#for when payment comes through

[foldingfittedsheets]

I am… pretty fucked up today. I had offered to DM yesterday, not really understanding how tired I’d be today but desperately wanting to avoid playing competitive games with the worlds whiniest loser, and I didn’t consider the possibility of having a low energy day.

That’s kinda good news cause I’m having so many good days now that I forgot how bad things can get. So we ran errands and I started to feel pressure behind my eyes in a way that’s usually a bad sign. We got home and I tottered upstairs to design the one shot. My head started floating and I came up with a very loosely structured candy shop heist.

I came downstairs and just stood dismally in the kitchen, staring forlornly around at all the things that didn’t sound good to eat. Finally threw together a smoothie and now I’m just spacing out cause I don’t have a book and I can’t start anything new in this headspace. All I really want is to curl up in my comfy clothes and watch my betrothed play video games.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

having anxiety over my bank account after making an objectively justifiable (as in, very helpful and usable item that I'll take with me when I move out of my parents' house) purchase and then I remember that I got paid today

[cosmogyros]

Literally can't pay my rent until I get paid for September, which hasn't happened yet. Today is Friday, and Monday is the last day of the month. I'm so tired of being poor.

[darkwood-sleddog]

Teaching recall…through hypnosis. Balanced trainers really will do anything other than offer treats as a payment huh.

[lesbiansanemi]

I'm so tired

[kim-dokja-hate-blog]

epilogue au where kdj doesn’t wake up when yjh comes back but instead when kimcom all move into a house together, complete with a room for him

[orphilos]

I won't be online much here this month. read tag for more info.

[skrunksthatwunk]

just found out rascal (babycat)'s been with his owner this whole time instead of my roommate which is. something. :|

[wishluc]

Hey! Writing tip here! When you need something to act as a segway from point A to point B, skip over it. Fixating on a gap will disrupt your writing flow and make it harder to move on.

Instead, just put in some brackets saying something like [And now a Thing happens] which you can replace with the actual story later. There's a decent chance you'll come up with it on your own while writing the next part. And if you don't? You're still pushing the plot forward.

As for tips for figuring out what that segway should be, I recommend making a list or two.

First, make a list of the characters involved and what their motivations/goals are, as well as what they don't want to happen, it doesn't have to be anything fancy, just a few bullet points will do (Remember: These are just notes, not the actual story! They don't have to look pretty). Seeing how these characters conflict with one another (and with the story) will create a sort of skeleton outline for how things could go.

After that, you can use those motivators to make another list of potential things that could happen to move things along. Make something go well for one character and poorly for another. Make things seem to go well and then spiral out of control. Do the reverse. Focus on writing down as many possibilities as you can, don't think too hard on it. Then, you can go over them, take the ones you like, and expand on them.

Of course, if you come across an idea that you really like before any of these steps are completed, you don't need to finish. In fact, you probably shouldn't, since working out potential ideas when you already have one you're happy with will just feel like a chore.

Hope this helps!

-🧵

Oh my god. Anon I don't deserve you :((( This was really super helpful. I've decided to try typing out potential ideas/things to involve ìn the writing before I start so I have a general guideline, and I will definitely try the skipping over it part! It felt incomplete to just have a piece missing like. a pie with a random chunk taken out? But this is only a draft so it doesn't matter @.@ or so I tell myself. Again thank you so so much for taking the time to send me such a detailed method :( Am forever indebted to you...

[princessmyriad]

Hate the concept of "business days" for online services. What the fuck do you mean my payment will be processed in 3-5 business days its a fucking program that does it?? The bot needs weekends too now?? Fuck off

[eorzeashan]

This isn't the best picture, but it kinda looks like Lana designed this armor for him and unintentionally (or intentionally) made them match, lol.

[mikkeneko]

That post about Marcille and Laios' relationship actually got me thinking about Chilchuck and Laios' relationship. Which is harder to see in some ways because it mostly consists of positive absences.

At first, viewers might be inclined to wonder why Chilchuck sticks with the party. He says it's because he took payment up front, but he could give back part of the deposit and leave. Two other party members left; Laios explicitly gave Marcille and Chilchuck a choice as to whether they would stay or go, and they both chose to stay.

We know why Marcille chose to stay; she wants to save Falin and she considers the other party members her friends. Why did Chilchuck stay?

Chilchuck actually respects Laios a lot -- food and monster weirdness aside -- and that mostly comes I think through the positive absences from above. The things that Laios does not do.

Laios doesn't deliberately expose Chilchuck to danger or regard him as expendable. When Chilchuck starts to get enthralled by the sirens' song, Laios immediately snaps him out of it. Contrast that to Chilchuck relating that other adventuring parties will sometimes bring half-foots along just to sacrifice them or use them as bait!

Laios doesn't insist that Chilchuck put himself in danger by getting into combat. Even in situations where they're in danger and could really use more combatants, he only ever asks Chilchuck to take on non-combat tasks such as creating distractions.

Laios doesn't get in the way when Chilchuck is working and follows his directives of what to do around traps. He respects Chilchuck's work so much that he will even hand over his sword without hesitation, even when doing such a thing causes it to be damaged!

Laios doesn't press Chilchuck to divulge private information. When Chilchuck says he doesn't mix his professional and private lives, Laios respects that and doesn't push.

All the other party members infringe on these boundaries in some way. Izutsumi tries to egg Chilchuck into combat; Marcille pries into his home life; Senshi deliberately provokes him when he's trying to work. Not Laios. Once Chilchuck sets a boundary, Laios does his best to always respect it. (And I think Laios appreciates having clearly defined Rules For Chilchuck.)

Laios is a good party leader and he takes care of his team. Maybe this is my age showing, but when you find yourself in a good work situation with a good boss, you stay in that job.

[hearthomelesbian]

just cleaned up the MTL from the hsy kdj extra scenes (happy memories IV ebook version) for my own rereading purposes! idk if theres another translated version going around but if anyone wants it feel free to dm me ^^

[artisticdivasworld]

Why Factoring can be a Lifeline for Truckers During Economic Downturns

A lot of truckers are familiar with factoring, but maybe you haven’t thought about how it could be a life saver during economy uncertainty. Everyone’s feeling the pinch with fewer loads, longer wait times, and the unpredictability of when payments are coming in. Right now, cash flow is more important than ever, and factoring could be the thing that keeps your business steady while you ride out…

[sqeeebus]

No this literally happened to me recently— except more embarassing

[chenisthebestkitty]

Tiffany couldn't quite work out how Miss Level got paid. Certainly the basket she carried filled up more than it emptied. They'd walk past a cottage and a woman would come scurrying out with a fresh-baked loaf or a jar of pickles, even though Miss Level hadn't stopped there. But they'd spend an hour somewhere else, stitching up the leg of a farmer who'd been careless with an axe, and get a cup of tea and a stale biscuit. 

It didn't seem fair.

“Oh, it evens out,” said Miss Level, as they walked on through the woods. 

“You do what you can. People give what they can, when they can. Old Slapwick there, with the leg, he's as mean as a cat, but there'll be a big cut of beef on my doorstep before the week's end, you can bet on it. His wife will see to it. And pretty soon people will be killing their pigs for the winter, and I'll get more brawn, ham, bacon and sausages turning up than a family could eat in a year.”

“You do? What do you do with all that food?”

“Store it,” said Miss Level. 

“But you-”

“I store it in other people. It's amazing what you can store in other people.” Miss Level laughed at Tiffany's expression. “I mean, I take what I don't need round to those who don't have a pig, or who're going through a bad patch, or who don't have anyone to remember them.”

“But that means they'll owe you a favour!”

“Right! And so it just keeps on going round. It all works out.”

“I bet some people are too mean to pay-”

“Not pay,” said Miss Level, severely. “A witch never expects payment and never asks for it and just hopes she never needs to. But, sadly, you are right.”

“And then what happens?"

“What do you mean?”

“You stop helping them, do you?”

“Oh, no,” said Miss Level, genuinely shocked. “You can't not help people just because they're stupid or forgetful or unpleasant. Everyone's poor round here. If I don't help them, who will?”

"A Hat full of Sky" - Terry Pratchett