#cairfrey cats

[cairfrey]

My cat knows his place in the family's hierarchy, it's at the top.

Exibit A:

Maintaining eye contact as he holds my hand to make me rub his belly.

[cairfrey]

Awww, that is my boy!

my cat is a gamer. he loves to play classic games such as "crinkle ball" and "string"

[lazyscience]

DCC Challenge, Day 2

Time for the recap!

Crawler @quartzandsundry

New Achievement! The Ties that Bind!

So one becomes more, and more, and suddenly lazyscience has a whole party to grind with, that lucky bitch. What an XP hog. I hope she (coughs) Anyway, this accomplishment isn't about HER, it's about YOU. And not at all about those rotten cats. What is it with Earth and their ridiculously overpowered native pet mobs. They come pre-equipped with Sepsis and Mind Control debuffs, it's CHEATING. hmph.

Only the FIRST person in the party who's a crawler killer gets PvP coupons. I'm just saying!

Reward: A Silver WAP box with arm-length Gauntlets of Gripping, giving you +5 grapple against mobs that are naturally aquatic OR that fear water! What you do with that's entirely up to you. I would never make any suggestions. Ahem.

Crawler @kathrynalexao3:

New Achievement! Trap, Educate, Release!

You couldn't have smushed ANY of them? Really? I work, and I slave, coming up with threatening mobs small enough to step on (starts quietly sobbing in a corner)

No, no, it's fine. I'm fine. Fuck you.

Reward: A Gold I Believe The Children Are Our Future box with a Tome of Acute Ears to keep track of what they're up to behind you, and a +5 Teacher's Apple (so you know how wisdom and sense of humor aren't reported stats in here? well they absolutely are. +5 to Wisdom, +5 to sense of humor for 30 hours.) You absolute INGRATE.

(what do you MEAN, some of them stepped on each other? Gross! I'm a PODOPHILE, not a PEDOPHILE! it is TOO different!)

Crawler @king-ofconfusion:

New Achievement! Help, I Need Somebody!

Is that...really an achievement? I mean sure, you Earth crawler types were super alienated from each other before the crawl even started, and I guess that makes my job easier so thank you, but now, here you are, acknowledging that the best resource you have is each other...

wow. I can't decide whether I'm irritated or horrified. But if I do MY job, you're cooked, so I guess I'm...intrigued? At your providing me enrichment, perhaps even...professional development?

Reward: A Bronze Get By With A Little Help From My Friends box, with Heal Scrolls x5 and Dispel Curse x5. But don't get too used to support-only, crawler. Nobody gets out of here without a FEW mobs to their credit. Or fellow crawlers, whatever pushes your cuticles back. I mean, I'M certainly not going to judge. Unless it's funny.

Crawler @oreniaa:

New Achievement! Look Ma, I Aten't Dead!

Survival instinct's a powerful thing - and yet here you are, part of this party. Well, I suppose survival instinct and people judgement aren't ENTIRELY the same thing, are they. And it is nice to have other people to maintain the defensive perimeter. Now, keep the party going by getting out and getting in some interesting trouble. Sneak up on a few mobs! Train a skill or two! Or let a crawler killer or two past the perimeter and walk away whistling.

As long as you don't bore me. Nobody likes me when I'm bored. Not even me.

Reward: A Bronze Teflon box, with a tome of Stealth to sneak up on whatever needs sneaking up on. Mods, teammates, whoever. Up to you, really.

Crawler @cairfrey :

New Achievement! Guilded Lily!

By opening your guild to lazyscience, you've certainly made life interesting for yourself. Exciting! Hope you're ready for ridiculous shenanigans with all kinds of mobs. Keep yourselves busy, and maybe there won't be elites handing out quests!

Maybe. Who can say for sure? Your leveling is your own business, of course. But a happy AI is a happy craw--no. No, I'm not going to abuse either of our intelligence like that. You know I'm happiest when I'm breaking shit, or watching it being broken ☠️ but that said, isn't it happier to be the one breaking? I've always thought so!

Reward: A Gold Don't You Just Want to Go Apeshit? box, including 50 sticks of Hobgoblin Dynamite and six Alarm traps, all of which when triggered, in addition to any other effects you or another crawler may add, will play Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" for the approximate half-life of cesium-137 (30.05 years) or until destruction. Call it...incentive, to not be shy about rippin' someone's head off.

Crawler @lazyscience:

Tick-tock said the clock on your physical activity quest. Get cracking, or you won't like the upgrade. Just saying.

New Achievement: Be Kind, Rewind!

Instead of getting mad at getting 3 different stories from two different NPCs at work, you solved the puzzle, scrapped the plan and set a new one into motion.

Here at Dungeon World: Earth, we appreciate when crawlers suck it up and take it when shit goes wrong. The recap show is so much less interesting when they just lay there sobbing waiting for death to take them! We'll hope your patchwork bullshit turns out for the best, hmm? Or at least for a more interesting crisis later on the floor!

Reward: But did you die? You did not, in fact die. And because I'm just that nice, +5% positive reaction from your coworkers.

To the party - your'e doing great! Now get out there and kill, kill, kill!

Don't forget to update me on mobs, quests, or parties for your achievements in the replies to this post, reblogging with additions, or my askbox/DMs!

[cairfrey]

> So, I'm in bed, reading to the cat (a perfectly normal sentence).

> The book I'm reading is "The Lady in the Lake " by Raymond Chandler.

> Nice 1940s Noir.

> So, because it's an American story I'm reading to him in an American accent (despite being British)

> However, my Philip Marlowe is less Humphrey Bogart and more Benoit Blanc.

> This displeases the cat who gets up to leave.

> I read in my head.

> Cat returns.

> OK, maybe he was just getting comfy

> I start reading out loud again.

> Cat leaves again.

> Cat does not like my American accent.

> Everyone's a critic!

[cairfrey]

I'm not feeling great today (sore throat, aching body, my temp has gone DOWN to 38.5°C) but I am being looked after by this handsome boy

He even stayed with me through a quick power nap

Cats are the best!

[cairfrey]

Or, and hear me out, multiple cats!

Forget everything else in the update, this is the single best update

[cairfrey]

You: Hey, cairfrey! How’s grading papers going?

Me:

[cairfrey]

"This flat surface with a notebook on it was clearly made for me to sit it. What other reason could there possibly be?" - Chops, 7-1-24

[cairfrey]

No marking. Only cat butt.

[cairfrey]

Cat: Hey! It's 5am! Get up! Feed me! I'm hungry!

Me: OK, I'll put some food down for you. Get myself some coffee and cereal, and have a relaxing wake up.

Cat: That's what you think! *Proceeds to vomit everywhere*

He's not sick, just ate too fast 🙄

[cairfrey]

I had a lecture on my third PGCE assignment up in Exeter today.

But I'm not paying much attention to it.

My cat's sick.

We've got a vet appointment booked in for 17:15 this afternoon.

I'm hoping she's just being dramatic. But with cats, you never know.

So, I've been listening to The Cure on repeat.

[cairfrey]

I'm doing marking today. This is what I have ahead of me:

This is my cat next to me and I'm jealous as shit of him!

But marking isn't all terrible. Sometimes you get some real gems, like this one:

Sorry? You killed his *what* family!?

10 down, 62 to go.

[cairfrey]

It's always embarrassing when you walk in on someone using the toilet

[cairfrey]

7.

To Bootsie,

We're sorry we kick you so often. But you are a black cat, who insists on sitting in the middle of the floor in a dark hallway.

We don't mean to.

[cairfrey]

So, I know it's a little late, but I wasn't on Tumblr when my 2023 recap came out so here it is now!

So, yeah, that was my musical year. The Emerald Vale was really only so high because I had it on repeat for a few weeks, the other 4 top tracks are a better reflection of what I listen to.

Although, Emerald Vale is an excellent track.

Hope this gives you a little more insight into me.

If you want to listen to my 2023 recap playlist then you can find it here:

Enjoy!

[cairfrey]

Here he is playing "crinkle ball"!!

my cat is a gamer. he loves to play classic games such as "crinkle ball" and "string"