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Tortle Sorceror
"Patience little hatchling, a storm waits on the horizon before striking its foe."
Being hatched in the warm sands, being watched by their parents is the way a tortle should greet the world. From the earliest moments this tortle felt the warmth deep in their soul, the constant thrum of power.
This tortle had been touched by the long dormant bloodline of the dragon turtle. Starting by emanating steam from their nostrils the tortle's parents chuckled and began telling the stories of their people, weaving in fables and lessons for the young ones.
By one year of age the tortle's parents had died peacefully, touching heads and with a look content on their faces. The tortle found a corner of the coastline to call their own, hunting and learning what they could of the world. The spells they cast came naturally once they had grown old enough, the fire spells almost always taking on the form of scorching steam blasted from their wide maw.
Growing up they made friends with local fisherman, stopping by local towns to trade small goods and services for useful items like nets or tinderboxes to make survival easier. They were a common sight around town, greeted warmly and often playing with children when they could, casting small spells to entertain.
Having grown up on the coastline they saw some wonders and terrors of the ocean. The sahuagin were a constant threat, one the tortle would often warn the village about, tracking movements and sometimes coming to the aid of fisherman when they grew brave. The tortle also managed to make friends with some local bronze dragons who regarded them curiously.
At age nineteen the tortle felt the wanderlust of their people, they requested the bronze dragons help the fishing town if ever they were in trouble, said their goodbyes to the village, then strode off into the world. Having a thirst for experiencing the world this tortle tries to make friends with any creature it sees, often carrying small birds or rodents on their shell or head.
While a touch naïve this one is not so soft-shelled to take things lying down, they dislike being tricked and will intervene vehemently if something they believe is wrong is about to play out. This tortle is always willing to hear out a request for peace but with the powers at hand this sorcerer is a powerhouse once incensed.
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I like this character, while I do think there should be a motivation to adventure the race history for tortle's do make it easy to make a wandering adventurer. It may be seen a bit min/max to make a sorcerer who can drop a concentration spell then recede into their shell to bump their AC I hope everyone knows the combo is due to the character concept over numerical bumps.
I like kind characters, they can help bring a party together, make the edgelord rogue come out of their shell (heh) and engage with the party. A lone wolf needs a pal to not be so lonely.
Art by Maximilian Degen
This picture is awesome, the lighting, the kind expression, the shell that looks like it could withstand a dragons jaws. And damn that lil glowey lizard, he so cute, a good boi. Thank you :)
#d&d#character design#dnd stuff#dungeons and dragons#character concept#tabletop#rpg#tortle#sorceror#sorcerer#dragon#draconic bloodline#adventure
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Since I had done some edgy headcannons, along with a picture, lemme do a palette cleanser of some softer headcannons/AU ideas!
I like to think she is a mix of cat, spider/tarantula, and maybe chameleon along with the normal plushe DNA stuff. They have fluff like a long haired kitty, multi arms/eyes and large main eyes like a spider, and shade shifting patches of skin/idk like a chameleon.
Their mouth may be gone but that doesn’t mean she is 100% mute! Humming, clicking, and purring are all possible~ if you peer past the fluff on their face you can even spot the old scars along with how their mouth would have looked somewhat. Think owo
Their fur fluffs up in reaction to certain strong emotions, however only when 100% mad do their tarantula fur barbs come into play so no worrying about accidental pokes even if you annoy them!
Heck at one point they intentionally tried removing those barbs by hand for WIP reasons, wasn’t the best idea tbh n it left them sore af but ok, felt kinda like pulling off finger nails…
They like to idly twiddle parts of their fur which is why some parts of their body is better taken care of then others, also they are left handed n use that side’s arms much more often then their right.
If the need to eat is a factor they have a special part of their chest pouch that allows for somewhat easy feeding, it is separated from the storage area like a sorta gland that may have been something else before it was repurposed as a way of feeding.
They are mostly carnivorous and can scavenge if need be but due to them being part spider they are good at slowing their metabolism via sleep or just less movements n lowering body heat when food supplies are super low, but like all playtime mascots they can have a surprisingly large appetite… More then you’d expect for a bean her size tbh.
They do have memory problems even after things get better so a little notebook is always kept nearby to jot down important info… or give a impromptu gift if you made them really happy.
When sleeping they use their arms like blankets via self hugs which are especially helpful during the winter months when the chill is strong enough to seep that low.
Having their mouth mentioned is a sore topic but complementing the lil smile they drew on the patch will be bitter sweet.
After learning how some peeps can easily use both hands they would totally try to train themselves to do that too. Definitely got the time to waste hehe
Small rodents are a fav ‘pet’ of theirs due to availability and how cute they sound, at least until they get too hungry or they accidentally scare them off. 🥺 only fallback is the creatures like to try n nibble on their stuff which is a death sentence.
Their lil hide-away nook held deep within the bowel of the factory is a random repurposed storage room that holds her art supply stash and a nest made from softer non-moving toys they found n scrapped. They hate using Huggy due to their light grudge of sorts. Also they like to do a sorta loafing thing when alone. (Doesn’t like leaving themselves exposed in fear of a repeat of old trauma)
Also they are a minor hoarder, like when a marker runs out or bread they still keep them or when a paper gets crumpled up, gonna need a intervention cus even after the whole mess they will still stick to their habit ^^’
I can imagine her teaching herself a sorta code so if she gets resocialized they can communicate better cus signing with their hands is not gonna be easy lmao
Being social isn’t her strong-suit due to being rusty so adorable old references will be ‘mentioned’ at least once.
*Bonus Fun Facts!*
They aren’t that openly hostile towards humans, only after loosing their mind does it happen because they begin to think any person is part of the scientists that started her downward spiral. Tho even then they would be scared until your dumb enough to mess/break/take their things… or you show blood around them. Color is like a drug to them and after being low on art supplies the thought of ‘collecting’ some would be notice enough for them to wanna hunt you down.
With Player being small if they were able to befriend them they may occasionally hide their little friend in their pouch (got inspired by that upcoming FNAF game!) and can carry them around or hide them from more violent toys. It’s actually pretty well padded due to them often putting art supplies there, can’t have them impaling themselves on their items right?
At one point they would totally want cuddles n comfort which will be cute, they definitely got the arms to use!
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what other people want added to Minecraft: g u n s
what I want added to Minecraft
•Birds
-For multiple biomes, but mainly for the forests.
-Songbirds would add SO MUCH life to the otherwise quiet areas of the game
-Ravens and crows would be awesome and could use some of the parrot mimicking AI
-Cardinals in the snow biomes would bring a GORGEOUS pop of colour into the white atmosphere
-Seriously we need something to populate the sky, parrots do NOT fly like they should
-nests in trees, can find eggs in them
-doesn't really add a use but fun new feather types would be cool
•Owls
-technically still a bird but would go really well in covered rooftop forests and snow biomes
-we're already getting larger avians added in the form of vultures so why not more large birds?
•Mice and / or rats
-absolute precious babies
-sadly would go well with owls :(
-with cave update coming we need adorable rodents scurrying around
-lil bastards could make mouseholes inside of blocks
-will they be tameable? idk.
-adds the necessity for cheese
•Deer
-MOJANG this is a MUST, this is a NEED
-You literally have pigs, chickens, cows, and sheep spawning in forests what the fuck
-Deer with spotty baby fawns??? Yes
-Young bucks with different stages of antler growth? Yes
-Fawns frolicking in flower forests bc they feel safe
-Stripped wood appearing on trees where bucks scrape velvet off their antlers
-Being able to collect sets of antlers when they fall off periodically (would NOT be attainable by killing the deer, you have to wait for them to shed)
•Elk and Moose
-Same vein as deer
-Bigger, much bigger, neutral instead of passive, less shy
-Snowy biomes
-Better additions than fucking llamas tyvm
-Sidenote but savannahs could also really use some endangered deer-like species to help raise awareness for their status
•Squirrels
-Mojang plz
-Adds nuts to Minecraft ;)
-Black, grey, red, and mixed colour squirrels and breeding
-Brings life to forests like songbirds and deer
•Bears
-Mojang bby you literally already have a neutral bear in Minecraft why have you not reskinned it for grizzly/brown/black bears?
-Bear caves
-Hibernating mobs
-Brings more use to the beehives and bees, bears could be attracted to any area that has more than one bee hive with honey
•WOLVES AND DOGS
-They NEED the ocelots and cats update
-More wolf types (red, timber, snow, black, etc)
-Actual wolf packs (the AI would be difficult to program but the doges are worth it)
-Please let the howl at the moon, if foxes get to say ringdingding all night long wolves deserve to be allowed to howl
-More dog breeds (I know that there's no reason for domesticated dog breeds in Minecraft but ACTUALLY THERE IS)
-Hunting dogs like springers that can jump and run faster
-Foxhounds :D
-Most Important Goodest Boy: Herding dogs like collies and sheepdogs
-Herding dogs could be found in plains where cows and sheep spawn and create herds
-LET DOGS LAY DOWN FOR FUCKS SAKE
•Herding
-Instead of having to pen up and enclose your livestock you could form herds of cows and sheep
-Your Goodest Boi herding dog would protect them and move around with them when they graze
-Just soft peaceful minecraft tingz
•Salt licks
-Something SO SMALL but would make SO MUCH HAPPINESS
-Drawing new cows into your herd by putting up a salt lick
-I'm soft
-I guess salt would be a new ore???
•Bird feeders
-idk I think it would be cool
-excess seeds used for SOMETHING
•Raccoons
-The coolness of wolves, the chaos of foxes, the cunning of cats
-thumbs
-be gay do crimes
-can open chests (trigger trap chests to catch them?)
-Fantastic little shits
-Not tameable but will trust players like foxes do
•Snakes
-I know it's a lot to ask and it would be hard to make them look good
-But??? Imagine a tiny lil garter snake in your garden
-unlikely but would be so fantastic
•Rope
-climeable
-please Mojang we need this so badly
-imagine the ships? The bridges? The bell towers and everything?
-super easy to add, just reskin vines and add a string crafting recipie
•Butterflies and Moths
-Bflies could be a unique mob to flower forests and friends with bees
-if moobloom is added they would all be BEST BUDS
-get it "buds" ahahaha
-help with flower polination but just gives a TON of life to flower forests
-We literally have lanterns in minecraft why do we NOT have moths? Such a cool aesthetic addition.
-helps fill both the daytime and nighttime sky
•Hummingbirds
-fourth member of BEST BUDS
-just soft baby
-i love birbs okay
-the only avian who does not work for the bourgeoisie
•Fireflies
-10 million of them please
-they give great hugs
-adds so much atmosphere to the night world
•Cheese
-We have milk
-We have, presumably, goat milk
-Quit being cowards and add butter and cheese
-Butter churn job block for villagers
-V funny bc they have no arms to churn with?? Oh well
•Seashells
-Something decorative and beautiful that could 1) liven up beaches and 2) have snails and crabs inside!
-Mojang plz do not add sand dollars to the game people already don't know how to tell if they're still alive before trying to take them home
•Whales
-WHALES.
-Imagine something as massive as the ender dragon but peaceful. Allows you to stand on them (idk how but make it happen Jeb)
-WHALE SONGS.
-Being so deep and far out into the ocean, and when the moon is high in the sky and you're sitting in your boat, you just hear the beautiful melancholy sounds of the whales in the distance
•Jellyfish
-Idk if y'all know this but the glow squid is a bad idea
-Dream buddy you fucked up, please use your influence to get in contact with Mojang and have them redo the vote. People would have so much regained respect for you if you tried to fix your mistake.
-Also why does a speedrunner get to tell millions of people what mob would bring more life to Minecraft? He's only playing the game for 5 minutes smh
-aNYWAYS
-Jellyfish could literally do everything the glow squid is going to and look better for it AND possibly be neutral instead of peaceful
•Orcas
-Not much to say but it would liven up the frozen water biomes a bit
•Penguins
-You already know why
-Imagine giving a new home to all the Club Penguin players? Legendary.
-Gender doesn't exist in Minecraft but we all know penguins would be hella gay
•Lobsters
-I think they would be cute
-You would NOT BE ABLE TO BOIL THEM ALIVE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
•Mermaids
-Never going to happen since passive mobs are generally real life animals but it would be so cool
•Otters
-they can hold hands
-brings life to the rivers
-super cute
•Frogs and possibly toads
-Swamp gods
-Absolute mad lads
-maybe grow from tadpoles
-wouldn't do much but needed
•Fairy Forests
-NOT Twilight Forests. Not a new dimension.
-Just gentle hidden groves in forests
-ADD FAIRY RING GENERATION TO MINECRAFT.
•Big cats
-Tigers, lions, bobcats, panthers
-Literally anything that could finally add a strong predator possibility to savannahs and jungles
•Zebras and Giraffes
-Shy and skittish
-cannot ride (their skeletal structure is NOT MADE FOR CARRYING HUMANS)
-Super cute tho, brings much needed life to savannahs
•Camels
-The better llama
-Can honestly just be a reskin
-brings much needed life to the desert
-spits and wears carpet and forms caravans like llamas
•Lemurs
-Easier to add to "jungles" than monkeys
-it would be really cool if we could just get a Rainforest biome
-King Julian stans awaken
•Red pandas
-we need them
-cuter than normal pandas and you can @ me
-better idea than sloths or koalas
•More Eldritch Horror Hostile Mobs
-Fun fact time
-The enchanting table language already has Lovecraftian references
-"phnglui mglwnafh cthulhu rlyeh wgahnagl fhtagn" is literally a quote from the enchanting table
-translates to "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."
-Bet you didn't know that fun fact
-aNYWAYS add the Kraken to Minecraft instead of the shitty guardians. Thanks.
-imagine how cool it would be to see lights slowly extinguish as something terrifying and dangerous slowly moves in for the kill
-torches get extinguished and can get relit
-if not relit fast enough Something will be waiting
•Ice statues
-We have giant fossils and ship wrecks and cool stuff like that but please imagine finding a GIANT humanoid ice sculpture in an ice spikes biome
-maybe bones inside to show you that... That wasn't carved or naturally generated.
•Skeletons
-Not a mob but a decoration block
-Found in temples, mineshafts, and caves
-implied to be the remains of miners and explorers
-rare
-also implies that every skeleton you kill has some backstory since they look the same
•Constellations
-Not real world star maps but completely unique to Minecraft
-chance for LOTS of fun references
-The stars are your only companions in an apocalyptic world where you are the last of your kind
-Space is gay minecraft is gay thus minecraft space is gay
•Corn
-we have butter in this list
-we have salt in this list
-popcorn. That is all.
And finally
•Leeks
-mostly a joke but would be a cool crop
-100% a reference to Hatsune Miku the creator of Minecraft
DISCLAIMER: I recognize that mobs are added to Minecraft to serve a purpose within the game and that many of these mobs would be better in mods and such, but I also feel like many of these suggestions would really bring so much more life to parts of the game that really need it. Even if they don't serve a huge purpose, they would still be really amazing additions imo.
I would love to see the ideas and suggestions that other people have for what they want added to Minecraft, please TAG ME if you make a post like this, I wanna hear and read it!
#minecraft#cave update#caves and cliffs#mojang#minecraft update#minecraft ideas#video games#mcpe#mc#minecon#minecraft earth#minecraft dungeons#minecraft live#minecraft design#game design#mineblr
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Idk if ur taking requests... But.... A continuation of the cute pyro gets a cat fic... But also there is engiespy... Gee pyro who let you have two dad's and two cats... Just a thought👀👀👀 also I've said this before but very cool fics I read them every night before bed, gay little 4k word tf2 bedtime stories:)
this one is closer to 1.5k but i hope it scratches ya brain itch. here’s that other fic for folks who haven't read it, go nuts
(warnings for spy threatening the cats and mention of one cat catching mice)
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The sound of one shiny black Oxford shoe tapping irritably against the lineoleum of the floor was what eventually drew Pyro to glance up from where they were patching a tear near the cuff of their flame suit. They looked up and processed first the chubby orange cat being held out towards them, then the torn-half-to-hell sock in that cat’s mouth, then Spy’s deadpan expression.
“Your animal has once again decided to pilfer from my living space,” Spy informed them, lip curled in a sneer.
Pyro hummed an apology, moving to take the cat in question with much more gentle hands, tugging the remains of the sock from his mouth and moving to pet at his head. Lucky almost instantly moved to roll over onto his back and bat at Pyro’s gloves happily. Pyro laughed and passed the sock to Spy, who more snatched it away than took it.
“Thank you,” he said, voice venomous.
“You know,” Pyro signed between the cat attacking their glove. “He only gets like this because he wants to play.”
“Not my problem,” Spy all but snapped, turning and leaving the room at a brisk pace. “Control your animal.”
Pyro sighed, looking back down and scratching at the cat’s cheek.
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“Engineer!” Spy all but screamed later that day, storming up the hallway towards the man in question’s workshop, loud enough that the Engineer actually heard him over the sound of his drill and powered it down, glancing up in time to see him stomping through the door.
“Howdy,” he said cheerfully, biting back on the immediate amusement he got from how perturbed Spy seemed in that moment.
“Would you care to tell me why I found this in front of my door?” Spy hissed, holding up a handkerchief. Engineer craned his neck to look at what was in it, and his eyebrows rose for a moment before his smile ticked up at the corners.
“Looks like lil’ Sissy left you a present,” he chuckled, glancing back down at his work again. “Means she likes you. And besides that, that she’d doin’ her job catching mice.”
Spy absolutely fumed. “I don’t believe dead rodents constitute as gifts, Tinkerer,” he managed through gritted teeth, dropping the handkerchief on the desk.
“Fair enough. Makes sense you’d feel threatened, being a rat yourself,” Engie hummed.
A pause as Spy took a moment to be deeply indignant, scoffing in disbelief. “I won’t stand for this—this disrespect!” he finally managed.
“Then sit down,” he said with a shrug, nudging the stool next to him with his boot.
“I’m going to kill that cat,” Spy finally said, voice firm, and left the room.
“No you ain’t, and we both know it,” the Engineer drawled after him.
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The sound of quiet cursing in French, approaching the Resupply room. Several sets of eyes turned in the direction of it, and finally Spy came into view, picking at his suit angrily, the absolute picture of annoyance.
“Yo, what’s got your panties in a bunch?” Scout snickered.
“Forget your lint roller at home?” Demo chimed in, also grinning.
“Yes,” Spy said, glaring at the two of them. “And unfortunately, a stupid, terrible animal has decided to ruin my suit.”
“Oi, be nice, Scout can hear you,” Demo joked, and laughed as Scout slugged him on the arm.
“Well, yes, he is indeed terrible, but I meant a certain someone’s horrible beast of a cat,” he said, glare turning towards Pyro. “I’m not sure when, but at some point today, the boy one decided to lay on my suit.”
“That does sound like Lucky,” Pyro signed casually, returning to refilling the canister on their flamethrower. “It’s not so bad, though. It’s just a little cat hair.”
“Oh, ‘just a little cat hair’, isn’t that rich,” Spy deadpanned, continuing to pick at his suit. “Of course. Évidemment. It’s not as if this suit couldn’t pay for me to destroy, clone, and then destroy that cat again.”
Pyro just laughed as though he was joking, which was actually the most infuriating thing they could’ve done. Spy continued to swear and threaten the cat under his breath until well into battle that day.
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The Spy jolted awake at the sound of a loud, plaintive meow.
He sighed hard, rolling his eyes and turning over to try to get back to sleep again. A second and third meow followed the first, though, and finally after a minute or so of the yowling, he shoved off his blankets and stood, muttering angrily under his breath.
He swung the door of his room open. “Quoi?” he spat down at the little orange cat sitting patiently just outside.
She meowed softly and darted past him into the room.
“Non. Sûrement pas. Non.” he said firmly, strolling after the cat, who darted beneath his bed. “Get out from under there. We aren’t doing this.”
The sound of paws scuffling against the ground, then a long silence.
“Fine, have it your way,” Spy muttered, shutting the door and moving back to bed. “Enjoy being trapped in here until morning.”
In the morning in question, he woke up to the sound of purring, and the feeling of kneading against his arm. He looked over and saw Sissy looking at him with narrowed eyes, paws pressing against his bicep beneath the blanket, and finally she curled up there, still purring like an outboard motor.
“Non,” he said again, sitting up and dislodging her as he left the bed. She simply stood and moved into the recently-vacated warm spot, still rumbling quietly. “You think you’re clever, do you?”
She blinked up at him slowly, tail swaying slightly.
“Don’t insult me. This isn’t going to work. I am a cold, bitter, heartless man, and I am impervious to these weak attempts at winning me over,” he said firmly.
She yawned, stretching briefly. Spy scoffed, turning away and starting to get dressed.
Twenty minutes later, a knock at his door. It was the Engineer, helmet in his hands, looking worried.
“Uh, now Spy, I know this might be a strange request,” he opened with, making Spy raise his eyebrows. “But Firebug is a little concerned, hasn’t seen Sissy since last night, and we were wonderin’ if you’d help us look for her, I know it’s early and all—“
Spy turned away, bending and scooping up the cat where she was moving up just behind him, presenting her to the Engineer wordlessly.
He blinked, carefully taking the cat. “Oh. Thank you.” A pause. “Was she here all night?”
“Oui.”
The start of a smile. “Finally warmin’ up to her?”
Soy scoffed, walking out of the room and kissing the Engineer on the temple in passing before continuing off down the hallway. “Not a chance,” he said easily.
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Spy sighed heavily as Lucky jumped up into his lap as he sat in an armchair in the common room looking through the paper, pooling there happily and purring like he wasn’t in very real danger. “Terrible. You are a terrible creature. I hate you,” Spy deadpanned down at him, but Lucky just shifted to bat at his tie happily. “You’re awful. One of these days I’m going to put you in a box and leave you by the side of the road for the coyotes. Do not test me.”
Lucky shut his eyes, still purring like he had nowhere to be.
“I need you to understand that, asleep or not, I will be standing and leaving this chair eventually, and I will be doing so as though you are not presently on my lap. The only potential issue with this plan is how very fat you are. Otherwise, I have no qualms with this.”
Lucky continued to purr, blinking up at him briefly as Spy shifted the newspaper and continued reading.
Pyro stopped dead in their tracks as they passed through, starting to giggle as they looked at the scene. “New friend?” they signed when Spy noticed them there.
“Potential new hat,” he said darkly, and Pyro laughed, moving into the kitchen. “I don’t know why you laugh when I say these things! I’m not joking!”
“Sure you aren’t,” they poked their head out to sign, and returned to the kitchen.
Spy mumbled more curses, even as he briefly dropped a hand to pat Lucky on the head begrudgingly.
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For a few weeks I had a lil sneaky guy visiting me at night and robbing me of rice and noodles. This lil guy thought it was a good idea to hide in the attic next to my flat and somehow found a way from the attic into the lil storage room next to my kitchen. My landlord didn’t seem interested to do something about it which totally angers me, but at the same time he would have probably tried to kill that lil guy.
Anyway...last night around 4am I managed to catch this lil cute thief. Since I’ve read mice can chew trough thin plastic I figured he might could break free from this basket and there was no way I wanted to roam him my flat. I got my pet rats so I’m totally not in need for another rodent. Haha. So I decided to bring him out and far enough away from the house I live in. I’ve had let him free in the middle of some fields where some barns were near, so I’m sure he already found another warm spot to hibernate.
But that’s not all...sometimes @speikobrarote will order me pizza online (because she is stupid and the bestest friend ever.) and today she did it again. She even told the pizza parlour (where I’m well known since it’s just a few houses away from my home) I’m a mice catcher and they need to congratulate me.
This is what I got
Is this Megavolt? It got no ears...
There is written ‘mouse’ on it and ‘congratulations’ in imperfect German.
I’m not sure who of the guys there wrote it but I assume it was the owner himself. He is the only one there who I know whose German isn’t perfect. I totally need to ask and say thanks when I got the chance.
This action of my bestie and the pizza parlour made me smile and laugh. The first real laugh since sunday afternoon when my pet rat Megs died. Thank you for that. I needed it.
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Idk if ur still into it but,,,, sally face characters finding a borrower in the apartments???
oh HELL yea babey i friggin love sally face
im gonna go with the main four kids cus i love em a whole bunch uwu
SAL:
definitely surprised at first, but considering all the things hes seen in his day to day life, this is refreshingly tame for him
he would absolutely respect the borrowers space and privacy, along with respecting their decision to move away if they so desired. he’d worry about them and wanna make sure they dont get hurt, but he’d understand their choice if they did leave
if the borrower were to stay, sal would often offer to help them out by leaving snacks out or giving them socks that lost their pair (he would then probably find a few of his and his dad’s missing socks are now in possession of that borrower)
sal is super worried about his mask freaking the borrower out, but is even more worried about them seeing his scars and scaring them even more
hes great at handling tinies and just as good at keeping them secret or hidden if they ask him to keep them a secret
LARRY:
completely m i n d b l o w n by the presence of a borrower. first sal shows him that ghosts are real, now tiny people living in the floors??? wild
no idea how to handle a borrower. probably sticks em in his pocket and takes em straight to sal to show them to him n ask if he knows what they are
despite not knowing what hes doing he would constantly offer them snacks and ask if theyre cold or hungry or thirsty. hed probably offer them weed
larry would probably also feel really bad about how loud he blasted his music on nights that his mom was working overtime. poor tiny person in the walls probably had their whole room vibrating from that volume
if lisa found out shed basically adopt that borrower. hello new small child this is your cleaning mom bean now
TODD:
very confused by this small person. are they some kind of hyper-intelligent form of rodent? are they from an entire society of miniature humans?? is todd just dreaming??? wild
he’d try and give the borrower a somewhat decent home, at least one better than the literal hole in the wall that they live in. not necessarily like, a terrarium for a pet, but something a bit more secure and roomy than the walls of a hundred year old apartment
yknow that thing about programmers talking to a rubber duck to help them figure out what problems they missed? todd does that when he does homework but with this borrower. poor borrower doesnt even know what hes talking about but they’ll provide moral support for him
hes pretty good at handling tinies but he doesnt really trust himself in holding em in fear of injuring them or holding them too tight and making them uncomfortable
if his parents found out about this borrower theyd probably just be like “heh nice” and let them be fkjdshg
ASH:
she would be shocked at first but then shed fawn over this little guy! theyre so small and cute!! and we all know tiny things r like automatically cute we all know this
shed carry em around everywhere (but still keep them hidden to protect their privacy) partially to keep an eye on them and partially just cus she likes to have a lil friend around
ash would absolutely ask them to pose for her as an art reference
would do everything in her power to protect and keep this borrower safe. theyre injured? clean and bandage their wounds. they got a tear or a hole in their clothes or smth? shes gonna sew that bad boy up even if shes not that good at it. a piece of furniture they made isnt staying together? shes gonna help make it more stable for em
shares her lunch with the borrower, might even go as far as making tiny food for em like people do on youtube for their hamsters or whatever
sorry this is such a long post i got really into this !! thank u for asking me abt sf i dont get to talk about it much on here uwu
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Voltron Pet Store AU
Shiro works with the cats - Shiro is 100% a goofy cat dad. He tries to act all serious and mature but everyone has caught him holding the cats up to the sky singing the circle of life at the top of his lungs at least once. One day they brought in a Black cat that had come from an abusive owner and his heart nearly shattered. She was sickly thin and only had three legs. He new instantly that he was going to take her home with him. It took a while for her to fully trust him but now they’re as close as can be.
Keith works with the reptiles - Keith grew up in a desert and spent his childhood chasing lizards and snakes. He carries his pet snake, Red, around while he works and shows her to the customers, some are afraid but others are in awe of her bright red scales. When he first started working there Lance avoided Keith at all costs, claiming no sane person would walk around with a snake around their neck, but after listing to Keith go on about her adorable eyes and cute lil puppy dog mouth, he decided he wasn’t so bad.
Lance works with the fish - Lance ALWAYS had fish when he was a kid and insisted on having a whole ass funeral whenever one died. He’s just mesmerized by their beautiful colors. He’s absolutely sure that there is a certain fish for everybody and is dead set on matching each kid that comes into his aisle with their perfect fish. He has a blue ring angel named Blue who was a gift from his uncle Blaytz. He has spent an ABSORBENT amount of money on decisions for her tank.
Pidge works with the birds - Pidge admires birds. She loves how clever they are. Everyday she comes running into work with a new article/video about some genius bird who learned to use a water fountain or vending machine. The rest of the crew doesn’t care quite as much as she does, but they play along because of how happy it makes her. She has taught her two parrots, Green and Rover, to put on little skits for the customers.
Hunk works with the dogs - Hunk + puppers??? To much pure energy for the universe handle. Hunk loves all dogs but he absolutely adores those huge dogs who have so much love to give but are just completely unaware of their own size. If he goes out being crushed by 100 pounds of love then that’s just how he goes out. One day a new yellow lab puppy came in and Hunk burst into tears because, “she’s just too cute!!!” No one was surprised when he adopted her later that week.
Allura works with the rodents - Rodents are adorable and Allura will die on that hill. She loves their cute whiskers and the way their little noses twitch. She always posts pics of the rats cuddling and the hamsters on their wheels in the group chat with a hundred heart emojis. She can’t stand to see Keith feeding the snakes mice, whether they’re dead or not. She literally has to go to the other side of the store. One day when she got home from work she heared tiny squeaks coming from her purse. When she looked she found four little stow always and just couldn’t bare to bring them back.
#voltron legendary defender#voltron#vld#takashi shirogane#shiro#keith kogane#lance mcclain#pidge gunderson#hunk vld#hunk garrett#princess allura#allura vld#allura#pet store au
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The Right Kind of Idiot, Ch. 2-5
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Among the many questions leftover--some reserved for Galo, others more relevant--Lio made a quick note to himself: apologise to Aina. Later. In the mean time, he supposed he also had to address this hypothetical. Accusation? Request. Lio wasn’t familiar with Aina in more than passing, and frankly he wasn’t here to police whether or not feelings were allowed--or incite suspicion that they existed, even just as a possibility. None of it was provable, no matter what Lucia said or what Galo couldn’t wrap his head around.
“As if I haven’t already,” Lio said. If something came up, then he’d remind them. That was that. He trusted that they, Aina, or whoever else wanted to insert themselves into this bizarre situation could handle themselves like reasonable adults. And, well, Lio already had his hands full--with Galo, with leadership, with life as he knew it. Curiosity would be the death of him if he indulged in every aspect of it.
"Yeah, well!” Well..? What was her argument here? Something about trying to have fun, tease Aina a little, maybe look out for her friend, too? Why did they have to take it so seriously? Yet, the words stuck in her throat, caught by Galo’s understanding yet intense disapproval--hell, he rarely disapproved anything she said! That was their thing! So, Lucia deflated again, batting at Galo’s line of sight with another drawn-out sigh, “--don’t look at me that way, Galo. You’re one who made this weird.”
“You’re good at that, actually.” Sure, Aina might be off-limits, but that wasn’t a sign she’d totally given up on cobbling a conversation together. Or that she was out of material, because Galo said such interesting things... and if Lio was sticking around (Lucia hoped so), then why not let him in on a piece of frankly ridiculous Burning Rescue lore? The worst had already happened, and it couldn’t get any more awkward. “--and you’re just mad about last time ‘cause you believed your own hype for like a whole day and ya panicked!”
“Hey, I didn’t want to hurt her feelings! What was I supposed to do?” Hypothetical feelings that she didn’t have at all, but how was Galo supposed to know that, especially back then? Lio went back to his bagel, blessed for the fact that--despite all of their misbehaviour--his lieutenants at least had their relationships worked out. Well, let them bicker. No one else dared approach them while they were. Or--mostly anyone. Caught between two mouthy firemen and his first meal of the day, the soft, grey nose poking through his hair was a surprise. Um.
“I dunno, maybe listen for two seconds instead of yammering on like an idiot about ‘taking responsibility’? You’re lucky Aina had the day off.” --though, at the time, Lucia was worried that at any moment he was ready to go bust down her door just to talk to her. Worse was that they all knew he could do it. Yikes. Still, it was kinda funny in retrospect, big dummy. The biggest dummy. She prayed for the person who actually fell in love with him, and maybe a lil bit for Lio, too, if they weren’t the same person. “You’re hopeless. Y’know that, right?”
Lio offered the snoot a piece torn from his bagel. He heard them--and he judged them--but he was busy. There was a rat on his shoulder, and such an occasion required his utmost skills in diplomacy. To his relief, Vinny accepted the meager offering, gripping it tightly between his mitts while he made himself comfortable. Success. Meanwhile, midst one more indignation, that little swatch of red and grey caught Galo’s attention. He finally noticed, limbs slowing, freezing, and inevitably falling back to his sides. Aw...
“Yeah, I know,” Galo said, ire falling victim to the faint outline of a smirk. “But if you hated it so much, you wouldn’t keep enabling me.”
Pfft, alright. Alright, fine, she could work with that, especially if their guest wasn’t biting. Oh well. New plan. New strat and a new shrug, digging in her labcoat pocket for a piece of hard candy to pop into her mouth. “What can I say? You’re the best lab-rat I’ve ever had--no offense, Vinny.”
Perking at his name, Vinny squeaked through a cheekful of bread, oblivious to the pseudo-argument dissolving around them. He had food; he made a friend, and that friend was--standing up, swiping the other empty cup and gently pushing Galo’s ever-so-effervescent self aside. No, he wasn’t biting. In fact, he’d finished his breakfast. Imagine that, one of them actually managed to accomplish something! Lio downed the rest of his coffee, tossing both empties aside with a little flourish (once he’d found the bin; not knowing the layout was still just as troubling).
“Was there anything else you needed to tell me?” Lio asked. Not to be ungrateful for the distraction, but he’d enough. They’d enough. Although, their return to the deep, treacherous ache of past events wasn’t any more appealing--they hadn’t even been away for long. It was evident in weight shifting across Galo’s shoulders, in the broken half of a response he’d calmly interrupted. On any other given day, Lio suspected, they could have bantered like this for hours. In another place, perhaps another time, Lio would have listened with more enthusiasm.
“Ehh, I guess not...” So much for a new plan. “Goin’ back already? Hate to see ya leave, but--“ It didn’t take a genius to understand why, extending her arm in passing to collect one cute, scampering rodent. Vinny would just have to keep her company instead, and better out here than stuck in the quasi-productive funk Lio was shoving himself back into. That was for sure. Poor Galo, though, deflated like a four day-old balloon animal, albeit livened--if only a bit--by the curious case of Lio’s digits clasped around his bad wrist. Lio had such small hands...
“Sorry, Lucia, duty calls.” Galo feigned a salute, obediently falling in step with the persevering will that held him captive. Galo had led them there on a whim; Lio led them back just the same. Guess that was fair, nearly missing Lucia’s final remark as it echoed down the hall, ‘Just try to return him in one piece!’
#Promare#Lio Fotia#Galo Thymos#SLAPS THIS DOWN#this has been in my drafts for so long#cause work/adhd is MEAN
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This terrifyingly tentacled moth reminds us that nature is freakier than any nightmare
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This terrifyingly tentacled moth reminds us that nature is freakier than any nightmare
As I attempted to enjoy some homemade tomato soup on Sunday evening, Popular Science Editor in Chief Joe Brown derailed my chill by sending me a video on Facebook. This video:
My friends, I am generally fascinated by the range of strangeness that mother nature puts on display. But I have to admit that I kind of hoped this clip would turn out to be some kind of hoax. It was just too freaky. The way that caterpillar-y butt looks too bulbous and heavy for the delicate moth body it sits atop. The sheer length of the four (count them, four) tentacles affixed at the end. The way those tentacles wiggled and writhed. The fact that they were hairy. It was simply too much.
Alas, a quick Google search identified this very real animal as Creatonotos gangis, a moth found in Southeast Asia and Australia. Those furiously freaky tendrils are actually scent organs. The so-called coremata (also known as hair-pencils, which, ew) excrete pheromones, those scented hormones that many animals use to trigger certain behaviors in their fellow critters. The male, guided by the smell of a female’s own hormones, will unleash his hair-pencils (they’re usually stuffed inside the abdomen, which is somehow worse?) and flood the air with his own smelly signals. So, so romantic.
For those of us who aren’t from Australia, also known as the island-of-horrible-things-that-evolved-to-scare-and-kill-you, Creatonotos gangis seems so strange as to be impossible. But just as these moths are unfortunately real, many other seemingly absurd creatures prove that evolution can go to some dark, dark places. Here are a few other examples:
Goblin sharks, ghost sharks, etc.
You know how the alien in Alien has a jaw-within-a-jaw that pops out to attack its prey? Well, the goblin shark does that, too.
The goblin shark is in the realm of animals that are periodically rediscovered by Twitter. And every time these swimmers make the rounds, the uninitiated gape in disbelief. Because, I mean, yeah. What the hell?
See also: the ghost shark, which honestly looks like the result of an extremely amateur puppet-maker being told to whip up a shark that could appear in a Tim Burton film.
Deep sea sharks: they’re usually too fake looking to be fake.
The so-called blue dragon is oft shared as an example of a “real life Pokemon,” and we can’t argue with that assessment. This nudibranch (side note: we highly recommend checking out nudibranchs in general) floats on its back at the surface, held aloft by an internal air bubble. Also, it’s incredibly dangerous! According to PBS, Glaucus atlanticus loves to snack on the Portuguese Man O’ War. The Man O’ War looks like a jellyfish, but it’s actually a siphonophore. Which makes this kind of a two-for-one deal, because siphonophores are also way too weird to be believed. These creatures exist as a kind of floating colony; born as single embryos, they grow not by elongating their limbs but by budding entirely new beings called zooids, each with its own purpose. It’s as if a baby grew bigger by sprouting new heads and feet and butts as needed. Anyway, some of those zooids contain powerful stingers, and Glaucus atlanticus apparently finds them delicious. It can store the venomous power of those buds inside its own appendages, allowing it to sting any threatening parties it encounters.
Penis snake
Atretochoana eiselti is a limbless amphibian that looks a lot like a penis. A lot of animals look a lot like penises. You might think it would be impossible for so many living creatures to go about life looking so very much like human genitalia, but you’d be wrong!
Is it a bird or a bug? Sphingidae are commonly known as hawk moths, because, well, duh. They look like lil baby birbs. The hummingbird hawk-moth is especially uncanny, especially when it hovers in place before flowers all hummingbird-like. But this is actually a case of convergent evolution; that method of hover-flight was so nice, evolution did it twice (or four times, actually—hoverflies and some bats do it, too).
Pacu
Okay, so, this is a fish with human teeth. This fish looks photoshopped AF. But I assure you, the pacu is perfectly real. They’re related to piranha, but come sporting a set of straight, square chompers (and a slight overbite to boot). Pacu frequently make the news with rumors that they enjoy biting human testicles, which is actually just the result of a bad joke someone once made about their preferential diet of floating fruits and nuts. Keep this story in your heart the next time you feel tempted to make a bad pun about genitals. But while the testicle eating part is totally false, the weirdly human-like teeth are unfortunately real.
When photos of the “world’s cutest rodent” circulated, many were quick to determine that the animal was actually made of felt. Which makes sense, because how could anything actually be that cute? Plot twist: the photo showed a fake critter, but the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa is totally real. It is, in fact, the world’s cutest rodent, and we disagree vehemently with anyone who says otherwise. Smol. So, so smol.
Narwhal
The unicorns of the sea are weird looking because of how they are unicorns, in the sea. But they also really exist! For real. What a wonderful world we live in.
These Arctic-dwelling animals can sport spiraled tusks—which are in fact sensitive, enlarged teeth—up to 10 feet long.
Whenever something unusual washes up dead on a beach, the internet likes to buzz about how “mysterious” this “sea monster” is. But they’re usually just your run-of-the-mill dead things. Read more here.
Yes, you know the platypus is real. But 18th-century scientists weren’t so sure. “It naturally excites the idea of some deceptive preparation by artificial means,” English zoologist George Shaw wrote in 1799. Shaw eventually determined that the strange specimen before him was indeed an actual animal, and went on to describe the species for the first time. But you can’t blame him for being unsure: the noble platypus looks like someone sewed a duckbill onto a beaver. It doesn’t even look like a fake animal that anyone put any thought into. It looks like a bad attempt at a mythical creature. Scientists also spent decades debating whether or not the mammals truly laid eggs (though Australian Aboriginals knew this because of how they routinely saw the darn things laying their darn eggs) and the veracity of reports that males packed potent venom.
In short, don’t feel too bad when you find yourself skeptical of an animal that turns out to be a real-life organism just trying to mind its own business. It happens to the best of us.
Written By Rachel Feltman
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an ask thing that im just gonna fill out
(this came from @mlma0)
gay ask game for gays only
1. describe your idea of a perfect date
breakfast foods, going to see animals (zoo/shelter/aquarium), hand holding, lots of laughter
2. whats your “type”
i like boys with curly hair who are a lil bit thicker? and um not white guys (too much trauma sorry boys)
3. do you want kids?
nah.
4. if you do, will you adopt or use some other form of child birth?
i’ll adopt a dog
5. describe the cutest date you’ve ever been on
i went on a walk w my ex bf through a lil forested area, we ice skated in our sneakers along a frozen pond, and we went to a pet store to look at the fish
6. describe your experience having sex for the first time (were you nervous? or was it easy peasy?)
still a virgin aye (i mean i’ve given head a bunch and that was ok but i dont consider it sex for me personally)
7. are you a morning time gay or night time gay?
night time gay
8. opinion on nap dates?
so great, 10/10, A+
9. opinion on brown eyes?
actually my favorite eye color!
10. dog gay or cat gay?
dog gay
11. would you ever date someone who owned rodents or reptiles?
ya! i actually really want a snake so that’d be cool. i just can’t with bunnies, i have a phobia of those guys
12. whats a turn off you look for before you start officially dating someone
if theyve cheated before, if they smell not desirable to me, and if theyre rude to wait staff
13. what is a misconception you had about lgb people before you realized you were one?
i didnt really understand binary genders, and then i distinguished gender expression from gender identity and found out i was just a feminine trans man
14. what is a piece of advice you would give to your younger self
what you believe about yourself is real. you’re not making it up in your head.
15. (if attracted to more than one gender) do you have different “types” for different genders?
i do, actually! i’ve dated mostly guys and they all fit the type mentioned in question 2. i’ve been w nonbinary afab people, some of who identified as female when i was with them, and most of them were v petite and had small cute smiles
16. who is an ex you regret?
the abusive one :-) tbh i dont even mention him when i talk about dating people for the most part
17. night club gay or cafe gay?
cafe gay
18. who is one person you would “go straight” for
cant apply to me, im pansexual
19. video game gay, book gay, or movie gay?
movie gay
20. favourite gay ship (canon or not)
um um um all my ships are gay i cant pick a favorite
21. favourite gay youtuber
mileschronicles!! i’ve been watching him for several years and he’s great
22. have you ever unknowingly asked out a straight person?
nope, im pretty good at picking up on The Gay Auras™ and i avoid straights as much as possible
23. have you ever been in love?
ye
24. have you ever been heartbroken?
yea
25. how do you determine if you want to be them or be with someone
if i want to be them, i’ll spend more time focusing on their social media. if i want to be with them, i tend to day dream a lot about hanging out with them
26. favourite lgb musician/band
dont have one
27. what is a piece of advice you have for young / baby gays
stay safe and take care of yourself- your mind, body, and soul.
28. are you out? if so how did you come out
i am out ! i come out on a daily basis to people because im still misgendered ! and i’ve come out many times in the past so i’m not really sure when the first time i came out was.
29. what is the most uncomfortable / strange coming out experience you have
theres lots of shitty reactions i had but,,, a funny one i get a lot is “what does that even mean”
30. what is a piece of advice for people who may not be in a safe place to express their sexuality
dont feel pressured to come out- above everything is your safety. you’re doing good, lovebug. keep your head above water i tag whoever wants to do this!! thanks @mlma0 for this great ask game
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