"Owners desperate: Unknown culprits steal 1760lb stainless steel sphere full of gin from Lake Constance"
"Even specifically trained police divers could not find the sphere"
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I often see people lamenting how difficult it is to research norse myth. No story seems quite consistent through time and space, no interpretation is exactly the same, no pre-Christian group even believed in exactly the same way… Would it not be easier if nordic religions came in one, monolithic package— all fossilized together into a single block? But one comes to realize that they don’t, and it’s proof of their wonderfully diverse nature. Oral tradition in Scandinavia, dating back long before the Viking Age and surviving into the christianization period, was unbelievably alive and organic. And taking it all in is a joy in and of itself— not necessarily seeking to acquire a single answer to every question we as heathens find ourselves pondering, but rather, appreciating the myths for what they were: ever-evolving, ever-shapeshifting.
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The Second Flautist remains the stupidest but also funniest adaptation choice. Su Minshan, heretofore portrayed as a cringefail loser who needed Wangxian and Wen Ning to save his ass from the Waterborne Abyss, overrides Wei Wuxian’s demonic cultivation abilities TWICE. Not only does he seize control of Wen Ning, but he manipulates the resentment summoned by Wei Wuxian to attack people and turn them into puppets at Nightless City SO EFFECTIVELY that Wei Wuxian cannot regain control of them even on an individual basis with the Yin Tiger Tally helping him.
Su Minshan, true Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, is the most overpowered character in the entire series, and we must therefore conclude that he chooses to be Jin Guangyao’s devoted henchman rather than seizing any power for himself because he finds it personally fulfilling.
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DP x DC HC that Stephanie Brown and Dash Baxter are cousins. (Moms are sisters)
*walking to a WE meeting room where all the Waynes are sitting*
Dash: I can't believe you talked me into this!
Steph: Come on! It will be funny. It will probably work too!
Dash: He doesn't like rich people.
Steph: Neither does Jason.
Dash: Didn't you say the oldest grew up in a circus?! Danny's not a fan of the Circus.
Steph: No, you said he doesn't like clowns. Dick is an Acrobat. Totally different. And! This entire family, heck the entire city absolutely LOATHES clowns. He'll fit right in.
Dash: But!
Steph: Nope! *shoves Dash into room* Go get 'em Tiger! *barricades door shut*
Bruce: You had a proposal for us, Mr. Baxter? *gestures to his family*
Dash: *gulps* Ah. Uh. Yes. *clicks on the projector where 'WHY YOU SHOULD ADOPT DANNY FENTON' with a picture of Black-Haired Blue-Eyed Danny front and center flashes onto the screen*
Wayne Family: o.o
Dash: *clears throat* So, there's this orphan in my hometown...
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it was not quite like a rot.
it felt just as slow, however. you knew the early signs should have been there since some time ago, yet you missed them and ignored them. it was also similar in the way that it was similar to dying.
but, it really was different.
when you saw a rot, it felt unpleasant. it could be sadness, it might be disgust. in this tale, you didn't exactly feel like that. when you realized it, you barely felt recognition for it.
when you realized you fell out of love with him, you merely stared emptily at the photo in front of you.
it felt cruel. because somewhere inside you, you still believed that he deserved a gentle, tender moment in his life after everything. you still wish that he would know a kindness that he understood enough to soothe every bitter unhappiness that was left inside there. because he, you know more than anyone, had tried his best to be gentle, to be good for you.
you knew it in the way he etched your name on his tongue, in the way he had softened many rough parts of him just to see you smile, and yet—
as the clouds continued to move, unveiling the blue sky, you knew that your time as "his" had come to an end. that day was peaceful. the sky and the world continued to move.
the night came and you decided to put an end to a story. seven hundred and fifty two days had passed, calmly and almost coldly, you offered him a quiet smile.
"hey, can we talk for bit?"
SAE, RIN, BAROU, reo, kaiser, WANDERER, DILUC, LEONA, azul, RIDDLE, malleus, IDIA, ruggie + your faves.
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Eye Avatar Bracket Lineup Round 1
Cecil Palmer vs. Lemony Snicket
Apollo Justice vs. Mike Wazowski
GLaDOS vs. Janet
Harry duBois vs. Futaba Sakura
Rachel Elizabeth Dare vs. Santa Claus
Kyoko Kirigiri vs. Ivy Alexandria
Prof. Brian O'Blivion vs. Sunset Shimmer
L vs. Dipper Pines
Doc Scratch vs. Sauron
Columbo vs. Jadis
TBH Creature/Yippee vs. Big Brother
Barbara 'Oracle' Gordon vs. Dib Membrane
Sherlock Holmes vs. Matilda
Guinan vs. Arthur Lester
Spencer Reid vs. Donna Noble/The DoctorDonna
Uatu the Watcher vs. Nikignik 100 Eyes in the Dark
Round 1 will close in 24 hours.
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