#his game reports are SOOOO funny. he has a lot of quiet games and then games where he goes turbo <- paraphrasing EP

[puckpocketed]

saw your tags on the “connor has to experience winter in chicago illinois” post and because i am also an artyom lover just wanted to see if you knew about spartan all-access to pull media from!! the msu socmed team also did a bunch of fun video content with him and i cannot WAIT to see him biking and busing around chicago (now that he’s healthy and doing well!!)

you know, i was so charmed by this anecdote back when the scouting combine interviews were happening and i've wanted to dig through media and find out what his deal was ever since:

everything i see about him says ouh! hes a fun guy :) and it's sooo far down on the list of priorities it's barely a twinkle in my eye but . all that high quality footage is hard to resist......... earmarking all of this! thank you very much for the heads up <3 had a peep (got. um. 6 videos deep before i snapped out of the media crawling trance) and HI arty!!!!

[transraptortrainer]

Brooklyn unboxes Kenji's feelings about a certain fanny-pack-wearing, Anky-loving boy they know... Inspired by @theswampspirit 's post!

[FANFIC | Rated T for mild language. Spoilers for Camp Cretaceous S1!]

It was yesterday when they had found it. Footprints by the monorail, both that of small shoes and small dinosaur feet, trailed their way towards the main park. It was the first and only sign that their friend Ben had survived the attack by the pteranodons, and was still on the island with them. 

However, despite their optimism, the kids had yet to find anything else. Rainfall soon after had washed away what remained of the prints, and even then, they were at least a day behind Ben - wherever he was going.

From the south dock, they traveled north to the golf course and reluctantly decided to settle there for the night. Small buildings, parking lots for carts, and rest stops for golfers dotted the grassy plains here. Brooklyn and Kenji remained at a concrete building, keeping the fire going as Darius and the others searched for supplies in the surrounding shops. 

Brooklyn dipped a rag into a small creek and wrung it out slightly. Little bird baths like these were all the kids could manage so far. Unless they found some hot running water at the hotels in the main park, they wouldn't exactly be at their freshest until they were rescued. Not the greatest state of affairs, but "kinda clean" was better than "brachy-behind air quality". 

To her right, Kenji sat, exhausted by their long day of travel. Brooklyn thought about the kind of person she had assumed Kenji to be when they first met, and then compared that to who he ended up being. Sure, he was still a jerk, but only sometimes. Perhaps the most surprising change was how distraught the boy had been after the group had lost Ben. 

The fanny pack, previously dubbed "dork pouch", was tied around his waist, where it had been for days now. He never removed it. Even when Yaz offered to carry it instead, he refused to give it up. At first it was just...sad...it stood as a reminder that they had lost a friend. Brooklyn had wondered if she was the only one who was tired of looking at it and being reminded of the guilt. 

But then there was yesterday. Sammy had spied the prints in the ground and was tied with Kenji for being the first to utter the idea that Ben was still out there. Ever since then, Kenji seemed more like himself. More like everything was alright in his world. 

"You really do miss him, huh?" Brooklyn asked, airing her thoughts in the vaguest possible way.

"What?" Kenji replied, baffled. "No! Who are we talking about? I mean, what kind of monster wouldn't miss his friend-" 

Brooklyn watched speculatively as the boy floundered at the question. It was hilarious, honestly, because who wouldn't think that Kenji, the idiotically boastful yet resourceful smartass, struggling to respond to a simple question was funny? And let's be real, that use of "friend" felt all the more ridiculous as Kenji's hand instinctively rested on the fanny pack around his waist. 

Brooklyn raised an eyebrow and returned to wiping the dirt from her face and hairline. In the past day, the chance that Ben might still be alive felt so much greater. And on another note, it brought her a lot of guilt considering how quickly she assumed the frail, clumsy germaphobe hadn't made it. She had to hope that Ben's feelings wouldn't be hurt. But those signs they had found...it had to mean something. 

"I'm just saying, you've seemed in muuuuch better spirits since yesterday," Brooklyn replied, dragging her sneakers in the loose dirt and piling up a shapeless mound. "Out of all of us, I know you were the most...lost by what happened." 

Kenji scanned Brooklyn's face cautiously, some form of shock in his eyes. Maybe being raised a rich, only child with absent parents had something to do with it, but he always seemed so surprised by how well everyone read him. Maybe more so by the way no one took his bullshit for an answer.

"M-maybe," he finally said. He rubbed a palm against his neck, his brows furrowing. "Maybe!" he said again, seemingly just in case Brooklyn hadn't heard the first time. He looked at the ground, a smile coming across his face, but only briefly. "I wonder how he's doin' out there…" 

Brooklyn rinsed the towel in the stream before snapping it dry and laying it out flat on the rail. "If I know him, he's probably desperately searching for some sanitizer," she joked with a chuckle. 

"If he's not camped out by a log he also tripped on earlier!" Kenji retorted, and the pair's laughter echoed around the clearing, accompanied by the crackle of the fire. 

However, it wasn't long after that Kenji grew quiet yet again. Brooklyn could tell this was one of those rare moments where he actually thought before he spoke. Leaned over his knee, he propped his head up on his hand. "But I wonder if he thinks he's alone here…"

That's a lot of wondering he's doing, Brooklyn thought. She had half the mind to make a joke about him using his brain too much, but that kind of sarcastic reply seemed more like Yaz's territory. "C'mon, Kenji. If we didn't send help back from the mainland, there's no way his mother wouldn't have. He has to know that." 

Kenji nodded slowly, his thumb tapping the fanny pack yet again. "Plus he's got Bumpy, right? Anky-saurus-es or whatever are tough! Not tough enough to take the Indominus, but…" he added. 

"Right!" Brooklyn said with an affirming point of her finger. Whimsically, she plopped onto the concrete ledge across from Kenji and observed him more. 

Now, she didn't want to come off as too people-watch-y. That couldn't be good for the size of Kenji's head. He'd probably say something about how everyone looks to him for guidance or something else indicative of his constant attention-seeking behaviors. But even now, Kenji seemed well within his own mind. 

Still thinking about Ben, she decided. 

The two of them were pretty sweet together. Kenji liked to act like he wasn't a fan of Ben's cuddly and apprehensive nature, but surely he couldn't have hated it that much. Why? Because any good content creator knows when there's more than meets the eye. Maybe Kenji just needed a little push to make him realize. And Brooklyn was a master reporter, of course. If there was one thing she knew, it's that people love to talk about themselves.

"Ben's probably thinking of us too, don't you think? If he's out there, I mean," she began, tipping her chin up to look at the glimmering stars. "Maybe even thinking of you right now." 

Kenji stirred, a small, tired smile making its way into his voice. "What do you mean? After I was such a jerk to him, I kinda doubt it."

"Really?" Brooklyn turned back to him, surprised. 

Gesturing uncomfortably, Kenji seemed to regret his word choice. "Just that...you know, I yelled at him. Said that stuff about Bumpy." His voice trailed off with a surprising guilt. "I - we took him for granted, and it was...shitty of us."

Brooklyn nodded quietly. "Buuut, you also saved his life, you know. I think it's pretty clear that you made him feel safer," she stated warmly, pressing her hands together. 

Kenji shuffled awkwardly, keeping his eyes on the dirt. "You think so?" he asked, before quickly adding, "Not that it matters to me, obviously… Wait, did he tell you that?" 

Could he have been making it any more obvious? Brooklyn giggled, rolling her eyes. "You could call it intuition, or just common sense, seeing-things-because-I-have-eyes?" She lifted her legs onto the bench, laying with her back rested against the wall. "What do you think he'd be doing if he were here now, with us?" 

"Besides churning up some kind of dino baby food for Bumpy?" Kenji said plainly, raising a brow. "He'd probably be flinching at every little noise, just like the rest of us, and clinging to m-" he cut himself off, a first ever blush faintly hitting his cheeks.

"Bingo…" Brooklyn exclaimed quietly with a wink. "Which brings me back to my first question, Mister Kon. You miss him, don't you?" 

Kenji frowned. "If he was here clinging to my side, I'd obviously tell him to relax and let up his superhuman grip!" He paused, drumming his fingers on his knee. "Except I am kind of cold anyway, so if he wanted to sit with me then whatever."

"Soooo, you're telling me if we did find him," Brooklyn prodded. "You definitely wouldn't sweep him up in your arms and smile like the kid with the most candy bars on Halloween?" 

"No!" Kenji replied indignantly. A moment passed. "...Well. Ugh, don't rule it out, I guess. Should've known you were just trying to get me to admit something embarrassing…" 

She smiled softly, placing her hand on her chest proudly. "Well, Brooklyn is the name, annoying pestering is the game."

[ohmrlove]

Hello! I’ve been asking a bunch of people to do this request because I want to see everyone’s different headcanons. How would the MLQC boys react to MC being a single mother? She never told them she has a 7yr son because they never thought to ask and we’ll call him Liam instead of “her son”. So they found out when Liam ran to her. MC is still young since Liam was born from unfortunate events like rape (she loves her son to death). How would the guys try to bond with Liam?

Trigger warning: ask centers around rape

🍷 Victor 🍷

He never would have imagined you were a single mother, let alone to a seven-year old. You were really good at hiding it!

It’s likely he overheard a snippet of a phone call when trying to approach you about work. A tiny little ‘love you mommy!’ on the phone during a break he didn’t know you were taking

Is kind of blown away you can strike the work-life balance and avoid being so consumed. Victor, himself, is bad at balancing intimate relationships outside of work so you mystify him

Gets super curious about this kid and slyly devises some work event that it’d be okay to bring them to

Realizes it’s a bad idea when he’s overwhelmed with the sheer amount of people--and kids--he has to greet, but likes that your kid was pretty quiet (shy) and sat at a table with you

He was playing with the big, fancy cloth napkins and Victor decided to fold one up in a semi-complicated design next to his

You introduce the two and it starts as Victor showing him how to fold napkins and teaching him about food

Casually drops Souvenir having a ‘Little Chefs day’ and encourages you to bring him

Victor can’t be the one running the class (obviously) so Mr. Mills does it and he helps grab all the stuff to make mac n’ cheese

Your son follows along, gets messy, and corrects Victor on how much cheese mac n’ cheese ACTUALLY needs. (“You want it to be really good! The best, like angels singing in your mouth, and that means lots of cheese!”)

Victor’s stomach hurts from all the cheese, but the whole thing was amusing

He’s suddenly ‘in the neighborhood’ a lot, and comes to sit with you and your son

When you have to collaborate with him on work, Victor insists you bring him so you don’t waste money on a babysitter. (”There’s two of us and one of him, it can’t be that hard.”)

Eventually learns the truth after the two of you have grown much closer and takes a deep, personal interest in making sure Liam never has that awful person for a father figure

“Just because” trips to places the three of you would like

Is basically your boyfriend/the dad figure but won’t own up to it unless super pissed off or being challenged in public. Will admit to it more when you’re married.

📢 Gavin 📢

Kind of dense about it. Had suspicions but no proof, and when he saw you two side by side, you picking him up to hug him, the similarities were PRETTY OBVIOUS

Birdcop felt kinda dumb

Becomes hyperfocused after that. When did this happen? A SEVEN YEAR OLD?! He never would’ve guessed!

Is worried the kid will be the total opposite of him--not super active, hates loud noises, etc--but is glad he can break the ice by showing him a cop car or his motorcycle

Answers all the typically excited job questions as best he can

Conveniently shows up at a school fitness day as a supervisor or some safety tie-in with the police department

Is happy to see him being nice to the other students and participates a little but mostly watches with you on the sidelines

Doesn’t ask you some of his questions since there’s other people nearby, but invites you two to ‘a little place’ he was going to afterwards

One dinner date turns into a few more, and Gavin is grasping at straws trying to invite you to stuff just to hang out. He’s got a soft spot for the kid and he sees his eyes light up and Gavin just can’t.

They turn into weekend buddies--fun at the park, movies, the whole nine yards!

He realizes this dynamic is getting pretty serious when your kid invites him to an award night at school. It’s just you two and Gavin is embarrassed but soooo proud! His heart is fluttering!

You tell him the truth about Liam’s conception and Gavin can only HOPE the guy is already dead. Boy is MAD. The news reported some wind issues for the next few hours, even into the next day.

Probably has a dark circle of people and MAKES SURE the guy doesn’t cause you any problems and stays FAR AWAY.

Focuses on being a good figure in Liam’s life.

The type to go ‘I know that kid’ and cheer him on at school functions. He’s got a distant older brother/aloof but warm personality so the transition to dad is going to be natural and hard to see.

🔬 Lucien 🔬

Probably figured it out before you ever told him. Considered that he’s a cousin/nephew or the kid happens to look somewhat like you (features can be common, etc.) but his gut says otherwise

Now that he thinks about it, he’s seen the kid off in the background when he dropped by your house sometimes. He just assumed you were babysitting a neighbor child.

When the two of you come to see him, holding hands, he knows. You’d run back to Lucien’s house and picked something up for him while he was stuck in a lecture.

Is too nosy for his own good--no matter how subtle--and offers to treat you for the errand. Whatever your kid wanted, he picked.

Lucien’s a people-watcher and found your kid’s table manners pretty interesting and he was pleased to note he wasn’t overly loud.

Their interests didn’t perfectly line up but Lucien’s absolutely voracious when it comes to learning and reading, so he had SOMETHING to say about Liam’s likes. Didn’t mind learning more from your excited, scatterbrained kid. It’s always funny to see people so passionate.

If he likes to sketch, Lucien could probably turn a sketch into a tiny robot or something. That puts him high on Liam’s list!

If he’s a more active/outdoor child, Lucien will invite the two of you along on a less-serious version of field research

Lucien can somehow always find the most interesting but less public city events, so it makes it fun and mysterious to tag along

Volunteers to babysit him when you’re super busy

They swap books and Lucien seems to have extra movie tickets lately

You guys drive to the Research Center to check on him one night when his experiment runs late and Lucien knows that this is a thing. You guys are a thing now. You’ve shown him that dedication and he’ll give it back two-fold (at least).

When he realizes no father figure’s coming in to make a fuss, Lucien has several theories. Finally inquires over a cup of tea, late at night when Liam’s asleep.

“Although certainly not ideal, Liam’s proof that good things can come out of a bad situation.”

He’s pretty vigilant about renewing any court-based paperwork that involves keeping the father away. Would probably kill him to really get him out of the picture, but has too many ideas and would rather not bother. The ultimate victory would be yours and Liam’s success, and he’ll invest in that instead.

🎤 Kiro 🎤

You and Liam were out buying groceries and running errands on your day off. Kiro was out (in disguise) trying to follow the diet his nutritionist set up...plus a few bag of chips

The two of you ran into each other at a booth giving away free samples. Kiro ABSOLUTELY can never turn down samples because they’re too small to matter and they’re usually junk food.

He says hello vaguely, as always, but when the kid says ‘Mommy, who’s that?’ Kiro absolutely loses it with disbelief and excitement

You rush him back to your house before he can blow his cover and the media gets the wrong idea

Kiro’s naturally a big kid at heart, and with his charming Evol, it won’t be hard for him to connect. Not that he’d use it.

If he gets too excited, it’ll happen accidentally.

He’s used to kids being excited to meet him so it’s a pretty easy introduction.

They talk superheroes, food, and all kinds of things!

If your kid’s not a big singer or dancer, Kiro’s more than happy to show him how to play the guitar or drums the next time you hang out. Kind of regrets that last one. But hey, he’s happy! That counts for something!

These two TOTALLY have a system where Liam brings him ‘contraband’ food when you visit and he HAS to take it because it would be rude to refuse a fan’s gift. Savin is not pleased.

Liam starts to understand that Kiro’s really busy or can’t go outside a lot/has to be private, so when the three of you hang out you usually bingewatch stuff or play video games. There’s always waaay too much takeout, but it’s delicious!

If you go to Kiro’s place, he probably installs a little fake sports hoop so they can play indoor games

Sometimes drops little coded messages in live vids (”And a special hello to my main man L!”) he loves it because it drives the internet absolutely nuts with trying to figure out who it is

He’ll casually arrange phone calls/voice messages from any of your son’s favorite TV characters/actors and make it seem like a ‘no biggie’ kind of thing. Kid super loves him then!

Not 100% what Kiro was aiming for--just trying to do something nice--but he’ll take it!

When he bothers to share any good news with Kiro, that’s when he knows he’s in the circle. You guys are close now.

When Kiro’s out supporting bands of designing a new stage line up, he likes your son’s input and will probably add a few of his favorite bands just so he has a reason to come.

It’s an unlikely family, but it’s a happy one. A happy one that is guarded to the teeth and Kiro has no qualms about bulldozing that disgusting excuse of a human in court.

May or may not put out a hit as Key. He’s a master hacker and could get rid of traces pretty easily 

[mowseries]

//

Damn, I appeared not to have tagged the thread! How stupid of me, I’ll have to look for it by hand. Gimme a sec, I think I can narrow down the time frame…

{Some Time Later…}

I FOUND IT!

Here we go.

If you want the behind the scenes (without the font effects, it’ll take like half an hour to add those in), here’s what happened in conjunction:

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<DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -Ping- [MN.8] //: -Muffled- Mmn--

[MN.8] //: --Sorry, was eatin' breakfast. What's up, Cards? <DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > Keep this quiet, because I'll tell the others in just a moment, and want their unvarnished reaction, 'kay? BJ

<DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -Seems rather amused- [MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -Alright now ya got him curious, what you do-(edited) <DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > More like what Issimo did. [MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -Oh this is gonna be good-- <DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > Nevertheless, we are BOTH in the joint in the future. BP [MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -PFFT--

[There's the sound something getting knocked over, over the feeds--]

[MN.1] //: -Shade, you knocked over your glass of juice, why are you grinning--

[MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -TRYING to keep his data muffled but it's REAL HARD this time-- <DLN-000>: > -PING!- [MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -Was ONLY a matter of time, BWAHA-- <DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -Y' ain't the first to say so, HEH— -

<DLN-000>: > Mornin', guys. How are you all? [MN.1] //: -SQUINTS-

[MN.2] //: COOL, though Shade here is kinda in a laughing fit at the table--COME ON DUDE SPILL IT--like you did with your juice, not cleaning it up by the way--

<DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -Snorts at Pyro's immediate suspicion- [MN.8 to DLN-000] //: -Ah know he's even doin the face even though you ain't here, HA-- <DLN-000>: > Oh? Well, they say laughter is good for the soul. Or something.

<DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -CAN'T, nope, we're grinning- [MN.1] //: -If this ends up in the news with whatever you did, I swear-- <DLN-000>: > -Bursts out LAUGHING- [MN.1] //: -SO YOU DID DO SOMETHING--

[MN.8] //: -CAN'T--

[MN.9] //: Did they do a thing? Is it on the news again--

[MN.6] //: NEGITORY, Beckos--shaaaame, last time was funny--ish-- <DLN-000>: > I have the feeling that there will be faaaairly similar reactions…

<DLN-000>: > …from most of you… BJ

[MN.7]//: -SIGH, nope, too early for this Nonsense--

[MN.3] //: -NnnnOPE you are zzstaying right here--

[MN.7] //: -WHY- <DLN-000 to MNN-008>: > -Very much enjoying this, stringing Pyro along especially-

<DLN-000>: > Relax, guys, I didn't go out and do anything, and it's not in the news.

<DLN-000>: > I'd think there'd be a lot more reporters out here if it had made headlines. [MN.8] //: -snorts, heheh--

[MN.5] //: -Does make a good point- -Goes back to eating breakfast-

[Oho, he was playing the semantics game, was he? One of his best.]

<DLN-000>: > -Clearly amused-

<DLN-000>: > After all, if they'd noticed they got their hands on the oldest AI&A ever built…

<DLN-000>: > …you'd think a bunch of Reploids would raise more of a fuss. [MN.9] //: ...Reploids? Are you with Nero or something? ?.? <DLN-000>: > Noooooot quite, though I imagine he's all "…" about this. BJ [MN.9] //: -He's kinda like that all the time though--

[MN.7] //: -~- -Will you quit stalling already and get to the point, Cardinal--

[MN.2] //: -IGNORE OUR CHOPSTICK IN THE MUD BRO, go on--

<DLN-000>: > ~

<DLN-000>: > Remember OXN-002? [MN.1] //: ...Issimo? <DLN-000>: > Yeah. [MN.8] //: -Snorts, heh--still gotta meet the guy proper, yeah-- <DLN-000>: > -I can't wait for that by the way- -Glee data-

<DLN-000>: > But yeah, Issi! He's back, and is actually staying for a while this time. Hasn't been sent out undercover again yet. -Grins-

<DLN-000>: > You guys might not remember this, because I only mentioned it once or twice in passing, but…

<DLN-000>: > -Heh…- Issi kinda…

<DLN-000>: > …tends to "party hard," I think the saying goes—

[MN.2] //: -HE DOES?? AW YEAH--

[MN.8] //: -LAUGHS--

[MN.9] //: -Uuuh...- -Slightly confused-

[MN.7] //: -Facepalm-

[MN.5] //: -Mildly amused- So one too many, huh?

<DLN-000>: > BWAHA—

<DLN-000>: > SEVERAL, I think!

<DLN-000>: > Geez, that guy was three times his size— [MN.2] //: -GLITCH HE TRIED TO FIGHT SOMEONE WHILE SMASHED??? RESPECT POINTS PLUS 50-- <DLN-000>: > -Laughing- I had to yank him down to the floor to avoid a swing, so— [MN.1] //: -Aaand of course you were with him-- <DLN-000>: > So then this guy—PFFT, he was LARGE—thinks it'll be a smart life choice to go after me instead, since I'm… smaller… B] [MN.6] //: -EXTREMELY POOR LIFE CHOICE--

<DLN-000>: > Small, maybe, but hardened veteran— and also, quite sober— [MN.2] //: -SO DID YOU AND DRUNK ISSI KICK HIS CHASSIS-- <DLN-000>: > More or less, heh heh…

<DLN-000>: > Blocking him was easy, and then I kicked him off of me with a double shove. He staggered back into a wall.

<DLN-000>: > May or may not have been some tables and chairs in the way. BJ

<DLN-000>: > I grabbed Issi and made a run for it, but… heh… got kinda lost, haven't been to his base very many times.

<DLN-000>: > So that's why the police cau—

[MN.1] //: -for the love of XEL--

[MN.5] //: -Saw this comin' since he mentioned the partying-

[MN.2] //: -KYAHAHAHA ITS LIKE THAT ONE TIME WITH AVI--

[MN.6] //: -NOPE NOT BAILING HIM OUT-

[MN.8] //: -He's WHEEZING--

<DLN-000>: > -Laughing-

<DLN-000>: > You got thrown in the drunk tank, Avs? -Can't, he's grinning so hard-

[MN.7] //: -Is this really a big surprise, it was only a matter of time before he got himself arrested--

[MN.6] //: -NO-- D<

<DLN-000>: > -Laughs harder-

<DLN-000>: > -SNRKT- Sorry, just— imagining you hovering around loudly in the cell, flailing about—

<DLN-000>: > -So amused-

[MN.1] //: -Such exasperated data, of course you got arrested, why would I expect anything else--

[MN.2] //: -SO WHAT'S THE FUTURE SLAMMER LIKE, CARDS--

<DLN-000>: > -Amused- A lot more geared toward robots, that's for sure— <DLN-000>: > And yeah, I figured teleporting off would only make them give chase, soooo… <DLN-000>: > After the mess that came with us trying to run after getting our cover blown in your world, I decided to cut my losses and stick around to make sure Issimo got through it alright. BP [MN.8] //: So how long did it take for him t' sober up--(edited) <DLN-000>: > Hours. Heh. <DLN-000>: > Based on his coworkers' reactions, this ain't the first time this has happened. [MN.8] //: -Lord--

[MN.3]//: -Welp that'szz the wrong side of the night life for you--sort of--

[MN.2] //: -So wait are you like--still in a cell-- <DLN-000>: > His coworkers said they'd pull some strings for me to get me out by morning, last I'm allowed to recall, so… I'm gonna say "no." BP

[BWIP!] [Cardinal appears next to Shade, using him as a leaning post.]

Cardinal: -Cheeky grin- I'm too pretty for jaaaaiiil~ Shade: -SNORTS VERY HARD AT THAT-- Dyna: -TOO FAB FOR BARS, BRO- -Sharkgrin~- Cardinal: B] Cardinal: This bird was never meant to be caged.

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:]

—T.