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shinyacademy · 1 year ago

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Spooky Shining Flutter Mane!

Hi friends! Look at all of those shiny Flutter Mane! Would you like to be the hero of your friend group with a gift of shiny Flutter Mane? Or perhaps you just want a lot of them? Today we’re embarking on a trip to the mysterious Area Zero with the goal of catching a bunch of shiny Flutter Mane!

Before we embark, a few notes of importance. First, you need to attend Naranja Academy for this trick to work. Uva students will need to bribe a friend who goes to Naranja Academy for a shiny Flutter Mane or pick up some classes at Naranja Academy.

Additionally, this trick is what we call an “exploit”. An exploit is a mechanism in a game that does not break any rules of the game or involve cheating but uses tactics that are probably unintentionally possible by the developers. While these Pokémon are legal and legitimate some people may consider the tactic to be “cheating”. As a professor, I would never condone actual cheating but I want my students to understand what they are getting into.

To start, we need to make sure that we go to Area Zero during the day. This trick won’t work at night. I find it best to wait for sunrise. That will give you the most time to hunt. Now we need to make our sandwich before entering area zero. The sandwich recipe I used is:

Any two herba mystica 🌿 except 2 sour and 1 sweet with 1 sour

1 serving of hamburger

1 serving of onion

1 serving of green pepper

2 servings of red onions

This sandwich can be a bit difficult to build but remember to put down your flattest ingredients first and you should be fine. Make sure that you save before prepping your sandwich so that you can just make your sandwich again if you accidentally lose ingredients. I made my sandwich right in front of area zero so that I could get inside really quickly afterward!

Next we need to get to Area 3. To find Flutter Mane we’re going to cycle between areas 3 and 4. To make it easier I port right to Area 3. As soon as you get out you should be seeing the effects of the sandwich.

What are the effects exactly? Well we’re calling Flutter Manes by using the sandwich recipe but Flutter Mane is a ghost type so it can’t spawn during the day. What you get is a very empty cavern! Friends, Area Zero is always weird, but let me tell you it was super weird darting around with no Pokémon showing up!

If you start to feel like you’re questioning your sanity (and I did many, many times) you can push ZL and you should be able to see the Flutter Mane phasing in and out. Don’t hold it down for too long though, it’s distracting you from your main objective of finding a shiny Flutter Mane!

At this point you may be wondering what the point of all of this is if all the Flutter Mane are disappearing. The answer is simple: shiny Flutter Mane are immune to the daylight rule and will just pop up for you to catch!

By my estimates, trainers without a shiny charm should be able to catch at least two shiny Flutter Mane in a span of 30 minutes. Those with a shiny charm should encounter at least 4 in the same amount of time. Personally, I was able to catch 6.

This trick makes it both easier to see the shiny Flutter Mane and also makes them appear with more frequency. You do have to remain diligent and make sure you’re paying attention for the shiny Flutter Mane when they pop in. While they won’t disappear, they can pop up in weird places, like behind crystals.

To optimize your time it’s good to cycle back and forth between the 3rd and 4th station. This should force more Flutter Mane into the area. Travel slowly and be alert!

If you do this at night or run out of daylight, you’ll see a whole bunch of normal Flutter Mane in the cavern and they will not disappear. While you can still hunt like this, you will naturally encounter less shiny Flutter Mane this way.

I love this method because it’s super easy to do and you really don’t need the shiny charm to be effective. Flutter Mane is such a top tier shiny too - everyone should have one!

Much thanks to my wife for allowing me to hunt with her alma mater (Naranja Academy). This tutorial would not have been possible without her. How many shiny Flutter Mane did you catch? Let me know in the comments! Until next time, stay shiny! ✨

#pokémon #shiny pokemon #shiny hunting #shiny pokémon #shinyhunters #pokémon scarlet #flutter mane #shiny flutter mane

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hologramcowboy · 3 years ago

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Ok so I’ve been apart of TB fandom since 2019, my friend got me into and they also got me into Stranger Things. I love TB, it’s such a great show and I love the cast. I’ve been apart of the spn for a few years now and I was excited when it was announced Jensen would join TB for season 3. I like Jensen, but I don’t like AAs. I don’t want them to effect my perspective on Jensen and ruin TB fandom for me, but I can tell it’s gonna get harder as June 3rd approaches. How do you not let AAs and hellers ruin your perspective on Jensen? It’s just hard because AAs are so obnoxious and downright rude. I’ve already seen a few real fans of TB shut down AAs and hellers already, and I just feel like if this keeps going then they’ll turn TB fandom off from Jensen and dislike him, and that’s not fair to Jensen, real Jensen fans, or TB fandom. I get wanting to support Jensen, but they’re going about it all the wrong way and making TB fandom dislike all Jensen fans and Jensen in turn. Plus a few are putting down and overlooking the series regulars to praise Jensen, which isn’t right either. I don’t want to leave or anyone else to leave because of them, it also doesn’t help that many are only excited to see his ass and are planning to overrun TB tags and Jensen tags of it on tumblr. All in all, it’s just frustrating to say the least.

Sorry you are experiencing this, Anon. I too am getting pretty frustrated, AAs think The Boys is The Jensen show which can only cause backlash for him professionally as it annoys the actually relevant people within the series. Jensen is a guest star, he is there to move the plot along to support the leads. He is there to serve the plot. He is not a series regular yet and, even if he was, he would have his place and it wouldn't be the lead. So AAs need to chill. Especially since all they do is objectify him. I personally hope he delivered a killer performance that will take his career to a new tier. But it's less than likely, I do realize. I agree it's unfair to him and to his authentic fans. Thank you for being one of them. ❤️

#anti AAs #jensen & the boys

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yaneyanedaze · 4 years ago

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My Special Girl Pt: 1

(Yandere!Various x Beta!Chubby!Reader)

Whoo boy, it’s my first time taking a step into the realm of Omegaverse, but i hope you guys like it, I am working on My Android Lover and Our Goddess (Which is the Royal Pillarmen story!) those should be coming soon as well! I’m happy to write for you guys and I hope you all are having a wonderful day!

With that! On with the story!

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F/n is a college student with a little problem, She’s a beta that apparently give off the scent of an Omega. So when she finally goes out one day, her life gets turned upside down as multiple Alpha’s try to claim her as theirs.

Will she tell them the truth? or let them find out on their own?

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“Come on f/n, you never go out with me anymore? Are you alright?” My friend, Crys (Pronounced Chris) asked. I shook my head, sighing heavily, already knowing where this conversation was going. I stood up from the table and headed to leave, not wanting to be apart of this. “Hey wait up! F/n!” She whined, following after me, “Is this because of-“ “Do not. Mention. His. Name.” I practically growled, anger dripping from each word that left my lips. I could see the sadness in her eyes as she looked down at the ground, kicking dirt around.

“Come on, that was in the past. We’re in college now!” I rolled my eyes and continued walking on, more annoyed than ever now. “Look, I’ll think about it, Now go please..” I said, as I was now standing in front of my apartment. Her look of somberness quickly turned to glee as she practically bounced with joy. “Yay! You won’t regret it f/n!” “I haven’t agreed yet- annnd she’s gone.”

I watched as she happily skipped away, I shake my head, a ghost of a smile appearing on my face. Walking inside, I was greeted to the cold, crisp air, I could feel the goosebumps already on my skin from the nice, relaxing feeling. My name is F/n L/n, I am a plus size girl in her 3rd year in college, majoring in fine arts, I have two sisters who live with my parents still back in (Hometown). My sisters are both Omegas, as well as my mother, and of course my father is an Alpha, but me?

I got unlucky and ended up being a Beta and because of this they basically shunned me, even though I was the baby of the family. They didn’t want anyone to know that I was apart of their family. Then again, she didn’t like me anyways because i was a bit on the plump side, I had a chest, curves and a butt, so i guess i had everything that she wanted. She used to call me names, pick on me because of my weight and even my sisters joined in on it, while my dad just sat and watched. So I eventually ended up moving away to go and live with my Grandmother. She was a beta as well, so I don’t understand why my Mom hated me so much when her mother was the very thing I am. My Grandma loved me and cared about me, she bought me anything i’d like, make sure i was happy and never judged me . Soon she knew I was going to be heading off soon so she helped me get my own little apartment and car for school. I still visit her when ever i can.

My friend Crys was also an Omega, I don’t even know why she bothered because she was kind of considered the top tier of the school. But she’s been by my side since elementary school (minus..that incident.) and has been a huge sweetheart.

But again, it sucked.

Crys wanted me to go to a party on campus, but I usually don’t do well at parties, cause you know anxiety is a thing, and why go be social when you have Netflix. I groaned loudly “Why musty I have such a soft spot for that girl!!” I yelled out as I dragged myself to my room to get ready when I get a call from my best friend, Reimi. She was a sweet girl with bubblegum pink hair and big redish/pink eyes, She’s another friend that I’ve known for years, and I’m a lot closer to her than I am with Crys.

“N/n! I heard you were going to the party! Someone must’ve black mailed you into going” She jokingly, I rolled my eyes and chuckled slightly as I roamed through my closet looking for something to put on. “Oh shush! Crys persuaded me to go with her puppy dog eyes.” I explained getting a soft ‘Oh’ from her. “Well I was just calling to see, I’m not going do to exams, I gotta crunch that study time” “I understand, I just wish I would stay home but I’ve already got an outfit out and Crys is expecting me.” I say pulling out a cute pink dress. It was a bodycon dress with slits on the sides and a sweetheart neckline, i smiled and shrugged, tossing over on the bed so I could wear it. It was a gift from my grandmother one year for my birthday. “Well, let me go so you can finish getting dressed! See Ya!” “See ya Reim” She hung up the phone and i headed over to the bathroom to freshen up and finish up.

I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror as I walked past, Even after all these years, I was still having a problem with loving myself. I guess my mom really did affect me more than i thought she was going to, I shook my head and slapped my cheeks.”Come on You’re gonna have fun tonight!” I say hyping myself up before i go in the bathroom to get ready.

(TimeSkip)

It was around 8:00pm when Crys and I pull up at the party, It was being hosted by one of the most popular boys of the school, Joseph Joestar, and of course, he was an Alpha. It’s probably the only reason Cyrs wanted to go to be honest. Speaking of the red head, she was wearing a pretty blue tube top with matching skirt, silver hoop earrings and a glittery choker. She wore heels to the party, but i know she had a change of shoes in her bag for when she get tired.

We both got out and she let out an excited squeal, “Yes! Look at us! two friends going out together, come on we’re gonna have fun just like the good old days!” She exclaimed, grabbing my hand and pulling me inside. Once we reached inside an overwhelming scent hit me straight in the face, I nearly dropped, but Crys caught me and giggled only making me nudge her as we walked in. We smiled and waved as we saw some of our classmates and some new people as well. But soon we separated as I had gotten tired of walking around already, and I usually didn’t do well in social environments.

I wandered around the large house until i came across a room that looked to be another sitting area, so I found the corner and sat down near it. I apparently didn’t hear the footsteps coming up beside me either.

“Surprised to see you here, F/n, Didn’t think you’d come to parties.”

I jumped slightly in my spot, turned and nearly fainted.

Jotaro Kujo was leaning against the wall behind me. He was one of my classmates, and he really didn’t come to class much, but when he did, you knew. Because majority of the girls would be swooning over him while the poor guy just wanted to rest and do his work. “Ah, I came with a friend, I got a bit tired, So I just came here to rest a bit,” He hummed in agreement as he leaned there. “Joseph made me come, said i needed to get out more, I would’ve been fine with chilling at home reading my marine biology books.” he said letting out a soft chuckle, followed by a ghost of a smile.

I felt like i was living some girls dream, To be sitting here chatting casually here with Jotaro would make them just melt. But to me he was just a normal guy, someone who loved marine biology and all things about the ocean. He was a gentle giant, at least towards me. “Let’s go outside, Its getting too stuffy in here.” He said, grabbing my hand, leading me outside, we pushed past people, saying my excuse me’s when we bumped into people.

Once we reached outside, I looked up at the sky seeing stars in the sky, all of them twinkling brightly, all of them just as beautiful as the next. Jotaro was also looking up at the sky as well, but he looked like he was contemplating something, like he wanted to say something, but he couldn’t.

“Jotaro? Are you Okay?”

(Jotaro’s Pov)

I breathed out slowly, gripping my fist as I let out a soft growl. ‘Why can’t i just get this over with.’ I thought to myself, She was standing right beside me. This cute girl, who didn’t find me scary, who didn’t just fawn over me like I was an object. Did she even know what I was? Other would be practically drooling over me, I’ve even had some males fawn over me. I glanced over at her and saw her face in awe looking at the sky. The way the moonlight glossed over her perfectly chubby cheeks, the way that dress hugged her curves and fitted her body in all the right places. If I wasn’t able to control myself I would’ve taken her right here and now, not caring that anyone else would see. They would know she is mine, and no one would dare look at her or try to claim her.

I was so lost in my thoughts I didn’t even hear her call my name out.

“Jotaro? Are you Okay?” I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to face her fully, she was about 5′1, so compared to me she was so small, She would fit so perfectly in my arms. I mentally slapped myself and let out a sigh before speaking. “Are you dating anybody?” I asked, and it came out blunt, but i didn’t mean it to, panic started to surge up in me as I didn’t want to come off as rude to her. But she seemed to ignore the tone of my voice and answered anyways with a smile. “Uh..no, I’m not really the dating person, i’ve ever only crushed on one person.” She admitted, a small blush on her face. ‘Thats cute.’ I thought as I watched her. She would be the perfect wife, I could see her swollen and round with my children, welcoming me home from a long day at work. I was happy with the response she said so I couldn’t help but give a slight smirk and a chuckle which seemed to surprise her as I saw another plus appear on her cheeks.

That’s when it hit me, She had a sweet scent to her, one that reminded me of roses and sugar, it gave off such an innocent vibe, not compared to some of these other girls around this place. She did say she’s only liked one person, so maybe that’s why, but I couldn’t wrap my head around it,it was teasing me, she looked to cute and innocent. I shook my head and let out a low growl hoping she didn’t hear, and luckily Joseph came outside just in time to save me from myself.

“There you are! I thought you had left, didn’t know you were out here chatting up this cutie here~!”

He said teasingly. F/n didn’t pay him no mind and neither did I. “Shut up, are you done hoeing around?” I asked, now standing in front of F/n. He smirked and laughed at my comment before throwing an arm around my shoulder. “I wouldn’t call it that, I was just looking for a girl~, but to answer your questions, no, I didn’t see anyone I like..that is..” He stepped around me and grabbed F/n’s hand.

(Pov Switch)

I jumped slightly when Joseph suddenly grabbed my hand. “You’re such a beautiful sight Baby doll~ How come i have never seen you around?~” He asked and I was about to answer until Jotaro practically growled at him. “Okay Okay jeez, i’ll back off for now~” He said, getting the hint. he scribbled something on a piece of paper and handed it to me before heading back into the house. He was gone as quickly as he came, i looked down at the paper in my hand and saw it was his phone number with hearts beside it. I rolled my eyes and giggled slightly.

“Don’t pay attention to him, thats how he always acts around girls he doesn’t know” Jotaro says before pulling down his hat and handing me his own piece of paper. I looked at it and saw it had his number on it but a date on it as well. “That day, after class, be ready we’re going out.” he said bluntly and walked back inside. I was in shock, so i didn’t immediately follow him. I had gotten two numbers in one night, both of them guys that all the girls loved. Needless to say, I didn’t know whether to be scared or excited, but i felt something.

I just didn’t know what.

I eventually walked around to the front to find Crys waiting on me. She smiled at me and started talking as we walked to the car. “Soo~ Did you have fun~?” She asked getting over into the drivers side. I nodded slightly, a smile growing on my lips, “yea..I did..” I said as I looked out the window, thinking about Jotaro, and excited for the next few days.

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I hope you guys liked this, as i stated above this is my first time really writing something like this and i also hope that i didn’t write Jotaro and Joseph too OOC, if i did let me know and i’ll try to fix it!

#JJBA #yandere jjba #yandere jojo #yandere Jotaro #jotaro x reader #yandere jotaro x reader #Jotaro Kujo #Joseph Joestar #joseph joestar x reader #jojos bizarre adventure #yandere jojos bizarre adventure #Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken #yane writes #omegaverse

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grahamcarmen · 4 years ago

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Hi, so I just finished the new season today! I have so many thoughts, the last few episodes felt kind of rushed? I wished they had gone about the whole situation between Gray and Carm at the end differently. More so on seeing them reunited. My biggest question, is why was he so quick on going back to VILE? He knew what they were capable of yes, was it to feed his criminal impulses? Why did ever want to steal in the first place? What led him to that conclusion and how did he learn of VILE? I was keen on seeing more of his backstory, and still need time to let the story simmer so I can analyze it more. It's just confusing. I guess it's just because the show ended that I feel so bittersweet y'know. What do you think Carmen would've done after they all disbanded? How could she leave them so quickly after she just got back to Team Carmen in the end? Besides wanting to see her mother. I was hoping they'd at least stay together.

i think that more than a few people feel that ( the knee jerk incredulity at her just leaving them a note and yeeting was real)

like disclaimer again: i do love carmen and this season this is just expanding on some little ??’s

on gray and “thinking gray.”: I was also feeling the lackluster on the payoff motivation wise for gray returning to VILE ( which was definitely needed as he was the secret weapon needed to finally get evil carmen back and at least partially inevitable due to ownership of the choices yadadadada )but like when he finally got his memories back he just repeated some things that i never really doubted. that gray did this of his own free will, he probably is of a lower empathy in general (which does not mean incapable of caring and doing the right thing. just that..~~~), that he regretted hurting carmen. in s1 he says his primary motivation as making more money and i was like”mmhmm fits.” being a thief and all and why not since they hadn’t introduced the big “needs to be able to tie up loose ends.” as a operative qualifier to anyone, including some of the recruits there. the only newer thing was his video that he seeked them out. which is interesting and all but sets him up as a go-getter so its so confusing that he’d choose to return to VILE ...a place where he was hurt and is so freaking selfish with what capers they choose to pursue. i kinda went on a tangent on another post that there is a theme of using a false sense of bonding to give them a little more loyalty which is like really heavy considering that means offering a “home” to what looks like operatives who might all be orphans but i don’t think it was highlighted enough to say “HEY YO” even tho GRAY LOOKS SO TIRED TO LEARN ABOUT HIS PAST WITH VILE

its really interesting because of the 3 people who had access to him/nature we got; carmen who only encouraged his desire to help (for the kiddos, for her safety, for assuring her that they were in...whatever... together, and make sure that they weren’t being secret spy jerks) ACME who got like...0 usefulness (riperonis ma guys), and VILE with maelstrom just hammering home all his shadier deeds with “YEAH THIS IS YOU.” AND HIM JUST ACCEPTING IT AFTER SITTING FOR A LONG AF TIME ALONE.

and when this was happening I was thinking about this analysis from another fandom about characters who resign to the law of the strong which could have been a reason for why gray doesn’t seem to hold the consequences for his failure against VILE even though he really should. (if they bothered but listen-)

its something that happens when characters choose to live in worlds they know are unfair, know that they choose to lie and steal and cheat, and thus should not be surprised or hurt when it happens to them in return. which of course lead to them not knowing where to draw the line on what happens to them...and i mean this in like some narratives usually go (hahaha no thats messed up please gtfo being treated like that is not ok and in allowing others to define your limits you are whittling yourself away). and they decide to live in resignation that. i am capable of bad... so i AM bad. (I am that guy. i’ve always been that guy) and makes them absolutely ripe for the (but you’ve been good . you can choose to be better. it won’t erase the wrongs of the past but it will make for a better future)

but that still leaves exploration of “WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE BY THE LAW OF THE STRONG??” and you know...not having anyone to rely on, poverty, or what was simple rebelliousness turning to darker and darker paths, are some easy reasons to put a spotlight on maybe our operatives having depth and like..arcs. especially any of those reasons combined. ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY’RE WHAT VILE CONSISTENTLY IS SHOWN OFFERING. (shadowsan really is their s-tier character huh)

which i really thought this show would go for when a shivering brunt who is loyal and protective asked if she was really going to be left behind or remember how unsympathetic most of them seemed to see carmen chloroformed because “she did interrupt our heist.” meaning that they understand this world. probably have understood it for longer than anyone should. (antonio being content as a “pawn” is the tenant in my head today) and why shouldn’t more money be important. or honestly how simple it was to accept that someone would just need more money.

with gray they introduced that he could be good and he could be bad but like leaned into “no all that niceness was fake and he’s bad.” due to the hyper specificity of the mind wipe apparently? which also leans into really flat interpretation of evil!carmen (i just mean that there is a lot there ...) meaning theres no really exploration of him and more of a judgment (even though he’s shown to be kind, snarky, and upfront, as himself without a mind wipe.) and then we wait...

the pacing of the last 2 episodes: adrenaline bebe!!! but also there were so many concepts being introduced and resolved and skimmed past so that it is a little confusing at some conclusions. like the scene you’re talking about where carmen just leaves a note and ghosts is like 30 seconds and thats a lot to unpack because ?? i’m really thinking that it might have been insinuating that carmen left them the pen specifically to give them a new home to wait for her because she was going on that little break like she planned (and they knew was the endgoal) because it was behind her note and presumably placed by her but because i was focusing on the letter goodbye like ??? i thought for some reason that it was zack saying he would now like to try ACME because HE thought of it and i was like ??when did you consider this?? and 3rd watch i was finally “ahhh ok ok i think i get it.”

another bitten off scene i think might have been when gray in his first mission is already exhibiting signs of going...”huh this is not good.”

from stopping carmen from unprofessionalism to seeing that new carmen is willing to up and leave the group for mental gymnastics instead of relying on them 100% to going to the ferris wheel where he DEFINITELY SAW HER TRYING TO KILL A CIVILIAN since it showed his reaction after ivy’s. and then it turn to team red because how they feel about it definately matters more than gray but its also so easy to miss that choosing to have gray witness that as the start of what makes him turn himself in (maybe this is just a possible interpretation and its midnight ok)

evil carmen! lost her empathy. ok. so then like thats a static judgment about how they’re gonna make her do bad stuff and she still absolutely cares about her history and VILE still needed to enforce bonding and giving her memories that they comforted her and gave her her coat so thats why she cares about it and her anger at betrayal and sense of loss that she still throws right in shadowsans face when “evil”

carmen thought she crossed a personal line?? like jeeeeeez that’s 6 months of crossing lines and the most recent and horrifying one happened like not even a minute ago and then 5 seconds later we get chief and her reconciling because yes it needed to happen so we’re not gonna address how traumatizing it was or

VILE JUST WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN HUH??

and all these things are important and have the groundwork for happening but man they just happen one after the other and its like

before moving on to the next thing and like let me breathe omg

and yeah that means that so many people were left confused because the show about family (carmen’s family that SHE built ) seemed to disband for carmen to go to see her mother at last alone, shadowsan to go to his brother and a heartbroken pair of red heads to join ACME

and we get a time gap before reuniting but only a few seconds to decide if reuniting was the plan all along(the pressure point)

and there is a lot of actual IN TIME that is broad strokes that many people have already picked whats going to haunt them that wasn’t explored more...

TLDR; i get it on both counts (gray and rushed)! glad there was some sweet in your bittersweet and since canon definitely had team red in the same place they absolutely reunited and moved back into the shop and carmen talked to them about how great her mom is and planned a dinner

#red crackle thoughts #not really red crackle but #ask #midnight me needs to learn what brevity is i swear #cs spoilers #also i am notorious at clipping my pwn thoughts #some of the context in my head didnt make it to being typed i am so sorry

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anangelicday-mrwolf · 3 years ago

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Wolfsbane : Noblesse Fanfic (post-ending)

(previous chapter)

Chapter 62 – After the Battle

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The cadence from the machine was as steady as it could be.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Frankenstein’s heart was just as steady, its beat placid like the surface of water.

In reality, at least from Frankenstein’s standing point, for each pulse his blood was being drained away by a droplet.

He felt as if the entire room, beyond the spot he was marking with his legs, was already flooded with the red from his body.

Which he should have expected since his entrance to Lunark’s room.

The day after the destructive arrival of his body occupied by the Dark Spear to Lukedonia, Lunark was hospitalized in the Lukedonian ward, having yet to wake up.

It had been merely hours since the battle was officially closed, so it was too soon to see her waking up.

Frankenstein knew that; after all, she was against none other than the Dark Spear that had unchained itself from his command.

The Dark Spear that had absorbed Crombel and pieces of Crombel’s Blood Stone.

No one would deny that it was a life-threatening opponent, even for Lunark.

Not to mention she suffered a wound from Dark Spear, deliberately meant to kill her.

A wound that sent Frankenstein’s sanity to the nether world when he finally regained his senses.

A wound that was more critical than it should have been, for Lunark did not care about anything other than getting Frankenstein back, paying no attention to her own survival.

Lunark may be top-tiered among the current werewolf warriors, but it is not time yet for her to wake up.

Frankenstein knew and understood and accepted it in his head.

However, his heart refused to comply.

The cardiac monitor that was linked to her was signaling how she was at least stabilized, but Frankenstein felt he would die unless she provides a hint herself that she will be fine.

Which is why he could not leave her, when she was not the only patient in the chamber.

He had been receiving multiple suggestions and offers for breaks, if not treatment, from the hospital’s doctors and medical staff, Central Knights, and even few of the heads of clans.

And of course, he would not heed them at all.

Or he would answer he will not be staying long, to go ahead and stay transfixed as soon as he was left alone.

‘Looks like the story about me has spread to all corners of Lukedonia.’

Thought Frankenstein as he reckoned the next visitor.

“I anticipated you to be here. I am glad I did not waste my time walking into your own room.”

“...Please forgive me. I was supposed to keep better vigilance upon myself. The damage I caused upon your land is of no small...”

Though what happened was as far as it could be from his intention, knowing that he had caused lot of trouble – in fact, heaps of trouble – Frankenstein willingly bowed to Lascrea.

In the meantime, he was plotting whatever excuse he could yield to thwart yet another trial to send him to bed.

Alas, this time he was told incorrect.

“This is for you.”

Frankenstein blinked in puzzlement upon locking his eyes on the phone Lascrea handed.

‘Oh. Right. Tao said he prepared a phone and a couple applications for her in extension of the QuadraNet project.’

He was questioning the timing of Lascrea’s presentation of her phone when something caught his eyes.

The screen was not the sort he identified, but the interface told him it was an application with a vocal chat activated, ongoing.

And there is only one soul that is connected to Lascrea’s phone.

That moment Frankenstein could feel his throat strangling itself.

However, he knew who was waiting on the other side of the phone; not even the end of the world can serve as a reason for him to turn it down.

Thus he took Lascrea’s phone, his heart heavy like never before in the most recent times.

“...Yes, master?”

<Frankenstein. You do not sound well.>

“...Forgive me, master.”

Frankenstein’s eardrums shriveled.

He could list in his mind more than a handful of things he should be begging forgiveness for, but for some reason he could not name any of them.

Raizel changed the topic, his previous question obviously meant to be rhetoric.

Frankenstein could tell Raizel was being gracious to him on the smallest scale he could afford.

He may have put the cause behind Lunark’s blackout as an aftermath from her battle, but he would know the truth.

After all, Lascrea was one of the witnesses for Lunark’s wound, and she would have had enough knowledge to testify for Raizel how she ended up suffering the wound.

He would know that what forced her into blackout is not the aftermath of the battle; it is the one who was engaged in the battle.

<...I’m fine, sir. Lukedonia boasts medical skills good enough to...>

And he knew how Frankenstein’s vessels and heart were being pulled apart every second with guilt.

He knew how Frankenstein’s nightmare came true – his hand lost the reins he had placed upon Dark Spear, waiting for a chance to prevail from within.

He knew because of which he is feeling for himself hatred like never before.

Frankenstein could still remember the moment when the dam finally started to break down. And when he woke up once it was all over.

Upon his return from the werewolf realm �� rather, not long after he had finally recharged himself with wolfsbane tonic, the substance that should have kept him insomniac, he felt how a venom called sleep yanked his head with an invisible lasso towards the thick, unbreakable swamp of slumber.

He panicked, a rare occasion for him, realizing something had gone horribly wrong, but he was already swept away by the rapid current of sleep.

Without any rope or boat to save him, he fell deeper and deeper into sleep.

After who-knows-for-how-long, he was beckoned by a thin sensation from somewhere beyond his conscious as if something had shattered.

Now that he had thought about it, he was surely fast asleep back then, but he could swear he felt something shatter.

Promptly, his eyelids shot open as if under electrocution, exactly in the manner of a person miraculously dragged back by the AED from the brink of embarking on Charon’s boat.

Furiously panting from the bottommost of his lungs, he waved his head in circumspection of his surroundings.

He knew all too well what he would unleash once he is asleep, and as he feared his perimeter was nothing short from the definition of cataclysm.

And he needed not to check how he was doing.

He noticed how the soil and dirt he was thrown upon was of Lukedonian origin, and he wondered how he ended up here until his face grew cold, for he got aware a tad late of an unfamiliar weight upon his body.

He could not see the face of the one lying upside down upon his torso, but he could make out a flock of hair scattered about where his hugger’s head should be.

And he did not need to try at all to recognize the color, length, and curves of the hair.

Immediately his heart froze up, turned much colder than his face.

Soon enough he discovered a black hole rooted deep into her back, partially hidden by her hair, which filled him from head to toes with ice.

He could not recall what befell right after.

He ripped her off his body and ran with no direction or sense to coordinate him, to shriek dozen times and plead as twice as much, to ultimately reach here.

“...No. She wouldn’t.”

Frankenstein’s throat grew strained at Raizel’s remark.

Just as he said, Frankenstein felt highly inclined to wrench off his own head if he could.

He wanted to drive his nails into his chest to pry out his heart.

He could not remember the last time when his heart was jeopardized every minute by miserable, violent impulse concerning what did not happen to be Raizel.

He could not stop thinking that he might make his impulse come to reality if Lunark is to never again open her eyes.

Lascrea tightened her lips, having never seen such a slick, flawless man speechless for once.

That was when she was reminded that she did not have much history with Lunark.

She did have a light clash against her and the 3rd Elder, on the day she visited Raizel to fill his life with the half of her Ragnarok.

After that, she ran into Lunark when she made her way to the werewolf realm with Kei and Rosaria, when Lunark brought Frankenstein, Muzaka, and Raizel, for them to ultimately reap away Maduke’s life.

Apart from those occasions, she could not even get to hear Lunark’s name.

So Lascrea was clueless why Frankenstein would have such a conversation with Raizel with Lunark unconscious before him.

After all, she was looking at none other than Frankenstein, which made it more challenging for her to determine the exact relation that he and Lunark would share.

With everything pushed to the side, however, she equally prayed that this werewolf warrior who was making THE Frankenstein spill out his guilt to open her eyes.

Partially because she had something she had to check with Lunark.

And she could see she was not the only one.

“...Of course. I believe we have a discussion ahead of us.”

That was when Frankenstein and Lascrea sharpened their eyes with pregnant glare.

But the latter soon redirected the spotlight to something more important than the business they had with Lunark.

“Have no concern, Frankenstein. Cadis Etrama di Raizel. I shall help our guest and savior to rise again with body as good as new, even if it takes all of Lukedonia’s art in medicine.”

<...My gratitude, Lascrea.>

Lascrea’s phone chimed with a brief word of appreciation.

Poised were Raizel’s words, but Lascrea could detect softness as light but certain as moonlight, and her cheeks flushed like ripe tomatoes for a second.

Thankfully for her, Frankenstein was too caught in his own complicated mind to notice her blush and failed to print it in his head with his eyes.

He thereby unintentionally kept the noble lord’s dignity safe and asked, “Speaking of which, how is everything going at Korea?”

(next chapter)

Now it’s time to wrap up things that follow the battle one by one, including the relationship between Frankenstein and Lunark. Also, I’ll be highlighting all the events that have yet to be explored in this fic (especially the events mentioned in the early chapters). Which means even though the highlight of this fic is over, I still have lots of work to do. Nevertheless, I shall do my best! :D

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wandaluvstacos · 4 years ago

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Chapter 19 of Reflections: Book 3 is up!

Reflections is available at the $1 tier. You can read the first chapter of Book 1: Reflections of the Desperate and Dumb for free here. Here is the summary of the 3rd Book:

Justin never wanted a long-distance relationship, but when his boyfriend Thad has to return to Alabama to care for his sick grandmother, Justin gets a crash course in negotiating their intimacy from afar. No matter the hiccups, Justin is determined to make this work, even when he finds out that his best friend has been sleeping with Justin’s ex-fling and the biological father Justin hasn’t seen or heard from since he was a toddler is suddenly interested in getting to know him. Justin finds himself needing Thad more than ever during a time when Thad seems increasingly distant, making an already fragile bond even more uncertain. But when the worst happens and Thad’s life is thrown into chaos, it’s up to Justin to decide if he’s ready—and willing—to step up to the challenge.

For more info, artwork, and chapter archive, go here.

Excerpt:

“Can you behave yourself for two minutes?” I asked.

“Have you been drinking?” Seth replied.

“What? No.”

“You smell like liquor.”

“Yeah, you’re real sharp tonight,” I muttered angrily. “Why don’t you get your own shit together before you worry about me?”

“What if Shelby finds out?”

“What, are you going to tell her?”

Seth reached out and grabbed the sleeve of my shirt. “Come back to my place tonight and I won’t.”

I frowned. “Are you fucking serious?”

Seth sighed and dropped his hand. “‘M only joking. Christ. I wouldn’t do that.”

“It’s not a funny joke.”

Seth shrugged.

“Is Penny your girlfriend?” I couldn’t help but ask.

“Nah. Ex. We’re still kinda friends though. Sometimes. Other times…” He trailed off. “We all got problems.”

“Yeah, don’t we all.” I whipped out my phone. “I’m calling you an Uber.”

“Mm, okay.” I could feel him watching me as I swiped around on my phone. I decided not to comment. I could feel a weird tingling at the base of my skull, and despite all the martinis I’d downed, my dick was alert. Seth’s intensity was why he made such a good porn star, and even when drunk and messy, I was not entirely immune to its effect. Christ, why was I so fucking horny all the time. I felt like I was fifteen again.

“You ever use any of those dildos you’re launching?” Seth then asked with a slight smile.

“You realize we’re at a work event, right?”

“You gonna sue me for sexual harassment?”

“Maybe.”

“Shelby said you guys should do a mold of my dick. I’m thinking about it.”

I was too drunk to have this conversation. “You can take it up with her.”

“Aren’t you the assistant? Don’t you do all the coordinating?”

“Sure. I’ll ship you the mold kit. I’m not going to be taking your fucking measurements.”

“Bet you want to.” He bit his lip a bit and gave me a look that could only be called saucy.

I made the poor decision to look down at his crotch, then looked away quickly as if I could pretend I just hadn’t. We’d kept our relationship very professional since the night he’d propositioned me, but I’d still seen clips of his porn and I was still desperately attracted to him. Anyone would be. Most of the guys I worked with were more attractive on screen than they were off of it, but Seth had been blessed with both good looks and a decent personality. Yes, I wanted to suck his dick. I was human. I also understood self-control, even with a few martinis swimming in my veins.

“I told you I have a boyfriend.”

Seth shrugged. “What if you just watched me jerk off? It’s not like you haven’t already, right?”

What was it with men trying to tempt me in these past two weeks? “I am not going to watch you jerk off. I am going to put you in an Uber. You can jerk off all you want when you’re home.”

“Your loss.”

“Yes, certainly.”

#Reflections #Book 3 #Patreon #update #excerpt #my writing #original fiction

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calikoghost · 4 years ago

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Do you make an ofrenda? If so, how do you make it?

Okay let me get real Mexican on main real quick

Altars usually have seven levels, they all signify different things, the most common meaning you’ll find is that they symbolize the steps one must take to reach heaven. Every tier represents something and that means that you place different things for each tier. Saints, pictures of a loved one, treats, everything in different levels of the altar.

Now, if this intimidates you, don’t worry. While this is the most “traditional” altar, it’s not exactly common to see it amongst the general population. I think I’ve only built one once and it was for a school project. You can usually find them in small towns, though.

Because of this, we’re going to focus on just two-tier altars. This one has a much simpler meaning, it just represents mortal ground and heaven. (you could also technically do a three-tier altar, but we’ll focus on just two since it’s easier).

There are a few essentials to make an altar, no matter how many floors it has. So you’ll need:

- Pictures of your beloved: this is pretty obvious, it’s about who you’re trying to remember and bring tribute to. - Salt: it helps your loved one not... decompose while on the mortal plane. -Water: it’s believed that the souls that come to your house might be thirsty after such a long journey, so it’s just good manners to tend to your guests. - Cempasúchil: it’s a flower, you’re supposed to have an arc because it represents the entrance to our world but most people get away with just throwing a couple of flowers here and there. - Food: just like with the water, it’s just a matter of being nice to your dearly beloved. Common items are bread (sweet bread, you know us Mexicans love sweet bread, and for good reason, it’s delicious. This is a specific kind of sweet bread, though, it’s called pan de Muertos and it’s great); fruit, chocolate, tamales, etc. Leave food that you know they liked when they were alive. (Note: do not eat the food afterward. I’ve personally never tried it myself but people say it’s just flavorless after that and really, would you eat your guests’ leftovers after they leave?) - Calaveritas de azucar (sugar skulls): Día de Muertos is literally a celebration on death, it really shouldn’t surprise you that Mexican people are willing to do this. The meaning varies but the version I was told is that you have to get your calaveritas and put the names of the people who live in that house on them or else the death will not know the people living there are actually, you know, alive, and they’ll take them with them once dawn comes. Do you know how much that scared me as a kid??? I had literally nightmares about it and begged my mom to buy all of my pets calaveritas so they wouldn’t get taken away. - Decorative paper: So this one might be a bit tricky to find? Unless you live in Mexico, I doubt many stores sell this. You can just look up “Papel picado día de muertos” and you’ll see what I mean by decorative paper. You can totally make it yourself, it doesn’t have to be overly complicated.

- Candles: Both to grieve and to light the way home and back for the deseased. - Crosses: It’s a religious thing, so yeah. I don’t really do that, but we do have our altar set right in front of a Virgen de Guadalupe statue so I think that’s why. But yeah I’d say this step is skippable? Maybe you could have a cross or some pictures of saints if you’re religious, though. - Petate: this is a sort of rug made of a specific material. This is there so that the souls that come to visit can have a place to rest while they’re there.

I know I said you needed all this, but you really don’t, like your altar will still be an altar even if you don’t have petate or crosses. Honestly there’s a few things that I don’t even use for my ofrenda. Heck, I also have a couple of pictures of my pets and I leave food for them as well. So yeah, your altar doesn’t have to be super conventional or traditional to accomplish its goal.

Since this is just a two-tier altar you don’t particularly need an order. The seven-tier one has very specific instructions on where to put things because the tiers all serve a specific purpose, but here that’s not really a thing you should worry about, in my opinion. I’d say just put the pictures of your loved one surrounded by a few candles and maybe a flower or two on the top tier, and then the things you’re offering (kind of why it’s called an ofrenda, you’re paying tribute by offering them things), as well as the calaveritas and maybe more flowers here.

If you’re feeling particularly daring and want to make a three-tier altar, you can just put the picture of your loved one on the third level and then leave the rest as stated above.

As for how to make the stand, you can literally just use boxes and tables, you don’t need anything particularly fancy. Like I said before, we just put them on this altar we have already and put a lil table in front to make the other level.

Now, as to when to put up your altar. You could have it up all October, or you could put it up just from October 31st to November 3rd. Like with literally everything else, this too has a reason. It’s believed that spirits visit the mortal ground on different dates, so kids visit on Nov 1st and adults on Nov 2nd. You shouldn’t take it down before that so your loved ones from every age can come to visit.

Mexico is a country that celebrates the life a person lived while also mourning their loss. This celebration (because that’s what it is, it’s a celebration) is filled with bright colors and great food, but it’s also important to remember that you’re talking about someone’s passing, so you have to be respectful as well. We have parades and we dress up, but it’s also a time to reflect on life and to remember the people who are no longer with us.

#mexican culture #dia de muertos #food mention #ames rambles #listen I'm Mexican okay? literally once a year we got to learn about this and do some sort of school activity revolving around it #can you tell I love talking about my culture? because I do #seriously just mention a topic like 'hey Ames what do you think about charros?' and I'll go OFF #I just spent like an hour writing this for it to only be seen by three people but I love infodumping #Anonymous #ask #text #long post #like really long #sorry about that #like long enough that I thought about proof reading it for mistakes and immediately went 'nah screw it'#queue

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lnarizakis · 4 years ago

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ranking haikyuu!! schools based on their school spirit

before you grill me with my rankings please know that i! love! all! of! these! schools! equally! i do not hate any particular school; i am simply ranking their school spirit. this is also lowkey crack because what everyone said made me laugh and honestly i came up with this idea for the laughs. so, like, don’t take this personally.

thanks everyone who helped participate by filling out the google form!! everything you’ve said i used in this. we will be going from last place to first place, so let’s start!! btw i ranked 11 schools into 10 places, so there are two 10th placers HAHAH anywayssss

10: ITACHIYAMA, NOHEBI

Alright, so let’s start with Itachiyama. I got one person who mentioned them in my last category, which was “any other school i didn’t mention? & why” and honestly we don’t know anything about them. But perhaps the mere fact that they were winners says something I guess?

❝ itachiyama bc the school are WINNER WINNERS i wanna see their hype ❞

❝ i’m sorry who ,,,, i deadass don’t know that team eye— are they from the last season ???? if so that’s why LMAOSNAKBS WAIT IS THIS GERMAPHOBES TEAM ??? THOSE NEON PISS PUKE LOOKING BOYS SOSNSJNSJDHS bro i’d drop tf out of that school if they gave me that ugly ass uniform OH MY GOD WHAT DOES THIER SCHOOL UNIFORM LOOK LIKE SKBAIABSJS BRO IMAGINE ❞ (about Nohebi but referring to Itachiyama)

Moving onto Nohebi: their tactics, as we’ve seen in the OVA, aren’t the most...... ethical. Though, they’re still supported by their cheering section so I guess it’s fine by their entire school?

❝ From what I recall, the schools pretty implicit in the teams techniques so at the very least they take pride or believe in the teams tactics enough to support them. ❞

❝ they be cheating >:( ❞

❝ nohebi scares me for no reason❞

Despite this, they’re still a team that shows solid support for one another.

❝ support all teams because all of them could trash me if it came down to it ❞

❝ they have fighting spirit alright but i just don't approve of their methods❞

❝ their stage play SLAPPED ❞

9: WAKUTANI

Okay, the team as a whole shows support for one another, especially their captain, Takeru. However, from what I recall, there’s not much... school spirit coming from their actual school. From Takeru’s family? Definitely, but they’re not the actual school.

❝ wasnt wakutani pretty good i don’t remembee ❞

❝ wakutani - a solid 8 ❞

❝ wakutani south because takeru’s family carried the cheer period ❞

8: JOHZENJI

Their whole team radiates spirit, but I don’t remember if they actually have a cheering section. Unlike Wakutani, where most of their spirit/support came directly from Takeru, each one of the members of the team had their own school spirit. Their school spirit isn’t that recognizable to be remembered by most people, though.

❝ a six cause i don’t really remember if their school was even there like ???? all i remember is baby teru and his fellow goofball second years that i absolutely adore, i am them. LMAO if i were to— fuck how do you spell realistic THERE SINSNSJ if i were to realistically join one of the haikyuu schools it would be johzenji cause i just vibe with those boys so much ksbsksj no brain cell squad ❞

❝ they ARE the spirit ❞

❝ not serious enough askdjsa ❞

❝ they appeared onc but even when they wanted to win, they just wanted to win to play around? there's that i guess ❞

❝ i don’t remember ❞

❝ I don’t remember much about them tbh ❞

❝ well... ❞

7: KARASUNO

Much apologies to the OG team. For one thing, their cheering squad, while I must admit is very impressive and loud, is not Karasuno High School itself. It’s literally coposed of a bunch of outside associations. And when their cheering section from the actual school does show up, they’re not even synchronized; they practiced for one day and called it “school spirit.” They showed up for one match and that was it.

❝ did you see them at the shiratorizawa match? they weren’t even synchronized ❞

❝ they mean to their vb team and they had a wack ass cheer team but character development ❞

❝ chaotic good but crows ❞

❝ mmmm we don't see too much of the school rlly apart from the vbc,, but what we do see is pretty supportive ❞

❝ LMAO remember during the first season when the school REUSED an old banner for the boys but not only was it a old banner but a banner for a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT sport yea lmao that’s just fucked up jsjsj also i don’t really see that much school spirit like ???? no taste at all ❞

I guess their school spirit within the team, their fighting spirit, makes up for it. Again, my greatest apologies to Karasuno. You can do much better than that.

❝ The way the whole school came out to support the vbc before the shiratorizawa match,,, I love them so much!! Also Saeko coming in with a DRUM TEAM for the Inarizaki match,,, like they’re so so supportive and Karasuno’s not a rich school like Shiratorizawa, it doesn’t have a highly ranked band like Inarizaki but like the team itself they’re plucky and do the best they can with what they’ve got. ❞

❝ They have the most dedication to me ❞

❝ they're so supportive of each other and very chaotic, all of them ❞

❝ kageyama tobio could get some !! ❞

6: NEKOMA

Honestly, I had a hard time choosing whether to put Karasuno or Nekoma in sixth place. I went with Nekoma because of Kuroo’s “inspirational” pep talk, which really shows the bond between each of the members of the team, but they’re still ranked pretty low because I can’t get that one scene out of my head from the manga where it’s this one match (I won’t say which one) where students from Nekoma attend the match and a couple of them go, “Wow, this is my first volleyball match that I’ve been to!” Like, dude, seriously? Wow. They also take sixth since their cheering squad, also composed of students, is led by a Nekoma Junior High student. We love supportive sisters.

❝ stage play cheer stage play cheer stage play cheer stage play cheer ❞

❝ i just love nekoma ❞

❝ chaotic good but cats ❞

❝ kuroo tetsurou ❞

❝ deadass it’s 2 am and i have no idea what i’m doing but anyways 7/10 cause i like their stage song/cheer ya know NEKO NEKO NEKOMA like it’s cute ksjsjs besides that i have no idea LMAO ❞

❝ they're very subtle even tho they have chaotic moments, they're more focused on defense while playing ❞

❝ Some of them really care and some dont ❞

❝ they’re all so into it! Like, Akane with the megaphone, Alisa screaming Lev’s name, they’re all pretty devoted. ❞

5: FUKURŌDANI

I would have ranked them a little higher if it weren’t for other more spirited schools. The whole school knows how to hype up Bokuto, along with cheers of their own. The team itself knows each member so well that they’re able to adapt to whatever their ace is feeling.

❝ stage play was good but not as good as nekoma stage play ❞

❝ they have to hype up bokuto ❞

❝ CHAOTIC ENERGY + BOKUTO SUNSHINE BOY and i am bias + THEIR COLOURS + JERSEY OMG ❞

❝ owl boy & pretty setter ❞

❝ FUCK why can’t i think of any of the episodes where they show the student body like ??? school spirit is nonexistent in my eyes i can’t recall a thing— anywhore 9/10 for my owl babies because i believe bokuto hypes up the students ALOT and therefore they are more into ya know spirit woo ❞

❝ have u seen their dynamic? they're strong and so supportive of their ace, their captain, the family bokuto needed - i could go on but yes, i think u get the picture ❞

❝ They love Bokuto so much 🥺 they’re all v supportive of the team and it seems like they also know how to get him to perform better and Fukurodani’s a powerhouse so I feel like they get into it. ❞

4: AOBA JOHSAI

Their cheering squad is so synchronized and so well-performed. They know what they’re doing and when to do things. You can tell they’re devoted. School spirit within their team is pretty strong, and they have a good bond with each other.

❝ fangirls can do anything ❞

❝ oikawa kinnies ❞

❝ chaotic good but plants ❞

❝ i don’t know whether they have school spirit or they’re just fans of oikawa LMAOOO AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT KSBSKSJS like deadass it’s just his fan girls ya know what i’m saying ❞

❝ MANNN THEIR *CHEERS* I'M- ❞

❝ OAHAISOAOAHAHHA SEIJOHHHHHHH ❞

❝ i love them for the 3rd years but that's about it ❞

❝ From what I can recall there’s nothing super special about them? I do love how they say olé for all of Oikawa’s serves (but ppl do that for other schools, so) ❞

3: SHIRATORIZAWA

So much to say about them. From their entire cheering squad that consists of both cheerleaders and drummers, to the fact that when they feel like they’re being challenged with who can cheer louder they start singing their school anthem? Absolutely powerful.

❝ cheerleaders ❞

❝ i would not want to be in preppy school but i do love SHIIIRATORIZAWA ❞

❝ they are close like family uwu tho they seem to be SUPER STRESSED bc studies ❞

❝ 10/10 cause have you heard their cheer? god tier. that shit would distract me so much during a game like what’s the purpose of being so god damn loud and extra other than distracting the enemy ??? i rest my case ❞

❝ SHIIIIIRATORIZA (also ushiwaka has his own lil cheer so like yes i support) ❞

❝ i dont particularly like or dislike anyone from them and simple is best so ?? ❞

❝ The Shiratorizawa chant is so simple, so good,,, I think they were also the first team we saw with actual cheerleaders too! Nice big rich private school cheersquad money right? ❞

2: DATEKO

Need I say more?

1: INARIZAKI

There’s too much to say. They’re so extra it’s unbelievable. The entire cheering section knows how to adapt to each members’ likes and dislikes, and will call others out when they need to do so. For instance, when that one guy asked the two girls not to cheer while Atsumu is serving? Absolutely wild. And when they start booing or play a tempo to throw off the opponent whenever it’s the other team’s serve? Their practice and precision really shows. It’s crazy. And I’m pretty sure that they’re the only school that brings their entire orchestra to play during the matches.

❝ according to the wiki their marching band literally works to throw off the other team and if that’s not dedication idk what is ❞

❝ atsumu, shush me anytime ✨✨ ❞

❝ idk them asdas ❞

❝ deadass i’ve been on episode two of the latest season ( is it four or three?? i can’t fucking remember,,, 2 am is no brain cell hours ) for w e e k s because of second hand embarrassment. periodt. like hinata baby pls i’m begging. anyways suna is a god in my eyes, i deadass thought sakusa ( the germaphobe right?? ) was on the same team guess not i don’t know his uniform is ugly tho looking like a fucking germ himself ( THAT WAS GOLDEN SISJSJ IM PROUD OF MYSELF ), and lastly i have fallen in love with the man that is osamu, he can cook,... and he can do a whole lot of other things but my brain is malfunctioning so we’re gonna stop right there. #stanosamuforcleanskin ❞

❝ they have a fucking BAND ❞

❝ another chaotic team with their very own freak twins, i ranked them high because holy fuck that cheering band?? ❞

❝ Inarizaki’s cheer squad,,,, personally I lowkey hate them because deadass BOOING another player is tacky at best and kinda rude but my GOD do they put in the work. Cheerleaders, top ranked band, the timing and tempo thing? Insane. Oh, and the way they actually go silent for Atsumu like how the fuck did he pull that off?? ❞

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks for reading! I’m glad you read this far. I hope this made you at least smile just a little bit because it definitely made me smile. And please don’t think that I don’t like any of the teams! I love each and every one of them; it’s just that some have more school spirit than others... anyways!

Whoever sent this, I just wanted to let you know that you made my entire day when I first read that. It was so unbelievably funny HAHAH

#idk if i could classify this as something that hqwn would reblog so im not gonna add a tag hehe #uhhhh #please enjoy #haikyuu!!#haikyu!!#haikyuu #haikyu #itachiyama #nohebi #johzenji #karasuno #nekoma #fukurodani #seijoh #aoba johsai #shiratorizawa #dateko #date tech #inarizaki

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mythicvoice · 4 years ago

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How To Choose A Camera

Hello Beautiful People!!!

I can’t believe January is already done! Boy, did it go by fast!!! I meant to start updating the blog earlier in the month, but I had to fall back for a while because of personal stuff, work stuff (from the other life) and prepping for a concept shoot that I was submitting for a competition (more on that another time).

Since it’s still relatively early in the year, people naturally have resolutions or want to make intentional changes to their lives, which often includes picking up a new skill. For the soon-to-be shutterbugs in my life, that means that I’m their de facto camera consultant.

As a rule, I don’t have a go-to camera that I recommend for people because there simply is no perfect camera. They all have trade-offs. Hence, the best camera is the one you have available (which for most people is likely their smartphone). However, I do have a general rubric to help people decide what camera is best suited for them. It goes something like this:

Step 1: What’s Your Budget?

By and large, this tends to be the biggest rate limiting step. Most newly-bitten shutterbugs are surprised to learn that cameras, lenses, other gear can get pretty pricey pretty fast. It’s best to go into your camera buying decisions with a clear sense of how much you want to spend and how much you want to spend. Many entry-level DSLR cameras (e.g. Micro 4/3rds and APSCs) come with at least one lens, but for higher end cameras (e.g. Full Frame and Medium Format), the bodies and the lenses are typically sold separately. Lower tier cameras typically start at a few hundred dollars (generally between $300 and $800) but higher cameras can start at $1200 or more for just the body (and that might be for a used body)!

Speaking of which, you consider whether or not your camera needs to be brand-spankin’ new. You can find great deals on used gear in good or even mint condition through sites like KEH* or one of their competitors. If money is no object, then you can theoretically get whatever camera you want and damn the consequences, but you’re probably still gonna be better off having an idea of what you want to do with the camera before buying it.

Step 2: What Do You Need A Camera For?

Are you looking to pick up photography as a new hobby? Do you want to document precious family moments, adventures, etc? Do you want to start a vlog? Or do you want build a career making and taking images for a living? All of these things make a huge difference in deciding which camera is right for you.

For example, if you plan to start a vlog or take a bunch of selfies with your loved ones, then one of the important features your camera needs is a fully articulated screen or a screen that tilts a 180 deThis a screen that flips completely out to the side, up above, or down below your camera so that you can see yourself in real time. Many entry-level and mid-tier cameras have this capability but that feature is harder to find on higher end cameras.

Step 3: How Often Do You Plan to Shoot?

Even if you’re picking up photography as hobby, this is worth considering. There are serious hobbyists who shoot relentlessly and have the skills and expertise to justify having a top of the line camera. But if you’re only planning to shoot few times a year, then it doesn’t make sense to get a camera with a lot of bells and whistles that you won’t understand and don’t need. However, if you plan to become a serious hobbyist or even a professional, then it’s probably better to get a higher end camera that you can use for many years as you grow in your craft.

Step 4: What Other Limitations Do You Have?

Lugging around cameras and lenses all day can get pretty tedious. If you have chronic back or joint pain, that can exacerbate the problem. Alternatively, you might be the type that likes to travel and wander through dangerous places. Having a big bulky camera in those situations could be like putting up a “Please Rob Me” signal. In both of these situations, having a camera with a smaller profile, like a Micro 4/3rd or even a smaller point-and-shoot camera could be beneficial.

Personality quirks are worth considering as well. Are the kind of person, who just wants to take the shot and and keep moving? Or would rather meticulously craft every detail of the frame, picking the exact lens, compositional elements, depth of field, etc? If you’re more the former, it’s may be better to keep your options more limited. In that scenario, it may be more beneficial to buy a single lens (if your camera allows you to change lenses) or get a camera that has a fixed lens system.

In the end, there’s no perfect camera; there’s just one that’s right for you and where you are in your photographic journey.

*(I’m not sponsored by KEH, but I like them a lot and I’ve never been disappointed using their site.)

#Cameras #Buying Guides #Choosing a camera #APSC #Micro 4/3 #Camera size

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muthaz-rapapa · 5 years ago

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Categorizing Precure by Elements

As if the world needs more proof that I take “having fun” too seriously or, or that I spend way too much time on these little “projects” of mine where the logic behind them would confuse the hell out of anyone who dares to look at it and frankly, only makes the most sense to me anyway even though I’m just as confused

...wEll GueSs wUt i Did iT anYwAY nYAAHAaaRHaaHAaArR (/●◔∀◐●)/

...craziness aside, title’s pretty self-explanatory, yea?

Note: This post will be continually updated w/new Cure additions and seasons.

Cut for length...

Some notes before you scroll down:

Only main Cures are listed. Therefore, no last minute Cures, no movie-exclusive Cures, etc.

The “element” aspect is based on their individual concepts and attacks (in more vague cases, interpretations of their attacks).

Sub-tiers - Primarily there to include (some of) the Form Changes. In other words, it’s just a personal preference so you don’t have to think too much on it if you feel they don’t belong. As far as this post is concerned, Form Changes are always secondary.

Differences between 2nd tier and 3rd tier - Simplest explanation(s) I can give for this:

2nd tiers are reserved for Form Changes where the element is, more or less, shown explicitly to have significant meaning for its respective form (ex. MahoPre’s Ruby Style - flames representing “passion”)

2nd tiers are for Form Changes that have at least some sort of connection to the story and/or the Cures’ main forms (ex. Egret’s power derives from the sky, Windy’s power comes from the wind = sharing similar narrative veins)

3rd tiers are for Form Changes whose appearances are very limited to just their attacks and have little to no bearing on the grand scheme of things in their respective seasons

Again, I made this for fun but I still thought everything out on my own. Please don’t think I should be obligated to change it w/o good reason, thx.

I really wracked my brains on those sub-tiers especially and it gets even more confusing because I don’t include all Form Changes (like Go!Pri’s) but I’ll explain if anyone does have questions about those so...

Light - No surprise that a large majority of the Cures’ attacks are in this category. Even seasons like Suite, whose concept revolves entirely around music (so there’s an absence of “substance” element) falls here because tbh, they really can’t fit anywhere else.

I feel like I need to explain about Yell, though. The reason she’s not put under the “Earth/Plant” category is that though she has the flower motif as part of her design, her powers are not derived from the Earth itself. “Heart for You” and “Flower Shoot” are light-based, not flower or plant-based.

I just want to keep the integrity of these classifications as much as possible, that’s all.

However, under my “Symbols” chart (here), she definitely is listed there under “Flowers” so that more or less balances things out, I hope.

As for Bright, I haven’t watched Splash Star but I heard enough about it to know she belongs in the 2nd tier. I don’t know if Bright’s form is shown a lot outside of stock footage (same goes for Windy) but even so, I don’t think I made the wrong judgement.

Dark - Not “dark” as in “evil” but “dark” as in dark-colored theme.

Which, notably, only Black qualifies for.

Yea, yea, I know she represents the light, it’s just that her light is colored black to go with White’s white light, yada yada yada. That’s why “Dark” and “Light” are put together.

But still hoping somewhere in the future we can have more Cures with a darker visual palette so Black won’t be so lonely by herself. :(

Fire - When you take out the sub-tiers, we really don’t have that many legitimate Fire Cures, huh?

Anyways, as I was re-watching the stock footage while organizing this, I noticed that Cherry Flamenco has more flame effects in her attacks than Ruby Passionale does as a finisher.

But still, Cherry Flamenco’s purpose is only to deal out attacks. Ruby, on the other hand, makes up one of the four major powers granted to Miracle and Magical by Mother Rapapa, the lore and figure of good behind MahoPre, which is why they have the whole rotation of forms in the first place. So technically, it and Sapphire and Topaz all have equal value to Diamond as far as the story goes.

But for the sake of less confusion not to mention curbing my shameless favoritism of MahoPre, not sorry nope, they’re assigned to 2nd tier.

Water - Not much to say, really. Reasoning behind Fire also applies here.

Oh and btw, HealPre’s images are only temporary though until better art gets released later, I’ll replace them.

Ice - Ice is just another form of water......but it’s too cool (no pun intended) not to be its own separate element so there, hehe~ xD

Besides, we have enough Cures to put in its classification.

Not that it stops me if there’s only one anyway. *glances down the post*

Earth/Plant - Kinda sad that most of these are Flower Cures while only Bloom and Mint (and maybe~ Blossom) actually make any reference to the “soil” or ”terrain” of the earth.

I don’t know why people find that so unappealing, tbh. This element always comes last as opposed to the other more popular ones but I guess that’s the reason why. It’s not “pretty” enough. At least, not for Precure.

Air/Wind - I need more Air Cures.

Wind, sky, whatever.

I need more of them as much as I need more Green Cures. (<_< ;;)

Lightning/electricity - Severely need more of these, too. Why are there so little of them? Gimme moar biribiri Cures! T_T

Oh, about why Topaz Style is 3rd tier and not 2nd tier.

Well, honestly, I really don’t know what element it plays with (hence, why I put it under “Other” w/KirePre below) but it certainly isn’t lightning.

However, there are some lightning effects shown in Topaz Esperanza so it still fits in this category because of that. *shrug*

Metal - Milky Rose has the honor of being the only “Cure” (hahaha) to have the double element feature.

Technically, the metal aspect only shows up in “Milky Rose Metal Blizzard” so she should really be placed as a 3rd tier buuut since no one else has this element, she can hog it all to herself. :P

Besides, having a 3rd tier with no 1st tier looks silly anyway.

Other - This is where I place the ones that don’t fit with the aforementioned elements.

I mean, there is a tangible effect with their attacks so of course, I gotta count them.

Even though I never thought “dessert” could count as an element but APPARENTLY IT DOES IN PRECURE!! (⊙ ω ⊙ ;;)

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Update log:

2/27/20 - Post published.

#precure #categorizing precure

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moonloredraws · 5 years ago

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How do you make it? I have no idea what I'm doing in terms of networking, promotion, etc and as a result I have a very small follower base and a whopping 3 patrons. I'm feeling hopeless about my art career and was wondering if you could share advice about starting out/getting your shit together? Thanks boo.

Truthfully, I haven’t actually made it...

I am only able to do art full time because my partner supports me and because we live in social housing, in a country where the our health insurance and some other necessities are subsidized. Last year I made less that $5000 for the WHOLE year. I wouldn’t exactly call that “making it” when the minimum wage here is like... 1500 euros a month.

Also, I didn’t have a big Patreon for a long time either. I had 3 people supporting me for the first half a year, of which one was my best friend, the other was my partner, and the 3rd was a long time fan. After that I got 1 person pledging to my $1 tier that I had at the time. My Patreon ONLY kicked off when I announced that I was gonna start drawing erotic comics. It takes a long time of working, and a long time of waiting.

The best piece of advice I can give you is to draw things from you heart, things that you yourself are truly invested in. Very few people actually find success doing “Fanart of The Week” kind of drawings, because most people see right through you when you’re not invested.

I’ve been drawing my OCs for ages. Absolutely ages. It has taken a really long time for ANY of my work to be noticed, and a lot of it has come down to luck. Cultivate friendships with like-minded people, share things from other artists and they may take notice. I admit tumblr may not be the best platform to do social networking, but find artists on Twitter, retweet their content, comment on their stuff, and you’ll eventually build up a peer-network where you help each other but BE SINCERE ABOUT IT. Don’t just use other artists as a stepping stone, because word travels fast in art circles and nobody will want to support you if you’re using everyone for your own gains.

Art is a tough gig to get into because not only do you need to work hard, have great social and communication skills and be good to work with, but you also need to get lucky. I realize that this probably doesn’t inspire any confidence, but just. Keep working. Keep doing what you do, be sincere about your work and love what you create. If you love comics, make a webcomic, if you love drawing snapshots of your OCs in their worlds doing mundane stuff or exploring the world, do that. If you’re over the age of 18 or whatever the legal age is where you can start drawing NSFW stuff, I’ll admit that won’t hurt your chances of getting noticed but it’s not a necessity! (plus you get to practise anatomy because drawing erotic art is HARD) Keep drawing, don’t give up. You may have to split your time between having a day job (try finding stuff that can either relate to art or other hobbies. Work at an art shop, a library, a museum, video game or comic shop, etc) to support you in the meanwhile, unless you have a partner who can financially support you. So many artists I know have only really started finding some level of success in their 30s. I’m going to be turning 25 this year, so while it’s a bit depressing that it’ll probably take me at least 5 years before I TRULY start living comfortably because of my work, but it’s also comforting to know that I don’t need to be wildly successful at 26 to have made it in life. It takes time, and that’s ok. Survive while you can, create while you can, and things will fall into place eventually.

Other Good Tips That I have Learnt Over The Years.

- Get a Graphic Artists Guild Handbook of Ethics and Pricing (Doesn’t have to be the latest edition, I have the 14th one). This will save your skin from getting used and taken advantage of when it comes to commercial work. Price yourself according to those guidelines when someone asks for magazine or book work. Be aware of the laws of copyrights and working.

- Be aware that Commercial and Private commission work are two different beasts and should be treated completely differently. Always price yourself above minimum wage and never work for exposure. I did my final year of uni’s dissertation on how working for exposure and unpaid apprenticeships NEVER EVER EVER pay off. Ever. It is a fact. I studied this, I got in touch with many people. Nobody has ever benefited from unpaid work.

- For the love of gods please take breaks. Exercise. Make sure you don’t ruin your wrist or back like I did. Don’t pull all-nighters chasing an invisible deadline you put on yourself. Eat and drink regularly, take care of your mental health as best as you can. You only have 1 body.

- Have fun with what you do. If a project starts to feel like a chore, then take a break from it, and if you still don’t want to do it after a couple of months, then just. Drop it. If your own projects start eating at you then you can just leave them. People might be a bit sad but you need to have fun with what you do. You’re in this for a long time, so make sure you can keep going!

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happyshuttle101 · 4 years ago

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Start a Home Travel Business and Profit From the Multi-Billion Dollar Online Travel Industry

Without a doubt, it is true. You can make money online working from home and can actually make a lot of money if you work hard, stay focused and carry through. You can build a home travel business and live the Internet lifestyle you always dreamed of by operating an on the web home travel business. This article will put to rest any misgivings you may have had about starting an on-line travel business. I will not sugar coat it. In fact much of what I have to say will probably cause an up-roar in some parts of the online travel industry. I am aiming to tell it like it is. The TRUTH! Who really Makes Profit Online Travel. The truth is that you can't really make a lot of money reselling other businesses travel products. This statement is usually directed towards the home-based travel agent market. Yes, its easy to get started as a home-based travel agent and the on the net travel agencies can provide you with your own personalized white label branded website, including quality customer support but in the end somebody building a business, you are only paying yourself a salary. Don't be fooled. I am amazed at the amount of junk that there is over the internet out there catering to the make money online from home crowd, touting selling travel as the route to freedom and riches. This the reality is probably the most important fact anyone will ever tell you if you are just thinking about entering the online travel business. Let me to keep up this for you one more time. It is difficult to become rich and build a company reselling other companies travel products. You can become wealthy over time by building a business that sells your own uniquely branded travel products. You can get rich and build a business if you happen to "own the travel product. " Owning the travel product means that you are contracting directly with travel dealers under your company's own contracts, you are not just reselling a travel product owned by another travel online business, tour operator, travel agency or travel consolidator. Your business creates the travel product by doing deals straightaway with travel suppliers. Your contracts with the travel suppliers become your businesses own unique inventory for the traveling products you will be selling. The new travel product becomes your own brand. Your online travel business sells the travel product or service directly to consumers online or wholesales it too other travel agencies, travel agents, tour operators and resellers. The Home based Travel Agent Dilemma. I know I am opening up a can of worms here by disclosing these details but it's really the truth. My intent is not to knock anyone down but to provide insight into how the web based travel business really works and to show you WHO is really making the money and how you can make real money by deciding in the get go to actually build a business. Yes, if you want to make $20, 000-$50, 000 working from home then reselling cruises or well-known travel products will be the best option for you but if you want to make real money, six or seven figures and you want to generate a business that has real tangible value and can be sold later then you need to develop and sell your own go products. The Internet is NOT causing Travel Agencies too shut down. I believe that the main reason that brick and mortar travel agencies are generally closing is not because of the Internet but because all they are really doing is reselling other companies travel products. The online market place contributed to the destruction of the traditional brick and mortar travel agency but the biggest factor in the down fall of take a trip agencies and travel agents in the travel industry is due to the fact that they are not selling anything unique or totally different from anyone else. It's really a business model established to fail in the long run. How do you own your own travel product? You can own your own journey product in two different ways. 1 . Your business acts as a travel supplier providing tours, guiding, travel and travel and leisure related activities or you own a lodging property. 2 . Your business partners with two or more travel suppliers to trade their individual travel products under a unique package that you own. What type of Online Travel Business do I need to get started where I can own my own travel product, sell packages and build a real business? -Online Travel Agency -Online Tour Operator -Online Tour Guide -Online Travel Broker -Receptive Tour Operator -the Hybrid Let's discuss slightly about each type. There are many directions you can go. OTAs or Online Travel Agencies traditionally sell everything underneath the sunshine; including lodging, air, cars, vacation packages, and much more. On a hierarchy level of all online travel businesses, this would be the most high-ticket and most challenging type of online business to start. It's doable don't get me wrong it would just take much longer and be more expensive to help startup. If you second tier niche and focus on contracting your own lodging deals and contracting with activity companies you could easily build a smaller more focused OTA. Another option would be for you to utilize the Global Distribution System (GDS) for air, car and for lodging that you could not contract yourself. I don't recommend this last option since you'll be just reselling product you don't own but as long as you can combine the non-owned GDS products with your own hired travel products you could create a nice win-win for the bottom line. Online Tour Operator's sell dynamically packaged trips together with pre-packaged trips to vacationers. I believe building an online tour operator business is your best option at building a flourishing online travel business. Now let me first state that the name is a little miss conceiving because of the word "Tour. " There is a big difference from a tour and a trip. On a tour there usually is a tour guide or people leading the tour with the travel participants. On a trip the traveler is traveling by themselves or with other people nevertheless there is no tour guide involved. In the travel business they call this a FIT trip, Drive vacation or even Fly-Drive package. I favor selling trips, where the traveler buys a tour or trip product then attends the trip by themselves on their own time. The reason being for this is two parts. 1 . You don't have to be the tour guide also, you don't have to hire one either. 2 . You have 100% more freedom by not actually participating in the tour again. Just think of the time involved of actually going on a tour with a group or individual people. We operated tours as soon as my wife and I owned the Yellow Breeches House Fly Fishing Lodge and B&B. We ran fly fishing activities with lodging and guiding. Guess who was one of the guides? Yes, you got it. Yours truly. I would not switch the past for anything. I learned so much from being a fly fishing guide and owning a lodging property. I wouldn't want to run that type of business again. There are much better travel business models out there. That's part of the loveliness about this report is that I am able to share some true life, realities for you. Sell Trips not Excursions. This is the most important thing I can tell you regarding wanting to live the Internet life style and working from home enjoying the freedom that will comes from owning your own online travel company. You won't be living any Internet lifestyle if every week you are providing tours. Online Tour Guide's provide tours to individuals and or groups. If I didn't scare you faraway from above that's ok, the tour guide business is a great business and it's easy to get started with limited investment. This is a terrific business to enter the travel business and starting learning about how to build a business. If you love dealing with people and having to pay much of your time outside then this is probably the best travel business for you. This is serious work, day-in-and-day-out, as you are constantly outside in the elements. This travel business could be a stepping-stone for you to then go ahead and build an online tour user business. I have a really good friend that owns a kayaking guide service. He runs eco-adventures that include island longing for three to five nights. He just loves it. Let me share a little strategy with you that will totally change the way you generate or grow your existing tour guide business. Hopefully by now you'll already see it and be way ahead of people but if not here it is. Create packages for your tour guide business that includes lodging, meals and your guide or simply tour service. You probably sell trips, guiding and or tours as an hourly or day product. Take phase 2 and package in lodging and meals and maybe a third activity. Sell packages to your clients and you will super-charge ones revenue in a very big way. Example: Take an existing kayak guide that sells day trips for $250 for just two people. Now create overnight packages. Create a new product line for your business. 1 . Contract with a lodging supplier to own lodging for your kayak packages. 2 . Contract with two local restaurants to buy dinners for your kayak packages. 3. Sell a 2 night, 1-day kayak excursion, with 2-dinners. Make money off the lodging, dinners and a 3rd process and you can seriously start adding more profits to your business. Online Travel Broker - this is a new business category As i stumbled upon. I believe this is a type of business you could start with literally no money. It's just a matter of understanding that travel business. Here is how an online travel broker operates. Every travel supplier needs sales representatives. Your travel broker business contracts with travel suppliers to represent their business and help them sell more health of their travel products. Many smaller travel businesses don't have sales representatives. This may be your entry into the online travel internet business industry. Let's say you live in a resort town or area and there are 4 golf courses nearby or 3 ski resorts. You represent the travel supplier's products, finding larger partners and or resellers that would resale or distribute your client's products. This business is just a matter of finding other travel suppliers that need gross sales representatives and finding larger companies looking for new travel products to sell and distribute. You make money by gaining a percentage of all future sales booked or earn a flat fee per contract you sign. This would be a smart way to enter the travel business as a part-time business. You could start with not much investment and build out slowly but surely. Receptive Tour Operators receive inbound travelers from foreign countries. This is a B2B business (business-to-business). You build a great Online Tour Operator business but you don't sell your travel products directly to consumers or vacationers online, people sell your owned travel products to wholesalers or other tour operators in foreign countries that in that case resell them directly to travel agencies and the consumers in their country. If you live in a world- renowned destination vicinity or region where foreigners come visit you can build a successful receptive tour operator business. The receptive see operator business takes longer to develop as the buyers of your travel products will be other travel companies, tour affiliates and seasoned travel business won't necessarily want to do business with a company that is new or just in startup manner. Adversity can be overcome though, through focus, determination and having an owned travel product that a wholesaler or maybe foreign tour operator believes he can sell and make money. The Hybrid - build an Online Tour User business that caters to individual vacation travelers. After the business starts selling trips and or tours, start building some sort of Receptive Tour Operator business component. I hope you have enjoyed a little insight into the world and possibilities of the online holiday business and what it will take to start a home travel business.

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creativerogues · 6 years ago

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A New Version of the Tollomancy Wizard Subclass...

I guess you could consider this a Version 0.1 of the Subclass? I mean last time was just me with a list of notes and ideas...

But here’s what I think could be a sorts-semi-but-not-entirely-finished version of the Tollomancy Wizard.

Warning: I may ramble in this post, I apologize in advance...

Also big shout-out to @sladvlactia on tumblr for writing up some great ideas for the Subclass, you are an arcane godsend!

Arcane Disruption

You learn the Counterspell and Dispel Magic Spells, these Spells are always Prepared and do not count towards your Number of Wizard Spells Known.

I can see Arcane Disruption coming in at about 6th level, since both Counterspell and Dispel Magic are 3rd-Level Spells and you're learning two very useful spells for free, and they don't go against the number of Wizard Spells you know, and you'll always have them prepared...

Spell Skew

You’ve studied the basic rulings of magic to such an extent that you are able to influence the careless casting of others.

As a Reaction to a Hostile Creature you can see casting a Spell that targets a single Creature, you can choose to make a contested roll against the Target's Spell Save DC.

If successful, you change the Target of the Spell to another Creature you can see. You can only use this Ability once per round.

This I LOVE! It's a great low-level (probably 2nd level) ability that's both incredibly useful while also being incredibly versatile, since a lot of monsters have innate spellcasting.

But remember that you have to see the person casting the spell, since if you can't see what they're casting, then how will you know how to perfectly counter it?

And making it target a single creature was sorta my own idea (with a bit of help from @sladvlactia), since while there are a lot of very damaging spells that effect a number of targets (looking at you, Fireball), there are a lot of very powerful spells from low to high tier that effect just one target...

Be it a Hold Person that you can skew to hold a Creature in place before it attacks, or maybe you wanna skew that Feeblemind Spell so it targets a different Creature...

Maybe in a future edit it'll change to work on all Spells, or maybe this Ability has a limited number of uses per rest and maybe that contested roll is based off of your Intelligence or maybe your Arcana Skill, but right now I like the wording of it and I just love how useful this could be in combat, and maybe even out of combat too...

Shatter Phantasm

You’ve learned to recognize the Schools of Magic based on their Verbal, Somatic or Material Components. As such, you have learned to recognize Illusion Spells quickly.

As a bonus action, you can give a Number of Creatures that can see and hear you the ability to see through Magical Illusions, such as those created by a Minor Illusion, Disguise Self, or a Silent Image Spell.

You and your allies recognize any Illusory Objects, Creatures, Duplicates and Disguises created by Spells or any other Magical Effects.

The Number of Creatures you can choose to gain these benefits is equal to your Intelligence Modifier.

This I like, though I do still have a tingling feeling that this may still need to be edited because of the great variety of effects that Illusion Spells create.

So we may need to take another look at this one, but for now, I like it!

Consume Enchantment

Once per day, you can end any one condition or magical effect that is affecting you or any other creature you can see. This condition or effect must be brought on from a Spell or Magical Ability.

Doing so will replenish any expended spell slots. These spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than the spell level consumed, and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher.

So yeah, this might not have any fancy flavor text, but I love the description @sladvlactia put it in their post for this one: "You don’t rest and meditate to regain spell-slots. You just yank them away from other wizards."

That is what I love to see, they took a relatively useful but not always crucial ability (Arcane Recovery), and graphed a Subclass Feature onto that ability to make it more useful and versatile in the game.

Again though, we need to take warning, since some Magical Effects in 5e don't have a Spell Level associated with them.

Maybe just consuming a Magical Effect in general could give you back your Lowest Level Expended Spell Slot? What do you think?

Devastating Reprisal

Your knowledge of basic casting is enough to snarl the arcane energy around your target.

On a successful Counterspell or Spell Skew attempt, you can expend One Additional Spell Slot of 1st Level or Higher to break the Caster’s Ability to Cast Spells or use Magic Items until the end of your next turn.

Just like @sladvlactia said it in their post, this Ability probably works very similar to a Monk's Stunning Strike, and also means that the spellcasting bad guy no longer has any benefits from any magical items they have…

So use this on a Spellcaster that has something like a Headband of Intellect or a Staff of the Magi, and then suddenly they're not so much of a threat.

I think that shortening down this ability and basing it off of the Monk's Stunning Strike and how that works in Combat, this Ability might just be the right amount of fun and just useful enough to care about...

Wardbreaker

At _____th Level, you can quickly learn your target's spellcasting techniques, using this knowledge to bypass their personal defenses.

Whenever you make a Spell Attack that targets a single Creature that you have targeted before, that Spell ignores the Armor Class bonuses given by Spells such as Mage Armor and Shield.

I can see this ability coming in probably mid-to-late in the game, maybe 6th or 10th level, it's a great ability that let's the Wizard bypass those awkward Spells that mean the Wizard ends up missing on that crucial attack.

Trust me, there is no feeling worse than hitting (or even critting!) on an attack, only for it to be ripped away because the bad guy casts Shield at the last second and now their AC is suddenly 30 Billion and your attack misses and does absolutely no damage at all...

Fray The Weave

Whenever you successfully skew a Spell, you become charged with residual, untethered arcane energy for a short time.

Until the end of your next turn, you can expend this energy instinctively to cast Counterspell (3rd-Level Version) without using your Reaction to do so.

If you do not expend this use of arcane energy before the end of your next turn, you take Xd10 Psychic Damage, where X is the Spell Level of the Spell you skewed, as the residual arcane energy burns away from your body.

While there may not be a bunch of flavor text for this ability, I still love it!

It brings that Risk VS Reward to the Subclass that makes it interesting. And the ability to not only skew another spellcaster’s spell to make it target someone else, but then also Counterspell using your normal Reaction, and then Counterspell AGAIN all in the same turn...

Now that's just cool...

I'm imagining this coming in at Level 14 as the final Feature from this Subclass, and I think it'll make it really interesting to use at higher-tier play.

Maybe this needs another run through? Because maybe your Tollomancer won't get the chance to Counterspell before the end of their next turn, and so they'll have to take the damage...

But this is probably just me randomly nitpicking... I'll let you people be the judges...

Also, as a note, I think the Feedback so far has been great, the Community has been so nice in their suggestions, and I’ve even got messages from people asking if they can use the Subclass when it’s finished, and some people are even creating their own home brew spells just for the Tollomancer.

It’s great to see so much enthusiasm in this little project of mine, and I hope it’ll continue until we get a fully fleshed out, balanced, well-worded and above all cool subclass that you can use in your own games.

So if you have any feedback, or have any ideas for how these class features and abilities are gonna work, or if you have any ideas for flavor text or how to word all the mechanics, features and abilities so they make sense, let me know!

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frisbee-camp · 6 years ago

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Tj and Cyrus have been friends for a long time, but will that change after life comes crashing down and impulsive decisions catch up to them? (Angst, Ambi, love notes, slow burn, aged up so they're all in high school, god tier ships, mental health, and like a whole bunch more ladies! Let’s get this angst.)

Chapter 11 Reconciliation

Whenever Cyrus got a little too depressed, his friends tended to micromanage his life. He loved them, he really did, but sometimes they were overwhelming. Cyrus had wanted to visit Tj during his suspension, but his friends had planned something for every day of the week. During school, they pulled him away whenever he saw TJ. They had even gone so far as to make sure he wasn't texting him, all he could do was lurk on his social media. Cyrus knew they only meant to protect him, but he could take care of himself. He didn't need a babysitter, and yet, he did whatever they said. Cyrus had worried about TJ, he worried so much it hurt. He knew TJ had lost his friend group, and now that the GHC had stopped talking to him, Cyrus worried that TJ had no one at all. Cyrus had thought about visiting his house, the swingset, the kid's gym, anywhere he knew TJ would be, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it. He could barely get himself out of bed every morning. Cyrus was frustrated with himself, he wanted to do so many things, but he just couldn't. It was as if all of his courage had been drained from him. He didn't know who he was anymore. But, Cyrus still hoped TJ would find him, wherever he was. He hoped to see his over-gelled hair in the hallways, his smile at The Spoon, his weird basketball hoodies in the cafeteria, but he didn't. He missed their late night face time calls, he missed receiving goodnight texts with random emojis, he missed having someone who understood him without words. Cyrus had begun to lost hope, until one day he saw his dumb stiff hair during a passing period. He knew TJ didn't see him, but his heart still lifted. That was when he wrote the note he had quickly given him last week. "Cy, do you like this one?" Andi said, they were at the Winter Market on 3rd, they showed Cyrus an ornament with a tiny snowman inside. Cyrus couldn't help but notice how suffocated the snowman looked. "Uh huh," Cyrus said as he twirled his phone in his hand. It was 5 already and he hadn't seen TJ yet. If Andi and Buffy were right, and Tj really did like him, then he would have been here by now right? Cyrus hoped TJ would show up soon because Jonah and Walker had started getting on his nerves. Walker kept buying Jonah scarves and Jonah kept showing those disgustingly cute dimples, it made Cyrus roll his eyes. Andi was busy talking with a merchant about the benefits of fair trade and Amber played with the ruffles on her sweater. Buffy and Marty were off drinking apple cider and trying on hats. Only Cyrus was left without someone to talk to, so he trailed behind Andi and Amber, either they knew about his gloom or chose to ignore it altogether. The friends wandered around the market, picking up nicknacks and taking pictures. Cyrus gave his best fake smile for their Snapchat stories, but it was obvious that being the seventh wheel did not help his self-esteem. Cyrus had found himself distracted by pocketwatches while his friends ordered more apple cider. He thought about buying one for himself, or TJ, or anyone really, but he just didn't have the energy to reach for his wallet. He sighed softly and wrapped his scarf tighter around his neck, the wind was brutal this time of year. He tried warming his ears with his palms, but it just wasn't enough. He was freezing. After a little while in the kiosk, Cyrus noticed that he hadn't heard his friends voices in a while, he searched the crowd and saw them at a picknick table on the other side of the market, they gave him a tiny wave, he returned the favor. Cyrus kept wandering around the market alone and cold. He found himself in a kiosk selling cute earmuffs, he picked up ones that looked like the tail of a fluffy animal, he grinned and breathed in the icy air. He realized that it was the first time his friends had left him alone for more than five minutes, he breathed out. "Those are nice," the person next to him said. Cyrus looked up and up and saw TJ, slightly heaving with rosy cheeks. Cyrus thought he was having a heart attack. "They are aren't they?" Cyrus smiled slightly and felt TJ tenderly take the earmuffs from his hands. Tj walked to the cashier and bought them, he came back and gently placed them around Cyrus' ears. Cyrus blinked up at him. "You didn't have to do that," Cyrus blushed, his ears felt much warmer, and so did his heart. TJ shrugged and looked out of the kiosk towards the crowd. "Are your friends with you?" TJ asked, Cyrus noticed that TJ looked more nervous than usual, he kept scratching behind his ear. Cyrus put his hand on Tj's to stop him from scratching, "Don't worry about them, thanks for coming. I wanted to see how you were doing." Cyrus took his hand away, he realized that he had left it there for too long. Tj's nose pinked, "I'm fine," he said, "I'm sorry about, you know-" "Reverting back to your ruffian nature?" Cyrus joked, it was the first joke he'd told in a while. TJ smirked and rolled his eyes as he looked away. "I guess," he said as he raised his eyebrows, "I tried calling you, I wanted to make sure I didn't mess you up or anything..." "I'm not fragile," some of the color had returned to Cyrus' face. "I know, but..." TJ said, thinking. He couldn't come up with a good excuse. "You messed up. So what?" Cyrus said, grinning a little. "So, you're not mad?" "I don't know TJ, I guess I'm just confused," Cyrus said. It was true, he didn't know what he wanted, he didn't know if he really liked TJ or just the idea of him. "Yea," Tj said, "Me too" They stood side by side like that for a while, trying on gloves and hats and scarfs and things. Cyrus had ignored his phone, he didn't want to know what his friends wanted from him. He was too busy laughing with TJ to notice time passing, Cyrus had never felt more like himself. He was at ease, but he was also afraid. He found himself feeling light and airy around him, he was sure he would have floated away if it weren't for TJ. But, he knew he wanted more, he had never wanted to hold a hand more than he did at that moment, but he didn't know if he had the heart to ask TJ for anything more than what they already had. So, he did the next best thing and held onto his arm, he didn't want to ruin things. The two of them had decided to walk around the Market, it had started to lightly snow but Cyrus didn't really care. TJ had bought him earmuffs. "We should get hot cocoa," TJ said confidently as they passed a stand. Cyrus smiled and nodded. Once they got their hot cocoa and found a table away from where he had last seen his friends, Cyrus felt more nervous than ever. He looked down and traced the lid of his cup, he quietly said, "Why do you keep hitting people?" TJ didn't answer for a long time. "I don't know," TJ finally whispered. Cyrus didn't respond, he knew TJ had more to say. TJ looked around the market and wiped some snowflakes off of the sleeves of his jacket, "I guess," he started and looked at Cyrus, "I guess I just, I don't know. Amber says I don't know how to express my emotions." Cyrus nodded. "Do you think you need someone to help you with that?" Cyrus asked, slightly squeezing the arm he'd been holding for more than an hour. He had his head on TJ's shoulder. Tj shrugged and said, "I should, but we only have enough money for Amber to go to therapy you know?" Cyrus nodded and sighed. "I wish I could help," Cyrus said. "Thank you," TJ said, "You know, being alone for almost a month made me realize how important you are to me. Cyrus smiled, "Me?!" "Yes, you." "That is so sappy TJ! Who knew you were such a softie," Cyrus had made TJ blush. "Whatever," Tj said as he smiled an rolled his eyes, "How's your dog?" "Don't change the subject T, we were talking about how soft you are." "Okay, so I'm soft? So what? I like fluffy blankets and picknicks and like kittens and stuff..." Tj looked away, obviously embarrassed. Cyrus swooned. "What other soft things do you like Mr. Bully?" Cyrus asked grinning. He felt giddy. Maybe he did like TJ. "I don't know," Tj held onto his hot cocoa, Cyrus put his chin on his shoulder grinning like a little kid. "Tell me one more and I'll leave you alone." Tj sighed and thought to himself. This gave Cyrus enough time to count all his freckles. 13 "I guess I like to make pillow forts and big romantic gestures like in the movies you know? When they announce their love from the rooftops. And I like love notes and goodnight texts..." TJ breathed out. "That is the cheesiest thing I have ever heard in my life," Cyrus smiled wide, "I love it." They looked at each other, Cyrus put his head on his shoulder again. "Who knew Tyler James was a romantic," Cyrus grinned. TJ laughed a little and nudged Cyrus a bit. Cyrus looked up at him, there were snowflakes in his eyelashes, "You don't have gel in your hair today" Cyrus said, furrowing his brows a bit. TJ smiled and said, "Yea, I ran out. Do you think it's worse like this?" "No, I think it's cute." Cyrus smiled and reached to comb his fingers through it, "It's sooo fluffy oh my godd" He giggled and realized that he had used his left hand, the one that wasn't holding his arm. They were so close Cyrus could smell the detergent on him. He saw TJ look down and away. His breath slowed down and he bit his lip. His heart raced. "I-" "CYRUS THERE YOU ARE," Buffy ran up to them panting, she looked at TJ and scowled, she angry whispered "What. Are. You. Doing. We've talked about this." Cyrus looked around and saw all of his friends frowning at him. He had had enough. "Okay! You know what you guys, I know you're trying to help, but come on! I can take care of myself, Okay? I don't need a babysitter, I just wanted to see him! That shouldn't be a crime." Cyrus noticed that he was standing now, everyone looked at him dumbfounded. It was the most he had said in a month. "Cyrus," Buffy stammered and looked around at their friends, "we-" "You what! TJ makes me feel like myself! Is that horrible?? Am I now a bad person?!" Cyrus was fuming. He didn't know where this courage was coming from, but he glanced at TJ for support. "Dude," everyone turned towards Jonah, who was speaking under at least five scarves and was still holding Walkers hand, "I'll talk to them" Cyrus was confused as he saw Jonah wrangle his friends into a circle. He sat back down next to TJ who immediately had his arm around him, "Hey," TJ said, "Are you alright? I can go if your friends don't like me, I don't want to, like, cause any stress and stuff." "No," Cyrus said, looking at his friends being lectured by Jonah, they were too far away to hear, "don't, I'm sick of them meddling in my life." TJ stayed by Cyrus' side. He saw Amber nodding along with Jonah and adding something to the conversation. When they came back, Cyrus had lost most of his energy, Tj dropped his arm from Cyrus' shoulder, and it had stopped snowing. "Okay," Andi finally said as they sat down at TJ and Cyrus' table, "We understand that you guys are," they looked at Amber, "very good friends, but we just want to make sure you're okay Cyrus." They took Cyrus' hand in their own, "We love you so much and we don't want anyone to hurt you." Cyrus nodded, "And after a very intense argument from Jonah, we now understand that things are complicated and such and after hearing from Amber, we were reminded that people can change, even if it looks like they can't" Andi flicked their eyes to TJ, "so-" "SOOo, we're taking away the TJ ban and he's invited to the Christmas party," Buffy added, slinking towards Marty. Cyrus was left dumbfounded, he didn't think that would work at all. "Really?" He asked. His friends nodded. "Dosh," Jonah said smiling.

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