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[tyrannuspitch]

there really is something(tm) about thor and loki (plus val, heimdall, sif) being literally all that's left of asgard's ruling class after ragnarok. no other warriors or politicians, just them. (i guess we don't actually know this to be true, but asgard gives off a very strong impression of being sharply stratified...)

like. kind of... stripping down to the truth of their society. the idea that the king rules absolutely and alone is a myth. he needs his warriors to maintain control. if the people decided they don't want to be ruled by the house of odin any more, practically speaking, they probably wouldn't be able to stop them.

but also just. beyond that. distillation. the royal family is now two people. the culture/society they know, what they think of as asgard(tm) and as home, is only a handful of individuals. hmmm.

and this would all have been fun to explore if we'd been given a chance. but before we get there, they take it even further. the house of odin is only thor, in the end.

[bijoumikhawal]

Ds9 game head canons

Fuyå

Fuyå /ˈfujɑ/ is an originally Hebitian game, also called fuj, played on a circular board with a (typically molded) coil shaped surface. In the grooves of the coil are holes for sticking the game pieces into; these are pins about the length of a pointer finger, often with a decorative head. The board itself is often made to look like a wompat, lemur, viper, or other long bodied creature that has curled up.

The simplest and most common way of using the board is to have two different groups of pins and have the players roll dice, spin a top, draw cards, etc to see how many holes they can progress, and to have landing in an occupied hole knock that piece out of play, with a final point score based on how many pieces reach the center (or "head") of the board. Some games also incorporate a return journey, with the player that reached the center gaining some form of extra ability, such as a reroll they can use, or the reclamation of any pieces lost during the first portion of the game.

More complex games are played on the board as well, but it is often dismissed as childish play. More than two players are possible as well. During the Bajoran occupation, fuyå game boards ceased being made with animal decorations as part of the Union's campaign to create a sense of unity (read: cultural assimilation and memory holing). Being of Hebitian origin, the animals often portrayed and very shape of the board have cultural significance.

Memutse

Memutse /memuʦe/ is a Cardassian game, now mostly played for superstitious reasons. Despite Cardassian scoffing at Bajoran religion, a great deal of spirituality and superstition is present in Cardassian society (quasi-deification of the state as part of civil religion, belief in souls and their cleansing), chief of which for this game is the Cardassian interest in astrology and fate.

The game is played on a long box, with each of the 4 sides having a slightly different surface. Each surface is divided in a 3 by 9 grid, resulting in a total of 27 spaces on each surface, and 108 total on the box- the same number as the culturally significant Cardassian constellations. Unsurprisingly, each spot on the board corresponds to a constellation. Many boxes also have a mechanism allowing the box to be laid out flat to facilitate different games to be played. Deciding which side to play is determined by spinning a teetotum, which is often manufactured to make a noise as it spins, or by the birth kashmim ("season") of the individual in single player games. The specifics of the noise are often taken into account when using the game for fortune telling. Each player has 6 game pieces.

Memutse originally designed for two players, but if often played solitary when used for fortune telling. When played by two for that purpose, one player is typically an "administrator", a fortune teller who offers their services in interpretation. A common claim is that their presence during the game increases the accuracy of a reading of its results, or the likelihood that the person seeking a reading will have good fortune- hence the presence of two player games. When played by two, the players start from one end of the board, spinning the teetotum. With each successful spin, they can either add a game pieces on the board or move their game piece. Landing on the same spot bumps a game piece back to start and certain spots are considered safe zones. The end row presents 3 different ending tiles which are determined by a spin, not by choice. In play the tiles have different point values, with the center being the most valuable.

Each tile the player lands on is noted, as are the values of the teetotum spins. This information is then used to make an assessment of their future; this can either be for the person playing's general future, for a specific question, or on the behalf of another person.

Taking money as a fortune teller is very legally dubious on Cardassia; the game is too popular to be outright banned, but administrators either advertise themselves as hired for their companionship, or are paid through indirect means such as food or clothing. Most tea houses, gelat houses, and the like have at least one group of people playing a game at them, and most have at least one fortune teller sitting around who has an agreement with staff to turn a blind eye. Many simply play the game at home alone and try to interpret the results on their own.

Tops are well known to both Cardassians and Hebitians, but how they're used differs a bit. The older Hebitian usage of tops is to use them for battling games and having then try to knock each other over; Cardassian tops are more often teetotums, and have flat sides with assigned values based on how they land. Both usages have long cross pollinated. When needing a random number, Hebitians used dice or throwing sticks before they used tops. More complex games developed around creating many different types of throwing sticks, not dissimilar to dominoes.

Kaimra

Kaimra is a Bajoran card deck. It has 84 cards, with 6 suits, 10 numbered cards, and 24 "independent" face cards. The face cards include cards based off of religious ranks, folk heroes, and cultural archetypes. Half the suits are "weak" with an inverted order, lower values beating higher. These will be marked by the color of the pips, background, or border, with the colors used varying by region. The most popular colors are green for weak and orange for strong.

Typically the suits are harps, wheels, leaves, candles, arrows, and crowns. Traditionally the former 3 are strong and the latter 3 are weak.

Imrale

Imrale is a Bajoran capture based game, whose name translates to cavalry. The board is diamond or X shaped, with a 4 point grid laid out on it, making a series of repeating triangles.

Each player gets 10-14 game pieces (depending on the size of the board), commonly shaped like chariots. The pieces are set out at the four corners of the board, and each can move two spaces in any direction. The object of the game is to get to one side and back, capturing as many of the opponents pieces as possible, while retaining your own pieces. A piece can be captured if it has two of the opponent's pieces on either side of it.

A variation involves one of each players pieces being the "leader" (often designated by a crown attached to the piece). The "leader" can move up to 4 spaces, but can only move in straight lines (other pieces can make turns), and capture of the leader is an immediate game over.

Another game played on this board (called Veja, meaning Toads) has one player get two pieces and the other player get 18. These can be the same pieces as used in the previous game, as one can repurpose the two "leader" pieces for "toad" pieces. The toad pieces can leap two squares, and the "cicada" pieces can only move one. The object of the game for the toad player is to capture as many cicada pieces as possible, and for the cicada player to trap the toad player by blocking off the grid so they can't jump, with jumps to an occupied spot being disallowed. The toad player starts from the center of the board, and all the cicada pieces are scattered in each corner.

[sandienolfe]

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[besthomesrental]

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[thefanficmonster]

Phone Call Anxiety

Corpse Husband x Reader (Female)

Warnings: None

Genre: FLUFF, RPF (Real Person Fic)

Summary: When wanting to make quality merch, one needs a quality team there to produce and work on quality ideas. Great minds think alike. Great eyes see alike and great hands make alike - the three keys to the formula of creating a clothing line that will be fashionable and up to his brand. Luckily, Corpse knows just who to call.

Requested by Anon. Hi hun! Thank you so much for your wonderful request, I absolutely loved the idea! Sorry you’ve had to wait for it to be turned into a fic for so long, but I still hope you come across it and give it a read in which case I hope you enjoy it! Love, Vy ❤

He’s not a fan of phone calls. Anyone who knows him even remotely is very well informed on Corpse’s distaste for phone calls and upholding a conversation over the phone. He’d even go as far as to say talking to a person face to face is less stressful for him than that previous option.

But still, seeing as how the person he’s trying to reach lives in a different state and is rather busy all the time, arranging an IRL meeting is basically impossible at the moment, and sending her a text results in running the risk of having the text overlooked or completely lost in the sea of notifications she probably gets on the daily.

Therefore, a phone call was his only proper way of reaching her. And it’s what’s got him pacing the room with his nervousness peaking.  He doesn’t know anything about this girl, nothing concrete at least. He was referred to her by Jack who brought her up in their passing conversation when Corpse mentioned how paranoid he was regarding his upcoming merch project. He specifically stated he doesn’t want anything basic and he wants the clothes to be fashionable, suitable for anyone no matter the age or gender and to be endurable. With all the love he has for his fans, he doesn’t want to give them anything less than what they deserve - the best.

“My friend’s the person you’re looking for.“ Jack said enthusiastically and confidently, “She helped me design the latest merch line I put out and I’ve never been more satisfied with my own merch. I’m planning on offering her a position in Cloak for her birthday. Make sure not to let that one slip out if you give her a call though.“ He warned half-jokingly. 

Bottom line, with that kind of intro, Corpse couldn’t help but let his interest be piqued. And so, he asked for this girl - Y/N’s contact info from Jack before he went to surf through her social media where she thankfully posted plenty of pictures of her creations, never failing to mention specifications in the caption of each picture so the viewers would get the perfect and most detailed idea of how high the standard for her work is.

And so he’s finally managed to talk himself into dialing her number that’s been sitting in his phone for weeks now. As he paces his living room, his nerves chewing him out like a dog would with a toy, listening to the ear piercing ring of the dial waiting to get picked up by the girl he’s trying to reach. 

Just then, Corpse’s head turns so that his eyes meet the glowing red numbers on his digital clock on his desk and he damn near hangs up the call right away - it’s half an hour past midnight. Fast as lightning, he removes the phone from his ear, his thumb flying over to press the red ‘end call’ button. Just then, a faint ‘hello’ reaches his ears, coming from the phone’s speaker. She’s answered the call.

He hurries to put the phone back up to his ear.

“Hey, sorry for taking so long to pick up, I ought to clean my desk eventually cause my phone was literally BURIED under a pile of papers.“ A cheerful sing-song voice rattles his stale and sleep deprived consciousness, as if awakening him from a half-dream state. “You’re either a wrong number caller or a last minute client, aren’t you? Need something done urgently?“

Corpse is taken the hell aback by her strong and downright awing first impression. Not to mention her energy at an hour unsuitable for calls. Lord knows he wouldn’t have picked up if her were in her spot. With the intention of not wasting any more of her time than necessary, he hurries to explain his situation. “Y/N, right? Um no, I’m neither actually. I was told about you by a friend, he said you were a real miracle-doer with fashion design.” He trails off for a second, not completely sure of how to hold this conversation, “Uh, sorry for the odd timed call, I lost track of time. I’ve been meaning to call you for hours now but I...I was nervous.” He cringes the second the word leaves his lips, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth. He doesn’t know why he wants to leave her with a great, better than realistic impression of himself but he does and as of now he deems his attempts as ultimate failures.

He hears her giggle from her end, rifling through what sounds to be papers, “Yeah, I’m her. And boy is it refreshing to get someone who’s calling with an actual purpose.” She sighs as if a weight’s been lifted off her shoulders, “And don’t worry about the phone call anxiety. Makes two of us, to be honest.”

This catches him off-guard. The last thing he’d expect is for this girl to have phone call anxiety. In fact, she appears to be a natural, God-given talent at carrying conversations and upholding chit-chat with people. Maybe he’s a little too quick to judge - probably, considering he’s ‘known’ her for less than five minutes and knows nothing but her occupation, her name and the state she lives in - but that bubbly persona she greeted him with gave off the impression that it’s immune to any and all kinds of social anxiety - or anxiety in general. To hear such an honest and counter-to-assumptions confession on her part rattles him a tiny bit. In a good way though.

“How does that work for you? Isn’t your whole job depending on your phone conversational skills?“ He doesn’t mind that he didn’t phrase that too perfectly or that he straight up blurted it out. He knows he’ll be understood. She’s obviously a person who understands. Not just something specific, but everything. She simply understands. How he drew this conclusion and how accurate it is, he may not know until further notice.

“Well...“ she sighs as if genuinely looking to give him a proper answer, “You see, after doing it for so long and having been caught off guard quite a few times with some absolutely absurd orders, I’ve grown prepared of literally ANYTHING and I have a line prepared for anything the caller has to say. I just no longer let them catch me off guard and it’s fine. Helps avoid any possible awkward silences.“

Corpse’s eyebrows shoot up, her explanation only raising more questions rather than providing answers. But he’s not gonna be the annoying dumbass asking those questions at close to 1AM and bugging her. After all, if she agrees to this partnership, they’ll be hearing and potentially seeing a lot more of each other soon. “Impressive, honestly. You’re gonna need to teach me sometime.“ He’s unaware he’s smiling until he catches his reflection in the window. However, he doesn’t bother hiding it. This conversation is actually making him feel good, serving as a reminder that he’s not the only one who periodically goes through turmoil over small things. 

She giggles again, this time the sound manages to draw a blush out of him, coating his cheeks, “I’d typically stray for revealing my secrets to professional success, but I’m willing to make an exception for you...” she pauses for a second as though she’s just now remembered something, “Oh shoot, I don’t even know your name.”

He wheezes out a nervous laugh, realizing he never introduced him, “Oh yeah, sorry, that’s my bad. My name’s Corpse, nice to meet ya.”

“Nice to meet you too, Corpse.“ Y/N replies, sounding pleased but teasing simultaneously, “Now tell me, you didn’t call me about my phone call secrets, did you? What may be the real purpose of your call?“

Oh shoot, he himself almost forgot what he was calling for. Luckily, the reference designs displayed on his computer screen remind him. “Right, well, I’ve been thinking of launching a new merch line either this month or the next, depending on how long the procedure will take, and I needed someone great on my team to make some merch actually worth the money people are paying for it. And, as I said, I was told you were in that ‘someone great’ category.”

“Told by who, if you don’t mind me asking?“ She briefly cuts him off, her voice now giving away the fact that she’s half-absent-minded in this conversation, added evidence be the ruffling of more papers on her end.

“Jack. I mean, Sean. You know, Jacksepticeye.“ Corpse explains, contemplating whether he should’ve ratted Jack out like that. Hearing the sound of delight Y/N lets out eases his worries ASAP though.

“Oh Gosh, I haven’t seen that cutie in so long! He’s like a brother to me so a friend of Jack’s is a friend of min-“ this time she cuts herself off so abruptly Corpse thought the line was cut or she hung up on him. She doesn’t let him wonder for long though, “Wait, wait, wait....Merch? And you’re friends with Jack?“ She pauses for a second once again, once again not a long enough second for Corpse to speak up. “You’re a famous YouTuber, aren’t you?“

He was completely unaware of the fact Y/N hadn’t realized he was someone famous yet. In fact, he didn’t think of it because he thought it wouldn’t be a big deal to her considering she’s friends with Jack-fucking-septiceye! In his mind, his ranking is far lower than Jack’s - despite that mindset being absurd - so the last thing he expected was for her to have some sort of impressed reaction to have been talking to him on the phone this whole time. Hell, she doesn’t even know his full YouTube name or what kind of content he produces.

“WAIT!“ She shouts urgently, startling him a tiny bit, “You’re Corpse Husband, aren’t you? Oh my God, yes you are, how didn’t I put it together sooner? Ah crap, I really need more coffee for this.“

“No! No, you need more sleep.“ Corpse hurries to correct her but is very clearly ignored or overlapped with the many sounds that are coming from her end, “What are you doing?“

“You’re getting the first rough sketch of a design by tomorrow morning.“ She says, taking a sip of whatever beverage she’s acquired for the purpose of keeping her awake, “You go ahead and get some sleep, I know exactly what I’m doing. Don’t worry about it.“

“I’m not worried about the design.“ He hurries to say before she, God forbid, hangs up on him, “It’s 1AM, woman, you need sleep! I don’t need those designs done by tomorrow. Hell, I don’t even need them this week!“

“You don’t, but I do.“ Y/N says, sounding almost breathless because of what seems to be overwhelming excitement, “You don’t get it - I’m designing merch for Corpse fucking Husband! You have any idea how crazy that is?“

“I personally would say it’s underwhelming. I mean, I’m no Pewdiepie, after all.“ He says, now sat at his desk with his free hand rubbing his temple as he stares at the designs he’s pulled up on his screen, ones he probably won’t need given that he’s now working with a professional.

“Oh, shut it.“ She chuckles, “Shut it and get some sleep, ok? I’ll talk to you in the morning.“

“Noooo...“ He leisurely stretches the word, “Tell me, Y/N, do you have Discord?” She clicks her tongue instantly, giving him a signal that the question he’s asked is bordering into the territory of ridiculous. He playfully rolls his eyes, “Alright then, lemme find you. If we’re partnering up on this, we’re both staying up.”

“You know you can just straight up tell me you don’t fully trust me with this? Like, I won’t be offended, I get it.“ She murmurs in-thought, the sound of clicking evident on her end. 

“You know you can just straight up tell me you don’t want me bothering you and want me to leave you alone?“ He mimics her statement, smirking to himself as he pulls up Discord, knowing he’s already won.

She huffs and tells him her Discord info, quickly adding a small comment, “...but only because great minds think alike. I know we’ll be getting along on this design pretty nicely.”

“Yeah, yeah, right, sure, whatever you say.“ He laughs, “Accept my friend request and let’s drop this phone call.“

“Hey! - um, before we do that, I just wanna say a quick thank you.“ Y/N murmurs quietly, as if half-hoping he doesn’t hear her.

“For what?“ Corpse asks, his brows furrowing, unsure if they’re on the same page about this gratitude.

“For never once triggering my phone call anxiety.“ She admits, “I mean, I know I said I have lines prepared for every conversation scenario possible, but you totally caught me off-guard.“ She giggles a tiny bit, now sounding dangerously close to nervous, “But, not in a bad way, if that makes sense. Sorry if it doesn’t, I need more coffee.“

“No, no, it does!“ He hurries to reassure her, “It really does. And thank you too. Thank you for, you know, tolerating my BS at this hour. God knows I would’ve ignored your call if our roles were reversed.“

He hears her scoff and can’t help but laugh, “Huh ok, I see.“ She says, sounding greatly triggered and mock-pissed at his confession, “I’ll make sure to think of that next time you call me after midnight. Or at all, ever.“

Laughing his butt off, the only thing Corpse can think of in this moment is:

Damn, this girl and I are gonna get along

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[pitviperofdoom]

"Vet AU" as in veterinarian? Definitely curious about that, vets don't get nearly enough love in fiction :) I had never considered that as an AU, but now I'm immediately picturing how it would go!

The Vet AU! Yes, Vet as in Veterinarian.

This one’s a bit scattered, so I’ll just post what I have written and let it speak for itself:

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Martin was in the middle of doing payroll when Sasha poked her head into the office with a polite knock on the doorframe. “Hey Martin, Room 2 is ready for you.”

“Oh! Thanks.” Quickly, Martin finished filling in the last number, then saved the spreadsheet and got up from his chair. At the sight of her, he bit back a chuckle—she had one of the new puppies settled against her shoulder, wiggling and poking around like a furry little worm. “Tim leave you on babysitting duty?”

“Not his fault,” Sasha said with a grin. “He’s dealing with the rottweiler situation in 5. You good?”

“Yeah, fine—remind me who’s waiting for me in 2 again?”

“According to the appointment schedule, you’ll be handling a general check-up for ‘Sticks’,” Sasha replied. “New patient, new owner.”

“Right, right, yeah.”

They usually stuck him with the first-time patients. Not that Tim and Sasha weren’t perfectly friendly and welcoming, but Martin—at least according to them—had very calming manners. He had the appearance of someone pleasant, patient, and according to Sasha, far less likely to go off on people who came in asking to declaw their cats.

“I have gone off on people for asking to declaw their cats,” Martin had said when she told him this.

“Oh, obviously. You just look like someone who wouldn’t, that’s all.”

That was what he got for being the only one with years of retail experience.

As he approached the door to the examination room, he took a few settling breaths. First-time appointments weren’t always a big deal. A majority of the time, they went smoothly; the animals weren’t familiar enough with what went on in a vet office to be nervous about it, and their owners were just as eager to be polite and pleasant as he was. But once in a while…

Well, once in a while you got someone like Peter fucking Lukas—

He shook his head. No, don’t think about Peter Lukas. Peter Lukas wasn’t worth wasting the space in his brain.

Martin settled his face into a resting pleasant expression, and opened the door.

It didn’t take a great deal of self-control not to stop in his tracks, but it did take a little. More than none. It wasn’t anything bad! Nothing against this new pet owner.

Less than nothing, if Martin were privately, sheepishly honest with himself.

The person was standing by the examination table, with a cat-sized pet carrier beside them. They were tall enough for Martin to look them in the eye without tipping his chin down, which put them a cut above most. Their hair was shoulder-length, mostly black with a bit of dark blond creeping in at the roots, framing a jawline and cheekbones so sharply defined that there had to be at least a bit of makeup involved. The snakebite piercing and the bar through the eyebrow really rounded out the whole look, especially with the long black coat, and the tattoos on the hand that rested on top of the box.

Very nice hands, Martin noted, then shrugged off the observation and funneled all his nervous energy into the safety of politeness.

“Good morning,” he said. “I’m Dr. Blackwood.”

They shook the hand he offered. “Gerry. Ke—Delano. Thanks for seeing me.”

“No trouble at all,” Martin replied, nodding toward the pet carrier. “I assume that’s my patient in there?”

“Oh, right, yeah—gimme a second.” Gerry Delano unlocked the carrier, then carefully reached in and lifted its occupant out onto onto the table.

“Oh, aren’t you lovely,” Martin murmured. “This is Sticks?”

“That’s him,” Gerry replied, as the small, fluffy, and perfectly black rabbit stretched forward to give a spot on the table a sniff, then retreated back into a loaf shape. Gerry stroked him gently. “Least I think it’s a him.”

“Well, let’s see, then.” Martin reached out, careful not to spook his new patient, and started examining her. He—yes, he—handled it all about as calmly as a nervous rabbit could. Martin didn’t have to grab a towel, at least, nor did he have a repeat of the time a nervous lop tried to jump off the examination table entirely. Sticks tolerated all the poking, prodding, and manhandling, and only got wriggly once before a quick pause and readjustment calmed him back down.

“So how long have you had him?” Martin asked, once he was done. Sticks immediately fled to the nearest safe haven, which turned out to be his owner’s armpit.

“Less than a week, since Monday,” Gerry replied, petting him as he attempted to burrow deeper into his jacket.

“Well, he’s a touch underweight,” Martin told him. “There’s some information I can give you on rabbit care, if this is your first time owning one. He’s not neutered, is he?”

“Probably not,” Gerry replied, grimacing. “I don’t know much about his history. I took him off an acquaintance who got him as a present and wasn’t doing a very good job of things.”

Martin pulled a face. “Pets make poor presents, yeah. Well, he’s old enough to be fixed, and with history like that he probably hasn’t gotten the shots he needs. After we’re done here, you can talk to Rosie out front, schedule another appointment to get those done. What do you feed him?”

Gerry, as Martin discovered, was an absolutely model rabbit owner. He’d done his homework, read up on how to keep a rabbit happy and healthy, and hadn’t scrimped on expenses. It was no wonder Sticks was happy to hide under his arm for the remainder of the appointment; he had a good home with good food and toys and what sounded like a nice setup, habitat-wise.

“What sort of vegetables are good for him?” they asked at one point. “I’m thinking of growing some. I’ve got the space, but I’ve heard too much causes problems?”

They want to grow vegetables for their pet rabbit, Martin thought, a little dreamily. “Leafy greens are a safe bet,” he replied out loud. “Romaine, parsley, cilantro, kale, that sort of thing. Work them in slowly if he’s not used to them, and he’ll be fine. I can give you a list, if you’d like?”

When the appointment was done, a future one scheduled, and the patient safely back in his carrier, Martin finally let himself ask the question that had been on his mind.

“So, is there a special meaning to ‘Sticks’?” he asked. “Is it short for something, or does he like to play with them, or…?”

“What?” Gerry looked confused for a moment, before the question seemed to click. “Oh, no, not Sticks like—he’s Styx as in the river.”

“Oh! Styx, of course. Sorry, I just—I heard it, but I didn’t see it written down—”

Gerry’s grin was crooked, like they were trying to hold it back but only partially succeeding. “It’s fine. And thanks for everything.”

“Oh, no problem, you’re doing great,” Martin assured him, smiling back. “He’s lucky to have you.”

He was pleasantly baffled when a bit of color crept into Gerry’s face. “Right, well, who can resist a bunny.”

“You’d be surprised,” Martin said as he showed him out of the room. “If I get one more new rabbit owner telling me about their lovely outdoor hutch—”

Gerry looked scandalized at the thought as he left, which was another point in his favor.

“What’s that look for?” Tim asked as Martin passed him on the way back to the office. “Oh dear. Don’t tell me Jon has competition again?”

“Oh my God, Tim, give that a rest. There was never any competition!”

“Yeah, Tim, keep it straight, will you?” Sasha called out from the temporary puppy pen. “Oliver wasn’t competition. Martin was jealous of him, remember?”

“Nothing straight about it,” Tim shot back.

“I have payroll to do,” Martin reminded them primly. “You trust me with our finances and then you treat me like this. How dare you. I’m defrauding both of you, see if I don’t.”

***

It wasn’t that Martin fell in love easily, per se. It was just that he had a very specific set of standards when it came to who he found attractive, and in his line of work he always ran into people who either met every single one of them, or disappointed him in every possible way.

When he stepped into examination room 4 and found Jon Sims trying to herd three kittens away from the edge of the examination table at once, he kept his deep sigh on the inside. Jon was batting a thousand, and he’d been coming around long enough for everyone in the clinic to know about it.

“Hello again, Jon,” Martin said, doing a wretched job of hiding his smile.

Jon looked up with a helpless expression. “It’s kitten season,” he said, and Martin poured all his sympathies into a more situation-appropriate sigh.

“It’s kitten season,” Martin agreed. “So, where did these little ones come from?”

“These came from the colony in Battersea,” he replied. “Well, sort of. The mother already has an owner, and said owner keeps letting her out every day, even though I’ve told her time and again there’s that unfixed tom I’ve never been able to catch—and that’s just the one I know of—”

Martin scowled as he examined one of the squirming kittens. Much easier to manhandle than rabbits, he thought, apropos of nothing. “Better than being born on the street, I suppose.”

“Small mercies,” Jon agreed. “Anyway, when the kittens were born she told me either I could take them or she was going to take them to the park and give them out for free, which really isn’t a choice at all. Poor things.” The ginger kitten in his hands squealed until he settled it more comfortably against his shoulder, where it calmed down and immediately tried to eat his hair.

“Gonna find a foster for them, then?” Martin asked.

“I don’t have much of a choice,” Jon sighed. “I’d do it myself, but—you know how Duchess is.”

“Yes. How is Duchess, by the way?”

“Cantankerous as ever. You don’t happen to have room, do you?”

“Room, yes. Time…” The black kitten was finished with her exam, and protested when she was put back in the carrier. “Did Sasha tell you about the puppies?”

“I haven’t seen Sasha today,” Jon replied, handing over the ginger kitten when Martin reached for it. “What puppies?”

“Rosie came in early this morning,” Martin informed him, wincing when the kitten bit hard on his thumb. “There was a box waiting by the door, with four puppies inside. No note or anything. So, that’s been fun.”

“I can imagine,” Jon said distastefully. “Are you serious? Someone just left a box of puppies on the doorstep? Like foundlings in a Dickens novel?”

Martin snorted before he could think better of it, startling the kitten into biting him again. Jon was the only person he’d ever met who would use a word like foundlings. “More or less. They are cute, though. Tim says his brother might be interested in taking one, and Sasha says she’s got friends who volunteer at a dog rescue. Retrievers usually aren’t too hard to adopt out.”

“Well, good luck to you. I suppose the season’s hard on everyone.”

The three kittens were in good health, which Martin was more or less expecting. Kittens tended to have a better chance when born in a home than out in the street—even in a less than responsible home. Between the two of them, Martin and Jon got them back into the battered old carrier, where they went back to wrestling each other in the blankets. Jon reached in to tickle one between the ears and got nipped for his troubles, but it only made him smile.

“Well, anyway,” Martin went on, realizing that he’d been staring long enough for it to be rude. “I don’t think you need any follow-up care instructions?”

Jon laughed quietly before closing the carrier. “No, I think I’m alright. Thank you, Martin.”

“It’s not problem. Always a pleasure.” Martin beamed. “Good luck on finding them a foster. And—catching that tom.”

“One of these days, I swear.”

Martin showed him back out to the front. Not necessary, considering how often Jon walked that hallway. But it felt nice to walk beside him, talking shop or chatting about nothing, all to the background tune of healthy, vocal kittens.

After waving Jon off, he turned back to find Sasha watching him from behind the front desk, chin in hand, the very picture of unimpressed.

“What,” said Martin.

“He’s been coming in for months,” she said, raising an eyebrow at him. “Are you going to make a move or not?”

“No I’m not going to—Sasha, he’s a client.”

“So? It’s not like you’re his doctor. There’s no conflict of interest or weird power dynamic when your role in his life is taking care of animals he brings in.” Sasha sat back, letting the swivel chair roll backward. “You’re already chatting like old friends every time you see him.”

“I know, I know, it’s just—it’s weird?” Martin shrugged helplessly. “We only ever meet during business hours, so it’s like—how much of our, our, our friendliness is just a working relationship?”

“Easy fix!” Sasha spread her hands wide. “The man works at a cat rescue! You can just swing by and say hello anytime!”

“He works there part-time, and I don’t know what hours! Not like I can just stand outside and case the place until I see him.”

At that moment, the door to the back swung open, and Tim poked his head out. “Could I get some help? Bailey’s giving me some trouble and I need an extra set of hands.”

“Be right there,” Martin replied. To Sasha, he said, “Look, I’m fine. It’s not a big deal, we’re just two people who keep meeting in very specific circumstances. And that’s all it needs to be.”

Sasha sighed. “I just think you’re making this out to be more complicated than it needs to be.”

“Wouldn’t be the first time,” Martin muttered, and followed Tim into the back.

[kaialone]

Kirby Planet Robobot Translation Comparison: Meeting Susie

This will be a comparison of the original Japanese version and the US English localized version.

Specifically, this will cover the cutscene where Kirby first encounters Susie.

You can also watch this cutscene for yourself in English and Japanese.

For the comparison, the usual points apply:

Bolded is the original Japanese text, for the reference.

Bolded and italicized is my translation.

Italicized is the official NOA translation.

A (number) indicates that I have a specific comment to make on that part in the translation notes.

As you read this, please keep in mind that with translations like these, it’s important not to focus on the exact literal wordings, since there is no single “correct answer” when it comes to translations.

Rather than that, consider the actual information that is being conveyed, in which way, and why.

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Meeting Susie:

????:

ウフフ…

Uhuhu...

Heehee...

????:

こん���所に まで、 ゲンジュウ民が 来るなんて…

I am surprised to see that a native has made it this far...

I didn't expect to see a native inhabitant all the way out here.

????:

あぁ、もうしおくれました。 ワタクシ「ハルトマンワークスカンパニー」の、

Oh, please excuse my late introduction. I am working for the "Haltmann Works Company",

Excuse my manners. Let me introduce myself.

????:

社長秘書を つとめております、 「スージー」と もうします。

as the secretary of its president. I am called "Susie".

My name is Susie, executive assistant of the Haltmann Works Company.

Secretary Susie:

いご おみしりおきを。

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Secretary Susie:

……ごらん くださいませ。

...Please take a look around.

Just look at this planet.

Secretary Susie:

この ほうふな 水に きれいな 空気を…

An abundance of water, and a clean atmosphere...

Clean air, fresh water...

Secretary Susie:

この星には、ばく大な しげんが ねむっている のです。

A wealth of resources rests upon this planet.

There is a wealth of natural resources to be found here.

Secretary Susie:

アナタ方 ゲンジュウ民は、 その ねうち さえ わからずに…

And still, you natives remain ignorant of its value...

But all of you who live in this world take that wealth for granted.

Secretary Susie:

と、いうわけでして…

Regrettably, that is precisely why...

Regrettable, but at any rate...

Secretary Susie:

アナタ方は、われわれの 「キカイ化しんりゃくプロジェクト」に とって、

In order to see our "Mechanization Invasion Project" through,

Our Mechanizing Occupation Project is now under way...

Secretary Susie:

ジャマな 存在と はんだん されました。

it has been decided that you pose an obstacle.

and your people have unfortunately been identified as...obstacles.

Secretary Susie:

ここまで ごそくろういただき、 たいへん おそれ入りますが…

Since you have gone through the vast effort of coming here, I am truly sorry to say this, but...

Our most sincere condolences, and I'm sorry you had to come all this way...

Secretary Susie:

すみやかに…

Now I must...

but I'm afraid...

Secretary Susie:

くじょ されて くださいませ！

Exterminate you on the spot, if I may!

you must be destroyed!

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Comparisons & Thoughts:

Overall, the official English translation of this game does a great job at adapting the cutscenes, and this first one is a good example of that.

The text is very faithful to the original, with barely any notable differences, though there are still some points I want to go over.

Most importantly, this scene serves as our introduction to Susie, so a lot of this will be me talking about her.

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So to start off, here are some general aspects regarding Susie.

A minor detail about her is that she is generally referred to by her full title “Secretary Susie” in the Japanese version of the franchise, including the dialogue boxes of this game.

In English, she is usually just referred to as “Susie”, more than likely because writing out her full title in English would often be too long for the dialogue boxes.

So this is an understandable change made out of necessity, but it does make her lose just a bit of the completely professional vibe she gives off in the original.

It also worked as a parallel to her employer, who is also usually only referred to by his full title.

Another detail is her manner of speaking.

In the Japanese version, Susie almost always speaks in a very polite and formal manner, matching her professionalism.

There’s also occasional moments of what I guess I would describe as “playful femininity” here and there, to an extent that doesn’t break the “professional secretary” character.

At the same time, she will often talk about awful things or flatter herself without dropping the formality, giving her dialogue a sort of backhanded vibe. What she says is technically constructed in a reserved and polite style, but is actually insulting or boastful on her part.

In my translation, one of the ways I tried to adapt her formal speaking style by having her use very few contractions, but that is just one way to do it.

For the most part, the English version retains that formal vibe of her pretty well, especially in this cutscene here.

But there are moments where the English version does play a bit more loose with her dialogue, making her sound more casual or openly insulting.

When these moments come up, I think they are there to make her sound more snappy, and possibly to better match the sort of “sleazy villainous salesperson” trope as it’s used in English media.

There’s also the fact that different levels of politeness are a bit harder to express with just written words in English compared to Japanese.

That being said, the differences in Susie’s vibe between versions are fairly subtle, and probably only something you’d notice when taking a very close look.

When there are any moments where the difference actually is strong enough to be notable, I will be pointing them out.

-

Moving on to the actual text of this cutscene, a subtle detail is that in Japanese, Susie introduces herself by saying “I am called Susie”.

This is a proper formal way to introduce oneself, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s also alluding to the fact that “Susie” is eventually revealed to not be her actual full name.

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A small difference is that the English version uses “Mechanizing Occupation Project” rather than “Mechanization Invasion Project”, but it’s not a big deal.

-

Lastly, in the Japanese version Susie says that she must “exterminate” Kirby, while in English she says that he must be “destroyed”.

Normally this wouldn’t be worth bringing up, and “destroy” is a perfectly acceptable translation of the verb here.

But, the term used in Japanese here, くじょされて/kujosarete ends up being a bit of a catchphrase for Susie in future media, so from that perspective it’s neat to see its first appearance here.

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And that’s all for this cutscene, really not a lot to say about this one, because it really is just that close to the original.

I also love most of their phrasings, it’s all very well-written.

The differences between the Japanese and English versions of this game’s text become more pronounced as the story goes along, so feel free to check out the next part!

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[voiceless-terror]

Going Back (The Magnus Archives)

Whumptober 2020 Day Thirty: Wound Reveal

Fandom: The Magnus Archives

Characters: Jonathan Sims, Tim Stoker, Martin Blackwood

Summary:

“I can’t even feel it anymore, really. She just liked to see what colors she could make me turn.”

Martin could’ve thrown up.

Jon returns from the Circus through Helen’s hallways. Martin and Tim see the aftermath.

The room wouldn’t stop spinning.

He kept it together just long enough to get Melanie out of Elias’s office. Jonathan Sims, Human Shield. Who would’ve thought it?

But now, stumbling down to the Archives, he wasn’t so sure. Everything was scrambled, neither here nor there. His arm throbbed and the hallway tilted, or perhaps he tilted. Wouldn’t that be funny? Just walking sideways down the hall while everyone stared. Don’t mind me! He let out an involuntary giggle- did it echo? Like Helen’s voice echoed? Like poor Michael’s? No, not ‘poor Michael.’ He tried to kill you!

Right, right. 

He was getting some looks. Jon was starting to get used to this whole ‘pariah’ business. He was never the most social person, but people would still greet him in the hallways. Now, though. Now they just stared and whispered. It’s not their fault, of course. He knows he doesn’t look good. Jon hadn’t seen a mirror in a good long while, but he certainly wasn’t feeling good, The Circus had done a number on him and it’s not like he had time to make himself presentable before going back to the office. The Distortion wouldn’t have allowed them to make pit stops. Be funny if it did, though.

He laughed again, stumbling into a wall. A woman looked as if she wanted to help, reaching out an arm that was slapped away by her companion. “Leave him,” the man whispered. He was right to. Jon was starting to think this whole avatar business was contagious. 

“Don’t worry,” he whispered back in an attempt to be reassuring. It probably would have come off better if his voice didn’t have the consistency of sandpaper. “I’ll be gone soon enough!” He smiled and they scurried off, looking horrified. Huh.

He didn’t know what he meant by ‘gone.’ Out of their hair, back in the Archives, dead in a hole somewhere. It was all the same to him. 

There was a song playing in his mind, an incessant, repetitive tune that should be cheerful but it was not. He hummed along with it.

Ten minutes or two days later, he stumbled through the door to the Archives, tripping down the stairs at a rate more like falling. No one was there to greet him, perhaps it was lunch time? Jon was very hungry. But that wasn’t a good indicator of time- Jon was always hungry now. For answers, for food, for someone to look at him without anger. Hungry hungry hungry.

Someone must have left a thing or two in the break room. Martin always had snacks lying about. Maybe he could have one of Tim’s protein bars? Melanie’s Gatorades? So many choices it almost made him weep. 

Elias was always saying he chose this. He’s starting to agree. He always wanted more- more answers, more information. The choice was always easy then- go wherever the knowledge takes you. So why was this one so goddamn hard? Just pick some food, any fucking food you’re so hungry-

It would be nice if someone picked for him. He hadn’t had to choose his own food for a while, but now the options were just overwhelming. Just let him have one more thing out of his control. He wasn’t ready to go back to normal, not just yet.

But they had to move forward, he knew that. Jon wanted answers and so did the rest of them. They never liked the answers he gave them. Is that Jon’s fault, really? Maybe. Everyone else seemed to think so. Elias didn’t tell them he’d been kidnapped, but he’d been gone all the same. It’s sad isn’t it, when you become a person no one will miss? Jon missed them. Jon missed everything that was real, flesh and blood and warm. Jon was selfish that way.

But now he had an answer. Something good that came out of all of this, a lead. Tim would be happy. He might even thank him.

The world tilted and Jon tilted with it.

________

“Hang on-is that Jon?”

Martin peered into the break room on his return from lunch; he wasn’t expecting anyone else to be here. But there was a small figure there in the dark, swaying on their feet. He rushed over and flicked on the light switch- it was Jon! His excitement was dampened, however, when he got a good look at the man.

Jon looked bad. Martin didn’t think he could possibly look worse than he did after Daisy brought him back but no, this was definitely worse. At least then he’d been angry, rushing around and demanding answers from Elias. Now though, he was just...swaying, his eyes distant and cloudy, not even noticing the other occupant in the room. His hair was tangled and long, his face was gaunt. He was drowning in his clothes- clothes that were dirty and blood stained and torn as if he spent the last month living in the woods. “Jon?” he asked hesitantly, inching forward in the room like he was approaching a spooked animal. “Jon, are you alright?”

No answer. Jon was humming, a strange, childish tune like something from a music box or an ice cream truck. Tim was silent and still behind him; Martin wasn’t surprised he was unwilling to help. It was a horrifying picture, after all, and he and Jon weren’t on the best of terms. Martin managed to get close enough to venture a hand on Jon’s shoulder.

This seemingly broke him out of his fog and stopped that god-awful hum. His eyes cleared as he turned to Martin and smiled- Martin had always wanted Jon to smile at him but not like this, never like this. Happy and dreamy yet somehow manic. “Oh!” he croaked; he sounded as if his voice hadn’t been used in days. “M-Martin, you’re here!”

“Yes, I am,” he explained slowly, trying to match his smile if only to put him at ease. “Are- are you alright, Jon? We haven’t seen you for a while, and you look- well, not great.” That was an understatement. There was a strange, glowing sheen on his otherwise unhealthy frame, like a doll that’d been covered in greasepaint. It was unnerving, to say the least.

“Yes!” Jon said excitedly, grabbing at his arm with thin, spindly fingers. There was a desperate strength behind it. “Now that you’re here. Where’s Tim? I have to- I need to find Tim!”

That was not a good idea. “Erm, are you sure?” he hedged, trying to usher him into a seat but Jon was having none of it and pulling at his arm insistently. “Jon, I really think you should get to a doctor, I mean look at you-”

“Tim!” Jon called in that croaking, animated voice. The man in question looked irritated at first, and then clearly disturbed by the man in front of him. “Tim, I have news.”

Tim backed up as Jon approached and leaned forward on his desk as if imparting a secret. ‘I know where it’s going to be. The Unknowing.” Martin watched as Tim’s eyes lit up unwillingly and he grabbed at Jon, pushing him into his own desk chair. Easy, Martin wanted to chide, though he knew Tim wouldn’t heed it. He had a one-track mind when it came to dealing with the Circus.

“Where?” Tim asked urgently, his hands on Jon’s shoulders as if ready to shake him lest he gave the wrong answer. Martin noticed the way Jon leaned into the touch, threatening as it was. “Where?”

“A wax museum!” The words were...delighted. Jon was smiling like a child giving a teacher the correct answer and that strange, clouded look was coming back into his eyes. “I don’t know which one, though. They didn’t tell me that.” Who?

“Who?” Tim echoed his thoughts and pushed Jon up straight as he listed to the side. “Was this- was this one of your powers? How long have you known?”

“No, not this time,” Jon patiently explained. “I was there. I’ve known for- hm, Elias said - about a month!” What? Tim’s eyes narrowed and his hands gripped harder. Jon didn’t seem to notice. “I would’ve told you, but I was all tied up!” He reached his hands up imploringly, sleeves slipping down his arms to reveal wrists rubbed raw, clearly infected. Martin gasped and even Tim let up, looking nauseated. 

“Jon,” Martin kneeled by the chair, trying to meet his eyes. “Jon, what happened? Who did this to you?”

Without Tim’s help, Jon fell to the side of the chair, only supported by it’s arm. His shirt, worryingly baggy, slipped off his shoulder to reveal deeply bruised skin, blooming a purple and green that seemed to extend beyond what they could see. Jon must have noticed their horrified stares, for he rushed to reassure them. 

“I can’t even feel it anymore, really. She just liked to see what colors she could make me turn.”

Martin could’ve thrown up.

“Who’s she?” Tim stuttered out, horror rooting him in place though his hands twitched in what look liked an urge to help.

“The clown. Nikola. Needed- needed my skin for the dance. She couldn’t cut me up yet. I was almost-” Jon was no longer there with them, not anymore. “I was almost ready.” He pitched forward, eyes rolling back in his head and Martin rushed to grab him but Tim got there first, sweeping an arm under his chest and pulling him back up on the chair. There was a feral, unhinged look in the man’s eyes- anger, fear, and something he couldn’t name making his arms shake even as they kept Jon in a tight grip. 

“Should- should we get him to the hospital? This is bad, Tim.”

“No!” Jon shot up in the seat, arms flailing in a sudden panic. “No more- no more strange hands! I don’t w-want them touching me, please Martin, I don’t want to I don’t want to-”

“Shh,” it was Tim who hushed him, leaning Jon into his side and taking most of his weight. He was completely attentive now in an entirely different way- Martin would say it was protective if he didn’t know the man’s real feelings. “We won’t. How about we take you to the cot, have a rest, yeah?”

“Tim…” Shouldn’t they be doing more? A nap wouldn’t cure him- he needed real medical attention.

“Just for now,” he said and his tone didn’t leave room for any arguments. “He doesn’t want it. Not right now.” Martin wondered what made him suddenly attuned to Jon’s needs- as if a switch had been flipped at the mention of a clown. He followed behind like a lost puppy, watching as Tim took a still-murmuring Jon into Document Storage.

“Their hands, Tim. I don’t- too much touching-”

“I’ll let go of you as soon as you’re settled,” Tim promised, laying him down with the utmost care as Martin watched from the doorway. “I’m sorry-”

But Jon’s arm shot out and grabbed at Tim’s as he tried to walk away. “Not- not yours. I-I didn’t mean yours.”

And to Martin’s surprise Tim sat down, leaning back against the cot and entwining his hand with Jon’s. His eyes held that same far-away look as Jon’s, as if he were trapped in a memory and seeing something else entirely. Martin suddenly feels like he’s intruding.

He shuts the door and lets them be.

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27285688

[child-of-hurin]

Did Tolkien elves hunt Dwarves for sport?

No!

It was the Petty Dwarves they hunted, and it was the Sindar who hunted them, not elves in general. More importantly, they didn’t hunt the Petty “for sport”. 

The quote that more clearly adresses ‘hunting’ is this extra-official one, from the History of Middle-Earth:

The Eldar did not at first recognise these as Incarnates, for they seldom caught sight of them in clear light. They only became aware of their existence indeed when they attacked the Eldar by stealth at night, or if they caught them alone in wild places. The Eldar therefore thought that they were a kind of cunning two-legged animals living in caves, and they called them Levain tad-dail, or simply Tad-dail, and they hunted them.  (The Quendi and the Eldar, HoME)

So, as far as semi-canon sources go, the Petty were hostile to the Sindar, who in turn didn’t realize they were sentient beings, and hunted them down. The rest of the quote tells us more about the consequences of the Sindarin attitude towards them and how and why it eventually changed:

But after the Eldar had made the acquaintance of the Naugrim, the Tad-dail [Petty dwarves] were recognised as a variety of Dwarves and were left alone. There were then few of them surviving, and they were very wary, and too fearful to attack any Elf, unless their hiding-places were approached too nearly. The Sindar gave them the names Nogotheg ‘Dwarflet’, or Norgoth niben ‘Petty Dwarf’

(…)

The great Dwarves despised the Petty-dwarves(…) But they still acknowledged their kinship and resented any injuries done to them. Indeed it was one of their grievances against the Eldar that they had hunted and slain their lesser kin, who had settled in Beleriand before the Elves came there. This grievance was set aside, when treaties were made between the Dwarves and the Sindar, in consideration of the plea that the Petty-dwarves had never declared themselves to the Eldar, nor presented any claims to land or habitations, but had at once attacked the newcomers in darkness and ambush. (The Quendi and the Eldar, HoME)

This is all, as I have stressed, semi-official, in the sense that none of this shows up in the Silmarillion. So all mentions of Sindar hunting Petty Dwarves is in extra material, and it falls to the fan to choose whether to incorporate it in their own interpretation or not. (Personally, I do! Because I’m really into the Petty Dwarves and the Sindar, and this means more context to understand them).

All we have in the “more official” Silmarillion is this quote:

From Nogrod and Belegost the Naugrim came forth into Beleriand; and the Elves were filled with amazement, for they had believed themselves to be the only living things in Middle-earth that spoke with words or wrought with hands, and that all others were but birds and beasts. (Of the Sindar, The Silmarillion)

It does not mention the Petty-Dwarves, but, by omission, it resonates with the idea that, before meeting Dwarves, the Sindar considered themselves the only sentient beings in Beleriand - and counted the Petty Dwarves to be animals of some sort.

Another question that might come up after reading this info: if the Petty Dwarves were hunted by the Sindar in ancient times and there was such hostility between them, why does the text say they hated the Noldor more?

This quote from the Silmarillion might help us understand:

They loved none but themselves, and if they feared and hated the Orcs, they hated the Eldar no less, and the Exiles most of all; for the Noldor, they said, had stolen their lands and their homes. Long ere King Finrod Felagund came over the Sea, the caves of Nargothrond were discovered by them, and by them its delving was begun; and beneath the crown of Amon Rûdh, the Bald Hill, the slow hands of the Petty-Dwarves had bored and deepened the caves through the long years that they dwelt there, untroubled by the Grey-elves of the woods. (Of Túrin Turambar, The Silmarillion) 

The appropriate conclusion seems to be: though Petty and the Sindar were extremely mutually hostile in ancient times, to the point that their number was decreased and they became fearful of elves in general, the Sindar did not drove them from, or occupied places where they had already built their dwellings. But that was the case when the Noldor came, when the Petty were evicted so that the great caves where they held their biggest dwelling could be occupied by the Noldor under Finrod.

Why do I use the passive voice in this case? Because the occupation of their caves by Finrod’s elves is also a little bit more complicated. Here’s the quote from the Silmarillion:

Finrod was filled with wonder at the strength and majesty of Menegroth, its treasuries and armouries and its many-pillared halls of stone; and it came into his heart that he would build wide halls behind ever-guarded gates in some deep and secret place beneath the hills. Therefore he opened his heart to Thingol, telling him of his dreams; and Thingol spoke to him of the deep gorge of the River Narog, and the caves under the High Faroth in its steep western shore, and when he departed he gave him guides to lead him to that place of which few yet knew. Thus Finrod came to the Caverns of Narog, and began to establish there deep halls and armouries after the fashion of the mansions of Menegroth; and that stronghold was called Nargothrond. In that labour Finrod was aided by the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains; and they were rewarded well, for Finrod had brought more treasures out of Tirion than any other of the princes of the Noldor. And in that time was made for him the Nauglamír, the Necklace of the Dwarves, most renowned of their works in the Elder Days. (...)  But Finrod Felagund was not the first to dwell in the caves beside the River Narog. (Of the return of the Noldor, The Silmarillion)

This passage raises a lot of questions, but the most relevant to my post is: 

If Dwarves were so aggrieved by the Sindar hunting their Petty kin that they made a point of putting it in their treaties (per semi canon information in the HoME), how could they not only consent to work with Finrod and build Nargothrond, but even to go as far as to give Finrod a Dwarvish name (per more canon-ish Silmarillion?)

We find a possible answer again in the HoMe:

Finrod had help of Dwarves in extending the underground fortress of Nargothrond. It is supposed originally to have been a hall of the Petty-dwarves (Nibinnogs), but the Great Dwarves despised these, and had no compunction in ousting them - hence Mim's special hatred for the Elves - especially for great reward. Finrod had brought more treasure out of Tuna than any of the other princes.

So what’s curious is that this seems to contradict the other semi-canon account of the Dwarves being protective of the Petty Dwarves when it came to their dealing with elves. Notice that this text above is dated from 1959; the other texts we can’t really know for sure, according to Christoper Tolkien.

So this is one more case in which Tolkien contradicts itself - or rather, 

There is no canon - and it falls to the reader to interpret the information as they wish. 

(Honestly, it’s stuff like this that makes me love being a legendarium fan... I love hobbies that give me homework lmao)

My personal interpretation, in which I try to conciliate:

a. the information about the Petty Dwarves’ dwindled numbers and conflict avoidance, b. the information about Dwarves siding with them against elves on principle, despire hating them, and c. Finrod’s diplomatic nature observed with every other single race, 

is that a very reduced number of Petty Dwarves was still alive and occupying the caves by the time Finrod’s crew arrived, so, knowing themselves to be outnumbered, they fled for their lives (to Amon Rudh?). 

But that’s just my take, and no matter how much Tolkien material I have or haven’t read, nothing makes it more official than anyone else’s. Nothing stops anyone from reading the clues through any other lenses - it’s what every Silmarillion fan ends up doing, due to the nature of the text :)

[eaglehealthworks]

Lots of words, lots of meanings Pt. I

This entry is intended to bring a little educational understanding to those who are unsure of what all the different terms mean in the world of people with drug/alcohol/behavioral issues. For the sake of discussing the individual, he/she/they are known as such and will be in active use, active recovery, or active wellness (complete remission, perhaps). There are those that will state that one cannot be cured and there is only a state of recovery because the individual is never not addicted to whatever caused problems. I contend that an individual can achieve active wellness which would include complete abstinence and a life without psychoactive substances and/or other excessive repetitive patterns know as behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping &c.) in healthy, sustainable, and satisfying ways.

Yes, if someone who has been in the throes of chemical dependency or behavioral disorder return to the substance and/or behavior, the cycle begins where it left off for many biological reasons. The point is it is absolutely possible and very much achievable to never return to that way of existing. If you follow medical orders after realizing a high blood pressure diagnosis, the problem becomes completely manageable. If you get your blood pressure down then revert back to a lifestyle which caused it to increase then guess what, it will return with a vengeance. Same exact thing.

I’ll step off of my “You can live well” pulpit and get into the terminology because the layers to wellness are many, deep, and worthy of their very own post(s) .

What is drug addiction, and should we use the term or its derivatives?

According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA, 2019), it is “a chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain, which can be long-lasting”. Note how it is considered a medical disease by the established medical community. This gets some people in a tizzy and those are often heard exclaiming, “You did this to yourself!, It’s not a disease!, Cancer is a disease!”, &c. The number one cause of death in these United States is heart disease caused largely by; you guessed it, the sufferer (Weatherspoon, 2019). Smoking, diet, overweight, sedentary, all contribute significantly to this problem. Those previously mentioned anger mongers will often retort “Yeah, well it is also genetic!”, and so is chemical dependency (Johns Hopkins, 2021).

Whether or not the term is used or not is always up for debate, and only time will determine its existence. Addiction as a term is fairly straightforward and accurate; however, the term addict is filled with negative connotation, stereotype, and stigma. I can assure you that easily half of everyone I have ever treated looks and behaves just like every other citizen walking around in any neighborhood anywhere. Rich, poor, elderly, young, and all points in between describe people with substance use disorders and behavioral addictions, many of whom you would never guess. I have also known many straight edge folks who the average American might easily mistake for someone who abuses drugs based on appearance alone.

How does someone get diagnosed?

Well, it must be done by a licensed and qualified medical professional who has spent many years in study and has the student debt to prove it. Or you can generally ask someone who is suspected of having a problem with drugs, alcohol, or circumstance and they will know if it can be controlled or if help is needed. This does not take into account those in denial or fear of losing something by the very nature of the question (like safety, shelter, liberty, &c). In the case of the former, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-V) by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) uses the following criteria to determine whether a problem exists and/or the degree of severity if present (APA, 2013):

A. A problematic pattern of [insert substance or circumstance] use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by at least two of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:

1.     [insert substance or circumstance, e.g., alcohol, opioids, gambling, &c.]  are often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.

2.     There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control [insert substance or circumstance] use.

3.     A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the [insert substance or circumstance], use the [insert substance or circumstance], or recover from its effects.

4.     Craving, or a strong desire or urge to use [insert substance or circumstance].

5.     Recurrent [insert substance or circumstance]  use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home.

6.     Continued [insert substance or circumstance]  use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of [insert substance or circumstance].

7.     Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of [insert substance or circumstance]  use.

8.     Recurrent [insert substance or circumstance]  use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.

9.     Continued [insert substance or circumstance]  use despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance.

10.  Tolerance, as defined by either of the following:

a.      A need for markedly increased amounts of [insert substance or circumstance]  to achieve intoxication or desired effect.

b.     A markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of an [insert substance or circumstance]. (Note: This criterion is not considered to be met for those taking [insert substance or circumstance]  solely under appropriate medical supervision.)

11.  Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following:

a.      The characteristic [insert substance or circumstance]  withdrawal syndrome (refer to Criteria A and B of the criteria set for [insert substance or circumstance]  withdrawal).

b.     [insert substance or circumstance]  (or a closely related substance) are taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms. (Note: This criterion is not considered to be met for those individuals taking [insert substance or circumstance]  solely under appropriate medical supervision.)

NONE – Presence of 0-1 symptoms

MILD – Presence of 2-3 symptoms

MODERATE – Presence of 4-5 symptoms

SEVERE – Presence of 6 or more symptoms 

Questions? Anyone? Let’s keep moving. Now with this information held firmly in your mind, you still need to be properly credentialed in order to affix a legitimate diagnosis to anyone, so this is for informational purposes only. Here are a few more terms to add to your lexicon though:

1.     Drug Intoxication. This is elusive because many people with a substance use disorder(s) have been using for so long that their strange and erratic behavior has become accepted traits. Often the presence of intoxication is a sudden change in demeanor, i.e., one moment a person is restless and anxious, they go to the bathroom and after emerging proceed to pass-out after sitting down anywhere (opioids). Or an individual is nervous and even a little shaky but after a few moments alone returns happy, smooth in gait, and chatty (alcohol). Perhaps a loved one is lethargic and grumpy, but after returning from the bathroom is full of energy and talking a mile a minute (cocaine, methamphetamine). Of course, there are many indicators, but you get the point.

2.     Drug Abuse. The continued use of a psychoactive drug or behavioral patterns despite the knowledge that it is causing social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems (APA, 2013). Put simply, doing something to excess where the consequences outweigh the benefits; An ice cream cone is great, a half-gallon  makes you vomit (in most cases).

3.     Drug Dependence. Maladaptive pattern of use resulting in significant impairment or distress, as shown by compulsive use, increased tolerance, withdrawal, and obsessive thoughts about it (APA, 2013).

 You know, the word withdrawal has been presented several times in this post and it deserves its own little section because it is this experience alone that keeps more people in active use than any other single precipitating factor. The human mind is in a constant state of seeking homeostasis or normal acceptable functioning. All people, not just those with drug/alcohol issues seek the avoidance of pain. Ok, somewhere there is a body builder claiming no pain no gain but let that pain be a sciatic or tooth nerve and he/she is reduced to a tower of gelatin seeking immediate relief.

 This next sentence is a value statement directly from the horse; withdrawal is an exquisitely harrowing experience engulfing the entirety of the human experience and reducing it to the most detestable overall sensation of prolonged living death. The only relief which is desperately sought and despised simultaneously is more of the substance that caused it. I really don’t know a better way to explain it. I know of septuagenarian Rockwellesque grandmothers who have sold themselves for heroin because their medical provider overprescribed opioids for years and due to pressure from governing authorities cut them off, just to avoid withdrawal. People question this but its sadly true, and not even the worst of the stories.

 If you ever want to chat with me about this or anything else related to relief from substance and/or circumstance please contact me here or at the clinic. Feel free to click on any of the links provided for more reading. Thanks for taking the time, enjoy.

-        Edesepam

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Johns Hopkins. (2021). Substance Abuse / Chemical Dependency. Retrieved from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/substance-abuse-chemical-dependency on 2021, June 30.

NIDA. (2019, January 17). Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction DrugFacts. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/treatment-approaches-drug-addiction on 2021, June 30

Weatherspoon, D. (2019, March 29). What Are the 12 Leading Causes of Death in the United States? Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/leading-causes-of-death on 2021, June 30.

[canmom]

Toku Tuesday... Two!

It’s Tuesday, the night where we watch weird Japanese movies together! (No, the other night when we do that.) [Possibly down the line we might broaden it to special effects movies from other countries.]

My delightful tokusatsu guides are @mogsk​ and @lyravelocity, and now also @barnacleheretic! Between them they have a pretty broad knowledge of some real obscure gems and also like, exactly which Godzillas and Kamen Riders are good :p

This week we’re watching Symbol (2009): a film which Mogs described as having two parallel plotlines... one, relatively grounded, about an aging luchadore, and another more surreal one where a man (the director of the film in fact, TV comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto!) is trapped in a white room with various objects manifesting (out of angel penises no less) that he might use to escape.

I honestly have no idea what to expect here - those two storylines sound sufficiently divergent that I’m scratching my head trying to figure out how they’ll come together. Information on this film is, alas, rather scant - the most I get in English is a film festival review by Village Voice which compares it with Funky Forest and goes on to say:

The eventual confluence between the two “narratives” is holy-shit priceless. Exhilarating, as only an unprompted slap in the face can be.

and a longer, but still rather cryptic review from Japan Times, which notes that the director asked for certain plot points to remain secret.

So that’s surely going to do something to our collective temporal lobes. Given how much of a blast Funky Forest was, I have high hopes.

Our second film is... Godzilla [ゴジラ gojira] from 1954!

So. Godzilla! The most renowned kaiju of them all, still going strong after nearly seven decades of films, such that the history of the franchise is subject to periodisation. Famously a symbol of Japan’s nuclear trauma (the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki being less than ten years old when the original film dropped), but also like, just a tremendously fun series of people in rubber suits smashing up miniature buildings for unlikely reasons.

I’ve got a number of recs here: vs Biollante (1989) seems to be a favourite p much across the board, along with enthusiasm for vs Hedora (1971), and we’ll definitely be doing Anno’s Shin Godzilla (2016)... but given that ppl still seem to rate the original, it seems right to start there!

So let’s get some historical context up in here.

In 1954, Japan was barely leaving the period of US occupation after having decisively lost WWII, putting an end to its imperial ambitions in China, Korea and the Pacific. As the war turned back on them, the country’s civilian population had suffered a vast firebombing campaign and, of course, the testing of a new weapon so destructive that the threat of it being used again would shape the next half century of geopolitics. That bombing has been depicted explicitly in films on various occasions (for example, the animated films we watched on Animation Night 26: Nuclear War like Barefoot Gen and In This Corner of the World), but it’s also treated with a little more metaphorical distance through Japanese sci-fi such as Akira that takes inspiration from those immediate post-war decades.

But Akira and Ghost in the Shell looked back with hindsight from the 80s, after many further events: the student struggles, the Olympics, the shinkansen, the massive capitalist growth and its transformation of the cityscapes into towering skyscrapers. In 1954, all that was unknowable future.

In the 50s, (cold) war was beginning. Japan was still rebuilding to its pre-war levels of industrial capitalism, but the US going to war in Korea had suddenly created a lot of very lucrative logistics contracts (Umineko fans nodding right now). The line was very much going up, at least for the already-rich. On the other hand, culturally Japan was processing a great deal of ‘big oops’, having their responsibility for the war heavily impressed. (I’m not sure if there was an effort to publicise Japanese atrocities in China comparable to the effort to spread information about the Holocaust in Germany, but I understand a lot of the films from this period take an attitude of ‘wow we really, really fucked up’).

Shortly before Godzilla’s release, the Japanese government had signed a security treaty with the US, permitting military bases on its soil but formally ending the occupation. By the end of the decade, this issue would become the subject of massive protests greeting the 1960 ‘Anpo’ security treaty: Japan was ever more definitively aligned with the USA, but plenty of people, leftists especially, were not happy with this direction of the conservative government - a government which would become seemingly eternal, ruling Japan for decades, but nobody knew this yet!

Of course, across the seas, nuclear weapons development was not sitting still at all. By 1949 the USSR had detonated their own first nuclear bomb, RDS-1, a close imitation of the ‘Fat Man’ used on Nagasaki; to answer this, the United States developed the first thermonuclear bomb and detonated it on the Marshall Islands (the ‘Ivy’ test of the ‘Mike’ device) in 1952. The Soviets matched this with their own fusion bomb, RDS-6s, in 1953.

So the hydrogen bomb tests which woke up Godzilla were very fresh news at the time the film dropped in 1954! We can probably imagine how this news was received in Japan, still treating radiation poisoning in the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hence: an ancient monster with atomic breath unleashed by human weapons development, a scientist who’s afraid his research will be misused by the military-industrial complex, it’s pretty on the nose!

I’ve still never seen the original Godzilla (hence this writeup mostly focusing on easily accessible historical context!), but by all accounts, it’s a powerful, grim movie that doesn’t really pull any punches with its themes. And hey, let’s talk about those effects since it’s toku night: naturally enough, its visuals recall footage of nuclear bomb tests, and with everything in greyscale, many shots have this really stark chiaroscuro quality that’s still really stylish after 67 years of special effects. Also looking at each shot and thinking ‘that one’s rear projection, that’s archive footage, that’s a miniature’ is part of the fun for me :p

I realise this writeup is kind of Godzilla focused but hey, given it’s such a famous movie, it’s kind of inevitable there’s more Godzilla info out there. I’m really hype to see both these movies though and I hope it will be as much fun as last week!

Toku Tuesday Two will start at Tseven Tpm TUK Time... uh, 7pm UK time, at twitch.tv/canmom! Hope to see you there! ^^

[mocnliights]

hello friends !! i’m kit ( in est , using she/her pronouns ) and so flippin excited for this !! i bring you nadira , my new child who i’m still learning so ... apologies in advance for any mistakes i make about my own muse y*kes . i will add a wanted plots page here when i can get my life together a bit more to help with plotting , but for now , smash that like button and let’s get this ball rolling and i will stop with the dad cliches now bye !! ( not bye , i’m still very much here )

possible trigger warning ( all just brief mentions ! ) : cancer/illness , parental death & family estrangement . i think that’s it , but if i forgot anything , please let me know and i will add it !

* MISHTI RAHMAN, CIS WOMAN + SHE/HER | you know NADIRA KHAN, right? they’re TWENTY-SIX, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, ONE YEAR? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to GREAT ONE BY JESSIE REYEZ like, a million times this year, which makes sense, ‘cause they’ve got that whole CONSISTENT PLETHORA OF UNREAD NOTIFICATIONS, LACE LINGERIE UNDER SATIN SLIP DRESSES, UNDISTRIBUTED BEAUTIFULLY EMBOSSED BUSINESS CARDS thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is AUGUST 10TH, so they’re a LEO, which is unsurprising, all things considered. ( kit, 25, est, she/her )

THE BASICS  .

full name : nadira sharmin khan  etymology : nadira ( arabic / precious , rare ) , sharmin ( persian / shyness , modest ) nickname(s) : nadi , nadia , didi ( by amir ) birthday & birthplace : august 10, 1994 & los angeles , california sexual orientation : pansexual/romantic hometown : she moved a lot growing up , but would consider new york city & london where she spent her most formative years current residence : aquila drive in irving , north carolina  immediate family ( relation / occupation ) : kashif khan ( father ( deceased ) / renowned fashion designer ) , resna khan ( mother / model , humanitarian ) , amir khan ( younger brother , 21 / student ) occupation : for show , she continues as the public face and head of her father’s brand KHAN , but for all intents and purposes , currently unemployed  education : bachelor’s from columbia university , business management . took a few design classes at FIT  positive personality traits : charismatic , ambitious , loyal , amiable , creative , dutiful , empathetic , honest , innovative , prudent , zealous  negative personality traits : competitive , coquettish , preoccupied , materialistic , possessive , resentful , discontented , opinionated , headstrong 

THE SUMMARY .

tl;dr : nadira grew up as privileged as they come , jet-setting from los angeles to new york to london to tokyo and everywhere in between for her entire life . with her parents at the heart of the fashion industry , nadira grew up with a love for the finer things and a sharp eye for her own designs . she was primped and primed to take over her father’s empire when he decided to retire to irving . she took the reigns of KHAN post-college graduation and was living her dream until it came to a screeching halt just about a year ago when her beloved father received a grim prognosis . with her mother still working ( and estranged ) and her brother younger and in school , nadira decided to step down from her hectic position and move to irving to take care of her father . now , he’s gone . for the first time in her life , she feels listless and unmotivated , so she’s still here , acting like her dad’s going to walk back through the door .

THE EXPANDED BULLETS .

on a hot august day in los angeles , nadira was born to a prominent couple in the fashion world . with a billboard of resna consequently outside the hospital , it only seemed destined that nadira would also take the fashion world by storm ... one day .

for as long as she can remember , she was always in awe of her father’s work . as much as she admired her mother , she was much more interested in the inner workings of a company and designs coming to life from a blank sheet of paper . so as kashif’s design empire expanded globally , it was only fitting nadira tagged along from city to city , even after the family essentially “settled” in new york city following amir’s birth .

her creativity was evident from a young age , producing her own mini spring collection for KHAN at sixteen . while her brother gravitated towards instruments , nadira was hooked to the cutthroat nature of the fashion industry , the constant grind to create great work , and the power of one day running the company at her father’s side .

speaking with a very faint british accent that comes and goes from her years spent in london mixed with her years in america , nadira had a taste of her dreams in college . staying close to KHAN’s headquarters meant she could step into a bigger role ( don’t we love nepotism ) while maintaining her expected 4.0 gpa at columbia .

seeing his daughter’s success and simply tired , kashif decided to retire upon nadira’s college graduation and move away from it all to irving , north carolina , a town he had discovered and frequented over the years whenever he sought the complete opposite of his everyday .

needless to say , resna was unhappy with the decision . though she had allowed his little beach escapades during their marriage , she could not understand moving there permanently when her livelihood was in new york . without officially divorcing , resna declared she was staying put , much preferring the luxuries of a ritz carlton than the laidback nature of a destination town , and kashif could do as he pleased .

nadira watched her happy , loving family crumble before her eyes , which only meant she threw herself into her work even more than she already would have . in the subsequent years of taking over KHAN , she worked constantly , resulting in her most prolific seasons and an exponential boom in sales , but also incredible burnout .

she kept it up for three years , always on a red eye or in a meeting or sat at her desk over a sketchbook . this way , she could ignore the fact that her parents were living in two different states with her brother in a third now attending college of his own ( berklee college of music  , to be more specific ) . but her world came crashing down again when she received a call from her father , informing her that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer .

it felt like a sign . a terrible sign , but a sign nonetheless . she needed to stop . slow down . take a look at her family and deal with what was happening . nadira immediately stepped down , naming an interim head and creative director of KHAN while she uprooted her life to move to irving to take care of her father .

no matter her good-willed intentions when she moved , it seemed only inevitable that the young fashion star who had had it all would grow to feel trapped . she wasn’t going anywhere , not when her mother rarely came down to visit and her brother dropping out of school wasn’t even something anyone would let him consider , but she couldn’t help her growing feelings of resentment  - not towards her father , just her situation .

sometimes , even when money can buy the best , it simply isn’t enough . kashif passed away in july , effectively ending nadira’s obligation to stay in irving , but she hasn’t left . she could step back into her role full time at KHAN , get back to designing and running a global powerhouse , but she fears she’s lost the ability to . for now , she doesn’t see herself going anywhere - physically , mentally , figuratively , literally - despite the growing number of sketches in the notebook she carries everywhere .

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𝘼𝙈𝙔𝘾𝙐𝙎 𝘾𝘼𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙒 / an introduction . 

Is that AMYCUS CARROW we can see entering the Ministry of Magic? Our records tell us that they were born on 15 MARCH and are a TWENTY FOUR year old, PUREBLOOD who currently works as a OBLIVIATOR. Some have said that they can be described as being CHARMING, LOYAL & RESOURCEFUL, however, they also see themselves as being VINDICTIVE, UNSTABLE & HOSTILE. Apparently, HE look(s) a lot like JAKE MANLEY, whoever that is, and if they had to pick a side in the war, they would choose to JOIN THE DEATH EATERS.

Full Name: Amycus Basil Carrow

Name Origin:           - Amycus: In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Amycus is: Friendly. Son of Poseidon in Greek mythology.           - Basil: Basil is a very old name, derived from the Greek name 'Basileios', which means 'kingly or royal'. There are a number of different spellings of this name, from Basil to Vasile.           - Carrow: English surname of Celtic origin, possibly meaning ‘rock on the spur of a hill

Nicknames: No one but Alecto is allowed to call him Amy. 

Age: Twenty Four 

Birthday: 15 March 

Sexuality: Asexual. 

Relationship Status: Single.

Patronus: Amycus cannot cast the paronus spell. 

Boggart: Alecto dead. 

Wand Type:           - Chesnut: This is a most curious, multi-faceted wood, which varies greatly in its character depending on the wand core, and takes a great deal of colour from the personality that possesses it. The wand of chestnut is attracted to witches and wizards who are skilled tamers of magical beasts, those who possess great gifts in Herbology, and those who are natural fliers. However, when paired with dragon heartstring, it may find its best match among those who are overfond of luxury and material things, and less scrupulous than they should be about how they are obtained. Conversely, three successive heads of the Wizengamot have possessed chestnut and unicorn wands, for this combination shows a predilection for those concerned with all manner of justice.           - Dragon Heartstring: As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.           The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.           - Unyielding

Occupation: Obliviator. 

Affiliation: Death Eaters. 

House: Slytherin Alumnus. 

Key information / Biography: I’ll write out a full bio for his muse page, but for now all you need to know is the following.            - Amycus isn’t the exact type of pureblood heir his parents were looking for. They wanted someone who would follow their every command and that’s not really how Amycus is. Though he and his parents share the same opinion on the war, he absolutely isn’t the sit down and shut up person his parents wanted.            - In school, Amycus was pretty much one of those students that never did homework. The professors were always on him about it. Usually, he just turned in something shitty because he’s really stupid.            - He only got his job because of family connections. He’s not very good at it either, but he doesn’t care. Amycus just needs something to do to earn money.           - He lives with Alecto in an apartment that they got after they graduated because neither of them wanted to continue living at home. Amycus is a neat freak though, so he’s always organizing and yelling at the house elf because it’s not his form of perfection.           - He’s easily the “if you piss me off I’m killing everyone in this room” kind of person, and gives off those vibes, though he can be charming when he wants to be. He just cannot control his anger. 

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10 Perfect Landlord Pc computer software Procedures for End users & Home Managers

After you private leasing real-estate house, it'd be much also a simple endeavor to have some thing tumble through the cracks. Even slight stuff like failing to remember to agenda a fix or not distributing a employ settlement could cause dissatisfied renters and better vacancy quantities, contributing to lessen cashflow and a residence beneath carrying out.

On this page, we will discuss how landlord Pc software package assists both equally little home investors and large residence running businesses Improve operations and boost the In general overall performance of lease genuine-estate purchases.

Exactly what exactly is Assets proprietor Personal computer software package?Property operator application system permits lease professionals to handle every aspect of any lease dwelling which involve:

Tests and managing tenantsResponding to servicing requestsScheduling program house inspectionsProcessing on the internet hire paymentsTracking operating expensesGenerating regular monthly P&L and cashflow statementsCompiling calendar year-stop taxation-ready financial statements

How Landlord Application plan Operates & Some good benefits of Utilizing ItLandlord application is usually purchased in two several versions: one) Laptop-centered computer software application is downloaded and so are driven by your desktop computer, notebook, or Computer system tablet. two) World wide web-centered landlord computer software runs while in the cloud and provides online entry from a Online-linked unit anywhere on this planet.

Some house proprietor program solutions also present smartphone moveable applications that securely get in contact with Website-centered computer software program to follow expenses and watch dwelling general performance with iOS and Android apps.

Dependant on the 2021 Problem in the House Administration Statement lately released by Buildium, there are actually five very best units renters anticipate landlords to supply:

Speaking by way of text message or emailPaying hire onlineSubmitting plan servicing deal with needs onlineElectronic leasingAccess to a citizen portalEven although the desire for rental house reaches all-time ranges, with common one particular-home lease occupancy fees at ninety five.3Per cent, the Levels of competition to locate exceptional even though retaining very good renters is even A lot more robust. The typical stretch of time a renter carries on for being in only one-relatives employ is a few decades, and landlords are purchasing engineering to make the very best rents although retaining tenants quite a bit lengthier.

The simplest home proprietor software software package support you to competently work your employ business, meet up with the demands of your individual renters, and increase the money overall performance of one's buy house:

Transform your on the net tenant software package approach to minimize software program problems, cope with all the leasing strategy over the internet, and enhance candidates on their application standing. Online hire payments assortment together with a number of retain the services of payment possibilities, timetable repeating regular monthly payments for renters, and programmed use settlement reminders to reduce late obligations and improve revenue.Track routine maintenance requests for tenants and system repairs with providers to boost tenant complete fulfillment, keep occupancy amounts great and renter turnover reduced.Automating your real-estate property business with home owner program permits you to Slash back time on forms and routine challenges additionally extra time expanding money by scaling your lease home selection.

Best Computer software software for Little Property house owners and large Home ManagersThere are typically two key sorts of landlord program system:

Lesser buyers with from a single leasing device to your dozen Qualities or more normally need to have capabilities including monitoring Qualities While using the portfolio level and home stage, automating money and fees, arranging files, and operating studies.

Pro home administration businesses with huge figures of attributes underneath Command need a lot more innovative – and expensive – landlord software methods for numerous forms of residence types which includes sizeable condo buildings, university student property, HOAs, and commercial parts.

On this page are considered one of the best leasing home taking care of application available for the two compact property homeowners and huge property running corporations.

Home operator application for lesser traders one. StessaStessa aims for making use assets spending budget straightforward by aiding The 2 newbie and complex brokers increase earnings by smart income administration, computerized revenue and price checking, and custom made-created confirming.

Costs are completely fully totally free and includes characteristics by way of example unrestricted home monitoring, profile and property-levels dashboards, computerized income and value checking, serious-estate history Corporation and storing, limitless every month research, and export of taxation-entirely Prepared fiscal information. Stessa does supply optionally out there high-quality services to traders for a cost, to aid with hire assessment, home loan financial loans, and shopper investigation.

two. AvailAvail presents application plans especially made for the do-it-yourself landlord. The Company provides a complete team of devices and academic content that may help you the tiny investor turn into a confident and experienced residence operator.

You will discover two premiums possibilities for landlord software program application from Take advantage. A no cost Unlimited System features a limitless quantity of lease designs with professional expert services for on-line lease every month payments, routine upkeep keeping keep track of of, tenant screening and background checks, status-unique leases, and syndicate listings for vacancies.

The Unrestricted Moreover Program is $five per unit each month and requires supplemental products and services like next-working day retain the services of payments, custom made tenant software program and leases, as well as the creation of a property Website.

three. CozyCozy has joined in addition to Flats.com to deliver the very small traders with property operator program that features ailment-of-the-artwork on the net rental Management machines and renter verification scientific studies. The corporate's goal is usually to assistance leasing dwelling house owners be far better house proprietors, and provides Similarly landlords and renters reassurance.

Pricing for landlord program system from Comfy is supplied without cost for home owners, Whilst renters obtain things such as tenant screening assessments and lender card obligations. Renters insurance policy plan for tenants can also be available by way of Comfy having an normal insurance policy plan cost of about $20 each and every month.

Inviting residence owner application delivers a big range of alternatives which includes on-line lease application, tenant evaluating, seek the services of assortment, examining of assets bills, and document uploading and storage.

four. Rentec DirectRentec Straight focuses on offering landlord software package alternatives for landlords and house executives with tiny rental residence portfolios. Landlords with 10 traits or a great deal much less have the choice of choosing a no cost Pc software package design, and the company can provide home controlling software and tenant screening suppliers for house owners with as quite a few as five,000 products and solutions.

The two key paid for landlord application techniques from Rentec Instant. Rentec Professional for landlords is valued at $35 per month, while Rentec PM is ideal for dwelling executives and shown at $forty monthly, Each individual and every possessing an endless number of tenants and Qualities.

Both of those plans encompass on-line hire collection, upkeep requests, and bookkeeping. Tenant verification bundles go over anything from $7 to $15 per package deal, which includes nationwide felony and sexual intercourse offender search queries, eviction queries, and also a TransUnion credit rating report.

five. TenantCloudTenantCloud is an outstanding match for brand new house house owners, managers and home directors with any in which from a single unit to five hundred products under taking care of. The business also provides a no cost stop-to-close residence taking care of system with all-in-just one capabilities inside a price-totally free Essential System that features checking of rental particulars, providing and buying hire obligations, and regime servicing handling.

Costs choices for TenantCloud home owner program include a free of charge Common strategy for approximately seventy five versions, a typical $9 a month approach for up to a hundred and fifty units, and an Impressive technique costed at $35 each month. Landlords and administrators may pick expert services options including renter verification, rental information, insurance policy protection, and QuickBooks On the net at excess service fees.

Residence owner program plan for expert Regulate companies one. AppFolioAppFolio is known as a highly effective software process for Specialist home administrators, furnishing quite a few kinds of capabilities and the capability to take care of various Device kinds which includes single-residence and multifamily characteristics, condo Qualities and pupil housings, household operator businesses (HOA), and also mixed-use and industrial characteristics.

The corporate charges a start-up cost, along with a bare minimum regular charge of $250. AppFolio program traits involve bookkeeping software program, lease payments collection techniques, servicing demands, promotion and internet marketing devices to current market unfilled types, tenant testing Qualified products and services, and customizable on the net tenant application and leases, applicant credit history rating and lease background checks, and renter and proprietor portals.

2. BuildiumBuildium gives Similarly domestic house administration Laptop software package and homeowner relationship Handle software and it is greatest for landlords or executives with fifty or more models. The business enterprise is a professional in many different asset kinds for example household residence, pupil residence, and cheap property household spots.

Pricing commences at $fifty a month for approximately 20 models which is break up up into two divisions, Critical and Progress. Buildium has additional fees for points for instance on the web obligations and Digital lease signing.

Software package qualities incorporate employ administration, on-line lease payments obligations, upkeep requests, comprising income and charges, and house discussion boards.

three. MRI SoftwareMRI Housing Software concentrates on significant specialist property executives and professional landlords and supervisors, with the target of increasing occupancy and minimizing Operating expenditures. The Group is an expert in many types of asset varieties for instance sizeable household portfolios, commercial characteristics, amenities administration, and open here up community and affordable house.

Pricing is personalized to the private demands of every shopper. MIR property operator software package includes choices for on the web hire collection, tenant verification and rent templates, schedule servicing requests, integrated info processing, resident communication and supervisor arrangement, and credit background Hazard taking care of.

four. PropertywarePropertyware gives software answers to specific-family property house owners and home supervisors with portfolios of 250 houses or even more. Although the company is for large portfolios, This system is a lot less difficult since the concentration is on solitary-relations Houses.

Charges divisions range between $250 to $450 on a regular foundation or larger based on the quantity of units and therapies, including a a person-time execution price. Propertyware landlord Personal computer software is made up of options for renter advertising and screening, on the web repayments, inspections, vendor portals, and upkeep undertaking administration.

five. Yardi BreezeYardi Breeze roles by itself becoming a refreshingly simple computer software response for modest, and midsize landlords and residence directors who require assist streamlining treatments. The company is an authority in compact and midsize portfolios of house units, business versions, and merged-use properties.

Wind rates commences at $1 for each model every month, having a minimum month-to-month demand of $100 for household portfolios. Wind Premier prices commences at $2 for each unit each month, using a bare minimum every month demand of $200 for professional and blended-use portfolios.

Yardi Breeze house proprietor software includes options for promoting and advertising and leasing, lease assortment, plan servicing needs, house management, bookkeeping, and profiles payable.

Wrapping UpRental home building an investment may be lively, passive, or at times several different both. Energetic property traders who can have enough time and comprehensive being familiar with required to cope with daily particulars of each home might find landlord computer software supposed for qualified assets supervisors.

Alternatively, unaggressive traders may well pick a more economical landlord program plan, even whilst they utilize the neighborhood house supervisor to take care of the leasing residence in Every sector location they're investing in.

Employing Computer system program aids the lesser, unaggressive property entrepreneur Mix info for each dwelling and route the performance of the entire seek the services of house profile.