What would a hairball from a skeletal cat look like
Hm! So obviously a skeletal cat does not have fur, a tongue, or a stomach, so it could not develop a hairball in the usual sense. (I'm now imagining other cats attempting to groom it for social reasons and getting their tongues stuck to the bone, though, a la licking fossils.)
But let's play in this space a little. Assuming the skeleton cat is not connected by tendons, which I rarely see in skeleton cat art, it is probably being held together by some sort of magical field. Let's say that field can get confused and accidentally start treating other nearby objects as part of the skeletal cat. Your cat jumped in a leaf pile? It's got leaves now. Your cat stole some food off your plate and it can't eat it but the food is now floating around as part of its body. Eventually the magic determines that these new items are not, in fact, cat-substance, and expels it. Notable examples include when someone's skeleton cat got into their marble collection and several hours later shot them in all directions like a ball bearing gun.
What's it like having your old lives and thoughts on display, easily accessible both to current you and to millions of strangers?
From Jerry/Tycho:
"It's very interesting, especially because I have progeny with full access to everything. That's kind of a trip. There are things I have left up even though people say I should take them down, because... I dunno. That would feel dishonest. Maybe that's the wrong approach, but I would feel like I was lying or obfuscating the truth by corrupting the fossil record. I will say that I think I have it better than The Teens, because all of their larval indiscretions are there forever in 4k. At least I had the chance to molt a couple times before the surveillance began in earnest, and even then, the Internet wasn't a video medium back then. You could just be words, which suits me very well."
Also though bitterness aside my academic career has led me to view shiny new school buildings with distrust. How am I supposed to thrive here? I do my best work in a crumbling derelict
The comms department at my college literally used to be an old mortuary/morgue, the building was super out of place with the rest of the modern downtown campus. We used to host a halloween party for the department and talk about the ghosts. My one journalism class was taken in the otherwise unused basement. Also they had a sculpting class there and the windows were lined with mannequin heads and other strange sculptures. Loved that place
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obsessed with jamie winter. he's extremely qualified. he's awkward. he's a detective sergeant. he's very good at sewing. he can't tell when a woman is into him. he's a massive comic book nerd. his best friend is a seventy years old forensic scientist. his favourite color is purple. he did drag at the policemen ball. he fought a python to save his boss. he tailors his suits. he once flirted with a suspect who turned out to be an undercover cop. he can pickpocket. he knits. he takes off his shirt to build a garden pergola in front of his boss' wife. he's everything to me
The thing about me is that when I go to the dentist or hairdresser, I will be the most pliable and easy-to-work person around. You can put my head in any position, I won't move a muscle so as not to make your job harder. I'll go full mannequin mode on you so I can get a good grade in being helpful.
I did get my cosplay done on time, with three days to spare actually! Though the last three days were spent making the gift Franz, bc according to wikipedia this year is Girl Genius' 25th anniversary, and since in wedding anniversaries 25 is for silver, the professors need someone to guard their precious metals!
I also asked Phil a ton of questions, which I will put under the cut bc this is already kinda long:
What are all the Muses' titles? i actually got him to write it all down for me since my notetaking wasnt fast enough so here:
[*note: I double checked this with Kaja on stream, this is an error. Orotine is the muse of geometry which also encompasses relationships as stated in entertainment in londinium. so Prende's domain is still a bit of a mystery]
2. Is Higgs having a good time in Skifander? Yes.
Me, disappointed: "Aw I thought maybe they had put him in a skimpy outfit and tossed him in a gladiator arena."
Phil: "Who says that's not his idea of a good time?"
3. Is Zulenna a Valois? unclear but probably not, though she is probably related on Tarvek's mom's side of the family, she's definitely a second or third cousin at least. [and we will see her again!]
4. How did Martellus end up apprenticed to Vapnoodle? Martellus' true passion is mad zoology, and he really just needs to give this whole thing up and start that boutique pet shop; he'd be much happier but his family wanted him to get into the business. either way, Martellus doesnt do things halfway and Vapnoodle is really good at what he does.
5. What character do you think changed the most from their original concept? Klaus. he was originally a cadaverous, skrunkly, prof. moriarty type who dies at the end of book one; but that wasnt working so Kaja said he used to have all these adventures with the heterodyne boys, he should be strong.
6. How tall is Zantabraxus? around 6'5".
7. Who did Bill and Barry kill within two minutes of being sworn in? That was just a joke, it actually took them closer to a whole day. They really didnt like a lot of what the town had been. They made it clear they didnt like the monsters [particularily those who helped the old Heterodynes]. Most monsters are just trying to get by but some are the "I'm hungry, pass me another baby" type. This type didn't usually last long because while the old Heterodynes didn't encourage this but didn't stop it either, the townsfolk whose babies were eaten didnt put up with it.
8. Will we find out what happened to General Zadipok? Yes.
9. There have been some jokes about jägers eating people; has that ever actually happened? It happened sometimes in the old days but not in the last hundred years.
10. What's Vole doing right now? He is still in the valley, in the ring labs trying to figure out where he belongs. The next time we'll see him is when he gets hauled up in front of the generals to answer to them [HELLO??????].
11. Will we ever find out what's up with the polar lords? Probably not, as it's not really relevant to the story they're telling.
Peeked into my work email and HR never made a final determination on my FMLA. Which means I can go back whenever I want without needing a doctor's note but jesus you people really cannot do anything huh
fantasy world where "magic is dangerous, deadly in untrained hands!" and then it turns out it's cuz of how easy it is to accidentally give yourself radiation poisoning
"magic used to be wild, commonplace, but now it's strictly banned/locked away in the towers of wizard university" yeah that's cuz of the dark illness it unleashed upon the land (aka massive increase in background radiation). the cancer rates were insane. hell yeah that shit stays locked in the tower it's a basic public health issue
Okay but this is literally how magic works in the Discworld universe, pTerry Pratchett worked in the nuclear industry before writing the series and you can really see that in his worldbuilding
Like magic is measured in units called "Thaums", and there are devices called "thaumometers" that can read levels of magical radiation, but in a strong enough magical field wizards can feel it without tools.
Magic used to be wild and used in major ways, but a period of wizard wars left areas of the Discworld scarred and uninhabitable from magic use with very obvious parallels to irradiated zones. The only things that live in them now are magical abominations and are generally avoided.
Now, magic is only used in universities (TP also was very very good at depicting and satirizing the ins and outs of higher education), and wizards learn quickly the art of not using magic unless necessary. However, the area around the university with higher levels of background radiation is cheap "unreal" estate.
Magic is very prevalent in the libraries, where especially powerful books that give off a lot of magical radiation are kept in lead boxes or under water or even in salt mines to prevent radiation. The head librarian was at one point turned into an orangutan, a form he's very happy in as it allows him greater maneuverability around the shelves.
Also, in one book, wizards discover a cheap, infinite source of magic, immediately go power mad (in a funny way) and the universities of the disc quickly go to maginuclear war with each other. (See Sourcery)
Anyway this is just to say that this is a very good topic and to read the Discworld novels if you're interested
