#entomologist approved

[kittyoverlord]

Entomologist represented in the most recent Play it by Ear. I feel so seen. :)

[jils-things]

me when i

[i-arch-my-backula]

How horror characters spend their Halloween with you

I wrote about this last Halloween and I wanted to make a better version of it with more characters this time. I am such a slut for Halloween and just autumn in general.

Includes: Asa Emory, Michael Myers, Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, The Sinclair brothers and Severen

Warnings: Murder and violence mentions, Hannibal being a little mean, blood talk in Severen's part (he's a little weirdo)

Asa Emory

He honestly thinks Halloween is a children's holiday. He never even bothered to get Halloween candy before he met you. If you're really Halloween obsessed he'll consider letting you put up decorations that he approves of. It's not cheap Halloween, Christian girl autumn or classic Halloween, its a secret fourth thing.

I can see him favoring vintage Halloween decorations over the newer ones. But he does like the insect and bug themed things you bring home. He wants the Halloween bug decorations to be casual enough to keep out year round.

He doesn't go to Halloween parties and if you bring him to one he's not dressing up. He'd say he's dressed up as an 'entomologist' or if you know his identity as the collector 'a homicidal maniac'.

He probably doesn't like horror movies because he's one of those people who think all horror movies are bad. But if he happens to see a new way he can torture someone he'll happily sit through a saw movie to see how else he can torment people.

He honestly won't eat any candy but as an 'experiment' he'll see how much you can eat before you get sick. Speaking of candy if you want to get up and answer the door to hand out candy you can do that but he's not joining you. If you're going to be out or you don't want to be disturbed he'll be happy to leave out a bowl.

Michael Myers

He's obviously going to be busy with killing people so for a majority of Halloween you'll be on your own. But he will be watching you the rest of the month as you put up decorations and buy candy.

He'll also be sneaking candy from the bags you buy. It might be smart to buy two bags just for Michael to eat on his own. If he's feeling generous he'll share some with you.

He gets some kind of weird enjoyment in seeing if you dress up and what you dress up as. Enjoyment in a Michael Myers kind of way. He likes more classic costumes and ones that have a good amount of effort put into them. He also thinks that he sexy Halloween costumes are just silly.

I feel like if you let him Michael would enjoy picking out your Halloween costume. Like you give him a pen and paper and he picks out what costume you wear, he would love that. I feel like he'd choose something funny to him, like the sheet ghost.

He'll get home in the early morning of November first and if you're still awake he'll spend time with you after washing up. If you're watching horror movies that's even better for him. He'll sit on the couch and watch them with you. Or if he's feeling affectionate he'll even lay down and have you lay on top of him while you watch.

Hannibal Lecter

He's European and to my knowledge Halloween isn't that big of a thing in Europe. He's familiar with Halloween and stuff but he doesn't really celebrate it. If you're really into Halloween he's happy to listen to you tell him all about it.

He's not really in a neighborhood to give out candy in and he also doesn't eat anything that isn't a 14 course meal so if you want Halloween candy you'll have to get it on your own. Even then he'll probably just silently judge you for it.

He's not much of a decorator for holidays, especially Halloween because of how 'cheap' and 'ugly' the decor is. If you try to put up stuff he doesn't like he'll throw it away or if it gets bad enough, tell you to stop putting things up. It all depends on the decorations though.

I can see him making an excuse to throw a dinner party for Halloween. But without costumes or any Halloween themeing and it's just a dinner party on Halloween. If you're someone who likes to spend Halloween watching Horror movies or going to parties Hannibal is fine with that. He won't join you at the parties and he might try to get you to not go but he's happy to watch Horror movies with you.

I can see him trying to cook stuff with pumpkin in it. But I strongly believe that he wouldn't let anyone carve pumpkins in his house. You've seen his clear suit while he kills people and how clean his house and office always is so I doubt he'd enjoy carving a pumpkin and how messy it can get.

Will Graham

Because of his upbringing he never really got to enjoy a traditional Halloween as a child and I feel like he rarely went to Halloween parties, so he's not a big Halloween kind of guy.

If you're putting up decorations you'll have to keep the dogs in mind. I think Will trains then well and that they're well behaved in general but you can never be too careful. I also think he'd find decorating a little pointless since he lives far away from everyone else.

He doesn't buy candy because there's no trick or treaters to give candy to, also again, his dogs. So you can buy candy for the two of you to share but I feel like you'd end up eating more than him.

Because Will is kind of prone to nightmares he wouldn't be super interested in watching horror movies, or spooky kid movies. But I do think he'd be open to the idea of reading scary stories together.

If Halloween is important to you he'll treat it as kind of important too, because he loves you. I don't see him doing costumes, but I do think he'd be willing to put the dogs in costumes for pictures and stuff like that.

Bo Sinclair

He never really got to enjoy Halloween as a child because he had to take care of Vincent and Lester. I also feel like his parents just didn't really like Halloween in general so they didn't celebrate it. This has led into his adult life where he doesn't celebrate Halloween.

He works like a majority of the time. I feel like he'll wake up at any hour of the night to go deal with victims. So trying to convince him to take off Halloween will take a lot of convincing. But he'll eventually understand and take the night off to spend with you.

I feel like he'd rather give up on the town than wear a costume. He'd be like Asa and just wear his normal clothes and say he's something. Like he'd wear his coveralls and say he's 'a mechanic' for Halloween.

He never bought candy before for Halloween but if you buy candy, he's probably stealing a lot of it, if not the whole bag. There's no trick or treaters so he'll happily watch horror movies with you and eat an entire bag of Halloween candy.

Speaking of horror movies he'll complain about watching horror movies until you throw in something like there's nudity in the movies, then he's more willing to watch the movies with you.

Vincent Sinclair

He thinks Halloween is a good time to incorporate more horror elements into his art as if he doesn't already do that. I can see him enjoying the idea of sketching or painting you in different Halloween costumes. They'll probably come from victims but he doesn't think it's a big deal.

He'd love to carve pumpkins with you but he'd be one of those people who takes it really seriously and probably makes some kind of masterpiece on the pumpkin. He'll probably just bribe Lester to get them for you because Bo would say no.

I don't think he has the biggest sweet tooth so he'll probably not be eating much candy, but that won't stop him from bribing Lester to get you some if you want candy. I can see him decorating the House of Wax for Halloween, complete with wax candy.

He'd be open to watching horror movies with you, but I seem him only really enjoying like art house or psychological horror movies, like ones with commentary or just ones that are really odd in a good way. He'll watch more cheesy and silly horror movies but he won't really like them.

I can see Vincent taking Halloween as an opportunity to kill people in more creative ways. Like the classic poisoning candy. I think he'd get more creative with it too, like using fake cobwebs to strangle someone to death.

Lester Sinclair

I feel like Bo and Vincent let Lester have some kind of Halloween. Their parents tried to keep them from celebrating Halloween but the twins scraped up some kind of pocket money to buy candy they could share with him.

Despite him not celebrating Halloween as a child I feel like Lester likes Halloween in a normal way. He likes Halloween and the aesthetics of Halloween. He has decorations but he doesn't usually put them up, but if you want them up he'll put them up for you.

He'll probably have to work on Halloween because he works almost every day. But he'll make sure to get Halloween night off so he can spend it with you watching Halloween movies and doing fun Halloween activities.

Like Will he'd love to dress Jonesy up in a dog costume and take pictures of her. He wouldn't dress up but if you wear a costume he'd be all over it no matter what you're wearing.

Depending on how long you've been with him he might take you to a haunted house outside of town if you're interested in haunted houses. He'd only do this if you've been with him for a very long time. He'd keep a close eye on you while you're out of the house, but he still wants to make sure you're having a good time.

Severen

He's very into Halloween. Even though he lives in cars and motels he still finds fun ways to celebrate Halloween. I feel like he'd binge blood from people dressed as vampires for Halloween.

He's weirdly into blood. Like he'll get his hands purposely covered in blood just so he can rub the blood all over you because he thinks you look hot when you're covered in blood. So on Halloween he'll get really messy with it. I feel like his costume would just be his normal outfit covered in blood. Also he might make out with you while his mouth is filled with blood.

He totally crashes Halloween parties and drinks himself super sick. I feel like vampires have a high alcohol tolerance but they have worse hang overs. But he thinks it's worth it to drink himself sick at a Halloween party with you.

If Halloween parties aren't your thing he's happy to just sneak into a movie theater and watch some horror movies. He'd especially enjoy if you get scared or squirmy and hold onto him while you watch the movies.

He knows you can't have Halloween without candy so he'll either steal candy from kids (unless you tell him not to) or he'll steal some from a store. He can eat a ton of candy before he gets sick and if you can't eat as much as him he'll tease you about it (but he really does care).

[khepiari]

New LuLaw Fic for #IMPREGNATELAW2024: Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye!

Summary: AU| 40s DILF Entomologist Luffy x 40s Trans DILF Dr. Trafalgar Law| Old Men Yaoi| Accidental Pregnancy at middle age| SFW

Word count: 10637

TRIGGER WARNING: MISCARRIAGE.

Please read the tags, warnings, and notes before you proceed.

“Good morning, my Crusty Cream Puff and little brat.” Luffy greeted me with his beautiful smile adorned by his stubble. With a plate of oddly shaped and colourful rice balls waving at me rather ominously, my husband was ready to make me face the new day. My eyes looked at the rice balls again. Were they supposed to resemble something? I dared not to ask about it, as I also wanted to puke at the new nickname he had come up with for me.

“Sanji taught me a few recipes yesterday, while you were over-timing. I tested them first on Usopp and Nami! I got their approval.” The rice balls were really oddly shaped. “By the time you have a baby bump, I will have perfected them. You and the little tennis ball inside you can enjoy Sora The Warrior of The Sky movies together” With a happy grin, he made the plate dance in front of my eyes. So these balls were in honour of the Villains of the movies, The Germa66! Points for effort, my love , I said in my head and offered him a sweet smile. He picked one of the rice balls and offered me, “Say ahhhhhh!” How could someone be so happy and energetic in the morning? I always wondered.

“Let me brush and wash my face first! And take a dump!” Living with him had made me foul-mouthed, too. Shamelessly, I declared to him when I pissed and farted these days like it was nobody's business. I pushed him away by blowing my stinky breath right on his face. “My mouth smells like a dead rat!” Instead of making a face, he just inhaled it all, little freak. Sometimes I question why I married him. Yes, the sex was great, he was devoted to me to the point of scary, and he was adorable, but dear lord Monkey D Luffy was insufferable too.

Mornings were always tough for me, his bright face was the only solace in my hectic life. At that moment, he was too bright as a neon sign board and I didn’t like it, so I looked away. Ignoring him would be the best decision. Sadly, he was not having any of it, he held my wrist and sniffed it like a dog and my heart stopped for a brief moment, clouding my mind with: Did he find out? Instead, he looked at me with concern, “You smell sweaty, did you have a terrible dream?” I pulled my hand away, what was he talking about now? “You have this bitter after-scent in the mornings when you have a nightmare. Today it is strong. What was it? Was it that stupid ex-boyfriend who ran away with your money?” As an old married couple, we had shared too many life details with each other for my liking. Why did you have to remind me of that rascal? I glared at Luffy. “You really smell scared for some reason, you better wash those armpits well shishishishishi!”

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[kittyoverlord]

The common house spider! What a cutie.

Fun fact, the spider pictured is a type of Cobweb Weaver, which is the same group of spiders as Black Widows. This group is defined by the type of webs that they build, and are easily identified by their unique abdomen shape. All cobweb weavers have the same kind of venom, and are thus technically more dangerous than most other spiders, but are not deadly unless someone is very old, young, or immunocompromised. These spiders hang out in small nooks and crannies, and you are unlikely to see one even if they live in your home, so the danger is really not significant. They like all other house spiders help manage pests like fruit flies and mosquitos.

If you were in charge of Brazil, what would be your policies?

everybody has to come to brazil

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities

Brazil’s president inspired hope a year ago but approval of a new highway shows he remains a concrete-and-oil state builder

What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of 2023, I wrote about the green shoots of the rainy season and feelings of hope inspired by the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who promised to strengthen Indigenous rights and aim for zero deforestation. Twelve months on, both the vegetation and political optimism are drying up.

The most severe drought in living memory has finally been broken, but the rains are late and weak compared with previous years. The Xingu River is far lower than normal for January. The pulse of forest growth is also fainter – the new vegetation does not push out as far into the road as it did last January. The neighbouring cattle pasture is faring even worse. The forage grasses, known as capim, were so severely burned that they have not grown back, leaving the hillsides brown and the cows emaciated. Several of the poor, skeletal beasts have escaped their fields and wandered towards our community in search of food. Local people say more than a dozen cows have died of starvation at this one ranch, and countless others elsewhere.

Less obvious, but in many ways more worrying, is the dearth of leafcutter ants. These large-mandibled insects are usually everywhere, slicing and carrying vegetation in columns to create fungal gardens in their nests, which spread out over dozens of metres in Gaudi-esque towers and mounds. Entomologists say these ants have the second most-complex societies on Earth, after humans, and they are the dominant herbivores in the South American tropics, trimming about a sixth of all the leaves produced in the forest. This stimulates new plant growth and enriches the soil. Not for nothing have these ants been described as ecosystem engineers.

Each day, I pass three big nests of leafcutters on my daily walk with the dogs. Just over a year ago, I ventured too close during the annual revoada, when the winged females set out on their nuptial flights followed by clouds of males. It is a sensitive time for the insects and the soldier ants were in fiercely protective mode. I was driven away with my foot bloodied and me howling with pain. Despite this, I have never ceased to admire these tiny, powerful creatures so I was dismayed to discover that all four nests are apparently lifeless. The mounds appear deflated, there is no newly excavated soil at the entrances, and not a single leafcutter ant to be seen. This is bizarre as a healthy colony can have 3.5 million members and they never previously stopped working. Entomologists tell me they may have relocated or been wiped out by the prolonged dry season. It is an alarming reminder that the weakening of forest resilience takes many forms and the impact of the drought remains incalculable.

Human-caused global heating and deforestation are parching the forest – and not just over the last year. Scientists have found the Amazonian dry season is getting hotter, drier and longer. Fifty years ago, it lasted four months. Now, it is five. This is causing a die-back of trees and other species that are being pushed beyond their survival thresholds. An ecosystem-wide collapse that would turn the Amazon into a savanna draws ever closer.

Lula knows this. In a speech at Cop28 in Dubai last November he told the world he was shocked that the region’s rivers, which are the greatest freshwater source in the world, are at their lowest level for more than 120 years. He said this was a global climate problem and called on other countries to make a greater effort. “Even if we do not cut down any more trees, the Amazon could reach its point of no return if other countries do not do their part.”

But his own government’s efforts to protect the forest and its people have been mixed. A first-year report card for Lula would show progress compared with the low benchmark set by the previous far-right administration of Jair Bolsonaro, but also failed promises, political weakness and worrying signs of regression.

Continue reading.

[sophiegarand]

Sophie Garand / 9th of November, 2002 / she/her

(art done by @aegann)

Sophie is a bubbly herbo who loves to make new friends and beat up bad guys at the same time. Her family and friends come before all else.

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Character Notes:

Sophie is not the most book smart person, but she knows how to get a read on people very quickly and accurately.

She was a very quiet and shy person during her childhood, and it was only later into her teenage years that she became more outgoing.

Despite how headstrong she can act, Sophie deep down is a people pleaser and hates engaging in conflict unless it's necessary.

Tries her best to do meaningful things for herself rather than other people, primarily due to how easily she can be manipulated.

Knows what she stands for and does everything in her power not to bend her beliefs unless thoroughly convinced otherwise.

She wants to be seen as an approachable person who is able to protect those that she loves most, regardless of how well it turns out for her.

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Likes: Music, working out, food, hanging out with friends, hugs

Dislikes: School, anyone trying to harm her or her loved ones, bigots, isolation

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Short Bio:

Sophie Marie Garand was born and raised during her early childhood in Toronto, Canada where she didn't have too many friends due to her unwillingness to talk to other kids. She was bullied into her later elementary school years which is when she came out as a transgender girl. She was eventually pulled out and homeschooled during her social transition for a bit before moving to New York City for her dad's new job. From there, she was put back into public school and thrived better than ever up until she graduated from high school.

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Other facts:

Sophie hasn't gone to university yet, but has heavily considered becoming an entomologist (even if her dad doesn't approve).

She is quite fashionable, being that she grew up under her mother's influence for style.

Because of her interest in fashion, she has spent almost all of her savings on clothes, but never enough to bankrupt herself.

She can do good voice impressions which has gotten her in trouble once for pranking a teacher back in high school.

Sophie is a sucker for karaoke, her go to song is "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Céline Dion.

For whatever reason, she is more embarrassed of being French Canadian than transgender. It would take a lot of convincing for her to speak French to new people.

She is quick to trusting people, but unforgiving when her trust is broken.

[selfspinninglies]

i dont remember alex being mentioned but id love to learn about him

—t9

I checked and none of our posted mentioned him ever except for one but not by name where we said we changed the story a lot [which was when we added him cause he wasnt originally apart of it] infodump time

So Alex [short for Alexander, he/him transguy] is friends with Erika. They meet when they're in the same class [highschool] and Alex is arguing with a bunch of people and is very clearly pissed so Erik just watches for a while and eventually comes up to him, says he seems interesting, and asks if he wants to sit with her at lunch. Alex agrees, thinking that he'll be left alone after this but he could not have been more wrong. At first he really doesn't like them at all but starts to warm up after a bit and they become glued together [not literally]. Erika gets pretty attached to him [will be important later]. Alex is also glad for the company since xe is his only actual friend. More about Alex himself, he is incredibly self destructive and because of that he's very angry outwardly, but most of that frustration is just because he's mad at himself. He's also extremely terrible at emotional regulation which doesn't come as much of a surprise given his unsavory upbringing. Also he really likes bugs. A lot. Not important but I wanted to get that out there. He doesn't like talking about himself and gives brief/straightforward answers or none at all when asked about himself. he wants to be an entomologist but his parents don't approve of it. Despite this he still agrees to go to the same university as Erik for that.

Alex ends up falling into a gigantic depressive spiral near the end of highschool and starts to become more distant from Erika [they don't know why, and honestly neither does he], by graduation he barely talks to nem anymore. They decide to meet up again after a bit and when that day comes, Erik cannot find Alex anywhere. Eventually they run into a forest that the two have hung out in the past. He walks up to a road that cuts through it and finds Alex there, seemingly ran over and lifeless. In the same forest the main story takes place in, no less.

[kittyoverlord]

Nice!

At long last, the selfie I have been dreaming of: me with Mini mum!

[soccerpunching]

Inazuma Eleven Masterlist: General Headcanons

by LoreoftheFritz

Last Updated: Oct. 26, 2023

✨ - newly added 📸 - posts with pictures 💫 - other people's post I added in 💌 - others added things in my post (ty!!) 💐 - asks i sent to others or sent to me 🤣 - unserious/funny things 🎞 - from my liveblogs 🖇 - crossposted on my other masterlist ~ 🌸 - long-term personal project 🪨 - post/writing under 100 words 🌱 - post/writing under 200 words 🌷 - post/writing under 500 words 🌻 - post/writing under 1k words 🌺 - long post

1. Gouenji Family:

Gouenji first heard of Fifth Sector from Yuuka 💫📸🌷

Nonverbal Masato HCs + the autistic Gouenjis 📸🌺

Entomologist Yuuka 🌷

Semiverbal Gouenji Shuuya 🌱

Gouenji and social media 💐🌻🤣

Gouenji's weird quirk 💐🌷

Sexuality of Yuuka (+ Kiyama Hiroto/Tatsuya, & Kira Hiroto) 💐🌱

Autistic Gouenji 🪨

Plot hole from when Gouenji was a first year detected + A little headcanon about Gouenji's hair 📸🌻🎞🖇

Gouenji with his crush 📸🪨

Gouenji would relate to Perfect by Simple Plan

Why Gouenji started soccer

Would anybody date Gouenji after inago?

Gouenji's brilliance as Ishido Shuuji

2. Kidou + his family:

Kidou finds comfort in illusion magic 💐🌱

Kidou's opinion on his prospective partners 🪨

Kidou likes getting gifts 🪨

Kidou's goggles and a bit about Tenma 🪨

Kidou can guard himself 🪨

Haruna's parents with Kidou 🌱

Kidou sadtimes 📸🌱

Kidou loves Happy Feet

Kidou's father conspiracy posting on cows-quack's post and art

3. Endou Mamoru:

How was Endou introduced as coach of Raimon 📸🌱

Endou's gender and sexuality 📸🌱

Endou and Fudou dynamics 💌 🌷

Endou's complex polycule 🌱

Endou's unique stims + Max and Kageno

4. Break Trio

Growing up autistic

5. Other Characters:

-> OG

Fubuki kissing other players in the field 🌷🤣

Characters who are trans to me (in the tags)

Tachimukai inago Headcanons 💐🌻

Megane Kakeru past, family, trauma, etc + Someoka bestie 💐🌺

Tachimukai Family Headcanons 💐🪨+📸

Max and Kageno besties 💫📸🌱

Transwoman Aki 📸💐🌷

Fat headcanons 💫🌷

Fandom-approved Max cousin

Rika and Haruna to me

Saginuma as Seidouzan's trainer

Toramaru helping Toranoya

Kiyama Hiroto and his name

Tachimukai replication abilities

Fubuki system never fused

Cane-user Sakuma

Trans!Demonio Strada

Raimon's "dont be a mean autistic corner"

-> Go/CS/Galaxy

Punk adult Gamma (hair hcs)

Bitway Ozrock's hair talent

Namikawa Rensuke's room

Zanark and Zanakurou reincarnation

Eyebrow groomer Kita Ichiban

Rodan Gasgus and his status in society

Tenma and his family

Zanark has OCD

5. Ships:

SUGGESTIVE!!GouKidou hc during Go 📸🪨

Engoukidou and engounatsu dynamics 📸🪨

Meia and Giris power couple and t4t

Nonbinary aroace lesbian YuuYuu

God Devil / HiroHai on dates

6. Non-character Specific:

Inazuma Eleven's universe

7. Crossover to other media

semiverbal, nonverbal, or selectively mute characters to me across the sports animanga I know

Other Inazuma Eleven Masterlist: - Fanfiction, OCs, and WIPs - Observations/Meta/Analyses - Hissatsu Techniques Headcanon Masterlist - Favorite Own Posts

[danganronpa-ship-tourney]

Propaganda

Konta Alphabet Lore

"Gonta like bugs, K is a bug"

And that's all your getting because the wiki isn't very filled in

Gonber Rune Factory 4

"Amber is a butterfly. Gonta is an entomologist. Ok but seriously. They are both absolute sweethearts and I imagine their relationship is just absolutely cavity inducing fluff. With some hurt/comfort cause they are both very protective of the people they care about and I've always pictured their relationship taking place post canon. Also I'm not a Ouma fan but he absolutely approves of their relationship and helped them get together as a way to make up for what he did to Gonta. Also Amber is tiny but I headcanon her to be older than Gonta."

[kittyoverlord]

The bees exploding thing is true btw.

Please enjoy the infectious laughter of the Australian senate struggling to keep its composure while grilling a man about getting semen out of a bee

[asimpforjournal]

WHAT IT MEANS

WHEN I SEE

INFESTATION IN MY

DREAMS

Oc used: Sketchbook

Song: entomologist

Artist: ghost and pals

It was approved by the lesbian moth queen

[metamelonisle]

"what if kirby was in dragon ball super" he would be eating so much delicious food. he'd be in heaven. he would be chilling with goku and eating instant ramen. he would see beerus and mistake him for hyness. he would play with majin buu and they'd try to pretend to be each other. trunks and goten would play volleyball with him. bulma would hold him like a plushie and shake him. vegeta would pretend he thinks kirby is just some guy and isn't really that cute but then they put a vegeta wig on him and he gets so mad because he thinks its adorable but also pride-shattering. piccolo would be completely unable to stop himself from stoically fawning over him. gohan would let pan play with him all the time. he would also be surprised and wowed by pan's drawings of kirby's friends and want to meet buggzy afterwards because the entomologist in him cant resist the chance to meet Giant Bug Wrestler With Lots Of Fun Stories. chichi would dress him in snazzy little outfits and get mad at him for trying to eat the ingredients while they're cooking. chaozu and ESP kirby try to have a competition for who can lift up the heaviest rock while tenshinhan judges them. roshi says nothing but just nods in approval whenever he sees him (they think its because he is proud of kirby's kind heart and drive for peace and spiritual fulfillment. it is because kirby is bald). kuririn is surprised that someone from such a different world could be so much like his best friend, and is elated to see yet another silly goof join the party. marron wants to doodle all his copy abilities. lazuli (18) is just there vibing and tempted to see how kirby would react if she waved a cat toy in front of him (she thinks he will try to grab it like a cat. she is right). lapis (17) would think of him as a neat fantastic little creature, and would swear to protect him like he protects the other creatures on monster island. (they'd both be disturbed by inhale until they see the guy kirby just copied pop out no worse for wear like 12 feet away). yamcha would tell kirby story after story about how cool he is, and kirby would believe all of them completely and it would be hilarious. puar and oolong would both get in a circle with him and all three just start shapeshifting into each other without saying anything for 5 minutes straight. yajirobe would remind kirby of dedede (gruff foodie with a good heart) and meta knight (mysterious traveling ronin who is arguably the best swordsman alive) and he would instantly wanna be the guy's friend. karin would play with him like a yarn ball. kami would try to pawn off the title of God onto him until remembering kirby is like. vague kid-hero age and still has a life to lead and the world to see. king kai would be so fucking mad that goku brought another freeloader onto his planet to break his stuff and eat his food but would begrudingly admit that Yes He Is Very Cute And Silly But Get Him Out Of My House Right This Second Or So Help Me. dedede is so confused at where kirby went or why there's an orange crystalline ball on his bed with four stars in it and freak out when he turns it and the stars don't change their position or angle

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A new malaria vaccine could be a 'huge deal' in the fight to save lives in Africa and abroad

The Present19:28Vaccine could be a game-changer in the fight in opposition to malariaAfter 30 years of analysis, a new malaria vaccine has been accredited to be used in Ghana and conditionally accredited to be used in Nigeria.The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by scientists at the College of Oxford in London, has been cleared to be used by Ghana's Meals and Medicine Authority and Nigeria's Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration And Management, in youngsters aged 5 to 36 months."That is a public well being software that we predict can actually make a distinction in controlling malaria higher, in saving lots of the 640,000 lives which can be being misplaced to malaria yearly, principally amongst youngsters in Africa," stated Adrian Hill, director of Oxford College's Jenner Institute, who led the design and scientific improvement of the vaccine.The R21 vaccine requires three doses plus a booster and is meant to be used in infants and younger youngsters. Its Part 3 trial remains to be ongoing, however its Part 2B trial exceeded the World Well being Group's goal of 75 per cent efficacy, with a 77 per cent efficacy.In accordance to Hill, the vaccine works about three-quarters of the time and clears "each final one" of the parasites that trigger the illness.Hill stated that the vaccine's rollout will "actually" begin this 12 months, possibly even in the subsequent few months.However WHO have not but accredited the vaccine — and it is uncommon for for a nation to approve a vaccine for widespread use prior to the world well being physique giving its OK.Nonetheless, in accordance to WHO, no less than 10 different African international locations' regulatory authorities are reviewing trial information to assess the shot, and extra of them are anticipated to approve it in the coming weeks.WATCH: New malaria vaccine could be 'world altering,' U.Ok. scientists say

New malaria vaccine could be 'world altering,' U.Ok. scientists sayA new malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford College could scale back deaths 70 per cent by 2030, and plans to manufacture it are already in the works. Hill instructed The Present's Matt Galloway that a key of the vaccine's potential rollout is its scale. The Serum Institute of India, which is able to manufacture the vaccine, has dedicated to producing 100 to 200 million doses a 12 months. That is "enormous in contrast to some other malaria vaccine which may be coming alongside," stated Hill.And it will not be restricted to youngsters."We see an incremental rollout and growing uptake initially in youngsters, however finally in adults as effectively, remembering that adults in Africa endure from malaria too," Hill stated.

A step in the proper course

WHO estimates that greater than 600,000 individuals die from malaria every year, with most deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Fred Aboagye-Antwi, a medical entomologist and parasitologist at the College of Ghana who works with the NGO Goal Malaria, says that "virtually everybody" in Ghana has had malaria sooner or later, and that the illness is chargeable for extra 12,000 deaths in that nation every year alone."Once I was younger, one in every of my finest mates had malaria and sadly, he handed on in secondary faculty," he instructed Galloway. "I had .... no less than twice. So it is a large drawback."

A group of mosquitoes in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. This mosquito species, the Anopheles species, are the major transmitters of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. (Goal Malaria)That is partially why, in accordance to infectious illnesses professional Dr. Isaac Bogoch, the approval of the R21 vaccine is a "enormous deal" and a "large step in the proper course."Bogoch stated he is "extraordinarily hopeful" about the vaccine's potential in the medium and long run, however famous that the research information wants to be thought-about with context."The info ... that is publicly obtainable relies by means of Part 2 scientific research information from Burkina Faso. It is nice information, nevertheless it's a smaller research in a single nation," he stated. We'd like to clarify to them what this vaccine is, the way it works, and why it is essential.-Dr. Fred Aboagye-Antwi, medical entomologist and parasitologistMoreover, it stays to be seen how the vaccine will work in real-world settings. "You may have very massive scientific trials that look incredible, however while you really begin utilizing these vaccines in real-world settings, typically you discover one thing which may be unanticipated that you just're simply not going to see in a very massive Part 3 scientific research," he stated. "We will be optimistic, however I feel it is untimely to have fun."WATCH: WHO's Dr. Mary Hamel on the RTS,S/AS01, one other malaria vaccine

Malaria vaccine approval has already had 'super affect', WHO official saysDr. Mary Hamel, the World Well being Group's malaria vaccine implementation lead, says the latest approval of the vaccine has already had a 'super affect' in the fight in opposition to malaria and the problem shifting ahead will be procuring sufficient vaccines to meet the demand.Aboagye-Antwi additionally harassed the significance of group engagement when it comes to deploying the vaccine, notably in areas the place there might be skepticism about their security and efficacy."We'd like to clarify to them what this vaccine is, the way it works, and why it is essential."Moreover, whereas it comes at an "opportune time," he says it is only one extra software "in the direction of attaining the aim of elimination" of the illness."I bear in mind … over a decade in the past, we used to discuss a million individuals dying as a results of malaria," he stated. "However with elevated funding in management efforts, use of bednets, use of indoor residual sprays, mortality due to malaria dropped to round 400,000 from that one million level.""With the pandemic, there was a little bit of a lull in the efforts, and so it goes again to about 600,000. However with the approaching board of the vaccine, I'm very sure that it's going to drive down the mortality related to malaria."

A group of mosquitoes in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. This mosquito species, the Anopheles species, are the major transmitters of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. (Goal Malaria)For Hill, the R21 vaccine's approval is the end result of a long time of labor, nevertheless it does not invalidate present anti-malaria efforts."A vaccine is closest to actually knock down these infections and deaths. And by the subsequent decade, we're not specializing in saving lives a lot as a result of that is been largely achieved. We're specializing in eradicating this parasite." Source link Read the full article

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Do you wanna guess how long entomologists have been researching mosquito solutions.

A long ass fucking time.

Turns out wiping out whole species of animal without any thought about the consequences is bad!