#sami ori

[samijen]

(dawntrail spoilers kinda???)

wol title: erenville botherer

[the-edge-of-the-earth]

hello and welcome to no control!!!! this is an au managed by @bugthebugsblog and @mccall-me-maurice!

this blog’s plot is entirely run by asks. send 1, send 10, send 100! it’s up to you guys to discover more about these people :)

list of ocs available for asks:

Horus

Maykel

Anubis

Theo

Fikru

Artem

Kokebe

Casildo

Labbo

Hadees

Chenido

Vue

Hausa

Julien

Hussain

Rong

Chibu

Anil

Noro

Dagur

Galaan

Crisanto

Ji’aa

Colm

Liban

Kulap

Magan

Cayo

Adeleke

Toklo

Damola

Cilmi

Darany

Mikala

Rainsey

Giat

Baihu

Horus

Kai

Eeya

Isko

Adisorn

Luntian

Edosio

Banyu

Conan

Vikal

Erno

Hinata

Aante

Naoki

Ikal

Atsawin

Enlai

Jai

Vicente

Hadees

Mato

Senin

Juliste

Erden

Bean

Nugai

Tobias

Hai

Dion

Junjie

Tommey

Chai

Odina

Nakhon

Claudio

Lan

Taras

Pin

Alasdair

Dae-Hyun

Theo

Jae-sung

Ori

Noe

Adriel

Izan

Elek

Illuka

Valentim

Kaiya

Kerem

Dasodaha

Desta

Eskinospas

Oyelowo

Jistu

Raya

Mohe

Klement

Kallik

Korau

Nuniq

Sang-ook

Kainalu

Cairo

Lehua

In-su

Tokala

Mylan

Kele

Stefano

Ishkode

Phuc

Mikom

Aliko

Songaa

Elmar

Utah

Bela

Yahto

Timur

Akecheta

Klaus

Naji

Kasper

Aladdin

Amari

Dev

Erno

Karam

Dmitriy

Ashkan

Jelle

Mirza

Mathias

Zeke

Rago

Bane

Ölvir

Jericho

Aurelian

Zafir

Denali

Rayan

Nino

Sami

Rathana

Casildo

Feliciano

Taz

Emerho

Firas

Matheo

Kadin

Odion

Django

Tadele

Patrin

Rooble

Idris

Akio

Sofian

Oktai

Emir

Emilis

Jinan

Deri

Fitz

Vit

Olly

Camilo

Eddie

Alvize

Jasper

Pin

Janek

Ehsan

Alois

Athansios

Jelle

Danilo

Kaj

Nasir

Mihkel

Olowan

Aivo

Abnus

Aapo

Oleg

Niko

Thoma

Noël

Koa

Rainier

Elsu

Wolfgang

Alawa

Klaus

Arif

Orpheus

Alfie

Orion

Kirra

Tamas

Netra

Tomi

Anatoile

Leif

Vasilis

Håkon

Heba

Blaine

Nori

Murphy

Akil

Dino

Carmine

Gino

Atka

Emīls

Altan

Rodrigo

Nicolas

Titas

Qui

Filip

Carmela

Nikolai

Modris

Mímir

Idris

Zenon

Nour

Cibor

Ademola

Sebastião

Elliott

Tiago

Kravann

Lev

Eetu

Andrei

Corneliu

Fabio

Zero

Valerio

Tomas

Fyfe

Dwi

Jack

Noa

Teo

Nokomis

Pacífico

Cadmel

Eskil

Atheer

Jager

Ziad

Volkan

Eessa

Efe

Ludis

Yuri

Fath

Fedir

Krish

Caio

Lok

Elwyn

Aurang

[real-live-human]

1,2,4,5

1: ocs who can't meet but would be friends - i like to think arluk and sami would get along pretty well. actually can we put arluk in a sci fi setting i think that would fix them they would love machines that haven't been rusting apart for 200 years.

2: songs associated with my ocs - honestly, none. i'm not very good at connecting songs to characters like that haha

4: "weakest" and "strongest" characters - like... in terms of physical power? i guess on its own roche is probably on the weaker end (regular human body + probably light on muscle due to regular zero gravity excursions). redshift is an nhp and also has a shotgun the size of a motorcycle so uhm. she's probably a good contender for strongest

5: ocs that would not be able to stand each other - oh god ori and finch lmao. there is no way them meeting doesn't devolve into a fight

[healersadjust]

I’ve been reminded that I need to make that character list… For now, I’ll share the names and affiliations of all my characters, i’ll probably make a Carrd or something with photos for everyone. Or maybe do like, an OC a day or something? Anyhow! Long post below. And it will probably get longer- I love my blorbos and keep making more :0

Warrior of Light- Aki

Scions:

Leonidas (Leo)

Kaine

Vivace (Vivi)

Celeste

Annis

Runa

Z’mora

S’mona

Mae

Luka*

Nyx

Akari

Ronan

Aki’s birth family:

Mother: Rhaya

Father: Cori’to

oldest to youngest:

Khit

Sami

Zana

Seda

Aki’s adoptive family:

Mother: Cevi

Aunts and uncles:

Lucien

Florian

Constianne

Cecelia

Amil

Kaine’s family:

Tani

Cotota

My fucked up lil guys:

Addison

Aisi

Vodjs

Dohv’a’s previous lives, oldest to most recent:

Skeltos

Solelle

Bloody Axe

Liyoyo Liyo

Bukidai

U’rhoyod Quohn

Cecerioux Dechamberre

Rael Kisna

Amelia Fulke

Bazj Rawbewesfv

Dohv’a

People from the first that are now on the source:

Kiriel

Valeria (Val)

Lilja

People from the first that are STILL on the first:

Eros

Ori

Theja

Ancients:

Urania- Aki

Alik- Kaine

Creon- Dohv’a

Aspasia- Creon’s partner

Unplaced/Adventurers:

Allura

Xeno

Arsene

Liana

Dahlia

Chimalli

Akamai

Antu

Commander Cosmo

Cedrik

Kohjin

Seraphina

Ivo

Vincent

K’ohen

[gr055]

erti cxvari

ori cxvari

sami cxvari

[colesterstrudel]

Bestie quick I need your predictions for tonight's war games 300 dollars are on the line and I have watched in the past 3 months due to late shifts so I have no idea what's going on

OOF okay I hope I’m not gonna fuck everything up for you skskskssksksk

Brawling Brutes vs bloodline: I think the brawling brutes might pull out the win bc there’s gonna be some Sami Zayn drama and set up for some title feuds with Roman

Bianca & the squad vs damage ctrl & friends: Bianca and her team win. Becky just came back, she’s not gonna be on the losing team.

R*nda vs shotzi: r*nda retains (and I’ll hate every second of it)

AJ vs Finn: I’m going with Finn but that may just be wishful thinking

Seth vs Bobby vs th*ory: Seth retains

And I think that’s all, right???

[indmtble]

reminder that @symphcniae, @combatpetals & @canefought all own this cold grinchy heart of mine uwu ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[sativerse]

OC ARCHIVE!

this is Ottos's OC Archive! OCs will be organized from oldest to newest, and it'll probably be updated frequently! be PREPARED! i have too many OCs!! they'll be dated if i know exactly when they're from :)

a lot of the older ones are FNaF OCs, so just like be warned lol

there were a lot of ocs lost in between that i can remember but not find their names.. :(

Key! OC Name ~ OC Title/Affiliation (month created)

don't say i didn't warn ya!

Mallory, Razz, Charlie, Ray ~ Early Main OCs (2018-2019 roughly)

2020

Doodle (1.0 + 2.0) ~ Main OCs (Early 2020) Sherbert, Annerose, Jax, Tamarin, Andre, Quinn, Nadia, Bailey ~ FNaF OCs (May) Akira ~ Alien (sorta) (June) Marki Bird ~ Animatronic Son To Akira (June-June[rip]) Peony & Rose ~ FNaF OCs (June) Duckie ~ Main OC (June) Spice / Pumpkin ~ FNaF OC (June) Muzari ~ FNaF OC (June) Muzi ~ FNaF OC (June) Silver ~ FNaF OC (June) Drama ~ FNaF OC (June) Beatrix "Bean" Diane Beau ~ From a FNaF rp initially? not a FNaF OC (July) Stanley ~ [see Beatrix] (July) Froggie ~ Main OC (July) Ant / Antonin ~ Main OC (Earliest Date Found > August[was definitely created months before this]) Cadence, Shelly ~ Internal Personifications [intrusive thoughts, brain] (September) Alvah ~ 7 Deadly Sins RP OC [Wrath] (September) Anubis, Khonsu ~ OCs stolen from Egyptian mythology (October) Villain!AU Ant & Hero!AU Ant ~ Main OC alts (October) [i don't remember their names but they represented my subconscious and my brain and they were in love dont ask me idk] ~ Main OCs (October) Ant / Antonin (REPRISE) ~ Main OC (November) Ant / Antoinette ~ Invert Main OC (November) Olive ~ Antionette's cousin (November) Alvah (REPRISE) ~ 7 Deadly Sins RP OC [Wrath] (November) [all the planet names] ~ Planet Personifications (December) Marietta and his siblings [I DONT REMEMBER THEIR NAMES BUT HE HAD LIKE SIX (6) SIBLINGS] ~ Plain 'ol OCs (December) Ant / Antonin (REPRISEx2) ~ Main OC (December) Ant / Antonin (REPRISEx2) 2.0 ~ Main OC (December)

2021

Muzari (REPRISE) ~ FNaF OC (January) Muzi (REPRISE) ~ FNaF OC (January) Tucker ~ OC (January) Villain!AU Ant (REPRISE) ~ Main OC Alt (January) Debra ~ Main OC Alt[hard to explain] (January) Jake ~ Tucker's Brother (January) Rich ~ Jake's BF (January) Rainey ~ Rich's Sister (January) Gavin ~ OC (January) Clarke ~ Intrusive Thoughts Personification (January) Pirate!AU Ant (Pirant) ~ Main OC Alt (January) Laura ~ Jake & Tucker's Mom (January) Clarke & Antie ~ Main OCs (January) Anton ~ Main OC Alt [extREMELY hard to explain] (January) Moss ~ Main OC (February) Michael ~ OC (Febuary) Nathaniel, Bailey, Jackson, Grey ~ Michael's Siblings (Febuary) Miceli ~ OC [affiliated with Michael's family] (Febuary) Malcom ~ OC (Febuary) Jamie ~ OC (March) Solstice ~ OC (March) Gavin ~ OC (March) Mockingjay / Stanford ~ OC (March) Chirp / Stanley ~ Mockingjay's Brother (March) Tucker ~ OC [he's the step brother of the other tucker] (March) Snail ~ Main OC (March)

Chirp & Mockingjay (REPRISE) ~ OCs (December) Vesper / Valerie ~ Demon[Fallen Angel] / Angel (December) Apricot ~ OC (December) Connor ~ OC (December) Pine / Zealous ~ OC (December) Benjy ~ Fox (December) Blue & Red ~ OCs (December) Sol ~ OC (December) Marlo ~ OC (December) Sami ~ Shark (December) Oracle / Ori ~ Orca (December) Orcus ~ Orca (December) Sphinx ~ Bobcat (January)

2022

Akita [my beloved] ~ Wolf (January) West ~ Akita's Cousin (January) Xavier ~ Hyena (January) Bliss ~ Pine / Zealous' Brother (January) Valor ~ Bliss's Twin (January) Arch ~ Valor's Younger Brother (January) Cobalt ~ OC (January) Qiao Orlov ~ Tiger (January) Miceli ~ Werewolf (January) Memphis ~ Miceli's Twin (January) Cerci ~ Bat (January) Falcon ~ Miceli's Little Sister (January) Kimberly ~ Friend of Miceli (January) Eris ~ Miceli's Daughter (January) Pepper ~ Dog (January) Ozzy ~ Raccoon (January) Trent ~ Eris' Secret Twin (February) Xani ~ Hyena (February) Indigo ~ Wolf (February) Sheila ~ Squid (February) Angel ~ Angler Fish (February) Pierce ~ Catboy (February) Dan ~ Catboy (February) Chester ~ Catboy (February) Wilson ~ Catboy (February) Franny "Bug" ~ Insect (February) Beau ~ Shark (February) Fern ~ OC (February) Sinopia ~ Chimera (February) Aesop ~ Changeling (February) Zeus ~ Changeling (February) Tale ~ Changeling (February) Folke ~ Changeling (February) Myth ~ Changeling (February) Elliot ~ My Only Memory of Him Was 'Little Blue Dude' (February) Arin ~ Selkie (February) Lavender ~ OC (February) Candy ~ Lavender's Bestie (February) Tam ~ OC (February) Reymond, Spencer & Dimitri ~ Personified Plushies [belonging to an oc] (February) Mongoose ~ Hare's Partner [in crimes] (February) Hare ~ Mongoose's Partner [in crimes] (February) Preston & Poppy ~ Possum Twins (March) Winter, Springer, Autumn, Summer ~ Seasonal Siblings (March) Prickle ~ LabRat (March) Oak ~ Werewolf (March) Briar ~ Werewolf (March) Tallulah ~ Cat Lady Lab Experiment (March) Nip ~ I Honestly Do Not Remember (March) Vetis ~ Uber Demon (March) Ameni ~ Little Sub-Demon (March) Yosem ~ God on the Coucil (March) Ullo ~ Demon Greed Guy (March) Seme & Dimitrik ~ Demons (March) Emilie Dubois ~ Professional Psycho (March) Emily ~ Emille's Intern (March) Barb, Thrush, River, Juniper, Rocky, Tulip, Chrysanthemum ~ Werewolf Family :) (April) Birch ~ OC (April) Kirsten ~ Birch's Husband (April) Wolfsbane & Petunia ~ Extensions of Werewolf Family (April) Benoit ~ Monster Guy [my beloved] (April) Vanessa, Shade, Frenchie ~ Monster OCs (April) Arlo, Hyde, Zeke, Royal, Nico ~ Vampire Hybrid Type Deal Family [siblings] (April) Cayde & Banshee ~ Roommates (May) Arcite ~ Business Associate of Banshee (May) Hazel ~ Dominatrix (May) Quinlan ~ Tiger, Qiao's Sister (May) Faris ~ Bear Man (May) Atticus ~ 'Lil Nerd (May) Bennett ~ Sea Bunny (May) Ezekiel ~ Bennett's Brother (May) [unnamed] ~ Bennett's Sister (May) Alistair ~ Mercenary (May) Keystone ~ Changeling[Lab-Created] (May) Ocean ~ Professional Asshole[But Actually An Absolute Pussy] (May)

Xiāo "Viper" ~ Serial Killer/Exotic Pet Shop Owner (May)

Malachai ~ Bodyguard/Security Man (May)

Mykola ~ Insane Circus Performer (May)

Patrick ~ Bodyguard/Security Man (May)

Sawyer ~ Hes Just A Little Guy (May)

Sloane ~ Sawyer's Insane Sister (May)

Walter ~ Hes Just A Baby (May)

Matcha ~ Walter's Sibling (May)

Angel & Eden ~ Walter's Siblings (May)

Amari ~ Walter's Youngest Sibling (May)

Flowers ~ Street Urchin Rat (May)

Grif ~ Rat (May)

York/Wash ~ Trans Rat (May)

Simmons ~ Rat (May)

Rowan ~ Lion (June)

Lex~ Lemur (June)

Hugo ~ Femboy Red Panda (June)

Soren ~ Snow Leopard (June)

Midway ~ Old OC Remake (June)

Blake ~ Old OC Remake (June)

Layla ~ Old OC Remake (June)

Nexo ~ Old OC Remake (June)

Nelly ~ Nexo's Sister (June)

Mima ~ Renamed Old OC Remake (June)

Cailean ~ Cinnamon Roll of a Monster (June)

Orion ~ CatBoy (June)

Dyon (Dionysus) ~ Orion's Half-Brother (June)

[whatthefoucault]

We’re live!

[lacu-de-rugina]

Partea a VII-a — LACU DE RUGINĂ

Partea 1 din partea a VII-a cred nush

Puya-Puya

Liliacu- Cabral

Cainele- tot Cabral

Feo: *își șterge transpirația de pe frunte* ai de mn ce drum lung frtlmeu *se da jos din cârca lui Puya* ms carăte

Puya, cu oci roși: is this, is this the life, you wanna live, you wanna carry on?!

Feo: da în plm de crăcănat de câte ori vrei sa îți zic hai acu roiu de-aici dacă nu vrei să experimentez pe tn în loc de potaie

Puya își ia zborul. Feo intra în peștera unde Cabral începe sa latre

Feo: ODODODODODODODO marș

Cabral: *tace pe vecie*

Feo: *se uita în oglinda* uwuwuwu VR ALCOOL *nush ce face prin dulapuri scoate niște chestii da* ce fac aici tho- *se duce îl alta parte a peșterii și da de ceva om nush* AAAAAAAA ce faci aici ma nene

Daria: adumi fa suc *se sufoca*

Feo: no. *o lasa acolo nush*

Face niște chestii ceva idk

Feo:, *deschide cartea* omg uite persoane pe care nu le cunosc *da la o pagina cu Delia* OMG IUBI și încă ceva persoane pe care nu le cunosc ok wtf teai născut din ăștia doi da ei is bleah și uriti ba))))))))))) mrog *se duce și desenează ceva pe ușa mega secreta și extrem de avansata tehnologic care își are 100% locul într-o peștera da* deseni pi pereti omg se MIȘCĂ DESENELE PE PERETE ce doamne ok

E asa boring ce se întâmplă, Doamne, fast forward înainte. Sumarizare, tho, îl hrănește pe Cabral Liliacu și în spatele lui e poza CU OMG DETECTIVU IONIȚĂ DADDY 😍😍💆 mai desenează căcat pe perete, taie mana cuiva care de fapt și o taie singur da God bless self sacrifice și Cabral ham hamul zice mmmm IAMI IAMI și o mănâncă și se caca iar Feo cam bea cacatu și se transforma în cioara ok normal stuff, we've all been there.

Ah și o ajuta și pe Daria pana la urma, tbh șocant, și Daria se transforma în

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DUMI!!!!!!! https://youtu.be/pZ9TwG5B7iE

Dumi: ms fa gheie

Feo: sami sugi p–

Dumi: omg esti și transecsuela JOS GUVERNU

Feo: te cam bat în stradă

Dumi: anyway bn uiteo poza cu Delia rip Delia persoana toxică

Feo:??? mai am o poza cu ea???

Dumi: bn și ce vrei sa îți fac sa tio desenez ca să no ai de doua ori sau

Feo: bn pa *o deconectează și moare*

Și Feo se ducen submarin VA URMA

[hernehillandy]

What Ottolenghi did next

IN setting the flavour of our times, this decade has been Yotam Ottolenghi’s. The Israeli-born chef and his Palestinian business partner, Sami Tamimi, first set up shop in Notting Hill in 2002. But it was the publication of Ottolenghi’s second cookbook, Plenty (2010) and the opening of Soho restaurant Nopi the following year that shot him to ubiquity. Since then he has launched a series of celebrated cookbooks and TV shows. And his fame is international: when a New Yorker friend visited me last week, the top of her to-do list was eating at Ottolenghi’s restaurants.

His significance is, however, much greater than that: Ottolenghi has quite simply changed the way we (or at least the metropolitan middle class) eat. It’s a point already made unimprovably by the Sunday Times’s brilliant Marina O’Loughlin.  Put it this way: what were until recently obscure Levantine ingredients such as za’atar, sumac and pomegranate molasses have become everyday in a way that once took, say, balsamic vinegar 20 years. There are now Waitrose own-brand versions of all three ingredients. Meanwhile Ottolenghi is surely responsible in part for the governing restaurant trend of small plates, and for the breakthrough of other Israeli-inspired eateries (The Barbary, Honey and Smoke). And I can’t think of a single book since the River Café Cook Book (1995) that has so thoroughly changed my own kitchen.

Yet Ottolenghi resisted the temptation to open more restaurants after Nopi. Then last summer he launched Rovi  in Fitzrovia; on the principle that I don’t try any fancy restaurant until it has O’Loughlin’s approval, I only made it there last week. And it is magnificent.

It’s a bigger space than Nopi, but with even greater attention to detail: airy, pale wood and comfortable, vaguely Nordic seating. We sat at the bar. But you’re here for the food: and as a succession of taste sensations, I’d put it up there with, for example, a visit to Albert Adrià’s celebrated Barcelona tapas joint, Tickets.

The dishes came as a cascade of delights, with us trying to pin down flavours and figure out just what was in front of us and in our mouths. This was a meal where most of our talk was about the food.

Thus we started with snacks of carrot jerky with gooseberry boshi, smoked labneh and chilli, and duck pastrami with a selection of pickles (cabbage, endive, purple carrot and something neither we nor the bar staff could identify; both dishes pictured above.) No, I don’t really know what gooseberry boshi is either: it’s hard to Google as there’s some Nintendo character of that name who gums up searches (this is food that demands a fair bit of at-table googling.) But in any case, the sum of these flavours almost defies description.

Indeed vegetables dominate the mostly small-plates menu. It’s another key part of Ottolenghi’s influence: he’s taken vegetarian food from Guardian self-righteousness – a column there was the genesis of Plenty – to bleeding-edge London foodie hip.

Using the kind of Levantine flavours we’re familiar with from him, Ottolenghi (or rather his chefs – he’s not in the kitchen here) delivers hugely satisfying vegetable dishes such as celeriac shawarma with bkeila, a spinach herb paste, and fermented tomato (pictured above). I yield to no-one in my love of lamb shawarma but this was just about enough to turn me veggie.

The big shift from Nopi is the Asian influences here: furikake (Japanese fish/seaweed seasoning), kosho (a seasoning paste with chilli), fermented black vinegar and (presumably) boshi. We loved the tempura stems and herbs with Szechuan, mandarin and lime-leaf vinegar, and a side dish of spring greens with dashi and sesame; and asparagus with wild garlic, burnt butter, lemon kosho and jalapeño.

But as those combinations suggest, these are dishes and flavours that are genuinely hard to describe – and the menu provides only an approximate guide. Take the delectable “beef carpaccio (grass fed), Jerusalem artichoke, Crowdie” (pictured above). Never mind the quality of ingredients – pink, melt-in-your-mouth rounds of beef – or that I’d never have identified the sweet-sour artichoke for what it was (pickled?), or the oddness of pairing it with a Scottish soft cheese: as an ensemble, it delivered flavours and textures greater and more unexpected than its parts.

The same is true of the astonishing desserts – something I am rarely tempted to order. Eventually we plumped for rhubarb and rose doughnuts with vanilla cream and pistachio, and five-spice pumpkin and apple fritters with clementine, buckwheat and coconut sorbet: both combinations of wonder. We left eager to taste the rest of the menu.

The wine list is fascinating and appropriately sparky, though for me it somehow doesn’t quite hang together. It’s fairly pricey: there isn’t much under £40. It is also heavy on natural wines: with our opening snacks I drank Nando rebula (ie ribolla gialla) Blue Label 2017. Having a fairly obscure Slovenian orange wine like this on a list carries a certain kudos amongst today’s hipper London sommeliers; I just thought it cidery. As for the Jurschitsch Belle Naturale grüner veltliner 2017, Kamptal, also orange (though not on the list as such), I sent it back: not only did it bear no resemblance to any GV I’ve ever tasted, it was just an unbalanced mess.

But tasting one’s way through such a list is an adventure – especially with bar staff as good as these. Ciù Ciù “Falerio” 2018, Oris Bianco, a trebbiano/pecorino-based white from the Marche region, also had some skin contact but was utterly charming. The La Raia Gavi 2018 (organic) was much more classic, beautifully clean.

Among the reds, there is Alfredo Maestro’s well-balanced Valdecastrillo Ribera del Duero 2016 by the glass. But the real discovery is Cremisan Baladi 2017, Palestine, made on an estate owned by a Catholic order in the West Bank by a Christian Palestinian winemaker. From the local baladi grape, it’s dark, juicy, not unlike cinsault, with a touch of oak. Elsewhere on the list is a trio of beautiful nebbiolos, at a price (including ones from the rarely seen Ghemme and Gattinara areas in Lombardy) as well as Christian Tschida’s intriguing and very individual Felsen II syrah 2016, Burgenland.

Rovi triumphantly takes Ottololenghi’s middle-eastern fusion cuisine to a new level. It will be interesting to see whether it spawns a cookbook. My instinct is that this is the kind of food that you simply cannot prepare at home; then again, maybe in three years’ time we’ll all be incorporating koshu and furikake into our dinner-party dishes? You read it here first.

Rovi, 59 Wells St, London W1A. 020 3963 8270.

6 May 2019

[samijen]

hehehuhu

doodle

[real-live-human]

4 10 15 for any oc!

4: does ori enjoy baking?

yes! they actually eventually settled down from the mercenary life to start their own bakery, after realising constantly having to fight wizards and demons and shit isn't really a profession you can grow old in. they're very happy.

10: does samiya have any regrets?

i can actually fairly confidently answer no for sami, which might be unique for my characters lmao. they've got issues of their own but in the whopping 8ish years (they're a clone dw about that) they've been alive i don't think they've really regretted anything they've done.

15: what kind of sense of humour does cricket have? or does she have one at all?

a lot of people - her former coworkers, especially - probably think of cricket as pretty humourless, but really she's just got a lot going on and was not interested in trying to enjoy her job. when she can actually relax, she has a very deadpan style of humour. also she will absolutely love any joke her younger relatives come up with.

tyvm for the ask :3

[ppmissyou19]

Scumpa mea, Vreau sa stii si sa intelegi inca odata ca mai important ca tine in viata mea nui nimeni! Eu stiu ca tu ai auzit multe cuvinte frumoase despre tine despre noi dar sincer sa fiu mereu m-am tinut de cuvant si am luptat pana la capat! Acum vreau sa stii ca nimeni din acest univers nu poate sa te ia de la mine, eu team pierdut odata, de doua ori, a treia oara eu nu voi repeta greseala! Eu sunt gata sa fac orice absolut inchipuite si neinchipuite, da tu vei ramane a mea in suflet in inima si in cap! Doar timpul si distanta ne poate fi dusman dar noi vom pune forta si vom invinge, vom arata la toti ca ceea ce formam noi doi impreuna e mai puternic decat tot iar sfarsitul eu nul vad si nam de gand sal vad degraba! Eu sunt mindru de tine, eu sunt cel mai fericit ca tu ai putut sami demontrezi mie cat de mult ma iubesti si vreau sati spun inapoi ca da, nu mai am dubii la nici un cavant deal tau, si vreau sa ramana asta mereu! Eu te iubesc enorm si am incredere in noi ca vom trece peste tot si ne vom indeplini visurile noastre comune! Ce e dat sa fie e al nostru, si acum e timpul pentru noi doi doar noi doi! Te iubesc! #loveyoutothemoonandback #PP #19

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Medijski prostor televizije v samostojni Sloveniji verjetno nikoli ni bil deležen tolikšnega pričakovanja – vsaj na filmskem področju ne – kot ga je prinašala kriminalna nadaljevanka Jezero, posneta po istoimenskem romanu Tadeja Goloba. Z njo naj bi Slovenija končno dobila svojo pravo televizijsko kriminalno nadaljevanko in svoj košček televizijske popularne kulture, kakršna v tujini dominira zadnja leta. Solidno izhodišče je bilo zagotovljeno, saj gre za izjemno uspešno literarno predlogo, RTV ji je namenil precejšen delež svojih sredstev, in nadaljevanka je polnila družbene medije že pred samim začetkom. Imela je slavnostno otvoritev na Sarajevskem filmskem festivalu, dva dela pa sta nato bila prikazana tudi na LIFFEu. Predvsem pa naj bi se – tako kot predloga – naslanjala na skandinavski noir, za katerega je Slovenija seveda nadvse primerna. Če že nismo nikdar postali nova Švica, bi lahko morda postali nova Švedska.

Zasnova nadaljevanke je klasična; že Edgar Allan Poe je bil mnenja, da ni ničesar bolj tragičnega od smrti mladenke, in tudi po Jezeru priplava brezglavo truplo dekleta, primer pa po spletu okoliščin prevzameta višji inšpektor Tara Birsa (Sebastian Cavazza) in novopečena sodelavka Tina Lanc (Nika Rozman). Seveda so po žanrski in geografski nujnosti tudi tokrat sumljivi tajkuni, nesposobni mediji in zbirokratizirani šefi vedno le korak stran, oznaka podalpski noir , ki so jo seriji dodelili v Sarajevu, pa se zdi ob posnetkih sivega, ledenega Bohinja in nočne Ljubljane dovolj točna. A med vso ambicijo, da bi bila to prava, echt, skandinavska, netflixovska nadaljevanka, nekdo ponovno pozabi na scenarij in na bistvo ustvarjanja.

Pri Jezeru se je produkcija sicer potrudila doseči standard, ki smo ga v zadnjih letih vajeni s strani poplave tujih serij, in mnogi so si po premieri lahko oddahnili. Jezero je namreč prva slovenska nadaljevanka po dolgem času, za katero ne moremo reči, da ni ničemur podobna. To je v našem prostoru zaradi različnih razlogov lahko napredek, vendar pa tovrstni dosežek še zdaleč ne zagotavlja svetlejše prihodnosti slovenske televizije, saj Jezero povečini ne dosega svojihvzornikov, ko pa jih, se še vedno ujema v podobne pasti.

Seriji kljub dobrodošlo počasnemu ritmu žal uspe porabiti po petdeset minut brez kakršnegakoli pravega dogajanja, komentarja, tenzije ali karakterizacije. Kar vidimo in izvemo v prvih dveh epizodah je več ali manj tisto, kar vemo ob koncu serije – poleg identitete morilca, seveda. Čas, ki bi bil lahko namenjen razvoju, meče stran z odvečnim dialogom in odvečnimi kadri. Po določenem času se – kvalitetni – panoramski posnetki izpojejo, in gledalci ostanemo sami s prizori, ki ne prispevajo k ničemur, ter z liki, katerih genetski zapis lahko izsledimo vse do CSI-ja. Znotraj in zunaj dejanskega premikanja inšpektorjev od prizorišča do prizorišča ni skoraj ničesar. Paralelne zgodbe medčloveških odnosov, bodisi med Tarasom in njegovo ženo ter njunim krogom prijateljev, bodisi med Tarasom in Tino, so potisnjene vsakič bolj na stran, dokler se povsem ne izgubijo, čeprav bi ravno ta razmerja – v upodobitvi kvalitetnih igralcev in igralk, ki jih Jezero premore – lahko tvorila srž serije. Žanrska spretnost je vsekakor ne tvori: nihče ne more trditi, da se je vsebina umikala akciji oz. obratno, ali pa da se karakterizacija umika razpoloženju. Nasprotno, vse se odmika posnetkom Tarasovega volvota in polovičarskemu dialogu, in vse kar ostane od vsebine so klišeji politikantskih nadrejenih, lenih sodelavcev, zagovedenih lokalcev in smrdljivih Rogovcev. Še Tarasova ujetost v buržujsko sredico ženine družbe je premalo izkoriščena, medtem ko se oris glavnega lika konča pri neštetokrat poudarjenem dejstvu, da je nekoč bil alpinist ter da je alergičen na alkohol.

Na nivoju formalne detektivke pa Jezero kljub omenjenim klišejem povsem pozabi na tiste žanrske konvencije, ki bi mu prišle prav. Nekako se poskusi vpeti v klasični whodunnit, kjer tako gledalec kot detektiv iščeta krivca med osumljenci oz. neosumljenci, vendar scenarij oboje drži tako daleč stran od dogajanja, da serijo naprej pelje le gledalčeva radovednost. Eden najočitnejših primerov slabega tajminga je opazen v zadnjem delu, kjer se za končno odkritje identite žrtve porabi neverjetno veliko prizorov: Tina Lanc na RTVju izve za bivšo novinarko, ki je že pol leta pogrešana, istočasno kot to izvesta inšpektorja Osterc in Brajc, le da Tina izve še ime. Informacije se (povsem nedramatično) dopolnijo, a medtem mine dvakrat toliko časa, kolikor bi ga bilo dramaturško potrebno.

Serija bi s svojo zimo, z asocialnim, pronicljivim antiherojem, ki ne pije alkohola, in z ljubosumjem kot motivom za umor, lahko bila res pristno slovenska v smislu zvestobe svojemu okolju. Edini bolj slovenski umor je družinski prepir, edino bolj slovensko orožje pa sekira. A Jezero pokopljejo sanje o Skandinaviji – narejeno je namreč z gledalcem v mislih. Če je Gilles Deleuze predpostavljal, da se adaptacija literature zgodi uspešno le, ko pride do presečišča pisateljevega in režiserjevega problema, ter da je ustvarjanje nujnost, potem je Jezero diametralno nasprotje tega. Potreba po nenehnem ustvarjanju slovenske verzije nečesa tujega, in uporaba tujine kot referenčnosti za kvaliteto sta zelo tanek led in to se vidi na skeletu Jezera, od preobremenjenosti s forenzičnimi detajli do uvodne špice, kjer s preživeto glasbo ter kičasto sopostavitvijo narave in zločina sledijo sorodno nedomiselnim uvodom The Affair in predvsem True Detective.

Avtorji se tako ozirajo po tujem televizijskem okolju konvencije, ne v ustvarjalni nuji temveč v ustvarjalski priložnosti. Kljub vsemu stremenju k tujini pa, z izjemo podobe, ne zajamejo večine osnov, ki tvorijo tujo televizijsko ponudbo. A če nazadnje odmislimo vse kar preči Jezeru, da bi postavilo novo normo kvalitete slovenske televizijske produkcije, se lahko – pomembneje – vprašamo: kaj bo, če mu uspe do tja priti, npr. v obliki ekranizacije Golobovega drugega romana, Leninov Park? Jezero je namreč vseeno naredilo nov korak za Slovenijo: skoraj nemogoče je ločevati samo nadaljevanko od sprejema, ki jo obdaja (premiera na Sarajevskem festivalu, slovenska premiera na LIFFEu, množični odzivi na Twitterju) Dobili smo pravo sodobno serijo v smislu, da je postala del javne sfere in občega doživljanja ter medijskega mašila: Koga bi si predstavljali v vlogah za naslednjo serijo? Koga so bralci in ustvarjalci videli v naslovni vlogi? Kako je potekalo snemanje? Zakaj je zvok tako tih? Kakšen je bil proces adaptiranja romana? Okoliščine produkcije in recepcija serije se berejo kot doživljajski spis osnovnošolca.

A tudi če televizijski nasledniki Jezera premostijo vsebinski manjko ter dosežejo Netflixovo produkcijo v ostalih vidikih – kar se vseeno zdi možno – bodo s tem le dosegli nov nivo praznine in se približali artificielnosti sodobne medijske kulture. Ta se udejanja kot zastavonoša tistega, kar se je tekom 20. stoletja razvilo po besedah kritika Dwighta Macdonalda v midcult: posledico vse večje kulturne pismenosti povprečnega odjemalca, ki mu povečini niso več dovolj smeti, zabava in eskapizem temveč želi tudi estetsko in pa predvsem vsebinsko angažiranost. Slednja ponavadi svojo vsebino sistemsko reducira na paket aranžma, ki gledalca za slabo uro navidezno vključuje v poenostavljeno problematiko njegovega okolja. Že sama zabavna industrija je učinkovit agens otopelosti, ki posledično apolitizira družbo, vendar lahko midcult to stori še učinkoviteje in povsem prikrito.

Torej, Jezero nas je nekako približalo tujini in mogoče nudi prvi dokaz, da bi se pri nas nekoč dalo narediti spodobno kriminalno dramo. Obenem pa ravno omenjena nedoločenost nudi Jezeru boljše možnosti, da ne postane kopija tujih kalupov. To lahko ustvarjalci pri naslednjih adaptacijah Golobove literature uporabijo za izboljšavo, če se le osredotočijo na dejanske prednosti Jezera – torej (premalo poudarjena) kritika malomeščanskosti, počasnost, neobremenjenost z nenehnimi preobrati, šoki in ostalo instant-napetostjo. Tadej Golob pravilno meni, da se serijo gleda zaradi dialogov in posnetkov, ne pa zaradi tega, da izveš kdo je morilec. Vendar bo potrebno še dosti scenarističnega dela, da jo bomo gledali zaradi dialogov. Do takrat pa: ploskati temu je kot ploskati petletniku ki je ravno shodil. Realpolitika nam narekuje, naj mu, a je težko. Starši, sorodniki ter tisti, ki imajo enostavno radi, da čas pred televizijo mine brez cringea in v znamenju lepih posnetkov narave, pa mu verjetno bodo. Četudi Jezero, za razliko od naših dosedanjih televizijskih serij, ne odžene vsakega pol-inteligentnega gledalca v prvi minuti, in četudi je korak naprej v produkcijskem smislu, z vso svojo praznino in vsebinsko površinskostjo vsekakor ne sme biti vrhunec televizijskega programa. Serija kot je Jezero bi se lahko nekoč sicer zapisala v kroniko slovenske televizije, in v tem smislu predstavlja napredek, do takrat pa se moramo odločiti, če je mašilo res boljše od mrtvila.

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რიცხვები - Georgian numbers

0-10:

ნული (nuli) - 0 ერთი (erti) - 1 ორი (orI) - 2 სამი (sami) - 3 ოთხი (otxi) - 4 ხუთი (xuti) - 5 ექვსი (ekvsi) - 6 შვიდი (švidi) - 7  რვა (rva) - 8 ცხრა (cxra) - 9 ათი (ati) - 10 From 11-19 numbers are formed by a fairly regular process: თ (from ათი) + the number in the ones’ place + მეტი (more):

თერთმეტი (tertmet’i) - 11 თორმეტი (tormet’i) - 12 ცამეტი (camet’i) - 13 თოთხმეტი (totxmet’i) - 14 თხუთმეტი (txutmet’i) - 15 თექვსმეტი (tekvsmet’i) - 16 ჩვიდმეტი (čvidmet’i) - 17 ჩვრამეტი (tvramet’i) - 18 ცხრამეტი (cxrameti) - 19

Pretty regular, for the most part - that said, note the consonant combinations for 13 and 17, and the consonant switcheroo in 18.

Georgian has a base-20 system that puts French to shame: 30 is just 20+10, 31 is 20+11, 40 is 2×20, and so forth. Let’s look at some of the bigger numbers:

ოცი (oci) - 20 ოცდაერთი (ocdaerti) - 21 ოცდაათი (ocdaati) - 30 ოცდათერთმეტი (ocdatertmet’i) - 31 ორმოცი (ormoci) - 40 სამოცი (samoci) - 60 ოთხმოცი (otxmoci) - 80

Past that, things are not so tough:

ასი (asi) - 100 ას ერთი (as erti) - 101 ორასი (orasi) - 200 ათასი (atasi) - 1,000 ათი ათასი (ati atasi) - 10,000 მილიონი (milioni) - 1,000,000

One thing to notice that in contrast to English, where we use the plural with a number (as in two dog-s), Georgian uses the singular - ორი ძაღლი (ori dzağli), never *ორი  ძაღლ-ები (ori dzağl-ebi).

Thanks for reading, and happy learning!