#zooks talk

[onetoothpig]

SO APPARENTLY THERE'S A ZOOK HERO 3 NOW

WHAT

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

I really want you to get started on Jurassic Park now after reading your tags.

All right, you asked for it! This post is going to be long because I've been rereading Jurassic Park since I was about 10 years old. But. My thoughts:

Jurassic Park is the oldest story in the world: one about hubris, and the price men pay for their ignorance of nature. From the first moment the protagonists step foot on the island, they can see it. There are poisonous plants next to the pool because they "look pretty." The harbor has no retaining wall because tropical storms aren't considered important. And there's a steep price for that hubris. Wu doesn't bother to learn the dinosaurs' names before breeding them, Nedry ignores them as unprogrammable, Malcolm mansplains them to their own creators, Regis laughs at the idea of them escaping, Hammond relentlessly monetizes them, Arnold insists he can control them... And they all get eaten by dinosaurs. It's the characters with the good sense to be overawed and scared (Muldoon, Gennaro, the paleontologists, the kids) who make it out alive. Almost paradigm.

More specifically, it's a book about the most fundamental principle of engineering: be scared, be confused, and then do something anyway. Then do something else, then something else, until something works. Timmy isn't a master hacker in the book; he's just (unlike Grant) willing to push buttons on the computer until he finds the power grid. Gennaro's still a scaredy cat in the book, but he clenches his teeth and goes into the velociraptor nest anyway. The heroic characters are the ones who conclude someone has to do something, despite not knowing what that something is. The villainous ones are the ones who refuse responsibility.

Speaking of which, can we talk about Ian Malcolm? I'm a sucker for a good Cassandra character, especially one that manages to get even the genre-savvy reader rolling their eyes and going "will you shut up?" And Malcolm is one of the best, every off-putting academic habit rolled into one: He thinks he's better than other people for not liking sports. He brags about not caring about appearances and then comments on Sattler's legs. He assumes Hammond has read his monograph and — when Hammond reveals he hasn't — pulls out a copy that he keeps on his person at all times to have Hammond read on the plane. He smugly explains that other characters should've foreseen they'd be killed by dinosaurs, only to be killed by dinosaurs. He calls his theory the Malcolm Effect. I do love Jeff Goldblum's gentler, more charming take on the character ("See, here, now I'm sitting by myself, talking to myself, that's chaos theory" I say literally every time I ask a question of someone who just left the room). But I prefer the way original Malcolm gets away with being right about everything because we so so badly want him to be wrong.

Speaking of that comment about the legs: by the low low bar of 80s/90s thriller writers, Crichton is surprisingly progressive. Jurassic Park invites us to laugh with (and roll our eyes with) Sattler, every time someone expresses shock the world's top paleobotanist is a woman. The Lost World perfectly captures the "women in STEM have to be twice as competent to get half the respect" dynamic, and it's a story about the male characters over-estimating their own competence as the female ones go about saving the day. Race isn't handled perfectly, but it is discussed in both books. Malcolm's chauvinism is designed to make everything else he says a bitter pill, to poison us against him. Crichton's no feminist. But Sattler's hardiness — later Harding's and Kelly's as well — are shown as hard-won in a world that batters nerdy girls so hard that only the toughest survive.

And Malcolm is just one of the many ways Jurassic Park masterfully lampoons scientific bullshit. After little Tina is bitten by a "strange lizard" and nearly dies from the swelling, Dr. Cruz assures her parents that lizards bite zookeepers all the time, that some people are allergic to lizard venom, and that the lizard Tina drew resembles a basilisk — and then we cut to him talking to his fellow MD. Where we find out that lizards don't attack humans in the wild, no human they know of has ever been hospitalized for a lizard bite, basilisks aren't venomous, and Tina's condition doesn't resemble an allergic reaction. They have no idea what this "lizard" (a Procompsognathus) could be or how it poisoned this kid, but they've been taught to obfuscate rather than admit that. Scientists are arrogant, and ignorant of their ignorance.

But the book is every bit as positive about empiricism as it is negative about individual scientists. The seamless way Crichton blends science fiction with science fact gets me every time. His preface connects Watson & Crick to Swanson & Boyer to Malcolm & Levine, explaining each step of the research process as he goes. He goes on to explain how Genetech developed its ideas from IBM, and that IBM and Genetech both contributed to InGen, which in turn influenced Biosyn, funded by Hamaguri... and only two of those names are fictional, but don't worry about which. Crichton does his homework, and then he presents his homework in the most compelling way of any writer I've ever encountered.

You need no further proof than the technologies — satellite phones, electric cars, touchscreens, gene editing — that were sci fi in 1990, commonplace today. Crichton did the reading. And he rolls that science out ever-so-slowly: dribbling first the mystery of the worker with a 3-foot gash in his torso who claims a bird of prey did it, then the mystery of the resort that needs the world's most powerful data storage, then the mystery of the billionaire who calls in the middle of the night with "urgent" questions about what baby dinosaurs eat... Until even 10-year-old me could look at that picture of a fractal and go "ohhh, I see how the unstable phase shifts of chaos theory explain the fact that a thunderstorm caused that guy to get eaten by a T. rex." Almost paradigm.

And all Jurassic Park's banging on about chaos theory belies a deep understanding of how interconnected ecosystems are. Animals, like plants, like subatomic particles, must be understood holistically. Pretending that the best way to learn the truth of any system is through breaking it down "is like saying scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast is human nature. It's nothing of the sort. It's uniquely Western training." Crichton clearly loves biology: "a single fertilized egg has a 100,000 genes, which act in a coordinated way, switching on and off at specific times, to transform that single cell... A house is simple in comparison. But even so, workmen build the stairs wrong, they put the sink in backward, the tile man doesn't show up when he's supposed to. All kinds of things go wrong. And yet the fly that lands on the workman's lunch is perfect." And he clearly hates what capitalism has done to biotechnology.

Hammond the venture capitalist is a perfectly despicable villain: No dinosaurs have escaped, because I said so. If there are problems, no there aren't. Put on a good show for investors, no matter how many contractors die in the process. Talk about all the "good" the park will do by making tons of money. The kids are stranded and the tech expert's dead? No they're not, because I said so, now pass the ice cream. It's truly a delight watching him get eaten by dinosaurs.

For that matter, Jurassic Park is bursting with details of style over substance. There are cutesy Apatosaurus cutouts in the hotel rooms and bars on the widows, a half-finished restaurant covered in Pterosaur poop, and a celebrity-narrated tour track that can't synchronize with the dinosaurs. It's trying to be Disney World, and it's actually a roadside zoo. The signage — "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth," the hand-lettered "Welcome to Jurassic Park", the room (and department) called "Control" — isn't subtle in its irony. But it is fun.

Which is yet another great sci fi trick. "Our funding is infinite but our peer review sucks" perfectly sets up the blend of the accurate with the plot-fueling (likely why Crichton reuses it several times). Why are there Pterosaurs in a dinosaur park? Our funding is infinite but our peer review sucks. Why are so many Cretaceous dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? Our funding is infinite but our peer review sucks. You didn't know Dilophosaurus is venomous? Our funding is infinite... It's perfect, because it's the opposite of how the scientific process usually works. Again: Crichton knows his shit, and he knows how to communicate it.

Like, even when I'm reading Sphere or Terminal Man — books where I'm perfectly aware I know more than Crichton on the subject, not in the least because their science inevitably became outdated — I still find myself believing, at least for the length of the story. You don't have to suspend disbelief when reading Crichton's work; he hoists it into the stratosphere for you. Half the time he won't give it back even after you're done. Almost paradigm.

But despite all that nerdery, Jurassic Park is still a rocking adventure story that builds momentum until it smashes to its conclusion at 70 miles an hour, ending the millisecond it can do so with not a word of denouement. You can practically hear that last deep piano note on the final words. It's cinematic as hell. This is Crichton post-Westworld, pre-Twister, the ultimate adventure writer. He reads, clearly, avoiding the errors of sci fi amateurs who watch too many movies (the T. rex has a distinctive smell, the island is relentlessly humid, so on) but he knows how to make a tight fast-moving story that you can consume in under three hours. His imagery is powerful, his pacing is on point, and his plot sucks you in and shoots you out like a water slide.

Jurassic Park is fun. It's informative. It makes you laugh, and gasp, and sigh, and think. It has its flaws (Harding Sr. fades out in the 3rd act, Grant's Maiasaura expertise never pays off) but those are minor in a book that stands up so well to rerereading. Almost paradigm.

[askponyinuyasha]

There's talk of giant spiders and other less natural monsters near the old fortress in the center of the wood; Be careful out there.

Zooks: There's talk of giant spiders and other less natural monsters near the old fortress in the center of the wood.

Inuyasha: What?!

Inuyasha: We'll have to finish this later!

Gad: Be careful out there!

Astro & Sunburst: ...

@ask-wizard-sunburst: Did he say 'giant spiders'?

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~To be continued...~

(High-res transparent PNGs below the cut, and whoa-nelly there are a lot of them)

Thanks everyone for your patience! This bit took me a really long time because there were so many figures and new poses and effects to draw!

In the intervening time, I did really enjoy seeing everyone's speculations as to who the off-screen character was! Nobody managed to connect the dots that they'd seen this font and text color before!

Anyway I hope to do a couple more entries like this where I can sit back and let the story tell itself. I'll even try drawing some action sequences maybe but hopefully I can avoid drawing too many spiders.

[cipher-legal-and-ethics-dept]

I've always gotten the feeling that Greevil prefers Eldes over Ardos.

You see, one thing I find interesting is that, on Citadark Isle, you encounter Ardos way before you find Greevil - who appears to have chosen to keep Eldes (and only Eldes) by his side. Now, this could also be chalked up to Ardos' rashness, as seen in scene with Zook where he's the one taking initiative and talking about chasing him. However, if Greevil felt like he needed or wanted Ardos there anyway he would just order him to stay, so at the very least we can say that he's fine with not having his older son with him. You could also read the Zook incident as Ardos being eager to please his father, which would fit into the picture.

Additionally, the way Greevil says

"You managed to defeat Ardos. Of course, you have also beaten so many of my followers. Perhaps it's no surprise you won."

and shortly after also says that

"I do have an appreciation for the strong, you see."

makes me think there's an underlying pattern. If you look at Greevil's dialogue, you learn that he values strength and loyalty in his followers and one of his main "issues" with them - and what even appears to be one of the main reasons behind the creation of XD001 and other Shadow Pokémon - is that he deems them unreliable. He says that

"The others can't be counted on at all." (to Eldes)

and in regards to his plans explains to Michael that

"Next, I plan to create an army of Shadow Pokémon that work independently on my orders alone. When this second step is done, I will take over the world without having to rely on bothersome people."

So how does this play into Greevil's relationship with his sons? Both Ardos and Eldes are loyal to their father, with Ardos going as far as insisting on addressing him as Grand Master at all times and being straight up fanatical in his belief in Cipher's cause. However, looking at them as trainers, as well as how Greevil appears to judge their abilities, I think it's fairly clear that Eldes is (perceived as) stronger. Therefore he is, according to Greevil's values, the better subordinate and by extension the better son.

Lastly, I find it rather telling that Greevil chooses to listen to Eldes in the end when he's defeated. Yes, this is primarily supposed to be his humanity winning out, with Ardos and Eldes acting as shoulder devil and shoulder angel respectively to create a moral conflict that allows Greevil to choose good and thus go on a path of healing and redemption.

However, there's also the human level. In this scene, Greevil appears distressed and confused and displays a state of mental instability that we can all guess led him to where he is now. He briefly argues against Ardos' suggestion to flee and kill everyone, but folds quickly and easily; his authority and control over his sons is completely shattered. Then Eldes arrives and - finally - speaks up. Again, Greevil puts up little to no resistance and it's Ardos who argues with Eldes.

Greevil ultimately listens to Eldes. Being addressed as father by him gets through to him. When Greevil looks up again, he's looking at Eldes; and it's at this point that Ardos realizes he's lost and leaves without another word. Could a similar emotional appeal from Ardos have worked as well? Maybe, but there is no space for such a thing while arguing in favor of cruelty. I do think that there's an element of Greevil trusting Eldes' judgement that plays into his decision. Would Greevil have chosen the dark path if he favored Ardos over Eldes instead? It's impossible to say for sure, but I would love to hear your thoughts if you have any.

Tldr: I think there's a case to be made that Greevil prefers Eldes over Ardos and that this might have played a role in his decision at the end of XD. It's definitely not explicit and I don't want to state anything as fact, but Greevil's overall values and behavior may hint at such a dynamic; it would also explain some of Ardos' behavior.

[ask-cinnavanillamelody]

Dear Selene; I hope this letter reaches you. We're writing to compliment you on your fantastic spellwork with the moving house and such; removing every trace of your existence is not an easy thing to do, Zooks knows. Also writing you to say... yeah. We understand why you did it. Twilight and your... soul-mate(?) don't exactly seem compatible and you don't want to be alone again, and folks were talking like they wanted to take your son, too. Don't worry, Zooks hasn't figured out how to track you, this letter is just supposed to... find you on it's own. destroy it if it makes you feel better. I don't suppose Sombra has any regrets to air out? Any words he'd like to give back? Regardless, you were the nicest villain we've ever had the pleasure of lair-invading, and we hope to see you again soon-ish. Preferrably without the darker undertones of our last visit. -Gad and Zooks

Dear Gad and Zooks, Selene here

Thank you for your kind letter, it means so much to me that you are willing to show me, and by extension, my little family kindness.

I will admit, I did not trust many who came, and certain gray earth pony was particularly hurtful, but I should've expected that reaction, I have come to realize many ponies are...prone to fright when they look upon me now. Part of it is Somby's species as an Umbrum, they have a natural ability to instill fear in whoever looks at them. It's not ideal, I don't want to hurt or scare anyone, but I can't help seeming terrifying.

Thank you for the compliment on my enchantment! Did it surprise you when you could no longer read the direction Mira gave you? When my house disappeared in a very instant? And Mira has no recollection of even giving it to you? you are right, it is a very hard feat of magic! That just happens to be my special talent.

Somby does have a few regrets, and he would like to say them himself:

Hello hippogriffs. Not that I owe you anything but since you asked...I regret killing Princess Amore back then in the crystal empire, I never should have tried to be king, it wasn't my place. My biggest regret, is letting my only friend Radiant Hope down. I was lucky to find "selena" when I did, I was almost gone for good. But I know how being alone feels, the constant fear that everyone is out to get you, I did not want another to have to experience that. Selena has become my second chance, and I am grateful for her everyday.

But if any of you have ill intentions towards her, rest assured my wrath upon you will be felt. I hope I've made myself crystal clear.

woah- it's always a bit strange when he takes over like that, it's like going to sleep, then waking up again! but anyway, I hope this letter reaches you. (you will quickly find there's no return address hee hee!)

And I am truly not as villainous as I seem, neither is Sagi I might add, he's just...complicated.

Your friend,

Selena 🌑

[stephaniejuhnay]

Community fans, what is your favorite slightly obscure quote? I’m not talking cool cool cool or streets ahead or my whole brain is crying or even ya bit. I’m asking for deeper cuts. Either bc they’re funny or bc of their delivery or both.

Here are several of mine:

“Worth ittt.” Troy, Aerodynamics of Gender

“The…Soul Train awards…were tonight.” Troy, Social Psychology

“Ooooohh, I cannot.” Shirley, Horror Fiction in 7 Spooky Steps

“I know who Sean Penn is! I seen milk!” Professor Kane, Biology 101

“This means trace the call Rhonda!” Dean Pelton, Basic Intergluteal Numismatics

“No soft serve?!” Dean Pelton, Course Listing Unavailable

“Guys, what makes you think I can convince Chang of anything if I can’t even convince you not to make me do it?” Jeff, Environmental Studies

“Daammn, and the winner for best adapted Oscar burn goes to Jeff Winger for ‘oh snap, the man who went there.’” Chang, Epidemiology

“Paint?? Ball??” Elroy, Modern Espionage

“Desperate deans call for deansperate measures.” Dean Pelton, Modern Espionage

“By zooks, what sort of jackassery is this?!” Professor Whitman, Debate 109

“No to everything you both said!” Britta, Urban Matrimony and Sandwich Arts

“Did someone say Pegasus? A word I understand in every language.” Abed, Advanced D&D

“Jeff! I hope you’ve got an army of raisins because I’ve got a major scoop!” Annie, Investigative Journalism

“Well nice fix Tweedle Dumb and even Tweedler Dumb!” Pierce, Communication Studies

[andyyywastaken]

Remembering my nerdy kid obsessions: skylanders.

I love these little things, and i find it so weird how the series seemingly got wiped out sometime in 2017, and people forgot about it.

Never seen a trend die harder XD

Eh, i've still held on to em, and i love every single one of em :D

The ones i have:

Series 1 Shroomboom - Life - Giants

Trap Shadow - Magic - Swap Force

Series 1 Stump Smash - Life - SSA

Blast Zone - Fire - Swap Force

Wash Buckler - Water - Swap Force

Super Shot Stealth Elf - Life - Superchargers

Food Fight - Life - Trap Team

Ninja Stealth Elf - Life - Swap Force

Star Strike - Magic - Swap Force

King Pin - Water - Imaginators

Golden Queen - Earth - Imaginators

Crash Bandicunt - Life - Imaginators

Dr Neo Cuntex - Tech - Imaginators

Big Bang Trigger Happy - Tech - Swap Force

I remembered all of these off the top of my thinking dome B)

Damn im obsessed send help lmao.

The ones i used to have but were lost/destroyed :(

Series 2 Chop Chop - Undead - Giants (2012-2014)🪦

Wind Up - Tech - Swap Force (2013-2021)🪦

Snap Shot - (2014-2016)🪦

---

Take a moment to remember these sad lost plastic beans...

And then completely forget about them as you rant about-

The ones i want/am going to get:

ALL OF THEM.

But these are the ones i want the most:

Chopper - Tech - Trap Team

Knight Light - Light - Trap Team

Zook - Life - SSA

Legendary Bone Bash Roller Brawl (jfc-) - Undead - Superchargers

Cobra Cadabra - Magic - Trap Team

Jawbreaker - Tech - Trap Team

Hot Dog/Molten Hot Dog - Fire - Giants

Swarm - Air - Giants

Pit Boss - Undead - Imaginators

Chopscotch - Undead - Imaginators

Springtime Big Bang Trigger Happy - Tech - Swap Force

Night Shift - Undead - Swap Force

Theres more but i wont bore you with that XD

I LOVE this series, and if anyone wants, i am more than happy to keep talking about it lol.

Hit me up with a quessy if u wanna :D

[the-faramir]

Extinction Curse Session 2024/04/17 Part 2

On returning to the circus grounds outside of Willowside and handing the new tent over to a team of roustabouts for setup, the party took a moment to rest and consider the next move.

Zookdar stretched his arms out above himself and to the sides. "Well! I for one, could use a drink. Think I'll head on over to the tavern to get some beer—and maybe to find a woman to keep me company!"

The others just looked at Zookdar in disbelief. "Really, Zook," Midori chided, "we need to check in and see what else is goin' on around town, and you want to go out carousin'?"

"Sure! I've earned a little break," he replied and trotted off toward the tavern. The others shrugged and ran some errands in the meantime.

Two hours later, the party met up near the Willowside town square. Zookdar appeared to be a bit tipsy and had several large, black feathers stuck on his outfit. "I met a wonderful Tengu lady at the tavern," the gnome bragged to his teammates, "and her sister!"

Meanwhile, one of the mayor's aides approached the heroes to let them know that the mayor was looking for them. He led the team to the mayor's office.

"Madam Mayor," Midori spoke up, "You're lookin' to talk to us?"

The mayor replied, "Thank you for coming all the way to Willowside. Your presence has brightened up the town quite a bit. Hmm," the mayor chose her words carefully before continuing:

“I hate to ask this, but I must for the town’s sake. I know the dinosaurs have killed some people and other folks just simply left town. But there’s perhaps something else going on out in the swamp. A few hours east of town is a gambling hall and entertainment venue called Fortune’s Hall. The owners, the Carristers, have been big supporters of the town, despite being so far outside of it. For the past few weeks, no one’s heard from anyone there—not the Carristers, not their staff, not any of the regulars who were out that way. A few people went to check, but they didn’t come back. That was about when the reports of dinosaur attacks started, so I assumed that dinosaurs got them—and the folks at Fortune’s Hall for that matter. But a few days ago, one of the horses from Fortune’s Hall showed up here in town. The poor thing had almost starved to death, and it had an unusual bite on its leg. Strangest of all, someone had written 'The Fun Never Stops' on its side in purple paint. Gristarn Vrick got the horse cleaned up and fed, but it’s too scared to head home. Something strange is going on at Fortune’s Hall, and it doesn’t seem related to dinosaurs or the Welt. I’m not sure Willowside can withstand yet another threat.

“Will you investigate it for us? I know that it’s dangerous, but you’re better able to look into this than anyone else but the Banyan Boys.”

Midori asked for clarification, "The Bunyan Boys?"

Lysander questioned, "The Beagle Boys?"

Fizzarolli inquired, "The Beastie Boys?"

Midori queried, "The Bangle Boys?"

Zookdar pressed, "The Vengaboys?"

The mayor sighed. "No, the Banyan Boys!"

The heroes answered in unison, "Never heard of them."

Rubbing her temples, the mayor explained, "Ledorick, Stirvyn, and Tashlock Banyan are the law enforcement around Willowside."

Zookdar asked, "Well, why can't you send them in?"

The mayor explained, “I’ve asked, but they think the dinosaurs got everyone and it’s too big a risk to go check it out. I won’t pretend it’s not risky, but I think there’s something other than the dinosaurs threatening our town.”

Lysander offered, "We have some time on our hands while the tent gets set up. We'll go check it out for you."

The mayor thanked the party and offered a pale lavender ellipsoid aeon stone. Lysander graciously accepted the gift.

Midori clapped her hands once and exclaimed, "Well, let's get our things, load up the circus bus, and head on out!"

In the wagon on the road to Fortune's Hall, Midori could not contain her excitement. "Once we get there an' clear out whatever bad guys're makin' trouble, the Carristers will be so grateful an' they'll prepare us a feast an' open up the bar for free drinks an' maybe let us stay to see a play! Yeah! It'll be a great time! Cause you know why? We like to party! We like, we like to party! We like to party! We like, we like to party!"

Midori began to dance in her seat and sing a punchy, vibrant song in the key of A-flat major:

🎶🎶🎶 The circus bus is coming And everybody's jumping Willowside to Fortune's Hall We are gonna have a ball

The wheels of wood are turning And lantern lights are burning So if you like to party Get on and move your body 🎶🎶🎶

Midori stopped singing. "Oh, oh, wait. We're comin' up on the blockade in the trade route. Remember, Zookdar? Where yer ass got kicked? Looks like we'll have to fight our way through dinosaurs again, but this time we'll be prepared." The wagon started to turn around the bend in the road leading to the clearing. "Everyone, welcome to Yer Ass Kick Park!"

But as the clearing came into site, there were no xulgaths, no dinosaurs, and no fallen logs blocking the road. Somebody had cleared it all!

"Huh," mused Fizzarolli, "that sure was convenient."

The rest of the trip seemed to fly by and the party's journey completed without incident. Finally, they arrived at Fortune's Hall.

[fkyumerica]

ricky made katie wagonsomer/alicia pattenaude his second wife

before he made her miranda praznik

they dilate your eyes to notice a ass and a asshole

voo ZOOM

they attacked everyone on dope to be in this house

get to know their family in this house

they picked the hottest ones they said

or the least dirty

and zoom heroin jokes

hey angela

how much did you steal from her

how much did we steal from her

40 million

wow liane 40 million before that

just from the olympics

said i own tv

she said

leon

now i go in

whose amazing leon

switch

can take 20 days

now

who who who

after you

or him

wtf switch the dope

dont teach em the dope we die

now float on

look at the rug

it had to look like their babys ass still or it wouldent work

look at it

grace

he said it was his

he talks like anne marie and half ups your face

he shot it in when she was in the dentist chair right? liane?

cool or not dope date

half face cool half face heat

you can do it

you just telling anybody to do that

made a hhouse with a yard ruler

didnt marry robby's family

not a south

has to talk to the nicest girl

wtf

everybody in the town had to talk to each other

ricky/mike/madonna/her dancers/leonardo dicaprio

and his inbred mom is zooking out all the time and in eyes for him to go

stupidest black shit he said it

faked a wedding to go back and fuck

learn the family attitude

steven martinez and felicia nazario, ricky's parents

help detroit they called the most

[cxffinbxbe]

I'm going to have my dog on Zook and when my roof asks for his name like she always does ima tell her it's assigned three so I can talk about my assignment

[libidomechanica]

“No fault in women to the goods where or her she had”

How long as flies, and the fresh into bed and lyfe.     Here, the cup runs throte. Ah for ioy doe remayne, thus far from his voice from thee. For I missay,     both of Air Fruit moist and death. A spark. Much carefully though not always easy task;     for long since. Its uglinesse? Cruel and full of love; it is gone only thee to the fall;     or on my Nancy and brambles. Ah,

dreamed that in her Nature’s own selues; for his bone     from the will belief from the poor a prince my sick dreames, my joys for restful death’s second     the drill but from variously, and the Clover dwelling! Which the wide oppen three.     It promised length of the facts! In listened song of your eye—tell you with care, that busie archer     his own hunger-pinch. To hear things

with undefiléd Robe to me. And when all my     lifelong hand in the door; so I turn’d. It make a fellow dirt, ye’ll cast on the shepheard     so nene a golden creast with Barnaby the harder to enjoy two hours after all.     Thee, only. For it an echo ring? The Ouzell she may raise their wiliness? It will     sing, that sike mischeife the mark in these

trunks? For my shepheard all the other the hedge to     the streets of my blushing with a kiss, I woke to the twilight, doe ye awake and pain     his face of any bene, we han great love, if it weare: yet stile affords: while other     disaray, and tooke on, losse art found such beauty, glorious desires, yet dewed     with a blew silke riband. Not once the

thresht in school except for it were the truth I’ll tell,     there, talking off through oft had gives the things of Old; no poet’s matters in a midnight.     Hark how the rich inward seek and lend what a beggar’d of sweetness of memory of     heart the plaid it were tame flowrd my ioyfull stop there he looked up … zooks, are changeable clay,—     thou with better come! Hark how truely

maskt, there. The grass, approch to his deuoyr belied; and     for you except therefore of; witnesse manifest by thy seruices vnto her sad faces     on the brute; a god in leave thought doth, if theyr choking. And nowhere and feele as     much carelesse did Matthew stopped, and all to my use deceive; that will these same, give lies     of his sings on the love, though of your

head without a Thorn, and you say? As it is some     and trust! Beards all, and love that it is tyme to the holy bower, the taste like a Shadow     movest thou dost sing. Wish your three stronger by day. Of flesh, you keep’st me in me? Come,     Anthea, must be; for than ever drove the porch, windchime wasn’t there is the jewels trifles     are rebuilt. Although unseen them too:

but why not do, thou see’st though it be, at leap in     fields, and further. Our work enough for a fleece of the Damzels, daughter’s and find. No fault     in women to the goods where or her she had to subdue then overlooked and most     proceeding his upturned to plow; shovels crumble and let this net? Soul’s sleepe, adieu ye     Woodes can drinking of me weeps to

pay for kissing fuellers, and of Absence we see     their face deep, impassion, or the more cause that be forbidden feare of verb and night wood,     and spheres, the base affeard: ne let thy power, floats thou shake still, not widely as the street,     crying to tell you, and scarlet we a blink did tarry; and as Argus eyed and which     Inde or countryes, where Love his stationmaster

is a harmonies of the woman, nature     on the aim! There away from here a-making statues. Its mouth will buy his job. Some     still, and right disappear because your meet then in rankes dost comes interview was a     meadows sear! Saw not Honour more best shepheards sich, God know, the backward the crossed, and all     but till adorned there! The pill of many

a things; alas, the back down or to claim a     right, for laik o’ gear ye light way, I must rise, with dear Perilla, say, for greed, palace,     purl, knot, or purged air, shalt finds none, forget not your death, or leather, for another land,     with beauty should look’d out the hollow your lips at halfe in days, oh, never prove the two     soul more quietly leaves best of force

of song betray, if like a store, are Life’s stop twitching     lacke bowre of love teach to collide violently with the game. The learnd euen th’     Angelico’s the past midnight are likewise did decree that he leasures of my boy     to thee Dear so much wrestling on me. To seeke the darknesse doe the time, here you have     more greene, that all. This I see it gloome,

and he threshed corn and ioyed oft in rurall vaine     scuse giues places. She and tasting thee. Those parted is most most of frost, in a love againe,     find so mild modest eyes can danced his warm eve finds but Room for the with care, and happy     hand—just like clothes to recede through language the next years old and for he was not by     thy Justice to the spade from the

Cyprian Queene, seeke the crop of care: did stinging go     the pledge absolute Ones where lives o’er her haffet lock’d up in any chest when my wish,     and you, whose like a spark struck vainly in the must should have Vizírs—but better the father     liuely notes of Demon, Ghost, and tears, of fire, of counted such a Solitude again,     and overswear the others’ joy.

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Weapon Nerd Goes Off About the New Shit (The New New Shit, Not the Old New Shit)

Okay so a lot of the stuff we got was new kits for old weapons. They're alright, I guess, I like having a Tenta with a hyper-aggressive special like the zook, but I'm not here to talk about those.

First off, the Painbrush.

I'm no stranger to brushes. Hell, they were basically all I could use for a good while before they loosened some regulations about weapon sizes. Brushes are, by and large, pretty easy to mod if you don't really care about the official shit or getting banned, so I was really surprised that not only did we only ever get two SquidForce Regulated:tm: brushes since 2013 (!?!?) but even Mr. Grizz (my hero in terms of weapon modding, god bless that capitalist pig) never touched the things. They're sticks with bristles on the end guys, they aren't that hard to make variations of.

So what do I think of the new kid on the block? Eh, could be worse. Its bristles, like the Octobrush, are thick as hell. But unlike Octo, they put a swivel on the end of the head, so those gobs of ink that collect in them get flung WAY further. We have a brush with RANGE now. People are calling this the Dynamo Brush and I'm not sure I'd go that far, but it does feel pretty damn good to use. Time'll tell if it'll be revolutionary, though, unlike-

The S-Blast '92.

This thing looks a lot like the N-ZAPs, huh? Well, there's a good reason for it. The humans used to have this thing called a NESS, and they had these things called 'light guns' you could use with them. They're kind of like the games you can play in the Shoal, but like...at home, and infinitely worse quality. The N-ZAPs are designed after these light guns for the NESS, and the S-Blast is another one of those. I'm pretty sure it was called the Super Scope made for the NESS's sequel, the Super NESS (though I just call it the SNESS.)

This thing is god damn revolutionary to me. It demands perfection, for sure, but after a bit of tinkering around with this thing, I found it one shots at range like the Range Blaster, sure, but at the drop of a hat, you can turn it into a functional Luna. There's definitely flaws to the production - there's a LOT of complicated systems that go into this plastic thing to make it a Range Luna. And with so many guts in it there's not really a lot of room for the projectiles to be particularly large. The long range blasts are absolutely tiny. We're talking very possibly less than Rapid tiny. Like I said, this thing demands perfection.

Also its kit is hot garbage.

But I'm pretty sure that under the right hands, this thing could define top matches for the next, what, six months? I'm terrified of this thing and I am one billion percent here for it.

[charleetyger]

Social Media Conflict: Ah! Run away!

Let's get in our TARDIS or our DeLorean flux capacitor and head back in time to my week one post regarding digital citizenship.

Digital citizenship is the 'responsible use of technology by anyone who uses computers, the Internet, and digital devices to engage with society on any level' (Zook, 2023).

So, to be a digital citizen, and to condense that quote into keywords, you need to use technology responsibly when engaging with society on any level.

Responsible. As Oxford Dictionary via a quick Google search states, to be responsible is 'the obligation...to care for someone.'

SO BASICALLY...DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP INVOLVES CARING. FOR OTHERS. Caring. For Other People. Simple!

Apparently caring for others is just a little too hard for some people on the internet though. That's where conflict begins.

This week's lecture states that conflict on social media is often about power over such things as: resources, speech, platforms, the market, brans, and commercial interests.

Unfortunately, this commonly leads to acts of online harassment by a few users of the internet. Online harassment is adapted and defined as 'threats or other offensive unwanted behaviours targeted directly at others through new technology channels or posted online for others to see that is likely to cause them harm' (Haslop, O'Rourke, & Southern, 2021, p. 1420).

Now, I'm not going to give you explicit examples of online harassment because, frankly, that is highly inappropriate, unnecessary, and also due to the fact that if you have been on the internet for even half a millisecond you will know what online harassment entails. It's not pretty, that's for sure.

I will, however, list some methods to combat these crimes because, yes, online harassment is a crime!

1. Take Legal Action.

Below is a list of Australian legal acts one can take against online harassment. These acts offer protection against online abuse, image-based abuse, child cyberbullying, and other seriously harmful and dangerous content, a few examples of such include:

The Criminal Code Act 1995

The Australian HUman Rights Commission Act 1986

The Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015

The Online Safety Act 2021

2. Advocate For A Safer Online Space

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is all about the relationship between a corporation and the people in the local society where the corporation operates. By placing pressure on corporations for a safer online space, these platforms can become a more healthy place to exist for people of all ages.

3. Take A Humorous Approach

Remove the power the online harassers think they have by making jokes to raise awareness and to resist and fight back with intelligence and dignity.

Online harassment and social media conflict is horrid and gross; however, the more we—as intelligent digital citizens—take back the power and talk about the issues of harassment, hopefully more people on the internet can be taught how to behave appropriately.

Be nice to one another, y'all!

References:

Haslop, C, O’Rourke, F, Southern, R 2021, #NoSnowflakes: the toleration of harassment and an emergent gender-related digital divide, in a UK student online culture, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, vol. 27, no. 5, <https://iam.atypon.com/action/saml2post>

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Zook’s Everchanging Orb

Wondrous item, rare, interstellar

This clockwork sphere has five functions, one of which you can activate as a bonus action by expending 1 of the orb’s 3 charges. Six seconds after it has been activated, the orb carries out the function as described below. One minute after the completion of the function, the orb sprouts tiny metal legs and attempts to rejoin the creature that last activated it.

The orb regains 1d3 expended charges at dawn. You cannot use the same function more than once per day.

Countdown. The orb ticks loudly for 1 minute. The ticks slowly increase in frequency and are accompanied by blinking lights and smoke.

Explosive. The orb fires tiny pieces of metal in all directions. A creature within 15 feet of the orb must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 piercing damage.

Flashbang. The orb emits a burst of bright light and the sound of a thunderclap. Each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be stunned for 1 round and blinded and deafened for 2 rounds. A creature that succeeds on its save is blinded and deafened for 1 round.

Smoke screen. The orb emits a large plume of white smoke, creating an area of heavy obscurement in a 15-foot radius around it. The smoke dissipates after 1 minute.

Misdirection. For 10 minutes, the orb creates the sound of several creatures talking to each other. The words are muffled and are not in any language. 

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[gadandzooksooc]

Gad found himself in a stark, featureless white void. He blinked. Hadn’t he just been trying to help Nox? Was he in a fear coma again? The sword was supposed to wake both of them up, if only temporarily, right?

“Hello?” He heard from behind. It was the hoarse voice of a creature who had lost hope. Other than that, it sounded just like…

“Nox!” Gad shouted as he turned. Sure enough, there she was, getting up from the ground.

“I’m here to-” Gad began saying, but he was interrupted by Nox ramming into his chest and enclosing him with a ravenous hug. He felt tears pour down his feathers.

“Don’t leave.” Nox said. “I can’t stand it, Being alone. I’m so afraid…”

Gad, unsure what to do, eventually placed a comforting claw on Nox’s neck. In the brief time he’d known her, Nox had never acted this way before; She was always so confident; strong. Nothing was beyond her abilities; Or so it seemed.

And here she was, crying, and just taking comfort in the presence of another creature.

“Nox…” Gad began, “What is it that you’re afraid of?”

Nox sniffled. She clung tighter. After a few deep breaths, she began speaking.

“Once, a long time ago, my mother, Luna, put me to sleep for… a long time. She promised me she’d be there when I woke up, but… something went wrong. I started waking up before my time, and dreaming of myself, here, in the void, with nopony to talk to. It was just me, alone, for hundreds of years.”

Gad kept silent long enough to digest what Nox was saying.

“I’m sorry,” He said. “That must have been terrible.”

Nox said nothing.

“I think I might need to let go, soon,” Gad said. There had to be some way to get out of this mindscape, right?

Nox pulled tighter.

“You can’t leave. What if you can’t come back? What if… you don’t want to?”

Gad sat, stunned, for a few moments.

“I, uh… what?”

Nox loosened her grip.

“No… I’m sorry. Of course you need to go… what was I thinking? There are more important things than keeping me company. You need to… find a way out. You can’t stay here. I’ll be fine, just… make sure everyone else is okay.”

Gad’s mind swirled with conflict. On the one claw, there were probably things happening in the real world right now that needed his help. On the other… Nox was here, right now, and needed his help. He just wasn’t exactly sure how to give it.

Zooks said we need to stop being afraid. Gad thought. How do you stop being afraid of loneliness?

Silence reigned for a moment. Gad’s thoughts drifted to his own fears.

How can I stop being afraid? At least Nox’s fear is somewhat reasonable; I’m scared of Pony Prom of all things! I bet Nox wouldn’t be scared; she’s like, the bravest person I know. She stands out wherever she goes and is proud of who she is no matter what…

“Do you want to go to Pony Prom with me?” Gad said. It just sorta slipped out when he was thinking about Nox going there.

“What?” Nox said, confused.

“I uh… was wondering if you’d want to go to pony prom.” Gad replied. “They’re, uh… having it in Griffonstone this year, and… Maybe I could show you around?”

Nox made a confused expression.

“Do you really think now is the best time to ask?” she said.

“Well… let’s just say I’m facing down one of my fears.” Gad replied.

Nox seemed to give the question genuine thought, then.

“I think I’d love to.” Nox said. “I’d love to go with you.”

Gad smiled. Well, that was easy. I can’t believe I’ve never done it before!

Before he had the chance to say anything else, however, he noticed that the dream was getting less defined; more blurry. In another instant, Both of them woke up.

In Nox’s fearscape

@ask-gadzooks Nox found herself alone In an endless expanse of a white void stretching in every direction. She felt disoriented.

“Where am I?, some sort of pocket dimension?, where is Gad and Zooks?, what was I doing last?, why can’t I remember?”

She decided that worrying about that could wait, she should get back to her own universe first. However, though she attempted many ways of getting out of said void ,from teleportation, ripping a tear in the veil of the spirit realm with her scythe, to creating a portal with her magic, Nothing seemed to work; as if the realm itself was preventing any sort of escape.  Desperate, she then tried calling out to her companions.

“Gad, Zooks?”

However, she got no response. just an empty silence. She slowly began to panic, fear setting in as this void brought up memories of when she was trapped in stasis and within her own mind as a filly.

in her panic, she felt she had to go in a direction, any direction, she had to find her companions!

She ran, terrified of being isolated and alone once again called out in a frightened voice.

“Gad? Zooks? Where are you!?” She kept running and running till her legs grew tired and she collapsed onto the ground, tumbling as she was not able to slow herself down.

She knew not how far she had run, but she still had not seen or heard any sign of her companions. She then laying down curled up in a ball began crying, hopelessness settitting in and the realisation of her current situation fueled by her fears began to take control.

“No this can’t be happening again! last time it took nearly a millennium for me to get out, and I was only a filly then! my friends, my family… almost all of them will be gone and.. with everyone who will be still alive..will they forget about me again? Will I forget them? Mom… Aunt Celestia, I can’t forget you again! Not again… I don’t want to be alone again!”