“When criticizing others, one assumes that one’s own level of refinement is the standard. No matter how lustrous a tradition something might have, when compared to one’s own standards all manner of highbrow criticisms become possible. On the other hand, this is the kind of freedom that an individual can enjoy.”
Endless Blue Sky — Lee Hyoseok.
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Kanaya Maryam, Rose Lalonde, Alfonz, Jade Harley
Page 198-203
KANAYA: Try Calling Her Again!
ROSE: I HAVE tried, but she's not picking up!!
KANAYA: What About Harry Anderson Or Tavros!
ROSE: Kanaya, nobody is answering!!!
KANAYA: Rose I Feel Like I Must Sink To The Level Of Stating The Obvious But This Is Terrible!
KANAYA: This Is Awful!
KANAYA: This Is!
KANAYA: Just!
KANAYA: Aaaaaaargh!
KANAYA: I Cant Think Of Any More Related Adjectives!
ROSE: It's...
ROSE: Kanaya, I don't want to resort to idle, baseless platitudes.
ROSE: So I won't.
ROSE: I don't understand what's going on any more than you do, and I'm sorry.
ROSE: I'm sorry!
KANAYA: Rose Our Daughter Is In Danger And We Are But Powerless To Help Her!
KANAYA: I Do Not Understand Why This Is Happening Or What Precise Series Of Events Led To This Predicament But I Doubt That They Are Directly Or Indirectly Your Fault!
KANAYA: I Feel Like Your Apologising Is Serving As The Very Baseless Platitude Which You Sought To Avoid!
ROSE: No, I know.
ROSE: I know, dear.
ROSE: I just wish I had answers!! My useless powers aren't being any help, and what's worse,
ROSE: I can't see ANYTHING useful on this stupid news channel!!
KANAYA: I Think It Is A Cruel Irony That We Are Forced To Depend On Crocker's Branded Coverage Of Our Own Daughters Headhunting!
KANAYA: Not To Mention That The Quality Of This Broadcast Leaves Something To Be Desired!
KANAYA: I Know That We Are Enemies But I Really Expected Better Of Such A Shrewd Businesswoman!
ALFONZ: excuse me mA'Ams
ROSE: I just don't understand what Vriska was doing there in the first place...
ROSE: Forgetting the fact that Gamzee's dead for a moment,
KANAYA: No I Cant Do That Theyve Just Started Showing The Picture Of Him Again
ROSE: Ugh, god.
KANAYA: For Once The Thought Of His Putrescent Corpse Does Nothing To Quell My Anxiety!
ALFONZ: if i could just tAke A moment of your time
ALFONZ: its A mAtter of some urgency
KANAYA: This Is All So Upsetting That I Cannot Even Find Satisfaction In His Death!
KANAYA: Not When They Have Started Using It As Justification To Call Our Daughter A Terrorist!
KANAYA: And All That Is Without Even Mentioning The Fact!
KANAYA: That Somehow!!
ALFONZ: (*deep breath*)
KANAYA: The Other Vriska Is Also Here!!!
ALFONZ: MA'AMS I HAVE AN URGENT REPORT TO DELIVER, PLEASE FORGIVE MY YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALFONZ: the reconnAissAnce teAm is bAck eArly, mA'Ams
ALFONZ: the ship docked A few moments Ago
ROSE: And the scouting party???
ALFONZ: i expect she's Zipping her wAy up here now, mA'Am
ALFONZ: should be here Any minute n
ALFONZ: oof!
ROSE: Jade!
KANAYA: Oh Thank God
ROSE: We weren't expecting you to get back so soon.
KANAYA: What Is Going On Down There
ROSE: What happened to the rest of your scouting party?
KANAYA: What Is Another VRISKA Doing Here
ROSE: Where is John?
KANAYA: Where Is Dave
ROSE: Where is our *daughter*?!
KANAYA: (Rose I Think We Must Try To Remain Calm And Give Jade A Chance To Answer Our Queries Difficult Though It May Be In This Moment Of Intolerable Anguish And Suspense)
ROSE: I... yes, of course.
KANAYA: Jade It Is Okay
JADE: its........
JADE: *sniffle*
KANAYA: Please Take Your Time
JADE: we dont HAVE any time!!!
JADE: its too late!!!!!!
JADE: janes forces were just too fast...
KANAYA: Oh No
ROSE: You don't mean...
JADE: theyve taken her
JADE: THEYVE TAKEN YIFFY!!!!!!! D:
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obstacle dress by blackfern
i was trying to recreate some fits from my oc grammar (pictured above)'s pinterest board before i realised i don't really have that many patterned dresses in the style she'd wear... so i whipped up a recolour of one of my favourite meshes! also i made a patreon bc simfileshare keeps going down... what has the world come to
bgc
teen to elder, fem frame only
human, vampire, & spellcaster occults
everyday, formal, party, & hot weather categories
disallowed for random
ten swatches in various patterns from freepik
swatch previews on patreon
it looks especially good with accessory coats btw you should definitely try that out
download (patreon) (always free!) | alt download (sfs)
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its hard to overstate how deeply fucking revolutionary it was for me to read a wizard of earthsea at the tender age of eleven. to be told, as a tween just beginning to reconvert and unpack the trauma of Christianity and years of abuse, that the darkness inside you is not a personal failing that you forever have to fight against to be a good person, but in fact is essential. that you need it to be whole. to read about a character fighting his shadow--the embodiment of evil--for years, just like I was taught to, only to finally, at the edge of the world, meet it and embrace it and call it by his own name. words cannot express how grateful I am to ursula k leguin for that. the world is truly a darker place without her
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