you know those cartoons where rodents go on adventures and solve mysteries
i cannot decide what to make calculus. theres sooo many options
and, of course, snowy
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I think something that gets me about the rat grinders v. Bad kids fight is how THREE of the rat grinders DIED and at no point were any of them trying to get their downed party members back up
It really is the difference between actual friends vs just an adventuring party. The bad kids care about each other, the rat grinders dont
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weeks 2 & 3: new orientation
your rat is back with an update from the strange new land!
i was settling in from my exhausting journey, but the world didn't want me to get too relaxed. i immediately noticed that the everything around me was so different. the lights, doorknobs and electric plugs were the bizarre cousins of the ones i knew before. people were greeting me on the streets without the mandatory two week "getting to know you" period.
strange fixtures were growing out of the ground. it took all my energy to focus on the moment and every evening i was more tired than i had ever been. but still i marched forward, my curiosity killing my fears. many rats from where i'm from never get a chance like this and i was going to make the most of it.
i braved the terrifying roads and found myself in a store not like any i've been to before. the energy of seasonal festivities built around consumption was overpowering and i found myself craving heart shaped chocolates. i also felt the sting of longing for my otter.
the kind spirits of the store blessed me and my small budget, so i felt comfortable leaving the store with no heart shaped objects. the spirits couldn't remove my yearning, so i walked home with no chocolates nor my otter.
i met more of the local creatures, this seagull was complaining about taxes and how in a sensible society no one should expect hand outs from the government. i left him to his own devices, not wanting to get into an argument with a seagull. they are notoriously bad at debates.
i rarely found any signs helpful. i have never been one to look for signs from others, and this one convinced me of their uselessness. sign does not a wet floor make. i missed otter as i knew they could have made sense of all the signs. they could make new better ones as well.
looking back on my first weeks here, i have to admit that my viewpoint has changed. at first i was confused by nearly every new thing i saw. i am not in the comfort of home here, but the sharp and cutting new is giving way to a more dull familiarity. i am finding the patterns and continuing them with my own behaviour. who knows, by the time i leave, i might be a different rat?
i am enjoying my time here immensely, but it would be that much sweeter if i could see otter. i wish them a very lovely (belated) valentine's day, as they made me the happiest rat on this side of the ocean with their lovely letter. soon i will see them again.
yours in heart shaped spirit,
rat
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Penelope: odysseus darling....I'm not judging but why are you strapping knives, money, and an emergency pack to your chest? Is something happening? Should I grab one too??
Odysseus, not explaining anything: I'm not taking any fucking chances I've learned my lesson the last time she caught me off gaurd I was 17 it's not fucking happening now when we're married. I know better
Penelope who speaks odysseus: ....lady Athena attacks you in middle of the night?
Odysseus: YES it's so rude of her
Penelope, internally: don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh: should have just been a weaver instead, then lady Athena would just show up demanding woven battle scenes and new capes.
Odysseus: incoherent screaming
Later that night
Athena: Hey hey penelope I'll give you the power to see colors you can't even imagine and the threads to go with it if you get rid of that survival bag.
Penelope, not even hesitating: deal
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