Moth’s Domain

Vimes was beginning to wish he had looked more closely at the most recent additions before Igor came lurching up the stairs to inform him:

"They have ethcaped, thir."

"Escaped. What has escaped, Igor."

"Thome of my.. appendageth, thir."

"Appendages."

"Yeth, thir. Of the... intimate variety."

"Of the intimate..." Vimes trailed off as the dawning horror overwhelmed his vocal cords.

He rallied. "Igor. HOW have they escaped? They are not known for their... perambulatory abilities."

"Really, thir? I've alwayth found them to have a mind of their own at timeth."

Vimes was staying calm. Yes. That was it. He was staying very calm. Definitely NOT thinking AT ALL about how Vetinari and... Good lord, The Times, would react to marauding pack of penises. Would it be a pack? Or would they go off on their own?

"I wath exthperimenting with cuthtom grown oneth, you know. For thothe who cannot grow their own."

[1] where an ordinary working class child CAN form a magical bond with a horse, in the form of a pie, labeled as beef.

Closest match: Sharpness IV...?

You see, Jieps are special. They're pretty straightforward machines with big, crude parts from the factory, so it's obvious to anyone with any interest that they are just a bunch of parts stacked together. This apparent simplicity invites you to tinker with them, which is admirable. And the fact that they kind of suck can convince even the most doubtful Jyyp owner that they, too, can do a better job than the factory if they just spend $4000 on axles.

Now, what happens next depends on the economy. If times are good, most of these Joops end up being half-ass modified, and then dumped on the market for 95% of their original MSRP plus the value of the mods. When things are bad, they're going to ask 120%, in exchange for letting go of their beloved family heirloom for something as disgusting as rent. The dream has come to an end, but there is always hope to get into another Geep.

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.