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Brand new two-parter mission! by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-13 13:59:47 UTC Writing Reply

In which RC 🤘 face hilarious misspellings, incredibly unlikable Sues this side of Bakara, and enough minis to start a Strawberry Shortcake OFU. There are notes I'd like to have comm opinion on, but including them here would be a spoiler, so they're placed at the end of part 2.

Can I have Orange blossom pov)? (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-20 15:06:10 UTC Reply

Here you go (hands the coin) by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-20 16:10:08 UTC Reply

Make sure not to come down with dragon sickness.

Thanks by Linstar on 2022-04-20 16:56:50 UTC Edited Reply

Yay! My first mini! (It’s all mine...) And now on my wiki page. Though, if it's a pov is it really a mini?

🤣 Yikes, how did I miss this? by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-22 01:24:13 UTC Reply

Anyway, you can still keep the coin.

I have a thing for finding errors... by Linstar on 2022-04-22 02:34:13 UTC Edited Reply

Oh well. Maybe the coin is actually orange blossoms? Then I'd have both a pov and mini for the same character. And the pov can hoard the mini-Gold Sand Dollar. When I do get my agents, I can pass it along to them. That coin makes a great plot device!

Plarnder. ;) That's all. (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-20 14:53:03 UTC Reply
re: mission by doctorlit on 2022-04-18 18:07:53 UTC Reply

Sorry I didn't review sooner; it's been a pretty packed week!

Wow, Strawberry Shortcake is still a thing?! Like, ongoing? I didn't realize it had any new canon produced after the 1980s. I remember my sisters still had some ~~SS wow, no, bad acronym on that title~~ SBSC merch sitting around the house as I grew up. Weird that I never heard anything about new material, even by accidental add viewing! Well, on behalf of my now-adult sisters, thank you for defending this canon!

Sand dollars, eh? Clever use of a non-currency currency on the show's part. A mini that's more like an object is a unique concept, especially with how it can affect people! Are the minis like actual sand dollars, like, can they crawl very slowly? Maybe need salt water to stay hydrated properly?

I like how you structured this mission, with Urato getting enticed to wander away for more sand dollars, only to get caught up in the flashback. It felt like a very natural narrative progression! I also like the point Inasuke made about not performing assassinations within SBSC, since it would have the wrong tone for that canon. It felt like a very Original Series-esque observation to make!

A couple minor errorish things:
"This was however not the most aggravating the house had to offer."
I feel like either "aggravating thing" or "aggravation" would be a little more grammatically correct, there. Just feels like a noun belongs in there.

". . . in an undescribed environment of endless beige where Avocado and black licorice converse."
I think you want "conversed" here, just to match the past tense of the rest of the paragraph?

—doctorlit got a weird sense of enjoyment from picturing SBSC characters dissolving Infinity Stone-style

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It's generally initialized as SSC 🤣 by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-18 22:48:27 UTC Edited Reply

The continuity being sporked here is the second series (2003-2008). There are two reboots after that one: one in 2010 and one in 2021, the former caused a bit of ruckus for whitewashing a previously black character and feminine-izing previously tomboy characters (oh, I'm especially irked by this one; even worse, the only one with tomboy tendencies in this reboot is the villain), and the latter disliked for just being not pleasing to look at.

About the sand dollars: they're just objects in the show, basically saucer-sized coins lying around on the beach and under the sea. Still doesn't make them any less dangerous 🤣

As always, thanks for commenting 😉

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Why, that's sand dollar erasure! :< by doctorlit on 2022-04-18 23:54:34 UTC Reply

Why do starfish get all the attention?! Sand dollars are lifeforms, too! Though I suppose the gold dollars in the show could just be the remnant test left behind after death, like we find of sand dollars in the real world.

—doctorlit, respecter of (some) invertebrates

[Suspicious look] Are the arthropods making you type this? by Huinesoron on 2022-04-19 07:26:29 UTC Reply

Knock once if there's an arthropod forcing you to send pro-invertebrate messages. I wouldn't put it past our ancient enemies to try that kind of thing.

hS

What disrespect! by doctorlit on 2022-04-20 12:32:18 UTC Reply

Arthropods and invertebrates good actually! Come, hS, come and visit the Butterfly Wonderland here in Arizona, you see, all the beautiful butterflies and moths? Our entire agricultural system is dependent on such pollinators to keep our plants breeding . . . uh . . . just need to make a quick stop at my condo here . . .

swats a wasp that slipped in through the patio door

Anyway, let's next head to my zoo, and the invertebrate touch tank! We have pencil urchins, and they're delightfully rough to the feel! And horseshoe crabs, very smooth and ancient friends! But the best friend of all is the slipper lobster! Watch them scuttle about! See the little face feelers flicking here and there! Behold—what's? Gah, ants! Swarming up my ankles, and me without socks today!

unleashes holy destruction upon the ant colony in the form of Adams fly spray and diatomaceous earth
diatoms are also invertebrates, for the record

Well, there you have it! Agh—scratches ankles forever Our fellow life forms are truly marvelous and excellent beings that we are blessed to share this earth with! Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to spend 90+ minutes of every Saturday night staying late at work to kill scorpions.

—doctorlit doesn't see species; he judges each invertebrate based on their personal character. Except for silverfish. They can all bite it.

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That's hS and his invertebratphobia for you. (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-20 14:13:29 UTC Reply

Invertebrats, indeed by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-20 14:39:03 UTC Reply

(swats a mosquito that would not leave the dining room alone)

Hmm...how do you think the Flowers feel about these invertebrates? (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-20 14:48:49 UTC Reply

Yikes, male mosquitoes live on nectar (nm) by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-20 16:14:28 UTC Reply

Wait, do the Flowers have pollinator assistants? by Linstar on 2022-04-20 16:59:43 UTC Reply

Is there, say, a Monarch Butterfly who helps out with pollination? Are they required to make baby Flowers?

I bet the yellow daisies would love to assist! (nm) by doctorlit on 2022-04-20 21:12:23 UTC Reply

The Yellow Roses, you mean? (nm) by Neshomeh on 2022-04-21 01:22:13 UTC Reply

Been meaning to ask: do the Yellow Roses all have Texan accents? (nm) by Scapegrace on 2022-04-23 10:14:29 UTC Reply

They should. (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-23 16:27:41 UTC Reply

Blast, that's what I get for Boarding between cleanings on a work shift! Roses, indeed. :< (nm) by doctorlit on 2022-04-21 14:19:59 UTC Reply
I feel like this is how Flowerslash discussions start. (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-21 01:58:49 UTC Reply

Insert Waltz of the Flowers joke here by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-21 02:43:47 UTC Reply

And yes, I like ballet.

The Spineless Agenda strikes again. {= P (nm) by Neshomeh on 2022-04-19 13:45:34 UTC Reply

My computer won't let me access the files (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-18 13:55:45 UTC Reply

Wait, what? by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-18 14:43:43 UTC Edited Reply

The entries are hosted on Blogger and put after a sensitive content warning. You can also read the spin-off on Wix (updates slower) and Dreamwidth

School computer by Linstar on 2022-04-18 16:32:00 UTC Reply

It has some weird ideas on what to block... fortunately, I have other devices.

blink blink (nm) by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-18 12:46:07 UTC Reply
Did I mention the badfic has sequels? by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-14 00:03:42 UTC Badfic report Reply

Which are just as badly written and feature vampires among other things. However, I'm not interested in tackling any of them, and I think doing this sort of fics is better suited to the DMO.

Sequels. How tragic. (nm) by Linstar on 2022-04-22 02:29:35 UTC Reply

At least these fics have enough misspellings to be funny, by K. n. Shirayuki on 2022-04-22 04:05:55 UTC Reply

The badfic from which these agents are recruited (a.k.a. That Bakara One) has all the unlikability and none of the funniness.

Might be worth reading.. by Linstar on 2022-04-22 04:18:02 UTC Reply

Those sequels might be worth reading, but not sporking. Besides, I like reading (some) badfic. If it's funny in its badness, but not squicky.