Thank goodness I have alternate distractions available...

[soc_puppet]

Oh so this is what it's like to have AO3 start acting up when I'm in the early stages of a new hyperfocus/special interest.

Yeah, I get why people hate that.

Edit: Oh wow, that cleared up in a hurry. I barely had time to gripe about it!

Welp, not complaining about this outcome, at any rate.