A conversation that should've happened when Zane found out the girls were mermaids:
Zane: So who saved my life? I know it was one of you.
Rikki: Which time?
Zane: W-what do you mean, 'which time '?
Rikki: I mean you've been reckless enough to put yourself in situations where you've almost died more than once, Zane. Today will be added to that list if you're not careful.
Zane: I'm talking about the Lorelei wreck, what other time could you be talking about?
Rikki: *glares* Oh, I don't know, does the word 'shark' ring a bell?
Zane: That was you?
Rikki: *nods slightly*
Zane: And the Lorelei wreck....?
Emma: That was me, though I think it was a lapse of judgement.
Cleo: What about that time on Mako?
Zane: What time?
Cleo: You were really dehydrated and unconscious. Lewis helped us that time.
Zane: ...... well, thank you.
Rikki: Yeah? You sure have a funny way of showing it *gestures to Dr. Denman and her team*
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the thing about grief is everyone’s like “it’ll never get smaller but you’ll grow around it” and yeah that’s true. i definitely have grown around my grief and it’s not constantly all-consuming anymore. but it hasn’t gotten smaller, and i don’t think people realise what that means. i think people figure it’ll feel smaller because they did grow around it, but it just means that it’s on the back of your mind now instead of at the forefront. you can do things and live your life without constantly only thinking of your grief. but sometimes it will also make itself known and the sheer enormity of your grief will overwhelm you because ultimately it’s the same size as the day it arrived
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i think. one of the things that bothers me about how people write jason. is that there tends to be this sort of dichotomy. either he’s a nerd who loves classics and misses his family and is misunderstood, and therefore can’t possibly be to blame for the things he’s done, or he’s a ruthless killing machine with no redeeming qualities. and for me one of the things that i like is the way those two things coexist. he can be well-read, but mixed in with classic lit is ethics and philosophy lit that endorses his own stance on killing as an imperative or obligation. he can miss and care for (some of) his family, and also never want to see them or spend time with them, and also bristle and lash out and hurt them when they get too close. he can mourn the loss of his own childhood and parents while still killing others and ruining lives he deems unworthy. he’s not soft and wholly blameless, nor is he without relatable and redeeming qualities. that’s what makes him interesting.
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Catching up on MLC now on Ep34, I love how Li Lianhua is so sure that Di Feisheng will come and find him after he finishes his businesses, and the reason he hasn't showed up is because Ah Fei got into some kind of trouble. You ever just know your nemesis so well to know that the only thing that's stopping him from clinging to you is because he's in a dire situation?
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Idiot brain wants a chapter out this week, despite me having to completely start 4 over due to how shit it was the first time. One panel of 10 done. 9 to do by Friday....
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