Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

So there was a weird noise coming from out back this morning and it freaked me out.

And I finally puzzled together what it was: someone was going through the abandoned apartment across the alley and throwing out a bunch of furniture. Like, literally throwing it hand-over-fist onto a heap on the law.

Well, the basement of that apartment is one of the cats' major neighborhood hidey-holes.

And we don't even know that they're doing anything more with that apartment *or* that the basement will be affected at all.

But within 15 minutes my brain had gotten all the way from that to "oh my god Ceejay's going to get boarded up or they're going to see there's a bunch of cats living there and try to trap or poison them."

I convinced myself that this is not only more than a little hasty, it's not even logical. It's not even legal to randomly move or poison feral cats in New Orleans. And our moochlets probably have another six dozen hiding spots around the block that we don't even know about.

Plus, this could actually work out for the best, 'cause I know that place is pretty moldy and Peebles already has asthma issues... And if they're remodeling, we might get a another neighbor who likes the cats and might help feed them if we ever have to move.

So yeah, I'm just borrowing trouble. But I borrowed so much of it, so fast! And now I'm just lingering in that place where some part of your brain remembers you were supposed to be anxious about something, but not why.

I'm sure the cats are going to be fine one way or another. They made it through a Cat 4 hurricane, for fuck's sake. That did help me worry less about 'em.

I guess it just feels weird and intrusive, knowing that someone can just randomly come in and alter our little buddies' lives radically and there's not much we could really do about it. (Gods know they would NOT take well to collars and tags, for instance...)

@LexYeen I mean, I LIKE it, I'm certainly not complaining about it. :) I had actually wondered if you'd gotten them confused with faerie dragons, but I guess this is a thing for astrals!

Wow, dragons are perverts. :>

@JulieSqveakaroo @anthracite @Phorm

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@LexYeen Wait, what now?

@001zlnv I don't know, I just know that coat is dead on: Norwell DOES have a hot little weasel ass.

@001zlnv Do you mean recently or in general?

@001zlnv Back in the day, I could have gotten a three-hour public scene out of that. <3

For fuck's sake, I can't see a message from my therapist because she sent it via some kind of Microsoft Office app and it's pitching a fit about the fact I'm logged into my work account.

I can fix it "just" by logging out but it's a pain in the ass and means I have to stop everything else I'm doing.

I fucking hate 2021. Let's hurry up with this "revolution" thing the kids are talking so much about on TikTok these days. (They are, right? Please tell me they are.)

Bouquet, oomer.

@Phorm "Master" had better hire an EXCELLENT wish attorney for his next go, unless he wants to end up stuck in a corked burette, granting wishes, convinced her name has always been "Bubbles."

"Listen, aging up Scootaloo is one the finest things a person can do. But you had to go and get greedy."

@Leucrotta You'd... you'd be surprised. There is really good food, but it's not *close* at hand, any of it, since this is really more of a car town and we walk!

We did hit Angelo Brocato's for strawberry napoleons, though, so nah, I can't really complain.

poot noodles

@Leucrotta God, I miss having an Indian sweet shop cattycorner from my house...

dis mah new boyfrend

i asked his coat bff, it's cool

Um... Laika?

Are you... pregnant with rabbits?

Wow, it's like Daniel Mullins knows you.😼​

[CAPTION: I used a sacrificial block to give Laika's card the "soul" (i.e. special abilities) of a Warren card. It's basically a wall that summons up a Rabbit card with no real value except it can pay the costs of other cards. So Laika now poops bunnies purely so her friends can eat 'em. I love this game.]

[CAPTIONED FOR THE INSCRYPTION-UNAWARE: This is an absolutely sickening card. Zero cost for a three-pronged Attack of 3, for nine damage. (You need to be 5 ahead of your opponent to win.) And the little skull sigil means she is immortal, goes right back to hand if killed instead of discard.

These cards are assembled from your other cards, which are mainly animal-themed, after you lose a run. I always name them after one of their component cards.

This one was part Wolf and ended up named Laika, after my Evil Commie Zombie Spacedog persona, who is basically equal parts La Femme Nikita, Villainelle, Natasha Fatale, Colleen from Road Rovers, and Frankenweenie. :p

She's a scary puppy in ANY incarnation, but this one should give you nightmares. She's basically a first-turn kill, and if I get a Magpie (deck control) this run, it's all over.

Also I just want to point out that this card's full ancestry is "rabbit pelt, wolf, mantis god, ouroboros."

Which is just about right for Comrade Laika.

"Moscow nyet believe in tears."

"my THC OTP"