#cyber mermaid core ?

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[daffodyl2006]

Peaceful heaven

Happy to have collaborated with @bamteam2023 on this one!!

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aquamarine (2006)

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[tabletopgayventures]

My current list of Tabletop Roleplaying Games.

13th Age

1879

A Grim Hack

Aberrant 

Absolute Power

Abyss

Accursed 

After The War

Anima Beyond Fantasy

Animal Adventures:  The Faraway Sea

Apocalypse World

Arkham Horror The Roleplaying Game Starter Set

Ars Magica 4th Edition

Arzium

Avatar Legends Starter Set

Babes in the Wood

Badger + Coyote and their Daring Adventures 2E

BattleTech:  A Time of War

Beacon Tabletop RPG

Beam Saber

Blades in the Dark

Bulldogs

Bunkers & Badasses

Cairn

Call of Cthulhu

Candela Obscura

Cantrip

Cats of Cathulhu

Chaos 6010

Champions Now

Collateral Damage

Contagion 2e

Cortex Prime Game Handbook

Cosmic Patrol

Cowboy Bebop Roleplaying Game

Coyote and Crow

Cthulhu Awakens

Cthulhutech

Cypher System 

Daisy Chainsaw

Deathmatch Island

Defiant Role Playing Game

Denial & Yearning

Dialect

Dinocar

Dinosaur Princesses

Discworld RPG

Dragon Age Roleplaying Game

Dragonbane

Dread

Dream Machines

Dresden Files Accelerated RPG

Dungeon Crawl Classics

Dungeons and Dragons 3.5

Dungeons and Dragons 5e

Durance

Dwelling

Epitaph

Epoch

Essence 20

Fabula Ultima

Fantasy Age

Fate Core System

Fever Nights Role-Playing Game

Flabbergasted

Fragged Empire

Fratboys Vs

Girl By Moonlight

Glitter Hearts

Goblin Quest

Goblin Slayer TRPG

Gods of Metal:  Ragnarock

Hannukkah Goblins

Have Axe, Will Travel

Hellfrost

Here, There, Be Monsters!

Hero Kids Fantasy RPG

Heroes Against the Darkness

Hopes and Dreams

Hounds 

I’m the Badguy?!?

In Nomine

In the Ashes

Inevitable A Doomed Arthurian Western

Ink

Interns In The Dark

Into the Dungeon

Jiangshi:  Blood in the Banquet Hall

Jordenheim

Katana-Ra

Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition

Killshot an Assassin’s Journal

Konosuba TRPG

Leverage The Quickstart Job

Lilliputian Adventure on the Open Seas

Little Fears Nightmare Edition

Lost Roads

Marvel Multiverse RPG

Mermaid Adventures

Micro rpg book

Modern Age

Monster of the Week

Moonlight On Roseville Beach

Mork Borg

Motel Spooky Nine

Musketeers vs. Cthulhu

Mutant Year Zero

My Mother’s Kitchen

Necrobiotic

Never Going Home

Night Shift:  Veterans of the Supernatural Wars

Night Wolves

Numenera

Odyssey Black Tales

OneDice Pirates & Dragons

One More Quest

Ork! The RPG

Our Woodland Gods

Outcast Silver Raiders 

Outgunned

Over the Edge

Overlight

Pasion De Las Pasiones

Pathfinder 1st Edition

Pathfinder 2nd Edition

Pathfinder Savage Worlds

Perils & Princesses

Pirate Borg

Power Rangers RPG

Prism

Psychic Trash Detectives

Punk’s Been Dead Since ‘79

Queerz!

Raccoon Sky Pirates

Raven

Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes

Reign

Rhapsody of Blood

Rivers of London

Ryuu Tama natural fantasy role play

Samurai Goths of the Apocalypse

Scum and Villainy

Shadowrun 5e

Shadows Of The Past

Shield Maidens

Shiver

Someone in this Tavern is a fucking mimic!

Spell The RPG

Squeeze

Star Trek Adventures Captain’s Log 

Star Trek Adventures The Roleplaying Game

Star Trek Adventures Second Edition

Star Wars 

Starfinder 1st Edition

Starfinder 2nd Edition

Stoneburner

Syma

Tangled

Temples and Tombs

The Bleackness

The Dark West

The Dread of Night

The Play’s the Thing

The Quiet Year

The Revenant Society

The Void

The Watch

Thirsty Sword Lesbians

This Discord has Ghosts in It

This house is Fucking Haunted

Thousand Year Old Vampire

Tomorrow City

Troika!

Unisystem

Urban Decay

Utopia

Vaesen

Vagabond

Valiant Universe

Variations On Your Body

Venture and Dungeon

Waffles For Esther

Wanderhome

Warcraft The Roleplaying Game

Werewolf the Apocalypse

What Lurks Above

What Lurks Beneath

What Lurks Beyond

World Ending Game

Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast

Xianta Cyber Wuxia

Xoe Microplayer

Zweihander

I'll update this list as I get more. Feel free to send me ideas and also reblog this!

[obscurecharactershowdown]

Round 2 Matches

(This post will be linked in the pinned masterpost)

Round 2 will start being posted in....a few days? I don't have an exact date for you yet but I'll let you know when I have all of the polls ready. The last poll in each group is a 3 way, due to the character count not coming out to 2 per match every time.

GROUP A 

The Faceless One (Masters of the Universe) vs Leila Vernon (The Magic Misfits)

Rosalia Rossellini (Trauma Team) vs The Blue Electric Angels (Matthew Swift book series)

Chaerin Eun (Surviving Romance) vs Miyabi Hanakouji (Persona 2)

Merim Felspar (Three of Hearts Podcast) vs Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue)

Tragedian (Pathologic) vs Shadow Joker (Kaitou Joker/Mysterious Joker)

Rose Red (Ghost Quartet) vs Catherine Winters (Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll)

Nin (Paranatural) vs Seijyu (Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru/Mashin Hero Wataru)

Itakura Akira (Talentless Nana) vs Whisper (Golden Treasure: The Great Green)

Raikou Shimizu (Nabari no Ou) vs Kasane Fuchi (Kasane)

Kozlov Leifvich Grebnev (Biomega) vs Cyber 6 (Cybersix)

Zolophilia (Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss) vs Kate (Shadow’s House)

The Guardian (Hyper Light Drifter) vs Jyu Free (Dobutsu no Kuni/Animal Land) vs The Player Square (Adventure (Atari Game))

GROUP B

Sulfus (Angel's Friends) vs Tougou Mimori/Washio Sumi (Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero & Washio Sumi is a Hero)

Yellow Tempest (Ending Makers) vs Tirsiak (Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion)

 Sugar Peace (High Card) vs Anima (Why Shouldn't a Detestable Demon Lord Fall in Love?!)

Walter Walzac (The Brave of Gold Goldran) vs Lex (Cryptid Crush)

Pappy van Poodle (Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball) vs Denzil and Cuthbert (Count Duckula (episode: Ducknapped))

Isaac (Awful Hospital) vs Tughril Mahmut (Shoukoku no Altair)

Oopsy Bear (Care Bears (2007 series)) vs Yin Yu (Heaven Official's Blessing)

Xuanli (Lanxi Zhen) vs Kondou Seiichirou (Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai)

Hikaru (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) vs Chase Beckley/Coworker (Elevator Hitch)

Uncle Flipping Hades Terwilliger (The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, by Daniel Manus Pinkwatee) vs Red Savarin (Solatorobo)

Bennett (Hello Charlotte) vs Senri (+Anima)

Nero (The Boy Who Fell) vs Sheila (Witch’s Heart) vs Queenie (BACK)

GROUP C 

Bolt (Crypt of the Necrodancer) vs Pearl Forrester (MST3K)

Vella/Velouria Beastender Tartine (Broken Age) vs Garrett Miller (Extreme Ghostbusters)

Dr. Anna May (Scott the Woz) vs Bai Lang (My Tooth Your Love)

"Järnarmen"/"The Iron Arm" (Jönssonligan Dyker Upp Igen (1986)) vs Aliya Elasra (Heaven’s Vault)

Sawamura Tetsuo (Yuureitou) vs Doris Frances Barbara (Blood & Syrup: A Vampire the Masquerade Podcast)

Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation (Ishura) vs Katook (The Katurran Odyssey)

Kim Koizumi (Chroma Key) vs The Spider Core (The Lab - Core Slingshot) 

Satyarani (Raven: The Secret Temple) vs Bamba (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)

Ink (Going Home) vs Rambler (Happy Happy Clover)

Felix Iskandar Escellun (Last Legacy) vs Nancy Neil (Snowboard Kids)

Nephis (Shadow Slave) vs "good" Tom (El Goonish Shive)

Ernő Nemecsek (A Pál Utcai Fiúk (The Paul Street Boys)) vs Dee Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddy’s) vs Kirinda (Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger)

GROUP D 

Todoroki Kakeru (Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter) vs The Exsurgent Virus (Eclipse Phase)

Heart (Moonlight Chicken) vs Captain Grace (Magical Girl Raising Project: Limited) 

Es (Milgram) vs Copen Kamizono (Azure Striker Gunvolt)

Lady Bat (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch) vs Ulala (Space Channel 5)

Diggory Graves (Hello from the Hallowoods) vs Phon (3 Will Be Free)

Hizame (Amatsuki by Takayama Shinobu) vs Brutha (Discworld) 

Raven (Gravity Rush) vs Kusuriuri (Mononoke)

Tin (Triage The Series) vs The Biologist (The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer)

Silver (Oneshot) vs Raven (Raven (CBBC series))

Gary (Faith the Unholy Trinity) vs Roxis Rosenkrantz (Mana Khemia) 

Shijima Tsukishima/Shimeji (Shimeji simulation) vs Cynthia (Incryptid)

Jefferson (Death's Door) vs Gruftine (Die Schule Der Kleinen Vampire / The School for Little Vampires) vs Nuch (Not Me The Series)

GROUP E 

Sarah Collins (Dark Shadows (1966-1971)) vs Tangie (The Tangerine Bear)

Zaknafein Do'Urden (The Legend of Drizzt (Forgotten Realms)) vs Richard Conway (Gunpoint)

Zinn (Monstress) vs Leonie Beaumort (Aviary Attorney)

Magda (Vapors) vs Maki (Darker than Black)

Reo Miyao (Bokutachi no Ikita Riyuu (Our Reason For Living)) vs Principal Shirley Oddwell (Oddport Academy)

Cursebringer Angel (Baroque) vs The Cashier (Midnight Museum)

Inien (Thrilling Intent) vs Seaweed (Gloomverse) 

Stag Malinay (Krystar First Fragment) vs Randy Rosebud (Maggie's Apartment) 

No Significant Harassment (Rain World) vs Libby Day (Dark Places)

Sally Swing (Betty Boop) vs Conrad (The Castle of Otranto)

Goo (Inanimate Insanity) vs Shrimp (The Upturned) 

Cecilia Sylvie (Cross-dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie) vs Sullen the Magic Mirror (Barbie as Rapunzel CD-ROM) vs Dash X (Eerie, Indiana)

GROUP F 

Su Moting (God Troubles Me/Hanhua Riji) vs Gabrielle (Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove

Michiko Hada (Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly) vs Liv (Spooky Month)

Etcetera (Cats (Musical)) vs Fumi-ba (Kamen Rider Ghost)

Corona Hoshino (Swans in Space (manga)) vs Karl (All Hail King Julien)

Wolfman (Darkwood) vs Granger (NeverHome game series)

Gaap Goemon (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) vs The God of Hunting (A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized)

Mission-chan (Mission-chan no Daibouken) vs Forest Friend (Gris)

Ellie (Monster Tale) vs Protagonist (Melatonin)

Dadish (Dadish) vs Turnip (Chicory: A Colorful Tale)

Guillermo "Dixon" Alverez (Rebelde (2022)) vs Agent (Penguinronpa)

Uhh… these guys? (Rhythm Heaven Fever) vs Mallory (Escam) 

Miyauchi Rena (Blue Reflection: Second Light) vs Tiger of the Wind (Monster Rancher (1999)) vs The High Ki of Twi (The Enchanted Island of Yew by Frank L. Baum)

[nanacornerbeauty]

Summer Nail Designs 2023: Top 10 Trends We’ll See Everywhere

1. Iridescent-chrome nails for summer 2023

This style involves applying iridescent or holographic nail polish over a chrome base, resulting in a shimmering, multi-dimensional effect. The iridescent hues can range from soft pastels to bold, vibrant colors, allowing for a versatile and personalized look. This nail trend is perfect for those who want to add some sparkle and shine to their summer nail routine.

It’ll glow under the sunlight, giving “mermaid-core” energy, as Halle Bailey sported at the 2023 Oscars.

2. Pastel French tips

Pastel French tips are a nail art design where the tips of the nails are painted with a soft and light-colored polish, typically in shades of pink, blue, or lavender. This style is a twist on the classic French manicure, which traditionally uses white or beige polish for the tips. The pastel French tips offer a more delicate and playful look, perfect for spring or summer. This style is versatile and can be achieved using various techniques, such as freehand painting, nail stickers, or stencils.

3. Cyber-dot nail trend

This style is achieved by applying metallic or chrome polish to the nails and then using a nail dotting tool or toothpick to create tiny, circular dots in a random or geometric pattern. The cyber-dot trend offers a modern twist on the traditional polka-dot design and is perfect for those who want to add a touch of futuristic flair to their nail look. This style can be customized by using different colors and finishes of polish, such as holographic or iridescent, to create a unique and eye-catching design.

4. Sheer-blush summer nails

Sheer-blush summer nails refer to a nail art style that features a soft, translucent pink or peach shade on the nails. This style gives a natural and minimalistic look, perfect for the summer season. The sheer polish can be applied in one or multiple layers to achieve the desired level of opacity. This style is versatile and can be customized by adding glitter, nail art stickers, or other embellishments to create a more playful or festive look. The sheer-blush summer nails are a timeless and elegant option that will complement any outfit and occasion.

5. Strawberry-glazed donut nails for summer

Strawberry-glazed donut nails are a fun and playful nail art design that’s perfect for the summer season. This style can be achieved by applying a light pink or red polish to the nails, reminiscent of fresh strawberries. Then, a glossy topcoat is added to create a glazed donut effect, making the nails look deliciously sweet and irresistible. This trend is perfect for those who love to add a touch of whimsy and fun to their nail art. It’s also a great way to celebrate the summertime and indulge in some sweet treats for the nails.

6. Negative-space French tips

Negative-space French tips are a trendy nail art design that puts a contemporary spin on the classic French manicure. This style involves leaving a small section of the natural nail exposed at the tip and painting the rest of the nail with neutral or colored nail polish. The negative space creates a modern and minimalist look, perfect for those who prefer a clean and understated style. This trend can be customized by using different colors and patterns to create a unique and personalized design. Negative-space French tips are a versatile and elegant option that’s perfect for any occasion.

7. Denim nails for summer

It’s likely that you’ve recently added a long denim skirt or wide-leg jeans to your wardrobe, right? If so, you might want to consider trying a gray-blue nail polish this summer. This hue can mimic the look of distressed blue jeans and give your nails a trendy, fashion-forward appearance. For an even more authentic finish, Choi recommends applying a matte top coat to create a true denim effect.

8. Lavender summer 2023 nail trend

Over the past few months, the Cosmo team has been discussing the widespread popularity of the lavender trend in beauty for spring 2023. This includes not only eyeliners and hair colors for the season but also nails. Achieving an opaque and non-streaky lavender nail look can be achieved by applying two to three coats of light-purple nail polish. So, it’s a great idea to give this lovely and trendy color a try on your nails this season.

9. Tropical summer florals Nails

Tropical summer florals are a popular nail trend for summer 2023 that features vibrant and bold floral patterns. These designs are inspired by the tropical flowers that bloom during the summer season and can be created using a variety of colors and techniques. The patterns can range from large, abstract prints to intricate and detailed designs. Tropical summer florals are perfect for adding a touch of fun and excitement to any summer outfit. This trend is especially popular for beach vacations or tropical getaways, but can also be worn for everyday occasions. To create the perfect tropical summer floral look, experiment with bright colors and bold patterns, and don’t be afraid to mix and match different styles to create a unique and personalized design.

10. Bright gradient designs for summer 2023

A hot nail trend to look out for this summer is the bright gradient design! This style features a fun and playful mix of colors that blend seamlessly from one shade to the next, creating a stunning and eye-catching effect. The gradient design can be customized with a range of colors, from neon pinks and oranges to sunny yellows and cool blues. It’s a great way to add a pop of color to your summer outfits and show off your fun and creative side. To achieve the perfect gradient effect, start with a light base color and gradually layer on darker shades until you achieve your desired look. This trend is perfect for anyone who loves bright and bold colors and wants to add a bit of fun to their summer style!

[pupyzu]

hey! my name is levi and i’m looking for neopronouns to use...!! i like technology, monsters, halloween, and animals (especially cats and rabbits) if that helps at all! :”] thank you!

they’re under the cut!

technology neopronouns:

ai/ai/ais/ais/aiself

au/aut/auto/autos/autoself

bo/bot/bots/bots/botself

byte/byte/bytes/bytes/byteself

cy/cyb/cyber/cybers/cyberself

gli/gli/glits/glits/glitself

gli/gli/glits/glits/glitchself

glitch/glitch/glitches/glitches/glitchself

robo/robo/robos/robos/roboself

robo/robo/robos/robos/robotself

tech/techne/techan/techans/techself

tech/tech/techs/techself

circ/circuit/circuits/circuits/circuitself

pix/pixel/pixels/pixels/pixelself

101/1010/10101/10101/101010

dre/droid/droids/droids/droidself

cy/cyb/cyber/cyber/cybself

cyber/cyber/cybers/cybers/cyberself

mechie/mechien/mechs/mechself

au/aut/auto/auto/autself

whomp/whizz/whirr/whirr/whizelf

wy/wir/wire/wire/wirself

tech/techne/techan/technic/techself

bo/bot/bots/bots/botself

ai/ain/aire/aire/aiself

compute/compute/computes/computes/computeself

inter/inter/inters/inters/interself

ware/ware/wares/wares/wareself

ram/ram/rams/rams/ramself

giga/giga/gigas/gigias/gigaself

byte/byte/bytes/bytes/byteself

tin/tink/tinker/tinker/tinkerself

gli/gli/glitch/glitch/glitches

bu/buz/buzz/buzz/buzzself

net/net/nets/nets/netsekf

com/comp/comps/comps/compself

com/compu/computer/computer/computerself

jpeg/jpeg/jpegs/jpegs/jpegself

www/www/wwws/wwws/wwwself

com/com/coms/coms/comself

http/http/https/https/httpself

monster neopronouns:

arach/ne/nes/nes/arachself

arach/ne/nes/nes/arachneself

basi/lisk/basis/lisks/basiself

basi/lisk/basis/lisks/liskself

basi/lisk/basis/lisks/basiliskself

behe/moth/hes/hes/mothself

behe/moth/hes/hes/behemothself

boo/boo/boos/boos/booself

ce/cerb/cer/cers/cerself

ce/cerb/cer/cers/cerbself

ce/cerb/cer/cers/berusself

ce/cerb/cer/cers/cerberusself

cen/taur/taurs/taurs/taurself

cen/taur/taurs/taurs/centaurself

chi/maera/maer/maers/chimaeraself

chi/meira/meir/meirs/chimeiraself

chi/mera/mer/mers/chimeraself

cy/clops/cyr/cyrs/cyself

cy/clops/cyr/cyrs/cyclopsself

cy/clops/cyr/cyrs/cyclopself

cy/clops/cys/cyrs/cyself

cy/clops/cys/cyrs/ cyclopsself

dae/dae/daem/daem/daeself

daey/daem/daes/daes/daemself

dra/drac/drac/drax/dracoself

dra/drac/dracs/dracs/dracself

dra/drag/drago/drago/dragoself

drag/drag/drags/drags/dragself

dra/dra/drak/drak/drakself

dra/drake/dras/dras/draself

dra/drake/dras/dras/drakeself

drae/drae/draer/draer/draerself

drae/drae/drago/drago/dragoself

dragon/dragon/dragons/dragons/dragonself

dry/dryad/drys/dryas/dryaself

dry/dryad/drys/dryas/dryadself

en/tombed/tombs/tombs/tombself

en/tombed/tombs/tombs/tombedself

en/tombed/tombs/tombs/entombedself

fran/franke/franken/franken/frankenself

gar/goyle/gars/gars/garself

ghou/ghoul/ghous/ghouls/ghoulself

gia/giant/gias/gias/giaself or giantself

go/lem/gos/gos/golemself

go/lem/gos/gos/lemself

go/lem/gos/gos/goself

gor/gorgon/gor/gors/gorself

gor/gorgon/gor/gors/gorgonself

grif/fin/fins/fins/griffself

grif/fin/fins/fins/finself

grif/fin/fins/fins/griffinself

grif/fon/fons/fons/griffself

grif/fon/fons/fons/fonself

grif/fon/fons/fons/griffonself

gry/phon/phons/phons/phonself

gry/phon/phons/phons/gryphself

gry/phon/phons/phons/gryphonself

haun/haunt/haunts/haunts/hauntself

hell/hound/hells/hounds/houndself

hell/hund/hells/hunds/hundself

hippo/campus/camps/camps/hippoself

hippo/campus/camps/camps/campuself

imp/imp/imps/imps/impself

in/incu/bus/bus/incuself or incubusself

kra/ken/kras/kras/kraself

kra/ken/kras/kras/krakself

kra/ken/kras/kras/kenself

kra/ken/kras/kras/krakenself

levia/than/vias/vias/leviaself

levia/than/vias/vias/viaself

levia/than/vias/vias/thanself

li/lich/lis/lichs/lichself

manti/core/core/cores/coreself

manti/core/core/cores/mantiself

manti/core/core/cores/manticoreself

mer/mers/mermai/mermaid/merself

o/orc/or/orcs/orcself

o/orc/or/orcs/orself

peg/pega/pegs/pegas/pegaself

phan/tom/toms/toms/phantomself

sa/tyr/tyr/tyrs/tyrself

sa/tyr/tyr/tyrs/satyrself

sa/tyress/tyr/tyrs/satyresself

sir/sire/siren/sirenself

sli/slime/slimes/slimeself

slime/slimes/slimeself

sphi/sphin/sphinx/sphinx/sphinxself

spiri/spirs/spirself

su/succu/bus/bus/succuself

su/succu/bus/bus/succubusself

uni/corn/unis/unis/uniself

vam/vamp/vampself

wer/weres/wereself

zo/zom/zos/zombself

zom/zomb/zom’s/zombi/zombself

halloween neopronouns:

hallow/ween/halloween/halloween/hallowself

hallow/ween/halloween/halloween/halloweenself

hallows/eve/hallowseve/hallowseve/hallowself

hallows/eve/hallowseve/hallowseve/hallowseveself

hallows/eve/hallowseve/hallowseve/eveself

cos/tume/costume/costume/costumeself

costume/costume/costumes/costumes/costumeself

spook/spook/spookys/spookys/spookself

spook/spook/spookys/spookys/spookyself

boo/boo/boos/boos/booself

cat neopronouns:

ail/ailo/ailous/ailouself

cat/cat/cats/catself

fel/feli/felis/feliself

ja/jag/jagus/jaguarself

jag/jagus/jaguars/jaguarself

kit/kit/kits/kitself

kit/kit/kitz/kitself

leo/leos/leon/leonself

leo/leos/leoself

li/lion/lions/lionself

lyn/lynx/lyns/lynxself

lynx/lynx/lynxs/lynxself

meow/mews/meowself

mew/meow/rowr/rowrs/meowself

mew/mews/mewself

pan/panth/pans/pantherself

pan/ther/thers/pantherself

panth/panthes/pantheself

paw/paws/pawself

purr/purrs/purrself

tig/tigs/tigself

tig/tig/tigs/tigerself

tig/tigris/tigriself

tiger/tigers/tigerself

tortie/torties/torties/torties/tortieself

tortie/torti/torti/tortis/tortieself or tortiself

whisker/whiskers/whiskerself

rabbit neopronouns:

bun/bun/buns/buns/bunself

bunny/bunny/bunnys/bunnys/bunnyself

rabbit/rabbit/rabbits/rabbits/rabbitself

rab/bit/rabbit/rabbit/rabbitself

hop/hop/hops/hops/hopself

bounce/bounce/bounces/bounces/bounceself

bou/unce/bounces/bounces/bounceself

fluff/fluff/fluffs/fluffs/fluffself

soft/soft/softs/softs/softself

cuddle/cuddle/cuddles/cuddles/cuddleself

[frstbiitten]

//Okay NOW that I have my laptop with me I can expand a bit more the AU’s that I mentioned in the last post and maybe add others because I just remembered a few now.

The AU in which OG Frost gets the Medallion is one that to me is interesting in terms of “what if?”, what if this egoistical new pupil with beliefs of greatness through the easy path was actually worthy of wielding the Dragon Medallion? What if it was Kuai Liang the one encased in the ice coffin for who knows how long (I don’t know exactly how much time passed between Deadly Alliance and Deception since the continuity in the last game is different). To me, it would be interesting to explore that facet, not gonna lie, I love the idea of her being a Grandmistress, but, what type of leader would she be? One thing is sure, and is that she’s inexperienced when it comes to leadership when talking about her OG characterization, she’s young, bold and with secret intentions (and also we don’t know who she was before being a Lin Kuei so... I need to cover that up, but I made a backstory that could explain certain things).

The Fantasy AU is like, rewriting the whole thing about her issue with Sub-Zero but with a medieval background. She’s this type of knightress which has served this kind for many years, but wants to get the throne to herself and rule this important kingdom because (reasons?), so a way to become more powerful she trades her soul with this witch/evil entity/very ‘Little Mermaid’ right here, and is granted with ice powers, however not only her soul has been traded but also her sanity. And I don’t how it would follow but I totally dig seeing Frost with knight armor and looking super witchy and haunted, and Kuai as a king (like, King Arthur? Perhaps?)

When it comes to the Shirai Ryu AU, now that one needs more work on it since the Shirai Ryu has a different story from the Lin Kuei, even though that both have to been restored but the main core of that reasons is because of a massacre (you could say that the Cyber Initiative is the closest thing to a massacre). So, counting on Raiden again here, and I have this theory that he knew about Frost’s existence due to his visions about the previous timeline, but to avoid the fate of the Lin Kuei dying by her hand (see Kuai’s ending in Deception), he decides to send Frost to the Shirai Ryu instead. Now this is kinda interesting because to me, Hanzo and Frost are not so different from each other when it comes to the way of facing things, mostly they do it by using their rage, so it could be challenging for both, and Frost joined the Lin Kuei around her 20′s (my hc tbh... but is sort of canon), and perhaps they would have certain conflicts in the middle, but Hanzo’s way of teaching I think is different from Kuai’s (I mean, Hanzo even remarks Kuai’s mistake when it comes to Frost and the way he taught her). Overall, is an AU I truly like.

And then I thought about this AU that I had in mind for a few weeks, but knowing that Frost comes from a harsh background, what if she never joined the Lin Kuei in the first place? Like, what type of woman she would be without the clan in her life, what would be her destiny and her life like? Well, I have this hc that before becoming a Lin Kuei she was more part of this underground world in California, I mean there’s illegal deathmatches and she’s part of them, and the world around it could be related with gangs, drugs, deals, and more sketchy stuff. Idk, but I imagine her as some sort of person who would go against certain groups that see her as a threat the more she wins these fights, to the point she starts escalating more and more when it comes to her criminal records and popularity between idk, gangs? mafia? The fricking police? However, this one needs more construction.

And ofc a revenant AU, because why not? Even tho it makes no sense for her to be a revenant tbh.

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I’ve ended up creating a whole team of Shadowrunners now just so my unplayed character ideas wouldn’t get lonely and i’m gonna write a little bit about em. The team is composed entirely of upper class jerks who ended up in the shadows one way or another, I’ll put individuals below a cut.

First on the list, and the one I REALLY crafted with the hope of playing as him at some point, is Firewire, real name undetermined. The core conceit I built him around was “cybersoldier with absolutely no trust in wireless” while the end result ended up more like “Cyber Mr. Hyde”. His backstory as it stands now is that he was a scientist for the UCAS military specializing in both biotech and cybernetics. He had a concept for a new breed of enhanced soldiers, but UCAS wouldn’t give him the go-ahead for metahuman testing, so he underwent his procedures himself. He laced his bones with aluminum, augmented and enhanced his muscles, replaced his heart, installed auxiliary air tanks and a wired reflexes system, and placed multiple datajacks in his skull. Under laboratory conditions it all worked exactly as he intended - he was stronger, faster, and more durable than anything UCAS labs had produced before, all on top of his pre-existing genius. It was when he LEFT the labs the failures became evident - the cutting edge myomers he used to enhance his musculature turned out to be sensitive to solar radiation, and being exposed to the sun tended to cause constant-but-minute spasms throughout the body, essentially afflicting him with palsy-like shakes that cause constantly shifting minor pain. These side effects alone were enough to rule out the procedure’s use on anyone else, but things kept getting worse for him - as time wore on and his aversion to the sun isolated him from society, he came to truly despise normal metahumans, regarding them both as inferior creatures AND his tormentors. He took to shadowrunning mostly as an excuse to kill, and his preferred weapon is a heavily customized Ruger 101 rifle with his old lab assistant VI running on an embedded commlink - the VI is about as sentient as a chatbot but he considers it his only true friend. Firewire’s name comes from his distinctive visual appearance when on a job - his aversion to wireless means all of his gear is ultimately connected via optical cable to one of his datajacks - or more accurately to one of the data pass-throughs in his signature helmet. His helmet is one of his earlier creations, the “Situational Awareness Lightweight-Longwear E-War Tool”, or SALLET, and it boasts a sensor suite that can detect just about anything you can imagine as well as integrated goggles and headphones to ensure nothing escapes notice. With his head completely encased and his body wreathed in wires he could easily be mistaken for some sort of walker drone, but when he’s not wearing his combat gear he could almost be mistaken for a regular fit human - only the small bulges of his dermal plates and his chrome teeth give away any modification at all.

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The second member of the team is rather unconventional - the rigger Overwatch, real name Hannah Madison. Hannah is a changeling with what she would consider very unfortunate defining features - a mermaid’s tail and functional gills. Many in her (very wealthy) family thought it was a blessing, but she grew up despising her “deformity” - she had no desire to live a carefree life frolicking with dolphins, she just wanted to work with machines. Her lack not only of legs but of a typical metahuman motor cortex to connect cybernetic or bioware legs to have meant a life spent in a wheelchair, something only the poorest of people would typically consider these days. Her affinity for machines did however result in her construction of a drone chair that she can control more naturally, though it leaves her own body slack in the seat which many find uncomfortable.

Hannah’s family never resented her, but she always resented pretty much everyone around her. She felt that whether they mocked her or pitied her or avoided her, no one could simply accept her, and so she came to reject the real world as well, living instead in the matrix or vicariously through countless drones of every kind. Her detachment from society eventually led her to shadowrunning, which she took to with great enthusiasm once she found a team that could look past her physical limitations. 

She could not, of course, simply go with a team on a mission - her chair was well made, but not so versatile she could expect it to handle any situation a runner might encounter. Instead she modified a GTS Tower blimp drone with hardware and software to hide it from view and a rigger cocoon that could safely take her up with it, while modifying her own body with top of the line electronics gear and enough nutrient and waste storage to allow her to stay afloat for days without an issue. From her invisible perch above the mission site she remotely pilots both the crew’s wheels - a heavily modified van that can carry the blimp as well as the crew - and a small swarm of armed rotoddrones through which she actually supports the team. She later added a heavy silenced rifle mounted to the underside of her blimp, allowing her to discreetly eliminate many threats before the team even enters the AO.

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The third member, Anthony “Adder” Veracruz, is probably the closest to out-and-out evil. Adder is a Dwarf follower of the Black Magic tradition, as are many other members of his prominent family. He is actually a mystic adept, and while capable of a variety of powerful spells (focusing on Manipulation as his tradition tends to do), he generally prefers to demonstrate the superiority of his magically enhanced physique by dancing around his enemies’ blows and taking them to pieces with his monofilament whip. 

For Adder, running the shadows is more of a hobby, and while his family may not entirely approve of the “low class” company he keeps, they have no real moral qualms about his “little adventures”. Adder himself doesn’t regard his companions much more highly than his family does - he holds the same certainty of his superiority that Firewire does, and he’s not shy about showing it. On top of the superiority complex, Adder is also a compulsive braggart and extremely vindictive - he cxan’t stand to let anyone think there might be some area in which they exceed him, and he’s liable to “correct” those who won’t back down with force.

Adder’s skills can cover many roles, though he prefers an all-out fight with a strong opponent above all else. Of course he doesn’t really consider anyone he encounters a truly worthy opponent, so he’s been known to hang back and support the front line or even stretch his social skills from time to time. Whatever his role may be, Adder is ultimately there for his own entertainment and nothing else.

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The final member of the team, Mix, is the closest they have to a reasonable person for all that’s worth. Mix is a female Ork rapper, but not an “Orxploitation” rapper as she’s quick to point out. As far as talent goes, Mix is squarely middle of the road - if you know her, she’s probably the best rapper you know, but she’s not on the same level as international stars. Nonetheless she thought she had something to bring to the table, and at least one corp agreed, picking her up as a teen to guide her on her way to stardom. Of course, they expect a certain return on their investments now...

Her road has been bumpy, to say the least - for all the talk the corp suits did about her talent, it quickly became clear they DID want her to become just another disposable Orxploitation cash-in. She figured that out around the time they started working lessons on shooting and gang culture in with her musical education, and to her dismay she turned out to actually be better at that than she was at backbeats or freestyles. Though she gained some recognition locally, her managers never really found a niche for her and she ultimately turned to the shadows seeking revenge against a system she blamed for wasting her talent.

In the fiction of her career, Mix is known for her stylish armored coat, her matching ballistic mask War Face, and her twin submachine guns Business (suppressed and concealable) and Pleasure (loaded with exploding rounds and equipped with a monster gas-vent system). In the field, these assets serve her well but hardly scratch the surface of what she has to offer. Before the team even gets the job, she’s usually the one talking business with Mr. Johnson, and she can talk her way through most any door. She is also shockingly capable at infiltration - under her imposing armor she wears a chameleon suit and she has the skills and agility to go with it. Though it has never appeared in any of her trids, Business actually has a chameleon coating as well, and she often carries a gas grenade launcher for less-lethal force.

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My haul from Durham Game Con. From Top Left to bottom Right: Ariel the Little Mermaid (GG), Super RC Pro AM (GB), Super Mario Land 2 (GB), Frogger's Adventures Temple of the Frog (GBA), Donkey Kong Country (GBA), Children of Mana (DS), Heroes of Mana (DS), 3D Printed 2600 Cart Cleaner, Final Fight 2 (SFC), Getsufuumaden (FC), Super Mystical Ninja 4 (SFC), Super Bonk (SFC), Wonder Boy 5 (MD), Go Go Ackman 2 (SFC), Cyborg Hunter (SMS), Strider (MD), Cyber Core (PCE), Valkyrie no Bouken Toki no Kagi Densetsu (FC) & Rockman 5 (FC) FINALLY!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4auiB-H-l_/?igshid=10op10azctarz

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are at war

Suppose we are thrust into a war with a superpower such as Russia.

List what sorts of computer and internet related attacks might we suffer?

In the tutorial, Trashpanda set it in terms of attack and defence. I argued the fact that we are already in a “cyber war” in the sense that the internet is a constant battlefield and medium for attack and defence. For example, look at the US and how Mitch McConnell is constantly blocking bills to prevent Russian interference with the next election in 2020. 

Attacks:

Within attacks there were again 2 splits. Social and Infrastructure:

Infrastructure:

This would entail destroying the power grid which would eliminate essential functions for general society like communication and cause an uproar by those affected. Another type of attack would maybe just to destroy buildings in the area and such.

Social

In my tutorial, the key words were “stoke ethnic tensions”, “social engineering”, “control the media”. I wasn’t too sure about the wording on “ethnic tensions” but the core purpose makes sense. Take advantage of a loud group of racists and cause an internal divide, rather than be a third party and force the divide. In essence, it would let them destroy themselves. A notable event recently was the casting of Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” as a black American and there was a Twitter post that tried to cause divide. It was later found out that the account was a bot who used real photos of an American girl. This is a perfect attack that happened in the US, targeting a key event that would rile up groups of people. 

Social Engineering is always a vulnerability to exploit as humans are inherently a point of weakness. We would like to be trusting and we all have weaknesses (like you could starve a person and then give them food. That’s a weakness). Again, this is happening in the US with Trump appealing to his certain demographics and riling them up while taking no accountability (the treatment of Ilhan Omar). 

Again, controlling the media is happening in the US where Trump is selectively choosing the White House news correspondents on his personal taste without having a free and open media. 

Defence

A relevant defence in Australia right now is encryption, so that there is no possible sharing of classified messages. This is however going to be violated by the Australian government....

The media and by extension social media play a HUGEEEE role in defence where by it controls what we get exposed to. Protecting what the public sees and might be influenced by should be a priority for the government to ensure the public is getting truth.

Educating the public about the “dangers” of the internet is essential. So many people use the internet without taking into account the factors such as the “algorithm” controlling what you see. Creating a more aware public would allow them to protect themselves and be more vocal about criticising the government about taking fundamental aspects of online culture, like privacy and security, away from us. 

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Who Else Wants To Know The Mystery Behind WORLD DOMINANCE?

First, take a look at the China video in menu to the left AND THEN continue to take the racist test in link below

Besides using population growth there’s Huawei and Meng Wanzhou.  Who?

In other words, Meng is the heiress apparent of China’s largest and most advanced high-tech company, one which plays a key role in China’s grand strategy of global domination.

Huawei is a leader in 5G technology and, earlier this year, surpassed Apple to become the second-largest smartphone maker in the world behind Samsung.

But Huawei is much more than an innocent manufacturer of smartphones.

It is a spy agency of the Chinese Communist Party.

How do we know?

Because the party has repeatedly said so.

First in 2015 and then again in June 2017, the party declared that all Chinese companies must collaborate in gathering intelligence.

“All organizations and citizens,” reads Article 7 of China’s National Intelligence Law, “must support, assist with, and collaborate in national intelligence work, and guard the national intelligence work secrets they are privy to.”

All Chinese companies, whether they are private or owned by the state, are now part and parcel of the party’s massive overseas espionage campaign.

Huawei is a key part of this aggressive effort to spy on the rest of the world. The company’s smartphones, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, can be used to “maliciously modify or steal information,” as well as “conduct undetected espionage.” Earlier this year the Pentagon banned the devices from all US military bases worldwide.

But Huawei, which has been specially designated as a “national champion,” has an even more important assignment from the Communist Party than simply listening in on phone conversations.

As a global leader in 5G technology, it has been tasked with installing 5G “fiber to the phone” networks in countries around the world.

In fact, “Made in China 2025” — the party’s aggressive plan to dominate the cutting-edge technologies of the 21st century — singles out Huawei as the key to achieving global 5G dominance.

Any network system installed by a company working hand-in-glove with China’s intelligence services raises the danger of not only cyber espionage, but also cyber-enabled technology theft.

And the danger doesn’t stop there.

The new superfast 5G networks, which are 100 times faster than 4G, will literally run the world of the future. Everything from smartphones to smart cities, from self-driving vehicles to, yes, even weapons systems, will be under their control.

In other words, whoever controls the 5G networks will control the world — or at least large parts of it.

In other words, whoever controls the 5G networks will control the world — or at least large parts of it.

Huawei has reportedly secured more than 25 commercial contracts for 5G, but has been locked out of an increasing number of countries around the world because of spying concerns.

The “Five Eyes” — Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the US — over the past year have waged a concerted campaign to block the Chinese tech giant from dominating next-generation wireless networks around the world. Not only have they largely kept Huawei out of their own countries, they have convinced other countries like Japan, India and Germany to go along, too.

Yet Huawei is far from finished. The company has grown into a global brand over the past two decades because, as a “national champion,” it is constantly being fed and nourished by the party and the military with low-interest-rate loans, privileged access to a protected domestic market, and other preferential treatment.

These various state subsidies continue, giving Huawei a huge and unfair advantage over its free-market competitors.

Huawei stands in the same relationship to the Chinese Communist Party as German steelmaker Alfried Krupp did to Germany’s National Socialists in the days leading up to World War II.

Just as Germany’s leading supplier of armaments basically became an arm of the Nazi machine after war broke out, so is China’s leading high-tech company an essential element of the party’s cold war plan to dominate the world of the future.

As far as “Princess” Meng is concerned, I expect that she will be found guilty of committing bank fraud, ordered to pay a fine, and then released. Even a billion-dollar fine would be chump change for a $75 billion corporation like Huawei.

The real payoff of her arrest lies elsewhere. It has exposed the massive campaign of espionage that Huawei is carrying out around the world at the behest of the party. It has revealed how that party dreams of a new world order in which China, not America, is dominant.

The two Chinese characters that make up Huawei’s name literally mean, “To Serve China.” That’s clear enough, isn’t it?

Now, China´s government-linked telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has hired a senior Obama administration cyber security official as a lobbyist, according to a congressional filing. Samir Jain, former senior director for cybersecurity policy at the White House National Security Council, notified Congress March 27 that he is registering as a lobbyist for the Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Jain is now with the lobbying firm Jones Day. According to his online biography for Jones Day, Jain worked at the White House from 2016 to 2017 and before that was an associate deputy attorney general from 2014 to 2015.  

The SOB traitor.

HRW: ‘Men only’ job ads show ongoing discrimination in China

BEIJING (AP) – A human rights group says gender discrimination is widespread in the Chinese work force, with many hiring advertisements openly calling only for male applicants and using the attractiveness of female co-workers as a draw.

Human Rights Watch released the report Monday after looking at more than 36,000 job advertisements posted between 2013 and 2018 from recruiters, companies and the government.

China bans discrimination in both hiring and job advertising, but enforcement is weak. Government departments are among the offenders, according to the report, with 55 percent of jobs advertised by the Ministry of Public Security last year specifying “men only.”

These practices widen gaps in both female work participation and pay, according to official data.

I love the adobe house design, don’t you?  Along with this house comes the idea of rocks and gravel landscaping.  This type of design is inspired by the American and Mexican Indians.    What about the ROCK & Gravel garden?

Go ahead and learn THIS DANCE - you can do it

Time for supper – which sounds best?

Delicious Mother’s Day Feast

  or    

Amazing grilled fish, burgers or hot dogs

https://bit.ly/2CBiz79  <– Click to take the racist test - how racist are you?  Tell me, do you think everyone is a bit racist?  While on the blog, why not see it from beg to end - have fun!  Before you start accusing a person of being a racist just because they are white, consider this:Because the white man invented democracy the Magna Carta and the US Constitution, most of the world is FREE! 

The white man invented modern medicine as a result everyone of all colors will live long healthy lives! White men perfected modern agriculture so that today most people on earth eat at least one good meal a day! 

The white man started the industrial and technological boom of the last 2 centuries so that we not only have modern technology but a space age! A white man perfected the use of gunpowder, artillery and firearms so major wars are rare and most of the world is free and America is the best at it! 

Because the white man fought a civil war where over 500,000 gave their lives, treasure and property, black people who were once slaves are now free! If not for a white US President signing the Emancipation Proclamation and signing and ratifying the 13th and 14th Amendment to the constitution, former slaves would still be slaves! If not for white congressmen and senators (Republican) signing those Civil Rights Acts and voting rights acts, we would not have civil rights! If not for white people who founded and financed the NAACP all American civil rights are guaranteed as expressed in the US Constitution! 

Two white men died along side a black man in Philadelphia, Mississippi for your civil rights! Give the white man his due! The white man has saved more lives and made more people free than any other race! 

Those who love the idea of Socialism or Communism (but have no clue what it is) would never get innovative ideas or inventions out of the people with no incentives - look at great new stuff for us to buy thanks to Capitalism.

Also, some of the economic inequalities stem from laziness vs have unequal opportunities, right?

Let’s make Capitalism better or would you rather give up all toys, future toys, vacations, food choices in exchange for super high taxes that pay for what exactly - for welfare ppl who dont have an excuse not to work - for ppl to have free college when most careers will be robot evaporated soon - for ppl to have gov insurance and wait in line risking death and lots of pain - for ppl who think a global world wouldn’t put is in slavery chains? 

At their core, entitlement programs create a balance between helping those in need and taxing workers in order to make that aid possible. But somewhere down the line, the same taxes that were meant to fund these programs became the very reason why many individuals didn’t want to return to the workforce, creating an imbalance that has negatively impacted our economy and continues to do so.

The mermaid beautiful pic reminds me of poem Anabelle Lee

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Comics:

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Trades:

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS TP VOL 06 BETTY & VERONICA VIXENS TP VOL 02 BROTHERS DRACUL TP VOL 01 COMPLETE ELFQUEST TP VOL 05 DISNEYS TSUM TSUM KINGDOM DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM OF LOST TOMORROWS TP  FADE OUT TP  GOTHAM CITY GARAGE TP VOL 02 HARROW COUNTY LIBRARY EDITION HC VOL 01 LUKE CAGE MPGN TP EVERY MAN MARVEL KNIGHTS CAPTAIN AMERICA RIEBER CASSADAY TP NIGHTWING TP VOL 08 LETHAL FORCE NORMALS TP VOL 01 PUNISHER WAR MACHINE TP VOL 02 ROBOTECH ARCHIVES MACROSS SAGA TP VOL 03 (OF 3)  SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-VERSE GN TP MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-VERSE GN TP SPIDER-GWEN SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-VERSE GN TP SPIDER-MEN THANOS HC INFINITY CONFLICT OGN UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL TP VOL 09 SQUIRRELS FALL WET MOON GN VOL 07

Manga:

BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 CHIOS SCHOOL ROAD GN VOL 02 COMPLETE ART OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST HC  FUTARIBEYA MANGA GN VOL 02 ROOM FOR TWO MERMAID BOYS GN VOL 03 RADIANT GN VOL 02 RECORD OF GRANCREST WAR GN VOL 01 RIN-NE GN VOL 28 TO LOVE RU GN VOL 03-04  YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 14

Toys:

AVENGERS LEGENDS AIM TROOP BUILDER 6IN AF 2PK  DBZ ABSOLUTE PERFECTION SON GOKU FIG DBZ ABSOLUTE PERFECTION VEGETA FIG  DC CORE BATGIRL PVC STATUE DC CORE WONDER WOMAN PVC STATUE DOOMSDAY CLOCK COMEDIAN MARIONETTE AF 2 PACK DRAGONBALL SUPER SON GOKU FES V8 SS SON GOKU FIG DRAGONBALL SUPER SON GOKU FES V8 ULTRA INSTINCT FIG EVIL DEAD 2 DEAD BY DAWN ASH WILLIAMS BISHOUJO STA JOJOS BIZARRE ADV GOLDEN WIND GIORNO GIOVANNA FIG KINGDOM HEARTS II SORA FINAL FORM S.H. FIGUARTS AF MARVEL GALLERY VENOM COMIC PVC FIGURE ONE PIECE GRANDISTA GRANDLINE MEN LAW FIG ROBOTECH 1/100 SCALE MICRONIAN ROY FOKKER VERITECH SWORD ART ONLINE ALICIZATION EXQ ALICE SCHUBERG FIG

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Another Mother Against Promposals

<p>My stance on the issue of the Promposal trend was recently placed in public view when I read this blog post here: http://www.scarymommy.com/promposal-trend/</p> <p>A friend of mine, a millennial who is smart, outspoken and whom I hold in high regard responded by saying this: <blockquote>Hi I’m 22 this is sounds EXACTLY LIKE LITERALLY EVERY article by a bitter out of touch middle aged person ever. Seriously the world we’re growing up in is screwed the public education system is a shit show they deserve the whatever celebration they want for simply surviving cyber bullying, hormones, growing up, common core and deciding what to do with their lives before their brains are even done developing. You can’t make enough money working part time to put yourself through college (I would know I’m trying!) so they might not even get to finish. No degree? good luck making enough to get married or start a family, look at the people a few years older than high school seniors, millennials, people this woman’s age can’t fucking shut up about how we’re ruining everything by not getting married, buying houses and starting families AND WHY do they think we’re not doing these things?? Because we’re selfish and only want to be “free and focus on our selfies, avocado toast and careers” when the reality is we can’t afford to marry the people we love without coming under criticism for not having a dress or a church, we can barely afford the shoeboxes we do live in so a house might as well be a mermaid and if we kids living the way we do we’d never hear the end of how awful we are pawning them off on our parents because we can’t afford daycare and rent. Let these kids party as extravagantly as they please because it may be a long time before they ever seen the rest of those mile stones.“

My response? I read the article twice before posting. I have a general rule against posting propaganda that perpetuates generational divide. Because the truth is, when I was 22, it sucked just as much. For different reasons, but it sucked. When I was 22, we had new frontiers to handle. We were not certain this planet would be around long enough for us to see our own children. Would it be nuclear war? The hole in the ozone? Pollution? Many of our parents got divorced when we were young, giving way to the term "broken homes”. Ours was the first generation to have predominantly two parents working full time. We were called the latch key generation; later the more ubiquitous Generation X. We witnessed the AIDS epidemic first hand and a government try to ignore and scapegoat it away. Trust me: we had plenty on our shoulders and I remember. At 22 I had to drop out of college (lack of finances and inability to pay back loans.) I worked two full time and one part time jobs plus babysitting and lived with my parents for the next few years. When my husband and I finally got married we had been together for six years. He received some money from his grandmother to put a down payment on our house - a double, so we always have income from the upper. At a time when weddings were expected to cost 15-30k, ours cost about 6k. My mother hand sewed my dress. We got an amazing deal on tulle and other decorations from a florist that happened to be closing. We made it work. So when people lament about how great it was “back in my day”, I hesitate to get on board with that. We had the same criticisms of “kids don’t play outside” and “none of the parents understand the way their children are being taught.” We felt misunderstood by the Boomers and the Silent Gen'ers who raised us. And they felt misunderstood by the Greatest Gen'ers before them, and so forth. The struggles that occur as part of a coming of age may be painted with different medium, but they are all the same. And I don’t want to pretend that somehow my people got it all sunshine and rainbows right just because we brought the world Google and our mothers could yell for us from five blocks away to get us home in time for dinner. But this prom thing… my God, the pressure! I went to three proms (mom made those dresses too.) For the first two, I asked my dates to go with me. None of the guys I asked were even in my grade. I am quite certain nobody wanted to take a chubby weirdo like me. I cannot for the life of me imagine if the expectation had been a promposal that for me would simply never have come. The humiliation would have been crushing. Seeing others in my not quite fully developed but highly perceptive mind experience this might literally have killed me. But I did go, with nice boys who were my friends. One of which I felt compelled to bribe by buying his ticket and arranging for him to wear my brother’s vintage tuxedo. My mom tailored it for him and made him a tie and cummerbund to match my dress. (And I was rejected by the first guy I asked for that year.) [The third prom was my boyfriend’s senior prom. He actually asked me. I was in college. I married that guy.] And even then, I remember parents complaining about the unnecessary extravagance of it all - the limos, kids renting hotels… my junior prom date wore his nicest suit (not a tux) and our parents drove. For my senior prom, my dad borrowed a friend’s large van and took us to our restaurant and then to the prom. [My future husband has his own car]. I think my point is… I don’t want to take anything away from the experiences of the people who come after me. But at the same time, there is elegance in simplicity - which often gets overlooked in our youth and only more so when parents encourage it. I don’t want to take away anyone’s opportunity to celebrate and live it up. It’s just that when I look at these things, I wonder why this has to be SO big? It felt enormous when I lived it and it wasn’t this big. The expectations become even more difficult to meet. Seems like so much pressure to create a massive set up for potential disaster.

<p>Later, I spoke with my oldest daughter about this phenomenon. She is an incredible romantic who swoons at rom-coms and spent much of her earliest years enacting weddings with Barbie dolls and such. She is fourteen now and even though she is pretty certain all boys her own age are immature and gross, there is certainly a part of her that yearns for the summery sweetness of a fumbling slow dance on a dark and starry gymnasium floor, or a hand to hold while strolling through a carnival.

To no surprise, she said that these are “so cute” and “sweet”. And I get that. Some of these kids really come up with unique and fun ways to get the date.

But as the article says, when is enough enough? As a Gen-Xer myself, I tend to revolt against the mentality that somehow other generations (before or after) are wrong, or had it easier or whatever. We have all sailed uncharted waters. We have all taken risks by ignoring the warnings of our predecessors, and benefitted from them as well as failed. We have traded things along the way that have both helped and hindered our worlds equally. I believe this to be one universal truth of the whole human existence. Gen-Exers were once classified as cynical if not ambivalent, helpless, hapless and hopeless, in some ways eternal seekers - though that was not a compliment at the time. So by no means am I into speaking out against a generation. That’s just mean. <p>What I see is the nefarious underbelly of teenage expectation. For example: what if the askee still says no? What if the askee is asked by more than one person? What if the askee thinks the asker has bigger feelings than they do? What if the asker has bigger expectations in mind, since they went though all the trouble? </p> See, those problems have been there all along in the history of proms, and yet somehow the Promposal seems to amplify the stakes even more.