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[fireflyhwufanficwriter]

My thoughts on Dr. Stone’s S03E12 (“The Kingdom of Science's Counterattack”)

(Safe to read for anime-only folks.)

My thoughts after watching Season Three, Episode Twelve:

01. Hello, Episode Twelve! :D Hmm, is it just me, or are the colors a little TOO vibrant right now?

02. The Kingdom of Science's Kohaku, Gen, Senku, Suika, Ryusui, and Soyuz versus the Petrification Kingdom's Mozu, Kirisame, Ibara, Oarashi, and additional person! :O

03. This opening song sounds so beautiful and melancholy! The first words are clearly asking "Why..." I can't wait until I find the English version of the lyrics!

04. Kohaku hugged Senku in the opening song!! :D

05. As a manga reader, I appreciate the things I saw in the opening song! The animation was very beautifully done - the stars everywhere really gave a sense of "the beyond," in terms of goals, faith, and love :)

06. And we have the title of Season Three, Episode Twelve... "The Kingdom of Science's Counterattack!"

07. They have SOME revival fluid... but the bad guys are throwing away the petrified statues and pieces of the kingdom of science! :O

08. Ibara's SMART! He deduced Ryusui's (presumed) status just from his clothes! AND he's using his petrified statue to test the newcomers to the palace - Kohaku and the others!

09. Ooh, dangerous... Ibara already knows her name, and Oarashi has already talked to her as well, but seeing her leap, kick, and punch like a skilled warrior is bound to cause some suspicion...

10. I know why Kohaku had to smash Ryusui's statue like that, but it couldn't have been easy for her... And it certainly wasn't easy for Suika to get deliveries of pieces of his statue, either! :O

11. Hahaha! I love how it was Kohaku's voice we heard with Ryusui's face and (imaginary) words! She knows him so well - that's exactly what he would say!

12. I do like the manga version of the moment a little better, though. It's pretty much the same, except she kind of, like, held a part of his statue almost tenderly and said, "That's what Ryusui is saying." I liked that it was like she was thinking of him being able to think in that state. Maybe it just looked tender to me because reading manga is slower than watching anime, but it was still a sweet moment!

13. Suika made him a paper captain's hat; aww! She's so sweet!

14. "What we're witnessing now is the real de-pretrification reaction." Wow... :O

15. When Ryusui was revived, his second sentence seemed to be exactly what Kohaku imagined it would be, hahaha! XD And yay, we have Ryusui back with us! :D

16. Suika's so happy to see Ryusui back with them, safe and sound! :) AND Ryusui acknowledged her as an accomplished warrior of the Kingdom of Science! :O

17. I wonder if the kite/drone joke worked out as well in the anime as it did in the manga with the manga sound effects? Maybe the Japanese word for "kite" sounds close to the Japanese word for "nope?"

18. Even Ryusui thought their ambitious plan was TOO ambitious!

19. I wonder how they made the straw boat thing they're using right now?

20. Hahaha, Ryusui knew who had the physical ability to help him search underwater for their friends... and he also knew who did NOT! XD

21. I love how Senku was thinking of Kohaku when he suggested underwater scuba diving! :D I HAVE to check whether this was in the manga - I hope it was! XD

22. Senku has made oxygen cylinders like this before?! :O So his probably held up to one hundred atmospheres... whatever THAT means... and blew up a month later...

23. I like how humble Senku is. He knows that Kaseki is their genius craftsman, and acknowledges openly that he himself is just an amateur! "The clunky look makes it endearing;" hahaha!

24. Senku and Ryusui tried to pass of their faith-filled statements as their believing in Kaseki's skills, but Gen knows what it's all about!

25. Wow! I am probably going to have to figure out how they got into that position due to making oxygen tanks... but that's a problem for future me! XD

26. Oxygen tanks acquired! And Mozu seems so cheerful and easygoing. Always smiling and stuff! I guess he's chill guy when he's... not being NOT chill!

27. They found Kaseki, but can't pull him out! I wonder why they didn't try digging around him to loosen him from the sand? ...Oh, they did, haha!

28. "We're buddies. We don't need words." Great teamwork from everybody!

29. So they don't need to be stuck together with adhesive to be complete when they get revived! Or maybe it's because their statues were broken so recently, and no weathering had taken place yet?

30. That's SUCH a risk...! And Ryusui may have been the first one to be revived twice, but Taiju was the first one to be revived underwater!

31. I don't know how Taiju sucked up that air, but... I guess he did somehow! I am just REALLY glad that I won't have to write about these details, because Senku's up there on the surface!

32. "Talking isn't what's important! We're a team. We can communicate without words, just with our hearts!" Taiju unknowingly echoed Gen's sentiments from earlier!

33. "I hear your heart." Okay, they're just straight up communicating telepathically now XD

34. They were able to get back to the surface! Ryusui, Soyuz, Kaseki's statue... and Taiju! :O

35. The ending song is about Kohaku! KOHAKU!!! Her perched on the priestess' hit, her pouring hot spring water for Ruri's bath - with her hair untied! Her hair looks wild and beautiful and untamed! :D

36. Tying her hair; walking; carrying a basket on her back... Chalk, Suika, and Sagara... Mirai and Nikki... Seeing Suika and Chalk watching Sagara enjoying himself... Gathering fruit with Nikki...

37. Smiling while gathering fruit; walking to the Persus with the others; enjoying eating fruit with everybody... A new shell necklace...

38. Going back home to the village... To Ruri, Kaseki, Chrome, and Senku... Senku SMILING at Kohaku, and Kohaku smiling back at him...! ^_^ I think this might be the first single character-focused Dr. Stone opening/ending theme ever! And it was about KOHAKU! Coming home to SENKU! :D

39. (But... I'll admit that I don't quite remember Season Three, Part One's ending song, so...)

40. Oh, I am REALLY looking forward to learning what the ending theme's lyrics mean! :D

41. The next episode's title is "The Medusa's True Face!" :O I don't have a lot of questions right now, because as a manga reader, I know what's coming... That title is pretty telling... :O

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[antinatures]

🌊 ( gong jun, 21, he/him ) class is in session for QUAN JIN. the student file says they are a PHOENIX and that they belong to house AQUIS, currently being a SECOND year, where they’ll study WARDING.

━ 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬.

nickname(s): jin zodiac sign: virgo mbti: istj orientation: bisexual & biromantic

birth place: beijing, china current residence: water house, arcanas academy

classes: healing magic, illusionism, potions, spirit magic, warding clubs: tennis and chess

━  𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠���𝐨𝐮𝐧����.

born into the great quan phoenix clan of china, with a centuries long reputation. some sort of sacred oath was made between the leaders and the clan ages ago and basically the clan has been consistently providing fire magic phoenix warriors to a secret organization that defends the country against dark forces.

when jin was eight, his family moved to the usa bc of a job opportunity.

forgot to mention his family is disgustingly rich, so he’s had that good life. well except for when it stopped being good.

the quan clan traditionally raises kids in a way to ensure they have fire affinity and become great warriors. but at his mother’s insistences, his father let jin be and just have a normal childhood.

when he was 14, curtsy of the clan’s advanced magical knowledge, jin was tested for an affinity and found out it wasn’t fire, but water. literally the worst most embarrassing affinity a PHOENIX could have.

his father was pissed and was like “ok time to pull out the ancient training method then”. he forbade jin from having friends and relationships and pulled him out of school. mans blackmailed his friends and gf into fucking off. the gf stayed, jin tried to run with her, and his father got her killed. sadge

that was a red line for jin’s mother, and she ratted her husband to the police for his dirty business. homie got thrown in jail yay.

although technically free, jin still struggled with his dad’s shadow and him trying to ruin his life from behind bars. he became paranoid and refused to get close to people after what happened to his gf anna.

dad was released the exact day jin left for arcanas. in fact, he was present at the opening ceremony. at the attunement test, jin was shown to have a fire affinity finally. however, out of spite to ever make his dad happy after HIS trauma shaped up this affinity, he chose the water attunement.

━ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬.

his parents had him take violin, tennis, painting, and piano lessons as a child. out of all of these, he only really enjoys tennis.

chess is a chosen hobby and he actually won a couple school championships.

sleeps with his socks on bc he has terrible peripheral circulation.

he hates hot weather ( ironically ), but absolutely loves winter and snow.

big fan of ultra spicy food that melts your face off. he doesn’t even feel it anymore.

social media boomer. only has a facebook and an instagram, both with default profile pictures and a picture posted once every two years.

his favorite movie is the first ghostbusters. favorite drink is black coffee with no sugar bc he’s a monster. 

━ 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

> protegee: someone who’s a friend he’s been helping in some way. 

> first year buddies: a second year student. they found each other on their first days at arcanas and stuck together through the confusing bits, so now they’re friends.

> opposites attract: jin is the low energy kind of person who’s dragged along for things that ruin his peace and day. a friend who’s his complete opposite.

> exes: romantic or platonic. gimme a relationship that went badly for some reason.

> knew anna: anna is his ex gf that daddy killed. would be interesting to have a character who knew her, bonus if they were family.

[genshin-obsessed]

I would like to hear more about Toxin if you wanna share 👀 that fic made me v curious about her lol

Omg yay! This makes me so freaking happy because I LOVE Toxin. She was my first OC, my first real character that I put work into and she means A LOT to me. So lemme give a lil explanation on how I made Toxin and the like, then I’ll get into Toxin and her story.

So, I’ve been writing since I was 8 (I’m 21 currently). I wrote a story that required a villain and I came up with Toxin. Back then, my plots were horrible and whatnot so I won’t go into that, but every time I made a new story and needed a villain, I used Toxin. So one day, I decided to turn her into an actual character. Now, overtime, I had made other characters as well (most notably Lilith, Venus, and Reynaud) and I didn’t realize this until very recently, that I actually made a whole universe. Maybe one day I’ll write a book on that! But for now, I do plan on using her whenever I can!!

Points to remember: In my universe, there’s a group of warriors called Celestial Warriors chosen by the Nexus (the magic of the universe) to protect it. Celestial Warriors are extremely powerful due to their ability to tap into all the magic of the universe. My other OCs such as Venus, Reynaud, Alessia, etc are all Celestial Warriors.

Forbidden Spells are forbidden because they weaken the users ability to fight the Chaos Magic their universe has. To protect everyone, the Nexus created a sort of barrier for each and every living being. Using Forbidden Spells chips away at that barrier, eventually turning you into a corrupted demon.

Onto Toxin herself!

Name: Toxin; Formerly known as Yunus Kyoji. Age: Unknown Abilities: Poison Mastery Title: Legendary Hero

Background:

Childhood:

When she was a young child, about 8-10, she gained an ability called Poison Mastery. It allows her to control any all poisons and makes her immune to them

She spreads in multiple ways. Through contact like touching, kissing, through with a poison weapon (pistols , knife, sword, battle axe, spear, scythe, etc), or through a mist she can emit out of her body.

Having such a dangerous ability without any way to learn how to control it was just a recipe for disaster. Yunus’ parents, unlike her, had no magic and no idea she would have it either.

Due to this, she accidentally killed her parents through the poison mist. Through her panic, she somehow ended up taking the mist back into her body so it didn't hurt anyone else. When the other villagers found out what happened, they made her live at the edge of the village since no one could teach her how to control her powers and she was too dangerous to be around.

Yunus hated her life and decided she was done with this. There was talk about a powerful witch named Lilith who specialized in stealing magic and abilities. Yunus decided that she would willingly give Lilith all her magic.

Young Adult Life:

When she was 18 she left her village in search of Lilith. She later found out she wasn't nearly ready to find Lilith. Lilith was too far out of her league and Yunus was in no shape to go searching for a witch she’d only head rumors about. So she opted t o train herself. Yunus perfected her ability so well that she was able to cure people. For example, if you have cancer, Yunus can turn the cancerous cells into poison and extract it from your body, effectively curing you.

By the time Yunus was able to go find Lilith she'd fallen in love with her abilities. She was able to create poison weapons to fight, she could cure and heal people, and she was a hero. Yunus was the first ever Legendary Warrior (Unlike a Celestial Warrior, Yunus had become so powerful without the Nexus. She was ALMOST on par with a CW).

One thing Yunus did when she was a known warrior was that she saw children on the streets and took them in. Yunus had  A LOT of money. She took on the toughest jobs, defeated the toughest monsters and therefore, earned a lot of money. So she built castles and mansions to house the orphans there. She even went as far as to take children from terrible orphanages as well. She had tutors, butlers, maids, as many helpers as she could get the children. She also created sanctuaries for adults who could go there no matter what and always get help. Yunus was known as the kindest, most merciful warrior.

Meeting Lilith:

Soon, she caught Lilith's eyes. Lilith saw her magic and wanted it and came to Yunus herself. This is when Yunus realized Lilith was never the hero she believed her to be, which had been heartbreaking for her. Yunus believed in Lilith, she had been the source of Yunus’ determination. 

Lilith challenged Yunus and of course the Legendary Warrior accepted. Lilith told Toxin she'd come back when Toxin was ready and disappeared for the next 200-300 years. Toxin trained every day and perfected every single ability she had.

The Fight Against Lilith:

When it came time to fight Lilith, just like everyone else, Yunus lost. Even someone as powerful as her wasn’t able to keep up with this monster that was Lilith. So she resorted to using 3 forbidden spells. The first one allowed her to hide in a realm called Oblivion (a realm known as the “Lost Place”. Anyone who went there never found their way home). Yunus threw her body in oblivion, so no one could find her. The second spell was a powerful forbidden bind spell. The spell binds two targets together so whatever injury/effect one takes, the other does as well. The last spell was a powerful sleep spell.

The sleep spell can only be lifted by the caster, and Yunus decided to put it on herself. She would never awaken and because of the bind spell, it put Lilith to sleep as well and that's how their fight ended. Years of training all failed. However, in a sense, she didn’t fail. Yunus’ main goal was to keep everyone on her planet safe and even though she “died” in this fight, she did keep her vow.

The Aftermath: The day word got out of her loss in the fight was a sad day for all of the lands she protected. Statues had been erected in her honor, stories were told about her, and some people even prayed to her, hoping she could protect them from wherever she was.

Since Yunus used 3 powerful spells, her tolerance was extremely low and when they summoned her spirit, the chaos magic attacked her ruthlessly.

She became corrupted, when she landed in front of the scholars she had enough magic to materialize her spirit and she murdered them . She then went to every single orphanage and sanctuary that was still running and SLAUGHTERED every living thing. Not just the children or adults, animals included. She also destroyed every single statue of her except one. The one that was in her village was spared for unknown reasons.

She threw away her name, claiming if anyone called her Yunus, they'd face a fate worse than death and that's when she became Toxin.

[pebblysand]

[may '21] - the life update no one asked for (and some quick links)

Hello team! How are you? What a month it has been! But: we have had some proper sun, the days are getting longer, I have gin&tonic with me to give me fuel to write this and it is now the 30th of april - yay! I know I'm bending the rules of these monthly posts a bit there, by writing the may post by anticipation but I really want to focus on 'proper' writing this weekend, so I hope that you will forgive me :).

But, first, some quick links to different blog pages you might not see on mobile :

to read my fics [links to the hinny ficfest fics: one ; two ; three]

to read my original work

fic recs [new additions]

proper blog/site [that I never update but maybe one day I’ll bother]

[NOTE: i am currently accepting prompts for short ficlets on the hp fandom if you fancy. my ask box is open :).]

Everything else, under the cut (contains: ETAs for current WIPs - say, if you’re waiting for chapter 8 of castles, for instance... -, reading lists, and life update)

Currently, I’m writing:

**Castles [HP - post-war canon]**

links extended a/n-s: chapter v ; chapter vi

This is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT the priority for the coming days. We are having a bank holiday here in Ireland on Monday and the main objective now is to get the first draft of next chapter done. I have the outlines (both general and particular) and have - maybe - around 15% of the actual chapter done. Due to external factors (more on that below), I've had quite a hard time finding the time and energy to actually focus on this over the past few weeks which is why I kind of booked out this weekend to Get Shit Done. Hopefully, it works. ETA for next chapter: 30th May.

**R O A R series**

Harry&Hermione one-shot [ETA: July probably]

An original horror/thriller story [ETA: this is the next thing (after castles chap 8 on the agenda. Considering the ETA for chapter 8 of castles, we're probably looking at beginning of June for this.]

Something to fill this silk prompt [ETA: TBD]

That Peaky Blinders fic I started and never finished [ETA: TBD]

** Hinny Ficfest **

I am very happy to announce that I'll have not one but two short stories coming out for the upcoming hinny ficfest. I obviously can't talk about them too much on here but here's what I can tell you.

- the first one will be called: [like fire in the rain] and answers to prompt 78 - "truth or dare". It's a short three sentence story (a format I used to enjoy but haven't done on tumblr in aaaaages) that's a bit angsty (you know me) and is set within the 'sunlit days' in year 6.

- the second one, I'm not too sure of the title yet, but right now I'm thinking of a line from a song by passenger called 'holes': [she said the wolf's just a puppy and the door's double-locked (so what'd you gotta worry me for?)]. this is (loosely) inspired by prompt 27 (Molly finding out about Ginny/Harry) the summer after the war, but has kind of grown into a what-if-castles-wasn't-my-headcanon kind of fic. It's currently just shy of 3,000 words. I'm considering posting it on AO3/FF as well by the time it comes out on here but I'm not sure. We'll see.

They're both fully written but need a bit of polish but will definitely be ready by the 10th :).

Currently, I’m reading:

Calypso by David Sedaris: I've finished this! It was absolutely lovely - would highly recommend if you're looking for a nice, non-fiction read. I'd probably give it four stars. Not magnificent but definitely worth a read.

I’ve started re-reading the Divergent series because I have the attention span of a five year old atm. -- Update: yeah, still there. I don't think I've picked this up recently.

I've also started Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly. I really loved her thriller He Said/She Said so thought I'd give it a try. For now, it's fine but I've found it sort of hard to get into it if I'm honest.

I’m still labouring through Troubled Blood, the JKR/RobertGalbraith book (ugh), but I have made significant progress on this. I'm on page 789 so almost at the end. I cannot wait to be finished with it. On top of everything else, it's just way too long. And, that's coming from someone whose favourite HP book is OOTP.

In other news:

I have to say, this month's been a bit of a struggle. Not in terms of mental health but just a lot of things happening at once. I had my exams at the start of the month, obviously, then I went home to France. Then, Ireland decided to introduce mandatory hotel quarantine so I had to change my tickets, come back early to avoid it. Then, the day before I left, my mother had a stroke. I just - I don't want to dwell on this too much. It's over, now, she's fine, has (from what the MRI showed) very little damage to her brain. She's at home and living her best life. Frankly, she's a bit of a miracle. This being said, I can't explain to you the stress and anxiety and heartache of last few weeks, and of not knowing what to do. Of not being able to fly home, having to be in Ireland because I was starting a new job and couldn't afford the hotel quarantine; it was just a lot. I think I didn't even have words to put on it at the time, which is why I didn't write about it before. It's easier now, now that it's over. In the thick of it, I didn't know where to start.

Now, I also didn't want to mention this because I don't mean it as a sob story. I just feel like I should explain why I haven't been the best at putting content out, lately. For that first week after it happened, when we were waiting for the medical exams to come through, I had to start a new job, pretend to be 'happy to be here' and 'excited' like everything was fine and that alone kind of sucked all the energy out of me. I was texting her every half hour at the same time, anxiously waiting for a reply. She lives alone, you see, and she's the only family I have left. I feel bad about not being able to write, but it's been hard. I just couldn't focus. On top of that, while the new job is interesting (and it pays money, yaaaay!), it's just a new routine to get back into, so I've also been feeling very tired.

Additionally, the extrovert in me has been begging to see more of her mates, lately. The weather has been really nice and I'm so eager to go out that I have struggled to keep my resolutions of 'no, I'm staying in and writing tonight.' I used to get plenty of social interactions at work, back in the day, but now that I'm fully remote, all I want to do on my days off is see people (especially with the easing of restrictions in Ireland). I feel like overall, it's fair, though. Introverts have struggled in our society for years, now, it's fair that we, extroverts, during the pandemic, bear more of the burden. It's just that this sudden return of my social life has also not truly catered to much writing time, haha. Hopefully, May will be more stable.

I am feeling better, now. Mum is doing good, the results of her MRI were very positive and the only real thing that's changed is that she says she's 'exhausted' which I guess can be expected after a stroke, haha. She's a warrior and I love her. This week, I've been feeling finally more able to focus and with the bank holiday, I really hope to get some proper writing done. I just need to escape in the magic of HP again, haha.

Anyways, sorry for this rather grim update. I suppose I also want to be honest and say that it's not always rainbows and butterflies. Here's to May, though. Hopefully, it'll treat us better :).

[tarithenurse]

Stolen - 21

Pairing: Loki Laufeyson &/x fem!gifted!reader Content: “Getting the most of it”, jealousy. Oh...and smidgen of smuttiness. A/N: After 2 night shifts from hell I finally got time to write a bit again. Ask or reblog for tag ;)

21. A Place in the Dirt

...  Reader   ...

If you had had any hope of getting off the hook lightly on your first day in Asgard...well, those hopes have been crushed, ground into dust, mixed with oil and pigment, and painted onto the wall to spell out the words ‘HA HA’.

Loki had given you all of half an hour to chill and explore the room – surprisingly granting you ownership of the gorgeous suite and the fairy tale-esque bed – however his return had brought a storm of preparations. Maids and tailors (he called them seamstresses) had flocked around you, insisting to prepare a bath for you (as if you weren’t capable of that yourself) after having taken your measurements and tested a gazillion different fabrics while you stood like a mannequin until your body hurt. Admittedly, the bath had been worth it, but you weren’t gonna tell the schemer that when you’d appeared from the bathroom in a cloud of steam.

Allowing a maid to usher you behind a screen, Loki had busied himself with a servant – a good thing too as you were afraid getting physically near him would ruin you and the cleanliness. Still, you were happy for the help as the clothes presented to you were new, styled to match what you had seen the Asgardian noblewomen wearing earlier. Several layers of gossamer-thin silk in greens and sandy colours were almost magically draped across your shoulders, tugged and crossed into a smooth, shimmering haze before the piece-de-resistance was applied: it looked like a bodice of metal scales, the coppery kites woven together unseen without desisting the subtlety of any other thick fabric.

“Lady [Y/N], it is hard to believe you are not Asgardian,” a blond man greets you, breaking the dreamlike (or nightmarish) state you’re in.

Smiling politely, you recall he has been hanging out with a small group during the beginning of the feast. With a woman on each arm, the Asgardian has been drinking and laughing with a bear of a guy with red hair and a beard befitting a Tolkien dwarf (he even has roughly the same shape and table manners as one); at least the second friend – although short of words – knows how to behave himself in court if Loki's directions are to be believed: his face is happy and eyes sharp, never stopping the careful watch of everyone in the room. You don't mind when he looks your way because he will move the gaze to the next person soon enough. The woman, however...brilliant eyes have taken in your every twitch even after Frigga officially welcomed you, explaining to the court how the plan was for you to be tutored by the queen herself. Sif. Apparently, she's quite a warrior and still, she isn't coming to save you now.

"Thank you."

Rather than leaving you alone again the blond sits down, grabbing a glass of golden liquid from a tray of a passing servant and taking a sip. Eyes the colour of forget-me-nots twinkle over the brim.

"Please indulge my curiosity, fair lady." With that melodious voice you might forgive him everything. "How come you travel alone? Save for a single servant..."

You know the answer because it's been drilled in it by Loki: “Travelling without an agenda set in stone, it would be presumptuous and unkind to any host if I arrived with the customary retinue. My servant, as you call him, may not attend precisely the same tasks as a maid...but his allegiance is unwavering. I trust him with my life.”

Brows half cocked, the man next to you drains the glass lazily only to signal for more. The tip of his tongue wipes the last drop of his lips, eye contact unbroken. A shiver runs down your spine and you’re not entire sure it’s the good kind even if there’s an inkling of admiration for his confidence. Player.

“If ever you find yourself in need of...other company,” the man leers, “you can always come to me.” Two full glasses are set between the two of you and he immediately scoots one towards you. “I am Fandral, of the Warriors Three. At your service, m’lady.”

Simply raising your glass in return, you decide life will be a lot nicer with some friends around especially with Loki’s recent teasing. And either way, what harm can a polite gesture do?

...

Someone stop the floor. Your entire world seems to tilt and spin as you walk down the grand hallways – not uncomfortably so, just enough that keeping on a straight path requires more concentration than you’re willing to spend at the moment when you’d much rather enjoy the warm buzz in your body.

“The floor’s steady, silly pet,” a cool voice admonishes beside you, “I told you not to drink the mead.”

Turning to face Loki, his face bobs in and out of focus until something cool readjusts it’s grasp on you. Some sort of answer is brewing in your brain, but it’s not quite ready yet, it seems, and so you let him lead you the rest of the way to your room.

Aha! “Buttit tastsss good! And Fandang...Fanran...Fannnn-”

“Fandral.” With a sigh, Loki plops you onto the huge bed.

“Tha’s’e’one!”

For a moment the trail of thought escapes you while you wiggle around the soft, bouncy surface in an attempt to figure out the method to get out of the bodice. When your companion swats away your hands, you hum with delight at the delicate touch freeing you. Yay! Cool down.

As the feast had progressed and your new, blond friend had coaxed the glass of mead into you (an easy feat considering the deliciousness) your body had begun to heat up, making you miss Loki’s soothing temperatures.

Shrugging off the layers draped over your body, the air is like a balm. “Orh, that’s be’er.”

...  Loki   ...

Nothing but a delicate shift shields [Y/N]’s curves, the silk still unable to hide the darker nipples puckering as she throws herself back into the pillows with a delighted groan. If only...Loki’s imagination grants him flashes of scenes where each sound falling from the woman’s lips are a testimony to the bliss granted by him. Shifting to ease the discomfort brought on by too confining trousers, the Jotun allows his hands to move slowly as they pull the covers over the Midgardian’s body.

“Sleep now, I’ll open the balcony door to let the cool air in.”

It’s a simple order and [Y/N]’s eyes are already closing, still she manages to capture one of his hands and lead it to her forehead. “This works too.”

He can’t pull back, only stare and try to breathe evenly as the woman guides his hand as though it’s a cool cloth. Along the jaw, down the throat to send shivers racing towards the hairline at the neck. Knuckles brush delicately back and forth over the clavicles before she allows his palm to flatten over the upper sternum – the heartbeat beneath strong and rapid – only to drag further until nestled between her breasts while the silk is pulled taught by his wrist.

I...not like this. Snagging the hand back, Loki ignores the whimpers and turns away to discreetly readjust the painful tightness of leather again.

...

Lying in the darkness of the servant’s room, he can still smell the dampness of [Y/N]’s skin on his hand and the memory of soft heat guides that very same hand’s strokes upwards, twists, and down again in the hopes of relieving some of the tension and frustration that have build up within.

A flicker of magic, and a rendering of her face glows dimly, smiling softly at Loki as he ups the tempo. Though the heat is lacking, at least he can mimic the tight hold she would have on him as he thrusts into the fist repeatedly. Although wavering, more of her body appears, completing the recollection of the sight of [Y/N] splayed on the fourposter. The god’s breath hitch and his hips stutter, but the euphoria only lasts mere seconds before the unquenchable need returns. Sweet doom. There is a way to sate the hunger, but it has to be done right or not at all.

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SnK Chapter 116 Poll Results

The chapter poll closed with 1,671 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

  RATE THE CHAPTER 1,533 responses

The chapter overall had positive reviews, with only 19 respondents leaning toward disliking the chapter. Will Isayama be able to keep up this momentum with the rising action?

Amazing as always. Definitely I always get surprised by Isayama each chapter, you never know what can happened in the next chapter, and i love that. Thank you Isayama

It was amazing. Can't wait to see how things will play out

Felt short, little content. I'm happy Porco can be seen when Pieck says "hey there", nice touch

I don't understand how some people thought this chapter was boring. I found it to be the most entertaining one in ages! Hyyyype. Also yay Colt!

I'm glad it looks like we'll get a bit of a break from the political conspiracies and constant double crossing. This is not the kind of stuff I started reading this manga for.

Pretty good chapter with a lot of characters stepping up imo. It's getting pretty tense and I was hoping for more information regarding Ymir or more of Zeke but reasonably this chapter was necessary.

FAVORITE MOMENT FROM THE CHAPTER

1,634 responses

This chapter had no shortage of excitement, and we nearly had a three-way tie for the favorite moment of the chapter. For 14.7%, Eren coldly calling Pieck’s bluff was chilling enough to be their favorite moment. In contrast, 14.6% most enjoyed Pieck’s betrayal as she turned to name Eren her enemy. Despite Porco’s failure to incapacitate Eren, 14.1% still loved the Jaw Titan’s surprise attack! He tried!

Nice to see Eren playing 4D Chess with Pieck. I loved Pieck's "Please take care of me!" as she went up the stairs! And Yelena standing up for Sasha was a great moment in my book too - a bit extreme like, but that's Yelena's style though! Eren at the end returning to his old self - angry and legless - was my favourite moment though!

my favorite moment was jean, just jean, jean all the time but that wasn't an option :(

Reiner finally showing his beautiful face again is the best, one can only hope that we get Annie soon.

This chapter was amazing and really set the tone for the upcoming battle. That last page with Reiner looking down at Eren was my fav moment.

  WHO WAS THIS CHAPTER’S MVP? 1,627 responses

This wasn’t much of a competition - with Pieck taking the MVP title for Chapter 116 with more than half (56.2%) of respondents thinking her actions were exactly right (as expected). We had a close race for second place, with Jean (17%) taking a slight lead over our problematic protagonist (15.4%).

I never really got invested much in the new Marley characters, but god damn if I don’t love Pieck more after every chapter. I mean the pointing thing? That was SICK

I liked Nicolo's defending of Sasha and it hurt to see her family forced to listen to that guy degrading her. And because of his feelings for her and for eldians, I chose him as the MVP for now :)

Grior. He showed us how deeply Nicolo felt about Sasha, he created a scene where Jean got to show his worth, and he opened the door to everyone seeing exactly how creepy Yelena is. He made EVERYONE (besides Yelena) look good. :D

ERENS ABS

  YOUR FEELINGS ON PIECK GIVING GABI A DOSE OF REALITY? 1,578 responses

The vast majority are happy to see someone from Gabi’s side of the war finally tell her the reality of their situation. 12% of respondents don’t think it will ultimately matter as Gabi is too stubborn to change her views. A smaller portion feel that Pieck doesn’t actually believe what she’s saying to Gabi at all.

Gabi is easily the character whose future development I look forward to the most.

I feel like Gabi needs to listen but Pieck here really means there's another method on the way; the rest is just her LARPing as a restorationist to gain Eren's trust, just as Armin did with Annie in the past.

Gabi's already gotten so many doses of reality that have done nothing. I honestly don't feel anything about these moments at this point.

Pieck isn't entirely lying here. She believes that eldians should fight for themselves and is using Marley to get what she wants. Good on her for calling out Gabi's blind devotion to Marley! Stupid child.

Pieck is showing her true thoughts but won't act on them, because she won't betray Marley and everyone she knows.

Gabi truly believes that all the Warriors are doing what they do in the name of Marely, Zeke turned his back on Marley to accomplish his ultimate goal and Pieck revealed that she doesn't trust them at all. Gabi may understand that simply being an honorary Marleyian isn't why the Warriors fight for Marley, they simply fight for themselves, even if it does help Marley to an extent.

I'm more interested in what it means for Pieck's viewpoint tbh. She says this, and is clearly smart enough to know this to be true, and yet is still apparently fighting for Marley. I'm very interested to see whether she actually has any ideas on how to win Eldian freedom after the Paradis battle.

Pieck was telling half-truths to Gabi, she knows about the danger of the Eldians being obsolete but Eren is not the answer for the survival of her people in the mainland.

  WHICH MEMBER OF THE 104TH DO YOU MOST AGREE WITH ABOUT EREN’S ACTIONS? 1,582 responses

70% of respondents feel similarly to Jean, believing that Eren wouldn’t do everything he’s done without a good reason for it. 21% feel similarly to Armin, just wishing to understand Eren’s actions and why. A smaller percentage feel similarly to Connie and agree that Eren has simply become irredeemable regardless of his motivations.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A GOOD MEANING BEHIND EREN’S ACTIONS, TRUST MY WORDS

I still don't know how to feel about Eren and his plans

I really like how Jean was trying to see Eren in a different light to try to understand him and Connie's ongoing grudge against eren.

  WHICH JEAN ACT SOLIDIFIED HIM AS BEST BOI? 1,582 responses

Jean provided some much-needed comfort this chapter, and 38.4% were most pleased that he decided to finally introduce some much-needed objectivity to the Eren discussion. On top of that, another 26.1% were most impressed with his ability to stay calm despite the stressful circumstances.

All of the above. Any of these moments in isolation would have been good, but it's all of them taken together that made Jean amazing this chapter.

Now our favourite Jailbirds: I'm so happy to see them after a few months. Jean continues to be the best, and my most favourite boy, I liked how rationally and objectively he viewed the situation -- and the fact that he was still vouching for Eren, and showing so much care for Mikasa made my heart flutter a lil bit.

Horse-face standing up for that suicidal bastard was the best moment in this chapter!!! Jean growing so much makes him best boi-horse ever!

He should join the yaegerists, then we can talk about best boy

Literally anything the majestic stallion does classified him as best boi. He breathes and he’s best boi.

Jean's actions in this chapter show the signs of a good leader, and I hope he is rewarded for it down the line.

getting the SOLID gift of character development that just KEEPS ON GIVING

Oh so for THIS one you ain't got 'all of the above'? WHERE IS ALL OF THE ABOVE

You utter fools, everything Jean has done since Season 1 has solidified him as best boi

  MIKASA ISN’T WEARING HER SCARF. DOES THIS HAVE SIGNIFICANCE? 1,569 responses

Is it getting hot in that jail cell or did Mikasa take off her scarf for more personal reasons? Almost half of us believe this is hinting at Mikasa breaking away from Eren in some way, but more than a third think it’s just another of many instances where Mikasa has gone scarfless for practical reasons.

Isayama probs used it to sew another seed of doubt so that we'd ask this exact question.

she's sad :(

It's typical for her to take the scarf off when it's warm, so it shouldn't have any significance, however it's hard to think she would just casually remove/interact with the scarf after that conversation. I feel like Mikasa'd either keep it with her at all times, or get rid of it completely (though if it's the latter, the chapter should've focused on the absence of the scarf more). For now, the scarf situation has me really confused.  

She doesn't want to think about Eren right now

She finally saw how hot Jean is. Just as everyone else in that cell. That's it.

She is Sad, not Mad at Eren

This can mean that she is still shaken up after what Eren said to her, but that doesn't mean she's sick of him. She's probably realizing that her attachment to him is not doing her any good so far.

She wants to let go

  WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ONYANKOPON ALLYING WITH YELENA? 1,562 responses

The majority are still uncertain about where Onyankopon stands. Less than 1/4th of the fandom believe he’s truly on Yelena’s site.  Many agree that he needed to side with Yelena at that moment regardless of what he truly believes. Nearly half the fandom (45.6%) selected “He’s been too hard to predict, I hadn’t made up my mind.”

My man is legit Yelena’s hostage. He never asked for this.

He looks very hesitant, so I am also hesitant to make a call

he’s sweating and eyeing yelena like he’s worried so he is just playing along with. i think he’ll go free the 104th during the commotion!

At the very least, he and Yelena are not on the same page. In a way, they've been foils since their introduction: from the way they interact with the Survey Corps, the ways they assisted in Liberio, to their stance on God. I've always loved their dynamic, and I definitely look forward to more of these two in the future!

Great way for Yams to maintain tension in the storyline. It doesn't really matter what he chooses, but he works great as a character to bounce concepts off of.

He is on Yelena's side for now. You can tell that the guilt is weighing on him.

He's just here until the next Star Wars movie

  ON A SCALE OF 1-5 HOW BADLY DID YOU WANT TO PUNCH GRIOR? (1: HE WAS IN THE RIGHT SOMEHOW; 5: I’VE NEVER ROOTED HARDER FOR YELENA.) 1,574 responses

Perhaps the most interesting thing in this result is that 51 people in our fandom don’t want to punch Grior. The vast majority (72.2%) selected the highest choice, “I’ve never rooted harder for Yelena”

She's nuts but she's fun and gets props for shooting Grior.

Jheez the disrespect coming from Grior. Connie and Nicolo were rightfully fuming. Yelena putting a hole in his head has been the best thing she’s done in the whole story.

Fuck Grior

I wasn't a fan of Grior, but shooting him was an overkill. Yelena did it in front of the kids no less.

  WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT FEELINGS ON YELENA? 1,576 responses

“Crazy” was the most common reaction with nearly half the fandom (41.9%) selecting that option.

Although she's 'cray cray', I would feel bad for her and Zeke if they find out that Eren is using both of them. I'm staying neutral to her.

I hate fanatics. I hope Zeke steps on her and we never see her again.

I love Yelena. Truly, her actions aren't that right, but everyone in this show depends on some corrupt decisions. I'm sure she has good reasons why she's that way and she shows to the 104th some of her weak as well as nice side. I think she would be a good ally for them, but we will see!  

She's very interesting, although her motivations are indeed 'crazy' (not normal admiration for the Yeager brothers), her actions stay logical and reasonable considering her goal.

First she kills people in ruthless way and few minutes later she is crying and tells others about Yeager bros being gods. Yet, I have to admit that she is a good character.  

She’s an interesting combination of things tenacious, devoted and cunning. I can’t wait to find out if what her and Zeke want is actually the same thing.

cray cray, but still, P O U N D T O W N

  WHY WAS ARMIN CRYING? 1,573 responses

Another strong consensus in the poll! 65.4% selected “He realized Eren would never agree with what she said, and is still on their side”.

Armin is trying to like to gain the upper hand

he must've felt overwhelmed with something, and decided to play it to his advantage

Biggest mystery of the whole manga imo. Ymir fritz and he origins of the titans? Nah fam, I need to know why Armin crying was important enough to take up a whole pageworth of panels.

Boy tryna get tf outta here even if it means temporarily joining yelena’s wack ass cult

He just got heads-up about some harsh truth.

He was definitely faking

He's figured SOMETHING out, we don't know just yet. I'm so excited, it's been a while since we've seen his tactical cunning side!

He's obviously manipulating her. Yelena is a bit of a nut case, but she's also really passionate. Armin is using that to his advantage. 

I think he's genuinely crying, but certainly not for the reason he said. As for why exactly... Not sure, it might be for a lot of things… I think he understood something about what Eren's plan might be

he could be crying from relief. he has known eren the longest, knows how much he values freedom, and knows he would never agree to euthanasia. after 112, he was really asking himself whether eren was actually on their side or not. he's definitely seeing through his mask now and realizes that he's playing zeke and his cult like a damn fiddle.

  THIS MONTH SEEMS TO CONFIRM THAT EREN KNEW ABOUT THE WINE PLOT. ARE YOU SURPRISED? 1,576 responses

Ahem. The Snk Poll Team would like to remind you that we asked this question in the chapter 111 poll and at that time only 27% believed he knew about the wine. Just sayin’ :P

  DO YOU THINK THAT EREN KNOWING ABOUT THE WINE HAD ANY INFLUENCE ON HIS DEFECTION? 1,556 responses

The larger half of the fandom doesn’t feel that the wine plot had anything to do with Eren taking his own actions. Still, nearly half feel it’s possible it could have influenced his decisions.

Eren is planning something

Eren is suspicious.

  HOW DO YOU THINK EREN FEELS ABOUT FALCO INGESTING THE WINE? 1,580 responses

Nearly 75% of voters feel that Eren does care about Falco’s situation, but not enough to distract him from his plans. Nearly 15% feel that Eren doesn’t actually care about Falco at all, and 9% believe that he is feeling concerned for Falco.

Sympathizes with another unknowing Eldian pawn

Eren collapsed a building on Falco, like, are we forgetting this.

He thinks he cares, but has decided that the end justifies the means. How noble

I think that Eren thinks it sucks but that 'it be like that'

He’s so cray cray right now that I don’t know what to think

  WHO IS THE OTHER WOMAN THAT EREN IS SAYING HE DOESN’T TRUST? 1,575 responses

Was Eren shading Yelena? 30% of the fandom seems to think so. 23% feel that he is referring to Kiyomi. 20% don’t want to make any calls yet but feel that this is something we’ll be calling back to down the road, while 10% think the rest of us are making a big deal out of a small statement. A few write-ins also listed Annie, Hange, Gabi and Historia as potential options.

He's talking about Pieck, the translation is weird.

Can we hack Eren's brain?

Have we considered Historia? I'd love for Historia to be one of the big players herself.

Either he's talking about Pieck if you take the translation as "just as she doesn't trust me" or Yelena, since he's not on board with her plan as a whole.

"That woman" is Kiyomi and she will appear like a wildcard next chapter.

I think that he means Pieck doesn't trust him either? I don't really know, the translations are so wildly different.

  WHO PLAYED THE OTHER BETTER? 1,608 responses

Regardless of who wins or loses the upcoming titan battle, Pieck won the chapter with more than 75% believing she won this particular meeting of the minds.

As expected of Pieck, she's best girl (hope she won't die too soon).

Erem seemed way too easily convinced by Pieck that she would point out her colleagues. Yes he threatened her with his pricked finger, and yes he was ready to transform on the roof, but it felt like he went along with everything too quickly.

I love pieck and eren and I didn't know I needed them to meet until now!

I was super worried that Pieck wouldn’t be given any spotlight and would stay in the background forever. Now all I need is her last name and I will die happy.

  PORCO FAILED TO EAT EREN AGAIN. WILL HE EVER GET HIS MOMENT OF GLORY? 1,571 responses

Sorry Porco. Most (73.1%) of us have no confidence in you. But look on the bright side - 17.1% think that maybe you can be redeemed. Oof.

Coming up through the roof *was* his moment of glory. It's all downhill from there.

His moment of glory was getting to see ymir's gorgeous face four years back

I believe that his mission was about injuring Eren, not eating him. I hope he will have his own five minutes because he is strong as a titan and knows very well how to use his powers.

Eating Erens legs off is pretty impressive on its own right tbh

Eren is gonna eat him before he gets another chance to do something impactful

He'll be forever a failure but I still love him very much! He's trying his best!!

  WHAT WAS THE GRIMMEST GRIM REMINDER? 1,577 responses

The opening scene, and one of the most iconic, has had several imitations since. The slight overall majority, at 51% think that Eren turning the tables and being the one to deliver the grim reminder in chapter 100 was the grimmest.  33.5% of you prefer the classic scene that started it all.  9.2% thought that this chapter offered the grimmest circumstance, with Marley’s blimps appearing overhead.

The grimest reminder was chapter 84 for the simple reason that heroes of the story showed the worst side of humanity and ever since then I think they don't deserve happy ending.

THOSE BLIMPS HAVE MOUNTED MACHINE GUNS

It’s so cool that we get to see another grim reminder, again, so soon, as to ensure that it has little emotional impact!

  WHICH MARLEY CHARACTER WERE YOU MOST EXCITED TO SEE RETURN THIS CHAPTER? 1,564 responses

There was some genuine excitement at seeing Reiner’s return to Paradis. Of the Marley cast, 84% where most excited to see him.

Why you gotta be assuming people are unanimously excited for Marley characters to return? I literally could have gone this entire series without any of them.

ITS BEEN SO LONG MY SON IS BACK i missed you reiner youre doing amazing sweetie pls dont die @_@

BEST BOY REINER IS BACK AND READY TO KICK ASS

My ovaries exploded when Reiner showed up looking badass with those swimming goggles. I missed my best baby boy so much.

REINER VS EREN ROUND 4 BABY!!! hopefully reiner can win! he deserves to win a fight with eren once at least lol

I was so happy to see Reiner again. It's so ironic of Isayama, that Reiner looks like a hero in this panel and Eren as the bad guy.

cOLT STILL EXISTS BOIS YEE HAW

  REINER, MAGATH, AND COLT ARE ALL WEARING PARACHUTES. WHO (IF ANY) WILL BE GOING SKYDIVING? 1,566 responses

In chapter 92 we saw Reiner join his comrades by jumping out of a blimp; will he do it again?  And if so, who will join him?  The general consensus, at 92.8% think Reiner will be skydiving once more; and about half at 52.2% think Colt will join him this time.  36.6% of you think Magath will as well, with 73.4% feeling he’ll likely command from the skies.  2.8% of you think no one will be leaving the blimp anytime soon.

Reiner again! I still fear that Colt will end like Farlan, but it's just me.

I freakin' wish Pixis weren't in jail. I'd love to see him and Magath match wits while commanding large forces.

Colt is allowed to exist dammit

I think Marley is going for the same tactic they used in Slava: sending in Pieck and Porco on the ground, then deploy Reiner via parachute. Zeke will also show up last this time and fire on enemy ships, the difference being that the enemy isn’t marley and the ships are airborne.

I didn’t realize Colt was even in this chapter until I filled out this survey

  WILL EREN USE THE WAR HAMMER POWERS IN THE UPCOMING BRAWL? 1,575 responses

With Eren recently acquiring the unique and awesome war hammer abilities, many of us are waiting with bated breath to see him show them off.  87.5% think that Eren will utilize them in the battle, and 8.3% think he already has.  While his titan form doesn’t seem radically different yet, it seems to have formed in the style Lady Tybur’s did.  Only 4.2% don’t believe Eren will break out these powers.

Disappointed that Isayama didn't give Eren's titan form a redesign after eating the Warhammer Titan. Hopefully we'll be able to see how Eren's going to utilize its power in the next chapter.

Marley came prepared to deal with the Founding+Attack+Warhammer Titan. If he's overwhelmed, he may get desperate and who knows what could happen then.

I thought Eren easily fell into a trap, and I don't see why he can't easily take down the blimps with his Warhammer power.

After that Awesome entrance I really wanna see warriors kicking his Eldian ass, but I just somehow know that Eren Warhammer will wreck them.

i'm really hoping to see some badass war hammer action

i am ready for the war hammer boy

  THE LAST TIME EREN FACED THAT WARRIORS HE HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE SURVEY CORPS. THIS TIME HE IS ALONE. DO YOU THINK THAT WILL AFFECT THE OUTCOME? 1,615 responses

The results here are relatively divided. Nearly 40% of the fandom believe that Eren’s going to be able to handle himself in this battle without the help of the Survey Corps. 23% are certain that he will be defeated. 30% feel it could go either way and don’t want to make a solid prediction.

Eren will struggle but ultimately not be taken captive

He is totally going to get kidnapped😆

They will help him anyways. They need to protect their home, and without Eren it's impossible

Eren's fine. He's been able to predict and deal with everything up to this point. If he knew there were already spies on Paradis, he could've predicted the invasion. Might be too much credit, but he might've even used Pieck's arrival as the opportunity to lure everyone out.

With the help of Zeke and the Yeagerists I believe he’ll be able to hold his own

I sure hope so. He better fail. And he SC better only reluctantly help him they have to; ends don't justify means Eren. You made your bed, you gotta lie in it.

He has the support of the Yaeger faction, Eren has shown massive improvement with his fighting ability in titan form in Marley, and with the power of the Warhammer he can only improve.

He will not be able to overcome them on his own BUT WITH THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP will win out once Armin convinces everyone of the truth

Last time he didn’t have the Warhammer’s abilities, now he does. He also has the Yeagerist faction with him. I say he takes it.

We've never seen Eren in a fight where he was completely on his own.  He always relied on an assist from either the Survey Corps or an Ackerman.  It's going to be  really, really interesting to see how he does without his cheat codes.

  WHO ELSE WILL JOIN THE FRAY FOR THIS FIGHT? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) 1,488 responses

Another battle finally erupts!  What other challengers will approach?  Zeke is the most popular option at 68.7%.  Armin, Mikasa,  and Jean all had about half the fandom voting for them, and Connie and Floch just below that, but still popular choices.  About 90% of you think Levi and Hange will sit this one out whilst on their own little adventure.

I suspect that Zeke will show up with the Yeagerists in time to save his younger brother.

If Zeke should appear, then the battle is almost certainly lost to Marley.

Zeke will probably show up at that moment so he can save Eren just as he claimed he would long ago. His promise to Eren was even brought up Pieck this chapter, who we know is exactly right!

Reiner is going to get SO depressed when Armin transforms into the Colossal. Also not a big fan of Annie but she needs to get out now.

Now Eren is facing the strong enemies alone. I would like to see how he can handle them, that why I hope that Zeke and SC won't join. I want Reiner to win at least once.

Floch and co. will come to the rescue after Eren starts losing

I'm sorry but ew who wants to see Floch?

Floch needs to make an appearance I wanna see the rest of the 104th rip him a new ass hole tbh

Floch is best boy

I just really wanna see all titans fighting each other. Just Imagine how Eren is standing there with Zeke like : Hey We just won and then Eren is kicked from behind by Annie and then Levi show up + Armin (and others) gets out of prison and transform to fight Eren.

I know I've said that I hoped Hanji and Levi stay away from this war as long as they can but LORD please tell me how they've been currently.

  WHO AMONG THE SC, IF ANY, DO YOU THINK WILL EVENTUALLY CHOOSE TO SIDE WITH EREN? 1,519 responses

Has Eren burned every bridge?  The majority, at about 55% think both Armin and Jean will still end up siding with him.  Just below that, 47.7% think Mikasa will continue to support him.  28.9% think everyone listed will oppose joining up with him.

Eren alienated Mikasa and Armin so i think they won't join, but they can't abandon him either.

I bet Eren broke ties with Armin and Mikasa so that they wouldn't get involved in this fight, because he's seen a scenario where they die here.

It's hard to tell because Eren's "side" is still quite a mystery. If he truly believe in the euthanasia plan then I doubt anyone in the SC will join him, even Mikasa. But if it turns out his plan is something else we don’t know, then they might help him in the end. Most likely Armin and Jean. But I doubt any of the SC joins the Euthanasia side, now we just need to find out if that's actually Eren's side.

Mikasa believes that the Eren now isn't the Eren she knew back when he saved her

I think it would be interesting for at least one warrior to join forces with him.

  IS THIS THE FINAL BATTLE? 1,570 responses

The warriors have returned to Paradis Island on the offensive!  Will this be the final conflict in the manga, or is there more to come?  78% of you feel there will be another fight after this one; while 22% think we’re in the endgame with this brawl.

I'm concerned that if this does turn out to be the final battle many important characters like Levi, Hange, Historia and Annie will not be involved.

I think this is the start of the final fight but depending on how you look at it the fight may pause and continue on elsewhere, but this is for sure the final conflict I think

The chapter is a kickstart to the final climax of the manga, and I'm excited to see how the end turns out.

I hope this isn't the final battle, if so, I hope its very long

The final battle will end up decimating the entire island. No one will survive.

I really like that Pieck was pointing her finger at Eren, as he asked on the rooftop where the enemy is and she said 'there'. I'm wondering if this has a special meaning that Isayama will turn Eren into the last 'antagonist' for his final arc. Maybe the last fight, includes the whole world vs. Eren, but who knows?

This chapter was great! i thought pieck will side with eren and others but nope. Also hyped for final battle!

I hope it isn’t the final battle. I’m so confused by everything happening.

  HOW HAS YOUR OPINION ON THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS CHANGED?

The biggest winners this month were unsurprisingly Jean and Pieck, with huge upswings in popularity. On the other end, Onyankopon, Yelena and even poor Connie took a hit. It seems Connie’s distrust of Eren might have upset a few people.

I don’t know who in the SC will side with Eren but I am almost completely sure Connie won’t.

I'm glad we got to see more of pieck! best girl snapped on this chapter. She was playing it safe and smart with the things she was saying to both Eren and Gabi.

Could someone please punch eren in the face

Honestly feels like Onyankopon is just a side character that won't affect the plot much at all and therefor is pretty much irrelevant.

Also, WTF are you doing, Onyankopon?

Can't say I was surprised about how things unfolded. The SC are still in jail, at this point it's laughable. Pieck and Marley attack - who didn't see it coming? Onyankopon is still shady. Yelena is still cray cray. Eren is still acting like a heartless asshole. Gabi is beyond redemption, she would have shot Pieck if she hadn't been stopped. So nothing much was new :D

Still tryin to figure out what's the point of Gabi in this story.

AT THIS POINT, AROUND WHICH CHAPTER DO YOU EXPECT THE MANGA WILL CONCLUDE? 1,561 responses

Just like last time, most respondents (37.5%) believe that Chapter 130 is most likely to be the final chapter of the manga. 85% think that the manga will go until at least 130, and 48% think it will go until at least 134. With the recent announcement that the manga will continue for another 1-2 years, it’s looking like we won’t be getting a conclusion before Chapter 128 (or 130 if we are going by volume-ending chapters and chapters per volume remains the same).

  WHO DO YOU MOST HOPE TO SEE NEXT CHAPTER? 1,554 responses

We may or may not have forgotten to include Annie on this list, but aside from that, people seem overall most anxious to get an update on Levi’s condition, as well as see Historia (presumably doing something other than sitting in the rocking chair). Floch… sorry, dude.

Annie wake up and kick some people in the head.

Can we get some annie or is she just like the basement we'll never get?

PLEASE JUST SHOW ME HISTORIA, WHERE IS SHE

I just want to see Bertoto at some point again :(

I still curious with Levi's and Hange's condition after Hange throws herself to the river.

I wonder how many more angles can we view Historia from that rocking chair.

WHERE DO YOU NORMALLY DISCUSS THE SERIES?

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE CHAPTER?

Porco and Pieck look good in Paradise Military coats...

It would make the most sense for Eren to lose this upcoming fight because he abandoned his friends, while the opposing side is united because of their friendship (if we're speaking in narrative terms). But we still don't know what his thoughts are, how much he knows, what his plans are, or his reasoning for anything. How can he be the main antagonist of this fight if we don't know this much? Idk but I hope we'll get some clarification during the fight (but I doubt it)

Will Reiner overcome his sufferboi status to finally do something right for himself? That's what I want to see.

I want to know if they have Hot Chocolate in the cell or some coffee. Why only tea? What is Eren planning withholding the coffee?

Armin's ability to manipulate has levelled up so much! He might be overplaying it a little bit with the tears, but considering previously he was really bad at making the emotions on his face reflect what he was saying, he's getting better at it. It both excites and saddens me. Excites because it makes him all the more dangerous; saddens because my greatest wish for Armin is that he needn't know these skills at all. Just let him be free and travel and see cool things! He deserves it.

What a ride!  And what a turn-around.  I love how the narration has come around to Eren being the villain, and Pieck and Reiner being the heroes.  I also can't wait to see Eren get his ass stomped.

I'm so happy that it looks like the remains of the 104th might actually do something soon.

The direction the manga is going it’s fucked up. I think the manga has lost that sparkle that once had. Basically at this point everybody is waiting just to see who makes it out alive and lives to tell the tale.

Eren is finished. Maybe imprisoning your best soldiers, crippling your strongest trump card, having Zeke titanize a bunch of Scouts, and generally wreaking havoc in Paradise wasn't such a good idea.

I was really impressed with Eren. He’s become such an interesting and amazing character. And he didn’t fall for Pieck at all, and it was so smart when he healed his finger in front of her to show he “trusted” her, meanwhile still having another finger cut and hidden. And his overal distrust and not telling Pieck anything he knew. He obviously didn’t trust her. *sniff* my baby going out to destroy people

JEAN FOR BEST STALLION

Jean and Connie are both right. Eren's not absolved just because he has reasons for his actions. Lying and manipulating your friends is shitty, especially if you're doing it "for their own good." That's not a solid friendship. I hope Isayama sticks to his guns on this. And also get Historia out of that damn chair, I'm so tired of it. But mostly I really liked this chapter, particularly the arrival of Reiner and Co. And Gabi and Pieck!

Pieck is the best girl of all time. You CAN’T change my mind.

The Marleyan military is attacking Paradis. Them killing Eren and getting his powers is bad for Paradis. I have no idea why there are fans saying the Survey Corps will outright abandon Eren or even fight against him right now. Helping the people currently attacking them is...unwise, to say the least.

I know Eren looks like a tasty snacc, but I would be extremely grateful if Porco keeps his filthy mouth away from Eren. He can eat a 10 foot flaming pineapple for all I care, please and thank you!

Best part of this chapter: no Zeke. Thank you Yams.

Porco and Pieck look good in Paradise Military coats...

It would make the most sense for Eren to lose this upcoming fight because he abandoned his friends, while the opposing side is united because of their friendship (if we're speaking in narrative terms). But we still don't know what his thoughts are, how much he knows, what his plans are, or his reasoning for anything. How can he be the main antagonist of this fight if we don't know this much? Idk but I hope we'll get some clarification during the fight (but I doubt it)

Will Reiner overcome his sufferboi status to finally do something right for himself? That's what I want to see.

I want to know if they have Hot Chocolate in the cell or some coffee. Why only tea? What is Eren planning withholding the coffee?

Armin's ability to manipulate has levelled up so much! He might be overplaying it a little bit with the tears, but considering previously he was really bad at making the emotions on his face reflect what he was saying, he's getting better at it. It both excites and saddens me. Excites because it makes him all the more dangerous; saddens because my greatest wish for Armin is that he needn't know these skills at all. Just let him be free and travel and see cool things! He deserves it.

What a ride!  And what a turn-around.  I love how the narration has come around to Eren being the villain, and Pieck and Reiner being the heroes.  I also can't wait to see Eren get his ass stomped.

I'm so happy that it looks like the remains of the 104th might actually do something soon.

The direction the manga is going it’s fucked up. I think the manga has lost that sparkle that once had. Basically at this point everybody is waiting just to see who makes it out alive and lives to tell the tale.

Eren is finished. Maybe imprisoning your best soldiers, crippling your strongest trump card, having Zeke titanize a bunch of Scouts, and generally wreaking havoc in Paradise wasn't such a good idea.

I was really impressed with Eren. He’s become such an interesting and amazing character. And he didn’t fall for Pieck at all, and it was so smart when he healed his finger in front of her to show he “trusted” her, meanwhile still having another finger cut and hidden. And his overal distrust and not telling Pieck anything he knew. He obviously didn’t trust her. *sniff* my baby going out to destroy people

JEAN FOR BEST STALLION

Jean and Connie are both right. Eren's not absolved just because he has reasons for his actions. Lying and manipulating your friends is shitty, especially if you're doing it "for their own good." That's not a solid friendship. I hope Isayama sticks to his guns on this. And also get Historia out of that damn chair, I'm so tired of it. But mostly I really liked this chapter, particularly the arrival of Reiner and Co. And Gabi and Pieck!

Pieck is the best girl of all time. You CAN’T change my mind.

The Marleyan military is attacking Paradis. Them killing Eren and getting his powers is bad for Paradis. I have no idea why there are fans saying the Survey Corps will outright abandon Eren or even fight against him right now. Helping the people currently attacking them is...unwise, to say the least.

Best part of this chapter: no Zeke. Thank you Yams.

I know Eren looks like a tasty snacc, but I would be extremely grateful if Porco keeps his filthy mouth away from Eren. He can eat a 10 foot flaming pineapple for all I care, please and thank you!

[shiorita]

The 100, 601,

I need to write about some stuff, but today I watched the 601 so, let's go first with the review. I'm going to play it again not to forget anything, so this is going to be chronological. (They are 43 points). 

1) The 100 intros are one of my favorites ones among tv shows. They tell us a lot of information with it, practically every place they are gonna visit and on which characters they are going to focus. This one is also refreshing because we stop watching the same places we already know (Polis, Arkadia, Allie laboratory, etc.) It's nice to see new locations. About characters, they put Shanon Kook and Henry Ian Cusin on credits, so I guess Kane is going to appear again. And they are going to focus on Jordan! YAY! (I miss Mondy and Harper already).

2) Raven being a bitch part.1. (I address to this later, but let me express my thoughts during the episode). You kept your humanity because of people around you were eager to risk their souls from maintaining intact yours. I'm not sorry for not forget that Finn went to jail and send to the ground to die because you wanted to spacewalker even when you know that the lack of air kills people in the ark.    

3) Zaven. Just because. Ok. Whatever.

4) Jordan. Jordan tries to be attentive to everyone on the ship. I loved that Marper used Clarke's parenting book so he knows the good things about everyone and he's not prejudging. I think every time I see Jordan, I'm going to scream internally: Give me Monty and Harper back! I miss them!  Also, I can't wait to see his face when he eats something that wasn't an alga. It'll be marvelous!

5) Emori, nobody asked you! Clarke wasn't even interested in talking with you guys, so leave her alone. Moreover, you accused a random guy of torture you, so they try radiation on him because you were scared, and I pretty sure that if the guy wasn't there, nobody touched you because Murphy was on your side and Clarke would be on Murphy's. I get you were scared but so was Clarke, so back off.

6) Echo is cool. My Bellarke heart hurts because of Echo sides with Clarke.

7) Bellamy's face when Clarke comments about him putting O on coma shows guilt. Interesting.

8) Abby looked at Jordan as he was a magician. Who's the 100 deus ex machina? Of course, it's the purest and impossible to forget Monty Green.

9) Echo being cool, part. 2 (I trust Monty)

10) Bellamy is now the leader, and it's kind of funny because he already agreed with Clarke to go down and check the planet, but since Echo agrees with that too he decides to send everyone down.  

11)Raven being a bitch, part 2. Ok, girl, it sounds you are on the defensive.

12) Bellamy-I-am-your-father, part 1. (You stay with the kids until you know how to behave appropriately)

13) ECHO! I love this girl. She doesn't even care that Octavia hates her. She wants Octavia being near Bellamy. She called Octavia "one of their best warriors," and she's damn right but also she's brave because, well, yeah, Octavia has a right to hate her. (Echo being cool, part 3)

14) What do you mean late, honey? Because I think Echo is not thinking about surviving but forgiveness. She doesn't want Bellamy dies before he could get on terms with his sister. Love this girl.  

15) Miller! I was mad at you last season, but it says a lot about you to say sorry to Bellamy. He forgives you because I think it's easy for him to blame Octavia for everything (ey, Octavia used to do precisely the same. I don't know why it's easy for Blake siblings to blame each other. I guess because at the bottom of their hearts they know they are always there while if they get mad with other people, they lose them).

16) I saw many gifs that show how Bellamy and Clarke look to each other while they descend to Alpha, but I think all of them are looking at Zach like: save us, please! Not the Bellarke moment I was waiting for.

17) I got that feeling from gifs, and there is it again: Echo rolls her eyes while  Clarke talks to Bellamy. I'm sure she knows about their story, but it can help. How the hell is she not going to fall in love with Bellamy?

18) I thought the "he'll come around" goes for Murphy. I don't mind if Zach doesn't come around. I don't care what he thinks about Clarke at all.

19) Has anyone anything better than "we're back, bitches"? Thank you, Monty.

20) Raven, if you want to forgive Abby, do it. If you don't want, don't. But using her guilt to make you feel better because you expect her to disappoint you, it's not healthy, and it's going to solve anything. I get you are mad, but you have been upset since your first appearance, so it's up to you.

21) Octavia and her little tear. Where's my brother? (So many parallels with these two I can't wait for a Blake hug)

22) Emori, Bellamy and Clarke's faces when they see Murphy is okay. They're going to kill him one day.

23) It's sweet how Bellamy looks at Echo like "do you want to go to the lake" and she is like "no." They remind me of Finn pulled Clarke to the first lake the delinquents found in their first trip.

24) Jackson and his "oh my god. We are aliens" was priceless. If only he could spend time with Monty, the two couples could have a good time together. I suddenly remember how well Miller and Harper got on. And now she's gone, and Miller can't repair the damage. Poor kid.

25) When you realize how poor your choices were, you can be honest about yourself and try to be a better person. I'm not talking about forgiving yourself but not being a jerk to anyone. If Miller did, the rest could do it.

26) I think the forgiveness thing is not a Bellarke thing anymore. Not only because it's the main reason Becho begins but because everyone needs that. They need to learn how to forgive others if they want to be able to a)forgive themselves and b) be happy. So, guys, if you need forgiveness, it's okay, I give it for you!

27) Yours too, Murphy! Clarke is kind of tired of your shit. Just give her a moment or leave her alone. By the way, I want my sarcastic Clarke to come back. I still remember how bad as she was in the first season when she didn't weight the future of the human race on her shoulders.  

28) I love to see how they grow up. Like, they are not these bunch of kids that are sent to the Earth to survive (or not). Like, they are prepared for everything. It also reminds me at the beginning of the second season, when they are ready for the poison smoke. 

29) And of course, Clarke has to jump into the danger to save Zach. Do you want acts? They there are. At least you can say thank you. But okay, you open the Raven's development arc. May we meet again.

30) Raven, honey, what's it come from? If you don't want to be near Abby, don't interfere in her business. It's simple. Stay away. The fact you go on and on, it's because you want to hit where it hurts. And that's not only self-destructive, but it also makes people around you leave you.

31) Talking about people who like to hit where it hurts. I like Miller is on Clarke's side.

32) I loved Emori's face when Bellamy said he trusts on her on being a pilot.

33) I want a spin-off about Becca.

34) It's kind of weird to see them dealing with a civilized place, not just forest and ruins.

35) Hello, kleptomania.

36) I still remember the lesson Jaha gave to Octavia. He explained everything so well that it makes "easy" to forgive him. But yeah, she's kind of right about Kane and Abby. They chose to hide behind the rulers (Jaha, Octavia) to make their own treaties with the enemy but when they were their own enemies (on the bunker, on the ark), they forgot about their responsibilities even when they were the ones the rulers chose to trust on the most. I get Octavia's fury, and I like to see that she does not enjoy seeing Kane suffers and tosses blood. By the way, I think she burnt the farm because the perspective to spend another day in the bunker was making her sick. She understood how hard was for everyone to survive, so she took the responsibility (My sister, my responsibility; I bear it, so they don't have to) and blamed, if and when Wonkru could leave the damn bunker. If Kane and Abby can forgive Clarke, Bellamy, and Jaha, the hell they can't forgive Octavia.

37) Raven is waiting for Abby to disappoint her (at this moment, I can't think that it's a disappointment. You girl want Abby to be an addicted again, only to make yourself feel better. I leave you to figure out what's your problem. And... Abby decides to be done with Octavia and Raven's shit and stand for herself. "Never again" Or what you want to think about me, it's up to you, I'm done.

38) Knocking On Heavens Door is on the playlist. Murphy! Sing that song!

39) Murphy singing was priceless. It remains me that time, in Bellamy's all-terrain, when Monty and Jasper were still alive, and Bellamy and Miller were also there, and they only sing. The beginning of season 3. One of the few moments I saw them enjoying being alive.

40) People who live here left everything so well that it seems they were waiting for someone to appear and survive for its visit. Just in case.  Where the hell are they?

41) Bellaaaaaaaaaaaarke. Ok. Calm down. So, he said the I'm sorry, and I love how Clarke panicked when she realizes that he knows and he can judge her. I think she realizes that she was in love with Bellamy at the end of season 5 so she's not ready to confront him yet. And I guess he always believed that his love was a one-sided one, so she will never like him as he likes her, even they are very good friends. So they try to be cool to each other but... it can't help it. They're flirting. As in the Unity day episode.

She is the only one he could talk about Octavia, the one he could trust in being this hurt brother who still loves his sister. I wish Octavia would've (go to school). He speaks to Clarke about Octavia in a softer way than he did with Echo because only Clarke had seen him trying to approach his sister uncountable times before. "She'll come around," Clarke said, and she was right, but now Bellamy feels that if he did things in another way, his sister would never become who she is now. He thinks that part of her dark development is on his fault and he only wants to admit it with Clarke.

42) Bellamy calls Echo to show her the book, and he gives it to Clarke. Suddenly he forgets about Echo being there... I understand why Echo crosses her arms, which it's usually a sign of protection or defensiveness.

43) Clarke is the first one to realize Emori is attacking Murphy and she runs toward him. Guys, you don't deserve that girl.

Conclusions? I think we are going to see a development for Raven, who, by the way, has sex in the first part of the episode and has a blood test in the second part, and I watch so many tv shows to understand that as... is she going to be pregnant? Because if it's true, well, finally, her love life is not going to disappear because an actor signed a contract and she might understand how it was for Clarke when they put Madi on risk.

Who the hell took their ships? The good news, at least for Echo, is Octavia is already wake so she can defend everyone.

I completely in if the season is about characters talking about each other. These people need lots of psychological treatments. They need professional help. Why are there only three doctors in the damn place? Why don't they train anyone? What would happen if Clarke, Abby or Jackson disappear? At least Monty taught Jordan to be an engineer.

See you next week. I still want to talk about other stuff, but I've been writing this post along an hour, and I need a break (Also, English is not my native language, so it's kind of tiring)

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Super Full Moon Tonight ~ Return to The Truth

FCGCT Commentary: We are moving from the mind to the Heart… not the balancing of the two. The brain acts as a conduit while the heart processes. The mind conflicts with the Heart and is the cause for imbalance, pain, fear, suffering and more. The mind… the ego, blocks the Heart, as it Edges God Out. Let go of the mind, and solely flow from the Heart, connected to the Unified Heart in Unity Consciousness.

          Super Full Moon Tonight ~ Return to The Truth

By: Laura Walker

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Special Report: Full Moon at 01 Virgo

Moon in Leo

Gibbous Moon Phase: trust, process, analyze

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month:

16 Aquarius – “a big businessman at his desk” (lead yourself, solve)

Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: 27 Aries – “through imagination, a lost opportunity is regained” (return to truth, return to true self)

Wise owls, we have multiple astrological events happening as we move into the Full Moon tomorrow (February 19, 2019, at 10:54 am EDT/7:54 am PDT).  Let’s get into the NOW:

1 – CHIRON RE-ENTERS ARIES AS MARS CONJUNCTS THE CHIRON POINT –

Holy Chiron, Batman!  This is some massive Chiron energy that is going to teach us something IMPORTANT throughout the Full Moon phase, but primarily today and tomorrow.  So we want to be watchful and mindful even more than we normally would.

The heavenly energies teach us via the subtle curriculum and schedule of astrology.  The timing of this lesson is quite special.  This is because it is happening alongside several significant astrological aspects.

Chiron leaving Pisces and changing signs as it moves into Aries is a big deal.  Anytime an outer planet changes signs it is a big deal.  It causes tremendous shifts in energy, related to the planet and signs.

Chiron is leaving the end of the zodiac in Pisces and beginning a new cycle as it starts over in Aries.  Chiron is our Inner Warrior.  It represents self-mastery.  The energy teaches via experience – we live its lessons.  Usually, the lessons are hard-won, but when we know, we know forever.

Chiron also frees us from our suffering.

Chiron in Pisces effectively doubled the suffering.

Now, Chiron in Aries takes that suffering and what we have learned and fires it up.  It burns away what is no longer needed and takes the purest forms forward.  Chiron in Aries produces treasures and then moves them into perfect place.

With perfect timing to double the effects, Chiron moves into Aries just as Mars (ruler of Aries!) makes a conjunction with the Chiron Point – the degree in the sky where Chiron was located when it was discovered.  This degree, 04 Taurus, encapsulates all of Chiron’s themes (which are myriad – many more than any other planet).

Chiron rules healing, alternative healing, systems and currents of the body, the arts of war, Renaissance People, medicine and medicinal herbs, alchemy, bards, hands, the healing power of the hands, teachers and teachers of teachers,  inventors and inventions, gymnastics, Jedi, Virgo, pain and suffering, suicide, self-sabotage, the hero’s journey, and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The “double Chiron energy” is is one of the main reasons that makes today so very powerful and such a good opportunity for fresh starts (or regained opportunities).

We could say it is The Return of the Inner Warrior.

(Note: Energetics from 1969 will repeat in various ways over the next year.)

2 – LAST DAY OF SUN IN AQUARIUS –

The Sun spends its last day in the sign of Aquarius, ending its amplification of the Black Moon in Aquarius (yay).  This is happening while the Moon is in Aquarius’ opposite sign of Leo.  So we have a “Black Moon day,” a day when people tend toward the projection of their own perceived weaknesses, feelings of powerlessness, and fears about changes.  It’s a day when we need to think before we speak.  It’s a day to overcome feeling victimized by others, circumstances, and life.

(Note: It’s a super Black Moon day for those with the Sun, Chiron, or Black Moon in Leo or Aquarius, but a tremendous relief is on the way with the Sun leaving Aquarius.  Remember you are undergoing a major rebirth, which comes with growing pains, but which always leads to what is better for us.)

We are already engaging the power of Chiron and the Return of the Inner Warrior, but we also have other energetics in place to overcome the feeling of powerless victim.

3 – 5 DOG IN THE TZOLKIN –

It’s 5 Dog – The Day of the Underdog!  5 is love and Dog is our loyal guide and companion.  5 Dog tends to upset the balance of power where imbalances of power are in effect.  Emotional meltdowns can occur.  Ultimately, this energy wants to effect change through love.  Bob Marley was 5 Dog.

How fitting that the Sun is at the last degree of Aquarius with the Sabian symbol of “moon-lit fields, once Babylon, are blooming white.”  Bob Marley wrote, “Babylon system is the vampire” which to me is “empire.,” and look at what is happening to empire/Empire.

Light is overtaking the Babylonian system of vampire/empire.

4 – JUPITER EXACT TRINE ERIS POINT –

Mighty Jupiter brings us more dog energy as it discharges 21 Sagittarius, “a child and a dog wearing borrowed eyeglasses.”  Under this energetic, points of view are changed; we regain a sense of wonderment and fun; we aim for clarity; innocence prevails.

These themes are manifest under the broader context of the Eris Point – 21 Aries,  the degree in the sky where the planet Eris was discovered.  Eris is the twin sister to Mars, and both are “battlefield” energies.  Eris energy seeks to rectify chaos and strife – to bring balance to the Force if you will.

Jupiter can take things to the extreme, so we want to, again, think before speaking, and plan before tackling Goliath.

Ultimately, truth wins out when Jupiter and the Eris energy are together.

5 – VENUS CONJUNCT SATURN –

More energy for “truthiness” comes to us courtesy Venus and Saturn.  These two can at first come off with major power and control struggles, especially in romantic relationships and money/markets.  The conjunction is occurring at 17 Capricorn and the Sabian symbol energetic of “a girl surreptitiously bathing in the nude,” which reveals things.

Many things will come to light during the remainder of this month (because this aspect is happening with the Full Moon and will, therefore, play out over the rest of the cycle).  Things that people have been getting away with will come to an end.

(Note: Saturn in Capricorn is wreaking havoc with dental issues -and working dental staff quite hard – take care of things sooner rather than later if you are having problems with your teeth.)

6 – MERCURY CONJUNCT NEPTUNE –

Over the next two days, truth flows in ever-greater abundance with Mercury (communications, messages) meeting up with Neptune (clear/unclear, illusions, spiritual connection, paradoxes) at 16 Pisces and the Sabian symbol of “in a quiet moment, an individual experiences the flow of inspiration.”  This is also the degree of the Pisces lunar cycle which begins on March 6.  Inspiration – an answer – is coming through information.

Much of this will come through recognizing what we thought was true was not.  Neptune has a way of showing this.  Again, since this is happening with the Full Moon, it will play out over the remainder of the lunar cycle.

Situations, feelings, events, messages, and insights that are happening over the next two days are also particularly prophetic regarding what we have in store during March and up to the start of the astrological new year on April 5.

7 – FULL MOON AT 01 VIRGO –

When the Full Moon arrives tomorrow, we have an influx of even more intensive energy to see the truth in what has been idealization, illusion, or deception.  The Full Moon will happen at 01 Virgo and the energetic of “in a portrait, the best of a man’s features and traits are idealized.”  Who is the wizard behind the curtain?  The remainder of the month isn’t going to go well for him.  It’s just not a time when he can get away with deceptions and trying to divert our attention.  There are just too many planets stacked against him.

The planets are stacked with US!  The Return of the Inner Warrior brings a shift in the dynamics of the world.  Little ones who are being born now are the Spiritual Warriors of the future who have come to ensure the maintenance of balance.

Welcome to a new day dawning.  Truth and love prevail. Prepare to watch the world change as Chiron begins its tour of Aries.

Chiron is going to Light It Up!

We are ready!

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Ep 21 Transcript: The Hallowed Collection of Suffixes

Episode 21

[intro music]

PAZ: Hi everyone, welcome back to Stairway to Starclan, a Warrior Cats read pawdcast. I'm Paz.

JULIAN: I'm Julian.

LIZ: And I'm Liz.

PAZ: And we're all back in our proper places right now, so no microphone swapping or anything. Back to our old ways. Well, I dub this set of chapters Murder Plot Number 3. Murder returns.

LIZ: Love to see it.

JULIAN: So new and exciting.

PAZ: Yeah, I think we needed a little murder. It's been a while. But I'll go into the summaries so we can find out--

JULIAN: Wait, did I miss the intro?

PAZ: We did the intro before.

JULIAN: I forgot.

PAZ: And then we had problems. But the magic of audio editing is I can just cut all that, and--

JULIAN: Hell yes.

PAZ: People will never know. Chapter 15. The chapter opens on the hunting patrol led by Longtail, who is overseeing Fireheart and Graystripe after their demotion to apprentice activities. Longtail mocks them, calling Fireheart Firepaw, and Fireheart threatens him in return. The three leave to hunt, and Longtail continues to cause problems. Eventually they manage to catch some prey and return to camp, and Fireheart visits Cinderpaw and Yellowfang. Cinderpaw is learning how to make a poultice for Smallear. Yellowfang explains to Fireheart that Smallear has stiff joints because his bedding was too damp, and sends Fireheart to scold Cloudkit.

When Fireheart arrives at the elders' den, Cloudkit is listening intently to a story from Halftail. Fireheart says that Yellowfang thinks Cloudkit has been bringing in damp bedding, and all the elders rush to defend Cloudkit. Fireheart leaves knowing he won't get anywhere with the elders defending him. Back in the camp clearing, Fireheart sees Tigerclaw sharing tongues with Brokentail like old friends. Fireheart is surprised to see Tigerclaw being compassionate, and wonders again if he's wrong about Tigerclaw definitely being a murderer. However, he can't make himself believe Tigerclaw is innocent.

Chapter 16. Fireheart wakes up and muses about how much it sucks to sleep in the apprentice den for babies. As he leaves, Bluestar and Tigerclaw call him over and inform him that his punishment is done. Bluestar then sends Fireheart on a patrol with Tigerclaw to find a way to cross the stream for the upcoming gathering. Tigerclaw brings Longtail along as well, and Fireheart feels anxious about going out with two cats who hate him.

Out in the forest, newleaf has truly begun. Fireheart relaxes a little as Tigerclaw praises him for his hunting. When they reach a stream, they see that it is still flooded. The three look for a crossing place, and eventually they see a thin and unstable branch across the deepest part of the water. Tigerclaw forces Fireheart to climb out onto the branch to see if it's safe. Halfway through, the branch dislodges and throws Fireheart into the fast-moving water, just after Tigerclaw yells at him to get back.

Chapter 17. Fireheart desperately tries to keep hold of the branch as it rushes down the river. Just as he is on the edge of consciousness and nearly drowned, the branch catches on a rock and Longtail helps haul him out of the water. Tigerclaw decides they will return to camp, as there is no place to cross. Fireheart wonders if Tigerclaw dislodged the branch on purpose as an attempt to murder him. When Fireheart glances at Tigerclaw, who is openly glaring at him, Fireheart decides he definitely just tried to murder him. Fireheart wonders what murder attempt number three will be.

Back at camp, Sandstorm is alarmed to see Fireheart in such a bad shape. She stays close to him as the cats report back to Bluestar. Bluestar is not happy to hear that there is no crossing place because she thinks Starclan will be angry if they don't attend.

Fireheart then goes to Yellowfang to get checked over. Once there, Fireheart is examined by Cinderpaw. Cinderpaw gives him the all clear, and Yellowfang trusts her skills enough to second her diagnosis. Yellowfang then asks Cinderpaw if she would like to officially become the medicine cat apprentice. Cinderpaw is overjoyed and immediately accepts. Fireheart is happy to see Cinderpaw so excited. After sleeping, Fireheart is called out to a clan meeting where Bluestar names Cinderpaw the new medicine cat apprentice. Everyone in the clan approves and happily congratulates Cinderpaw. And that's the end of our meeting.

LIZ: Yay.

JULIAN: Yay.

PAZ: Yay, clap, clap, clap. Finally. I guess we go in order, kind of, but I gotta say I was expecting the apprentice punishment to last more than one chapter.

JULIAN: I know. It was over so fast.

PAZ: Like there's a sort of timeskip. I think in fiction, it was longer than like one day, but.

LIZ: Yeah, it felt like he just got grounded.

PAZ: He didn't even get grounded. He was like, you can't go to the movies tonight. That's it. Like after tonight, though. I guess it was just there to have Longtail be a little bitch. That was the purpose of it.

JULIAN: They had to go on the world's worst hunting patrol, and then they were done.

LIZ: God.

PAZ: God. Longtail sucks. What's his issue?

JULIAN: He's awful. He's just a little bitch for no reason.

PAZ: I guess it's because he's cat racist, but geez.

JULIAN: Like, this is skipping ahead a little bit, but like, while Fireheart is like clinging to the branch in imminent danger of dying, Longtail's like, hurry up, kittypet, or something like that, like. What?

PAZ: I mean, I guess at least he does save his life. He doesn't like Mufasa Firepaw into the river, but like that's a low bar.

JULIAN: Yeah, he does save his life, but he's racist at him while he does it.

LIZ: Saves your life racistly.

PAZ: Thanks. I love it. Yeah, I guess this set of chapters, like literally, the first sentence in this set of chapters is Longtail being like, well if it isn't our newest apprentice, Firepaw. Like okay, bitch. Won't even call him by the right name.

JULIAN: Awful.

PAZ: And in the little bit where Fireheart's like, damn, it sucks sleeping in the teen room, it mentions that I think Swiftpaw, who's Longtail's apprentice, is also being rude as hell. And it's like great, it's just, it's all getting passed down.

JULIAN: God. I think it's also like, not only is Swiftpaw like real shitty, but Brackenpaw's really awkward.

PAZ: I know. That part is very funny. It was like one sentence, but.

JULIAN: Which makes sense, because imagine if your teacher came back to, like, boarding school and was in your dorm.

PAZ: Oh my god.

LIZ: This is my new roommate, Professor Fireheart.

PAZ: Yeah, cause by all means Fireheart is his mentor, because Graystripe is doing fuck all.

JULIAN: I was doing the transcriptions for like some of the earlier episodes, and like we really did a 180 on Graystripe. Cause when they first start mentoring, there's one point where Firepaw fucks off to visit his sister, and Graystripe takes the apprentices for the day, and we're all like, ugh, Fireheart, what a deadbeat.

LIZ: Yeah, he did it once, and then he turned it around.

JULIAN: He did turn it around.

PAZ: Yeah, Fireheart is an example of how to balance your sneaking out to visit someone you shouldn't be and work-life balance.

JULIAN: It's important to have that balance.

PAZ: Graystripe needs to learn a thing or two. But the Brackenpaw oh, my teacher is in my dorm room, it's like the 100 times worse scenario of you see your teacher at the grocery store, and it's awkward, because you're like, oh, they exist outside of class.

JULIAN: Not only does he exist, but you have to sleep in the same sort of room.

LIZ: No.

PAZ: The more I think about this, the worse this is. This is horrible. I know they're little cats, but still.

LIZ: I keep imagining like the apprentices den as like, you know when people like foster kittens and they have like that little kitten area with like the blocked off door?

PAZ: Uh-huh.

LIZ: Yeah, it's just like that except you just have a fully grown cat back in there.

JULIAN: Yeah, Fireheart has to sleep in the apprentice den but like his legs are sticking out because he doesn't fit.

LIZ: Oh no.

PAZ: Fireheart does get to threaten Longtail again, which is great. I didn't realize he'd torn Longtail's ear when he was a baby.

JULIAN: Oh yeah. The original fight.

PAZ: Yeah, I just didn't realize he got like a scar from that. How embarrassing. You're gonna be like, a racist little bitch to this guy who gave you like a permanent scar? Okay. Looking real badass.

JULIAN: You're gonna be a racist little bitch to this guy who gave you a permanent scar in his second fight ever in his life?

PAZ: Right.

LIZ: Got beat up by this baby.

JULIAN: After you've been training to like fight and whatever for like six months or however long?

PAZ: Longtail's such a loser.

LIZ: He is.

PAZ: There's a part--

JULIAN: He really has the energy of like townie homophobe.

PAZ: There was a part, too, where he was like, oh, you better not touch me. Like Tigerclaw will get you if you do. And I'm like, I don't think Tigerclaw's gonna rush to your defense, my guy.

JULIAN: Right.

PAZ: Think this is one-sided.

JULIAN: Your faith seems a little misplaced.

PAZ: Very pathetic little man. And then he says some something stupid and like scares off this bird, and then blames Fireheart. Awful. You do know that these cats are British, though, because he does say rubbish.

LIZ: God.

JULIAN: Which is very funny because like, don't the cats called rubbish like, I don't know.

PAZ: Crowfood? It's crowfood, right?

JULIAN: Yeah.

PAZ: Rubbish is only an expression in these cats' world. There's no other meaning.

JULIAN: It's just a series of nonsense sounds. Like the bit with Yellowfang-- I mean, there's multiple bits with Yellowfang, but I'm glad we get more Yellowfang screentime. The part where she tells Fireheart off, or doesn't tell him off, but is just like, oh, you should have known you would have gotten caught is like both very cute and also like... how does she feel about Fireheart helping other clans?

PAZ: Yeah, I made a note that like, it seems like everyone knows that he's in trouble for helping RiverClan because I think it says Yellowfang heard it from Runningwind. But I'm like, I wish we'd gotten more reactions to that because it seems kind of... seems like it'd be a big deal. But I guess not.

LIZ: It feels set up to be a big deal.

PAZ: Yeah, and then they're only punished for one chapter. Cause I feel like it's also implied Tigerclaw told Longtail too. And he also doesn't really say anything. I don't know. Maybe it'll come up at like the gathering.

JULIAN: I would kind of expect Longtail to be less racist and more like upset about Fireheart helping RiverClan, or racist about that. Like the fact that it doesn't come up at all is weird.

PAZ: Unless it's like Runningwind just said to Yellowfang, they're on apprentice duties, and Yellowfang heard from her wife, Bluestar, why. That's an alternative scenario.

JULIAN: Right, of course.

PAZ: But yeah, the scene in chapter 15 with Yellowfang and Cinderpaw is cute. And then the following scene with Cloudkit and the elders is the best. I love it.

JULIAN: It's adorable.

LIZ: It is.

PAZ: Grandparents love this kid.

JULIAN: It really has the energy of like... I used to go to visit my grandma in her nursing home a lot, and we'd like stay overnight there because it was like a really long drive. And every so often like one of us kids would just sort of wander off, and my parents would find like my brother or whatever surrounded by old people.

PAZ: Yes.

JULIAN: That's what's happening here.

PAZ: Yeah, the thing is like Yellowfang's all like Smallear's stiff joints or whatever-- it's just arthritis-- is so bad. All the damp bedding. Go tell off your nephew or whatever. And Fireheart gets there, and all the other old cats are like, Smallear's just whiny. We love this child. Don't say anything bad.

JULIAN: Cloudkit's never done a thing wrong, ever in his life.

PAZ: The Cloudkit defenders have logged on. They're in the elders' den.

LIZ: They have.

JULIAN: The Cloudkit defenders are posting minions memes on Facebook.

PAZ: Oh no. They are. They're also that picture that's like the grandma commenting on the photo like, gorgeous picture, beautiful granddaughter, like 10 times.

LIZ: My god.

PAZ: It's very cute that Cloudkit loves to listen to the old people.

JULIAN: It's also like, I don't know, it's really nice to see him getting integrated into like clan life this way.

PAZ: And it's like, you can't talk back against like the old people, like what they decide. Gotta respect them.

JULIAN: God, they're so salty about Smallear.

PAZ: It's really funny. Really threw Smallear under a bus for this child. I guess if you had to listen to someone complain constantly, and you live together, and you're old, you might get a little salty.

LIZ: And they do love this baby so much.

JULIAN: They adore this baby.

LIZ: He's a nice young man.

PAZ: He is a nice young man. After that scene, though, is Tigerclaw hanging out with Brokentail and Fireheart interpreting that as compassion. Extremely funny. You know this man schemes.

JULIAN: It sends him on like a whole thought spiral where he doubts everything he knows about Tigerclaw.

PAZ: I know.

JULIAN: And is like, maybe he's not so bad. Maybe I'm just wrong. Maybe I'm just too suspicious, and Tigerclaw is a good deputy and a good guy.

LIZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: And it's like, buddy, he's scheming. He's plotting and scheming. He's aiming to be the fifth member of Brokentail's polycule or whatever.

PAZ: Tigerclaw saw that, and he's like, I gotta get in on that. I know, and like, I can't remember if this is the case that they were colluding before this or not. But the fact that it's like, they were sharing tongues like old friends, I'm like, mm.

LIZ: Wink.

PAZ: Maybe-- yeah. Wink wink. I'm like maybe this has been happening for a while, Fireheart.

JULIAN: Yeah, it's also like, this especially sucks because like Brokentail didn't even react when Yellowfang tried to share tongues with him.

PAZ: Yeah, it's really sad.

JULIAN: And now he's being all buddy-buddy with Tigerclaw and it makes me very sad.

PAZ: Yeah, that was sad. And that was also another reason that I think Fireheart should have been more suspicious, because Brokentail deliberately didn't react to like anybody else. And I'm like, maybe, maybe use your little noggin to think about why they might be getting along.

JULIAN: Well, it's especially-- Fireheart is like, "Fireheart had never seen anything to show that he had the compassion of a true leader until now." And it's like.

LIZ: Well.

JULIAN: And you still haven't

PAZ: Fireheart's just trying to be an ally. He's just like, wow.

LIZ: God.

JULIAN: Diversity win.

PAZ: Love is love.

JULIAN: These evil cats are gay.

PAZ: Finally.

LIZ: He did try to kill me as a child, but he is gay. Hmm. Makes you think.

JULIAN: More bisexual war criminals.

PAZ: This is what everyone's saying, and people just don't want to hear it. And then the next chapter is um, he's unpunished instantly.

JULIAN: Oh, there is-- at the end of chapter 15, there is a cute little turn of phrase, where, "as Fireheart padded more slowly ever to the pile of freshkill, he wished to the tips of his claws that he could be freed from the burden of what he knew."

LIZ: Aw.

PAZ: Aw, there's so many good little cat phrases. Longtail said something too, like I've seen like a three-legged rabbit do better, or something like that.

JULIAN: It must be so fun as an author to come up with those.

LIZ: Yeah, to the tips of his little beans.

JULIAN: Yeah.

PAZ: That has to be one of the best parts. Cause it's like, you have to come up with phrases in like fantasy and stuff too, but when it's humans, it's not that exciting. It's kind of boring, because you define still human terms of phases. But when they're little cats, you just do whatever you want.

JULIAN: There's another part where Tigerclaw's coat is described as rippling as he stands up.

PAZ: This cat is ripped.

LIZ: No, it's like, you know when you like touch the back of a cat, just the back of it, and it just like does that twitchy thing?

PAZ: Yes.

JULIAN: Yeah, that's what I was imagining, when a cat is angry or agitated, they like...

LIZ: They ripple.

PAZ: His huge muscles. I do just picture Tigerclaw as like a Maine coon cat now, massive.

JULIAN: Big boy.

LIZ: Big boy season.

JULIAN: Big boy sends Fireheart to branch hell.

PAZ: God. I think this is murder attempt number two on Fireheart.

JULIAN: So what's number one?

PAZ: When they were battling in WindClan camp, and like, I think it was Leopardfur who was getting ready to kill him, and Tigerclaw was just standing there watching, menacingly.

JULIAN: Was the Cinderpaw thing, was that an attempt on Bluestar or Fireheart? I don't remember.

PAZ: I think it was an attempt on Bluestar, because it was like he asked for Bluestar to come there, and then Bluestar was sick. So that's why Bluestar didn't come.

JULIAN: So we're only on attempt number two. God. As they're setting out, Fireheart is like, oh, I'm like, he has this image of the cats like murdering him in the woods. And then he's like, oh, no, I'm just being irrational. And it's like, no, buddy, I think you're being very rational.

PAZ: Right? You were thinking correctly for once. It's like, damn, why would Tigerclaw take just me and his lackey who hates me so bad out into the woods to look at water? Nothing could happen here.

LIZ: Boys' night. That's just boys' night. Just doing lad things.

JULIAN: Yep, just a cheeky near-death experience with the lads.

PAZ: This is just like those British lads hitting each other with chairs.

JULIAN: God.

LIZ: But that's what they are. They're British.

PAZ: They sure are. That's what Fireheart thinks Tigerclaw and Brokentail are doing, you know, the tender kiss afterwards.

JULIAN: It is like, Fireheart's response to being like, oh, I'm just being irrational is just to go, I'm gonna prove that I'm a warrior to them. I'm their equal. And it's just like, aw, buddy. Oh, buddy.

PAZ: You can't prove that if you get murdered.

JULIAN: Also you don't need to prove that.

LIZ: Noooo.

PAZ: No.

JULIAN: Longtail's incompetent, for one thing.

PAZ: Yeah, he doesn't seem very good at anything.

LIZ: No. And he got beat up by a baby. The baby was you.

JULIAN: He got beat up by a baby. He scared away that bird when they were hunting.

LIZ: He's cat racist.

PAZ: Not teaching his apprentice good things. Wouldn't go onto that scary branch.

JULIAN: Yeah, no.

PAZ: But this is like... god, this is like the second time Fireheart almost drowns within 10 chapters or something.

JULIAN: There's a lot of water peril.

PAZ: Yeah, this is a very flood-heavy book it seems like. I guess because it's a book focusing on RiverClan, sort of. That's the other like spotlighted clan, I feel like, this book, because of Graystripe.

JULIAN: Yeah, no Graystripe in these chapters.

PAZ: Yeah, no, none. The only way to not have anything to complain about with Graystripe is if he doesn't do anything.

JULIAN: Graystripe fans, you get a reprieve.

PAZ: Tigerclaw, I think he like tries to cover his tracks in an interesting way though, where he pretends to warn Fireheart right before he falls to his doom. Which is, I mean, I guess it's like, Longtail sucks ass but he doesn't know Tigerclaw's a murder man at the very least.

LIZ: Murder man.

JULIAN: [to the tune of the Batman theme song] Murder man, murder man.

PAZ: Cause like when Fireheart's trying to figure out if Tigerclaw did in fact just try to kill him, he's like, oh, but he wouldn't do that in front of Longtail. But then he's like, maybe he did it in a way Longtail wasn't paying attention.

JULIAN: It's also like I wouldn't put it past Tigerclaw to do it in front of Longtail and then intimidate Longtail into...

PAZ: That's true.

JULIAN: Like, he's already done this with Ravenpaw and, like Longtail is probably easier for Tigerclaw to intimidate slash try to get onto his side.

PAZ: I mean, he could probably manipulate Longtail pretty easily without, like, I don't know, just give him some shit about how Fireheart's like a traitor.

JULIAN: It was for the good of the clan.

LIZ: There's a part where Fireheart says like, Longtail may be terrible and a jerk and suck and also cat racist, but he's honorable and would never let another warrior die. I don't recall this ever coming up ever before.

PAZ: I don't think it did, but I think it's just like a point of like, he sucks ass, but he did help Fireheart because he's at the baseline, like clan loyalty, I guess.

JULIAN: Yeah, I mean, there is--

PAZ: As opposed to Tigerclaw who loves to kill.

JULIAN: Like I think what Liz is talking about, there is specifically a point where like the code, the clan code is like specifically mentioned, about sticking rigidly to it when another warrior needs your help.

PAZ: That code's whatever you want it to be.

JULIAN: What is-- open the sacred text. What do they say?

PAZ: This has to be posted somewhere. I'm going to look. Warrior Cats clan code. I can't spell. Is it on the official site?

LIZ: Someone must have compiled this.

JULIAN: There is an article about it on the official site.

PAZ: Warriorscat.com warrior code. What is it? Please tell me. This website's taking--

JULIAN: That's a dog in this fanart. It did finally load for me.

PAZ: I'm trying to get on the official website. Wow, it doesn't wanna load. Okay, there we go. Oh, it's trying to give me the app. Warrior Cats is now available as an app.

LIZ: Ooh.

PAZ: Well, I don't have any space on my phone. But it's a-- what is this fanart?

JULIAN: Right? I think it's meant to be two cats fighting, but one of them looks like a dog.

PAZ: Do we wanna go through this? I'll send the link for you, Liz.

LIZ: I do.

PAZ: Are you there? I think you're there, Julian.

JULIAN: I am there, yes.

LIZ: Wait, what link are you looking at? Okay.

PAZ: The official one.

LIZ: Thank you.

PAZ: Oh yeah, let's go through this. Let's see if we think these have been invoked. "One, defend your clan even with your life. You may have friendships with cats from the other clans, but your loyalty must remain to your clan, as one day you may meet them in battle." I guess so. "Do not hunt or trespass on another clan's territory." Well, people love to break this one constantly.

JULIAN: Yeah, that one gets broken constantly.

PAZ: That almost seems like, I don't think anyone really listens to it.

LIZ: No.

JULIAN: The hunting seems like a bigger deal than the trespassing.

PAZ: Yeah, but also like, everyone's been hunting everywhere. Like RiverClan's been hunting in ThunderClan, and I think Bluestar was saying like oh, we should go hunt in RiverClan. Then RiverClan was hunting in WindClan and ShadowClan was... WindClan's the only one who's stuck by this so far.

JULIAN: WindClan, you should branch out. No borders.

PAZ: WindClan, you can just move.

LIZ: They should just move. This is terrible.

PAZ: "Three, elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors." Yeah. That actually came up this chapter. "Four, prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to Starclan for its life." There was that weird thing that came up at one point where it's like, they bury the bones or whatever, so yeah. "A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice." Child labor laws. "Six, newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving a warrior name."

LIZ: Yeah, we got that.

PAZ: Wow, this keeps going, huh?

JULIAN: Yeah, there's 16 of these.

PAZ: Well, okay, let's... um, where was I? Oh god, I keep scrolling. What is this art? Tigerclaw is very buff here.

JULIAN: "Number seven, a cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice."

PAZ: I didn't know this.

JULIAN: Maybe that's why Tigerclaw keeps getting apprentices.

PAZ: He's like, I fucking hate kids but, ugh.

LIZ: Worst person you know becomes a nurse.

PAZ: That is it! Oh no. Nooo. Nine.

LIZ: Tigerclaw's here to give you your vaccine so he can become vice president.

PAZ: He just jabs in there really hard. "Nine, after the death or retirement of a deputy, the new deputy must be chosen before moonhigh." This seems like a bad rule to me, frankly. I think you need time. This is a big decision. I think you need some time to think about that.

LIZ: Maybe you should have some contingencies in place.

PAZ: Yeah, you know, maybe ask your clan.

LIZ: Hmm.

JULIAN: Yeah, what if elections?

PAZ: No, Warrior Cats is nepotism. That's all we got here. "10, a gathering of all four clans is held at the full moon during a truce that lasts through the night. There shall be no fighting among clans at this time." Yeah. [laughs] "11, boundaries must be checked and marked daily, challenging all trespassing cats." Piss is part of the warrior code.

LIZ: You have to piss every single day. You have to check. Do not forget.

PAZ: I've gotten used to it, but it's still very funny that this is a important detail in Warriors lore. See, number 12. I feel... if this is part of the warrior code, then why is everyone suspicious when they help those kits? "12, No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger, even if that kit is from a different clan."

LIZ: They're constantly suspicious of other kits.

PAZ: Is this like a new one? Is this one that happened after everyone was like, hey, maybe we shouldn't let babies die?

LIZ: Maybe.

PAZ: [snorts] "13, The word of the clan leader is the warrior code."

LIZ: Oh my god.

PAZ: This is just like presidential war powers.

LIZ: This is very bad.

JULIAN: Ugggggh.

PAZ: Well, I guess anything can be the fucking warrior code then. Damn. "14, an honorable warrior does not need to kill other cats to win his battles, unless they're outside the warrior code or it is necessary for self defense." I guess this is--

JULIAN: Maybe this is where all the, like, people going, oh, you can't murder, no murder, are coming from.

PAZ: Yeah, I guess this is where the thing is like, where it was like, Tigerclaw, killing-- when that, what was the implication? That Redtail killed Oakheart or something? That was like, yeah, the bad implication because he was honorable?

LIZ: Yeah.

PAZ: Yeah, I guess so. What is this video at the bottom? Sorry.

JULIAN: Oh, wait, there's number 15, also.

PAZ: I know, but there's a video of kittens.

WIZARD: [a distant, sonorous voice]

JULIAN: [yelps] Oh my god!

LIZ: What?

[distant cats meowing]

LIZ: What?!

WIZARD: Rule number three.

JULIAN: Do you want me to screen share so we can all watch it together?

PAZ: Oh my god, yes.

LIZ: Yes, it seems really loud.

PAZ: I'm gonna download this audio and then put it under the episode.

JULIAN: Yeah, then you can edit it in.

PAZ: This is incredible. Why was I bothering to read these?

LIZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: All right, I'm live. Can y'all see?

PAZ: Okay, let me join. This narrator.

JULIAN: Oh, wait, I'm not sharing audio.

PAZ: That's a great cat right there.

LIZ: I'm very excited for this live stream from Staircast. For the three of us.

JULIAN: Let me just play it real quick to make sure you can hear it.

PAZ: Yes.

LIZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: I can hear it.

LIZ: It's so very loud.

WIZARD: So, young apprentice, you want to be a warrior. Well, then you must follow the warrior code.

PAZ: Who is this man?

JULIAN: I'm sorry, this is very loud. I don't know how to turn it down.

PAZ: This is actually what Fireheart sounds like.

WIZARD: Rule number one, defend your clan, even with your life.

LIZ: He sounds like David Attenborough.

PAZ: Yes. What is this image?

WIZARD: You must always be loyal to your clan.

[cats yowling]

WIZARD: Rule number two.

LIZ: We have to post this.

WIZARD: Rule number 2, do not hunt or trespass on another clan's territory.

PAZ: It's gonna be in the episode.

[meow]

[tap tap tap of footsteps]

JULIAN: [yelps]

PAZ: The added sound effect.

WIZARD: Rule number three, elders and kits must be fed before apprentices and warriors.

PAZ: Why does this man sound like he's about to die?

JULIAN: [shrieking] Oh my god, this kitten.

LIZ: These are just kittens.

WIZARD: What do you think you are doing? You are apprentices now, not kits. Stop eating.

PAZ: This man is just a wizard. Oh my god, the munching.

JULIAN: Why are there chewing sound effects?

PAZ: What are they eating, rice?

WIZARD: Rule number four, prey is killed only to be eaten. If you're not going to eat it, don't kill it.

[thwap]

LIZ: What.

WIZARD: Rule number five, a kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice.

JULIAN: Oh, the kittens.

PAZ: Oh my god.

LIZ: Who made this?

WIZARD: Sorry, but that means you're out. Don't look at me with those big cute eyes.

PAZ: What is this?

WIZARD: Come back when you're older.

[mew]

PAZ: Yeah, don't make your babies fight.

WIZARD: Rule number six, newly appointed warriors must sit silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior name.

JULIAN: What is this man's enunciation?

WIZARD: I said silent vigil.

PAZ: There's little jokes. Little cat jokes.

WIZARD: Rule number seven, a cat cannot be named deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.

PAZ: What is this? Aw.

JULIAN: Aww.

PAZ: Aw, look at little Cloudkit.

[boing boing]

LIZ: Oh no.

WIZARD: Rule number eight, borders must be checked and marked daily.

JULIAN: Are they gonna show the piss? Nope.

PAZ: Just gonna move past that one, huh?

WIZARD: Rule number nine, no warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger.

[mew]

WIZARD: Even if that kit is from a different clan.

[mew]

JULIAN: He skipped the fascism rule.

WIZARD: Last and most important, rule number 10.

PAZ: He did!

WIZARD: A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.

[mew]

PAZ: Hold on. Who is this man?

WIZARD: What are you doing? I said a warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.

LIZ: He's David Attenborough.

PAZ: What is this-- this is an incredible old wizard voice, but what?

WIZARD: Never mind. We will continue in our training tomorrow.

[jaunty music]

LIZ: This is like a 90s movie wizard.

JULIAN: This is official. Copyright HarperCollins.

PAZ: No, yeah, this is official.

LIZ: Wow.

PAZ: Who is this?

LIZ: This is on YouTube. We should post it.

JULIAN: Oh my god.

PAZ: Yeah, once the episode is out. I wanted some credits on that to know who that was.

JULIAN: I know.

PAZ: Wow.

LIZ: How do I leave this stream?

JULIAN: I feel like that man was about to ask me to like, [creaky voice] only your strongest potions.

PAZ: [equally sing-song voice] You must collect the sacred artifacts to...

LIZ: [like they stepped straight from Zelda] I see you've gotten trapped in my maze.

PAZ: --revive magic in the world. My wizard maze.

JULIAN: Link, you're not ready for that sword yet.

PAZ: I'm laughing so much I'm sweating.

LIZ: Young warrior, I see you have not pissed everywhere today. Ooh, you know what that means.

[laughter]

PAZ: Oh god. Oh my God, there's no way to find out who that was. There's not even comments on this article.

LIZ: God.

PAZ: That was just, that was the voice of God.

LIZ: That's what StarClan sounds like.

JULIAN: That's the voice of StarClan all together.

PAZ: That is what StarClan sounds like.

LIZ: Every night Bluestar goes to sleep and it's just like [wizard voice] mm. Almost got assassinated again, I see. Mm, you really...

PAZ: I don't even know what we were talking about. That wiped my mind clean.

JULIAN: It was Longtail.

PAZ: Whoo. Oh my god.

JULIAN: Apparently, these were-- I looked on the wiki, the actual wiki, and these rules were revealed in Secrets of the Clans, the first sort of guide book.

PAZ: Oh, I have that book. I should go look.

JULIAN: But that said that was like-- yeah, it's like 2007.

PAZ: Yeah, that came out I think after the first series had finished, maybe.

JULIAN: Some retconning.

PAZ: Oh boy. Why did he skip the fascism rule? Why is the wizard afraid of this? You can't hide your sins. I don't know. What were we talking about? Murder attempt number two.

JULIAN: We were talking about Longtail being honorable while saving Fireheart racistly.

PAZ: I don't even know if that was in the warrior code, actually, that like protect your clanmates. I don't think that was there.

JULIAN: Yeah, I guess it's the bit about like defend your clan.

PAZ: Yeah, maybe. Just, woof. Took it out of me.

JULIAN: Absolutely brain blasted.

PAZ: Fireheart wondering what the next murder attempt will be is very funny.

JULIAN: God. At least he'll be on his guard now, I hope.

PAZ: Yeah, I'm like, I hope like now you won't dismiss your thoughts like maybe they're gonna murder me. Maybe you should just be like, yeah they're gonna murder me. But he's like, next time Tigerclaw would make sure he did not fail. I'm like, damn. Maybe you should tell someone.

Not Graystripe, because Graystripe will be like, that's not my problem. He said that, like, two books ago. I think it was literally like, if you're doing anything about Tigerclaw, don't involve me. Fireheart's gonna be like, Graystripe, I almost got killed, and Graystripe will be like, okay, I'm gonna go see my gf. Bye.

JULIAN: Maybe he should go talk to Ravenpaw again.

PAZ: Right?

JULIAN: They can commiserate.

PAZ: Yeah, now they're buddies in almost being murdered. [sighs] Okay, Tigerclaw also attempted to murder Ravenpaw at least two times, because he sent him to snake hell. And then he tried to push him into traffic. There was probably more, but those are the two I remember.

JULIAN: Oh, poor Ravenpaw.

PAZ: Poor Ravenpaw. Also glad he got away from all this. Sandstorm being worried about Fireheart in the next scene is cute.

JULIAN: Yeah, it's sweet. The report to Bluestar is like, hey, Bluestar?

PAZ: Yeah, she sucks.

JULIAN: She's like, oh, Starclan will be angry if we don't try to find a dry route. And it's like, Fireheart very clearly almost drowned.

PAZ: And she also like, scolds him for that.

LIZ: Wow, I can't believe you almost drowned. That's very unprofessional.

JULIAN: She doesn't want to have to pay out workers comp.

LIZ: Oh, every day she becomes more and more of a girlboss. It breaks my heart.

JULIAN: It's so sad.

PAZ: Girlbossification.

LIZ: Yellowfang, it's not too late to find another wife.

PAZ: Truly.

LIZ: There's gotta be another old gray cat somewhere.

JULIAN: She and Dappletail, maybe.

PAZ: What was that-- is it Graypool is the old cat in RiverClan?

JULIAN: Oh yeah.

PAZ: She seems great.

JULIAN: Yeah, they're both very crotchety. I think they'd get along.

PAZ: I think that'd be great. I'm in support of it.

JULIAN: Although that would be double forbidden.

PAZ: Yeah, but we know Yellowfang is already a pro at that.

LIZ: She loves another forbidden MILF.

PAZ: There's another really cute turn of phrase where Yellowfang sees drowned Fireheart, and she's like, "great Starclan, you look like a squirrel that's fallen out of a tree. What happened to you?"

LIZ: Aw. Do these cats climb trees?

PAZ: Yes.

JULIAN: Yeah.

LIZ: Right? They do, don't they?

PAZ: Yes, they do. What are you talking about?

LIZ: I mean, I've never-- have we ever seen it?

PAZ: You mean in the books?

JULIAN: I guess we haven't seen it in the series.

LIZ: Yeah, I know cats in general climb trees.

PAZ: Oh, okay.

LIZ: But I mean, do these cats climb trees?

PAZ: Well, Liz, don't you remember from the very first episode SkyClan? Their very powerful lights for climbing trees.

LIZ: Oh, true, true. Foolish of me.

PAZ: So maybe it's like an exclusive ability, just like RiverClan can swim.

LIZ: You're right.

PAZ: Cute Cinderpaw and Yellowfang content. When Yellowfang asks Cinderpaw to be her apprentice, finally, she's like, you're the only cat I can stand. It's very cute, like old lady loves new daughter.

JULIAN: Yeah, and like Cinderpaw's reaction to her praise is like really, really-- the whole interaction is like... Yellowfang's like, oh, you're a really smart learner and like I see so many stupid cats that it's really nice.

PAZ: Yellowfang's like, I'm surrounded by idiots constantly. Thank God you're here, Cinderpaw.

JULIAN: And Cinderpaw sort of interrupts her to thank her, and Yellowfang is like, be quiet. I haven't finished.

PAZ: I love Yellowfang so much.

JULIAN: Oh, it's so good. And like, you know, I still don't.... I still wish that Cinderpaw had had more choices. But like, I am glad that she has something that she's excited about.

PAZ: Yeah, she's like-- for some reason I thought she was like, more forced into it, like in the sense of like her character being unwilling than she is. She's genuinely excited here. But I think I was just thinking of Jaypaw and the Power of Three. I must have just been mixing that up. But I'm glad she's hyped for it.

JULIAN: Yeah. And like, I also-- I don't know if I'll be eating my words later, but when they're like, oh, you have to make the journey to the Moonstone, no one is like, oh, she can't do it.

PAZ: Yeah, I was really worried they were gonna say something. And it was just like no, whatever.

LIZ: Yeah, like, as an individual thing for her, and like as the first instance of this happening, it's like not as terrible as I was expecting, because you know, she is excited for it, which is nice, because there's so much like in her earlier scenes about how she felt like, you know, insecure and stuff.

JULIAN: Yeah, it's really nice to see her like, confident and like-- both confident and competent.

PAZ: And it was like a sweet scene at the end of the chapter where the whole clan is happy about it and seemed very like confident in her being a good medicine cat, presumably because she's just been doing that already.

JULIAN: Even Tigerclaw goes up to her and congratulates her.

PAZ: It's so funny.

LIZ: Even-- listen, even terrible evil guys need doctors eventually.

PAZ: That's true, yeah.

LIZ: He's thinking about his healthcare plan.

PAZ: You really can't get on your doctors'-- can't get on your two doctors' bad side.

JULIAN: I don't remember. Has Fireheart ever had a conversation with Yellowfang about Tigerclaw being absolutely awful?

PAZ: I can't remember, either. I feel like there might have been something where Yellowfang was like, yeah, he seems kind of like bad news. But I'm not sure if he's ever told-- I don't think he's told everything to Yellowfang. I don't know. Which he should. Yellowfang's like way more reliable than Bluestar.

JULIAN: Also she's seen this kind of thing before.

PAZ: Yeah, exactly. She knows evil cats. She can also talk to ghosts, you know. That'd probably be helpful. She could call up Redtail and be like, yo.

JULIAN: What's good?

PAZ: Give me the details.

JULIAN: Yeah, I don't have anything else for these. Sorry, Liz?

LIZ: Oh sorry, I was just saying what we should cover next, because I wasn't sure if my audio was working.

PAZ: You were posting something about the naming styles Fanlore article, right, Julian?

JULIAN: Oh god, yeah.

[meow]

I like found a-- I was looking on Fanlore for Warrior Cats stuff, obviously, because I wanted to see if there was any ancient drama. Did not find any ancient drama, probably because Fanlore is--

PAZ: I know there has to be, though.

JULIAN: I know there is some. I think Fanlore like skews towards such particular fandoms and like particular fandom circles that like--

PAZ: Yeah, it's also like, I feel like a lot of ancient drama in Warriors fandom is between like 13 year olds, which is definitely a different brand of drama than like, whatever the fuck Cassandra Clare was doing.

JULIAN: But there's a whole article about fan naming styles in Warrior Cats.

LIZ: God. Thank God.

JULIAN: So it goes over sort of the naming convention in canon. And then the controversy is between traditionalism and lyricalism.

LIZ: Oh my God.

PAZ: What an incredible name for that. We know where Peyton is.

JULIAN: God. Yep. We sure do. Yeah. Shall I read some of this?

PAZ: Please.

LIZ: Please.

JULIAN: Alright. "Traditional naming. Traditionalism attempts to introduce structure and reason to the canon naming system, which many fans feel contributes to more satisfying and nuanced world building overall." Also, I just want to say, there are no like citations for any of this.

PAZ: Oh no. Nope.

JULIAN: "Prefixes in traditional systems will almost always refer to the dominant color of a cat's pelt, although some traditionalists will also accept prefixes that only refer to a cat's size."

PAZ: This is so constrictive.

JULIAN: "Prefixes may refer to a cat's history or namesake only if the cat is the right color for the prefix."

LIZ: What?

JULIAN: "Eg, a cat born in a storm could only be given the prefix Storm if they were predominantly gray."

PAZ: God.

JULIAN: "Prefixes may also imply other details of a cat's appearance or coloration when possible. Eg, a cat called Weasel might have a white belly, a cat called Tiger may be a tabby, a cat called Ant might be small."

PAZ: Ant.

JULIAN: "Although most traditionalists won't refer to eye color, as kittens' eye colors have not yet developed when they are named."

LIZ: Oh my god.

PAZ: Damn.

JULIAN: [sighs] "Prefixes must be specific enough to imply a color, although some ambiguity is allowed and usually inevitable to create a long enough list of workable prefixes. Flower is too general, as flowers can be almost any color, but Daisy could refer to either a white or golden cat and is perfectly acceptable."

PAZ: That's great. Great to know.

LIZ: [sighs]

JULIAN: Touches ground. Something happened here.

PAZ: "Suffixes, where possible, recognize a cat's skills or positive personality traits. Suffixes are given from a list of fixed, recognized meanings within a setting. Eg, a creator might decide that foot always refers to a fast runner. These are generally derived from symbolism and associations of a suffix. Eg, tail is to recognize agility, as cats use their tails for balance." I don't-- are we sure about this? I don't think the Erin Hunters were giving it this much thought.

LIZ: No.

PAZ: "Cats may be given neutral suffixes if their skills or personalities aren't described by a suffix on the list, eg, fur, pelt." Yeah. "Or else they may be given suffixes that further describe their appearances, eg, stripe for a tabby, face for an attractive cat." Graystripe is Graystripe cause he doesn't have any skills or personality. There we go. Had to get that out.

JULIAN: God.

PAZ: "Taken together, a traditional name will be given a snapshot of the cat in question, eg Nightclaw may suggest a black cat skilled at fighting, Poppycloud may suggest a red cat with a calm demeanor." [snorts] Here's a paragraph about how you can rename a cat for their disability. Great stuff.

LIZ: [disdainfully] Mm.

JULIAN: There is, you know, "traditionalists generally agree that these renames should always be done with the intention of honoring the cat, ie, recognizing the strength required to survive and recover from such a debilitating injury, and should always be done with the cat's full consent."

PAZ: It should be.

LIZ: Why not let the cat do it? Hey.

PAZ: I agree.

LIZ: Why do you have to be like, may I have permission to rename you?

JULIAN: Also like if you're-- you as the author cannot get consent from your character.

LIZ: No.

PAZ: Yeah, there is-- I did notice a paragraph further up outside of the two camps which says, "in some cases, cats who have sustained injuries causing them to become physically disabled after birth are given new names to reflect their disability. Canon is inconsistent about whether naming cats for their disability is considered demeaning, and the tradition has lately been dropped after the first arc."

JULIAN: Yeah. Yeah, good.

LIZ: Okay, that's good to hear.

PAZ: Good. It should be, because it's weird as hell.

LIZ: It's like, you don't-- why would you rename-- like what if your name was just like, Brownpelt. Do you stop being Brownpelt? I don't think so.

PAZ: It's so weird. I think there's a real bad rename that happens in the first series that we're gonna get to.

LIZ: Oh no.

PAZ: Yeah, back to the traditionalists. "Traditional naming began as an attempt by fans to understand and headcanon naming conventions in the first arc. As such, strictly traditional names only use suffixes found in the first arc, and will sometimes only use plant or animal prefixes if they can be found in the first arc's English setting. However, many fans will choose to add additional suffixes they enjoy, or will use different prefixes that reflect their clan or clans being set in a different location." Oh my god, there's a whole list.

JULIAN: I know-- this list. I want to skip down to the one right after, because I want to go to this list, but the next sentence. "Traditionalist fanworks using canon characters will often rename cats in order to better reflect their appearance, personality, and/or skills."

PAZ: What?!

LIZ: What?!

JULIAN: "Or will sometimes tweak characters to better fit their names."

PAZ: They leave--

JULIAN: What.

LIZ: Why?!

JULIAN: What level of like absolutely wild are you on?

PAZ: Oh my god, this is just people being like, no, I know better than the authors on how to name these cats. Oh my god.

JULIAN: So the link here for traditional naming guidance links to a Tumblr blog. The title of this is Hallowed Collection of Suffixes.

LIZ: What?!

PAZ: That sounds like a Dark Souls like item.

JULIAN: And there's like 15 of them. There's only 15 suffixes that you can have.

PAZ: Yeah, cause that's all that was in the first series, I guess.

LIZ: Oh my God. Hallowed Collection of Suffixes is also a FATT faction, just saying.

PAZ: There are some external links, I guess, as their like citations. Here are three articles mentioned. One, "The guidelines." Next one, "On why some names are untraditional, and the history of traditionalism."

LIZ: Oh my God.

PAZ: And then the last one, "Traditionalism is a spectrum."

LIZ: Oh, I've got to click on it, I'm sorry. Goodbye.

PAZ: This is the same blog.

LIZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: Yeah, these are all from the same blog.

PAZ: Oh my god, this is so long.

JULIAN: I want so badly to know who this person is who runs this blog. "All anonymous askers are referred to affectionately as Ruddles, which is another word for a marigold plant."

PAZ: What?

JULIAN: "Do not be alarmed by this please. It is an old in-joke." What's happening here?!

LIZ: What is happening.

PAZ: How old is this blog? Oh, they link their writing blog.

LIZ: Oh God, last post was from this month.

PAZ: [shuddering] Oh God.

LIZ: We can't be here.

JULIAN: The traditionalist thing was first posted in 2012 about Traditionalism is a spectrum.

PAZ: Oh my god, this is ancient.

JULIAN: But like this person has been doing this at this point for almost 10 years.

PAZ: They got a PhD in Warrior Cats names.

JULIAN: Here's a database system where you can put in your name and it'll tell you if it works.

PAZ: What? Where? Link it.

JULIAN: Um, so it says it's busted.

PAZ: Oh no.

JULIAN: Because of Tumblr.

PAZ: I wanted to put in like canon cat names from later series and see how badly they were rated.

JULIAN: Well, it says you can access it via the Wayback Machine. So I want to see if it still works via the Wayback Machine.

PAZ: Please let me know.

JULIAN: Here's the Wayback Machine. I am going to put in Kip Jazzman.

LIZ: Oh my God.

JULIAN: Or just Jazzman.

PAZ: Jazzman.

JULIAN: Space between the prefix and suffix of the name you are entering. "The name reader doesn't recognize this prefix."

PAZ: [snorts]

JULIAN: It also does not recognize this suffix.

LIZ: Noo.

JULIAN: Let's try Chickpea. Also no.

LIZ: But it's nature.

PAZ: Try putting in like Jayfeather.

JULIAN: Okay, I just put in Fireheart. "This cat has a ginger pelt. This cat is self confident and determined and will do whatever they believe is right."

PAZ: That's true.

JULIAN: That is correct. Oh, it doesn't recognize the suffix feather.

PAZ: Yeah, that's what I'm saying. You can't just go off the first series because Bluestar only have like five names.

LIZ: Yeah, Bluestar didn't have a whole database. You think back in 2003 or whatever fantasynamegenerators.com was available to her?

PAZ: No.

LIZ: Also sorry, I'm just clicking around the FAQ, and I've gotten to "would a polydactyl cat get a name change name?"

PAZ: What? They're born with those toes.

LIZ: "In most cases, polydactyl cats would not be given a name change name. Extra toes would not be very unusual in the clans."

JULIAN: I mean, that is true. It's pretty common.

LIZ: It is.

PAZ: Yeah, but also why would they get a name change when they-- you don't get more toes. You're born with those toes. Unless a wizard cursed you.

[laughter]

JULIAN: Oh, I'm really afraid to hear what this person thinks about gender and sexuality.

LIZ: Oh no.

PAZ: Oh no.

JULIAN: I don't want to know.

PAZ: Oh no.

LIZ: Let's just talk about the wizard.

PAZ: Oh, I'm morbidly curious.

LIZ: [wizard voice] Fireheart, for your bravery, I will reward you.

PAZ: That's who that narrator was, the toes wizard.

LIZ: [wheezing too hard to continue the voice] Bloop bloop bloop, here you go.

PAZ: Oh my god.

LIZ: Bye everyone, I'm done.

PAZ: Let's go lyrical naming.

JULIAN: Yeah, let's--

PAZ: The poets of Warrior Cat fandom.

JULIAN: "Lyricism rejects the strict rules of traditionalism and instead prioritizes aesthetics and individuality, which many fans find creatively freeing. Unlike traditionalism, there are no set rules that constitute whether a prefix or suffix is allowed. Some lyricists will still prefer to support the idea of a prefix suggesting a cat's appearance, but others will support prefixes that instead allude to a cat's history, or simply to a word that the namer likes.

Suffixes will sometimes suggest a cat's skills or personality, but the meaning of a suffix will change on an individual basis, and they will just as often allude to a cat's history, a namesake, or simply a word that the namer finds pleasing paired with the prefix. A good lyrical name is typically defined by its flow, aesthetic value, and use of evocative imagery, although judgment of these qualities tends to be subjective."

PAZ: This is just about vibes, which I support.

JULIAN: "Some fans differentiate between substyles of lyricism. More naturalist or low lyricism tends to reject names that the fan finds outlandish or silly, that reference objects that cats wouldn't know about, or that use words the cats consider sacred, such as star and moon in a canon setting.

More unbridled or high lyricism tends to allow virtually anything, as long as the fan finds them pleasing or pretty, and also encompasses fans who create deliberately silly names for the sake of humor. Naturalist or low lyricism essentially follows the style used by the Erin Hunter team in canon, especially in later arcs, when they started prioritizing using new and unique combinations of names."

PAZ: I'm starting to think Peyton is a low lyricist.

LIZ: Maybe, yeah.

PAZ: Cause Peyton just had issue with like you know, sacred words, objects they wouldn't know about. Wow. Sorry for thinking you were the most strict someone could be.

JULIAN: Yeah, I had no idea that you could get stricter, but here we are.

PAZ: Yeah.

LIZ: Peyton, I'm so sorry.

PAZ: We slandered you.

LIZ: We've seen the traditionalist side now.

PAZ: Yeah. It's scary.

JULIAN: [laughs] "Controversies and discussion."

LIZ: Oh boy.

PAZ: This just sounds like a theological debate. "Traditionalism and lyricism are born from opposing ideologies about how to interpret and develop the canon naming system, and as such they have a history of conflict."

JULIAN: Yeah, this is just Protestantism versus Catholicism.

PAZ: It really is. "Some fans struggle to understand how the opposing system to the one they prefer could be fun or satisfying to use. Lyricists will often claim that traditionalism is uncreative, boring, uncanonical, and puts its users in a constraining box, while lyricism is freeing, creative, and loyal to canon.

Traditionalists will often respond that traditionalism defines choices that are much more meaningful and creates opportunities for building depth in the world and character relationships. For example, a creator might worldbuild a history of how certain suffixes develop, or a character might try to develop the skills to earn a certain suffix so they can be named after someone they admire. While in turn, they do not understand how lyricists could use a system that is so undefined and could create such outlandish names."

LIZ: Oh my god.

PAZ: Oh my god, the next paragraph.

JULIAN: "Due in part to the demographics of the fanbase."

LIZ: Noooo.

JULIAN: "These conflicts have often not been handled maturely."

LIZ: Wow. Ouch.

JULIAN: "And many fans can remember being belittled or harassed for their chosen naming system. Many fans can remember conflicts in which both parties would attempt to argue that their system was the one true naming system, and that the opposing system was lesser."

PAZ: Oh my god.

LIZ: Wow. Ouch. Ouchie.

PAZ: This is so funny because the traditionalists, like, apparently-- like the first arc is their like Holy Bible. They won't hear anything else.

JULIAN: "Contemporary traditionalists generally accept that traditionalism is uncanonical, even in the first arc, but declare that they still prefer traditionalism to the canon system."

PAZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: You just made up a guy.

PAZ: You made up a guy, but there is a blog they are linking who is that guy.

LIZ: Oh my god.

JULIAN: Oh.

PAZ: "Certain worldbuilding trends can be observed between traditionalists and lyricists. Traditionalists are more likely to prefer more accurate genetics and a more grounded depiction of cat behavior, and will often prefer a limited or absent presence of magic that is similar to the first arc. Lyricists are more likely to embrace blatantly fantastical and supernatural elements, such as supernatural powers, ghosts, and wings." Fuck yes.

LIZ: Wings aren't supernatural.

JULIAN: I mean, they are on cats.

LIZ: They know what birds are.

PAZ: No, I think they mean the cats with wings.

LIZ: Oh. I forgot where we were.

PAZ: Yes, please. This was last edited five months ago.

LIZ: Oh my God, not soon enough. I want the updates.

JULIAN: This page has been locked.

LIZ: Oh no.

PAZ: Oh no. What happened?

LIZ: Something happened here.

PAZ: Can we look at the edits?

JULIAN: Or maybe it's just that I have been banned. I can't lock it because I don't have a log-- or I can't edit it because I don't have a login.

PAZ: Oh my gosh.

LIZ: Can we view edits on here?

JULIAN: Yes. Okay, this entire page-- this whole page was created in 2021.

PAZ: What?

LIZ: Oh my God, what?

JULIAN: Yeah, the whole page was created March 13. This is so recent.

PAZ: What?

LIZ: How?

PAZ: What made someone be like I have to make this now?

JULIAN: There's no edit summary.

PAZ: It was our podcast.

JULIAN: Who is this person?

PAZ: They heard our podcast and were like I won't stand for this.

JULIAN: This person likes Dimension 20.

PAZ: Oh. Maybe they did hear our podcast.

LIZ: Oh my god, there's a good chance.

PAZ: If you're the person who made this wiki page, thank you for cataloguing this. I didn't know this existed.

LIZ: This is important archival work.

PAZ: Sorry for being so willy nilly here.

LIZ: Listen, whoever made this page, don't listen to us. We're just a bunch of silly schmucks. We don't know anything. We're just flying by the seat of our pants.

PAZ: Truly.

JULIAN: Oh, the real thing is that reading this traditionalism shit is like, if I had known about this at age 12, I would have been unbearable.

LIZ: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

PAZ: Extremely funny.

JULIAN: Like I was already a little shit like sort of just to myself, mostly, and a little bit on the forums about people's name choices. But like if I had known that there was a whole canon, that there was a whole set of rules that people had made that I could follow, and that was very strict, and very minute and detailed. Ooooh.

PAZ: Meanwhile, I as a child was reading fanfic about cats with wings and like self-inserts getting turned into cats and being like tigers. You know, all that stuff. If we had met as children we would have been diametrically opposed.

LIZ: Enemies.

JULIAN: I was a child who really liked lists. Like, my main contribution to the Warriors fandom besides RPing was that-- I think I've talked about this before, but I like painstakingly went through the first arc and copied down all of the places where like medicine cat herbs were listed.

PAZ: Yeah, I think you did.

JULIAN: And like made a little Word doc of them for the person who was going to be my medicine cat apprentice, so that they could use the right herbs for the right situation. And then three months later Secrets of the Clans came out and it had like all of that in it.

LIZ: Oh my god. No, I feel you.

PAZ: Tragedy.

LIZ: I would have printed this out, punched holes in it, and put it in my binder.

PAZ: No, I don't think I was that kind of child. Wow, this has been very informative.

JULIAN: Yeah, I wish there were links to anything other than this one person's blog. But.

PAZ: This is a very new article, though.

JULIAN: This is brand new. Also I feel like a lot of these debates have been lost to the mists of time.

PAZ: God, yeah.

JULIAN: Because I imagine--

PAZ: I would love to find an archive of them.

JULIAN: Yeah, I imagine most of them happened on the Warriors forum, especially if they were happening like when the first books were coming out.

LIZ: There are a lot of 20 somethings out there that must have memories, though. It's all oral history.

PAZ: I wish we could put out a call. How do we reach the people?

JULIAN: I mean, we've seen traces of it, certainly.

PAZ: Yes, certainly.

JULIAN: Oh, it's so funny to me that like name writing was such a big thing in the fandom.

PAZ: Yeah, but I mean, I guess names are definitely important in the series. I mean, there's like every time there's a name change, it's like a big scene or something. So that makes sense.

JULIAN: I also think it gives 12 year olds an outlet to judge other 12 year olds, which is very important.

PAZ: It's essential.

LIZ: It's the most important part of being a 12 year old, which is character creation.

JULIAN: That is true.

PAZ: Well, I don't have anything else to add. This plus the wizard narrator really took it out of me.

LIZ: Sorry, I am looking at one of the linked articles on lyrical naming, which is "On naming lyrical substyles." Can I just tell you what the types are, cause they're very good?

PAZ: Yes, please.

LIZ: There is temperate, or moderate lyricism. Unbridled lyricism. Of course, high and low lyricism.

JULIAN: Where do you think, where does Hadesclipse fall?

LIZ: Unbridled. No restraints.

PAZ: Free as the wind. Deep from the heart.

LIZ: Nothing here but aesthetics, emotion. We were trying to evoke something.

PAZ: Homer would weep.

LIZ: There are some jokey, some little jokey examples here of names. One of them is Tomorrowbanana.

PAZ: That's not in good faith. I'm here to defend lyricists. They put thought into their names.

JULIAN: Yeah, like even a lyricist is gonna-- even when we came up with Hadesclipse, we wanted that name to reflect his personality.

PAZ: Yes, which is evil and goth.

LIZ: Tomorrowbanana is me waiting for my banana to ripen.

JULIAN: There's a link to a blog called Global Traditional, which makes me very afraid.

LIZ: It does make-- you can't call something traditionalism.

PAZ: Yeah, I just want to say, calling something traditionalism, kind of a bad vibe.

JULIAN: Yeah, there's some whistling happening there.

PAZ: Yeah, you can come up--

JULIAN: Some cat whistles.

PAZ: Cat whistles.

LIZ: Meows?

PAZ: You got to come up with a different word for that. Like, I don't know, like, structural. That's also a thing, but.

LIZ: It's less.

JULIAN: Formalism.

PAZ: Less like Nazi ideology.

LIZ: A subsect of literary formalism, which is Warrior Cats literary formalism.

PAZ: That's right.

JULIAN: Oh, okay, actually this is kind of nice. It looks like-- I found this blog on the Wayback Machine. And it looks like it was a blog of someone trying to come up with like traditionalist names but like for fics that took place in different parts of the world.

PAZ: Oh.

LIZ: Aw.

JULIAN: So like if you wanted to set your fic in like Kenya or something, you could like, have prefixes. It was like a resource for people to have prefixes that fit traditionalist whatever.

PAZ: That's a nice idea, I guess.

LIZ: Like native plants or something? That's cute.

JULIAN: Yeah, I guess.

PAZ: I guess like making a database when you're so strict, like that makes sense.

JULIAN: Yeah, it's just like lists of like different, like birds, and like other animals.

LIZ: That's pretty cute.

JULIAN: And like meanings that they might have for the cat or like colors or whatever.

LIZ: Okay, I think with that in mind, we should immediately make a cat name local to our areas of the world, please don't doxx us.

PAZ: Oh gosh. Okay.

JULIAN: Um.

PAZ: Give me a minute. But we gotta use those suffixes.

JULIAN: We got to use the traditional suffixes. Here, I can link you the thing from the Wayback Machine.

LIZ: Thank you. Thank you.

JULIAN: It's linking to Africa, but you can just click on North America.

PAZ: Oh, I was just gonna look up plants of nearby distinct ecosystem. Fern allies.

JULIAN: Panic grass?

LIZ: There we go. This cat has anxiety.

PAZ: I'm looking. Clammy azalea.

JULIAN: I love plant names. Nannyberry.

LIZ: Monkeyflower. Well, I'm done. Monkey hand tree, colloquially called Griff's wonder.

JULIAN: I think I also have one. Um, I need a suffix.

LIZ: Okay. I think I'm ready.

JULIAN: All right. Who wants to go first?

PAZ: You can.

LIZ: I'll go first. Um, anyway. As always, it's a secret where I live, please do not doxx me, but I am in California. You know, very small state, you'll be able to find me no problem. So my cat's name would be Succulenttail.

JULIAN: Oh, very good.

PAZ: Good.

LIZ: I'm not gonna take the obvious joke and make him like Weedpaw. This is a highbrow show. We don't take the easy bait. Succulenttail is a very dignified name.

JULIAN: I love him.

LIZ: Thank you.

JULIAN: Or them. So my cat is Asternose.

LIZ: Aw.

PAZ: Oh, that is great. Very cute.

JULIAN: Um, and I looked up asters. I was just looking for native plants in Massachusetts, which I am. Which is where I am, no doxxing, and up came this plant, which is very pretty. It's a purple plant. So I think that means that my cat is purple.

LIZ: Aw.

JULIAN: If we're going traditionally. My cat is purple and good at smelling.

PAZ: Beautiful.

LIZ: Love that.

PAZ: Well, I was looking at plants in New Jersey, specific part of New Jersey. No doxxing. My cat will be Dodderstep. And dodder is a type of parasitic plant.

JULIAN: Oh shit.

LIZ: Oooh.

PAZ: This is a fucked up evil cat.

JULIAN: Oh, I love this.

LIZ: This is very good.

PAZ: Perhaps an assassin. Step, you know, very light. Very sneaky.

LIZ: I didn’t know you guys were being serious. Shit.

PAZ: We gotta honor the naming system.

LIZ: Okay, give me a minute. Give me two seconds.

PAZ: Okay.

LIZ: Bluegrass, wait, no. Beardtongue. Fuck! These are all real plants. Aw, there’s something called a lemonade berry.

JULIAN: Ooh.

PAZ: Yeah, I tried to avoid plants that were already in two-part names.

JULIAN: Yeah, there were a lot of really good ones that I was like, oh, I can’t use this.

LIZ: I can be… hmm. Poppypelt.

JULIAN: I mean, listen, I still like Succulenttail. I think it’s great.

LIZ: It sounds like some sort of dish you’d order like at a mountain man themed restaurant. I’ll be like Poppypelt.

PAZ: Cute.

LIZ: That sounds like a fun cheerful fellow. Gender-neutral.

JULIAN: Yeah, like a little speckly cat.

LIZ: Maybe orange. How often do you see a speckled orange?

PAZ: Not often. That was great.

LIZ: You may notice that--

PAZ: I love to name cats.

LIZ: Yeah. I don’t know, you guys may notice that we just keep making and naming cats. And we are building up to that RPG.

PAZ: That’s right.

JULIAN: In true Warrior Cats RP fashion, we have made a bunch of OCs and immediately forgotten about them all.

PAZ: You know.

JULIAN: And that’s tradition.

PAZ: If we do that RP, we should get some listener-sourced names.

JULIAN: Ooh, yeah, that’d be good.

PAZ: I would love to hear everyone’s names.

LIZ: Yeah, we will need 30 to 40 NPCs introduced in the first episode.

PAZ: That’s right. That’s right.

JULIAN: We gotta have factions.

PAZ: Our magic cat school. Okay, I don’t know. I think that’s it, maybe.

LIZ: What was that thing called again, the collection of suffixes?

JULIAN: Oh, the Hallowed Collection of Suffixes?

LIZ: Yeah, that’s the first faction. We’re set.

JULIAN: There we go, you’re right.

PAZ: That’s definitely some religious sect.

JULIAN: Yeah, they’re like trying to blockade Mothermouth so no one can talk to Starclan except them.

PAZ: Everyone’s asking, what if Warrior Cats was Dark Souls?

LIZ: It is. What do you mean, what if?

PAZ: Yeah, Yellowfang’s the old witch NPC.

LIZ: Starclan just sounds like the old lady NPC.

PAZ: Yeah, apparently. Well, I think that’ll do it for us, right?

JULIAN: I think so.

PAZ: All right. Thank you, everyone, for tuning in this week. Next week we’ll be reading chapter 18 through 20. Also, I was thinking of putting up a poll on the Patreon to see which special edition book we should do first.

LIZ: Ooh, yeah.

JULIAN: Ooh, yes.

PAZ: I think we’re gonna try and stick to pre-first series books to avoid spoilers, kind of. I’m sure there’ll be spoilers, but since it’s-- what’s the word-- canonically earlier in the timeline, maybe there won’t be as many. So look forward to that. You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast. We will try and get something up there soon. There’s just been traveling happening.

LIZ: Oh, was there?

PAZ: Yeah. You can find the show on Twitter @staircast. You can email us at stairwaytostarclan@gmail.com. Can’t remember if there’s anything else. I think we mentioned episode transcriptions last time, but they’re going up still. And I think that covers it for now. Until next time, may Starclan light your path. Bye.

JULIAN: Bye.

LIZ: Bye.

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[weencounterednowildbeasts-blog]

Outlander 3x01: Featuring Heavy Breathing and That Goddamned Gas Stove

Yay Season 3! Here’s my recap ... everything’s under the cut to avoid spoilers ... except for this. This is up front because this face came with a literal lion’s roar in the score:

Go get ‘im, tiger.

Or lion.

GO GET.

Ok.

1. This least bloody of bloody massacres.

For a series that depicts cranial drilling in its opening credits, I thought we’d see more ooze. Like, where’re the good old mouth spider/face maggot shots we’ve grown used to?? Afterwards in the Makers Of bit we learn that somehow the scope of the battle scene was curtailed because of Claire’s ethereal visit but I don’t see how that impacts the budget for flesh insects. AND OK, they aren’t decomposing yet/maybe it’s too cold for bugs. Whatever. GIMME THE GORE.

Also, the Prestonpans episode/battle was so emotional/beautiful. I had high hopes for Culloden ... but it just didn’t compare. WHERE ARE OUR WARRIOR POETS?

2. This situation, wherein I feared a massive canon deviation because for a few seconds I had no idea who was breathing: Jamie or the, ahem, “Mystery Redcoat Sprawled Awkwardly Atop His Body.”

3. I mean, come on now. Is this a ... hug?

4. Not the lower lip bite we wanted:

5. This “shit I guess I should’ve believed in Jenny’s garden fairies” face:

6. This Smelling Montage:

(because at this point how much is this plaid really going to smell like Claire and not just horse shit, mud, blood, and brutally vanquished hopes? Answer: not much)

7. This happy moment:

“Duncan! I mean Murtagh! I mean Duncan! - great to see ye, man!”

8. This audition tape for Marvel:

9. This *cough* *snort* “Reveal”:

*gasps dramatically*

10. This “evenly matched” fight. Really? REALLY? Just no. Jamie Fraser is a beast. Black Jack is not.

I give you that malnourished Jamie is less than his best at this point, plus he’s been in like ten sod fights by now while BJ’s pranced around on his horse the whole battle.

BUT STILL NO.

(also, the shot direction in this scene was so weird. It was so hard to get a frame of them both, even profiles to the camera. It’s like each actor shot the scene with the other’s stunt double and all the footage was edited together at the end)

11. This scene from the very end of every high school movie where the two leads end up in the middle of the prom dance floor and no one else is dancing but them:

12. This ... intimate moment (?):

Just stahp.

13. Goddamn you Rupert, you Angus loving bastard. I really thought you’d make it through.

14: THIS PERFECTLY PERFECT HUSBAND WHO IS JUST OBVIOUSLY TOO PERFECT FOR THIS IMPERFECT WORLD:

15. This woman:

16. This fucking bird:

Because if this is a plover,* the bird that Bird Whisperer Jamie charms right after his and Claire’s wedding, then Claire’s reaction is just sooooo good BECAUSE, as Jamie tells her, plovers are “mourning always for the lost one – or looking for a child left behind.” Godammit. Right in the FEELS.

(and thank you for referencing a great scene from the books that wasn’t in the show, there, Show. Reparation accepted. Somewhat.)

*So apparently the bird in this scene is NOT a plover. Booo-urns. That’s ok. I’m gonna stick with my theory anyways since the actual post wedding bird catching book scene wasn’t in the show to begin with and so hypothetical Show Bird could very well have been this windowsill species instead of the canon plover (ie., LALALALALALALALALALA because FEELINGS).

TL;DR: Windowsill bird is now Everybird, representing all bird interactions Claire and Jamie have ever had together that would create meaning in their relationship and ALSO VERY CONVENIENTLY provides some kind of explanation as to why Claire stops making breakfast to smile out the window for ten minutes in the middle of dealing with all this angst and woe and unreliable 20thc technology. Because Jamie is life, and life is Jamie, and I’m a stubborn bitch who loves her symbolism.

17. This hijinks causing stove ... yet again:

Someone should give this stove an Emmy. Or at least an honourable mention considering the amount of screen time it gets in this episode.

Also bravo, 1940′s Husband Character. You participated domestically in Your 1940′s Wife Character’s life. LET THE SEX BEGIN.

18. This saucy lard bucket:

Trust this man to beat his executioner to the post. Nice work, Rupes.

(also, his confident leadership and open shirt in this entire extended scene? Yas.)

19. This face:

That lip tremble was heartbreaking.

20: This horror from my very worst nightmares:

BUT I HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THIS.

I *believe* the showrunners have every intention of introducing every other white male in Claire’s 20thc life as COMPLETELY abominable so that in comparison, Frank looks awesome. Like if you give me a rotten egg and a cracked egg and I’m starving and I have to choose, I’ll be grateful for cracked Frank every time.

(though I’ll still be missing Fabergé Jamie)

21. And this *sobs* arm:

The End.

sad face

[caleighmiller]

YAY!!! Today is my first day going out in almost 4 months! Ahhh, I have missed it. I have missed dressing up in pink, girlie dresses. Putting on makeup. Wearing my pink flower headbands. Seeing all my friends that work in the grocery store. In the county where I live there is still 533 active cases but there has been no change or a decline in cases recently. And the towns where I go to have 22 or 21 or less. Thank you, Jesus! We are now in phase 2 of reopening. I’m really praying all goes well and no one around me is sick! More and more people are going out so I have faith that I will survive. I do feel quite a bit stronger than I did 4 months ago! #monday #happymonday #mondaymotivation #selfie #mirrorselfie #smile #dress #makeup #girlie #flower #thankful #grateful #happy #thankyoujesus #spring #praying #faith #dontgiveup #warrior #illness #chronicillness #invisibleillness #ibd #crohns #gastritis #gastroparesis #spoonie #strength #staystrong #love 😊😁🙌🏻👏🏻💪🏻👗💐🌷🌹🌸🌺🌼🌻😘🥰😍🙏🏻💕💖 (at New Paltz, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA58cq3jbLs/?igshid=s6gs633nl5i9

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 1

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

The House of the Waning Moon (Oz, Not Rated) by maryperk73703

Drabble: Importing Tradition (Giles, Buffy, FRC) by littleotter73

Drabble: Trick or Treat (Buffy/Giles, FRC) by littleotter73

Paired Drabbles: The Worst Holiday / The Best Holiday (Giles, Not Rated) by quaggy

First Date (Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers, Gen) by myth_taken

Spark and Burn (Buffy/Spike, M) by Anonymous

Exsanguinate (Giles/Spike, Explicit) by Anonymous

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl (Angel/Cordelia, G) by Anonymous

Recruiting (Faith, crossover with Blake's 7, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Xena: Warrior Princess, Explicit) by cdybedahl

A Bridge Too Far (Buffy, Teen) by spikesgirl58

Rogue Slayer, Fighting Bard (Faith, crossover with Xena: Warrior Princess, Babylon 5, Blake's 7, M) by cdybedahl

Finding Faith (Faith, crossover with Xena: Warrior Princess, Blake's 7, Babylon 5, Bubblegum Crisis, Explicit) by cdybedahl

Miss Rosenberg, I Presume (Kendra Young/Jenny Calendar, crossover with Star Trek: Voyager, Explicit) by cdybedahl

Alone and Alone (Charles, Cordelia, G) by Neftzer_nettlestonenell

The Main Dish (Lorne, G) by Neftzer_nettlestonenell

Broken Barriers (Xander, Willow, Not Rated) by XanderLuvsAll

All Gathered (Xander, Giles, Not Rated) by XanderLuvsAll

Under the Sheets (Buffy/Faith, G) by Electra126

Memories Change All (Xander, crossover with Supernatural, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Not Rated) by XanderLuvsAll

Importing Tradition (Giles & Buffy, G) by littleotter73

Trick or Treat (Giles/Buffy, G) by littleotter73

Happy Day (Angel, Tara, Teen) by Jogos_Gronkel

Fight Song (Buffy, crossover with Stargate Atlantis, Teen) by pprfaith

A Better World (Giles/Buffy, Explicit) by the_huffster

De Azul Inmensidad (Buffy/Spike, T, Spanish language) by Moonlightgirl86

A Bridge Too Far (Buffy, K+) by Uncle-Charlie

[Chaptered Fiction]

New Beginnings (CHAPTER 16) (Spike/Xander, Angel/Wesley, R) by forsaken2003

Bad Blood (CHAPTER 1) (Spike/Angel, Not Rated) by Bespangled

Smart Girls (CHAPTER 1) (Buffy/Spike, M) by Letterhead

The Rogue's March (CHAPTER 1) (Faith, Cordelia, Teen) by steeleye

In the Half Light (CHAPTER 5) (Xander, crossover with The Sentinel, M) by Amber_and_Ash - COMPLETE!

Awakening (CHAPTER 7) (Buffy, Angel, T) by BuffyL

So It Is (re)Written (CHAPTER 1) (Buffy, Giles, T) by 23Murasaki

Never Stay With Spuffy (CHAPTER 16) (Buffy, Spike, M) by Bojangles82

Life Hard (CHAPTER 10) (Buffy/Spike, M) by Soulburnt

First Date (CHAPTER 1) (Buffy, Faith, K+) by regenderate

Lovers and Lies 1 (CHAPTER 4) (Buffy, Dawn, M) by lilachigh2

New Beginnings (CHAPTER 17) (Xander, Spike, M) by forsaken2003

If You'd Still (CHAPTER 68) (Oz/Willow, M) by mille-libri

How I Wish (CHAPTER 21) (Buffy/Spike, T) by Jensine70

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Halloween Greetings [1] (Buffy) by nmcil12

Artwork: Halloween Greetings [2] (Buffy/Spike) by nmcil12

Artwork: Halloween Greetings [3] (Buffy/Spike) by nmcil12

Artwork: Spuffy Dia de Los Muertos by nmcil12

Artwork: Spike Dia de Los Muertos by nmcil12

Artwork: Spike by evilmorrisman

Artwork: An idea I had for a hardcover book for the anniversary. (Buffy) by sanshodelaine

Artwork: Btvs ladies do Halloween by bisummers

Artwork: spike icons (Spike) by buffyannesxmmers

[Reviews & Recaps]

Tara gets some character development, yay! by yetanotherbuffyblog

"Hush" by thepoparena

PUBLICATION: 705: Selfless by tinyfences

PUBLICATION: S03E13 - That's a Knife! - The Zeppo by popculturerolecall

[Recs]

Top 5 general Buffy vids by double_dutchess

Five rarepairs from the Secret Slasha archive by punch_kicker15

More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages - Oct. 31 by petzipellepingo

More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages - Nov. 1 by petzipellepingo

Top 5 Classic Image Posts by yourlibrarian

Five Stories I Love by velvetwhip

Five crossover fics that make me happy by sparrow2000

Spooky Giles Fic Recommendation!! by quaggy

5 Classic Fables from the Buffyverse by rebcake

Five rarepairs from the Secret Slasha archive by punch-kicker15

5 Stories of Non-Canon Ships That Have Blown Me Away by rebcake

[Community Announcements]

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Seasonal-Spuffy: Reminder - Call for banners by teragramm

Welcome to Giles' Halloween Fanfic Extravaganza! by Littleotter73

Buffyversetop5 - Admin Post: Classic Recs Is Now Closed by yourlibrarian

Giles-shorts - Fic Event Round-Up: Halloween by quaggy

[Fandom Discussions]

The Buffyverse Femslash Secret Santa! by buffyfemslash

A Very Buffy Halloween! by marshmallow-the-vampire-slayer

Season 7 Spuffy and the Queerplatonic Relationship by lilyginnyblackv2

This came in from @spikesjojo after the season 6 finale of Buffy, and Angel’s season 3 finale. by rewatchablepodcast

I’m watching Halloween, and I noticed... by demandingbillydolls and sunnydaleslut

[wizardswithin]

New Moon in Sagittarius, November 26, 2019 – Surprise shift may appear...

Cosmic Leaping

by Dr. Jan King https://janais.wordpress.com/ Good day to you Dear Ones. Welcome to Cosmic Leaping. The energy is now leaving Scorpio and entering Sagittarius. The Moon is just about ready to meet the Sun in Sagittarius and that will bring something else to the table besides the upcoming turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Since the truth is still delayed just enjoy your fixings for the holiday and in time the dessert will show up. And many will be hiding in the depths. Just watch the show. Wake up world wake up today. The energy is so negative it cuts and betrays. Stay in your truth and stop following the crowd. Nothing is worse than a mouth that is loud. Find your own truth and let it expand. Look deep within and forget the noisy band. Bring to the surface the love and goodwill. Then you will find that you need not a pill. The theater crowd is getting more boisterous as days roll on. It is amazing how life in this country is so unruly. Of course, this whole scenario is a bad play. I take no sides in this drama. If I did the crowd would pounce on me with unnecessary harshness. I pick no sides. So, I stay silent and watch and wait and most will be quite surprised at the outcome of this presentation. Will it be a repeat or will it move forward? Those who run this expose’ are dark as one can get. Yet the public supports the negative energy and it continues to grow and expand. And as long as the money comes and enhances the existence of those in the limelight and those who are hidden, that is the bottomline. What happened to truth? Oh, my, truth dear ones will bring the charade of this lifetime totally in your face and that will not make most happy. How will you take that truth that is revealed?  It has been delayed in coming out due to some manipulation or control on someone’s part?  Once truth shows up then you have to transmute the debris of that illusion that still hangs around. Oh, by the way, did you remember that JFK was taken away from this country 56 years ago on November 22? Did not see any mention in the news. Maybe those who are in the frenzy at the moment need to watch JFK’s “What Kind of Peace Do We Seek?” Sounds familiar!!!  He was gone 6 months later. Puzzle solved. Even though the vibrations have been intense lately does not mean that you have to get pulled into the angry frenzy that is going on. Where will you be as the NEW MOON in SAGITTARIUS is upon us? It occurs on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 10:05 am EST; 7:05 am PST; and 3:05 pm GMT in 4 degrees 3’. The Sun is in the exact degree in Sagittarius. The New Moon in Sagittarius may bring benefits to many of you but you have to pay attention. It all depends where it falls in your chart also.  The depositor of the New Moon is Jupiter which is out of sign trine to Uranus. Oh, wow, this can actually indicate that those strong personalities out there can get along with others at this time. This is more in the political realm yet can also occur in the family type situation. Harmony can be present. This is a plus. Since Sagittarians like to think in a different way at times it may be good at the New Moon just to stay on track. Just because you are on track has no reference to being resistant. Why do I say this? As this energy comes in those old resentments and anger from the past may show up. Of course, you don’t wish to stuff it either. When those past hurts come up, which they will, stay your course and deal with them without taking them out on anyone who happens to be present. Watch you don’t fall back into the judgement and criticism trap. The New Moon in Sagittarius is also conjunct the warrior asteroid, Pallas Athene. This gives the opportunity of accessing the head and the heart and coming up with different aspects to doing things through creative intelligence. Wisdom and knowledge is in the same room. Use it to expand your heartsong spirit. New Moon in Sagittarius is also quincunx Uranus in Taurus. Where is your life not working? What have you overlooked and unexpectedly you see something? Someone may help you out of the blue. You may seek help from another regarding an issue relating to health and wellness. Watch your carbs at this time. Choose blueberries instead of cupcakes. Sugar is not a good thing to overdo at this New Moon. And Jupiter in Sagittarius is out-of-sign trine to Uranus in Taurus which tells you instead of fighting someone there may be a harmonious interaction. By the way it explains much in my life. I have the Moon quincunx Uranus in my natal chart and this is no easy thing. Uranus stands for the truth and revelation, so it can happen that those have this in their chart will risk exile by speaking truth that the populous find hard to accept. Well, can I say it any better than that? Nope. Life is. Jupiter as the ruler of Sagittarius is in out-of-sign conjunction to Venus in Capricorn. Venus enters Capricorn on November 25, 2019. This means that Venus in Capricorn is a time of approaching our relationships in a mature way. There are rules involved too for any romantic intentions. It gives you the energy to create something new and follow it through to completion. This can be in an artistic or career project. Mercury went direct on November 21st so let’s all cheer that life can be a bit more clear. Yay! As you know new moons are about setting intentions. Sagittarius is about truth and purpose and a new meaning. The Sagittarian is generous with time and money. Fires burn wherever desire takes them. The Sagittarian can shoot the arrow into the air and it can go out there, anywhere it chooses or can shoot and the arrow comes back and hits them with a vision. Sagittarius likes to teach and is very good at doing so. With the New Moon in Sagittarius it is time for possible travel, bringing to fruition new possibilities and for developing deeper understanding. What are you going to do with this energy? Where does it fall in your chart? Those affected most intensely by the New Moon energy are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces/0-7 degrees of the Sun signs or Rising signs). Birthdays are approximately: May 21-28; August 23-30; November 23-30; and February 19-26. New Moon in Sagittarius says to walk the path of truth with optimism and share your vision. Here are some tidbits for each Sun/Rising sign: Aries-Make your plans and be ready to communicate. Want to travel/ a perfect time. Taurus-Trust comes in relationships to further a deeper love connection and joy  Gemini– Break new ground and get out of your rut. Excitement in relationships.    Cancer– Put that new fitness plan in action. Make adjustments in everyday living. Love! Leo- You get closer to someone. A journey of the heart in many ways shows up.        Virgo– Travel plans in the making or just a loving sweetness or commitment?            Libra– Don’t go overboard but you can be out there feeling liberated and celebrating. Scorpio -New financial goals in the making. Some feeling of ideal love comes to you Sagittarius-You are adventurous. New way of life can come into being/socially exciting. Capricorn– Small group get-togethers are joyful. A good friend brings love. Look inward. Aquarius-Stop brooding. Lots of excitement. New people come in. More mobility   Pisces– Dreamily affectionate. Make new business contacts. Professional activities. The Pages of Shustah card three card spread says this about the New Moon: Mystery may be revealed with change of focus. This brings about the integration of parts of Self which leads to a need for a swift decision. Have a fortunate and joyful New Moon. Full Moon in Cancer shows up on December 12 and the energy from this New Moon continues until the next New Moon on December 26, 2019 as a Solar Eclipse too. Thank you for reading and if you will, please share. Let the fire burn out all the past negativity allowing a new direction to come in. Be blessed. Until again, love, Jan Read the full article

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Nov. 21, 2018 / 6:59 PM GMT/ Source: TODAY

By Aline Peres Martins

Some people are hard to shop for. Some people have very specific tastes. And others simply prefer their gifts on the, um, humorous side. This novelty gift guide is for all those people.

From the only “Harry Potter” gift a Potterhead needs to the one gift to get people who are perpetually late (we all have that friend), this list has all the funny, witty and unique gifts we could think of.

The internet is a vast place, with many, many weird and wonderful gift ideas. So, while this guide is a great place to start, if you’re looking for something maybe a little less eccentric, browse through our sortable gift guides or our brand new gift finding tool too.

Happy gifting, everyone!

When we release our 2018 gift guides, we make sure all prices are current. But, prices change frequently (yay, deals!), so there’s a chance the prices are now different than they were the day of publication.

Funny Gifts

For the champion of sarcasm

1. I Love Shoplifting Tote, $28, Human

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Not only should the person you get this for have a sarcastic sense of humor, they should also not mind getting stared (and maybe glared) at from time to time. This hilarious take on a tote bag is bound to get some laughs from any shopping-obsessed loved ones who don’t take themselves too seriously.

For the witty green thumb

2. The Golden Girls Chia Pet: Sophia, $20, Amazon

Everyone knows a Sophia. Her feisty, quick wit has withstood the test of time. Any true “Golden Girls” fan can recall a savage zinger or two from the matriarch of the clan … which Dorothy did not appreciate as much as we did.

If chia pets seem like a step in the right direction for the novelty gift you need, but “Golden Girls” isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, we found a few more great options:

Bob Ross, painter extraordinaire and the original ASMR king

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States

Laughing Emoji, the indisputable queen of emojis

There’s apparently a chia pet for everyone!

For the one who is never on time

3. Whatever I’m Late Wall Clock, $16, Amazon

We all have a friend or family member who shows up an hour late to everything. In my friend group, that’s me. If your always-tardy friend happens to have a sense of humor, get this clock.

For the “cool” bookworm

4. I Put The Lit In Literature Mug, $14, Amazon

Your favorite bookworm probably already owns most of the books they plan on reading, or they just use a Kindle. Instead, get them the best mug ever to drink a tea or coffee by the fire as they curl up with their next epic novel.

For the influencer

5. “Read This If You Want To Be Instagram Famous” by Henry Carroll, $11, Amazon

Is it just me, or does it seem like every teenager nowadays wants to become an influencer? Though the title of this book is funny, it features some useful tips on how to build a personal brand for anyone looking to really become Instagram famous.

Gag Gifts

For the “Samantha” of your friend group

1. Grow a Boyfriend, $4 (usually $10), Amazon

Know someone who is tired of people asking, “So, when will you bring a boyfriend around for the holidays?” Get this. Some people, like Samantha from “Sex and the City” live the single life and have no problem with it. Samantha is known for saying, “I love you, but I love me more.” If your single friend can relate, they need this prop.

For the soccer mom

2. Big Head Cardboard Cutout, $20, Amazon

The perfect gift for parents who are completely obsessed with their little league stars, you can get a cardboard cutout of anyone’s face on Amazon. Putting one of these under the tree is guaranteed to draw out some laughs during holiday festivities.

For anyone who can’t live without Joe

My mom got my aunt these socks last Christmas because every morning, instead of making her own coffee, she asks if someone else is already on coffee duty. Sound familiar?

For the Star Warrior

4. “Star Wars” Waffle Maker, $40, Amazon

“Star Wars” fans probably already own the movies, light sabers and tons of fan gear. You know what they probably don’t have? A waffle maker.

Quirky Gifts

For the one who can’t seem to find their keys

I’m going to be completely honest with everyone reading this list: I am this person. I have locked myself out of my home on more than 10 occasions in my lifetime … and more than twice in the past month. While a welcome mat may seem like an unusual gift for most circumstances, this is the novelty gift I need to receive this year. Hey, Mom, are you reading this?

For the one who doesn’t actually appreciate novelty gifts

Always popular, these sentimental candles hit home for anyone who has transplanted from one state to another. This is an especially cute gift for folks from places like North Carolina, the land of the pines, or Vermont — known for maple syrup.

I’m from New Jersey, so I looked up what my state’s candle is meant to smell like. Surprisingly, it’s not highway congestion … it’s candy apples. I guess it’s true that we have lots of those, too.

For the entrepreneur

7. Ban.do I Am Very Busy Planner, $18, Amazon

There are people who always seem to be frazzled, running from one thing to the next. Some of them are actually busy and some of them just think they are. This planner works for both groups of people.

For the family man (or woman)

Say it with me: Most personalized mugs are tacky. These are not. Each little character reflects the personality of one family member with a slightly perplexed expression. The back of the mug has a little logo with the family’s last name. The mugs are unique, hip and cool. They’re like if the “world’s greatest dad” mugs got a facelift for 2018.

For “the city” dweller

Have you ever heard someone proudly proclaim they are from “the city” without specifying what city that actually is? They would love this.

For the brunch babe

10. Wake Me For Champagne Velvet Pillow, $50, Nordstrom

Some people abide by wine Wednesdays. Other people start their mornings with mimosas. Brunch, anyone?

For the “Rachel” of your group

11. “Friends” Central Perk Mug, $20, NBC Store

Help your favorite “Friends” fan embody their inner Rachel by serving coffee (to you) in one of these. Nothing says “I’ll be there for you,” like caffeine. Central Perk me up!

For the one who calls their dog their “child”

12. Customized Pet Pillow, $40, Etsy

Pet owners can never own enough homages to their little fur babies.

For the grown up Potterhead

13. Espresso Patronum Mug, $12, Amazon

Goodbye to faux wands, hello to punny mugs. For the uninitiated, “Expecto Patronum” is the spell Harry Potter uses to fight bad guys. “Espresso Patronum,” is the spell adult “Harry Potter” fans use to get through a work day.

Weird Gifts

For the long lost Kardashian

1. Kris Jenner 10% Unisex Sweatshirt, $22, Etsy

The Kardashians have become almost akin to American royalty, and pretty much everyone recognizes the last name. Needless to say, folks who have been following the family since 2007 are probably obsessed enough to wear a sweater featuring a caricature of Kris Jenner. I have not been following the Kardashians since 2007, and even I would wear it. Kris is a cultural icon.

For the millennial

Did you hear that millennials aren’t buying houses because they eat too much avocado toast? Whether or not that’s true, at least this avocado doubles as a heating pad.

For the Gaines’ of Thrones

3. “Game Of Thrones” Dragon Egg Candles, $25, Amazon

The subset of people who love both Joanna Gaines and “Game of Thrones” may be small … but those folks win my stamp of approval. Throners who also like to keep a well-decorated home need these candles.

For the Bey Hive

“I got hot sauce in my bag. Swag.” The iconic Beyonce line propelled hot sauce to a new level of pop culture appreciation. Now, any Beyonce fan can carry mini hot sauce on a keychain. So, they really will always have hot sauce in their bag. Swag.

Note: This also works for anyone who puts hot sauce on everything.

For the dog lover who is always cold

Know a dog lover who likes to keep their feet warm? These heated slippers look like adorable little corgis. Have you seen anything more perfect?

Unusual Gifts

For the one who’s always running on Dunkin’

1. Babycakes Mini Donut Maker, $14, Amazon

It’s cute, and it makes doughnuts. What more could anyone need?

For the vodka lover with a sweet tooth

2. Vodka Is Always A Good Idea Candy Bento Box, $28, Nordstrom

A nice bottle of vodka is always a good gift for the home bartender. But, a bento box full of vodka-infused candy is the perfect gift for those who believe in vodka-o-clock.

For the treasure hunter

The uncle who spends his weekends strolling down the beach looking for treasure, the teenager who is always asking Mom and Dad for money to go to the movies and the 6-year-old just starting a piggy bank to learn the basics of personal finance — they all have one thing in common. They could use this pocket metal detector.

For the pizza rat

Christmas pajamas are cute and all, but for pizza lovers, there’s nothing cuter than a comfy pair of joggers featuring cheesy goodness.

For the Christmas-loving cat person

5. Meowy Catmas Sweater, $18, Walmart

If you don’t know someone who is obsessed with their own cat, you probably know someone who is obsessed with cat memes or cat videos.

For the environmentalist “Office” fan

6. “The Office” Humans Are Terrible For the Environment Tote, $15, NBC Store

Dwight created a special place in most “The Office” fans’ hearts. This tote bag is perfect for wannabe Dunder Mifflin employees and environmentalists alike!

Finding the perfect present can be a challenge, but Shop TODAY’sup to the task. No matter who you’re looking for, we’ve got gift guides for everyone on your list, including:

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21 couples costumes that will turn some heads this Halloween

Even the staunchest of Halloween haters have to crack a smile when they lay their eyes on a great couples costume.  

Sure, couple costumes are usually goofy but you have tip your hat for all the effort people put into some great ensembles. 

SEE ALSO: Scrambling for a Halloween costume? ThinkGeek’s got you covered with these adorable onesies.

All it takes is a little ingenuity and a great partner willing to play the part. Here are some of the best costumes for you and your boo to try this Halloween:

1. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones

This costume couple is kind of awkward because Daenerys is Jon's aunt. However if you are willing to ignore those details you’ll be as happy as Cersei and Jaime Lannister used to be. 

Image: Via HBO

2. The Royal Tenenbaums

If you love Wes Anderson, try Margot and Richie from The Royal Tenenbaums. Just make sure you have your headband, shades, fur coat and cigarettes on hand. 

A post shared by 💀Morgan Durfee💀 (@nightingale_vixen) on Sep 1, 2016 at 7:33pm PDT

3. Eleven and the waffles from Stranger Things

The concept is simple enough, there is nothing that Eleven loved more than a box of Waffles, you have to admit they can be super addicting. 

Image: Via Netflix

4. The distracted boyfriend meme

This one requires one person to have a shocked face while another person breaks their neck looking at someone else. It may take a bit of explaining but hopefully people who see the costume have been on the internet sometime within the last month.  

pic.twitter.com/Ll1gM4N84J

— Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) August 23, 2017

5. Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor

You may see a ton of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor Costumes after the film became a box office hit this summer. 

Image: Via Warner Bros.

6. Harley Quinn and the Joker

Many people are over the whole Suicide Squad film but you can’t deny that Harley Quinn and the Joker are iconic characters at this point.

Suicide Squad was one of our fave movies this year - Harley Quinn and The Joker would make a fab couples costume - Yay or nay? #SpreadStyle pic.twitter.com/at9qXHmW0m

— Spread (@spread) October 26, 2016

7. Beauty and the Beast

Its an oldie but a goodie.

Tipper and Al Gore as Beauty and The Beast in 1995. #Halloween #trickortreat #Throwback pic.twitter.com/djbL0S3g9w

— Beatrice-Elizabeth (@MissBeaE) October 31, 2016

8. Pennywise the Clown and The Babadook

If you weren’t aware they became a couple some time last month. 

Pennywise and his boyfriend, The Babadook are off on a date to get crepes and terrorize some kids. pic.twitter.com/eakshrfkN7

— kumi🎃⭐ (@kumivenarts) September 12, 2017

9. Ash and Pikachu from Pokémon

Do you remember when Pokémon Go took over the world for like half a summer? It only makes sense that you might see some Ash and Pikachu costumes popping up. 

A post shared by Lyle Bliss (@crocolyle5) on Oct 29, 2016 at 11:07pm PDT

10. Aladdin and Jasmine

A Disney remake is happening so you already know some halloween Disney enthusiasts will be inspired. 

A post shared by Joslin Joseph (@joslinjoseph) on Sep 28, 2017 at 7:18pm PDT

11. Tormund and Brienne from Game of Thrones

Tormund is everyone's favorite wilding and Brienne is the badass warrior we all love to watch but who knows if they will ever end up together. However it does make for a great couples costume.  

Image: Via HBO

12. Cosmo and Wanda from The Fairly Oddparents

Everyone can appreciate a good throwback cartoon costume.  All you need is some wands with a yellow star and some wigs, simple enough. 

A post shared by Elizabeth Wilkie (@elizabethwilkie) on Aug 30, 2017 at 6:38pm PDT

13. Mr. and Mrs. Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox

If you like dressing up and looking like the physical embodiment of autumn colors then grab a brown tweed suit like Mr. Fox and a yellow and polka dot dress for Mrs. Fox. just don’t forget to attach a little fur tail.

A post shared by Stephanie Patterson (@stephaniehermoso) on Nov 1, 2016 at 9:16am PDT

14. Circus Characters

This one is simple enough call yourself a muscle person. There are a number of options for circus couple costumes. 

A post shared by Mildred Hammond (@sadlilstar) on Oct 31, 2016 at 8:01pm PDT

15. Poe Dameron and BB-8

Sure Poe and BB-8 aren't as iconic as Han Solo and Chewbacca but at least you're doing something fresh with these Star Wars costumes.

Poe Dameron and BB8 🎃❤️ pic.twitter.com/MlTHeQfeSe

— Kelsie Kooyenga (@KelsieKoo) October 30, 2016

16. Vincent Van Gogh and "The Starry Night"

This one is easy enough. No, it doesn't require you to remove an ear, just put some red dye in a bandage and wrap it around your head. 

A post shared by Victoria Chávez (@airofsimplicity) on Nov 1, 2015 at 12:47am PDT

17. Shrek and Fiona

This takes some serious dedication if you want to look good. Just apply some green face paint and you've almost turned into our favorite lovable ogre. 

A post shared by Tasha Simpson (@rosajoysim) on Feb 2, 2017 at 9:26pm PST

18. "American Gothic" Costume

Everyone has probably seen the classic "American Gothic" painting by Grant Wood. If not, you can just explain the importance of art history to people during Halloween.

A post shared by Nikki McGuire (@nmcguire417) on Oct 31, 2016 at 3:19pm PDT

19. The family from Arrested Development

Arrested Development isn't afraid to indulge in some wacky situations so you're free to pick any character from the family because you have a multitude of options. 

Image: Twentieth Century Fox

20. Link and Princess Zelda

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was one of the biggest games of the Nintendo Switch launch back in March. And you already know tons of fans are going to dress up as the iconic characters. 

A post shared by Sullivan Kovacs (@the_miraculous_journey_of_sp) on May 24, 2015 at 11:37pm PDT

21. Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty are the epitome of cartoon dysfunction and the show is bound to inspire some halloween costumes. Just make sure you have a nice wig for Rick's hair and don't forget the flask full of alcohol. All you need for Morty is that infamous yellow shirt.

A post shared by Kianna Walton (@kiannaashleewalton) on Jul 5, 2017 at 4:40am PDT

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