The world’s tiniest dragon must defend his hoard, a single gold coin, from those who would steal it.
Suggestion: The dragon’s definition of “steal” is somewhat loose. It still allows the coin to be used and bartered and change hands–but on one condition: the dragon must be with it at all times.
They become a familiar sight in the marketplace.
“Here’s your change, ma’am. One gold piece.” The merchant holds out a palm, on top of which rests a tiny, brilliantly colored creature clutching a single gold coin.
“That’s a dragon,” you say dumbly. “One piece… and a dragon.”
“Yes.”
You cautiously reach out and attempt to take your change. You tug. It holds. You tug harder. The dragon lets loose a tiny, protective growl.
“Ma’am–no, ma’am, you have to take the dragon, too.”
“Sorry?”
The seller notes your dubious expression. “Not from around here, are ya?” They shrug. “Them’s the rules. Take the coin, take the dragon.”
They wait expectantly. Wondering how the world has so suddenly gone mad, you slowly, slowly hold out your hand.
The dragon perks right up. It scampers from their palm to yours with the coin clamped in its jaws and scales your sleeve with sharp little claws.
“Have a nice day, ma’am,” the merchant says. “Spend him soon, now, you hear? At another booth, if you can. He likes to travel.”
From its perch upon your shoulder, the dragon lets out a happy trill.
Bonus: the coin eventually passes to the rogue in a group of travelling adventurers. The dragon becomes the mascot of the entire group, and they lay out a small pile of coins for him to sleep on every night, clutching his coin like a teddy bear.
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SURPRISE! I decided to shut down (er, I can’t officially shut it down but we’ll let it float around until the campaign is over) the Do I Look Deaf? tshirts because I knew they weren’t going to do well and it’s not an inclusive design. So now I introduce to you… #NoMoreCraptions tshirts and more! All for our one year anniversary of the campaign that we (yes, we) launched and helped spread about last September. There are tshirts, tank tops, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies! The first round will be live for 21 days! Get your shirts! Share this around! Huge thank you to Pat from Life Noggin for the design!
[Image Description: All shirts have a design that says “NO MORE CRAPTIONS” surrounded by a square shape with has quotation marks around it.]
Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said the refusal to allow a binding vote on tuition fees had created a constitutional crisis. She said: “The government had no mandate to increase fees to begin with and if they do not now reverse the fee hike they will be defying the will of parliament in blatant disregard for our democracy”.
I always find it amazing how you have the choice to either live out loud – that is, to live as someone who is unapologetically disabled, and talks about it like it’s as normal as every part of your life – or to live without ever speaking about your disabilities publicly. And if you do one, then you’re ‘attention-seeking,’ as if activism works by sitting down quietly, and if you do the other…
… well, that’s what ableists love, isn’t it? When we sit quietly, never talking about how ableism affects us, and how it makes our lives difficult? That would be so simple, wouldn’t it? So easy. Then they don’t have to deal with it.
I’ll take being an obnoxious bitch who lives loudly and proudly as a disabled punk over rolling over and showing belly to ableists who’d like me to fade in the corner and never bother them to change a thing about how society’s ingrained ableism fucks over the largest minority in the US.
And if you’re wondering: the same shit goes for being queer, for being non-binary, for all of it. I’m tired of being told that existing as I am is ‘shoving it in people’s faces.’ If you have a problem being reminded to not be an ableist or not misgender a trans person, well, uh, that’s not something wrong with me, is it?
The caffeine in coffee “beans” is a natural plant defense against herbivory, i.e., a toxic substance that protects the seeds of the plant. Fruits and leaves are both sources of caffeine as well and a tea can be made of the leaves, but neither are used commercially.
The joys of being descended from generalist omnivores–our liver and kidneys are the envy of the animal kingdom. Poisons become flavors and drugs.
Yeah, various plants are spicy or sour in order to deter animals from eating them.
We come across that shit and are like “Hey! This stuff burns the shit out of my mouth! THAT’S AWESOME, MORE PLEASE.”
[terrified alien noises in the distance]
And it turns into a MAJOR WINNER for the plants which are transported around the globe, lovingly cultivated and ensured the kind of species survival and proliferation their ancestors couldn’t even dream of.
sometimes I do physical things because I have to and other times I do things because I can and I don’t know how to easily explain it to people so that they understand the difference between when I’m pushing myself because there is literally no other option and when I am feeling slightly better and decide to do something because I feel up to it
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