#reverse cell

[crowlixcx]

what if Crowley was the one to put the chains on...

[whetstonefires]

Do you have any opinions on Scholomance?

I do! I like it a lot. I really enjoyed all three books, blitzed through them easily and was much more excited to see how the plots unfolded than I'm used to these days, as a jaded adult, and I also really appreciated them as works of craft.

Especially the first one, I spent the whole time being all 'wow!' at how simple it was. So easy to read, but no waste. You really need to know what you're doing, to get that kind of pared-down elegance of form to work and still fit so much content in.

Like these are dense, there's a fantastic stylistic minimalism that allows El's character all the space it needs to breathe by making absolutely every other thing and person in the whole novel also do character work for her, which is exactly where the first person voice shines.

Also great use of character perspective to make the pacing feel really natural, so the fact that the first book takes three weeks, the second book takes one year, and the third book is like. Five or so incredibly stressful days spread out over the course of a few weeks? Doesn't feel imbalanced.

I actually got distracted from the story a few times by noticing the strength of Novik's technique. 😂 This is a me problem, in itself it's the opposite of distracting. Very low-profile.

I think the Scholomance is a great example of how far you can go in specfic when you aren't cringing from the label 'derivative,' because the Scholomance books feel very fresh ad clean specifically because nothing in them is concerned with standing out as 'original,' whatever that's supposed to mean, only with being well-executed and suitable to its task.

Hm, maybe that's where Liesel was born, the intersection of the efficient narrative style and the vast proportion of the story that concerns the maximization of utility and the instrumentalization of persons by themselves and others, and the forces that incentivize these behaviors. Or maybe she's just the narrative counterweight to Orion 'Head Empty' Lake lmao. How's that for a principle of balance, Galadriel?

I really did enjoy how beautifully it was laid out, over and over, in dozens of shades of humanity, how no matter where you go in an exploitative system almost everyone is being driven by the same survival instincts.

Because I don't think I've ever seen made so cleanly clear why you just can't expect any person or small group of people, no matter their level of goodwill or status, to unmake one of these systems from the inside; how it's not a matter of people being bad but of every single person being very...small.

And then not retreating into the idea of a person who is Big coming and breaking the cruel system from the outside as some kind of panacea, because 1) that is terrible, even if it's necessary and done in the best way possible and 2) that's not a sustainable answer to anything. Getting a balance between the protagonist being able to effect change and not subscribing to the great man theory of history can be really tricky!

Also did I mention, I love El, and I love most of the cast, even the dreadful ones. How am I going around with this many feelings about Li Shanfeng who doesn't appear until the actual climax?

The romance murdered me a bit, but it took up no more space than it absolutely needed to do its job, and I respect that. Also I appreciated Orion as a love interest; Novik has a slight record at this point of a version of that style of male love interest who's like a caricature of Mr. Darcy but old, which was shaping up to be my least favorite thing about her body of work.

...Orion is kind of like if you took the human king from Spinning Silver and gave him an alignment flip come to think of it, so he's not coming out of nowhere. Lmao.

Which reminds me (re: romance character typing) I've heard Novik didn't want it to be known she was astolat, which this series has renewed my sympathies if so. Because if I were a published novelist I wouldn't want people going 'you know, that resolution was really emotionally satisfying! reminds me of that fic she wrote where optimus prime and megatron get stuck in a hole underground and hatefuck about it.'

I don't even like Transformers. That fic almost made me cry. Actually I suspect it reads better if you don't like Transformers because I'm sure it does not give a shit about canon.

Anyway, whoever pointed out that one of the things El has going on is she's Enoby (and we're going to sit down and explore what the true reason to put your middle finger up at preps is, and what are some constructive ways to channel that socioeconomic wrath, and what it means that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism) was right and I'm not entirely over that either.

Fucking love El's mom as a character. Spectacular level of parent relevance and usefulness. A+.

Aadhya and Liu are also characters who fucking delivered.

Re: minimalism though, I laughed at the start of The Golden Enclaves when I realized that none of the enclaver characters who'd gotten development in the the first two books were from London, the enclave El was theoretically shooting for when we met her.

[creaturefeaster]

I'm not sure how to word this so forgive me if it sounds odd but would the mimes be considered parasites from a more scientific standpoint? Considering they look for living hosts and such. I hope I conveyed that right I don't want to sound rude ^ ^;

Not quite, but I understand what you're asking.

Mimes can-- but do not need to if they do not want to-- seek out a host that is capable of life, but currently is not alive. Life in this instance means capable of functioning through an energy source, and not alive means not actively receiving the required energy in order to function.

So this includes: the recently but vitally intact deceased as well as animals, dying plants, unpowered electronics, dead but undamaged electrical grids.

I believe from a scientific point of view, they would be participating in some form of forceful mutualism, especially in organic hosts where they prevent further decay of the body by providing energy and reviving dead cells. In return, mimes gain near-complete control of the mind and body of the host, and are the only thing that can ensure the body continues to thrive as intended.

[ariapmdeol]

utsuharas

[sofiatheart]

So how about that reverse love square huh

also the only thing consistent about this is the inconsistency apologies in advance

got rid of the comic until I figure out how to put it under a fold,,,,

[sleeplesssmoll]

If Sonetto is #1 and Matilda is #3, who is in second place?

This is a genuine question not a riddle. It came up in the Green Lake event and in a couple of the daily sign-in facts.

Matilda ranked #3 in Arcane Biology on 12/29 and Arcane Skill Theory on 12/31

[dailycupofcreativitea]

I got these super awesome lovely painted drawings from @chickenoptyrx!!! My delusions are being fed! I am eating well today! Look at 'em being frenemies! No one better to do the "asshole tol and frustrated smol" dynamic than Chicken 😭🙏

Also the dialogue between them is officially 100% canon it literally suits them so well 😭🙏

[ponko-tsu]

Fagocyte and Phagodyke for your homosexual cells at work needs

[thedragonagelesbian]

one day it's going to click for kyr that there are people in his life who trust him not because of the tightrope wire he's garroted around his own neck but because of simple decency & kindness that does not need to be earned, and he'll realize he can trust himself (and others with similar struggles with monstrosity) too... but U N T I L T H E N

[britcision]

So let me tell you what they do when you’re human and your RBC (red blood cell count) reaches 4 g/dL

1) you are required to report to the hospital for emergency blood transfusion. They did not call me; they called my emergency contacts, because apparently I should not have been driving

Drove myself to the blood test 15 hours before but shhh don’t think about that

Cuz yeah, 2) the lab calls directly

It doesn’t go to your doctor first

You get the call from the lab tech, the second the test has been run. Literally, my doctor was told after we were, because Time Is Of The Essence

I, bad at being up at 8am, kept trying to go back to bed. This was not permitted

3) you get your ass put through the ER at lightning speed, I have never gone through faster including for the chest cramps that I could not stop screaming through

Still haven’t been rushed in with an injury as opposed to chronic illness fucking me up though, so ymmv

I felt significantly better with the extreme anaemia, I was just tired and bad at stairs

I did not even believe I needed to be at the hospital that urgently (literally my dad didn’t wait for me to get dressed he got me out of bed and in the car)

4) they don’t wait for a bed they stick your ass in a chair in the hall it’s fine lying down is optional but blood is not

This may be due to it being the day after New Years, when a lot of people have made the poor hospital very busy from both Christmas and the new year

This is why it is Extra Bad when the local hospital is so underfunded they close their ER doors for the entire month of December and reopen January 3, Doug Ford

5) you get at least 600mL of new blood, sharpish. That’s two bags, and the Standard Blood In Speed is 4 hours per bag and the fastest they’ll go if you haven’t had a transfusion before.

Do not let them put the fucking needle in your hand because those veins are small and require slower speeds but lying bastards will tell you it won’t

They are lying

If you have had a transfusion before and were Good At Blood, you can get it at double speed so each bag only takes 2 hours and you aren’t in the hospital all day on your birthday

Unless aforementioned lying bastards put the needle in your hand, in which case double speed is the same 4 hours as Standard because they are dicks

You can listen to most of 20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea in 8 hours. Receiving blood transfusions does not enhance the experience

It may in fact be detrimental

6) the nurses will not believe you when you come back in 2 weeks after your first transfusion because you have noticed you’re having the same symptoms as the time you were RUSHED WITH ALL HASTE

The hospital will then do their own blood test to decide if they take you seriously, realise your RBC is now 6 g/dL as opposed to a healthy 12-16 g/dL, and suddenly move much faster

Pointing out you were there two weeks ago and they should already be seeing the old test results in your medical history does not help

7) noticeable symptoms of such severe anaemia include hot flashes, for which you should acquire ice cream sandwiches

Ice cream sandwiches are great for short hot flashes 10/10 recommend

Mint flavoured even better menthol tastes like cold

Tl;dr: blood is apparently underrated and you do in fact need a lot of it super urgently

Also red blood cells on their own live about 2 weeks and if your RBC goes right back down after that your bone marrow is no longer making red blood cells

You will not be able to tell where any of the buggers have gone because your RBC can get down to 4g/dL without any blood actually exiting your body so they’re probably re metabolised

[engagemythrusters]

Here's some angst, because sometimes bodies just feel like a mess. plus a bad background xoxo

[tacagen]

wait. did i really not make an appreciation post for the Thought Process going on on these pages??

[preciousangelyu]

@museguided

-Yu had allowed himself to get captured on purpose during the battel. He had heard from that bastard Ferid that Mika might be in some lab working with this tainted humans that were determined to make all kinds of weapons.

-Unlike the other vampire prisoners they had, he seemed to be special. He was the only incomplete one. Not to mention the other vampires that they had captured were lower class ones. It would have been imposable to have taken Yu alive if he had not allowed it.

-He glanced around as they threw him in a cell by himself. Hearing someone mention the name Kureto. Thankfully they had not taken his blood from him....he could last ten days in here. After that he was screwed.

-It would have been easier to see Mika on the battlefield. "Damn it Mika," Yu muttered, "Where the hell are you?"

[touhoutunes]

Title: ムゲン・ホーヨー (Infinite Embrace)

Arrangement: Pizuya’s Cell

Vocals: めいど

Album: ジャスティン・イナーバー

Circle: Pizuya’s Cell

Original: Reverse Ideology

[asexualbert]

Please chat with me

Ok, so I'm getting a stem cell transplant this month, and will be spending about three weeks in the hospital, just kinda feeling crappy.

So that I don't lose it, I'd love some stimulation. If anyone wants to send me questions/tag games/thoughts and feelings/whatever you want, I will love you forever. Ask me about my AUs, ask me about my characters, ask me about my life. I crave stimulation and will answer just about anything I can.

Love y'all 💜

(I'll put a list of some AUs that I've got under the cut for reference)

Batfam

Reverse Robins (My baby. Longtime running. Red Hood Tim & Street Kiddo Jason centric, but there's info on most of the family)

The Dragon AU (See this post. Also my baby. The one I've actually written a fair bit of)

Vampires!

Tangled AU (Platonically with Jason & Tim)

Newsies

Modern AU (Lemme tell you what I think these assholes are up to. I could discuss for days)

D&D-ish AU (I've got a whole colour coded list of these fellas, most of them have full backstories. Still need help filling in some gaps.)

Organized Crime/Some kind of Dystopian Bullshit AU (Old one. Still fond of it.)

Aladdin AU (Not that developed, but let me tell you, they FIT, bro.)

Honestly, I have a bunch of others that I can't think of for both, if you want to give me a random concept and a fandom, I bet I could either A) Give you an existing AU or B) Make something up on the spot. Hit me.

[downtowncannibal]

Billy Lenz is the kind of man that would drink out of that lead filled Garfield cup and not care that he might die of insanely high led ingestion -Lammy/Carrie

Billy Lenz the kinda man to say "Honey get out the fine china, we have guests." and pull out his collection of lead filled McDonald's Garfield cups that he actively drinks out of every morning