Hi, this is Lik. Yes, pronounced like lick. It stuck. Nope, I have not finished the design! But, alas:
My friend here got them She/it pronouns and is within Feds group of mordrem buddies after the end of HoT. "Scholar" who only existed for a single month before mordremoth awoke, therefore is a lanky stick with absolutely NO cool mordrem beastie stuff, only issues Inside Her Brain.
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Acts like a scholar whilst having none of the basic scientific/whatever understanding of one, so just gathers so much data. This gal has so many random lists and catalogues bc it shuts up the brain issues a tiny bit. Feds ADORES IT and regularly gives her SO MUCH MONEY because my guy LOVES the science but HATES the data processing. Has definitely paid her to do titrations, because he'd rather die.
Her usefulness should not be underestimated, but likely often is by people who do not know it.
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An uncanny understanding of the other mordrem and so, so good with them, so nicey, would be a good therapist for them as due to it's lack of socialisation with 'normal' sylvari she instead learnt new and exciting shrimp emotions and socialisation.
However if u put her with anyone that isnt mordrem I think she just *standing man emoji*
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I ALSO think she's gonna end up as some sort of an apprentice to Fedsy, entirely by mistake. It just HAPPENED and now he's kinda adopted her?? congrats on that, man.
So, I really love the selection of Tim Walz for VP and it’s taken me a moment to articulate why. I mean, obviously, Dem bonafides, he’s sharp, he’s funny, etc etc. But everyone in the Veepstakes fits that bill, Harris was spoiled for good choices.
But Walz offers something that the other men in contention don’t that I think will be incredibly useful in combating Trumpism.
He offers an example and an off ramp to the section of men who felt like they were Republicans by default, and so support Trump by default. There are a lot of Trump voters who are full on obsessive, but that’s not who we’re talking to. We’re talking to folks who grew up in Republican areas, or felt their hobbies didn’t line up with who a Democrat was, or didn’t feel represented by their image of a Democrat. You want to see it so you can be it, you know? Which is why Harris is so inspirational to a lot of segments of folks, but Walz is too.
He served in the military. He went to a state college. He’s your favorite teacher from your public high school. He’s your football coach who actually cared if you were passing your math class. He’s the guy you looked up to at school when your family sucked but this guy cared, and he helped you get out and make something of yourself.
He’s the neighbor who helps you jump your car. He’s your uncle who takes you hunting. He’s your Dad who loves teasing you at the Stare Fair. He’s you when he makes a mistake like his DUI and takes responsibility for it, and when he has the chance makes sure other can come back from similar mistakes. He’s you when you and your wife want so badly to be parents and IVF gives you the family you wanted. He’s you when he says ‘it had to be me’ and used his standing and power to protect vulnerable kids sponsoring the GSA at his school.
He gives the real life example to these men that they can be that football, fishing, hunting family man who wants to provide for his family, be that powerful, respected member of the community and use that power to feed kids in school. That it’s normal to enthusiastically work for a boss like Harris. That yeah those other guys are fucking weirdos, and you’re not a weirdo, are you?
That there’s a place in the Democratic Party for them. That they don’t have to default to being fucking weird.
I hope those guys see this example of masculinity and go… yeah, that’s me. That’s who I’m gonna be.