Roxinova

Podolly Deudermontia (Sheep in wolf's clothing) and Nasrin Domexx (Black Rose) from Excalibur. Former Hunt Leader, guild owner of Genesis. 1 Medium house in Lavender Beds (W4, P51) and 1 small house Mist (W12, P52) on Excal. Roxinova Haakama (Roxanne Casanova), Mina Oasas (Oracle of Ages, Seasons, And Secrets) on Diabolos. Owner of Redemption, co-owner of Post Scriptum. 1 small house Goblet (W20, P17), 1 small house Lavender Beds (W15, P25) on Diabolos. Nasrin Tea (Black Rose) on Shiva. Owner of Blood Saints. 2 small house on Shirogane (W16, P11)(W16, P17) on Shiva. Andraax Heartvein on Brynhildr. Co-owner of Redemption. 1 small house Ishgard (W11, P9).

[roxinova]

The world is on fire, meanwhile Alaska politicians be like...

Just Alaska things.

[captainbasch]

jk you also get Thancred and THEN I have to actually take a break from these T v T

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

"are you gonna take those pills the rest of your life?" you mean my molecules? why surely you wouldn't deprive me of my molecules. they are shaped exactly just so, you see. my molecules

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

do you know how hard someone had to work to make my molecules into their molecule shapes??

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

they invented a new shape of molecule just for me and you want me to what, not absorb it???

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

reblog to remind somebody about their molecules

[estrogenesis-eeveeangelion]

people who shape molecules at their jobs found this post and they're in the notes being happy to be appreciated. go take your fucking molecules

[crimson-sun]

A few more cards for the FFXIV playing card deck. We're in the home stretch and I could really use your help!

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Previously: FF playing cards | FFVII playing cards | FFXV Tarots | FFVII Tarots | FFXV Playing cards | FFVII Full Tarots | FF Hanafuda deck | FFVII Shinra photo book

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[vintersdrom]

azure dragoon

[perfectfeelings]

“Know who you are. Know what you want. Know what you deserve. and don’t settle for less.”

— Tony Gaskins

[songofthewood]

"These, dear lady, are for you! Compliments of the gentleman. That one right there, just to make it all perfectly clear."

“Are they really?”

[yyymmmrrr]

[hickeywiththegoodhair]

“why are you, as someone in their 30s, still on tumblr” oh so you think you’re gonna be normal when you’re my age? you think you’re gonna be CURED?? you think the witches’ curse will have been lifted by then?? cmon now

[teaboot]

Jumping from child care to private security really messes with you. I keep saying "oopsie daisy" and encouraging drunk folks to "go home, drink some water and take a nap, and let's try again in 24 hours, okay?" Best part by far is that it's working. Guy went like he was going to fight me the other day and his buddy said "you leave the nice lady alone"

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

[ID: Comment by @emilyshka “INCREDIBLE, good for you. I went from being a nanny to bartending and accidentally put a whole bachelorette party in time-out. 100% recommend it was great.”]

[roxinova]

I did this taking phone calls for a retirement system. If you got put on hold, you were in adult time out. We would go get coffee, go to the bathroom, whatever amount of time we felt was reasonable for you to calm down and stop cussing at us. Sometimes adults just need time out.

[feilefa]

okay so you know how ffxiv has the time bubble thingy? and you know how most people just make up their own timeline for how long the game took place over so far? Pls share YOUR 🫵 personal timeline….because i’m trying to make my own but i honestly for the life of me cannot think of what would be a reasonable time for an expansion to take place over lmao

[roxinova]

I literally traumatized every OC I have. Their in game time is the only time they aren't traumatized, and they're off fighting literal gods. So, uh,

I feel like time is the least of their worry.

[roxinova]

Apparently I missed this.

God I'm old.

[roxinova]

Roxinova - Twitch

[sonpat-rides-again]

[ihavenocluewhatiwanttobecalled]

Can someone who understands psychology explain why this makes someone "rude"?

[alex51324]

Phatic discourse, a subset of affiliative signaling.

When Co-workers do things like ask about weekend plans, chat about non-work topics, eat lunch in the same room, they are--subconsciously--reaffirming that they are part of a cooperative (or, minimally, non-antagonistic) social group.

The other primates cement social bonds by grooming each other; we do it by making small talk.

If they solicit your participation in these rituals, and you repeatedly refuse those bids, you are marking yourself out as, at best, an outsider to the group, and thus potentially antagonistic.

This is all happening on the monkey-brain level; they have no idea what they're doing or how they are interpreting your response, so there's no way to clear up the misunderstanding.

To the ape sleeping in your co-worker's DNA, either you are part of the grooming circle, or you are an outsider who, for all it knows, may be coming to steal all the bananas.

Even if you would prefer not to socialize with your co-workers, it's generally worth it to set aside 5 minutes a couple times a week for phatic communication. You don't have to answer your co-workers' affiliative signals every time, but it's less trouble in the long run if you respond to a few of them.

[punkrorschach]

if you are the type of person who really just wants to be left alone to do their work in quiet: it is actually easier to achieve this as part of the in-group. when you enter a new space, in this case, a job, make it your GOAL to make everyone Know Who You Are. introduce yourself to everyone you meet. literally everyone. "hi I'm Jack I'm New." this helps burst the awkward bubble. you are now one of the monkeys.

at some point, either in response to an invitation, or just in the natural course of conversation, you can add in that you are a "quiet type" who "needs their silence" or what have you. customize to your personal needs. i find it helpful to imagine a well dressed elderly woman describing the sort of peace she needs to manifest.

roughly once a week if you see a group of people chatting, engage with them. keep it pleasant. it can be superficial. word will travel that you are Nice and Quiet and Not The Chatty Type protecting you from group lunches etc. if you have an office with a door that you keep closed a lot, putting up any kind of decor will also send positive signals.

humans are monkeys! for better or worse!

[tlbodine]

Pro tip: try to make a note (write it down if you have to) about some inconsequential thing that your coworker mentions so you can ask about it later. Kids and pets are great for This. As are hobbies. One guy in my office zoom called in from his house and I saw he had an arcade game in his office so I asked him about it later and he lit up like a Christmas tree. Another coworker has a pet pig and I ask every couple months how the pig is doing. This is a great strategy for pivoting conversation away from you and will make them think you are the friendliest monkey in the pod.

[queeranarchism]

The grooming circle also serves a very practical purpose. Getting to know each other - even superficially but regularly - makes people more likely to feel comfortable asking for something they need, more likely to say yes, and more likely to trust each other with sensitive information. All of this makes people better fellow human beings to each other.

It means my coworker is more likely to feel safe enough to tell me "Can you take over my shift tomorrow?" and I'm more likely to say "yes" even when I don't want to, because I care about his well being and he also takes over shifts for me when he doesn't want to.

It means my coworker is more likely to ask me for help if they experience sexual harassment at work, or if they think they're being underpaid, or if they're actually very lonely and need someone, anyone, to go to their Mom's funeral with them.

And maybe this ritual of trust-building feels unnecessary to you. Maybe you would do all these things for random strangers, but your coworkers won't know that unless they get to know you a little, so they won't know that they can ask you for help.

[queeranarchism]

#take part in the grooming. become one of the ingroup. band together to demand more bananas from your zookeeper aka your boss#monkey together strong or something

YES. Unionize your monkey grooming circle.

[roxinova]

Yeah, I had a boss tell me they asked HR if they could fire someone for not socializing, and when HR asked if they were still doing the job well, and he said yes, they told him no. It's really messed up for us neurodivergent folks out here. We're just trying to survive.

[rene-elric]

A promise to keep

[randomalistic]

"It's so fucking over... My life is ruined... " ❌

Demoralizing, hopeless, no goals, gets you stuck in misery

"THIS IS ALL PART OF MY MASTER PLAN." ✅

Confident, energizing, hopeful

Acknowledges the hardships but makes it epic

Eludes to something bigger even if you don't know what that is

You sound evil and super smart

[subsequentibis]

not an apologizer but a contextualizer. yes the character did that but please understand the Circumstance. yes they had other options but they had to make this choice in a sea of available bad choices. and also it made the narrative more interesting. won't anybody think about the narrative!!!!!