Oh no is Minthara flirting with us? Also Aliona saw a FALCON - Shadowheart Actor & Director play BG3

SEE I can upload videos all by myself!! Are u proud Luc?
Amazing thumbnail by MissKaira93!! Thank you for this I can't believe you DREW the whole thing?!?!
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[@nat_aberatt1egg]

Definitely don’t feel pressured to have guests on just because of what chat says! Like you said, you’re not a con, and it’s your freakin home. You should only have people on if you’re comfortable, do whatever is best for you :)

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

Obviously.If you want a guest fine of not fine.It's your home. And as others have said if someone is rude ban them and don't let them ruin your day. You are both true souls lol. Precious souls who help us survive the horrors of this world.smile. Elder brains aren't the worst things out there.

[@cosmic_drone]

Being very passionate about an interest is cute and attractive, never annoying A. Besides, birds are cool! Missed the unboxing part of the video, your excitement is endearing and contagious! Looking forward to the new setup

[@JackOfBlackPhoenix2]

In regards to the bigoted a-hole situation... I think going back to confront the guy would have just added more fuel to the fire, you'd find yourself in an endless argument with someone who is absolutely NOT worth wasting your time on, Aliona. Sometimes it's best to just move on and simply deny attention to these people, be strong and don't let them get into your head and ruin your day. At most I'd settle for a dignified quip, so if someone is going to shout that slur again, just say "That's more than you'll ever be" and drive off into the sunset like an absolute queen, leaving them with an emotional paper cut which is way more than these Tory types deserve anyway. Hope you're feeling better today, we love you.

[@Chordeiles6]

Peregrine falcons become more and more common in cities as tall buildings and skyscrapers mimic their natural habitats (steep cliffs) in addition to their favorite prey (pigeons) being overabundant. I believe there are stable pigeon populations living on the buildings in NYC that you can see when you visit. I love birds for their resilience and adaptability to changing environments and this makes birdwatching one of the most accesible ways for city dwellers to interact with wildlife.

[@Majorjabroni]

Jen encouraged me to try the His Dark Materials books, and they are now among my favorites and I love them! Thank you Jen!

[@psoma_brufd]

They are fantastic! I'm glad you checked them out, try the TV Series when you're done, it's pretty great and Dafne keen is excellent in it. Plus season 2 has Bella Ramsey in it for a bit doing a great job.

[@Majorjabroni]

@@psoma_brufd yesss Ive listened to every book and I absolutely love them. The audiobooks were soooo good! Yes I only saw Season 1 so good to know season 2 is worth watching.

[@psoma_brufd]

Love the drawn thumbnail on this one, a great substitute, great job MissKaira93!

[@TheMarcHicks]

Aliona, I feel so awful for your experience at the hands of that nasty bigot 😢. People who shout insults and/or cat-call at complete strangers for no reason have never made any sense to me at all. Of course I've been fortunate enough not to have ever gone through a period of bigotry towards other people based on ethnicity or sexuality or gender (I think the closest I got was a very brief phase where I stupidly thought that the Vietnamese started the Vietnam War back when I was 12 years old, but I was quickly disabused of that notion thanks to reading a book on the subject). In my High School and Uni years I was surrounded by very diverse groups of people. I have also always been a very introverted and introspective person, so would be disinclined to shout anything at a complete stranger, no matter how I felt about them.

[@psoma_brufd]

Aww, sad that happened to them and yup, some people are awful, others have misdirected gate but better to not get lost in an argument as it can really drag on you. J&A are some of the loveliest people I know of and queer is beautiful! ❤

[@jaradchilder]

There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who look away when Ketheric smashes the goblin, and the ones who giggle like psychopaths. lol

[@aribobarri]

Aw. I love you two so much. It broke my heart to hear your experience. I've tried confronting or yelling at cat-callers before (I know it's a slightly different situation there, but you know what I mean), and I don't know if it's really the best thing to do. In the moment it's so hard to not let your anger get the better of you, but honestly I think the best thing to do is walk away and not let it bother you. Anyone who yells something hateful like that is not a healthy person. They're probably hurting, they are deeply unwell, and just projecting that hurt onto a stranger. It's really really hard, and takes practice, but if you can just take some deep breaths and walk away unbothered, then you've won. But also, I think you all talking about it and sharing your experience is super helpful too. Thank you for sharing. You are warrior women. Hugs to you both.

[@enormhi]

Frankly Aliona I think the best thing you can do is ignore it, it's not what you want. But if you go back and confront them, they are just gonna escalate further. They'll just see you as yet another one of those "sensitive alphabet soup people" that "can't take a joke". I'm very sceptical you're gonna change the DudeBroLads mind.

[@LenaMayson]

JEN AND ALIONA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CAMEO ❤🎉😮 I had to leave the stream earlier and didn't really get my message through. But thank you so, soooooo much! Absolutely loved it and it exceeded my wishes and expectations, i am so grateful and don't know what to say! thank you @J you did an excellent job, absolutely crushed it. Even though, you had holidays and you should've been resting and i would've booked it a third time before interrupting your getaway. ☝️ so i hope you made sure to enjoy your days as well.😊 (@A it's perfectly fine you adressed those aspects of my letter! No worries, but thank you for being so considerate. ❤) Can't wait to watch the rest of the stream. "It's a falcon" is such a mood btw ❤😂 the bird enthusiasts community is strong 🪺🦅

[@jesscmcmxc]

my go-to is "you're welcome as an ally in the future" ❤️🌈

[@Silkesong]

I was live in chat for the 1st time this stream which was fun. Wanted to leave a youtube comment anyway to say I really appreciate you taking the effort to improve your setup! Non native english speaker here + I have some hearing issues, so a new mic is very appreciated. (The current one is totally servicable though, not complaining). The chaotic unboxing was also very on-brand 😅.

[@4321imsocool]

Thanks for uploading the vods, I missed stream so I’m glad to be able to watch the journey here.

[@littlesmith216]

I've stopped what I'm doing for work and come here just to say that Lion roars aren't pathetic, they are incredibly powerful. I heard a lion roar from over half a mile away at the San Diego Safari Park and it was SO loud and one of the coolest things I've experienced to date.

[@katiewong2051]

Thanks for the quick upload Luc! ** ahem Aliona ahem **❤❤❤

[@AoutOfThisWorld]

If you ever fancy a holiday to New Zealand, my husband and I stayed in a treehouse just like that there! We're from the UK too so it was a bit of a journey, but so worth it. It was amazing for birdwatching there too- their birds are so different to ours. I loved watching the fantails, but I was also fascinated by the TUI birds- they were so noisy, and sounded like the old dial up modems!

[@eponine_scheherezade318]

Someone more tech savvy than I am needs to put the "it's a falcon!" audio over Han's return during to the death star run in A New Hope.

[@punishedcrow]

this genuinely made me laugh out loud, thank you 😂

[@bloodyfitnerd1947]

would be a great sub alert as well

[@immabird7861]

As horrible as that man was I would advise not to be confrontational because you never know what crazy people like that will do. At least in the US with all the gun issues it's very dangerous to be around people like that.

[@bookAntigua]

1:14:39 aliona blasting herself, jen, and shat with the full concentrated power of the sun

[@LenaMayson]

The noises which followed her innocent "I don't know how this works" 😂

[@dermade83]

We were RIGHT THERE.

[@cosmic_drone]

Best part is that she was aiming it right at us at first but it did not work lol we were lucky the camera feed was not in fullscreen

[@younggunpark]

Coming home from work, I remembered I have this to watch and that got me so excited! :D Congratulation with the new streaming gears! They look so tidy as well! Sorry about the shouty guy. I'd call him a goblin of the week. But that'll be too kind for him, goblins in BG3 are actually quite fun. I like your method of how to deal with them. "Drown it with love" and "Hate hate with love". They're still hard to do when our brain's filled up with all sort of chemicals. But those methods sounded most realistic and lovely.

[@KenMaerran]

Honestly, the best approach to the incident would be to just move on. We still live in a world with plenty of bigoted people. The best thing to do is nothing because someone like that will not do anything but potentially escalate if you really try to go back and interact with him. If there was a more dramatic, physical response, I'd say go full police on them. But for some thrown out comment like that, the best thing to do is treat them with pity because you know they're vile people and probably endure all sorts of nonsense because karma's a thing: not magical, just that asshats will always rub people the wrong way and end up pissing off the wrong person one day.

[@ZaheerCheng]

My family actually kept a Saker falcon years ago (it's legal in central Asia), and it was one of the most majestic and intelligent creatures I ever seen. The only downside is that it eats SO MUCH! It needs around 5kg of meat every day after 3-4 years old, and sometimes it hunts other birds for snacks

[@Pazuzu444]

Aww I missed the IKAG quiz :c You are soooo adorable ❤ It's sweet that you check in with each other :3

[@Jessica117171717]

J & A - I totally understand being mad (and especially being mad on behalf of your partner). But on a realistic level, confronting someone who is already some degree of hateful/angry is only going to escalate further. And truly, you never know who you are dealing with, or what theyre capable of. No bigot is worth your safety, your sanity, or your life. I say do not engage unless absolutely necessary. (for background im white, gender non-conforming, and bi. and married to a bi black man as well. and im from a part of the US where open bigotry is pretty common)

[@yojayoung]

being in nz, I would be SUPER excited to see a falcon

[@yojayoung]

"Follow the blood", sings Jurge.

[@dariela...]

Oh no, I've been perceived😮

[@smellslikerain]

when you guys come to nyc you need to at least once get food from a shitty street cart or a bodega. it’s a rite of passage (other than that, you can literally get any kind of food at any time of day. also, nyc is very very queer friendly in the whole city especially like more downtown, but upstate ny can get a little iffy (once you get out into the middle of nowhere the conservatives start to appear) - large towns or cities are usually good though. you’ll be able to tell tbh)

[@eponine_scheherezade318]

Just chiming in as a fellow NYC-area/upstate person: Syracuse itself isn't bad -- and should you have time to explore at all (although I suspect that's unlikely), Ithaca is about an hour away from Syracuse & super queer friendly and also home to the Cornell School of Ornithology (i.e. home of the Merlin app). Plenty of good bird watching!

[@smellslikerain]

@@eponine_scheherezade318never actually been to syracuse myself, all my time upstate has been in the hudson valley which is like … miles of rural trump supporters interrupted by some very gay little cities

[@red_galaxy_rose]

I love that there was a stream on my birthday, and I missed it!!! My gf got me a cameo from y’all for me, and y’all didn’t sing and it was the best thing ever!!! Thank y’all so much!!

[@lurkeii]

normally a youtube catchup watcher but managed to make it to a stream for once! also, i would have been fascinated to see a falcon too A lol

[@SirToxe]

Oh no Jen, not "Gideon the Ninth"! 😢 Although to be fair, I was listening to the absolutely amazing audio book version and I loved it! But...yeah, I get it. There were two or three sequences where I thought as well that they were a bit too long and could have been snappier and that would have probably been amplified if I were reading the proper book. But overall I liked it a lot and quite enjoyed the humor and choice of language. But yeah, I can understand your decision. 👍

[@fishking7783]

Paused this video multiple times to look at birds lol

[@mysdelune]

As a KZbin watcher, I feel seen in this video. Also play your videos when I leave my dog alone, so he can be calm and so you can get the monies :)

[@JenandAliona]

omg you are a legend for us and the dog

[@AoutOfThisWorld]

Apparently I'm commenting on an old video again 😂 I can relate to being boujie but not from money. My brother loves to tease me that I'm middle class now. We grew up 100% working class- not a question about it. But I grew fancier tastes when I grew up (courtesy of amazingly supportive parents who helped me succeed academically so I went to a good uni, got a good degree, and got a good job).

[@markmatthews9102]

So sorry anyone has to suffer that rubbish 😢

[@MJVuong]

Im still trying to put together this drawing of Tails and Corinna 😅

[@rachelcopeland5186]

Aliona... you talking about birds in this stream was Brennan Lee Mulligan talking about birds (and other animals). Both of you are quite wonderful people. Here's a compilation if you're interested (if not that's fine lol, but BLM is on the same level of D&D DM-ing as Matt Mercer if that helps!): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWLRqolulsyAsJo

[@Evan056]

Perceived hype!

[@yojayoung]

you should just keep driving that pub, each time with a more rainbow bedeckled car....

[@FalconFetus8]

Yay, I'm perceived!

[@proco6444]

If either of you end up being at PAX West 2024 (in Seattle USA) I will absolutely LOSE. MY. SHIT. It will be my first ever time cosplaying, and obvi I'm going as Shadowbae. I love your streams so much, thank you for being such lovely humans and sharing your lovely selves with us! I wish I had advice for a good way to deal with that asshat. For what it's worth, I think telling that story just as you have is great. Sure, it might not affect that bigot, but there's probably nothing you could have said or done that would have made him question his life choices or resulted in consequences for him. But letting other people who have experienced that sort of treatment feel seen and not alone, and letting others who DON'T have that experience know that it still happens, is so incredibly important. Not everyone has the emotional capacity to talk about these things, so thank you for doing so. Love you both and happy Pride! ❤

[@dermade83]

Great thumbnail, Miss Kaira.

[@peyodogo4864]

Sorry you had some nasty chucklefuck shout at you. I wouldn't have handled it as well as you did. I think you did quite well not judo blasting him into space - it's not good to litter, after all. Also, just wanted to say that it makes me happy to see relationships where people can embrace someone's (each other's, even) unmasked self, with all the lovely and messy parts included. Been thinking about it since I started watching you and this stream really brought it up. Thanks for that, you two. ❤

[@TheMarcHicks]

I'm surprised Jen didn't use any of the other bonuses for her Wisdom check.

[@rosecrate5664]

can confirm. falcons are great 😂

[@tacitus5665]

Two things, Ver actually has a spell that is pretty powerfull, Glyph of Warding, it essentially places down a quite large magical trap that explodes with the selected magic type (so similarly to spirit guardians, where you can chose between necrotic and light you have a choice between all magic types), when an enemy enters it (so it might have helped you with the invisible warden), but you can just cast it on a group and it'll trigger immediately. And there are quite a few things to explore in Moonrise before you move on, Ketherics and Baltazars private quarters, there is something in the walls you can find, a couple of good traders, there's a fight on a blacony, and steel claw the cat, and some other dialogue. If you want to it's probably best to do that before moving on (although you can return to Moonrise until a certain point of no return, which in terms of main quest points is pretty close, before which you should do everything else in act 2)

[@GrabsteinMx]

@1:00:00, *proof* Aliona has ADHeyLookASquirrel!

[@Tankgirl88a2]

Ah I'm behind! I must catch up!

[@markmatthews9102]

Also ~1hrs 15m house keeping? Personal record?

[@Silkesong]

omg that thumbnail is too cute 😭

[@KryptonianEradicator]

I am so sorry and irritated that those intolerant sorts are still feeling free to yell things like that at you. I know the kind of adrenaline spike you felt, that comes in when someone yells hateful. I've been an outsider since forever ago, living in a rural American town (not gay, though I've been called that and many other things). Thankfully, in some ways my town is improving. And so is the rest of the world. As loud as the extremists are, they are in a small, overall, minority. Rural Americal has Pride events. You can talk comic books and DnD in public, rather than "sports." You two are both incredible people with boundless reserves of strength and more repect and love directed at you than you'll ever know. Sidenote, some of us are still hoping for you to guest on Critical Role.

[@AmandaMoss-ji4tt]

How do I know when you will be live?? I keep getting notifications after the live streaming

[@JenandAliona]

we post on the JenandAliona twitter and update the schedule on our twitch! we usually do Sundays and a week night during the week

[@AmandaMoss-ji4tt]

@@JenandAliona found it! Thank you!

[@AmandaMoss-ji4tt]

@@JenandAliona Oh yeah! My wife couldn’t keep it a secret 😊 She told me she told you guys about my brain surgery and requested a cameo….i have a sick sense of humor so please be funny and charming as you both are. The best thing of knowing I have a brain tumor is knowing I have a brain.😅 and….Bertha (my tumor) is up for eviction on July 30

[@penguin_yay1]

❤

[@amarskie]

let us know how the new lily gladstone movie is! also i BEG of you to watch i saw the tv glow! it is in my opinion he most important piece trans/queer (and arguably neurodivergent) cinema to date and everyone should see it, especially those who hyperfixate and find comfort in media! it also has justice smith (from dungeons and dragons) in his best performance yet, so hopefully this is enough to convince you two.

[@Your_Friendly_Sopbil]

Missed the stream again! I need to be more on my toes. KZbin to the rescue.

[@AIKnowledge2Go]

Ketheric is often praised as a well-written character in many discussions and reviews I've come across. However, it seems that if you prioritize other quests before his, you might end up spending less time with him in the game...

[@Gwilherm]

Is that so?

[@daffyd_australia]

Just curious, did either of you work with JK?

[@MrMatijaaaa]

Ketheric did nothing wrong

[@aaronnoga461]

His motovation (grieving the loss of his family) is kind of lame when you realize that he is an elf and married a human. He was always going to outlive her and any kids they had by centuries. He kind of chose that for himself when he married her.

[@pleasesendcash]

@@aaronnoga461 speaking as someone who's well acquainted with grief, i could not disagree with this point more. even if you think you're prepared for the eventuality of someone's death you rarely actually are, especially when they're that close to you. if anything, the fact that he's an elf and probably grew up around a bunch of other people with his lifespan would make him even less equipped to understand, prepare for, or handle that sort of loss when it happened. grief fucks you up like nothing else, man (to be clear, though, that's like. not an excuse for his behavior lol. but does make it more understandable to me)

[@Einomar]

He did everything thing wrong, tragic story though.