i looooove characters who are sacrificial lamb coded. characters who have never lived for themselves. characters born to be a tool, a weapon, a sacrifice, all of the above. a character raised by the heroes to save the world, at any expense, even their own health, even their own life. a character raised by the villains to end the world, at any expense, even their own health, even their own life. characters who are denied personhood so they can be used as tools instead. characters who never even had a chance to be people because they were shaped into something else from the moment they were born. characters who were born to die.
“aw i love your earrings, they’re so cute!” i say, making the barista’s day. i sit down with my coffee and send a respected mutual an anon ask reading “you look like you’ve got that homestuck kinnie pussy.” thus i have maintained the balance of suffering in the world for another day. as i wander down the beach of life, my footsteps do not even disturb its grains
idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol
One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine
scientist when you don’t take the medicine they developed to help your pain
As long as you are taking a SAFE dose of it, then it’s *good* for you. Pain is bad for the body. The inflammation from prolonged pain can worsen chronic issues and make it harder to heal.
Ibuprofen is best for pain that has inflammation, while acetaminophen doesn’t help with inflammation but is more broadly effective on other types of pain. As long as you are taking the recommended dose, you can even take them TOGETHER, since they have different mechanisms of action.
You do need to be aware of how much and how often you are taking any pain medication. Overdoses can be very painful (even lethal.) And if you are in chronic pain often enough that you need more than the safe dose, then you need to look into other medications to manage that pain.
(Also, if you are specifically taking Acetaminophen/Tylenol for your go-to pain management, getting some NAC and taking that with it reduces the risk of overdose AND may strengthen the effect.)
One other thing: NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen being the three big ones) can cause digestive issues with chronic use, including stomach ulcers. That doesn’t mean “don’t take them,” it means “if you’re at the point where you’re on them all the time, every day, constantly, you should talk to a doctor about either reducing that risk or switching to another medication that doesn’t have those side effects.”
I don’t have the source for this table anymore but I felt it should be added to this post.
Also please please please consult your doctor if you are on any other type of medication that put large strains on your liver or kidneys before taking any kind of NSAIDs as they can recommend alternatives.
new year, new ezra design + lore. he has a twin sister named maya now. they live in a village of treehouses in a massive forest that towers miles above the ground… their society is utopian and heavily centered around equality, sex positivity, conflict resolution, and free love~ :3
this design is almost as ugly as your actual face! :3
There’s a couple things that got me really worried:
The implications of being able (or not) to leave the OIAR, and
The two main ways the characters interact with the incidents
There’s a strong theme in both episodes about being able to resign or leave the OIAR. First thing we are introduced to, is Teddy leaving for another job. Lena tells Gwen she can leave if she wants, and Gwen tells Sam the same. The only exception is when Teddy tells Colin “you’re never getting out of here”, “you couldn’t bring yourself to leave”. Knowing Colin is currently the one most obsessed with finding out what’s going on, as his job literally consists in closely studying how the systems work… It makes me think this job starts getting dangerous if you get too deep, take it seriously and let it affect you. Is Colin in danger?
Also, there’s two ways to classify the incidents in the OIAR. You either prioritize quantity, or quality. Alice does quantity, she wisely advises Sam to just get over with the incident caseload of the day, don’t read into the incidents too deeply, and move on. Gwen on the other hand takes it more seriously, and gets behind her caseload on purpose, because she classifies each incident correctly, paying attention to them. The question is, which one is more dangerous? Is Alice’s method similar to the way Gertrude kept the Archives messy on purpose, fucking up Jonah’s plans while also protecting herself? In the OIAR, Lena is the manager. You would assume she wants each incident to be read thoroughly and classified correctly, but it seems the opposite. She scolds Gwen telling her she’s behind her caseload again. And Gwen is pissed because no one takes her or the job seriously, and she thinks she would be a better manager than Lena. Is Lena actually protecting the staff? I can’t stop thinking about Gwen fucking Bouchard eventually taking control of the OIAR, forcing the employees to read deeply and research each incident, getting them all obsessed, their minds and wills lost into whatever power is in control…
This is all really bad news for Sam. Poor boy is already showing an affinity for researching, questioning everything, wondering, wanting to find out… He’s even researching The Magnus Institute’s ruins, for whatever connection he has with it. He would’ve been perfect meat for The Beholding. He’s gonna get balls deep into this madness, and fast. But Colin might be the one falling first…
Mary said, “Now…who in the world thought this carpet was a good idea in this hotel. We are staying at the Ameristar in Kansas City. When the elevator door opened we seriously thought it was a crime scene.”
