#digby responds to asks

[spectator-moon]

HEADCANONS ABOUT THE BAD KIDS

Kristen has Asthma. No doctors can figure out where it came from, because it's not genetic, but she remembers a dark forest, a temple, and a horn spearing through her lungs, and she just knows. She asks Cassandra to fix it, and Cassandra tells her that it cannot be done. She keeps an inhaler on her at all times, and when she breathes too deeply, she can still feel the horn piercing her.

Fig, through a combination of tiefling blood and her own decisions, sounds like somebody who's been smoking all their life. When she was younger, it just sounded like a raspy throat, but now that she's older, it's that sultry, sort-of attractive rasp. Ayda says that she sounds sick, and it takes a few minutes of explaining before Ayda understands. Fig always teases Ayda with her most sultry, raspy voice, and laughs when Ayda's hair poofs upwards.

Adaine tried pancakes for the first time when Kristen made them and now they're her favourite breakfast food. Her favourite toppings are whipped cream, fruit, and syrup. She doesn't say that every time she eats them, they trigger sensations of eating at a cold table with cruel people. She doesn't say that she sees a time where she will eat pancakes alone, and cry with the wish to eat them with Kristen again. She does not say a great many things.

Gorgug, through no fault of his parents, in almost unhealthily skinny. It's incredibly hard to find books on Orcish physiology, and Thelma and Digby tried their best to keep up, but it wasn't meeting the required amount of calories. Now that they know (Gorgug's bio dad gave them a book), they feed him much more, but he's always hungry. He feels bad for it, and sometimes even flat out refuses the food, feeling like it's a waste.

Fabian has dissociative episodes where he falls back into the fear that nobody remembers him. He sometimes can't even remember himself. He pretends to be fine, and then you're calling his name loud enough for the Hangvan to hear it outside and he doesn't respond. He sometimes slips into old habits of not being able to move from his bed, and when he does, all the Bad Kids visit him until he can get out. They never rush him, and sometimes it turns into a slumber party.

Riz has night terrors. When he does sleep, which is rare in and of itself, he wakes up. When it's a good night, without screaming. He'll wake up in a cold sweat, unable to move for minutes or hours, but he won't scream. When it's a bad night, he will wake up screaming loud enough to reach the lowest floor of Strongtower luxury apartments, and he won't know where he is. He has hurt his mom, and his friends, and when he comes out of the haze of pure fear with sobbing noises that sound like his heart is being ripped from his chest.

Anyways, what are y'alls headcanons?

[dullgecko]

The Bad kids parents definitely have a group chat 💬 It’s the “Good Parents” and it’s usually just asking about their whereabouts, and scheduling stuff like dinner parties and stuff.

It has, Sandralynn, Jawbone, Gilear, Hallariel, Sklonda, Gorthalax, and Wilma and Digby Thistlerspring (previously had Cathilda)

(Here’s just a silly conversation I might leave some more of these here and there)

Hallerial: Does anyone know what time the children will be back from their escapades?

Sklonda: Riz said in a couple hours, ten maybe??

Wilma&Digby: How is everyone doing today?

Gilear: Can someone help me? I’ve fallen down an open sewdrain and 911 has my number blocked.

Hallerial: What dear?

Sklonda: What?

Sandralynn: Give me 30 minutes don’t die.

Lol I love it. Good Parents adventure while the Bad Kids rest after a really shitty day campaign when?

I feel like Lydia needs to be in the chat too. Rahg is an honorary bad kid and she lives at Mordred Manor as well. Her, Wilma and Digby are definitly at the top of the 'best parents' pyramid in regards to having their shit together (Jawbone is slowly climbing the ladder now that his life is in order and it might soon be a 4-way tie).

Cathilda is still in the chat, she just has it muted and doesn't respond very often. Fabian is still her sweet boy she practically raised him and she totally counts as a parent. How else is she going to know when she needs to prepare extra snacks and things for him and his friends.

[ink-wells-and-feathers]

The Thistlesprings call Gorgug their flower growing up. When he eventually asks why they call him that Digby responds "because you're as pretty as one" and Wilma adds "and just as sweet".

[mizusswordtip]

Down The Rabbit Hole ⚝ Killian Jones x Reader (8)

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summary: Alice's plan to overthrow the Queen of Hearts is thwarted by a dashing pirate with a hook. Years later, after the curse is broken, they reunite once again.

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Tears fall down my face as I hoist myself back up the rabbit hole that started all this in the first place. I look up at the sky and wonder how the hell I'm going to go back to my regular life after that's happened. I lay there, for a couple of minutes, simply staring up at the sky and give myself just this moment to feel everything.

I was supposed to end Wonderland's suffering and become a leader but I couldn't even make the sacrifice necessary to do so. I failed everybody. Jefferson, McTwisp, The March Hare. Even Chesh. Hook looked guilty for what he did but I can't help but feel nothing but resentfulness towards him.

I stand up and look down at my clothes and realize I'm no longer wearing the White Queens armor. Instead, I'm back in my baby blue dress that's now covered in dirt. I wonder what my mother will think when she sees me. Probably disappointed, like usual. But she won't be for much longer.

I begin my walk back to the gazebo, where all of this started. When I approach I notice that everybody is still standing there, as if I hadn't been gone long at all. Everyone is murmuring amongst themselves, gossiping. Me walking away from that gazebo is the most interesting thing that's happened to them all year, while I just slayed the Jabberwocky.

Andy notices me first, standing off to the side and his eyes widen in concern at the sight of me. I feel my heart throb fondly at his concern when most would be furious with me. I just wish it throbbed in the way a heart should for its husband. I motion him over to me with his hand and he begins to make his way towards me without question.

The crowd parts for him, now noticing me as well. I see my mother's horrified face and his mother's disgusted one. I reach my hand out to Andy and he takes it, letting me lead him away from the prying eyes and ears around us.

We sit on a concrete bench, side by side, somewhat awkwardly. "Are you alright Alice, what happened to you?" He asks in a low voice, wrought with concern. I finally look at him and smile sadly.

"I love you Andy, but not in the way you want me to." I say, just as softly. I expect him to look hurt but he gives me a small, knowing smile.

"I know Alice." He tells me. I feel slightly shocked but it quickly passes.

"Then why-"

"Because there's no one I'd rather have by my side." He interrupts quickly. I open my mouth to respond but he continues, "You might come to love me as I do you or you may not. Either way... I think we make a good pair. As friends or as... possibly more if you wish." I feel guilt at his words, wishing more than anything that I could grow to love him beyond what I already feel.

"I accept your proposal Andy." I say, and I'm surprised when I don't feel any hesitation in me. His eyes widen and I fight the urge to laugh. I guess a part of me knows this is the best-case scenario. True love is just a myth after all and if I don't marry Andy I'll end up marrying someone who I despise. Perhaps that's his thought process as well. "On one condition." I add on before he can embrace me.

"Anything." He says with a large grin that I can't help but return.

"I want to sail, I want to explore the world like my father did. We can get a ship, we can go together!" I enthuse and he looks at me fondly.

"And what should we call our ship, Mrs. Digby." He inquires with a playful smile. I had almost forgot about the name change. Alice Digby.

"The Wonderland."

[askdigby]

please read before sending anything!

hello, digby here! to make this more manageable and nice- i'm gonna set some rules!

please be polite! i will not respond to anything involving hate speech or violence! i'm here for a good time, and i want this to be good for everybody else, too!

no nsfw! lets keep this family friendly!

i'm just one dog, and a busy one at that! if i don't get to your ask right away, please be patient!

i will not respond to anything that makes me uncomfortable or that i do not understand! please respect that!

i'll update that list if i feel it's needed!

~ digby

(A/N: this blog takes place during new leaf! this is primarily because i prefer that game, and because it makes more sense as it means digby can properly interact with and mention the other npcs!)

[atlanticcanada]

N.S. RCMP continues to seek information into suspicious fire in Bear River First Nation

The RCMP continues to seek information from the public in connection with a suspicious fire that destroyed the band hall in Bear River First Nation, N.S., last year.

Digby RCMP and fire responded to a report of structure fire on Reservation Road around 1:15 a.m. on May 13, 2022.

Police say the building was fully engulfed when officers arrived. By the time fire crews extinguished the fire, the building was a total loss.

RCMP says the fire has been deemed suspicious and investigators are seeking information from the public to help with their ongoing investigation.

“Investigators have collected evidence and information throughout the investigation, however all leads at this point have been exhausted,” read a release from RCMP.

Police are also still trying to identify the people that were in a vehicle that drove by the scene as they may be possible witnesses.

The force has re-released two videos showing the vehicle driving near the area at the time of the fire.

Digby RCMP is seeking to identify a vehicle as part of an investigation into a structure fire on Reservation Rd. on the #BearRiverFirstNation https://t.co/ZwI92uOJRs pic.twitter.com/q9xFwyJNtS

— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) May 19, 2022

Anyone with information on the vehicle or the fire is asked to contact Digby RCMP at 902-245-2579 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/HPKx0qA

[riverstardis]

the fear:

rita’s back after hiding from shame

jacob ethan and max playing table football in the staff room and rita isn’t impressed lmao

“it’s good for morale. apparently google has one!” “ethan. look around. does this look like google to you?” “no, well, it might not be perfect but it’s home” “well home just sprung a leak!” 😭😭

WAIT i didn’t notice ethan’s glasses have changed. i always forget where it is that they change he’s probs been wearing the new ones for a few eps already lmao but anyway that means arthur digby is dead now :(

okay i just went back to have a look where they changed and ‘you make me sick’ was the first ep with the new ones. interestingly in both the holby eps he’s in, arthur’s death and funeral, he’s wearing the old ones but ‘you make as sick’ aired in between them and he’s wearing the new ones soo he changes his glasses when arthur dies but puts the old ones that were similar to arthur’s back on for his funeral🥺 (though i imagine the real world explanation is just that the old ones got left at elstree or something lol)

elle and rita making friends

grace is away at summer camp… she may be better off not coming come

poor rita

jez’s terrible driving sjskkff

lmaoo jez forgot to fill the ambulance up with diesel so they run out and he goes and finds a bunch rugby players to push it to the hospital😭😭

aww dylan reading a book on looking after babies

oop grace is back from camp early😬

jez telling iain he should be forgiving rita “she was fine until you started messing with her head. you knew she was getting serious and you still kept going back for more” EXACTLY YOU TELL HIM JEZ

darwin mention

aww rita looking at photos from her locker

the shot of dervla watching dylan singing to rihanna🥺

grace has had a fight with carmel and that’s why she came from camp early

rita’s got a lot of holiday owed so she’s taking it

charlie asks if she’s coming back and she doesn’t respond which gives him his answer :(

rita was the first character i remember being PROPER sad about leaving

it’s funny how for ages there were barely any major cast changes and then suddenly there’s LOADS, both new characters and people leaving, within just a few episodes

not related to this episode but cal dies tomorrow on drama😥😥 they’ve also just gone back to only one episode a day and brought classic holby back at the point it was at when they took it off (which seems a bit odd bc when they first took it off they were advertising it as if you should be watching it on uktv play instead). i still wanna know why they even went to 2 eps a day in the first place, i wouldn’t be so behind rn if they hadn’t

[digby-shizue]

Hey there! Anon here to say please don't feel so nervous about your FR account. It already came out that the player who was banned was lying about doing nothing and had photoshopped their ban notice. Speaking as someone who has been online for almost 20 years, most of people who say they are banned without reason are lying. No one likes to be caught doing something wrong and the natural impulse is to cover it up. You just keep doing your thing and you'll be fine.

oh, that's good to know!! i've always been really wary of what i do around the site, and with this massive ban wave, i've been even more wary

this must've just been a case of my anxiety getting to me, but all the comments i got have made me feel a lot better about this whole situation and im glad i talked about it ;; ty so much!!

[snandtnurtle]

All The Bad Kids Are Trans

and you can’t convince me otherwise

First off, Riz. Riz dresses like every transmasc in existence. No cis man walks around wearing a newspaper cap voluntarily. When he first started questioning his gender (which was about age 10 or so) he took about ten different online quizzes in order to compare the results, then decided they weren’t reputable sources and took matters into his own hands in order to scientifically prove his feelings. Finally Sklonda took him aside one day and said “You’re trans, right?” Riz responded with a long ramble about how he hadn’t quite collected all the data and there were still plenty of experiments left to do before asking how she knew. Sklonda replied “you scratched a bunch of different gendered terms into the wall and then rated them all one to five stars. You rated ‘boy’ very high. Do you want to use a different name? Or pronouns? Also, are we out of paper? You need to stop writing on my walls, we rent this apartment.” Penny had figured it out months ago and had been very subtly avoiding calling him anything but “kiddo.”

Adaine came out at thirteen years old, much to the chagrin of her parents. She tried to be assertive about coming out, but also had a panic attack midway through, which made them doubt her confidence. She had prepared a speech and had been using she/her pronouns and the name “Adaine” with her friends for a long time beforehand, just to figure out if she was totally, absolutely sure. Incidentally, she purposefully picked the name Adaine in order to subvert the -wyn pattern that all of the Abernants’ names have. It took her a lot of fighting to get her parents to address her correctly, but, though it didn’t occur to her at the time, Aelwyn never had any issues with it.

Gorgug is that kid who came out when he was like four years old. Wilma and Digby SHOWERED him with love and support from the get-go, and contacted Gorbag and Roz (who were also supportive) to help them think of a name that honored his orc heritage. However, the Thistlespring parents are SO supportive that they sometimes forget that their son is trans, which only heightens his discomfort during their weirdly frequent sex ed conversations. “Mom and dad? Mom and dad. I don’t have anything to ‘wrap up.’” Also, he wears hoodies everywhere. Case closed.

Fig came out at the end of 8th grade, which was..... a tumultuous time. Sandra-Lynn and Gilear are both supportive of their daughter, but because she decided to come out just when her horns were coming in, and they were figuring out the divorce, and Gilear was still trying to process that his daughter wasn’t exactly his daughter, they struggled a bit with the news at first, which only sent Fig further down her identity-crisis-rebellious-phase rabbithole. Gorthalax had been keeping tabs on Fig and knew as soon as she came out. He’s very proud of his daughter, because he may be a demon but he sure as hell (haha) ain’t a transphobe! Everyone assumed she was just a very flamboyant gay boy in middle school. Now she’s a riot grrrl.

Fabian came out when he was still on the pirate ship with his father, and his parents were OVERWHELMINGLY supportive from the get-go. He, of course, left figuring out his name up to his parents again, because who could think of a better name for him than Bill Seacaster? Captain Seacaster, incidentally, sent a panicked letter to Garthy as soon as Fabian came out asking wtf he was supposed to do, to which Garthy responded “just call him your son and use the right pronouns, i suppose, darling.” He took this to heart, and would enthusiastically (some might say overenthusiastically, but not Fabian! Not about his papa!) exclaim that Fabian was his “darling BOY!” whenever he saw him. Of course, they’re far more settled into the reality of things by now, but saying “my darling boy” just became a bit of a habit.

FH:SY finale spoilers below the cut!

Kristen is the only one who did not come out before the events of Fantasy High. In fact, she has yet to come out in canon at all, but I am convinced it is coming. She’s finished her sexuality crisis. She’s in a stable relationship.  ....Except that Tracker has just left for a long trip. Perfect time to have another crisis while your emotional rock is away! I am convinced that Kristen, a religiously traumatized follower of a nonbinary god of mystery and the unknown, cannot NOT be nonbinary and will absolutely have an arc where she comes to terms with her gender and learns to operate and find confidence in herself without Tracker. I’m not sure what pronouns she’ll use, but it’s probably all of them.

[lonelier-version-of-you]

I don't really watch Holby but I'm always looking for autistic representation, so if you dont mind me asking why do you headcanon Henrik as autistic??

I mean, “headcanon” implies looking into something that isn’t there in the canon. Henrik being autistic is 100% there, he fits the diagnostic criteria to a T, they just refuse to use the word. But I get your point.

This is going to be LONG and I’m sorry. There’s a lot to cover.

Reason 1: He doesn’t understand social cues.

This is pretty much the entire foundation of his character: that he can handle formal, scripted situations fine but is terrible at personal relationships. He’s admitted it himself.

A non-exhaustive list of examples:

In S13E44, the hospital chairman’s ex-wife Ella tries to flirt with Henrik. It goes right over his head all the way up until Ella literally starts unbuttoning her blouse.

In S15E42, Henrik treats a patient with amnesia. While operating on the patient in theatre, Henrik’s ex-girlfriend Maja says what a tragedy it must be for the patient to not even remember who he is. Henrik responds by saying that, in some ways, it might actually be a good thing and that he’d like such an ‘opportunity for reinvention’. He doesn’t even seem to consider that the patient doesn’t see this the same way as him, or that this might seem insensitive to the young man’s plight - he just assumes that because he’d like the chance to start over, surely this patient must too.

In S18E33, Henrik’s worried about Arthur Digby (who is suffering from terminal cancer)’s wellbeing, so he arranges a meeting between some of the hospital staff to talk about it. When Arthur walks in and asks “Is this about me?”, Henrik starts to bluntly reply “yes” - Sacha has to jump in and save the situation by saying “nope”.

In S20E19, Dominic Copeland admits to Henrik that he’s recently been infected with Hepatitis C. Henrik doesn’t know how to respond at all, and when Dom says “this is usually the part where you bestow me with wisdom”, Henrik says “Is it?” - implying he had no idea what Dom wanted out of the conversation.

In the latest episode, S22E15, he goes to visit his friend Essie who’s having chemotherapy. He brings her a book called ‘Surviving Cancer’ and doesn’t even realise how this may come across as inappropriate or too on the nose until Dom points it out to him.

Reason 2: He has a flat affect.

This one’s obvious. He’s not very expressive, and he tends to speak in a monotone. This tends to lead to other characters assuming he doesn’t have feelings, because he doesn’t show them in the way they’d expect.

Reason 3: He stims a lot.

Self-explanatory. If you pay attention, you can often catch him fidgeting with his hands during his scenes. Here are some gifs of him doing it:

He also tends to hum or sing to himself pretty often, which could be vocal stimming.

Reason 4: He has low empathy.

Mr. Clarke the psychiatrist in S19E03 even comments on this. He’s using it as an insult, admittedly, but the whole point of the episode is basically “Mr. Clarke is an asshole, but an asshole who’s right”.

Henrik struggles to relate to people, and can’t feel their emotions. I refer again to S15E42 for one of the best examples of this:

Maja: But he [the amnesia patient]’s so lost. He’s alone in the world. You must feel... something?

Henrik: Not particularly.

I have a whole post on this scene alone it’s so accurate and perfect. (The phrase “a whole post” is a link you should click, BTW. Unfortunately links don’t display on my blog until you hover over them so I just want to clarify that.)

This is another thing that tends to lead other characters to think Henrik doesn’t care about others. They’re 100% wrong. He cares incredibly deeply about those around him, to the point it hurts, he just can’t empathise with them. The show makes a point of reminding us of this regularly. We love good low empathy rep. ♥

Reason 5: He has sensory issues.

One recurring joke with Henrik is that he really, REALLY hates tomatoes. He’s gone so far as to label them “the devil’s fruit” on multiple occasions. Despite this, he’s fine with eating tomato soup, which implies it’s a texture issue.

He’s very sensitive about touch. I don’t think he’s touch-averse, necessarily, but it’s seemingly a more intense experience for him than for others. He’s bothered by people he doesn’t know well making physical contact with him. (One example: in S15E50, his colleague Antoine Malik hugs him. Henrik just stands there awkwardly, not reciprocating the hug, and asks Malik to stop.)

In S15E04, Henrik is shown going into sensory overload from too much stress and too many people talking at once. I’ll just leave a clip of that here. (Again, that last sentence is a link!)

He also wears the same kind of outfit a lot, which could potentially be another sensory thing. In particular, he’s almost always seen with some kind of layers on. Hell, we saw him in his pyjamas with a dressing gown over them in the middle of July last year.

Reason 6: He’s not good at emotions.

I’ve already been over how he doesn’t understand others’ emotions well, but he’s not really any better with his own. He’s clearly alexithymic, and has admitted as such:

One major storyline in series 13 and 14 is Henrik’s romantic feelings for Sahira Shah, a woman he used to mentor. Except... he doesn’t realise he’s in love with her. A similar storyline happens in series 20 with his old friend John Gaskell, but because the writers of this show are heteronormative cowards, no one actually goes “hey Henrik are you in love with John” only for him to passionately deny it (which happened several times WRT his feelings for Sahira). But if you pay attention to the subtext, there’s clearly a late-realisation-of-love going on there, and the actor seems to approve of it (“[John was someone Henrik had] loved for thirty years”, “[Henrik was] blinded by his affection for John”), so.

In S20E28, we see Henrik trying to fill out a therapy worksheet asking him to describe his emotions. He struggles with it throughout the episode, and keeps trying to write something only to give up and shove the paper back in his pocket.

He has very strong emotions, but prefers to try and shut them down, focusing on facts and logic instead because they’re what he can understand.

Other reasons I won’t go into too deeply because this post is long enough, but I want to mention them:

- Reason 7: He takes things literally often. He doesn’t get other people’s jokes and sarcasm, and they don’t get his.

- Reason 8: He has very strong moral beliefs and he sticks to them.

- Reason 9: He literally had a meltdown once (in S20E13).

- Reason 10: Other characters have compared him to autistic/-coded characters in pop culture, such as Rain Man, and the Vulcans from Star Trek.

- Reason 11: This scene with him and the show’s canonically autistic character Jason, wherein Henrik only fucking goes and likens himself to Jason while contrasting the both of them with [allistic] people as a whole. (There’s another link BTW)

There are probably even more reasons I could think of if I tried, but I’ll stop there. I think this is quite enough proof that Henrik is autistic as it is. 🙂

[raging-allfury]

Session: 03/31/21 - Digby Merril... Conclusion?

[claps hands together and takes a deep breath]

I know I still gotta finish the ‘brief’ summary of what’s happened in the campaign thus far, but tonight’s session was wild.

First I’m gonna provide a little context from previous sessions.

So Wyn, right? Changeling woman who’s been arrested for crimes she hasn’t committed, someone we’re trying to save because Jud and Maeve refuse to let someone innocent get executed and the rest of the party is invested in this now too.

Our last hope of saving her that we know of is a party being held at the residency she’s being kept at.

In an effort to find other ways to rescue her, we sought out a man named Digby Merril, that an ally in Azorius wants us to bring in.

We find him, but he’s being guarded by some Orzhov giants and isn’t being allowed to leave. His windows all have bars on them as well. He also does not match the description Penitent was looking for. So we go back into his room to figure out what we’re doing next...

Now join me as we wrap up the case of Digby Merril.

So early in, as we’re questioning Digby, Wax (our druid/sorcerer and beloved goblin son boy) manages to detect some magic on Digby using his detect magic glasses, and finds out that he’s under the effects of some kind of transmutation magic. He tells us this, and then asks Digby something along the lines of “Okay, if you’re not actually Digby, who are you?”

Digby responds with “OH THANK GOD.” and we’re immediately like “??? Wait hold on, what??”

So there’s a little bit of back and forth at first as both sides of the conversation to to feel out if the other side is trust-worthy or not, and then Digby finally tells us what his deal is.

His name is actually Emev, and he’s being... basically detained under a different name and with a different face because he found out that when Orzhov takes their collateral from members who join, they don’t just put your name on file or claim your body for physical labor. 

They literally take your likeness and name (or whatever else) to use for their own purposes. Like Digby Merril is someone else’s name, but was being used on Emev, much like the appearance he was being forced to use currently.

Penitent, who willingly gave up her deadname (because she is trans) is unbothered by this. Judgment, who gave up her body under the impression it was just for physical labor or something, immediately tenses up and grows (internally) panicked as she realizes Orzhov probably has people running around with her face and likeness. She does not say this just yet, though.

Emez also explains that he was actually on his way to leave Orzhov and join a different guild to spread the truth about Orzhov, when he was caught, forced into his new identity, and then forced into custody.

So then we offer to break him out and bring him to Azorius where he can tell our Azorius ally all about what he knows about Orzhov.

And then we formulate and put our plan into action.

We all crowd near a window that isn’t in immediate sight of the giant guards, Wax uses heat metal to heat the bars up, Bon unlocks the glass window and opens it, and then Jud proceeds to smash the bars out. This WORKS, but the noise still garners the attention of one of the guards, so he starts stomping his way over. 

Pardoner Sul and Maeve move into the way to try and distract the guards, and it... doesn’t quite work out, but that’s fine!

Jud lowers her 30 foot length of chain down the window and tries to rush Emez out first. He gets into the window to start climbing down, but the guard quickly sees what we’re doing, and we enter initiative.

Sul tries to aid through faerie fire, Maeve serves as a human shield by taking the brunt of the giant guards’ attacks (which are HORRIFYINGLY strong and almost take her out in one turn,,,) Wax pushes Emez out of the window and feather falls the two of them safely to the ground.

Bonnie had pretended to take Penitent hostage and also rushed out the window with her, the two of them landing less safely but still alive.

Maeve tries to urge Judgment out the window while she holds the line, but Jud insists that she will not leave without Maeve... and also motions to the chain wrapped around her waist and lowered out the window... and Sul still very clearly standing inside.

Maeve, unable to take any more hits, uses her echo to teleport beside Sul, lifts her into her arms, carries her to the window, action surges, and then dashes out of the window and uses her reaction to activate the feather fall orb she has.

Judgment takes a few heavy hits from the giants as they close in on her, but she holds steady thanks to her rage, and then scrambles and jumps out of the window.

Flipping the double bird and sticking her tongue out as she falls backward.

So with everyone safe outside, we flee and begin trying to lose the guards now looking for us in the city. We succeed!!

We later slow down to catch our bearings, Emez points out how rough Maeve looks, Maeve insists she’s fine, and then Jud tells her to shut up while shoving her last potion of greater healing into Maeve’s mouth, while slapping her with Healing Hands, as Sul aids with Healing Word, successfully getting Maeve almost completely up to full health. Penitent then tops her off with her celestial warlock magic.

Judgment also takes this time to explain to the whole group that she also used to be a member of Orzhov (so now not just Maeve and Penny know), and that she gave the guild her body. She is visibly unhappy, but does not dwell on it as the group still needs to get Emez to Aris (our Azorius ally)

We eventually bring Emez to an Azzy station while Wax hangs back and gets us all boba tea, Aris is called to the station, we leave to go reunite with Wax and figure out our next course of action.

On our way back, Bonnie slows down and matches Jud’s walking speed, and once Jud acknowledges her presence, asks Judgment “So... Orzhov, huh?” and eventually Judgment says “Remember how I said I was engaged? Yeah... Orzhov took my fiancee from me.” Bonnie sympathizes and then shares with Judgment that she also used to be a member of Orzhov and that she burned her Orzhov contact before patting Jud on the arm and walking ahead.

The session ended with Judgment’s body language softening up as she watched Bon walk away, suddenly feeling even more of a kinship with the Rakdos changeling than she already did before.

[irisavivi]

Repost @michsygold (CNN) - A therapy dog has played a role in saving a woman who was considering taking her own life on a bridge over a highway in the UK, first responders attending the scene have said. Digby normally helps firefighters in therapy sessions deal with trauma. But in a change to his usual job description, the 3-year-old labradoodle was brought to the scene where crews were trying to help a woman on a bridge near Exeter, southwestern England . "Police negotiators were speaking with the woman but the situation was becoming increasingly worrying."Then one of the fire crews suggested calling in Digby, a "defusing" dog who normally helps firefighters in therapy sessions deal with trauma, explained the service. "When Digby arrived, the young woman immediately swung her head round to look, and smiled. This got a conversation started about Digby and his role at the fire service," continued the Twitter thread. "She was asked if she would like to come and meet Digby if she came back over the railings, which we are pleased to say she did."The DSFRS said it wished the woman "all the best in her recovery."Using dogs to help humans deal with trauma is increasingly popular. In April, Clarence, a 160-pound St Bernard became the first Official Police Comfort Dog in the US. He spent the week roaming the halls of Congress with Keeva, an Akita, and chocolate lab Hank. Clarence, who belongs to the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Police Department, has been at the site of some of the country's worst tragedies -- Sandy Hook, the Las Vegas shootings, the Boston Marathon and the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. And therapy dogs have also been helping doctors in the fight against coronavirus. One example is Loki, a two-year-old Rottweiler therapy dog, or a "dogtor," who started doing therapy sessions for staff at the University of Maryland Medical Center in December 2019. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQVebqfJ8Mu/?utm_medium=tumblr

[pawfulgood]

D&D ask meme: 1, 3, 12, 20, 31, 34?

1. A favorite character you have played:Another favorite character… A character that I have talked about on this blog maybe twice ever is Digby Keyes, a strength-based rogue pirate that I played in M’s homebrew Pathfinder setting, Arthus. I played him only for a 2-shot, but I loved doing a poor imitation of an Australian accent and I loved his desperate attempts to maintain any semblance of authority among the party while trying to survive on an island after a shipwreck.

3. Your favorite side quest. WAIT. OKAY. My favorite side quest was when the Alluvia party was in the Dwarven capital, and Speck and Bruno were trying to find some local delicacies to enjoy. A dish called Strolk was recommended to them, which is basically Hakarl but more horrifying. Speck and her girlfriend, Dot, enjoyed it just fine, but Bruno utterly failed his CON save and had to rush out of the restaurant to vomit.I think about it a lot and one of the ideals on his character sheet is “Yearns for a Strolk never tasted.”

12. Your in game inside jokes/memes/catchphrases and where they came from.I have a few, but the most notable is “Some problems are problems that are not my problem.” which was said by our party wizard in my very first full campaign, Escape Hatch, like…god, 8 years ago already. He had been responding to an offer of a side quest iirc, but it quickly became the whole party’s catchphrase.

20. How did you get into D&D? How long have you been playing?My first D&D experience was a 3e one-shot with my high school friends in 2008. It had always been on my radar, especially because I had been doing play-by-post roleplays for many years before that, but I’ve been playing TRPGS for 10 years.I got really into it when I met M (who had already been playing D&D and LARPing for a long time) through a mutual friend, and they started DMing for us. Then we started dating and uh…  I guess the rest is history?

31. What is your favorite class? Favorite race?I answered this already and I maintain that tieflings are the best

34. Do you tend pick weapons/spells for being useful or for flavor?FLAVOR ALL THE WAY. I tend to draw my characters before I fill out a sheet so if a spell or weapon doesn’t fit the aesthetic, I can’t do it. (Realistically tho I try to find a balance of the two)

[reddestreactionblush]

Animal crossing: Survival Days part 2

Day 8

She says she's afraid but she’s a liar, and left a piece of herself in the fire. Puffy cheeks and devoid of life, she is far too close to getting the knife. A rhyme sets off in my head, a character clocked in black appears. A blue crystal ball glows illuminating the seers face. You have been warned.

I wake up in a cold sweat.

“We’re not leaving you alone in the gates, Suzette. You haven’t washed up in weeks, I’m not surprised if it smells like you died in there.” Agnes argues with a closed door. “We’re all going to be there, while it's morning, so the chances of you getting attacked are super slim.”

“Meaning that there is still a chance? No thank you.”

Agnes groans.

“Alright. I didn’t want to do this.” Agnes says, taking a step back before breaking down the door. She reaches in, dragging out a hamster with tan and white fur and brown hair. She looked absolutely disheveled and tired as if she would stay up and flinch at every bump in the night. She didn't even put up too much of a fight while being dragged, simply too tired to really be alive.“You are coming with us, whether you like it or not.”

she is far too close to getting the knife

I shiver remembering the warning.

Several days of having a frowny face can result in a villager stopping all primary functions. If certain needs aren’t met, they could stop living all together.

Suzette locks herself in her house because she doesn’t feel safe. And because of that she is dying.

“Agnes… it’s okay. We can bring back a bucket of water.”

“No, Shepherd. She needs this.” Agnes says. “Being cooped up in her hut all the time isn’t doing her any favors.”

And that was that.

Everyone seemed ready to head out to the river for a quick bath, Daisy Mae’s hat having assorted soap and bath toys in it while Joan carried a kettle and some towels. Digby and Isabelle, however, had everything ready to harvest some trees while we were out, along with some equipment just in case of an ambush or sudden raid. Even Petra and Merlin looked ready with a picnic basket at hand.

The river wasn’t a long walk from here, I remember crossing the bridge over it with Rover during my trip here. Within the hour, everyone was able to settle in and begin today’s activities.

“Aw! You’re not taking a bath?” Daisy Mae wines, puffing out her cheeks.

“No. Not right now.” I say, ruffling up her hair. “But maybe in a bit. After I work up a good sweat.”

“Hm… fine.” she groans.

Speaking of…

I’m just now realizing how strong Isabelle is as I watched her chop down trees like it’s nothing, showing off the hidden muscles that you wouldn’t even guess was there. It reminded me of how dangerous she really was, especially during combat.

Suddenly a cold sensation envelops me, a bucket of fresh river water being poured over my head, causing me to call out with a “Hey!”

“Saving graces, young Shepherd.” the culprit, Merlin, says. “You were emitting pheromones of arousal will ogling the fair Isabelle while her kin is not too far disjointed from either of you.”

The alchemist motions towards Digby, who hadn’t seemed to notice that you were staring at Isabelle, busy with the task at hand.

Saving graces was right, if Digby would have caught me, he would’ve kicked me into next Tuesday and buried me alive for sure.

“Aren’t you going to wash up?” I sigh, turning to him.

“Oh no, of course not!” he says, as if it was an obvious thing. “My fur is far too dense for that. I actually go through a dusting process that not only cleans my coat but it protects it by eliminating extra oils and moisture.”

“Oh…” i thought that Merlin was a squirrel… apparently not. “That’s fascinating.”

“Indeed.”

“And what of Petra.”

“Oh, my lovely assistant?” he says, motioning towards Petra who had decided to use this day to go fishing… without a fishing rod. She emerges from the river with a fish in her mouth, shaking the water off of her in a slow motion cinematic style. “She is truly something else, isn’t she?”

To be honest, you have so many questions about their relationship but you're not sure if you want to open that can of worms just yet.

“See? Was it worth all the fuss?” Agnes says, rinsing Suzette down as the hamster sits limply and idly. The hamster looked so frightened that it was painful to the eyes.

Watching everyone made you think back to the blueprints for the bathhouse that you were holding onto. You wouldn't have to wait or go outside of the fence if you built it.

“Um… hey.” i say, approaching the two. Agnes quirks an eyebrow before nudging Suzette into responding with a “Hi.”

“My name is Shepherd. I’m the one rebuilding the village to make it safer.”

“I’m Suzette.” she greets, refusing to make eye contact with me. 

“Do… do you feel… Do you feel safe in Bellstone?”

“... i noticed that zombies aren’t scratching at my windows anymore.”

Not a direct answer but a sign of progress.

“Yeah… Isabelle, Digby, and I fixed the gates… and built a farm… and we’re working out some plans for a tavern, some new huts, and maybe a bathhouse, if we’re lucky.”

“...!” This seemed to get everyone's attention.

“Wait… really?” Agnes asks. 

“Well, yeah… I don't see why not.”

“Don’t you think the materials could be used elsewhere?” Joan asks. “We really don’t mind coming to the river every now and again.”

“Of course, our health and mindset is the most important thing right now. So it’s not a waste of resources or anything.” I say, rub the back of my neck. “Not to mention that we are fortunate enough to be surrounded by resources, should we ever need to get more.”

“As nice as that sounds… perhaps we can discuss this later. We can speak of the multiple projects that need to transpire…” Digby says, grabbing my ear. “We shouldn’t go around making promises we can’t keep.”

“Yeah… i guess you’re right.”

“Thank you…” Suzette speaks up. “I’ve heard about how you've been working hard for the village’s sake.”

“And I will continue to.”

“Then if you don’t mind. Could you do me one favor?”

“Anything.”

“The noises. At night, the noises… they make me so petrified that I can't sleep…”

I nod my head in understanding.

“Done.”

Digby later sent me off to gather clay and sand from further down the river while him and Isabelle washed up, apparently very aware of my earlier gawking at her. He didn’t seem to appreciate it, threatening to gouge my eyes out if he catches me.

As we walked back, I noticed a sense of content throughout everyone. Tails wagging and ears perked, a general happy crowd. Daisy Mae skipped around everyone, asking what was going to be for dinner while Merlin discussed experiments with Joan and Petra.

“So... did you mean what you said back there?” Digby asks.

“Of course. I think we should start with the tavern first, like you had planned. Then maybe a local blacksmith for tools and smelting. Then, we can start with the houses while the bathhouse can be an ongoing effort along with some other side projects that i have been thinking about doing in the meantime.”

“That sounds great.” Isabelle beams. “I can’t wait to get started. Everyone seemed excited when you brought it up, so I’m sure that everyone is on board.”

“Speaking of which, earlier you told Suzette that you would do something about the noises at night… what exactly did you have planned?”

“Oh, i have an old jukebox that she can have." I say. “Though i don’t have a record disk…”

“Oh, that’s fine. Digby has a couple.”

“You like listening to music?” I ask, looking over at Digby.

“From time to time. As well as tea and a good book.” Digby says, a pink hue dotting his cheeks.

“...I’ll have to remember that.”

Day 12

The last couple of days had gone swimmingly, each one of us making more and more progress on our projects. The tavern was basically complete, Digby making the last couple interior decorating decisions while Isabelle worked diligently on the blacksmith, reconstructing it with the old hut that Joan and Daisy Mae once lived in. I stood at a crafting bench near the well, crafting the miscellaneous blocks that would be needed in the next set of projects.

And as luck and fate would have it, once a new residential place opened up, a new villager had arrived to fill it’s walls.

“Digby!!!” A pink otter tackles the gray Shi Tzu to the ground, smothering him with kisses as he struggles to breath. 

“Wha!?! Lottie!?!” Digby scrambles to compose himself. 

“Did you miss me? Cause I missed you! You didn’t even write! Do you know how many lonely nights I thought about you? I bet you didn’t… which makes me so sad.”

“What are you doing here?”

“Oh, well…” she says, curling her brown hair around her finger. “i heard that you were in a financial pickle so i basically begged Uncle Lyle to let me come see what i could do for you. Are you not happy to see me?”

“What?!? No… who said that?!?”

“Aw…. you do care!” she says, snuggling into him and giving him eskimo kisses.

“Is that the sound of merrymaking, i hear?” Merlin chuckles, walking towards the couple, Petra by his side. Digby’s face turns bright red.

“Was that Lottie that i just heard?” Isabelle asks, jogging up to the couple.

“Oh hi, Isabelle. I didn’t see you. I was a little excited to see Digby.”

“I can see.” Isabelle says with a wink. The two giggle at Digby’s expense. Digby whimpers, his face simmering with embarrassment. “Lottie… please get off.”

“No way. It’s been forever since i got to hold you like this.” she nuzzles him affectionately. Digby officially gives up, covering his face with his paws.

“I’m aware but I am in the middle of an important project… and we’re in public. Perhaps we can continue this later… in privacy?” he says, trying to maintain his composer.

“Speaking of which…” Lottie says with a mischievous smirk. “Until i have an official place to stay, can i stay in your hut?”

“It’s alright, Digby. Shepherd and I can take over here.” Isabelle says, ushering the couple away, much to her little brother’s dismay.

“So… that happened.”

“Yep. Isn’t love beautiful?” Isabelle sighs. I blush.

“I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been in it before… have you?”

“Hm…” Isabelle hums, tapping the bottom of her chin. “I’m not really sure. I love this village and everyone in it, but i don’t think that's the same. Perhaps one day.”

“...Yeah.” I chuckle, nervously. “One day.”

“Oh, I’m almost done with the smithery. Did you craft the necessary blocks?”

“Yep. Stone cutter, blast furnace, grindstone, and the smithing table. I also added a couple more furnaces and a crafting table. Couldn’t hurt to have one more around.”

“Don’t I know it.” Isabelle cuckles. “What did you have planned for the rest of the day?”

“Well, I have the bath house that I promised that i’d start or i can start on the town square or the merchant stands… did you have something in mind?”

“No, I was just wondering what I could help you with.”

“Oh, well… actually, there is one thing that I want to do before I begin anything else.” I say, heading off to Suzette’s hut, Isabelle following behind with a “What?”

“Oh… good morning.” Suzette says, barely opening the door.

“Hey… I wanted to show you something. I think you will like it.”

“Um… right now?”

“If it’s okay with you. I thought that you would appreciate coming with me while there is still light out.”

“I do…” Suzette says, peeking her head out before stepping out. I take her paw and lead her toward the tavern, opening the doors and showing her around.

“Digby seemed to have the idea that you could run this place. If you want that is.” I say, turning to her, only to find her sniffling and wiping tears from her face. “I-I’m sorry, please don’t cry.”

“You have no clue how much this means to me, Shepherd.” she says. “Not a clue. I’m so grateful.”

“Uh… mind clueing me in?”

“Just… just a bit. Before I moved to Bellstone, I lived in a village with a bunch of family and other critters. Worked with my ma and pa in the diner and fought with my brother, Graham, the nerd.” she chuckles fondly before shifting into a saddened look. “One day, a zombie raid happened midday out of nowhere. Not many of us made it out. The village was burned to the ground and graves were dug. I was a wreck, had a friend look over me and eventually dump me here when she got tired of taking care of me.”

“Oh…” What does anyone say to that?

“Just know that this is greatly appreciated.” she sas turning toward the kitchen. “Now… What should I make first? Perhaps something light?”

It warmed my heart to see Suzette unwind. I hope overtime perhaps everyone will come around to me like she has.

“Ah, just the right timing, I see.” Merlin smiles, holding up a cup. “Drink this.”

Everyone in the room looks warily at the cup before Petra volunteers to take the first sip. Her tongue slithers, licking her lips after the cup retreats from them.

“It’s milk.” she says simply. “Soy milk to be exact. The professor has been working really hard all night to perfect such a recipe. We also have samples of almond, rice, and peanut milk. Other tests will be run to make other substitutes.”

“Indeed. Using the new pressure machine that i have taken time to perfect, i can also now make tofu and specified oils and juices. This opens our options greatly.”

Suzette’s eyes sparkle.

“This is great news. Perhaps I should make a feast tonight. I feel as if there are a lot of things we could celebrate this evening.”

“Oh… that would be lovely.”

“Yeah… that reminds me…” I say, nudging at Isabelle. “There are some things that I need to speak to Isabelle about.”

Excusing ourselves, I led Isabelle to the well before turning to her.

“Not to dampen a happy moment… but we need to discuss our situation when it comes to bells. If we want to meet this month’s quota… we need to figure out how we are going to gather up enough bells.”

“Oh, Shepherd, don’t you worry.” she says, patting my head. “I already have this covered.”

“You keep saying that, but…”

“You don’t believe me.”

“No… that’s not it… I don't know… I want to help, if i can… I’ve been thinking about going to other cities to establish trade with them. Maybe take in some requests and offer some of the settlers some time to stay and see if they want to stay here. It’ll spread publicity…”

“While all that is great, it’ll take too much time.” Lottie says, walking toward us. I blush, noticing that she is wearing Digby’s shirt and tie. “What we need right now is to get a hold on reliable resources.”

“The Ressetti mines.” Isabelle says. “That’s the plan.”

“The what?”

“A good friend of mine, Mr. Resetti had an incident within his community. The mineshaft is known for having quite the prosperous arrangements. However, it’s been overrun as of late and needs clearing out.”

“And you planned on going alone?” I ask.

“...I did. But only when I knew that the town could function without me for a couple days… he’s not the only place I had in mind. There are multiple places within this forest that could use our help. The old lumber mill. The water tower. One of Cranny’s old ranger huts.”

“... I take it that these forests have been barren for a long while.” Lottie ponders.

“Unfortunately.” Isabelle nods. “That’s why Shepherd's idea is a good one. If we make a name for ourselves and make it safer for people to travel here, surely we can get our name out and expand.”

“Let’s not get too hasty. Finishing quests are dangerous and might not yield in profitable results like you expect them to… let’s see how this expedition in the mines go first. In the meantime, Digby and I will watch over the town.”

“Are you sure?” I ask, feeling all of this rush through my mind. If Isabelle and I are able to gather enough bells for this month’s rent, we’ll be extremely lucky. Something tells me that we’ve had it way too easy as of right now, though.

“We can head out in the morning towards Mythport. The mines aren’t too far from there.” Isabelle nods.

“We can notify all the villagers in the morning.” Lottie agrees.

[atlanticcanada]

N.S. RCMP investigating after rifle, lobster stolen in Belliveaus Cove

The RCMP in Nova Scotia's Digby County is investigating a break-and-enter after a rifle and lobster were stolen from a garage.

Meteghan RCMP responded to a report of a break-and-enter at the residential garage on Highway 1 in Belliveaus Cove, N.S., around 11 a.m. Saturday.

Officers learned a Remington hunting rifle with a scope, hunting gear and lobster, valued at $3,000, were stolen sometime overnight. 

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Meteghan RCMP at 902-645-2326 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/xVrfp0E

[nicklloydnow]

“If the United States were a sane society, the revelation that many seemingly functional adults require the enticement of looking like a video-game monster to observe public health protocols would provoke sustained soul searching and institutional deliberation to determine exactly where and how it all went wrong. How are families, schools and conduits of public information failing so miserably to raise men of minimal competence, maturity and compassion?

The inquiry becomes even more urgent when one considers the sad reality that the Batman-impersonators are not even the worst culprits of failed manhood. According to several polls, 20 percent of men never wear masks — but only 8 percent of women. A significant amount of American men are willing to risk the deaths of their neighbors to avoid looking "weak" or "afraid." In high numbers among this group of dangerous fools are police officers, bikers and conservatives, or to use Trump's proud assignation, "the tough people."

Donald Trump is the ultimate symbol of the sad state of American manhood.

Characteristically unable to advance in the 21st century, the United States has frozen into a form of primitive masculinity. Tom Digby, a philosopher and author of the brilliant book, "Love and War: How Militarism Shapes Sexuality and Romance," identifies this largely obsolete conception of manhood as "warrior masculinity."

When I asked Digby about Trump and the increasingly bizarre outbursts of his supporters, he responded that it's impossible to comprehend this president without considering the desperation of attempting to maintain a rapidly fading masculine ideal.

Donald's masculinity is a cartoon version of masculinity – it is all bluster. Donald is all about bravado; he never demonstrates actual bravery. From his reliance on fake bone spurs to avoid the Vietnam War to his present attempt to escape political defeat by sabotaging the Postal Service, Donald has consistently demonstrated a total absence of courage.

The notion of masculinity that prevails in the U.S. derives from the warrior ideal. Above all, the warrior needs not only to demonstrate courage by risking death or injury, but also to readily inflict such harm on others. The warrior must be able to manage the capacity to care about his or her suffering, as well as the suffering of others. The part of warrior masculinity that Donald gets right is not caring about the suffering of others. He actually seems to delight in inflicting harm on other people.

But Donald is an utter failure regarding the other side of the coin of warrior masculinity. Indeed, instead of playing the warrior, he plays the perennial victim. He continually whines about how he is treated by the press and political opponents. He thus consistently fails a core expectation of warrior masculinity — that one must always be ready to risk harm, and to endure suffering. Indeed, Donald routinely lies and cheats to fend off what he perceives as harm to himself (even straightforward reporting of what he has said or tweeted).

As for that other aspect of warrior masculinity, the suppression of caring about the suffering of others, one need not be playing the warrior role to do that. One can be a sociopath, as Donald appears to be. For Donald, disregarding the suffering of others is easy. It is automatic.”

“Americans have chosen Donald Trump because he perfectly embodies that which is absolutely impenetrable by irony, absolutely inaccessible by culture, by humanity, by compassion. Trump’s dumbness is an effect of the self-loathing that stems from the disconnect between America’s mythology of infinite potency and its experienced reality of supreme impotence. The cynicism of Trumpism grows from the neoliberal Empire of Chaos; it is an aggressive self-assertion of losers who identify with a perceived winner, of humiliated people who identify with a humiliator in chief.”