#you sneaky snails

[jugglephysics]

haii to the three people that came here from my youtube channel lol

[creatureprofessor]

i'm at that stage of MA thesis writing where i'm doing all sorts of Activities that is NOT writing my thesis. in other news i started watching Rings of Power

[fanaticsnail]

Me @ my moots. Sorry everyone, especially @sordidmusings @since-im-already-here @writingmysanity @carrotsunshine @vespidphoenix 💀💀💀

[a-very-fond-farewell]

so. i did a bad thing :)

[loveaurapearl]

The Ore Snatcher's Identity

So I watched the trial of Mumbo Vs XbCrafted (aka Mumbo Vs Hermitcraft) and it was amazing. So many jokes. So much laughs. XbCrafted having pay Scar, Mumbo being stuck for everyone’s butler for two weeks meanwhile most of Hermitcraft is on break due to the Holidays, and Doc being sent back to Sky prison because he was asking about the Ore Snatcher again. It was amazing. I watched Mumbo’s perspective then Scar’s. Scar’s perspective of the trail is on his Vod’s Channel for whatever reason in case you were curious. Link to Scar’s Video is the rarer of the two. Link: Mumbo vs XBCrafted: I'm The Lawyer – A Hermitcraft Season 10 Special!

However, I want to analyze one thing that happened during the trail. While Cub was being a witness for Scar, during his cross examination, Doc derailed the trail to try and get Cub to confess under oath whether he is the ore snatcher or not. Cub said he wasn’t the Ore Snatcher, but he does know who the Ore Snatcher really is and that the Ore Snatcher is in the courthouse.

Now before we analyze this info there’s two things I want to discuss. One, there is no reason for us to assume that Cub is lying about knowing who the Ore Snatcher is. It’s pretty clear that he does know who the Ore Snatcher is and it wouldn’t benefit him to lie about this detail. Secondly, there’s reason to think Cub is lying to Doc when he said he isn’t the Ore Snatcher. After all, Cub did the very same thing when Grian asked him if he was the Jingler back during season 6. However, we don’t have definitive proof that Cub is lying to Doc. Cub is very sneaky and there could be a sneaky third option where he isn’t the Ore Snatcher so he isn’t lying to Doc but he is helping the Ore Snatcher get through Doc’s security. It seems very Cub of him to be like that. However, we don’t know for sure if Cub is lying to Doc or not if he truly is the Ore Snatcher or not, so it’s up in air. Cub could be ore snatcher and lied under oath, or he didn’t. I’m not ruling him out of the suspect range just yet. I want to wait until we know definitively who the Ore Snatcher is.

Anyway, on to the subject of this post. Now I will be using this link for my research and theorizing. Link to the reddit which is a compliation of all the data on the Ore Snatcher. Thank you Reddit for a change. Ore Snatcher main theories and research : r/HermitCraft Out of the people in the court, who is the most likely to be the Ore Snatcher. First things first, we need to know, who is in the Court? Well, it was Vintage Beef, iJevin, Bdubs, Doc, Cub, XbCrafted, JoeHills, SmallishBeans (aka Joel), Rendog, ZombieCleo, FalseSymmetry, Scar, and Mumbo. Now let’s examine who is the most likely to be the Ore Snatcher.

Doc is an easy elimination because why would Doc do this to himself? It makes no sense and it’s clear Doc is under destress because of the Ore Snatcher. The man is dooming himself to Sky prison because he is that obsessed with catching the man or woman. It’s clear that Doc is not the Ore Snatcher. It’s also not Doc’s wife since she’s not at the Court.

The next least likely to be the Ore Snatcher that isn’t Doc himself is Mr. Smallishbeans himself. Look, while Joel is a prankster and loves to mess with people, the man is not sneaky in the slightest and is bad with red stone. Have you seen Joel’s traps? They suck. The man also doesn’t want to make enemies during season ten because this is the guy’s first season. It’s why he hasn’t stolen from his neighbors or played that many pranks. He’s also really, really busy gathering resources for his mega builds because his shops suck. Sure, Joel’s diamond poor but the man felt guilty for getting the Diamond Ores from the Snails once he learned they were Scar’s Ores. Joel is not the Ore Snatcher.

The next man I want to eliminate is Mumbo. There are a lot of reasons that Mumbo isn’t the ore snatcher. He views Redstone as sacred, fears Doc, has been busy making his town then mega factory or has been on holiday, and he is not dexterous enough to escape the Warden. The only time he went against Doc was when he was a Buttercup, and it was only because he was with Grian and Scar. Besides, it was their fault to begin with, he was just their neighbor and was stuck in the crossfire.

Next is ZombieCleo. While she does like to mess with Doc and isn’t scared of him, she would be all up in his face about the fact that he lost his ores. She also wouldn’t let this game play out for so long, especially after she already lost her pig because the man accused her of being the ore snatcher and would have stopped once her friend Joe was covered in water. I’m 99% sure she was the imposter Ore Snatcher who gave Doc all his ores back. She was probably sick of the Ore Snatcher’s games and tried to calm Doc down. She may be a gas lighter, but she knows when enough is enough.

Next to eliminate is Rendog. Look the man loves his husband and while he does like to mess with people it’s usually people who aren’t Doc and even his pranks on Doc are pretty light heart. Ren wouldn’t hurt Doc like this. Look the man tried to sway Martyn from being evil and Ren is only okay at Redstone, he wouldn’t be able to get around Doc’s security even after Doc explained it to him. It’s not Ren.

Next to eliminate is Bdubs. While the guy likes to prank people and it would make an interesting court drama, it’s clear that Bdubs is sick of the Ore Snatcher and Doc bringing him up all the time. It’s why Doc was sentenced to Sky prison again for bringing up the ore snatcher. Bdubs doesn’t have the patience to keep the mystery of the Ore snatcher up. Also Bdubs is bad at being sneaky and is only kind of okay at redstone, like he’s at beginner’s level redstone, the man would not be able to disable Doc’s redstone and his friends who do know redstone are all busy.

Next is Vintage Beef, while the guy is pretty sneaky and has a rivalry with Doc due to Big Salmon, however, it’s because he and Doc have this big rivalry with Doc thanks to Big Salmon it makes him too easy of a target for Doc’s wrath. Also, the prank uses the Glitcher$ as the identity of the Ore Snatcher’s group instead of Big Salmon. Not to mention, Beef has been too busy being a dad, and according to other people, it’s not the guy’s style of pranks. It’s safe to say that Beef isn’t the Ore Snatcher.

Next one I want to eliminate is XbCrafted, while the man is sneaky and does like to have misfit, the man would not let this go on for this long without revealing himself as the ore snatcher, especially after Joe got flooded. (Sorry this is short, I don’t know Xb that well.) (UPDATE: Xbcrafted confirmed on twitter that he isn't the Ore Snatcher. Link to Post: xBCrafted on X: "I have not in the past, nor will I in the future, snatch ore. Yall know me better than that. My fear of being an inconvenience to anyone other than Keralis or Hypno wouldn't allow it." / X) (So yeah, my theory that Xb isn't the Ore Snatcher is correct. Go me.)

Next I want to eliminate is Joe, like the man is an enigma and Doc like to blame every weird thing on Joe but the man streams everything he does and whenever he’s not streaming he’s making videos. Also, he’s way too busy with everything. He would also not keep stealing Doc’s ores after Doc flooded his home. Now some people say ‘but what the cobblestone he had in inventory after Doc killed him?’. Well, there are a lot of reasons he could have it without him being the ore snatcher. One of them could be because he was connecting his lawyer and bookshop to the courthouse road that’s what the road to the courthouse is made of. (Oh, I rewatched Scar's Stream that had Joe be accused of being the ore snatcher and the reason he had those blocks because Scar's inventory was full and he threw smooth stone to Joe so he can pick up Joe's map. That's the reason Joe had the stone. Just wanted to let people know. So yeah, it's not Joe.)

Now there are four characters left. FalseSymmetry, iJevin, Cub and Scar. These are the guys I say are the most likely to be the Ore Snatcher.

Of the four, I feel like Jevin is the least likely to be the ore snatcher. However, I am unconfident in this saying because I don’t watch Jevin’s work. I’m only because other people in the community say the scale isn’t big enough for Jevin’s taste, but since I don’t watch Jevin so it’s still possible that Jevin is the Ore Snatcher. If someone who watch’s Jevin more often has a better defense for Jevin, please let people know since he’s still a possible suspect.

Now we have Scar, Cub, and False, and I bet I got a few people confused. After all, why haven’t I eliminated Scar? After all, there are a number of reasons to say Scar’s not the Ore Snatcher. Scar said he was done poking the Goat thanks to season 9, Scar is bad at redstone. Scar is clumsy, and Scar can’t hold a secret. Well… yes, Scar is all of these things. There’s a good reason for Doc letting go of his suspicion of Scar, but I want to give Scar’s his flowers because he’s a lot smarter than other people think he is.

Why do I think this? Well, because Scar won Secret Life. Scar managed to get the entire server on his side even though he was the villain of Secret life before he made his final stance with the Mounders against Gem and the Scotts. He tricked Tango onto the Mounder’s globe to burn it before knocking the block under his feet. He convinced Joel to kill Skizz on his regards. He managed to stay under the radar of everyone and was everyone’s friend before the final battle. Scar’s very smart. He’s also a master liar and will cut things to make himself look good. Good example. His interaction with Ren and Martyn in Third Life when he wanted the enchanter. In Scar’s perspective, he’s chill, nice, and just vaguely asking for the enchanter in exchange for friendship and sand. In Martyn’s POV, we see the sinister and villainous side of Scar. It helps that Martyn’s music is amazing. It shows how sleazy and scarry Scar is. How he tries to get Ren to lose his alliance with Martyn. How he tries to strong arm Ren into the deal. How he acts like a villain. I love Scar, but man is he scary when he wants to be the villain.

But that doesn’t explain how Scar got past the redstone. Even Xisuma questions it, and I think I have the answer. Cub. Cub is Scar’s redstone man and just as much a suspect of the case. It’s very likely Scar had Cub deactivate the alarm. It could also mean what while Cub isn’t technically the Ore Snatcher, since he didn’t snatch any ores, that doesn’t mean he isn’t helping. And the Glitcher$ could be another name for the Vex. Scar has Cub make the signs, since Scar was almost catch by his misspelling and didn’t want Doc on his case. Cub threw Scar under the bus many times because he doesn’t want to be attacked by Doc.

We could even bring False into the club since she is also an honorary member of the Convex. I watched season 5. One final clue it could be Scar, Scar uses dirt as scaffolding since he hates regular scaffolding, during one of Doc’s videos, there’s a random pillar of dirt he finds in his base that he knocks down. It could have been a possible clue that Scar accidentally left behind.

Anway, these are my thoughts. Hope you like it.

[writers-potion]

When to Use "SN" Sounds

quiet movements and devious, untrustworthy nature

showing a coward's behavior

one character disdains another

spying, shadowing stake-outs

"SN" words for sneaky behavior:

snake, snoop, sneak, sniper, snare, snitch, snatch

"SN" words for derogatory attitudes:

snigger, snort, snub, snide

Other "SN" sound words:

snivel, snooze, snuggle, snow, snip, snap, snack, snot, snail, snug, snore

"SL" sound for unpleasnt, undesirable things:

slip, slide, slope, slime, slug, slush, slop, slither, sluice, slick, sludge

"SL" sound for unethical behavior:

slander, slur, slay, sleaze, sly, slapdash, sliphod, slacker

"SL" sound for lower classes:

slum slang slave, slut

Other "SL" sound words:

slab, sling, slot, slow, silver, slender, sleet, slalom, sleek, asleep, sloop, sleeve, slit, slice, slat, slogan, slash

If you like my blog, buy me a coffee☕ and find me on instagram! 📸

[justpoliteconversations]

Apple Merchant [BOTW!Link x Isekai!Reader] (Part 4)

Link learns some things. And so do you.

Yet another for the ever growing pile of self-indulgent garbage refuse. Enjoy the process of decomposition with me for a while.

Part 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Alternate Extras: Embrace

Masterlist

TW: Choosing not to display warnings. Read at your own discretion.

Disclaimer: Don't own The Legend of Zelda franchise.

---

The yiga. A faction of Ganon worshipping traitors formerly of the Sheikah clan, whose main objective is to kill the Hero known as Link (in other words, himself). Known for their distinctive red body suits and white masks. And, strangely enough, their love of bananas.

They were also currently at the very top of Link's (until recently non-existent) shit list, because AM had deemed their threat level too great to allow them to meet each other freely. As Blue had told him, AM's profession placed them at greater danger than the average citizen to the assassins' blades. What that profession was, Link was not told (despite his pleading and intense stares and even one memorable attempt to bargain for the information), but it was deemed necessary to maintain distance because of this.

There were plenty of other useful things in the book too. Not a letter or a note or even a small bundle of documents. A book. An honest to Goddess book. Because there was nothing else the ridiculously thick, neatly piled collection of leather bound miscellaneous papers, maps, diagrams, notes and documents could be. It was the thickness of Link's hand for goodness sakes.

Thankfully, Blue had taken mercy on him (and his desire to get moving as soon as possible) and bookmarked the pages and maps that would be most useful to him. All while giving him that bland, graceful smile of hers and explaining that AM was a very proactive information gatherer, but that they didn't always consider that not everyone wanted to know the exact region Sneaky snails bred in or where the highest priced wheat could be found.

Link very deliberately didn't tell her that he did, in fact, find those very interesting topics to learn about (and that he would be reading through the entire book when he got the chance. later). Because he was still stung that she'd given him a condescending little smile (smirk, it was a damned smirk and Link knew it) when he'd tried to bargain with her for more information on AM.

In total, he'd spent three days in Hateno, gathering information (as though the book wasn't enough), gathering supplies (because as many as were in the slate, it didn't have everything a warrior would need to maintain his gear. Blue's words, not his) and getting to know the people around the area.

Also, armor. Costume fitted (Link didn't think too hard about how Blue had gotten his measurements) as to AM's specifications before they'd left town. The order arrived a little later due to his (apparently) small size causing complications with some of the straps.

Honestly, it felt good. It felt familiar with a hazy kind of comfort that spoke of his body's remembrance of such armor resting upon it often. And suddenly, in that moment, the thought that he had once been a knight didn't feel so far off, despite having no memory of it and very little desire to become as such again.

Ready to go (finally) he put on his boots, tightened the straps of his new (fitted. maybe he'd see about getting his Sheikah armor fitted as well if he was in the area) hyrulian armor set, and took one last shot before departing.

"Where can I get more bananas?" Link tried, going for casual but coming off far too intense for it to be anything but prying. "For the Yiga problem."

Blue just smiled (small and condescending, and so frustrating) before replying evenly. "AM has that well in hand I'd imagine." The knowing glint in Blue's eyes put a pout on Link's face. "It's best you focus on your mission, Courageous One." Then she smiled genuinely. Just a bit, but enough to ease Link's heart as she continued. "Fear naught for your beloved AM. No harm shall befall them while my sister haunts their shadow."

Link believed her. And with that little bit of reassurance, the Hero of Hyrule set out into the world once more. With courage in his heart and his goal ever at the forefront of his mind.

Defeat the Calamity guy. Meet AM. Travel this vast, wondrous world with them for the rest of their days. Or, maybe one day settle down more permanently in Hateno and open a food stand.

Anywhere life took them. Whatever you wanted. This was the beginning of his new life after all, and he was so eager to spend it with you.

---

You stared up at the quickly growing pile of bright yellow fruit with something like regret stabbing at your heart. Just thinking about how much rupees you were about to drop on this one purchase alone was enough to put a hitch in your throat. It was enough to have you contemplating a long walk off that equally long (absurdly long) wooden bridge just next to the stable.

When you'd stopped at Lakeside Stable for the night and told Adino you'd pay him market price for any bananas he brought back to you before you left. You hadn't expected him to take that as a challenge. You hadn't expected Skims to get involved in it as well. And you most certainly had not expected Red to show up out of nowhere with a pile rivaling (and maybe even surpassing) Adino's.

And thus, within the span of a few short hours, you were suddenly several thousand rupees poorer (not that that pantry amount even scratched the surface of your accumulated wealth, but you digress) and many, many bananas richer.

At least they tasted good.

"Not that I'm against your presence. But why are you here, Red?" You asked the red clad woman after (with a heavy heart) passing out everyone's pay for the bananas they'd brought you. (Skims and Red didn't even have the grace to look ashamed for muscling in on the quick profit either, the jerks.)

She didn't even pause from where she'd been fingering through her newly acquired (ill gotten) gains when she hummed playfully. "Oh. Gran thought it'd be wise to send along a little extra protection to ensure The Hero's benefactor remained unmolested during these most crucial of times."

The look on your face must have been confused enough to spur Red to explain. "Gran told us to keep you in the dark about our motivations, but I like you. So I'll tell you the truth, since you seem like the reasonable sort." She finally put the rupees down and turned to face you, eyes hardening into a serious shade of near black as she explained.

"The Hero is without his memory, and until recently, was without motivation to see his mission through with the urgency it requires. Had he been as he was before, just the mention of the Princess would have been enough to send the guy running, if you believe the rambling of nostalgic old gossip crows." Her lips twisted into something too complicated to decipher before it was neutral again.

"But he's not the man he used to be. He's not the princess's knight anymore for all his destiny would push him to be. And so, he needed a new motivation to get him moving." She gave you a smile, but it wasn't a nice one (it was one full of spite and pity, though only the pitying part was directed at you). "That's you. The guy loves you already. Call it situational stockholm or just that damned knightly instincts of his, but you are the apple of his eye." She tried to soften her smile into something humorous, but it fell short.

"Bottom line. You're the replacement motivation. Just until he gets enough of his memories back to get invested in the Princess' wellbeing." She flicked a rupee off the stump she'd gathered them on, expression very closed off as she continued.

"Whenever Mr. hero gets a little too comfortable playing house, we're supposed to dangle you in his face and get him interested again. That you seem invested in his success was just a bonus. Be it the Will of Hylia or just simple coincidence, doesn't matter. You're useful, and if it gets the Princess out of that Hell, we're willing to use that."

Another smile, sharp but honest. "It's our duty after all, to serve the royal family. I'm sure you understand." Despite the way the information settled sourly in your stomach you nodded, keeping your expression as even as possible.

She noticed though, and suddenly her hand was on yours (you hadn't noticed it tightening into a fist). "Don't fret, Apples." She smiled again, softer this time. Eyes lighted with a compassion that held such raw honesty despite her earlier words. "My sister and I are not going to let the elders use you like that. You might have asked yourself why Bluey isn't here instead, since, you know-" She smirked, side-eyeing Adino who'd gone some distance off to try to find more bananas (to take more of your rupees, the little bastard).

"We will fulfill our duties. For the protection of Hyrule and everything we love. But not at your's or your dear Hero's expense. At least, not like that. You see, Bluey has something I do not, and that is a gentle touch. She'll take care of the Hero in the way he needs, not the way that'll get the fastest results." Her smirk widened. "And she's got more of a rebellious streak than me too. Trust in her. She'll protect your dear Hero. Even if she has to spit in the elders' eyes to do it. She never could put her heart aside for the sake of duty."

You were silent for a time, digesting her words with the weight and attention they deserved, before looking back to her. A smile on your lips, and your hand out before her in the gesture of a shake.

"I look forward to doing business with you then, Red." You began, letting the edge of your resolve sharpen your eyes and embolden your words. "Let's do our best to protect Link and save Zelda. We'll give it everything we've got."

Red grinned, full and bright and smug (so unbearably smug, like she had won the lottery. which they didn't have here, and you were not interested in introducing any time soon either). "I knew you were gonna understand. The Goddess wouldn't choose just anyone to guard her chosen's heart."

You blinked. "What?"

Red picked up another rupee, flicking it at you. "What~?"

---

Now, off to work! And then the shadows to rest.

[borntobabygirl]

Obey me characters as convo’s I’ve had with friends

Asmodeus: If you have a boyfriend, and he says you can’t use his balls as beauty blenders- 

Satan: *Leaves VC*

Lucifer: Why is it in Korean?

Leviathan: Are you homophobic or something?

Asmodeus: Prepare your balls

Barbatos: For the love of fuck it was 4AM when you sent that 

Diavolo: A dog trotted up to me in public and very slowly took a burrito from my hand. He thought he was being sneaky 

He was

I didn’t notice it at all

I feel violated 

MC: L take skill issue 🫵

Belphegor: Is knowing gay lore gonna help me in college?

Mammon: Never know, it may…

Asmodeus: Could help you get laid. Idk about actually passing semesters though 

Satan: It’s creature! [Picture of cat]

Beelzebub: Car🤤

Satan: …Why are you like this 

F!MC: I just finished my period 

M!MC: Nope it’s gonna surprise you 

F!MC: Huh?-

NB!MC: NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE

Belphegor: WHY ARE THE SHADOWS MOVING AGAIN

Beelzebub: It’s me 

Belphegor: Is that why it’s built like a Cheeto

Diavolo: Bed bath and behind you 

Barbatos: Do your homework

Diavolo: Nuh uh 

Solomon: You’re a man, let ‘em dangle 

Simeon: Let what dangle😨

Solomon: *Leaves VC*

Simeon: *DMing him* SOLOMON LET WHAT DANGLE

Diavolo: Do you see that vent, Lucifer? I know it’ll be hard, being sus, but you need to-

Lucifer: Kill yourself 

Diavolo: Ok😔

Asmodeus: Sol, Sol

🎁

Open the box 

Solomon: *Opens box*

Asmodeus: 🍆

HAHA ITS MY WEINER 

Diavolo: Lesbian rats‼️

Barbatos: WHERE

Lucifer: MC

MC

MC RESPOND

MC: Rat lord

What do you desire

My l i e g e

Belphegor: Oh wait of course Lucifer and Diavolo are sitting beside each other

Satan: Faggots

Belphegor: yawns out in a very loud and dramatic manner

Lucifer: Please do not tell me you just woke up

Belphegor: If I did?

Lucifer: IT IS 4PM FOR YOU

Asmodeus: Seethe

Fucking S E E T H E

Satan: IT AIN’T FUNNY

IM ON EDGE DUDE

Don’t joke about the edge thing

Asmodeus: WHY YOU EDGING oh ok

Diavolo: 🐌Snail :D

Belphagor: Kill it

Satan: Run it over

Belphegor: Stab it repetitively

Diavolo: NO D:

Mammon: Garlic toast incident 

MC: Garlick*

Mammon: Garlick💔

MC: I thought you were lonely ngl👍 I mean you are but,,,

Mammon: WH AYE SHUT YOUR MOUTH PLEBISCITE

MC: Permission to bite

Lucifer: Permission granted

MC: Huzzah

NB! MC: Woah, is that- Masquerade Butterfly🤔 by👆 Miura Ayme‼️

(Any) MC: His songs are so dick suckable🤤

Lucifer:😨

Mammon:😨

Leviathan:😨

Satan:😨

Asmodeus:😨

MC: THE UNISON WAS FUCKING IMMACULATE

Mammon/MC/Leviathan: I can skibidi explain‼️

Lucifer: I will skibidi kick your ass‼️

[dmwrites]

2024 fic list!

It's been a quiet year on the fic front for me, but thank you to anyone who read anything of mine this year! Below is everything that I wrote this year!

Adventures To The Grave: Joe Hills set out with a shovel over his shoulder and a whistling song in his lungs. Walk with him as he meets a few friends along his journey.

Joe Hills Puppet Surgery: Joe Hills wants to be a puppet for Hermitcraft Season 10. ZombieCleo helps.

Grian the Self-Insert Fic Writer: Grian meets with the Watchers during Secret Life to pitch a few secret task ideas.

Those Sneaky Little Snails: Scar notices that something seems a little off about his friends Grian and Gem.

Rematch: xB and Etho spar on Gem's beach. It reminds them of another sparring match from back in the day.

Beetrayal: Mogswamp killed his bee Sweetpea. He feels sad.

My Precious (what happens when Ren gets head): King Ren had a really weird relationship with that decapitated Impulse head, huh?

My Friend, My Enemy, My Everything In-Between: Pearl may not have administered the final blow, but she still helped kill Gem in Secret Life. Gem, upset, talks to Cleo about it in the afterlife, as they watch the final two players fight for the Secret Life crown.

The Prophecy of xB: the Empires s1 Flower Huslands have lunch and exchange stories.

A Grave Chat: Cleo is spirling. The moon is big. Joe Hills digs a second grave.

Grumbot Saving Face: the Grumbot built on the Empires s2 server was trapped in a glass box, broken and alone. He breaks out, but there seems to be nothing left.

Clean Up: the watchers needed someone to clean up the mess that was 3rd life. Mop the sand. Reshape the landscape. Prepare for the next game.

Alliances Aren't All They're Cracked Up To Be: Impulse and Tango run into each other during Wild Life. They talk about their alliances.

Listening In: a re-imagining of Grian taking Martyn's listening power in Wild Life, and Martyn and him having a conversation only the two of them can hear in entirety.

[wolveswolves]

Slow and quiet summer moments in the Dutch countryside | the Netherlands

Some beauty and calm that caught my eye the past month. An early morning walk along a foggy river with a blood red sunrise, spending the Summer Solstice sitting in a beautiful large willow tree at one of my favourite places surrounding this small town, and lots of gorgeous golden hour moments.

Gardening attempts to keep the slugs and snails away from the strawberries, and trying out David’s new soil block press, which works amazing for growing seedlings. We sowed a lot of different bean species and they’re already starting to cover all the garden walls now, I swear you can watch them grow by the minute.

And some wild encounters with adorable highland cattle calves annoying their mom, a sneaky hedgehog helping us out in our garden, a rare hummingbird hawk-moth, and a bunch of panicky geese.

>> Subscribe to my YouTube channel >> More on my Instagram

[badninken]

Trafalgar Law Live Reaction right after seeing the whole mountain cutting thing.

Putting a read more because spoiler for fellow people who haven't watched One Piece before, and also maybe long post with lotsa screenshots.

Giving your actual beating heart to some evilly cackling bastard who asks for it as insurance of your good behavior is a bad strategy worthy of some cautionary tale about making deals with demons. Don't do that.

At least he got it back.

Thank you Smoker for your self sacrificing service! Loved the sneaky use of smoke powers to deliver Law's heart back. Also loved that Smoker is not dealing well with helping a pirate because it fucks with his navy honor, saying it was just to pay back the dept for Law saving his life earlier, because he doesn't want to owe favors to pirates. Sure man, pretend you're not a good guy :) I've seen the fan art of these two and enjoy it a lot so my reaction to this was 10/10 hearts.

Priority number one when Law is able to use his powers again: Get hat back! It's his power hat, I get it. Very cute.

Doflamingo phone snail appears from Vergo's pocket, dropping fun facts about Law's past while I squeak with laughter because I just can't handle the little feather boa on the evil Doffy snail and process sinister reveals of Law experiencing violent trauma at the hands of the giant metal man who's been repeatedly punching him in the heart for not speaking politely enough. It's too much.

So these two powerful mystery "adults" from Law's past are obviously trying to intimidate and psych him out and since Vergo just took his coat off, doubled his own width and got super shiny and extra menacing, it feels like a pretty bad situation for Law. He's been coughing blood on the floor for several episodes and he's a tiny 191 cm against huge Mr. Shiny Authority from his past. What's this poor little guy gonna do?

Cut the fucker in half in one sweep. BAM!

and here I'm like YES! He's so cooool!

and then they zoom out and it turns out he's cut the whole evil factory in half

and I'm just woooooah with starry eyes, riding a growing dopamine high from this Anime Moment

and then they zoom out again, showing the entire evil factory mountain cut clean in half and I'm just like, unblinking, wheezing at the TV, mouth wide open, arms in the fucking air

And then they cut to all the pirates watching this event live through their TV snails and Kid is having the exact same moment I'm having!

AND THEN THE UNHAPPY DOFLAMINGO SNAIL!! 😭

Aaaaaaaaaah!! Look at him pout so hard.

and Law is just:

WIN!

So yeah, this was an anime moment on the same level as Rock Lee dropping his leg weights for me, reaction wise and that's huge. Perfectly executed anticipation and reward, big applause.

My newest poor little guy is god level powerful and I'm so happy about it 🙏 I didn't expect even half of that. Maybe should have seen it coming after he lifted an entire battle ship, flipped it upside down and cut it in half with ease.

Ok I'm gonna calm down and then watch it again, thanks for tuning in to Bad Ninken reacts to Trafalgar Law doing stuff.

[jjsfavgirl]

Lover

All that’s in my head is that scene at the start of The Summer I Turned Pretty when Belly sees Conrad and lover by Taylor swift starts playing.

JJ Maybank x swiftie!reader

-

I have known JJ since we were five years old, after a mean kindergartener stepped on my favourite snail, JJ came to my rescue and pushed the kid over and we had been inseparable ever since.

It wasn’t until we were sixteen, on the run from the police daily and on a wild goose chase looking for gold and finally confessing our love for each other.

He was always so mysterious to everyone else, but I knew him like the back of my hand.

And there’s a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear.

And now we were sat in our large mansion, twenty years after we first met, the two of us in our mid twenties and still as close as we ever were.

Sharing clothes at 12,hanging out daily at thirteen, sleepovers at 14, stolen glances at 15 and sneaky kisses at 16 when the other pogues were too busy on the wild chase for gold.

Have I known you twenty seconds Or twenty years?

“Can I come too?”

I never left his side, always clinging to him like a koala, wether that was him piggybacking me home after getting too drunk for my own good at a Kegger or wether it’s me sitting cross legged on the marbled counter tops in our new figure 8 mansion as I watched JJ shirtless while he cooked us pancakes.

Can I go where you go?

I wanted JJ to be the one.

The one who kisses me, the one who tucks me in bed at night, the one who teaches our kids how to surf, the one who always gives me the bigger bit of the spliffs we shared daily.

I needed him to stay forever.

Can we always be this close forever and ever?

He was my home, the one place I felt safe.

As the two of us never had our own home, him and I growing up with tragic childhoods.

We found comfort in each other.

And ah, take me out, and take me home.

He is the light in the darkness, the sunrise at the end of the ocean, the peanut butter to my jelly.

He was my lover.

You’re my, my, my, my, lover.

Enjoy!

[syn4k]

this is ABSOLUTELY jordan with jerry.

(for those unaware: jerry is a baby slime that jordan captainsparklez found in one of his minecraft letsplays a LONG time ago. baby slimes in minecraft are less than a block tall, have half a heart of health, and are in fact so small that they can't even hurt the player by jumping up and squishing them like bigger slimes do, thus making them utterly and completely harmless. after jerry hopped in front of jordan and took an arrow for him, jordan decided to take him as soon as the sun rose. when he got back, jerry the slime was gone. every series jordan has made after that one has either featured a reincarnation of jerry or had some sort of homage to jerry in it. i think about this extremely frequently. wow that got long)

anyways, in every season of mianite jerry has been there at some point and he has always been some sort of gift (either from the wizards (s1) or the gods (s2)). i saw the tweet above and i went okay. Jerry could be a perfectly normal baby slime who nobody fucks with simply because Jordan will literally summon all the powers of Heaven and Hell for revenge if they ever touch his boy. that makes sense. but what if jerry was secretly super powerful and nobody knows because he's so unassuming, kind of like the immortal snail that instakills you if you touch it?

the scenario i'm imagining is this: someone breaks into jordan's house in the middle of the night to get cheese or something. probably tom. he's being super quiet and super sneaky. he has an invisibility potion on and everything. everything is going great until he turns to leave when Suddenly,

jordan, from somewhere out of sight: GET HIM, JERRY!

jerry the baby slime (small) (baby) (pretty damn harmless) drops in from the ceiling and starts hopping slowly but ominously towards tom.

now, you see, at this point tom is like "is he serious?" which is a great question to ask because he knows (or thinks he knows) that jerry cant do shit. he knows that this is definitely a distraction and that jordan is about to wreck his shit. however, he Also knows that if he does anything at all to jerry then jordan will have a great reason to have it out for him for the rest of eternity.

jerry is still approaching.

tom double checks all the exits just to make sure, walks forwards, gently nudges jerry aside with his foot so that he can get the fuck out of there, and Instantly Fucking Dies.

he did not account for the possibility that jerry is partially made up of a very strong, very fast acting poison that kills everyone upon contact (except jordan obviously), which makes sense because that's fucking wild and no sane person would consider that while raiding their friend's house for bread at 3am.

(also nobody except for jordan has ever touched jerry before so how would they know?)

the worst part is that this sounds exactly like the type of thing tom would make up to explain dying after breaking into jordan's house, so he can't even go to anyone to bitch about it. when questioned about the incident, jordan just gives whoever asked a Look that says "you actually believe that Jerry the baby goddamn Slime killed Tom?? Jerry, who couldn't hurt a baby chicken if he wanted to??? Fucking Jerry?????" and they go "yeah ok" and drop it.

thank you for coming to my ted talk. i might write a oneshot about this.

[00127am]

NEW YEARS SPECIAL : happy 2024!

@ noisecomplaint ln yn isn't too fond of apartment living, between the occasional roaches and the person who keeps stealing her grocery deliveries. but especially because of her exceptionally loud next door neighbors whom she has decided: she cannot stand. it's not all bad though, certainly not when xiao dejun (the prettiest boy she's ever seen) lives in the building. well, it was a perk. until it's revealed that him and her next door neighbor are one in the same.

00:10

Ten seconds remaining and no Ten, no pun intended (... sorry). You’re crouched on the edge of the sidewalk, heels brushing against the edge of the asphalt as you sway slightly, rocking back and forth on the balls of your feet. Watching as people bustle up and down the streets, following the countdown on their phone, hand in hand with friends and lovers. Despite the movement and the excitement and the sheer commotion, the world around you moves at a snail’s pace. Slowing down with each snowflake that attempts to make it's home undisturbed on the sullen streets of the city. The cool weather burns an ache in your joins and a throbbing in your throat. Leaving nothing more than a burning kindle in your nose and a dryness on your tongue that’s quickly succumbed with each hesitant swallow. You hug your--Taeyong’s-- jacket tighter onto your shoulders, burying the bottom half of your face into a bit of the collar. It smells like him, the same hint of lavender that underlies every whiff of his cologne.

00:09

Last new years you were all crowded in someone or other's apartment. It might have been a classmates or some friend of a friend of a friend of a friends. All you know is that at some point within the night, you, Ten, and Doyoung were all holed up in the bathroom. A last ditch effort to escape the drunken crowd (and the incessant love confessions from Jaehyun on your part). The window was forcibly opened, cold draft scurrying into the room and forcing you all to huddle closer together. You were perched atop the toilet, legs crossed and head back with the regality of a queen while Ten was leaned up against the sink. His slender hands poised at the base, legs stretched out and head lazily tilted upon his shoulder. Then Doyoung, crouched against the opposing wall, black hair falling into his eyes as he leaned forward only to fall back twice as hard. There was a shot in his hand, one inevitably taken by you, which burned the back of your throat and evoked a harsh swallow. One met with the amused laughter of Ten and a whiny grumble from the previous owner. You took a drag of the cigarette Ten had given you, an entire pack that he had nimbly stolen from the pocket of his friend Sicheng. You’re not quite sure if it was the taste or the company, but they became your new favorite brand. 

00:08

This year's news years was unlike the previous. There were no sneaky, shared cigarettes in the bathroom and no escape from the love confessions of a far from sober Jaehyun. No stifled laughter and chaste (albeit sloppy) kisses to the cheek from a stumbling Doyoung. No kisses directly on the mouth from a Ten who originally requested one on the cheek (you should know better than to ever attempt one on him, he always turns his head to steal a real kiss). No shots of shitty soju that made your head pound the following morning. No cold breeze that allowed for you to drape yourself across your friends without excuse before jumping around the tiny room in a ridiculous effort to generate some heat. No, this year you properly went out. Had dinner at some fancy restaurant that had you all wincing at the bill and got all dressed up for photos just outside. Photos which included Mark carrying you bridal style (he nearly dropped you into oncoming traffic) and Jaehyun on both knees to propose. You asked why it was both, wrinkling your nose and kicking him (lightly) with the tip of your heel. He said that it was more serious this way. You’re not quite sure that’s the case. 

00:07

You’ve been monitoring your drinking, making sure you weren’t too fuzzy to think straight. So you’re not one hundred percent sure as to how you managed to get lost in the first place. The last thing you remember was the back of Taeyong’s head before you blinked and he had melded into the crowd. Mark and Jaehyun had dragged you all to this part of town, to their favorite bar, so for all intents and purposes you were completely blindsided as to where to go. And, of course, maps wasn’t working. Not that you could recall the name of the bar anyhow, your two other friends always were mixing up the name. Combining it with other establishments or slurring the last consonants. You wonder what they’re doing now. Jaehyun is definitely plastered, leaning down upon the wooden bar top as he mewls about being cut off (something which Doyoung certainly would have undertaken at this point). Mark was most likely off dancing, never intending to be the center of attention but always becoming it. He’s enigmatic, always drawing people in like a moth to a flame.

00:06

You met Taeyong on New Years Eve of your freshman year at some party that one of your old friends had dragged you to. You didn’t really have any intentions of going but found yourself there anyway, pulled along with cheery smiles and promises of a good time. You were dressed in some over-the-top, dangerously short dress that she had lent you. A dress you would have loved, save for the fact that with each gust of wind, you could feel it on the back of your thighs. A sharp feeling that grew uncomfortable in an unknown place surrounded by unknown people. It was here, holed up on the couch with some foul smelling concoction of alcohol and an upperclassmen’s arm darting closer and closer to your shoulder than you first met Lee Taeyong. You were a little fuzzy and a little (very) smitten with him when he approached, asking something or other about getting some fresh air with him. You can’t remember the exact details, the entire ordeal many years behind you, but you can remember watching the angle of his face. The fine five o’clock shadow of his jaw and the rigid bridge of his nose. You remember thinking that he’s easily the prettiest boy you’ve ever seen (trumped only by a miniscule lead from Xiaojun) and crossing your fingers in your lap that you would have a chance with him (you didn’t). He lent you his jacket that night, lips curved into a soft smile that made you feel drunk more so than the alcohol ever did (the only one who knows about your long past, lovesick crush on your friend is Mark, who knows better than to ever allude to it, though that doesn’t seem to stop him half the time). You think it’s a similar jacket to the one that you’re wearing now. You can’t remember.

00:05

Ten Lee is always running late, so it’s no surprise that you’re still unable to spot him at the halfway mark. You’re not sure you’ve known a single day in which he was ever on time. Eight minutes late to lectures, fifteen to your apartment, five to lunch. A whopping hour to your last birthday party. And when he does show up, there’s always some grand adventure paired with a feeble excuse for his absence. What was it tonight? He had to rescue some three legged stray dog that reminded him of some guy named Kun? You assume he just took too long to upturn the ends of his hair or perfect the subtle wing of his eyeliner. You never mind, knowing that he’ll show up eventually. Because he never misses out on anything, certainly not anything with you. As your closest friend, despite the three year age difference, you can always count on Ten Lee to show up, albeit late.

00:04

You were the one who suggested that Ten went blonde. A cooler, icy tone of blonde to best match his complexion. A color you knew would look good on him, despite all the fuss about the maintenance of his darker roots. You were also the one who bleached his hair, holding him by the neck (much like a cat and a kitten) as you dunked his head under the bath faucet. It was certainly a process, considering the jet black hair he had previously. And an old university tee shirt of his was ruined in the process, one you spilled bleach all over while standing on the tips of your toes to do his roots properly. You think that there are still stains on the tiling of his bathroom, cracks in between panels harboring fallen bleach and abnormal circles that look a bit too bright to properly blend in. And perhaps it’s because you dyed his hair (or more likely that you practicality spend every waking second with him), that you can spot the flicker of gold from in between the crowd of people. 

00:03

“Sorry I’m late, baby,” it’s spoken in between labored breaths and accented with the beginnings of a cheshire grin, “You get lost just to spend some extra time with me?” 

You bite back a smile, though it doesn’t work as well as you wish it would, affection bleeding into your words. “Maybe some extra time away from you,” 

00:02

“New year's kiss?” he asks, one hand coming up to rest on your forearm as he puckers his lips teasingly, making kissy noises that forces out a laugh from yourself, “You can pretend I’m Xiaojun?”

“Oh, now the answer’s definitely no,” 

Ten snickers, eyes narrowed into crescents as he playfully shakes you, whining on and on about how he can’t start a new year without a kiss from his best friend. How the year would be ruined in its complete entirety if this one ritual wasn’t completed. And as pathetic iterations of ‘please’ and your name fall from his lips, you pretend to think about it for a moment. Something that you don’t actually have to do. Ten knows this all too well, you can see it in the upwards quirk at the corner of his lips and the way his eyebrows lift just a quarter of an inch higher from their previous position. 

“If you’re that desperate for a kiss, then I guess it can’t be helped,”

taglist. @replayenthusiast @ahnneyong @yeosangsbiceps @haechansbbg @mxlly143 @suneonu @evilsailorsenshi @yangasm @222brainrot @odxrilove thank for you for supporting noise complaint! ♡

@ previous @ home @ next

🧾 © 00127am 2024

[evolutionsvoid]

Going out to the canyons and badlands guarantees beautiful views and memorable trips. The majesty of time worn rock, the incredible colors found in their many layers! Get a look from up high, and you see a landscape that is sculptures of nature itself! To sit there and take it all in, soaking up the sights, listening to the wind howl through the rocky canyons and enjoying the serenity of the wor- BAM! The jarring sound of an explosion echoing through the air! The peaceful quiet is randomly broken up by these startling blasts, ringing through the channels and chasms. The first time people hear it, they are quick to panic and think there is an attack happening. Some sneaky group of bandits blasting powder kegs or volatile magic or something! It certainly startles you every time! Even when you know it is bound to occur eventually, it will still catch you off guard! These loud bursts are rare and sporadic, but there is no way to ignore them if you are anywhere near the region! While some think bandits or loud mining, it is actually the result of a native resident of these lands dealing with some trouble. Someone is agitating them, which leads to quite the ruckus and quite the mess!

The species I am talking about is the Blast Cap Scutumback, though most people stick to calling them Blast Caps. As the name points out, they are a member of the Scutumback family, a group of mollusks known for their armor plating and flattened shape in their juvenile stages, which leads to the comparison of them and a shield. Blast Caps live in arid places, typically where rocks are aplenty and water is rare. Fitting that they live in such stony places, as they both blend in with rocks and move about as fast as one too. Blast Caps live at a snail's pace, slowly crawling about with a muscular foot that is hidden by their girdle. Now would be the part where I talk about their day-to-day lives and their incredible behaviors, but crawling about and eating pretty much covers all they really do. Blast Caps have no interest in rich social lives or finding odd ways to pass their time. It is essentially "eat until the food is gone" and then "move until you find more food." While pretty simple, you can't argue with results! 

Blast Caps do not eat meat or plants, instead going for a troll's diet. Rocks, minerals and metals are their meals of choice, and they use a powerful toothy radula to scrape away at stone for sustenance. The process is very slow, but I already said that they live a very slow life. As their radula etches the rock, they feed on the dust and flakes that come off, running it through an odd digestive system to extract nutrients from it. Some suggest that they also feed on lichens and moss, as those have been seen on rocky surfaces they chew on. However, we do not know if they specifically target these food sources or just so happen to eat them merely because they grow on the food they actually want. A Blast Cap will spend days sitting in one place, chiseling away at the stone until they deplete whatever substance they want from it. Once it is gone, they move on, leaving a distinctive wear mark on the rock that lets you know who is responsible! 

While sitting around and eating rocks doesn't sound like the most thrilling species to describe, things get much more interesting when you consider the substances they build up in their guts. The Blast Cap's love for specific minerals and stones winds up making a dusty mixture in their bodies that they add to potent fluids of their own, which winds up creating an explosive compound. It may seem like a real bad idea to create explosive fluids in your own guts, but the Blast Cap's creation is rather stable, only detonating when exposed to flame or sparks. When stored in the body, its own internal fluids and organs do well to prevent any accidental detonations from occurring. When danger approaches, that is when the liquid is put into use, and to powerful effect! Blast Caps will secrete this fluid in different ways, then use flint-and-steel-like setups in their anatomy to create the triggering spark. Their extra "teeth" and radula are capable of being scraped together to make sparks, or their armor plating may be rubbed together to do the job. 

How they utilize this defense varies by age, as the juveniles have one trick and the adults have another. When Blast Caps are young, they are much smaller and flatter, and their coloration helps them blend in with the stone. It is good for hiding, but some predators can sniff them out, or some oblivious beast may accidentally step on them! When a young Blast Cap senses a presence getting too close for comfort, their armor plates will shift to reveal fluid spraying pores. These orifices are tied to their explosive liquids, which can be released in a faint mist. They will only eject the weapon when pressure is put onto their armored bodies, be it a probing predator or a heavy misplaced boot. When they feel their body being touched, they release a small cloud of explosive mist and slam their plates shut, making a spark and then BOOM! While the area of effect is small, the explosion has a punch to it and it can severely mess up a snout or foot. While their armor plating protects them from this blast, those who agitate them are not so lucky. Predators can have a nose blown off, or even be blinded due to damage to the eyes. Beasts who step on them by accident will have chunks of flesh destroyed and nasty burns. Human-sized hikers often straight up lose a foot, having it blown to pieces due to this blunder. Though the young Blast Caps are small and weaker compared to the adults, some would argue they are more dangerous due to how easy it is to miss them and not realize you are walking through a living minefield.

When a Blast Cap gets old, their bodies fill out, almost inflating into a more hunched shape. Two large storage organs develop on their sides, for holding explosive fluid and small stony chunks for digestion. Their mouth parts become more flexible, allowing them to rotate it from its usual downward position up so that it points outward. This helps them eat things at different heights, or reach places where their bulkier body cannot climb. It also makes for a handy weapon when threats approach. While they can still release an explosive cloud around them, this wastes far more fluid due to their larger size requiring more to fully cover them. Instead, when they sense danger, they move their mouths upward and point it at the enemy. They will take a chunk of stone from their gut and bring it to their throat, along with a gob of explosive fluid. If their foe doesn't retreat, they will scrape tooth and radula together to make a spark and ignite the liquid sitting behind the rock. In an instant, their mouth erupts in a plume of light and smoke, and the stone is launched out at incredible speeds. This projectile is shot out faster than a rock sling could throw it, and it can do serious damage to those it hits. Bone shatters easily and armor is damaged beyond repair. If it hits you in the chest, your ribcage is busted and probably embedded in some important organs. If it hits you in the head, well, you won't realize it until you wake up in your afterlife.

To make matters worse, is that sometimes the rock is porous and winds up soaking in some explosive fluid. When launched, it will shatter when it hits its target or the environment, releasing a cloud that can be triggered by a single spark. Folk scrambling for their weapons or falling with armor hitting stone may accidentally create this trigger, and blow themselves to pieces without knowing their mistake. Needless to say, not many animals choose to prey on the Blast Cap, as the cost is massive if they screw up. However, some crafty birds, like ravens, have figured out a way to prey on juvenile Blast Caps. They pick up small rocks and debris in their talons or beak, then fly overhead and drop it atop the Scutumback. This "attack" will cause the Blast Cap to explode its defense, but the birds are far away from danger. They will then drop more rocks again and again until the Blast Cap stops detonating, as its fuel will have been depleted. Then the birds can swoop in to attack, knowing the young mollusk has no weaponry to fight back.

With the dangers that can come from an exploding mollusk, it should be obvious that locals are very careful around them. Areas that are heavily populated by Blast Caps will have warning signs around them (not that those can truly ward off dumb tourists). When traveling these places, people walk slowly and always keep an eye on the ground in front of them, as a single misstep can cost you a leg. While these areas are notoriously dangerous, the native people have found ways to benefit from them. Places where young Blast Caps are plentiful will be scouted out, and then hunters on horseback would go out to track down a nearby herd of game. With incredible coordination, they would scare the animals into a stampede, and direct their escape route towards Blast Cap territory. The thundering hooves would agitate the mollusks and they would prepare to explode. As the herd tramples through, they would trigger the Blast Caps, resulting in explosions, lost limbs and fatal tripping. In less than a minute, dozens of ungulates could be downed by these living traps, allowing the hunters to slowly creep in to collect the freshly exploded meat. It should be noted that most Blast Caps actually survive this crazy tactic, as they are very hardy and can handle being stepped on or trapped beneath a fallen beast. It should also be noted that this hunting tactic was only used in hard times when an entire village needed food, as it can be pretty wasteful with how much meat gets blown to mush and also the state of your food is pretty rough by the time you carve it up. No fine steaks or flanks to be found here, just messy ground beef.

Also, this same tactic has been used on invading forces, where natives tricked enemy armies to travel through Blast Cap territory, using their ignorance of the local fauna against them. One wrong step and the whole force is thrown into chaos, as people panic, flee and trample over more Blast Caps. While casualties would be low due to the small area of these blasts only taking out legs, the effects could be crippling to an army, now laden with wounded and mutilated, while also worrying about where the danger is. It is a clever strategy, I give them that, but it does make me worried anytime I am hiking in these areas. I am careful in my walking and mindful of my step, but then I think to the chaos of these hunts and attacks, and think of how a tumbling rock or a dropped canteen could set off a chain reaction that would turn me to mulch! It hasn't happened yet thankfully! But I guess you know that because I am alive and writing this entry....                 

Chlora Myron

Dryad Natural Historian

-------------------------------------

"Blast Cap Scutumback"

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1115 - Initial Thoughts

And we are back from another break

Another sneaky upload while I was coming home from work by TCB, plus other business has delayed me a bit, but now we can get to it

Secrets are pouring out, Joy Boy the pirate

Tell us more, Vegapunk

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release too

Back with the Yamato cover story, packing a lunch with Toko and Hiyori

And we're sticking with Wano since even they have the broadcast

They have the flag up as well, Straw Hat territory

Seems they had a Den Den Mushi in Orochi's possessions

Momo muses about Joy Boy being a pirate, having learned about him from Oden's journal

Tama's still there enjoying food too, seems like she lives in the palace now

Shinobu though hasn't 'matured' to her usual look, still looks younger

G4 Base?

Oh fucking...really? XD Demaro Black doesn't miss a hustle

Fake Kid Pirates mein godt hahahaha give it up lad

I mean why would you want to pose as someone who's worth 3 billion? You know how many would kill for 3 billion?

The navy at Egghead are also listening intently to his broadcast, as Vegapunk goes deeper into Joy Boy's past

He's only able to cover from a few Poneglyphs he's had access to (likely the ones Ohara had) but as we expected, a great war occurred; Joy Boy vs the future World Government

Dude was THIS CLOSE to the 'wait, are we the baddies?' moment

Warcury is not happy, as he still chases Luffy and the giants through fire

Mars is pissed too, using his Conqueror's Haki to destroy as many Den Den Mushi as he can find

Vegapunk continues though; of course the WG were just known as the 'Allied Powers' a coalition of 20 kingdoms against Joy Boy's faction - which in itself is a frightening display of Joy Boy's strength, even the superpowers of today could be taken down by a couple countries united, but 20? It took 20!

Alas, Vegapunk doesn't know why the nations were in conflict, just that it was a clash of ideologies, likely control vs freedom, but he chooses not to judge the morality

Zunesha is pensive, as the broadcast emits through Zou

CARROT! We missed you dearie, she's got a fancy Duke coat but she should be in Egghead with the crew ¬_¬

Still, she marvels at Vegapunk noting how Joy Boy's kingdom was advanced beyond even modern science

Oh lord, it isn't just Demaro Black we're bringing up for joke cameos, I know that laugh, I know that headpiece!

Mother Fucking Foxy XD What is that tache man?

Seems it's just him, Porche and Hamburg sailing on a little boat, bandaged up and getting the rumblies

We go back to Stussy, who is contacted by Edison as Kaku lounges in the bubble still

Edison encourages Stussy to drop the barrier, it's useless since the Gorosei could just break through

Feels like you could've called her before diving through the barrier and nearly killing yourself bud

Saturn's also using haki to destroy the Den Den Mushi

Edison puts his confidence in the Straw Hats though

Nami contacts Jinbe, still carrying Zoro - who takes umbrage with him apologizing, since he was busy dealing with Lucci

Nami notices that the blockade is moving to their escape route, encouraging they hurry in her own way

Back to Stussy, she shows relief that the Straw Hats are likely to escape, but without Vegapunk, she wonders what remains for her, she has no purpose

Something Kaku seems pensive about, perhaps even sympathetic, since he can't suggest to her the zoo

Back to V. Nusjuro and Bonney kicks at the Gorosei as he seems to cut Oimo

Not a good landing for Sanji either

Seems V. Nusjuro's not paying full attention to the fight either, trying to use his Observation Haki to sense where the broadcast snail is

Still, he breaks free and slices at Bonney, only for her to be saved by Franky

The slash cuts the figurehead of the giant's ship, better that than Bonney's head, but now she's tuckered out since Distorted Future takes up stamina

As V. Nusjuro leaves the battle and we pan to Zunesha and the Iron Giant we confirm that the void century ended with Joy Boy's defeat

It's not the biggest revelation since the WG rule the world after all, but it also puts further context into all the regrets with Joy Boy and his comrades we have read about in the past

To limit the amount of life signs on the island, V. Nusjuro takes more drastic action, cutting the entire Labophase in half

This causes the CP agents and the bubbled Seraphim to fall to the Fabriophase below

As the Gorosei let gravity try to take those who swore loyalty to them, Vegapunk makes the latest revelation

Sea travel is perilous around the world, it's common knowledge, but a millenia ago it was not; the ancient world, the civilizations that existed in the void century, it's all underwater - they built on top of the ancient world

Also I gotta point out there's some absolutely stunning visual panels in this chapter

Koushiro and the Revolutionary Army also react to the broadcast, only he, Sabo and Dragon appear pensive

Coco Village!? Gen san how you doing! And Nojiko! Still preferred the short hair but she don't care about no global warming she has tangerines to look after XD

Vegapunk continues; before there were vast continents, which'd explain why so few would go out to sea beforehand, and with all of the evidence underwater it explains how the WG can erase a century of history, but it goes deeper - figuratively and literally

Since the void century, the sea has rose 200 METERS!

That's over 600ft; the size of the United Tower, bigger than the Great pyramid of Giza, and that's all Water Level

Naturally, the listeners - the navy - are floored by this revelation, since a Warship is only 60m, but other soldiers tell them to stop listening

There's at least some sense of loyalty - or preservation of cost - for the marines to try and 'rescue' the CP agents and Seraphim from gravity-induced splatter, a la one of their world leaders

Alas Mock Town must mock, there is one among the crowd who isn't laughing though, another one seems to have ignored gravity

Sakura kingdom - mainly Dalton - reflects on the revelation, with Kureha mulling how things continue to get interesting

Oh hey, Miss Goldenweek! Passing by as the island uses a mountain to compare the height

At Water Seven (given the Galley La jacket) Vegapunk discusses how such a thing can occur, and reveals it to have been man-made

Morgans is livid about all this BIG ASS NEWS, having to be shushed by Vivi

Vegapunk continues to show his work; there were no signs, no studies, no science to confirm a natural build up, and if it was natural it would've been made known as a world-altering event

He hints at the use of the Mother Flame, confirming his suspicions

The Gorosei - except Ju Peter, wormy is not getting a lot of love from Oda atm - look furious as Vegapunk continues to note that the sea level rises were caused by the ancient weapons

Those weapons remain dormant, waiting to be used again

And as we pan over to Imu Vegapunk reveals something both horrifying and sobering at the same time: The War Is Not Over

Every island was once a mountain

But time didn't have the influence it should have, Oda has been getting biblical with this lore drop by giving us the common religious theme of The Deluge. Flood myths exist in many religious stories and mythology (which I will keep separate to not ruffle feathers), most common because of Christianity is the flood in the Book of Genesis, which we've already touched upon in One Piece given Noah's Ark. Since we tread nearer to Elbaf it's worth noting that a flood as a role in Ragnarok also;

"the sun becomes black and the earth sinks into the sea, the stars vanish, steam rises and flames touch the heavens."

Once more this was a chapter where Vegapunk's broadcast takes more priority over the things we're seeing, but there are some stunning panels to enhance the revelations, we see also the Gorosei flaunting their haki showing the level they are while the monster trio remain incapacitated or indisposed. I'm at least proud of Franky coming in for some more rescue clutch action, but with Stussy I'm less convinced now that she'll be killed by Lucci, Kaku's silence is loud and maybe, just maybe, they can all see this as a way out. The CP agents are likely not to survive the fall, the Seraphim will and probably will live to fight the Straw Hats under orders of the Gorosei or York, they will likely be used more since the Pacifista are compromised. As for the revelations, a mix of stuff we assumed being confirmed and stuff that theorists have pondered and been vindicated, it's all underwater, which explains the walls in Wano, why Zou is on Zunesha's back (sidebar, how fucking long are Zunesha's legs? like it's gotta be 200m+ submerged alone), and why Water Seven's ruins run so deep.

Still, I enjoyed all the cameos, appreciated seeing Carrot again, and a Vivi cameo is always nice, plus I had to laugh with Demaro Black and Foxy, like who's next? Kuro? Morgan? Krieg? Arlong? Enel?? We have to get to Buggy and the Cross Guild at one point ofc, plus this could be an avenue to reveal the status of Perona, Moria, Weevil, etc.

but outside of that, little progress from the Straw Hats and the incident unfolding in Egghead right now, but given the revelations Vegapunk is giving the Straw Hats time, the Gorosei aren't focusing on them, they're looking for the broadcast snail - and I don't think it's even on the island.