#aka this red scout specifically

[zuureleena]

thank u @quazies for making my already intense crush on scout so much more insane 🫶 [edit: OH NO I FORGOT POOTIS' TAIL 😭]

i js wanna say how much i genuinely love this series 🥲💕 it was legitamately the catalyst that led me to fully wanting to be a part of the tf2 fandom!! aughhgghg it's js such an awe-inspiring fan series that js clutches mine and many other's hearts :D

[also i've been posting on my computer and have only now realised how much the quality dies when i zoom in on my phone 💀 guys plz u'll get the full scrumptious meal in high quality on ur laptop]

textureless ver, original screencap, and some rambling abt how genius the differences between blu and red scout are imo below!!

i've seen another comment mention this but i think it's so neat how (technically) the same person can turn out so differently depending on who and how they were raised (which is like basic developmental psychology 101 and generally just common sense, but like WHATEVER ASGHDJHAS), and seeing those massive differences between blu and red scout's behaviours is so interesting!!!

like i LOVE how blu scout isn't nearly as caring as red scout, and the fact he smokes because he was influenced by blu spy since he mostly raised him is soooo cool. he's sm more like his dad, whereas red scout is a lot more like his ma, which makes sense cuz in the same fashion as blu scout, he was mostly raised by her.

i've always been a fan of this kind of stuff. also, i think its so funny that one of the same things that they both share r the trashy magazines they read 😭😭😭 AND I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN I REALISED WHAT BLU SCOUT WAS READING BAHAHHA (i was gonna doodle it rn and post it here but i wanted to get this done insteaddd,, maybe another time hehe)

[boxwinebaddie]

hey unkle neen! ik it was just their name frm the show, but your fix have so much meaning in them, i was wondering if there was a reason that the name crimson dawn was chosen? ^^

AAAAAAAA!!!! okay, i will answer your ( very iconique ) question in a second, but before i do i just want to say that the way you set it up and lightly interlaced ur ask with letting me know that you notice and appreciate me taking small concepts from the show and giving them larger meaning/context within my fanfictions was so sweet n really, Really means A LOT to me!!!! like i am cheesing so hard rn!!! :') <3

i.g. plots coming full circle, extended metaphors, mirroring, flashbacks and flashforwards...i really like being thorough, going into microscopically specific detail abt everything...but more than that:

i want the Nice things i write...

to Mean stuff to my readers.

& for the stuff i write to mean something, it can't mean nothing.

this is specifically true in the area of names, which seems kind of insane, but even like something as minute as stan's maternal grandfather's name being joaquin and shortened to 'walk' by william phillips, stan's abuelos secret sbf lover in ww2, and stan's middle-name-sake who walk called run, is important because will-phil's war-torn, heirloom leather jacket which was given to stan's gpa seconds before run did what all white men should do ( go die in a war ) had now become Stan's Signature Leather Jacket, which was a huge ( like literally its gigantic ) part of his identity as a young transman but in a meptahorical sense, that red string of fate that tipsy!gpa!walk hand embroidered into the tag of his lover's jacket which stan wore with pride ( also literally ) is a physical testament to two men's true blue love for each other, represents revolution/rebirth & also says R-U-N.

...which is Exactly what stan does.

also i could talk for literal days about stan's chosen name being stan or even just stan's stage name being raven and all the variations of that and cuervo specifically from chapter four ( i was so fucking excited when we got to that chapter i was like ;)) It's GO Time, Boys! )

but that could fit in an entire other ask meme and i am trying not to let my oddly intense and sudden influx/rush of random RM Rockstar Ravenstan hyperfixation burn everything down around me like...

~The You Know What.~

which! was what i was trying 2 get at when talkin abt names and stuff because while in a deeper, under the surface sense, crimson dawn represents what the sky looked like the day stan died -- blood red.

it was a Crimson Dawn when all hell broke lose that day.

( which i can't talk about in too much detail juust yet... )

***[ tw for blood, fluids and general gender dysphoria ]

but what i can do is tell you why the name crimson dawn was chosen, which, is ironic ( emphasis iron ) bc has that ~sharp, smarmy, sultry, smoldery, shadowy, Superstar smokeshow~ energy to it and sounds like it's stands for something all deep and dark and brooding...

but rlly is just from an inside joke about the first song stan ever wrote

Blood Moon™

which he wrote on his period. ;)

hsdlkahlksahd ( i luv u soooo much, ravenstan )

so tldr they won their lil battle of the bands competition/got scouted for bm but OG CD did not have a name/whatever name they had was one of the 74093279423 ones they were trying out, so management needed one and they took stan and co.'s crude out of context inside joke abt it always being darkest before crimson dawn aka PMS as...

Cool, Dark, Edgy!

AND LITERALLY MADE IT THEIR BAND NAME!!!!! WHEN I TELL YOU THEY WERE ALL LIKE YOU DID NOT JUST NAME US AFTER OUR INSANE INSIDE JOKE ABT OUR TRANS ROOMATE WHO NOT ONLY IS NOT OUT ( DW! THEY HARD SHOVED HIM BACK INTO THE CLOSET! SO KIND OF THEM! ) BUT UR GONNA MAKE HIM DANCE AND PUT HIM IN THE ROCKSTAR VERSION OF A STRAIGHT JACKET AKA THE TINY SLUTTY VEGAN LEATHER STRAPPY PANTS??? OUR WEIRD LITTLE GUY??? ARE U KIDDING??

they...were *jersey kyle vc* Naught Kidden, btw.

and stan really did...have to learn how to dance.

...Absolutely Criminal.

but even more so, from that day forward, nevermore were our warped tour four fave broke boy shitiots bound by together by their shared rent/utilities & the butterfly tramp stamp lower back tattoo of friendship/brotherhood, because our zeroes had become heroes, now legally bound by a crooked contract that turned their dinky little no-name garage band and into chart topping punk rock super band

Crimson Dawn™

where blood moon was number one and trending for like...Weeks.

which meant they had to do interviews and stuff where stan was not very good at being raven yet ( obviously ) and drank a lot to cope, so when like, idk, fucking some big fancy talk show or whatever asked stan what blood moon was about, he was like...leans in...dead serious:

"OKAY, so you know...when you're on your Period, man? and not a light day either. i'm talking suuper heavy flow, dude. but you totally forgot your cycle was starting, so your favorite pair of sweatpants are stained like five seconds after you spent like fifteen whole quarters washing them? but its whatever. its late o-clock and no ones gonna see your fucked up chonies, bro. s'anyways, you're walking to the store because you ran out of pads and pain medication and FUCKS and like your stomach feels like you're being stabbed to death but you're still hungry? like, bro everything just sucks and on top of that, the grocery store just sold out of those dank ben & jerrys ice creams with the brownie in the center, or like, brooo, only has the those tiny whack containers that cost seven dollars?! oh, in the worst flavors too! like fuckin' cherry garcia or eugh, that awful Mint one that tastes like toothpaste if it were made out of miErDA and the full moon is out and you just want to start ripping off your clothes and tearing off your face and start fkn screaming at the top of your lungs? Yeah :). That."

aND ITS DEAD SILENT FOR A SECOND BUT THEN EVERYONE STARTS DYING LAUGHING AND IS LIKE WOW A SINGER AND A STAND UP COMEDIAN!!! LOOK AT THAT FOLKS! APOLOGIES TO OUR YOUNGER VIEWERS FOR LANGUAGE, WE'LL EDIT THAT OUT AFTER THIS, BUT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE THING YOU CAN'T CENSOR OUR FAV SUPER STARS BLOOD MOON RISING!

( which, blood moon and blood moon rising was also stan parodying the creedence clearwater revival song Bad Moon Rising about big cryptic apocalyptic feelings does Also play into this whole thing... )

anyways, management got REALLY MAD at stan about that but everyone thought it was a joke so it was Fine. but yeah their biggest single and their band is built on being on your period and being unhinged and wanting to smash shit and fight the government. <3

-uncle nina...who thinks waaaay Too Much about her weird lore

[mcrizzystardust]

im key!

im 17, and i use it/it's pronouns. i have audhd and bpd, along with some other shit like depression and pots.

i reblog a lot, and i like to write up a lil shitpost or two every so often

15+ blog - sex jokes, drug references, etc

fandoms/etc, dni list, other shit under the keep reading

FREE PALESTINE. FREE THE CONGO. FREE YEMEN. FREE SUDAN. END THE GENOCIDES. LAND BACK, EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE WORLD.

my blog is very political. didnt mean for it to be, i just have a very strong sense of justice and cant stop talking about it. if you disgree with me, block me. if youre interested in learning and being informed, contact me (no discourse!!! i wont waste my time justifying my beliefs, but i will give you grace if you genuinely want to educate yourself.)

that being said! if i messed up and said something wrong, please tell me. like if i fucked up the wording and actually said something shitty or like if i just dont fully understand, i would love for you to drop me an ask or a dm. i love learning, i love growing and bettering myself

ask box is open! i love reading and answering them, leave whatever you want whenever you want

dm's are also open. you can text me about any of my fandoms or interests, about the music i like, if you have any questions, and if you want to be moots

fandoms/interests/sp.ins:

david bowie

my chemical romance

slimecicle

over the garden wall

community

marauders (esp jegulus/wolfstar)

calico critters

cats/dogs/cute pets

pinterest

minecraft

the owl house

halloween

nirvana

punk culture

stars/constellations

five nights at freddys

arcane

red white and royal blue

rocky horror picture show

fleabag

i wish you all the best (by mason deaver)

shadow and bone/six of crows

heathers (the movie, not the musical)

my music taste

david bowie

my chemical romance

hozier

nirvana

t.rex

oingo boingo

against me!

queen

the rolling stones

dazey and the scouts

siouxsie and the banshees

ramones

the tragically hip

korn

no doubt

car seat headrest

modern baseball

sinéad o'connor

the clash

pierce the veil

the strokes

fleetwood mac

cage the elephant

gorillaz

depeche mode

she wants revenge

smashing pumpkins

weezer

my most recent playlist, and some socials

dni: rad fems, terfs, if you have "men dni" on your acc, swifties, dream stans, zionists, proshippers, if you just generally have a shitty mood and treat others poorly, people under 15, specifically nsfw/p0rn blogs, discourse, msi fans, zionist apologists (for noah schnapp, taika waititi, jack black, etc), if you use slurs that are not yours to reclaim, celebrity stan culture in general (aka ignoring the flaws and fucking shitty actions of your faves, holding celebrities to a higher level than other people)

originally posted Dec 27th, 2023

edits - Jan 9th, 2024

major edits - April 18th, 2024

[o-kaythislooksbad]

@ailesswhumptober day 4: hiding an injury / betrayal / lying [does lying by omission count as lying? maybe. does clark hate that bruce knows about his past with lex? of course. does bruce think their relationship is a betrayal? absolutely. aka bruce finds out about kon's origins, and is not having a good time right now. adjacent to the titans fic, mostly just an exercise in writing m and dick as bros, and angsty superbat sharing a braincell]

"does supes know?" m asks, watching his husband throw kon into the air and catching him like it's the most natural thing in the world.

"yeah. he's visiting the cave, though the bat's barely talking with him. guy can really hold a grudge." dick yawns, then takes a sip of his coffee. it really is too damn early for this conversation, especially with the amount of people in the tower who can overhear them, either by sound or by thought.

"what's the bat got to do with anything?"

"superman's dna was used to make kon," dick starts, looking into m's eyes to try catching a glimpse of his brain at work. "the man of steel. the guy whose skin cannot be pierced with anything short of kryptonite, which neither luthor nor his associates possessed at the time of the kid's conception."

m's eyes light up. "and batman keep records and contingencies of all potential 'threats' in the cave," m nods. "so he must've sold out our boy in blue. that's cold."

"sure, we'll go with that answer," dick says, pointing at apollo with his mug, then raising it to the man's husband.

"no fucking way," m replies gleefully, "no. fucking. way. people call us the world's queerest as an insult to us and the world's finest, not as a comparison."

"to be fair, a lot of bigoted assholes do refer to you two that way."

- - - -

"a toothbrush? brucie, batsie, baby. love of my life. a toothbrush. one of the most disposable items in existence, as a gesture to your commitment. 'here, take this cheap plastic -"

"- it was three hundred dollars, clark - "

" - as a reflection of my devotion to you. and, as a bonus, i'll sell it to your worst enemy.' thanks a lot, b, i really appreciate it." clark hasn't raised his voice, not once, since his unexpected appearance at the cave, but his disappointment and rage is palpable. he's hovering a few feet above the ground, staring down at bruce, with the red in his eyes a fraction away from turning into laser beams and disintegrating him on the spot.

"it's in your favorite color, and your teeth are much stronger than any human's, clark; i designed it specifically for you." bruce's voice isn't breaking, it's not, because he's the batman and he doesn't get emotional over trivial things like this.

"bullshit!" clark swears, and really, it's almost a shame no one else is hear to catch the big blue boy scout uttering a no-no word. "it was one of your ploys to get my dna, for one of your end-of-the-world plans, and i was a fool to trust you."

"omaha." bruce barely exhales to form the word. clark can hear him, of course, he always can. but clark, bless his heart, is so caught up about the goddamn toothbrush that it takes him a beat to recognize that bruce said the code word.

"- could justify a high price point on a dental - wait. omaha?"

"omaha, smallville. ring a bell?"

"what?" clark asks softly as his feet connect with the stone floor. heat pools in his belly and burns his irises and he can taste the sweat on lex's upper lip.

"come on, clark. you can play the big dumb oaf all you want, but you can't look me in the eyes and tell me you really thought that your dental records would be enough to make him. there's still so much i don't know about your biology, but we both know that it takes more than saliva off a toothbrush to create a child."

[scpscientistbuttf2engineer]

"Who are you really?"

Dr. Conagher

- Full name , Dell Conagher

- Age , 46 (excluding years of being frozen)

- Gender , Male

- Pronouns , He/They

- Sexuality , Unlabeled

- Level Clearance , Level 3

- Relationships , [REDACTED]

- Sign off , 🔧 (used to be 🛠️)

- Dell Conagher was one of the many personals found in a town called 'Teufort' that appeared within this Reality, appearing in cryogenic chambers with seventeen(17) others in one of the building's basement. When awoken, the subject have responded with distress and had to be calmed down by one of the other personals found and awoken from the cryogenic chambers, specifically, ones wearing Red.

The personals seems to be split into two 'teams', both having nine(9) personals in each. The ones wearing red were in the 'RED' Team, the ones wearing blue were in the 'BLU' Team. (There is no typo, that's how it's spelled, according to the Team wearing blue.)

Both Teams seems to have separate versions of the personals on each, only being distinguishable by team colours and minor differences.

The personals in each team goes by as follows : The Scout , The Soldier , The Pyro , The Heavy , The Medic , The Demoman , The Engineer , The Sniper , The Spy . All personals share uncanny resemblances to the characters from the game 'Team Fortress 2', made by Valve. This information is not known to both teams as of yet.

All personals are in Foundation Custody till further notice.

Update : There are now only one Engineer, as they seem to have fused. I don't know how to word this they just did and they know absolutely nothing about what just happened.

Update : Fuck it, just employ them. They got the skills, don't worry about it.

Other information under cut.

Howdy there. Main is : @fandomandangstlover .

This is a Crossover AU of the TF2 Engineer in the SCP World, aka SCP and TF2 Crossover, WOOOOOOO!! Feel free to use the idea/concept, ah don't own it after all! If you do though please tag me ah wanna see!!! Ah wanna see more Crossover content of these fandoms :<

A few more things about the guy...

- A fusion of the RED and BLU Engineers, has the memories of both of them.

- Personal is fairly new.

- Personal found some Headphones through unknown means and has been using them ever since then. Often uses it to block out noise, or listen to music. He always has it on him, almost acting as a comfort item.

- Subject has 11 PhDs, in Engineering and a few others he refuses to tell, proceed with caution.

- Fairly sneaky, and seems to have their guard up most of the time. A decent liar, not the best but not the worst.

- Soft spoken and may seem sweet, but has been a Mercenary, so this may be an act. Probably has a few screws loose.

- Sleep schedule is a little fucked.

- Doesn't curse much, but does sometimes. (Will not be censored.)

- The subject's weapons are always on their person. Where? We can't tell, as they seem to have a pocket dimension for those stuff. It contains a Primary, Secondary, and a Melee, with a few PDAs as well. Their other weapons could be found locked away somewhere in their office. Do not risk looking for them.

- After the Fusion, the personal's right hand has become unattachable and reattachable, which the subject does not mind, as they could attach 'The Gunslinger' (A prosthetic hand weapon that needs a hand removed to work) or their normal human hand whenever they wish to.

- Absolutely loves Building and Tinkering with things.

- [ + More may be added . ]

- Office Info. The office is fairly big, almost acting as their workshop and room. Yes he kinda improved it a little...

- Appearance info + info.2 (CW: Eyestrain, Artistic Interpretation). Subject only wears their hardhat and goggles when working on Machinery/Tinkering, and only wears their 'Standard Mann Co.™ Uniform' (the uniform they were found in) when 'In Battle' (this is not always the case, as they have been seen in their foundation uniform when fighting before, self-defense or not) or on 'Special Occasions' (which are up to the personal.)

Rules : The Basics, really.

No god-modding, Etc etc.

No NSFW, Suggestive is fine but keep it tame.

No touching my muse inappropriately. Self explanatory.

Ships are...eh at best. Not doing any just yet. Only friendships and enemies (and whatever else).

M!As (Magic Anons) are allowed, but can be denied by me if deemed inappropriate. Be careful when you do this, okay?

Unless your character is a TF2 Merc, or we have discussed this before hand, my character does not know yours personally, and yours probably doesn't either...probably (he is kinda of a game character within most realities so, maybe, up to y'all.).

More can be added if needed.

About/From the Mun :

[ + You may call me by Sentry or Mun .

+ Muse ≠ Mun, self explanatory .

+ Yes ah'm the 🛠️ Anon . Yes that's my Anon name . No I don't plan on changin' it .

+ Semi Literate, at times Literate ! Ah try my best to not do one Oneliners !

+ Ah'm a bit shy— i don't like approachin' people first, but ah'm tryin' to improve on that !!

+ Feel free to Antagonize, Trigger, and start Drama with my Muse as much as you wish . But don't bring any OOC or Unnecessary Political Drama into this, alright ? Ah'm here to have fun . Other then that ? Go nuts lol .

+ More will be added if necessary . ]

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[mirageofficial]

“I saw the ask game and I really wanted to ask. So I decided to choose Milky Way, Pancake, and I think Cake Slice or just Cake- for Eunae.” — @i9noa

MILKY WAY — what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

my original plans for eunae were never to make her an idol until this past august, which was when the idea of nako re-debuting in a girl group entered my mind (in fact, i never intended to actually publish mirage content at all until november, it was initially just going to be a group merely mentioned). i had created eunae in my head way back in may, which was when my plans for district4 started to develop (aka, her brother’s group). for the most part, i intended for her to be more of a side character in jihun’s story. i created her because i was inspired by the sun-and-moon trope dynamic, but in a sibling way — because her brother needed a family figure to follow him to korea and support him throughout everything he endures before re-debuting— which was also the first thing i decided for her. and this ended up with me creating the most precious character, eunae: a ray of pure sunshine! she was originally going to be a fashion student studying abroad, but i ended up accidentally building a story about eunae having a passion for music all her life & never acts on it until kq scouted her. eunae is always going to be a lovable, bright character — she was made to be a pillar of hope, and i don’t intend to change that anytime soon.

CAKE SLICE — favorite cake flavor? are they specific about types of cakes?

“i don’t mean to make any puns or references to red velvet’s concept… but jihun’s best friend, marley, got me hooked on the flavor of red velvet cake recently! she always orders it whenever the opportunity presents itself, so i wanted to see for myself why she always makes a fuss about needing to get it. i won’t lie, the experience was not life-changing at all, but i do love indulging in it after working hard!”

PANCAKE — what is their comfort breakfast?

“since i’m always on-the-go, even when i was back home in essex, i stick to making or ordering smoothies for breakfast and it’s pretty much my go-to for comfort. i really love fruit and finding different protein flavor combinations over the years! another way i enjoy smoothies is if i ever have an afternoon schedule, i’ll make myself (and whichever members are home) a smoothie bowl at the dorm. something else that i find comfort in consuming is this homemade hot chocolate that my parents would always get for my brother and i whenever we visited london! granted, it was always steaming hot when it was ready… but it’s so delicious!”

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[prue84]

Star Trek/Star Wars: USS Alliance enamel coin

Fandom: Star Wars (Original Trilogy) AU / Star Trek (TOS) Series: Fandoms in Trek AUs [masterpost] Companion piece: USS Alliance seal

SF:\Classified\Possible Futures\USS Alliance\NCC_1977>_

“Starbird”

Ship’s Name: U.S.S. Alliance Ship’s Registry: NCC-1977 Command History: Captain Mon Mothma (?-?) Captain Leia Organa (?-PRESENT) << incomplete data >> Ship’s Class: Rebel Class Ship’s Type: Scout ship Ship’s Overview: << unavailable data >> Ship’s Service History, abridged: << unavailable data >> Status: Active (2285.164) Possible Futures: << Any encounter set in a date set in the future is classified under this label, unless specific timeline can be assigned >> Annotations: Partial data gather suggest it could be Ambassador Spock's original timeline. Encounter date: Restricted Encounter location: Restricted Encounter date: Restricted Crew complement: << unavailable data >> Crew manifest: << unavailable data >>

The enameled coin bearing the ship's seal, that is given to any crew member who serves on that ship in any capacity or rank in the centuries-long tradition of service coins.

About the starship At this point I just stopped pretending I want to fit these fake ships into already existing canon or non-canon official material. I've decided to keep the Empire (A) registry number, so to underline that their are one the mirror version of the other - where in the United Federation there'll be an Alliance (the "good guys"), in the Terran Empire there'll be an Empire (the "bad guys").

About the motto Meh. But there isn't a decent quote in the Original Trilogy about the Alliance from which I could take a cool motto. And I liked it that "Starbird" could somehow be a counter to the Empire's "Star Destroyer".

Notes I'm not planning to release a crew manifest for this specific ship, as I already assigned all the Original Trilogy cast to the crew of the Empire (A), which was the original idea for the Star Terk/Star Wars fusion.

Please note the stardate mentioned. Hint: The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock are set in 2285.

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Behind the seal The red for the emblem is trilogy-canon, as seen on the helmets of the pilots. The choice of adding the white and black come from the flag - which, to my memory, wasn't shown in the movies. I also liked that used the same color scheme of the Empire, but just inverted (red where there's black and viceversa).

Tec stuffs (aka Behind The Manip) Both done in a night and in a one sit, as a by-product of the Empire: I was playing with styles for the metal version and I had two versions. While I was sold on the red background, I just didn't want to delete the one with the white background, and I said myself "why not make another patch to keep it?". Thus, the Alliance logo was initially black, but further research reminded me that in canon the starbird is red.

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[team-funnymen-2]

Habits the mercs have!

(because all of them are Hashtag Neurodivergent. I work at valve trust me) - Scout, when he buys any candy, will eat them in order of colour. He usually starts with red, since he doesn’t really like artificial strawberry and the taste it leaves in his mouth, and will work up to blue because who doesn’t like blue flavoured things? - At each base the mercs travel to, Soldier always leaves some sort of mark. Be it a hole in the wall or an oddly polished tree branch, there’s ‘mark’s at every single location. He does this as his own little calendar in a way, i.e ‘hey, when did Medic fall out of a tree? Oh, it was around the time I painted a patch of the wall green!’ So he’s always quick to remember. - Pyro has a strong hate for drinking lukewarm water. Cold? Fine! Boiling? They’ll need a trip to Medic, but fine! But do NOT offer them lukewarm water. They hate the way it tastes like nothing. All-round picky eater, dislikes oddly specific meals. - Everywhere they go, the team always brings a bottle of Demoman’s favourite cinnamon-scented soap. He will not bathe otherwise. Even though the scent rubs off by the next day’s battle, he absolutely insists on packing it. In dire straits he will settle for other flavours, but by no means will he ever use plain soap.  - Heavy HATES most wool items. They itch and scratch so bad!! How do people live like this!!??! He’s had no choice but to wear them throughout his childhood, so he thinks he deserves to be a little picky. He’ll happily wear merino or non-sheep (i.e angora rabbit) wool however! - If Engineer gets dry dirt on his hands or in his boots in any non-urgent situation, count him out for about five minutes. He has to go thoroughly wash his hands several times over, and clean out his boots if need be. He loathes the stuff.

- Medic has a deep hatred for pot noodles. Usually he loves pasta, but will not touch anything from that cursed polystyrene cauldron. He loves chicken noodle soup, AKA basically the same thing, though. It can be a real trouble when he’s on the move and needs a quick bite to eat, because it’s often all the team has.

- Like Medic and Pyro, Sniper is really picky. One of his main things is he really doesn’t like icing on cakes/cupcakes. Unless it’s chocolate. He’ll eat it nonetheless, but it’s usually too overpowering for him. The team has noticed this and always saves some un-iced cupcakes for him!

- Spy smells every. Single. Piece of paper. He’s a paper-smelling expert. He has several different categories, like the almost sweet smell of older books, and the invitingly artificial scent of glossy paper, often times the way a book smells is a key factor in him buying it.

[raulfernandez]

can you tell me about K-pop?

i know nothing and i'm curious

Do you know that tiktok audio with the "I've waited years to tell somebody about my theories"? That was me right now, thank you very much :DDDD

Ok so this is kinda hard because kpop is like just the industry. It's basically pop music but in a different language, Korean. There are mostly groups, boygroups and girlgroups. There is one kinda famous "co-ed group" tho and one that disbanded.

Every group consists of multiple members, they perform as a group and mostly live together. Some groups have so called "Sub-units" which are like a group consisting of some members of that group, but not all of them. Some of them also get solo careers, but to that later.

Then we got entertainments. They are the companies which groups work for. Most of the entertainments form the groups by putting trainees together (it's kinda like an academy I guess. You get scouted, train at the entertainment and might eventually be part of a group). The "big 3" aka the most famous entertainments are JYP, YG and SM.

That's why Bts was kinda surprising, their entertainment (Bighit) wasn't popular at all back in 2013, but now they are probably the one with the most money (Justin Bieber is also under Bighit in some weird way)

Bts are obviously the most popular group I'm pretty sure you've heard atleast one song of them (dynamite) and blackpink are the most popular girlgroup (which I honestly don't understand but that's something for another time).

Some other popular boygroups: Exo, Nct, SHINee, Stray Kids, Txt, Ateez, The Boyz, Enhypen

Some other popular girlgroups: Twice, Mamaamoo, Loona, Itzy, G-idle, -Iz*one (I don't knoe to many cause am a bg stan lol)

The most complicated group to understand is probably Nct, cause they are 23 members, divided in 3 units rn (127, Dream and WayV (their Chinese unit) but two of their members aren't in a fixed unit yet and they had NCT 2020 last year where all 23 of them did some songs together. Then they also got Nct U which is a unit that always has different members everytime they release something.

The only fully selfmade group currently is Stray Kids (and I pride myself on that). Their leader Bangchan picked the members himself, his handwriting is their logo and they write and produce their songs themselves.

Then there's K-bands. They are basically like the groups but without the dance because they play the instruments. The most famous one is without a doubt Day6 (everybody loves them and they are called "The nations band"). Some others are: The Rose, N.flying, Onewe, Lucy, IZ, Eden

The last thing I can think of rn are Soloists, basically solo artists aka like every western artist, just a single person. The most famous ones are probably: some girls I can't remember, HyunA and DAWN, (they are a duo now aswell, but before she did solo stuff and he was in a group and then did solo), CL (the first female idol to attend the met gala btw), Kang Daniel, and some idols who are part of groups also have a solo carreer aswell (Baekhyun, Kai, Taemin, the blackpink members, some Red Velvet members aswell)

There is also a thing called "Isaacs" (I have no clue how to spell it lol) which is a sports competition where many groups compete against eachother in different categories like archery, sprint, etc...

That's like the main things I can think of right now but if there's anything you'd want me to be specific about please tell cause I have fun explaining it :D

[thedefinitionofendgame]

hi! I think in the midst of all that was happening this morning I forgot to send you a specific prompt? my apologies! I’ve just taken a look at the list and would love to see amelink for #15 c:

prompt is from this list - “May I have this dance?” (just for you, Wren ♡ hope you like it. btw i'm pretending that link didn't propose in the s17 finale, instead this scene took place. it's also way longer than planned; so long i might upload it to ao3 later this week)

“Thought I’d find you out here,” a deep voice said, interrupting Amelia from her thoughts. She turned and was met with the steady blue gaze of her boyfriend, aka the man she loved more than anyone else in the world.

“Hi.” Amelia smiled at him, though it was a sad smile. Today as she watched her sister get married, she had thought about her own relationship. She was disappointed in herself that she couldn’t give Link what she knew he desperately wanted; marriage and a second child. It wasn’t a sort of “maybe one day” answer, for her it was a “I don’t think I ever can”. Link seemed fine with her boundaries but deep down she knew that he wanted more. Would he resent her for not being able to have a wedding and cake and a celebration of their legal love? Would he resent her inability to go through pregnancy and birth again, just to give them another child to love? Questions like this had always bounced around in the back of Amelia’s mind, although today they had been especially prominent.

Link came over and wrapped an arm around Amelia, moving to kiss the top of her head. She smelled sweet, like a mix of baby powder from back home and that wonderful shampoo she used. The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, a sort of mural being painted on the ocean in front of them. It was absolutely spectacular and made Link wish he had his cell phone on him to take a picture. Unfortunately, he had lent his device to Ellis who begged him to let her play candy crush. While the kids were having fun at Maggie and Winston’s wedding, they certainly got bored after a few hours.

The ring box lingered in Link’s pocket. He had three more hidden in his sock drawer at home, but for today he had picked the one he expected Amelia to like best. Right now seemed like the perfect time to pop the question; it was just them and the endless sea in front of him.

Although as he moved in front of her to get down on one knee, he noticed the tears in Amelia’s eyes. “Hey, what’s wrong?” He asked, straightening completely upright immediately.

Amelia looked out at the water, then back at Link. “I’m sorry,” she murmured.

“Sorry for what?” Link was confused; she had done nothing wrong, so why was she apologizing? He opened his arms and pulled her close and said, “It’s okay, you have nothing to be sorry for.”

Ignoring him, Amelia took a deep breath and pushed on. “I can’t give you my hand in marriage that Maggie gave Winston today. I can’t give you the three kids Meredith gave Derek. I can’t fulfill all your dreams and wants, because that would be going against everything I stand for. I’m sorry for what I can’t give you.”

Link was silent for a moment. The hand in his pants pocket stilled, and he thought for a moment. He wondered just how long Amelia had been holding her feelings in, how long she had waited to tell him. She was scared and rightfully so because Link had failed. He had failed to talk to her and he was only just realizing it now. He cursed to himself, internally, because he was about to spring marriage on her when that was clearly something she didn’t want. He had about to be selfish and not think of Amelia before he opened his mouth to get what he wanted. Link knew he had messed up these past few months, and it hurt him to think that he could’ve just ruined it all.

“Don’t be sorry,” Link said, tilting Amelia’s chin so that she was staring up at him. He marvelled over how the light from the sunset turned Amelia’s eyes slightly green. “Never, ever be sorry. I love you and I love Scout and I’m the one who should be sorry. I don’t need to be bound by law to know you love me. I love you no matter what and I always will. If you don’t want to get married, then we won’t get married. If you don’t want to have another kid, we won’t have another kid. I mean, maybe we could compromise and foster once Scout gets older? I’ve always wanted to do that. I’m getting off track, but anyways, I just want you to know that you should never be sorry.” His gaze searched Amelia’s face and he desperately wanted to know what she was thinking.

Luckily for him, Amelia was always one to speak her mind in the end. “Okay. I love you too and perhaps we can come back to the fostering thing. But not until Scout’s at least ten because there’s no way in hell I’m juggling a kid plus a baby.”

Link laughed out loud. “Deal.” Removing his hand from his pocket and letting go of the ring box all together, Link shifted so that they were both looking out over the water again. The sun had sunk lower but it was still light out enough. A short distance away, the wedding tent was bustling and alive with music. For some reason, Link didn’t want to go back just yet. He wanted another few minutes alone with the woman he was crazy about. Sure, marriage would be nice but it wasn’t necessary. And despite what Amelia might think, he would never blame her for the decision. It was something they both made together, because that’s what relationships do. They talk and come to a conclusion that makes sense for both people. Amelia was willing to compromise about the second child thing, with fostering down the road. They would be okay, and they would love each other no matter what.

Amelia looked absolutely breathtaking in her red dress. She had changed at Meredith’s where Maggie had gotten ready, so Link had only seen her outfit when he arrived at the wedding after leaving Scout with Jo for the night. His heart had skipped a beat, she looked so damn beautiful. Link had then realized how lucky he was to have the prettiest girl on his arm at the wedding. He was so lucky to have Amelia by his side and Scout in his arms. The perfect family of three, who didn’t need anything but love. That’s what bound them. Not marriage, just love. It was enough for them.

After a moment, Link decided what he wanted to do with Amelia while they watched the sun disappear. He wanted to spin her in circles and kiss her lips and tell her everything he loved about her. So he extended a hand to the woman he loved and smiled while asking, “May I have this dance?”

Written by @thedefinitionofendgame (aka me)

[i-cry-when-angels-desvere-to-die]

|| I've updated my Tf2 OC, Dr. Smile, for a test to see how my style worked with him and I'm very proud I've added lil' bit of info to him! But I'll explain small bit more info under the read more! Meanwhile here the OG post ||

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Bit About Smile :

Dr. Smile, or just Smile, is both Blue and Red teams Dentist! Hes quite the hypocrite when he tells the teams about dental care but in all honesty he cares for his patients, even though some *cough* Scout *cough* scream for the whole hour their there. Smile is very quiet but if you help get him going on about a topic he'll be very happy to keep talking for hours.

Suger Rushes :

If you're wondering why Smile is such a hypocrite, he himslef has more cavities the the two teams he watches out for! Smile loves candy, mainly chocolate, and will get his hands on it if he can. Sound bad but his main eye watcher is a gift from his mother specifically for this problem. A chicken 🧍‍♂️

Susie n Elizabeth :

Aka Susie! She is a black hen who keeps her eye on Smile like her own son. She keeps him to stop at his limit and even when he gets away with it he'll never hear the end of it and get his karma when his stomach cant handle the aftermath of a suger rush. Susie and her partner, Elizabeth, watch over eggs that are sent from Smiles grandma to help care for due to the back at home hens either been killed or gone missing. Smile only allows 3 eggs before he sends most back due to the base shouldnt be hosting took many chickens (and the overall guilty of seeing his other teammates cook side chickens, luckily eveyone knows to not touch the main three)

Friendships! :0 (feat. @sodafrog13 'a Oc Bludgeoner)

Smile is friends with many of the mercs, most stronger than the others such as his friendships with Bludgeoner, Demoman, and Sniper. Demoman and Smile share thier stories of thier moms and general just stories of battles he's been in while at work. Smile enjoys hearing them and always is shocked after sessions with whatever ever funny or inside stuff demo has done.

Sniper also one to speak stories but most the time two just talk about gernal stuff euch as how they're doing, but thier best topic is outdoors. Smile isnt much for bugs and bdrit but he as a love for camping and fishing, some days sniper invites him for a day out and gladly let's susie come along.

Most importantly! Bludgeoner, the 10th class of the team, Smile and them gladly like to talk about intrest and share pets. Both have fun keeping an eye watch but mostly blu as they also keep an eye on smile's candy limit with Susie. Both get along very well and tend to hang out after work. ( cant forget budgie bringing over thier frog, pelota for the chickens to love ♡ )

[theofficersacademy]

Northeast of Garreg Mach lies Ailell, Valley of Torment. Most know to steer clear, and for good reason: these barren lands full of flame and ire are inhospitable at best, and downright deadly at worst. And yet, there are those who have made for themselves a home nearby, and make of the valley and what scant resources it provides a modest living. These are the monks said to have long used Ailell as a training ground.

TEAM MEMBERS

Ylgr, Rhys, M!Kris, Salem, Merric Constance, Bernadetta, M!Kana  Serra, Celica, Marth, Marianne

TEAM TAG: #LabyrinthValley2021

Locations:

Seitra: The quiet, religious village of Seitra, nestled just beyond the valley at the mouth of the river feeding into the bay. Its people live a predominantly ascetic lifestyle: they take not more than they need. What necessities they cannot gather for themselves, they acquire through trade. Up until somewhat recently, the village had been united… but now they are split into two factions: the Devout, and the Heretics.

The SS Ambrus: Ailell may or may not have been filled with water at some point - at the very least, that is one of the many rumours surrounding the shipwreck sitting abandoned on the outskirts of the Valley of Torment. While much of the ship has fallen into disrepair, there are a few pieces left remarkably well preserved, seemingly made of a foreign material and inscribed with strange symbols. The locals give it a wide berth -  some say it even glows at night…

People of Interest:

Kassian Wright, aka Kass: Seitra’s fearless leader. He showed up out of the blue one day spouting what must have sounded like wisdom and, seeing it as a sign from their beloved Seiros, the villagers bestowed upon him the mantle of leadership. Some have come to regret such a course of action given the man’s unconventional manner but they keep this judgment quieter than not. He has been missing of late, but it’s fine. Perhaps he is simply on an extended trip into the valley, off to meditate and offer up his prayers for divine guidance.

R’wena Llmlasca: Head of the so-called Heretics faction. Gentle but steadfast to first appearances, she is more than capable of snapping a man in two. She blames the Devout for Kass’s disappearance, but isn’t likely to share much more than that… at the least, not without a drink or ten in her system. She is fiercely protective of those she has taken under her wing, and is wary of the new extremes the Devout are reaching in their worship of Saint Seiros. Rumour has it she is rather infatuated with Kass, but no amount of drink will see her admitting this as truth.

Argeldt the Holy Fist: Head of the self-titled Devout faction. At a distance, he might seem a frail old thing, hardly worthy of the name bestowed upon him in his youth. To underestimate him however is to do so at one’s own peril. The Devout he commands are growing restless, and seek to rise to ever greater heights in their quest to prove themselves worthy of Seiros’s blessing. The conflict between the two groups has yet to fully come to a head, but that is most likely because Argeldt is R’wena’s father. How long remains before the precarious balance tips?

Things to Do:

Get to know the locals! Most of what they need they can get from the bay or the plains near Seitra, but what they cannot they venture into town to trade for… and in order to acquire aught of value to exchange, the monks delve into Ailell to scavenge. Their quarry? Precious metals, rare, hardy plants, or even piping hot lava... Anything goes. Might be they’d appreciate a fresh set of eyes to scout new prizes worth exchanging.

While some monks may hunt for treasure, others prefer to track live prey. Whether it’s capturing rare lizards that scurry between patches of lava, or the flesh and bones of the monsters that call Ailell home, there’s no shortage of suitable goods. If you’re lucky, you might even run into a lava worm. There is no higher honour than besting one of these, although rest assured the locals will offer stiff competition.

Join the Heretics for a lovely afternoon of song and prayer to the Saint. Of course, there is much to be done, so as soon as they are finished, it’s back to work for most. Some, however, stay behind to chat with the potential new blood Garreg Mach has dropped at their gate. While the monks of Seitra are content with their minimalist lifestyle, that doesn’t mean they can’t show you how they go about making small gifts for friends and family. It is their way of appreciating nature’s wonders and sharing Seiros’s bounty with all, and they are glad to impart such teachings with others. The most important part of the process? Keeping whoever you’re making your gift for in mind as you work.

Or, if one prefers, they can join the Devout and learn how worship is really done! Wander over yonder to the back of the village, where their ceremonies take place. Something’s… off about this specific statue of Seiros, properly towering though it may be. Perhaps it’s the tears of red painted beneath the eyes. Or maybe it’s the brambles threatening to choke out the light all about, thick enough to shield from the coastal air. Might be the gravestones scattered at the statue’s base. Anyway. Bad vibes. Oh, and let’s not forget the Crest Beast sitting chained at the altar.

The village children have arrived, and they demand of these strange intruders a tribute for trespassing on their land. This tribute, of course, is to be paid for by way of games: whether it be Extreme Freeze Tag (in which everyone frozen goes after the last man standing - does it pay to win, in this case?), Extreme Hide and Seek (do be sure not to lose one of the kids in a puddle of lava somewhere), or some other manner of entertainment. Oh, and they won’t leave you be until they are satisfied their tithe has been paid in full.

[creepingsharia]

Georgia: U.S. Army Soldier Arrested for Attempting to Assist ISIS Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops, Attack 9/11 Memorial Site

US soldier hoped to team up with ISIS to attack 9/11 Memorial: feds

A US soldier hoped to team up with ISIS to launch a terror attack on the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan, calling the sacred site “a key target,’’ according to explosive court papers Tuesday.

Army Pfc. Cole James Bridges — a 20-year-old cavalry scout from Ohio — allegedly thought he was plotting with a member of the terrorist group while discussing attacking the Sept. 11 memorial.

His supposed ISIS cohorts were actually an undercover FBI worker and confidential informant, the feds said.

Bridges described how an assault on the memorial at Ground Zero “could honestly be a sniper kill and then getting out quietly for a second attack,’’ according to Manhattan federal-court papers.

The documents included a profile photo of the Stow, Ohio, suspect on one of his social-media accounts in August wearing traditional Muslim head garb.

The filing also contained a posting on the same account that month featuring a quote by a jihadist leader whose followers included one of the hijackers of the plane that crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

“Everyone has to see which side he is on,” the quote reads in part.

While becoming radicalized online, Bridges researched such terms as “badass jihadi,’’ “green beret ambush’’ and “us soldier shooting’’ in late 2019 and through 2020, the papers said.

At one point, he allegedly admitted to the undercover, “I hate displaying the US flag on my shoulder,’’ apparently referring to his military uniform.

Bridges, who was with the Third Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart in Georgia, sought to even help ISIS attack his US comrades in the Mideast, authorities said.

His sick efforts included providing part of an Army training manual and combat-instruction video in a bid to help the terror group kill as many US soldiers as possible, officials said.

“Fortunately, the person with whom he communicated was an FBI employee, and we were able to prevent his evil desires from coming to fruition,’’ FBI Assistant Director William Sweeney Jr. said in a statement.

There were “diagrams that Bridges created demonstrating specific tactical maneuvers and strategy that ISIS should employ against U.S. forces, including rigging a compound with explosives for detonating when U.S. soldiers entered,” court papers alleged.

The documents included drawings that Bridges allegedly sent to the undercover agent showing a “ ‘bottleneck’ tactic” his unit would use “to create a ‘kill zone.’ “

The homegrown terror suspect even starred in a video he made for ISIS, authorities said.

Bridges “created a video for use by ISIS as propaganda, in which [he]  appears in front of a jihadist flag, wearing body armor and speaking through a voice changer, and makes statements celebrating the anticipated ISIS attack on U.S. soldiers that [he] attempted to facilitate,” the feds said.

The turncoat private, who joined the Army in September 2019, “expressed his allegiance to ISIS and its radical jihadist ideology’’ including while he was with his unit at a US base in Germany in the fall, officials said.

The clueless Bridges boasted in the fall how his terrorist leanings were escaping detection by US authorities  — despite the fact that he “used to have connections with people in Hamas and Isis,’’ the documents said.

“The government could have arrested me,’’ Bridges allegedly wrote. “So I needed to prove to them I wasn’t what they thought I was, and I needed the government to get off my back.

“It was never confirmed. They were suspicious,” he said of his allegiance to ISIS and US officials. “Even still because I had homeland security show up to my work before the army.”

Bridges, aka Cole Conzales,  was arrested Tuesday and set to be hauled into federal court Thursday in that state, the feds said.

The suspect faces charges including providing material support to a foreign terror organization and the attempted murder of US servicemen.

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More via the DOJ press release

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-army-soldier-arrested-attempting-assist-isis-conduct-deadly-ambush-us-troops

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       

Tuesday, January 19, 2021           

U.S. Army Soldier Arrested for Attempting to Assist ISIS to Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops              

Provided Tactical Guidance in Attempt to Help ISIS to Attack U.S. Forces in the Middle East

Cole James Bridges, aka Cole Gonzales, 20, of Stowe, Ohio, was charged by complaint with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members.  The FBI and U.S. Army Counterintelligence arrested Bridges today, and he will be presented later today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Bridges joined the U.S. Army in approximately September 2019 and was assigned as a cavalry scout in the 3rd Infantry Division based in Fort Stewart, Georgia.  Beginning in at least 2019, Bridges began researching and consuming online propaganda promoting jihadists and their violent ideology.  Bridges also expressed his support for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and jihad on social media.  In or about October 2020, Bridges began communicating with an FBI online covert employee (the “OCE”), who was posing as an ISIS supporter in contact with ISIS fighters in the Middle East.  During these communications, Bridges expressed his frustration with the U.S. military and his desire to aid ISIS.  Bridges then provided training and guidance to purported ISIS fighters who were planning attacks, including advice about potential targets in New York City, such as the 9/11 Memorial.  Bridges also provided the OCE with portions of a U.S. Army training manual and guidance about military combat tactics, for use by ISIS.

In or about December 2020, Bridges began to supply the OCE with instructions for the purported ISIS fighters on how to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East.  Among other things, Bridges diagrammed specific military maneuvers intended to help ISIS fighters maximize the lethality of attacks on U.S. troops.  Bridges further provided advice about the best way to fortify an ISIS encampment to repel an attack by U.S. Special Forces, including by wiring certain buildings with explosives to kill the U.S. troops.  Then, in January 2021, Bridges provided the OCE with a video of himself in body armor standing before a flag often used by ISIS fighters and making a gesture symbolic of support for ISIS.  Approximately a week later, Bridges sent a second video in which Bridges, using a voice manipulator, narrated a propaganda speech in support of the anticipated ambush by ISIS on U.S. troops.

Bridges is charged in the complaint with (1) attempting to provide material support to ISIS, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and (2) attempting to murder U.S. military service members, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1114, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  The statutory penalties are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant would be determined by the judge.

Attachment(s):  Download Bridges Complaint.pdf

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More on the Islamic doctrine that guides people like Bridges/Gonzales via: Another Muslim-American Soldier Turns Terrorist Traitor

All of this goes back to one pivotal Islamic doctrine, known in Arabic as al-wala’ w’al bar’a.  Perhaps best translated as “loyalty and enmity,” this inherently tribalistic doctrine calls on Muslims to maintain absolute loyalty to one another, while hating and seeking to undermine all non-Muslims—“even if they be their fathers, sons, brothers, or kin” (Koran 60:4; 58:22).

In the words of Koran 3:28, “Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: and whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions.”

The words translated here as “guard” and “precaution” are derived from the Arabic word taqu, from the trilateral root w-q-y—the same root that gives us the word taqiyya, the Islamic doctrine that permits Muslims to deceive non-Muslims whenever under their authority.

Ibn Kathir (d. 1373), author of one of the most authoritative commentaries on the Koran, explains taqiyya in the context of verse 3:28 as follows: “Whoever at any time or place fears … evil [from non-Muslims] may protect himself through outward show.”  As proof of this, he quotes Muhammad’s close companion Abu Darda, who once said, “Let us grin in the face of some people while our hearts curse them.”

Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari (d. 923), author of another standard commentary on the Koran, interprets verse 3:28 as follows:

If you [Muslims] are under their [non-Muslims’] authority, fearing for yourselves, behave loyally to them with your tongue while harboring inner animosity for them … [know that] Allah has forbidden believers from being friendly or on intimate terms with the infidels rather than other believers—except when infidels are above them [in authority]. Should that be the case, let them act friendly towards them while preserving their religion.

The significance of Islam’s doctrine of Loyalty and Enmity—which is as ironclad in Islam as the so-called Five Pillars—concerning questions of national allegiance and security can hardly be clearer.

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American patriots - the MAGA / America First types - should be well aware after 15+ years of FBI stings that this is coming to the MAGA movement.

The entire War on Terror playbook has now been flipped to target red-blooded patriotic Americans.

As terror-linked and sharia-supremacist Muslims are prominently placed throughout the Biden administration, the MAGAphobia will reach levels well beyond 9/11 and many citizens will be jailed.

[daidreamn]

tf2 hcs :)

this was mostly self indulgent

-dadspy/spy/scout

Spy teaches Scout all sorts of shit. Mostly French, knife tricks, and how to change his voice. Scout’s pretty good at the voice trick, but his accent gets in the way a lot.

Scout stumbles his words a lot. His brain is just going too fast. Spy actually refrains from teasing him about this because he’s really self-conscious about it.

Scout fucking sucks at fighting Spies. Spy teaches him how to swing so the enemy Spy can’t deflect it with his knife, where to look if a Spy cloaks, and how to read a Spy’s behavior. Spy’s really hesitant about this since he doesn’t like people understanding him on that level. After Spy’s teachings, Scout kind of handles his bat like a rapier if he’s fighting Spies. 

Scout got his trypanophobia from Spy. Medic’s tendencies don’t help.

-helmet party 👉👈/soldier/engie

they,.y,..., they likee to bonk their headsssdtogether..,.,.,,,,

SOLDIER 👏 HAS 👏 AUTISIM 👏  ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY. HELMET OVER HIS EYES? LIGHT SENSITIVITY. WHACKING HIS HEAD WITH A SHOVEL? STIMMING. HE LIKES BOOTS BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE THUMP THUMP. BOOTS GO THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP

Soldier likes Engie’s Gunslinger a lot. SO MUCH FUCKING SENSORY INPUT. go click and is smooth and hHhOLDD HANDSS,,..,

Soldier likes to hang out in Engie’s work space because there’s so much auditory input!! Engie gives him some random tool for him to toy with while he works!!

Engie has emotional attachment to his buildings. Especially the sentries. There’s a mini sentry in his workshop with a little pink bow. Her name is Betsy and if you fuck with her you’re as good as dead. 

Betsy and Soldier’s raccoons are tight. Betsy has a ‘puzzle mode’ that Engie programmed to make the raccoons smarter. Each time they solve a puzzle some food is dispensed. 

The raccoons like to hide in Soldier’s many hats. His hats smell like raccoons and it makes him so happy.

-pyro aka the baby

NONBINARY I C O N.

They are Engie and Soldier’s child. There is nothing you can do about it.

All the other mercs love them. Especially Medic, Engie and Soldier, and Spy. Spy understands their secretive nature and kind of relates.

Pyro’s room is by far the most heated. It also has a total of six sprinklers inside in case they're feeling fire-y. It also has lots of orange and red lights. Pyro likes their room a lot.

Heavy is used to Pyro’s behavior and plays along. They have tea parties every Saturday with Pyro’s stuffed animals, a beanie baby horse, a stuffed unicorn, a little cardinal, and a hamster, who Heavy has lovingly named ‘small horse’, ‘big horse’, ‘bird’ and ‘rodent’, all addressed to as ‘Мистер _____’.

Pyro’s favorite bugs are moths!!!! Butterflies too, but he sees moths more often.

-medic

Really bad short-term memory but scary good long-term memory. Will look for something while it’s in his other hand but can perfectly replicate the signature of someone who sold him exotic animal organs 8 years ago. 

Building off of that, he can forge the signatures of 27 different people, 26 of which are black market sellers, drug dealers, or wanted criminals. The 27th is his father.

He never had a medical license. It was forged. 100%.

Bad at self-care. Thank god for Heavy and Pyro bringing him snacks and coffee.

Finds Pyrovision fascinating. Often puts on the goggles if he’s stressed. A simple pair of Pyrovision goggles can do wonders for a sleep-deprived and homicidal German doctor.

He likes baboons. Especially for, but not only because of, their organs. He just thinks they’re neat. And by ‘thinks they’re neat’, I mean ‘has a worrying amount of trivia on baboons that he excitedly infodumps on whoever he’s operating on at the time, forcing them to listen and nod along, because this man is holding their intestines and, if given the chance, would gleefully sell them on the black market’.

-miss pauling

She’s some flavor of gay and you know it. We all know it. She doesn’t get any chances to date because of her work, though.

She has a little stuffed lizard named Mortimer that keeps her company. She’s had it ever since she was a child.

Was in the Girl Scouts. The knot skills come in handy.

The Administrator is her aunt. Her parents died and The Administrator took her under her wing. The Administrator taught her everything she knows-- decades of information on how to dispose of bodies, sweettalk the authorities, use money to fix your problems, snap necks, sever vital arteries, et cetera.

Despite her small figure, she’s fucking ripped.

Phones up different mercs for advice. Spy, Medic, and Engineer are on speed dial. She often calls Engineer when she’s driving or doing something so she has someone to talk to. 

-misc

The Administrator is asexual. I mean, purple, grey and black? She’s 3/4ths there in her color scheme alone.

Teufort was made entirely by the original RED and BLU mercs and built to be a playground for all of the classes. The building of Teufort was the first time both teams banded together to do something. The Administrator thinks back on it fondly.

Soldier’s raccoons can unload and reload a standard pistol in exchange for dog treats and it’s fucking terrifying.

-bonus! innovator (@scrapnick‘s OC)

Mixes words up sometimes. Has said “Fuck the shut up” or some variation multiple times before.

THERE ARE SO MANY FUCKING POST-IT NOTES AND NAPKINS WITH LITTLE DOODLES OR IDEAS ON THEM. She hoards them. Engineer is concerned. (Engie and Spy team up to get her one of those card binders with the clear flaps because Spy’s tired of finding post-it notes fucking everywhere)

Gives off a very specific energy, similar to that of that one post of the picture of the book that’s like “’women shouldn’t swear’ ‘get fucked’ he blinks in surprise”

[moonsgreatestboydetective]

A Non-Comprehensive List of Things That Better Be in the New TAZ Graphic Novel

I know the first three--four episodes of Petals to the Metal and the Lunar Interlude beforehand are probably going to get pretty skimmed over in order to get into the Battle Wagon Races, but I REALLY hope that they include some elements of those episodes because they have S O M A N Y good goofs and some super awesome character development. Obviously I’m excited as hell to watch the Hurley x Sloane and our first glimpse of the Red Robes and Lich!Barry, but I hope these don’t get buried in the rush to the Good Stuff™️ where TAZ really hits its stride. 

-- Just everything about the Midsummer Carnival Shenanigans, but specifically:

a) Magnus eats both a fried unicorn horn AND fried unicorn dick, to the utter delight of Clint, who brings it up like ten times throughout the ep

b) The costumes, particularly Merle’s Ursula costume, which he uses to slap the faces of many members of the Bureau to wake them up

c) The shady carnival games barker, who not only is flagrantly cheating (Clint’s Nat 20 is insufficient to win), but then convinces them that the THB cheating back is grounds for him demanding 20,00GP, which Merle is now locked into paying an installment plan of 1GP per year for 20,000 years

d) Our first look at the Hunger, with the Scouts visiting during the “Eclipse,” (which based on the Stolen Century, may have been caused by the Hunger itself) AND the watching eyes during Taako’s Blink while fighting Trent the Treant

e) The origins of Lucretia’s “Booyah” after slapping Magnus back 

-- 50 Shades of Green, aka the worst sonic experience any of the McElroy brothers have ever had

-- Taako not wanting to loot the bank because it’s real business place and the money belongs to people, unlike in a dungeon crawl, aka the first time he does not attempt to steal everything he can get his little thieving hands on

-- The whole ass fight with Trent the Treant, especially once Merle uses his second Channel Divinity to speak tree because his sons pressure him into it “for the podcast.” He just screams and screams about his butt being chopped off by Magnus using Railsplitter’s magic button, followed by him desperately making deals and pleading to not die while Taako and Magnus wail on him and Merle weeping over him about him being just a baby, with the others just kinda standing in the corner going “this is normal and fine”

-- The first time they really get into funky planar shenanigans, with Taako Blinking all over the place and using Rope Trick in the elevator shaft (which seems like a super cool spell that had a ton of comedic potential that I wish we could have had) 

-- “We gotta fight some weeds on Floor 20!!”

-- The Bare Magnus Ass, due to the actual Canon, In-Universe explanation that he goes commando 

-- Travis (indignantly): MAGNUS HAS A PENIS (and all the jokes about him being a Ken doll and “smooth down there” from Taako and Merle)

-- The Tres Horny Boys getting their shit completely wrecked by Sloane the first time they meet her, with Magnus managing to hit her one (1) time and her being very impressed by this fact

-- Merle actually meeting ELVIS while he’s “dead” from Sloane hitting him a whole whole bunch, followed by Clint’s actually very good Elvis impression

[noro-noro-noro]

I had a lot of dreams again but once again I can only remember like half of the last one.

i. deep rock galactic related ii. back in dream-prague & i buy a funny book iii. i damage my car & lose my funny book iv. the mysterious island that i have been to in other dreams makes a reappearance

i. something to do with deep rock galactic. the scout from the cover art was there

ii. travelling abroad in prague once again & finding a weird area store building thing selling "logic books" & buying one from the nice dude that worked there. it was blue. l ok

iii. in this dream I was driving home from some family meetup that was far away & I was almost home. however I was "falling asleep" aka usually in dreams when my brain wants me to get scared about my inability to drive, it's like I'm sitting in the seat behind the drivers seat & I have to reach around to grab the wheel or do the pedals & anyway! I was also going 70 on a road that I know was 45, but I couldn't reach the brakes & I was experiencing "dream weakness" where I couldn't reach the wheel either, so I could only take my foot off the gas. I bonked two cars but at low speed so they just honked at me, & then I tried to turn my car off into a parking lot to check the damage. however then I saw a nice looking creek out of the corner of my eye & was teleported there without any warning. I went for a walk alongside the canal, but ended up getting completely lost & also losing my.blue patterned logic book. I asked a lady I saw for help, & she led me back to the store I got my original.book. it was less of a store & more of a large suspicious room with no lightbulbs & just a few small windows at the top letting in a little light so it wasn't completely pitchy black. there were curtains blocking off part of.the area like small consulting offices, & then there were 3 or 4 bookshelves with the logic books that were mostly empty. the nice guy from earlier showed.uo again (I think he was wearing a red shirt) & I said "hey do you have these but in blue?" I found a soft cover copy of the one I had, but asked "do you have this hardback?" & he opened it to a page that had a map of actually the specific place I lost my car & I ended up venting to him him everything because not knowing where my car was was stressing me out

iv. also just remembered this!! me & a group of other people in some fictional world were taking our rowboat to this island for some reason. I know that in other dreams at the end there's a big fight against the current rulers of the island because they sealed the old leaders in blue resin & locked them in the volcano, so I know the volcano exploded blue lava everywhere & frees the old queen, but this was before that. there was another island in the distance that belonged to ?the grandfather. the people I was with, one guy was telling me that there used to be a weird old guy that put a fence on the beach to keep the waves out, & I remembered that was the grandfather . anyway I also knew that we would have to take the boat back & forth several times until it broke & they supposedly drowned since I'd seen in a vision the boat breaks & they go underwater. however, fortunately the water operated on minecraft physics & there were random caves with air pockets not all that deep down, so when their boat did break, I guided them to the air pockets.

jump cut to me & my family eating at a restaurant on volcano island. it waa going for a cross between like kitschy fishing shop & classy italian restaurant. I remembered my sister ordered two dishes & I asked my mom if I could too & she was encouraging me to get another fish, so I said "can I get the shrimp linguini" & my chair started sinking into the floor. my mom said no? absolutely not. why do you think you could get any & & I was like wtf but my sister gets mashed potatoes AND a main dish