#forgot to put under a readmore oops

[labyrynth]

they may not specifically address this question, but i do have a few more quotes that discuss the ritual and some of wwx’s work

first: as far as we know, Mo Xuanyu had access to the ritual manuscript, not Nie Huaisang.

during the encounter in his secret vault, Jin Guangyao says this (emphasis mine)

…“when Xuanyu was still here at Golden Carp Tower, he saw one of the Yiling Patriarch's manuscripts. This manuscript was a dissertation on a particular black magic: Sacrifice.”

the narration follows

…The explanation made perfect sense in every way. After Mo Xuanyu was chased out of Golden Carp Tower, resentment grew in his heart. He recalled the black magic he had read about, and in his desire for vengeance, begged for a malicious ghost to descend upon him.

(7S Vol. 2, Ch 10: The Beguiling Boy; p347)

We know from Villainous Friends that Jin Guangyao was trying to track down and collect Wei Wuxian’s work as reference for Xue Yang

[Jin Guangyao] took something out of his sleeve and handed it to Xue Yang. "Maybe you need this?"

Xue Yang flipped through it. All of a sudden, he straightened up in his seat. "Wei Wuxian's manuscripts?"

"That's right," said Jin Guangyao.

Xue Yang lowered his head and looked through it with eyes shining. … "Are these really his handwritten manuscripts? The ones he wrote when he was nineteen?"

"Of course," said Jin Guangyao. "Everyone fought tooth and nail to get their hands on these. It took me quite a lot of effort to gather them all."

… After flipping through them, he remarked, “It's incomplete."

"Given the raging fire and intense battle at the Burial Mounds, you should count your lucky stars that I could even find these remnants. Use them wisely."

(7S Vol. 5, Extra: Villainous Friends; p272)

This passage also tells us that Wei Wuxian’s work is hard to come by, and and even more difficult to actually obtain. His work is in high demand.

I am, however, adding another tally on my “MXTX is bad at timelines” count, because wwx being nineteen would imply that ALL of the war AND a significant amount of time after the war spanned only two years, which is absurd.

Finally, we do have this section, where Paperman Wei happened to hide from Jin Guangyao in between the pages of his own manuscript:

Wei Wuxian examined it further and discerned a few bits and pieces between all the damaged and smeared spots: "...different from possession...", "..revenge...", "..forced contract..."

He could finally be certain. This book […] was one of his own manuscripts. An essay on the forbidden magic of possession. He'd scouted everywhere for sources and organized his findings into a dissertation, along with his own added extrapolations.

He had written plenty of these manuscripts back then, all penned on a whim and tossed aside just as easily, scattered all around the cave where he slept in the Yiling Burial Mounds. Some of these manuscripts had been destroyed in the fires during the siege, while others were treated like his sword had been-taken as spoils of victory and hidden away.

(7S Vol. 2, Ch 10: The Beguiling Boy; p266-267)

Wei Wuxian has no way of knowing what happened to his work, so we can thank the omnipotent(?) narrator for confirming: people kept Wei Wuxian’s manuscripts as prizes.

we know that Xue Yang’s interest in wwx’s work is academic (practical?), so it’s probably fair to assume that others may have had similar interest, and there may have been some buying/selling going on (maybe even creating/distributing copies!).

Jin Guangyao was able to obtain one of these manuscripts for Xue Yang, so it’s not a stretch to assume it wasn’t the only one.

as to the original question about where wwx found the ritual…

“He'd scouted everywhere for sources and organized his findings into a dissertation, along with his own added extrapolations.”

this is all we know.

I personally think that there was no functioning ritual—just stories and rumors—until wwx, in compiling his research and extrapolations, included his theories on what that ritual could hypothetically be, and he just happened to hit the nail on the head. it’s certainly not like anyone could test it.

i hope this helps to answer your inquiry, anon!

I have a MDZS question and consider you an expert on all things JGY (he did crimes, good for him) so I hope you have some insight into this: I read that NHS found the Sacrifice Ritual in JGY’s Closet of Wonders, but how did JGY get it? Was it in WWX’s Burial Mounds “library,” and if so do you know where WWX found it?

Thanks, I very much enjoy your content!

hey there anon, it's very kind of you to consider me an expert, but i really am not 😬 i've certainly read, reread, and re-reread both the EXR and 7seas translations of the empathy flashback sequence many, many, many times, in addition to the guanyin temple sequence, because those are the parts of the text where jgy's actions are most frequently criticized and taken out of context. for details like the ones you're asking after, i've got to revisit other parts of the book again because my memory is a tea sieve, and i'm also not immune to medium bleed (no one is). so please bear with me, and keep tabs on the notes of this post for any discussion that follows since my pals often chime in with details i've missed.

first point of contention tho: it is never confirmed how novel canon nhs comes by his knowledge/familiarity of the summoning ritual, though wwx does speculate extensively in the guanyin temple denouement that he hears about the ritual from mo xuanyu himself. i don't think he gets his hands on the ritual himself, and i don't think he has access to the jin sect treasure room either. from vol 5 of the 7seas translation:

So yet another person came to [Nie Huaisang's] mind. Mo Xuanyu, who had been banished from Golden Carp Tower.

In the past, Nie Huaisang might have chatted with Mo Xuanyu to glean information from him. From the mouth of the dejected Mo Xuanyu, Nie Huaisang had clearned that he'd read one of Jin Guangyao's fragmented manuscripts of forbidden magic, in which an ancient, evil ritual was recorded. He had then incited Mo Xuanyu to exact revenge for the humiliation he'd suffered at the hands of his own clan members--to use the forbidden art of the sacrificial ritual to seek retribution.

in vol 1 of the 7seas translation, this is what the text tells us about the sacrificial ritual mo xuanyu uses to summon wei wuxian:

The nature of this "sacrificial ritual" was a type of curse. The caster was to harm themselves with a weapon, making cuts on their body and using their own blood to draw the array and write the spells within. They would then sit in the center of the circle and give up their mortal body to evil spirits, using the annihilation of their soul as the price to summon a nefarious, malicious ghost. This was all done in order to request the fulfillment of a wish. Thus, it was the opposite of "possession."

While both were forbidden magics of ill repute, the difference was that the former was much less popular than the latter. After all, few wishes were so strongly desired as to make someone willingly sacrifice everything they had. This was why the technique had been nearly lost after centuries of disuse. The examples recorded in ancient books had only a handful of cases that were backed by reliable evidence, and every single one of them had been for revenge. Every malicious ghost summoned by the ritual had fulfilled the caster's wishes perfectly, in cruel and bloody ways.

i've been thumbing through the rest of the 7seas volumes as well as the EXR translation, but i don't think there's anything more concrete about where the ritual comes from. i think it is entirely possible that the jin sect found copies of something like this ritual in the burial mounds, sure, but i also wouldn't rule out a ritual like this being contained in the treasure room entirely independent of wwx. there's canon precedent for it; case in point, recall the collection of turmoil in the gusu lan's forbidden section of their library.

anyway that's what i've been able to find today, but i'll keep poking around in the books to see if i trip over a passage that neatly answers all of our questions lol.

[mothfables]

♡ Bunny Flops ♡

Legend flops when he’s happy.

Part one!

The first time it happens, they’re all gathered around the campfire, happy and content from a relaxed day of travel and a hearty meal. Conversation is soft; with no urgent matters vying for their immediate attention, chatter flows easily from one subject to another. Legend shifts from his place on a log to sit on the ground, resting his back against it. Bringing one leg up, he wraps his arms around it to rest his cheek on his knee.

He’s... content, he realizes. Here, with these heroes, talking and laughing about everything and nothing like close friends (like brothers)... A small smile lifts his lips as Wind lightly punches Warriors on the shoulder, only to shriek with laughter as the older boy grabs him in a headlock to ruffle his hair in retaliation. Yeah... content.

Without realizing it, he slowly tips over until he lands on his shoulder with a soft oomph! Hyrule, who’s next to him, lets out a squeak of surprise as Legend’s head lands on his thigh. The Vet gives a sigh, relaxing into the contact. His eyes flutter closed.

Hyrule, for his part, hovers his hands awkwardly, unsure what to do with the unexpectedly calm Veteran lying against his leg. He catches Sky’s eye across the fire and gestures helplessly. The Chosen Hero’s eyes widen before he lets out a soft coo, catching the attention of the others.

“Aawww, did he fall asleep?” Wind asks, his eyes bright. Warriors starts to grin, and Hyrule shoots him a glare. He doesn’t think Legend would appreciate being teased right now.

“...I don’t think I’ve ever seen ‘im so relaxed,” Twilight remarks. He shifts to better see the Veteran, who is indeed very relaxed. He doesn’t so much as stir when Hyrule finally lowers his hands, resting one on his head.

...Hold on. Gently, Hyrule threads his hand through Legend’s hair (marveling quietly at how soft it is). There’s no response.

Frowning now, because Legend always gets defensive when someone touches his hair, Hyrule removes his hand from his hair and shakes his shoulder. Legend doesn’t so much as twitch.

“Um, guys? I think-” Hyrule’s breath catches at the sudden swell of worry in his chest. “I think something might be wrong.”

The other heroes snap to attention at that, Warriors scrambling to his feet and hurrying over. He copies Hyrule, reaching out to shake their unconscious brother’s shoulder. The result is the same- that is to say, nothing. Wars’ brow creases in concern.

“Do you think it’s a curse?” Wind whispers loudly. There’s a bark of surprised laughter followed by a cough.

“I think we would’ve noticed if somebody got cursed, Sailor,” Warriors disagrees, checking Legend’s pulse worriedly. It’s steady and strong; whatever’s happening, it’s not affecting his heart, which rules out a number of other possible causes. If his heart was affected, it’s likely his organs and lungs and quite possibly his brain would be too, all of which would be bad. Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

“It can’t be poison, we all ate the same thing,” Four mutters, sounding deep in thought. “Legend isn’t the type to eat things he finds out in the woods, either, so I doubt it came from that.” Hyrule and Wild shift somewhat guiltily at that. It’s a hard-learned habit born of survival, but that doesn’t mean everything they put in their mouths is safe to eat. “Warriors, can you see if maybe there’s an injury we didn’t notice? I know he usually doesn’t hide things like that, but it’s possible he didn’t know either.”

The Captain nods and gently, with Hyrule’s help, shifts Legend to check his back and sides, then after a moment of thought, his legs. There’s nothing. He sits back on his heels and just... observes. For all appearances, Legend is simply fast asleep.

He relays as much to the rest of the Chain, whose expressions shift from worry to confusion and disbelief. Legend never sleeps deeply or well, even after several months of travel together. It’s something they’ve all become accustomed to, so seeing him so loose and unguarded is odd at best.

With nothing else to do, everyone slowly goes back to what they were doing before, leaving Hyrule, Warriors, and a still-sleeping Legend in a quiet huddle. After a moment Wars shifts so his back is against the log with Legend’s legs across his lap. Their brother sleeps on.

The odd peace lasts perhaps another half hour before Legend finally stirs. Violet eyes blink open to stare sleepily at the fire. Wind is the first to notice and his gasp alerts the rest of them, startling Legend out of his sleepy half-doze.

“He’s awake!!!” In one swift movement their youngest bounds across the fire towards them. He skids to a stop on his knees and Warriors winces. Wind doesn’t seem to notice or care about the surely-raw skin that resulted and stares at Legend with his signature wiggly frown. Legend, for his part, stares back with wide eyes that slowly shift to meet each of the Chain’s, who are staring back at him.

“...what?” he croaks.

Wars opens his mouth to answer when he’s cut off by a flood of concerned questions.

“Are you okay?”

“What happened? You just passed out and-”

“We couldn’t wake you but Wars said nothin’ was wrong-”

“You don’t look sick-!”

Legend’s shoulders begin to rise. Warriors chuckles, the sound a half-sigh as he drags his hand down his face, relieved. The Vet twitches at the sound and twists around to look at him, his face falling into a scowl.

“What?” Legend asks again. He’s starting to look distinctly annoyed now. Warriors only chuckles again.

And there’s our grumpy Veteran, he thinks fondly, giving his brother a smirk.

Legend puffs up like an angry cat and shoves himself to his feet. “Whatever,” he grumbles, stalking away to where they left their bags. The others’ voices follow him, high and worried. Legend snarks back a response, though his shoulders lose some of their tension. Warriors watches him go, his smirk falling into something softer as he exchanges a glance with Hyrule.

Yeah, he’s fine.

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[menlove]

i saw on some of your posts that you say you aren’t an india truther, out of curiosity what do you think caused john and paul to have a fallout? do you think the resentment was more gradual and happened over 68-69? im sorry if you’ve answered this before but i love hearing about people’s theories of what happened in india and the aftermath.

sorry I totally forgot to answer this but for me.... hm. tossing under a readmore bc it got long oops

I think it was more gradual. like the way they act w each other in the get back sessions & just in general speaks more to something more unspoken happening than some big dramatic break up or rejection, at least to me. esp given how john & yoko lived with paul for a while in the summer of 68 (and talk about the world's worst throuple)

I wouldn't say I don't think Anything happened in india, but imo it seems more like.... I saw someone talking about how up until that point they were all on a lot of drugs & india was them getting off them for a minute & they sort of looked around and went "what the fuck are we doing? do I even know these people?" and that rings the most true to me I think.

some of the bigger reasons I have my doubts abt india being some huge thing where they fucked for the first time and paul rejected john are a) they still got along after that. things were weird but not much weirder than they'd been after brian's death b) paul wrote "i will" in india and I've talked before about how I'm 100% convinced that's about john and to me "will I wait a lonely lifetime, if you want me to I will" doesn't sound like the words of someone about to do any rejecting c) the infamous blowing the mic scene in get back is way too lighthearted and makes paul blush and giggle like they're just referencing fucking as a part of their relationship that happened enough to not be disarming. doesn't seem like john is being bitter or trying to egg him on and paul isn't reacting like someone that got called out for fucking john and then rejecting him. it reads more, to me, like just two lovers slyly joking around about a time they fucked that no one else can know about

which brings me to d) I'm also a "they had a sexual relationship" truther (which would be a whole other essay tbh) and so For Me Personally that just doesn't jive w smth big and dramatic happening in india. I just don't think they ever talked about what the fuck was going on between them, whatever it was, and then the typical band breakdown reasons coincided w a breakdown of their personal relationship as well. like just sort of dying out without much fanfare which can honestly be worse than some big rejection or breakup. and then ofc john goes full in with yoko and paul flounders around trying to settle down with a woman and marry her in such a weirdly frantic way. like that quote where he asks if he was supposed to be a 26 year old queer that never got married....... I would wager, imo, that things breaking down w john & then jane would've lead him to a bit of a Crisis about all that. but he found linda and went all in w her and she wound up pregnant so there you go.

which would lead them to a really weird place by the get back sessions, which I at least feel like is reflected pretty well- this awkward tension, paul's nervous desperation, nostalgia for the old times, lingering sexual tension. but not the attitude like they hated each other yet or had some big breakup or rejection. they're still joking and flirting, it's just awkward. the Big Moment would've been something else after that imo, probably john announcing he wanted a divorce but could've also been something more private that would go a long way to explaining why they were basically not on speaking terms at all by the abbey road sessions

again this is all Purely Speculation. mostly based on my more conflicting view from the fandom at large that they did have a sexual relationship and paul isn't as repressed/clueless as he puts on. so w those Two Beliefs in mind, this is sort of the trajectory that would make the most sense to me!

of course, without those two Core McLennon beliefs of mine I can see why people would point to india as the game changer if they think paul is a repressed bisexual who thinks he's straight while john pined over him. like it would make sense in that scenario if that's where the tension snapped & it was just a mess after that. but I very firmly and adamantly don't believe that so it's just hard for me to see the india theory as anything solid when there's a lot of other explanations for why india was such a shitshow

but all that is just me personally! don't have shit to back it up beyond what I can bring up about the evidence of a sexual relationship and paul being closeted that then lead me to these speculations based on that but yeah lmao

(and fun fact lmao whenever we publish it this is gonna be like half of the story of "i need you" so yall will get to see my fully baked opinion there mixed w just what I think would be fun or angsty dbshsjss)

[ironwills]

oops mun was too busy getting stuff ready for a con that he forgot to do stuff for the event 

So here’s a starter call for the current isola event. most likely will be for part 2 but I might have a part 1 in there || No cap for now

 info for the catboi under readmore:

1: he has forgotten about Haurchefant’s death,to him the ending of the Vault happened but the moment with Haurch taking the Spear of Light has been altered to the Elezen surviving - for part 2 of this event,Matthew refuses to have this memory brought back so if your muse finds it and wants to bring it back to him he will outright refuse

2: His breakup with T.hancred has been altered to be a breakup with someone else. Matthew remembers having an argument with someone in Matoya’s cave after the convo with ‘The word of the Mother’ but he can’t put a name to the face,in-fact he can’t remember who he was dating for the breakup to happen - for part 2 he does want this memory back

3: I cannot think of a third that doesn’t involve forgetting a death in his life so the next best thing I can think of is HIS near death experience facing the Fatebreaker from E11 in the shadowbringer raids. This memory is basically a ‘I don’t remember it but I remember people talking about it?’ one and he does want this memory back to fill the void of confusion

[red-eft]

hi hi :) for character development questions, you mentioned that adonis ran away from home but he Also didn’t really have the full picture of what was going on, since what happened before his transplant is kinda murky. what/who was he running away from at the time and why? @kerra-and-company

hey! thanks for asking :3 put this under a readmore because it got long, oops

i think i goofed up when answering that other ask, i forgot to mention he only goes on the run several years after the transplant ^^;

quick note on how the noble houses work- there's house rinn (the house of stars) and house vargoba (the house of dusk, aka "the house of blood"). other noble houses exist, but they're not as relevant to the story.

adonis was his parents' only child. as such, he was next in line to take over house vargoba. when he was almost killed in an accident, they spared no expense to acquire a new heart for him. since then, adonis' father, soren, has had terrible luck. it was as if he had been cursed. political allies and once-loyal knights abandoned house vargoba overnight, leaving a power vacuum that house rinn quickly filled.

despite soren's best efforts to shape his son into a "perfect" noble, adonis grew up with a rebellious streak. he had seen enough corruption, deception, and bloodshed involved with house vargoba that he completely lost the desire to lead it.

when adonis' parents had a second child, a new heir, soren turned against him. in response, adonis renounced his title and fled. in the days following his escape, soren placed a bounty on adonis' heart. assassins and mercenaries follow him wherever he goes, tracking him as though he's a rare prize to be won.

-----

bit of a spoiler, but adonis' heart is so important in the story because it's infused with magic from a rare creature. anyone who kills this creature is cursed by it.

since adonis is human, killing him for his heart wouldn't incur the curse. one could then sell the heart for a huge sum of coin, use it as a conduit to wield magic with, etc... the possibilities of its use are limitless. adonis doesn't know any of this, though!

[sunflower1experiment]

Just a little Tumblr formating tip

If you're going to write a long post, and you don't want the general public to see part of it (rants, spicy fanfic ect) put it under a read more.

It clogs up the tag otherwise, and you see the whole post anyway, making the warnings kind of pointless

You just need to type ":readmore:" without the quotes then clicking the enter key

Everything under it will be hidden till it's clicked on

Me who’s been making the dots for awhile: Aw man….

All my spicy work that’s seen me add read more but my memory sucks: NAH SAY THANK YOU CUZ THAT MESS TRAUMATIZING

Btw thank you cuz I forgot to do that and messed up so many times but didn’t know how to fix it. Oops

[thegreatwicked]

I love you and I love your fics but please if you don't mind can you put your fics under a readmore link? It makes it really hard to scroll through tags when there's no readmore.

I forgot to add that, didn't I??

Oops.

[lyriumrain]

The trouble with forcing children to grow up too fast is that you end up with eternal children - adults who never got to experience growth and guidance in a safe environment, therefore missing out on valuable life lessons. Some of which go on to enact terrible cruelties onto themselves and others - not always out of malice however, sometimes it's purely because they have no concept of what it means to hurt another - to be hurt - because it is no different from any other experience. How do you fix that?

[pokedocbedlam]

Decided to make a series of body headcanons for Selkie AU now that I've had more time to think about and draw everyone! So let's get started with the twins!

Putting under readmore to be safe, even though they’re only shirtless.

Notes on Ingo!

-Doesn’t retain many scars, but he does have one on his chest that hit quite hard...is it from an Alpha Pokemon as is often HC’d, or somewhere else?

-Yes, those are all the tattoos from the “Poetry in Ink” fic. Full sleeves of his Hisui and Modern teams, the triangle (that I forgot to shade oops) with his initials, and the railroad tracks on the spine (broken where the worst of his spinal injuries were). Also a wedding ring tattoo in case the physical ring ever gets lost.

-Ingo’s Z-Crystal aligns with his special move as a Guardian Selkie, “Seventh Wave”. Thus, it is a blue Water Z-Crystal!

-Ingo’s hair tends to be long and scruffy, though folks usually don’t see that under his hat.

-Of the two, Ingo has better upper body strength, especially after Hisui. He also tends to be stockier overall, which is perfect for his defensive shield-based fighting style; once this train gets moving, it is nigh impossible to knock him off course.

Notes on Emmet!

-Even less permanent scars than Ingo. However, he’s got a bad case of dermatrillomania, so his shoulders and upper arms are riddled in scabs when he gets stressed. He tries to keep his nails short and gloves on in order to circumvent this.

-His Z-Crystal aligns to his unique move as a Warrior Selkie, “Tempered Edge”! Thus, it’s a silver Steel Z-Crystal!

-Emmet’s actually had most of his tattoos longer than Ingo. The leg tattoo is a growing collection of initials from his many loved ones over the years, while his back tattoo is from a painting one of his previous partners painted. He got his white triangle tattoo to go with Ingo’s black one.

-Emmet keeps his hair shorter in general, and gets antsy if it’s too long. It also tends to be staticky due to the constant Joltiks.

-Emmet is slightly leaner than his twin, though he still has a decent layer of insulation. Where Ingo is more top-heavy with his muscles, Emmet has stronger lower-body strength, which helps with his hit-and-run swordplay tactics.

-As seen here, he defaults to standing on the balls of his feet, and his movements tend to be bouncier.

[jeremy-queere]

im putting this under a readmore because i can recognize when i am being a little weirdly honest in my writing haha. oops

so my opinions may very well be bad and wrong because like, full disclosure, both my parents are therapists. i used to get therapy but i have come to realize that being in a therapist's office is my single biggest trigger for panic attacks lol. so i very much believe in the power of therapy and know how various approaches work but in a "keep it 10000 feet away from me" way

(i literally forgot to add that i have a degree in psych to my list here lmaoooooooooo. that too)

an e way. i am not super into the trope of supernatural folks being unable to get therapy because it would expose the secret and oooh they'd get locked away etc. because you can have a totally normal and relatively healthy mental health hiccup and a bad therapist will try the extreme stuff first and ask questions later. (this has happened to me but NOTABLY it was a distressing experience but nothing was actually done against my will)

legit so many people live their own lives with like, beliefs that are clinically Not Right, but a good therapist will work within that framework to help you achieve ur goals... like... don't quote me as an expert, i'm not a doctor, im a big proponent of better living thru chemistry. ideally a therapy relationship would go hand in hand with a psychiatric one, especially when it comes to psychotic symptoms if the person is willing to take meds? sorry im getting off message here. UH. POINT IS

i truly believe you could be an isekai anime protag who grew up on pluto and lives in a family of robots, stroll into therapy, and say "hey doc! i had a traumatic experience and i don't want to tell you the details but i was betrayed by someone I really trusted and now I have anxiety symptoms" and the therapist (AGAIN if they're GOOD which is not a given. shop around) (that's not legal or medical advice) would be like, sounds good champ, do you know how mindfulness works, here is a printout of cbt techniques

with the caveat being the high cost associated with usa therapy which may very well be mitigated but a lot of people are not aware of how to ask for sliding scales, if they're eligible for various benefits, etc

Thinking about it and. How the actual hell would Jeremy even get Therapy. Like would this guy just go "So it all started when this guy convinced me to swallow an abusive Japanese knock off Keanu Reeves pill" to some poor therapist???

(This is actually just an excuse to hear everyone's opinions/ideas/hcs about this so please go right ahead :3)

[paeonia-horse]

Since there was a bit of interest in making alcohol stoves from old drinks cans, here is a quick tutorial. Since it is a long-ass post, it’s under a readmore to save y’alls dashboards.

For this you will need:

2 drinks cans that. are the same size

Nail

Hammer

Scissors

Pliers

A little piece of wood

If you wanted to do this in the field, the entire thing can be made with a multitool pretty easily.

To start with you have to snip or poke a hole in one of the cans with your scissors, like this.

Using that hole as the starting point cut all around the can.

The cuts will probably be a bit ragged, but that is ok. Trim the can bottom down so it is neat, and about this sorta height.

Repeat with the other can, giving you 2 can bottoms that are about the same height. The top parts and off cuts can be recycled.

On one can bottom you use the nail and the hammer like so

to make a series of holes around the can edge, and one in the middle.

Take your second can bottom and with the pliers grip the sides and twist in slightly

repeating all the way around til you have a sorta concertina

Now put the top part with the holes on the bottom part with the bends. It can take a little bit of cajoling to get them together, but you should end up with something like this

Now take your handy little scrap of wood lay it on top.

Gently hammer the wooden block to press fit the two bits of can together, rotating the wood around as you hammer to keep things even

You should end up with something like this

With this your can stove is complete and ready to be used. The design can be varied by using different hole arrangements, hole sizes, or smaller cans to make a mini stove. Bigger holes will give bigger flames. You can also vary the height of it to make the capacity for alcohol a bit larger. More alcohol means a longer burn time.

(i forgot to add a hole to centre of the rightmost one, oops)

To use it, fill it using the hole in the middle and light it with a lighter once the alcohol is inside, the vapours should catch and as it warms up the alcohol vapourising should come out the side holes and light to form little flamelets perfect for cooking on.

Beware when lighting alcohol, the flames can be pretty much invisible in daylight. Never top up a lit stove because the alcohol you are adding will immediately light as well before it gets near the stove. Make sure it is no longer lit and has cooled down enough to touch before topping up.

Have fun with your new and incredibly risky liquid fire stove made from junk!

(I am not responsible if you burn or maim yourself, or set fire to anything if you make one of these. Playing with fire is stupidly dangerous, especially when it is liquid fire that can spill. Keep any alcohol you are not using in the stove well away from it before lighting the stove up! Absolutely do not light these indoors. That is a recipe for burning your home down.)

[darkheroclone]

KIM. COULD YOU POST THAT ONE OTHER PIC OF AXEL? YOU KNOW THE ONE. I CAN'T FIND IT ON YOUR BLOG AND NEED IT TO MESS WITH AN FRIEND.

[OKAY.

HERE YOU GO, ANON. :D]

[imoofishes]

introduction post

copying strega because i honestly forgot to do this. it probably won’t be very long considering that imoo keeps to themself for the most part but i’m putting it under a readmore anyway :>

Would your OC know Imoo?

Not personally, and it’s honestly a long shot that they’d really know about him much at all. Imoo was briefly on the news for his catching of the Satsuma Mullet, an abnormally sized mullet that was legend among fishermen and marine biology enthusiasts in Kyushu for years. It was certainly a story, but not one that was focused on for very long - mostly because there just wasn’t a lot to follow. Imoo donated the fish to an aquarium in Osaka, and no one’s heard from him since. It’s rumored that he’s been working closely with the staff of said aquarium on helping with their research, as well as with several fishing corporations, but no one’s really sure. 

If your OC lives in the Kyushu area, though, they might know a little more. Imoo lives in a tiny fishing village by the shore with his grandmother and older brother. His grandma’s actually a staple at the local market, where she sells fish - many of which are caught by Imoo himself. 

General Information?

There’s not all that much known about him aside from what’s on the news, but a few more facts about the fisherman have emerged over time:

They attended a local public high school prior to their acceptance to Hope’s Peak Academy, but due to the fact that it’s a very small school, not much information is publicly available.

His brother is currently attending Waseda University as a business major. He appeared a few times in features about the Satsuma Mullet, but has been away since then.

Imoo specializes in typical fishing-rod catches, but also knows how to go crabbing and fish for clams. These practices take a backseat to more traditional fishing, though, since they require less attention.

They always carry their fishing rod with them in their backpack. 

Shipping

I think this is the very first time where I’m actually open to shipping my rp characters - in the past they’ve always been dating someone outside of the game, oops. I’m 100% open to shipping both ic and ooc! Imoo’s a bit of an odd duck who doesn’t easily develop romantic feelings for others, and if anything he’s pretty oblivious to others’ advances towards him. That, or he notices and just doesn’t really feel like doing anything. He’s a tough nut to crack, but he’s definitely shippable. Imoo doesn’t lean any particular way in terms of sexuality, but I’d prefer to ship with chem.

Mun + Etc

Howdy, it’s Mae (she/they). This isn’t my first rodeo (if you recognize me it’s probably from Conundrum Estate/Rewound Circuit/Heart Attack, i used to go by Sou), but I’m really excited to be here anyway! Jokey content about Imoo is 100% okay and if anything I encourage it. I’m also absolutely open to fanart, you don’t need to ask if you want to draw them! All i ask is that they not be involved in any nsfw content because they’re only 16 and that’s gross. that should be all!

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this photostory uses my old half-TARDIS (the front half, of course) that i got second- or third-hand from a doll buddy on fb, with a bunch of printed-out posters and things stuck to it ‘haphazardly’.  there are the classic VOTE SAXON [X] posters and then over them are some contemporary-ish protest stickers, like against brexit or trump, pro-refugee, ACAB, that sort of thing.  

there is a dirty grey brick wall behind the TARDIS. on the door that opens is a letterbox slot with a worn, weathered card below it with the names “J. Smith” and “H. Razor”. maybe they’ve been ‘parked’ here for some time. it’s not a busy street with passers-by, more like one of those alleys or lots that the TARDIS prefers to land in. (i really should have put some rubbish around but tbh i forgot)

Tenth Doctor (standing outside the TARDIS): hey, Master, come have a look at this?

Simm!Master (peeks one eye out the door): huh?

Ten: someone seems to have vandalised your vandalism

S!M (comes out the door, trying to look bewildered): how could you accuse me of that?! my dignity is dealt a mortal blow! i would NEVER--

Ten: i'm sorry... but... do you really think anyone else has kept a stack of VoteSaxon posters for sentimental reasons?!

S!M: ...i would NEVER hang posters CROOKED. don’t you know me at all?!

Bill Potts appears and takes in the situation: oh nice! look, Razor, there's already some great protest stickers over the posters you put up when you were drunk after the xmas party... (S!M is grasping his hair in an OH CRAP sort of gesture, behind her)

Bill (putting her hands up to her face):  Oops!! (Ten and S!M are already sort of trying not to smile, especially not at each other)

Bill: I mean... fkn London, yeah?  Ten and S!M: yeah, fookin London!

Bill (waving): i'm off to work, seeya next time! S!M (waving): give my regards to UNIT.  Ten (with one arm round S!M, either protectively or restrainingly, lbr it’s probably both): NO, REALLY, DON'T.

PS: i think they will end up leaving all stuff stuck to the TARDIS... as long as the ship herself doesn’t seem to mind (and i’m pretty sure the outside is developed not to feel pain or discomfort, that would be very impractical in some of the situations they get into), it probably makes for better camouflage.

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Oops meant to put that under a readmore, but i forgot to check how to make one of those on mobile

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tazchat: double whammy

okay so i’ve been havin computer troubles lately and i wanted to make sure the readmore works so i had to wait to upload these, right. but. anyway. if you know me irl and you see this you are legally allowed to kill me.

i’m almost done with the bank episode, but. y’all. there’s two whole episodes before that. we’re just now getting to the really good shit. but the shit that came before? also fucking good. here’s that.

and now, what about two of you have been waiting for: Welcome Back To Bee’s Journey To Self-Acceptance Re: Their Deep Attachment  And Sense Of Relation To Travis McElroy’s Self-Insert DND OC

—“i wish i had pictures but at least i have my memorieeeees” —LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH —i love weird all yankovic’s song paradoxes —magnus calling the boys “fellas” and “boys” all the time is a speech quirk i forgot about. he addresses them as a group more than the other two and. hm. —you know what else i forgot about magnus? he values honesty to a point he doesn’t always live up to? but when he does... boy HOWDY. this whole roswell exchange is SO in-character and i love it. —aaand (this is a magnus monologue!!! listen. listen) he is All About People even if he isn’t necessarily great with them? he knows that nobody’ll survive past 12 but he won’t let them die in the collapse/fire —wait. oh my god. that’s why! i guess! because that’s what happened in RR. fuck? it’s salt shaker level implication, if intentional, and i love it. —chekov’s bush —“oh, the labor—“ / [magnus starts digging with his hands] / “i cast healing word on taako” PEAK THB DYNAMIC —“i put the bomb in a DIFFERENT POCKET than steven” —ALPHABET PUZZLE —oh my god they just blow up the room GRIFFIN: how do you feel? you’ve died three times. it hasn’t been great. TRAVIS: this is how magnus would live his life anyways? he’s emboldened by being able to fuck up CLINT: merle’s not a fan JUSTIN: Just Another Day At The Office, Babey. but he’s fuckin disoriented. —just highlighting that bit which has been highlighted so many times before because it’s so good because we stack up: Oh That’s Why Magnus Made The Chalice, merle death irony, and Justin Predicts The Stolen Century —A L P H A B E T P U Z Z L E —fuckin love the implication that this mine intentionally hired one person for every letter of the alphabet —DISARM / OPEN —“you guys are adorable right now :D” —I’m Gonna Call It Good Ice —token arc elevator —The Bugs Appreciate His Folksy Charm —magnus is exactly that one andy samberg snl skit about that Actor Who I Won’t Name Because He Committed A Literal Hate Crime talking to animals. —Another Fine Miller™️ Product —Merle Fucks Up His Nature Check And Clint Fucks Up Justin’s Mic —[merle solves the whole issue] / TAAKO: another great adventure, magnus. —every time they say umbrella on this show i am reminded that i apparently say umbrella wrong, but, look, they say it the same way!!! —also the imagery of merle just whistlin as magnus and taako hide under their shield/umbrella is so cuts —♪ To Heaven We’re Going On A Trip Together ♪ —CHRIS ISAAK —“dad , i don’t give two shits” —three bubbles —Teef —Oh Worm? —all of you hold hands [...] and you are dead. —Oops-A-Doodle! —oh my god it’s the diamond episode —“i have 24 hours, i don’t know if i can learn to play jock jams on piano” —“oh, i remember you, little ren!” lyin ass but it’s cute —“so the cooking show is on ...Hiatus” —Help Yourself Cast Yourself Into Magic Legend —the ash character voice is really familiar and i can’t place from where? i think it’s the john voice —HELL YEAH IT’LL BE COVERED IN THE SEMINAR —“my lawyers have told me that if there is no tomorrow this payment is null and void” —“that’s a one perception” / “EVERYTHING’S COOL, DON’T EVEN WORRY BOUT IT.” —I DON’T KNOW YOU FROM JAKE! —oh fuck there IS a zone of truth in this arc. —Istus? Maybe Christmas? Biscuits? —clint thought bjork was pronounced bork —“listen skipping niceties is our spe-ci-ality.” —“did you use cold butter or just stick with room temp?” / “mostly just scone magic!” / “not the baking convo i was hoping for, but.” —TURN RIGHT. TURNRIGHT. Tuuuurn Riiiiight. —“it’s my prophecy. i earned it. through lying.” —black opal. fuck off griffin. —“an ocean of tar [...] a world covered in ash.” / THERE IS ALWAYS A THIRD OPTION which none of the dumbasses on this show could figure out beforehand because plot —i burp and small prophecy comes out. —wait no i wanna talk about like. lup and lucretia are both very smart women who are extremely myopic but like. what if we had both. you dumb ass motherfuckers. i love you. —“tell em it’s a bank holiday. hug day?” / “it IS hug day.” —magnus nerds out over the architecture in spite of disaster. hell yes —MERLE ABOUT TO MAKE HIS FIRST RELIGION CHECK — comin up on junebug! i just remembered —“can’t call up istus, like new phone who dis” —Fantasy Shorts —magnus chasing a rag like a kid chasing a butterfly is SO GOOD —clint wants to play doctor strange so bad. @mcu recast now —“is it alive?” / “it’s a skeleton.” / “yeah, but it’s dnd.” —caleb cleveland teen cop —“SKELETONS CAN MOVE IN THIS GAME, JUSTIN!” / “so can rugs, travis, watch aladdin.” —“...it’s seventh level necromancy.” —the ONE TIME griffin gives a shit about casting time is when clint tries to necromance asdhfjkll —“are you about to make a joke about the song luca?” / “...no.” —“it can be upsetting to see a Living Skeleton Man!” —“what loop? what are you talking about?” me when people first proposed the twin theory —Griffin Wants Magnus To Take The Chalice So Bad And I Love It

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