#venter

[ask-the-jester-buds]

Venter your hair looks so much fluffier and more whimsical! is Pyggy using a different product on you?

O... He has, Actually ...O

O... Thank yOu fOr nOticing ...O

O... It's a new cOnditiOner we are trying ...O

O... Mane 'n Tail ...O

O... Very pOpular on IndigO blOOds ...O

[gothiccharmschool]

This is 56.

[oldschoolfrp]

Dropships and Jumpships: you can't leave home without 'em; Steve Venters' cover art from this 1988 Battletech supplement by FASA, cropped and rotated 90 degrees for this ad in Dragon 130, February 1988

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Lhurgoyf

"Ach! Hans, run! It's the lhurgoyf!" —Saffi Eriksdotter, last words

Artist: Pete Venters TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[camillasgirl]

Queen Camilla arrives for the Braemar Literary Festival, 21.09.2024

[cyphyree]

I don't think Giorno harbored any grudge against Fugo for staying at the docks tbh.

Bucciarati wanted to leave all of them there in the first place, until Giorno convinced him to explain the situation so that *maybe* the others would join them. At worst, Giorno might've been disappointed after Fugo's "i super respect you now" speech, but I don't think anyone in that boat was angry at a 15 year old for wanting to not die.

By the way, Fugo's "You have my respect" speech from Pompeii? It's echoed by Giorno when Narancia joined the boat.

Giorno didn't have to risk himself to save Fugo in Pompeii, yet was determined to against all odds anyway. And now Narancia, who's Reasonably Very Scared, decided to risk his life as well. Like Fugo did, Giorno respects the hell out of Narancia's resolve.

Fugo wouldn't have blamed Giorno for running. I don't think Giorno would blame Fugo or Narancia for running either.

Not everyone can go out on a limb. Giorno understood this, which was why he put himself in danger in front of everyone else. He stayed in Pompeii to get them all out alive, he volunteered only himself to scout Capri, he sacrificed arm and limb literally constantly. Giorno understands he can't control the choices of others, so he takes initiative himself instead and welcomes those who join him.

We contrast him with Diavolo, someone who threw people under the bus in front of him constantly. People who chose otherwise were traitors and earned his wrath. Even Doppio, who he shared a body with, wasn't safe from being exploited. I think Araki was trying to show that Diavolo's willingness to sacrifice others ultimately harms him. Giorno's willingness to sacrifice himself for others aids him-- it's a paradox, and Giorno and Diavolo are on opposite ends of it.

It plays again into the theme of fate in Part 5. Diavolo claims to be the king of fate, that all are destined to bend to him. Giorno respects the choices of others, and takes on the responsibilities of his ambitions himself. He admires those who willingly choose the hard road of good, and yet I believe he is compassionate towards those who do not as long as they don't harm.

This is why Giorno is so ruthless towards his enemies. No one can escape fate. And yet no one is fated to make any one choice. No one is fated to do good or evil. And if someone so willfully chooses to perpetuate harm, then Giorno has nothing but contempt for them. "I was fated to be this way" was never an excuse.

[mtg-art-daily]

Dwarven Vigilantes

Some dwarves can only be pushed so far.

Artist: Pete Venters

[trek-tracks]

Sulu: Did you know that Dr. McCoy won the tournament for the being who complains the most while travelling through space?

Scotty: Really?

Sulu: Yeah, he's captain of the Starship Venter Prize.

[clawsandfangsofthe-abyss623]

Hellfire

Pete Venters

[alackofghosts]

last days of summer

[ask-the-jester-buds]

Seeing venter and pygmlo's new sprites makes me so happy... they look so beautiful together 🥺 (ask-these-fantrolls)

[They are the happiest creepy couple around. Venter is happy to see you too, Pygmlo not so much, but you know Pygmlo.] @ask-these-fantrolls

[detroitlib]

View of marching band and spectators at a Memorial Day celebration in Azalia, Michigan. Man in foreground holds an American flag; church in background. Printed on front: "Memorial Day. Azalia, Mich." Printed on back: "A.R. Van De Venter, Dundee, Mich."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

[gothiccharmschool]

In anticipation of seeing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice tomorrow, here are some assorted photos when I decided to look like my favorite freelance bio-exorcist.

[oldschoolfrp]

"Built from a thousand kilometers of flesh and steel, it writhes in the passions of those who live in it. Everyone and everything is connected here; there are no accidents. Take a walk down any street and read the writing on the wall: 'Welcome to the Sprawl, chummer. Too bad you could make it.'" (Steve Venters cover art for Shadowrun supplement Sprawl Sites, FASA, 1990)

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Carnophage

"And in their blind and unattaining state their miserable lives have sunk so low that they must envy every other fate." —Dante, *Inferno*, trans. Ciardi

Artist: Pete Venters TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[camillasgirl]

Queen Camilla attends a dinner as part of the Braemar Literary Festival at the Fife Arms, 20.09.2024

via Thefifearms