you might have thought the best bit of bg3 is all the hot, romanceable people with intriguing personal trauma but actually that's just the 2nd best thing. the best thing is being able to befriend and adopt almost? every animal/baby monster you come across and then PET THEM
(you can throw a ball for the dog now and also summon him as a familiar, kinda like the cat in divinity! also i just like talking to the owlbear cub, it's soo cute, they added some more scenes with it from the EA)
The other day (April 4th) was World Rat Day, so please enjoy the cheeky little faces of some ratties I had a long time ago.
Peaches, Pixie, and Puzzle, were a mischief of sisters, and an absolute joy to have in my life.
Each one, though having the same parents, and being brought-up the same way, in the same enviroment, really did have their very own personality and I never tired of watching them, or interacting with them.
I have but two complaints about rats: they're way too prone to cancers, and that (even when 100% healthy) they just don't live long enough.
I wish they could be happy and healthy and in our lives forever (which, as most of you know, is my wish for all our animal companions).
Daily excerpt on last night's writing. I have NO ETA on this, so please don't ask me when it's coming out.
But I do have 3,300 words of it and a playlist so
Chapter 1 of A Game We Can Try - Bull/Cullen - Stuck on the Puzzle universe:
Bull worked so hard to be safe, and he was trustworthy and patient. Even now, he was being patient.
'Would it help if I told you that I wanted it? Your fear?' Bull said, leaning closer.
'Maker,' Cullen breathed. 'Maybe it would.'
'Would it help if I told you that I want to see you blush prettily like a virginal maiden over this, your knees on the floor, wearing those ears, making little noises for me, pretending like you haven't been rammed to unconsciousness because I didn't want to let you rest that one night, and you didn't want to say the watchword?'
Maker.
'You- You can't just seduce me into- You can't.'
'Yeah,' Bull rumbled, 'I think it might help if I told you that along with all the humiliation, I'm going to hurt you so good. Never fucked a lion before, not really my thing, though I could tell you some stories... But you pretending to be my little lion? Getting to tame the fierce, stubborn Lion of Ferelden? Always wanted a pet.'
Why spend money on enrichment activities for your pet when you have Cardboard Box with Holes In It?
This particular box has both treats and kibble. There are two side openings level with the bottom of the box, allowing for easy extraction of food once it's maneuvered within reach. They did try flipping the box once, but I think they decided this was easier, because they haven't done it again.
Ok I know this blog isn’t super active- but I got this random memory of Sunshine the other day. In the hypothetical redux… she doesn’t stay a wild dog right?? Or she gets a breed change perhaps?
I have dogs a similar breed to her and they need (NEED) to be brushed at least weekly. At least and that’s pushing it. And the idea of a dog similar to them being out just… living as a wild dog bothers me a tad. Her coat! The matting I couldn’t imagine.
I was pleasantly surprised to find this in my inbox! Don't be afraid to send in asks, I mostly don't know what the end-state of arc one should be so it can pick up from arc two and that's the paralyzing factor.
As for Sunshine, you are absolutely correct about her coat. It's even weirdly highlighted in this passage from Book Five The Endless Lake:
I couldn't find much of a long-term narrative use for her, so she'll probably be shipped off the plot somehow during the Homeward-Bound-esque first leg of the story. She'll have her utility in that she's the only dog who can understand TV and she likes being helpful to the others like in Survivors Proper, but her narrative usefulness quickly drops as soon as the pets integrate with the Wolfdog's pack.
So here's the options I got for how to deal with her. Content warning for backstabbing and suicide below the cut, reader discretion is advised. If you're unable to read further, know one of the options for her is one where she ends up happy and healthy.
Leaning into the more adult side of YA, dogs believe that they should serve the purpose humanity bred them to fulfill. Sunshine, being bred to sit and look pretty, is much more of a load on the party, unable to hunt or scavenge well. Her one utility might bring them out of a scrape or two, but as her fur grows longer and gets dirty and matted, she runs the risk of getting infections in her skin and succumbing to a slow death.
If we want to give some of our protagonists some unsavory qualities, they can discuss (potentially with Sunshine present) that she's a burden on the party and needs to be gotten rid of for the survival everyone else, though other dogs can argue on her side that she's their friend and they can't just let her die.
Here are her options:
One of the dogs arguing against her kills her on the spot. Or kills her some other time. Could even just be an attempt on her life that the other dogs thwart, and now they have to deal with wounds inflicted from infighting that could get infected.
Sunshine's special item is the leash her old lady gave her walks on. If you know that one discussion at the beginning of Isle of Dogs... She still has her collar on...
Alternatively, if they last long enough to get out of the evacuation zone, Sunshine could be left with a lonely human who desires animal companionship. The human cleans her up, trims her up, and makes her feel personally fulfilled being a sweet little lap dog.
If anyone has alternative options for her narrative path, I'd love to hear it. I'd even like to hear others' thoughts on these options. Whatever fits best.
here's the 22nd installment for this week's @galladrabbles prompt: the 7 deadly sins by @thisdivorce
now, the 7 deadly sins are: lust, wrath, pride, envy, greed, gluttony & sloth... & i used them all 😈
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[ read scene one in its entirety ON AO3 ]
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Once the fucking lust clears, he hears her in full.
“Wait, he don’t pay you?” he asks, flushing red with wrath.
He takes this shit seriously, their business. Maybe it’s a pride thing, but they work hard for their bread. To build a craft and a client list one could envy.
“I know!” Tami complains. “Greedy ass Gallaghers, just take take take. Gluttonous. They’ll knock you up—”
Mickey knows that Tami’s throwing him clues, but his comprehension’s moving at a sloth-like pace, derailed by the latest drop in the bucket:
figured out exactly how I want one of the scenes to go in the adventure game im working on and im so excited its so stupid and makes so much sense simultaneously