#page 201

[cammiluna]

yo

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

The pain of each moment was terrible, but what made me despair was the knowledge that in the next moment, and the next, the pain would still be there.

John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed (Viral Meningitis)

[everymangacapmisa]

[pesterloglog]

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:

[buttercupshands]

rewatched Kurogiri's holiday story from ultra impact (not related to sketch at all)

(but it did inspire me)

on another note

finally!!

[twelvefifteencomic]

201 - Demands

[lovingalways37]

- One Piece Chapter 201 Colour Spread by Oda Eiichiro

[vaugarde]

im trying not to detail every little thing that happens in “yellowface” i swear. but oh my god the third act kickoff is so fucking funny

[bookwyrminspiration]

gotta be honest the reading actually wasn't very peaceful a lot was happening, but I have reread that scene more times than I care to admit I was not expecting that!! and have not stopped thinking about it since!

[moraypower]

"W-What the heck do you MEAN, I got moved next door?! They can just DO THAT?!"

Frye was yelling at her phone in the middle of the street, which was still open to the message she had just received informing her of the sudden change.

[sag-dab-sar]

"According to a text from Šubat-Enlil [1] there were special observances to Bēlet-apim [2] and Nergal on the 14th of the month Abum: i-nu-ma o-no (d)NIN-a-bt i (d)Ne-erin-gal LUGAL iq-qú-qú. Šubat-Enlil/Šebna was the capital of an area called māt apim [3], whose goddess was Bēlet-apim. Bēlet-apim might have been considered another form of the queen of the netherworld, Nergal's spouse, Ereškigal. This may have derived from a play upon the name of the locality referred to as māt apim and the ab/pum-festival. The wordplay and the identification of Bēlet-apim with Ereškigal may have been based upon a perceived parallel construction of the names of the two goddesses, i.e., ab/pum paralleled ki-gal [4]. The term ki-gal connoted both a raised area for cultic purposes and the netherworld." — The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East by Mark Cohen page 260 (link)

[1] Šubat-Enlil meaning "Residence of the God Enlil" (Akkadian). A abandoned settlement, named Shehna (Šebna in quote), revived and re-named by Amorite warrior Shamshi-Addu (Šamši-Adad) for the capital of his Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia circa 1809bce - 1776bce. It remained the capital for the succeeding Kingdom of Apum circa 1776bce -1728bce. (Source all Wikipedia, seems credible to me, no red flags— done with middle chronology)

[2] Bēlet-Apim is a Goddess name meaning "Lady of Apum" the city's tutelary Goddess. (Freyne p 56)

[3] Māt Apim would mean "Country/region of Apim" based on what I could find out about māt in Akkadian (Link)

[4] Ki = earth/place 𒆠 (Link), Gal = big/great 𒃲 (Link)

..... HOW IS "apim/apum/abum" & "Kigal" a play on words 😭??? Cue my dumbass monolingual self not being able to figure out the Sumerian / Akkadian play on words no matter how long I researched. Don't even know what the cuneiform of Apum is to see if it matches KI or GAL. Or even the origin of the name "Apum" or its meaning. I did try I swear. This book is extremely academically thick 😵‍💫

It interests me that two big mentions of Ereškigal come from upper Mesopotamia (Akkad / Assyria). Ereškigal as potentially Bēlet-Apim in Apum a northern Amorite kingdom. And her Kizzu festival in Emar a northern Amorite city.

Seems I still have much to learn about My Queen *stares at masssssssive book about Mesopotamian netherworld by Diana Katz* ........eventually... maybe... who knows.

[sassydefendorflower]

AO3 Subscribers Poll

(please reblog and share for a bigger reach <3)

[heahven-2023]

july 20, 2023

i had to go back into the operating room to fix or redo one of my stitching. 🥲 it came out well- that’s allll that matters. now i just wait for the healing process. praying it will go smoothly and i will like the end results. mom and i also explored gangnam a little- got gifts for my friends and had shake shack. very good. tomorrow is a new dayy

[traightor]

i think i'm developing carpal tunnel

[alienzil]

DP x DC Prompt/notion # 5

Bruce finished logging the last details of tonight’s patrol and reluctantly pulled up contingency file PT-961. “Hnn,” he grunted to the empty cave, staring at the folder on screen but making no move to open it yet. His children were all out for the evening with various excuses: doing research on a case, homework, visiting a friend, etc. He knew they were really with Fenton for a movie night of course…the third such movie night in the last several months since they started sneaking over to visit the man.

He'd put this off long enough, making excuses to himself about assessing the situation before coming to any conclusions, it was past time he did something about it.

Cli-click. There. The file was open.

He’d made this contingency plan years ago, creating it only a days after Dick had moved into the manor and updating as needed as the family had grown but it hadn’t been touched for years.

PT-961 In The Event That More than 50% of the Children Form an Attachment to a New Parental Figure (see file HM-962 if less than 50%) 1. Initial Research: a. Attachment levels – see pages 1-36, graphs I-XLVII b. Assessment of New Parental Figure c. Background and character 2. Intentions – harmful a. If wanting money see contingency files (GD-01 to GD-207) b. If mind control – magic see contingency files (SMM-M-01 to SMM-M-508) c. If mind control – science see contingency files (NAM-ES-01 to NAM-ES-904) d. If criminal intentions see contingency files (CAP-C-201 to CAP-C-508) 3. Intentions – positive a. Option 1. Hire them - See Family reaction projections pages 37-75 - See likelihood of job acceptance pages 76-94 - See possible outcome projections pages 95-127 Note: Option 1 has the highest likelihood of job acceptance and a positive outcome in the event New Parental Figure has an annual income of less than $42,300 and/or is greater than or equal to age 57. b. Option 2. No interference/Let the Children decide what to do - See Children’s time projections pages 128-209, graphs XLVIII-LXX - See possible mission/patrol interference scenarios pages 210-293 - See possible outcomes pages 294-362 Note: Projections for Option 2 show a near 100% likelihood of interference with patrols/mission. Note: Interference resulting in increased potential for injury or delay in treatment of injuries estimated to be 68-94% more likely. c. Option 3. Custody arrangement - See potential arrangements pages 363-482, graphs LXXI-XC - See possible outcomes pages 363-401 Note: The majority of projections show Option 3 is unlikely to be successful. Both the children and New Parental Figure are predicted to be uncooperative in time and custody arrangements with no other controlling factors. d. Option 4. Engage in a relationship - See family reactions page 402-481 - See New Parental Figure reactions pages 482-568 - See possible outcomes pages 569-757 Note: For possible romantic or similar relationships see contingency files (DM-401 to DM-879) Note: In the event Option 1 is nonviable, Option 4 has the highest likelihood of a positive outcome. e. Option 5. Arrange for New Parental Figure to leave - See contingency files (ROI-G-301 to ROI-G-809) Note: High likelihood of one or more children discovering the arrangement for the removal of New Parental Figure leading to high likelihood of estrangement. Also likely to be ethically questionable.

Bruce double checked his notes on Daniel James Fenton. He was 2 years younger than Bruce, earned a high income as a freelance engineer and had multiple patents that gave him enough passive income from royalties that he could easily maintain his current lifestyle without working. There were no indications of any criminal history or ill intentions and thus far all of his interactions with the children appear to have been positive. More than positive given that every single one of his kids was now “secretly” (or secretly in so far as they were aware) spending time with him.

He steepled his hands in front of his face and focused on the data displayed on screen.  The best option to take in this case was obvious.

*****

Ding-Dong! “I’m coming!” Danny yelled as he dropped the laundry basket on the couch and headed for the front door. “Why is there always a package delivery on laundry day?” he muttered to himself. Well, hopefully the delivery guy wouldn’t mind his no clean laundry ensemble. Surely, they’d seen worse than Danny’s ancient, too small NASA t-shirt and the bat themed pajama pants Sam bought for him when he moved to Gotham.

“Hi there, sorry I was doing laundry and…uhh…you’re not the delivery guy”. Danny stared at a sharply dressed smiling man holding a dozen roses on the other side of his door.

“No, I’m Bruce Wayne. I-“

“Oh, shit”

Bruce’s eyes narrowed. “You know.”

“Umm…” Danny gulped. He was not expecting to deal with Batman on laundry day! “Yes?” He straightened himself, squared his shoulders and looked Bruce Wayne AKA Batman, the father of the kids that his core had recently come to recognize as his own, in the eyes. “Yes,” he said firmly. “I know.”

“Hnnn…” Bruce’s voice dropped a few octaves. Not quite Batman’s signature growl but much lower than he had been speaking. “Well then, that simplifies things. These are for you. Would you like to go out to dinner with me?”

“…What?!”