#byebyebriar

[elsewhereuniversity]

Job Posting

OFFERING: 

Missed three weeks of calls from your parents because you were stuck in the library? 

Lover at another college wondering why you keep dodging your accidentally-on-the-full-moon dates?

Not In The Know roommate not respecting your salt lines?

For a fee, I will craft lies, stories, and alibis to get you through such awkwardness with your relationships and people’s view on your sanity intact. Hire me and you will no longer dread the what-is-really-going-on conversations of winter and summer vacation! 

Very reasonable rates. Quick service. Negotiations take place in the car mechanics workshop. 

*NO, I will not lie FOR YOU. You must tell the lies yourself

**THIS IS FOR PROPERLY ENROLLED STUDENTS OF EU ONLY

**No refunds

x

[ganymedesclock]

You're White/Cyan/Pink/Indigo/Orange set up for Team Silicine is so good. I wish more people would use that set up instead of the Classic one.

I got the colors specifically by color-inverting (and then tweaking, slightly) the standard Voltron Lions:

So that was the original idea, you can see where I got White, Cyan, and Pink, but ironically the Blue and Yellow Lions invert almost directly to each other. As far as Indigo and Orange, I derived those from the generals’ uniforms, which feature black, royal blue, and orange heavily.

A while back I launched a big photoshopping project trying to tweak the inversions to more Sincline colors and make ‘em nice, but I only got through three of the five Lions:

White (as you can see these are just direct photoshops of the Voltron Lions when I think the ‘true’ Sincline Lions would have other differences)

Orange (the subtle glow inside the mouth was fun to work with)

and Pink

[scriptflorist]

Are there any flowers/flower combinations that say "I'm going to kill you."?

Hey briar!

No, unfortunately, this isn't possible in the Victorian flower language. Someone once asked us to verify whether or not the accidental assassination request via flower language was possible and I remember quite well that it most certainly wasn’t. That being said if you give us an outline of the general situation of your characters I can see what other meanings might be of use for your writing.

We also haven't received any character templates in quite a long while. So maybe you'd like to submit them to us? You can find the link here or via character template on our sidebar.

– Mod Jana

Disclaimer

This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.

[swingsetindecember]

When I first saw the the Bucky cocking a gun gif, I thought Bucky was "this freaking bs, I just had a nap," but after seeing Black Panther I'm 100% convinced he's thinking "oh, you think you're going to mess with Wakanda? Not on my watch motherfffers."

he loves wakanda. he needs to protect his goats

[blackkatmagic]

My head canon is that while apprenticed to Minato, Kakashi was left with an attachment of Konoha ninja while Minato went off on a risky mission. Shit hit the fan and Kakashi got field promoted by the Jonin in charge. Minato got back as was like "Who thought it was a good idea to promote a six year old to Chunin?" Kakashi was then demoted back to Genin.

[incorrectdicesukiquotes]

Hildyr: I love all my apprentices equally.

[Five minutes later]

Hildyr: I never cared for Mythros.

[submitted by byebyebriar]

[scriptmedic]

MC is pinned and only way to get free is to cut off her hand. Her only goal is to get to a meeting and deliver a message to stop a war. Said meeting is a 2-3 hour journey on foot away. Since she doesn't care about infection/nerve damage, would the quickest way to get moving again be to burn the wound close or attempt to bind it one-handed?

Time for a SCRIPTY TWO-PARTER! 

Anonymous said:Is it realistic for a normal human to be able to carry something heavy after losing a major limb? Say, they just lost their arm but have to carry their buddy (who is about their body weight) only wise they will die.

(I want to ask what a “minor limb” might be, but this blog isn’t marked as NSFW and I don’t wanna start now.....)

Hey there humans! Let’s talk ampumutations. 

Amputations take a lot out of a person, even disregarding the circumstances surrounding them. In one case we have presented, a character decides to amputate her own hand (or to have someone do it to her); the mental energy and the pain is downright exhausting. This is just as bad as an amputation from some unexpected circumstances like a battle. 

Next comes blood loss. Hemorrhage is a major complication of amputation, and a field amputation is an especially bloody proposition. 

In all cases, the best answer is “tourniquet before the amputation” (when it’s possible). This will preserve circulating volume, which will allow them to do as much as they can after the amputation. 

Cauterization will take far longer than placing a tourniquet before the amputation and bandaging the stump. Something has to heat up the blade before it’s applied to the skin, and the potential passing-out afterwards isn’t so convenient on a time front. 

Can it be done? Sure. Is it a good idea? No, but people do strange things when they think they’ll miss their One Goal(TM) -- or they haven’t been trained otherwise. 

In other words: an it harm not the realism, do what ye will. 

Capabilities Immediately After 

Between blood loss and emotional trauma, I have significant doubts about anyone’s ability to do great feats of heroism after an amputation. 

As for carrying a battle buddy, the answer is probably not. It’s difficult enough to carry someone with two arms; with one amputated (and no time to adapt), carrying the buddy is just not likely. 

As for traveling a few miles to a meeting, I might believe that, if only because a hand amputation is less likely to cause severe bleeding than a whole arm amputation, and because it’s the character’s choice (and thus she can prevent blood loss as she goes). 

However, what I would believe and what audiences would believe are two different things. I wouldn’t throw either book across the room as long as the hero essentially collapses at the end of their Heroic Feat(TM). 

Before You Go: A Small History Lesson

By the way, do you know why we run marathons as a sport? Gather round, kids. Wind back the clock to 490 B.C.. Pheidippedes is a warrior in the Athenian army. When the Athenians defeat the invading Persians on the shores of Marathon, he makes a run back to Athens to carry news of the victory -- a full 26.2 miles of running.

Pheidippedes delivers his message of glorious victory, breathless and panting -- and drops dead of exhaustion. (Probably rhabdomyolysis, actually.) 

We run marathons because some dude died of them. Humans: perpetually Doing the Dumb for +- 300,000 years. 

I hope this helped both of you, or was at least marginally interesting. 

xoxo, Aunt Scripty

[disclaimer]

[Come to Patreon, the land  where the inbox never closes!]

[Maim Your Characters: How Injuries Work in Fiction is now on preorder!]

[dosbysilverqueen]

Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne

You're not alone Together we stand I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand When it gets cold And it feels like the end There's no place to go You know I won't give in No I won't give in Keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through Just stay strong 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you There's nothing you could say Nothing you could do There's no other way when it comes to the truth So keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through So far away I wish you were here Before it's too late, this could all disappear Before the doors close And it comes to an end With you by my side I will fight and defend I'll fight and defend Yeah, yeah Keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through Just stay strong 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you There's nothing you could say Nothing you could do There's no other way when it comes to the truth So keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through Hear me when I say, when I say I believe Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah La da da da La da da da La da da da da da da da da Keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through Just stay strong 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you There's nothing you could say Nothing you could do There's no other way when it comes to the truth So keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through Keep holding on Keep holding on There's nothing you could say Nothing you could do There's no other way when it comes to the truth So keep holding on 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

(submitted by ByeByeBriar via The Soundtrack thread, for Team Seven)