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Novelist, historian, raconteur, podcaster, Santaku Dynamics tachi-class combat doll, Your Favorite Historydyke. Bimbofication as Daoist praxis. She/彼女. PGH via BEY, PHL, & SDJ. Staff Writer at Unseen Japan. Opinions mine.

[riversidewings]

"Do not test me, Lieutenant, and do not violate Handler doctrine or military law again. Break another pilot, and I will unmake you."

[riversidewings]

"You will remove your cover in this office and stand at parade rest, Captain. This is a disciplinary hearing, and I am not one of your pilots, I am your fucking battalion CO. You are not the god of this unit, you are one of several Handlers, and I *will* replace you. Is that clear?"

[riversidewings]

"Well, sir, you can see in my record that I'm prior enlisted-- I applied to Handler School after basic officer training so that I could be the responsible Handler mine should've been. And by gods that is what I intend to become."

[riversidewings]

"It's alright, kid. They've been reassigned pending disciplinary action. You're safe now. The private here will see you to the chow hall, and after that, we'll convene for the debriefing. Rest assured, your former handler will face consequences."

[riversidewings]

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On where I've been for the past two weeks, and the plan for the podcast going forward.

[riversidewings]

"Thank gods, the fuckass lieutenant with the god complex in C Squadron got reassigned to staff duty." "Where, ma'am?" "Don't know, don't care, we're gonna be plenty busy with unfucking the mess they made in those pilots' heads. Now c'mon, Sergeant, let's get to work."

[riversidewings]

"The lieutenant made one critical mistake."

"On top of running their pilots on fumes, giving them insufficient rest cycles, and that awful display in the hangar with the--"

"Yeah, on top of that. They told a command sergeant major 'in my experience'."

"Ohhhhh."

[riversidewings]

"Don't look at me, Captain, Sergeant Major is right. You pull that shit again on the pilots and you're gonna get drop kicked so hard you wind up back on Earth. You best hope the folks at Division don't hear about this."

[riversidewings]

"You see these two slices of bread from that retort pouch? What are you? That's right, an idiot sandwich. We have a robust supply chain for a reason and you cannot keep feeding the pilots this fucking swill for the rest of eternity."

[riversidewings]

"With what?….and you were under the impression that this would help the pilots how? My gods, Captain, the good idea fairy must've bit you twice this week. This is why we have to uphold the standards as an organization. That's stuff's unsat. Let's get you squared away."

[riversidewings]

"What? No! That is not in the Handler field manual, and I'm pretty sure that's illegal! You know what, no. I'm putting you in for an intervention at the brigade S-7 shop. If you won't listen to me, maybe you'll listen when there's a brigadier general's boot up your ass."

[riversidewings]

New patrons' update: on a rearranging of workflow with an eye toward continued sustainable pace, on pushing the envelope in writing Japanese history, and on the limits of what even a professional knows and does not know.

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[riversidewings]

"Say it back to me. 'General Order Six: I am personally responsible for the continued health and personal safety of all tactical armor pilots under my command, and for guaranteeing their morale and…'

…Good. We may make a passable Handler of you yet, Captain.

You are dismissed."

[fatmasc]

Hey i’m a fashion design student so i have tons and tons of pdfs and docs with basic sewing techniques, pattern how-tos, and resources for fabric and trims. I’ve compiled it all into a shareable folder for anyone who wants to look into sewing and making their own clothing. I’ll be adding to this folder whenever i come across new resources

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16uhmMb8kE4P_vOSycr6XSa9zpmDijZSd?usp=sharing

[fatmasc]

Updated just now with new hand sewing resources (mainly buttonholes) and textbook pdfs on fashion history, fashion illustration, and thinking through designs!

[bosstoaster]

OP I owe you my life

[whatchamacallitz]

OP you are the greatest person currently in my life. You beautiful, thoughtful creature.

[ross-hollander]

A brief vignette.

Two of those pilots in the 'weapon with a pulse' school of style, engaged in vociferous argument over whether some piece of military hardware (of such specific nature as to be completely foreign to anyone but a sliver of soldiers and technicians) is a) the wave of the future, a categorical upgrade, the new paradigm, or b) overengineered, overhyped junk created to line contractors' pockets.

Behind them are two handlers, yanking them by lapel, utility harness, etc., etc., in vain attempt to separate the two, while alternating between commands for their own war dog to heel, and profuse apologies to the other one along the lines of "oh, usually they're never like this," "they're friendly, I swear," "they're just being energetic", etc., etc.

[riversidewings]

"Major, nobody is disputing your pilots' lethality. What is under dispute is your excessive use of so many experimental combat stims to drive that. The pilots are our most critical asset. Carelessness risks their survival and capability. For your own good, stick to Army doctrine."

[beatricecenci]

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