#task: 171

[dailymumbojumbo]

Where?!

The titles of each peice

[166] Where are my other mods?

[167] Have you seen Red or Blue?

[168] A clue about the mod's whereabouts...

[169] The letters lie.... right.... I'll find proof... the letters, they lie.

[170] The letters keep coming... I know where to go... but what will I find?

[171] Ive started my journey, I will find them[

172] It's been many days, I miss Red and I miss Blue

[173] No matter where I go, the letters find me, each pushing me to the same location

[174] The days are getting longer, as I continue onwards...

[177] The adventure continues, I'm getting closer, I just know it.

[178] I've made it to the portal, what will lie ahead?

[179] Maybe the Mods will be on the other side?

[180] The letters are still arriving... each pointing to a truth I do not want to face

[181] The letters are flooding in at this point, I've tried to get rid of them but they keep coming

[182] No food, no supplies but I do have one thing... My memories. I know the letters are not true, but what if they are? What will happen when I find them?

[183] Why am I doing this again? Was there ever more than one Mumbo?

[184] I continue, driven by a force to complete this task. Higher and higher into the Nether...

[185] What was the task again?

[186] I continue walking... heading who knows where hoping an answer will turn up at the end of this endless path.

[187] I find so many things built up here, I wonder who constructed them?

[188] Things are starting to seem familiar, I've been here before...

[189] Theres items I can use, food I can eat. Im starting to remember things

[190] I have made it...

[191] I begin digging...

[192]...

[193] It's just as I thought they are not here, there is no red or blue beneath the shrooms...

[194] WhEre aRE TheY?

[195] ... WHO were they?

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week.

January 19-26 2024

The Energy Department announced its pausing all new liquefied natural gas export facilities. This puts a pause on export terminal in Louisiana which would have been the nation's largest to date. The Department will use the pause to study the climate impact of LNG exports. Environmentalists cheer this as a major win they have long pushed for.

The Transportation Department announced 5 billion dollars for new infrastructure projects. The big ticket item is 1 billion dollars to replace the 60 year old Blatnik Bridge between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota which has been dangerous failing since 2017. Other projects include $600 million to replace the 1-5 bridge between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, $427 million for the first offshore wind terminal on the West Coast, $372 million to replace the 90 year old Sagamore Bridge that connects Cape Cod to the mainland,$300 million for the Port of New Orleans, and $142 million to fix the I-376 corridor in Pittsburgh.

the White House Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access announced new guidance that requires insurance companies must cover contraceptive medications under the Affordable Care Act. The Biden Administration also took actions to make sure contraceptive medications would be covered under Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. HHS has launched a program to educate all patients about their rights to emergency abortion medical care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. This week marks 1 year since President Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum seeking to protect medication abortion and all federal agencies have reported on progress implementing it.

A deal between Democrats and Republicans to restore the expand the Child Tax Credit cleared its first step in Congress by being voted out of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Child Tax Credit would affect 16 million kids in the first year and lift 400,000 out of poverty. The Deal also includes an expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit which will lead to 200,000 new low income rental units being built, and also tax relief to people affected by natural disasters

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted for a bill to allow President Biden to seize $5 billion in Russian central bank assets. Biden froze the assets at the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine, but under this new bill could distribute these funds to Ukraine, Republican Rand Paul was the only vote against.

The Senate passed the "Train More Nurses Act" seeking to address the critical national shortage of nurses. It aims to increase pathways for LPNs to become RNs as well as a review of all nursing programs nationally to see where improvements can be made

3 more Biden Judges were confirmed, bring the total number of Judges appointed by President Biden to 171. For the first time in history the majority of federal judge nominees have not been white men. Biden has also appointed Public Defenders and civil rights attorneys breaking the model of corporate lawyers usually appointed to life time federal judgeships

[leighsartworks216]

Love Sick

Astarion x gn!Tav/Reader

THIS WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A SIMPLE KISS HOW DID IT END UP LIKE THIS IT WAS ONLY A KISS

Warnings: references to Astarion's 200 years under Cazador

Word Count: 478

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He cradles your cheek in his hand, running his thumb along your cheekbone; it's all he needs to do to get your heart soaring. He smirks as the sound of the drum in your chest no doubt reaches him loud and clear. He leans forward, brushing his nose against yours. You can feel his breath as he speaks.

"There's no need to be nervous, darling," he coos sweetly. He chuckles as he adds, "I don't bite."

It's a Herculean task trying to think straight when he's so close. His cold hand is like fire against your skin, sending shock waves throughout your body. You have a hard time just trying to tear your eyes from his mouth, mere inches from yours, but every time you meet his eyes you can see the amusement within. He enjoys your struggle.

"I've never- I mean, I have, I just-" You swallow thickly, trying to get your head screwed on straight again. Gods, you were making such a fool of yourself. "I don't know how to do this."

He hums quietly, almost appraisingly, like he's trying to work out if that's a good thing or a bad thing. "I can show you," he purrs lowly. He trails his nose across your cheek as he leans to your ear, lips brushing the lobe with each word. "Let me teach you how."

You let out a shuddering breath, eyes fluttering shut at just how close he is now. Your body yearns for him, yearns to be closer, yearns to know what it's like to be kissed by this beautiful elf. It was a wonder he approached you at all - you're nothing special. You'd believed all your life that you were invisible to most people, too unimportant for anybody to even see you. And yet he had. He spotted you within the crowd and walked over, offered to buy you a drink and started chatting you up. It made you feel like the most important person in the world.

"Would you like that?" he whispers. Your breath hitches when his lips press just under your jaw. Your face must be beet red by now; your only saving grace is the privacy this corner table provided.

"Yes," you sigh. You can feel his lips curl against your skin. They ghost along the edge of your jaw until they hover just over your lips. You can't breathe. All you can think about is what he would taste like.

He teases you further, kissing lightly at the corner of your mouth. You make a truly undignified sound, a desperate whimper. He quite enjoys it. "Follow me."

You watch, totally enamored, as he stands, taking your hand in his and helping you up. You feel like a love-sick teenager as you're pulled along behind him, out of the tavern and into the night, toward a manor in the distance...

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[hananoami]

Now that all the case routes are unlocked for all of the love interests I can try to speed run these Finding Tobias cases with their non-myth companions to unlock the rest of the incidents, exclusive codes, and maybe get lucky with those rng achievements.

Currently I'm 171/199 General Codes discovered. I'll get these in due time when I do my runs. I only need to get the missing 2 Rare HP, 2 Rare Dodge, 2 Rare Summon, 2 Rare Shield, 2 Rare Combo, and 2 Rare Charged codes! All Active and Negative have been fully discovered! Yay, progress!!

EDIT: I forgot to mention I also finished unlocking all of the general genes too!

As of writing, incident progress for the love interests:

Xavier: 20/21

Zayne: 21/21

Rafayel: 18/21

Sylus: 16/21

I'll resume working on obtaining the rest of these codes and incidents after I do the daily tasks for Sweetie Silk and Adventure Above Clouds events!

[thegreenshota]

IZAMU ARAI Height: 178 cm Weight: 70 kg Chest: 85 cm Birthday: March 6th Blood Type: 0 Likes: Manga, Superheroes, family Do Not Likes: Superstition, Provocations Talent: Ninja KAYOSHI ARAI Height: 171 cm Weight: 113 kg (metal parts after all) Chest: 67 cm Birthday: December 17th Blood Type: - Likes: Chess, Rabbits Do Not Likes: Hospitals, Mountains Talent: Cyborg

NETSUMI ARAI Height: 159 cm Weight: 65 kg Chest: 86 cm Birthday: Jule 3rd Blood Type: 0 Likes: Birds singing, Coconuts Do Not Likes: Cars, coffee Talent: Gardener

FUMAYO ARAI Height: 178 cm Weight: 68 kg Chest: 68 cm Birthday: September 9th Blood Type: 0 Likes: Money Do Not Likes: Frankness, Laziness Talent: Banker

TERUO ARAI Height: 193 cm Weight: 96 kg Chest: 101 cm Birthday: February 9th Blood Type: 0 Likes: Energy, Metal (music) Do Not Likes: Intellectual tasks Talent: Guitarist FUMIKO ARAI

Height: 163 cm Weight: 68 kg Chest: 90 cm Birthday: January 12th Blood Type: 0 Likes: Holographic fabric Do Not Likes: Kimchi Talent: Designer

KANAYE ARAI

Height: 153 cm Weight: 59 kg Chest: 58 cm Birthday: March 18th Blood Type: 0 Likes: Observe nature Do Not Likes: Dumb light workers Talent: Li'l Ultimate Director

[saiyanprincessswanie]

SaiyanPrincessSwanie Reading List Week 171 & 172

Welcome to Weeks 171 & 172

A/N: Thank you again to those who gave me recommendations for fanfics. Especially all the Kinktober goodies. 💜 This week had me reading 50 fics. Absolutely amazing stuff here.

As always these will be listed in no particular order. None of these stories are mine. I’m just signal-boosting them. The author is listed next to the title. My goal is to signal boost writers and spread positivity in the community.  💜💜

Click HERE to see what I will or won’t read. This is very important.

Click HERE for past reading lists.

For my Masterlist click HERE

Please make sure you’re reading the warnings on every story. They range from dark to fluff. Do Not Read if you are under 18 years old. These stories are meant for adults only. You’re responsible for your own media consumption.

Page-break by @whimsicalrogers​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Header by @fictional-affairs

If you can, please reblog these lists so they can reach more people on Tumblr.

I love you 3000 💜 Missy

Hold my hand - (Bucky x Reader) - @saiyanprincessswanie

My Hero - (Bucky x Reader) - @notyetneedcoffee

Carnival Fun - (Steve x Reader) - @/notyetneedcoffee

Five More Minutes - (Bucky x Reader) - @navybrat817

The Red Woods - (Steve x Reader) - @/navybrat817

Routine - (Jack R x Reader) - @nekoannie-chan

Now is real - @/nekoannie-chan

Second Shot - Chp 1 - (Andy x Reader) - @drabblewithfrannybarnes

Curtis and Honey Autumn This Or That - Dried Leaves - @sweater-daddiesdumbdork

Curtis And Honey Autumn This Or That - Lace up worn boots- @/sweater-daddiesdumbdork

A Dash of Spice and Everything Nice - (Bucky x Reader) - @jobean12-blog

That's the Way Love Grows - (Bucky x Reader) - @/jobean12-blog

Day 22: Balcony Sex - (Bucky x Reader) - @writing-for-marvel

Day 25: Body Worship - (Bucky x Reader) - @/writing-for-marvel

Save Your Tears - (Lee x Reader) - @flordeamatista

Flufftober Day 23 | A beautiful collection - (Ari x Reader) - @nicoline1998enilocin

Most Important Meal - (Lee x Reader) - @/navybrat817

never saw you comin' - (Bucky x Reader) - @nickfowlerrr

When we collide - (Bucky x Reader, Steve x Reader) - @holylulusworld

Not an alliance - @/nekoannie-chan

I can't believe it - @/nekoannie-chan

That Smell - breeding kink - (Bucky x Reader) - @/notyetneedcoffee

Can't Wait - (Steve x Reader) - @/notyetneedcoffee

Second Shot - Chp 2 - (Andy x Reader) - @/drabblewithfrannybarnes

Stay quiet for me - (Bucky x Reader) - @mrsbarnesblog

His Inheritance - Part 25 - (Steve x Reader) - @jtargaryen18

Just Right - Chp 7 - (Steve x Reader) - @darsynia

Real Life Tasks With Ransom - Day 20 - @wiypt-writes @sweater-daddiesdumbdork

The Root of all Ransom - Part 6 - (Ransom x Reader) - @ronearoundblindly

Though I Have Never Read It - Part 6 - (Bucky x Reader) - @tuiccim

Mornings - (Destroyer!Chris x Reader) - @/navybrat817

Present - @tumblin-theworldaway

DND - (Steve x Reader x Bucky) - @/notyetneedcoffee

Said So - (Bucky x Reader) - @/notyetneedcoffee

Real love? - (Sue Storm x Reader) - @/nekoannie-chan

Kinktober Day 28: Filming - (Bucky x Reader) - @/writing-for-marvel

Kinktober Day 31: Breeding Kink - (Bucky x Reader) - @/writing-for-marvel

Curtis And Honey Autumn This Or That - Apple Picking - @/sweater-daddiesdumbdork

Curtis And Honey Autumn This Or That - Pumpkin Carving - @/sweater-daddiesdumbdork

The Perfect Birthday - (Andy x Reader) - @stargazingfangirl18

Melted gift - @/nekoannie-chan

Escaping - @/nekoannie-chan

Mr. & Mrs. - @ronearoundblindly

A Dash of Cinnamon- (Jake x Reader) - @peyton-warren

Outside the Storm - @adulting-sucks

Windfall - (Stucky x Reader) - @holylulusworld

Open Wounds Never Heal - @spectre-posts @what-is-your-plan-today

Coming Home - (Nick x Reader) - @navybrat817

Love in Bloom - (Bucky x Reader) - @jobean12-blog

it's nice to have a friend - (Stucky x Reader) - @nickfowlerrr

[iamarealkat]

FIRST COURSE - KNIVES

(or at least the ones I recognised from the TV-show so far)

mads mikkelsen by kenneth willardt for vanity fair italy, 2015 - aka my favorite shoot of his.

i apologize.

1. Spyderco Harpy

• appears in Hannibal season 3 in Italy .ೃ࿐

The Harpy was designed as a knife for seamen, featuring a karambit style blade that magically cuts right through rope, the serration lending a hand to the task.

Additionally, the Harpy boasts a detailed tip, which can chew through a manner of different materials, probably one of the main reasons why Hannibal found it handy for different...matters. To sum it up: This is not one of his kitchen knives, but rather one he used as a pocket knife in all different kind of situations.

Originally the japanese Spyderco Harpy was designed to accommodate the needs of commercial fishermen. The hawksbill blade is modeled after the talon of the Harpy eagle, allowing for a deliberate pulling cut where the object does not slip off the end of the edge. The hollow-ground blade incorporates SpyderEdge serrations and a thick spine for support. The handle is made of stainless steel with a drying vent, perfect for Hannibal and his exquisite taste…and of course correspondingly expensive. A good 200 euros for this fine tool, everybody. But he seems to be rolling in money, so no problem for our favourite cannibal.

2. Chroma Type 301 style by F. A. Porsche

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

To be honest I really fell in love with the Spyderco Harpy and didn’t quite think anything could change that. But. When I tell you the design…omg. The Chroma Type 301 knife series was brought to life by F.A. Porsche (yup, the german car guy) and the chef of the decade, Jörg Wörther (austrian chef).

Japanese knives have achieved global recognition for their quality, as the Japanese hold a long tradition in metallurgy. The Japanese metallurgists have elevated the forging and sharpening of the blade into a form of art for hundreds of years, since the era of the notorious Katana swords. On the other hand, Europeans and Americans also make excellent knives, often characterized by superior ergonomics and design, but rarely distinguished for the hardness and sharpness of their blade.

The type 301 knife series by Chroma bridges the gap between Japanese tradition and the European design, this series standing out for its unique design and practical function. Porsche and Wörther closely worked together in order to develop the final shape of the handle, which is optimized for maximum usability. The result is a precision cutting tool. Each knife is carefully weighted to ensure perfect balance in the hand and in combination with the highly ergonomic handle, it feels like an extension of the user’s hand. The Chroma type 301 knives follow faithfully the Japanese philosophy, which dictates a knife to be lightweight and flexible. They are made of high-quality Japanese 301 steel, a relatively lightweight material which has a 56-58 hardness rating in the Rockwell hardness scale. This renders the type 301 knives harder than most of the non-Japanese knives and among the hardest knives within their price range. The increased hardness allows the knife to maintain its sharpness longer and also to slice better.Even though the Chroma type 301 knives are mass produced, they are carefully razorsharp sharpened by the hand of a master. Quality control is performed on one-to-one basis and not through random sampling. And by the way…did I mention the extraordinary design.

3. Kai Shun Knives

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

Before Shun Cutlery was established in the western market, most people were used to heavy European-style kitchen knives. With Shun’s entry into the marketplace, home cooks and professional chefs alike were introduced to the lightweight precision of fine Japanese cutlery. Thinner blades, sharper edges, and lighter weight gave Shun a high-performance edge that the heavier knives couldn’t match. Each Shun still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete and Shun remains true to its ancient heritage of quality. At the same time, Shun takes advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Today, Shun has become one of the most well-known names in kitchen cutlery. It has won awards for innovation and quality. It has been admired and emulated. With new styles, new materials, and an ongoing dedication to the spirit of innovation, Shun will continue to provide Japanese kitchen cutlery of outstanding beauty, impeccable precision, and the very highest performance.

4. Global Knives

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

Global G Series knives are typically put together in what's called a three piece construction. The blade is stamped out of sheets of steel of a proprietary stainless steel alloy, while the two handles are created and welded together separately. The blade and handle are then welded together into one solid piece of stainless steel.

What makes these Global knives a bit unusual is that they start off empty. The blades are welded on without a tang and the handles are actually hollow. Instead, to maintain balance, they are filled with a very precise amount of sand.

Now it's quite unusual and you might just write this off as Japan being Japan and doing things differently because...well, they're Japan, but it seems to work very well for them.

The ability to inject a precise amount of weight (sand, in this case) as needed directly into the knife has led to them getting a reputation or having very precise and excellently balanced knives across their range of products.

That said, ergonomics are always personal.

Global G Series knives tend to feel very lightweight and evenly balanced. Some people tend to prefer a knife that is more weighted to the back for a firmer grip, or to the front for chopping action. This is the classic global knife version, but of course there are various other series one can discover. Unfortunately I am not able to tell the exact version Hannibal uses in the show by just watching...if anyone has an idea let me know!!!

[gothmayoi]

because i am a huge nerd, i decided to calculate how many eye combinations you can make with the @pralinesims DIeYe kit + addons. feel free to point out any mistakes as i don't have a lot of experience with this type of calculation!

firstly, i'll consider only the base kit, without the addons. luckily for me, pralinesims listed how many swatches are available for each item, which makes my life a lot easier! (full credits to them for the image below!! taken from this post)

now that i know how many swatches each item has, i need to know how many items i can have on a sim simultaneously and which ones conflict with each other. in the basic kit, all of the items can be used at once, which makes up a total of 11 items - the main color, available as either face paint or non-default eyes, and 11 other assets, available as tattoos.

some important things to consider: the 3 catchlight packs are 3 different items with 100 swatches each, and these 3 items can be used all at once; in order to consider the absence of certain items also a possibility, i will be adding +1 to the number of swatches of each item. this means that the result i get in the end will include combinations that lack most of the items which technically doesn't make an entire eye, but i will still account for for the sake of knowing how many combinations you can make in total. (one of the combinations that will be counted is the one that doesn't have any items at all, so feel free to subtract 1 from the final result.)

if i'm not mistaken, it should be as easy as multiplying each number of swatches: 71*101*101*101*91*121*121*121*41*36*41 = 713658080539339171236. which is a HUGE number. but what about the addons?

once again, pralinesims made my task a lot easier by listing how many swatches each item has: "This addon pack includes…

3 new secondary eye color packs, all come in the DIY 120 base colors.

3 new third eye color packs, all come in the 120 colors too.

New catchlights in 60 versions.

New pupils in 100 versions." (taken from this post)

BUT some of the new items can't be used at the same time as some items from the base kit. in order to avoid my results including false possibilities, i'll consider the new items as "extra swatches" for the items they conflict with. for example: the pupils in the addons occupy the same "slot" as the pupils in the basic kit (upper right arm tattoo). so, i'll be adding 100 (from the number of swatches of the addon pupils) to the 71 i already had from the pupils in the basic kit, for a total of 171 pupil swatches. if i do this for every item that conflicts (other than the pupils), i obtain: - 360 addon second eye colors, for a total of 481; - 360 addon third eye colors, for a total of 481; - 60 addon catchlights swatches, which conflict with one of the base catchlight packs, so we can consider one of the packs as having 161 swatches. now to multiply everything! 171*161*101*101*91*121*481*481*41*36*41 = 43296407611943775605316. if anyone has any idea how the hell these numbers are pronounced, please tell me, i'd love to know!

i sincerely hope there are no mistakes in this. i double checked everything, but like i said i don't have a lot of experience, so there's a good chance i got something wrong. if you read all of this, thank you, but also, sorry.

[ms-scarletwings]

Every Dredge Aberration (2023), Part 16

Feral Lizardfish

Encyclopedia #169

Aberrant form of lizardfish

Description:

A bipedal body burgeons with primitive limbs, preparing for an ascent.

Comment: …Is there really anything else worth saying?

How to catch: These awful, awful things share the frigid waters with the rest of the new region’s fish. I’d recommend using the rod to seek them out over the dinky little net offered by the merchants, for reasons I hope I made clear in the last segment.

Bulbous Toothfish

Encyclopedia #170

Aberrant form of toothfish

Description:

Vessels feed a distended, fluid-filled body. A shadow stirs inside.

Comment: I do hate that “Is this where pale graspers come from?” was the most optimistic line of thought I initially ran down at the first sight of this poor host. A trophy sized specimen can be caught nearing 7 feet long, that passenger is not to be assumed as some ignorable little cuttlefish. Horrible things have grown from smaller seeds. Listen, at least in my view, that bastard mystery spawn of the stars is a thing to fear in implication. Relieve these poor fish of their burden, and the seas of these invading strangers, and do it without guilt.

How to catch: This is a rod-only catch of the icey waters.

Grisly Shark

Encyclopedia #171

Aberrant form of goblin shark

Description:

Errant teeth push through failing skin. A single mouth is not enough.

Comment: But can the other mouths also do this?

How to catch: For time spent catching these, they can be a decent money maker for those still in the process of exploring the Reach. Rod them up from those dark, chilly depths where found.

Pale Grasper

Encyclopedia #172

Aberrant form of colossal squid

Description:

Hands of ice reach upward, a sharp hoarfrost blooming across whatever they touch.

Comment: Enormous, eldritch, iconic… the largest and most infamous of the catchable stock under that ice. My theory runs that these colossal agents work on behalf of the great sleeping master, patchworking and keeping the flows knit together, even in these warmer waters where otherwise impossible.

How to catch: For most, this is the very last aberration, at least within the Pale Reach, they will obtain. They are a net-only catch that is only awarded to the patient and/or the lucky, to the chagrin of many a fisherman around the ice. Requiring 11 slots of cargo space, they are completely ignored by the brittle net, requiring you to have otherwise completed your exploration and tasks in the Pale Reach before even thinking about trawling one of these up. You’ll know the appropriate equipment when you find it. Colossal squid are already an uncommon sight, and their twisted brethren much more so. This is why I advise attaching as much other equipment known to raise the chances of grotesque catches as can fit to help the odds. At a whopping $500-$625 per specimen, you’ll think your time well compensated for at first. Not to burst any bubbles on that front, but do keep in mind that their incredible size rounds their base value-per-slot as around $45.45. This is a relatively high price for a fish, but it is still narrowly beat by the cleft mouth shark’s $45.83 per slot base price.

Fallen Stars

Encyclopedia #173

Aberrant form of sea stars

Description:

An assembly of asteroids, conjoined in the dark. Finger-like roots stretch down through the substrate.

Comment: How many more will they send down? Less and less, Dredge gives me a world where I can look up at the great expanse beyond the ground and sea, and call it “the heavens”. There are things below us we were never meant to disturb, just as the things above should know not to disturb us. How many rungs exist on this great ladder?

How to catch: Taking only 2 slots and readily found anywhere in The Reach plentiful in life and measuring at over 50 meters deep, you shouldn’t have to do much waiting to get your hands on sea stars with your crab pots.

King’s Wreath

Encyclopedia #174

Aberrant form of King Crab

Description:

A clockwork crown of claws. A cycle of succession in the deep.

Comment: You know, it’s almost disappointing that there were no new paints to be found from scouring the Pale Reach. I would have found the slate-grey of these mutated crabs to be a nice addition to the pigments available in Little Marrow, fittingly cold and sleek. I guess a full grotesque collection will be keepsake enough for tackling these new abominations. To date, the King’s Wreath makes the final entry in the encyclopedia its throne.

How to catch: Like the above, this is another quarry meant for the pot. Same depth and biome, just keep in mind that they take up a 2x2 square of space when selecting your traps. I still personally use the maw of the deep for all of my crab fishing, and I carried that habit unchanged to the new area.

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Guardian Angel Neil AU- page 2

Neil Josten died at the hands of his father a few months before canon begins. After his death, he was made into a guardian angel. He’s tasked with keeping Andrew Minyard safe at all costs. When they meet on the roof for the first time, Andrew thinks he’s imagined Neil. And he worries both about his mental health and his love life because this boy is perfect. But he’s not real.

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Part 95, Part 96, Part 97, Part 98, Part 99, Part 100, Part 101, Part 102, Part 103, Part 104, Part 105, Part 106, Part 107, Part 108, Part 109, Part 110, Part 111, Part 112, Part 113, Part 114, Part 115, Part 116, Part 117, Part 118, Part 119, Part 120, Part 121, Part 122, Part 123, Part 124, Part 125, Part 126, Part 127, Part 128, Part 129, Part 130, Part 131, Part 132, Part 133, Part 134, Part 135, Part 136, Part 137, Part 138, Part 139, Part 140, Part 141, Part 142, Part 143, Part 144, Part 145,

Part 146, Part 147, Part 148, Part 149, Part 150, Part 151, Part 152, Part 153, Part 154, Part 155, Part 156, Part 157, Part 158, Part 159, Part 160, Part 161, Part 162, Part 163, Part 164, Part 165, Part 166, Part 167, Part 168, Part 169, Part 170, Part 171, Part 172, Part 173, Part 174, Part 175, Part 176, Part 177, Part 178, Part 179, Part 180, Part 181, Part 182, Part 183, Part 184, Part 185, Part 186, Part 187, Part 188, Part 189, Part 190, Part 191, Part 192, Part 193, Part 194

list updated on 6/14/24

Angel Neil Masterpost Page 3 ->

[study-with-aura]

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Today was really nice! I miss volunteering more often. I love what I do at the library but it feels a bit hands off where as at the mission, it's very hands on. There's always a lot of sorting that needs to be done of canned goods and donated clothes and sometimes furniture. Four hours went by so fast today. I was sad when it was time to leave, but unfortunately, because of my age, I'm only allowed to volunteer for four hours a day. However, I'll be there almost every day the rest of this week except Thursday. My parents and I are putting together care packages that day for the homeless in our community, and there are way too many unfortunately. We have a good homeless coalition for people without homes, but it would be nothing like having your own roof over your head rather than a shelter with many other people that you still have to fight your way into every evening and hope you get there on time so you're not on the streets. My silver award project was based on the unhoused in our community, so I at least know our community situation. It's another reason I love volunteering at the mission. They donate a lot of furniture they receive for those being housed as well as food, toiletries, diapers, all the things...

Other than that, I finished Alexander: The Making of a God today while getting in my stretch sessions. It was so good! I loved the reenactments they included, and the actors did wonderfully! I still stand to say that Alexander was a horrible person in general, but there were great things that he did (great as in what was seen as the impossible), hence the name, Alexander the Great. Anyway, if you're interested in that side of history, I would recommend it for sure.

Tasks Completed:

Duolingo - Studied for 15 minutes (Spanish, French, Chinese) + completed daily quests

Piano - Practiced for three hours in one hour split sessions

Reading - Read pages 84-171 of Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Streaming - Watched episodes 4-6 of Alexander: The Making of a God

Chores - Laundry

Activities of the Day:

1 hour morning yoga/stretch

Personal Bible Study (Colossians 3)

Volunteered for 4 hours at the mission

1 hour evening yoga/stretch

Journal/Mindfulness

[x-snickersnap-x]

FINALLY got to start playing monster ops bc ive been working for a thousand years

im like five clicks in and im already laughing my ass off abt task force 171

[iheartchv]

dunno if you still doing them, but I really wanted a romantic CoD match!! <3

I am fully 100% Russian (quite proud of my roots, but not in racist way), with drown hair and blue eyes. I am about 171 cm and 61kg (big girl, yeahh), I am currently learning English, my native language, Freanch and Spanish. I am an extrovert-introvert (open up with close people only) and I really enjoy music!!!

//it was so hard trying to pick someone; its very late here so i apologize if nothing makes sense ;;^;;

🤔I match you with...

Nikolai "Nik" 🪖

Perhaps you have caught the attention of Nik?

Because he asked if you'd be interested in working with him

"It's just an upkeep job. Most easy job I can offer"

You are a housekeeper/maid, whichever you seem fit for the job

You go every week to Nik's house to make sure everything was in tiptop shape

As you do your chores you think back on the day you first met him

You were being harassed while you were shopping

Nikolai happened to be there and threatened the person to leave you alone

You noticed who he was; you kept up with the military news and such

You thanked him with a soft smile and was on your way

❤

For a year Nikolai had grown to like having you around

It was nice to have food waiting for him whenever he came back from a mission helping Task Force 141

He watched you quickly clean up any little mess

He would look your way, whether you noticed him or not, with an endearing small smile on his face

He doesn't mind having you in his garage, playing music while giving him a helping hand

Or maybe taking you with him and play music to pass the time

He doesn't mind having you around at all; he just wants to be around you

Quality time is one of his love gifts, so he appreciates it when you stay a lottle while...

Though lately he'd been wishing you stayed longer...

Or stay here with him

He had grown feelings for you

And you had the same with him

He just... had this vibe that made you want to be around him all the time

Who'd be the first to tell the other how they felt?

[rohanabb]

ell-hs on tumblr / © stills / unknown textbook (post) / sir gawain and the green knight, tr. simon armitage

YOU ARE ORGANIC / PLUM-HEARTED / OYSTER-THROATED

> root access granted

SKELETON / DOSSIER (ATTACHED) / PINTEREST / PLOTS

> task directory: arrival. introduction. first impressions.

BASICS.

𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄. Rohan Ibrahim Abbasi, PhD 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒. Ro 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌. Riz Ahmed

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒. medium height, lean build; cropped hair; short, trimmed beard; casual posture, typically leaning against counters, walls, or doorways with arms crossed; kind eyes. 𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐒 / 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒. none.

𝐀𝐆𝐄 / 𝐃.𝐎.𝐁. 38 / 30 Sept. 1985 𝐙𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐂. Libra

𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐍. Mississauga, ON, Canada 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘. • Muhammad Erhan Abbasi. Father, b. 1949 • Mariyam Abbasi. Mother, b. 1953 • Samaya Hijazi. Sister, b. 1981. Married, two children (17f, 12m). • Naima Abbasi Ito . Sister, b. 1982. Married, three children. (11f, 5m, 5f) • Hanif Muhammad Abbasi. Brother, b. 1987. Married, one child (2m).

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 / 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐒. trans man / he & him 𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘. bisexual 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒. single, formerly engaged

𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒. charismatic, focused, creative, enthusiastic, tenacious 𝐍𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒. stubborn, arrogant, dismissive, self-righteous, overzealous 𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒. nail & cuticle biting; interrupting; leaving personal projects unfinished; double texting 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒. long distance running; a moderator on r/askbiology and frequent contributor to r/askscience; occasional tutoring high school students & undergrads

𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐒 (𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄). none.

THE FOUNDATION.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄. Staff Researcher

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍(𝐒). • May 2018 – Dec 2018. Research Assistant at Site-17, Talbot Lab • Jan 2018 – Apr 2020. Postdoctoral Researcher at Site-17, Talbot Lab • Apr 2020 – Nov 2021. Postdoctoral Researcher at Site-17, Keir Research Group

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓. (November 2021 – Present) Site-169 Anomalous Entity Engagement Division, Schaffer Research Group. Investigating class-B amnestic-facilitated disruption of the hive mind. Tested on colonies with lineages from samples of SCP-1166, SCP-4589, and SCP-171. Experiment ended in failure, requiring fumigation of lab vivariums.

𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 / 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒

academic. BSc in Biochemistry with a minor in Physiology (following a drop from the pre-med track) from McGill, MSc in Pharmacology from McGill, PhD in Neuroscience from University of Toronto extracurricular. tbd

EXTRAS.

𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘.

Dr. Rohan Abbasi first came to the Foundation’s attention shortly following the defense and subsequent publication of his master’s thesis, entitled “Correlation between the potency of hallucinogens in the mouse head-twitch response assay and their behavioral and subjective effects in other species.” (Neuropharmacology 2014). An auspicious start for someone who was, of his own admission, little more than a glorified lab grunt prior to the manuscript’s completion. The Foundation’s growing interest in Dr. Abbasi swiftly followed with his continuing doctoral research into the treatment of complex-PTSD and psychopathies with medical-grade psychedelics and hallucinogens.  Records indicate this culmination of Dr. Abbasi’s academic focus to be some combination of chance — with a Research Assistantship in Professor Szymanski’s research group at the University of Toronto open, and Rohan Abbasi in need of additional funding — and a longer trend of interest in and unorthodox approaches to pharmacology and medicine. It was with this in mind that a small but robustly funded lab at site-17 solicited a freshly minted Dr. Abbasi to interview for an opening postdoctoral research position within the group.  In the seven years since his tenure at the Foundation began, Dr. Rohan Abbasi’s reputation and portfolio tell vastly different stories of the same man. Colleagues and close personal acquaintances of Dr. Abbasi consistently praise the discipline, energy, and creativity he brings to research settings. Indeed, much of Dr. Abbasi’s early career at the Foundation is categorized by a nearly unending stream of proposals submitted, findings published, journal clubs established, and special interest committees formed. It became, however, the concern of his hiring supervisor that such enthusiasm and, frankly, naivete would outstrip the professional demands of this particular role. Following agreement from all parties, Dr. Abbasi’s fellowship continued under the supervision of the Keir group.  Thus, a pattern began to emerge. Dr. Abbasi filled his new position with what former colleagues would now consider characteristic effusiveness and vigor. Rohan himself jumped between several projects, submitting additional proposals for each with or without final approval from his new supervisor, nearly all of which were, unsurprisingly, summarily rejected. This had seemingly little effect on Dr. Abbasi’s commitment to proposing outlandish, unorthodox, unrealistic, and in more than a few cases downright insulting avenues of research or applications of novel (often as-yet-unreplicated) findings.   Neither Dr. Abbasi nor his new team were under any illusions, then, on the circumstances and stakes surrounding the assumption of his third post, now in the Anomalous Entity Engagement Division. Indeed, it seems he has finally understood the precarious situation he has continuously engaged in, and has pivoted to bolstering his professional reputation alongside his personal. It’s with this mutual agreement that Dr. Abbasi has been encouraged to continue his work on class B amnestics.

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. dm for skeleton-specific details.

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 / 𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒. tbd.

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. Palamades Sextus ( The Locked Tomb ); The Biologist ( Annihilation ); Cosima Niehaus ( Orphan Black ); Dr. Allison Cameron ( House ); Rose Franklin ( The Themis Files ); Hank McCoy/Beast ( X-Men ); definitely others

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒. tbd.

[maryse127]

Saw someone on Twitter bitching about his (I assume) very good gaming pc cannot run Final Fantasy XVI at a stable 171 FPS and like. What do you even need that for???

And in response to a tweet adressing PS5 bugs that appeared after a system update too. Wasn't even a tweet about the PC version?? And someone else saying Swuare should focus on presenting the game in the best way possible instead of pushing a gay agenda and I am like ??

Game was working fine until Sony messed something up that affected other games as well. (Actually most twitter fps above all else worshippers would probably disagree with me on that one) And also just. The homophobia? Uncalled for but sure this is twitter everyone here is toxic. But also like, as if the same people responsible for visual performance of the game are also responsible for the (gay) story content?? Sure let's take the writer off of their task of writing a gay couple and have them work on technical stuff like getting a stable gazzillion frames per second. Like what reality do these people live in

[rudio-capital]

🦭🧼💀Had a Brain fart today and thought about a selkie ghoap au. So here are my thoughts on paper(on text lolol);

-Obviously soap would be a selkie

-male selkies are rumored to be very handsome and be very seducing usually going after fisherman's wives

-of course this is more of a he likes fisherman better deal

-ghost does not steal his pelt I personally dislike the idea of it unless it's unknowingly

-ghost is probably a fisherman and by that probably a deckhand

-I feel his mask wouldn't be out of place since it tends to be chilly on water

-ghost to me in this au feels like a tragic type very stern cold man with no interest initially (people named Simon are always tragic)

-task force 171 is a commercial fishing boat working under some fishing company

-I feel like it would be a little mermaid type deal with soap pining from afar

-of course soap eventually shed's his skin and tries to join the little fishing boat

-slowburn occurs in a he fell first, but he fell harder type deal

-they go on a few dates were soap experiences more life on the main land and ghost learns to feel again

-ghost is determined not to like the new recruit or change at all but, he grow fond of soap(as always)

-although cute and all soap eventually has to return to the sea

-and of course in true selkie tale fashion he faces a dilemma of turning back into a seal or staying with ghost

-soap tries to hold on as long as he can but eventually becomes sick from being away too long as the change of the tides begins

-ghost begins to notice and tries to figure out what's wrong

-I love communication but, I love angst more

-soap negates everything and eventually although tearful decides to go back

- tearfully soap leaves without notice and ghost obviously sees him dive back into the sea

-ghost dives in to look for him with no success and proceeds to drown as the tide changes

-hes saved though don't worry soap gets him out of the water

-in true myth fashion soap depending on how sad it is he either stays human or seal

-im partial to human but he'll never become a seal again

-but if he chooses seal it really depends on the folklore he can either come back in seven years or the change of the tides

🦭🧼💀 i think my brain is rotting but, i think we need more fanfic based on folklore sometimes