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due to the rain delays, umpires have declared that the minimum number of overs that need to be played today is 69.
Nice 😏
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there are two wolves inside of you. one loves seeing your team dominating at home. the other loves a challenge and supporting an underdog. you are australian, watching the boxing day test match
#boxing day test#my emotional rollercoaster of 'WE ARE SO IN IT' 'we are not in it but pakistan is' 'WE ARE SO IN IT'
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like and subscribe and ill personally give daniel z freitas a copy of ultrakill when i see him at the next battlebots filming
#battlebots#ultrakill#i miss being at battlebots tails. i miss it a lot#anyways can you imagine v1 with minotaurs death hum lmao#me and a teammate honestly mistook its spin up test for a jet flying low overhead since we were by an airport in the long beach days#but since the sound was so low to the ground it dawned on us that Holy Shit That Has To Be Minotaur.#love that little box of hate. <3#if you see a typo. no you dont :)
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i’m so fucking sick of cricket already
#boxing day#boxing day test cricket#cricket#i hate cricket but it’s all that’s ever on my tv on boxing day#even worse bc i have christmas celebrations on boxing day with my mum’s side of the family
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Prompt by @rabbit-harpist - Chayanne and Tallulah finally meeting in person. (Also @becauseplot as I saw you were also thinking of this one). I hope this is fine. I rotated it a few times too many oops.
Mention of injured child, but it's just the comfort that comes after.
Chayanne only sits still because Papa has him trapped. Dad isn't here, but his closest sister had updated him on that. She is here now, he knows that, her reaching out every few minutes to check if something scaring her is actually dangerous or not.
None of it has been; Chayanne is still a bit uncertain about some things here, but Dad is with her and would never let anything bad happen to anyone ever. So, he promises her it's okay, that he'll see her soon, that she just has to let Dad and the Doctor look after her and then they could see each other. That's what Papa had said, and Papa does not lie.
(It does not change the fact that he wants his sister /now/.)
She updates him on the other children she was with, too, just like she always has - and just like he does for her. He worries about all of them - Bobby and Pomme and Richarlyson and Trump and Allie and Dapper and Ramón and Leonardra and all his siblings without names - but he worries about her most of all. He can talk to her, and has been able to talk to her since the day she was dragged into life, listless and not yet screaming. He remembers things she cannot, and that he never wants her to, and now he finally, finally gets to see her!
Chayanne asked, once, what she looks like. She didn't know, and he doesn't know either.
Finally, finally, she lets him know that the Doctor has told her she can leave. There's more that she doesn't understand, and if she doesn't understand then she cannot explain it to Chayanne either, but what she does know is that Dad has picked her up, and is bringing her to see Chayanne.
Papa cannot keep Chayanne any more; he squirms his way out of Papa's arms, dropping to the floor and running.
"Chayanne!" Papa calls, also standing up to chase.
Chayanne is little, but he is fast. Papa is also fast, but Chayanne has the head start and knows where he is going; out the door, down the stairs, cross the balcony over the "subsidiary power generator", then-
He does not make it to the then. In the little walkway between that room and the next, he collides with Dad.
Dad only laughs, and ruffles his hair, and yells, "it's okay, Missa! I caught him!"
Chayanne does not have attention for his parents, though; he stares up at the little girl being carried on his Dad's hip.
She is much smaller than him, but then he knows people grow and that she has only been alive for half of his life. Curly brown hair, glowing yellow eyes, a patch on her cheek and neck where dark skin fuses with grey-purple insect shell. She is dressed in one of Pomme's dresses - one of the simpler ones, left open at the back so that little blue wings have the freedom to move - a little loose on her, but also too short.
Under it, Chayanne can see bandages - they make a thicker patch, and poke out of both the sleeve and neckline of the dress. He shudders, remembering the agonising pain from when she was shot.
She stares at Chayanne, before turning to Dad and tugging on his arm. He laughs, and Missa scoops up Chayanne, and Dad says, "I'll let you down once we get to the common room, okay Tallulah? It's still a bit dangerous here."
Chayanne can feel the warning in the back of his mind. He would sulk at being picked up again, except that Papa is picking him up, and Chayanne will never actually refuse him.
Instead he rests his head on Papa's shoulder, ignoring the way his parents talk to instead watch his sister. With one hand he waves to her, and she smiles back - fangs and all.
"/Is Tallulah your name?/" he asks her, in the same way they have always talked.
"/I think so!/" she replies. "/Do you like it/?"
"/It's pretty/."
"/So are your arms/!"
Chayanne looks down to where the glowing patterns on his arms are providing a low light. Wanting to make her happy he pulls up his sleeves, showing off more of the intricate - if random - designs.
He doesn't ask if she is hurting, because he knows that she is. He doesn't ask if she is okay, because he knows that she isn't. He doesn't ask about their sisters, because he knows the two Tallulah came with are safe, as are the ones already here, and that the rest of their siblings are dead.
Instead he shows off the patterns, and points out people they pass, and tries his very best to entertain her.
Eventually they make it to the common room - Chayanne's parents are always slow when they decide to walk and talk, no matter how impatient Chayanne is feeling - and set the two children on the floor.
"Chayanne, this is-" Dad begins.
Chayanne does not listen to him. Instead he runs across the room, and pulls his little sister into a hug.
"Careful!" comes the warning from both parents, one in English and the other in Spanish.
Tallulah is in no more pain from the hug than without it, so Chayanne does not let go. He tucks his precious sister close and he knows he cannot protect her, that the hurt is already done, that he could not even save Bobby when he was right there beside him.
But...
She's here now! Dad actually found her! Helped her! She's safe, and she's okay, just like he promised and promised that she someday would be.
He did not know what a hug was until Papa gave him one, and Tallulah is still a little unsure. Carefully he explains, in that silent way which comes most naturally to them, and she hesitantly wraps her arms around him too.
Carefully, he leans down and taps their foreheads together - the gesture of welcome, of comfort, of family that they eggs developed for themselves, before the adults of The Order came and taught them what hugs are.
That's when the tears spill. Not just Tallulah's, but Chayanne's as well.
"/It hurts it hurts it hurts/," Tallulah whispers into his mind. "/Big brother, I'm scared./"
"/You're safe/," he promises back. "/You're safe, you're safe, you're finally safe - I will protect you now. Together, we're together, we won't ever be apart again. You're home now, this is home, nothing will ever hurt you again, Dad and Papa won't allow it./"
Tallulah does not know what /home/ means, but that's okay. Chayanne is going to teach her.
And that starts with letting go, but holding her hand, and dragging her to the box of children's toys and accessories to pick out the first thing that she will ever own.
#qsmp fanfic#qsmp x xcom#qsmp au#qsmp chayanne#qsmp tallulah#tallulah doesn't even have her hat yet#it's what she'll pick from the box#(when he was first awake after being rescued chayanne woke to find the adults had gathered loads of kid stuff)#(and the first thing he took for himself is his ducky)#of the other two with her... tilin is in one of leo's shirts belted at the waist to make a tunic#and flippa is too tall for that but too short for pomme's dresses and so in some of richas' clothes#tallulah got to escape the infirmary first because the big obvious wound on her shoulder meant she got her checkup first#she has a hearing test booked for a few days and they're working on making her inhalers#the other two are still having things like basic blood tests and lung checks and all that#tallulah would have stayed with them except she wanted to meet chayanne#they'll be along together in a bit#chayanne is supposed to be in class with the other eggs but couldn't concentrate with needing to guide tallulah through being rescued#so missa rescued him from school for the day#i say school#i mean the adults take it in turns to teach them bits of what they know#niki was teaching a cooking class! where its more she makes bread or cakes or cookies with them than directly teaches#and with some help from other adults because many kids near ovens#styled much more like baking for fun than a class#but still important lessons!#anyway stop rambling now#back to op for me
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Everyone, I’m so sorry for not being able to finish on time with your commissions, I’m still working on them, but life is happening right now and I need lots of help, my kitty, my baby, Violeta is very, very sick 😔 So I’ll open my ko-fi requests for quick sketches to being able to at least get her hospitalized, she’s got a liver failure and I’m afraid of her not making it. She’s my baby, my emotional support, she’s the sweetest girl who has so much love. She know when I’m going though an anxiety or panic attack, and knows how to calm me down. I don’t know what I’d do without her, or what would happen to me if she didn’t make it.
I will make a proper post after this one, but I just thought I’d let you know like this first, and I’m so sorry again for taking so long with the two commissions I have pending. I will make it to you once were through this.
#nessie rants#my poor little baby I’m so scared…#she hasn’t eaten or used her litter box in two days now#and we just received the test results#I don’t know what else to do
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#its crazy how much easier it is to do things when youre not completely miserable lol#this past week has been weird bc ive felt really really good and like normal in a way thats kinds unfathomable#im hoping its the medication but my mood was already on an upward tilt and i was told it would take like 6 weeks for the meds to work#property but like ive been sleeping way more than usual. and by that i literally just mean 8hrs a night lol which is weird for me#like that never ever ever happens multiple days in a row. so idk. when i feel better it makes the 0cd way easier to manage as well#and im just generally not as anxious. on the more worrisome side i kinda just give less of a fuck so like i have an exam im not ready for#Tuesday and im just kinda like hm fuck that lol. ill go thru lil fluctuations of having a lot of energy too#like: i could run around in circles rn. i dont have to but i could. like yesterday i was out with friends and i was like bouncing up and#down while standing and rocking from side to side while sitting. which i kinda do anyway while in crowds but it was more to expend energy#last night i also got like 5hrs of sleep. so like maaaaybe ive been on the bleeding edge of mood elevation but for the most part it just#feels good and not destructive. like if i felt like this all the time that would b fantastic. its like oh so this is y ppl dont long to b#put out of their misery lol. depression? who? i dont kno her. sounds fake. but as soon as i fucking say that ill b fucking slapped back#down to earth. ugh. annoying. no emotional object permanence. i hope its the meds. if this is the person i am under layers of misery then#that is fucking so insane. we shall see. im curious to hear what the psychiatrist thinks of my brain when i follow up with her#i gave her my full dys1exia assessment which gives a pretty good picture of how my head functions. oh fuck i bet i would do waaaayyy better#on thise test if i took it in this state of mind. but anyway she has that on top of like 3 assessment sheets i filled out#dispite everything i still want someone to categorize me into a discreet box. tell me doc. am i really bip0lar? really really?#ur sure??? like 1000% sure bc my brain wont let me accept that unless its beyond a reasonable doubt. i just doesn't seem that serious.#i mean. it is but like ya kno. its not that bad. ay. this glob of mush behind my eyes runs me in circles#but for now thats ok bc i feel like i could run up a mountain or punch someone in the face lol#unrelated
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Wowie 2 AM drawing i Uh- honestly I didn’t think I’d be so invested in drawing this but I felt very very inspired by a playlist (Rosendale the beloved)
I feel like I should name this piece.. how abooout.. The Path to Relief.
#putting all my color theory lessons into use#this was a test on my charcoal brushes and a new style I wanted to attempt#it was only meant to be a sketch but I got really carried away which is fine#today was a pretty successful day..#gess box of arts#looking at it more makes me wanna turn it into a print
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Starc on his way to the crease
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I can't share with my friends cause I want to surprise them but I'm making the back of my dnd notebook a wooden battlemap
#its me gron#my hand hurt distressing the coffee stirrers because i dont have a wire brush and dont want to leave my house#im using a screw and thumb tacks#i should at least use my box cutter but i cant find it#im using the scraps to make a test floor/coaster to practice before ruining my floor#gshakaaj i was supposed to have 2 days off to work on this but i have to Work tomorrow
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The Spider-Cam straight up mowed down Njorte while he was fielding.
#the robots are out to get them#brings back memories of stuart broad yelling for them to stop moving the robot#Boxing Day Test#Njorte got knocked to the ground by the camera
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"My brother had no regard for her; his pleasures were not what they ought to have been, and from the first he treated her unkindly. The consequence of this, upon a mind so young, so lively, so inexperienced as Mrs. Brandon’s, was but too natural. She resigned herself at first to all the misery of her situation; and happy had it been if she had not lived to overcome those regrets which the remembrance of me occasioned. But can we wonder that, with such a husband to provoke inconstancy, and without a friend to advise or restrain her[...] she should fall?"
- Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
#jane austen#sense and sensibility#literature#the level of sympathy and compassion and understanding of the human heart#we think of historical eras as either moral and right or depraved always one or the other#and that the morality of the first was upheld by the stern treatment of anyone who acted out#and by extension that depravity is brought on by a lack of rigidity#but the struggles and paradoxes that are part of being human were just as real and just as common and people DID understand them#its only the base and unimaginative who think everyone can be fit into one righteous box if they just try hard enough#never acknowledging times they failed their own standards or maybe without ever having been tested at all#its easy for someone who is happy to judge someone who is unhappy#and we have always known this and it's always been true but we're still dealing with the same unbending personalities who are so loud#just the other day i was in an internet fight where multiple people were claiming that if someone says no to regular sex they are cheating#the possibility that they just have a low sex drive or are going through something was called an exception too rare to matter#the possibility that people are different and not everyone wants the same amount of sex and sex is really very awful when you dont want it#was laughed and sneered at. whats more a partner who accepts their partners sex drive for what it is was called a beta lol#being compassionate and understanding of people you love = beta behavior LOL LOL#this is why we cant have nice things. relationships should be based on support and communication and openness#to the reality that people change sometimes in ways we like and sometimes in ways we dont. nothing is forever.#my two thoughts that entire thread: i hope the men who read this arent intimidated out of standing up for their female partners. and#i hope the women reading this understand you have to believe in yourself despite all of it. despite everything the world throws at you.#of course women can be mean and selfish just as much as men and of course mens needs and feelings matter and so does keeping commitments#but no one has a crystal ball and if you enter a relationship expecting things will always be A Certain Way you're in for a rude awakening#especially if all you do to promote what you want is to badger and pressure and shame your partner for being an imperfect human#tangent but its just these things are so timeless. we should know better now. there's got to be something wrong with us that we don't
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horrifyingly my data club actually went very well and no one questioned the basic premise of whether anything i do is worthwhile or useful. this outcome has comprehensively undermined my understanding of the world around me
#what do you MEAN you think this experiment makes sense to do and it looks like the conditions i'm testing have lead to improvements#nothing i do EVER makes sense. why start now???#box opener#like it's good. but i guess this means all my other work for the last six months. was REALLY bad.#i don't want to be a protein biochemist‚ probably! don't exclusively reward me for doing protein biochemistry#then i have to be a protein biochemist and i can't even get my head around pKas without like a day of prep time.
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Ohhh my gosh
#i finished her ears!!!#and of course once i did the mask didn’t want to stay on right but i think i got it now#i have this neat red metallic paint i used once for asuka evangelion cosplay hairclips that i think will look nice#that’ll take a couple days cuz i know ill have to do a few coats and then prob some mod podge on top to seal#im scared to paint her face ive been putting it off lol#and im still considering what to do re her claws#ik the glue gun method for barbie nails but honestly im not a fan of it#was thinking maybe cut some little claws iut of the plastic from the front of the barbie box? then paint curl and super glue on?#idk ive never tried it ill have to test it#my art#catra#doll#custom doll
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man okay so it has been a while since I watched AH videos (as in, since the Matt thing), but since when do they not put the game & episode number in the title or thumbnail anymore? I was really craving some Cursed Halo content so I wanted to watch the Play Pals episodes of that but literally the only way to figure out the episode order was to go digging for their playlist. What da hell.
wadda hell.................................
i agree that the lack of numbers and a game title are annoying, but what makes me confused alongside that is that it's inconsistent?????????
playps and the laso series have the number gone from the thumbnail specifically except for part 11??? and the dark souls series with joe just keeps the episode numbers in the title, but not the thumbnail??????
it already sucks for people who were/are already fans for a while, and it sucks for newcomers even more because they'd struggle to find where to start, so an excuse for retention won't work. who does this benefit?!
#the last time i checked the channel was not that long ago#but funny enough#it was to test that one browser extension that removes custom thumbnails#and makes them a screengrab from a random spot in a video#shit's night and day on this and the AH channel#the cherry on top is that it has an a option to remove the LUL RANDOM XD caps lock in the title too#i think it's called dearrow. it's a godsend#Anonymous#ask box 360
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