#thank for this

[ghostsandmirrors]

➹ Jessica Szohr

send me a ➹ and a fc ;; i’ll create a character on the spot !!!

meet Natalie Almas. more specifically, battle operator Natalie Almas.

(just like Joseph Castle's, this got long...)

she was born in 1992 to Michelle (née Johnson) and Endre Almas in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. she was the eldest of three children, with the second oldest being Joshua Almas (born 1995), and the youngest being Abigail Almas (born 1996).

growing up with the rise in technology and the jarring shifts, Natalie always found it interesting. neither of her siblings were as into it as she was growing up--though that changed in their teen years--but Natalie was always interested in the software side of things. she wanted to know how it worked and slowly grew to learn it.

her first job was in web design, because there wasn't much else she could do besides mod The Sims 2.

when Trespasser appeared on the coast of San Francisco in 2013, Natalie's life didn't really change. she was in Anchorage, still, and despite being fixated on the news like they were talking about a horrific pile-up, there really was no change in her life besides the family conversations becoming about Trespasser instead of whether or not Abigail was dating yet; their parents had given up on both Natalie and Joshua's love lives after they decided their careers would be in web design and car repairs. if they'd asked, they may have found out Joshua was in a polyamorous relationship.

Natalie only knew because he'd asked if he should just bring his partners to their parents' house for Christmas and she said that maybe he should warn them first.

the kaiju kept coming, though; six months after Trespasser was Hundun attacking Manila, then four months after Hundan was Kaiceph in Cabo San Lucas, then Scissure in Sydney in 2014, and they kept coming.

when the jaegers were made, when there were calls for people who could help build them and maintain them, all three of the Almas siblings signed up and were positioned at the Anchorage Shatterdome. Natalie and Joshua worked in J-Tech, Abigail in K-Science. After Danger was taken out of action by Knifehead, the J-Tech siblings were moved onto another jaeger, then another when that one was taken out of action, and then another and another until they were eventually moved to the Hong Kong Shatterdome with the rest of the Anchorage crew. Abigail, by this point, had moved into the civilian fields, worried about what kaiju blue might be doing to her despite the safety precautions. their parents were glad; they were eternally worried about her, since her siblings had far safer jobs than she did.

Natalie continued to work on battle operations, upgrading the UI and user side of things for the pilots and sometimes customising them, if asked. Joshua continued to work as a jaeger engineer, focused on maintenance and repairs to keep the remaining jaegers up and running.

she was often described as a joy to have in class, which was code for, 'very quiet, well behaved, may or may not be easy to remember depending on the teacher and the class'. while Abigail was the straight man to Joshua's nonsense, Natalie was the impulse control to both of them; there were multiple times that she'd had to talk Abigail out of something, though she was generally far less impulsive than their brother.

somewhat of a perfectionist--though that could be argued as a hazard of the job when working with software and coding related to mechas that were being used to protect the planet--there was never a job that Natalie would do 'well enough' when she could do it far better. there was no 'good enough'; she either did it to the best of her ability regardless of the detriment to herself or she didn't do it at all because she knew she couldn't and would rather hand it off to someone else.

she was always closer to Joshua than the rest of their family. her parents expressed their uncertainty with her life choices and while she got on with her sister, Abigail tended to run in very different circles to her. there were no truly bad feelings in the family, just different points of view.

a workaholic to the core, she could often be found at the desk, seeing what she could improve on with a cup of cheap coffee by her side. half of the J-Tech and LOCCENT officers seemed to be surviving on coffee, though, so it wasn't particularly unusual to find a small group of them sharing a space, giving ideas, sometimes sending someone on a coffee run as punishment for an idea the majority disagreed with. it was in these moments that she would shine; she generally kept her quiet nature into her adulthood, but a topic she knew about? she thrived surrounded by those working in her field and made plenty of friends with her fellow officers, in addition to a number of the other J-Tech crews. the pilots weren't her favourite people, but she could admire them.

and that's battle operator Natalie Almas of the Anchorage and then Hong Kong Shatterdomes.

[evilgoodguys]

he’d forgotten how much he missed that smile.

[omatoxin]

fish song

[noodles-and-tea]

[manny-jacinto]

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP (2019)

[cancatsdraw]

yeah i'm mad

[batboyblog]

President Biden's plan for the first 100 days of his next term:

—Restore Roe v. Wade

—Sign John Lewis Voting Rights Act

—Expand Social Security and Medicare

—End all medical debt

—Raise the minimum wage

—Pass the PRO Act for workers

—Ban assault weapons

—Lead the world on clean energy

—Permanent child tax credit

—$35 insulin cap for all

—Build more housing

—Invest in child care and elder care

you want that? FIGHT! for it, check if you're registered to vote and then find a way to volunteer, everyone can make a difference everyone!

[historiansmp3]

it’s fucking insane that a moderator had to say “there is no state where you can kill a baby after it’s born” at a presidential debate.

[artsymeeshee]

Haven’t collabed with @renconner in a long while for a mini comic (minus our big one, Instinct). We were talking about one of Stan’s lowest moments involving being outside with that damn sign, so we decided to make a comic with Stan remembering it. I’ve also kinda of assumed Filbrick would lie to Ford about what’s going on with Stan (Stan probably did too to some extent).

[electricpurrs]

i also woke up in the middle of the night today and i felt the impulse to grab my phone but not even joking i stopped myself by conjuring this image in my brain so i just went back to sleep

[kipkiphoorayy]

alex hirsch truly is like. the guy ever. he created one of if not the most renowned and successful disney tva shows. he clowns on said network. he won his high school’s bird calling contest. he hates trump and is always advocating for people to vote. also prank calls republican/maga hotlines and was on the washington post for such. he voices half the cast of his own show and does a deranged mickey mouse voice he uses for like two separate shows. he owns a giant taxidermy buffalo. he and his sister were on an international improv team in high school. disney censored practically all queer themes in his show and now he has a nyt best seller (and created the website plus recent interviews ect ect) that imply there was something going on between that fuck ass triangle and ford. a straight man creating good old man yaoi. creates the craziest rabbit holes to send the fandom down probably primarily fueled by adhd and coffee. he probably has his flannel sewn to his body atp and has thousands of sticky hands on the wall in his house. i could go on but he’s just truly such a interesting guy

[evilgoodguys]

he was his father's greatest creation.

[shamebats]

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

[leupagus]