Ian Mayor
@ianmayor.bsky.social
Principal Narrative Designer at Ubisoft Reflections. Game writer. Fancy cooking and monsters.
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Ian Mayor
@ianmayor.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Hi, I’m Ian, I’ve written stories for games for twenty years. Mostly for #Ubisoft ( #Avatar, #TheDivision, #TheCrew, #GrowHome). I mostly chat about films, TV, cats and food.
Another day, another Indiana Jones moment*
Good morning.
*reaching into the shower, turning it on and yanking my hand out like I’m triggering a trap.
Good morning.
*reaching into the shower, turning it on and yanking my hand out like I’m triggering a trap.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Another day, another Indiana Jones moment*
Good morning.
*reaching into the shower, turning it on and yanking my hand out like I’m triggering a trap.
Good morning.
*reaching into the shower, turning it on and yanking my hand out like I’m triggering a trap.
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
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CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
4
EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
5
EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
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EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
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[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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[Customer looks inside the cup]
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[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
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CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
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EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
Can’t work out exactly what Duracell are 100% guaranteeing.
But I think it means they last forever.
But I think it means they last forever.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Can’t work out exactly what Duracell are 100% guaranteeing.
But I think it means they last forever.
But I think it means they last forever.
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There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
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Reflecting on my childhood, I can’t help but think that the effects of putting my elbows on the table were somewhat overstated.
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Reflecting on my childhood, I can’t help but think that the effects of putting my elbows on the table were somewhat overstated.
If I ever start a religion I’ve got the soundtrack covered.
Happy Sunday.
Happy Sunday.
Obligatory Blade Runner patch I made on the Alesis Andromeda synthesizer.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
This synth can replicate the architecture of the Yamaha CS-80 very well since it can add sine waves post-filter, used here, just like the CS-80. It also features the famous ribbon cable.
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
If I ever start a religion I’ve got the soundtrack covered.
Happy Sunday.
Happy Sunday.
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Gas-turbine air-cushion vehicle "Sormovich".
USSR, 1973.
USSR, 1973.
January 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Gas-turbine air-cushion vehicle "Sormovich".
USSR, 1973.
USSR, 1973.
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A brief thread on Trump renewing his threat to sue the BBC.
(Note I am not an American lawyer, this is perspective of an English legal commentator.)
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(Note I am not an American lawyer, this is perspective of an English legal commentator.)
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November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A brief thread on Trump renewing his threat to sue the BBC.
(Note I am not an American lawyer, this is perspective of an English legal commentator.)
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(Note I am not an American lawyer, this is perspective of an English legal commentator.)
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My Mum and Dad don’t really like being near cats.
My cat has known them her whole life and gives no shits at all.
My cat has known them her whole life and gives no shits at all.
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My Mum and Dad don’t really like being near cats.
My cat has known them her whole life and gives no shits at all.
My cat has known them her whole life and gives no shits at all.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
I miss our previous lives when we could go whole weeks without hearing anything about the President of the United States.
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I miss our previous lives when we could go whole weeks without hearing anything about the President of the United States.
It was big coat, hood up weather today. I’d forgotten how restricted your vision gets. I felt like a TIE Fighter pilot.
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It was big coat, hood up weather today. I’d forgotten how restricted your vision gets. I felt like a TIE Fighter pilot.
Spooky pulp sci-fi, beautifully rendered. You should check this out.
Terran omega the ghosts of war, my creator owned sci-fi ghost story continues, page 13 now available at www.pauljholden.com/patreon.php?via=bs&campaign=page13&post=143299012
Or read it from the beginning at www.pauljholden.com/patreon.php?via=bs
Or read it from the beginning at www.pauljholden.com/patreon.php?via=bs
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Spooky pulp sci-fi, beautifully rendered. You should check this out.
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Hear me out: “ZomBond”
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hear me out: “ZomBond”
Just made my Christmas cake, now baking for four hours.
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just made my Christmas cake, now baking for four hours.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
I enjoyed Frankenstein a lot. It’s as beautiful as everyone says, touching and not above a gruesome compound fracture or five.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I enjoyed Frankenstein a lot. It’s as beautiful as everyone says, touching and not above a gruesome compound fracture or five.
Out of context phrase I just heard “look at you two, doing jobs like misters”.
Poetry.
Poetry.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Out of context phrase I just heard “look at you two, doing jobs like misters”.
Poetry.
Poetry.
Wordle 1,603 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Finally.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Finally.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Wordle 1,603 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Finally.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Finally.
Stunning.
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Stunning.
Happy G Day, folks (this drawing is not my best Godzilla, but it is my most recent)
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy G Day, folks (this drawing is not my best Godzilla, but it is my most recent)