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TickleTober Day 1 ~Anticipation~ (Sk8 The Infinity)

“He’s coming!”

Footsteps thumped heavily down the hall as Langa and Reki ran, expressions panicked. They slipped and slid around corners, simultaneously shoving at one another and grabbing sweatshirts to prevent the other from falling. Nothing they said was coherent; they just instinctively knew where to go.

“Come on boys, you know what’s coming.” A few feet behind, Joe was a picture of calm, strutting down the halls like it was a beautiful day in the park. He made a big show of cracking his knuckles before raising his hands up, wiggling them. “Running only delays the inevitable.”

“Go, go go!” Reiki squawked as they flew into a room, shoving Langa towards the door leading to safety. Once they made it out, they’d have their skateboards and the entirety of Okinawa beneath their feet. Just one door-

It was locked.

Langa turned to look back at him with wide, defeated eyes. Just then a shadow passed over, making his eyes widen even more. Reki didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.

“Gotcha.” Joe’s hands grabbed him, pulling him away from Langa with lightning fast speed. “This is what happens when you try to run from me, you damn brats!”

“No wait! Whahahahit, Joe, plehahahase!” Reki squeaked, giggling as the older skater threw him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He kicked and punched at his broad shoulders but it was all in vain. Seconds later, he heard Langa making a similar noise, followed by a whimper of “Noooohohoohoho!”

“Too bad, this is what you get.” Joe tossed them on the nearest couch, standing rolling his shoulders with a devious grin. “I told you what would happen if you kept trying to steal from my plate, and yet you insisted! It’s like you wanted me to tickle you both!”

“Nohoohohoho! Nhoohohot at ahahhhall!” Reki scrunched immediately when Joe raised his hands, hovering one over each as he wiggled his fingers. “Whehehe whehehehre huhuhuungry!!”

“Stahahharhaved!” Langa squeaked out, squishing his arms against his chest as Joe made claw gestures over him. “Yoohoohohu don’t fheheheheheed us enhohohohohough!”

“What? Oh that is IT! I was gonna let you two off the hook before, but now you brought my food into it?” Joe gasped, clutching his pearls. “It’s personal now. Here I COME!”

“JOHOOHOHOOOHE!” Twin squeals broke from the boys as Joe tackled them, one hand going straight for Reki’s belly while the other attacked Langa’s side. Limps were flying as they tried to escape, but Joe was a tank, easily keeping the pair in place as he scribbled into their various tickle spots. Reki took a more aggressive approach, clawing at Joe’s arms like a cat as he squealed and cackled. Langa on the other hand went on the defensive, curling up as small as possible in hope’s he could block out the other. “JOHOOHOHE PLEAHAHHAHHAHAHSE!”

‘WEHEHEHEHHEHRE SAHAHAHHHARRY!”

“Oh you will be. Now, let’s see what happens if I do…THIS!” The older man shoved one hand into Langa’s armpit while the other attacked Reki’s ribs, earning a fresh bout of shrieks and cackles.

Outside the door, Cherry snickered into his sleeve, spinning the keys along his index finger as he listened to the children laugh. “I did try to warn them what happens when you mess with the chef.”

[egophiliac]

ENG PLAYERS I BESEECH YOU

I have been informed that you guys are getting part 4 of episode 7 tomorrow, which means we are FINALLY going to get the official romanization of Revaan's name, somebody please tell me because I need to know what it is.

like, yes, it's probably just Revan/Levan, but look, I'm sitting here with my finger over the button of all these Laverne and Shirley jokes and just waiting for the opportunity to deploy them --

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The indescribable tension between an overworked and underpaid smut writer, and his biggest fan hater.

(for @frummpets)

[archonghoul]

A comic I did for Goth's birthday back in 2022! Thinking about Error stepping back into Goth's life and trying to build a relationship with him again hurts my feelings. ;w;

[loverboybrightsideghost]

i am Curious. also, if it's more than 200 could you pretty please say in the tags how many drafted posts you have?

[kokoasci]

so then the only person kamui can be is...

[paper-lilypie]

Longing

(fanart for @okiedoketm’s kangvcd)

[biblically-accurate-dca]

day 4: angel & demon >:)

[jeonseoguu]

O-O-Okuyasy please😭🙏♥️

So fucking love ur style broo😭

i have delivered your okuyasu 👊

[mizzyislost]

habby birthday moss n oati......... and one year anniversary of pikmin 4 i guess

also some oatchi plush shenanigans beneath the cut

look i just wanted an excuse to show this guy off

my aunt made him for my birthday..... he is perfect......

[halorvic]

The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from. Dr. Phillip Alvelda, a former program manager in DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office that pioneered the synthetic biology industry and the development of mRNA vaccine technology, is the founder of Medio Labs, a COVID diagnostic testing company. He has stepped forward as a strong critic of government COVID management, accusing health agencies of inadequacy and even deception. Alvelda is pushing for accountability and immediate action to tackle Long COVID and fend off future pandemics with stronger public health strategies. Contrary to public belief, he warns, COVID is not like the flu. New variants evolve much faster, making annual shots inadequate. He believes that if things continue as they are, with new COVID variants emerging and reinfections happening rapidly, the majority of Americans may eventually grapple with some form of Long COVID. Let’s repeat that: At the current rate of infection, most Americans may get Long COVID.

[...]

LP: A recent JAMA study found that US adults with Long COVID are more prone to depression and anxiety – and they’re struggling to afford treatment. Given the virus’s impact on the brain, I guess the link to mental health issues isn’t surprising. PA: There are all kinds of weird things going on that could be related to COVID’s cognitive effects. I’ll give you an example. We’ve noticed since the start of the pandemic that accidents are increasing. A report published by TRIP, a transportation research nonprofit, found that traffic fatalities in California increased by 22% from 2019 to 2022. They also found the likelihood of being killed in a traffic crash increased by 28% over that period. Other data, like studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, came to similar conclusions, reporting that traffic fatalities hit a 16-year high across the country in 2021. The TRIP report also looked at traffic fatalities on a national level and found that traffic fatalities increased by 19%. LP: What role might COVID play? PA: Research points to the various ways COVID attacks the brain. Some people who have been infected have suffered motor control damage, and that could be a factor in car crashes. News is beginning to emerge about other ways COVID impacts driving. For example, in Ireland, a driver’s COVID-related brain fog was linked to a crash that killed an elderly couple. Damage from COVID could be affecting people who are flying our planes, too. We’ve had pilots that had to quit because they couldn’t control the airplanes anymore. We know that medical events among U.S. military pilots were shown to have risen over 1,700% from 2019 to 2022, which the Pentagon attributes to the virus.

[...]

LP: You’ve criticized the track record of the CDC and the WHO – particularly their stubborn denial that COVID is airborne. PA: They knew the dangers of airborne transmission but refused to admit it for too long. They were warned repeatedly by scientists who studied aerosols. They instituted protections for themselves and for their kids against airborne transmission, but they didn’t tell the rest of us to do that.

[...]

LP: How would you grade Biden on how he’s handled the pandemic? PA: I’d give him an F. In some ways, he fails worse than Trump because more people have actually died from COVID on his watch than on Trump’s, though blame has to be shared with Republican governors and legislators who picked ideological fights opposing things like responsible masking, testing, vaccination, and ventilation improvements for partisan reasons. Biden’s administration has continued to promote the false idea that the vaccine is all that is needed, perpetuating the notion that the pandemic is over and you don’t need to do anything about it. Biden stopped the funding for surveillance and he stopped the funding for renewing vaccine advancement research. Trump allowed 400,000 people to die unnecessarily. The Biden administration policies have allowed more than 800,000 to 900,000 and counting.

[...]

LP: The situation with bird flu is certainly getting more concerning with the CDC confirming that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive after being exposed to infected cows. PA: Unfortunately, we’re repeating many of the same mistakes because we now know that the bird flu has made the jump to several species. The most important one now, of course, is the dairy cows. The dairy farmers have been refusing to let the government come in and inspect and test the cows. A team from Ohio State tested milk from a supermarket and found that 50% of the milk they tested was positive for bird flu viral particles.

[...]

PA: There’s a serious risk now in allowing the virus to freely evolve within the cow population. Each cow acts as a breeding ground for countless genetic mutations, potentially leading to strains capable of jumping to other species. If any of those countless genetic experiments within each cow prove successful in developing a strain transmissible to humans, we could face another pandemic – only this one could have a 58% death rate. Did you see the movie “Contagion?” It was remarkably accurate in its apocalyptic nature. And that virus only had a 20% death rate. If the bird flu makes the jump to human-to-human transition with even half of its current lethality, that would be disastrous.

[tubbytarchia]

Just saw this Jimmy skin for the first time from back when he could still experience joy and whimsy and uh yeah I can't blame anyone for having any parental instincts towards him (looks at myself and my moots and Doc)

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

Something about how Fire & Ice give up on going after Pearl directly, and instead both arrow in on dissing Marina-

Something about, Pearl having no shame at all, outright telling Frye right off that Off the Hook is here to “take control” and then literally talking over Frye’s turn. Frye’s snarking on how Pearl isn’t the boss here and no one’s cheering for her, ignored. How she goes after both Frye and Shiver asking where Frye’s big friend is to help her pass this test, moving right on to saying they’re both just goons making a mess anyway, little fish who should stay in they're bowl, but

that seems to give Frye the idea of hitting back with the “who’s backing you? Imaginary friends?” line… like Marina doesn’t even count as a music partner- or a friend?

Pearl literally yaps about Marina being divine, one of a kind, voice so fine, big mind- raps the lines off her cuff and the heart that's proudly pinned there

And Frye and Shiver go TARGET DETECTED. They lock onto Marina.

Shiver doesn’t bother trying to needle Marina about Pearl, the way their partners were each doing- if Pearl has no shame then at least she DOES still have a weakness, a soft spot, a thing she openly cares about- something they can try riling her up over

(problem: Pearl actually has all the confidence in Marina as a musician, partner, and performer. She's WATCHED Marina be all those things for YEARS now)

In the end Frye and Shiver just rile up the gay feels. Because Marina’s been living with a rapper who LOVES hyping her up even when they’re not on stage- Pearl who said she’d cut a fish for Marina. And if you don’t come to Inkopolis with a lot of self confidence, well then getting some from your girlfriend is fine too  

But it’s cute that Pearl’s still so obvious about being Marina's no. 1 fan that Fire & Ice thought they could use it against her XD

[intotheelliwoods]

-> -> Thanks for the 4K all! <- <-

[ying-doodles]

I heard it was yuri day and dropped everything to draw my girls so here's them!! :>

[returntodreamland]

Revolution Flame (well kinda like revolution flame ignore how its lacking 2 more)