"dont force it, they'll be some kind of trigger" and lockwood continues trying to force it

estimated delivery jun 21. convention jul 1. i got plany of time =3c

365 Days of Writing Prompts: Day 285

Adjective: Rebellious

Noun: Tissue

Definitions for those who need/want them:

Rebellious: showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention; (of a person, city, or state) engaged in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler; (of a thing) not easily handled or kept in place

Tissue: any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products; tissue paper; a disposable piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a handkerchief or for cleaning the skin; rich or fine material of a delicate or gauzy texture; an intricate structure or network made from a number of connected items

What they drive

141 Guys x domestic/everyday life

SFW | Word Count: 1.4k | Headcannons

**Long post with lots of pictures!

A/N: I dunno much about cars but I always wonder what the boys would be driving. See what they’re picking me up in for date night… this is just for fun and highlights the modern life they have outside of missions. Also the gif of Soap falling on the car took me out lmao. Not requested. -Kiv

John Price

A man who takes pride in his vehicles. He has two Chevy trucks. A nice truck for everyday use and a project truck. The perfect person to talk to if you are thinking of purchasing a car or truck. Price has got the “dealership scam” game down. You'll be leaving the lot with a good deal.

The project car being a 1985 Chevy C10. Price is always going on about how “this is every man's dream car to work on”. He says it everytime he opens the garage. Without fail! It's got a classic blue color with a few rust spots but, nothing a good layer of paint can't fix. Its the 90s car from the movies. Nothing else to say about it!

Ahh the project car. Price works on it when he can. Set up a lawn chair, get a glass of lemonade, and just watch that man work. Sometimes hell even explain to you what he’s doing. That is if you can even pay attention. There’s something so attractive about a man talking about what he’s passionate about all sweaty with a nice pump. HEY, wipe that drool off your face.

Price’s personal truck is nice. It gets him from point A to B. Everything on it is stock. He’ll always tell you hes gonna sell it once his project car has been fixed. But there’s still quite a lot to do on the project car. Its a 2012 Chevy Silverado in cherry black with a covered bed. Good on gas and can pull a trailer or boat! He doesn’t invest money in it for other than maintenance costs.

It smells specifically like “Lakeside Morning” from Bath and Body works car scents. The packaging is what got him. It was honestly super cute when he read the package out loud. “Smells like: Cool, Sweet, Fresh, and alone time on the dock” followed by a shrug and him throwing it into his cart. Does he even fish?

Oh, whenever he turns a corner in the Silverado theres a thud coming from the bed. Its a cooler that has been there FOREVER. He swears he’s going to take it out. Price brought it when 141 met for a cook out and some beers a few months ago.

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Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Don’t ask about the APR please. Kyle is going to use this bad girl till it breaks. Its his dream car. Price took him away from base to get a better rate for it! Its fast its speedy its a 2015 Ford Shelby GT350. Oh yeah racing stripes and all. He got it wrapped in a matte ocean blue. Im talking leather seats, tinted windows, and custom wheel.

Kyle loves this car and will always offer to pick you up. Ur always going to be passenger princess. Kyle always drives up reallll slow, rev the engine a little, and rolls down the window to smile big at you. He gets the door for you when you are both approaching the car. Don’t test him. He will literally sprint to get the door for you. An actual cutiepie

Hes so damn cute when it comes to long drives. Hand on your thigh and singing to the music together. Expect spontaneous trips!! He doesn’t even know where you guys are headed today.

Loves to speed up when there no cars in front of him. That feeling of the car pushing into you the sear is his favorite. Kyle is definitely the type to lightly bang on the steering wheel and go “Wooooooo” when returning to the normal speed limit. Hehe. Hope it didn’t freak you out too much. You will without a doubt get a few reassuring thigh squeezes.

Classic Black Ice scent. Cant go wrong with it! Its his car’s signature sent if you ask him. Kyle keeps his car clean. Theres a few half empty water bottles in the back but never straight up trash. He makes sure to buy the premium wipes for the interior. Like I said that car is his baby. Ugh did i mention the sound system?! Its absolutely amazing. You can feel the bass in your bones. Literally sounds like you’re in an air pod pro.

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John “Soap” Mactavish

His car is the hangout car. Like if were going out with boys were taking Soaps car. He drives a pearl colored 2020 Honda Accord. He ordered the under the seat lights and everything. Its actually a vibe in there. The music changes the lights or he has an app on his phone to change the color. Another amazing sound system tbh.

Similar to Gaz the glovebox in the car is yours. He even puts stuff in there for you as a surprise :,). Sweet baby Johnny. Like one time you got in the car like usual and opened the glovebox to grab chapstick or some perfume/cologne and sitting on the car instruction manual was a bag/box of ur favorite snack. When you looked back over, Johnny was looking back at you with a big derpy smile.

Since his car is the hangout car it can get messy pretty easily. He has to do “trash runs” to empty the random things people leave in his car. Dont get it wrong, It isnt nasty with random food left behind!! Soap has tried those like little trash cans on Amazon but they always end up lost under the back seats.

Johnny always goes with New Car Smell. He doesn’t have a specific brand he likes he just gets whatever’s at the gas station at the time. He also has the bad habit of never locking his car. Soap swears he always forgets to but you think its just a habit at this point.

CEO of spontaneous trips. You would never believe how much camping stuff his car can hold. Soap will give him car encouraging words as it struggles to go up the hills to the hike or camping site. He always keeps an emergency box under the passenger seat. Its shaped like tackle box. It has a first aid kit, some portable batteries with chargers, flares, and an emergency flash light. Last time you both went camping he was so excited to show you the random hatchet he bought. He keeps it in the trunk for no reason. I mean, he cant have it in the barracks so you suppose it makes sense.

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Simon “Ghost” Riley

Simon currently owns two bikes. Hes in the process of selling his old one. Which is a chameleon purple painted 2006 Suzuki GSXR600 with 750 cc. It gave him a good year and half off rides. He took care of it and rode it to its top speeds. It has a scuff on the side from when he tried to do a wheelie but, he was going to slow and had to jump off before it fell to its side. Your heart sunk when it happened. Ghost was super embarrassed because he thought he had it down. He’ll never tell you though.

After a long deployment where he was getting quite a big of hazard pay (extra pay when you’re in a dangerous location) he saved it all up. As soon as he got back he bought a black 2021 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT. This bike is fast but it’s more for cursing. Trust that he’ll ride it to its max speed at least once for the adrenaline rush.

Bought you a matching jacket. He wont say anything about it being matching but you noticed almost after putting it on. Best part about riding is when you get to wrap your arms around his waist. Simon always makes sure to take it slow especially if you get nervous on bikes. Don’t even try to do your hair. He wont move the bike unless you have the right gear on. Ghost doesn’t wanna lose you from an accident.

You are probably wondering what he does when it rains… or maybe you already knew he chooses to ride anyway. I promise though that after a ride in the rain he will slightly complain about how wet the road was. It makes you worry because so much could happen with one slip. Simon will always reassure you that he’s an experienced rider. If you pick him up in your car he won’t be upset. Definitely wont say no to a free and dry ride!

❲ 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 ❳

toji fushiguro x troublesome!reader head-canons (long)

𖤐 › synopsis ；toji fushiguro with a significant other whose a lil shit.

𖤐 › contents / pairing ；toji x reader , you being a lil shit to toji , suggestive content towards the end, mentions of fake blood & knives , pet names, gn reader.

𖤐 › characters mentioned ；toji fushiguro , megumi fushiguro

𖤐 › word count ；800

⠀ ̽ ⠀ ᝰ✍︎ ﹐⠀/⠀ ❝ ⠀ 𝔄𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝔑𝗢𝗧𝗘 . . .

this randomly came to me while i was drawing some stuff . . also this is my first set of hc’s with toji. enjoyyyyyy :)

you were always ALWAYS messing with toji. always. ever since you two hit it off , you’ve been consistently messing with him. wether it be a prank , calling him names , or just teasing the ever living shit out of him. toji swears up and down that you’ve been sent from satan himself just to make his life more miserable wonderful. all out of the simple fact of love of course.

everytime he wakes up , toji is obviously grumpy. You’d ‘ brighten ‘ his morning with the good ole [..]

“ good morning sleeping beauty “

the man is NOT a morning person.

&& he is NOT impressed by your little nicknames.

he just stares at you before immediately going back to bed , pulling the covers over his head to block out the sunlight shining through the blinds. that sleep would soon be interrupted by you pouncing on him like a wild animal.

“ grughhh — ( y/n ) get off ! let me sleep ! “

the first time you called him a passenger princess made him so upset.

you were driving around toji & megumi for the day given that toji wasn’t allowed to drive legally given to his extensive background.

you were the one chauffeuring them around while blasting some music through the cars sound system. toji , of course wasn’t a fan of the music that was playing. “ this music is shit , could you change it to something else ? “

of course megumi didn’t mind it because he had his headphones in , listening in to his own music. “ no , i like this song babe “ he didn’t like your rebuttal too much due to him scoffing and turning his head away from you.

now you being . . well , you . the car had came to a complete stop. this caused both toji & megumi to advert their eyes immediately to you. “ i’m the one driving , which means my music is playing for right now . . you can pick the next song — passenger princess. “

this man was about to lose it.

he looked at you like this.

megumi was hiding a sly smirk in the backseat , clearly trying to hold back a laugh.

toji ended up getting out of the car and began to walk to his destination. but with hours some time of convincing by both you & megumi — he eventually continued to be the passenger princess.

but toji absolutely hates when you play physical pranks on him. hates it. especially the anxiety - inducing ones.

you were in the kitchen making dinner while toji mindlessly laid on the couch , keeping his eyes glued to the tv screen.

no longer holding back on the opportunity , you had grabbed a bottle of fake blood that you had purchased for last halloween and poured / splattered some onto the kitchen counter, floor, as well as your hand.

swiftly hiding the fake blood bottle , you had gone back to the kitchen island ; acting like you were chopping up something.

“ when’s dinner gonna be done ? i’m starvin’ “

suddenly , an ear piercing scream filled toji’s ears. he immediately jumped up & ran into the kitchen in a fit of panic.

you had perfectly put on a façade that you had accidentally cut your hand whilst chopping something. holding your hand into a tight fist as the fake blood ran down your arm, letting a few groans of ‘ pain ‘ fly — toji cursed.

“ ( y/n ) what the fuck did you do ?! “

“ god damn it theres blood everywhere . . “

“ let me see it ( y/n ) “

toji forcefully grabbed your arm to analyze how bad the wound really was, after you attempted to keep the prank going — Toji had to pry your hand open but to his demise. .

there was no wound.

and he was pissed. why would you do something so mean ? and why were you laughing ?!

toji’s nostrils flared out of annoyance and defeat as he leg your arm go , storming off into your shared bedroom.

perhaps this prank was a lil too mean.

but he’s a grown man , he’ll get over it ? . . right ?

no , he won’t. he may be a grown man but he can act so damn petty.

toji’s beginning to grow irritated with you.

after cleaning up the fake blood mess & finishing up dinner, you walked into the bedroom to find toji laying on the mattress faced away from the doorway. it’s pretty clear that he’s still upset & will be for god knows how long.

“ toji , it was only a prank “

“ . . . “

you let out a sigh before walking closer to the edge of the bed when suddenly you found yourself under toji’s body within seconds with your back pressed into the mattress & your hands pinned above your head.

“ you pull another prank on me and i’m gonna pull a prank on you that i think you won’t like very much darlin’ “

let’s just say you apologized for your cruel prank by the end of the night ;)

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I just realized that this month's Strike for Palestine coincides with Aromantic Awareness Week. As someone who is Actually Aromantic, is it ok to reblig Aromantic posts and Palestine posts or should you only talk about Palestine?

Hello! Thank you for checking in about this.

The global strike for Palestine is coming up folks! It's from February 18th until February 25th, 2024. I know many of us are already actively boycotting, creating and sharing content about what is happening in Palestine, and many of us are demanding ceasefires through varying forms of activism -this global strike is, once again, to concentrate our efforts of protest and the original thread I created addresses some of the ways in which we can all participate.

The global strike for Palestine is focused on boycotting brands that are either profiting off of or are benefiting from the genocide of Palestinian people -our commitment to this strike and ongoing is by continuing not to support these products/brands; the heart of this strike is not to contribute to the economy in many ways (such as not working, making non-essential purchases [only if absolutely necessary of course], organizing protests and demonstrating support for Sudan, Palestine, and the Congo, and more.

The OP who started this protest spoke about buying groceries in advance as well as paying our bills and rent prior to the strike, and apart from donating when we are able to -to buy esims to send to Gaza. The OP of this thread highlights solidarity and community during this strike, and for folks who are interested in learning more, I have attached the original post I made.

And a part from the fact there are Palestinian folks who are part of the queer/ace community, posting about Aromatic Awareness Week doesn't conflict with the goals of the Global Strike for Palestine. Of course you can re-blog content about this, just as I will continue to post content about many issues and events around the world. If someone is posting getting their lattes at Starbucks (which is a pressure boycott right now), or buying from Puma or hp (those are part of the consumer boycott lists right now) -they're the one's who are complicit in supporting companies and brands that are unethical, have blood on their hands, and with whom are complicit in the dehumanization and deaths of many people in communities around the world.

been thinking abt a fully fleshed out mercenary au since i posted that oneshot for sixth day of christmas so.... heres a drabble

jimmy and martyn are, ofc, human mercenaries who call themselves the big dogs so they can seem scarier than they really are. theyre mostly homeless theres a rumour abt a witch who lives in the woods and everyone thinks its lizzie but when they show up shes like "oh no thats scar!" and points to her very eccentric and flamboyant neighbor who lives across the river. scar looks NOTHING like a witch but when you go in, you come back out with exactly the potion you wanted, several others you didnt actually need, significanctly less money than what you went in with, and absolutely no memory of actually being inside and making the purchase. hes incredibly suspicious but godDAMN do his potions and crystals work well skizz owns a building plaza named the heart foundation where he rents out sections to people for their stores (yk like those buildings that are connected stores?? i really hope this makes sense). tango is his assistant as well as bigb but bigb is super weird and disappears a lot. tango was the one to suggest the coffee shop idea that martyn overheard. skizz is an angel and tango is an imp lizzie and scar own one of the spaces where they sell very normal things like farm produce and things that would usually be hard for the other members of the community to get like amethyst and food enchanted with elven magic. as well as very specific bones lizzie has found (no, she will NOT tell you where she got them, yes they are organic, she declines to answer if they are ethically sourced). scar is an elf which is why he's able to sell elven enchanted food. the roomies own one of the store spaces and mostly sell wool products but theyve started farming cotton in hopes of expanding their market. they live together on a farm with a fence covered in vines surrounding it so the animals can wander about sometimes. since they sell wool products, they have a lot of sheep, so when they need the sheep back in their pen they hire mercenaries to do it for them. cleo is the only zombie in the community and, while grian was mentioned as an avian in the oneshot, hes actually going to be a fae. everyone thinks etho is a human but he barely leaves home so cleo and grian are the only ones who know for sure whether or not he is gem is the girl who just moved in with the dream of starting a band. she ends up with an imp and an angel both named scott and they call themselves gem and the scotts. they rent one of skizz's spaces for a studio and gem lives in the apartment above it. impulse, scott the imp, lives in a cave, and scott the angel lives in a cottage on the edge of the woods (so not as far in as lizzie and scar) the mounders live in 4 big old creepy houses that look completely different on the inside than they do outside. its also a 'gated' community but they dont care enough to enforce it. mumbo and pearl are both vampires, bdubs is a fae, and joel is an elf. ren is also around to add more people to their little community even tho this uses the alliances made in secret life. he lives in a smaller house a little ways away from scott's cottage. he seems human enough but theres a rumor that he's a werewolf. no one really knows what bigb and lizzie are, scott even introduces them to gem as the 'suspicious weirdos' and cleo and grian joke that not even they know what they are.

Azujami au-

You know, Azul thought his and the twins life was pretty calm. Fix up the abandoned beach house, dive to collect seashells to sell, and avoid people to keep the fact that they’re mermaids under lock and key.

and it worked. Hunt for most of their food, go into town to sell whatever they’d collected, since they didn’t often have the large and expensive ones they could find, pay for the minimal electricity they use, and buy whatever food they need afterwards.

that was, until he saw him.

Here’s the thing. They were mermaids, but they were not sirens. In fact, they rarely interacted with anyone, much less try to draw people in.

so Azul had absolutely no clue what to do with the frankly, very handsome man leaning on the doorframe of the local tourist shop. He barely got himself moving so he wasn’t standing in the middle of the store and staring.

Theres another individual in the store when he gets up to the counter, remembering what he originally came here for. He’s piling more things on top of counter to purchase. Tourists. Oh! They’re tourists-

he can work with that- he’s pretty sure those two are together, if he just starts conversation with the second one-

He took his chance when he was checking out. Simple, small conversation. ‘Oh I’ve never seen you before- oh where are you staying?- oh where are you from?’

and then, it works. The other guy comes up at the same time, turning around his questions on him, if a bit aggressively.

Right before they leave, he scribbles his number on the stores business card and hands it to him.

And if he gets home, ignoring the way the twins stared at him oddly, waiting for that phone to ring, then that’s his business.

i kind of like maybe just a little adore the new clue set cards like. the clue set itself is a weird and overpriced product and the physical cards themselves are definitely gonna be stupid overpriced because nobody wants to buy a board game to crack packs but like. the cards themselves? kind of fire?

i kind of adore that theyre not just all rares and we are getting clue set commons and stuff :3 its cute! and we're getting a new lonis too-- its not a super interesting card but i adore lonis and im very excited to play with more of her. and we get an interesting new land cycle in the cluelands too! the art for them kinda blows at the moment but at some point in the future i assume they'll be reprinted in a set that gives them fun and interesting art? maybe? please? im not exactly itching to play them but ill never turn down another cycle of duals teehee

id love to talk about some individual cards from the lineup so far that i adore! these are just my top picks but id recommend going and looking at the full list spoiled so far on scryfall :3

for starters, my favorite card from the whole spoiler season right now i think has to be scuttling sentinel. i dont think i want to play her in any commander deck, but in my opinion this is like one of the top cards for cubes in 2024 period-- like cankerbloom tier of cube card. she's awesome! a crab elf which is such an awesome creature type, playable with green or blue, puts 1/1 counters on things and its main draw is just being a decent body that offers protection :) she's great!!!! ive already slotted her into the cube ive been piecing together recently. i like her a lot.

resonance technician is such a cool spell copier <3 every part of it is kind of expensive so im not really sure where youd play it but it does a lot of cool things all at once on a single card which is fun! the flavor is cool-- we all love weirds here-- and the functionality is useful and cute. cool card. big fan

we also have portal manipulator who is like one of the weirdest and strongest combat tricks ive ever seen? this is like if aetherize also fucked your shit in. so i can absolutely see this seeing a lot of play honestly. but lets be real here this card just has amazing art. thheres portals around her skull !!! god shes so cool.

corporeal projection gets a shoutout because what a fun effect <3 it being izzet is awesome and on-flavor and the card itself is both an interesting choice to give your creature myriad for extra damage and a fun wincon :) im glad theres a simple and convenient way to give one creature myriad now that isn't a brick to run in my commander decks because it has a high-cost endgame mode. yay!

finally it wouldnt be a goqmir set review if i didnt shout out the new cards that work well in Naya Cast From Exile :3 Boros Strike-Captain seems kind of mid but it's important to remember that the card never goes away, and you can cast it any time after when you attack with at least 3 creatures even if BSC is off the battlefield. big fan of this one! im not sure if i can find the space to jam him in my Rocco Street Chef decklist but he's a very playable option.

Personally, i think Headliner Scarlett is the winner this set. She's a very good hit pretty much any time-- you're always gonna get a minimum of 4 free damage when she sticks, and if you play her early you get some pretty strong card advantage, which turns into very very strong card advantage in both Rocco and Prosper. if you pull her late, she can win you the game straight up by allowing you to swing out uninhibited-- though i can't speak for Prosper players, this will pretty much always be at minimum a knock out if you pull it lategame in Rocco. definitely making room for her in my decklist.

anyway thats just some cards i liked from the weird product thats coming out :3 i was and still am iffy on purchasing the product and expect the cards to be a little too expensive but as far as designs go they're pretty cool and im very happy that they exist! um sqrrk <3

When you switched from spotify to an ipod, what was that process like for you? How do you find new music nowadays and how do you add it to your ipod (if I recall correctly, itunes isn't supported anymore)?

so i actually have a collection of music from back when classic ipods were still in production, so that helps. however, that's clearly older music!

for new stuff -- i enjoy hunting down cds in thrift stores. there's also sites like depop where folks sell off cds they don't want anymore, tho i haven't purchased any from there myself. but the thrift method was how i used to get my music -- occasionally i'd hit a great sale at a department store or best buy, but usually i'd see what would turn up on the shelves at goodwill. or rip cds from my parents and friends.

i still do utilize spotify to keep track of new releases, but i also just try to follow my fav artists directly on their preferred platforms to keep an eye out for announcements. and tbh tiktok is weirdly great for discovering indie artists who don't have a label promoting them. (or even those that do!)

also, i have an absolutely amazing local radio station that plays everything -- and of course focuses on local music as well. most of my life this has been the best way for me to discover music i like that i never knew existed.

as for itunes -- apple still has the download on their website! i think i just searched it on bing/google and it was among the first couple of results. i have version 12.11.3.17. if for some reason you can't find the link on apple's website directly, im sure mirrors of the installer exist.

however, if you get a modded ipod, odds are you'll need to use something like rockbox to load music -- i dont believe itunes works with SSD. mine is not modded. i think it's only 30 gig too, tho i have my friend's old one SOMEWHERE and it's 80 gig so i hope i find it before my collection exceeds 30 gigs lol

if you're up for it, i did most of my research on reviving my ipod usage on reddit. they've got great resources and most of the questions i had were already answered. if you don't have one already, or need parts to revive it, or want to purchase a modded one made for you, i recommend Elite Obsolete Electronics. quality work with the best prices around imo (at least in the continental US). you can also check out ebay, esp if you want one of the cute lil nano 3s that are also seeing a popularity resurgence.

and if you're wild, theres always 🏴‍☠ lmao but i can't give any advice on that, sorry. im too anxious to break laws

So for the sake of writing/possible education, are there any well known common shorthands for, 'this is a awful snake enclosure why, why would you why?" I hear heat rocks are really bad, though it used to be pretty common.

(As an example, in real life a lot of small animal cages say they're fine for small animals. Most are in fact terrible for the small animals they're advertising. For example, things like advertising Gerbils for plastic cages, when Gerbils will chew though plastic quite easily, and escape. Theres not enough actual floorspace, ect. So I was just sorta curious if the snake world had similar, where certain products are sold/advertised for snakes/reptiles, but You Absolutely Do Not Want To Get Them. )

Great question!!

A few "this enclosure is bad" shorthands (you can still find most of these in practically any pet store):

Heat rocks, like you mention. They're incredibly dangerous - basically just unregulated heat sources that your snake has direct access to.

Red lights. These come from old misinformation that snakes can't see the color red and therefore won't be bothered by a bright red light beaming directly down into their enclosure. The snakes can see the light, they're usually too bright, and your snake absolutely does not need a nightlight.

Aspen used as a catch-all substrate. Nothing wrong with aspen for the right snakes, but it is not right for all snakes. Aspen in a ball python enclosure is a recipe for disaster.

Enclosures from chain pet stores (for adult snakes over like 3 feet long). The most common pet snakes thrive in enclosures that are at least 4x2x2, a 120 gallon equivalent. Chain pet store reptile enclosures max out at around 50 gallons. All snakes need an enclosure that is long enough for them to stretch fully out along one wall, at minimum.

Half-logs as the only hides. Snakes need hides that are enclosed on three sides to feel safe and secure, and half-logs are just way too open and exposed.

Unregulated heat sources. Whether you're using heat mats, radiant heat panels, ceramic heat emitters, light-producing bulbs, it doesn't matter - everything needs to be regulated with a thermostat!

Bonus round: some "there are serious husbandry errors occurring here" shorthands:

Feeding live. I know some snakes are picky (believe me, I know), but I promise, I've been doing this for decades and I've worked with hundreds of snakes and I've never met one I couldn't get on frozen/thawed. That includes everything from picky ball pythons to wild snakes that couldn't be released for whatever reason, every snake will take f/t eventually. It's infinitely safer and more humane.

Moving the snake to feed. This comes from a mistaken belief that a snake that's fed in its enclosure will bite. Total malarkey! In fact, in my experience with rescue snakes who were fed separately before I got them, it's the complete opposite! Moving the snake makes them associate being picked up with food, and it also increases the chances the snake will become stressed and regurgitate their meal. To avoid mistaken feeding bites, just tap-train your snake - lightly stroke their side with a hook or a finger before picking them up so they'll learn the signal and know it's handling time.

Asking basic husbandry questions AFTER purchasing the snake. I'm not talking about more complex topics, like "how long do I handle my snake for the first time" or "how do I deal with a suddenly picky eater?" I'm talking about the absolute basics, like "what temperature gradient does my snake need" or even "do I need to give a snake a water bowl." This is stuff you need to know before you bring your snake home! Research is super important before buying a reptile.

The trend of keepers calling snakes "assholes" for failing to read basic snake body language and getting bitten as a result. Most snakes are 100% clear with their intentions before they bite you. I can't count the times I've met people who called their baby tree boas "assholes" for acting like baby tree boas.

Explain your fear of orange juice. It seems like you have good reasons for this

yeah i was pretty sure at least one person was going to ask about this but i DO have reasonings

i have this fear of it being those mac and cheese flavoring packets mixed with milk or water or smth. i just take a sip and i need a moment to reassure myself that it isnt just cheese sauce. it never is but when i take a second sip im like "are you SURE it isnt cheese sauce?" like no it isnt but i get scared whenever i see it now. its even worse with pulp because then i start thinking that its a clump of cheese powder.

what even is pulp? you're telling me that in my orange juice there is just CLUMPS? in the juice? and if i dont want clumps i have to purchase No-Pulp Orange Juice but why should i even have to? why is pulp INCLUDED? ive never heard of lemon juice with pulp or cranberry juice with pulp. ITS STUPID AND UNSETTLING.

why is it opaque? like seriously, whats up with that color. no other juice is opaque like that. like dark grape juice isnt opaque its just dark but orange juice is LIGHT. SO WHY DOES IT LOOK SOLID? i cant even tell if its frozen or if its liquid or if its cheese. it all boils down to cheese.

its something about the flavor. like in lemon juice it tastes exactly like lemons. in apple juice its reminiscent of apples. in artificial grape juice, it tastes absolutely nothing like grapes. but in orange juice? it starts off like "oh this is oranges!" but theres just a lil something off and i dont know what. pesticides? other fruit? cheese? I DONT KNOW WHATS HAPPENING WITH ORANGE JUICE HELP.

Hi!!! Omg your writing is amazing and I absolutely adore how you write Herbert West so I was wondering if you could write a head canon about how he would react to his girlfriend telling him she’s a virgin? Like would he get mad obsessed over it because he’s got a bit of creepy gremlin brain with his possessiveness. Especially cause it’ll make him feel better and more in control even though like cmon he’s def a virgin too lol that god complex really do be making me feel some type of way 😂

Thank you so much!! ofc i can when a character with a terrible moral compass has a god complex it really does just make them more- yummy?? you get it you get it. Content : Implied Vagina but not -- strict vagina ( the reader bleeds on his dick, but that can also be construed as being anally unprepared, whichever you prefer. )

-You mention it in passing. Maybe a small, alarmed response to something he says. It's such a miniscule moment you don't even think about it for another minute, but Herbert? -Weeks go by and he can't stop recalling the words. He's absolutely taken a back by it, and he just can't grasp why. -Contrary to popular belief, I think Herbert West is the kind of virgin to purchase services and move on with his life, because he definitely wasn't coming about the act organically. He probably found the act of losing his virginity tedious. A small curiosity he wanted to fulfill, and the reverb was dull and uneventful. I think he would've treated the act like a chore. Similarly with relieving himself. The extremes he has to go to to actually become erect from a mental stand point? Not worth the 5 seconds- maybe 6 seconds if his addict muscles are gracious- of orgasm high. -It's unentertaining to him. Not worth the build up- He didn't even remember the woman's name, but the fifteen minutes he spent fingering her to get her wet were very boring for him. -And yet he is absolutely paralyzed when you say those words. Not physically. He continues moving, probably chuckles and shoves some "It doesn’t really matter." kind of comment your way- Degrading, in part. Maybe a little too playful- -But he cannot recall anything else from that day. He didn't remember getting into bed that night, or the apparent discovery you made involving rodent somatic cells- -Virgin. You? You're a virgin. It made sense. It did- -Why was he paling at the thought of taking it? That was his job, right? Job. It wasn't a chore you- weren't a chore. Why was he excited? Why was he mortified? He'd- Well, he'd had sex. He recalled that vividly, but the way you said the word... -Virgin. -There was a lot of weight, there, wasn't there? Was he imagining things? -When he decides to take it, because of course he does (It was his job, he decided.), it’s not a previously discussed topic between the two of you.  -Herbert getting ‘excited’ in the lab is common place. It’s a loud shout, you throwing yourself onto him in a bit of a rush, and- -Oop, is that a syringe in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? -It couldn’t’ve been more than two, three days after you made the initial comment, and yet here you were, splayed out before Herbert West on a gurney, and he is ravenous. -He’s not saying much, but he has never fucked like this in his life. Sweat is tumbling down his face, splattering onto your stomach, your calves held between his gloved hands. He can’t keep his eyes off of your sex, wrapping around him.  -Theres a little bit of blood pooling at the base of his cock. The remnants wrapping around his dick. -”Do-Doctor West- I-I-!” God you’re going to make him seize. The tears in your eyes, you’re struggling to breathe- Your eyes are rolling back-- -Herbert West ends the night by pulling you off of the medical examination table, and forcing you to stand with the little assistance he can offer. His cum is thick on your thighs, and there’s this weird look on his face. He’s glowing almost... -With pride, that is.

literally killingmyself

had my first customer get upset with me over self checkout. trying to stock shit while theres no one around and im rationalizing to myself well even if there is someone around they can check themself out now. but then this woman comes over i greet her and inform her about our new self check and shes like oh ok. but then she is hovering over me and eventually is rudely like. Well are you gonna check me out. “its just 3 items” she eventually like snidely says to me as if i shouldve known she wanted to be checked out bc of that?? its just 3 items fucking scan them yourself if youre gonna give me that attitude bitch

then another customer she was nice about it but she didnt realize it takes card only and iknew that a card out self check would be confusing to people especially with no clear indication that its card only until the end of the transaction. theres no label or sign saying card only. so she was a bit rankled about that and she said yeah bur theyre brand new i feel bad for you for having to run back and foeth between stocking and helping me at self check and im like haha its a learning curve for everyone. she leaves i go on my walkie and say yeah we absolutely should put a sign saying card only like i had said before cuz i already got a customer confused by it. Then mt fucking SM gives me fucking attitude and says “we’re the ambassadors we have to tell them, no sign” like huh? that defeats the whole purpose of self checkout if i need to constantly hover over every single person and ask them how they’re checking out. if youre using sco as a way to short staff us then fucking let me as main cashier do things i normally wouldnt be able to do in between customers, like stocking. i still cant fucking do that if i have to hover over ever single person then. Also thats just asking for trouble because just by nature of how crazy shit gets, someone will eventually forget to tell a customer and its no one’s fault its just being a fucking human but by not having it objectively posted that means anyone who gets mad when that eventually happens will then put the blame on the poor cashier. For the love of god for both the cashier and the customers sakes just put a fucking sign up what is your damn problem

AND THEN i have a creepy customer fucking asking me if we’re hiring, “are you guys still hiring Miss Brot?” (after looking at my nametag) i say no he says aw is it cuz /i/ asked i just said no lol its cuz its after the holidays we lose our seasonal hours. And hes acting all like weirdly flirty and he calls me beautiful hes with another man whose just acting as normal and the normal man is the one doing the purchase this weird guy is just standing next to him with him and so im just being normal with the normal guy ignoring the creepy guy but as i say have a good day then this man shouts out like Bye beautiful! like girlie leave me ALONE im in a terrible mood already

Mt. Silver - Finale

The morning of the final leg was abuzz with activity from the word go. Lance had somehow appeared, much to everyone's surprise- He had somehow gotten ahead of them while they were acclimating at the first marker.

And this book they found was his, a relic from the Blackthorne archives that told the tale of a sorceress trapped between Life and Death...

It's a strange find, and an even stranger meeting... But Lance is a welcome addition to the team for this final leg.

The trek to the true summit of mount silver is thankfully uneventful, graced with a beautiful view of the entire Kanto region below, one that had her absolutely in awe...

They were practically kissing outer space up here, she's never been this high up. It's disorienting... Even Glaseado paled in comparison.

They're greeted by a sword that had been plunged into the stone, and it's a group effort to remove it... And when they do, all hell breaks loose. Smoke rises around them in a fog, and she and Koraidon attack it relentlessly. Blue flamethrowers it, and it breaks apart...

And they're greeted with a colossal creature when it coalesces- a shadowed pokemon of some kind, one as big as the mountain itself, wielding a Seven-branched sword...

Lance, Red, Giovanni and Blue all take to the sky, and she's left to strike at it from the ground with Fafnir at her side- And it attacks them relentlessly. Setting the ground on fire, striking them with lightning, lashing them with vines, She only survived because she was hiding behind Fafnir the whole time, the Tyranitar striking out at the thing with Stone edge after Stone edge that- Miraculously- Always seemed to find their purchase, eventually digging into the creatures body so hard that he sends it recoiling to the dirt.

And her mothers spirit erupted from the Magatama, lashing out at the creature... Until it exploded in its death throes.

Everyone whites out, Rika feels that same sensation of sinking into the abyss again before suddenly waking on a temples grounds... And there they come face to face with the spirit causing all of these problems- a soul trapped at the border between life and death, challenging them to a pokemon battle.

And each of them battle her with everything they have, until theres none of the giant arcanines left standing... And after much deliberation, they finally walk her toward a Torii gate at the top of a flight of stairs.

The spirit passes on without much issue.. .and they're suddenly returned to the real world.

Soul back in her body, she wakes with a sudden breath, coughing, her body feels like a five ton weights rested on her, and her lungs burn- as well as her skin.

Standing is futile, she just falls back down, only to suddenly find herself scooped up by Lance of all people... and she just curls into him... It's over, its finally over...

"Take me to Fuschia... I need to see my best friend..."

She'd rather rest somewhere familiar, anyway. Hospitals are stuffy, too sterile smelling... Besides, Bappy was waiting for her, he needed to see she was alive.

It's been far, far too long...

Hi; I started browsing the #Vulture Culture tags because my S/O had an long-standing interest over it, and I'm curious in starting on the hobby and bone cleaning as well; do you have any good books/guides/tips/things to know on starting up Vulture Culture from scratch?

Hi!

Welcome to the community. Im glad you made the decision to join us!

Well you can check my tags # deathdecayandmaggots (its either with spaces or without I forget) that'll give you various run throughs of different techniques. Also the # answered tag also has some similar questions in, one if I remember rightly has a question about equipment.

Book wise it depends on where youre located. In the UK, Tracks and Signs of Birds of Britain and Europe is a great guide for helping to ID bird skulls. I think theres a North American Guide to Mammal skulls aswell but I cant tell you how good that is.

If youre wanting to articulate skeletons then the best guides are the bone man guides by Lee Post.

Always the first thing to know are your countries laws. A lot of folk go wading in without knowing anything about local laws only for several people to dog pile about it. Big ones in the UK are Otters, Bats and Cetaceans these all require licences and then theres sales laws like Seal (absolutely not) and Birds of Prey (only with an A10) So Id advise getting familar with the Wildlife laws of your country first.

Basic tip- never use bleach. Dont boil. These things will pretty much ruin bones

Basic tip no.2- always remember to fully degrease your bones otherwise the grease will leach back out

Basic tip no.3 - be careful when purchasing, make sure its legal, always ask about sourcing and work on checking if the seller is reliable.

Basic tip no.4 - have fun! Seriously if you decide you cant handle cleaning or certain methods of cleaning dont sweat it. If you want someone else to clean your skulls pay em for it. You only wanna buy your version of ethically sourced? Even better.

If you wanna find further community spaces theres Vulture Culture UK on facebook and Changin The Game Skull Processing.

I hope this helps!