Even burn a candle at both ends, look a gift horse in the mouth.

[nods quietly]

I mean, you want a kid who'll be all, "Why is Aiden jumping? There might be a damn good reason..."

I mean, it seems in the last 20 years he's done ALL THE VOICE WORK, and good for him.

Though, thinking about it-- the show never tells you Byron's age-- but if you consider he's All Passion And No Sense (seriously, every plan he makes is terrible), the idea that he's actually very young and naive works in its favor. But he doesn't SEEM young at all.

The fault, dear Lycus, lies not in your stars, but in yourselves.

It's very impressive.

I do love a good They Were Not Prepared For Who They Wanted To Murder story.

Plus I will often be a font of nerdiness for a wide range of pop cultural or culinary nonsense. You want a hot take on a show from ten years ago, or a perfectly chosen avocado? I’m your man.

We even put out an anthology set in the world we’ve been creating on air! Filled with brilliant stories about the mystical gates that transport you across the world, but leaves all your things— including clothes— behind. worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com/p/traveling-...

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