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(So uh-... Small-ish update! I ended-up NOT writing because I ended-up getting a really bad infection hahaaa... Yeeeah. Not fun. Not fun at all.

BUT. I'M BETTER NOW. AND BACK TO EATING MOSTLY. DEFINITELY NOT HARD STUFF OR PIZZA CRUST unfortunately, BUT BURGERS WITH SEEDLESS BUNS AND PASTA ARE BACK ON THE MENU. <3

BUT ALSO. Guys I'm still unfortunately gonna need a couple more days to come back here, since I'm leaving to go on a business trip to the main office branch for the rest of the week. Only the not-fun work lappie is coming with me. And when I say 'leaving' I mean I'm out the door in like 15 minutes, I just wanted to leave this here for everyone. 8P;;;;;)

(Hi everyone! <3 Just popping-on really quick to say apologies for being radio-silent the past three days, I had my wisdom teeth removed and it's been a lot more painful than I expected. Thankfully I think my face is starting to stop swelling like a balloon, so I'm going to actually TRY and do stuff tomorrow. xT

Really sorry again, I promise I'm not ignoring everyone and also the things waiting for me here I'm missing Riv and RP terribly. Dx;;;;;)

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(Hi everyone! <3 Just popping-on really quick to say apologies for being radio-silent the past three days, I had my wisdom teeth removed and it's been a lot more painful than I expected. Thankfully I think my face is starting to stop swelling like a balloon, so I'm going to actually TRY and do stuff tomorrow. xT

Really sorry again, I promise I'm not ignoring everyone and also the things waiting for me here I'm missing Riv and RP terribly. Dx;;;;;)

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Picrew

(Yoinked from @dogtccth like the filthy thief that I am.)

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"Ay doll, I gots ya somethin' since I came back from a job."

@theserpentsjester

"My, aren't you one thoughtful little Princess! Well, what're you standing around there for, darling? Go-on. Put it on."

"...Yourself."

"What, you didn't think I'd actually wear a collar for you, did you? Without a single 'please' or anything? How silly."

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“When I’m Good, I’m Very Good. But When I’m Bad, I’m Better.”

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How do you feel if your male lover wore womans panties. Even yours? Either for humiliation, kink or just cause purposes?

"Aren't these saucy little numbers supposed to be sent on Sundays? Look at you, being greedy."

"...Sorry, dear. I do hate to be the ruiner of so many pleasant dreams and all, but it's not really my thing. Though I'm more than happy to squeeze into whatever scanty little thing my lover wants to call 'lingerie'. Same with 'sharing', clothes is perfectly cute, but sharing underwear doesn't quite sound er-... All that sanitary to me."

"Now collars, on the other hand-..."

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If your muse suddenly grew wings, what would they look like? (i.e: feathered and bird-like, leathery bat-like wings, insect-like, ect...)

(Fairy wings the shape and color of fallen Autumn leaves, the kind that are just starting to turn! They'd still be that deep, vibrant Fall-red around where the wings connect to her body, bleeding into that crumbly-looking brown color the closer you get to the wingtips and with a reddish-brown outline and leaf veins... You also wouldn't be able to see through the membranes. When they move, they'd probably shed bits of dusty leaf residue, instead of the standard sparkly fairy-dust.

River is pretty heavy due to having a bit more muscle-mass, so the wings would likely be too delicate to support actual flight for her; but she'd be able to use them to glide, and would be able to hover off the ground for a little bit if she put the effort into it. They'd also be able to give her a 'boost' in speed when running after her targets in order to close the gap a little quicker, she'd definitely keep them hidden and whip them out for a 'surprise-attack'!)

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detroit: become human starters! trigger warnings: death, blood, trauma, gun violence

❝ i don’t know what to do anymore. ❞

❝ no matter what i decide, i know there will be blood. ❞

❝ i’m trying to find answers, but everything around me just keeps falling apart. ❞

❝ humans hate us. ❞

❝ what do you really want? ❞

❝ you’re just a fucking machine! ❞

❝ why did you have to wake up when all you had to do was obey? ❞

❝ what do you mean, you want? ❞

❝ what i want is not important. ❞

❝ i want you to leave her alone. ❞

❝ don’t you dare fucking move. ❞

❝ obey! that’s an order. ❞

❝ i can’t do that. ❞

❝ do yourself a favor and stay out of my way. ❞

❝ sometimes i think you have more humanity than most humans. ❞

❝ no, please, i don’t wanna leave you. i can’t. please, i don’t wanna leave you. ❞

❝ you look human. you sound human. but what are you, really? ❞

❝ you don’t feel emotions. you fake them. ❞

❝ i told you not to move! why do you never do what i say?! ❞

❝ i know what i am, and what i am not. ❞

❝ moment of truth. what’re you gonna do? ❞

❝ are you hurt? ❞

❝ i’m okay. ❞

❝ i need her. and she needs me. ❞

❝ why couldn’t we just be happy? ❞

❝ are you afraid to die? ❞

❝ i was scared. ❞

❝ why didn’t you shoot? ❞

❝ i would’ve shot them if i could. ❞

❝ i was just a machine. taking orders. ❞

❝ why are you so determined to kill yourself? ❞

❝ i thought you were dead. ❞

❝ you can’t kill me. i’m not alive. ❞

❝ i wanted to live. ❞

❝ who i was doesn’t really matter anymore. ❞

❝ one day i realized it wasn’t fair. ❞

❝ i’m faster than you and i don’t feel pain. you stand no chance against me. ❞

❝ i’ve learned a lot since i met you. ❞

❝ you said you used to come here a lot before… before what? ❞

❝ i know what i should’ve done, i told you i couldn’t! ❞

❝ maybe you did the right thing. ❞

**light-hearted section!**

❝ hey. bring me a coffee, dipshit. ❞

❝ this is not gonna look good on my expense account… ❞

❝ don’t put any more evidence in your mouth. you got it? ❞

❝ sounds like a good day to stay in bed. ❞

❝ your meal contains 1.4 times the recommended daily intake of calories, and twice the cholesterol level. you shouldn’t eat that. ❞

❝ —sorry about the window. ❞

❝ my humblest apologies, i promise i’ll never shoot you again. ❞

❝ i’m certainly going to miss our bromance. ❞

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Sender licks the receiver’s blood from their thumb

Bloody Good Starters! @gnarledbite

"Trapped himself like a rat! Oh he's got to be pissing his pants in there, right now." Good thing he picked a dead-end room... Lucky, because she was really starting to feel it now. Lens shattered, the mask is removed with a soft grunt, a sound buried low by the heady hiss of steam. One shot above, one slug to the shoulder; if River had been any slower on the grapple, it'd have been her brains painting those pipes, instead of a little bullet-assisted back-spray.

High risk that maneuver was, but what's a good reward without some peril? Besides, utilizing her poisons in such a small space would've been in poorest taste, she wasn't running alone.

"Hi-ho Sunshine, you doing alright back there? You're awfully quieter than usual, where's my grumpy scolding for 'letting him go'?" River chuckles, pressing a hand taut to her wound, "Just so you know, I'm expecting a 'thanks' for taking that bullet!"

But each silent second passed is one tick too many, and it isn't long before she's casting a glance over-shoulder... Concern bleeding through, steady as the rivulets running between her fingers. The mark had killed the main lights in some vain attempt to shelter in the shadows, and without aid of her mask, she's flying at less than half visually. But some things can be gleaned in that claustrophobic dark: the curve and contour of pipe, his form outlined in ambient yellow and orange. River thinks she see's Garrett move. Inspect something.

But why then, does her skin prickle so? She tries again.

"What's-... Going-on over there? Hey, did you actually get hit?"

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sara mrad

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" i. . . i didn't mean to. . . "

Bloody Good Starters! @isitrecording

"Poor form, because they're gone either way!" Flown far into the night no doubt, a blood trail lies fresh upon the ground, but the target will have re-blended back into society by now. Goddammit. River curses under her breath as a hand raises, seeking to stymie free-flowing crimson that trickles from a wound sustained just above her eyebrow.

Distractions, distractions, they're completely unaffordable. Her injury throbs as if in 'agreement'.

"You know your surprise appearances are really starting to burn one nasty hole in my bank account, 'dear'."

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Well, now there's something you don't see every day.

River wasn't sure what she'd expected the whole 'transformation' thing to actually look like... A blink and you miss it moment? Or perhaps a cute twirl and some razzle-dazzle sparkle, like the transformations in those shows her kid liked to watch? 'Melty-face' morphage hardly breached a Top Ten in ideas; And the result? Goodness, the end result.

The assassin recoils at the sight, hand to chest. "Good Lord, you-! Ahem."

"...That's probably one of the most horrifying things I've ever seen, I honestly don't know whether to laugh or cry! Good job, I think?"

There's some kind of faint 'threat' to never do this again hidden within those words. Somewhere. Buried underneath a big desire to retch all over the floor.

Oh that gets the ole eyebrows climbing for his hair line. And then a wicked smile, 'cuz that gives him an idea. One moment he's Chi, the next the flesh around his face melts and swirls around along with the rest of his body, his clothes, and after a bit ole River is looking at her twin. If her twin was cute. All pink and bubbly and generally not her vibe.

"Hi River! I'm River too!"

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sender spits out a mouthful of blood at receiver's feet ((she overexerted herself :) ))

Bloody Good Starters! @smilingmxsk

"Hmn. Friendly bit of advice, Cheshire? The idea's that you want to keep the 'red stuff' inside you... Well, your own at any rate."

The back of River's hand meets her jaw, a gentle brush against purpling skin, knuckles still crimson-flecked. Green eyes simply stare at the glistening glob lain at her toes in unabashed bemusement. If that bold little show was meant to intimidate her, then it needs to turn around and take a trip back to the old drawing-board; because it's done one piss-poor job. What a waste of some good blood.

But she's got spunk, this one does. Spirit and strength in spades, if a bit unpolished in the realm of overall skill. All Margaret needs is a little... Push, in the right direction. That hand drops, exposing a toothy grin as the sound of a fist striking palm echoes sharp.

There's a diamond to be found here, yet. River can feel it.

"...Now come-on. Up, up up onto those feet! Time waits for no one, dear, and your next opponent won't be nice enough to let you take-five."

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(-Go on Youtube.-)

(-Notice in my front page feed that there's a trailer for a brand neW ARKHAM GAME, WTF LIKE WUUUUUUT????!!!!-)

(-CLICK THE VID WITH THE SPEED OF A ROCKETING COMET.-)

(-SCREM A SILENT SCREM AS I WAIT NOT-SO-PATIENTLY FOR IT TO LOAD.-)

(FIRST THING THAT GREETS MY INNOCENT EYEBALLS? FECKING 'META QUEST' AND HOW DOES IT END? 'ONLY ON META QUEST'.)

(WELP. Color me bamboozled and beset with The Sad.)

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Four stars because after stabbing a guy the butterfly knife wouldn't come out of his leg and I was forced to leave it there.

— most popular review of a ~15 euro butterfly knife [x]

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🌀- Were they a social, giggly baby? Or were they a shy baby who did not like forced socialization? 🍳- What is their favorite childhood dish? 🐻- Did they have a favorite teddy bear/stuffed animal?

Ask about River's Kid! @smilingmxsk

🌀- Were they a social, giggly baby? Or were they a shy baby who did not like forced socialization?

(Answered HERE but have something about Toddler!Dagny instead!)

Once Dagny finally grew out of the colic-y baby stage things did get a little easier, but toddlerhood brought its own set of 'challenges' as it were. Once they arrived in Gotham, River didn't immediately return to assassination, instead using the funds she'd pilfered from the family coffers to stay afloat and just try to settle. But 'settling' at that time meant rarely leaving the small apartment River rented unless necessary, partly to make absolutely sure that none of her family members had followed them there and partly due to the fact that she felt intensely nervous about how vulnerable Dagny was.

But the money wouldn't last forever. River and Jamey had also promised each other that they would give their daughter everything River didn't have as a child, which meant schooling; and so Dagny's first experience with kids her age was when she started Preschool. It was very difficult and jarring for her, given that her mom was, quite literally, the only real form of social interaction that she had at that point. 'Goodbyes' in the morning were tear-filled, and for the longest while she would refuse to participate or even interact with the teacher and other children.

Thankfully she's 'mostly' grown out of it. Dagny still prefers to hang around her mother and her friends, but is far more willing to play with another kid, usually if they ask first.

🍳- What is their favorite childhood dish?

(Answered HERE but who the heck has only one fave food?!)

Nothing will ever top dino nuggets in Dagny's eyes, but a good extra-thick, extra-cheesy grilled cheese sandwich comes pretty close: Especially when paired with a bowl of tomato-basil soup on the side! She also likes it when there's tomatoes cooked into the grilled cheese sandwich, as well.

The only thing that sucks? Not all dine-out establishments will include the soup, so sometimes she needs to settle for tossing a less-superior canned variant into the microwave when River brings home dinner.

🐻- Did they have a favorite teddy bear/stuffed animal?

(Answered HERE but Dags has a lot of toys, so have another odd one of hers!)

After River purchased Sausage for Dagny, it was pretty clear to her that 'weird-looking' toys were probably going to be a bit of a thing for her daughter... So, she made it a side-mission of hers to keep an eye out for anything Dagny might enjoy. Half to please her daughter of course, and half in a hopeful bid to find a replacement for Sausage whenever her child asked to sleep in the same bed. Much to her shock though, Gotham is surprisingly lacking in the odd toys department.

That is, until one fateful day when River brought Dagny to an amusement park on an outing, and she pointed out this little number. One muscle frog plush, worth an arm and a leg's worth in tickets; all they had to do was play enough games and win enough of them. Was it a pain in the ass? Extremely, those carny bastards love to cheat after all! Did River manage to do it? You bet your buttons she did.

This little guy is lovingly dubbed Beefcake.