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“Later, when April dropped me off at the house on her way to pick up Caitlin, my phone buzzed with a text. I smiled. Stacey.

"You alive?"

"I'm ok." I texted back. "How was your date?"

Three fire emojis popped up in response, followed by an eggplant and ... were those water droplets? Oh, dear. I had no answer for that.”
― Jen DeLuca, Well Met

“Emojis are by no means taking away from our written language but rather accentuating it by providing a tone that words on their own often cannot. They are, in a sense, the most evolved form of punctuation we have at our disposal.”
― Emmy J. Favilla, A World Without "Whom": The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age

“A shell of calamari stuffed so voluptuously delicious seafood umami it's fit to burst!
It's like...
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Glittery beads arranged in a pattern like a squid's suckers. They draw the eye to the bustline and show off your natural curves. ??
This sexy see-through camisole in cayenne pepper red includes deliciously feminine silk embroidery. Done in a motif of garlic cloves, it perfectly complements your spicy-hot body line. Your beloved partner won't be able to tear their eyes away! ”
― Yuto Tsukuda, ʳꪤΥ½©`¥Þ 29 [Shokugeki no Souma 29]

“Voices are stupid. They influence how people perceive words, coloring them with unclear emotions, instead of letting the words stand on their own. Text messaging is much better. It allows people to be the idea they¡¯re expressing. If you want to express emotions, you should use emojis. It¡¯s what they¡¯re there for.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“In the K¨¹bler-Ross model, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The model is supposed to apply to most major losses. Stuff like death, breakups, dealing with your parents¡¯ divorce, overcoming addiction. In general, it works. But for Haruka, and she imagines most others like her, the smart ones, the brave ones, there is another stage: revenge.
That¡¯s not the same as anger, revenge. No. Anger is a much simpler concept. An easy emotion to tap into. Primitive. It¡¯s rooted in the limbic system, the amygdala. A banging of the fists and stomping of the feet and overall feeling of ¡°I¡¯m mad!¡± Anger can be reduced to an emoji, or several with slight variations. Although, they¡¯re usually a little too cute for what¡¯s at the core of that actual emotion, anger. It can be very scary when witnessed.
Revenge is more complicated. More sophisticated. It¡¯s also less scary-looking, almost clinical when carried out. It would take at least two distinct emojis to express properly. More like three. Something to depict a wrongdoing, something to show contemplation, then lastly the victim committing an evil act with a calm, satisfied smile.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“I mounted the stairs to my pavilion and sank onto Hlidskjalf, the magic throne from which I can peer into the Nine Worlds. The seat cradled my posterior with its ermine-lined softness. I took a few deep breaths to focus my concentration, then turned to the worlds beyond.
I usually begin with a cursory look-see of my own realm, Asgard, then circle through the remaining eight: Midgard, realm of the humans; the elf kingdom of Alfheim; Vanaheim, the Vanir gods¡¯ domain; Jotunheim, land of the giants; Niflheim, the world of ice, fog, and mist; Helheim, realm of the dishonorable dead; Nidavellir, the gloomy world of the dwarves; and Muspellheim, home of the fire giants.
This time, I didn¡¯t make it past Asgard. Because goats.
Specifically, Thor¡¯s goats, Marvin and Otis. They were on the Bifrost, the radioactive Rainbow Bridge that connects Asgard to Midgard, wearing footy pajamas. But there was no sign of Thor, which was odd. He usually kept Marvin and Otis close. He killed and ate them every day, and they came back to life the next morning.
More disturbing was Heimdall, guardian of the Bifrost. He was hopping around on all fours like a deranged lunatic. ¡°So here¡¯s what I want you guys to do,¡± he said to Otis and Marvin between hops. ¡°Cavort. Frolic. Frisk about. Okay?¡±
I parted the clouds. ¡°Heimdall! What the Helheim is going on down there?¡±
¡°Oh, hey, Odin!¡± Heimdall¡¯s helium-squeaky voice set my teeth on edge. He waved his phablet at me. ¡°I¡¯m making a cute baby goat video as my Snapchat story. Cute baby goat videos are huge in Midgard. Huge!¡± He spread his hands out wide to demonstrate.
¡°I¡¯m not a baby!¡± Marvin snapped.
¡°I¡¯m cute?¡± Otis wondered.
¡°Put that phablet away and return to your duties at once!¡±
According to prophecy, giants will one day storm across the Bifrost, a signal that Ragnarok is upon us. Heimdall¡¯s job is to sound the alarm on his horn, Gjallar¡ªa job he would not be able to perform if he were making Snapchat stories.
¡°Can I finish my cute baby goat video first?¡± Heimdall pleaded.
¡°±·´Ç.¡±
¡°Aw.¡± He turned to Otis and Marvin. ¡°I guess that¡¯s a wrap, guys.¡±
¡°Finally,¡± Marvin said. ¡°I¡¯m going for a graze.¡± He hopped off the bridge and plummeted to almost certain death and next-day resurrection. Otis sighed something about the grass being greener on the other side, then jumped after him.
¡°Heimdall,¡± I said tightly, ¡°need I remind you what could happen if even one jotun snuck into Asgard?¡±
Heimdall hung his head. ¡°Apologetic face emoji.¡±
I sighed. ¡°Yes, all right.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds

“In the K¨¹bler-Ross model, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The model is supposed to apply to most major losses. Stuff like death, breakups, dealing with your parents¡¯ divorce, overcoming addiction. In general, it works. But for Haruka, and she imagines most others like her, the smart ones, the brave ones, there is another stage: revenge.

That¡¯s not the same as anger, revenge. No. Anger is a much simpler concept. An easy emotion to tap into. Primitive. It¡¯s rooted in the limbic system, the amygdala. A banging of the fists and stomping of the feet and overall feeling of ¡°I¡¯m mad!¡± Anger can be reduced to an emoji, or several with slight variations. Although, they¡¯re usually a little too cute for what¡¯s at the core of that actual emotion, anger. It can be very scary when witnessed.

Revenge is more complicated. More sophisticated. It¡¯s also less scary-looking, almost clinical when carried out. It would take at least two distinct emojis to express properly. More like three. Something to depict a wrongdoing, something to show contemplation, then lastly the victim committing an evil act with a calm, satisfied smile.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“In the K¨¹bler-Ross model, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The model is supposed to apply to most major losses. Stuff like death, breakups, dealing with your parents¡¯ divorce, overcoming addiction. In general, it works. But for Haruka, and she imagines most others like her, the smart ones, the brave ones, there is another stage: revenge.

That¡¯s not the same as anger, revenge. No. Anger is a much simpler concept. An easy emotion to tap into. Primitive. It¡¯s rooted in the limbic system, the amygdala. A banging of the fists and stomping of the feet and overall feeling of ¡®I¡¯m mad!¡¯ Anger can be reduced to an emoji, or several with slight variations. Although, they¡¯re usually a little too cute for what¡¯s at the core of that actual emotion, anger. It can be very scary when witnessed.

Revenge is more complicated. More sophisticated. It¡¯s also less scary-looking, almost clinical when carried out. It would take at least two distinct emojis to express properly. More like three. Something to depict a wrongdoing, something to show contemplation, then lastly the victim committing an evil act with a calm, satisfied smile.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“Lavoisier's wife surely could have used a barf emoji, had she ever looked up the origin of 'helpmeet' and shared it with Charlotte Corday.

Lavoisier's wife's text: Can you even f**king believe this s**t? (Barf emoji here)

Lavoisier's wife's text back from bff Corday: OMG OF COURSE GENESIS, WTF”
― Amber Sparks, And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories & Other Revenges

“CALLUM:You're awfully chatty today”
― Sarah Smith, Simmer Down

“We've assembled a small team to assist you, starting with Mr. Kobayashi. He will be your personal security. His family has worked for the Imperial House for decades. He is a wealth of knowledge. You may rely on him for his discretion." Ah, the dagger twists a little deeper. My sworn enemy is to be my closest confidant? Never. "Please be sure to add his contact information to your phone," Mr. Fuchigami says. You bet I will. I'll file it under Satan's Handmaiden, devil horns emoji, double poop emoji.”
― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After

“For many thousands of years, humans used pictures to communicate their deepest emotions/fears/values. During the prehistoric era, they painted on the walls of caves. In later years, they framed their paintings and hung them in museums. They used pictures to tell stories, to entertain, to educate, to advertise. Eventually, humans discovered their most effective method of communicating through pictures: The emoji.”
― Lee Bacon, The Last Human