#I have no idea if these are crocodiles or alligators :P

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Little AU prompt

So thanks to @hotmessteaparty I got too many ideas and too little time to write them <3 , I hope you are proud of yourself and I hope you like it :P

Check also out the main series Tribal Pride, Chapter 29 coming soon, promise

Misses Goodwill had always loved to work in the kindergarten of this small city. She had always taken great pride in raising the children of other parents, teaching them behavior and manners. Some of those children grew up to be lawyers, doctors, and politicians but also construction workers, and simply good people. She loved them, all of them.

Well almost all of them. The day when the new children arrived Misses Goodwill was as excited as ever, especially when she knew that the twins who would from now on attend her kindergarten, are offsprings from a very rich couple. They bought a small villa at the far end of town, they had everything from top-notch security, to a helicopter landing place bodyguards standing around the kindergarten to watch them and of course their nanny.

At first, the two seemed like a handful, but they were children so she forgave them, and soon she realized how smart and well-behaved the two were. They were speaking at least 2 languages fluently and were learning a third one at home, they asked for permission, said thank you, and always were respectful to their elders. Of course, they also got into fights for toys or arguments over childish things but they were children! Children of rich parents donate thousands of dollars to this kindergarten. Esperanza, the girl was a sweet angel and sharp of mind, very intelligent but shying away from other children, she was unsure how to approach them, Vidal her older brother on the other hand was a charming and outgoing extrovert. He had quickly wrapped the staff members over his fingers and befriended a lot of the other children.

EVERYTHING seemed perfect until this one particular “bring your pets”-day. It was tradition. Children would bring their pets, dogs, cats occasionally a big spider or lizard, and the children have the fun of their lives. 

When Misses Goodwill came into class this morning, she was happy to see all the children with their pets. “Good morning children!” she greeted them smiling “So… who wants to staAAAAHHH!” the teacher’s high-pitched scream alerted all the other classes and staff members and they either screamed or froze in fear of what they saw.” This is Mr.Mittens, he is a Bengal, my mum rescued him from hunters” the little girl explained proudly while scratching the head of a big Bengal-Tiger. A Tiger, A REALLY REAL LIVE TIGER! 

On the other side of the room was her twin brother with a very big lizard “My mum really loves animals, so she kept this Alligator!” he explained and immediately got the laugh of his sister “UHUUUU Dad said Froggy is Crocodile!” the female twin got up and so did the Tiger, the two children got into an argument while one of the teaches called, the police, animal rescue and also the parents of the twins.

Just a few minutes later and the “Nanny” called Maya arrived. Misses Goodwill knew her, she was the one dropping the kids off and picking them up again. When Maya picked them up the two children were still arguing whether “Froggy” was a crocodile or an Aligator. The shocked staff watched how the “Nanny” took not only care of the children but also the animals. When the big “lizard” was about to attack one of the animal control people she simply called out its name “Froggy! Stop!” she ordered the animal and whistled at it, strangely enough, it immediately followed foot and got himself loaded into the big truck alongside with Mr.Mittens.

Shocked the Staff watched her drive off. Inside the car, however, it got awfully silent, the children knew they did something wrong. “Will mommy and daddy be mad at us?” both asked in unison. Maya sighed as she lied to them “Yes, you know it is dangerous to bring your animals to the daycare, I got you specific animals to bring with you!” she explained. The mother and father would find it highly amusable and funny what had happened today, they probably wouldn’t keep a straight face when talking to the authority. They would fucking applaud their children for managing to bring those big and deadly animals unseen into the daycare. 

“Would your parents be at home they would-” Maya started until she got interrupted by a very angry child's voice “Yeah? But they are not so who cares!” he shouted in pure childish desperation. His sister just looked at him and then at Maya “I am sorry…” she started but the grown-up shook her head “No it’s alright… they miss you too… believe me” she mumbled to the children. “Why are they not here then?”

“Because…. there are people who do not like your parents, but they don’t know you exist… so if they stay too long here at one place-” the girl, Esperanza quickly caught up to the thought “They might find out about us or simply bombard the place they are living at in hopes they kill them or destroy something valuable” she finished and sighed a few moments later the boy also understood what they were talking with a whispered “Oh….”

This wasn’t the last of a few peculiar incidents. When they attended middle school they had to write something about the jobs of their parents. The teachers were disturbed to read that “Mommy meets a lot of men” or “Daddy takes care of a lot of women” the most disturbing sentence however was that “Mommy once came home with a few bruises and ouchies, and daddy had hurt his hands” this was alarming to the teachers.

Maya tried to soothe their worries but they demanded a meeting with the actual parents. Soon after they obliged and set a meeting.

“Your parents sure like a great entrance” Maya mumbled when the helicopter landed on the school grounds. A few moments later a woman stepped out, elegantly in a white suit the woman slowly crossed over to her children, her blackberry hair, the same hair color as her children have was flying in the wind of the calming rotors while her chocolaty brown eyes scanned the premises, after she followed a Latino man, with a neatly gut mohawk in a red suit. He quickly followed up with his green eyes glaring over the meters parting them from his children. Everyone around them was at AW from the big entrance, however, those who set eyes on the couple immediately felt cold crawling up their skins. Two predators approached and they didn’t look very pleased.

“Why the fuck did I have to wear this?” Vaas mumbled tugging at the suit “Because we can’t show up in front of the teachers with blood and gore on our clothes…. I don’t want to move them they have friends here” Sera answered earning a grunt from Vaas “It was YOUR idea to get them as normal as possible life anyway” she commented with a winning smile. “Fuck you” he answered with a big toothy grin “Later” Sera chuckled as they arrived at the school.

“MOMMY DADDY!” the children shouted in glee as they ran towards them. Vaas grin broadened in genuine happiness as he kneeled down and opened his arms wide, as much as was he disappointed when both rushed past him in the arms of their mother. For a moment he just stayed there and sighed deeply "And what about poor lonely papa?" he asked turning his head and immediately yanked backward when both of his kids jumped at him screeching in glee.

Both finally went on to go to the building where they were already greeted by the director of the school “Mr. and Mrs Novoa?!” he asked intimidated while Vaas reached out to greet him “Montenegro actually” he corrected the chubby elderly man “Mr and Mrs Montenegro?” he asked surprised while Sera shook her head “No he is Montenegro I am Novoa” confused the director exchanged looks between them while Maya clarified “He is Vaas Montenegro and She is Sera Novoa…. both were too stubborn to change their last names so they kept it.” the Principal still looked a little confused “But you two are…?” Sera snorted “Yeah I married that big Monkey, can’t believe I did….” Vaas crossed his arms in front of his chest “Yeah I could have done so much better… so many women to my feet” Maya grumbled “Not hard when you force them to” she giggled and followed the principal who got flustered more and more “Ouch first of all RUDE second of all who asked you Adoptive sister” before Maya could defend herself Sera stepped in between them “First of all, it’s the truth and second of all I did, the woman who saved your life more than once” she smiled at him sugary sweet making the former Pirate Lord grumble “Oh you’ll get that back” Sera flashed him a devious smirk "Can't wait" she purred.

Without further interruption, the children showed their parents proudly their classroom, what they have drawn and what they have written. “Well, you two probably know why I have asked you here” the principal started “Yes, something offensive was written I just, I don’t quite understand what exactly the problem is?” Sera said as she sat down “Well yes, I just want to know… what your…” the principal cleared his throat occupation would be because well according to your son Mrs. Novoa it seems as if you are working as…” Sera just read the circled area and started to laugh a little “A prostitute… well actually an escort according to our son” Vaas nodded “Yeah and I think I’m a damned pimp in here” he said reading the other essay of his daughter. “Well… you see” Sera started “My husband and I are running a big international company… and as you might have noticed I am the one more…” she looked over to Vaas and with a sigh back to the principal “charming one, the one who talks with our investors which are mostly male… while Vaas is taking care of our female-sellers” It was really hard for Vaas not to burst out into laughter “Yes we are selling drugs internationally” he explained with a cheeky smirk “to pharmaceutical businesses and who could sell them better as beautiful women?”

Sera smoothly saved the conversation and saw how the principal finally relaxed and dismissed them.

walking out and watching their children Vaas wrapped his arm around Sera's waist pulling her close "Just a few more years Vaas... then we have to tell them" The male grumbled "Yes... but only in a few years... let them enjoy this time with no worries"

This was not the last incident. The children quickly figured out that if they commit more dangerous or bad or hideous “crimes” their parents would show up in the end.

Esperanza was gifted in languages and economics she also had a handle with animals and technology but not just the simple usage of a phone or downloading hacked games, no no no. It was worse. You see her uncle, which was not related by blood taught her how to code, and built websites, then he taught her a few mechanic - tricks a lot of theory and in the end, he taught her how to hack. This came in handy, even though she was introverted and did not speak to many, she knew almost everything about the people in school, including teachers, but most importantly she knew the correct answers to EVERY test.

Her brother Vidal on the other hand, was charming, a player, and outgoing, he had the same skill with languages but his interest was more… physics, science, math, biology, and how you produce some quality drugs. He grew his own little plants and started to sell them around the school. An Interesting old man called Ernhardt taught him a few things about plants and after that, the family Doctor, Stein, took him under his wing and showed him a few things now and then.

By the time they were 16 Sera didn’t even bother to go to school meetings anymore, she just took her children off and let them go into a different one.

They argued a lot, Vaas normally tried to calm everyone, which was weird in itself but Sera and her children they got into each other's hair so often that she even stayed a whole month with them just to make sure they won’t do it anything stupid.

It was fatal however, almost 5 months later her son got kidnapped.

“Gag that little fucker up!” one of the masked men ordered “I don#t want to hear any more of his whining or crying or anything!” 

Vidal was scared to death, he didn’t know what was going on, he didn’t even know how he had ended up here. He was somewhere in a big room… or or was it? It was a container the thought struck him when all three men walked out of there and closed the door leaving him in darkness. His anxiety the fear he felt, it was almost unbearable, he tried to scream through his gag to get free from his restraints but he couldn’t do anything. He just existed there in complete silent darkness for god knows how long.

Suddenly he heard loud voices, gunshots, and some people crashing into the container from outside. Vidal was so scared the poor boy pissed himself until the door finally swung open again. The light hurt in his eyes for a moment. One of the men who kidnapped him stumbled closer just to break down in front of the boy's feet. Then slowly a slimmer figure walked in and he couldn’t believe what he saw. Like a goddess his mother emerged from the light, blood was all over her clothes and her look was the one of an extremely angry entity. She dropped down next to him and freed him and as soon as the boy was able to he wrapped his arms around his mother “Vidal VIDAL!” Sera made him let go of her and look at her “It’s not over yet do you understand?” she started “You will follow me and do as I say have you understood that?” the boy nodded still sobbing and trying to comprehend everything “Vidal words!”

“Y…Yes, mother” he started and Sera nodded “Good boy” she praised him a little softer, helped her son up, and escorted him out. What he saw outside made the teenager stop and gulp. So many dead people and from outside he heard even more shooting and shouting. He clenched to his mother's side, while they made their way outside, the building to re-group with Maya. “Vidal listen to me you will now go with auntie Maya okay?”  the boy shook his head furiously as he started to tear up again clinging harder to his mother “Vidal listen… she will  bring you to safety… nothing will happen to me, I promise…” Sera gave the boy a kiss and then left. 

As he was brought to safety by Maya the boy dared to take another look back at where his father just kicked one of the guys in the gut, a manic laugh coming from him and his mother, she just pulled something out of a different guy with a maddening wide toothy grin. It was as if the blood in the boy froze, these two looked insane, they weren't looking human anymore, they resembled the things he had been afraid of as he was younger. The monsters under his bed and his closet.

Later that evening after he got out of the shower, he realized something. He didn’t need to be afraid of any monster or anything else in the world. His parents would scare any other monster away or destroy them. His sister did not leave him alone this evening until she fell asleep next to him and he was able to sneak out of the room.

His parents were home, in their own bedroom. He could hear them from outside the door. “This is my fault! They were his men HIS men HE HIRED THEM!” the voice of his mother bus he had never heard her like that, it sounded… broken. lost he had never heard his mother so…hopeless and who was this “HE” guy he was talking about. Vidal slowly and carefully sat down and continued to listen in carefully.

“Calm down mi vida” His father tried to soothe his mother in calming down, since when was he the reasonable one? “Maybe he didn’t mean it like that… Maybe he just” a low cry out of Sera and a cold laugh erupted from her “And what? Play happy family? There is a reason why you never met him… Why I, didn’t go back there… Oh god… “ Sera’s pacing stopped “If he went after my kids then…” Vaas stopped her midsentence “Okay deep breathes and… please don’t freak out… “ he said and sighed “You don’t need to worry about your brother… he is already in contact with him” Vaas explained carefully.

“Wait… what?” something in his mother changed “Look Koa told me… years ago….” he tried and got a hard slap from Sera “Why was NO ONE telling ME about this?” she asked growling “Because of exactly THAT reaction!” Vaas growled holding his cheek “Listen… maybe… he just wants to meet his grandchildren..?”

“By kidnapping?”

“He is your father, Sera”

“Yes… and I should’ve put a knife into his throat a long time ago, just like I did to my mother”

Those words made the heart of the child sink, he didn’t just hear that slowly he crawled back into the bed, where his sister was waiting awake “You are scared…” she whispered softly and took him in her arms “I think… mum and dad owe us a lot of explaining…” he mumbled.

Both froze when they heard the clicking of a tongue “Which we will give you tomorrow… but now you and your mother need some rest” Vaas explained carefully before lighting a cigarette, no the smell was different. Carefully he came closer and sat down on the edge of the bed. “Smoke this, it will make you fall asleep” he explained simply 

Without question, the boy smoked the cigarette and soon found himself asleep without any nightmares.

The next morning the twins wanted to head down to the dining room but stopped when they heard 2 familiar voices “What should I tell my children? You can’t meet grandpa because he is a crazy lunatic?” it was uncle Koa, like their REAL uncle by blood. “Then how do I explain that they can meet up with uncle Vaas?” Koa asked making the ex-Pirate chuckle “Careful Pocahontas I’m still pissed about that scar” he grumbled while another familiar voice tried to soothe both male’s aunt Sally, Koa’s wife. “Boys calm down… we do not have time nor place for testosterone, I met your father Koa, and believe me, if those visits wouldn’t be supervised I wouldn’t want our children to be there as well so yes I can fully understand her!” Sally defended Sera “However, I can also see Koa’s side and this is eventually why we agreed to this… they want to know sooner or later” Sally tried carefully “You know they will want to know sooner or later,” she said again this time more soothingly.

“ I know… I know… it’s just… I don’t know if I AM ready for this”

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Do you think levi sheds🤔

okay i took way too much time with it but here is what i found out with google searching & some late-afternoon coffee

so first if we look at his origins in Judaism and in his appearance in Tanakh, while the latter considers him as more of a dragon / snake (serpent), but in medieval Judaism she is considered to be a fish. (yes fish leviathan has she/her pronouns in some sources but also it).

however i thought it wasn't so relevant for us as we are talking about obey me here. it goes without saying how the characters were inspired more by Christianity - newer version of the Christian Bible suggests (in a friggin FOOTNOTE i'm losing my mind) Leviathan is in fact a crocodile. i'd assume the bible i got in 2015 when my HS turned catholic (and everyone got a free bible because church be rich) would have this information so i got my water-stained but otherwise still readable copy and to my disappointment it didn't clarify nothing. (no surprise though)

if we consider him as an alligator / crocodile type reptile then he does shed; he does it scale-by-scale, one-by-one, not the one-layer-at-once type shedding like snakes do. personally i like the idea of a crocodile-like shedding more as in-game only part of his demon form is animal-like. though i respect if you think otherwise, considering how many interpretations of Leviathan there are and how nothing of this short is canon in-game (yet?).

i would assume his pets (henry 1.0 who was a snake and henry 2.0 who is a fish) hint at how ambiguous his being is or how he is neither of those (though both can be true at the same time). maybe henry 3.0 will be a pet croc? or a pet dragon/lizard. maybe i'm reading too much into it-

i wonder what solmare's interpretation is but at the same time i'm glad they didn't really say anything about the issue & we can just think whatever we want (unless i'm completely sleeping on something- i don't have every card of his and i hardly read chats so that can easily be the case)

tl;dr: if we interpret him according to the Christian Bible - which om! characters were mostly based on - he is supposed to be a crocodile, meaning he only sheds one scale at a time, not an entire layer like a snake would. considering how contradictory the bible is, imo it is completely fine to interpret him as a snake too though (in my copy & translated version it is completely ambiguous so go off ig) thoughts?

sources under the cut <3

i basically read through wikipedia & some other pages which lead me nowhere but i checked the sources to be sure afvgaefv

Job: 41 in the revised version of the bible (gfjhgf crying. what am i doing) , if you read the footnote you can tell Leviathan is suggested be a croc, actually. (my version of the bible doesn't have these footnotes though, i don't know enough about religion to know why it lacks them so don't ask jkhvfkjgf)

Gator Guru, Alligators - Skin Shedding Habits Accessed 30 May 2021

Isaiah 27:1 (you can clearly tell he is a snek here)

Gen. Rabbah 7:4, Midrash Chaseroth V’Yetheroth, Batei Midrashoth, vol 2, p. 225- According to Rashi, Leviathan is in fact a female fish

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My Experiences of Nonhumanity

I get asked about “what makes you/people in general feel you’re/they’re otherkin” a lot, and while the answer is far from simple and my experiences are anything but universal, I figure it deserves a write-up once in a while. A friend asked about it a couple nights ago, so I wrote up a huge long message on Discord, and decided to rewrite it into a Tumblr post for posterity. This’ll be a long one, folks; hit J on desktop to skip.

It’s worth noting ahead of time: none of these things are required to be otherkin, and none of them automatically mean you’re otherkin. In fact, most of them are little more than mildly “weird” quirks when they occur in isolation, and only start to push outside the range of “normal human experiences” when many of them occur together. You can’t look at someone (including yourself) and say “they like collecting things, they must be dragonkin!” It’s not that simple. You have to take the individual as a whole even as you examine each specific experience in more detail - don’t lose the forest while you’re studying the trees. This is just a description of my personal experiences.

Shifts

- Phantom shifts/supernumerary phantom limbs: Probably the most obvious thing and the hardest to brush off, although I still managed to do so for years. Phantom shifts, aka supernumerary phantom limbs, are the experience of feeling limbs or body parts that do not and never have physically existed. In my case, the most common phantom limbs to show up are my wings and tail; other body parts, such as digitigrade legs, horns, snout, and paws/talons, also make appearances less frequently. While my phantom limbs almost never attempt to replicate tactile sensations/interactions with the physical world, they’re often defined by very vivid proprioception (ability to tell where your body is in space, mainly via muscle stretch receptors), and I can tell where each part of the limb is at any given time - it’s not just a shapeless sense of “weight,” or it wouldn’t be phantom limbs. I can also move them at will, typically. My phantom shifts are typically spontaneous and involuntary, but they’ve been induced artificially a couple different ways as well, though I can’t typically do it at will.

- Sensory shifts: Still not something I’m totally sure I experience, but there are definitely times my sense of smell becomes insanely strong compared to usual even for me, which fits the definition of a sensory shift.

- Astral shifts: While I’m far from an adept astral traveler, when visualizing “traveling” within my own mindscape, I shift form fluidly between human and dragon - although I almost always have wings at the very least.

- Cameo shifts: Mentioned only because it’s relevant to my phantom shifts. I realized at some point that the reason I get cameo shifts of canine/feline ears sometimes is because they usually show up when they’re pricking/flattening to express emotion, and the muscles that move to do that action are basically the same as the ones that do those actions with the crest that runs down my neck, and because of my obsession with cats/dogs/horses as a young child and because that’s not a particularly strong phantom shift for me usually, I connected the dots a little wrong and created a false association.

- Self-image: This isn’t technically a shift, but it’s going here anyway because it doesn’t really fit in any other section either. My body image/self-image is weird. I know, consciously, what I physically look like. However, my instinctive self-image is... hmm. What I “expect” to see doesn’t always match up with what’s actually there when I look in the mirror. Teeth are a huge point of fixation for me for some reason; I always expect them to be larger, sharper, stronger. I expect my neck to be longer, my face to be... different. I expect scales in places. I expect claws. Even knowing consciously that of course it won’t be there, it’s still strange sometimes that it’s not. There’s sometimes some mild disconnect when I see myself. (Sometimes not. But sometimes.)

Homesickness

(Or, the sense of missing something you’ve never had - not of “I want/want to be [x], and it makes me sad/upset that I don’t have/am not that,” but of “I should have/be [x], and it is fundamentally wrong that I do/am not.”)

- Flight: I have always wanted to fly, and for a long time I thought everyone ached for the sky the same way I did. Most people don’t, as it turns out. Yes, everyone’s fantasized about flying, but most people don’t feel bones-deep, crushing, physical pain in their chest thinking about it. Most people don’t lift up onto their toes instinctively straining for the sky. I’ve felt that aching longing for it for as long as I can remember.

- Connection to dragons: For as long as I can remember knowing about dragons, I loved the idea of them and even when I was very young, when I’d only really been exposed to media where they were the great evil for the hero to defeat and received no more character development than “evil, destructive, fire-breathing beast,” I was always on the dragon’s side and wanted to learn more about them. That hasn’t faded. I’ll watch an absolutely terrible movie or TV show that I otherwise loathe if it has good enough animation and sound design on the dragons. (Looking at you, Game of Thrones.*) I would commit arson to see one of those Isle-style dragon survival games actually go through and finish production. (Holding out hope for the Dragon Game Project on YouTube; go check them out if you haven’t already.) I’ve also used dragons to represent myself for pretty much as long as I’ve had an online presence - years before I ever heard of otherkin, I was calling myself Dragonheart.

- Dragon-like creatures: Snakes, crocodilians, and dinosaurs all fall into this category - all of them give me a similar heart-and-breathing-pick-up, aching familiarity to dragons. They’re not perfect, but in a snake’s scales and a crocodile’s bellows and a dinosaur’s spectacular reptilian size I see echoes of us and I have always loved them with a passion, even before I quite knew why.

- Dragon/”monster” noises: Sound generators, creature sound design, real animal noises, etc. that are meant to be monstrous and that most people find unsettling or even frightening, I find comforting and relaxing. Alligator bellows, “monster noise” soundscapes, etc. all apply here.

* No shade on anyone who likes Game of Thrones, I’m just not a fan. :P

Behaviors/Instincts/Urges

- Hoarding: I’m still not sure how much of the crystal thing is "monkey brain say Shiney Colorful," how much is a witch thing, and how much is a dragon thing, but some of it is a dragon thing.

- Territorial/possessive nature: I can get... extremely territorial over my stuff and my home. This can extend right into being ridiculously protective of my people too, although I do try to rein that in to a reasonable amount. This also extends into games like Capture the Flag, because put me on defending the border during middle and high school and I got frighteningly territorial. (Fun fact, this extends to spiritual protection stuff and it has almost gotten me in trouble a few times on that front.) The other main side effect is my brain trying to claim completely inappropriate things as “mine,” like every piano I have ever touched or, that one time, the entire city of Portland.

- Prey drive: Going on a walk in the woods with me will always be an exercise in stopping every twenty seconds because I heard a small animal move in the brush and froze instinctively to track it. Prey drive ranges from "okay I can indulge this enough to track-stalk-chase without actually intending to catch-kill-eat" to "this is entirely inappropriate and needs to Stop Right Now" depending on the day and the situation - sometimes it’s fairly low-key and innocent, but sometimes it's also being confronted with the sudden and completely serious/genuine thought of grabbing someone or something by the neck/around the body with your jaws and hunt-prey-kill-devour when it's completely inappropriate and kind of disturbing or even sickening. It’s one of the more annoying things, although it’s not like it’s severe enough that I’m an actual danger to anyone - it’s just a gut thought that gets filtered out at the conscious level without significant problems. This also bleeds into games (I get... maybe a little overenthusiastic during tag) and even watching TV shows or gaming videos - most of the time at least part of me is rooting for the hunter because I relate to them as a fellow predator, even if the audience is supposed to be rooting for the prey - I mean, protagonists.

- Basking/heat-seeking: Probably only partially a dragon thing, but despite the fact that I hate heat in general, radiant/sun heat and heat from a heated surface are both fantastic feelings provided the ambient air temperature isn't too high. I'm guessing this is at least partially a reptile brain thing.

- Height-seeking: Give me a chance to climb up on top of something - a rock, a cliff, a chair, a table, a bunk bed - and look out over everything else, and I'll take it in an instant. Getting to climb up on the roof is the best thing that's happened to me this entire quarantine.

- Flight instinct: Being mildly leery of cliffs not because I am afraid of falling, because I'm really not, but because there's always some part of my brain that goes "jump, fly, this is a perfect takeoff spot" and I have to squash that before I do something particularly stupid. This manifests in other ways, but that's the most dramatic (and annoying) one. This is also one of the things I noticed as definitively not normal long before my awakening. (The Grand Canyon was fun.)  Similarly to the prey drive thing, it's not like I'm actually in danger of throwing myself off cliffs, it’s just - there's a not-insignificant part of my brain that thinks "hey we should go run and jump off and take a quick flight," in the same way I might also casually think "hey I should stroll across to the corner store for a bag of chips" before I consciously decide whether or not to do that. It’s the exact same type of thought process, despite the fact that one of those things is something I might do on any given school day, and the other is, you know, physically impossible.

- Combat instincts: I get in a fight and my pure instinct is to bite or claw, not kick or punch or whatever it is humans do instinctively. I have those reflexes now courtesy of Krav, but I had to train them in - if you’d thrown me into a fight before, I absolutely would have resorted to claws/nails and teeth immediately (and I still will, when pressed into a corner). Sometimes, unfortunately, this goes off completely unwarranted, either in an anger situation that does not deserve a physical response, or for no apparent reason whatsoever. It's one of the more problematic things, but once again - it’s not like it’s a compulsion, just a gut-emotion thought that gets filtered out at the conscious level.

- Scent focus: Who knows how much of this is environmental influence and how much is instinctive, but I always have and still do focus on scent more than most humans seem to. I can identify people by scent, I seem to pay more attention to it than most people do. I also seem less bothered by natural body smells than most people do, but considering the responses when I asked around in the otherkin community once about that, unclear whether or not that's connected.

- Nonhuman noises: I make just a bunch of weird nonhuman noises, and always have. Growls, hisses, croons, hurrs, throat-clicks, chirps, etc. I've never met any human who does them instinctively like I do except my half-sister (whom I didn’t meet until a couple years ago), and she was just as surprised to hear me do it as I was surprised to hear her do it.

- Affection: Face-rubbing, light head-bonking against someone’s shoulder/body/head, and love nips/bites are all perfectly acceptable ways to show platonic affection, to dragon brain. Human society disagrees. The instinct to do these things is so strong that I definitely do give into the first two with people I’m close with, and I have physically had to catch and restrain myself when I was about to unthinkingly bite/nip someone’s skin because I wasn’t paying enough attention.

- Movement: Moving on all fours just feels better than moving on two legs, even though it’s objectively physically uncomfortable because humans aren’t built for that. I also have the instinctive want to be a lot more flexible than I’m capable of being, in ways I’m not capable of being - curling all the way around something or someone to squeeze them tight in the coil of my body, turning my head a hundred eighty degrees because my neck Should Be Longer.

- Expression: Baring one’s teeth when frustrated, irritated, or angry is not a particularly human instinct. I realize it’s something a lot of primates do do, but. *gestures at society* Humans ain’t one of them, at least not anymore. Even in Krav Maga, which is a self-defense style that focuses on being vicious and “dirty fighting” to survive a real street fight, every single time I have a new partner (and most times I have a partner I’ve worked with before) and I get tired enough to get snarly, they respond with some variation of “god that’s scary”. See also: gesturing at things with my nose because it should be long enough to make that a much more dramatic gesture than it ends up being.

- Den/lair/small spaces: I never feel safer than when curled up in a tiny alcove just big enough to comfortably fit my body curled up into it. The only position I’ll prioritize over it is getting up onto a high space.

Past Life Work

Unlike every other bullet point on this list, most of these didn’t apply until I started actively seeking them out, because, you know. Past life memories are like that.

- Past life regressions: I’ve got a tag for these, but tl;dr I take anything I learn from a past life regression or similar meditation/visualization with a whole spoonful of salt, forget “a grain,” because I know for a fact my brain is very good at making stuff up with these types of exercises. Unfortunately, they’re the only way to get information on certain things, like appearance.

- Tarot: Got a tag for that too. I use tarot to ask questions and confirm or reject suspicions.

- Spontaneous memories: I don’t have many, but they’re clear as day when they do appear. I don’t count something as a “true” memory unless it includes senses I can’t reproduce through imagination - smell and touch, mainly. Mostly these are quick flashbulbs, nothing cinematic or anything like that.

- Noemata: Again, I don’t have much in the way of noemata, but what I do have is persistent and consistent. I know things about my wing shape and flight style despite not having really experienced that in detail during past life regressions. That particular set of noemata has been confirmed to fit with real-world physics and bat wing shapes (the closest wing type to mine that exists or has existed on Earth).

[aelaer]

Animal au! (Can be shifter etc): Tony is a ferret (or tiger), Stephen would be a saltwater crocodile.

For those MCU fans also familiar with more obscure LOTR lore, this could be considered a birthday gift :P

Anyway, my serious fics haven't been writing themselves for the last three weeks or so, and this is the oldest fic prompt I have in my ask box. And uh, yeah, I don't think I can do a serious take on this. So silly/fun it is. No idea if the original prompter is still around (I think ask is from the summer), but here is my take on it!

(assume alternate first meeting in this fic)

Magical Mishap

Chars: Stephen, Tony (and FRIDAY)

Length: 1500 words

Rating: Gen

I'm going to kill you, Stephen Strange's furious voice blast through his head and wow, that was weird.

Tony opened his mouth automatically to retort, but all that came out was this weird chirp-like sound. He wrinkled his nose (and he could see it now, that was intriguing) and instead thought towards Stephen. I thought you had an oath of some sort, Doc. He'd only met the doctor-turned-wizard a few times, but the killing discussion had come early on (life of a superhero and all).

Funny enough, Stephen growled—as in, he was thinking at him and actually growled, deep and low and it was the most fucking terrifying thing he had ever heard—it's very hard to remember my oath when my mind's being slammed by the instincts of a goddamn alligator smelling the fresh meat of a rodent!

Crocodile, Tony thought back at him as he scurried up the table leg and well out of reach of Stephen's incredibly horrific line of teeth. And ferrets are part of the weasel family.

Stephen growled at him again and Tony's little ferret heart started thumping in instinctive terror. I told you not to touch anything! Anything! came from the sorcerer-turned-crocodile.

I didn't know that included the books! he shot back.

It included the books! The croc snapped his teeth, then he heard Stephen sigh in his head. I don't know when Wong or anyone will happen upon my study again, and frankly put, I'm not sure how long we can wait before animal instincts override proper thought and I decide just to eat you. We need to reverse this now.

Tony looked around from the table for a good shelf to jump to. I could just remain out of reach until someone comes around; that shelf's rather high. Could ferrets make that jump? He had no idea, but it was worth a shot. He was feeling rather jittery and it looked like a fun jump.

Not willing to take that risk, was Stephen's terse answer. Here, we can do this. Can you still read?

He looked around the desk until he found something in English. Seems so. His glasses connected to FRIDAY were on the ground with the rest of his clothes. At least they were still intact; Stephen's normal clothes were completely destroyed, and the Cloak was curled up by a hearth near the foyer and nowhere near this room. Maybe it could have helped.

He wondered what FRIDAY was seeing. Was FRIDAY alerting anyone? The only person Tony had any phone number info for in this weird group was Stephen at this time, and that had been a hard enough nut to crack. Still, after this he would make it a point to get Wong's number.

That shelf looked really interesting. He wanted to jump to it.

Tony Stark! rang loudly through his head and he blinked and peered at the reptile.

No need to shout, he grumbled.

I called you three times, was Stephen's answer. I need you to concentrate and try to remain in the human part of you. What is the page number in the book you just read?

The page numbers weren't in an alphabet he knew. He missed FRIDAY. Uh, it looks like a sideways six and eight.

Seventy-four, Stephen said. Okay. Now I need you to shove the book off the table.

It turned out that pushing a four-pound book when one weighed only three pounds was incredibly difficult. Still, he managed it, and the volume went to the floor with a heavy thump.

Stephen somehow managed to turn the book the right side up with his snout, but that's where his dexterity ended. I can't get to the right page. I need you to come down and turn it to the correct page.

His little ferret heart started pounding in fear again. Are you crazy? Tony snapped. You just said you were fighting against the want to eat me!

And that will only get worse the longer this continues! he retorted. Look, I'll back away as much as I can. Stephen, to his credit, did, but there was only so much room a ten-foot crocodile could back up in his study.

Tony sighed in his head. Yeah, okay. Fine. Don't move, or I'm going to the shelves to wait for Wong or another one of your wizard buddies.

Sorcerers. Another growl went through the room.

Don't do that, either! He scurried off the table and to the book. It turned out that ferret paws were nowhere near as useful for page turning as human hands, but they were a far cry better than what crocs had.

His animal instincts were going absolutely insane with the call of danger as he flipped through the pages as fast as he could. Tony stilled when Stephen shifted, but he didn't move his feet, so Tony remained on the floor flipping and flipping until he saw the sideways six and eight again.

He fled to the shelves and jumped and scrambled up until he was on top of the bookcase. Okay, I'm good! Tony called down.

Stephen sighed. You might regret your position. He walked back to the book.

I'm further from the crocodile and I absolutely don't regret it, Tony retorted. It was nice up here. Ooh, could he jump to the table from here? No, wait, that was against what he accomplished climbing up here in the first place. Stupid weasel brain.

I don't think I can say words aloud like this, Stephen mused to himself. I haven't done silent spellcasting of this sort, but I believe I can manage it.

There was then a heavy silence and in about fifteen seconds Tony began to feel the same weird shift he felt when he was turned into a ferret.

Then he realized just how infuriatingly right Stephen was when his three pound body turned into a 170 pound body and the bookcase was having absolutely none of it. It toppled over, spilling him and all of its books onto the carpet.

"Ow," Tony moaned.

"I did tell you so," said the very annoying wizard. 

Tony frowned in his direction, which only increased as he realized something. "Hey, how come you have clothes on already? I thought they were all ruined, Hulk-style." He started pushing the books aside to see if his clothes managed to avoid the bookcase, at least.

"Magic," was the very annoying answer, but Stephen did magic the bookcase back into its position so Tony didn't have to pull it up, at least. "Oh, found your glasses."

"Gimme," he gestured, and they were floated over. "You there, FRIDAY?" he asked.

"I'm here, boss."

"See the whole thing?"

"Yes, boss. I'm afraid I had no sort of protocol for dealing with this sort of situation. Should I have called one of the Avengers?"

Tony found his clothing after several more books were moved by he and Stephen. "Uh, no, no, you were right to wait to assess the situation for a few minutes." He shimmied on his boxers, then pants as Stephen politely pretended he didn't exist, public locker-room style, as he sent all his books back to the fallen shelves in whatever categorization he had going. "Next time, we're gonna have a phone number of another wizard—"

"Sorcerer."

"—sorcerer to call in case of magical mishap." He shot a look at Stephen. "Seriously, in case you do more work with us beyond this consulting you've agreed to, we'd want a number in case you're hurt, anyway."

Stephen sighed, but acquiesced with, "Fine. I'll see if Wong agrees to it."

Tony nodded and pulled his shirt over his head. "Oh, and FRI, delete all footage of the incident." No one needed to see him like that. Especially that ending.

"Yes boss."

Stephen frowned at him. "You're recording?"

"I record everything with these glasses."

The frown deepened. "Don't expect it to work in here for all future visits."

Tony now frowned. "I can stop it when you ask. There's no need to be an asshole about it."

"And you didn't need to be a douchebag who secretly records things," Stephen retorted lightly, still sorting his books.

"My glasses aren't very secretive. You've heard me talk at FRIDAY before." He sat down and pulled on his socks, then shoes. "I figured you knew."

"People don't normally record their whole life."

"Have you never been on YouTube or something?"

Stephen sighed. "You're really irritating."

"That makes two of us," Tony retorted, but he threw the wizard—sorcerer—a bone. "I'll cut the recording. There, done." He leaned back in the seat. "And I won't look inside any books anymore. Lesson learned."

Another sigh, but Stephen stacked the remaining books that needed sorting in a pile (with magic, of course) and took a seat at his desk, across from where Tony sat. "I'm tempted to never let you in here again, if this is how visits are going to be." But he was summoning some sort of drink, two cups, and actions spoke louder than words in Tony's world.

"I'll be better behaved next time," he replied, tone overly serious. "But moving on: like I told you, I found something that I think is more in your field than mine."

As he gave Stephen the small puzzle box with weird energy vibes, and saw the man's face light up in fascination and intense concentration, Tony figured that despite their differences (and similarities), that he could, in the end, potentially really get along with Stephen Strange.

[subetei-noykin]

14. If you could compare your OC to an animal what would that be? (lizard doesn't count! :P )

@fortysanthus

Uhhhhhhhm. Well. See. I mean I could make the obvious comparisons to like. A lion. Or a bear. He’s grumpy, territorial, slightly fatherly and cuddly enough to be both. Or I could go and describe his hawk-like comparisons or stuff but honestly?

Subetei is 100% based on alligators and crocodiles. It’s why his tail is a massive club he uses to help redistribute weight and momentum during fighting, it’s why he torpedoes through water and has the teeth structure he does. In designing Subetei, I decided to go with the idea that Au Ra have pretty prominent reptile traits but it varied, so that’s what I picked.

If you want an unintentional animal he’s comparable to, go look at Cape Buffalos. Because man there are some comparisons there, along with the fact my idiot rageson here loves to headbutt things, damn the consequences.

[Thanks for the ask! - OC Asks!]

[chrisgillette]

It’s like taking a swim back 65 million years ago. Diving with a massive 15ft wild crocodile! This was such an incredible encounter!! These are a few shots of the huge American crocodile I’ve posted before. This is when he was swimming up toy surface for a breath, note the water clarity difference from top to bottom! I also included a shot of his face I’ve shared before. I have the full photo set up on my photography website www.ChriGillette.com and you can order prints! This is the same croc I posted before with the massive alligator I posted the epic video about on my YT. I had no idea how the croc would react and creeping around 15ft underwater in limited viz with this massive croc was intimidating to say the least. People always ask “how do you make it safe?” and my answer is always the same “who EVER said it was safe!?!” This is extremely dangerous with high risk of death. It’s always kinda funny and weird explaining that to people, like they genuinely don’t understand that the risk is real, it’s not a game, and if it was these animals play for keeps lol. There’s no safety net, your life is literally in your hands and the danger is very real. Thankfully this croc was very calm, but I feel I sometimes show the “nice” side a little too much and don’t remind people enough that literal death is RIGHT there if you mess up or don’t know what you’re doing. So here’s your reminder, this stuff is real, never try this on your own! Checkout the full video!! Taken with my Canon 90D and 10-22 lens with @aquaticadigital housing. #croc #crocodile #gator #alligator #florida #dangerous #reptile #animals #underwaterphotography #americancrocodile #diving #canon #canonphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb5vgyXOvn6/?utm_medium=tumblr

[roboticspacecase]

All of 'em :D

Oh shit alright, prepare to learn WAY too much about me :p HERE WE GOOOOOooooo!

0: Height - 5′ 2″, short af1: Age - 22 slutty, slutty years and getting bigger every day2: Shoe size - Like, 7 - 7 ½? Depends on brand and stuff. I can wear kid’s shoes, though :p3: Do you smoke? - Socially4: Do you drink? - Also socially5: Do you take drugs? -  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 6: Age you get mistaken for - Well, LOOKS-wise I get told I look like a teenager, but when people talk to me they think I’m like 25+7: Have tattoos? - Nope8: Want any tattoos? - So many omg9: Got any piercings? - Lip, both ears are double pierced on the lobe, double helix in my right ear, and a belly ring.10: Want any piercings? - A few more, yeah11: Best friend? - It’s totes @ciphertext-x 12: Relationship status - Single and deeply confused :D13: Biggest turn ons - Intelligence, and biting. Talk dirty to me and leave marks, baby ;D14: Biggest turn offs - Being rude, bad hygiene15: Favorite movie - MEGAMIND16: I’ll love you if… - You let me be myself around you without judging me17: Someone you miss - My sister. She moved to Colorado and I miss her a lot.18: Most traumatic experience - Tbh I’m not really comfortable saying, but all I WILL say is that I had a really shitty childhood, my mom was neglectful af and my dad was at work too much to know what was going on.19: A fact about your personality - I’m nice af to people and idk why because in my head I’m just mean and salty all the time.20: What I hate most about myself - I let the negative thoughts win too much.21: What I love most about myself - When I do manage to do things, they’re awesome and I’m always pretty proud of them.22: What I want to be when I get older - An author :p23: My relationship with my sibling(s) - Mostly pretty good, but we don’t talk much anymore :/24: My relationship with my parent(s) - My dad is pretty cool. Fucking crazy, but cool. My mom though, she’s abusive and shitty so I tend to not wanna be around her as much as possible.25: My idea of a perfect date - Something either super chill or super crazy. I love adventure but I’ll also hella take a night in with snacks and a show/movie.26: My biggest pet peeves - People being mean??? Like, my inner bitch is STRONG, but you really don’t gain anything from being an asshole, so why????27: A description of the girl/boy I like - They cute. That’s all you’re getting :p28: A description of the person I dislike the most - Loud, annoying, stupid.29: A reason I’ve lied to a friend - To make myself seem less nosy tbh30: What I hate the most about work/school - My bosses, always. They’re real fucks for no reason.31: What my last text message says - “He’s inside” to my mom because she thought her cat that meows a lot was stuck outside. Quite ominous and weird without context xD32: What words upset me the most - “You didn’t even try” because trust me, bud, I’m ALWAYS trying for something.33: What words make me feel the best about myself - “I love your writing”, “Your writing made me feel better”, stuff like that.34: What I find attractive in women - Physically? Softness, long hair, ability to kick someone’s ass :p35: What I find attractive in men - Tallness, nice smile, ability to be cuddled.36: Where I would like to live - Somewhere that I can feel safe and where the weather isn’t all over the place all year.37: One of my insecurities - My body sucks.38: My childhood career choice - Used to wanna be an archaeologist real bad :p39: My favorite ice cream flavor - Death by Chocolate ;D40: Who I wish I could be - Someone who isn’t so afraid and has their shit together at least a little bit.41: Where I want to be right now - In bed.42: The last thing I ate - Don’t be grossed out, but hot lime Cheetos dipped in nacho cheese :p43: Sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately - Dan Avidan44: A random fact about anything - I’m scared of those blow-up bounce houses and waterslides because of recurring nightmares I had as a kid about them. Same with alligators and crocodiles  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[standingstillwithnothinginmyway]

You Make Me Smile

Maggie was having a pretty rough day. The teenager she had been helping get through the flawed, racist system had gone to prison for a stupid amount of time. She knew for a fact that if the boy had been white, the system would have given in a slap on the wrist and kept it moving.

She hated watching young people of color receive the short end of the stick simply because of their race, ethnicity, or sexuality.

All she wanted was to go home and have a nice, cold beer and not think about it.

She pushed the key into the lock of Alex’s door and went to open it, but paused when she heard music played on the other side of the door. She could have sworn she heard Alex singing along with the upbeat rhythm that Maggie recognized as These Words by Natasha Bedingfield.

Maggie quietly opened the door and her heart swooned at the sight.

Alex was standing in her living room in Ninja Turtle pajama pants and a tank top folding laundry while loudly singing along to the lyrics. She caught sight of Maggie as soon as she walked in and her smile got wider, but she didn’t stop singing.

“These words are my own. From my heart flow. I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you! There’s no other way to better say, I love you, I love you…” she sang loudly, extending her arms towards Maggie and scrunching her eyes with the emotion of the song.

Maggie could feel her heart doing somersaults in her chest, but she rolled her eyes and laughed to cover it up.

“You’re such a nerd, Danvers.” Maggie stated, walking to press a kiss to Alex’s waiting lips.

“What? Can’t a girl say I love you?”

Maggie couldn’t help the smile that widened on her face. “I love you, too.”

-

Maggie knew Alex loved corny jokes.

Like loved corny jokes.

Maggie could remember the first time she’d ever told Alex a pun “Hey, Danvers, what do otters drive?” “No clue” “Ottermobiles” and Alex nearly threw up from laughing so hard.

And so Maggie took to learning every single corny joke there was.

“Danvers, how many tickles take to make an octopus laugh?”

“…eight? I have no idea.” A light chuckle.

“Nope.” Maggie let a dopey smile cross her face. “Ten tickles.”

Alex snorted loudly in the middle of the DEO at that one. And it earned Maggie a small kiss which was always a great payment.

Alex’s favorite had happened after they’d worn each other out in bed one night. Alex was falling asleep quickly due to Maggie lightly rubbing her back. “Who was the roundest knight at the table?”

Alex’s head lifted up to seek out Maggie’s face. “What?”

“The roundest knight at the table, Danvers, who was it?”

“Uh…humpty dumpty?”

“Noooo.” Maggie laughed. “Cir-cumference!”

Alex’s eyes lit up at the math joke (nerd) and she laughed pretty loudly. It made Maggie’s heart swell.

And so she told Alex a joke every chance she could get. She loved hearing the bursts of laughter from Alex’s mouth and it prided her to know that she was the cause of it.

“What do you call a crocodile in a vest and a knack for research?” Maggie asked one day as Alex jotted down notes in her lab about whatever she was seeing through the microscope. Maggie would’ve been bored out of her mind if it hadn’t been for Alex in that white lab coat and those damn glasses. Instead her mind was in a frenzy and her body was on fire.

Puns helped to calm it down.

“Hmm?” Alex threw a quick glance at Maggie before returning to her notes.

“An investigator.” Maggie grinned largely waiting for Alex’s laugh.

Except it never came.

“Ehhh. That’s not funny because crocodiles and alligators are actually very different. Crocodiles live in more saltwater areas while alligators prefer freshwater. Also, Alligators have wider, U-shaped snouts while crocodiles are shaped like a V. So, I can’t laugh at your joke because it’s scientifically incorrect.” Alex stated very seriously.

Maggie was at loss for words. “…Are…are you kidding?”

“No.” Alex stressed with wide eyes. “Science is never a joke, Mags.”

Maggie watched her a moment before realizing that her girlfriend was actually dead serious. A laugh bubbled up and out of her mouth before she had a chance to stop it. “Woooow. You’re a bigger nerd than I thought, Danvers.”

“Whatever.” Alex chuckled, turning back to her notes.

-

Alex knew that she couldn’t dance. Like at all. But Maggie loved with Alex danced because it never failed to amuse her.

And so Alex danced all the time.

She does a little dance in the morning while Maggie watches her get ready for work from the bed they’d both slept in. She shimmies into her pants with while humming an upbeat tune and doing little extra jazz hands and things complete with facial expressions. The whole 9.

Maggie loved the mornings now.

She does a little spin move and sings dramatically into the shower head on the mornings Maggie joins her in the shower.

Maggie gives her a loud laugh and wet shower kisses for that.

Alex shakes her butt a little as she’s putting in the dvd for the night and Maggie watches on with her lip between her teeth and a smile on her face.

She only breaks out into laughter when Alex places her hands on her knees and really gets into it in a really dorky way.

And so Maggie always urges Alex to put in the dvd.

When she brings Maggie’s lunch to the precinct because Maggie has abused her paperwork for a day too long and her captain is on her ass about it, Alex places the take-out container on Maggie’s desk before doing a quick Michael Jackson spin and finishing off the move with finger guns.

Maggie nearly tips her for being the best delivery service in town. She kisses her in thanks instead.

To get Maggie to stop crying after she has to watch the man who murdered an innocent alien refugee walk free and couldn’t do anything about it, Alex does the silliest shoulder shimmy while making a goofy face and singing a Britney Spears song in an over-exaggerated nasally tone.

Maggie watches her dork of a girlfriend through watery eyes and she tells herself that she’s not gonna crack, but her girlfriend is persistent and she finds herself giggling at Alex’s actions.

“God, I love you so much.” Maggie whispered, tears still falling, but her sadness was eased a little.

“I love you more.” Alex smiles and leaning forward to capture Maggie’s lips.

Maggie’s favorite, though, is the dance that Alex does when she wins any kind of game.

During game night, Alex wins the game of Scrabble that had been going on for most of the night. She beats Winn by 4 points and she was up on her feet in the blink of an eye.

“Ha! I win! Suck it, Schott!” Alex cheers, thrusting her hands into the air and gently rotating her hips.

Maggie can’t help but laugh at her.

Fuck, she loved that woman.

-

Maggie loved to cook.

Growing up in a large family, Maggie had been forced to learn to cook from a young age.

And now, having to feed both of the Danvers, her cooking skills were coming into use.

And so she made a deal with Kara and Alex that if they picked up the groceries she needed, she would make dinner every night.

Needless to say, Maggie found herself spending quite a lot of time in front of her stove, Alex’s stove, and Kara’s stove.

She didn’t mind though. Most of the time she had some eager helping hands. Kara came in handy when she needed things chopped quickly and Alex was useful for measuring the proper amounts of ingredients.

They all made one solid team.

She also didn’t mind the silly things that went along with cooking dinner for her newly formed family. (It felt so amazing to even be a part of a family again.)

Most of the time there was some kind of music playing.

Kara preferred that they play Disney songs when they were at her place and Maggie spent her time watching the sisters break into slightly off key renditions of their favorite duets. (It came as a shock that Alex was usually the soprano and could hit most of the notes with ease.)

When they were at Alex’s place, Maggie found herself listening to anything from show tunes, It Takes Two from Hairspray and Maria from Westside Story were Alex’s two faves, to old school P!nk. Of course, she had her alternative rock bands thrown in there too.

Who would Alex be if she couldn’t tell Maggie to pour some sugar on her? (Cue silly dance)

Maggie, on the other hand, was more into old r&b love songs. Usher, Boys II Men, Shai, Alicia Keys, and Destiny’s Child filled the playlist. Maggie often times found herself singing the songs to Alex and finally understanding what the singers were talking about when they sang about love.

(Kara cooed each and every time Maggie sang along to the songs and Alex’s face turned into that dopey smile that told the world that she was in love.)

Sometimes, when Kara was otherwise occupied by being the DJ or checking her Snapchat, Alex moved to stand behind Maggie before she wrapped her arms around Maggie’s waist and whispered sweet things into her ear. This never failed to make Maggie melt back into Alex’s body and let her eyes fall closed at the feeling of being so close to the woman she loved.

Alex, though, would ruin the moment seconds later when she blows a loud raspberry on Maggie’s neck making Maggie shriek and push a laughing Alex away from her.

Fucking loveable brat.

And so cooking was always an adventure with the Danvers plus one Sawyer.

Laughs filled the kitchen along with the enticing aromas of whatever Maggie was cooking that night.

-

Humor had been a constant in their relationship.

It was the only way that they could cope with the constant threat of one of them dying in their unbelievably dangerous jobs.

And so they kept each other laughing any chance they got.

And proposals were no different.

Alex dropped to one knee one night after Maggie had gotten out of the shower to find the room filled with candles and rose pedals all over Alex’s huge bed. The ring she held out to Maggie had to be one of the most beautiful rings that Maggie had ever seen.

To say Maggie was shocked was an understatement.

“Maggie Sawyer, there are a million things I could say right now. I could go on and on about how much I love you or how much I want to spend the rest of my life with you, but I hope you already know that because I do my best to tell you and show you every day.”

“I do. I know.” Maggie let out a watery chuckle.

“Hey, no ‘I do’s’ yet!”

Another chuckle.

“But I’m glad you know. What you don’t know is that I want to spend the rest of my life making that beautiful smile cross your face every day. I want to dance and sing in the shower with you every morning. I want to sing show tunes and Disney Princess songs with you. I want to take a Slow Ride with you and Cater to You like Destiny’s Children sing about. I wanna be your favorite delivery woman and your personal raspberry blower. I want all of it with you and only you, Mags.”

God, Maggie was a sobbing mess at this point.

“So, will you please let me put a ring on it? Marry me?”

Maggie couldn’t stop the laugh that bubbled out of her throat. “Yes, baby, you can put a ring on it.”

Alex placed the beautiful ring on Maggie’s left ring finger before standing to thrust her hands in the air. “Yes! Take that, Yonce!” Cue silly dance move.  

Oh, how Maggie loved this dork.

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Good night to All You Beautiful People of the world. ✌️ 🍄 ❤️ 💙 🙏 🙌🏼 🕉️ 🌈 😘 🤗 😎 ------------------------------ I'm going to spend the night at my friend Preston's pad. I don't feel like driving home I'm too stoned, I mean I can drive I just don't feel like it and he has two extra bedrooms so... He started out as my weed man (and still is and hooks me up better than any connect I have ever had) but we have become such close friends it's like he is My bridge over the shark and piranha and alligator and crocodile infested waters that I had to go through last year. TBH I don't even remember how we met, I don't know who even told me that he would be my Kinect. What's cool about Preston is that he straight and he's not homophobic he doesn't care that I'm gay he thinks I'm funny cuz I am I'm entertaining LOL if you know me you know that already 😂😂😂 Preston is being shy and doesn't want to show his face. If you don't know why he can't show his face you're just stupid as fuck!!! I'm making fun of him right now for that patch of hair that he has on his lower back right above his ass. I keep telling him he needs to shave that or go have it waxed cuz his girl Jenna I really don't think likes that, or maybe she does I need to ask her next time I see her 🤣🤣🤣 This is a true friend right here. Even though he's my weed man he has been there when friends that I have known my entire life weren't and also friends that I've known for most of my life were there for me. Preston befriended me and accepts me for who I am there's nothing sexual between us so don't get any ideas or be starting rumors, Preston is the type of guy who truly really would give you the shirt off his back. He's also the type of guy that will give you the last nug LOL Preston even went with me one time to a chemo treatment to keep me company, now how many people would do that? That's true friendship right there when he took off work just to be there and sit in a pleather recliner and watch Hallmark channel cause that's what the TV was on in the hospital, he stayed with me for an hour N a half while I got my chemo, when he'd only known me for like 3 weeks. ✌️ 🍄 ❤️ 💙 🙏 🙌🏼 🕉️ 🌈 😘 🤗 😎 (at Willowick Apartments) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt-RJRLnbFlh2Dni4dGhnsodKql2DZ8wHzvFNw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qmdz7ldyzhkr

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A Single Slip (Part 4)

Jack’s eerie calmness was suddenly dislodged from his mind and replaced with intense fear upon feeling something brush up against his legs. He makes the mistake of opening his eyes under the brackish water and swiftly closes them again to intense waves of stinging pain. He struggles against the debris around him and manages to kick back up to the surface. With a loud round of gasps for air he chokes and coughs, desperately trying to open his eyes to see around him. Unfortunately all the waterlogged teen can hear is increasing hissing and screaming. He feels something else brush up against his back and he jerks away from it, but can’t make out much of anything except masses of blurry greens, whites, and browns. He tries to feel around for anything solid to grab onto to fend off the approaching prehistoric predators, but all he can grasp are twigs and leaves. With his panic levels rising immensely he tries to swim forward. J: H-HELP!!! SOMEONE PLEASE!!! I CAN’T– At that second he feels a bone crushing force clamp down on his right leg, around his knee and thigh. The stabbing sensation of the crocodile’s multitudes of sword-like teeth pierce his soft skinny flesh like butter. Another intense chomp and he feels the bones in his upper leg snap effortlessly, sending the most paralyzing scorch of pain through his body. He screams in agony as he feels the croc tug on his broken limb several times, as if adding insult to injury. The pain is so overwhelming that he is forgetting to try to stay afloat and as he tries to scream the murky water slips into his mouth to gag him. He is barely allowed to sputter a few times before being yanked back underwater by the powerful creature. The boy tries to struggle, tries to kick the crocodile, but nothing detracts it from it’s successful capture. As it pulls him further down Jack swears he can tastes his own blood in the water amidst the mud and grime. His once racing mind begins​ to slow to a halt and his efforts to escape fade to total stillness. He opens his eyes just enough to make out the small blush of light from the surface and just as quickly the light in swallowed by another large source of blackness. He assumes that it’s another crocodile come to share in the spoils. He closes his eyes again, ready for his drowning death finale. Suddenly he feels something else grab him around his waist tightly. Something snatches him and holds him close to itself. He feels whatever has him flail roughly a few times until he feels the crocodile clamping onto his leg suddenly release him. Then he feels them both being pushed up towards the surface. They finally break the top and Jack desperately tries to heave up the water in his mouth as whatever is holding him clutches him even tighter as it swims. Jack finally realized it’s a person and tries to look up at them but his eyes are still in too much pain, so he tries to listen to their vocal sounds as they themselves gasp for air in chorus with all the screaming. With a series of tugs and yanks he feels himself dragged onto dry land. He feels the person turn him onto his side and start smacking his back. After a few hits he practically pukes out the rest of the bile. The profusely panicked and angry voice he then hears could never have made him feel more guilty in his entire life. P: JACK YOU FUCKING IMBECILE, YOU IDIOT, YOU BASTARD!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!?! HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING SO DAMN STUPID!!?! After a few more coughs and sputters he weakly replies. J: P…P-Pitch…? P: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU’RE IN?!?! DO YOU EVEN CARE?!?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING YOU STUPID RECKLESS BOY!!?! DEAR GOD, YOUR LEG IS BROKEN!!! LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE!!! The teen desperately tries to cry out the filth from his eyes and rub them. After a minute he can make out Pitch’s protective posture of hovering​ his body over him and his extremely worried expression of care in his gaze. J: You…You saved m-me…But… P: Just shut up and let me try to handle this ridiculous mess you’ve gotten us into! Jack and Pitch both hear the growls and hisses of approaching gators. Pitch himself trembles as he looks over and sees the massive carnivores encroachment. A larger alligator stalks it’s way over as Pitch shakily grabs a nearby tree branch. Jack’s vision begins to fade a bit as he feels Pitch suddenly grab him and haul him up into a tree and so he is hanging front-wise over the large branch. Jack tries to move a bit but ends up just dangling there pitifully as he hears his teacher in the background. P: B-Back off! Stay away! N-No No No–AAAAUUUHHHHGGGGHHH!!!!! Upon hearing his teacher screaming in such distress Jack gets the sickest feeling in his stomach. He desperately tries move again but ends up passing out from blood loss.

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beannysiegel replied to your photo “boardwalk empire: daemon au [3/?]  chalky – gray fox daughter –...”

ANYWAY TIME FOR ME TO CRY! so......... when i first started creepin your blog aaaaaalllllll those months ago (it's been..... a year and a half omfg) you had just started expanding the daemon au and i was OBSESSED and i sent you all these anons complimenting you about it and SCREAMING and like when i was meant to be studying for finals i was thinking about daemons for bwe characters and like. basically im getting rly emotional because for me this au was the start (cont.)

(cont.) of my boardwalk life with all you amazing lovely irreplaceable nerds and this is just. so beautiful and kara youre so brilliant and IM GONNA CRY I JUST LOVE THIS AU SO MUCH And seeing you go back to it iS JUST ASHDIUASHDUYSABD LOOK AT ME IM MUSHY AND A DOPE <3333333

AW KAITIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE like on the one hand i feel bad that i apparently perpetually assail you with boardwalk feels when finals need doing SORRY ABOUT THAT IT IS UNINTENTIONAL but ON THE OTHER aaaaaa i am glad you also have fuzzy feelings about this au :D I AM WEIRDLY ATTACHED TO IT for someone who hasn’t actually read all the books oops BUT LIKE. FLUFFY ANIMALS. LESS FLUFFY ANIMALS. all the SHIP SHENANIGANSSS. anyways. you are the sweetest and best and i miss ur face and you are not a dope at all BUT I AM MUSHY NOW TOO UR GR9 ♥♥♥♥♥♥

(ALSO THESE ARE ALL PERFECT AND PURNSLEY IS SUCH. A. CROCODILE HOL Y SHIT)

HE IS and okay so credit where it’s due, many people have had to listen to me bounce daemon ideas off them and i’m pretty sure that one was emeline’s contribution because she pointed out that erik laray harvey looks a little like an alligator when he does the thing with his teeth AND SHE’S RIGHT and i figure i’m allowed to have a few shallow less-thought-out assignments in an ensemble cast of 20+ :P

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Bionic Eye, Miquela & Manchester United

Congratulations SpaceX for their sucessful manned Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. It's not as great as Steve Austin's bionic eye from the Six Million Dollar Man, but it's pretty cool. Scientists have made a bionic eyeball inspired by the actual working of the human eye. This cool tech isn't ready to go in a human head yet, but when it is we can only hope it's cheaper than Steve's eye.

Robots are here, and they're coming for your jobs. Now even actors don't have job security. Miquela is a CGI replacement for advertising models is now leaving Instagram and breaking into acting. Which raises a concerning question. How long until they replace the podcasters?

Football manager is one of the most popular management simulators. Recently they've come under fire from Manchester United for copyright issues. Despite letting it slide for almost 30 years, Man U have decided it's time to sue.

This week in gaming DJ jumps at shadows in Alan Wake and Professor goes full Groundhog Day in Into the Breach.

Bionic eyes giving sight

- https://bgr.com/2020/05/24/bionic-eye-human-prosthetics/

- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2285-x

The Rise of Virtual actresses: Miquela

- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/25/are-virtual-actors-about-to-put-hollywoods-humans-out-of-work-miquela

Man United suing Football Manager

- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/22/manchester-united-sues-football-manager-makers-over-use-of-name

Games Played

Professor

– Into The Breach – https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/

Rating: 4/5

DJ

– Alan Wake – https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/Alan_Wake/

Rating: 4/5

Other topics discussed

Sailor Moon Redraw : Jar Jar Binks edition

- https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1854154-sailor-moon-redraw

Cochlear Implant (A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic device to provide a person with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss a modified sense of sound. CI bypasses the normal acoustic hearing process to replace it with electric signals which directly stimulate the auditory nerve.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant

Why some people turned down a 'medical miracle' and decided to stay deaf

- https://www.insider.com/why-deaf-people-turn-down-cochlear-implants-2016-12

Lil Miquela Instagram profile

- https://www.instagram.com/lilmiquela/

James Dean will be digitally resurrected for a new film. Is it movie magic or dark arts?

- https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/07/james-dean-will-be-digitally-resurrected-new-film-is-it-movie-magic-or-dark-arts/

Peter Cushing CGI resurrection in Star Wars Rogue One

- https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2016/dec/16/rogue-one-star-wars-cgi-resurrection-peter-cushing

The Drip: having a large amount of swag typically used in the context of clothing

- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20drip

Adobe Voco (Adobe Voco will be an audio editing and generating prototype software by Adobe that enables novel editing and generation of audio.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Voco

Detroit: Become Human (Detroit: Become Human is a 2018 adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit:_Become_Human

South Park – They Took Our Jobs

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-kgb1QtSnU

Football Manager ((also known as Worldwide Soccer Manager in North America from 2004 to 2008) is a series of football management simulation video games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Manager

P90 (The P90 or ES C90, as it was previously known, is a submachine gun featured in the Counter-Strike series. They are based off FN P90.)

- https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/P90

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90

Generic Trademark (A generic trademark, also known as a genericised trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic name for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, usually against the intentions of the trademark's holder.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark

An introduction to YouTube Copyright in United Kingdom

- https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/articles/an-introduction-to-youtube-copyright

Pro Evo Soccer (More experienced gamers often use "patches", editing the actual game code and modifying the graphical content to include accurate kits for unlicensed teams, new stadiums, and footballs from Nike, Inc., Puma,Umbro and Mitre, as well as more Adidas balls. Most patches also contain licensed referee kits from FIFA and the official logos of the various European leagues.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer#Gameplay

Quantum Break (From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.)

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/474960/Quantum_Break/

Control (After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control in this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games)

- https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control/

Elvis the Alien (Elvis (real name: Aelphaeis Mangarae) is an alien from the Maian race. He is a 'Protector' (bodyguard) for the Maian ambassador who travels to Earth at Daniel Carrington's request.)

- https://perfectdark.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis

‘Labyrinth’ Sequel: New Director revealed

- https://deadline.com/2020/05/labyrinth-sequel-scott-derrickson-director-maggie-levin-write-script-doctor-strange-1202943188/

‘Labyrinth’ Sequel idea : Jennifer Connelly’s Sarah grows up to be the Goblin King.

- https://twitter.com/kaytaylorrea/status/1265493556988387328

Love, Stranger (TNC Podcast)

- https://thatsnotcanon.com/lovestrangerpodcast

Shout Outs

22 May 2020 – Pac-Man turns 40 - https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/pac-man-turns-40-seven-secrets/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web

The yellow dude with the insatiable appetite for power pellets is turning 40, having racked up everything from sales records to a breakfast cereal. And there is no gaming icon who is more recognizable — or who has done more to bring gaming to the front of the collective cultural mind. Pac-Man’s raison d’être is chomping dots. And Iwatani says food was central to the design of the character. As he thought about how to design a game that would attract female players, he thought about how much his wife loved to eat dessert. That verb — eat — began the thought process that led to the game. The original name for Pac-Man in Japan was Puck-Man. Midway Games, which distributed the title in the U.S., changed it to Pac-Man so vandals wouldn’t cut out part of the P to create something that didn’t fit in a family-friendly arcade. The name Puck came from the Japanese expression “puck puck” which loosely translates to “munch munch.” When Pac-Man made his debut on May 22, 1980, video games were largely considered a boy’s club. Creator Toru Iwatani, in a panel presentation at GDC 2011, said he wanted to create a game to change that. “The reason I created Pac-Man was because we wanted to attract female gamers,” he says. “People had to go to the arcade center to play games. That was a playground for boys. It was dirty and smelly. So, we wanted to include female players, so it would become cleaner and brighter.”

22 May 2020 – Perfect Dark turns 20 - https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/perfect-dark-20-years-old-fans-want-new-game/

Rare Ltd's Nintendo 64 classic Perfect Dark turned 20 years old. Released on May 22nd, 2000, the game was Rare's follow-up to GoldenEye 007. Rare originally intended to make another Bond game, but was outbid by Electronic Arts. Instead, Rare decided to develop their own franchise, introducing the world to protagonist Joanna Dark. The resulting game was a massive success, and a prequel was released on Xbox 360. Although critics widely praised its graphics,artificial intelligence, and number of multiplayer options, they frequently criticised its occasional frame rate drops. The game received the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Moving Images Award for 2000 and theGolden Satellite Award for Best Interactive Product in 2001. The game is occasionally cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. A remaster, also titled Perfect Dark, featuring enhanced graphics and online multiplayer, was released in 2010.

22 May 2020 – Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo - https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52784240

After hatching in Mississippi, Saturn was soon brought to Germany, residing at the Berlin Zoological Garden. It was here that his association with Adolf Hitler originated, as Hitler reportedly enjoyed visiting the zoo and especially liked the alligator. It was from this period that the popular rumor emerged that Saturn was Adolf Hitler's "pet". This may have originated with the author Boris Akunin, a Russian writer who hypothesized in an article that this may have been the case. In actuality, he was not Hitler's personal pet, as he was on public display at the zoo. However, some sources report his display at the zoo as being part of a personal menagerie of Hitler's, while Dmitry Vasilyev, a veterinarian at the Moscow Zoo, contends that while Saturn was not Hitler's pet, the two certainly came into contact, as Hitler was known to have visited the Berlin Zoo on occasion. During World War II, much of the Berlin Zoo was destroyed. Of the zoo's 16,000 animals, only 96 survived. When the aquarium building was destroyed by a bomb on 23 November 1943, 20 to 30 alligators and crocodiles were killed. Press reports documented that the streets near the aquarium were littered with alligator andcrocodile corpses, but that some, including Saturn, had survived and were wandering through the city in search of food. Saturn was discovered by British soldiers three years later. The British then gave the alligator to the Soviets in 1946. He lived at the Moscow Zoo until 22 May 2020, when he died of old age.

23 May 2020 – Lost series finale turns 10 - https://observer.com/2020/05/lost-series-finale-the-end-jean-higgins-jeff-pinkner-damon-lindelof/

The 10-year anniversary of its series finale, “The End,” was a grippingly divisive chapter in modern pop culture history. Although the final strokes of its conclusion were not set it stone when that pilot first aired, consideration to the endgame had always been brewing. To unpack how the series navigated the minefield of fan expectations while battling the network for direction, Lost‘s conclusion was rockier than most fans at home realized. From the very beginning of the show’s development, the Lost title was meant to have a double meaning. Yes, the characters themselves were physically lost in the world on this mysterious island. But, more crucially, they were each spiritually lost in their own lives. The show always tried to remain true to the characters and, by the end, to some spiritual outlook about life and our purpose. It also edged open new doors into its story even as the show approached its very end. Lost often felt artistically bold, but that didn’t come without drawbacks. “The End” polarized audiences deeply. Several critics named it among the worst series finales of all time, while others called it an underrated masterpiece. Regardless of the ongoing debate that still ensnares “The End,” Lost as a whole remains one of the most acclaimed television shows in history.

Remembrances

25 May 1939 – Sir Frank Watson Dyson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Watson_Dyson

English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals ("pips") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity. In 1928, he introduced in the Observatory a new free-pendulum clock, the most accurate clock available at that time and organised the regular wireless transmission from the GPO wireless station at Rugby of Greenwich Mean Time. He also, in 1924, introduced the distribution of the "six pips" via the BBC. Dyson was noted for his study of solar eclipses and was an authority on the spectrum of the corona and on the chromosphere. He is credited with organising expeditions to observe the 1919 solar eclipse at Brazil and Principe, which he somewhat optimistically began preparing for prior to the Armistice of 11 November 1918. Dyson presented his observations of the solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 to a joint meeting of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society on 6 November 1919. The observations confirmed Albert Einstein's theory of the effect of gravity on light which until that time had been received with some scepticism by the scientific community. Dyson died on board a ship at the age of 71 while travelling from Australia to England in 1939 and was buried at sea.

25 May 1981 – Ruby Payne-Scott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Payne-Scott

Ruby Violet Payne-Scott, Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy, and was the first female radio astronomer. On 18 August 1941, Payne-Scott joined the Radiophysics Laboratory of the Australian government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). During World War II, she was engaged in top secret work investigating radar technology, becoming Australia's expert on the detection of aircraft using Plan Position Indicator (PPI) displays. After the war, in 1948, she published a comprehensive report on factors affecting visibility on PPI displays. She also made important contributions to prototype radar systems operating in the 25cm microwave band, achieving significant improvements. Payne-Scott's expertise as both a physicist and an electrical engineer distinguished her among her colleagues, most of whom lacked a formal physics education. From 1946 to 1951, Payne-Scott focused on these 'burst' radio emissions from the sun, and is credited with discovering Type I and III bursts, and with gathering data that helped characterise Types II and IV. As part of this work, together with Alec Little, she designed and built a new 'swept-lobe' interferometer that could draw a map of solar radio emission strength and polarization once every second, and would automatically record to a movie camera whenever emissions reached a certain intensity. In 2018, the New York Times wrote a belated obituary for her, detailing how her work helped lay the foundation for a new field of science called radio astronomy. In 2008, CSIRO acknowledged Payne-Scott's contribution to science, and established the Payne-Scott Award, intended "for researchers returning from family-related career breaks". She died from complications of dementia at the age of 68 in Mortdale,New South Wales.

25 May 1981 – Fredric Warburg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Warburg

Fredric John Warburg, British publisher best known for his association with the author George Orwell. During a career spanning a large part of the 20th century and ending in 1971 Warburg published Orwell's Animal Farm as well as Nineteen Eighty-Four, and works by other leading figures such asThomas Mann and Franz Kafka. Other notable publications included The Third Eye by Lobsang Rampa, Pierre Boulle's The Bridge over the River Kwai, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Warburg started his publishing career in 1922, as an apprentice at Routledge & Sons, where he came under the tutelage of William Swan Stallybrass, a man he regarded as "the greatest scholar-publisher of his day". After Stallybrass died in 1931 Warburg became increasingly dissatisfied with Routledge and in 1935 he was dismissed. Later that year he and Roger Senhouse purchased the publishing firm of Martin Secker, which had gone into receivership, and renamed it Secker & Warburg. The firm became renowned for its independent left-wing position, being both anti-fascist and anti-Communist, which put it at loggerheads with many intellectuals of the time. He died from Congestive heart failure at the age of 82 in London.

Famous Birthdays

25 May 1865 – Pieter Zeeman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect. In 1896, shortly before moving from Leiden to Amsterdam, he measured the splitting of spectral lines by a strong magnetic field, a discovery now known as the Zeeman effect, for which he won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics. This research involved an investigation of the effect of magnetic fields on a light source. He discovered that a spectral line is split into several components in the presence of a magnetic field. The importance of Zeeman's discovery soon became apparent. It confirmed Hendrik Lorentz’s prediction about the polarization of light emitted in the presence of a magnetic field. Thanks to Zeeman's work it became clear that the oscillating particles that according to Lorentz were the source of light emission were negatively charged, and were a thousandfold lighter than the hydrogen atom. This conclusion was reached well before Thomson's discovery of the electron. The Zeeman effect thus became an important tool for elucidating the structure of the atom. He was born in Zonnemaire.

25 May 1889 – Igor Sikorsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Sikorsky

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, Russian–American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition as well as F.A.I. license number 64. HisS-6-A received the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition, and in the fall of that year the aircraft won for its young designer, builder and pilot first prize in the military competition at Saint Petersburg. After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today. Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. He was born in Kiev.

25 May 1944 – Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz

Frank Richard Oznowicz, American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show; and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He is also known for the role of Yoda in the Star Wars series, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes Little Shop of Horrors , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Score and Death at a Funeral . Oz has performed as a Muppet performer in over 75 productions including Labyrinth, video releases, and television specials, as well as countless other public appearances, episodes of Sesame Street, and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from 1963 to the present, although he semi-retired from performing his Muppets characters in 2001. Oz is also known as the performer of Jedi Master Yoda from George Lucas' Star Wars series. Jim Henson had originally been contacted by Lucas about possibly performing Yoda. Henson was preoccupied and instead suggested Oz to be assigned as chief puppeteer of the character, as well as a creative consultant. Oz performed the puppet and provided the voice for Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back , Return of the Jedi , Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Oz had a great deal of creative input on the character and was himself responsible for creating the character's trademark syntax. He was born in Hereford,Herefordshire.

Events of Interest

25 May 1895 – Oscar Wilde arrested for indecency - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-wilde-is-sent-to-prison-for-indecency

Writer Oscar Wilde is sent to prison after being convicted of sodomy. The famed writer of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest brought attention to his private life in a feud with Sir John Sholto Douglas, whose son was intimately involved with Wilde. Homosexuality was a criminal offense and serious societal taboo at this time in Britain. Wilde had gone back and forth between hiding his sexual orientation and attempting to gain some measure of public acceptance. At Wilde’s first criminal trial, he was cross-examined extensively on the “love that dare not speak its name.” Wilde managed to secure a mistrial when a lone juror refused to vote to convict. The second trial began on May 21. Although many of the potential witnesses refused to betray Wilde by testifying, he was convicted. The judge remarked at his sentencing, “It is the worst case I have ever tried. I shall pass the severest sentence that the law allows. In my judgment it is totally inadequate for such a case as this. The sentence of the Court is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for two years.

26 May 1897 – Dracula goes to sale in London - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dracula-goes-on-sale-in-london

The first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops on May 26, 1897. It earned him literary fame and became known as a masterpiece of Victorian-era Gothic literature. Written in the form of diaries and journals of its main characters, Dracula is the story of a vampire who makes his way from Transylvania—a region of Eastern Europe now in Romania—to Yorkshire, England, and preys on innocents there to get the blood he needs to live. Stoker had originally named the vampire “Count Wampyr.” He found the name Dracula in a book on Wallachia and Moldavia written by retired diplomat William Wilkinson, which he borrowed from a Yorkshire public library during his family’s vacations there. Vampires–who left their burial places at night to drink the blood of humans–were popular figures in folk tales from ancient times, but Stoker’s novel catapulted them into the mainstream of 20th-century literature. Late 20th-century examples of the vampire craze include the bestselling novels of American writer Anne Rice and the cult hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The 21st century saw the wildly popularTwilight film and book series. 

25 May 2010 – Fireball was released in Italy

-https://www.scifihistory.net/may-25.html

- https://www.betafilm.com/en/product/d/fireball.html

- https://horrornews.net/559/film-review-fireball-2009/

On this day in 2010 (in Italy), Fireball burned up the charts of the home video marketplace.  The feature starred Ian Somerhalder and Lexa Doig, and here's the plot summary : Tyler “The Fuse” Draven is a former pro linebacker who has finally hit rock bottom. Draven has been caught using steroids and is no longer allowed to play pro football; if that’s not enough he has a news reporter constantly harassing him waving a camera in his face. After attacking the news reporter Tyler is sent to prison and one would think that would be the end to this mans story however a fire erupts in the prison and melds with the steroids in Draven’s blood stream causing him to suddenly be able to control heat and fire, now somebody is gonna pay!

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Find the nearest book. Read the second sentence on page 13. There are no books near me.

Do you own anything that is made of metal and pink? I have pink scissors. Does that count?

Is there laundry in your dryer right now? Nope.

Would you eat a hissing beetle for $1000? Nah.

If you had to spend a year studying an animal in the wild, what animal? PANDAS. What is your all time favorite recipe? Tropical Sloppy Joe’s which is basically just Sloppy Joe’s with pineapple, but I make them from scratch.

What’s the first thing you think of when you smell strawberries? Uh, just strawberries?

What’s the nearest thing to your right that starts with an L? Light. Are there any bells in your house? In my parents’ house yes.

What’s your favorite informercial? I haven’t watched a legit infomercial in AGES.

Ever been to AsSeenOnTv.com? Yeah.

If you could have a shopping spree in any store, what would it be? Target, naturally.

Where’s the best place to register for a wedding? Target, naturally.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever found on the beach? I found a small crab on a beach in Chicago once.

Have you ever kissed anyone within an hour of meeting them? Nah.

Can you watch a birthing video all the way through? Of course. I’ve also seen a real life birth before.

What would be your act in a talent show? Crying a lot.

What channel is on channel 37 on your tv? We have Sling so we don’t have channel numbers.

What’s the last thing you wrote? I don’t remember.

Do you have a community mailbox or an individual one? Individual, except our mail person likes to put everyone else’s mail in there too.

How many keys are on your key ring? 4.

What was your first myspace song ever? Oh man I have no idea. Probably something by mc chris.

Besides mama and dada, what was your first real word? Probably “cory” or something for my sister.

Would you rather be stuck in the desert or in a blizzard? The desert.

What dessert do you hate? Canolies. Is that considered a dessert?

What candy factory would you love to work at? None of them.

What does an envelope taste like to you? Some envelopes taste like spearmint candy canes.

What’s your favorite line in your favorite movie? Oh man, too many gems.

Have you ever gone to the bathroom outdoors? Yes.

Would you help a baby cougar w/ the risk of the mama attacking you? Probably not.

What international monument would you like to visit the most? I don‘t know.

Have you decided where you want to get married? Mark and I are going to the Skokie Courthouse.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten in a sandwich? I’m not sure I‘ve eaten anything strange in a sandwich before.

What’s the most exotic thing you’ve eaten? I mean, define “exotic.” I’ve had alligator and ostrich before. Do those count?

Is there a crime/criminal that intrigues you the most? Not really.

What Disney prince/character do you think is the cutest? The cutest Disney character is baby Dory.

Can you name some of the clever names of OPI nail polish? I had one called “Teal the Cows Come Home”

Can you sing the entire theme song to any show? Oh yes.

Did you ever get ‘the talk’ from either one of your parents? Sort of. I got it more from my older sister.

Do you remember drinking from a bottle? Not baby bottles, no.

What’s in the third drawer of your dresser? Tank tops and long sleeve shirts that I wear under other shirts.

What do you keep in the little pocket of your purse? I have a couple small pockets. In the outside one I keep my phone and in the inside one I keep birth control and tampons.

When people ask for ID, which ID do you use? My driver’s license.

Who was the first person you knew who’s name started with a P? The first person who comes to mind is Paula, a girl in my Kindergarten class, but I am sure there were others before her.

What’s the last form you filled out online? Uhh does placing an order for tank tops from Target count?

How many times have you had to renew/change your driver’s license? Maybe twice?

Have you ever been given a bouquet of carnations? I have.

Do you have an old computer that just sits at the house? Mark has a lot of computer parts in our apartment.

Do you read the lyrics in the CD sleeve while listening to the song? Back when I still used CDs, yes, I loved doing that.

Name something you made out of play-doh when you were younger. I loved making coils for some reason. I’d roll out the dough into a long string and then roll it onto a coil/swirl or whatever you’d call it. Sometimes I’d make snails out of them too.

What’s your next appointment for? I don’t really have one set up. Which reminds me I have to book the courthouse and a hotel for that night too.

When’s the last time you put glitter on something? In April on Lydia’s golden birthday card.

What’s the worst birthday gift you received as a child? I can’t remember ever getting a bad birthday present.

Do you go into the gas station or stay by your car when pumping gas? You should always say by your car.

When’s the last time you sat on Santa’s lap? I don’t know. I was older. Probably around 8 or 9.

What’s your favorite kind of caramel apple? The ones with nuts on them.

Would you rather wrestle crocodiles or anacondas? My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns, hun.

Did you sneeze last night? I don’t remember.

Do you hold the remote while watching tv or set it down? Set it down

Have you ever done farm chores like milk a cow or shave a sheep? I’ve milked a cow on a field trip in grade school before.

When’s the last time you used a coupon? When I ordered shorts from Torrid last week. They were having a $25 dollar shorts sale with an additional 30% code, and a I have a coupon for $10 off. So the $42.90 shorts came out to be $7.50, plus shipping and tax so more like $15 BUT STILL.

Does your mom know what size clothes you wear now? I mean, she did?

Is Love written anywhere in the room you’re in? I don’t think so.

What’s the nearest sports equipment to you? None here.

Have you ever glued your fingers or hands together? Yup, the joys of grade school. We use to pour glue on our hands and then peel it off a lot too.

Do you think that they should bring the guillotine back? Nope.

If you could invent anything to make life easier, what would it be? A magic device that lets you eat anything you wanted but not gain weight. And wasn’t horrible for you.

Would you like to run in a giant hamster ball for humans? Sure.

What were that last kind of nuts you ate? Peanuts. I made Honey Sriracha Chex Mix yesterday and it called for peanuts.

Do you own any shirts with political or social statements on them? Nah. Unless “Peace - Love - Music” counts, haha.

Do you remember what your 2nd grade teacher’s first name was? I don’t.

Have you ever played Twister & had someone’s butt in your face? Probably.

What was the last thing you cheated on? I don’t know. A test, probably.

When was the last time you used a walkie talkie? I have no idea.

Where do you usually go camping? I don’t have a one spot.

Who do you sleep with when you go camping? I haven’t really been camping with the same people? Mark and I plan on going again soon.

Ever been afraid to see a ghost in your rearview mirror when driving alone? No.

Have you ever dated anyone whose name started with B? Nope.

If yes, was it a good experience? -

Do you remember what Doug Funnie’s dog’s name was? Porkchop.

What is your favorite episode of The Brady Bunch? I couldn’t tell you a specific episode, but my favorite thing ever was when VH1 used to do Pop-Up Video style reruns of The Brady Bunch with trivia about the episode. I wish every show had that. <–YESSS

Name a line from a Spice Girls song. “Stop right now thank you very much, I need somebody with a human touch.”

Have you ever jumped into a pile of leaves? Yes.

What does your swimsuit look like? A pink halter tank with black polka dots and black high waisted bottoms.

Do you like it fast or slow? What.

What’s the last holiday candy you consumed? Peeps.

What’s the last thing you bought at a grocery store? Firewood, propane, ice, cups for jello shots, popcorn, chex, fire starters, wine, two small American flags, and a mini pizza. I have the list on my phone still haha.

Have you ever done a backflip on a giant trampoline? Nope.

Do you believe that there is only ONE person out there for everybody? Kind of. Maybe not like in a predetermined way, but I definitely believe in finding “the one” or whatever.

Do you prefer flowers or chocolate? Chocolate.

Do you remember the first time you used a computer? Kind of. I was 8 or 9.

Do you remember the first computer game you ever played? Probably pinball.

Does your Wii character ever look like you? I think so, except I don’t think you can give it weird colored hair, so not totally like me.

What’s the last sour thing you put in your mouth? Lime.

Do you remember anything from before you were 3? Not too much.

Do you believe in hypnosis? Sure.

Do you reserve pages in the yearbook for certain people? Nah.

Ever had a fantasy about a teacher? Guilty as charged.

What’s the most humiliating outfit your parent made you wear? I don’t know. I’ve never really been humiliated by an outfit.

Did you ever want to change religions? Nope, I’ve never had one and I never will.

Is it hard for you to fall asleep when you have had a lot of sugar? Nope.

What’s your favorite thing to eat with strawberries? Bananas.

How do you eat a Reese’s Peanut butter Cup? With my mouth?

What would you do for a Klondike bar? Go to the store and buy one.

What’s the funniest bumper sticker you’ve ever seen? I don’t know.

Ever been up in the mountains? Not really.

When’s the first time you ever touched snow? Probably pretty little. I was born in September and I’m sure my mom wasted no time putting me in the snow that winter.

What color is your computer desk? The one I am at right now is black.

Are you baptized? Nope.

What did you dream of last night? I had a shitty dream. A family member got a leg chopped off.

Have you ever eaten an exotic animal? Define exotic.

What do you think is the funniest movie of all time? Of all time? Hard to say. The funniest movie to me? Wet Hot American Summer.

Name a line from that movie? There isn’t really a lot of good one-liners.

Would you be surprised if you found out your mom had tattoos? Not really.

Would you wear a leather dog collar for free drinks? Um.

When was the last time you danced the Macarena? I don‘t remember. I may have done it recently while reminiscing about it with some friends.

Can you sing your school’s song? I don’t think we had one.

What was your all time favorite subject in elementary school? Science.

What’s the last song you sang out loud in the car? I don’t remember who sings it but its that Wait a Minute song.

Who is the last person you talked to whose name started with a G? Georgina, the girl who took my Starbucks order a few minutes ago (i left in the middle of the survey oops)

Have you ever bedazzled anything? I think so.

Have you ever bought anything off of HSN or QVC? Nope. Where do you keep your cash? My wallet, on the rare occasion I have any.

Do you fold laundry while watching tv? No. Most thing get hung up.

When’s the last time you used a protractor? Probably not since high school.

When’s the last time you used a Victoria’s Secret product? I don’t think I ever have,

Can you name the kids from the Cosby Show? That show is dead to me now.

What’s your favorite show on Nick At Nite? Three’s Company, I Love Lucy, and Full House.

Have you ever made a rubber band ball? Mhmm.

What zodiac sign do you find to be the most interesting? None of them really.

Would you ever see a psychic? Nah.

When’s the last time you had cotton candy? Probably at the babyshower I threw for my sister, which was circus-themed.

Where is your younger sibling? Non existent.

What’s the last thing you ordered at a Mexican restaurant? Chicken tacos and guacamole.

Do you have an ant problem in the summer? Nah.

Do you tan outside or in a booth? Outside, but not purposely.

Do you still use scrunchies? Nah.

Have you ever met someone for the 1st time that seemed so familiar? Probably.

What’s the most hours you’ve worked in a week? 60.

Do you keep anything in files? Yes.

Do you have special ringtones for different people? Nah.

How do you eat your steak? Medium rare.

Is your birthmark shaped like anything? I have a freckle/beauty mark/mole on my hand that looks like pac-man a little bit.

Can you put on mascara with your mouth closed? Yeah.

Have you ever worn men’s underwear? Boxers.

Do you own anything that’s fuzzy and purple? Socks.

When’s the last time you were kissed on the cheek? Yesterday.

Do you play with pogs? I’ve never even seen a pog in person.

What wild animal would you like as a pet? Panda.

When’s the last time someone hung up on you? I don’t know.

Have you eaten an entire pizza by yourself? Not in one sitting, but yes.

Have you ever fallen out of a tree? Nah.

Did you read the Babysitters Club book series? I read some. I was more into the show.

How about Goosebumps? ^

Ever worn a flower in your hair? Yes.

What kind of car did your parents have while you were growing up? My mom had two Ford Astro vans: a blue one that my dad ended up taking and then a brown one. In 2000 she got a brand new Dodge Grand Caravan and was the happiest person in the world.

Do you ever wish your birthday was on a different day? Sometimes I wish it was later in the month so people had to look at it on the calendar all month haha.

Do you sunburn easily? Mhmm.

Have you read the Twilight series? Of course not.

Why couldn’t you go to sleep the last time you were up all night? It’s been a while since that has happened.

What breed of dog do you find the most annoying? Yippy yappy ones.

What would you name your first born son? I’m not having children but I have always loved the names Alexander and Elliott.

Do you cook anything you don’t like eating? Nope.

Do you watch any reality shows on MTV or VH1? Sometimes I’ll watch Teen Mom or True Life.

Would you have a better chance of surviving in the Sahara or Alaska? Gross.

When’s the last time you pet a cat? This morning when Ramona crawled on me.

Do you remember Eureka’s Castle on Nick JR? I do!

What would you say is Paris Hilton’s occupation? Old News.

Are you wearing a necklace? Nope.

Do you have any noticeable moles or birthmarks? My mom always called them beauty marks.

Count to ten in another language. Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez.

Do you feel uncomfortable telling friends they have boogers in their nose? Nope. What do you remember from sex ed class when you were younger? In grade school my gym teacher awkwardly tried to teach us but it lasted one whole day. In high school we had a health class and half the class was so immature when we got to the reproductive sections the teacher just made us read them on our own.

What’s the first instrument you ever played? Piano. My dad owns one and I remember banging on the keys as a small child.

What’s the last thing you wore around your neck? A glow necklace last night.