Some of you might know that some weeks (?) back I asked @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses for permission to record a reading of their horror story, the Water Opens Wide and Swallows. They said I could, so here it is! Well, at least the beginning of it. I’ll see about recording the rest if this is received well by the gaudience - I don’t have time nor patience to record it all in one go (my poor voice…)

Also, please keep in mind that I’m not a native English speaker. I probably misspelled some words here and there (Gaud has officially impressed me once again; their vocabulary includes words I haven’t encountered before!) - if you would be so kind, don’t yell at me for getting them wrong.

Part 1/

The next three images all compare real handguns to fake ones. The first, you can only tell the difference if you notice the smaller pellet barrel inside the gun on the right.

Many people discuss the orange tip, as though it’s a failsafe. First of all, that orange tip isn’t going to be visible in the dark or from a distance. Second, what prevents someone from painting the tip of a real gun orange, like this one?

Or like these? There have been reports that certain gangs have been encouraging their members to paint the fronts of their guns orange.

Even the “clearly” fake guns can’t be taken lightly. Fun kids toy, right? Nope, fully functioning pistol. 

This is an actual water gun that has been modified to fit over a real, functioning shotgun.

You can see the two separate pieces here.

Fully functional pistol, painted and modified to look just like a drill.

An important rule to know. If it looks like a gun in any way, don’t point it at someone. It’s not just police. You never know who is armed. 

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“We don’t believe what’s on TV

Because it’s what we want to see

And what we want we know we can’t believe

We have all learned to kill our dreams

I need to know

That when I fail you’ll still be here

‘Cause if you stick around, I’ll sing you pretty sounds

And we’ll make money selling your hair

I don’t care what’s in your hair

I just wanna know what’s on your mind

I used to say I wanna die before I’m old

But because of you I might think twice

Alright, second verse

What if my dream does not happen?

Would I just change what I’ve told my friends?

Don’t want to know who I would be

When I wake up from a dreamer’s sleep

I need to know

That when I fail you’ll still be here

‘Cause if you stick around, I’ll sing you pretty sounds

And we’ll make money selling your hair

But I don’t care what’s in your hair

I just wanna know what’s on your mind

I used to say I wanna die before I’m old

But because of you I might think twice

I don’t care what’s in your hair

I just wanna know what’s on your mind

I used to say I wanna die before I’m old

But because of you I might think twice”