The great jungle fence of 2023
I'm jealous of my neighbour's extremely lush grass so I want to let my pasture rest for a bit. Which means partitioning it so the animals can't graze one half of it for a while.
Of course, this means telling Pampe she can't go somewhere.
I chose the dividing line carefully. There's a dense jungle-like area in the middle of the pasture that I've never seen the animals try to cross, they go around it, so it can act as a natural fence. I built 2 temporary fences on either side of the jungle to finish cutting the pasture in two. The setup looks like this:
The fenced areas on either side of the jungle are made up of sheep netting, one length planted in the ground, and another above it, attached to tree branches with string (they are also tied to one another), so the fence reaches a height of 2 Pandolf.
I have weighed down the bottom of the fence with heavy branches so the llamas can't crawl underneath. (Before I did that, when the fence was still under construction, Poldine decided to make her mother happy by showing her she'd listened to Pampe's life lessons. Pampe behind her was bursting with pride.)
Finally, in one particularly at-risk area, I made a quadruple fence using 4 lengths of sheep netting + 1 piece of rigid mesh fence, tied to one another and to nearby trees with string. Look at the below pictures. Zoom in. Do you understand this fence? No? Good. Neither will Pampe.
Don't mind me just playing 5D chess with my llama.
There's no way she'll win. For the first time in four years I will be victorious.
Okay, let's get to the point of this post.
(Bonus question, do you think she'll try indiana jonesing her way to freedom or that she'll focus on the fenced areas? Crossing the jungle might be easier but Pampe doesn't like easy, she likes mind games and destruction.)
P.S.1: for people who started following me recently, you might want to check out my llama drama tag to understand who Pampérigouste is.
P.S.2: I don't know if this will factor in your decision, but when I last saw Pampe behind 5 layers of fence she appeared to be smirking.
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is it just me or do some people exaggerate or misinterpret jo's interactions with brick. I've seen jock being called "physically abusive"???? the ONLY violent thing jo has done out of malicious intent towards brick was crush his hand to assert dominance. That is absolutely nothing to how jo treats other people (throwing cameron like a ragdoll, using lightning as shark bait, hell she was about to beat the shit out of dawn), or how canon couples have treated each other in the show (cartoon slapstick, guys. I’m not saying they’re physically abusive).
I don't even count the slapping thing because it was in a "snap out of it, man!" way and it was def out of concern judging by the look on her face. The most jo does to brick is call him mean names or strategize against him which she does to literally everyone. Even brick sees it as her trying to annoy him. He literally takes part in their competition as well; it's not jo harassing him, it's a RIVALRY. She just teases him the most because she interacts with him the most (because she LIKES competing with him).
Idk i don't like basing how she'd act in a relationship on how she acts in a competition to win a million dollars, and I don't like when people portray their relationship as if brick's some poor defenseless victim to jo's antics. It's a rivalry.
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I have a few doubts about how Phoenix could've forged that bloody fifth ace in AA4. I'm not outright denying he did it, but if so it's probably different from how Turnabout Trump framed it.
Let's start with what we know logically about Phoenix and Zak's last poker game.
There were two decks of cards; one red, and one blue.
Each deck had four of each card. This means each deck started with four aces.
The last game used the red deck.
The above point means the fifth ace Orla snuck into Phoenix's hand was a red card, making five red aces in total that game.
Kristoph took the real (fifth) bloody ace with him out of the crime scene.
Based on this and other information we have from this trial, I have two questions:
When did Phoenix forge the bloody ace?
Where did Phoenix get the red ace he used for forgery?
Phoenix said that he picked it up while he was at the crime scene, but this contradicts the evidence!
There were five red aces in play at the time of the murder. Kristoph already took one, and using a blue ace was out of the question. If Phoenix really took a red ace before the police arrived, he would've only had four to choose from.
Yet, all four were still at the crime scene after Phoenix was arrested. They were even submitted into evidence by the prosecution at the trial.
Unless there was somehow an unspoken sixth ace in the red deck for no reason, this tells us Phoenix lied about taking a red ace with him that night. Plus, having forged evidence on his person during arrest and detainment could've ended terribly for him.
He couldn't have forged it before the match since he wouldn't have known he needed an ace card at the time. And his pockets were clean when Zak searched him.
This leads us to believe the forged bloody ace was created sometime after Phoenix was arrested. But how can he do that when he's stuck under surveillance in the detention center?
The secret is Trucy.
(this is where it progressively dips further into headcanon territory)
With Phoenix locked up, Trucy would be the most likely candidate to pull off a stunt like this. As a magician, Trucy is all about illusions, and she's not above using them to get loved ones out of legal trouble.
Trucy's magic profession also means poker cards are a natural tool to have in her arsenal. Cards are her "stock and trade" after all.
As Phoenix put it, it's a naughty magician's trick. One she felt was necessary to save the only family she had left.
Now, here's why I still think Phoenix could've been telling the truth about forging the bloody ace himself. Even if Trucy was the mastermind of this plan, I don't think Phoenix would let her be the one to actually forge it for an important reason.
Apollo.
Him unlocking his latent perceiving ability was crucial for the trial, but it could've also become a double edged sword.
Phoenix only had his prodigy daughter for reference as to how strong a perceiver's senses are. If Phoenix ever had to lie about being the forger to protect Trucy, the risk of Apollo seeing through it would've been too much to stomach.
Even after the trial's over, it's better for Apollo to hold a grudge against Phoenix instead of Trucy. He couldn't let their secret sibling bond die before it could start.
So what better way to hide a lie than to make it true? All Phoenix would have to do is put a blot of red ink on a card Trucy snuck in during visiting hours and let her work her magic.
It's a technicality, but at least Phoenix can distract Apollo with a custom-made truth.
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Hiii! First off I think this is so awesome of you!! I hope you consider my dark urge Luc for the character studies 🖤
**his eyes are drow purple btw they don’t look it here ☺️ Thank you for the opportunity 🙏
Hi @mynthara!
I needed a quick pick me up and I really like how this turned out, thank you for putting your durge in my hands! I ended up not needing the colour of the eye for the pose I picked but thank you for pointing it out 🙏
Sometimes I do studies or quick sketches when I want to try out things, here's a link ✨ I'm not actively accepting them but I keep them in my drafts for when I want to do it!
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