#quaddies

[cookie-nom-nom]

Quaddies!

Bonus Nicol on her double hammer dulcimer* *idk what that is an I had no internet so did whatever I felt like

+cursed Quaddies

[appelsauc]

24-7 PIZZA-PIE HEAVEN ‼️

[statementlou]

Louis' voice sounds like a beautiful clear mountain stream full of angels today 🥰

[iknowaladygoodandevil]

Q uaddy Qua rrel aaaaaa

[highladyluck]

Hhhrrrrrraaaaghhhhhhh YOU ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE LOIS

And just how many hands do you expect the locals of Graf Station to have, Gregor? 🤔

[animaticbattleconfessions]

contributing to the quaddy quarrel theory. May I suggest This Fucking Drawing Made By Animatic on the elimination stairs (high quality picture grabbed from the AB RP game on roblox, which does have greenyguy working on it, so I’d say it’s a reputable source in this aspect)

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[roamertv]

LOVE THIS!! I think i'm going to have a tshirt made 🤣🤣🤣

Photo courtesy of Quaddy Tweeder on Pinterest

[dingodad]

quaddies

[ladymordecai]

I mean, of these options Star Trek is objectively the best--subjectively it's all personal whatever.

BUT. I want into the Vorkosiverse! I would like to live in Bujold's complex, weird, diverse, fascinating science fiction!

I would be a quaddie. Cons: gravity sucks, everywhere with gravity is a trap. Pros: ZERO G BALLET. and unions.

[litcityblues]

'Diplomatic Immunity' --A Review

I know it's actually May, but a new year means that I am continuing ahead on the Honorverse Saga and now I'm dipping back into the Vorkosigan Saga as well with the 13th Book in the Series, Diplomatic Immunity.

The book opens with Miles and Ekaterin on their honeymoon, wrapping up an extensive tour of various galactic sites before heading back to Barrayar just in time to open the replicators and welcome their two new children to the world. This being the Vorkosigan Saga and Miles being a (relatively) new Imperial Auditor, they naturally get diverted to deal with a diplomatic crisis in Quaddiespace.

Quaddies- if you are not familiar with the series are genetically modified humans who traded out their legs for a second set of arms so they could live and move more easily in a zero gravity work environment (Falling Free, which Is set 200 years before the start of the main series is sort of their origin story-- I'll get to that eventually, I promise.). Anyway, as it turns out, a convoy of Komarran Merchant ships is prevented from leaving Graf Station thanks to the somewhat reckless behavior of their Barrayaran military escorts, and to top that mess off, a Barrayaran security officer is missing, presumed murdered and another Ensign has deserted: for love.

Miles and Ekaterin arrive and Miles begins the process of untangling the diplomatic mess, only to be reunited with an old friend: his former Dendarii colleague, the Betan hermaphrodite Bel Thorne (last seen in Mirror Dance or possibly Memory I think-- no longer with the Dendarii, but still working with Imperial Security.) Bel is happy to see Miles, but hints that they would like to be released from Imperial Service so they can settle down with Nicol (a Quaddie musician Miles met earlier in the series while in Jackson's Whole-- in 'Labyrinth') and Bel tells Miles that there is something strange about the missing security officer, but they can't quite figure out what it is.

In short order, Miles discovers that he's in the middle of a plot by a renegade Cetagandan Ba to kidnap what turns out to be an entire cargo of embryos stolen directly from the Star Creche itself that it hijacked near Rho Ceta. Miles instantly realizes that this spells big trouble and a potential war between Barrayar and Cetaganda-- but before he can put a stop to it himself both he and Bel are infected with the same highly lethal bioweapons that was used to murder the missing Barrayarn security officer and nearly die, but manage to reach the nearest Cetagandan world just in time. They cure both him and Bel- though not without both suffering some permanent side effects and he returns the embryos to Cetaganda, averting a war and managing to make it home with Ekaterin in time to meet their new children.

I switched from snagging these on Audible to getting them off Kindle around about Memory I think and that was, oddly enough, the perfect time in the series to do that because as Miles transitions away from the Dendarii and into the role of Imperial Auditor-- I don't want to say the quality of the writing improves, because that's not true, it's always been good-- let's just say that the series matures with its character and the writing reflects that.

Diplomatic Immunity might be the first in the series that has so many callbacks to prior volumes. I don't think you have to read other books in the series to understand this-- McMaster Bujold has always been good at providing context for readers, even if it's only a sentence or two-- but it does add an extra dollop of charm as you get to meet characters from prior novels. I don't know if we're scheduled to see Bel Thorne again in future novels, but if not, then I think this is a nice, (relatively) happy ending for them and I like that. I also enjoyed the fact that this tied back to the events that happened in Cetaganda quite nicely as well-- for all the talk of the war with Cetaganda and how it hangs over a lot of the Barryaran experience, this is only the third time that Miles has tangled with them directly.

(Also, am I the only one who thought that Dubauer being called Dubauer was going to be a callback to Shards of Honor?)

I saw a recent Reddit post proclaiming McMaster Bujold as 'the most underrated writer' in SF/F and while the comments were quick to point out that she's got plenty of Hugos and Nebulas that would indicate that she's very rated and appreciated and has commercial success to boot, I would characterize her as perhaps 'the most discoverable' writer in SF/F? At 74, her output is not what it was at the height of her run in the late 80s, and early 90s and I know damn well that if I had found these books as a kid, I would have eaten them up instantly. Finding them now, in adulthood-- I can't tell you just how happy these books make me and how much I love these characters, and how I desperately wish someone who treasures these books would work up a screen adaptation because they are RIPE for the taking.

Overall: Excellent, enjoyable, delightful, charming, a great addition to the series and I ran right through this book because I just didn't want to put it down. My Grade: **** out of ****

[ask-liam-p]

mod can i see the list of object show recommendations pleas okay ya

sure! here's what I was given to watch! its under the line!

IDFK (the literal obj show name) (WATCHED)

IDS/I DON'T KNOW SILLY (also the literal obj show name, recommended to find it by searching up "idks episode one" on youtube) (WATCHED)

NUMBERS (kinda similar to hfjone i'd say it's like d sided hfjone or smth but erm underrated) (WATCHED)

ANIMATIC BATTLE

A IS FOR (basically d-sided animatic battle. link because it's prob like hard to find: https://youtu.be/_Txbji549aA (copy and paste it in search bar))

ITS TIME FOR THE

THE SLIDESHOW OBJECT SHOW

QUADDY QUARREL

GRENNY'S GRAND GAME

OBSOLETE BATTLE SHOW

BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONS RESORT

OBJECT BATTLE CITY

HAPPY STAR'S GUIDE TO OBJECT SHOWS (kinda an obj show??)

THANOS

WALK-CYCLE'S EPIC BLENDER

NEUTRAL SHOW

LOVE OF THE S*N

BRAWL OF THE OBJECTS

[clonerightsagenda]

I doubt I will be able to keep this one but so far shoutout to Silver the quaddie who is like 'sure I will have sex with people for strategic reasons. this shit is boring as hell though idk what any of you see in it'

[statementlou]

do you think it’s concerning that louis not only gets on stage drunk but also seems to have a high tolerance for it?

lol no I don't think it's concerning that a grown ass touring musician drinks alcohol on tour (ie literally almost everyone in the whole entire industry since the actual dawn of time) and your confusing concept of tolerance (a high tolerance means he would drink a lot and NOT be drunk, or do you mean an ability to perform drunk cause if so he got that in 1D when they ALL downed the infamous quaddy voddy redbulls so I KNOW you are OF COURSE just as concerned about poor Harry and Niall RIGHT??) makes no sense, you're just parroting conservative puritan abstinence nonsense. For the record that kind of thinking leaves you a lot more vulnerable to developing substance abuse issues than just having a healthy attitude about it, I highly encourage people to challenge the reagan era DRUGS OPEN THE DOOR TO THE DEVIL or whatever the fuck mentality and to stop be fucking cop about what other people do with their lives and bodies

[leojurand]

so i'm reading falling free before continuing with the miles books and it's a bit of a struggle. i don't know exactly what it is but this book definitely lacks the fun factor that i associate with reading a vorkosigan book. and not in the same way mirror dance isn't fun... this one is just. a little dull i would say.

i think the problem for me, in part, is the protagonist. i feel like i barely know anything at all about him, who he is, or what he wants. i would say i'm only 5 chapters in but this book only has 16 chapters i should care about this man at this point lol

i think the quaddies are interesting and i hope they unionize but that's the extent of my feelings about what's going on in this book

[agardenandlibrary]

Books Read in August 2024

August is already over?? I had a pretty good reading month! September is going to be wild, since we’re closing on our new house (!!!) this week and moving. We'll see how it goes...

Witch King by Martha Wells

I enjoyed this one a lot! Neat world & history. 

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (audiobook)

Finally trying more Nix, not just his Abhorsen books lol. Pretty good. I do love a “child of the ancient Powers discovers their heritage” story. I was pleased at how many people were excited about working in a magical bookshop (will I ever forgive Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore? Only time will tell). 

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (for the podcast)

This was SO GOOD. I’ve heard the sequels ARE NOT. Full of hubris, I believe I will go on anyway, that’s how good this book was! 

Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold

The History of the quaddies! Overall, good! I really liked the decisions to take personal responsibility – Graf being like “someone should help these kids – fuck it, I’M someone”. Another line that stuck with me was Graf on the station being threatened by someone planetside, another person planetside saying “You have to stop him” and Graf saying “Hey, I’m out in space. You’re in the same room. You stop him.”

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

I do love a living city. Curious how it ends, since I know it was supposed to be a trilogy and then got turned into a duology instead.

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (audiobook)

It’s a Kingfisher! Very good & interesting take on the Goose Girl story. That sure was a fucked up horse! I do love those geese!

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (for the podcast)

And the month ended with a whimper. Return to the world of your childhood portal fantasy! Be overall disappointed with how the story was told! The interjected “storyteller corners” could’ve been better if they’d been completely different. Oh well.

[animaticbattleconfessions]

i love how most of the confessions here are just theories at this point /silly

anyways i’m gonna share my theory as well cause they look fun! :33 (why does tumblr not allow images on anonymous grgrgr)

so if im expanding on this theory i personally believe that every show that Greeny makes, along with shows that are owned by his friends are all connected, cancelled or not. some characters know of Greeny’s existence, while others don’t.

but where do these shows reside?

GREENY’S HAT

not only is Animatic seen, but also Happy Star & possibly a Quaddy Quarrel character, judging by the square shape (QQ is gonna appear in this theory a lot *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*.) other than those two, everything else that’s shown are just a bunch of scribbles.

BUT! the lore gets deeper, because these shows are capable of interacting with one another by the use of portals, it’s unknown how many portals there are however there are 3 portals that are shown.

the first, & most obvious one is DON’T, it’s seen in OF 9 when it’s revealed that when Bowling Ball disappeared he “went somewhere & then went through there.” this sounds like nothing, however another possible QQ character (maybe window square??) is seen next to Bowling Ball while he’s saying all of this stuff as seen by their square shape, so it’s likely that Bowling Ball traveled through shows.

the second portal that’s known was seen in “The OBS x Animatic Battle x ITFT x BFDI x PPT2 Experience” on Sacri’s channel. This further confirms that characters from shows that are owned by Greeny’s friends can also interact, even if the show has been cancelled. OBS is related to Happy Star (both made by Sacri) & Happy Star appears in Greeny’s hat.

the last, & the least known portal is actually ambiguously a portal, or at least not a normal one. unlike the examples shown above where you go from one place to another, this is one place that can take you to multiple different places & is described by Microwave as “going in between the cracks, metaphorically but also literally.” it’s seen in Battle for America 5, & it’s unknown what places it can lead to, however it’s been seen taking Microwave to (not in order)

1. OF, most likely after Cane’s Cup’s win

2. a red void with a loud ear piercing sound

3. a BFB AU where Deodorant (another BFA contestant) is featured as one of the characters

4. a white void filled with “Smile, You’re on camera!” posters

5. minecraft.

6. the main area of Thanksgiving Throwdown (for the challenge)

7. a place that SEEMS to be a normal object show, only the contestants aren’t objects (one being a black rhombus with a blue face & the other being a white tall thing with rainbow teeth.) idk how to describe the scene it’s just so odd + tumblr only allows 10 images on mobile

BUT THE STORY DOESN’T END HERE

i’ve mentioned QQ a lot during this theory, & that’s because AB & QQ have a lot of similarity’s.

number 1: the hosts are both common 2-D shapes, with Animatic being a circle & Awesome Square being a square

number 2: they both eliminate their contestants using squares, which could imply that the eliminated QQ contestants & the eliminated AB contestants end up going to the same place

but most importantly,

CHEEZ-IT.

the ONLY difference between these Cheez-Its is that they have different recommenders (AB Cheez-It being recommended by Eclair & QQ Cheez-It being recommended by ShirtyXD’s IPad) & one has arms while the other doesn’t. but it’s still only a couple of differences, so I predict that the Cheez-Its know each other & therefore they’re aware about Greeny as well.

thats where these three theories come in, if both Animatic & Cheez-It are aware of Greeny & the other shows he made, then this leads us with SO MANY questions. what will the Cheez-Its do with this information? what will Animatic do with this information? does Animatic know about QQ Cheez-It?? does QQ Cheez-It know about Animatic?? do Animatic & Cheez-It have a plan?? do the Cheez-Its have a plan?? WHAT IS THE PLAN??? DO THEY NEED THE GREENYGUY2 FOR IT???? IF NOT THEN DO THEY NEED WHATEVER THE PRIZE FOR QQ IS???? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY WIN?????

anyways that’s like,,, my first theory that i wrote ever so i’m sorry if it sounds confusing!!

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