#they say we're rough

[forensicated]

04x23 - They Say We're Rough

Uniform are changing, ready for their shift as Bob pops his head in to ask if anyone wants to do a PR exercise at local primary schools for four days next week. Everyone is very careful to not make eye contact. Especially Ken who must know that he's likely to be volunteered from his expression. "Ken...." "Oh no, Sarge....!!"

He's glad to find that he has been chosen by Bob to nip down to the army surplus shop and get him a flying jacket like the ones Yorkie and Malcolm wear. It's for his son for his birthday on Friday. Yorkie is running late so Ken takes the opportunity to remind Bob that Yorkie likes kids. "Hey, that's a good idea!"

An ice cream van is spotted by Yorkie getting into a bit of a ruck with a driver who won't reverse to let him continue. He can't reverse either because there are cars behind him. Rather than get involved in the standoff, Yorkie continues to work.

Reg is shoved out of the ladies locker room by June. He's trying to sell the last two tickets for the Federation Boxing championship. They're £15 each (just over £40 now). It's the MET vs West Midlands Police. Ken tells her not to listen because he's tried it on everyone. June would only be interested if Reg was on the receiving end.

Ken and Viv ask about getting a flying jacket for Bob. There's none in the right size at the moment, but a cheeky assistant claims he can get him one by closing time. "Do you want to pay now?!" "Do I look stupid?" "What a gift of a question!" The owner grins.

Ted and Jim happen across the row between the ice cream man and the motorist. It has now developed to have bystanders. Jim moves to get out but Ted reminds him he's no longer uniform and they'll take the long way round instead. Instead, Ted charms Gloria the traffic warden in his inimitiable way.

Viv has bought a boiler suit in the army store whilst waiting for Ken. Ken is suspicious when he spots a missing label on various items but the owner tells him it's removed by the army and that he's had several satisfied customers from Sun Hill before he 'starts thinking those unkind thoughts'. As they leave, the cheeky assistant can't start his van so asks Ken for a push.

Reg is loitering around CAD so Alec spots a quick way to get rid of him. "1, what are you doing here? 2, Seen as you are, nip down to Farrier St, two motorists are playing silly buggers." Reg tries to protest as he claims there should be a panda there but Alec simply tells him to let him know if there is when he arrives. He also won't buy those tickets.

Ken tells Bob that there isn't a suitable jacket at the shop just yet. "I don't believe it, one day someone is going to come up to me and say 'I've done everything you asked for, Sarge'. And then I'll drop down dead." "Don't give him any ideas!" Alec shouts. Ken compounds it by telling him that he and Viv think the jackets have fallen off the back of a lorry. Bob doesn't seem surprised, his concern is whether or not he'll be able to buy one for his son before Roach starts investigating. Ken worries whether or not Bob would be able to buy one without it looking dodgy and he hands Bob his £100 quid back. (That's £270 now - ouch!) Bob says that Ken will be able to think about it whilst touring the primary schools next week! "Oh Sarge, that's not fair! That's not fair!" Ken pouts. "No!" Bob calls, still walking off.

Viv takes the information upstairs and tells Ted the cheeky assistant 'reeks of Army'. Ted berates her and Ken for letting him go but she tells him he's returning with a flying jacket for Bob. He's appeased and asks her to run the number plate through the computer.

Gloria is still dealing with the traffic argument when Reg arrives. The ice cream man asks her to tow the other away "What am I supposed to tow him away with? My teeth?" Reg tells the gathered audience to push off and gives both drivers 10 minutes to disappear whilst he goes for a 'stroll around the block' or he'll take it further. Gloria warns him that it will escalate if he walks off so Reg invites her to walk with him and uses the opportunity to try to offload the tickets!

Ted is on the telephone to try and get an old dear to allow the gas board to read her meter. Mrs Wilson thinks he's a burglar and will steal her belongings. She's a frequent flyer by the sounds of it. Ted tells her she doesn't have anything worth stealing and the painting about the fireplace that she's worried about isn't even worth £15. "Are you going to let them in to read the damn thing or not? ...Damn is not a swearword, Mrs Wilson! You will never hear me swearing!"

The van was reported as stolen from Yorkshire three months previously. Ken asks Ted if there's a way they could accommodate Bob's request for a jacket for his son before arresting the assistant. Well, it wouldn't hurt his chances of not being on school duties! (Clearly, they want us to forget his so-called strong Christian faith. Handling stolen goods? It doesn't exactly fit 100% in Bob's wheelhouse either.) Ted scoffs and asks why they don't put in a bulk order to kit everyone out before nicking him. "Get out of here!"

Gloria and Reg return and find the situation really has escalated. There's a funeral held up, but at least the ice cream man and driver have made things up! Reg worries what Cryer will do to him and Gloria promises that she'll protect him!

Reg demands the car keys. The ice cream man points down the drain as they fell out during a scuffle. They both claim it's not their fault and that it's Reg's for not staying there. Reg requests a tow truck and/or someone from the council to come look in the drain for the keys. Bob is not happy.

The owner of the army surplus shop admits he's never asked where the stock came from. The assistant asks if 'they're the filth' "That's right. He's Fetid, I'm Putrid and you're a Squaddie right?" Ted ends his reading of the man's rights with 'anything you say will be taken down and laughed at'.🤣🤣

The two drivers tell Bob that Yorkie saw them and didn't do anything to stop them. Yorkie says if he'd seen anything suspicious he'd have stepped in. "Yes or no, did you see it?" "Yes or no what? I've forgotten the question." he says innocently. Bob tells him not to leave without having a proper word with him. Yorkie tells him two red caps have just pulled up outside. Bob asks him to take them up to CID.

Gloria stalks around the collator's officer and tells Reg that the answer is yes.

She clarifies she means attending the boxing with him, he quickly claims he's given the tickets away. "Some other time maybe?" he suggests before literally running away!

The two men from that morning spot Jim approaching carrying teas and hold the door open for him. He looks confused and thanks them before carrying on. "There's another one! He came up in a car, he could have stopped us!" "I don't know what they're coming to!"

Bob introduces himself to the very rude army Military Police. "Take you back does it?!" Alec teases him. Bob says it's terrifying but not to ask him why. "I know why, they're different to us. They tick differently!"

Reg quickly shoves the tickets at Alec and tells them they're his for free now. He asks why "Ask no questions. And what's more, I gave you them an hour ago." he whispers.

Bob rings Ted to warn him about the MP's being on the way. He tells him to keep an eye on them and to accompany them to the cells. He doesn't trust them as far as he can chuck them! "You'll see why for yourself..." They prove it within seconds of meeting Ted who accuses them of being from a different century not just a different planet. "He's not your business anymore." The man literally shouts at Ted.

Conway comes down to a now empty, except for the two drivers. custody. He introduces himself and asks why they're there. They say there are several things he should know about his men!

Derek takes Yorkie, Jim and Reg into his office alongside Gloria. Gloria immediately sticks up for Reg Jim rolls his eyes and is literally dragged out of the way by Derek so he can growl at Reg. 🤣 Jim accidentally drops Ted in it too...!

In the cell the squaddie is visibly unnerved when the military police arrive. Unfortunately, Ted gets called away by Jim who tells him he's been ordered upstairs - now!. Alone with the prisoner, the two squaddies exchange dangerous-looking glances. Outside, Bob is lingering around the MP vehicle and looking thoughtful.

A few moments later Bob hears that Ted has been called away upstairs and hangs up on Derek (who was asking him what he knew about the traffic situation). He runs through to the cells in time to see the MP leaving for food. He warns them to stay where they are whilst he goes and checks on the prisoner. The prisoner has his arms folded across his body and he's staring ahead but all seems initially OK.

Derek hurries downstairs too on hearing about the MP being in the station. He hurries down to custody with Ted suggesting they don't know if anything has happened and Bob could just be being cautious. Bob asks the prisoner if he's alright but he can't talk, only shake his head and nod. Bob asks him to stand up and he barely can, he's been beaten black and blue around the body - with the idea of pinning it on the police - and he's dripping blood from his mouth. Bob says the MP will be in the yard cursing a flat tyre and sends Ted out to nick them whilst he and Derek get an ambulance for the prisoner and perform first aid.

"You going somewhere?" Ted asks with Yorkie behind him. "Yeah. Dinner." "Come and have it on the house." he growls, moving in to arrest them.

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Avatar Love talk 3: Game vs Action

Follow up from (and also defending Kyo in this vid)

Yangchen: I plead the fifth on what Kuruk said. No idea why you two think you got your horny ass desires from me. Kyoshi: I'm not the one who sensually listened to the sound of Kavik writing with a pencil, but go off? Yangchen: Again, pleading the fifth! Anyway I still think Kyoshi has the least amount of game. Kyoshi: Really? We're still on this? Can't we talk about something else? Wan: Like your mommy issues? Kyoshi, pushing his face away and knocking him down: Ok, defending my "game" it is. Yangchen: Kyoshi, really, just accept it. You can't flirt for shit. Kyoshi: Again, I don't need to. Yangchen: You keep saying that! How do you expect to get anyone if you can't or don't flirt? Kyoshi: I walk into the room and look at them. Maybe smile, if I'm feeling feisty. Yangchen: That's not going to work- Wan: It worked for you, Yangchen. Yangchen: *deflated* Kyoshi: Oh so it's "flirting" and "super game" if Yangchen does it, but if Kyoshi does it then I'm just lucky? Wow. Hmmm. So fair. Yangchen: Kyoshi, you had two years with Rangi and Yun and I had five minutes with Kavik. We are not the same. Kyoshi: Listen, Yangchen, I think we've got it all wrong. It isn't about game or flirting. It's about action. I know how to get my girl going- Wan: Yangchen knows how to get Kavik going too! Yangchen: SHut UP, Wan! .......Yeah I know how to get Kavik going too, blow steam in his ear, fling him off a bison, what's your point????? Korra: Wait, fling him off a-? Kyoshi: Oh no no, Yangchen. That's not what I mean. You see, I'm probably going to go down in history as "World's best daughter-in-law." Whenever I sincerely talk about how I'm going to take care of Rangi or Hei-Ran, and Rangi melts into a literal puddle at my feet. Korra: So, like, you're amazing moral character is how you flirt? Kyoshi: No, it's not flirting. It's doing. Actions. Like I said before, they like me for who I am. And maybe because I have a good smile too. Kuruk: Being good looking does help. Yangchen: Ugh, where are you going with this? Kyoshi: I'm getting to it. What I want to say is, 'What's so great about having game, when the real measure should be the results?' Yangchen: *rolls eyes* 'Results.' Please, Kyoshi. We all know I had Kavik wrapped around my finger. Kyoshi: So you got with him? Yangchen: I-well uh- Kyoshi: Tell me, Yangchen. Which one of us actually GOT their boo in the end? Hm? Yangchen: .......... Kyoshi: Only actions and outcomes matter, Yangchen. What's so great about your "game" if you can't even "win"? Wan: I haven't seen a burn this severe since that volcano took out Roku. O-O Voice on the phone: 911, what's you're emergency? Korra, on the phone: I just witnessed a murder! I mean both parties are already dead-can the dead die twice?????

[not-poignant]

Daily excerpt from today's writing, chapter 104 of Underline the Black:

‘Will you…? Uh… Will you come into the…’ Just call it a nest. Call it a fucking nest. That’s all it is. Efnisien twitched at the blankets with his hands helplessly. ‘Do you want me to nest with you?’ Flitmouse said, like he already knew what Efnisien was going to say. Efnisien nodded. ‘I don’t like smelling of anyone other than Anton, but I’ll make an exception for you, lovely thing. You smell like the sea on the freshest of days, and that’s a scent that perfumeries fall over themselves to replicate. All right, let me take off my coat and boots.’ Flitmouse lined the boots up neatly against the wall, and carefully hung the coat on the back of a hanger that Gary had over the door, and then looked over Efnisien’s blankets as he got into the nest. ‘Is it okay?’ Efnisien said. ‘It’s not really…a nest right now.’ ‘I overheat all the time in my nest after a heat,’ Flitmouse said. ‘It’s always a mess. I find I simply need the blankets around me.’ ‘Yeah,’ Efnisien said, swallowing. ‘There,’ Flitmouse said, lying down on his side and pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. ‘Lie down, you’re tall enough as it is.’

[sam-montembeault]

lets goooo suck on suck hockey

[cerealbishh]

"Look, I just- I want my life to feel meaningful!"

"You used to think your life was meaningful by being in a family with me!"

[tenspontaneite]

See like I intended to make my pibbles design use the more canonical Sphere Head format but it just wasn't vibing for me. So we're making him Creature 👌

And bonus hanahaki pibbles 🌸

[childofthestone]

"nostalgia fest" "toxic origins bro" i have replayed origins about 8 times(currently in the process of replaying it again right now) the exact same origin the exact same way and it never gets old. the writing holds up even now. its a wonderful product. it is a proper roleplaying game. it relies on skill checks, approval points, and specific dialogue options to unlock specific outcomes. these are not rose colored glasses, these are the eyes of someone who can freaking see

[call-me-chips]

heres my oc, hes name is Kieran, hes a 25 yearold male with short fluffy dark grey hair, 6'1, hes canon outfit is a suit, hes snarky, rude, smart, and likes to mock people, he usually has bandages wrapped around his throat hiding a large scar he has, hes a dEmOn.

Tisn't my best work, but here ya go

Also you said he's a demon, so I slit his pupils hehe

[swiftcast-selene]

solidifying rp character designs~ I added a couple ibuprofen around him because I thought he would enjoy them

[moe-broey]

Realization.

[kkyaka]

I know it's 3am lol, but the last 10 hours have been actually really good

[possum-tooth]

idk how to help you if you dont say anything so. have fun at work

[thethingything]

I'm absolutely determined to pay attention to all the seasonal changes and embrace them as much as possible this year and to try and romanaticise it. we've tried to do the same for the last couple of years too but I think we're getting better at it over time

[star-the-car]

it feels weird that within 24 hours I went from laughing and singing karaoke with my friends to us crying and comforting each other as we express our fears for the future

[kushamisaru]

What we're NOT going to do is act like Trump is suddenly a better choice for president with whatever part he may have had in the ceasefire. Marginalized people here are still going to suffer and since a lot of you are American I need you to get over your Catholic Guilt. You don't need to self flagellate for the rest of your life, and we don't deserve to be killed either.

[fenmere]

sure, our tumblr followers are cool enough to handle a distressed girl with dirty hair and stubble

this almost perfectly encapsulates how we feel lately

in completely unrelated news, we're rather proud that that face is very nearly 50 years old. hope it gets the chance to see that age come and go

60 would be cool too