#r:20-50k

[ms-demeanor]

if we're like, showing graphs and stuff, this is the type that i think a lot of people on tumblr are thinking of when they think about the economy.

Only one third of people with family incomes below $50k spent less than their income each month. I would guess that a lot of people on tumblr who get aggro about this topic (and the vast majority of people on r/povertyfinance, who discuss this sort of thing a lot) fall into this earning category.

Real wage increases only matter if you got a raise (one third of workers got a raise last year, which means that 2/3rds didn't - included in the economic wellbeing report linked above). Whether or not rent is outpacing wages only matters if you're not going to be rent burdened (more than a third of renter households are cost burdened in every state and 12 million rental households spend more than half their income on rent). Employment rates lose a lot of meaning when you're working multiple jobs to make ends meet (the percentage of multiply employed workers was falling in the US from 1996 to the 2010s, when it plateaued, then it started rising slightly then collapsed in 2020 and has been rising steeply since then and it's too soon to tell if it's going to go back to the plateau or keep going up).

Four in ten adults in the US is carrying some level of medical debt (even people who are insured) and 60% of people with medical debt have cut back on food, clothes or household items; about 50% of people with medical debt have used up all their savings.

Tumblr is the broke people website and yeah, people who are working two jobs to afford $900 for one room and utilities in a three bedroom apartment are not going to feel great about the economy even if real wages are raising and inflation-adjusted rents are actually pretty stable. "The Rent is too Damn High" has been a meme for 14 years so, like, yeah. Even if it's pretty stable when adjusted for inflation it is stable and HIGH.

It's hard to feel good about the economy when you're spending the last few days of the pay period hoping nothing unexpected hits your account, and it's VERY frustrating to be told that the economy's doing well when you've had to start selling blood to buy groceries.

Sure, unemployment is low, that's neat. It's good that inflation has stabilized (it genuinely has; prices are not likely to fall back to pre-inflation rates and eventually you'll likely be paid enough to reach equilibrium, but a lot of people aren't there yet).

But, like, it costs eight thousand dollars a year out of pocket to keep my spouse alive. I'd guess that we've paid off about a third of the 40-ish thousands of dollars he's racked up since his heart attack. His medical debt is why I don't have a retirement plan beyond "I guess I'll die?" So talking about how good the economy is kind of feels like being chained in the bottom of a pit that is slowly filling with water while people on the surface talk about the fact that the rain is tapering off. Neat! That's good! But I can't really see it from where I'm standing.

Inflation really is getting better. My state just enacted a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. The Biden administration has worked hard to reduce many kinds of healthcare costs. A lot of people have had significant portions of their student debt cancelled.

But a lot of people are still having trouble affording groceries and it doesn't seem helpful to say "your perception of the economy is decoupled from the reality of the economy" on the "can I get a few dollars for food today?" website.

[phoenixyfriend]

Ko-Fi prompt from @kayasurin:

Economy topic - Trickle Down Economics, why they work/don't work

HI it's been two months since I got this prompt, so. Sorry about that. been a lot going on in my personal life, so let's hope this makes up for the wait.

(To anyone who was considering doing a ko-fi prompt... I promise to get to them, but I cannot promise a reasonable time frame, sorry.)

So, Trickle-down economics, and if they work.

Short answer: They absolutely don't.

Longer answer that you actually paid for:

Trickle-down is basically a propaganda-driven hustle that rich people run against the working class. It's an economic theory that is known to not function, but since it serves the people up top to keep pushing it, we still have to deal with people pretending it's a real thing.

The basic concept of it is that if the capitalists at the top are allowed to retain more money (less taxes), then that money will naturally find its way lower down the pyramid through natural market forces. If a wealthy individual is allowed to keep an extra 50% of their marginal income, then the bulk of that 50% will go into their businesses, reinvested to generate more wealth by purchasing new equipment, running R&D, and paying more money to more workers. By not paying the taxes, they wealthiest classes can direct their money as they see fit, so really they don't end up with any more money than they would have if they paid their taxes!

As you can guess, this is not what actually happens in almost every possible application of the theory.

First, let's address the concept of marginal tax rates. They get a lot of hate, but I find this infographic explains the reality best:

(source: This post, but originally from Kasia Babis on The Nib/@thenib)

To summarize for those using a screen reader:

Let's say you earn 50k every year, and we're not going to bother with currency, because this is a simplified explanation. In this scenario, there is a national/federal income tax of approximately 20%. With that, you give 10k to the government, and retain 40k for your own purposes.

You have a neighbor who makes 500k every year. In this hypothetical, a marginal tax rate applies to earnings over 100k. The marginal tax rate is 70%. What does that mean for your neighbor?

They pay 20% on the 100k, which is 20k. Then they pay 70% on the remaining 400k, which is 280k. Combining the base tax and marginal, they are taxed 300k. At the end of the day, they are left with 200k. The total tax on their income is 60%. If you're following along, you can tell that regardless of the final percentage, anyone that the marginal tax applies to is always going to get to keep at least 80k, the amount left of the pay that is taxed at the base rate.

The more you earn, the more you are taxed. Again, this is super simplified, but this is the most basic way marginal taxation works. (Tax brackets are related but not entirely the same thing.)

With a marginal tax, exorbitant wealth is curtailed by forcing that wealth back into the system. The understanding is that nobody can actually perform hundreds of times more labor than their lowest-paid worker, and so all that surplus income was in some way not distributed properly. They get to keep enough to live on, quite comfortably, but not all of it.

There may be some companies that are willing to cap their highest wages in relation to their lowest, but those are far and few between. There's a reason the average ratio of CEO to entry level worker in the US is nearly 400:1... up from 1965's 20:1. (source)

Trickle-down theorizes that, if allowed to keep that exorbitant wealth, the Capitalists will distribute that wealth back to their workers or reinvest it into productive enterprise, and do so in response to market forces or out of fear of a return of the marginal tax.

This is not what happens, basically ever. People do not earn that much money if they are already paying a living wage and distributing wealth properly. You cannot get exorbitantly wealthy through anything other than wage theft, system abuse, or capital-based market manipulation (see: hedge funds, housing market).

I suppose you could inherit the money, or win the lottery, but the latter is actually taxed higher than the former, believe it or not. The United States federal government doesn't have an inheritance tax, and most states also don't. There might be various legal fees and such, but not any actual taxes.

Where we end up is that those taxes the rich don't have to pay go instead towards 'passive income' schemes and market manipulation like the housing market.

(That is an entire separate rant, but yeah, most of the housing market at that income bracket is, to some degree, deliberately manipulated by those involved in it. We are all 100% watching for that bubble burst that is inevitably heading our way.)

The wealth does not trickle down to the workers. It is guided by those who have it, and they are significantly more likely to put it in foreign bank accounts, liquid assets, and real estate that they hope will gain value for a capital gain at sale.

Trickle-down economics relies on the goodwill of the wealthy, but almost nobody gets that wealthy by having goodwill to spare.

(Prompt me on ko-fi!)

[5sosfanfictioncatalogue]

Historical AUs Masterlist

can't help falling in love with you (ao3) - prettyluke (parting_ways) luke/ashton T, 50k

Summary: Luke shows up in Britain after 25 years right in time for World War Two to start, and Ashton has been waiting for someone to yank him from his melancholy since Christmas of 1914.

come alive and bring the thunder (ao3) - merlypops michael/luke, past luke/ashton E, 36k

Summary: Prince Luke of the Faeries is forced to marry King Michael after a War between kingdoms threatens to tear their lives apart... and maybe Luke and Michael fall in love too. Maybe.

From Soup to Nuts (ao3) - gardener luke/ashton, michael/calum M, 10k

Summary: It was when Luke thought for a split second that he knew life thoroughly, from soup to nuts, that he realized behind the horizon he had always seen so sharply, was a whole other world. A whole other world that was waiting for him, every morning when he rose from his uncomfortable bed and thought it could not get a lot worse. Maybe, if he had known beforehand that it would go like this, he would have never ran away, that August in 1950. But in all honestly, no, he would not have done it any differently. Because if he would have, there was no chance he would have met the one he loved now. He would have never met Ashton and that thought was a whole lot more frightening than the thought of his current life.

i ain't changed, but i know i ain't the same (ao3) - mukelftv michael/luke E, 24k

Summary: michael clifford is an employee at the local mall. luke hemmings is a pop star on his mall tour. what happens when the two of them cross paths?

if i knew from the start, would it change a thing? (ao3) - acetominophen luke/ashton N/R, 35k

Summary: "All I painted was you, Ash. It was always you." But Ashton wasn't listening to him at all. His silver-lined eyes were trained on the hand-written words at the bottom of the canvas, unblinking.

Luke's gaze followed his and his lips parted because shit, he'd forgotten. He'd forgotten that he'd titled this one.

'Poisoned myself again. LH'.

Artist!Luke Cowboy!Ashton

if you're going to san francisco (ao3) - HeyHeyArnold, mukelftv ot4 M, 10k

Summary: In 1970s San Francisco, a rally brings together four somewhat unlikely friends. This is their story.

i know you wanna go to heaven but you're human tonight (ao3) - merlypops luke/calum E, 4k

Summary: Luke returns from the war in pieces and Calum has to put him back together again.

I'll Never Smile Again (ao3) - moonbands michael/luke N/R, 4k

Summary: Four soldiers find a song that keeps them going through the war against Hitler.

Or the fic where Ashton is a captain, Calum is a badass, Luke is indifferent, and Michael is scared.

Keep Each Other Safe From the World (ao3) - pitypartyof1 michael/luke E, 7k

Summary: You don’t automatically fall in love just because you meet your soulmate. The lights are just there to alert you, the rest is still some assembly required. Falling in love with Luke is the greatest adventure of Michael’s life.

AKA The one where Luke and Michael are soulmates in Seattle in the 1990's.

Petunia's Cake and Tea Shop (ao3) - BananaShark7 (PurpleCrayon) T, 13k

Summary: It's the mid 1920s, and Luke has finally saved up enough money to join his friends in the United States - something they had dreamed of since kids. Luke wants nothing more than to meet up with old pals Calum, Michael, and Ashton, and for the four to be best friends again like they were back in Australia, but it seems that living in prohibition era America has changed his friends more than he could imagine. Some of them seem to have gotten caught up in the lucrative illegal side of the roaring '20s, yet others seem to have been drawn to the opposite side. How will Luke fit in to this new setting; will he be able to fulfill his dreams of opening a tea and cake shop, or will he get sucked into illicit activities by his old friends?

story time (ao3) - waywardaussies luke/ashton M, 6k

Summary: The year is 1942, and Luke notices a cute sailor at the pier.

The Fire You Put Me Through Turned Me Into Gold (ao3) - DismantledSun michael/luke, mentioned calum/ashton N/R, 88k

Summary:

Cause I'm not weak, I'm not broken I am bold And the fire you put me through turned me into gold I'm not done, I'm no loser Watch me take on my bright future Or, a medieval au in which Luke is the king, and Michael is the worthy man selected to conquer the dragon plaguing the kingdom

Those Summer Nights (ao3) - sourscarlets luke/ashton, michael/calum M, 9k

Summary: Ashton Irwin knew better than to get involved with a Hemmings boy, knowing damn well how they treated people. There was just something so exhilarating about Luke though, that he kept coming back.

War of Hearts (ao3) - dontpanicmuke michael/luke N/R, 9k

Summary: Then Luke finally let go of Michael and it felt like his head had been dumped in a bucket of ice cold reality. Luke said, “You were unbalanced and your back was exposed. You opened yourself up to an easy attack,” Luke took Michael’s sword from where it dropped to the floor, “I think that’s it for today. We can continue some other time.”

Michael stood there with slightly shaking legs as Luke put the swords away. Noticing the way Luke’s white tunic stuck to his back due to sweat. And the way he’d opened a few buttons down the shirt to expose a slightly hairy chest.

Luke walked back brushing slightly past Michael, who caught a slight scent of rosemary, “Follow me to my bedchambers. I think I’d like help getting ready for bed tonight.”

It was a miracle Michael’s legs didn’t collapse right then and there.

We Are Strange, In Our Worlds (ao3) - fourdrunksluts michael/luke N/R, 84k

Summary: “That’s what I want,” Michael tells him, resting his head on Luke's shoulder as he looks fondly up at the stage. “That’s where I want to be. Everything I’m doing, everything I’ve been through — I just wanna be on a stage, with a loving crowd singing my songs back to me.”

Luke smiles, kissing his forehead and speaking with his lips against Michael's skin. “It’s going to happen. I know it is.”

-

Luke's an aspiring artist, and Michael's a traveling musician. They cross paths in Hillvue in the summer of ‘95.

[seniorperfromancebcst]

January 23 – Senior Performance PM

400 – as

                  25 – dolphin dives + 3 pressouts

                  25 – run dive + glide (hold line) + side k to wall

                  25 – 3 BOB + Jump  Reverse Flip uw BR pullouts

                  25 – 30 sec vert BR k + HU ch. k

3x fins + snorkel

2x25 – Big Fish @:40

2x25 – out sweep scull @:35

2x25 – in sweep scull @:30

2x25 – FAST UW @:45

3x200 – BR k w/ snorkel + board as 50 L/R/full/50DPS @4:20

4x100 – BR sw w/ 2DUP + flip turn  desc @1:40

5x50 – 2 FAST k @1:00 1ez swim @1:00

6x25 as

                  3 – FAST swim @:25

                  1:00 rest

8x100 – fl w/ snorkel as 50k/50 SA at .65 tempo @1:40

2x between rounds there is 150 as 50 rev fl/50 insweep/15!

3x

2x50 – Fl min 4dk hold 0.56 tempo breathe 1 up/1down @:50

1x25 – AO FL @:30

1x25 – ez @1:00

400 warmdown

[automatismoateo]

Lost a sale today because I'm atheist. via /r/atheism

Lost a sale today because I'm atheist. Meet with a potential client at lunch. Seemed like a nice guy, actually no he is a nice guy but he couldn't shut the fuck up about Jesus. We're having lunch and it's going well. Prospect is worth about 140k annually in sales and about 50k in margin. I would have netted about 10k in commission over a year. Would have been a mostly low maintenance account as well. About 20 minutes into lunch he asks me about my first name. He asks if I know where it's from I respond "yeah from the bible". I then tell him what my "namesake" did in the bible. Huge mistake. He then starts to go one about how religious he is. How glad he is to do business with a fellow christian. How he's going to tell his business partner about his new christian vendor. This goes on for about 10-15 minutes about Jesus crap. I'm trying to swallow it down. Then it happens. He asks me which church I attend. I try and play it off. He pushes again. I snap, not angrily but firmly stating "Chuck my family is really religious, it didn't stick, I've been an atheist since I was 15 when I learned about science". It goes over like a fart in church. The rest of lunch is pretty quiet. I pay the bill and don't even bother asking for a follow up. I just don't know why they have to push. I pretend to be ok with a lot of shit at work to make sales. You're a republican? Great me too! Your a Anarcho fascist? Sure I love that shit! You like pokemon? Cool let me pretend to care. You like classic cars? Great bore me with a restoration story I give two fucks about. This guy broke me though. He was so pushy and talking scripture nonsense. I couldn't take it. Anyways my boss is cool so he understood. Sucks to lose that revenue but hey whatever it's just money I guess. Thanks for listening. Submitted September 28, 2023 at 02:16AM by lobbywatson (From Reddit https://ift.tt/r2JBwxL)

[mimonicuba]

Intercambio de divisas en Cuba.

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Compro  mlc   mlc      a  224    224     minimo   300       vip  en   R i c  👈     compro  zelle  zelle      a   245  245            En  cup      minimo  200

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🔰🔰🔰COMPRO🔰🔰🔰 ✳️TRX a 20 cup💳 👉+ 100👈 ✳️TRX a 20.30 cup💳👉+1000👈 📣CAMBIO 107 MLC Por 93.85  USDT al 1.14% 📣 👍UN PLACER HACER NEGOCIOS😉 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺 #vendo #transfer #compro

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Tengo USD para cambiar por MLC a 1.18, mínimo de intercambio es de 1000 USD, Centro Habana, 55145316.

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#mimoni #cuba

[cbdhhc]

Tài Xử Trc Tuyn u im Khi Chi Tai Xu Trc Tuyn

Online Tai Xiu: Th gii c bc sc sc th v

T bi jili city - Kinh nghim quay n h Jackpot cho ngi Câu xu online uy tn

u nhc iim nhà cái Jili City - Jili City Link

Jili game - 20% np - càng np - nhiu u i

- Nhà cái - Thành phố Jili T bi tng min ph 50K khi đăng k tài khon

Lch s and ngun gc

Tai Xiu, cn c gi là Sic Bo, là mt tr chi xc xc truyn thng ca Trung Qu c có t thi c i. Tr chi bảo gm ba viên xc xc và ngi chi t cc vào kt qu ca lng tung. Các tùy chọn chỉ định các báo gm t d oán nhng con c th s xut hiu trên mt xc xc n các kt hp và tng s khác nhau.

Tài Xù Trc Tuyn Cách Chí

Tai Xiu có thc mt cách thun tin trên các nn tng c bc trc tuyn trên các nn tng c bc trc tuyn. Ngi chi co the truy cap cac ban o va t cc bng chip k thut s. Xc xc c tung o và kt qu c hin th ngay l p tc, làm tăng thêm tnh cht phn khch và nhp nhanh ca tr chi.

trc tuyn mc ph bin ca Tai Xiu trc tuyn

L do cho s ph bin cà it

Tai Xiu tr nên ph bin rng ri trong gii c bc trc tuyn do mt s l do thuyt phc. u tiên và quan trọng nhất, s n gin ca tr chi gip c ngi mi bt u và ngi chi có kinh nghi m d dàng thng thc. city ​​of jili Các tùy chọn cá các nước gin và li chi nhanh gip ngi chi tham gia va gii tr.

Khả năng cng ng và x hi

Sng và nẵng tng c bc trc tuyn cung cp mt cng ng bùng bao gm nhng ngi am mê Tai Xiu. Ngi chi co thong qua cac tinh năng tr chi, to ra kha cnh x hi b sung them yu t tnh cm ca bn vao tri nghim. Hn na, các tùy chọn l trc tip nâng cao hn na, cnh x hi, mô phng b không kh i mt sng bc trong thành ph th gii thc.jili

Mo và chin lc thng Tai Xiu trc tuyn

Hiu các tl c c jili game ci thin c hi chin thng, ngi chi phi hiu r vt l cc trong Tài Xu. Các tùy chọn cá nhân khác nhau tôi kèm theo và các bước bt các t l cc này có gip a ra quyt nh sáng sut.

cá cc khut cá cc khut cc khut

Nhng ngi chi có kinh nghim thng s dng các k thut cá cc nh hng Martingale hoc h thng Paroli. Nhng chi n lc này liên quan n vic iu chnh cc da on kt qu trc ó, nhm mc ch ti a hóa li nhn trong khi gim thiu tn tht.

tài khoản ngân hàng của bạn là gì?

C bc trách nhim là rt quan trng, ngay c trong th gii Tai Xiu trc tuyn có nhp nhanh. t Ngân hàng và qun l tài khon Ngân hàng có mt ngi mt cách không ngoan m bo tri nghim chi tr chi v và bn vng hn

Tài Xử Trc Tuyn u im Khi Chi Tai Xu Trc Tuyn

Thun tin và kh năng tip cn

Mt trong nhng li thng k nht khi chi Tai Xu trc tuyn la s tin li mà it mang li. Người chỉ có thc tr chi yêu thch ca h mt cách thoi ti nhà hoc khi ang di chuyn, s dng máy tnh, máy tnh bng hoc trong thoi gian thong minh ca h.

kt lun phn kt lun phn kt lun

Tai Xiu Online mang n s quyn r vt thi gian ca tr chi sc sc cho thi i k thut s. Li chi n gin nhng th v ca nó, kt hp vi s tin li ca các nn tng trc tuyn, mang li cho nó mt lng ngi fan mtn tâm. Người chỉ có thì tn hng trn vn s phn khch ca Tai Xiu Online trong khi vn gi c tri nghim chi th v và bn vng.

Thông tin thêm có thể được tìm thấy tại  https://www.cityjili.com.

[lonestarflight]

Boeing B-29 Super Fortress Family

I had a thought experiment, what if the USAF never redesignated the B-39, B-44, B-50 and B-54, and kept its original designation of B-29, how big would the family be.

XB-29: prototype with Wright R-3350-13 engines

YB-29: preproduction version with Wright R-3350-21 engines.

B-29: original production version

B-29A: improved version

B-29B: modified version used for low-level raids, designed with the intent of firebombing Japan. All defensive armament was removed except for that in the tail turret.

B-29C: modified B-29A with improved Wright R-3350 engines

XB-44 (B-29D): a B-29A-5-BN modified by Pratt & Whitney to use the four-row, 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engine. This was originally going to be the B-29D but came after WWII. With orders for several of existing aircraft orders being cancelled, the USAF redesigned it B-50A as a ploy since new design aircraft weren't being cancelled.

XB-29E: a B-29-45-BW with a modified fire-control systems.

B-29F: cold-weather version for operation in Alaska.

XB-29G: testbed for jet engines.

XB-29H: testbed for armament configurations

B-29I: letter not used.

RB-29J: the F-13, a reconnaissance version of the B-29, being redesignated FB-29J, later redesignated again to YB-29J, then RB-29J. They were modified with the Wright R-3350-CA-2 fuel injected engines.

XB-39 (B-29K): Single YB-29 modified by General Motors to use water-cooled Allison V-3420-17 Vee type engines, no improvement was gained.

B-50A (B-29L): the production version of the B-44, originally B-29D.

B-50B (B-29M): Improved version of the B-50A

B-50C/B-54 (B-29N): modified to use the Pratt & Whitney R-4360-51 Variable Discharge Turbine (VDT) engines, the fuselage was lengthened by over 10 feet (3.0 m) and the wingspan was extended by 20 feet (6.1 m), which required the installation of outrigger landing gear in the first and fourth engine nacelles.

B-50D (B-29O): Improved version of the B-50B, final bomber version.

RB-50E (RB-29P): RB-50B modified for specialist photographic reconnaissance

RB-50F (RB-29Q): modified for reconnaissance, fitted with SHORAN navigation radar.

RB-50G (RB-29R): RB-50B modified for electronic reconnaissance. Fitted with Shoran for navigation, and six electronic stations.

TB-50H (TB-29S): crew trainer version for B-47 squadrons.

KB-50J (KB-29T): air-to-air refueling tankers with improved performance from two extra General Electric J47 turbojets under the outer wings.

KB-50K (KB-29U): TB-50H modified to be Tankers.

source, source, source, source, source, source

[nochiquinn]

campaign 3 episode 6: what the FUCK is up with that (delayed broadcast edition)

next merch: critical role [latex wound coverings]

(I'm late bc I was discussing my fma 03 fandom trauma with my partner)

Fantasy Never Have I Ever

imogen temult neurodivergent queen

the episode of wandavision where vision swallowed the gum

"I'd love to see your insides"

THIS IS THE KING'S GAME AND EVERYONE HAS TO PLAY

"NO >:["

dorian's a rockefeller

"why do you use the word cock for that" "why wouldn't you"

"I'm 12" and what is this

"they WILL say fuck"

taliesin too real dial it back

I've been stewing about this exact thing re: the word "love" lately, get out of my head critical role

liam ur face

fearne looking at dad for confirmation

"I love her so much" SAME

"1: refused 2: lied" "true fey spirit"

dorian sounding kinda xenophobic

they

laura: [gay panic]

baby psychic imogen

laura too real dial it back

this is a fucking smorgasbord for fantasy therapist fresh cut grass

DOTY

samuel

oh no...our robot...it's broken...

he's a BABY

(he's pearl stevenuniverse)

"are you a zombie? you have to tell me if you're a zombie or it's entrapment"

YES

oh she was a BABY

"I wanna live. I wanna experience the universe and I wanna eat pie." friendship with undead de rolo sibling theory ended, briarwood warlock theory is my new best friend

I would absolutely watch that show tho

wait what if this is how the vecna hand comes back

has anyone heard from joe manganiello

[tears down old conspiracy wall, starts building new conspiracy wall]

samuel

imogen

give him a minute he'll get there

imogen knows his social security number now

INTRAPARTY WHISPERS

oh no it was either sad or cute or both

I started playing FF12 a couple weeks ago so now it's just my whole mental image for marquet

oh laudna

my upcycle pinterest witch

"I didn't even know the feywild was a real place"

mr grass

fearne

"I wanna look in there so bad"

hear me out: fcg piggy bank

they just keep coming back to the SHITS

"you're like the cool side of a pillow"

IT SHE

SHEEEEEEE

I just. love delilah so much.

awwww

"don't think, ever" one step ahead of you

what if she just gets really used to their thoughts and it forms like a white noise, like "you don't count as people" for people with anxiety

forever dragging liam for the tinfoil hat

"thank you for roleplaying with me"

FEARNE'S POUCH

"hi mom, hi dad" "glad you're fuckin watching"

pl...please don't pick "the troubles"...

"short guy, low blows"

PROLONGED EYE CONTACT

someone do something with fcg being full of coffee and the incest commercial

WE GOT NOTHIN

[at this point the author became ill and missed a full hour of programming, electing to wait until the next day to finish the episode via VOD rather than try to catch up]

oh cool the vod starts at where I turned the episode off. which is unfortunately not where I actually started missing content, but it's still cool

also I can pause and take notes!!

troubelles

taliesin miming matt's narration

"with more fucks"

gdi I left RIGHT before break AGAIN

I just realized I didn't get a bingo card for this week :(

fearne/annie enemies to lovers 50k

A Rich

one unit of rich

anni that's rude

fcg don't volunteer dorian for shit

I love how robbie plays dorian and his complete lack of confidence in his music

the second-hand embarrassment is real and it's extremely infectious

"pulls out a fiddle" is there a hickory stump

HA yes my reference is validated

every time liam druidcrafts a flower my lingering vaxleth damage flares up and I have to stare at the ceiling for a minute

he CAN pass performance checks!!

natural 20 in defense of his outfit

TWO TWENNY

liam's eldritch influence

"WITCH"

robbie doesn't know how to roleplay a passing check

"anni are you okay?" l a u r a

"hopefully it's not a death threat"

"it was the stagework" it was orym's gay flower

every time he mentions the krook house I picture something between the physical kids' cottage from the magicians and like a co-ed fraternity house

"loot drooooop"

"oh god he's an anglerfish" stares in tma

oh what is THIS voice

"cracked one" that feels rude

fearne just absolutely falling for the creepy owl man

"a bird who's a friend of mine and I named him dr nesbitt"

I hope taliesin remembers the bits he redacted (I would not)

lmao orym trying to stand on his toes so he can read

"you usually don't bring people to private time?" "...god, you made that sound weird, I'm impressed"

"please don't sue us - koozies"

The Eclcetic Company

fcg no

everbody jumping on orym for backstories

imagine all these tall folk just leaning over poor nancy and shouting questions

their reaction to asking how they became friends is my reaction to being asked how I met my partner

(it is a long and ridiculous story)

yes, I am very sweet

"sweet bells" sounds like a my little pony

"she's like a stick"

zhudanna being absolutely enamored with fcg is the fandom's response to fcg

laura pantomiming stew

oh wow I spelled her name ALL wrong

"it's just cayenne" JUST cayenne he says, as I cringe away from my screen

in a tiny bedroom in a grandma house

tbf at least orym doesn't take up much space

"deep into the anus of the city"

marisha's little smile when liam mentions keyleth

orym: I just work here man

"if only you could go back in time and change things" samuel

imagine thinking you could kill keyleth. imagine thinking you could SCRATCH keyleth.

"does she have any gambling debt" keyleth fell on hard times after vm split up

imogen needs a new glasses rx

"[ashton's skincare regimen] is a dremel with a polishing wheel"

oh I WAS reading the subtitles right, it was MATT that fucked me up

fcg is she DYING???

liam: "if you volunteer as an usher you can see it for free" everyone else: [ptsd flashbacks]

dorian

dorian what have you been hoarding

DORIAN

imogen your laura is showing

matt just nudges the sun into the right position

"I'd pay to see otters fly" "would you pay TEN PLATINUM?" "for flying otters? wouldn't you??"

sam's face as he just directly questions the theatre owner about his patrons getting snatched

"sir ur robot is being nosy"

(fr tho how tired do you think fcg would get of that. or like would he? being fcg?)

fearne

"I don't need to sit, I don't got legs"

so many whispers

"whitestone joggers.....exist."

I love when they start making industry-specific jokes at each other and just crack themselves up

(I also love when liam just collapses against laura from laughing)

wh

fearne: excuse u, who bought these seats

"I'm in the mood to punch something" ashton control yourself

dorian don't split the party

dorian REMEMBER BERTRAND

he is IN YOUR POCKET

NO TOUCHY

WHOMST

FAMILY?

SIBLING

"we'll talk after" death flag death flag

MATT

PUT THAT NARRATIVE POINT BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME

liam that's gay

(genuinely can't decide if I prefer "would literally die for his friends" orym or "gay polyamorous orym/dariax/dorian")

WAIT SHIT DOES DELILAH KNOW SYLAS GOT DUSTED

[starts scribbling on conspiracy wall in crayon]

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[newagesispage]

OCTOBER                           2021

 THE RIB PAGE

*****

We miss U Charlie Watts!!

*****

The Stones performed at a private party for Patriots owner Robert Kraft of all people. The test run looked like just that. Shark jumped. I am becoming disillusioned.

*****

SNL is back with Owen Wilson as first host of season 47. Kacey Musgraves is the musical guest. Episode 2 will have a ridic choice for host. Halsey will sing. I suppose $ is power with the Kardashians. I could think of about 10 million other people to host but more and more Lorne goes for the shiny object , what he THINKS people want instead of taking risk. Beck Bennett is out.

*****

Is everybody watching the Amber Ruffin Show?? I loved her before but now… I learn so much from her show. Sometimes it takes a comic to get to the real serious shit. For example: Have you heard of drowning towns? Towns like Oscarville, Kowaliga, York hill, Seneca Village, Prentiss and countless other black towns that were drowned out to make lakes for the local whites. Central Park was also made after a black community was erased from history. Development displacement? Alleyway dwelling authority? Even those rabid for history can find out new things everyday. Thanks Amber!!

*****

Bob Woodward and Robert Costa are finally giving us Peril !!!!!!  I’ve been waiting!!** I was in political nerd heaven on Sept. 24 when Yamiche hosted Robert, Bob and Weijia Jang on Washington Week. All of my favorite pundits all together at one table, my dream team!!

*****

Iman looked great at the Met Gala!! Other great looks belonged to AOC, Tessa Thompson, Maluma, Helen Lasichanb and Pharrell Williams. Gigi Hadid, Kiki Layne, Ashton Sanders, Hailee Steinfeld, Kehlani, Zoe Kravitz, Michaela Cole, Lili Reinhart, Kate Hudson and Shai Gilgeous- Alexander were great. Whoopi Goldberg seemed a bit off.

*****

Jason Isbell is back with his latest offering, Georgia Blue.

*****

I see a lot of Title Max type establishment are closing down. Are they a thing of the past? Let’s hope.

*****

Law and Order is coming back to NBC for season 21. Dick Wolf will own 2 entire nights of television. Some of the old cast is reported to be returning.

*****

Britney Spears Father was suspended as her conservator.

*****

Timothy Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins and Olivia Coleman will star in Wonka.

*****

The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show will bring us Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar.

*****

People are doing test runs for school board positions to see if their political ideas will play well for the big leagues. If they don’t seem to work, at least they can sometimes change the rules in their own area.

*****

Joe Rogan got Covid.

*****

Lake Michigan beaches were closed down thanks to a US Steel plant chemical leak.

*****

Is this country the master of endless administrative work?  None of us should have been surprised at the red tape that the slowed down the end of the war in Afghanistan.** Uber donated 50k for rides and meals to the Afghans when they arrive.**And why do so many waste taxpayer $ on useless recounts and recalls when people need real help with food and healthcare? They must really hate humanity.

*****

R. Kelly was found guilty of 8 counts of sex trafficking and 1 count of racketeering.

*****

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

*****

Texas has put a law into effect to allow most Texans to carry open without permit or training.

*****

Texas has banned abortion at about 6 weeks. Uber and Lyft will pay drivers legal fees if sued under Texas abortion law. Lyft donated $1mil to Planned Parenthood. ** Look for the ruling in the Mississippi law over Roe V. Wade in June 2022.**Hear us roar!** BTW.. Go Jen Psaki!!!!!!!

*****

They seriously banned plastic straws and abortion before assault rifles? – Eden Dranger

*****

Please stop banning abortions, the last thing the world needs is more Americans. –Sarah Beattie

*****

Women don’t inseminate themselves. Vasectomies are reversible. Should every man have one until he’s deemed financially and emotionally fit to be a Father? – Bradley Whitford

*****

90 year old William Shatner will go to space for Blue Origin.

*****

The Q Anon Shaman pled guilty to a felony for obstructing the Electoral College proceedings. I say 20 years and a $250K fine.** 600 others have been indicted.

*****

Days Alert: The Beyond Salem thing was ridic but it was so great to see some old characters.  Days is so great at visiting old family. Who can resist Shane, Austin and Carrie, Billie and the old Kristen? I do wish that Peacock would get their kinks out!! Back to the real Days: Are we smelling an Emmy for Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill?? ** Good to have Abigail back. It is always fun to wonder which actress and or personality it will be. ** Deidre Hall got her star on the walk of fame.**And just in time for Halloween, the Devil is making a comeback. The end of the year in Salem is always the best!! It is so brave to give the 96 year old man the old switcheroo into the Dark Lord.  It was fun to see the grandkids discover Grandma Marlena’s story. Delicious!! Hail Satan!!** It is past time for Tate and Teresa to come back to town. Brady needs to be put in his place. And thanks for the Philip and Chloe flashbacks!!

*****

The breakdown of the vaccinated: 90% of Atheists, 86% Hispanic Catholic, 84% Agnostic, 79% White Catholic, 73% White mainline protestant, 70% Black mainline protestant, 57% white evangelical. 1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid.

*****

So Mike Lindell and Jim Baker have teamed up to sell children’s Bible pillows.** Piers Morgan has returned to the Murdoch organization by joining Fox. That sounds about right.

*****

Please stop saying the vaccine does not have severe side effects, I took my shots and now I’m alive and have to keep working. –Mohand Eishieky

*****

In theatres Oct. 22: The French Dispatch.** October also brings us a new season of Curb your enthusiasm and Oct. 17 will catch us up on Succession. Whew!!!

*****

So people under conservatorship are not free to marry who they want? What?

*****

46% of Americans believe in ghosts.

*****

Simone Biles, Mckayla Maroney and Aly Rasiman testified at  the Senate judiciary hearing about the FBI’s handling of accusations against Larry Nassar and it was eye opening!

*****

We wanted a no -nonsense Dem who pushes on and does not puss out.  I am a bit surprised to see we have it. There are so many pressing issues that I hope Biden works a bit more on Haiti though.

*****

The National Police Act was passed to celebrate cops. Still no police reform.

*****

John Mulaney and Olivia Munn are going to have a baby.

*****

The Emmy’s were a little different this year with more of a Golden Globe look.  Cedric the Entertainer hosted with Reggie Watts as DJ. Lots of minority noms but barely a win. It was a white people night. Ted Lasso had a great night. Mare of Eastown took home a few with Evan Peters, Julianne Nicholson and Kate Winslet. Now, Kate is great but how did Anya Taylor- Joy not walk away with that? Queens Gambit did win a couple and gave the longest speech with the seemingly arrogant director Scott Frank who opened up 2 page acceptance. Categories were tough but I was routing for Renee Elise Goldberry and Bowen Yang but perhaps next year. The people in England who had their own party for all the statues that the Crown won seemed to be having more fun! Hacks won for writing and directing and Jean Smart!! It was nice to see the Norm Macdonald love which was barely mentioned by Lorne but celebrated by John Oliver. Colbert ‘s election night special won as did JB Smoove. Hamilton won and Debbie Allen got the big one. I do not understand why real singers and or musicians have to be there for the in Memoriam. It takes me out of it a bit and concentrates the focus on them. Do they think that people will pay attention more? Do they want to keep the home audience or live audience from the bathroom?  My best dressed were Anya Taylor-Joy, Michaela Cole who won for I may destroy you, Jean Smart, Josh O’Connor, Kathryn Hahn, Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez, Keenan Thonpson, Leslie Odom Jr., Catherine O’Hara, Trevor Noah, Eugene Levy, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, Bowen Yang,  Anthony Anderson, Leslie Grossman, Amber Ruffin, Allyson Felix, Renee Elise Goldberry, Samira Wiley and Rege- Jean Page. My worst were Sarah Paulson, Gillian Anderson,  Beanie Feldstein, Elizabeth Olsen and Aidy Bryant. To me the best part of the show was the enthusiasm of Conan and the way he injected himself into much of the evening .He was the show.  Go Conan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*****

Next year there must be some Emmys for Sarah Paulson and Cobie Smulders in Impeachment!!!!!

*****

Oh Boy!! The Eyes of Tammy Faye!!

*****

Looking forward to the Electric Life of Louis Wain with Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy.

*****

Abba has a new album!!

*****

Shang Chi is the biggest Labor Day opening with a $71.4 mil opening.

*****

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has announced she has breast cancer.

*****

Is it the 70’s? A streaker ran past the studio of the Today show.

*****

Rascal Flatts Joe Don Rooney was arrested for DUI.** Nicholas Cage was thrown out of a prime rib pace in Vegas after being drunk and disorderly.

*****

Jennifer Eckhart has filed a lawsuit against former Fox news anchor Ed Henry for rape and retaliation after allegedly being handcuffed and beaten.

*****

Scarlett Johansson has settled her Disney lawsuit.

*****

Pete Buttigieg and Chasten had twins they named Penelope Rose and Joseph August.

*****

I noticed a commercial for Dancing with the Stars. Are we onto the E list because I have heard of hardly any of these people. ‘Stars’is really stretching it. And as I post this I see there are some covid issues there as well.

*****

Virgin River was renewed for 2 more seasons.

*****

Trevor Noah is right? Why do they stop giving lollipops to adults at the doctor?

*****

Jon Stewart is back on Apple tv with ‘The problem with Jon Stewart.

*****

Brooklyn 99 had about the best finale (other than Newhart) that I can recall. I had my fingers crossed that Chelsea would be back. Will they honor us like they did in the show and come back for a special about once a year? That would be fucking awesome!!

*****

Don’t expect compliments from an insecure person.- Mr. Pickles

*****

Thousands and thousands of people are in need. Haitian refugees and other immigrants have seen nothing like this what with assassination, a hurricane and earthquake. The Southern border is a mess.** Why does Fox news keep telling refugees the border is open as they sit back and laugh at Biden’s predicament.  Spreading false info to intentionally hurt poor, distressed people has no end for them.

*****

Do companies know how fucked up their employment websites are? It is true that some people do not want to work. It is true that people schedule interviews and don’t show up. It is also true that companies have made it so hard to apply that many can’t. I suppose it is easier for them but the poor who may really want to work have a hard time. Paper applications are almost completely gone. The old fashioned way of walking into low paying job sites and finding a connection with a manager rarely exist. Some places only accept texts or have long ridiculous psych tests that a working Mother may not have time for. A Father working many hours already, may not be able to go to the library to get online if they cannot afford a computer. Many websites tell you that there no positions available in your area while there is a huge sign in front of the establishment. Can’t find people to work.. Gee I wonder why?? And treat people with respect once you find them, how about that?

*****

Keep your head up in failure, and your head down in success. –Jerry Seinfeld

*****

Hey.. There was a van air B’n B biz going that got busted. Hey.. The poor need vaca’s too. It is wrong but If they are willing to sleep in a van, why not. I truly think that many do not understand how much people are struggling.

*****

Free coffee day came and went but only a few places really gave you free coffee without rules to govern the promo. Some places wanted to sell you something else and some made you belong to their club. Starbucks held that customers had to come inside for the free cup of Joe, handicapped or not.

*****

One would think the Republicans would run out of $ for recounts but they have deep pockets. Just think how much good they could do for the huddled masses with that scratch.

*****

Sad to lose Mick Brigden, protégé of Bill Graham who managed The Stones and worked with Frampton, Dylan and Santana.** And the comics were very vocal about the loss of Norm Macdonald. He was one of a kind and he will be missed!

*****

R.I.P. Ruth Marx, Lee Scratch Perry, Willard Scott, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Isadore Bleckman, George Wein, Michael K. William,George Holliday, Anthony Johnson,  Basil Hoffman, Al Harrington,Willie Garson, Mick Brigden, Tommy Kirk and Norm Macdonald.

[winryofresembool]

Things We Lost in the Fire, ch 24

aka Caleo uni au

Fic summary: Calypso starts studying at a new university, but to her annoyance her new flatmate is a loud mouthed mechanic who also likes to sneak his dog in whenever. But as she learns to know him better, she realizes they might have more in common than what she first thought. Eventually, even the darkest secrets come out…

Chapter summary: Halloween chapter, part 2.

A/N: Yay, an update! I think some of you are gonna be happy about the characters that are being introduced in this chapter... Also lots of Caleo dorkiness (and canon references) in it! And you'll get to see if you were right with your costume guesses :D

Also like I already mentioned last week, this is the last chapter that I have written so far (when I started posting this fic I tried to make sure I'd have at least 7 chapters ready so I wouldn't have to stress about deadlines... and here we are now) so it is possible that updates may slow down a bit, at least if the chapter wants to become long. But I am still /trying/ to keep up with the regular updates the best I can :) So worry not!

Now, enjoy and let me know what you think!! Ps. somehow we’ve managed to pass 50k words already :O

Words: 4040

Genre: romance & hurt/comfort

Warnings: none

previous chapter / AO3

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“Hi, you guys!” Piper, who was dressed as Wonder Woman, greeted Leo and Calypso first when they arrived, gesturing for them to come in.

“Hello! I was afraid Argo II had decided to stop working because you guys are late,” Jason the Superman noted as he offered to take Calypso’s coat and put it in a hanger by the door.

“I’m not going to lie to you, Jason, that possibility did cross my mind as well,” Calypso said, casting Leo a meaningful look. “But no, not this time.”

“We’re only 10 minutes late!” Leo protested, checking the time from his phone. “I was busy finishing something… and Calypso took her time preparing herself as well. She probably did her wig for like two hours.” He gave her a not so serious side-eye.

“I did not!” Calypso said defensively. “Yeah, I straightened and combed and braided it but that took me maybe 15-20 minutes so he is highly exaggerating.”

“Don’t worry, Calypso, we know he does that a lot.” Piper smiled at her reassuringly. “Speaking of your wig, though, you look very cute! That hair reminds me of the style you had before my makeover. You’re dressed as the mythology Calypso, right?”

“Yes, I am,” Calypso said, pleased that Piper had figured that out so fast. “I thought it would be fun to be a bit self ironic for once. I haven’t really had a good reason to sew recently so this was a nice excuse to do that as well.” She made a small twirl to show the dress better.

“That dress really looks great!” Piper told her. “I would gladly commission you to sew me clothes; it’s so hard to find anything nice from the clothes stores these days. But Leo.” She turned back to him. “I see someone hasn’t bothered to get a costume. I wasn’t expecting that from you because you’re always so excited about them.”

“No, you got it all wrong.” Leo wagged his finger at her. “I do have it here, but as I told Cal, it would have been too difficult to wear in the car.” He dropped his bag on the floor, causing a loud thud as it hit the ground.

“Alright. Care to give us any hint what it is?” Piper asked curiously. “Seems heavy.” Calypso wondered if this was something they did every year.

“I’m just saying that it’s inspired by some movies that united us three,” Leo noted mysteriously. “But that’s all, you’ll see soon!”

“My mind is blank now,” Piper said. “Jason, what movies have we watched with him?”

“The first one that comes to my mind is Star Wars,” Jason reminded her. Suddenly both Jason and Piper’s eyes widened in realization. “Could it be?”

“Oh no, Leo you didn’t!” Piper doubled over in laughter when it occurred to her what Leo’s costume most likely was. “I can’t wait to see this!”

“I hope you took pictures with Festus!” Jason couldn’t keep his poker face either, and Calypso watched their reactions with confusion.

“Don’t worry, I will show them later.” Leo grinned, unperplexed by Jason and Piper’s laughter. “Now, where can I change?”

Piper showed him an empty room where he could get into his costume in peace, while Calypso started looking around the house on her own. Even though the place seemed rather fancy, Jason and Piper had managed to make it cozier with their personal objects. A lot of them had seen life and were worn but somehow they still fit in with the newer decorations.

As Calypso reached the living room, her focus went to the guests who had already arrived at the party. She waved at Annabeth and nodded awkwardly to Percy. Even though she and Annabeth were friends again, she wasn’t quite sure how she should act near Percy so ‘reserved’ felt the most natural reaction. She couldn’t help but smile a bit, though, when she registered their costumes: Annabeth had a Chiton just like her, although grey instead of white, with some silvery accessories and a beautiful owl shaped brooch over her chest. Perhaps the most impressive part of her costume was the Greek styled helmet that was used in battles and that hid most of Annabeth’s curly ponytail. Calypso was quite certain she was dressed as Athena, the Greek goddess that according to her was the one she identified herself the most with. Percy on the other hand was wearing sandals, shorts, a tropical shirt, and a belt with fishing equipment and he was holding a fishing rod in his hand. Calypso couldn’t quite figure out who he was supposed to be, other than some sort of fisherman.

“Hi,” Calypso greeted them as she got to hearing distance with them. “You guys look nice. You’re Athena, right?” She asked Annabeth. “Matches my theme, don’t you think?”

“Sure does,” Annabeth nodded, eyeing Calypso’s costume. “You look pretty much exactly like how I imagine the mythology Calypso.”

“Thank you. Coming from you it’s a big compliment.” She turned Percy. “I can’t figure out who you are, though. You don’t seem like a Greek god?”

“I am, though,” Percy replied. “I’m Poseidon.”

“Ooh, so that’s why the fishing gear!” Calypso realized. “But I don’t think the Greeks had tropical shirts quite yet.”

“No, you’re right in that.” Percy shook his head, smiling a bit. “But I’m basing this on the version in the Peter Johnson series. That’s how he was described in it.”

“I didn’t know you have read that too,” Calypso said, “But makes sense. Um, the Poseidon and Athena of the mythology hated each other, though. Not that it’s really my business, but I hope you two are doing fine…?” She asked a bit nervously, not wanting to be the reason for their issues.

“Oh yeah, we are,” Percy confirmed immediately. “It’s just an old joke – back when Annabeth and I were reading the Peter Johnson books I used to say Poseidon is my godly parent and Athena Annabeth’s, and that just kind of stuck with us.”

“Alright.” Calypso accepted Percy’s answer, turning her attention back to Annabeth. “By the way, where did you get that helmet? It definitely looks fancier than most of the plastic ones you see at costume shops.”

“My father collects these things,” Annabeth answered, lifting the helmet from her head for a moment. “I’ve told you he’s also a historian, right? Well, one of his friends wanted to make a replica of the ancient Greek helmets with some modern machines and dad bought this from him. I’m not saying this is 100 per cent accurate but it looks pretty cool, in my opinion.”

“It does,” Calypso confirmed.

“You came with Leo, right?” Percy asked then, to which Calypso nodded. “Where is he? I can’t wait to see his costume; he usually goes for something that is way over the top. Last year he was Hiccup from How to Train your Dragon and he had made a Toothless costume for his dog. I’ve also seen pics of him as Iron Man. Yes, with a full iron costume.”

“I can believe that of him,” Calypso chuckled, imagining Leo in the said costume. “He just went to change into his costume because apparently he couldn’t drive in it. He didn’t reveal what he was going to be, but it does sound like something extravagant.”

“I missed his costume last year but I’ll be sure to have a camera ready when he shows up this time,” Annabeth said happily. Calypso was relieved that the conversation was going this well; she hadn’t known what to expect beforehand because this was the first time she was in the same room with Percy since the ‘incident’. Talking with him now, though, made her realize that holding a grudge wouldn’t be smart and he seemed to think the same way.

“I just realized,” Calypso decided to change the topic, “that I’ve never heard the story of how you guys know Jason and Piper. So how did that happen?”

“It’s a funny story,” Percy started, smiling at the memory. “Jason and I used to be the captains of rivaling soccer teams when we were around 16. Well, one time Jason’s team was visiting us but we were playing in an arena that had just been renovated so I hadn’t been there before. I may have been a bit late from our team meeting and I was a bit lost so I decided to ask one staff lady where I was supposed to go. Somehow she got our teams mixed up and I ended up in the locker room of Jason’s team. Some of Jason’s teammates said that my expression was worth seeing when I realized the mistake but I dunno about that. The funny thing was that somehow the same thing had happened to Jason; he had also been late for the meeting because of traffic or something and he had gotten into my team’s locker room. Well, after the game we had a good laugh about it together and ended up talking about other stuff as well and noticed we have a lot in common. That’s how we became friends. When we moved into the same town, we started training together at least a few times a week.”

“Piper and I didn’t learn to know each other until Jason and she started dating a couple of years ago and they invited Percy to some party where I went with him. To be honest, I was a bit suspicious about her at first because we seemed very different but eventually we learned to respect each other’s qualities. And here we are,” Annabeth added.

“Those are some cool stories,” Calypso said. “It seems like a funny coincidence that somehow we all ended up in this city even though most of us are from somewhere else. Like Leo is from Texas, I am from Greece…” “Speaking of him,” Annabeth had to muffle his laughter with her hand, “I believe we are finally getting some answers about his costume.”

“Oh… my gods” was all Calypso could say when she turned to the direction Annabeth was looking at. “You’re really something else.”

Leo was completely hidden inside his costume, but Calypso could practically hear him grinning at their reactions. The costume looked very much like in the movies; golden (just painted, not real gold, because there was no way Leo could afford something like that) plating forming a droid with big round eyes and an ability to speak lots and lots of different languages: C-3PO from Star Wars.

“Holy shit, dude, that looks so real.” Percy gaped at Leo. “I’m starting to understand why you spent so much time in your room the past few weeks.”

“Why C-3PO, though?” Calypso asked once she managed to put her poker face back on. “Does that have some story behind it?”

“Because, duh, it looks cool!” Leo exclaimed with a mechanical voice from inside his costume. “I dunno, ever since I first saw C-3PO as a kid I thought it would be cool to be able to build something like that. And hey, his ability to translate like all the possible languages is pretty neat. Me? I just know 3.”

“Isn’t it uncomfortable in there, though?” Calypso asked. “That thing must be heavy.”

“Sunshine, I’m always uncomfortable. But this was a childhood dream of mine so I sure as heck am not backing off now,” Leo said with determination.

“A stubborn one, aren’t you?” Calypso stated. “Even I have to admit, though, that you have certainly done some thorough job with it. Hey, I should take photos before I forget! You don’t get to see this every day.”

The others dug their phones up as well and for a while Leo just made silly poses while they took pictures, clearly enjoying the attention his costume got. Eventually he started demanding that Calypso should join him for the photos but she was a bit hesitant at first.

Leo argued: “Come on. Greek mythology meets Star Wars? You don’t see a crossover like that every day.”

“Can’t argue with that, I suppose,” Calypso said and went next to him. “Well, do we have some kind of story for Calypso and C-3PO’s meeting?” she asked as Percy and Annabeth waved at them to look at the camera.

Leo considered her question for a moment. “Oh, how about this? C-3PO somehow ends up on Calypso’s island - because duh, Calypso is cursed so she can’t leave the island…”

“You seem to know surprisingly much about Greek mythology, just saying…” Calypso noted while trying to smile for the photos, resting her hand on the metallic shoulder.

“I told ya, Sunshine, you can blame tía Callida for that…” Leo reminded her. “Anyway, I imagine those two don’t really like each other at first because they’re so different but eventually they learn to respect each other’s skills; C-3PO can translate basically any language and Calypso is good at all kinds of handiworks, which is hard for a droid.”

“And? What happens after that?” Calypso asked curiously.

Leo considered it for a moment. “C-3PO doesn’t really wanna leave Calypso’s island but he has galaxies to save with his friend R2-D2 so he has to go but he promises to come get her afterwards.”

“Aw, Leo, that is kind of sweet,” Calypso commented, suddenly aware of the metal arm that had snuck around her waist. “Does he… does he ever return, though? Shouldn’t that be impossible?”

“For a human, maybe, but he’s a droid,” Leo noted. “Unfortunately during a big battle he blows up badly but the ever so faithful R2-D2 collects the pieces and finds someone who can rebuild him again. And boom, he makes it back and lives happily ever after with his goddess.”

“What’s the term you use when you enjoy a fictional relationship a lot?” Calypso asked. “Shipping?” Annabeth nodded at her. “I don’t know, Leo, to me it sounds like you ship those two. Isn’t that a bit weird?” “What, why would that be weird? I’ve seen people ship…”

“I see these two have gotten into a full on nerd mode again,” Annabeth said quietly to Percy while they were waiting for the flatmates to stop their bickering so they’d be able to take the photos. “Not projecting themselves into their characters, right?”

“No, definitely not,” Percy agreed.

Eventually Leo and Calypso stopped bickering and Annabeth was able to take the pictures. Even if Leo was mostly hidden by his costume, Calypso felt a bit self conscious about the fact that these were the first photos of them together. They did a few goofy poses because Annabeth and Percy told them to, but Calypso thought she probably looked more embarrassed than funny in them.

Once they were done, Leo went to Annabeth who was going through the photos and bowed his head a bit to see them better. “Hey, these do look pretty cool! It’s probably just the lighting but here you look like you’re blushing to some funny comment C-3PO made.”

“Show me!” Calypso yelped nervously and took the phone from Annabeth. When she saw it, she could immediately tell Leo was not wrong; she really was blushing. “Yeah, it’s definitely those candles in the background that do it… And I think it’s pretty warm in here, maybe all the people here heat this room…”

“OK, if you say so,” Leo said but Calypso imagined that he was looking at her suspiciously through his costume.

Trying to get the others’ attention to something else, she said: “So, who else has arrived so far?”

“Nico and Will. I think they went to get some snacks from the dining room,” Piper, who had just entered the room, answered.

“Leo told me that Nico is Jason’s relative, but what about Will?” Calypso asked her.

“Will is Nico’s boyfriend. This is the first time we’re meeting him but they seem very good together. At least he seems to have a grounding effect on Nico, and he actually listens to him, unlike most of us. Um, sorry, it’s a long story, one that I should probably save for another time. Nico may be a bit hard to approach sometimes but he is a very nice guy when you learn to know him. Just… been through a lot. I guess like many of us here. But he seems way happier now,” Piper said, and as if on cue, they could hear some distant laughter coming from the dining room.

“We should start a traumatized college kids’ club,” Leo attempted to joke, and the others hummed in agreement. Maybe she did belong to this group after all, Calypso thought. If only they knew, though…

“This just got cheerful,” Percy said, interrupting Calypso’s thought process. “Who’s up for blue candies? Get them before Will and Nico eat them all.”

“I heard that, Jackson!” Nico entered the room without a warning. “No offense to you or your mom but blue candies aren’t exactly my thing.”

“Hi, Nico,” Percy greeted him, seeming a bit flustered after Nico’s comment. “You haven’t met Calypso, right?” He pointed at her.

“No, I haven’t,” Nico took a quick look at her and crossed his arms over his chest.

“Alright, in that case, this is Calypso Astal. And Calypso, this is Nico di Angelo,” Percy introduced them to each other.

“Nice to meet you,” Calypso approached him, but he seemed to evaluate her for a moment before he took her hand.

“Likewise,” Nico said finally. “I think Jason has mentioned you a few times.”

“Oh. That’s nice,” Calypso said a bit unsurely, like every time she met a new person. The lonely years still had a toll on her, and even though she liked spending time with her friends, meeting new people was always a bit nerve wracking to her. “You’re his relative, right?”

“A distant cousin,” Nico answered. “Yeah, our fathers are related, but I have my mother’s last name and Jason has his.”

“I take it your mother has roots elsewhere, based on the last name?” Calypso asked.

“She was Italian,” Nico shrugged. “I lived there my first years too. But now I can barely remember those times.”

Calypso noticed the use of past tense, but she thought it was probably better to not ask about that in the middle of a party. “Oh. I’ve been to Italy a few times. I’m originally from Greece.”

“What brought you here, then?” Nico asked.

“Dad’s work,” Calypso responded in a tone that told everyone she wouldn’t elaborate on that topic more. It seemed to have become a habit to her.

“Anyway,” Leo, who had managed to stay quiet for a surprisingly long amount of time in Calypso’s opinion, stepped forward and cleared his throat. “Nico, a little bird told me,” he looked at Jason, “that your boyfriend is a Star Wars geek. Is that true?”

Nico took one look at Leo’s costume and his mouth twitched when he realized why Leo was asking. “He is, but don’t let him get started on it, or else he will never stop. Besides, he’s not my boyfriend, I prefer calling him…”

“A significant nuisance?” Will showed up from the dining room, carrying a plate full of food. “Don’t mind him, he just warms up a bit slow.”

“Yes, this is Will,” Nico sighed, addressing those who hadn’t met them before. “Sometimes he’s a nuisance, sometimes he can be quite OK. When he’s having a good day.”

“Same back at you, dear,” Will laughed. “Did I hear someone mention Star Wars, though?”

“You did,” Leo said, stepping forward so Will could see his costume better. Needless to say, Will looked beyond thrilled.

“Oh boy, here we go again,” Nico said quietly before Will even had time to comment on the costume.

“Woah, that must be the best C-3PO costume I’ve seen. And yeah, I’ve seen a few so I don’t compliment you for nothing,” Will assured.

“Thanks, man, I did spend quite a while with it,” Leo said, high fiving Will. “Glad someone here appreciates good things.”

“I still hope you’re not one of those fans who have only seen the most recent movies and not the originals,” Will noted.

“Heck, no!” Leo exclaimed immediately. “The original three for the win! Mom and I used to watch them a lot… um, when I was little. She was a big fan. But the newer ones just don’t feel the same.” Calypso had a feeling Leo had almost said something else, but he had changed his phrasing at the last moment.

“You have a pretty good taste,” Will said approvingly. Then he finally realized he hadn’t even asked Leo and Calypso’s names before getting into the geek mode.

“So, who are you two? I already met Percy and Annabeth earlier but I don’t think I know you guys yet.”

“I’m Leo Valdez, and this is my, um, flatmate, Calypso Astal,” Leo introduced. Calypso hoped there was a better word to describe their relationship than a ‘flatmate’ but at the moment it was probably the best and the safest option there was.

“Flatmates, huh?” Will repeated. “How did that happen?”

“I was in a hurry to find a roof over my head so I put in the application that I also accept mixed flats,” Calypso replied. “I didn’t meet Leo beforehand because, um, that would have been a bit difficult to arrange in this case, but it worked out OK.” Calypso noticed Leo was looking at her from the corner of his eye, and she realized she had never even talked about that option before. The truth was that she had had to plan her leaving very thoroughly so her father wouldn’t notice and she had driven to Indianapolis as fast as possible, with no time for second guessing.

“And my flat happened to have a room free because our boy Jason decided to move in with Beauty Queen,” Leo added to that story. “It’s really no stranger than that.”

“Oh, right, someone must have mentioned that you and Jason used to be flatmates,” Will recalled. “I just didn’t connect the dots.”

Jason had apparently finished welcoming the rest of the guests because he joined the group in the living room. “That reminds me, I don’t think I’ve asked you, Calypso, if Leo still leaves his dishes undone and if he has empty milk cartons in the fridge.”

“He used to do that?” Calypso asked with amusement. “After seeing his room that’s not so hard to picture, but no, he’s been pretty tidy in the common area. Although one time he bribed me to do his dishes for him in exchange for some of his food.”

“It was a good deal!” Leo protested. “You didn’t have to cook and you also got to taste some Valdez’ sizzling hot quesadillas so I’d say it was a win-win. Besides, you didn’t seem to have anything against that.”

“Alright, I will admit the quesadillas were pretty good,” Calypso conceded. “But a true gentleman offers them without even asking. Well, other than that he’s been OK,” she told Jason with a playful twinkle in her eye.

“I guess he really is able to change his habits, then,” he replied. “At least when the flatmate is someone he...”

Before Jason had time to finish his sentence, Leo intervened: “Folks, do we really have to be talking about my cleaning habits in front of people I don’t know? The first impressions are important, especially when it comes to Supersized McShizzle!”

“We’re just being honest, Repair Boy.” Calypso couldn’t resist booping his metal covered nose. Apparently she just didn’t know how to not cross the line with this boy, she sighed in her mind.

“Is that all? Where’s the feisty Sunshine I know?,” Leo said in a low tone, so the others could barely hear his comment, coming out almost flirty.

“Shut up,” Calypso answered equally quietly but held her gaze at him.

“Ahem,” they suddenly heard Piper’s voice behind them. “In case you’ve stopped with the flirting, I’d like you to meet a couple of people.”

Calypso turned to see the newcomers and as she recognized the Hunter badges both of them had attached to their shirts, something in her mind just suddenly turned off.

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Sealand Homecoming Event

A new week long event that coincides with the release of SP Ootakemaru and SP Ubume. It is the 1st half of the 2 part event "Promise with the Ancient Sea". It's similar to War of Mt Oe and some more recent events that have characters replace our onmyouji like Bound by Love. Consists of 3 main parts; False Islet, True Island and the Final Battle. There is also is a puzzle but it's more of a side thing that you should be able to complete without even trying.

General Info

Battle Report

Like War of Mt Oe, there is an "event chat" labelled Battle Report. In the Battle Report there are 3 tabs;

Report - displays how long until the Evil Spirits start attacking the Sacred Trees, how long the attacks will last, how much of total HP/shield for the Sacred Trees is left, a daruma that displays rewards for protecting the Sacred Trees every evening when tapped on, etc.

Chat - event chat, unsure if this tab will be CN only.

Treasure - view Morale and Treasure, this tab is removed when the Final Battle starts.

Treasure

Morale is a server-wide buff for ATK and DEF on the True Island map. Every time an Evil Spirit Lair has been successfully defeated(?), Morale will go up by 1 level and every level increases ATK and DEF by 0.5%.  

Personal Treasures are found on the False Islet map by clearing Treasure Hunting zones. They provide buffs that only affect you in battles on the True Island map.

Treasure effects;

Jeweled Fish: Event AP cost to challenge Evil Spirits on the True Island map is decreased by 1.

Bell Taiko: Changes the effect of Morale from "every level increases ATK and DEF by 0.5%" to "every level increases ATK and DEF by 1%".

Japanese Umbrella: Increased conversion of Miasma Crystals into shields for the Sacred Trees (was 30%, now increased to 50%).

Lunar Jade: Damage dealt to Evil Spirits in their lairs is increased by 10%.

Suzuka

Upon starting the event you may notice that the character you'll be controlling and who'll be replacing your onmyouji is Suzuka. She has her own upgradable skills, 3 are slightly different versions of her existing skills while another 3 will be passives. Her skills can up upgraded with Bells obtained in Treasure Hunting zones and by donating 30 Miasma Crystals to a Sacred Tree. The passives have extra effects that can be upgraded multiple times even after reaching max skill level.

Her skill description can be read on the wiki version of this guide.

Recommend upgrading Suzuka's special 2 first. After all skills are maxed, focus on doing additional upgrades to passive 2. If you want to min-max then only focus on special 2 and passive 2, ignore her other skills.

False Islet

During the event you can explore the map of Mt Suzuka by going "Treasure Hunting" or going to the "Evil Spirit Lairs" and "Sacred Trees".

Treasure Hunting

Everyday there will be a couple of these Treasure Hunting zone you can clear until all 4 Treasures have been found. Clearing a zone gives 10000 event currency and after clearing a most of the zones for a region, a Treasure will be revealed on the map. To clear an area you must clear all 2-4 activities in it, all activities cost 3 AP to do, can be done on auto and all give Miasma Crystals. Activities do not need to cleared all at once, you can leave and re-enter areas if you want to. Activities are;

Evil Spirits (Bosses): Defeat 1 of 3 types of bosses, can be done solo or co-op. There is a 3 minute time limit but HP carries over between attempts.

Evil Spirit: Has ~240k HP and has 5 minions. Drops ~5000 event currency, random 5-6* souls and evo materials. 

Young Spirit: Has ~190k HP, has 2 minions and are very weak. Drops ~3000 event currency, random 4-6* souls and evo materials. 

Fierce Spirit: Has ~640k HP, has 5 minions and can hit a little bit harder than a regular evil spirits. Drops ~13k event currency, 1 random 6* soul and evo materials.

Knowledgeable Evil Spirit (Quizzes): Answer the questions about Sealand. Answer incorrectly and you'll have to fight a boss. Depending on the question the boss might relate to it, ie if the question is about Kani then the boss might be Kani. Alternatively, you can skip answering altogether and just fight a boss (solo or co-op). On auto only the correct answers will picked for you.

These quizzes are not ones used for Demon Encounter. Rewards are the same regardless of whether you answer the quizzes correctly or fight the boss instead.

Sealand Daruma: Defeat the tanky daruma boss for daruma shards, can be done solo or co-op. Drops ~5000 event currency.

Treasure Paper Doll: A paper doll gives you rewards such as puzzle pieces, bells, R-SSR shiki shards and daruma shards.

Tamatebako (Turtle Reward Box): Get rewards such as bells and select 1 of 4 items (30 AP, 1-5 white daruma shards, R-SSR shikigami shards or 15k gold).

Tales of Mt Suzuka: Listen to the Sea Butterfly tell tales of Mt Suzuka and get rewards such as a bells, R-SSR shiki shards, daruma shards and gold.

Since Treasure Hunting zones are only available for the first few days of the event and the activities to clear them aren't very hard either, would not recommend doing it on auto. Save your mochi for other stuff.

Evil Spirit Lairs

Fight the bosses of these lairs, costs 5 AP to do and can be done on auto. A total of 100 Miasma Crystals and 100 additional event currency drops can be farmed from the bosses, this amount is shared between all 4 so there's no need to fight each one 100 times. They drop 5000 event currency, event AP, a Miasma Crystal, orochi scales and random 4-6* souls. The types of souls you'll get can be chosen from a daily selection, kind of like Choose Your Soul weekend events. The faster you defeat a boss, the more event currency you get.

*Special Note: Memory Scroll fragments can also be obtained as drops here, however the drop rate seems to be rather low.

Sacred Trees

Use Miasma Crystals to restore the shields protecting the trees. Get 200 event currency per 1 Miasma Crystal. Using 10-20-30 crystals gives 15 AP, 5 Mochi and 3 Bells.  

True Island

To switch between the True Island and False Islet maps, tap the eye at the top of the screen. This can only be done when Evil Spirit Forces start attacking.

Everyday from 6 PM the server must fight Evil Spirit Forces to prevent them from attacking the Sacred Trees. The various Evil Spirit Forces coming out of their lairs all have their own stats for strength, HP and mobility. As the days go on there will be more and more of of them. Each one also has its own timer showing how long until they reach the nearest Sacred Tree. Challenging them requires 4 event AP, battles have a 2 minute time limit and HP is shared server-wide. Drops of event currency depend on how much damage you dealt, for reference; dealing ~3mil damage gives 7500 and dealing ~5mil gives 12000.

When the 4 Sacred Trees take too much damage, this bar at the top of the screen will decrease and the server-wide rewards for protecting the them will also decrease. To qualify for the server-wide rewards everyday, you must do a total of 8mil accumulated damage and/or donate 30 Miasma Crystals. The rewards can viewed by tapping the red daruma at the top of the screen or in the Battle Report tab.

Rewards for total remaining HP for the Sacred Trees:

100% - 10000 event currency, 3 black daruma shards and 40k gold

75% - 8000 event currency, 2 black daruma shards and 30k gold

50% - 5000 event currency, 1 black daruma shards and 20k gold

25% - 3000 event currency, a blue daruma and 10k gold

0% - 2000 event currency, a blue daruma and 10k gold

The rewards will sent out after reset and claimed from a paper doll in your courtyard.

Final Battle

After the last day (on the 2nd Wednesday of the event after maintenance), the server must work together to purify the Evil Spirit Corpse form of SP Ootakemaru to return him normal. There is no specified end date but we're intended to defeat the boss within a day.

When the boss enters a weakened state, the boss won't attack and we must purify the 4 objects on him (boat, sword, lantern, torii gate). The weakened state is basically a free damage phase, so if you're a beginner try to do much as damage as possible. The state ends when 1 of the 4 objects has been purified. When 4 objects are purified, the boss gains an new skill.

Costs 8 AP to challenge the boss and there's a 3 minute time limit. Can get ~1000 event currency per 1mil damage dealt. Before challenging the boss, can pick Kujira, Kani, Fuuri or Sasori to give you a buff. Can change the buff at any time.

Buffs;

Kujira: Suzuka has 60% chance to double crit when dealing crits.

Kani: Crit damage for all allies is increased by 100%.

Fuuri: Suzuka becomes immune to normal attacks.

Sasori: All allies deal 20% splash damage when dealing single target (and random target) attacks.

The rewards for total accumulated damage are; 50k gold, 50 AP, 50 gold orochi scales, 4* specoal kekkai/realm card, 3 black daruma shards, 10 skin tickets and an icon frame.

Handbook

Main Story: Can reread the main story of the event here.

Side Stories: Can reread the stories involving Yaobikuni, Uminari, Kujira and Kani Hime here.

Puzzle: Puzzle pieces received from paper dolls in Treasure Hunting zones will be automatically placed here. The total rewards for completing the puzzle is; 50000 event currency, a white daruma, a 3* white daruma, a 4* white daruma and a loading screen illustration.

Past Stories: Can reread the 15 short stories told by the Sea Butterfly encountered in the various regions of Mt Suzuka here.

Exchange Shop

The most notable items in the first tab are: lots of event AP, 2 event icon frames, 2 loading screen illustrations, new Sasori Onna skin, random SSR/SP, black daruma, 3-4-5* white daruma, lots of daruma (white, blue and red), 4 blue summon tickets, lots of skin tickets, totem tickets, demon souls, AP, mochi, lots of gold, special realm cards, etc. The icon frames are the exact same, one is still and one is animated.

The type of items that can be obtained from the packs are;

Jewelry: gold, jade, AP, evo materials, bio affection items, etc

Sculpture: R-SSR shikigami shards, gold and EXP buffs, etc

Painting: 6* souls, EXP souls, orochi scales, demon souls, totem zone tickets, etc

Gourmet: daruma, daruma shards, realm cards, bio affection items, soul and evo buffs, etc

Recommended Teams

Don't need very specific teams for this event, so as long as you already have teams that are regularly recommended for events you should be fine.

False Islet

The Treasure Hunting zone bosses and lair bosses aren't very strong, so you should be able to use the same team to clear everything.

True Island

If you don’t have Enmusubi, you could potentially use Shoyou/Bukkuman for the last 2 teams instead.

Final Battle

As long as you have a team that does really well against a single enemy, you shouldn't have too much trouble with this.

If you’re not using a team that needs kyoukotsu on Ushi, then remember to swatch her set from shadow to watcher as the fight goes on.

As for which buff to pick, Kujira's and Kani's buffs are probably the best ones. If you're a beginner and you want to give Suzuka some survivability then pick Fuuri. If you're using Kinnara/SP Tama + double Youkinshi or double Shuten + Shira then Sasori's buff is an option.

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“I welcome thee, friendly internet hooman!” Now, I don’t actually imagine that my cats would speak quite so posh. They are much too... I wouldn’t call them dumb, as that would hurt their feelings, but they definitely aren’t the smartest of the bunch.

A B O U T   M E   A N D   T H E   C A T S :

Hello to you all! My name is Ilse, I am 20 years young and have been writing for as long as I can remember. While I can be a bit on the introverted side in real-life, I absolutely love to meet fellow writers. So, if you ever want someone to bounce ideas off or to just rant about characters not cooperating with what you’ve planned for them feel free to drop me a message  ^◡^

Currently, I am a proud cat mom of two: a (occasionally) smart little feline and her less-smart big brother. They’re chilling on the balcony at the moment, so I’m for once not helped by the paws pressing the keys on my keyboard XD

M Y   F A V O   G E N R E S :

I read close to everything, the only genre that is not really my thing is horror (though I’ve tried my hand at it). At the moment, my favorites are science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, romance and murder mysteries. Let me know if you have any cool projects you’re working on, I would love to check them out!

T H E   M E S S   T H A T   A R E   M Y   W I P s :

I am eternally terrible at finishing stories, so I have a small army of unfinished WIPs floating around on my computer. What can I say? The plot bunnies are relentless 🤷‍♀️

At the moment I am seriously working on two projects, and dabbling with about six others. For Camp NaNoWriMo this month, I’ve set myself the ambitious goal to write 50k spread over mainly an urban fantasy-novel featuring a protagonist out for revenge after her mom and younger sister got murdered and a friends-to-lovers romance novel.

I’ll post updates on how that worked out for me XD

W H A T   T O   E X P E C T :

From the writing memes I love too much, to some inspirational quotes and the occasional writing tips, you hopefully won’t get bored from this blog. There’ll also be updates and posts about the writing process of my WIPs and the incidental say-hello if one of my cats comes to help me ^◡^

Cheers!

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N A N O W R I M O ; DAY 20

Starting Count: 36840

Words Written: 2226

Total: 39066 / 50k

Notes

I was determined to break into 39k today and I did it! So excited that I’m this much closer to 40k and then 50k...

In anticipation of me potentially winning NaNo (I sure hope I do), I already added something to my cart so I can order it as soon as I’ve hit 50k, as a treat. Surprisingly, it’s actually kind of helping and motivating.

Writing wise, it wasn’t necessarily my best work today, but it was still good. I got to write Salvador and the confessional scene. Of course I am a fool and completely forgot a) how confession works, so I had to look it up and b) realized dialogue is actually hard. Like I’m doing great until I hit a heavy scene and suddenly I’m like “but is this too Dramatic™?” Ah well, that’s a problem for the revision stages.

Goals

- Tomorrow

Words: 2k+ again

Other: tomorrow is cleaning day around the house so really I just want to write at least 2k more so I can keep on ahead of the NaNo curve. I doubt, by now, I’ll catch up to where I’m meant to be for Reverse NaNo, but as long as I’m ahead, that’s okay.

Favorite Lines

"The clouds had broken apart over Ascension, letting the last rays of the setting sun illuminate everything in a slowly burning orange. The wind was gentler now, too, though no less cold, blowing the leaves across the paths of cityfolk as they hurried to their destinations, uneasy about what this night could bring.”

((Note: literally why are all my favorite lines me describing Ascension? idk, but I’m vibing))