The eight-ball tilted and tipped into the pocket, clunking against the other balls and finding its final resting place.
A large smile radiated on Kathryn Janeway’s face as she called it, “I guess that makes three games in a row.”
A huff escaped him. “Yep, it sure does,” and then under his breath, “it seems no matter how much you drink you still can run the table.”
She stood erect and pushed her shoulders back, loosening the stiffness in her back.
“Kathryn,” he called, “it’s time to go. We are the last two people here and we are never the last ones to leave a party.”
She tilted her head defiantly. “I’m not ready to leave yet.”
He took a step towards her and reached out his hand, “Come on. I know everyone, especially you, is just blowing off some steam since our last encounter with the Hirogen, but we still have early shift tomorrow. Besides, you have had a few too many glasses of Neelix’s special punch.”
Shrugging her shoulders, still not convinced, she simply said, “Let me do what I want.”
She looked cute as hell with the little elf’s hat she was still wearing. In the spirit of the season, Neelix had decorated Sandrine’s with a Christmas flare, including some of the traditional Santa and his elves attire. Tom had placed the green and red hat on her head about half way through the evening and she hadn’t taken it off since.
The way she looked at him, a small pout on her face, turned his thoughts naughty towards one of Santa’s little helpers. He needed to get her back to her quarters, safe and sound, and then beat a quick retreat – just to keep the festivities kosher.
“Listen Kathryn, I’m not leaving you here, alone, with the jigalow. Plus, he’s been eyeing you all night in that dress.”
She wrinkled her eyebrows. “What’s wrong with my dress?”
“Nothing, that’s the problem!” In fact, the dress was perfect – red and fitted with a slight swirl above her knees. It reminded him what good shape she was in and what a desirable shape she had.
“Ahh,” she said, tapping a finger against her lips, “then are you jealous?” Slowly, she sauntered over to the jigalow, whom had propped himself on a stool not to far from where she was playing. Looking into his eyes, she quirked a half smile before running a hand through the holodeck character’s hair.
He took hold of her palm as it fell back to her side and gently raised it to his lips, kissing the soft skin on the inside of her wrist.
*”Damn, now I am,”* he thought. “Okay, enough playing. Now, come on. Put the cue stick down and let’s go. I’ll walk you back to your quarters.”
“No.”
“Kathryn…,” he paused a warning in his tone.
“Come over here and make me, Commander,” she dared.
Chakotay stared at her in disbelief as she pushed the cue behind her back, wrapping her hands firmly around the shaft. Kathryn then pushed her chest out like a rooster and squared her shoulders. She had never been so belligerent, but fuck if it wasn’t turning him on.
He stalked over to her as she planted her feet, her back to the pool table.
Casually he tried reaching around her for the wooden stick, but she maneuvered it out of his reach. Quickly he tried grabbing it with his other hand, thinking her reflexes wouldn’t be as fast with so much alcohol in her system. Again, she avoided him.
He tried a couple more times with no success and she giggled. “Not as easy to get as you assumed,” she teased, the double entendre evident.
Finally, he asserted himself, broad arms both reaching around her at the same time as if in an embrace and his formidable body pressing against her.
As she twisted her body to keep the cue from him her breasts grazed his arm and her hips pushed back against him. “What else could I be doing to blow off steam if not here,” she asked him flirtatiously, catching his eye.
Unexpectedly, he bent his lips to her ear and her body stiffened. “If you aren’t careful Captain, I’ll be helping you blow off steam until the early morning hours – until you can’t even see straight.”
Her mouth dropped open in shock as the cue fell from her hands, bouncing against the pool table before tumbling to the floor.
Chakotay released her, moving down her body as he bent to retrieve the cue, collecting it in his hand.
Her stare followed him, eyes smoked in desire.
When he stood, he took the cue and threw it onto the pool table, his eyes coming to rest on hers’. Chakotay saw his opening and he took it. Reaching up, he twined his fingers into the tresses of her hair that reached her neck and tilted her head up to him. His other hand grasped her by the waist and leaned her back over the pool table. In perfect position, he bent his body over her and lowered his mouth, running his lips over hers’.
At first, Kathryn remained still, her breath caught in her throat. But as his luscious lips moved over her mouth, pressing and tasting, her lips began to respond. Her lips parted and she took his lower lip between her teeth, nibbling and then sucking. Her hands moved around his waist and she pulled him closer, as if she wanted his body to rest atop her, laying themselves out on the felt of the pool table.
Deeply buried desire escaped in the form of moans, breaking their passionate kiss.
And then the moment passed. Eyes still hazy with want, Kathryn regained a sense of control, pressing a palm on his chest as she tried to move herself upright.
Chakotay disentangled his hand from her hair and planted it on the table for balance, pulling them back into a standing position. A mild apology sprung from his lips, “I couldn’t help myself. You look so damn cute with that hat still on.”
She arched a questioning eyebrow in his direction. “You are blaming the hat,” she enquired breathless.
“No, I’m blaming you. You told me to come over here.”
“He’s right Captain,” came the feminine voice. They both turned abruptly to see B’Elanna standing there, a pair of dice being thrown in the air and then caught within her clutch. “Tom forgot his lucky dice,” she explained nonchalantly. Turning to leave, she tossed over her shoulder, “See you both….around.”
this is wonderful! I laughed out loud at the end 😂😍
Hello there my fellow Americans! Hope you’re all enjoying your constitutional rights and stuff. Thankfully, I’m not here today to talk about someone trying to take away OUR rights. I’m here to talk about the EU.
Now, many of you may tune out here and say “Oh, that’s on the other side of the world. That doesn’t affect me.” but it does. According to the memes lately, many Americans have chosen to ignore the people who had their backs during our failed Net Neutrality fight when they needed it the most. The point of this post is to explain why Article 13 matters, even to Americans or someone anywhere else in the world than the EU.
As an American, I honestly don’t know too much about the workings of European governments, so I’m going to try to keep it short and link to more descriptive and researched posts to read. This is just an attention grabber. Please let me know if I’ve misspoken about any concept of the article.
Article 13 is a new law passed by the EU (European Union). It’s partnered with Article 11, another law that’s problematic on a lesser scale. Both of these are part of the EU Copyright Directive. The point is to protect copyrighted material on the Internet, which sounds good in theory, but really it’ll leave a disastrous footprint on the Internet, especially fandoms.
Article 13 will force social media websites like Tumblr to monitor their content with filters to make sure there’s no copyright infringement. These filters will be very expensive to produce and may put some smaller sites out of business. They’re also going to be computer filters running on algorithms, which means they’re going to be imperfect and may delete some things that are not to be deleted.
The boundaries of copyright infringement are also very unclear. We’ve heard from the OTW, the legal team at Ao3, who have been in contact with the EU throughout this process, that fanfiction and fanart will hopefully remain untouched since they are legal now. However, there is no guarantee, and the filters may accidentally delete things that aren’t meant to be deleted.
Some of you may be saying, “So what? I’m American; my content is fine.” Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean it won’t affect you. Let me make this clear: They’re banning memes. Europeans won’t be able to make or see many memes. Also, maybe your content won’t be deleted, but your European followers may not be able to see it. And if they can’t see your content, why would they follow you? Expect your follow counts to drop. And if you’re not into posting content, the consumer’s side isn’t pretty either. If your favorite content creator happens to be from the EU, you could be out of luck. That includes YouTubers like Dan and Phil and Jacksepticeye.
Yes, gaming channels are in danger.
If a gaming YouTuber plays a game without receiving full copyright, which would definitely be quite expensive, it is in danger of being deleted.
Americans, this may not destroy your content, but it CAN and WILL destroy your Internet, your Tumblr, and your fandoms.
The rest of the world joined in our fight for Net Neutrality. It’s time for us to join the EU in their fight against Article 13.
A friend of a friend has already had their profile picture removed on Google because it was a picture of the Pokemon Eevee.
Act now, before the Internet loses more than profile pictures.
Here are some links for more information (which, by the way, under Article 13, would cost money to link.) There’s even more links and information within these.
As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good.
The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive. Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down.
Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement.
Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites.
Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf,
Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:
“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.
But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”
hey guys! so my mom is starting an etsy shop! i’d really encourage you to check it out!
She makes stuffed animals, creatures, etc. Some people have pointed out that the many colors and textures of the animals would be great for kids with autism or adhd or kids who find comfort in textures and such.
also, the eyes on the creatures are kid proof! they have safety backing and some are even glued in!
it started off as a hobby and she finally decided her stuff was cute enough to sell on etsy!
here are her breakfast and tree families:
she also does a lot of cats!
idk, it would mean a lot if you would just check out her shop, spread the word, maybe favorite her shop on etsy. i know it would make her so happy, i love her and i’d love to see her get some sales!!!
bekjaneway 