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[yawnderu]

>Simon and bimbo!reader have a little snow day 💞

Living in Northen England has quite a lot of benefits. You get more privacy, a bigger property... and plenty of snow.

“Si! Did ya bring the carrot?” He just came back from the house, hands buried deep in his jacket's pocket as he nods his head, handing you the last thing you needed to complete the snowman and bring him to life. You get on your tippy toes to try to give the giant snowman a nose, but you're unable to reach the last ball of snow that Simon added.

“A little help?” The bashful grin that you give him is enough to melt his heart, planting a small kiss on your forehead before taking the carrot from you, trying to find the right place to put it. He's about to give life to the snowman before something crashes against his head. He blinks a few times in disbelief, slowly turning around to face you.

“You didn't.” His side eye wasn't enough for you to be scared, but the way he quickly crouched down to make a snowball was enough to make you run away, laughs and tiny screams leaving your lips when you hear his footsteps following after you.

He's never used his skills in the battlefield with you until now, aiming the snowball so well that it landed on your head even when you were both running. You giggle more, rushing to take cover as your gloved hands work quickly to make another snowball.

The moment you poke your head out of cover, another snowball hits you right in the face, Simon's stifled chuckles making you smile despite yourself.

“You rat!” You're barely able to stumble out of cover, now carrying a bunch of snow in your arms, rushing towards Simon, who notices once it's too late. There's snow covering his cropped hair and black clothes, though you can still see a small grin on his lips. It's one of the things Simon appreciates the most about you— how he's able to be as childish as he wants with you without ever feeling judged, knowing that you enjoy seeing that side of him the most.

“That how you wanna play?” There's pure challenge in his voice, barely able to register how one of his thin eyebrows raises in amusement before you're running away again, only to be swooped off the ground and spun around.

“No more running, love.”

“'M gonna get sick.” You're covered in blankets, becoming a sniffling mess while Simon prepares something in the kitchen. He comes back a few minutes later, setting down two cups of hot chocolate on the table. His arms wrap around you, bringing your cocooned body close to him and keeping you warm.

“I'll take care of you.” He promises in a soft voice, brown eyes looking down at you with nothing short of pure adoration. He steals a small kiss before grabbing your pink mug, bringing it closer to your lips so you can drink without having to get your hands out of the blanket.

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[becomingthatgirl111]

How to stop overeating while on your period because I have a good week but as soon as it’s my period I crave sugary sweet foods and just oily foods

this happen to me during my period. if your body is asking you to eat more, go for it, but with healthy choices and foods that help you feel good during your period.

some examples:

pineapple

nuts

carrot

fish

watermelon

eggs

banana

dark chocolate

and also tea: cinnamon, ginger, turmeric or rosemary

my favourite for these days is ginger.

and you can make something filling and nutritious with some of these foods. i would say:

toast with avocado and a fried egg or smoked salmon, add chia seeds on top for example.

a fruit salad with the aforementioned fruits.

a bowl with greek yoghurt, banana, oatmeal and dark chocolate.

you can also opt for a baked fish and a vegetable side dish.

and if you're hungry between meals, nuts and dried fruit are filling and have many benefits.

the point is not to stop eating but to learn to eat well and what your body is asking for. a nutritious meal will always fill you up and you won't need sugary or oily food.

and if you feel like eating "junk food" for a day, there is nothing wrong with that. it is positive to find a balance.

and remember to take care of yourself during your period days.

remember that i am not a specialist in this, it is what i usually eat and researched that it is good.

[itsmadamehydra]

Doll Face 2 | Fezco Euphoria

part 1 part 2

Pairing: Fezco x Latina!Mouse sister! reader

Summary: Mouse's sister was an excellent girl, a good student even, until life happened and she had to leave every dream behind. A particular friend was left behind too in the process. Years later, they meet again, but they aren't the kids they once used to be.

Warnings: 3k+ words, mouse sister, drug life, language, non-desired-sexual situations, sexual assault, forced sexual labor, exploitation of young girl, abuse, abusive household, vulnerable situations.

A/N: So happy to keep going with this story! Thank you for those who ask or wanted a part 2! Hope you enjoy it! If anyone thinks any other warning should be included please let me know, thank you!

Fuck

No

Shit

Your body went cold. You had stopped moving and just stared at him, eyes locked. He kept an unfazed look, just looking up at you with his drowsy eyes. He wanted to know, he needed to know if you were his doll face. The little girl he had befriended all those years ago.

You regained your autonomy over your body and resumed your movements, praying that no one had heard or gotten suspicious.

“Doll face? You know sweetcheeks, carrot boy?”

Shit

Fuck

You looked up at him with pleading eyes.

Please don’t, please don’t, please don’t.

“Nah, just confused her face.”

“She is a good one, isn't she?" You heard him say again. The redhead nodded slowly.

“Yeh, she is.”

Mouse’s laughter reverb over the place, making you feel the pressure of not stopping. Not looking at him.

“Yeah, she is a sweet one,” he took a sip of beer, “I promise, you can’t even imagine the number of guys that have cum in that same seat, my man…little sweetcheeks here making them cum with just a dance!”

Your jaw clenched, wanting him to stop talking about you like that. It was already an unpleasant enough experience to live as for to relieve it by word. Although the man beneath you seemed to not care at all.

He looked past your face and opened a beer from the many near. Raising his brows, making him seem like he couldn’t believe Mouse’s words.

“Really?” lacing his tone with fake astonishment.

“Yeah! Word is, little sissy here gives the best head around the neighborhood,” he comes near you, slapping one of your ass cheeks.

You had to grip the redhead's shoulders to prevent you from shuddering.

Please stop talking. You kept repeating in your head, with your eyes closed. Desiring to disappear from the embarrassment and just not having to face the look on the man’s face beneath you.

It wasn’t like you liked to do that. You just had to. A job is a job. Those words kept you going and stopped you from falling apart. 

At first, you had managed to keep up with your weekly quotas by just dancing, but when word got around, Mouse decided to higher his commission. Forcing you to look for more ways to make money.

And any time you tried to get a job that didn’t involve this word, your brother was back at you with threats and violence. You had tried so many times before, you ever gave your first blow job and had some bills thrown at your face.

You had felt disgusted with yourself and scrubbed your tongue. After that, you brushed your teeth for eternity. It took you long enough to insert in your head that it was part of your job. That it was just a job.

But word got around. Again. And as always, Mouse found a way to benefit himself. And now he had you dancing for his people and sucking them off. You didn’t even get privacy having to do everything in that same chair.

It was disgusting. It made you cry a lot. And it was something you definitely didn’t want him to know about.

Fez

Your Fezco

Only God knows how hard you prayed for so long for this day. Day, noon, night.

Your imagination had been the only thing that had kept you happy all this time. In the middle of dancing, upstage or private, between jobs, the only thing that kept you going and smiling was thinking about the different scenarios in which you could meet again.

Your favorite one was where you find yourselves at the university. You are walking around, maybe at the start of your first semester there. You are still a little lost and getting used to the installations that it takes you a while to get around.

You had your math class next and were absolutely lost with the indications that the office gave you. So, you asked a group of people sitting at an outside table.

They were friendly, and one of the girls even offered to take you. You thanked them all and left with the girl. And then, she would say something like, “Oh my GOD, you are going to love this class. The teacher assistant is so cute. Everyone loves it just because of him.”

And you wouldn’t believe her, oblivious to what was coming next. But when she left you at the door, and you had chosen your seat, it was going to be his voice that would have made you look up. And there he would have been, being a math teacher assistant. A great one.

Then, you would approach him, he would remember you, of course, and your encounters would increase following that day.

That was your favorite scenario because it just seemed right. It felt right. That was how life should have been for both of you.

But it never occurred, and you were stuck here. Being pulled by your hair by your brother’s hand brings you back to your reality.

The force that he pulled you with made you moan from the pain.

“Yeah, right," he laughed. “She loves it when you pull her like this, just like the slut she is, right little sissy,” he shoveled your head to the side with force and left the room, probably going to look for someone to deal with him.

Any female who would have been forced to have him couldn't help but make you feel bad.

You felt a soft hand go behind your head, taking it softly and caressing your skull. Fez, oh Fez. Still looking at you with those same eyes. And the same look he always had on for you when you were just kids.

He looked around discreetly, and when he was sure no one was around, he grabbed your hips and stopped you from moving.

You suddenly became shy under his sight and smiled nervously.

“Hi,” you muttered, failing to contain your nervousness and focusing your eyes anywhere else than his face.

Yet, he cradled your face softly. Inciting you to rest your cheeks in his hold, making you feel warm, safe, and delicate.

“My pretty doll face,” he couldn’t believe his eyes, “You were here? All this time? How did I never see you?”

“I keep to myself mostly. When not working or with…Mouse,” you doubt a little at the end. You see his eyes harden at the name.

“What’s he of you?”

You clench your jaw, embarrassed at the situation. At first, you were a little doubtful, but you finally told him, “My brother.”

“No brother should be treating his little sister like that,” his eyes soften at your sight. For him, you seemed fragile due to all the abuse and violence surrounding you, and it was wrong. You had always been full of confidence in yourself. You never seemed scared and always smiled at the world. That was you, he remembered, the little girl that had been the focal source of inspiration all this time.

He wanted you to become her again, your true self. Not what these people wanted and were forcing you to be; scared and oppressed, abused.

“Women should be protected, adored. No matter their job choice or anything,” he murmured against your forehead, leaving his lips pressed, trying to comfort you without being too excessive with his touch.

But you wanted a hug, you caved touch from him. After all these years without any glimpse of gentleness, you had forgotten what it felt to be warm.

Slowly, your arms went around his middle, and he secured you between his arms, eyes closed by both parts. Just two people savoring the moment.

“Why have you not you left,”

“I can’t. I’ve tried so many times,” you felt the tears starting to form.

He strokes your hair and kisses your head crown.

"Whenever you pack your things and leave, one day. Find milk," he sighs. It's a convenience store. Ask for me if I'm not in there. Tell them that I sent you.

“Fezco, you don’t have to,”

“Too bad, I want to,” he smiled at you.

“Fezco,” you said softly.

“I want to, doll face. Okay?”

“Okay,” you rested your head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

Now this has "Whenever you pack your things and depart, one day. Find milk," he sighs. It's a convenience store. Ask for me if I'm not in there. Tell them that I sent you.

Now this has effortlessly turned into your favorite memory.

Sadly, all good things have to end, and this moment too.

“I have to go, little girl,” he murmured against your hair.

“Just…5 minutes more, please?” 

“I wish, but not wanna risk getting someone mad at you,” he said as his arms prepared to let you go, but you snuggled closer into his chest.

“I don’t want to let you go,” you tighten your grip on him.

He laughs softly while exhaling. You are not letting me go, ma." He kisses the crown of your head, saying, "We'll be together again. Where're you working at, pretty girl?"

You press your lips together in a tight line before you let out a sigh, “At the neighborhood’s strip club.”

“Alright, now I know where to find you,”

“We’re not losing contact anymore?”

He exaggerates his hold on you while kissing your crown, saying, "No more, pretty one," which causes you to chuckle. "You won't be free of me, you hear me? I have to give this gorgeous one a lot of visits.

You nod, euphoric by his words. But wasn't enough for him. He wanted to hear you say yes and laugh. For you, let yourself be carefree for a second.

He moves his lips down to your ear and repeats his question with a funny tone, “You hear me, ma? You hear me!?” 

“Yes! Yes, I do!” you laugh, looking up at him, just for him to be already staring back at you with his hooded eyes and a cute smile. He kissed your forehead one last time before getting up with you still in his arms and letting you down in the chair gently.

He strokes your face, taking some strands off and tucking them behind your ears. You smiled at him, and he had never stopped doing so. He walked backward for most of the footpath until he closed that door, and you were back.

Aware of your surroundings, feeling the disgust coming back and curling up on the chair, starting to count to 10, trying to control your breaths.

Nights and days went by, and you had to keep up with your life. Your work and your dancing. But you couldn’t help feeling some sort of hope filling you. You felt motivated for a better future. That there might be a future out there after all.

You felt yourself changing and even started dancing in between your dances. It felt unbelievable how powerful a moment can become, no matter how short.

Your shift had ended, and you were putting away your things in your bag when one of the security guys entered the room. You side-eye him, “You want to head? If you do, the price went up.”

“Your brother’s guy is here. They are waiting for you. Outside.” he gruffed, leaving just as he entered.

You froze. The only time this happens is when your payment is due. And you were not due until the end of the week. You walk through the people until going through the back door and waving goodbye to the early morning shift guys.

You kept your head down, walking silently and with an iron grip over your bag. You recognize the man standing out of the vehicle, one of your brother's buddies.

He opens the door without making a sound, giving each other a nod, closing it after you. You stare at him through the tinted glass. The car was empty beside your brother’s presence beside you.

“I’m not due,” you muttered.

“Well, little sissy. You know what happens to people who earn more than they deserve?” He pulls out a blunt and inhales a long puff before filling the car with smoke. You shook your head.

“Their payment goes up,” he releases smoke. Right to your face, making you hold your breath by reflex.

“I don’t have more money, Mouse.” you try to reason, “Between you and my employer, I barely have any more money left.”

He chuckles breathlessly, "Heard your blowie price went up. Who knows? 'Might be the time you start using your pussy. I know a few who would pay big grand for a taste."

“I’m not doing that,” your hand grips the seat.

“Well, I tried. Now pay, or you’ll be working with a bruised eye.”

“I don’t have any money, Mouse.”

“What about tips?” 

In my locker, safe from any trash like you.

“Boss keeps them,”

He sits still for a few seconds with the blunt between his lips.

“Liar, liar, pants on fire,” he grabs a fist of your hair, pulling from it, making you look at the car’s ceiling, hurting your neck by the sudden movement.

You moan in pain, and he grabs you in a chokehold, “Careful there, honey. My buddies here might think you like that and wanna try doing it themselves.”

“You wouldn’t”

He yells out a name and yanks down your strapless top with a questioning, "You sure?" Someone unlocks a door. "Miralas. A que no son bonitas? Tocalas, she likes it." Mouse plays with and massages your boobs while encouraging his buddy to do the same. The hands then shift shortly after. (Look at them. Aren't they lovely? Touch them)

The guy starts by playing with your nipples, pinching and twisting them. Your brother pulls your hair, making you moan in pain again.

“You hear that, bro? Told you she likes it,” he laughs.

You feel the tears forming in your eyes. This had never happened before. You had never felt so vulnerable. Feeling unable to move or even react to any slight movement. Your grip is stuck on the leather seat. And your breathing turned erratic.

You notice the guy taking his finger into his mouth and then back at your nipples, wetting them. Your body shakes in fear and disgust. You pray for everything to stop or for you to just black out and not remember anything.

“They feel nice, bossman.”

His hand moves down, rubbing your genitalia, and says, "Let me tell you what, in a few days, this pussy could be all yours." He licks your neck, "Think of it as a present from me, a sneak peek before it goes on sale, huh? What do you think, little sissy?"

You were going to vomit. You could feel it coming. Your body was sweating cold, the ringing in your ears overpowering his words. You felt as if you were out of your body, being able to see everything happening to your body as if you were a viewer.

It was as if your mind and body had separated from one another. Your insides were shrinking by the feeling of their wandering hands.

Please stop.

Jesus Christ, you are my brother.

Please stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.

Help, please, someone. 

God, please listen. Please.

The man had taken over your brother's hand, placing it down on you, palming you, tracing your lips with his middle finger.

The tears started to drop. You hadn’t even noticed until they started laughing loudly about it.

“Mouse, that you, my man?” 

Your eyes move, looking for the voice owner. Locating a shadow hovering over your brother's side, opening the door.

“Carrot boy! What you doing ‘ere?” Fez looked past him, focusing on you and your position. His heart dropped. Having to see you like that was not pleasant. It took every ounce of his willpower to not take you right there and run away and leave everything behind.

He had to take you out of that situation and fast.

“Sweetcheeks here left me desiring for more, came ‘round looking to test if her sucking skills are good as they say,” he faked a smile. “But with that view. I’ll pay anything for a titty fuck, giving me a hard-on,” he chuckles, grabbing his crotch area

Mouse palms his shoulder laughing. “I like this boy! He just understands,” he looks over at the dude over you, “Take your hands off. She’s about to get real busy.”

Mouse grabs you from the back of your neck and throws you at Fez, who immediately cradles your body, trying to give you safety.

“Take her to my crib when you finish with her, money in hand, carrot boy.”

“Don’t be up waiting for ‘er! Gotta make that money worth it. If you know what I mean,” Mouse nods at his words smiley. And looks for something in his pocket, giving it to him.

“Just give her some if she fights. You know how it is.”

“As long as she’s not a spitter,” he takes the bag from him and waves them goodbye. Waiting for them to be out of sight before he could hug you properly.

“Fuck, fuck. Fuck that motherfucker,” he curses against your hair, kissing it between words, “I’ve got to get you out of there, ma.”

You felt something in you click with those words, making you return from the trance you had entered.

You started crying almost immediately, sobbing -hard- a river flowing down your cheeks. You didn’t even care about being half naked in a parking lot; if Fez could feel you up, you just cared about the warmth that hugged you. 

Your hands held on tight to his shirt, taking the fabric in a fist, unable to stay still in that hug. Grabbing him by the shoulders and neck, pulling his cloth. You wanted comfort.

Fezco could feel the tears trespassing his shirt, the buggers coming out onto his shirt. You're sobbing, making him feel tears forming in his own eyes.

He made a promise to himself that night, a vow. He would become your protector and do whatever it took to take you out of there and ensure you never return.

“Just wait a little more, and we’ll be together before you know it,” he kisses your tears, and you nod wanting to believe his words.

@myamamahdi @starzsworldsblog @billyhargrovesprincess @itzlochnessie @ethereallocs <3

[midwestbramble]

Foraging in Witchcraft

I'm a big fan of working with the land, and one of the easiest ways to do so is by gathering your own plants. This is also free! No having to stop at an occult/metaphysical shop to pick up that random plant you forgot you needed. I will be making individual posts on different plants that can be foraged in my own bioregion, but first we should go over a few tips and housekeeping notes about foraging and witchcraft.

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Contents:

Natural Isn't Always Safe

Laws and Foraging

Invasive vs. Native vs. Naturalized

Animistic Foraging

Conclusion

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Natural Isn't Always Safe

First thing I want to get out of the way is that not everything you find outside is going to be safe to put in your body or even touch. On top of that, not everything that is safe for someone else is going to be safe for you. We each have different bodies and how we react to something will not always be the same. When you first start foraging, it's important to have a guide book that will tell you of any safety measures to take when dealing with a plant. Some will interact with medications in ways that are not healthy, some have fluid that can make your skin photosensitive, and some... some people are just allergic to.

When it comes to medications, you can find contraindications (when not to ingest something) with a quick google search of "[plant name] contraindications." Generally this will give you a safe answer, however always check with your doctor if you are unsure. Better to pay for a consultation than a hospital visit.

Some risks come from the environment that the plant grew in. If you are foraging near train tracks or buildings that could leach lead into the soil, the plants will pick that up as well. Contaminated soil and pesticides sprayed onto the plants can also lead to health risks. Be very mindful of where you are foraging.

Some plants that are safe will also have toxic look-alikes. A famous look-alike is wild carrot and poison hemlock (thank you Oregon Trail video game). Unless you know what characteristics you are looking for, it's very easy to confuse the two plants. One is a delicious snack, while the other is highly toxic (the poison hemlock), to the point of causing muscle death and kidney failure. This isn't to scare you away from foraging. Only to drive home the importance of making sure you know what you are gathering.

*credit to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

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Laws and Foraging

I am a resident of the United States so these will be more geared towards that country. It would be to your benefit to look into the foraging laws of your own country/state anyway, as it can still differ. The majority of states in America prohibit foraging on public lands, which makes it really hard for those who don't own their own property. If you live in Alaska and Hawaii, however, congratulations your local government allows it. Even among those states that do allow it, there can be designated areas where it's not allowed such as a nature preserve. Breaking these laws tends to come with a hefty fine and possible jail time, if caught. Though these laws are hard to find with a quick google search, especially for a specific area.

The laws in the United States prohibiting foraging are generally colonial, imperial, classist, and racist (surprise, surprise). Foraging was protected by law well into the 1800s (except for Native Americans who were pushed off their ancestral hunting and gathering grounds), even when doing so on another person's private property. After the Civil War, many newly-freed African-Americans would sell their foraged and hunted goods for an income, while also using the practice to become self-sufficient. The southern plantation owners needed this system to go away so they could chain what used to be their "property" to their old line of enslaved work. Starting with criminal trespass laws. Eventually anti-foraging laws spread to the average white rural American. Outside elites began to believe that the "backwards" people of the countryside, who made a subsistence living off the practice of foraging, fishing and hunting, could not be trusted with the stewardship of the land; using "conservation" as a way to "protect" it from the people who lived there (Linnekin, "Food Law Gone Wild: The Law of Foraging" p.1008-1014).

I do believe we need to protect our resources and lands. However, foraging can be regulated, not outright outlawed as it is. Learning about the plants and animals that live around us and can help us in our lives, leads us to learn more deeply about their role in the environment and just WHY we should protect them...

All this to say, look into your local foraging laws (and how local law enforcement actually enforces them, if they do at all) and then you can decide if you want to follow them or not. At your own risk.

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Invasive vs. Native vs. Naturalized

There is a lot of talk in foraging communities about invasives vs. natives. Sometimes even bringing in naturalized plants. So let's talk a little bit about what these words mean in ecology and how this may effect your foraging habits.

Invasive and naturalized plants have one thing in common; they are both transplanted outside their natural ecosystem. A plant that is invasive in one place, can be naturalized in another. What matters is the impact the plant has on the ecosystem it has been transplanted into.

Invasive =  plants or animals that harm regional ecosystems.

Naturalized = plants that have successfully established and reproduced in a new environment, integrating into their new home without inflicting ecological harm.

To make things a bit more complicated, let's introduce the 10% rule. According to the Huron River Watershed Council, "the '10% rule' postulates that of all species introduced to a region outside of their native range, only 10% will survive to reproduce in their adopted environment. This 10% of non-native survivors are often called 'naturalized' plants. Of that 10%, another 10% (or 1% of the original non-native transplants) may thrive to such an extent that they dominant their new home, out competing their native neighbors. These prolific competitors are known as invasive species."

So what makes a native plant? The US Forest Service defines a native plant as "plants [that] are indigenous terrestrial and aquatic species that have evolved and occur naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, and habitat. Species native to North America are generally recognized as those occurring on the continent prior to European settlement."

Some native species can be endangered due to habitat loss from agriculture and/or competing invasive species. It's good to have a list (many state DNR (Department of Natural Resources) will have a list available on their website) printed so you know which ones should be cultivated in your garden if you wish to work with them. Avoiding these and working with invasive species can help with conservation efforts as well. Native species can still be worked with in the wild if they are not endangered.

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Animistic Foraging

You'll often see witches giving advice about asking the plants permission before harvesting. This is from the belief that the plant has a spirit, an animistic belief. Asking permission to harvest isn't the only way we can forage mindfully and with respect to the plant. The way that I do this is by following the Honorable Harvest set out by Robin Wall Kimmerer (a Potawatomi botanist, and the director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry) in her book "Braiding Sweetgrass."

Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so you may take care of them.

Introduce yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life.

Ask permission before taking and abide by the answer.

Never take the first, never take the last.

Take only what you need.

Take only what is given.

Never take more than half. Leave some for others.

Harvest in a way that minimizes harm.

Use it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken.

Share.

Give thanks for what you have been given.

Give a gift in reciprocity for what you have been given.

Sustain the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever.

The first rule really helps you to follow the rest of them. Know the plant. Walk by it several times, offer water even if you aren't taking something, say hello. These plants are our neighbors and when we harvest we are asking for their help.

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Conclusion

Each plant will have it's own method of harvest to minimize the harm done to it. Some you have to pull the whole thing up, but there are ways to repopulate it. It's so individual that I couldn't add it to this post. Hopefully what's written here can help you keep a few things in mind when going out and learning about your local flora.

Foraging can be a great way to connect with your land and learn about it. Getting your hands dirty and making you feel as if you are a part of the landscape. Hopefully the first couple of sections didn't scare you off. Get a couple of good guidebooks for your region (the local library is a good place to start) and you're good to get out there and start identifying plants you want to work with!

[steddieas-shegoes]

the magic of snow

for @steddieholidaydrabbles prompt 'snow' rated t wc: 723 tags: snow activities, making childhood memories as an adult, fluff, established relationship

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The snow had only been falling for an hour when Eddie crashed into the trailer, door banging into the wall and cold seeping into Steve's bones quickly.

"Put on your gloves!" He exclaimed, barely maintaining his balance as he walked over to where Steve was bundled up under his blanket on the couch.

"Um. Why? Are the kids okay?" Steve asked, suddenly worrying that something was very wrong.

Eddie rolled his eyes. "Everything's fine. We're gonna go make snowmen.

"We are?"

Eddie nodded, pulling the blanket off of him and tugging Steve to his feet.

"Meet you outside!" Eddie planted a kiss on his lips before running back outside.

Steve couldn't help smiling as he made his way to their bedroom to pile on some layers and search for gloves that he wasn't sure had been unpacked yet.

He'd only been living with Eddie and Wayne for a little over a week, and had been working double shifts for most of it, so unpacking had not been a priority.

He managed to find everything he needed quickly -- benefits of having very few things of his own -- and made his way outside.

Eddie had already started piling some snow together into something somewhat resembling a ball.

"Stevie! You can start making the middle while I make the bottom."

Steve stared at the snow covered ground and then at the ball Eddie was rolling.

He huffed and leaned down, making a snowball to the best of his ability.

He'd made a few in middle school, pretended to participate in the schoolyard battles, but mostly just hiding behind something until it ended.

He wasn't allowed to go home with wet clothes, so he didn't want to risk it.

"Steve, what are you doing?" Eddie was next to him, looking down at his very clumpy, not-ball of snow.

"I...don't actually know."

"What? Have you never built a snowman before?" Eddie laughed.

"No."

Eddie's face fell as he took in Steve's serious tone.

"You really haven't? Not even when you were little?" Eddie sounded heartbroken.

"It's not a big deal," Steve shrugged.

But Eddie's reaction was making him feel like maybe it was a big deal. Maybe he had missed something by not getting to play in the snow as a kid.

"Do you want me to show you how to do it?" Eddie asked, putting his hand on Steve's hip.

Steve was well aware they had to be careful in public, but the only person who would even notice the touch was Ms. Tremblay next door and her truck wasn't in the yard. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure no cars were driving by before leaning in to peck Eddie's lips.

"Please."

Steve watched as Eddie walked him through all the right ways to make a snowman, found any excuse to touch him while they worked on building the body, laughed when he managed to slip some snow under his shirt.

"That's cold!" Eddie squeaked.

"I can warm you up later," Steve winked.

Eddie's eyes squinted back at him.

"You're distracting me."

"I promise I'm paying attention to your lesson."

"Then you know the last part is the face. We need a carrot, something for his eyes and mouth, and sticks for his arms."

"Shouldn't he also have buttons?" Steve asked.

"If you want him to, he can."

Steve ran inside to retrieve what he could, not surprised to find they were lacking a carrot. Eddie and Wayne hated carrots and practically begged Steve to never buy them.

But he did manage to find a zucchini, and that would have to do.

As they finished up, Eddie not even questioning the zucchini nose, Steve couldn't help but smile to himself.

He didn't have much of a childhood, at least not one that he could look back on and have memories of playing in the snow.

But maybe he was meant to do this with Eddie all along.

Maybe the magic of the first big snowfall was meant to be a big moment for him, shared with Eddie, who made everything in Steve's life better.

"I love you," Steve said from the ground, his pants getting soaked through.

Surely, he'd be frozen solid in the next few minutes.

But when Eddie turned to him with a grin and said he loved him too, Steve felt warm.

[the-pen-pot]

Spearing a piece of carrot, Arthur grudgingly chewed it. There had been a disturbing lecture yesterday about the benefit to the body of vegetables. It had been long, and full of words that Arthur didn't understand like "vitamins", but the look on Merlin's face had been similar to that faint, helpless horror he'd displayed over the little animals in the water. Arthur hadn't the heart to say that he was a prince and a grown man and he didn't have to eat his vegetables if he didn't want to.

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I'm so glad you liked that bit. It entertained me 🤣

[pradame]

what are the benefits to the green apple and celery drink ? Also do you have any other fruit drink recipes? Thank you love <3

there’s so many benefits actually!

celery juice itself reduces bloating and inflammation, it balances hormones, helps lower cholesterol levels, strengthens your liver and digestive track, flushes toxins out your body & it’s really good for your skin.

beets, carrots, orange, turmeric

carrot, green apple, turmeric

cucumber, kiwi, lemon, ginger, celery

pineapple, green apple

celery, green apple, ginger, lemon, spinach

[christopher-bangnaldoskzz]

I DONT KNOW THE SPECIFICS BUT SOFT DOM!MINHO?? like it could be the reader just in need of being doted on or something and turns into sex or something 🥹

Pairing: Minho x Reader

Genre: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Word count: 1k

Warnings: 18 + MDNI, Oral sex, Soft dominance, orgasm denial.

A/N: thank you so much for your requests.... i am loving soft dom minho so much we defiantly need more of him

When you came home today, Minho was the last person you expected to see. “What are you doing here?” His eyes became soft as he saw your tired eyes.

“You haven’t texted me all day," he said, cutting carrots.

“Sorry, it's been so hectic." You are still confused about why Minho would visit you. He wasn’t your boyfriend. You were just playing buddy.

“Did we have a play session booked, sir?” You said, placing your bag on the hook.

"No. You didn’t answer my texts,” he said, raising an eyebrow at me.

“So you let yourself into my apartment because?” The corner of Minhos' mouth turns into a smile.

He placed the knife down as he walked over to you, putting his finger under your chin. “If you read your text messages, you’d know,” he said, lifting his chin to look him in the eyes.

He turns back towards the kitchen. You can’t help but look at how his ass looks in the slacks hugging his thighs. Curious about the text he sent you; you open your phone.

Minho

“What are you doing tonight? I’m coming over.”

Minho

“Hello?”

Minho

“Are you ignoring me?”

Minho

“I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.... but I know where you hide the spare key, remember.”

You giggle to yourself as you read the last text he sent.

“Go wash up dinner is almost ready," he said, not even looking up from the chopping board.

………

After having a quick shower, you throw on a T-shirt and panties.

“Sit,” Minho says, gesturing at the dining table full of food.

“Why are you here, Minho?" you ask, placing your hand on his chest.

“Does my little kitten not want me?” He says, kissing your nose.

You sit at the table. Minho plates your food and sits beside you. "Are you not eating?" Your eyes widen.

“My kitten has had a hard day. I want to make sure she eats first." He grabs a scoop of rice and adds some kimchi to it before feeding it to you.

“Oh, this is so good… thank you, sir”, you smile while covering your mouth to chew your food.

Minho pulls your hand down by your wrist and kisses your lips softly. “I will always take care of you," he whispers.

You and Minho finished eating, so you took his plate to the sink to wash up.

“So, tell me about your day”, he says, turning you around and trapping you between his body and the sink.

Minhos's veins bulged as he gripped the bench as you told him how stressful your job was. He brushes a string of hair behind your ear. "Kitten," he says softly.

“Yes sir”, you reply.

“We need to talk about you ignoring me” his mouth forms a mischievous smile.

You wrap your arms around his neck as your lips hover over his. “Do we?” He chuckles as his hand rests on your hips.

“How many times do I need to tell you? I hate being ignored,” he growls. "I'm going to have to punish you,” he says, brushing his lips.

“Punishment…. What's that?” You are just being cheeky to him now; Minho acts tough, but deep down, he’s a softy. Even during your play sessions, he checks in more than most dom would.

“Don't”, he growls as his lips clash with yours, his hand sliding down to your ass. You grin against his lips, your hands running through his hair. He pulls away, a smirk on his face. He knows he can't stay mad at you for long.

Grasping the backs of your thighs, he lifts you up to wrap your legs around his hips. He stops kissing you briefly. You trace your lips down his neck as he walks you to the bedroom.

Placing you on the bed, he kneels on the floor, lifting your legs over his shoulders. He kisses down your thighs. His kisses are passionate and gentle at the same time as he continues moving down your thighs, teasing you as he moves. He looks up at you with desire. You can feel the heat radiating from his body as he explores every inch of your skin with his lips.

His hands move up your body to your hips, gripping them firmly as he kisses his way back up. His breathing is heavy, and you can feel his desire as he moves up to your lips, connecting with them in a passionate and deep kiss. He pulls back with a mischievous smile on his face.

"You are driving me crazy." The words send goosebumps across your body.

Minho lifts your shirt slightly, letting the cool are brush across your skin. Minho licks down your breast flicking your nipple as he works his way down your body. His touch and tongue send tingles throughout your body, and his words send you a wave of pleasure and anticipation. You can't help but feel excited about what he has in store for you.

He traces circles around your navel with his tongue, his hands skimming along your thighs as he moves lower. His hot breath sends shivers through your body, each touch and lick more tantalising than the last. You can feel your heart racing in anticipation as he explores every inch of you.

Placing a kiss along your underwear line sends a shock up your body. You giggle as Minho's eyes lock with yours, and his lips move closer to your body. The pleasure builds until it reaches its peak when Minho finally devours you.

Your hands gripped onto the sheets as Minho eats your pussy like he’s been starved. Sucking and flicking your clit with his tongue as though this may be the last time he does this. “You are so good tonight”, you moan, causing Minho to press a smile into your heat.

Bunching the sheets in your hands, you arch your body, causing Minhos tongue to lick up your pussy to your clit.

Your vision blurs as Minho reaches under you and stabilises your body while holding onto your ass. "Please, I want to come", you whimper under his touch.

Minho stops immediately. You feel yourself coming down from your high instantly, your eyes opening as you start breathing heavily. "next time.... think about this moment before you decide to ignore my text."

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[colebabey888]

15 Day Green Juice Detox | IT GIRL DIARIES ✨

Hello my pretty pink diva's !!! 🩷

- Recently, I've been noticing a downward shift in my energy, mental state and overall health. I know the reason behind it, in all honesty, I have not been taking care of myself in the past few weeks. Previously, in order to break myself out of this negative cycle, I implemented a number of strategies in my lifestyle ( listed here ) , but the main step I will always remember, that helped my overall health, was my green juice detox. I had done it for 30 days previously but because I haven't hit rock bottom this time fortunately, 15 days should be enough to put me on track again.

- This time, I want to share my journey and ask that you pretty pink diva's join me ! Keep in mind, that this is not just a green juice detox, but a cleansing, for our body and mind, with that being said, I will be journaling all my thought processes and breaking into my sub consciousness, learning more on where specific thoughts stem from. This is a journey I'm taking, not only to cleanse my body, but my mind aswell. Throughout this 15 days, I will recording what I did and how I feel at the end of the day and I would enjoy hearing the thoughts and feelings from those who will be joining me on the journey so send me a message or hit the Q&A 🎀🩷

Ingredients I add in my green juice 🎀 🩷

- Celery, Kale, Spanich, Carrots, Green Apple, Ginger and Lemon

( you can choose the measurements on your own, everyday I put in a little more or less of specific ingredients eg, if i want my green juice a bit more sweet rather than sour, I put in more apple and less lemon, alter it to your tastebuds )

This green juice is something that I began drinking last year during my transformation and it became like my morning coffee and it could do the same for you. It provided me with so much benefits like clearing my gut and helping my acne 🎀

Happy Green Juicing Ladies 🩷🎀

[accesshealthcarephysicians]

Carrots in Your Daily Diet - Access Health Care Physicians, LLC

Access Health Care Physicians, LLC believes that incorporating carrots into your daily diet can significantly improve your overall well-being. Learn about the other carrot benefits, uses of carrots, and the potential side effects of their over consumption. Read on.

[isthehorsevideocute]

Thoughts on that trend on tiktok and IG of people feeding their horses fruit rope candy and doughnuts, candy bars, and cheetos?? It drives me crazy but everyone says irs fine because it's a small amount-.-

Honestly, it usually is fine in small amounts. I had a pony that loved licorice. I had one that would get a pumpkin muffin after horse shows. Lots of them like apple cider donuts ginger snaps and carrot cake. Peppermints are a common treat for horses, You shouldn't feed horses chocolate, potatoes, avocados, or caffeine. You also shouldn't feed them lawn clippings because of potential hazards from chemicals and potential for botulism. Bear in mind the daily calorie intake for a horse is more than ten times that of the average human just for maintance (15000 calories) and their stomachs can hold 10-20 gallons (and that is considered small for animals of their size)

Also beer. A lot of people think it's weird that horses can have beer but for some horses its actually medicinal. Horses can sometimes get a condition known as anhydrosis which is when they aren't able to produce enough sweat. As a treatment we often give horses a can or two of Guinness twice a day to help them sweat more and to help lower their body temperature. Brewers grains and yeast are common supplements to help horses with digestive health as they act as a probiotic.

For cheetos in particular, sure horses really shouldn't eat dairy (because lactose) but its a corn chip. Corn is an ingredient of most horse feeds anyways.

Most of those things don't have anything horses can't eat; sugars, their diet is mostly carbohydrates and plant based sugars, horses are herbivores but they can eat animal based protein like eggs, gelatin (a common additive to joint supplements), or krill/fish oils, vegetable oils are a typical additive to feed (though you shouldn't overloaded them with fats as horses don't actually have gallbladder so they cant store bile, which means they can't break down large quantities of fat in one go)

Corn and wheat are in a lot of horse feeds (though they are Inflammatory and toxic if moldy so you do want to weigh the risks and only feed as absolutely needed if using them as a regular feed)

Just for perspective, my 1400lbs mare eats about 4 pounds of a feed with molasses, wheat, and soy as a calorie source, roughly 5 lbs of Alfalfa hay, 36 lbs of grass hay, a half pound of ground flax seed, and she spends all night nibbling on grass (which is sugary compared to hay). Thats A LOT of food.

For supplements she gets apple cider vinegar, garlic, and grape seed extract. Pretty much all of those are toxic to dogs but horses can have them and even benefit from them. They have anti-inflammatory effects that help horses with arthritis, and allergies as well as helping to repel flies

[learningmagick14]

dandelion info 🌿

dandelions are an invasive species that came to my area from settlers on the mayflower that would be used as foodcrop.

medicinal uses

-> kidney, liver and gallbladder issues

-> stomach issues and episodes of appendicitis

-> diarrhea

-> skin conditions

-> flushes body of excess fluid

-> aids digestion and appetite

use of the flower

-> eat fresh in salad -> dandelion jelly

-> when dry, can be used in tea

-> when mixed with vinegar, it makes a vinaigrette

use of the stem

-> roasted -> composting

use of the leaves

-> can be boiled, sautéed, dried and raw

use of the roots

-> chop and cook like carrots

-> dried roots can be used in teas

roasted dandelion root tea

1. dry roots

2. stir dried roots in a pan on medium heat until golden brown

3. boil water and place fried roots into the water to steep

4. sweeten with honey and other things you may put in your tea

benefits: anti-inflammatory, appetite aid, relief of stomach pains and flushing excess fluids from the body

other recipes to try:

-> dandelion jelly -> dandelion salads

[fatehbaz]

In the 19th century, British colonists faced several challenges in India, [...] [including] malaria. [...] The imperialists needed an answer to the problem and they found it in quinine. [...] [T]he British promptly embraced quinine, consuming tonnes of it every year by the mid-1800s. [...] Quinine was so bitter that soldiers and officials began mixing the powder with soda and sugar, unwittingly giving birth to “tonic water”. [...] [I]t prompted Winston Churchill to once proclaim, “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.” [...] If by some good fortune malaria did not claim them, plague, cholera, dysentery, enteric fever, hepatitis or the unforgiving sun could. Preserving and protecting the body was [...] crucial to the success of the colonial project. As historian EM Collingham aptly summarised in her study, “The British experience of India was intensely physical.”

One way the colonists tried to deal with this challenge was through food and drinks. “The association between food and the maintenance of health was a concern of Anglo-Indian doctors, dieticians and the British authorities throughout the duration of colonial rule [...],” writes Sam Goodman in Unpalatable Truths: Food and Drink as Medicine in Colonial British India. [...]

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The Medical Gazette, for instance, recommended treating dysentery with a “low diet” comprising thin chicken soup [...]. Botanist-physician George Watt too extolled the virtues of sago. In A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India (1893), he wrote that sago is “easily digestible and wholly destitute of irritating properties” and in demand [...]. For fever, weakness and sundry ailments, beef tea [...] was considered an ideal remedy. And for cholera, The Seamen’s New Medical Guide (1842) prescribed brandy during the worst of the sickness and half a tumbler of mulled wine with toasted bread and castor oil [...]. Ship masters and pantrymen would stock their vessels with foods with known medicinal benefits such as sago, arrowroot, lime juice, desiccated milk and condensed milk (the iconic Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk tins, later known as Milkmaid, enjoyed a permanent spot on British ships).

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Businessmen too recognised the precarity of life abroad and realised that therein lay a perfect commercial opportunity. By the 19th century, numerous companies had cropped up across Europe, including in England, that would sell food in hermetically sealed tin containers.

One of these was Messrs Brand & Co. Recommended highly in Culinary Jottings for Madras by Colonel Robert Kenney-Herbert, Messrs Brand & Co had several offerings [...]: essence of beef, concentrated beef tea, beef tea jelly, meat lozenges, [...] potted meat, York and game pie, and A1 sauce [...]. Another company, John Moir & Sons, focused mostly on canned soups [...], selling oxtail, turtle, giblet and hare.

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By the late 19th century such was the popularity of canned foods that rare would be the pantry in a colonial home that didn’t store them along with medical provisions like opium, quinine, chlorodyne and Fowler’s solution (an arsenic compound). [...] As Flora Steele and Grace Gardiner wrote in The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook, “A good mistress will remember the breadwinner requires blood-forming nourishment, and the children whose constitutions are being built up day by day, sickly or healthy, according to the food given them; and bear in mind the fact that in India, especially, half the comfort of life depends on clean, wholesome, digestible food.”

To assist the British woman in this ostensible duty, there were a number of cookbooks and housekeeping manuals [...]. The Englishwoman in India, for instance, published in 1864 under the pseudonym A Lady Resident, had a whole section with recipes for “infants and invalids”. These included carrot pap cooked into a congee with arrowroot [...] and toast water (well-toasted bread soaked in water). Steele and Gardiner too had a few recipe recommendations [...], including champagne jelly (“most useful in excessive vomiting”) and the dangerous-sounding Cannibal Broth (beef essence), which they said should be consumed with cream [...] to treat extreme debility and typhoid. [...]

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One dish born of this encounter was the pish pash. The pish pash is considered an invention of the colonial cook, who adapted the kedgeree – the colonial cousin of khichdi – into a light nursery food. The famous Hobson-Jobson defined it as “a slop of rice soup with small pieces of meat” [...]. None other than Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of Bengal, gave confirmation of its efficacy when in 1784 he wrote to his wife from the sick bed [...]. There are enough records to show that the imperialists counted marh (starch water from cooked rice) and bael (wood apple) sherbet among their go-to remedies and benefited from the medicinal qualities of chiretta water and ajwain-infused water.

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Text by: Priyadarshini Chatterjee. “How food came to the rescue of the British in India.” Scroll.in (Magazine format). 26 April 2023. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.]

[lilac-den]

Would it be more suitable for mc to stay with Sylphina and Great Nature for at least 3 months before meeting the princess and the ROs? Since there's rumors surrounding MC, and given not much has seen MC yet, I think it's better to have months of gossips instead of weeks like, the first month everyone is curious and feels scandalous of MC's arrival, the end of first month to start of the second month, rumors of the princess looking for candidates and selecting who she wants, the selection continue for the entirely second months, MC's rumors at this point calm down a little, only remains as jokes between ladies and gentlemen, the third month MC getting more better and knowing more of the world — since MC's capable of taking them of themselves and can wander around all time, hence maybe MC could stay around with the spirits and Great Nature sometimes to learn and help, benefiting both sides — and maybe some saw them, hence why the title The Wanderer came——

This is just my suggestions, thank you so much for the game, can't wait for more and more angst XD

Well, this is kinda how the timeline went down (loosely)

MC enters the world.

First week: Since MC was basically a vegetable (a person in vegetative state, not them being a carrot), all they could do was listen in on Sylphina telling them about the culture, world and who the duchies are (she never mentioned Maverick and the others because she was planning to explain the rest of the nobles stuff when she brings MC to her county).

Second week: MC begins training their body after being informed by Grand Nature and Sylphina how MC will be a relative of Sylphina. MC ends up earning a reputation because Sylphina only gives the brief background of 'MC is my cousin and they lost their homeland, so they'll be living with me from now on' (with MC's consent to having this as their backstory). Of course, nobility gossip being gossip, the tale kinda snowballed to people wondering if the village was destroyed by MC or if MC was an unlucky person to be the sole survivor (Of course, such attitude and opinions can still be shifted because this is just people assuming and making their own conclusion).

Third week: Discovering MC's powers and training + possible shenanigans in between (Like encountering travellers that passed by the forest, re-training their combat skills, etc)

The Princess candidates business has been going on for about 2-3 months (originally 5 months but I decided that's just too long), give or take - which is unusually long but only because Princess Bellarosa has reject many of them. Those who chose to stubbornly stick around ends up getting called out on their greed and shameless behaviour by the Princess and her brother, the Crown Prince. So when Princess Bellarosa saw MC, it was like 'picked at first sight'.

So you can imagine how the gossip is gonna be the moment someone - servants and knights alike - sees MC in the royal palace to greet the Emperor (not to mention capturing the interest of the 4 lords and ladies of the duchies 😏)

I'm planning to have MC and Sylphina return to Sylphina's county so MC can get adjusted to their new home. The Princess can visit MC - or send an invitation for MC to visit her.

As for the ROs...well, who knows when MC might bump into them. 🤫

There's also the fact no one knows about MC being a prophet of Grand Nature - you'll find out once you meet the Emperor with Sylphina 👀

Thank you for the suggestions, anon! :D

[hana-bobo-finch]

Russ’s dialogue on base:

It’s a common accident. You’re throwing Pikmin with wild abandon…and then accidentally chuck a bomb out there too. It’s a terrible tragedy, but it’s commuted repeatedly by amateurs who haven’t yet mastered the art of a calm composure.

The rapid and reliable accumulation of sparklium is a task that Collin and the captain constantly pester me about. So I’m adding a sensor to the Treasure Gauge that amplifies the smallest of signal spikes. That should keep them at bay!

Throwing a Pikpik Carrot will often distract a creature. If they eat it, they’ll be paralyzed temporarily! If I were in your space boots and encountered a new creature, I’d toss them a carrot before engaging or rushing them.

Wandering around aimlessly while exploring an unfamiliar landscape is not intelligent behavior. It’s the opposite of that. Thanks to a new lens that has a wider field of vision, the Survey Drone is now ready for practical use in the field!

Pikmin are known to use collective behavior as a survival strategy. The success of the group benefits them all. The Charging Horn mak3s use of this habit, stimulating the reward systems in the Pikmin’e brains using sound waves!

Ah, the Emergency Kit. This was the first item I prototyped after joining the Rescue Corps. Such fond memories…The original request was to make it easy enough for even Dingo to use. After MANY adjustments, I’ve finally done it!

Science is limitless! But you can’t build something out of nothing. When I’m out of raw materials, I rely on components. But those run out too! I usefully replenish my stock by poking around the ship’s cargo. Then I’m back at it in the Lab!

There are two elements to considering when designing a tool that increases physical impact—strength and number! The Triple Threat focuses on the latter in its design concept. That is to say, more hands equals more punches! Kee-hee!

When it comes to tracking, it’s imperative to think of your target first and foremost as a source of heat. The Trackonator is designed to do the same. The mechanics it employs to detect a target heat source are top-notch!

The element of time is key to consider when throwing a Mine or Trackonator and waiting for it to explode. Once you have a firm grasp of the timing differentials, it’s easier to aim for and defeat ONLY your target creatures.

When an electric current passes through an organism, it contacts uncontrollably. This is also called being electrocuted. The ingenious trick of the Lightning Shock is how it lowers the electrical resistance of a target an instant before it attacks!

For Pikmin, and really all living things, there’s not much that can be done to increase resistance to certain attacks. An Ice Blast will freeze any Pikmin that’s not an Ice Pikmin, and a Lightning a Shock will electrocute all but Yellow Pikmin. So, when using a bomb, always be aware of the various Pikmin types that are in your surroundings before taking action!

Not everyone possesses the unlimited stamina of Dingo, and increasing one’s speed is often hindered by the body itself. Rush Boots increase stamina limits by redirecting the kinetic energy generated into a form that resupplies stamina levels,

When a life-form’s alive, it’s fundamentally impossible to completely inhibit the minute vibrations it continuously emits. The Mine is a device that uses this fact to its advantage. It detects an organism’s nano-level vibrations, then explodes!

Our knowledge of Pikmin ecology is still rudimentary, but they’ve been observed in two fundamental states: active and idle. The Idler’s Alert is a sound-wave induction device that can activate Pikmin in their lazy— I mean…idle state!

As Rescue Officers, our bodies are in a constant state of stress due to our exposure to harsh external environments. Of course,the additional physical training can help, but the artificial enhancement the Tuff Stuff provides us also essential!

The latent heat released when changing a state of matter can, when properly applied, lower temperatures in an instant. The principal behind the Ice Blast is essentially this: removing heat equals freezing. It’s so simple, isn’t it?!