#perturbator + glaciation

[charliemonroe]

Perturbator

[fatehbaz]

When above, were not raised heavens; and below on the earth a plant had not grown up; The abyss also had not broken open their boundaries: The chaos (or water) Tiamat (the sea) was the producing-mother of the whole of them. Those waters at the beginning were ordained; but a tree had not grown, a flower had not unfolded. When the gods had not sprung up, any one of them; a plant had not grown, and order did not exist; Were made also the great gods, the gods Lahmu and Lahamu they caused to come ..... 

The Mesopotamian creation myth Enûma Eliš, which derives its title from the opening lines “When above,” is inscribed on seven clay tablets in Old Babylonian Akkadian Cuneiform language. It was discovered in fragmentary form at Ashurbanipal’s Library at Nineveh, Ashur, Kish, Sultanepe, and in other sites [...]. The tablets date to ca. 1200 BCE, but the cuneiform inscriptions indicate that they are a copy of older versions of the myth long predating the fall of Sumer, ca. 1750 BCE. Creation myths from this region all refer to great floods, and the following attempts at maintaining a clear-cut distancing between water and land [...].

The early Holocene sea level rise (EHSLR) was a consistent increase in sea level of around sixty meters following the high of the previous glaciation, between 12,000–7,000 years ago. Low-lying coastal areas were flooded and their populations, early settlers and farmers, were forced on the move. This period of rapid sea level rise is associated with the spread of Neolithic culture into Europe, as well as the 8.2 kiloyear cooling event that facilitated the development of Mesopotamian irrigation, agriculture, and surplus production.

The mixing of salty waters with runoff of the rivers where early agriculture developed was a largely catastrophic event. The source of this new water volume has been traced either to the melting and collapse of large swathes of the Antarctic ice sheet or a location in the Northern Hemisphere, most probably the Laurentide Ice Sheet. While it has now become common stance to cast the rise of the Anthropocene against the long, almost-stable climatic balance of the Holocene, catastrophic sea level rise events are associated in the Holocene’s early documented history with large and complex reorganizations of human cohabitation, the invention of new polities, new narratives of inclusion, and the renewal of concepts of property. These processes are hallmarked in distinctions and separation; with the slow and difficult recombination of the horizons shattered and scattered by the sea. [...]

The widespread presence of domesticated animals, agrarian spaces, settlements, roads, cities, and plantations that started ca. 10,000 years ago accelerated during the second half of the twentieth century to the point where many human trace fossils currently extend for hundreds of square miles, with a geometric and material complexity unprecedented in geological history. [...]

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Today, observations of the Arctic Ocean indicate it has turned into a vast estuary. Its rivers are rapidly carrying fresh, dark water plentiful with suspended organic particles from the melting of the ice worlds and the permafrost of peatlands and tundra at higher latitudes.

Salty waters and fresh waters are mixing fast, with vast repercussions on the global circulation and lives of the ocean. The new freshwater from the Arctic and/or its heat enters the North Atlantic and can hinder the formation of the density-driven North Atlantic Deep Water, leading to the reorganization of the Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation (THC).

These are elements of a complex global ocean-atmosphere-land circulation model, where small perturbations at a critical threshold can radically alter the state and development of the Earth system. Tipping points are critical moments in the evolution of the Earth, denoted by tangential and asymptotic conditions of its dynamic states.

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When above water, horizons shape [...] a globe available to pre-calculated risks, voyages, and coordinates. Horizons mark who is included and who is excluded, what can be owned and what is beyond the reach of humans. [...] In spite conceptualizing the free seas as a space of unbounded opportunity, exploration, encounters, [...] however, a harder reality of enclosure, blockades, and shipped people as goods has emerged throughout modern history. The imperial and colonial character of this World-System is more attuned to the architectures of apportioning and subdivision that the difficult currents, maelstroms, gusts, surges, and shoals of navigation. With the shift from sailboats to coal powered steamboats, the oceans were turned into extensions of rivers and canals [...], turning into a seamless bureaucratic affair. [...] Initially-undetected yet carefully-engineered catastrophes are at the very heart of contemporary forms of relating to the ocean: oil spills, storm surges, drownings, pollution, overfishing, trawling, militarization, deep sea mining, oil drills, underwater surveillance telecommunication cables, and an expanded maritime supply chain at a distance of a click. [...]

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Dark waters carrying organic suspended particles are flowing from the melting tundra into the Arctic Ocean; bright blue ponds and streams are forming rapidly on the ice sheet of Greenland; the ice-worlds of the Himalayas are melting and reshaping both the lakes of the Tibetan plateau as the rolling waters of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The circum-Himalayan rivers are deeply modifying their deltas. Glaciers are directly meeting warm currents and melting away. Sea ice in the Arctic is entering its last decades. The permafrost of the Alps is melting away faster than we can start seriously discussing even how to sense it. Large icebergs are breaking off the coasts of Antarctica. The heated waters of the ocean are expanding. Increased storms are hitting coastlines, with their intensity getting closer to the shores. Deltas are rapidly eroding. [...]

The ocean is a sensorium. It records in its complex dynamics the transformations of the Earth, and it inscribes its cycles back into the dynamics of life-forms.

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Ann-Sofi Ronnskog and John Palmesino. “When Above.” May 2020.

[yokohamabeans]

Liar Liar V1: Chapter 5

It was as if time froze over, much like Saeri's heart.

In fact, she wished that it did so that she could bolt for it under his nose, or perhaps dig an underground chamber to stow away. Or in foresight, maybe even prepare her own grave. Anything, as long as it allowed her an opportunity to escape from her dreadful predicament right now. But then again, even if time did stop, she couldn't move her body no matter how much she wanted to; every single muscle, fibre, and cell she possessed was paralysed with fear of the highest degree. Her large, unblinking eyes were stinging and dry, her numb, clammy skin was damp with cold sweat, and her comatose, slipping mind was keeling from the lack of blood, which glaciated within her veins.

Even breathing was a struggle.

"Oh... My... GOD!" A faint noise in the background aggrandized to a clear voice, the loud volume of which was recognised to be Chiaki's. "ARE YOU KISE RYOUTA?! OH MY GOD! NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU!"

It took a bump and clutch on her shoulder from the rambunctious Dance President to yank Saeri out from her stupor, and she dazedly turned to her right to see the other brunette practically swooning with excitement. Following that, her line of vision uncontrollably returned to the blonde male who stood a metre away, noting with extreme perturbation that his previously wide, shocked eyes had narrowed into a glare demanding for explanation.

Was it possible to grill herself to death on the nearest griddle?

"My name is Kirishima Chiaki!" The clueless dancer stuck a hand out with accidental overenthusiasm, her most resplendent beam revealing every tooth in her mouth. "I'm Saeri's best friend, so you better make sure you get my approval if you truly want to be her boyfriend!"

The petrified girl also entertained the thought of strangling her friend with her own long hair. How could Chiaki not feel the tension?!

"Her...boyfriend." The blonde sceptically stated more than inquired after a bout of substantial silence, a brow quirked up and a hand uncertainly grasping the one he was offered.

"YES!" His eardrums were pierced by shrill screeches. "OH, COME ON! EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP! YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO HIDE IT ANYMORE! OH MY GOD! I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE STORY OF HOW YOU MET OUR SAERI FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW! IT WAS REALLY ROMANTIC, THAT NIGHT YOU SPENT WITH HER!"

That night I spent with her...?! WHEN?! It felt as though a boulder had struck Kise on the head. His yellow optics now stared at the blaring human loudhailer in a mixture of confusion, disbelief and indignity, his mouth hung loose on its own accord. Fidgeting in the corner of his vision then directed his attention to the other girl, who he nailed a wide-eyed, interrogating glare on, deriving mild satisfaction from seeing her squirm in discomfort. She better feel discomfort, he muttered darkly in his heart, just what has she been telling them?! Processing the situation and his own curiosity, the Kaijo Ace decided to keep mum and find out about the kind of rubbish she had been spreading before massacring her on the spot in front of her friends with the truth.

"Relationship?" Momoi spoke up from behind him, wide pink eyes regarding the girl with shoulder-length chestnut hair and an expression akin to an animal rooted in the way of an oncoming vehicle. "You're Ki-chan's new girlfriend?!"

Her other friends, being males, decided to keep quiet and observe the situation despite the flurry of questions in their minds.

"Oh my! What are we all standing here for? One, two, three, four, five..." Chiaki tip-toed to count the number of new faces, trying her best to see past their impossibly tall and wide statures. "Oh, damn! Nearly missed out on one! ALRIGHT! IT'S JUST NICE; WE HAVE SIX EMPTY SEATS!"

She spun around to address her own group, who have been watching the entire scene with restrained excitement. "MOVE YOUR BAGS AND ASSES, YOU GUYS! WE HAVE COMPANY!"

Saeri could all but stop the newcomers from filing past her calcified body and merging with her group, who hospitably introduced themselves with welcoming grins and outstretched hands. As she had expected, the last to stride over was the model, who made sure to reduce her self-esteem to an all-time low with the dirtiest look he could muster. In response, she could only prostrate her misery with a most penitent expression of remorseful eyes and a shameful gape. Her heart wasn't even palpitating anymore; she could no longer feel anything with the sub-zero temperature that overwhelmed her entire being.

Out of all the dreams she had, most of which constituted sharing mutual eternal love with Akashi, why must this nightmare come true instead?

"AHHHHH! RIKI, YOU DUMB FOOL!" Chiaki thwacked her partner's head with a bag she was shifting, looking as though he had commited felony, "DON'T TAKE SAE'S SEAT! OBVIOUSLY SHE HAS TO SIT RIGHT NEXT TO KISE-SAN, AIN'T IT?!"

"Uuuuuwaa...! Y-Yes, Boss-lady!" The victim wailed and clutched at his throbbing scalp, sniffling in repentance. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please forgive meee..."

"GEEZ, HOW THICK ARE YOU?!" She supervised his migration to Ryousuke's side with crossed arms, then snapped back to the only standing person left with total change of facial expression. "SUGIYAMA SAERI! What are you standing around for?! Come and sit beside your beloved!"

Saeri managed to gulp, further drying out her mouth and throat. She noted with staggering trepidation that her new blonde oppressor did not even bother to turn his head, his posture rigid and unreadable on the wooden chair. Miraculously producing a contorted smile, she nodded and took the seat beside him with stiff, robotic movements.

She kept an outward disposition as normal as she could, while it was World War Three within her mind between giving in to curiosity and turning to gage his current expression, and maintaining her composure and preserving her sanity.

"Ohhh, so you all are from Rakuzan High?" Momoi, always the conversation starter, asked as she eyed the logo and words emblazoned on her new acquaintances' backs. Then, enquiring further with a warm smile, "I wonder if you all know an Akashi Seijuro-kun?"

The relaxed atmosphere that the dance crew exuded abruptly plunged with her innocent question, and they gave each other knowing glances, all unanimously agreeing on the sensitive nature of the topic through telepathy. How awkward it would be to bring up Saeri's past love in front of her current one!

"Y-Yeah, we do," Daichi took the initiative to reply, "he's the famous first-year basketball captain who thinks that he's the ruler of Heaven and Earth."

"Ruler of Heaven and Earth?" Midorima repeated with a push of his spectacles, an understanding smirk on his lips, "that sounds about right."

How can they be so relaxed?! How can they possibly be so oblivious to this tension?! Saeri screamed bloody murder in her throbbing head, her hands furiously fisting the fabric of the bag on her lap and her mind sounding urgent alarms at the proximity she shared with the male beside. It was like sitting right next to a ticking time bomb, never knowing when it will blow up and exterminate your life and those around in the most brutal fashion. Her eyes apprehensively regarded the friendly actions her friends did to socialise with the new group, bringing the festive mood back with smiles and casual chatter about their dance and relationship history. How can they be so proud of a friend who lies to them...?!

At that moment, a realization struck Saeri so hard that it shattered all the solid ice that encased her insides. No, she thought with rising determination, I cannot let them find out about the truth like this. No matter what, I'll find a way. I can't give up now!

She admitted the need to preserve her pride and reputation, but believed the absolute must in preserving her friendship, even if it would cost her life. She knew and understood the deceptiveness and destructive consequences of her actions if she continued her lie, but recognised and agreed that the better route was if they found out about the truth through her and only her. It was a necessary evil. Although she felt immensely guilty, she couldn't care less about the perception that her handsome victim had of her, or the injustice that he had suffered or was suffering; in the end, he's a stranger after all.

At all costs, she steeled her resolution with a deranged glance to her side, I'll shut his mouth.

Kise was fully aware of the blatant discomfort that suppressed the fidgeting girl to his right; he just wondered how on Earth the other occupants of the bustling table were not. From the pride and genuine joy they displayed for her through anecdotes and praises, he concluded that Sugiyama Saeri was blessed with a group of unquestioningly loyal and very good friends, which was perfect as he would reveal how much of a fraud the girl was and how undeserving she was of their companionship. Although he did feel that it was a cruel punishment, she had it coming. It was retribution, it was karma, and she needed to learn her lesson. The basketball prodigy decided to hear every single lie she told before finally dispelling all of them with his side of the story. No matter how shameless and stubborn she may be, nobody can possibly still stand for their dishonesty when confronted with the pure, undisputed truth from its original source.

"ANYYYYWAAAAY," he heard the loud-mouthed girl sing, meeting her teasing eyes with his indifferent ones, "TELL US HOW ABOUT HOW YOU MET SAERI! WHAT MADE YOU APPROACH HER AT THE PARK THAT NIGHT?"

"Approach her at the park that night?" He repeated with a frown, his previous conviction diminishing with a desire to terminate the whole affair right there and then. An ominous feeling about his decision to let her relay the stories was starting to prick his skin, and he reconsidered the need to actually listen to the entire tale before staking his claim.

Momoi and the boys (even Midorima), now waited expectantly for his reply with curious stares directed at him, and the same went for Saeri's friends. Meanwhile, the brunette girl (having surrendered to the compulsion to witness his response), was not blind to the sudden surge of determination that flashed past his yellow eyes, which in turn heightened her own as well.

If she needed to act, she needed to act now.

Thinking that he needed a push, Chiaki facilitated by narrowing her question. "OH, YOU KNOW! What made you talk to her and kiss—"

It was then a violent push of a chair and a resounding slap across a blonde head occurred simultaneously.

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TOUCHING?!"

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Liar, Liar

Five Fictions

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"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TOUCHING?!"

The unexpected outburst delivered the same effect as having a rug pulled out from beneath their feet without warning: every single person—inclusive of the other customers and restaurant staff—had their momentum and thoughts thrown into disarray, their eyes all wide and fixated on the only standing girl in the place, confusion and shock the prevailing emotions that constructed the mood of the situation.

However, nobody came close to what Kise was experiencing. So utterly flabbergasted he was that he couldn't even think, much less feel the sting of the hit on the back of his head.

Saeri, bearing the combined weight and pressure of all the enquiring stares and the knowledge of what really happened, impelled her forcibly reluctant body to face the flummoxed boy to her left, her eyes accusing his in a mixture of shock, anger, and indignity. After taking a few deep, calming breaths, she started again, "why are you looking at me like that?!"

Kise remained stationary, his yellow orbs drying out from the exposure they received from his unblinking stare up towards the astounded girl.

"Just now, you all saw it too, right?" Although inappropriate for the situation, Saeri herself was impressed by the high calibre of her acting skills as she turned to cast a hysterical sweeping glance to the other astonished people seated around her, the expression of fear and distraught on her face not entirely fake. She then made a sudden snatch for the blonde model's right hand and proceeded to rub its palm against her left thigh in forceful, deranged strokes. "Just now, he was molesting my leg, like this..."—one stroke—"like this..."—two strokes—"like this!"

...At least his touch was not completely made up anymore...

It took several more sweeps against her skin to snap Kise out of his reverie with a jerk of his golden hair. Finally consolidating his senses, he yanked his arm back out of her grasp with more force than he'd ever exerted during a steal in a basketball match, and viewed and held it as though it was a foreign entity by itself.

"...I did...?" He asked faintly and softly, then brandished his hand to her face like an alibi to attest to his innocence, eyes flashing and furious voice roaring for the Heavens to hear, "I DID?!"

"I'm sorry, Ryouta-kun, I know that this will hurt your pride as a model and ladykiller, but..." Already predicting his anger and preparing her response towards it, the brunette girl swatted his limb away and then pressed both hands to her chest, her face and lips trembling with pain and betrayal. "Although many girls may have fell for your charms and all, and may have willingly accepted y-your...advances..."

She moved her palms upwards to cover her mouth and nose, eyes scrunched to exhibit tearing and body shaking to compliment her faux sobs. Taking a few moments to steady herself (in reality, steady her brutally insane and traumatised nerves from this atrocity she was pulling off), she finally screamed in a strangled, muffled voice, "BUT I'M NOT THAT KIND OF EASY PERSON!"

She then seized her fallen bag and frantically dashed out of the restaurant, her frenzied legs and body hitting against chairs and stunned waiters in her journey.

Saeri could not believe what she just did. She couldn't believe it at all. She did not want to think about the severity of the subsequent consequences of her actions, nor how she was going to face everybody else later. The only thought she had in mind right now was to hide, and spotting a large wooden sign advertising some travel package on the pavement across the street, she sprinted to the other side without any regards to the incoming traffic (thus eliciting many honks from irritated drivers) and concealed herself in its shadow, occasionally peeking out to see if she had any pursuers.

She did not know what to think, nor what to feel. She only knew that she was going to die a horrible death for the moral crime she just committed. The ground she stood on might as well wrench a hole open and swallow her down to the fiery pits of eternal Hell right now.

Back at the Yakiniku eatery, it wasn't until an incensed Ryousuke shot to his full height and threatened to beat the still-baffled Kise senseless did everybody else jolt back to their senses, with Rikiya, Daichi and Akihito struggling to subdue their enraged friend and the entire table thrown into chaos.

"CALM DOWN, RYOU!"

The violently resisting taller dancer bared his teeth, his handsome face contorted with rage, "HOW CAN I?!"

"Just because you're a star, you think that you can get away with everything," Keiko nailed the most demeaning glare she could on the model, her arms crossed and her every bit of respect for him gone.

Beside her, Sachiko shared her disdain. "Men and women are different, we don't subscribe to your lecherous ways."

Chiaki could not even produce anything, the shock rendering her mute.

The newly established hatred for Kise was however, not only limited to the table he resided; it extended to the neighbouring customers as well.

"What a disgrace to men," a wizened old man growled, regarding the blonde as though he was scum.

Another middle-aged woman scoffed derisively, "blessed with such a beautiful face, but cursed with such an ugly heart."

Even the waiters and waitresses shook their heads, their insults inhibited by service policies.

Kise had never felt so wronged, so maligned, so offended in his sixteen years of life. His motionless frame could do nothing but remain in its seat as his addled mind processed the abomination that had transpired. Every ounce of dignity so unjustifiably ousted from his soul, he turned to the only solace he had at the moment, appealing to his friends with a gaping stare for their assurance and belief in him.

Kagami gave a low mutter in English. "Damn."

"...Gemini is the lowest ranked today," was all Midorima could offer.

A wordless Aomine looked at him almost pityingly.

The most disturbing reaction he received came from Momoi, who whimpered under the dilemma between her trust in her friend and sympathy for a fellow female. "Ki-chan... D-did you really—"

"I believe in Kise-kun."

Upon making his claim, Kuroko came under the immediate scrutiny of twelve pairs of eyes, which he responded with an indifferent blink. "Kise-kun is not the type to stoop so low as to touch a girl inappropriately."

"Kurokocchi..." Kise's affection and gratitude towards his former teammate soared thousandfold, and a prickling sensation surrounded his eyes.

"What the hell are you trying to say, you shorty?!" Daichi, standing at only 165cm himself, grimaced and growled, "so you're telling us that anego made it all up?! HUH?!"

"No," the phantom player corrected coolly despite the amount of hostility that was directed towards him, "I'm just saying that there must have been a misunderstanding."

"MISUNDERSTANDING?" Chiaki, finally picking up her microphone of a voice, shot an accusing finger towards her new blonde enemy, "A GUY THAT WOULD SUDDENLY FLIRT WITH AND KISS A GIRL HE KNEW FOR A NIGHT, WHAT KIND OF MISUNDERSTANDING CAN THERE POSSIBLY BE ABOUT A SORT OF GUY LIKE THAT?!"

"Kiss her?!" It was Kise's turn to raise his volume and slam palms onto the table in a bid to stand up, "WHEN HAVE I EVER?!"

"OH, STOP DENYING EVERY SINGE BLOODY THING!"

This was simply too much for him to handle. No matter how truthful his words were and how much he protested, he would ultimately still be regarded as the villain. The Pride of Kaijo mentally surrendered and admitted to the prowess of Sugiyama Saeri; she was on an entirely different level. Everything had worked in her favour. Everything turned out the way she wanted to. She owned the tide, and it was at his expense. He had been driven into an unredeemable corner by her, where the only escape route was to somehow force her to come out clean with the truth. But will she? She will, he affirmed savagely, because I'll make her. Kise needed to find her right now. He needed to hunt her down. Pronto.

"Everybody calm down! Ki-chan is not that type of guy!" He heard Momoi come to his defence, her conviction awakened by Kuroko, "I think there really must have been a misunderstanding!"

"SHUT YOUR TRAP, BITCH!" Chiaki snapped barbarically, inducing a yelp from the frightened girl, "ALL YOU HAVE ARE BOOBS, HOW CAN YOU THINK?!"

Aomine rose to his height, his anger riled by the defamation of his childhood friend. "Oi, watch it."

"Come and have a shot, you punk!" Masahito watched his twin challenge the significantly taller man apprehensively.

Midorima deadpanned unaffectedly as his glasses reflected the turbulent spectacle, "how things have disintegrated..."

"Everybody, please calm down!"

"Ryou! Cool your head! ...HEY YOU, BASTARD!"

"...N-no, you cool your head, Riki..."

"Boys! Chill! I understand your anger, but we must not get into trouble on a school trip!"

"APOLOGISE TO SAERI! APOLOGISE, APOLOGISE, APOLOGISE!"

"You too, Boss!"

"...This is Japanese lunchtime rush..."

"Kise-kun," Kuroko, the only sane voice of reason, addressed his former teammate who was marginalised by the ensuing chaos (which was mostly instigated by the dancers), "I suggest you seek out Sugiyama-san and talk things out with her. Once you have clarified the issues, bring her back to stop this madness. They shouldn't notice if you leave now..."

The blonde nodded understandingly and carried out the instructions, managing to slip out into the open air of the outside street without any disruption (save for a few glares from the staff and other patrons). For the first time, his head was filled to the brim with questions and doubts unrelated to basketball; there were just so many things he had to say to the little shrew that he did not know where to start. Speaking of which, he also did not know where to start looking for her.

She left not too long ago, he rationalised, so she couldn't have gone far, right?

It was then he caught sight of a shivering blob of brown behind some signboard from across the street, and his yellow eyes latched onto dark ones as the girl made the fatal mistake of choosing to peek out at that moment. Her reaction was quick and instantaneous.

And so were his feet.

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Saeri now knew what it was like to be running for her life.

For the past ten minutes she had been darting through streets and alleys, pushing crowds, skipping up staircases and risking trips as she worked her pair of legs to no end without destination. She only had her dancing background to thank for the stamina that enabled her race, honed through Akihito's vigorous physical trainings, as well as the fighting desperation to flee that fuelled her will and blocked out the creeping pain in her sides.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast she ran, she was no match for a true-blue, pure-blooded athlete.

Kise had to hand it to her nonetheless, as she proved capable of outrunning him for at least ten whole minutes before finally falling into his clutches when they entered a park somewhere. The moment his large hand clamped down her shoulder, her knees buckled under its literal and metaphorical weight and she keeled over, panting and gasping for air. Feeling the need to relieve himself of the squeeze in his chest as well, the basketballer bent over to catch his breath too.

"Y-You..." Obviously, he recovered first. "Why did you start the rumours of us dating? I don't even know you!"

"I-I d-d-d-didn't..." Saeri panted, still under the grip of suffocated lungs. She straightened her back and briefly glanced around at her surroundings, noting with extreme irony that they were in the exact same location as their fantasy first meeting place. "I didn't s-start them...!"

"OH, YOU DIDN'T!" Kise was unable to stop his outburst, blinking in incredulity at her blatant denial. "So I suddenly got myself a girlfriend from Kyoto for no reason at all, is that it?"

"No! That's not what I meant!" She made to move towards him, her distraught expression begging for forgiveness and understanding. "Please, listen to me!"

"Don't come any closer!" He raised his arms as though to ward her off, taking a few steps backwards while nailing her a warning look. "I don't want any more misunderstandings!"

"Everything has been a misunderstanding!" She explained desperately, "our relationship has been misunderstood by everybody we know!"

He lowered his hands and narrowed his eyes. "Then how did these misunderstandings come about? Obviously someone must have started it! There can't be smoke without fire!"

The brunette bit her lip and stared at her shoes for a few moments before answering, finally feeling the hard beatings of her heart. "W-Well, I may have unknowingly started them..."

The blonde could not believe his ears. "BUT YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU DIDN'T START THEM!"

"I didn't! I mean, I did! Yet sort of didn't..." The girl trailed off, realizing with panic that her statement complicated matters rather than solving them. She took a few calming breaths before starting again, feeling the most truthful she had been in a while. "Remember that day I met you at the café? The reason why I was mumbling to myself was that I lied to my rival that I had a boyfriend."

"You lied about having a boyfriend?" Kise asked, whatever respect he had for her diminishing entirely, "AND THAT BOYFRIEND WAS ME?!"

"NO! I HAVE NEVER USED YOUR NAME AT ALL!" Saeri screamed defensively, then lowered her voice as she withered under his intense glare. "I didn't give her a specific name, only some characteristics based off my crush, and it just so happened that you shared those traits I mentioned too..."

He waited for her to continue.

"Then, w-when you pulled me into a hug and all," an annoying blush surfaced below her skin, "somebody took a picture and uploaded it, and everybody started making assumptions. My rival drew the connections, and got her friend to confirm all the suspicions, and the news spread. I think that's how the rumour started."

The blonde model examined her face and body language. From her obvious discomfort and genuinely distressed expression, coupled on with the logic of her explanation (which did coincide with the stories he'd read online), he assumed it safe to trust her words, although he was not sure to what extent. Somehow, his conscience and their previous experiences vouched for her testimony, although his mind and the recent encounters with her chose to argue otherwise. He will need to know more before making his decision.

"Then why didn't you dispel it?" He found fault. "Why do all of your friends think that we are together? Why do they all think that we spent a night together, and that I kissed you?!"

His increasing agitation antagonized her embarrassment to no end. She flinched and clamped her eyes shut, fully engulfed in humiliation. "B-Because... B-b-b-b-b-cause... 'cause..."

Her weakening voice simply added on to his frustration. "Because what?!"

"Because I couldn't bring myself to admit that I lied about having a boyfriend," she chose to remain blind, her fists crushing the fabric of her shorts so hard that it risked dissolving, "and because a stage was already set so perfectly advantageous to my story, I decided to continue and feed the lie."

Kise could not even feel anger anymore, leaning backwards slightly after a few moments of processing to give a laugh so dry it put deserts to shame.

"You decided to continue and feed the lie to your advantage," he repeated faintly, "and make me the scapegoat...?"

"I'm so sorry! I really am truly, very sorry!" She wrenched her lids open to meet his eyes, her own starting to tear. All the guilt she bore within came into light, and she desperately clasped her palms together in a literal beg for forgiveness. "I really didn't want to compromise you, but I had no other choice! Every night I wondered about the situation on your side! I wondered how you handled it, and how you were feeling, but I could do nothing! I felt so helpless!"

His innate compassion softened his stance against her at the sight of her sincere remorse, and it took the hard edge of his glare away.

"And it didn't sound like you were denying anything, so I thought it would be okay for the lie to continue, and then I will eventually announce our break-up after some time!" A regretful tear escaped her left eye, but Saeri could no longer care about her pride and dignity. "Please, Kise-san! Please forgive me! Please!"

The Kaijo Ace drew his lips into a taut line and frowned. To be honest, he did not care so much about the lie as he did for the betrayal he felt when he realised the true intention behind their initial meetings. After all, it was not a big deal for him to have a girlfriend. Now that he had heard about the reality of her actions (and trusted his instincts enough to believe her), he wondered if he should still hold the grudge against her. It did seem that she a victim in her own way as well...

"Those times we met in Tokyo... The karaoke box and the café," he ventured, something within him already hoping for an affirmation, "were they all part of your plan to rope me into a grand scheme or something?"

"WHAT?! NO!" She practically screamed in shock, her eyes wide in genuine astonishment at his accusation, "I mean, no! Those times were pure coincidence! And it's not like I would purposely humiliate myself for anything! Especially not... like...what I did... Oh God..."

Whatever discomfort and innocent embarrassment she showed at the café returned, and Kise inexplicably felt a wave of relief wash within him as well as the same sense of geniality he had back at the café. Although his trust in her still required much reparation, from their interactions so far, he was assured enough to believe that she was not a scheming shrew after all; only a victim who took advantage and made the best of her predicament. He could only hope to not be disappointed again.

"Then," he began after a nerve-wrecking bout of silence, "even if I do forgive you, what are you going to do? How can we move on?"

It was then Saeri realised the severity and importance of his question, and inwardly berated herself for not seeing and asking it before. Just what am I going to do? Things have already gotten this far, it was near impossible to turn back right now. With the chaos she had generated in school and at the Yakiniku eatery, there would be no way, no opportunity to come out with the truth in a plausible manner. Just how-

At that moment, an idea, so brazen and so shameless that her brain nearly dismissed it for self-preserving protocols, formed within her befuddled mind. No, she protested, there's no way I can actually suggest that... But then again... There's no other solution...

She had long discarded her pride. There was nothing to lose anymore, anyway.

Taking a deep breath, she looked up into the blonde model's eyes with steely determination.

"Kise-san, I have a proposal..."

-

Unable to tolerate the noise pollution they caused, the management of the Yakiniku restaurant decided to chase the entire bunch of youths out, going as far as to be willing to cancel their orders without compensation. As such, the two separate groups of basketballers and dancers stood at opposite ends of the eatery's entrance, with the latter occasionally shooting disgruntled looks at their new enemies.

Momoi sighed as she lowered her phone. "Ki-chan isn't picking up..."

"Neither is anego..." Masahito mirrored her actions.

They had no choice but to await the arrival of the couple and a resolution to their new, undesired strife.

As if on cue, two pairs of familiar shoes stepped within their line of sight and brightened their expressions with variations of worry and relief.

"Kise!" "Ki-chan!" "Kise-kun."

"Anego!" "Sae-chan!" "SAERI!"

They were about to launch into a barrage of questions when the posture and disposition of the returning couple stopped them in their tracks and speech.

"Saeri," Ryousuke frowned, his mouth slightly agape, "what happened?"

"Ki-chan!" Momoi cried, mildly surprised herself. "Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah, Momocchi, nothing to worry," Kise forced a happy grin.

Saeri followed suit. "Everything was a misunderstanding, I'm so sorry for alarming everybody like that...!"

The group of thirteen enlisted the help of time to aid them in their processing of the situation, as well as the brunette girl's tight and affectionate clutch on the male's torso, his right arm embracing her shoulders.

"...WHAT?!"

"I didn't expect to run into Ryouta in the restaurant just now, so I was a little taken aback by his sudden appearance, and was a little overwhelmed by meeting his friends," Saeri explained uncomfortably, rubbing the back of her head with in embarrassment, "so I started getting very tensed and edgy when we sat down."

"And then while we were all talking, my hand accidentally brushed against her leg," Kise continued in a manner one would when talking fondly of the antics of a spouse.

"I overreacted and mistook him getting fresh with me," the brunette forced with much difficulty. "I'm so sorry making such a scene and antagonizing everybody's relationships. I was so selfish!"

She then turned to the group of athletes, slightly intimidated by their tall statures, and bowed in repentance. "Please don't hold any ill feelings towards my friends, they were simply acting how they would if I had been wronged. I am the one to blame! I apologise for whatever injustice you all have suffered!"

It took several moments for them to get accustomed to the change in notion.

"I-I guess it wasn't a big deal..." Momoi smiled kindly, though still uncertain.

"Moreover, you should apologise to Kise," Aomine told the brunette girl, sharing his childhood friend's doubt.

"Yeah, she did just now when we talked things out." Though she couldn't see it, Saeri was highly aware of the weighted look Kise had pinned on her as he assured his friends.

Straightening her back, she proceeded to do the same towards her dance troupe. "I'm so sorry for all the trouble I've caused. I am fully willing to be on dance-room cleaning duty for two months!"

"Anego..." The twins, Daichi and Sachiko chorused, every bit as ambivalent as the others.

"Saeri, you're sure he didn't do anything?" Rikiya questioned one more time for confirmation as Chiaki and Ryousuke simply stared wordlessly at her.

"Yes. I'm very sure." Saeri attested with a smile. "It should have occurred to me that Ryouta isn't that kind of guy."

The prevalent tension reluctantly dissipated, but the group still held many unanswered qualms which they decided to clarify at a later, and more personal time.

"Saeri, you're sure that you're fine?" Chiaki finally spoke up, regarding her friend sceptically.

Kuroko looked at his former teammate, any hesitation he possessed hidden by his flat voice. "Kise-kun, I hope everything is really alright."

"Of course everything is fine!" The brunette brushed off with a dismissive flick of her wrist as she latched herself onto the blonde's side again.

The model nodded brightly and draped his arm back across her shoulders, flashing a grin which secretly ached his face and conscience.

"She's my girlfriend, after all!"

[exhaled-spirals]

Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear interaction. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations. Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local contraction. Cluster formation. Reionization? Violent relaxation. Virialization. Biased galaxy formation? Turbulent fragmentation. Contraction. Ionization. Compression. Opaque hydrogen. Massive star formation. Deuterium ignition. Hydrogen fusion. Hydrogen depletion. Core contraction. Envelope expansion. Helium fusion. Carbon, oxygen, and silicon fusion. Iron production. Implosion. Supernova explosion. Metals injection. Star formation. Supernova explosions. Star formation. Condensation. Planetesimal accretion. Planetary differentiation. Crust solidification. Volatile gas expulsion. Water condensation. Water dissociation. Ozone production. Ultraviolet absorption. Photosynthetic unicellular organisms. Oxidation. Mutation. Natural selection and evolution. Respiration. Cell differentiation. Sexual reproduction. Fossilization. Land exploration. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal expansion. Glaciation. Homo sapiens manifestation. Animal domestication. Food surplus production. Civilization! Innovation. Exploration. Religion. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction. Exploration. Colonization. Taxation without representation. Revolution. Constitution. Election. Expansion. Industrialization. Rebellion. Emancipation Proclamation. Invention. Mass production. Urbanization. Immigration. World conflagration. League of Nations. Suffrage extension. Depression. World conflagration. Fission explosions. United Nations. Space exploration. Assassinations. Lunar excursions. Resignation. Computerization. World Trade Organization. Terrorism. Internet expansion. Reunification. Dissolution. World-Wide Web creation. Composition. Extrapolation?

Eric Schulman, “The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less”

[flightfoot]

Turning Points Chapter 3

First Chapter

Previous Chapter

(That’s Plagg.)

(Plagg is Chat Noir’s kwami.)

(Adrien was given Plagg.)

(Therefore, Chat Noir is...)

ERROR. ERROR. DOES NOT COMPUTE. DO YOU WISH TO REFRESH THE PAGE?

Marinette’s mind screeched to a halt again, the last conclusion not taking. She tried again.

(This moment is a turning point in Adrien’s life.)

(The most significant thing that happened was Adrien meeting Plagg.)

(Plagg is the Black Cat kwami.)

(Meeting the Black Cat kwami would be a major turning point for the boy who would become Chat Noir.)

(Therefore, the boy who would become Chat Noir must...)

(...be...)

(...Adrien.)

ABORT! ABORT! SYSTEM FAILURE IMMINENT!

It was too late. Once Marinette had reached that conclusion, there was no going back.

Adrien (Adrichat? Chatrien? Adrinoir? Noirien? That last one didn’t work at all...) continued to stare at her, his smirk slowly fading into a look of concern.

“Marinette? Are you okay?”

His look of concern morphed into anxiety. “Are- are you disappointed?”

OVERRIDE ENTERED: ADRIEN/CHAT IS SAD AND I MUST CHEER HIM UP. OVERRIDE ACCEPTED. SYSTEM REBOOT IN PROGRESS.

Marinette shook herself.

“I could NEVER be disappointed in you being... well, YOU, Chat. Adrien. Chatrien. NEVER think that. EVER. You’re... you’re my best friend. My teammate. I’m not disappointed. Shocked, and confused, and overjoyed, and elated, and a million other things I can’t even BEGIN to process, but disappointed? No.”

He gave her a small, hopeful smile in return. She melted. Bad enough when he was just her sweet, kind, cute classmate, but knowing he was her brave, dorky, cute kitty as well? She was doomed.

Blushing scarlet (which Chat MUST be noticing, he’ll definitely tease me about this, except that he’s Adrien, who’s never noticed and would never tease anyone because he’s perfect, except he’s Chat who’s wonderful but NOT perfect...) she attempted to look somewhere that WASN’T in those familiar emerald eyes. Luckily, her surroundings provided the perfect distraction.

“Is... is Plagg attempting to EAT everything?” Marinette asked faintly, still attempting to recover from her new knowledge.

“Yeeeep,” Adrien said, sounding thoroughly exasperated.

“He’s not going to sit down and explain everything?!” she asked, incredulous.

“Not until I catch him,” Adrien said, resigned.

“Catch him?”

Adrien pointed to his past self, who’d just started climbing up his rock wall.

Marinette’s jaw dropped. “You’re not gonna...”

Adrien made a diving leap from roughly fifteen feet up in the air, landing safely on the couch and catching Plagg in the process.

“...Of course you did.”

So maybe Chat had ALWAYS been this reckless. Being Chat Noir had only made it more obvious.

Marinette resolved to try to think of him as Chat as much as she could for now. She knew how to function around Chat. Adrien? Not so much.

Past Adri- Chat asked his captive, “I still don't know what you're doing here.”

Plagg wasn’t perturbed in the slightest at being held, stating plainly, “Look, I'm a Kwami. I grant powers. Yours is the power of destruction, got it?“

Chat shook his head, a befuddled look on his face. “Uh-uh.”

“Good. Now, you got anything to eat? I'm starving...“

Alya snorted. “Is that all he ever thinks about?”

Chat rolled his eyes. “Pretty much.”

Past Chat stood up, still holding Plagg. “My dad's pranking me, right? Wait, he couldn't be. He has no sense of humor.”

Nino snorted. “You have THAT right dude. Seriously, he wouldn’t even allow you to have a birthday party. Not cool.”

Plagg freed himself from past Chat’s grip. “Your father must never know that I exist! Or anyone for that matter.“

Chat snorted. “Can you imagine what father would’ve said if he’d found out? He’s scared of me getting hurt just leaving the house. If he found out I was a superhero, he’d try to take my ring to stop me from fighting akumas. Not that it would WORK, but it’d make things more difficult.”

Marinette’s head snapped towards him. “CHAT. You are NOT fighting akumas out of your magical catsuit. I have enough heart attacks when you get hurt fighting NORMALLY, if you start taking blows for me WITHOUT a magical suit to protect you, I’m going to keel over and die from the anxiety.”

“You’d be able to heal me with the Miraculous Cure...”

“NOT THE POINT, KITTY.”

Marinette was distracted from their conversation (which she WOULD need to continue later, she did NOT like her kitty’s - the love-of-her-life’s - self-sacrificial instinct) by some shouting from past Chat.

“But I'm stuck here! I'm never even let to go to school! What good is a superhero who's imprisoned in his own house!”

She watched as Plagg rolled past on a toilet paper roll, spreading toilet paper all over Adri- Chat’s room.

“Did- did Plagg go into your bathroom, steal a toilet paper roll, and start running on it JUST to make a mess?” she asked incredulously. Tikki would NEVER have done anything like this.

“I... guess?” Chat replied, rubbing the back of his neck. “Honestly I wasn’t paying much attention to what he was doing, I was too busy processing what he’d told me.”

Fair enough.

“No good. That's why it's all going to change soon. If you're willing to change, that is.“

Chat grinned. “I’d been... pretty miserable before this, honestly. Mom was the main person I hung out with, but when she went missing... father seemed to break too, so I didn’t have him to keep me company either. I- I was really pretty lonely, and being kept trapped in the house did NOT help. Being able to go out and DO things I chose to do? Having a magical friend with me all the time? It was a dream come true.”

Her kitty flashed her a smile. “Then I met the most incredible girl that ever existed, and it got even better.”

She blushed. Oh OH, her kitty was going to kill her. She was going to keel over from her heart exploding. Or maybe she’d just spontaneously combust.

Plagg popped out of the empty toilet paper roll. “Claws out! That's how you transform.”

“Got it. Plagg, claws out!”

Plagg was sucked into the ring, shouting, “No, wait! I haven't finished explaining!”

As Chat went through his transformation sequence, Marinette watched in bemusement. “You were really, REALLY eager to transform, huh kitty? You even had a whole transformation sequence worked out.”

Chat shrugged, a playful smile on his face. “What can I say? Superheroes are AWESOME!”

Marinette gave a small laugh. Her kitty was SUCH a dork.

“Too cool!” past Chat exclaimed, admiring himself.

They all laughed a little at that, even Chat.

Alya looked towards Marinette, a smirk on her face. “Adrien’s ‘tons more legit than Chat Noir’, eeeeeehhh?”

Marinette blushed scarlet. “Shut up.”

Nino focused on a different aspect. “So all those times you had to cancel WEREN’T because of photo shoots?”

Adrien - (CHAT, Chat, think of him as Chat) CHAT rubbed the back of his neck. “Well some of them were. But yeah, a lot of the time it was due to me superheroing.”

He suddenly looked nervous. “Are- are you mad that I lied?”

Nino laughed. “Dude, I wasn’t mad at Marinette, I’m DEFINITELY not gonna be mad at my best bud for keeping his secret identity - well, a SECRET. Comes with being a superhero.”

Adrien smiled. “Thanks. I’m glad you understand.”

Chat glanced over at Marinette, a devious smile spreading across his face. “You know, I just remembered something...”

(OH NO)

“Remember during Lady Wifi?”

(OH CRAP. HE REMEMBERED.)

“How I said we might know each other in normal life?”

She groaned. “Congrats kitty, you were right.”

“Makes me wonder how many times we’ve danced around each other?”

Danced around each other - like when -

“Glaciator...” Marinette breathed quietly.

“Glaciator?” Chat asked, cocking his head.

Marinette GROANED, wishing she could go back home and scream into her pillow. Very, VERY loudly.

“Glaciator. You set up a rooftop with candles and roses for a romantic dinner.”

Alya looked at her, dumbfounded. “HE DID WHAT-”

Marinette glared at her friend, willing Alya to be silent.

“I couldn’t come, because I was out with my friends getting ice cream. I was hoping to have a romantic ice cream date with Adrien - with YOU. While you were waiting on a rooftop hoping to have a romantic dinner date with ME. Then both of us complained to each other about feeling heartbroken and alone because we didn’t get to spend time with the person we loved, all while that person was RIGHT THERE WITH US.”

She facepalmed. That was SO screwed up.

She peeked through her eyes a minute later, trying to gauge Chat’s reaction.

He stared at her, frozen, eyes bugging out, mouth open.

“Girl, I think you broke him. Again.” Alya observed.

“Gfjeisofosfl,” he... said? Can a random collection of sounds be considered as “speaking?”

“...Chat?” Marinette asked carefully, hoping that would snap him out of it.

“Asdjosef,” he replied.

He swallowed, got ahold of his tongue, and tried again.

“You- you tried to have a romantic ice cream date with me? I’m the person you loved? I’M the boy you liked?”

Marinette blushed. (Keep it together, keep it together, don’t screw up, don’t trip over your words, THIS IS CHAT, YOU CAN TALK TO CHAT- ) “Y-yeah. The main reason I never considered going out with you, was because I was too enamored with... you.”

A delirious smile spread over Chat’s face. “You’re in love with me. Ladybug’s in love with me. Marinette’s in love with me.”

He just kept on mumbling to himself, over and over.

“Well, we’ve lost him for a bit,” Alya observed.

Alya turned back to her. “So... you liked Adrien, and everyone knows Chat likes Ladybug, but Chat Noir IS Adrien and you ARE Ladybug. Adrien wasn’t going to date Marinette because he was too in love with Ladybug to consider dating someone else, and you were too in love with Adrien to consider dating Chat... the two of you managed to get yourselves into a Love Square WHERE YOU’RE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN THE LOVE SQUARE!”

Alya burst out laughing.

The rest of them slowly started chuckling as well, Chat snapping out of his daze finally. They graduated to full-on laughter, eventually falling to the floor, unable to stand upright due to lack of oxygen from laughing so hard.

After a few minutes they calmed down enough to stop laughing and transition to gasping for air instead.

“We’re- we’re really a mess, huh kitty?” Marinette gasped, a smile still spread across her face. Her cheeks hurt but SHE DIDN’T CARE.

“Yeah, but it’s OUR mess,” he replied, grinning back at her.

She started wheezing. “Ki-kitty, don’t speak, you’re gonna send me into hysterics again.”

“Oh so you DO think I’m funny? That my jokes are meow-velous-”

She yelped and covered his mouth. “NO. No puns!”

He attempted to talk for a moment, but gave up, settling for gazing into her eyes. She felt her cheeks heat up again and looked away.

Finally, FINALLY, (what took you so long? Stupid akuma.) the world blurred again, taking them away from Chat’s bedroom and to the Eiffel Tower.

The four of them got up.

Chat frowned. “It’s not going to show my first meeting with you? Or my arrival at school?”

Marinette shrugged. “Maybe the akuma doesn’t see the point of repeating scene we’ve already watched?”

Chat considered, then nodded. “You’re probably right.”

A loud choking noise rang out from the tower. Everyone looked towards it to see Stoneheart hacking up a mass of black butterflies.

Alya grinned.

Marinette looked at her, puzzled. “What’re you so happy about?”

“I missed this the first time around! I mean, I saw it on the news, but it’s not the SAME, you know?”

Marinette shook her head. Alya would be Alya...

“People of Paris, listen carefully. I am Hawk Moth.”

“Hawk Moth?”

“ Ladybug, Cat Noir, give me the ladybug earrings and the cat ring now. You've done enough damage to these innocent people!”

Alya squealed in anticipation. Nino and Chat locked eyes on past Ladybug, grinning in anticipation.

Marinette glanced at them, slightly concerned. “...Guys?”

Chat snapped out of it for a moment. “Milady, what you do here is the coolest, most AMAZING thing I’ve ever seen in my LIFE.”

“It wasn’t THAT cool-”

Past Ladybug strode forwards, clapping. “Nice try, Hawk Moth, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's not reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into villains. Hawk Moth, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and YOU will hand us YOUR Miraculous!”

Past Ladybug ran forwards, swinging her yo-yo and leaping upwards to confront the Hawkmoth butterfly cloud.

“Time to de-evilize!”

She swung her yo-yo repeatedly, capturing all the akumas that made up Hawk Moth’s projection, scatters of red light shining through the cloud.

She triumphantly landed on a beam and turned to face the crowd.

“Let me make this promise to you. No matter who wants to harm you, Ladybug and Cat Noir will do everything in our power to keep you safe!”

She released all of the captured butterflies, releasing a brilliant white pulse of white butterfly wings.

The crowd cheered.

Alya, Nino, and Chat looked on, awestruck.

Marinette gaped. “... Okay, maybe I WAS that cool.”

She’d seen this scene on the news a few times, but had never paid much attention. It always felt awkward watching herself from an outside perspective, especially in costume.

Seeing herself now? Actually BEING here, watching her own declaration? She began to understand why Paris had latched onto her so quickly. Why Parisians believed she could do ANYTHING, could always win. If she’d seen this as an outsider, if she hadn’t BEEN Ladybug, she’d have been just as confident in Ladybug’s capabilities, would have placed her on just as high a pedestal.

“Wow-”

Marinette turned around, looking at past Chat’s amazed expression.

“whoever she is beneath that mask, I love that girl.”

Chat looked at Marinette, a dopey, lovestruck grin on his face. “I was right. I love you, Marinette. I love ALL of you. I’m sorry it took so long to see what was staring me right in the face.”

Marinette blushed, gazing into his eyes. They may not be cat eye’s right at the moment, but the love from her kitty’s eyes was unmistakable.

Adrien was Chat.

Chat was Adrien.

They were one and the same.

If she could talk to Chat, then she could talk to Adrien.

Because he WAS Adrien.

And Adrien was him.

“I’ll forgive you for not realizing, mon minou, if you can forgive ME for the same. For seeing both sides of you, and not realizing they belonged to the same person.”

She took a deep breath. “I think I’ve been falling for you - for Chat - for awhile now. But I was so in love with Adrien I just... pushed those feelings aside. To find out that the two boys I love are the SAME boy... it’s been hard to reconcile. But the more that I do, the more I fall in love with you. With ALL of you.”

He smiled at her - Adrien smiled at her - affection filling his eyes as he took her hands, tears leaking out of his eyes.

It wasn’t until Marinette felt something drip off her chin, that she realized she was crying as well.

The leaned forwards.

Then the world swirled and turned gray again, the light transferring from Adrien to Alya.

“Seriously!” Alya yelled. “You couldn’t have waited TEN MORE SECONDS to transfer?”

“Maybe this is the akuma’s secret evil plan,” Alya muttered. “Get people together and then ruin the moment JUST before they’re about to finally kiss.”

“Well we HAVE already kissed before,” Marinette said before she could stop herself.

Adrien whined. “But I don’t REMEMBER that kiss!”

“Don’t worry,” Marinette breathed into his ear. “I’ll give you many, many kisses later to make up for it. And I’ll make SURE you remember these.”

Adrien mewled.

The world resolved.

When it cleared, they were standing near a carousel at night. Past Alya was trying - unsuccessfully - to reason with some small red imp-like creatures wearing propeller hats.

Adrien blinked. “Oh yeah, Sapotis were your little sisters, right Alya?”

She nodded.

Past Ladybug in front of past Alya, quickly dispatching the Sapotis.

Past Alya called to Past Ladybug, “Ladybug! My sisters have been akumatized! I need to find them and bring them back home! “

“There's a way for you to find your sisters. But we're gonna need your help! You interested?“

Adrien turned to Alya, realization dawning. “Oh no WAY...”

“Me? Help you superheroes? You bet I am! Just wait till I tell Marinette about this!“

“Hold on now. This has to be a secret. Not a word to your friends or on the Ladyblog.”

“Oh right. Understood.”

She grinned back. “Yes way.”

“Alya Césaire, here is the Miraculous of the Fox, which grants the power of illusion. You will use it for the greater good. Once the job is done, you will return the Miraculous to me. Can I trust you?”

Next Chapter

[captainkarissame-blog]

Examen Finale

Voici des endroits au Canada que je recommande 100% d’aller visiter:

-La Nouvelle-Écosse

-Les Chutes Niagara

-Banff

-La Colombie Britanniques

-Québec 

Ca fait un bout de temps que j’ai visité ces endroits, mais je ne le regrette pas du tout. Pour commencer, je suis aller au Nouvelle Écosse, j’ai pris un auto qui a pris 14 heures et demi a y rendre. J’ai vue ma première orignal en seulement une semaine d’être là. La première journée, j’ai fait du camping avec ma famille, on a manger des s'mores, chanter des chansons autour du feu de camp en plus de jouer des jeux. On a fait une visite au Zoo Aylesford Nova Scotia et au parc d’attraction, Upper Clements Park,  j’ai eu beaucoup de plaisir voir tous les différente animals au Zoo.

Au parc d’attraction il y avait plein de personnes, c'était tellement occupé. 

Après, on est aller au Baie de Fundy, et à Peggy’s Cove. La baie de Fundy est une baie entre les provinces canadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick et de la Nouvelle-Écosse, et une petite partie touche l'État américain, Maine. Il a une plage de marée extrêmement élevée. “Hopewell Rocks” est situé sur les rives de la Baie de Fundy, plusieurs personnes aime aller visiter ce bel endroit. J’ai vraiment trouvé intéressant que la moitié de l’eau à Hopewell est brun comme du lait au chocolat et l’autre moitié est bleue comme dans l'océan.

Peggy’s Cove est un endroit populaire pour les touristes. Je suis aller et, encore, il y avait beaucoup de personnes, c'était incroyable. La nature est tellement beau partout au Nouvelle Écosse. Mon frère est un photographe et il a obtenu des photos incroyables.

Ca c’est la plupart des chose que j’ai fait pendant ma visite au Nouvelle Écosse.

La deuxième place que j’ai visité était Les Chutes Niagara qui a pris, 17 heures et 42 minutes en auto. Ma visite n’était pas longue mais c'était majoritairement dans la nature, principalement dans la forêt. 

Au cours de ma visite, je suis allé sur un voyage derrière les chutes.

Ensuite j’ai visiter Niagara Glen Nature Reserve. La réserve naturelle de Niagara Glen est une réserve naturelle située près du Niagara Whirlpool, le long du côté canadien de la gorge du Niagara. C'est l'un des exemples les mieux conservés de la forêt carolinienne d'origine du Sud de l'Ontario. Le parc est exploité par la Commission des parcs du Niagara, un organisme du gouvernement de l'Ontario. Le parc offre une vue sur le bain à remous et la gorge ainsi que plusieurs sentiers de randonnée à travers la forêt carolinienne. La réserve naturelle protège une zone vierge de l'escarpement du Niagara. La réserve naturelle est ouverte au public tous les jours, aussi longtemps que le temps le permet. Je suis allé randonnée la-bas aussi.

Après 34 heures de route, la prochaine destination que j’ai payé une visite est Banff. Banff est une ville du parc national Banff en Alberta, au Canada. Il est situé dans les Rocheuses de l'Alberta le long de la Transcanadienne. J’ai vraiment aimer Banff, il y a beaucoup à explorer, etre la m’a tellement relaxer. 

Apres visiter les Rocheuse de l’Alberta, j’ai décidé d’aller visiter les Rocheuses en Colombie-Britannique. 

Les Rocheuse étaient d’une beauté à couper le souffle, tout les couleurs dans le ciel qui reflet dans l’eau. J’ai vu toutes sortes d'oiseaux et de poissons différents. En plus j’ai eu le temps de visiter le Parc National Yoho qui abrite certains des terrains de montagne les plus accidentés et les plus pittoresques de la Colombie-Britannique. Des sommets enneigés, des chutes d'eau, des rivières et de beaux lacs, dont le spectaculaire lac O'Hara, attirent les visiteurs de ce parc, particulièrement pendant les mois d'été. Les sentiers de randonnée permettent un accès facile à l'arrière-pays, mais même une promenade à travers le parc offre une exposition suffisante pour apprécier le paysage. Ceux qui ont le temps d'explorer le parc voudront prendre une voiture jusqu'à Takakkaw Falls, l'une des plus hautes chutes en Amérique du Nord.

Après avoir eu la chance de visiter le Parc National Yoho, j’ai décidé d’aller visiter Québec. Je suggère de prendre un tour au vieux Québec. Il y avait tellement d'architecture partout, et tant de vieux bâtiments que j'ai aimé voir et explorer. Pendant mon séjour au Québec, j'ai rencontré tellement de gens et ils étaient tous si gentils. Toutes les familles sont proches et ont toujours l'air heureux. Le Québec était surtout une vacances de magasinage, nous sommes allés à tant de différents types de magasins avec toutes sortes de bibelots. Le Québec était définitivement un endroit mémorable. 

Je crois que la plupart des gens qui veulent s’installer à ces endroits c’est parce que, les gens la bas sont tellement gentille et accueillante. Spécialement au Nouvelle-Écosse, quand j’ai visiter, je n’ai pas rencontré une seule personne impolie, ou discourtois. 

Il en a coûté 135.03 $ en essence pour aller d’Ottawa en Nouvelle-Écosse, et ça nous a pris 13 heures et 42 minutes. Il en a coûté 170.71 $ en essence pour aller de la Nouvelle-Écosse en Les Chutes Niagara, en 17 heures et 10 minutes. En 36 heures et 14 minutes, ça nous a coûté 332.66 $ en essence pour aller de Les Chutes Niagara à Banff. Il en a coûté 87.70 $ en essence pour aller de Banff à la Colombie Britannique, en 13 heures et 20 minutes. Il en a coûté 461.34 $ en essence pour aller de la Colombie Britannique au Québec. Frais de déplacement:

135.03+170.71+332.66+87.70+461.34=1,187.44 $

Retourner de Québec à Ottawa 41.88 $1,187.44+41.88=1,229.32 $

Estimation du coût totale du voyage:

1,229.32 $ pour l’essence

1,500 $ pour équipement camping

500 $ souvenir

750 $ nourriture

1,229.32+1,500+500+750=

3,979.32 $

La Nouvelle-Écosse fait partie de la Régions des Appalaches, les Chutes Niagara font partie de le Bouclier Canadien, Banff et Les Rocheuse de la Colombie Britannique font partie de la Cordillère, le Québec fait aussi partie de le Bouclier Canadien. L'écologie de la Nouvelle-Écosse a évolué et s'est adaptée pour refléter les régimes de perturbation naturelle qui ont façonné la province depuis la glaciation. Les perturbations, petites et grandes, modifient les conditions forestières existantes et déclenchent la relève pour créer de nouvelles communautés écologiques dynamiques.

La manganite, la baryte et la goethite se trouvent partout dans la mine Fraser et tout au long de la mine McDonald. L'exploitation minière est populaire autour de Sydney, en Nouvelle-Écosse, et Sydney possède également beaucoup de charbon. Le charbon est l'une des principales ressources naturelles de la Nouvelle-Écosse, de même que le pétrole, le gaz naturel et l'industrie de la pêche.

Les autres ressources minérales présentes dans la région sont la tourbe et le gaz naturel. Il y a une grande opération de récolte de tourbe dans le marais Wainfleet. Une petite quantité de gaz naturel est produite dans la partie sud de la région de Niagara et au large du lac Érié.

Développement des ressources naturelles. Sables bitumineux, pétrole, gaz naturel, charbon, minéraux, tenure et électricité et énergies renouvelables.

L'exploitation minière est également importante. La Colombie-Britannique est riche en ressources minérales. Le cuivre, extrait principalement à Kamloops, Princeton et Brittania, et le charbon constituent les deux plus importantes ressources minérales de la province. Le gaz naturel, le pétrole, le zinc, l'or, l'argent, le nickel et le fer sont également importants.

Les ressources naturelles du Québec sont l’argent, l’or, le cuivre et le fer. Il y a aussi l'énergie hydroélectrique, le papier et la pâte à papier. Il y a de l'énergie solaire dans quelques endroits. Il y a des minéraux, des forêts et de l'eau.

Halifax compte l'une des plus fortes concentrations d'entreprises de l'industrie de l'assurance et d'emplois parmi les centres urbains du Canada.

Niagara abrite des usines intelligentes à la fine pointe de la technologie, une technologie agricole de pointe qui change la façon dont le monde est alimenté et des solutions novatrices d'entreposage et d'expédition qui distinguent la région comme un foyer pour le commerce international.

Avec la richesse des attractions emblématiques de l'Alberta, des événements uniques, des destinations diverses, de nombreuses visites et des infrastructures modernes, c'est une province où l'investissement dans le tourisme peut prospérer.

La Colombie-Britannique, au Canada, est riche en ressources naturelles et a plus de 150 ans d'histoire minière. Rien qu'en 2017, nous avons produit pour 8,8 milliards de dollars de produits miniers, dont le charbon, le cuivre, l'or, le molybdène, l'argent, les agrégats, les minéraux industriels et d'autres produits miniers.

Chiffres clés de la ville de Québec

Le ratio de chercheurs par population le plus élevé au Canada; 5 500 chercheurs et associés dans des domaines de pointe; 400 laboratoires, centres de recherche et instituts, groupes et consortiums et 120 entreprises de recherche et développement; 5 universités, dont l'Université Laval, la plus Français ancienne université de langue en Amérique du Nord; 16 collèges et institutions techniques et 22 écoles professionnelles et instituts spécialisés; 20 000 nouveaux diplômés universitaires et collégiaux chaque année; 40 % des emplois créés au cours des 10 dernières années sont; 52 % de la population âgée de 15 à 44 ans est bilingue (anglais et Français); 101 sièges sociaux du gouvernement - 37 000 emplois; Plus de 40 zones industrielles et parcs dans la RMR de Québec; Près de 30 millions de pieds carrés d'espaces technologiques; Plus de 4 100 entreprises.

La Nouvelle-Écosse consiste majoritairement de personne âgées. Il y a une petite pourcentage de jeunes dans cette zone.

Le même chose est au Chutes Niagara, en Banff, en la Colombie Britannique et en Québec, la plupart de la population consiste de personnes âgées. 

La Nouvelle-Écosse abrite plus de 100 cultures et ethnies du monde entier, et elle se manifeste dans la musique, l'art, la nourriture et les traditions.

Banff: The city is situated on traditional Blackfoot territory and is the bordered by the Blood Reserve, the largest in Canada and home to the Blood (Kainai) Nation. As a result, First Nations culture is part of our heritage and woven into the fabric of the city.

Colombie-Britannique:La Colombie-Britannique est la province la plus diversifiée sur le plan ethnique au Canada. Près de 30 p. 100 des Britanno-Colombiens ont immigré d'un autre pays en Colombie-Britannique. Un peu moins du quart des habitants de la Colombie-Britannique sont une minorité visible. Un autre cinq pour cent de la population est autochtone.

L'intégration des immigrants est un défi partout au Canada, mais c'est un problème particulier au Québec, qui est la moins diversifiée des grandes provinces canadiennes.

La Nouvelle-Écosse a eu du mal à développer sa population ces derniers temps en raison des gens qui vivent dans la province et d'une population en pleine maturation. Le rapport indique que l'expansion en Nouvelle-Écosse a été principalement déterminée par la migration internationale, qui peut également

être dit en ce qui concerne une ascension de la population en général. 

Nouvelle-Écosse: La population de la Nouvelle-Écosse croît plus vite que depuis des décennies.

Les Chutes Niagara: L'étalement urbain est la plus grande menace pour la faune à Niagara. Il empêche le retour des espèces disparues et menace les espèces qui continuent à survivre, notamment les amphibiens qui périssent de la densité routière plus élevée et de l'augmentation des toxines.

Banff: Augmentation du trafic: Les populations vont commencer à utiliser leurs voitures plus souvent, ce qui signifie qu'il ya plus de trafic sur les routes, et il ya aussi plus de pollution de l'air et plus d'accidents de voiture que vous avez à vous soucier.

Problèmes de santé: Lorsque les gens utilisent leur véhicule, même pour aller à une distance très courte, les gens vont être plus en surpoids et vont également avoir à faire face à des maladies telles que l'hypertension artérielle et d'autres maladies qui se produisent avec l'obésité.

Colombie Britannique: Comme nos grandes villes se sont développées pour répondre aux besoins des gens en matière d'établissement, les banlieues se sont déplacées vers l'extérieur, créant ce qu'on appelle l'étalement urbain. Ce processus signifie que l'environnement naturel souffre, car plus d'espace est nécessaire pour la construction de maisons et les développements. À mesure que de plus en plus d'écosystèmes sont perturbés et que les habitats sont détruits, la croissance urbaine entraîne une diminution encore plus importante des plantes et des animaux qui entourent les villes. À mesure que les écosystèmes sont détruits, toute une série de problèmes se développent autour de la question d'une gestion efficace des déchets, comme les eaux usées. Les grandes zones urbaines ont également tendance à attirer la criminalité, à causer de la pollution et à faire du trafic. En outre, si les zones urbaines s'emparent des zones rurales, il y a aussi des répercussions économiques.

Québec: Près de la moitié de la base urbaine du Canada occupe maintenant des terres qui, il y a seulement quelques générations, étaient cultivées. Pour la plupart, cette terre ne peut pas être utilisée pour l'agriculture à nouveau, malgré les efforts des citadins pour utiliser les jardins communautaires, les toits verts et même le jardinage de guérilla pour cultiver de la nourriture.

La coupe à blanc est particulièrement dommageable pour la santé des forêts, la faune et les poissons dans les bassins versants de la Nouvelle-Écosse déjà gravement touchés par les pluies acides en raison de leur capacité d'amortissage intrinsèquement faible. 

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I'm not sure if you've done it already, but I was curious if you could do the #19 -- Candle prompt. Something like a Marichat -gone/going-Adrienette ship, following the balcony seen in Glaciator. Adrien getting more attracted towards Marinette, trying to make a move or two as both himself AND Chat. Love your works!

Hoho, this is an interesting one. It took me a few days, but I think I know where to go with this. And since I don’t want to rush it, this will come in multiple parts. Hope you like it so far!

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#19 - Candle

Miraculous Ladybug

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Curiosity, As They Say (Part 1/?)

Adrien stared at thewall, frowning at it for all he was worth, as if hoping it wouldsolve all of life’s mysteries. If he could peel back the paint, thedrywall, the supports, he could surely find his answer deep withinthe recesses.

He did not.

He made a clickingsound with his tongue, bouncing his leg in an agitated manner withoutrealizing he was doing it.

“Kid, please, youneed to relax, you’re stressing me out,” Plagg complained fromhis spot on the bed. “All that nervous energy, I feel that youknow.”

“Plagg, who do youthink Marinette likes?” he asked suddenly, not at all acknowledgingthe Kwami’s complaint. This kid.

“Cheese andcrackers,” Plagg sighed under his breath, silently asking Tikki forstrength. She was the patient one, she liked to guide these waywardsouls in times of crisis. Plagg just wanted to eat cheese. “I don’tknow, why don’t you ask her?” he replied sweetly, resting hischeek on one paw and watching his human with slit eyes. He’d toldthe kid from the get-go not to reveal his identity to anyone,including Ladybug, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t unknowinglyfraternize.

Although if Adrienwalked up to the girl and just flat out asked who she liked it wouldprobably send her into cardiac arrest. Okay, yeah, not the best idea.They were too young, too stupid, too naive.

“You know what, Iwill,” Adrien said suddenly, as if he’d been struck byinspiration, an excited look on his face. Oh geez.

“No, kid, I didn’tmean for you to actually-”

“Plagg, transformme!”

Rude, I was stilltalking, Plagg thought bitterlyas he was sucked into the ring, vowing to destroy something ofAdrien’s once they were back home. Something small, he wouldn’tfind it right away.

ChatNoir ghosted from his bedroom window and out into the night, headingtowards the familiar bakery. Ithad been a couple days since the Akuma attack involving Marinette, soit would be a viable excuse to go over there and check up on her,make sure she was okay.

Chatspotted something and hopped a few rooftops over, suddenly realizingwith embarrassment he’d never cleaned up all the candles. The rosepetals he’d strategically scattered had been carried off by thewind, but the rest of the items remained. He would remember thistime, but first, Marinette. He picked up one of the candles and thepacket of matches before jumping over to her balcony. He set thecandle on her table and lit a match, holding it carefully against thewick until it caught.

Thehero peered over at the trap door window, seeing her light was on. Hecould hear movement within, and if he wasn’t mistaken, the sound ofa sewing machine. He smiled, Marinette sure was a hard worker, it wasgetting late and she was working on some project of hers. He walked alittle closer, tapping softly on the window. The sound of the machinestilled, so he took his opportunity with a flair of his caliber.

“Butsoft, what light through yonder window breaks?” he called, and heheard footsteps as she walked over to the ladder. “It is the east,”he continued, and with perfect timing, Marinette appeared through thewindow and he gestured grandly at her. “And Marinette is the sun!”

Lookingwary but amused, Marinette gave him a smile of greeting. “Romeo!”she said in mock surprise. “To what do I owe the sudden visit?”

“Why,I wanted to make sure this Princess was faring well after our lastAkuma encounter,” Chat replied theatrically. “Might this Cataguesteal a moment of your time?”

Marinettechuckled softly, leaning the window back against the wall andclimbing out. “Well, I have to admire your dedication to the bit,added points for improv,” she praised, placing hands on her hips.“Although I have to make asuggestion, you shouldbe Juliet. The House of Catulethas a better ring, don’t you think?”

Chat’sgrin was immediate, both for the pun-about and for missing theobvious. “A very good point, I am quite fair myself,” he teased,placing one hand to his chest in a classic fair-maiden pose. “Wellalright my Romeo, wellness check!” he announced, clapping his handstogether. “Are you traumatized? Are you house-ridden? Do you needtherapy? Because I’m a great listener.”

Marinettegiggled, pushing him on the shoulder. “You’re such a dork. No,I’m not traumatized. Isthat your big wellness check?”

“That’spart one,” Chat amended, holding up a single digit to correct her.“Now, part two is uh, a bit out of the norm, but I can’t help butwonder…” he said, trailing off as she watched him curiously. “Areyou… still heartbroken?” he asked carefully, making her eyes gowide.

“Oh!Um, kind of?” Marinette hedged nervously, rubbing one arm as theconversation took a turn. She hadn’t expected him to bring that up.“I mean, I’ve moved on from the particular event, you… caughtme on a bad day,” she admitted. “But other than that, things arethe same,” she sighed.

Chat frowned. He felt bad bringing up the subject, it was clearly a soreone in general, but he was curious. Relentlessly.

Andcuriosity, as they say…

“Sothis guy…” he said warily, seeing a blush rise to her cheeks.“Did he reject you?” he asked.

“No,”Marinette said, shaking her head softly. “I haven’t told him.”

“Sohe’s just oblivious,” Chat finished matter-of-factly.

Tikki,who was hiding just out of sight beyond the window, sighed and shookher head. Oh Chat, if only you knew, shethought to herself with a chuckle.

Backon the balcony, Marinette hedged on an answer. She didn’t thinkthat was fair, to put it so bluntly like that. “It’s more like…When I try to tell him, or even talk to him, I come off as a hugedork,” she winced. “It’s really not his fault, I just can’t…I can’t…” she trailed off in defeat, heaving a sigh.

Chatfrowned, hating to see his friend so sad. “Maybe I can help, who isit? I could go talk to him.”

Marinette’sface froze in shock as she whipped her head up to look at him withwide eyes. “No. No. No no no. I have enough friends trying to setme up with him and it never ends well, so don’t even think about italley cat.”

“Okayokay, I’ll butt out,” he relented, laughing at the perturbed lookon her face. “How about a little coaching then?

“Coaching?”she repeated skeptically, on the verge of laughter for reasons hecouldn’t comprehend. “What, you’re a dating expert?”

Thehero blinked, scratching at the side of his face with one carefulclaw. “Er, well, no. But! I am a guy!” he said suddenly, as ifthat made up for everything. “So I do know a bit about howthey think,” he added in victoriously.

“Abit?” Marinette said dryly, humor in her voice showing through hereyes as well. “That’s comforting.”

“I’mserious,” Chat pouted. “I hate to see you sad over this fool.”

“He’snot a fool Chat,” Marinette warned, despite the smile on her face.

“Heis if he’s blind to your feelings, any guy would be lucky to haveyou in love with him!” the hero exclaimed, a little too loudly. Ittook him a few seconds, but the pink on her face made him considerwhat he’d said, and Chat blushed, feeling his heart thump a littlein embarrassment for the outburst. “It’s true,” he coughed.

Marinettefiddled with her hands, trying to distract herself from the warmth inher cheeks. “So let me ask you this, we barely know each other,”she said carefully, eyes flickering to him briefly and catching anodd look on his face. “Why do you want to help me?”

Okay.He had to be strategic here. How did he tell her without revealingtoo much? Even being incredibly vague, it could totally blow up inhis face if she thought on in too much. But he couldn’t dismiss itas a ‘hero thing.’ Heroes didn’t meddle in people’s lovelives, that was definitely not in his job description, and she wouldsmell his lie in an instant. She was a smart one.

Chatlet out a little puff of air, wondering how much trouble he was goingto get into for this. “Okay, well, let’s just say…hypothetically, we’re… less strangers than you realize.”

Marinette’shead whirled around again in his direction so fast she felt whiplash,heart beating quicker all the sudden. “What?” she asked in shock,blinking. “You mean-”

“Notso loud,” he pleaded, holding a hand out towards her. The girlimmediately covered her mouth with one hand, looking embarrassed.“Don’t think on it too much, okay? It’s for your safety. Anddon’t- I mean, I don’t know when you’d get the chance- butdon’t tell Ladybug, okay?” he pleaded.

“Ohyes- I mean, no, of course I won’t tell her,” Marinette promised,feeling a little guilty because Ladybug already knew, she had a frontrow seat, but she couldn’t tell him that. “Well, um, okay then.”

“Okay?”he repeated, surprised. “So you’ll let me- I can try to helpyou?”

Marinettesighed, realizing this probably was a bad idea on some level, butfinding she couldn’t say no to him on this one. Him and those damnkitten eyes. “Yeah, okay, nothing crazy though, no feeding meadvice through and earpiece or anything,” she mumbled.

Chat’sbreath caught loudly and he started choking on a laugh, causingMarinette to give him a look that was a mixture of concern andconfused. “Are you okay?”

“Yes,I’m super!” he replied, bouncing back even as he got hisbreathing under control. “Okay princess, I’m going to get out ofyour hair for now since it’s getting late, but we’ll get startedon a game plan in a few days. Is Thursday alright? I could stop byaround 8?”

“Sure,”Marinette nodded. “I’ll have some snacks ready for you asthanks,” she teased, earning a look at amazement from Chat.

“Princess,this boy is going to fall so hard for you, he won’t knowwhat hit him,” he ‘tsk’ed, plucking the candle off the table andholding it out to her. “Until then, let this candle be your shiningbeacon of hope in the dark!” he said theatrically, and sheimmediately burst out laughing.

“Youare such a dork,” she exclaimed around her laughter, takingthe candle from him and wiping at her eye with the other hand. “Okayfair maiden, I can’t take anymore of you tonight, so I’ll see youThursday.”

“Untilthen, my Romeo,” Chat replied with a grand bow, before extendinghis staff and vaulting away into the night.

Shestood watching him a with a fond grin, and after a moment Tikki flewout from the bedroom below, hovering in front of Marinette and givingher a look. “So, I’m assuming you heard all of that,” Marinettetutted, eyeing her Kwami as she prepared to hear why this was a badidea.

“Ofcourse,” Tikki chirped happily. “I think it’s sweet.”

Marinette’seyebrows drew together, wondering why Tikki didn’t have somewarning against this, some words of wisdom. And why did she look so…evil? “You’re plotting,” she said flatly.

“What?Why, of course not!” the Kwami denied, looking mortally offended.“I just think it’s nice of him to be so concerned.”

Notat all convinced, Marinette sighed and blew out the candle, bringingit with her as she headed inside.

Shewas already regretting this.

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O.M. AÏVANHOV 10 avril 2008 Canalisation en continuité avec la précédente, de Jophiel Et bien, chers amis, je suis extrêmement content de vous retrouver et je me vois particulièrement content parce que je vous trouve extrêmement lumineux et je vois que vous avez eu une aide considérable, n'est ce pas, et que ça vient pas de vous-même, du moins un petit peu, j'espère. Et bien, si vous voulez, comme à mon habitude, je vais échanger avec vous, sur des considérations un peu moins ..., on va dire un peu plus terre à terre, spirituel terre à terre mais non pas angélique. Mais, qu'est ce que vous voulez, chacun occupe le canal qu'il doit occuper. Alors, je continue et je poursuis dans mes orientations habituelles qui ne sont pas opposées, je dirais, à celles de l'Ange mais qui sont, quand même, un petit peu plus matérielles, si on peut dire ça comme ça, même si mon but est de vous conduire à beaucoup plus de spiritualisation de la matière, comme dirait l'Ange. Mais, néanmoins, ça me fait très plaisir de retrouver l'atmosphère de cette vibration. Alors, si vous voulez bien, je vous donne la parole pour la reprendre dès que possible. Question : pouvez-vous nous parler du rôle de l'antimatière dans l'univers ? Alors, c'est extrêmement simple. Y'en a qui ont voulu faire, en ce moment, sur la planète, des théories mathématiques extrêmement complexes. Le rôle de l'antimatière c'est d'absorber de la matière c'est-à-dire de spiritualiser de la matière. Quand vous avez des planètes et des systèmes solaires qui disparaissent dans l'antimatière, ils disparaissent des mondes manifestés, ils pénètrent des mondes différents qui sont beaucoup plus éthérisés, beaucoup plus sur des plans vibratoires, comme la cinquième ou d'autres dimensions beaucoup plus hautes. C'est l'aspirateur à matière. Question : cela a un rapport avec les trous noirs ? Les trous noirs, c'est l'endroit où la matière et l'antimatière interagissent. Question : comment développer une approche géobiologique en relation avec les réseaux de l'intra-Terre ? Mais pourquoi vouloir faire de la géobiologie sur l'intra-Terre ? N'oubliez pas que vous pouvez pas pénétrer dans l'intra-Terre. Ce sont des mondes qui sont, au niveau vibratoire, de cinquième dimension. Donc, les vibrations de cette cinquième dimension ne correspondent pas aux mêmes diffusions et grilles que vous connaissez. Elles sont en d'autres dimensions. Alors, vous pouvez mesurer des effets indirects. Maintenant, y'a pas à proprement parler, de techniques ou de moyens, qui va permettre de devenir plus sensitif aux réseaux de l'intra-Terre. C'est pas possible. Vous avez déjà un certain nombre de réseaux. Alors, à partir du moment où on sensibilise son être à la perception de certaines lignes de force, à certains réseaux, et bien, au fur et à mesure qu'on les détecte, la sensibilité s'amplifie d'elle-même, bien sûr. Mais, en ce qui concerne les réseaux de cinquième dimension, y'a plus de géobiologie, n'est ce pas ? Parce que, là, nous sommes au-delà de la géobiologie, nous sommes dans les vibrations de l'éther. Or, l'éther est intelligent. La propagation de la Lumière et des ondes en cinquième dimension n'ont plus rien à voir avec les perturbations et les circulations que vous connaissez en troisième dimension. Il y a pas encore suffisamment d'interpénétration des réseaux de troisième et de cinquième dimensions. Donc, il est très difficile d'en parler comme cela car c'est pas dans cette dimension. Question : quelle est la différence entre une porte multidimensionnelle et un vortex de l'intra-Terre ? Le vortex est quelque chose qui est activé par les intra-Terrestres ou les extra-Terrestres et installé de manière, pas définitive, mais permanente. C'est comme la question sur le trou noir, matière/antimatière, troisième dimension, cinquième dimension. Le vortex, au milieu, c'est le trou noir. Maintenant, le portail, ou les portes dimensionnelles, ne sont pas associées à cette notion de mouvement d'énergie. Les vortex mettent en communication, de manière préférentielle, la troisième dimension, la cinquième dimension au-delà de la Terre et la cinquième dimension intra-Terrestre. Alors que les portails dimensionnels, en général, ne vont que dans un sens et pas dans les deux sens, sauf si on peut les franchir des deux côtés, bien sûr. Mais il y a une distinction. Le vortex va parcourir la troisième dimension, la cinquième dimension intra-Terrestre et la cinquième dimension de la transformation. Alors que le portail ou les portes dimensionnelles sont une porte à un seul sens c'est-à-dire de troisième dimension à cinquième dimension ou de cinquième dimension à la troisième dimension ou alors de troisième dimension à cinquième dimension intra-Terrestre. Ou encore, par exemple, un portail qui shunterait la troisième dimension mais qui irait de la cinquième dimension intra-Terrestre à la cinquième dimension extra-Terrestre. Mais quelle est l'importance de savoir ça ? Question : est-ce exact que l'intensité du champ électromagnétique terrestre subit des variations importantes ? Depuis plus de vingt ans, il y a eu une accélération progressive de ce phénomène d'abaissement des résonances Schumann donc du champ électromagnétique terrestre. Quand le champ électromagnétique terrestre sera à zéro, vous passerez totalement par le trou noir et accéderez à la cinquième dimension, au moment où les pôles basculeront pour s'aligner sur un nouveau champ vibratoire électromagnétique. Ceci est tout à fait vrai. Vous êtes passés de 12,80 à 8 et maintenant vous êtes entre 3 et 4. Et ça va de plus en plus vite. Question : vous parlez en quelle unité ? En cycles. Un cycle, par définition, est l'inverse de la fréquence. Vous définissez des Hertz. Je vais pas vous faire retourner à l'école, n'est ce pas ? Question : le moment où les pôles basculeront correspond au moment où la Terre s'arrêtera pour changer de sens ? Par définition, si la Terre bouge, elle tourne. Ce qui veut dire que ce sont deux moments qui sont différents et non pas conjoints. Question : cela entraînera un changement de sens de rotation ? Beaucoup de choses changeront, pas uniquement cela. Au niveau des orbites, les orbes ne seront plus du tout les mêmes. Mais c'est une question qui vous éloigne, comme disait l'Ange, de la vibration, là. Question : vivrons-nous ces phénomènes d'ici à 2012 ou est-ce un phénomène plus lointain ? Ça, ça dépend de la volonté des humains à monter vers cette nouvelle vie qui est promise et de leur nombre plus ou moins important. Alors, 2012 ? Cette année ? Plus tard ? C'est réévalué à chaque moment, en fonction de comment évolue la Terre et comment évoluent les êtres humains. Question : alors à quoi correspond réellement cette échéance de 2012 ? Parce que c'est ce qui appelé, dans les calendriers divers, l'avènement d'un nouveau soleil. Alors, comme vous savez, les mayas ont laissé un calendrier qui annonçait même, alors qu'ils ne le connaissaient pas, a priori, la naissance du Christ et l'avènement de certains évènements datés de manière extrêmement précise. Le problème c'est que, quand vous êtes loin de l'évènement (c'est-à-dire à l'époque où les mayas ont gravé dans la pierre tout ça), ça n'avait aucune espèce d'importance parce que c'était très loin de ce qu'ils vivaient. Mais vous, aujourd'hui, vous êtes dans cette période. Y'a une différence. Alors, si vous vous cristallisez sur 2012, qu'est ce qui va se passer ? Vous allez vous dire « j'ai le temps », ou alors, « c'est très proche », selon vos conceptions du temps. Mais, néanmoins, vous serez plus dans l'instant présent. Le mieux c'est de considérer que vous êtes maintenant arrivés à cette époque des grands bouleversements. C'est pas un évènement précis, comme le basculement des pôles ou l'arrêt de la Terre, qui va faire le basculement, d'un coup. Vous voulez, à tout prix, raccrocher des évènements avec des évènements cosmiques et des dates gravées. C'est un peu dangereux parce que vous êtes dans cette période. Et à vouloir projeter des plans vous allez de certitudes en désillusions parce que rien ne se passera comme vous le penserez. Alors, bien évidemment, il est important de comprendre, comme j'ai dit déjà au début de mes interventions, que vous êtes dans la période. C'est pas dans dix ans, c'est pas dans vingt ans, c'est pas demain, c'est aujourd'hui et ça commence chaque jour. Mais peut-être que vous vous en apercevez pas. Peut être que vous avez l'impression que tout est normal. Mais la plupart des êtres humains voudraient bien que vous vous aperceviez de rien, en particulier ceux qui sont aux commandes parce que, bien évidemment, si les évènements se déroulent selon des séquences progressives qui démarrent lentement mais qui vont s'accélérant et si vous participez au mouvement, vous vous apercevrez pas de l'accélération du mouvement parce que vous êtes dedans. Et, donc, vous allez croire qu'il se passe rien et vous allez attendre des évènements particuliers, annoncés. Et vous allez, sans arrêt, vous éloigner de votre but qui est de trouver la Lumière. Dans l'instant, je vous le rappelle, et non pas dans des projections temporelles. Mais dites-vous que c'est pas demain ou en 2012 mais, maintenant, que vous êtes arrivés à cette période de grands chamboulements. Comment disait l'ange ? De bouleversements. Question : avez-vous des informations sur les évolutions géopolitiques actuelles ? Là, il vous suffit d'allumer le poste de radio ou de télévision. Vous voyez qu'il y a des gens qui sont contre les autres, hein ? Vous voyez que ça va mal de partout. Mais c'est rien. Ça pourrait aller beaucoup plus mal. Alors, vous avez l'illustration de l'accès à une forme de Connaissances dégradée qui est l'information. Vous avez, en temps réel, tout ce qui se passe sur la planète. Les climats sont fous. La glaciation continue quand on vous parle de phénomènes de réchauffement. Mais c'est voulu. Mais, tout ça, c'est en route. Vos vies changent profondément. Les amitiés, les amours changent. Les choses se reconfigurent, se mettent dans des ordres différents. Comme vous l'a dit l'Ange, déjà (pas cette fois-ci, mais de manière privée), l'année 2008 est l'année des révélations. Je reprends ses termes parce que c'est la totale vérité. C'est une année où ce qui était caché, ce qui était secret, à tous les niveaux, va être révélé à la face du monde. Ça veut dire, bien sûr, au niveau des informations de vos postes de télé et de radio, des grands scandales, des grands remue-ménages entre les peuples, des découvertes de trahisons. Tout ça, c'est l'année 2008 où ça se produit. Quelles sont les conséquences de tout ça ? Elles dépendront de l'animosité des différents peuples en question. Nul ne peut le prévoir. Mais c'est une année aussi, à titre individuel, où vous allez vivre ces révélations, où les choses vont être révélées. Parfois elles seront dures à supporter. Parfois elles seront comme un grand soulagement. Et rien de ce qui était caché ne restera caché. Ça, c'est aussi ce que disait Jésus pour la période pour la fin des temps. Quand je dis « Jésus », c'était Saint Jean, dans l'Apocalypse. Toutes les trompettes vont sonner. N'attendez pas un signal et que la Terre vous tombe sur la tête ou qu'elle s'arrête de tourner ou que les pôles basculent ou que les extra-Terrestres envahissent le ciel. Ces évènements viendront, nécessairement, mais ils viendront à l'ultime moment. Pour l'instant vous êtes dans la période des révélations, des bouleversements, des réajustements. C'est une année extrêmement dure, à tous les niveaux et qui n'est rien par rapport à 2009. Mais, ça, c'est une autre histoire, n'est ce pas ? Vous n'y êtes pas encore. Le seul réconfort, la seule possibilité de trouver la paix, sera à l'intérieur. Plus rien à l'extérieur ne fonctionnera comme vous voulez. Ce qui était simple, deviendra compliqué. Ce qui paraissait comme éternel, sera éphémère. Ce qui paraissait éphémère, deviendra éternel. Vous l'avez compris, c'est une année de grandes transformations. Question : comment, alors, trouver son équilibre dans l'incarnation ? Il est pas question d'équilibre. Il est question d'un déséquilibre. Tout est fait pour vous déséquilibrer. Le seul point d'équilibre c'est se tourner vers l'intérieur. Quand tout l'extérieur va mal, il restera la Lumière de l'intérieur. Et la Lumière de l'intérieur ne peut se révéler qu'au moment où tout va mal. Alors, c'est pas de l'équilibre, ça. C'est de l'équilibrisme. Question : pourriez-vous nous parler des dents, densification la plus forte de notre matière ? Alors, les dents c'est lié à la pérennité, c'est lié à l'os. Le blanc c'est la couleur de l'immortalité. Les dents servent à mordre et à manger. Avoir une dent contre quelqu'un c'est vouloir le mordre, lui faire du mal. Bien évidemment, dans les dimensions auxquelles vous allez accéder (pour ceux d'entre vous qui y accéderont), vous n'aurez plus besoin de dents parce qu'on ne mange plus. La dent est un organe extrêmement riche. Avoir une dent contre quelqu'un est une expression populaire. Mais aussi les karmas qui sont causés au niveau des racines des dents. La dent est le degré de cristallisation extrême, encore plus fort que l'os, lié à l'incarnation. La dent est un organe spécifique à la troisième dimension. Dans la dimension que vous allez expérimenter, comme il n'y plus de nécessité de s'alimenter autrement qu'avec la Lumière, je me demande à quoi serviraient les dents pour mâcher la Lumière. Question : à quoi peuvent correspondrent des douleurs dans les oreilles, accentuées depuis Pâques ? Soit les cloches ont sonné trop fort, soit c'est un bouchon de cérumen, soit ce sont les énergies spirituelles qui, depuis Pâques, sont effectivement très fortes. Mais, comme tous les ans. Vous rentrez dans la pleine lune du taureau, le Wesak. Vous rentrez dans la période la plus énergétique de l'année, entre Pâques et la Saint Jean d'été. Alors, ça peut donner, chez certaines personnes, des vibrations qui peuvent être des douleurs des oreilles, voire des sifflements dans l'oreille gauche quand l'Anthakarana s'active. Les énergies spirituelles descendantes, qu'on appelle la Shakti, congestionnent au niveau de la tête et, en particulier, des oreilles. Alors, dans ce cas là, il faut essayer de trouver des périodes de marche, pieds nus dans la nature, pour drainer les énergies vers le bas du corps et décongestionner la tête. Question : pourriez-vous rappeler ce qu'est l'Anthakarana ? L'anthakarana est la corde de Lumière qui unit la personnalité inférieure à l'âme, du côté gauche. C'est lié aussi à l'activation des ampoules de la clairaudience, au niveau de l'oreille. Et, du côté droit, il y a une autre corde de Lumière qui unit le corps à l'esprit. Question : à quoi peuvent être dues des difficultés à faire remonter les énergies terrestres par les jambes ? C'est que, quelque part, il y a une peur de l'avenir. C'est lié à la peur de se trouver confronté à la Lumière totale. C'est certainement encore des petites formes de résistances par rapport à l'établissement de la Lumière totale. Nous n'avons plus de questionnements. Nous vous remercions. Alors, chers amis, je vais vous apporter tout mon amour, toute ma bénédiction. J'ai été très heureux d'échanger avec vous, de manière fort humaine. Tant pis pour l'Ange. Ce que je veux dire par là, c'est que vous avez deux approches, ce soir, qui sont pas différentes mais complémentaires. Une vision de quelqu'un qui a partagé, avec vous, la vie sur Terre. Et une vision spirituelle, découplée de la matérialité. La position de l'être humain est unique dans la création (dans les différentes humanités incarnées, je veux dire). Nous sommes allés au plus loin d'où nous pouvions aller, dans l'incarnation. Nous avons fait l'expérience de la séparation, l'expérience de la dualité. Ces expériences furent, pour certains d'entre nous, extrêmement nombreuses. Mais vient, un moment donné, où le goût de l'expérience dans cette dimension là s'épuise, ce qui peut créer un certain malaise parce que les besoins habituels disparaissent. La sexualité, par exemple, pour certains. L'attrait pour l'argent, pour d'autres, l'attrait pour le travail pour encore d'autres. Vous êtes face à des bouleversements et on peut parfois se sentir perturbés face à cela parce qu'on ne le connaît pas encore. Même si on a entendu dire, même si on a ressenti, c'est pas quelque chose qui est très connu, c'est quelque chose d'entièrement nouveau. Alors, y'a de grandes peurs, de grandes attentes, de grandes espérances aussi et tout ça se mélange. Alors, malgré les peurs, malgré les espérances, essayez de rester centrés, au plus possible, dans le présent. Soyez conscients à vous-mêmes, à chaque chose que vous faites. C'est, quelque part, mon conseil humain, pour vous aider à vous rapprocher de ce que disait l'Ange : de l'Essence, au cœur de votre cœur. C'est une technique simple que je voulais vous rappeler. Il faut faire taire le bruit, il faut faire taire l'agitation, il faut oublier les douleurs intérieures et extérieures que l'on ressent. Voilà, chers amis. Alors, recevez tout mon amour et toute ma bénédiction et je vous dis certainement à bientôt. Portez-vous le mieux possible.

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Conséquence directe des activités industrielles humaines, le réchauffement climatique s’accentue continuellement, amenant à des températures record sur l’ensemble du globe et à une augmentation alarmante du taux de CO2 atmosphérique. Si l’un des arguments principaux du climatoscepticisme consistait à avancer que ces cycles étaient normaux pour la planète, une nouvelle étude vient définitivement enterrer cet argument. En effet, une nouvelle recherche vient de démontrer qu’au cours des 3 derniers millions d’années, le climat n’a jamais été aussi perturbé que depuis l’émergence de l’ère industrielle.

Le niveau de dioxyde de carbone dans l’atmosphère aujourd’hui est plus élevé qu’il ne l’a été depuis 3 millions d’années. Selon de nouvelles recherches, cette augmentation du niveau de dioxyde de carbone pourrait amener des températures jamais observées durant toute cette période. Les chercheurs ont eu recours à la modélisation informatique pour examiner les changements climatiques au cours de la période quaternaire, qui a débuté il y a environ 2.6 millions d’années et se poursuit aujourd’hui.

Au cours de cette période, la Terre a connu de nombreux changements, mais aucun n’a été aussi rapide que ceux d’aujourd’hui, explique l’auteur de l’étude Matteo Willeit, chercheur sur le climat à l’Institut de recherche sur l’impact sur le climat de Potsdam.  « Pour trouver un climat plus chaud qu’aujourd’hui, il faut complètement revenir à une période géologique différente » indique Willeit. La recherche a été publiée dans la revue Science Advances.

Transition du milieu du Pléistocène : l’allongement des cycles glaciaires

La période quaternaire a commencé par une période de glaciation, lorsque des calottes glaciaires sont descendues du Groenland pour couvrir une grande partie de l’Amérique du Nord et du nord de l’Europe. Au début, ces glaciers ont progressé et se sont retirés selon un cycle de 41’000 ans, dictés par les changements de l’orbite de la Terre autour du Soleil.

Mais il y a entre 1.25 et 0.7 million d’années, ces cycles glaciaires et interglaciaires se sont allongés et se sont reproduits tous les 100’000 ans environ, un phénomène appelé transition du milieu du Pléistocène, en raison de l’époque à laquelle il s’est produit. La question, explique Willeit, est de savoir ce qui a causé la transition, étant donné que la structure des variations de l’orbite terrestre n’a pas changé.

Willeit et son équipe ont utilisé une simulation informatique avancée du Quaternaire pour tenter de répondre à cette question. Les modèles sont seulement aussi bons que les paramètres inclus dedans, et celui-ci en incluait beaucoup : les conditions atmosphériques, les conditions océaniques, la végétation, le carbone global, la poussière et les inlandsis. Les chercheurs ont inclus ce que l’on sait sur ces paramètres, puis les ont modifiés pour voir quelles conditions pourraient créer la transition mi-pléistocène.

Dioxyde de carbone et régolithe à l’origine du raccourcissement des périodes inter-glaciaires

L’équipe a découvert que pour que les cycles glaciaires de 41’000 ans atteignent 100’000 ans, il fallait deux choses : le dioxyde de carbone dans l’atmosphère devait diminuer et les glaciers devaient recouvrir une couche de sédiment appelée “régolithe”. Le dioxyde de carbone a diminué pour différentes raisons, selon Willeit, telles qu’une diminution des gaz à effet de serre émis par les volcans ou des modifications du taux d’altération des roches, ce qui entraînerait le piégeage de plus de carbone dans les sédiments transportés au fond des mers.

Graphiques montrant l’évolution de certains paramètres, comme le taux de CO2 atmosphérique, le niveau de la mer ou encore le niveau de régolithe lors de la transition du mi-Pléistocène. Crédits : M. Willeit et al. 2019

Moins de carbone dans l’atmosphère signifiait moins de chaleur piégée, de sorte que le climat se serait refroidi au point que de grandes couches de glace pouvaient se former plus facilement. Les processus géologiques ont fourni le deuxième ingrédient crucial pour les cycles glaciaires plus longs. Lorsque les continents sont dénués de glace pendant de longues périodes, ils acquièrent une couche supérieure de roches broyées non consolidées appelée régolithe.

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La Lune en est un bon exemple : l’épaisse couche de poussière de la Lune est constituée de régolithe. La glace qui se forme au-dessus de ce régolithe a tendance à être moins stable que la glace qui se forme sur un substrat rocheux ferme. De même, les calottes glaciaires à base de régolithe glissent plus rapidement et restent plus minces que la glace. Lorsque les changements d’orbite terrestre modifient la quantité de chaleur qui frappe la surface de la Terre, les inlandsis sont particulièrement enclins à fondre.

Sur le même sujet : Le changement climatique d’aujourd’hui est pire que tout ce que la Terre a connu au cours des 2000 dernières années

Cartes montrant l’étendue des glaces dans l’hémisphère nord avant la transition mi-Pleistocène (haut) et après (bas). Crédits : M. Willeit et al. 2019

Mais les glaciers éliminent également le régolithe. Cet affouillement glacial ré-expose le substrat rocheux. Après quelques cycles glaciaires dans le début du Quaternaire, le substrat rocheux aurait été exposé, ce qui aurait permis à la couche de glace nouvellement formée de devenir un lieu d’ancrage plus ferme. Ces couches de glace résiliantes, associées à un climat plus froid, ont entraîné des cycles glaciaires plus longs observés il y a environ un million d’années. Les périodes interglaciaires sont toujours dues aux changements d’orbite, mais elles sont devenues plus courtes.

Les activités humaines responsables de la perturbation climatique la plus rapide et brutale du Quaternaire

Les taux de carbone atmosphérique existant il y a environ 800’000 ans doivent être reconstitués plutôt que mesurés directement à partir de carottes de glace, de sorte que les estimations de la quantité de carbone dans l’atmosphère ont varié. Les recherches en modélisation de Willeit et de son équipe suggèrent que le dioxyde de carbone était inférieur à 400 parties par million pour toute la période Quaternaire. Aujourd’hui, la moyenne mondiale est de 405 ppm.

À la fin du Pliocène, il y a environ 2.6 millions d’années, les températures mondiales moyennes étaient temporairement supérieures d’environ 1.5 °C à la moyenne avant l’utilisation généralisée des combustibles fossiles, a montré le modèle de Willeit. Ces anciennes températures détiennent actuellement le record le plus élevé de toute la période Quaternaire.

Courbe reconstituant sur 1000 ans l’évolution des températures (rouge) et des concentrations de CO2 (bleu). Cette courbe, publiée par le GIEC, a été établie à partir des relevés effectués au sein des carottes glaciaires polaires. L’augmentation rapide du CO2 depuis la révolution industrielle est incontestable et ne connaît aucune commune mesure avec les cycles naturels de la Terre. Crédits : Hano/GIEC/NOAA

Mais cela pourrait bientôt changer. Déjà, la planète est plus chaude de 1.2 °C par rapport à la moyenne préindustrielle. L’accord de Paris de 2016 voudrait limiter le réchauffement à 1.4 °C, ce qui correspond au climat d’il y a 2.5 millions d’années. Si le monde ne parvient pas à gérer cette limite et s’approche de l’objectif précédent — l’objectif international précédent était de 2 °C — ce serait la moyenne mondiale la plus élevée observée au cours de cette période géologique.

« Notre étude met cela en perspective. Cela montre clairement que même si vous regardez les climats passés sur de très longues périodes, ce que nous faisons actuellement en matière de changement climatique est énorme et très rapide, comparé à ce qui s’est produit dans le passé » conclut Willeit.

Sources : Science Advances

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La fonte des glaces autour du Groenland perturbe gravement le Gulf Stream. Glaciation et montée des eaux en Europe ? http://ift.tt/2hbGxeL

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