#The work of Nemo Group

[smartupon]

https://www.nemogroupuk.co.uk/ The work of Nemo Group in Rochester is a testament to their skill in painting and decorating, consistently delivering aesthetically pleasing and high-quality results.

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https://www.nemogroupuk.co.uk/ The work of Nemo Group in Rochester is a testament to their skill in painting and decorating, consistently delivering aesthetically pleasing and high-quality results.

[ileftmysoulinnorway]

The Vampire Laws (according to the Children of Darkness).

Total of one hundred.

Written in Latin. The main coven was based in Rome, and Armand was sent from there to Paris. Is Latin his third language? ("French my fourth and poorest language").

They largely use the term "lamiae" for vampires (which makes sense given the part of the world), but not always.

The Five Great Laws

1. Quisque suum thalamum debet habere ducem e ... ponat ... doli.

(my translation) Each coven (literally „inner room“) must have its leader ... order ... Trick.

(used in the show) Each coven must have its leader and only he might order the working of the Dark Trick upon a mortal.

2. Dona tenebrosa numquam debilesdebile.. ... er.. aut iis qui necum potestatibus quidem obscuris suis vivere possunt debent.

The Dark Gifts must never be given to the weak ... or to those who cannot (in fact) live with their dark powers.

The Dark Gifts must never be given to the crippled, the maimed or to children.

3. Nullus lamia vampiris debet scribere historiam lamiae vel quamlibet veram cognitionem lamiorum netalis historia inveniatura mortalibus et credatur.

No vampire should commit to writing the history of the vampires, or any true knowledge of vampires, lest such a story be discovered and believed by mortals.

No vampire must commit to writing the history of the vampires.

4. Nemo lamia suamveram naturammortalibus unquam patefaciet et mortale vivat.

No vampire will ever reveal his true nature to mortals and lives as a mortal.

No vampire shall ever reveal his or her true nature to a mortal and let the mortal live.

5. Nullus lamia potestalium lamia destruere nisi quod dominus copuluspotestatemhabetvitae et necis super totum gregem suum.

No vampire can destroy another vampire except for the coven master who holds the power of life and death over his whole flock.

No vampire may ever destroy another vampire except that the coven master has the power of life and death over all his flock.

Other laws that are at least a little bit readable:

51. Lamia semper ad sep... re...bit vel uni simillimum.

A vampire is always ... or very similar to one.

52. Lamia non cognoscet gaudium.

A vampire will not know joy.

53. Non cognoscet lamia felicitatem.

A vampire will not know happiness.

54. Leges magnae lamiae ...olasse iudicatus exs... ... morte punietur.

The laws of the great vampire* ... judged ... will be punished by death.

*or more likely the great laws of the vampires.

55. Lamia(e) exilia punienda ...buntur in terra tumulanda.

Exiled vampires to be punished ... buried in the ground.

56. Lamia non ambulabit in locis lucis.

A vampire will not walk in places of light.

57. Vampires praedam e consortio rapient ...s profuxis[?] et vagi.

Vampires will snatch prey from the group  ... runaways and vagrants.

58. Lamia nunquam cognoscet delicias vitae vanitates saeculi.

A vampire will never know the pleasures of life and the vanities of the world/age.

59. Lamia non requiret solatium foci[?].

A vampire will not require the comfort of a family.

60. Vampires nunquam carnalem delectationem cum mortalibus requirent.

Vampires will never seek carnal pleasure with mortals.

61. Vampires nunquam mortalium consortia quaerunt.

Vampires never seek the company of mortals.

62. Vivere inter homines ....nt labentibus annis lamia ad insaniam.

To live among humans .... the passing years ... a vampire to madness.

63. Vivere inter homines alios videre senescere ac mori sicut lamia nunquam sequila[?] lamia ad insaniam impellet.

To live among humans and see others grow old and die, like vampires would never, will drive vampires to insanity.

64. Lamia non ....patem quaerunt.

A vampire not ... seek.

65. Vampires in choro[?] delectationem non reg...rent.

Vampires do not ... delight in dance.

66. Vampires in musica non quaerunt ....tem.

Vampires do not seek .... in music.

67. Lamia(e) non[?] actibus[?] delectationem quaerunt,

Vampires do not seek pleasure in perfomances.

68. Vampires litterae** voluptatem non requirent.

Vampires do not seek pleasure in books.

**thank you lilium-in-blue

69. Vampires magicae non ....ionem requirent.

Vampires do not seek .... magic.

81. Factor amittit fac....diendi f.lli sui cogitationes ..c ...tium est donum obscurae largi...

The maker loses .... his thoughts ... is Dark Gift ...

82. Lamia in alias formas inc..sa europaea mutare poterit sed numquam in ...rundom africanum vertere poteris.

A vampire in other forms ... European ... will be able to change but never in ... African ... will be able to turn.***

*** I have no idea what this means. Words are missing and the whole sentence can have a completely different meaning than what it looks like now. My first thought was that it was some kind of reference to Akasha and Enkil. Please don't jump to conclusions.

83. Veri filii dei potestatibus eam ...per fidem resistere possunt s.... ....e sunt creaturae infidelis damnatorum.

True children of God .... powers ... can resist faith ... are the creatures ... damned unfaithful.

84. Lamia corpora aquae salsae in aestus maximo et infimo .a.tum transibunt.

A vampire will cross bodies of salt water ... at high and low tides.

85. Ut tempus mortale depopulatur corpus lamia depopulabitur tempus ut anni decennia vertuntur in saecula millennii corpus petrificat et lamia volvitur in saxum.

As time destroys the mortal body, so the vampire will be destroyed over time, as the decades turn into the centuries of the millennium, the body petrifies and the vampire turns to stone.

86. Vampires victimas non relinquent ubi a mortalibus cognosci possint nisi tales dolores fuerint ut mors non sit causa praeternaturalia.

Vampires will not leave their victims where they can be recognized by mortals unless they are wounded in such a way that their death does not seem supernatural.

87. Lamia vera loquetur scobe[?] domino.

The vampire will speak the truth ... to the master.

88. Lamia domino suo asse obediet eique exhibebit quantum tale officium postulat.

A vampire will obey his master and will give him as much as such a duty demands.

89. Lamia ad omnes casus paretur.

A vampire is prepared for everything.

90. Lamia paratus ad immolandum se ad bonum testudinis.

A vampire is willing to sacrifice himself/herself for the good of the coven.

91. Paratus lamia paratus erit suum testudinum et dominum suum ab omnibusiminis externis et domesticis defendere.

A prepared vampire will be ready to defend his/her coven and his/her master from external and internal threats.

92. Super omnia custodiatte.

Above all, be vigilant.

93. Nullam lamia eg... posuere eget t.n.idunt quam.

No vampire ... needs to put ...

94. Si lamia in...niret socium lamia fractam testudinis regulas tali de..sta domino cousco referentur.

If a vampire ... vampire breaks the rules of the coven, such ... they will be reported to the coven master.

95. Defectum de .ae...is membris certi... facere faciet ..os criminum facitos[?] lamia ac s ... .a... miserit.

The failure of ... members ... will make ... crimes ... vampire ... will be killed/released.

96. Ignorantia testament.. regulae non erit acceptabile defensionem contra regulas praevaricationis.

Ignorance ... of the rules will not be an acceptable defense against breaking the rules.

97. Admissa in cr..am un ... via exeundi ...

Admitted ... way ... avoid ...

98. Pactum lamia s... et pacem[?] praesedit.

A vampire pact ... and presides over peace.

TL;DR: Very cult-like rules, calling for restraint, moderation, obedience. Lots of little callbacks.

Let me know if you spot any mistakes or can add anything. I'm used to translating from Latin, but not into English. Latin is a bit tricky, mainly because of the crazy word order.

[jungaji]

CATCH THAT GOMDO! ᵔⰙᵔ | profiles two

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passionate lover of marine life, yn is especially proud of the newly reconstructed jellyfish exhibit that she's put in charge of. starting out as a part-timer at aequarium alongside karina, she found her true calling and transitioned into a full-time aquarist after graduating. though competitive with the zookeepers, she’s soft-hearted when it comes to marine creatures, and her friends mean the world to her.

karina is yn's inseparable childhood best friend. after bonding over a sea creature project back in kindergarten, their love for marine life led them both to aequarium. karina takes care of all the fish exhibits, from goldfishes to the iconic "nemo and dory" displays.

giselle oversees the entire aquarium, but you'll usually find her roaming with the sharks. balancing her boss-like duties with a laid-back friendship with yn and the girls. she seems to tolerate the zookeepers, finding them more amusing than irritating, though she keeps her distance.

calm, collected, and often the quiet voice of reason in the group, winter was classmates with yn and joined the aquarium after yn recommended the job to her. she's currently in charge of the newly opened stingray encounter, but still works with the reptiles and amphibians.

fun-loving and bubbly ningning works alongside karina, tending to the aquarium’s variety of fish exhibits. while she finds most of the zookeepers annoying, ningning has a soft spot for her cousin chenle, though she keeps her competitive edge intact.

[ddizzyluna]

[Stray Kids Group Chat pt.15]

Hyunjin: I’m watching a very emotional movie about a guy working with a mentally ill female to rescue his son who was kidnapped on his first day of school

Chan: what’s the movie

Hyunjin: Finding Nemo

[20kmemesunderthesea]

"Leagues of Love: a Steampunk Dating Sim" is a romantic adventure based off of Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “The Mysterious Island,” with references to other works by the father of contemporary science fiction.

Play as a plucky adventurer out to seek her fortune— and find some romance along the way!

When your ship collides with a mysterious oceanic cryptid, your only hope of rescue comes from a handsome, brooding submarine Captain with a dark past. 

Thrust into an enclosed space within a weaponized scientific vessel along with a group of neurodivergent men (all of whom have acceptable hygiene practices), who could conceive a more promising environment in which for love to blossom?

Who will capture your heart?

Will it be the dignified and enigmatic Captain Nemo?

The curious and tender-hearted Professor Pierre Aronnax?

The Professor’s soft-spoken but fiercely loyal assistant, Conseil?

The petulant but courageous whaler, Ned Land?

Your objective is simply to spend time getting to know the characters in order to decide which one you might favor. You may interact with any of the characters as much or as little as you like while ultimately ending up with the man of your dreams — or perhaps instead of finding love, you will choose to simply become a Nautilus crew member. You may even find an opportunity to marry for money!

Along the way, you will unravel mysteries, fight sea monsters, explore uncharted territories and face natural hazards. 

If you should perchance meet your untimely demise, (you may brave human laws, but you cannot resist natural ones) you can select “Try again?” to backtrack to your last critical choice. 

Otherwise you can select “Start Over?” to restart the game from the beginning.

You determine your story’s narrative, and it may be different every time you play. Your own sublime destiny is up to you! 

MOBILIS IN MOBILI!

[harlowsbby]

Days With U 💘

Requested, reader just tagging along with Jack while he runs errands or does things for work.

You loved spending with Jack with his busy schedule having quality time together was really hard at times, so when you woke up this morning and decided to tag along with him while he ran a few errands he was actually really excited.

“You sure you’re ready for today baby?” Jack asked you as the two of you got into his car.

“More than ready.” You grinned and pulled your little purse out from the back.

“I packed me a few snacks and took like two or three water bottles.” You paused. “What are we even doing today?” You asked him.

“We?” He chuckled. “Well I have a meeting first, then a little photo shoot and lastly I need to do this interview with Druski.”

“Interview with Druski? What’s that about.” You asked him as the two of you drove down the road.

“We’re just going to be playing this game called ‘never have I ever’ for Spotify and that’s it, after I’m finished we can do whatever you want.” He smiled and wiggled his eyebrows.

“So you’ll massage my feet?” He smacked his teeth.

“That isn’t what I had in mind babe but if that’s what you want, I’ll do it.” He grumbled.

After a few minutes went by you both finally arrived to the studio we’re the meeting was going to take place.

Urban did a double look upon seeing you entering the studio.

“What are you doing here? The evil step father finally let you out of the house.” He faked gasped and brought you in for a hug.

Jack rolled his eyes. “Yeah right I can’t even keep her in the house she’s always out spending all my money.” He joked.

“So maybe it is a good thing that you came today.” He laughed but earned an elbow to his side making him hiss slightly.

“Actually I had nothing to do today so I decided to tag along with Jack.” You smiled.

“So go ahead and do your little meeting, I’ll just be on the couch eating my snacks.” You told them.

Once you got settled and comfortable the meeting started to take place. You tried paying attention to the meeting but honestly it was boring.

Jack looked up and saw that you were already looking up at him. He raised his eyebrows and started to wiggle them a bit making you stiff a laugh.

But he could tell by bore expression displayed on your face that you were starting to get bored.

“What’s wrong?” He mouthed.

“Just a bit bored.” You mouthed back. He frowned slightly he didn’t want you to be bored so he knew he had to try and do something to entertain you.

“So for the next tour should we do meet and greet?” Nemo asked the group.

Everyone looked around not exactly sure if a meet and greet was needed or not, Jack looked back over to you as you looked out the window.

“What do you think babe?” He asked you which caught you a bit off guard.

“What? Oh uh I feel like we should do a meet and greet, I think the fans would really enjoy that.” You suggested and everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

“I agree with Y/N.” Urban said you looked up at Jack and he sent a wink your way.

“Why don’t you come sit by us Y/N you can help with a few other things.” Nemo said and you immediately took a seat next to Jack.

“You still bored?” He whispered into your ear.

“Nope.” You grinned and started discussing Jack’s next tour.

Jack was glad he was able to somewhat cure your boredom with allowing you to engage into the conversation, because he loved hearing your ideas and thoughts.

Once the meeting was over you said bye to everyone as you made your way into the car. “So, photo shoot time?” You asked.

“Actually the photo shoot and the interview with Druski got pushed back to tomorrow looks like we can do whatever we want now. You got any ideas?”

You thought about it for a few seconds. “Actually since I ran a few errand with you.” You said in a teasing tone. “You ran one errand with me babe.” Jack piped in.

“Okay whatever but I do need to get a few things at Sephora, Target and I wanna stop by Dunkin Donuts.” Jack mentally rolled his eyes but nonetheless started driving to Sephora.

When you arrived your eyes were literally as big as a kids eyes in a candy store. “I don’t even know what half of this shit is.” He mumbled.

“Want me to show you? Ooo we can see what shade you are in foundation.” You squealed. “In what?” He asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

“Do you guys need help?” One of the employees asked. “Actually yes can you match my boyfriend please?” The employee smiled and nodded.

“You’re being forced to do this?” The lady asked. “Was it that obvious?” He mumbled.

“Of course.” Jack stood there as the lady scanned his face before going into one of the drawers and pulling out a foundation.

“This one would be your match.” She handed Jack the foundation and walked away.

“Damn, you really are pale as shit.” You mumbled as you inspected the very, very bright foundation in his hands.

“Let’s not do too much let’s start heading to Target.” When the two of you finished at Sephora you made your way to Target.

While Sephora was your playground Target was Jack’s playground. You watched with slight wide eyes as he tossed in a few things into the cart.

“Do we really need all of this Jack?” You asked as he tossed in a bunch of random things.

“Look baby I don’t question all the makeup you get so don’t question all of the things I need.” He stated and you raised your hands in defense.

“My bad but seriously let’s go I’m getting hungryy.” You whined. After Jack went and checked out everything the two of you headed to Morris Deli.

“You want what I get babe?” Jack asked. “Yeah that’s fine but also I want a bag of chips and a sweet tea.” You told him.

Jack went in line and waited for the food once it was ready the two you started to dig in. You both ate in a peaceful silence till Jack spoke up.

“So, did you have a good day?” He questioned. “It was a fun day but you wanna know what my favorite part was?”

He raised his eyebrow. “What would that be?”

“When you fell face first in Target that shit was hilarious.” You laughed.

“It’s the way the soccer moms looked so irritated over the fact that you fell!” You laughed even harder as Jack sat there with an annoyed expression.

“Can you believe one of them came up to me while you were looking at pajamas and said that I was interrupting her shopping.” He stated which made you laugh even harder.

“Alright now baby it ain’t that funny.” He grumbled. Even though Jack was trying his hardest not to laugh he just couldn’t hold it in.

He loved little days like this with you just being able to spend a little time together and winding down together was his favorite thing to do as long as he was with you.

[thetarotwitch111]

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1. Citrine

Why don’t you go out and live a little? I’m not talking about parties or commitments. I’m talking about feeling the wind in your hair, the sun on your skin, and the air through your lungs. This automatic life you’re living is making you miss the present moment and embrace an anxiety that’s not even yours.

Connect with yourself again, do things for yourself and no one else. Helping others is great, spiritual work is great, and making money too, but when you leave this earth, the only thing that remains is you. And don’t be afraid to try and fail. Just go for it and see where this leads you. Make your life worth the flashback.

playlist:

pocketfull of sunshine - natasha bendingfield

step out - josé gonzales

how far i’ll go - moana

sleep on the floor - the lumineers

heroes - david bowie

alright- supergrass

movie:

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Specific message for a small percentage: Call your grandparents. They’re waiting for that call you promised.

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2. Ametyst

Please be calm right now. It’s not an easy phase, and some news and situations came out of the blue. But you’re going to get through this. You’re being prepared for better moments, but some changes needed to happen for you to step out of your comfort zone. Take your time to process all that, but don’t lose yourself in grief and isolation. You’ve got what it takes to overcome this situation, so ask your guides for the support you need and keep swimming! Also, the people you worry so much about need to learn how to swim by themselves too. Everything is in the right place, even if it doesn’t seem like it.

playlist:

the show must go on - queen

you got it - vedo

breathin - ariana grande

the climb - miley cyrus

who you are - jessie j

wolves and the ravens - rogue valley

movie:

Finding nemo

Specific message for a small percentage: If you’re planning on getting a pet or two, this is your sign to just do it. It will be so good for you in this process.

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3. Rose quartz

When did you convince yourself that you’re not loved, don’t matter, or don’t deserve the best?

We have the power to make things we focus and believe in reality, but this can be a trap if your thoughts are so full of self-sabotage. Stop nurturing this bs, cause people care about you, and you should care more about yourself too. Your guides are desperate for you to ask for help and put your head up. Therapy will be super beneficial right now, but with that, try to remember the kid you were, what you really liked, who you are besides people’s opinions, and ask yourself how you really want to live your life. You are reproducing toxic traits to yourself that aren’t even yours.

You deserve love, you will find your people, but first, find and love yourself.

playlist

the middle - jimmy eat world

queen - jessie j

rise up - andra day

help is round the corner - coldplay

young folks - peter bjorn and john

come and get your love - redbone

movies:

The Greatest Showman

Eat Pray Love

Specific message for a small percentage: That idea of business of yours (for some specific group a coffee or beverage business) could go well, but in a different way. Maybe you could start by creating online content to see where this goes. A bookstore is also something you should think about, but in a fresher and edgier way.

[nem0-kn0ws-n0t]

Hermit Permits- or Hermitconomics101

I would just like to start off by saying I adore the concept. It's perfect. But also, I'm a massive nerd and I wanna talk about it.This is such a fascinating little economic model. Like, the usual hermitcraft economy is already so fascinating.

Warning-Long post! Also might Slightly skew your perspective of the Gimmick.

At first Glance, the Hermitcraft economy is the epitome of a Perfect Market economy -the basic selling/buying market you think of when thinking of markets-which has a few requirements

1. Homogenous products: gunpowder from Doc's shop is the same gunpowder from Tango's or Iskall or whoever sells it

2. No barriers to entry and exit: anyone can decide to sell. The technology's there. Any hermit can decide to make a farm or manually harvest something, set up shop and sell

3. Sellers are Price takers: If say, X and False are both selling copper ingots (for example), and X prices his higher than False (and they both keep their shops stocked), Hermits will buy from False. So X has to price the same (or lower but shhhh) than False.

4. Product Transparency: If you pay 1 diamond for a stack of iron blocks, you know you're getting 1 stack of iron. (usually) no shenanigans involved

And now the interesting point->

5. Many sellers- In a perfect competition market, the market is usually saturated with sellers, to the point that everyone needs to price the same, or at exactly the cost of production (or whatever needs to be to have the last seller joining the market to have economic profit of 0 but that's real hard to count in diamonds). Usually, this is done by having many firms coming in (free market remember) and undercutting each other until it's at the point where Supply is equal to Demand (yes, exactly the graph you're thinking of). In hermits' case, rarely is there more than one shop for an item unless there is an obnoxious amount of demand for it, and often, they'll buddy up in the same shop and split the profits and the work (I'm thinking of all the wood groups) for the highly in demand items. (More on that later).

So the sellers aren't usually competing with other hermits to sell resources- they're competing with the hermits' other way of procuring resources- The Endless Grind

Think about it- The rule of thumb for establishing the scope of a market (and its competition) is to ask yourself- where do I go if the shop becomes too expensive? In our real-life situation, we go to other shops- hermits just roll up their pixilated sleeves and get to work themselves. They are the alternative. (or Lag but stealing throws off all economic models so we're assuming it doesn't exist.)

A hermit shop, to have sales, needs to price its resources low enough that other hermits will see it as a better (cheaper) alternative than acquiring it themselves.

But Nemo, I hear you ask, isn't it always going to be cheaper to collect the material themselves? All the hermits already have all the tools/technology they'd need to get the resources they'd want, so shops wouldn't work.

But they do work, every season hermits "get rich" which implies there's something "wrong" with my model, which there is.

It's Time. That's the main currency in Hermitcraft.

Any hermits can decide to get any amount of resources with no real limit except Time. Sure, some hermits are more likely to build farms and have it done quicker than others, but all of them can decide to pick up a tool and just grind away (which they do, often). The point of the shops is to be convenient. You could spend 3 hours getting 15 stacks of oak wood, but you could also drop 30 diamonds at Ren's shop and get that done in less than a minute. Which, when you're a content creator on a tight deadline, already spending hours upon hours just building and editing and living outside of work, time is precious. So Time is the real trading currency on HC.

And so there comes a wrench in the plan as you have 2 "types" of goods- you have the Sellers' resources (that cost you diamonds but less time) and your own resources (which cost you Time but fewer diamonds)

Which invalidates point 3. Price Takers- There are 2 very different prices, which you are willing to pay at different times to different degrees. Somedays, they grind somedays they pay.

And thus, there goes the perfect competition model-

~~And in comes Monopolistic competition.

Now, listen to me, this is crucial ish- this is not the same as a Monopoly.

Monopolies imply there is 1 seller. 1. there is 1 way of acquiring the good (at this point in time) (everything is taken as if time is held constant). YouTube has a monopoly on hermitcraft videos (kind of). You can't watch Hermitcraft videos anywhere else, as the hermits don't upload their videos on other websites. If YouTube started charging 10000$ per video watched, you probably wouldn't watch hermit videos anymore. That's a monopoly.

Monopolistic competition is when a few firms sell slightly different products. Think Pepsi and Coca-Cola. They're functionally the same thing (don't @/me for this), but they both still work as companies, because people tend to prefer one over the other.

And thus our model. A monopolistic competitive market.

The real competition was not store vs store (unless for the bit), it was Sellers vs the Grind.

(There are also sunk cost fallacies exhibited, when hermits make their own farms for materials they know they'll need a lot of, which then reduces the time spent, especially with AFK'ing, thus the active time spent being reduced but server time still fluctuating but that can be hermitconomics 102 lmao)

But Back to this season-

With the introduction of Hermit Permits (which, is such a fun term, I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with that first before the concept) they are forcing there to be a single official seller. But hermits are still able to collect their own resources and make their own farms. So the market stays the same.

Which is probably not what you were expecting was it. All this fanfare but theoretically, the model doesn't change. It might change the point at which a hermits decides it's better to grind it out instead of spending diamonds, but not the theory.

But here's the second hole in this theory.

One of the first assumptions one makes about any market model is that everyone involved wants to maximize profits. (which irl, is making the most money).

But the same was as the real currency is Time, the real Profit for Hermits is Content (and engagement, and a whole bunch of parasocial scales to do with audience retention but I'm an economic major, not a sociology or business student damn it, we'll stick with Content) .

Theoretically, nothing changes in the economic model, but the result changes. The potential to change things up is massive, simply because they at least superficially changed something. Rebranding something, in a way that shakes up previously established norms- That's what they're getting out of it. Forcing people to do content about things they normally wouldn't even touch, which inspires viewers to be invested, so see our favourite blorbos overcome the challenge. It's a narrative device.

(If anything, I'd expect this to actually "promote the economy" as hermits would be motivated to stock up their shops, thus making more farms/farm building episodes, or the competition occurring from additional permits being circulated.)

So yeah. Hermitconomics 101- The not-so-perfect competition. Sorry If I burst some bubbles, I just think it's fascinating.

Thanks for reading to the bottom!

TL:DR :This is gonna be so fun, and the hermit economy makes economists everywhere cry

[justamethyst3]

The young princess / future queen of the kingdom. She met Rui in the castle when they were young, his dad bringing him along for one of his jobs there. She was the first to befriend Rui, the two becoming close afterwards.

Emu’s free time is the most limited out of their group, but she spends any free moment she has out of the castle with the others. Whether they’re exploring shipwrecks and looking for treasure, or hanging out at the Kamishiro’s house, she’ll be with them if she can.

Like Rui, she has an interest in human people, but her dad and brothers won’t indulge her on such matters. Her sister is more willing to speak about them, but still warns Emu of the potential dangers.

Her grandpa, on the other hand, could talk with her for hours over her ideas for the future of the kingdom and human people, giving his own input and encouraging her to continue thinking it over and perfect her plans.

Emu brought it upon herself to be the one to cheer her friends up when they are sad, and listen when they need her to. She’d rather spend her time being happy with them or helping them feel better, than watching them be sad. A ‘Wonderhoy☆’ or two usually does the trick, though it has yet to have an effect on Mafuyu. It’ll work on her one day, Emu’s sure!

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The last of these fishy creatures is finished, and in time for MerMay too!!

I had a bit of trouble picking which fish Emu would be. I'd narrowed it down to coral grouper, or regal blue tang, and I got stuck there for a while debating over their colors and how I wanted to apply them to Emu's design. In the end, I chose regal blue tang for a couple reasons!

One, well, regal being in the name, and her being the princess. And two, because Dory from Finding Nemo is a (regal) blue tang! (A little headcanon of mine is that Emu loves Finding Nemo, and she and Dory both have a 'just keep swimming' kinda attitude / vibe, so I felt it fit hehe)

I gotta see how arc 2 is gonna go before I can decide who's ref sheet is next, so I'll have more time for other projects, unless I decide to draw whoever next anyway lol

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[starrypawz]

Based on this list here by @grapecaseschoices, with a few tweaks to make it work for them basically under the cut is a rundown of a bunch of sex and kink things and if Gerry and Nemo are into them

BOLDS are an instant GREEN [this is a Favorite/Yes, either mandatory or something they like doing/would be interested in without fail]; ITALICS are YELLOW [there is hesitation here: maybe it's an occasional interest, maybe they might try it out but don't know enough, maybe this is partner dependent - maybe yes but maybe no]; STRIKES are RED [this is a hard no for your character - either a never or 'a cold day in hell' situation]

💀= caveat

a third person watching 💀* against the wall * age play * almost/getting caught * anal * ass worship *barebacking* begging * being dominant * being submissive, * biting * blindfolds* blood drinking💀 * blood play 💀* bondage *bratting* breath play * breeding * chest worship * clothing damage* collars * cockwarming* comfort sex * cowboy * cowgirl * creampie * cum swapping * daddy/mommy * deep throating * doggystyle * dirty talk * double penetration * dry humping *edging* edgeplay 💀* face fucking * face off * feetjobs💀 * fight/wrestling sex * fingering * fireplay * fisting * food play * frotting * fully clothed * gags * group sex 💀 * hair pulling * harnesses * humiliation * hypnotism, * knife play💀 * latex/ leather/PVC* *master/slave💀 * medical kink* mind control 💀* mirror * mutual masturbation * monster fucking 💀* nipple play * no foreplay * objectification * only using body language to communicate * one catches the other masturbating * oral sex * orgasm control * pain play * pantyhose💀* piercing play *lingerie * period sex * permanent marks * petplay * phone sex * possession 💀* praising * primal play * semi public sex * restrained sex (not necessarily bondage) * restrictive rules (eye contact, servitude, speech) * reverse cowgirl * rimming * roleplay * sadomasochism * sensation play * sex marathon * sex toys* shaving * shower sex * silly giggly sex * sixty-nine * size difference * size kink (toys) *somnophilia * spanking * speculums * spreader bars * squirting * striptease * teasing * temporary marks * temperature play * tentacles * the pretzel dip * the table top * threesomes💀 * touching sexually in public💀 * triple penetration * uniforms * urethral sounding [putting an object in the urethra] * use of alcohol or drugs during sex💀 * video/web cam/photography💀 * voyeurism💀* watching/reading pornography together * wax play * while one of them is on the phone * whipping * with the lights on * 

💀 Third Person Watching/Group Sex/Threesomes: Gerry and Nemo would basically be open to stuff like this if circumstances allowed them to be in some sort of polyam and/or fwb deal

💀Knife Play, Blood Play, Blood Drinking: Only in a simulated roleplaying context (depending on setting) only exception for knife play is doing 'cutting off clothing/fishnets' VERY carefully

💀Panty hose: Also Fishnets obvi

💀Master/Slave: In a very light roleplay context (e.g. I'm a vampire and you're my thrall) (depending on setting)

💀Hypno/Mind Control/Possession: in a roleplay context

💀Footjob: more by way of *nudge* 'oopsie my foot slipped'

💀Edgeplay: This is a really broad term so it would depend exactly on what kinda edgeplay

💀Touching sexually in public: More like... semi public/secluded

💀Use of alcohol or drugs: They have gotten down to it tipsy and stoned once in a blue moon

💀Video/webcam/photography: Would only be between themselves

💀Voyerisum: Only between each other or in a polyam/fwb deal

💀Monster fucking: in a roleplay sense (generally depending on setting)

💀Also medical adjacent kink in general is just kinda something both of them aren't into and Nemo was a nursing student for just long enough to really quash any interest in 'sexy nurse' play

[bloodsol94]

Six Soundtrack Game - Myron Hlaetyar

Since I have gotten sick, I decided to do this for Myron. I hope you like it. this was more challenging then Tavlon's, but i loved making this

So, @nemo-of-house-hamartia and @mogruit, what do you think?

Event that defines your character's past:

You'll Never Walk alone - Cletic Woman

Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Though your dreams be tossed, and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone

As a drow Myron has been attacked, just because what he was. He worked as hard he could to prove that all drow is not evil, that many are just prisoners of Loth. And so far he has proved it to the neverwinterians, so much so that Lord Neverwinter has ordered construction of a city for the sensitive drow, under Neverwinter. It was then Myron's hard work was shown. His closest drow friend Divi'rach Oussath a Shadow Magic Sorcerer and follower of Vhaeraun, is still getting drows away from many drow cities, Menzoberranzan especially. He will not give up till Loth and her evil ways are gone from every plane in exitance.

How your character sees themselves:

Lady of the Dance - An Eilistraee Song | Dungeons and Dragons | Forgotten Realms

Hear her call, the Lady of the Dance, Leave the shadows, take this chance. Silver hair in the moon’s embrace, Come, my children, find your place. In the light, we’ll sing and sway, Under stars, we’ll greet the day.

Myron don't think of himself as anything special, he is just a normal really tall man (250 cm tall). But as an Eilistraeean he puts him self under a lot of pressure, to follow the Message of Eilistraee. He says he is just anormal man, that has a divine job to help others. He will always offer help, even to his enemies, he has healed devils, demons. Even Tiamat, though she tried to eat him, had it not been for Dispater, getting to him to safety. Why Dispater even did that? not even he knows. Myron repaid the dept he owed Dispater, by saving him from Loth, despite his group telling him to leave the devil, but not even Dispater does not deserve to be tortured, by the Spider Queen. When they was back in the material plane, Myron took Dispater back to Neverwinter to heal him back to full strength, and Bahamut made a deal with Asmodeus to keep Baalzebul away from Myron, or he would make shure Dispater told Loth all his secrets. That comment earned him a slap from Myron.

How others view them:

Eilistraee, The Moonlit Dance 

In silver light, her blade does gleam, A guiding star, a whispered dream, Her song of love through shadows calls, A beacon bright where darkness falls. Beneath the moon, her dance begins, She offers hope where life once thins, Her steps are light, her spirit high, A healer's touch beneath the sky.

He says he is nothing special, but many drows, and other races, will say other wise, They will say that he is the kindest man living. They will tell of an encounter with him, be it passing him in the street, on the battlefield, or a church. They will say that it was nearly as  the Dark Maiden Eilistraee, or Lord of the North Wind Bahamut, was close to them. They will say when he dances his long silver hair glow like the moon, and sometimes look like wings of an aasimar. Children love to play with him, and will try to be him. He once caught some of them playing, him fighting all of the archdevils of Baator, and winning. He only asked if he could have his shirt back. Glasya, once meet him, and felt something in her chest. She fled back down to Baator, to her father to ask him for counsel, to ask him about the feeling. Baalzebul decided to what this was all about. And feel in love. Too bad he can not get closer, because of Bahamut. (more on that later, Maby?)

Their closest relationship (platonic or romantic):

The Voice - Celtic Woman

I am the voice of the past that will always be Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields I am the voice of the future, bring me your peace Bring me your peace, and my wounds, they will heal

Myron was holding a sermon in the name of Bahamut, when he saw the most beautiful tiefling come in the doors, to the temple. He could swear he heard Eilistraee and Bahamut laugh when he thought that a new goddess walked in, He could not take his eyes of her, her scarlet skin, the tattoo, the miss matched eyes, her caramel color hair, the horns, the tail. He felt his heart beat faster, he was growing sweaty. When the sermon was done, he had to interduce himself, then he saw how short she was, THAT made her even more beautiful, her smile was brighter than the sun! Bahamut would later say he had fallen in love with the tiefling Tavlon, a powerfull paladin of Thorm, (whom had to hold her back once in a while). He made the choice to try and become Tavlon's mate/husband.

A major fight scene:

Venom and Shadow - Lolth D&D Metal Song | BardStrike

Venom drips the web is tight Lolth commands embrace the night Bow and serve or feed my swarm Darkness rules chaos forms

Myron and some friends where on a quest of all places The Demonweb Pits, Loth's home plane, to save some kidnaped people, they managed to save half o them, and of all devils Dispater. And as the strongest of the group (paladin and barbarian was busy with killing her cultist), he had to carry the archdevil. And with Loth close on their heel, they had no other choice but to run. He had a dept to pay after all.

End credits song:

Lord of the Nine - Asmodeus D&D Metal Song | BardStrike

Bow before the crimson king Bow before the lord of sin Bow before the tyrant's reign Bow before me once again

MOONLIGHT BLUE by Miracle Of Sound ft. Sharm (Elden Ring) (Ranni)

With a watchful gaze on the skyline We look to the sweep of the stars My friend through many long lifetimes I guide your way from afar Moonlight blue Grace in the glimmering Stars are glowing anew

The first song MUST be taken as a threat, a threat that if something happens to Tavlon, he will destroy everything. He will fall and take on Asmodeus himself, if he has to. He will stop at nothing to keep her safe. Just don't tell her, she will kill him if she found out

The second one he sings to the children at the orphanage when it's bedtime, he also sings it to his friends when out adventuring, and they are setting up for the night, to calm them all down, and to sett the mood for the evening.

[diazsdimples]

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15 Ballet AU sentences for you, Anon!

“I’m just trying to establish what I have to work with here. And how far I can push him before he ends up as one of Hen’s regulars.” Buck laughs nervously, his eyes flicking to Hen who gives him a toothy grin, not Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo. Buck was always terrified of Bruce. “Do you always try to hurt your dancers?” “Only emotionally,” Tommy replies, deadpan, but he laughs as he dodges a swat from Chimney. “Watch yourself, Kinard, I could make your life very difficult,” Chimney threatens with a pointed finger in Tommy’s direction. “I’m choreographing your fight with the Nutcracker here, how would you feel about having to do flips over him? We know how much you love those.” “You’d better not be trying to break my dancers, Chim,” a deep voice booms, and Buck turns to see a very distinguished, older looking man walking towards them. His words sounded like a warning, but his face is kind, a gentle smile playing over his face as he surveys the group in front of him. He looks at them in a way that’s not dissimilar to how a father looks at his children while they playfight – a little exasperated but altogether too fond to really be mad. “Not break them, Bobby. Just wear them out a little,” Chimney explains. He has the good grace to look a little sheepish. “Oh, you certainly do that,” Eddie says with a grin, ignoring Chimney’s indignant splutters. “Buck, this is Bobby Nash, our director.”

Gonna tag @hippolotamus and @monsterrae1 cause you guys also asked for this and also @neverevan @spotsandsocks and @slightlyobsessedwitheverything bc you guys have shown interest like, once and I imprinted on it like a baby duckling (pls lmk if you don't want to be tagged for this wip)

[mariacallous]

There’s a growing trend of people and organizations rejecting the unsolicited imposition of AI in their lives. In December 2023, the The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In March 2024, three authors filed a class action in California against Nvidia for allegedly training its AI platform NeMo on their copyrighted work. Two months later, the A-list actress Scarlett Johansson sent a legal letter to OpenAI when she realized its new ChatGPT voice was “eerily similar” to hers.

The technology isn’t the problem here. The power dynamic is. People understand that this technology is being built on their data, often without our permission. It’s no wonder that public confidence in AI is declining. A recent study by Pew Research shows that more than half of Americans are more concerned than they are excited about AI, a sentiment echoed by a majority of people from Central and South American, African, and Middle Eastern countries in a World Risk Poll.

In 2025, we will see people demand more control over how AI is used. How will that be achieved? One example is red teaming, a practice borrowed from the military and used in cybersecurity. In a red teaming exercise, external experts are asked to “infiltrate” or break a system. It acts as a test of where your defenses can go wrong, so you can fix them.

Red teaming is used by major AI companies to find issues in their models, but isn’t yet widespread as a practice for public use. That will change in 2025.

The law firm DLA Piper, for instance, now uses red teaming with lawyers to test directly whether AI systems are in compliance with legal frameworks. My nonprofit, Humane Intelligence, builds red teaming exercises with nontechnical experts, governments, and civil society organizations to test AI for discrimination and bias. In 2023, we conducted a 2,200-person red teaming exercise that was supported by the White House. In 2025, our red teaming events will draw on the lived experience of regular people to evaluate AI models for Islamophobia, and for their capacity to enable online harassment against women.

Overwhelmingly, when I host one of these exercises, the most common question I’m asked is how we can evolve from identifying problems to fixing problems ourselves. In other words, people want a right to repair.

An AI right to repair might look like this—a user could have the ability to run diagnostics on an AI, report any anomalies, and see when they are fixed by the company. Third party-groups, like ethical hackers, could create patches or fixes for problems that anyone can access. Or, you could hire an independent accredited party to evaluate an AI system and customize it for you.

While this is an abstract idea today, we’re setting the stage for a right to repair to be a reality in the future. Overturning the current, dangerous power dynamic will take some work—we’re rapidly pushed to normalize a world in which AI companies simply put new and untested AI models into real-world systems, with regular people as the collateral damage. A right to repair gives every person the ability to control how AI is used in their lives. 2024 was the year the world woke up to the pervasiveness and impact of AI. 2025 is the year we demand our rights.

[theshiftingfairy]

My Group shifting « method »

I am calling this the Nemo method, because of the movie it is inspired by. The English title is Slumberland, but in French, it’s « la petite Nemo ». It is a lovely movie about lucid dreaming but also about grief, so if you watch this, be prepared to cry a lot if you are like me 😅. I actually just saw the critique of the movie were not that good, idk i really liked it.

It could also be called the red string method, which would be more self explanatory. In the movie, the characters attaches their little fingers to one another with a red string before going to bed, to find each other in the dreamworld. This is basically what we did with my friend, but with the intention to shift.

Because I am a witch I also enchanted the string we used with a sigil, to make our intentions stronger, but it is optional. (If you want me to explain how I make sigils, let me know but you can find videos on YouTube on how to do it) the affirmation I used to make the sigil was « me, my name, and my friend’s name are shifting to our mha reality ».

And to charge the item i want to use i draw the sigil on a Watercolour paper, make it artsy and just put the item on top of the sigil to let it charge. If you want to, you can draw the sigil directly on the item you want to use. Because, in my case it is a string it was more complicated to do that, but it would totally work to make matching bracelets , or matching pouches to put under the pillow . In a pouch, you can put cristals and herbs that match your intention, i think it’s a really good idea actually.

Please don’t put anything around your neck while sleeping though !

And for when we want to do this methods when separate, we each have a small red string we charged with each other energy to attach to our finger.

Everything about this method is optional, really, we just like that it makes our intention to find each other visually clear. Then, we each went with the method that is most comfortable for us. My friend loves the Raven method , affirming over and over « I shifted » works well for her (and I mean, she is a regular shifter, so sometimes simple is best, it doesn’t work with my brain at all though) Me, I hate it. I invoke thoughts of my dr that makes me feel love for it, I visualise scenarios a bit, but don’t force it too much, otherwise it feels like I am too focused on visualising perfectly and not on shifting.

We are twins in our shared dr, and we share the same room. It is a Mha dr and I have a fairy quirk. I say this because she said she saw my wings .We didn’t shift together yet, but we had very similar experiences when trying.

When we woke up in the morning and didn’t fully shift, we talked about what we heard and sensed, and it was pretty much the same. She said she saw me, and my wings in my back. I kind of saw the room we are supposed to wake up as well, and i did sensed something in my back. We both heard our mother telling us to wake up, saying there was no way she was letting us be late for our first day. We really heard her say the same thing !

[high-fantasy-sw]

How does food work out on Kamino? How do they grow it? How do they make it? Is seafood a heavy portion, or are they given a more balanced meal?

In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo sources his food entirely from the ocean from various organisms, both plant and animal (I can send you pictures of those parts if you like). Is it similar?

And do the clones end up disliking freshwater creatures if their diet is mostly seafood? Or do any, if not all, grow sick of seafood?

What of ration bars? Are you declaring them obsolete, or do they have an in-world equivalent?

Here I am, answering three questions in one post. Look at me go.

Kaminoan Dietary Habits and Gastronomy: A Presentation

So, yes, there is a lot of fish consumption, but. Like. Not normal fish. Not the kind of fish that the citizens of the Archipelago eat. Kamino's like, deep into the twilight zone of the ocean. There's barely any light at all. Our boys are chowing down on hatchetfish and deep-sea squid. Throw some blobfish and bioluminescent jellyfish in there and I call that a balanced meal.

An important thing to note is that, being as dark as it is in the mesopelagic zone (by the way have i mentioned that the ocean is freakin' cool and i love it and i WILL be a nerd about it in my worldbuilding), there isn't enough light for adequate photosynthesis. Now, the Fortress still does have gardens and plants from when it was above the sea, but as it is, this provides for a very limited selection of flora, as most of the plants the Kaminoans grew and grow are herbs and other alchemical ingredients. Therefore, much of the "plant" material is actually harvested from plankton, which are either caught wild or, more often, grown in the Fortress itself and made into the ration-bars. (Ahsoka loves to poke fun at Rex and his algae biscuits whenever she catches him eating them.)

Surface food is an interesting experience. See, people can only go so long eating essentially raw anglerfish and plankton-cakes before they start to realize. Hey. What are we doing. So a lot of Clones are super enthusiastic about new foods and practically jump to try anything novel. That being said, there is a non-negligible group who are so used to a Kaminoan diet that they are hesitant to even be open to the possibility of any new tastes. And then there are a few guys in the middle, who are neutral on the whole deal.

Citrus fruits are a particularly divisive subject. There is nothing like fresh fruit in the Fortress, so Clones either love it or hate it. But regardless, it's a necessity on the High Seas, and a staple of their diet above the waters. There have been innovations for those who can't stomach it (dried, juiced, baked goods in particularly bad cases, et cetera), but it does eventually boil down to the fact that some people (cough cough echo) have to be tied to the mast and have someone else (cough cough kix) try to coax the kriffing things down their throats.

Chocolate does, in fact, exist, and also, in fact, may be the only unifying taste among the GAR. Also, most Clones to continue to be partial to seafood, because it's the most like home. Caf still exists and is very popular with everyone, except for those who would prefer tea. (Chocolate and coffee have been around for a very long time so I think I'm good adding them here.) Baked goods and confections are also extant, though their availability and type is dependent upon whatever island a person is on- for example, Coruscant or Naboo or Alderaan will have much more elaborate and higher-quality sweets than, say, Tatooine or Ryloth or Shili.

And yes, there are both real-world and Star-Wars specific food and drink and plants, just like there are in the animal world.

I hope this was interesting, and made sense :D