A floor dedicated entirely to videogames, located within the iconic flagship store of British music retailer HMV. If anyone can make out any of this game box art, we can maybe narrow down what year this photo was taken, because as per usual, AI is telling me nothing but lies 🤥.
*edit: photo was taken in 1993. Game in the right side foreground in the 'New Release' display is for Rocket Knight Adventures on the Sega Mega Drive, which was released in the UK in September of that year.
Source: Stores of the Year 8 by Martin M. Pegler [1994]
When someone says learning sign language is too difficult, but...a baby can learn it.
Even dogs can learn hand gestures for command words such as come, sit, stay, heel, roll over, paw, high five. Hearing guide dogs know a lot of words in sign language.
Especially hearing families who have a deaf, hard of hearing or late deafened member or relative who is not a candidate for a cochlear implant. There are many risk factors to getting an implant to hear.
There is NO excuse not to learn at least the basics, begining level one sign language, (in about 30 days) to help ensure good communication and develop a caring family bond.
No deaf or hard of hearing person should be forced to lip read every word, all the time. It does become exhausting. No one family member should be stuck interpreting 7 days a week, for a deaf or hard of hearing brother, sister, partner, spouse...
It's heartbreakingly amazing to learn from any deaf or hard of hearing person that their own family members haven't learned sign language in 20 to 40 years. It truly is amazing. Fluent sign language only takes one or two college semesters. It shouldn't take that long to learn a new language, when the interest is there.
Are deaf or hard of hearing people being selfish by requesting those who are close to them to lean their language? No. It's about equality and inclusion. Wanting to be a part of the laughter and chats at the dinner tables, at the family gatherings, at a beach or any event with friends. Being included creates happiness and a sense of belonging. When there is no sign language, a Deafie or Hard of Hearies begins to feel like an outcast. Then they stop eating at the dinner tables, they avoid going to family events. They become involved in other things, their love and respect for their families begins to deminish.
It really is about wanting to learn and actually making the time to learn.
It's not that difficult.
The old quotes are true:
"When you really want something, you will find a way to accomplish it. If not, you will make an excuse "
Currently helping some sysmates as they just formed and loosely latched to some people, but! Would you be comfortable doing a Freminet and/or a Dahlia (Genshin Impact both!) alter?? It’s perfectly fine if not!!❤️
Lots of love, don’t forget to take care of yourself!! -⚰️🍎
ur brain has good taste -🐝
absolutely we can!! :3 n thank mew for the love ♡ -🍥
level 1 freminet
name :: freminet, emmett, elliott, claude, antoine, florent, issac, bastien
orientation :: queer, greyrose (alterous and sexual), polyromantic ; tends towards close bonds of friendship or romance over sexual ones. cy desires closeness to another person; whether or not it’s romantic doesn’t matter.
age :: physically 15 to 18 , mentally over several thousand years old (around for the end of the archon war and the installation of the church of favonius)
species :: human blessed by barbatos ; functionally immortal (tied to the church)
gender identity :: bigender
orientation :: achillean, apothisexual ; had a crush on barbatos/venti when the two first met
source :: genshin impact (leaks)
aesthetic :: fallen angel, gothic, vampire goth, darkest academia
appearance description :: in spite of his status as a deacon of the church of favonius, dahlia prefers shades of black and red to white and blue. it is this eclectic taste that sets her apart from the sisters: having such colors makes him stand out, drawing people’s eyes and ears in his direction. ben does not crave this spotlight. he would much rather grant it to the sisters as they can often help the people who visit more than dahlia can. hal is a bit of a recluse, and as such does not often think of what haels outfit looks like. this often causes confusion for visitors who meet the deacon as fyrs appearance is vastly different from what is expected. finneas secretly enjoys this momentary confusion. looking at him with that dumbstruck expression makes him feel like he could get away with anything.
personality description :: a bit of a brat and brutally straightforward, dahlia does not and will not beat around the bush. lengthy messages are a pain to receive and an even greater pain to write. he is fond of witty wordplay and jokes, and is a master of passive aggressive commentary. in truth, dahlia is somewhat manipulative in terms of not telling everyone the truth all of the time, and uses the church and its funds as a coverup for his real goals: discovering a way to end his immortality and return to being normal. he’s a bastard of a man who hides behind passive aggressive comments to avoid invoking the fury of others. people don’t defy him due to his status as the deacon, though — so he can get away with quite a bit. he does genuinely love the people and makes sure that the city knows this through special events, daily devotionals for those who desire it, and pardoning any supposed sins that citizens feel they have committed. (especially the fountain brother and sister duo.) he is fiercely loyal to the church and the sisters within - particularly rosaria due to seeing himself in her - viewing them as a sort of extended, everlasting “family” he can find solace in.
