#if being ace is more important to tara then fine

[garaks-huge-naturals]

the frustrating aromantic representation of chuck tingle's "bury your gays"

i feel like i should preface this by saying that i'm a huge chuck tingle fan and, representation aside, i greatly enjoyed his book. so this is not like, a hate take down. this will contain spoilers for bury your gays, you are warned.

the parts i have issues with will be more towards the end and are marked.

a quick synopsis: misha is a queer horror writer who is told to either kill off his gay characters after getting them together, or let them live and be straight (for the algorithm, ratings, etc). while he is reeling from this he begins being stalked by the monsters/villains of his past works. plot happens and these monsters are really nanobot contractions from his studio's fx company. misha survives these attempts on his life (and his boyfriend's and best friend's), eventually giving a heartfelt award speech about the need for a shift towards queer joy. when he comes back to work the entire studio is like decked out in pride flags and the now stereotypically gay management tells him that queer is IN! even better, it's profitable (according to the algorithm). but these nanobots are still out there. so they go to the fx studio to insert a virus that takes them down, the best friend, tara, being an unprecedented aroace that the algorithm has no information on due to a lack of content, is able to circumvent the nanobots and take them down!! happy ending!! yippee!!

i'll be going in order of the book, touching on the times where tara's identity is relevant

tara's aspecness is established almost immediately when she says "you know i don't swing that way...i don't swing any way, baby." classic aspec joke, i have no issue with this.

its first explicit mention is on page 42, "tara is aromantic and asexual, which has always made me appreciate her take on relationship advice." ok this part is so real. we are so good at that.

ok now we get into the main stuff. Tara says, "do you realize how hard it is to tell your parents you're asexual?" this part is true, and in comparison to misha coming out as gay. and i really appreciate it highlights the strange societal position aspecs are in!! it's hard to affirm an identity defined by a lack. and even harder for baby wanting parents to accept an identity that is largely incompatible with the nuclear family model. as this is in reference to like sex -> having a child, mentioning just the asexuality makes sense. but it is still weird to not mention how hard explaining aromanticism would be considering aces can more easily have straight passing relationships. let's begin a tally: ace mentions: 2, aro mentions: 1.

(!) time skip we are now towards the end. misha is giving his heartfelt speech, "i call on all of you to usher in a new era of stories where the gay, or bi, or lesbian, or asexual, or pansexual, or trans character lives happily ever after. buy those stories. make those stories profitable." we are now entering the territory here i begin to get a little angry. fandoms and drama in shows are so closely tied with romance. they are profitable. they are like, the lifeblood of ao3, etc. people also have this notion that you need a partner to be happy, and that this is a universal goal. so characters and story arcs that stray away from this tend to be, y'know, less profitable. and since this is extremely relevant to aromanticism as an identity and important to debunk, the lack of a mention of aromanticism is frankly stunning. our stories are not wanted, we have no characters to live happily ever after. because we are not profitable. we don't get that joy. so where are we? this is a nitpick but i find it strange that misha would forget to mention like, entirely half of his friend's identity. ace mentions: 3, aro mentions: 1

(!!!) this is the most egregious part to me. when i read this part i was genuinely so stunned that i started crying. ok so i've established that aros have very little representation. it is a fact that there is less aro representation than ace representation. especially in regards to non-ace aros. "there's a hero clad in pink, purple, and blue, the bi one...this continues on and on until every aspect of the community has been covered...tara steps up next to me, her eyes locked on the poster. "there' no asexual hero...they've got everyone up there besides an ace character...every fucking time." ok. so. a lack of representation for aspecs is like a Thing That We All Know. as also established, aros are not algorithm friendly, so i just see no plausible way that there is aro representation but not ace representation. and there's just this like, poetic irony to this. that aros are so forgotten, so uncared for, that the author of the fucking book forgot to even mention them. because there are three ways this shakes out here. either there is an aro in the line up and dr. tingle deprived us of the validation we need to justify our anger for a lack of representation (which effects us all but aros more). or he just straight up forgot to include us. or he's grossly conflating the two identities. there's no good option. anyway. ace mentions: 5, aro mentions: 1

here we have yet another mention of tara being ace, yet not aro, "my name's tara. i'm the asexual in the corner everyone's been ignoring." would be funny if aromanticism hadn't been grossly ignored once again. ace mentions: 6, aro mentions: 1

(!!!) time for tara to save the day (girlboss). "just pull up all the information you have on asexual and aromantic heroes...oh wait, that's gonna be pretty fucking difficult because there are almost no human asexual heroes represented in popular media, are there." like actually like the fuck. what the fuck. there are so little aro heroes that the author forgot about the one he had!! there are so little aro heroes that the author fucking forgot to mention how few there are. incredible. ace mentions: 10, aro mentions: 2 (ace mentions not quoted here but part of the rant)

so. thats the end of the book. it seems to me that dr. tingle might be a little confused. he's been a great supporter in the past of the aspec community. but there is a pattern of aro erasure in this book that frankly, pisses me off! but wait, there is more!

dr. tingle. babygirl. bestie. what the fuck is this? op explicitly said aroace character. and what do you do? you reblog with only an ace flag. do you not remember your character's own identity? or do you not acknowledge aros outside or aces? let's look at some more quotes from this post.

wow thanks for the solidarity dr. tingle (like, actually)!

what is this? whoopty fucking doo! aros totally dropped after their initial mention? again! but there is simply no precedent for this!!

i'd like to end this with a quote by dr. tingle.

glad you remembered the aces. maybe next time, remember the marginalized people you leave behind.

[luwritesomething]

Billy Loomis: Headcanons.

Warnings: swearing, and maybe typos, and mentions of manipulation and (untreated) mental illnessess.

Author's note: i love billy, what can i see. i literally have no excuse. might think about doing a part two to this if someone requests it. also, did you know that the first time we see billy on screen, a cover of this song is in the background? since then, i can't stop thinking about him whenever it plays.

comments and reblogs are always appreciated! requests are open, especially for scream! hit that anon button and tell me your ideas. in the scream fandom, i write for billy loomis, stu macher, mickey altieri, chad martin-meeks, mindy martin-meeks, tara carpenter, anika kayoko, laura crane

i think i project a lot into billy because of the daddy issues and the anger.

BUT ANYWAYS,,,

i feel like billy started feeling emotions so much after his mother left. 

like,,, he still feels things, and he laughs, and he has a good time, and he feels sad…. but all those feelings have been weakened since his mother left.

but whenever he does feel strongly, it’s like a explosion. he gets really mad, he gets really sad, and if he likes something, he gets kind of obsessed.

i think that’s some kind of disorder but i’m not here to give him a diagnosis. 

also i feel like he dissociates a lot

but that’s already from a young age

i think his childhood was happy, but now when he thinks about it he remembers a lot of fights between his parents and a sense of emptiness that he’s never really gotten rid of

it’s weird, and he hates it.

his mother is such an important person for him, and her leaving just like that and not taking him with her hurt him way more than he’s ready to admit

he doesn’t like his dad (canon)

like, he really really dislikes the dude. probably hates him.

being angry is his fuel. it’s a constant in his life

i feel like he would relate to jd from heathers. like, a worryingly lot.

he dressed up as jd for halloween, too

it just fits him a lot

he’s a weird kind of popular boy. he’s very selective with his friends, he’s mysterious, doesn’t really like big parties and he can be really rude. but he’s also really charming and he has pretty privilege, so he’s used to getting away with everything

looks like the kind who wouldn’t take notes or pay attention during class but then aces his tests and all

he observes a lot, and in silence. he knows everyone’s names, even if he plays dumb, and probably has a lot of data about everyone around him stored in his brain. very analytic, our billy boy

he’s not a big fan of physical touch. he touches who he wants (his friends, mainly) when he wants (they are all big on physical touch and rarely ever don’t want him to touch them) and only when he wants. 

billy flirts for fun, and mostly because he’s bored. he learned by observing, if not he would have no idea how to do that.

he’s bisexual.

he truly did love sidney in the beginning. his misogyny ruined everything (canon)

he went to a therapist a few times when he was a kid, because nancy (mrs loomis) was worried about him being slightly different and more quiet than other kids. the therapist didn’t pay him much attention and said he was fine.

he canonical has psychosis. the psychotic breakdown came with his mother leaving and him finding out his father had cheated with his grilfriend’s mother.

billy learned to manipulate people from his father.

spoiler, and going back to a previous headcanon, his childhood wasn’t really happy. it takes him a while to accept that, and realize he’s been under his father’s manipulation for a long time.

billy has this black notebook he carries everywhere he goes. he uses it for everything — inside, he has the plans for the murder spree, the people he hates and why, important things he has seen and will use to get what he wants, his anger spurts… it’s all there.

he plans on burning the pages with the murder spree once it’s finished, to leave to clues.

i’ve seen it so much that i can’t remember if it’s canon or if we just made it up, but billy’s father has this cabin they used to go to during the summer and winter holidays. that cabin is his happy place, he loves it and talks about it a lot.

he likes all horror movies, but the fancy ones are his favorites. he thinks he’s better than anyone else, for that, and that’s why randy annoys him so much — randy has a really good taste with movies, so they collide.

probably knows how to cook, even if it’s just a few dishes. it’s not like his father is around too much, so he’s managed to figure it all out.

he’s probably alone in his house a lot, too. even if he enjoys being alone anywhere else, he hates being alone there. 

bitter flavors are his favorite. 

he genuinely enjoys drinking beer. i hate him for that.

he celebrates the fuck out of halloween. it’s always been bigger than christmas, anyways.

his color palette is very simple: white, blue and black. maybe even brown if you push him. and that’s it, the boy’s simple and stylish.

hates being called william.

plays in the football team to release anger. he expects to get a shitty scholarship that will pay some of his college studies and never come back to woodsboro. billy doesn’t care about what he’ll study. ideally, it would be film like randy did in scream 2.

also he’s probably very good at most of the subjects except for one of those a lot of people hate — biology or physics. something like that. 

i want him to be good at english and literature and to read a lot.

and i actually headcanon him as a voracious reader, especially horror novels.

his old time favorite is dracula, but he loves stephen king’s writer. 

will defend carrie with his life.

he’s supposed to have a car? or does he share it with his dad? whatever. he walks to school most of the times, he doesn’t like driving. he gets a lot of road rage and he doesn’t want to disconnect — that’s the word he uses for his dissociative episodes — whenever he’s on the wheel.

if you’re his friend and you don’t like horror movies, no you’re not.

he’d be so good with writing essays, no, i will not elaborate.

probably can’t see shit from very afar. he used to have very good sight but not anymore — that means, he’s slightly myopic. it’s not too bad, though, so he’s refused to get glasses.

he’s very obsessive with his special interests (aren’t we all?)

really likes knifes, but are we surprised? his father probably gifted him one after a few hunting trips together, and the boy’s a goner now.

most parents like him, again, because of his charisma. even with the bad boy vibes going on, he can put on the most perfect sweet boy act and that makes everyone fall for him. he just needs to feel motivated for it to work

he’s a good actor, therefore. i think he’s proven that already, though, even if he acts hella sus all the time he fools people into trusting him

LOVES the feeling of power. billy needs to be a few steps before you to feel in control and be able to relax about anyone. knowledge is power, and he will do whatever to have that power.

mastermind™

has no favorite color — he couldn’t care less about choosing a favorite color.

[semi-sketchy]

Is Tara aware that she's aroace, or has she never really thought about it? As someone who's aroacespec, she's kinda my favorite character of yours for a lot of reasons 👉👈

Ahh, thank you!

At some point she does realize it, but Tara isn't the person to make a fuss over that stuff (heck, she doesn't even tell her husband they've been spelling her name wrong for years because she doesn't think it's worth mentioning). She knows what she is and she's fine with that, she's not going to overthink it or wear it on her sleeve. Maybe she'd read a book or something about it when she begins learning the term, but it'd be something she'd keep to herself. Besides, she's a very work-centric person, so she always has more important stuff to think about and fixate on.

The only time it would really start to bother her is when she begins dating. She would sometimes feel like she can't give Rocky the love he deserves and he'd be better off alone. Of course, her personality also plays into that, but being aro/ace is a big part. That feeling is actually what made me do this short animation in 2017.

It's also the reason Don't Come Home is my song for Tara and Rocky's relationship.

[magiciaa]

Welcome to Magicia chapter 4: Mechanical Spiders and the Magical Girl Mafia

((this is a short one, i was going to add more, but then it would be way too long))

It was a clear Sunday night, Tara had gone home the previous day and everybody was asleep. Zapp was curled up on the couch when an unfamiliar sound startled her awake, causing her to fall off the couch with a large thud. Zapp slithered to the window, peeking through the blinds at the noise. Outside, there was a tired looking blue haired girl in a strange steampunk looking outfit. Her eyes glowed green and her hair was standing slightly on end, and almost seemed to be crackling with electricity.

Zapp slithered over to Lu, who was sleeping in a chair nearby “Lu! Lu, wake up!”

“Eh? What?” Lu mumbled tiredly

“Someone’s at the…” Zapp began, forgetting the word she was looking for “outside”

“Why can’t you answer it?” Lu asked, annoyed from being woken up

“Oh I don’t know, maybe because giant eels aren’t exactly supposed to leave the ocean” Zapp snapped, shoving Lu out of the chair and curling up in his spot.

“Fine” Lu complained, answering the door “Hello”

“Is the red magical girl here?” The blue haired girl asked, frantically looking around as if she was being watched

“She’s asleep, but I can get her for you if you want” Lu answered “I guess you’re a magical girl too”

“I am, but that’s not important, I need her help” The magical girl replied with a panicked tone

“Zapp, go get Kat for me!” Lu shouted

“Got it” Zapp replied, climbing up the stairs toward Kat’s room

“Kat! Someone wants to see you!” Zapp yelled, shaking Kat awake

“It’s like 2am what do you want?” Kat mumbled into her pillow

“There’s a magical girl outside and she says she needs your help with something” Zapp explained

“Alright” Kat replied shuffling out of bed and to the magical girl at the door “what do you want”

“The name’s Doc Oobleck, nice to meet you” the magical girl said, acting completely different than earlier “I need your help with something”

“Ace of Spades” Kat replied “what do you need help with, and why does it have to be at two in the morning”

“The mafia” Doc answered

“The what?” Kat asked, confused at what Doc had just said

“The mafia” Doc repeated “I need your help to defeat the mafia”

“I heard you, I’m just confused” Kat replied

“It’s the magical girl mafia” Doc explained “they kind of want my head, and they’re keeping my friend captive”

“In that case, Ace of Spades transform” Kat snapped her fingers and transformed

“You’re a part of it, get away from me!” Doc backed away, summoning a silver gun attached to the tank of green goo on her back and pointing it at Ace

“Whoa, I’m not part of any magical girl mafia. I don’t know what you’re freaking out about” Ace tried calming down the terrified Doc “I literally just became a magical girl two days ago”

“Sorry about that, it’s just that… never mind” Doc seemed to have calmed down, her eyes were glowing less, and her hair wasn’t crackling with as much electricity.

“It’s alright” Ace replied, patting Doc on the shoulder “Ow, you shocked me”

“We’ll meet up again tomorrow at school” Doc said, waving goodbye “I’ll see you then!”

[dontshootmespence]

Quiet Rolling Thunder

Chapter 2

Although the knife was standard issue for Navy Seals, it was possible that the unsub had acquired it in another way. He didn’t necessarily need to be a Navy Seal, active or not.

“You’re taking Y/N to the hospital?” Matt asked. He reached down toward the phone and dialed Garcia. 

“My fine furry friends! How can I assist thee?”

Matt smiled at Penelope’s outburst. He’d been friends with her for years, even before he started with IRT, but hearing her sunshine every day made all this hell they experience a little bit better. Hopefully, she knew how important she was to the morale of the team. “Hey Penelope, we need you to run a search on anyone who was issued or bought an Ontario MK 3 Navy Seal knife?”

“What are my parameters?” 

Spencer turned around from the map in front of him. “I did a bit of geographical profiling and he only operates within the city limits when it comes to victims and dumpsites, so keep your search within the downtown DC area.”

“Got it, Boy Wonder! I will hit you back when I have something!”

The clicking of keys filled their ears before she’d even fully hung up the phone. “We’ve got this covered,” Tara said. “Go take care of Y/N.”

“Thanks.” Emily gave the team a soft smile before returning to Y/N. Though she was the leader of the team and had the ability to make final decisions, she was forever grateful that the team had her back. She had complete faith that once she returned from the hospital, they’d have some knew information. 

As she walked back into the room, Y/N was waiting, staring off into the distance like she was trying to make sense of what had just happened. Emily had never been attacked in that way before, but she could only imagine the existential crisis that she’d be walking through if she had. Y/N? Are you ready to go?

She nodded, standing up to follow Emily out of the door. Emily held it open, ushering Y/N out, but she couldn’t move. Can you go first? The idea of having someone behind me is...I can’t.

No problem. 

In the car, Y/N couldn’t muster the energy to speak at all. The knife had been right at her throat. She felt so violated. She hadn’t been - not technically, but she felt dirty. Like all she wanted to do was go home and take a shower. Agent Prentiss really wanted her to go the hospital though and in reality she knew she was right, so she agreed. 

As they pulled up to the hospital, Y/N looked up toward the sky and watched as the clouds rolled in and covered the moon save for a small sliver at the top. She stood frozen for a moment, taken by the beauty of the sky. If she’d made even one small move differently, she wouldn’t be here to see the moon playing hide and seek in the clouds. 

With a deep breath, she pulled her attention away from the sky and looked toward the sidewalk, where Agent Prentiss was standing patiently. Emily started signing as they walked. I can’t imagine what this is like for you right now, but you are very much here. You’re safe. And it’s going to be okay. With the information you gave us, we can find this guy and make sure he never does this to anyone else.

Thank you, Agent Prentiss. I don’t really know how to feel right now, but having you say that is keeping me grounded I think. So thank you again. 

Once inside, Y/N was ushered off to be checked out. She declined a rape kit, because she hadn’t been raped and she didn’t feel like being touched if she could help it, but she did allow them to take scrapings from under her fingernails. Maybe they’d be able to get some DNA. With nothing but a few minor scrapes and bruises, she was released after a couple of hours. When she walked outside, she saw Agent Prentiss still there.

You’re still here?

“Of course. I wasn’t about to leave. Is everything okay?” Emily signed, speaking at the same time.

No concussion. Nothing really but cuts and bruises. One of the nurses also gave me the number of a therapist that deals with assault cases, so I don’t know...maybe I’ll go. I’m not sure. She shrugged. She didn’t really know what to say. What was someone supposed to say? Anything? But she couldn’t deny that she appreciated Agent Prentiss staying with her. Something said that wasn’t necessarily normal - that she was going above and beyond, and Y/N appreciated it.

Emily asked her if she wanted a drive home, to which she said yes. At a red light, Emily said the first thing that came to mind. It’s your choice to go to a therapist or not, and you don’t need to make a decision hastily, but please don’t feel like the circumstances of your attack were any less harrowing than someone else’s.

Y/N’s lip quivered slightly, so she turned toward the window and gave it an imperceptible nod. She was telling her exactly what she needed to hear. How did she know? In the hours since she was attacked, a raging train of emotions rattled through her. She’d been violated, but not as badly as others had been. Plus, she’d made it out alive. Somehow she felt like she didn’t deserve to feel as bad as she did, no matter how dumb she knew that was. Thank you. She started signing wildly, praying that Emily could keep up even though she was driving. I think I need to give it a few days to give myself time to process what really happened. Not that I don’t know, but...you know? Anyway, I probably will go to talk with someone, but I need a few days.

That’s completely understandable. Emily said at the next red light. When she turned the last corner and drove up to Y/N’s apartment complex, she continued the conversation. Would you like me to walk you up to your apartment?

Y/N nodded and started to cry, not bothering to try and hide it. It seemed like Emily understood, and she’d been so kind. I’d really appreciate that.

They walked up the stairs in silence, with Emily once again leading the way so that Y/N didn’t have to deal with the feeling of someone walking behind her. She pulled her key out of her pocket and shakily approached the lock, but she kept fumbling with it. They dropped out of her hands and onto the wooden floor with a metallic thud. I’ve got it. Emily said. Let me. Once the door was open, Emily pulled out her card. If you need to talk to someone, I’m also here. I’m not a doctor, but I am a good listener. And please let me know if you can think of anything else that might help us catch this guy.

I will. Y/N said, standing in the doorway. Also, can you please keep me updated? At least as much as you can. I don’t know how I’m going to feel until this guy’s been caught.

I promise to tell you whatever I can. I’m going to stay until I here the door lock. Sleep safe, okay?

Y/N’s lips curled into the smallest smile. Thank you again, Agent Prentiss.

Emily. 

Thank you, Emily.

The door closed silently and locked behind Y/N. Emily finally felt okay leaving - as much as she could be considering someone who’d been so traumatized was still alone. But there was nothing much more she could do right now.

With a few quick swipes of her phone, she sent a text to the team saying she’d be back. The best way to make sure Y/N could recover from this was to catch this bastard.

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[theghostinthemoon]

Would Desus shippers be fine with something as far fetched as Desus becoming canon(coz y'all know they won't give us that&they would never do it 2 their fan fav characters 4 stupid reasons that we know)&be queerbaited than having an actual gay relationship that exists in the comics? (AaronxJesus) I am a desus shipper&gay but I'm so damn tired of being queerbaited..i don't want Eric 2 die but if he did just like the comics,then I'm going 2 give Jaaron a chance(representation is all I care about)

Hey, I get you, totally. Yes, I also ship Desus. BUT if Aaron and Jesus end up together of course I will give them a chance. I love both characters and gay representation matters. It’s not like I would just stop watching the show.

You see, my problem isn’t with Jaaron specifically. What bothers me is that Tara has constantly seen her girlfriends die. We finally have one gay relationship that feels real, honest and healthy. They grow and change together and care about each other so much and I wished the writers would see how important it is to the LGTBQ+ community. I love Aaron and Eric so, so much and I ship them a lot because I see what they represent. I don’t want yet another gay character to die just because they want to follow the comics (when we all know-even tho I don’t read the comics- that they have never followed the original story perfectly. All of a sudden they kill off Glenn and now they feel the need to be loyal to the comics?). If they want to put Jesus in a relationship, they could very easily just introduce a new queer character, because we all know the world has way more queer people than just 3 gay men and 3 lesbians (two of which are dead and one is about to die). 

About Daryl: he’s always been coded as queer and we all know that. Be it aro/ace or gay or even bisexual, he’s the only character that has lasted this long who hasn’t been in a relationship. And we know that either the writers are too scared to make it canon because of his huge fanbase, or because it’s just queerbait, and either way it is extremely wrong, frustrating and annoying. No, I don’t believe they’ll ever actually make Desus canon (but goddamn let me believe), but I think that making him straight just because they don’t want to make him queer is much, much worse. (Not that it matters but my headcanon is that he’s asexual gray homoromantic). 

My final point: I ship Desus as fuck, but I’d rather see Eric alive and Aaric surviving and Desus never happening than have Eric killed. That said, you’re allowed to ship whatever you want and I know that a lot of people are spreading Jaaron hate, and even tho I personally don’t ship it, please do you.  

[verdigrisprowl]

Dec 4 Dancitron Movie Night - Power Rangers (2017)

According to Prowl, the blue ranger is the only important part of the movie.

Swoop 7:58 pm *toddles in, lets out a BIIIIIIIIG yawn and streeeeeeeeeeeeetches* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:59 pm *Soundwave waves while moving the seats. He's late today and he has several dozen scratches up both flats of one arm and its matching side. Only one of the twins is here. Do the math.* Swoop 8:00 pm Bird? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:00 pm [[In a while.]] Swoop 8:00 pm : < *lays SO SADLY in front of one of the sofas* *look how sad he is* *look* FakeProwl 8:02 pm *oh, lovely, Swoop is quiet today.* *greeting/permission ping, sits, slumps.* Swoop 8:03 pm Soundwave Soundwave ItsyBitsySpyers 8:03 pm [[What.]] Swoop 8:04 pm When Bird? : < Bevel 8:04 pm Hey! *trundles in and goes to sit down* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:05 pm *Soundwave pings Prowl hello, notes the slump - still not sleeping, his fault, light burn of guilt - and nudges a wordless sense of affection and concern his way.*

[[Greetings, Bevel. Later, Swoop.]] Swoop 8:05 pm Later wheeeeeeen? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:05 pm [[He does not know. When she feels like making an appearance.]] Swoop 8:06 pm You Soundwave tell Her Bird Me Swoop am here now. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:06 pm [[She knows.]] Swoop 8:06 pm You sure? : < ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm [[He is speaking to her right now.]] Swoop 8:07 pm :V Bevel 8:07 pm Are you ok, Prowl? *they've had like two conversations this means they're friends or something* Swoop 8:07 pm Say HI Hi to BIRD FakeProwl 8:07 pm *leans on Soundwave and returns an affection ping.* FakeProwl 8:08 pm ... Why? *Prowl's friendship criteria are much more stringent.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:08 pm ((...i've never seen the video for this before wow))

*Leans in as well. If Prowl doesn't want to respond to the concern, he won't push it. But he'll still have it.* Tarantulas 8:09 pm (( i had no idea this existed, magical Swoop 8:09 pm *sad kicky feet* *pushes a chair over, clearly this chair is at fault and now it's dead* Bevel 8:10 pm *shrugs* You are all slouchy. Tarantulas 8:11 pm *tarantulas comes in and sees a sad swoop. hhh. hopefully he's sad enough that he won't see a giant spider mech skirting the edge of the room* FakeProwl 8:11 pm ... *sits up straighter and resumes leaning on Soundwave* Swoop 8:12 pm *totally sees the giant spider mech and sad rolls closer, limbs everywhere* Twincast 8:12 pm *slides in and settles somewhere unoccupied* Bevel 8:13 pm *she senses a brush off and that's ok* Tarantulas 8:14 pm ....Yes, Swoop? Swoop 8:15 pm Her Bird not here : < *yawns* Tarantulas 8:15 pm I'm so terribly sorry for you. Swoop 8:15 pm *grabby hands* Bevel 8:15 pm *waves to Tara* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm *Soundwave tries not to be amused by Tarantulas' response to that. He fails.* Bevel 8:15 pm There is a person in a fish tank. Magnum Ace 8:16 pm -pings Soundwave for a bridge- Tarantulas 8:16 pm *oh hey bevel, u get a wave back* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:16 pm *Bridge incoming. Same place as before.* Swoop 8:16 pm *grabby hands AT u spiderbot* Tarantulas 8:17 pm ...Soundwave, would it be against regulations if I got permission and suspended Swoop from the ceiling Swoop 8:17 pm : > ItsyBitsySpyers 8:17 pm *Soundwave considers this.* Bevel 8:17 pm Is that against regulations? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:17 pm [[...Today, not if you have permission.]] FakeProwl 8:18 pm *tiredly watches Swoop and Tarantulas. He's prepared to have to fight a dinobot to protect Tarantulas.* Tarantulas 8:18 pm *alright Mr. Grabby Hands, u ready for this* Swoop 8:18 pm *ALWAYS* FakeProwl 8:18 pm *... he might fall asleep in the attempt but the attempt will be made.* Tarantulas 8:18 pm So, Swoop, does that sound amenable? Magnum Ace 8:18 pm -and he's coming through, as trying to find a seat when he can- Swoop 8:18 pm What? Specs 8:19 pm *the dragon rushes in with a batch of silver-mercury drops and a soft-looking hide bag around her neck* *she looks both frazzled and frizzy* FakeProwl 8:19 pm ((i already miss prince's joker aesthetic)) Tarantulas 8:19 pm You wanted UP, did you not? Swoop 8:19 pm YAH! Up. FakeProwl 8:20 pm You're just encouraging him, Tarantulas. Tarantulas 8:20 pm What ELSE am I supposed to do? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:20 pm *Rumble hops up to go help the dragon with the bag. Maybe to pick them up and carry them to a seat, if they want. They look almost as bad off as Prowl.* Magnum Ace 8:20 pm -he's getting good at climbing up to high places now- Swoop 8:20 pm : > ItsyBitsySpyers 8:20 pm *Soundwave nods to Ace. Welcome, Leaguer. He sees you're already figuring out how to get up the couches.* Bevel 8:20 pm Oh hey the dragon is back. FakeProwl 8:21 pm Persist in ignoring him, bridge him out when his efforts step out of line. Either he'll give up or we get to regularly bridge him out. Both are preferable to teaching him that he gets what he wants if he just whines long enough. Bevel 8:21 pm *she'll get up to help if there's a need for it* Swoop 8:21 pm *grabby haaaaaands* Magnum Ace 8:22 pm -he is, and he thinks it's a bit funny- Tarantulas 8:22 pm *a sigh as tara scoops swoop up anyhow and starts webbing him loosely to the ceiling, in a way that sw can tell he can get out if he wants. tarantulas isn't dumb enough to try and make it permanent* Specs 8:22 pm Oh! *the dragon takes the bag back* These are my snacks. I was repairing the kitchen, and forgot to eat. *she looks sufficiently embarrassed by this* *she's also definitely accepting being carried. please and thank. she's so tired.* Magnum Ace 8:22 pm -and going to free one hand to wave back at Soundwave- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:22 pm ((ok so let's see. another movie i watched like six months ago (next week's too) so we got... idk i remember some bullying, obviously there's violence, bad parenting, there's probably flashing because it's that kind of movie)) Twincast 8:22 pm ((noted Swoop 8:22 pm *wraps himself around tara like a koala and is totally fine with this unless Tara tries to stick shit around his back where his wings connect, if he does, there's a FLAIL in coming his way* Tarantulas 8:23 pm If both Swoop AND I can get what we want - and what I want is simply some peace and quiet - I'll try anything. FakeProwl 8:23 pm *sighs. turns back to the screen.* Magnum Ace 8:23 pm -and he's successfully made it onto a couch- Specs 8:23 pm *the dragon waves at Bevel* Back, and with a snack! *lazily waggles a wing in the direction of the mercury drops* And with some for me too. Swoop 8:24 pm No wings Tarantulas 8:24 pm *no flailing required, swoop. you're hoisted up and steady now, supported in whatever acrobatic pose you so choose. tarantulas has you all the way across the room from where prowl and sw are, which is where he's going now* Magnum Ace 8:25 pm . . . ItsyBitsySpyers 8:25 pm *Soundwave takes some small delight out of seeing Swoop so deftly handled without wasting his energon for once, curls one feeler around Prowl's shoulders, and pats the spot next to them with another.* Magnum Ace 8:25 pm -already not okay with this!- Twincast 8:25 pm *Oh, this is the new one--he hasn't seen this one. yet.* Swoop 8:25 pm *considering he's going to hold onto tara as long as he can, swoop's going to end up more or less in the same sitting position he was when he was being held* *wiggles his wings* Whirl 8:26 pm *pokes his head in* *drinking in this grim scene* Specs 8:26 pm *waves at whirl* Hi! Whirl 8:26 pm So... Shaka, well the walls fell, right? *bobs his head at the dragon and trots on; he will make his way to the usual table. Who awaits him there tonight?* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:27 pm [[Sokath, his eyes uncovered.]] Magnum Ace 8:27 pm ..... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:27 pm *Rumble. Frenzy's... er. He had a bad day. Zori is slowly making his way across the ceiling toward the seat.* Swoop 8:27 pm ((EW)) Whirl 8:27 pm *snickers and bobs his head at Soundwave* Magnum Ace 8:28 pm -miiiight have sunk down on the couch- Specs 8:28 pm *the dragon makes a bit of a face* Well now I definitely lost my appetite. Bevel 8:28 pm *Bevel is also at the table* FakeProwl 8:28 pm Kailash, when it rises. Most likely. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:28 pm *Soundwave is oblivious.* Whirl 8:28 pm ((i love these opening shots)0 Ratchet 8:28 pm *pops in late with all the aplomb of a Ratchet who is late* Bevel 8:29 pm *so none?* Twincast 8:29 pm *waves* Ratchet 8:29 pm *FASHIONABLY, YOU NERD* *fashionably late* FakeProwl 8:29 pm *... small ratchet or big ratchet?* Whirl 8:29 pm *excellent. A good crowd; he will sit and offer a claw for Zori to ascend to the table* Swoop 8:29 pm *is suspended from the ceiling, ratchet, someone other that you finally attached an Ark troublemaker to the ceiling* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm *Soundwave huffs softly at Prowl. Both him AND Whirl making references tonight. It is a good start.* Ratchet 8:29 pm *smol Ratchet, and he has _never_ done anything like that* Swoop 8:29 pm *uses his wings to get swinging just enough for maximum sleepy baby relaxation* Whirl 8:30 pm *also shoots Prowl an amused look* FakeProwl 8:30 pm *nods at Ratchet. hello.* Whirl 8:30 pm ((HWHWHAAAT THE HELL i know that face. he's in ST2)) Ratchet 8:30 pm *nods back* Twincast 8:30 pm ((TY I thought I was imagining things) Bevel 8:30 pm *waves to Ratchet* Whirl 8:30 pm ((that's why he looked so familiar in ST...(( ItsyBitsySpyers 8:31 pm *Zori wiggles, then drops down onto the claw. It's like being mobbed by a feather.* Tarantulas 8:31 pm *has sat down next to prowl and soundwave should it be permitted* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:31 pm *Of course it was permitted. He tapped the space next to them didn't he?* Ratchet 8:32 pm Heh. Kind of an Ironhide, isn't that one. Bevel 8:32 pm I like him. Ratchet 8:32 pm *waves back to Bevel and goes to sit with Whirl and Zori* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:33 pm #little Ratchet! FakeProwl 8:33 pm ((that's the pettiest thing i've ever seen in my life)) Bevel 8:33 pm *welcome to the table then, she'll wiggle her fingers at Zori in greeting* Ratchet 8:33 pm Hey, you're smaller than me, kiddo. *...... right?* *did Zori get small again* Whirl 8:34 pm *will also look over at Ratchet and, after a moment of surprise, bob his head* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:34 pm *He is. But his Ratchet is bigger.* Whirl 8:34 pm *it has been a dog's age* Swoop 8:34 pm ((dude they had to go print an 8x5 and she had to either sharpen those scissors so they'd be able to pin something in the wall or work out so she could embed dull metal into a wall)) ((girl doesn't do thing by halfs) FakeProwl 8:34 pm ((she's a cheerleader, i'm willing to bet that was raw muscle)) Swoop 8:35 pm ((maybe they need to recruit her. she has mad potential in the area of murder)) Specs 8:35 pm ((billy is relatable)) Whirl 8:35 pm ((most likely)) Heh. Heh heh. I like this Billy. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm ((one sec y'all my audio died)) FakeProwl 8:36 pm *... prowl likes the human with the pencils.* Swoop 8:36 pm *leans back as far as he can, this is actually pretty okay..... would be better with bird....* Ratchet 8:36 pm What'd he do? House arrest for what? Swoop 8:36 pm *sends her like ALL the emojis* *ever* Specs 8:36 pm *the dragon sneaks something out of the bag. crunch crunch.* Swoop 8:36 pm *mostly relevant but some that are just fun emojis* Whirl 8:36 pm Something involving a cow. Probably stole it. Grand Theft Bovine. Ratchet 8:36 pm *and gently boops Whirl, because* Heya, friendo. Been a while, huh. Specs 8:36 pm *around a full mouth* I don't see why bringing food in for your friends is a bad thing. Whirl 8:37 pm *nudges Ratchet back, probably with more force than he intended to* Sup? You been taking care of yourself? Magnum Ace 8:37 pm ...... Swoop 8:37 pm ((when is this set?)) Ratchet 8:37 pm Oh, sure, I'm alive, aren't I? FakeProwl 8:37 pm We didn't get the details. We saw him in a car chase with the police. Bevel 8:37 pm He did not turn in his friend who helped him either. Whirl 8:38 pm Darmok and Jalad! Ratchet 8:38 pm Ha. I like Billy. FakeProwl 8:39 pm *"can you stop touching me now?" oh, prowl REALLY likes this human.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:39 pm *Soundwave pings Tarantulas.*

(txt): Query: What fuel desired during movie night? FakeProwl 8:39 pm *he doesn't like being touched, he can memorize and calculate exact times?* ... What's "the spectrum"? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:40 pm *It has occurred to him that Tarantulas might want things that they don't normally keep on stock. He IS a spider.* [[...He does not know.]] FakeProwl 8:40 pm Hm. Swoop 8:40 pm *might actually fall asleep here* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm *SUDDEN BIRD* Specs 8:41 pm *the dragon gapes a grin* He doesn't get humor either? Not a bad human. Swoop 8:41 pm !!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm *Who is just as scratched and scraped up as Soundwave is.* Swoop 8:41 pm *wiggles* HI BIRD! Bevel 8:41 pm That sounded like a good song. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm {{meh meh screamy punk meh scratch Bird meh meh MEH hello Swoop}} FakeProwl 8:41 pm Well. If it comes with an extremely heightened memory but an inability to process humor, it sounds like a beneficial trade-off. Twincast 8:42 pm *wonders if diving into water at night is good for humans. prolly not* Swoop 8:42 pm You Bird fight Starscream? Magnum Ace 8:42 pm ....? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm {{No. Him Lord. Bird not fight.}} Tarantulas 8:42 pm @SW: ::None, hyeh. That is to say, I'm perfectly fine without.:: Swoop 8:42 pm You Bird win. Him suck at fighting kehehhhh. Coward! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm @T: (txt): Certain? Whirl 8:43 pm *ah, Whirl related, Kimberly* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm *Nod of agreement. Expanded memory. Good stuff.* Specs 8:43 pm *the dragon shudders and eats a another cronch* Diving into the water is probably bad anyways. Whirl 8:43 pm *he feels the same way about new Iacon* Swoop 8:44 pm You Bird tell Swoop fighting story. You tell about fight! Bevel 8:44 pm *amused by the van comment* Magnum Ace 8:44 pm !!!! Swoop 8:44 pm :V Kehhehehehhh Explode FakeProwl 8:44 pm *shoulders tremble slightly* Specs 8:44 pm *the dragon goes three feet into the air and POOFS* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm *Soundwave twitches forward. The human, did they l-- they're alive. Good.* //Fraggin' RUN.// Whirl 8:45 pm A little cave-in's good for you. Builds character. Magnum Ace 8:45 pm ........... Specs 8:45 pm *Whirl, would you like an epaulette now? because you're getting one.* Ratchet 8:45 pm Best way to trap a Decepticon. Whirl 8:45 pm *always welcome, little dragon* Tarantulas 8:45 pm @SW: ::Certain. Besides, it IS slightly awkward to refuel in public. Questions abound.:: Magnum Ace 8:46 pm Best way to almost die ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm //Dunno 'bout that. Killed Beachcomber, not us.// Ratchet 8:46 pm For about five minutes, anyway. Doesn't work too well on Autobots either though, so that's a bonus! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm @T: (txt): ...Point taken. Acknowledged. Magnum Ace 8:47 pm Restricted area. Get out of there I've seen driving like that FakeProwl 8:48 pm ... Didn't he JUST get in trouble for this exact thing? Swoop 8:48 pm Drifting kehhehhe in mud Magnum Ace 8:48 pm ........ Whirl 8:48 pm Hold on, dragon--gotta make a quick trip. *he's going to stand up, careful to give the dragon time to adjust, and make for the bar* Magnum Ace 8:48 pm This isn't a good idea ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm //Ohhhhh he's gonna do the thing. He's gonna - ha!// ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm //I like that one.// Swoop 8:49 pm KAH! Him jump. On car : > Whirl 8:49 pm *snickers* Bevel 8:49 pm Outracing trains is fun. Specs 8:49 pm *the dragon just clings tighter. she's a little poofy right now. she appreciates this perch* Magnum Ace 8:49 pm !!!!! Whirl 8:49 pm PFFT. Bevel 8:49 pm They did not have it. Whirl 8:49 pm Short movie. Swoop 8:49 pm ((oh shit)) FakeProwl 8:49 pm *winces* Swoop 8:49 pm DEAD kekhehehhh ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm [[And that is why he did not agree to race Breakdown.]] Specs 8:49 pm Ow. Twincast 8:49 pm Uh, rest in peace... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm //Shortest movie ever, Boss.// Magnum Ace 8:50 pm That was not a good idea at all Swoop 8:50 pm Bird, them died. You tell story now. Bird fighting story. FakeProwl 8:50 pm *the one who was driving was on the left side of the vehicle. he has the highest probability of surviving.* *AND he knows to fasten his seatbelt.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm {{Bird shot Frenzy. Him mad. Us fight. Boss stop. There. It story told.}} Ratchet 8:50 pm *somehow.... fell asleep?? for a minute?? in the middle of an action sequence and.... possible flashback??* Specs 8:51 pm *the dragon blinks* He's alive? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:51 pm [[...How did he get home.]] FakeProwl 8:51 pm ... Hm. Ratchet 8:51 pm ... what'd I miss Magnum Ace 8:51 pm ....what....just... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:51 pm [[Humans are fragile.]] Swoop 8:51 pm You Bird play-shoot. You REAL shoot, him dead kehhehh. Magnum Ace 8:51 pm That would have killed all of them ItsyBitsySpyers 8:51 pm //Pfff!// FakeProwl 8:51 pm Right. Magic rocks. Magnum Ace 8:51 pm ..... Swoop 8:52 pm Kehhh Him rip door. Sludge rip lot of door. Bevel 8:52 pm Creepy rock saved them. Whirl 8:52 pm Huh. Nice. *and he'll lean on the bar* Ravage, can you hook me up with the usual? I can bring you back something next week. Ratchet 8:52 pm He doesn't dSwoop. Magnum Ace 8:52 pm -sighs- Magic. Why more magic? Swoop 8:52 pm Sludge break everything Him bad at inside Ratchet 8:52 pm doesn't do it on purpose** ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm *Ravage trots up from behind Whirl and leaps over the bar.*

=Yes.= Swoop 8:52 pm KEHEHHEH SLudge not do ANYTHIGN on purpose Him dumb Twincast 8:53 pm *pffft* Specs 8:53 pm *the dragon just looses it* Whirl 8:53 pm Any requests? Ratchet 8:53 pm Don't be mean to your brother. Swoop 8:53 pm :V ..... Dinobots mean.... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:53 pm =Tinsel. Out now.= Mix mix mix. =Eight ounces.= FakeProwl 8:54 pm *oh, he's suddenly popular. how nice for him.* Whirl 8:54 pm Oh, yeah! I... forgot. After someone even tried to remind me. ...I'll bring you double. Ratchet 8:54 pm Dinobots are not mean. It's not in your programming, that's no excuse. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:54 pm *Ravage rumbles in satisfaction.* =Good. Good.= *Serve.* Magnum Ace 8:54 pm This is going to ....get bad... Swoop 8:55 pm *swings a little in place as a counterarguement* Are too Magnum Ace 8:55 pm -this movie is just making him tired- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:55 pm [[...Did he offer an on-duty enforcer some highgrade.]] Whirl 8:55 pm *much appreciated, bartender; you're the best. Drink in hand, Whirl's going to return to his table and hunker over it like a horrid gargoyle, as per usual* Ratchet 8:55 pm Wrote your code myself, didn't I? I should know. Twincast 8:55 pm Yes, yes he did Bevel 8:55 pm Yes. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:56 pm [[Humans have lighter codes than he is accustomed to.]] Specs 8:56 pm *a horrid gargoyle with a fancy epaulette* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:56 pm *Oh, oh, if the dragon is a shoulder decoration, can Zori be too? He has lots of legs. They'll be the fringe.* FakeProwl 8:56 pm I think that says more about the other humans than about the enforcer. Whirl 8:57 pm *you are quite welcome to, Zori. Whirl will even help you up, if required* Magnum Ace 8:57 pm Are they supposed to be a team? Is this what is going on? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:57 pm //Guess they are now.// Specs 8:57 pm *Zori gets a grin* We match! Swoop 8:57 pm Fly :0 ItsyBitsySpyers 8:57 pm *Help taken! He whistles and - ZOOP eyestalk.* #did you see that #😮 #wow Bevel 8:58 pm Awesome! Whirl 8:58 pm *Admiral Whirl presides* Specs 8:58 pm Wow! Magnum Ace 8:58 pm That's one way...to...good god Swoop 8:58 pm that pretty okay jump kehhehhhehh ItsyBitsySpyers 8:59 pm //Welp.// Magnum Ace 8:59 pm . . . . Swoop 9:00 pm Oh that uhh Specs 9:00 pm ...Why. Swoop 9:00 pm base jump Sideswipe Sunstreaker do Twincast 9:00 pm *but what about water tension* Magnum Ace 9:00 pm That's...kinda terrifying ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm [[...How do they intend to get out?]] Magnum Ace 9:01 pm Climb, apparently FakeProwl 9:01 pm *is quickly becoming unable to stand the one that keeps saying "crazy"* Specs 9:02 pm *the dragon is going to cover her eyes with her tail. this is bad! they will drown and die!* Swoop 9:02 pm *it takes a while but a thought finally catches up in swoop's pea brain* Bird ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm {{What?}} Swoop 9:02 pm You ok? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm [[.......Fascinating.]] Magnum Ace 9:02 pm -he's going to show this to Bull Armor later...maybe- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm {{Peh. Bird scratched. Bird dented. Bird still best.}} Swoop 9:03 pm Bird best no matter WHAT kehhehh but... no hurting? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:03 pm {{No.}} Not that she'll admit to. Bevel 9:03 pm Spaceship. Swoop 9:03 pm Ok : > Specs 9:04 pm *peeks out from under her tail* Are they- Oh, neat! *perks up and stares at the ship* Ratchet 9:04 pm ... oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm [[Ah.]] Pause. [[The Ark.]] *Light tremble.* Swoop 9:04 pm *reaches out to pet/scritch Bird* Tarantulas 9:04 pm *tarantulas seems unimpressed by the movie - he's got a datapad out now* FakeProwl 9:05 pm ... How so? Is this... Dead Universe-y, you think? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:05 pm [[Hmm?]] Magnum Ace 9:05 pm What type of ship is...this? FakeProwl 9:05 pm *Prowl can see it. traveling through the water like traveling into another dimension. And it IS dark.* You said it's like the Ark? Ratchet 9:06 pm My Ark. FakeProwl 9:06 pm *there are many Arks, but only one Ark is THE Ark.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm [[Ah. Humor. He was referring to some Autobot ships that crash into mountains on Earth.]] Point to Ratchet and Swoop. [[Like theirs.]] [[A comparison for amusement's sake.]] FakeProwl 9:06 pm Oh. Yes. The one in the volcano. Swoop 9:07 pm Me Swoop live in mountain! Caves Behind Ark : > *pet scritch <3 Bird* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm *Bird wriggles away from the scritch. She's been scratched enough today.* *Pats are okay though.* Swoop 9:07 pm *cocks his head* *.... tentative pat?* Ratchet 9:08 pm Space ship in mountain with robots. Hmm. FakeProwl 9:08 pm ... In his head, is that a...? It's not a spark, obviously, but it looks like a similar power source. Specs 9:09 pm *the dragon wiggles around a bit to consume more cronch; hopefully this won't bug whirl* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:09 pm [[He is uncertain. It is an odd place to keep one's spark.]] Whirl 9:09 pm *he is quietly and blissfully inhaling the paint-peeling fumes coming off his Gaugebuster* Specs 9:10 pm *cronch cronch* FakeProwl 9:11 pm Maybe it's both his power source and his memory storage unit. Oh, he's observant. I like the smart one. Swoop 9:11 pm ((am i the only one having flashbacks to the south park episode about scientology)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm [[...He cannot decide whether that would be efficient or foolish. To meld the two.]] Whirl 9:11 pm He's pretty wily. *takes a long draught of his drink* Swoop 9:11 pm ((i want a subtitle to go "they actually believe this")) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm //Back home AGAIN?// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm //They gotta stop - whoa.// Magnum Ace 9:12 pm -hiding!- Whirl 9:12 pm She should probably see a doctor about that. Swoop 9:12 pm *pets Bird with the sides and backs of his hands to avoid reflex scritches* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:12 pm *Bird chatters to herself.* Specs 9:12 pm *the dragon promptly stops cronching and hides her face under her tail again* Swoop 9:13 pm <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 ItsyBitsySpyers 9:13 pm //There ain't no doctor for that kinda thing.// Magnum Ace 9:13 pm -nope, nope, no thank you- Whirl 9:13 pm Well, let's check. Ratchet--you know any cure for 'ominous wheezing' and 'cliche horror fast motion movement?' Ratchet 9:14 pm Uh. A good defrag? Whirl 9:15 pm *snickers* Specs 9:15 pm *quitely* An icicle to the head? Whirl 9:15 pm Defrag, huh? Someone's got to un-fuck Rita Repulsa. Tarantulas 9:15 pm *snickers a bit, spiderman ref* *keeps tapping away at datapad anyhow* Specs 9:15 pm *and the dragon laughs so hard that she coughs up a leg from her snack. oops* Whirl 9:15 pm ... *looks down at the leg* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm *Curls the feeler that isn't around Prowl's shoulders to try to spy on the datapad.* *Like y'do.* Whirl 9:16 pm You lost something there, dragon. Specs 9:16 pm ... *grabs it. cronch* Sorry. Swoop 9:16 pm *is actually surprisingly chill with everything going on right now - he is up, he has bird, the movie doesn't require him to think* Whirl 9:16 pm *starts to shrug, but realizes both of his shoulders are occupied* Swoop 9:16 pm *is having a B+ dinobot night* FakeProwl 9:17 pm *... tries to reach across soundwave to tarantulas.* Magnum Ace 9:18 pm -is it safe to look up yet?- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm *Probably not.* Swoop 9:18 pm Kehehh her punch mouth Magnum Ace 9:18 pm -hears screaming, keeps face buried in knees- Tarantulas 9:19 pm *whaaat why are people looking and reaching, tarantulas holds the datapad to his chest loosely and looks up ???* Bevel 9:19 pm *feels like Trini sometimes when she's at home, but with less dad and siblings* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm *Zori has definitely got his optic off. And his audials.* *Because Soundwave is curious is why. What other reason?* Swoop 9:19 pm Shower? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:20 pm [[...They have been surgically altered?]] Specs 9:20 pm What is with human docents? *would pat Zori, but Whirl has too much shoulder to do so* FakeProwl 9:20 pm *can only really reach tarantulas's thigh from here. ... puts hand on tarantulas's thigh?* Whirl 9:21 pm oh, hey. Didn't know you were in this movie, Zori. Specs 9:21 pm *gasp* Tiny Zori! Tiny Zori! *wiggles* Zori, look! A Tiny Zori! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm #what? *He's not seeing* Whirl 9:21 pm ...well, you're gone now but. There was a scorpion. Swoop 9:21 pm KEH Magnum Ace 9:21 pm ..... Swoop 9:21 pm Him bad at training Magnum Ace 9:21 pm -peeks up to the screen- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm *Soundwave notices the hand on the thigh. Decides to help. Uses the feeler that was spying on the datapad to scoop Tarantulas' legs up, spin him, and drape the legs across his own lap. There you go Prowl.* Tarantulas 9:22 pm *was NOt expecting that, he might be a little fluffed* FakeProwl 9:22 pm *oh. good. contently puts his hands on one of Tarantulas's ankles.* Swoop 9:23 pm *busts up, that's his type of joke, food and fighting* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:23 pm *Gently pats a knee and lets go again. Tarantulas is free to move back to as he was if he wishes.* Tarantulas 9:23 pm *wiggles his toes and settles into his new spot, then* Magnum Ace 9:23 pm -okay, better now- Tarantulas 9:24 pm *he's not terribly upset, just - surprised. he's back at his datapad* Swoop 9:24 pm Them look for energon crystal? Oh ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm [[He approves.]] Swoop 9:24 pm Him on ceiling too : > Twincast 9:24 pm ((delicious product placement)) Swoop 9:25 pm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FakeProwl 9:25 pm ... There should be a movie about the blue one. Doing his thing. Bevel 9:25 pm Dinobots. Swoop 9:25 pm *SQUEAKS* Whirl 9:25 pm Swoop. You're in the film too. Specs 9:25 pm I would watch that movie. Swoop 9:26 pm *is like one step below thrashing with excitement* dinOBOTS Magnum Ace 9:26 pm They're huge... Magnum Ace 9:27 pm .... Specs 9:27 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm [[Tell him the blue one becomes the leader. The others are irresp--hmm.]] Swoop 9:27 pm *it's a good thing swoop was preemptively restrained because he's all squeaks and chirps and squeals and a few shieks* Us DINOBOTS there Whirl 9:28 pm *downs his drink and leans back, carefully, and streetches* FakeProwl 9:28 pm He did it because he was focusing on the others, not himself. Swoop 9:28 pm -dinobots- _dinoboootttsss_ Bevel 9:29 pm Yeah. Swoop 9:29 pm /dInObOtS/ Swoop 9:29 pm Me Swoop want more DINOBOT MOVIE ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm [[Why is it THIS one's team?]] FakeProwl 9:30 pm It went away because he was touched without his consent. He was dragged back into hyperawareness of his own body. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm *Soundwave looks to Prowl, makes a note of the theory, and back to the screen.* Magnum Ace 9:30 pm .....? Oh....dear... FakeProwl 9:31 pm ... Maybe the red one isn't the "leader." Swoop 9:31 pm Her claws sharp KEHEHHEHHE Specs 9:31 pm This is going to end poorly. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:31 pm //She got good taste.// Specs 9:31 pm *snickers* FakeProwl 9:31 pm ((an average day in retail)) Whirl 9:31 pm ((PFFT)) Fan of gold, yourself? *looks to Rumble* Swoop 9:32 pm *wiggles his fingers and toes* Gold ItsyBitsySpyers 9:32 pm //You betcha. Like the Boss 'n silver. 'S neat stuff. Real easy stretchin' it out if times is tough, too.// FakeProwl 9:32 pm Maybe the red one is the most arrogant, self-important one. Bevel 9:32 pm Gold is really soft though. FakeProwl 9:33 pm So of course the red one thinks he's the leader—and will tell the next red one that HE'S the leader. Magnum Ace 9:33 pm -staring in mild horror- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm *Has known a few reds in his time.* Whirl 9:33 pm *glances to Soundwave, and then back to Rumble; he didn't know Soundwave had a penchant for silver. Now he does* Okay, just to be clear here... to eat, right? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:34 pm //Well, yeah. I dunno how to make no giant monsters.// Magnum Ace 9:34 pm -he's a red one. and a leader- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:34 pm *Soundwave vents softly. Rumble, why do you have to blab like that sometimes. People are going to question how he eats it.* Whirl 9:34 pm I forget what metals are and aren't, y'know. Tasty. *waves a dismissive claw* *oh, Whirl knows, Soundwave. HE KNOWS. HE SAW* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:35 pm [[Yes. Tell your secrets.]] Specs 9:35 pm *looks over at Soundwave and grins* Bevel 9:35 pm A giant monster made of gold would be really easy to beat. *she's going to be stuck on this for a bit* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm //Kinda a personal tastin' thing. Don't everybody like the same's me.// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm [[For our kind. Cybertronians could consume it. Humans cannot.]] Pause. [[Save for the airplane eaters.]] Bevel 9:37 pm Airplane eaters? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:37 pm [[Ask Smokescreen.]] Magnum Ace 9:37 pm Those are few humans And it takes training Specs 9:38 pm ((*eyes* just got a link trade request from some dude in fukushima)) ((guess who's getting a Ja'am)) Whirl 9:38 pm ((omfg)) Swoop 9:38 pm Her float KAH Whirl 9:38 pm ((speaking of games, you might get a kick out of this, specs: apparently I had an Alarak moment while playing D2 with tubes)) Specs 9:39 pm ((AAAAAAAY)) Magnum Ace 9:39 pm ....... Specs 9:39 pm ((lov that allie allie alarak)) Whirl 9:39 pm ((i commented on how all of our enemies were in a "big hurry to die" and she started laughin at me)) ((HE IS GRATE)) Specs 9:39 pm ((he is! good and red and spiky)) Whirl 9:40 pm *Whirl can relate* ...*on being the meanest person* Swoop 9:41 pm ((wow bitch)) *blows raspberries* No more PICTURE talk. Them go DINOBOTS!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm *Taps fingers. Thinking.* Magnum Ace 9:43 pm ....... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:43 pm *The awful things speech sounds good, but it probably only applies when you do... what. One? Two?* Magnum Ace 9:43 pm -chin on knees now- He's both bad and good at speeches Swoop 9:44 pm Them get Dinobots. Dinobots kill. Windchill 9:44 pm *Is here.* FakeProwl 9:44 pm ... Does it occur to them to, I don't know... call the police? Call the military? Show them pictures of the space ship until someone believes them? Specs 9:44 pm *is fuzzy and an epaulette* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:44 pm [[They are impulsive and immature. Likely not.]] FakeProwl 9:44 pm Oh—oh good, they got chains and a baseball bat. STEAL A GUN. Swoop 9:45 pm DiNoBoTs Windchill 9:45 pm *Finds a seat.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm //...I never heard of nobody tyin' up fish.// Specs 9:45 pm That's not a thing, I don't think. Whirl 9:46 pm Gotta keep those troublemakers in line. Windchill 9:46 pm ...This looks fantastically dumb. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:46 pm [[You are free to leave if it disappoints you.]] Windchill 9:46 pm I didn't say disappointing. Magnum Ace 9:47 pm ..... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:47 pm ((i'm cackling)) ((about the source of life itself)) Bevel 9:48 pm Oh no. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm *Tiny edge forward.* FakeProwl 9:48 pm *edges with* *tightens grip on Tarantulas's ankle* Windchill 9:48 pm I doubt it. Ratchet 9:48 pm [[ damn kids don't know cpr ]] Swoop 9:48 pm dead Bevel 9:48 pm 😔 Tarantulas 9:49 pm *looks up - ah, something dramatic, he sees* Magnum Ace 9:49 pm ...dead? But... Windchill 9:49 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm *A new version of one of his favorites?* FakeProwl 9:49 pm ... They can revive him. The ship has the power to revive one of them if they all... get their powers activated. Bevel 9:49 pm ((gdit stand by me hurts me and i'm so mad they used this song Whirl 9:49 pm Assuming Face-in-the-Wall lets it happen. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm *He likes how they've chosen to use it.* Bevel 9:50 pm I hope so. Windchill 9:50 pm Creepy. Swoop 9:50 pm Them get dinobots from cave go kill her all better : > Bevel 9:51 pm Not if Billy is still dead. Swoop 9:51 pm Mostly better : > Windchill 9:52 pm Billy's the temporarily dead one? Bevel 9:52 pm Maybe. Magnum Ace 9:52 pm ....what? FakeProwl 9:52 pm ... He'd better NOT step through. Windchill 9:52 pm Stop all the downloadin'! Bevel 9:53 pm *whoops* Magnum Ace 9:53 pm He's alive Windchill 9:53 pm *Knew it.* Magnum Ace 9:53 pm He's...oh good Specs 9:53 pm Oh, good, the movie is saved. Windchill 9:54 pm Which one is Pink Ranger? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm *Settles back. Good.* Swoop 9:54 pm NOW dinobots!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm [[The one with the strings.]] Specs 9:54 pm They're all kind of pink, really. Windchill 9:54 pm The strings. FakeProwl 9:54 pm *settles with. Pats Tarantulas's knee.* Windchill 9:54 pm Okay. Boob strings. FakeProwl 9:54 pm ((product placement is BULLSHIT. i want donuts.)) Tarantulas 9:54 pm *looks up, amused - questioning look?* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm ((saaaaame)) Specs 9:54 pm ((...not trading with person from fukushima because they keep offering rattatas for my Ja'ams)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm ((boo!)) Magnum Ace 9:55 pm ((ew no Swoop 9:55 pm that really really thin armor Bevel 9:55 pm ((i had krispy kremes yesterday at work, delicious Whirl 9:55 pm ((such a paltry offering for the greatest pet)) Magnum Ace 9:55 pm ((that's unfair Windchill 9:55 pm It is thin armour. *Nods.* Specs 9:55 pm ((lmao Ja'am is a Nihilego too. they all are)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm [[...This reminds him of the Tyran being. The one who imitated a human and sought out the Witwicky fleshling.]] Bevel 9:56 pm Superhero walk! Magnum Ace 9:56 pm It worked this time Specs 9:56 pm *the dragon sighs* I want armor. Whirl 9:56 pm Why not get some? Specs 9:56 pm Fur. Fur is why. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm ((okay this is so weird to me though because. i keep thinking of the lady in the weird strappy green armor and gold stick from the first movie)) ((who was not evil)) Swoop 9:57 pm ((okay but like WHERE is she supposed to be... where is there THAT MUCH gold that close to the surface in the US?)) Windchill 9:57 pm ....Rock people? FakeProwl 9:57 pm ((... its name should've been Goldau.)) Windchill 9:57 pm Golems? Specs 9:57 pm ((alaska)) Bevel 9:57 pm You just need a layer of something between your fur and the armor. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm ((LOL)) FakeProwl 9:57 pm ((so that it could just be gold-gold.)) Windchill 9:57 pm Atronachs? Swoop 9:57 pm OH!!!! This Power Rangers Whirl 9:57 pm ((omg dulcea)) Swoop 9:57 pm *literally just now figured out what they are watching* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm ((YEAH HER)) Specs 9:58 pm *stares at the energy blade* I want that too. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:58 pm {{Swoop knows this?}} Whirl 9:58 pm ((*hand over heart* my gay ass will never recover from dulcea)) Swoop 9:58 pm Me Swoop like Kimberly. Her pterosaur toooo! Magnum Ace 9:58 pm What...is...that?! Swoop 9:58 pm Her pink one Windchill 9:58 pm *Chin hands* Whirl 9:58 pm Fast food, apparently. *glances to Rumble* Twincast 9:58 pm There's your dinobot, swoop Swoop 9:58 pm See her helm? Crest ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm //HA!// Bevel 9:59 pm Gold monster is still not a good idea. Too soft. Windchill 9:59 pm Wow. Butts. Twincast 9:59 pm *didn't do much, bu there it was* Windchill 9:59 pm Armoured butts. Swoop 9:59 pm ((tose are some VERY defined butts)) LOOK! Look, see? Her flying! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm {{...It Swoop!}} Windchill 9:59 pm You're right, Swoop. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm {{Pink Swoop.}} Windchill 9:59 pm I always new Pink Ranger was the best. Swoop 10:00 pm YAH her best ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm //Gross. He's all... dribbly.// Windchill 10:00 pm *Nods.* Whirl 10:00 pm Pink might look good on you, Swoop. Yeah, he's half-baked. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm //Pffff.// Swoop 10:00 pm Kehehh then you never see energon ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm [[It works for Arcee.]] Windchill 10:00 pm Pink's the best colour, Swoop. Bevel 10:01 pm Is that why Arcee is blue? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm [[That is precisely why.]] Magnum Ace 10:01 pm She's insane Bevel 10:01 pm *grins* Twincast 10:01 pm ((RIP BEE)) ((hbjklmjkhj Swoop 10:01 pm ((OMFG)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm [[.........................]] Whirl 10:01 pm *LAUGHS* Magnum Ace 10:01 pm ((HAH Specs 10:01 pm *cackles* Bevel 10:01 pm *laughs* Twincast 10:01 pm *PFT* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm *Rumble falls off the couch.* Twincast 10:01 pm *that's awful* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm //I'M SHOWIN' HIM THAT 'N AIN'T NOBODY STOPPIN' ME.// Twincast 10:01 pm *and yet--* FakeProwl 10:01 pm ((i was looking down, what happened?)) Whirl 10:02 pm I think it's required that you do. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm ((the red zord stepped on a bee camaro and flicked it away)) FakeProwl 10:02 pm ((pfff)) Windchill 10:02 pm Oh, she can read? I'm shocked. Swoop 10:02 pm ((oh my GOD)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm *Ravage lifts his head over the bar. He saw a glimpse of a feline.* Magnum Ace 10:02 pm ((HAH! Bevel 10:02 pm One of those dinobots is a cat. Swoop 10:02 pm *wing wiggles* Her Kimberly cool. Her best power ranger. Bevel 10:03 pm *is pretty sure that's not a dinosaur* Twincast 10:03 pm *honorary dinosaur?* Windchill 10:03 pm My question is: do the townspeople get to keep the gold after the monster is defeated? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm *All the other zords aspire to reach its levels of superiority.* Bevel 10:04 pm *but she doesn't know dinosaurs any better than Ratchet and Wheeljack when they made Swoop a pterosaur* Windchill 10:04 pm Why does he have FAKE LIPS? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm [[That was not the water.]] Bevel 10:04 pm Same reason some bots have them? Swoop 10:04 pm KEHEHEHHEHHHEHHHEHH ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm {{You Swoop do that?}} Swoop 10:04 pm YUP Specs 10:04 pm *looks at swoop* *looks back at the screen* *BAD* Whirl 10:04 pm Yeah. Why do YOU have 'em, Chill? *suspicious owling peering* Swoop 10:05 pm KEHEHHHEHEHHEHHEHHHEHHEHEHHHEHH Whirl 10:05 pm Wait, don't answer. Because it's gonna be gross, I know it. Windchill 10:05 pm ...Fake lips? Swoop 10:05 pm NICE Windchill 10:05 pm My lips are REAL. Come here, I'll prove it to you. Whirl 10:05 pm A likely story. Magnum Ace 10:05 pm ...okay, that was fun. Whirl 10:05 pm Nope, you're still banned from kissing me. Specs 10:05 pm Prove it when I'm not on his shoulder. Bevel 10:05 pm The armor is part of them. Lips are real. Swoop 10:05 pm Her Kimberly save the day : > Windchill 10:06 pm *Sighs. One day. He'll just have to redeem himself.* Twincast 10:06 pm ((I keep thinking Billy is red ranger bc of the character RR plays in Stranger Things) Windchill 10:06 pm The lips weren't moving when he spoke. They're fake. Twincast 10:06 pm ((gdi)) Magnum Ace 10:06 pm Oh no Bevel 10:06 pm I can speak without moving my mouth. Tarantulas 10:07 pm *caught a full glimpse of goldar just now, mildly approves, even if the gold is dumb* Whirl 10:07 pm Same. ...okay, I don't have a mouth, but you know. Semantics. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm //Does it gotta gurgle?// Windchill 10:07 pm Maybe, but I'm pretty sure that was a silly mask. Bevel 10:07 pm *giggles at Whirl* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm //Like. It can be dribbly, but does it gotta gurgle.// Specs 10:07 pm It's dripping. Of course it's going to gurgle. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm //Gross.// Bevel 10:07 pm It keeps melting and stuff. Whirl 10:07 pm Put you off gold for a while, eh? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm //Like... thirty minutes.// Magnum Ace 10:08 pm !!!! Swoop 10:08 pm :V Windchill 10:08 pm Now it looks just like you, Swoop. Swoop 10:08 pm !!!! Windchill 10:08 pm Well...Maybe a little less now. Swoop 10:08 pm WIngs broke No. Still look like Swoop. Everyone -- EVERYONE go for break wings. Windchill 10:09 pm That's rude of them. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:09 pm //Get tougher wings.// Specs 10:09 pm Wings are pretty snappable. Whirl 10:09 pm Or, trade wings in for the SUPERIOR alternative. Which is rotors, of course. Swoop 10:09 pm *blows raspberries at Whirl* Windchill 10:09 pm Pfft. Specs 10:09 pm There are no organics with rotors, Whirl. Tarantulas 10:09 pm Are they going to combine? Windchill 10:09 pm I like MY wings fine, thanks. Whirl 10:09 pm *imitates the raspberry sound right back, nearly-perfectly* FakeProwl 10:10 pm *... that's a terrible-sounding possibility* Magnum Ace 10:10 pm !!! Whirl 10:10 pm A damn shame, little dragon. Bevel 10:10 pm Combiner! Swoop 10:10 pm :V Tarantulas 10:10 pm I /knew/ it. Swoop 10:10 pm Big Magnum Ace 10:10 pm That's what a combiner is? Windchill 10:10 pm *Could blow a raspberry, but that involves more gross mouths so he'll refrain for Whirl's sake. Ur lucky, punk.* FakeProwl 10:10 pm ... *slouches back.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:10 pm *Curls the feeler tighter.* Specs 10:10 pm A combiner is when you stack three eradicons on top of each other. So I've heard. Windchill 10:11 pm Look at all of those obvious weak points. Swoop 10:11 pm KAHAH! Windchill 10:11 pm *Snorts.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:11 pm //Haha!// Whirl 10:11 pm *srnks* Swoop 10:11 pm Them bad at wakl Twincast 10:11 pm Good job, mech Swoop 10:11 pm *walk Windchill 10:12 pm Pacific Rim was better. Twincast 10:12 pm ((s like a big game of qwop)) FakeProwl 10:12 pm *drops gaze to Tarantulas's leg. rubs thumb on one of the spikes.* Bevel 10:12 pm See. Gold is terrible armor. Specs 10:12 pm *blinks at windchill* I've never seen pacific rim. Whirl 10:12 pm A kick is better than a punch any day. Tarantulas 10:12 pm *wiggles his toes again in prowl's lap* Windchill 10:12 pm *GASPS.* Oh, my god. You gotta. Whirl 10:13 pm HAAA. Windchill 10:13 pm Nice suplex. Swoop 10:13 pm *would fist pump over his head if he wasn't still kind of ... hung up at th emoment* Specs 10:13 pm ((I actually haven't, I think I was in surgery when the rest of my family saw it? Still super disappointed.)) Magnum Ace 10:13 pm That worked nicely Swoop 10:13 pm Oh wings is swords that cool Specs 10:13 pm Stab it dead. Magnum Ace 10:13 pm ..... Windchill 10:13 pm (( We gotta sometimes it's so much fun. )) Swoop 10:13 pm Step her Specs 10:13 pm EAT HER. Stop listening to her and eat her. Whirl 10:14 pm *snrk* Specs 10:14 pm *snrk* Swoop 10:14 pm AKAKKAHAHHAH SMACK Magnum Ace 10:14 pm ..... Windchill 10:15 pm *ALMOST SPITS.* Whirl 10:15 pm Hell of a slap. Magnum Ace 10:15 pm ....you're also no scaring those in your city ItsyBitsySpyers 10:15 pm [[...Eugh. What a fate.]] Magnum Ace 10:15 pm *now Swoop 10:15 pm Them go catch her Windchill 10:15 pm I feel like Black Ranger hasn't done anything. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:16 pm ((LOOK WHO IT IS)) Windchill 10:16 pm That's...obscene. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:17 pm *Attempted distraction time.*

@Prowl: [[A dance move called The Algebra. Perhaps you should learn it.]] FakeProwl 10:18 pm *glances up.* Didn't see it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:18 pm [[He will replay it for you if you wish.]] *Tap tap visor screen.* Swoop 10:18 pm Her Kimberly cool. Her do lots lots of fighting : > Magnum Ace 10:18 pm That was...interesting? Windchill 10:18 pm I liked the bright colours. Swoop 10:18 pm Her Kimberly is Me Swoop faaaaavorite ranger : > Ratchet 10:18 pm [[ i'm so glad i stayed up to watch this the dancing megazord was worth every second of sleep i did not get ]] Windchill 10:18 pm And Pink Ranger. Magnum Ace 10:18 pm -minus the bits that made him hide his face- Ratchet 10:19 pm [[ and now i away, good night folks ]] FakeProwl 10:19 pm Was it when they were... *gestures vaguely upward.* Magnum Ace 10:19 pm ((g'night! FakeProwl 10:19 pm ((gnight~ sleep well)) Whirl 10:19 pm ((GNIGHT o/ )) Twincast 10:19 pm ((sleep well!)) Bevel 10:19 pm ((Night! Tarantulas 10:19 pm (( night <3 Swoop 10:19 pm You Bird like? You like Pink Ranger? Specs 10:19 pm That was fun! *the dragon gapes a grin, oblivious to the legs hanging out of her mouth* ((night!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm ((fun fact: the snippet of i've got the power thingie song was in the original)) ((night you!)) Windchill 10:19 pm (( G'night! )) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm @Prowl: [[He can overlay it with something else if that is more comfortable.]] FakeProwl 10:20 pm ... Mm. *looks down.* I'm not much of a dancer, anyway. Swoop 10:20 pm ((omg)) ((tommy)) Windchill 10:20 pm Frickin. Magnum Ace 10:21 pm ((TOMMY Swoop 10:21 pm ((I forgot how many days and hours and years of my life were spent with power rangers until this exact moment)) Whirl 10:21 pm All right, you hitchhikers. *shrugs his shoulders very slightly* I gotta split. Windchill 10:21 pm Bye, sucker. I will remember you fondly. Whirl 10:21 pm *bobs his head to Windchill* You too, loser. Magnum Ace 10:21 pm ((billy, why Whirl 10:21 pm Please do. Carry on in my memory. *drapes a claw over his spark* Specs 10:21 pm *hops down* I should probably go too. *cronch cronch* Goodnight, everyone! Whirl 10:21 pm Drink a lot on my behalf. Windchill 10:21 pm *Hand over spark, as well.* Magnum Ace 10:22 pm Good night Windchill 10:22 pm *He's not drinking, but okay.* Bevel 10:22 pm *waves to Whirl and dragon* Swoop 10:22 pm *rocks in place, he lives here now apparently, that's fine, he's just going to babble on and on about cool things the Pink Ranger has done in this and other things* FakeProwl 10:22 pm *he's about carved a groove through his thumb on one of Tarantulas's shin spikes.* Whirl 10:23 pm ((sorry to bounce so soon but i gotta finish up writing my study guide for my quiz tomorrow, NIGHT Y'ALL)) Windchill 10:23 pm (( GOOD LUCK. )) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm @Prowl: [[He enjoyed dancing with you. But if you insist.]] He'd hoped seeing them do something other than destroying property would be helpful. Evidently not. [[Perhaps he will do a different one for you later, himself. If you would like that.]] Swoop 10:23 pm ((night night)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm ((night!)) Specs 10:23 pm ((gl cy!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm {{Yeah, Bird liking pink ranger. Her fly good.}} {{For human. Neheheh.}} Swoop 10:24 pm Her best ranger fOR SURE Keheh Her maybe not Swoop and BIRD good but her good GOOD flyer : > Windchill 10:25 pm She was also pink. Swoop 10:25 pm Yah pink Windchill 10:25 pm *Likes pink ,you can tell because he's wearing pink.* FakeProwl 10:25 pm ... I'd like that. Yes. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm *Helm dip. If it will help, he will do so when the others have gone.* {{Her fly better than Starscream~}} {{ROCK fly better.}} Bevel 10:26 pm Not true. *grumble grumble* Swoop 10:26 pm Him Starscream good at FAST Tarantulas 10:26 pm *wiggles his leg momentarily to get prowl's attention* Switch fingers, hm? Swoop 10:26 pm Nothing else kehehhehh Windchill 10:26 pm *Isn't going to comment.* Swoop 10:26 pm Good for run away! Bevel 10:27 pm 😐 FakeProwl 10:27 pm Why? Swoop 10:27 pm : > Bevel 10:27 pm Not true! He helped kill Megatron and win the war! Swoop 10:27 pm Where? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:27 pm [[Here.]] Bevel 10:27 pm In my universe. Yeah! ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm [[Shockwave as well. If you must know.]] Swoop 10:28 pm 😛 ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm [[Though NOBODY won the war.]] *Looking at Bevel.* Magnum Ace 10:28 pm Can I get a bridge home? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:29 pm [[You may. Did you enjoy tonight's fare?]] Bevel 10:29 pm END it then. He helped. He did not run away. 😐 Magnum Ace 10:29 pm I did, thank you. -the bits he didn't have his face buried in his knees for- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:29 pm [[...He would not recommend next week's. Frenzy has chosen it.]] Pause. [[You have not known him long enough to know what that means. Trust him anyway.]] Tarantulas 10:29 pm *gestures at prowl's grooved finger* Give that one a chance to reform, will you? Windchill 10:30 pm I thought Starscream was dead. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:30 pm [[If you wish to come anyway... bring something comfortable.]] Swoop 10:30 pm Me Swoop fighting Starscream trine all the time -- before Aerialbots! All the time. Them not so tough. 😛 😛 😛 Magnum Ace 10:30 pm ...oh. Thanks for the warning. Windchill 10:30 pm *He hoped Starscream was dead.* Swoop 10:30 pm *is still stuck hanging from the ceiling and happy with that face* FakeProwl 10:30 pm ... I put effort into carving it. Tarantulas 10:31 pm *squints, but nods, alright then* Bevel 10:31 pm He is not dead! Starscream lives in Kaon with, um, Soundwave's butt. *look she barely knew ratbat* FakeProwl 10:31 pm *... baffled look at Bevel* Windchill 10:31 pm ...With Soundwave's BUTT? Swoop 10:31 pm KEHHEHH FakeProwl 10:31 pm *baffled look at Soundwave* Windchill 10:31 pm *CACKLES.* Swoop 10:32 pm Where Soundwave BUTT go? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm *Soundwave slowly puts his visor in his hand.* FakeProwl 10:32 pm ... I thought I had dibs on that. Windchill 10:32 pm *Hysterical giggling.* Magnum Ace 10:32 pm -hasn't left and wow he wished he had- Tarantulas 10:32 pm *SNORTS* Bevel 10:32 pm *laughs* One of his minicons. FakeProwl 10:32 pm *quietly goes back to carving his thumb.* Windchill 10:32 pm Oh? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm [[With R--]] HE DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO FWOOSH THE LIGHTS OR FREEZE. AND ENDS UP JUST... BLINKING HIS BIOLIGHTS TWICE. Windchill 10:32 pm *Which one of you is the butt?* Magnum Ace 10:32 pm ............ Twincast 10:33 pm *the quietest chuckling from the back* Bevel 10:33 pm He went away to live with Starscream. Nobody liked him. FakeProwl 10:33 pm *the picture of composure.* Magnum Ace 10:33 pm What? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm [[With Ratbat. She is talking about Ratbat.]] Bevel 10:33 pm Yeah! Windchill 10:33 pm Nobody likes Starcream either, so that's fair. Swoop 10:33 pm Ratbutt Tarantulas 10:33 pm *gently pats soundwave on the shoulder, heh* Windchill 10:33 pm Ratbutt. Bevel 10:33 pm *sticks her tongue out at Windchill* I like Starscream. Windchill 10:33 pm *Sticks his tongue out back.* I don't. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:34 pm *Is patted. It doesn't help.* Bevel 10:34 pm It is ok to be wrong, Windchill. Windchill 10:34 pm I consider myself lucky that I never had to work with him. FakeProwl 10:34 pm *murmurs* Sorry. Too far? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:34 pm //Pffheheh.// FakeProwl 10:34 pm *only a little bit sorry.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:34 pm @P: [[Not too far. Truthful. Merely - surprising.]] Magnum Ace 10:34 pm -Confused all over again. Dibs on...?- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:35 pm [[Oh. Yes. Your bridge. He apologizes.]] *Picks his face up out of his hand and looks outside. Bwoosh. Bridge.* Swoop 10:35 pm *little wing flaps so he can get rocking again* Bevel 10:35 pm *feels a little better having defended Starscream finally after so many movie nights just letting comments go by without saying anything* Windchill 10:36 pm *Tries really hard to not be distracted by the motion of Swoop swinging in his peripheral.* *Fails, and stares.* Magnum Ace 10:36 pm -waves, and leaves before anything else like that can be said- Swoop 10:37 pm *is totally used to confused and "i'm going to kill you" stares so remains uneffected* Windchill 10:37 pm *Has reasons to dislike Starscream, thanks.* Tarantulas 10:37 pm *tarantulas is so proud of himself for hanging swoop up there so successfully. this has been gr8* Windchill 10:37 pm You Swoop having fun? Swoop 10:37 pm YAH Him Spiderbot do Magnum Ace 10:37 pm ((g'night, and thanks for mildly traumatizing Ace Windchill 10:37 pm Of course he did. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:38 pm ((night, and you're welcome!)) Windchill 10:38 pm *Fights really, really hard to quell a snide thought.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:38 pm *It's the most peace they've had with Swoop present in months.* *Soundwave might hire him to do that more often.* *No stapled cushions, no burned anything, no bitten guests...* Twincast 10:39 pm *a miracle* Tarantulas 10:39 pm *don't jinx it sw* Windchill 10:39 pm *A miracle of science.* Swoop 10:39 pm *will absolutely continue to up the anty but, for tonight, the anty is appropriate amounts of up* FakeProwl 10:39 pm *is still peeved that it means reinforcing to swoop that he can get what he wants by being obnoxious enough.* Swoop 10:40 pm *buddy that ship sailed like 30 years ago* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:40 pm *When what he wants is to do something more destructive than go Up, Soundwave will give him the Boot.* Swoop 10:41 pm *is still fine with being here, will attempt to burn his way to freedom eventually though* *gotta watch out sw* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:41 pm *See? Bridge soon.* Swoop 10:41 pm Soundwave Windchill 10:41 pm *Problem: not solved.* Swoop 10:41 pm You show other Power Ranger thing. Old one! With Her Kimberly : > Me Swoop watch -- DINOBOTS watch. When it was TV : > ItsyBitsySpyers 10:42 pm ((OH YEAH i was gonna play music)) Swoop 10:42 pm Me Swoop like Power Rangers. Windchill 10:42 pm Swoop has good taste. *Nods.* Swoop 10:42 pm Yup Tarantulas 10:42 pm (( u were gonna play music but then ur butt got claimed, that's what Windchill 10:43 pm What other shows does Swoop like? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:44 pm ((it's all prowl's fault)) Swoop 10:44 pm *starts picking at some webbing with the fingers on his wings* UMMM Windchill 10:44 pm (( I blame Bevel. )) Swoop 10:44 pm Rugrats Windchill 10:44 pm *Nods. Good choice.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:44 pm ((UR RIGHT she started it)) [[There will be some of that in... two weeks, he believes.]] Windchill 10:45 pm What about...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? That's good stuff. Swoop 10:45 pm YAH that good one Duck Tales Windchill 10:46 pm YEAH. I like Sailor Moon, too. It's sparkly. Swoop 10:46 pm uhhmmmm Me Swoop dont remember Oh, this Thundercats Windchill 10:47 pm Hooooo? That's me! Swoop 10:47 pm Him Slag like He-Man Windchill 10:47 pm He-Man is the best. Swoop 10:47 pm Me Swoop ... not sure if Sailor Moon. It girl thing. Tarantulas 10:47 pm (( TOO META Windchill 10:48 pm So? Swoop 10:48 pm ((DONT DO THIS TO SWOOP)) Soooo Windchill 10:48 pm (( I see NOTHING. )) Swoop 10:48 pm Him Slag and Him Grimlock dont like girl thing Bevel 10:48 pm *sees everything and is amused* Swoop 10:48 pm And them PUNCH Windchill 10:48 pm Him Slag and Him Grimlock LAME. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm ((..was that peter cullen's voice)) FakeProwl 10:48 pm ((it's just a 30 second music video celebrating Earth's new heroes, mixed in with a bunch of totally fake cartoons.)) Bevel 10:48 pm ((it sounded like it Swoop 10:49 pm Keheheh them hear you say that, them PUNCH Windchill 10:49 pm They can punch me all they want. Might be fun. FakeProwl 10:49 pm *okay, he's long gotten deep enough in his thumb that he's just dragging the spike through static. switches thumbs.* Bevel 10:49 pm ((it sounded enough like him I was about to have Bevel glare at the screen Swoop 10:49 pm keheh Them punch hard Windchill 10:50 pm I'm pretty tough. And...girly, I guess. *Shrugs.* FakeProwl 10:51 pm *oh hey, a show about absurdly heroic police officers* Swoop 10:51 pm *shrugs* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm *...Makes a note to inspect that later.* Swoop 10:51 pm *flaps his wings to get rocking FASTER and starts to try to scratch some of the web* *perks up* KEHHEHH ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm [[He does not think a bird should survive diving into solid gold.]] Swoop 10:52 pm Duck Tails! Bevel 10:52 pm That looks fun. Swoop 10:52 pm Woo ooo! Windchill 10:52 pm Now this song will be stuck in my head. FOREVER... Swoop 10:53 pm ((literally all of these are going to play in my brain at the same time when I lay down to sleep...)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:53 pm ((good. now y'all can live my life.)) Windchill 10:53 pm (( Lord have mercy upon your soul. )) Tarantulas 10:53 pm *has tuned out again* Swoop 10:53 pm *squeals* 😀 Animaniacs AWESOME Funny funny Windchill 10:55 pm *He's more familiar with the Disney stuff.* Swoop 10:55 pm Pinky smarter than Him Sludge kehhehheh FakeProwl 10:55 pm *at this point Prowl isn't even self-soothing anymore, he's just gotten into a groove of carving his thumb.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:56 pm *Soundwave holds a hand out. Can he have that thumb?* Windchill 10:56 pm Special Young People. FakeProwl 10:56 pm *... gives Soundwave his other hand. It's already healed.* Swoop 10:56 pm ....... Captain Planet kiiiind of like Power Rangers *LITERALLY ONLY JUST NOTICING THE COMMON SET UPS* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:57 pm *Nods his helm toward the one being carved. Come on, now.* Windchill 10:57 pm Kind of... FakeProwl 10:57 pm I'm using that one. Swoop 10:57 pm *SQUEAKS* GHOSTBUSTERS Windchill 10:57 pm *Bustin' makes me FEEL GOOD.* Swoop 10:57 pm Soundwave Soundwave Us watch Ghostbusters! Tarantulas 10:57 pm *brain-nudges sw, just let prowl have this* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:58 pm [[No Ghostbusters tonight, Swoop.]] Swoop 10:58 pm : > FakeProwl 10:58 pm *What's Soundwave need that hand for when Prowl's already offered a perfectly good one* Swoop 10:58 pm Tomorrow Windchill 10:58 pm Why not watch it at your house, Swoop? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:58 pm @Tarantulas: [[It is harm-- it would harm him. If it were not an avatar.]] Swoop 10:58 pm Me Swoop not live in HOUSE Windchill 10:59 pm In...Cave? Swoop 10:59 pm Yup : > Windchill 10:59 pm Me too, kinda. But I call it a house. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:59 pm *He'll hold the one he was given, though.* Swoop 10:59 pm Why? Windchill 10:59 pm It makes me feel better about living in a cave if I call it a house. Swoop 11:00 pm Why? FakeProwl 11:00 pm *All right. He's reached a stopping point.* Do you still need this one? Windchill 11:00 pm I'm scared of caves. Tarantulas 11:00 pm *looks at sw for a moment... then pulls his legs off sw's lap. there. no access, then* Swoop 11:00 pm ??? FakeProwl 11:00 pm *:(* Windchill 11:00 pm I don't like being underground. Swoop 11:01 pm Why? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:01 pm [[He would like it.]] Damn it, Tarantulas. That's not what he wanted. It could've been possible to have both. Windchill 11:01 pm Dunno. It's a phobia. Swoop 11:01 pm *is swinging with a : > face* Phobia means scared Windchill 11:01 pm *Is sharing because he doesn't expect anyone is gonna use it against him.* It means extreme and irrational fear, yes. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:02 pm *Maybe. Maybe not. It's getting recorded either way.* Swoop 11:02 pm *only knows the one jumping up and down trick for being manipulative anyhoo* extREME Bevel 11:03 pm I am gonna go now. Night, everyone! Windchill 11:03 pm *He might have a phobia, but he still knows, logically, that he can survive exposure to it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:03 pm [[Goodnight, Bevel.]] Swoop 11:03 pm ((night)) Windchill 11:03 pm Bye, Butt. You're Extreme, Swoop. Extremely Extreme. Swoop 11:03 pm You uhhhhhhhhhh clawwwww... strophobic Windchill 11:03 pm Extrememememe. Swoop 11:03 pm mememem keheh Windchill 11:04 pm Yes. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:04 pm ((lots of accidental hasbro in here)) Windchill 11:04 pm Claustrophobic. Kinda. Good on you for knowing that word. Swoop 11:04 pm Lot of flyers got that Not swoop Me Swoop live in volcano cave Windchill 11:05 pm Guess a lot of flyers are big BABIES. Swoop 11:05 pm YUP keheh Windchill 11:06 pm *Points* Horses. FakeProwl 11:06 pm ((o shit i got the remote)) ((this is too much power)) Swoop 11:06 pm Me Swoop don't know this show Windchill 11:06 pm Me neither. But it has shiny horses? I'm in. Swoop 11:06 pm You like horse? Windchill 11:06 pm Yeah! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:06 pm ((power is fleeting)) Swoop 11:07 pm ?????????????????? wat Windchill 11:07 pm ... Could they come up with a dumber name? Swoop 11:08 pm pizza cat pretty dumb name kehehhehh Dinosaurs cooler Windchill 11:08 pm *Gives Swoop a Look, but doesn't argue.* I like cats too. My friend is gonna give me hers to take care of. Swoop 11:08 pm *has pretty ineffectively been picking at the webbing with his wings, wants to move more, the solution is fire clearly* Windchill 11:09 pm They're really....round. Swoop 11:09 pm *puffs flames over one arm* *not full blow flamethrower, just enough to try to get the stuff connected to his arm to die* Windchill 11:09 pm *Raises eyebrows in alarm.* Tarantulas 11:10 pm *thankfully this is the kind that disintegrates, so, it's gone* Windchill 11:10 pm *Not at the atrocious intro, either.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:10 pm ((jesus this is loud i'm sorry i walked away for like two mintues)) Swoop 11:10 pm *immediately has his belief that fire is the solution to everything confirmed and gets to work burning his way to freedom* ((np cro)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:10 pm [[DON'T--]] *RIPS THE WEBBING AND OPENS A BRIDGE BELOW* Swoop 11:11 pm *cackles* What don't? 😮 *k BYE* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:11 pm *...Shakes his feeler with disgust. Webs again.* Windchill 11:11 pm *Well, Swoop's on his own. It's time for the He-Man Intro.* I love this show. It's so bad. Swoop 11:12 pm ((good show everyone lol)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:12 pm ((best swoop's ever b... they actually made a cartoon of this? ew?)) Swoop 11:13 pm ((swoop behaved better when Bird was sleeping but there is def an emerging pattern of him doing better when Laserbeak is beat up and ready for max pampering XD)) Tarantulas 11:13 pm *looks up belatedly - ah, swoop's gone* Windchill 11:13 pm That sounds...Wrong. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:13 pm *Rumble snickers. Pole position.* Swoop 11:13 pm ((night!)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:14 pm ((night!!)) Windchill 11:14 pm (( Night! )) Who am I gonna pester now? *Swoop, you fool.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:16 pm [[Your mate?]] Windchill 11:16 pm I COULD...but I'm giving him a break from me right now. Windchill 11:18 pm *GASPS.* Darkwing Duck is good. Windchill 11:19 pm *Takes on a glazed, sickly look; like an infected doughnut.* Windchill 11:21 pm *Squints.* My friend told me about this one. I haven't watched it. Tarantulas 11:22 pm (( i'm ducking out for a moment, brb Windchill 11:22 pm It looks egregiously destructive though, so I can see why she likes it... ItsyBitsySpyers 11:23 pm [[Perhaps you should.]] Windchill 11:23 pm Maybe. Windchill 11:24 pm Maybe I'll go bother my boyfriend after all. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:25 pm [[Very well. Enjoy it.]] Windchill 11:25 pm *Stands and stretches.* I always do. Windchill 11:26 pm He needs to build up his tolerance for hijinks anyway. That's...what I'm for. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm //Best'a luck. Knock 'em dead.// Windchill 11:27 pm Yep. *Filled with Grim Determination and malicious plots involving a surveillance camera and chicken dancing, he walks out.*

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Your Money: A Hub for Help During the Coronavirus Crisis

If your income has fallen or been cut off completely, we’re here to help. This guide will connect you to the basic information you’ll need to get through this, including on government benefits, free services and financial strategies.If there’s something you need — or something you can offer that large numbers of people can access — please write to hubforhelp@nytimes.com. Ron and Tara will respond to every message they can.

How unemployment insurance works

The coronavirus outbreak has already handed many people sudden drops in income, if it hasn’t dried up completely. Anyone who has experienced this or is worried they might needs to understand unemployment benefits.How they work and how much they’ll help depends a lot on where you live. The program is jointly run by the federal government and states.States have their own eligibility rules about how many hours you must have worked or how much you must have earned, and over what time span. Benefits are generally a percentage of your income over the past year, up to a certain maximum, but states set their own rules — and some are more generous than others. Typically, though, unemployment replaces about 45 percent of your lost income.Most states pay benefits for 26 weeks, but some have pared that back: Michigan, Missouri and South Carolina pay benefits for 20 weeks; Arkansas pays for 16; and Alabama pays for 14. Five states — Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Idaho and North Carolina — have sliding scales tied to unemployment levels.Many states only cover full-time workers, and some have made it more difficult for temporary workers to get coverage. Gig workers are also unlikely to qualify because they’re largely considered self-employed.One important note: You might not even have to lose your job to qualify. If you’re quarantined or have been furloughed — and you’re not being paid but expect to return to your job eventually — you may be able to get benefits.

Where to get free financial planning help

Many financial advisers are offering free phone sessions to people whose incomes have fallen, no matter where they live.The XY Planning Network of advisers has a spot on its search webpage for “Coronavirus help” and will be adding names to it as people sign up. There are already dozens.We’ve heard from the following planners or firms who want to help as well: Daren Blonski, Wesley Botto, Jill Isbell, Fairlight Advisors, Ted Klontz, Andrew Komarow, Brandt Kuhn, Anna N’Jie-Konte, Elizabeth Lundstrom, Kevin Mahoney, Howard Morin, Maddi Napier, Kimberly B. Ogden, Alan Rhode, Matt Rinkey, Dawn Santoriello, Chris Saxton and Alex Wilson.We’ve included links to their sites so you can see their experience and credentials. Nearly all of them are certified financial planners, a designation that requires continuing education and passing a difficult exam.

How consumer lenders are helping

On Sunday, Goldman Sachs and Apple told Apple credit card customers facing hardship that they could skip this month’s payment. They won’t have to pay interest, either.We asked the biggest card, mortgage and auto lenders whether they would allow customers to do the same thing. American Express and Capital One said they would. If their customer service representatives claim ignorance, point them to this item and let us know if they still don’t help.Bank of America, Barclays, Ford Credit and General Motors Financial will allow skipped payments, but interest will still accrue.We could not get firm commitments from Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo.And Ally Bank, a big bailout beneficiary during the last economic downturn? They would not match the offer from Goldman Sachs and Apple.

Ways to keep the lights on and the phones working

Some utility providers are offering to stop cutting people off for nonpayment.A number of large internet companies have agreed not to terminate residential or small business customers who can’t pay their bills: AT&T, Comcast, Cox, RCN, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. A full list of companies is available on the Federal Communications Commission site.It is not yet clear whether companies want customers to call to invoke this relief and provide proof or whether they will offer it automatically to everyone. People who need help should call and ask.A number of water service providers have either suspended shut-offs for nonpayment or don’t shut service off for late payments generally, according to a ProPublica roundup. They include Atlanta; Birmingham, Ala.; Long Beach, Calif.; Los Angeles; Newark; New York City and St. Louis.In Washington state, the main Seattle area utilities are suspending cutoffs as well. In addition, the provider of electric and water service in Seattle is allowing people to self-certify their recent income reductions in order to qualify for at least half off their bills.In California, Pacific Gas and Electric has, until further notice, stopped shutting off its services to consumers and businesses who have not paid.In New York, Con Edison also has temporarily suspended any electric and gas service shut-offs.If utilities in other areas follow suit, they are likely to publish alerts somewhere on the top of their websites or in the news release section of their pages.

How student loan relief may help, or may not

President Trump said he was waiving interest on tens of millions of student loans held by the federal government until further notice. But here’s the catch: Monthly payments are not actually going to decrease.Instead, people will pay the same amount they are currently. The difference is that the full sum will go toward the principal on their loans, according to a Department of Education spokeswoman.That means they could pay their loans down faster, but they won’t have more money in their pockets now.The biggest benefit may be to borrowers who have paused their monthly payments because of hardship, or may in the future. In student loan terms, this is known as forbearance. Normally, the interest on their loans would continue to pile up, but that won’t happen during the waiver period.The waiver will not apply to student loans issued through state agencies and private lenders, including Sallie Mae. Other loans that are not part of the waiver program include the majority of Federal Family Education Loans, which are mostly held by commercial lenders, and school-held Perkins loans.And if you take the tax deduction for student loan interest? The waiver might raise your tax bill, Forbes reported.

What a shady sales pitch looks like

Sometimes you can tell by the exclamation marks. One email sales pitch arrived with the subject line: “The Coronavirus may be Fatal — to Your Retirement Savings!”It may be tempting right now to buy into anything offering safe returns. But now is when you’re most vulnerable — and you have to scrutinize any sales pitch more carefully than ever.The sales pitch above involved an annuity. Not all annuities are ill-advised, but they’re often confusing. Some can provide retirees with a pension-like stream of income, which can bring peace of mind at a moment like this. But there are many kinds — some with unappealing attributes — and they can be offered by brokers collecting commissions of up to 8 percent, so they have plenty of incentive to close a sale.“One of the things you don’t want to do is buy them when you are emotional,” said David Lau, founder and chief executive officer of DPL Financial Partners, which helps financial advisers find insurance products for their clients. “Now is not the time to rush out and buy an annuity because you are feeling panicked.”Fixed-index annuities, for example, can keep most of your money locked up for many years, accessible only if you pay a painfully high surrender fee. You might also hear about buffer annuities, which allow investors to capture some gains, while curbing some, but not all, losses. Then there are variable annuities, which may promise guaranteed income. They are essentially a portfolio of investments tied to an insurance policy, which can be expensive.“If you need more than the back of a cocktail napkin to explain the math, I’d be concerned,” said Mark Cortazzo, a financial planner and founder of Annuity Review, a service that analyzes annuity policies for a flat fee.Mr. Lau suggested focusing not on what is being pitched, but on the problem you’re wanting to solve. If you want a guaranteed stream of income or to ensure you have enough to cover your fixed expenses, that’s a concrete goal you can keep in mind as you read the fine print.

How to prep for refinancing your mortgage

Mortgage rates are very low right now, so it’s a great time to refinance. But that means everyone else is trying to do it, too.Lenders are being swamped by requests, and you can only lock in a low rate for so long. And if you don’t get everything done during the lock-in period, your lender might charge you a fee to extend it.Communicate constantly. It sounds simple, but check your voice mail and your spam folder. Don’t miss a request for a document. And respond right away.Pick your rate and go. Don’t get distracted by changing rates, and know how to find them. The best rates don’t always show up on aggregator sites, so contact your current lender directly. And once you find the rate you want, be careful not to miss your chance by shopping around some more.Ace your appraisal. Print out listings of comparable properties for your appraiser, who might not know your area well. If you remodeled, provide before-and-after photos and paperwork.Avoid dumb credit moves. Lenders often check your credit report more than once during the application process. If there have been inquiries or new debt, they come back to you with questions, which slows things down.“Don’t open up any new auto loan, credit card or any new credit while this is in process, period,” said Bill Banfield, an executive vice president at Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest lender. “People get very excited about refinancing and suddenly want to go out and buy a new BMW.” Read the full article

[purplesaline]

Now the depression is setting in

Look, I get that it's just a show. I get that actors leave all the time and sometimes it's by choice and sometimes it's because of politics and that's just part of show business.

I understand the realities and practicalities.

But what I also understand is that I'm tired.

I'm 38 years old. I was 26 years old already by the time Canada, my country, legalized same sex marriage nationwide. (For the record the province I live in was one of four that hadn't legalised it earlier). When I grew up being gay wasn't something you saw on TV. In fact until I left home to join the army in 1999 I hadn't seen any same sex relationships on TV. But I'm a Cheerleader happened to be on when I was visiting my then girlfriend and that was the first time I had seen anything like it. Queer as Folk was the next (I've always been slow to catch on to shows) and then the first time I ever really felt like I could relate to an on-screen relationship was with Willow and Tara.

And then, spoiler alert, they killed Tara.

Eventually Grey's Anatomy came along and Calzona had me looking forward to every Thursday in a way I had never felt before. After that more and more shows started including wlw but a lot of them, while I enjoyed seeing women together, I couldn't relate to in the way I did with Calzona, or Doccubus when I finally discovered Lost Girl.

And then when I found out that my favourite character on tv was gay? Someone I already related to? Never in my entire life had I felt like I had seen myself on tv before, not even close. I know most, if not all, of you understand that feeling. Some of you still haven't gotten that opportunity yet and that's a damned travesty.

For me Sanvers was more than just being able to see myself represented though. I have also been single, and celibate, for the last seven years. And that's not because I want to be! So watching wlw on screen, reading about them, being able to live vicariously through fiction is basically the only thing keeping me sane and I spent a week in a psych ward before so believe me when I tell you that I know what not sane looks like and I am not exaggerating in the slightest. It gets really, really lonely. Especially when you can count on one hand the number of times in a month you're touched by another person, even casually or accidentally.

So living through fiction for awhile? That has been an incredibly important escape for me and with Sanvers it was even more than that. Sanvers was Hope. It was a promise that I could have that too, that I could have something that would last. The cast and crew and executives were all sending the message that it was okay to put our faith in Sanvers and I resisted for a long time but enough people had said it enough times that I finally gave in and dropped the last of my hesitation, the last of my wariness, and I invested myself completely in them being Endgame.

And now that doesn't exist anymore. And there's a lot of people out there saying so what, it's just a show. Couples break up all the time. It's realistic. And sure if I was straight and if this was a straight couple I could move on to the next show that had a straight couple played by actors close in age to me with characters I could relate to.

But I'm not straight, and right now I don't know of any other wlw relationship on tv played by actors close to my own age or playing characters my age. (The Fosters are the closest I can think of and I most definitely don't relate to them.)

I mean, wlw culture is watching shows we would never ordinarily consider watching if there wasn't wlw characters. When do straight people ever? And here I am feeling guilty that I had to stop watching The Fosters because I couldn't handle the melodrama and plot lines because I should be watching it since they're the only other wlw couple over 30 that I can think of?

So yah, I'm depressed this morning. I'm depressed because I liked Sanvers and they're gone. I'm depressed because we were led to believe it was safe to invest in them and it wasn't. I'm depressed because I've lost the hour each week where it felt like everything woukd be okay. I'm depressed because I've only seen wlw on tv have a happy ending twice (three times if you count that black mirror episode and I only half count Sense8 because it's not over yet. Okay fine I count it so that's four! Wow I'm so greedy that four isn't enough.)

I mean I've seen more dogs on t.v. getting happy endings than wlw! Hell I think even animated foxes have had more.

And no, I'm not ignoring lgbtq2+ POC who get even less, or NB or Ace and any of the rest of my wonderful rainbow intersectional family who get less or zero representation let alone happy endings. I recognize that I don't get to talk about how you feel so I'm keeping it to my experiences and my feelings.I'll keep fighting for more and better representation for you too though.

I know I'm a bit all over the place. I've been up all night and I've gone from sad to numb to sad to depressed and now I'm angry. This break-up has been harder on me than the end of my 7 year relationship was and I was homeless for three days after that one ended.

Yah that's right. I'm more heartbroken because of a fictional couple breaking up than I was when my common law partner and I split. If that seems unbalanced to you then you just don't get it.

Sanvers was more than just entertainment. It was a promise. It represented the relationship I wanted to have and made me believe it was possible. Sure their relationship wasn't perfect and in some ways pretty problematic, yet still healthier than any relationship I've ever had!

I could go into why I think the plot was a bad call and what they should have or could have done but I don't think that's necessary. It wouldn't matter whether it was the best plot out there or the only possibility they had because the result is still the same. Sanvers is done and I've lost something that was incredibly important to me and that played an active role in keeping me safe from the consequences of unbearable loneliness. And the fact remains that there aren't really any options out there that can take that place.

So yah, the depression has set in again. I'm too tired to be angry right now and I can see apathy waving at me from around the corner.

For those of you that feel the same, just know you're not alone.

For those of you that think I'm overreacting and pathetic, come live my life for a month and then maybe I'll consider what you have to say.

[joshuazev]

On “Scenes”:

INT. CLASSROOM — DAY

A round table of five teachers faces the principal, MS. ANDERSON, of Ulysses Grant High School.  Their ages vary from late twenties to late fifties.  The youngest, MR. GRISHAM, pulls out a Snickers Bar before MS. ANDERSON, begins to speak in the hope of taking care of the irritating wrapper-opening noise ahead of time.  Three of the other four, MS. SMITH, MRS. SPENCER, and MS. DEITY sit respectfully, curious as to where the following conversation will go, while the fifth and final teacher, MR. MARCUS stares outside disinterested, the hailing rain capturing his full attention.  The discussion is being held in MR. GRISHAM’S classroom, which looks more like a Silicon Valley office than a place to teach students.  If someone were to see it for the first time, they might think he was a Facebook CEO were it not for the neatly aligned desks and untouched blackboard.  

MS. ANDERSON:  Well, I’d first like to thank all of you for being here, staff.  I know it’s been a long day, but I appreciate you staying longer to discuss a very important matter to me, to you, and to the school.  

MR. GRISHAM:  As long as I can catch the ballgame in a couple hours, we can talk as long as you want.  

MR. MARCUS:  Speak for yourself.

MS. SMITH:  Gentleman, please.  

MS. ANDERSON:  Thank you, Mary.  I’ve gathered you all here because you are all teaching a very specific student.  I’m not sure you know who it is, but she is one that, until recently, seemed to be just doing fine, but lately has been getting in a great deal of trouble.  

MR. GRISHAM:  Who, Sammie Kessler?  Lacey Regasio?

MS. ANDERSON:  No.

MR. GRISHAM:  Tara Ellis?  Corey Lallas?  She’s a disaster!

MRS. SPENCER:  John, would you let Regina talk, please.

MR. GRISHAM:  Alright, alright.

MS. ANDERSON:  The student in question is Ogum Carvalho.  

MS. DEITY:  Ogum?  

MS. ANDERSON:  Yes, Ogum.

MS. DEITY:  But she’s so quiet.  She rarely says anything at all.  All I’ve seen her do is just sit in the back and make sketches all day.  

MS. ANDERSON:  And academically?

MS. DEITY:  Exceptional.  Her sketches don’t seem to have any effect on her school work.  She’s one of the brightest students I have even if she says nothing.

MRS. SPENCER:  I can attest to that.  I gave her a test on world capitals just last week and she finished it and aced it faster than any student I’ve ever had.  As a matter of fact she’s the only one to ever ace that test.  

MR. GRISHAM:  I don’t know.  I’ve had trouble getting a read on her.  We all know she’s bright, but she seems like just another smart, lazy kid to me.  Doesn’t add to much to the class even if she does everything right outside of it.  

MS. ANDERSON:  That’s what I’d like to talk to you about.  In the past couple weeks she’s been dealing with some legal trouble.

MS. SMITH:  Legal trouble?  But the poor girl is only in seventh grade.

MS. ANDERSON:  Unfortunately, yes.  This past weekend, she was a witness at a very grisly crime scene.  A horrific incident in the Ft. Knox district where several young men were stabbed and one young woman was raped and killed.  I’ve been told by her parents as well as local authorities that she had blood all over her, was present at the scene of the crime throughout it’s entirety, and will be questioned in the next several weeks or so while more details are being examined.

MR. GRISHAM:  Wait, doesn’t Ogum’s dad work here?  Joao Carvalho.

MS. ANDERSON:  Yes, Mr. Grisham.  As a matter of fact he is Ogum’s sixth teacher, but I thought it would be wise to leave him out of this discussion considering the fact that he is the young lady’s father and might not be comfortable in a room full of colleagues speaking on his daughter.  Ogum’s trouble extends further than that of what transpired last week.  I’ve been receiving a rather high number of complaints from other students regarding Ogum’s behavior.  Complaints that she’s been combative, nasty and physical.  I was wondering if you all had noticed anything unusual, lately.

MRS. SPENCER:  Nothing out of the ordinary.

MS. DEITY:  Not in my class, no.

MS. SMITH:  Her being quiet in my class is nothing unusual.

MR. GRISHAM:  Nope.

MS. ANDERSON:  Mr. Marcus, you’ve been rather quiet during this discussion.  Have you noticed anything strange?

MR. MARCUS’ trance with the outside downpour is interrupted at the mention of his name.  He breaks his gaze away from outside and faces the other teachers.

MR. MARCUS:  Strange?  Well, that depends.  What do you mean by strange?

MS. ANDERSON:  I suppose any type of behavior that is uncharacteristic of how she typically behaves in class.  Acting out.  Lack of discipline.  

MR. MARCUS:  Have any of you actually talked to the girl before?

MS. ANDERSON:  I think it’s clear that Ogum has been resigned to speak to anyone.  Have you?

MR. MARCUS:  That’s a peculiar girl, alright.  An interesting girl, indeed.  Instead of talking about her here in this room why don’t you try talking to her yourselves.  We’re supposed to be teachers.

MR. GRISHAM:  I don’t know if gym counts.

MR. MARCUS:  I didn’t know showing movies all day talking about personal growth does either.  I gotta go.  If young Ogum ever does anything out of the ordinary or exhibits any type of “strange” behavior I’ll let you know.

MR. MARCUS exits

MR. GRISHAM:  Never liked that man.  

MS. ANDERSON:  Let it go, John.  

MS. SMITH:  Regina, what would you like us to do?

MS. ANDERSON:  I don’t know.  Keep your eyes open.  Make sure she’s ok and none of the kids are bothering her.  Report anything unusual to me, immediately.

[semi-sketchy]

What would you say makes Tara and Rocky compatible with each other? What does Rocky find attractive in Tara? What does Tara like in Rocky?

Oh god you're asking a severely ace person about why a relationship works this will not go well

So just to be fair, the pups in the show don't have much personality. Like out of the first 2 seasons (where they had the most character and was honestly up to the point I could sit through the show) these were all the notes I got:

Chase: He’s allergic to both cats and feathers, also flowers. He can be a bit panicky at times. Thinks spooky cursed things are cool. Cries at weddings but won’t admit it. Scared of the dentist but kinda got over it.

Marshall: Good with animals and is very awkward, often speaking when he should keep quiet. Birds REALLY like him. He sometimes struggles with self-confidence and can be really hard on himself when he makes a mistake. He appears to be frightened by snakes or at least big ones. Thinks ghosts and creepy stuff is cool. Scared of flying.

Skye: Likes dressing up for Halloween and spa days. She loves animals though, thinks they’re all super cute. Loves weddings, thinks they’re very exciting. Was sprayed by a skunk before. Scared of eagles.

Rubble: Loves kittens and skateboarding. Sleeps with blinders. Is kinda cowardly of “monsters”. Also thinks old “cursed” ruins are cool. Enjoys naps and adores food. Scared of spiders. Is a DDR MASTER

Zuma: Really likes snacks. Loves legends (specifically Merpups). Also super good at DDR

Rocky: Bit of a morning grump. Hates getting wet. Is a packrat. Is a little scared of wolves.

Everest: Little bit sassy, gets lonely though. She likes jokes and is hungry all the time, her favorite food being liver. She’s a bit of a showoff at times.

This is why fanon interpretations are inconsistent, the pups are usually just generic "nice" without any discernible traits. (This is why Sweetie was such a breath of fresh air. Go forth, sassy queen).

You might notice Zuma and Rocky have the least notes, which means they have the least to go off of. I generally try to stay as close to canon as I can, but I also somewhat feel unqualified to talk about compatibility with a character who's entire personality is hoarding trash and hating baths.

So, let me define my fanon interpretation of Rocky:

He still loves fixing and saving things, but it actually becomes a bit of a problem how much stuff he refuses to let go. Of course with his environmental job, he also likes gardening, a hobby he gets his kids into and even Rita likes helping with, though Kino usually runs the show. He just loves spending time with kids and educating people on how to take care of our planet. He's also a little goofy (maybe not intentionally, but it's hard not be a goober when your hobbies include hoarding literal garbage) and slightly awkward if he gets nervous. He does hate water, but he's able to overcome it when someone he cares about is in danger. He loves his friends and would go to the ends of the earth for them.

Actually that might be why he and Tara get on. He IS her friend and cares about her. It's important to note that they were best friends before dating. Byte kinda became the team dad and looked after her, but Rocky saw someone who needed a friend and didn't give up on her.

They'd work together, Tara would sarcastically tease him and he grew fond of it, even teasing her back on occasion. He'd love seeing Tara in her environment going nuts over a rock, allowing him to learn even more about nature. They probably had a few dates grabbing a bite at Mr. Porter's Tara didn't even realize were dates because she just enjoyed hanging out and eating with a friend.

I don't know if I can say at what point attraction hit Rocky or even what it was, but he knew he wanted to spend his life with her. Tara adored their bond and decided that was fine with her.

Maybe that's not the answer you were looking for, but it's about the best one I can give.

[dontshootmespence]

Here’s to Us

A/N: An anon request for a piece where the reader and the lovely ladies of the BAU go out for a night at a bar. One thing leads to another and it comes up that the reader hasn’t dated anyone before. When another group of ladies overhears and rag on the reader, the BAU babes stick up for her. 

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“Here’s to shit weeks but great friends!” Emily exclaimed. She raised her glass into the air - a gin and tonic, of course, followed by the drinks of the rest of the BAU ladies, JJ, Garcia, Tara and you.

“There’s nothing better than booze and my babes after a long week.” Tara laughed, taking a long sip of her Sidecar. “God, I love Cognac.”

Ew. Cognac.

Garcia sauntered in between Tara and Emily, hip-checking them both and chugging back nearly half of her sunny-colored Cosmo. “Even all the cat pictures didn’t wipe my brain of this week’s crap. Here’s to booze too.”

After two extremely difficult cases, both involving kids, all of you needed time to decompress. Booze was the great equalizer in your case, wiping the shitty ways humans were shit to other human beings with each sip. Barely 15 minutes into your night out, everyone’s drinks were gone, including your Tom Collins. “More booze!” You screamed.

Along with Tara, you strolled up to the bar, eyeing the cute bartender and re-ordered all of your drinks to bring back to the table. Uber rides back to your place were definitely happening tonight. You’d all had such shitty weeks that no one wanted to be the designated driver. 

“Drink up, bitches!”

Nearly an hour later, all of you were nursing your third drinks and talking about any and all things that didn’t have to do with work, because fuck that, you were off the clock. “Ok ladies, real talk,” Garcia said. She was so fucking cute. Three drinks in and she already looked like she was bombed; she wasn’t talking like it, but she definitely looked it. “How’s everyone’s dating life? It’s circle time. Sam and I are on and off, but I wanna be on right now, because your ray of sunshine needs to get laid again.”

Tara snorted and buried her head in Garcia’s shoulder. “Then go get him, girl. As for me, I’ve been on a few dates since I shed that 185 pounds, but no such luck.” Turning around, she pointed at her body, a royal blue dress hugging her curves in all the best ways. “No one seems to be able to handle all of this.”

Garcia lifted her hand and gave Tara the most drunken high-five ever. “Then you wait for someone that knows how amazing you are!”

“I plan on it.”

Really, the only one who was having any luck in the romance department was JJ - still happily married with two beautiful boys after 10 years with the love of her life. Emily and Mark were still together, but her new role as Unit Chief was definitely starting to come between them; she quickly shut down talk of the two of them and switched to you. “Y/N, what about you. Anything new in the love life?”

“I have never been in a relationship,” you said confidently. It was ‘weird’ apparently, but you hadn’t really found anyone, man or woman, that made you swoon, so until that happened you were perfectly fine on your own. 

There was a significant amount of surprise from your friends. “I’ve had crushes, but no one’s really done it for me yet, so...” You swigged back some more of your third Tom Collins as you heard giggling come from behind you.

“You’ve never been in a relationship?” Someone scoffed. “Seriously? What are you 25?”

“Nearly 30 actually,” you smiled. You were aware that some people thought it was weird, but it was your vagina so they could fuck off. You turned around, your attention coming back towards the people who actually mattered to you when the woman making the snide remarks apparently opened her mouth again to say something.

“What is it to you?” Emily asked. Drunk Emily was great. This was going to be fun. “Why do you care if she’s fucked someone or not?” You snorted at the way she could flip between professional Unit Chief and drunk best friend. That’s also what you loved about your ladies; they just accepted you as you were whether they understood something or not. All four of them had been in relationships, but they could also get why someone might not want to be.

“I don’t care. It’s just weird.”

“Why is it weird? Who says it’s weird?” Garcia slurred. 

“It’s just...it’s weird.”

“Everyone’s been in relationships.” One of the other girls chimed in. “It makes people wonder what must be wrong with her. I mean, she’s pretty. She can hold a conversation. You seem like you’ve been cracking jokes with each other so what the hell is wrong.”

“Exactly, she’s so fucking fantastic that no one has been able to meet her level yet,” JJ said, chewing on an ice cube at the bottom of her last jack and coke.  “More drinks?”

“Gods, yes,” you laughed.

JJ walked away to grab more drinks while these women quizzed you about your lack of relationships. “Maybe I’m asexual. Maybe I’m questioning my sexuality. Maybe I just don’t feel like a relationship because I have a job I love that takes up a lot of my time. Not everyone needs to be in a relationship. I’ll be in one when I want to be with someone who’s just as amazing as I am.”

Again you turned to talk to your friends, but they just kept going. You had this sense that had they not been drinking, they would’ve let it go by now, but the combination of not understanding slash not wanting to understand and booze just kept them going. “Okay, but here’s the thing,” Tara said, walking around the table to grab her drink from JJ’s hand. “Here’s the really important thing. Maybe, just maybe, it’s none of your damn business.”

Tara took no shit; it was one of the things you loved about her and made her fit in so well with the rest of the group. And while you loved having your friends back you 100 percent, it was you the women were talking about and you loved having the last word. “If you wanna go on talking about me, you can go right ahead and do that. I don’t really care. All I can say is that you should look back and question what you know and why you think it’s weird that I’ve never been in a relationship. If you actually think about it, you’ll probably come to realize that there’s nothing weird about it if you’ve lived in my shoes.”

For the final time, you turned around to your friends. “Here’s to JJ and Will. Here’s to Tara going on a successful date. Here’s to Garcia getting Sam back into bed. Here’s to Emily being a badass. And of course, here’s to me finding someone that is equally as awesome as I am.”

That silenced the women behind you.

“Cheers!”

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