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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Teresa reached out and took the baseball bat in her hand. She'd never fought using any type of weapon before... then again, she'd only been facing humans. "I'm Teresa," she told the girl, following her as she got moving. Heroes had already laid out plans and systems, it seemed. This was why --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

"People are probably going to be injured and need help evacuating," Teresa suggested. "And if the... demons... are attracted to the smell of blood like predators... they're going to need protecting."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

So Teresa's gut feeling had been right. "Jesus Christ..." she unconsciously reached up to clutch the gold cross around her neck. She looked back at her shop, then at the woman and shook her head. "No. It's just me..." After another moment, she said: "Wait... I want to help."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

-- knew what it was, but she also acknowledged the thought might just be human ignorance.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Teresa had frozen when the rifle was pointed at her, then she whipped around to see that she'd just shot a demon. She looked at the body of the creature, horrified. "... What is that thing?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. She had an awful feeling in her gut that she already --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

-- uncomfortable. My goal is not to hurt people though. It's to open their eyes, make them think. I believe people are capable of great change, but only you can improve yourself. All I can do it help you see.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I did bring up the topic, that's true. And I stated my opinion on it. We could have just had a productive conversation about it, or a debate. I'm always happy to do that. You instead are taking it as an attack. Most people do. Then they attack me or dismiss me, because the truth is --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I don't tend to hold back for the sake of 'politeness'. If I think what someone is doing is wrong or hypocritical, I will tell them so. It makes many people uncomfortable, but I don't regret it. Being quiet never changed the minds of anyone.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Chances are, you're all eating bugs. Carmine is used to add a red color to a wide range of foods, including yogurt, candies, beverages, and even some meat products. It's often labeled as "natural red 4" or "E120". It's made of bugs.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Teresa gasped when she saw the person crash. People around Teresa had begun fleeing, screaming... but Teresa started running towards the person that had just gotten thrown into the car. She needed to see if they were alright.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Teresa was in the bakery when she heard a commotion outside. Frowning, she walked around the counter and stepped out the glass door, her eyes turning to the sky. A horrible feeling twisted in her stomach. "... Jesus Christ..." she whispered, suddenly crossing herself. #TheDemonicTakeover

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Teresa arched one of her brows. "... You think chopping down trees is an 'amazing job'?"

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

"'Spiders'...?" Teresa had a feeling the woman didn't mean your everyday arachnids when she'd said it. She glanced down below at the scene with the police, then back at the woman. "So far," she confirmed. "Who're you?"

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Teresa nearly jumped out of her skin. She wasn't expecting someone to come up behind her 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺. "Fuck—" her hands flew over her mouth to silence herself. She didn't want to alert the others below that she was watching. "What the hell?" she said after a moment, still looking rattled.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

-- planet, by the way. There's nothing high or strong about factory farming animals, then buying packaged meat off a shelf for your sandwich." Teresa took a cupcake out of the display case, set it on a plate, then slid it towards her on the counter. "Everything you do is a choice... Here. --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

-- thanked the spirits of the animals they killed. Back then, you could make the argument of hierarchy. But even back then, humans weren't at the top of the food chain. In this day and age, you can't make that claim. We don't need to eat meat anymore; we choose to. At the expense of the --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Teresa was calm, looking at her with an almost amused look. She shook her head. "It doesn't sound complicated at all to me. It does sound pretty hypocritical. Especially the 'hierarchy' part. In the world of hunter-gatherers, they carved their own weapons, they hunted themselves, and they --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

She had to chuckle a little. "I guess it depends on if you find lumberjacks attractive."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Teresa raised a brow. "I'm listening," she said. This girl was timid, but that didn't mean Teresa wasn't going to challenge her. In fact, it'd probably be good for the girl.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Teresa chuckled. "That I can understand..." "So you're an animal lover... does that mean you're vegan?" she asked her.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

She pinched her brows together. "... Well, you look like a lumberjack, for starters..."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Teresa raised an eyebrow, tilting her head slightly. "You didn't see any value in people before now?"

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"That sounds like the kind of thing I might've done when I was a kid, too." Teresa leaned her elbows on the counter. She didn't mind the girl lingering here, since there were no other customers. "I was a trouble maker."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"... The Rainforest cafe?" Teresa rose an eyebrow. So close to the name, and yet.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"See? That's more like...." She frowned. "... What happened to your face?"

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

-- Teresa expected the situation to escalate, as it usually did.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

-- apartment building below, watching the scene below unfolding. Right now, a pair of officers were having a talk with a homeless man who was shouting something about Jawas coming in the night and snatching people up. So far, the man was being disruptive, but he wasn't a threat... however, --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

{ starter for @aranadeluchador.bsky.social } It was barely summer, and already the nights in Gotham City seemed unbearably hot, which only amplified the pre-existing smell of garbage and car exhaust in the air. Teresa Escabedo, the Hummingbird, was kneeling on the fire escape of an --

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Teresa set the steaming cup on the counter and pushed it towards her gently. "Corporations are pretty much 𝘢𝘭𝘭 super shitty, unfortunately. Some are less shitty than others, but in general, if they have to fuck over their own employees or customers to make an extra buck, they will."

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starfairy @quotes.sunder.my · 08/07/2025

If no one else will do the right thing, I will.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"Well Starbucks treats its employees like shit, so I'm not surprised." Teresa poured the shots of espresso into the mug with the chai.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Teresa got to work making the drink, pulling the shots and steeping the tea. "I think they do that on purpose because they get bored, honestly."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"Isn't it traditionally spelled with a 'y'?" she asked. "Dirty chai is chai tea with a shot of espresso in it," she informed her. "Two or three if you need more."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"Starbucks has terrible quality coffee. Sorry, not sorry." Teresa snickered. "If you like something with a little spice, I'd recommend a dirty chai. It's a personal favorite."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Teresa walked further into the tiny shop, then behind the counter, where she turned to look back at the other woman. "Well, if you like 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 good coffee, then this would be a good place... but if you like Starbucks, then maybe not," she said in a teasing tone.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Teresa lightly shrugged her rain drop covered shoulders. "I suppose you're right... want one? Unfortunately, I do have to charge you for it, though."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"Or you end up like me: working in this coffee shop and getting stuck outside in the rain because you had to take the sign in." She pushed her damp hair back from her face.

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"I think so." Teresa turned her faze out into the pouring rain beating down on the pavement. "Except for the blaring car horns. People forget how to drive when it rains, apparently."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

She smiled sweetly at the condescending comment. "I can tell. 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦."

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

|| I need more interactions on Teresa before the upcoming SL! Feel free to send me anything, or to interact with any of my posts.~

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𝕿𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖆 𝕰𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖉𝖔. @hummingbirdisms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"With... cat ears?" Teresa raised an inquiring brow. It wasn't a judgmental expression, but rather a curious one.

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