#sagelynaive

[annieisyourfavourite]

Hey if it’s still honesty hour? In your opinion what can people do/what is the next step for working against the insulin price crisis for your average joe? Is it just awareness? Is there legislation to be pushed for?

My last ask talked about legislation, which there is around! I think spreading awareness about specific things is really good, and would recommend everyone follows @/lollydaggle and @/kidfears99 on twitter bc they're old school advocates who are VERY smart

Secondly, mutual aid is the thing that helps people in the immediate, and something I always try to get more people engaged in. There's an insulin black market that I can talk more about in DMs, but that's usually only useful for other diabetics who have supplies to share.

The other big thing is GoFundMe and PayPal links being shared and donated to whenever anyone can. I always try to drop at least $5 whenever I see someone in need of insulin. And if you end up following some of these diabetic advocates, when we have situations like we did 2 weeks ago, where someone needed to raise $700 in one night so they could get emergency insulin, the more people who are watching that, giving whatever little amount they can, and sharing it around, the better :)

Also, if you're ever donating money, make sure it's to an actual struggling diabetic and not an organization, because even with the good orgs, that money's not going where it could be the most useful

[meme-loving-stuck]

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE

PART TWO TO THIS MESS

[caffeinewitchcraft]

I want you to know that I love your superhero universe. Also had a question: Do you know a lot about Lt. Foresight? He seems to be the most common character in the stories, but do you have most of his character laid out, or do you just kinda make him up a little more with each installment?

Foresight is actually the central character in my superhero universe! I never thought I’d have a superhero universe until I started thinking about how exactly a Cassandra-like character would react to a sudden influx of superpowered individuals.

The answer, apparently, was the creation of the League (name pending)

Thank you very much!

[mystery-moose]

POV for the writing meme?

Something that’s already happened, retold from another character’s perspective… does this mean in my current project, or something I’ve already written? HM.

I’ll go with something I’ve already written and posted, because it wouldn’t be very special for something no one else has seen!

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He took his hand off her knee and looked away, but he didn’t move. He straightened up, but he didn’t pull away. He simply rested his hands on his knees, took a slow, deep breath, and started to turn towards her.

It was now or never. Do or die. No half-measures, Silvie.

Angus opened his mouth. “Silvia––”

She leaned in and kissed him, and felt his whole body tense beneath her lips. Bad sign, bad sign, her brain blared like a claxon. But he wasn’t objecting, wasn’t pushing her away. That was good, wasn’t it? It had to be good. You had to take this risk, she thought, you had to, you’d never have forgiven yourself otherwise –– no, stop, don’t think, not now, just linger in this moment, enjoy it while it’s here, because the instant it’s over––

Silvia broke the kiss and pulled away. Angus didn’t look happy, or upset, or relieved or confused or anything except… stunned.

Oh no. What did you do.

“Too fast?” Silvia asked quietly.

Angus blinked once, twice. He didn’t answer. He didn’t need to.

“Too fast,” she whispered, nodding to herself and turning away. She settled forward on the couch, elbows on her knees, and buried her face in her hands because she didn’t trust herself not to cry.

You misread, she thought. But you couldn’t have, right? He had his hand on your knee. And you know he’s single, you haven’t seen him with anyone, haven’t heard him talk about anyone.

But what if that’s because he’s not interested in anyone? At all? What if you just crossed a line, a boundary, done something an apology won’t fix?

Or maybe you’re being narcissistic. Maybe he is interested in someone. Maybe it’s just not you.

He’s your friend. He’s your friend, and you’ve fucked it up, and oh god, what did you do, Silvie.

“Fuck,” she cursed quietly, voice muffled by her hands. “Fuck.”

Silvia blew out a slow, shuddering breath. She lifted her head from her hands and sniffed loudly. She knew she had to say something, but she couldn’t bear to look at him.

“I’m so sorry. I… I shouldn’t have––”

When Angus turned her head towards him, he did so very, very gently. When he kissed her, he cupped his hand against her face and brushed his thumb across her cheek. And when the shock had passed, Silvia felt a tremendous electric warmth flood from her chest. It spread through her whole body, to the pads of her fingers and the tips of her toes, and all the hopes and fears and doubts that had dominated her mind the entire night fell away.

When she looked back on that moment, the only thing Silvia could remember thinking was:

Worth it.

[netbug009]

sagelynaive replied to your post: reminder that tmnt 2012 and srmthg take place in...

i mean unless they hit earth on their way to Shuggazoom?? idk. or maybe they split into 2 groups, half of which went to our galaxy/planet and half of which went to shuggazoom

Possibly, although this group of Vreen seems to be engineered differently; when Dreg’s Vreen hatch, they’re already full-grown. They don’t start as larvae and split up like the ones that landed on Shuggazoom do.  Another item of note is that both SRMT and TMNT likely take place in their respective present days - “Wormhole” confirmed that SRMTHG takes place present day, ~2006. The technology in TMNT also points to it being from roughly ~2012, so TMNT’s events happen 6 years after “Wormhole” and since Chiro is still a child in “Invasion of the Vreen” it’s safe to say a year or two tops passed between the episodes, and likely much less. So here’s my dumb theory: Dreg managed to find a larvae even earlier in its evolutionary line than the one Gibson found - perhaps one that branched off differently. He bioengineered this one into a slightly altered race of Vreen that we see in TMNT 2012. ... i know i’ve thought way too much about this. ._.;

[litches-get-stitches]

sagelynaive replied to your post “hey guys good bad news, I was listening to Mbmbam and I accidentally...”

i tag my assorted life miscellania as lurai rambles about life, but that's kinda long and weird ill admit. maybe something in that vein though??

Hmmmm I think I’ll decide on something tomorrow, I’m too tired to think of something clever right now. Anything I do ramble about on here that is personal is definitely going to do with TAZ in some way though, just so everyone knows. And it’ll probably be me... crying over new episodes... or talking about projects I’m working on.

Speaking of, I sketched out the whole 15 second long- 17 framed animatic and I think it’s hilarious and I’m going to sleep now so I can wake up and finish it and post it.

[maychorian]

THE DND AU IS AWESOME, I LOVE THE FAIRY LIONS IDEA. This is gonna be so much fun to read I can tell already

Thank you so much! The butterlions (as @karoviesart calls them) are such a delightful idea that when I had it I had to lie go down for a bit. 

Today I’ve been writing character profiles! Almost like writing an actual DnD character sheet, to keep me on track. Here’s Lance, because I’m just too excited to hold back.

Name: Lance (traveling name, has a secret name among his own people, Alejandro Alvarez)Race: HumanAlignment: Neutral GoodAge: 19Physique: Tall and slenderClass: Bard Skills: Illusion, healing, and ranged attack spells; high dex and cha, above average int and wis, average str and con; main performance skill is oratory - storytelling, can also sing and play stringed instruments but ranks are lower; high persuasion but sometimes rolls 1s, good physical skills, streetwise, bardic knowledgeDeity: The LeviathanLion's Name: BlueBackstory: Lance comes from a family of sea-traders. They roam the southern seas trading and doing merchant work. About two years ago, a violent storm blew up, and Lance was separated from his family. He washed ashore in Sura City. His family visits there about once a year, so all he had to do was wait. He didn't dare to leave and try any other cities or islands for fear he would miss them. Unfortunately, at the time his family visited last year, Lance was deathly ill. Life had gone hard for him, living on the streets, though he managed to get by with his fledgling performance skills. It was then that Blue, as well as Allura and Coran, entered his life. Now he stays at The Crystal Lion inn with the Alteans. He performs in the evening for the guests, as well as in the marketplace during the day. Without the stress of homelessness (and being robbed more than once), he's been able to develop his skills and his magic, and he does quite well for himself. Still, he longs to see his family again. When they come to Sura City, he plans to leave with them and never look back.

[unsoundedcomic]

Idk if this has ever been asked before, but have there ever been cases of Coppers and Plats falling in love, and did it end as sadly as I imagine it did?

Oh, it’s been the subject of many a tragic Aldish opera and pulp novel.