#who can't swim OR climb trees so he just buys out people who can do those things

[jamisonwritestf2trash]

hey dude, love the writing! your characterizations are so on point for em :0 what do you reckon the merc's hobbies are in their downtime? like knitting, golfing, stuff like that.

TF2 Mercs and Their Hobbies!

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I'm glad people think I'm good because that justifies the fact that this is what I do with my spare time 😭 (kidding) Also again mandatory mutual appreciation, love ya for that 🫶🏻 and ty for loving my writing, I really appreciate it <3

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This one's definitely got me smiling and kicking my legs bc something about the idea of these guys being happy and doing normal human things makes me happy.

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Demo knits! He also sews and crochets. This man is just a little grandma (affectionate). His mom taught him, and he just always liked it. It's calming, has definitely given the other Mercs blankets, and just claimed, "Oh well, I found it somewhere." Like it isn't in their well-known favorite color or subtly customized to them. I think he'd also be into most art. Painting and wood carving are two I think he'd fine interesting.

Engie- This man loves Legos. He has at least ten finished sets and about six unfinished ones lying around. He buys the adult sets for himself but has bought Pyro smaller sets so they can build together. Also isn't opposed to going fishing.

Heavy- Did you know he likes rock climbing? Turns out it's a lot easier to get into that hobby if you're strong. He's also a fan of hiking and swimming. Also very good at chess, he and Madic play a lot.

Medic- He loves music! He's good at it too, (I've seen others hc that he plays violin and please I love that, I love violin.) Along with the violin he kills on piano. It's actually really nice to hear piano coming from the lab and not screaming. Who knew? THIS. MAN. LOVES. TO. DANCE. He knows how to and loves to teach people. He specifically likes ballroom dancing, he can waltz, he can swing, if you can think of a dance he probably learned how to do it at some point.

Scout- Sports are probably the most obvious hobby I could pick for Scout, with video games coming in second. But I am a man who deviates from the obvious. He likes to bake and cook! Like I've seen people say this man can't boil water, and that's an insane take to me. Sure, it's funny, but this man loves his mom. Do you think he didn't bake and cook with her to help her out? He has a box of recipes that have been in the family for years. This man is killer when it comes to food, and I will die on this hill. (When he's baking, though, Pyro comes out of nowhere to "help." If any fellow bakers know how annoying it is to have a partner in the kitchen, you'll know how patient Scout has become, but he aurally doesn't mind Pyro baking with him after a while.) Don't ask him to do paintball with you! He loves it a bit too much.

Sniper- My man loves plants. He loves to garden. He has a little windowsill planter in his van. He grows little fruit plants sometimes and has a few cacti scattered around. He also has a bonsai tree, which he is meticulous with. You'd think this man would take up these hobbies to relax, but no. He is also insanely good at poker.

Spy- Really in to calligraphy, origami, and wine tasting. (Also, not really a hobby, but I hc that he can bartend if need be). He's just really into the "fancier." Hobbies that can also show off his art skills, also he likes wine so yk.

Soldier- Like Sniper, he's a really good poker player. He's definitely more into it than the other guys. He hates losing. He also does the traditional suburban while dad hobbies. He watches football and likes to grill. He's just a silly little American man.

Pyro- For the most part, they don't have a singular hobby they really do by themself. Scout and Engie just tend to include them in theirs, so they've never really had to figure out what to do in their downtime. But that doesn't mean they didn't find one eventually. They get into collecting! Specifically, bugs! They have at least two orchid praying mantis and one normal green one in a shadow box. Plus, they have a small collection on honeybees and even some scorpions and spiders (I know they aren't bugs, but I feel like most bug collectors have them too.) Engie went into Pyros room once because Pyro wanted to show off their collection and nearly fainted when Pyro showed off their favorite spider, it was a camel spider. (Look them up if you want but good God, they're so gross 😭)

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One of my favorites to write, super cute and wholesome idea. I smiled the whole time writing this.

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[ahnsael]

Shout out to @the-disney-delete for making a dream of mine come true.

Just like Michael Eisner, this watch is right twice a day (and wrong for the other 1,438 minutes of the day -- good thing this watch doesn’t have a second hand -- otherwise I’d be talking about the 86,398 times he was wrong in a day).

But...at least Eisner TRIED. He sucked, but for his first ten years had Frank Wells as his personal Jiminy Cricket to keep him on track. After Frank died in a helicopter crash, all bets were off (there’s a whole story here involving Jeffrey Katzenberg and Dreamworks SKG, but this is not the place).

But...when I saw Mickey wearing this watch many years ago, even though I wasn’t an Eisner fan at the time), I wanted one. I used to collect watches. Most of my collection was sold by a roommate while I was at work (another story for another time, but while I have mentioned that I’m a pacifist at heart, and I make exceptions for Nazis, I also make an exception if I ever see this former roommate again).

You can see Mickey wearing this in the clip at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4TuB_cNIaY.

I don’t know whether this was an animator with a sense of humor, who talked Eisner into the gag, or whether Eisner’s ego actually produced something funny (this is the guy who wanted Splash Mountain to be based on the Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy and Eugene Levy, so I’m guessing an animator came up with the gag).

But I now have one of these of my very own. And...it’s a pretty brilliant thing to have.

I’ve seen @the-disney-delete do a couple “send me a few bucks and I’ll send you a surprise pack” things on twitter (they’re @TheDisneyDelete there) and this was the first one in which I partook. I mean, $3 through a trusted third-party vendor for a mailer of goodies? It was a bargain (even if all I got was the laminated watch -- there were also a few postcards, a (I think) fake “Anaheim Mighty Ducks” card for Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom (but since I was a cast member when Disney owned the Ducks, it was great for me), and the kicker -- right up there (if not over and above -- I haven’t decided) == an “I Like Mike” button with Eisner’s picture on it. I truly have a love-hate relationship with Eisner. He was behind some things that I still LOVE in the parks (mostly from when Frank Wells was still around, though). And I also used to drive into BCML (Ball Road Cast Member Parking) with a “savedisney.com” bumper sticker on my car when Roy E Disney was trying to oust Eisner.

But I do prefer Michael to Bob, at this point. Eisner was not good at his job (after Frank Wells’ death), but at least he tried. He didn’t “get it,” but...he tried. I mean...the balls it took to try to host The Magical World of Disney, trying to follow in Walt’s footsteps in hosting The Wonderful World of Disney?” Wow, that takes some guts.

And he was NOWHERE as good as Walt as a host. But at least he gave it a shot at TRYING to be the Face of Disney.

I mean...Michael didn’t “get it” but he TRIED to “get it” -- he just failed miserably. But...he was a great executive for Paramount. So I mean, you ask a fish to climb a tree, and you discover that an amazing swimmer sucks at climbing trees.

Eisner wasn’t very good at climbing trees, but at least he wasn’t just a fish buying trees so the inhabitants of those trees would plant his flag on top and pretend he climbed it himself instead of just paying other people for THEIR accomplishments.

[imaginepirates]

Norribeth Headcanons

This is for @nomyfault, who really wanted some norribeth stuff. This post only pertains to their lives if the events in canon didn't happen. I might do another one based around the actual events of the movies later, but this is what I have for now.

• James is...so cute???

• Like, he genuinely loves Elizabeth so much and is the absolute gentlest person ever.

• When they're courting, he's constantly glancing at her out of the corners of his eyes just to look at her without openly staring.

• Tries so hard to make Elizabeth comfortable. He's a very respectful person, and he wants to make her feel as safe around him as possible. He knows that some men don't treat their wives correctly, and James needs her to know that he thinks of her as a goddess.

• He's not a loquacious person. He shows his love in other ways, by resting his hand on the small of her back, or by buying her flowers, or by lazily kissing her forehead in the mornings.

• And Elizabeth thinks he's adorable. She loves the way he treats her, and is absolutely smitten with his smile.

• Have I mentioned that James has the WORLD'S CUTEST SMILE?

• He's so cute; he smiles at the smallest of Elizabeth's compliments. She makes sure to say nice things to him so she can watch his face light up.

• Elizabeth might be the perfect lady, but she's internally still about seven. She likes small pranks and ridiculous jokes, climbing trees and going swimming.

• James tries to indulge her, but he's come home to flour in one of his wigs, which put him in a decidedly sour mood. (Elizabeth took care of it afterwards, making sure it was back to its proper state, much to the relief of her husband.)

• Oh yeah, and their wedding? Adorable.

• James cried watching Elizabeth walk down the aisle. He couldn't believe he was actually marrying her.

• She looked flawless, and she was beaming.

• Their children are spoiled rotten. James dotes on them constantly. He can't help himself.

• James is a much more emotional person than anyone would guess, even Elizabeth.

• He cried holding their first child. He was absolutely delighted when Elizabeth announced her pregnancy. She had been a little frightened, but he took care of her throughout. It was the most stressful nine months of his life.

• There have been times when they've had to hold each other while the other was crying.

• But there have been times when they're laughing so hard that tears leak out of their eyes.

• Things were a bit stiff during the beginning of the courting process, which worried Elizabeth.

• But, when James relaxed, things were wonderful.

• James has a lot of anxiety, and Elizabeth really has to help him with that. She gives him massages after long days, and she whispers encouragement to him with her forehead pressed to his.

• In return, James will do anything for her. Anything.

• PROTECTIVE.

• Both of them are protective of each other, but James is probably more so. Someone insults Elizabeth? James is all over that. Perhaps he won't say anything outright, but his arm will be around Elizabeth's waist in an instant, and he'll look pissed.

• They live in a nice house in Port Royal. It's a little secluded, but that allows for some privacy in their lives. They're often in the social spotlight, after all.

• It's a happy marriage between two loyal people who would defend each other to the death.