#number 3001

[turnaboutstar]

they both think the other one is cool...

[cyber-seaweed]

i feel like this is a very niche cross section of people but take this stsg tfb fans

[stesierra]

Poll time! Just for fun, what's the most number of words you've written in a single day? Smashing the keyboard with your forehead doesn't count.

Please reblog to get more answers!

[sarahowritesostucky]

I'm curious, but I genuinely like the fact that Tumblr doesn't share these numbers so it doesn't become a popularity contest. So here's a poll to anonymously get a survey.

Give a reblog and keep it going!

[carryoncastiel]

So, about that content disparity between BG3 companions...

Usually I don't do any programming outside of work but I was really curious how the content between all the companions is actually distributed and also how it changed with patches.

So I put together a little code and let it run through the parsed dialog files for Patch 1 and now the latest Patch 6, counting everytime a character gets a line of dialog.

I subtracted the numbers of [TagGreeting] and [TagAnswer] (manually, after the overall count...because I didn't wanna program it...shhh) since they just seem to be links to actual lines, but not lines themselves.

Keep in mind: 1. I don't know if there might be other tags that don't contain dialog, I only subtracted the two I mentioned, 2. IMPOSSIBLE lines that might not be accessible in game get counted, 3. this says nothing about the length of the lines (they could be one word or a couple of sentences as seen in the screenshot above. They all get counted as one), 4. Origin specific lines don't get counted unless they're actually said by the character (Player Karlach seems to talk to herself as 'Karlach:' for example, that gets counted).

So here are the final results:

Patch 1

Astarion 5876

Shadowheart 5639

Lae'zel 5221

Karlach 5032

Gale 4661

Wyll 4299

Minthara 2786

Halsin 2719

Patch 6 (number of lines added compared to patch 1)

Astarion 6408 +532

Shadowheart 6180 +541

Lae'zel 5718 +497

Karlach 5529 +497

Gale 5123 +462

Wyll 4936 +637

Minthara 3167 +381

Halsin 3001 +282

Unsurprisingly Wyll is last of the Origin characters. Though I was suprised that Karlach has quite a lot more to say than Gale.

The most suprising is that apparently Wyll got the most lines added since Patch 1!? If that is true it still did absolutely nothing to his abysmal numbers.

Buuuut I have the sneaking suspicion this might just be weird data, especially 'cause he's such an outlier here (I also checked Ulder's dialog for example, and he got 1 more overall line count from patch 1 to 6 but his [TagAnswer] count decreased from 20 to 2 making his result go up from 288 to 307. Could be the same with Wyll, maybe some different formatting that screws with the count.)

Also, so you don't think I just made up random numbers I put a screenshot of my code under the read more if you're curious

Please don't judge - it's functional.

[beebopboom]

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter

Yep! That’s right we are diving back into season 1, specifically with the last true witch, Agnes Nutter

This first part is mainly going to deal with what is in her book and is largely just a reference point. This will cover all the prophecies we know about and the images included in her book that I could find

Further analysis and theories will start in part two

-> which you can click here to read if you’d like

But other than that let’s just dive in

Prophecies 

Most of these we know and we see play out but there are a few stragglers- (which I’m not going to go into in this series just for the sole reason my very ill brain cannot handle them right now, maybe in the future)

Prophecy 1111: "An the Great Hound Sharl come and the Two Powers sharl watch in... Goeth where is its Master, Where the... Notte, and he shall name it, True to... and Hell shall flee it."

Prophecy 2214: "In December 1980, an Apple will arise no man can eat. Invest thy money in Master Jobbes's machine, and good fortune will tend thy days."

Prophecy 2213: "I tell ye this, and I charge ye with my wordes. Four shall ride, and three shall ride the sky as two, and one shall ride in flames, and there shall be no stopping them. Not fish, nor rain, neither devil or angel. And ye shall be there also, Anathema."

Prophecy 2315: "Sum say It cometh in London Town, or New Yorke, butte they be Wronge, for the place is Taddes Fild, Stronge inne hys powr, he cometh like a knight innne the fief, he divideth the Worlde into 4 partes, he bringeth the storme.

Prophecy 3001: "Behind the Eagle's Neste, a great Ash hath fallen.

Prophecy 3007: "Prayers and hope ... / Brings forth sorrow and serpents reign / For the devil lucks in plain sight / Under an arc of pale moonlight."

Prophecy 3008: "When that the angel readeth these words of mine, in his shoppe of other menne's books, then the final days are certes upon us. Open thine eyes to understand. Open thine eyes and rede, I do say, foolish principalitee, for thy cocoa doth grow cold."

Prophecy 3009: "Seven who hold the Scepter shall be killed...of them shall become a saint."

Prophecy 3011: "The exer... and churches be laid open to ... oppressed shall prevail, and oppose the cruelty of foreigners. For a Boar of Cornwall shall give his assistance, and trample their necks under his feet."

Prophecy 3012: "A shower of blood shall rain, and a raging famine shall afflict mankind. When these things happen, the Red Dragon shall grieve, but when his fatigue is over he shall recover his strength. Then shall misfortunes hasten upon the White Dragon, and the buildings of his gardens be pulled down."

Prophecy 3017: "I see Four Riding, bringing the Ende and the Angells of Hell ride with them, And three shall Rise. And Four and Four Together be Four and the Dark Angel sharl Own Defeat, Yette the Manne sharl claim his Own."

Prophecy 3477: Lette the wheel of Fate turne, let harts en-join, there are othere fyres than mine; when the wynd blowethe the blos-soms, reach oute one to anothere, for the calm cometh when Redde and Whyte and Blacke and Pale approche to Peas is Our Professioune.

Prophecy 3817: "The Number of the Beast is in the Revelayting of Sainte John, call hym in Taddesfield. And ye will know hym by this sign, that when ye do call hym, the Lesser Beaste will walk upon his hind legs like unto a Dancing Bear."

Prophecy 3819: "When Orient's chariot inverted be, four wheles in the skye, a man with bruises be upon Youre Bedde, aching his hedd for willow fine, a manne who testeth with a pyn yette his hart be.

Prophecy 3988: "Whene menne of crocus come frome the Earth and green manne frome the Sky, yette ken not why, and Pluto's barres quitte the Light-ning castels, and sunken lands riseth, and Levia-than runneth free, and Brazil is vert, then Three cometh together and Four arise, upon iron horses ride; I tell you the ende draweth nigh."

Prophecy 3989: "He is not what he says he is."

Prophecy 4009: "Where the Hogg's back ends the young beast will take the world and Adam's line will end in fire and darkness."

Prophecy 4019: "When Orient's Chariot Inverted be a man with bruises up thy bed, aching his head for willow fine."

Prophecy 4020: "Let the wheel of fate turne, let harts enjoin, there are othere fyres than mine; when the whirl wynd whirls, reach oute one to another."

Prophecy 5001: "When the skies are crimson seen, then ye both must stand between the world of life and the world of war, where the iron bird lands no more."

Prophecy 5004: "When alle is sayed and all is done, ye must choose your faces wisely, for soon enouff, ye will be playing with fyre."

and that’s all of them I believe so let’s hop into the images I could find

Artworks

Starting out on the very first page we have this

Now I could not find an exact reference to this (I know starting out strong just stay with me) but between the examples I could find plus the four wings surrounding the head I would say this is depicting a Cherubim

This next one is from the actual book itself,

This is the piece, Saint John Devouring the Book by Albrecht Dürer (1498) which was published alongside 15 other woodcut illustrations in his book, Apocalypse, all covering events in Revelations

Now we are moving into pieces that we see in the little montage moments so the images are a little less clear

This piece, Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon, is by Martin Schongauger done sometime between 1480-1490

The next piece was actually a two for one which made my job a little easier and let this post only be one part *curse you image limit*

Chariot Vision, which is by Matthäus Merian depicting Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel 1:5 (I couldn’t find when it was made -and now that I’m really looking at it the wheels are a little different but I’m confident enough to say it’s from the same story so the point will still stands)

and finally we have this one

With help from @gallup24 and some image manipulation finally found this piece, The Minde bould hare a fixed Eye On Objects, that are plac’d on High.

I believe to be published first along side other emblems by Gabrielis Rollenhagii in 1613 it was reprinted in 1635 with added hymns by George Wither in his emblem book

the hymn reads

A Heart, which bore the figure of an Eye

Wide open to the Sunne; by fome, was us’d,

When in an Emblem, they would fignifie

A Minde, which on Celeftiall Matters mus’d :

Implying, by this fame, that there is nought

Which in this lower Orbe, our Eyes can fee,

So fit an Object for manly thought,

As thofe things, which in Heav’n above us be.

God, gave Mankinde (above all other Creatures)

A lovely Forme, and upward-looking Eye,

(Among the reft of his peculiar Featares)

That he might lift his Countenance on high:

And (having view'd the Beauty, which appeares

Within the outward Sights circumference)

That he might elevate above the Sphares,

The piercing Eye, of his tatelligence,

Then, higher, and fill higher ftrive to raife

His Contemplations Eyes, till they alcend

To gaine a glimple of thofe eternall Rayes,

To which all undepraved Spirits rend.

For, 'tis the proper nature of the Minde

(Till fehly Thoughts corrupt it) to delpile

Thole Lufts whereto the Rody ftands inclin'd ;

And labour alwayes, upmard to arife.

Some, theretore, thought thofe Goblins which appeare

To haunt old Graves and Tombes, are Soules of fuch,

Who to thefe loathfome places doomed were,

Becaule, they doted on the Fleh too much.

But, ture weare, well-minded Men thall god

To live above, when others bide below.

(also if you want a really good breakdown of the publishers of, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, check out the one @i-only-ever-asked-questions posted one here)

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so yeah that’s all I could find and like I said this is mainly just a reference post

and yes I am aware that one very obvious piece is missing that seems to be made just for this book. I ran out of images so i’ll post it in a rb

[jetstarred]

put in the tags the exact number!

[stuckasmain]

Dave’s old life is cast aside and he is reborn (semi-literally) as a star child. It is an ending that has left many baffled, including me, but is ultimately a touching end and beginning.

Dave ends the story an evolved being, yet not so far detached from his human origin. He still has a great deal of emotion and curiosity - he becomes a baby because he simply is one when it comes to understanding the universe. He could go anywhere, do anything and yet he goes to earth. He goes and watches over it like a shiny toy, while his physical ties have been severed he’s still attached to it- almost like a mother, if we stay with the baby metaphor.

Eventually he will move on from it but for now he is a protector of sorts. The guardian of earth. He stops the bomb not for his own sake but because he simply wants humanity to continue on- he stops a potential doomsday!

It’s too bad this is completely uprooted in the following bits of the series. He is “beyond” emotion, he is on Europa. I would be fine if the evolution or planet was focused on even remotely besides the same few paragraphs, he’s transformed and cast aside. All of the prior meaning is rebuked, all of his humanity removed. See it wasn’t the transformation that did it but the story itself— as it decided to pivot and couldn’t just have him watching. He must be a blank slate. He must be elsewhere- he can’t even enjoy watching the other planet or if he does we don’t really hear of it.

Dave becomes more of a plot device than a person, as a star child there’s so many facinating things you could do with him. For one thing a dressing the trauma that came from that and before, and — again either guardian of earth - self chosen- or we actually see his involvement elsewhere. He becomes a just as much of a tool as the monolith.

Not only is his humanity stripped but his agency, in 2010 he describes himself as a dog on a leash a good number of times. While I absolutely adore that metaphor, it’s so tragic and not even acknowledged as such?! (Again so much could be considered cosmic horror and it’s either had waved or blankly accepted) he went from a near omnipotent being to LOSING LARGE CHUNKS OF TIME AND BEING USED AS A PROBE. He’s suddenly beyond humanity when he was so attached before; he becomes apathetic incredibly fast. (Which, as a immortal being is understandable but it’s absolutely unearned and not in character) -> my issue isn’t with him becoming a tool of some higher power it’s that it’s sort of hand waved “it is how it is” and not addressed how messed up and interesting it is.

Now I’ve yet to read 3001 but my point here broadly stands. I fully believe it should’ve ended after 2010, as it comes across as very very clear it was a two book story and 2061 is a whole separate one with some characters tossed into it.

Arcs were over. There was a bit more explanation as to what happened in the first one; we got closure alongside Heywood. Things were set up for the future but it was more in a way for you to view them as fully developed not exactly a sequel. (Like the Hal 10,000 idea). It’s frustrating because Dave as a Starchild can lead to so many interesting things and it was a beautiful idea in 2001 but … after that it mistreats and mischarectetizes Him so fast in a way that frustrates me to no end. Maybe if there was an actual focus or exploration I could understand the direction but making him a cut out god figure is such a sad end.

A child of the stars still clinging to its former life, its humanity…

Oh what could have been. I’d like to imagine Dave would’ve never completely… not been Dave, yes over centuries he may subdue emotions, his interest may waver but what we get is a name and maybe some memory.

—

Clarification:

I fully enjoy 2010, my issues with Dave in that are minimal just that it’s a little sad he swaps guardianship but I can understand. I was excited and interested in Europa… only for that too also get sort of ignored.

There’s also some interesting points to come out of 2061 - how the monolith works, conversing with Hal and he does seem to have a genuine interest in study but it’s also where he’s sort of a name drop and little else

It’s the stripping him of his emotion and character that really gets me - as it’s a route that isn’t earned as Clark absolutely does not write about trauma or if he does it’s a off handed “ok so everyone dying and the monolith was a little scary but now I’m blue and don’t care” it’s even true for human characters idk

I pick and choose what I want to keep from the further books honestly, we’ll see if 3001 fixes this or if this rant grows longer. I’m just sad, Dave’s such a fascinating character and he’s so mistreated?

[scp-torment]

SCP Tournament… 2!

Accepting submissions immediately:

Edit: No longer accepting submissions. Please refresh the page and wait for the bracket and first round.

Now that things have calmed down (both in blog and life), I think it's time for the foundation to run the second tournament. We ran out of numbers to crunch and organize, so now the foundation has come back to organize more chaos to later fix.

As voted on by test subjects the people, this bracket with be the same set up as the previous, with the exception to not allow any contestants that made it above round 2. A full list of banned contestants can be found below the read more. There are no other limitations, so normal SCPs, tales, and stories from international brackets are all allowed. Go wild. Find the most obscure stories to share. Find the most controversial. The most confusing narrative. The more the merrier.

Submission period will be open for approximately 2 weeks and a day, ending on the 18th. This date may change depending on the rate of submissions. Assuming all goes smoothly, round 1 (or qualifiers) will begin on the 22nd.

Let the chaos begin again.

Full list of disqualified contestants:

SCP-053: Young Girl

SCP-105: "Iris"

SCP-113: The Gender-Switcher

SCP-247: A Harmless Kitten

SCP-426: I am a toaster

SCP-529: Josie the Half-Cat (Previous winner)

SCP-682: Hard-to-Destroy Reptile

SCP-914: The Clockworks

SCP-1313: Solve for Bear

SCP-1762: Where The Dragons Went

SCP-2721: Eli and Lyris

SCP-3001: Red Reality

SCP-3008: A Perfectly Normal, Regular Old IKEA

SCP-4231: The Montauk House

SCP-4335: A Welt In The Crucible

SCP-7000: The Loser

And I haven't actually kept up with other tournament blogs at all in this last month, so I have no idea who's still running and who can boost this. I suppose just reblog this if you can. It's greatly appreciated.

[thethingything]

okay actually, for reference, our current stats for this year say we've done 3,220 IDs so far.

at the end of the City Nature Challenge, I can check the number again, subtract this from it, and find out how many we did. (I'm counting from now because we've started IDing from the places where the challenge has already started)

we weren't going to sat a goal, but I feel like it'd be fun to see how many people think we can do, so here's a poll with numbers that feel sort of maybe reasonable based on what I know we can do while hyperfixating on identifying.

[commbowman]

Introduction :

This is a side blog, please take that into account about reply times. The number one request of this blog is to be patient! Mod is still reading and rewatching the series, characterization will improve as knowledge improves. [Currently reading : 3001]

Rules :

Gore, cosmic horror and other potentially triggering topics are allowed on this blog, be warned

Be respectful!

This is primarily “ask blog” based, run as if it is the characters personal account. Threads are allowed but dm if there’s any preplanning.

I will try to match the style a ask is in (being asked based or more of a thread “”)

Doubles are permitted. Each interaction is considered its own “universe” unless otherwise stated

Crossovers are limited to other science fiction or media that fits the feel of the series.

Dm for long term or more serious rp

This blog follows a mix of movie and book canon and is taken seriously. Joke asks and replies are fine but expect a in character response to shenanigans. I will try to avoid ooc behavior, it will be better the more my understanding grows.

Will not do meta reactions to photos unless they are posted by mod, similar reason to the tags. Separating and curating the experience as well as being more “serious” as a blog than jokey

Tagging system :

OOC -> anything out of character, blog updates etc

ASO Rp -> my posts will be out of the main tags this is how to find them

In character -> answered asks or other in character posts

Pod bay -> Headcanon and character related but not exactly in character

Show me -> image based post, character related

Bowman/🪐 -> ask/post in character

HAL/💥 -> ask/post in character

Verse : Canon -> all interactions that align with 2001 canon, not originally my idea but a great way to differentiation between AUs and other verses

Transmission : -> who the ask is from/current interaction

Muses :

This is technically a multi muse blog of both David Bowman and Hal 9000. They’ll be discernable through font and writing style but be sure to be specific in asks. Hal is a secondary muse and as stated above “doubles” are more than welcome.

As things are now,

Dave (Appears) 35 years old, currently in a sort of ‘middle state’ between fully recognizing what has happened to him and believing he is alone on the discovery. Sort of ghostly [currently reading 2010 and on this is my excuse to get away with my lack of knowledge non movie wise. This will change]

Hal is regaining his functions and holds large gaps in his memory, don’t reveal too much (2010 movie Hal essentially)

[brrroker]

Tumblr User Arrrchive’s Official SCP Recommendation Masterpost

Classic Creepypastas: 

SCP 173: The Sculpture

SCP 027: The Foot Of The Bed

SCP 231: The Seven Brides (tw: sexual assault, child abuse)

SCP 439: Bone Hive

SCP 682: Hard to Destroy Reptile

SCP 1981: Ronald Reagan Cut Up While Talking

SCP 2852: Cousin Johnny

Short Stories and Format Skews: 

SCP 001: Lily’s Proposal (The World’s Gone Beautiful)

SCP 001: Locke’s Proposal (Daybreak)

SCP 1171: Humans Go Home

SCP 1715: Online Friend

SCP 2000: Deus Ex Machina

SCP 2072: Prime Ministerial Pet Cemetery

SCP-2272: Ellis Canastota, P, Pensacola Blue Wahoos

SCP 2432: Room Service

SCP 2508: The Long Wait

SCP 2556: Indefinitely Suspended Stratojet

SCP 3515: Unearth

SCP 3799: A Short History of Snowfall 

SCP 3939: [NUMBER RESERVED: AWAITING RESEARCHER]

SCP 3972:  “Ken Burns Presents: SCP-3972”

SCP 4205: In The Eyes of The Beholder

SCP 4699: and only the doorway remains.

SCP 5002: A Death In Containment (tw: mention of sexual assault)

SCP 5031: Not Another Murder Monster

SCP 5320: The People’s Church Of The Fish That Just Goes On Forever

SCP 6005: Cascadia 

SCP 6278: HARBINGER II: Welcome to Marvin's!

Non-Standalone SCPs:

SCP 2317: A Door To Another World

SCP 4156: Last Bastion

SCP 4646: Sing Me A Song For The End Of The World

SCP 4833: The Syncope Symphony

Longer Narratives:

SCP 3001: Red Reality

SCP 3999: I Am At The Center Of Everything That Happens To Me

SCP 4231: The Montauk House (tw: abuse, sexual assault)

[pokemon-card-of-the-day]

Pokemon Card of the Day #3001: Celebi Prism Star (Lost Thunder)

Celebi was certainly on brand flavor-wise, going for the whole time manipulation thing to devolve Pokemon. The catch was that it was your own Pokemon, in attack form, on a weak Basic Prism Star. There was at least a little interest here to pair with Abilities that worked when evolving to let them happen multiple times, which was the one place you'd ever imagine using this. The negatives gave a lot to overcome to make that worthwhile.

90 HP wasn't going to hold up too well against any deck that had even decently set up. You really needed to slow the opponent down in a deck that used this, and there was a bit of a combo to be tried in SUM-On format but it was harder to find elsewhere. The Fire Weakness could sort of matter against Volcanion, maybe, but it wasn't like you'd be using Celebi Prism Star without its best pairing around or in any format where Reset Stamp or Marnie was available at all. The Retreat Cost was 1, so it was nice to be able to get out of there if you did succeed at keeping your Celebi alive.

Time Distortion was the only reason to use Celebi. Very few decks would even want its effect. It cost a single Colorless Energy to devolve any number of your Benched Pokemon as many times as you wanted. Each evolution card removed this way was put into your hand. This also made any deck with this extremely weak to hand disruption. It was at its worst once the Unified Minds set was released, making Reset Stamp available, and Marnie coming in Sword & Shield didn't help either. But really, any format was risky as Judge was always available, and used in at least a few decks. The best partner for this was probably Burning Shadows Raichu, in which you could set Paralysis and then use Celebi to devolve, going for a lock like that. Switching cards were pretty common so it wasn't super reliable, but if you got it in place and had the lead in number of cards left in deck it could end very nicely.

Leech Seed needed a Grass Energy to do just 20 damage while healing 20 damage from Celebi Prism Star. Not really worth it.

In theory, Celebi Prism Star was pretty cool, mostly to play in the SUM-On format to keep re-applying Raichu's effect. In reality, it was messed up by any hand disruption card as well as any switching card that got to a Pokemon that could deal at least 90 damage combined with a way to force Celebi into the Active Spot, since Celebi was indeed a Prism Star. This meant Guzma was also a good way around it, and with all of these counters and no room for error, this was one of the worst Prism Star Pokemon to be printed.

[commorlova]

Introduction:

This is a side blog, please take that into account about reply times. The number one request of this blog is to be patient! Mod is still reading and rewatching the series, characterization will improve as knowledge improves. [Currently reading : 3001 ]

This blog is run by the same mod as @commbowman , a lot of the rules will remain consistent.

Rules:

Gore, cosmic horror and other potentially triggering topics are allowed on this blog, be warned

Be respectful!

This is primarily “ask blog” based, run as if it is the characters personal account. Threads are allowed but dm if there’s any preplanning.

I will try to match the style a ask is in (being asked based or more of a thread “”)

Doubles are permitted. Each interaction is considered its own “universe” unless otherwise stated

Crossovers are limited to other science fiction or media that fits the feel of the series.

Dm for long term or more serious rp

This blog follows a mix of movie and book canon and is taken seriously. Joke asks and replies are fine but expect a in character response to shenanigans. I will try to avoid ooc behavior, it will be better the more my understanding grows.

Will not do meta reactions to photos unless they are posted by mod, similar reason to the tags. Separating and curating the experience as well as being more “serious” as a blog than jokey

Tagging system :

Ooc -> out of character post , typically a update

Aso rp -> all rp posts will be tagged this to remain respectful and out of the main tags

In character -> in character posts, replies to asks etc.

Airlock -> headcanon or character related but not exactly in character

Magnification -> picture

🌏 Tanya -> character tag

Verse : -> what universe a interaction takes place in

Transmission : -> partner , asker etc

6⏱️ Soviet -> either a joke post or one revealing information about the character (in character)

Muse:

Tatiana “Tanya” Orlova is 39 years old and an incredibly stubborn woman. She cares greatly for the safety of her crew, and guests, though has trouble seeing things outside of her viewpoint.

She is married to Vasili Orlov and quite loyal.

She will largely follow canon of both versions with a slightly heavier lean on book canon.

[nimuetheseawitch]

for wip wednesday (thank you for humoring my bizarre prompt this week) crow john: 23 fake dating: 3001 rodney goes to maine: 2

This prompt is, honestly, very amusing. I haven't thought this much about prime numbers in years.

crow!John: 23 - prime

He had made it back to the window before the man had noticed, and he flew away laughing as the man swore and chased. It had been brilliant, and he'd cached the bit of metal before returning to watch. He'd like to think he'd won over the man with his charming personality and glossy feathers, but he'd seen enough to know that the inventor, whose name turned out to be Dr. McKay, or maybe Meredith, was lonely.

fake dating: 3001 - prime (this story still has me cackling every time I open it)

Rodney's response was almost indignant. "Of course, we're staying!" "Excellent. You'll be included in the negotiations around the new organization of your respective branches and the development of the other aspects of the colony. The IOA values your contributions to the expedition, and the Coalition values your commitment to the protection of this galaxy as well as your commitment to each other. In light of this, they would like to hold a ceremony to formally celebrate it." Seeing some apprehension on his colleagues' faces, Richard added, "Now, this wouldn't be legally recognized as marriage on Earth or within the Atlantis Colony unless you would like it. As leader of the colony and a licensed officiant, I would be happy to complete the necessary paperwork to make it so. You will have plenty of time to think about it. But I also need to know if you are interested in adoption. The Coalition values stability and family life, and wants to formally recognize all the ways you two would be committing to this galaxy." John and Rodney blanched and Rodney was asking, "Adoption?" at the same time as John's voice practically cracked over "Marriage?"

Rodney Goes to Maine: 2 - my favorite prime (this makes me a nerd, doesn't it...)

She made him watch the documentary preview they’d been sent, Atlantis Rising, and she didn’t even have to spell it out for him. He saw it too. He saw the happiness, and he saw what had made him happy back then, even with the constant threat of death and the lack of academic recognition he’d always thought he’d needed. Jennifer helped him pack and told him she’d split up the rest of their things and go visit her father in Wisconsin and they could talk about selling the house later. She wished him luck and waved goodbye.