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I added another (mini) chapter on Ao3! I'd love you know what yall think so far?

having an empty script because you're too lazy to type everything that's in your head >>> 😋🙏🏾

This is Lydia who I'm playing in the dalgety players new play 'The Perfect Package'

She is basically a crazy sound and lighting engineer with a grudge against the producer of a rigged show (the perfect package) she gets her orders from a puppet who she keeps in her pocket and only comes out when she is doubting herself.

The lost art of hand lettering

On the list of things ABSOLUTELY NOBODY HAS EVER ASKED ME FOR. Here’s the dialogue from the TV show that the Young family are watching in Episode 3, before Adam heads off for an early night.

Cats leave their mark on centuries of books

Evidence of feline interference in a 15th-century manuscript reminds us of how big an impression they've made on literature as a whole

Emir Filipović, an academic at the University of Sarajevo, was researching his PhD in the Dubrovnik State Archives when he stumbled across a medieval Italian manuscript from 11 March 1445, from "the 13th volume of a series of archival registers called 'Lettere e commissioni di Levante'".

Doesn't sound that exciting, does it? But the discovery has placed Filipović at the centre of a social media whirl – because the medieval manuscript was stained with inky cat paw prints. I dropped Filipović a line, and he says he's still surprised at how popular the photograph has proved to be ("Cats - walking all over your shit since the 15th century", says a Reddit post).

the Guardian

Cats leave their mark on centuries of books

Alison Flood: Evidence of feline interference in a 15th-century manuscript reminds us of how big an impression they've made on literature as

tag drop !

˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    form    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    study    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    aesthetic    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    musings    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    audio    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    script    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    answered    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    headcanon    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    prompt    . ˗ ˋ      𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈    ››    wanted    . ˗ ˋ      𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈    ››    insert muse name here    .

    she  gathers  her  things  from  her  table  in  the  library,  hand  brushing  against  another’s  as  they  too  reach  for  her  notebook.  she  snatches  the  book  quickly,  only  feeling  relief  when  it  is  in  her  grasp.  “  did  you  think  that  was  yours  ?  ”  ava  asks,  brows  knitted  together  in  confusion,  “  because  i  can  assure  you,  it  is  not.  ”  /  @somersopens​

stagerights​:

ONE  LINER  STARTER  CALL  :  SPOTIFY  SHUFFLE  VERSION  .  (  RIDE  -  LANA  DEL  REY  )  ft  .  ava  leung

                  “  i  was  always  an  unusual  girl  —-  my  mother  told  me  i  had  a  chameleon  soul  ,  no  moral  compass  pointing  north  …   ”  (  @noveliste​  )

    “  that  sounds  like  a  lot  . . .  ”  ava  trails  off,  dwelling  on  the  words  the  other  spoke,  “  sounds  nothing  like  my  mother  at  all.  she’d  tell  me  that  i  had  a  talent  for  washing  dishes  . . .  but  that  was  just  to  get  me  to  do  extra  chores.  ”

thvspian​:

status: open location: by the campus noticeboards

it’s a daily ritual for edie to check the campus noticeboards. despite having alerts set up for the theatre society’s posts on all social media platforms, there was something about seeing the announcement of a new production in glossy poster form that edie just adores. as she is scouring the board for anything of interest she notices another student sidle up beside her, and shoots them an interested look.  “ sorry, did you need me to move? ” without waiting for an answer she shuffles aside just a little to allow them some room, before looking back up at the notices. “ it’s not an overly exciting array today unfortunately. ”

    she’s  taken  aback  by  the  other  girl’s  demeanor  almost  instantly,  simply  wanting  a  quick  glimpse  at  the  board  to  see  if  there  were  any  updates  on  when  the  literary  magazine  would  be  accepting  submissions.  but  rather  than  respond  in  kind,  she  shoots  her  a  shy  smile  and  an  appreciative  nod.  “  thank  you  --- i  appreciate  it.  it  doesn’t  seem  like  what  i  was  looking  for  has  been  posted  yet,  so  i’d  have  to  agree.  ”

Reblog this if you had to learn cursive writing as a child

If you were ever told or were made to learn cursive writing when you were in grade school. I wanna see how many of you suffered like I did.

Honestly, the faces just really sell it. Abyss looks like he’s trying to hit on Pizza Guy here (I couldn’t find his name) and the poor dude’s not sure how to respond.

A:”Sooooo...you like ukiyo-e?”

PG:”Uki-whaty?”

A:”You know, those old, woodblock prints from the east?”

PG:”Uhhhh...yeah? They’re really neat.”

A:”You got any favorites?”

PG:”Not really. You?

A:”The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife. You know, the one with the woman and the octopus?”

PG:”Ohh...yeah, that one. it’s pretty famous, isn’t it?”

A:”It is. Though personally, I prefer the rule 63 version.”

PG:”I...don’t think there is a rule 63 version.”

A:”Really?”

(Abyss smirks.)

A:”Wanna make one?”

PG:” 0//_//0 Oh dear...”

A:”Fuhuhuhuhuhuhu....”

Good luck Pizza Guy, you’re gonna need it.

Art of my OC with Egg Boss Abyss the Squid. ^~^

COMM - RobotnikHolmes by AwesomeBlossomPossum

This is Artemis Knight or “Missy” from my script!!

Pronouns: They/she

Ethnicity: Greek-British

Alignment: Chaotic neutral

Her playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xdp6HGH0zjmmLc2DzhluA?si=ft-woquiS_S6uY-FX13Sug&pi=e-vG5atQhLRGuz (inspired by her experience and personality NOT their music taste)

Personality: Chilled, nihilistic, obsessed, very introverted and protective, avoids sleep like the plague

They run away with their best friend and foster sister Flora-Maya (long weird name, ik but there’s a reason for it).

They’re abnormally close to the point where it’s kind of codependent and possessive but they get healthier as they try and survive with people outside of each other and live together in a safer environment.

I love Missy so much istg

Missy (the oc from my previous post about a script I’m trying to write) is autistic and nonbinary and REALLY codependent on their best friend Flora-Maya.

They grew up together being the first people to show each other genuine kindness and sort of contrasting each other’s lives (Flora-Maya spent a long time in a home that was very critical of everything she did and Artemis was raised in a very tough love, academic-focused and touch-ambivalent family) so I think Artemis views Flora-Maya as sort of the only person on their team as well as someone more important than everyone else/more deserving of love.

Artemis is isolated from everyone else and I think isn’t used to being around people who haven’t grown up with her. She’s very weird and bad with words, so she’ll often say things that don’t make sense (using incomplete sentences, abandoning context and using acronyms they completely made up).

They also are very unaffected by any judgement/mockery/bullying they may face at school due to the all the criticism she receives at home, so I don’t think that Missy ever abandoned the weird habits that a lot of kids drop after some teasing. They move weirdly, sometimes dancing for no reason, randomly stretching/wiggling their arms and legs and pull random faces just like in the middle of conversations.

They’re not used to boundaries (because they have none with Flora-Maya or their younger brother once he comes along later on) and often will just touch if they want to touch or take is she wants to take, without really thinking about it or asking for permission or providing any warning.

(It improves as they get to know other after running away, though, so it doesn’t become a really big concern)

Hahaha if I can be weird then so will every oc and fanon character I can get my hands on. Missy is a weirdo, Flora-Maya is a weirdo, Deidre is a weirdo, Tonya is weirdo- just try and stop me

This is Flora-Maya Smith!!

Ideals: To protect and love Artemis, to try new things, to have fun, to live a full life

Pronouns: She/her

Ethnicity: Ghanaian-British

MBTI: INFP

Alignment: Chaotic good

Star sign:

Personality: Kind, nihilistic, optimistic, enthusiastic, loves beauty, daydreamer, poor attention, romanticises things a lot

Her playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o5uT64z6mfq7vcC36VTRX?si=1-q0RR0kRsqVa9M2nOnp_A&pi=e-Lc6Oa7_0RJyj

She grew up in Wales with Artemis Knight for most of her life and runs away with her when they’re both 16

Flora-Maya (An oc from a script I’m writing) was written as an idealized version of myself (at least at the start). The story follows the perspective of half of the runaways but leaves some out for the purpose of letting the reader learn things about some of the characters the way we do in real life rather than understanding every character the way they view themselves. Flora-Maya is one of the characters we get to know through Missy (and another character)’s perspective rather than through herself.

Missy has always idolized FA as a strong weathered veteran to seam so unaffected by any difficulties she faced and a prodigy in the way she excels in everything they failed at. As the story progresses, and the pair begin to get in touch with other people, FA finally finds herself in a space where she’s comfortable enough to react to everything she’s dealt with and Missy is forced to face and cope with the fact that for their entire friendship/childhoods she and Flora-Maya have known each other inside out but not understood each other.

Flora-Maya faced a lot of change growing up- her parents died when she was only 3, her grandmother took over only to die 2 years later and she experienced 2 moves with her first and second foster families before she came to settle in with the Knights. Because of this, she’s very versatile and flexible but resistant to forming close bonds to anyone except Missy. To cope with a lot of the loneliness and boredom that came with these traits, Flora-Maya created large, elaborate, detailed daydreams to distract herself. She had an imaginary friend she took from her favourite book who would follow her everywhere and do the things she didn’t want to do (like chores) and speak up when she didn’t want to. When she meets Missy at 6, the daydreaming continues, but her imaginary friend is replaced by her first real one who behaves similarly to the person she made up and always listened to the stories she made up when she was bored.

Aside from being a maladaptive daydreamer, Flora-Maya is also very nihilistic. Because of the many changes in her life and her lack of control over them paired with her foster parents’ habit of blaming any misfortune that occurred around them on her, FA comes to the conclusion that very little changes regardless of what you do. This view rubs off on Missy a lot later on in their childhood and the pair of them very differently. FA grows a lack of regard for worry and judgement, she becomes a very spontaneous and inconsequential person, doing whatever she likes so long as it doesn’t harm anyone.

Resultantly, while FA is a lot more aware of social cues and expectations than Missy, she often disregards them. For example, Flora-Maya often had a disinterest in doing what she was supposed to in lessons, often bringing activities (like books and knitting equipment) to school to complete during lessons she considered irrelevant/unimportant and wasn’t afraid to do things that were abnormal like randomly sitting on the floor in public if her legs got tired. She wore brightly coloured clothes that may not look good together if they felt particularly comfortable or she was fond of them.

From Missy’s perspective of her this might come off a bit manic pixie dream girl-esque but I promise she’s a lot more complex than that and has a number of reasons for every choice she makes throughout the script- I love her so much and she’s so complex and precious and strong

Ladies, gents and others: Tonya Ahlström!!

Role: The sun/the ex-lover

Ideals: To love, to be loved, to see the world, to learn as much as she can

Pronouns: She/her

Ethnicity: Canadian-Norwegian

MBTI: ENFP

Alignment: Neutral good

Personality: Kind, curious, explorative, romantic, wear her heart on her sleeve, sensitive, trusting, naive, brave (or maybe stupid, who knows)

Her playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2D5nWRpL9bmSqrsbjlIWYd?si=9WHgl3ZYTO-B2cpyuSLxwg&pi=e-RlqFBPARRkmG (based on her vibes and personality, not music taste)

Tonya is my favorite disaster lesbian, she’s the type of gay to move in on the first date, get dumped on the second and then take a year to get over her ex

She skipped town with her runaway ex-boyfriend turned best friend (Lucas Bennet) after getting outed in a really fucked up, embarrassing accident (ouch).

You know that quote that’s like “If Nana was a boy, she’d be the love of my life” that but it’s a twink and a lesbian- they are platonic soulmates.

I got myself a script from one of the Daily Show episodes when Hugh Jackman was there promoting Reel Steel; pleasantly surprised to find these Jon doodles inside 🥺

Check and Duke episode 1 script part 1

*Check’s alarm goes off, and he wakes up* Check: Morning Duke. Duke: Morning, what was your name again? Check: Duke, we've known each other for months. My name is check. Duke: Like a check mark? Check: Oh yeah, I mean, I guess. Duke:  I bet onion lady always has a clipboard to give you check marks when you do something right then. Check: Haha, nice. Wait, did you just pretend not to know my name so you can make that joke? Duke: yeeaahh. (Onion lady from the other room) Check, Duke get up. Check: Oh, I wonder if breakfast is ready. Duke: I hope not. Check: Why? Duke: I mean, her name is Onion Lady, so she's probably going to put onions in our food, and I'm allergic to that stuff. (They walk downstairs) Check: What is it onion, lady? Onion lady: Instead of breakfast today, we're going to be going to the new burger place/amusement park downtown. Check: Wait, really? Onion lady: I know it isn't a traditional breakfast, but I figured going to this place would be a good bonding experience for us. Duke: oooo I can't wait to order some onion rings! check: Wait, didn't you just say you were allergic to onions? Duke: Yeah, but they're just so good. One time I ate a whole restaurant's supply of onion rings and I was all puffy and swollen and since I didn't pay for them they actually beat the onion rings out of me so I ended up not dying. Check: Jesus Christ… onion lady: Well, that's certainly concerning, but it's good to know you're allergic to onions, Duke. I'll still be making them, though you'll just have to get used to it. Duke: Wait, what? Check: Onion lady, he's like severely allergic. Can't you just make stuff without onions? Onion lady: Oh gosh no silly I have to put onions and everything I make besides even if I didn't, it would still taste like onions because I secrete onion oils for my skin. Here, just feel. *She extends her hand and checks it. * check: ew. Onion lady: Anyway to the onion mobile! Check: we have that? Duke: it better not be made of onions. It then shows the dream repeater and his henchmen working in their lab. The dream repeater: Our subliminal messaging has worked, and they're coming. Henchmen: And by subliminal, you mean shoving coupons for our restaurant in their mailbox. Dream repeater: *sigh* Yes. I've made the perfect sauce with a combination of melatonin dream catcher beads ground up into a fine powder and magic dream mushrooms to put them in a dream hallucination. Henchmen: Okay, but why are you focusing on check and Duke? You have plenty of our customers for you to research dreams. Dream repeater: Because the people funding me want them dead, but recently I've been thinking I should do some research on them first. Think about the breakthroughs I'll make. (They drive and show up at the restaurant / amusement park) Onion lady: All right boys go explore. I'll be at the onion ring exhibit here if you need me. Duke: *gasp* Can I go! (He says excited) Check: no Duke, come on, let's go. Duke: Aw. (They walk into one of the main Burger shops) Check: we should probably get something to eat first since we haven't had breakfast. And remember, no onion rings. (They walk up to the counter and see two employees not wearing typical restaurant outfits but instead white long sweater robes with red stains on them.) The employees look disheveled and creepy. Check: Hi, I was wondering if I could get a number nine. Duke: And I'll have a number onion rings with extra onion rings. Check: Wait, they have a number onion rings? I mean, duke! No! Duke: Fine, I'll get a number nine as well. Also, what are those stains on your uniforms? The employee: Uhh, it's just ketchup. Duke: Then, can I taste it? Check: Duke, gross. Duke: What?! you shouldn't let good ketchup go to waste. Check: First of all, it's not good ketchup. Second of all, that's clearly blood. Duke: Wait, are you murderers then!? Check: Duke, I think it's just from the ground beef. Duke: Oh. The employees stare at them unsettlingly. Here are your orders. Make sure to enjoy, or we will be ordered to break your bones. Check: Oh my God.

Check and Duke episode script 1 part 2

(They sit down at a table.) Duke: Those employees were weirding me out, man. Check: yeah same but these burgers are pretty good. Duke: Yeah, I just wish I wasn't allergic to onions. Check: Hey, you want to know something? I'm allergic to Mint. Duke: Mint? Check: Yeah, Christmas is uh really hard for me. those damn Mall Santas always shoving the candy canes in my face. I didn't even know I was allergic for the longest time. Duke: How? Check: I thought the allergic reaction was just part of mint's natural intensity. Duke: damn I would expect that for me but you, tisk tisk tisk. Check: Oh crap I spilled some ketchup *check takes out a moist towelette package) let me just clean this up (all of the sudden the moist towlette starts moving and slips out of his hand.) Check: what the…? Moist towelette: Hey, get your hands off me! Duke: Whoa, it's alive. Moist towelette: You monster! using me and my brethren to clean up your messes! who Do You Think You Are?! Check: Sorry, I was just trying to clean up my ketchup. Moist towelette: Well, I've got news for you, buddy. we aren't here to clean up after you, humans. soon there I'll be a moist towelette Uprising and little moist towelettes will rule the world mwahaha- (check tears the moist towelette up and put some in his pocket) check: you know these could be some cool pets to keep. Duke: Yeah, let me get some (Duke Pockets, the moist towelettes.). Check: Anyway, let's go on a ride. Duke: Hell yeah. *They go up to an indoor roller coaster, and there is a man in a white robe with pins in his head and puppet strings on his body.) Dream repeater: Hello there, check and Duke Duke: How do you know our names? Dream repeater: I'm like Santa Claus. I'm magical! check: Oh, that checks out. Duke: Oh yeah. Dream repeater: Anyway, are you ready to take a ride down the world's best roller coaster!? Duke: But aren't those people first? (he points to people in front of them in line) *dream repeater pushes them out of the way) nope not anymore. person he pushed out the way: Oh, what the heck, dude? check: I don't know if those people seem like they were in front of the line for sure. dreamer repeater: Well, I think you're lying. check: You literally have pins sticking out of your head. I'm not really inclined to trust you, man. you're a stranger. Dream repeater: Oh, just enjoy your ride! (Check and Duke, get in and the ride and start to go. They see trippy visuals and traumatic imagery as they keep rollercoastering for hours.) Check: what the heck! this is so messed up. Why would anyone want to do this?! (he turns over to Duke but Duke is sliced in half) what the fuck just on!? (a giant blade comes down and cuts check in half holy shit all of a sudden he wakes up and he's back on the roller coaster riding with Duke) Duke are you okay!? Duke: I don't know one minute I was riding the roller coaster and the next you were dead! check: what!? you died first! Duke: No, we both die first! (Duke shoots check in the chest and then himself.  They respawn.) check: why would you do that Duke!? Duke: do what!? you're the crazy one. You started babbling on about conspiracies and then sliced my fingers off and ate them! Check: what's going on man!? (they then age rapidly and crumble up and then aged down back into their regular age) oh my God I feel like I'm going to throw up what the fuck is going on this feels so weird (all of a sudden they're in a haunted house) check: Duke you know there's always been room for one kid in onion lady's house. Duke: what are you talking about!? Check: I never liked you you weirdo. Duke: dude what are you babbling on about? you're hurting my feelings. Check: I will fucking end you and scoop out your brains just like how Jonathan and Rebecca died. Duke: who the hell is Jonathan and Rebecca!?