“Santa, baby, A +3 rod of smiting would be So key To satisfy my longings, You see, Santa baby, So hurry down the chimney tonight~”
Wangari in a Crimmis getup. Divinely inspired. Can’t argue with that.
The opossum in the compost wishes you a Happy Halloween and eagerly anticipates your rotting pumpkins on November 1st
the opossum in the compost would also like to note that this was the 69th post on the opossum in the compost’s blog
I got back from work, sat at my computer, thought, “I wonder if [O]Possum in the Compost has posted anything.” And perfection crossed my dashboard.
Hashgat blest.
The SCA Girlfriends appear in doodle form, based on some custom Lego minifigs I made while my pals Zemy and Keiya were busy assembling a mathematically ideal Lego cup.
I’m slowly but surely putting a story together about them. Sword GF dual-wields swords and is pretty great at it. Dress GF is the best actress and (as the trio has decided) the prettiest. Tania isn’t really into the dressing-up-and-LARPing-in-the-hot-sun side of things, but she makes gear and knits and sews like nobody’s business. While Rain is busting heads and Eileen is giving a soliloquy, Tania’s in the stands clapping real hard at the ladies wearing her creations. I believe in you, Shield GF.
Diana and Akko are trapped in a bad late-80s early-90s movie... right? That’s where they’re trapped? Because things are feeling a little too ominous to just be a cheesy TV movie...
Thanks for the highly successful Diakko Week, readers. And in case you need to be reminded, here’s a quick guide to Tom Hanks’s filmography to refresh you on all my titles this year:
“In a life defined by absence and untold fear, being picked up and carried around with casual ease by your bitchin' badass witch girlfriend was a thing that could dispel even the most cruel and lingering cloud of malaise.
“Power lifting was a kind of cuddling, too.“
--my Day 5 story, for an illustrated Day 5 entry!
Diana is permanently struggling with anxiety. Akko, however, knows three secret methods for helping her cope. Or is it four? Definitely four. Maybe five, depending on how bad the day is and how much coping is necessary.
Featuring a very special cameo appearance.
An’ they don’t stop, as today Akko battles anxiety, bivalves, and her own unbelievably convoluted and monster-heavy life with Diana’s help but also while battling Diana for race suprema--I mean to see who wins the broom rally. Hoo boy that sounded bad. Too bad there’s not some manner of keyboard node that would allow me to fully erase that bad-sounding slip-up, or perhaps I would go back and do exactly that.
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A short story of Akko and Diana ice skating, even though Akko has never skated even once. Merry Christmas, @aweirdlatina! And thanks, @lwasanta for enabling the exchange!
"When the lake used to freeze, people would dance on the ice wearing boots with tiny swords. And fall in love." -- Annual Skate
The wind was constant but gentle; the snow had tapered from a flurry to a gentle sprinkling. The forest was unusually calm and the lakes were nice and frozen, thick enough that one could-- "Ice skaaaaate!" Akko said, leaping at the frozen lake with skates extended. She lost her footing nearly instantly and slid helplessly across the ice like a rogue curling stone 'til she hit a snow bank on the far side with a soft poof. She pumped her arms above the snow bank: "Ice skaaaaate!" Diana skated across the ice in three long, smooth motions, hands behind her, scarf whipping behind her like a contrail. She glided to a stop and helped Akko onto her feet. "That looked fun," she said, nuzzling Akko's snow-kissed cheeks. "Are you alright?" "Super fine, Di!" Akko sneaked a sneaky-sneaky kiss onto Diana's chin. "Just a little damp. Man, have you ever skated before?" "Every winter since I was five," Diana said, twirling Akko around her. Akko did her best to keep up, which was not especially well. "I see you're out of practice!" "I mean..." Akko turned her memory around in her head. "Wait, no. I have never actually been on ice before with intention of dancin' around on sharp shoes." Diana blinked. "Wait. I thought you used to figure skate?" "Naw, that was Lotte. I think our personalities got exchanged that one time the yuki onna attacked Luna Nova, though! ... The yuki onna didn't do it, Sucy did for some kinda social experiment whatsit, but anyway, yeah, that was Lotte in my body who, you know..." She mimed karate as best she could with Diana holding her up. "Oh." Diana bit her lip. "What if I told you I signed us up for an amateur figure skating competition?"
"I'd say hell yeah, let's do it." "I had a feeling," Diana said, sighing. "I know that's how you usually do things. I apologize if that's asking too much. I can always withdraw--" "What? Naah." Akko hugged her. "I never busted a ghost before Samhain or shot a nuke with an arrow before whatever holiday that was closest to." "Valentine's Day." "It was? Bummer! But anyway. I can figure out this ice skating dealywhatsit in no time flat. Especially when I have a hottie for a teacher like you~!" "Ah..." Diana cleared her throat, needlessly. "Let's get started with the basics." Diana stepped out, holding Akko at arm's length. "March in place, if you please." "Okay!" Akko did exactly that. "Showin' this lake who's boss." "Do you feel confident moving forward?" "Totally." "Like so, lean into your steps..." Diana gently bent her knees and led Akko onto the ice proper, shifting weight from one foot to the other, keeping a steady, even pace. Akko followed suit. "Your arms needn't move at all. You are aerodynamic and don't realize. The ice is your bristol board; you are the pen." "The knife-shoe pen." "Yes, exactly." They made three slow laps around the lake. Akko stumbled six times, but she had Diana's hand, and recovering was easy. "How's the ice?" Diana said. "Ain't nothin' but a thing to skate on!" Akko said. "Alright. Now for the next lesson. Simply..." She let go of Akko's hand and rocketed forward, piroetting off the ice, landing backwards, and slicing to a stop with a spray of fine ice and snow. "Got it!" Akko said, leaping over Diana, spinning 720 degrees and landing on the ice with sufficient force to smash straight through with a plume of icy water like a geyser in her wake. "Akko!" Diana said, drawing her wand and casting a telekeinesis spell. She yanked Akko out through her tight ice hole.