#have no idea what HTD is

[vyva-melinkolya]

“Shaye Saint John at HTD premier 2002” (via Facebook)

[bones-sprouts]

ive been thinking about what i would do if i could make a sam and max game. figured out what id do for mechanics and the duo themselves so i give you:

goofy guy!!!

goofier guy!!!

obvs there's some minor design and vaing changes, but my main pitch is that, similar to tdp, you can play as both sam and max. however swapping between the two feels a lot more seemless. there's some changes in gameplay between them (max cant talk to most npcs, theyre put off by the way that he is. sam cant squeeze into some special areas because hes not small enough.)

the main thing is that the two have 'special abilities' that allow you to utilize one while playing as the other! teamwork or something! sam can start saying nonsense at npcs, locking them in conversation so max can sneak past them to steal things or otherwise cause trouble. max, similar to htd but with more input from the player, can be used as a variety of tools by contorting his squishy body into a variety of garish shapes!

i also think it would be interesting (super hard to do if this were an actual game but it works as a fake pitch) to have two different dialogue prompts for examining objects depending on who you're playing as. if sam looks into something, he's the main one making notes while max makes a wisecrack, and if max examines it he makes weird wrong observations while sam takes notes! this would encourage players to swap between the two more often and lead to a lot more replayability

i have a lot of other ideas for how the plot and gameplay might work, and i may start posting them if my motivation keeps up!

[themboty]

Find the Word Tag!

thank you @honeybewrites for the tag!

My words were: Vibrant, Resilient, Water, Flower

You can read all my snippets below the cut, I'll tag some people first though

@illarian-rambling @mk-writes-stuff and @diabolical-blue

yalls (and anyone else who wants to do this) words are: moment, idea, road, health

TW: Drowning

Vibrant:

I spend the day waking up in a daze for brief moments of time before slipping back into unconsciousness. My body is on fire but I can't get warm enough no matter how many blankets I hide myself under. All my dreams turn into nightmares of drowning. I’m at work, the store, a party before I'm plucked from my dream environment and randomly chucked into the ocean with blocks of concrete tied to my ankles. I struggle until my lungs fill with water and my body becomes dead weight, I wake to varying degrees of sunlight peeking through my windows before rolling over and drifting off once more. It's a never-ending horrific cycle I find myself a prisoner to. 

The next morning I'm unable to fight against my bursting bladder and empty stomach any longer and manage to pull myself out of bed. After washing my hands I attempt to slick my hair down with some water and avoid looking in my own eyes. The veins in my hand are vibrant beneath my pale skin. 

I manage to force down a piece of toast and a cup of coffee before Layla makes her way to the kitchen. 

"Glad to see you are up." She chirps. "Hell of a hangover I guess. I didn't think you drank that much." 

"I didn't." My voice cracks when I try to speak. 

She looks at me then, really looks at me. She catches my eyes and I turn away, afraid she might see something she's not supposed to.

I don't have anything with Resilient sorry :( (one big theme of HtD is resilience though, if that's any consolation)

Water (ive used this word a lot so here some angst):

Her comforting voice gets zoned out by the intense buzzing that fills my brain, much like if bees actually made a hive out of my brain cavity I vibrate uncontrollably with each strained breath I take in. My voice makes up words as a response to the woman. Her words are lost on me, simply bouncing around the bee hive until the bees kick each word out of my head and continue their buzzing. 

I drop my cellphone, or Nicolas takes it from my hand, I am not entirely sure but the conversation ends barely after it began. In the course of one phone call it all comes crashing down. For weeks I had been treading water, and now I am sinking to the bottom of the deep end. 

There's a hand on my arm, soft pressure. I feel another graze my cheek. "Cas?" I hear from behind the blanket of smoke covering my eyes. "What's happened?" 

Flower:

Nicolas leads the way to the door and pulls a key out from the top of the doorframe to unlock the door. "Oh, don't let Mouse out. He likes to hide in the cabinets." 

Nicolas pushes open the door and waves me through before him. A washing machine and dryer sit to my right alongside two pet bowls, one filled with water, presumably for Mouse the cat. The wallpaper is an old flower design, straight out of the 80's. A big bundle of fluff peeks out from behind the storage shelf and darts at me, screaming all the way. The cat weaves between my legs until I reach down to pet him. I get one small scratch on his forehead before he takes off for the kitchen and urges me to follow. 

"And that would be Mouse. He screams at you if he likes you." Nicolas smiles at me. 

[mamirhodessxox]

Unpublished prompts from HTD

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*Randy & Mira trying to plan Cody & Delilahs bachelor & Bachelorette party.* “He said he didn’t wanna go to a strip club or out of town. “Delilah says she doesn’t want those male stripper magic mike like dancers either so I don’t know what to do at this point” “They’re so fucking boring and in love at this point just has Cody come to the bachelorette party as her personal male stripper or something.” “Randy how else do you think Delilah got pregnant. He’s already a personal male stripper.”-Randy & Mira

“Delilah if your gonna have a bachelorette party you need to learn how to throw your ass.” “Mira I don’t have a butt made for tha-“ “BULLSHIT”-Mira, Delilah & Cody

“I’d rather choke on acid tabs than look at another womans oiled up boobs.” “Ok so what if I dressed up as a stripper and you looked at my oiled up boobs.” “Randy is there something you need to tell us?”-Cody, Randy & Seth

“Delilah the woman that you are” *Delilah in a night gown from walmart* “what..”-Cody & Delilah

“I realized I have Daddy issues & Mommy issues.” “I kind of gathered that when we first had sex Lilah.”-Cody & Delilah

“Seth?” “Yes?” “Can you stop fucking breathing it’s to loud & irritating”-Mira & Seth

“LEARN HOW TO FUCKING DRIVE YOU DICK” “Mira calm down you just got your drivers last month you are NOT vin diesel.”-Mira & Seth

“Guys I think Delilah’s pregnant” “how?” “You shouldn’t even be asking that when you know her & cody go missing ever 3 hours every day & 2 she just cussed someone out at target.” “She never cusses..” “OH MY GOD HE GOT MY SWEET ANGEL GIRL PREGNANT.”-Seth, Jey & Mira

*Everyone on a cruise* “Hey Cody.” “Hi…” “I like this cruise idea it was smart.” “Oh thanks.” “It’s a perfect way to get rid of your body if you piss me off.” “Oh.”-Mira & Cody

“The oceans so pretty!” “Beach sex.” “What?” “Beach sex.”-Mira & Randy

“I always knew Randy had a fat crush on mira. Isn’t that right Bunny?” “You call me that one more time I’ll rip your fucking ear off.” -Seth & Mira

“Guys where’s Mira?” “Adopting a parakeet” “FUCK”-Randy & Jey

“Here is our almost too emotionally and psychically attached couple that loves each other so much.” “Your so cute “no your so cute!” “And here’s our mildly toxic couple.” “I WANT MORE ATTENTION FROM YOU” “I ALREADY GIVE YOU ENOUGH ATTENTION WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?” “MORE ATTENTION!!”-Seth, Cody & Delilah, Mira & Randy

“So is seth the top or bottom in his marriage with becky?” “I’d rather not know.”-Randy & Cody

“Ok guys I’ve been teaching Delilah how to stand up for herself a little better let me show you. Hey loser” *Delilah on the verge of tears* “hey man..don’t call me that!” “Did I just watch Cody try to bully her like this is disney channel?”-Cody, Delilah, Becky

“I love you.” *Mira coming back after zoning out* “huh?” “I- uh I said I’m SELLING you.”-Randy & Mira

“Awh look at them their play fighting!!” *Mira trying to slap a spider off Randy’s head from the distance* “CAN YOU NOT TARNISH MY BRAIN CELLS PLEASE?” “I’M FUCKING TRYING”-Delilah, Randy & Mira

“Hey Cody?” “Yes gorgeous?” “Do you like me?” “I literally proposed to you twice Delilah.”-Delilah & Cody

“Would you love me if I was a worm?” *Randy trying to sleep* “Mira it’s 3 in the fucking morning go to sleep.”-Mira & Randy

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@alyyaanna @jeysbvck @kabloswrld @mini-rhodes @southerngirl41 @femdisa @claymoresofinfamy23

[longclawislightbringer]

Life Update

Hello, my lovely readers,

It’s been a long time. I wish I had good news for you, but unfortunately, life has recently gotten in the way, and many things, including writing, have fallen by the wayside. Since late July, I have been battling a severe case of Writer’s Block regarding the fourth chapter of Hey There Demons, It’s Me, Ya Girl. It did not help that I caught COVID around a month ago and have been battling fatigue and other issues. I’m feeling better now, but my recovery is a work in progress.

I’ve also noticed that I’ve started to spend much more time fiddling around on my phone instead of working on my hobbies during my free time.

So, this month, I’m taking some steps toward that goal.

I’m deleting Tumblr and a bunch of other apps from my phone. I won’t entirely disappear from Tumblr—I’ll just have to use my computer to access it.

I’m switching gears in writing. I think HTD needs a little more time to percolate in my brain, so I will switch to working on my Hellcheer fic again with the intent of publishing at least one chapter by the end of the month. After that, we will see if I return to HTD or draft one of my more fully fleshed-out ideas. Hopefully, I will get back into the habit of posting WIP Wednesdays again, so you will at least know what I’m doing instead of just getting radio silence.

Anyway, that’s all from me for now. See you on Wednesday!

[starboundanon]

Herbie I know HTD is over and done but I was wondering what do you think would have happened had Vader’s bite taken? Do you think Luke would have accepted it?

I don’t know that poor Luke would have had any other choice. If Vader’s bite had taken, the only option Luke or Din would have to undo that would’ve been to kill him, which… much easier said than done. And not something Luke would agree to, even at his most hopeless and depressed. He can’t kill his father.

Vader would keep Din around, for a while. He’s not sold on the idea of mating and knotting his own son, not yet. It’s enough for him to know no other Alpha can ever bond with him. NO ONE can take him away. He doesn’t have to entertain the idea of Din becoming his heir, like he does in the fic, so their relationship doesn’t grow.

It’s only when Luke starts returning Din’s feelings that that possessiveness once more overwhelms Vader, and he banishes Din. If Din tries to take Luke with him, he’s executed. Vader thought no Alpha could ever take his son, but if Luke were to fall in love with someone else… that’s almost worse. And not something he can ever allow.

Becoming his son’s one and only mate, in all ways, is the only way to ensure that never happens. He satisfies Luke’s heats when they come, keeping the boy’s contact with other sentients limited. There is no need or desire of his son’s that Vader cannot satisfy, on his own. He makes sure of that.

Years down the line, when Luke has had no choice but to accept their bond, Vader softens a little. Galas, parties, the occasional trip, his mate always at his side. He is happy to share his galaxy with his boy. And he feels secure enough to do so, every time he looks at that darling face, and Luke is beaming up at him, eyes full of love.

[wheresmynaya]

Do you have a process for outlining your fics? How does an idea sprout into chapter 1 and then so on?

Do I have a process? LOL look at this...

This is only half of my notes for HtD but yeah, it's a lot. Not all writers are this anal, some wing it and some go even more in depth than this. To each their own, you know, but this is what most of my story drafts sort of look like. How in depth I do depends on the story I'm writing.

For HtD, I talked a lot about researching the two tropes I was working with (enemies to lovers and fake dating) and how to pull those off successfully. So at the top left corner you'll see some notes I had on what makes Brittany and Santana enemies vs how those things could be overcome and what makes them fall in love. I did something similar for the fake dating: why do they need to do it, relationship progression, real/not real, why they aren't together yet, and realization.

Then I have a timeline for the entire story, character bios so I don't forget everyone's background details, and a story arc. Notice how mine has a bunch of highs and lows? That's how I kept my audience engaged the entire time - there was always something happening to progress the story. I also use that arc to format my chapters, like a estimate as to how many I'll have. I usually go over because as I write, I keep pacing in mind and sometimes it feels better to end on a cliffhanger rather than power through a moment.

So I'd say each bubble on the arc is about 1-2 chapters and they contain the points I have to hit for story progression. All the writing underneath the colorful stuff are the chapter outlines where I take those points I want to hit in each bubble and expand on them. Most of the time it's a lot of dialogue and rough ideas of scenes so when I actually start writing I have an idea of what I need to write rather than staring at the blank page waiting for it to come. Some stuff that I write on the drafts end up getting cut as I write as well so it's more a place to get everything down so my head feels less crowded.

Again, this is just my process so if you're considering taking up writing don't feel like this is the only way to do it. My process is a culmination of trial and error over the years and lots of tips/advice I've picked up from following writing blogs and it's what works best for me.

[vampire-himbos-of-santa-perdita]

Question for the girl punk novel:

I’ve got a band of shapeshifting demons who can duplicate themselves to form completely new bands. They’re called The Resurrectionists for Obvious Plot Reasons not necessarily relevant to the matter at hand, but still important to their overall character arc... I’m throwing them into a Warped tour with Heaven’s Tiny Daggers and The Crossroad Burials and then they’re showing up again with the other two bands to hole up in a haunted mansion to write a new album.

 While my bands aren’t perfect duplicates of existing emo bands, I do take heavy influences to shape them. Ie: there’s bits of both My Chemical Romance and Paramore in HTD and TCB. I wanna make sure the whole Golden Age of Emo trifecta is represented in this novel, so would it be better to make The Resurrectionists a Fall Out Boy/ Panic! At the Disco hybrid, or pick one and have another band represent the third band? I’ve got ideas for the Panic! band but absolutely none for Fall Out Boy, but an FOB angle would be the obvious choice for Warped tour and the Summer of Like-level drama going on in that plot arc. I also don’t wanna be too obvious about lifting certain well-known things from bandom, but make it subtle enough that fans would be able to recognize it for what it is...

I have to continually remind myself that this novel is meant to embody the essence of 2005-2007 emo culture, and it would make sense to have three bands representing...but how?🤔

EDIT: Thus far, there’s only one member of the band, even though I know there are others, but they feel like the face of the band, and that... might answer my question?

[howtodoallthings]

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https://htd-allthings.com/how-to-make-money-with-quora-ads/

[hightechdad]

Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. When else can you dress up in scary or funny costume, decorate your house with ghouls, ghosts, and goblins in an effort to scare people from coming to your home, but then try to bribe parents and children with sugary rewards if they dare to come up your steps, braving all that is scary! Each year I try to do something a bit different in terms of my decorations, but I always have a few things that I always include. And this year, I have a new addition that I think will truly add to the fun – the Jabberin’ Jack talking, singing, and joking animated pumpkin. (*Disclosure below) I understand that there is some tradition in picking out the truly perfect pumpkin for carving. And while it is a lot of fun scooping out the guts and carving that perfect scary, odd, or funny face, it is quite a project, one that I still do highly recommend doing with your kids. But after a certain point, as kids get older, it becomes a chore to find the pumpkin and the time to carve that perfect jack-o-lantern. As most of my kids have flown the coop, so to speak, or are deep in the college application process coupled with the last year of high school, unfortunately, that time of carving has moved on like a ghost. I now have to rely on easier methods of pumpkin-carving, or just not do it at all. When the folks at Mindscope Products asked me if I wanted to review their animated, singing, joking, and talking pumpkin – Jabberin’ Jack – (that didn’t require a huge carving process and had no clean-up), I jumped at the opportunity. And I did even ask my daughters if they thought having this talking pumpkin would be “cool” or not, I was met with a resounding “YES!” So, my pumpkin carving and display have evolved. It now has Jabberin’ Jack as the centerpiece. And, from my understanding, this animated pumpkin SOLD OUT extremely quickly last year. A quick warning – because of Jabberin’ Jack’s popularity, there have been many copycats and knockoffs produced, and those have been quite disappointing, to say the least, so only get yours from the proper places! What is Jabberin’ Jack? Jabberin’ Jack is a full-sized, talking, singing, joking animated pumpkin. How is that even possible? The guts of this pumpkin are not seeds and stringy matter. Instead, there is a small, short-throw projector and built-in speakers that provide the entertainment – sound and animation. From a size perspective, Jabberin’ Jack is about the size of a normal-sized jack-o-lantern. It is 11 inches high by 9 inches in diameter. It even has a green stem at the top, which, it turns out, is the ONLY assembly that is required for the entire pumpkin. Jack’s shell is a hard plastic that I feel will be able to withstand the trials of time. However, I do recommend saving the box for storage during the off-season (although with the stem attached, it doesn’t fit back into the box perfectly). And, while the shell is protective, you should only use it inside or under a covered porch – it isn’t weather resistant. Remember, water and electricity are not friends. Jabberin’ Jack does require a power source (more about that in a second). When Jabberin’ Jack is off, he actually does have a blank look on his face. That is to say, there is nothing displayed. From a distance, he looks basically like an uncarved pumpkin. But once you turn him on, he comes to life! On the back are an on-off switch and a micro-USB port. Jabberin’ Jack does come with a cable (I wish it was a bit longer) as well as a 5V-2.1A power adapter. For some reason, I thought that there were rechargeable batteries built-in, so I plugged it in for several hours to charge it up, only to later realize there were NO batteries. You just plug it in and turn it on. On Jack’s top are three buttons – volume up, volume down, and skip. But what exactly are you controlling with these buttons? Bringing Jabberin’ Jack to life! The real power and fun about Jabberin’ Jack happens when you plug him in and turn him on. The built-in mini projector displays an animated face on the front. This animated face is in the form of a pumpkin cut-out and not just one style of cut-out either. It can display scary, funny, and silly faces, depending on which character theme you choose. The carved-out faces do look like a traditional jack-o-lantern. There is a “candle” in the back, which cast a jumpy and jittery light on the “carved out” faces. But, these carvings animate as a joke is told, or a song is sung, making it look like Jabberin’ Jack is truly alive! There are three character themes – Spooky, Traditional, and Funny. And with each character theme, there are three built-in songs as well as over forty lines of Halloween-themed jokes and phrases. I have to admit, much of this recorded content is geared towards a young audience which means that you are safe to have Jabberin’ Jack displayed in homes with younger kids. Some things may be a bit scary for toddlers, but hey, this is Halloween, right? You can use the Skip button for cycling through all of the themes, songs, and animations to quickly find what you want. But I felt it was more fun to just let it play through all of the cycles as you get a little bit of everything without repeating anything for at least 70 minutes. Also, as my daughter and I were testing out some power supply options (see below), we did turn the volume all of the way down so that there was no talking, joking, or singing, just the animated jack-o-lantern faces being displayed and cycling through. So without sound, Jack is a great Halloween decoration piece. And it runs for 2 hours (or more) before it automatically shuts off for safety purposes. After running it for a couple of hours, Jack was still quite cool to the touch. You could barely detect any type of heat coming from the projector, even after an extended run-time. And when the projector is running, you really can’t hear it (especially when you have the volume all the way down). While the projector is bright enough to see the animated face during the day, I highly recommend using Jack at night, as he definitely does appear like a real pumpkin from a distance. Power ideas for Jabberin’ Jack As I mentioned, Jabberin’ Jack does come with a power supply (a 5V-2.1A adapter) as well as a fairly short, micro-USB cable. And remember, I thought that it had rechargeable batteries, thinking that I could charge it up and put it just about anywhere. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have batteries, and you do need to have a plug nearby. Sometimes this isn’t ideal for Halloween decorations as many displays require plugs and extension cords. So I got to thinking. You can either purchase a very long micro-USB cable which would allow you to place Jabberin’ Jack in more locations. Or, you could do what I tested out. Use a portable battery! I happened to have a high-capacity portable battery with a 20,000 mAh rating, good for many smartphone and tablet charges. One of the USB-A ports is rated for 5W. So, not being an electrical engineer, I figured I would test to see if 1) the portable battery could power Jabberin’ Jack and 2) how long could Jabberin’ Jack run off of this type of power supply. The short, non-scientific results were: yes, I could power Jabberin’ Jack just fine – complete with sound and projector, and the 20,000 mAh capacity battery could power Jabberin’ Jack for several hours (more than a Halloween night). In fact, we kept Jack running for more than 2 hours, and the battery barely dropped one bar in capacity. Using a portable battery essentially untethers Jack from the cord and plug. Again, however, be sure you use this solution in an indoor or covered location. Use a reputable rechargeable battery. And test it out with adult supervision. Batteries are NOT toys! Where can you get Jabberin’ Jack? As I mentioned, Jabberin’ Jack was a HOT item last year and sold out very quickly. So be sure you purchase from a reliable and reputable source. The retail price is $59.99. Here are some buying options: Direct from Mindscope – $59.99Amazon (note – there are 3rd party sellers so check them out carefully) – $59.99Walmart – $59.99Target – $50.00 Jabberin’ Jack is one of those Halloween decorations that I feel should be used and reused each and every Halloween. There is no carving mess, no need to go pumpkin shopping, no pumpkins rotting on your porch or being eaten by animals, and no hassle whatsoever. Yes, it does take away from those fun, traditional pumpkin-carving projects, so if you do that with your friends and family, keep doing that! This just adds a different level of pumpkin to your spooky display! Disclosure: I have a material connection because I received a sample of a product for consideration in preparing to review the product and write this content. I was/am not expected to return this item after my review period. All opinions within this article are my own and are typically not subject to the editorial review from any 3rd party. Also, some of the links in the post above may be “affiliate” or “advertising” links. These may be automatically created or placed by me manually. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item (sometimes but not necessarily the product or service being reviewed), I will receive a small affiliate or advertising commission. More information can be found on my About page. HTD says: Jabberin’ Jack is a fun and exciting way to add “life” to your ghouly, creepy, and “dead” Halloween decorations using sound and animation to project funny or scary carved pumpkin faces within a jack-o-lantern display.

https://www.hightechdad.com/2021/09/20/talking-singing-animated-pumpkin-jabberin-jack-review/

[dianakhoang]

Coming up with a title

I felt a bit tired of drawing (as we also have HTD Sketchbook), so I thought that I could do other things for this project. I decided to think about a cool title for my project to put on the cover. What is more, I am going to print just a linear strip holding all the books (like in the reference of the murder rooms) to make my book cheaper in production. I really like the title of Natasha Dzhola’s book - Lukomorye. It is simple and reflects the idea. I started to search for other Old Slavic words which could suit my concept and a collocation describing my project in several words as a subtitle:

• Russian, Folk, Fairy-tale

• Contemporary, modern, industrial

• Pop up, Folding

• Kuli-muli / Кули-мули (something unintelligible, obscure / непонятно что), Iriy / Ирий (a warm wonderful place somewhere near sea)

• Archaisms / Архаизмы (outdated names of objects and concepts that are still exist in modern life, but for one reason or another received a different name), Istorisms / историзмы (are the names of objects that eventually disappeared forever from life, for example, caftan, cocked hat, spindle)

• За тридевять земель / Distant lands, Град / Town, Царство / Kingdom

• Изба / Izba, Izbushka (a traditional Slavic countryside house)

I came up with IZBA just recently and this title seems very logical to me, I choose this word. I have pages in the shape of rooms, I wanted to draw doors on the cover of each, so why I cannot name it Izba and draw a house as a package for the set.

[arievanburhen]

Apt, Indeed [January 26, 2020]

IN PROGRESS

Arie moves to unbutton one of his shirt buttons, or perhaps another one, as well, feeling the pulsing the beat of the club before he...vaguely recalls having heard the song before, until he Hears It, registering Pregnant by Malaa in his head, hoping that Zooey was enjoying his life in whatever hell he had Undoubtedly earned his place in, truly. Moving with Mari over towards the bar, he raises an eyebrow. “Cosmos first, or perhaps...shots to start the night off?” He offers, before he hears the sound of a man’s voice behind him offering to buy him a drink, letting out a low hum of amusement at the choice taking care of Itself.

Noel playfully dances to the beat along with Delilah, really getting into it and the energy of the song, pulling out a few fun Moves to liven it up as he watches Pat and Adrian awkwardly dance next to each other, a glint of amusement moving through his eyes. "I'd say that's a...C+ effort at Best, boys," he deduces, before looking at Delilah. "What do you think...Teach?" He inquires, punctuating the last word with his best Thayer impression, before moving back into the dance until...he sees The Man, he believes, pretty sure he'd know that face anywhere after the Great Miloshe Thirstfest of 2019, moving to whisper into Delilah's ear, "Is that Miloshe's Secret Admirer? Should we go say hi?" An amusement moving through him, aided from the buzz from the drinks, probably.

A bright laugh cuts out of Delilah as she catches sight of the boys out of the corner of her eye, letting out a breath, "Mmmnhhh...yeah, yeah, totally "Better"." She agrees, stifling another laugh as she turns her attention to the guy, squinting some, curious if it Was, "Couldn't huuuurt..." She figures, firing a finger towards the boys, "Drinks? Going once going twiiiiceee?"

Adrian dances a...bit with Pat, watching as he attempts to twirl under him before the height difference makes that...not a Thing, lightly smacking into him, before pulling back as he hears Delilah's words. "The usual," he offers to her, before attempting to recall Pat's order, before giving a quick shake of his head. "Not a Beer. Not how it Works," he reminds, looking at him with his usual stoic RBF expression.

Pat feels himself smack into Adrian at his maybekindasorta poorly planned Idea, but it was worth a try, right? He thinks to himself, letting out a small, amused laugh, before turning it into a light groan. "Shit, what am I to Do?" He bemoans, before firing a finger gun at both Delilah and Noel. "Surprise me," he offers, with a light wink, curious what they might come back with.

Delilah clicks her tongue to the roof of her mouth as she winks at the boys, wrapping her arm around Noel's as she leads him over towards the bar, leaning over it some to flag down the busy bussssy bartender, "You're doing fab, by the by...Hiiii, could I get two buttery nipples and a Duck fart, por favorrrr?" She starts easily off with a loose smile and compliment, an amusement moving through her as she orders the drinks, clapping a hand over Noel's chest, "On this lug right hereeeee..." Her lips further twitching upwards as she sees him start to work on them, hearing the offer from Noel, and their drink orders intermixed in, resting her chin in her palm as she looks over the pair some more, "Is it this guyyyy or do we like Know you from somewhere?" She hums out, tilting her head Noel's way, as her attention moves from them both, a genial smile wafting across her face.

Noel watches as the bartender finishes off the drinks as Delilah slides in her addition, his lips curling upwards in return. "Officially adding a Dance to your tab in return, HTD," he reminds, before taking in the pair more closely, especially how well-dressed the man was, his features, him looking vaguely more Familiar than just the Miloshe guy in the moment. "Is that one half of the law school legends Jems with a new hair color...?" He proposes back to Delilah, trying to recall if that was It.

Mari lets out an inaudible sigh, thanks mostly to the sounds emanating from within the club, her chest slowly falling as she moves to answer Arie until a new set of voices cut in, wasting no time adding the shot of tequila along with a Sex on The Beach into the mix, upon second thought, not feeling in a Vodka kind of mood. Casting a look blankly across the room, still feeling...just...kind of fu...a low, nasally, chuckle rising out of her as she hears who the guy thought Arie Was, lightly tapping the tip of her nose.

Arie shifts his gaze towards the pair, moving to order a good few drinks, for good measure, selecting those he knew would be made with the most preemiment ingredients, and thus certainly merit the highest prices, before giving the duo his best, most dazzling AEV smile. "Arie Van Burhen, to what do I owe this pleasure?" He amicably inquires, punctuating his words to cut through the whispering of the duo.

Delilah narrows her eyes some as she hears the whispering, that didn't really Sound Like Whispering, looking over the guy with a "fresh" lens kinda seeing it...but not....Really? Feeling like this was one for the Conspiracy Die Hards, a bit of an amused smile peeking onto her lips as she sees the girl tap her nose, mysteriousssssss, taking a sip from her drink about to move to grab the other two as the bartender doles out the others until she hears the introduction, "Been a rough monthhhhh, figured free drinks always help, right? Delilahhhhh..." She calls out, over the pounding of the hip gyrating musak, flashing a bit of a grin to the pair as she raises her drink to them about to ask them if...

Mari hears the beginning of what sounded like ??? Doja Cat even though it wasn't a song she instantly recognized in the moment, curious if it was New, but vibing with it nevertheless, a glint capturing her attention as she catches sight of...Pat? maybe, dancing like a freaking weird....yeah, Pat...she internally checks, sharing eye contact for a brief glimpse of a moment that seemed way too long, breaking it as she turns back to the drinks barely registering the sound of them being passed across the bar to her. Closing her eyes for a few beats as she releases a slow breath, hearing Arie's voice drift over her, downing the shot in one clean go, as she lets out another huff of breath, taking hold of her cocktail as she turns to face the girl, no, ....Delilah, cute. Just needing to...sliding off the stool, her words hitting too REAL, making her way over as she loops her arm in the crook of hers, "Mari. Let's Danceeee..." She announces, drawing her with her to the floor as she takes hold of her drink, and Delilah's, as she grasps hold of two others, kind of reminding her of Milan in a way, the thought causing a soft chuckle to rise out of her.

Delilah lets out a snort as she sees the shorter...than she expected bite sized, bite-sized? Well, Mari, beside her kind of...Astounded by her strength all things considered, shimmying her shoulders at the guys in an open invitation as she passes her drink to Mari swiping up the boy's, dance stepping with Mari as she shimmies through back to the boys, handing out the BN to Adrian, and the surprise Covfefe drink special ordered for her coffee-mate, with a flourished spin. "Bon apetit!" She calls out to them, with a quick flash of a wink, twirling back around towards Mari as she moves over with her, just doing whatever she felt like before she catches Mari looking at her kind of funny, another laugh bubble rising out of her as she shakes her limbs out, "Oh, shit. My bad, I'll take that back from you, your watch has Ended." She playfully pantomimes out, pinching her nose as she "swim" snakes her body down to the floorrrrrr almost, and back up again, as she freely sways to the song, doing a light popppp it back, to the particular base drop, a widespread grin edging across her face as she takes a drink.

Mari sucks the inside of her cheek as she feels Delilah divert them over to...feeling the air slowly steaming out of her, her glossy lips pressing together some as she catches sight of her dropping the drinks off, whatver...not trying to worry about Whatever that was her mind heavy a'fucking'nuff. Her brows scrunching together as she sees the unexpected "Moves" Delilah was bringing out, her lips pushing to the side as a sputter of a laugh ripples past them, "Ohoooookay...Get It?" She laughs out, passing the drink back as she watches the goofiness radiating of this poster model, in the flesh, kinda...fucking with it, hah. Mari's lips pressing together a bit as she hears Simon Says vibrate through the club, her hips and ass moving in time with the beat, and the feel of the song, trying to jusssssst focus on it, and only it.

Arie watches as the action move elsewhere, taking his drinks with him as he follows Mari and this woman, leaving the hapless buffoon to ruminate on his intellectual shortcomings, taking a deep drink, then deeper, as his mind momentarily...ah, he muses, as he sees the empty glass before him, setting it aside as he takes his other, delighting in its flavors, before he witnesses another truly shady display of crippling inadequacy, moving to...Properly cut in and relieve the man from his unfortunate circumstances, moving his body to the beat as he leads the man, his green eyes shining with intrigue as he deprives Emory’s little lackey of his prize.

Adrian dances a bit, his expression flat as he watches Pat get into it, before catching sight of Delilah, giving an appreciative thanks for his drink, a small smile peeking onto his lips as he takes in the flavors of it, before, faster than he can react, a man steps in to dance with him, causing him to push him away, just a bit, before making his way over to where Delilah and the new woman were. “Room for one more scuba diver?” He asks, doing the full scuba motion to prove that he could hang with them after catching a look from Delilah.

Delilah casts a look over to Adrian as she sees him sidle up beside her, seemingly already giving up on Pat, leaning in some towards Adrian, "Depends, can you do a little Pop too?"

Adrian gives Delilah a Contemplative look, moving to look like he was going to go for it, before...giving a definitive pop of his tongue, a flit of a smile ghosting along his lips. "...never said What Kind," he reminds, as he settles in on the Loophole.

Delilah bites her straw as she nudges lightly into Adrian, looking over to Mari as she hears the song come to a close swirling into a new one, leaning in for her to hear her, "My boyfriend, Adrian, what do you think? Should we let him Sit with Us or Give Him The Boot?" She asks, a grin instantly reappearing, feeling a nice bzzzzz swirling within her.

Mari moves the side of her hand gently along the edges of her baby hairs feeling...Warm and...pushing her lips up into a little smile as she hears the words, shifting a slight look over to the guy, "You're Cute." She amicably says, "Why don't you guys do this one? Maybeeee we'll swing back?" She declares, loosely offering the last bit as she lets them have their little time, taking a deeper drink from her glass as she sees Arie...with Pat? taking in a slow breath through her nostrils, releasing it in equal measure as she makes her way over, pulling on Arie's sleeve to draw him down far enough for her to murmur in his ear about him getting some more drinks for them.

Delilah presses her hand to her chest, a sweet smile forming as she hears Mari's words, clinking her glass with hers, "No doubttttt!" She agrees, letting her go off and do her thing, before turning back to Adrian, "Okayyyy, so looks like You Won. Your prize? Dance with me like it's our Sadie's Hawkins and our grandma's are chaperoning with an eagle eye...do you accept or do youu....?" Delilah offers, moving her arms out as though he was in them as she does a silly chacha slide meets tango side shimmy step.

Arie releases a slow breath as he feels himself pushed aside, a dull feeling beginning to...mm, as he hears Mari's words, trying to focus in on them, before leaning back down to whisper back to her and ask her if she wanted to go do a few shots, perhaps, at the bar, it feeling like...that was more of the Mood, indeed.

Mari looks sidelong over to Arie giving him a soft nod and a wisp of a smile, "Gimmie a few and I'll meet you over?"

Arie gives a nod of his head. "I'll have them promptly ordered and ready to go," he affirms, moving to do just that.

Mari nods her head, moving to quickly finish off her drink so that she could pass the glass back to Arie, turning to look up to Pat. A stream of breath passing through her nostrils as she toe bounces a bit in her heels, trying to...point to herself...and then to him, her gaze moving over to the room and the stairwell, casting a finger over there in....question? She guessed...as she taps her fingers and the pad of her thumb together?

Noel chuckles as he makes his way back over towards the group, watching Delilah and their new friend for the night’s moves, before handing Delilah one of the drinks, letting her do her Thing with Adrian, before offering another to the woman, until he notices that she was trying to play...charades? “Are you trying to grab our dear friend Patricio?” He asks, his lips curving upwards at the thought of it, a bit of amusement moving through him.

Mari squints her eyes some as she sees him not seem to Get It, tilting her head to the side a bit as she see the unexpected face crop up..."...Something like that. Can you tell him to meet out there?" She asks, cocking a look over, as she moves through some people figuring she should just Get It Over With, or whatever.

“You’ve got it, give me one sec,” he offers, giving her a light wink, making his way through the crowd towards Pat to inform him that someone just so happened to be Interested in him, a light, warm flit of amusement moving through him.

Mari makes her way out into the stairwell, lightly pressing her finger against her piercing in her ear, trying to adjust to the sound change...setting the drink to the side, about to take a sip before the whole wink shit springs back to the forefront of her mind, making her reconsider as she edges the glass further to the side as she waits figuring she'd give it a minute to see if he'd actually come or just fucking do what he was Famous For, taking a seat as she lightly twirls a finger around one of her loose curls, attempting to bring it back to life...

Pat lets out a small snort as he hears Noel whisper what was up into his ear, playfully nudging that asshole, rolling his eyes a bit as he resigns himself to Whatever Lobstahpalloza Noel probably had planned out in the stairwell, moving with him in the direction after telling Adrian and Delilah he’d be back, moving with Noel out into the stairwell, about to chide him about how bad his Ploy was, before noticing...Mari? Looking down at her, then back at Noel, his eyes momentarily narrowing, before looking back at her again. “You both Know...each other?” He ventures into the open air.

Mari sees Pat followed right by the Weird Fucking Guy, about to say...until Pat's words and his Tone, more importantly, causes her face to twist up. "What? No, what the fuck?"

“Then why are you...Here?” He inquires, looking at Mari, and then back over at Noel, shooting him another subtle Annoyed Look, this Not being the Surprise he had been guessing Noel was pulling him aside for.

“She wanted to Talk To You,” Noel ventures back, a bit of matter-of-fastness moving into his tone, giving Patri a clap on the back, not getting why he was getting so Annoyed (Tm). “When you’re done being Earl Greycat after being locked in the bathroom, you know where to find me, Patri,” he offers, giving him a grin as he makes his way back out into the club and over towards HTD.

"I Accept," Adrian says, in his best serious tone, feigning looking like he was checking with Grandma, giving Her a quick nod too, before moving with Delilah into the silly dance, just enjoying the moment.

Mari's lip pulls as she hears Pat talk, moving to stand up, as she watches the other guy leave. "Okay, first off...turn That," moving her hand over his shitty little face, "The Fuck Down, because you're starting to piss me the Fuck Off." She finishes off, her brows scrunching together, "Second, this is My Goddamn Place, so Fuck You." She doubles back on, not knowing where he Had it Fucked Up, to ask her that, seeing as though She had Introduced Him to this Place, in the first goddamn place.

"No, why are you Here?" He asks, punctuating it further as he gestures out at this stairwell where they both were, instead of being out in the club. "If this is some Bullshit Noel is on for whatever reason...I'm sorry," he offers to her, a bit of genuineness moving into his tone as he looks at her, an apologetics in his eyes, not knowing where Noel had found her or why he thought it was Funny or Whatever...

Mari drops her finger as she slowly, tightly, takes in a breath, her brows pushing together briefly between the middle of her forehead as she hears the...apology? "To talk...Obviously?" She remarks back, "I saw you, you saw me...we're Both Grown, right?" She stops to ask, her neck rolling slightly at the Need to Ask It.

Pat lets out a small breath, feeling a bit Bad at giving Noel the EGC Death Glare of Doom when he was just the Messenger, leaning against the wall as he gives her a nod of his head. "Yeah, that makes more sense. Noel is just...Noel," he offers, furrowing his brow, trying to encompass his logical leaps and why they Made Sense with Who Noel Was, but having a Hard Time Explaining It, settling for just...That, even though he knew it wouldn't mean anything to Mari without Knowing Noel, before moving on, trying to recall the last time he and Mari had seen each other, talked to each other, knowing that it probably wasn't that long ago but it feeling like a lifetime and then some, before looking over at her. "I'm sorry," he says, genuinely, as he looks at her. "For not handling our breakup well, for not handling my Life well, what was going on in it well after, and bringing that onto you. It wasn't right or fair and I had a lot of learning, growing, to do, but I didn't need to bring my internal struggles with everything onto You," he acknowledges, thinking back on all of the random texts and then the periods of silence and the Mixed Fucking Messages he was sure he brought, thinking of how Mixed his own feelings were back then, not knowing if he was in the right space back then to handle it any better, but...still knowing it was shitty, even so.

"...Right, yeah, mmkay s-" Mari starts back off until she hears The Apology again, and his little Look to package it up with, barely stifling an eyeroll, even as she lets him finish, "Yeah, no shit you were, are, a total fucking dickhead, a Prick, a manipulative full of hot air and smoke son of a bitching ass Ho...and I have more than enough shit of my own to try and make fucking sense of without you being a fuckhead and dumping all your bullshit onto Me..." Mari agrees back, slowly breathing, in, out, innnn...trying to channel her Inner Porter, chewing on the inside of her cheek. "But, I'm Over You, even if I'm not in a spot to Forgive, and Damn sure not to Forget all the shit...I....mmm," Mari purses her lips out, closing her eyes briefly as she presses her fingers together, "I'm Grown, and I'm in a really good, fuck, no, amazing relationship and I owe it to myself and to That, him, to give myself the oppurtunity to...Grow, Grown or Fucking Not. So...not being able to Acknowledge You, is...s....not a Good Look, y'know? Because I'm Over You and...so it Should Match That. Yes, you're an asshole, yes you piss me off, and you did shit I never thought you would and it makes me regret some shit...maybe I would really like to just take it to the streets and whoop your ass but...whew...mmmmh..Grown. I'm Grown. Over You times a thousand and a half, yadda ya yadda yaya. So, until we move from this big ass, yet somehow with all these goddamn boroughs, small as actual Fuck place? we're Gonna Run Into Each Other, so basically Fuck You buuut so it's kinda fucking Childish to just Not Acknowledge one another in some kind of way...or fuck, I don't know...something like that..."

Pat hears Mari's words, catching that near eyeroll, the whole...Thing, and just how much anger and bitterness seemed to still be there for...whatever reason, her whole part in everything just going over her head Again, but finding it a Moot point, that he'd never get anywhere with her, anyway, and he was beyond it. "Whatever works for you," he acknowledges. "If you don't want to acknowledge me, you don't have to. If you want to, you can. We're basically strangers now, living different lives, so there's really no obligation to, but whatever you want to do...I'll work with you." He decides, leaning against the wall.

Mari slaps her thigh, her lips pushing out somewhat, "Great. You can go back now..." She acknowledges, with a casual breezy wave of her hand, dismissing him, feeling like she had said her Piece, moving past him and back inside.

"Perfect," he acknowledges in return, moving out from the stairwell, the asshole end to the whole thing neither being here nor there as a small involuntary chuckle escapes him as he makes his way back over to Noel, sliding his arm over his shoulder, giving it a bit of a pat as a bit of a grin forms on his lips. "Oooh, how'd you get stuck on Chaperone Duty?" He inquires, looking over at how Noel was playing the Stern Chaperone Role for Delilah and Adrian, before pushing his lips a bit to the side, looking up at Noel. "My bad, on the whole assumption thing. Not sure why I thought you were trying to Doctor Phil me with my...Ex," he admits, letting That hang in the air, before moving on, "but, you reminded me..." He moves to lightly pinch Noel's cheek, a bit of energy dancing in his green eyes, looking up at him, before over at Delilah and Adrian, a smile brightening on his lips as he thinks on the friendships that he had made, "Like my dear old friend once said, A veces hay que sacar la basura del camino para llegar a lo bueno," (sometimes you have to get the crap out of the way before getting to the good stuff) he adds, before playfully narrowing his eyes at Noel a la EGC, moving to hold his hand out. "Would it be totally a chaperone faux pas if you danced with me, here and now? Would it be, le gasp, le scandal?" He inquires, tilting his head to the side as he punctuates it with a full on gasp, even as the grin breaks through once again.

Noel casts his eyes over towards Pat as he approaches, wagging his finger at Delilah and Adrian as a Reminder that he was Still Watching, the serious chaperone he was, before moving to give Pat a solid pat...no pun intended, or was there? on the shoulder, letting out a warm chuckle. "Should I add Dr. Philling to my Services? Put it on my resume? Wow all future law firms?" He inquires, about to move to flick Pat's hand off of his cheek before hearing the admission and what came with it, a subtle understanding moving through him, along with a flit of warmth as a smile of his own dons his lips as he looks at Pat and Those Crazy Kids. "Son las lecciones aprendidas las que hacen la vida aún más picante e interesante, Patri," Noel reminds, feeling like his mother once said Something to that effect, Probably, putting on the wistful matronly tone that she would have if she was a Traditional Mother and not Nicolasa Motherfucking Catalán, before the right corner of his lips tug upwards. "No habría terminado donde estoy ahora si no hubiera hecho alguna tontería en mi pasado, te estoy mirando '14 NCM." (Wouldn't have been here now) He offers, thinking on law school and the friends he had made and all that he had gotten to do, in spite of Everything that had gotten in the way in between, whether by his own hand or by someone else's, stifling a bit for a moment as his mind moves through a Certain guidepost marked in his past before heading further back into his college-era antics, letting out a warm chuckle. "Whatever ex situation you have, I can Scott Pilgrim top it ten-fold if you need a good dose of schadenfreude, Patri," he teasingly promises, crossing his fingers.

Mari scooches her way back to the bar, sliding into her seat beside Arie, letting out a breath she had been holding, "Can't believe I dated that asshole, somehow, Twice? Pfffh, what dumbassery...whatever though, we all end up as fucking fertilizer one way or a goddamn 'nother, so who gives a shit, right?" Mari says aloud, releasing a slow breath as she picks up on of the shots, somehow feeling Shit, that she had said too much, exposed herself to the bullshit again in the intermix of it all as he just got off scot the fuck free while she just....before snorting, Fuck Him, that Closure is a Racket, "Just have the Here and The Now, nothing else matters in the end, nothing is Promised...so, gotta focus on the good shit, be thankful, while you have it...." Mari expresses aloud, realizes, giving a solemn chuckle as her lips sadly, briefly, twitch to the side, blinking quick a few times as she clinks her glass with Arie's, "Cheers." She declares, the edges of her lips sliding upwards as she takes the shot back.

Arie turns his attention towards Mari, taking her words and the...morbidity of them all, it hanging in the back of his mind, before...moving to pull her into a tight, warm hug, holding her in it, hoping he was doing at least half as well at it as Emile did, recalling how comforting he made the sensation feel. "Nulla può essere promesso, ma tu hai me Ora, e fino al mio ultimo respiro, al tuo fianco," he promises, a flit of a soft smile moving across his lips for a wisp of a second, still holding her tightly in the moment, before pulling back, to clink his glass with hers, the corner of his lips tugging upwards a bit again. "Want to have the next round back at mine? I mean, this is quite good, but nothing can match the preeminence of an AEV cocktail, truly," he offers to her.

Mari sniffs as her chest quakes, her breath coming in ragged, hard, as she feels herself drawn into the embrace, the tears finally dripping down, at the sound of his words, "I...I just wish I could've introduced them to Him, y'know? Instead of wasting...instead of wasting Their fucking time, their Precious, fucking time, with People that didn't even Fucking...mahhhter, it's Fucked. I just...miss them..and I want them here...to...to...see how I got it right this time, for all the big shit happening and the small little...tiny...things that makes me...me miss them the Most..." She sniffs out, in between quiet sobs, something between that and a laugh radiating out of her as she wipes at her eyes and her nose, taking a deep breath, or as deep as she was able tossing back the shot and giving a hard swallow, "...Yeah, you're right. It doesn't have Shit on Them." She agrees, with another harsh sniff, moving into her bag, for the little pack of tissues, lightly blowing her nose with one as she moves to stand and just move out of this place, tossing it in one of the passing trashcans.

Delilah's shoulders roll upppp, downnnn, in time with one another as she rests her wrists on the edges of Adrian's shoulders leaning in close to take a deep drink from her glass as she continues to move along in the slow dance despite the pace of the song bumping through, casting a glance over to the boys talking amongst themselves leaning in close to Adrian's ear. "I don't think they're paying much attentionnnnn...think you could sneak a kiss in?"

"I think so..." Adrian lowly whispers in return, shooting a quick glance over towards the "chaperones" to make sure the coast was clear, before moving in to sneak in that kiss, holding it for a dangerously long extra beat in an act of Teenage Rebellion, before pulling back, a flit of a smile crossing his lips.

Delilah's lips softly spread upwards as she moves in closer to meet Adrian's own, a warm happiness bubbling up within her along with the aftermath of the drinks piling onto another, her palms gliding along Adrian's shoulders before gathering around his back, pulling him into an embrace as she lets out a soft hum of contentment as she rests her head on his shoulder.

Adrian moves into the embrace, swaying lightly with Del to the music, just...enjoying the moment together.

"Really?" Pat questions back, playfully cocking his eyebrow. "Like you could kick Her ass," he offers, casting his gaze towards Mari...leaving the club with Arie, causing him to pause for a moment, a bit of guilt swirling within him, wondering if it was His fault, causing him to furrow his brow a bit and push his lips to the side, before turning his attention back to Delilah and Adrian, getting a little Too Cozy for his Chaperone Character. "Leave room for Jesus..." He reminds in his best Stern voice, wagging a finger at them.

Delilah snorts softly against Adrian's neck, her nose gently pressing against it as she hears Pat's take on a "matronly" tone.

"So, do you guys wanna...head on to the next place, or just go back to chill at Casa De Pat?" He ventures, cocking his thumb towards the door.

“I'll make him stop if you let me sit with you, Reg...“ Noel adds.

"Didn't we jussssst get Here?" Delilah questions back out, keeping her arm draped across Adrian's shoulder even as she draws back from him a bit to look over at the other guys, intending for it to be a statement, but actually...curious on it, if she was being honest, her sense of time whoooooshed.

“I mean...this club is Cool, but EGC is wayyyyy cooler, to be honest,” he acknowledges, giving a bit of a grin and throwing in a light, playful wink.

Delilah curls in close to Adrian, as she hears Pat speak in between the loudness of the club encircling them, "What do you Think?"

Adrian gives a half shrug in thought to the idea, the club not  really his Thing anyway, but cool with staying longer if Delilah felt like it. "What're you feeling?" He asks, before glancing over at Pat and Noel. "We could always stay a bit longer, chaperone free..." He muses, "...and then meet up with them after?"

"Orrrrr...we could peel out and grab some mooooo shuuuuu pork?" She suggests back, wiggling her brows...Suggestively, as she looks up at him, her lips cracking into a teasing smile.

A smile peeks through onto Adrian's lips as he hears the suggestion. "I like the way you think..." He offers back, it sounding really good right about now.

[themboty]

Productivity Boost

Rules: fill out the prompts!

thank you to @nebula--nix for tagging me! Sorry it took me so long to do it lol

Goals: Right now my main goal is to finish the first draft of HtD, I'm getting close, starting the third act today :)

Productivity tip: really bad idea to ask me this, I'm not a productive person most of the time. Really I just wait until the hyperfixation hits me and I write a chapter in an hour, but in vain of the game, fuck a word count or plans, just write shit. I love going to a coffee shop/library/ect. and just writing the worst of the worst shit. No proper grammar, constant changing of tense, just plain rambles sometimes, but you know what, that's okay because I'm doing a first draft and it doesn't have to be good, it just has to be written

Current project: The first draft of my first long-form story (I'm scared of the word novel): How To Drown. Cas Moore, a college drop-out is forced to face secrets he hid from himself when his Mom shows up back in his life. Please feel free to ask me more!

Exchange something: im gonna be honest i dont totally know what I'm supposed to give you but uhhh here's some really cute pictures of hedgehogs, feel free to send me cute pictures of animals you like in exchange :)

Quote: Here's the last quote i wrote down in my character notes board;

“Are you becoming what you've always hated?” ― Charles Bukowski

Tagging: @possiblylisle :)

[ofanothernoel]

Pizza Delivery [February 27, 2019]

IN PROGRESS

Delilah arrives to the swanky condo - happily catering to an after school buzzzzzz - emphasis on the oh! Nearly wiping out as she steps off the elevator, saved by the grace of...the pizza gods? She muses to herself, as she checks to make sure the pie was safe letting out a sigh of relief, knocking on the door, spreading her arms out wide as it opens. "Pizza deliveryyyyyyy!"

Noel looks up from the book he was procrasti-reading in lieu of his Property assignment for the next day, taking a sip from his coffee with more than a dash of frangelico, softly petting the head of the fluffy cat on his lap, before he hears the knock on the door. "An intruder, while little old me is left to fend for myself," Noel muses to Thesy, giving the cat another few strokes on the head. "Go, Thesy, show me your inner attack cat," he instructs, pointing at the door, only to have Thesy nuzzle his head against Noel, causing a dimpled smile to appear on his face. "We'll...work on it," he offers, moving to scoop up Thesy in his arms before opening the door, a smile crossing his lips as he takes in Delilah and the surprise pizza. "Well, well, well, if this isn't perfectly timed, because I have Thesy Delivery," he offers, holding out the cat for Delilah. "Is this pizza for me or are you trying to get an upper hand on Thesy's love here, HTD?"

Delilah takes hold of the cat instinctually, "Ohhhh, I thought you said kitten? Every time I come here, it's always deceit from you." She muses, poking him a few times before stepping inside, puckering her lips, before sucking her teeth. "Oof. See this was actually like...for...me? Soooo...." Delilah trails off, a thought striking her from her original thoughts as she turns to face the cat, "Can you even have cheese mewster or...? Delilah, pleasure, pleasure." She faux formally greets the cat, taking hold of it's paw to give a light shake, taking in the scene. "Sooooooo...Whatcha doing here, man?"

"He's only one, and even as she ages, he'll still always be a kitten to me," he explains, placing a kiss on Thesy's head, before playfully raising an eyebrow. "Stone cold, HTD, Thesy's crying under his fluffy feline exterior," he replies back, shaking his head, before letting out a laugh. "I'm sure he can't, but doesn't mean he sure as hell won't try. The feline heart wants what it wants," Noel explains, before leading Delilah inside, moving to make a drink for her and herself. "Procrastistudying, of the finest caliber," Noel replies, raising his glass to that as he hands Delilah one of her own. "Ariadne's out in California on both business and pleasure, so I have the entire place to myself...and Thesy, though Teddy? He has more frequent flier miles than I do," Noel replies with a laugh. "And you? What brings you here to my humble abode, HTD?"

Delilah lets out a breath of air in near silent amusement to Noel's words, happily taking hold of the drink, clinking it with Noel's before moving to take a seat as she lies the pizza box down beside the open laptop, cracking it open and taking a much needed slice, a melodic string of hums rolling from her as she takes her first few bites, leaning over to peek at the screen, her hand falling to her chest as she hears the question. "Whoaaa, I was Invited." She retorts back, an idea striking her as she proccesses his words. "Place all to yourself, huh?" You know what that meanssssssss..." She lowly builds up, slapping the counter in front of her, as she pops out of her seat. "Dance party scraaaaaaaaaable!"

Noel sits down next to Delilah, moving to scold Thesy as he tries to take a piece, before taking one of his own, biting into it, before glancing over at Delilah. "Thesy did it," he explains simply, even as he continues to eat the slice, before his eyes gleam and a grin crosses his face at the idea. "You had me at dance party," he replies, moving to finish his piece off, before offering his hand to Delilah. "What's the Dance Mood for tonight, HTD? Retro, classic, Girls Night, pregame, club mix?" He offers, moving to fish out his phone, an idea for a certain song crossing though his mind as he pulls up the Classic, Wannabe by the Spice girls, letting the beat flood through the room before offering his hand out to Delilah, his lips twitching into a grin as he begins to move his body to the music and sing along to the words from memory.

Delilah scoffs, giving Noel a right and proper punch in the arm as she lets out a laugh, "Low blow." She tsks, letting the cat gently down as she moves to grab hold of her glass, taking a bite of her crust as she hears his response, taking hold of his hand as she briefly mulls over the choices. "Surprsiiiiise me!" She declares, a smile spreading across her lips, as she moves her shoulders, letting out another light laugh as Noel moves into the performance, continuing to move to the beat as she moves closes her hand into a microphone for him, before moving back and forth between them, feeding off one another's energy as they share the limelight.

Noel lets out a laugh as he feels the punch on his arm, before moving into the song, putting all of his energy into the song and enjoying the moment, before collapsing back onto the couch, moving to take a deep drink from his cocktail. "Posh and Baby are quaking," Noel remarks with a laugh, before looking over at Delilah. "Thanks, Hey There Delilah," he replies, genuinely, giving her a playful punch in the arm, not quite realizing how much he needed a moment like that until after. "Partial long distance sucks, but damn if Adler Pearl Investment Friends and Spice Girls and Pizza don't cheer a guy up," he admits, even as a playfulness moves though his tone.

Delilah stops mid-thought panning her gaze onto Noel, "Who's Who?!" She questions him, taking in his answer to know whether to punch him or not. Knocking her shoulder into him as she hears his thanks, "Us LD SO's have to stick together, right? There's like a code or some shit. . . and if Not There Should Be!" She replies back, with a laugh, elbowing him in the side, "AND! MONOPOLY!! Hello, where is itttttttttt?"

"Mysteries of the world," Noel lightly teases, awaiting the inevitable punch for the cop out, faux-philosophical answer, before offering up his hand in a high five. "Right. We're going to have to use our well-honed Mini Muffin skills to write that up, HTD," he says, before a spark moves through his eyes as he hears the word Monopoly, moving to get up and move towards the bookshelves, searching for exactly what he was looking for, before carrying it over to her. "Look at this beaut. Maineopoly, courtesy of the good man Ben Mars himself. Think you can take on the Reigning Champ who was the last man standing during the 12 Hour Monopoly Marathon at the '14 Mars/Champan Christmasfest?

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So like I’ve been debating if I should start writing fic or not bc I have so many ideas but idk if I can write at the level other writers bc y’all are writing ART and I just really don’t want my shit to suck LMAO but do you have any advice???

PLEASE START WRITING FIC. it’s honestly so rewarding and amazing and oof. i can’t recommend it enough. i’ll tell you what helps me the most.

1. try and let go of perfectionism. writing is NEVER going to be perfect. there’s always going to be room for improvement. write what feels good to you, rather than in a style you should adhere to because it’s how others are writing.

2. close your eyes and picture things. conjure up the scenario in your head and use all your senses. for example, i used this for an upcoming fic i’m writing alongside HtD and it’s predominantly based in a cottage, so i asked myself; what would trixie see? hear? smell? taste? feel? how’s the temperature? what season is it? is the fire running? you have to set up this little location in your mind that you can always come back to and add more details. it always helps when you can envision the scenario, and pop that down on paper, or type it out. having moodboards or pictures to aid you can help too, if that’s your thing.

3. watch, listen to and read things that inspire you. i have four main mediums that i go back to when i write HtD - two music video clips, and two films. if i’m ever stuck on something, a quick fix is to watch a scene from the film that mostly pertains to what i’m writing. with the ladies who lunch chapter of HtD, i took a lot of inspiration from the lunch scene in ‘scarface’, and turned it on it’s head. it also helps in terms of visuals and descriptions.

4. show, don’t tell. if you can describe something, rather than have a character say it, then do that...or do both. i try to do this as much as possible with trixie and paul in my fic. i detail what happened in the past, and then re-iterate it with dialogue.

5. if you are comfortable, draw from personal experience. there are things in HtD that i’ve literally plucked from my own life - moments i felt like i could capitalise on creatively. i’ve taken a lot of what i’ve learnt about myself recently, and put that into trixie’s journey of growth, and confidence, and love. i also have a few things coming up in future chapters that have literally happened to me. think about the little things that often get neglected. think about past relationships you’ve been in and how you could have bettered them to create something stronger, and give it to those characters. take your past mistakes and write them in a way that gives your character closure or excels their storyline. i don’t know if this is TMI but at the moment, i’m still the happiest person i have ever been - though it’s not always been like that. so many things have shaped me into this expansion of loving myself and not giving a fuck about what other people think, and it’s those little tidbits that i want to include with trixie and her character arc. if you can send a message to your readers with your words, then great. if not, don’t get too caught up in it. this is escapism, but if you feel the need to work out your own feelings in an alternate universe, then don’t hesitate to. writing is for you, just as much as it’s for everyone else.

i hope this helps. i apologise that my points were so messy. i love you, i hope you find so much joy in writing.

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FMP Proposal

Area of study. 

I'm attracted to everything strange, rare, but at the same time beautiful. My work will be about the fusion of real and fantasy worlds. It will be a reflection of places and it's flora and fauna where I recently traveled to. In order to show this places it from my perspective, I'm going to depict objects which I found inspiring during my trip to Thailand and Singapore, such as minerals, exotic flowers, underwater inhabitants. It will be a combination of static objects and moving forms. Moreover, this project will be a result of all my work and themes that were inspiring me during the last one and a half year. It will represent my love for nature and will demonstrate the range of possibilities that can be created using the illustration.

Areas of study will be the following: nature, underwater world, animals, insects, tropical rain forest.

FMP Title.

The working title for now '' underwater gradient "

Research.

As a part of my research, I'm going to analyse all the information that I was able to find while traveling. I'm going to work with objects that I brought from Thailand and to explore and collect more information and visuals connected to the chosen theme.

Primary Research.

Travel photographs, objects and sketches, Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders (already visited in Chiang Mai), Gardens by the Bay (already visited in Singapore), Royal Park Rajapruek (already visited in Chiang Mai), Wat Rong Khun by Chalermchai Kositpipat (already visited in Chiang Rai), Mosquarium, The State Museum of Oriental Art, "The Memory of Space" exhibition of Min Jung-Yeon.

Secondary research.

BHSAD library, BBC films, Pinterest. I'm going to examine works of Mariko Kusumoto, Peter Gentenaar, Robert Gligorov, Lori Goodman, "Botanicum" by Katie Scott.

Type of work.

The idea is to create a huge aquarium about one meter long with illustrations of plants and creatures inside. The aquarium will be filled with water, but the objects will not be connected only to the underwater world. I imagine it full of colors and layers, it will have a depth which will create a mystery atmosphere similar to the one that can be experienced in the sea. Part of the composition will be rise above the water. I also want to make a transition of color, so the bottom will be the field with sand and illustrations in beige monochrome colors will appear out of it turning into colorful composition representing the world full of life. I'm aiming to create something that people can not recognize at first, but what will make them think and cause curiosity.

Materials, processes and outcomes.

I still need to consider materials that I'm going to use. However, I have already made some experiments and put illustrations under the water. The results are very astonishing, the water makes them alive My plan is to make more experience with printing illustrations on different surfaces (fabric, plastic, wood) to see how it will work under the water. Perhaps, I will consider sculptural objects. Further, I will work on the composition and colors. The effect of visual perception is a priority for me, the color and line play an important role in my art works. I'm going to combine digital way of creating illustrations with handmade, using watercolor.

Talking about the stylistics I find attractive surrealism and it's distortion of objects and paradoxical combination of forms. I like to question things and look at them from a different angle. Therefore in my illustrations, I'm going to distorting objects that I've collected during my trips.

I am going to spend some time in school library and computer rooms, also I'm going to use illustration studio to make some experiments and discuss it with other students. Some processes will be made at home because I need a big amount of water in order to see if everything is working.

Progress measurement and assessment.

I'm going to use an online real-time board to collect all the information in one place. Also, I'm going to describe all the stages of my work in the sketchbook and simultaneously depict it in the project log as well as all sketches, photographs and preparatory illustrations. I'm going to keep everything in chronological order and reflect it in my blog.

I hope that tutorials with tutors and peers will help to be aware of the quality of my result on each stage of the project. Moreover, I believe that my own expectations and judgement will keep the process evolving.

Schedule.

Rough

Week 1 (30.01-5.02)

Still in Thailand. Primary research FMP, write brief/research AOM, drawing the Dog

Week 2 (6.02-12.02)

Returned from Thailand and Singapore. Primary research FMP, FMP proposal confirmed, HTD-print/crit, AOM briefing, life drawing session

Week 3 (13.02-19.02)

Primary research FMP, trying different materials, underwater experiments/sketches/composition development FMP

Week 4 (20.02-26.02)

Primary/Secondary research FMP, illustrations/composition/ materials development FMP, start to combine illustrations into one composition, AOM,

Week 5 (27.02-5.03)

Self Promo briefing, developing/drawing FMP, HTD - print/crit, life drawing session

Week 6 (6.03-12.03)

developing FMP, ordering the Aquarium, HTD - print/crit, prepare AOM presentation

Week 7 (13.03-19.03)

Developing/ printing illustrations FMP, HTD - print/crit, AOM presentation, life drawing session

Week 8 (20.03-26.03)

developing FMP, assessment preparation

Week 9 (27.03-2.04)

developing FMP, Summative assessment, portfolio/promotion tutorials, HTD - print/crit

Week 10 (3.04-9.04)

developing FMP, combining all the objects FMP, Self Promotion tutorials, HTD - print/crit

Week 11 (10.04-16.04)

developing FMP, Self Promotion tutorials, HTD - print/crit

Week 12 (17.04-23.04)

FMP Crit, Project Log FMP, HTD - print/crit

Week 13 (24.04-30.04)

Project Log FMP

Week 14 (1.05-7.05)

BHSAD closed, Project Log FMP(print/bind)

Week 15 (8.05-10.05)

Project Log FMP(bind), FMP Deadline, Exhibition construction.