(Admittedly it's not the exact centre, but if the merfolk show up (in Lorwyn? Perish the thought) and you mix in Duskmourne too you're probably pretty close)

The way I would distinguish it is that an actor is portraying a character through a prescribed set of events (such that their responses are also prescribed), whereas LARPing is portraying a character and using that character to inform how you/they respond to unknown events as they unfold.

I feel like there must be a way to (I'm sorry it's the only word I can think of) leverage this fact into getting one or more of Aldis Hodge and Christian Kane into full plate, but I can't quite see the line.

...yknow what, "Mitch Benn does Tom Lehrer" might well describe my ideal gig.

If either of @alexsteacy.bsky.social or @graham.loadingreadyrun.com wish to weigh in on the theme, we would appreciate it a lot as always! Previous themes were:
- Crates + Keys
- No-Clipping
- The Subocean
- Buildings that don't look like buildings
- Assets where they should not be
- The Frontrooms

If it wouldn't spoil your enjoyment, that sounds like something that would be a lot of fun for the rest of us :)

It is _fascinating_ seeing how you adapt your posts cross-medium for this sort of thing- I hadn't noticed it until this one but the decision to say this in a reply on bsky and in the tags specifically on tumblr is a very interesting one.

Thank u for soothing Fran. Thank u Fran for soothing.

I swear this was a homestar runner bit

I can't let this pass by without mentioning Sarah Pinsker's amazing "And Then There Were (N-One)", in which (at the risk of minor spoilers) her own Nebula Award is used as a murder weapon. (Sarah Pinsker herself does not appear "on-screen" (well, she does, but...))

...in stark contrast to literally any other day?

Name explanation: We don't know his original name. He's been stray for two years, some locals had been taking care of him during that time, but didn't name him. Vets called him Valentino for their records when he was brought in (on Feb 14th). Said locals are now adopting him, renaming him Max.

If it makes you feel better, not only do I not recall, I am fairly sure three-year-old me could soundly thrash present me at chess too :)

I am so deeply sorry for the passage of time, but alas, it is true. We're even old enough that this February I had my first "wait, you're meant to be a toddler, not a fully sapient small human" moment about the next generation...