#blog change: New Council member

[tempest-toss]

Update finished. We now have an occupant of a new spot, spot 14.

O5-14, "The Fragmented Mirror" has now joined the Council. He shall be assisting in multiple areas to help lessen the overall workload. Except mine.

Have a pleasant evening. You anonymous users can talk with him if you wish.

--O5-13-ii, "The Old Ai"

[19burstraat]

ketterdam dashboard simulator

goedmedbridge420

who up boeking they canal

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drydens follow

I can't believe some of you log on here and thirstpost about barrel vagrants. it makes me so sick. these men are the very pits of society and have never honoured ghezen a day in their lives. there are so many other young men who make their living in a reverent way. have some dignity.

#ghezen #inghezenssight #ghezenhonouring #churchofghezen #handofghezen

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kooperomno1fan

lionsroar12 follow

omg HOW is kaz brekker winning this he's SO problematic he's not even good for the economy he killed members of his own gang and kidnapped councilman van eck's son

dregsundrained

cranky coz your gang fell apart aren't you

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oskervoexchange follow

guys is this a mandela effect or what bc I SWEAR this painting used to be in the university district art museum, I literally saw it this week??? but I went today and it was GONE?????? there wasn't even a plaque?? guys pls I'm so confused why is everyone acting like this is normal for ketterdam? do priceless antiques just VANISH? am I being gaslit?

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stadhall-clerking

guys I'm so sorry I've been MIA :( I found out that my landlord was using my rent on the staves rather than fixing my black mould problem so I pushed him out the window and told the stadwatch he must have fallen and died because he wasn't honouring ghezen and got away with it. anyway I think maybe the black mould explains the dirtyhands/sturmhond fic I was writing sorry :( but I WILL finish my fairy queen of istamere meta post once I've moved into my new lodging

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SUBMISSION: sometimes I lie awake thinking about the time I fell down an entire flight of stairs at the slat when kaz was at the bottom, and he just stared at me (still lying on the floor), and then asked if I'd changed the beer kegs at the silver six yet. GIRL NO?!?!?!

#submission #dregs #dirtyhands #admin comment: laughed so loud my upstairs neighbour threatened to shoot me

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ADMIN NOTE: if the razorgulls don't fucking stop sending anon hate to this blog we'll tell dirtyhands n he'll send you your own IP address back

#see what happens you hack job seagulls

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kerchtourismboard

it's us, the real kerch tourism board, here to tell you what we're putting in the new summer season pamphlet. we got 1) three pages all about kaz brekker that end up being more of an advertisement than a deterrent 2) list of slipperiest spots in the barrel where you will fall over and get a concussion when ur drunk 3) top 10 ways to get your wallet stolen by a child in broad daylight 4) paintings of the komedie brute 5) advert for sten's stockpot 6) map of public toilets

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kerchtourismboardreal follow

we are not affiliated with any degenerate impersonator accounts who claim to be us. we are the only real kerch tourism account.

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kerchtourismboard-real follow

grafcanal smells like piss and you should bite everyone you see wearing the mister crimson costume

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stensstockpot follow

it's all 'fuck sten's stockpot' and 'I got food poisoning from the special at sten's stockpot' until you realise you don't have the money for cilla's fry, and then you come CRAWLING back to the loving arms of sten's stockpot and our special. you fucking traitors. you'll be back! you'll all be back

canaljumpings follow

what's in the special sten's stockpot

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it's a surprise ;)

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nah I thought this was the real stens lmao

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bert smit you still have 45 kruge to pay on your tab and if you don't cough up we'll send our debtors to break your legs

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exchangingbabey follow

my grisha girlfriend who still wears a kefta and says things like 'nikolai lantsov is a bastard': ugh they're still debating whether or not the council of tides should be able to control kerch shipping, I hate inter-country politics

me: I think I hauve the queen's lady

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[bbiemochi]

helloo i reaaally loved ur last knights work and was wondering if you could write the same for mao?? thank you<33

𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚏𝚏! 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢’𝚛𝚎 (𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎) 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎! | isara mao x reader

[an]: hi, so yeah anon let’s pretend i didn’t just post this now in 2023 ahahahaha i’m a bad author so, i know that the knights fic was my most liked blog and i am really grateful for that, thank you for reading it <33 as for this one, aahhaahah i hope i wrote this one well for our precious trickstar member :,} nonetheless, tysm for requesting !

also small reminder, this is a point of view of mao ! new change for once ^w^

summary: he knows she’s a childhood friend of yours, but at least give you some space !

pairing: isara mao x g/n!reader

genre: fluff

note: f/n = friend’s name !

THE STUDENT COUNCIL WORK had been more and more stressful these days after the former 3rd years had graduated from yumenosaki private academy. in repositioning for the role of student council president, mao luckily became the perfect pick, and retook over eichi’s position. with tori and his butler, yuzuru, still with him at the council room, the piles and loads of work multiplied over his desk were easily handled and documented.

there were times when ritsu would often come visit the student council room, bug him to let the male sleep on his lap while he worked, and there were also times where his unit would come barging in out of nowhere. sometimes they were a wreck in the student council room, however mao knew so far that they meant a lot to him. not to mention…

not long after he announced being in a relationship with someone, his unit members were really surprised. subaru wanted to meet who he was going out with immediately after the confession, and hokuto had to calm him down. yes, he had faith in his unit about keeping secrets (including when it’s about relationships, which is not allowed to be known by the fans) but there’s this someone that bothered him by letting him know who he was infatuated with. the answer is obvious to be ritsu. even if mao trusts his childhood friend with all his heart, he knew ritsu would grow quite upset to hear he had a romantic partner. most obvious reasons would be because of the knight member’s clingy affection towards the council president, however his older brother thinks otherwise for more reasons.

as now the current student council president, some rules were changed in order to maintain the academy’s strict policy for the idol students in which can be involved with other courses connected to yumenosaki. mao often had hard times with his job, not to mention there were times when his unit members would forget about the rules he newly establishes, and then call them over to his office for a serious talk. mao has always been serious when it comes to student council matters, as both his status as the student council president and an idol (also now captain of the basketball club) had always been a close reputation in his heart. however…

y/n on the other hand had too become a priority to isara himself. his endearing lover who was always patting his shoulder when stressed and giving him small pecks on the forehead (not in front of the other student council members of course, tori would fume in annoyance), this was their ways to calm mao down—other than ritsu sleeping on his lap during working hours, not like mao ever minded he was used to it anyways.

y/n is not a producer in the idol course unlike the number one producer; anzu. instead, they’re only from the normal course in yumenosaki that mao had met when the normal course had some requests for the student council. y/n was their errand student if ever needed something far from the other courses. this was an obvious one, as mao notices it was always y/n who would come over the office when provided with new requests from the other yumenosaki courses. it’s hard work being an errand student that’s for sure. though, that didn’t take long when mao realised he kinda wanted to see them all the time now.

it became a weird attachment towards him, yet in some circumstances that came from a clear realization, yuzuru would soon notice his ‘odd’ behaviour whenever y/n would enter the student council office, a smile always leaking over their face. mao’s facial expression would frequently go from surprise, stammering of words, and an awkward neck brush as y/n hands over some documents from the normal course. these are obvious signs for yuzuru’s ‘theory’ of what’s going on between the errand student and the idol course’s current student council president.

didn’t take long when a festival was held, and mao confessed to y/n after one of his lives. he was a little hesitant at first, hands sweating and shaking as he waited for an answer to arrive—and when such sweet words of reciprocation stumbled on one’s mouth, mao knew lady luck finally gave him his chance. and thus, the relationship began. y/n was more than lucky to have mao’s approval in almost everything they asked for, sometimes even if they weren’t asking for it. for example, free live tickets to his concert, out of nowhere dates (these were mostly fun, so y/n didn’t mind much), and secret kisses in the office.

although the other members of trickstar weren’t much familiar of mao’s significant other, they knew for sure of how in love their unit member can be when infatuated with another.

back to the main hand of the story.

it was a thursday afternoon in yumenosaki, idols were being once again piled with practices, live scheduling for the upcoming projects approved by the student council—not to mention, an ongoing festival happening over inside the idol course building. the busy units that were bombarded inside of their changing rooms to get ready for their concert while visitors from other schools were scrolling around different booths for today’s occasion. mao’s unit was going to be performing later onstage thanks to the festival plan anzu had prepared for the idols entertainment for tonight (much different than last year, the moment where keito embarrassed himself when he pretended to shoot a fan with an imaginary bow—so much to wataru’s amusement at that point), yet the only thing mao could think of at that very moment in his head of clouds was y/n’s appearance roaming freely inside the school.

he had plans for his secret date for tonight with his lover, right after his concert, he would swipe them away with him, and go on for the most fun date of his life (“we’ll distract the fans, sally! don’t you worry!” was what subaru said). still, it would be such a great help. when a knock interrupted his thoughts, isara yelled out a ‘come in!’ signal before the door to the office opened. he was hoping it was either tori, souma, or tori’s butler, yuzuru, however he never expected it would be y/n themself. a wide smile stretches onto his cheeks. “oh y/n, hey! sorry, i’m a little piled up at the moment because of the festival happening right now, it would be best if you’d scroll along down at the booths, it’s going to be a little boring in here…” was the first thing that came out of his mouth. he wanted to slap himself at that moment.

y/n giggles, “it’s alright, just talking to you would be enough. i have so much to tell you!”

talk about hearts jumping…

their conversation lasted for 20 minutes. mao didn’t expect for this topic to go on longer than this workload he has on his hands, considering he wasn’t even much the slightest distracted by his significant other’s beautiful presence shows how much he can multitask with his work. with their hand on his, maybe this wouldn’t be so bad…how much he wants to kiss them at the moment…however that would be far too rash for his acts as a boyfriend. just like this would be ok for him…that is, until another knock could be heard at the door. y/n stands up, letting go of mao’s palm, which saddens him a bit, “i’ll open it for you.”

“thanks.” his eyes were quickly focused back on the document on his hands.

the sound of the door slamming opened was erupted inside the student council office, causing mao to shriek in surprise from the loud noise. all that he saw next was yuzuru pulling an unfamiliar figure away from y/n, who was pulling them close to her chest. what in the world was going on…?

“y/n-chan~!”

“f-f/n?! what are you doing here?!”

“y/n-sama, do you somehow know this individual?”

back to 0 days without nonsense in yumenosaki academy…what a pain…

mao jumps up from his chair and ran to the situation, pulling y/n away as well as yuzuru pulling the girl who was clinging to his lover away. she looked…like a student from the normal course, probably because of the uniform…and her expression when she looks at y/n…also another plus of evidence. the girl tries her best to pull away from yuzuru’s grip, sounding annoyed, “hey, can you let go of me, please?! it’s very rude to hold a girl you don’t know like that!”

“it’s also very rude to just burst inside the student council office without permission, including if you’re from another course, miss.” yuzuru barks back to her. y/n calmly walks away from mao’s grip, and pulls the girl away from yuzuru. now, he was confused. “f/n, what in the world were you thinking?? didn’t i said to wait for me?”

“but y/n-chan you were taking forever! i wanted to eat but you were nowhere to be found, so i scrolled down everywhere to look for you!”

“y/n, do you know her?” mao couldn’t help but question. nervously laughing, scratching the nape of their neck as f/n wraps her arms around them with a huge smile, y/n spoke, “ahaha…sorry about this mao, but uhh…this is f/n, a childhood friend of mine, she’s from the normal course that i brought along here for the idol festival. she’s a little clingy like ritsu but she’s pretty nice. f/n, this is the guy i’ve been telling you about…”

the mentioned female who clings around his beloved stops to look at him and smiles cheerfully, not even bothering to step back a bit from y/n and give around at least some space for them to breathe. “you’re the guy y/n-chan’s been talking about? waaahh! i never knew it was you! member of trickstar, right!? the one who defeated fine at last year’s idol festival! it’s an honor to know that y/n-chan is dating one of yumenosaki’s greatest idols!” she beams at mao along with a giggle. “y/n-chan you’re so lucky! how charming can you get if an idol is also infatuated with you??”

y/n awkwardly laughs as f/n only continued to hug them close. yuzuru seems to also stay bewildered as mao is, ‘course—the butler had no idea if he should continue pulling away from the student office or leave her be, simply because she seemed to be a very close friend of y/n’s. “well none of it matters now, because in the end, it’ll be me y/n-chan’s going to marry, right~?!”

mao felt like a shard had been stabbed in his chest. yuzuru too was surprised by this.

y/n, who was now trying to push f/n away from them, kept looking back if their boyfriend was bothered a little by their childhood friend’s comment out of thin air, “a-alright…! enough of that, f/n—c-c’mon now…! let’s get going, there are idols who are going to be performing soon!”

“oh yeah i forgot…! quick! let’s order some food first before we go! nice to meet you again, mao-san! me and y/n-chan are going to go now!” mao wasn’t even able to say a proper goodbye before f/n dragged y/n out of the student council office, leaving both yuzuru and the current council president standing there, astounded.

***

7:54pm

it was evening by the time the festival finished. and every paperwork scattered across mao’s desk was finished as well. the evident shining stars that twinkled beneath the clouded heavens looked down upon the realm of each individual walking home from the exit of yumenosaki. with a loud sigh escaping his lips and a grunt from the long stretch he did, mao patted a certain ravenette’s hair who was sleeping over his lap as he worked.

“oi ritsu, get up, let me breathe real quick..”

“mmn..” the mentioned male did as he was asked, and sat up from his childhood friend, yawning as he did so. if mao remembers well, the last time he saw y/n was around 12pm, right before the festival was starting—and of course, they were with…that girl named f/n (claiming to be a childhood friend of theirs, yet mao doesn’t remember much of his lover talking about her before).

“i wonder where y/n is…”

“maa-kun, do you think they’re cheating on you?”

“why would…?! ritsu, don’t say such things, i got a little angry with that, y’know??”

“sorry, sorry…please don’t get mad at me, maa-kun…” mao rubbed his arms a bit to calm himself down from such thought. no, y/n was never the type of person to cheat. as they had mentioned earlier; f/n was somewhat like ritsu…very clingy. there was no way ritsu would see that as something else…way beyond their relationship. he felt nervous and…kind of afraid.

just before mao could say anything else, a knock could be heard at the door, and yuzuru was swift to open it while holding a pot of tea on his other hand. “speak of the devil! hehe..!” tori giggled at the back, before munching up a biscuit in his mouth. y/n walks in, completely clueless of what tori meant by that, “speak of the devil? were you guys talking about me just now?”

“ah…please don’t mind them..”

“oh…hi, y/n~”

“welcome back, y/n-sama. please do have a seat while i pour you some tea.”

“oh! thank you so much, yuzuru!” as y/n took a seat across from mao’s seat, mao smiles brightly as he greeted them, “how was the festival? did you and your err…friends enjoyed it?” he asks, a bit timid. ritsu notices this small odd behavior of his childhood friend and chuckles; “maa-kun~ you sound discreet right now, y’know?” he pointed out, causing a small startle from the male beside. ritsu laughs along with y/n who giggles. the tea was served right away not for too long, and ritsu left after tsukasa came looking for him right after the festival activities involving the knight idols. yuzuru and tori both excused themselves for a while to talk regarding of family matters mentioning the himemiya family (it wasn’t a real excuse, all tori wanted was for mao and y/n to have alone time—‘reason’s why he dragged yuzuru into his so-called business).

now it was only the two of them in the student council office. mao started to wonder what was taking souma so long. “aha…sorry about this, maybe you should head home first. this work might take a while.”

“i don’t mind waiting.”

“y-you sure? how about your friend?”

y/n tilted their head in confusion, “what about f/n?”

“well, won’t she be waiting for you? i’m sure she might crash into the student council office again…you should really tell her that this office is not just an in and out room, it’s for business staff members only…and people can only come inside with the consent from the members.” mao spoke, not bothering to look eye to eye level with y/n, who just sat there and listened. y/n giggles, “i know, you don’t have to explain that to me. it’s a habit of f/n-chan’s, i’m really sorry if she had bothered your working hours during that time. i had explained to her about the situation as well, and she’s also sorry about it. i hope you can forgive her for her….recklessness.”

mao sighs, his forefinger and thumb pushing the hem of his nose as he leaned himself down onto his chair. “for someone her age, she’s at least got to know that rule, right? i don’t get it. why is she so clingy?” y/n senses perked up and tingled after that sentence….wait a minute…

“aren’t you bothered by how close she is? i pay real attention, and it looks like she wasn’t giving you temporary space at all.”

“mao…”

“i mean, honestly, ritsu can be clingy like her, but goodness she’s another kind. probably because she’s a girl? gah…no, her gender has nothing to do with this…or maybe she’s way too comfortable around you now…hmm…”

“mao.”

y/n’s boyfriend looked up to them after being called (for the second time), and his eyes darted away quickly. “yeah?”

“were you jealous?”

“…”

“…”

silence lingered like an aroma through the air, with the only noise coming from the outside view of cricket’s chirp and the wind churning an endless tune. y/n looked at mao intensely, while the male on the other hand looked straight back into their eyes, feeling lost in them. for a few seconds, he managed to realise what his lover has questioned, and his cheek burns. “h-hah? jealous? about what?”

“about f/n-chan,” y/n replies, this time a cheshire cat smile stretched across their cheeks. nervousness can be sensed in mao’s laughter, an awkward grin dug through as well. “w-wha…? why would i be jealous? she’s your friend, and i’m your boyfriend. the difference is huge.”

“yeah, i know. but were you jealous of earlier?”

“what type of questions are these? if you’re here to distract me from work then i suggest you just go straight home and rest for me,” mao was totally dodging the question, looking away from y/n who was grinning weirdly at him. this was stupid…why would he be jealous of such a small matter like this? y/n’s laughter could be heard, and mao tried all his best to hide the visible redness of his cheeks. “maa-kun~”

“a-are you really calling me by the name ritsu gave me?” y/n teasingly stuck their tongue out, “you were jealous weren’t you?”

“was not..”

another laugh. “it’s ok to be jealous, mao! honest! just confess that you were jealous earlier then—mph!”

y/n’s sentence was cut short, arms clinging to their shoulders as they were pulled forward by a force, lips meeting his, and eyes wide in surprise. a second has passed, and mao gently pulls away from the kiss, and sits back down on his desk, continuing his work.

“why would i be even jealous? i get to do that to you, and she can’t because you’re taken by me already, so she has no chance,” mao says, calmly, before resuming his paperwork. what a new side to the student council president…

***

a/n: aha…happy valentine’s day…?

[maigeiko]

Kamisuwa Onsen, collected random infos

Back in March, a reader of this blog asked for a blog entry in the vein of previous "the look of..." features, but for Kamisuwa Onsen 上諏訪温泉. Sadly, there isn't much visual material available and the basic look of the 3 or less remaining Geisha boils down to: Yohatsu, Homongi, light-coloured Obiage, Otaiko Musubi, or the formal look: Tsubushi Shimada, Kurotomesode, red Obiage, Otaiko Musubi. So here, I present some collected random infos you might find interesting.

Kamisuwa Geisha, Setsubun 2014

Dances Kappore かっぽれ Takeda bushi 武田節 Kiso bushi 木曽節 Kohan bushi 湖畔節 Ina bushi 伊奈節 Shôchikubai 松竹梅 (performed in the new year season) Tsurukame 鶴亀 (performed at wedding receptions and birthdays) O-Suwa Takashi お諏訪節 Sukêto bushi スケート節 (Ice skating on lake Suwa) Kirigamine kouta 霧ヶ峰小唄 (ice skating) Onhashira kouta 御柱小唄 Suwa ondo 諏訪音頭 (about the beauty of Suwa throughout the seasons) Okaya kouta 岡谷小唄 (about the Okaya silk industry) Numbers 1930's ("early Showa period"): 200 Geisha in Kamisuwa 1958: 80 1960's: 300 2006: 3 History The first Hanamachi on lake Suwa developed in Nawatemachi 縄手町/畷町 in 1903 (renamed to Otemachi 大手町 in 1909). In the following years, a few Ryotei were established. In 1920, the area of Otemachi 1 and 2 chôme was designated as area for Geisha, so Okiya and Ryotei of the neighbouring Izumichô area 和泉町 were moved there. In the early Showa period (1920's/30's), Okiya that were formerly located in Hamamachi also moved to Otemachi. Kamisuwa had two kenban: Ote kenban 大手見番 and Koyanagi kenban 湖柳見番. In Shimosuwa 下諏訪, it seems kenban had no specific names. In Okaya 岡谷, there used to be another Koyanagi kenban 小柳見番 in the Honmachi area. In Chino 茅野, there were Miyagawa kenban 宮川見番 (current Miyagawacho area), and Eimei kenban 永明見番 (current Nakacho area). Before the around 1969/70, Geisha of these respective cities did not work in other cities. But with the decline of Geisha numbers, the Hanamachi in Okaya, Shimosuwa and Chino were no longer able to meet the demands of their customers, so it was allowed for Geisha from Kamisuwa to pad those numbers.

Chiyomaru 千代丸 in "Showa Meigiren", 1988 Daily life Geisha usually practiced their respective arts (such as Narimono, Nagauta, Kouta, dance) until 15:00, afterwards they went to the beauty parlour to get their hair done, put on makeup and change into work clothes. Ozashiki usually lasted for two hours. Style In the year 1935, Geisha still wore their natural hair instead of wigs, and their hairstyle changed, depending on rank and age. Hangyoku wore Momoware 桃割れ and Oshidori おしどり. Geisha under 26 years wore Yuiwata 結い綿 or Taka shimada 高島田, no info on Geisha between 26 and 30, Geisha aged 31 and above wore Geiko yui 芸こ結い, tsubushi (shimada?) つぶし, icho gaeshi 銀杏返, and yokai maki 夜会まき. Around 1955, most Geisha wore short hair or western updos on a daily base and used Nihongami wigs for work. Becoming Geiko Three mediators who acted as go-between of Okiya and families/volunteers worked in Kamisuwa. According to Manchiyo, who worked from 1930 to 44 in Otemachi, the daughters of poor farmers and travelling entertainers were sold to the Okiya for 15 yen. When the parents met with the Okiya, the length of the girl's service was decided. After becoming employed by the Okiya, the girls were doing "odd jobs", while taking lessons in Hanayagi-ryu dance, Shamisen and other arts. It's like Shikomi in Kyoto, although no specific term is named. When a Hangyoku was ready to become a Geisha, she had to prove her skills in dance or shamisen to a council of dance/shamisen teacher, Okiya owner, senior Geisha, head of the Geisha association and a member of the Kenban. The Okiya spent around 30 yen for an Erikae, while the Geisha had to take a loan of 150-200 yen. If her parents were to borrow money during her time before becoming independent, it was added to her loan. If parents continued to ask for money and the Geisha's debt became too large, they often became prostitutes in order to pay off their debts. Around 2 years after becoming Geisha, they became "Goshugi tori" ご祝儀取り - they receive some of the money from the Gyokudai, but tips were entirely for them to keep. The next level was called "share" 分け, when 40% of all earnings were her own. When becoming independent from their Okiya, they paid fees for food and being registered at the place. Most Geisha also had a patron after becoming independent, which also lead to most of them retiring before the age of 30. @gardengeisha yes, this is about Kamisuwa Onsen located in Suwa-gun in Nagano prefecture!

Sources: https://www.saginoyu.com/blog/10090 (2014) 地方花柳界における〈芸〉と〈色〉諏訪湖沿岸 地域の事例 (2015) 花街文化伝える学校が開校／長野・上諏訪温泉 (2008) はなあかり: 昭和名妓連 (1988)

[lorekeeper-backset]

PKMN IRL Master Post

This post is a list of every single one of my Pokemon IRL blogs. It will lengthen or shorten as I create or delete blogs. Mostly lengthen, probably.

@fox-poke-fanatic: A blog run by Caleb, average college student who wants to become the ultimate expert on fox pokemon.

@aura-acolyte: My take on the protagonist of ORAS, here named Mare Birch. She has Aura Powers and is also the Chosen of Rayquaza, a role that is both poorly defined and well defined. She gets involved in a lot of high stakes stuff. She's also the protagonist of that fanfic I linked.

@the-looker-bureau: A blog focusing on Looker and Emma. In this universe, Looker continued being a private detective and father figure for Emma.

@last-lorekeeper: A blog run by Zinnia, the Lorekeeper of the Draconid people. She's taken up teaching in her spare time.

@twinchampionsofkalos: A blog run by Calem and Serena, who in this universe both take the role of Champion of the Kalos region. Calem's the responsible one while Serena's the more reckless one. Calem is an Acearo malewife and Serena is a Lesbian girlboss and certified disaster gay.

@appeallove: A blog run by Lisia, contest spectacular idol. She's always peppy, never dropping her cheerful demeanor even when mad. She may be one of the scariest people on the planet.

@guardian-ofthe-sky: Rayquaza runs a blog where it tries to play the responsible parent. It's very proud of it's Chosen.

@aqua-magma-official: The account of the reformed Teams Aqua and Magma, run by their twin PR heads Magma Grunt Kai and Aqua Grunt Nicky. Yes, they are genuinely reformed this is not a secret evil plot. Blog is usually low stakes and will not become high stakes of its own accord.

@phantom-flower: A blog for Phoebe, Ghost Type Hoenn Elite Four Member.

@themostspecialestlegendaryever: A blog for Latias, the world's best, most specialest legendary ever.

@pokestar-rosa: A blog for Rosa who decided bring Champion wasn't for her and became an actor instead. It's also an excuse for me to give screenwriting and movie nerd rants.

@landandseaunited: Archie and Maxie are reformed and dating. Good for them.

@kalos-news-network-official: The official blog for the Kalos News Network, run by Malva, Chief Bitch.

@leavesofbattle: A blog for Leaf as an adult.

@naranja-uva-student-council: An AU where all four protags of ScarVio are on the Student Council instead of just Nemona. Inspired by Kaguya-Sama: Love is War.

@shiftingbetweenrealities: As a result of the final showdown at Spear Pillar, Cynthia has found herself cast out into the multiverse, constantly changing universes. Unfortunately, her physical body was not cast into the multiverse, only her mind, so she inhabits the body of whatever Cynthia is native to that universe.

@hoenn-battle-frontier-official: Blog for the Hoenn Battle Frontier, located in LaRousse City, run by Anabel.

@xxcodeveeveexx: Cassiopeia | Any Pronouns | Likes: Veevees, Coding, Anime, Video Games | Dislikes: Social Interactions, Bullies

@lea-hi: "Faller" (not really cause no Ultra Wormholes but I'm the only one who seems to care about the actual definition) blog for Lea from CrossCode.

@friendly-neighborhood-calem: You can call her Callie. Or Cal on boy days. Yes, I made a second Calem blog shut up. This one's the rival, not the protag, so it's different. And also she's gender-fluid.

@its-gonna-be-may: You ever see My Next Life as a Villainess? It's like that but with May.

@maydaysjournal: May's School Counselor suggested that she keep a Diary Journal. Also, her dads are Archie and Maxie.

@special-magma-friends: A blog for Courtney and Tabitha. Courtney chose the blog name.

@asterinspace: A blog for Aster, an astronaut an Astrobiologist living on the Lunala Moon Base.

@miles-edgeworth-official: Chief Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth has found himself trapped in the Pokemon World. Now he has become... Regular Prosecutor Edgeworth.

[your-absolute-destiny]

Why not tell us about the Absolute Destiny game your blog name seems to be named after? I'm in a more rural part of the world myself so I didn't get to play many games until recently. Sorry if you already answered something along these lines, you've been answering asks and replies rapid fire and it could be buried.

I explained the basics here, but I can talk about some other stuff. I reccomend reading that first if you don't know anything about Absolute Destiny first.

//ooc: under the cut cause its kinda long

One of the characters that encourages Lucky to leave is a floragato named Eden. Her and Lucky are childhood friends, basically. Eden's family are King Tragedy's favorite performers, so they're permitted to stay in the castle so that they can always put on the best plays for the king and his guests. Eden and Lucky got close because he used to sneak off to watch them perform!

Because of how close Eden is with Lucky, Tragedy likes her quite a bit and seems to see her kind of like an adoptive daughter. One of the first scenes in the game is a meeting between Tragedy and his council that Lucky and Eden are allowed to sit in on, and Eden even participates in the conversation a bit and is complimented for speaking her mind while Lucky is chastized for being too nervous.

After this, Lucky tells Eden that he doesn't want to stay in the castle and hurt people. Eden says she understands and says she's afraid to evolve in case it turns her into someone else and makes her mean. She helps Lucky escape the castle and gets captured by the guards to make sure he can get away.

Lucky thinks about her a lot throughout his journey, and one of the big things pushing him forward is the hope that he'll save Eden when he defeats his father. Lucky also talks to himself regularly where he pretends to be having a conversation with Eden.

This all changes when they get to a city called Nevershush, a large city filled with preformers of all kinds. Getting to perform here is any artists dream, and all the best plays and concerts are held here. After defeating the previous members of the council, the Liepard sisters, the group learned that Nevershush, previously free of having a council member controlling it, was recently assigned one. This new council member set up a large circus and has been forcing people to watch all of their preformances, and torturing people who go against King Tragedy by forcing them to perform dangerous tricks in the circus.

Lucky and his friends infiltrate the circus and watch a performance, but have to leave early after seeing all the pokemon performing doing dangerous tricks, several even getting injured. They decide to find the council member instead.

Throughout the entire circus dungeon, Lucky keeps hearing Eden's voice, guiding him and the team around and around. The dungeon themes around going in circles into rooms you've already come into, with new items and keys unlocked in other rooms changing the room, allowing you to change other rooms. It's kind of repetitive, but it fits the circus theme, I think.

Eventually, Eden's voice guides Lucky and his teammates all the way back to the main tent, but this time in the area meant for the performers. There, they're met with the council member, who turns out to be Eden, who has since evolved into a Meowscarada.

They try to reason with Eden, but it doesn't work, and she drags them into the bossfight, calling it her best performance yet. After they beat her, she uses Flower Trick to blow up the tent, deciding that if she can't win, no one can.

Lucky and his teammates thankfully escape before the tent falls on them, but Lucky doesn't want to leave just yet. He runs back to the collapsed circus to try and find Eden.

When he gets to her, her mask has been destroyed, and she's on the brink of death. She tells him that when they captured her, they had one of the other council members, a malamar, take over her mind and force her to evolve. Lucky tries to save her, but she tells him that this is just how things have to be, and in the end, this was her destiny, but Lucky's destiny is to defeat Tragedy and save everyone.

This is actually where my URL and blog title comes from! Sort of. The line "This, Lucky, is your absolute destiny" is repeated a few times in the game, once by Tragedy chastizing Lucky at the beginning, by Eden while she's being captured, by the king of the arcanine while he's sending Lucky on his quest, by a handful of other bosses and side characters including Eden here, by King Tragedy before the final boss, and then by the king of the arcanine while he turns Lucky into an arcanine and crowns him the new king.

Anyways, Eden gives Lucky a few of her flower trick bombs before passing away, telling him that they'll be important. This proves to be true as the team is eventually attacked by a greninja assasin sent to kill them, and they only win thanks to Eden's bombs

The ending cutscene shows Eden's ghost alongside the ghost of the king of the arcanine, talking about how she's proud of Lucky for becoming someone he wanted to be, and confessing she wishes she could have been his queen, but then says that she understands that not every character in a story gets a happy ending, and if her story had to end the way it did for ucky's to end like this, then she's happy to play her part in the play.

[horizon-verizon]

Recently there's a new term in fandom (team Greens "book purist") and i look up to some "popular" team greens account who consider themselves as these "book purist" since i join asoiaf fandom i never knew about them blogs (most of them appear after Ryan Condal show).

and i notice the way their thinking "Mushroom is TEAM BLACK" and every bad thing he said about Rhaenyra is true because he claim to love her "he was on her side", or "it was Rhaenyra's son the one who sit in the throne the WINNER could change the history, and Rhaenyra aCtUaLly mOrE hOrRible than she was in f&b"?

Yes he said he love her but he is a COURT JESTER he didnt sit in council like Eustece was most of his version is just he try to be funny and pervert, he was never a team black as Eustece as official member of team green, people could look up at his asoiaf wiki (not wikifandom thats fanmade and 100% is not accurate).

When i first read dance the first thing i did was to match those two version with what actually happen after, not choosing which version is actually true.

One of the examples was the "fall apart" between Criston and Rhaenyra obviously because she refused him, Criston was always on Rhaenyra's side back then they had to mention he unhorse Alicent's brothers and Cousin (as far as i remember) he doesnt have fondness to Alicent, they are close that even Rhaenyra calling him "my white knight" (understandable she was young) even Alicent seem to dislike him "ser criston save the princess from her enemy and who save her from Ser Criston", and that man whole arc was literally on mission to destroy Rhaenyra's life, he was also the one who convince Aegon to usurped Rhaenyra keep talking about Rhaenyra's wanton way, insulting Laenor who is long dead, her children from Harwin and than how Rhaenyra and Daemon would turn the Redkeep in to brothel, isnt the fact that she is woman is not enough? This man had vandeta over her not even Alicent who hates Rhaenyra hate her and everything about her this much, even the last thing he sees is Rhaenyra's banner.

If Mushroom version is true he had NO reason to hate her this much, hurt feeling because Rhaenyra chose her throne over him? Bfr Rhaenyra chose her throne over Daemon (Rhaenyra could just runaway with Daemon since this two want to marry each other) it was her father who threatend her that she going to lose the throne or agree married to Laenor the man who she previously insult.

Now it's hard to even have a decent discussion about dance topic because they didnt know how to read history book and most of discussion rn is fill with post "anti team greens" "anti team blacks" tags when it just text from the bible itself unless it was propaganda who came from those individuals mouth not George.

I dont even like being associated with team blacks because how insufferable some of them rn, even though I agree Rhaenyra should be given the chance to sit on the throne peacefully.

Well, Mushroom was totally in Rhaenyra's "team", and thus "team black", but he and Septon Eustace both have the roles of being eyewitness or primary eye witness accounts of some behaviors, events, etc.

As Mushroom as the court jester, Eustace was the royal confessor, in that he heard several some family members confessions (think Catholic confessions) and thus some deep secrets or thoughts...and only when they made confessions....but would Daemon, Rhaenyra, etc confess anything to him, esp when Rhaenyra gets older? No. Mushroom is valuable because since he is a fool and courtiers tend to ignore fools while speaking any type of way about anything in front of him, he more than most people would have access to some hidden or secret stuff even as he tends to exaggerate. Septon Eustace also still has a limited access to secrets, but I'd argue Mushroom has a little more to give in terms of dynamics between people bec though he turns everything into a joke or exaggerates or gets too unrealistically sexual he still doesn't try to over-moralize or thinks as narrowly about human behavior as Septon Eustace does. What is true, though, is that he's till prone to lying and it's pretty easy to see when he exaggerates versus outright lies versus gives salient observations or stuff that could have happened because he is so theatrical about some of what he says and we can see where he's intentionally performing and when he's not; Septon Eustace always believes what he puts out is "the truth".

Eustace was against Rhaenyra; Mushroom, as I said favored her and preferred she become Queen AND more important, Eustace also wasn't always there to witness some events he claimed happened or such and he had his own Faith-led/sexist biases (Rhaenyra with Mysaria [both of the accounts b/t them after the Fall of King's Landing]; how the throne cutting Rhaenyra is a "sign" of her defiency as a ruler; her weight and eating habits to say she is deficient being a sexist argument as well as logically fallacious).

Also, it's not Eustace who mainly provides information of what goes on in Viserys & Aegon II's council meetings; that's the grand maesters Runicter, Mellos, and Orwyle, who all wrote royal decress and decisions as well as part of their job.

I believe a lot of team greens (I mean the fans, not the characters) want to use Mushroom as a bonafide, 100% reliable source is he is the one who gives us the false account of the Brothel Queens which works to make Rhaenyra seem the most evil person around AND he is the one who claims Sara Snow.

[scp-not-found]

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The purpose of this blog is the containment of scp-[REDACTED], this is achieved through the generation of false scp containment files, to ensure the entity's target will have no real counterpart, and can not be manifested into the real world

if you're seeing this page you have been chosen to help in the containment of scp-[REDACTED], by providing us with images of non-anomalous or fictional objects/creatures to be processed into "probable" scp containment files

for more information, see scp-[REDACTED] containment file below

scp-[REDACTED]: Geminorum

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: scp-[REDACTED] should not be contained, all effort should be focused on the negation of scp-[REDACTED]'s effects. For this purpose scp-[REDACTED]-1 shall create an account on [████] under the supervision of the foundation, for the purpose of creating false, although plausible scp containment files. Scp-[REDACTED]-1 should be unaware of the origin of any and all images provided to it, and create false scp files based on images provided by the general public. If the current instance of scp-[REDACTED]-1 were to die, it is crucial that scp-[REDACTED]'s new host is found and contained as soon as possible

Description: scp-[REDACTED] is an immaterial entity of unknown origin currently possessing a caucasion male, hereafter referred to as scp-[REDACTED]-1. Originally detected after an entity similar to scp-[████] was found attacking the general public in ████-belgium.

Scp-[REDACTED] is seemingly capable of creating a copy of any anomalous entity it is aware of, these copies, hereafter referred to as scp-[REDACTED]-2, vary wildly from the original, seeming visually distorted. Any entity copied by scp-[REDACTED] is uncharacteristically fragile, sustaining damage equal to a cheat of glass approximately 1.2mm in thickness, regardless of this, all anomalous effects seem to be copied

Approximately █ weeks before the manifestation of an instance of scp-[REDACTED]-2, scp-[REDACTED]-1 will experience a dream in which the instance of scp-[REDACTED]-2 is present, if no dream depicting a different instance of scp-[REDACTED]-2 is experienced within this time, it will manifest. If scp-[REDACTED]-1 is made aware of different anomalies within this time frame the chance that scp-[REDACTED] changing it's target is significantly increased.

Addendum: scp-[REDACTED] seemingly prefers any anomaly that has visual media depicting it, attached to it's file.

It has been shown that scp-[REDACTED] is incapable of differentiating between real anomalies and fabricated ones, any attempt at creating an instance of scp-[REDACTED]-2 based on a fictional entity has ended in failure, this has proven to be a valid option in negating scp-[REDACTED]'s anomalous affects

Addendum: if scp-[REDACTED]-1 is aware of the origin of the image provided to create the false scp-file, it is less likely for scp-[REDACTED] to target it, scp-[REDACTED]-1 writing the file has no affect as long as it is unaware of the origin of the image used to create it

The means on how scp-[REDACTED] became aware of scp-[████] is currently unknown, however it is speculated that the entity has previously possessed a member associated with the scp-foundation without the foundation's knowledge, due to this possibility it is paramount that the current instance of scp-[REDACTED]-1 is kept alive under strict foundation supervision to minimize any chance of the entity learning of a potentially dangerous anomaly and possibly creating an instance of scp-[REDACTED]-2 capable of creating a K-class scenario

Any and all attempts to duplicate an existing anomaly is strictly forbidden unless permission has been granted by the O5 council

[xoxo-ren-xoxo]

Introduction to Kingdoms AU - a Hermitcraft / Life Series Fantasy AU

This idea has been rotating in my brain for several days now and I thought I should actually explain some bits about the lore and such! All posts about this AU are tagged #kingdoms au on my blog :)

More under the cut:

The Setting

A mid-high fantasy world with limited technology

Magic users (Mages) are commonplace and there are specialised universities for different kinds of magic. You can learn magic or be born knowing how to use it (Sorcerer)

Hybrids, demons, and humans co-exist

There are three main kingdoms which trade with each other but have shaky alliances

Kingdoms and Characters

The Ocean Kingdom

An underwater kingdom run by a king and queen, taking up much of the local ocean space

Home to mostly Mermaids and Sirens (fish and sealife hybrids)

The king and queen's son is Scott (a lionfish hybrid)

The king and queen enjoy tradition and keep their palace beautiful while the citizens deal with poor infrastructure that the king and queen don't want to change

The king and queen are very stuck-up and don't trust the other kingdoms despite trading with them

Mermaids and Sirens can shift into having legs rather than tails, and can breathe both in and out of water, but may be uncomfortable out of water for too long

Other residents: Lizzie (Axolotl hybrid), Joel (human, built an underwater breathing suit)

The Red Kingdom

A more traditional kingdom with a walled city and a castle in the centre

The only kingdom with guarded borders

Landscape is agricultural, surrounded by snowy mountains

Home to the best universities for technological magic, a type of magic which relies on mechanics to work and results in lots of new inventions

Controlled by Ren, the Red King, who is the first hybrid (Weredog) to become king there

Ren has a royal council to advise and help him run the kingdom, made up of great minds he scouts from universities and such

Ren is paranoid about losing the throne and therefore places a lot of focus on guarding the kingdom and catching criminals

He cares about his citizens, giving basic necessities to everyone at his own cost

Most inter-kingdom meetings are held here as it lies between Roost and The Ocean Kingdom

Other residents: Martyn (coral siren, royal council defence specialist), Doc (goat hybrid & demon, technological mage, former university professor, and royal council technology specialist), BigB (human, mind mage, royal council negotiator / kingdom ambassador)

Roost

A kingdom located in the canopies of a large forest, with wooden houses and rope bridges

Home to many Avian and Insectoid hybrids, but also some humans

Used to be ruled by a monarchy, but there was a Civil War which resulted in a democratic system being put in place

The elected government is treated the same as everyone else, and currently runs Roost as a commune, with everyone helping to gather resources and build the society up

The citizens have no need for money, but money from trades is shared just in case a citizen wants to travel

Exports a lot of fruit, nuts, wood products, clothes and woven products

Pearl (lunar moth hybrid, astrologist and animage) is a member of the government, and has a dog familiar, Tilly, who she talks to using her magic

Pearl's brother-figure, Grian (Scarlet Macaw hybrid) went missing five years ago, and she hasn't really gotten over it

Her other brother-figure, Jimmy (Canary hybrid) helps deliver exports to other kingdoms, as he used to be a traveller and is flightless, meaning he enjoys the journey- and also enjoys catching up with Scott at the Ocean Kingdom

Pearl only wears red since Grian's disappearance and is very quick to anger, holding a grudge against the other kingdoms for not helping her search efforts

Thieves Haven

A darker forest located in No Man's Land, home to demons, thieves, and the black market

Residents speak a secret code language and have a duty not to hurt each other unless necessary

Residents include: Cleo (gorgon demon, mercenary), Bdubs (human, life and soul mage), Etho (demon, mercenary), Tango (demon), Impulse (demon, thief), Skizz (human, thief)

No Man's Land

The space between kingdoms, dotted with trade routes, taverns, and guard stops

Some settlements and lone houses can be found here

Residents include: Scar (Sorcerer, necromancer, mythologised outlaw), Mumbo (human, former professor of technological magic, also an alchemist, now an outlaw of the Red Kingdom)

I'll make another post about types of magic and link it here! I hope this gives a good overview of the AU and it's world and I would love any questions about it so I can ramble more lol!

[mistress-shaak-ti]

Jedi council member, Master Shaak Ti, at your service.

The clones informed me of a new way to contact them and others across the Galaxy.

As long as your respectful and kind you are welcome here..

Captains/Commanders

@501st-rexster

Clones (my children)

@echolastofthedominos

My Son

@tinyfett

my former padawan

@amadea-tiin

Rp blog rules, HCs and other info under cut

~_~_~_~

Rules: will interact with most posts.. nothing explicitly inappropriate. You will be ignored.

Headcannons

When interacting with other blogs, The AU may change.. Shaak Ti could have survived order 66 depending on the story line in the Rp thread or with other blogs~

Shaak Ti is still figuring out how this new platform works! She might as you questions about it or about other things in the Galaxy!

[multiverseofmiracleshq]

the weekly update for 11/28-12/4

I. BIOS

bio released this week: none!

upcoming bios: anna-may parker (18119) / antonia dreykov (mcu) / blackagar boltagon (616) / carmilla black (616) / carol danvers (616)

II. EVENT UPDATES

we’re in the middle of our pleasant hill event and will be having the final ic’s very shortly. we’ll be messaging this week to try and get everyone’s schedule!

III. ACTIVITY

our next activity check is wednesday, february 1st! please see the activity check to see if your roles still need to hit the requirements. roles taken post check are exempt from activity for the month. we’ve also changed our rules up some. please note:

because some are having a hard time hitting activity due to others posting at the last second (we're all guilty of it), we're changing the rule so that 5 posts are due by the activity check and 5 by the end of the month, raising the total number of posts from 5 to 10. 

 secondly, if you were on hiatus and it has ended before the activity check you will be held accountable for activity.  any hiatus ending post mid-month check is exempt. there's a few hiatuses that have ended this month, so make sure you're all set up for activity!

IV. ROLL OUT THE WELCOME MAT

this week we welcomed ava starr (mcu) / drax (mcu) / everett thomas (616) / irene adler (616) / jane foster (mcu) / laura kinney (616) / medusalith amaquelin (616) / phil coulson (aos) / maria hill (616) / raven darkholme (616)

V. MOST WANTED SPOTLIGHT

bennet du paris / charles xavier / kurt wagner -- quiet council

doug ramsey / ororo munro / nathaniel essex -- quiet council pt. 2

eva bell / fabio medina / josh foley -- the five

VI. ODDS & ENDS

make sure your blogs have themes – all blogs are required to have customer themes and not be the /url format. this makes it easier for people to find replies and search. if you need help setting up a theme, please reach out to a mod. we’re happy to help!

ic questionnaires – our ic questionnaire has dropped a while back! although we usually wait for christmas, a recent influx of members has inspired us to release it sooner. we’re asking that members fill out the questionnaire and post them to their blogs. it can be found here!

multiple multiverse roles – as it stands, we are capping it at two versions of the same character being eligible to be taken. that means there can be two wanda maximoffs of different realities, two tony starks, etc. outside of that may be too many of the same role running around. please check the ic page to see if the role you’re interested in is filled.

taking characters – as it stands, we have no character limit. you are are free to take on whatever is sustainable for you. all we ask is that you hit activity each month, and roles who fail to will be unfollowed. please let us know if you need a hiatus. any member on hiatus cannot take a new role until their hiatus is over.

starters –  unless you're a new blog, please do not post a starter unless every other starter in the tag has over ten notes.  one on one starters are definitely welcome and encouraged. the rule applies to all general open starters.

VII. SUMMARY

A. bios - next bio batch announced

B. events - prepping for the event final

C. activity - new activity rules! next activity check / unfollow is 2/1

D. most wanted spotlight - characters we’d like to see

E. odds and ends - themes / questionnaires / starters / oh my!

F. things to look forward to - check out the disney+ guardians holiday special

G.  as always - please like this post so we know you read!

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop summer fundraiser is almost over! I am an alum, instructor and volunteer board member for this nonprofit workshop whose alums include Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, Bruce Sterling, Nalo Hopkinson, Kameron Hurley, Nnedi Okorafor, Lucius Shepard, and Ted Chiang! Your donations will help us subsidize tuition for students, making Clarion — and sf/f — more accessible for all kinds of writers.

#15yrsago Super Man and the Bugout reading: what if Superman had been a nice Jewish boy from Toronto https://ia801603.us.archive.org/5/items/TheSuperManAndTheBugout/SMBO.mp3

#15yrsago Law prof and cop agree: never ever ever ever ever ever ever talk to the cops about a crime, even if you’re innocent http://www.tuccille.com/blog/2008/07/eight-reasons-even-innocent-shouldnt.html

#15yrsago Candian band staples CC-licensed CDs to phone-poles with anti-Canadian-DMCA messages https://web.archive.org/web/20080801204812/https://torontoist.com/2008/07/the_craft_economy_kill_bill_c61.php

#15yrsago UK tech-czar’s ridiculous, fatuous podcast interview — hilarious gag interview https://web.archive.org/web/20080804093334/https://fishnchippapers.typepad.com/tomorrow_fish_n_chip_pape/2008/07/if-ever-there-was-a-clear-statement-of-what-is-wrong-with-transformational-government-and-the-nis.html

#15yrsago Uni of Nottingham: Grad students researching terrorism aren’t allowed to look at terrorist documents on US anti-terror gov’t sites https://web.archive.org/web/20160315042221/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/researchers-have-no-right-to-study-terrorist-materials/402844.article?sectioncode=26&storycode=402844

#10yrsago Researcher wins NSA cyber-security prize, says freedom is incompatible with the NSA “in its current form” https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2013/07/19/nsa-award-for-best-scientific-cybersecurity-paper/

#10yrsago Bank forecloses on wrong house, changes locks, steals tons of stuff, won’t compensate owner in full https://www.popehat.com/2013/07/26/want-to-burglarize-a-house-with-impunity-then-nickle-and-dime-the-restitution-it-helps-to-be-a-bank/

#10yrsago Canadian Tories distribute fake Braille flyers about disabled initiative https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/conservative-flyers-on-disabled-initiatives-contain-fake-braille/article_e500f631-3cc1-5b81-b4a3-db7f0b7edb2d.html

#10yrsago At VW’s request, English court censors Usenix Security presentation on keyless entry systems for luxury cars https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/26/scientist-banned-revealing-codes-cars

#10yrsago Bribery: pro-NSA Congressional voters got twice the defense industry campaign contributions https://www.wired.com/2013/07/money-nsa-vote/

#10yrsago NSA college recruiting ad, 1976 https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeholmes/9384778371/lightbox/

#10yrsago NV court marshal sexually assaults woman, then arrests her for complaining while judge looks on https://web.archive.org/web/20130726035500/https://www.8newsnow.com/story/21557505/cover-up-alleged-in-clark-clark-family-court

#5yrsago Android’s keyboard will no longer autocomplete “sit” with “on my face” thanks to me https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/sit-on-my-face-android-autocomplete

#5yrsago The Russian equivalent to Alexa is a “good girl” but not too friendly, and is totally OK with wife-beating https://aeon.co/essays/can-emotion-regulating-tech-translate-across-cultures

#5yrsago Calgary malls caught secretly using facial recognition to characterise shoppers’ age and gender https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-malls-1.4760964

#5yrsago The Cyberdeck: a homebrew, 3D printed cyberspace deck https://www.reddit.com/r/Cyberpunk/comments/8yyayp/just_designed_and_3d_printed_a_cyberdeck_time_to/

#5yrsago Trumpian Ontario premier Doug Ford will gut Toronto’s city council to punish his Tory rivals https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ford-to-slash-toronto-city-council-to-25-councillors-from-47-sources-say/article_8d99a5f5-caeb-58d2-a6eb-1db261560a02.html?

#5yrsago James Comey: A freak of nature with the power to cloud liberals’ minds https://clickhole.com/step-right-up-and-feast-your-eyes-on-the-unfathomable-c-1825329399/

#1yrago Peter Thiel’s evil, but he’s not an “evil genius”: How to criticize self-mythologizing villains https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/28/descartes-was-an-optimist/#ordinary-mediocrity

#1yrago Your computer is tormented by a wicked god: Bootkits are why we can’t have nice things https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/28/descartes-was-an-optimist/#uh-oh

[o5-the-daughter]

Since quite a lot of things have changed in the past few months, I figured it would be appropriate to make a new list of our Council members, to make things a little easier to keep track of :)

O5-1, "Eve" (she/they)

One of our founding members, Eve is the unofficial head of our Council and is responsible for Human Resources, including our communication with the general staff outside of our specific departments. She is our primary representative within the Foundation, though she occasionally gets involved with the Public Relations Department as well.

They are considerably friendly and well respected, but strict where it's needed. They are not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-2, "The Archivist" "Blue" (he/it)

Two has been on the Council since 1969, though his recently changed name has been misleading for almost the entirety of his service; he handles our Testing and Development Departments, as well as Weaponry, though the latter not entirely on his own.

It is known to be somewhat controversial and disagreeable, as well as generally antisocial. It is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-3, "The All-seeing Eye" (any pronouns)

On the Council since 1985, Three is a digital recreation and AI construct based on their predecessor, "The Kid". Their construct includes a large number of lower-level AIs that are tasked with inter-Foundation and civil surveillance, as well as digital assistance, but Three's primary role is that of the head of Intel and Analysis.

He is one of the most approachable figures on our Council, though one with a somewhat rambunctious side. He is commonly reachable through this blog and is likely to answer questions when I am unavailable.

O5-4, "The Ambassador" (he/him)

Four was promoted in early 2022 and was, according to his name, trained as an ambassador to take over our Public Relations Department. After the recent events, he has shifted his focus towards the Task Forces, though this is only temporary. He has returned to his usual work now, much to our shared relief.

Four is a very kind-hearted and friendly individual with whom it is easy to get along with. He is occasionally reachable through this blog, primarily upon request.

O5-5, "Blackbird" (he/it)

Blackbird is our longest-standing non-founding member, having been promoted in 1932. He has held a variety of different positions throughout the years, which left him with a wide set of skills and a "jack of all trades" status. Currently, however, he is in charge of our Record Keeping Department.

It is a fairly friendly person, as well as very artistic when it gents the chance. It is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-6, "The Puppet" or "Unspoken" (they/it/he)

Six was promoted alongside Four in 2022, though they had a bit of a rougher start in comparison. They are a defected member of the Serpent's Hand, a fact that has left many a bit wary of them. Nonetheless, they are our GoI specialist and have proven their loyalty quite well so far.

It is noticably on the anxious and introverted side of things and very rarely communicates with others on a voluntary basis. It is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-7, "The Daughter" (she/it/they)

That would be me! I have been on this Council since my promotion in 2009 and have served as both a Public Relations representative and the head of the Amnestics Department since then, together with the more recent task of Multiversal Outreach.

I like to consider myself a fairly social person, and I try my best to be easy to get along with. I am almost always reachable through this blog.

You may also address me as Juliet or Julie, if you would like :)

O5-8, "Magnolia" (it/she)

One of our most recent members, Magnolia was promoted July 1st of this year as a replacement for its defectionist predecessor. Its current role is focused on the Security Department, primarily Internal Security. It may also take over MTF Alpha-1 in the future, though this is uncertain so far.

She is a very professional and somewhat cold individual with a strict no-nonsense policy. She is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-9, "Lyra" (she/he)

Lyra was promoted alongside Magnolia, under the same unfortunate circumstances. Her role will focus on anything relating to our Medical Department, with a slight lean towards Human Resources as well. She might act as a mediator alongside Four in the future.

He is a gentle soul with a fairly grandmotherly side, though he has demonstrated great levels of intelligence and attention to detail as well. He is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-10, "Millennium" or "The Shield-Maiden" (she/her)

Ten is our most recent promotee, from August 2023, having risen to her position after a very long service in the Foundation's name and the unfortunate passing of her predecessor. She has taken on the briefly unoccupied role of the General of our Task Forces, in which she herself served for many years.

She is a rather curt and notably hardened person, as one would expect from an old soldier, though she certainly doesn't lack the sense of duty such a past would inspire either. She is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-11, "The Liar" (she/her)

Another founding member, Eleven founded and leads the Disinformation Center. She is a bit of a peculiar figure and a trickster, though she rarely means harm, as is observable through her friendly relationship with most of the Council.

She is quite often overly friendly and hypersocial, as well as loud. She is occasionally reachable through this blog.

O5-11-B "Cassiopeia" (she/her)

Also known as Eleven's former support staff Hel, she too was promoted alongside Magnolia to help stabilize our Council. Her tasks are primarily focused on helping Eleven with the Disinformation Center, as well as improving our relationship to the gods of our reality.

She is noticably on the calmer and politer side, though she is a very headstrong woman when she feels the need to. She is not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-12, "The Financier" (he/they)

The last of our recently promoted colleagues, Twelve was promoted in 2023 as well, after his predecessor asked to be terminated after many years on the Council. His departments include Finances and the D-Class Program, though the responsibility of the latter is somewhat split amongst the Council.

They are not quite used to social contact and tend to be more on the quiet side because of this, alongside some erratic behaviors. They are not commonly reachable through this blog.

O5-13, "Tamlin" (they/them)

The last of the remaining founding members, Tamlin is the embodiment of Time, and the keeper of our Site-01. Little is known about them, even to most of us Overseers, though they also seem to hold a role in keeping our timeline stable.

They have little to no contact with most of us outside of special occasions, though they are both polite and strict during those. They are not commonly reachable through this blog.

Additionally, our Command includes three Administrators:

Agnes Peterson (she/her), our Council's manager, who is especially involved in the upkeep of the O5-3 AI system and who may appear on this blog on occasion;

The Middleman or Freya Williams (she/her), our connection to the Ethics Committee and a former Overseer;

and The Duke (he/him), whose role is entirely in the dark, even to us - assuming he is even still alive to fulfill one in the first place.

For your additional convenience, you may view a line-up of our current Council here:

[Old list of Council posts; largely outdated.]

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I wanted to take this opportunity of having no prompt this week to write about ongoing global issues that need to be brought to attention. As we have come to know, nature interpretation is about instilling passion and knowledge to your audience on the natural world. Many of the issue I will touch on in today’s blog post has to do with the natural world and its connection to humanity. I feel that this is an important topic that must be talked about in nature interpretation as we all have an impact on the natural world and can create positive change within it.

First, I wanted to touch on the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6th, 2023. We all know that earthquakes can range from small to significant based on their magnitude. The higher the magnitude, the more energy is released during that earthquake, and the more damage is inflicted on the people and the land of that area. Earthquakes can cause serious damage and destruction to infrastructure such as roads and buildings. Earthquakes can send entire buildings to collapse, which is what happened when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, with a 7.5 magnitude aftershock hit Turkey and Syria.  As of today (February 12th), the death toll has reached over 33,000 with 10.9 million people impacted, and up to 5.3 million people left vulnerable without shelter, water, food, medical supplies and help. In Syria, millions have already been displaced from their homes due to an ongoing war, causing a humanitarian crisis that has been going on for almost a decade. With the freezing winter temperatures, the citizens of Turkey and Syria need worldwide aid, and there is something that we can do to help. In the New York Times article where I sourced this information, there is a link on how we can help, listing a variety of organizations that are supplying aid to these countries.

Second, this is more of a local issue in southern Ontario, that I felt needed to be touched on. With climate change, there is a drastic difference in typical weather patterns we see during the seasons around the world. Record high temperatures in the summer leading to droughts, wildfires and even deaths due to dehydration, heat stroke etc. Extreme cold warnings are being issued across southern Ontario due to the freezing temperatures with the wind chill reaching almost -40 C. Areas such as southern Ontario are not equipped or used to these extreme temperatures, resulting in devastating outcomes for those in vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing homelessness. Recently in Toronto, a vote was held in City Council to open 24/7 warming centres for unhoused residents but was rejected in a 15-11 vote. Many of Toronto’s homeless population are turned away from shelters and left outside to battle the cold weather. I am providing a link to a petition created by Progress Toronto, which sends a letter to local City Council members and Toronto’s mayor when signed. The letter pleads with them to fund drop-in access and 24/7 warming centres throughout these cold winter months during their February 15th City Budget meeting.

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BASIC INFO

Name: Ethereal Scintel

Gender: Male

Place of Birth: Piltover

Religion / Belief: He's religious, he grew up in a religious household, so naturally he is very religious.

Year (Age): 22

Birthday: December 19th

Preferred Title: none

ABILITIES

Blood type: AB

Previous Education Institution (if any): He was put in the best schools Piltover could offer.

Abilities (if any): He's extremely smart, but he plays dumb to get out of things.

LIKES & DISLIKES

Personality: He's kind, he loves to help the people of Zaun, he's very outgoing, and confident.

Interests: He loves reading, exploring zaun, and finding the cats that explode the streets of Zaun. Some even have names.

Likes: Reading, writing, exploring, talking to new people, and finding new things.

Dislikes: Shitty people, Shimmer,

APPEARANCE

Hair Colour: Red

Eye Colour: Green

Skin Colour: White/tan

Body Type: Tall, slender, a bit of muscle on his bones

Scars: Scars along his hands, from dropping/punching things

EXTRASENSORY

Smells like: He smells fresh, like a book.

Feels like: his hands are rough from the scars, but the rest of his body is smoothe.

EMOTIONAL

Common Expressions: Blank stare, otherwise when he's around the people he loves, then all smiles

Most Common Mood: He's usually neutral.

Happy when: He's around his friends. Not much his family

Sad when: He's sad when he gets hurt, even if it's small, he feels like he's weak if he gets hurt.

Afraid of: Losing the people he loves, losing himself.

Personality type: Kind, Hyper, Excited, overly confident, and a bit cocky.

NSFW - most likely not gonna do, If anything, under construction.

Sexuality:

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Turn-Offs:

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Fetishes:

ROMANTIC

Love Language:

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FAMILY

Mother: Unknown

Father: Unknown

Parent Jobs (if any): Millionaires from Piltover, his father works for the council. He's not at the table, but he works behind the scenes. His mother is a stay-at-home mom.

Siblings: 12 (including him)

Notable Family Members: His father is close to the council, his family is known for being the creators/founders of the mines. His great grand father to be exact

Family Home: His family home is a huge wealthy home, in the higher class district, big enough for 15+ people, plus rooms for the maids/butlers.

Family Wealth: Very much higher class, millionaires even.

Upbringing: his family is very rich, religious and even sometimes hateful.

FRIENDS

Best Friend: none

Childhood Friends: He had a friend, he was from another millionaire family, but he wasnt allowed to be friends with him after.. an incident.

Friends Currently: to many, he is friends with almost everyone he meets. He tried to keep contact with everyone, but things fall off/life happens.

Strained Friendships: He's had a few, his brother who was disowned.

Type of Friend: He's kind, treating them with respect and love.

Willingness to Make Friends: very high, he would love to make new friends, he would be friends with the whole world if he could.

Become their friend by: Being kind, a good person.

Favourite gifts from Friends: He doesn't like gifts, but he will accept everything.

ENEMIES

Enemies (if any): He hates The people who flaunt around Shimmer bottles.

How to become disliked by character: hurting innocents, restricting him from doing something he loves.

How enemies are treated: He hates them deeply, even going as far as to fight them if he needs to.

Be forgiven by: Actually changing, trying to be a better person.

Worst thing done by enemy: One of his siblings were taken by Shimmer, addicted and disowned by his parents.

ART / GENERATIONS

Them in Uniform:

Formalwear:

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LINKS

Pinterest Board: none

Spotify Playlist: none

RP Blog (if any): https://www.tumblr.com/ashsocsandrps?source=share

Faceclaim:

Voiceclaim: varian tangled

Handwriting font:

Character inpirations: Arcane!

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Australia Looks to Cement Dominance in Women's T20 World Cup

Australia are heavy favorites to win their seventh title at the women's T20 World Cup, which begins on Thursday and marks their first tournament entry since four-time tournament winner Meg Lanning quit. Alyssa Healy, the new captain, will face a test in the UAE, managing a team that has only won the 20-over trophy twice since the competition began in 2009. The 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has been a part of Australia's previous six title victories, but she admits she is going into this year's event with "no real expectations".

"It's the best vs the best, and whoever can be the most consistent or win those small moments along the way will win," Healy wrote in a blog for the International Cricket Council's website.

Still, she stated that her team was loaded with fresh talent, identifying up-and-coming all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, 22, and batting sensation Phoebe Litchfield, 21, as players to watch.

Australia faces formidable rivals India and New Zealand. They arrive in the UAE after defeating New Zealand 3-0 in T20 cricket.

Since the 20-over competition's inception last year, India's hopes have been boosted by the Women's Premier League's resounding domestic success.

"When I talk about this team, we have a few individuals who have been playing for a long time and know their roles well," skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stated.

"This is the best team we are bringing for a T20 World Cup with."

India finished second in 2020 and fell in the semifinals in 2018 and 2023.

Sophie Devine of New Zealand will stand down as captain at the end of the competition, having competed in every World Cup and finished second twice.

"The T20 World Cup's become an important vehicle in the rise and growth of the women's game," Devine told the gathering.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan complete the first group, while Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, and the West Indies form the second.

'Breaking the barriers'

The South Africans, who fell to Australia in last year's final in Cape Town, have a new captain in Laura Wolvaardt, who is eager to improve on their performance.

"Reaching our first-ever World Cup final in 2023 was a significant milestone for us," she wrote on the ICC website.

Surprisingly, the Proteas beat England in the semi-finals.

"It was a significant 'breaking down limitations and breaking the bounds' event for the squad.

"Before that, we'd made the semi-finals on several occasions, so to go that one step further was very important for us as a group.

"Now our goal is to go that one step higher to lift the trophy." 

Heather Knight's seasoned England team, which includes Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, and Lauren Bell, will be out for retribution when they face the Proteas on October 7.

Bangladesh faces Scotland at Sharjah in the opening match of the tournament, where the prize money is for the first time equal to the men's edition with a $2.34 million The purse for the winners of the October 20 finals.

That's a 134% rise from the $1 million granted to the Australians when they won the title in South Africa last year.

The ICC stated that the change was aimed to "prioritize the women's game and accelerate its growth."

Bangladesh was slated to host the tournament but it was shifted to Dubai and Sharjah after weeks of political unrest in July and August ousted the government of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.

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