#barter for shit
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ā¦Pj and Elisse?
pls N O | not shipping it | nah | maybe? | I WISH itād work | yasss | I ship it | wOW PLEASE!
romantically no cuz pj is super gay re: red/black and is taken pale-wise, and also i think Elisse and him would enable each other a lot in terms of pale stuff anyways.
however... i think they should be friends. i think they would have so much fun 2gether and could def go to parties and stuff. and, as long as she's nice to Io (hard sell), they could be actual friends rather than just party ones
#astrumocs#barter for shit#i can see them like#elisse comes in to cynapium and is like OHHHHHHH can i trade u for like#6 bath bombs? i have this necklace i stole#pj like :) sold#ooc asks#ask meme response
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Had to stop for a moment at work thanks to the sudden realization that thanks to the Mouse Droid fic, itās canon that Eli Vanto is exactly Tarkinās type, and that makes his promotion process So Much Funnier in Thrawn.
#Star Wars#Pryce utterly oblivious#Thrawn probably noticing So Much that Tarkinās watching Vanto.#Vantoās just there internally grumbling about not being able to do his Imperial Retail Job in Stocking#and like. Thrawn himself is only ever portrayed through outside views#so this whole thing where he doesnāt follow politics isnāt correct to me at least#heās following everything thatās going on but itās the same as him pretending to need word clarification from Eli#he knows whatās going on. but engaging with the politics Isnāt The Point#The Point is maneuvering and developing Eli Vanto while also positioning himself to act freely within the empire to his own ends#itās like bartering for space for his little droid projects: Humans Will Put Up With Shit As long As They Get What They Want#so yes I do believe Thrawn notices this completely#and that Eli Vanto could very much have made his own path to promotion if you get my drift#But he doesnāt. and this pleases Thrawn.#granted he doesnāt make that path because Eli actually IS mostly oblivious to politics because his strategies are escapist and avoidant#āavoid demotion and then maybe I can get what I really wantā#But Imagining this Ceremony is just So Fucking Funny. because Thrawnās there like Oh. Interesting.#and Tarkinās there following Vanto with his eyes like. yes. very interesting.#and Pryce is too busy scheming because sheās Pryce.
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I was reminded of the time that tumblr tried to make "monster high but with tumblr sexymen", and one of the characters was (obviously) the daughter of the once-ler.
And the funny thing to me about that is that in the canon of the illumination lorax movie, the once-ler is heavily implied to have an estranged daughter. I don't know all the sexymen off the top of my head but I think he might've been one of the only ones referenced in that trend who actually had a daughter in his own canon.
#Stupid shit#I'm gonna provide context in the tags for those who want it but I also like the idea of just leaving it there#Okay so for anyone who wasn't in the fandom: when people say the movie gave us no one to ship the Once-ler with they were LYING#The movie gave the Once-ler no MALE characters to ship him with - thus Oncest started#However - the second most popular Once-ler ship was between him and Norma#(Who - if you haven't seen the movie in a while - is Ted's grandmother who tells him about the Once-ler and how to find and barter with him#This was mostly just a ship born from theory and logical deduction - why does Norma know so much personal info about the Once-ler?#Were they perhaps friends? Lovers? In the past? Where was she in his life and at what points? When did she leave?#And people started making theories and shipping the two - primarily as past lovers. But there was art of them reconnecting for sure.#HOWEVER - this also meant that there was a theory that Ted's mom was also related to the Once-ler#As in - hmm this daughter of a very short fat woman is oddly tall and thin... hmmm#And so the running theory wasn't just that the Once-ler and Norma were once lovers - but that the Once-ler was also Ted's grandfather#Who was entirely estranged from the family due to self-exile and possibly bad blood between him and Norma at some point during his downfall#(I actually do think that it's funny that the Once-ler's youngest design purposefully draws some comparison between him & the Truffula tree#Only for the character theorized to be his daughter to also evoke some Truffula tree imagery in her design)#ANYWAYS that was a theory for about as long as the movie was out - Normaler (the ship) was a thing for as long (if not longer) than Oncest#And was present enough that there were like actively flame wars between the two groups of shippers#Like literally I directly remember this it's so insane to me that no one ever brings this up when talking about the shipping in this fandom#BUT THEN!!!! The Lorax comes out on DVD. The fandom rejoices and everyone takes pictures of themselves buying or holding the DVD.#If you dig far enough and I haven't deleted it yet you might find mine. I was in full cosplay wig and all.#Anyways - we have the movie in HD now!! No more cam rip footage!!!#And now we can take high-quality screenshots that truly show off the detail of the backgrounds in this movie#(The fandom loved to gush about how detailed and well-designed the movie's backgrounds were - that wasn't just a throwaway transition)#Only - what's this?????#In one of the shots at the end of the movie - we very briefly get to see the inside of the Once-ler's lurkim - like the living room#AND THERE - IN THE BACKGROUND - ONLY VISIBLE IN HD#IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF A WOMAN WHO SUSPICIOUSLY HAS THE EXACT SAME SILHOUETTE AS NORMA#Normaler fans rejoice and 'Grandpa Once-ler' theory is accepted into canon (or - more accurately - 'implied canon') by most fans#So yes - for those keeping track - while the evidence wasn't as concrete as it could have been#The Once-ler is implied to have been the father of Ted's mom in the movie
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Happy halloweeeen Based on people in my life telling me I should dress up as "artist"
#Afraid I already am!#My Art#Sketch#OC#Original Character#Ipseity: Caligo Narcyz#He's such a little shit I love writing for him. Not quite moody but just moody enough for it to be a problem#Sure he's snuggled up in glorified pajamas 24/7 but he's put so much work into his pharmacy.#He doesn't even charge 'real' money most of the time. He's picked up the fae attitude of favors and barter. You can overlook the pjs
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I'm so very fortunate for the friends I am making up here.
One of my friends has family with cherry orchards and she invited me to come get some tart cherries. I need so many for my jam and pies that I asked how much it would cost for whatever I need.
All they want in payment is a cherry pie!! Can you believe it?!
So I have a double pie in the oven to pay for my cherries. I'm planning on getting them tomorrow.
Hometown barter system is amazing. I'm VERY fortunate to have my friends.
#homestead#barter#cherries#cherry pie#jumping with joy over here#ive asked for 20 pounds of cherries#and all they want is a simple cherry pie#absolutely gobsmacked#i was fully prepared to pay in cash too#holy shit
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in a bit of a dragging my own self kicking and clawing and screaming into doing good things for myself and being better phase rn and i fucking hate it š
#it will be good for me it will be good for me eventually#adhd is stupid i hate having to engage in an elaborate bartering system with myself to get anything done other than rotting in my bed#in other news i stomped my feet like an angry toddler at the grocery yesterday bc my stupid bank card is locked#which is just another thing added to my extensive list of shit to deal with on my days off#but cute deli guy who sells me drugs sometimes smiled at me all big like he thought it was cute so at least i have that going for me
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sometimes people are like "meat why don't you play blackjack outside of wasteland world events" and it's like. can you bribe the dealer to keep hitting? what do you mean there's no traditional casino songs you can yell when the dealer busts?! what's their policy on cheating?? i thought so
#and then people are like āmeat how do you cheat at blackjackā#easy: quietly add and retract caps per hand based on how the dealer's doing#i also add caps to other people's hands. shhh#by the end of the night nobody gives a shit though#i remember one night we kept trying to get the dealer to hit again and Barter Jinx tried to get everyone at the table to bribe him#when I couldnt get my caps chucked at disco in time she was like āWHEN BARTER JINX SAYS YOU PAY YOU PAYā and that line is seared in my head#maggotposts#wasteland weekend
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doing what is essentially studies in order to trade them for antique photos so expect some of that on the art blog
#fisherman's ramblings#do NOT tell old man with old photos that you draw characters from 1910 he WILL try and pull some bartering shit with you#ive been transported to fucjing 1680 what the hell
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Otumeel is now my favorite and I will both die and kill for him.
#āi take things off their tables and shelves and put them in barrelsā sir you are the funniest person alive#and with martin dead im in the market for a new best friend#also question. if i have a special job active am i not allowed to fence things? Dar jee wont lst me barter and i have the quest to steal#countess alessias ring active#oblivion#oblivion adventures#tes iv: oblivion#tes iv#the elder scrolls iv: oblivion#my shit#life adventures
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Have a Cass today!
[Image: panels from Batman (1940) #567, showing Cassandra Cain holding out an apple to Barbara Gordon. Babs reaches for it, surprised, saying: "How did you... where...?" Then she smiles up at Cass, saying: "Apple for teacher, huh? Sit down." End description.]
Her!! I just saw this panel again because I was double-checking the issue numbers for the previous ask and I just. Love her so much. I also really liked the issue in No Man's Land that follows the barter system; the intricacies of the barter system are some of my favourite worldbuilding from No Man's Land so I really enjoy reading this scene in context and knowing just how difficult it is to obtain an apple, just how prized fresh fruit is, and seeing Cass give it to Babs. Cass's character introduction is just *clenches fist* so good.
#it's so good!! it tells you everything you need to know about her in two issues flat#if you like Cass in these issues you will like her batgirl solo if not you won't#it's good storytelling!!!#my posts#cassandra cain#barbara gordon#no man's land is a real mixed bag in worldbuilding bc it's also fucking weird about the ppl#i REALLY hate that weird shit where it has everyone 'revert' to 'primitive' states it's just. so bad.#but I still think the bartering system is rlly neat and I also rlly like babs' role in no man's land#asks
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horror moment when I am fully clocked by this 5 year old asking loudly "mommy is that a boy or a girl?" and I'm trying so hard not to bust out laughing because the mom is MORTIFIED because she sure as hell dont know so I tell him I'm a boy and he's like "but I can see your hair? it's blue!" and his mom bless her soul pointed out that she had green hair so I think I am the first boy with dyed hair this kid has ever seen ššššš¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ my work gender is literally whatever will get you want you want and out the door fastest i dont care. I have old dudes calling be buddy and frat boys calling me bro some days and hijabi girlies telling me about their hair dye disasters and have customers that seek me out because I'm the only femme/faggot on staff. I hope every time someone calls me miss or lady because they think I'm a trans woman that support goes to a trans girls in need. I know.im 5'2 and care about my appearance. I'm aheem/ahiim at this point
#hosh shit#salt/#no one around here except high femmes ans the rare queers like me habe dyed hair#i habe changed my hair so many times in the few months ive been there#love the peoole who just second guess fhemselves outloud or just sah i dont know how you identify#like ok cool. it doesnt matter im a cashier you dont see me as human and i am essentially not acting like one right now#i had a woman ask me if i got tired of asking people the same stuff over and over#i said i open my mouth and it comes out its so automatic to me#also i gotta say it.why do old men never bother with change. like they will short me because āits only 5 centsā ok cool. this isnt a barter#meanwhile most old ladies dump their change purse in my hand and say ātake what you needā
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very nice comment on that fic that i hauntingly need to edit the chapter for + update of the "hey this is great i hope to be able to read the end of this someday" no pressure variety, and honestly same. maybe i will try to get to that if i get any sleep this weekend. my life has become consumed by learning how to crochet and also finally getting back into reading my immense backlog of books alongside my brother
but now i have several crocheted chickens and the unimaginable chaos of work hell has finally begun to start quieting, and we've gone three whole months without a brutal death or new aggressive sudden cancer, so... we will see
#the worst part is that chapter is like 75% done too i've just been sitting on it for months#life has just been an unfathomable multilevel nightmare for the past year and shit is finally turning around#i know my preferred form of creativity will return in time#brain has finally started to wake up in the worldbuilding sphere so like. hoping praying manifesting etc#until then...... crocheted chickens#i also need to finish the baby blanket for the second baby but OCD is fixating on the fucking sweater curse#unfortunately i turn a deeply unlucky age this year so we are currently in the bartering with the divine phase
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Me when talking about pricing to people for the first time
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i love when sister and i accidentally parallel each other
#tia text#sister & i both said the same swear word (shit) in two different languages at the same time bc the doorbell startled us#also we still use the barter system here. i refurbished a laptop for her & she's gonna help me dye my hair
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iāll discuss economics with you. well, you can talk and iāll listen and ask questions cuz i know nothing about economics. (idk why i canāt see that post anymore, tumblr has it out for me i swear)
itās not up because I DELETED IT. being an artist has given me a supernatural ability to tell when a post is going to reinvent the word failure for me
#also the thing about economics is that you canāt really have a discussion about it w someone who doesnāt understand#because itās literally fake itās totally bullshit and fails like all of the time#but my god I cannot emphasize how baffling the feudalism bartering roommate slavery self sustained economic combo is#like itās so bad I do not want to believe she actually wrote that#like I need to be missing something#this is my lovecraftian unfathomable cosmic horror#my brain does not want to live in a world where this is true#itās also weird because it is literally just the spring court#and they have A singular village#thereās literally no need for any of this shit oh my god#you couldāve just made tamlin okay with slavery in the first book and made rhysand the anti slavery one like what
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Omg the amount of power I feel from learning how to carefully clean up and mend a granny square blanket
It's like magic except I know how to do it
#im fixing a blanket for my great aunt#and ngl when i first saw it i had no idea how i would go about it#i can fix knitting no issue#i do swiss darning on my socks all the time#esp now that im wearing handknit socks every day#but crochet??#esp a granny square blanket thats literally 50+ years old ????#*that* scared me lmao#i watched a whole bunch of youtube videos and read a whole bunch of articles yesterday and they all made it seem so easy#and i was v v unconvinced#i mean c'mon#granny squares????#easy to make. easy to unravel.#but no it really is that easy!!!#new skill fucking unlocked!!!#i have half a mind to make a post on facebook (yes ew facebook) to let my family know i can fix shit for them if they barter with me
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