#slightly mischevious house spirits

[akilah12902]

Creature Feature: Godling

Look, you can’t have a game where you kill something that looks like a child.

Hello, everyone! Today we’re going to cover another relict ‘monster’; Godlings!

Have a look at the tags for warnings and click keep reading for more.

Not too long ago the areas around peasant hamlets were chock full of guardian spirits. Today it's nigh unto impossible to spot a brownie, bucca or lutin. And godlings, they are always the first to go. Such is the price we pay for civilization's forward march. – From the preface to "The World We Have Lost," by Professor Dorregaray Godlings (sometimes mistaken for lutin) are woodland creatures dwelling in burrows and moss-covered hollow stumps on the outskirts of human settlements. They are similar to children in behavior and appearance, and, like children, delight in mischief. Godlings are deeply rooted in their home territory and perform acts of care and guardianship to those dwelling near their burrows. They watch over people as well as animals, but, shy creatures by nature, they try to do so while remaining unseen. Godlings are drawn to joy and innocence, and so delight in the company of children and usually only show themselves to the young. These hard-working and clever creatures gladly perform small services for those in their care, asking only for respect and payment in the form of food or cast-off tools in return. They are easily offended by churlish, ungrateful or simply rude behavior. Godlings also treasure their peace and quiet. When the village a godling watches over becomes too populous or its inhabitants forget the old ways, it will abandon its burrow for good and walk off to destinations unknown.

Witcher 3 Bestiary Entry

There are three godlings you can run into in Witcher 3, and you can’t fight any of them, because they use the child model and look more or less like children. Not that I would want to fight any of them; they’re pretty sweet, and generally* have no interest in harming anyone.

*exceptions for a highly unsympathetic player character aside

The first godling you run into is part of the main story plot with the Crones of Crookback Bog, so we’ll talk about Johnny later.

The second godling, Sarah, is who we’re going to be talking about today. She’s still part of a main plot quest; Geralt is looking for an oneiromancer, someone who can read the future or past of a specific person in dreams. He hears the woman, Corinne Tilly, was hired by a banker to investigate an apparently-haunted house that he recently purchased.

The man, Rudolf de Jonkheer, is waiting nervously outside the house. Corinne hasn’t come out yet. Geralt can ask a bit more about the ‘haunting’—de Jonkheer was hearing giggling, found that furniture in the attic had been moved around, and found feces in the front parlor. All of this sounds pretty damn benign, but you do need to talk to Corinne, so offer to help and head on in.

Almost immediately you’ll hear the sound of someone in distress. Head up to the second floor to find a small humanoid standing over someone on a bed. The woman on the bed is Corinne, and she’s stuck in some sort of trance, and in a nightmare. Despite being unconscious, Corinne does manage to give Geralt two hints; ‘the doll’ and ‘the attic’.

Head up to the attic and break through a blocked doorway to find a rag doll and a childlike drawing of the doll in a cradle. If you already poked around a bit, you’ll have found it already, but it’s not hard to find if you haven’t. Place the doll in the cradle and a door will swing closed, revealing another doodle, this one of a bread oven. That particular feature is all the way in the cellar. Head down and investigate and up pops that humanoid—a godling named Sarah. She manages to startle Geralt with it, which she finds rather funny. Geralt just points out that she maybe shouldn’t do that; she might end up scaring someone so bad they’d hurt her. Sarah doesn’t quite get why or how that would come about—after all, it’s just fun, right? Like the bad dreams Corinne is having?

Geralt says that he needs to speak with Corinne, but Sarah doesn’t want to stop playing. Geralt points out that the way Sarah’s playing is only fun for her and Sarah pouts. Geralt asks again why Sarah’s tormenting Corinne, and she reacts with confusion—she thinks scary dreams are great! She in particular likes the ones where this huge hen chases her—

Geralt interrupts to ask why she’s living in a haunted house. Sarah, as you can guess, points out that she’s the source of the supposed haunting. The house was sitting completely vacant, so she decided she wanted to live there. But then the banker moved in, and Sarah doesn’t really like bankers (a sensible girl), so she started trying to scare him off.

Geralt can either make a deal with her to convince the banker to leave, or he can just outright chase her off. Chasing her off involves tracking down some burdock and burning it in the oven—godlings hate the smell—but I can’t say I’m all that fond of rich bankers either.

Go for the deal and Geralt will say that while Novigrad isn’t really a great place for a godling, it’s really up to Sarah on whether she wants to live there or not. Geralt will lie to the banker and tell him there’s nothing to be done about the haunting, and Sarah will wake up Corinne. Sarah excitedly agrees, and tells Geralt that’s he’s very nice (”...I don’t hear that often. Thanks.”) and you can go talk to Corinne. Apparently she was dreaming of furniture that wanted to eat her.

On the way out, de Jonkheer will ask you about the status of the haunting. You can choose not to lie, but if you’ve come this far...

Geralt applies the only way he knows how to lie well and exaggerates. He claims a demon had hold of Corinne, and that Corinne had had terrible dreams of the building’s past that she didn’t want to talk about. de Jonkheer decides he’ll have to sell the building and says straight out that it’s not as if that this failed financial expedition will put him in the poorhouse.

There’s a little more to the tale if you made the deal with Sarah as well— a few days later you’ll find an advertisement on a noticeboard proclaiming de Jonkheer as a liar and a cheat for selling a house he knew to be haunted. Swing by the house and you’ll find that the notice poster appeared to have re-sold the house again—this time, to Corinne! You come across Corinne braiding Sarah’s hair, in fact.

Ask about the change and Corinne says that she was curious about the godling, and came back to meet her in person. Turns out they got along very well, and Corinne decided to buy the house so she and Sarah could live there together. Aww.

[feathered-hype]

There was much fussing to be had at the Homestead as Falkner squinted in front of his desktop computer screen. Technology was by no means his strong suit... And as he worked tirelessly that morning to set up the webcam and microphone, there were times where he honestly wanted to give up! 

“I just hope this works...” the bird nerd scanned the instructions on paper one last time while adjusting his reading glasses as they slid down the bridge of his nose. 

For now there was a blank square in the middle of the monitor, yet Falkner fidgeted in his seat lightly at the anticipation that any minute now his dad was going to pop in on that little screen. Oh it was like waiting for Christmas morning~!

A wide grin settled on his face as he turned to Fang, who of course was being the best of boys sitting idly by for the big show.  “Aren’t you excited? We’re gonna see ‘im!” 

The Arcanine let out a loud bark as he slightly wagged his tail. He quite honestly didn’t understand any of this...but, seeing Falkner happy was always a good thing. 

And as if he was summoned out of the aether, a little phone jingle started to ring along to a static picture of one that wiggled back and forth in the black square. The bird nerd nearly jolted upright with excitement before putting the headset on. “Alright! Alright this is it...you ready?” 

Fang barked again, letting his tongue roll out of the side of his mouth with the panting getting heavier and his tail thumping harder. 

He presses the button, and just who appears on the screen is nothing short of a glowing moment for the bluette as his heart swells with longing and happiness to see him, Walker Hayato. 

“Heeyyyy there son! How are you doin’?” the man glows back at him, he’s getting a little older now. There’s more wrinkles that shape themselves around Walker’s eyes and mouth, but still his own blues flicker with youth and spirit.

“I’m good!” If it were possible for Falkner to smile any wider, it would reach back to his ears. Fang barks more aggressively once he sees Walker, nearly bumping himself into the desk to get closer to the screen. Though while the bird nerd starts to panic, his father only laughs more loudly.  

“It’s good to see you too Fang! Have you been makin’ sure Falkner stays well?” 

“--Ohhh I’ve been alright!” A dismissive wave of his hand is sure to follow, but Fang stops, giving him a hard grumble and a look to match it. This, one could be sure, did not go unnoticed by his Father.  

“Are you sure?” there was a slight quirk of a brow. “I hope you’ve been goin’ to the doctors regularly still.”  “Yes...”  “Takin’ your medicines?”  “Yeah...”  “Well good, don’t forget those things are probably still important to do.”  “I know...” 

Walker’s sharp look of sterness lingers for a few moments, he could see the typical response Falkner was doing. Hiding behind his flopping hair to keep half of his face covered, looking guilty. 

However Falkner’s eye flicked over to the shape that lingered behind his Father. “Who’s that??” He practically blurted out, though whether or not that was a trick to get to be dodgy on further questioning, it definately worked. 

“Hmm?” Walker turned his head over to the Pokemon beside the kiosk in the Pokecenter. “Oh, this is Screech. He’s a Noivern.” another mischevious glint appeared in the older man’s eye. “I got him from the same region I got ya’ that Hawlucha.~”

The Pokemon could be heard making an excited ‘ackackackack!’ sound as it chattered its teeth from being mentioned. Even the ears were humming in vibration with pleasure, though it made Falkner’s low quality headset pop and crackle. This...didn’t really make sense, and the bird nerd tilted his head. 

“What happened to Petunia then?” 

A hard pause. Though...Walker’s expression said it all. The air escaped from Falkner’s silent breath as he read his Father’s lips more than he heard the words. 

“She passed away.” 

“P-passed!?” the bird nerd gasped the life back into himself. “Since when?” 

“About six months ago.”  “H-how!?” 

Much to his shock and disbelief, Walker only chuckled lightly. “Age. She was old Falkner, it happens to the best of us...”

“And ya’ didn’t think to tell me!?” 

“Well...” now it was his Father who seemed to be more guilty. “I didn’t want ya’ to be sad about it just yet...and I was greiving too.” The silence from his son did not reassure him, nor did the saddened look he wore when just moments ago he looked so happy. “It’s alright...” he cooed. “She lived a long, happy life and went peacefully in her sleep.” 

There was a soft sigh, and a slump to his shoulders as Falkner looked down to take a moment of silence to think his peice before looking back up. Admittedly it was very welcoming to see Walker shoot him a smile, an old familiar comfort he would come to rely on when he was getting the blues as a kid. 

“She sure loved to sit on me when I was misbehavin’ huh?” 

His father let out a sudden sharp laugh. “Oh yes! I remember that! I think she thought you were her chick after awhile, maybe me jokingly callin’ you her mom convinced her of such over time.” 

Now Falkner laughed a little himself too, letting himself relax as the conversation flowed naturally about their fond memories instead. Of the house, their Saturday morning cartoon watching, movies... The good times lasted for a few hours in fact. But none of it felt wasted as the bird nerd soaked in the precious moments he got to talk to his dad face-to-face, well, sort of.

“I’m gonna be going to Galar soon, but lemmie tell you I’m certainly gonna be missing Alola.” Walker chuckled fondly of the thought.  “I bet!” by now Falkner was grinning more again. “You look tan....I don’t think I’ve ever seen that!”  They both laughed in a similar way.  “Yeah I guess not, huh? The sun’s just so nice and warm here, I may have to fly south in the winter from now on.” “Well I definately wouldn’t blame you if you did.~” “I’ll bring you along too next time I do, how’s that? It’s close enough to Kanto!”  The bird nerd nearly jumped into the screen like he would have loved to hug him right now. “I’d love that!” His reaction garnered another amused chuckle.  “Good, good. I’ll let you know.” 

Walker looked over to the clock at the Pokemon Center for just a peek. By now he was the last one sitting at the kiosks to facetime relatives, it said 11:34pm. “Gosh, would you look at the time! I should get goin’...” His father turned to look at Falkner again, but leans in with a bit of a mischevious look on his face. 

“But hey, listen before I do...I’m sending you something in the mail.”  “Y-you are?” 

By then Falkner was trying to suppress his disappointment over the fact that his Father had to go...he was having so much fun!

“Mhm.” another nod. “I think you’ll like it, I won’t needing it anymore. And before you ask it’s not any new Pokemon-- yet.~” 

Now the bird nerd was the one leaning in too. “Well, now I’m curious!!”  “I can’t tell ya’, it’s a surprise, you’ll just have to wait.” 

The older man’s grin only grew a bit wider when he heard the muffled protests of his son.~  “H’oookay...” he was still huff lightly though. Mark his words!  “But, on that note I’ll let you get goin’. I’ll talk to you soon.” Walker kept a steady gaze at Falkner as he spoke those words in earnest. “Alright?” 

“Alright...” the bluette nodded a bit slower, he’d try his best to remember that. “I love you..”  “I love you too, son.”  “And happy Father’s Day~!”  The last image Falkner sees is the bigger smile on Walker’s screen before the call disconnects. He lets out a bit of a sigh...he’s missing him already. But--! Slowly and surely he makes sure to grin himself too, knowing that soon. 

--Soon they will speak again.~

[fluffymcu]

Dinner (bucky!brother x reader x steve)

Request: reader is Bucky's sister and dating Steve. Reader gets upset and the boys cheer her up.

@kikiargent

"Where are They?" You mumbled to yourself. Dinner was getting cold and you had planned a whole evening game night for your brother, Bucky and your boyfriend, Steve. The only problem was that they were nowhere to be found.

That was until you heard faint laughter outside your house.

You went out the back door to the backyard only to see your boys drenched in the pool, laughing and splashing about like little kids. Now, you weren't criticizing; you knew if the time was appropriate, you'd be in there too. But today was not the day, especially not at this time!

"What are you boys doing?" You yelled in surprise and annoyance as you stepped closer to the pool.

"We're just having some fun y/n/n." Bucky smiled up at you. You looked away in annoyance. You didn't see it, but. Bucky and Steve exchanged mischevious looks before Bucky jumps up, pulling you down in the pool as well.

You scream in surprise as you fall in. When you get to the surface, loud obnoxious laughter fills your eyes. You wipe your eyes and look at the boys. "Look what you did! Why would you do that? I planned this whole afternoon for you guys, and instead of confirming to it, you decide that your time is better spent on the pool. And not even that! You decided to bring me into this too! Now, I'm all wet and have to take a shower to wash off all the chlorine, wait to dry, and then re-warm the dinner and by then, it'll be too late to do anything else!" You ranted. You shook your head angrily and started to get out of the pool.

"Umm. This is a saltwater pool." Bucky quickly apologized when he received a very angry glare from you.

You got out the shower and wrapped a towel over your hair. You got dressed and left to warm up the food. Bucky and Steve didn't bother showering and just decided to rinse themselves off outside with the water hose. They quickly dried off and went inside. By then, the dinner was ready again and they both sat down on the island to watch you serve the plates.

You served Bucky, Steve, and took your plate to eat in your room. Bucky was going to say something but Steve stopped him. "Give her a minute." He whispered.

You were almost done eating when Bucky went in your room. You sighed and closed your eyes. "Go away, leave me alone, buck." You rested your head in your hand. Bucky took a seat next to you. A minute later, Steve came in and sat on the other side, next to you.

"We're really sorry y/n/n. We lost track of time. We won't do it again, we promise." Steve offered. You stayed silent. You didn't really feel angry about it anymore. It was just one of those days when you just wanted to feel sad, if that made sense. You wanted to, but at the same time you wanted to do something to loft your spirits. That's why you planned the afternoon. But now, it was ruined.

"We really are sorry, muffin." Bucky ribbed your back affectionately. When you didn't answer, he shot Steve another mischevious look. "Hey," he started. "Remember what I used to do when you were upset?" He asked

Your eyes widened slightly but you hoped he didn't notice. "No." You responded dryly. You actually did, but you weren't feeling like getting messed with today.

"No? That's okay, I'll show you! Everybody needs a reminder here and there." Bucky mused nonchalantly. He went for your side and you leaned into Steve for protection. When you turned around to look at him, the smirk he had told you you wouldn't be getting any.

"C-can't we talk about this?" You stuttered. Steve chuckled evily behind you.

"Oh, now you wanna talk." He held you in place while Bucky immediately dived into your sides, eliciting a string of squeaky giggles. This was not fair; being pinned down by a man with enhancement while being tickled to death by another enhanced man when you were the only feeble one there was so unfair!

Bucky then moved down to your hips while Steve drilled into your hips while still pinning you down. You threw your head back and squealed. "GUHUHUYS! QUIHIHIT IHIHIT!" They ignored your protests and dig into your armpits and massaged your thighs, and you instantly melted into the floor. Your hard belly laughter was turned to hysterical giggles and then to complete silence. After a few seconds, all the boys could hear were small, cute hiccups coming from you.

"Aww, she's so cute!" Steve mused. He leaned down and kissed your nose and nuzzled his face into your neck. What he did brought your giggles back to life for a few more seconds before the boys letting you go.

You sat up and regained your breath and held your stomach. The two of them were looking at you with apologetic eyes.

"We're sorry about tonight. We'll make it up to you. Tomorrow, well have the whole day to do whatever you want. Deal?" Steve asked and held his hand out. You th ought for a second before shaking it and agreeing.

"Deal."

[amplesalty]

Christmas 2019: Day 7 - A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004)

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Seven dancing bankers!

This has always stood out as something of a sore thumb amongst the prospective Christmas Carol choices I could watch and, given some of other films on this year’s list, this is as good a time as any to look at it.

Directly comparing it to those, it doesn’t get close to that same feeling of a total tonal shift. But, it’s perhaps not massively out of place anyway given that there are moments of song and dance in a traditional Christmas Carol, be it Fezziwigg’s Christmas Ball or the fun and games at Fred’s house.

For a story all about instilling the Christmas spirit in one person in particular, it’s not just Scrooge lacking in it as the film begins; street urchins are pickpocketing the wealthy, kids are stealing from the cart of the rag and bone man and blind beggars are wilfully ignored.

Well, the joys of Christmas might be lost on the filthy but at least the filthy rich at the exchange are celebrating and enjoying the season. That is until that miserly old Scrooge turns up.

Whilst the casting of Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge is a good one, especially when it comes to the singing parts, it almost feels like his performance early on is bordering on parody. He just has this permanent sneer and eyes that seem to be welded nearly completely shut like this is Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol. Yeah, that’s still on the list somewhere...

Still, that sneer lends an extra layer to his interaction with the charity collectors who catch up with him much earlier in this version. Rather than just talk to him normally, they sing their intentions to collect for the needy and it makes me interpret his contemptuous look less as him not wanting to be philanthropic and more that he’s confused as to why these weirdoes are singing to him. No one in musicals ever seems aware that all their conversations seem to take place melodically.

It does take a bit of the sting out of some of Scrooge’s wicked remarks to hear him speak in rhyme. “I abhor how they whine, how they want whatever’s mine. Why should I give a thing for free? Let them beg til they’re blue, it has nothing to do with me. I say, let them die and decrease the surplus population.”

On the reverse though, the Marley scene is really strange and takes what is usually dramatic and adds some humour, mostly from the casting of Jason Alexander who brings comedic tone to the whole thing through his delivery and physical performance. There’s a degree of comic mischief going on as he summons these other spirits to scare Scrooge and the odd lyric that seem to poke fun at his fettered situation:

Stacking up my silver and my bits of gold, filling up my vault when day was done! Well, vaults are made of lead and cash is very cold! And around your neck they weigh a bloody ton!

Still, there’s some sense of humanity to it I’ve not seen in other versions. For instance, I think it’s the first time I think I’ve seen Marley actually hug Scrooge even if Scrooge isn’t receptive to it. It speaks to the friendship they had before and the relief that Marley must feel now that he’s been able to finally appear to Scrooge after his many attempts before.

It’s a fun song and perhaps one of the few standouts throughout the whole film. Maybe that’s just my tastes or maybe it’s that most of the other songs feel really generic talking about your standard happiness and festive cheer type of stuff.

Or, in the case of the Cratchit’s, a number about how Bob doesn’t need a fortune, all he needs is his family. Looking at Tiny Tim makes him feel as rich as a king and he means more to him than anything. And he sings this in front of his whole family! It’s like Bob Cratchit is just destined to say well intentioned things but ultimately demean the rest of his family.

I didn’t think it was possible to make Tiny Tim any more sympathetic but adding a leg brace manages to do the job.

They show him and his father head out to buy the bird for Christmas dinner, not the prize turkey in the poulterer’s window and not the traditional goose. Just a chicken, a small one. There’s something amusing about the fact that they actually took the time to foreshadow the turkey as if it’s not surprising enough just that Scrooge buys it for the Cratchit family come the end of the movie. They have to be teased by it first, shown what they could have had if only things were different before having to settle.

Jane Krakowski shows up as the Ghost of Christmas Past, I didn’t touch on this but she played the teacher in the Christmas Story musical so that’s just another link.

She’s really good and looks very glamorous here but is it weird that I find her more attractive in the newsie look she has when she shows up earlier in the movie, filling in for her sick husband in his job lighting all the street lamps in town? Maybe it’s the sense of coyness with her slightly obscured behind the brim of the cap or that whole women in men’s shirts sorta thing.

The gimmick here is that Scrooge runs into the spirits at the start of the movie in the everyday world, Present is advertising a show and Yet to Come is a blind beggar woman. To me, this throws in this shade of grey element to proceedings. It’s a very fantastical idea for some other worldly power to send these three spirits to help Scrooge redeem himself but having the three spirits be entirely different actors locks them into being that. But, Scrooge has always talked about how his run in with Marley might just be a trick of the mind; a crumb of mouldy cheese or an underdone turnip. Maybe the negative run ins Scrooge had with these three earlier in the day triggered something in his mind and it’s projecting their images in order to help him process these feelings of wanting to better himself.

For all the sweetness and light on the exterior of Past, she really goes in on showing Scrooge the trauma of his earlier life. It’s like an origin story of his miserly ways as we go all the way back to his childhood and a day in court as his father is sentenced to prison for failing to pay his debts. As he’s ushered away, he urges Scrooge to learn from his mistakes, to earn his fortune and to keep it.

Plus we actually get to see the death of Marley who complains of feeling faint and needing to retire early for the day but not even managing to make it to the front door of their offices before collapsing. Again, even in this morbid way, it brings some tenderness to see Scrooge’s sadness at having to relive the passing of who he describes as his only friend. Plus we can’t forget the one constant of these flashbacks, his fiancé calls off their impeding nuptuals due to him becoming obsessed only with money, a fiancé played by Jennifer Love Hewitt no less. Combine all these together and maybe Scrooge isn’t the way he is because he thinks only of himself and his own wealth, maybe he’s just scared to let anyone is because everyone he ever loves seems to leave him. Father in prison, Mother dies shortly after, separated from his sister and she dies too, fiancé ditches him and his only friend dies as well.

I always saw Present as the more uncharacteristically mean spirited one but Past is pretty cold here to show him all these things. But, as she points out as Scrooge extinguishes her light, these are only the shadows of things that once were, they are what they are, don’t blame her. Aside from his usual rant at the end, Present is a little more mischevious here, his links with the Christmas show coming into play as she shoves a hapless Scrooge on stage amongst a bunch of dancing nutcrackers.

Casting a black actor in this role is a bit of a departure from the norm though. Part of me kept thought it was someone in blackface at first.

Yet to Come is a strange one as well, seemingly playing against the usual shadowy, cloaked figure you normally see. If anything, that’s what she looks like normally before she transforms into some sort of white, raggedy affair. It’s like if you were dressing someone as a snowflake or something.

We go into a graveyard scene where a number of grave diggers are singing a warning of Scrooge’s future; the sounds of hammers on his coffin, the voices of the people he never tried to save and the footsteps of them dancing on his grave. Quite chilling lyrics combined with an almost ritualistic scene of all these gravediggers working in rhythm and hooded figures leading the coffin procession. Along with Marley’s song, it’s a highlight of the soundtrack but they’re both well staged as well with lots of interesting imagery.

That whole shared misery thing at the start comes back with a vengeance when Old Joe shows up to buy Scrooge’s bed curtains. Scrooge’s house keeper promptly has her earnings wrenched from her hand, truly there is no honour amongst thieves.

Not quite as miserable as seeing the whole Cratchit family around Tiny Tim’s freshly made grave. The Muppets version with Piggy and Kermit mourning their dead son is pretty grim but this might potentially top it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this portrayed in any of the other versions, you normally get Bob returning from visiting the grave himself.

Poor family can’t even afford the T on the cross marking his grave. Or is that just the name of the impeding Christmas Carol shared universe origin story of Bob Cratchit; I’m Cratchit.

And whilst it lacks the out of body experiences what Patrick Stewart and Alistair Sim went through upon awaking back in the real world, the lack of dancing can perhaps be forgiven in the face of what has been an hour and a half of singing and dancing. Instead, we reflect back on the start of the movie as Scrooge has now learned to keep Christmas in his heart and that ‘it all has to do with me!’. Having experienced similar in the Christmas Story musical, I guess this is traditional to reprise certain songs throughout the show but at times it gets a little tedious to me. That might just be some bad examples here though because in Christmas Story it was just adding to the feeling of it dragging and here it’s using songs that aren’t the best. This specific example I liked though, it wraps up the arc that Scrooge has gone through and underlines the change in his character.

With the musical aspect being it’s selling point and most of its musical numbers not being very entertaining, this probably ranks amongst the weaker of the Christmas Carol adaptations I’ve seen but as these things often do, it’s added its own little elements to the story that have made me look at Scrooge in a different way.

[wxnnabe]

Okay this is such a weird ask but, can I get a few headcanons about Mista's childhood?

whoo boy, I have a LOT to say about this stinky Italian boy lets go!

- Mista’s childhood was good-compared to some in the gang, and to someone like Narancia or Giorno it sounded like a far-off fantasy-like something out of a movie. He had a mother and father who loved him, a good home, and siblings who cared for him, despite the little money they had.

- but it wasn't for him. He felt selfish for leaving his home, but below the surface, the Mista household wasn't all that perfect; his father may not have drunk or hurt his kids, but he never pursued much of an education-and hence his job in a dreary paper factory left him bitter and hard on his children. He loved them, of course; but he feared that they would live a life like his own, saving what little money he got from an exhausting, painstaking job to feed his family and pay the rent. He wanted a future for his family, and the only way they would get there was education.

- His mother, a nanny and cleaner for those that could afford it tried to be home as much as she could. She had many a sleepless night left with a growling stomach and a fear that her children would hate her-worse, they would not recognise her and heed her as their mother. His mother was smart, but she did not have the opportunity to follow her dreams past year ten. She spent her spare time helping her children as much as she could with their homework, and was only slightly softer than his father.

- The eldest, Mista’s brother, raised his siblings as much as his grades. His parents were proud of him, and he set an example that Mista would come to resent following as a child. As much as he tried to grasp the concepts taught, he was mainly frustrated by the learning part of school. Mista held no regrets that he didn't follow in his elder brother's footsteps-as much as he tried he didn’t want to follow something that he didn’t enjoy.

- Mista, instead, gained his father's approval by working as many odd jobs as he could-between dropping off papers and cleaning rubbish, anything to help his parents and siblings. It took a toll on him in spirit and in health, but he refused to quit. His parents were worried sick, but they couldn't complain when they could pay bills and have enough money to store away for when their children turned into adults.

- His father didn't persay approve of this, but he knew his son would not be swayed, even to that of his father. And, strangely enough, he appreciated that in his second son. Guido, whether his father liked it or not, would follow his own path.

- It wasn't until his early adolescence that he dreamed of a simple life. The life that he had so far was rough and he couldn't imagine working until he could barely stand straight. While he started to skip school in favor of working at around eight, he couldn't help but see his youngest sibling-young, naive, but peaceful and happy. He then began to skip in favor of walking around and watching the world go on with their lives, occasionally stopping to admire some pretty flower or person. His father was furious and frustrated when he found out, but it was the most peaceful and light Guido had ever felt. His family, and everyone around him knew him to be carefree, but it was there that he truly felt it. That was when he left home. Sure, he came by occasionally to see his family, but no-one could stop him. He was happy.

- Mista very much cared for his family, and he was fiercely protective of his siblings. He often got into fights over someone teasing them or causing them trouble. Nonetheless, he was fairly popular in his youth-whether through his confident, relaxed disposition or his quirky fears and superstitions, his peers often gravitated toward him. He only had three friends that he regularly hung out with, though.

- He was very religious as a child, and although he isn't as in tune with his Catholic roots as he was as a child, he still celebrates festivities and attending sermons every week. Sometimes, before particularly tricky missions, he sends a silent prayer for everyone's safety.

- He was very mischevious as a child! Mr.steal your pumpkin pie from the window to eat it with his siblings (Do people even do this anymore? Probably not). As much as his older brother wants to yell at him; he also wants a second slice, so he keeps his mouth shut.

- One of kids that picked themselves up from a potentially dangerous injury laughing (kind of like that vine with the kid who falls off the firemans pole only to get up and laugh)

- Did anything his parents told him-to the point where when they told him to go sleep somewhere that wouldn’t disturb them, they didn’t mean fall asleep in the corner of the door to the dusty unused shed. It took the family five hours to find him (he was still asleep)

- Because he ate a lot, be had endless energy that his parents couldn’t keep up with. It was only when he started working two jobs that his brother could catch up with him.

- Had a weird unique way to eat everything. Like, no Guido, you don’t peel grapes, and don’t just take a bite out of the orange! (to his defence, the most fruit he had in his life was rejects that had to be pureed to disguise the bruised state it was in or canned fruits that were always skinned).

- Since his family home wasn’t connected to a hot water system, they had to heat up their water by stoking a fire and buying a pump. When Mista was five, he had his first hot shower. He refused to have cold showers in winter if they ran out of firewood, and withstood his mother’s complaints and teasing about his smell. He didn’t think his stench was that comparable to a skunk, thank you very much.

- His little sister would often come into his room and sleep with him when she was scared at night, the old house would creak and moan in the wind and having her big brother there and telling her it would be okay was enough to sleep soundly-he had a soothing comforting voice, and his easy-going aura just made her and a lot of the younger kids in their village feel safe.

[kitsunenoki]

Drink me - edea & wocky

Leave a “Drink Me” in my ask, and I will write a drabble about my character taking shots with yours.

He can't remember the last time he actually sat and did shots for fun, but it's been more than long enough for the whisky to warm his chest with an unexpectedly pleasant burn.

It's after the fifth one is downed that he snickers, cheeks taking on a slightly ruddy tint, and effectively sits back to think about what he's doing and how he got there.

A reluctance toward going out for the evening had resulted in the two of them eventually turning their attentions toward the spirits--of the alcoholic sort, of course; the Kitaki may have once led a terribly violent lifestyle, but they never dealt much with the supernatural--kept locked away for special occasions.

('Usually', Wocky had added on, spinning the liquor cabinet's key round on one of his fingers.)

There's plenty of women around who could keep up with the men they know in terms of ability to hold their liquor (if not outdrink them entirely), so his initial thought to maybe start with a less.. strong drink was less of sexism and more of 'I don't wanna be that asshole who makes a gal feel like she's pressured t' drink this or that shit'--but it all had died in his throat when Edea swiftly nicked a glass bottle from one of the shelves and winked at him.

Feisty, he remembers thinking to himself before laughing when she bumped her hip against his while he was reaching for shot glasses.(Normally-sized ones, of course. He has long since healed from his surgery, but he's not looking to get too crazy with ruining his other organs too.)

Eventually (and rather quickly at that), his thoughts return to Edea, the sound of her clearing her throat catching his attention and prompting him to reach up and (somewhat-clumbsily) pat her on the back.

" 'ey, girlie. You got's t' be careful."

Brows furrow as that hand goes slack against his side once more, attributing the fact that seems to be a sliver more clearheaded than his beautiful companion to his bigger frame, it taking him a handful of attempts to properly focus on a wall-mounted clock and check the time.(In years past, his tolerance might've been higher--but time and recovery alike were both still working to keep him as he is now. He's not sure he likes that.)

"Aah, fuck, babe. 's, uh... 's goin' on the tail end of eleven."

Oh boy, it's kicking in even more than before now, and he braces one hand against the nearby table's top as his expression turns just a touch more serious.

"I 'unno if you's, uh.. 'gainst stayin' over at a guy's house, but I ain't cool wit' the idea of you drivin' out while we's both kinda fucked up."

He almost gives voice to the fear that he's scared he wouldn't be able to protect her, but.. he's not quite drunk enough (yet--) for that level of emotional sharing, so that grin returns to his face, a touch less mischevious than normal though, and he gestures vaguely to a hallway with one hand.

"We c'n call ya a cab or somethin' if you's wantin' t' leave, but if not, then you's welcome t' be in my bed if ya want. ..Ghh--fuck, I ain't meanin' that you's gotta--, y'know--I'm just sayin' you're.. welcome t' sleep there. Yeah. 's real comfy, I promise. A-and, uh.. I'm a'ight wit' sleepin' on the couch if you's thinkin' me bein' in th' bed wit'cha'd be too.. weird."

He pauses to lean forward, stealing a quick kiss before deciding to linger, his face mere centimetres from her own.

"All up t' you, angel; Jus' say th' word."

[classic-rock-roller]

1. You and Nikki went to a local dessert shop. You got some ice cream and he got a hot chocolate. “They’re the best in town, I don’t care if it’s summer!” After you finish half of your ice cream, you say, “My mouth’s cold.” Nikki smirks and asks, “Want me to warm it up for you?” After a tiny gasp, you agree. Still smirking, he offers you his hot chocolate. “This is what you meant, right?” He chuckles. How do you respond?

“Not exactly no, but I’ll take it anyway.” And then I’d finish his hot chocolate on him. “Hey!” 

2. Kevin is in the shower when you get home, and he is singing embarrassingly loud. You’ve got a headache, so you shout “Quit singing! It’s lame.” Without hesitating, he shouts, “WOMAN! When I am in the shower, 2 things are free. My balls…AND MY SOUL! YOU SHALL NOT DAMPEN MY SPIRIT!” How do you respond?

“Yeah, well, your voice isn’t your soul! So sing quieter or I’ll give you something to sing-scream about!” 

3. You are particularly mad at your roommate, Robbin. He sits next to you, and to try to get him to move, you say, “I want to do bad things to you.” He smiles and says “Like what?” “Break your legs. Push you off a cliff. Choke you to death.” “Mm, Kinky.” “That’s not what I’m  saying, ass wad!” How does he respond to your angry outburst?

He’d give me a smirk and say, “Suuuurrrre, that’s not what you’re saying.”

4. You’re hanging out with Tommy and Nikki when Tommy points out how pretty the sunlight looks against the clouds. “Appreciate the little things,” he says. Nikki responds to this by hugging you. “Okay.” You’re not that short, he’s just tall. How do you respond?

“Hey, I’m not that short. I’m 5′ 6″ and a quarter. I’m taller than some of the other girls you know.” “Sure, that quarter makes such a difference.” Cue me tackling him into the grass.  

5. Kevin, Randy and you are out. You all are sitting on a bench when Kevin sighs and says to you, “I could get lost in your eyes.” Before you can respond, Randy says, somewhat snarkily, “You get lost walking in a straight line.” How do the two of you respond?

“Well, that is true. That’s why I’m his guide so he doesn’t get lost.” And I kiss Kevin. Which Causes Randy to roll his eyes and gag. 

6. You’re over at the Motley House, and Vince just got a new dog. You’re trying to get it to play with you, and you say “Come here, you’re so cute!” On cue, Nikki runs across the room and flops into your lap. “I really am, aren’t I?” How do you respond?

“Yes, you are. But I meant the dog.” “I can be a dog,” with his mischevious smirk. Which causes me to roll my eyes and push him off.  

7. Kevin works at the library you frequent. You’ve tried a couple of times to get to know him but to no avail. One day, you go to pick up a book you had on hold. Kevin hands it to you with a smile, and on your way out, you see a pink sticky note peeking out of the middle of the book. You pull it out and read it, and on the sticky note is Kevin’s phone number. What do you do?

I’d smile at it and then turn around and say, “Hey, do you have a sticky note?” I’d pull a pen out of my bag and write my phone number on it for him. Before turning around and leaving again. 

8. Nikki was doing something stupid with Tommy over the weekend, and he hurt himself so bad he needs surgery. You are the only one of the group who could get a day off the day he goes in for it. You’re right there when he wakes up, and in his slightly drug-addled condition, he confesses his undying love for you. How do you respond?

“Aww, Nikki, that’s sweet but you’re medicated at the moment.” I’d kiss his forehead, “Why don’t you get some rest and I’ll be here when you wake up.”

9. There’s a stray dog that lives in the local park, and every day at noon, you go down to feed it and play with it. One day you arrive to see Kevin playing with the dog. Irrationally, you think, That’s my dog. You go up to him to ask what he’s doing, and he says, “Oh, I come down here every day at 11 to play with Biscuit, I was just running behind today.” What happens next?

“I do the same thing, although I hadn’t thought of a name yet for him.” He’d stand up, “Well, I guess we’re his “parents”.” I’d smile at him and go, “I guess so.” “So, do you want to go get coffee or something?” “Sure, I’d like that.”

10.  Nikki’s practicing one day when you get home. You stand in the doorway of his practicing space, but he doesn’t see you. You shut your eyes and just listen. You think to yourself, I love a sexy bass line. You’re pulled out of your reverie when Nikki says, “Do you now?” You realize that thought was said out loud, but are unfazed. “Yeah, I love bass, especially when you’re the one playing.” How does he respond?

“Well, that’s nice to know. I should play it more often for you.” with that suggestive smirk of his. 

11. You and Vince are up late together. You yawn, and Vince says, “Being pretty seems tiring.” You immediately respond with, “You must be exhausted then.” How does he respond?

“Well I am, thank you.” I’d then hit him with a pillow. 

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1) You and your roommate Stephen constantly fight in the mornings for the bathroom but you usually win. Today, however, he has gotten to the bathroom first. He’s been in there for the last hour and you bang on the door. “Come on, Pearcy! I have to get ready for work. You’re going to make me late!” He opens the door partway and sticks his head out, which is covered with a towel. “I’m sorry, but to get this,” he motions to his face, “It takes longer than just rolling out of bed and throwing on clothes.” And then he shuts the door. How do you respond?

2) You have a huge crush on your professor, Randy, while you try to pay attention you usually end up writing stuff about him in the margins of your notes. One day, you forget to copy your notes to hand in. You don’t want to hand in the ones with the margins. When he comes to collect it he asks where it is and you say you don’t have them. He looks to your desk and goes, “Aren’t those your notes?” How do you respond?

3) Everytime you and Randy are around the other boys they always aww over how cute you two are. Although Kevin takes the more annoying approach and likes to narrate everything that you do. “He leans in closer, brushing a stray hair out of her face...” He does this all the time and literally follows the two of you around. What do you do to get him to stop?

4) You and Stephen are eating dinner in your apartment when he starts choking on something and grabs his water. You get up to help him, but he waves at you telling you he’s fine. “Jeez, Stephen, don’t die on me.” After he stops coughing he looks at you and says, “Don’t tell me what to do, I’ll die whenever the hell I want!” How do you respond?

5) You get home from work one night to see Randy working at the Kitchen table. “Hey, Randy. How was your day?” you ask as you kiss his forehead and sit across from him. He stops what he’s doing and looks up at you, “You missed.” How do you respond?

6) You, Rudy, Kevin, and Randy are all sitting at the kitchen table when out of nowhere you just say “Ok challenge, describe me in three words.” Without even looking up from his book, Kevin says, “Annoying, loud, clingy.” Rudy looks you up and down and says, “About an eight.” And Randy looks at you and says, “Cuddly, sweet, perfect.” How do you respond?

7) You and Randy are sitting on the couch when you go to get a drink from the kitchen. “Hey, Can you get me a bag of chips?” he asks you. You peek your head around the doorway again, “If you ask nicely.” He gives you a cheeky grin and says, “Please bring me some crispy snacks so that I might behold your beauty.” How do you respond?                

8) While walking down the stairs, you lost your footing. Before you felt yourself hit the ground, someone caught you. You open your eyes to see Randy. “I think you just...” he gives you a smile, “fell for me.” How do you respond?

9) You left Randy home for thirty minutes as you ran to the grocery store. When you get back, you see Randy standing on the law and the firemen putting out a kitchen fire. “What the hell happened? I left you alone for thirty minutes.” Randy gives you a sheepish grin and says, “I wanted to be nice and make dinner for you but...it didn’t turn out as planned.” He then grabs your shoulders and turns you to him before saying, “You have beautiful eyes.” You glare at him, “Nice try but complimenting me won’t distract me from the fire, Randy.” How does he respond?

10) You’re running late to catch your plane and are running through the airport when you bang into someone which causes them to spill their coffee on you. You glare at him before picking up your bag and running to the gate just in time to get on. Once you’re in your seat by the window, you give a sigh of relief before the man you just ran into takes the seat next to you. “Well, hello again. I guess we’re neighbors for the next,” he looks at his watch, “11 hours. My name is Randy, by the way.” And he holds out his hand. How do you respond?

11) You are the swimming instructor for the lifeguards in training. You have three new recruits Nikki, Tommy, and Vince. You are giving the spiel about safety and at the end you add, “No, I will not give you mouth to mouth if you dive into that pool right now.” How do the three of them respond? 

@osbournebemydaddy, your move.

[nifumixiv]

Appearance

Gender: Female Race: Lalafell, Dunesfolk. Height: 3′5″ Eye Color: Ice Blue. Hair Color: Black. Skin Color: Tanned, Warm Caramel. Fur: N/A Scars/Misc: Has several scars. Dark Circles beneath her eyes.

The Facts

Name Day: 4th Sun of the Second Astral Moon. Age: 35 years old..? Occupation: Retired Adventurer. (Corrupt)Mage. Constant pain in your ass probably. Sexual identification: Pansexual. Romantic identification: Questionable. Alignment: A mix of Chaotic Neutral/Lawfully Evil. Criminal History: Yes, all hush hush. Relationship Status: Complicated. Sweet on: ???

Favorites

Favorite food: Steamed Catfish, Steppe Salad, Baked Onion Soup Favorite drink: Sweet Wine, Heavenly Eggnog, Frozen Spirits and Tea Favorite scent: The smoky scent of Incenses, Rain, and sex. Favorite person: The person who strokes her ego.

Randoms

Ten facts about your muse:

○ She stands slightly taller than your average Lalafell, must be quirky genetics, herpderp.

○ She was born in the house of a wealthy Dunesfolk merchant who had taken her mother, a Plainsfolk courtesan, as a Mistress.

○ Much of her mannerisms was a result of her Mother’s teachings and harsh wisdom. She often struggles in a fight between her instinct and her heart.

○ Nini does suffer from severe mood swings, and eccentric behavior. There will be one eve where she will be often seem putting on polite airs and smiles, and the next morning she will be utterly venomous and menacing.

○ Because of her hardships and dealing with Dark Arts in the past, Nini suffers from chronic insomnia due to nightmares and trauma. 

○ Nini is obsessed with gold, her acquisitiveness acquired by her mother. She adores anything of luxury, and has worked hard in massing wealth over the years. She is hedonistic at heart and fully relishes it.

○ Nini can be extremely fickle, often choosing the side ( should the situation call for it ) that will be more advantageous for her and her goals or desires. 

○ Despite the sharp thorns she sports, deep down there is only a woman who wishes to find a purpose for herself in the world. Mischevious at heart, she’ll oft try to push people’s buttons to incite a reaction from them as means of coping with her boredom.

Five Things

5 Things they like:

• Sweet Wine.

• Gold, and Wealth.

• Romance, and Intimacy.

• Magicks.

• Comfort Foods

5 Things they dislike:

• Dark and Gloomy spaces.

• Anxiety

• Insomnia.

• Poverty.

• Cold weather.

5 Good habits:

• She allows everyone to have a grace period of a week before she casts her judgement upon them.

• She is rather open and understanding, even if she doesn’t agree with them.

• She shows respect to her peers especially those stronger than her and well verse in subjects she does not understand or is inexperienced in.

• Even if it’s a ploy or a mask, she strives to become as social as she can be, her ambition never faltering. Although it may also be a result of her yearning for close companions deep down.

• Once you have Nini’s trust, you can be sure that you’ve acquired a formidable ally.

5 Bad Habits:

• Nini is capricious, often displaying sudden bouts of mood swings. She doesn’t take kindly to those that cross her either.

• She can be an enigma, her cynicism preventing most from getting too close to her. She holds her secrets close to her chest, wary of others due to her need to survive and protect herself.

• The Dunesfolk is overindulgent. Nuff said.

• She has a habit of trying to push people’s buttons, and getting under their skin just to get a rise out of them.

• There are times, often than not, that she bites more than she can chew.

5 Personalities they gravitate toward:

• Confidence.

• Aggressiveness.

• Reliability.

• Intellect.

• Passionate.

5 Personality types they avoid:

• Dispassion.

• Zeal.

• Stoicism.

• Pacifism.

[theyourclasses]

30 Important Vocab Words Compilation For SSC Exam 2020-21(Hin/Eng)

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30 Important Vocab Words Compilation For SSC Exam 2020-21(Hin/Eng)

    (VOCABULARY)

  Prodding (Verb) – उकसावा देना

Meaning: stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something.

Synonyms: spur, stimulate, stir

Antonyms: counterintuitive, disincentive, compliment

Usage: “they attempted to prod the central bank into cutting interest rates”

  Forbearance (Noun) –सहनशीलता

Meaning: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

Synonyms: tolerance, toleration, patience

Antonyms: impatience, anger, impetuosity

Usage: “his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation”

  Thrive (Verb) –फूलना फलना

Meaning: prosper; flourish.

Synonyms: flourish, prosper, grow vigorously

Antonyms: decline, wither, fail

Usage: “education groups thrive on the organization”

  Codify (Verb) –��ंहिताबद्ध करना

Meaning: arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

Synonyms: systematize, systemize, organize

Antonyms: derange, disarrange, disarray

Usage: “the statutes have codified certain branches of common law”

  Proviso (Noun) –परंतुक

Meaning: a condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement.

Synonyms: condition, stipulation, provision

Antonyms: disqualification, inability, inaptitude

Usage: “he let his house with the proviso that his own staff should remain to run it”

  Pertaining (Verb) –से संबंधित

Meaning: be appropriate, related, or applicable to.

Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to

Antonyms: disconnected, unrelated, irrelevant

Usage: “matters pertaining to the organization of government”

  Malevolent (Adjective) –द्रोही

Meaning: having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Synonyms: malicious, spiteful, hostile

Antonyms: benevolent, magnanimous, undemanding

Usage: “the glint of dark, malevolent eyes”

  Deployed (Verb) –तैनात करना

Meaning: move (troops or equipment) into position for military action.

Synonyms: position, station, post

Antonyms: concentrate, regard, hearken

Usage: “forces were deployed at strategic locations”

  Endeavour (Verb) – प्रयास करना

Meaning: try hard to do or achieve something.

Synonyms: try, attempt, venture

Antonyms: abstention, destruction, ease

Usage: “he is endeavoring to help the Third World”

  Jest (Noun) –मज़ाक

Meaning: a thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

Synonyms: joke, witticism, funny remark

Antonyms: seriously, equably, demurely, staidly

Usage: “he laughed uproariously at his own jest”

  Exemption (Noun) –प्रतिरक्षा, अपवाद

Meaning: the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Synonyms: immunity, exception, dispensation

Antonyms: liability, care, responsibility

Usage: “vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax”

  Disbursed (Verb) –संवितरित करना

Meaning: payout (money from a fund).

Synonyms: payout, layout, spend

Antonyms: claim, requisition, claim, market

Usage: “$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed”

  Contentious (Adjective) – विवादास्पद

Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable

Antonyms: uncontroversial, undisputed, uncontentious

Usage: “a contentious issue”

  Juncture (Noun) –उचित समय

Meaning: a particular point in events or time.

Synonyms: point, point in time, time

Antonyms: advantage, blessing, calm

Usage: “it is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained”

  Exemplified (Verb) –का विशिष्ट उदाहरण होना

Meaning: be a typical example of.

Synonyms: typify, epitomize, be a typical example of

Antonyms: concealed, confused, covered

Usage: “the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez”

  Psyche (Noun) –मानव मन या आत्मा

Meaning: the human soul, mind, or spirit.

Synonyms: soul, spirit, (inner) self

Antonyms: body, trichotomy, corpus

Usage: “their childhood made them want to understand the human psyche and to help others”

  Augment (Verb) –बढ़ाना

Meaning: make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Synonyms: increase, make larger, make bigger

Antonyms: decrease, reduction, diminution

Usage: “he augmented his summer income by painting houses”

  Formidable (Adjective) –दुर्जेय

Meaning: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable

Antonyms: pleasant-looking, comforting, easy

Usage: “a formidable opponent”

  Dent (Noun) –राशि या आकार में कमी

Meaning: a reduction in amount or size.

Synonyms: reduction, depletion, deduction

Antonyms: increase

Usage: “he has barely made a dent in the poverty rate”

  Robust (Adjective) –मजबूत

Meaning: strong and healthy; vigorous.

Synonyms: strong, vigorous, sturdy

Antonyms: weak, frail

Usage: “the Caplan family are a robust lot”

  Persecution (Noun) – उत्पीड़न

Meaning: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.

Synonyms: oppression, victimization, maltreatment

Antonyms: happiness, help, joy

Usage: “her family fled religious persecution”

  Ripple (Noun) –तरंग, लहर

Meaning: a small wave or series of waves on the surface of the water, especially as caused by a slight breeze or an object dropping into it.

Synonyms: wavelet, wave, undulation

Antonyms: stillness, dullness, quiet

Usage: “he dived into the pool leaving barely a ripple”

  Indignation (Noun) –रोष या नाराज़गी

Meaning: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Synonyms: resentment, umbrage, affront

Antonyms: contentment, quietness, quietude, reconcilement

Usage: “the letter filled Lucy with indignation”

  Slumber (Verb) –नींद

Meaning: sleep.

Synonyms: sleep, be asleep, doze

Antonyms: wake up, rouse, awaken, ferment

Usage: “Sleeping Beauty slumbered in her forest castle”

Loath (Adjective) –अनिच्छुक

Meaning: reluctant; unwilling.

Synonyms: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined

Antonyms: willing, eager, earnest

Usage: “I was loath to leave”

  Gestation (Noun) –गर्भावधि

Meaning: the development of something over a period of time.

Synonyms: development, origination, drafting

Antonyms: decrease, shortage, deficiency, scarcity

Usage: “a thorough and painstaking work which was a long time in gestation”

  Wary (Noun) –सतर्क

Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

Synonyms: cautious, careful, circumspect

Antonyms: unwary, inattentive, trustful

Usage: “dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers”

  Galore (Adjective) –��हुतायत

Meaning: in abundance.

Synonyms: aplenty, in abundance, in profusion

Antonyms: in short supply, rare, scantily

Usage: “there were prizes galore for everything”

(ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)

One who offers the services of his own freewill – Volunteer

A person who repairs broken window glasses – Glazier

A collection of slaves – Coffle

One who is always doubting – Sceptic

Not likely to be easily pleased –Fastidious

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army – Mercenary

Take great pleasure – Revel

The practice of having many wives – Polygamy

An extract from a book of writing – Excerpt

A person who files a suit – Plaintiff

One who lives both on land as well as in water – Amphibian

A strong dislike – Animosity

A person who abstains completely from alcoholic drinks – Teetotaller

Long poem based on a noble theme – Epic

  (MISSPELT WORDS)

  (A) hygiene

     (B) hygene

     (C) hygiene

     (D) hiygeine

  2. (A) intelligence

     (B) intelligence

     (C) intelligence

     (D) intelligence

  (A) mischievous

     (B) mischievious

     (C) mischievous

     (D) mischevious

  (A) successful

     (B) successful

     (C) successful

     (D) sucessful

(A) Definitely

     (B) Definitly

     (C) Definitely

     (D) Defiantely

  (A) Apparent

     (B) Apparent

     (C) Aparent

     (D) Apparrent

(A) Absence

     (B) Absense

     (C) Abcense

     (D) Absance

  (A) acceptable

     (B) acceptable

     (C) acceptabal

     (D) acceptibel

(A) Recogenise

     (B) Recogenize

     (C) Recognize

     (D) Recogneise

  (A) Registance

     (B) Resistance

     (C) Resistence

     (D) Resistanse

(A) Nuisance

     (B) Nuiesance

     (C) Nuisnance

     (D) Nuistance

  (A) Promenent

     (B) Promineint

     (C) Prominient

     (D) Prominent

(A) Strength

     (B) Strenth

(C) Strenjth

(D) Strenzth

  (A) Technice

(B) Techniqe

(C) Technoque

(D) Technique

(IDIOMS AND PHRASES)

Bean counter: Meaning: – A bean counter is an accountant. Example: – No matter what the bean counter psychiatrists say, With my overpowering passion I just can’t stay away.

2. Best of a bad bunch:

Meaning: – The best that could be obtained from a list of options that were not exactly what was required.

Example: – I don’t care for Mary’s new college friends. She’s still the best of a bad bunch, but she’s become a real troublemaker since meeting them.

Back the wrong horse:

Meaning: – If you back the wrong horse, you give your support to the losing side in something.

Example: – Investing in such an unproven product was a mistake. He really backed the wrong horse on that one.

Bedroom eyes:

Meaning: – Someone with bedroom eyes has a sexy look in their eyes.

Example: – She can barely contain her desire signaled by semi-closed, almost ‘bedroom’ eyes, emphasized by her chin pushing towards him.

Writ large:

Meaning: – If something is writ large, it is emphasized or highlighted.

Example: – The party’s new philosophies are little more than their old beliefs writ large.

You can say that again:

Meaning: – If you want to agree strongly with what someone has said, you can say ‘You can say that again’ as a way of doing so.

Example: – She said, “This horrible weather has been killing me.” He said, “You can say that again!

Arrow in the quiver:

Meaning: – An arrow in the quiver is a    strategy or option that could be used to achieve your objective.

Example: – If you are having a job interview, improving your communication skills can be another arrow in your quiver.

At daggers drawn:

Meaning: – If people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry and close to violence.

Example: – She and her mother were at daggers drawn.

Awe-inspiring:

Meaning: – Something or someone that is awe-inspiring amazes people in a slightly frightening but positive way.

Example: – Her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.

  A war of nerves:

Meaning: – Psychological warfare used to wear down an adversary’s resolve through fear tactics.

Example: – The dictator’s threats against the sovereign nation he was trying to conquer became a war of nerves as the citizens worried about the future of their country.

At arm’s length: Meaning: – Keep somebody at arm’s length means not allowing somebody to be become too friendly with you or close to you. Example: – She was friendly only when he was safely at arm’s length.

Back foot:

Meaning: – (UK) If you are on your back foot, you are at a disadvantage and forced to be defensive of your position.

Example: – I thought it would knock my confidence and put me on the back foot.

Worm’s eye view:

Meaning: – A worm’s eye view of something is the view from below, either physically or socially.

Example: – Because he was stuck in the same menial position for so long, he only had a worm’s eye view of how the business operated.

  Change of heart

Meaning: – If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something.

Example: – She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute. Changing your mind.