#and thus isnt used to missing anyone

[wu-does-art]

thinking about Nico adjusting to letting himself miss and long for the people he loves. based on these bits from the sun and the star:

" As Nico and Will followed the trogs, he thought about how much he missed Hazel. He was learning to make peace with that feeling. It was okay for him to miss people because that meant he wanted them around in his life. That idea was *very* new for him- he was used to either pushing people away or watching them recoil from his presence." *

" That was the most surreal thing of all... Was he happy? Nico wasn't very familiar with the sensation, but he couldn't deny that he felt wonderful in Will's presence. He even longed for the son of Apollo when they were apart. A funny thing had happened as the two grew closer: Nico suddenly understood all those cheesy, sappy love songs he'd always hated."

[ganondoodle]

totk rewritten (for me, specifically)

since i dont have time to get to drawing it right away AND im worried people might take this the wrong way, i thought i could write out some bullet points about my rewrite of totk (meant as a fix FOR ME not saying its inherently better) to give you a better idea on what im going for:

the core structure largely remains the same, the biggest change is no time travel, thus making zelda your travel companion, and zonau tech being lagerly gone/broken with shiekah tech instead

it is not shown but said in dialog that shiekah tech, such as the ancient furnaces, shrines and towers are either turning off or have flickering power supply and purah having calculated that all their connections point towards beneath hyrule castle

game starts pretty much the same as real totk, most zonau ruins are so withered away that they are barely recognizable and the further you get down theres more and more shiekah tech pipes and occasional a miasma vein, some pipes are broken and spill miasma, others flicker

instead of the room with the wall carvings theres one with old ancient shiekah research remains, old broken tech and prototypes you dont what their purpose was, all documents are too withered to read but zelda finds one that was sealed in a container and takes it with her (she got a backpack now)

theres a structure similar to the bed thingy of the shrine of life from botw but its working in reverse; within it is sealed ganondorf (i gotta work out the details around it still)

(details still missing) it breaks and zelda takes the enigma stone but doesnt touch it directly and puts it within a sealed container (you know kinda like you should do with soemthing you have no idea of what it is and was alsO LOCATED ON A CORPSE)

ganondorf isnt the elegantly talking villain type in this version but more of a mess, talking in different languages both modern and ancient but you cant make out any clear sentences, struggeling with suddendly being awake and half alive after spending thousands of years in an agonizing limbo, having witnessed every second of the passage of time yet also it feeling like everything just happened all at the same time

the ground breaks as he recognizes zelda (bc of her fighting calamity ganon in botw) but also not really, still sees her as a threat (also bc of the enigma stone in the container she still has in her hand) attacks her, link deflects with the master sword, it breaks and damages his arm, zelda drops her torch and pulls link away towards where they came in from and both run as the caves fill up with miasma like a flood with arms starting to reach after them while they both run back through the tunnels (creepy chase sequence anyone?)

cataclysm happens (ground breaks, miasma bursts out of the ground, especially where shrines and towers where since they were still connected to the pipelines) ground shifts massively in some places giving alot of the map a whole new structure; all shiekah tech that was not independent stops working due to power loss

links arm is amputated since otherwise the miasma would spread to his whole body; purah, robbie and zelda work out a prosthetic arm prototype to give to link (protoype at first will be upgraded at halfway point of the game) that can switch between multiple modes, like a hand to hold normal items or a weapon that isnt crafted, and a fusing ability (though maybe limited in the prototype) that lets you make weapons similar to the weapon fusing in canon totk (potential upgrades including an extendable guardian arm that doesnt break, grapple hook anyone??, also the ability to build stuff out of shiekah tech parts, not glue needed you actually screw it together, maybe zelda even helps)

now you are given free roam of hyrule, the goal is to explore and find what has changed and check on people, see what the underground has, new monsters have spawned etc.

zelda is your companion the whole time, she can use the shiekah stone/purah pad to analyze enemies for you, she also carries at least a dagger for her own self defense but doesnt contribute much to the fight (subject to change maybe), you can talk to her anytime and she usually has something to comment on depending on where you are or what you just did, can give you tips and advice IF ASKED FOR IT, when you discover ancient ruins, whether zonau or shiekah, she can either decipher it for you or take photos for later to find out more about everything that has happend and what it means, she also takes part in conversations when you talk to someone, her outfit changes with yours (meaning when you wear the tingle set she wears it too, opens up alot of funny interactions njfkdk)

purah has built new towers but they function different (still working on the details) mainly that they function independent from the energy source in hyrule castle

there are floating islands but they are bigger and in more connected clusters, when reaching them its ancient withered ruins that the ancient shiekah built support around (like the platform used by monk miz kyoshia) to keep them afloat; there are building like observatories and research labs, but all very overgrown due to being up there for so long, theres a titan prototype on one of the islands, its shaped like a whale and zelda deciphers it was called vah narisha (reference to the whale deity in skyward sword) (i havent decided yet if its fully broken and just a big piece of enviroment to explore or half functioning floating around, or maybe first broken but later half repaired so it can fly around at least giving you an easier way to reach other island, you cant steer it tho) some of them are falling bc of energy loss but the bigger ones have independent energy sources (work in progress)

the underground has more diverse zones depending on which part of the map it is located on, there are old mines (for luminous stone) from the zonau but all is extremely withered, in each one its been mostly built over by the shiekah but there are construct remains that were clearly dissected and studied, half built shrines and towers, you can find collectibles and lore there (working on more details, but an idea was to include remains of ancient shiekah tha fled there when they were persecuted by that old king of hyrule, adding to the eery vibe)

some titans (maybe two, and the other are still on the sruface, like vah medoh) feel down during the cataclysm, broken apart or malfunctioning/ possibly being a boss as in they were used by a big cluster of miasma hands like a hermit crab uses its shell, the inside filled with eyes and different sized hands dragging itself towards you like a drowing man grabs after anything to save him)

dongos are your go to transportation here and a little different, when you call one they dig a path to you (not permanent, just so they can always spawn near you) they glow in the dark and can climb on walls (bc why not), and can point you towards the next objective/point of interest, likely where theres a high concentration of luminous stone since that is what they eat and its usually where old mining/construction sites are (still working on a replacement for light roots that are less invasive)

the rat from the trailer is a miniboss/boss you need to defeat in order to get the broken mastersword back into your possession

(im still working on how the sages work, but the idea is to incorporate their abilites for more efficient and reliable use into links shiekah prosthetic, so you can still use their abilities but only when you actually want)

(again still working on details) halfway point of the game is you trying to find out where ganondorf went, not intending to fight necessarily but just to find out more but it devolves into you fighting some sort of miasma monster (either him or some sort of manifestation he made) and you get a bunch of short memory flashes from him, all vague and a wild mess from both the time he was sealed and from the time afterwards, maybe even a perspective shift from when link was fighting dark beast ganon, but from ganons view, from zelda when she was keeping that manifestation in check, random views from the malice eyes from botw, from the blights, maybe even from the fight with the old and new champions, from the point when shiekah built their tech around him while he had to watch not able to do anything etc.)

links arm gets upgraded from prototype to a full prosthetic, opening up more fusing abilites and other things (like the grapple hook, again working on it, im open for ideas lol)

i will reblog this and add more over time if you want, but do let me know if you like it thus far, bc im still unsure if its worth the effort of working more on this QnQ

(also if you dont like just keep scrolling, i dont need to know that you hate it, it literally changes nothing but make me annoyed xD)

[delusional-mishaps]

I am back!

And I would like to request for Error x Reader headcanons! I needs more fluff with my glitchy boi.

Like him getting a crush on reader! How would he act around them? How would he court them? Especially if Reader is a little shit and he’s like oh god I’m in love with this idiot-

SORRY FOR NOT ANSWERING SOONER 😨

manbaby in denial manbaby in denial manbaby in denial

as soon as he finds himself thinking about you he cuts all contact.

or... he tries to.

he is a very lonely man and he misses you </3

he still tries! but when all his thoughts are devoured by your lovely face and your voice and your idiotic tendencies...

URGGG!!! GET OUT OF HIS HEAD!!!!!!!!!

he'll come trudging back all mopey and moody

"what the hell happened to you? aww did you get your ass beat?"

and when he just stares at you with a death glare and you start to get nervous...

"please im sorry for teasing you whats wrong 😰😰"

meanwhile he's staring at you like "why are you stuck in my head. i hate you. what kind of witchcraft did you use on me. why do i want to kiss you. OH MY GOD I WANT TO KISS YOU???"

thus he realizes he likes you. and he crashes. and youre left just staring at him waiting for him to reboot worried as hell because he hasnt said anything to you and why did he crash????

the next few days are :) odd :)

he'll appear randomly. and he'll leave randomly. and he'll crash randomly. and he refuses to give you ANY explanation why he's acting like this

meanwhile he's fighting himself internally the whole time. he wants to spend time with you because he likes you for some god awful reason, but if he were to distance himself this crush would go away wouldnt it?

does he want it to go away? he... isnt sure. he likes how you make him feel, even if it is sometimes nauseating

then things start to appear in your home. small things, most of which you dont notice. until it's things that realistically you shouldn't have. why are there floating rocks on your mantel? how are they floating?

he'll brush it off if you ask him about it.

"don't worry, it's fine. do you like them?"

if you really dont, he'll get rid of them

though, you asking makes him think his gifts aren't good enough for you. you wouldnt ask about them if you really liked them, would you? he has to up his game.

he also gets really particular about his appearance. if he does want to get with you, he has to make sure he's attractive. right? his old, smelly, ratty clothes wont do. he needs new things.

he makes them all from scratch :) and!! he'll perhaps fashion you a few new outfits while he's at it!

he gets very clingy once he accepts it. yeah, he has a crush on you. that means you're stuck with him.

spends more time around you. his love language may be quality time.

dude honestly has no idea what theyre doing. theyve never really felt this way?? about anyone?? EVER??? how do they romance you? do they just tell you?????

simple answer: yes!

they drop in one day, a ball of nerves and probably almost on the brink of crashing because they realize youre actually probably too good for them and why would you even like them? theyre rude to you, theyre rude to others, theyre so selfish...

but when they see you... oh, you're so stunning, even if you are only in your lounge clothes, hair messy and eyes still sunken-in with the look of sleep. certainly not the best youve ever looked, but what do they care? they... they love you.

and they tell you, awkwardly standing in the middle of your living room. they proclaim their love for you, however jumbled in the explanation of their feelings

and theyre so transparent with you in that moment... so vulnerable and open, letting their soul sing out for you, words spilling from their mouth without filter.

and finally, when they say everything

you say "i love you, too"

[askingkyborg]

//nonaskYALLIMSOSORRYIDONTUSEMYMAINITHURTSMYBRAINTOHAVEMORETHANONETHING

WAIAWUAUWAUWAIT I WANT IN ON THE AU STUFF!!!

Here me out :

band au and human au and highschool au. Garage band au. I have thoughts.

bart, kyborg, and mudd are all seniors in high school. Gumgum is a first year/im not from amrica i dont know what thats called.

Bart is sad because its his last year of highschool and he still hasnt made his dream band- hes not been dragged down by gumgum, but he was so focused on him he didnt get around to it- so he decides to wait after the schools music practices and find people to sign up, his only recruit being gumgum on the drums so far. at the same time as this, mudd and kyborg are wrapping up their music classes- piano for mudd and violin for kyborg. They arent friends by any stretch, and mudd straight up doesn't like Kyborg *side note hes usually refered to as ky for the beginning half of it and i'll explain why in a second*, but they happen to be walking close together when bart spots them. Bart and mudd had hung out a few times, bart having taught mudd a few bass guitar things, and so he leaps at the chance. mudd only decides to because hes spent so long being proper (taking piano lessons he hates, coming from a rich and uptight family) he wants to try a hint of rebellion.

kyborg, in an effort to seem cool, asks to join, hiding his violin and saying he can play electric guitar (hes good but hes not as great as he hams himself up to be) .

thus the band "the infinights" is formed.

~~~~~~other character specific stuff~~~~~~

mudd: before joining the band he had black hair but bart helped him dye it. Made his parents mad, but it made him really really, and eventually the other infinights convinced him to tell his parents he wanted to quit piano. Also has epilepsy and memory issues gumgum: gumgum is excited about the band, but it makes him sad as time goes on to know their all going to graduate before him. hes in a foster home, but he doesnt like it, so he spends all his time hanging out in barts flat.

bart: adores having a band. Worked in a near reverse of mudd because managing it all actually taught him to be a bit more responsible. Shared an orphanage with gumgum when they were little, till he found his parents, and had him and gumgum live with him till bart moved out senior year and gumgum got taken to a foster home, the finns a bit too old to handle their chaos. kyborg: is neutral about the band. He likes music, but electric guitar isnt his usual pace, so hes hesitant. Violin was his life until his mother died, and hes working on exploring his other interests. He doesnt show anyone hes missing an arm till a practice where hes having bad phantom pains and has to tell them. Was homeless until highschool, struggling to pay for a small apartment.

Additional:

dr ahem: dr ahem is an inventor that had been scrounging for cash, and decided to let a garage band use his facilities to practice, that became a sensation until they deformed. One night coming home he saw them playing a gig and new they'd be a success and offered his guidance to them. brink: a member of paralytes new band the everguards- thinks hes cool because hes in a band with college kids- plays the drums (its later revealed that he actually plays the trumpet and was just forced to play the drums (spectrils old roll) to make luz happy). He messes around with kyborg- and is the only one in the whole school that knows about kyborgs arm.

inku: works for a corrupt business under a man named entropa. Barts parents were both musicians, good ones too, so with the help of hugh manor manages to trap them both in what seemed like a never ending business contract in order to keep themselves a float financially. Not wanting bart to have to bare not having them be around, they tearfully put him up for adoption and continued working under her.

Quadron: a burglar, vague partners with entropa but really just doing the stealing thing. Was born without arms, and dr ahem spent all his money on making him prosthetics- but this sank his brother into heavy debt and into a heavier depression. He started stealing to make money for them, but eventually it became a vent for his frustration with life. One burglary was towards a comfortable house, but they fought back- so he killed the whole family besides a young kydelious, who instead got shot in the arm near fatally. Qudron ran, lighting the place ablaze- but a while later dr ahem brought a child missing an arm into their home. Kydelious. Seeing quadron sent the kid into a panic, and he fled off into the wilderness.

and yeah! Thats most of it!

[steelycunt]

Little Miss Sunshine !! ( for the movie recommendation )

agh yes i really enjoyed that film!! i have seen it though n i think i want to go for something i havent seen before...which i appreciate is of absolutely no use to anyone who isnt me and thus has no way of knowing what i have and have not seen...but i can attest to that being a lovely film although also slightly heartbreaking <3 thank you!!

[lilisette]

more thaemine stuff because i am down bad for a.... man?? that barely appears in the game

this is a thaemine x summoner mc fic idea that i will get to writing one day (hopefully)

inspired by hiroeb/gogopierogi's post on thaemine :) thank you for feeding my thaemine brainrot

so some basic info first:

no one knows his exact origins, aside from him appearing out of nowhere in petrania and proceeds to conquer half of it

no one knows his purpose for doing so either, why he fights and why he even agrees to be a legion commander when kazeros offers him a position

a predominant theory kr players have about thaemine is that he is zosma's, the god of chaos and ruler of petrania before kazeros came along, chaos shard, a part of his soul

with that out of the way.. heres the thaemine x summoner mc au

summoners can summon pets, elementals, and even ancient spirits (eg jahia, ligheas) to help them

so what if thaemine, a part of zosma's soul, is an ancient spirit? (that would also mean kadan is also one but we are not about to go into that)

being a soul fragment, that would mean that half of himself is missing because he is incomplete

a void of emptiness gnawing at him from the inside ever since he came into existence and he hates it, like hes missing something but he doesnt know what it is

its why hes been fighting for so long, to fill in that void of darkness and maybe find something or someone that could patch the void

accepts kazeros' offer because he thought maybe itll fix whatever is missing in him, but nope, doesnt work

this goes on until feiton, where he meets mc the first time

feels a weird pull to them, an affinity of some sorts and for the first time in centuries he feels that void of darkness within him ebbing away and hes curious

learns that mc is a summoner, who has ancient spirits, beings similar to him, by their side and he wonders. would being their summon fill that void?

but he doesnt act immediately, rather, he watches them closely to see if theyre worth his time and power

this goes on for a while, and the more time passes, the more intriguied he is by them

mc's summons warn mc of thaemine's interest because they are similar (ancient spirits) and can somewhat tell whenever a spirit is interested in courting a summoner to be theirs

mc being hyper aware now because of it, being on guard if some unfamiliar creature appears close by because thats how spirits observe their intended, to see if they are worthy before approaching

in hindsight mc shouldve told azena about this, but doesnt because they dont want to worry the sidereals in case its nothing altogether

everything comes to a head during thaemine's raid, at the very end

thaemine thinking mc is the perfect choice after observing them for a while, a strong summoner who isnt fearful of him, who could hold on their own against him

mc having a lapse in attention and gets separated from the sidereals, gets chain bound and the two finally talk

thaemine offering mc his aid against kazeros, to not go against them and not harm anyone they see dear if they accept him as a summon

with a catch of course.

mc is used to this because summons usually would ask for something in return if they are to be their summon, like mana, food, offerings, depends on the summon

so when thaemine asks for part of their soul... well that comes as a shock.

there are many cautionary tales told to summoners, to never give up your soul, not even a sliver of it because that means the summon owns you now, changing the power dynamic from balanced to the summon owning the summoner

and having your soul owned by one of the most powerful beings in existence is never a good thing.

but what choice does mc have? thaemine has a point; kazeros is infinitely more powerful than they are, than the god who thaemine was part of milennia ago and there is no guarantee that they will find the lost ark to counter kazeros in time

and thus mc accepts his aid, selling their soul to what many call the devil

instead of all the horrible things the tales warned them of, like telling them to do things theyd never do, to harm people or their other summons, thaemine kneels in front of them and leaves his mark on them by grabbing their hand and caressing it, a tattoo then forming on the back of their hand

he sets mc free, puts them back where the sidereals are and leaves, and now mc has to deal with the aftermath of being thaemine's summoner, of all things

there might be plotholes because im still fleshing this idea out and yeah im ngl this is just one giant excuse for me to write thaemine smut (cough mana sharing ala fate stay night for example cough)

edit: more ideas related to this au in the reblogs :)

[antiloreolympus]

10 Anti LO Asks

(Note: All of these asks are before episode 206 (Season 2 finale) so some may be dated.) 1. ok but I love Rachel spent the latter half of 2021 being like ooooh Kronos is coming back!! this is a big deal!! only to timeskip ten years and NOTHING happened. like wow even Kronos isn't a big deal when it comes to how totally not pathetic Persephone is as a 30+ year old doing no work and only being obsessed with a guy she knew for a month. literal masterclass in awful writing. It's almost impressive how bad it is.

2. Deadass I don't even get why RS is like oh yeh nymphs and other creatures should be second class citizens but they're also all "trash" and thus its good and even encouraged to abuse and mistreat them. like yeah that's what was missing, racism where the marginalized group are evil and "deserve" to be abused and mistreated by those with all the power over them. THAT's what mythology was so sorely missing.  jfc. I know a lot of the WT staff are white people and so is Rachel but wtf???

3. It's quite funny how a woman old enough to be my mother cannot draw or write worth shit and there are literal teenagers on this website who are a thousand times the artist and writer she could ever hope to be.

4. This isn’t me trying to be mean but like, why is everything from the book covers to the official merch so ,.. cheap looking? Like these are supposed professionals, not Rachel, doing it, yet they’re still so poorly designed and crafted. It doesn’t help the images Rachel gives time to work with are all in the rushed, ugly style now either 😪

5. I just find it funny that every time an LO fan or even WT promotes it its like ... they ONLY use art from the first 10-ish episodes at best. Like yall, that was over four years ago, why aren't you using current art to be more accurate? Like it's kinda telling on themselves they know the quality declined rapidly after the first few months but are like "just ignore that! look at this three good panels from 2018!"

6. I HATE those panels where RS tries to be anatomically correct to IRL humans and its like omg they look even worse (and are still wildly wrong anyway?? She cannot draw heads to save her life for real). Like lady just work within your stylization, there's a reason people picked up your work off what it used to be versus what it is now.

7. this isnt necessarily LO based but I do find it crazy how people like RS and her fans viewed the original hymn like ugh Demeter is such a bitch why wouldnt she be happy Hades married her daughter like .... you guys are aware ancient brides tended to be married at 14, right? maybe that's why Demeter was pissed and creeped out by him. They're so blinded by their fantasy of this "perfect Hades" that never existed over the truth of a mother defending her literal CHILD.

8. Zeus is objectively the only hot man on cast because he actually has a personality, fashion sense, and pretty hair meanwhile Hades just looks like a dusty old man with zero drip and a million and one red flags 🫣

9. "This style of story telling" what style? just lying and making everything up to where it matches nothing in mythology? my god, she's so concerned over looking like a clever writer who has everything planned out and knows more than anyone else (including actual greeks??? ma'am) over actually telling a decent story. ive never seen someone so self conscious about being perceived as a "real writer" before.

10. Why even use mythology when you won't keep any of the stories true to how they were, change all the relationships, and just make up whatever else instead? At that point just go "this was inspired by the greek myths" and use your own OCs, not claiming you're telling an accurate story with a ton of research put into it. Rachel really just wants to have her cake and eat it too, huh?

[magz]

🔥 about making art

Send '🔥' for controversial opinion

First, need put context.

For magz: "art" mean most thing. It encompass a LOT what people do regardless of be "artist" or not. "Art" morally neutral and value neutral term. It not mean "good creations" or effective compliment ("now this, this *actual* art"). Art capable of do damage and be "bad" also.

Art is feeling, is making, is framing, is on whim, is interaction, is be alive.... is none those things also.

Which yes, mean that for some people, magz definition "functionally useless" as word, because not make difference or divide what is or is not art.

But magz not care for "function" of people* n their creations, not care for "production" / "productivity" n divide complications of person n human* experience into easy, when sacrifice wideness of meaning... whimsy. Not care for "so what is purpose of life/create?".

scribble on paper is art. realistic oil painting is art. humming by someone not know how sing is art. temporary mandelas pattern is art. fork in garbage disposal sound recorded for music is art. with different outlet, goal, effect.

If anything, is make easier experience art and critique. Of effect and if achieve intention (if have any), of what message it have, and "taste".

Is fine if not agree - this view is extension Magz view of life and general philosophy.

Over-fixation of what is and is not art, doing damage of creativity. doing damage with limit "when allowed" make art until "get better". doing damage of think what randoms on internet, art professors of art industry, of art business, anyone can decide what have value for make and HOW make "art".

So for make art... there no specific instruction. Can only give direction of specific kind of art of specific kind intent, or of morals of to please not actively discriminate or harm.

This why AI art conversation so annoying because of discussions, show willingness people have of throw others under bus (example: "collaging isnt art, AI art is like collaging thus not art", "copyright - which is decided by government - is foundational for art and integrity") for win argument online so infuriating. And having "art" as value judgement.

Feel very tempted sometimes - as Magz one that make general digital and traditional art, to abandon title of "artist" because is so charged and Magz NOT agree with way "art" and "artist" used as limitation, assumption imposed on self by other.

(Magz answering question while listen to random breakcore mix online and dead/missing friend's mixtape with diff music bootleg, glitches, noise, and breakcore)

[roughentumble]

ok i found the entire first episode of mrs. columbo, and it seems a decently competent Lady Solves Murder story, but probably its biggest flaw is that it doesnt fit in the same ecological niche that columbo does, which is probably what caused the ire at its existance.

the first episode's mystery ends with an EXPLOSION, and yes its very cool thar she MacGyver'ed it herself, but no one had believed her thus-far about her findings, so it's hard to believe anyone would believe her about it now that she's in the smouldering rubble of a house that she exploded On Purpose, and the real villain is dead. like. there wasnt a scene where she wrapped everything up to the police, she just exploded a guy

which is fine! we know the solution, she knows the solution, mystery solved. as far as mystery stories go it isnt like it's a painful loose thread. but it isnt right for a COLUMBO mystery.

i think "columbo's wife is out there being a wife and solving mysteries just as well-- if not better-- than columbo" is a formula that could work. crime solving power couple. why not! but missing out on the core component of how a columbo mystery Works is what makes it fall apart As a columbo show

btw imagine if the show really did work as a columbo mystery show and it turned out that columbo got his idea for presenting himself as bumbling/unassuming to trick people into underestimating him, from watching his cool wife solve problems by using the fact people underestimate women. he has to socially engineer a reason to be underestimated, but she's just using what is already happening to her as a part of her arsenal. compelling concept! very interesting! underwhelming and unassuming power couple

ultimately i think it probably works best that she exists in a sort of limbo where's she's unnamed and unknown and you dont even know if he's actually married or if "being married" just generally puts people at ease so he uses it to his advantage by talking abt a wife that doesnt exist. but if you were going to do it, i think she just needs to be a more competent columbo solving columbo style mysteries.

which is too bad for kate mulgrew who seems to be doing a perfectly serviceable job as a stay at home mother+wife+newspaper journalist who also solves mysteries and murders when she stumbles across them. at least from what i can see having watched the pilot.

shame that it got stuck being disliked because it did a poor job as a continuation of Thing People Liked, when it probably couldve gotten 3 seasons of Generally Watchable if it just existed in its own right

[tajeethot]

I've been very quiet about the allegations for a very long time now & I really want to use this opportunity to clear the air.

Multiple women, who are all connected, have came forward about abuse they've experienced while being connected to me, I am not going to sit here & ask, or expect you to disregard their stories, their experiences or anything of that nature. I believe in spreading awareness, I believe in victims speaking up for themselves. I believe in justice.

I can wholeheartedly, honestly, say that I've never caused harm to anyone that didn't harm me. As a masc-presenting woman, I continuously run into situations where I can be hit, disrespected, and degraded & I am suppose to "take it" because of how I look. Because I'm bigger. Because "I'm a stud" ..

When I notice that a situation is becoming unhealthy, I have always encouraged people to leave me alone before anything escalates.

In response to me leaving, I am always harassed with fake phone numbers, email addresses, contacting my family members, its even gotten as far as these women pulling up to my house, banging on doors/windows, in an attempt to "fix" things.

I do not like chaos. I do not like being at war with someone I love, I will always leave. I will let you go.

Multiple times, me leaving, has resulted in women telling me that "I never cared about them" "I give up on things too fast" & due to the leftover love that has nowhere to go, it turns into spite. into hatred. into petty behavior.

Into what you're seeing on the internet.

I attract very possessive women, women who don't like the attention I receive, women who think they're entitled to my time/energy & the situation always ends up codependent.

Living together, never leaving each others side. In a matter of days/weeks/months.

It's been a cycle I've worked hard at breaking.

But when I don't feel like the connection isnt safe, and I ask to end things, I literally wake up to police reports & warrants in my name.

As a lot of you may know, you can go downtown & say someone did ANYTHING to you, and they'll type your report then issue a warrant for whoever you're accusing. It's that simple.

I've been very irresponsible about coming to court because I travel on business a lot & I didn't think missing money was as important as going to court to handle these false allegations.

That was a mistake, so, I've began turning myself in.

Thus, the multiple mugshots, all for FTA's(failure to appear)

Recently, I did go to court to handle 2 of the allegations, from 2 different women— including the women I allegedly "beat with a power cord" & "held a gun to"

Both of those cases were dismissed.

Due to pictures of my bruises, multiple threats & clear evidence of harassment.

(Picture below)

These women have gone as far as posting messages that I never sent them, bruises that have came from past situations before me- all because they see that I'm still thriving on this platform. I make my money here. The woman I recently ended things with even went as far as following one of my accusers on every app, and "jokingly" informed me that if I broke her heart, she'd come out with a story on Twitter too.

You do not have to be a rocket science to figure out what's going on here.

I wasn't evil until I told you I didn't want to be with you anymore.

I wasn't abusive until I ignored 300 of your calls on TextNow.

I wasn't "demonic" when you pulled up to my house in tears, asking for me back, when I told you to leave me alone.

I am honestly sick of dealing with women's misplaced emotions & the hurt they are failing to heal from.

It's one thing to "spread awareness"

It's a whole another thing to be actively posting/speaking on someone who "traumatized you so bad" after years have gone by.

Adding insane details to your story because you know that's the only way to gain attention every year.

At what point do you become responsible for your own healing?

I believe in karma. It doesn't miss anyone & eventually, the universe will catch up to the people who have wronged you.

If I have wronged you, allow the universe to catch up to me. You are not responsible, or in control, of the karma I receive or when I receive it.

I do not bother these women, I do not contact these women. Yet, the same people who are claiming "abuse" have been on the internet talking about me since 2021.

I hate to be that person but, heal. spread whatever awareness you want & move on, thrive. Love again.

Because that's exactly what I am doing.

I have always been one to let a connection run its course, and leave when it's unsatisfying on both ends.

The women who "came out" about me, beforehand, they did message me for closure, closure that I was not willing to provide & I believe that is one of my biggest mistakes.

I believe these women felt led on, I believe I moved on too fast & made them feel "disposable"

I believe that a lot of these things being said are stemming from my lack of interest in communication/reconciliation when things were said & done.

I hurt your ego, as well as your feelings.

I have never initiated a fight or physical confrontation. I have never put a gun to anyone's head. I have never beat anyone with a power cord. I have never took/damaged anyone's property. These allegations were all proven to be false. I will always walk away, or ask you to leave.

But have I defended myself & protected my space when I was being harmed and harassed? Absolutely.

I am not beefing with anyone who has came out with a story, i don't have any hatred in my heart toward any of these women/ I am not mad/ I am not upset and, I sincerely wish them the best life and the best love that the universe has to offer them. At a point in time, we laid together. cried together. shared souls & secrets. At a point in time, we were exactly what eachother needed and I appreciate being loved for as long as I was.

This is for my other masc-presenting women who have DM'd me with similar stories. We are still women, regardless of how it may look on the outside, you will not use my appearance as a justification for why you respond/react to me aggressively & then play victim when the energy is reciprocated.

Please, Leave. At the first sign of them raising their voice, putting their hands on you, or making you feel unsafe. No it won't change, No it won't get better. No you shouldn't "deal with it" because you're masculine.

Please, leave.

[thelengthyposts]

As you know,

I don't complain much... but this time... I will. So bear with me.. as I go through this EMO RANT with you...

30 things I hate about MY life...

1. I hate it when everyone THINKS i'm soooooooooooooo intelligent..smart... or anything of the like... I may be great about one thing.. but definitely not everything.

2. I hate it when people put me on a pedestal. I'm not superior to anybody.. I'm just human like everyone else....

3. I hate it when people act all aloof and think i'm a snob..... i REPEAT. i'm not special. you can talk to me if you want. There is nothing to be aloof about.

4. I hate it when people ASSUME i'm good in math and science JUST because I'm majoring in Chemistry. I am NOT good in math and science. I hate numbers.. thus the reason why I will never DARE to take accountancy or engineering.

5. I hate it when I miss out on opportunities because I dislike changes that MIGHT occur when i grab the said opportunity.

6. I hate it when people think I'm OH SO FUCKING PERFECT.. when i'm not.. I have problems too. As mentioned above, I am HUMAN people!!!!!!

7. I hate being left behind. All my former classmates here are now either college [2 year course] graduates, or in their junior year of college. and YET.. they still look up to me when all along... the truth is.. i am much more far behind than them.... I suppose it's one of the reasons why I watched Naruto Shippuden in the beginning.. because like me, Naruto's the only genin in his age group, right? Likewise, my classmates in the US are now finishing their 2nd semester of college... when i am finishing my first. I've always been left behind... the others were already taking calculus.. while i was still taking trigonometry...

8. I hate it when i can't take courses like art, or theater.. or business... or dance. I hate it how my choice seems to be limited only to the medical courses.. not because my parents are forcing me.. but because i can't afford to not go in the field with all the pressure i get from.. basically everything. For one, my parents depend on me. I'm an only child.. I'm the only one that can help them once i graduate... Two, it's kinda expected I take a well-paid job in the future..... my mother's family are all intellectuals.. and though they do not mean it.. they unconsciously look down on people with those kinds of jobs.. as for my father's family... they all expect me to be the one to help my dad with money.... basically.. they're richer than my family.. likewise with my mom's side. My family is poorest... and as an only child i carry the burden of making our small family of three catch up with the others... though of course it has never been said aloud.. still..... it's there. and i feel it.

9. I hate how i can't act the "natural" me.. if you would call it that. In the US, I was myself. Quiet... never talked to anyone unless spoken to... kinda apathetic... i didn't care much if it didn't had anything to do with me.... yet. I was loud.. and FRANK with my friends. I do not speak much, but when i did... I spoke my mind.. directly.. aaaight? Yet, here.... I hate how i can only be like that to my closest of friends.. sometimes not even! I hate how.... acting like the ME me... would push them away.. or something. I hate how.. my normal quiet self... if shown.... would be interpreted as me finding the company boring.. when really... it isnt.

10. I hate how I miss living the life I had in the US... it was.. less constricting.... I was..freer. I was..... not subject to sooo much society rules.. that this culture of mine seem to have..... where in.... if i'm seen with a guy.. people would think we were TOGETHER....

11. At the same time, I hate the life I led in the US.... because it was the "ME" who ran away from all her problems.. to start anew... and now, I'm back here.... and the problems aren't really bothering me anymore.... after all if you know me.. you know i'm UNFORTUNATELY.. very forgiving and do not really hold grudges..... still.... it's very..warying..

12. I hate whenever I say something in a joking manner.. everything I say is taken seriously. Perhaps I'm not a joker. I can't deliver jokes very well... but really.... by these jokes.. i mean.. jokes as in "just kidding" jokes.... but NO. everyone ALWAYS takes me seriously....

13. I hate how I miss living my easy life in the US.. how... I NEVER mind nor HOLD my phone.. how.. EVERYONE understood.... i do not use my phone unless it is for emergencies only..... Yet now... not replying to a text message seems like "the end" of a friendship....

14. I hate how different types of media like text messaging can put barriers on people.... and make them... SHY and ALOOF to the people in person. I hate how..... I often have to say "Makapal ang mukha ko" literally "I have a thick face" ... meaning I am.. shameless.. for lack of a better word... whenever I step forward to ask strangers something... or when I have to do the asking for a friend..... I know being reserved and..... aloof and shy.... is a part of my homeland's culture. ANd i know it can be one of our best assets at times.. but I still hate how I have to SAY that in a joking and confident manner in order to not make them see me as arrogant or over-confident.. when i'm not.

15. I hate how I have to constantly play the part of the "cool student" who does not care about grades in order to deal with the stress and pressure... when in fact, I do care about grades... I just don't like admitting it to myself because I do not want to be disappointed whenever I fail an exam or two.

16. I hate how I can't talk to my parents about my grades because I already know they'll tell me it's my fault because I didn't study..... but sometimes.. i really DO study.... it's just that... Math and I.. we simply do not get along.

17. I hate how I loose myself in the Internet... just reading fanfiction....watching dramas... reading mangas.. and writing blogs like this.. as an outlet.. to forget and escape from the real world from time to time....

18. I hate how I seem so lose with no future plans on what I am going to become.

19. I hate how I just can't tell my parents or basically ANYBODY how I want to major in International Relations, Music - Piano, Dance, or anything that has to do with the law...... I mean.. I want to be an optometrist. I WILL become an optometrist. BUt it is not the only thing i wanna do in my life. I want to do many things.... and for that.. I need CASH.. which of course brings me back to the medical field........

20. I hate it when people THINK i'm rich.. when really.. if I was rich.. would I be worrying about money all the time? DO you know i only spend, at the most, P20 a day..... converted to $0.41 a day...... when everyone around me probably spends P100 [$2.06] a day or more? I am not a "gastadora" ..slang term for someone who does wastes money left and right..yet.. i HATE it when i leave this kind of impression on people.

21. I hate it when Life is like a game of chess, in which there are an infinite number of complex moves possible. The choice is open, but the move contains within itself all future moves. One is free to choose, but what follows is the result of one's choice. From the consequences of one's action there is never any escape. - Shelley Smith, The Ballad of the Running Man GOD! Have you seen my play chess? I am EFFIN horibble at it!

22. I hate how life seems more complex nowadays compared to the olden days.... yes we are freer.... more.. open... but in those constrictions places are... the worst kind of constrictions yet... the unspoken ones.. that people have to adheer.... at least in the olden days.. they openly said what u can;t do.... coz then you're not guessing. Now..... it really is a guessing game.. a trial and error... with a little whip of good luck attached in the end.... hopeing everything goes well

23. I hate how I discovered I'm actually more of a right-brained person than a left-brained person..... in the society today.. left-brained people are more easily able to get money... unless of course you're a celebrity.. but really.

24. I hate how i'm sounding like a money freak.. how that seems to be the only thing i care about.. when it's not.. it's simply a necessity.. and I hate how I am thinking about this material thing so much i might go insane. Yes, i am young. I have years ahead of me... but really... yes, life truly hasn't began for me.. but the situation i face now isn;t simple either...

25. I hate missing the intellectual "what-ifs" situations I had with my friends in the US.... the intellectually stimulating conversations about history.. life... fantasy... ancient times... hell.. even MOVIES!  I can't seem to have those kinds of conversation here without appearing to be toooooo sage-like, wise, emo.. or overly sentimental.

26. I hate it when I am different from everyone.. yet at the same time.. glad for it. For one.. I hate how most people I know experiences "culture shock" whereas I seem to be quite immuned to it ever since having experienced it once in 5th grade.. when I first came to the US.. and changed my school environment from a catholic school in a conservative country to a public school in a more liberal country....... and again when i came back to the said conservative country in 6th grade when i found my classmates.. "all grown up" compared to me.....

27. I hate it when I stand out in a crowd. I admit, I sorta grew up in the limelight. And for that, I can tell you now. Being popular does have its quirks.. but it sucks most of the time too. For one.. people are wary they will offend you.. even if they say a joke that may be interpreted as something else. Two.. all your moves are watched.... you find a bazillion eyes on you.... or hear people talking behind your back.. whether good OR bad.... Perhaps that is why I'm rather cautious as well.... quite guarded.. if you will.... i was raised in that environment.. and it has certainly helped me build that wall around me.... the said wall.. it's rather transparent....  As a result... when I went to the US.. i saw a chance for a news start..... and from there, I began to develop the NEW me... the quiet.... in the background... not wanting any attention whatsoever... For that I constantly wore grey... or white... because it did not stand out. And i often sat near the walls in a classroom too..... And from that... a new me emerged... free.... relaxed... more open.... and more.... REAL.

28. The problem is this then: I hate how I can't seem to show the REAL me... the one that developed without restraints.. now that I am back in the society.. This is actually one of the transitions I am facing...... one of the problems that's been bothering me as well...

29. I hate how I can't really tell anyone I came from the US... because aside from the "arrogant" part.... that fact brings along with it many associations like the word "rich" "superior" " and anything positive you could possibly think of... i HATE it. i LOATHE it.

30. I hate how I am complaining here.. writing this blog.. when I know i'm sounding like a sissy since after all.. everyone has problems.. and i really believe releasing my frustrations in a blog like this is soooooooo beneath me it's not even funny... because i really don't need to dump my problems on you you know?

Anyhow, I am most open to my blogs here in devart because i am basically anonymous here...... MUCH more anonymous compared to my other sites......

Thanks for bearing with me on this one...

Ja ne!!

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This is a backdated post.

The original post my 18-year-old self wrote is on devianart.

[ariesbilly]

So uh. I don’t think I have an answer for you exactly, but I do have some information? Idk.

I don’t like talk shows, but I do watch soap operas. Yeah, like some grandmother from 1984, whatever. Anyway, my dad asked me several weeks back how exactly they continue to run new episode amid everything going on, so I looked into it. Evidently actors on soaps are covered under a different contract than like nighttime television, streaming, and film people. So their contract is not under negotiation at present. However, many employees are non union employees, particularly their writers, so they continue to generate new content, thus the show can go on indefinitely.

Mysteriously I can’t really find current info, most of this is from like two months back or more.

Anyway, where I’m going with this. The same contract for soap opera actors covers pretty much all daytime television. I mean, news continues to run, obviously. I was also wondering when I saw drew barrymore was coming back, so I looked up the whole ordeal and to me, it sounds likely that they are basically going to emulate what soaps have been doing this whole time. As in, actors can be on daytime and talk shows no problem, and they could use non union writers. Still kinda unclear despite everything, but that’s what I’m getting.

You mentioned other talk shows as well. So the talk, also on cbs, has been on hiatus since the start of the strike, I think. But I think it was mostly in solidarity. Whether drew is actually crossing lines, I’m not 100% sure, because as you said it’s all pretty garbled right now. I think people are just thinking it is a change from previous views the show expressed and a bit disrespectful given the current situation. And maybe since she’s like a film star who just these past few years has a talk show? But essentially, other talk shows and soap operas have been operating under the same conditions this whole time.

Sorry, that’s probably not actually helpful. Yeah, just, sorry. I saw you talking about network television and latched on full force. I somehow have a massive headache and probably missed the point that I’m actually trying to make.

my mom and grandma are huge days of our lives fans (and my mom also watches general hospital) so i know all about the soap contracts lmao

but yeah i was reading through the comments on the insta post drew posted about continuining the show and all the comments are talking about how shes crossing the picket line and and they were organizing a strike outside the studio she films in today so everyones acting like she's doing something bad but from what i can tell... she isnt? technically?

because if the daytime shows are the ones that have different contracts and get to bypass the strikes, and the night shows arent, why back in the 2008 strikes was it fine for all the shows to continue on without writers? conan had like whole slots of time dedicated to being like "well we have no writers so lets do stupid shit to fill time". he wasnt crossing picket lines.

im sure many discussions were had before she decided to carry on with the show and i doubt anyone would have encouraged her to cross picket lines that would just be terrible pr

somethings afoot here it is very garbled like you said lol

[cleaning-has-its-benefits]

well I just finished the worst idea I've had.

you see, sometime last year I woke up and I thought

what if I map out the whole blackspace?

and this mspaint drawing is the result.

on one hand, I'm don't think the quality is good enough to main tag (as you will notice my unexistant grasp in perspective with cloudwalkway, the docks and that I gave up on the red maze)

on the other, I put way too much effort into this to leave it abandoned in my files forever

and I thought it could be useful for people if they want a quick visual guide for the main areas of blackspace!

so here I'll be leaving it... I don't really know much about like, how tumblr deals with image sizes and all that, but hopefuly it doesn't get mess up...

and I'm leaving it under a read more because the red maze looks like shit (but I swear at least blackspace 1 looks decent!)

I almost forget to mention, you'll see it better in another tab, because this thing is huge... welll at least for my standars, maybe it isnt actually that huge but still, youll see the details better if you open it in another tab.

I guess now I could add a few notes:

all of this started because I wanted to like, determine how deep each area of blackspace 2 was. for example, the weathervane area I imagined it would be really close to blackspace 1, since you can reach there with a tiny ladder, while the docks would be deeper since you reach there with a long fall. so that's what I tried to depict here

although I wasnt too sure about the location of some areas. to guide myself, I took note of all the warps in headspace, including some unused ones, to more or less locate each area, but this is still pretty headcanon-ish

this isnt really meant to be like, a literal map of how I think blackspace looks like lore-wise, I like to think it is so caotic its impossible to map it like headspace, but this is more of a tool for the player. you get what I mean? i think this could be useful for someone who wants a quick visual guide of all the areas, for reference or stuff like that.

I choose to go with a minimalistic representation of each area because Im not crazy enough to draw a detailed-accurate map.

... but if anyone does it, let me know.

Im pretty happy with how blackspace 1 turned out. my only complain is that I wanted the church to be the highest point of blackspace, but I fucked it up and got too lazy to fix it. now the treehouse looks like the highest point.

by blackspace 2 I was starting to regret everything

I kinda sad that with the minimalist approach I wasnt sure how to depict some sub areas such as the black playground or the room with long snout, and thus they're missing.

maybe I should have drawn the black forests bigger, but as you might guess I was completely ignoring scale.

also I noticed now the blacks forests are called differently, but I decided to leave the name of when I drew them as a staple of its time.

maybe cloudwalkway would fit better being above the docks, since there are a lot of waterfalls there and it could explain all the water at the docks, but I got lazy.

I think lost at sea it's the prettiest area!

I thought it would be cool to put the heaven area right at the limit between blackspace 2 and redspace, just like the neighbours room its at the limit between hs and bs

fuck the red maze

I wanted the redspace to be at the deepest part of blackspace, but at first I wanst sure how to draw it, so I took some creative liberties. it is supposed to look like some mist that is pushing upwards. the red maze is a piece of redspace that like got detached and it's pushing up even faster than the rest of redspace. that's the reason why blackspace its pushing upwards to headspace.

I used my own hands as reference for the throne. I think they look pretty alrgiht for someone who never draws hands

[vampire-the-masquerade---4l]

How to mod and/or change costumes?.?.? :: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Genel Tartışmalar

💾 ►►► DOWNLOAD FILE 🔥🔥🔥 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. I have a skin mod that tells you to simply drop its 'materials and models' folders into the vampire folder in game files. That is stupidly simple.. I mean theres no way on this earth Iv done ti wrong So what this tells me is its doing something but not doing its full job. Anyway Iv used a cupple differant mods all with the same result doing the described instal. With one exeption being a mod that required a folder that isnt there. I did do steam file check to make sure it didnt get lost or somethign but game runs and steam found nothign so.. So if anyone knows how this is realy suposed to work some help would be awsome. I dont mind cheating for the costums but I play I suck with names I play one of the two social clans and I would more like to use the malkavian skins. Just wondering if theres a way to attatch the malkavian costum tables to the other races. Note: I dont mind alt game files but dont have any spcl programs for editting spcl files like. Hope you can helps, thx for reading. The pink and black checkers means you're missing textures for the model. Easiest thing to do is dig deeper into the mod's files and find the materials folder. Inside that should be another folder called models. Inside that should be character, then pc, then male or female depending on the mod. Then inside the mod's folder should be another separate mod called models NOT the one inside materials. That's why it's never good to just drag and drop like that. If whoever made the mod didn't make the folders right, your mod's files aren't going to go where they need to be. Model swapping the good old fashioned way from the Mod Dev Guide. Note: you may or may not have to re-name all four original model files. If you need a set of raw model files, I have some that are already extracted. This is hands down the most common scenario and the most commonly asked question on the forums. Player models are "special" because you can wear 4 different sets of armor throughout the game. So, in order to replace the Brujah with a different model, you must clobber not one, but all four of these model files and their support files. Other models may look cool, but they can't execute the skelton animations thus preventing you from attacking, jumping, running, etc En son R. I realy appreciate you getting back to me but something is off here. These are the only things listed under vampire folder in VtM:B. Then theres 2 readme files read and a vidcfg. Oh and one hl2. I have no blocked or hidden file settings on and have dubble checked that. Note: Game runs fine without mods so I dont know what I could be missing. If said modded files overwrote anything that you failed to back-up which should always be done I suppose you could verify the cache again if you have not applied an unofficial patch, or if it's just a skin for the character, I already have most all of that stuff extracted from vanilla. Almost everything that the game needs so to speak is packed up in the. I believe part of its named after the creator username 'REDJeanette'. Not inside the armor folders theres a 5th item thats a. The materials file and the models file are part of the mod and where not in game files befor I added them. This is all part of a mod built to use custom models for the 'toreador' clan. Found out that mod was packed wrong and how to renaim given folder to make it work. Alls good thx for posting guys. İleti: 7.

[antijacob]

i-land rant below ↓

[princeanxious]

New au idea just dropped: abducted by aliens + found family; familial anadukeceit addition with a twist:

tw: minor abducted by aliens, mentions of illegal scientific experimentation on a minor, general au theme following the rescues of ppl getting abducted, those are the big ones, lmk if i missed anything!

Virgil and Remus are normal adult humans that are part of a galactic crew that specializes in rescuing aliens that were abducted for black market trade and experimentation purposes and rehabilitating them

Janus is a young teenage human who'd been abducted and experiemented on for two years before his rescue, leaving him half-covered in abnormally healthy scales, sharp fangs and coldblooded-like qualities, and without a way to talk like he used to.(he can growl and hiss and whine ect., but they mostly ruined his ability to mimick sounds without it being painful and thus he cannot actually try to speak without pain.) He's not seen another live human in years, and is way too young to know how to cope with it, so he doesn't trust anything anymore and often comes off as extremely violent because he doesn't know whats a threat and what isnt, and isnt honestly sure hes not experiencing a vivid nightmare half the time.

Cue this team getting a report from a different rescue group about requesting help for a specific rescue from their mostly human rescue team, this time its about a small earth-like dealthworlder that had been discovered and rescued as one of the few surviving aliens from an illegal testing facility.

Report lists it as extremely volitile and hostile, but only when provoked(see: any attempt to interact with it). If left alone, it simply cowers in a corner and cries. There have been efforts to get it to eat that have only been semi successful due to the poor thing seemingly not being able to digest certain foods, and they worry it will simply die of starvation, or loneliness, if they cant get it's condition stable.

The reason theyre requesting Virgil's team is because the original rescue has never seen this kind of alien before, but it looks mostly human and thats the assumption. Humans are known to have high-packbonding instincts, and that persistence for kinship is pretty much this rescue's last hope.

To the humans, its a bit of a far leap seeing as they arent provided with any clear pictures of the thing, but its their job and theyre getting paid to do it, might as well try.

They.. They arent prepared to arrive to the sight of a child. Well, sort of child. A teenager? Whose regardless way too thin and quite too small to look anything but vastly unhealthy.

From his one side of his ribs curled up all the way around one side of his face and down that arm are rich yellow scales, that perhaps look like the healthiest part of him.

He wears a blindfold from his previous containment, and word has it the first alien to try and take it off was met with the worst lash-out yet and was still in recovery. They had kept it on him because he wont let anyone near take it off. It keeps him calm to be sightless, and its unfortunately all they can do to keep him that way.

And well, while Remus has always been the best at taming some of the wilyest deathworld creatures, its actually Virgil who has skill in taming those few labeled 'deadly.'

He sees this 'dangerous' behavior for what it really is.

Fear.

This is a child who is scared, terrified, and lashing out at anything that doesn't feel safe.

So you can imagine the brief uptic in nervous alien chatter from the main observation room when Virgil decides to walk straight into the containment room with no gear, no food, nothing but himself and his jacket.

Its a little jarring to hear a teenager hiss angrily at you, but Virgil used to Be That Teenager, so he doesn't really react. And he can see it when he speaks, using a soft and comforting voice, the way this kid freezes at being spoken to. In a langauge he understands.

"Hey buddy."

There's an immediate growl of uncertainty, pressing himself further away. Disbelief. It cant be, right? It's been 2 years since hes been in a room with another living human, there's no way.

..Right?

"Cmon now, none of that. It's just me here right now. My names Virgil."

He doesn't really want to believe it, that hes hearing another human. But he cant help the instinctual need to turn and hide the scales, the thing that makes him a freak of nature, no human would want him after what had been done to him.

Its a slow back and forth, really. Virgil asking a mundane question and getting some cautious hiss or growl or click in reply. But slowly, ever so slowly, the boy is relaxing.

"Can I reach my hand out? I wont touch you, okay? I want you to reach out too, if you're okay with that. We can move at your pace, okay?"

And maybe he gets a slightly petulant whine, but theres no aggression. Just. stress.

He holds his hand out, palm down, and waits. And is rewarded with an extrsmely shaky hand reaching out and grasping his own with a little fumbling. And then theres a pause, where the boy is taking thw time to register the hand.

Human.

And then the boy is all but flinging himself forward, blindly reaching out with a sob. Maybe some aliens in the observation room tense, but the humans in the room remain completely calm.

And now Virgil has a lap full of entirely too distraught child and no say in the matter, but thats fine. Hes content to just hold the poor thing and let the kid cry it out, god knows he needed this.

They learn this kids name, Janus, through some shake tracing of fingers on skin, then pen to paper. He's barely 16, and was abducted at age 14.

They learn one eye had been tampered with as well to match the scales, but all that was successful was a color change to yellow. It fortunately affects Janus's sight very little, except when hes tired and finds himself with migraines from his eyes being tired.

Janus is a special case, because he cant go back home, not with the things hes seen and experienced, as the galactic rescue is still a bit of a secret to earth. But hes a minor, so he cant very well join the rescue yet, even if he wanted to.

So, Virgil and Remus adopt him. Janus is more than happy about it, despite his struggles to show it.

They have a number of humans and humanoids on their team, one of which is a therapist named Emile(human), and another who is their navigator and unofficial translator named Remy(half-human).

Janus p much gets unofficially adopted by them as well, standing in as the cool uncles most likely, but through them he learns to deal with his trauma, and gets to learn how to communicate via galactic hand-sign language.

Sometimes a family can be a Team Rescue Group Leader, his Danger Tamer Chaotic Boyfriend, and their Half Danger-Noodle Half-Sassy Human Son, and two fun uncles who collectively know how to heal trauma and 47 different ways to say 'fuck you' in alien.