The Blood Moon Rises

I'm starting over, no souvenirs.

As someone from a hot country that's regularly on fire, here's some tips:

WATER IS YOUR FRIEND! WATER! IS! YOUR! FRIEND! You can transfer SO much heat into this bad boy! You cannot cool down without water!

Wrists under the cold tap. Splash your face and the back of your neck. Fan yourself.

In some countries you can buy a little handeld fan with a water sprayer.

Damp tea towel around the neck. Stick an ice pack in there on hotter days.

Half fill a water bottle with water, stick in freezer. If you use a bottle with a straw, make sure it's lying on its side with the straw side up and out of the water. When frozen top up the rest of the way with tap water and off you go.

Desperate to cool off? Wet T-shirt. Sit in front of a fan. This will nuke it, just don't get hypothermia and don't fall asleep like this.

Cold showers are also your friend in summer. Some people get psyched up by these. Personally, I sleep like a baby, so I'm good to have them before bed. Just keep in mind that it takes a bit of time for the cool to circulate, so your body will tell you that you're colder than you actually are. I find that when I have cold showers I need to step out of the spray when I think I'm cold... I'll just wait, and thirty seconds later the temperature has evened out and I actually need to step under again. Rinse and repeat until you maintain coolness even after stepping out for a bit.

If you can't do cold showers, turn the cold shower on anyway and just stick your arms under. When they're cold, lift your arms up above your head. The sensation of cool blood draining into your body is fucking weird and kinda unpleasant but less unpleasant than being hot.

Feet in a tub of water with ice. Blood naturally flows to your extremities when hot, so take advantage of this. If you don't have a tub of ice water, sticking a wet rag on your feet in front of the fan works too, it's the less powerful version of the wet T-shirt.

Drinks lots of water but make sure that water has electrolytes as well. Stay in the shade.

Keep air circulating. Fans don't actually cool rooms down, they just help transfer heat from your body to the moisture on your skin or the air via evaporative cooling.

Block north facing windows early in the morning so the sun doesn't get in. If you're in the northern hemisphere, this is opposite for you. Keep in mind that if your home is brick, the bricks will still heat up and slowly release heat into your home even after the sun goes down so this will only do so much.

If it's hotter inside than outside, close all your windows but two, making sure they're on opposite sides of the house/unit you're in. Point a fan out of one window, making sure that the doors between the rooms with the open windows are all open. This will help create a mini pressure system in your home, pulling cooler air in and pushing the hotter air out via the fan. Bonus points if you can get that fan high up where the hot air rises; even within a single room the top is much hotter than the air by the floor. Adjust the amount of open windows based on how many fans you have, but generally you want more windows with fans open than windows without fans to keep the pressure correct.

Obviously, use your common sense for these. Not everything WILL work for you, just use the stuff that does and adjust what needs to be adjusted. Some of these will be impossible to use in the workplace but others you can still use. Others are best used at home. If humidity impacts your ability to use any of these, get a dehumidifier if that's an option, or use more ice instead of evaporation.

Sable was unfortunately feeling a little under the weather.

So while his mother and his cousins were at the shop, he was stuck at the Emerson residence as Lucy insisted he stays with them until he feels better.

Sable was simply dressed in a black long sleeve shirt and grey sweatpants.

"...You really don't gotta be doing this..."

"Thanks again. Do you mind if I take a nap? I think your superior soup making skills and the hydration of the water is pulling me towards sleep..."

He sets the soup down, asking if it's okay for him to rest.

"I'm sure I'll cough or scream if I really need you."

"No, you really helped. Thank you again..."

Sable nodded his head, shifting his body to lay down the couch yet again.

He shook his head, somewhat appreciating the other's emotional awareness.

"Their name was Blueberry. I helped rehabilitate them before releasing them....They were a Scrub Jay, but I never knew their gender. Hence...Blueberry as a name."

Lil Bud nuzzles into his cheek happily and lets out a happy coo.

"I'm Sable. It's nice to meet and you're lovely boy..."

He goes walks closer to him, before looking over to Lil Bud.

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Sable was unfortunately feeling a little under the weather.

So while his mother and his cousins were at the shop, he was stuck at the Emerson residence as Lucy insisted he stays with them until he feels better.

Sable was simply dressed in a black long sleeve shirt and grey sweatpants.

"...You really don't gotta be doing this..."

"Thanks again. Do you mind if I take a nap? I think your superior soup making skills and the hydration of the water is pulling me towards sleep..."

He sets the soup down, asking if it's okay for him to rest.

"I'm sure I'll cough or scream if I really need you."

a collection of dialogue prompts for or about characters who have been treated or trained as weapons by others, valued only for their capacity for violence, destruction, and harm. trigger warnings for mentions of murder and violence. change & alter as needed.

THE WEAPON:

"I'm not proud of the person they've turned me into. But it's all I know. And it's too late for me to change now."

"If there was ever any good in me, there's none left anymore."

"I don't know where the blood ends. Where my hands begin."

"I do what it takes to survive. And I don't care if that makes me a villain."

"I'm good at hurting people. I'm not going to apologize for doing what I'm good at."

"I'll never know who I could have been if they hadn't made me into this."

"This is your fault! You did this to me! You're the reason I'm like this!"

"Don't try and get close to me. You'll just get yourself hurt."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm... I'm not very good at being good."

"I don't really know how to be gentle."

"I'm not nice, and I'm not going to pretend to be. Deal with it."

"They made me a monster."

"They're all afraid of me. And they're right to be. You should be, too."

"I know I'm a villain. I don't need you to tell me that."

"Look at what they did to me! Look at what they made me into! It's their fault! They ruined me!"

"I wish they'd just killed me. I wish they'd just killed me instead of turning me into this. Being dead is better than being a monster."

"I know you're scared of me. It's okay. Everyone is."

"What does it matter whether I feel guilty about it or not? I still did it. Being sorry doesn't change that."

"Who am I if I'm not a monster?"

"No one could ever love me after everything I've done."

"Why aren't you afraid of me? How can you not be afraid of me?"

"I don't even know who I am without them pulling my strings."

"You want me to be the villain so bad? I can damn well provide."

"I don't want to be like this anymore. I don't want to hurt people. I want to be gentle. I want to be good."

"Who am I if I'm not what they've made me?"

"I don't need a weapon. I am one."

"Do you think I have it in me, to be good?"

THE WIELDER:

"You look so beautiful covered in somebody else's blood."

"And where did this little crisis of conscience come from all of a sudden?"

"You don't get to say no to me. Not after everything I've done for you. You owe me."

"You belong to me. You're mine."

"Where would you be without me? Who would you be without me? ...That's right. So let's try and be a little more grateful, hm?"

"I gave you everything, and this is how you choose to repay me?"

"I made you! You're nothing without me!"

"You don't make the rules, darling. That's my job."

"You are a dog, and I hold your leash. Never forget that."

"I didn't make you a monster. I just brought out what was already there."

"Look at you, coming when I call, eating out of my hand, doing everything I tell you... such a good dog, aren't you?"

"You think you can just walk away from me? Where are you going to go? Nobody else could possibly love a sick thing like you!"

"Monster is such an ugly word. I prefer to think of it as... helping you reach your fullest potential."

"I've got you trained so well, don't I?"

"I thought you knew better than to disobey me."

"Do you really think you can be a hero? After everything you've done?"

"Well, then, if I really ruined your life like you say, why don't you just kill me? We both know you're good at that."

"This is all you're good for. Don't go getting delusions of grandeur on me now."

"You couldn't survive without me. Don't ever delude yourself into thinking otherwise."

"I give the orders. You take them. Not the other way around."

"Destruction is really the only thing you're good at, darling. Take that away, and what's left?"

THE OBSERVER:

"You don't have to be what they tell you to be, you know? You're not stuck. You can change."

"You're not a monster. You're my friend."

"Being gentle doesn't come easy to you, does it?"

"You're a good person. I'm sorry they made you think you aren't."

"You kind of have a little... blood... on your face. ...Don't worry, I'll get it for you."

"I'm not scared of you."

"So, have you ever... you know... killed somebody?"

"You're sick, you know that? You're really sick. I can't believe you seriously do this kind of shit."

"Look, I know who you are. I know what you've done. And I'm not running away from you. You can't scare me off."

"You really are a monster."

"Why do you listen to them? Why do you take orders from them? You don't have to obey everything they tell you."

"So, let me get this straight: you know how to kill a man fifteen different ways, just with your bare hands, and you wouldn't even break a sweat... but you don't know what to do at a party?"

"You're not as mean as you want everyone to think you are."

"You say you're not a dog. So why do you blindly follow orders like one?"

"You don't have to do this. You don't have to be like this. You can choose your own path."

"You really are as bad as they say."

"Don't touch me. You have blood on your hands."

"I know you won't hurt me. I trust you."

"No! Stay away from me! Don't come any closer!"

"The world isn't just heroes and villains. You don't have to be one or the other. And just because you've been one doesn't mean you can't be the other."

"You don't have to listen to them. You don't have to obey."

a collection of assorted dialogue prompts for and about muses with clairvoyance, psychic abilities, and prophetic powers. change & alter as needed. content warning for mentions of mental illness & ableist language.

THE CASSANDRA:

"Nobody told me. I just... sensed it, I guess."

"You have to believe me. Something terrible is going to happen. I can feel it."

"Look, I know it sounds crazy. It is crazy. But these visions always come true, and I have to accept what that means."

"If I have a vision, and I just ignore it, people could die because I didn't speak up. I can't take that kind of risk."

"Do you think I want this? Do you think I want to know exactly how all of my friends are going to die, and where, and when? Do you think I want to know how the world is going to end?"

"I hate being like this! I feel like such a freak!"

"My powers aren't a blessing. They're a curse. If I could get rid of them, I would."

"No! It's not cool! It's not fun! It's not funny! Do you have any idea how terrifying this is?!"

"Horrible things are happening all the time! Every second of the day! And it's my job to prevent them! I'm the only one who can!"

"Of course I haven't told anyone about my powers. They'd think I'm a total freak."

"How am I supposed to face the future when I already know how terrible it is?"

"How am I supposed to face the future when I already know how it ends?"

"Look, I don't usually do stuff like this, but... that thing you're so worried about? Don't be. It works out just fine."

"No, I don't use crystal balls. Or tarot cards. The visions just kind of... come to me. I can't explain it."

"I could read your palm, if you'd like."

"I had that dream again. And I'm not so sure that's all it is."

"I've seen the future, and it fucking sucks."

"Believe me, it only gets better from here."

"Believe me, it only gets worse from here."

"It's not that I'm seeing something that hasn't happened yet. It's just that it hasn't happened to you yet."

"Don't try and keep secrets from me. I already know everything you're hiding."

"You don't believe me?"

"Why aren't you listening to me?! I've been right so far, haven't I?!"

THE BELIEVER:

"So, you're telling me you can see the answers to our World History test tomorrow, and we basically never have to study again?"

"Am I going to get that promotion?"

"I believe you."

"I mean, it's not that hard to believe. Weirder things happen every day."

"I mean, it makes sense. Whenever weird shit goes down, you're usually in the thick of it."

"You can't tell me it's not kind of cool, being able to see the future like that."

"You're not a freak. You're my friend. And there's nothing wrong with you."

"It does sound crazy, yeah, but I believe you. I know you wouldn't lie to me."

"On the bright side, maybe you can make some extra cash as a fortune-teller."

"What's up with you? You've been hovering around me all day. ...Oh, my god, am I going to die, or something?"

"Don't let those jerks get to you. You don't have to 'perform' your powers for anybody. You're not a circus attraction."

"So, does this mean you can deliver prophecies? Like in Percy Jackson?"

"So, you're, like... an Oracle, or something?"

"Of course I believe you. ...Now, will you give me a tarot reading?"

"Whoa, that was so crazy accurate. They should hire you to write the horoscopes."

"Okay, so, you don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to, but... you just kind of predicted everything that was going to happen ten minutes before it did. Maybe we should talk about that?"

"Why didn't you tell me sooner? I could have helped you. You didn't have to go through this alone."

"Look, I'm on your side here, but I'm not you. I can't See what you do, and I can't read your mind. So, whatever you need from me, you're going to have to tell me."

"If you say it's going to happen, then it's going to happen. You're never wrong about this stuff."

"I didn't want to believe you at first, but... you've been right too many times for me to pretend you don't know what you're talking about."

THE UNBELIEVER:

"So, what, you think you're a prophet, or something? ...Sure, okay, Delphi."

"Look, I think you're a little confused. You've been through a lot recently, and you need to take it easy. Just get some rest. Don't upset yourself with all this psychic stuff. It's not real."

"Oh, save it. You and I both know you're not actually seeing the future. You're just making shit up."

"Of course you're not clairvoyant! Nobody is clairvoyant! That's impossible!"

"Sounds like you've just been having some really crazy dreams. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you."

"I'm not denying you have good instincts. But seeing the future? That's taking it a little far."

"You know, there's this great doctor who could really help you..."

"Did you hit your head, or something? Is that why you're talking nonsense?"

"Stop acting crazy. You're not an Oracle, or whatever. You're just you."

"If you can see the future, how did you not see this coming?"

"What are you going to do? Read my palm?"

"Look, you can say whatever you want. That doesn't make it true."

"Don't be ridiculous. You didn't 'sense' anything."

"You just have good intuition. That's all."

"Of course I'm not going to pretend I believe you. Playing along with somebody's delusion just makes it worse in the long run."

a mix of arguments, tension, manipulation, gossiping, fighting, & general emotional messiness!

you  weren't  supposed  to  hear  that.

don't  look  at  me  like  i'm  the  only  one  lying.

want  to  tell  them,  or  should  i?

you  think  i  don't  know  what  you  did?

i've  hit  people  for  less.

oh,  i  thought  you  already  knew.

that's  funny,  you  didn't  say  that  last  night.

say  that  again.  i  dare  you.

you  wanna  talk  about  loyalty?

no  offense,  but  if  you're  the  last  to  know,  that's  on  you.

go  ahead  -  pretend  like  it  wasn't  your  idea!

they  deserve  to  know  the  truth.

you  didn't  hear  this  from  me,  but  -

oh,  so  now  you  care?

don't  flatter  yourself.  you  were  just  convenient.

you  crossed  a  line.

we  had  bets  on  how  long  it  would  last.

it's  not  even  a  secret  anymore.

you  don't  get  to  cry  about  it  now.

touch  me  again  and  see  what  happens.

say  it  again.  louder  this  time.

you  really  thought  nobody  would  find  out?

don't  act  so  innocent.

okay,  but  am  i  the  villain  for  laughing?

tell  me  who  else  knows.  right  now.

this  whole  time,  and  you  didn't  say  a  word?

don't  act  brave  now.

you're  really  gonna  do  this  here?

it  wasn't  supposed  to  get  this  far!

you  can't  rewrite  history.

oh,  i'd  never  say  it  to  their  faces.

it  was  supposed  to  stay  between  us.

we're  all  thinking  it,  i  just  said  it.

you're  not  as  untouchable  as  you  act.

do  you  even  feel  guilty?

they  warned  me  about  you.

go  ahead,  make  it  worse.

if  you  repeat  this,  i'll  deny  everything.

the  next  thing  out  of  your  mouth  better  be  an  apology.

you're  about  three  seconds  away  from  regretting  this.

you  keep  pushing,  and  i'll  push  you  back.

they're  going  to  find  out.

one  more  lie,  and  i  walk.

they're  lying  to  you.

you  need  to  back  off.  now.

you're  defending  them?  after  everything?

don't  try  to  hide  it.

tell  me,  was  i  just  a  placeholder?

you  really  think  sorry  fixes  this?

there's  nothing  left  to  say.

don't  act  like  you're  the  one  hurting.

i  don't  owe  you  any  explanation.

whatever  helps  you  sleep  at  night.

you  should've  seen  this  coming.

i  hope  it  was  worth  it.

i  told  the  truth.  just  not  all  of  it.

you'll  miss  me  before  i  miss  you.

smile.  you're  ruining  the  mood.

i'd  watch  that  tone  if  i  were  you.

it's  not  my  fault  you  believed  me.

you  have  such  a  talent  for  pretending  you're  innocent.

we  both  know  this  is  over.

i  never  said  i  was  a  good  person.

memorize my coffee order, already!

quit fidgeting, you look suspicious.

stop comparing yourself, it's pointless.

give yourself a minute, [ name ]. you need rest.

don't move ... a single muscle.

can you teach me how to do that?

order room service – let's be lazy today.

pull out your ID, they card everyone here.

pack light, we'll be walking for awhile.

stop second guessing yourself.

don't say another word.

show me what you've been working on.

we're already late, can you hurry?!

we don't have time for this, [ name ].

just take the compliment, okay?

don't you dare just leave me here.

quit being so stubborn about this.

relax, i've got everything handled.

turn up the music! i love this song.

take my jacket, i'm not asking.

give me your hand, let's take a walk.

order whatever you want, it's my treat.

stop picking fights when you're tired.

meet me tonight ... our spot.

loosen up, quit being so serious all the time.

stay awake, you might have a concussion.

just let yourself be happy for once.

you have to stop sabotaging yourself.

tell me why you're really here.

drop your [ weapon / gun / knife ]!

quit trying to change the subject.

just breathe with me for a minute. in, out.

follow me and stay close.

just be yourself, [ name ]. that's all i want.

call me when you get home safe.

don't beg,  it's pathetic.

stop trying to fix everyone else's problems.

can you  [ tie / zip ]  this for me?

stop lying to me.  tell me what you did.

put that down,  you don't know what it is.

tell me what you're thinking right now.

stay quiet until i figure this out.

tell me something i don't know about you.

come dance with me.

get out of my sight.

wear the [ item ] i bought you tonight.

take my arm, those heels look dangerous.

let me drive – you can enjoy the scenery.

can you stop hovering?

wait ...! hold still, i want to take a picture.

keep your hands where i can see them.

stop pretending you know what's going on.

find a first-aid kit.  quickly!

you can't tell anyone what you saw.

take a nap, i'll wake you for dinner.

keep your voice down, they'll hear us.

don't you dare lie to me.

take the scenic route, we're not in a rush.

tell me a story from when you were little.

answer your phone when i call you.

give me your jacket, i'm freezing.

don't get yourself killed.

tell me what you see when you look at yourself.

tell me what you see when you look at me.

stop being so modest about your achievements!

leave them to me,  just go.

just admit that you love me.

just admit that you hate me.

come here,  let me look at you.

don't listen to them, they don't know what they're talking about.

[ name ],  don't make me do this.

drop your  [ weapon ].

stay here and wait for my signal.

don't just sit there,  move.

take this and run,  don't let anyone have it.

pretend you're my  [ partner / gf / bf ].

don't look , you'll give us away.

stay with me, don't drift off.

stop pretending like you care.

go make sure the coast is clear.

take this with you.  it's a good luck charm.

don't tell anyone about this.

if anybody asks about today,  lie.

stop looking at me like that.

tell me you love me.

just kiss me,  already.

talk to me in [ language ].

keep your eyes on the road.

stop crying and calm down.

give me one chance to explain.

come with me.  there's so much we could do.

wear the  [ dress / tie / item ]  i gave you tonight.

show me how you like to be touched.

hold my hand.

kiss me,  make it look real.

look at me.  how many fingers am i holding up?

[ name ] ... will you marry me?

just slow down for a minute.  what's going on?

take a deep breath,  you need to calm down.

get out of here,  [ name ]!

draw your weapon.

go rest.  i'm not asking.

take a step back.

keep your promise for once.

quit assuming you know what i'm thinking.

give me a straight answer.

be polite to our guests.

look me in the eye and say that again.

put your feelings aside for a moment.

keep close to me.

here,  let me see that.

look up at the sky.

run ... run and don't stop!

get out of here,  i don't want to see you right now.

stand up,  this isn't over yet.

close your eyes and count to ten.

keep your head down and keep moving.

[ name ],  let me past.

listen carefully to what i'm about to say.

don't just stare, come in.

stop laughing, this isn't funny.

take this and hide it from me.

don't make a sound.

the sidewalk is slippery, give me your hand.

quit causing problems everywhere you go.

just admit that you don't know what you're doing.

stop right there, i mean it.

don't say that name aloud.

just trust me, okay?

stop acting so childish.

call the police.  now.

tell me you love me, even if it's not real.

take a good hard look.

stop the car,  [ name ].

let me walk you to your [ door / car ].

almost done, just give me five more minutes!

don't make eye contact.

stay out of trouble.

let me see that beautiful smile again.

just do it already,  we've waited long enough.

hold me tight,  and never let me go.

finish what you started.

tell me what you know.

quit being so melodramatic.

just stay away from me.

turn around.  slowly.

don't be scared.

put it down before somebody gets hurt.

stop pretending , i'm tired of the pretending.

grab me my  [ item ],  will you?

don't make assumptions.

put this over it to stop the bleeding.

get to safety! i'll be right behind you!

stay the night, i hate sleeping alone.

wipe that look off your face.

keep an eye on them.

look at yourself in the mirror.

open starter for all!

"Uh...you're not a Barbie, or a Ken, or Alan, or Midge. So...who are you, what are you doing here?" Ken's head spun around to try and find his Barbie. She was smart and would be able to help without a doubt, but she was nowhere to be seen. This person looked very confused. He looked no different.

The Punk young man looked around, obviously confused.

He clearly stood out like a sore thumb in the world of bubblegum pink and saturated colors with his desaturated and distressed demin, and numerous metal accessories.