Smoke and Stars

A tumblr for GW2 character Shahid "Shai" Burhan: Elonian engineer, ship's captain, and ne'er-do-well. [inkie.3168] NSFW: occasional sex, nigh-constant sailor-mouth.

[tyrian-tattler]

Do you know Tyria’s cutest couple?

Submit their name by the following week and we’ll do a feature on the top 5.

[ruby-rousseau]

Ruby and Shai. Duh. @bynofixedstar

[lsleofskye]

[urbnite]

From the book: Worn Stories

[smokingpipes-com-deactivated201]

“Well, it keeps my hands busy, and my mouth shut.”

[wnq-anonymous]

Nothing is quite as beautiful as someone who has survived losing everything and still has a tender heart.

Unknown (via wnq-anonymous)

[bynofixedstar]

BOLD WHAT APPLIES TO YOUR MUSE.

PLACE IN SOCIETY

financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty.

medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged.

class or caste: upper / middle / working / slave / unsure.

education: qualified / unqualified / studying.

criminal record: yes, for major crimes  / yes, for minor crimes / no.

FAMILY

married - happily / married - unhappily / engaged or betrothed / partnered (it’s complicated) / single / divorced / separated / widowed

has a child or children / has no children / wants children.  

close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased.

orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s).

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

extroverted / introverted / in between.

disorganized / ORGANIZED!! / in between.

close minded / open-minded  / in between.

calm / anxious / in between.

disagreeable / agreeable / in between.

cautious / reckless / in between.

patient / impatient / in between.

outspoken / reserved / in between.

leader / follower / in between.

empathetic / unempathetic / in between.

optimistic / pessimistic / in between.

traditional / modern / in between.

hard-working / lazy / in between.

cultured / un-cultured / in between / unknown.

loyal / disloyal / unknown.

faithful / unfaithful / unknown.

BELIEFS:

monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic.

belief in ghosts or spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in an afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care.

belief in aliens: yes  / no / don’t know / don’t care.

religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious.

philosophical: yes / no.

OPINIONS

pro-suicide / anti-suicide / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-euthanasia / anti-euthanasia / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-choice / anti-abortion /  doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-marriage / anti-marriage / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-death penalty / anti-death penalty  / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-drug legislation / anti-drug legislation / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-murder / anti-murder / doesn’t know or on the fence.

pro-cannibalism / anti-cannibalism / doesn’t know or on the fence.

left wing / right wing / middle / doesn’t know or on the fence.

SEXUALITY + ROMANTIC INCLINATION

heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual.

sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favourable.

romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favourable.

sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious.

potential sexual partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

potential romantic partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all.

ABILITIES

combat skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

literacy skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

artistic skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

technical skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none.

HABITS

drinking alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

smoking: trying to quit / never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

other narcotics: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

medicinal drugs: never / sometimes  / frequently / to excess.

indulgent food: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

splurge spending: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

gambling: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[bynofixedstar]

Thank you to all the frands who IM’d me today to let me know excitedly that human men can now wear long dreadlocks. I logged in especially for the occasion, so the Nerdiest Pirate now claims his rightful hair.

[alishenciya]

[bynofixedstar]

Is there someone that seems to have a secret that Shai just desperately wants to know what it is? Who is it? Does Shai have any theories? What are they?

Shai, Poker-Faced Keeper of Secret(s), expects pretty much everyone he meets to have a secret or three behind their smiles. But as much as he likes to know things (see: favorite pastime), unless there’s some professional reason for him to be ferreting out someone’s secrets, Shai believes very much in minding his own fucking business – in no small part because he likes to encourage the people around him to mind theirs.

That said, he’s always curious (in both a paternalistic-concern way, and an is-this-going-to-fuck-with-my-business way) about the affairs of his crew. 

[bynofixedstar]

On a compass, does Shai have any particular direction that he likes better than all of the others? Is he basic and just likes north? Is he a bit of a rebel and likes south? Or is he left-field with east or west? Does he like a direction that is a little bit in between?

This question is hilarious.

Also, south.

[bijoux-et-mineraux]

Rare Cretaceous Gastropod epigenized in Dendritic Agate - Betul, India 

[ink-pedia]

Baris Yesilbas

[postlitany]

Anon me facts about me that you think are probably true

[psych-facts]

Rudeness is the weak person’s imitation of strength.

- Eric Hoffer (via ohlovequotes)

[bynofixedstar]

What would Shai think of memes? What would be his favorite, if he had one?

Ugh, I can’t find any evidence of it now, but I am positive that at one point I reblogged Spiders Georg either to this blog or to my OOC blog and noted in the tags that I was doing so specifically because Shai would think it was the funniest thing he’d ever read. Yes, funnier than the muffins joke -- sorry, Lin, but Spiders Georg is a statistics joke. You can bet that if he had a tumblr, he would reblog every variant of it he encountered, chortling to himself.

We can all be grateful Shai doesn’t actually have a tumblr.

[coffee-tumbler]

[beyondfabric]

Drake’s of London AW15 Lookbook

[ida-b-wells-b-whippin-yo-ass-de]

Slay the lessers