green except too damn hot @green@awoo.space

*checks Masto feed*

... WELP

*goes back to kitten care*

oh hey this is familiar http://wondermark.com/c1404/

I was on an airplane where they gave the passengers tablets for an animated test/quiz to select "captains," who would sit in the first class area and be responsible for passenger safety in emergencies. the test involved identifying swimming koi, complicated math problems, and identifying sarcasm.

the city was half in ruins, from whatever disaster had hit a year or so ago, but there was a lot of rebuilding going on. it was an odd city--lots of solar panels, including massive sails of them, as tall as the skyscrapers, constructed between buildings (because THAT MAKES SENSE FOR SOLAR PANELS OBVIOUSLY), and *many* abandoned buildings/areas that seemed to have been overgrown for decades.

there were lots of foxes in the trees, kinda fluffy-looking foxes that "sang" like squirrels, *lots* of foxes--like one or two in each tree--that coursed along the branches like an orange and white river along an oak branch that had grown through a broken window into their den inside a long-abandoned airport terminal, and all I can think was "I've *gotta* post about this on Masto!"

and now that I've played with Raziel enough that he's willing to take a nap, I can do my WoW dailies. XD

also I believe I just saw a Cooper's hawk swoop past my window, possibly missing a grab at another bird. I heard the "snap" of a quick-flapping wing and saw it glide past; about the size of a crow, but identifiably brown. pretty sure that'd be one of the parents, shopping for lunch for the kids they've got nesting close by again this summer. yay! :D

meet the newest member of the family, on his first full day at home! Raziel came from PAWS, is 2 months old, likes exploring, playing, cuddles, exploring, sleeping, cuddles, playing, food, and exploring, and purrs like a buzzsaw on overdrive. he's just over 2 lbs, has a vet appointment on Friday (but is in excellent health), and his markings remind me very much of a spotted skunk.

every day is #caturday #cats #kitten #photos #kittypix

*gently gnaws on things*

one of the other Stage 1 hosts was a teenage girl who was burbling that she'd just joined for the concert, it was going to be AMAZING, absolutely EVERYBODY would be there, and after that she's just quit! we all laughed at her, very gently and kindly, and I dreamily (because I was dreaming) explained that she was in the group mind now, and there was no going back and away, only forward and deeper...

the group mind had gotten me with a physical virus, in the early stages of development (one of their "drones" had stabbed me in a fight). by now it was on the second stage of spreading, via memetic devices, both random (posters in public areas) and directed ("go tell all your friends!"). the hive node was preparing for the third stage of infection, which was happening in a couple of days--a memetic signal in a massively popular televised concert.

like the CW says. I'd been "recruited" into the group mind, but I was still in stage 1, my mind was being integrated but I was still individual enough to feel attached to my body. I came to the local hive node because I was feeling physically distressed, and they cheerfully took me in, wrapped me in a warm blanket (which felt AMAZING), and put me in a quiet room with other stage 1 semi-individuals, and we talked a bit.