WAIT I Just Rewatched Episode 1 And Ivy Was Found "near Gristle" And The Grizzly Bear Was Found "up In

One interesting thing I've noticed is that other people on the server use a mixed iteration of the words faction member / [faction colour] member / [name of faction] member to refer to their faction members but the lifestealers on the server almost always use the word "teammate" when referring to their faction members which is really interesting. Old habits die hard and all that

I'm always up for an encryption to break and you do seem to need one so sure

Of course you would have, of course, but this message does seem quite urgent. Any idea what it's referring to or who sent it?

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Another code? The structure suggests it's not random gibberish. But without the cipher, even I can't make sense of it.

SH

deep breath checkpoint

The real reason that genius detective characters in fiction change authors and actors so often is that without periodic hard resets, they eventually start figuring out that they're fictional characters. It's the metafictional equivalent of cycling an AI to prevent it from going rogue. For many years it was believed that killing them off in a suitably dramatic "final case" would indefinitely suspend the process, but this was later determined not to be fully reliable – as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle learned, to his regret.

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My partner critiques my fics in memes, I felt this on a very personal level.

Art Critic: the skull in the corner is artfully placed on the periphery of vision to symbolise the omnipresence of death, important thematically to the artist’s conception of life and mortality.

Actual Artist: aw shit, I got all this negative space, guess I’ll stick a skull there that looks pretty rad.

really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.

Request by @luminescentlama

Miraculous Pirates Curse of the Seven Seas

In the chaotic pirate haven of Port Tiki, Captain Marinette discovers whispers of the ghost ship The Moth's Wing and its nefarious captain, Hawkmoth, who seeks powerful cursed gemstones. With her loyal crew, she embarks on a treacherous journey to Isle Kwami to find the legendary Ladybug Gem, but as they navigate stormy seas and ancient traps, they awaken dark forces that test their courage and loyalty. As Marinette taps into the gem's extraordinary powers to confront Hawkmoth, she uncovers secrets that could alter her destiny forever, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between creation and chaos. Will they claim the gem and outsmart their relentless foe, or will they be consumed by the very magic they seek?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64230709/chapters/164852008

Request by @luminescentlama

Arcane Tides; Shadows of the Abyss

In the cursed waters of the Shadow Isles, rival pirate crews led by the chaotic Jinx and the hardened Vi race to claim the Tidebinders—ancient gemstones that command the sea’s fury. But as the sisters clash in treacherous storms, haunted labyrinths, and the jaws of a spectral leviathan, the relics’ power begins to corrupt them, twisting old wounds into weapons. With the final gem, The Tempest’s Eye, capable of drowning the world, Jinx and Vi must decide: destroy each other for the prize, or face the drowned god rising beneath them—and the past that binds them tighter than any chain.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64230562

Starting my nightmare legacy challenge

After watching Lilsimsie for a while and being OBSESSED with her nightmare legacy and all of the chaos which comes along with it, I've decided to start my first official nightmare legacy. Ten generations on short lifespan.

I'm using the rules from this post, so thank you to jasminesilk for making them so easy to follow.

I used the story function to make my founder sim, Lorena Havenwood who is... sigh, mean, a genius and neat. But I'd never figured to play with the mean trait so there's something.

I also got a dog! A golden retriever named Muffin who is so so sweet but also sort of a menace.

Then, as per the nightmare rules (I use the nightmare edition of the rules except for the goals since um I ain't good enough for that), I built an empty house, choosing Copperdale as a nice place to start.

Now, my sim has already romanced a literal EVIl sim so... this is gonna be great