#but until I make a select

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the boys are back 🖤 (the shitposts never left, though)

[sforzesco]

Weird question maybe but genuinely how do you manage to read so much and actually Retain Information?

honestly it depends, some stuff slides right off my brain like water on a smooth rock, but history has been an intense area of interest for me since I was about six (american revolution babyyyyy, back when I lived in new england I used to spend my weekends going to reenactments and museums) and if something piques my interest, then everything related to that thing will forcibly take up space in my brain against my will. I did not care about the roman economy until crassus took over my life, and now there's about a century of roman history where I'm fascinated by the economy.

it's also extremely difficult for me to to keep focused on a singular train of thought (read about Caesar's march on Rome, immediately jumped to a book about the Siege of Florence, then jumped back to Trebonius and siege warfare), so when I read a book or start researching something, I have an open notebook near by and I'll jot notes/thoughts/whatever else down in it because I remember information with more clarity if I write it down by hand, especially because I struggle to retain information I read on a screen (I also don't remember notes I take on a laptop or on my phone, it's gotta be on paper) and when I'm done reading, I'll summarize the interesting parts down for my future self

[the-tenth-arcanum]

I can't believe trump is winning the elections...

[agentark]

ok Lt. Kitsuragi I was unfamiliar with your game*

*idle pose that perfectly accentuates your absolutely snatched waist

[qsmprambling]

Imagine Egg A1 still has one life left, and it somehow manages to escape the facility... It is being followed by mobs, by Federation employees, being hurt by the poison ivy and other environmental threats, but it keeps running, because what other choice is there? That parkour course was a trick after all, the last block was a fake, it was never meant to pass that test in the first place.

So it keeps running, but the Federation workers are getting closer. It won't be able to avoid them forever...

But then it bursts through some bushes and comes face to face with someone new - and it's Bad, out building or exploring or just wandering alone. A1 is immediately afraid, of course. It is a stranger, a very visually striking stranger, the complete opposite of the pure white and featureless employees of the Federation. But there are people close behind, and it knows what will happen to it if it is caught, so... It has no choice but to try. It has no way to communicate, no signs or books, so it simply rushes to hide behind him and hopes he understands, and that he is willing to help...

And Bad, for his part, well.. he's an extremely cautious and paranoid person, and this is just an incredibly confusing and unexpected situation to be in. An unknown egg appeared out of nowhere and is hiding behind him, he can see Federation employees in the distance that are clearly looking for something... He knows that the code has been disguising itself as eggs, and that the strange egg in front of him with no marks, no distinguishing features, an egg that he has never seen before, could easily be the code monster preparing to attack at any moment...

But there is absolutely no way Bad could ever look at an egg in distress and not try to help it, even knowing it could be a trap.

So he quickly digs a shallow hole and pushes the mysterious egg into it, covering it up just in time, and when the employees throw him a book asking if he had seen anything, he lies effortlessly, he complains about nonsense, he asks them where the Ekea is and is as annoying as he can be, until they leave.

And now they're alone... just Bad an this mystery egg in the middle of the woods, A1 too afraid to leave the hole even when Bad tries to coax it out. He gives it food and tries his best to comfort it, to tell it everything is okay and that the pursuers are gone. He gives it some signs and a book, trying to see if it will write anything to him or answer any of his questions, but he gets no reply. A1 is just too afraid to even attempt to answer, and Bad doesn't even know if it understands him. He tries what few words he does know of the other languages, and still no response.

What should he do? As much as the image of a tiny, terrified egg makes him want to do all he can for it he also needs to be safe. He can't bring it home, because if it is a code there is no way he is bringing it anywhere near Dapper. Should he call someone else for help, or would that draw too much attention? Would it even be safe for him or the egg to let anyone know right now? And was this egg dangerous, or harmless and in need of protection? He wouldn't abandon it regardless but...

What now?

[anothermonikan]

Ponee (It is half 3 in the morning)

[sol-consort]

I...I've somehow manged to create this miracle

[archduke-enver-gortash]

at least i get to say that my hypochondriac delusions about dying soon weren't delusions at all lmao. small w

[bacchuschucklefuck]

I really like your space sweeper au? Do you have any ideas about stuff that you want the characters to do?

yeas I do

[vampiricgf]

really my only motivation to keep grinding rn either by selection or by pull his ass WILL be mine

[yelenadelova]

i shouldn’t be allowed to make purchases when i’m tired and sick and stressed

i just accidentally purchased elden ring when i meant to buy bg3. dont even ask me how because i couldnt begin to explain myself

[kickedin17]

If I had a nickel for every time the lead singer of my 2 favorite bands addressed the usage of AI "art" this weekend, I'd have 2 nickels, and one of them is a very sad sad nickel that I want to give back (the starset one)

[codecicle]

going on a trip and its a long fucken drive do you have any fic recs

OHHHHH DO I

^ really good angelstone fic. THE angelstone fic to me

^ friend of mine you like scu 100 days. this is a good 100 days qsmp crossover that is beautiful and i love it and it's unfinished but the 9 chapters that are out are amazing

^ my favorite armoredpheasant fic ^_^ if you would like it

^ STARCICLE FIC. ITS ME BOY IM THE PS5 SPEAKING TO YOU INSIDE YOUR BRAIN YOU WANT TO READ THE QSTARCICLE FIC OF THE CENTURY

^ this is mainly a bit but you know the slmccl backrooms series? 15k words about it that are really funny

^ qslime and qbaghera fic. They hanging out preening feathers and talking about being hybrids and it's amazing

^ my favorite scu fic of all time. read this or i blow you up with my mind

also if you haven't read smprompa already you should

these are all long-ish and i read most of them on my 15 hour road trip so I'm shaking your hand and preparing some snacks for the car-ride. Good Luck o/

[blackwaxidol]

Let it be known I did NOT make Valin with love when I was creating a Warlock for myself. I'd made it to the Farm twice with two other attempted Warlocks but the vibes were off, so I decided to try a new beast entirely and made a Valin. He was originally going to have black hair and patternations but I found it too boring...

The red was garish and I wasn't too sure I liked what I had made but I decided to commit to that horrible beast and he has since grown on me like a fungus.

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

I have to admit that it has been WILD to see what comes out of the contingent of people who have decided to put all their eggs in the electoral basket as they seek to explain their logic to others. I keep seeing statements in these posts that I am absolutely sure people are just saying without recognizing the implications because they're scared but my god

[goblin-enjoyer]

*draws something for the first time in a while. “Man I suck at drawing! Maybe go back to being good at it if I draw more!”

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“Oh I got a neat idea for a drawing! Surely I have gotten better by now!” Loop post