#necessary readmore

[fakepeppinomybeloved]

Peppino will make the greatest Peppino Pizza ever!

this is not "canon" to the typical Peppi I usually draw, he would never make a pizza with such unsanitary ingredients!

[anarchswild]

FangFest '24 - Day 21

Sigrun, the former ghoul and now fledgling childe to Camarilla traitor Emmanuel Roche. Once upon a time she was trained up to take over Roche Security, she had been a ghoul for decades. She was close with the new Ventrue fledgling in the city, romantically so.

But instead her sire turned traitor, turning her into a hostage and later orphan. Blessing or curse, her memories were completely wiped. She does not recall the betrayal of her sire, but she does not remember the budding romance she had. She is alone in the night, just lucky enough for some other kindred to appear and take her under their wing.

[dragonji]

having a mome

ever since talking about [redacted postcanon events] with charlie ive been musing on what jyt and qyz would call each other and well. tonight its just making me very ill in the head a bit and I shrimply need to get it written out somewhere apologies in advance♡

So to begin. JYT would start with calling QYZ Your Highness/Qi Ying bc ascension is a comparitively new situation for him on top of preexisting social uncomfortableness making him default to referring to people by their titles or ranks whenever appropriate. And QYZ obv doesnt really care about titles so even though he knows JYT has one (General Qing Liu btw) he'd just call them by full name. JYT tries very hard to not let on how happy that makes him and only mostly succeeds [smiles peacefully].

Now (as in later postcanons as of timeline of charlies work as well as beyond) I am rather stuck on how to make their forms of address more intimate without verging into ooc-ness for either of them.... Neither of them are much for overly-sweet petnames I would think. With QYZ I dont think he sees a point in using 'random' words to refer to someone he's affectionate towards; JYT just has a deeply thin face for romance and the aforementioned social anxieties. Despite that I do think JYT would start using nicknames first- hes more liable to playfully or exaggerately use a nickname to test out how QYZ reacts where QYZ would just charge ahead with whatever name he finds fitting if/when he wants to call someone something different.

Some handful of years after theyve been acquainted and have formed their sparring routine JYT would feel safe enough to risk calling QYZ by name too (for the first instance picture end of a sparring session both peacefully laying in the dust catching their breath staring at the sky. JYT gathering themself enough to recklessly give a quick nervous "Thanks for today, Quan Yizhen !" before Bolting. He has to go wander around a forest in the mortal realm for a bit after that one to recover meanwhile QYZ is sitting at the sparring grounds like I wonder what their deal is today?? before shrugging it off. They have a conversation about it the next day where JYT cant stop fidgeting before he apologies for not asking before dropping the title and QYZ tells him it literally doesnt matter he prefers when people use his name anyways. And thats That♡). Eventually (5-15 years later maybe?) they would drop to just given names and likely keep using those for a long time.

All that said the safest option to JYT would be smth along the lines of 阿真 (A-Zhen) esp at first when he's unsure of how it'll be received. But I am Also finding it more and more captivating to maybe have JYT call him 小狼 (Xiao Lang) once in a while mainly while theyre alone if that doesnt sound too unfounded..... JYT likes wolves already and its also personal fulfillment to me as (spoilers for my furry tgcfverse) I have also made QYZ a wolf in all my furry versions😌 (Maybe when QYZ asks why JYT chose to call him that they would respond along the lines of "wolves are pretty and strong and cool and loyal just like you... even if people dont understand them well! Plus theyre cute and fluffy *pauses to run his hands through QYZ's hair* so I just thought it might fit^^" and QYZ hums a pleased note in return and they go back to napping all cuddled around each other Ok Moving On we're getting too romantic!!-)

Ahem likewise I've been considering having QYZ call JYT 涛涛 (Taotao) on occassion bc it seems cute and also more likely for QYZ to just double the syllables for a straightforward nickname where applicable. I mean having him call JYT Yongtao is already close enough to a nickname seeing as no one else does but maybe just as extra flavor here n there...... Perhaps something involving JYT's association with rabbits or dragons would be possible too/instead? Or perhaps I am simply projecting my furryisms a bit too on-the-nose there... Honestly could just have it be Tao-xiong if I wanted to keep the subtle are they comrades or yknow comrades vibe lol... in the words of my friend nie huaisang I dont know, I really dont know!!!

[capricioussun]

A billion years ago I'd had this thought, well, two thoughts, based in a similar concept. Which is basically: what kind of effects could being sealed underground have had on monsters?

Typically I work off the hc of the CORE functioning through both thermal energy and gathering the condensed magic that begins to accumulate in the atmosphere from the monsters being trapped in a confined space. This magic is what enables the conversion of the thermal energy, however it becomes more potent than either individually.

That being said, I've wondered (and based a few ideas/an au) around toying with the impact using that kind of energy prolonged in a confined space might have on the monsters themselves, since they're entirely comprised of magic after all. The two main ones I'd mentioned though, I'll start with the plain ut one.

I'd wondered if the monsters might have essentially been "stifled" by this. Being trapped and constantly surrounded by recycled energy, perhaps their own magic became weaker, and their physical appearances followed suit. This is a particularly neat concept to me, because if perhaps monsters had originally been larger, fiercer looking creatures, it would better explain humans' fear of them as well as their portrayals by humans as these dangerous, powerful beasts.

I also like this idea because it's tied to another, that monsters might begin to resemble their predecessors/even themselves when they were younger, if they're old enough to have lived on the surface before the war, as they acclimate to life above ground. So basically, monsters become more "monstrous" as they settle in and become healthier again!

The other idea is more grounded specifically in UF, or I suppose "Fell"s in general. This also has less to do specifically with the core/being trapped, but the concept of their physical appearances being more dependent on their surroundings in general. That meaning that, perhaps they look more "ferocious" because of living in such a dangerous, miserable environment.

But that also means, that after surfacing and coming to ease into a life of peace, that their physical appearances soften with them. I've never been able to commit to that one for two reasons: one, I love point scary monsters, and two, I'm also a fan of permanent consequences and their symbolism (especially when layered with healing and change? Ough). But I am also a huge sucker for the whole "healing outside representing healing inside" type stuff too, which is why it's still a concept I think about often even if I never portray my own iterations that way.

Anyway. I like thinking about monsters being made of magic and how that could impact them in various scenarios 👍

[hooved]

got broken up with but it wasn't anything i did wrong, she just has a lot of things she needs to work through that've been keeping her from being the kind of partner she wanted to be, for me and herself she knows i'd never expect her to do or be more than she's able to, and she's thankful for the patience and understanding i've given her and continue to give her, but this is what she felt was best for her right now and i respect that and am even glad that she's putting her emotional health first. i will always encourage the people i love to do so we're both upset of course. we still love each other. the romantic feelings are absolutely still there. but we're still good friends, we're still affectionate, and we'll still be hanging out just as much. we were able to joke and laugh and feel mostly normal pretty quickly afterwards (even if we were still crying a bit). we can still hold hands and cuddle and kiss each other on the cheek and all that, but the context has changed it'll take a little bit for us to get used to it, but that's okay. i'm happy we still have each other and that things are....mostly the same. just platonic now it wasn't a bad night tbh. a bit unfortunate, but i'll never regret time spent with someone i care for and i will always respect them for having the courage to say or do something that stings a bit for the sake of keeping our relationship healthy. communication is important and i'm just glad things ended here rather than it going sour over time. her comfort and happiness are important to me regardless of the status of our relationship. it'll hurt for a little bit, but i'm alright with it

[velcryons]

CONQUEST AND REIGN OF JAEHAERYS

Valaena Velaryon (Canon) (Sophia Okonedo / Golda Roshuvel) Wife of Aerion Targaryen and mother of Aegon I, Visenya and Rhaenys Targaryen. Supposed sorceress and well respected matriarch.

Daemon I Velaryon (Canon) (Alfred Enoch) First Master of Ships of Westeros, close friend to Aegon the Conqueror and his sister wives Rhaenys and Visenya.

Alyssa Velaryon (Canon) (Jodie Turner-Smith) Wife of Aenys Targaryen and mother of Rhaena, Aegon, Viserys, Jaehaerys, Alysanne, and Viserra Targaryen, as well as Boremund and Jocelyn Baratheon.

DANCE OF THE DRAGONS AND BEYOND

Laena Velaryon (Canon) (Savannah Steyn / Nanna Blondell) Oldest child of Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon, mother of Baela and Rhaena Targaryen. Rider of Vhagar, largest dragon alive. Clever, capable, and gone before her time.

Laenor Velaryon (Canon) (Theo Nate / John Macmillian ) The second child and only son of Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon and heir to Driftmark. Rider of Seasmoke and supposed father of Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon, and Addam and Alyn Waters. One of Rhaenyra's staunchest supporters.

Vaemond Velaryon (Canon) (Wil Johnson) Brother (show) / Nephew (book) of Corlys Velaryon. Fought beside his brother in the Stepstones and sought to keep Driftmark in the hands of true Velaryons. Killed by Daemon Targaryen.

Vaenna Velaryon (OC) (Shalom Brune-Franklin) Youngest child of Vaemond Velaryon and companion to Queen Helaena Targaryen. Became a septa after the death of her father. Said to have thrown herself into the sea.

Addam Velaryon (Canon) (Clinton Liberty) Formerly Addam Waters. Bastard son of Corlys (supposedly Laenor) Velaryon, legitimized by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rider of Seasmoke, brother of Alyn Oakenfist. Loyal.

Alyn Velaryon (Canon) (Abubakar Salim / Aldis Hodge) Formerly Alyn Waters. Bastard son of Corlys (supposedly Laenor )Velaryon, legitimized by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. Brother of Addam Velaryon, nicknamed Oakenfist. Renowned traveler and seaman, husband to Baela Targaryen.

Daenaera Velaryon (Canon) (Gugu Mbatha-Raw / Ruby Barker) Daughter of Daeron Velaryon and grandaughter of Vaemond, the second wife of Aegon III. Dubbed 'The Little Queen,' she is well loved by nobles and smallfolk alike and even managed to warm her husband's lonely heart.

Coraena Velaryon (OC) (Denee Benton) Supposedly one of the many lovers of Aegon IV, and wife to Lord Bar Emmon. It is said, despite Coraena's staunch denial, that Aegon is the father to both her children.

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

Shaera Velaryon (OC) (Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele) Current matriarch of the Velaryon family and aid to Daenerys Targaryen. Sets sail from Westeros to Essos after the arrival of Ned Stark to King's Landing, and has supported the Dragon Queen ever since. Sister to Lucerys II, aunt to Aurane Waters, Monford and Laenaera, and mother to Corlys III and Daella Velaryon.

Corlys III Velaryon (OC) (Devon Terrell) Son of Shaera Velaryon and her late husband Daeron, supposedly a bastard of Rhaegar Targaryen. Carefree and ignoring any and all responsibilities and tasks placed before him.

Monford Velaryon (Canon) (Aaron Cobham) Son of Lucerys II Velaryon, Aerys II's Master of Ships and father of Monterys Velaryon, current Lord of Driftmark. Master of Ships for Stannis Baratheon until his death at the Battle of Blackwater Bay.

Laenaera Velaryon (OC) (Karla Simone Spence) Daughter of Lucerys II Velaryon and the wife of Ser Donnel Locke, one of Robb Stark's sworn swords. Following the death of her husband at the Red Wedding, Laenaera now lives with her extremely elderly father in law, Lord Ondrew.

Daella Velaryon (OC) (Lolly Adefope) Daughter of Shaera Velaryon, handmaiden to Daenerys Targaryen. The oldest daughter of Shaera Velaryon and her late husband Daeron Velaryon. Supposedly sweet minded and simple, Daella is easily ignored which allows her to collect countless secrets for her own use.

Aurane Waters (Canon) (Ashley Walters / Rege Jean-Page) The bastard son of Lucerys II Velaryon and the half brother of Monford and Laenaera. Temporarily captured and forced to bend the knee to Joffrey and later Tommen, he was made Grand Admiral of the royal fleet before stealing the entirety of said fleet and proclaiming himself king of the stepstones.

Viserra Waters (OC) (Jessica Parker Kennedy) Bastard daughter of Lucerys II and a wealthy courtesan from the Street of Silk. Took over both her mother's position and her ambition upon her adulthood. Loyal to Lannister gold, Martell plots and Targaryen whispers.

Saerys Velaryon The older sister of Lord Laeron Velaryon, aunt to Lucerys and Shaera Velaryon, and one time companion to Queen Rhaella Targaryen. Upon her dismissal from the queen’s side, Saerys was offered as the second wife of Lord Caspar Caswell. After his death, Bitterbridge was succeeded by the son of Caspar’s previous marriage, and Saerys took her dowry and returned to Driftmark. Free spirited and strong willed, Saerys was a role model for her young niece, Shaera. Eventually sailed across the narrow sea where she became the lover of a young Nyssarios Dennaan. She stayed in Essos until her death several years later.

[laventadorn]

Just reread TNER again. Wondering if maybe Sirius won’t die in y5 in this fic! Interested to see if maybe a more patient and lenient Snape will equate to an easier occlumency experience as well. (Not asking questions, just nobody to talk to about it offline 🤪)

The whole series of events that lead to Sirius dying in the books always bothered me. If Harry had just trusted Snape and stayed put everything might have turned out ok :(

hoho :3

i wish i could answer without blowing all the secrets wide open! also that i could sort the next chapter out so we could get closer to learning these secrets orz

i'm doing a readmore in case people want to completely block out even the possibilities of theories:

i did not care for the end of book 5. i understood what it was trying to do -- harry gets a devastating lesson that forces him to grow up; another source of protection is removed for the hero, who always has to walk his journey alone -- but i didn't much care for... the way it was executed, shall we say; particularly as the emotional effects seemed pretty short lived. sirius dies because of some really poor decisions all around, harry goes, "oh, i screwed up. well, he wouldn't want me to be sad!" and then boop, feelings taken care of! ???? don't you have things to work through, my guy??

idk, i feel like the effects should be in proportion to the event; otherwise it just really feels like you can see the marionette strings moving.

buuut if sirius lives, the question does become, how do you remove or handicap him enough to keep him from obstructing the hero's lonely destiny? certainly it's difficult!

[irawhiti]

to be clear with regards to my post attempting to coin ngāti rangiātea, i say a few times in vague terms that people will expect you to go to drastic lengths to find your iwi that are not reasonable nor moral. i'm not remotely exaggerating, especially about the moral part.

the final straw that prompted drafting the post and term for me was when, after mapping out my entire family line to pinpoint the person who came from aotearoa to australia over multiple years only to find VERY solid evidence that they were born on the ship to australia and their mother deliberately obfuscated their identities + there is literally no tribal record due to them fleeing aotearoa during the musket wars, i was told to send a physical letter to a person who married into my family who i found out by chance currently lives in aotearoa. this was only possible because i found she is semi-popular in certain circles and has a p.o box at her work address.

despite this being a pretty extreme invasion of privacy, i sent a hopeful letter asking for any information she may have had. obviously i never got a response. this was met with people telling me that i need to send more letters to this complete stranger. when i said "yeah i don't want to do this, there is a 99.9% chance she doesn't even know we're māori due to my specific situation, she clearly isn't interested in speaking to me, i've just found out she was a truly awful person towards my immediate family, and this is a gross invasion of privacy" i was criticised for giving up.

and forgive me for saying that i just don't think that this should be the state of things. to put the concept of Maybe Potentially finding one more crumb of info to put towards Maybe Potentially discovering a piece of your family history above basic human decency and respect.

and it's like... alright. theoretically: what if this did lead to the discovery of my iwi? what exactly does this do for me? like, functionally? i'm not from aotearoa. my family have been diaspora māori for almost 200 years now. my fires have been put out, i have no access to a marae, my entire family (alive and dead) has had a fundamentally different life experience than the other māori from the iwi we came from. hell, entire iwi have come and gone in 200 years, absorbed into other iwi through marriage or wiped out through conquest.

apart from being a brief nod to my whakapapa in a pepeha (followed by the harsh reality that i still wouldn't know my hapū to recite immediately after my iwi), what would this mean for me? for my whānau? why am i expected to run around in circles, ripping myself and everyone around me who may have a single fucking crumb of information apart? who does this validate? because it sure as hell doesn't validate me. i've decided that i'm much more interested in representing and learning about my whānau than the people i was separated from nearly two centuries ago at this point and hey, if that makes strangers feel a bit pissy for some reason, that's really not my problem.

so, i'm ngāti kangaru, a tongue-in-cheek label, and i'm ngāti rangiātea, a call to action.

and above all, i'm done doing morally objectionable shit and begging like a kurī for a scrap of fucking respect.

[fealtyfaggot]

I've been trying not to post my own unfiltered opinions bc frankly I know I am not the most eloquent when empassioned but this is such utter horseshit.

Fucking. Christ. The idea that criticising another Arab nation extorting desperate Palestinians, victims of fucking genocide, under some of the most appalling circumstances imaginable, for money to leave the site of their murder equates one to someone advocating for the displacement of those Palestinians is just. Moronic. The people reblogging this. Evil or just uncaring motherfuckers wanting to get a few points in the Internet game by discouraging the idea that anyone has a duty towards HELPING REFUGEES bc that means SUPPORTING THE FACT THAT THEY WERE MADE REFUGEES, SOMEHOW. Mother of God.

[a-mag-a-day]

Hi @barkingcrows sent a long ask and because it's an unsustainable format, I'm posting their ask under the cut

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY FAVOURITE EPISODE! i love you mag85. its not even really the pre- or post- statement that i love (though when jon amends his opening, you can HEAR the 😒 in his voice and its lovely) but its the statement itself. i simply love it So Much. theres something about it that stuck out to me and i dont quite know what

(cont. under cut)

i adore the tone the statement is given in. the statementgiver sounds almost hysterical in a falsely composed manner. think : the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart. they sound like theyre moments away from begging you to believe them and begging you to tell them you understand. like theyre trying their damnedest to make themself understand just as much as theyre trying to make you understand…… a bit like helen in her first statement, even. but far more gone than her. helen is still holding onto logic as her lifeline, refusing to let go of logic and reason for the sake of staying sane. 85’s statement giver went mad long ago, and doesn’t care about why or how it doesn’t make sense—they just know it doesn’t make sense and there’s nothing more to it. they’re looking back at it all with a “i can’t fucjsking believe this happened to /me/” lens, sort of. i think so, at least

the contradictions are a fun thing. they make the statement stand out and grab your attention back even if youre doing something else while you listen. in order to wrap your head around it, you have to pay attention. It starts out simple, eases you into the senselessness. after all, if it threw you in headfirst then you wouldnt know what to make of the statement. it would make no sense because youre looking at it through the wrong lens, defaulting to applying rules to it that simply dont apply. “Because nonsense is what it is. It is playfully impossible. He cannot be not there. But he is. He was. And so am I. I did not meet him on the staircase as well.” it takes a second for you to make it make sense, but then just trading out every “i did not meet him” for “i did meet him (its just that he was the man that wasnt there)” and suddenly it makes the senselessness make a lot more sense, and puts you into the correct mindset for this episode.

but it only stays simple for a short bit, quickly upping the absurdity more and more until its depicting batshit stuff that you cant even understand by backwards logicing out of it. but by now youve accepted that this statement giver’s story is not one that is meant to make sense, and you can listen to the impossibilities without it breaking your immersion at all. In fact, it enhances it. a fun example of that is: “My father said nothing, as I had taken him up the stairs an hour before, and he now lay dead in his chair, his heart unsuited for the expedition. [...] Eventually, after almost an hour descending the spiral, he keeled over in his seat and lay lifeless. My mother got abruptly to her feet, and told my father that they were leaving. My father got to his feet, and silently followed her out.” its senseless! its plenty comprehensible, but it just doesnt make sense! are the stairs metaphorical or literal? did the dad die in a dream and wake back up? if he died on the stairs, how did he get to the chair? did he die and his corpse got up and walked out? the listener doesnt know! jon sure as hell doesnt know! and i really doubt that even the statement giver knows! its not like theyre there, anyways. no use in figuring out the hows and whats and whys of events when theyre hardly a who or what themself.

i feel like it sort of raises the question of if there was ever a man not there in the first place that the statement giver fell victim to, but that’s the point, isn’t it? there was no one there. “The stairs were real. He wasn’t there, but the stairs were.” note the word choice. ‘real.’ not ‘the stairs were there,’ but that they were real. is it possible to do something like this to yourself? the man who was not there became real as time progressed, yes, but any delusion can become real to someone if they believe it sincerely enough. mix the Literally Supernatural spiral into that and you have one hell of a trip. is it possible to lose yourself in a poem so much that you lose your own self? have you ever considered this statement being largely metaphorical? turned literal only by the spiral finding a new plaything? they say that he did not offer them to join him on the stairs. so is that to say the man who was not there did not offer simply because he was not there, or that the statement giver’s spiral (heh) was self-inflicted? “He didn’t come back until I made… a horrid mistake. I called to him. I stood on the landing and shouted at him to go away. I asked him if he was there. I demanded he show himself. All utterly impossible, of course. I was shouting at nobody but myself, and so it was into my own mind that my curses and pleas burrowed and nested.”

personally, i think it makes for a more interesting statement if it’s litera; there is, in fact; a man who was not there tormenting the statement giver. but for it to be metaphorical would make for a much more interesting question

“I walked and I walked. And then I didn’t walk, and that got me moving much faster.” i just like this line

“He had sworn at me as he tried to climb them to the top, telling me I was no son of his, and I was trying to agree with him, but if I could have done so, then he would have been wrong.” THIS line. if there’s one thing i want you to take away from this rambling essay of a loveletter to mag85 then it’s this line. i want everyone to look at it and just. think about it i guess??? it’s my favourite sentence in this episode. something about it is so interesting and i really don’t know how to put it into words. “I was trying to agree with him, but if I could have done so, then he would have been wrong.” GOD i love that ?!!!??!?? its so good

i love the twist on the poem at the end too. changing it to “i was a man who wasn’t there”

i don’t think enough people talk about just the statement for this episode, so i’ll leave off my thoughts on the post-statement banter. not to mention that this post is already far longer than it should be HAHA. i love georgie and season three is very eventful, but this statement by itself should be highlighted more often when it has such an interesting premise <333

finally, while i’m here: i would absolutely recommend listening to The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie after listening to this episode. or whatever cover you prefer of the song—i personally enjoy Nirvana’s most. The Man Who Sold The World, just as mag85, was at least in part inspired by the poem Antigonish. (and the timeline would allow for mag85 to potentially be partially inspired by both the poem AND the song, but i don’t believe that is confirmed or denied anywhere.)

it’s a great song and i never have a reason to talk about how this episode was actually the thing that introduced me to the song

thank you for bearing with me as i rambled about the episode i can never find a good reason to ramble about!

[kurgy]

feeling sick but wide awake so just resting and im going to talk at length about Months By, because this is my house

[feldsparite]

[melonisopod]

I haven't finished Canto V yet but uh. Saw the spoilers.

CRYING PISSING SHITTING PUKING VOMITING BLOOD SCREAMING TEARING MY OWN FLESH OH MY GOD HOLY FUCK THE NEW ID ISHCLIFF GIRLIES WE'RE FUCKING SAILING OUR SHIP TONIGHT I'M GONG TO ACTY ALY CRY FUCK FUCK FUCK

QUEQUEG HEATHCLIFF ID SHUT THE HELL UP DON'T TUCH ME

[fragileizy]

please please please please i cannot emphasize enough just how important a read more is

[books-are-my-life-stuff]

Finally, the long overdue N (+Morty) 10k CSMM clear! Morty is still missing one more alt for full clear though (I'm waiting for his 5th alt DeNA).

Koga: Self-explanatory.

Karen: I want to get used with using Champion Calem, so I used him, alongside OG Morty for Blind Spot. Summer N was initially here but didn't work, so I used SS N and seeing him casually dealing 10k off-type with Freeze Shock was something else, not to mention he could fast-ramp after Calem's sync. Really helped OG Morty to clean the stage, and SS N's debuffs helped Calem to survive.

Bruno: Trying to sleepchain at CS, it was extremely hard to keep the momentum. One target was already difficult, let alone three targets at once. Also, got triple flinches on my team when one of the sides used Rock Slide, but thankfully it happened when Summer Marnie was ready to sync so she could recover.

Will: Also self-explanatory. Summer N's high DPS power complemented Halloween Morty's low DPS very well. Might use this team combo again sometime.

Lance: Kinda self-explanatory. Basically, SST Red being SST Red, setting terrain, paralysis, and after Hilbert sync, SST Red dealt 4-5k B Volt Tackle while OG N dealt 10k Bolt Strike. That was an extremely fast clear.

[hyena-frog]

My mom fell and fractured her left femur at the hip last night and ended up back in the hospital. No hip replacement needed thankfully, "just" a 95mm screw inserted to join the fracture. I have never heard her scream that intensely, and the fact she agreed to have my brother call 911 almost right away told me enough. This is the same lady who dismissed the pain from a meningitis infection along her spine for weeks and weeks until she woke up one day and couldn't feel her legs, because she'd assumed it was her usual back pain that whole time. High pain tolerance to the point of being stubborn. So this pain was pretty bad. But now, she's more frustrated than anything else. This is going to be a big set back after she was just starting to use walkers more often instead of her wheelchair.