#how's the weather poll

[is-nino-actually-luka]

[miochimochi]

Just wanna get a feel for things.

Please reblog for a wider reach!

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

outdoors, specifically! (i always post a poll and then realize my phrasing isn't as specific as i'd hoped it would be.) this is a weather poll, friends!

[roxannepolice]

Yk, hands down my biggest problem interacting with any fandom, but especially DW, is that I literally can't even begin to understand approaching a character independently of the writing. Like, the statement "This is a great character, just poorly written" is straight up an oxymoron to me. I sometimes get the impression there's this weird belief in a platonic ideal-like "true history" version of a character that got denigrated by hostile chroniclers and [insert hegemony-adjacent adjective] Hollywood directors or something. Belief based mainly on the fact the actor did what they do for a living. Which is just. Again, something I can't even begin to process.

[badolmen]

So many people on that poll voting ‘the sun doesn’t love us’ like you fool. She kisses you every morning and reach out to caress you every evening. She grows the food you eat. She shines so brightly she is burning with love for her beloved earth.

‘But she burned me!’ Does a lover never bite the lip of their companion a little too hard sometimes? You can choose to put on sunscreen. She can’t choose to extinguish her heart.

The sun loves us. Maybe a bit too much. But it’s love all the same.

[dabblingreturns]

Update, local girl who spent 9 hours in adhd craft fuge without drinking or eating or taking any break yesterday now feels consequences of her own actions......

[zahroreadsthings]

Planning...

Question: Do you start up a new conversation?

Response: 'Can you tell me about your tools?'

Check notes for previous instalment

You suppress the urge to tell him more about Reginald and decide to learn about what else you're missing.

'Can you tell me about your tools?'

Hakim sounds relieved to be on firmer talking ground. He shows you the pouch the metal balls are in - the inside is lined with heat sigils and the outside with cold ones. 'It's reversible,' he says. 'One of the best things I own.'

You make a quick mental note to recreate it.

He pulls out a smooth disc with a blue-green glass centre that fits comfortably in his palm. 'This changes colour according to air pressure.'

'I think we have something similar,' you say. 'There's a sparrow whose eyes turn red when pressure drops enough.'

'It sounds like an older version of this - this one has a range of colours it cycles through. It's not useful for telling temperatures but it lets you know how fast pressure is changing without having to pay attention to your joints. I use it all the time - it's usually colder across the mountains.'

'This is pretty cool!'

Hakim laughs. 'Some people call them gimmicky but I don't care.'

He sets the disc on the floor in front of him. 'The glass is already turning greener. Looks like your mentor was right.'

'Where did you get this stuff?'

He packs the pouch away. 'The bigger cities have craftspeople who specialise in making witch tools. Keep an eye out at your next meet.'

You watch the glass in front of Hakim brighten slowly to yellow and rub your fingers. He hums a tune you don't recognise, drops it, and picks it up again. The shadows to your left lengthen slowly.

'Here's my plan,' Hakim says. 'The balls in the bag are already warm. I'll take out a few and you'll fan out the heat from them. Once they've cooled down they'll go back in the bag to warm up again. We'll move along then take the unused ones out and repeat.'

You go back and forth to smooth out a few details. Hakim speaks to the driver, the wagon changes direction, and the ground suddenly becomes a lot more uneven. He closes his eyes and waits.

You look ahead and see trees shaking in the wind. You quickly realise you won't be able to go off on your own to collect Deema's samples.

[lucalicatteart]

Poll adventure (paventure? lol) Day 9: read the small story tidbit below the poll for more details, OR just vote based on initial impression

(✦ see past poll results + further information HERE (link) ✦)

Yesterday's poll helped The Adventurer build his raft...

"After two hours of fumbling about with tangled rope and tree branches, he's finally produced something that at least.. mostly, looks like a normal raft. He attaches a few extra flowers for decoration, loops his cat into a makeshift safety harness (so they can't get lost in the water), then gives everything one last check before deciding it's all ready to go, nervously pushing off into the river...

Surprisingly, it floats just fine. As long as he doesn't make any sudden movements, the raft doesn't threaten to flip over, or even wobble nearly as much as he expected. There's no way to really steer or paddle, but he does have a large stick he occasionally uses to push himself away from rocks or other obstacles. Luckily, the current is very slow at this section of the river, and hopefully will remain so for his entire trip.

Just lazily floating around, he estimates he should travel about 4 hours to fully get past the blocked road and end up at the next area on his map. Though the raft is too small (and too lumpy) to comfortably lay on, he can still recline slightly, bathing in the near afternoon sun, watching the scenery slowly drift by....

About 30 minutes into his first ever sailing adventure, he feels the water shift as a larger boat comes near. He can't see it clearly yet, but it seems to be nice - polished wood with painted sections and little flags draped along the sides, presumably some sort of actual steering and propelling mechanisms, and about 10 people lounging on the surface, maybe having some sort of party..? It's been very quiet so far, these are the first other travelers he's seen in the entire area today... Should he attempt to make contact with them? "

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Additional details -

Boat Make-up : Based on the results of the last poll (where people helped him make a boat by choosing the amount of materials) -- With 30% branches and 21% rope, there's only a 9% difference between them, so both are in pretty close amounts, which means there's a TON of rope. (normal ratio would be like 65% wood and 10% rope lol). I probably should have even added more, but it's so visually busy, just pretend there's extra rope wrapped under the boat too.

30% branch and 15% fabric means there's about half as much fabric as there is wood, which is also A LOT for just a little side decoration, so I made the flag huge, and a square of fabric for the cat to sit on. 10% berries means that there's enough ink for 1/3 of the wood to be entirely covered in purple designs. The least amount was the twigs and leaves for padding, which would cover a little under 1/3 of the wood (laid on top). then a little over 1/3 of the space is flowers for decor, which are just kind of sitting in a pile on top, with a few actually tied down onto the flag or other areas.

Since the branches were pretty close in percentage to all other things (not like 80% branches and 20% all other materials), the raft is fairly small, as not much wood was used.

main goal: follow his map to reach the abandoned castle ruins and see the rare animal specialist about the mysterious egg he has

[lunarflare64]

14 hours straight of Stardew Valley.........so many regrets

[supercantaloupe]

was thinking about this in my lesson this morning, how it’s really common for woodwind players to have multiple instruments. like i have two oboes in addition to my english horn but not even including other instruments like EH or d’amore, most oboists i know (especially professionals) will have two or three or more. i know flute and clarinets who’re the same way but i have no idea if it’s A Thing for string or brass players too

[hogansheroestournament]

How's the Weather? (s5 e15): Throwing a party for Klink, the prisoners use the party balloons to get weather information.

Color the Luftwaffe Red (s4 e8): Hogan and his crew volunteer to paint Luftwaffe headquarters to get a secret map of fighter deployment locations.