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The sunny boy goes on a stroll.

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Animorphs #3: The Encounter thoughts (pt. 3):

Tobias is such a friggin' puritan. He's all "the human mind" this, "the hawk mind" that (p. 84, emphasis added) and I think part of what upsets him so much about killing a rat the first time is the sheer atavistic pleasure of doing something his body wants to do for once. He's not disgusted by rats as food but by "the ecstasy of the hunt. Ecstasy!" (p. 91). Tobias "the flesh is weak" "existence is a prison" Fangor needs to lighten up and learn to enjoy things sometimes, honestly. This team needs an Ax.

The moment where Marco throws the baseball has stuck with me for, like, decades. He and Tobias "will probably never be very close" (p. 16), he "doesn't want to be an Animorph" (p. 29), but he doesn't hesitate for a second to put himself in danger to save Tobias's life. Breaking the skylight isn't just selfless; it's reckless. Completely unlike Marco. But Tobias is in danger, and Marco — being Marco — has no choice.

Again, we see the team dynamics forming: Tobias cannot help needling Jake about how "I don't like this plan... maybe we should back off" (p. 111), and Jake cannot help getting annoyed because "I know it's not exactly ideal" and "Tobias, you were in on the planning right from the start". Buckle up for three more years of this, boys.

Tobias being heartbroken over the hork-bajir host losing his life because the yeerk in his head made a mistake is yet another moment that makes this series unique. You can kill POWs to hurt the enemy, or you can give up. Those are the only two options.

P. 149 mentions Marco having a bald eagle morph. Which won't come up again until #54, but apparently this was a thing that happened off-screen. Go figure.

RIP Tobias you would've loved "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell.

Animorphs books can be read here | Book Club schedule is here

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Everyone loves me for my razor-sharp talons and my extensive knowledge of thermals.

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"came back wrong" what about Came Back Afraid. You used to be brave. Too brave maybe, defying the odds at every turn, a fighter, cocky, playing with fire, first to throw yourself at the enemy. Until one day it all caught up to you. You came back, somehow, but now you know all too intimately how it feels to lose, to die, to be destroyed. Now you flinch and freeze and cower at the slightest provocation. Who even are you now if you can't be brave? The grave may have let you go, but the mortal fear still grips you tighter than ever.

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ur first and last recent emojis are ur gender now. mine is 🅱👨‍❤‍💋‍👨

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To the death

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animorphs: when all you have is the power to morph into animals, it looks like everything can be solved by morphing into a fucking grizzly bear and fucking shit up

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i keep thinking about this picture like the pure cunt of it all shakes me

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the bottom line is that if you hate cassie animorphs then i hate you. in this house we love and respect cassie animorphs. these will be my last fucking words

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Animorphs, First and Last Spoken Words

Jake “Not much. We’re heading home” “Ram the Blade ship.” Marco “Out of quarters, certain people keep forgetting that the SleazeTroll shows up right after the Nether Fjord. So certain people keep losing the game— and losing our quarters.” “Okay, this is unexpected.” Tobias “What’s up?” <Ax?> Rachel “Are you going to come and protect us, you big strong m-a-a-a-n? You think we’re helpless just because—” “I love you.” Cassie “I’d appreciate it if they did walk with us, I know you’re not afraid of anything Rachel, but I guess I am.” “He doesn’t hate you, Jake. He never did. His heart was broken, that’s all. And you know, Tobias never had anyone. No one before Rachel. No mother, really, no father he could ever know. Rachel was the first and only person who ever loved Tobias.” Ax <Do not move. I stunned you to see what you are. But if you move, I will destroy you.> <Jake.>

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I couldn’t sleep so I made a Moodboard for my new Therian mask design :)

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I couldn’t sleep so I made a Moodboard for my new Therian mask design :)

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i'm worst at what i do best and for this gift, i feel blessed

late-night kickass Rachel. makeup still on point.

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Nobody's tried to lure me down to the basement of the school lately and I'm starting to take it personally.

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The Republicans have decided we no longer need bees and are defunding the USGS Bee Lab. Please tell your friends, your representatives, local beekeepers, crafting clubs, your classmates, and everyone who has ever seen a bee that this is happening and that the Republicans are behind it. Scream about this. We in the professional bug world make fun of the bee people for having some of the only consistent funding and support in the whole field, but now even that is going away. Write it on your car. Tell someone at the store. Email your professor. Make a tiktok. Draw it on the sidewalk. Do NOT let them sneak this by.

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