#new team member

[whump-about-it]

CW: scars, past abuse, mentions of torture, abuse of power.

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“You know you can ask about them.”

The new team member jumped and looked around the room to confirm Team Leader was talking to them before looking back to their superior.

“Wha-what?”

“My scars. You keep starring at them. I would much rather you just ask.”

“I- I” Newbie stuttered, trying to come up with some excuse. They had often wondered about the marred and twisted skin on Team Leader’s hands and up their arms. But they hadn’t thought they were starring. That being said they realized they had been looking at Team Leaders arms when they had commented on it. “I’m sorry” they finally finished.

Team Leader sighed and put down their paperwork. As Newbie watched they began to roll up their sleeves more than they already had been. Past their elbows and towards their biceps until they couldn’t go any further. The map of raised and discolored skin blanketed over the whole area, extending even further under Team Leader’s clothing without any indication of tapering off. They looked painful and old, and Team Leader held their arms out purposefully so that Newbie could see all of it.

“It’s okay” Team Leader told them pragmatically “I’m used to people looking, but I’m going to need you to focus on something else eventually.”

Team Leader turned their arms so Newbie could get a better view of how the lines or mutilated skin faded into the back of their hands.

“They go most of the way down my back, and part of my stomach too.” Team Leader said “you don’t need to see that though”

“What happened?” Newbie asked. Now that they had actually permission to look they couldn’t take their eyes off of them. Studying the different shades of discolored skin and random pattern of the angry lines.

“I was about your age” Team Leader said “also new, and really stupid. I got myself captured by Old Whumper. You probably haven’t heard of them, we dealt with them years ago. Anyway, they tried to use me to get to the rest of the team. They tortured me and would send recordings of it Former Team Leader.” Team Leader had been very matter of fact about the whole story up until this point, but their face suddenly darkened.

“It took Former Team Leader weeks before they gave in and came to get me. To be fair it was a pretty obvious trap.” With that Team Leader began to roll their sleeves back down.

“They look painful” Newbie said to which Team Leader only shrugged.

“They where when they were healing. Actually the bigger problem now is that I don't have much feeling there”

Team Leader rolled their sleeves all the way down to their wrists now. And they and Newbie both remained silent as they buttoned them up.

“I used to hate looking at them. I would shower in the dark, cover mirrors. I even used to where gloves for awhile. The whole nine yards."

Newbie startled. Team Leader didn't seem self conscious about their scars at all. In the little time Newbie had been with the team, Team Leader had never seemed to be trying to cover up their scars. They mostly wore long sleeved shirts, but most of the team did. Headquarters was a cold building. And they usually rolled up their sleeves. In fact, this was the first time Newbie had seen them acknowledge the scars at all.

"What changed?"

To Newbie's surprise, Team Leader smiled.

"I became the team leader." They told them fondly. "I always showed respect to Former Team Leader when they were in charge, but I never forgave them for throwing me aside the way they did. When I was put in charge, I promised myself I would never let anyone under me go through that. My scars became a reminder of that promise. That nothing we protect is worth more than each other."

Newbie glanced down at the scars on the back of Team Leader's hands again before Team Leader went back to their paper work. It was awful that Team Leader had to go through that. But a certain fear eased in Newbie's chest that they didn't even know they had. Team Leader had been hurt badly in the past, but they were going to do anything to make sure that that wouldn't happen to anyone else.

[trehan-iris]

We're thrilled to announce that Narender Singh has joined our team as the Assistant Vice President - Sales & Marketing at Trehan Iris. His extensive experience will be a tremendous asset to our clients and with your guidance, we're confident that our clients will make informed decisions and achieve their real estate goals.

Welcome to the Trehan Iris family - Mr. Narender Singh

[maiaczy]

I've been kinda slow with the requests lately coz uni work is kicking my ass rn, but since it's jojolands day I felt morally obligated to do this one

@cailaope

[sainz100]

2018 Azerbaijan GP throwback | x

[miscellaneoussmp]

The new Team Bolas Rojas members and how they were welcomed to the team:

Mouse is one of them before she's even chosen to join the team. She puts on the gas mask by herself as she sits in her seat. Her seat is still green, the color of death. She's one of them. Chose her. She's one of them. Chose her, please. She's one of them, finally. Mouse is welcome into the team with open arms. They chose her. There's cheers as she stands on their side of the room. She smiles beneath the mask. The seventh circle finally has its queen.

Etoiles is part of the team, of course he is. He joins them in their base and shares in jokes. He's no longer a leader, a weight off his shoulders. Cellbit deems he needs to be initiated into the team. He seems to be joking, but also, they're seriously waiting for Philza to join them. Etoiles stands in the fire with Cellbit, one of the original sacrifices, and Philza, their leader, stands over them. He's welcomed into the team, with burn marks covering his armor.

Roier cheers with the rest of the team when air turns purple, turns toxic. He had his mask on as soon as he discovered he's part of the team. He's finally reunited with some of his family. His mask will break soon. He follows Foolish's advice and takes it off to keep it from breaking too quickly. Roier chokes on his own lungs as they fill with toxins. Foolish holds him as he doubles over. He survives the last few moments of gas. He's fully welcomed into the family.

[tubchunk]

sorry but q!tubbo seeing q!bagi go up in ninho herself and then after a bit passes, he starts panicking when she doesn't come back down, and when she appears at the spawn waystone, he instantly runs up to her saying that he thought he lost her. she was the only other person who woke up back on quesadilla island when he did and if she was gone he couldn't bear it. blue team doesn't leave anyone behind after all, and by the end of it, q!bagi was now family.

[sir-fluffbutts]

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[kply-industries]

GO AWAY ULTRAMAN YOU'RE DRUNK

[luasumas]

they grow up so fast 🥹

happy fathers day

[episodes-without-incident]

4/25/2024:

1 episode since Drawfee last referenced Cats (2019)

22 episodes since Drawfee last referenced Everytime We Touch (2005) (new record!)

[trehan-iris]

We're delighted to welcome Suraj Chopra as the Assistant Vice President- Procurement & Contracts at Trehan Iris. His extensive experience in strategic sourcing, combined with his collaborative approach and positive attitude, makes him a perfect fit for our culture. We're excited for the future and as your expertise will help us achieve our goals and drive our success.

We are delighted to Welcome Suraj Chopra

[chaoswarfare]

dp x dc writing prompt #22!

Danny joins a superhero team and they’re the last people to know. the villains have acknowledged phantom as one of the heroes on the team, the public is already writing him into any reports that have the team in them, there was even a short news segment talking about the new addition to the team!

Danny runs with it because he assumes that the team is aware of what everyone is talking about and are just digging up his background information or something.

[royalxiii]

It’s very sad and discouraging that the reason we haven’t had a new Eeveelution is because of Fakémon.

We shouldn’t be punished for wanting to draw our own Pokémon.

And if they were THAT concerned about people making good Eeveelution designs, they should of just done them all by now instead of slowly pacing it to the point where they feel like they can’t make anymore cuz the community already mad rad designs.

I think this, out of everything that’s come out from the Teraleak, is the only thing that truly pisses me off.

[amplexadversary]

Stitch from the elevator scene in episode 48 of G Gundam

The camera did not pan far enough to completely include Bolt Gundam, sadly.

[bagheerita]

John, you are such a dork. Also, you can't just outsource all the hard questions to Teyla.

Bonus dork face:

[kaythefloppa]

Now that the psychic damage over Paisley's redemption has worn off, here are some hopes/episode ideas I have in regards to the future of her character arc on the show. Assuming that she isn't written off the series (which would be nothing short of a giant middle finger to her voice actress and the fans who waited 3 years for the character to return).

An episode that gives us closure for Rex. Whether or not he'll redeem himself alongside Paisley. I frankly do hope he does because like Paisley, he has had so few appearances in the show. Paisley getting redeemed after only 6 episodes of being a villain is one thing, but it'd be VERY hard to accept Rex becoming a main antagonist after serving as an underling [maybe they could make it work but that feels like a stretch] Plus they have the healthiest relationship among all of the villains on the show, so I don't like the idea that these two would wind up fighting each other in the future.

An episode akin to "Adapto the Coyote" where Paisley has her own subplot learning about the animals around her through misadventures. Maybe she's trying to build an eco-friendly environment but the animals keep getting in her way, so she tries to find an ethical loophole only to find out that the animals are the key.

On that note, I think Pave Nature Incorporated being kept in business but having their goals change would be an easy loophole. Construction, but in ways that leave animals and their habitats out of harm's way, or better yet, put them under protection. It would be a natural change for the character without doing a complete 180 of everything established with them [which can ruin a good redemption/development story]

Post-redemption Paisley meeting and facing off against the other villains. Again, this is something that the special kinda left on a thread that I think would be interesting to follow up on. Despite having minimal appearances in the show, Paisley and Rex have established themselves to be allies to Zach, Donita, and Gourmand. So this would be a game-changer to hear that she's with the Wild Kratts. Would the villains attempt to go after her? Would they try to use her to get to the Kratts? Zach's a specialized hacker, maybe he could intercept Paisley's tech to use it against her and make her look bad in front of the crew. Really interesting shit there!

And while we're still on that, a 1v1 interaction between Paisley and Donita. Paisley's been on the show for 8 years and a member of the villain team for 6 years and the 2 female villains on said team [as far as I recall] rarely exchange that much dialogue. It's already enough that we didn't have them team-up, but them being on opposing sides opens other opportunities. They could face off or be mirrors to each other, one could try and convince the other to join their side with no avail.

Her interacting with the other Wild Kratts Kids. As far as I'm aware, she's the only villain not to, which, whilst a testament to how badly unterutilized she is, could be interesting. Do the WK kids know about her if they've never reported her? Are they as easily willing to buy her overhaul as the rest of the crew is? Are the kids and Paisley willing to learn from each other voer their stance about nature? Interesting stuff!

I'm probably aiming too high when it comes to expectations but they backed themselves into a corner here with no way out, I'd really love to see how they handle this.