#queued;

[governmentofficial]

🌟 Unique - Arthur - probably something actually 'magic'

Gift Giving Prompts

Teaching Arthur about the modern world was proving to be a Herculean task. The world was so different now that practically everything required an explanation of some kind, and those explanations usually lead to more questions than answers. Holidays were no exception, not even ones that were vaguely familiar, and with the timing of Arthur's arrival, it was inevitable that Christmas would become a matter of discussion.

It seemed sensible to Mycroft that despite his own feelings about celebrating holidays in general (which boiled down to a general dislike of the noise and the fuss they created), if the former king were to understand it, he needed to experience it. That was how he had ended up putting together a 'proper' Christmas - one that included a tree, presents, and everything else that was to be expected.

While most of the presents under the tree were for Arthur (it was, after all, a good excuse to furnish him with more aspects of modernity), one of them was from him. Mycroft had sent him out to buy one - all under the supervision of one of his trusted assistants, as he didn't yet trust the other man to successfully navigate shopping on his own yet - but he hadn't yet seen what it was. As much as he hated to admit it, that had got him curious.

Having sat down on Christmas morning with a couple of mince pies and a glass of scotch (so what if it was early? If any day was for indulgence, this was it), Mycroft had suggested they open the presents. He had not been surprised to see Arthur bring him his first, and had accepted it without complaint.

Upon opening the gift, Mycroft did not resist the urge to roll his eyes. Ah yes, of course. A 'wizard's robe' - blue and covered in crescent moons and stars. How bloody typical. Mycroft very much regretted ever allowing Arthur access to depictions of how he, as Merlin, was portrayed in modern times.

"I am not going to wear this," he pointed out, playing the part of an irritated old man well, despite part of him still being touched by the fact that Arthur wanted to buy him a gift at all. "If it had come from anyone else, I would have half a mind to burn it."

[obscurushydrae]

Things older agents can embarrass Kar's potential partners with stories of:

Spent her first week or so at BPRD headquarters fascinated with flushing things down the toilet, and flushing them in general (I mean you wake up tens of thousands of years later and advance plumbing exists...)

Was terrified of motor vehicles for a few months

Had a habit of eating without utensils, took a bit to pick it up

Ran face first into a few of the glass doors thinking they were open (shattering one of them)

Spent some time communicating in onomatopoeias

Had a dinosaur phase and pretended to be a dinosaur and spoke in nothing but roars (and only ate dino nuggets)

Had a custom Ghostbuster costume for Halloween and refused to wear anything else for bit after

Learned how to pick the non-keycarded locks by the age of 11

Was a notorious pickpocket of guests if bored enough, plenty of senators and academics visiting wound up as marks

Once openly discussed the macabre funeral practices of several cultures over dinner

Tormented family and agents alike when she received a Creepy Crawlers oven

And More

[rielzero]

Ohh, so I was looking at my storage and found these! I originally shared them on twitter before yeeting the platform. Anyway, feel free to use! Art memes for your oc :D

[infohazardouz]

they liked this on twitter im thinking you would too

[haniishu]

Broadway, Cotswolds, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

This wisteria drenched Manor House, outside Broadway, is the dream romantic Cotswolds getaway. ~ James Lloyd Cole

Broadway, Cotswolds, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

[seobot]

[0000alisa]

📸 it's picture dayyy

[littleguysdaily]

[gerrykeay]

did you know there's a day-by-day timeline of the plot in the dungeon meshi adventurer's bible and TODAY is when it all kicks off

happy falin gets eaten and the gang starts eatin' day :)

[paragonrobits]

some important calvin and hobbes facts in case you haven't read the original comic strip in a long time or only absorbed stuff on it from memes and out of context bits on here:

Calvin's last name has never been given, and neither has any of his parent's names. This was actually why his uncle Max only showed up for a brief storyline; the creator of the comic, Bill Watterson, ultimately felt that while it was fine to have him as someone for his parents to talk to, it felt far too awkward to never have Max refer to them by name and he never made a return appearance.

The general tone of the comic is fairly light-hearted, with a big emphasis on goofy slapstick comedy contrasted by clever wordplay and often surprising adult-centered jokes that'll hit you like a slap. A big part of the comedy is, as Watterson put it (paraphrased) "It's really funny to me when people express deeply stupid ideas with really fancy terminology." One notable example you might have seen is that one bit where Calvin asks his mom for money to buy a Satan-worshiping rock album and his mom replies that there's nothing genuine about them and they're just putting on the attitude for shock value, and comisserates with Calvin as he deplores that mainstream nihilism can't be trusted. He concludes that childhood is disillusioning.

There is a LOT of criticism of the extreme materialism and selfish mentality of the late 80s, when the comic was initially written. This may go a long way to explain how its aged so well; much of what it criticizes resonates well with people today.

Bill Watterson views comic strips a legitimate form of artwork, and repeatedly fought to have more space to draw more beautiful and artistic backgrounds, which was a very hard fight and unpopular even with other comic strip artists. He eventually did win some compromises and a lot of Calvin And Hobbes' artwork shows it, with the use of space to indicate time as well as a sharp contrast between the often plain environments of mundane life contrasted by the wildly beautiful imagery of Calvin's imagination (which often sports realistic depictions in an art shift of sorts).

Hobbes is explicitly not an imaginary friend, by word of Watterson himself. We don't know WHAT he is exactly, and Hobbes is apparently unaware of the strange nature of his reality; people look at him and only see an ordinary stuffed tiger plushie, but he has a tangible effect on the world that would be physically impossible for Calvin to do on his own. He's apparently been around for a while, and was apparently around when Calvin was a young baby.

On that note; Hobbes has implicitly killed (notably treated as both a gag and also with the vibe of 'he's a tiger, duh') and while he doesn't do it again on-screen, he doesn't have any moral issues about it. Calvin claims that he's never had trouble bringing Hobbes to school because the last time he did, Hobbes killed and ate a bully named Tommy Chestnut and simply comments that it was gross and he needed a bath. Calvin's tried to repeat this again, but Hobbes was grossed out at the thought having to eat a kid raw and not being allowed to use an oven first, or complaining that children are too fattening.

Hobbes became gradually less human-like in body language and more like an actual cat in both body language and behavior; this was due to Watterson drawing more inspiration from his cat, who also inspired a lot of Hobbes' running gags, such as pouncing on Calvin when he got home. Several years into the syndication of the strip, Watterson's cat passed away, and he did a tribute to her with a comic strip of the two of them agreeing to try to dream together so they can keep playing when they have to sleep; Watterson's commentary (if I recall right), remarks on his cat: "We can see each other again in dreams."

[imjustanauthor]

@livedtough @ Sebastian

Since returning to work, a large part of Charlie's job had become chasing loose ends in the hope that he could discover something - anything - new. As grateful as he was to have his job back, being restricted to cold cases was far from the career he had been aiming for, and he was already keen to get back on track. That wasn't a problem, though. All he needed was one big break, right? He just needed to crack one big case, and then everybody would realise that he was still as capable as he'd ever been.

Considering that, it was easily to see why he'd been gravitating towards the bigger cold cases. Charlie could justify it to his superiors as the more victims there were, the more likely it was that he could find remaining evidence, but the reality was that he was hoping to solve as big a case as possible. He couldn't tell anybody this, of course. Even if they didn't think it selfish, they may start questioning his work - deciding it was shoddily done with weak connections made in the name of trying to make a name for himself again. That wasn't the case, though. Charlie had been linking together a series of missing persons cases under the assumption they were actually homicides, and he was damn sure that he was onto something!

However, as convinced as he was about his work, he couldn't deny that he had hit a dead end - or, that was, he had thought he had. Just as he'd been about to take a break and focus on something else, Charlie had thought to check online for any other potential cases that matched with his own. The True Crime community was both a blessing and a curse, getting in the way of a lot of real detective work, but also bringing to light a lot of information that would have previously gone ignored, and to cut a long story short, after finding what he thought to be some links in the US, he'd managed to track down the details of a private detective that had been involved.

It was a stroke of luck, really, that the man had moved to the UK. It could have been a coincidence too far, and Charlie wasn't about to rule out the possibility that perhaps the move had been connected to the disappearances. The move was recent, unlikely the UK cases, but what if he'd had a partner? What if... Well, there were a lot of what ifs, weren't there? And for now, Charlie was willing to give the man the benefit of the doubt.

Having found an address for the guy's new office, he decided to pay him a visit. Best to ask him any questions in person, right? Charlie politely knocked on the door before promptly deciding to just go in.

"Hey," he asked, "are you Sebastian Mendoza? I'm hoping to ask him some questions." As if it explained anything, he took out his police ID and showed it.

[governmentofficial]

🎁 + an answer to a letter Oceanne sent him from the boarding school? @imprvdente

𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 (🎁 + any idea you want!)

Océanne,

While I congratulate you on your recent academic success, I must remind you that it is not particularly becoming to overtly brag - especially when your scores appear to be high, but not uniquely exceptional.

I was interested to hear of Lord Henley's financial situation. I was aware that his estate was struggling, but I had not yet heard the news that he could no longer afford his daughter's schooling fees. His debts have clearly progressed to a worse state than they were in when his Diogenes Club membership fees were due.

Though I recognise that you are eager to return home, I'm afraid I must inform you that you will need to remain at school over the upcoming holiday. A situation has developed abroad, and I will have to spend a number of weeks dealing with it. This situation is an active and sensitive one, so I cannot tell you where I will be going.

If you will need additional belongings during this period, respond to this letter with a list and I will see to it that they are delivered to you. You must do this quickly as I will be leaving the country next Monday.

I will speak to you when I return, Mycroft Holmes

[the-acid-pear]

The wonders of technology... Back in the day I had to keep howling on the headspace for anyone else to take the wheel when I got overwhelmed and insane. Now it happens on their own. We truly live in the future.

[beaft]

a small child came into the café today and asked to buy a chocolate truffle. he tapped a credit card on the reader and it did not go through, mainly because it was not a credit card but in fact a junior cinema pass. i gently explained he couldn't use that to buy things in shops and he looked so gutted that i was like "...but just this once you can have it for free, don't tell my boss though" he said thank you and walked out with his truffle and as he went i heard him chuckling to himself and saying "yes..... yes!!!!!" like the sickos comic

[infohazardouz]

another queued mw post with dad swansea and the only curly ive ever drawn. this is old and i dont draw any of them like this anymore except maybe swansea because he was born perfect

[aimasup]

family therapeutic dream demon beatdown tonight

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