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Dystopian fiction stuff just for funsies, based on the Hunger Games "Hanging Tree" song cuz I was inspired by the different renditions of this song on Tiktok hahaha don't mind me cuz I'm boooooooooorrrrrrrrrreeedddddddd
This song is about a tree with birdcages on its branches. Cordelia encounters this tree during her time on the Surface. The tree with its birdcages look like a tree bearing fruits--except in this case, the "fruits" are the birds trapped in the cages; hence, the name "Birding Tree".
POV (Jasper taking Cordelia to the Birding Tree)
"I...I'm so sorry. About your gram'ma," I managed.
Jasper smiled as we continued treading through the grass. "Thanks...there was this lullaby she used to sing me. When I--when she passed, that lullaby, that was the first thing that came to mind. Funny, isn't it? I'd totally forgotten about it. It'd been years since she last sang it to me."
"Sorry, what--lala...bye?"
"Lull-a-by," he enunciated. "It's a bedtime song. Well, I don't know if it's actually written to be a lullaby, but she sang that to me at night."
"I didn't know you could sing someone to sleep." I probably sounded stupid saying that. He laughed.
"You learn something new everyday, huh?"
"When you've lived under the Surface, or 'under a rock', as you say, as long as I have, there's only so much you know," I quipped. "So, how did this...lull-a-by go?"
"Pardon?"
"Do you think you could...sing it to me? If you don't mind, of course."
He hesitated, looking around for a bit. "I guess I could. Since it's just you and me." He winked, and I could have sworn I almost tripped on air.
Are you...are you...
Comin' to the tree
We struck down a birdie
Singing in the breeze
Strange things have happened here,
No stranger would it be,
If we took...this birdie...
To the Birding Tree
Are you...are you...
Comin' to the tree
Hear a choir of birdsong
Raging to be free
Strange things have happened here
No stranger would it be,
If we took...these birdies...
To the Birding Tree
Are you...are you...
Comin' to the tree
Build a nest in this cage
Side by side with me
Strange things have happened here
No stranger would it be,
If Birdie stays awhile,
Here in the Birding Tree
We reached the top of the hill, and there was the tree. It had round little birdcages, hanging on its branches, like striped, hollowed-out apples. Each birdcage housed a little bird, tweeting away, looking around from its little abode.
"And, here we have it. The Birding Tree. Ta-daaaa...", he introduced lamely on purpose, and I laughed.
A polaroid illustration tat’s going to be part of my kickstarter project. It’s gong to be a whole collection of plants like this along with a cook book to go with it.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/739131116/a-guide-to-flora-in-nueve-estrella?ref=creator_nav
Now this is an illustration I am definitely happy with but will probably hate later. It’s a plant with an almost jelly like middle and it’s rind is a natural gelatine substitute. I called it Meisai and it’s one of the many plants featured in my kickstarter fantasy journal project you can check out below.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/739131116/a-guide-to-flora-in-nueve-estrella/description
Some of the good food trucks at Matsuri Brisbane 2024.
Matsuri Brisbane food truck extravaganza part deux!
Who knew a matcha mojito works?!
Matsuri Brisbane food porn part 3.
I went to Sydney for Alphonse Mucha
by: Icie
One thing to know about me, I was an interior design major back in my home country. I absolutely sucked at it, but I fell in love with Art History. In that minor, our professors taught us about different art styles through the ages and bit by bit I saw the progress of art through the ages. I loved the OG Gothic Style, Romanesque, was disillusioned with Baroque and Rococo from the west... It was too Western focused and it didn't interest me as much (because I was an Asian kid) until we got towards the end of the 19th century where the grandparents of weebs (of which I am a part of) hailed from and Japonisme was a thing. Japonisme inspired so much beautiful art and it triggered a domino effect that ultimately led to Art Nouveau where Alphonse Mucha was a main character.
This was it. My favourite art style! I can never go back to loving other art styles after discovering Art Nouveau. It spoke to me about how feminine it was and it awakened something from my mostly masculine soul. I wanted to see more of these beautiful girls surrounded by flowers and stars, wearing kimono-inspired clothes in pretty pastels. The macaroni hair only added to the romanticism of it all. This is what love is like, but in art form!
Fast forward to 2024, The Mucha Foundation collaborated with the Art Gallery of New South Wales to host over 200 of this master's works which was "the most comprehensive exhibition ever seen in Australia of this visionary artist's work". I had to see it. I needed to see it! I am a big fan of Mucha and Art Nouveau, and one of my dreams was to go to Paris, Brussels, and Prague for all of the beautiful swirly-whirlies. Being a Brisbanite, I was exited. Please come to my city! Please, please, please! But AGNSW said "sorry, it's exclusive to Sydney."
Dammit. It's off to Sydney I go. I donned my Sailor Moon dress, packed my bag for a 3 day trip with my partner just so I could see this legend's works and boy, I was not disappointed. I learned to love Mucha and his works even more. We landed in Sydney, didn't check in our hotel, and went straight to the main quest:
Outside, they had this big banner of Mucha's name. Inside was this glorious area that showcased Summer (left) and Rose (right). Oh wait, the exhibit is next door. So we went to the more modern building, down two floors, bought tickets, and enjoyed the art.
In the newer building next door, I was treated to pre-art nouveau Mucha. We learned about what his life was like before his popularity. He designed some clothes for a theatre, hung out with everyone's buddy Paul Gaugin, Ludek Marold and Annah the Javanese. The tour guide said, "if he wasn't a painter, he would've been a great photographer".
Then we were treated to the meat of the exhibit: the Sarah Bernhardt stuff, his lithographs, his sketches, but what struck me most were his concept art to reality. (Excuse my phone's shadow. For some reason, AGNSW decided to put these works on a 45° angle under bright lights. The girl beside me even said "fucking glare!" and I wholeheartedly agreed.)
We were treated to so many wonderful works and I cried when I saw parts of Le Pater. I'm an atheist but this made me think that maybe there is a god. Maybe. But still, beautiful artwork that left me speechless.
I got to stand next to my favourite work of his: White Star. Joy!
At the end of the exhibit, the tour guide talked about how Mucha who was somewhat influenced by Japan, now influenced Japan. Now we come full circle with anime and manga characters depicted in art nouveau styled paintings and posters. Oh boy, we had our Lord Yoshitaka Amano's works in the gallery as well. I was so lucky to see works of my two favourite artists in one day!
It was almost 2PM by the time we finished the tour. We spent at least 4 hours in the gallery after landing just because I fangirled and was willing to spend money on Mucha. Yeah, I bought stuff. A reproduction of Alphonse Mucha's original "Documents Decoratifs" which focused more on his industrial design work (jewellery, cutlery, furniture etc) which I rarely see on the internet, a set of badges and make-up from Japanese brand MilleFée.
I went to Sydney for Alphonse Mucha and it was worth it. I end this rabid fangirling with the parting words of the Art Gallery of New South Wales' tour guide: Mucha's style has never been as well loved and as well represented as it is in Japan.
My First Experience as a Cambodian in Melbourne City!
by: Somaly
Namaste wonderful souls and dear readers,
This year, my cousin (monk) stayed and practiced his religion at Thomastown, Victoria. We decided to visit my cousin on a long weekend. My husband loves to stay in Melbourne CBD so we flew to Melbourne on Friday and returned to Brisbane on Monday. It was my first time to explore the city.
My cousin stayed Eysanmeanchey Temple for three months then he returned to Cambodia.
When my husband and I arrived at the Grand Hotel, the hotel manager was very helpful, friendly, and warm in welcoming us. We felt very comfortable and safe. We love the hotel building's historic appearance and central location. The manager recommended Cafe and Eatery Grain Store. We went to the cafe for two breakfasts. Their foods was beautiful, well decorated, and super delicious. We would recommend the cafe.
Our plans explored city, enjoyed foods, visited my cousin, went for a massage, and took a short nap. Our traveling practice might be different from major tourists and travellers. We just know that we can visit the city again in future so there is no rush to see all the popular destinations. We are spontaneous explorers and worked with what our body needs. If we felt tired, we stopped and took short nap. We love to support local restaurants, pubs, taxi, and business. We love to explore Melbourne cuisines.
For my first experience and travelled in the Melbourne I was amazed with all the high rise buildings, historic buildings, people, lifestyle, culture, foods, public transportations, some small block streets where I could find the restaurants, food courts, street arts, pubs, and river walk. I felt like Melbourne City is bigger, busier, and more modern and in advanced than Brisbane. however I still love to live in the Brisbane suburbs.
My husband and I had a relaxed time and an amazing experiences in our trip. We cannot wait to explore the beautiful cities and places in the world. We are saving and planning our journey. We have some countries that we would love to experiences and learn from the people lifestyle, culture, language, historic buildings, interesting destinations, and foods.
Our travel expectations are simple and easy going. We understand that we might have bad or good experiences in our trips. We wish that we could have the wonderful time and experiences, meet the beautiful people along the way, have safe trips, gain the knowledge and insights, and be able to share and recommend some good hotels, good restaurants, delicious foods, and interesting destinations.
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Sydney is GOTH
Especially the buildings.
by: Icie
Namaste wonderful souls and dear readers,
There were may wonderful things about Sydney that I liked when I visited there for 3 days. And boy, do I love that city! It truly is a global city worth going to and I love how it has embraced art.
Oh yes, I will still talk about art, but this time it's going to be about the living, highly functional art, which is called architecture. Specifically, about the gorgeous 100-200 year old buildings in Sydney.
We begin on one cold day as my partner and I walked down Hyde Park to reach AGNSW. I saw something grand that caught my eye. I can spot a Gothic tower anywhere and that right there are gothic cathedral-like twin spires trying to reach the sky.
AND IT'S GOLD.
I told my partner, "let's take a look at that cathedral for a spur of the moment side-quest before heading to AGNSW". He agreed and lo and behold: St. Mary's Cathedral.
Great! it was 8:30 AM on a Saturday, meaning there's no church service. So we went close to the steps and saw other tourists taking pictures of this beauty that was made by inmates back in the 1800s. I couldn't resist taking pictures! I love the Gothic style as much as I love Art Nouveau. The people who created this marvel didn't skip on the details. There was beauty in the fences, the doors, the columns, and the windows.
It was so amazingly beautiful.
The best part of this whole cathedral is, we could go inside to take pictures!
It was far more golden inside the building than it was outside.
Later in the day, I found another Gothic offshoot building. When I spotted the Registrar General's Building, I hoped that there would be more Gothic beauties around the city.
Surprise!
The hotel we stayed at was a quirky Federation Gothic building peppered with Art Deco and 1980's elements making it an eclectic haven for people who looked for something out of the ordinary. It was next to a small theatre that showed kitsch things as well, but damn, were they beautiful! We definitely enjoyed our stay. Alright, I wanna move to Sydney now just because of the buildings. And that was just day 1 of our trip.
On the last day of our trip, I saw more Gothic inspired buildings. I wondered why that was the case? I looked up the time when Sydney was founded and I connected the dots to my Art History lessons.
Ah.
Yep.
Victorian People loved reviving old styles and anything Gothic. Their love moved from England to Australia because it was the style of the time mostly because the old timey governor Lachlan Macquarie who, as a Victorian Scot, loved Gothic stuff. But this type of architecture in Australia had some twists. Australian Gothic is so gold and compact, not as tall as the ones in Europe (I assume. Feel free to correct me), a little simpler, and somewhat lighter.
Then I started seeing those small Gothic monuments and details everywhere.
I didn't complain. I love this style! I wanna move to Sydney and see more Gothic Revival buildings every day. Gosh, Brisbane only wishes we had buildings like these.
As per Somaly,
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3-DAY Sydney Food Trip on a Budget
by: Icie
Yes, it was possible to go to Sydney without spending a lot on food and still have a good time. The trick is to avoid the fancy looking restaurants which, frankly isn't really worth it, and go to questionable places to find the "unplated" food but is super delicious! Ugly delicious is a thing and we humans need to appreciate food more based on the flavour, texture, and cuisine style rather than the prestige that was given to it by tire companies.
Here's the rules:
Maximum of $40 for 2 people. Drinks are not included in the tally because we had service water.
Amount shown is rounded off.
Everything is in Australian Dollars.
We can only call it affordable if it's $25 - $30 per person (i.e. if you're only one person eating. Anything above it is breaking the budget if you're eating with someone.)
It's a per meal challenge. $40 for a whole day is impossible unless you're just eating junk food and where's the fun in that?
Let's begin:
I combed the internet for recommendations on good Sydney food and tallied the ones that the internet has deemed worthy of visiting and gorging yourself on and I visited them with my partner. Honestly, exploring Sydney's food scene was what made our trip worthwhile and made us fall in love with Sydney.
Brisbane can't compare! Sydney is far superior foodwise. (Granted, I haven't been to Melbourne but that's a different story for a different day.)
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DAY 1: Laneway Dumplings and Momo ($32), Tomyum Ramen from Hell (Dinner $30pp. As a group, we broke the budget and failed this challenge.)
Both situated on Temperance Lane in Sydney, you have to go through the back alleys to find these rare and absolutely delicious food. You'll know you're there when you pass by the Latin bar, see the fairy lights and plastic greenery near the Rick and Morty mural. The momos and dumplings were great! You were given a choice to create your own sauce or get the shop's recommendation. We did both. We had the recommended momo sauce for the Himalayan dumplings and created our own for the mixed dumplings. We were so disappointed with what we created and we loved the momo sauce so much, we ordered another batch of momos and sauce just so we could pig out. We should've been satisfied with a share plate of 16 pieces of a $17 meal, but nooooo... this food, I like it! Another!
Tom Yum from Hell was a beast! My spice tolerance is pretty high (I can eat Samyang Buldak without crying) so we tried it and ordered our tom yum. The kind lady at the counter asked us our spice level and I went in guns blazing and said "give me your spiciest tom yum!"
"Are you sure about that?"
"Hell yeah!"
"uh... if you say so."
Bitch, I cried.
When they said their tom yum from hell was from hell, you better believe it. She warned me and I didn't trust her. I was in spicy hell! The flavour was amazing, be it seafood or meatballs, and the lemon juice gave it just the right acidity to raise the intensity of the swirling party flavours in my mouth. And the creamy eggs made everything come together in something that is a good representation of Sydney's Asian Noodle scene. Ok, next time I stop by Sydney, I'll try their medium spice and have a glass of milk beside me to alleviate the haemorrhoid inducing Scoville defying spice effect of their amazing tom yum.
Day 2: Marrickville Pork Roll (breakfast $22), Mamak Malaysian Roti and Satay (lunch $25), Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet (Dinner $20)
There was an internet consensus for Marrickville Pork Roll. Is it the best banh mi in Sydney? Absofuckinglutely. The meat of their crispy pork was so tender it melts in your mouth and whatever sauce they put in their banh mis were so complementary that my partner cannot help but close his eyes and moan about how delicious these pork rolls are. We found out later that this was a franchise of the original shop in Marrickville, but if the franchise was already this good, then the OG must be insane right?
Mamak's roti was nice, flaky and buttery and worth every penny. So much so that people from all over line up outside with or without reservations just so they could have a taste of what this Malaysian restaurant has to offer. Outside, we were treated to a show of how their rotis were made. The gluten stretch of that thin dough was enough to make any baker worth their salt jealous. After seeing that display of craftsmanship, we just had to order the roti canai. We also had nasi lemak but it just can't quite compare to the absolute beast that is their roti canai.
Lastly, we have Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet which is Taiwanese comfort food at its finest in the heart of Sydney's Chinatown. Oh my god. So this is what actual Taiwanese comfort food tastes like. It is distinct from your everyday Chinese food and dare I say it, tastier. Each dish in this restaurant makes me feel like it was made by a caring mom who made something nice and warm for you because you have a cold and then give you a kiss on the forehead to tell you that "you'll get better soon, trust mommy." The Taiwanese Style Savoury Mince Pork Congee feels like the cosiest thing you'll have on a cold Sydney evening. And the Traditional Taiwanese Worker's Noodle soup was so fresh. The ingredients were so cheap that it only costs $8 but it all came together harmoniously that you'll feel like you were in a food anime where you're transported into a body of a Taiwanese worker who is saving money, exhausted from a day's work, and just wants to have a nice comforting meal at the end of the day.
Day 3: Din Tai Fung (Breakfast ($33), Emperor's Garden Cakes and Bakery (Breakfast $5), Kowloon Cafe (lunch $39)
Back to Chinatown we went because we discovered that's where all of the cheap but delicious food places were.
I don't get it. I wish I understood the reason why Din Tai Fung is so popular. I think the quality lies within the skin of their xiao long bao. They do not get soggy or the broth doesn't seep out no matter how long they stay in the steamer, but without the chili sauce, it's just not worth it. The beef noodle soup is also kinda meh. Is Din Tai Fung one of those restaurants that were hyped just cause somebody some time ago said it was good? You wait for so long and it just comes out disappointing especially if you're an Asian who is used to having tastier dumplings for 50c a piece if you just crossed the street from where you lived. There must be a reason why their HK branch got a Michelin Star right? Or is that overrated too? Please, somebody explain to me why people line up for Din Tai Fung.
Disappointed, we went to another spot in Chinatown. We lined up for another institution: Emperor's Garden Cakes and Bakery for the famous Emperor's cream puff. Wow! Finally some god food! For this one, we understand why people were willing to line up while it's 12°C outside just to have a bit of the hot, tasty and mouth watering cream puffs (which is actually manju) that is dirt cheap. it's $5 for 10 pieces and wow! It was love and decades of hard work in manju form.
Last on our food trip agenda was Kowloon Cafe. It was more expensive than the others but the servings were good for two people. Bruh it was great! The meals told us why Hong Kong cuisine is a force to be reckoned with. Who knew that baked rice with black bean sauce worked well with melted cheese? Hong Kong people, that's who. They also had a sense of humour when they called their French Toast "Thick Ass". The scrambled eggs with prawns was also so creamy and shaped like a tornado on top of creamy rice. I checked the reviews and it was rated 3.7/5. I understand why it was rated so low, it was an authentic experience of Asian street restaurant culture where the food is good but the staff is rude. They passed by and dumped the bowl in front of you unceremoniously and you were expected to eat fast and get out. Delicious! Reminded me of home!
All in all, the Sydney cheap food scene is worth trying out. We were surprised with how delicious everything was even if everything we tried was Asian cuisine. Mind you though, we went to the places that were recommended by a lot of people and they all just coincidentally happened to be Asian food. On our next trip there, we will be eating Western dishes and hope it's just as good as just as cheap.
There you go, here are some of Sydney's good food, how much they cost and a little preview on how they taste and what to expect. I bet there are better ways to go on a Sydney food trip on a budget, feel free to comment and let us know about your Sydney recommendations!
lake trip!!
Adventure is out there
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Time wasted at the beach is time well spent.
``Çok küçük görünmene rağmen her zamanki gibi hala güzelsin. ``
The Janson Sisters - prologue
I wrote this 3 book long fanfic on Wattpad last fall and finished the last book in early January 💀. Idk if it’s a good idea to post it here, but I will. My grammar is probably preposterous, but I just wrote it for my friend and I so it’s fine.
The Maze Runner Fanfic - About two girls named Maria and Lydia who are on the journey of self discovery and why they were created. Will they live?
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It was cold, dark and still all at once. There was a loud blaring sound as lights flashed in the small room, illuminating only so much "Hello??" Lydia yelled while frantically looking around. She soon realized it was hopeless to try and see her surrounds, as it was almost impossible to see without light. She realized a girl next to her, but she wasn't awake "Hey!" She yelled while lightly shaking the other girl's shoulder. The girl didn't budge, the only thing that moved was her hair and that was only from Lydia shoving her.
A loud alarm blared again, this time the room started to move "HELLO?? HELP!!" Lydia started to scream as she tried to stand up. One of her only concerns were that the other girl wasn't waking up and whatever box or room they were in was moving higher and higher. She started to look around, seeing nothing else was in the box besides them "HELLOOO!!" She extended her scream. Which was to no avail, as no one seem to answer her. She looked up, seeing the box was coming fairly close to a red dot. She then realized the red dot was growing closer "Oh shit" she said to herself.
The box then stopped; another loud beeping sound echoed "Why is it coming back up?" Someone yelled from the other side. Lydia stared at the ceiling, as she scooted over so she was closer to the unconscious girl. The ceiling then opened, allowing the bright sun to shine in "Quick open the gates" a male voice commanded. Lydia felt herself grow more anxious, the metal gates above her were then lifted. She felt as though the only sort of protection she had was taken from her "It's...two girls." the Blonde boy said in a confused tone. The blonde boy had a thick British accent that sort of rang a bell, but she didn't know from where, he didn't look familiar.
Without warning, a boy with these angry looking eyebrows hopped in "Stay back!" Lydia shrieked as he inched towards them. The boy stopped, he looked confused "What's wrong with her?" He questioned while gesturing to the unconscious girl. Lydia glanced at the girl before looking right back up at the boy, making sure he didn't do anything weird "I don't know" she replied. He nodded "Okay. Well let's get you two up" he said while reaching for the unconscious girl, which was a mistake. Lydia then shielded herself over the girl, feeling a need to protect her "I don't know who you are, how do I know you won't do anything weird" she said while still covering the girl. He stared "Newt, Thomas come down here they won't comply" the guy spoke again. Lydia frowned "If you touch me or her, I will hurt you" she threatened, hearing her voice crack as she tried to defend herself. The guy with the furious eyebrows rolled his eyes "We're not going to hurt you" he said as the two boys he called for jumped down.
The blonde British boy and his friend, who had dark brown hair and a very slim face shared a glance. Lydia could tell they weren't fully on board with whatever the guy with the stern eyebrows was saying and she took advantage of that. The three discussed with each other about how they were going to get the two girls out of the box, when The blonde British boy reach towards the unconscious girl. Lydia pushed him back "Too close buddy" she said rudely, Newt sighed as he attempted to at least get the girl up. The two started arguing, Newt didn't understand why she was so threatened, and Lydia didn't understand why he didn't get why she felt that way.
With all the commotion, it had awakened the previous unconscious girl. When she finally opened her eyes, the first thing she did was shield herself with her forearm. The sun was shining right into her eyes, blinding her from her surroundings "Look, now you woke her up" Lydia said while shaking her head. Newt seem to of had enough, reaching in their direction again was another mistake he made. Since Maria didn't have the first clue on what was going on, the first thing she did was defend herself "Don't touch me!" She yelled while punching the blonde boy. Everyone watched as he flew back, creating a loud thud as he came in contact with the metal box.
Maria covered her mouth, realizing she could have just made a huge mistake "Alright that's enough!" A boy above them yelled. This was a new voice the two hadn't ever heard "Guys get out of the box" he ordered, the boys that were in the box with the girls then climbed out.
All the boys backed up "Hello gals, my name is Alby. We do not plan on hurting you" he started to explain, Lydia then interrupted "Why can't I remember anything?!" She panicked. Alby sighed and nodded "I know you're scared, probably confused and we were all like that when we first came up in the box. I know you have no reason to believe my word, but I promise If you come out of the box nothing bad will happen to you" he said with a very convincing tone. Lydia stood up slowly, holding a handout so it could help the other girl.
As they stepped out of the box, the feeling of the grass felt unreal and so soft at the same time. For some reason, the sun was even hotter outside the box "Now follow me" the guy named Alby instructed. The girls shared a glance, debating on if they should actually follow or not. Lydia shrugged and started to follow him "If they wanted to hurt us, they would of by now, right?" She said in a low tone, low enough for Maria to hear. Maria nodded, agreeing as she too followed the unfamiliar man. Mass majority of the area was a huge field, but the biggest eye sore was the 100-foot walls that surrounded them. All sorts of plants grew off of it, it seemed to mainly be Vines. Alby then turned around once they were far enough from the group of boys "Now I know you don't know where you are or who we are" he started while crossing his arms. Lydia put her hands on her hips "Yeah, why are we here?" She questioned "You sure have a lot of questions. But like everyone else, so do we" he said while turning back around.
Alby gave the impression that he had all the answers, but from what the girls could tell - he didn't. He kept rambling on, about how they first started up here, how the maze is the only way out and they had already tried everything. The system in this place he called "The Glade" sounded like a well-built society. Of every question Lydia threw at him he had an answer for, this whole thing sounded like a joke "So, what you're saying is. You don't know who put us here or why and we just have to survive?" She said a tone that indicated she didn't believe him. The guy sighed "Yes, we live in this place like a family. All we have is each other" he explained while still walking. Luckily while Alby gave them a tour, a lot of things were brought up and discussed. They figured out the types of jobs there were, and Lydia had her heart set on being a Runner. Maria on the other hand, desired being the medical assistant.
The sun was setting, and the beautiful horizon glow peeked over the wall "Now I don't know you too. But you will get your names back in a few days. It's the one thing they let us remember about ourselves" he started "And I meant it when I said we wouldn't harm you. Though still stay aware because these Shanks have never been around a girl. Well, from what they can remember of course" he said as he warned them. The sun was gone by the time they made it to the so-called Homestead "I had Chuck here set up your hammocks. Please feel at home" he said while saying his goodbyes "And never shy away from asking me questions. I'm sure everyone here would have answers for you, but you can always personally come find me" and with that he walked away.
Thoughts about episode 5 of She-Ra
"ALLOW GLIMMER GO FIRST"
"No violence... RIGHT"
" WE ARE AT THE EDGE OF DARKNESS!!!!"
"WE MUST BE STRONG!!! WE MUST BE BRAVE!!!"
"Sea Hawk... meh"
"Ok that mustache IS shiny"
"WOW, AFFORD HIM? HMMMM HIGH MAINTENANCE MUSTACHE FOR SURE"
"THEORY - HE HAS A CRUSH ON PRINCESS THEY SEEK"
"YOU GO ADORA"
"This shadows are going to be a pain in ass"
"FORCE CAPTAIN SCORPIA!!! I LOVE HER ALREADY"
"SHE IS A HUGGER"
"I want to know what happened to Dragon's Daughter One and Two"
"WHY DID HE KILL HIS OWN DAUGTHERS???? MURDERER!!!"
"Oh thank god he didn't sing"
"Bow! Do not fall for his mustache!!!"
"He did... my sweet summer child"
"Sea Hawk is a second rate bard at best... and I'm starting to like him... whyyyyy"
"I think it's the song"
"I know it's the song"
""FOR THE HONOR OF GREYSKULL"
"KEEP STEALING HIS THUNDER"
"I want to see Force Captain Orientation"
"And shadow weaver can suck that crystal dry so she could no longer have a job"
"Scorpia is impressed"
"HALT"
"He so has a crush on her... poor Bow"
"DO NOT DARE CALL HER THAT"
"Ok, that princess is a mood"
"Adora is so a child of a First One"
"Bow is either over his crush... or is going to seduce him on that boat"
"SYSTEM UPDATING, PLS WAIT 1019181 YEARS"
"UGHHH NOW WE ARE GETTING A BACKSTORY THAT WILL MAKE US FEEL BAD FOR HIM"
"MERMAID TRANSFORMATION"
"Bow, you so adorable"
"And now he has a fantasy material"
"Catra ;----;"
"ADVENTURE!!!"
"Scorpia is so a squad mom"
"...Sea Hawk... I like you... auu... it hurts"
"BEST FRIENDS SQUAD~~~ WE ARE~~ WE ARE~~"
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Introduction: Welcome to Sankari
You find yourself at the front door of an apartment building, and something draws you to the elevator. As you zoom upward, you can see through the glass window, the city down below, pink streetlights glowing in the twilight as rain pounds down. You recognize it, though you’re not sure how.
This is Sankari, the city of heroes.
The elevator opens into the penthouse apartment, floor-to-ceiling windows cover the far wall, looking out over the city. You turn around to see more floor-to-ceiling windows, this time divided by a balcony with doors open wide, looking out over a calm empty beach, the rain and the ocean blending almost indecipherably. Warm salty air blows in from the ocean.
A huge armchair and an overstuffed recliner sit facing the balcony, each with a side table with what seems to be writer’s accouterments as well as beverages. Music plays gently from a speaker between the two chairs, just loud enough to be heard over the rain.
Parallel to this scene, across the room, is a wide kitchen where someone is standing at a counter chopping veggies. There’s an open laptop to one side of her, and she periodically looks up from the cutting board to squint at it, sometimes abandoning the vegetables all together to hit a few keys.
You clear your throat and she looks up, eyes wide.
“Oh, shit! Sorry, we’ve been expecting you!” She dries her hands off, shutting the computer as she shouts. “RORY!”
”WHAT LIZZY?” Another voice replies.
”C’MON, THEY’RE HERE!!”
”OH, SHIT, REALLY? HANG ON, I’M COMING!”
A quiet crash can be heard from another room, and a second person appears. They see you and wave. “Hey! Welcome! Glad you made it alright, we can be kinda hard to find. I’m Rory, they/them, and you met Lizzy already.” They gesture to Lizzy as she rounds the counter. “We made Sankari, and everyone in it.”
Lizzy, alongside Rory, beckon you towards the chairs. You have a lot of questions, but you can’t seem to find it in yourself to ask them yet. Instead, you sit down between them, in front of your own laptop.
”We made this place to be a world that people can get lost in, a place to feel safe and loved and to learn to be safe with themselves.” Lizzy hums, logging in to your computer as she leans over your shoulder. “It means a lot to us, so thanks for stopping by.”
”We want to make a place that is inspiring, exciting, and beautiful, despite being broken.” Rory nods, taking over the computer as Lizzy steps back, “we wanted to inspire you, so we’d love for you to stick around and let us do that.”
The two fade away and you are back, simply staring at your screen.
<3 Lizzy
<3 Rory
