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The next day was better for Karkat. He woke up and started packing right away. "Guys, get your lazy asses up we have to keep moving." The lab looked vastly the same. Every corridor was just as dark and poorly lit as the next. It didn't help that any signs were written in a language that was foreign to the trolls. They just had to move in a relatively straight line and hope they ran into something decent.
They really had no clue what they were looking for. New transport pads were what they were hoping for. Or something that could be used to break the game even further than the scratch did.
"What are we doing?" Karkat mumbled half to himself half to the others.
"We're trying to live Karkat. Any way possible."
He sighed and opened the door to another sealed room, and looked inside. Dust was covering everything and even with their enhanced night vision it was hard to make anything out. Karkat shut the door and moved on. "How much food do we have? How long will it last?"
Kanaya responded calmly, "Enough for a week at least. We can make it longer by limiting meals and if we really need to, we can live for a month without any food and probably weeks without water."
Karkat snorted, "For once our race did something good for us. Being stupidly hard to kill is useful when trying to survive on a frozen rock in the middle of a killer game."
Their second day ended with no new discoveries or anything changing in the dull landscape.
The humans were having the same amount of luck.
"Dave, we should take a break, we've been walking all day."
The blond slowed and stopped. "Yeah, that's a good idea." He sat down and produced his headphones and retreated back the world of his beats and remixes.
"Rose, do you think John's ok?" Jade asked pulling out a sandwich to eat.
"I don't know." She replied and opened her computer, "He's not online, and he hasn't shown signs of following us."
"Maybe he went with the other trolls?"
"I don't know. He might of; I would like to think that he would have told us if he was." Rose scribbled down some notes on a piece of paper, directions for what way they decided to go next and how many days it took get to get to this point. "I'll just keep leaving him notes like this, which will have to do until he decides to contact us on his own."
She looked down at her screen and noticed the pesterchum icon was blinking.
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling tentacleTherapist [TT] at 10:32--
GA: How Are You Doing Rose?
TT: I'm very fine, thank you. How are things on your end?
GA: Nothing Spectacularly Amazing Has Transpired. In Fact, Nothing Has Happened.
TT: Have you had any contact from John?
GA: No. I Assume Based On That Previous Statement That You Have Heard Nothing From Him As Well?
TT: Regretfully, we have not.
GA: I'm Sorry.
TT: It is not your fault. Don't apologize.
GA: I Miss Your Company Rose.
TT: I miss yours as well.
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling tentacleTherapist [TT] at 10:36--
It was getting to the point where John was imagining his friends when there weren't any. It wasn't because he was delirious or insane, but because he could smell them everywhere. The memories of where they sat day to day coupled with the overwhelming power of their scents would create an illusion so strong he'd have to blink and shake his head to clear the vision from his eyes.
The scents followed him everywhere, he couldn't escape. No room was spared from the memories his nose could pick up on. He missed them. He missed all his friends so much. But as the days drifted by he never left the boundary of the lab, his feet would carry him to the split in the road and he would hesitate and fall to the ground, becoming a pitiful whimpering troll who was afraid of making one decision, of choosing one thing over the other. He thought he was selfish, so many times he would think that as he cried on that cold floor. John believed he was selfish for wanting all his friends, his troll ones, and the human one's he pestered for so long. But he couldn't have both. Having both was impossible. The line that divided them was as clear as the hallway before him. He had to choose or stay here forever.
He decided on staying.
Every night he'd fall asleep and tell himself that tomorrow would be the day he finally made his choice. He had a store of food prepared, and with his windy powers he could probably catch up in no time, but he always made it to that same fork in the path and stopped, his progress halted by the desire to have all his friends. So he'd turn around, curse himself and walk back the lab that held nothing but memories.
John began thinking a lot about Karkat, and what their friendship meant. He was even beginning to see what Rose and Kanaya had been trying to tell him, and what Sollux had been hinting at from the start. Karkat. That one troll would weigh on his mind more than any of the others. It was Karkat he missed the most.
When he'd wake up screaming from a nightmare there was no one there. When he'd have a panic attack and hyperventilate in the corner there was no one rubbing his back and calming him down with the mere sound of his voice. The sudden urges to rip something apart where not calmed by his embrace. John couldn't count how many things he'd destroyed since his friends left. There were deep claw marks that ran down the side of the metal walls where he'd take his frustration out. He stopped trimming them down, there wasn't a point, who could he hurt?
He was alone. But opening pesterchum seemed like a nightmare. He wanted to talk to his friends so bad, but he knew that if he opened that program he'd just get asked the questions he couldn't answer. So he avoided the computers like the plague and stuck to watching movies over and over again on Karkat's TV. Some of them were his, but others were Karkat's. The troll couldn't take everything with him; he left behind a rather large collection of films behind. John would watch as many as he could before falling asleep.
He didn't particularly like the movies, but he wasn't watching them for the plot. He was watching them because each one reminded him of Karkat. He would smile and remember the angry troll that would sit beside him and curse at the screen. He would remember all the times Karkat would have to pause the scene and explain it to him. John would grin as he watched those same scenes now and not miss a beat. He didn't even have problems understanding the rough language of Alternian. Eventually his eyes would refuse the order to stay open and he'd fall asleep.
There honestly wasn't much to do in the lab now. He would wake up, shower, stare at his reflection, eat then wander back to bed. Sometimes he would mess with the machines and make really weird stuff, but mostly he'd lie around and think.
Mostly he'd lie around cry.
John hadn't given much thought to the choice he made weeks ago. Now it dawned on him that a life of solitude sucked and he should have just followed someone, he should have gotten up and ran when Karkat screamed his name. Even with his god powers he doubted he could catch up to either group now. He just sulked around the lab and watched movies.
Nights were the hardest. He stopped sleeping in his bed and moved back to Karkat's permanently. He would surround himself in Karkat's scent; it was all over the bed still. He would curl into the blankets and pretend Karkat was next to him, he'd imagine that he was there, ready to calm him down and purr in his ear. But he was never there. Even though Karkat wasn't there, his scent alone was enough to provide comfort to the troll.
He would sleep and occasionally his nightmares would be replaced with the memories he had of his friends. John began to realize that maybe there was more to troll relationships than he thought. But he couldn't tell if that was because of his own inner revelations, the words Rose told him, or the large number of romcoms he'd been watching. He just knew that he missed his friends, and there was a deep ache in his heart that grew stronger with each day that fell away.
-- gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 18:25 --
GG: john? Are you there?
GG: please answer
GG: you havent replied in a long time im worried :c
-- twinArmageddons [TA] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] at 8:10 --
TA: john are you there? ii know that ii don't u2ually pe2ter you, but KK's falliing apart over here.
TA: can you at lea2t tell hiim you're aliive? talk two hiim plea2e.
-- tentacleTherapist [TT] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 9:36 --
TT: John I am very concerned about you.
TT: You haven't been online in days.
TT: Please message me and let me know you're ok.
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] at 23:59 --
-- gallowsCalibrator [GC] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] at 1:50 --
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] at 21:34 --
GA: John You Have Given All Of Us Quite A Good Scare.
GA: It Would Be Much To Our Relief If You Gave Us A Sign Of Life Soon.
-- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 5:13 --
TG: hey bro
TG: it's cool if you dont want to talk to me
TG: i totally get it
TG: ive been a huge ass lately
TG: and frankly i dont think ill stop being that ass
TG: but youre my friend egderp
TG: even if your skin is all grey and you want you sound more like an animal than a human
TG: and even if i say horrible godawful things to you
TG: im worried about you
TG: and you should say something soon
TG: or ill start believing my bro died for a second time
-- gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 7:55 --
GG: joooooooohn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GG: this stopped being funny a long time ago!
GG: please tell your sister youre ok
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] at 6:12 --
The rest of the building, as it turned out, was filled with countless empty chambers and void halls. The trolls had no clue what half the rooms were even used for. Very few of them had any markings or visual cues to allude to what they were for. It was now day three since the split and everyone was nervous.
"KK we haven't found anything yet-"
"Shut up I know."
"I'm jutht thtarting to worry ith all."
Karkat could tell he was worried too. The psionic was usually more careful about his lisp and embarrassed when it got that bad, but his mind was elsewhere and he allowed more slips than usual. "I'm worried to." He put a comforting arm around the skinny troll; it was tough being a Moirail when his own mind was so troubled.
"I wonder if the humanth have had any luck
"No fucking clue."
Karkat pulled out a tiny phone-like device and opened trollian.
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling turntechGodhead [TG] at 8:59 --
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] ceased trolling turntechGodhead [TG] at 9:01 --
"There, all we can do now is wait for a reply."
As they were walking Kanaya brought up a question that was weighing on probably everyone's mind. "Why did they make so many empty rooms?"
"I have no fucking clue. But it's starting to weird me out. We've opened countless numbers of chambers and found jack shit." To prove his point he opened another door and then froze. "Damn."
"KK what ith it?" Sollux was standing next to him but couldn't figure out what the big deal was.
"Guys, there's actually something in this room." Karkat started to walk in slowly.
"What ith in there KK? Half of uth are blind!"
"It's just
equipment." He walked further in and fumbled for a light switch. "It's so fucking dark in here." He decided to forget the damn light and move deeper into the room. "Remember all that shit we had in the basement of our part of the lab?
"Yeah the place directly beneath our transport pads, back when we still segregated the lab into different rooms."
"Well there's more of it. A lot more." They continued on moving past dusty control pads and large glass tubes. "This place isn't that old, it shouldn't be covered in dust like this." Karkat wiped some of it off and glanced at long vacant screens. "Half of this shit has to have a purpose. But what the hell is it?"
"Karkles I wouldn't go around touching stuff," she cackled and started wandering from the group. "All this stuff is the same gross grey color, like cement."
Sollux stayed by Kanaya and Karkat even with his cane he was pretty useless. "If you guyth see anything particularly useful describe it to me. I thtill want to know about the technology here."
"Sure thing Sollux," Karkat moved from machine to machine. "Do you think if we hadn't overthrown the queen Derse would have won?"
"What do you mean Karkat?"
"Look at all this stuff; it's all things to produce weapons for the battlefield. They must have been able to produce vast amounts of warriors."
"That could explain the many empty chambers we've found." Kanaya looked at all the screens and long dead components. "This would have been a rather large facility, able to transport large amounts of troops and weapons to the battlefield."
"If that's the case," Karkat asked, "Then where the hell are all the transport pads. So far it's just production equipment and briefing rooms."
"Karkat," Terezi called from across the room, "come look at this."
They started walking in her direction, "KK, think of it like an assembly line. Thith is the thtart. The product gets made and labeled, then it needs to move to a different part of the line for quality control and shipping."
"So the stuff to ship it might be in another area."
"Shit, Terezi what the fuck is that?" Karkat broke from the other two and ran towards it.
"I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me."
"Holy shit, it looks like an experiment gone horribly wrong." There was a huge glass container; easily spanning thirty feet across and forty feet tall. The sheer size of it reminded everyone how large the lab complex really was. Inside was a monster suspended in still glowing liquid. "It's like
a hoofbeast got smashed together with several pawbeasts and half a featherbeast. Fuck."
"Is that a snake tail I see?" Kanaya asked examining it more.
"So this is some of the stuff they were producing." Terezi walked around the large capsule sniffing and grinning ear to ear. "Think if this thing was let loose, that would be a sight to see." She tapped the glass with her cane, "Think it's still alive?"
"I have no clue." The monster filled the majority of the tank. The liquid it was suspended in was green and the base still emitted light. "The whole thing looks like it's turned on, but I wonder why it's the only one left?"
"Perhaps the battle ended before it could be deployed?"
" Karkat got a really unnerving feeling around it. "We should probably leave the fucking thing alone." He stared up one last time before turning around and walking away, "This room seems to be filled production equipment, nothing we can use here, let's move on."
They all agreed and started walking back towards the door. Karkat froze when his ears picked up the small sound of cracking glass. He faced the giant beast again. "Run."
"What?" Confused voices asked as Karkat repeated himself.
"God damn it now is not the time to question me. Run!" Karkat pulled his sickles out and shouted at his teammates. The glass behind him completely shattered and liquid poured out covering the floor in the water like substance quickly. Karkat sprinted for the door grabbing Sollux and pulling him along.
"There's no way we'll make it!" Terezi shouted back to them. The beast roared in the background.
Sollux keep moving, Terezi keep an eye on him!" He saw her nod and run towards the psionic. Karkat turned back around and caught Kanaya's arm. "We're going to have to fight it." She nodded and uncapped her lipstick transforming it into a chainsaw.
"How did it get out?"
"I have no idea, maybe it sensed us." He raised his sickles, "Get ready."
The monster climbed out of the shattered remains of its tank and started walking towards them. It roared and lunged in their direction its clawed and hoofed feet stumbling over each and smashing the smaller containers sending more glass and liquid to the floor.
"Ugh my skirt is going to get soaked. I hope this comes out."
"Kanaya can you please worry about something other than your skirt? Like, maybe for instance the huge ass monster charging towards us? Just an idea."
She revved her chainsaw in an answer. The monster finally reached them and struck out with a clawed paw; the two trolls each dodged in a different direction and started their attack. Kanaya was able to cut a rather impressive chunk out of its side while she ran by. Karkat jumped up and landed a few quick blows on its back and side before being tossed off. The beast howled and clutched it's side, dull green blood pouring from the gash left by Kanaya's chainsaw. It was times like these Karkat wished he had made a chainsaw-sickle or something. He got up and charged again, there was no clear weakness on the monster so he struck at the standard vulnerable points. The throat was out of the question, it was too high, the only other options were organs and maybe a neck vein.
Karkat growled in frustration when he couldn't seem to land a solid blow. The monster seemed to be more interested in Kanaya. Whether that was because she was causing it more pain, or because she glowed white like a soldier of Prospit didn't matter. It meant that the beast was open to attacks from all other sides. Karkat would slash and cut at any opening he found. The foe was just too big for his attacks to mean anything. He snarled again when the tail whipped around and sent him flying.
Terezi watched her friends fight anxiously. "Sollux
they need help."
"Go. I'll be fine." He clutched his cane tightly and hid the fear in his voice. "They need you more than me."
"I know that's a lie, thanks for trying." Sollux pushed her forward a bit.
"Go. Make sure KK doesn't end up dead."
"I can do that!" She pulled Karkat up and charged over to the beast the blade from her own cane already removed.
"Terezi you're supposed to be with Sollux!"
The troll girl grinned and hacked at the monster's leg. "He'll be fine! Let's kill this thing before it becomes a problem!"
Karkat looked at Sollux and then to the thing before him. "Sollux!" He called, "Watch your scrawny ass!"
"You watch your'th firtht KK!"
With the added help of Terezi the beast was confused even further. It couldn't focus on one target when so many were attacking from different angles. Thanks to Kanaya it was no sporting a missing wing and useless leg. She sawed through one of its thick tendons rendering the rear left leg useless. It would roar in pain and thrash trying desperately to shake them. The backside drooped down due to the useless leg, Karkat took advantage of that and hastily climbed up getting onto its back. He removed one sickle so he'd a have a free hand to hold on with. Quickly he discarded his shoes so he could grip with the claws on his feet as well. The others kept it distracted enough for him to reach the neck. Karkat plunged his blade deep into the creature's spine and held on as it shook and tried to throw him off.
The beast suddenly took off running towards the exit. Towards Sollux. Karkat was still gripping the blade lodged in its neck. "Sollux move!" He shouted.
Sollux couldn't see a thing, which, was normal by now. But he could hear, and he what he heard filled him with fear. The monster was running, and each splashing step got closer and closer to him. He heard Karkat shout for him to run, so he did, he ran to the side as fast as he could, but in his haste he slipped and landing in the water. The sudden movement and noise drew the monster's attention to Sollux. It wasn't stupid; it knew that Sollux was the most vulnerable of the group. It lunged at him jaw snapping.
"Sollux!" Karkat screamed even louder.
Captor panicked, he didn't know what to do. He picked himself up and started running again. "Fuck, shit, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck," he cursed while he ran. Sollux really wished his psionics were in working order, he wished he wasn't fucking blind and he wished he could do something useful instead of die in a stain of mustard yellow. He spun around to face the unknown danger and screamed back. He willed everything he had into using the once familiar psionic energy he had.
Karkat was trying to rip his blade free from the monster but wasn't having any luck. They were closing in on Sollux and Karkat wasn't going to stand by and watch as his Moirail died, not this time. He was about to ditch the sickle when the beast ground to a halt. Karkat fell forward a bit and caught himself. "What the fuck?" He heard a sickening snap and watched as blue and red surrounded the monster, the beast's neck twisted around and it dropped to the ground taking Karkat with it.
Sollux meanwhile was standing just a few feet away shaking. "Holy
Karkat ran over to him, his dark blank eyes were glowing faintly with blue and red. "Sollux are you ok?"
I can thee." He mumbled.
"What? Sollux are you crazy?"
He stepped forward a bit, "No, KK. I can thee. My eyeth, my eyeth work."
"Sollux?" The other troll was still shaking.
"I mean, they don't, but they do. I can thee
I can thee the shapes and outlines of you guyth." He moved to Karkat and hugged him. "I can thee you KK."
"Sollux, this is insane. I can't believe it."
"It's my psionics, I'm sure of it. I'm using them to thee. I can spread them out and feel with them." Sollux sudden put all his weight on Karkat, "Fuck, that really drains my energy."
Karkat helped lower to the ground that was still covered in a foot of green liquid. The other troll's eyes stopped glowing and he clutched Karkat. "Sollux, this is great news."
"I know. If I practice
I won't be the weak link anymore." A small grin was tugging at his lip. "Fuck, KK, I haven't actually felt good like this in a long time."
Karkat helped him up and shouldered his weight, grabbing his cane and moving towards the exit. Terezi managed to wrench his sickle free and hand it to him. "Sollux can use his psionics again."
"That much was obvious; I can smell Mr. Apple-berry blast anywhere." She helped Karkat support him and they sloshed through the room and opened the door leading to the hall.
"It gets better TZ, I can use them to sense everything around me. I can see again when I use them."
"Sollux, that's great! I'm really glad something is working after failing to teach you to smell and taste colors."
Kanaya sealed the door shut and they continue on for a while. "Hey guys, note for future fucking reference, if we see any more creepy monsters in huge ass containers, we leave the room immediately. We do not need to deal with that shit every day." There were no objections to that idea.
When they settled down for the night their clothes were still damp, "We should all change, it would be problematic if one of us were to freeze."
Karkat did so and turned on his husktop briefly to troll some people. Dave got back to him; it appeared that the humans had no luck either. He trolled John again, but the kid wasn't replying. It was really bothering him. "I hope he's ok
" Karkat muttered to himself and prepared the usual nest of blankets that he would sleep in. Sollux took his place right next to him.
"KK." He whispered. "I could see
"I know," he gave him a quick smile and then told said, "now go to sleep idiot."
The trolls began to notice something as the days went on. They started to realize that they had grown closer than most trolls ever would. They would walk closer, sleep closer, and vocalize more than they ever did in the lab. Eventually the pile of blankets stretched in a straight line with each troll more or less sleeping back to back. It was something none of them had ever expected to happen. Karkat came to the conclusion that the violence that was bred into them was slowly being overridden.
Everyone would talk before bed. They would discuss everything they wanted in the new world.
"I just want a place where it's finally peaceful." Kanaya said.
"One where there isn't a caste system based on blood." Karkat added.
Terezi cackled, "And a true form of justice."
Sollux smiled and added, "And maybe one where being a mutant freak didn't mean a damn thing. And of course, lots of technology."
Each troll would laugh and joke, they talked about their dreams and aspirations for the new world well into the night. Eventually everyone did fall asleep in the same close-knit group that was quickly becoming habit.
They continued to find nothing until one day one they stumbled upon the end of their hallway. It dropped off to an open room that had a staircase that led down to a bridge. Everyone stopped at the top and gazed out across the asteroid that was visible through thick glass paneling that stretched across the whole wall. "So, that leads to a new lab complex right?" Terezi asked.
"I think so." Karkat said sitting down. He unpacked his computer again and sent a few quick pesters to the humans before looking back across.
"So," Kanaya asked, "do we cross it?"
"I don't know. It seems like our best bet by now." He glanced nervously down at the name that was still blanked out on his trollian, ectoBiologist. "Let's rest here for the night and decide what to do next." There weren't any complaints about the idea and they settled down. Their food supply was now gone, but there wasn't any fear of starving. They were all tough and confident that they would survive.
"Karkat," Terezi sat next to him. "You don't want to leave do you?"
He stared out over the expanse of grey craters and black space. "No."
"Not without him, right?"
Kanaya joined them. "He still hasn't replied?" Karkat shook his head. "The humans haven't heard from him either?" He shook his head again.
"Then let's go back for him KK."
Karkat's eyes widened, "Really? You guys would be ok with that?"
"To be honest, we're worried too. And it's pretty clear that you'd be regretting it forever if you left him behind." Terezi added.
"We'll follow whatever you decide, Karkat, you are our leader."
"Thanks guys." He shot one last message to John. "We'll leave in the morning."
John was in the living room when he heard them. The sounds of people. Actual voices, not just the projections of his mind. There wasn't a time when he'd left a couch so fast and ran down a hall. Their scents were becoming clearer as well. It was the other trolls. He was sure of it.
Karkat on the other side could hear John's footsteps and smell the familiar troll. He broke into a run and sped down the corridor leaving the others behind.
John could see him now. He chirped and hugged him tightly feeling the other troll bury his head in his neck. "You came back for me." He whispered almost crying. "You came back."
Karkat was busy purring and nuzzling the boy, he couldn't hold him closer but he wanted to. "Of course I did, I couldn't leave you behind. I just couldn't." His voice dissipated to more purring and chirping.
"Karkat I missed you so much. I was so lonely. You have no idea." He clung to Karkat and cried on his shirt. He was smiling and so happy, he couldn't believe this real. He half expected to wake up alone and realize it was all a dream. But it wasn't, it was real and Karkat was holding him close and he didn't think he'd ever get to feel this again.
"I missed you too idiot." He pulled himself away and looked into John's eyes, "Don't do that to me again." John shook his head and smiled wider. "Why did you stay here?"
John didn't answer, he didn't want to answer. His reply didn't matter, Karkat was here and he was holding him. Suddenly everything felt like it was going to be ok again. His friend examined his shirt, "Someone was busy making stuff."
John laughed, "Yeah I made myself a troll shirt, to match you guys, it's even in my blood color." He pressed his face into Karat and rested against him. "I'm so happy, you have no idea."
"I think I have an idea, you did chirp when you saw me, that's rare for you." He watched the blush spread across his face.
"I've had a lot of time to think. And I was so tired of being alone. I guess I couldn't stop myself."
"It's not a bad thing, John, it's actually a good reaction."
The others caught up and saw that Karkat was already embracing John tightly. The boy looked and noticed the other trolls. "You all came?"
"Of course, we follow where Karkat goes, and we decided that you were an important friend. We couldn't leave you alone like this."
John found himself in the middle of a troll reunion hug party. He was amazed at how friendly everyone was; he always thought trolls were standoffish and solitary. But the group embrace he was now in the middle of was nothing like he'd ever experienced before. He could hear Karkat's purring in his ear and the other trolls all had similar noises. He noticed that he was producing a low humming buzz sound deep within his chest, Kanaya was also humming while Terezi had a low growl and Sollux made a rumbling buzz. John was fast to notice that he felt safe and like he belonged. Finally something felt completely right.
Karkat was overcome with emotions as well. He couldn't believe that all his friends were together and happy. The sounds that rose up from the group were amazing. He'd never witnessed anything that felt so peaceful before in his life. The dangerous race of Alternian Trolls, the very same who raided planets and killed millions were all contently happy. It had to be nothing short of a miracle. Deep down he hoped that the new world they made would be filled with peace just like this.
Eventually they broke apart and went back to the lab. John was still firmly clutching Karkat while they walked. He was so glad he wasn't alone. They ate together and John got to hear all about what happened. He didn't care that all the food served was Alternian, or that the language used was Alternian as well. There was a joy he hadn't felt in a long time.
Karkat informed him that he told the humans where they went as well, he was expecting that they'd arrive soon. Possibly even within a few days. Instead of retreated to their single rooms all the trolls gathered for one last blanket pile.
"Since when do trolls sleep in groups?" John asked settling in next to Karkat.
Karkat laughed, "I have no fucking clue. It's something that just sort of happened when we were out there together. We've grown so close, it's insane. Never in my life did I dream this would be possible."
John didn't complain, he just curled in closer to Karkat. "I missed this the most." Karkat wrapped a comforting arm around him, "I missed the safety I felt when you slept next to me."
Karkat fell asleep with his potential Matesprit wrapped in his arms. He knew right there that his decision to go back was worth it. The weeks they spent walking the halls wasn't for nothing. They'd found their new lead, now they just had to take the big step and cross that bridge. He smiled and pressed his face into John's hair. He didn't regret for a second coming back for him. He was sure he'd make the same choice over and over again.
Still the Same Chapter Six Part Two UNEDITED by Tien13Watch
©2012-2016 Tien13
Right now I have to sleep.
Sorry the ending sucks, I'm tired and just wanted to update this. It'll get a revision later.
chapter seven: [link]
Right now I have to sleep.
Sorry the ending sucks, I'm tired and just wanted to update this. It'll get a revision later.
chapter seven: [link]
I just about cried during this half the chapter. The tears were brimming, but yeah.... Holy fuck <3 all there is to say on the matter.
Do you know how hard it is to make me cry?! You are friggin' amazing! I love your story so far. I can't believe that this story has been a bookmark for so long. I was bored and saw the bookmark, I started reading and now I'm addicted or something! Keep up your awsome work! ^^
Awesome! I'm really really glad that you like it!
Still the Same is by far my favorite fic to write, I'm working on chapter twelve right now.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Still the Same is by far my favorite fic to write, I'm working on chapter twelve right now.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Ermergawd! I love happy reunions! This chapter is so inspirational, i must sing! Jk. Keep still love this no matter what. <3
Awwww :3 so cute
i have this huge grin on my face after reading the reuinon part mygod XD this story is the cutest thing in the world | <3
I was crying so hard, it was quite an ugly sight!
Awwww...I'm glad that my writing could invoke such emotions though!!
I hope you keep enjoying what you're reading!
I hope you keep enjoying what you're reading!
OMG i cried when Karkat came back ;W;!! THE PURRSS!! asdlñfkjasdflk so perfect ♥
Awwww glad you liked the reunion part.
It was so cute to work on.
It was so cute to work on.
So sad but good
I nearly lost my shit laughing when Sollux was saying " I can thee! I can THEE!"
I wish I could promise you that you wouldn't be a sobbing mess, but I'm pretty sure the later chapters have that affect on people too.
I wish I could promise you that you wouldn't be a sobbing mess, but I'm pretty sure the later chapters have that affect on people too.
np it's fine my brother plays his cute little video games whenever I'm online so it balances the mood
By god, everything...
Sollux half-regaining his sight...
Karkat and John's reunion...
Beautiful. ;u;
Sollux half-regaining his sight...
Karkat and John's reunion...
Beautiful. ;u;
Thank you!
Oh goodness this chapter was so much fun.
There was a lot to cover and I'm really glad I split the chapter in two.
So much happened, and I'm glad I took the story in the direction I did, including Sollux getting some powers back.
Oh goodness this chapter was so much fun.
There was a lot to cover and I'm really glad I split the chapter in two.
So much happened, and I'm glad I took the story in the direction I did, including Sollux getting some powers back.
i know people say "ow, right in the feels!" alot! but when Karkat said "i missed the safety i felt when you self next to me" i just got a pain in my neck and chest man... it really did hurt my feels! it was soo sweet! you are awesome at writing storys! X'3 i love this! <3
cool when did you post this i love it such a good story i want next chapter love your writing
chapter 7 please B
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i need to draw fanart immediately!!! >W<
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i need to draw fanart immediately!!! >W<
Thank you!!!
I have chapter seven up too.
And I uh, LOVE fanart, be sure to link me if you do any!
I have chapter seven up too.
And I uh, LOVE fanart, be sure to link me if you do any!
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Are Scientists Overestimating — or Underestimating — Climate Change, Part I
A study by Stephen Schwartz of Brookhaven National Lab to be published in the Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) has the denyers and doubters delighted.
"Overturning the 'Consensus' in One Fell Swoop" gloats Planet Gore, which says the study "concludes that the Earth's climate is only about one-third as sensitive to carbon dioxide as the IPCC assumes" and so we "should expect about a 0.6oC additional increase in temperature between now and 2070″ [0.1oC per decade] if CO2 concentrations hit 550 parts per million, double preindustrial levels.
Is this possible? Aren't we already warming up 0.2oC per decade — a rate that is expected to rise? Has future global warming been wildly overestimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consensus?
Or, as I argue in my book, has future global warming been underestimated by the IPCC. This is perhaps the central issue in the climate change debate, so this will be a long post. To cut to the chase, it is not possible for one study to overturn the consensus, and in any case this inadequately researched, overly simplistic, and mistake-riddled study certainly doesn't.
Climate sensitivity expert James Annan points out key mistakes that rip the guts out of Schwartz's analysis. That is strike one. Now I'll offer my 2 cents worth.
I have always considered it ironic that the Denyers — who don't believe the consensus, which is based on hundreds of studies that they obviously reject out of hand — are so enamored of the very few studies that suggest the consensus overestimates climate change (while ignoring the great many studies that suggest an underestimate). Even more ironic, let me quote from the end of the Schwartz paper, which is painfully aware how dubious its main conclusion is:
Finally, as the present analysis rests on a simple single-compartment energy balance model, the question must inevitably arise whether the rather obdurate climate system might be amenable to determination of its key properties through empirical analysis based on such a simple model. In response to that question it might have to be said that it remains to be seen. In this context it is hoped that the present study might stimulate further work along these lines with more complex models…. Ultimately of course the climate models are essential to provide much more refined projections of climate change than would be available from the global mean quantities that result from an analysis of the present sort.
Yes, the Denyers routinely attack the IPCC consensus for using elaborate computer models that they claim are still far too simplistic to model the real climate — claiming those models omit key variables and negative feedbacks that would reduce future climate change. But now they would have us embrace a self-acknowledged "simple model" — one far more simplistic than the climate models the Denyers repeatedly denounce as too simplistic. That's chutzpah.
There is both a simple reason and a more complicated reason why I firmly believe that IPCC scientists are underestimating future climate change (and hence that Schwartz is very wrong). First, the simple reason — Scientists have underestimated current climate change:
- "The recent [Arctic] sea-ice retreat is larger than in any of the (19) IPCC [climate] models" — and that was a Norwegian expert in 2005. The retreat has accelerated in the past two years.
- The ice sheets appear to be shrinking "100 years ahead of schedule." That was Penn State climatologist Richard Alley in March 2006. In 2001, the IPCC thought that neither Greenland nor Antarctica would lose significant mass by 2100. They both already are.
- The temperature rise from 1990 to 2005 — 0.33°C — was "near the top end of the range" of IPCC climate model predictions.
- Sea-level rise from 1993 and 2006 — 3.3 millimetres per year as measured by satellites — was higher than the IPCC climate models predicted.
- The subtropics are expanding faster than the models project.
- Since 2000, carbon dioxide emissions have grown faster than any IPCC model had projected.
So what are the chances that the IPCC has overestimated the climate sensitivity by a factor of three as Schwartz's overly simple model would have us believe — that the rate of warming in the next several decades will be under half that of the rate of the past 16 years? Zilch. Does Schwartz mention any of these data points? Not one. Shame on the JGR editors for letting this go by. Strike two.
Now on to the more complicated reason I am convinced scientists are underestimating future climate change.
First let's define the "equilibrium climate sensitivity" as the "equilibrium change in global mean surface temperature following a doubling of the atmospheric (equivalent) CO2 concentration. Schwartz's simple model deduces this is 1.1 ± 0.5 degrees° Kelvin (or °C). Schwartz notes that the IPCC's 2007 Fourth Assessment Report concluded it was "2 to 4.5 K with a best estimate of about 3 K and … very unlikely to be less than 1.5
Planet Gore touts the fact that "Schwartz's results … are based on the empirical relationship between trends in surface temperature and ocean heat content," implying that Schwartz's simple model is based on empirical data but other estimates of the climate sensitivity aren't. In fact, as noted, Schwartz ignores the abundant real world data of the past two decades that the climate is more sensitive than the models.
And the IPCC's numbers are derivable from empirical data from the past century as well as paleoclimate data as well as complex climate models. Back in 2004, Science magazine published an excellent article, Three Degrees of Consensus, which explains that "almost all the evidence points to 3°C" as the most likely climate sensitivity, as climate researcher Alan Robock explained. The article notes, for instance, that we have very good empirical data from the temperature dip and rebound following recent volcanoes:
From the magnitude and duration of the Pinatubo cooling, climate researcher Thomas Wigley of NCAR and his colleagues have recently estimated Earth's sensitivity to a CO2 doubling as 3.0ºC. A similar calculation for the eruption of Agung in 1963 yielded a sensitivity of 2.8ºC. And estimates from the five largest eruptions of the 20th century would rule out a climate sensitivity of less than 1.5ºC.
Doh! Annan himself co-authored a terrific article in 2006, "Using multiple observationally-based constraints to estimate climate sensitivity," which combines many different pieces of data and research to conclude that the climate sensitivity has a 68% chance of being 2.5-3.5ºC and a 95% chance of being 2-4ºC, as he explains in this blog post.
And climatologist Barry Pittock cites several articles that suggest a climate sensitivity range of "around 2º–6°C" in his important EOS article, "Are Scientists Underestimating Climate Change" (All Pittock's citations can be found here). These include Annan's paper, as well as:
- Forster, P. M. D., and J. M. Gregory (2006), The climate sensitivity and its components diagnosed from Earth Radiation Budget Data, J. Clim., 19, 39–52.
- Hegerl, G. C., T. J. Crowley, W. T. Hyde, and D. J. Frame (2006), Climate sensitivity constrained by temperature reconstructions over the past seven centuries, Nature, 440, 1029–1032.
- Murphy, J. M., D. M. H. Sexton, D. N. Barnett, G. S. Jones, M. J. Webb, M. Collins, and D. A. Stainforth (2004), Quantification of modelling uncertainties in a large ensemble of climate change simulations, Nature, 430, 768–772.
- Piani, C., D. J. Frame, D. A. Stainforth, and M. R. Allen (2005), Constraints on climate change from a multi-thousand member ensemble of simulations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L23825, doi:10.1029/2005GL024452.
- Stainforth, D. A., et al. (2005), Uncertainty in predictions of the climate response to rising levels of greenhouse gases, Nature, 433, 403–406.
I list them all here because Schwartz doesn't cite a single one of them in his paper. That's right — he has written an article purporting to overturn perhaps the central number in the climate change debate, and he doesn't cite any of these recent articles on the subject. I agree with Annan:
It's surprising that Schwartz didn't check his results with anyone working in the field, and disappointing that the editor in charge at JGR apparently couldn't find any competent referees to look at it.
Strike Three. This paper is called out swinging. The Denyers can keep citing it, but it is too severely flawed to be considered a serious contribution to the scientific literature. The paper should be withdrawn.
Annan explains how Schwartz made a simple but important mistake — the paper "grossly underestimates [by a factor of 3] the time scale of response of climate models to a long-term forcing change" — that led his results to be off by a factor of 3.
So Schwartz's paper is easily dismissed.
There's a very important twist to this discussion, however, which gets to the heart of how the IPCC underestimates future climate change — and why "equilibrium climate sensitivity" is very poorly named. That will be the subject of Part II of "Are Scientists Overestimating — or Underestimating — Climate Change?"
12 Responses to Are Scientists Overestimating — or Underestimating — Climate Change, Part I
Unfortunately, all the Denyers need is an excuse to throw more statements of doubt into the public media pool. To most people, the prospect of catastrophic climate change is a bad dream they'd just as soon wake up from, and the Denyers offer them that escape route — "Ah. I can stop worrying now."
In "The Bourne Ultimatum" Scott Glenn plays the CIA Director, a corrupt but coldly practical man. Bad as he is, he makes one statement that is spot on for climate change scenarios:
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.
If we don't plan that way, hindsight from 50 years hence won't provide us any comfort.
If only they applied the same standard to the fake war on terror as they do for global warming, we would see some of that security spending being used to reduce emissions. This is not necessarily my own thought, I just want it to become a well known retort to the corporate humps denials.
I have one question for you. If the scientists are underestimating Anthropogenic Global Warming, as you believe. What are you actually prepared to do about it?
It seems to me if we are facing the level of calamity that is being dicussed, the old CFL and Hybrid really are not going to cut it.
We need a complete shut down of all CO2 emissions by 2025 so we can start a cycle of reduction not sustainability, as CO2 has 200 year atmospheric lifespan, leaving the earth in an elevated temperature, such as the sustainable levels of 550ppm suggested by the IPCC, will cause all the same disasters just in the next generation (maybe this one).
Ice will not stop melting at the new temperature, storms will not subside, droughts will not disappear. So would you a writer and advocate of AGW put pen to paper in your Blog and advocate the complete elimination of CO2 emissions from all fossil fuels by 2025, with all the implications that will come with said stance? If not, then are you saying the effects of AGW do not warrant this action and it is not the single biggest threat to the planet we have ever faced.
Another oak stake in the heart of the denyer's is that this experiment has been run several times in the geologic past, and each time it reveals a real empirical sensitivity on the extreme upper range of what we're projecting.
One of the most thoroughly studied of these, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, was inititated by an unusually active period of volcanic activity. Using isotope analysis we can trace the amount of carbon introduced and its rate.
The PETM was catastrophic — sea level rise was more than 20 meters; extincition rates were off the charts. And yet we are introducing carbon into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the rate that volcanic activity did back then.
Hansen cites other examples of warming in the geologic record and notes the consequences of that warming was far worse than IPCC projections.
At some point when the experiment keeps yeilding the same results, isn't it time to chuck the models and deal with reality? Or at least adjust them so they reflect reality?
And one last note: I can see some denyer pointing to these geologic incidents and saying, "See, it's natural; it's all happened before, so we don't need to worry."
Well, here's the deal: the real question is what happens when human-induced warming ocurrs on top of one of these cycles? We don't have the vocabularly to describe this — it's a nightmare.
Over or under estimating isn't the point. When the climate doesn't behave the way a model predicts it means the model is flawed. It doesn't tell you why, it only means that the scientists who designed the model didn't fully understand climate.
We are a long way from fully understanding how climate works. Real scientists will tell you the same thing. Even most of the devout AGW believers admit to a lot of uncertainty.
I'm not saying the failure of an arctic sea ice model or hurricane season model is proof that AGW is a farce. In fact, you can't use an inaccurate model as proof of anything.
Come on, guys. Let's do some scientific thinking here.
Ron, I don't think the point here is whether or not the models are getting all of the details right – of course they're not! From a policy perspective, the issue is risk management.
I wouldn't bet my savings that the models have it right; but more importantly, I wouldn't bet my savings that they're wrong. But by refusing to take meaningful action, that's exactly what we're doing: betting the farm that the models are wrong – when there's ample reason to believe they're getting it essentially right. I hope they're wrong (on the high side). But from a risk management perspective, I'm going to behave as though they're right. And the beauty of it is, it's a no-regret approach: we come out on the other end with cleaner, renewable energy. What's the down side?
"But by refusing to take meaningful action"
What meaningful action ?
Declaring we won't exceed 450 ppm CO2 ? Declaring is fine, but what do you do ?
Research ? It's being done. We don't have solutions yet. We cannot know when there will be.
Carbon sequestration ? No yet clear it will work, and how much it will cost. Won't be around until 2025…
The Government can prohibit the opening of new power plants, or refineries, or steel mills, that's something that can be done. As a consequence – people will suffer blackouts, and will install home generators, producing 3 times the CO2 saved. And will use Chinese steel… no carbon reduction here….
I know Joe has written a book on it. Writing books is the easy part.
Joe, as a favor to readers, could you please put
Part I Part II Part III
or "First" and "Last" and "Next" and "Previous" or something — as links at top and bottom of the multiple page articles, to make it easy to get the whole article and read back and forth? Rereading helps comprehension.
With this one, the one link to "next" at the bottom of parts I and II is hard to find and only one-way navigation, unless I miss something. This would be a kindness for all multiple-page articles.
In case you still come across any denialoholics out there citing the Schwartz 1.1 ± 0.5 ° K estimate it is worth pointing out to them that he has now revised this to 1.9 ± 1.0 ° K, which (while still low) now overlaps the IPCC estimates.
The updated paper on his website is called:
Reply to comments by G. Foster et al., R. Knutti et al., and N. Scafetta on "Heat capacity, time constant, and sensitivity of Earth's climate system"
Very nice site!

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June 18, 2014 by Jay Yelas
Don't Pass Up Dams and Locks for Topwater Action
There's a topwater bite all summer somewhere on the lake you fish; it's just a matter of finding it. There might not be enough topwater fish to win a tournament, but it's a lot of fun, especially if you're just out fishing for the heck of it. Topwater fishing in the summer is all about the baitfish. Most often we think about shallow water from 2 to 5 feet deep, around docks, grass or brush - or maybe points. But other places to fish topwaters for big bass are against a dam, adjacent riprap and the walls of locks first thing in the morning. The reason bass often position around such manmade structures is because of the shad or herring feeding on the algae that grows on the concrete or rocks. Bass love to pin bait against a wall or similar structure. They'll wait in the cover of deep, dark water, and when baitfish are silhouetted against the lights along a dam, or even the rising sun, the bass will go after them. This sort of topwater bite might only last for 30 minutes or so, but it's always a good idea to check such structures first if they're fairly close by to where you launch. In water that's really clear, you can draw bass up from fairly deep water. My two favorite baits for this sort of topwater fishing are the Yamamoto Tate (pronounced tah-tay), which is a walking bait, and the Shibuki, a popper. Remember, anywhere you fish topwaters, it's all about finding the best food sources for bass.
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The next U.S. match has been determined. With a 1-0 win over South Korea, Belgium will face Team USA on Tuesday at 4 p.m. when they will fight in the knockout round to make it to the Top 8. Get your chants ready, folks!
Two games at noon, U.S. vs. Germany and Ghana vs. Portugal, followed by two at 4, Belgium vs. South Korea and Algeria vs. Russia.
Viewer's guide, TV listings for today's games | Advancement scenarios for Groups G and H | Streaming coverage | Full coverage
RECIFE, Brazil — Despite heavy rains and flooding in surrounding areas, Thursday's World Cup match between the United States and Germany will go ahead as scheduled, a FIFA person said.
The game is scheduled to get underway at noon Eastern time.
A spokesman for the U.S. men's national team said officials inspected the pitch at Arena Pernambuco shortly after arriving and descibed it as "soft, but holding up pretty well so far."
[Related: More on the torrential rain and flooding in Recife.]
The roads in Recife were flooded with waters and traffic was gridlocked in many places. Fans were scrambling to line up transportation Thursday morning, hoping to get to the stadium in time.
The stadium is located about 12 1/2 miles from the airport and while rain was in the forecast for most of the afternoon, conditions near the stadium appeared much better than in the city center.
Click the link for the latest news on Luis Suarez's suspension, the longest in World Cup history for an on-field suspension.
Here's one last primer on how the U.S. and the other seven teams playing today (and they're all at least mathematically alive) could advance to the knockout round.
Are you heading out to a bar to watch the United States-Germany match in the D.C. area? Might want to leave now.
Getting reports of pre-opening lines at Laughing Man, Biergarten, etc. Have a backup #GERvsUSA viewing plan. http://t.co/og82bj66Bn
— Fritz Hahn (@fritzhahn) June 26, 2014
The #USMNT has arrived at Arena Pernambuco for #USAvGER! #LetsDoThis https://t.co/85f1DdRHSq
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) June 26, 2014
Well, maybe the sample size is hardly big enough to a call it a curse, but the four teams who played in the first two games in the Amazonian heat and humidity of Manaus all went on to lose their next games by a total of of 10-3.
Will Ferrell has made it to Brazil to watch the U.S. soccer team play Germany. He fired up the faithful on Wednesday night:
The Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow has more on the torrential rains in Recife, Brazil, site of Thursday's USA-Germany World Cup match.
#USA LINE-UP: Howard, Gonzalez, Bradley, Besler, Beasley, Dempsey (c), Jones, Davis, Beckerman, Zusi, Johnson #USAGER #WorldCup #joinin
— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 26, 2014
#GER LINE-UP: Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Podolski, Muller, Lahm (c), Mertesacker, Kroos, Boateng #USAGER #WorldCup
— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 26, 2014
#POR LINE-UP: Beto, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Miguel Veloso, William Carvalho, Ronaldo (c), Moutinho, Eder, Nani, Amorim, Pereira #PORGHA #WorldCup
— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 26, 2014
#GHA LINE-UP: Dauda, Gyan (c), Atsu, Agyemang Badu, A. Ayew, Rabiu, Waris, Mensah, Asamoah, Boye, Afful #PORGHA #WorldCup #joinin
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Definition of sediment in English:
noun[mass noun]
1Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs: the ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork
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- Ideally, red and fortified wines should stand upright for about a week before the event to adjust slowly to the increased temperature and to enable any sediment to settle at the bottom of the bottle.
- There was a lot of sediment at the bottom of the glass, but the wine waiter told us this was a sign of a good wine.
- The sediment will settle in a thick layer at the bottom.
dregs, lees, deposit, grounds, settlings, residue, remains, accumulation, silt, sludge, alluvium
technical precipitate, sublimate, residuum
rare draff, grouts
1.1 Geology Particulate matter that is carried by water or wind and deposited on the surface of the land or the seabed, and may in time become consolidated into rock: there is a huge concentration of sediment in deltas [count noun]: it takes hundreds of thousands of years to turn the sediments into carbonate rock
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verb[no object]
1Settle as sediment: the erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe
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- The solution was allowed to sediment for 24 h and the particles left in suspension were drawn off with a syringe and used for perfusions.
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1.2 [with object] Deposit (something) as a sediment: the DNA was sedimented by centrifugation (as adjective sedimented) sedimented waste
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- Such nuclear suspension was sedimented by gentle centrifugation, the enzyme solution was decanted, and the nuclear pellet was resuspended in 1 x PBS buffer.
- For the routine measurements of Chl concentration, the cells were sedimented by centrifugation and extracted with 100% methanol.
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A major Dark Sky update rumbles onto the App Store
Version 5.0 of the powerful weather app offers a brand new layout, advanced notifications, and more.
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The acclaimed hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky has just been updated to version 4.0 with a new iOS 7-inspired design and new interesting features.
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Dark Sky Lights Up The App Store With A Major Update
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Ultra Supes by tombancroftWatch
©2011-2016 tombancroft
This is an oldie that I don't think I've ever posted here on DA. Its one of those rare times that I grabbed an ink pin and made something that I liked (without sketching first). I like the broad exaggeration teamed with the simplification of the design. Sounds deep, I know.
This is what Supes is all about! Great push in the form, Tom!
This is fantastic T! Love the fluidity and confidence here too. Straight ink is nice that way... it keeps the drawing loose and lively.
great anatomy
love it! such great form.
Man, it would be so cool if you could illustrate a DC comic (or any superhero comic!)
Sweet, this rocks. @
Yeah I love this one!
Ugh, your forms have such nice curves! You make it look so effortless!
I love how chunky he is.
it's always more fun doing a pic in pen
This is beautiful, Tom! I LOVE the exaggeration of form, along with the wonderful contours of the lines. You'd do well drawing sketch cards for Rittenhouse, man! Hell, you'd do well just drawing comics for the big two!
HA! Thanks. I think I'd like doing some sketchcards, I just don't know them or how all that works. I'm sure its not much money for the work, but it does sound fun. I do want to do something for the big two one day (that actually gets released, at least), its on my artistic bucketlist.
Yeah, admittedly there's not much up front pay for your cards. But you are given a certain amount of blanks as part of your payment, which you can take commissions on for as much as you want, and the money's all yours.
I love the volume you gave this, you really get the feel that there's so much MASS to that guy. Very cool.
I really like it..


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The Impact of the First World War: Britain & Literature
"There was no really good true war book during the entire four years of the war. The only true writing that came through during the war was in poetry. One reason for this is that poets are not arrested as quickly as prose writers"
- Ernest Hemingway, in "Men at War"
|British Troops in Trench
The Great War, which took place between 1914-1918, changed many aspects of British literature. Literature during the Great War reflects the changes society was undergoing and provides a drastic transition between pre and post war work. Many social, political and economic shifts occurred during the war. Many of the writers of the time felt the need to speak out against the flaws they saw in their society. Their poetry became an act of dissidence in a terrible time in our world's history.
Women became key economic supporters in the absence of men and men suffered the physical and psychological stress of war. Women and men alike turned to writing as a means of emotional outlet. Women had to take on a role that was considered to be a more masculine job, most women got jobs working in factories in order to provide for their children. Additionally, women were forced to care for their family while the men were off at war. As a result many women began to speak out, discussing their view on the war and the impact it was placing on their families. The new style of war allowed soldiers an exorbitant amount of time to ponder the battles which they fought; writers and poets of the Great War attempted to distinguish how this war was different than anything the world had seen before.
The Great War (1914-1918)
"Masses of dead bodies strewn upon the ground, plumes of poison gas drifting through the air, hundreds of miles of trenches infested with rats—these are but some of the indelible images that have come to be associated with World War I (1914-18). It was a war that unleashed death, loss, and suffering on an unprecedented scale." - The Norton Anthology of English Literature; Online Topics: Intro to 20th Century
Intro film on WWI, authentic footage & images
- Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
- Allies: United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire
The Great War brought about a new type of warfare that the world had never seen before. This is known as trench warfare.
- Trench warfare
- Fighting from a network of fortifications dug or constructed at or below ground level.
- Machine gun range and firing power made it impossible for troops to move to new positions
- Trenches dug along battlefield fronts to fight without mobility
- Resulted in stalemate, especially on Western Front, that lasted most of the war
- Provided place and time for soldiers to get to know one another
- Connected through networks; resting & off duty trenches
- Soldier would eat, sleep, fight, rest in trenches
- Area between trenches of opposing forces know as "No Man's Land"
- Significant to literature because Trench Poetry was produced; soldiers needed to pass time during long periods in trenches
- Battle of the Somme (July 1 - Nov. 18, 1916):
- Main allied attack on the Western Front
- First British attack in war
- 58,000 British troops lost in 1 day, remains record
- 420,000 British troops lost total
- Significant to British literature:
- Loss of men during first attack brought morale of soldiers down immensely
- Provided inspiration to utilize poetry as outlet for their emotions
- Germany Crumbles
- Treaty of Versailles
- June 28, 1919
- Peace treaty at the end of the war between Germany and the Allied Powers
- Negotiations took 6 months at the Paris Peace Conference
Timeline of WWI Events & British Literature
|James Joyce, Dubliners
|D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow;
Ford Maddox Ford, The Good Soldier
Ezra Pound, Cathay
Rupert Brooke, 1914 and Other Poems
|James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Robert Graves, Over the Brazier
|T.S. Eliot, Prufrock and Other Observations
Robert Graves, Goliath and David
|Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians
Robert Graves,Fairies and Fusiliers
|Robert Graves, Treasure Box ; Country Sentiment
|Robert Graves, The Pier-Glass
|T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
I started to put this in a table with two columns. You can cut and paste the literary works and put them in the left column, as I've begun to do. Be sure to italicize the titles of books throughout--and cite the source of this timeline.
British Poetry of the Great War
Wilfred Owen 1893-1918"My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity." - Wilfred Owen, 1916
- British Soldier
- Known for realistic style
- Wrote on horrors of trench & gas warfare
- Endured many war injuries, resulting in "shell-shock"
- Intended to publish book of poetry, but killed in action on November 4, 1918
- Most of his poetry published after his death
- "His poetry often graphically illustrated both the horrors of warfare, the physical landscapes which surrounded him, and the human body in relation to those landscapes. His verses stand in stark contrast to the patriotic poems of war written by earlier poets of Great Britain, such as Rupert Brooke." - poets.org
Isaac Rosenberg 1890-1918"I am determined that this war, with all its powers for devastation,
shall not master my poeting; that is if I am lucky enough to come through it alright" - Isaac Rosenberg, 1916
- British Soldier
- Heavily influenced by Keats and other Romantics
- Enlisted in war because he was out of work poet
- Killed in action, 1918
- All works published after death
- "Rosenberg's poems, such as 'Dead Man's Dump' or the often-anthologized 'Break of Day in the Trenches,' are characterized by a profound combination of compassion, clarity, stoicism, and irony" - poets.org
Literature through other Media
- Trench Songs and Poetry
- Trench songs were poems written by both every-day soldiers and those who had previous literary backgrounds. They created short songs or poems which had a sing-song rhyme and often became known throughout the writers barrack. Some songs were notorious throughout certain regions. The language in many of the works is vulgar, after-all, soldiers put their feelings towards the war, fellow soldiers, and their superiors in writing. They used writing as an outlet for emotions which could not be honorably be spoken. Often trench songs were only sung among lower ranked soldiers. Their songs and poems revolve along such topics as their desire to go home, their personal lack of support for the war, problems with superiors, and other general annoyances in the camp.
- "I Want to go Home"
- I want to go home, I want to go home.
I don't want to go in the trenches no more,
Where whizzbangs and shrapnel they whistle and roar.
Take me over the see, where the Alleyman can't get at me.
Oh my, I don't want to die, I want to go home.
- "Good-bye-ee"
- "Never Mind"
- "Bombed Last Night"
- " I don't want to join the Army"
- "Oh its a Lovely War"
- Willy's Song
Women in the War
Gender Role Change and the Fatherless Family
Due to the absence of men on the home front, typically domestic British women occupied jobs that men usually did. Approximately two million women replaced men employment between 1914-1918. Many jobs were in factories that required heavy physical work, creating a new image of the woman worker. In addition to their masculine occupations, women had to care and provide for their families while their husbands were serving in the war. The change in gender role for women helped women suffrage in the future, however, the woman worker image was unfortunately only a temporary one. Immediately after the war, women resumed being the housewives they were prior to the Great War, even though it was not entirely voluntary on the woman's part.
Expression through Literature
Although the men were more physically affected by the Great War, women were also emotionally affected. Between their high level of stress from assuming the role of men in the workplace and home life and their sadness from being separated from their husbands, women found writing as a means of expressing their feelings and drastic situations. Women who became nurses used their exposure to and observations of wounded soldiers and hospital life as the main subjects of their writing.
Select Women Writers
|Original manuscript of "Perhaps" by Vera Brittain
During the war, Vera Brittain left Oxford to become a VAD nurse for four years. She married quartermaster-sergeant Roland Leighton, whose writing also played a major role in British literature during the war. They wrote letters and poems to each other while he was away before his untimely death in the war.
Her works include:
-Verses of a VAD (1918)
-The Dark Tide (1923) - first novel
-Not Without Honour (1924)
-Testament of Youth (1933)
-Testament of Friendship (1940)
-Testament of Experience (1957)
Eva Dobell (1867-1963)
Eva Dobell drew from her experiences as a volunteer nurse for inspiration when writing. She wrote to boost the morale of the wounded soldiers and was known to write about specific patients. A fan of sonnets, Eva was deeply affected by the war, which is easily visible in her poetry.
Eva Dobell's "Advent, 1916"
I dreamt last night Christ came to earth again
To bless His own. My soul from place to place
On her dream-quest sped, seeking for His face
Through temple and town and lovely land, in vain.
Then came I to a place where death and pain
Had made of God's sweet world a waste forlorn,
With shattered trees and meadows gashed and torn,
Where the grim trenches scarred the shell-sheared plain.
And through that Golgotha of blood and clay,
Where watchers cursed the sick dawn, heavy-eyed,
There (in my dream) Christ passed upon His way,
Where His cross marks their nameless graves who died
Slain for the world's salvation where all day
For others' sake strong men are crucified.
Thematic Outcomes & Trends#Irony is Main Literary Device
#Soldier's Point of View
#Beginning of Modernism
"The excitement, however, came to a terrible climax in 1914 with the start of the First World War, which wiped out a generation of young men in Europe, catapulted Russia into a catastrophic revolution, and sowed the seeds for even worse conflagrations in the decades to follow. By the war's end in 1918, the centuries-old European domination of the world had ended and the "American Century" had begun. For artists and many others in Europe, it was a time of profound disillusion with the values on which a whole civilization had been founded. But it was also a time when the avante-garde experiments that had preceded the war would, like the technological wonders of the airplane and the atom, inexorably establish a new dispensation, which we call modernism." - A Brief Guide to Modernism, poets.org
#Changes in Religous Views
#Political Ideology
Bourke, Joanna. "Women on the Home Front in World War One." BBC, 2003.
Crawford, Fred D. British Poets of the Great War. Selinggrove, PA. Susquehanna University Press, 1988.
Miller, Alisa.The Vera Brittain Collection. The First World War Poetry Digital Archive.
Pyecroft, Susan. "British Working Women and the First World War." The Historian, Vol. 56, 1994.
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/education/tutorials/intro/trench/songs.html#bomb - Trench warfare songs (cite)
http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-quotes.html (cite)
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EmCare, Inc.
Clearwater, FL 33764
About Danny Abbruzzese
Danny Abbruzzese, MD is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and received his medical degree from the University of Autonoma de Guadalajara.
Dr. Abbruzzese completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical in New York.
Dr. Abbruzzese specializes in emergency medicine at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida.
Mission: "To provide compassionate care through evidence-based medicine."
Medical School
University of Autonoma de Guadalajara
Internal Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical in New York
Internal Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical in New York
Certifications & Memberships
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Italian
Procedures & Conditions
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Office Locations
EmCare, Inc.
18167 US Hwy 19 N
Suite 650
Clearwater, FL 33764
Phone: (727) 507-3600
Fax: (727) 507-3630
Accepted Insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Champus/Tricare Prime and Standard, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad MCR, US Dept. of Labor and Industries


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