#op 900 iq

[greentrickster]

Loving the Hopeful Hybrid’s Househusbanding System, and wondering if you have any further thoughts regarding LBH wingmanning for MBJ, or the matchmaking shenanigans LBH and LQQ get up to (or if I’m remembering correctly MBJ gets involved at some point bc why not?)

Thank-you so much! ^U^ And, for starters? After Liu Mingyan's latest work comes out after Binghe's return (suddenly involving characters with some very interesting and elaborate tattoos), Binghe uses his 900 IQ to put two and two together and figures out who wrote it. Then super calmly doesn't tell anyone he knows. Then even more super calmly starts feeding Liu Mingyan a few stories about spicy forbidden romance that he encountered while in modern Japan and, once he's established his cover as a fellow connoisseurr of the finer things in life (aka spicy p*rn with lots of romance thrown in for flavouring), he mentioning that, hey, wouldn't a human-demon love affair be romantic? With lots of tension and potential for betrayal, but really neither of them want to betray their homes, they just want to be together, only the world won't let them? Think of the drama - think of all the opportunities to get excitingly spicy!

And boy howdy does Liu Mingyan think of them. Three volumes of a new series worth in the space of six months worth of thinking of them.

So anyway, that's Liu Mingyan and all her devoted readers set up to play spin doctor/damage control/shut up-it's-so-romantic arguments for when the Mobei-jun/Shang Qinghua romance eventually comes out in the open, because Shizun likes Shang shishu, so keeping him in the sect is important.

(For all his intelligence, Binghe does not at any point realize that Shen Yuan is an avid reader of Liu Mingyan's work (especially since it doesn't currently involve him), and has a strong hunch who it's about and is just waiting for the right opportunity to give Airplane so much cheerful grief over it. Mostly because he knows nothing spicy has happened with him and Mobei-jun yet and it will absolutely kill that shitty author to know that his fictional double is getting it when he isn't.)

Beyond that, Binghe’s primarily giving Mobei-jun some quick remedial courses on human romance and dating culture, while also slipping Shang Qinghua a few tidbits on demon courtship habits, especially for the Northern realm. Thanks to his exposure to modern media, he’s gained that most dangerous and OP of powers - levels of genre-savvy! He can spot a miscommunication plot when he sees one now! So he’s working to clear up the miscommunication, and he’s using the simplest methods possible to make it harder for them to go awry by mistake.

His modern experiences with the dating scene does get a little jumbled with his memories of his home dimension’s practices, though, meaning Binghe absolutely sets his most loyal bro and his shishu on a tea date (since coffee isn’t an option). It doesn’t go very well since Mobei-jun isn’t really into tea and Shang Qinghua is still confused out of his mind at the mixed signals he’s getting at the moment. (Though, ironically, he absolutely uses it as coffee-date fantasy fodder after the fact, because an author-god can dream, you know?)

This having not worked, Binghe switches tactics and finagles Sha Hualing into creating the xianxia version of an insulated travel mug (“Okay, but why should I waste time making something that won’t help me destroy my enemies?” “...it’ll keep your hot drinks warm longer so the blood doesn’t congeal if you forget about them while you’re in your workshop and you don’t have to waste time yelling for someone to bring you more when you want it now?” “Oh dang, sold!”) Binghe then ensures that Mobei-jun gets ahold of one and tells him to give it to Shang Qinghua, since the guy drinks so much tea while trying to get all his work done, and to tell him that, since he won’t tell Mobei-jun what sorts of things he wants, Mobei-jun’s just going to have to start guessing (with an addendum to start paying attention to what sorts of things Shang shishu likes so that he can do a good job of it - paying attention to what sort of things your beloved likes and doesn’t like is important in a good relationship).

Mobei-jun is skeptical, but follows Binghe’s plan to the best of his ability, and it bears shockingly good fruit. Shang Qinghua is stunned, not his usual loud, flustered stunned, just... this is such a nice, useful gift, and it’s something he’ll be able to use with minimal explanation for how he got it, just say it’s something he found on a trading expedition, and dollars to donuts he’s missed having a nice, big travel mug with a secure lid and- oh, oh it has a little flap you can flip up to drink from it without taking the lid off. And it’s in An Ding blue. He’s a peak lord, he’s used to certain people trying to pander to him or buy him off, but this is a really thoughtful gift, and he’s not used to those in any of his lives. He’s absolutely touched. He’s making an expression Mobei-jun’s never seen before and it’s making his heart stutter.

And- oh, oh, I bet gifting is one of Mobei-jun’s big love languages, he’s just never learned how to do it properly, and it’s also part of why it’s so frustrating that Shang Qinghua never freaking asks for anything. Binghe teaching him how to spot what would be a good gift without having to be directly told is going to be invaluable to him! So by the time Tianlang-jun arrives at the Sect, Mobei-jun and Shang Qinghua are actually doing pretty well for themselves, it’s been... let’s say a year since Binghe got back?, everyone knows, no one can do much about it because half the sect shipped it even before they knew it was a real ship, Shang Qinghua’s gotten some slap-on-the-wrist punishments because 1) he does 64% of all paperwork in Cang Qiong and it would collapse without him and 2) he’s besties with Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan is still simping hard. And Binghe’s only had to use his extra-special ‘oh no, I’m such a clumsy shidi’ technique to ‘trip’ and ‘try to catch himself’ by grabbing onto Shang Shishu only to ‘accidentally’ just grab his clothes and absolutely shred the top half of them by mistake in Mobei-jun’s presence twice.

Binghe, with big, dewy eyes full of (false) unshed tears: “This Luo Binghe is so sorry, Shishu, he’s still learning to master his demonic heritage and suddenly having claws is so confusing-!”

Shang Qinghua: Ah-haha, it’s okay, shidi, we all make mistakes! (internally swearing because how much do you think these robes cost, and do you really think this author can’t see through your crocodile tears, why are you humiliating me in front of my king like this-?!?)

Mobei-jun: (can see one (1) entire nipple on Shang Qinghua’s chest and would like to get to know it better, maybe if he’s good he’ll get to see the other one too...? Also why is this so exciting, he’s a demon, from the demon realm, he sees people wandering around half-naked/all naked all the time, so why is it different now-?!?)

Mobei-jun is learning how tantalizing things can be when you don’t get to see them all the time, and he’s very confused and also rather aroused. And he’s going to take this knowledge and accidentally melt Shang Qinghua’s brain by showing up one day wearing his robes at a level of chest coverage that humans deem appropriate, then shuck an outer layer partway through the visit and loosen the ones underneath to show usual levels of chest again. Congrats, Mobei, you’ve accidentally gained two levels in seduction and have ensured that incident is all Airplane’s going to be able to think of for a week.

(Note: this probably wouldn’t have worked on anyone else, because Mobei-jun’s starting out with a -1 in seduction, he just has the home field advantage with Shang Qinghua.)

As for Liu Qingge and Mobei-jun meeting up and the resulting shenanigans as all three of these goofs get up to as they try to match-make for a sect leader and once-demon emperor? I think I’ll put that in another post at a later time - this one’s already gotten pretty long!

Thanks for the ask!

[grimoire-of-seven]

Hey, idk if you’re taking requests but, if you have time, hcs for the boys finding out MC has a really *angelic* singing voice? Something like, MC doesn’t sing often and them finding it out by accident 🥺 thank you 💜

PROMPT: “House of Lamentation’s Debut”

Rating: SFW

Words: 800-900

Characters: Demon Boys + MC / Gender-Neutral Reader

Notes:  I have to say.. At this point, they better rename their group chat as the Gossip Girls for all these gossips they have to their little human.

Anyways, I hope you would all enjoy it!

Breakfast at House of Lamentation had been according to Lucifer’s wishes.

“GUYS! YA WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I GOT ON MY HANDS!”

…

No wonder the dining was all too cozy and fine.

Not that cozy, but cozy enough for his brows to maintain their distance.

It lacked a particular cute clown.

Mammon.

“You have your phone on your hands, my sweet one-digit IQ brother.” Satan remarked, greeting his second eldest with a smirk.

“Hey! Ya better start giving me some respect. I’m your older brother.”

“But not smarter than me.”

“You son of Lu—“

“What is it, Mammon?” Belphegor butt in, the whole argument cut short as the youngest sparked the great Mammoney’s interest back to his discovery.

“Just make it quick.” Beelzebub added; “I still have to work-out what I ate before classes.”

Pouting his lips in defeat for a moment, the atmosphere to his rear in hues of purples and blues all turned to a grin because he, the Avatar of Greed, could sense the bewilderment and curiosity that only he is sure to kill.

“Be prepared, brothers ‘cause for sure y’all be payin—“

“Just play it!” their peach boy demanded, sounding so different from the cheerful flirty tone on his voice.

So much for getting some coins to pay his unpaid bills.

Pressing the triangular button by the center of his last recording, all voices lowered down as the volume blasted to its maximum that even the mere zephyr of the wind shushed down.

Way back when

I was just ten

Simple and sweet

Everywhere

Fellas would stare

Out on the street

And I felt used

Kinda confused

I would refuse to look in their eyes

But now I really love creepy old guys!

We all–

…

“Is that……our little exchange student?”

Lucifer took the first guess before the voice clip could even loop back from the start. It was quite difficult to decipher the recordings with the room’s reverberation and water intervening throughout the voice clip but sure enough, with them accustomed to their little human’s voice, doubt could not seep through from their realization; “Mammon?”

“Yep?” the greedy boy with a greedy smile grinned, unprepared.

With his fingers inviting the black sheep forward, he motioned to be whispering of sorts that only he would know. Of course, for the Avatar of Greed himself, what’s there not to take?

“WERE YOU RECORDING OUR LITTLE HUMAN WHILE THEY’RE ON THE SHOWER?!”

“Whoa!” raising both his hands up without a second thought to it; “Calm down, Luci! I—“

“Calm down?! Do you realize what invasion of privacy you are up to, pervert?!”

“It’s not like I mean it.. I was gonna invite—“

“You did not mean?!!”

“Hey! I was just putting much thought on our band on my way here and hearing our human sing, I thought they could deff. help us out and share it with you before they arrive!”

“For the foremost time in all the millennia I have inconveniently spent with you, that statement made sense.” The shortest of the group piercing through the conversation, making Mammon confident against the Avatar of Pride himself;

“I ain’t taking that as a compliment but think about it guys!” Mammon spoke out, already feeling the dryness on his throat early in the morning; “Our little human could definitely be the lead singer of the band!”

With heads going up and down to that consideration, for the first time, digesting and agreeing with the Great Mammon that he even had Lucifer rubbing his chin, a siren wailed from the chorus of harmony, making all heads spun around;

“lEaD sinGER?!” Nearly choking to his own words, Asmodeus could only describe his facial reaction as something every dermatologist’s nightmare; “But I am the lead singer!”

“You could just be the back-up singer.” Mammon blatantly suggested.

“BACK-UP SINGER?! EXCUSE ME?! WITH THIS GOD-GIVEN BEAUTY, I’LL BE AT THE BACK END OF THE SPOTLIGHT?!”

“Well, our little human has a nice voice. And they are a part of the House of Lamentation.” Beelzebub reasoned out.

“ARE YOU SAYING THAT MY SINGING IS BAD?!?!”

“Well, you provided us with that idea just because you want to highlight your looks.”

“Or you could just have the tambourine. Choose your poison.” Belphegor added, irritated already from the fuss.

“But I came up with the idea!”

“And you are still a part of it.” Adding insult to the injury, it was Satan’s words that made their beauty queen walked off, nose high and eyes unable to reflect how betrayed he is, making his brothers question what is it that made him tick.

Silence.

“So…” Interrupting the dead silence that ensued, Mammon took this as his cue to speak; “Who’s gonna ask our human to take the lead for our first debut?”

Bonus! (´ ∀ ` *)

“Leviathan,

since you are the most attached to subjects within the human world,” Barging in between the not-normie demon’s playlist, it took a while before Lucifer could have the Otaku’s attention; “what was our little human singing?”

“Why?”

“It is quite concerning if our little human think creepy old guys are fascinating… subject.”

Going through his blinky box, rolling his eyes to press pause on his favorite anime OP-ED, being with the eldest felt like being surrounded by a bunch of old people who do not know how to use a browser. Nonetheless, he went on to type on his search engine rather than explaining how.

CREEPY OLD GUY SONG

“It says it

came from Beetlejuice: The Musical, The Musical, The Musi…cal.”

Why so many “the musicals” Leviathan wondered as he bid

farewell, leaving his seat for another lecture as the eldest was soon left alone to ponder on the subject.

“Betelgeuse?”

“Why is that name so familiar?”

[lacklusterswirl]

R6S Fanfic Masterpost By op/ship

I will add more as I write more :)

AO3 Only:

Happy Valentine’s Day: (G, ~1.4k words)  IQ doesn't care too much about Valentine's day, but through a series of unfortunate (or just fortunate) events, she gets her best one yet.

Putting Down your Armour: (M, ~18.6k words)  Rook has always seen himself as a straightforward, stable guy. Emphasis on stable. Then he meets someone who is always on the run. An xReader fic, but instead of using “y/n” I used River? It makes more sense in the story i think.

Unsteady: (G, ~2.1k words) Based off of the song Unsteady by X Ambassadors. A quick oneshot based on what I think happened between Bandit and his brother. It goes between present time and flashbacks of their time together.

Year 0 Operations: (M, ~23.3 words)  Rainbow's first year operating. This is how I imagine everyone getting selected, fighting and stuff. Plus, it's practice for me for writing action scenes, though there will be some non-action stuff between.

Yokai Can’t Help Here: (E, ~17.8k words) Echo has always been more focused on creating, maintaining, and improving his robots. It's the reason why he started his career, and what he's now known for. A single track mind, if you will. Now he has another option. He just doesn't know how to handle it.

Kapkan/Glaz:

How the Might Fall: (M, ~760 words) Is Kapkan falling for someone? He doesn’t think so... but Glaz does.

Jäger/Bandit:

Leave a Light on: (M, ~1.5k words) Pre-Rainbow, Bandit has just met Jäger again. Some old feelings resurface, but who knows how Bandit has changed?  (Warnings: Implied Suicide, Mentions drug use/addiction, mutual pinning, self deprecation/hatred)

Buck:

Buck’s Torture: (M, ~1.8k words) A mission went wrong, and now Buck’s left behind for the White Masks to treat as they wish... Warnings: This is literally just a torture scene.

Clash:

Clash’s Anger: (T, ~240 words) Clash is an angry Brit, and there’s not much else to that anger... right? Warnings: mentions death, hostage situation.

Doc:

Not Every End... is Happy: (T, ~914 words) Doc was just trying to help, but Lion doesn’t see it like that. So they do what they do best: Argue. Warnings: Swearing, death, arguing, mention of nightmares, maybe PTSD (?), no happy ending, and no fluff, death of a child.

Broken Heart’s Club: (G, ~270 words) Doc and Bandit bond over some loneliness. Warnings: Loneliness?

Finka:

Who Knew: (T, ~1.6k words) Tachanka is dead and Finka needs to get over it with the rest of the Spetsnaz. Warnings:  Major character death, Grief, angst, anger, self-sacrifice, suicide.

Jackal:

Jackal’s Numbness: (M, ~560 words) Jackal is feeling something that he can’t identify. Warnings: Unclear attempted suicide, possible depression, feeling lost.

Jäger:

Jäger’s Thoughts: (M, ~970 words) Jaeger has come back after Outbreak, and is struggling to readjust. Warnings: Self-harm, mentions of nightmares, attempted suicide, self-hate, projecting harmful thoughts, hurt with a slightly comforting end, though implies future harm.

Lion:

We all hurt: (T, ~700 words) Lion gets into a fight with Thatcher, and has time to reflect. Because he hurts just as much as everyone else, even if they don’t see it.  Warnings: sad feelings, mentioned car crash.

Maverick:

Hatches: (G, ~240 words) Maverick has just learned how to break hatches! Now if only they weren’t so finicky :P. Warnings: None. It’s just humour. Unless you don’t like the HC that the multiplayer mode in R6S is just a simulation where they train against each other.

Maverick’s BDay: (G, ~240 words) Maverick is feeling lost, and goes outside to calm down and ask some questions. Warnings: Sad, confused feelings, no real plot. Just self wondering stuff.

Montagne:

Montagne’s Protection: (M, ~2.9k Words) Montagne has woken up in a cell, and needs to survive. But then something happens and his priorities change. Warnings: Character Death, Hostage, Waterboarding, gun violence, knife violence, self-sacrifice. 

Rook:

Rook in Paris: (T, ~900 words) Rook went back to Paris to meet up with Mute for vacation, but his own memories are bothering him. Warnings: Mentions of Death and injuries, hurt with only a little comfort at the end.

Om nom: (G, ~770 words) Rook is self-conscious, and Twitch is there to help comfort him. 

Thatcher:

Soft Sides: (G, ~1.1k words) Thatcher is just feeling lost, and he needs someone to talk to.

The End: (T, ~300 words) Thatcher has had a long life in service, and the end can come at any time. Warnings: implied death, major character death (maybe), missions, gunfights, injuries

Thatcher and ??:  (T, ~1.8k words) Kind of like a continuation/prelude to The End, but in this one, he re-evaluates his life. Warnings: (Mentions/implied for all at least) death (of friends/family), dementia, injury, fighting, gun fights, canon typical violence, and mass violence (bartlett u)

Vigil:

Unwanted Help: (G, ~900 words) Vigil is worried about Dokk, but doesn’t know what to do to help. 

Ying:

Ying’s PTSD: (T, ~670 words) Ying is having trouble with flashbacks of a car crash. Warnings: PTSD, flashbacks, car crash, attempted (assisted?) suicide, no happy end.

[caseinpoints]

Electric cooperatives light the way toward more community solar

CoServ Electric’s solar installation in Texas. Photo courtesy of NRECA.

When discussing areas of utility-scale solar growth during a panel at Solar Power International, Mathew Ricci with national utility contractor Arraycon mentioned the Midwest getting a boost in construction thanks to electric cooperatives. According to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the service organization for America’s electric cooperatives, ratepayers that belong to cooperatives are voting to add solar to the mix, and it seems like this type of utility is growing community solar in a big way.

There are around 900 co-ops in 47 states serving around 42 million customers, according to NRECA. Co-ops are established in rural areas that don’t have an investor-owned or municipal utility nearby to supply electric power. A number of them are based in rural Texas and Alaska.

“We are not accountable to shareholders or local governments. We are accountable to our members,” said Tracy Warren, senior communications manager for NRECA. This freedom opens them up to experiment with new technologies much more quickly than the more bureaucratic, public or investor-owned utilities.

By the end of 2017, the total solar capacity of rural electric co-ops will be five times the amount just two years ago, according to NRECA. In the past two years, co-ops have expanded their solar footprint from 34 to 44 states.

“Electric cooperatives continue to aggressively pursue solar as an energy source and are the leaders in the community solar,” said NRECA CEO Jim Matheson in a statement.

Mission-focused

Co-ops are leading in solar because of a multitude of reasons, with the main one being that co-ops have a mission to serve their members. And many members want renewables.

NRECA surveyed its co-op members in December 2016 and January 2017 to identify the factors driving their decision to offer or support solar programs, including community solar, utility-owned solar and rooftop solar. It found 68% were motivated by a desire to increase consumer satisfaction; 59% were motivated by consumer demand for solar offerings and 43% were driven by the decline in the cost of solar development.

Holy Cross Energy’s low-income IQ Solar Array in Gypsum, Colorado. Photo courtesy of GRID Alternatives.

One such co-op is Holy Cross Energy, which serves the Western Colorado counties of Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, Mesa and Gunnison. Lisa Reed, power supply analyst for HCE, said the co-op sent out surveys to its members in the early 2000s and found they wanted more green, environmentally responsible power. So in 2004, it added a rider to customers’ energy bills where 2% of the members’ electricity charges were collected into a “We Care” fund. That fund now helps to pay for customer solar rebates, currently at 75 cents per watt.

Holy Cross’s membership sits at opposite ends of the income spectrum—from rural ranchers in Rifle and Parachute to wealthy residents of resort towns Vail and Aspen. Reed says both groups value solar—albeit for slightly different reasons.

Wealthier residents often install solar to offset high permitting fees—and in the town of Basalt, residents are required to offset any exterior energy uses (like melting snow or heating garages) with 100% renewable energy. Ranchers, on the other hand, support solar primarily for environmental reasons, Reed said.

“Solar still is not the cheapest power. It’s still being paid at a premium,” Reed said. “And I think because we are a cooperative and we had listened to our members and that’s what our members want, they as a majority are willing to pay that extra premium to get the solar in.”

Reed said it’s very important for co-ops to find ways to add solar that don’t harm the membership by increasing rates to prohibitive costs.

Although co-ops may be leading in community solar, according to NRECA, 62% of co-op-owned generation is still coal-fired, while natural gas accounts for 26%, nuclear power 10% and renewables just 2%.

Geographic freedom

Another reason solar can work well for co-ops is their geography. Co-ops were made to serve rural populations, which inherently come with lots of space.

Great River Energy did this installation on behalf of Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association in Minnesota. Photo courtesy of NRECA.

“If you’re working in a rural electric co-op service territory, you are more likely to have land available that would be appropriate or optimal for solar project development, particularly pollinator-friendly PV,” said Michelle Moore, CEO of non-profit solar developer Groundswell, which works with many electric co-ops.

NRECA’s SUNDA (Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration) co-project manager Deb Roepke said sometimes the co-op already owns the land it will use for solar, and thus already has the property zoned for co-op related business. However, siting is still the biggest variable in terms of time, and siting and permitting can take weeks to years to get done.

“If the utility doesn’t already own land that is appropriately zoned, the best rule of thumb is to develop a good list of criteria for what would make a good site and work with a good real estate broker that can identify multiple options,” Roepke said.

Great River Energy’s solar installation in Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Joe Miller, Dakota Electric Association.

Reed pointed out that Colorado’s HCE doesn’t have the population mass in some locations to install large-scale solar. In those spots, smaller community solar installations serving multiple customers make the most sense. HCE chooses locations where the types of lines and loads won’t be problematic for the grid.

Large-scale solar isn’t out of the question for co-ops, though: One stellar co-op, Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation, won SEPA’s Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year in 2017 for constructing a 12-MW solar array in Camden, Arkansas—the first utility-scale solar array built in the state. The project provides approximately 6 MW of solar energy to Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation while simultaneously reducing the peak demand for OECC, according to a press release. The peak-demand cost reduction has lowered the cost of power for OECC’s 7,000+ members.

Collaborative success

Co-ops often work together to bring new solar onto their grids.

“All the rural electric co-ops have a lot in common, and they all have access to the same financial tools and the same opportunities as it relates to available USDA programs,” Moore said.

Roepke said collaboration with other orgs is crucial to making community and low-income solar happen.

NRECA is putting co-op collaboration to good use—it has partnered with the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, PowerSecure and 17 cooperatives on the SUNDA project to develop a standardized “photovoltaic system package” that includes engineering designs, business models, financing and insurance options, and optimized procurement that can reduce the cost of utility-scale solar projects. The project’s goal is to bring the cost of installed solar down to $1.60/Wp and help co-ops develop solar at minimal cost.

Holy Cross Energy’s low-income IQ Solar Array in Gypsum, Colorado. Photo courtesy of GRID Alternatives.

One early example of a collaborative, low-cost project was HCE’s 145-kW low-income solar installation in the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado. The co-op worked with GRID Alternatives Colorado for the installation, and the Colorado Energy Office for financial assistance. Fronius also donated some equipment and helped with the installation. The low-income solar array benefits co-op members who spend more than 4% of income on utility bills.

“Moving into low-income community solar was just kind of a natural transition for us,” Reed said. “To bring what we’d been doing with solar and now combining it with our low-income programs that we already have [allows us] to kind of reach out and do a little bit more.”

Electric cooperatives are paving the way for innovative community solar projects in unexpected places. If NRECA’s estimates are right, their member-driven solar leadership will only keep growing.

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