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tanadrin · 1 year

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bonus objectives

The primary purpose of life is, depending on who you ask and what mood they're in, to live virtuously, to be of net benefit to the world, to enjoy yourself, to pass on your genes, to pass on your memes, or nothing at all--or some other bit of boring nonsense. The following are your bonus objectives. Point values are loosely based on a combination of difficulty, pointlessness, and entertainment value.

Get the IAU to name a planetary feature, solar system object, star, or exoplanet "Butthole." (5 points; +5 points if it's a crater) 2. Convince at least one U.S. state to officially allocate its electoral college votes to a nonhuman primate (5 points) or other animal (10 points).

Have a news story reporting your death be a major international headline (e.g., the number 1 post on Reddit for the day). (1 point; +9 points if you are not otherwise famous)

Become the first internationally recognized Emperor of Mars. (5 points)

Be the cause of a major revision to the UNCLOS. (5 points)

Mend the Great Schism/heal the Sunni-Shia divide/reunite Western Christianity. (10 points each)

Uplift a nonhuman animal to the point it can speak, write, or type a natural human language at least as well as a 10-year-old native. (10 points; +20 points if it's not a mammal; +20 points if it can also win a FIDE-recognized chess tournament)

Domesticate bears. (10 points)

Solve one of the remaining Millennium Prize problems in mathematics. (10 points each)

Build a medieval-style castle on the Moon. (5 points)

Receive a valid letter of marque from King Felipe IV, or his successor, and use it to capture a British-flagged vessel. (5 points; +45 points if you do this at or beyond low earth orbit)

Unite two non-Commonwealth countries in personal union. (1 point; +4 points if they're on different continents; +25 points if they're not monarchies)

Have Liechtenstein declare itself an empire, without its borders changing (5 points).

Convince Istanbul to change its name back to Constantinople, or Tokyo to Edo, or Mexico City to Tenochtitlan. (5 points each)

Convince Greece to change its name to South Macedonia. (25 points) 16. Successfully hoax the world into believing they're being contacted by aliens for at least a week. (15 points; +50 if you've got actual aliens on the line)

Start a new religion that gains at least 10,000 followers. (1 point; +4 points if it's not an offshoot of an exisiting major world religion; +10 points if it doesn't closely reference any major world religions' mythology or theology at all; +5 if that includes not borrowing any major new age or neopagan concepts; +10 if you do all this on, or convince your followers to move to, another body or planet in the Solar System; +10 if your religion subsequently becomes another major world religion; +25 if it's *not* principally a Scientology-style scam; +50 points if the place in the Solar System you establish as your religion's spiritual center is the one you convinced the IAU to name "Butthole")

Start a new political ideology that wins power in a UN member state. (1 point; +4 points if it's not just a cosmetic rework of an existing political ideology; +5 points if you win power through constitutional means; +10 points if you manage to retain power for at least 5 years)

Circumnavigate the globe under your own power. (10 points)

Leave the Solar System (dead or alive). (15 points; being on an escape trajectory will suffice for the purposes of scoring, unless that trajectory is likely to be intercepted or disrupted by a solar system body like a planet or asteroid; +50 points if you're somehow still alive when you hit the heliopause)

Touch an object of interstellar origin on an escape trajectory from the solar system (such as 'Oumuamua) and say "Tag, you're it," while remaining in contact. (20 points)

Develop a conlang that is used regularly by at least 10,000 people. (15 points; +25 points for every order of magnitude increase in users after that number; +100 points if it becomes a standard international auxiliary language spoken at least as widely as English)

Invent a word that makes it into OED. (1 point; +4 points if it makes it into desktop-sized abridged dictionaries)

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idwsonicshowdown · 10 months

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HAPPY PRIDE FROM THE IDW SONIC SHOWDOWN! Made it just in time before pride finishes here in the UK, but pride lasts all year around anyway. However you celebrate and whatever flags you use to represent yourselves, I hope you have a good one Here's a little doodle featuring characters from IDW and a few other Sonic comics who have some degree of queer to them, either in the comics, word of god or popular headcanons. I wanted to include more (shout out to Mighty's gay dad and his dinosaur bf from StC!), but ran out of time and space A little more info about each character, in case anyone's curious:

From top left: Tekno the Canary - From Fleetway Sonic the Comic, a character widely embraced by the queer community. In a conclusion to StC written by series writer Nigel Kitching and released on StC:Online, Tekno is revealed to be in a relationship and have a child with Amy Rose. As of this year, Tekno's creator Lew Stringer gave his blessing for fans to think of her as non-binary, even if he himself wrote her as female - leading some fans to embrace Tekno as she/they Gold the Tenrec - From the Archie Sonic Comics, Gold has been stated by creator Evan Stanley to be attracted to women, although Stanley wasn't sure if Gold was strictly bi or gay, which is why I opted to give her the rainbow flag here Tangle & Whisper - As close as we can possibly get to being a couple without officially being a couple. Hopefully one day! I was actually going to use the rainbow flag for them as well, but as of this month's issue, the duo appeared with a lesbian patterned sky in the background, so they got the lesbian flag Dr. Starline - Headcanoned by some to be a transman because his spurs (which are naturally occurring in male platypuses) are artificial. It's also generally accepted (I think??) that his idolising of Eggman may be romantic. I did a poll for which flag to give him and the gay flag won, so he got that one Nite & Don - Our married bird guys! Good for them! Again, I gave them the rainbow pride flag because it hasn't been stated (that I know) if they're gay, bi, pan or otherwise, but they're happy and together either way Sally Acorn (with tiny Nicole!) - My childhood fave from the Archie Comics. This chipmunk is bisexual and there is nothing you can do about it Lanolin the Sheep - Many of us are optimistic that Lanolin might quietly be the trans rep we've been hoping for from Sonic, as she's a girl sheep with horns Cheese the Chao - As chao are non-binary, I included Cheese to represent them, because Cheese is cool Sonic the Hedgehog - A touchstone to many in the community. I included the asexual, aromantic and trans flags in his speed trail, as Sonic won the t-boy swag tournament on tumblr and Sonic/no one was voted the best Sonic ship on tumblr. As a trans aroace person myself, Sonic's lack of interest in romance and conformity was always inspirational to me growing up. The rainbow facepaint is because I'm sure that he's as important to other members of the community in their identities as well As always, these are my readings and takes on these characters that may not align with your own or be canon in anyway. But I hope that you can find joy and peace in pride as I do regardless :3

#IDW Sonic #Pride #IDW Sonic Showdown #Sonic the Comic #Archie Sonic #my problem is that although i only draw once every 3 years #i wanna draw big group pics whenever i do

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borom1r · 4 months

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A Boromir ask

What is Boromir's relationship like with his Dol Amrothian cousins?

So, Elphir, Erchirion and Amrothos, but also Lothíriel.

You decide ages and whether Boromir lives or not.

OOOOOOO THE AUTISM. DOUBLE SPECIAL INTEREST LETS GOOOO!!!

OK SO. traditionally speaking and what I like to hold true wrt Gondor is the system for medieval nobility— that is, up to the age of seven, a boy would receive training on manners and basic literacy from his mother. Then, he’d be assigned as a page to the lord of another noble house (at fourteen he becomes a squire, at 21 a knight himself).

I like to think Boromir was sent to Dol Amroth to serve as Imrahil’s page (presumably Faramir was as well, more to get him out of Denethor’s sight than any real sign of honor tho lol). He’d spend his time running messages, serving, cleaning clothing and weapons, and potentially arming and dressing Imrahil as well— in exchange for that service, he’d be receiving an education in everything from basic combat, hunting, falconry, horse-riding, playing instruments, singing, playing chess or other games, further literacy and courtly manners. Upon becoming a squire, duties and training turned chiefly to battle: maintaining arms and armor, caring for horses, guarding prisoners, accompanying his lord to tournaments, and even carrying his lord’s flag into battle. (I expect he returned to Gondor before the age of 21, considering the extenuating circumstances of Fucking Mordor, but still— he’d have spent a good length of time living with Imrahil and his family)

all this to get to the point that if we go by canon years he’d be two years into his service as Imrahil’s page by the time Elphir was born, and already two years a squire by the time of Amrothos’ birth. (Lothiriel was born five years after Amrothos, so I expect Boromir would’ve been back to Gondor by then, but Faramir would’ve still been serving Imrahil in TA 2999)

+ as stated in the ask I just answered, one notable character trait of Boromir, Son of Denethor? Good Big Brother. As easily as he adopted Merry and Pippin into his hoard of younger siblings, I like to think he saw Elphir, Echirion and Amrothos much the same. and who knows, perhaps Amrothos even served as Boromir’s page! he’d still be a young knight, only 23, but the timing does work out— how proud would Boromir be, to see this boy (who he’d known as a mere babe!! who he’d seen take his first steps!!) growing into a fine young knight?? not to mention how confident he seems coaching Merry and Pippin in swordplay without having to compensate for the height difference— makes sense if he is, in fact, used to teaching a kid how to use a sword

so I do think he’s very close with all three of Imrahil’s sons, though I think Faramir would be much closer to Lothiriel simply by nature of Boromir being back in Gondor and worrying about Other Shit before she’s born

#ask #ty!!!!#knights are Also a big special interest alongside LotR so. snfnsjfjsgj

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weirdgirlshowdown · 8 months

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I’m curious as to why you consider Gwen Stacy in Spider-Verse canonically trans, as that was not explicitly stated in the movie or by the creators to my knowledge. I’m not arguing against her being trans, just wonder why the choice of words was that.

it's generally agreed upon that gwen is a trans girl due to her narrative so closely mirroring being lgbt and her having a 'save trans kids' flag in her room, but i probably shouldn't have specifically called it canon. it's still at the point where almost everyone agrees that she's transfem, so putting her in a schrodinger's gender tournament is generally in bad taste

to note though, i took a quick scroll through the list of included characters, and there are MULTIPLE canon trans women in the tournament, so my point stands even if a different one would have been better to use as an example

#personal

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bluenpinkcastle · 4 months

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20240103: the History of LEGO Castle day 003.

383-2 / 6083-1 Knight's Tournament (1978 / 1981, 201 pieces, 59 different parts)

Knight's Tournament was designed by Daniel August Krentz and was the second of three from LEGOLAND's first Castle theme. The original (383-2) was released in the United Kingdom in 1979 while the United States version was released in 1981 (6083-1).

This is very simple, small build consists of a pavilion for the royalty to watch the two knights on their two brick-built horses participate in a joust. While using the same seven basic colors of black, blue, green, light gray, red, white, and yellow, the Knight's Tournament still has a lot of fun details. The pavilion has a yellow throne against a blue background with a red fence and black supports for a white and red striped roof, all built on a thin green baseplate. Two red flags with either stickers or print with gold-bordering on a red background with a centered triangular shield of dark red, blue, and peach. Both brick-built horses have colorful barding, with the black horse sporting a blue and white checkered pattern and the white horse presenting black and red stripes.

The six minifigures in a Knight's Tournament are the first printed minifigures in LEGOLAND's Castle theme. Minifigures consist of two guards with the tri-color triangular shield pattern on their torso (found only in this set and a Castle Minifigure set 0016-1 from 1979 / 1982); a knight with a black torso, red arms, and a red and yellow quarter checkered pattern on a triangular shield (found only in this set, plus three Castle Minifigure sets 0016-1, 6002-1 from 1983, and 15-1 from 1984), a knight with a blue torso, white arms, and a red and dark red quarter checkered pattern on a triangular shield (found only in this set and a Castle Minifigure set 15-1 from 1984); the tournament prince with a red torso, red arms, and a gold border around the tri-color triangular shield (found ONLY in this set); and the tournament princess with a white torso, white arms, and a gold two string pearl necklace (found in 16 sets between 1979 and 2003).

The prince and princess mentioned in this set are the first examples of gendering in the Castle theme, but even so, the princess wears pants and has bright red hair with a pretty wild look for back then while the prince looks like he's wearing a bib. Additionally, the back of the box build has the most androgynous young human building the Knight's Tournament as can be imagined, which is exactly what LEGO marketing should be.

The "back of the box" builds for Knight's Tournament have a lot of really neat, very different options for different builds with such a small number of parts. Back of the box builds include a beverage stand, a hospital, a prince-bearing litter, a small bridge, a meeting at a well, and a small guard wall. For all that the parts for this are very basic and the builds very simple, these back of the box builds really do an amazing job of showing a minifigure story.

Parts lists for this set can either be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable, while scanned instructions can be found at ToysPeriod. If you want to know more about the designer, Daniel August Krentz, BrickSet did a really nice tribute and has a full list of everything he designed.

#lego castles #lego #lego castle #lego castle history #lego history #lego 383 #lego 6083 #lego knight's tournament #lego classic castle

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usstateflagstournament · 7 months

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#alaska #arizona #us state flags tournament #us state flags #polls #finals #round 6

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uscityflagstournament · 7 months

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We are officially started with the first eight polls out! City flags are much more... hit or miss.., which can only make things more exciting! Please keep in mind that the tournament is about the FLAG, not the city itself. I'm honored to be running this tournament, and I love seeing all the reactions. Please let me know if there are any errors, or potential issues. Thanks for your participation!!!

#seriously call me out especially w the state abbreviations bc im doing them all from memory #us city flags tournament #us city flags #vexillology #updates #text

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ffloorageorge · 6 months

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Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament in 2000, 2012, 2014 and 2016. There is some environmental protection in law, but it has not been a government priority. Effective tax rates were higher in Britain than France in the years before the French Revolution, twice in per capita income comparison, but they were mostly placed on international trade. In 1901, the Division of Scientific Research was formed, which included the Hygienic Laboratory as well as other research offices of the Marine Hospital Service. The newly founded Peruvian Congress named Bolivar dictator of Peru, giving him the power to organize the military. This, and an ensuing ground invasion, killed nearly every human in the facility, including their father and sister. Some linguists have encouraged the creation of neologisms to decrease the instances of confusion caused by puns. For a while after this, some koi farmers in neighboring states stopped importing fish for fear of infecting their own stocks. Conditions for workers were often poor and exploitative, and local islanders often violently attacked any Europeans who appeared on their island. In 1547, New Granada became a separate captaincy-general within the viceroyalty, with its capital at Santa Fe de Bogota. Because the method relies on antigen rather than viable bacteria, the results are not disrupted by prior antibiotic use. Sir Kay briefly appears in the season 5 opener of Once Upon a Time, where he betrays Arthur and attempts to pull Excalibur out of the stone to rule Camelot for himself. Following the end of the Cold War, defence policy has a stated assumption that the most demanding operations will be undertaken as part of a coalition. Group 1 faxes take six minutes to transmit a single page, with a vertical resolution of 96 scan lines per inch. An additional, more lasting punitive measure taken by the Romans involved expunging Judaea from the provincial name, changing it from Provincia Judaea to Provincia Syria Palestina. Without many refinements, it is best described as rustic, though many holidays are still celebrated with special foods. Many migrant workers racked up debt and depended on the help of charities. The library system also houses original and microfilm collections of Virgin Islands Archives, records, newspapers and other materials. A rapid appraisal survey of Kuy dialects spoken in Cambodia. According to the Black Tie Guide, the peaked lapel and shawl collar are equally authentic and correct, with the latter being slightly less formal. With Salazar gone, Carrera reinstated Rivera Paz as head of state. In 1989, Babangida started making plans for the transition to the Third Nigerian Republic. The Garhajis also have a significant presence in the western and central areas of Sanaag region as well, including the regional capital Erigavo as well as Maydh. Soviet Russia adopted a red flag following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Initially, each conference was numbered after the release, and not regular held. Modern surveys in Europe and the United States show red is also the color most commonly associated with heat, activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love, and joy. God is often believed to be the cause of all things and so is seen as the creator and sustainer and the ruler of the universe. Both teams set out to confirm their results by these methods. This was chased away in November by a visit from four British warships, but later returned.

#graceful actress #magnificent female model #fit female artist #foxy woman #spunky lady #tall young girl #beautiful women #charming ladies #gorgeous girls #sexy model #amazing female artist #slim woman #tall girl #sweet ladies #handsome girls #young model dancing #music #street dance #dancers

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ask-the-usa-manor · 1 year

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How’s the new flag Utah?

(IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRAW ANYMORE :D!)

“Hey, Utah! Your membership of the ‘state seal on a solid color background’ has been revoked,” New York took his brother’s membership card and ripped it up, “We don’t want to see you around the gatherings, the clubhouse—”

“Isn’t that just the hallway outside of my room—?”

“Or our Yahtzee tournaments. Congratulations!”

Utah got a face-full of confetti.

“Enjoy the new flag!”

“Wh… How am I supposed to get into my room?”

“That’s for you to guess and us to find out!”

“Or…” America spoke up, “…You guys can move out?”

He received blank stares in return.

“Maybe stay at your own places? Places I know you have?”

More blank stares.

“…Right, right. How dare I suggest something as outrageous as living in your own homes—”

#USAManor! Utah #USAManor! America #USAManor! New York #Screw Quebec

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ram-de · 7 months

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[read] all of us villains thoughts vomit

I know, I know I haven't finished Good Omens and Evelyn. Um. Um... You know, reading slump. Except it's not a reading slump it's I kinda paused and forgot and now are a bit, idk, feel like it's a bother to continue. I will one day.

BUT FOR NOW...

I didn't read the blurb. Except the first sentence where it mentions Hunger Games and whatever. SO... I HAVE ZERO EXPECTATIONS whatsoever. Whatever I'm reading... Well... I also didnt know this book is a "Tiktok Sensation", but here we go.

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Okay just to get this outta here first. The prose is a bit pompous and edgy (maybe applied to Alistair guy), though I'm liking it 2 pages so far. "Alistair Löwe played a perfect villain. Not because..." hsgshshhs like yea write that DOWN ✒️🔥

Alright, alright.

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So far, the premise is, for every 20 years, there's this seven families and they send a kid to fight to death so that the victor's family can collect this supreme power of high magick (different than common magick, as every spell casted with this, doubled in their levels.)

Ignoring the fact that this premise is a bit insane because there's like mom and dads sending their kid, prepping them for a deathly killing game in which only one can be stated victorious. Then again, they also kinda refer to themselves as villains. Maybe Alistair only, for now.

Alright, I'm on my 5th chapter. The first five chapter rotates from each of the four (main?) cast. Alistair is from the family that grooms him to be the victorious rep, and they had a very healthy dynamics in which the kids are locked and trained exclusively for the sole purpose of the tournament. What are the adults doing? Villain stuff, I guess. Or standing in the background since it's tradition. Each chapter got this cool transition in how they introduce the next character for the next chapter. Alistair met Isobel at this bar, where they sorta clash. Isobel is the media darling and her family scrouge magicks off dead people like vultures. Gavin is one of the Grieves, which not so coincidentally is the name of the family that's also the lowest of the low since they're always losing and what I get is they was of the lower class so they get picked up a lot. Brion is from the family of Thornburry where she was the expected champion rep of her family only to be snubbed because of the government intervention. Is that four? Five? four alright.

So far, I think like the characters is set up to work with one another, I don't know. With how there's this subplot of the tradition being exposed to the general public, maybe it will end them with like rebelling the tradition by somehow friendship power, tada! I think my favorite character as of now is Gavin simply because he seems to be taking the risk of the whole murder tournament thing lightly. The other three seems confident but guys... DEATH!!!!! Briony seems like, oh if it's not for the tournament I would be doing like athletes competition and stuff LIKE GIRL... idk maybe the discrepancies between how they implied that even being the winner of this death game would be life-changingly destructive and depressing (like to the previous Lowe's victor)...

BUT ALL IN ALL... i'm reading it slow and i'm enjoying it so far. i nitpick but i know i missed a lot of clues and obvious things happening maybe💀

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I'm crying the whole book that exposed the tradition is such a big deal for the whole world enough to attract media attention to this place but this girl couldn't care to read it what😭 You know what I'll be rooting for Gavin simply because he's the one that cares enough.

How do I bet the stake in the book is the other 3 champion rep that's not the main cast...

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Gavin death flags already.... Sigh...

So, the curse is implied to he some kind of a loop. With the tournament for each cycle, how Lowes (usually?) wins, how Thornburries usually taking one specific kind of the Landmarks, etc. So there can be more than one victors? Granted they survived, all 3-months tournament period? Why don't they agree beforehand to like make it a stalemate then? If that happens where do the high Magick goes? Can't the high magic be distributed equally? WORLD PEACE? Abolish the fucking curse and for the stupid parents of seven families WHY WOULD YOU SEND YOUR KIDS TO A MURDER GAME.... ARE YOU INSANE...

Also this girl Briony😭 first... Why would you date a guy from a rival family that would participate in a murder game with you... two... Did you just tell him you'd kill him in a heartbeat WHILE YOU'RE DATING HIM... And lastly. You broke up with this guy because he knows something from the renowned book of the tragedy and you just read that damned book now... You know what... Whatever... You do you. His ex is also a dumbass what did you expect, it's a murder game. People murder to win. Smh...

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I really don't like how some internal conflict is so easily resolved within like, two pages. Briony had her whole aspiration and expectations taken away, obviously shaken and on the verge of breaking down. There she met her sister, turns out she didn't like it as well. Sudden changes to "I need to suck it up because my sis is dealing it hard as well", there. İ

Isobel was doubting herself and for some reason 10 hours before the tournament her father was like... She was legit finally thinking of consequences of dying (which was something other champions barely mention or bother to care that there's chances they're gonna die. Like poof.) AND THEN CUE HIS FATHER acting all tough love and shit "Girl, you can do it. I believe in u, dearest daughter." like bro u barely saw her more than once a month before. Also ur sending ur kid to a murder game. AND THEN SHE ATE IT UP LIKE... "ok sure I guess lemme practice this super difficult level 100 spells I stole easily from a very suspicious important character of a spellmaker" LIKE... HMM... I'M NOT BUYING THIS... like whole development. Characters switch up real fast, like they're written on a whim and then the author kinda remembers their assigned traits. The build up is basically underwhelming.

Also the rules of the murder game tournament death itself. The more I read the more I'm like... Ok. Why does murdering each other needs 3 month max to finish. The rules seems so ordinary. I don't know, maybe I'll read more.

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What's up with them doing big decisions so close to the tournaments time lol the night before Gavin made a pact with the devil to turn him into a magick vessel in exchange for power (and succeeded) while Isobel girlie tried to craft a class 10 (very high) curse just 10 hours before it began. WHY NOW... YOU BOTH HAD LIKE TWO WEEKS LOL

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First of all. Alistair is a menace. Second, Gavin and Alistair enemies to lovers when. Third, my girlie Isobel needs to make up her mind. Fourth... THE CITIZEN IS ACTUALLY THE SANE ONE HERE?? STOP SENDING KIDS TO SLAUGHTER... Fifth... Briony you have some severe case of hero complex... Like... Innes is right, you're making it all about you. Sixth... Alright... It's a cycle alright, let's break it boys and girls.

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The whole Alistair and Isobel interaction is very entertaining simply for the reason I hc-ed Alistair as one head shorter than Isobel, and he tried to be this edgy chuuni villainy acts guy while Isobel just stared down at him during his taunts hsgahshsg

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Not the "there's only one bed" trope😭 are they pairing up those two... You know what, I can get behind this. Alistair is a cutie. ISOBEL YOU TEASE....

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Surely it's not implying that the monster in the dark is Hendery right... anyway Alistair needs a friend so this is highly adorable to read (ignoring the memories of abuse from his childhood)

Ar: So anyways... When I was a kid, the monsters plucked my organs out and plate it out as the skin was separated from my face in the meanwhile... And then...

Il: *blushed as the massive attraction ensues*

Wtf girl...

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Why is Gavin's chapters usually the shorter one from the bunch. Also if anyone deserves to murder a human in this game it'd be this guy. I like underdogs. I mean, deemed weak, left out of alliances, like come on. It's warranted at this point. Though he's also dying in the process.

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Clumsy Alistair.... He's precious😔

Conjuring a nightmare as a spell is SO COOL...!!! Imagination is peak ngl...

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It's one week past the tournament WE NEED DEATH.... PICK IT UP BOYS AND GIRLS...

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Why do I feel like Gavin's the one who's going on a rampage and take out Elionor and Darrow... Hm... Also... Isobel's "What are we?" OH SHE'S SMITTEN ALREADY... UH... They're being vulnerable w/ eachother... I guess this is it then. I'm not as ready as I thought for another het stories asfsgshjskdkd but whatever I'll look up cute fanarts after this

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I was thinking that the spellcrafting here works like in Minecraft😭 maybe idk I don't play minecraft. Basically, you need materials. You have to arrange them certain way. Click craft button, and poof! Spells in a jar!

Maybe it's me being stupid, but Briony said that pairing up each Relic (the ingredient) to the Landmark (the slot) would undo the spell... but isn't that's how you /do/ it instead?? Huh?? Like that's the opposite?

Okay. It doesn't make sense. If each slot needs sacrifice (each champions) then that'd require everyone to die. But one of the excerpt said one time all seven champions die it resulted in the high magick unusable instead. BUT THAT'S JUST GOOD THEN?? Just don't write any name... Smh...

Miss Elionor is kind of a girlboss ngl...

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Hmm... I am not liking the sudden switch up of Alistair being mildly ambitious to be the victor to giving it up after the fuel so that Isobel won. They spend like two weeks together and idk it felt too fast to me. O wel...

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Ye they kissing whatever😒

I'm not as excited to read this anymore ngl I WAS LIED TO...

WHERE'S GAVIN AMIDST ALL THIS...

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Gavin!!! AND OUR FIRST BLOOD OUUUUUU...... CARBRY I'M SORRY :( TO BOTH OF HIS EYES??? HELLO?? THIS IS GROTESQUE... BRIONY GIRL......... YOU NEED TO DO SOEMTHIMG ABOUT UR HERO COMPLEX.... U CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE... THIS IS A MURDER GAME............

Hm... They're really making the other 3 (Finley, Elionor and Carbry) the villains doomed to death lol while the rest of the four make a team.

With Briony wanting to break the Blood Veil curse altogether and Gavin technically being a magick vessel already an anomaly in itself (he broke one of the rule of no talking to towngoers, breaking out the high magick boundaries), I'm sure they can concoct something. Drag Alistair and Isobel (one given up and the other never wanted to win in the first place). There it is, our main cast. I'm still not buying the Alistair-Isobel romance tho😒 it's like they skimmed a lot of the forced proximity and skipped a lot of what could've been bonding moments. It's like... Sleep together. Alistair suddenly risked his life for a Relic for Isobel. Then the almost kiss😒 HSGSHHSHS I'M SO BITTER FOR THIS I'M SORRY

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Damn... THIS DYNAMICS IS SO... CHEF KISS...

I'm eating this up... LIKE REAL BAD... USHSHSVHZHS I ENJOYED THIS THOROUGHLY... the tension... the hostility UM.... YESS... OKAY... OU.... I WILL SAVOR EACH PHRASE DELICATELY THIS IS LIKE... GOURMET...

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Oh man... I know I wrote a lot about Briony but?? she's a rat too😭 why'd she snitch on Isobel like that she's kinda delusional even back then lmaoo

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Gavin lived up to his name, he helped Alistair to grief properly! My boys:(

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AAGHHH I'M NOT HERE TO READ SAPPY ROMANCE... GET ME OUT OF THIS SHIP....

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Isobel really gagged Briony like that ou.... It's true tho she's yapping all about doing good but really she's having a very bad case of hero complex. What kind good friends sends paparazzi to school ajsgjsksksk

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The ending scene. YESSSS REVENGE IS COOL (not to the point of crime for legal reason irl) . Because damn the old useless rotten hags needed to... Finally. Justice is served. Good riddance. I am so bitter. Good ending. I don't mind if it ends there. BUT THEN THERE'S A SECOND Part.

Augshsgsghs

One thing that's bothering me so much is that the author established a lot of rules only to bail it out and write whatever later on lol sure there's a reason (that being the cycle is disturbed, high magick yada yada) but still it's just an asspull after another asspull. There's a barrier but people can just cross over now with no actual consequences (Innes went in. But also no paps yet, why?). High magick can't be seen unless they're the victors, only for it to be retconned in the second book now that champions can see them fine. There's only seven champion reps, only for them to add one more later. Like... At this point it doesn't feel like a tournament game again. If there's only few I can look past it but it felt like a sandbox game that they can mend whatever rules as they like. No satisfying build up too.

I'll still read because I got spoiled few plot points and I'm interested for that alone lol

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Omg... GAVIN BEING ALIVE REAL...?? I don't care if they retconned him being on a limited life force I'm just glad there's chance he's alive... THAT'S MY PRECIOUS SON... (he tortured an elderly in his dungeon for his own life consumption)

HSGSHSGGGHSGSHSH he's so proud of himself... YEAA...

KICKING MY FEET SQUEALING GIGGLING I'M SO EASY TO PLEASE AAAH I love the banter I LOVE THE BANTERS

The media interview segment is so funny LOVE U BARB

Alistair my man... Who even thinks of ways to make someone die /impressed/😭

WHERE'S AGENT TOO AMIDST ALL OF THIS... AND THE GOVERNMENT??? "oh those kids broke off the blood veil boundaries... People can go into tournament grounds where they play murder game... That's fine..." HELLO??? -oh there she is hello agent yoo

Those families are a bunch of hypocrites gosh😭 not even three weeks ago they did a party where they aren't even sure their kid would return hsgshsj grooming them to play in a murder game and now that the kids back they act like they didn't take part in... the whole tradition thing. Good thing the Lowes dies already screw them. Also at least the Grieves aren't hypocrites though they did send a sheep for sacrifice. (Gavin is a fluffy sheep.)

#readingrams #aouv #all of us villains

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Lalonde Live: Episode 3

Hello Paradox Space! I’m Rose Lalonde, and welcome to the third episode of Lalonde Live. On this show, we interview various Paradox Space denizens and ask them deep, provocative questions about various topics. By which I mean this is a convenient excuse to have people over and make conversation. Tonight’s guest: Kris! (@malleablepersonage)

[There’s a terrible honking cacophony from a nearby band of salamanders and newts. Their instruments have been replaced by kazoos.]

ROSE: How are you, Kris? What's going on lately on Earth K? KRIS: Doing quite well today, Rose! Thanks for having me. Well... The Superscientists are preparing the Earth K Battle Tournament, which is pretty exciting. Teams of five will compete in Gladiatorial Style combat for the opportunity to join the Superscientists the next time we spar. ROSE: My goodness, that sounds riveting. Rivets will be involved. Care to explain this Battle Tournament for us, Kris? KRIS: There might be rivets involved, yeah. Depends if anyone goes the mechanized armour route this year. The tournament is fairly simple - a double elimination style bracket, where teams of fighters compete in either combat games like Ultimate Capture The Flag, or direct combat... I'm not allowed to join which is a little frustrating but only fair. Last year was dominated by psionics users, but I expect to see a fair amount of variety this year. And before anyone gets TOO worried about it being barbaric, we have state of the art medical facilities for any injuries, dismemberments or accidental deaths. Good, healthy fun. ROSE: Interesting! So this tournament is organized by The Superscientists? Tell me a bit more about them. How many of them are there? When did their organization form, and when did they first start this Battle Tournament? KRIS: There's two of them. I think they believe themselves to be my archnemeses, but really they're just a couple of guys who are really into harnessing the laws of physics. I'd say about half of their efforts are trying to kill or harm me, and then the other half are like... Clean energy projects, or easier transportation, or like... Preventing societal collapse if I were to become incapacitated. Their stated mission is something like "Ensuring the prosperity of Earth K even if Kris dies or is killed by our beam attacks". I think they've been around for like... Ten years or so? Time is a little fake so it's hard to remember exactly. This is the third battle tournament and they're held annually. The first year was kind of a mess, because they hadn't adopted the team rules? So it was just like a hundred people fighting to be the last one standing, which... Entertaining, but not really cohesive. ROSE: Incredible, these Superscientists sound pragmatic, if nothing else. I must say, this level of competition might go far and above beyond our usual audience's faire. Here on the ship, the most competitive event seems to be the yearly Firefly Catching Contest. Tell me, how does it feel to have archnemeses that are also somehow philanthropists? Is your relationship more adversarial, or is it more like a friendly competition at the school bake-off? KRIS: It's a little adversarial. They show up at my house and fire beam weapons at me, and they wake me up in the middle of the night to do so. When we're not fighting, though, we'll go for coffees or I'll offer them notes on current experiments... Little bit of both, I guess. ROSE: Well that seems a bit unfair -- two of them versus one of you. Can't imagine you appreciate having your beauty sleep interrupted for yet another fruitless attempt on your life, either. And you still go out for coffee with them on the weekends? Hah, how must that conversation go? 'Hi Kris, sorry for trying to kill you earlier, how about that new coconut milk cold brew?' [There's a loud kazoo honk from the band that tears right through the tissue paper. Rose laughs and taps a stack of cards on her desk. If anyone glances down at them, they're all blank.] ROSE: Feel free to not answer, but what has the most successful attempt on your life been thus far, anyway? Some sort of... compound beam attack?

KRIS: it's not all bad. I know they have good intentions, for the most part, and it keeps me sharp. I want a cold brew now, though. I think the most successful they've been was the neutron bomb they dropped on my place? I mean, it didn't take, but my ears were ringing for a week and I was seeing sunspots for twice that. They do have some pretty good beams though.

ROSE: A neutron bomb, that's... dedicated. Those aren't exactly cheap to make, nor simple to deploy. Kris, your Lord of Doom title allows you to escape most of this wanton destruction, but have they no remorse for destroying your home again and again?

KRIS: I mean it doesn't take too much to rebuild, if they even manage to destroy it in the first place. It keeps them busy, and I think they figure if I really had a problem with it I'd either say something or keep them from it. Mostly just annoying, not really problematic.

ROSE: Truly a testament to your patience. Tell me, given the prize this year is getting to join their ranks, does it concern you at all that the number of Superscientists is growing?

KRIS: I mean, a little bit. Keep me busy three days out of the week instead of one kinda deal. But if it's like a mech or science team that wins, it'll be useful outside of the increased fighting power. I think it'll be a good tournament, at the very least, and I can deal with the fallout later if there is any.

ROSE: I take it these teams are some combination of humans and trolls, is that right?

KRIS: Mostly humans and trolls, yeah. We've got a Carapacian team participating this year, too, and there's rumors that the Lich who runs the library is putting together a team of Underlings, too. Gonna be a real tough tournament to call.

ROSE: What fun! I'm sure the competition will be fiercer than ever. Let's hope everyone keeps it clean and has a great time. ROSE: Now, I hope you don't mind if it gets a bit heavier here, but... I couldn't help but notice there aren't many other players from your session, Kris. Were you the only survivor? Or was it a solo session?

KRIS: No, I don't mind at all. It was a solo session, which I'm told is pretty ill advised. I am pretty sure I started playing specifically to spite a Serket, so it's not one of my prouder moments.

[He pauses briefly, letting out a sigh before continuing.]

KRIS: Played by myself, had a ton of help from the internet which is nice, and I mean... Things worked out okay. Bad choices abound, though.

ROSE: Truly inspiring. What would you say was the most challenging part of playing SBURB solo?

KRIS: The loneliness, probably. I can't actually remember how long I was in there, and it's possible that it was forever? The actual gameplay wasn't too bad, though. Mechanically challenging, overwhelming numbers in combat, but I figured it out pretty quick. I think the hardest part for me was not turning out to be like the Other Lord I've heard of? Which is to say I don't FEEL evil, but it's rough when people abhor you for that sort of thing without getting to know you.

ROSE: You know, typically it's Space players who feel the loneliness simply due to narrative-based metadrama. It's nice to know they're not figuratively alone out there.

[Another terrible kazoo honk sounds, before a horrible crunching sound. The camera pans to see one of the consorts eating their kazoo.]

ROSE: Say, do you have any tips or tricks for our aspiring solo players out there?

KRIS: Make some friends. Either to play with or to tell you what to do while you're playing. Realistically, though, probably just don't. But I guess if you're going to, you are always will have going to, so... Make your house into a spaceship, it'll help to have a home base you can move around in.

ROSE: Excellent advice for SBURB, and for everyday. Now then Kris, it s- oh, one moment. We're getting our first ever phone-in question.

[Rose shuffles her stack of blank cards and then spreads them out on the little desk she's seated at. She flips the row, revealing the card at the end to have writing on it. She picks it up and reads from it.]

ROSE: 'Kris, since you were your own server AND player, how many gates did you have to cross in order to reach Skaia? Also, can we see a picture of your house? It must be huge!'

KRIS: No gates. When I activated the cruxtruder, Earth got sucked into a black hole, and then I got to play planetary pool. I stopped actually playing maybe about halfway through? More focused on cheating my way out.

[Kris pulls up an image of his house on his phone and offers it forward. It looks like a well-appointed cottage, save for the saucer part atop it, as if ripped directly from the Enterprise]

ROSE: Very insightful! You heard it here first, playing SBURB solo eliminates the gates completely. A challenge in and of itself, if you're looking to trigger the apocalypse in a gamer way.

[Rose scoops her note cards back up into the stack and shuffles them again. They seem to disappear as she shuffles, until her hands are somehow empty.]

ROSE: Okay, now as we wrap this up... do you have anything you'd like to say for the folks at home? What's next for our favorite Lord of Doom? Besides the Battle Tournament, of course.

KRIS: I am not sure yet. I might go have a nap? As far as the folks at home... I dunno. Try not to break the universe for fun and profit- I'm sure you can figure out something else to do. But if you do decide reality needs some smashing, at least make sure it's cool?

ROSE: Lovely. That's all the time we have for now, thank you so much for being here with us tonight. A big round of applause for Kris, everyone!

#Lalonde Live #malleablepersonage

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megurodivision · 2 years

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Vito's Thoughts on Ueno Division

Aranai Norikoru

"I think the first time I met this girl was when she came into my tattoo parlor asking for a tattoo of an hourglass on her left arm. I've heard of her, though. I mean, who hasn't heard of the young girl who was in charge of her own Bōsōzoku gang? She reminded me a lot of those tough schoolgirls you see in movies or T.V. shows. She seems tough, but I have to wonder how she went from being in charge of a biker gang to being in charge of a rap division group..."

Shisuta Heisha

"Master Mafuyu was a religious man. Me, I've no problems with religion, but I don't know much about it to be judgmental. I feel that there is something out there watching over us, but I don't know if you can truly call it 'God' or something. I knew Mei was a deeply religious person. She spent much of her time praying to some deity of fire, whatever that was. I didn't really buy into it.

"Anyway, from what I've seen, she seems like a generally nice person. Like I said, I'm not a religious person since I don't know much about it, but... maybe I'll talk to her when I can and see if I can find out more about it."

Kisouna Yuzairu

"I had witnessed this woman's dramatic speech about eradicating all crime in Japan while I was my job at the bar. Many patrons thought she was just joking, but I saw the serious look in her eyes. They were the same ones I had: one of pain, but also fierce determination. She was going to accomplish her goal, one way or another.

"And for the most part, she's done exactly as she stated. Within a year's time, about 20% of the gangs that were running rampant in Japan were either arrested, or dropped their flags to avoid being in this woman's line of sight. I personally applaud her efforts, but I hope she realizes just how tall an order she has."

Sakurai Clan

"One of the veteran teams in this tournament, from what I've heard. They garnered a lot of attention due to their rhyme scheme and friendship with each other. I hope that we (DSC) can have that sort of bond someday. If we go up against them, I know it will be a hard-fought battle... one where we may definitely lose. But I think a part of me is looking forward to facing them."

#hypnosis mic #hypmic #hypmic oc #hypnosis mic oc #hypnosis microphone #meguro division #dog street club #vito koi #ueno division #aranai norikoru #shisuta heisha #kisouna yuzairu

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baifapackaging · 2 years

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Independence Day Gift Guide

The annual Independence Day is approaching. Here's an Independence Day gift-giving guide. As a major anniversary celebration, the nation rejoices and all families enjoy together. This day of liberation should be remembered with great celebrations and parades from the East Bank to the West Bank, and it should be celebrated with great pomp and circumstance through performances, entertainment, sports competitions, salutes, bell ringing, fireworks and decorations. Have you thought of a way to celebrate such an important day?

Independence Day Gift Guide

Every Independence Day, the United States becomes a sea of flags. So you can't go wrong with a gift with the flag on it! Here are the compiled gift recommendations.

Independence Day Gift Guide: Costumes

On Independence Day, many U.S. cities have parades and crowds led by troop veterans, civic organizations and local high-ranking officials. Many local Americans will dress in reference to the colors of the American flag: red, white and blue. These colors were seen everywhere that day. Whether it's shirts, pants, hats, pet clothes, or decorative bunting hanging from buildings, or even on nails, these three colors can be seen. So, you can prepare some clothing similar to the American flag.

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