situation occurred in Australia, where the price was A$7.49, even though the Australian dollar was (at the time) worth more than the US dollar (A$7.49 = US$7.76).

Developers had criticized Apple for not creating a software development kit (SDK) for software developers to create new iPod games; this was likely to keep the digital rights management of iPod games closed.(citation needed) Despite this, it did not prevent users from running an alternative OS on the iPod such as Linux, whereby, for example, there are ports of Doom that will run on fifth-generation iPods. Running Linux on an iPod retains the music-playing functionality of the device while also adding features such as the ability to create voice memos through the headphones.

When the iPod Classic and iPod Nano third generation were released, games which had previously been purchased could not be synced to the new iPods. Understandably, this made many consumers angry due to losing their investment.

It is also notable that after a download had been made for a game, it couldn't have been downloaded again unless a separate purchase was made for the same item.(4) This is different behavior than applications downloaded on the App Store, which can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times. These issues were later fixed, however, making it possible to install any single game on any number of iPods registered under the same account.

Unofficial games(edit)

Some older iPod units are capable of using replacement firmware such as iPod Linux and Rockbox. These firmware projects can play many other games, including the aforementioned native port of Doom; and, via a native port of the Game BoyemulatorGnuboy, many other games could be played, including Super Mario Bros., Tomb Raider, Mega Man, Kirby, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, and hundreds more.(5)(6)

Games using the ″Notes″ feature(edit)

With the release of the third-generation iPod in 2003, Apple introduced a ″Notes″ feature to the iPod’s firmware. This functionality provided the first opportunity for third-party developers to create simple text and audio games which could be installed and run on an iPod without users needing to replace the official firmware.

With a limit of 1,000 individual .txt files, each with a maximum file size of 4kb, the Notes feature made use of a limited set of html tags. Hyperlinks could also be used to link to other .txt files or folders and play audio files stored on the device.(7) The limitation of available html tags meant that developers were restricted to Choose Your Own Adventure–style text-based games(8) or multiple choice–style quizzes with narrated audio.(9) Subsequently, very few developers used the Notes feature as a way of publishing games.

References(edit)

Gamestop Ipod Classic

^'What's Inside an iPod Game?' bensinclair.com, September 14, 2006.

^'Fun for your iPod', November 26, 2007.

^iTunes store

^Melanson, Donald (2007-09-19). 'iPod games must be repurchased for new iPods'. Engadget. Retrieved 2008-09-30.

^'Applications'. iPodLinux Wiki. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

^'What is Rockbox? Why should I use it?'. Rockbox Wiki. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

^'iPod Note Reader User Guide'(PDF). Apple. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 6, 2003.

^'XO Play offers Herbert's Big Adventure game for iPod'. MacWorld. 2 March 2004.

^'Coolgorilla releases music trivia game for iPods'. iLounge. 23 December 2005.

External links(edit)

iPod game page at Apple.com

Ipod Classic Games Vortex

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IPod_game&oldid=1021219140'

[danatole-headcanons]

Ace, Andy, Kena, and Vic’s Danatole Kid Hcs

@melchirits

* THE KIDS * * helo naught xhildern, it’s danatole child time * THE KIDS: Fyodor(Theo) and Lucette (Lucy) Dolokhov-Kuragin * Dickle * every close friend/relative gets One Name to suggest * all of them are really good and considerate…………..until they go to balaga, a family friend * they tell balaga that he has One Chance……. And the name he choses is dickle * “ok balaga you have one shot at this, don’t fuck it up” * “ok ok hear me out. dickle.” * anatole is dying * dolokhov is having a heart attack in the background, im fucking wheeding * “ok but give me at least three chances” * “hear me out: succulent butterfly or FUCKING NUTMOBILE” “why’d you scream the second one?” “Because it should be in all caps” “get the fuck out” * “you had one chance, WE’RE NOT NAMING OUR GOTDAM SON DICKLE” * “but can the middle names spell dickle, what about troika” * “balaga please get out of our house it’s midnight” * “how about pikachu. Or ash ketchum.” * fedya, screaming from the background, heart attack paused: “YES” “i think i thought of the perfect name” balaga literally gets to anatole’s height by climbing him and whispers, “the loud THX noise from that one movie.”[a] * “name the child the THX noise” “balaga,,,,its been four days please leave” * he Won’t give up * Other balaga recommendations: * FUCKING NUTMOBILE * lucas steele, and variants * paul pinto * razor boy * succulent * marvin * paul pinto in khakis * lucifer * succulent butterfly * lampost * trash can * naruto * pikachu * ash ketchum * kukas steeke * THX noise * fursuit * (anatole kicks him out after that one) * ALSO * “fedya you are the father” * “so are you” * “oh shit true” * the first child (theo) grows up and learns that they were literally almost named fucking nutmobile and is ready to deck both balaga and their dads * balaga is like “im gonna teach your kid how to drive” * anatole astral projects while Everyone it holding fedya back from destroying balaga * balaga teaches the kid how to drive anyway bc fedya and anatole can’t stop him * so the kid gets pulled over by a cop the first time they drive (w/balaga) bc of course * the police person is just like “I KNOW YOU” and balaga screams “FLOOR IT” * “green means go, red also means go probably, yellow means speed up” * “balaga why is my kid crying” “,,,,,,,,,,reasons” * balaga calls theo dickle forever bc he can * Lucy has Fedya’s Determination and she does everything balaga does better * balaga cries into a wine bottle on the pavement * “balaga eating saltines and chugging wine on the sidewalk”~Quote from Ace * one time balaga takes lucy out for night lessons * fedya wakes up as this is happening and has a panic attack because “where is our kid oh dear god” * he literally sprints out into the driveway and balaga screams “FUCKING FLOOR IT” and lucy’s doing all sorts of pro maneuvers * while balaga ends up hanging on for dear life because “oh so this is what it’s like to be my passenger” * “lucy lucifer” * balaga has a corkboard full of parking tickets he never paid, he hoards them like trophies * (balaga voice) speed limit 420 haha nice

* “Balaga that says 42,,,” * “if i put four engines in my car,,,” * balaga owns a school bus that’s decked out like a monster truck * balaga works for uber AND lyft, like a double agent * one time he gets an uber and lyft at the same time so hes like fuck it and gets them both * fuzzy dice on rearview mirror * balaga’s car is named nutmobile & it has a nut sticker * balaga sleeps in his car in a walmart parking lot at night?? * on lucy’s first birthday balaga teaches lucy how to say fuck and fedya decks him in the street * balaga picks lucy up from school or something one day and he saw her and just yelled “HEY LUCIFER” * lucy whips around like YEAH FUCKASS WHAT DO YOU WANT, she was like 14 * BALAGA IS LITERALLY AT ANATOLE AND FEDYAS HOUSE ALK THE TINE AND HE IS JUST YELLING LUCIFER ALL GHE TIME AND FEDYA ID LIKE SHUT THE FUCK UP BALAGA * balaga runs like naruto * balaga was the babysitter literally all the time * balaga worked as a gym teacher for a month before getting fired * (“what’d he get fired for?” “nothing you can prove”) ~Andy and Ace * someone else parks in his parking spot and he just keys the car * balaga worked as a librarian for two hours before being fired for telling the kids to shut the fuck up * balaga never gets fired from uber no matter what * Review: 5/5. Almost died but i got to my destination, 30 minutes away, in 2 minutes. * “LUCY, HYPERDRIVE” * balaga has completely taken over anatole & fedya’s garage * they try to walk in one time like “is this is fucking dead rat” and he shoots them with a paintball gun and says “no this is covfefe” * Balaga goes as a gc egg shaker for halloween w the kids * “No you just hear the beads and then theres tiny egg man” ~Kalvin * “yeah the guy who lives in our garage uhhhh tiny egg man” ~Theo * lucy draws balaga and he says “hell yeah fanart,” hangs it up on like the ceiling of his car * when lucy and theo play mario kart she always chooses rainbow road * chooses monopoly for Family Game Night * “lucy please we’ve been playing for three days” “no it’s blond dad’s turn” * anatole’s dying on the floor, fedya’s crying, theo’s dissociating * theo’s a hide and seek master

*They watch Buzzfeed Unsolved * lucy & theo go ghost hunting, lucy’s humming the ghostbusters theme and theo’s shaking like a leaf in the corner with ten vials of holy water on him * “hey demons it’s me, ya boi” “LUCY NO” * “COME AT ME DEMONS!” “L U C Y P L E A S E” * Theo is Dipper Pines * lucy is always ready to Deck People (kalvin style) * lucy has a pokeball in her backpack to throw at people she doesnt like * the guys at school call her “hellraiser” and the girls call her “lucifer” * theo and lucy are Not Straight in the slightest * lucy is pan, theo is gay & ace, & also trans * lucy makes so many innuendos she got detention multiple times because of it * theo can play literally any instrument and spent his money on bookfairs in elementary school * Theo knows that anybody who plays violin is a basic bitch so he plays viola instead * “Fyodor jr.!” “Sorry dad, you’re basic.” ~Convo with Anatole * theo quickly become better at gambling than fedya, it switches from fedya letting him win to him actually getting demolished, fedya cries * lucy does the thing where it looks like you’re doing ballet but then you go over to someone and kick them in the face * lucy literally carries around a bag of glitter to throw on people when they say/do something stupid * lucy’s ringtone is the THX noise and it’s always so fucking loud * ippolit kuragin is the cool uncle but also cryptid * is a fashion designer in NY apparently * unrelated: (dolokhov voice) me me big anxiety * theo stans all the murder musicals * also is totally straight for phillipa soo * also stans all things LMM * lucy’s contact pick for Blond Dad is That anatole pic * lucy is team valor and theo is team instinct * fedya’s valor, anatole’s mystic (prettiest logo???), balaga’s instinct * everyone outs poor anatole for being on team mystic * “so uh anatole what team did you pick?” “mystic” “oh because they’re smart and stuff–” “no, they’re the most aesthetic * the kids are highkey competitive about pokemon * anatole does that thing where he does 600000 soft restarts to get a shiny starter * he REALLY LOVES alolan vulpix!! * lucy has an embarrassing collection of photos of anatole * Balaga insists on giving the kids The Talk * theo didn’t talk for a week after but it could have gone much worse * someone: so how’d It Go? * theo, shaking, looking up with the purest fear in his eyes: it could have been worse * balaga teaches theo to curse * also, someone @ theo : “fuck, i mean shoot! im so sorry!!” theo, drinking a glass of vodka: what the fuck you can swear around me i literally fuckimg 21 years old what the shit * theo, quietly: in the heights is better than hamilton * lucy, a floor down: EX-FUCKING-SCUSE ME * once lucy asked balaga “hey do you sell drugs” * and balaga was like “no why, do you need them? bc i can get you them” * everyone sees theo as the calm kid, but if you talk shit about his family he Will duel you in a denny’s parking lot @ 3am hamilton style * there’s always the option to go live in the garaga with balaga * Theo’s secret dating the Andreirretasha kid, Nico(lai) * They are the cutest couple™ * Okay some Mama Helene™ bs * Helene was the mom, Fedya was the dad * “Helene and Dolokhov arm-in-arm,” * Lucy looks like a mini Helene, Theo looks like a mini Fedya * The only difference between Helene and Lucy is while Helene has the green-hairpiece-thing, Lucy wears a mauve bow * On Lucy’s fourteenth bday, Helene bent down to eye-level, look soulfully into her eyes, and said this: * “Lucy, as my daughter, i feel as if you should have this..” * It’s a necklace that says “Bitch” * Lucy was 13 when she started her drunk text collection * On Lucy’s 16 bday, helene gave her her most prized possession * “Lucy, I want you to have this, I was going to give it to you later in life, but you’ve come so far already..” * She pulls out a book from her purse, written in fancy calligraphy on it are the words “Burn Book” * “Lucy this is everything that someone i know has done wrong, treat it with care…” * It was one of the only times lucy has ever cried * You bet your ass there’s an entire section dedicated to Anatole * “Anatole, age 1-6, Anatole, Age 7-10, Anatole, Age 11-13, Anatole, Age 14-18, etc” * Theres even some stuff about Cryptid-Uncle-Ippolit * “Hey dad? Remember when you and uncle Pierre tied to guy to a bear for shits and giggles?” * Theo is on the spectrum * Helene got him a fidget cube * He and Lucy do sibling costumes * Theo is a gangly mess of limbs like how does the kid function * Theo was cis-passing when he started dating Nico * When he told him he was trans, Nico just shrugged and kissed him alot * Yeah so I love these kids and might write a fic

[tinyolsen]

Odds!

o 1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? Sort of level but if anything more milko 3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books? Post it notes, traintickets, bus tickets, anything tbho 5: are you self-conscious of your smile? Yes if my mouth is open/ showing some teeth cos idk it feels weird but to quote my mate I have “a cheeky lil smile” so o 7: do you name your plants? I have a mini cactus called oucho (see ed and oucho from cbbc) o 9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? Yes if no one is around, I was singing in the kitchen in my uni accom and the cleaner walked in, I nearly diedo 11: what’s an inner joke you have with your friends? Bert box, hughhhhhhhh and hades without any of the weird shito 13: what’s something that made you smile today? I went to a talk by sunny Jacobs and peter pringle and when they said we have 4 goats and live together, I beamed they are sooo cute (btw look them up their story is amazing)o 15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! Venus is 462 Co 17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? I wont dye it but like dark blue/ black like gabriella in hsm 2o 19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? I do I have three, one for cute memories, one for random facts and one that has doodles in it mainly of my dogo 21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that’s been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. My fav bag is no bag ever, cos effort to carry but my mufc hold all, has been to football tournaments, dance shows, America and back and its now under my bed at uni with spare towels and tea towels ino 23: what’s your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? Play guitar, catch up on tv just chill, don’t think about work, go to the park and just sit and take pictures, dance in the kitchen (opps thing)o 25: what’s the weirdest place you’ve ever broken into? I have never broken in anywhere o 27: what’s your favorite bubblegum flavor? Cherry o 29: what’s something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? one of them does a sideways smile when you say her nameo 31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. I love patterned socks, football socks, trainer socks, slipper socks, but I have to wear just plain black trainer socks otherwise I think someone is judging me, but I really love my monkey and banana ones they are burgundy I also just got iron man, spiderman and captain America ones from my mateo 33: what’s your fave pastry? Puff, comes ready rolled, is vegan and I use it to make cheese straws for my flatmates (I have just been told that this means pastry thing, in which case cheese straws) o 35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? Yessssss! I just bought purple and blue highlighters cos I had to get rid of my old ones (long story) and they are awesomeo 37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? I like it lived in but not messy, and clean o 39: what color do you wear the most? blacko 41: what’s the last book you remember really, really loving? Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, its just inspiredo 43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? Someone who I dated for a bit but id like to forget that plsssso 45: do you trust your instincts a lot? lol noo 47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? Custard o 49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? Not really cos I often don’t like full albums, unless its Rumors – Fleetwood mac but I bought when you love someone (acoustic) – James TW on itunes if that countso 51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? My brother and little things cos we have a funny joke with it (funny to us)o 53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? yes, no, no , yes/ loved it, n/a, n/a, and loved it.o 55: what’s the most dramatic thing you’ve ever done to prove a point? eaten a tub of ice cream to prove that I could bite ice cream for more than just one bite, I stared the girl in the face and bit every spoonfulo 57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? Awake, course, you are lying if you say you don’to 59: what’s your favorite myth? The Trojan horse was the first one I ever learnt in year four and it will always be my fave, but Icarus and Daedalus comes closeo 61: what’s the stupidest gift you’ve ever given? the stupidest one you’ve ever received? This all happened this Christmas, I gave my dad a mug saying “im retired (emphasis on the tired)” and my mum gave me bin bags (im an excellent gift giver just ask my family, I out do them all every year) o 63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be?  As long as the books are upright with small in the middle, large at each side idm, and my music is on specific playlists on my phone (i.e fast walking playlist, chill walk playlist)o 65: is there anyone you haven’t seen in a long time who you’d love to hang out with? Quite a few people from school, and the three awesome people who made my dance class epic (going to uni and leaving them sucks)o 67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? Awesome, if im okay anyway cos its so prettyo 69: what are your favorite board games? Monopoly cos I rule at it, block us and scrabble with my grandparents cos they like to use non English words/ made up oneso 71: what’s your favorite kind of tea? Good ol’ cuppa (Yorkshire tea bags) o 73: what are some of your worst habits? I isolate myself, blank out, cant react to other peoples emotions and I pop my shoulder in and outo 75: tell us about your pets! Omggg, Alfie the cute lil puppy is my bae, hes the light of my life, hes a cavalier king Charles spaniel and he’s the best boy, the only guy bar my lil brother I trust. And then my rabbit, leon the lion lop, died just before xmas, I miss the lil fluff but he was the cuddliest thingo 77: pink or yellow lemonade? After learning that this probably means American style lemonade, yellow. But uk style, lucazade pinks one is pengo 79: what’s one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? My best mate gives my the best handmade cards all the time, that and a date gave my guitar picks with my name on onceo 81: describe one of your friend’s eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. grey pebbles imagine if you put the clearest water blue stripped though out it or a grey and blue stepsil mushed together o 83: what’s some of your favorite album art? Idk tbh not gonna lieo 85: do you read comics? what are your faves? On and off, and probs the one amazing fantasy ive reado 87: what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives? Dead poets society, 50/50 and some others I cant think ofo 89: are you close to your parents? Ish, um naho 91: where do you plan on traveling this year? Back home and idk where else yeto 93: what’s the hairstyle you wear the most? Side parting and just brushed, nothing fancyo 95: what are your plans for this weekend? Do uni worko 97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? Infj, Aquarius and ive had Hufflepuff, ravenclaw and Gryffindor in recent weekso 99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. Scars to your beautiful, facing west cover and halo- lewis Watson

thank you :)

[shepcrds-blog]

h O LY SHIT FAM!! WE DID IT!! id like to think me mum & yeezus crust himself for givin me the strength to send in my app cause all i wanted to do was cRY ... i lit was sweatin out anxiety beads but this group was too LIT to pass up ur all so wonderful i wanna d*e ... but hey hi hello im sammi!! my heart is beatin like 134343434 times a min ima pass tf out pce!! say nice things abt me @ my funeral xoxo anYDAMNWAY ... lemme tell u a bit abt shep & also abt his character carter just ~~warning~~ dis shit long winded af & boring as hell so ... enjoy :))

˗ˏˋ THE BLURB ˎˊ˗

( SHEPARD DANVERS, MUSE L, MALE ) —— he looks way too much like harry styles but, he actually plays CARTER HAYES on the netflix series, university ! when asked in an interview what song described him best, shepard said what’s the matter by milo greene. that must be because he comes off as detached and inhibited but is reallyambitious and supportive and is known as the benevolent around hollywood. ( jade eyes constantly dilate with temptation as neon signs flash around him, urging him to just step a little further out of his comfort zone. desire, need, want; he feels it all. he has to do it but, wait, his slender fingers wrap around the necklace splayed across his chest and just one touch of the silver cross sends him crashing back to earth. the reasons he can’t pass go aren’t exactly complicated but this game of monopoly is unforgiving. it’s a brutal tug of war between sinners and saints and he’s teetering on the edge; he’s afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived. )

˗ˏˋ ABOUT SHEPARD ˎˊ˗

shepard grey danvers was born on january 5th, 1996 in austin, texas to a very conservative family who upheld traditional ideals and values

his father was a well respected doctor who expected his sons to follow in his footsteps in some form or another

his mother was a homemaker who stayed home and looked after the children as well as did all of the cooking, cleaning, etc

both parents held firm beliefs that everyone had a role to play in the world and not working towards your full potential was a complete disservice to god

in order to instill their own beliefs into their four children, it was a requirement for all of them to attend church every wednesday and sunday, no exceptions

and it wasn’t like they had horrible lives because, they didn’t. their parents were overbearing, sure, but they had a lot more than others. they had a roof over their heads, food on the table, and hope for their futures

shep has an older brother ( samuel ) and two younger sisters ( elizabeth and joanna)

his brother is twenty nine, an engineer, and married with two kids and one on the way. he’s definitely leading the picture perfect life that their parents forced upon them

his younger sisters are thirteen and six, respectively, so they’re still living at home and going to school

however, shep ended up taking a different approach to the path that was set forth for him because instead of going to a university in his home state, he instead got accepted into stanford and made the move to california at only eighteen

it was something that his parents were both proud of and inherently hated because how were they suppose to make sure their son kept on track if he was so far away

that didn’t matter much to shep though and he moved without a second thought (truth be told he never felt like he belonged in texas anyway )

he’s currently in his third year at stanford working on getting his phd in neuroscience

his parents don’t help him at all with money ( and he doesn’t expect them to ) so, very early on, he realized that he would have to get a job

lucky for him, california was piled to the brim with opportunities that he could take advantage of that paid decently and wouldn’t take too much time away from his studies

that was originally how he got wrapped up in the acting world. he would mostly “audition” to be an extra in tv shows, movies, etc and get paid around three hundred for each … it was easy money for him

from there, his agent began getting contacted by people who wanted to cast shep in guest starring roles or small cameos and since they paid more he began agreeing

that opened up entirely new opportunities and he did it for a while before starting to get overwhelmed with the workload and his college work

that was when he decided to just go back to doing smaller gigs for a while which turned into him only essentially starring in music videos which didn’t pay nearly enough for him to be able to pay his half of the rent

( drug tw ) his roommate could see that he was pretty much drowning so he introduced him to the life of drugs and his drug of choice was cocaine. being a neuroscience major, shep knew right from the jump what kind of side effects came along with it and how dangerous it could be, but he was struggling so he forced every instinct telling him not to do it to the back of his mind

the high he got from doing it gave him a sense of euphoria, a burst of energy, self confidence, and he required less sleep which meant he could get more done … it was like a godsend

he promised himself that he wouldn’t let it get out of control, that he wouldn’t get addicted, but it slowly started becoming more and more of an essential

with the drug, he was not only able to fly through his coursework but he could even take on better acting jobs on the side

this was how he ended up auditioning for a popular show on netflix titled university. according to the casting call, it was only a guest starring role anyway so it wouldn’t be much different from other jobs ( however, he also doesn’t realize that these things are very flexible and some people who have started out as guest stars ended up being on a show for multiple seasons )

getting the role was incredibly exciting for him because the character was vastly different than him and he enjoyed playing those types of parts

the schedule for the show though is the most grueling he’s ever dealt with so having to juggle that on top of going to school is really starting to wear down on him which, in turn, has only upped his drug use

he refuses to quit though because he’s developed a love for acting and he genuinely enjoys doing it … if he wasn’t so afraid of what his parents might do then he would drop out of college and just act full time but, alas, he knows that getting his phd is top priority

˗ˏˋ TIDBITS ABOUT SHEPARD ˎˊ˗

he’s left handed

his favorite director is the late stanley kubrick

he’s only had one serious girlfriend

one of his major goals in life is to own a dog ( his roommate has one )

he wants to start his own charity organization

obsessed with 80′s synth pop … yeah idk either fam :))

he’s usually clean cut and sports a short hairstyle ( think present!harry ) but for the show they had him grow his hair out a little longer ( think 2013!harry and 2014!harry )

he absolutely despises having long hair because he can’t do shit with it … luckily for him they tend to hide his locks under snapbacks and beanies in the show

he only has one tattoo which is a cross on his hand in the area between his thumb and index finger

he made a promise to his mother that he would remain celibate until he got married so he’s a virgin

however, he struggles with temptation daily and is actually worried that he may not be strong enough to hold up his end of the deal ( or maybe he just doesn’t want to )

he’s generally a kind and caring person, but he can be an absolute little shit at times

he even teeters on being a pushover with some people and the complete opposite with others … he isn’t afraid to stand up for himself at all but he also won’t blatantly be an asshole

he’s awful at all sports except for golf ( if that’s even considered a sport?? idk ) like … is he twenty one or seventy one??? no one knows

he absolutely DESPISES peanut butter like even the thought alone makes him gag

he also curses like a sailor … seriously has the worst potty mouth ever

˗ˏˋ ABOUT CARTER ˎˊ˗

he was originally born in russia as aleksandr vitalyevich tchernev-volkov but was later adopted out of the country at the age of eight to a family of six in the states ( with him being the only one not biologically theirs )

deciding to give the child a fresh start, they legally changed his name to carter lee hayes and began homeschooling him while going through the process of teaching him how to speak english

when he was ten, he had made enough progress to begin going to school and officially started on his new path

he seemed to make friends easily because, perhaps, the kids were just fascinated with someone from a different country or maybe it was because he held a certain type of aura that drew others in

he wasn’t the smartest but he did excel in sports, playing everything from baseball to football and all that was in between. however, he truly shined the brightest in basketball and it was through that in which he got a scholarship to college

it was bittersweet though because while he was happy, he was also sad to be parting ways with his best friend jonas

he looked up to him in a lot of ways after all … the dude had everything that carter wanted for himself and he had welcomed him with open arms immediately

which made the fact that he had slept with jonas’ girlfriend on prom night about a million times worse because … how could someone do that to their best friend? someone that they considered a brother??

the answer was actually simple: abigail took too much valuable time away from carter and jonas’ friendship

finding out that they would be going to the same college together made carter roll his eyes so hard that he was surprised they didn’t just fall right out of his head

so, his solution? sleep with abigail and tear their relationship apart for good. that wasn’t exactly what happened though because jonas never found out and it quickly became apparent that his friend could very well blame carter and end their friendship without explanation

that fact alone was what kept him from telling the other and just moving on with his life

at the end of his senior year though, carter ended up tearing his rotator cuff and he immediately felt as though his life was falling apart

he fell down a rabbit hole during the summer of drugs, sex, and alcohol and developed an addiction to prescription pain meds

once college started up, he told himself that he would pull it together but he just couldn’t and his reliance on the prescription pills ended up costing him his basketball scholarship

he had nothing; no best friend, no sport to occupy himself with, and no scholarship

deciding that he truly had nothing left to lose, he dropped out of college and had his parents pull some strings with people over at usc believing fully that it would help set their son back on the right track with having jonas back in his life

however, that isn’t really the reason why he wanted to go. no, his reason was simple: if he couldn’t have what he wanted then no one else could either. no matter if that meant ruining jonas and abigail’s relationship and potentially his and jonas’ as well

˗ˏˋ TIDBITS ABOUT CARTER ˎˊ˗

he’s right handed

his favorite color is orange

he’s obsessed with bacon cheeseburgers from wendy’s

he used the money he was saving for a car on his sixteenth birthday to pay for front row tickets at a beyonce concert

he’s usually always seen sporting a snapback or beanie

he’s fluent in russian

he has no idea what happened to his birth parents or why he was put up for adoption in the first place

the only thing he really has from his biological family is a watch which he wears all the time even though it stopped working a long time ago

he loves when it rains while the sun is still shining … he finds that there’s just something calming about it

he won the spelling bee when he was in the fifth grade

he’s very competitive and tends to make even the simplest things into a game of winning or losing

he has a very selfish mindset where he tends to look out for himself above everyone else

used to have his nose pierced but he got rid of it after almost having it torn out during a playoff game

˗ˏˋ COMMON GROUND BETWEEN ACTOR AND CHARACTER ˎˊ˗

both felt more or less like the “black sheep” of their family

both are hiding a drug problem that they fully believe they have control over

both have an intense craving to be in love rather than constantly falling for every pretty little thing around them

& i think thats it??? i also have like muse posts for both on my blog plus teaser posters for carter & just ... all kinds of random shit if u wanted to check it out ig ... but anYWAY if u wanna plot then just give this a like & ill shoot u a mssg?? im srsly so excited to be here!!! & im more than 10000% sure ima be plottin w/ everybody anyway so expect a mssg regardless

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Dillon vs Wells and a few thoughts on blind tasting

Unless you happened to be an incredibly secure character at school, you’ll know the deal. A couple of the big kids are doing something fun, and you want to join in. Partially because it’s fun (obviously), and partially (if you’re honest with yourself) because you want to be part of what the big kids are doing.

So when the big kids of the whisky blogging scene (Greg and Malt Review’s inimitable Mark Newton) challenged each other to a blind tasting, I took to twitter and digitally hollered the adult equivalent of “can I play?” Though actually, why shouldn’t the adult equivalent of “can I play?” be “can I play?”?

Shortly thereafter I sent Greg an unlabelled sample of the Kilkerran Open Day 2016 bottling, which he covered here. The return sample was sent once Greg had completed his move to Manchester, and arrived on my desk a couple of weeks back. First thing in the morning; completely ruined my day’s productivity, but that’s because I’m an excitable child.

As soon as the bell went for the end of the day I was out of the office and straight home. Metaphorical bell, you understand, though I’ll dispense with the children analogies now; I promise I am actually allowed to legally drink whisky... Bottle was breached, cursory sniff was taken, sample was poured and notebook was flipped open beside me.

But let’s pause there for a moment, because the practice of blind tasting is one that’s worth a smidge of consideration.

Ostensibly, blind tasting is the only way to give your fully objective opinion of a whisky. (Or wine/beer/cider/cat-food brand [delete as appropriate].) It theoretically frees you of biases and prejudices, it strips away distracting information and it forces you to focus on the drink alone.

I’ve lost count of the number of people who sneer at non-Scotch malt when they know what they’re facing, but proclaim their admiration when it’s just amber liquid in a glass. Or take me, for example – I’m quoted as saying Aberlour A’Bunadh is my favourite whisky for under £50. But one day some vicious ne’er-do-well will doubtless hide one next to a similarly secret Glenfarclas 105, and when that day comes I can only hope I get my call of “heads” right.

Blind tasting also exposes you; makes you really think; underlines any shortcomings or gaps in your experience. Not tried Rye before? Then that spicy kick will mean nothing. Didn’t know countries outside of Scotland use peat? Then good luck when Paul John Bold crosses the table. And who hasn’t indulged in a bit of a smile when a trained expert, or a particularly vocal individual comes unstuck on confronting an anonymous glass?

The problem with objective blind tasting is that it effectively requires the taster to be a robot. Human nature being what it is, we start guessing the end before we’ve even finished the beginning. We want to skip to the last page of the book. No one, on being presented with a glass, can ever truly extinguish the irritating light in the back of their head that immediately flashes: ‘WHAT IS THIS?’

And so we start guessing. I don’t care how expert or practiced you are. I taste up to fifty wines a week at work, and countless more for my wines and spirits diploma. And that’s without getting into all the whiskies I pump my salary into. (I do have a life outside alcohol; I play hockey and everything.) But that light never goes off. Dark colour: “I wonder if that’s a sherry cask?” Slight hint of peat: “hmm, could that be Highland Park?” Bit of meatiness: “do I have a Mortlach here?” You know the drill.

And once an idea pops into your head, it’s very hard to ignore. Just ask the cast of Inception. You want to be right. You want to be validated. You want to have ‘won’ at blind tasting. Most of all, you don’t want to look like an idiot. And so you subconsciously ignore the niggling uncertainties. You shoehorn your blind tasting into what you want it to be. Perhaps you try to second guess the person presenting you the sample. “Ah, she’ll give me something off-piste...he knows I’ve said mean things about this distillery before...hang on, is this even whisky?” Sound familiar?

Blind tasting can be influenced by all sorts of things. Your mood; what you’ve eaten recently; the temperature of the room; the time of day – even what music is playing (or not playing) in the background. And if you’re on the spot and nervous about getting it wrong, you haven’t a hope. You stress, you panic and your common sense slips. Which is why most tasting competitions worth noting are judged anonymously. No one does their ‘best’ tasting under pressure.

So yes – everyone should do some blind tasting once in a while. It’s fun! But stop worrying about getting the whisk(e)y right. After all, with so many countless thousands of whiskies in production, what realistically are your odds? You might get the distillery or producer from time to time. Heck, you might once or twice nail the whole shebang. But you’ll have missed the point of whisk(e)y in the process: to enjoy it. After all, the end is just a tiny part of the journey. You’re really best off taking the Ferris Bueller attitude. It’s a pretty hollow ‘victory’ otherwise – if you even score the victory at all.

And we’re back in the room. (At my house, in case you’d lost track. Wouldn’t blame you.)

My cursory sniff (ok, I also took a cursory sniff at the office when it arrived, but so would you if you’re human) raised some suspicions. Greg and I had set the rules as Single Malt Scotch of £50 or lower, but something about the aromas I found myself picking up suggested foul play.

Far be it from me to accuse my charming new boss of hoodwinkery, but I’m a mistrusting soul where blind tastings are concerned. (See: told you they bring out the over-thinker.) Besides, any holder of an Anfield season ticket who moves to Manchester has to have a wily streak about them. In as unaccusatorial a tone as I could manage I casually checked that the rules still stood. (Is unaccusatorial a real word? There’s a red squiggly line, but I feel in my heart that it deserves to be one.)

“It might well be on brief...or might have changed the game a little...who knows...” replied the Machiavellian Dillon, admitting that it was definitely a Scotch. Bet he steals from the bank when he’s playing Monopoly too. Deep mistrust smouldering in my bosom I returned to the task at hand.

I nosed, I scribbled, my brow furrowed, I nosed some more, scribbled some more, sipped a little, furrowed some more and scribbled a bit more for good measure. And then I proceeded to ignore all the advice I’ve just written above.

Straight away, I knew that it wasn’t a malt, and that it probably wasn’t under £50. Anyone who drinks as much bourbon as I do ought to know what distilled corn smells like. Which in Scotch terms more or less means either old, or North British. (Or both.)

But something about this one seemed to hint at a little more complexity. In the back of my mind, something niggled away, making me wondering whether Greg had also dispensed with the ‘single’ ruling. Which was when I stupidly decided to ignore most of the note I had just written, and start to play the man, not the ball. And in blind tasting that almost always ends in disaster.

My blended grain experience certainly isn’t vast. In fact, it’s Compass Box Hedonism, which I knew was not what I was tasting. But could I perhaps have its fancier ‘big brother’ Quindecimus in front of me?

Deciding for some reason that I was along the right lines on the blended grain front, I was torn between Quindecimus and The Exceptional Blended Grain, neither of which I had sampled previously. From what I had read, Quindecimus was the richer of the two, which tallied with what I had written. So, with great doubt and several second guesses, I presented Greg with my answer.

I was wrong.

In fact, what I had was the Cadenhead’s North British 1985 31 years old Single Sherry Butt at 54.6%. And believe you me, it holds that cask strength well - I’d never have guessed it was that high. The spirit also stands up remarkably well to the sherry - there’s not a hint of raisin, and the corn is really on song. Full note below:

Fruity. Some aspects of red berries, and some of orchard fruit (apples/pears). Plenty of sweetness; caramels and a good whack of vanilla. There’s a lightness of touch, but a great deal of depth too. Medium intensity of aroma, but very good complexity. Corn asserts itself. Slight meatiness in the background, with distinct, but not overpowering wood.

Alcohol clear, but completely controlled and kept in check by flavour on the palate. Flavours are more intense than aromas and crescendo significantly as you hold it in the mouth. Largely follow on from the nose, but bourbon-like aspects of caramel and dark sugars dominate particularly, wrapped in more of that red berry fruit. Possibly a touch of date.

More of that meatiness - not quite sulphur - on the finish, which is ever so slightly shorter than expected. Very well balanced and complex.

All in all, a delicious whisky, which I can’t thank Greg enough for. Particularly special, as it happened to be distilled in his birth month. He outfoxed me this time (though thank God I clocked it was Grain whisky - could have been a lot more embarrassing!) but you can be sure there’ll be a rematch.

In the meantime, two ‘morals of the story’ to take away from this. Firstly, when it comes to blind tasting, do as I say, not as I do! And secondly, if you play games with the big kids, be prepared for them to move the goalposts!

Cheers!

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“She’s not dead,” are the first words Bull hears when he picks the phone up. The next ones he hears are, “Someone lied.”

Mahanon’s breath is unusually loud and harsh, as though he can’t control himself. Bull can hear the passing sounds of pedestrians, cars, some sort of radio. It fades as Mahanon finds somewhere quiet to talk.

“Who isn’t dead?”

“My sister,” Mahanon says. “Ellana. She’s not dead.”

Bull’s heart sinks in his chest. “We saw the body, Mahanon. We both gave a positive ID. The dental records matched. They confirmed DNA samples. The body had her possessions on it.”

The receiver crackles with Mahanon’s furious exhale. Bull can just pictures the man grinding his teeth and pacing in tight circles, like a provoked and enraged animal.

“And yet, she is alive,” Mahanon replies. “And yet, I have proof of her, still living and breathing and walking among the rest of us.”

“What proof?”

“Check your phone.”

Bull switches the phone to speaker as he moves to look at his texts. Seconds of tense not-silence listening to Mahanon breathe later, an image pops up in their shared chat.

It was taken fast. It blurs around the edges. Mahanon’s hands must have been shaking; an observation no one would ever believe if they didn’t see proof of it right in front of them.

“What is this?” Bull asks.

“A book record,” Mahanon replies, “From the National Library of Orlais. Look at the date on the last set row of the ledger. Two weeks ago. Look at the name.”

“Ellana Lavellan,” Bull reads out loud, heart full of stone trying to block a geyser of foolish, ill-advised hope. “It could be anyone. Your sister did not have a monopoly on the name Ellana.”

“There are no other Ellana Lavellans in this world,” Mahanon snaps decisively. “And tell me, what is the particular shape of the capital letter e and the last letter n?”

Bull holds the phone closer to his eye, as though it could get him closer to the image. It can’t.

The top of the curve in the letter E loops faintly. The n in Lavellan’s tail dips and curls, like a dash to underscore the rest of the name.

Bull’s silence is the only answer he can, and should give.

Mahanon laughs, hollow and dangerously giddy, “Just so.”

“She can’t be alive.” If she was alive, why did they waste so much time? How did they not know?

What does she think? That they abandoned her? That they don’t care? That they don’t need-want her anymore? That they condoned it? Did she think that they played an active hand in getting her — well. Not killed, apparently.

And what is the story there? Ellana lives, but she doesn’t try to contact them. Who would arrange for such an incident, fake a body, and be content with that?

It couldn’t be Ellana faking her own death. If that were true she would be using a different identity, surely. And Ellana would never do that to her family. She could never. And what reason would she have to do that?

Bull shivers, disgust and dread pouring over his shoulders and down his chest and back from his brain that’s begun to flip back through the record books of his memory to detail every single moment wasted when it could’ve been trying to find her again. Every moment that was spent alone that could have been spent with her.

What a waste of years. What a waste of efforts. What a waste.

“Someone,” Mahanon stresses, “Lied to the Inquisition. Someone lied to us. My sister is somewhere in Val Royeaux as we speak. She borrowed a book from their National Library. No false pretenses, no hiding, no new identity — Ellana Lavellan. Clear as day. Plain as night. I have to find her. We have to find her.”

“How?” Bull asks. “Do you know how many people go through the library per day? Per hour? You want us to find her based on a two week old library record?” Bull’s mind is already tracing the paths now, though.

This is dangerous business. Trying to find ghosts that should be long gone.

“We can’t bring in the Inquisition,” Bull says. If they were compromised once, who’s to say they aren’t compromised still? And whoever caused the incident five years ago might still be around. Who knows what they’d do if they found out Bull and Mahanon know Ellana is alive and, probably, well.

“Of course not,” Mahanon sneers. “For all we know Ellana thinks the Inquisition did it. And maybe that’s why she hasn’t tried to contact us.”

The thought that Ellana would think Mahanon and Bull could have acted against her makes him so profoundly uneasy that his stomach turns. She would know better than to think that. But after five years— who knows? Who knows what she thinks of them now.

Does she think of them at all?

“This is a big job for just the two of us though,” Bull points out. “We need someone. And if we start poking around without telling anyone it’s going to look suspicious. Evelyn isn’t exactly going to be keen on us taking extra curricular activities we don’t explain. Or do you think Evelyn was in on it?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Mahanon spits out, “Of course she couldn’t be in on it, the woman can’t win a game of cards. How could she possibly lie about that kind of thing to either of us? Fine. We’ll tell Evelyn. I can see your points. Do you have any safe houses in the area? Unaffiliated.”

“I’ll check to see what I have,” Bull answers, “Book a hotel or something in the mean time. You’e got the liquid assets set aside for that right?”

“Yes, but you aren’t supposed to talk about them.”

“Mahanon, it isn’t a secret. Anyone could look at you and know you’ve got a whole slush fund ready and waiting for you.”

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Not even your phone can rescue you at this point, but you keep checking every 2 seconds, just to be sure.   Lists of dreamy travel activities and far off adventures keep coming up as you scour the internet for fun things to do when you’re bored.  

Are you going stir crazy at home because of this coronavirus pandemic? So am I, but I’m also taking full advantage of the situation. By tackling household projects, learning new skills, catching up on work, and exploring the vast outdoors.  You can too!

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When I’m bored and looking for something to do, I narrow my focus down to three categories.

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Doing this helps me find the perfect activity for when I’m bored and looking for something to do.  

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I would love to take a road trip right now or fly to some exotic paradise, but what would I do with the world on lockdown?  All the hotels, restaurants, and tour operations closed.  No destination has immunity from COVID-19.  Trust me, I’ve been scouring the internet for opportunities and solutions to our “travel problem.”

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When your bored, it’s a challenge to find fun things to do, but the trick is discovering new activities you can find enjoyment in.  They might start off as a one-off activity and turn into a weekly, monthly, or annual tradition among friends and family. 

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The other day I was invited to a virtual dinner party! Yes, you read that right.  Hanging out with friends on three continents while playing classic board games was a blast!!

I learned a new dinner recipe.  Discovered a new wine and even made a new friend.  Who called me out for cheating in Monopoly.  Which I was, but it was a fantastic night of entertaining memories I wouldn’t have even participated in pre-coronavirus.  

I’d never heard of a virtual dinner party, but not only was it a ton of fun. I also learned there’s a Facebook group that hosts a virtual karaoke party every Saturday.  

Embrace New Activities When You’re Bored

The world’s changing, and even though your usual “entertainment options” are closed to the public new ones are sprouting up in their place.  If you’re craving social interaction and still looking for fun things to do when you’re bored, explore virtual options among your friends and family.

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Stop looking for fun things to do when you’re bored before you go bonkers and search for new activities that may interest you.

Rent an exotic car for a thrilling day of unique experiences.  Ever heard of waterfall hiking or zorbing?  

The world is filled with fun activities to do when you’re bored.  While you may not be able to go shopping, bar hopping or ziplining there are plenty of fun free outdoor things to do when you’re bored.  Last year alone, 330 million people visited America’s National Park system.  Now is the time to explore all that outdoor recreation has to offer!

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At the end of this social distancing, self-quarantining, and possible martial law lockdown here in the United States.  Do you want to be able to say you were productive or just killed time? 

Do you want to be proud of yourself for learning a new skill or taking on a new hobby? Do you want to be able to brag about new adventures, or simply just recap TV shows when this is all over with your friends & family? 

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With the four men’s majors done and dusted the Women’s Open is set to take centre stage

With the four men's majors done and dusted, the Women & Open is at the heart of the golf world

The Open in Royal Portrush was the last men's major of the year

The battle now begins for the FedEx Cup with millions of grabs

Women & # 39; s British Open renamed Women & # 39 by R&A ; s Open year

Georgia Hall defends its title and will be challenged by Hull, Law and MacLaren

Against Derek Lawrenson for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:32 BST, July 29, 2019 | Updated: 22:32 BST, July 29, 2019

The men have decided that July is the time to take down the curtain about the majors and august is now the month to play with monopoly money or FedEx dollars to use the modern language.

I'm sure I'm speaking for most of us thinking that when it comes to the dollar-laden FedEx Cup, we can probably control our excitement.

What an opportunity, so it offers for the women. In the past, the AIG Women & # 39; s British Open which starts Thursday in Woburn, hardly had the chance to breathe for the proximity of the American PGA. Now there is a welcome opportunity for it to develop its own lock in the spotlight.

Britain & Georgia, 23, won the 2018 Women & # 39; s British Open at the Royal Lytham

On Wednesday, the R&A is launching a new era for the tournament, starting with a rebranding and name change for the Women & # 39; s Open. Next year they will take full responsibility and have already announced that they will increase the prize money by 40 percent.

Suddenly the age of the R&A dinosaur is behind us. R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has been doing the job for four years and it is clear in his words and actions that the woman's game has a lawyer they can trust.

Slumber does not promise the moon or parity with the men's game soon or never, but we can be sure that he will not live up to his last name either.

Some groups took six hours to play at Evian Championship last week, won by Jin Young Ko

Can the women benefit? Can they grab the nation? They can certainly do that if they put their best foot forward. Think back to 12 months ago, and a victory for Georgia Hall, which was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the wave of the year.

In Hall, Charley Hull, Bronte Law and Meg MacLaren there is an exciting quartet, all under the age of 25, who could do wonders for the ladies' game.

But the women must help themselves. During the Evian championship last week, the rounds took almost six hours to complete – and this is not uncommon. At the Senior Open three took four hours and 20 minutes.

The R&A waste their breath and money if the women do not accelerate. No golfer is interested if they need six hours for 18 holes. Let's hope they grab the day, so don't take it.

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It is always nice to tackle Rory because he is such a tough competitor. To go up against him in the final round and beat him, makes this victory even more special. & # 39;

Brooks Koepka was a bit of a blow to McIlroy by beating him so extensively on the WGC-FedEx Invitational on Sunday. Last year this year the world No. 1 was shown around as a package. The Rory demolition showed that there is now a look about Koepka. It can take years before someone else gets a chance in the first place.

Fresh from the wild success of the Irish Open in Lahinch earlier this month, the search is on a new date for next year. Why the hell would you want to relocate it, wonder?

Because the WGC-FedEx Invitational, which closed in Memphis on Sunday, needs a new date because it will be occupied by the Olympic Games.

Despite the strong protests of the European Tour, the PGA Tour ignored this and planned the week of the Irish Open.

Because the WGC events are open to the main players, the European Tour decided that it would be unfair to ask them to choose.

So, goodbye to the beautiful series of the Irish Open and the Scottish Open, leading to the Open.

The enormous madness of the global golf schedule and the struggle that is going on when they have to pool their resources to undertake competitive sports never ceases to amaze.

Irish Open, won in 2019 by Jon Rahm, could have clashed with 2020 & # 39; s WGC-FedEx Invitational

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