#comms chatter

[thunderbird-shadow]

Have you ever stopped loving someone? If so, why?

Short answer, yes.

It's...kind of a difficult subject. I can't pretend that I've always hated the Hood, that I've always known what kind of person he really was and never had any real affection for him. He was my uncle. He was around when I was a kid, and if nothing else I really do believe he used to genuinely care about me. He would say he still cares, but...well. You can't leave someone for dead over and over and claim to love them.

So, yeah. Even though I hate remembering it, I did love him once. He was family. But he isn't family any more.

[wings-and-beskar]

I am popping into inboxes to ask writers the one chapter of a long fic or one-shot they have most enjoyed writing. The chapter/one-shot that gets them the most excited about their story. Please share!

Thank you for the ask, Alli!

I’ve been mulling over the question and trying to come up with an answer…. I have a few “favorites” fics that I really enjoyed writing for a variety of reasons, so I’ll go with the most recent one: 

Getting by with a little help from your friend because this fic got me excited about writing again 😭 This story just flowed out of me in about a week or two, after many many months of writer’s block.

Idk how or why it was CoD and Ghost in particular, but I’m just glad to be writing again!

[flylikeanxwing]

getting some things squared away for my girl while she sleeps. I wish things were easier for her, or that I could whisk her away someplace nice she never has to worry about anything ever again. But honestly I'd settle for not having to worry about money or her brain being nicer to her.

[icemankazansky]

@airlocksandaviaries THANK YOU AND YES, YES I DO

Why Does ‘Batman Forever’ Make Some Men So Uncomfortable?, PopMatters

Fire and Water by thommas68 (Pixabay License / Pixabay)When I was in grad school working towards my MFA in writing, I wrote an essay on Val

[thunderbird-shadow]

Your reply about Lady Penelope was very seeet, it’s nice to hear you ladies are close, especially in a very male dominated environment. Is your brother dating your best friend not a bit strange? Or does it just mean you get to see her more often at the Island?

Honestly, it's not awful. They've always had their...thing going on, and I've been hearing both sides of it for years (lucky me). I'm just glad they're not complaining or gushing about the other to me - because that happened a lot.

I don't think about the whole 'male dominated environment' thing much, just because said males are just my family, and I've never been very feminine - which of course Penelope is, so in some ways she's more different to me than my brothers are. More women are becoming first responders, which I'm proud of, and more than anything I just hope Penelope and I can help to show girls that they can do it too.

[thunderbird-shadow]

Hi Kayo, I secretly have one question... What is one thing you really like about Thunderbird Shadow?

Hi anon! There are a lot of things I like about Shadow. Brains obviously didn't talk to me at first when designing her because she was a surprise, but he knows me very well so she has all kinds of features that I love and that are tailored to the way I like to fly as well as being equipped for the type of situations I always end up in.

I have talked about her before - someone asked what my favourite feature of hers is (I said her cloaking tech because it's still ridiculously cool to me and comes in handy all the time). But one feature I really like that no one knows about are her cup holders. They're the handiest things in the world. Brains designed them to hold cups in place and keep them from spilling even when I'm doing some pretty intense flying. I've done barrel rolls with drinks in the cup holder and nothing's ever spilled. It's great because if I want to pick up a hot drink after a rescue (I like having coffee sometimes after the drama's over, sue me) I can - and I can take it back to the island and have it there if I want. There's even a feature that keeps the drink at the right temperature, whether it's hot or cold, till I take it out again.

[thunderbird-shadow]

What do you always have in your bag/on your person?

Knives.

In a normal, completely responsible, well-adjusted sort of way.

Aside from that, I never go anywhere without my communicator (for obvious reasons - even if I'm technically off-duty anything could happen, and I'm not about to put my family's safety at risk). Neither of those are very fun answers, I know, but it's the reality of being the security chief of IR.

On the more fun side, I do often bring my earbuds out with me as well. Very handy not just for listening to music but also signalling to people that you want to be left alone. I was instructed the other week to listen to this playlist @squidsinashirt made me, so that's been on shuffle when I go out lately. There are a few alright tunes, but on the whole...I question his taste in music slightly.

[thunderbird-shadow]

What is your relationship with Lady Penelope?

@socialitesleuth honestly might qualify as my best friend - which is not to say that I'm not close with my brothers, but I have a slightly different dynamic with them. There are things I can talk to Penelope about that I wouldn't discuss with anyone else at all, and she's such easy company that we can spend hours just talking about anything and everything.

I also admire her greatly. She balances her work impeccably and always has a handle on every situation, no matter how chaotic it gets. She has so much grace and I could only ever hope to achieve a fraction of her decorum. Not that I'm really one for decorum, I've accepted that I'm a bit more rough-and-ready (and sometimes it really is needed. I don't have Penelope's patience for irritating people).