#hula hoop my beloved

[ecl1pse]

REAL MUSIC!!!!!!

[maxiwaxipads]

hangyon's visit in tuxedo sam kingdom! (1/?)

(edit: changed the 1st part because i wasn't satisfied)

Tuxam - “Milord, you have called for me?” Tuxedo Sam - “You may rise, Tuxam. My Knight of Fragaria—I have prepared a noteworthy gift for you.” Tuxam - “!?” Tuxedo Sam - “—A month-long vacation!” Tuxam - “A—A vacation?” “(Have I offended my lord in any way…? Think back, Tuxam! What was something that could have proved an offense!)” Tuxedo Sam - “Tuxam. You’ve served me long enough.” Tuxam - “(This is it…I feel so disgraced. I can already see myself in a secluded mountaintop where I weep my days away! Having to eat SEEDs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner…)” “B—But my lord, have I offended you in any way…?” “It’s regretful for me to ask, but… What mistake have I made? I will take all lengths to fix it! Is it my behavior? Have I not been thorough with my duties as a knight?” Tuxedo Sam - “Do not prostrate yourself, Tuxam. You haven’t done anything to offend me.” “I see a month-long vacation befitting of your hard work and your time as a knight.” Tuxedo Sam - “It’s in my best interest to see you—and this kingdom, happy!” “I want you to relax and loosen up.” “It is in my order for you to have fun!” “So don’t overthink it, ‘kay?” Tuxam - “M—Milord!” Tuxedo Sam - “T—Tuxam! Don’t cry! Is it an extended vacation you want? Two months?—No! Three months?” “Oh!—You there, could you get me the official papers finalizing the request of Tuxam right here?”

Tuxedo Sam turned back towards his knight.

Tuxedo Sam - "I didn't neglect to impose a paid vacation either!" Tuxam - “…No, it isn’t sad tears. I was just moved by your benevolence!”

The sky hanged drier with clouds since the last meeting with his lordship—the sun still ample with light.

Tuxam - “Loosen up… Loosen up…”

Pacing back in forth, as he repeatedly moved from left to right. “Loosen up…?” A simplicity in words revealed a complex underside that even Tuxam couldn’t solve. "...And to have fun?"

A round room as windows were watched at every edge. The center held a circular-clothed table with an empty chair. A tray of snacks and a piping cup of tea.

Tuxam - “…Even everyone in the palace refuses my help…” “Am I sure I haven’t offended Milord? Even the palace staff…!?” "(His lordship told me to not overthink this, but how can I not...!?)" [Maid 1] - “If I may, Sir Tuxam?”

Stopping his sporadic movement, he turned his direction to the maid who held her hand up in wait. Two maids stood idle by her sides.

Tuxam - “You may speak.”

The maid in question—placed her hand to her heart, smiling with repose.

[Maid 1] - “The citizens, and even the staff here are all thankful for your service—how could we be offended by someone such as you?” “So please, our precious knight—we all agree in Lord Tuxedo Sam that you should be at ease and have fun.” [Maid 2] - “Agreed.” “Why not—”

Whipping in motion, the door slammed!—A few words trickled throughout the halls in echo.

Hangyon - “Oh, Tuxam~!” Tuxam - “HA—HA…HANGYON!?” Tuxam, taken aback. Hangyon - “Ha-Ha-Hangyon~ That has a nice ring to it. But maybe add another Ha- for flavor?” “Anyway, I came all this way just to meet you!”

With pep in his step, he paced forward to Tuxam--clasping his hands together into a fist as he brought them closely to his cheek.

Hangyon -“I thought to myself, ‘I haven’t spent quality time with my dear beloved, TUXAM!’ So here I am!”

Tuxam - “FOR REAL!? …Is this really true?” Hangyon - “Oh, but it is! I relayed this heartfelt woe to Lord Hangyodon,” wiping away his imaginary tears, “and now his presence is with Lord Tuxedo Sam~” Tuxam - “Lord Hangyondon—what am I standing here for…!? What if this impoliteness causes unnecessary strife for Milord—this is unbecoming of me, I have to greet him!” Hangyon - “Calm yourself, little tuxedo knight ~ You weren’t told a thing because I wanted our reunion to be a surprise visit.” Tuxam - “Sur…Surprise visit?” Hangyon - “Yuh-huh! A surprise visit.” “Something to shake you up like a hula-hoop!” Tuxam - “(W—Wait! In the face of surprise, I should remain composed…!)” “Ahem. I didn’t properly conduct myself for a guest who came all the way here. My apolog—” Hangyon - “Relax~ Relax~” “Let’s spend the limited time we have together.” Tuxam - “Would Lord Hangyodon not be offended that I neglected to greet his presence…?” Hangyon - “My lord is the kindest in the world~” “So let’s just save the formalities for later!” Tuxam - “…I’ll take your word for it.” “But if we cross paths, I won’t hesitate to greet his lordship.” Hangyon - “Fine with me~” Tuxam - “And I’ll ignore your transgression for interrupting me.” Hangyon - “Hehe.” Tuxam - “Please. Prepare another chair for Sir Hangyon.” “I’d also like a refill on these sweets.”

It took a slight poise to respond silently, as the maid left the room. A spare chair was seated by the table, while a cup of tea was prepared by a separate maid.

Three maids idled themselves, but there were two as the other left. Hangyon sat himself down.

Tuxam - “Hangyon.” “I’d like your advice on something.” Hangyon - “Advice? You want advice from me? ~♡” Tuxam - “…What exactly does it mean to ‘loosen up’?” Hangyon “Oh!—To loosen up!” “Having fun and being reckless~ That’s what fun means to me.” Tuxam - “Having fun? Being reckless?” Hangyon - “Is it too ‘loose’ for you~?” “Perhaps this is my moment to mentor you? I’d like to be called master from this moment forward!” Tuxam - “NO WAY! I refuse.” Hangyon - “At least an attempt was made~” Hangyon - “But you know this kingdom well, right?” “Maybe if you tour me around, we could find fun that way!” Tuxam - “It isn’t a bad idea.” “OK! It’s decided then!” “I’ll show you around the kingdom, and we’ll ‘loosen up’ when the opportunity arises!”

Hangyon - "Yay~"

Tuxedo Sam's Kingdom: What To Do As a Tourist!

Celebrated as a winter wonderland, even in the face of disaster and advent snowfall—the citizens carry themselves in elegance to honor Tuxedo Sam’s gentlemanliness!

Bargain Jeans will get you fined. But if you manage to pull them off so well, you won't get fined at all...!?

It’s a must-have to at least visit and buy something from the kingdom’s fashion district! Includes things such as clothing, jewelry, hats, shoes, and more!

Filled with specialty cafes and restaurants! The kingdom’s speciality is fish!

The kingdom used to host events outside of the kingdom, like playing hockey at a lake or having a sledding competition, but these events are often a rarity due to the threat of SEEDs.

Coming during December is the best time of year! Christmas within the kingdom starts early and ends at the end of the year. This is also the busiest time of the year for the Tuxedo Sam Kingdom.

Snowball fights, snow angels, and everything to do with winter is also a must-have ♡

[mcdonaldsnumberone]

NEW GAME ALERT 🫡 Assign a song to each of your tumblr friends?? 💪

IM SORRY FOR TAKING FOREVER W THIS AOUGHGHGHHGHGH im rlly bad at answering asks on time 🤡 anyways without further ado (buckle up for mostly kpop)

@pernonix: cliche but it has to be cast me a spell by mili! perno is like The mahoyaku mutual for me so it's only natural that i associate the mhyk theme song w them AHAHAHA if i had to give a non-mhyk song, it'd be in&out by red velvet!

@pocasu: AOUGHGHGH ion my beloved 🫶 suit dance by onlyoneof is the song i'd give them! it's got the suave elegant #swag that i associate with them <3 keep serving all that cunt bestie bae we love to see it

@ai-kan1: (grips ai) i give you boy by the boyz! it's super cheerful and fun, which is genuinely the vibe u give off hehe i also think the song is super ace-core which works perfectly well for one of our resident acekissers xoxo

@anzepanpan/@venushotline: i'm giving you new by yves (loona)! this is actually my favorite loona solo and i stand by it when i say yves only makes music for hot girls <3 it's classy, it's girly, it's got the pretty girl energy dia embodies perfectly!

@senqv: your song is sunny side up by red velvet! i kinda associate you with a sweet, lackadaisical energy, and i think this is the perfect kaiserkisser enemies to lovers thing (pov im delusional) im thinking of <3 we love to see it nyehe

@tartppola: im giving you by other ace anthem, which is we must love by onf! our taste is impeccable and our shady smut peddling dms are even more tasteful. keep kissing adeuce and letting me beat u up w love &lt;3 also liar liar by oh my girl is my deuce anthem so im tacking that onto u as well

@scornelious: hello tv :] my song for you is meddle about by chase atlantic! this is what u get for being my resident aikukisser. im sorry i have to. i didnt want to assign you a machine gun kelly song, so ur getting chase atlantic instead. love u to pieces muah hehe

@pearly-elain: elain my bbg (fuckboy lipbite /j) i'd be doing u dirty if i didnt give u a girlboss anthem! so im giving you snapping by chungha <3 please dont grill kaiser too hard i still need him sort of alive if i wanna continue by whiteboykissing

@sophiethewitch1: im assigning you villain by stella jang! it's so preppy and mature, and i think that suits you very well! i love seeing u in pitlock, and i think the nuanced nature of the song is very sophiecore in my opinion :]

@takumipineapplexd: taku babe u are love o'clock by wjsn! it's the perfect teenage-girl daydream heartthrob crush song, and it fits your vibe to a T! love seeing u being delulu and love smacking u into the ground with said delulu

@spadecentral: im giving you hula hoop by loona! it's such a cute, fast-paced bubblegum song, and that's generally the vibes i always get from you when we talk! thanks for always being supportive of my interests, and keep brightening my day lovely!!

@antiv3nom: POPPET <3 you are getting wow by loona! it's another banger song, very cute very fun very dancey! i wanted to give u smth more creative than slapping on some videogame-themed kpop song, so loona it is 🫡

@yaakultt: aough anyone who has been on my blog for like . longer than 3 seconds knows that i am Not the biggest fan of newjeans but i truly mean this when u give me immaculate hype boy by newjeans vibes! it's the girlypop, chillax big sis vibes yanno? only the cool girls get assigned newjeans songs by mac :]

@katasstrophy: ur song is so what by loona (can u tell im an orbit ADKGKJSD)! it's so loud and unapologetic and layered, it's the perfect bad bitch song for none other than the baddest of them all <3 thank u for feeding me so well w kaiser thoughts always hehe

@leiqi: ur getting superhuman by nct! idk why but i keep associating nct with u 💀 and this song for some reason but its ok!! its a super fun song that fits a super fun person, and i love how u always indulge in my delulu ass tbz x bllk thoughts HAHA

@kruinka: hello kaiserkisser :) you're getting picassO by onlyoneof! it's such a beautiful sensual artsy song, which is perfect for The kaiserartist of tumblr dot com! i love seeing ur art, and i cant wait till i get to commission u again!

@torufilms: im giving u the One and Only heart attack by chuu! it's cutesy and fun and so so so huggable, which sums up everything about you so well! even ur acc theme is adorable, so i think heart attack rlly is the cherry on top <3

@gloriium: your song is to heart by fromis9! it's a super heartfelt coming-of-age song and i cant help but think abt how well it'd fit ur yumeship w sebek :] it's so pure and catchy and innocent, and it's definitely a song i associate with you!

@earthtooz: my song for you is change up by seventeen! you're like a spark of joy to see, so naturally, my song for u is something that matches that high-tension energy! you never fail to make me crack up, so i adore having u around!

@aanobrain: every time i see u, all i can think abt is the tag u left abt me almost making u like kaiser, so i just Have to give u gaslighting by onlyoneof! the enemies to lovesr arc before becoming a fullfledged kaiserkisser is a rite of passage <3 u'll become like us soon enough

@hammannii: man there's like . a bajillion songs i cld give u, but i am assigning you with begin by jungkook! i think it's a good testimonial song to our . unconventional friendship, and i hope we continue indulging (read: bullying) each other!

@notaliarr: hello kaiserkisser :) your song is the stealer by the boyz! it's such a slutty yet like . oddly yearnful song? and if that doesnt sum up kaiser–and by association, you–then i dont know what does <3 i love seeing ur art, and i always gobble it up

@hyomaluvr: my song for u is rococo by iz*one! i remember u mentioning them being ur ults, and rococo is one of my favorite songs by the group :) have fun with ur dangans and ronpas or whatever, and ill be back to smack u over the head w kuroo at some point

@chaosinanutshell: your song is dkdk by fromis9! can u tell im a sucker for cutesy pop? it's so whimsical yet endearing, and that's the sorta vibe i get from you! i love seeing u pop into my inbox and im so so sorry for being so bad at answering ur asks, but ur effort doesnt go unnoticed here!!!

@itshis: i'm assigning you get it by pristin v! it's such a good song, and it's so pussyslay just like u <3 i look up to u a lot, so im always excited to see u on my dash and to see whatever it is ur up to! im cheering u on zari!!

@by-moonflower: i salute to the backbone of kaisernation 🫡 my pick is velvet by exid! it's such a chill, sensual grown-woman-ass song (im so sorry i wish i cld be more elegant) which is genuinely the kind of vibes i always get from u. like the red-wine-rich-aunt-poetry-night sort of aesthetic, yanno?

@aiixen: your art is sOOOO cute!! i love seeing ur oc smmmmm im giving u flash by rocket punch! ur art is always so smooth n yummy n i wanna shove it into my mouth like taffy (pov i have the impulse control of a toddler)

@echarie: your assigned song is orbit by jonghyun! your bllk takes are so big brained (like u deadass predicted lorenzo being a major character before any of us did, and im excited to see what role drago might play!), and i love hearing ur input!

@daiseukiis: my pick for you is eve, psyche, and bluebeard's wife by lesserafim! it's the "it girl" song, the boss bitch song, the hot girl summer song if u will :3c keep doing ur thing and slaying, cuz we love to see it!

@00fabulous/@doki-doki-imagines: your song is love on the floor by nct! our dms are . A HOT MESS so to say, and it's uncanny how well our thoughts match up HAHAHA it's real genius to genius (read: clown to clown) communication up in this bitch

last but not least @ayushipop: my sharty bae, my babagrill, my mark to my lee <3 your song is irreplaceable by nct! it'd be illegal of me to give u any other song after ive heard u going apeshit over teehee go drown oingo boingo in a vat of water for me <3 hope u get unbanned from twt soon and have a safe trip <3

if i missed anyone, pls dont take it personally! as u can tell, this was a longass list, so im bound to accidentally let a few people fall thru the cracks 🤡

[an-asuryampasya]

Get to Know Me Tag Game

[high-fives @dimplesandfierceeyes because I'm also doing this a month after being tagged, welp. Thank you for tagging me though! :)]

do you make your bed? 

Pretty much always, except when I'm in a particularly bad slump. tbh I'd happily make beds that aren't even mine when it's not weird (unless it's my sibling's, in which case the sibling-instinct to annoy them wins over). I really like mechanical, satisfying jobs like that. If I'm in the mood, I like to place the blankets and stuff at what I consider✨artistic✨ positions. It's fun for me and a delight for my mum who gladly delegates all bedsheet-changing jobs to me whenever I'm home lmao.

what's your favourite number?

Two! Discovered this fact about myself while playing The Game of Life for the first time approximately three lifetimes ago and I had to pick a number to bet on.

what is your job?

well, I'm currently in research-y career so it's mostly destroying structures and/or going ':o that was v cool but i have no idea why it happened' in technical terms.

if you could go back to school, would you?

I am in school rn!

can you parallel park?

no. I have a driver's licence but zero confidence in driving a four-wheeler so I avoid it and I'm pretty sure my minimal driving skills would've fully atrophied by now. idk why, but driving a car freaks me out (I would like it to not, but that doesn't seem to be on the cards any time soon)

I can easily parallel park a two-wheeler though, if that counts :P (I ADORE two-wheelers. I know they're riskier but they're so, so much easier and more fun to drive.)

a job you had that would surprise people?

I've had very brief stints outside academia and nothing that would particularly raise eyebrows, I think.

do you think aliens are real?

Feel like aliens probably exist but also feel like alleged alien sightings probably aren't actual aliens.

can you drive a manual car?

On paper, yes. That's what I learnt driving on.

what's your guilty pleasure?

reading soap opera-esque fics that I know will infuriate me, get infuriated, and then go yell at/about the fic in @pestobepis's DMs and send screenshots so they can suffer the full experience with me <3 (apologies, beloved. it will happen again ^_^)

tattoos?

Never got any, and since almost everything about my likes/interests/opinions changes practically every three months, that's probably a good thing. There was a time when I was kinda crushing on Pennywise and was watching a lot of HISHE at the time, so after an ep with some joke about Jar Jar Binks being in It, I decided I'd like a 'Wesa all float down here; YOUSA FLOAT TOO' tattoo, so-

favourite colour?

Don't have one, but I find myself quite partial to deep blues and greens in general.

do you like puzzles?

only as long as it feels like I'm winning and haven't run out of patience yet. So I guess I like feeling smart, not puzzles?

any phobias?

no major ones that I've discovered yet! though I may have mild trypophobia because I can get a lil uncomfortable looking at clusters of small holes - which is unfortunate, because my favourite kind of concrete is foam concrete and it looks like this:

(Image source)

[there's other forms of concrete that also contain trapped air bubbles but foam concrete is the coolest, take my word for it. We make foam concrete by mixing foam with concrete. literally that's it.

WHO takes a look at solid, dense concrete and thinks to themself 'yeah this needs some fluffy light foam :)'?? some genius, that's who. I love that juxtaposition so much!]

favourite childhood sport?

Was never a fan of sports unless hula hooping counts. But dodgeball wasn't the worst thing I had to endure, so I'll go with that.

do you talk to yourself?

Oh yeah.

what movies do you adore?

Mamma Mia! and Sound of Music come to mind. And Maryada Ramanna! (Ignore the last ten minutes or so of that one though. The rest of it is a delightful exploration of weaponising politeness and I adore it.)

coffee or tea?

I'm loyal to tea.

first thing you wanted to be growing up?

gymnast, I think?

Zero pressure tags for @pestobepis, @averythepirate and @shewantsitall! :)

[chuuuvi]

loona for ask game 🌙✨️

Ooh fun! We’re gonna need to split this one up!

Predebut Solos: Puzzle!!! New and One & Only

Loona 1/3: You and Me Together

Odd Eye Circle: ODD Front, Lucid

Yyxy: love4eva, rendezvous 18.6y (I’m haunted by the fact that we never got the repackage album for them 😭)

Full Group: Hula Hoop, Universe, and Stylish

Loossemble: Newtopia

Chuu my Beloved: UNDERWATER! A Beautiful Farewell is also really nice

Heejin: Addiction

[sawyerquinnbrown]

Writing sample -- Space Team Go!

Here's a sample of one of my comedic published plays, Space Team Go! The description: Space Leader Grizelda Braithwaite, Space First Officer Keem, and Space Officer Expendable are sent on a dangerous mission to recover a space diplomat – or is he a space prince? – from his kidnapping by the Big Dipper Syndicate. Along the way they encounter any number of obstacles, hula hoops, and also bananas. Many, many bananas. This outer-space comedy is loosely based on a certain beloved 50+-year-old sci-fi franchise.

And here's the sample, I hope you enjoy!

EXPENDABLE. I gotta carry on the Expendable name.

KEEM. Family legacy?

EXPENDABLE. Yeah, the Expendables go way back in SOC. The latest was Aunt Rita Expendable. Well, when I say “latest” I mean “late.” As in, she died. Last month.

KEEM. I’m so sorry.

EXPENDABLE. Don’t be. She died a hero. A cave collapsed on her.

KEEM. Did she get everyone else out, at least?

EXPENDABLE. What? Oh, no, she was in there alone.

EXPENDABLE. (Continued.) She had a sonic cannon; I think she was playing with it. Say, you’re from the planet [gibberish noise], aren’t you?

KEEM. Yes.

EXPENDABLE. I went there once with my parents on vacation. I almost got killed by a space moth. It was awesome.

(Space Leader enters, looking pissed off. The crew snaps to attention when they see her, and she visibly steels herself and puts on a smile.)

SPACE LEADER. Ahh, my old stomping grounds, Telly Port Port 17 ¼! I hope you’re feeling perky, Space Team Quinceañera!

KEEM. Yes, ma’am!

SPACE LEADER. Excellent! Well, let’s calibrate our space multi-tools and then I’ll brief you on the mission.

(All take out their bananas.)

KEEM. Communicator.

(All shift their multi-tool bananas to hold them in the same direction. They press a ‘button’ and make noises to indicate that their communicators are connected.)

KEEM. (Continued.) Scanner.

(Keem and Space Leader hold their bananas the same way, but Expendable is holding his wrong.)

SPACE LEADER. Whoa! Careful, Space Officer.

(Keem adjusts Expendable’s grip.)

SPACE LEADER. (Continued.) That could’ve resulted in a nasty accident. Don’t want to think you’re holding your scanner but you’re really holding your space gun.

EXPENDABLE. Thanks, Space Leader. That would’ve spelled disaster, for sure. Now I’ll know to hold it the right way.

KEEM. Right. Scanner. (They all wave their bananas around as if scanning and make scanning noises with their mouths.) Space gun. (All adjust and Keem forces Expendable’s hand down.) Pointed down for safety.

EXPENDABLE. Got it. Yup. Safety. My middle name. After my great-grandfather, Safety Expendable.

KEEM. Did he live up to his name?

EXPENDABLE. No, he was killed on an alien planet by something that looked like black tar, after flagrantly violating safety regulations. But I promise, Space Leader, I don’t take after him!

SPACE LEADER. Thank you for your candidness. Now before we leave, Space Officer Expendable, I notice you’re not wearing your Expedition shirt.

EXPENDABLE. Oh, uh, they said the new uniforms were supposed to be green, so I—

SPACE LEADER. We’re going on a potentially dangerous mission. We need you in your Expedition shirt, Space Officer. Now.

EXPENDABLE. Yes, ma’am!

(Expendable runs offstage and comes back on tugging a red shirt on over his green uniform top.)

SPACE LEADER. Much better, thank you.

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[masterofd1saster]

CJ current events 7nov24

Society: Jordan's untouchable; you deal with him

Police detected a pulse on homeless man Jordan Neely after he was put in a chokehold by Marine veteran Daniel Penny, bombshell new bodycam footage reveals.  The video became public today as Penny's manslaughter trial began in Manhattan. *** NYPD officers arrived on the train at Fulton Station at 2.33pm. Two police officers confirmed that Neely still had a pulse when they arrived.  'I got a pulse,' one said. A second police officer confirmed that he too felt a pulse.  Neely was unconscious, lying on the subway car floor.   When asked how Neely ended up there, Penny replied: 'I put him out.'  Despite initially detecting a pulse, they issued Narcan - the drug used to reverse opioid overdoses - to Neely - and started CPR at 2.38pm. Paramedics from Northwell Health arrived on the train at 2.48pm - 15 minutes after the police. At 3.13pm - almost 45 minutes after police first arrived - Neely was still on the train, by then surrounded by paramedics. The bodycam released by the court today ends then. *** Among witnesses on the first day of evidence was an NYPD Sergeant who testified that none of his team performed mouth-to-mouth on Neely because he was a 'drug user'.  'He seemed to be a drug user.. he was an apparent drug user. He was very dirty. I didn’t want them to get… hepatitis. 'If he did wake up he would have been vomiting. I didn’t want my officers to do that.  'He was filthy. He looked like a homeless individual. You have to protect your officer, 'I wouldn’t want my officer to get sick if the person throws up,' he said. *** [Prosecutor told jury] ‘We pass people like Jordan Neely every day. As New Yorkers, we train ourselves not to engage, not to make eye contact, to pretend people like Jordan Neely don’t exist.’  Yoran told jurors that another man who helped to get Neely to the ground repeatedly told Penny that he could let go because he had a strong grip of his arms. ***

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Crips are wonderful dirtbags

Denver teen found guilty of killing woman with AR-15 after fender-bender on Colfax

Prosecutors argued during a seven-day jury trial that Remi Cordova opened fire after a minor crash and killed Pamela Cabriales in an attempt to earn status within the Eastside Crips gang.

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Gadsden Flag worthy

Note where this report was published. New York is world famous for stupid, petty cruelty.

This week, New York officials seized and euthanized a pet squirrel named Peanut, sparking outrage from his owner and a large social media following. Peanut, along with a raccoon named Fred, was taken on Wednesday from Mark Longo's home in Pine City, near New York's Pennsylvania border.*** Peanut was a social media sensation with almost 600 K followers on Instagram. Owned and cared for by Mark Longo, Peanut’s life was documented through 1,400 Instagram posts, showing him enjoying waffles, jumping through hula hoops, and bonding with Longo and his cat, Chloe. According to Longo, Peanut had become a central figure in P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, the non-profit organisation he founded to rescue neglected animals. The sanctuary currently shelters over 300 animals, with Peanut serving as its beloved symbol.*** The county health department and New York Department of Environmental Conservation reported they received complaints about “potentially unsafe housing of wildlife that could carry rabies” and the “illegal keeping of wildlife as pets.” According to NBC News, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) received multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut and dispatched "at least six officers" to Longo's home to seize Peanut and Fred.***

Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/114908967.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

What judge signed a warrant for a squirrel?

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You've never changed your mind?

CV NEWS FEED // As of October 30, patients in Quebec, Canada, who meet certain criteria no longer need to confirm that they want to undergo physician-assisted suicide immediately before they die. The patient can now request and provide “consent” for the assisted-suicide in advance, if he or she has been diagnosed with an illness such as dementia. The government of Quebec adopted the law in June 2023, and it went into effect earlier this week.  The government’s website specifies that patients who meet the right criteria can fill out an “advance request” for the assisted-suicide program called “medical assistance in dying,” or MAID. The “advance requests” can only be made by persons “who [have] been diagnosed with a serious and incurable illness leading to incapacity,” such as dementia, according to the website. ***

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I'm sure he has a suit of armor and he'll obey the King's commands and rescue damsels in distress

hit piece in New York Magazine

Even when it’s not Halloween, a certain breed of religious traditionalist longs for the days when men donned capes and cloaks decorated with symbolic sashes and ribbons, got knighted, laid holy swords in caskets lined with red velvet, and pledged oaths to monarchs and popes. *** It turns out the last time Donald Trump was president, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito*** added a knighthood to his own résumé, pledging an oath to the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. ***

Oh no, maybe he'll pass out tootsie rolls like the Knights of Columbus!

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tues

The law is sexist

A young woman in Iran removed her clothing and displayed her hair outside of her university to protest the “abusive enforcement” of the strict dress code. For this crime, she was swiftly and violently arrested, with footage showing her struggling beside a car with a group of men. Human rights organizations have called for an investigation into allegations of beatings and sexual assault during the arrest. Iran requires all women to wear a hijab in public, a mandate enforced by the country’s “morality police.”

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The whole world is an impact area

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it uncovered 62 pages of records from the Department of Homeland Security thanks to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit which show, contrary to what it told media, at least one U.S. Secret Service agent broke in to a hair salon and taped over the salon’s security camera in Pittsfield, MA, during a July 27, 2024, campaign fundraising visit by Vice President Kamala Harris. The records also show one agent telling colleagues that by covering the hair salon’s external security camera with tape, the Secret Service was “mitigating threats.”*** A Secret Service agent in the New York Field Office states in a July 28, 2024, email to an official on Harris’s detail whose name is redacted:

The owner [redacted] called the NYC Duty Desk stating she has pictures of agents going into the house, covering up cameras and using the bathroom. The address in question is 54 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. She just wanted to know who had given permission to go inside and use the space.

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Peanut, the legend continues - Police may have been searching for pr0n.

Mark [Longo] tells TMZ when officials showed up they asked questions that had nothing to do with the animals. Mark says one of the first questions -- "Do you have any cameras in your house?" This seems telling, because Mark and his wife are big on OnlyFans and have done porn on the platform. *** the search warrant says there was probable cause to believe Mark committed a crime, he was issued no citation or other violation of law -- nothing.***

"Longo, a 34-year-old OnlyFans model, said the raid lasted about five hours and left his house in disarray."

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/dec-staff-work-home-amid-furor-peanut-squirrel-s-19887313.php

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Maybe the fact there's so many means you're guilty

Discovery process continues in child pornography case against former Recount editor By Amanda Burke Verified|The Berkshire EagleVerified PITTSFIELD — The criminal case against former editor Slade Sohmer remains pending in Berkshire Superior Court as attorneys review thousands of images of child pornography Sohmer allegedly possessed. First Berkshire Assistant District Attorney Marianne Shelvey said the review may take until the end of February due to the volume of the images, which were uncovered during a police investigation into Sohmer for alleged child pornography possession.

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Cali gets smart, etc

Prop 36, California’s tough-on-crime amendment, passed with overwhelming support. The ballot measure reverses Prop 47, a 2014 law that downgraded felonies like thefts of under $950 and drug violations to misdemeanors. Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón, a mastermind behind Prop 47, lost to law-and-order candidate Nathan Hochman.*** Massachusetts failed to pass a ballot measure that would have legalized psychedelics, including psilocybin (mushrooms) and DMT. If the ballot measure had passed, the state would have joined Oregon and Colorado as the third state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of psychedelics.*** On what the next president should do to unite America: “Promise to protect pet squirrels from government overreach.” —Kat Rosenfield***

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Ann Arbor, of course

CV NEWS FEED // On November 5, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 25-year-old man who has since been charged with allegedly sending a message threatening to attack conservative Christians with an AR-15 if Donald Trump is elected president. Isaac Sissel, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with sending “a threatening communication,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. On November 2, the FBI National Threat Operations Center in West Virginia received an anonymous online message that in part read, as the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan reported:  “I shall carry out an attack against conservative christan, (sic) filth in the event trump wins the election. I have a stolen ar15 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get away with my plans. Without a specific victim or ability to find the place I hid the gun, there’s not a thing the FBI can do until I complete the attack.”***

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New BJS pub on deaths in federal custody

In FY 2022: ƒ Homicides accounted for the largest portion (41%) of arrest-related deaths, followed by accidents (28%) and suicides (23%). ƒ In arrest-related deaths, 98% of decedents were male, 75% were white, and 53% were ages 25 to 44.***

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How fed up are Californians with crime?

CV NEWS FEED // California Proposition 36, a ballot initiative aimed at substantially reducing the amount of crime in the Golden State, passed with over 70% of the vote on Tuesday. Voters in California backed the measure by a landslide despite the fact that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Democratic Party had vehemently opposed it.*** By Wednesday afternoon, with over half of the vote in, an overwhelming majority of voters in all 58 counties of the reliably blue state backed the measure – including even deep-blue San Francisco County, where voters favored Proposition 36 by a two-to-one margin.*** Newsom had emerged as perhaps the proposition’s most high-profile opponent. At a September public event, the controversial governor urged Californians to vote against the initiative. “It’s about mass incarceration,” he claimed. “It’s about bringing us back to a 1980s mindset. The impact it’s going to have on the black and brown community is next-level.”***

Gavin is saying black and brown people steal more.

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[voreinthehouse]

Mermay 2024 D2 - Hula

my beloved Francine Smith!

today's word reminded me of that one ep of american dad where roger brings burning man to the smith's backyard and francine and stan go all out in it after stan sees francine hula hooping (to be honest most of my fave eps are the ones where stan and francine act as a couple, wether positively or negatively)

so i decided to make a mermaid franny that might have gotten a lil too wide for her hoop, woops!

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[kkeomchiz]

hiiiii miss winter 😌💖

70-80 for the wrapped 👀

hi my beloved rin 💖

70: Miracle - WayV

80: Hula Hoop - LOONA

90: New Axis - NCT U

send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist

[herzlak]

wie ich mich mit herzlak von meiner tatort berlin depression ablenke:

[suhyeos]

TAG GAME

put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs then tag ten people! no skipping!

tagged by beloveds @tzurim n @rosieposie 💖

9 and three quarters (run away) / txt

fllipp!ng a coin / billlie

bbusyeo / oneus

i'm so sick / apink

royal / ive

renaissance / wjsn

feel good (secret code) / fromis

call my name / pentagon

hula hoop / loona

a sign ~ anonymous / billlie

tagging @taeyeobs @kbona @wo0dz @yeobsgf @korimi4 @chamhwis if u wanna do it !!

[olliesart]

Anzu my beloved friend :) I decided to draw her doing a trick w some hula hoops bc wE NEED MORE CONTENT OF HER DOING CIRCUS STUFF... PLEASE...

also @tinkonka come get ur juice bestie ＼(＠＾０＾＠)/

✩•̩̩͙*˚ proshippers pls dni!! ˚*•̩̩͙✩

[organic-guacamole]

Alright here's the real post of ep206

as usual, spoiler alert.

I'm literally so late today omg😭

I watched it with @sunshine-julie-molina and another friend so it was worth the wait✋

North high's video i-

I still don't think it should be "legal" in terms of the competition rules but whatever. Antoine is adorable though, as expected.

AW SEBBY

He's not wrong, they probably will win because of ✨ friendship✨

Ok but... imagine a seb and EJ friendship 🥲

GINAAAAAA

That exit sign thing shouldn't have been as funny as it was✋

Ashlyn babyyyy

I'm just gonna say it, I'm glad the writers picked up the Ashlyn insecurity thing, but I really really hope they execute it properly.

I don't like how they're not just explicitly saying it. Like it's not a bad word, why can't you just say that she feels that because she's not skinny and fitting into society's typical image of "the perfect princess", that she can't be Belle.

She thinks she's too fat to be Belle.

There, was that so hard to say Disney?

As someone that's insecure about their weight and body image, I don't appreciate how they're constantly hinting at it instead of outright saying it. I think if they play it out right, showing how Ashlyn compares herself to Lily more, it could work.

INFINITY PLUS ONE VIBES WITH THAT BALL EXERCISE.

Seb hula hooping omg don't touch me

Why is he so adorable all the time

Not them getting me all excited about a seblos improv scene, just for them to cut away✋

Finally Ashlyn stops trying so hard to get through to Gina, I mean yeah you offered up your home, friendship, support and love to her, and Gina's just been brushing you off but come on hear her out.

If you can't tell, that is complete sarcasm. Good for you Ashlyn for knowing your worth /gen.

EEEEE MIKE BOWEN HAS ARRIVEDDDDDD

They're so sweet, I swear if they aren't endgame...I'm perfectly fine with jennzzara. It's a cool subplot but I couldn't care less who she gets with, they both like her a lot so I'd be happy either way.

Please I felt like I was intruding on that kiss uhhh.

🥰😍❤️✨EJ✨❤️😍🥰

I want that grey sweatshirt, it looks so soft ahhhhh.

YES EJ, WE'RE MOVING ON FROM NINI WOOHOOO

"watch your tone"

damn-

Ngl Ms Jenn would be a scary step-mother.

Right here we go, Gina and Ashlyn, take 2.

PLEASE NOW I SEE THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN EJ AND ASH-

It's a Caswell thing😌

That flashback scene was really good wow, I honestly thought we'd have to wait longer to see what the secret was but I guess not👀.

Gina handled that so well, she stated what she needed to say, acknowledged that he's with Nini, and got her closure. That's nothing for her to be embarrassed about.

I guess she thought she'd leave and not have to address it or see him again but either way, she did well and I'm proud of her.

Ricky. That's it. That's all I'm gonna say.

ANTOINE MY BELOVED. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT NO ONE EATS ALL THEIR FOOD IN SHOWS AND MOVIES-

That always confused me, you're paying to eat at a restaurant, at least eat it?????

Julia/Ashlyn's vocals>>>>>>>

Let's applaud Kaden for grabbing that guitar and doing what needed to be done.

And because we love him.

YES KOURT

Good on you for fully committing and owning your feelings, despite this "relationship" with Howie being extremely rushed and not making much sense considering what you've said for the entirety of season 1 and like 5 times in this episode alone about not needing a guy, but YES IM STILL HAPPY.

Although I'm not gonna lie, I half-expected Howie to say that he's gay at the end there-

Wow take notes Ricky. Your dad and teacher just sacrificed something important for them, to help you. Think you can try to do that for Nini, Gina or like, the entire theatre department?

THE ROSE SONG.

THE ROSE SONG.🌹

I can't be the only one that's pissed that Carlos is gonna post the video of this.

Like let North High think they got East High beat, then shock them on opening night with the song, this'll just cause them to try to come up with something to one up East High.

DAMNIT CARLOS.

[oneustual-moving]

tagged by beloved noah @yukika to share my top 9 kpop releases of 2021 !! these are in no real order <3

from left to right (top to bottom):

aurora - onewe / after school - weeekly / dream - lucy / mercy - monsta x / rewind - oneus / hula hoop - loona / luna - oneus / the dreaming - monsta x / libido - onlyoneof

i will tag !! @awek-s @hoshifromkpop @seohopeful @kingleedo & anyone else who wants to do it like if u do it u can tag me 😋💗

[one-twisted-sister]

👀 for App||o!

What that bitch doin?!

She watched them swim around her pretty fish that Dai had helped her win a smile on that face of hers as she moved her finger along the glass watching as it followed the candy red giving a laugh, she loved that damn fish her fingers dipped into the water watching as Skittles swam right to them getting petted.  “You’re getting bigger Skit, I’m gonna have to get you a bigger travling tank, practice tricks in- oh! that reminds me.” The little female pulled her fingers form the tank running off to her bag digging around in it, she’d heard about some fish going through little hula hoops and she was excited and wanted to test it, it took a little bit of trying but finally Skittles was swimming through the hoop excited and happy and gave a little bounce.  Apollo dug around in her pocket for her palmhusk  to record the fish swimming around and going through the little hula hoop even chasing a little ping pong ball she’d placed in for them to play with.  In the background of the video you could hear every single happy little squeak as that little fish preformed and swam up to her fingers this time for a treat of course she would show her kismate what she’d managed to teach the little fish she took a video and sent it to her two other quadrants. “They are probably getting tired of the fish videos.” Apollo giggled before slipping the palmhusk back into her pocket. “I’m not.” The candy read turned seeing the sagegreen blood her cat like eyes were locked onto Skittles swimming around, her kismates mate. “Hey! hey no-.” Apollo spoke stepping in front of the tank that pretty face dressed in worry watching as Ollie huffed. “It’s fish, we eat fish Apollo.”  “Yes, but not this fish Ollie this is a pet fish.” She watched the feline troll for a moment. “That’s weird, fish are meant for ocean or stomach.” Apollo would have mentioned how good her speaking was getting if she wasn’t guarding her beloved fish. “Why protect fish?.” “Because my courting partner won it for me.” “Ohhhhhhh  I get it, was courting gift!.” “I guess? yeah?.” “Okay okay.” Apollo relaxed a bit as the other nodded. “Then why don’t you eat it?, don’t accept?.” The candy red slapped her hand against her face with a sigh the feline troll tilting her head in confusion, this was going to be a long stay.

[nostalgic-pancakes]

Watching the starlings as autumn draws in

Summary: Tommy and his friends try on some skirts, and he reflects a bit on how they all got here. (It's a happy story) Title from September by Sparky Deathcap

Pairings: None! Platonic everyone (esp in irl fics_)

Read on AO3 (preferred place to read)

Word count: 2570

Warnings: None, except for surface-level references to the exile/prison arcs, but not much.

Other notes: I wrote this in a fit of madness last night in like three hours at 2 am, so i’ll probably edit it honestly but for now, enjoy! (If the CC’s ever display discomfort with this type of fic I will take it down)

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"WELCOME BACK TO THE STREAM, BOYS!" Tommy exclaims, rubbing his hands together as he starts rapid-fire answering questions about the stream, and the stream title from chat. It's funny, how over time, Tommy's come to see Chat as this one entity- an old friend. The nervousness of answering questions as a fifteen year old with nothing but a big personality, a twitch account and a copy of Minecraft is all but gone now, nineteen years old and happier than he's ever been.

Dreadfulzombie19: what are u doin this stream

"THANK YOU FOR ASKING, Dreadfulzombie19, today is gonna be a bit different, innit Tubbo?" Tommy raises his voice a bit at the end of his sentence, just loud enough for one of his flatmates to hear him. When Tubbo yells back an affirmative, Tommy turns back to his setup. Chat's gone a bit wild again, even though he, Tubbo and Ranboo have been living together for over a year now.

"Okay, okay, calm down chat- so recently I was at university, as usual right? And I had an eight AM class again, and… yeah I can see you all can relate."

"BUT! BUT! On my way back to the flat, I saw something really cool." Tommy hesitates in his speech to take a sip of coke again- his blood pressure's been acting up lately and watches Chat to wild again, asking him what he saw.

"Okay, so there was a shop- new place, which doesn't happen often this is fucking Brighton- and they sold skirts and dresses and stuff with adjustments for AMAB sizes!" Chat goes a bit bonkers, but Tommy's mod team- a little smaller than it used to be, now that he isn't the centre of YouTube or Twitch attention anymore, none of them are- are handling it, and pretty well.

"So I had to go, right? As many of you probably know, last year, I made the astounding discovery that gender-based stereotypes and expectations are, in fact, fake and I should not give a SHIT. And so I go in and look through the stuff- it's a really poggers shop by the way, and I find the perfect thing- it was the most poggers skirts and shit, okay? So, today's stream is going to have me wearing this pogchamp shit and wearing it right, with the help of…" Tommy ends his monologue by picking up the joke shaker-things that Phil had gotten him as a housewarming gift last year and indicates for his first two helpers to enter the office.

In walks his mother, face obscured from view as always, waving to the camera, and Wilbur, also wearing one of his only skirts for this occasion. Eret had taught him, on a phonecall in the skirt shop that week about the different types of skirts with a handy diagram. Wilbur's was a pleated circle skirt, brown to offset the bright yellow of his sweater and beanie, the same colour as his hair. It's very swoosh-y, so he's wearing black leggings with his regular shoes too. Motherinnit's also wearing her favourite skirt, a baby blue prairie skirt, Tommy thinks, and it's one he's seen fairly often.

Wilbur ducks down in order to show his face to Chat, and ruffles Tommy's hair while he's at it. Tommy's taller, but not by much, so Wilbur still fucking makes short jokes, That fucker.

Chat is now going so fast that he simply cannot read anything but some of the all caps messages and can barely make out some of the emotes.

"Okay, OKAY, CALM DOWN CHAT! WE HAVE TO GET TO FUCKING BUSINESS!" Tommy yells into the mix, like he did when he was sixteen and used the 'many people find me annoying at first' intro. Nowadays he just lets the content speak for itself. Anyone who wants to be here already is, by now.

Wilbur laughs a bit, and that hasn't changed at all. "Tommy, how is chat supposed to calm down if you're not calm?"

"I am their god!! They will obey via sheer digital willpower!" Tommy replies back, pretty zealously (What? An English Literature class is mandatory for his film degree, and The Great Gatsby by Zelda Fitzgerald is a good book, as are most of the other assigned ones. He's had entire conversations with Techno with just lit quotes and it drives everyone insane. Tommy loves it.) Chat seemingly has listened to his godlike abilities, with a few OG's spotting his half-quotation of one of Dream's last lines in the Dream SMP. The rest are spamming 'MOTHERINNIT'.

"If having a shitty magic trick book from a washed-up politician makes you a god, then what does that make me?" Wilbur replies, with one of Foolish's lines and swatting his hand at Tommy. Tommy swats back.

"Bitch" "Arsehole" "Shithead" "Fuckface" Wilbur finishes cheerily, as if this happens all the time. It does. Chat's used their antics now, four years of consistently making content together will do that for you.

Eventually Motherinnit reminds them both to get back on Topic, and Tommy goes back to facing the camera, addressing Chat directly.

"Today, my beloved mother, and my idiot brother-" "hey!" "And maybe my flatmates will be joining me to show off some cool as SHIT skirts! And a dress or two. We all have our selections, right?" Everyone nods in affirmative, even Tubbo and Ranboo. Though the camera can't see them. Ranboo's just come home from his final class, then. He should probably take the first hour back off, and judging by how Tubbo is forcefully judging Ranboo to the shower, he probably gets it. Tommy signs an affirmative to both of them, and gets back to the camera, where Wilbur's showing off all of his (very poggers) very stupid brown or yellow skirts. Tommy's are in cool colours, for fuck's sake.

"Oh yeah, Puffy just confirmed she'll be on stream! She'll be here in about twenty minutes, accounting for fucking traffic, and Niki' going to get onto VC after her own stream, what game is it this time?"

"GRIS." Wilbur answers.

"Poggers- she is the SHIT and will join us soon! So expect some QUALITY QUALITY content this stream!! Remember to not spam her chat to finish faster." Exclaims Tommy, even if it ends up as a light warning, as he picks up his own very poggers skirts from the extra armchair in his office to show the camera.

One is the classic red and white, mostly white but with bright red on the waist (elastic) and the bottom, and it reached to about Tommy's knee, if worn at the hip. It had no pleats, but the red bits were a very nice velvet texture, and while the skirt was heavy, it still had very much swoosh value, and pockets!! Big ones!! He slips the skirt on top of his jeans before entering camera view, the skirt visible in all its classic Tommyinnit glory, as he takes his place right next to Wilbur, who just took. a quick spin at the behest of several dono's., Skirt spying out from his lower shins all the way to his knee, making visible one of his (many) petticoats. ("What? It's cold all the fucking time here, Toms.") Tommy also makes a quick little spin, skirt flying outward, not upward, so it looks like he's hula hooping for a moment there. Lastly, Motherinnit spins around too, and while her skirts do not swoosh, she looks opulent, like she was about to go to waltz with the enemy, for whom she has a dagger in the back of her dress for. (He finished Anna Karenina and the Six of Crows duology within the same week and has not yet recovered. Jack Edwards is laughing at him as he thinks in his English Lit Graduate glory.)

It's fun, trying on different skirts- he and Wilbur accidentally bought the same dress at one point, which they paired up to wear, darting off into their respective changing rooms while giggling like idiots with their checkered blouses and the grindl skirts that Niki had sent over when she heard of this stream idea, laughing the whole time. Tubbo enters as dramatically as possible with Puffy, and while Tubbo looks really fucking good in his handkerchief skirt with embroidered bees and plain white shirt, it's Puffy who steals the show with an exact, real life version of her red banquet dress.

Fans from way back in the SMP, before Tommy had started branching out start going insane and are bringing back emotes Tommy wasn't sure were still available, but she is fucking stunning- deep shades of red and crimson, with slits on either side of her waist and all the detailing. She'd gotten the contact for her dressmaker through Bernadette Banner, Tommy recalls- she was so fucking cool when she streamed with him once, and gotten him to swear less and supplant those world's with bigger ones to intimidate instead. While he still curses like a sailor as part of his persona, it's less so and he does way less in real life these days, unless the situation calls for it. It's also just rude, especially in uni libraries, where he spends too much time these days wondering why he didn't read more as a kid.

Puffy's stolen his audience for a WHILE, and Niki coming on hasn't helped any, so Tommy exits camera view for a while to hug Ranboo really quickly- he's had midterms and has basically been dying all month.

Everyone on this stream- Tommy, Wilbur, Motherinnit, Tubbo, Puffy, Niki and Ranboo enter the camera frame after entering their dressing rooms for the last time on this particular stream, Puffy with full in-character wigs and makeup, Tommy in an Edwardian-Gothic reminiscent black and red dress, Ranboo in something he bought when he gap-yeared in Japan, punk lolita or something, Niki flaunting her pink in a Marie Antoinette style show of finery, Tubbo dressing in all green this time, something like a very deranged biology teacher who hasn't slept in days (Tubbo hasn't-Tommy has to get into that), Wilbur like a forest-nymph, all earthy tones and swishy fabrics and nature highlights, and finally Motherinnit, who hasn't changed but is here to take pictures as they all lean in together to fit into frame, as drastic as their height difference is. Niki is going to be edited in later, and everyone on the 'Dream SMP but nobody does Dream SMP and we're all fucking nerds' discord server is going to get a copy.

The stream wraps up there, after about two hours, and it's only about six in the evening- a far cry from the late nights and long hours from the beginning of Tommy's career, so everyone runs to their changing areas for the last time, into pajamas now, and packs away all of the clothes they wore, properly, as to not incense Karolina Zebrowska, and Jemma, Dan's wife, who would look at them disappointedly and nobody wants a sad Jemma because that means no cooing at their son. Also it just feels shitty.

Everyone huddles in Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo's living room, and they out on UP for like, the millionth fucking time (they still cry when Ellie dies), and Tommy is leaning into Wilbur's side and feeling his mum play with the hair in his very small, stubby ponytail he's developed by being in Uni as he and Tubbo intertwine their legs together and Ranboo rests his head in the tangle of limbs, playing with his fidget cube. Puffy stays on Wilbur's side, intently texting someone and smiling the whole while, and Tommy takes a moment to reflect (something he's been getting better at doing) on how the actual hell they all got here.

The Dream SMP was always going to end- everyone knew it, if course, they were the fucking writers. But by the time they did, not only were their respective brands too closely intertwined to just… sever that quickly, but they'd become too close to even want to. So the SMP discord never shut, even though Dream and George had planned it months ago, and they continued supporting each other with their interests. Wilbur made a lot more music solo, with his band and even just random ass streams where he practiced guitar for an hour. He kept playing Minecraft, but it wasn't his main focus. A bunch of people left. More stayed. YouTube left him alone.

Dream, George and Sapnap are still Minecraft streamers, but their YouTube channels are mostly blogs of them being poor excuses of adults with other former SMP members joining in sometimes. Tommy and the Dream Team were closer than ever, even though the seeds of their friendship had been sowed when they used to linger after heavy streams together, reassuring each other that none of that was true and that nothing like… that would happen in real life, because Dream had used real abuse tactics, and those still hurt unless immediately taken care of. So they were. It was a running joke that Dream was stuck at 99 million subscribers since nobody really wanted the face reveal anymore. The other Dream team members were doing peachy.

Phil and Techno were also still primarily Minecraft streamers, but they also released things like advice videos and mental health stuff, especially for relationships. They had a new scripted series where Tommy was a minor character. The dadza jokes were still as real, and yes, outside of streaming, both of them were lovely people and responsible adults (mostly). They collaborated with DanTDM and co a lot more now.

Puffy and Niki kept doing games, but did lots of different ones, testing point and clickers to triple A titles, and making it all fucking hilarious while they were at it.

So where had that left Tommy?

After the Dream SMP, he'd kind of had no idea what to do, and he was going to University for the first time, so he just… did whatever he thought would be fun. He learned about vintage fashion from the queens themselves- Mina Le, Bernadette Banner and Karolina Zebrowska and had fun learning how to sew for the first time, fixing and making his own clothes for the first time, clunky as they were, Wilbur had cried, genuinely, when he saw the Lovejoy shirts that Tommy had made for the band. He'd found a genuine love for literature in university, so Tommy started talking to booktubers and studytubers like Jack Edwards and Noelle Stevenson. Tubbo and Ranboo had joined him, fucking around in any YouTube niche they found even remotely interesting. Eventually, they all found a happy medium- a bit of everything.

Some people obviously weren't happy with that but Tommy was happy as he was, making what he liked with his best friend's, living together close enough to most of their friends (family) to have fun and drop in on one another at ass-o-clock in the morning to comfort, to laugh. His sub count hasn't gone up in a while- most of his audience is static, with about 80-90k online on a stream at any time.p

It was a nice feeling, to have carved out a space for himself and the people he loves, and be is so, so glad that he got this chance.

Looking at his mostly asleep family, Tommy thinks 'yeah. Life is good.' as the last thought before he sleeps.