#if you can't handle things online then its not wise to be there

[jesterchan]

THIS!!! THIIISSSS!!!

People need to realize this more! I'm tired of seeing people shred creators because of their TRIGGERING content appearing in their feeds!

People need to STOP being sensitive on social media in general. The internet is a SHARED SPACE! The only safe space on a platform is YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT!

Listen, I don't like proshippers, lolicons, or other icky people. But as long as the platform allows these types of content, it is YOUR JOB to avoid it! Blaming people because their content appeared on your feed is IMMATURE and RUDE!!

You don't get to tell people what to post and what not to post, as long as their content doesn't break the platform's rules, that's OUT of your control!

If you can't handle most of the content on a certain Social Media platform, then it's not wise to go to that platform.

Policing a ship is one of the MOST CHILDISH things I have seen online!

I personally do not like certain ships or proships but I can't wipe them off of existence. I have no choice but to tolerate the existence and set a boundary against the content of these ships. That applies to EVERYONE including ME!

On the internet, you will hear opinions you don't like, other people aren't required to think like you and no one is obligated to make you feel safe, validated, or catered to.

YOU are responsible for your feelings, words, and actions online!

If you can't handle the basic rules on the internet, then LOG OFF and later on, come back with a BETTER BRAIN!!

The internet is not a safe space and NEVER will be... if a person's content bothers you THAT much, use the block button and use the block tags to prevent that content from showing up in your feed... As long as the social media platform allows the content, use your block tools to get rid of the content!

End of rant!

The Three Laws of Fandom

If you wish to take part in any fandom, you need to accept and respect these three laws.

If you aren’t able to do that, then you need to realise that your actions are making fandom unsafe for creators. That you are stifling creativity.

Like vaccination, fandom only works if everyone respects these rules. Creators need to be free to make their fanart, fanfics and all other content without fear of being harassed or concern-trolled for their creative choices, no matter whether you happen to like that content or not.

The First Law of Fandom

Don’t Like; Don’t Read (DL;DR)

It is up to you what you see online. It is not anyone else’s place to tell you what you should or should not consume in terms of content; it is not up to anyone else to police the internet so that you do not see things you do not like. At the same time, it is not up to YOU to police fandom to protect yourself or anyone else, real or hypothetical.

There are tools out there to help protect you if you have triggers or squicks. Learn to use them, and to take care of your own mental health. If you are consuming fan-made content and you find that you are disliking it - STOP.

The Second Law of Fandom

Your Kink Is Not My Kink (YKINMK)

Simply put, this means that everyone likes different things. It’s not up to you to determine what creators are allowed to create. It’s not up to you to police fandom. 

If you don’t like something, you can post meta about it or create contrarian content yourself, seek to convert other fans to your way of thinking.  

But you have no right to say to any creator “I do not like this, therefore you should not create it. Nobody should like this. It should not exist.”

It’s not up to you to decide what other people are allowed to like or not like, to create or not to create. That’s censorship. Don’t do it.

The Third Law of Fandom

Ship And Let Ship (SALS)

Much (though not all) fandom is about shipping. There are as many possible ships as there are fans, maybe more. You may have an OTP (One True Pairing), you may have a NOTP, that pairing that makes you want to barf at the very thought of its existence.

It’s not up to you to police ships or to determine what other people are allowed to ship. Just because you find that one particular ship problematic or disgusting, does not mean that other people are not allowed to explore its possibilities in their fanworks.

You are free to create contrarian content, to write meta about why a particular ship is repulsive, to discuss it endlessly on your private blog with like-minded persons.

It is not appropriate to harass creators about their ships, it is not appropriate to demand they do not create any more fanworks about those ships, or that they create fanwork only in a manner that you deem appropriate.

These three laws add up to the following:

You are not paying for fanworks content, and you have no rights to it other than to choose to consume it, or not consume it. If you do choose to consume it, do not then attack the creator if it wasn’t to your taste. That’s the height of bad manners.

Be courteous in fandom. It makes the whole experience better for all of us.

[theamberparadise]

THE MANSION: HEADCANNONS | RESIDENT/CREEP EDITION

SYNOPSIS: This one is about the residents' (creeps who aren't proxies) roles, house hold chore wise.

What they do in taking care of the mansion, any of their specialities, and some wild cards!

Basically very resident-centric.

PUBLISH DATE: 06/05/2025

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This is based on the original version right here!

HOW DO THEY TAKE CARE OF THE MANSION?

JEFFREY WOODS

He doesn't contribute much unfortunately.

Most of the residents there don't like him, and for a good reason too. He's done a lot of stuff to a lot of people, minor or major, and all of it has let them rank him lower on their bad side.

One, and the most obvious example, is his staring.

Say you're a new member. You're still figuring out the mansion's tricks after escaping that dreadful forest outside. You're observing, observing, observing, until a pair of icy cold eyes penetrating your heart like icicles.

You cock your eyebrow up, both in confusion and terror. He was horrifying, and he was staring at you.

You tried to look back behind you to see if he's hopefully staring at somebody else, but all you could face was the peeling wall. You look back at him and he's somehow closer to you.

One of the main things he begrudgingly does is feed the heart of the mansion. The reason why he's one of the most tolerant of its mere existence out of most people in the mansion is because he's seen some things.

He's watched the darkest gore online, the most fucked up movies he could ever find, and an endless amount of violent real-time murders on the web.

Plus he has done things that aren't that far from what he's watched before

The reason why he's only there for a few minutes is, because he himself can't handle the smell. Not the sight, not the sound, but the smell. Fucking shit that smell.

He can't even describe it himself. And that's bad coming from someone like him. If he says it's bad, it's bad.

What he will usually do is, take the victim, rather it be a deer or a thrashing screaming person, he's going down there, fast. He doesn't care if the victim's head is repeatedly bouncing off each stair, he just wants it done.

He busts the door open and and immediately throws the victim towards the heart and watched them be consumed. Once Jeff is sure they're gone, he's gone, too.

He may not be the most careful but he gets the job done.

The reason that The Operator still keeps him around despite Jeffrey being a ruckus and a nuisance to most of his residents, nobody can deny that Jeff isnt good at what he does.

Need to kill a target outside of the mountains? Give him two days.

Want supplies, stolen or bribed for? He's got them in his truck.

Need a huge group of targets killed? He's having a field day.

Need somebody kidnapped? The guy might be bleeding out to his possible death but he's here and Jeff brought him back alive

BEN DROWNED

Surprisingly, he is very much involved with important aspects of the mansion

Since he's one of the only ones who can go out and explore any section of the media unnoticed and untracked, he's the main person who scopes out possible camping areas that are available to the proxies before every mission

He's also the main one who is responsible of bringing in huge amounts of money from banks that he managed to steal from and give to the proxies.

Unfortunately, most of that money is used for drugs.

The initial intent for the money was for when they needed to get out to buy equipment in public with high-risk of getting caught stealing.

To put it simply, when they're out and about in public disguised like normal people, and they need to get something like combat boots, pocket knives, or new tech, the money provided by BEN should be used.

Most of the time, though, it is used to buy cocaine, weed, edibles, and bongs from dealers.

BEN partakes in this too, of course. Who cares? He's the only one who can manage to break the bank's safe code so he's entitled to this. Plus, he's got that "premium shit", whatever that means.

Whenever a new member enters the mansion and is introduced to their room, they would have to knock on BEN's door to let him know so he could administer and give their room water and electricity, since unused rooms dont have them and remain a blank room with nothing but an empty mattress and a table.

He is the main one that everybody goes to when they're in a crunch and need money. But sometimes, he can be very unreasonable and ask for dirty "favors".

He provides the mansion weed, money, the vessel to electricity and water, and he also puts up advertisements for some specific residents' second jobs.

And by those specific residents I mean Jeff, Toby, Habit, Kate... I'll get into their jobs later on in a different post.

He's important.

EYELESS JACK + NURSE ANN

He's obviously one of the main medics in the mansion next to Nurse Ann.

They're eachother's assistant and sometimes eachother's student.

Although, Ann's methods are sometimes... extreme.

This is part of why most residents prefer to wait for Jack to return from his errands rather than letting Ann possibly kill them.

They both have separate offices but obviously Ann's office is almost always empty because of the lack of her patients but she doesn't care even the slightest. Less maggots to care about, less work to do.

She goes to Jack not for lessons on nursing or medicine since she's basically already a licensed nurse, but for any conditions the residents might have since he's been here longer than her.

Ann's office is on the left wing of the mansion, while Jack's is on the right. This is for when a resident can go to the nearest office available to them instead of just one office for when they're in a pickle.

They do expect something back for when they finish treating you. You either have to bring extra materials for them or educational first med manuals for unusual instances the residents can even stumble upon.

X-VIRUS (CODY)

When certain medicines aren't available, Jack goes to Cody.

Although Cody doesn't specialize in medicine specifically, provide him with a sample bottle of the needed medication and he's got it.

He plays a role in hunting, too. There's only so much a hatchet can do in aiming for food, so Toby brings him along on hunting sessions for poison-induced arrows.

A singular arrow may not paralyze a deer completely, but poison can.

He made the poison safe to consume after an amount of time, of course. He's not that sloppy.

He also plays a role in kidnapping, releasing toxic fumes into the victim's room to knock them out before smuggling them in Jeff's truck.

Some of the animal bait which are rats are from him, too. He's just a little stingy about them since he uses them as test subjects for his concoctions.

He may or may not have intentionally released a loose rat named cheesecrust somewhere around here...

HOMICIDAL LIU + JANE THE KILLER

They take care of the library!

Yes! The library. A sanctuary of quiet, knowledge, and calm.

It's actually something they look forward to-- it gives them a chance to escape from the chaos, recharge, and relax.

They find peaceful moments in dusting off books, pushing heavy, old shelves, waxing the floorboards... it's the most mundane of tasks.

The hardest thing they do in their part is restoring half of the library's books that have been rotting away, and even so, Jane finds quiet happiness in it. (Even if there's sometimes black, sticky goop in between the pages.)

Liu is more into organizing. It's easier to sort out decades-old books rather than to sort out his own thoughts. Plus, the shuck! sound of the books when he pushes them in is so much more satisfying than anything else in the world.

At first, the job was a little inconvenient since dust was quite literally everywhere, but once they got the hang of it and worked as a team the library looked almost spotless, despite some hard-to-reach cobwebs here and there...

They also round up as much medical history books and manuals as they can and bring them to Jack and Ann. They also have manuals in home made weapons and animal traps, including information about wiring and tech, too.

Wait, where are the psychological self-help books?

So, even though most of their work is mundane, most of the outside and advanced knowledge that the creeps can't have access to are with them.

WHAT DO THE REST DO? (NINA THE KILLER, CLOCKWORK, LAUGHING JACK, SALLY, THE PUPPETEER)

The rest, well, they take turns in cleaning if the hallways are already too dusty and stinking with blood, helping out the ones with major roles if they need an extra person, alerting Hoodie or Toby if something's going on, and if situations become really dire and the weather is too unstable to be going out to eat something, they take turns to cook.

Cleaning just involves a lazy sweeping back and forth in the hallways and the living room, sometimes a mop in the kitchen but other than that, that's all they're gonna do.

Helping the others is a bore, of course. Nobody likes being disturbed doing absolutely nothing, am I right?

Cooking is an even greater bore, some of them might actually even volunteer to cook first if that means it won't be their turn to cook for a while.

They rarely cook for the mansion, because everyone is actually better off venturing for their own food or making it-- whether it be fast food like McDonald's and Waffle House, or a half-assed attempt at making a deer meat stew.

So, Liu found a recipe book and placed it in the kitchen. Making chicken egg drop soup, lasagna, and shepherds pie a staple in the mansion.

The recipes may be centuries-old, but it's way better than the gray, foul smelling, chunky goop with a floating fish bone, questionable bubbles, green and yellow bits of mystery, and eight or nine pieces of gummy worms in there that Laughing Jack made.

Nobody ate that night. Except for Laughing Jack, he finished the whole pot. For the unlucky ones who were brave enough to take a bite or two, ended up having food poisoning

LJ was never allowed near the stove ever again.

DO THEY HAVE PETS?

Only a few do.

For Jeff, the whole mansion quite literally sighed internally when he carried a wet, smelly, muddy dog-- not really a dog, but a cryptid. A cryptid dog. A cryptid dog that smiles. That speaks. That has attempted to bite BEN's arm off when he tried to pet it.

It was all so unnerving. This-- smiling dog, was so alike to Jeff, that even the residents of the mansion started comparing it to him.

During missions, Jeff would sometimes bring along the dog as it didn't need to eat, but it did appreciate the occasional "treats" (mostly a victim's leg or two). Jeff's partners didn't appreciate this of course, but the dog mostly just stood in the corner so they mostly forget about it until it was time to return.

Smile Dog, now that they all figured it out, would come and go, staying at least three to four days a week in the mansion before vanishing briefly into the woods. Then it would come back, sometimes with a concerning amount of blood on it, but, eh. Who hasn't been showered in human blood before?

They all presume it's because the dog needed it's victims of its own but nonetheless they never questioned it further, that thing isn't any of theirs anyway.

Toby likes the forest. Well, only after the forest accepted him, anyway. It's his escape. The birds, the green of the trees...

He's actually learned how to make bird calls so they would come to him. So far, he was able to attract a Raven, a (quite chubby) pigeon, and he is this close to befriending this lovebird he recently found.

None of them he keeps, of course. He can barely even take care of himself, what more a bird?

One time, EJ was sent to patrol the perimeters of the mansion because some "disturbances" were occurring.

That "disturbance" happened to be, well, the SeedEater. In which EJ brought back home with him.

Much like Smile Dog the SeedEater also comes and goes, the only difference is that it stays much shorter than it is away.

All the wasted bodies from the organ business that him and the proxies are running go to the SeedEater.

EJ isn't disturbed by the fact that it eats children, he's just relieved that it would eat adults at all, since he didn't wanna have to go dig yet another unnamed grave.

It didn't take much for EJ to resist the creature's advances in taking over his mind, actually that is the reason why the creature has grown fond of him. He's one of the firsts who evaded it's tricks.

Nobody knows what EJ did to lure it back to the mansion, though.

[goldenpinof]

I'm so glad i didn't buy the calendar. I was really tempted because i really like the pictures and it's iconic but i would have paid a fortune and it's kind of a scam :/

yeah, i get it, especially if you're in the US. looks like they got the worst quality of them all.

it is a scam in a sense that we're paying for a standard quality calendar (since there are no disclaimers about inconsistent and messy design), and we're expecting it to be normal. but what we're getting is worse quality, and the thing is, we didn't really agree to a worse quality product when we purchased it. since it's an online product and we couldn't check if everything was okay right after buying it, we just couldn't agree to what we eventually got, aka bad design quality (and awful quality of printing on top of it). if i could check it right away, i would return it and ask for a refund if there isn't a calendar without these issues. and like, i get that IRL Merch can't control the printing, for example, unless they ask for a physical sample that they need to approve. but even in this case the printing company can fuck up. and they DID regardless, so idk who should be paying for the messy printing but definitely not the customers. i hope people understand that. it's like with the WAD hoodies that had the wrong shade of orange: you know how it was handled? we got a normal orange hoodies for free. i really doubt that IRL Merch will handle the calendars mess the same way, mainly because it's not just one-two batches, all calendars have issues, some of them are just worse than the others, e.g. USA. and i'm not saying that IRL Merch should give away things for free, but i am saying that they should be held accountable for their lack of care, and they should fix the quality issues. because what they can control is design, and not only Neil but also whoever checked the file before printing it should be embarrassed. but nobody will be held accountable, unless twitter phannies get mad at Martyn. *signs* i just want people to get what they actually pay for, instead of dnp selling low-quality products because they know phannies are gonna eat it up regardless. it's sad.

and like, i checked the 2024 calendar: the boxes are coloured normally, the placement of all elements is better, there's no uncoloured chunks popping up — design-wise its quality was so much better. the more i think about it, the more i have a suspicion that IRL Merch sent the draft file to the printing companies and no one checked what's inside to say, "eehh guys, are you sure about that?" because caring isn't in these people's vocabulary. stopping the manufacture after the 1st batch to check everything isn't either. but ultimately, IRL Merch is just bad at revising and communication with their partners, clients and customers. all of this was preventable on multiple stages. and i'm saying it as someone who printed merch items themselves. some good printing companies check what they are about to print, if they care. they send you samples to choose and approve the colouring and the quality. if they can't send it, they wait for you to come to their office/factory and approve it before they make all batches. it should be in IRL Merch's interest to make things as good as possible. it's business, usually people care about their reputation. but hey, Martyn and Co. love degradation, it seems ✨️

(it turned out longer than intended, sorry)

[sketchfanda]

A Little Moxie Love:Gavin's Mom has got It Going On!!

Springfield was that kind of town in a sense if you were to ask certain different people their opinions about it. Those who were born and lived there couldn't imagine being anywhere else but they sure as hell will complain about its problems. America's trash hole, the worst city around, just among the few nicknames and terms which came to mind with this pissant little town. For one woman of course Springfield and its issues were the least of her worries.

Now our lovely little ditz here, let's call her oooh I dunno Cakes, as in because she looked like a real piece of hot cakes, i mean you see that ass she's got packed away in these jeans?!! Anyways Cakes here was just parking her mini-van after having just returned from a grocery store run as she unpacked and began to haul her purchaes inside. A deadpan hum thinking of course Gavin or Caitlin wouldn't be bothered off their lazy asses to come around and consider helping her out. But really what else could she expect from those two, especially Gavin?

Well besides his being his usual pain in the ass self, calling her an idiot and what not but chalk it up to the choices she made in her youth. Choices that she was still dealing with the consequences of as she opened her front door to step inside, calling out her return to her kids, puzzled yet unsurprised to get nothing in the way of a response. No doubt Caitlin was busy chatting away on the phone or Gavin was likely being a rude little shit on one of those online games of his. One of these days she swears that attitude of his was going to get him in a hell of a lot of trouble.

Little did she know of course at this very moment, a hell of a lot of trouble had come Gavin's way in the form of the killer for hire misfits known as I.M.P., Yeah let's just say someone in hell had wanted to see that little shitstain and his sister dead.....well a lot of someones, christ it'd been a whole group that if they had them line up, it would've gone around the block, twice!! Long story short, it was a direct enough kind of job, get into the living world, find the two spoiled rotten brats and murder their asses!! It just so happened Mama Hotcakes had come back home just as they were in the midst of disposing of the bodies as the upstairs bathroom looked as bloody and messy as a slaughterhouse as Loona stood by the door keeping a lookout. Her ears twitching, nose flaring as she picked up the sound and scent indicating they had a witness situation pending.

Loona:*looks up from her browsing on her phone as she peeked out the door, looking back to her co-workers as they hunched and loomed over the blood filled tub.* "Hey Blitz, we got a situation. I think the mom just came home so ya know, fyi, she sees this shit? She's gonna freak the fuck out..."

Blitzo:*dressed in hazmat wear, as were Moxxie and Millie as they were hacking up the bodies and using bleach, salt and acid to melt them down. The clients were very thorough and distinct in how they wanted these little shits handled.*"Oh come the fuck on!! I thought we had her routine down!!"*waves around Gavin's skinned off skull, identifiable by his greasy shithead hair with its rat-tail pony tail. Moxxie giving him a deadpan glance behind the visor of his helm.*

Moxxie:"No, sir we didn't. You just said we were gonna go in and quote unquote ''Fuck these little rats up and let God sort them out!!". This wasn't all that well planned out in advance, we got lucky their mother was out at the time..."*Somedays it's a wonder their organization saw business with a former circus clown running things. Not that he would be bothered saying that to Blitzo's face, he was NOT in the mood for another of the former circus kid's wise-ass remarks about his manhood or lack of. For anyone who's been reading this story so far all very well know he wasn't lacking, no sir he was packing!! But I digress...*

Blitzo:"Okay criticism noted and ignored Moxxie, can't be helped so good on you for volunteering!!*That set off a few red flags in Moxxie's brain. Just his luck, his employer was once again looking to go along with a gut impulse instinct. he had to think and act fast. Otherwise this job might go more south than that whole springbreak fiasco, he was NOT a possum thank you!!*

Moxxie:"Wait volunteering for what?"*As he passed on some parts here and there to Millie who dunked them into the tub and stirred away. The chemicals working their way into melting down bone, viscera and skin. Pretty soon there'd be no bodies to find and Gavin and his sister would be likely already down in Hell pending punishment. Hey equal opportunity damnation, right?*

Blitzo:"Why running interference and distraction of course! Get out of those duds, pour on the charm and distract that Karen long as possible. I think this is gonna take us a while, knew that guy who sold me this bonesaw was lying. Cut through a human femur in 30 seconds my horny little ass!!

Moxxie:"but sir-!!"*Despite efforts otherwise, Moxxie couldn't even get a chance to protest as Blitzo pulled the hazmat suit off of him and threw him out into the corridor outside of the bathroom. Looks like the boss made up his mind so now he had to keep Cakes from being a witness by any means necessary, Millie shooting him an apologetic glance while Loona just shot him a thumbs up. Well this was likely to go one of two ways, the most likely being she sees him and mistakes him for a possum. Which would result in her screaming, wailing on him with a broom and try to kill him but time to see how fortune smiled today.*

Sighing as he shrugged his shoulders, the imp made his way to the stairs to go intercept the single mom, who paused half way up on her journey there as she indeed laid eyes on him. An awkward silence occurring naturally as the pair stared at each other, the imp certainly had to say, far as suburban moms went, this gal was more than easy on the eyes that was for sure. You couldn't really tell she'd even had two kids. But of course a part of his brain did remind him that it was time for the other shoe to inevitably drop as she finally spoke up.

Cakes:"Are you the gigolo I was expecting?"*That question seemingly out of nowhere threw the imp for a loop that was for sure. He wasn't sure how or why, of course, unaware that indeed the MILF had indeed been expecting such a thing. Until he remembered that indeed, they had on their way here from Imp City to the living world, wound up falling from the portal in the sky on top of some guy who looked like a male stripper. Leave it to Blitzo to be hasty reading the dimensional travel spell but least he had the bright idea to just tie the guy up and leave him behind the bushes.*

Moxxie:*Deciding he had to whatever was necessary, just shrugged and decided to go along with humor her presumption. It wasn't like he could pass for a Gigolo anyways but not according to Millie and a few others who'd think he put legit ones to shame. She'd likely think it was a prank or the agency pulled some false advertising then likely go Karen on them and call to complain, asking for the manager to provide her a refund. Speaking up as he finally replied.*"Yeah sure that's me alright...baby..."

Cakes:*Not noticing Moxxie wince at that cringey bit of cheesiness feeling like his sack of shit old man there (Seriously Crimson go fuck yourself), seemed to perk and bright up.* "Well wasn't expecting you so soon that's for sure. Weird costume but hey kind of a turn on. Doesn't seem like my kids are home so let's not waste anytime since you're here on the hour."*That threw the imp for another loop, she seriously believed him? Blinking as she scrambled up the stairs, grabbing and pulling Moxxie by his hand, following behind her due to momentum. And getting quite a view of her backside, seeing how tight those denim jeans hugged her legs, especially around that applebottomed ass of hers. Which only helped to distract him as he found himself taken into what he could only assume was her bedroom.*

Moxxie:"Oooh crumbs...."*Was about all he could manage to say as the milf didn't bother to lock her door, assuming it was just the two of them with her kids out and nobody else to bother them. The imp knowing full well said kids were dead and being disposed of by his co-workers in the bathroom. It was a miracle they didn't leave much of the house looking like a crime scene as he watched the single hot mama kick off her shoes and ditch her leather jacket and lime green cap. Showing off she had quite the toned body no doubt from a lot of exercise and yoga a woman her age would be into before she suddenly picked him up and placed him back flat on the bed.*

Cakes:"Now that I get a better look at you, you may not look like the kind of guy I'd see in sports illustrated but youu definitely are too cute to pass up."*The blondey quipped playfully and sensually, looming over the small imp making him feel cornered. He had to admit, this wasn't as scarousing fear boner inducing encounter like that whole fiasco with Martha before he found her peeling off his coat, followed by undoing and removing his shirt and tie. The milf purring as she found his comapct frame to be rather toned and nice to the touch.*"The whole bodypaint cosplay is a neat gimmick too, especially the horns, now then let's see what you're pack-"*Whatever Cakes was about to say was halted as she finished getting off his pants and bxoers, eyes widening and jaw dropping at the sight of Moxxie's erect length and girth.*"....Oh....My...God..."

Moxxie:"Uhm....should've warned you I'm kind of a grower...."*The imp tried to explain and reassure the hot mama before he gasped and groaned at her suddenly grasping his cock. Stroking it in her silky palm and fingers as her expression of shock gave way to awe followed by rising ecstasy. Biting her lower lip sensually as she rubbed her denim clad thighs together, feeling a goddamn waterfall flow between her legs as any and every man she'd been with prior became fading memories. The imp stud soon finding her plant licks and kisses on his shaft from tip to base, outright worshipping his balls with her tongue as she lubed him up with her drool before soon practically making herself suffocate as she proceeded to perform fellatio.*

The blonde bombshell just couldn't help herself, like some switch had been flipped inside her brain, setting her off into a bitch in heat mode that made her want to suck and blow on this cock. Rubbing her denim covered camel toe as she felt her pussy radiate with stickyness and warmth as if calling for her to get on letting this shortstack stud fuck her. Rut her like he wanted to put a baby in her and for the Love of all that was holy raise them right this time!! A thought that got louder in volume as her eyes burnt with a rising lust and she took in inch after inch of this long, thick womb hammering veiny piece of pussy pounding heaven, his sounds of arousal music to her ears.

Whatever doubts or hesitation Moxxie had before about having to, as Blitzo put it, run interference pretty much went south thanks to the intense thirsty blowjob this hot sexy mama was giving him. Her saliva practically drowning his shaft as her tongue lapped up his flowing pre as She unknowingly ticked off a few boxes in Moxxie’s sexual checklist. It was a little fact that only a few select women knew about Their favourite alpha male and it was that the raw desire and pleasure provided by a bitch that was clearly horny for him really turned him on. And this tall, blonde drink of water was really making him want to primal on her…and of course that was what he proceeded to do!!

Cakes:”OOOOOOOOH Fuuuuuuuuuuuck me fuckfuckfuck oh fuck me daddy fuck me fuck me hard!!”*Was about all the single mama that could definitely give Stacy’s mom a run for her money could say in between moaning and screaming in ways that there was no way the whole neighbourhood couldn’t hear them. That is when she could remember to use words let alone form sentences as many a female passer by or neighbour of varying legal sexual age and prime felt turned in and so envious, wondering why they couldn’t get that lucky. Making the men some of them had feel shameful and inadequate while the sexy bitch in heat continued to get pounded by Moxxie’s natural sexual lethal weapon doggy style, biting the grasping the sheets of her bed for dear life. The clapping of her asscheeks against that jackhammering imp’s pelvis as his length and girth ensured no other man was ever going to cut it when it came to satisfying her.*

Moxxie”Seeet unholy whore of Babylon…”*The imp couldn’t help but mumble, grunting as he continued to hammer away into the blonde bombshell’s pussy. Her naked body glistening with a sheen of sweat as the bed shook and creaked from how intense and wildly they were fucking. Knowing at this point that it was clear it’d been way, WAY too long since this woman had actually been sexually satisfied, so of course even it meant having to plow away until his balls ran dry, she had to so well fucked that she felt like she’d see God!! Or at least be knocked out long enough for the others to finish up with getting rid of the bodies and make their escape.*

Fuck her he certainly did, from massaging her juicy hips as she rode him cowgirl style, hearts glowing in her eyes as her bimbo airhead like brain became flooded with pleasure, to having this imp continue to rock her suburban mom world as he pinned her in between a mating press and a piledriver, working her insides like some erotic butter churn. And she was loving every damn second of it that she was actually forgetting she had kids for the time being, christ she thinks she mayve actually been falling in love, or was it just lust? Not that it ell mattered right now as the pair went at it in ways that were putting pornstars to shame, seconds going into minutes which woild become hours unaware they were being watched of course. Millie and Loona watching on with voyeuristic delight as their stud once again gave another needy slut a taste of vitamins Mox, the hellhound catching videos and pictures on her phone.

Blitzo:*pokes his head out from the bathroom door, steam coming out as as he worked away on the disposal and cleaning of the evidence.*”Hey is Moxxie done yet? The little shits’ corpses are pretty much non existent and I’ve been cleaning this bathroom of evidence so much the bitch coild be able to see herself on the floor!” *Yes indeed the disposal had been long since completed, the bathroom sparkling clean bar the equipment gathered up in the corner. The head honcho of IMP not quite picking up the telltale sounds of Moxxie’s ongoing sexual marathon with the brats’ hot mama. Somedays the guy could be denser than Mammon’s rotund stomach.*

Loona:*Rubbing her soaking wet thighs together, tail wagging as she and Millie continued watching the live porn show. Already thinking of her own oending fun times with her imp daddy after this gig that’s for sure.*”Oh yeah, the bitch is really…putting up a fight, he’s really got to go John wick on her….”*She lied unconvincingly BUt given being deadpan snarky and monotone tended to be her default mood set, of course her adopted dad would fall for it. He was the kind of guy you’d be able to sell a boat in the desert to.*

Millie:”Oh yeah it’s a violent fight, who knew a soccer mom could be so vicious….”*Leave it to Millie of course with that sincere country accent of hers to add to the bluff. Licking her lips at watching the air headed hottie’s thicc, toned tits and ass jiggle and shake as she became an addict for her man’s dick. Somedays coming to the living world was always fun because you never knew what sexy slurs and bitches could get lucky meeting her husband. It was hot and sexy as all fuck.*

Blitzo of course ought that load of tripe easily enough, shrugging his shoulders as h decided to give their crime scenes another clean over, including the brats’ rooms. Helping himself to looting some of their stuff of course, some living world material could sell for a mint back in hell, especially in the greed ring. The foursome finally making their escape after Moxxie finally called done on his “interference run”, clothes a bit messy due to hastily dressing back up. Sure he was a mess but not compared to Cakes, who was left in what remained of her bed, soaked with sweat and sex juices and a blissful smile on her face.

She’d almost wake up thinking it might have been a dream had it not been for the business card Millie had left in her night stand. Which of course provided Moxxie’s cellphone number and email, sealed with a kiss by the wrath shortstack hinting that her little gigolo wouldn’t and didn’t need to be a one off. Suffice to say, the sexy single mama was already looking forward to it, as she had herself quite an enjoyable shower, playing with herself as she fantasies about the gigolo who rocked her world. Wearing fresh set of her usual ensemble as she looked herself in the mirror, dare she be narcissistic but damn she was looking better than usual.

So much so that she got an idea as she took some naughty selfies, one flashing a tit and the other mooing the camera with her bubble butt as she sent them to Moxxie, adding his number to her contacts. This was definitely going to Something to talk about with her gal pals as she got out and drove out in her ride. Idly wondering, why did she have a mini-van……ah well. Yes indeed Moxxie had fucked her so well she forgot she was even a mom…..at leas for maybe another 9 months assuming he didn’t leave a bun in her oven. If not then well that could be arranged. For IMP it had been just another job…for Millie, it was her man once again proving he was an absolute unit stud.

[queer-omens-in-the-archives]

had a very good day today im putting the specifics under a cut because i got really long winded im processing ghfjgkg

(socials with multiple family members we like. including one of our two favourite cousins, we had not interacted with since 2020 and even then we didnt get an opportunity to talk 1 on 1 like we did tonight. picked up where we left off with zero difficulty and hes gotten even cooler with age tbh. we had worries about political radicalisation (its been an issue with other family members (like our mum. not to name names.)) but no he is in fact so chill.)

but also. my god our poor brain. leaking out my ears (so much peopling & talked about so much stuff (again always happy to see everyone we saw today (we like a lot of our family on dad's side) and also had really really good conversations + its also like. i think the first time ever that cousin and us got to talk as experienced adults (hes 4 years younger than we are so last time we talked he was like early 20s and still a bit. hm. cant find the word in english but very Confrontational and Sure He Knows Everything the way some people can be at that age. the dunning kruger effect of life i think fhdkgkg. now he has Matured out of that phase) and its just. my god so nice to be chatting with someone who just vibes on the same wavelength not necessarily opinion wise but in terms of like. how we like to discuss things and what we're putting in vs getting out of the conversation (in this case intellectual stimulation + learning things) and how we think about things (like the mechanics underlying our thought processes. we just Follow each other's trains of thought easily even if we take different paths or don't Word things the same). but also just the sheer like... we dont have to stress out about how we come across because we are Known and given grace. like we basically grew up together we saw each other like at least every other weekend + some vacay time, and its just nice to see we keep vibing just as well now as we did then (maybe even better. tbh. given how hes massively chilled out). we know each other's context and we've ended up having similar trajectories for a lot of Thoughts And Ideas And Values And Life Decisions, so just like. yea. idk this (still trying and failing to articulate what "this" is exactly) isnt an experience we got to have often with family members (especially family who are Peers rather than Adultier Adults to some extent) so it feels extra special to me for that i think. anyway))

and im winding down rn because no way im gonna sleep until ive stopped having brain zoomies, despite the 4am of it all rn, there's a bunch to process first but wowee the. yea. we really need to not go another five years without talking (we are both really really comically bad at keeping in touch with irl friends through online/phone means. lmao like i dont know why because we have no issue maintaining regular (though. occasionally very delayed. like weeks to months before we get around to replying sometimes.) contact with online friends? but if we know the person from IRL we just suck SO bad at keeping in touch with them if we can't meet up regularly. so this probably means making time to visit more often despite the. hundreds kilometres (was initially gonna abbreviate that as kms but LOL NO) in the way. phew)

anyway. lovely day i hope we can just chill tomorrow though because brain soup (probably also because several of us were involved in that conversation because. well. he's Our Cousin and hes not someone we've ever needed specific guys to handle, so hes met quite a few of us over the years (even though he doesn't know that (yet) and we didn't know at the time). and running/coordinating that many people at once takes a toll LOL im there to facilitate that its literally what i do here but. you know. only so much i can do i cant work miracles on the electrified meat sponge in our head to make it magically better at handling a ton of processings at once.)

anyway back to my bedtime routine and then sleeping probably so so well. nya!

[brunosreviews]

Magical Girl Site Review

Hello!

In the spirit of the anime (which is what I'll be talking about since I just started the manga), I'll start with some trigger warnings. This anime has TWs for: bullying, family-based abuse, murder, blood, gore, and general nastiness. You might want a good stomach to handle it. I'll be keeping it almost 100% spoiler-free, and I'll warn you clearly if something is a spoiler. There's a TL;DR at the end, too :)

I went into this anime so blindly that I didn't even bother with the opening for the first 7 episodes (which I actually recommend). I'd only heard it was "trauma/gorebait" and "really bad," so I expected absolutely nothing. It surprised me for the better, although I can't say it's a perfect show, or recommend it freely. It's got a very specific target demographic, which I happen to fit. You'll fit it too if you like Magical Girl Raising Project (the light novels especially) or like Madoka but tend to darker types of media. Or if you're traumatized and indulge in fucked up content to cope. Overall, if you don't mind messed up concepts being thrown at you on a twice-episodic basis minimum, you'll be mint. I love horrible things, so it's fine by me.

I won't go episode by episode, although there's only 12, but I'll say the first one was hard to watch. I see why people find Aya Asagiri a whiny MC, but I just felt really, really bad for her. The situations she has to go through have and continue to happen to people, and it's horrifying to think about. That goes for most of the girls' backstories. When the plot starts going (I remember it happening in episode 3), things quickly pick up, and you're thrown in a strange world where the show will constantly ask "wouldn't it be funny if..." and then executes its magic. You could absolutely make a drinking game out of it, it happens like three times per episode, and sincerely once you're willing to suspend your disbelief (which I'll admit, does come easy to me), it's incredibly fun.

The plot feels like a telenovella, in the best way, where the magical girls are directly involved. The concept of the show is also great, and many have given it its due respect, even if they disagree with the execution: a strange site that gives magical weapons/trinkets ("sticks" is a stupid word) to miserable girls to feed off their despair. I also thoroughly enjoyed how clear the toll for using the weapons was, although I wish it would have been a little more consistent, although it's consistent enough, and it does up the stakes.

Character-wise, I was happily surprised once again. Aya gets built up slowly but surely: she's more than a random punching bag, unfortunate soul. It was heartwarming to see Tsuyuno and her bond, and I loved how the show let them have their genuine emotional moments without undercutting them with a joke or with some shock gore. Before you comment THE controversial spoiler, I will get to it at the end of the review, so I urge you to be patient.

I also deeply enjoyed the other magical girls. Nijimin was perfectly introduced, and I loved her instantly, as well as Kosame Amagai and her group. Something else to note: canon trans girl character (Kiyoharu Suirenji)! I saw someone online saying the show was transphobic. As someone who is trans himself, I believe that you must not have actually watched the show if you say such things. Her character, although it didn't get much screentime, is really fun, and her interactions with others were a blast to watch.

I have to confess: I love Kaname Asagiri, or "the brother" as I called him for most of the show. He's Light Yagami if Light Yagami were more of an abuser, and also didn't need the Death Note to go batshit. I was pleasantly surprised when they gave him screentime. He's a horrible, delusional, narcissistic human being, yes, but he is hilarious and only becomes more so as the show progresses. Not only that, his japanese VA gives it his all: he clearly cares about his performance, and he stands out as one of the best VAs of the show.

Speaking of VAs, I must mention Nana's (or, Mx. "Poor unfortunate souls" site admin). He immediately stood out to me since I recognized him from voicing Mayuri in Bleach, and he barely changes his delivery here: it works wonders. Every line he delivers is perfect, unsettling, scarily playful, and terrifying. I replayed scenes just to hear him say the lines again. This VA is one of the reasons I loved the show.

I enjoyed the show's ending, and I was flabbergasted when (minor spoiler) they genuinely played a beach episode seriously, but I can't even pretend to be mad with how much enjoyment I got out of it. I won't comment further to keep it spoiler free.

The writing of the show is not the best. There's a lot of exposition dumps, the dialogue doesn't stand out positively most of the time (the contrary), and the "wouldn't it be funny if" twists could get tiring. They didn't for me, but I'm biased, and I see how they could be annoying. Despite this, the concepts, drama, and characters are enough to keep the show afloat for me. And while it is very edgy and bleak, I appreciated that they know when and how to tone it down, prioritizing the emotions of the scene over pointless shock value.

I've also seen people complain about the designs of the magical girls, which, again, is a very fair criticism. Clothing wise, they're bland, and the "sticks" look silly. The eyes changing is a nice detail, as well as the little sign they get, but that's about it. Could be better. I fully believe Magical Girl Raising Project has the better designs by far: I find almost all of them if not all to be outstanding and gorgeous (again: read the light novels, please, the anime does not do any of it justice!).

The powers were also quite bland, and except for Nijimin's, none stood out to me. They were all pretty eh, but I didn't really mind. Once again, MGRP has the superior powers by far (much more creative in idea and in execution).

Lastly, a few words on the tone. While I know people find it too bleak to care (and I understand why), after the first two episodes, I had a fucking blast. It's a surprisingly funny show. Also important is the fact that for a while, you have to treat it like a horror show where magical girls are incidental, not crucial. This changes later on, but is worth noting. While things are dark and bleak, the humor and suspense make it worth it for me. And no, I didn't mind the really dark comic relief on the brother. He is pathetic, and I like making fun of him.

Now, THE manga spoiler everyone brings up (this is not in the anime!). Yes, apparently Aya and Tsuyuno are long lost twin sisters, and apparently they continue being girlfriends after realizing this. My opinion on it: The twist is cheap, but I don't give a fuck about the incest. It makes sense for characters as damaged as they are to continue together after realizing. I'm not scared off by fictional incest. You do you, though.

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So, TL;DR (finally!): If you like dark magical girls, traumatic backstories, have a strong stomach for depressing shit, and can put up with its very real cons, this show is very worth it. I watched it in two night sessions, and it got me genuinely excited. I can't recommend it easily, but if it appeals to you in any way, I think it's worth giving a try.

Thanks for reading this far into the post! Please tell me what you thought of the show or my opinions of it!

Much love,

Bruno.

[mionghairearracht]

Oh shit yeah huh... do you think part of the reason why so many teens are anti fiction is because of the mandatory reading in schools so when they get on the internet they don't know how to exercise the choice they now have.

ALSO please check out "does the dog die" for mandatory readings as it has an extensive list of trigger warns and I hope it will help take the edge of atleast!

so like preface that we're on the end of a 4?5? day migraine and not the best with words right now. also pretty much any time you is used it's the general you

honestly we think the whole "force kids to read triggering material with no support or warning" is probably the cause of a ton of media related issues not just people* not understanding that the can disengage with triggering material, or that reading things can trigger you and that's completely independent of morality on anyone's part**

like the whole "you need to keep engaging with current events even if your triggered and/or burnt out" is basically what many people where taught for years directly and indirectly in school and by many authority figures.

kids and teens are constantly told their boundaries around media don't matter and that those bounderies can be violated for education. thus a shit ton of people thinking that the proper way to educate on current issues being expose yourself constantly even if you are triggered is a pretty natural consequence.

this also ties into the whole "people can't do media analysis" yeah no shit. if you are spending most of your time and energy dealing with the effects of being triggered by the thing you are supposed to analyze, you probably aren't actually learning much about the media or how to analyze it, that's what happens when you're triggered repeatedly

and yeah no shit you're going to think analysis is bullshit if your experience is "the thing i was forced to trigger myself into breakdowns to do" because that's fucking bullshit and a disgustingly normalized experience.

basically i think the lack of choice, respect for the bounderies and triggers of kids/teens, and the normalization of what's basically emotional abuse under the guise of education has fucked shit up

also does the dog die is great, i think we actually made a post about it a while ago thanks for reminding us of it

for books specifically we hightly recommend storygraph***. its a book tracking app that has an extensive inbuilt trigger list that users can add with reviews and there are a ton of books from bestsellers to indie and self published on there.

if you want to start reading but worry about triggers its a great resource.

and since this is long enough already, tangents/context notes are under the read more

*in our experience this effects people of all ages, and despite the idea of teens being particularly pro-censorship our experience is that its more a case of specific fandoms just having more young people in general and thus more young people who are pro-censorship (and those people being extremely loud and aggressive in general) driving/drowning out others; and the fact that a lot of pro-censorship groups online vs. offline are pretty different demographics wise and having issues with one doesn't guarantee experience with the other

**often people are taught that not being able to handle certain topics is basically a moral failing or willpower issue of their part, which is not true. this can lead to thinking that the moral failing actually came from the topic that hurt them, also not true.

the real problem was being forced to engage with it to the detriment of health under the threat of varies penalties, but that is a huge complex problem which isn't as easy to grasp or readily apparently

*** we really recommend it if you are a reader or looking for information on books in general not just triggers. its much better then goodreads imo and as a bonus you can actually filter out certain warnings from being shown in recommendations.

[simplyfy9]

Crypto Integration in Traditional Finance

Cryptocurrency integration in traditional finance is like adding new flavors to an old recipe. Imagine you have your regular banking and money stuff, and now you sprinkle in some digital magic called cryptocurrency.

So, what's this crypto thing? 

It's like money, but it lives online. You can't touch it, but you can use it to buy stuff or trade with others. Now, traditional finance, which is like the old-school way of handling money, is starting to mix with crypto.

Banks are getting curious about cryptocurrencies. They see them as cool gadgets that can make money things faster and cheaper. For example, instead of waiting for days to send money to another country, you could do it in a few minutes with crypto. It is analogous to mailing an email rather than a letter.

Investors are also joining the crypto party. They're buying digital coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, hoping they'll become more valuable over time. It's like collecting rare Pokémon cards, but these are digital and can make you money.

But, just like adding hot sauce to your food, mixing crypto with traditional finance has its challenges. Some people worry about the safety of this new digital money. There are also concerns about bad guys using crypto for shady stuff.

Despite these worries, integration is happening. You might soon see your regular bank offering services that involve cryptocurrencies. It's like having your usual ice cream with some exciting new toppings – a mix of old and new that makes the money world a bit more interesting. So, get ready for a blend of traditional finance and crypto – the money world's new flavor.

Explore how cryptocurrencies are increasingly being integrated into traditional financial systems.

Cryptocurrencies are becoming buddies with traditional money systems. Picture your regular bank, and now think of it teaming up with digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It's like the old and new shaking hands.

Banks are warming up to crypto because it's like a faster and cheaper way to do money stuff. Instead of waiting for days, you can zip money across borders in minutes, just like sending a quick text. Investors, those folks who like making money grow, are also jumping on the crypto train. They're buying these digital coins, hoping they'll turn into financial superheroes.

Even big companies are saying, "Hey, crypto, join the party!" Soon, you could be able to pay using cryptocurrency instead of just cash. It's like having a cool friend who knows all the latest tricks.

But, there's a bit of caution, like trying a new game for the first time. Some worry about safety, thinking, "Is my digital money secure?" Stopping the bad guys from exploiting cryptocurrency for nefarious purposes is another topic of discussion.

Despite the worries, the blend of regular money and crypto is happening. Your bank might soon offer crypto services, making the money world a bit of a mix – like a tasty fusion of old-school finance and the exciting digital future.

Discuss partnerships between traditional financial institutions and blockchain projects

Traditional banks and blockchain projects are teaming up, creating a kind of financial dream team. Imagine your old-school bank working side by side with these tech-savvy blockchain experts. It resembles Batman and Robin teaming up.

Banks want to tap into the superpowers of blockchain because it makes things smoother and faster. Blockchain, which is like a digital ledger that records transactions securely, can help banks do their money jobs more efficiently. It's like having a super-fast computer assistant.

On the other side, blockchain projects are eager to have the banks on their side. Banks bring experience, trust, and lots of customers. It's like joining forces with a wise elder who has been around the financial block.

Together, they're creating new ways for us to handle money. Payments can become quicker, and transactions can be more secure. It's similar to switching from a dated bicycle to an incredibly quick electric scooter.

However, just like any superhero team-up, there are challenges. They need to find the right balance and make sure everyone's on the same page. But as they work together, we might see a financial world that combines the best of both – the reliable old banking ways and the high-tech blockchain innovations. It's like having the best of both worlds, making our money experiences even better. Cryptocurrency helps by simplyfy how we deal with money in a modern and digital way. Imagine cryptocurrency as a kind of online money that isn't controlled by any government or bank. It's like using WhatsApp to send messages, but instead, you use cryptocurrency to send and receive money online.

Now, here's the cool part: cryptocurrency uses a special technology called blockchain. It's like a digital ledger, a secure record-keeping system where all transactions are stored. Think of it like a digital book that keeps track of every penny you spend or receive.

The most well-known cryptocurrency is Bitcoin. People buy and sell Bitcoin, similar to how we buy and sell things in a market. The transactions with Bitcoin are securely recorded in the blockchain.

One of the great things about cryptocurrency is that transactions happen quickly, and they aren't subject to the rules of any specific country. However, it's essential to be aware that there are risks involved, so it's crucial to understand how it works before using it.

In summary, cryptocurrency is a modern and innovative way to handle money, making transactions faster and more accessible in the digital age.

[gattsuru]

Weird thing is it seems bizarrely incompetent.

The owners of the .ai TLD (Anguilla) are notorious for pulling domains back (without refund) for wide varieties of content

the owner(s) of the domain name bought it through NameCheap or a reseller buying through NameCheap (which is... better for small personal sites, if that).

But they don't have much on the DNS: no cname, no MX (meaning they can't receive e-mails), no DKIM or SPF (meaning they can't send to almost anyone).

The weird location problems are cloudflare being cloudflare; you get the 'best' Cloudflare cache, rather than the originating server. Normally the solution is to check DNS histories, but they've been using Cloudflare since at least May.

It's running NGINX (yay!), but an ancient version (1.18, which was outdated in late 2020) on Ubuntu (fuckers). Probably just a side effect of running Ubuntu LTS on a server, but this is why you don't do that on a serious machine.

The password prompt being funky is just because they used rather the wrong input 'type' HTML tag. That only effects rendering on the client, so don't use that to trust whether a site is doing something naughty with your info. (And don't trust this site with any of your passwords used elsewhere.)

Browsers not treating it as a normal sign in could be downstream of that, or because of the way it handles two different pages for e-mail and password. There's ways to fix the latter, but I'd have no idea where to start with this jank.

They have SSL set up (probably for to get boosted in search), but it's using Google Trust Services, which you shouldn't:

the code looks like what I'd expect a self-taught first-year web dev student to put together, and not even in a 'they used an LLM's output directly' sorta way. It's not generic, it's just weird. Inline script tags near the end of the html document, but still in the body tags? What?

the images are in jpg format (does save bandwidth, but pretty harsh impact on image quality for these types of image. Maybe done to removes a lot of model information that AIGen tools put into the PNG Chunk info, but you can do that with a imagemagick script)

B/c of the that, I can't say the model for sure, but maybe a finetune for StableDiffusion 1.x? That'd be iffy choices in May: by now Flux.1 absolutely shreds these things, in particular often eliminating many of the 'AI telltales'.

It's got no online presence beyond bots. Even AIgen discords I'm in don't seem aware of it, it has no social media presence under its real name, so on.

The theft methodology is bizarre. Using img2img as a way to avoid getting caught by artists for something even aiGen proponents see as art theft has long been a concern and possibility, but like... this is pretty clearly lifted from this tumblr user -- there's absolutely no way that those tag combinations happened by accident. But process-wise, did they try to throw one image into CLIP interrogator, run a different image and resulting prompt through img2img at a low denoising ratio, and then just slap it up directly? That's slower, more readily detected, and gonna look worse than just running from a raw prompt, or the CLIP prompt itself! And here it's obviously worse than the source images or a new prompt.

((The resolutions for images are also odd, especially if they had to use image upscaling to make it work. That clone above is 1200x1200, for example, where the original image is 1000x1000. Low denoising ratios can sometimes let you get away with weird stuff, but that looks more like someone who either doesn't know what they're doing or set up a script with some weird assumptions.

Giving the site a normal prompt 'required' a 'sign-in' for the 18+ (hah), but produced a 896x1152 image, which is... not what any direct model usage or upscaling does as a default. The prompted image did not show up on the front page.

On the other hand 'login' is preserved... kinda, as a single cookie with a 'k' and 'uuid' value, with an expiry date of one year. Weird way of doing that, and not even in a security-problem sense. Passwords are checked, even though it doesn't give an error if you put in a wrong password -- which means they're being stored on the server, and I absooooolutely would not trust the dev to have implemented proper salting and hashing of those passwords.

They're probably using a style LoRA and/or preprompt on text prompts. An intentionally bad prompt didn't get a garbage output of the sort I'd expect from SD1.x or SDXL. Which is at least something, but means they're gonna hit token limits pretty early.

Normally, I'd say e-mail harvester scam, but the lack of confirmation e-mail (or way to send a confirmation email) means that whoever's running it is going to get a lot of e-mails that don't exist. Scamming people for password reuse is a little more plausible and would explain the lack of e-mail confirmation (low friction!), especially given the lack of other sign-in options, but the lack of other social media presence is weird.

Might just be some tech novice that thinks he or she has an idea they could eventually monetize, and no ethics on the way to get there -- it does notably say "beta" in a few spots. But then the social media spam and overt tag and image theft makes even less sense: even if they could come up with a model to sell imagegens (or ads to sell...), users wouldn't get anything like these outputs they're promoting.

It's Time To Investigate SevenArt.ai

sevenart.ai is a website that uses ai to generate images.

Except, that's not all it can do.

It can also overlay ai filters onto images to create the illusion that the algorithm created these images.

And its primary image source is Tumblr.

It scrapes through the site for recent images that are at least 10 days old and has some notes attached to it, as well as copying the tags to make the unsuspecting user think that the post was from a genuine user.

No image is safe. Art, photography, screenshots, you name it.

Initially I thought that these are bots that just repost images from their site as well as bastardizations of pictures across tumblr, until a user by the name of @nataliedecorsair discovered that these "bots" can also block users and restrict replies.

Not only that, but these bots do not procreate and multiply like most bots do. Or at least, they have.

The following are the list of bots that have been found on this very site. Brace yourself. It's gonna be a long one:

@giannaaziz1998blog

@kennedyvietor1978blog

@nikb0mh6bl

@z4uu8shm37

@xguniedhmn

@katherinrubino1958blog

@3neonnightlifenostalgiablog

@cyberneticcreations58blog

@neomasteinbrink1971blog

@etharetherford1958blog

@punxajfqz1

@camicranfill1967blog

@1stellarluminousechoblog

@whwsd1wrof

@bnlvi0rsmj

@steampunkstarshipsafari90blog

@surrealistictechtales17blog

@2steampunksavvysiren37blog

@krispycrowntree

@voucwjryey

@luciaaleem1961blog

@qcmpdwv9ts

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The oldest ones have been created in March, started scraping in June/July, and later additions to the family have been created in July.

So, I have come to the conclusion that these accounts might be run by a combination of bot and human. Cyborg, if you will.

But it still doesn't answer my main question:

Who is running the whole operation?

The site itself gave us zero answers to work with.

No copyright, no link to the engine where the site is being used on, except for the sign in thingy (which I did.)

I gave the site a fake email and a shitty password.

Turns out it doesn't function like most sites that ask for an email and password.

Didn't check the burner email, the password isn't fully dotted and available for the whole world to see, and, and this is the important thing...

My browser didn't detect that this was an email and password thingy.

And there was no log off feature.

This could mean two things.

Either we have a site that doesn't have a functioning email and password database, or that we have a bunch of gullible people throwing their email and password in for people to potentially steal.

I can't confirm or deny these facts, because, again, the site has little to work with.

The code? Generic as all hell.

Tried searching for more information about this site, like the server it's on, or who owned the site, or something. ANYTHING.

Multiple sites pulled me in different directions. One site said it originates in Iceland. Others say its in California or Canada.

Luckily, the server it used was the same. Its powered by Cloudflare.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do with any of this information.

If you have any further information about this site, let me know.

Until there is a clear answer, we need to keep doing what we are doing.

Spread the word and report about these cretins.

If they want attention, then they are gonna get the worst attention.

[angeltism]

YEAH BEING ON ANON FOR A WHILE WILL BE FUN and i did stay up like a lot last night but don't worry about it im actually super used to doing that LMAO alright ALRIGHT TIME FOR THE QUESTIONS oh lord you cant add a read more in asks. uh. sorry to all aqua followers HSJSHSJHS

1- i think we share like a Lot of fandoms actually! basing this off of your extended media you know rentry btw. UHM im a huge huge fan of prsk, honkai star rail, tbhk, bsd, milgram, vocaloid, undertale/deltarune and i think that's it? i wont go into much detail about other fandoms im in because one specific interest of mine could give away the whole answer to my mystery to some of our shared mutuals JSHSHSHDH but aside from that one im also into enstars bandori and some other rhythm games! not really sure what else to add to that list honestly i forgot everything i have ever liked in my life, i also have many irls from those medias :3

2- honestly? i have been having the biggest labels crisis of my life these past few weeks so pronouns aren't something i really have the ability to specify rn, just use whatever you feel like at the moment and i will be more than happy! curious to see what your perception of my gender ends up being so i can get closer to an answer to my, uhm, current dilemma! HSJSHSHJSJSJ

3- OH UH ITS ALL VOCALOID I THINK i can't really say i have specific artists i like outside of that... maybe will wood and that's, really it. aside from just those two its all specific songs from different artists yeah. BUT IT'S DIFFERENT WITH VOCALOID BECAUSE I CAN KINDA DISCERN WHICH PRODUCERS I LISTEN TO MORE! also some utaites i listen to like a looot, one example is Ado! onto vocaloid producers my favorites ever are Syudou (producer of Usseewa!) and Van De Shop (producer of Pheles!), aside from those two i listen to like a lot more just not with that much frequency (its mostly just one specific song or songs i like from those producers. yeah)

4- i have like a gazillion but lately i have grown very attached to periwinkle blue!

5- FOR LIKE A MONTH OR SO? I HONESTLY DONT REMEMBER JSSHSJSSHJSH as for the reasons... in many ways i realized we are like extremely similar (mostly with the yearning and the love and all that yknow) and that just made me start feeling more and more attracted to you because hey! she gets almost all of the things i experience! and well here we are now

6- i can confidently say fried chicken is my favorite food in this whole wide world, as for sweet stuff im kinda. basic. yeah its chocolate HSJSHSJSHDH

- 💌 anon (honestly sometimes i get scared i might end up not pressing the anon button and then ruin the whole surprise. eek!)

LMAOOOO it's ok the mewtuals will forgive uu . they have to or else /silly j

although WOWW OMG YEAH WE DO SEEM KINDA SIMILAR ?? W taste in media and music and colors (<- loves blue . is it obvious ehe) and wowow for like a month . . . wowowowow . . . . that's honestly impressive n kinda endearing wow <3

also i'll purrobably be defaulting to they/them i suppose since idk . for me . i can't rlly assume genders esp for beings i know online ? like my brain soorta can sometimes but other times just . nope . n i can't rlly think if uu give me more masc or fem or just neu vibes . . . like loveletter anon is loveletter anon . to me . y'know . but i hope uu figure out uur identity soon , lol , i know questioning can be kinda eeeh to go through (<- started calling myself genderqueer/multigenderqueer to avoid trying to find out any specifics bc i'm just Me and i'm just Queer Of Gender and other than that idfk lol)

also fried chicken is so good . . . i can't rlly handle bone-in stuff bc of my sensory issues (icky gross for my brain) but flavor-wise it's soo good omg . i just have to like , cut/rip it off of the bone before i eat it . and chocolate is a simple but rlly good pick honestly . it's like 90% of the sweets i eat bc ice cream takes freezer space , baked goods need to actually be made , etc etc . . . ooo wait i'm curious do uu like dark , milk or white better . purrsonally i like dark n milk :3

[globallyfulfill]

Temu Dropshipping Demystified: Your Ultimate E-commerce Hack

Hey Tumblr community! Have you heard of Temu? It's the latest e-commerce marketplace shaking things up in the online retail world. Think of it as a treasure trove where you can snag clothing, electronics, beauty products, and so much more at prices that make Amazon do a double-take. Temu claims to offer deals up to 90% lower – yes, you read that right!

Why Temu Stands Out

Unlike the ubiquitous AliExpress and DHgate, Temu carves its niche by primarily targeting the US and Western markets, offering an impressive range of 29 product categories. Most sellers on Temu are direct from China, meaning you get access to a vast network of manufacturers and wholesalers.

Dropshipping with Temu: A Gray Area

So, you're thinking about dropshipping with Temu? Here's the lowdown: Temu's policy on dropshipping isn't black and white. Officially, they don't support it. You can't register as a seller and dropship directly. But, if you're crafty and committed, there's a workaround. You can buy products from Temu, repackage them with your branding, and sell them in your store. Just remember, repackaging is key to avoid your customers associating their unboxing experience directly with Temu.

Why Repackaging is a Smart Move

Repackaging might sound like extra work, but it's worth it. It's your chance to create a memorable unboxing experience and reinforce your brand. Plus, it helps avoid customer dissatisfaction when they find out the same product is cheaper on Temu.

Temu's Advantages for Dropshippers

Super Cheap Products: Temu offers wholesale prices, perfect for sourcing on a budget.

Bulk & Exclusive Discounts: Look out for their massive discounts and special offers.

Wide Selection: From fashion to tech, there's hardly anything you won't find.

Shipping Deals: Temu offers free standard shipping on most items, with reasonable rates for express shipping.

The Flip Side: Challenges with Temu

Slow Shipping: Sometimes, deliveries take longer than promised.

Customer Service Hiccups: Users report less-than-ideal experiences with Temu's support.

Inconsistent Orders: Be wary of receiving items that don't match the listings.

Quality Check: Are Temu Products Worth It?

The answer is mostly yes. The quality is generally good, but due diligence is always a smart move. Check reviews, order samples, and vet your suppliers carefully.

Setting Up Your Dropshipping Store with Temu

Choose an E-commerce Platform: Shopify is popular, but there are other great options too.

Design Your Storefront: Reflect your brand's image and target audience.

Add Product Listings: Quality descriptions and imagery are key.

Set Competitive Prices: Factor in all costs to find the right price point.

Market Wisely: Identify where your audience hangs out and target those platforms.

Partner with a Fulfillment Provider: Consider a service like GloballyFulfill to handle logistics.

Final Thoughts

While Temu isn't your straightforward dropshipping platform, it's a goldmine for those willing to think outside the box. With careful planning, creative branding, and smart marketing, you can leverage Temu to build a successful online store. Happy selling, Tumblrpreneurs!

[luesmainblog]

Hi there, is there a link to your about page that people can access via the tumblr mobile app?

you can try my direct About link but I don't know if it's readable on mobile, I'm a strictly desktop user and I've been here since before the site became mobile-centric, so I genuinely don't know what's accessible and what isn't :( my phone can't really run the tumblr app half the time, so it's not something i'm able to check for.

honestly it's nothing that isn't pretty much covered by "i'm here i'm queer get used to it" or looking at the political stuff i do reblog. brief summary being i'm nb, aspec, anti-terf, anti-swerf, anti-cop, and anti-harassment. longer summary: I do my best to be an ally to jewish and muslim folk, but i am very under-educated in that area. same applies to mental illnesses. i was around during The Ace Raids(period of tumblr history where the site went extremely anti-ace for, at the time, no discernable reason. now we know it was general anti-queer getting its hooks in early.) and i watched the birth of the mogai community and the bi v pan debate. as a result my attitude towards identity is "you're the expert, just use whatever label suits you best and i'll believe you about it". i respect older/"outdated" identities and do my best to learn about queer history and incorporate that knowledge into my views. i can get kind of anti-christian at times due to the general trauma of living in the united states and watching "religious belief" become the excuse for massive levels of abuse and control, but i do respect people who use that belief to help people and push positive change. i view Missionary Work(i.e. going to another location and doing charity specifically to spread the word of your religion, like the god damn mormons are constantly doing) as inherently colonization and fundamentally do not understand people who consider it to be a good deed. i am against arranged marriage, but respectful to those who are comfortable in theirs. I support poly marriage(i am poly myself), and i think we need to severely change how disability aid is handled so that disabled people can marry who they want without losing their coverage and don't have to literally count pennies to make sure they're not over an insanely low limit. i can get kind of loud about intersex people's existence and rights. I support landback, but i am under-educated in native issues. I consider neurodivergency a positive thing, but i also acknowledge it as a disability. i consider the political lesbians of the 1960s to have been infiltrates and traitors, as their beliefs were foundational to modern TERF rhetoric. I don't have a DNI(if some asshole decides to follow me they're gonna see exactly what i think about them very quickly, and if they stick around anyways, maybe something i post will shake their beliefs a little), but TERFs, SWERFs, nazis and MAGAs get blocked on sight. harassment will also be blocked and reported. I am a strong believer in online anonymity; i don't think it's wise to share your age, sex, race or location unless it's something you WANT people to be aware of. I also don't think it's a good idea to share your face, but i don't harp on people who do make that choice unless they're underaged(and even then it's gonna be a very light 'hey maybe this is a bad idea'). double points on location, stop telling people where you live. that should NEVER have been normalized.

i'm also into a lot of fandoms, and i don't usually tag unless asked. current tags: NSFC(not safe for crystal, basically any mention of death will be under this), Facepaint, Spiders, Cats, Horrible Things, Important, Signal Boost, For My Wife, Frosty, Crinket, and Awesome Music. if you dig too deep into that last one you'll find some OLD tumblr culture. i also try to tag for content warnings like abuse, flashing lights, and sexual assault.

in short, i think other people should be able to exist how they want to as long as it's not inherently harmful to others, and i love to learn more about the world and spread that knowledge. i'm gonna see if i can make this my pinned post, this is honestly a better summary of what you're gonna see on this blog than my about page is. also, not the most important thing, but I do have memory problems, so i usually use Likes as a way to show myself i've already reblogged/seen something. ff to block if this ain't your rodeo, and welcome aboard if you stay!

[daughter-of-sapph0]

okay, final thoughts

personally im opposed to remasters and remakes, because it's just lazy. if i wanted to play an old game, i would emulate it for free, not pay full price for a new version of it. unless the remake changes a significant portion of the game or is more enjoyable than the base game, its not worth it and i dont care.

the only remake i feel is worth any time at all is the story of seasons grand bazaar game. but im biased because my partner really likes harvest moon / sos games.

im excited for metroid prime 4. it honestly looks super pretty. i love being reminded that games on the switch can look good! astral chain, xenoblade, metroid dread, they all look incredible. so when those amazing looking games are put right next to pokemon scarlet and violet, i kinda lose faith in game freak and the pokemon company. yall are the largest media franchise in the world! you game should not be so unoptimized that it runs at 15fps and has mountains clipping out of existence.

sorry that turned into a rant about pokemon. metroid looks cool. physic samus is awesome. i want edgy black and red power armor samus to step on me

as much shit as i give to pokemon, i do think legends za could potentially be a good game. gameplay wise, i mean. it looks a little rough around the edges in the visual department. ive been waiting for a real time battle system instead of turn based for years. are there any spin offs that do real time battles? pokken? the pokepark games?

anyway. legends za looks cool. if it has the same pokedex system as arceus where you catch multiple of the same pokemon to fill out the entry, i think that combined with the battle rank thing is gonna be really fun to just grind away at.

what else. i guess the app thing is a decent way for Nintendo to avoid using twitter any more. now they can do their tiny announcements there instead of the nazi website. its just annoying how you need a Nintendo account for it. i think its just a regular account, not an nso subscription. but Nintendo and their moblie apps. jeez, man.

the digital cartridges thing is so dumb. so last time i checked, if i bought a game on steam, i could play it on my pc, my laptop, my steam deck, any basically anywhere I wanted to at any time. and it just worked. why does Nintendo need to make their digital downloads way too confusing to move around? i mean i guess this new system is better than how it was before, where you couldn't do it at all. this would probably encourage people to get digital versions and use less plastic which is great. but theres still a few issues. number one, games are so god damn big that the internal storage can't handle more than one or two big games at once. you either need a massive sd card which is expensive as shit, or you'll need to constantly re-download shit. and that leads to number two, re-downloading everything all the time. i know some of yall have 50 terrabyte per second internet, and thats awesome. but what about the people with shit internet who live in bumfuck middle of nowhere? what are they supposed to do? thats also and issue for online only games, day one patches, dlc, and all that annoying shit that means that you NEED to use the internet to play games. the digital game card thing isn't the biggest issue with the internet and games, but it certainly isn't helping. okay rant over.

i think thats everything? this was kinda the last hurrah for the switch 1. i know in April they're gonna go all out on the switch 2, showing all it's goofy gimmicks and whatever games are exclusive for it. might liveblog for that, might not. who knows. depends on how im feeling / if i have class that day.

none of these games look interesting

[gear-project]

guilty gear strive feels like its receiving a good deal of criticism lately gameplay and design-wise, and the net code problem definitely doesn't help. with new games like sf6, mk12, and tekken 8 on the horizon, fighting games are taking steps forward as a medium. do you think guilty gear will motivate to evolve via patches and new content moving forward, or will it end up falling by the wayside?

As I personally see it, from my point of view that is, Guilty Gear Strive was built by an entirely new generation of game developers compared to past games, so you can't really make a strong comparison of this "version" of GG to previous iterations without taking that in to consideration.

In some ways, this version of GG is highly experimental compared to past iterations.

Guilty Gear Xrd, even with its limitations still BASED ITSELF on previous games, not just in frame data, but in design and mechanics.

It built itself off what existed, so it had a firm foundation to go on.

For Strive, while there are some things that are similar to previous titles, has thrown out the idea of "building up on what came before" and instead making something that is both new, simple, and engaging for those who are unaccustomed to fighting games.

In terms of emphasis, the game does well to show what can be done to make a game easy to understand AND play…

What it lacks in complexity and single-player engagement are still issues they are working the kinks out of, as they have said in previous Developer's Backyard entries and Interviews (see the GG Interviews and Developer's Backyard tags for details).

In terms of netcode and network issues… there were a lot of unforeseen events that occurred, but they are doing their best to mitigate this for the sake of all players who support their game.

In some ways, this game was FAR better managed than previous titles for that very reason… so even if there are netcode problems, the fact they are managing it instead of struggling with crunch and delaying things (or ignoring issues altogether), PROVES they still have a potentially capable team to work with on future content.

I want to remind you all the importance your voice has in impacting the growth of Strive as a game.

The role fans have to play in all this is to PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK and remind them what sort of games we are aiming for!

This isn't just a game meant solely for Tournaments of E-sports... it's a game meant to engage both new and old fans alike...

It's also a cross-platform crossplay access game... so the intent is that everyone can access the game no matter their platform of choice (but of course, that comes with technical hurdles they themselves have to overcome).

From my point of view, I still believe this game has the potential for growth and development... rebalance of the roster not being the LEAST of what they are capable of!

There's lots of things they plan to add... and although I cannot see what the future holds, at the very least, this game SEEKS to be a LOT of things that we've hoped for from previous GG titles...

Again, in terms of single player content, I don't think it's that fair to compare it to games like Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 11, which had much longer development cycles AND RESOURCES to work from.

ARC System Works is actually much smaller than other big name fighting game developers, believe it or not... so just getting as far as they have is a REALLY BIG DEAL.

Even for upcoming hopeful games like Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 12, you can't really predict how they will handle single-player features, as even Tekken 7 struggled to give much in the way of content to players who don't play competitively online "as much".

At the very least, Guilty Gear Strive has ALREADY made a name for itself as a game that can be recognized by mainstream gamers the world over... and that is saying something that no previous GG title accomplished...

So you could say that this Guilty Gear title STRIVES to reach the Sky, in terms of the limits of what a GG game is capable of...

And if you're gonna reach for the Sky... it should be HIGH...

[eolewyn1010]

Talking about Encanto - Mirabel

I've actually found a few people stating online the movie shouldn't have been about Mirabel because family member x is more interesting, and I'm really not on board with that. I mean, I also wish the rest of the family will be explored in further material, but on cost of Mirabel's story getting shoved aside? Seems like it kinda abandons the premise of the movie, doesn't it?

Not that I'm not biased here because I think Mirabel is an awesome protagonist. To my own surprise, I love her - even though she shares a lot of characteristics with Frozen's Anna. They both are quirky, energetic, cheerful, dancing half of the time (I need me a swooshy skirt like Mirabel's), unswervingly loyal, have issues with their sisters, try to repair family bonds that were damaged years ago and had them be left alone with a trauma at some point, all of that. But while I saw Anna always as a bit of a brat and found her a little annoying, Mirabel is my precious darling babygirl. And I can't quite put down why I feel differently about the two of them. Is it because Mirabel is fifteen and has an overall intact family (well, not emotionally healthy, but, y'know, she's not orphaned and isolated from her sole remaining family member) and thus I don't feel her cheerful, hype attitude is as misplaced and age-inappropriate as it is for eighteen-year-old Anna who has severe reasons to not be cheery at all? Or maybe because Mirabel is so relentlessly snarky even just via silent facial expressions? It might also be because Anna is sorta pushy with Elsa and lacks Mirabel's amazing ability to listen.

This family needs so much therapy, but really? The actual miracle is that Mirabel didn't lose her temper or mind at some point over the past ten years and asked her Abuela sometime earlier what is her fucking problem. Especially given that Mirabel absolutely has the temper for it, see her flipping-out contest with Isabela. Have I already talked about how much I love their arc? I have? Shame. Because this is so strong, character-wise. Consider the point from where they start out: While Mirabel is definitely not to blame for the conflict, her handling the situation is not exactly stellar. She's pressured to apologize when she wasn't the one who ruined the proposal, so she's sarcastic and angry about it and starts to insult her sister because... well, she doesn't actually want to embrace Isabela; she wants to save the magic, and getting her to a hug is just means to an end. So there are actually two tipping points here; first is Isabela's development, and the other is Mirabel's, overcoming her grudge to acknowledge her sister for who she is instead of who she has always perceived her as.

Which, honestly? Is tough work after what she's been through. The part where no one calls her to join in on the photo, not even Antonio who otherwise adores her, not even her parents who would usually never forget about her? That hurts so bad. I've read people say that Mirabel would be in the right to have the movie be her villain origin story - good thing then she isn't villain material. (Isabela would make an excellent Evil Queen tho.) What's making things heavier is that there's 1st, Abuela, who influences 2nd, the other Madrigals, who are 3rd, the center of the entire town, giving the basis for all of them disregarding her in some way. I still wanna kick the not-special special guy. And those impudent kids who are like, "if I were you, I'd be really sad", picking up on the mindset that Mirabel is somehow incomplete, even if she doesn't perceive herself that way and would be fine if she were included like the rest. I see where the disability / ableism metaphor gets its steam.

What's really unfair about this is that the townsfolk, just like Abuela, have different expectations of family Madrigal than they have of other people, than they have of themselves. They are non-magical, but they are allowed to be non-magical. Inside the family, this is a flaw that it isn't for the rest of the world. That's what you get for elevating people to godhood status - and what isolates Mirabel to some degree from the town's people as much as from the family.

I wonder if the situation had been better if the magic hadn't fucked up her ceremony so badly. I mean, I already got into the problematic aspect of making this a public spectacle for everyone to gawk at, but that was really something - making an already existing glowy door disappear on touch? What the fuck, Casita? Drama much? Even if Mirabel didn't get a gift, I feel there's an unnecessary cruelty in denying her a room of her own. I do like the nursery; it's definitely a room Mirabel has made her home and shaped, but it is consistently called the nursery, not Mirabel's room. She shares it with five-year-old Antonio, until he gets a room of his own while fifteen-year-old Mirabel stays where she is. That is demeaning, on some level. I wonder if she gets an own room when Casita is rebuild. Or are you telling me that she's forever condemned to babysitter duties for Dolores' babies, for any of the next generation her cousins and sisters might produce? What if Mirabel falls in love; would she be the only Madrigal to get kicked out of the house to live with her partner and maybe kids elsewhere? Eeehh. This was really poorly-thought out. And it doesn't quite fit the otherwise very close relationship Mirabel of all Madrigals has with Casita.

But something more about the room, it has the same hand-decorated, self-made feeling about it that Mirabel's clothing has. That is such a specialty of hers, that she makes things her own without being naturally, magically gifted for anything in particular. I love that about her sewing; it isn't a talent, it's a skill. Perhaps that's why they managed to re-build the house, because they have a family member among them who always had to do things the mundane way - and is shockingly capable of keeping up. She might not be as strong as Luisa or as much of a vines acrobat as Isabela, but have you seen her best both Bruno's room and his in-walls parkours on the first go? Playing with super-powered siblings and cousins all your life had to pay out somewhere along the line.

And her not being put into one specific role has paid out for them as well, with slotting Mirabel into the memetic role of the family therapist. That is, because she's not stuck with one very narrow task field, she has all that energy to invest in the happiness of the people around her, helping her mother in the kitchen, setting up decorations for the party, giving her little Antonio a pep talk, listening to Pepa and Félix telling their stories, digging until she gets to the ground of Luisa's and Isabela's issues. Getting Alma to talk to her sincerely, and moving past her behavior to forgive her. And Bruno, of course, the other family weirdo. It's pretty clear that even Mirabel finds his mannerisms weird, but the bad reputation Bruno and his visions have in town don't keep her from asking his help and offering him help, namely to bring him home, in return. Because she's been on the other side of this; she knows what it feels like to be othered. I love her bonding time with Bruno.

On that note, I'm not sure I get the family relationship switching fics out there that make Mirabel Bruno's daughter. I mean, whatever, but I don't see the point when all of the family members of the parental generation treat all of the kids as if they were their own anyway. Would it actually make a difference for Bruno if Mirabel were his kid instead of his niece? Would it make a difference in Julieta's and Pepa's behavior, in Félix' and Agustín's? I don't feel it would. They are just this big family bunch with Mirabel in their middle to glue it all together. Gosh, I love the finale with the door and the photo and everything. Who needs subtle when you can have it all in a big colorful rush and it's just so good?

[joseph-marc-blumenthal]

6 tips to protect your finances from Warren Buffett

COVID-19 and the resulting recession have affected everyone, including 90-year-old investing legend Warren Buffett.

His huge conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The pandemic “has negatively impacted almost all of our operations, although the impact has varied significantly,” the company said in its most recent quarterly earnings report in early November 2020. But even with the troubles, Berkshire reported an 82% jump in net profit for the July to September 2020 quarter. So billionaire Buffett seems to be handling the crisis well.

You can too if you follow his example. Here are the takeaways from Buffett's six wise deeds to help protect your money while the virus continues to rage.

1. Use low-interest rates

Buffett has become one of the richest people on the planet by taking advantage of the opportunities that have opened up. During the pandemic, he pointed to fantastic opportunities for borrowers thanks to the Federal Reserve's response to the COVID crisis. The Fed "did the right thing" by cutting its key interest rate to near zero in response to the virus, Buffett said. Other rates fell like dominoes across the economy.

“This is a very good time to borrow money, which means that now is not the best time for loans, but it’s good for the country that now is a good time to borrow money,” he said during the last meeting of Berkshire shareholders. Hathaway in May 2020.

How You Can Be Like Buffett: If you're a home buyer or homeowner with a solid credit rating, pick one of today's ultra-low mortgage rates while you can.

2. Be vigilant

It's not for nothing that a native of Nebraska, Buffett is called the Oracle of Omaha. Last March, the multibillionaire told an interviewer, "I always felt like there would be a pandemic someday."

In 2019, he warned his Berkshire shareholders in a letter that the world was facing a "mega disaster," a kind of "complete surprise" that would overshadow the devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Michael.

Buffett wrote that the monster disaster would result in huge losses for his company, but Berkshire will be ready to go the next day, he said.

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3. Don't store balances on your credit card.

As layoffs soared during the pandemic, some Americans were forced to accumulate more credit card debt. Turning to credit cards due to financial hardship is one thing, but Buffett says some people use plastic as a "money-box for raiding."

During a virtual meeting of shareholders, he spoke about a friend who got into an unexpected situation and asked for advice on what to do about it. She had a credit card debt - at 18% per annum.

“If I owed money at 18%, the first thing I would do with the money I have is pay it back,” Buffett told her. "You can't live your whole life borrowing money at these rates."

How can you be like Buffett: When credit card debt gets unbearable, the first step to getting rid of it is turning it into a debt consolidation loan. You will simplify your bills and cut interest expenses to pay off debt faster. Instead of 18%, you can pay only 5.95% per annum in the USA.

4. Do your homework with stocks.

The coronavirus crisis is devastating entire industries, including retail, dining and entertainment. Buffett decided that the damage to one particular industry would be greater than he could bear as an investor.

“The aviation business - and I could be wrong and I hope I am wrong - has changed a lot,” he told his shareholders.

So he explained why Berkshire sold all of its airline shares.

Buffett says people were discouraged from flying, so "the world has changed for airlines."

How can you be like Buffett: Investors who did their homework were rewarded during the pandemic as the stock market climbed to new all-time highs. Several stock investment portfolios will help you make the right choice. One solution will allow you to invest extra money in a portfolio that automatically adjusts to the ups and downs of the market.

5. Stick to a long-term plan.

Warren Buffett is confident that the US economy will recover from the COVID-related recession.

“Basically, nothing can stop America,” he said during an online meeting. “In fact, we have not encountered anything that closely resembles this problem, but we faced more serious problems. American miracle, American magic has always prevailed, and it will repeat itself again. "

But Buffett also said that no one knows what will happen, so investors should brace for a potentially long recovery. He says they will get "good results" if they hold the stock in the long run.

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6. Ask for help if you need it.

Buffett says the coronavirus has plunged the US into an "economic war," and many small businesses have fallen victim. He called on Congress to provide additional assistance.

“We have stopped a lot of people in this particular provoked recession and others are thriving, and I think the country owes these really millions of small entrepreneurs,” Buffett told CNBC in December.

The COVID-19 rescue package, approved in late December, included $284 billion in new small business loans with "paycheck protection." Now President Joe Biden wants to provide $15 billion in grants to more than 1 million hard-hit businesses.

How you can be like Buffett: If you are a business owner or breadwinner with financial difficulties, look for sources of relief - and take advantage of what is around.

This means, for example, that if you have federal student loan arrears in the United States, do not make payments until October, when the government moratorium is scheduled to end. Private loans can be refinanced at today's sharply lower interest rates.