No sleep. Thoughts are consumed by how when Pomme was first given to the french she was the youngest, the littlest egg, and while she was babied as the youngest she was also the one in the most danger as she was the last egg with all her lives. Not only did she have to grow up so fast, she actually used her lives as protection for her siblings since as long as she had all of them the code would target her and her alone. And she got better, and stronger, and tougher, and the entire island knew her strength. But she was still q!frenchs daughter, youngest in their heart. And while Pomme slowly noticed that most stopped looking over her shoulder, none of the french ever let her face anything alone. She would always be their baby <3
“kids spend too much time on their devices” well what else are they supposed to do? there’s no corner shops with pinball machines in them on every corner anymore. there’s no malls or stores in small towns for teens to hang out in without being suspected of shoplifting or kicked out for loitering. sidewalks are too broken for them to ride their bikes and there’s no bike lane in the street to make it safe for them. i just don’t understand where they expect these kids to go when they keep taking places away from them. and yes having no safe public places for them is what leads a lot of teens into addiction if they end up at a place where people aren’t truly looking out for them.
There are three types of avian
Lesser Avian - Don't have wings - Sometimes have feathers or bird legs, but not necessary - Can either have bird tails, or long tails with feathers on them, or no tail at all Common Avian - Always have wings, wings are often small, but can grow with age - Always have some sort of feathering and tail Greater Avian - Large wings, feathers, and tail - Can be born as Common, but grow into Greater with age - Can speak in Chirp (bird language) Examples in dsmp and qsmp
Lesser Avian - c!Tommy, no tail, no feathers. Chicken - q!Forever, no tail, feathers behind ears, on legs, arms, and sides. Duck - c!Wilbur, no tail, small bits of feathering across body. Eurasian Jay
Common Avian - q!Quackity, bird tail, small wings, feathers behind ears, and spread across body. Duck - c!Quackity, bird tail, small wings. Duck - q!Wilbur, long tail, medium wings. Bluejay - q!Baghera, bird tail, small wings, lots of feather across body, esp on arms, neck, and legs. Duck - q!Jaiden, bird tail, medium wings. Green-Cheeked conure
Greater Avian - c!Philza, bird tail, large wings, crow - q!Philza, bird tail, large wings, crow
Penelope: Yeah, this shroud is taking me 20 years.
Suitors:
Bonding with the ex-Bishops! Probably got lots of stories to tell.
Witches and sorcerers casting spells together on Halloween. How wholesome.
Ah yes, at long last... It is finished! The full illustration featuring the whole main cast for the AU - while there's more characters in the story, these will be the ones carrying the bulk of the plot!
So, my fellas and folks... Stay tuned for more illustrations in the near future~
Absolute Wonder Woman going "the core of Diana is LOVE. Even when she grows up in hell instead of paradise. Even when her mother is one who should be her enemy. Even when she is kept isolated from the teachings of her people. Even when her native tongue is trickery instead of truth...Diana is at her core someone who loves the world and humanity so much she would give anything to protect them and see justice done" is truly the best distillation of 84 years of comics I've ever seen. 100000/10, absolutely zero notes.
Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide
Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:
Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)
Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)
Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)
Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)
*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.
Mango (Languages: So many and the endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)
Transparent Language: (Languages: THE MOST! Also the one that has the widest variety of African languages! Perhaps the most diverse in ESL and learning a foreign language not in English)
AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)
AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone
lingory
ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)
Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)
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