#skip shenanigans

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Gift for Jax

Happy Birthday Jax. I sang for you. I do hope you enjoy it, dear.

@penguinpartypalooza

@backyardmachinery

[skipshotel]

My favorite art piece all year.

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ ғᴀʟʟs 📦✨

Or, if Disney made a gravity falls themed party-

[peanutheaddd]

klance in 2024.....

[nightofhappylight]

Tokubetsu Jonin - tired, overworked and confused

[rcmclachlan]

okay, so if you’re not writing the aquarium scene in the 118/217 scheming fix-it (god i love this) can you at least share what mishap and or shenanigan gets them banned from the aquarium?? (since you mentioned it in the tags i assume you picked one!)

The aquarium is Christopher's idea, because getting Buck and Tommy back together is the one thing he and Eddie can talk about without it devolving into shouting or week-long silences that make Eddie want to put his fist through his living room wall.

So if plotting to interfere in the open bear trap that is his idiot friends' breakup gets him an hour of uninterrupted screen time with Chris three times a week? He'll meddle in a way that would make even his abuela say, "cariño, that's a little much." He'll change his legal middle name to el metiche.

"Buck used to take me to see the otters when I was younger; they're his favorite. But the exhibit has been closed for a year because they've been redoing it," Chris says, then texts him a link to the aquarium website. "The big reopening is next week. If someone asked Buck to take Jee-Yun, he wouldn't be suspicious."

"Chris, you're a genius," Eddie says, a little awed. His entire body aches to reach through the laptop screen and across state lines to pull his kid into a hug, but all he can do is sit on his hands and hope his face shows all the love he feels.

A small, but genuine grin unfurls on Chris's face. "That's not news, dad."

Eddie decides to take the aquarium idea to what Chimney keeps calling the weekly 118-217 Shadow Summit to see if the rest of the group thinks it holds water—no pun intended—and is extremely offended when Dana gives him a slow blink and says, "That's actually not bad. Who came up with it?"

"Is it that hard to believe it was my idea?"

"Very."

Dana presses the rim of her wine glass to the sly, crimson curve of her mouth. With her victory rolls, winged eyeliner, and tattoos, she looks like the winner of a car show pinup contest. She also looks like an evil queen out of an old school Disney movie. At least five people in their general vicinity look like they'd thank her if she force-fed them a poisoned apple or turned into a giant dragon.

Eddie reaches into the bowl of popcorn by his elbow and throws a handful of it at her. She just takes a sip of her wine and serenely lets the kernels bounce off her.

"Knock it off before I put you both in a time out." Lucy drains the dregs of her beer and says to Chimney, "Having Buckley take your kid is the perfect excuse—she's, what, two? Three?"

"Five," Chim says with the heartache of a man whose baby is almost old enough to rent a car. "As long as we don't tell my wife that Jee's playing the part of the cutest MacGuffin ever in this little plot, we should be good. But how do we get Tommy there?"

"Short of planting a bomb in the penguin tank, I can't think of a reason Mr. Nature Boy himself would ever voluntarily go." Hen roots around in the popcorn bowl for the kernels with the most butter. "Actually, he might be thrilled if we did that. I don't think he likes birds very much."

Dana lifts a brow. "I smell a story."

"Does it smell like KFC?" Chim pops a pretzel in his mouth and chews loudly, grinning. "Once we've adjourned the cabal for the evening, remind me to tell you about Maurice."

Eddie doesn't know Nico very well—he can't get a read on the guy to save his life—but the smug smirk he's sporting looks entirely out of place. Nico takes the last mozzarella stick off the platter they'd ordered to share and puts it between his teeth like a cigar. He looks like the world's lamest oil baron.

Eddie looks at Dana in askance. Wordlessly, she plucks a piece of popcorn out of her hair and throws it at him. It nails him right between the eyes.

"Let me handle Kinard," Nico says. "I'll get him there, no problem."

To his credit, Nico does get Tommy to the aquarium the day of the sea otter exhibit grand reopening. And thanks to Chimney planting Chris's idea in Buck's head at the start of their next shift, Buck does take Jee-Yun.

Unfortunately, their paths never cross, because while the penguin habitat doesn't explode, the sea jelly gallery does, completely flooding the first floor. When the aquarium is forced to evacuate everyone, Buck and Jee-Yun end up at the Chili's down the street, while Tommy ends up riding in an ambulance with an old woman who gets stung by a box jellyfish.

"I don't understand how this happened!" Lucy shouts, keeping her fingers on the ankle pulse of a man in the middle of an allergic reaction to a lilliputian jelly sting as Hen and Chim pump him full of epinephrine and then start administering compressions.

Eddie would help, but he's carrying three kids—two in his arms, one on his back—through shin-deep water to safety while attempting to dodge all the bluebottles floating on the surface. Dana glides past him to get the next group of kids waiting to be rescued, not a hair out of place. She looks like a fucking mermaid. He's gonna trip her the next time they pass each other.

Annoyed, Lucy casts around and then asks, "Has anyone seen Nico?"

Just in time for the man himself to sedately walk through the pandemonium, two bewildered penguins tucked under his arms like purses. He smiles brightly. "Hey, did Kinard pass through here, by any chance? Phase two of my plan is ready to go."

Eddie stares at him. "What was phase one?"

He never does find out what exactly phase one entailed, but it's enough to get them permanently banned from the aquarium for life.

"If you ask me, the punishment so does not fit the crime," Nico says, digging an elbow into Eddie's side as he jostles for room in the back of Athena's squad car.

Eddie says nothing. He's too busy mentally composing the short-answer portion of his application for the El Paso Fire Department, although, in the end, it doesn't matter. He completely forgets everything he plans on writing when Athena slides in, glances in the rearview mirror, and shouts, "Those better not be penguins in my back seat, Edmundo Diaz!"

He and Chris spend two hours talking about it during their next call, so Eddie calls it a win.

[mysteriouslyjovialcolor]

Started watching Spa 2021, but Spa 2021 has not started yet

📹: @itsIghtsout on Twitter

[anthrophobixx]

Forgot I'm a multifandom acc for a sec

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TRICK OR TREAT BEST FRIEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Aww, thank you dear!

Here, have two pictures of me.

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HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO MY FAVORITE CLUB PENGUIN PARTY & TO GHOST PUFFLES & TO SKIP THE BELLHOP!!!!

[akkivee]

if you’re a person who stares at samatoki’s face for too long lmao, you may have noticed samatoki’s movie model (right) has an extra earring he usually doesn’t have (left) and the word on the streets is that it’s a real character detail update and the reason samatoki got it is in this recent hypster magazine so i’ll let y’all know what that reason is once i get mine lol

[pointlesscandies]

Friends and besties: ThamePo does not actually meet the requirements for the episode 11 curse because everything that happened here was beautifully well executed and made perfect sense for the characters and the themes and it was devastating but we saw it coming a mile away because it makes sense.

The episode 11 curse is about a wild swing from left field meant purely to cause drama which makes you go what the actual fuck is happening? This isn’t that. So, no episode 11 curse. Just me sobbing in a corner like Po.

[violent138]

I think it would be so funny if when Bruce was formulating his civilian playboy persona with Alfred, they were casting around for inspirations he could remember well and mimic. Bruce basically decided to model his whole schtick off what Harvey was like in his late high school and early college days.

[zahri-melitor]

Just generally, while I know comics aging can be all over the place, the preboot Bat books are remarkably consistent at holding pretty close to the 5:1 rule for real world:comics time over the long range, especially given that there are two explicit “this took 12 months” events in the 25 year period – NML and OYL.

Tim is 14 for most of the 1990s, but then fits being 15 into 1999-2003, 16 into 2003-2006 (and then his 17th birthday occurs during 52/OYL) and then being 17 from 2006-2011.

Jason’s age markers in comparison to Tim’s are pretty consistent from the point that we get Tim: not only is Jason 15 for ADITF and Tim 13 for ALPOD, Tim’s 16th birthday and Jason’s 18th birthday issues are exactly 6 months apart in our world, which converts almost exactly to the 1 month difference between their 19 July and 18 August birthdays on the 5:1 scale (properly it should be 5 months/issues, but it’s only one out!).

If there’s any place to quietly eliminate some time to help make timelines make sense, it’s absolutely in shortening Jason’s period as Robin down from 3 years, because of the pressure it puts on particularly Dick’s age and also in terms of the fact there’s just not that many stories based in Jason’s time as Robin. Dick’s time as Robin was 1940-1984 – 44 years, and in universe that period is quoted as covering anywhere between 6-8 years; Tim’s original period as Robin was 1989-2009 – 20 years, and in universe he aged 4 years; Damian’s time as Robin so far has been 2009-2025 – 16 years, and in universe he’s aged 4 years. Jason having 3 years as Robin in a period that’s 1984-1988 – 4 real world years long feels like a LOT of special pleading in comparison and require timeskips not fully substantiated elsewhere in the passage of time.

[amoratearte]

“Cregan and Jacaerys took a liking to each other […] They drank together, hunted together, trained together, and swore an oath of brotherhood, sealed in blood.”

Brokeback Winterfell ❄️ for #Pride2024 🏳️‍🌈

this name is hilarious so I had to 😅

[wayward-imp]

I feel like Zoro's three sword style and facility with counting would be a very transferable skillset when it comes to making socks.

So now I headcanon that whenever he's got downtime not training or napping or bickering with Sanji, Zoro settles in to make socks for the crew.

The first pair he ever makes is actually for Nami. They are a little too big in that way that is actually perfectly slouchy and comfortable, and she secretly adores them and wears them on chilly nights while map making.

...I think he probably learned knitting from Perona, actually? So maybe he has socks for the whole crew when he gets back to Sabaody. Except Luffy, and Frankie, who obviously wouldn't wear them. And Brook, whose sizing he couldn't figure out (what would you even measure??). Those three get scarves.

He honestly tried to still make socks for Chopper, but... Well. There were obvious challenges to making socks for something furry and with hooves. He wound up making leg warmers. They have little snowflakes on them.

Usopp's socks are basic, with a bold horizontal stripe pattern in goldenrod yellow, reminiscent of the color of Sogeking's mask. Perona INSISTS on making some cute little felted sheep bobbles to go with them because the socks are Not Cute, but Zoro is too embarrassed to attach them. They become a bag charm. Zoro specifically tells him it's from Perona and smirks when he goes pale.

Robin's socks are better fitted, and slightly more elegant than Nami's, since he started on them so much later in his learning process. They have a whimsical floral motif, and are made from a yarn Perona picked out for her. It is quite possibly the softest thing Zoro has ever touched, and the socks feel like clouds when they're finished.

The real challenge turns out to be making socks for the cook. Sanji is fussy about his clothes, and Zoro knows how hard he is on his feet. He ends up making a very basic pair of suit socks in a deep, rich blue so dark it's nearly black... It takes him three times as long to make them as any other pair he's made, because he keeps starting over.

In fact, he's still working on them on the boat back to Sabaody. He finishes just in time, and Perona steals them away and wraps them up like everyone else's gifts before he can start over again. The first time Zoro sees Sanji light his own foot on fire, he winces and reconsiders whether he should even give them to him. But in the end he does anyway.

(Of course he also made socks for Perona and Mihawk. You think Perona taught him to knit for no reason? Hers are THIGH HIGHS, for fuck's sake! They took FOREVER.)

[gallonwghost]

I cant spell guys, anyway a poorly colored version of that fanmade design for Nemona