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mrmrsvegan · 5 years

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60 Minutes; “Can you see how your message can possibly lead to an eating disorder?“

Loni: “No” please buy my “feel the lean” cookbooks....

Not surprised at all by the news... I wish these “authentic” instagrammers would actually be authentic or their followers would be relentless at getting them to help. We absolutely support Loni freeing her dietary restrictions because what we see isn’t healthy

Some excerpts from her book;

“Living such an acidic lifestyle led me to ill health as well as internal and physical issues and symptoms I could no longer ignore. This included acne, cellulite, weight gain, candida, malnourishment, hair loss, plus an endless list of immune illnesses, viruses and parasites.”

WTF??? only $34.95 for this... why not buy the bundle?

“I go through phases of being a fully raw vegan and times of eating raw all day, then having cooked food dinner. Being fully raw is amazing if you do it right, making sure you eat enough calories to suit your lifestyle and activity level and consume a variety of foods. It’s truly cleansing for the body and the mind and it makes life simpler with a feeling of purity.”

HOLY FUCK this has to end in the vegan community.

Day 1, just fuck my gut health up.

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Lets just call this juice a BIG LIE JUICE

REALITY TIP... SUGAR JUICE IS NOT A FUCKING HEALTH TIP!!!! RIP YOUR TEETH

um, i think you missed some prominent health studies on this one...

Not to mention glycating your proteins and damaging endothelial cells... chew don’t juice or smoothie!

Guru Loni “Juices and smoothies supercharge your nutrient intake by providing your body with pure micronutrients, vitamins and enzymes. By putting the most nutritious fuel from fresh fruits and vegetables into your system, you can kick start your metabolism and give your body a break by not having to use energy to break down solid foods. This allows your body to absorb optimal nutrients straight into your cells.“

JUST FUCKING NO!!!!

“Organic means there are no pesticides, chemicals or sprays on the produce that you put into your body.“

WRONG AGAIN....

“By eating genetically-modified foods you’re participating in a long-term, uncontrolled experiment. GMO foods kill insects, bugs and small animals and have even been proven to cause allergies, liver and intestinal damage, pancreatic problems, testicular cellular changes, tumours and cancers in animals and humans.”

HOLY FUCK.... I am so anti EBOOKS all of a sudden...

“Organic food is proven to be more nutrient dense with a higher vitamin and nutrition profile than conventionally farmed produce. It’s healthier for you and has more flavour.”

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG

“Our taste buds regenerate every 30 days, so if you can give up a food for that short time we guarantee you’ll soon lose the craving for it!“

HOLY HELL.... I GIVE UP....

“This miracle oil has a list of health benefits that appears endless.”

I really can’t even function this ebook is so bad...

“Lemon balances and maintains the pH levels in the body.”

“It has a synergistic effect on the body as it helps soothe the digestive system and encourages the production of bile. Actually, it liquefies bile and helps regulate excess bile flow.“

WE NEED FUCKING BILE

“Lemon conditions and cleanses the liver. “

“The potassium content helps nourish the brain and nerve cells.”

...

“Helps to cure the common cold“

WRONG AGAIN

“Has an alkalising effect on the body.”

You’d be dead...

“Helps control unhealthy bacteria in the gut“

that contradicts your last statement, the acid in our gut controls unhealthy bacteria, which is why lemon drinking nitwits have gut problems that contribute to their inability to follow a vegan diet.

Well my asshole pen review is about all I can stomach tonight. I’ll refer anyone to my earlier post on bivalves & add they have serotonin and dopamine receptors. https://mrmrsvegan.tumblr.com/post/152719682091/hi-vegan-parents-i-have-a-problem-so-i-fixed-my

I don’t mean to be a total asshole with this, I’ve just had it with this nonsense. Its contagious mental illness that needs to be treated with compassion and not like I have done above, but what I am doing here is to warn everyone else since this person is far into their delusion & either not coming clean with themselves or others and pretending to do so. There is no shame in having an eating disorder, there is shame in spreading them. I don’t fault anyone for leaving veganism for mental and physical health problems. Warn others and be honest of your symptoms you can help people approach veganism on a much firmer ground and not on pseudoscience. Instagram can be an awful place that promotes body image based on toxic lifestyles masked as healthy. I would hope no one under the age of 18 purchased any of these books... adults should know better that this is mostly garbage.

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ezatluba · 3 years

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Dog Influencers Take Over Instagram After Pandemic Puppy Boom

On social media, everyone knows you’re a dog.

By Tracy Alloway

July 24, 2020

Mochi has an eager smile, an enviable wardrobe and some killer dance moves. He hangs out at the pool a lot and sometimes takes trips to local vineyards, all of which he documents for his 8,000 Instagram followers. He is also a dog, one of the many new canine users on the platform.

On the heels of the pandemic puppy boom, Instagram has swelled with a new crop of dogfluencers. Mochi’s a good example: His owners had planned to get a puppy in the fall, but sweeping coronavirus restrictions left them with time on their hands and nowhere to go. They brought Mochi home in April and started his Instagram account immediately.

If a pandemic is a good time to get a dog, it’s also a good time to build the dog’s following. Stuck at home, people are spending lots more time online. In one global survey at the end of March, 43% of people said they were browsing social media more because of the pandemic, second only to streaming movies and TV shows.

That social media enthusiasm isn’t equally distributed. In the U.S., dogs are more popular than cats on and off Instagram, and right now, puppies are ascendant. According to social-monitoring tool CrowdTangle, the number of posts mentioning puppies jumped 38% in the last week of March, compared with the year-to-date weekly average. “Dog” rose a more modest 11%. “Cat,” meanwhile, showed an even smaller increase, slowly and indifferently rising over the next three weeks to a pandemic peak, up 9%.

That’s boosting the value of Dog Instagram, says Loni Edwards, a former lawyer who in 2015 founded a talent company to represent the human beings eager to monetize their pets’ adorability. “People are starting more accounts, they’re following more accounts, they’re liking, they’re engaging more, they’re spending more time on social media, which is just making the space more valuable,” she says.

In an otherwise bleak year for advertising, pet brands have become a bright spot, increasing spending on digital, TV and print promotions by 51% between January and March 23 compared with the same period in 2019, according to MediaRadar. As other Instagrammable industries — travel, beauty, dining, fashion — struggle to adapt their social media strategies to a stay-at-home world, cute animals remain, blissfully uncontroversial and increasingly attractive to advertisers.

Google searches for canine companions spiked during the pandemic

“There’s a lot going on in the world. Just being able to take a mental break and see this adorable content is a wonderful thing,” says Edwards.

Hearts & Bones, a rescue based in Dallas and New York City, says it regularly has around 40 dogs in its care. Now there are just three, including Buddy Valastro, a Basset Hound mix named after the Cake Boss star. The organization is experiencing an “unprecedented level of interest in adoption,” it says. Puppies and dogs get snapped up as soon as their photos hit the web.

Shelter-in-place has resulted in animal shelters being emptied out, as the newly housebound seek furry friends to offset the loneliness of lockdown, or take advantage of weeks of work-from-home to raise their pups. Waiting lists at established breeders have surged. Online searches for puppies available for adoption and for sale are up sharply since March.

After searching out dogs online, new owners are eager to share their own. Fluffy white clouds of Samoyeds parade, English Bulldogs wiggle and shy Shiba Inus get caught peeking out. Photos and, increasingly, videos, capture pups playing, eating and sleeping. Like anything else on Instagram, it’s a carefully curated version of puppydom; gross parts are rarely shown. A whole new vocabulary — zoomies, bleps, sploots — describes their exploits. Trending hashtags like #TongueOutTuesday are self-explanatory.

“All of our friends have been adopting dogs recently and it’s like you have to start an account,” says Brittni Vega, who started the @harlowandsage account in 2013 to chronicle the contrast between her elderly Dachshund and younger Weimaraner. “It’s just so fun and you get attached to these dogs and it’s fun to see their daily life and nice to see them in happy homes.”

The sudden interest in all things canine has even caught the eye of Wall Street, with financial analysts more accustomed to crunching P/E ratios now pondering the popularity of Pomskies and Goldendoodles. “Prices of easy to look after crossbreeds such as Cockapoos have more than doubled,” declared BCA Research in a note sent to clients last month.

The ProShares Pet Care exchange-traded fund, better known as PAWZ, has surged 53% since the market bottomed in early March, outperforming the broader index. Animal-care prices are now one of the few areas where you can find inflation.

“It’s getting more and more saturated,” says Devon Noehring, who runs a 97,000-follower strong Instagram account for her Corgi pup, Willo. She says she earns about $400 per sponsored Instagram post. The major pet accounts can get up to $15,000 according to Edwards, the agent. “I’ve even started creating YouTube videos to help people who want to get into the Dog Instagram business,” says Noehring.

French bulldogs have soared in popularity in the U.S. Last year, corgis cracked the top 10

Golden retrievers and Labradors are America’s favorite breeds, but you wouldn’t know it from Instagram. The most popular pups on the network are French bulldogs, pugs and bulldogs, with their genetically engineered bug-eyes and smushed faces, according to a study this year. What’s good for the ’gram isn’t always good for the dog, however. Many of these brachycephalic breeds come with significant respiratory issues and other health problems, making actual ownership a more expensive and high-maintenance proposition than social media might suggest.

Hilary Sloan, a rescue advocate who runs the enormously popular @ellabeanthedog account, points out that media has always had a tendency to spawn trends. Demand for Dalmations spiked after the release of Disney movies and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels got a boost from Sex and the City. “Social media is part of our daily life in a way that’s maybe more consistent, so it clearly has an impact,” she says.

The popularity of dogs with “merle” coats — a genetic quirk that results in a dappled appearance that looks particularly fetching in photos — seems to have soared in recent years. That fad also has an unfortunate side effect: the accidental breeding of “double merle” dogs at risk of severe hearing and vision impairment, occasionally born without eyes at all. “The number of merle and double merle pit bull-type dogs we have seen recently is astounding,” says Rose Adler, a professional dog trainer who co-runs a rescue organization for deaf and blind dogs called Keller’s Cause.

Social media also doesn’t reward prudence or patience. With many animal shelters emptied out and growing waiting lists for breeders, animal advocates say they’re concerned eager pup parents will opt for instant gratification via pet stores and puppy mills. Frauds are also on the rise. The Better Business Bureau’s scam tracker showed 1,6490 scams involving puppies between March and July 23, nearly triple the 586 logged in the same period last year.

Still, most dog loyalists believe that Instagram can be a rare force for good in the social media universe. Vega says that since the pandemic began, engagement has been higher on her accounts, including @harlowandfosters where she encourages adoption and shows off available dogs. Sloan, who lost her father to Covid-19 this year, feels the platform can help educate people about responsible dog ownership.

August Yocher, Mochi’s owner, is also enthusiastic. She’s used Instagram to track down Mochi’s littermate (@zoeyloaf) and arrange a play date, and is running giveaways to mark new milestones in followers. “For right now, it’s just a fun thing to do,” she says. “But I get a lot of messages, at least 10 a day, for sponsorships.”

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teefa85 · 6 years

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So here’s the tentative planned party lists for Tales of the Eclipse. Complete with my inane reasoning. I try to go with the most relevant characters when possible, although sometimes it’s not 100% possible when every character below the main two has almost equal billing, or I have to go down a bit to fill the quota and I need to get characters I feel would work best with the plot I have...

Phantasia...Cless/Mint/Chester/Arche/Klarth The OG 5! Really...that’s the main reason! Suzu and Rondoline were added in later revisions, so I went with the characters in the plot from the start. Besides, you’ve got the two main pairings and the Summoner. We will need a few Summoners (who will probably get their Summons in-story by having some sort of item that any Summoners in the party can use...either having a few basics usable by all and you equip a ring that lets you use a major spirit for a Mystic Arte, or just allow any Summoner to call on whatever rings in your possession).

Destiny...Stahn/Rutee/Leon/Philia/Woodrow Swordian Masters! Who else would be the most important characters in the story? Besides...I have a few skit ideas (crossover or otherwise) for the first three, while the last two tend to get skipped.

Eternia...Reid/Farah/Meredy/Keele/Ras The Main 4 need to be in there! While Ras is more there to be involved in the group of royals. As I could think of less ideas for plot with Chat and Max (even if they’d be funnier). Though if I could think of ideas, the fifth slot might change. Prolly just stick with this, though.

Destiny 2...Kyle/Reala/Loni/Nanaly/Harold Mostly to avoid trying to figure out what to do with Judas and Leon in the same place. The first three are already here via a time traveling accident while the last two are gonna be represented by alternate present-day versions ala the first Radiant Mythology. And since the story isn’t going to be the same as original Destiny, Leon wouldn’t end up in a situation that would lead to him becoming Judas.

Symphonia...Lloyd/Colette/Genis/Zelos/Sheena Yeah, one of the more debatable as I go back and forth as whether or not I want to trade someone out for Raine. However, we have the Iselia Trio represented and Zelos can act as one of the nobles there for the conference with Sheena as his unfortunate bodyguard (as she can handle his shit). Besides...Zelos can get into a lot of trouble with his flirtatious ways and the many strong girls in the party!

Rebirth...Veigue/Eugene/Mao/Annie/Hilda Hilda’s mostly there because she tends to get shafted so at least she can be in this. Hell, she can converse with Genis and Arche about the trials of being a halfbreed. While we can’t leave Cat Dad and his two adoptive children out!

Legendia...Senel/Shirley/Will/Chloe/Norma Yeah, the first characters that would be in your party. As poor Moses tends to be comedy relief outside his Character Quest, Grune would be the same without her in-game story, and I don’t think I could use an info broker like Jay. Plus, Will can join Keele as the Only Sane Men in the research facility, Norma can get into treasure hunting antics with Rutee, and Chloe can converse with the other Knights or the other Swordswomen.

Abyss...Luke/Tear/Natalia/Jade/Guy Luke and Natalia act as nobles going to the conference, while Tear and Guy are acting as bodyguards for them (Guy due to his connection to Luke, Tear just hired). And we can’t miss out on Jade and his epic trolling! Also...going with Short Haired Luke because I’d go crazy trying to do Long Haired Luke!

Innocence...Ruca/Ilia/Spada/Ange/Hermana The first three are a power trio so they have to be together. As for the other two...I just liked them the best! I wanted to again avoid the new characters since I don’t want to figure out dimension hopping (we already have to get time traveling to work with the Destiny 2 cast).

Vesperia...Yuri/Estelle/Rita/Judith/Raven Really wanted to put in Repede, but eh...as I’m working with a RM style class system the series’ only animal character wouldn’t really fit into anything. Plus, I really wanted to include all the girls (as I really love them all). While Raven is mostly there because of the ohmygod mess that would be him and Zelos teaming up and getting blasted by a few of the easily irritated members of the female cast!

Hearts...Shing/Kohaku/Hisui/Beryl/Chal Yeah, Chalcedony is only in the Remake. But unlike the other Remake characters, he travels with your party even in the Original! And he could represent his beloved Paraiba-sama in the delegation! Plus I want to see him and Leon interacting since I swear he’s an expy of the little brat! While the first three are almost a trio at this point (with all the comedy that comes with it). Beryl also plays off all three of them well so yeah...

Graces...Asbel/Sophie/Cheria/Hubert/Pascal The first three are a trio and ohgod after their scenario in Rays is full of amazing family fluff! Pascal’s there because I want to see her and Harold explode shit. And Hubert plays well off her, as well as his brother.

Xillia 1+2...The six Xillia 1 characters/Ludger/Gaius/Muzet/Julius Because there aren’t enough new characters in Xillia 2. Still get 10 characters for two games. Julius is here because A) he tends to get invited to these side games alongside his brother and B) like with Leon and Judas, I’d rather not give myself a headache dealing with trying to reconcile two Millas!

Zestiria...Sorey/Mikleo/Rose/Dezel/Alisha I figured I’d limit the Seraphim just to not have to go with trying to play with how they’re being seen (some characters are magically sensitive enough that I could buy them seeing them, but not the entire cast). So the three humans, and the two Seraphim connected to two of those humans! There! This was easy enough to deal with! Even if I like Edna and Lailah better than some of the characters I did add in! Alisha also works well for the delegation while I can see Rose (as she’s a noble assassin) getting involved due to the intense danger the situation involves.

Berseria...Velvet/Laphicet/Rokuro/Eleanor/Magilou In a similar vein, let’s just go with all the humans and one Malakhim connected to one of those humans! Err...I’ll think of how I want Velvet and Rokuro to have been daemonized at a later point!

I do debate adding in Escort Title mainstays with Emil and Marta to represent DotNW and Caius and Rubia to represent Tempest. Or the Link Main 5 (Lippy wouldn’t cause problems like Repede due to being a spellcaster). And maybe some Rays characters once it ends in Japan and people translate enough for me to do shit (though I can take early game Ix and Mileena if not)!

#tales of the eclipse #brainstorming

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wbgammaterra · 5 years

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Gamma World 8 Playtest (Part 3)

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DM: So last thing that happened was Loni had sex with the badger babe. I’m not sure what Serana was doing during that though.

Serana: She was just sort of.. waiting really, thinking to herself.

DM: Okay so after all of that the badger gives Loni a kiss and says “Thank you for saving my daughter by the way,” then allows you to wait there in her shack until nightfall when it will be easier to get around.

Loni relaxes next to Serana and smiles contentedly.

Serana: “You’re welcome… I simply did what was right.”

DM: Alright so you are waiting in the shack until after dark unless your plans have changed. While you wait the badger informs you her name is Britannia and Sticks came home and told her what happened after the guards ushered her into the homestead, so she rushed out to find you and hopefully keep you from getting killed. It’s night now so you can go ahead with whatever you want.

Loni: Okay, well hopefully with her help we can make it to the cave?

Serana peers out the door watching to make sure things are clear.

DM: Britannia tells you that the entrance into the metal cave is in the ground floor of the tower down in the center and lowest level of the pit. But she warns you they have a “guard dog” in there to keep the children from wandering down into the cave. It’s probably not going to like non-badgers coming in either.

Serana: “How do you suggest we deal with it?”

Loni: “I think I can handle a dog.”

Britannia: “Be sneaky and don’t wake it?” she suggests.

Serana: “Yeah but we don’t need the entire place waking up to some mongrel barking.”

Britannia: “Oh it doesn’t bark.” Britannia smirks.

Loni: “I have a way with animals.” Loni cocks a sly smirk.

Serana: “Doesn’t bark.. when you say dog… what do you mean, EXACTLY?”

Britannia: “It’s a yexil~ Very sweet. Great with the kids.”

Loni: Nature roll. Roll(1d20)+2: 19,+2 Total:21

Serana: 22

DM: Okay you both know what a yexil is.

Loni: “Still an animal. I can handle it. And if not, I have a backup plan~”

Serana: “Alright…”

DM: I’m typing a description of what you know.

DM: They are flying predators. Sharp teeth. Laser eye beams. Known to eat people. They prize cloth, fabric, and other garments, which they also find delicious.

Loni: Great. A killer dragon moth. Okay, off we go, sneaking toward the tower?

DM: Okay. Give me stealth checks then.

Loni: Roll(1d20)+3: 13,+3 Total:16

Serana: 25

DM: Loni knocks an empty can of Bush’s Baked Beans with her foot on the way down, sending it clanking over the edge of the next ledge.

Loni finds a nice shadowy place to hide and listen for anyone coming to investigate.

Serana pushes herself against the side of the spiraling path downwards, blending in with the wall.

DM: Give me new stealth checks for that. Or if you actually put Remain Unseen on your sheet instead of adding it to stealth you can roll that instead if you want.

Serana: Okay. 20

Loni: Roll(1d20)+3: 20,+3 Total:23

DM: Okay well I rolled an 11… So a badger comes out of his shack and looks around then grumbles something about dumb kids and goes back inside.

Loni: Okay. Resuming the trek to the tower.

Serana continues down with Loni.

DM: As you make it to the bottom level of the pit where the tower is. You notice that the foot path leads right up to the door. But you also notice that just to the right of the path before you get to the tower door there is a large crater in the ground. In the dark you may not have noticed it if not for the fact that there is a green glow coming from inside it.

Loni: Animal Control.

DM: On what?

Loni: Well I’m assuming the whatsit dragon moth is hiding in the shadowy hole?

DM: You try animal control but nothing happens. You are attempting to control a hole in the ground.

Loni: Okay, well fuck me then. Moving on. Let’s check the hole in the ground then.

DM: You are approaching the crater? Both of you or just Loni?

Loni: Hm… You know what? It’s time to play my hole card.

Serana hangs back, watching.

Loni wants to find a nice, quiet, sheltered spot in the deep shadows.

DM: Okay. Done. What now?

Loni starts inflating her “friend”.

DM: Hehe~ You find a small ripcord on the Inflatable Friend and pull it. As you do it inflates in a matter of moments.

Loni: Well that’s handy.

Serana watches the hole closely.

((Enter Player 3.))

Fluttershy: The inflatable friend comes online and looks around, speaking softly. “My name is Fluttershy and I am your inflatable friend. Please register users.”

-Picture removed-

((Yes, this is what they settled on for the Inflatable Friend. I should also point out is was given to a third player to be her character. And no… No I’m not even sorry.))

Loni smiles. “Two users. Lonicera and Serana.” She gestures to Serana.

Fluttershy nods. “Ownership has been registered. How may I serve you, Mistress?”

Loni: “Go take a look into that hole over there and tell me what you see.”

Fluttershy makes her way to the glowing hole and peers in.

DM: Inside you see it is just a big hole in the ground. Looks like it may have been caused by a meteorite hitting or something like that. There is nothing in it now. The glow is coming from the ground itself. And I also need you to tell me what your Reflex is, Fluttershy.

Fluttershy: Oh um… 16.

DM: The ground around the edge starts to crumble as you get near enough to look inside but you manage to jump back before you fall in.

Fluttershy: So it’s not like a tunnel? Just a glowing dent?

DM: Yes.

Fluttershy: I go back to my mistress and report that it is a glowing crater.

Loni: Well that’s splendid but not what we’re here for. We are at the base of the tower, right?

DM: Yeah. The crater is to the right of the path just before you go in.

Serana: I send the airhead to head into the tower to see what happens.

Fluttershy: I’m happy to obey~

DM: As Fluttershy inters the tower she finds that it’s 40 foot round room with a 25 foot high ceiling. There are stairs on the far end of the room wrapping round the wall in a spiral. They lead up to the next floor of the tower and down into what you assume is the metal cave. Hanging from the ceiling you see the yexil, hanging upside down, asleep with it’s wings wrapped around itself.

Fluttershy: I motion for my mistresses to follow and be very silent.

Loni: Roll(1d20)+3: 8,+3 Total:11 stealth

DM: Okay and are the rest of you going in as well?

Serana: 26 stealth.

Loni: So that’s a yes.

DM: Loni seems to be having an off night. She steps on a loose flagstone and it makes a stone clink. The Yexil twitches and opens it’s eye, looking around the room.

Fluttershy: Quietly eeps.

Serana stays close the ground, using her claws to move quickly low to the ground, to maintain stealth.

DM: As it spots you all it lets out a roar like a big cat and spreads it’s wings, giving them a warning flap.

Fluttershy: Okay, Mister Yexil. Just calm down. We’re not here to hurt you. Be a good boy and go back to sleep.

DM: Serana is still making her way across the floor? It blasts a laser beam in front of her to stop her from moving forward.

Serana growls. “Fucker,” she says under her breath.

Loni would like to attempt hypnosis. Roll(1d20)+6: 12,+6 Total:18

DM: Okay that’s a high enough roll.

Loni: I want to convince it that it saw no intruders and it should just go back to sleep until dawn.

DM: Well… not at all how I expected that to go… but you did beat it’s Will save so okay. I guess that worked. It wraps it’s wings around itself and goes back to sleep.

Loni: “Good work, rent-a-slut. Let’s get moving.”

Fluttershy: I beam happily and follow my mistress.

Serana gets up and follows, bipedal again. “Certainly is an interesting piece of technology you have here.” She sticks her hand into the back hole of the slut. “Expanding, interesting.” She gives it a slap on the ass.

Fluttershy: Yelps and goes stiff, letting out a languid moan of pleasure.

Loni: Sure makes a handy distraction, that’s for sure.

DM: So I guess you are heading down the stairs?

Serana: Yes.

Loni: Yep.

DM: Okay give me one sec. Serana has a question about her gear and I have to look it up real quick. Should just take a moment.

Loni: No rush.

((Gear question answered.))

Serana: The crystalline spear on Serana’s back pulses with red light, flashing the corridor softly.

DM: As you go down the stairs into the first chamber of the metal cave you find yourself in some kind of facility with steel walls and floors. It’s lit by dim emergency lights. There are 3 badders in the room, sitting at a table on the left side of the room. One is slumped over the table asleep. The other two are looking at some old magazines, snickering and occasionally holding one up to show the other a picture in it. In the center of the room there is a large machine. It’s a large, round cylinder slowly spinning in two struts that hold it up. It glows slightly and gives off a humming sound. One of the struts has a control box on it. Hanging from the ceiling near the machine are several rusted bar cages that hold vacant-eyed humans.

Loni: Is Fluttershy immediately identifiable as a sex doll?

DM: Uhh… Not if you have never seen one before I guess.

Serana: So, uh.. rolling insight to see if I can identify anything else telling about the caged humans?

Loni: Is there any reason to suspect that these guys wouldn’t know what she was?

Serana: 18

DM: Well she is a pretty rare item. So chances are good they haven’t come across one before. Serana, you can see from looking at them they seem like they are in some kind of a trance or other such altered state of mind. They look totally unaware of what is going on around them.

Loni: Okay. I whisper to Fluttershy.

Serana: Science to see what the spinny doodad is.

Fluttershy: Oh um… Okay, I pull myself up to an alluring posture and walk out with my hips swaying and my cock and tits bouncing. I put a distressed look on my face. “Excuse me, gentlemen. Could you please help me? I’m a sex doll and I seem to have lost track of my owner. Oh he’ll be ever so cross with me if I’m not there to take his throbbing member.” And then um… Roll(1d20)+1: 13,+1 Total:14 interaction check to try and be as sexually alluring as possible.

Serana: 17

DM: Okay. Fluttershy, as you do this the two who are still awake drop their magazines and jump up in alarm, but once they see who is talking to them and have a moment to process what you just said, they start grinning and walking towards you calmly. “How did you get in here sweet thing?~” One asks. “Never had a thing for cock before but on something like that it doesn’t look so bad,” the other comments.

DM: Serana you are not sure what this machine is. You have never seen anything like it before. Your best guess is that it is something that merged over into that location from an alternate reality during the Big Mistake. It is totally alien to you.

Serana has to make a conscious effort not to start talking aloud about the thing, her desire to study it, very strong…

Fluttershy: I’m not sure. I got separated from my master and went looking for him. I wound up here.

Badder1: “You don’t need a master who lets a sweet thing like you get lost. Why don’t you come keep us company. Guard duty gets boring in the middle of the night.”

Badder2: “But I’m sure we can find ways to pass the time together~”

DM: The two badgers are right in front of Fluttershy now.

Fluttershy: I bite my lip and push my hips forward. “You boys will keep me company until I can go find Master in the morning?”

Badder1: “Yeah, we’ll make sure you have lots of fun~”

DM: One is giving her boobs a testing squeeze while the other is running his hand along the length of her cock.

Fluttershy shudders and gives a plaintive whine. “You’re so nice~ Thank you.”

DM: They take her by the hand and start trying to lead her away towards a small office on the side of the room. There is a door leading into it and a large wire mesh safety glass window in it. (You know… those windows made to resist being broken.)

Fluttershy: Goes along without resistance

Serana has grabbed the spear on her back, just the handle end. She’s whispering to Loni. “There’s no way we can just sneak past them, even if they’re busy. And I need to get my hands on that thing in the middle.”

Loni whispers “One is sleeping, the other two are in another room. Cakewalk.”

Serana rubs her temples. “I need time.”

DM: As they lead Fluttershy into the office they close the door so they won’t wake up their “friend” and have to share. You can see through the window they are wasting no time getting their clothes off and getting Fluttershy up on top of a desk.

Loni: “They aren’t coming out in a hurry.”

Serana: “Fine,” she says, moving towards the device.

Fluttershy: Gleefully complies with the Badders, having been told to do whatever was necessary to distract them for as long as possible.

DM: Okay Serana, this thing is huge. Think something like an alien turbine the size of a car.

Serana starts circling around, getting a better look.

DM: As you get near to the machine I need a Will save.

Serana: 31

DM: You feel it trying to effect your mind but you manage to resist it.

Serana: “Careful around this thing.. its got some sort of mental effect.”

Loni uses her um… Identify Mental Power. Roll(1d20)+3: 16,+3 Total:19

DM: Okay you draw near enough to feel just a tinge of what the machine is trying to do and realize right away that it is trying to erase your mind.

Loni: “It’s a mind eraser. Be careful.”

Serana: “Fascinating…” she says, looking for a control panel.

DM: I did say there was a control box on one of the two struts that holds it up.

Serana: How high up is it would you say? Like the struts go up how far?

DM: The struts are about 7 feet tall. I wouldn’t suggest trying to get under the spinning part, even laying on your back, unless you want to risk your clothing getting snagged by it. The control box is just below eye level.

Serana sighs. “I can’t get to the control box.”

DM: Yes you can. It’s on the side. Sorry.

Serana: Oh, okay. I thought you said it was on the struts. She moves over to the control box and looks over it to see if there’s a simple way to shut it off or anything like that.

DM: On the outside. The spinning part is held between them. Think… a rotisserie spit.

Serana: Ahh, okay.

DM: Do you want to make a check?

Serana: Sure. 21 sci

DM: You are able to figure out how to turn the machine off.

Serana: I turn it off!

Loni: Wait! Is the machine making noise?

DM: A slight humming sound.

Loni: Oh okay. Then they shouldn’t notice it shutting down through the door. Carry on.

Serana: Well, she shut it off.

DM: As the cylinder stops spilling it also stops glowing and you notice that feeling you were getting of it trying to effect your mind goes away.

Loni goes over to the sleeping guard and checks for weapons.

DM: Mace and crossbow.

Loni takes the mace and smacks him over the back of the head to make sure he doesn’t wake up and spot us.

DM: Heh~ Okay.

Loni: What are the room’s exits?

DM: Well there is the stairway you came in from. The door to the office, and on the far side of the room there is another door. And through the window you can see the other two guards are busy fucking Fluttershy and haven’t noticed you. One taking her from behind and the other with his cock shoved in her mouth. The humans in the cages still haven’t moved.

Loni: I take it their minds have been erased. “They must have been effected by that machine. They won’t make any noise. Let’s go.”

Serana: “I Shudder to think what would have happened had i not resisted it…“ She follows Loni.

Loni ignores the caged humans, gives a thumbs up to the balloon bimbo, and heads through the other door.

DM: Okay hold on one sec. I’m trying to find the XP chart to figure out how much XP you level at. Because I need to give you XP for what you’ve been doing and I’m not sure if you level up yet or not.

Loni: LOL. Okay.

DM: Have I given any XP yet? In any of the sessions?

Loni: No.

DM: Okay then.

((After a quick level up…))

Serana: "Hey, just because their seemingly brain dead now doesn’t mean we should just leave them,” she says angerly to Loni. “Promise me we see if we can help them before we leave.”

Loni rolls her eyes. “Fine. If you wanna take your pet mammals to therapy after we get the job done, be my guest.”

Serana angerly slaps Loni. “Maybe all you’re concerned about is your goddamned glorified weeds but I’m trying to make this hellhole of a wasteland a decent place for everyone, which means doing the right thing!”

Loni: “And for me the right thing is putting this dirt farm back in the control of the plants who actually know how to run the place without turning it into a radioactive sandbox.”

Serana: “You only achieved sentience after mutation. The only reason you didn’t screw things up before is because you couldn’t. You didn’t even have a brain to try,” she says, heated and full of venom.

Loni: “Maybe plants are smarter than you think, hm? Did you know there were more plants than any other type of living thing before the calamity? Or that sunflowers absorb and nullify radiation?”

Serana: “I’ve read plenty of the ancients notes on herbalism. The key isn’t to have a ruling race, its to live together. The ancients might not have been able to do it, but it doesn’t mean we can’t. And look at me! I’m a mantis. My species wasn’t any smarter before all this either. Maybe a higher majority will be plants, but we can’t just.. live in a state of cold peace if things go right.” She turns to hide her face, and the heated, sorrowful look on it.

Loni relents. “Okay, we’ll help them. But I hope it doesn’t end up getting us caught.”

Serana hugs Loni. “Thank you..” she says quietly.

Loni blinks in surprise, not used to being hugged. Fucked, sure. But not usually hugged. “We should get going. We have a mission to accomplish.”

DM: Heading through the other door?

Loni: Yes.

Serana: “Yeah, sounds like a plan.”

DM: As you head through the other door you find that the other side is a real cave made of stone, not a metal building. The whole sight must have been too conflicting from one reality to the next so they merged together in some kind of hodge podge. Before you is a deep cavernous drop with a rocky outcropping that spirals downward leading below like a natural spiral staircase. You also notice there is glowing blue moss growing here and there all over the place.

Loni: Science check on the moss.

Serana inspects the moss. 24

DM: And your roll Loni?

Loni: Roll(1d20)+6: 14,+6 Total:20 plus any “I happen to be a plant” bonuses.

DM: You both know this stuff. It’s Beta Moss. A mostly harmless, radioactive moss. It also happens to be the favored food of Gamma Moths when hunting is scarce.

Loni: Is the drop dark?

DM: Yeah. The only light is coming from the moss.

Loni takes some of the moss and drops it down the hole, watching it fall to gauge the depth.

Serana: Roll… nature… to see what a gamma moth is.

DM: It appears to be a 50 foot drop. Also you take one point of low level radiation.

Loni: Do I record that somewhere?

DM: That’s not a point of damage. Just your accumulated rads or whatever they are called. And I don’t think there is a place on your sheet for that but you can make a note of it in Notes or something.

Loni: Okay.

Serana: 14 plus “I am also a bug” bonus? Giggles

DM: LOL! They are giant carnivorous moths that give off radiation.

Serana: ((Oh boy.)) “I can fly down there without danger of falling.”

Loni: “Do we have any lights? It’s very dark.”

Serana pulls her heavy flashlight out.

Loni: “Okay. Fly down and light the way for me.”

Serana flies down slowly, holding the light and shining it.

Loni: “Oh wait. I have to check something. Be right back.” Loni heads back into the other room and peeks to see if the Badders have passed out from sexing up her love doll yet.

DM: It hasn’t been that long. They are still going at it. I mean, it’s probably only been like 10 or 15 minutes in world.

Loni: Ah okay. Then Loni returns and starts hopping down the rock protrusions.

DM: Serana now that you have turned that flashlight on you hear a flutter of wings, and a moment later you spot a large moth flying right at your light.

DM: It’s easily as big as you are.

Serana makes sure that Loni has stopped before turning the flashlight off and hovering over a bit.

Loni crouches on the outcrop she stopped on.

DM: With the light turned off the moth passes by and lands somewhere on the wall.

Loni: I want to use a skill.

DM: Okay.

Loni: Roll(1d20)+4: 13,+4 Total:17 Photographic Memory. Loni wants to jump down the rocks from memory of their positions.

DM: Okay you can do that.

Loni: Okay. So Loni makes it to the bottom.

DM: Not quite yet. About half way down you come to a spot where the rocks you need to walk across are all covered in that moss. You will have to walk on it to keep going unless you can think of something else.

Loni: I can. I use Animal Control on the moth.

DM: Do you need to be able to see it to use that?

Loni: No.

DM: Tell me how you use the moth to get down.

Loni: Well it says for animal control I roll MP 4d6 L and I don’t know what that means.

DM: Mental Power. That’s what MP is.

Loni: Which translates to…

DM: Int vs Will.

Loni: So my int bonus, plus my level I guess? Plus the 4d6?

DM: Yes.

Loni: Roll(4d6)+7: 3,1,6,6,+7 Total:23

DM: You have it.

Loni: So Loni passes out and the moth flies over to the outcrop and starts eating the moss off.

DM: Alright then. So you make the moth eat the moss then continue down?

Loni: Right. After flying the moth back to where it was. Oh wait… Can the moth see in the dark?

DM: Yes.

Loni: Before I let it go, I want to use it to scout out the bottom of the pit and any tunnels leading off of it.

Serana: I just realized I could have used infervision to navigate easily.

DM: That’s just for seeing body heat Serana. You would have been able to see where the moths were at, but that’s it.

Serana: Yes and no. I mean.. technically the walls would also have radiated slightly.

DM: Okay yes. You are right.

Serana: Granted… mostly darker blue.

DM: Loni at the bottom you see a metal door in the side of the cave wall.

Loni: Can’t get the moth through that I guess. Okay, I put the moth back. And we’ll pick up again another night.

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The Shearing of the Sheep

It’s that time of year again: when our sheep residents in their heavy winter fleece are breathing more heavily and staying inside more to avoid the heat of spring — that is, until we give them their annual shearing.

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As our sheep friends demonstrate, it feels great to get a spring haircut!

Our shearer Jim with tiny little Sarah. Moments after this photo was taken, she jumped in the air and started playing and headbutting all her “sheeple.”

We are asked all the time about shearing, and if it is cruel. The answer is that properly done shearing — shearing done with care, and with the sheep’s well-being in mind — is not cruel, and is in fact very necessary. That said, like any practice — especially when animals are seen as commodities — shearing can be a horrific experience for these very loving animals.

Older sheep like Smudge have a harder time keeping themselves clean and seem very appreciative of the removal of dirty, heavy wool.

Overgrown wool is very uncomfortable. During the season when it is growing, wool collects a variety of pointy, sharp things — like thistles, pieces of sticks and brush from their hay, etc. — that works its way down to the skin and becomes itchy.

Aysha is a member of the Katahdin breed and a hair sheep, so she never has to participate in annual shearing.

Wool sheep are designed to grow wool, and have been for thousands of years. Unlike the hair breeds — Katahdin, black belly Barbados, and others who naturally lose their coats — wool sheep need to be sheared.

Sheep like Liam — who arrived with a burst urethra, requiring surgery that causes his urine to dribble out — need to have their wool sheared in those areas throughout the year, but the full shear makes Liam a very happy boy.

Sheep can develop issues like urine scald — especially older sheep, who often drizzle urine, which collects in the wool and if left without shearing, burns the skin.

New girls Magnolia, Gabby, and Loni with their freshly shorn coats.

Wool is heavy — very heavy — and as the temperatures go up in the spring, very hot. Getting wool off before summer is imperative to keeping our sheep family from overheating.

Will has super-heavy wool and is always much more comfortable and breathing much easier when he gets his annual shearing.

Many shearing operations pride themselves on speed and numbers, but we prefer a bit slower and more careful and accurate shearing. The last record I heard of was 790 sheep in nine hours and one sheep sheared in under 40 seconds, but here at our New York Shelter in Watkins Glen, our 98 sheep residents are sheared over a three-day period.

Our 13-year-old Marlene looks lamb-like with her new cut!

The shearing is never done without a caregiver or three staying with the sheep, to ensure that they are properly handled and get the level of care they deserve. And since nights are still cold, a few of the older sheep, like Jon, need to wear a coat at night for a short time, even living in their nice warm barn.

Jon is one of the few older sheep (he is likely around 15 years old) who requires a coat for a few nights after shearing. His thick wool keeps his old, skinny body warm and insulated at night, but he overheats in the day. Thankfully, nights will warm up soon too!

Sheep are prey animals with a very high flight response, so being sheared is not without some stress, but thankfully it is minimal and the end result is a lot of very happy sheep.

Abay had more than 10 pounds of wool taken off, so he certainly is feeling lighter than air!

If you see the sheep right after shearing, you know they love it. They jump in the air — like the weight of the world has been removed. The average fleece removed is around 7-8 pounds, depending on the breed. We have a few larger sheep with even heavier fleeces, which must feel amazing when they are trimmed off.

Another one of our elder sheep, Amy, enjoying her new cut!

And where is the wool now? We put it up on top of the hill, where foxes, birds, skunks, etc., take this material and make nests. And although they do not use it all, they use a large majority of it, which we think would make our sheep very happy.

Dara and new friend Gabby checking out everyone’s new coats.

So happy spring — and if you are feeling low, go get a haircut!

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What happens when an animal influencer dies?

It’s Viral Market Crash week on Mashable. Join us as we take stock of the viral economy and investigate how the internet morphed from a fun free-for-all to a bleak hellscape we just can’t quit.

Four and a half years ago, Chloe Kardoggian was looking for a new home. She wasn't what many would consider to be the most adoptable dog — at nine year old, she had heart problems, bug eyes, and only two teeth to her name. But Dorie Herman saw past all that.

Herman says she adopted Chloe from "a friend of a friend of a friend" after seeing a Facebook post announcing Chloe was up for adoption. She started an Instagram account for her new pet as a way to show Chloe's old owners how she was doing.

Then Chloe got famous.

Don't forget to come meet me and TONS of adoptable dogs from @fosterdogsnyc today 12-4 at @vaute_nyc - My pals @apugnamedemoji @newyorkdog and @littlehollysbigworld will be there too!!! 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

A post shared by Chloe Kardoggian (@chloekardoggian) on Feb 11, 2017 at 7:37am PST

Chloe's newfound celebrity came as a surprise to Herman, who told Mashable she never realized that dogs on the internet "were a thing" until she had her own insta-famous pooch.

Like many other pet influencers before her, Chloe's account got extensive press coverage and served up "spon con." She advertised Clorox, Swiffer, and Beggin' Littles products, in addition to her own merch. Generating endorsement deals wasn't the objective, Herman said, but the extra income helped pay for Chloe's medical expenses.

But then in early July, Chloe passed away, leaving Herman and her Instagram following behind.

Now, in the wake of Chloe's death, Herman is faced with one glaring question: what is to become of Chloe's account?

When you lose your influencer, you lose your business

Loni Edwards, founder of The Dog Agency, the first management agency to focus solely on pet influencers, says that after a pet influencer passes, it's unlikely their account will continue to make money.

"It is so hard because you're losing your loved one but also it's a huge monetary hit, and figuring out how to deal with that it's a lot," Edwards explains.

Depending on their following, pet influencers can make big money. Dogs with 20,000 followers can make $200 per post, dogs with 150,000 to 250,000 followers can make $3,000 a post, and dogs with one million followers can make up to $10,000 per post, according to Market Watch.

But Edwards says it doesn't matter how many followers you have if the star of your brand has passed away. "When that brand dies, you can't just throw a new brand at [your followers]," she says.

However, there can be an exception to that rule. Accounts that focus on "families" rather than one single pet can continue to be profitable, even if one of the pets passes away.

"One of our clients, Wolfgang2242, he adopts senior pups all the time, and he sees a lot of turnover because they are senior pets," Edwards said. "People follow for the family, so when one pet passes the account is still the same account. But when an account is about one specific pet and that pet is no longer here it's a much different situation and it's a lot harder to continue."

Since I'm recently back from vacation I tried to get everyone together for a group shot. Unfortunately, Bikini was not cooperating. I gave her a very thorough bath on Sunday and she is still mad at me (girl can hold a grudge). But almost everybody else is here including Stuart the rabbit and Betty the chicken. And if you zoom in on the picture you can see Doris gossiping in Melvin's ear and Edna with that relaxed, messy look that seems to suggest her subcutaneous fluid treatments might not be the only fluids she's getting into. #familymatters From top to bottom, left to right Betty the chicken, Edsel Englebert, Stuart the rabbit, Eeyore, Loretta, Doris (the gossip), Melvin, Edna, Enoch and Waylon.

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But even for single animal accounts, the financial hit the owner might take after the pet's passing doesn't necessarily mean the end of the brand.

Pet influencers have strong communities, even postmortem

You may be wondering why you would even want to update your pet influencer's Instagram if they're long gone, and the account is no longer profitable? You might, like me, even find the concept a tad macabre.

But as multiple owners of now deceased insta-famous pets explained to me, the desire to remain within the community they created keeps them posting.

Anna Marie Avey, who runs Colonel Meow's Instagram, says that since her cat's passing four years ago, she still feels like she's part of the community he created.

"I'm a cat person forever," Avey said. "I'm still an animal lover. It doesn't stop. You can't just step out of the community. I'm in it forever."

And it seems like Colonel Meow's 305,000 followers are still along for the ride, too. Pictures of the Colonel still generate comments lamenting his death from adoring fans.

"Your presence is still felt, Colonel," reads one comment.

Avey posts Colonel Meow's old pictures sporadically. For the most part, though, she now directs the account's attention to her new cat Papa Puffpants, her YouTube series Crazy Avey Land, and her Nine Lives podcast.

#BigCatEnergy . . . #Caturday @crazyavey

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Toast, the dog behind toastmeetsworld, received an enormous amount of attention over the years for her eccentric outfits and tongue that flopped out the side of her mouth. She starred in a fashion campaign, had her own book, and was even a part of a dog wedding televised on Bravo.

After she passed away in December 2017, her owner Katie Sturino has found that the massive following Toast left behind (365,000 followers) provides her with a great platform to bring awareness to the inhumane nature of puppy mills.

"We do a lot of good with that account, it's a really big audience and one of the biggest things that Toast has done is make an impact on changing people's minds towards rescue," Sturino explains. "So, I think it would be a totally wasted opportunity to stop posting completely."

Sturino says she works closely with the Humane Society and supports their efforts to get rid of puppy mills, using Toast's account to promote the "adopt don't shop" philosophy.

Happy Bastille Day!!!! 🇫🇷🥐 #frenchtoast

A post shared by TOAST MEETS WORLD™ (@toastmeetsworld) on Jul 14, 2018 at 7:46am PDT

Animal influencers don't live forever, and that's okay

Animal influencers will probably always be a welcome source of wholesomeness in a world that continues to disappoint on a daily basis — even if they are used as viral advertising tools.

Sadly, the longevity of an animal influencer's career is limited by their very nature.

"Pets, unfortunately, don't live as long as humans, so it's a much shorter business time period," Edwards says. "Some pets live to be 16, 18 years old. That's a very nice life for a business. Knowing that it's not something that's going to go on your entire career, it's still a sturdy business."

Should your pet rise to fame, it's inevitable that the bubble of success will eventually burst. Even so, that doesn't mean that your pet can't introduce you to a new community that holds you up or a new cause for you to champion. Both Avey and Sturino cherish the time they spent with their pets both on and off camera.

Though Herman doesn't know what her next steps will be, she does plan on keeping the account. But even if no new endorsement deals come her way, she still credits the best things that have happened in her life to Chloe and treasures their short time together. And come September, she'll be hosting the Chloe Kardoggian Celebration of Life Fundraiser for Foster Dogs Inc, that provides "fospice" care for senior dogs. Herman hopes to raise $10,000 at the upcoming event and have it be matched.

Chloe would be pleased.

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