#the donor diaries

[thereadingmoon]

so, statistically speaking and based on worldwide demographic data from 2022, the most “average” person would be a middle-aged Chinese/East Asian male

in all systems red, murderbot describes its features as “averagely human”

unrelated to this, i giggle a little whenever i see someone draw murderbot with east asian features in fanart

[sea-owl]

Shoutout to Pairin and Luomen, the real ones to show Maomao parental love

[m0e-ru]

formal apology to everyone who depicts iznmi fem presenting and my brain explodes it'sok peace and love on the planet earth <- guy who realizes theyve been projecting too hard on blorbo and had to take a few years to realize that and separate themself from the other and look at it at a perspective that they felt something was wrong with themself but it will be okay peace and love on the planet earth

[911-incorrect-quotes-dispatch]

Buck: You know, after being a donor for Connor and Kameron, I think I'm ready to be a dad.

Eddie: But you're already a dad?

Buck: Christopher is not my son?

Eddie, writing in his journal: Dear diary, today marks the day my husband (we're not even dating) disowned our own child.

[lstr-513]

YOU KILLED ALINA

While there is debate as to the physical presence of the real Alina Seo at the ████████ and Mining facility S-23 Sierpinski on Leng, the narrative presented to the player draws a picture of an Alina Seo having been there, experiencing the fall of the facility and leaving behind some notes that document this event; though she is nowhere to be found throughout the game... ...or is she?

What little we learn of her life at S-23 is contained in her four diary entries, which chronicle her contracting some form of flu, being quarantined in the medical wing, escaping the medical wing and fleeing from the corrupted replika and, finally, finding herself deep down in [NOWHERE], gradually losing her memories and her sense of self and starting to remember someone else's life, and crucially, her hair turning white.

Aside from the picture of Alina that LSTR-S2301 has on her person, we are given another peek at her appearance thanks to a worker pass we find. On it, she has her trademark hair clips, but is bruised and has several bandages across her face and body.

After the Nowhere section, Alina is mentioned a couple of times in the Rotfront and Ende sections, and each time her resemblance to Ariane is remarked upon. Ariane even wonders if one day she could "become like her", a decorated war hero.

Presumably, we do not see Alina again for the rest of the story. Elster, notably, drops all pretense of looking for her. We do, however, see her bandages.

On Ariane.

This is in stark contrast to the first we ever see of Ariane, in the title sequence, where she is shown without any visible wounds or bandages.

Based on these points, we can infer that Alina Seo, who was indeed on S-23, had literally become Ariane Yeong, overtaken by her psyche, in the same way LSTR-S2301, who was presumably on S-23, was subsumed by the memory of LSTR-512, who had died aboard the Penrose-512.

So, what does it all mean?

Well, it might very well imply that the promise Elster so heartbreakingly had to keep was not even fulfilled on the right person. Instead, through a tragic set of circumstances, she ended up killing the lover of her original gestalt neural pattern donor.

Ironically, the person like whom Ariane had one day hoped to become, ended up literally becoming Ariane instead and inheriting all the suffering that that entailed.

Further points:

While one might assume Lilith Itou would appear in Elster's lineage, she doesn't. Meanwhile, Alina prominently figures in the Ariane lineage. (Side note: both lines end in Falke.)

Alina's in-game model has white hair, and is just a recolored version of Ariane.

The bandages on Ariane are flipped from what we see on Alina, the same way as how the portrait on Ariane's medical file is the flipped and recolored version of Alina's keycard portrait.

Bonus GIF of bandages appearing on Ariane in the false ending:

[moghedien]

I’m like sooo curious about the Aylin and Isobel after all this because we know they’re going help Selunite enclaves or whatever and I don’t think they’re ever gonna turn away from Selune really but I do wonder if there’s like a twinge of something about their relationship with the goddess now

because again I don’t think they’re gonna turn from her, but they both have their issues and trauma now. Aylin’s is a bit more obvious but I can’t stop thinking about how the game basically tells you that Isobel came back wrong and then never acknowledges that again.

Obviously she didn’t come back as wrong as some of her kin, but the first time we see her she seems ill with something. You can kinda dismiss that as being related to the Shadow curse without full context. Even if you read her diary, you can kinda dismiss it until you understand she’s Ketheric’s dead daughter.

Her diary:

Like she clearly isnt being spurned by Selune completely as she still has cleric magic and can still protect Last Light, but the phrase “there are some things she would never accept in her devoted” is so ominous. Isobel clearly knows that Selune is having some problem with her and the fact that the problem isn’t as clear as being denied her magic makes it even more ominous. If not that, then what is happening that makes this clear to her?

Then there’s Aylin, who is literally the daughter of Selune, who was sent by her mother to the Thorms. And obviously there isn’t any regret there because of Isobel, but then the Isobel dies under vague circumstances that may or may not be Shar related based on cut content. Then the people that Selune sent Aylin to protect cage her and torture her and use her as a lab rat and organ donor and ritual sacrifice over and over again for the next 100 years.

Aylin was supposed to be an envoy of her mother and ended up being the instrument in which Shar made weapon after weapon. She’s unwillingly spreading the darkness she’s against and all because Selune sent her to these people. Literally 100 years where all she can do is die again and again until she can convince one Sharran to listen to her and not just kill her again.

And like, you can also take into account the possibility that Aylin is an oathbreaker now. I don’t personally buy the theory but I know a lot of people do suspect that her reaction to killing Lorrokan was due to it breaking her oath. I think it’s more likely a trauma response but we can look at this either way.

Because killing Lorrokan should have been the righteous move. He was trying to use and defile her, one of Selune’s children, for his own petty reasons. He was going to commit the same sins as Ketheric. And it wasn’t like Aylin was the only potential victim of him. We know he hurt Rolan, and no doubt many others. What would a man like that do with immortality?

But then killing him just makes her feel empty? She protected herself. Protected Selune’s sword and anyone else that might have been suffering under him. And it doesn’t fill her with the same righteous ecstasy that it should. Suddenly being the righteous paladin doesn’t feel good, it just feels empty.

And if you believe that it did break her oath, then what? She’s being punished by Selune for defending herself and others? She stopped Selune’s envoy from being used in the same profane ritual she just escaped from and gets rejected and punished for that? She’s the one accused of violating Selune?

Again, I don’t personally think the reaction was caused by breaking her oath, but I think it’s a compelling angle to look at, at least.

And all of this to say that again, I don’t think either of them are going to turn against Selune and I don’t think they have a very strong reason to. But I do wonder how their relationship with her has changed in the last 100 years while Aylin was being forced to die for Shar over and over again and Isobel was forced to live by Mrykul, completely unprotected by the moonmaiden they had both been absolutely devoted to.

I just wonder what was going through their heads when they talked to Shadowheart about her past and the fact that she has a choice now, that Selune would take her back after a life time of Sharran indoctrination and crimes committed in her name. Now she has a choice. I wonder if in that moment, there wasn’t even the smallest bit of bitterness toward Selune on their part.

[world-of-wales]

THE PRINCE DIARIES ♔

9 OCTOBER 2024 || BAFTA × ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY EVENT

The Prince of Wales as the President of BAFTA, and Patron of The Royal African Society attended an event co-hosted by the two organisations to showcase the importance of supporting young people in the film, games and television industries.

During his visit William spent time with recipients of 'The Prince William BAFTA Bursary Fund' that helps assist junior creatives with the costs of progressing their career in film, games or television.

He met and spoke with students who have been working with the Royal African Society on their upcoming Film Africa festival as well as the supporters & donors of the two organisations.

[feudalconnection]

Term 3 2023 Winners!!

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Best Action/Adventure Fiction

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Best AU/AR Fiction

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First place: “Deep Waters" by @elkonigin Second place: "The Donor" by @moon-ion Third place: "Pictures of Happiness" by @memilylove

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First place: "First Born Sons" by @artistefish Second place: "No Refunds" by @superpixie42

Best Drama Fiction

First place: "You and Me After All" by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "If We Fall Anyway" by @soliska / Evilillusions (AO3) Third place: "A Destiny Worth More Than Over A 500 Year Wait" by Novemberwanderer (FFN/AO3)

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Best NSFW Fiction

First place: "Bronze, Silver, and Gold" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (NeutronStarChild) (AO3) Second place: "To Mate with a Hanyou" by @shnuggletea Third place: "Atelier" by CloudsCloudlet (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First place: "Snow on the Beach" by @lavendertwilight89

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First place: “Three Knocks on the Door" (Sesshomaru) by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "Always By Your Side" (Inuyasha) by Niahime98 (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First place: "'Til Death Do Us Part" by @elkonigin Second place: "The Debutante and the Dog" by @fawn-eyed-girl & @ruddcatha

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First place: “Day Dreaming" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First place: “April Showers May Bring... Inuyokai" by @dawnrider Second place: "Aftermath" by @violetasteria

Best Fluff Fiction

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Best Serial Fiction

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Best Ficlet

First place: "Desire" by @skyelara

Best Original Plot Fiction

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Best Canon Universe Fanart

First place: “the dumb shit dad told u not to do" by @stillunderyourbed

Best Angst Fanart

First place: "Rain" by @elevenharbor

Best Dark Fanart

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Best Humor/Parody Fanart

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Best Kiss Fanart

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Best Character Fanart

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First place: “Welcome Home" by @katballesteros

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First place: “First Comes Marriage" by @rannyunny

Best Romance Fanart

First place: “Aftermath" by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Group Depiction Fanart

First place: “Pink Bellflower" by @tmetta

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First place: “Make a Wish" by @len-barboza

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Best Traditional Fanart

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[sapphic-moon-child]

Bumps Along the Way

Larissa x Shapeshifter!Reader Pregnant!Reader Pregnant!Larissa

Warnings: Pregnancy struggles, Pregnancy/childbirth, Miscarriages, Mental illness, Swears or curses, Infant Death, Stillborn, PTSD, Panic attacks

A/N: This story is going to be heavy, it deals with real life situations that most don’t understand the pain of. 1 in 4 women will experience this in their lifetime, remember you don’t know everyone's history. Please be kind and I'm sorry if this makes you sob like it did me writing it.

Chapter 1: From the beginning

You and Larissa had been married now for 3 years, life had settled down and you both were extremely happy. Last year the school board decided to build a small 3 bedroom cottage on the school grounds for the headmistress and yourself as you both were longtime teachers and administrators of the school and had no intentions of leaving. You were coming up on your tenth year teaching at Nevermore and Larissa had been here since she was 15, the school, the students, etc.. it was your home. You would still have your old quarters attached to Larissa’s office for on-call nights, but you were ecstatic that you both had a real home on the grounds of your favorite place to be. It was far enough to have a bit of privacy, but close enough that if a student or teacher needed either of you. 

As time went on and life settled down the two of you decided that you wanted to start a family, this though turned out to be no easy feat though. After multiple tries and tests, you were losing hope that you would ever get pregnant. You knew that both of you being shapeshifters meant that you wouldn’t have to find a donor or go through IVF, but you didn’t realize all the complications that would follow. Larissa was ecstatic about getting you pregnant, but the more time that passed you could see the saddened look on her face that she tried to hide with every negative test. After four months of negative tests, you decided to see an outcast OBGYN. After several tests you learned that your egg count was very low and the possibility of becoming pregnant was very slim. You were prescribed a various amount of medications, shots and hormones to take to hopefully assist you in your journey. 

Larissa was the most kind and patient wife to you, supporting you through it all, giving you your shots while you cried every night and holding you after whispering sweet praises into your hair of how well you did. She kept a diary of your temperatures and cycles and finally after three months you two cried at the positive test setting on the counter. You were finally pregnant. You kept the pregnancy quiet not wanting to tell anyone until you knew the gender. The weeks went by and everything was going to plan, spending your evening curled up in her embrace on the sofa or bed adding things together to your pinterest boards. You had decided on a soft yellow nursery minimalist theme with little touches of gray here and there. As you approached your 20 week scan you were booming with excitement, you were halfway to meeting your little one, everything had gone so well and you found out that you were having a girl! You had painted the nursery and bought a beautiful teak wood crib and matching rocking chair. A soft yellow changing table was placed in the corner of the room, and hung above it was a sign that said “Baby Weems”. You had a soft yellow dresser next to it filled with onesies, diapers and all the other bits you would need. Larissa spent many evenings working on all the little things while you sat in the rocker watching her, cradling your bump and smiling. You had so much love for your unborn baby, and so did Larissa. The sweet little kisses to your bump and the way she talked to the baby were so lovely and gentle. 

After dinner you two had decided on an early night, you had enjoyed a wonderful Mediterranean salad with grilled chicken and feta cheese (your new craving) and decided to take a nice hot shower together before climbing in bed. Larissa wrapped her arms around you and left small kisses on your neck before pulling you just a smidge closer and drifting off to sleep. But nothing could prepare you for the night that was about to unfold. You woke up to a sharp pain in your lower abdomen and a wet feeling between your legs. You shook Larissa awake and started to cry and shake uncontrollably when she turned on the bedside lamp and sucked in a breath when she saw the crimson stained sheets. Your voice shook as you tried to talk, but were overcome by another sharp pain. “Th-...The baby..” You cried out at her. She was up and out of bed immediately and grabbed you a new set of shorts. “It's okay my love, let's quickly change you out of those wet shorts and we will go straight to the hospital. I'll call doctor Montgomery on our way to meet us. Larissa gently cleaned you up in record time and carried you out to the car wrapped in a blanket. She had pulled you two into the Jericho emergency room lot in record time, picking you up as you cried out in pain and all but ran through the doors. Your doctor was waiting in the lobby for you and had a wheelchair ready. Your mind was spinning and you held your belly with one hand and Larissa’s with the other as you were rushed up to Labor and delivery.

The nurses tried to help you change, but you wouldn’t let them, you didn't want anyone to touch you but Larissa. She helped you change into a gown and they started an IV of fluids on you as your doctor did an ultrasound. During the process you felt a gush of fluid between your legs and your eyes went wide and you could only cry harder. Larissa held you as you kept a death grip onto her. When Dr. Montgomery spoke, you sobbed your heart out and Larissa couldn’t hold herself together anymore. “I’m so sorry Mrs. Weems… There is no heartbeat.” The words sounded like venom to your ears and before you could even speak a contraction ripped through your body, leaving you with a hoarse scream. Y/n I need to see how far dilated you are okay? Baby is too big so we're going to have to do this the old fashion way okay. “No!... I'm not ready!” You sobbed as she put on a pair of gloves and maneuvered your legs for you, you buried your face into Larissa’s chest. “Sweetheart you are already at 9cm, unfortunately we can't give you anything for the pain right now as you are too far progressed.” She looked at Larissa with a sorrowful expression as you writhed in pain. “I’ll be back in just a moment.” She excused herself to let the nurses know what was going on and that they were going to need extra support. By the time she got back into the room you were in full blown tears and squeezing Larissa’s hand for support. The nurses started to quietly come into the room without you noticing. The doctor whispered something to Larissa and she nodded, helping you sit up slightly as she lowered the back of the bed a bit. Larissa toed off her shoes and jacket and slid in behind you legs draped over the sides of the bed you could sit back against her and she could wrap you in an embrace. 

You calmed only slightly in her hold. You were too zoned out in pain and mental exhaustion to realize the doctor checking you and putting your feet up in the stirrups. “Y/N its time to start pushing sweetheart” Dr. Montgomery said, lightly tapping your leg to get your attention. You looked up at Larissa with tears falling down your face. “I can’t do this” you spoke in a strangled cry. “My love you can, listen to your body it will guide you.” Your wife spoke softly through her own tears. As if on cue your body took over and you pushed with all you had in you. After two more pushes you felt your body relax and a tiny baby wrapped lightly in a blanket was put on your chest into your arms. You cried harder than you ever have before. Looking down at your baby now earthside and heavenside all at once. Larissa’s arms never releasing your hold as you trailed a finger down the baby’s tiny cheek. You felt another pain that wasn’t as bad as before and something released from your body. The nurses cleaned you up and helped you change into a new gown, never letting your baby leave your arms. The doctor told Larissa to take all the time you needed with her, and they dimmed the lights and left the room giving you some privacy. 

Larissa had now shifted next to you and you were curled up in her arms, both of you cradling your tiny baby. She held the baby’s tiny hand with her fingers, softly stroking it. “We are going to be okay, my love.” She whispered to you. You spent 4 hours with your sweet, tiny little girl before the nurses came in and told you it was time. You cried silently into Larissa’s chest when they took her away. She let her tears fall into your hair as she held you.  Two days later you went home, with no baby. You felt empty and lost. The funeral was tomorrow and you didn’t know how you were going to handle it. The time came and went and upon arriving back at your home you both were shocked to see your front yard and steps decorated with cards and flowers from what you could believe was from every student at nevermore. You silently let a few tears go, as did Larissa. Walking in to your home you noticed a card on your counter. Opening it you read the familiar cursive.

“The fridge and freezer are stocked with enough meals for several weeks. We all love you, take all the time you need, your Nevermore family will be here when you need us. -Much Love, Marilyn”

[staydandy]

Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) - นิทานพันดาว - Whump List

List by StayDandy Synopsis : After a volunteer teacher Torfun dies in a tragic accident, her heart is transplanted into Tian. Tian learns about his donor’s life through a series of diary entries, including her promise to count a thousand stars with Chief Forest Officer Phupha. Tian decides to follow in Torfun's footsteps and fulfill her promise. Now a new volunteer teacher himself, Tian attempts to befriend Phupha who initially gives him the cold shoulder. As the two grow steadily closer, Tian notices his new heart beats quickly whenever he's near the officer. Much like the heart’s previous owner, Tian cannot help but fall for Phupha. Treading on dangerous ground, can he still go through with the thousand-star promise? (MDL) AKA : 1000 Stars

Whumpee : Tian Sopasitsakun played by Mix Sahaphap Wongratch (left) • Phupha Viriyanon played by Earth Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (right)

Country : 🇹🇭 Thailand Genres : Romance, Drama, BL / Boys Love

Notes : This is a Full Whump List • Adapted from the novel "Tale of a Thousand Stars" (นิทานพันดาว) by Bacteria • My favorite episodes are Pink

Episodes on List : 9 Total Episodes : 10

*Spoilers below*

01 : Tian Sopasitsakun has pain, ears ringing, unsteady, collapses … hospitalized … receives heart transplant … tired from hiking … passes out

02 : Phupha Viriyanon panics thinking Tian drowned

03 : [flashback] Passed out … [present] beat up … drunk … [flashback] drunk, helped to walk, throws up

04 : Nightmare … tired from hiking

05 : [flashback] Pain, ears ringing, unsteady, collapses … [present] attacked, beat up, hit in the chest … collapses, chest pain, ear ringing, passes out

06 : … continued from previous ep. ... (replay) Collapses, chest pain, ear ringing, passes out … receives IV at clinic … runs into a burning building, found passed out inside

07 : … continued from previous ep. ... Unconscious / sleeping after the fire … Phupha passes out drunk

08 : [flashback] Ear ringing, passes out … [present] hit with a bat, collapses, captured, back-handed across the face … Phupha shot in the back protecting Tian

09 : … continued from previous ep. ... Phupha carried to the clinic, heavily bleeding, bullet removed, Tian's arm is bandaged … Tian & Phupha are hospitalized, Tian's arm is broken

More Whump Lists for this show: whumpily-ever-after

[just-someone-online]

More Monster High Headcanons

There'll probably be one more of these before I get them out of my system lol. Again, I haven't finished the diaries yet so some of the G1 headcanons might not gel super well with them.

River Styxx does in fact have a scythe, but after putting one too many holes into her dad's boat due to carelessness, her access to it has been restricted.

G3 Lagoona's scales were indeed blue when she was little, but as she grew older, they began shifting hues to pink.

While most monsters say nonboonary instead of nonbinary, skeletons and similar boney monsters refer to it as being nonspineary.

Despite all three versions of Draculaura being vegetarians, one of them (Not sure who. Probably not G2) has turned somebody to save their life. She doesn't like to talk about it.

While most monsters lived alone after the Great Fright Flight, many formed small communities around the world. Emphasis on small, as they needed to be able to quickly evacuate if any humans stumbled upon them.

Not all zombies speak zombie. Some grow up speaking whatever the dominant language is where they live while others simply don't use the language until their larynx begins rotting away. Moanica is the former and G3 Ghoulia is the latter.

Even though humans have largely forgotten that monsters exist, there have been some unfortunate incidents, hence why a lot of the monsters the Ghoul Squad found were living on their own.

G2 Clawdeen (And I suppose all werewolves by extension) has a tail, but after being bitten by teething werepups one too many times, she prefers to keep it tucked away.

G1 and G2 Twyla are autistic, they told me themselves. One of them (Both of them?) has a little hourglass necklace that she stims with.

For a few months after Electrified, Frankie had some issues regulating her electricity. Sometimes they'd give off a minor jolt, but other times she was shooting off enough electricity to power a classroom. They hope they never have to absorb a city's worth of power ever again.

Alivia has a habit of twisting at her bolts when she's thinking and it makes Frankie's heart stop every time they catch her doing it. "Those are holding your skull together! Stop it!"

G3 Cleo has never had a good school picture. You could take a picture of her falling down the stairs with your iCoffin and she'd look amazing in it, but if it were for the fearbook, she'd look like a mess.

The first time the ghouls invited G2 Twyla to a creepover, there was a brief moment where they thought she bailed on them partway through. Turns out she had fallen asleep and sank into the shadows.

G1 and G2 Frankie have no idea where babies come from (Well, non-simulacrum babies) and none of their friends want to deal with the secondhand embarrassment of explaining. G3 on the other hand, learned when they got a flashback to one of their brain donors learning.

[andreabellaupdates]

There’s no need to hide anymore.

Bella has a severe heart condition and that explains why she gets sick easily.

Her health hasn’t been good, ever, but we could never find a heart donor.

She has been abused (and probably raped) by her father for two years before I found out. During those two years she always kept a happy face. There was a boy she really liked in school and they were above friendship for a while, but then he moved. He promised to keep in touch but had been ignoring her for months.

She has severe asthma and claustrophobia, but the closet was her safe space.

She self-harms. A. Lot.

There was one time when her father cut her back and the scar is still there. She told me she scraped it at school.

She was bullied. And told no one about it.

She was ignored by her friends for months. She hated herself. The words she wrote about herself in her diary was just horrible.

A teacher hated her at school and slammed her back against a wall once.

Her father once stepped on her so hard she threw up

[spurgie-cousin]

ok my mom understandably had to go to bed (very late here in her time zone, and it's even an hour later in the one I'm used to) but I'm a mental masochist so I will trudge on until I can't physically watch Shiny Happy People anymore (and I'm just going to edit my comments instead of reblog bc so far there's really not a lot most of us aren't aware of):

- firstly, I knew Deanna was raised Christian but I didn't know she was raised VERY conservative Christian. Per Deanna, this is the reason Amy was allowed so much freedom; she didn't want to limit her as a female in any of the ways she was

- going off of that, I can see how that foundation would open Jim Bob up to a religion that is so insanely misogynistic

- I know it's a thing all of us who've been around a while have known, but it's all but explicitly said that the Duggar kids had any steal of rebellious beat out of them. By Michelle, regardless of what she sounds like.

- I can't help but wonder if this is the reason Michelle sticks so closely to this faith, even after all that's happened. Even as her own children have expressed how abusive their upbringing was. Leaving the ideology means admitting you were an abuser and not an educator.

- Jill felt like she lied in the Megyn Kelly interview. She didn't want to do it and said she wouldn't have without her parents urging, and she felt obligated to protect her family. She didn't want to do this interview, but didn't trust anyone else to tell the truth which, given her upbringing, I totally get.

- the interviews with other ex-IBLP kids are just as fascinating to listen to as Jill's (if not more bc a lot of them WANT to be there). Tia Levings in particular is so incredibly brave and wonderful, please follow her your preferred platform ❤️

- Mike Huckabee is an accomplice to abuse and ped*philia at best

- I know Derick can be insufferable but I promise he's worth listening to in this doc, at least so far (I'm halfway through episode 3). And he's a very serious Jill advocate, which I feel like all the Duggar girls need so badly.

- Jill didn't want anyone at her birth because SHE DIDN'T WANT TOO GO THROUGH WHAT ANNA WENT THROUGH. She agreed to a diary cam at most.

- For that work they did during their babies birth, the Dillards requested not a full paycheck, but a small health insurance renumeration fee from TLC, who asked them to do this work. TLC informed then that they had already paid all sums to Jim Bob.

- Jill has never received any amount of payment from TLC for all the time and work she had given them. Neither had Derick.

- this is probably a NO DUH for us around here, but here is a short list of IBLP/ATI approved lives of training, especially for minors who are doing work for free for other members of the organization (i believe the Bates kids are included in some of the pictures accompanyingthis part):

1. CoNSTrUCTioN!!!

2. Cosmetology (women only of course)

3. Ministry

4. Business?

5. Healthcare consultant

6. ALERT counselor

Secular college courses so not apply to accreditation in these fields

- other ex-IBLP members confirm that children were trained in construction trades and child labor was used gratuitously in the organization, for anything from repairs, to setting up conferences, to building actual buildings. And it was all, of course, free.

- ALERT confirmed as a purposeful paramilitary organization

- am ex-IBLP woman who was sent to ALERT states that they took tampons away from her, as they were a form of purity violation (she says they said she had purposefully taken her own virginity by using them).

- a woman raised in IBLP recounts a story at a conference in Oklahoma City where her roommate almost slit her throat with a knife over being a 'glutton'. Essentially, a teenage girl almost killed herself over not being thin enough to be 'godly'.

- David Green, the CEO of Hobby Lobby, is STILL IBLP's biggest donor. Don't fucking shop there!!!!

- a purposefully sanitized version of Bill Gothard's teachings have been and might still be used in elementary schools, prisons, police and military units as a way of indoctrinating those in attendance to be more open to absolute authority.

- All of the kids besides Jill & Derick might've very well signed a very lengthy contract that extends at least a decade. The Dillards didn't, and have received extreme yet Christian-flavored threats over it???

- The Dillards were using a food bank even after they asked Jim Bob for the most basic payment for their services to the show

- Jill, Derick, and others all agree tha Journey To The Heart was a vetting mechanism for Gothard's abuse victims

[careforbesdaily]

STACKEDIARIES | march 10th | “i was feeling epic”

[Caption: gifs from The Vampire Diaries. When they cross paths in the afterlife, Stefan whisper a message for Caroline on Elena’s ear: “Tell Caroline, I heard her. And I will love her forever, too.” When Elena passes it along, Caroline cries, happy that Stefan “got [her] message” after all, with Bonnie and Elena comforting her. Later in the series finale, Caroline opens a letter from Klaus with a check of several million dollars for the school and a letter, while Alaric’s voiceover says that after the school opened, Caroline got “a most impressive donor”, but that that is the beginning of another story, as Caroline smiles, smug. Klaus message says, “Dearest Caroline, I have often imagined the paths your life might take, but your chosen future is more noble than I ever fathomed. Please accept this contribution to your virtuous cause. I do look forward to thanking you in person, someday... However long it takes, Klaus.”]

[skaruresonic]

I would actually be pretty annoyed if the leaks "Gerald's diary talks of Angel Island and confirms Shadow is based on Super Sonic" is true. It both shrinks unique Echidna civilization identity and forces connections that are only meta at best, confusing for how Angel Island was left alone at worst

Now if it's simply Gerald noting that "survivors of the Chaos incident rose the surroubding landscape and hid themselves to ensure Chaos isn't discovered" and note he never found it I'd be delighted. Cuz that is the reason for the island's existence

But the fans BS theory is what concerns me

Side note, I need to finish that Echidna thing...

I would actually be pretty annoyed if the leaks "Gerald's diary talks of Angel Island and confirms Shadow is based on Super Sonic" is true. It both shrinks unique Echidna civilization identity and forces connections that are only meta at best, confusing for how Angel Island was left alone at worst

It's also hilarious because it would lowkey imply that Gerald threw shit at the wall to see what stuck.

"I must create immortal life in order to save my beloved granddaughter's life, yet my efforts meet abject failure time and again. What should I do?

"Ah yes, the mural! The mural I stumbled upon one day during my daily constitutional along Angel Island's most remote areas! The mural where one figure looks suspiciously like me, which usually isn't an omen not to mess with forces beyond your ken, and that glowing fellow, which I'm going to assume is not a harbinger of doom despite literally nothing telling me otherwise.

"By Jove, I've got it: I'll waste the government's time and money, which they are incredibly generous to shower upon us with no stipulations whatsoever, to create this immortal life based on an etching I saw! For the Symbolism(tm)!"

Like goddamn, at least Eggman gave Chaos the Emeralds first to see if the stone tablet's predictions held true xP

I also think it runs the risk of complicating the circumstances of Shadow's creation more than they already were. Black Doom being Shadow's genetic donor is something I accept, but just barely, because even that was majorly pushing it.

It's almost like, between the echidnas and Black Doom, there emerges an unfortunate implication that Gerald couldn't have created something original, let alone life.

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THE PRINCE DIARIES ♔

30 APRIL 2024 || NORTHEAST ENGLAND (2/2) : JAMES' PLACE NEWCASTLE

The Prince of Wales visited James' Place Newcastle to hear more about the free, life-saving treatment and support that the charity's newest centre is providing to men suicidal crisis. James' Place was founded in 2008 by Clare Milford Haven and Nick Wentworth-Stanley following the tragic death of their son James. Men going through a mental health crisis can self-refer to the organization, or be referred to them by a health professional, and will typically receive six to eight face to face sessions with a trained therapist in a calm and peaceful environment where they feel safe, valued and respected. The Prince of Wales toured the new facility and heard about the proven success of James' Place's provision across its three locations and met with past clients who have been supported by the charity. He spent time with staff based at the centre, hearing about the impact that the new centre will have in Newcastle. He also met and spoke to donors and clinical stakeholders, before unveiling a plaque to officially open the new building.