Ella "RATTLE ME BONES" M 💀
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Game writer (most recently Baldur's Gate 3 at Larian & Plarium). Former Total War community content editor and ESL senior editor. I like TRPGs, theme parks, and spooky things. My cat is prettier than you. https://linktr.ee/ellamcconnell
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It me, Ella.

You may remember me from:
⚔️ Accidentally being the figurehead for the "women in Total War: Rome II" thing (lol)
🎮 Video game journalism (esp. a dating sim column in RPS)
💀 Writing weird little guys in Baldur's Gate 3 (see my showreel!)
🐱 My himbo cat Mori

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A photo of the aforementioned himbo: my cream British Shorthair cat Mori. He is looking just past the camera with his big orange eyes while his tongue is out in a stunning blep - he looks particularly head empty here
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I just saw this after messaging you - I will send you a follow up momentarily 💖
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About half way to having done enough tarot readings to pay for this - lemme know if you want me and Mori to pull some seasonal cards for you 🎴✨
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I don't qualify for a COVID booster this year due to tightened restrictions but have found a local pharmacy who'll do one privately... for just over £100 🙃

Cheeky little October tarot reading, anyone?

Find out more here: materiamagica.carrd.co#tarot
Get yer reading here: ko-fi.com/ellamcco/com...
A photo of my cream British Shorthair cat Mori curled up comfily on the floor, looking at the camera as The Moon tarot card from the Rider Waite Smith deck leans up against his perfectly loafly side. He looks both tolerant and content in equal measure - he is an extremely chill little dude.
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This is cool af aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 🍃
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There was someone coughing and spluttering in the pharmacy who'd come to get something stronger than Strepsils and asked "ARE THERE ANY ESPECIALLY BAD COLDS GOING ROUND? I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS ONE" - eventually asked about COVID tests but then didn't get one 🙃 (I was the only person masking ofc)
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You can get them done privately but only at certain pharmacies and it'll set you back about £100!
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Extremely relatedly: bsky.app/profile/ecms...
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I don't qualify for a COVID booster this year due to tightened restrictions but have found a local pharmacy who'll do one privately... for just over £100 🙃

Cheeky little October tarot reading, anyone?

Find out more here: materiamagica.carrd.co#tarot
Get yer reading here: ko-fi.com/ellamcco/com...
A photo of my cream British Shorthair cat Mori curled up comfily on the floor, looking at the camera as The Moon tarot card from the Rider Waite Smith deck leans up against his perfectly loafly side. He looks both tolerant and content in equal measure - he is an extremely chill little dude.
ecmsquared.bsky.social
There was someone coughing and spluttering in the pharmacy who'd come to get something stronger than Strepsils and asked "ARE THERE ANY ESPECIALLY BAD COLDS GOING ROUND? I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS ONE" - eventually asked about COVID tests but then didn't get one 🙃 (I was the only person masking ofc)
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A dear friend apparently just picked up Hestia for me along with their own order of some Roman soldiers (excellent choice) as an early Halloween/Christmas gift 😭😭😭
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Oh yeah, the Playmobil history series (which includes some more fantastical figures) is pretty wild overall: www.playmobil.com/en-gb/web-sh...

(I kind of want this one of my girl Hestia, though)
A product image of a Playmobil version of the ancient Greek goddess Hestia. She is wearing white and blue hooded robes and is holding a lantern while standing in front of a large flaming brazier. There is a stone plinth in the background with her name and a golden amphora on it.
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(I do sometimes talk to Mori in this voice)
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I don't qualify for a COVID booster this year due to tightened restrictions but have found a local pharmacy who'll do one privately... for just over £100 🙃

Cheeky little October tarot reading, anyone?

Find out more here: materiamagica.carrd.co#tarot
Get yer reading here: ko-fi.com/ellamcco/com...
A photo of my cream British Shorthair cat Mori curled up comfily on the floor, looking at the camera as The Moon tarot card from the Rider Waite Smith deck leans up against his perfectly loafly side. He looks both tolerant and content in equal measure - he is an extremely chill little dude.
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Just a quick update about Mori's vet times: he finished the course of steroid tablets the other day and appears pretty much back to normal (plus the scabs on his original abrasion/scratchy patches have dried up and come off). Keeping an eye on him but he seems alright aside from a bit of dry skin ❤️
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This is a wonderful thread 😭
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
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