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Bleu, in her arms: But I wanna see Pyrrha Nikos!

Mama Arc: I know that, but we're here to see your brother at Beacon.

Bleu: But I used to see him everyday so I'm used to it! I want to see Pyrrha Nikos instead! I want her autograph!

Mama Arc: Shush! When was the last time you saw your older brother? He probably misses you so you're going to zip it and behave, okay?

Bleu: *grumbles*

Mama Arc, sternly: Okay?

Bleu: Okay.

Mama Arc, smiling: Good. Also I have no idea why you'd think I could find Pyrrha Nikos. This school is massive. Oh, this must be his dorm. (Knocks on the door)

Jaune's voice: Come in!

(Mama Arc walk in while holding Bleu)

Mama Arc, smiling: There's my baby boy! Oh how I miss you. (Pinches his cheek)

Jaune, frowning: Ow, stop mom!

Mama Arc: Shush! Let me spoil my boy!

Jaune: You're going to embarrass me if any of my teammates walk in though.

Mama Arc: Nonsense! There's nothing embarrassing about a mother's love! Also, Bleu do you have anything to say?

Bleu, frowning: Hi Jaune.

Jaune, sarcastically: Nice to see you too. What's her problem?

Mama Arc: Oh she just wanted to see that one celebrity that she's obsessed with.

Jaune: Celebrity?

Bleu: Pyrrha Nikos

Jaune: Oh.....Pyrrha? Right, I forgot she was a fan.

Bleu: Have you met her here?! Is she really strong in class?

Jaune: Uh.....yeah. To both of those questions.

Bleu, gasping: Really?! Do you think you're able to introduce her to me?! Please please pleeeeaaaaaase!

Jaune: Well the funny thing is-

Pyrrha, walking in: Hey Sweetie. Nora's currently in detention for breaking Cardin- oh hello?

#my old phone looks like this on my shelf lmao #im too scared to touch it to throw it away #idk what trash this even goes into when its at this point

The pillow-shaped object here used to be the phone’s battery. It’s not a battery anymore. Now it’s a balloon full of corrosive, pyrophoric chemicals and hydrogen gas and it’s one puncture away from burning your house down. I am 100% serious. You should be scared to touch it.

But you gotta touch it, because you gotta get it out of your house before the pressure builds up to the point where the balloon pops. This isn’t going to happen soon – there is no need to panic – but it will happen eventually.

And, indeed, it doesn’t go in the ordinary trash. You put this in the ordinary trash and you’re gonna set the garbage truck on fire. Don’t do that to the garbage collectors, their job is hard enough already.

The first thing you need to do is get a fireproof container. The most common household item that qualifies as a fireproof container is a cast-iron cookpot with a cast-iron lid – often sold as a “Dutch oven.” Any other cooking container that’s unreactive, has a very high melting point, and has a lid made of the same materials will also work: enameled or stainless steel, Pyrex with glass lid, etc.

However: Do not use a pot with a PTFE-based non-stick coating. If the battery does explode, the fire will probably be hot enough to degrade a PTFE coating, producing toxic smoke. (Not that you should breathe the smoke from the battery fire either, but PTFE breakdown products are worse.) Do not use a pot made of aluminium or copper. The fire might even get hot enough to melt those.

Whatever container you use, you might have to throw away along with the phone, so don’t use your good Dutch oven for this. Go to a thrift store and buy a cheap one.

Once you have the fireproof container:

Gently pick up the phone and put it in the fireproof container. If possible, gently tape the phone to the bottom of the container to prevent it from bouncing around. Don’t put any padding in there, that’ll just make a fire worse if it does happen. Put the lid on and tape it shut.

Put a label on the container, something like “DEFECTIVE LI-ION BATTERY – FIRE HAZARD”.

It is now reasonably safe to move the container around. However, if the battery does explode, the container is very likely to leak smoke and get hot, so keep it in a well-ventilated area and away from things that will be damaged by heat. Don’t leave it exposed to the weather, either.

You need to find either a hazardous waste disposal site, or an e-waste recycler that will accept defective Li-ion batteries. I can’t help with that because I have no idea where you live.

However, your local fire department, if you have one, will probably be happy to help. Call their non-emergency number. Nothing is on fire yet, so this isn’t an emergency, but things that can easily start a fire are still within the fire department’s responsibilities. Tell them you have a phone with a bulging lithium-ion battery, you put it in a fireproof container, and you want to know how to dispose of it safely.

If the fire department tries to tell you this isn’t dangerous or it’s okay to throw it out in the regular trash (with or without fireproof container), hang up on them and write a cranky letter to your local government representatives, then keep looking for a proper disposal site.

Hiya i went on a trip and HAD to take pictures for the no.1 sturgeon fan ever

These are very beautiful

Weiss, Weiss... :[

Commission for @/Jeanjim77 on Twitter, thank you ! Drawing Jaune as the Rusted Knight takes a LONG time-

Nora: I HATE YOU!!

Pyrrha: Hate... is such a strong word!

Nora: ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY STRENGTH?!

Pyrrha: Hmhmhm... I don't NEED to question it.

Day 8: Free Day

Blake: Backflips, frontflips, triple flips...

Pyrrha: Oh, right! I suppose that would make you super agile, right?

Blake: Mhm. Sometimes, every now and again, (Wide-eyed stare) I TRAVEL THROUGH THE BEACON VENT SYSTEM.

Day 8: Free Day