#closed sessions

[all-my-crap]

s’alright, it was a pretty small chance he would’ve gotten hit

[zhukzucraft]

EPISODE ONE, BEGIN

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Grian: Welcome

Grian: to Double Life²

Grian: a return to a tried and true format of season 3.

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Grian: That's right, we're doubling down on Double Life! You will be randomly assigned a soulmate you will share your healthbar with.

Grian: But this time we have taken measures to ensure the game doesn't end at record speeds.

Bdubs: Are you finally letting us sleep through the night?

Tango: Did the amount of hearts get doubled?

Scott: Did you realize the mechanic itself is broken?

Grian: No, don't be silly.

Grian: We are adding more people to the roster! They may not be new to this in general, but only now will they get the chance to find true love.

Skizz: BOO YAH! I'm single and ready to mingle!

Lizzie: True love, eh? An intriguing concept, but I'll need more evidence to truly believe it.

Joel: Lizzie pLEASE

Grian: not to mention-

Grian: -a certain mysterious duo will be joining us for the very first time!

Grian: Give it up for---!

=====> Reveal the vote winners

(The vote is now finished and hidden under the readmore)

[abyssal-ilk]

no more romance. romance is canceled. tell me about your warden/hawke/inquisitor's best friend and any info you want to add about their dynamic 🖐

[spotsupstuff]

Gold is often connected to divinity in rl religions. In Buddhism, it indeed symbolizes enlightenment and such, and it is often kept pure in order to not ruin its brilliance. In Tibetan Buddhism, statues are gilded with it and the 5 tonne Golden Buddha statue in Thailand is composed of 18 karat gold, almost fully pure.

Within this world, I like to think that gold has caught the eye of the Anemons in a religious sense upon the (,,re/")discovery of the Void Sea. The golden waves of it shaped the perception of their world, from explaining the sun as coated in a layer of Void, to giving an idea of what "cleanliness of soul" should look like. Wheel Flowers are also attributed to the Void as sprouts of it, because of their ethereal gold coloration.

The feeling of the divine has however faded when the motivations behind handling of the Void went terribly south, replaced by the extremist corruption and greed of High castes.

In other words, I wanted an excuse to draw Euros as a šarkan/змей.

[pharawee]

—I SAW YOU IN MY DREAM · Episode 9

[shepherds-of-haven]

things Shepherds say to each other

[fisheito]

omg where'd you get your top it looks like it would fall apart after one cycle in the wash

[cerealforkart]

“Obsess over things from the episode like Normal spiralling or Scary’s growth like everyone else”

Wrong. Nicky said he’d kicked Sparrow’s ass before so here they are in this pose again

[poppy5991]

When Best Jeanist steps out of the car…

Hawks: I don’t be wanna be mean but…

Enji: No, no you can say it.

Hawks: He drives like a maniac.

Enji: It’s true.

Hawks: I feel safer fighting villains than in this car.

Enji: And the not allowing coffee in the car is just a little…

Hawks: It’s annoying right?! You ran over that dude and you’re worried about staining the seats?

Enji: I think we’ve broken like 12 traffic laws. The priorities just feel off here.

[mug-and-friends]

Training today. Look at the SIZE of his aura sphere!!! He's getting so good at controlling it!!

[couchtaro]

It’s so hard being a single father with no kids who keeps going into cursed caves…..

Welcome back to Father Kilter Friday/Pigeon Paturday where we hfhgdhgdggdgshhshs..,,,, fhghdh…, hhhhhhh,,,,,,,

They’re fine they’re fine. Went for a swim in corrosive mystery goo and got briefly possessed. And it is about to get worse. But it’s fine.

[heartsopenminds]

just wanted to make a post to bring together some of the moments from the weekend where the cast showed so much care, compassion and understanding of why OFMD and the community we've built around it are so important <3<3

Con, end of Saturday panel

These are scary times. We’re at our best when we’re fighting back. Fight back. Look to your community, support your community. We’ve been here before, we’ll be here again. Fight back.

Vico, end of Saturday panel

Be compassionate with yourselves, be gentle with yourselves, be tender with yourselves, be soft with yourselves. Community is where it’s at, it’s where it’s always been. If you’re angry, it’s okay to be angry. If you’re sad, it’s okay to be sad. If you’re joyful, it’s okay to be joyful and it’s okay to be all of that at the same time, you deserve it. I appreciate all of you.

Vico, Sunday closing

You’re creating a community that accepts you exactly as you are, and celebrates that every single day. I really encourage you to take this energy into your everyday lives, and continue to build this beautiful safety that you are creating amongst yourselves, so you can continue to change the world.

Kristian, Sunday closing

Remember this, remember that you’re all together now, we’re still here even when we’re not together. I see this all over the world, we get to see this all over the world and it’s so important. Remember this, remember you’re not alone, and that the Revenge is still out there at sail, somewhere.

Con, Sunday closing

The ones that are making all the noise, that’s who they are, that’s who they’re always going to be. The ones who aren’t making the noise, they’re the ones we have to reach because they’re not haters, they’re just people who don’t know you yet. They don’t know your power yet. You’re the future, not them.  This is what’s important. Be kind. Look out for each other.

Rhys, Sunday closing

I’ve done a lot of conventions, and this didn’t feel like one. It was a lovefest, it was more like a school camp - I teared up for the first time doing one of these kinds of things just by seeing how the connection was stronger. This show may have finished, but the movement hasn’t. Keep it going, and we’ll be there for you.

other posts from this convention

[towerartt]

Original here

[canisalbus]

What?? Why on Earth would they bloodlet Machete when he's already anemic?

Anemia wasn't discovered until 1852, so his physicians have no idea. He's just moody and achy and visibly unwell and bloodletting happens to be the cure-for-all fix at the time.

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say it was one of the most used treatments in western medicine from ancient Greece to 19th century (and even earlier than that in Egypt, for example). There weren't many ailments that a little bit of breathing a vein wouldn't alleviate, supposedly. This whole concept is based on humoral theory which is a fascinating cornerstone of medical history and also completely unfounded nonsense, look it up if you haven't, it's interesting. People believed that blood didn't circulate through the body, it was created, used up and then the bad blood would stagnate in the extremities. Having too much blood would disturb your humoral balance and create illnesses so removing it was beneficial to your wellbeing. Even completely healthy people would sometimes go get themselves bled a bit just to be sure.

You kind of need blood for your body to function so this treatment was completely pointless at best and life threatening at worst. If you were sick to begin with it would only weaken you further (and expose you to potential infections, which in the absence of antibiotics, wasn't great). The only viable use for it would have to be rare blood disorders where your body produces too many red blood cells, like polycythemia vera, essentially the polar opposite of anemia.

[landinrris]

On Our Terms- Chapter 8

Pairings: Carlos/Lando

Rating: E

Tags: Football Player Carlos, Artist Lando, More specifically Lando does pottery, Unintentional Outing, Explicit Sexual Content, Established Relationship, Minor Angst, Always a Happy Ending, Fluff and Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Euro Cup, Introspection

Chapter: 8/10

Not only are Arsenal looking at a back-to-back Premier League Championship, but the national team lineups for the World Cup will be announced soon. Considering his performance over the winter with Spain— Carlos is hopeful. He’s in with a good shot, but there’s still a part of him that doesn’t dare hope— that doesn’t want to think about what could happen again on such a large stage.

Read Chapter 8 || Start from the beginning