#full on sloth mode

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my face when i promised myself to write but instead i slept for 13 hours and spent the entire day doing nothing but maladaptive daydreaming and eating more trash than a whole raccoon family and now my tummy hurts and i’ve written nothing but 3 words

[bogleech]

In your general appreciation of nature, I am curious about your take on this - do you believe nature has reached "peak complexity"?

There was a time without flying animals. There was a time without land animals. There was a time without vertebrates, without segmented exoskeletons, without fur, without feathers, without complex social structures, without eyes. There was a time without plants, or any kind of photosythesis. There was a time without multicellular life.

But at this point, do you feel nature on planet Earth has evolved all "milestones" there are (and from now on, all additional complexity will have come from civilization, one way or another)?

I mean in terms of potential, assuming for a moment "nature" of some kind still exist during the next billion years or so.

Yes or No would be enough (lol), but of course spec evo ideas would be even cooler!

Nah I think there's absolutely infinite things nature could evolve some day that we can't even imagine. You really never know. Like it's 100% biochemically possible for something to "breathe fire;" there just has to be a sequence of mutations and the right competition to gradually make it happen, possibly starting with something that sprays boiling hot compounds like a bombardier beetle. I could also imagine a whole class of animals evolving like the modular people from All Tomorrows, because we already have Siphonophores. It's just a matter of something evolving to be a colony that can also come apart and keep functioning. I'm also obviously obsessed with the concept of a creature that weaponizes its own little symbiotic bugs, since I've used that a million times. Like maybe millions of years from now, a descendant of sloths will have upgraded from being full of moths to being full of tiny wasps? And then what if that's so effective they actually start diversifying like crazy and there's a whole era dominated by mammaloid wasp nest beasts ranging from grazers merely cleaned and guarded by their insects to predators who hunt with their assistance. Plant/animal physical symbiosis is also another thing that's not really taken off outside a few insects. Why shouldn't a plant some day decide it likes growing on some kind of animal's body? It's not a plant, but lichens grow on a species of weevil. It's so rare there aren't even photos, but I swear I saw video of one on BBC when I was a kid:

What if a moss adapts just to the shell of some big reptile and eventually the reptile starts to derive sustenance from it too?? Over time what if this evolves into basically real life Bulbasaurs, where the animal part can be sustained off sunlight? It'd just have to slow its animal metablism way, waaay down to meet the plant halfway. Maybe it hibernates for years and years at a time or spends decades developing like a cicada and then it emerges in pure mating mode, using up all the food it conserved as its flower finally blooms. I know most of my examples are now elaborations on something that's kind of almost already begun happening somewhere but you get the idea. Furthermore you never know if all life as we know it will die out one day while there's still a couple billion years left of the planet's physical existence. Then a whole new line of life could evolve that we can't conceive of at all, from the ground up. Like crystalline mineral trees that start talking to each other with laser light. Or maybe only bacteria are left but for some reason bacteria develop what they need to start sticking together and building a new kind of multicellular organism. What the heck would an equivalent to "animals" look like if the ancestor was a bacterium????? Holy fuck I'm mad I won't see it. Fuming and seething actually. This is the worst thing ever. Why am I doomed to die on regular animal planet with google bots and disney remakes. I wanna see salmonella animal planet. It's not fair.

[lucifers-rubber-duck]

𖤓 Can we keep them? 𖤓

Characters: Charlie, Lucifer, Alastor, Angel & Husker.

Warnings: None.

Summary: Reader suddenly appears with a baby Hellhound on their arms and asks to keep them, what would their reactions be?

𖤓Charlie

• She's extremely surprised when you appear with a baby Hellhound on your arms, even more when you asks if you could keep them.

• She would probably say yes without thinking, with her eyes shining of how cute the little dog looks, before she quickly shakes her head and tries to stand her ground better.

• She would probably lecture you of how much of a responsability it is to adopt a Hellhound, especially when they're still little and can't do much by themselfs, she would probably also info dump to you about them.

• She makes you promisse that if you're going to keep them you'll take good care of them, she actually helps a lot since she grew up taking care of Razzle and Dazzle. She acts like the cool aunt of your new baby.

• She's probably the best influence you could get for your child, she's just the sweetest and will help you teach the baby what's right and wrong, will read them bedtime stories, will teach them to sing and to dance. She's simply the best person you could ask for.

𖤓Lucifer

• He's a little confused at first, he never put much thought onto the creatures of Hell, but the moment you show him the cute puppy's face, he's melting and allowing you to keep it.

• He would try to help to take care of them but wouldn't be very good at it, he never did a proper research on the beings of Hell, he disliked sinners already, he saw no reason to even pay attention to the other beings his past actions had created.

• But after you adopt the little hound, he will personaly go talk to Beelzebub and ask her what he should do. He asks her tips, about the best snacks to give them, how many baths should a pup get by a day, he's going full dad mode.

• He doesn't take care of a child since Charlie was little and everytime your new baby runs to his arms when he walks in the room to say hi he's in the verge of tears, he'll hold your child on his arms and act like he's the actual father.

• Don't even think twice if you need anything for your pup, he's going to give it. They got sick and need a doctor? He's calling someone from the Ring of Sloth just for them. Need diapers or clothes? Boom, they're already at your door. Want to take your child somewhere fun? He'll give you two free access to his theme park Lu Lu Land all rights reserved.

• Man is just happy to be able to experience being a father all over again.

𖤓Alastor

• The moment you show him the Hellhound you can hear static piercing your ears and the air getting colder, a green energy coming out of him as his antlers grow bigger and his eyes turn dark with only red dots to be found in them.

• You get that it's a no pretty quickly and hides the puppy away before he can do anything about it.

• But you're not known for giving up easily and keeps the Hellhound even so, making sure they never get too close to Alastor, and by to close I mean in the same room, breathing the same air.

• You'll have to try your best to make Alastor slightly fond of the puppy. First trying to give up some signs that you wanted to adopt a baby, then start talking about all the perks a Hellhound has and then later slowly introduce both of them in the same spaces.

• Is like showing your old pet your newer pet and praying they get along, but the old pet in question is a powerful Overlord that can easily kill both of you and broadcast your screams to all of Hell and the new pet is a creature that is in the bottom of Hell's hierarchy.

• After weeks of trying he would just let you be to be honest, he says you can keep it if you stopped annoying him about and forcing him to interact with them. But sometimes you would find yourself trying to calm him down because the Hellhound decided to walk too close to him or even chewed a part of his coat off.

𖤓Angel

• He probably wouldn't mind and say that you could stay with them, it's not his business, it's yours, you do what you want.

• Would eventualy grow attached to the hound, probably not as much as some others, but he does enjoy their company.

• He likes being the bad influence and would 100% teach your child swear words. He wouldn't be as inappropriate around them tho, he knows his limits and was scolded by you enough times about his actions around such a young figure.

• I think if the hound ended up getting friends with Fat Nuggets he would care more, he treats his little pet pig as his own child and would find it rather adorable if they got along togheter, you know for sure he's snapping photos.

• Likes to play dress up with you and your child, he would already lend you some clothes and help you take care of your skin or paint your nails, etc. He would do the same with your Hellhound, dressing them up to look all fancy, brushing their fur and giving them little accesories. Y'all probably have matching shirts he buyed for fun.

• “Where did you found them again toots?”; “Doesn't matter, check out this new trick they learned.”

𖤓Husker

• Would probably say something like “I'm not your dad, do whatever the fuck you want” and keep going with his day.

• He would try to ignore the Hellhound as much as he can, he doesn't like children very much and his cat instincts can get the best of him sometimes, making him hiss at the sight of the dog.

• But he'll definitely call you out if you end up doing something wrong while taking care of them, he says he doesn't care while teaching you the proper way to hold and to feed them. If you ask how he has so much experience he'll flip you off.

• After some time with the Hellhound around, he'll start to accept babysitting them if you ever need to go out to work or to do a importat thing, don't blame him if the pup ends up learning a bad word tho, you are the one leaving them with a drunk bartender in his bar.

• The Hellhound and him would start to go really well together and you would find them sleeping in the couch of the hotel's lobby when you return late to the hotel thanks to work, your now adopted child sleeping on top of the man's chest, snoring and with Husker's wing around them both.

• You took a photo just to always remember the sweet moments and maybe use against Husker if you needed a favor from him, it always works and you get cute photos so it's always a win-win for you.

[yetanotherexhaustedalchemist]

Found this tiermaker assigning the twst boys with the seven deadly sins, here's my rankings

Explainations:

Ace was difficult to place, but he is prone to overestimating/boasting about his prowess with magic or intelligence (often without evidence behind him 😒) He also thought he was a match for RIDDLE one week into school, yikes.

Jack was also difficult to place, since he's generally one of the more upstanding students. But he does rely on himself more than he probably should on occasion, such as when he wanted to confront Leona alone in Book 2, without the support of others.

I mean what's not for Vil to be proud of Pride is often defined as being full of yourself to the point that you won't acknowledge your faults; this doesn't apply to Vil. Still, it could be argued that his pride led him to be unable to acknowledge Neige winning against him.

Sebek thinks very highly of being fae. IDK what else

It's Azul. He's a capitalist. What do you want from me?

Floyd wasn't assigned lust from a sexual viewpoint (necessarily), but he does live hedonistically. He only really does things if he thinks they'll bring him enjoyment or pleasure of some form.

Same for Rook. I guess you could say he lusts for beauty?

And same for Malleus. His need to keep the things he cherishes close prompts his overblot, and that's a kind of possessiveness I associate with lust.

Cater is shown in his Halloween SSR to envy Lilia's understanding family relationships. Social media also tends to make people compare their lives to others and lead to envy.

Jamil envies people - a lot of people - to the point that it affects his relationships and distorts how he views people. For example, his envy of Kalim's (perceived) easy life stops him from seeing Kalim objectively.

Epel is a minor example, but he's prone to being jealous of other's strength (physical like Jack and Leona, or magical like Vil).

It makes sense that someone who grew up in the slums, needing to fight and steal to get food to eat, would be kind of obsessed with having food and money. Ruggie is under gluttony rather than greed because he actually uses the money and eats the food (or gives it to the people back home) instead of hoarding it.

Besides having a large appetite, I'd say that Jade is a bit of a 'glutton' for amusement in a similar way to Floyd. I put him under gluttony instead of lust because it just felt right.

He angy

Deuce is under wrath because of delinquent mode, that's it

Ortho chooses violence with alarming frequency. not much to say.

Trey himself admits that he let Riddle's mental state get worse by not dealing with the hard truth and letting it fester. He says he knows he should have done something to stop Riddle, but he didn't, and it hurt Riddle and others.

Leona is lazy (sleeping all the time), but his cynicism also makes him extremely unmotivated and uninterested in putting effort into anything.

Like Leona, Idia is extremely uninterested in doing things outside his interests, even when they demand his attention (housewarden and STYX duties). Also, like Leona, he almost certainly has depression, which would help explain this.

Lilia also didn't fit into any of the catagories well, but I put him under sloth for the sole reason that his suddenly leaving NRC for the East could be seen as him trying to to avoid the hard goodbyes of a farewell, in a (failed) attempt to spare his boys' from pain.

Kalim's just a sweetheart!! none of the categories fit him well

Same with Silver

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A few specifications: here are the definitions I used for the sins

Wrath: Anger taken to unhealthy extremes; misdirected anger; causing harm by hurting innocents

Sloth: Causing harm by inaction; leaving others to suffer when you could/should do something to help

Greed: When the desire to have resources (money, land, ect) deprives others of what they need

Envy: Seeing others' fortune as wrong; dumbing people down into targets of jealousy

Pride: Believing you are superior to others

Gluttony: Hunger (for food, luxury, ect) taken to unhealthy extremes; anything in excess is poison

Lust: Reducing others as objects/pawns for your desire (sexual, power, wealth, ect); desiring something so strongly that becomes a sole motivator

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Putting someone in a category doesn't mean that they fit all the criteria/interpretations

I also included despair/melancholy under sloth (choosing to wallow in your own pain and ignoring what could be done to help, yourself or others)

The difference between greed and gluttony is hard to define, but it's best described by greed being the desire to have material things for the sake of having them, while gluttony is the desire to have material things for the pleasure of consuming/using them.

[auggieblogs]

"I'm not even drunk" | OP81

Oscar Piastri x Reader

Warnings: Mentions of being drunk?

Author's note: Hiiii, beautiful people. I hope everyone is doing good. This one shot is inspired by a tiktok I watched recently. It was very cute and I hated it so much (I was jealous). Anyway, I hope you enjoy this. Happy reading:))

―୨୧⋆ ˚masterlist

It was your 21st birthday, and Las Vegas was the chosen destination for the celebration. Oscar, your boyfriend, planned the entire trip, determined to make it the most memorable birthday you'd ever experience. Initially hesitant about the idea, it took a considerable amount of persuasion, involving nearly the entire Formula 1 grid, especially Max, to get you on board. The Formula 1 drivers were on a break, and they were ready to party.

The night kicked off with Lando popping champagne during the cake-cutting ceremony. You were handed a glass, and with a cheeky grin, Lando said, "Cheers to being legal everywhere now! Except maybe on Mars." You felt the bubbles tickling your nose as you laughed with joy.

But then came the tequila shots with Max and Checo, and suddenly, sophistication was replaced with the burning sensation of regret and lime wedges.

By the end of the night, you were on a first-name basis with every type of alcohol, and Oscar gave you that "we're going to need a mop later" look.

Oscar, being the responsible partner he was, barely had a drink. He watched over you, wanting you to enjoy the night to the fullest.

As the night ramped up, you were on the verge of climbing onto the pool table, ready to deliver a speech that probably would've made Shakespeare question his career choices. Oscar intervened just in time, gently pulling you down with a, "Let's get back to the room, baby. I think you've had enough." You, however, were convinced the party had just begun. "No, Oscar, the night is still young," you slurred.

"But love, you'll be exhausted tomorrow, and the hangover won't be fun," Oscar reasoned, successfully convincing you to return to the hotel room.

Eventually, Oscar managed to coax you into a cab, where you continued to babble about how you weren't even drunk and thanking him for the incredible night. Your words were a bit of a jumble, but Oscar simply smiled, appreciating your genuine happiness. He sat next to you, nodding along with a patient smile, occasionally muttering an "Oh, really?" or a "That's amazing" to keep you going.

Upon reaching the hotel, you clung to Oscar like a drunken sloth. In the elevator, you gave him a squinty-eyed grin, saying, "I'm not even drunk, Oscar!"

He shot back, "Really? What's with the wobbly legs then?"

"You, baby," you replied with a wink, your laughter echoing off the elevator walls. Oscar just chuckled, probably wondering if he should get you a helmet.

Exiting the elevator, Oscar tried reasoning with you, "You're wasted, love." You straightened up with all the dignity of a penguin trying to impersonate a giraffe. "I'm as sober as a cat in a cucumber garden!"

Back in front of your hotel room, Oscar, in full dad mode, hands on hips, challenged you, "Prove it! Show me you're not drunk."

"Oh, I'll prove it," you announced, pulling out your phone to make a phone call to Lando. "He'll tell you I'm as sober as a... a really sober thing!"

When Lando answered, you shouted into the phone, "Lando, tell Oscar I'm not drunk!" Lando's laughter erupted from the speaker, "Yeah, you're definitely drunk, you muppet."

You rolled your eyes and handed the phone to Oscar, pouting, "He's the drunk one, not me!"

Determined to seal the deal, you declared, "I can tap dance to prove I'm not drunk!" And without waiting for a response, you started a wobbly tap dance routine in the hallway ( which was more like a human interpretation of a malfunctioning robot than a dance).

Oscar doubled over with laughter catching you just as you lost your balance. "Alright, alright, you've made your point!"

As you both stumbled into the hotel room, still giggling, you managed to blurt out, "Best birthday ever," before collapsing onto the bed. Oscar, smiling like a lovestruck puppy, joined you on the bed, engulfing you in the biggest bear hug and said "Happy birthday, love. You're never drinking again."

[hollyparrot]

Envy: 2nd full sin after Gluttony

The cards in action:

I had a post about Levi and my love-hate relationship with NB. I've given up on collecting cards and I'm VERY picky with the pulls. It doesn't matter if it has one of my trio in them.

Solomon's and Diavolo's Envy UR+, along with Barbatos' Wrath UR+ ended up carrying the account up to season 2. They got B's but can be turned into an A or S when playing manually.

I planned to torpedo my account by focusing on 3 hard mode URs and 3 SSRs (this was near the beginning of NB) and level them vertically as far as I can. I thought if I got bricked because of this crazy stunt, then all the reason to quit OM for good.

I didn't intend to cap Solomon's card, but at the time he was in every battle, and this was the result. He helped level every card I use in battle.

It paid off in my case, but I don't recommend this approach as its inefficient and prone to burnout. I'm also a day one player and was able to slowly work on the cards.

Unsolicited advice: level 200 is overkill. A 125-ish card of the correct sin is stronger. In Sol's case, as long as the stage isn't Envy or Wrath (his secondary), a 125 card will beat him

I don't have any 125 cards but this still shows that the game picked these cards over the high level Sol-Barb cards, I don't have a third sloth card. Don't be scared of the B. This is an A even without flower staffs when played manually

[jacksdinonuggets]

Little injuries

Summary: Vaggie wants to go out flying but ends up getting injured due to a sinner shooting her down.

Notes: got the idea while in the shower and spent two hours straight writing it.

anyways, enjoy overprotective worried Charlie!

It was a beautiful day in hell. Well, at least beautiful compared to most days they had. It was a pretty boring day to say the least. Charlie was busy with paperwork and didn’t want Vaggie to get stressed out by it so she didn’t let her help. It was very frustrating for the fallen angel. She wasn’t a baby (uh-huh, definitely not), she didn’t need to avoid things that’ll give her a little stress!

However, there were no redemption activities for the day since Baxter was busy with projects and Angel was at work, leaving Vaggie extremely bored

Looking out the window of their bedroom suite, she saw that it was a pretty peaceful and nice day out. Not too many gunshots and screaming happening and there was barely any smoke in the skies. So she decided to go out for a flight. Normally, Charlie hated it when she would go flying. She didn’t want her to get hurt since many sinners were not a big fan of an angel being down in hell and flying would make her a VERY easy target. But Charlie didn’t have to know. All she had to know was that Vaggie went out to get some fresh air

She spread her wings at the top of her little pirate ship area. Luckily, she was wearing her shirt that had a little opening in the back so she could use her wings. She took off to the skies and started to fly over pentagram city. 

The view was amazing. She hadn’t flown over the city before due to Charlie’s overprotectiveness. She didn’t really know why. It was amazing!

The breeze felt nice against her face and feathers as she soared. She hadn’t felt so at peace in a while. Until a loud bang was heard and she felt a sharp pain in her right wing and a sinner yelling

“Die fucking angel!” 

There was a bullet wound in her right wing. Unfortunately, this little incident made her wings go into defense mode. She still didn’t have full control over them and it caused them to stop soaring and start wrapping protectively around her body. 

Vaggie started tumbling towards the edge of a building at a rapid speed. She tried to spread her wings to slow the fall but they weren’t cooperating. She aimed towards a roof top and crashed through a billboard. She tumbled and rolled on roof until the friction finally helped her stop.

She laid there for a bit, crumpled up in the fetal position. Once the adrenaline rush died down, her right leg hurt so much and her shin was already bruising really badly. Tears started to run down her face. She hated how weak and pathetic she was. Obviously, this wasn’t the worst pain she’d ever felt, but it had been three years since she was last badly injured. Her pain tolerance went down in those years after being safe for a while. This was good and bad.

She knew how pissed Charlie would be if she found out she went flying but unholy hell, it hurt so bad. Not to mention the bullet wound in her wing. 

She started to feel very alone and vulnerable suddenly. Vaggie needed her mama and she needed her now. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her cracked phone. Luckily, it still worked and she opened it, clicking on Charlies contact and clicking call.

“Hey, Babe, you need something?” Charlie picked the phone up almost immediately. She always did when it was vaggie.

Vaggie tried to form some words to explain her situation but all that came out were sobs.

“Vaggie?! Are you alright?! Where are you?!” Charlie yelled over the phone, clearly in a panic. She did not expect to hear her girlfriend crying in pain.

“W-w-wooftop n-n-near-” another cry. “C-cannbal town”

“Okay, sweetie, I’ll be right there. Are you hurt?”

“Mhm, l-leg…’nd wing” Vaggie mumbled.

“Shit, alright. Uhh, any bleeding or bruising?” The princess asked, getting a bag together for Vaggie, knowing they might need a trip to the hospital in sloth since they had just run out of medical supplies.

“B-bwuising bad on weg nd a bit of bwood on wing,” Vaggie lisped. Luckily, her wing wasn’t injured that bad. The bullet was normal, nothing angelic in it. Her wing had a tiny but bad dent in it and there was a tiny bit of blood around the area. It didn’t hurt too much though.

“Okay, baby. I’ll be right there. Try to elevate your foot,” Charlie said over the line. She packed up Vaggie’s diaper bag, and an overnight bag/

“I’m gonna have to hang up now so I can call a helicopter from sloth to come get you.” 

Vaggie really didn’t want her to hang up. She wanted to hear her comforting voice but knew she would need to hang up eventually.

“Otay, Mama…”

“I love you, sweetie, bye” Charlie hung up.

After about ten minutes, Charlie showed up on the roof. She quickly ran over to her hurt baby. She saw her leg was very swollen and bruised all the way up to her knee. Her wing was okay and didn’t need immediate medical attention as it wasn’t insanely bloody. All they had to do was wait for the helicopter.

“Hey baby, I’m here,” She crouched down to her. Vaggie makes grabby hands as she sobs, wanting comfort. 

“Huwts, mama! It huwts!” She wailed as Charlie moved her into a position that would make it easy to get her on a stretcher.

“It’s okay, sweetie, I know it hurts but it's gonna be okay.”

She took out Vaggie’s paci and stuffy from her diaper bag and gave them to her. While she was distracted she quickly tried to change her into a diaper. She had no clue if her pelvic or bowels were damaged at all. Plus, she would no doubt be too focused on pain to know any potty urges.

As Charlie tried to roll down her shorts, she wailed and squeezed her plushy really hard.

“Shh, I know it hurts but i need to change you, sweetie,” She managed to get her shorts and undies off (but her eardrums would need looking at afterwards) and managed to get a diapy slipped underneath her. Trying to be quick, she forgot the powder and just hoped that she wouldn’t be getting a rash from it. She finally got it taped up and Vaggie seemed to have calmed down a little. Her padding always provided her a sense of comfort and helped her relax. Which was something she desperately needed.

Deciding it would cause her more pain to get her skirt back on, she decided to just keep her in her diaper. Sure, it wouldn’t be the most sanitary and would probably be a bit cold, but it was better than seeing her breakdown from pain again.

She waited with Vaggie until the helicopter arrived. The Sloth EMT’s hoisted her up into a stretcher, elevating her leg and wing. Charlie was able to sit next to her and hold her hand the entire ride to the hospital in sloth. They had given her something that made her really loopy but barely able to feel pain. This made some very confusing conversations during the ride.

The next couple of hours passed in a blur. Vaggie could barely remember any of it as she was slipping in and out of consciousness due to the pain meds making her sleepy. She knew that she was taken to the hospital and changed into some sort of gown but everything else was blurry.

Finally, she woke up a couple hours later, the painkillers she was given were very strong so she slept for a while. She was a bit confused where she was and then saw a giant cast on her leg going all the way up to her thigh and remembered what happened. She had her stuffy in her arms and there was a sized up baby bottle full of water and a paci on the table next to her bed.

“Mm…Mama? Wha ‘appened?” Vaggie asked, spotting her mama sitting in a chair in the corner of the room.

“Hey, sunshine. I don’t know what fully happened, but you had broken your shin and cracked a bone near your knee. It’ll take awhile to heal though. Your wing was shot with a normal bullet so it’s fine, but will feel a bit sore. And uh, your pelvic floor was a tiny bit damaged so you may be dealing with some accidents, big or little, for the next week or so” Charlie explained, holding her hand.

Since Vaggie was little, she couldn’t really process this. All she heard was “got hurt, long recovery”. She whined and snuggled her stuffy.

“I know, it’s a lot to process, but it’ll be fine, sweetie.” Charlie rubbed her thumb over her hand, a comforting movement.

“When can I weave?”

Charlie sighed, knowing her baby wouldn’t be so happy with the answer.

“They are going to keep you here overnight and have you stay until the afternoon of tomorrow. It’s a long way to sloth from pride so they don’t exactly want you to return until you’re fully healed,” she explained. 

Vaggie pouted. She hated when she had to sleep somewhere new. She just wasn’t a big fan of change. When everyone had to stay at Lucifer's place after the big battle, she had a pretty big meltdown before they went to bed.

“It’s alright. Since i’m the princess of hell, they’re going to let me stay overnight with you.” She said. This made Vaggie feel a little bit better. 

For the rest of the day, Vaggie had to deal with nurses questioning her, a pretty frustrated charlie when she found out she went flying, and disgusting hospital food for dinner. 

All in all, the day had been very hectic and crazy. The recovery would be frustrating but Charlie would be with Vaggie the whole way.

[getcuboned]

The hardest thing for a show to do without absolutely Destroying its audience's belief in stakes is fake out deaths. It happens all the time during a season or even series finale: A main character dies, but then is revealed to be mildly/moderately/extremely hurt (throw a dart).

All the emotional payoff a character dying is immediately followed up with a cathartic return of a beloved figure. When its done right, it's Effective. That's why it was so popular, that and another reason.

The other reason is that its relatively Easy. It doesn't require the writers to change the status quo. Silly fun adventures with the gang go on as always without any real changes. This is so Cost and Idea effective, that it got overused and now everyone is jaded.

Now there's good ways to do this of course. AtLA comes to mind: Genuine threat of death, maguffin from last season finale which has been haunting the previous episodes comes into play, and the status quo changes: Aang is recovering from a serious injury for weeks, is furious that he died and failed Again when the world needed him, and he can't tap into god mode anymore.

So what's this got to do with the tags? Well if you know you know. Otherwise spoiler warning so gtfo already.

Sir Pentious, and I suspect Adam, did die a fakeout death, but the death part was genuine. Sir Pentious was not found in the rubble of the Hotel. Sir Pentious didn't respawn and explain that Adam's divine energy beams weren't angelic steel. Sir Pentious was Genuinely dead and the status quo has genuinely changed.

But! The show's premise is that the Hotel can help sinners redeem themselves. Redeption isn't a reward you seek. Its a condition that one meets on a personal, individual level. Sir Pentious came to the Hotel as a spy, and when he was shown that Charlie was willing to forgive him, it changed his understanding of the world. He realized that he could improve, it just starts with one good sorry.

Sir Pentious put aside his self loathing, his shame, his anxieties. He used his inventions to put himself on the line rather than keep himself out of danger (I mean that's what the airship is all about isn't it?). He fought for the people he cared about. He died to protect the ones he loved. And that transformation: from a paranoid worm of a human being (slimy? Snakes are not slimy), to an actualized individual willing to put himself on the line, earned him salvation.

Now Sir Pentious is an Angel! He's in Heaven! Even more so he bypassed the Pearly Gates and functionally respawned In the Seraphim's boardroom. Frankly He was one of the older sinners to be around so it doesn't surprise me the implication that he's powerful enough be worth the notice of the Seraphims.

So what about Adam? Why do I mention him? He was killed by a filthy janitor. Well. As another post mentioned: In the 10,000 years that Adam has been in charge of killing his own descendants because Lilith and Eve (where the fuck is she anyway?) screwed him over with the assistance of a short, dumb, naive angel (poor guy just wanted to share his ideas, look at him. 10,000 years later and he's hardly got a drop of malice in him that isn't put there by someone else), Adam has become Prideful, Slothful, Lustful, and Wrathful. Even one of those is enough to make you fall. Yet he was tolerated by heaven, most likely due to his extenuating circumstances.

Adam has died. He died full of Wrath, and Pride. He died because he was unmotivated to come up with a better solution, and unwilling to keep himself in shape. He died because of his Blood Lust.

So I think that very early on in season two, we will get to see Adam's demonic form.

Two fakeout deaths! But not really. Both characters have provably died and both (theoretically) will create a new status quo not just by dying, but by reincarnating across enemy lines.

[thepatronsaintoffilth]

I must warn you though ... this life of leisure has its treacherous hazards, if you don't have the mental fortitude to resist.

I actually almost considered using the microwave. Or even *shudder* actually cooking something. Dirtying a DISH, mind you!

Thankfully, it was just a momentary weakness. Ordering out as we speak. Crisis averted

"i should really get up and eat something"

*continues to do the opposite of that*

[george-weasleys-girl]

Would you be willing to do a Modern!Au with George either dating muggleborn or muggle reader and she introduces him to Beat Saber or Just Dance.

Ngl, this one intimidated me a little. I'm not a gamer. Like at all. (Yes, I know I'm a weirdo.) I do admit to having played Beat Saber and Just Dance, but only a couple of times, a few years ago. So, it took me a while to work out the best way to write this one.

Here goes, I hope you like it!

~•~

Y/N's entire family was crowded around in the living room, watching as George's score shot higher and higher.

"Somebody needs to call the Guinness Book of World Records," Y/N's little brother whispered. "This is getting insane." And he was right. George had been at this for the better part of an hour, and his score was off the charts.

She'd introduced him to Beat Saber a few days earlier, and once he got used to the whole VR experience, there was no stopping him. "It reminds me a bit of Quidditch," he'd told her. That made sense, Y/N reckoned. He was a Beater, and the concept was pretty much the same. That was also probably why he was so good at it. Being a Beater gave him an advantage that most people, especially beginners, don't have. Spot on accuracy. George was playing expert level by the end of the week.

~•~

As it turned out, no one called the Guinness Book of World Records, but Y/N's older brother researched how to register for an upcoming Beat Saber tournament.

"Dude, you've got to start competing. You're too good not to."

It didn't take much convincing.

Long story short, instead of bouncing back and forth between the Burrow and Y/N's house as they did every summer, they pretty much lived at her house while George entered into one tournament after another, winning every single one of them.

Most of these were small tournaments hosted by local gamer groups. But, after George's unprecedented winning streak, Y/N's brothers and a few of his competitors suggested he sign up for the Beat Saber League Tournament. They held competitions every six months, with competitors from around the world participating.

And, as luck would have it, there was one scheduled to wrap up a couple weeks before they had to return to Hogwarts.

So, of course, he signed up. And, much to Y/N's surprise, he took it far more seriously than she ever expected.

"Why are you getting up so early?" Y/N asked George the following morning.

"Training, love. Gotta keep my skills sharp."

Over the next few weeks, he was up at the crack of dawn to train, nearly every day. He would've done it every day, but Y/N put her foot down.

"You need to take at least one day off, or you're going to exhaust yourself," she told him. "Even Oliver didn't make you practice every day, nor did he make you practice ALL DAY." George huffed and puffed about it. But, despite all his protests that he didn't need a break, his days off were spent in sloth mode. Sleeping until noon and spending the rest of the day half-dozing while watching tv and doing as little as possible.

~•~

On the day of the playoffs, they had a full house. The Weasley clan came over to watch George compete. Y/N didn't think she'd ever seen Fred quite this excited over anything, barring Quidditch. The boy could not sit still, bounding from one end of the room to the other while Mrs. Weasley yelled at him to "just sit down for Godric's sake!" It was only when George's time started that the older twin settled, sitting on the floor cross-legged, his eyes riveted to the screen.

As the hours went by, George maintained his winning streak, moving on to the next round and, then the next and the next, until he and one other person were the only players left standing.

"You've got this, Georgie," Fred assured him, while Y/N forced him to rehydrate and eat a little something.

Everyone, George included, thought he did, indeed, have this.

That is until his final competitor was announced.

Maya Campbell, a nine year old girl, had wiped the floor with everyone she went up against, and now she was ready to take on George.

"Shit," George mummered.

"He's toast," Ginny whispered to Y/N. "And he knows it."

"Uh huh." Y/N nodded.

Y/N had never seen anything like it. If she thought George's skills were insane, then Miss Campbell's were almost inhuman.

Sweat streamed down George's face, his breath ragged as he pushed himself to his very limits, attempting to overtake her lead. Every time he got close, she would kick it up a notch, almost as she was taunting him by letting him think he was gaining on her, only knock him back down moments later. Toward the end, George started to lag, his accuracy faltering.

As soon as the game was called, George collapsed on the floor, laughing. "I don't know whether to be embarrassed or honored that I just got my ass kicked by a nine year old."

"She was impressive," Y/N said.

"That she was," he agreed.

"Wouldn't it be awesome if she were a witch?" Ginny pondered.

"Why do you say that?" Fred asked.

"Could you imagine her on the Quidditch field?!"

George chuckled at that, shaking his head. "Noooo, no way I'd go up against her again. I'd just lay my broom and bat at her feet and declare her team the winner then and there."

~•~

@milivanili99 @fancy-pantaloons @turvi @zvummyummy @xmjthewitchx @pansexualwitchwhoneedstherapy @georgie-weasley @innerloverpainter @samberriejams

[dianethepisceswitch]

The Seven Deadly Sins

This post will contain spoilers for all of Twisted Wonderland, including the main books, events, and cards may be referenced. This is your only warning.

For those who are unacquainted with the concept of the seven deadly sins, let me explain briefly.

The seven deadly sins are basically sins that you should never commit/act upon. Acting upon them can "inspire further sin". These sins include pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. There were two sins that were removed from this list, vainglory and acedia.

Pride is basically like having a big ego and being full of yourself.

"consciousness of one's own dignity"

Vainglory is just being prideful and bragging

inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.

They're pretty much the same thing, so they got lumped in together.

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Greed:

"intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food"

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Lust:

"very strong sexual desire"

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Envy is just being jealous, to put it simply

"a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck."

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Gluttony is being a fatass eating a lot of food(me)

"habitual greed or excess in eating."

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Wrath is extreme anger

"an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat."

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Sloth:

"reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness."

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The 8th sin, acedia, is:

"spiritual or mental sloth; apathy."

I did a bit of extra reading on this one, and it pretty much sounds like depression.

"a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. In ancient Greece akidía literally meant an inert state without pain or care...In modern times it has been taken up by literary figures and connected to depression."

If you take a moment to think about it, you can see how these sins can connect to certain characters.

Riddle is wrath, this one is obvious. Riddle has a reputation for being easily angered, so him representing the sin of wrath makes the most sense.

Leona is sloth. He's lazy. It's obvious he does care about things, but he doesn't care enough to make an effort. He also displays the sin of pride, though I feel like sloth is a better choice because his laziness is more apparent as opposed to his pride.

Azul is greed. C'mon, he's completely capitalist. He's greedy in two ways. One, his money. That's one of the most important things to him, hence why he buys ingredients "for the low low price of free", according to Jade. Two, his power. It's clear that he values his power above all else, which is why he goes completely insane once Leona destroys his golden contracts.

Jamil is envy. He's envious of Kalim, not because of his status, but more so his lifestyle. Kalim will get praised and thanked for doing the bare minimum, whereas Jamil could plan a whole banquet and not get a single thanks. No praise or gratitude for anything he does, because it all goes to Kalim. I was going to put lust, because of Jafar, but I'm going to try and keep my reasoning strictly canon to Twisted Wonderland.

Vil is pride. Vil is very prideful when it comes to himself, and Rook and Vil's other fans aren't helping. Vil has high self-esteem, which is good. However, assuming you watched chapter 5, you would've seen what happened when someone hurts his pride. He goes "evil berserker mode". When his pride gets hurt, bad things happen. If you look at the song lyrics of "Absolutely Beautiful"(a banger btw), this point becomes much more clear as well. He puts himself above others, and views himself as more important.

Idia is acedia. It's really obvious Idia has depression. Given his backstory and the way he acts, it would be weird if he didn't. Just like Leona, you can tell he cares, but he just can't bring himself to care, physically or mentally. He stays in his room, refuses to socialize, and if he has to attend class, he just goes via tablet. This is clearly depression, and remember, depression is pretty much acedia.

Malleus is lust. Ok, hear me out. It could happen. I know I put the definition up top, but technically it's possible to lust for someone or something non-sexually.

"In fact, sometimes lust has nothing to do with sexual desire. It can be “intense enthusiasm; zest,” which is closer to its earlier meanings of “pleasure,” “delight” and “inclination.”"

So it would be possible for Malleus to be lusting for Yuu, in a friendship way. Or perhaps Aniplex will cater to the simps and make it sexual, though I doubt it.

Grim is gluttony. I feel the prologue monster was either overblot Grim, or foreshadowing to overblot Grim. Either way, Grim is a glutton, he LOVES food. If he can eat it, he will. Blot stones, grass, etc.

[norellenilia]

Damn, I remember the first time I watched FMA 03, when I was 16 or 17, I stayed up until 1 am to finish it, and today, watching episodes 38 through 42 turned me into such an emotional mess that I have to take a break lmao what happened??? My own emotional traumas, that's what happened

I'm feeling so many things again

In episode 38, when Ed and Al are fighting, Al drenches Ed in water and he says "it's going to rain!!!" and I'm like haha no don't try to pull a Mustang on me I know this episode won't make me cry and GUESS WHAT the flashback with Trisha convincing Ed to go and find Al so they can talk things out and Al looking so happy that Ed isn't upset with him anymore it's so cute I CRIED

I need -- no, I DEMAND a spin-off series where Winry and Scziezka solve murder mysteries together (I'd love to write it myself but I know I'm not nearly good enough at coming up with mystery stories lol), they're adorable I'm so happy they totally get together post CoS

Martel's death hits SO MUCH HARDER than I remembered holy shit, she and Al actually got close, we see more of her, her death is so horrific and hearing sweet sweet baby boy Alphonse cry just BROKE MY HEART I never wanted to hug an armor so badly

Scar's brother's last moments, the way he looks so terrified and desperate to protect his little brother from Kimblee and Scar being so devastated when he dies I just-- *clenches fist*

Sloth using Ed's PTSD against him that's so UNFAIR; also I was thinking that I was a bit disappointed that this anime did not include the nightmare that Ed has at some point in the manga where he sees his mom saying "why didn't you make me right" etc but this is it, this is this scene, and it's worse because he's hearing it for real, he is very much awake, he has the real voice of his mom in his ears and she's saying this to him and I'm-- *clenches fist harder*

Rose's story, I'm still so mad, she deserves all the happiness in the world

Speaking of Rose, it's so funny how the moment Al is like "I wonder how Rose is doing" the show just full on goes "Ed/Rose shipper" mode lmao, with Ed blushing while pretending not to remember her, him being so awkward when he speaks to her just before they go on their separate ways and her son just smiling and giggling when he speaks (first time we see the baby laugh, he had only been crying up until then) :') To be honest it feels a bit out of the blue to me but idk

Dante sporting Lyra's white ass in the town of brown people and speaking as if she was part of them just because she's following Rose around to manipulate her is incredibly cringe, but then again, it's Dante, she's the villain and we're already supposed to know something is up with "Lyra". But still.

Very random but Al pulling objects from or putting objects inside his armor from behind the cloth always looks very awkward lol

I used to never really care about Scar but I have learned the errors of my way as I now realize he is actually one of the best characters in this goddamn series, even with the orb of knowledge and the three arm losses, and Mangahood!Scar being much more villainized and ending up working with the military will never come even CLOSE to 03!Scar using his last bit of strength to save Alphonse to honor his love for his lost brother and take his ultimate revenge on those who murdered his people in the goal of protecting oppressed people, all of this while an epic music is playing (honestly it even feels like Ed is made to be seen as an obstacle as he tries to prevent the soldiers from entering Liore lol)

Sorry but Wrath is annoying as hell, I know that I'll probably have a different opinion if I rewatch CoS after that, but for now I hate him

We're finally entering the "Rewrite" era of the show and I had forgotten how much it rocks (Ed's hair animation at the beginning fhjkfhkdhjk)

I only have 9 episodes left but between Lust and Sloth in the upcoming episodes I'm not even sure I'll be able to watch it all in one go lol. Still excited to see more of Winry and Scziezka and remembering how much Hohenheim is absolutely useless in this x)

[lilacella]

1, 7 & 17 for the hp asks please!! 🫶🏼

Thank you for the ask!🥰

1. What do you see in the mirror erised?

Me in a little cute house with a garden full of flowers and vegetables and runner ducks. I have a cup of tea. Everything is peaceful and nice 😊😊

7. Would you have joined the order in the first war?

I don't know if I would have been of much use. I'd obviously be on their side but I don't see myself as a heroic frontline fighter tbh. I think I'd rather be a silent collaborateur. Maybe I'd be on secret missios like Remus or smth but I don't see myself battling Death Eaters face to face.

But who knows what a sloth can do if it is sufficiently desperate! Maybe I would suddenly get angry enough to forget about my anxieties to go into battle mode like Neville in the Battle😅

17. What Hogwarts subject would you teach?

Old runes? That sounds pretty systematic and I like systematic stuff and also languages. Also I think Old Runes isn't getting enough attention! Eveyone is so excited about DADA and Transfiguration but Runes could be so cool!! Just imagine all the enchantments you could do with that stuff!

Ask me HP asks!

[aeoki]

SS Finals - Everyday: Chapter 4

Location: Shrine Characters: Hiyori, Jun, Nagisa & Ibara

Nagisa: …You’re in rather high spirits, Hiyori-kun. Jun too.

…We’ve been very busy lately, so I’m glad to see the fatigue hasn’t taken over you.

Hiyori: Aha! We’ve used to having a full-on schedule, after all! It’s the sad destiny of a popular idol!

I thought we would be able to relax in an elegant manner during the Qualifying Rounds since we acquired a Seeds Ticket for “SS”.

But I didn’t think they’d fill our schedules to the brim, so that’s one part I’m not happy about.

My body was already on holiday-mode, so I had a hard time re-adjusting and getting back to work.

Jun: Oh? I respect how you can do your work perfectly despite that, Ohii-san.

Hiyori: Heheh ♪ Praise me more!

And I guess you did your best in your own way too, Jun-kun.

It seems your reputation is excellent too. Well, I don’t think you’re at the level where you can be on your own without us around, though.

Jun: That last part was unnecessary. You’re always like this, huh.

Nagisa: …Hehe. We’ll do all sorts of work and produce results in a variety of fields, while the other strong units busy themselves with the Qualifying Rounds.

…That is “Eden’s”, or rather, our “producer’s” – Ibara’s – plan of action.

…Playing while the cat’s away will serve to be a huge benefit for us.

…I do feel sorry that I’m not able to do a good job with the work, though.

Jun: Well, it couldn’t have been helped, right~? You’re an excellent idol, Nagi-senpai, but you don’t have a lot of experience working solo, do you?

Nagisa: …Or rather, I don’t know what’s “right” if Ibara doesn’t tell me.

…And if I were to make careless mistakes and show an unsightly side to myself, then that would ruin the image of “Eden’s” Nagisa Ran.

…If it’s all going to come crumbling down either way, then it should be a positive change. Love is blind, after all.

Jun: Oh, is that why you stopped putting on that weird personality on stage?

Honestly, I didn’t really like that aggressive and pompous version of you, so I’m grateful you decided to stop doing it.

Nagisa: …I see. It’s easier for me to act based on what others tell me, though.

…Pursuing one’s own comfort at the expense of burdening your comrades is slothful and perhaps even insolent.

Hiyori: Yup, yup. I also don’t think it’s right for Ibara to be giving you a piggyback ride all the time, Nagisa-kun…

Working solo was a good idea since you were also able to experience new things, right?

…Well, it looks like you also had something else you wanted to do. You must have had to prioritise that instead, so nothing could have been done.

Jun: Yeah, it looked like Nagi-senpai was holed up and doing something in that abandoned temple.

And just when I’d thought he’d finally come out, it seems he decided to travel all over the place.

…You’ve been kinda weird lately, Senpai. I’m not saying you have to tell us everything because we’re your comrades, but it makes us feel so distant.

If you could tell us what you’re doing at least, then maybe we can give you a hand.

Nagisa: …No. There’s nothing you can help with this time.

…This is my own personal matter.

Hiyori: …………

Ibara: Good day! I see everyone is here! Salute~☆

Hiyori: Ibara, how could you be grinning from ear to ear after being so late! You have the lowest social standing out of all of us, so you should learn to live in a more regretful manner!

Ibara: What is with you all of a sudden…? I am the “producer” for “Eden”, so I’d think I stand at the very top, wouldn’t you?

Hiyori: Non, non! This is the hierarchy in “Eden”!

First, the ones at the top are Nagisa-kun and I, since we’re of the same rank! Then, it’s my favourite pet, Mary!

Followed by Jun-kun and lastly, you, Ibara!

Jun: As usual, this guy thinks he’s the centre of the universe, huh~

Ibara: Well, it actually feels rather refreshing to see you being so straightforward. If I had to point out something, then it would be about including your dog as a member of the unit.

Hiyori: What? Are you saying Mary isn’t family? How could you say something so cruel towards someone who doesn’t have any relatives, Ibara!? You monster!

Ibara: Well, that dog may be part of your family, but it’s not a member of our unit.

Jun: That’s true. But if that’s the case, then why is Mary coming with us to work?

Ibara: I’ll explain as we talk.

I’ve been rather busy myself – Although, I should probably apologise for giving you all such a delayed explanation first.

Jun: You were busy too? I don’t think you had any jobs that stood out in particular in comparison to us, though?

On second thought, “Adam” has been pretty suspicious ever since that event in Shikoku.

Ibara: Hehe. Even if we’ve come to bring confusion to the table, “Eve” is very dependable and will no doubt produce results for us, so I’m not worried in the least! “Eden” is very secure!

Rest assured. …The ones to have the last laugh will always be us – “Eden” ♪

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[drawingpad-studios]

I think I've got things processed in my brain so I am gonna start getting back on here. I'm not gonna start back up the work of my projects fully yet though, because I'm not fully moved into my new place yet. but I recently(aka today, lmao) got some ideas for something I think would be fun to add to As Thin As Paper for extra content.

Basically my idea is, since I have SPR OCs, a possible like "boss rush" you can unlock after getting all the endings. The thought process of this idea was just: "what if while making the game, what affected the original characters secretly seeps into an au of mine and made some of my OCs suffer the same fate. As I would have to make a uncorrupted copy of the effected and seal away the originals so it doesn't spread throughout the au" (don't know if I will use my Paintonian OCs since that species isn't cannon to the original game, but if I do it would be interesting in my opinion)

I haven't fully decided if I should do it or not, so I thought I'd run it with y'all and see what y'all think.

Here's some of the inspired ideas that started this thought(I don't have my art supplies back yet, so these are all just quick sketches)

1. Altuo Tenwor(Greed shop)

Basically I just took one of the sins he is supposed to be and amplified it. I choose greed over lust, envy, and sloth as you can probably tell because of the obvious inspiration from this Binding of Isaac fan song by Manontheinternet

And I also added a bit of inspiration of the Snake(technically increasing Envy sense Snakes usually are symbolism of envy) from the Adam and Eve story, with him encouraging you to buy from his shop after every battle of the boss rush until his own battle, with each thing you buy ending up causing a bad effect on you and your party for his battle.

2.Discord(Calm to Storm)

I wanted to use his "full power form"(the form you'll read/see in Hundred Year Symphony in the final act), mainly due to his inspiration of the Snatcher from Hat in Time that came from this song:

And also, he's a Crevon, those are said to be "musical demons". And demons tend to make deals with people. Basically at the start before the first battle and after the cutscene when you first enter the boss rush mode, He will offer you an increase of health and defence(or something don't really know yet) but doing so will increase the difficulty of his own battle. So you get a decrease of other battles' difficulty, but the decrease gets put into his battle as an increase. Though of course you don't have to sign it, the battles will be normal if you don't sign his contract.

3. Reverend & Brace(Cage and Mantis)

No song inspiration for this. Had this idea for them before I returned to the idea of a boss rush mode. But originally Reverend would just be playing in the background to keep Brace passive(original Brace was a fountain statue similar to the Harmonian random encounters). But I decided to make Reverend heal Brace every now and again(White Witch basically) and change Brace to be similar to Base Cleph(sense they're related in my au[Hundred Year Symphony, since the Harmonians don't have hair]). But instead of a spider, I had Brace into a Mantis. Because the females tend to bite the heads off their mates.

I had Reverend have a cage body, because the heart/soul inside him is Brace's. Basically as Brace was slowly turning, she had him promise him to keep her heart safe so she doesn't fully change. You know because they're lovers and don't want to lose each other.

Feels good to be back, I am sorry for having to go on Hiatus. Anyways, Input on the "Boss Rush" mode idea would be appreciated. Would y'all think this would be interesting and fun as extra end game content?

[crowdfundr]

Kids & YA Content Creator Spotlight

🧸 Kids & YA Content Creator Spotlight starts TOMORROW! While we are preparing for the official start, let's take a look at some campaigns in the pre-launch mode.

🪄 Click on the "subscribe now" button on each campaign page to get notified when they launch.

🌟 "Making Ever-After: A Story on Little Mouse Feet" by Carolyn Conahan, the first of several little stories from inside a bigger story, Making Ever After, a graphic novel for young middle grade readers that is chock full of “real” and fairytale elements and characters.

👥 Age: 8-12

➡ https://crowdfundr.com/LittleMouseFeet

🌟 "Cicadapocalypse (The First 30 Pages)" by Roger McMullan, a graphic novel that follows two squirrels, Fae (a prepper) and Cyrus (a foodie) as they confront the emerging cicadapocalypse. Throughout the story, facts about the periodical cicadas are sprinkled into the narrative, making it an immersive and educational read that's ideal for the cicada-curious elementary and middle school reader.

👥 Age: 5-12

➡ https://crowdfundr.com/cicadapocalypse30

🌟 "(Evil) Sidekick Mission: Camp Evil-er-er-r" by Shirley V. Ting, a graphic novel about a vampire with fang dentures, a ghost with a hairband toupee, a surface visiting angel head, and a sorcerer sloth, that attend one disastrous week of evil sidekick mayhem.

👥 Age: 8-12

➡ https://crowdfundr.com/svt.works

🌟 "3-in-1 Holiday Bundle" by Leslie Arambula, kid-friendly tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) adventures. An extraordinary collection inspired by Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

👥 Age: 4 and up

➡ https://crowdfundr.com/MCPholidays

🌟 "Sprinkles Is Missing!" by M. Allen Hall, an all-ages TTRPG of magic and exploration. The GM (the Principal) will guide the players (the Students) on an adventure through The Forest as they search for their school's missing mascot.

👥 Age: all ages

➡ https://crowdfundr.com/sprinkles