#"...on the Road to Extinction.."

[lucyoccupy]

MY ASSESSMENT - BOB NICHOLS

I’m listening to perfectly sad music from the 1600’s till today. It kinda sets the mood of infinite sadness. It goes along with my writing. I’ve been chronicling the Rads for 16 years now and it is getting worse. all over the country. We will have to go to eternity for any hope of something better. It really was a nice planet until the human like creatures with a 3.5 Lb brain decided to try the…

[rqbossman]

I was thinking about the absolute carnage of towerfall - you were in a plane before, you’re dead; you were on a train or you were in a car travelling 60mph, you’re dead (assuming people are back where they started and travelling the same speed as they were before the Event) - like yeah, utter bloody chaos because the implication is everything (planet included) moved for 6 months but the humans are dropped into the exact latitude and longitude that they were before (consistent velocity to be confirmed) - every road is a pile-up, there are plane crashes everywhere, everyone is ✨horrifically✨ traumatised✨ (the bleakness is so wonderful, I adore it)

I asked before about how Jonny nearly killed billions of people - surely it must’ve been something regarding the consequences of towerfall? Did he want the people to be dropped back into the space they were in (sans planet)?

please do tell 😆

I FINALLY get to tell this story! Yay! Enormous Protocol and Archives Spoliers READER BEWARE: Firstly, you should know that whilst @jonnywaistcoat is a big ideas guy, I am normally the one who ends up going off and actually figuring out how things work in the real world. I'm always ending up saying something like "sure that's creepy but that's not how steam trains work. You need to account for the Stephensen Regulator" etc. This means that when @jonnywaistcoat had thoughts as to how Towerfall worked in early Protocol drafts, I was the one who had to try and make it work. We both wanted to make sure that people could begin to rebuild in a meaningful way rather than going full Mad Max but unfortunately I quickly realised that almost every instinct @jonnywaistcoat had for cataclysms generally lead to the irrecoverable collapse of civilisation and death of basically everyone. For instance, we both felt that the actual Hellscape could have lasted longer (in the order of months, not weeks) but no matter how I tried to bend things to fit that timeline, the truth is that human built infrastructure does not recover well from that length of absence. (at least, not in a way that doesn't kill most people from pestilence, starvation and associated wars.) So we had to make it a bit shorter and thankfully we'd already established there was time dilation at play in Archives. (We actually even experimented with it only lasting 1 day but we both decided that wouldn't hurt enough.) The worst case of this kind of logistical horror however, was about locations. @jonnywaistcoatwas was really enamoured with the idea that everyone would arrive back, not where they had left, but instead clumped according to their fears. I.e. Everyone in the Arachnophobic domain turns up in Australia together, everyone in the Nyctophobic domain turns up in Antarctica etc. so I dutifully went away and ran the numbers and no matter how I tackled it I kept coming to the conclusion that this pretty much kills everyone in less than a week due to the massive logistical collapse it causes. (There's actually a really great examination of this on XKCD) Now don't get me wrong, I was all for getting stuck-in telling the story of the bleakest logistical collapse possible but to quote Jonny "that sounds pretty grim and not in a fun way" so in the end we opted to return people where they left (albeit compensating for planetary movement so that we wouldn't accidentally extinct everyone in the most unsatisfying way imaginable). So there you have it. Technically, technically I saved the world including all your favourite characters from @jonnywaistcoat's insatiable bloodlust. You're welcome.

[calder]

Is there any general consensus on whether horses are considered extinct or not in the Fallout universe? Looking into it, I saw that Avellone made a statement on the implications horses would have on the wasteland's technology - I feel like if they did exist they'd be mentioned more often, but there's also the issue that gameplay-wise they'd be hard to implement (we've seen Skyrim horses).

Sorry if this sounds rambly, I see this topic brought up sometimes and it piqued my curiosity.

horses being completely extinct is a distinct Avellone concern. advanced fans may be aware that horses are implied to be alive by the mention of a mare in fallout 2. one is seen alive in All Roads, which irked avellone. he also said a mention of horses was cut from FNV in raul's dialogue.

it's a radioactive topic among fans which is probably the biggest reason horses don't appear in 76. and as you mentioned they're also an obvious gameplay concern.

the extinction of horses and cats... it's fun, in a way. it does jog the imagination, just to imagine such a world. but the setting has become so large and various that it would be rather bizarre if they went extinct everywhere, all at once, immediately after the War.

it's the sort of absurd rule a sophomore fallout fan would quote to you as academic fact. undeniably, horses are extremely rare, but failing to qualify or explain that assertion is a leap in logic to serve an old mandate for a smaller setting. "there are no horses" makes more sense as a thing you say about regions and time periods than the setting as a whole.

personally i imagine most terrain is unsuitable for horses or vehicles, but i also reject their complete non-existence. i also feel the inclusion of cats in fallout 4 was bold and creatively interesting-- a restaurant owner in fallout 2 said they were extinct, as far as she knew, so fans treated that as hard canon, even though the same character mentions seeing cats earlier in her lifetime.

interesting note, as far as i know, there is zero evidence of post-War spiders

[westadventure24]

Day 3 - Now that’s wild!!

The day has started with a bang! To quote Mom “This is just amazing!” I think that’s how anyone seeing the Badlands in person for the very first time might describe the experience. I can say that because it is true for 3 of the 4 people on this trip!

Mom continued to be amazed by the mountains of rock and sands, with all of their colors from pink to light gray mixed with a slight sea green and yellow to a lavender hue. She said they reminded her of giant sandcastles. Each layer telling its own story of millions of years of fossils and creatures now extinct.

Dad was a little skeptical at first when we stopped just inside the park to look at the geological wonders in front of us. Let’s just say, he was a little worried about being rattled. Don’t worry…..we didn’t see slithering beasts.

OH but we did see a variety of beasts! Dad’s favorite was the bison who decided to cross the road in front of us. Now that makes you say HOLY BISON!!!🦬

Todd’s favorites were a 180 degree difference in size from the enormous bison bull. We saw hundreds of these special dogs in their own prairie towns. Some dining by the roadside, some standing up to take stock of the crazy lady behind the camera and some just too tired to care!

We had a wonderful time in the Badlands this morning….just the special memories we were hoping to make.💕

We are back on the road again heading towards Custer State Park where hopefully many more new experiences await later today! But, I think we may have a new special navigator on this leg….I hope she gets us there. 😊

[fearxtoxfreedom]

NAME : Heino AGE : 25 GENDER : Male SEXUALITY : Bisexual ENERGY : Sorcery HEIGHT : 183 см REGION : Sunset IDENTITY : Head of The Fate Clan QUOTE : "Cold and emotionless - What's wrong with that?"

WORLD CONNECTIONS :

DOILA : Perhaps a bit too cheerful and loves helping others, but always ends up causing more trouble because she doesn't know any better. She feels familiar somehow, even though they've never met before... MARCO POLO : To Heino, Marco Polo's always laughing, easily intrigued by new things, and great at getting the party going, but he never ever lets on when he's feeling down. Heino hopes that he will be able to find his father soon. MILADY : An aggressive but sensible ruler who's revived the fortunes of the Hightower clan. Heino can't seem to get a good read on her, thus he often treads carefully when dealing with her. ALLAIN : An extremely rare find. After all, where else in Navenia can one find a mercenary that helps others at the cost of his meals? ALESSIO : Heino views him as a fool, one who goes to great lengths to protect the Outer City all because of a borrowed name. Foolish though he may be, he's much better company than the local nobles. BIRON : Contrary to most, Heino doesn't see Biron as a fool. In fact, this mercenary who carries on even after losing his arm is far wiser and greater than those Inner City braggarts who only know how to show off. MAYENE : Although she keeps saying that she doesn't want to be a hero, she never holds back when it comes to certain people and issues. At this rate, she definitely won't be able to slack off. LUNA : Heino has heard of what happened to Luna's clan, and feels like she's no longer the person he used to know from the Lunari Clan. Luna's much colder and more practical now. KAIZER : Both Arkana nobles living in the Inner City, they've known each other since they were young. After a series of unfortunate events that fell upon their families, the two went their separate ways and have not met since.

BIOGRAPHY :

The Fate Clan had been away from the Navenian Council for so long, the people of Navenia may have forgotten what they used to be like. There was a time when the Fate Clan was one of the leading clans of Navenia who steered the kingdom with their ability to see the future. However, the ones who led the way met with sudden misfortune and were lost to the Deep Sea, and the stars have dimmed since then. When Heino was a child, the Scepter of Fate predicted that the Fate Clan was destined to fall. As a result, it was said by some that Heino was the ominous portent signalling the clan's downfall. If the fall of the clan was the likeliest possibility that an infinite future held, then Heino had been on the road to fighting fate alone ever since he had become the head of the clan as a young boy. Despite opposition from the rest of his clan, Heino made the decision to relocate Revelation Hall to the outskirts of the city to be more in touch with the common people and build prestige for the Fate Clan. In the face of competition from the other clans, he gave up most of their assets apart from a well-run restaurant and opera house which would serve as the clan's lifeline. Through this, he was able to save the Fate Clan from extinction, unlike the other Arkana clans. It was only then that everyone realized that the one with the so-called bad luck was actually the one they could trust and rely on the most. "I don't believe our fates are set in stone." "Fate" has never been about shackles that we can't escape. It is not the end, but the path we forge through in life. "Seeing thousands of possible fates as I walk the path of infinities." Heino firmly believes that outcomes can be reversed, and is determined to make the light of fate shine bright again.

[beardedmrbean]

Helsingin Sanomat is among the papers reporting that the Finnish branch of Extinction Rebellion (known in Finnish as Elokapina) has announced that it will be holding a week of protests in Helsinki and Tampere starting Monday, 9 October.

According to the groups, the marches will disrupt traffic in both cities.

"The purpose of the slow-moving processions is to slow traffic to a near standstill. With these slow marches, demonstrators are demanding that the use of forests in Finland be restored to a sustainable level," Elokapina stated in a press release quoted by the paper.

The marches are part of an autumn campaign by Elokapina pushing for the prioritization of the natural environment and diversity, and the ending of state subsidies that are destructive to the environment.

Finnair suspends flights to Israel

Finland's national airline Finnair has cancelled its regularly scheduled flights between Helsinki and Tel Aviv for the period of 9-14 October, due to the conflict in the region, reports Ilta-Sanomat.

According to the paper, for the time being Finnair will not use Israeli airspace for any of its flights. The company added that it is closely monitoring the situation and following instructions from authorities.

Finnair also announced that passengers with reservations on this route between 15 and 31 October 2023 can make changes to their bookings, if they so wish, or cancel and request a refund.

Tackling street gangs

The Joensuu-based daily Karjalainen presented its readers on Monday morning with a review of some media comments by national officials on measures they suggest to deal with criminal activities by street gangs.

The paper notes that among the suggestions, Justice Minister Leena Meri (Finns) wants to use to address the problem is extending criminal liability to 14-year-olds.

In an interview with Iltalehti, Meri pointed out however that this change is not a part of the current government's programme, which means that moving forward would would require wider political support.

The change has come up for discussion as street gangs are known to try to recruit young people under the age of 15 to commit crimes because they cannot be prosecuted.

"Currently, arrest, imprisonment or travel bans cannot be imposed on anyone under the age of 15. The possibility of using coercive measures should be expanded," Meri told Iltalehti.

Karjalainen notes that the government is preparing several changes in legislation aimed at combating street gang crime. One change will bring stiffer sentences for crimes committed as a gang member. In addition, sentences for aggravated assault and carrying an illegal weapon are to be increased.

The paper also notes that Maria Ohisalo (Green), a former Minister of the Interior, told Helsingin Sanomat that the police did not tell decision-makers about their concerns related to street gangs until the middle of the government term in 2021.

Ohisalo said that she is ready to support many of the measures being pushed by the current government, such as tougher punishments, and that she believes they will easily be backed by a large majority in parliament.

Cabling the countryside

According to Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, there are still an estimated 1.4 million households in Finland without access to high-speed fibre optic cable services.

At the turn of last year, less than 60 percent of properties had fixed broadband access in South Savo, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, North Karelia, Central Finland, South Ostrobothnia and Lapland.

An estimated one third of a 32 million euro grant from the EU to develop these services has still not been spent. The government target is to ensure a one-gigabit internet connection for all citizens in 2030.

The government has stipulated the level of the contributions that local authorities have to make to building broadband networks in areas where they are not commercially viable. Municipalities are divided into three groups, whose shares are either 8, 22 or 33 percent of the costs.

According to Elina Ussa, CEO of the IT sector interest group FiCom, this development now depends on municipal decision-makers and whether or not the required permits will finally be available from a "one-stop shop" as promised by the Orpo government.

"Permit processes now take too long. The country's 309 municipalities have very different practices, and the network is often built in the area of several municipalities. The various requirements for permits are a challenge, and shallow cable installation, for example, may be restricted in residential areas," Ussa pointed out.

Ussa also noted that choice is another issue slowing coverage.

"Broadband subsidies - which only apply to the fixed network - have made fibre connections available to a total of 130,000 households, but only a third have subscribed. You have to pay for the connection, even if the network was built and brought to the property for free. Not everyone wants to pay more if online services work in other ways," she told MT.

Slippery morning roads

Iltalehti writes that roads may be "deceptively slippery" after nighttime sleet in some places.

Sleet and slush has made driving potential hazardous in an area stretching along the northwestern coast.

Monday is starting out cloudy in most parts of the country, but will become sunnier during the day. The most persistent cloud cover is expected in Kainuu, North Karelia, and eastern Lapland.

There may be rain showers on the west coast, and some sleet in Ostrobothnia.

[quaranmine]

hi What was the 2rd book in your book poll titled?

Hi! Sorry I forgot to answer this when I was home but I'll answer now. It got a little out of hand, oops. Here's a link for the poll being referenced right now.

The first book was What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha. It's the story about how Dr. Mona, alongside other researchers and community members, discovered that people living in Flint, MI were being exposed to high levels of lead in tap water. The books says it's "paced like a scientific thriller" and tbh I might read it next because I'm very interested. I work in lead poisoning prevention (with a side of environmental justice) professionally, so it's of specific interest to me.

The second book, the one you originally asked about, is The Ends of the World by Peter Brannen. It's a "vivid tour of Earth's big five mass extinctions, the past world's lost with each, and what they all can tell us about our not-too-distanr future." It is also "part road trip, part history, and part cautionary tale."

ALSO. HELP. I just realized that this is the same author who wrote one of my favorite articles that I read in my upper level historical geography class about climate history. I knew his name looked familiar!! In that case, I'm sure this book will be amazing because I cannot stress enough that I think about that Atlantic article literally all the time. It's one of the first things my mind brings up on the subject of climate change.

The 3rd book on the poll was How To Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth by Terry Virts. Terry is an astronaut who spent 200 days as the commander of the International Space Station. This book has 51 short chapters, separated in the table of contents in neat little sections by subject, about space related things. I need to admit right now I bought the book when I was writing on IBW because I was like ooooh I'm doing spaceship stuff!!!

I don't doubt there's science in this book of course, but the reason I called it more of a silly-fun read is because I anticipate it can mostly be read via whichever chapters interest you most and is definitely written for a general audience who're interested in such questions as "how to astronauts pee" LOL. I just don't think it will be as technical as some of the other books on my shelf, which is frankly very nice (for someone trying to coax herself into reading "real" books more often.)

The fourth book is Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I'm still going to give this book a try because it sounds SO interesting. I just started reading it immediately after I bought it and was pretty annoyed in the first 35 ish pages. It's like an eldritch supernatural survival horror novel. Talks about "a thrilling descent into madness and obsession as one man confronts nature--and something even more ancient and evil answers back." Some of the back book jacket quotes say things like "Can a place be evil?" and "the dread of something monstrous wearing the face of someone you love."

Basically, if you like spooky wilderness things (are you a fan of the SAR nosleep stories on reddit, perhaps? [location] gothic posts on tumblr?), and the "came back wrong" trope, it seems like the perfect book. I just found the first POV character to be annoyingly shallow 😭 but like he probably grows as a person over the course of the book and/or dies at the end so I should just keep going

The winner of the poll was Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, since I had already read half of it starting last year and just inexplicably stopped for no reason, as one does when one gets distracted. I started rereading it since last week's poll and probably only lack 40 pages now. The book is about a series of trips they went on (mostly between 1988-1989) to look for endangered species. All the trips were recorded for BBC Radio at the time, and Douglas Adams tagged along to write this book.

It is, like every work by Douglas Adams, a very fun and witty read. The saddest part, which I mentioned in a previous post, is that the book was published in 1990 and some of the species he writes about are now extinct (or functionally so) in 2023. So that's a bit of a bummer to an otherwise fantastic read.

The final book from the poll is The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. It's a historical YA social drama that I think I bought a year or two ago? It’s about 17 y/o Jo Kaun who works as a lady's maid to a wealthy family in the Old South. She starts a newspaper advice column under a pseudonym, becomes wildly popular, and starts to get backlash as she uses her column to challenge social norms about race and gender.

Books I Read Already:

Now, for a few more book notes because I'm having fun LOL. The book I just finished was Fire Season by Philip Connors:

I ran across this book in Half Price Books around January of this year, and immediately recognized Philip Connor's name on the spine because of previous research for Firewatch AU. I had been specifically looking for literature or poetry about fire lookouts, which led me to his website where I read the first chapter of this (it also led me to Gary Snyder.) So when I went to the environmental science section of the store, I saw this and out loud said, "Philip Connors! I know who you are!" and bought the book. So yes, I've spent actual money on researching this fanfic xD

It's a really cool book. It drips with beautiful description and is packed with the history of the land, the US Forest Service, and fire lookouts as a whole. I realized after I finished that I've probably been subconsciously modeling my writing style for descriptions in my fanfic based on Connors' writing! Also, the references section of this book is going to actively Make Me Worse, because Connors introduced me to much more writers and literature about wildland fire. I'm interested in Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, Mountains of Memory: A Fire Lookout's Life in the River of No Return Wilderness by Don Scheese, Black Sun by Edward Abbey, multiple works by Jack Kerouac, and Poets on the Peaks by John Suiter as a result now.

I really recommend Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, translated by Jeremy Tiang. I read this last year and enjoyed it a lot. It was originally published in Chinese in 2006, and published in English in 2020. It's a magical realism fantasy book about an amateur cryptozoologist (and romance writer!) who is tracking down the "beasts" in her world to write about. Each chapter is about a different one, and each chapter draws her deeper into a mystery "that threatens her very sense of self." Whatever your mental picture if a beast is, this book is probably very different. I don't really know how to describe them either, you just need to read it.

I read this book completely in two sittings and found it very interesting. I also have to confess I bought it specifically because it hinged on the same philosophical concepts that I was obsessed with when I wrote my fanfic How to Be a Human Being--what does it mean to be human? what does it mean to not be a human? does it matter? how does personal identity intersect? The book describes itself as "part detective story, part psychological enquiry" and "explores existential questions of identity, humanity, love, and morality."

Cold Storage by David Koepp is the first audiobook I listened to when I got the Libby app. I HIGHLY recommend it, I loved this book. It's a sci-fi thriller about a highly mutative and highly deadly fungus that takes over people's brains and controls them. Think the zombie-ant fungus. A sample was thrown in, ahem, cold storage, by the US government in the 80s after it was discovered, but was forgotten about because only two people on the planet ever actually lived to see how dangerous it was. The underground vault was eventually sold in later years to a storage company and it has sat undisturbed for decades until now--when it's escaping. Most of the book takes place over the course of a day as two unwitting storage company night shift workers go to investigate an alarm going off deep underground, and the retired bioterror operative tries to respond to the threat as fast as he can. Be aware of body horror and gore in this book!

It's being made into a movie, and I'm pretty excited! I imagine the production has been completely halted by the strike, however. Well, it's in post-production so maybe there is a chance. I hope it gets delayed if it needs to be though for solidarity with the strikers. They cast Joe Keery as one of the main characters and I think it's flawless casting. However, I'm a bit annoyed they cast Liam Neeson for another main character though because like....that guy was NOT white in the book??? Also they said they started filming in Rome, Italy, which is sooooo???? No part of the book takes place in any location similar to that. So I'm stuck between thinking it will be fantastic because of the casting of Keery and highly worried by these other details.

I also read Aurora by David Koepp via audiobook, but I'm not gonna lie I really did not enjoy that one. I feel like Koepp made some very bizarre pacing decisions, mostly ignored all of the most interesting elements of his plot, and failed to make me care about any character which therefore made the ending fall flat. Most of the negative Goodreads reviews share my same thoughts...soooo sorry Koepp! Loved ur other work though <3 and your work with the Jurassic Park movie script <3

Other books on my list/currently reading:

-I'm currently listening to the audiobook for Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I really love it so far. If you're into alternate universes, this is for you. It's also a sci-fi thriller. Shortest blurb I could use to explain it is: what if you were just minding your own business and your alternative universe self kidnapped you and forced you to switch places with him? Be aware of strong themes of unreality in this book.

-Dune by Frank Herbert is also on my list because I wanted to be stubborn and read the book before ever seeing the movie. Folks this one might take a hot second to force myself to read...but I own it and it's on my shelf.

-Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change by Nathaniel Rich is also on my shelf, unread. This book was originally a long piece published in the New York Times. Frankly, the reason I did not include it in the original poll is that it seems like a bummer of a read 😭 like I am VERY interested in environmental science (duh) and this book will be very informative but frankly I probably need to have a specific mindset to start this on

There's a few more books on my shelf, such as a fantasy travel guide, an astrophysics book I received as part of a high school science team, a YA novel set in space, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, or a Bill Bryson book my mom gave me about Australia, but that's probably a good enough place to end this for now.

[irynith]

silly writing quotes

"If everything ends tommorow then today becomes important"

"Let all life of the universe assemble into a wailing chorus, for the end is now. A final unity, a final peace. All wars matter little, all conflicts are petty, merely people grasping at the little power they have. Now when it all ends, everyone gains true sight. In the end there is a joy, and then nothing. Eternal peace. Our people will kill themselves eventually, i do not want that. I provide a mercy upon my people, i take up that burden to know that I haven't lead my people to extinction, but I simply made them extinct. The cycle of suffering is over, there is just now and then never."

"Why do we burden each other with hate? Knowledge, what it is good for? Just knowing and never using that knowledge, we only hoard knowledge because we are obsessed with it. We merely want to know more then the other so that we can manipulate them. And in so we lose our innocence, we lose the ignorant bliss. When you are small and unknowing then the sunsets are beautiful, the way the clouds and skies morph their colours at angles, the insects doing their job and the blossoming of flowers, people helping one another and the nameless art of the streets. When you know, when you become big. All that beauty is lost, you can understand thus lose the charm. Art becomes merely images and no value, you know how stars form and did and how people manipulate and kill, there is no more beauty in autumn and spring. Why live? Why must I be burden with such paths? Was I never meant to walk the calm roads and see the illumination of distant stars and houses? No one will be able to manipulate others with knowledge, no more cutthroat arms race to be more knowledgeable, No one else shall suffer such miserable fate, let the candle melt and wither but in the final smoke. No more pain."

"We have traveled so far to only learn that our ancestors have not learned the same lessons despite the end of all? Our mystical home is full of the same injustices such as our and they haven't tried to combat it. Simply accepted their situation, their abuse. They have let the noble earth to rot and die, why? The corporations have raped the earth and they are fine with it? Every person who has tried combating their cruel leadership wasn't even written out of history, no they instead revision their fate. Making them villains and ultimate evil, the idea of not supporting the governance is seen as wrong. No, this isn't the earth we dreamed of, this isn't the cradle of humanity. The place we worshiped is dead, it has been dead all this time. Merely a dream we have collectively fantasized to give us hope, hope that somewhere is better. That somewhere was our home, not this place full of cruelty and death, paragons of destruction and exploitation rule this hollow planet. Farewell humanity, for I rescend it. Let it be for we are no longer human, we are ourselves for we fought for it. We have earned our freedom and freedom isn't given but earned, we cannot help earth for it cannot help itself. They do not need to know of us here or ever, only when they learn may it be worthwhile to speak to them. It is cruel but it is right, for to survive one must learn from their own struggle. Not be handed the solution, it won't be easy for them as it was for us, but if they wish to survive and be free then they must struggle. Our ancestral home has died and has never lived. Farewell Humankind."

"Earth to us is like a demented parent sending their child to death, not expecting them to survive. Despite this we have survived at great costs, scars which have not healed we have returned expecting answers to only be betrayed as they have lost their responsibility to the loss of their mind. How can we affiliate with such cruelty and ignorance? Have the children of those responsible for sending our ancestors so far away from home remember us? I doubt so, it would be surprising to know that there were myth of our departure, although it is unlikely too. They are no different from the cruel subjugating Godseers by the fact they have decided to rule and kill themselves. It was their choice to commit suicide, any society can rebel and theirs chose not to."

"The universe expresses the boundaries of itself in circular motions thus I've been made in war, promptly I will be unmade in war. If not now then there will be another war, if no wars then I will war upon myself in guilt."

"I have but asked to survive but I've been made into hero, a leader. But no honour befalls me, merely a spectacle is my past. No one thinks of the survivors as husks from within. Merely a representation of the human will. Casting an invisible shadow with a face everyone knows. I should have perished in the rebellion, or maybe on equal grounds with the rest of the Otesh. But I stand here now, a survivor once more, if it means that we must fight ourselves in our homes then so be it. Maybe it is a test of the universe or a punishment for our ignorance."

[acti-veg]

I can only really add some facts and context for anyone interested in the state of Britain’s ecology. We have lost around 50% of our biodiversity since the industrial revolution, which was last measured two years ago and likely to be a very conservative figure. 133 species have been driven to extinction only in the last 500 years. Here is quote from the lead researcher which puts that into some perspective:

‘Britain has lost more of its natural biodiversity than almost anywhere else in western Europe, the most of all the G7 nations and more than many other nations such as China. It is very striking – and worrying.’

These figures have very little to do with population density. As The Natural History Museum points out, we have literally led the world in destroying the natural environment, reducing our wildlife on a scale not seen almost anywhere else, including by nations with far greater population density than us. This should be a source of national shame.

The defining difference for Britain is less about culture or population and more about our political and socioeconomic priorities. 72% of our land is managed for agriculture, most of it to farm animals, by far the highest contributor to species loss. Katia Sánchez Ortiz, a key researcher behind the biodiversity index, put our situation very succinctly:

'In the UK, the decline in biodiversity is likely to be largely caused by the pattern of land use change. But as an island it also means that human pressures can be more concentrated in a smaller area.'

‘What we repeatedly see in our models is that agriculture is one of the main drivers of strong biodiversity declines. Even when we consider different human pressures, such as human population density and road development, we always find that the most shocking biodiversity declines are across agricultural sites.’

'That is the key point, the fact is that we need to find a way to slow down agricultural expansion.'

If you want to learn more about the historical and social context behind these losses and what we can do to address them, I’d recommend checking out Guy Shrubsole’s excellent book The Lost Rainforests of Britain, as well as George Monbiot’s Feral and Regenesis.

Actually your society is the freaks for shooting everything that moves and burning half your "nature reserves" every year so that upperclass dandies can eat leaded pheasant. North Americans are the well adjusted ones here, your country has become a desolate suburban lawn in island form

[amanita-the-spore-druid]

Short sci-fi story

An Expedition in the Demonia Anomaly was probably the worst mistake the Galactic Council authorized. It was 2155, nearly 100 years since Earth's discovery. The crew consisted of three Humans, all Terrans from some desert region in what they nebulously call The East, a Derovian male descended from an invasion deserter and from the Jupiter colony in Sol, and a Glastanoi linguist who ironically spent her whole life on Salis-Zevrum before the mission.

The living conditions on board the Enterprise were uncomfortable for everyone. The Enterprise was a research ship, built for a sterile environment and heavy carrying capacity. As such, the temperatures were far too cold for everyone. The Humans drank a deep brown tea that supposedly had a stimulating alkaloid in it. The thick leathery skin of Derovian's was luckily perfectly adapted for far lower climates. It was the Glastanoi, however, who had it the hardest. As an amphibian, she had to spent a majority of time in her bunk under a heat lamp and took the blankets of unoccupied bunks.

The Demonia Anomaly was a section of the outer galaxy shrouded in an impossibly massive nebula of Demonia; an exotic matter that is triggered to Warp space for faster than light travel. While passive In space, CMB radiation is however enough to make it warp photons and distort any attempts to view it. An ancient extinct species on the other end of the galaxy had supposed data logs saying to avoid the Anomaly at all costs. They also showed images of robots that vaguely resembled the Machina Sapenis who requested the Expedition.

It was over a month of travel, longer than most of the crew had ever traveled in warp space at once. The rest of the crew barely had time to think about such technology before alien intervention introduced it, but the Human’s made light of every detail of the ship in reference to classical films about such technology. Some of these fictions, including ones with FTL travel spoke of the incredible lengths of time it took to travel. While they were usually way off, traversing galaxies in months on occasion, it was still so funny to the humans how right they were. “True science fiction is predicting the traffic jam not the automobile.” one quoted.

“And what the hell is an automobile?” Asked the Glastanoi, the translator hardly doing justice to her confusion. The Humans tried and, poorly, explained cars. “So imagine a cart, but with two more wheels. And you sat in it, and electricity- " “Or explosions.” one added, “Pushed it.” the last finished. The Derovian and Glastanoi, born to species with century long feuds, bonded over a Confusion in humanity.

“Why not just walk?” Asked the Glastanoi, dumbfounded as the Remervan and Glastanoi were so muscular and had such a metabolism that after road building and maintaining was done with ease most people simply walked between cities. With enough rest stops to keep less endurant species going. “Well Humans didn't have the energy to do that most of the time.” “Also maintaining waking roads has been a bit of a problem historically.”

“What about trains? Long distance, and a road that doesn't need to be protected for the most part.” Asked the Derovian, who grew up not only on a colony centered around efficient transit but hearing tales of the homeworld built with such accessibility in mind. “Well trains are a lot, you know?” “True, makes sense these automobiles would be invented first.” the three Humans looked at each other in silence.

They all signed a massive breath of relief when the system computer alerted them that they entered a range of a location they were set to. It was on the ancient species’ maps, which shockingly also used the same 3D plane and used the same origin (Sagittarius A). As they stepped to the bridge to view around them, the crew regretted agreeing to come.

All around them was torn up machines. Robots in a hardly canine, or even lizard like, with charred osnium plating from the looks of it. Wires and components lay astrewn, bits of and flickers of plasma as the electricity ignited gasses and Demonia. And all 5 agreed, that looking at the machines gave a soul filled feeling like looking at a living thing. Even the Humans, known for paranoia due to something they called the ‘uncanny valley’ felt this to the fullest. Perhaps more than the others.

And the creature at the center. About the size of a Dwarf planet, was an unexplainable mass of light. Everyone understood it. It shifted, looking like an angel or demon to the Humans, what the Glastanois called Vama the goddess who sent the nature mothers orders to the lower gods, and the Derovians knew as a servant of the Heavenly Bureaucrat. It pulsed strong radioactive energy, at the same rate as a human heart beat, and was emitting energy.

That's what it was, energy. They could only say as much, because aside from the bright light the human saw, the Glastanoi who saw infrared and heat waves saw a burning and almost Blinding warmth, whilst Derovian saw ultraviolet and was given a headache behind his third eye. There was constant shifts in the gas, reactions and decay at random with no pace, and then the pulse of the nuclear radiation increased. Like it became excited

The ship detected sound waves, repetitive in a pattern and rhythm and put it on a spectrophotometer. They played it, a song? Laughter. They tried to turn on the Demonia drive, but something wasn't working. Upon inspection they realized, the energy from the anti-matter reaction wasn't releasing. The everything went silent, and then.

The power shut off, and so did the lights from everyone's eyes.

The angel was hungry, and soon enough these ships could feed him faster than it take the robots to recreate again.

Sorry if u read it, erm kinda mid but I was bored and love this setting

[sublimeobservationarcade]

Ancient Historian Doubts Evidence For Jesus Christ

Ancient historians like Richard Carrier have cast serious doubt upon the actual historicity of Jesus Christ. There are no indisputable verifiable sources for the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. Ancient historian doubts evidence for Jesus Christ and makes solid case for the alternative. Of course, two millennia of Christianity would and does take exception to any questions about its veracity. Having studied ancient history over many years myself at university I know what Richard Carrier is talking about and the high likelihood that he may be correct in his evaluation of the situation. It is very brave of Carrier to take on the vast levels of vested interests in the whole Christian edifice. Most historians lack the courage to follow such a dangerous and financially unsupported path.

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Slippery Sources Don’t Stand Up To Scrutiny For Ancient Historian

The whole Jesus thing does not make sense when you examine the extent evidence on historical and archaeological grounds. Quite separate from the basic scientific fact that there is no verifiable evidence for the existence of any God, the complete lack of any records pertaining to the life of Jesus of Nazareth is pretty damning. Josephus makes mention of a Jesus: “There was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day (Antiquities 18:3:3).” - (https://aleteia.org/2019/03/30/josephus-the-first-century-jewish-historian-who-wrote-about-jesus/) This is obviously a fraudulent insertion by a later Christian, as it is completely out of character with everything else Josephus wrote and thought. Unfortunately, this kind of thing just puts the whole Christian thing in a bad light and it is by no means the lone example of such fraudulent behaviour by Christian apologists. “Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned (Antiquities 20:9:1).”

Basilica Agoniae Domini, Jerusalem, Israel by National Guard of the United States is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 This next mention of Jesus is accepted by scholars as more in keeping with the authentic nature of Josephus’ chronicles. However, Carrier has his doubts about it. “Among the things we have confirmed now is that all surviving manuscripts of the Antiquities derive from the last manuscript of it produced at the Christian library of Caesarea between 220 and 320 A.D., the same manuscript used and quoted by Eusebius, the first Christian in history to notice either passage being in the Antiquities of Josephus. That means we have no access to any earlier version of the text (we do not know what the text looked like prior to 230 A.D.), and we have access to no version of the text untouched by Eusebius (no other manuscript in any other library ever on earth produced any copies that survive to today). That must be taken into account. The latest research collectively establishes that both references to Jesus were probably added to the manuscripts of Josephus at the Library of Caesarea after their first custodian, Origen—who had no knowledge of either passage—but by the time of their last custodian, Eusebius—who is the first to find them there. The long passage (the Testimonium Flavianum) was almost certainly added deliberately; the later passage about James probably had the phrase “the one called Christ” (just three words in Greek) added to it accidentally, and was not originally about the Christian James, but someone else. On why we should conclude thus I’ll explain shortly. Both these additions may have been made by, or at the direction or under the supervision of, Eusebius…or his predecessor at the library, Origen’s successor, Pamphilus. The possibility that Pamphilus was the culprit has been overlooked by everyone in print so far. I mention it to further inform anyone who would ponder the options here. Evidence establishing Eusebius as the author is stylistic (I’ll summarize that shortly), but as Pamphilus taught Eusebius, it’s possible the stylistic features of Eusebius that are found in the Testimonium are actually the stylistic features of Pamphilus that were picked up by his student. As we don’t have any of the writings of Pamphilus, we can’t check to rule him out on stylistic grounds. (And it’s worth noting, every argument that has been attempted to rule Eusebius out, does not apply to Pamphilus; although I’ve never found those arguments very compelling anyway.) Besides those observations, six things in all have changed since opinions were last declared on this subject: Reliance on the Arabic version of the Testimonium must be discarded. Attempts to invent a pared-down version of what Josephus wrote are untenable. The Testimonium derives from the New Testament. The Testimonium doesn’t match Josephan narrative practice or context. The Testimonium matches Eusebian more than Josephan style. Previous opinions on the James passage were unaware of new findings, and therefore require revision.” - (https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/12071) Thus, there is considerable doubt about the veracity of what is accorded to Josephus as evidence of the knowledge of the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

Geboorte van Christus (ca. 1600–1700) by anonymous. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. by Rijksmuseum is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Historicity Of Christ All Hot Air No Real Tangible Evidence

Why are there no primary sources for the existence of Jesus Christ? It is very strange, indeed, if such a man existed. The Gospels are a much later fiction and written by whoever was responsible for furthering this myth or intimately involved in it at any rate. The epistles of Paul were written prior to the Gospels and in them Paul makes no mention of anything that occurs in the Gospels. Carrier points out how strange this is. Surely Paul would have known about these stories if they were true and actually had happened in the life of Jesus Christ? If you logically think about how this kind of thing usually happens and compare it to the mythologising of other iconic individuals like Alexander the Great or more recently Mahatma Gandhi. Followers and disciples recount stories about their master or leader. This does not occur in Paul or anywhere else prior to the creation of the Gospels. Ancient Historians Suetonius To Tacitus “According to Carrier, it is improbable that this passage is about Jesus Christ. His first argument is that Acts does not relate the expulsion of the Jews by Claudius to Christianity and depicts Jews at Rome knowing little about Christianity (Acts 28:17-28). His second argument is that Suetonius writes that the riots were instigated by Chrestus himself, although Jesus cannot have been in Rome in 49 AD. … His arguments are: 1) No other source—even Acts—mentions that the expulsion has to do with Christians. 2) Suetonius knew who Christians are and would not have referred to them as Jews and would not have written “because of the instigator Chrestus” but “because of the Christians”. 3) The text says “Chrestus”, not “Christ”; Chrestus was a common name. 4) Claudius would have expelled the Christians, not the Jews, because the Jews had a protected legal status. 5) The word “instigator” refers to the person who performs the act (i.e., making disturbances) and not to someone who is dead. It remains the simplest explanation, requiring the fewest additional assumptions, that when Suetonius says a man named Chrestus started Jewish riots in Rome, he means a man named Chrestus started Jewish riots in Rome. And it remains an unassailable fact of the Latin language that anyone who continued agitating in his name thereafter would be known as Chrestians. And it remains a material fact that the only manuscript we have of Tacitus describing the Neronian persecution originally referred to Nero’s scapegoats as Jewish agitators called Chrestians (sic). “ - (Richard Carrier, 2020)

Ancient historian doubts evidence for Jesus Christ. The common theme running through this whole process is the readiness of too many to accept stuff without proper scrutiny. There is no archaeological evidence for the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. The historical references in ancient sources are all obviously fraudulent or highly questionable. The track record of Christian apologists cooking the books is damning stuff. It does not fill one with beneficent feeling toward their cause. It is difficult to take the high moral ground when your behaviour has been so appalling. Perhaps, it has been a case of too many little white lies producing a veritable industry of fabricated falsehoods over hundreds of years. Telling the truth, therefore, gets much harder with each passing generation. It takes a huge amount of courage to stand against the overwhelming force of the emperor’s new clothes. Calling out such a fiction becomes a massive cultural challenge. If there is a hole at the heart of the Christian story, where the protagonist is supposed to be, what does that tell us about ourselves? Apart from our susceptibility for such tall tales and con jobs on a grand scale. The invention of Gods and saviours is a serious human habit. It repeats itself across cultures and over numerous civilisations.

Art Impressed Upon The People The Power Of The Christian Stories In the art world we see the prominent role played by commissioned great works of art. The Sistine Chapel frescoes by Michael Angelo. The countless masterpieces by Raphael and Caravaggio. The list of Christian art is long. These images brought the biblical stories alive in brilliant colour. Many of these art works were commissioned by the Church and displayed within their cathedrals and churches. This prodigious volume of public relations via the visual medium of pictorial and sculptural art was very important in selling the Christian message to the people. Going to church in medieval times was not a voluntary choice but a social requirement. These pictures spoke to a captive audience once a week at least and probably much more. “The lives of the people of the Middle Ages revolved around the Church. People, especially women, were known to attend church three to five times daily for prayer and at least once a week for services, confession, and acts of contrition for repentance.” - (https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/American_River_College/HUM_300_Classical_Humanities_Textbook_(Collom)/13_Middle_Ages/13.08_The_Medieval_Church#:~:text=Thelivesofthepeople,actsofcontritionforrepentance.) Just imagine the impact that these huge paintings and frescoes had on the hearts and minds of the church goers. Many, perhaps, did not understand the Latin within the Bible but the art brought the moralistic stories to life and made them much larger than life. These pictures were the movies of their time.

Creating The Christ Story & Christian Religion The story of Jesus Christ and the creation of Christianity was an invention. The makers of it took bits of historical stuff and wove a narrative out of it like a complex rug. Anchoring it with the Jewish Torah, calling it the Old Testament, was important to help establish credibility in the existing religious biosphere. The story of Jesus, ending as it does with his death by crucifixion at age 33 did not provide any role model material for ‘how to live the good life.’ The Gospel messages had to be made up and drawn from other source material. Christianity as a religion was made up on the go, as all religions are. Christian apologists were busy at work from the very outset. Double meanings were another integral element within the Gospels. The blood sacrifice of the saviour was not unique by any means with mystery cults the flavour of the era. Allegorical stories with deeper esoteric meanings for the true believers established the mysteriousness of it for the Christ followers. Miracles are and were always a vital ingredient to impress the hoi poloi. Today, we have Qanon; and the belief in a ‘Q’ Gospel lost, which explains the inconsistencies within the accounts of Mark, Mathew, Luke, and John remains an open sore on the historical score. Conspiracy theories abound throughout the long story of Christianity. Constantine at the Council of Nicaea with his bevy of bishops was instrumental in defining Christianity in its early years. He complained about the endless disagreements between proponents of the new religion. It was a shit fight for sure.

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com There are millions of Christians who know nothing about how their religion got started. They choose not to look too closely into the story. Believers want to believe, irrespective of the truth or veracity of their religion. This is, like Trump voters, a dangerous situation for the rest of us. Once you leave the truth behind it is very easy to do bad things. Of course, many such believers are harmless. Picking and choosing what you believe in without recourse to the facts is, however, a very slippery slope. It makes manipulating these people on the basis of their faith very easy.  Christianity for many is a club with conditional membership predicated on abiding by conservative values. The love of Christ is not available for unrepentant sinners like homosexuals and members of other religions like Islam. In America, Christian nationalism has an angry and aggressive face towards those it condemns. If Jesus had of been a real historical figure I do not believe that he would have found faith with many on the Christian right, around the world.

Photo by Abdel Rahman Abu Baker on Pexels.com Stuff that maybe happened two thousand years ago is easily bent into shapes to serve whatever purpose is required. Ancient historians and archaeologists can barely find anything credible upon which to base biblical historicity upon. It is a whole heap of exaggeration and falsehoods feeding a parochial view of things. For a religion which often prides itself on moral absolutes its scribes transgressed every rule when it came to telling the truth. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom.  ©MidasWord Read the full article

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[ultramaga]

If a feminist doesn’t strawman an opponent, their head explodes. It’s quite spectacular. I think the best thing to do is to use drones to explode them harmlessly in a low populated area, but admittedly that would take time and money, and they are pretty much going extinct anyway. After all, they cannot even define what a woman is anymore. Without women, how can you have Feminism? “Your logic:Barbie is a feminist movie“ That’s not my logic, you stupid piece of dog shit. That’s theirs. As in they clearly state it in interviews.  I mean, the first thing you do is lie. That’s your starting point. Malice. I, as a human being, have trouble understanding evil. How does someone like you get up, and decide, every day, to make the world just a little worse for having you in it? “The Kens originally are purse dogs“ Holy shit, you cannot even quote me correctly. No, dolt, I say they are pursepuppies. Not even dogs. They are disposable decorations at the beginning and end. Only when they rebel do they have value, which Greta explains away, as Feminists have always explained away heterosexuality, by claiming the males somehow brainwashed the females. “ Anywho, the Barbie in your screenshot is a child in that series “ Wow, you lied about that too. Well, at least you are consistent. https://barbielintd.fandom.com/wiki/Ken I mean, this stuff is documented. You could have checked. Your brain could have worked, processed new information, but no. You couldn’t help yourself. You have been worthless all your life, why try anything else? And we are done. You are a stinking dog turd on a summer road, but here comes the block. Buh-bye!

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More Incorrect Quotes

Kim Soo Jin, on November 8th: Given the circumstances, I will let you hug me for four to five seconds.

Choi Jung Soo: Forty five seconds?!?

Kim Soo Jin: No! I said four TO five seconds.

Choi Jung Soo, hugging Kim Soo Jin: Too late.

Kim Rok Soo: *flashbacks to when Soo Jin clung to him like a koala*

Kim Rok Soo, watching Soo Jin trying to escape Choi Jung Soo's hug:

Lee Soo Hyuk: Aigo... She's turned into a mini you...

Choi Jung Soo: Best birthday ever.

Kim Soo Min: Can we go out to get icecream?

Lee Soo Hyuk: Did you ask Kim Rok Soo?

Kim Soo Min: They said no.

Lee Soo Hyuk: Then why did you ask me?

Kim Soo Min: They're not the boss of you.

Lee Soo Hyuk, internally: It's a trap, it's a trap, it's a trap.

Park Jin Tae: It's locked. You got a lock pick?

Kim Rok Soo: Yeah-

Kim Soo Min: *kicks in the door*

Kim Soo Min: I'm throwing hands with the next person that insults Father.

Kim Rok Soo: I hate myself.

Kim Soo Min: Square up, bitch

Choi Jung Soo: I'm gonna nickname my child "Lil Bitch".

Lee Soo Hyuk: I see you're passing on your name.

Kim Rok Soo: I am so glad you didn't name Soo Jin-ah

Kim Soo Jin: *nodding*

Kim Soo Min: Dinosaurs aren't extinct. I mean, Choi Han is walking in this room.

Kim Rok Soo: *wheeze*

Choi Han: B-but we're the same age????

Park Jin Tae: Do we have any orange juice left?

Kim Soo Min: *pours the remaining juice into their cup*

Kim Soo Min: Sorry, we’re all out.

Kim Rok Soo: Where did you get that tomato soup?

Choi Han: It’s actually a bowl of ketchup I just microwaved.

Kim Soo Min: Please tell me he doesn't cook for my sister.(Soo Jin)

Kim Rok Soo: Of course not.

Choi Han: I'm bored.

Kim Soo Min: Wanna commit first degree murder?

Choi Han: Sure!

Lee Soo Hyuk, hearing them: No- Stop, don't do that! Put that knife down! Put Park Jin Tae down!!

Kim Soo Min: I think my guardian angel drinks.

Kim Rok Soo: She's not wrong...

Choi Han: C- Rok Soo-Hyung, I don't think that's what she meant.

Kim Rok Soo: Seriously, Soo Jin-ah, how many people would you have killed if we’d asked you to?

Kim Soo Jin: That’s not important

Kim Rok Soo: I DISAGREE.

Park Jin Tae with a gun to Kim Rok Soo's head: What happens if I pull this trigger? Heaven?

Kim Rok Soo: Bold of you to assume I'll go to Heaven.

Kim Soo Min, standing behind Park Jin Tae: Neither will you

Kim Soo Jin: I woke up and chose VIOLENCE. I WILL COMMIT ARSON AND BURN EVERYTHING TO THE GROUND!!! I AM ANGRY-

Choi Jung Soo: Awwww, you’re so adorable! Give me a hug~

Kim Soo Jin: Wh-What? nO, yOURE SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED OF ME! TREMBLE BEFORE MY WRATH-

Kim Rok Soo, recording: This is so cute.

*Kim Rok Soo teaching Choi Jung Soo to drive and taking Kim Soo Jin along for the ride*

Kim Rok Soo: That's a pothole. To the left!

Choi Jung Soo: Take it back now y'all *Drives into pothole*

Kim Soo Jin, sticking their face into the front over the center console: Cha Cha real smooth.

Choi Jung Soo: I don't think that's how the song goes.

Kim Rok Soo, tired as fuck and gripping the handle: Please just take me home.

Choi Jung Soo: Country Roads.

Kim Soo Jin: To the place.

Choi Jung Soo and Kim Soo Jin in unison: I Belong!

Kim Rok Soo, texting Lee Soo Hyuk: Hyung help me

[willywonderfan]

Cuphead main game incorrect quotes.

1.Beppi: Dinosaurs aren't extinct. I mean, Ribby is walking in this room. Dr.Kahl: *wheeze*

2.*Dr.Kahl teaching Beppi to drive and taking Werner Werman along for the ride* Dr.Kahl: That's a pothole. To the left! Beppi: Take it back now y'all *Drives into pothole* Werner Werman, sticking their face into the front over the center console: Cha Cha real smooth. Beppi: I don't think that's how the song goes. Dr.Kahl, crying and gripping the handle: Please just take me home. Beppi: Country Roads. Werner Werman: To the place. Beppi and Werner Werman in unison: I Belong! Dr.Kahl, crying harder: What the fuck!?

3.Dr.Kahl: I have a bad feeling about this... Beppi: What do you mean? Dr.Kahl: Don't you ever get that little voice in your head that tells you if you're going to get into trouble? Beppi: No? Werner Werman: That actually explains so much.

4.Goopy: I'm gonna nickname my child "Lil Bitch". Cagney: I see you're passing on your name.

5.Honeybottoms: What can therapy do for me that screaming in my car for 30 minutes can’t?

6.Djimmi: Isn't it amazing how I can feel so bad and still look so good?

7.Dr.Kahl: We need a plan to beat them. Werner Werman: Okay, listen up. First, we fill their shoes with wet cat food. Dr.Kahl:😐 Werner Werman: Judge me all you want, I get results.

8.Hildaberg: I couldn't do this without you, Sally. Sally: Sure you could. Not as stylishly, of course.

9.Djimmi: Do you think different paints have different tastes? Werner Werman: They do. Dr.Kahl: ...Why did you say that with such certainty?

10.Dr.Kahl: What is everyone for Halloween? Werner Werman: I’m superman. Beppi: A clown. Dr.Kahl: So I’m guessing we don’t need to get you a costume then?

11.Beppi: Hey, Dr.Kahl you're smart, tell me what would happen if I chugged 3 gallons of chloroform. Dr.Kahl: Have you ever been to a mortuary? Beppi: Yea, my grandma lives there. Werner Werman: That is the worst response to that question.

12.Dr.Kahl: How are we supposed to put a tracker the size of a penny on Beppi without them noticing? Werner Werman: Hey, Beppi, I bet you 5 bucks that you can't swallow this penny. Beppi: *takes and swallows tracker* Pay up, loser. Dr.Kahl: ...

13.Cagney: Get in, loser, we’re committing vehicular manslaughter!

14.Djimmi: Regular soda is too sweet! Beppi: Diet soda has a weird after taste! Djimmi: No! Ugh, oh my god. Diet soda is THE BEST! It doesn’t have sugar! It’s SPICY! Beppi: It has other weird stuff in it! I’ll take REGULAR sugar in my REGULAR soda! Djimmi: It’s SO SWEET like it’s a dessert though! Diet feels more like a drink! Beppi: I’m going to physically attack you. Djimmi: Which is better, Dr.Kahl? Dr.Kahl: Oh, I usually drink water! Beppi: Wha- NO! Djimmi: DISGUSTING!

15.Werner Werman: What doesn't kill me better start running, because now I'm fucking pissed!

[horizon-verizon]

I've seen someone claiming that Aemond and Alys had actually spent some time together, became acquainted (possibly even lovers) before he killed her family and this might be one of the reasons why she was spared. I feel like I'm being gaslighted a bit because according to the text, if I remember correctly, Aemond arrives at Harrenhal a day or so after Cole took the castle, he quickly celebrates his "victory" thinking Daemon ran away and then receives word about the fall of King's Landing which causes him to execute the Strongs. All of this took a few days to happen, at most, making it improbable for anyone to develop some sort of romantic relationship. Am I missing something?

Criston did not actually “take” Harrenhal, Daemon just abandoned it. 

Cole had to march 19 days before he could reach the castle. 

Before then, he fought a battle he easily won against Oswald Wode, the Lord Darry, and the Lord Foote.

Yes, Aemond joined Cole the day after. 

Yes, Aemond heard about King’s Landing’s conquest after he already celebrated his occupation of Harrenhal, which he thinks of his “taking” of it.

Time is sometimes weird in Fire and Blood. We don’t get a clear sentence showing how long it took Aemond to hear about King’s Landing, but I imagine that it would take just a few days (4 the minimum?) for him to find out. And in those days, one day was used as to celebrate.

And no, this isn’t enough time for a person to “fall in love”. This isn’t a Romeo and Juliet story. 

Alys was Aemond’s war prize before he killed all the males in House Strong, which, again, I think happened days after Aemond occupied Harrenhal. 

Which means he more then likely took her almost immediately, at least in the first two days after he occupied the castle.

This is the quote:

Even dragons, as King’s Prince Aemond Landing and fell Ser to Criston Rhaenyra Cole Targaryen were advancing and her on Harrenhal, whilst the Lannister host under Adrian Tarbeck swept eastward.

[The appearance of Roderick Dustin, aka Roddy the Ruin and his band, The Winter Wolves and Sabitha Frey]

Meanwhile, muddy roads and rainstorms slowed the pace of Aemond’s advance, for his host was made up largely of foot, with a long baggage train. Ser Criston’s vanguard fought and won a short, sharp battle against Ser Oswald Wode and the Lords Darry and Roote on the lakeshore, but met no other opposition. After nineteen days on the march, they reached Harrenhal...and found the castle gates open, with Prince Daemon and all his people gone.

Prince Aemond had kept Vhagar with the main column throughout the march, thinking that his uncle might attempt to attack them on Caraxes. He reached Harrenhal a day after Cole, and that night celebrated a great victory; Daemon and “his river scum” had fled rather than face his wroth, Aemond proclaimed. Small wonder then that when word of the fall of King’s Landing reached him, the prince felt thrice the fool. His fury was fearsome to behold. 

First to suffer for it was Ser Simon Strong.

[The Strong extinction]

Thus did the flower of House Strong, an ancient line of noble warriors boasting descent from the First Men, come to an ignoble end in the ward at Harrenhal. No trueborn Strong was spared, nor any bastard save...oddly...Alys Rivers. Though the wet nurse was twice his age (thrice, if we put our trust in Mushroom), Prince Aemond had taken her into his bed as a prize of war soon after taking Harrenhal, seemingly preferring her to all the other women of the castle, including many pretty maids of his own years.

(F&B, “Rhaenyra Triumphant”; pgs. 459-460)