#first thing that comes to mind is crochet which i actually have stuff for crochet HOWEVER. i hate the feeling of knitwear

[wonpiltual]

I NEED A FUCKING HOBBY !!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dxwnfxll]

Hello *dramatic pause* it's me, your majesty. May I request whatever scp or facility staff member you want with a reader who loves crocheting, knitting, sewing and stuff like that. And the reader makes little crocheted plushies of there friends and all of them sit on there own shelf in the readers office. A little shelf that is just designated for the readers friends. Like they are well made and even have nice details like a small version of Dr. Brights necklace, a small scarf for Iceberg, Dr. Clefs doll has a matching hat with his sandals, that sort of thing.

Thank you very much, you do gods work for us.

*casually bows* of course your majesty

Enjoy scps and scp staff with a reader who loves crocheting, sewing and knitting!

(Amar replaces Shaw/Bright)

Dr. Jack Amar

-So Jack knows about your 'secret' love for crocheting, He actually *jokingly* asked for things from you all the time

-she likes collecting lil trinkets and loves giving you a 'break' to enjoy what you love

-they have a lil shelf in his office with the lil trinkets you made for him, there's all sorts of things up there

-a lil crochet turtle, a lil version of her along with the necklace, and a lil crotchet 999

-He loves having you in their office while you crotchet, she'll crack jokes about you reminding him about her grandma and needing to get you a 'rocker'

-but he still likes seeing you relax even if he really can't.

Dr Clef

-Clef used to poke fun at your lil sewing hobby, he'd always call you an 'oldie' for it

-but then you gave him a little plushie made to look like him, he didn't know what to do with it first but he liked it

-he still poked fun at your hobby but he kept the lil doll on his desk, he even called it 'mini asshole'

-recently he even started asking for sewn stuff from you, which included: a shotgun cozy, a pair of gloves, and a lil sewn doll of 166 (and he specifically asked for you to NOT tell anyone about his 166 request)

-he has all your lil sewn things around his office, he specifically has his and 166s doll sitting somewhere on his desk

Dr Glass

-Glass actually encourages you to keep up your knitting hobby, he especially encourages it inside his office.

-he doesn't know many employees who have a 'healthy' coping mech, so when he was asking about yours and yours was..well normal he was actually genuinely happy that he could finally tell someone that their coping mech was good!

-he especially loves it when you come to his office giving him lil things you made, he still has a scarf somewhere you made for him

-he proudly wears whatever you give him, like right now as he walks down the site-19 hallway with his new lil knitted hat

Dr Rights

-Rights at first didn't really care much about your Lil hobby, after all it didn't really effect her

-she'd just see you and shrug, until you gave her something one day. A lil crotchet bunny

-the thing was so adorable in her mind and she absolutely loves it

-the lil bunny you made her has a lil place on her desk, and that's the only thing she really has from you

-she doesn't really ask for anything from you, she feels you'll just make something for her whenever you want to

Iceberg

-Iceberg actually laughed at your hobby calling it 'dumb' and a 'waste of time'

-he didn't think anymore on it nor did he really care when you looked upset over him mocking your knitting hobby

-but then one day as he walked into his freezing cold office he noticed a new scarf laying on his desk.

-he didn't ask for one, nor did he order one. Where the hell did it come from??

-as he held it he could see it was knitted and he only knew one person who could knit..you.

-he wears the scarf but he reminds you daily that your hobby is still dumb (but secretly he likes it and how you thought of him, he might start asking for stuff in the future lol)

Dr Gerald

-Gerald has AWFUL bad luck, everyone knows this. So he didn't exactly trust himself around your hobby.

-especially since that hobby included yarn (which could choke him) needles (that could stab him) and you which could..uh hurt him!

-so he stayed far away from you, so far in fact he even fell down the stairs just trying to avoid you

-one day though as he just left the medical wing for the 5th time that day, you were standing outside holding something.

-he stared at you before you just kinda blocked his view of your face with the thing in your hands

-you had made him a lil 'good luck charm' of him, he calls it that but his bad luck is still there.

-he carries it around with him usually keeping it in his pocket.

Dr Kondraki

-Kondraki doesn't mind your hobby, hell everyone has their own hobby

-he doesn't mind when you sit in his office and sew away, even asking him on what you should make

-he'll usually shrug with a "i don't know..a scarf?"

-you never listen to his requests since he requests the same thing every.damn.time.

-you did make him a drink cozy though which he does like, oh! And you made him a lil 408 plush which the lil swarm like

Dr Talloran

-Tallorans life isn't all to easy, not at all.

-they actually enjoy your company especially when you bring something 'normal' to the table

-they love whenever you bring your crocheting supplies to their dorm, they also sometimes try to crotchet with you happy to do something 'normal'

-you've both actually made things for each other, you made them a lil scarf and they made you a lil messy 'blanket'

-the blanket hardly covers you so you just use it on your office chair

Draven Kondraki

-Draven has had an awful life and a busy schedule, if he isn't making sure his dad is still a functioning adult. He's on the battlefield in some unknown area to catch some unknown being

-so when he learned about your lil hobby and asked to chill with him while you knit, he almost threw you in his dorm

-He's just super happy there's someone NORMAL here (no offense to Talloran)

-he likes to sit near you as you knit and keeps anything you make him <3

Mikell Amar (dang no more gifs guys)

-Mikell doesn't mind your lil hobby, in fact he kinda enjoys it

-says you remind him of his mother whenever he see's you sitting and crocheting something

-he asks for stuff from you all the time which range from blankets to lil dolls

-he doesn't wear any of this stuff to work, but he keeps it usually either in his office or at home.

Administrator (in my own au lol)

-Admin loves gifts from all sorts of people, but sadly he usually doesn't get any since he is usually who knows where

-the time he decided to go undercover at the foundation and meet you, he adored your lil hobby

-he asks for all sorts of stuff from you, mainly to just keep you occupied as he knows you could use the distraction

-he'll usually sit next to you and have his arm drapped over you (whether you two are romantic or not, He's just a touchy person) while you crotchet away

-after his time being undercover at the Foundation is over, he'll leave but he'll make sure to take at least one of the things you made him

035

-035 sees your hobby as 'unnecessary' and even calls it boring

-he'll watch you sew away and act all dramatic about it, he'll sigh loudly, over exaggerate his voice and complain

-"are you done yet? I'm bored." "What are you making? It looks awful."

-you made him a lil hat and he hates it, especially when the other researchers laugh about it

049

-049 enjoys your company, especially since it's so friendly

-he lets you stay in his containment cell as you knit away, he even requests some things from you

-he has a lil blanket, a lil plague doctor plush and a scarf he keeps for 'when winter comes'

-He's even been wanting to learn how to knit so he can make some things for you, but it's kinda hard😅

Hope you enjoy!!

(If y'all have character requests do give em, only requests i won't take are literal animals or children lol)

[zombiechoir]

The only question i'm asking myself right now is: Did i get better at managing grief or am i fooling myself?

I know damn well what the reality is but i don't feel it. Maybe it's self protection. But when i look at him, i see a man that is not dead, not really. I see a silly man with a bass guitar that i love dearly and owe allot of my sanity to.

The thing is that i'm terrified of death bacause it comes with one of my biggest fears, which is forgetting. Forgetting what someone looked like, forgetting what they sounded like, what they did, the memories, the first day of meeting, the little things. So when someone passes (human or animal) that was dear to me, i need to pay as much attention to them as possible. Memorials, photo's, crafts, stories because forgetting feels like the biggest betrayel I could ever do.

When I read about Reita, I just got off work and I had plans that evening and I had exactly one hour to get ready. Dinner was gonna be ready in 10 minutes and to kill time I opened tumblr only to immediately see the news. I googled it cause people are trolls but it turned out to be true. So I broke down, cried while eating (that combo is painful af), made myself presentable and off we went. My mom and I had tickets to see our favorite comedian, front row. The fucking irony!!!!! While we were waiting for it to start I was reblogging memorial stuff to calm myself. I actually managed to have a good evening and even laughed out loud at the jokes. I thought of Reita plenty of times during the show, I thought of Uruha, Aoi, Kai and Ruki. I thought of 4 people on stage instead of 5. I thought of the promise I made with myself to see them live one day, to get vip tickets and crochet each of them a silly gift. It went back and forth, "hahaha funny joke" to "omfg not our beloved Reita". I've managed to hold myself together pretty well this week. I had allot of crying session, cried full on at my workplace. But my desk is facing the wall and I'm a very silent cryer so no one noticed.

Tbh that exact day I was thinking of how much I hated life. And how fucked up I've felt and how fed up I was with everything. How I feel like things will never be okay and the thought of "making a plan" crossed my mind. Reita's passing brought me back to my senses, like babygirl wtf are you doing??? It made me realize there's so much to live for still, that rude strangers aren't important. The only things that matter are the things and people I love. Reita is one of those people and it made me forget about recent shitty events and only focus on that silly man with that bass and the noseband. Maybe I'm delusional, maybe it hasn't hit me fully yet. But I can't help but feel so grateful for this man. Grateful for discovering this band, to hear that bass he provided. Grateful to be alive and to keep going. I want to live as long as possible to remember all the things I loved for as long as possible. He did that for me, in life he comforted me during my anxiety and depression. And in his death he comforted me again but in a different way. And I want to keep that feeling and take it with me♡ Thank you wonderful bass man, with your goofy and bright personality. Rest well, you won't be forgotten.

[yakuzacanons]

Hey so suggestion for some hcs if you feel up for it👀 Their s/o giving them like? The sweetest cutest handmade gift for their birthday like it's nobody's business?

And it's special because they're supposed to be like "big scary men rawrrr" or smthn and people never really associated them with more wholesome stuff

Like just imagine gifting Ryuji an adorable plushie you crocheted for him and he's just like?? Holy shit??? Nobody gave me anything that special before in my life???

OMG anon, your brain...your mind. This is such a good idea. I hope you're ready for the longest and fluffiest post cuz I'm about to rip and tear. Also, first submission ever, so thank you so much! Giving you the biggest hug, hope you enjoy this.

Kazuma Kiryu

Honestly will just be stunned upon receiving it. A gift? Made by hand? For HIM?? Unbelievable. He'll feel a mix of surprised and grateful. He might not manage more than just a polite but tender "thank you", but he will immediately envelop you in the biggest hug. Words simply couldn't express how much he loves this gift and how much he loves you, so he'll let the hug say those words for him.

Majima Goro

You can bet he is going to immediately show this gift off to everyone and anyone who is willing to let him in their vicinity. Lots of "Kiryu-chaaaan, look what I got!" or "Kyodai, check this out! Ain't my darlin' just the sweetest sweetheart ya ever did see?". You'll probably feel more flustered than him in the end. He'll also pick you and spin you around with glee upon receiving it. The fact you love him makes him already feel like he's on cloud 9, so a gift like this makes him feel like he's on the moon.

Saejima Taiga

As someone who also likes to make handmade crafts as gifts, he will be totally floored upon receiving it. Will compliment your craftsmanship, even if you feel like you didn't do a great job or made mistakes. Loves the gift so much that he's likely to place it somewhere special in his house. If it's clothes, he'll wear it in front of you as much as possible to show his appreciation. Will give you a big hug and kiss after and will promise to return the favor on your next birthday.

Akiyama Shun

As someone who is NOT at all good at handmade things, he's amazed by anything you make. Even if you consider yourself an amateur, Akiyama is your number 1 fan. If possible, he'll display your gift proudly in his office. Except a flurry of kisses when he sees your gift, he just wants to shower you with kisses because he feels so completely and totally loved by you.

Tanimura Masayoshi

He's super bad at seeing surprise gifts coming so it'll come as a total shock to him. He might think he doesn't deserve something so special, as he's someone who came from very little and doesn't have much. Even so, he'll be so happy that he won't be able to contain himself. He may even jump up and down excitedly while holding your hands. He'll say something like "For me? Really?? Wow!" before giving you a kiss on the cheek, smiling from ear to ear.

Ryuji Goda

It's only fitting that the scariest looking guy is actually the biggest softie when it comes to you. The first time you ever give him a handmade gift, he might be speechless at first. He's used to fancy gifts, things that cost a lot of money, things that are usually bought to impress him. Receiving something made by the person he loves most will make his heart skip a beat. He'll likely scoop you up into his arms and give you a kiss on the forehead. Ryuji is the type of guy who is usually sweeping others off of their feet, so it feels amazing to him to feel that way for once.

Daigo Dojima

He's in a similar boat with Ryuji in that he usually gets gifts that are meant to appear costly to impress him. Secretly, Daigo yearns for genuine connection and understanding, which is why you mean so much to him and why your gift might honestly make him shed a tear or two. Something so heartfelt and loving will stop him in his tracks. As someone with barely any time to really stop and take things in due to how busy he is, moments like this make him feel the most loved. He'll treasure this gift forever.

Niskiyama Akira

He'll try to play it cool by saying something like "Aw, you didn't have to do all that just for me" but inside his heart is beating wildly. Like Daigo, he plays it tough but secretly yearns for tenderness, but unlike Daigo, he will still try to play it cool even in a moment like this. He knows you totally see through him though, so he'll eventually follow his statement up with a a passionate kiss and holding you gently. Moments like this with you give him so much peace.

Mine Yoshitaka

He's so used to standing strong on his own that he won't react for a few moments upon receiving your gift. Mine honestly didn't think he was capable of loving, yet alone being loved. It's something he still isn't used to and may never be fully used to it, but that's never stopped you from giving him your all and it gets him every single time. He may not even speak at all, simply giving you a deep but tender kiss and holding you so very close to him, as if he were afraid you'd suddenly vanish from in front of him.

Tachibana Tetsu

His immediate reaction will be to want to treat you to something nice in return. However, if you make it clear that you did this because you wanted to and because you love him, he'll practically melt with tenderness. He's so caught up with business that everything feels like a transaction to him a lot of the time. Life hasn't dealt him the kindest of cards, and this reminds him that he's not only worthy of love but deserving of it. Things like this make him relish life for all that's good. He may not manage to say much more than a hushed "Thank you" and squeezing your hand in his, but trust me, this means more to him than he could ever express.

[gaviicreates]

Bingo Roll 3 - Chaos Chevron Scarf (Pt1)

Ignoring the fact I am also making a chevron scarf in Tunisian crochet for a gift right now, I was super excited to get this roll on my not-so- fancy excel grid and randomizer formula. Usually when I think of chevron, I think of stripes, and I have some palette packs on hand that have been waiting for that perfect project.

Just a few things to figure out: What am I making? How thick and tall do I want the stripes? And, how many colors?

My brain immediately decided scarf, so that's the first question out of the way. It's such a staple accessory, and I am of the opinion you can never have enough scarves.

I'm really enjoying the randomizer that comes from choosing each of these next projects, and I've been wanting to do a project that combines a dice roll with a corresponding color for a long time. With that in mind - why not all of the colors?

The palette pack I have has 10 colors, and I have d10s a plenty with my tabletop stuff. I'm choosing this color scheme with pink leading into red-browns, and light blues darkening into natural greens. I didn't have a project in mind when I bought this from Hobbii (Rainbow Cotton 8/4); I really just wanted to try out the cotton. So this is the perfect opportunity to dive into the pack.

The set will give me 175 yards of each color, so I am finishing out with 1,750 yards of fingering weight cotton to work with here. I won't need that much, and this should be more than enough depending on the dice rolls. I will add one rule for the dice roll - if I've used the color in the previous round, I'll be rolling again. Finally the stitch. Since the pack is already fingering weight - and the label actually is calling it a 1 weight - I feel like hdc will do just fine for balancing color changes. While I like the look of singles in striping, I think it will be too dense with the 1 weight. And honestly, it will take too long. HDC is actually my favorite base stitch too, and it gives some wonderful options for texture. I'm going to do BLO, and follow the instructions for this pattern. I whipped up a sample in the yarn I used for the amigurumi challenge, which is the same yarn as what I have in this palette. If I've done my math right, every 4 rows will be 1.5 inches, so I can expect a 66 inch scarf to be a solid 176 rows. I might take it up to 72 inches. Who knows.

I may not like math, but I LOVE data, so I of course will be keeping track of all my rolls. I'm planning to roll for 10 at a time to really break this project into sections. That'll give me the discipline too for either weaving in as I go, or at least for the every 10. I do not want to get to the end of the project and have 300+ends to weave in. Truly the stuff of nightmares

As a note - I've made up the color names just to keep myself organized.

I'm so ready to get started...[insert dice roll here!] ....Our first row will be #9!!

Crochet Bingo

[interlockingpatches]

Im gonna ramble in your inbox for a bit lmao, I have a few ideas!

What about music themed?? Like music notes, treble clef, etc (idk a lot about musical notation honestly but ik theres a lot of symbols). My next thought was instruments but usually those are super detailed, like string and brass? A Harp?? The simplest i can think is like, some piano keys would make a cute design, or maybe just the headstock of a guitar! God, brass instruments would be so intense to make, i just looked at a saxaphone and I'm freaking out thinking of the detail and how impressive that would be. Or maybe physical media like a vinyl record or a little cassette tape? A little boombox, record player, or radio?

Going off of that, I think people really like decade themed/nostalgic stuff. I love 70s things personally so i may just be projecting, but i think 80s and 90s vibes are super popular! You could look at toys, technology, icons, and popular colors of an era, things like that and that might be inspiring!

Also thinking about summer themed designs since summer is coming up! Seasonal stuff is so cute and I notice people are always looking for little seasonal projects! Surfboards, beach umbrella, a fruity lil drink, are things that come to mind for me!

The more i write the more ideas i think of but this ask is already huge lmaooo so ill leave with these and hopefully its not overwhelming

First of all I will not be out-rambled in my own house lets gooo

These are all so good and sensible and fun! Thank you so much! I spent a day and a half sketching out just some of them (and going off an a few tangents), and there are a few already that I can't wait to actually pattern up and make <3

Musical instruments and notation are both perfect and super hard for the format. They're so detailed, like you said, and their design is so specific; it's hard to know what can be fudged or elided without getting the whole thing irredeemably wrong. (I've had the same problem with birds and arthropods). Like, how many of the saxophone's fourteen-hundred eldritch appendages *do* I need to show? I could include them all, and the motif would be the size of a bedspread and take a month and a half to crochet, and I perversely want to do that now so thanks also for that.

Even in that keyboard motif (which, you'll have to trust me, is a very good likeness of Casio keyboard whose demo song was the soundtrack to my early childhood) is already over twice width of my largest typical designs, and it would have to be twice as big still for me to space the keys accurately.

Decades are a great organizing conceit! They lend themselves to a kind of idiosyncratic hodgepodge that really appeals to me, and "random collection of old things that you remember" is a trope people don't seem to ever get sick of—and new things are getting old every day. They're also a way to ease into pop culture references, which I haven't really done, and which might offset some of my Debbie-Downer tendencies (when you suggested "70s things" my actual first thought was "what do quaaludes even look like?" My first idea for the 80s was "Margaret Thatcher demolishing a council house," and my thought process for the 90s went "Monica Lewinsky's dress, OJ Simpson's gloves, Tonya Harding's crowbar… NAFTA?" Terrible patches, all. What people want as a little picture of a sofa at a jaunty angle with a caption that says "PIVOT!").

Anyway. I'm especially excited to try the disco ball, the record and the off-brand Tamagotchi (I preferred Gigapets, personally). Those all have double-length diagonals that I've freehanded a few times and know to work at least okay, but which I haven't figured out how to notate. Oh! and I haven't got a beach umbrella that I like just yet, but the hurricane cocktail seems like a good way to kick off a summer collection—as long as I don't follow it up with, like a graph of yearly average temperatures, which is something I would absolutely do.

[actualbird]

got tagged by @theres-a-bea for 15 questions for 15 mutuals tag game, thanks for the tag :D

making a separate post cuz i didnt wanna make the first one too long or ping other ppl with notifs jhVKJHSVFJKSHD

1. are you named after anyone? my legal name, yeah! thanks to the baptism requirements, ive got the name of a saint. not telling u which because it's a kinda uncommon name and i dont wanna get doxxed JVJKSDF

2. when was the last time you cried? this morning, it's part of my routine to just cry in the morning so ive gotten all the pesky emotions out of the way to function mostly normally for the rest of the day jlHVKJS

3. do you have kids? do cats count? these r my two babies, bully and gato

4. do you use sarcasm much? not very much actually!

5. what sports do you play? none. in high school intramurals, i was part of the chess team and the games of the generals team. board games and Thinking is as strenuous as my physical activity gets jkhsvjfkhsvdkf

6. first thing you notice about other people? if IRL, i notice their height. if online, i notice like.....text quirks and stuff. i also like noticing what makes people laugh, cuz i like making ppl laugh and cuz 90% of why ppl keep me around is cuz im the funny guy so i gotta make sure i do my due diligence in keeping that up JKVSKJFVSDKJHF

7. eye color? dark brown

8. scary movies or happy endings? happy endings ALWAYS. i like the angst before the storm but i love a hopeful ending. and ive got a horribly low tolerance for horror JHVSKJDFVS i get....scared very easily....

9. any special talents? too many useless party tricks....i can recite all the countries of europe from memory in under 40 seconds, i can fold a paper crane behind my back or blindfolded, i can twist my right arm 360 degrees, i can make a trilling/purring noise from my throat, i can dislocate my right shoulder. these are all SO useless. but funfact! the countries of europe thing was a talent i showed off in a JOB INTERVIEW once. and then i got hired and ive been working that job for more than a year until now jkHVKJFSDFJVJ SO HEY MAYBE USELESS PARTY TRICKS HAVE THEIR UTILITY SOMETIMES!!

10. where were you born? //taps sign of i dont wanna get doxxed HAKSJFHVS

11. what are your hobbies? reading, writing, drawing, some crafts stuff when the mood hits me (crocheting, origami, making miniatures, sewing)

12. do you have any pets? YES, there were my two babies the cats. and my family is rlly into pets so this house has more animals than humans. we also have 2 labradors, 2 beagles, 1 jack russel terrier/poodle mix, and 1 turtle. it's a fuckin zoo over here

13. how tall are you? five foot one

14. fav subject in school? english!!! anything literature!!!!!!

15. dream job? man, yall got dreams? KJHVSFSKLFSDLJ. idk im a horridly ambitious-less person nowadays. as long as i get paid and im not treated like shit, im good with that

and now to tag........ @samsspambox (I KNOW TRIXIE ALREADY TAGGED U BUT UR THE FIRST WHO COMES TO MIND JFHGVKJSDH), @lukevonhagen, and uhhhh thats everybody i feel comfortable pinging HAHA. no pressure to do it, and everyone else pls feel free to yoink the meme and do it for urself :D

[fuesch]

Good news, everyone! I've finished the binge from hell (Criminal Minds).

What made it hellish was that I just could not stop. I don't know if it was also something about the show or just my out-of-control ADHD using this as an excuse to ignore my to-do list. And so this binge took under 2 months, which - FUN FACT! - is shorter than finding a doc these days to get an ADHD diagnosis from (the German healthcare system has such a good reputation, but honestly, shit's been going down the drain since before Covid - and I say that as a city dweller).

If you're wondering how my fragile mind managed to handle this non-stop input of murder and various forms of torture:

Ignore the cases or try to enjoy them as revenge fantasies.

Focus on the team and all the "Hey, I know you from this/that/everywhere!" guest stars instead.

Crochet while watching. I've made such progress, the first of my cherry-pit socks is nearly finished!

I can't believe how long it's been since I've properly watched TV: The season I'm most familiar with is 2! Since other factors hadn't come into play yet, I suspect what caused this was a deterioration in adhering to a schedule (hm, parallel with rl, so I guess due to not being bound by a rl schedule, I slowly lost the ability to keep up with the TV schedule) and my growing passionate hatred of annoying commercials which had led me to getting stuck on Nickelodeon (their ads were also annoying, iirc, but ... uh, idk, can't remember), a documentary channel and CNN (International, that is - such bearable commercials, they should be the model for all).

I liked all the women on the team, which must have been a first. I couldn't tell you a favorite, because every one of them is great in her own way. Let me point out Garcia though, for giving me back the joy of hair decorations. Huh, I thought not having NCIS's Abby in my life anymore didn't impact me, but Garcia made me realize that without Abby my encouragement was gone. Man, do I hate that I need continual encouragement to be myself! So there's another CM binge and the long-time-coming NCIS rewatch with making caps of my girls in my future. Maybe I'll make myself a motivational collage and hang it on the wall above my monitor.

Anyway, on to the team's men! *sigh* Those were mixed bag for me. I mean, nobody was really bad, but it did span the whole range of chest-thumping type (which ugh - although Morgan's relationship with Garcia remains the best thing, they were close and cute but not a thing and that's the queerplatonic shit I wanna see everywhere, fuck yeah!) to guy who's just, idk, there and the that's-my-boy guy. My boy was and still is Reid *pat pat*. And as a bonus during this binge he functioned as my Peter Maximoff substitute. He did that not only by being my fave, but for example also by having messy lightbrown hair. Which, sure, isn't Peter, but it is Evan Peters (I'd like to take this moment to thank the writers for all the Evans and Peterss they put in and the casting person for that one time we got actual EP), who usually is my PM substitute. Hmph, I didn't talk about Spence as much as I meant to, but where to even begin?

How did everyone feel about the revival? It wasn't bad, but it didn't quite feel like previous seasons. I'm not that good at finding out what is bothering me about stuff, so it might have been more things besides it feeling darker visually and too much swearing (I'm generally not against it, but after 15 seasons of it not being there, it just felt so out of place). I wasn't happy with the lack of my boy, but if there's one thing this revival did right, it was the absence of change in the meantime (except for what they put Rossi through), Reid as well as everyone else still worked at the BAU, we just didn't see him and Simmons because they were on assignment.

I kinda want to talk about ALL the things, but I wouldn't be able to remember all that I want and writing all that I do would take sooo long. So if anyone wants to talk about anything specific, I'm here.

[pickingwinkles]

I've been tagged by @highponeystoney Thanks friendo!

1. Are you named after anyone? My maternal grandfather. yep I have nothing wittier to say

2. When was the last time you cried? Hmm. Today. I watched some people watch Return of the King on youtube (because that is the way in which i have chosen to fritter away my precious little time on earth) and I cried when they cried when they realised Frodo was leaving for the undying lands. basically i will cry any time i see anyone else cry even if i don't know what they're crying about. why aren't my sentences auto-capitalising on my laptop? Must I do everything myself? I am not cool enough to have non-capitalised sentences.

3. Do you have kids? I'm just going to go ahead and copy paste @highponeystoney 's answer here. No. Nor I do I wish to have any. Never had any desire. *waves to all the busy-bodies who told me I'd change my mind when I'm older*

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? It depends who I'm with... there are plenty of people who just don't do sarcasm and I will pop it neatly aside for them. But I'm an Xennial and an Australian, it's kind of in my make-up. You didn’t survive teen-hood in the 90s without developing the skill of sarcasm. Also my sister used to call me Darlene (after the character in Roseanne) and I was obsessed with Daria. Make of that what you will.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people? Faces. General facial area. Mostly their chin or mouth because that's where I look so I can understand what they're saying

6. What's your eye color? Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrown

7. Scary movies or happy endings? Depends. I don't like jump scare horror movies, but I like to be scared. The best ones for me never show the horror and good ones of those are few and far between. I can take or leave a happy ending. I prefer a justified ending

8. Any special talents? I can play the nose flute

9. Where were you born? Melbourne baby! In Australia, not that Florida nonsense. So, just 20 minutes ago I was looking up airports and typed in MEL--you know, our airport code because we got it first because we are the best Melbourne--and Melbourne fucking Florida kept coming up first! Excuse moi! One: we are an actual state capital and two: just no. No offence to Florida Melburnians, love ya

10. What are your hobbies? *sigh* Reading, walking, crochet, doodling, playing drums, learning, painting, needle-felting, sewing, cross-stitch and aaaaaall the other things with all the supplies in all the drawers... i just like making stuff okay

11. Have any pets? My kitty cat. She cute

12. What sports do you/have you played? Sometimes I wish I still played something, or had someone to play tennis or something with. At school I played in the volleyball, (field) hockey, and soccer teams. Oh and I was a pretty good high-jumper too… until everyone else grew taller than me. In my own time I used to play tennis, played lawn bowls a few times, and sniffed around the local croquet club. And I've done a few short (5km) runs with so-called friends who made me run. Horrific. Hate running. Actually it was kinda fun running around the zoo...

13. How tall are you? I 163cm last time the doctor checked

14. Favorite subject in school? Art, English, Maths and Science

15. Dream job? Mate, if I haven't figured it out by now I never will. I don't know. The most motivated I am is doing things for other people (literally anything... false. almost anything) and faffing about making things look pretty. So something that combines those.

I was going to tag people... and I'm still too scared to tag people. Look, I am a socially anxious nightmare okay. Just, do the thing if you got down this far and you want to do the thing, yeah? And feel free to let me know if you like to be tagged to do these things, or tag me to say you did it if you like. Not that I get many but you know, if I do. I've lost track of what I'm saying. How did my battery drop down so fast? I gotta get a snack.

[lovecolibri]

SaL anon here friend, hoping you had a long, relaxing, holiday weekend!! Not a big Thanksgiving person myself, but I do like sleeping in. So tell me, should i start watching The Rookie, since it's a long wait after the mid season finale. Speaking of which, I'm mentally preparing for tomorrow, by which I mean bracing myself for some nonsense cliffhanger since they've literally set nothing up for any of the characters. Maybe the previews will change my mind, at least there's an actual fire??

Hello friend! We still had some of my mom's family in town from the wedding so that made Thanksgiving nice. I'm a big fan of food (especially the kind that results in leftovers), and lazy days relaxing and being cozy so that's always nice. We had my niece again though for almost a week and whooo boy does she tire me out. I also cannot get rid of this cough so I tried to do as little as possible, and mostly binged tv while working on a new crochet craft my office mate requested for a Christmas gift for her daughter and watching my room fall even further into disarray and disaster. We also tore out our living room carpet. Needless to say I do not feel rested and ready to go back into the office tomorrow! But I did get to have several nights of staying up late and sleeping in so that's always a plus for my night person brain.

As for The Rookie, it's good! Being cop-centric it's naturally a lot of copaganda, and a lot more "finding bad people doing bad things and chasing them down" and less of the "helpful" side of first responding we see with 911, but it does have a more hopeful bent than I was expecting, and quite a few moments of "they're not bad people just regular people who made a bad choice/had bad options". I was also prepared for Owen Strand levels of "main character screentime/storylines in what should be an ensemble show" syndrome with Nathan Fillion's character but it hasn't been too bad so far. Lots of female characters and so far I've enjoyed all of them. I'm bored with Tim's current LI because I'm already on the Lucy/Tim bandwagon, but I like the character and think she's interesting and have enjoyed her scenes (QUITE refreshing), and Nolan's LI storylines are also boring to me personally like Owen's were because I just find his love life to be the least interesting thing about him and prefer his screentime when it's looped in with the police stuff because it includes more of the main characters that way. That being said, I did like his LI's so far (almost done with season 2) and they were both involved enough in the things close to his job that they were able to be involved in main storylines going on. It's been enjoyable so far! It definitely hasn't struck the same chord as early 911 did since it's naturally a little darker in nature just due to the focus of the job (being called for crimes/solving crimes vs being called for rescue), and I haven't bonded to any of the characters as much as I did with the firefam, but I do really like all of the ensemble characters. Also it's been nice seeing threads being teased and storylines leading places and trauma being addressed right away instead of being forgotten about immediately and *maybe* cropping up later if we're lucky.

Speaking of all that mess, it's interesting that from what I can see, most of the buzz around 911 right now is about what is coming in the spring. Since the show has close out Hen's arc, and we know Buck's is dragging out for awhile and Madney's stuff has happened mostly off screen or been cut entirely, what are we even looking forward to for the finale? I said in the tags on another post that at least with s5 we were hoping for a Chim and/or Maddie cameo or at least phone conversation we got to see one side of (robbed), the BT breakup (ROBBED), and Eddie's breakdown that had been teased all season (partially robbed but at least the cliffhanger didn't come out of nowhere). But this season? Pretty much ANYTHING is going to feel like it came out of nowhere unless it's the start of the Buck breakdown because nothing else has been happening consistently enough to make sense. And even a Buck breakdown is a little out of the blue since he's been excited about the sperm donor thing since his talk with Hen and the firefam finding out was treated as a joke and there was zero follow-up in 6x08, and zero follow up on the "couch" thing OR Lev's death since those happened at the start of the season. Finding an issue with his sperm or issues with the couple COULD be something but given that it looks like the spring will have an opening disaster it's likely there won't be tons of follow-up until 6x12 and if we're lucky and get hurt Buck in the spring opening, then things *should* be about that and not the follow-up on the sperm thing anyway soooo 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

There's just like....NO direction for this season. Things are happening but having no impact, even when the potential for impact is RIGHT THERE, and instead of things being sprinkled into every episode it's like, ONE episode about a thing and then nothing for weeks. Hen's arc this season has been good, but with SEVEN main characters, you can't have only ONE of them having a clear direction their story is moving across NINE episodes. I guess we'll see tomorrow but on the bright side, as you said at least there's an actual fire AND we get the firefam in yellow wildfire turnouts with the added bonus of no Lone Star filter! Silver lining.

[dreamcrush]

3 + 5 + 14 for enstarries ^_^ - mollys

3. What was your favorite song to preform? Is it your favorite song now? Do you remember preforming it?

as izumi it’s absolutely fight for judge. that song has so much meaning to me, i made the choreography, i think it really shows us off so well as a unit and lets us shine. it’s an absolutely incredible song, and it’s one of my all time favorites now too because of how strong my connections are to it, and because it’s good. a close runner up is article of faith. as mika, my favorite is probably “tonight in this moonlit mansion” and is also one of my favorites to listen to now!! but i love singing that song, i love the lyrics, i love the back breaking choreography, it’s sooo much fun - 🏹

For Shu, it was definitely Le Temps des Fleurs and it still is my all time favorite Enstars song at the moment. It was something very emotional for me to preform and it still gets me really bad now too. I remember everything surrounding it rather vividly and I'm just glad to bring joy to my grandparent as well as my family. - 🪽

5. Is there anyway your timeline differed from source? It could be a small or big thing.

i have a lot of timelines that differ from source in different ways! for example, i have a hokuto (es) canon where i was the prince of a kingdom, a natsume (es) canon where i was in trickstar instead of switch, an izumi (es) canon where yumenosaki was not an idol school and instead most people attending were animal hybrids for some reason, but my most glaring is my mika canon since it's not very canon compliant even though it's my primary timeline for him. maybe it's too much to get into here though.. - 🏹

The first one that comes to mind is Mao! I had a canon where I was in Knights and had a... lot more issues than I let on in the main canon timeline! I had serious attachment and personality disorders that just got worse after I lost my friends for the most part and something I cared a lot about. And with the stress of being in Knights too it just made things really hard for me. - 🪽

14. Did you have any hobbies? Skills? Do they carry over to current day?

as both mika and izumi i did a lot of craftsy sorts of things, especially sewing or knitting and stuff having to do with clothes. i really want to learn stuff like knitting and crochet now and i would love love love to be able to make like little plushies and stuff from it i think that's my dream... i have the stuff to do so but just not the time right now... or as natsume i had a lot of interest in divination which carries over to now to an extent as well since i really love working with my tarot cards. as him and as jun as well i was really into video games, as mika i was really into manga and stuff especially horror, as koga i had a huge interest in music which is a big spin for me now too. i think i’ve got a fair few connections - 🏹

I can't think of a lot that have carried over to now? As Shu, I was very into sewing and also I did do painting on the side? I do find painting now to be very comforting despite not getting to often? I think the most prominent is Mao because I did actually like playing video games as Mao and that's something I do a lot now- not really the sports side of it all because that was my main hobby. I loved basketball a lot but also other sports were really fun for me. - 🪽

[radiantlyrey]

I never do stuff like this, but @bowiesinspace did this neat little questionnaire, so I thought I'd give it a shot, too.

Are you named after anyone? Yes! I was named after a beloved great-aunt of my mother's. It is a unique spelling of a semi-common name, so I'm not tellin' it here. As for my internet name (Skye, short for Skye_Writer or SkyeWriter30 or whatever), I chose that myself because I like puns.

When was the last time you cried? I almost cried yesterday thinking about something that I can't remember now. It was either a movie or tv episode, or maybe a book? Maybe? I cry at the slightest provocation, at least when it comes to media, so yeah.

Do you have any kids? Nope! And very happy that way. My siblings both have kids, though, and I very much love those kiddos, but I do not ever want any of my own.

What sports do you play/have you played? I played girls' softball when I was ten or eleven and it was against my will.

Do you use sarcasm? Yes. Constantly. It is my conversational bread and butter.

What's the first thing you notice about people? Usually? Their hair or clothes. Things that make them identifiable, stuff like that.

What's your eye color? Dark brown. (Though in more direct light they look kind of amber-golden, which I love.)

Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings all the way! I am not a huge fan of downer endings, or endings that are bleak for bleakness' sake. I don't mind an ambiguous ending (like say, Inception), but I much prefer happy endings, or at least happy-for-now endings.

Any talents? Not really? I guess? I don't know. I'm good at picking up new crafts and such, I guess. I don't know. I'm so bad at actually looking at myself objectively. Sigh.

Where were you born? Long Beach, California. I'm only telling you this because I live nowhere near Long Beach, California anymore.

What are your hobbies? Writing and reading, mostly. I also enjoy cozy-type video games (also Pokemon) (basically just any kind of game where you don't have to fight things, or if you do, the fights don't require good reflexes). I crochet a lot, too; I'm currently making an amigurumi dragon and having fun with it. I also enjoy doing puzzles, and I keep meaning to pick up my ukulele or ocarina and get better with those.

Do you have any pets? Yes! We have a 2-year-old dog who's extremely rambunctious, and then four cats. I love them all, tho one of the cats is sometimes a jerk.

How tall are you? About 5'7" or 5'8" (so around 1m70cm or so??). Middling tall is I guess how you'd describe it.

Favorite subject in school? English, a thousand times over. Runners-up include Chemistry (which I took two courses on in uni), and Math (I took Calculus for fun in uni). Also I really enjoyed the Film classes I took for my Film Studies minor in university.

Dream job? In an ideal world where I was not actively hindered by my own brain, I would be a published author or something. But honestly, I'd settle for something simple enough that I wouldn't stress about it (anxiety is a lame-ass BITCH), that I could also sit down while doing (back pain? ALSO a lame-ass bitch).

Not tagging anybody bc that ain't my style. Enjoy this unprecedented look behind the curtain!! *swishes cape and dives offstage*

[tmisaccidentreportbook]

MAG025, Growing Dark

Case #0151904, Mark Bilham Release date: June 29, 2016 First listen: Somewhere between the 20th October and the 5th November. But it was definitely on a walk in, I remember the centre coming into view when the lightbulbs were mentioned.

This statement dives into another instance of religion and faith and how they can go from being support networks to highly predatory very easily, very quickly if the target is in the correct state.  There are some Entities that lend themselves to divinity more than others, but The Dark is certainly one that could be easily exulted.

- The statement was made April 19th, 2015 and the late spring/early summer was when things were starting to shake out at the Magnus Archives.

- Mark is another who starts the statement in an adamant sate of mind, but surprisingly it’s one of denial. We’ve seen people in a state of disbelief and they have appeared confused and nervous, maybe defensive but submissively so. When we see someone taking about more of a firm stance, they tend to be demanding to be believed that what happened to them, happened, supernatural elements and all. But Mark is being assertive in his denial of what he experience even possibly being supernatural. I’m mollified to see that the example he went to was ‘Like ghosts and stuff’, which had been exactly my thinking about the Magnus Archives right up until I pressed play on MAG001.

- The ‘No offence, I guess,’ really doesn’t feel to convincing. Would have loved to know what Gertrude would have thought of him.

- Ah, he’s a medical student. Boy, you may be a scientist, but you are gonna see some weird shit so you better become open to it. In what the human body can become, in what human behaviour can become, hell, even what your own eyes will tell you is there after a few too many night on call.

- I’m not sure about how I feel about him saying ‘I’m not sure how good I’d be at a long-distance relationship.’ On the one hand, well done for having that level of self awareness, on the other, seems like a strange place to reveal this information. I wonder if he’d spared it much thought before he told his story under the influence of The Eye?

- ‘I don’t know if I ever actually heard her laugh. Maybe she just didn’t find my jokes funny.’ This boy is giving me levels in self-absorption that I am not enjoying.

- The description of Natalie is going to be skewed as it is coming from Mark, who did not like her, and I know people with strong faith who are lovely, wonderful souls, but… If I walked into a home and saw a framed bible passage on the wall of the common area of a shared house, I’d be nervous too. The missionary drive of Christianity unnerves me greatly at the best of times, without even considering the history of the practise and the impact it has had on the globe. I’ve had folks asking to pray for me before for one thing and another and every time it’s felt like an invasion, no mater how well intended.

- ‘crochet, politics or God’… Yeah, I think I’d be backing away slowly, and I do cross stitch for pity’s sake.

- ‘…reading some boring book on the political history of the bonnet or something.’ This could be an actual topic of a book, or this could also him using hyperbole to be a bit of a dick. I did look up ‘political history of the bonnet’ and lost a few minutes learning about the Jacobite song ‘Bonnie Dundee’.

- The sudden loss of a loved one has been the catalyst for a few inciting incidents now, and each time it’s been a different Entity to swoop in. I don’t think there’s any one Entity with a monopoly on grief. But with grief and upheaval comes new, unsure circumstances that can be terrifying, compounded by the lose of a key person in the support network.

- And this vulnerability is something cults will look to exploit. Natalie may have ‘found her new church’, but I wonder how much looking she really needed to do.

- The Bible quote, while possibly a red flag, it’s prolonged absence after her apparent return to faith, is possibly a bigger red flag. It may have been somewhere else in the house, but Mark pulling our attention to it is a key point.

- So Natalie was ‘at church’ overnight. She’d ‘leave in the evening and come home early in the morning, just as the sky was starting to get light’ and when asked would say ‘church’. Now, I’ve done midnight mass before and in my experience, people don’t tend to linger once you’re done. If you made me do that every night, doesn’t matter how good the kingdom of heaven is, I want my bed.

- Well, we’ve already seen vampires so whatever Natalie’s becoming, it’s not that. But the way Kathy jumps to her defence with an itemised list before trailing off and realising what she’s doing does suggest some kind of influence.

- So we know why Natalie’s unscrewing the lightbulbs, we know it’s dangerous, creepy and unnerving as hell. But there’s also a voice in my head going ‘well, cost of living crisis...’ I think I’d take to wearing a head torch.

- Was Kathy’s inability to sleep a by-product of Natalie’s behaviour, or do you think she was purposefully draining something from Kathy with these rituals? I mean, even if we take away creepy evil darkness religion, that’s rude as hell. Had Kathy tried ear plugs and such? But I imagine whatever work of The Dark this is could bypass ear defence and white noise machines. I also imagine that if she tried to confront Natalie, she’d get the same response that Mark had done when he asked questions.

- A song in a language that they couldn’t recognise, and it’s the same song, on and on. Was Natalie trying to tie the home into some form of ritual, small ‘r’, in practising away from ‘the church’ or was it just a case of, this is her life now. There’s no mention of what Natalie did for money, and presumably she’s paying rent on the property along side Kathy. What is she doing during the daylight hours? Sleeping? Would retribution even doing anything?

- I wonder what language it was. I can’t remember The Dark having an affinity for one language or another off the top of my head.

- I really feel for Kathy, I’ve been in a living situation where I felt trapped in my the other occupant of the house. And he was the live in landlord, so extra fun. At this point in the listening experience I was less than a month out of that situation. Did he kick me out during the pandemic year of 2020? Yes, yes he did. Muses bless Trish and her family for taking me in when they did.

- Jonny… Jonny how many times are you going to take the tree branch of ‘the sanctity of the home’ and char it and splinter it and put nails through it and wrap it in barbed wire and then hit me in the gut with it? Because it hurts every time and I never learn to dodge. Having someone who’s been your friend for years change so drastically, have such a negative impact on your own quality of life and then have them try to convert you to the thing that has been making you miserable and scared by proxy? Yeah, I’d have not even sat down at the table, I’d have run.

- ‘Kathy had wanted to run… but didn’t know quite how to do so. She said it would have felt… rude.’ Manners maketh man and all but Kathy, there’s no one here to judge other than the friend who has made the home you share unliveable for you. Dispense with the niceties and get out of there.

- Actually, I’m slightly worried for Kathy. She’s a people pleaser and appears to be avoiding conflict to the best of her abilities to the detriment of her own well being. The fact that she didn’t want to appear rude, that she ate what she couldn’t see or identify… I’m getting Jonestown vibes. Especially as Natalie just sits and watches and doesn’t move to eat herself.

- ‘She said that they were all going… She said that it wasn’t long until they were collected by Mr. Pitch. She said that Kathy could come too, if she liked. She could be saved.’ Welp… that doesn’t sound too shiny… Sounds a lot like The Heaven’s Gate Cult of 1997. And others. Yikes.

- ‘No, but you’re a natural for Them. You’re worshipping as we speak.’ Is this ‘Them’ the first indication we get of The Entities? Or just The Dark alone? Is Natalie more clued in than anyone at this point, were they going to attempt a Ritual, OK capital R this time. She said 300 years was a long time, was that when they’d last attempted? Or was that just how long Maxwell Rayner’s been around?

- Hearing the description of how the lights don’t seem to work as well as Mark got closer to the flat, it’s evident the the presence of an acolyte of The Dark is going to be doing that, and I know that this spooky eldritch horror, but there’s a morbidly curious part of me asking ‘how though?’ Is it like a black hole, gravity so strong it bends light and it can’t escape? Is it like a sponge effect sucking everything in? If she emitting her own aura of darkness smothering any occurring light?

- Description of Natalie’s room… Well, sorry Kathy love, but there goes the safety deposit.

- A key piece of evidence and an address left at the scene. Do you think Natalie left it on that chance that Kathy changed her mind and came looking? We’ve got the closed eye motif, connecting this to The People's Church of the Divine Host we first heard of in MAG009, when Julia Montauk’s mother disappeared.

- Good move to call Kathy, establish a contact and a time line. That fact that you didn’t tell her you were going to a secondary location… bad. Not good. Don’t do that.

- ‘…(the church) might be bad for her.’ in the voice of Taako, y’know, from TV Great job, Angela Lansbury!

- So Hither Green Dissenters Chapel. Part of the Hither Green Cemetery, which has two chapels; the Anglican Chapel, which appears to still be in use, and the Dissenters Chapel, which is abandoned. Founded in 1873 and was designated for non Anglican use, hence ‘Dissenters’. It’s south of Lewisham, but Mark never gives a location for Kathy and Natalie’s flat, but he mentions her getting a job in East Ham, which is clear across the river and an hour’s drive at least. Admittedly, I’m going from central East Ham and I’m looking at google maps at just before 6 in the evening. That’s going to be rush hour stuff.

- ‘The iron gates stood wide open, so I went in.’ I was wondering how Mark was going to get in. We’re about 50 years or so after the height of the resurrectionist fear with the Anatomy Act of 1832 meaning grave robbing wasn’t so great a concern, but the Victorians were still weird about death. The cemetery probably has impressive walls.

- From google maps and what photos I can find, it does look like a pleasant, open place. Street view’s not cooperating at the moment.

- ‘I shouldn’t have gone in. Of course I shouldn’t have gone in. I’m not that stupid. I’ve never been that stupid. But for some reason, standing there in that dark, empty cemetery, I made the decision to look inside.’ … The face I am pulling right now… It’s like the more restrained older sister to a facepalm.

- ‘…were some hooded cultist freaks waiting to jump me.’ Mark, my dear boy, may I introduce you to the subject of social camouflage. They are not going to be wearing robes with hoods, they are not going to be making animal sacrifices or whatever. Because this is the big leagues now. They aren’t going to jump out at you, you will never even see them.

- The chapel suddenly being so much bigger than it had any right to be is feeding into my little though of ‘are disciples of The Dark mini black holes that bend time and space around them weird?’

- The singing, after discussions of the The Slaughter and The Stranger using music as a tool in my notes on MAG024, seems I can add The Dark to the list.  

- ‘At one point I honestly thought I might have died and gone to hell.’ Interesting how he maintains his disinterest in faith but in this moment of fear and vulnerability, seems to reach out to the Christian doctrine of hell as a reference point.

- What were the ‘leathery’ fingers that reached for Mark? Was it something inside a cage?

- I’ll say it, it’s a bitch ass ritual if one fool with a smart phone can blow it off the tracks…

- ‘I think that’s everything. Can I go now?’ He sounds like a contrite little boy.

- March 11th 2015 they report Natalie missing. Oliver Banks, oh I’m so sorry, Antonio Blake makes his statement 2 days later. Was March 11th that night? Was March 11th the first night Oliver sees Gertrude in his dreams?

- So ‘Nee-allisand’ or ‘allisunt’ could be referring to the Norwegian town ‘Ny-Ålesund’, according to Tim. Side bar: imagine being on a pub quiz team with these people. They’d be terrifying. But it’s a company town own by Outer Bay, which rings a bell. I think it’s one of the corporations that is part of the Rayner/Fairchild/Lukas Daedalus mission.

- The screaming at the Ritual site on the night of Gertrude’s murder… What’s that about? Gertrude didn’t have a hand in the disruption of this Ritual, not unless it was merely interrupted and Gertrude used this information to go back and destroy it completely. I could maybe understand screaming at the sites of Rituals she’s foiled; The Silence, Sunken Sky, The Scoured Earth, The Last Feast,  The Great Twisting. And now I’m listing them, good grief this woman is terrifying. But why was there a scream at Hither Green Dissenters Chapel?

Out and out, The Dark is a cult. It’s a cult. For millennia, we’ve huddled in the darkness for safety and companionship. And I think this is an important stance to make, that support systems and community is important and vital, but we need to have our critical thinking skills about us. Cults will target those who feel lost, who are isolated, and who have fervour to burn. And we’re living in a time that is very conducive to cults, as much of the last century really. Social upheaval, pandemics, war, financial crash after financial crash, political institutions crumbling. Cults will thrive in a time of transition, loss, uncertainty and fear. And they’re pyramid schemes, we see Natalie trying to recruit Kathy and Kathy, being the social creature that we all are, goes along with it until she can not bear it any longer.

We are all susceptible to social pressures. Take care of yourselves, OK?

[chenle-dressed-in-black]

hi lovie! could i get a ship for nct plss,,, i’m an entp and a libra ! my main love language is physical touch and i really really really like skinship, i’ve been through quite a bit of stuff and so sometimes it can take me a while to get vulnerable with people. i love making playlists and tbh i just want someone to send cute songs to that say what i can’t. i’m really observant and pretty possessive tbh (shh i’m an only child), i cry like twice a year and so it takes a lot to actually get me to cry but i’d say i’m still pretty sensitive even if i’m not too forward about it. i love reading and art of all forms and i recently took up crocheting so that’s just more of me being in my grandma era rn lolol, i love literature and am planning on doing law in uni. i’m usually really talkative and loud although sometimes i get real anxious and get a bit quiet sometimes, i’m in my head a lot and often zone out unintentionally but i’m working on that LOL. i struggle with my emotions and i think my biggest weakness is completely shutting down and isolating myself when i get upset until i feel better and less like a burden. i’m pretty witty and quick to think on the spot and so i can definitely maintain a playful banter but it also means i can be pretty defensive when it comes to people close to me. speaking of, i have a hard time getting close to people and opening up so the ones that have stayed are really special to me and i have a lot of love for them. i can very much be a people pleaser but not in the sense where i let people walk on me but more in the i’ll go the extra mile to help someone out ykyk LOL. ah i kinda rambled but i hope this is enough for you to work with haha, thank you hehe <333

     My apologies for the prolonged delay, but the wait is over! I wanted to let you know first that I think you're a deeply sentimental and loving person who has dazzled me. Ah, the debater MBTI which I know very well—half my loved ones are ENTP. I'm shipping you with Sungchan rather confidently, so let me pitch this to you. I think a lot of people would have trouble figuring you out and really feeling like they understand you, because you think and feel so intensely. Sungchan is the kind of person you wouldn't need to verbalize everything to in order for him to pick it up. He seems very observant, and I bet he'd understand what you were going through and thinking in any moment better than you'd imagine. Although this silent understanding would be subtle and remain unspoken, it would have a big impact. You would feel comfortable and safe with him, because you know he gets you. I have an inkling that you sometimes get caught up in your head, and he'd be the best person to help pull you back down to Earth and ground you. Sungchan would know how to bring you back to right here, right now—where everything's okay and you can just be yourself. You wouldn't have to cry for him to know you're hurting. Intrinsically, this boy would perceive you the way you always wanted. Not to mention he'd adore the skinship and the playlists. He'd be good at finding the meaning in your wordless gestures. If you crocheted him a little hat or sweater, he would treasure it :) He would take things as slow as you wanted, simply appreciating your presence. You are such a genuine and compassionate soul, which he'd admire. While you might think that he must be so put together and strong for the way he can comfort and understand you, enough to make you feel burdensome, he only knows because he's very similar, but less able to express himself. His mind is a complicated place that was made for yours. The two of you wouldn't always need words to communicate, but you'd also have some of the most interesting and thought-provoking conversations known to humanity. Especially since you're a lawyer-to-be (iykyk, you’re the most interesting people). I see banter that never stings or goes too far. I think he'd be defensive like you sometimes and, though it might be something the two of you bump heads about, you can also understand one another's actions and come back together, since you mirror one another. Listen, I just think that you two would be great together.

[eringurumi]

Dusa Pattern

I got a request for a crochet pattern for my amigurumi plushie Dusa, so here it is! She is actually pretty straightforward when it comes to the crochet bits, and the hard parts are embroidering the face and shaping the hair! As always, if you use this pattern, please link back to my page, and tag me here on tumblr or @erin.gurumi on instagram! I love to see what people make!

Technical stuff: 

I used a 3mm hook and these yarns:

Red Heart Super Saver in Minty (head)

Loops and Threads Impeccable in Green Lagoon (hair)

Cream (scrap yarn from a stash, similar to Red Heart Super Saver)

Red (scrap yarn from a stash, similar to Red Heart Super Saver)

Red Heart Super Saver in Medium Purple

^ Head

As I mentioned, the crochet part is pretty straight forward. The head is just one big sphere, but the part I find the most challenging is doing the embroidery

6 sc in a magic circle

inc 6x to make 12 stitches

(1 sc, inc) 6x to make 18 stitches

(2 sc, inc) 6x to make 24 stitches

(3 sc, inc) 6x to make 30 stitches

(4 sc, inc) 6x to make 36 stitches

(5 sc, inc) 6x to make 42 stitches

(6sc, inc) 6x to make 48 stitches

 7 rows of 48 stitches

(6 sc, dec) 6x to make 42 stitches

(5 sc, dec) 6c to make 36 stitches

(4sc, dec) 6x to make 30 stitches

(3sc, dec) 6x to make  24 stitches 

(ADD EYES/STUFFING AND START EMBROIDERY- see below!)

(2sc, dec) 6x to make 18 stitches

(sc, dec) 6x to make 12 stitches

dec, until closed, finish stuffing and finish off

^ After you are nearly done with the sphere (for me, I like to start when I am at the 30 or 24 stitch row), I used some yarn to embroider her eye liner (it ended up looking a bit too thick, but I was really struggling with making it look even.. I even ended up cheating a bit and using some marker... which I bet would have turned out nicer had I just used that!). Then I also added her nose and mouth - I didn’t have black embroidery thread, so I used yarn and a bit of unraveled yarn... This is probably not recommended, so if you have a better strategy please go for it!! I think this turned out a bit more skeletal than snakelike, but I did my best!

^ Hair Snakes

Making the actual tubes was very straightforward, it was the attaching them to the head which took some thinking! For simplicity’s sake, I made four tubes, one slightly thicker than the other, and all the same length. But, I imagine it’s really easy to make them a bit longer, or maybe add one more to fill in the back of the head!

Make one of:

6sc in a magic circle

sc 6x until you have a tube 12 inches (30 cm) long (stuff lightly as you go)

Make three of :

5sc in a magic circle

5sc until you have a tube 12 inches (30 cm) long (no stuffing in these ones, probably could do very light stuffing if you want)

* FOR TWO of these I added a metal armature - the stuff I had around is probably not right for making dolls, it looks like 1.2mm aluminum? 

^ Ok, for the first two hair pieces, I used the empty (no metal) 5sc tube and the stuffed 6sc tube. I bent the 5sc tube into a sort of omega shape, looping around the crown of the head, touching points at the forehead, and coming down to make the bangs. The 6sc tube went behind the 5sc loop, coming down towards the cheeks and then curling back to make the front of her cute little bob! Use tons of pins and then sew in place, either with the tail of the yarn or a separate length of thread/yarn!

^ For the second two hair pieces, I used the two 5sc tubes with the metal armature in them. for the back, I sewed it behind the 6sc tube and bent the two ends to look like the snake head and tail that come from behind her head. For the second tube, I bent it into her cute snake on the top, with the bottom curled tightly to fit into the space left by the bangs-tube, and sewed it on there. I used some fabric paint to make little dots for the snake eyes!

^ Medallion, Wraps and Duster

Super simple, these were just chains that I made until they were the right length to wrap - you can mostly improvise... I think I could have made the head wraps longer, you can see they are kinda faked in the back! (Also, I experimented with a slightly larger medallion size, but ended up preferring the smaller one.)

2 small Side Wraps:

chain ~6, leaving a tail

2 long Forehead Wraps:

chain ~15, leaving a long tail

Medallion:

8 sc in magic circle, use yarn to embroider the Hades insignia

I used a candle to VERY CAREFULLY burn the fuzz off the medallion, so it would be a bit shinier. If you want to do this, please be cautious, mindful of the type of fiber your yarn is made of, and if you are little, have an adult help!

Hot glue the crisscrossed wraps and medallion together, tie all the wraps in their various places, then pull the ends inside a tube or head!

Duster: cut purple yarn into small strands, tie them tightly at one end, then hot glue the duster head to a toothpick... I’m sure there are nicer ways to make one of these, but I liked the look of the yarn!

^ The last thing I did was add her fangs and pink cheeks using a bit of felt and glue - I did this last because I figured the more I handled her with all the sewing, the more they might get messed up.

Here you can see from the back a bit better... I definitely think it could be improved by making the wraps longer and adding an extra hair tube, but overall I am happy with how she turned out!

And that is it!! She is all ready to keep Hades clean and beautiful! If you have questions please feel free to ask me! Again, if you make her, tag me here or instagram @erin.gurumi - Good luck and happy crocheting! ^_^

[redorich]

In the HermitCanyon au, How is my favorite Bee armored Admin doing? How long does it take for Xisuma to become.. aware of what is happening? For the first few sections it seemed like he was in a coma/unconscious. In the most recent bit Impulse tells Etho to get Xisuma, so at least theoretically he can now move, but how long has it taken him to get there, and where is he on the scale to full recovery? Are the other hermits keeping him safe with rabbit stew? (if they have rabbits that is...)

Part 2 of this.

Etho comes back twenty minutes later with a solemn look on his face. (At least, Puffy assumes. She can't actually see most of his face because of that mask of his.)

"X is in a bad way today," he says quietly. "I can take Puffy to him if you guys would like to stay here with Zedaph."

Impulse and Tango look nervously at each other. On one hand, they very much would like to stay with Zedaph, who is mostly healed but still very loopy and probably should not be moved. On the other hand, allowing Puffy deep into the Hermits' inner sanctum is a risk in and of itself, let alone with only one Hermit with her. Etho's a good fighter and a wily bastard, but Puffy is most certainly no slouch.

In the end, it comes down to trust. How much can they show Puffy before they can no longer trust that she won't snitch? How sure are they that she won't try to kill them all and steal their stuff?

"Tell Xisuma I said hi," Zedaph warbles from the bed in the corner of the room, out of any window's line of sight.

As Etho presses a button which removes a panel of the wall in a whir of piston noises, Puffy snorts out a little laugh. "I'll be sure to do that."

Tango nods subtly to Impulse. If Puffy brought Zedaph back to the canyon, saved him from a painful respawn, and didn't once ask for anything in return, then the Hermits can trust her at least this much.

Etho leads Puffy through a short hallway into a large circular room with a domed ceiling. The room is mostly quartz, though the walls are lined with sea lanterns and oak leaves. It’s beautiful. This place has been hiding under her feet this whole time?

“This is the Atrium,” Etho says, “or at least the main one. Come on, getting a mule will be more trouble than it’s worth if you’re not carrying anything.”

Puffy is speechless, utterly and profoundly, when Etho takes her through a tunnel on the opposite side of where she entered. It almost looks as though the tunnel here was carved by hand, then completely redone in dirt and grass and vines to give it a secretive, high fantasy look.

“Hey, Etho!” says a dark-haired man with a big smile as he comes trotting out of a branching hallway to the left. “Hey--” He catches sight of Puffy and his smile dissipates into panic. He shouts incoherently and dives back into the hallway he just exited.

“Hey Bdubs,” Etho greets impishly, then turns to Puffy. “Man, it’s like he saw a ghost or something. Maybe Mothman.”

Puffy bleats out a surprised laugh. Up ahead, she spots another Hermit lurking around the corner of the archway Etho is leading her toward.

“Etho,” says a tall blonde woman. “Cleo wants to talk to you about, er...” The blonde woman glances at Puffy. “Her thing,” she finishes lamely.

“Well, as you can see, I’m a bit busy at the moment. Would you mind telling Cleo so she doesn’t skin me alive?” Etho says sweetly.

The blonde woman snorts. “Face the music, Mothman. I’ll take care of Puffy from here. I assume you’re taking her to Xisuma?”

Etho wilts. Clearly, whoever this Cleo person is, she’s not someone to piss off. Puffy wonders what Etho did.

“See ya around,” Etho waves, somehow both cheery and morose at the same time, like a funeral for someone nobody liked. Puffy and the blonde woman watch him go.

“My name’s False, by the way,” the blonde woman says. “Thanks for the bandanna. Normally I’d be wearing it, but I just got back from beating up Iskall.”

The woman-- False-- laughs. Puffy is once again taken aback by the idea that the Hermits actually use the items that she makes for them. 

False takes off in a brisk walk toward the archway she’d come out of. Jumping a little bit at being torn from her thoughts, Puffy hurries to follow. It’s hard to keep up, since all Puffy wants to do is stare. She must be in the living quarters-- they let her in the living quarters?! Each door matches the high fantasy, underground sort of aesthetic, but a few doors are left open and each one is remarkably different on the inside. One room is built entirely out of red and white concrete, whereas another is Nether-themed with actual fire, and the room down the hall is entirely underwater!

One door is different. It’s got blue-purple banners along the frame, and when False opens the door for Puffy, she can see that the room is made of blackstone bricks. Maps of the Dream SMP line the wall, and in the center of the room there is a mildly ornate table made of warped wood.

At the end of the table in the back of the room, opposite the door, sits a trio. To the left, there is a plain-looking man with a beard and an “at” symbol on his shirt. He speaks in a Southern accent to a man on the right side of the table, who wears a red sweater and twirls a feather between his fingers like the cat that got the canary.

In between the two, at the head of the table, rests someone very unique. He’s obviously tall, that much is obvious even when he’s sitting down. He’s also got mesmerizing purple eyes which glow faintly against the dark of the blackstone. Puffy doesn’t know why, but she gets the feeling that they’re supposed to be glowing much brighter.

As taken by the man’s eyes as she is, Puffy doesn’t notice the non-invasive breathing tube the man also has (a cannula? She doesn’t know what it’s called, but that sounds right) until the man’s gaze falls upon her, still standing in the doorway next to False.

“Oh,” the man says. “You’re not supposed to be here. Welcome.”

False steps forward, breaking Puffy from her trance. “Puffy, this is Xisuma, Joe, and Grian. I’d introduce you to them as well, but... you know.”

“I don’t know-- oh,” Puffy says awkwardly, catching sight of the massive crochet blanket she’d made for the Hermit months ago, draped across Xisuma’s shoulders.

“Why are you here?” Grian asks with a tilted head. “No offense or anything, but I just lost a bet. I had three diamonds on Cub bringing you in here eventually-- he’s the one you usually meet at the barrel, you know.”

False interjects, “I didn’t bring her down here, it was Etho!”

“Shoot,” Joe says. “Cleo wins yet again.”

“It was Zedaph, actually,” Puffy says. All eyes turn to her. “I found him on the surface. He was really injured, so I brought him back here. Impulse and-- Tango? Yeah, Tango-- told Etho to take me down here.”

Puffy uncharacteristically twiddles her fingers a little bit, feeling in over her head. “Uh, you know I’m not gonna tell or anything, so... Why am I here?”

The full weight of Xisuma’s piercing stare falls upon her. Even as fragile as he looks, even as strong as Puffy is, she feels a jolt of apprehension.

“You’d know more about the red vines than we do,” he begins. “Etho mentioned that they’re what hurt Zedaph; he’s mentioned them on multiple occasions, and never in a good way. How long do you think it would take for those vines to reach our village, and what do you think would happen once they do?”

“As far as we’re aware, there are several players who are proponents of the vines, and claim they originate from some sort of egg?” Joe adds. “I’ve had a hard time calculating how big of a mushroom we’d need to make an omelet out of the egg, but apparently most of my fellow Hermits do not in fact want evil eggs on their omelets.”

“And how come the End is inaccessible?” Grian cuts in with a whine. “I want my elytra.”

Xisuma huffs a laugh into the cannula. “As you can see, we have many questions which only a native Dream SMP player like yourself can answer. In the interest of keeping ourselves safe--” he trails off into a coughing fit.

Puffy bites her lip, feeling as though she really shouldn’t be seeing this. Joe rests his hand on Xisuma’s back.

“You give us answers, and we’ll give you diamonds, netherite, whatever you want. And when we move out-- well, it wasn’t much of a secret anyway-- we’ll offer you a safe place with us,” Grian speaks up on Xisuma’s behalf.

A thousand thoughts spin inside Puffy’s head. She feels like Dorothy in that tornado, and Grian’s offer is the Wicked Witch. “Did you guys really save Tommy’s life?” she finds herself asking.

The Hermits seem taken aback.

“The blond kid?” False asks. “Yeah, but he was unconscious the whole time. I think Scar told the kid to keep us a secret, but... I don’t think any of us expected that to actually work.”

Puffy laughs disbelievingly. “He’s the one person on the entire server who keeps insisting that you guys aren’t real.”

“That’s good to hear,” Xisuma says quietly. “Do you have an answer for us, or would you like some time to consider?”

There are a thousand and one variables Puffy needs to think about. What is Dream’s stance on the Hermits? Who will she be setting herself against by allying with the Hermits? What will Puffy have to expect, from both underground and surface-dwelling players alike? Which players can she take in a fight?

Fuck it, she thinks. “You’ve got yourselves a deal.”

Xisuma smiles. Despite his ill condition, she gets the feeling that this nice, mild-mannered man is far more dangerous than she could ever hope to be.

“I’m glad to have you on our side, Puffy,” he says. “Thank you for your help.”