Quiver

Eh, a few years ago, I wrote a short story based on Pinocchio as a horror. It was meant to be... kind of a twisted Frankenstein. From what I understand, the writer of Pinocchio was a horrible misanthrope, so Gepetto was... basically a horrible, twisted little man who couldn't stand interactions with other people. So, he fell in love with puppets and puppeteering; because those, those you knew what they would do. Those, you could control, and dance the way you wanted them to, and you didn't have to actually deal with how real people worked. His Pinocchio was... not alive. Or, not quite alive; but it was a really unsettling little crature, which he threw in the corner of his workshop and couldn't stand to be around, because something about it was just wrong. You could tie that into Cthullhu, I suppose; Gepetto accidentally keyed into some abstract part of the universe -or was influenced by forces therin- to create a shell for them to enter our dimension. Because the story ended before Pinocchio came to life or anything... but it ended with a blue light from the night sky starting to float over it's body, and, well, Pinocchio was brought to life by the Blue Fairy...

Those are both shows I vaguely remember growing up. Never watched W.I.T.C.H (though I'll admit to some curiosity) but I did see some Kim Possible, and, um... ...Okay, I admit it. I felt really embarrassed for liking it at the time? Bear in mind, I was in my early teens, and already really self-conscious and embarrassed by the fact that I preferred female leas. And while I wouldn't describe Kim Possible as a girls show -not at all!- at the time, I was too embarrassed to admit I liked it? I do sort of want to catch up on it now that I'm older and wiser though. And obviously, I've gotten over my embarrassment slightly, which is why I'm currently watching Jem and the Holograms.

Everything we ever thought we knew about history is offically a lie. You know the paranoia people have inthe DCEU with regards Superman? That, multiplied a thousand times. Because at least Superman wasn't a clandestine secret society operating from time immemorial. At least Superman tends to stop short of telling world powers to back off. In short...yeah. People would not react well, I think.

Security. Sorry. Whining. On the less whining, more "totes random" side...anyone know anything about G.I.Joe or MASK?

Yesterday: Hey Quiver, work Monday and take Tuesday and Wednesday off instead. Today: Hey Quiver, also work Tuesday. I just. The rota was released on Saturday. Can you go 48 hours without scrambling my entire week up?

The Flash and Supergirl are having another crossover this year. This time, it'll be a two-parter. In the form of a musical. With original songs, including something by the writer of Hamilton. Apparently. Yes please. Arrowverse is Best DC Live Actionverse.

It's like a good mystery, or a well-written plot twist. It's all so obvious in hindsight; all the clues were right in front of us, all along!

Oh my god. TwilyghtSansSparkles is George R R Martin. You did a good job of concealing your identity, but writing lavish prose about food gave you away! (In retrospect, the Spokaneverse is also a clue) Shouldn't you be working on the Winds of Winter?

With spoilers for the first 50 or so Night Vale episodes, can I say the character I most emphasise with and relate to?

I've seen you comment that you drew the avatar you are using, and consider it really rough. Not only do I think it look's cool, I really liked the full scale picture you showed of it. It looked relly stylistic, and I like it.

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. I think it might be time for my third series reread, actually. I've mostly been using GitP for the forum these days...

This kind of feeds into my minor, meta-Archive theory, actually. If there are no Dustbringer main characters, it's because the Dustbringer PoV is one which is going to be woven through all the books as an ongoing and consistent thread, rather than cycling in and outof focus like the others.

Okay, nominations! Vin x1 Vivenna x2 Rysn x2

"Who cares, easy Paragon points!"

Maybe? If you ever want to talk about it, I'd be interested in taking the conversation to PM's!

Well, my idea was coming from a slightly different direction than parasitic vampire clothes. I'm just at work, so I can't elaborate on said ideas just yet. Glad to know stealing inspiration isn't awful though.

So. A while back, through various circumstances, I was thinking it would be fun to do a cosmetics based magic system. Never really did much with it, but.. Lately, I watched Kill la Kill, and I'm kind of tossing around the idea of a magic-system built around fashion and clothes. I'm a little nervous about it, though, since I'm inspired by something else. Good or bad idea?

"I don't get it. Why does every NPC end their dialogue with 'And then Nighthound died'? What's a Nighthound?!"

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Confession: everytime I post a Reckoners post, I immediatly run off and apologise in PM's and get all anxious. Quiver does not have Lyla's confidence.

I wonder if this is a hold over from fairy tales; that idea that everyone has a One True Love, without whom love is empty...

The first half of the first episode featured blimps with the main characters name, a funeral, and punk rockers driving into a business meeting at an office on motorcycles. Episode. One. Heck, practically from frame one! At least Night Vale was a little normal at the start, to make the weirdness stranger. Jem started at full throttle and just keeps going. ...though speaking of Night Vale, I want this so much.

Yes. Suddenly, everything clicks into place.

"I'm taking photos," she answered brightly. "Awesome, totally amazing photos with my best friend." Lyla couldn't help herself; she giggled ecstatically. That was a bad idea; it probably made her seem childish, or like a dork, and that was the last thing she wanted. Sure, Shiny said that that kind of enthusiasm was okay, but, still. Shiny wasn't from the Dalles; she didn't get how backwards and repressed the vanilla town could be about that kind of things. For a few minutes, the air was filled with flashes, Scribbler's fireworks and the random-fire burn of camera memory being used up. It was, in all likelihood, very inappropriate for a hospital. "Wait, you mean why am I here, now, right?" Lyla took a few steps back from the girl, her focus -for once- not entirely on the epic as she scanned the room. "Can I say I'm here 'cause of destiny? It sounds a lot cooler to say it was destiny." Though cool wasn't a phrase she would use to describe the room itself. Urgh would have been closer to the truth. Seriously. Just because it was functional didn't mean it was to be so drab and boring. It was a shame that Shiny's sparkles didn't seem to last very long; they certainly brightened the place up. Much more importantly, the decor did not do her hoodie any favors. She resisted the urge to groan out loud. Whoever set up the ward had zero concept of photographical composition. Granted, Lyla didn't either, really. She was more 'self-taught'... but she still understood that lime green didn't go well with whatever colour that was. She grabbed the bottom of her hoodie and started pulling. "It's dumb," she said- or tried to say. The words were muffled by the hoodie being pulled up over her head. She threw it onto the bed, repeating, "It's dumb. I mean, I was just minding my own business, then those pandas showed up and, okay, I know Vanilla's were supposed to be inside or out of the way or something but come on. Panda. Freaking. Invasion. What kinda person would wanna miss that?! So, I was just hanging around, getting some photographs of the whole thing for my scrap book - and okay so, I normally dont tell people about my scrap book right away, but we feel super close, ya know?- anyway, I was getting some photos and it was so cool, and then afterwards one of the guards dragged me in here." She paused, rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly. The hoodie added a little bit of mass to her; she looked even scrawnier, and younger, without it than she already did. "There might have been something about getting checked over for head trauma, or injuries or whatever," she added, "but don't buy it. This is like, detention. Unjust imprisonment! So, hey, can you squeeze a little closer here? I was thinkin', you know, seflies with my bestie, kinda thing!" She worked her way back to Scribbler, throwing one arm around the girl's shoulder, then reconsidering. That wasn't the kind of thing Shiny would do, was it? And, granted, everything Lyla knew about Scribbler was second- or third-hand at best, but she clearly liked Shiny too, didn't she, so she'd probably be cool with stuff Shiny would do, right? Right. So, while she held the camera as far away as her arms would allow -probably not far enough- she moved the other one to around Scribbler's back instead. " 'Kay, so, on three, say 'Calamity'." That was something people did when they were taking photographs, wasn't it? They said something to make them smile. Lyla didn't have much experience with that. People didn't tend to like ti when she asked for their pictures. Not that it really would help in this instance; the teenage was already grinning like a lunatic. "Okay, one.. two... three!"

Yup! That's exactly what happened. That blades got switched at some point. the fact that Dalinar hears screams that he really shouldn't hear is the major giveaway of that... but also, the descriptions of the blades don't match up. The one that "Taln" had when he appeared was described as like a spike; the one which Dalinar unveils for his test is like a cleaver. So... yes. Brandon confirmed that someone switched the blades. We don't know who did it, or why (though I believe Brandon confirmed that it wasn't Hoid) but... a switch definitely happened.