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oh-hell-help-me · 10 months

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Day 27: Newborn

Bowser was staring.

He knows he is, but the sight he woke up to was surreal.

Nestled in layers of blankets, cuddled between Luigi and Junior, there was an egg.

An egg.

After calming down his human and son, and practically smothering them in blankets, he had nearly chalked up the egg as a figment of his imagination- something that was hard to do as he could see them curl around it.

He knows how this happens. Heck, it’s how he got Junior, but…

Why now? Why Luigi?

Not that he didn’t deserve a family of his own, but babies are usually delivered to couples- aren’t they?

And the fact that one was delivered to Luigi, his lover…

“Oh Grambi-”

He’s barely given time to comprehend the idea before he hears a small groan. Snapping his attention to the blanket pile, he could see Luigi shift into the blankets.

“Freddo…” He sees him stretch out for more blankets, but ends up patting the top of the egg in confusion. “Hm?”

And there his head pops up, looking like what Bowser’s feeling as he stares at the egg.

“Cazzo.”

“Language.”

He’s amused to hear the human squeak and struggle to flail with the blankets, but the sight of the egg being tugged out from them had the human freeze again.

“Um…”

Luigi looks at him with puppy eyes-

“Help, please?”

And Bowser realizes that he is horribly weak to them. “Sure, sure.”

And it’s a blessing that Junior is still asleep, because Bowser isn’t proud of the way he nearly fumbles in extracting his lover from the nest (or nearly acts on the instinctual urge to bury him in there).

Once out, he notices how quiet Luigi is.

Seeing that he was also staring at the egg, Bowser couldn’t blame him.

…

“I-“ Bowser doesn’t need to look at him to know how anxious the human is, not by how he speaks. “It’s mine… right? There wasn’t…“

“Storks don’t make mistakes like that. It’s weird it’s an egg instead of a baby, of course, but- yeah…”

“… Bowser?”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t know what to do.”

“We’ll, you got it warm, so I’d say you are doing pretty good-“

“N-not just that!” And Bowser finally looks at him, and feels pinned by his greyscale eyes. “I- don’t know how t-to raise a baby! Or- or know what they need, or- or anything!”

He’s starting to breathe fast and shallow, and it’s all Bowser needs to scoop him up and hold him close.

"What- what do I do?"

"… Do you want to keep them?"

"I-"

“Even if you don’t know what you’re doing.” And Bowser allows them to part, just a little, just enough to look Luigi in the eyes. “Would you love them? Would you want a child if you knew what to do?”

"I- I would. I do!" But? "But- I don’t want to mess up! I don’t-" and Luigi looks down- away- "I don’t want to mess them up."

He sounds small, and Bowser hates it and loves him and by the stars it is like Junior’s arrival all over again.

He gently grabs his chin, and their eyes meet again.

“You won’t mess up. I think you seem to forget that kids tend to take two and-“

Their noses touch, and the coolness reminds him of the important part.

“You won’t mess them up. Not when you have been great with Junior- and not just for storms, Luigi.”

The fear in his eyes is ebbing, but the utter vulnerability and trust is almost overwhelming.

“You’re not too shabby with the Koopalings, either. Hell, you’re one of the few people they actually like.”

“But-“

“And-“ he interrupts, with the intent to nip that concern in a bud. “There’s nothing wrong with you either.”

He doesn’t say anything for a while.

“… Can you- will you help me? Maybe as-”

“Thought you’d never ask.”

And it was quiet, almost peaceful-

Then the muffled sound of footsteps and arguing was the only warning they had before the Koopalings burst through.

Luigi still didn’t know what he was doing, but he at least knew that he was doing things right.

Bowser's help was needed and appreciated for the preparations of when the egg does hatch, things that seemed just like human baby stuff- until he realizes that the teething rings are made of what felt like industrial rubber, or that the diapers have tail holes.

On a related note, the baby itself seemed to be doing fine. In fact, every little change, whether it be the suggestions of feelings coming from it or the growing mass of consciousness he could feel, Luigi kept tabs on in a little notebook for future reference should he- should they-

Still, feeling those emotions respond to him as he stroked their eggshell was indescribably overwhelming.

It’s reassuring in a way- proof that the baby is still alive and growing.

Weeks have gone by after another Royal Announcement about the egg, but the opinions of other people (and their emotions) have been relatively manageable to handle.

(He felt it best not to acknowledge the general confusion made as people look between him and Bowser, though).

The moment he's waiting for is undoubtedly going to come to the castle soon, if the Koopa Courier doesn't daddle-

and it seems they were prompt when he hears more than sees his brother burst down the castle's doors, run past multiple people (including an irate Kamek, bless his tired heart), and then bust down the door to the new nursery (since Junior was adamant to keep his room just his.

“HAI AVUTO UN BAMBINO?!?!?!"

"Mario! At least close the door!"

He doesn't close it- instead, he rushes up to Luigi, taking him by the shoulders and looking him over.

"STAI BENE? Non sembri pregnante..."

"I'm fine, Mario. Sto bene." And, to at least introduce them before Bowser comes- "And il bambino is over there."

And he sees the moment Mario catches sight of the bundled egg, sees how he seems to stop short in any and all thought processes as he stares.

Which, okay, same, but still-

"They're not hatched yet, but it should be next month."

"So... in a month, I'll be an uncle- a zio?"

He's taking it well so far... "Yep!"

"Mama mia." And then the Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom fainted.

(Later, after Mario comes too, they take over three hours to stop gushing over them- even as Bowser watches on from the doorway).

When the egg finally hatches, its first cracks hadn’t even appeared before Luigi was fussing over its bedding and the recently added heating blankets.

The only reason Bowser even knew about it so early was the bouts of anxiousness-anticipation-protectiveness Pulses that were radiating throughout the castle.

And, well, it's a familiar enough combination to have him close meetings early and make his way to the nursery.

And of course the kids beat him there!

"Scoot, brats! And give them some room!" And not just the egg, but the frantic soon-to-be-parent looked like he was seconds away from passing out.

He is able to nudge his way across the rowdy group of Koopalings, reaching over to pick up Luigi and sit a bit away from the egg.

"Love, calm down. You're broadcasting again."

Luigi stills from his squirming enough to concentrate- and while the Pulses are reined, he could still feel them just radiating from his human.

"I- do we need to help them- or?" Bowser fondly nuzzles the top of his head, nearly purring as Luigi calms down a bit more.

"We just wait. From the look of it, they might bust through faster than Junior." Of course, he says that last bit quieter, since said Koopa was two feet away from the crib himself.

And then they heard the crack.

In a matter of minutes, the whole family watched in silent anticipation as the baby made that crack bigger, chipping away at it with gradual ease as they saw their first few peaks.

The baby looked a bit like him, or Junior, but the baby had blue eyes and a lighter green shell- almost the same shade Luigi used to wear. Once its head poked out, they could see that its hair was a more brassy red, but the attitude it aimed at the remaining eggshell was enough to know it had a similar temper to him.

They were perfect, and-

He’s nearly bowled over the absolute tsunami of emotion that he knows- without a doubt- is LOVE.

Pure. Elated. Love.

He doesn’t bother (or want) to remind Luigi again.

(That day, it's said that the Pulse could be felt all the way to the Town Square, and everyone in the vicinity didn't need an announcement to know the cause of it).

#bowuigi #KAIJUNE Prompt #HAPPY PRIDE MONTH #light cursing #but mostly #sudden baby acquisition #and a baby #also this is a bit rushed due to length #but I'm proud of it anyways #also also #google translate

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blackhakumen · 4 months

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Min Fanfic #1162: The Cute Jealous Princess (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

2:04 p.m. at the New Donk's Glorious Hotel Suite: Mario & Peach's Bedroom.........

Mario: (Reading a Book While Sitying on his Princess' Lap) Hey, Peach?

Peach: (Has her Chin on Top of Mario's Head While Hugging him From Behind) Yes, my sweet dear?

Mario: Have you being jealous of Pauline as of late?

Peach: (Eyes Immediately Widens Up) Jealous? Me? (Starts Giggling Awkwardly a Bit) Oh Mario, that sounds so silly!~....W-Why asked?

Mario: Well, for starters, you're hugging me like a momma koala hugging her youngling. (Happily Snuggles onto Peach's Embrace) Not that I mind of course~

Peach: (Giggles Softly While Snuggling onto Mario) Well, I'm glad you like it!~ You best believe I'm gonna give my sweetheart of a man the loving of a lifetime~ (Starts Giving Mario Multiple Kisses on the Head)

Mario: (Chuckles Ticklishly by Peach's Affections) Yes, yes~Lifetime's great!~ (Puts On a Firm Frown on his Face) But no, seriously. Are you jealous?

Peach: (Immediately Cease her Kisses as She Starts Getting Teensy Bit Nervous Right Now) There's.... really no way out of this conversation, is there?

Mario: Not unless you wanna try withstanding my signature Puppy Dog Eyes.

Peach: ('Sighs in Defeat') No....We both know that I would cave in the minute you stare at those shiny blue eyes of yours. What gave it all away?

Mario: Let's just say a certain witch gave me a few insights earlier today......

Flashback to Earlier

Bayonetta: Oh, that poor girl is most DEFINITELY jealous of her all right.

Mario: (Sighs While Facepalming Himself) I should've known....How could it took this long to notice until now?

Bayonetta: The signs were obvious from the getgo, dear. The awkward laughing, the slightly shaky posture, the few amounts of excuses she gives you in hopes of not rising any form of suspicion.....Our Peachy Girl could try and deny it all she wants, but I've seen and met a lot of relationship partners who easily panics over the mere thought of their love ones getting taken from them their potential competition. (Turns to Palutena with a Playful Smirk) And one them just so happens to be my lovely goddess in green~

Palutena: (Sighs While Pinching the Bridge of her Nose) How many times are you gonna keep bringing this up? It was a long time ago. (Starts Pouting) And Medusa's the one who didn't know how to get a clue.....

Bayonetta: (Wraps her Arm Around her Goddess) Honey, you know me~ My heart only belongs to you and you alone~ And besides, I'm pretty positive she got the message clearly the moment you started kissing me in front of her.

Palutena: (Crosses her Arms) ('Hmph') And I'll do it all over again too if she doesn't get it through her pet snakes.

Bayonetta: (Turns Back to Mario) See that, deary? This is what jealousy can do to a lady if it continues to go unchecked.

Mario: (Starts Nodding While Writing a Few Notes Down on his Mini Notepad)

Back to the Present

Peach: ('Gasps') That gossipy witch!

Bayonetta: (In the Hallways) You know me!~

Peach: (Angrily Shakes her Fist in the Air) Quiet, you! You have caused me quite enough trouble for today!

Bayonetta: You're welcome, Peachy Dear!~ (Laughing Elegantly in the Halls)

Peach: Yeah, well, no thank you! (Crosses her Arms While Pouting) What does she know? My laughs aren't awkward, my posture is fine as it is, and my excuses are far more believable than Bowser's chance of-(Notices Mario's Smirking at Her) Why are you looking at me like that?

Mario: Oh no reason. (Places his Elbow on the Side of his Thigh and his Chin on the Palm of his Hand) Just admiring how cute you're acting right now~

Peach: (Starts Pouting at her Man) Oh don't you even go there right now, mister!

Mario: (Casually Shrugs) Hey, you always find every opportunity to expose me of my cuteness, no harm for me to do the same to you for once, am I right?

Peach: (Sighs in Defeat Again Before Turning Away) I suppose you have a point there......You're still cuter.

Mario: Agree to disagree.

Peach: (Frowns Before Taking a Deep Breath Before Turning Back to Mario) I'm really sorry, Mario......

Mario: (Frowns a Bit in Worry and Confusion) For what? Everyone get jealous sometimes. You just can't-

Peach: -Let it get the better of you, I know. It doesn't excuse the fact that it happened in the first place. A-And before you asked! This doesn't having to do with her dating you in the past completely. (Starts Twiddling her Fingers a Bit) Although, I do kinda sorta wonder how good she was in cuddling you.....or if she did any of that at all.....

Mario: Oh she did. She's fine, but you're definitely the superior cuddleler of the two.

Peach: (Happily Pumps her Fist Up) YES! YES! YES!~ I KNEW IT! ANOTHER POINT FOR- (Notices Mario is Raising an Eyebrow) Uh..('Clears Throat') A-Anyways, that besides the point.

Mario: You sure? Cause you're cuteness scale says otherwise-

Peach: Yes, I'm sure, now ZIP! ('Sighs Heavily') Look, the real reason why I'm jealous of her in the first place was because of how....Better she is than me!

Mario: Better than you at what exactly?

Peach: Just.....Better in general. She's an amazing singer, a part time businesswoman, and she seems to take care of her city a whole lot better than I could with my own kingdom, being the same 'ole ('Sigh') I know it's really silly of me to think that way, but-

Mario: You're right. It is silly. (Looks Up at Peach with a Firm, Serious Look on his Face) Silly that you think that you're not any great yourself!

Peach: Mario, I-

Mario: (Places his Finger Peach's Lips) Upup! Let me continue speaking.

Peach: (Stares at Mario For a Brief Second Before Giving his Finger a Little Peck as He Moves it Away) Speak, baby.

Mario: (Lowers his Finger Down Before Giving Peach a Solid Nod) Thank you. Now, sure, it is Pauline has doing great for herself these last few years since I've last saw her, but we've been together longer than that and I can proudly say that you've already improved and accomplished a lot since then. You went out adventuring more, able to hold your own pretty well at any fight and danger you got involved with, saved ME more times than I can even count, managed to get KAZUYA MISHIMA of all people to bow down to you his knees right after you karate chopped table with your BARE HAND!

Peach: (Giggles Bashfully at the Memory) Goodness....It's been two to three years since that happened and I still can't believe it. (Place her Finger Under her Chin While Thinking) I think something else must've made Kazuya bowed down though.

Mario: Huh. You don't say. Odd....(Starts Shaking his Head a Bit) But anyways, let's not forget the fact you stepped up to become a Mother Hen to the Smash Family, even going as far as to formed your Certified Moms group while you were at it. You didn't have to do all of that, mind you, but the fact that you're doing your very best looking out for us as one, speaks SO MUCH volumes and we all love and appericate you a lot for it.

Peach: (Heart Begins to Melt in Pure Happiness) My gosh.....I love and appericate you guys so much too~ (Wipes a Tear Off of her Eyes) ('Sniff') Each and every day of my life~

Mario: (Smiles Back) Even Bowser?

Peach: (Pouts Again) Don't start!~

Mario: (Chuckles Lightly) Okay, okay, I only kid!~ But in all seriousness though, you are an outstanding woman, Peach, and you always will be in my eyes. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize this dilemma of yours.

Peach: (Immediately Pulls Mario Into a Warmth, Loving Hug) Honey, no!~ You have nothing to be sorry for~ If anything, I should apologize for not being honest with my feelings a lot sooner. I must've made you worried sick, huh?

Mario: (Scoffs a Bit) Please. I'm always gonna end up worrying about you no matter what you do. My heart doesn't have it in me not to do so honestly

Peach: (Gently Place her Hand onto Mario's Cheek While Having a Bit of a Seductive Look on her Face) Oh you poor, little thing~ Is there anything I could do to make you feel better?~

Mario: (Playfully Raises an Eyebrow) Anything you say?~

Peach: Anything your sweet, loving heart desires~ Just as long as it isn't illegal of course.

Mario: (Grabs his Chin While Thinking) Hmmmmm....Well, if you insist, I think we could have ourselves a little...pasionate loving session for the time being~ (Forms a Seductive Smirk.on his Face) For the Holidays and whatnot~

Peach: (Giggles Softly) Is that so?~ (Pulls Out a Mistletoe and Holds it Above hers and Mario's Heads) I thought you never asked!~

Mario: (Chuckles Lightly) Prepared as always, are we?~ You're impressing me already, dear~

Peach: Hope you're ready yourself. We're just getting started~

The lovey couple giggles among themselves as they begin to kiss one another under the Mistletoe, showering each other with every love and passionate they have in their bodies and souls.....That is until a familiar Blue Blur suddenly rushes into the room, surprising them both.

Sonic: Mom! Dad! You're not gonna believe who- (Looks Back and Forth at his Parents Hugging Each Other on the Bed....And Then at the Mistletoe Itself) .......Whatcha two doing in here?

Peach: (Quickly Hides the Mistletoe) Nothing!

Mario: (Already Has an Awkward Smile on his Face) Y-You're mother and I were just resting is all....

Sonic: Resting. (Raises an Eyebrow at the Kiss Marks All Over Mario's Face) While kissing?

Mario: (Gravs the Nearest Tissue and Wipe the Kiss Marks Off Him) .....Your mother would accidentally kiss me in her sleep.

Peach: (Nodded Woth an Awkward Smile of her Own)

Sonic: Riiiiiiight. (Smiles Brightly) Anywho, guess who's finally made it here in New Donk City.

The flash of green light suddenly agrees in front of the edge of the bed, revealing itself to be.

Hat Kid: Shadow!~ (Happily Doing Jazz Hands While in her Brother's Arms)

Peach: (Gasps Loudly as She Happily Brings Shadow into a Loving Hug) Our family's finally complete for the rest of the holidays!~

Shadow: (Winces a Bit in Pain as He Felt Peach's Cheek Rubbing Up on His) Good to you and father too, mother......Are you all having a good time here so far?

Mario: (Happily Nodded) Oh more certainly! We actually did good amount in this city: Went out to eat, sightseeing, attended a Christmas Parade, which your float was in by the way.

Shadow: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on his Face) I noticed and my disappointment is immeasurable.

Hat Kid hops in on the ned and joins her mother on The Shadow hugfest in order to help make him feel better.

Mario: (Chuckles a Bit Awkwardly) Uh...A-Anyways! After that, we went to the Central Park, did some more sightseeing, we met the Mayor on our first day here-

Sonic: Whom mom's been jealous of ever since.

Peach: Sonic!

Sonic: What? It's true, isn't it? Sis and I been seeing the way you act whenever you had the opportunity to speak with her. Awkward laughing, shaky posture, giving out predictable excuses every few seconds.

Hat Kid: (Giggles Softly) Yeah. Mommy's so jelly~

Peach: (Starts Blushing While Pouting) Am not!

Bayonetta: (In the Halls) Is too!~

Peach: BAYONETTA!

Shadow: Mother, there's nothing wrong with being jealous sometimes.

Mario: Exactly. (Smirks Teasingly) It makes you look more adorable than you already are~

Sonic: Oh yeah definitely.

Hat Kid: So true!~

Peach: I AM NOT- (Sighs in Defeat Yet Again While Crossing her Arms) Oh forget it!

Mario: Finally admitting your cuteness, dear?~

Peach: Don't get cocky with me, mister. You're still the cutest in this relationship.

Sonic: Yep.

Hat Kid: Mhmm!~

Shadow: Most definitely.

Mario: (Eyes Widened at the Kids in Disbelief).Wh-Wha- Who's side are you three on!?

Sonic: (Casually Shrugs) Whatever side we favor the best.

Shadow/Hat Kid: Middle Party.

Mario: ('Sigh') Of course.

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#super smash ultimate #peach #mario #bayonetta #palutena #sonic the hedgehog #hat kid #shadow the hedgehog #humor #cute romance #a bit of a hurt/comfort #cute family moment #mario x peach #bayonetta x palutena #christmas month #new donk city adventures

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simiansmoke · 11 months

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@badonkeykong

“Not what I think!?” The ape repeats incredulously with a growl, teeth clenched and showing. “I’ll tell you what I think!“ DK stands tall and sucks in a breath of air, ready to lay out what exactly was on his mind, a finger pointed at the other. “I THINK—“

….but before he can even start, the truth rolls out of his look alikes mouth and he’s suddenly stunned into silence. He doesn’t even realize he’s holding his breath.

Now that. That made sense… perhaps he had let his temper get the best of him. His chest deflates and he feels a tinge of guilt for mindlessly taking Bowser’s word for it before confronting the other. Still, though. He’s frustrated. Frustrated that the other kong heir couldn’t have atleast mentioned it to him. But maybe there was a reason for that.

Donkey Kong frowns as the other apes gaze falls and his shoulders slump. “Why didn’t you say anything?” His voice is much softer now and he stares at the other like a hurt puppy. “We could have figured something out. Something other than… this!”

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When he saw teeth flash, he showed more. He wasn't about to be out toothed! Growling and practically mirroring the other's moves exactly by standing on his hind legs, readying himself for whatever was to come, he stood frozen in place with grit teeth as the other...does nothing? He holds his breath a while before his puffed up chest deflates. A look similar to ashamed flickers in his eyes.

"...oh sure. Let me just-...SAY-...hey, I'm doing this fat turtle's laundry because I can't stand to see my Dad in a compromising position and my home in dire straights!" Shoulders slumping also, he slid his gaze up through the tufts of his eyelashes and sighed. "I didn't even know you existed until recently. It's my fault and my battle to figure out. I just..." The look in his eyes is...fragile? "I can't get your help, but you can help me by...by not thinking I'm not TRYING here."

#//hes tryin hes tryin hes tryiiiin #badonkeykong

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autistic-damian-wayne · 3 years

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Rank the batkid’s skills at mariokart from worst to best

You said batkids but I also included Alfred and Bruce

From worst to best:

- Cass.

It's the one thing she isn't good at which frustrates her to no end, though she can take a loss. She plays dirty though, and is not afraid to topple a sibling off the couch to gain the lead. She plays as Donkey Kong. I don't know why. It came to me in a dream

- Jason

Gaming isn't among his hobbies and he only does it with other people, so he doesn't really care about winning or being good. He enjoys it though because he's a softie who loves his siblings. He used to main King Boo (aka a ghost) as a kid before he ahem. When he was back but still on rocky terms with the family he played as Shy Guy, but after fully reintegrating he started maining Baby Mario. I put too much thought into this. I'm sorry I love symbolism even as unsubtle as this

- Bruce

He played video games with Dick all the time. He doesn't do it often anymore so he's a bit rusty but he's better than expected. He doesn't enjoy gaming as much as the general experience of being around his kids. Softie. He used to main Bowser but when Duke came along he switched to Mario because Duke likes Bowser best

- Tim

Tim is pretty good compared to most people, but among his siblings he's somewhere in the middle. His family is just highly competitive and Damian some people secretly train in the middle of the night for their monthly competition. He is not one of those people. He plays as Toad or Koopa Troopa because he just "likes their vibes"

- Dick

As said in Bruce's section, Dick played video games with him all the time as a kid. He doesn't do it as often now but he still enjoys it. (And is also pretty competitive. He will bellyflop on top of someone to obscure their vision and disrupt their play.) He likes Rosalina best but Alfred always takes her when he's playing so Dick plays as Daisy instead when that happens. Yes he's salty about it but it's Alfred what's he gonna do

- Duke

He's good!! He plays games often with Damian and his friends so he's got regular practice. He uses his shadow powers to obscure other people's vision even though he doesn't need it to win, but hey, it's fun to fuck with his siblings. (Especially Damian. He will go into a rage if you sabotage him right when he was about to win.) He plays as Bowser. The first time he played at the manor, Bruce was also participating. Bruce had already chosen Bowser but when Duke said he usually gets Bowser, Bruce immediately gave it to him and clicked on the first other character he saw – Mario. (Puppy dog eyes may have been involved.)

- Damian

He loves video games (this is canon) and plays all the time, both on his own and with friends or siblings, so he's very good at Mario Kart. I'd say he's evenly matched to Duke. The battle for first place is usually between the two of them. Damian only really plays games like Mario Kart with other people, when he's on his own he'll go for something like Breath of the Wild (his only goal is to get a horse). (Unless it's his nightly training sessions that he totally thinks no one knows about.) (Then he can play Mario Kart for hours on end.) (They all know.) (Bruce noticed the light in his room was on at 5 am once and soft game music was coming through the door. When he looked, Damian was passed out on the carpet in front of his TV. Bruce tucked him into bed and turned off the lights before leaving.) He plays as Yoshi or Luigi because animol and little green man

- Alfred

He rarely plays but somehow he is flawless. What god did he bribe. Whose magic is doing this. It's a mystery. When he plays he uses Rosalina, to Dick's dismay

In general their tournaments are very chaotic. Damian was thrown across the room once. They still don't know who did it. They're careful enough not to injure anyone, though. Mostly because Bruce will use his Disappointed Dad Voice and no one wants that

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blurglesmurfklaine · 3 years

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can we see your dogs and cats?🥺

ABSO FUCKING LUTELY!!!

I don’t have any pictures of him anymore (but I’m sure my mom does) but we had a Rottweiler named Buddy who we had for nearly 10 years until he passed away back in 2012 and he is just like. THE dog, ya know? He was just so special and we loved him so much and he loved us so much and he has such a special place in our family <333

The next two have also passed away but they were all such a close part of our family that it feels wrong not to mention them and they overlapped with one dog we still have now.

This was Ladybug!

She passed away back in 2014, and she was originally the neighbors puppy (and Buddy’s daughter. He was a hoe) but she came over one day and never left?? and the neighbors saw her refusing to leave our yard and stuff but??? would just wave?

She was so sweet and nice to literally everyone, the sweetest dog ever, only wanted love and pets (and she received plenty)! Gave us 8 amazing years 💞

This was Flower

She passed away august of 2018 from cancer, but we had her for 11 great years and she was very dumb and aggressive but loved us so so much I miss her 🥺💞

This is Bowser

He is Flower’s son, and part Great Dane (we think??? Our dogs escaped sometimes and would raise hell). He grew up with Buddy, Flower, and Ladybug, so at one point we had four dogs, all of them at least partially Rottweiler lol. Bowser is 10 going on 11 this year and is just a big ole grump at this point. He used to literally be able to jump our six foot kennel but now just roams the back yard looking like a giant sausage because my grandma refuses to stop feeding him left overs. He loves belly rubs more than he loves me I’m sure of it

This is Love

On the left is when we got her about a year ago (she was my little quarantine buddy) and the right is her now. She hasn’t seen me much since I moved to San Antonio but she still recognizes me and is an absolute fucking maniac and cannot stop jumping on me long enough to pet bowser. Loses points because I had to watch her eat a bird whole and it was really traumatizing. Ridiculously annoying but god is she so fucking cute??

This is Duke

My brother moved to San Antonio when my nephew was born a few years ago, and I moved to SA this past summer. I live with my brother and Duke got there the day after me lol. He was born off the side of a highway and adopted from a farm run by a lesbian couple that fosters up to 20 dogs at a time. He loves carrots and will chew on quite literally anything he can get his paws on. He turns 1 on the 28th!

Last but not least, this is the absolute light of my life, Apollo

A stray had given birth underneath a friend’s house in college, and she was trying to find good homes for the kittens. I did not go to college in my home town, and after my mom let me know she in no way would let me have a cat, I adopted Apollo anyway.

He is a big boy who refuses to eat any human food with the exception of canned tuna and pasta. I do not feed him pasta, but my little sister has left her macaroni, spaghetti, fettuccini, etc. unattended at the table and has returned to it being eaten by him. I don’t know why he loves pasta, but he does. And like I said it’s the only human food he’ll eat???

He loves to cuddle and randomly bite me and will absolutely abandon me for even the chance of treats. Not very bright, but full of love and a hint of arrogance and I would lay down my life for him

My brother is severely allergic to cats tho, so for the time being he lives in my hometown with my parents and grandma and I really miss him. I’ve had him since he was about 8 weeks old, and he turns 5 this September!

Thank you so much for this ask! 🥺 I had so much fun making this and it made me appreciate my pets even more

#ask #asks #anon #personal #pets

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camelotcinematicuniverse · 3 years

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About Harry and Maple

Well, this is gonna be a really strange little thing that I write, but I'm still excited nonetheless.

In a Mario Golf 64 Twitch stream clip, the awesome speedrunner MetalYoshi ProGamer (yes, that's his alias. No, it's not lame, shaddup) asked the following question to his chat:

"Do you think that Maple has some kind of relationship to Harry?"

And that got me really thinking to the point that this very blog was made. So thanks, MetalYoshi. If you ever read this, I really needed that boost to put my thoughts out there.

Anyway, I actually have a few headcanon theories relating to Maple and Harry, but first we need context. Both Harry and Maple are the final characters from the Camelot OC bunch to be unlocked (without the Game Boy Color Mario Golf save file), thus making them the "best" of the Camelot OC golfers as character progression is measured through how far you get in the various modes of Mario Golf 64. Harry is the final Camelot Character unlocked through Get Character, while Maple happens to be the first character unlocked through earning 50 Birdie Badges. Technically that makes her the weakest of the four final characters (Maple, DK, Bowser and Metal Mario), but out of every Camelot OC she's probably the best alongside Harry.

Metal Mario may topple everyone else in stats and control alone, but don't let that discourage you from checking Harry and Maple out either. They have their own little quirks and low points, but they're still really good choices if you want something different from Bowser and Metal Mario.

Now for the fun part: my headcanons! I have three ideas to throw out in the ring, so you can decide for yourself which headcanon you'd like to go with. Hell, make your own and let's see what we can all come up with! Now then, let's begin!

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Headcanon #1: Maple is Harry's daughter/little sister/family member:

This is an extremely cute idea to me because both of these characters look similar in a way, but they definitely have a difference in behavior with their mode select screen idle poses. Here we see Harry, with his alt colors, doing a semi serious crossed arms look. Like he takes himself a bit too seriously, but you can tell he loves the game of golf:

As for Maple, the screenshot wouldn't be enough, but she's dancing and just generally being cute:

Do you all notice anything about these two? How they have almost the exact same alt colors, how Harry's older, more seasoned presence kind of trickles down to Maple's eagerness (due to her dancing)? They're both blonde, and even the small things like the structure of Maple's nose kind of seem like a natural feminine version of Harry's being smaller and a lot less prominent, but it's still more than Plum's to me.

All this to say I have the theory that Maple could be Harry's daughter or even younger sister. It's just something about Harry that gives me this "older and wiser" vibe to Maple, and with some of the similarities pointed out, I like to imagine that Harry is a proud dad or brother to a young lady (honestly have no real idea of Maple's age, but I go with young adult/older teen vibes) who is as interested in golfing and competing to get even farther drives than before -- Maple. She looks up to him heavily and even starts to wear some of the same things as him but in her style. Note the first (1st) and third (3rd) alternate colors on the pair: the former is an orange shirt, and the latter is a red shirt. Hell, Maple goes so far as to change her shorts color to red as well, instead of the usual blue/purple. Look also at the hair color from Maple to Harry's hat color. The second (2nd) alt on Harry has an auburn-esque color, and Maple has her hair color changed to Auburn too!

I know that the more practical response would be "that's just how the game works in alt colors," but in universe, why else would Maple go out of her way to change her hair color and wear similar color coded outfits to Harry? Could she be extremely happy to emulate his behaviors and style from the extremely healthy bond the two have shared? Could he have been the closest thing to an exceptional male role model she had in her developmental years, so she trusts him and loves him to the point of having the same colors as an alt? That's something I like considering. Imagine if we had Harry console Maple on things that she's going through in her personal life, giving her a man's perspective on relationships and friends, and them enjoying their time together and being super close. When it comes time to golf, though, they are both competitive!

Headcanon #2: Harry is Maple's mentor:

A lot similar to the dad/brother one, Harry still is able to give Maple advice and pointers on her life, but it's about as much time spent as an average evening of golfing practice, typically a few hours at most. This is really the one I spent the least amount of time thinking about as it's not as interesting as the other two points, but I still thought this would be cool to share alas.

Headcanon #3: Maple and Harry are dating:

Ok, ok, here's the one I think MetalYoshi was hinting at with the way he worded his question. "Do you think Maple has some kind of relationship with Harry?" is probably something I figured he meant as a romance thing...well, I'll explore this one here.

From the first headcanon, we can see they have things in common physically and hobby wise, but what else do they like to do? Maybe Harry secretly likes cooking and Maple does too. Maybe he takes her out when she's upset. They would cuddle every night with a glass of wine (dare I say...Sherry?), and for Harry, Maple is what he needed in his life to keep him from taking everything too seriously. Loosening up to let her in after he puts up his own barrier to his emotions and probably has some puppy eyes thrown in.

Maple really likes Harry in this case because it gives her a sense of security, safety, a feeling of trust and realistic love that no one she had ever been with had before. She's unafraid of letting her walls come down and being more social and being herself around Harry. Her cute, tomboy, dorky self is what he truly cares about.

Hell it even goes through to golfing. Maybe the fact that they foil from each other and compliment well together is what makes them strong as golfers with a good drive and above average control. (Clearly not the best, but for them, that's ok)

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When it's all said and done, I do really like the idea of Maple and Harry together in some way. I think it's all too coincidental for them to nearly match in their alt colors, have some of the best stats of all the Camelot OCs, and how much they really do seem to mesh well together. In my eyes, the headcanon I do like the most is the familial one, but the romance option is such a cute option as well, and not to mention in my personal fanfics all three headcanons are interchangeable. The mentor/family friend one is used more often in my writing blurbs, but I liked the other two so much more that I'll have to implement them a lot more!

Ay, thanks for reading this. I really appreciate the traction since I don't usually share a lot of my headcanons on Tumblr...ah well. Enjoy!

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(cha-chas in real smooth) can I get what the hypmic bois are like when they play SSBU :3c whomst do they main

I’m sure that 90% of the time they’re fucking aggressive so let’s just… ALSO HI MY KNOWLEDGE IS FOOKIN LIMITED AHHHH

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Ichiro

Oh he mains…. Pokemon trainer

Well, mainly because he really cannot choose because he’s been shifting around a lot because not only does he memorise everyone’s stats, he also knows each one’s background and it’s just though to pick a favourite

So he goes for the one that can have three characters… plus he loves Pokemon gotta catch em all

He is very aggressive and shouts a lot

If jiro and saburo make a dumb move, he just calmly points it out and shows a fucking strategy that beats them instantly

Never let him play with Samatoki, the game console will crack and everything will go to shit

Jiro

He would flat out go bowser or bowser jr

Because he likes that and he vibes the badassery of it

Also mostly because… bowser right and he feels edgy by choosing a villain

But no one really points out that bowser is really… I mean… like yeah he’s cool but… a Mario villain.

Mario

Guys

Anyway, he is also aggressive when he battles Ichiro (but he loses and listens to Nii-chan’s advice when he does) and even more so when it comes to Saburo

He also likes changing characters because he knows the bg of everyone

Saburo

He might young link because he likes the vibe, or Mario just to antagonise Jiro

He does random sometimes, just because he can also strategise on the spot

And he, like both his brothers, love everyone so really it’s a hard choice

Looks up to ichi-nit and strives to beat him, but like he really appreciates all the tips

He would call Jiro out for dumb moves and actually beat his older brother

May actually end up in a physical fight which has to be separated by ichiro

Samatoki

Corrin

Well, mostly because Corrin fucking looks like him, as in the white hair and the red eyes… that’s it

He’s stuck with Corrin ever since

Gets more aggressive as his damage goes up and really celebrates when he inflicts damage and tosses you off the stage

Never let him play with ichiro, might as well say goodbye to your controllers

Also if he plays with MTC, Riou comes close to beating him… well sometimes does, but he never gets super pissed off at them, he appreciates their skills… mostly riou though and he takes the strategies with him

Jyuto

Oh he’ll go random, bc he really cannot choose a main and he loves the randomness of it and figuring it out

He also needs to quickly satiate Samatoki’s hunger for virtual violence

He plays calmly, but gets frustrated a little bit when Samatoki points out stuff

He beat samatoki once, that one time he won… he never lets go

But if ever he choses, he goes for Bayonetta because she radiates the same energy as him

Really just google her please

Riou

He’d be Ryu

I mean, he probably wouldn’t really know what to do, so like he just chose one of the popular ones he saw on billboards and went for it

He did explore other characters, but he’d always return

He can beat samatoki and really doesn’t super react when he gets beat or when he beats samatoki, but he does smile or give a little frown

Was the one who dragged samatoki out of the room when he lost to Ichiro

Ramuda

He’d be Kirby

No really just look at that like killer energy

He’d be super naughty and play around and evade and dodge and make fun of whoever is playing with him

But then somehow he’ll catch you off guard and kill you

You’re just gone all of a sudden and ramada is giggling there and you’re so lost

But really if you saw his face while he beat you, you would run far far away

Gentaro

Ooh, he radiates either Zelda, Princess Daisy or Princess Peach energy because he be graceful that way

He also is kind of calm when he plays but he is not against jumping and crossing his legs when he’s frustrated or muttering words under his breath

He also teases dice when he loses

And is scared of ramuda when he plays

He can beat ramuda and ramuda glares very darkly before pouting like a child

When he beats dice it is to be expected because dice kinda just… sometimes he jumps off the stage

Dice

Oh he’d just go Game and Watch because he’s rooting for the little guy WHAHAH

And he’s lowkey nostalgic for it I love Dice

He would also sometimes go for Simon or any other buff character,,, but sometimes he dumb when he plays

Really, he bet with Gentaro that he could beat him… Dice literally jumped off the island thrice. Of course gentaro didn’t get the money but still,,,

He also celebrates like he won the lottery when he wins and gentaro is just silently proud while he’s jumping and sticking out his tongue and tripping

Jakurai

Mewtwo

Well you know, old man just took Ichiro’s and Samatoki’s advice and just went with it

There was an actual Ichiro vs Samatoki fight over who jakurai should main, but they did both agree with Mewtwo because it kind of worked that vibe

Jakurai is very calm when he plays, like he doesn’t overreact, but when he’s in tight spot his face like twitches and you can see lines appear on his face

Rare opportunities, he shouts “No!”

But most of the time it’s contained and he smiles whenever Hifumi beats him because really, Hifumi is a puppy

He is also proud when Doppo beats him

Doppo

Apologises when he wins

Really has no idea what he’s doing

Is the most stressed player and also screams, a lot… like… way too much…

Button mashes

Would not choose a girl because he usually plays with Hifumi anyway

He would main Lucario because the more damage he gets the stronger the aura is (like Doppo sad reaccs only)

Or he would main a chara who could just RAWR like when he’s frustrated he’d be very… very aggressive and just button smash that hifumi kinda just nervously looks over to see doppo muttering darkly and just… stress

Hifumi

is the reason why the Old Men Division have it in the first place

One of hifumi’s fans gave it to him. Or like a group of fans and he decided to share it with MTR because they’re just old men figuring this out

So after a training sesh with Samatoki and Ichiro (together was a really bad idea), they play on occasion, or when they’re bored

Hifumi does not pick a girl, like a big nope

So he picks Pikachu because he’s a puppy like that and I really visualise him hugging a Pikachu stuff toy

He also is like a kid when he plays like he growls and then jumps when he wins

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the foxes play mario kart

okay i have more thoughts about the foxes playing mario kart that i can’t let go of so here you are yeet:

the foxes have game night every week (as is well established in hc’s by this point who are we really kidding)

and one week nicky finds a battered old wii at a yard sale and the original mario kart wii game to bring to game night

most of the foxes have never played but most of them (bar neil) have heard of it

nicky, dan, matt and renee play first

dan and matt are mario and luigi and pretty much work together for the entire race as much as they can. they avoid shooting shells at each other and high five when they finish

they place 3rd and 4th respectively

renee plays as yoshi and nicky as koopa troopa (who the hell knows why just go with it)

renee’s pretty good but doesn’t use any offensive powers to avoid hitting the others

she finishes 5th

nicky is so bad but he has fun anyway

he finishes last

kevin pretends to be disinterested but his competitive nature extends past exy so he quickly gives up and starts shouting at the screen with the others

aaron is legitimately disinterested

allison cheers renee on and tried to grab the controller more than once when renee refuses to use her shells

neil watches intently, transfixed by the colours and lights and sounds

andrew watches neil but pretends to be bored anytime anyone looks their way

when the first race is over kevin grabs a controller from nicky straight away

neil turns to andrew and does his best puppy dog eyes

andrew rolls his eyes but takes renee’s offered controller anyway and mutters ‘104% josten’ under his breath

neil is delighted, he takes matt’s controller and allison switches with dan

allison sticks with her brand and picks princess peach, andrew sticks with his brand and plays as dry bones, neil picks koopa troopa bc he wants to match with andrew (to andrew’s delight annoyance)

kevin spends forever trying to choose a character

in the end he settles for bowser bc he thinks it’ll be easier to shove people out of the way as bowser

they randomise the races and of course rainbow road comes up

allison groans bc she knows what this means

nicky who was practically hyperventilating at the image of andrew minyard playing mario kart squeals and starts giggling like a maniac

neil’s confused

the race starts and straight away kevin falls off the track and shouts in frustration

neil and allison are about midway in the field but are struggling to stay on course

but andrew

andrew is in first and it doesn’t look like that’s going to be changing anytime soon

they get to the final lap, kevin is pretty much about to throw his controller at the screen as he falls off again and is so far behind that he’s been lapped by andrew already

allison is just in front of him and has taken to getting as many shells as possible and firing them his way to her amusement

neil is second having got the hang of the controls and andrew’s still winning

in fact, andrew has already finished, thrown the controller at nicky who sits dumbfounded at what he just witnessed and walked back to the beanbag he and neil were sat on

renee is still cheering for allison as neil finishes

kevin gets timed out before he can finish the last lap, throws the controller on the floor and walks out muttering something about broken hands and unfair advantages and how he can’t believe he got the same position as hemmick

neil never doubted andrew, i mean, for god’s sake people he drives a maserati, has a photographic memory and plays goalkeeper. if anyone’s going to be good with his hands it’s going to be andrew

as neil knows

anyway from then on the wii becomes a regular installment at game night to kevin’s absolute horror

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We Maybe Quarantined, but Our Character is Not: What We Do When No One is Looking

While quarantine has deprived many of us of our routines, our social outlets, our familiar ways of getting through the day, it has provided us with something surprising: a window into people’s character. Often, it takes a while to get an idea of a person’s character. Different from personality (introvert vs. extrovert) or temperament (easy vs. slow to warm up), character is more about a person’s values, their morality.

During the last couple of weeks providing psychotherapy for clients navigating the changing world and the realities of quarantine, I have heard people describe situations where they feel resentment, anger, and judgement towards their peers who are breaking the quarantine. I am hearing stories about people who have been casually dating, getting to know one another, and then – they get the text. A couple of weeks ago it was, “Want to meet for a drink?” After bars and restaurants closed it became, “Want to come over?” Then the struggle begins…Yes! I want to go out, be around people, flirt, feel alive! Yes! I want to come over, scratch this itch (being quarantined is causing involuntary celibacy for singles)! No! I feel so irresponsible. I can’t put others at risk! What if everyone did what I am doing? Resist! I need to do my part and hope everyone else does too. What kind of person am I?

There it is. The classic dilemma: give in to my urge or listen to my conscience. But what if no one knew? (Except me, my hook-up, and my therapist?)

Can I live with that?

For many the answer is a resounding NO. I am hearing stories about people who are getting a glimpse of someone’s character. Someone they might have considered dating exclusively until they see a post of them at a happy hour or gathering IRL with friends in someone’s apartment, or even pushing too hard to come over and relieve that sexual tension. And they aren’t liking what they see.

In a recent virtual session, an astute client said: “What do we do when no one else is looking?”

The answer is: we reveal our character. Or according to Freud, our Ego strength.

Ego strength is how well we balance our internal drives or urges (to go out with friends or meet up with that cutie from Hinge) with the expectations of society and with our own ideas about how we should be. The Ego negotiates between the urges that come from inside ourselves, which Freud called our Id, and the expectations that usually have their origins outside ourselves (society, family), which he called the Superego.

The strength of the Ego lies in how well these opposing forces can be managed in a realistic way, which means without using some kind of defense like denial or minimizing to make it easier on the Ego. It would play out this way:

Id says: @dogparkboy keeps texting me to come over. I’m going. I NEEEEED this!

Superego says: Ugh, but what about social distancing and the whole reason why I’ve been staying home and feeling like I’m going to crawl up the wall!

Defensive Ego says: He isn’t sick so I won’t get sick and all these reports about asymptomatic people getting other people sick are exaggerated (minimizing the risk) so I can go over there and it will be fine. I’m totally not being irresponsible (denial!).

When our Ego is doing its job effectively, the quarantine scenario might play out this way:

Id says: I don’t think I can stay in this apartment if I get another text from @dogparkboy asking me to come over and pet his puppy. It’s too much. I’ve been cooped up in here with my Zoom yoga for too long. I’m human after all!

Superego says: NO way. I am a responsible person, I care about humanity. I need to set an example for other people to help them do what’s right. I need to feel like I am a good person and I can do that if I follow the rules as delineated by the CDC and Mayor Bowser. What would my grandmother think!

Ego says: This is tough. These urges are strong and hard to resist. I think I need to try not to act in the moment in a way I’ll regret and then feel really guilty for a long time. What if I just make a frisky phone call to @dogparkboy and try to imagine life post-quarantine?

Not only do we feel a certain way about ourselves when our Ego gets worn down and our Id wins out, but in this new world order, our friends and potential dates feel that way about us too. The stakes are high these days and emotions are running high as well. It’s hard in there (since we’re not OUT there).

Thank you, everyone out there battling with their Id.

Author: Emily West, LICSW

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SUPER SMASH BROS. UNIVERSE Part 1, Chapter 5: Hot tea in the Chai Kingdom

IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF SARASALAND…

Mario and the others approach the first kingdom, Birabuto. Princess Daisy resides in the Chai Kingdom which is in the center of Sarasaland. It is easy to get through Birabuto because all of the guards know Mario and the others. The way Sarasaland is constructed is in the middle is the Chai kingdom. Then on the south side is Birabuto Kingdom, then to the northwest is Muda, and to the northeast is Easton.

As they approach the entryway to the Birabuto Kingdom they don’t see any guards. Typically, they are stationed at the front archway. Luigi looks at the tall pillars of the archway, he peers into the eyes of the sphynx statue. He can’t help but fear that there is something wrong. The earthquake must’ve changed Sarasaland in some way like it did with everything else. As they continue along, the kingdom remains oddly silent. The desert wind whispers in their ears.

pfft!

Luigi turns around thinking he heard something. It seemed like a scoff of dirt. The others continue to walk so Luigi feels pressure to do so. As the building draw nearer and the wind increases the kingdom becomes more deserted. At the edge of Birabuto the buildings are lost. Many are collapsed or falling apart as the wind pushes them. Luigi is nervous. There is more places for people to hide, if they were watching them.

“Where is everybody?” Luigi asks.

“Must’ve been damage from the shift,” Mario adds.

While walking through the sandy streets, the wreckage becomes overpowering. Captain Toad and Toadette unpack their gear for climbing equipment. Now the group has to navigate around the clutter of demolished buildings and asbestos. Donkey Kong maneuvers through the buildings to get a vantage point. It is desert and ruin until the Chai Kingdom.

The wind picks up because of all the buildings and slows the group down. They hear something rumbling nearby. A collapsing building is within eyesight. Donkey Kong manages to scoop Toad and Toadette before he hides in a building. Mario grabs Peach and hides behind a piece of rubble. Luigi and the lumas rush for cover. A wave of sand breathes through the air from the crumble of the large building. Mario and Peach start coughing from the dust. They dust doesn’t stop and neither does their cough. Mario begins to get flustered, how will he get proper air? He starts to reach for whatever air he can get.

It isn’t long until the dust settles and they can breathe properly again. They regroup in the open space of Birabuto. They are all exhausted from travel and want nothing but to rest. The Chai Kingdom can be walked to before the sun sets so there is no point of resting now. Soon enough they will get to the Sarasaland capital.

“Can we have a moment for lunch?” Peach protests. Truthfully, everyone is glad she said it. No one was going to admit it themselves. DK unpacked all the food from his gear. Peach struggled to eat the canned food but by now she had grown comfortable to it. Donkey Kong was used to eating bananas but found a new found love for canned food as well. He would jump from excitement and then lick the can clean.

Lunch made the group feel a bit better. They welcomed any energy they could muster. Scaling the buildings would be a difficult and tedious task. As they began traveling to the edge of Birabuto, Luigi couldn’t help but worry. Mario had grown used to ignoring his brother’s qualms about things.

ARRG!

Donkey Kong’s screech could be heard throughout the open desert. Luigi and the other’s look behind them to see Donkey Kong being ambushed. Mario couldn’t identify what was attacking DK. Mario rushes to help DK but notices the sharp end of a spear pointing at him from a distance. He stops to see more and more of the same creatures holding spears. Hundreds of tan pear-shaped warriors surround them. The horde of enemies start to escort the group to the Chai Kingdom.

LATER AT THE CHAI KINGDOM…

The horde has reached the entrance of the Chai Kingdom. The gate is a large tall mass with the Sarasaland pyramid emblem. The roof is bamboo with gold statues of sphynx. Just by the sound Mario can tell that it is nothing like what remained of Birabuto. The big gates open to a booming city where other tan pears walk through the streets. The buildings are just a bit shorter than the gate but share the same stylistic qualities. The streets are narrow and the buildings only separate by blocks. As the horde walks along the streets the world stops. The Sarasaland civilians move out of the way as the horde moves throughout the city.

The capital building towers before them. It is protected by steel walls and spikes. But despite this it is decorated with more golden sphynx and a gold trim. As they enter it Mario peers around to his friends. Donkey Kong is angry, Luigi is terrified, and Peach is helpless. Mario is comforted by the lumas.

The horde brings them into the great hall of the Chai capital. Daisy’s emblem, which used to decorate the walls is now gone. At the head of the hall a fat duck dressed in jewels sits on the regal chair. The horde opens up for the king to speak to Mario.

“I see you’ve gotten to know my weedle dee army!” the king boasts. “Now who are you?”

“The King and Queen of the Mushroom Kingdom” Mario answers.

“Is this true my Queen?” the King references Daisy, who up until now quietly sat next to the king.

“Yes, they are my friends,” Daisy says quietly. Luigi is in shock, he had never known Daisy to be quiet.

“Well then a friend of my Queen is a friend of mine! I am King Dedede.” The king lends out a hand to Mario.

“QUEEEENN?” Luigi is shocked.

“Look, I’m sorry for the fuss, let’s have some tea. But before we do that…get this beast out of here,” Dedede points to Donkey Kong. DK fights against all of the weedle dees. Mario urges him not to, but Donkey Kong ignores him. King Dedede leads the rest of the group into a room off the great hall. “Don’t worry, my weedle dee army will make sure he is safe.”

King Dedede leads the group into a hallway with tall ceilings. The walls are a dark brown color, but it is decorated with commemorative paintings of Sarasaland’s history. The painting has a gold frame that matches the carpets and the ceiling trim. On the ceiling again, is an intricate portrait of a Sarasaland legend. Dedede opens one of the iron doors, which is also decorated with gold imperial trellis.

Inside is another room with high ceilings. The walls are a velvet green with the same gold trim. Instead of paintings there are mirrors around to give the room a less empty feel. King Dedede leads everyone to a side door, Daisy grabs Peach’s arm to stop her. Only Dedede and Mario go into the room. The door closes behind them.

“Daisy, what’s happened?” Peach whispers.

Daisy looks at the waddle dee guard at the door. “Leave us.” The guard closes the door behind it. As the door latches Daisy’s mood changes completely, she is furious. “I don’t know what happened?” Daisy claims. “I was coming back from your wedding and there was an earthquake. We were just on the outskirts of Sarasaland when I saw Birabuto get destroyed. When we got into town this King Dedede was already here. The people had already accepted him, they thought I died!”

“So did we!” Peach says. “What happened to your luma?”

“When we were traveling through Birabuto is passed away.”

“I’m sorry Daisy,” Peach touches Daisy’s arm, she pulls it away.

“This guy is a weirdo!”

“So…then this dodo guy married you?” Luigi asks, looking like a beaten puppy.

“Yeah did you see his army? I didn’t have a choice!” Daisy is pacing. “Who knows what he is capable of!”

“We will sort something out, we have a plan,” Peach claims.

“This better be some good plan!”

“Hey Daisy, here if what we know,” Captain Toad starts. “Apparently, there was some sort of cosmic event, a big shift happened. The Mushroom Kingdom is flooded, the Kongo Jungle is cut in half, nearly everything is the world has been replaced by something else.”

“And King Dedede might be part of that something else,” Daisy suggests.

“Right,” Captain Toad confirms.

“That’s why you’re all here, the Mushroom Kingodm flooded?” Daisy asks.

“All that is left is us and the few stuck on the Space Observatory,” Peach describes.

“Queen Daisy, we’re gonna need you to talk to King dodo and get some information on him,” Captain Toad insists. “Can ya do that?”

“Of course.”

In the room next door Mario and King Dedede are a distance from each other but talk sternly. Dedede has his arms crossed behind him. He is skeptical. Mario feels as intimidated as ever while Dedede peers at him.

“So why are you here King Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom?” King Dedede slithers.

“We decided to come visit our dear friend Princess Daisy,” Mario says.

“That’s Queen Daisy, we’re married…remember,” Dedede says with a smirk.

“Well we wanted to visit her and uh, we were surprised to see you!” Mario says.

“Yes, I happened to stumble on this place by accident!” King Dedede says. “My army and I were traveling across the desert when we heard a rumbling and saw Sarasaland crumbling in front of us. We went to investigate and helped out around here.”

“Really?”

“Yes, when I got here my wife was gone,” King Dedede describes. “The rest of the kingdom thought she died. Then she returned all bloody and bruised.”

“Hmm, and then you married her?” Mario is surprised.

“Yes, I felt like I had to!” Dedede claims.

“I understand,” Mario says. “Thank you for helping out around here.”

“Sure thing!” King Dedede says. “And stay here as long as you’d like!” King Dedede has his arm around Mario’s shoulder. They walk together to greet the others. King Dedede shows everyone to their rooms so they can get settled, then invites them to dinner.

MEANWHILE AT BOWSER’S KINGDOM…

Birdo is on top of the south east mountains overlooking the kingdom. She watches as an airship lands in the main courtyard of the castle. She looks around at the other destruction and fire that was caused by the rebellion. Birdo is sad to see her home in shambles. She turns away from the destruction and continues on her path. She has a nap sack full of supplies for her adventure. But she can’t seem to leave her home. Birdo turns back around and flies to the castle.

At Bowser’s Castle, Bowser Jr., Iggy, and Morton arrive. They see warriors fighting each other, explosions destroying homes, and people running from the chaos. The castle is in shambles. Parts of the roof are missing and some of the strong iron walls are falling apart. The big green spiked doors have fallen off their hinges and lay in the courtyard. The koopalings walk inside of the castle to the great hall.

“Yoo! This place is off the wall Junior!” Iggy says as he pounces on some of the rubble.

“Iggy! Calm down,” Morton growls. “Junior, we gonna go out there and fight?”

“No,” Bowser Jr. says. “I’m gonna let them come to us!”

“Bowser Jr.!” King Boo cackles. Iggy snaps and gets his wand ready. “Where’s your father?”

“He sent me to handle this,” Junior responds. King Boo appears from the shadows with Tass by his side. “Who’s that with you?”

“I am Tass, King Boo’s lieutenant.” Tass introduces.

“Hello boys!” Birdo calls from the front entrance. “I’m Birdo in case you were wondering.”

“Birdo!” Tass is surprised. “I thought you were leaving the kingdom!”

“No,” Birdo claims. “I’m here to fight for my home.”

“Ahhh, NOW you want to be loyal to your kingdom! Perfect timing,” Iggy taunts.

“Quiet Iggy,” Morton growls. “Junior wants to settle this.”

“Then settle this Junior!” Birdo calls.

“Pull back your troops, King Boo!” Junior demands.

King Boo laughs. “It won’t be that easy Junior! We have demands as well!”

“Let’s here ‘em!” Junior says.

“We want you to rule Bowser’s Kingdom,” King Boo states. Birdo, Morton, and Iggy are shocked at this remark. “The Koopa King has his priorities elsewhere. And we wouldn’t like to see this place turn into ash. Someone should rule Bowser’s Kingdom with their full attention!” King Boo waits for Junior to say something…nothing. “And if you won’t, I WILL!”

Junior thinks for a moment. Iggy and Morton stare at him for a response. King Boo is fearless. Tass is eager to see what Junior says. Birdo is shocked at the whole instance. Bombs and screams can be heard from outside the castle. “I will pull back my troops.”

“And so will I,” King Boo responds.

“But I will need to talk to papa before anything can be official,” Bowser Jr. warns. “Morton, Iggy call off the troops.”

“But Junior!” Iggy protests.

“Iggy!” Junior yells. “Call off the troops!”

AT TEA TIME IN THE CHAI CAPTIAL…

The candles dimly light the tall dining room. The floors are a dark gray stone that reflects every light that hits its surface. The Chai Kingdom signature gold trim outlines the room. The mural on the walls is of a ginormous feast; the nobility zealous over perfectly cooked ham and warm bread. Daisy sits on the right side of the King Dedede at the head of the table. She sits uncomfortably. Her hair is curled into an unnatural loaf and her dress can take the space of two chairs if it wants.

Mario and the others enter the dining room, they try to rush towards Daisy but Peach tells them to back off. Mario sits across from Daisy. Luigi wants to sit next to Daisy but Peach takes the spot instead. Captain Toad and Toadette sit next to Peach. Luigi tries to look at Daisy in the eyes but she stares at the ground instead. He can feel how angry she is by her silence.

“Hello everyone!” King Dedede boasts. “I’m glad you all could join me for tea.” Dedede sits down at the head of the table and claps his hands twice. Waddle Dee’s come pouring from the tall golden doors with massive servings of different tea. “Our chef has prepared different teas and platters for everyone!”

The waddle dee’s take the lids off of the plates to reveal interesting dishes that the Mario brothers weren’t familiar with. A pungent odor crept into Luigi’s nostrils and almost made him hurl. “First we’ll start with some pickled cappy, bark from the Whispy Woods, steamed blowfish, the beak of emp, and some kracko.” Dedede passes around the servings of the food. Captain Toad forces the pickled cappy in her mouth and washes it down with tea, the others watch in disgust. “Drink up!”

Everyone barely makes it through tea time with Dedede. Afterwards, Daisy is in her chambers because she insists on sleeping in a different room from her new king. She looks out into the balcony. There is a knock on her door. It is Luigi!

“Daisy,” Luigi mutters. Daisy turns around from the balcony. “How are ya doing?”

“I’m worried Luigi,” Daisy admits. “Peach told me that Bowser has taken over the castle! That big turtle never gives up!”

“Yeah,” Luigi seems sad. “I think Mario is going to talk to Dedede tomorrow.”

Daisy laughs. “I preferred it when you called him dodo.”

“I got this for you, before we left the Mushroom Kingdom,” Luigi hands Daisy a picture of them, Mario, and Peach on the wedding day.

“Oh Luigi!” Daisy hugs Luigi. “I love it!” She kisses him on the cheek. Luigi’s face turns bright red.

“Well uh…I should be going!” Luigi quickly scatters towards the door but before he could sneak out-

“Luigi,” Daisy calls. “Thank you.”

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Title Yoshi’s Crafted World Developer Good-Feel Publisher Nintendo Release Date March 29th, 2019 Genre Platformer Platform Nintendo Switch Age Rating E for Everyone – Mild Cartoon Violence Official Website

Sometimes we’re hardest on those things we love. I absolutely love Yoshi, as I have since the release of Yoshi’s Island. Which brings us to today’s review of Yoshi’s Crafted World. No matter how hard I try, I always feel compelled to compare each new Yoshi release not only to the one which preceded it, but the one that started it all. Which sets an awfully high bar, since no game has eclipsed the original, though Woolly World came the closest. But before we start comparing apples to delicious apples, it’s only fair to cover what Yoshi’s Crafted World does well, before we tackle what it does wrong.

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Much like every other Yoshi game, Crafted World’s plot is the least important part of it. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its high points. Sure the premise is the same “Kamek does something bad, Yoshis go to stop him and Baby Bowser”, but the way it is executed has some charm. There’s adorable cutscenes that show the baddies scheming, as well as some almost claymation style sequences right before boss fights. As soon as you understand there is no mystery here, just a two dimensional motivation to get going, you’ll enjoy the game a lot more. And while the premise is certainly simple, there’s an air of childlike wonder to it all that makes it enjoyable for gamers young and old alike. In this game, Kamek steals the wish-granting Sundream Stone that, for some inexplicable reason, was left in the care of the Yoshis. Or rather, Kamek tries to steal it, and the resulting tumult sends the stones set into the artifact flying. Whoever can collect them and put the artifact back together first will be granted a wish, and you can bet Baby Bowser’s demands aren’t healthy. Thus, you pick your flavor of Yoshi and get started on this adventure.

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As far as how the game controls, it’s pretty much what you expect. You can flutter jump, aim, ground pound and eat enemies to make eggs. I appreciated that there were a variety of control options, since the initial setup wasn’t what I wanted. Instead, I picked one that more closely resembled what I remembered from Yoshi’s Island. They really simplified the aiming, and instead of the reticule bouncing back and forth, it will just aim in whatever direction you want. You can still bounce eggs off things, you just will rarely have occasion to.

As a tried and true Yoshi fan, I went with Type B controls.

Like Woolly World before it, Crafted World is arranged with a distinct visual flair. Instead of yarn, this one is mostly about paper crafts, though there’s a huge variety of other influences. There are bouncing origami flowers, springy macaroons, giant magnetic soda cans and much more besides. In a weird way, aesthetically this almost reminds me of some of the Chibi-Robo games, with real world items making up strange landscapes. It’s all delightful to look at, especially since Good-Feel did their level best to make no two worlds the same, meaning there’s a ton of visual level variety.

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Another way this apes its predecessor is that the levels are incredibly content dense. Besides finding all the Flowers, Red Coins and Heart pieces to 100% a level, they also have other ways to stretch out your playtime. And trust me, it can take a while just to find all those. Most levels I couldn’t find everything the first try, and many I’m still missing stuff after exploring them multiple times. You’ll also be able to play the flip side of stages, which is essentially just playing them in reverse. Though it’s cool to see the stages from another angle, thankfully they added something to make them a little more interesting. That special sauce are the Poochy Pups. Yoshi’s loyal hound has always been entertaining, but their puppies are even crazier. The little psychos run wild at the start of the flip side stages, and your goal is to find them all in a specific time frame in order to get rewarded with more Flowers. You have to find them and then hit them with an egg to make them follow you. Better yet, once they do, they act as a sort of infinite egg, and once tossed will boomerang back to you. As if that wasn’t adorable enough, when you flutter jump, they will hover as their little tails wag furiously.

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Lastly, the other aspect that makes each stage a lot more extensive than you’d expect are the Souvenir hunts. You’ll come across these strange cardboard robots whenever you unlock a stage, and afterwards, they’ll have you find carefully hidden crafts in stages. Though these are optional, once you find them, you’ll be rewarded with even more Flowers. By now you’re probably wondering why you keep getting rewarded with Flowers. The good news is, they actually serve a purpose. They unlock stages, and the farther you get, the more you’ll need. I actually liked this feature, since I hate when you are forced to collect a bunch of items for no real reason in other games. Having said that, I wish getting all the Red Coins did something other than give me more Flowers. I would have loved if they unlocked extra stages or something similar.

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While the general flow of the game is play a stage, get Flowers, unlock more stages, rinse and repeat, there are some elements that keep things fresh. There are what I call event stages. They all have some gimmick and a set point goal you’re trying to reach in a limited time frame. A good example is the Go-Go Yoshi stage, where you climb into a cardboard mega Yoshi and try and break everything in sight with a giant fist. Another is when you pilot a plane by running up and down its length, or guide a solar powered car by steering it into beams of sunlight. These are all good fun, and fairly challenging to boot. I’m glad they are there to keep things interesting, though perhaps the game could have used a few more of them.

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One way Crafted World improves upon Woolly is with their boss fights. Unlike in Woolly World, here you never face the same boss more than once. Each encounter, whether against a main boss or mini boss, is totally unique, and challenging enough that you can’t get too cocky. Some of them are new takes on classic foes, like a giant Piranha Plant, but some are very unique and highly enjoyable. My personal favorite is the Gator Train, but the final boss also gives the one from the original Yoshi’s Island a run for their money. I just wish there were more boss fights, since in the SNES original there were a ton of them, and here there are only 5. That said, I’d rather have less bosses than rehash or uninspired battles. But with that in mind, I absolutely miss the Castle and Fort stages. Those did a great job of building up the tension until you reach the boss fight, whereas here, each boss fight is just its own stage that you unlock.

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Visually speaking, this is a wonderful game and is dripping with creativity. There’s a lot of small moments of genius here, and each level is utterly packed with things to admire. My personal favorites were the Rumble Jungle, Ninjarama and Shadowville stages. One of which includes the first survival horror level I’ve ever played in a Yoshi game. And though I didn’t use them much, the many costumes you can unlock with coins in the game are a treat, especially the weird stuff like Cow Yoshi. One of my favorite parts visually were the cutscenes that occur when Kamek uses his magic to make each boss. These are totally trippy and I highly approve of them. Musically, Crafted World takes a hit. Much like in the last Good-Feel game, here the music is overly mellow and frankly underwhelming. There’s some variety, such as the music in the haunted mansion and ninja stages, but I just wanted a bit more punch. Seeing as how the original game had a bunch of wonderful tunes, I almost wish Good-Feel would just focus on the visual side and hire another team to do their music. Thankfully, the sound effects are all pitch perfect, which helps ease my frustration.

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Thus far I’ve been mostly sticking to the positive stuff, but now I have to cover areas I felt the game could have improved. One involves the gameplay variety, which was overall a bit disappointing. I say that because mechanically speaking, Yoshi’s Crafted World feels a lot less innovative than Woolly World. In that game, there was constantly something crazy happening. Here they mostly play it safe, other than with the visual style. And while I do love the classic Yoshi’s Island mechanics, that game was also known for being very innovative and not resting on its laurels. In many ways, I feel Good-Feel played it safe with Crafted World. Sure, there’s lots of stuff to do, but doing it is mostly the same, and can start to feel repetitive. This goes double when you’re trying to grind through levels to find everything, which really takes a lot of the charm out of it. I don’t mind finding the basic stuff, but going through the same stage for the umpteenth time to find a deviously hidden souvenir started to wear on me.

Another minor frustration is with the egg toss aiming. Since each stage is 3D, even in 2D looking sections, aiming can be a challenge. You’ll be aiming down and might instead hit something in the foreground. This wasn’t game breaking by any means, but it was really irritating in the faster paced moving sections. More of a problem, at least for me, is that I really wanted more to unlock. Sure, each stage is dense, but besides what I’ve already mentioned, the only other things you unlock happen after you beat the game. You unlock a series of stages called the Hidden Hills, and it’s no exaggeration that these are brutally hard platforming challenges. Other than that, you’ll unlock a hide and seek character that will show up in every stage and challenges for boss battles, and that’s it. I really wanted something more, though to be fair we didn’t get much more in Woolly World.

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In the end, I did enjoy Yoshi’s Crafted World, though that was never really in doubt. But unfortunately, in many ways Yoshi’s Crafted World felt like a step back from Woolly World, which in many ways felt like the better game. It’s far from bad, and even is challenging enough that I died a handful of times, but it just felt like it was playing things too safe. It might be better if I had tried the two player mode, though I tend to doubt that would have influenced me much. For $59.99, I do feel you’ll get your money’s worth, as I easily spent 10 hours beating it and many more trying to unlock everything. But your mileage may vary for how motivated you feel to unlock everything the game has to offer. If you’re a fan of Yoshi, I’d say it’s worth buying, but if not, you may want to try another Switch platformer.

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One woman's creative solution to help homeless senior dogs live out their golden years.

This is Jack, a 13-year-old Jack Russell terrier.

Jack and his friend Penny at Silver Muzzle Cottage. Image via Silver Muzzle Cottage. All images used with permission.

His owner gave him up to a shelter. At first, it seemed like he was lucky: He was adopted that very same day.

But 48 hours later, his new family returned him because he had some medical issues they didn't want to deal with.

He was homeless — that is, until Silver Muzzle Cottage took him in.

Kim Skarritt-Nelson created Silver Muzzle Cottage after realizing just how many old dogs were in shelters waiting for new homes.

She ran Bowsers by the Bay, a dog boarding and social rehab facility, and through her work, she had connected with a few local rescues on social media.

"I started seeing that there were a lot of these really old dogs needing homes and I didn't understand that at all," she says. "It was a concept that I just couldn’t grasp. Why would a 14-year-old dog need a new home?"

Kim Skarritt-Nelson with her dog Kia. Image via Kim Skarritt-Nelson.

Some of these dogs had lived their whole lives with a person, but when their owner died, they had nowhere to go and no one to take them.

Others, like Jack, had been relinquished to shelters by owners who didn't want to — or couldn't — care for them anymore. Others still were found as strays, like Penny, abandoned along a road somewhere.

Penny was found as a stray. She is believed to be 11 years old and is awaiting her forever home at Silver Muzzle Cottage. Image via Silver Muzzle Cottage.

People usually want a puppy or at least a young dog when they decide to bring a dog home, and that's why those are the ones that almost always go home first. Old or sick dogs can spend years waiting for a new home — or even be euthanized in overcrowded shelters.

It bothered Skarritt-Nelson that these older dogs had nowhere to go to live out their remaining life with love and dignity. So she renovated one of the buildings on the Bowsers by the Bay property, converting it into a living space for dogs — complete with couches, pillows, and even a fake fireplace so that it resembles a home instead of a traditional shelter — and officially opened Silver Muzzle Cottage, a rescue and hospice for homeless senior dogs.

The interior of Silver Muzzle Cottage looks more like the living room of a house than it does a dog shelter. Image via Kim Skarritt-Nelson.

It is the only organization of its kind in her state and one of a few in the country, according to the Detroit Free Press. Even by animal rescue standards, Silver Muzzle is a very different kind of refuge.

Since it opened its doors two years ago, Silver Muzzle Cottage has helped more than 70 senior or sick dogs in Michigan.

"Once word got out what we were doing, we were getting 15-20 calls a day initially," she says. "Then it tapered off to 15-20 a week."

Jack and Petey, two of the current residents at Silver Muzzle Cottage. Image via Silver Muzzle Cottage.

When they get a call, they screen them to make sure the dogs meet their age requirements and, if possible, try to place the dog in a home first. Some of those dogs do better in the quiet of a home with a family, she says.

If not, the dogs come to the cottage to await adoption. Some, like the 140-pound great dane-mastiff mix named Mongo, will simply live out the remainder of their lives at Silver Muzzle Cottage.

Mongo's owner relinquished him to Silver Muzzle Cottage on the condition that he stay at the cottage and not be adopted. He is 8, which is considered senior for such a large dog. Image via Kim Skarritt-Nelson.

"Just in case they never find a home, they will always have a home here with me," says Skarritt-Nelson.

Today, seven dogs live at Silver Muzzle Cottage, including Mongo and their newest arrival, Felix.

Felix's owner recently died, but with the help of Silver Muzzle Cottage, he's hoping to have a new home soon. Image via Silver Muzzle Cottage.

The dogs are never alone at the cottage, thanks to a group of volunteers. "We ask the volunteers to help us give these dogs a life that they may never have had," says Skarritt-Nelson. "So that may include taking them down to the beach and letting them play on the beach, taking them for walks in the woods, getting them out and socializing with people in the community."

The senior dogs also visit local nursing care facilities and spend time with the residents.

One of the Silver Muzzle Cottage dogs visiting a local nursing care facility as part of the rescue's "Seniors for Seniors" program. Image via Kim Skarritt-Nelson.

They spend the rest of their time snuggling and playing with the other dogs or hanging out with Skarritt-Nelson.

In fact, to take the extra step in making sure the dogs are never alone and never caged, she made the cottage her home too by moving into a small room at the corner of the house with her own three dogs.

She hopes she can continue to grow her network of volunteers and supporters so Silver Muzzle Cottage can expand and welcome more older dogs. Helping these senior dogs is her way of giving back to them — of recognizing that they once gave their lives to someone or a family, and that it's not their fault they are homeless now. Silver Muzzle Cottage is her creative way to help these dogs.

A little girl reading to one of Silver Muzzle Cottage's senior dogs. Image via Kim Skarritt-Nelson.

"The whole focus for us is making sure that the dog leaves this world with somebody, that they don't die alone, and to make sure that they know that when they left this world, they had somebody — somebody loved them, they mattered to somebody."

Want to volunteer or help Silver Muzzle Cottage in some other way? Reach out to them via their Facebook page for more information.

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socialviralnews · 7 years