#argument ref

[waywardstation]

It’s Wednesday. Usually you’re sharing a WIP today but I am once again encouraging you to not pressure yourself to share something today, especially when things are busy on your end. Or anything else that could keep you from getting here.

So no pressure! And hope you’re doing okay! Take care!

Thank you for the reminder and support, friend! Both are appreciated very much, and hope you’re doing alright too! ^^ A lot has certainly been going on lately, but I really wanted to get a WIP out on time this week, so here is one, even though it’s pretty late!

SO HAPPY WIP WEDNESDAY! Today’s WIP is the losing choice from HFBE from this poll — an argument about the viability of pokeballs in the Pearl Clan.

Enjoy! Writing is subject to change!

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“Excuse me Miss Irida, but may we talk for a moment?”

The Pearl Clan leader turned back to see Ingo – he was trailing behind the group, purposefully so. He had been waiting for the right moment to approach her.

“Right now?” Irida’s eyes flickered back over the tops of people’s heads, up towards the communal hall at the top of the hill. “I’m sorry, but can it wait until after the meeting?”

“It is actually about the meeting.” Ingo’s grey eyes were unwavering, waiting — he wanted to ask her something. And Ingo was not one to usually ask for things.

“Ok,” She relented, pausing in the snow both so he could catch up, and they could have their conversation with some privacy away from the rest of the group. “You have until we reach the hall.”

“Thank you, I assure you it will be quick.” Ingo fell into step beside her, shuffling through the snow as they now both trailed behind the group heading towards the warm hall. Just like her, he kept his head tilted down, using the brim of his hat to protect against the wind and snowfall. “I, ah… I am planning to re-propose a proposition at this meeting tonight. I’d like to make another attempt at advocating for the use of pokeballs.”

“Tonight? Are you serious?” Irida lowered her voice (for his sake, not hers), looking back between him and the group. How could he possibly think about proposing that when this meeting was for them to discuss how to prepare for this famine? “I’m saying this not as your leader but as your friend, Ingo; now is absolutely not a good time for that. Everyone is already going into this meeting angry. And if you try and start this again, they’re going to-”

Irida took a deep breath; she was already getting stressed over it.

“You know what the elders are going to say, Ingo. Especially after last time. And you said you’d let it go.”

“I am well aware of what I said and I intended to stick to it, but these circumstances have changed our tracks, and I believe this may save us from derailing!” Ingo whispered back. He kept throwing quick glances at the nearing hall, gauging how much time he had left to persuade her. “Pokeballs can help us much more than the clan realizes – I’m confident that this can bring us closer to a solution, if not at least be a part of one!”

Irritation and confusion were replaced with genuine curiosity, but a fleck of doubt hesitantly followed after. Irida shook her head, not understanding. “How could they possibly help with all of this?”

“I will explain that in the meeting.” Having conquered the snowy hill, the two reached the warm light that spilled through the hall’s windows to project onto the snow. “But to do that, I need to actually present my proposal, and I’m afraid that will be difficult with the elders tonight. I am trying this for the fourth time now, and I’m aware of how this will most likely be received. I expect they’ll attempt to send me back to my seat before I even start.”

Ingo paused just outside the doors, waiting for Irida to go in first — she could do so and end the conversation right now if she wanted to, but she didn’t. Instead she stood there, staring at their fading shoeprints in the snow.

Irida could see why he approached her about this now, and a part of her felt sorry for him. “So you want me to vouch for you in this meeting tonight.”

“Not for the proposal itself. Just for the time to talk.”

[kairithemang0]

ty for saying that Deb is a lesbian because as a lesbian i am tired of ppl saying that she's not because she dated a nonbinary person ... that's not how it works lesbian excludes MEN only

I know a lot of people like bi/pan Deb, valid headcanon of course, but also before I realized I was trans I thought I was a lesbian and related soooo much to Deb for crushing on a nb person. Again, seeing her not as lesbian is valid, but also like cmonnnn let her be lesbian and stay that way. Do we have any other lesbian reps in starkid other than Alice and Deb? Not that I can remember (if anyone says Zazz and Jemila they're bi/pan SHHHHH)

LESBIANS CAN DATE NBS AND STILL BE LESBIANS YALL!!!

[akkivee]

kuko n saru in the same room .what will happen

while kuukou has the ability to mesh with anyone, i still imagine his interactions with saru would go just about as well as terra trying to get saru to do anything lmao

but who knows???? maybe saru’s extreme end tsundere-ness will unlock the evil side of kuukou’s people reading skills and is about to play saru like a fiddle to be his friend LOL

[malwarechips]

I DUNNO ITS KIND OF FUNNY TO ME

people on the internet when you explain the point you are making 7 times and they keep asking you to explain your point

[poisonouspastels]

[letterservice]

Fags

instead of making proper lore for them i make them kiss . maybe the lore was the friends we made along the way... (distant sound of agonized screaming) ignore that - REZ

[goldeythehamster]

damn shit must be christmas because war is over

[skydreamplayzz]

Redrawing. Of a very. Old drawing. Just a little drawing but that's what I got With the Motivation i have.

[arti-cat]

local group paint doodles (ramblings in tags)

[emeraldphilo]

another card for timewasting like can we be fr

[incorrectinfinity]

I take comfort in knowing that that there are barely any "math is yellow" freaks on this site

[caruliaa]

i hope the celling fan fall on yall 😒

[fagmegumi]

if you don't mind me asking, what was your thesis on? :o

OH bestie im still writing it😭 barely

[hotanddistraught]

i know we agree that the noncall on kuemp’s mask was dangerous, but here is an explanation on why the play was allowed

[alteredbeast]

I don't even like knowing about NSFW stuff (sex-repulsed ace here), but none of the WRTVs said not to draw NSFW stuff. They just said they didn't want to see it. People have been linking Wayne's post where he talks about it and I think that one guy had a point... It's really f*cked up that I saw people literally threatening to kill them over stuff that Wayne said not to harass people over. Why keep targeting that person? I just blocked them so I didn't have to see any of it.

im not engaging w/ this. this image is all i'll have to say on the matter. thank u and have a nice day :-)

[referencees]

It’s really wild to me that it’s basically common practice to force consumers to waive their right to a trial by jury in terms of service agreements. I remember a few months ago it was a big deal when Etsy added this clause to the new TOS, but I don’t think people realize that Etsy was an industry outlier by not already having it.

Gives me a very icky feeling in my stomach realizing that companies can trick you into forfeiting your right to trial by jury if you ever wanted to sue them. I personally feel that these generic contracts are already legally shaky, so to have this level of control over your consumers legal rights is fucking scary.