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Stale bag of cheetos. The Big Queer™ Aether ☿ they/them. 29. ISFJ/ISFP.  Multifandom.
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blueyymp

I just love how attuned Joel was (and is) to Ellie, realising straight away that she was fatigued and took that as a sign to stop.

These little crumbs of him acting as a dad subconsciously is everything and this is just the start of their father-daughter dynamic :')

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tawnywings

this is potentially really important:

I have someone staying in my hotel tonight that made me think that this would be worth sharing here.

If you are running away/trying to hide from someone that is frightening, abusing, harassing you, and you find yourself staying in a hotel to avoid being found, there’s an extra precaution you can take.

When you check in, ask the front desk clerk to put you as “Unlisted”. They’ll know what you’re talking about. What this means is that as far as anyone other than you and the front desk clerks are concerned, you’re not there. If someone tries to call for you and your room, “I’m sorry. I don’t have anyone registered under that name.” Same thing goes for it someone shows up at the desk. “Unlisted” means you’re untouchable.

Please, please, if you find yourself in trouble and seeking refuge in a hotel, do this. It’s really quick, easy, and painless for the front desk clerk to do, and they are not going to judge you for it. 

Tip from a hotel receptionist: (I work for the Green and Blue ending in Express- hotels will vary but this is generally a Thing hotels do.)

If you tell the front desk you do not wish to be contacted, they can and will put a note to everyone else who works there that unless you SPECIFICALLY say that a certain person is allowed to call/come up to your room, they will not let ANYONE near your room- ID will be checked for that person for your safety. If someone asks for you by name that isn’t allowed to know you’re there, the staff will simply say “There is no one here by that name.” If they press, the staff will insist no one is there and they need to leave. Also, housekeeping will be informed of your desire to be left alone and will announce at the door that they are housekeeping, for your peace of mind.

A good tip is to have someone else drive you to the hotel if you’re able- that way your harasser cannot find your car and wait by it for you. Also, if you CAN, stay in a hotel where all the room are indoors- usually smaller indoor hotels do not let non-guests past the lobby, especially if they ask for someone/someone’s room number. Third floor helps, too- at my hotel, we usually put people who are hiding from abusers on the third floor at the end- since you can’t enter the side doors without a key and the elevator is in the middle of the hotel. Always check to see if the outside doors are key-access only, and make sure you know where the elevators are, and see if you can get a room closer to the more secure area! 

Also, if you know their car, or the car of anyone they know and might use, tell the receptionist, especially if you think they may come looking for you. Tell the receptionist what it looks like. If you see it, or if they see it circling the hotel or in the parking areas, they can and will call the police if you need them to. I myself have called the police to chase off an abuser who wouldn’t stop circling the hotel. 

Sadly, this is not an uncommon thing, and since I started working at a hotel, I’ve seen my hotel shelter no less than six people fleeing from abusers/stalkers etc, but everyone at the front desk was accommodating and protective- just let the staff know you’re at risk, and they’ll do everything they can to keep you safe.  

I used to work in hotels for like 10 years, and if you’re running from an abuser, DEFINITELY tell the staff. If the series of hotels I worked at are any indication, a lot of the desk and housekeeping staff have been exactly where you are and know exactly what you’re going through. We were trained to protect your privacy and safety, and most of us would take that shit PERSONALLY when it went down. 

Make a special point to tell the night shift desk worker, though. If there’s going to be one person who’s accidentally left out of the loop, it’ll be them every time. That said, the night shifters are usually also prepared to deal with just about any bullshit and con that your abuser will offer. We have seen it all. 

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If the breakout in the last of us happened in 2003 that means they got no supernatural which means they live in a world without omegaverse

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moghedien

SOCIETY IF THERE WAS NO OMEGAVERSE

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silvasaliva

having cash is like having secret money. like whos gonna find out i’m buying tacos with this crisp $20 bill??? not my bank account, that’s for sure

That’s literally why the government wants to stop it

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nutty-acorn

have these been done yet or…

As someone not in the Night Vale fandom…this is extremely accurate.

JESUS H. CHRIST WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!?

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wolfwum

the dog park

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whitmerule

Why does the man in the tan jacket not have a briefcase full of flies?

Can I say this scarily accurate post is what got me to finally listen to WTNV

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lastoneout

WTNV Heritage Post

Oh this is from 2013 and not…today.

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