It’s a tradition in the Bureau of Balance to haze new members by getting them to challenge Davenport to strategy games and then watching him annihilate them. Davenport seems to like it, and it’s hilarious to watch this goofy little gnome utterly destroy any sense of ego these newbies have. Sometimes there are accusations of cheating or rigging the game going around, but no, he really is that good.
Obviously, someone tries to pull this on the new reclaimers. Taako folds about two rounds in and just sits there buffing his nails, and Magnus loses pretty handily, but Merle and Davenport are… weirdly well matched? Like, it’s not that Merle is better at the game than anyone else, but he doesn’t fall for any of Davenport’s usual tricks or bluffs. It’s like someone handed him a cheat sheet of all Davenport’s tells, except that Davenport is reading him right back, so within ten minutes they’re both making these bizarre moves that no one could have predicted to counter these equally strange strategies the other one is throwing out, and Magnus keeps chiming in “helpfully”, and it’s really not helpful but it does seem slightly more in tune with how Merle and Dav are playing than anything anyone else who’s watching picks up on.
It ends up lasting five hours, with Davenport victorious. “You win again, C-” Merle says, before his train of thought gets unexpectedly derailed and he forgets what he’s gonna say.
“Davenport,” says Davenport smugly. They shake hands and meet up again a week later. Everyone in the Bureau is shooketh. The Director chugs another fishbowl of fermented grape juice.
when kristin chang said godhood is just like girlhood: a begging to be believed or when laurie penny said it’s no surprise that so many women and girls have control issues around their bodies or when fiona apple said there’s no hope for women or when elana dykewomon said almost every woman i have ever met has a secret belief that she is just on the edge of madness or when carolyn gage said you can terrorize her with her own body and then she will torture herself or when angela carter said i often felt like a female impersonator or when leslie feinberg said i don’t feel like a man trapped in a woman’s body i just feel trapped
This paycheck has been really painful financially lol, and even though tomorrow is supposed to be my wife’s ONE and only day off (😢😭💔) she has to work. We’re gonna be able to get our three year old to the doctor appointment anyway, and then the baby’s shots appointment too, but we’re gonna be even tighter on time and energy than we expected. I’m hoping I might be able to snag lunch between the appointments
If you got a few dollars to spare and you wanna toss a few towards the Feed The Hungry Toddlers fund (or just wanna feel real good about feeding a biracial lesbian, a Latina queer trans woman, and their two kids: a chronically ill three year old, and a thankfully not chronically ill one year old) it’s appreciated!
My paypal is cardozzza@gmail.com and we have a Venmo at @Cardozzza and a Cash at $Cardozzza (that’s some branding, huh?)
I’m so sorry for asking again, but Danny’s paycheck was a lot less than we thought it would be due to him missing work a few weeks ago when our car broke down. Between that and having to get new tires (all 4 were so bald the wire inside was showing), we have $100 left which isn’t even able to cover one of our bills. Rent is due today and we were already short last time. My mom is gonna kick us out again like she did back in May (which was the beginning of our financial issues). We don’t have any money to cover our phone bills, rent, gas for the car, or food. We can’t survive. If anybody could help us out with even a dollar or a reblog, I would be extremely grateful. I can pay anybody back that needs us to. I am begging, we are so desperate at this point. We were almost financially stable again until the car broke down. It ruined everything. Please please please reblog.
Cashapp/Venmo- bubblebath2005
PayPal- kaleiherbert@yahoo.com
My mom and her husband are getting really hostile about me not having rent.. it was due yesterday please reblog
Even $1 would get my account out of the negatives so I don’t get charged 35 a day :/
I got hired and I can start as soon as I obtain my cabaret license. Below are proof of the fees which I need help with. I’m still offering tarot readings just DM and we can negotiate pricing. I appreciate all the reblogs and help 💕
CASHAPP & VENMO - Princesscode
Ask for paypal
30/100
35/100
I’m tired of not eating and sleeping in my car. Please help me get back to work. As soon as I obtain this license I can be put on the schedule.
My name is Reb. I am 18 years old. My brother is turning 5 in February 2019. He has cancer. He was diagnosed with leukemia on August 2016. He is the sweetest boy you’ll ever see. He is such a strong fighter. He almost always had a smile whenever he was in the hospital for treatment. My mother has to drive out of the city an hour and a half one way to get him to the children’s hospital in Birmingham, Al. She is a single mother with 7 kids including me. My 4 younger siblings live with her currently. She works as a hostess at Cracker Barrel. She barely gets $100 a week. I have been trying to find a job to support her. Please donate or reblog to help cover hospital bills, gas, food, cost of living. I know you see a lot of these posts, but please even if it is $1. We need money form him, my kitten, the house. Our electricity will get cut off in 5 days…. I do t know how to make a post like this. I AM BEGGING EVERYONE. PLEASE HAVE KINDNESS IN YOUR HEARTS AND MERCY IN YOUR SOUL. If people donate, I promise I will pick back up my art supplies and sketch books and I will do a little drawing for all those who donate.
Its been 1 day and I’ve only raised $5. Just bevause you see a bunch of notes doesnt mean they’re donating. Not everyone can donate and I understand that. Those of you who can, PLEASE. Even if it’s a dollar.
Seeking love, help & attention to a health complication
Hello Lovelies,
I first want to say my heart is filled with warmth for those who have written me lovely messages and donated to my health complication. It really does mean everything to me. I was originally diagnosed with something called Henoch. After seeing more doctors and getting more blood work done when it was becoming worse and worse. I traveled 3 hours to see a specific doctor whom diagnosed me with dariers disease as well. There are a lot of different medical options like laser surgery, they are all very dangerous. I am not sure what I exactly want to do right now so I have been seeking naturopaths and holistic healings at the moment in California. This whole thing is very painful.
Photos of your diagnosis/contact:
I was going to attach the photos onto here but because many people have messaged me that they will reblog it without the photos because they are a trigger warning/ don’t fit people’s blog type I decided to just have my documents here. The previous posts are still on my page if you are comfortable with seeing graphic images. If you would like to reach out with any questions/concerns my email is: librarose2828@gmail.com (Please be respectful) //// if you would like to mail me a letter, privately dm me and I will send you a mailing. It would mean a lot to me. All my love sincerely, && Thank you ❤️
What the $ goes towards:
The $ goes towards my bills, as you can see one of the many I have added to this post. I have about $3,500 due. My gofundme money is set aside for following up with surgerical procedure If all else fails as well as paying off bills. I have medi-cal which doesn’t take care of much for the type of doctors I would see for something this rare/intense. The money goes towards eating, living, transportation including to therapy, natural medicine/ topicals that have been helping such as Dragon blood oil, tea tree oil, Emu oil, Dr. Sebi cream $25 for 2oz (8oz last me a month), Dr Morse supplements, Argan oil,etc., and taking care of myself overall.
Work issues:
I was fired for telling a guy I had sex with in the past for saying “fuck off” when he had been harassing me and emotionally manipulating/abusing me at work and have had a hard time finding work after. I know someone had commented on the photos on my blog that I should get medical disability for working. Unfortunately this is not something you can be qualified to not work with. But that doesn’t stop bosses and companies to discriminate you for it and not hire you because of the look of it. I have gone to several interviews that I am qualified for based on experience. Therefore, I am working on being my own entrepreneur and painting / writing. If you would like to look at my art pls dm me as I’m working on a website.
Where to donate?:
Every bit helps!!! I love and appreciate every single one of you. Also thank you for taking the time to read all of this. 🌹🌹
