#grizzly boone

[wrestlingisweird]

SCOTT HALL and THE BUBBLEGUM KID (aka BRETT SAWYER) vs. THE COMMANDOS ([GRIZZLY] BOONE and RAY [CANDY]) seconded by SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK and THE DIAMOND DOLL - PWF 1989

[tactax-art]

i am obsessed w your creature au..... i would kill to read a fic about it it's so good <33

I have good news and bad news.

The good news are that you won't have to kill anyone. The bad news are you might want to kill me for the pace I write at.

But have a snippet :)

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“He is criatura elemental, no?” Alejandro asks as they sit together in the colonel’s office and go over the day’s reports.

“Yes, a Bomb, Explosive Elemental,” Ghost considers the other for a moment, “Have you ever met one before?”

“No, he’s the first, but- do you have stories of them? In england?”

“Not stories, but there are rumours.”

“It is said they find a cause and then eat themselves up for it. There were two part of the mexican revolution, twins, they didn’t last a year before their fuse ran out, they were completamente loco, not caring who they killed in a fight so long it worked for the revolution, and in the end revolucionarios shot them even though they were two their own. It’s, ah…”

“It worries you. Having him here.”

“Si. He seems good, a very good soldier, but there is something about him, extraño- strange. Las Almas is my home, the destruction just una bomba loca can do is extreme.”

Ghost watches as Alejandro rubs at his stubble, clearly torn about his distrust of Soap but also not able to ignore the disquiet. He doesn’t disagree with Alejandro’s assessment, but Soap? It just… he can’t quite picture it, it doesn’t fit his initial assessment. Of course he could always be wrong, he’s been wrong before, egregiously so, trusted the wrong people and- but that was before. He’s got better insight into people now, the innate ability to sense fear has been a surprising, if disturbing boon thus far.

“My assessment is limited, I’ve only worked with him once before we were sent here, but I don’t think you have to worry about Sergeant MacTavish harming people unnecessary,” Ghost admits, “so far he’s proven to value his colleagues lives highly.”

“Even the odd ones?”

“He doesn’t seem to differenciate, while under threat it’s the same level of fear for all of them. Marines, Los Vaqueros, superiors, subordinates. It’s like…” Ghost frowns at the realisation, “He considers us all equally vulnerable.”

“That is unusual?” Alejandro questions, clearly curious now.

Ghost just nods. It not necessary for Alejandro to know that, now that he thinks about it, he’s never met anyone who truly values people equally. Or if nothing else, fears for them equally, but that amounts to the same thing. It’s normal, of course, it’s natural to fear for the person you know over the one you don’t. Your squadmates over some new arrival. Your sibling over someone else’s sibling.

On the battlefield there is of course also the bias of what beings people think can take more. More damage, more stress, more risks. A creature over a human, a non-humanoid over the humanoids. A thing that remains stone faced over a thing that can cry and bleed.

To Soap it had been all the same. He’d feared for the gargoyle pilot that had survived the crash the same as for his injured human squadmate. The same for the Swan Maiden, the same as the Grizzly Bear Shifter, the same for the (visually) adorable and childlike Cat Sidhe.

The same for him.

People don’t fear for him.

“Can I ask what you are? I don’t know of anything that senses fear with precision. You don’t smell it, no?”

Ghost tilts his head, his version of a smile ever since smiling became an effort, “Your worst nightmare.”

Alejandro laughs at him. Well, Ghost isn’t one to step down from a challenge however unwittingly offered, he’s in need of some proper dinner as is, and he’s not quite ready to stress-test his seargeant quite like that.

[slashingdisneypasta]

Horror Villains and: What They Would Put in the Hat

(The 7 Minutes in Heaven hat)

This was pretty much inspired by This post by @your-mxnd-is-mxne ! ^^

Warnings: Cursing and gore (As in limbs being put in the hat)

Animal the Cannibal: A potato peeler. BE CAREFUL.

Baby Firefly: A cute scrunchie. Put it in your hair!! She thinks you'll look so cute ^^ If you don't have hair/its too short, you can put it in hers! ^^ (So basically you win everything)

Billy Loomis: A folded up poster for the local cinema's horror night. They're playing Psycho, The Birds and then Psycho 2 Back-To-Back.

Bo Sinclair: Little plyers. he never leaves home without them, so you better give them back! Play nice and he may use them on you *cough*

Bubba Sawyer: A pig femur... its not clean...

Candyman: A little leather bound journal with his poetry in it. If he likes you, maybe he'll read you some!!

Captain Spaulding: A pamphlet for his shop! He'd just fucken love to show you around.

Carrie White: A pencil. She wasn't sure and she didn't have a whole lot on her! she hopes that's okay ^^

Chop Top Sawyer: His sunnies! Not his wig, that's special. But you got his glasses! He even wants to see you put them on.

Chucky Lee Ray: He put his whole damn shoe in there. I mean, he's a doll. Why not? // If he's in his human form, though, maybe... a... condom...

BONUS for @your-mxnd-is-mxne because its their idea in the first place ^^ Daddy Hall- *cough* I mean Doc Halloran!: Bullet casing. Its, oddly enough, the only thing that was in his pockets?? 😅 After all he is only here to hunt Leslie- see if you can distract him, though.

Dr Suave: A pack of tooth floss from his pocket. He's a dentist, what do you expect from him?

Drayton Sawyer: The keys to the chilly van (Its all he had on him). He's gonna want them back.

Freddy Krueger: A scrap oh his sweater and it turns to dirty brown dust as soon as you see what it is.

Granny Boone: Buckman's initialed handkerchief.

Harper Alexander: A twig that's been widdled a whole bunch. It may snap in your hand- don't you worry, he don't mind ^^

Inkubus: Ripped piece of paper with a backwards K scribbled into it. You get ink stains on your fingers.

Jack Dante: An action figure! Probably He-Man or something. You can play with it for now but you're gonna give it back when he goes home.

Jason Voorhees: A chunk of moss. Its squishy and fresh.

Jedidiah Sawyer: A tie! He's a well dressed man and always brings an extra XD

Jennifer Check: Cherry Coke Chapstick! You know she's that super cool person who had all the branded soda flavours. And she may even apply some to you~

Jerry Dandridge: His scarf. And its cold- why don't you wear it for a while?~ He's very charming. And this is the man you're gonna get stuck in a closet alone with for nearly 10 minutes! Goodluck-

Leslie Vernon: His mask. He's gotta spread the word!! Make sure people know who he is! This felt like a marketing opportunity.

Lester Sinclair: That grizzly lookin' knife of his. Listen to him chat about it and he'll love you forever.

Luda Mae Hewitt: Wooden spoon. Her logic? If she goes in there with someone iffy she can beat them with it.

Max Grief: Cassette tape out of his car. He wasnt sure what to really put in, so, *shrug*

Mayor Buckman: Boone's initialed handkerchief (Yeahhhh, they're cute like that XD).

Mental Manny: Straw twisted and bent into the shape of some satanic symbol. You feel uncomfortable holding it. But oh, he wants you to have it now~~ A gift.

Michael Myers: Someone's ear.

Mickey Altieri: A snack. Like a cookie from a vending machine or a pack of 2 minute noodles. You can have it, no worries.

Midnight Man: The page with the names on it. ... wanna play a game?

Miss Quinn: Her hand mirror. Come on now, sweetheart!!~ We'll make you look pretty.

Monty Hewitt: A screwdriver. You got anything he can fix up rela quick? He doesn't mind, if it means he can get away from Hoyt for a bit.

Otis B. Driftwood: You don't wanna know. I'm not telling you. Put it down.

Pamela Voorhees: Her drivers licence. She was looking in her wallet and thought it was logical- plus she sure as hell wasn't putting in her polaroid of Jason.

Patrick Bateman: His card, of course. Its so damn crisp- you get a paper cut.

Pennywise: A horn! Honk honk!

Rocco the Clown: Some poor bastard's kneecap. Yes. A kneecap. And I still won't tell you what Otis put in the hat.

Roman Bridger: A very fancy pen. The kind thats like 50 dollars for one. It's for signing contracts but he likes to show off that he has it.

Sheriff Hoyt / Charlie Hewitt Jr: 'His' sheriff's badge! He wants you to comment on it, too- call him Sheriff Hoyt- stroke his ego. That's all he wants.

Stu Macher: A lollipop! You can have it, he's already sucking one. You two can have matching blue tongues!

Stuart Lloyd: Someone forced him to chuck in the USB that his little movie is on- he's terribly anxious about it and hope that you'll just give it right back and don't play it. Its not done...

DBD! The Clown: A little travel bottle with a suspicious liquid inside. He suggests that you drink it... I suggest you do not. Unless, you know, you're into it-

DBD! The Deathslinger: A wrench. He's a handy man and never leaves the house without his handy wrench!

The Djinn: ... the jewel...

DBD! The Huntress: A bunny ear from a bunny doll. She can do it herself but if you sew it back onto her dolly then you have a friend for life.

The Man (Hush): A switchblade. He's gonna want it back but (; you can keep it while you're in the closet with him if it makes you feel safer.

Taxidermist: Some kind taxidermists tool. Maybe a fleshing cone or a necker knife.

Thomas Hewitt: A pretty rock. 🪨

Vincent Sinclair: A notepad so he can talk to you if you don't know sign language ^^

Winslow Foxworth Coltrane: A crushed can of coke. He doesn't carry shit around with him and he sure as fuck is not handing over his knife.

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

Chapter 18 of Hare, Fox, Moon

Summary:

“The Grizzlies West is beautiful as they expected. The scream of a specific wild cat turns their relaxing mountain stay into a chaotic mix of panic, hunger, and a ~different~ kind of hunger.”

(Author’s note: Boone stabs his dick in the next chapter)

[ty-bayonet-betteridge]

still thinking about Tattletale and Mike Walters

"My name's Boone Grizzly Babcock, and-"

"No it isn't."

"What?"

"You've used that name before but it isn't yours. Does your name start with a vowel or a consonant?"

"I'm telling you, my name is-"

"It's a consonant then. One syllable long. Masculine, not unisex. Craig? Dan? Matt?"

"What are you-"

"Not Matt, but it's similar. Mark? No, wait, Mike."

"That's not-"

"Oh, but you don't call yourself Mike, because you work with somebody else named Mike. You go by Mikey to keep it straight."

"There's nobody-"

"And Mike is you from the future isn't he?"

"WHO ARE YOU"

[animalcrossingshowdown]

Round 1 results:

These are the round 1 results for both most and least popular villager. The winners of this round will continue on to most popular, the losers go onto least popular. Remember, just because a villager lost, doesn't mean they're generally disliked! They may have just gotten stuck with a heavy hitter round 1.

Biggest sweeps (85% and over):

Woolio 96.4% / Yodel 3.6%

Lily 95.4% / Limberg 4.6%

Lucky 93.4% / Lucha 6.6%

Sherb 92.7% / Shinabiru 7.3%

Henry 92.1% / Hippeux 7.9%

Cephalobot 91.6% / Cesar 8.4%

Lopez 91.5% / Louie 8.5%

Shep 90.9% / Sheldon 9.1%

Butch 90% / Buzz 10%

Chief 89.9% / Chico 10.1%

Bea 89.5% / Barold 10.5%

Bow 89.3% / Boyd 10.7%

Rio 89.2% / Rizzo 10.8%

Tangy 88.9% / Tank 11.1%

Skye 88.7% / Simon 11.3%

Shino 88.6% / Shoukichi 11.4%

Cleo 88.3% / Clyde 11.7%

Petri 88.1% / Petunia 11.9%

Ankha 87.6% / Anicotti 12.4%

Vivian 87.6% / Vladimir 12.4%

Rolf 86.1% / Rodney 13.9%

Molly 85.7% / Monique 14.3%

Diana 85.4% / Diva 14.6%

Portia 85.4% / Prince 14.6%

Closest matches (55% and under):

Camofrog 55% / Cally 45%

Cube 54.6% / Cranston 45.4%

Curlos 54.6% / Cupcake 45.4%

Frobert 54.6% / Fruity 45.4%

Anchovy 54.4% / Angus 45.6%

Wade 55.4% / W Link 45.6%

Bella 54.2% / Becky 45.8%

Jane 54.1% / Jambette 45.9%

Annabelle 53.8% / Analog 46.2%

Drift 53.8% / Drake 46.2%

Rooney 53.8% / Rollo 46.2%

Spike 53.8% / Sparro 46.2%

Alice 53.3% / Alfonso 46.7%

Billy 52.9% / Bill 47.1%

Grizzly 52.7% / Groucho 47.3%

T-Bone 52.7% / Sylvia 47.3%

Eunice 52.3% / Eugene 47.7%

Nate 52.3% / Nibbles 47.7%

Melba 52.2% / Meow 47.8%

Big Top 52% / Biff 48%

Erik 51.8% / Étoile 48.2%

Bettina 51.4% / Bessie 48.6%

Hornsby 51.4% / Hopper 48.6%

Mint 51.4% / Midge 48.6%

Scoot 51.2% / Shari 48.8%

Ed 50.7% / Egbert 49.3%

Frita 50.7% / Friga 49.3%

Samson 50.7% / Sandy 49.3%

Clay 50.5% / Claudia 49.5%

Koharu 50.5% / Kody 49.5%

Pinky 50.2% / Piper 49.8%

Julia 50.1% / Judy 49.9% <- (look at this shit)

Middle of the pack:

Punchy 84.9% / Pudge 15.1%

Curt 84.7% / Curly 15.3%

Muffy 84.6% / Mott 15.4%

Biskit 84.1% / Bitty 15.9%

Daisy 84% / Deena 16%

Kyle 84% / Leigh 16%

Coco 83.5% / Cole 16.5%

Roscoe 82.9% / Rory 17.1%

Stitches 82.9% / Stinky 17.1%

Mitzi 82.8% / Moe 17.2%

Vesta 82.2% / Velma 17.8%

Monty 82.1% / Moose 17.9%

Gladys 81.7% / Gigi 18.3%

Opal 81.7% / Otis 18.3%

Hazel 81.6% / Hector 18.4%

Purrl 81.4% / Queenie 18.6%

Tia 81% / Tiansheng 19%

Ione 80.8% / Inkwell 19.2%

Roald 80.8% / Robin 19.2%

Flora 80.7% / Flossie 19.3%

Chrissy 80.6% / Chuck 19.4%

Ketchup 80.2% / Kevin 19.8%

Kiki 79.8% / Kit 20.2%

Sunny 79.6% / Sven 20.4%

Lulu (anteater) 79.5% / Lulu (hippo) 20.5%

Poppy 79.5% / Poncho 20.5%

Bruce 79.2% / Broffina 20.8%

Hans 79.1% / Harry 20.9%

Gayle 78.9% / Gaston 21.1%

Pashmina 78.8% / Pate 21.2%

Bunnie 78.6% / Bud 21.4%

Beau 78.5% / Beardo 21.5%

Ace 78.3% / Admiral 21.7%

Marty 78.2% / Masa 21.8%

Gwen 78.1% / Gruff 21.9%

Dotty 77.9% / Dora 22.1%

Pekoe 77.8% / Peggy 22.2%

Aisle 77.5% / Al 22.5%

Goldie 77.5% / Gloria 22.5%

Elina 77.2% / Elise 22.8%

Maple 77% / Marcel 23%

Lolly 76.5% / Lobo 23.5%

Pierce 76.3% / Pigleg 23.7%

Phoebe 76.2% / Phil 23.8%

Tiffany 76% / Tiara 24%

Fauna 75.9% / Felicity 24.1%

Carmen (rabbit) 75.6% / Carmen (mouse) 24.4%

Ruby 75.6% / Rowan 24.4%

Fang 75.4% / Faith 24.6%

Papi 75.3% / Paolo 24.7%

Hopkins 75.2% / Holden 24.8%

random break at the 75% mark because apparently there is a character limit for blocks of text

Boomer 74.8% / Boone 25.2%

Fuchsia 74.8% / Gabi 25.2%

Rosie 74.6% / Roswell 25.4%

Eloise 74.5% / Elvis 25.5%

Freya 74.4% / Frett 25.3%

Ozzie 74% / Oxford 26%

Chevre 73.9% / Chester 26.1%

Victoria 73.8% / Violet 26.2%

Stella 73.7% / Sterling 26.3%

Drago 73.6% / Dozer 26.4%

Maggie 73.2% / Mallary 26.8%

Gala 72.7% / Ganon 27.3%

Bianca 72.5% / Betty 27.5%

Belle 71.8% / Benedict 28.2%

Patty 71.8% / Patricia 28.2%

Bones 71.6% / Bonbon 28.4%

Merengue 71.5% / Merry 28.5%

Bam 71.4% / Bangle 28.6%

Hamphrey 71.4% / Hank 28.6%

Dom 71.3% / Doc 28.7%

Tammy 71.1% / Tammi 28.9%

Marcie 70.8% / Marcy 29.2%

Genji 70.7% / Gen 29.3%

Zell 70.3% / Yuka 29.7%

Cousteau 70.1% / Croque 29.9%

Teddy 70.1% / Tex 29.9%

Marina 69.7% / Margie 30.3%

Ribbot 69.7% / Rhonda 30.3%

Ellie 69.5% / Elmer 30.5%

Baabara 69.3% / Aziz 30.7%

Carrot 69.3% / Cashmere 30.7%

Claude 69.3% / Clara 30.7%

Peck 69.3% / Peewee 30.7%

Wolfgang 69.1% / Winnie 30.9%

Tucker 69% / Truffles 31%

Norma 68.9% / Nindori 31.1%

Jeremiah 68.8% / Jay 31.2%

Tutu 68.1% / Twiggy 31.9%

Flash 68.3% / Filly 31.7%

Rocco 68.3% / Rocket 31.7%

Sprinkle 68.3% / Spork/Crackle 31.7%

Zucker 68.3% / Zoe 31.7%

Ursala 67.9% / Valise 32.1%

Amelia 67.8% / Alli 32.2%

Deli 67.8% / Derwin 32.2%

Chelsea 67.6% / Charlise 32.4%

Boots 67.3% / Boris 32.7%

Cherry 67.1% / Cherri 32.9%

Cookie 67% / Colton 33%

Peaches 66.9% / Paula 33.1%

Sasha 66.9% / Savannah 33.1%

Flo 66.7% / Flip 33.3%

Freckles 66.7% / Frank 33.3%

Tom 66.5% / Toby 33.5%

Bob 66.1% / Bluebear 33.9%

Azalea 65.9% / Axel 34.1%

Caroline 65.8% / Carrie 34.2%

Tybalt 65.8% / Twirp 34.2%

Tad 65.5% / Tabby 34.5%

Agnes 65.4% / Agent S 34.6%

Cobb 65.4% / Coach 34.6%

Octavian 65.4% / Olaf 34.6%

Reneigh 65.4% / Renée 34.6%

Chow 65.2% / Chops 34.8%

Rudy 65.2% / Sally 34.8%

Maddie 64.9% / Maelle 35.1%

Chai 64.8% / Champ 35.2%

Olivia 64.8% / Olive 35.2%

Pippy 64.8% / Plucky 35.2%

Celia 64.7% / Cece 35.3%

Wendy 64.7% / Weldon 35.3%

Pango 64.6% / Pancetti 35.4%

Joe 64.5% / Jitters 35.5%

Puddles 64.3% / Puck 35.7%

Felyne 64% / Filbert 36%

Snake 64% / Sly 36%

Kid Cat 63.9% / Kidd 36.1%

Jacques 63.8% / Jacob 36.2%

Chabwick 63.6% / Chadder 36.4%

Bree 63.5% / Broccolo 36.5%

Sylvana 63.3% / Sydney 36.7%

Tipper 63% / Timbra 37%

Static 62.9% / Sprocket 37.1%

Marshal 62.8% / Marlo 37.2%

Annalisa 62.7% / Annalise 37.3%

Quetzal 62.4% / Quillson 37.6%

Nosegay 62.3% / O'Hare 37.7%

Ken 61.9% / Keaton 38.1%

Nan 61.9% / Murphy 38.1%

Tasha 61.9% / Tarou 38.1%

Rilla 61.5% / Ricky 38.5%

Julian 61.4% / June 38.6%

Knox 61.1% / Klaus 38.9%

Pecan 61.1% / Peanut 38.9%

Deirdre 60.9% / Del 39.1%

Whitney 60.6% / Willow 39.4%

Webber 60.5% / Wart Jr. 39.5%

Greeta 60.4% / Graham 39.6%

Cyd 60.4% / Cyrano 39.6%

Blanche 60.2% / Blaire 39.8%

Hugh 59.8% / Iggly 40.2%

Bertha 59.5% / Benjamin 40.5%

Dobie 59.5% / Dizzy 40.5%

Viché 59.4% / Vic 40.6%

Rex 59.2% / Rhoda 40.8%

Mac 58.9% / Madam Rosa 41.1%

Audie 58.8% / Aurora 41.2%

Apple 58.7% / Astrid 41.3%

Raymond 58.7% / Rasher 41.3%

Pietro 58.5% / Pierre 41.5%

Joey 58.3% / Jūbei 41.7%

Mathilda 58.3% / Medli 41.7%

Hamlet 58.2% / Hambo 41.8%

Bubbles 58.1% / Buck 41.9%

Penny 57.7% / Penelope 42.3%

Avery 57.5% / Ava 42.5%

Lucy 57.5% / Lyman 42.5%

Flurry 57.4% / Francine 42.6%

Kitty 57.4% / Kitt 42.6%

Huggy 57.3% / Huck 42.7%

Epona 57.2% / Emerald 42.8%

Stu 57.1% / Sue E 42.9%

Rodeo 56.9% / Rod 43.1%

Soleil 56.8% / Snooty 43.2%

Canberra 56.7% / Candi 43.3%

Kabuki 56.7% / Katt 43.3%

Walker 56.7% / Walt 43.3%

Apollo 56.4% / Antonio 43.6%

Leopold 56.4% / Leonardo 43.6%

Iggy 56.2% / Ike 43.8%

Miranda 56.2% / Mira 43.8%

Poko 56.1% / Pompom 43.9%

Raddle 56% / Quinn 44%

Megumi 55.9% / Megan 44.1%

Lionel 55.1% / Liz 44.9%

Nana 55.1% / Naomi 44.9%

[astrxlfinale]

HC; Fragmentum Scarring.

Come to the time Penacony is heavily introduced. It'd be the true moment where Caelus releases more of his inhibitions of actively using the Stellaron in combat applicable situations. While it offers a dangerous border in terms of boons, the effects it holds upon his body are also a learning curve. The biggest being when his blood tilts to that radioactive point, burning crimson to gold.

Injuries sustained in this state will have a momentary means of 'instant recovery' scars of Fragmentum energy immediately covering them (looking similar to obsidian crystallizing on his skin), even while golden ichor spills from his body. These injuries themselves wouldn't be long lasting, as the conventional fashion/reason of Healing is distorted with him. These will heal back to his normal skin state given enough time, but the sight beforehand looks grizzly.

By no means is this hint of him gaining control of the Fragmentum space. For Caelus, to delve into that quanta enriched zone would make the screams too loud, his own sanity being swallowed by that very sea he'd intend to use as a gambit. What he primarily take from the Stellaron is indictive to Stellaron contamination zones themselves. He can equally draw his influence and reshape the twisted wishes of the land, utilizing his own technique of deploying it. Whether through empowerment or aspects of creation.

Penacony itself was the best grounds to truly make this reach. With Memoria as a very nebulous conduit, it'd allow him to quite literally warp the dream's 'reality', to combat the laws of Ena if there's enough backing of strong souls/vast numbers unified with his state of Harmony's Path. It becomes the first time he genuinely casts off that fear, and trusts in his experiences and improvements, that it wouldn't require Welt's intervention another time, that control wouldn't be lost.

Truth be told? It doesn't. Harmony with others also tunes the corrosive voices, souls and remnants of the Stellaron itself. It tapers down their volume, it smooths the discord and allows his authority to be displayed in utilizing a new growing wealth of abilities.

If the injuries do hold a lasting impression however, it'd be similar to being between upon a mortal and higher plane, your body being frayed as if being pierced with countless needles of flaming power. An important balance has to be utilized in ensuring that the Stellaron simply doesn't find itself grasping upon a high potential vessel, and instead, he triumphs upon that inner war.

[cupiidskiss]

hare, fox, the moon chapter list

chapter 1 ; they meet

chapter 2 ; they drink

chapter 3 ; they murder

chapter 4 ; hunter and hunted

chapter 5 ; riverbank

chapter 6 ; shared room

chapter 7 ; bar fight

chapter 8 ; jealousy

chapter 9 ; argument

chapter 10 ; packing up

chapter 11 ; boone’s house

chapter 12 ; to rhodes

chapter 13 ; river

chapter 14 ; gun practice

chapter 15 ; boner

chapter 16 ; execution

chapter 17 ; train tracks

chapter 18 ; grizzlies west

chapter 19 ; finger fillet

chapter 20 ; peace before

chapter 21 ; the storm

chapter 22 ; branded

chapter 23 ; blood moon

[kiefbowl]

PLEASE I would love to hear your thoughts on LOST…. I love my islanders dearly and watched it through like 5 times…. I want to live in Desmond’s bunker………::

well me and my bf are gonna slow max the series watch an episode every Sunday so keep your eyes peeled :) I’m a big fan since it aired and he’s never seen it.

Tonight we watched the pilot part 1 and one thing I really liked but never made a connection on was that when Jack intervene’s Boone’s attempt to do CPR on Rose, he’s kinda sarcastic to him etc. I think this little convo is a nice parallel to when Jack tries to give everything of himself to try to save Boone later, including trying to puncture his lung - Boone suggests doing a tracheotomy on Rose!! - and also giving him his own blood. This stressed Dr is sassing this himbo unaware that in 20 odd days he will be sobbing over his mangled body, kicking off one of the biggest vendettas of the show (Locke v. Jack).

Another thing I didn’t quiet remember was just how grizzly the cockpit is. Now every tv show will show a dead body just for a lil mis-en-scene but you have to remember at this time on television, this was almost unheard of. One of the bodies particularly stood out to me for the brief moment it was on screen.

Also, the economy of words! Really tight writing that conveys so much while revealing little yet very subtly setting up future stories. Fantastic, masterclass.

I will maintain, the pilot is one of the best pilots of tv ever. It’s just a solid 90 minutes.

[wbg-quotes]

MARISSA: You ever met a guy named Boone “Grizzly” Babcock before? JAMILLA: No, Marissa. I have never heard that name in my entire life. Probably because I’m not an old-timey prospector. Is that a real person? Edgar warned me that these cowboy hats seep into your brain…

[acvillagerdeathmatch]

This is gonna be the pinned post where I list all the polls as they go up! So it's gonna change! Give me a minute if im slow to update this post because I'm BUSY. I have THINGS TO DO.

Shitty tournament diagram pls enjoy my terrible handwriting.

Active polls:

Round 2:

Shino v Bruce

Chief v Audie

Amelia v Sunny

Meow v Apollo

Pierre v Walt

Vesta v Bob

Butch v Coco

Bam v Beau

Kabuki v Lolly

Kitty v Ankha

Tangy v Purrl

Willow v Bow

Petri v Molly

Sasha v Shep

Fauna v Lopez

Sherb v Chevre

Skye v Kyle

Marshal v Cheri

Etoile v Pietro

Olivia v Marina

Agnus v Pekoe

Gayle v Roald

Goldie v Whitney

Merengue v Margie

Dotty v Judy

Muffy v Cherry

Sprinkle v Chai

Stitches v Rosie

Punchy v Diana

Cephalobot v Lily

Ketchup v Lucky

Gladys v Maple

Completed polls:

Round 1:

Nindori, Wolfgang, Marshal, Hans, Epona, Frita, Ed, Eugene, Ace

Croque, Drift, Bertha, Ankha, Eunice, Bonbon, Hopkins, Diva, Leopold

Ozzie, Analog, Anicotti, Roscoe, Stitches, Cranston, Kiki, Megan, Boris

Megumi, Pancetti, Drake, Zucker, Etoile, Ione, Gen, W. Link, Deena

Rizzo, Pecan, Leonardo, Hugh, Alice, Henry, Chai, Cyrano, Curlos

Flurry, Vivian, Genji, Fang, Kit, Wendy, Azalea, Tammy, Beau

Tasha, Pango, Sprinkle, Kidd, Egbert, Barold, Lobo, Del, Pate

Mott, Peck, Robin, Margie, Chops, Hippeux, Big Top, Flip, Annalisa

Woolio, Rodeo, Rodney, Lulu, Nate, Eloise, Bam, Beardo, Cleo

Inkwell, Paula, Sheldon, Shep, Lucha, Sandy, Jeremiah, Bill, Benedict

Mint, Elmer, Tia, Dobie, Lucy, Betty, Goose, Sasha, Muffy

Sue E, Stu, Petunia, Lyman, Bella, Gloria, Doc, Bruce, Jane

Rolf, Sylvana, Melba, Tammi, Lionel, Murphy, Frett, Samson, Coco

Cupcake, Limberg, Fruity, Dotty, Iggly, Bluebear, Louie, Annalise, Olivia

Vladimir, Rudy, Sven, Shoukichi, Liz, Purrl, Holden, Moe, Dozer

Angus, Broccolo, Blaire, Dizzy, Jay, Frobert, Norma, Lucky, Renee

Tex, Violet, Skye, Sly, Medli, Otis, Kody, Reneigh, Graham

Nosegay, Maddie, Quillson, Shari, Teddy, Sunny, Sally/Hazel, Walker, Snake

Nan, Peaches, Madam Rosa, Lily, Dora, Freya, Cole, Iggy, Bettina

Shino, Spork/Crackle, Scoot, Pompom, Flossie, Knox, Dom, Frank, Anabelle

Pashmina, Piper, Octavian, Lolly, Drago, Bree, Bessie, Alli, Benjamin

Sherb, Tutu, Rooney, Rocket, Diana, Pinky, Curly, Mitzi, Admiral

Tucker, Velma, Sterling, Nibbles, Baabara, Flash, Champ, Joey, Chief

Stella, Wade, Punchy, Poko, Ike, Pierce, Aurora, Boyd, Canberra

Puck, T-bone, Opal, Mallary, Bob, Hank, Blanche, Cyd, Axel

Ketchup, Kevin, Monique, Francine, Astrid, Bitty, Antonio, Hamphrey, Becky

Klaus, Meow, Hector, Hamlet, Belle, Filly, Clay, Emerald, Cobb

Plucky, Valise, Mathilda, Mac, Cephalobot, Ken, Carrot, Filbert, Claude

Victoria, Willow, Zoe, Ursala, Moose, Olaf, Grizzly, Gwen, Chico

Marty, Phoebe, Maelle, Keaton, Freckles, Katt, Carmen, Judy, Cece

Savannah, Poncho, Stinky, Gayle, Billy, Elise, Bangle, Bud, Avery

Truffles, Zell, Tabby, Shinabiru, Petri, Ricky, Maggie, Raddle, Flora

Prince, Tybalt, Vesta, Patricia, Chow, Nana, Chevre, Gonzo, Chadder

Oxford, Jitters, Peanut, Jacques, Felyne, Aziz, Claudia, Apple, Apollo

Miranda, Molly, Tom, Marcel, Clara, Harry, Bones, Maple, Cesar

Quetzal, Whitney, Winnie, Joe, Ganon, Patty, Bea, Mira, Groucho

Ribbot, Sparro, Ruby, Midge, Biff, Marina, Anchovy, Papi, Camofrog

Quinn, Pierre, Spike, Merry, Gladys, June, Gruff, Olive, Carmen

Paolo, Lulu, Vic, Juubei, Lopez, Gala, Deidre, Elvis, Gabi

Sprocket, Static, Marcie, Marlo, Goldie, Julian, Felicity, Huggy, Ellie

Rowan, Viche, Twiggy, Greta, Puddles, Penny, Cally/Sally, Bow, Chuck

Penelope, Slyvia, Pekoe, Peewee, Fuschia, Leigh, Jambette, Masa, Boots

Simon, Weldon, Queenie, Kitty, Curt, Amelia, Agent S, Pigleg, Alfonso

Rocco, Toby, Tiansheng, Rhoda, Hambo, Naomi, Bunnie, Hazel, Audie

Rollo, Yodel, Kyle, Tipper, Flo, Kabuki, Candi, Colton, Broffina

Tiffany, Weber, Gaston, Chelsea, Elina, Bubbles, Boone, Buzz, Agnes

Peggy, O'Hare, Yuka, Monty, Chester, Cookie, Celia, Koharu, Butch

Sydney, Rory, Wart Jr., Pudge, Kid Cat, Merengue, Fauna, Pippy, Cube

Rex, Timbra, Tank, Rasher, Cheri, Faith, Ava, Huck, Chabwick

Poppy, Roswell, Pietro, Phil, Hopper, Kitt, Clyde, Erik, Boomer

Twirp, Rod, Rosie, Rhonda, Rio, Portia, Julia, Coach, Cousteau

Tangy, Tarou, Tad, Hornsby, Daisy, Deli, Buck, Chrissy, Al

Rilla, Snooty, Marcy, Cherry, Biskit, Carrie, Bianca, Caroline/Bliss, Aisle

Soleil, Tiara, Roald, Jakey/Jacob, Friga, Gigi, Charlise, Derwin, Cashmere

Raymond, Walt

[archvillain]

due to the nature of inscryption, and through the rigorous usage of mushroom-based surgery, my young elk spawned dams that grew up into god dams (pictured but you cant read it under all that bullshit they inherited from the young elk^3)

i got extremely manaclogged v. leshy because, besides the accidental unplanned elk^3 kingfisher reacharound, my only boon was a returnal-immortal juicy goat with a 15/15 orobullshit pair. due to the aforementioned returnal goat propping up my shit ass deck i was drawing nothing but grizzlies and other big juice demanders.

somehow the god dams killed him singlehandedly. they axed him before he could goldmine them and then took down the moon. i drew my juicy goat literally 1 turn from them finishing his sorry ass.

god dam sweep

[dukeofdogs]

The Cripple

Scroll 1: Where young Harald lacked in strength and skill, he more than made up for in sheer bullheaded determination. Not one to back down from a fight, regardless of his chances, he would often find himself in unwinnable scraps. Clansmen jested that Harald knew not the difference between bravery and stupidity, and this sentiment was proven true time and again. No more so than when he single-handedly took on a fully-grown bear. Miraculously, Harald survived the bout, but the grizzly behemoth left his leg permanently mangled. From that day on, pain would become both the bane of his life and the boon that propped up his legacy.

Scroll 2: After the bone in his leg grew back crooked, Harald⁠—forevermore known as "The Cripple"⁠—was plagued by constant agony. Eager to inflict on others the same suffering he had endured, the name "Harald" became synonymous with "pain." All islanders soon learned that fighting The Cripple inevitably led to a brutal end for them and their kin, and would sooner lay down their arms than face his wrath. Harald's rampage eventually came to an end when he declared himself King of the Isles⁠—his thirst for warmongering finally quenched. This, of course, was only because there was no one left who dared stand in his way.

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

Chapter 17 of Hare, Fox, and the Moon !!

(Revising these chapters has been a slow process. Thank you all for your patience. I’m mostly happy this marks the start of an arc I have long awaited; THE MAIER GANG!!!!)

Summary:

“Boone and Malt start on the journey to Oklahoma to hunt down the Maier gang leader. The route they pick brings them through the grizzlies and teaches them why mothers tell their kids to never walk on rail roads.”

[asteriaspirit]

Pirate Treasure

          Asteria snorted into her cup of hot chocolate as the color drained from her face. She could only helplessly stare at her lunch partner as the gravity of his words sunk into her brain.

          “I’m sorry,” she said with a forced chuckle while placing her mug back on the table between them. “How much is the bounty?”

          “Last time I looked, somewhere near 8.5 million,” Atlas said with a causal shrug. He leaned back in his chair, his body almost too big for the seat. His legs stretched out underneath their table, his booted ankles crossing right over left.

          “And…that’s in our currency?” Asteria asked, the pitch of her voice rising to reflex her shock.

          “Every currency that is ever or will ever be known to man,” he replied with a tired sigh. One of his hands adorned in silver and gold rings whispered into the front of his coat and pulled out a glittering cigar case that twinkled in the low light of Asteria’s book store. There were runes carved across its face, ones that she recognized with a smirk.

          “A never-ending enchantment, huh?” she said with lopsided smirk, her nerves glad for the sudden distraction.

          Extracting a cigar, he inclined his head toward her before grabbing a royal red lighter, flicking it, and pressing the flame to the tip. Smoke curled up from the end and the heady scent of cinnamon and clove began to suffuse the area.

          “Never wanna be out of cigars,” he rumbled while exhaling a plume of smoke.

          “I wouldn’t know,” Asteria replied with a small sigh and a shake of her head. “I don’t smoke cigars.”

          “Another vice, then?”

          “A few other ones, actually.”

          Atlas grinned and his amber eyes twinkled mischievously. “Maybe I’ll bring you back something from my next haul,” he told her with a tilt of his head, his cigar resting between his lips. “A pretty girl needs pretty trinkets.”

          “Can never have too many trinkets, but I’m not a squirrel, you know.”

          “…I do know that.”

          Asteria’s shoulders incrementally hiked up closer to her earlobes while a tense silence descended around them.

          It often times felt that the more she stuck her neck out, met people, and helped them, the more they found out things she didn’t want them to know. Leaving the Valley because the populace finally realized that she was the thing in the woods that they were all afraid of was only a matter of time at this point.

          And she didn’t like that.

          “Captain,” Asteria said while clearing her throat and picking up the pen that lay atop her notebook on the table, “I’m not entirely sure what you’re here for—”

          “I hate asking for help,” Atlas said with a deep exhale, the smoke curling from the corners of his lips. Shapes manifested in the grey swirls above his head before winking out of existence. But not before Asteria spied what she thought to be the massive form of a grizzly bear—

          “But I need it,” he continued. “Specifically, your help.”

          “Are you looking for some information? That’s about as much help as I can be to you,” the bookstore owner replied with a cordial smile. “I can’t hop multiverses like you can.”

          “Which is a boon, let me tell you,” Atlas grumbled while shaking his head, the purple-tipped locs dancing around his shoulders with the movement. “It’s exhausting to think that you’ve finally gotten to a world—a reality, really—where no body knows you and then bam! You’re running through back alleys, trying to get back to the ship because some idiot saw your picture hanging up in some square and the bounty can change their life.”

          “How—Who did you piss off that every timeline has your photo?” Asteria asked, askance. “Every single one?”

          “The ones I’ve been to, at least.”

          “And how many—”  

          “Too many to count,” he told her with another heavy pull on his cigar. He removed it from his mouth and tapped it on the empty shot glass that had once held his bourbon. Black flecks rained down and settled at the bottom of the glass, mixing with the tiniest bit of liquid that remained.

          “Anyway, it’s preferable that you aren’t a…jumper.”

          “Is that what they’re called now-a-days?” Asteria asked with an arched eyebrow, her fingers flipping open the notebook so that she could write.

          “Is what I call ‘em,” he replied, his gaze moving from the notebook to her face and back again. “Did…this just turn into an interview?”

          Asteria huffed an annoyed sound while her cheek reddened under his speculative glance. “Captain, I’m a writer. Taking notes is how I process. Now, if you’d tell me what I can help you with…?”

          “Right, right,” he muttered before sitting up in his chair and clearing his throat. He folded his hands together atop the table, the cigar still resting between his index and middle finger. “I need you to hide something for me.”

          Asteria immediately frowned. “Hide something?”

          “Yes. It’s quite precious to me and there are people hunting for it. I’d prefer if they didn’t get it. Even if they did get me.”

          “And…why am I your first pick to do this?” she asked before gesturing with her pen to the bookstore around them. “This isn’t the best place to hide anything. I have customers and deliveries and—"

          “—And I’ve never been to a bookstore that has more protective magic just in its floorboards than this one does,” Atlas said, his voice leaving no room for Asteria to argue the point.

          Again, Asteria flushed, but she did remain quiet. There was no point in attempting to persuade him otherwise.

          “So, I’ll hide this thing for you,” she continues slowly, every word chewed on before being allowed freedom from her lips. “And…you’ll eventually come back and get it?”

          “Eventually, yes.”

          “No…timeline to when that ‘eventually’ is over?”

          Atlas smirked and another rolling chuckle left the cavern of his chest. “None whatsoever.”

          “I hate indefinite promises,” Asteria growled in reply, her nostrils flaring with annoyance.

          “A trinket from every haul—”

          “Not a squirrel, Captain.”

          “Then a bone from every enemy—”

          “Not a dog, Atlas.”

          “Then a book from every timeline.”

          Asteria’s eyes widened and she visibly swallowed before her tongue peeked out and ran along the length of her lower lip, the barbell in the center rolling along with the motion.

          “Every timeline?” she asked in a whisper, her torso leaning forward eagerly. “Every. Single. One?”

          “If you hide this thing for me, then yes.”

          “But, how will I get them?”

          “I’ll send someone. Or I’ll deliver them myself.”

          “How often though,” she asked while shifting excitedly in her seat. “Every week? Every month? Every three months?”

          “I’ll stockpile them,” Atlas told her with another grin, his amusement at her eagerness evident. “And whenever I come back to this reality, you’ll receive your shipment.”

          “Will you put them in a treasure chest?” Asteria whispered, her golden eyes glinting with excitement.

          “And line the interior with purple silk. Just for you.”

          A squealing chuckle left the girl’s lips and she threw down her pen to clap her hands together. One swooning sigh later and she extended her hand to him, a wide smile gracing her lips.

          “Captain Atlas, I do believe we have an accord.”

[art-of-manliness]

Podcast #998: The Epic Adventures of America’s Forgotten Mountain Man

Plenty of famous explorers and frontiersmen emerged from America’s periods of expansion and exploration, and today the likes of Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, and Davy Crockett remain household names. You’re probably not familiar, but should be, with the name of another prominent pioneer: Jedediah Smith. Smith was a hunter, trapper, writer, cartographer, mountain man, and explorer who notched a lot of firsts: He was the first to lead a documented exploration from the Salt Lake frontier to the Colorado River and was part of the first parties of U.S. citizens to cross the Mojave Desert, the Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin Desert. Having survived three attacks by Native Americans and one mauling by a grizzly bear, Smith’s explorations became resources for those who followed after and led to the use of the South Pass as the dominant route across the Continental Divide for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. In the new book he co-authored, Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest of the American West, my guest, Bob Drury, uses the oft-forgotten Smith as a guide to an oft-forgotten period in American history. Today on the show, Bob paints a picture of a volatile American landscape in which trappers and Native Americans collided and clashed in the early decades of the 19th century. We discuss how the Lewis and Clark expedition created a lust for adventure among young men, how the humble beaver played an outsized role in settling the Western frontier, and how warfare changed amongst Native American tribes with the introduction of the horse. Along the way, Bob shows us how the life of Jed Smith intersected with all these historic trends and shares the epic exploits that he and other mountain men took part in while exploring and mapping the American West. Resources Related to the Podcast * Bob’s last appearance on the AoM podcast: Episode #469 — How Valley Forge Turned the Tide of the Revolutionary War * AoM article about mountain men * AoM Podcast #681: The Epic Exploits of Kit Carson * Hugh Glass Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!)   Listen to the episode on a separate page. Download this episode. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. Transcript Coming Soon Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support! http://dlvr.it/T8PcsF