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Didn’t have enough time to work on the things I wanted to this morning so here’s a little sketch. Lol teens?

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The Greymen with Francis:

Agent: So um... You want a beer?

Epsilon: He's 4!

Agent: Well, I don't know what we're supposed to do with him!

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Just something I... picked up.

Chase nods in silent acknowledgement after Omi performs Repulse the Monkey for the first time.

And Omi stops and stares up at him for a little bit with this bewildered expression. Then when Omi turns and scurries away, while he's trailing behind the focused Kimiko and the serious Raimundo, you can see this private, giddy smile on Omi's face from the praise.

He's still reserved enough at this point that he holds back the smile until he turns away from Chase's direction to hide the smile from Chase. But it seems like he just can't hold the smile back a second longer than that.

All from that little nod.

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Doyle looks so proud here!

Some Fiskerton and Zak cute moments from "Once more the nightmare factory". I really like these screenshots to be honest.

@creacher-feetcher @fisksaturday @sparky-cryptidcrafts @gelios-fan

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Damien better watch out because these two are the ones who set Anya's standards for romance.

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Mission Lars AU: Remake!

AU Summary: Convinced that Lars is feeling lonely up in space, Steven makes it his goal to find the Captain's perfect match during a trip back home-

All the while, Little Homeschool needs Steven to focus on their lessons!

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XS if Chase and Guan were BEST friends:

Hannibal: Someone close to you will betray you!

Good!Chase: .... Hey, Guan? Are you going to betray me?

Guan, distantly: YES!

Good!Chase: Well, he just said no- So...

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The Saturdays are so polite in Swam at the Edge of Space. Like if my friend showed up out of nowhere after 10 year absence with a flimsy excuse and a kid that is DEFINITELY not his and the first thing they do is insult my own children's dumb names, I'd honestly just let them deal with the jellyfish themselves.

And the kid comes with a tazer? I'm NOT going to encourage my son to be his friend!

My patience could never.

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Keira is one of countless Greenlandic women in Denmark who have been separated from their children after undergoing highly controversial “parenting competency” tests (known as forældrekompetenceundersøgelse or FKU) used by social services to assess whether parents are suitable to care for their children. In common with many of these cases, Zammi was placed with Danish foster parents. Keira fears Zammi will lose her language and identity as a result. For years, parenting competency tests have been criticised by campaigners and human rights bodies that say they are culturally unsuitable for people from Inuit backgrounds, and therefore discriminatory.

Generally, the tests are used if a child is believed to be struggling with challenges in behaviour, feelings or thoughts – and will form one part of a social worker’s investigations, says clinical psychologist Isak C Nellemann, who used to perform FKU for the Danish state, and now helps advise families and lawyers in cases like Keira’s. But, often, he says, simply being Greenlandic will be enough to get the attention of social workers.

The tests cover attachment, personality traits, cognitive abilities and psychopathology, and take about 15-20 hours. It is almost impossible to pass them, says Nellemann; even he and his colleagues have failed to do so. Questions can include “What is glass made of?” and “What is the name of the big staircase in Rome?” Nellemann argues that the tests are culturally specific and a poor way to measure innate intelligence. “There is a lot of stigmatisation of people from Greenland,” he says. “We don’t know why we should use these tests for parenting.” [...]

Until 1953, Greenland was ruled by Denmark as a colony. Now the territory is part of the Danish kingdom, with Copenhagen controlling its foreign and security policy. In recent years, there have been multiple scandals about historic and more recent population-control practices that have been described by many in Greenland, including the former prime minister, as a genocide. These include the IUD scandal, in which 4,500 women and girls were fitted with contraception without their knowledge or consent between 1966 and 1970. Many of the details have only recently come to light.

Keira, who has three children, all of whom have been removed from her, was subjected to an FKU test in 2014 that is understood to have contributed to the removal of Zoe, who was then nine, and Keira’s son, Nolan, who was just eight months old and breastfeeding; he is now 11. Nolan, whom Keira sees twice a week, now lives with his father. Keira was given another test last year that contributed to the removal of Zammi. When she was given the most recent test, she says she was told it was to see if she was “civilised enough”. The two assessments, 10 years apart, were made by the same Danish-speaking psychologist, who was also Keira’s therapist. Keira’s first language is Kalaallisut (West Greenlandic). She is not fluent in Danish.

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Francis says they found the perfect agent 100 years ago, not that the cloning started 100 years ago. We also don't know how long the raising portion of this has been going on or how long each clone lived so we have a couple options still besides a surrogate.

the other day i was talking about the logistics of how francis and epsilon were created bc i love putting a microscope up to random bits of sci fi technology stuff and i said the phrase "generally. people are created via pregnancy" and i keep thinking about that. like yeah man they sure are

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The dǒulì is a Guan-and-Dashi thing in my mind

Like, a habit Guan picked up because of Dashi, either consciously or subconsciously

Right down to Guan making sure that his statue of Dashi includes the hat, even though Dashi seemed like he only wore it when he was trying to be off duty as a monk

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This look Dashi gives Omi is so warm. Especially after Dashi's initial reaction to this kid was freaking out in annoyance at being found by anyone at all. He went from not wanting to be bothered to this smile.

I think this is the moment where Grandmaster Dashi starts to see an old friend in this weird little kid.

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Lars: Which one of you took my iced coffee?

Padparascha: I just had a wonderful vision! Captain Lars is about to learn the meaning of "You snooze, you lose."

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Dojo: What about the others?

Good Chase: I asked a question first!

Good Chase: Of course I care about the new dragons-in-training equally. Dojo: The kids were attacked while you were away! Good Chase: Oh no! Is Omi alright?

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Lars of the Parks and Recreation.