#please vote out the monster in office

[tuttle-did-it]

ATTENTION UK VOTERS

Reminder that last year the gov't passed a law in voter suppression requiring photo ID.

Please watch this video from TLDR News explaining the situation, and then check if you have a valid form of ID to vote. The Tories are counting on the fact that you don't have a valid form of ID (especially if you're a student or young person, because statistically, young people are more likely to not vote Tory and not have an ID.

The Tories have been responsible for the rise of wealth inequality, more debt, the rising living costs, the dismantling of disability benefits, their intentional collapse of the NHS and privatisation that benefit their pockets, increase in homelessness, food bank use, rough sleeping, evictions, the housing crisis, the increase in student debt, the increase in hate crimes, the increase in poverty, the increase in knife crimes, the increase in suicides (especially by queer teens), scandal after scandal for behaviour of the MPs and PMs, and so much more.

The best way to start getting these Tories held responsible for their actions is to get better people in control during the election.

You cannot do this without an ID.

Please visit here to make sure you have a valid ID, and remember to REGISTER TO VOTE ASAP!

[renthony]

I hate US election season. I hate US election season so much. Both options are bad, both political parties are bad, and it's nothing but a giant hostage situation with an end goal of deciding who's going to kill the fewest people at the slowest pace. Yeah, "less death" is the better option, but it's not exactly a good option when a lot of people are still gonna fucking die. "No death" isn't even on the goddamn table, and we're supposed to just...roll with that.

And then you get screamed at if you ever say, "both candidates suck. This sucks. This shouldn't be our only option."

I'd be less frustrated by "you HAVE to VOTE BLUE!" crowd if it was accompanied by people willing to admit that, "yes, Biden is horrible. He is enabling genocide. He is a bad, bad man." The office of the US president is inherently drenched in blood, and I respect you infinitely more if you can bring yourself to be honest and say, "Biden is a monster, and I still think you should vote for him" than if your sales pitch stops at, "if you don't vote Biden, the evil orange man wins!"

[Image description: A screenshot from Futurama, showing Fry wrestling a hammer away from Frida Waterfall, who is holding an illegible protest sign. Text on the screenshot reads, "Stop making your point so ineffectively!!" in all caps. End ID.]

I met you "vote blue no matter who" people halfway. I voted Biden in the last election, I "did my part," I participated in the election circus. So can you meet me halfway and do things other than just vote? Can you join the IWW and start coming to meetings, and keep up the work after the election? Can you please try to break out of the "voting every four years is all we can do" mindset?

Please?

[dog-ending]

Poll time!

You are writing/developing your own furry/anthro world, totally populated by anthropomorphic animals. You put in a zoo. How do you make this work?

PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR EXPLANATIONS BEFORE VOTING!!! AND PLEASE REBLOG!!

Explanations:

1. This one's more about normal earth animals but could feasibly mean other made up animals. Like, if your furry characters are anthro pokemon, their zoo would have regular pokemon (i.e. anthro pikachus looking at canon pikachus at the zoo). Only pick this if its the normal animal versions of your furry characters.

2. This option also includes like... galleries of normal bugs? i have no idea what those are called and i ran out of space anyway. Pick this ONLY if you wouldnt have fish, plant, and/or bug-based anthros. If you have fish anthros, you could drop the aquarium and still pick this, same with the others.

3. This is assuming your anthros are based on normal earth animals. You would also pick this if you had the opposite situation i guess, with an alien setting and regular earth animals.

4. Exactly what it says. Different from option 2 in that theyre exaggerated in some way, like horse sized beetles.

5. Im picturing the humans well cared for and not mistreated, but their enclosures are based on their natural habitats, like an office building or the alley behind a gas station. Also this is a joke answer dont take it too seriously.

6. This option is for a setting thats all or predominantly anthros based off one species. Think: everyone's a cat, the zoos can just have any animal that's not a cat.

[moonpetals111]

I wouldn’t normally come out and talk about things like this, but I have a platform that I am extremely grateful to have. Anyone who voted and genuinely believes that trump deserved to be in office listen to me when I say this please. Trump does not care about you no matter what he says, he will say anything to anyone just to be in office again. Men like him have no place being anywhere near power that he has now. Right now actual people are in trouble, their lives are at stake. The wellbeing of the women and LGBTQ are in trouble. This man doesn’t want to ban abortion because he cares about the children. If he cared he would crack down on gun laws and keep the children that truly matter alive. Trump only cares about being a dictator and controlling women.History is truly repeating itself, again Trump could not care less about you the only thing he cares about is power and money. And if you genuinely think that the economy is worth more than basic human rights you are the problem. If a felon can’t vote why are we putting one in office now? Finally for anyone who is struggling right now I see you, and you truly are not alone. Today is a sad, sad day I am ALWAYS open to talk if you need anything at all this is going to be a hard 4 years. Live in spite of them, live so you can vote against these monsters in 2028. Please be safe and I truly wish the best for those struggling as I am too. ❤️

[lying-on-floors]

I just wanna say to any followers or anyone who sees this, I love you guys. I truly do. We unfortunately live in a society that leans too far right and would rather have a monster in office than a woman.

I am truly disappointed in so many people, especially loved ones in my life. My mom and brother voted against my rights, and I'm guessing the rest of my family voted against my rights, also, given their track record.

What's worse is that my brother knows how much I hate that man, and he seems to take a sadistic pleasure in saying, "trumps gonna win."

I was too young in 2016 to know what was really going to happen, and now I'm 19. I'll be 20 next year, and if trump truly takes office, I'll be 24 when he's gone. I've been trying to stay off of social media, but I can't. I woke up and turned on the TV to live result coverage, and trump was already announcing his victory, and I was watching as he reached 277, and I was just sobbing.

In a sick and selfish way, I want everyone who voted for trump, especially my loved ones, to experience a horrible series of events but I know that at the end of the day, that would make me no better than the assholes who voted for that man.

Stay safe. Build community. Help each other in any way you can. Check up on each other. Don't give up. Don't be discouraged. Stay alive. Protect each other. Protect yourself. Protest if you can. Make your voice heard. Try not to sacrifice your happiness for safety. Find the right people. We need to live for each other and we need to live as a big FUCK YOU to icky trump and his supporters.

Please don't harass people who didn't vote. You don't know why someone didn't go out and vote, so please be cautious when you say "fuck you" to all those who didn't vote. Some of them were kids who couldn't legally vote but wanted to. Some of them didn't have the means to go out and vote. Some of them couldn't go out and vote because of a disability. Etc.

The most important thing we need to remember is that we need to remain together. We can not let ourselves be divided anymore. We are the people of the United States, and no government was ever going to save us. Only we can save us.

Stay strong and live for yourself and don't ever let any motherfucker who think they're better than you get out unscathed.

[atwoodsfemalefantasy]

WOMEN I NEED YOU TO LISTEN! this election rests on our shoulders. we have the power to beat Trump and Vance, and if we all work together to educate each other and understand how dystopian Trump and Vance will make this country for us, we can beat them.

Here's the facts:

-Trump and Vance want to get rid of No Fault Divorce. No Fault Divorce basically makes getting divorces possible without serious repercussions. No Fault Divorce saves women from abusive relationships ALL THE TIME. Trump and Vance plan to force women to stay in abusive relationships and are hiding it under the guise of "protecting families. Getting rid of No Fault Divorce ensures that women in unsafe and abusive marriages stay there and will lead to women being murdered because they couldn't get out. every voting age woman in america, take heed. Trump wants you to be forced to stay in abusive marriages. if you care about women's lives DO NOT LET HIM WIN

-JD Vance does not want women to be able to work. if you vote for Trump, women might lose their right to work, and along with it, their right to individual financial stability, and will be forced to stay in unhealthy relationships, forced to be homemakers, and have no choice in their own lives. do you want to go back to the 50s? do you want a man controlling your life? how long until they take our bank accounts again?

-JD Vance associates with people who say "feminists deserve rape". what do you think a man who associates with monsters like that will do to women in this country? first, we'll have to carry rapists babies, and then what? rape becomes even less punished than it is now

-Vance openly opposes gay marriage. are we prepared to live in a world where not only are we and our gay friends aren't allowed to marry but also aren't allowed basic rights like hospital visitation only allowed to spouses? and any queer person (like me) knows that marriage is not even close to being our biggest concern. it starts with denied wedding cakes. it ends with denied healthcare, and we all remember the last time that happened to the LGBTQ+ community.

-both Vance and Trump are openly transphobic. all those anti trans bills we've been proposed that never pass? they'll start passing. and if empathy for your trans sisters isn't enough for you to vote blue, remember that anti trans laws hurt women too. the second you drop your guard and don't look falsely feminine the way they want you too, you could be assumed to be trans and targeted. cis women have been beaten up for being in women's bathroom. cis women have been sent to mar jails because they're assumed to be trans. and to all trans people out there, we have the power to save this election. even if it seems pointless, even if you're losing hope, GET OUT TO VOTE. if you care about your rights, VOTE BLUE

-Vance and Trump want to get rid of ALL ABORTIONS with NO EXCEPTIONS! even if you're anti-abortion (i refuse to say pro lifers when abortion bans KILL WOMEN) THINK ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS. They want no abortion for rape victims. they want no abortions for incest. they want children who are pregnant to be forced to give birth EVEN IF IT WILL KILL THEM. women who will die from ectopic pregnancies WILL DIE if they can't get abortions. please, i am urging you, if you care about the lives of women, VOTE BLUE. even if you're pro abortion, the bans they want will kill women AND abort the fetus. A) zygotes are not alive or children. they aren't alive. B) even if you believe they are, please, you have to care about women's lives enough to trust them to make that decision for themselves. please do not be responsible for the women who will die. the women who will commit suicide. the women who will be murdered.

-Project 2025 includes cutting the department of education. do you want your kids to grow up intelligent and capable and educated? Trump and Vance don't.

-need any more evidence of Trumps racism? he wants to cut the EPAs office of External Civil Rights. actively cutting offices dedicated to equality and STILL he's supported

-i understand the concerns about Palestine. i hate the way Biden handled it too. but please, i need you to think. Trump, who openly hates middle eastern people will not handle the situation any better.

DO THESE ISSUES AFFECT YOU?

they should TERRIFY you.

Trump and Vance want to take us to Handmaids Tale America where women are forced to stay home to serve a man, have his babies no matter what, and never leave.

but we have the power to stop it. women, we account for more than half of this country. these men want to steal your rights away from you. DO NOT STAND FOR IT. we can beat those fuckers if every single one of us gets out to vote and votes for our fucking human rights.

we have the power, women. we have the power, POC. we have the power, LGBTQ+ community. if we protect our rights, we can win

[milesobrein]

This picture is from a court scene with Julian from my fic, based off a lovely fic I read that I will link bellow. I thought the sentiment of the picture was fitting. I won’t go into detail, but in this scene Julian is fighting for the right to be seen as human. Tonight our country hangs on the cusp between a flawed democracy, or a dictatorship and fashism. Trump has repeatedly praised Hitler, Trump’s own Cheif of Staff said that Trump basically fits the definition of a fashist. Trump wants to strip LGBTQIA+ people of their rights. He wants to lock up any people who speak out against him. He’s been impeached twice. He’s a convicted felon, has been found guilty of sexual assault by a multitude of women. Is not willing to peacefully step down when the time comes, as seen by the January 6th riots. Let’s be real, this guys a terrible guy, no a monster. And I’ve gone into depth on previous posts about more reasons why I hate this man’s guts, but one note I wanted to say on the eve of Election Day, is your voice matters. Your vote is not insignificant. Every vote counts, every vote makes a difference. And your vote will define the America we wake up to a day from now. One thing I will also say is that if you do not love Kamala, I understand. I don’t support her completely either, but Trump is by far worse. Because at the end of the day Kamala isn’t a rapist, she won’t withdrawal us from the UN, she won’t take away gay or interracial marriage, she won’t lock us up for speaking out against her, and when the time comes she will leave office peacefully. And I don’t belive Trump will do any of these things. If you haven’t voted, I ask you with every fiber of my heart, please vote, this is the election of our lives, this is the election that will determine the fate of this world, please don’t let the world you want slip by, I beg you. It’s not to late to make the country we want. Your voice matters. Please vote. 🌟 for everyone who says they voted for Harris, I will do an art commission for them.

With love, -Levian

Fanfic: The Manipulation of Julian Bashir Ch 1, StarTrek: Deep Space Nine | FanFiction

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Rare Gift Pairings Announcement!

Thank you everyone for participating in our polls! It was a lot of fun and the mods were really surprised by some of the pairings and how they blew others out of the water! There were some pairings that were so popular they were voted at the top for multiple lists. We took the AU they were the most popular in and assigned them to that!

However! This means we’re going to have 2 more polls to finalize our choices! Look out for those and let us know what you want for the Post-Apocalyptic and the Coffee Shop AU! We’re so excited to see what you come up with for these rare combinations. Please remember all art is highly encouraged. Drawings, Writing, playlists, anything and everything you can come up with. See more below for the list of AUs and pairings.

1. Lawyers AU - Virgil/Janus

2. Futuristic AU - Virgil/Remus/Janus

3. Arranged Marriage - Patton/Janus

4. Werewolf AU - Roman/Logan/Patton

5. Superpowers AU - Virgil/Remus/Janus/ Patton

6. Post-Apocalyptic AU - Wait and See!

7. Soulmates AU - Janus/Remus/Logan/Virgil/Patton

8. Office AU - Remus/Logan

9. Dance AU - Logan/Remus/Janus

10. Merepeople AU - Virgil/Roman/Janus/Logan

11. Hospital AU - Virgil/Janus/Logan

12. Artist AU - Virgil/Roman/Janus

13. Tattoo AU - Logan/Janus

14. Vampire AU - Virgil/Janus/Patton

15. Flowershop AU - Remus/Janus

16. Fantasy AU - Roman/Janus/Patton

17. Circus AU - Roman/Janus/Logan/Patton

18. Coffee Shop AU - Wait and See!

19. Band AU - Virgil/Remus/Janus/Logan

20. Mob AU - Logan/Virgil/Patton/Roman

21. Writers AU - Patton/Remus

22. Monster Hunter AU - Virgil/Roman/Logan

23. Angels & Demons AU - Roman/Janus/Logan

24. Childhood Friends AU - DLAMP

25. Magic AU - Virgil/Remus/Logan/Patton

26. Bodyguard AU - Roman/Janus

27. Pirates AU - Patton/Janus/Remus

28. Crime AU - Virgil/Remus/Logan

29. Roommates AU - Virgil/Remus

30. Detective AU - Janus/Logan/Patton

31. Farm AU - Remus/Logan/Patton

[misrepresentedmorallygrey]

PROPAGANDA

The Darkling

Okay so this guy is the main bad guy of the series. He made “the fold” this barren wasteland of darkness and monsters dividing the land, causing like hundreds of thousands of people to die. He killed his mom. He psychologically manipulated his girlfriend (like, he caused her to hallucinate and a whole bunch of other crazy stuff). He made one of his followers (a young girl) use her body to slowly poison the king over time. He started a cult. He did a LOT of crazy stuff. However, we do see his backstory of him as a kid, and learn that he did all this in the name of equality, so people would stop torturing and killing the ‘grisha’ or the witches/magic users. Later, he fakes his own death and starts a cult worshipping him and acts as the leader of the cult, going by his old name Aleksander. He is a very complicated character. So tell my why everyone thirsts after him and is like “he did nothing wrong” HELLO?! He is NOT your poor little meow meow he is complies please please don’t sanitize him.

Mikoto Kayano

Mikoto is really kind and friendly, he gives people nicknames, and he tries to talk to everyone. He cares about his little sister and his mom; he doesn't want to worry anyone and will hide when he's really stressed out and try to act like everything is fine. He just laughs and hopes everything will work out. He overworks himself and thinks that he needs to keep working, even after he's already pushing himself too hard. He doesn't remember killing anyone and he's in MILGRAM because of it and he got voted to not be forgiven in the first trial which is making his stress worse.

Mikoto's characterization within the fandom is either sexy man or baby who couod never hurt a fly. Despite that in his introductory voice drama he folds a fifteen year old for several minutes abd the fact that he's now in a mystical prisoner for definitely committing murder. Like the entire premise of the series is contingent upon everyone who is in it killing a person. Mikoto has dissociative identity disorder the fandom uses this to basically go normal Mikoto the one Milgram arrested (the prison that can look into people's minds by the way) is the good one. He hates violence and I'd just a silly little office worker but the other one I'd the literal devil. An evil man who likes violence and just hates people real antisocial. The fandom is so bad at understanding moral ambiguity and dissociative identity disorder that despite his songs being called MeMe, Double, a line in the second song being literally "Just the two of us" and one of the creators puting out a statement after the seconds songs release saying "I wonder what will happen to the two Mikoto's now"- A good majority of fans have convinced themselves there is a third very normal and chill alter (because they seperate them by emotional states like this is fucking inside out for some reason) who is just a guy and consistently state Mikoto will be bad representation if there are only two. It's to the point that a good deal of the fanbase are fans of this character and not actually Mikoto. Only using his actual character for ship fodder to fuel their switch fetish. I don't know if it's not understanding moral ambiguity, just not knowing how to fucking read, or hating a minority of people simply based on how a dissociative disorder presents in them which is apparently a bias that the dissociative identity disorder community has had for a long time i.e treating people more poorly based on alter count but whatever it is I believe it's enough to qualify him for this.

[dreamingofneji]

That is me ^ my name is Rena. I want to say that while this person's post seems to be encouraging peace and respect, and I truly believe that was their intention when posting it, I want to point out my response to them. I want to encourage people not to fall into this line of thinking. Yes, being civil and respectful is usually the appropriate response to certain types of societal issues, I do not believe it is the appropriate response to this election and subsequent heinous acts that will follow. No, I am not calling or advocating for violence in any capacity. What I *am* calling for is advocacy. Now, more than ever, is the time to band together. The situation to come may seem dire and helpless, but we cannot allow ourselves to fall into complacency. We cannot allow ourselves to resign to our fate. We have to fight. We have to stand up for what is right. I don't encourage anyone to go around and say or do anything inappropriate or illegal to others who voted for this monster. But we cannot back down. We can't show them weakness and we can't let them think they've won. Do what you can to help others who will be negativity impacted by the inevitable laws and injustices to come. But please, DO NOT put yourself in danger. Together, we can overcome this. Will it take years? Yes. Will people die as a result of his administration and Project 2025? Yes. That is an incredibly sad reality. One I hoped to avoid by casting my vote for Kamala. The next five or so years will be incredibly hard for a large portion of the American population. After he leaves office, or dies during, whichever comes first, we can attempt to heal. The nation will take a long time to recover, perhaps even decades. But I will not give up hope. I will not stop believing in a better future for the people around me who will be impacted by this. For my students, for my friends, for strangers who deserve better, please don't give up hope. We can get through this; we *will* come out the other side.

[vote-gaara]

Headcanons you say? 👀 my Fluffdar has been activated.

He's a huge cuddle monster. I reject he notion that he's stony and distant. People who /actively love him back?/ The person who loves him /most?/ Pure fluff.

I also reject the notion that he wouldn't make much time for his S/O bc of his job. He will make time bc relationships are massively important to him??

He literally has so much fun doing nothing and being boring with his S/O. Napping or watching TV together all day? Yes pls

OHHHHHHHHH!

I LOVE the fluffdar and I'm HERE for it.

As for your headcanons...

He's a cuddle monster - YES! I think people who this he's "stoney and distant" aren't taking into account that subtle affection is affection. He may not be the type to flaunt PDA, but behind closed doors? You bet he wants to be as close to his partner as possible.

Office Job > SO - I also REJECT this notion, and will happily work to dismantle it with you. The whole reason Gaara spends so much of his time -spare or otherwise - on Kazekage duties is because of two reasons: One - He feels guilty for how he acted in the past, and is idealism and motivation to change the future for the better is how he has decided to repay the village. Two - (Sorry Gaara) but he doesn't have many friends he can actually hang out with, and so he gets all of his social fulfillment by tending to his village. This, of course, would certainly change if he had a SO.

Sitting around, doin' nothing - YES! Why? Because who doesn't like just doing nothing for the sake of doing nothing? Now given, at first Gaara would be a little leery...Surely he must entertain or amuse his SO in some way...Why else would they be over? But after he relaxed some more and he learned to settle down, he would absolutely look forward to and love chillin' and doin' nothing with his SO

My Repayment to You...Fluffy Headcanons!

Gaara would enjoy a sassy SO - Gaara of the sand? More like Gaara of the SASS. Gaara has a very sarcastic, dry and deadpan sense of humor, and he would really like a SO who could dish it out. Of course he's sweet and gentle most of the time, and he will always speak highly of his SO...But every so often, if the SO gives off a crack of verbal lightening in response to something he said....Well, that's always funny and always a thrill.

Gaara likes to stroke/pet his SO's hair - He doesn't know why, it just seemed like the right thing to do!

Always smiles at his SO or his crush - Everyone else can see it but he doesn't realize. Why are his siblings teasing him for liking this person? He wasn't being obvious! He treats them like everyone else.... It's the smile that gives it away.

Please send me more headcanons anytime! AND VOTE GAARA

[the-grand-author-ne]

Look, I want to drag Biden into the streets of Palestine and let him face the true horrors of what he has been supporting more than I can rightly express. He is a genocide excusing monster that deserves every terrible thing you can name. The fact of the matter is though that when the upcoming election is over either he or Trump will be president, and Trump. Is. Worse.

We know for a fact he is so much worse in so many ways, he is a self interested criminal who doesn't give a shit about the country at large and the only thing he'll think about the actions of Israel is how much money he could make by illegally selling them even more weapons.

There are only two possible results of the election, either Biden will get another term or Trump will. The only thing it is reasonable to hope for is that, if enough reasonable people are voted into OTHER positions in the government, if enough people vote not just in the presidential elections but also in the state and congressional elections, those people will be able to force Biden to stop supporting genocide. The president is powerful, and it is important we keep Trump out of office so his trials can finish and he can go to jail for the rest of his life like he deserves, but reelecting Biden 1: is not going to make things in Palestine any worse than giving Trump the office back would and 2: does not make him god. There's only so much he would be able to do if state and congressional governments were staffed with politicians that actually gave a shit about stopping genocide.

Tldr: please vote. Not just presidential, vote in your local elections and the congressional elections too. Or else things will only get worse.

[pettytiredandjewish]

( warning this will be a long ass rambling rant)

Hey y’all- please for the love g-d- fucking vote for this damn presidential election. Yes we don’t exactly have good candidates but out of the 2 that we have, Biden is the better option for us. I hate to say it but he is the lesser of 2 evils or however that phase goes. He’s not the best but we need to keep him in office.

And if you plan on voting on/or support that fucker (aka trump)- I have a question for you. Why? Why do you support someone who is a monster. And yes- he is one. I don’t use that term much, but in this case- I will use it because he is one. Not only is he a raging homophobic and transphobic ass hole (cuz he is), he is xenophobic to the point where he was ok with locking asylum seekers up in cages and splitting families up. He is a raging antisemitic/ islamophobic fucker (he really doesn’t care about Israel just so yall are aware. He’s a “politician” that claims he cares so he can get more votes- he’s a user who really does not give a damn about jews/Israel). Then there’s his treatment of women, which is a whole other issue- I won’t go into it with only because it makes me sick. Let’s not forget that he’s a white supremacies who fucking cheered on the neo nazies, or his treatment to those who aren’t abled…. Honestly his track record is too long but yall hopefully get the point. But why support him?

I mean Biden doesn’t have the best record per se but out of the two? Biden is not only the safer option but if he’s out- a lot of people are fucked. I remembered the 2016 presidential election (I was finishing high school) g-d I was scared (and I wasn’t the only one). I remember people going on about how he wasn’t gonna win or if he did win- nothing will happen. Well guess what yall- it was hell. Fun fact my parents was terrified and worried about my safety (since I’m trans and queer) that we were starting to make plans to leave the country. I know that if trump wins again - we all are fucked. I live in a red state. This state is trying to pass a whole bunch of fucked up anti lgbt+ laws. I know for damn sure that if trump gets elected and project 2025 starts to take effect- my states gonna jump on that right away and it will not be pretty. Not only will lgbt+ folks get fucked over, but a whole bunch of other people will too. Hell I’m about to start making a plan in case I need to get out of the country.

So please just fucking vote! And to those who don’t believe that project 2025 is real? Oh it’s fucking real all right- it’s not propaganda. Stop living in denial.

(Rant over)

[inverseinvert]

DGM Danny Phantom WIP

Prologue

AO3 link here

For a while, Amity Park had been debating going worldwide with ghosts. There had been full scale council meetings discussing the matter, with votes and paperwork and everything! (A few younger members of the public had even tried  to segue the meetings into repealing the Anti-Ecto Acts, but got ignored by the much older council.) 

The main thing stopping progress, however, was credibility. Or rather, lack thereof.

While yes, the Doctors Fenton had papers published in ectobiology and cryptozoology—that anyone could access with a quick internet search—and a few videos had made it to YouTube, the town was largely seen as a tourist trap and a hoax. 

Regardless, Amity was determined to go public. They'd take professional videos, update their website, whatever they had to do to prove to the rest of the world that ghosts existed.

But all those plans came to a screeching halt when an emergency alert broadcast worldwide. 

 Their need for funding, aid, and support against the nuisance of a ghost infestation became inconsequential in the face of true monsters.

Demons.

Akuma.

Hundreds of thousands were dead, thousands still missing and unaccounted for all over the world.

Originally, it was declared a series of bombings and terrorist attacks; but each incident was too varied. News agencies tried their best to sweep things under the rug and governments were clearly shaken; but amateur videos pushed through. Clips flooded the internet, showcasing the devastation as several dozen mechanical creatures descended with cannons, spewing poison and death.Killing without discrimination.

When it became obvious that this was no hoax, that the governments of the world could no longer deceive their citizens—there were just too many videos, too many witnesses—an emergency broadcast was published.

"The New World Alliance may seem ill-prepared; but I promise you, they're not." A dark-haired Asian stood behind a podium, white beret and coat (accented by black) reflecting brightly in the spotlights. Microphones from news stations around the world crowded his face like a pack of hungry dogs as he glanced down through grey glasses at a sheaf of papers. 

Even viewed through the screen of a television, the air of gravity was almost palpable. 

“My name is Komui Lee and I'm here because I'm the Chief Officer of the Black Order's European branch. Opperating under the direct command of the Vatican, the Black Order has been defending the public from the Akuma threat for close to a century. We've managed to keep collateral damage and loss of life to a minimum. Until now.” His voice turned melancholy, face drawing downward. Eyes staying locked to the teleprompter, he reached for a large ivory mug and started to lift it. Hand faltering just inches above the table, Komui's frown deepened. 

The cup was significantly lighter than it should be. 

“We are aware that in this instance we have failed in our due diligence; and for that, we ask your forgiveness.” At this, he set down the empty mug and took a deep breath, pushing his shoulders back and holding his head high. 

“We come to you in the hopes that you will understand the good work that has been done up until now and ask that you support our exorcists. In the interest of this, please try your best to stay out of harm's way and report any Akuma sightings to your local police or our helpline which should be displayed at the bottom of your screen.”

Attention shifting back to his documents, the worn man—who clearly had been running on pure coffee alone for at least the past week—began to list general safety procedures: what would be required for people to avoid attacks and what to do when they happened. 

Lifting his eyes, he ended the speech with, “I must stress that this is not a constant danger. Do not panic and do not engage with these creatures. Ordinary weapons will not work and they take specialist training to combat. Please let the professionals do their jobs. It is, after all, what we're here for.”

He swept a hand left and gestured to the two individuals standing at parade rest beside him. 

The shorter of the two had strikingly similar facial features to Komui, but softer, suggesting a relation to the man. Her hair was also marginally lighter and fell all the way to her shoulders. The woman's older partner, by contrast, had legs for days and a sharp expression, with long, blonde bangs hiding an expansive, jagged scar that surrounded her one visible eye. Clinging to her shoulder was a monkey that vaguely resembled a silvery marmoset, regarding the room with massive pupils.

Both women's outfits were made from a thick, black cloth, their accents and embellishments unique to each individual. They may not have matched perfectly, with one showing little skin and the other leaning more fanservice-gothic-lolita, but like a rook and a knight in chess, it was obvious they came from the same set. 

“All exorcists will be wearing uniforms like this when on active duty. Please leave them to their work and do not interfere.” 

“Thank you for your attention. We will not be taking questions at this time.”

Finished with the announcement, Komui gathered the paper sheets off the podium and aligned them with each other before placing them under an armpit. Gripping his mug in his other hand, the head Supervisor turned to the camera and dipped forward in a curt bow. As he exited stage left, the two women accompanying him copied the gesture and followed their boss off screen. 

When compared to the outside world, Amity Park suddenly was "A Nice Place to Live".

The quaint city enjoyed their haunted reputation, its many shops filled with gimmicky graphics and souvenirs. The citizens knew just what to do in a ghost attack and weren’t truly scared. Either the spectres would move on or Phantom would rescue those truly in harm's way.

No one had actually died in a ghost attack, despite many close calls, and ghosts could be reasoned with. They had personalities and morals (no matter how many people said otherwise).

Their town could never function the way it did if they had Akuma in place of ghosts. The idea of it was downright sickening. 

Akuma were fiends of true horror and demise. A distinctly alien mindset that could not be related to in any way. Trying to make light of them was nothing short of stomach-turning to anyone with sound ethics. 

So Amity Parkers forgot about trying to ask for help. They’d made it this far on their own and would continue to do so for as long as possible. Government resources should be spent on helping those actually in need. If staying off the map prevented more deaths, then so be it; they could muddle through.

They just hadn’t considered that the ghosts might reach out publicly before the humans would.

Please let me know what you thought. No promises on updates or when they might happen as I am still unmedicated for my ADHD 🥲

Also interested to see what people want to see.

MASSIVE thanks to @weshney for their incredible editing skills. They made sure this was actually legible.

[blackbirdsnonsense]

Well given that TWO X-Men cartoon themes fit over the opening for Adventures of the Ghoul Squad there's only one thing that can happen next:

Scientist: The heinous attack on our way of live the other night proved that not only are monsters real but they are a threat to our very way of life!

Councilman: I'm not sure I'd say "threat" or even "heinous attack". It was more mild vandalism at best. I don't think anyone even had their windows broken.

Scientist: That's just what they WANT you to think! Then when we let our guard down, they'll ATTACK us! Well I say we attack them first! With these! <Holds up diagram of a robot> My Sentries! An army of giant robots-

Councilman: GIANT ROBOTS?!?!

Scientist: Yes! With death lasers!

Councilman: DEATH LASERS?!?!

Scientist: Yes dammit! They will root out those vile creatures wherever they're hiding and destroy them!

Councilman: Sir, it sounds...it sounds like you're suggesting a genocide.

Scientist: OF COURSE!!! We must destroy all monsters!!

Councilman: Okay, well, first of all we're a city council so we couldn't even fund *one* of your giant death robots let alone an army of them! And I hope this goes without say but I *hope* everyone on this council would be *against* doing a genocide.

Scientist: Maybe you should let *them* decide for themselves.

Councilman: Okay let's take a vote. Everyone *against* the genocidal robots, raise your hands.

<Everyone on the council raises their hand save one>

Councilman: Well that settles that. And Gary, we are going to have a LONG after this meeting over.

Scientist: YOU FOOLS!! HOW DARE YOU REJECT MY GENIOUS?!?! YOU'LL SEE!! YOU'LL *ALL* SEE THAT I'M RIGHT AND THE MONSTERS WILL COME FOR *ALL* OF US!!

Councilman: Okay, officers, can you *please* escort this madman out of these chambers?

Scientist: <while being dragged off> LET GO OF ME!! I'M RIGHT!! I KNOW I'M RIGHT!! THEY'LL COME FOR US!! FOR ME! THEN YOU!! THEN YOUR CHILDREN!! YOU'RE NEXT!! YOU'RE NEXT!! YOU'RE NEXT!!!

Councilman: Alright then, now that we have THAT bit of drama out of the way, what do you say we send a strongly worded letter to the monsters that we *highly* disagree with the actions they took that night?

Other Council Members: Agreed!

Gary: Disagree!

Councilman: Dammit Gary.

[i-like-swiss-cheese]

honestly i would have wished that biden lost the primary

imagine if you will

we had somebody who had an iq above -79 running

against somebody that was ACTUALLY CONSCIOUS

IMAGINE HOW HARD TRUMP WOLD LOSE

BUT NO

WE GOT STUCK WITH THE ALREADY SLEEPY GUY WHO NOW IS ALSO TIRED OF TRUMPS BULLSHIT

I DONT EVEN CARE ANYMORE

AS LONG AS TRUMP LOSES, IM HAPPY

IF HE WINS

I AM, AS A QUEER TEEN IN TENNESSEE

TURBOFUCKED

SO FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS SACRED TO THE GIANT SPAGHETTI MONSTER IN THE SKY

VOTE BIDEN, NOT BECAUSE YOU LIKE BIDEN, BUT BECAUSE YOU HATE TRUMP

BIDEN IS THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS

SO

VOTE

BLUE

PLEASE

I AM SCARED

IF THE REPUBLICANS GET WHAT THEY WANT THEY WILL GERRYMANDER MY MOM OUT OF OFFICE

I WILL BE A HOMELESS TEEN THAT IS QUEER IN TENNESSEE

I WILL BE A 1249475TH CLASS CITIZEN

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

VOTE BLUE

Biden is joke.

Trump is a criminal joke.

The mass news media holds neither accountable.

US politics, baby.