#peste bubonica

[frogtales]

aonde voce mora no rio?

Kikita house

[fullmoonfireball]

🖋 Penny Gwen ?

Penny's relationship to Herbert is basically that he's her fucked up babysitter. not intentionally, of course- Rookie would never ask him to babysit Pen, and Herbert would be quite insulted if he did, but that's how things have turned out. they are unarguably nemeses, but there's still a strange sense of fondness between them. no one's sure why, exactly, Herbert's so fond of her and no one else, but her species combined with her age (she was only 7 when they first met) seems to be most likely. a slight resemblance to an old friend might contribute too, but also that guy still owes him $5.

but y'know, there's only so far that kind of fond rivalry can be pushed.

enter Operation: Blackout.

while I haven't figured out all the details of how it goes in Pennyverse, those aren't the focus here. obviously, it was a bad time for her (though maybe not quite as bleak as some takes), but it's the aftermath that's most relevant here:

Herbert's first plot after Blackout (not Op: Hotsauce in this context)... didn't exactly go according to plan. not in that he didn't succeed, that's standard, at this point, but in how he was thwarted. the usual routine (trap, monologue, escape, tussle, and defeat) was completely pushed aside. Penny immediately broke out of his trap of the week and took him down without waiting a moment for any explanations. which... yeah, he only just realized that he'd gone a bit too far with that last scheme thanks to that reaction. but basically that's why (in Pennyverse, at least) Operation: Hot Sauce was such a step back from Blackout- he wanted to build his friendly nemesis relationship back up with Penny, because good god, if he HAS to have his plans thwarted by an 11-year-old at every turn, they two of them might as well have a little fun with it.

[penguinblackoutdrabbles]

First off, your headcanons are amazing! They are really cool to read!

Second… Ok, I know you just posted it, but you hit me hard with the Origin Story Herbert headcanon, and I must ask if you have more of them for this starving soul? Thank you.

Let's expand then! Enjoy!

(Open to start reading!)

The Village

Off an obscure and small island in the North Pole icecaps lived a passionate and brilliant bear on a slow-growing village. The island's main profits were fish, snow hut building, and coal. A bland, boring, and cold island who's entire government was created hundreds of years ago and founded upon the believe of Mother Nature and the many Sky Gods.

Mother Nature and Her Sky Spirits

The rapidly heating of the air? The melting of the island caps? The erratic pattern of blizzards and storms? The impossible farming conditions of the North Pole? This was the work of Mother Nature and her Sky Spirits. She decided what happened to the weather and when it happened. Good weather was a blessing by the Sky Gods for the village's hard work. Vicious storms was the punishment the village would receive for rebellion against her and not following the culture norms. The entire village of polar bears spent all their lives predicting the weather to the best of their abilities. They were very accurate when they had the time to predict it! Just by looking at the sky they knew. But when the weather became more unpredictable...

Percival Herbert...

Percival Herbert was smart, a genius, you might say, compared to the boring-minded polar bears of his village. His father was the past Chief of the village. With his leadership, the village advanced twice as fast. Not everyone agreed with his decisions, though. One day, the stress of his job, the panic of the Fish Crisis, and the fighting amongst the village, led his old age to work against him... Mr. Bear inherited his father's genius, and spent his free time growing up learning about technology, building, gardening, and climate. Most of these books could NOT be found in the library. Mr. Bear did a lot of exploring, and found an abandoned lab with a computer setup. He goes there from time to time and works.

And His Igneous and Defiant Inventions

One of the first of his odd inventions was finding a new way to survive, by growing a garden! He created a basic greenhouse system to help keep plants alive. Lots of bears thought this was pretty useful, but an odd choice, as vegetables and fruit was not their primary diet. Caring for his personal garden changed his diet quite a bit, and started his vegetarian craze. He learned how to create general pieces of technology to help his close peers. They appreciated it, but felt awkward about the gifts and didn't use it. The village is so reliant on there own efforts that all of Percival Herbert's technological advancements felt almost like witchcraft and magic.

The Climate Crisis and The Last Solution

The weather became so unpredictable in Mr. Bear's last years in the North Pole that the village's predictions were wrong, multiple times. This sometimes had MAJOR costs to the village's structure. Mr. Bear could not stand to see his village destroyed and have them believe they were the cause behind the rath of Mother Nature. He started created tools to predict the weather (like wind vanes, thermometers, anemometers, barometers, etc). He even started sketching ideas to help miniplate the weather. These were his most useful inventions, but when he showcased these to the village Chief, and the Council heard his ideas and beliefs towards the weather, they feared against them. The idea to control and measure forces of gods was like sacrilege to them. He got the same treatment his father did: fear, anger, disappointment, betrayal, and to the point of mockery. (Imagine the Salem Witch Trials, and you got the vibe).

The Doom of Polar Bear Island and Abandonment

As the worst blizzard to ever occur started to approach the island, Percival Bear informed, warned, and pleaded the island to listen to his words. Every statement he made about this upcoming storm was met with resistance.

"The sky has been beautiful for days! Look out into the sea! No waves have appeared, how could this storm you speak of come?

"Why would you speak against the predictions of the Sky Watchers? They have been trained all their lives. You believe they are not qualified to speak the truth?"

"The Council would not like to hear these words of blasphemy you speak of. Only Mother Nature knows when the end of our island shall be. Not you."

Inevitably, the island was forced to watch as a swift but powerful blizzard appeared suddenly before them, and wiped out their village. In the aftermath of chaos and sadness, Herbert P. Bear was forced to abandon his island. He now believed they could not, and would never try, to understand someone like him...

What a similar fate he would meet.

[erickdaveblr]

Is Bubonic Plague Worse than Novel Corona Virus?

[capsulas]

La peste bubónica, olvidada pero no erradicada.

A finales de la Edad Media, la peligrosa enfermedad se convirtió en el símbolo de las epidemias mortales. Solo con el descubrimiento de los antibióticos perdió su horror. Pero los brotes siguen ocurriendo.

[capsulas]

La peste bubónica sigue entre nosotros

La peste bubónica, o peste negra como se le conoció en la Edad Media, es efectivamente una enfermedad que sigue presente, en lugares tan cercanos, como Perú.

La peste bubónica es una enfermedad altamente infecciosa y a menudo letal que suele propagarse a través de roedores y otros animales. Los casos de peste bubónica no son raros en China, pero los brotes son cada vez menos frecuentes.

Los científicos creen que la bacteria evolucionó para ser menos mortal, pero la peste nunca “se desvaneció” realmente. Existen casos documentados en Estados Unidos, de perros semisalvajes que aún cargan con este patógeno, y que pueden transmitirlo a las personas.

De hecho, aunque son casos raros y rápidamente aniquilados con antibióticos, hay fichas médicas de personas infectadas. La bacteria aún está vigente, y científicos y médicos siempre están atentos ante la eventualidad que genere una nueva pandemia.

[alexsussuarana]

Cenas de uma pandemia de 1.500 anos atrás que se repetem hoje

Pesquisa da Universidade de Barcelona destaca as surpreendentes semelhanças entre a pandemia do coronavírus e a praga de Justiniano que assolou o mundo em 541

[whiteowl-18]

Ricardo Jorge: Da fúria popular ao lançamento das bases do Sistema Nacional de Saúde

Foi o higienista que identificou, 300 anos depois, o regresso da peste bubónica ao Porto. Essa descoberta acabou por transformá-lo num alvo a abater por parte da população que o “empurrou” para Lisboa, onde à secretária muda o percurso da Saúde em P

Quanto mais sei sobre Ricardo Jorge, mais o admiro.