#it was a coordinated attack

[izzystizzys]

Fox tags along on a smuggling bust one (1) time and subsequently wishes he’d never been decanted.

Well, he’s arrested the perp a lot more than just one time, actually, but that very first tackle into a chokehold and electrocuffs more than sufficed to turn the fates against him - the fates, and Cody, the insufferable twat. They’re not actually even batchmates, the lot of them, and going by numbers Fox was decanted long before them (long as in seconds or minutes, no one actually knows), but Seventeen put them all in a training room together and then stupid kriffing Kote looked him up and down, nodded, and hasn’t stopped calling him vod’ika since.

“Why is one of the Republic’s most wanted criminals asking to speak to you, vod’ika?”, Cody asks, without any preamble, almost making Fox cut the holocall on principle. He would, if General Kenobi wasn’t right there next to the little shit. “And why do I not like his tone?”

Fox has to resist the urge to close his eyes and scream, making do with a deep sigh instead. Force curse the day Cody decided to adopt-nap him, and Wolffe following suit immediately. “Weequay, shifty eyes, stupid fucking pirate bandana?”

Cody’s eyes narrow suspiciously, and Kenobi’s eyebrows raise simultaneously. It’s more than a little creepy.

Fox rolls his eyes so hard he sees stars. “Tell him he can go space himself, unless he wants me to do it for him. And then tell him that if he sends me fuzzy fucking socks again I might just hunt him down and do it anyways.”

Past the slide of the door, Thorn’s unmistakable cackle reaches Fox. And Cody, going by the narrowing of his eyes. “Don’t tell him that, ori’vod, he’s probably into that”, Thorn calls out, gleefully, and Force Fox really should’ve kept this to himself in the first place.

He would’ve, actually, but the constant stream of strange presents into Guard headquarters is hard to miss. It was Alderaanian chocolates, last week, which Fox pawned off on the Shinies. A box from a store with a blacked out label before that, which he launched out the window with burning ears before Thire could get a closer look at it.

“Actually”, Thorn continues, happily, “I don’t think it matters much if you do tell him anything - it’s not like the Commander has been the most graceful courtée, and that hasn’t done anything to discourage our favorite smuggler.”

“Marshall Commander”, Fox hisses, because he’s a pissy bitch, and then, because all professionalism has gone out the window anyways, “This is why Stone is my favourite.”

Thorn’s wounded gasp is lost over Kenobi’s thoughtful hum, and Cody’s patented I’m-going-to-do-something-incredibly-stupid-and-you-can’t-stop-me glare. “That would explain why we have Hondo Ohnaka accosting our troopers about your flavour preferences concerning fruit candies. But the one asking to speak to you is Cad Bane, Marshall Commander.”

The string of curses Fox lets out at that is loud enough to have Mauler stick his head in the com room to ask if everything is alright, and Thorn roll on the floor with howling laughter.

Force curse the day he ever slapped electrocuffs on Hondo Ohnaka, and double-curse the one he threw Cad Bane to the floor with a scissor leg takedown.

[shit-people-probably-didnt-say]

Nina: How many toddlers do you think you could take in a fight?

Jesper: Do I get prep time?

Nina: Yes, but the toddlers get it too

Jesper: Then none, they’ll unionise

[avnasace]

no but gureshin really have some banger lines like:

"shinya and I, we were supposed to die together" (ow)

"guren, stop snoring" (????? gay.)

the conversation about kureto being a masochist (theyre adorable)

byakkomaru: its as if you are in love. shinya: no no, its just your garden variety idolisation, i completely understand why mahiru chose him over me. (🏳️‍🌈👀⁉️)

G: i will, like always, let myself drown in my own power to save you (this line goes soo hard honestly)

(Mahiru:) but its that weakness that shinya and i admire" (isnt it interesting how much mahiru and shinya are compared or referenced together with their feelings towards guren? always before and seperate from mentions of their squad yknow? theres always a distinction between them and anyone else)

[benetnvsch]

kunikidazai watching the sunset together on the beach in the newest Mayoi cards side story oh this sickening they want me dead

[fisheito]

EVeryONE STOP SENDIGN ME THE mOoncake YAKUMO IM NOT OK!!!!!!!!+++++++++

[rileys-battlecats]

If you haven’t already answered this yet, can I ask why MicaClan chose the territory they currently live in? It seems like an interesting decision to choose such a different area to try to survive in. Although the more lush area probably means less droughts and higher elevation could possibly mean less flood risks, avoiding the two major issues that caused them to move in the first place. They still have to relearn everything though in such a different area. Or was there less thought behind it and it was more just get to higher ground to avoid the water and then they got tired of traveling and decided to stop once they were sufficiently high up?

Also can I ask what kind of border threats they faced when establishing their new territory? Were there other groups of cats? Was it mostly predators and dangerous animals? Did dogs or twolegs pose a challenge to their borders?

Sorry I kinda have a lot of questions haha I just really like your story and characters and settings and everything and wanna know all I can about them and get a deeper knowledge of everything

I AM SO HAPPY TO RECEIVE THIS QUESTION

You're right that there were material aspects as to why they chose to settle where they did; the mountain seemed like a good place to avoid any more catastrophic floods with the high elevation, the spring-fed stream that runs through the territory also seemed like a guarantee against any future droughts, and the area had plenty of prey to feed the clan. But the real deciding factor was the soil!

The idea was basically that they found a place where the very ground seemed to be blessed by Starclan. I've written about this on the blog before, but it was wayyy way back and I haven't mentioned it again since then HAHA, but I based Micaclan's territory on a place I used to hike every now and again. The area used to be the location of a mica mine, and the ground there still sparkles with all the tiny shards of minerals in the ground (which is actually why they're called Micaclan; I gave them the name before I'd fully decided on the clan not being from the area originally lol). So they basically were like "if this isn't a sign from Starclan then I don't know what is" and set up camp! It ended up being the right choice in the end, because they found the Moonmirror in the abandoned mine on their territory, which gave them much needed access to Starclan (even if they can't use it outside of emergencies).

For border threats, I imagine them dealing with all sorts of things, especially in the beginning when they were just establishing their borders. I think of micaclan's territory being far enough from human civilization that they don't have to worry about construction or cars or anything, but close enough that they have a human hiking trail acting as one of their borders, or at least having a hiking trail close enough that they have to deal with the occasional stray dog or human. In addition to this, predators like black bears or coyotes would make trouble for the clan, and maybe a mountain lion drifted through the territory at one point (which would have been a harrowing time indeed).

As for rogues or other groups of cats, I think they might've brought that trouble with them! It's hard to conceal a big group of cats traveling in search of a new territory, and I think they drew some unwanted attention on their way up to the mountain. Maybe other groups noted them, and decided to let the strangers do the hard work of staking out a good territory before swooping in to take their place? I don't think there were any other cats living where Micaclan ends up, so they wouldn't be contesting land with any other resident cats. Those that threatened their new borders were usually looking to try to take their place. Basically they were like "so the weirdos you pegged as 'death within the month' 5 moons ago are actually now thriving and looking well-fed and healthy living on the mountain? I guess it can't be THAT dangerous, why don't we live up there instead? they can find somewhere else again, they're obviously good at finding nice territories."

the general gossip on micaclan as a group through the years basically goes like this: I heard there was a big group (a clan?) passing through looking to set up a new territory, hope they don't settle here -> apparently that big clan that passed through a few moons back is living further up the mountain? wonder how long it'll be before they're eaten by bears -> there's a big group of cats living further up the mountain, maybe the mountain makes for a good territory after all... -> there's a weird cat cult up the mountain and if you step on their turf they will Kick Your Ass

[p4nishers]

i'm rewatching ep 5 pinning up papers hooking red strings etc. and.

observation 1: when Casey disappears Loki looks to OB for a solution but when he also disappears all hope lost perfect silence in the room. they turn to Mobius. Look at him one last time until the end

observation 2: when the universe is disintegrating the final thought that propels Loki is Sylvie's voice 'do you think that what makes Loki a Loki is that we're destined to lose' and then they say 'NO' they are rejecting that thesis and because the time slipping is powered by 'who' by extension they are rejecting the inevitability of losing THEIR FRIENDS and well we know which of their friend's voices came through most often and clearly moments before. HOWEVER Mobius' statements in those moments were all (from their perspective) about leaving Loki; going back to his boys, the s1 statement right before he died of going back to where he was from. I'm turning this round in my head turning turning was Loki's 'no' also a rejection of the certainty that Mobius will leave them? Or is he doing all of this FOR Mobius while believing that when all is said and done Mobius will leave them and they will be alone they will lose after all

observation 3: OB says in his first exchange with Loki that their time slipping is becoming more powerful bec they are slipping through time AND space now. At this point Loki has made no progress on learning how to control it yet its engine is gaining power and its engine is love HIS LOVE IS GETTING MORE POWERFUL

you. oh my god.

1. its an instinct for them to be looking at mobius when all hope is lost, they do it in ep 1 and 5. it's like they can't fathom looking anywhere else

2. yes AND mobius' voice is by FAR the loudest and we hear sylvie say "what's wrong with wanting something, loki" and then IMMEDIATELY we hear mobius' voice. like at this point i cannot call that accidental

3. also they kept time slipping to mobius bc that's where their heart wanted them the most, that's where their love was the strongest.

kill me now.

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

“But when CNN asked Berliner why his essay neglected to mention the impact Trump’s war on the media has had on the public’s trust, he declined to comment.”

The vast right wing propaganda machine funded by dark money from oligarchs launching another coordinated attack against a reputable news outlet.

[sheltiechicago]

Power to the people: the branding of the Black Panther party

An Attack Against One Is an Attack Against All, 1968 Designer Unknown

The history of the logo can be traced back to designer Ruth Howard, a member of the Atlanta branch of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee where she learned how visuals could galvanize a community. In 1966, SNCC organizers in Lowndes county approached her to create the symbol. Howard originally designed a dove to express power and autonomy but it wasn’t well received. She eventually based it on the school mascot of Clark College, a local HBCU. Dorothy Zeller, a white Jewish woman, added whiskers and the black color

Photograph: The Merrill C Berman Collection

[lwieserce]

what do you guy think abt chiori's kit

[unxpctedlygreat]

[reality-detective]

Remember this 👇

Full article 👇

After doing some digging, I found this 👇

Did the missing ammonium nitrate make its way to Canada to fuel the fire and cause the reddish plume of smoke to blanket many states in the Northeast? 🤔

I posted a video of a gentleman talking about a huge mushroom cloud to suddenly appear. By the research I just covered it seems to be a likely scenario that this is a planned coordinated attack on Canadians. If HAARP is involved they can control which way the jetstream carries the smoke. 🤔

Let me add 👆 one more thing. Think and be safe out there. Klaus Schwab calls these "Black Swan Scenarios" 🤔

[supreme-leader-stoat]

I hate it when somebody makes a well-researched and insightful post about aaaaaaaall the different issues with the usually but not exclusively American prison system (of which there are many), and then caps it off with "that's why we need to COMPLETELY ABOLISH all prisons, and don't come at me with nonsense about 'what about murderers and rapists?'"

People don't bring up murderers and rapists as some sort of 'gotcha!', you nitwit, they bring them up because you're entire argument ignores that even the current system is a massive step up from what almost universally used to happen to people accused (conviction optional) of those things. Stonings, hangings, lynchings. Reform wasn't on the table, being found innocent later down the line wasn't on the table, because they were dead.

And guess what? If you completely removed prisons from the equation, there's every reason to believe that all that would come back into fashion! We've got the red pill and the blue pill here, Neo; we can keep sequestering violent criminals in a way that helps protect the public from being further victimized and keep trying to chip away at the injustices that have taken root in that system, or we can let 'em loose until communities start snapping and dealing with offenses (real or perceived) in a more permanent way. You tell me which one is easier to swallow.

[perfectday1972]

joe keery photographed by ben rayner for wonderland

[rivangel]

is there any symbolism in kenny dying while propped up by a tree, knowing the significance of trees in aot…

[rhysnolastname]

i need an esther mode for games. because i am getting pummeled on story mode even