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i tend to forget that i've been on tumblr on and off for almost a decade now. like i was here when THE mid 2010s tumblr era photos were in. i witnessed that shit. had a friend who witnessed the mishapocalypse. i remember the undertale rp ask blogs. i was MUTUALS with a few. shit was wild, man.
#i survived 2015 tumblr#i also vaguely remember people talking about dashcon#then i lost my login for like two years#came back in 2016#i've been here a WHILE#worst part is i was in elementary school when i first got an account that was some weird shit#anyway#i turned out fine#smile#fuck it why not#mishapocalypse#dashcon
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How does it feel to still be active on tumblr to witness the 10-year anniversary of your dashcon announcement?
I feel nothing other than old
#dashcon#I wasn’t active for a few years#I lost access to the email I had as my login#I had to fight with staff for like two months to reset my password#but I’m back baybe
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omg llsif is ending... apparently there’s going to be an another, new app that i might check out? but :(((
#it's like ten years since its release isn't it? that's still amazing for a mobage#aaaaah i've probably lost my account because i deleted the app without caring to save the login/password combo#but still... thanks for all the memories;;;#(there's still two months left but)#shrimp thoughts#aaaah apparently you can transfer your data to the new app but only if you're not in europe... rip
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ARB Birthday Special: Queen Card
~ October 26th ~
"Obsessed by fairytales, we spend our lives searching for a door and a lost kingdom of peace."
Login Lines
“Oh, dear me… it is that time of the year again, is it not? I must have been so busy that I have forgotten about it…”
“The concept of celebrating one’s birthday has always been bizarre to me. However, I am aware that others especially look forward to it and tend to get excited for it. So therefore, perhaps we should celebrate this gift of life. I am one step closer to achieving all I must achieve. I feel, that really and truly… that the best is yet to come.”
Voice Lines
“I haven’t a show prepared for tonight, so the entirety of my birthday is to be spent on the detective and criminology scene. Birthday or not, there are some unfortunate cases and interrogations that still must be taken care of.”
“Strangely enough, it has been an endless string of ‘happy birthdays’ from those around me. First, I woke up to see a storm of birthday posts and messages from my fans on social media. I must say, it was an oddly wondrous way to start my day. And then, as soon as I headed to my headquarters, my team surprised me with a small in-company party. Well… it isn’t like they can surprise me, I’ve seen how they have been acting these past few days. And I even told them to not bring me any gifts for my birthday… hah… It would seem that even their Queen cannot tell them ‘no’. No matter. It warms my heart so that there are many who would come together for this pointless occasion.”
“Oh my, Reiaki-chan? What brings you here? You don’t work for me today. You insolent little… Hah… I believe I made it clear to you last year and many times since then that you are to not present me with a gift on this day… Goodness me, I suppose I cannot get through to you…”
“So what even is this? A bracelet? It’s a rather lovely one. A magic prop, you say? Reiaki-chan, you are aware I’ve been building all of my stage props since our first performance, are you not? My oh my, it would seem that you are more observant than I took you for. This certainly will save me time for upcoming performances. Thank you, my dear. Really and truly…”
“Miku-chan, you’re supposed to be at your university today. Christ… Reiaki-chan did say you’d come by to bring me something. You two must cease this. There is no point in gifting me presents on this day. Hah… alright then, I suppose I shall take this and send you on your way.”
“It’s… four tiny jars with red strings attached to them. Now what’s this I see inside them? I must ask: how do you get your hands on these type of things? It matters not, don’t answer that. A protection… spell? Now why would you do such a thing for me? Miku-chan… you’ve really exceeded my expectations. It is not easy to do so. Thank you. And that is the truth, my dear subject.”
Reiaki Lines
“Haaaappy Birthday, Queen Card!! Yeah, I know I don’t work for you since you’re not performing today, but I just had to bring you something for your birthday! And not just me! Miku-chan and the Yamada brothers also got you a little something too! Look, I know you tell us not to give you anything. But if there’s anything who deserves a birthday gift, it’s you. You might not want to admit it, but you do a lot of good for this city and you’re pouring your all into your future plans for our sake. Please… just accept this one small thing.”
“Yay! Open up! You won’t regret it, I promise! Hehe! You like it? Truth be told, I didn’t think I’d make it in time for your birthday, but what a miracle, am I right?! It’s a magic prop! You make all your stage props yourself, but hopefully having this around will take some load off your shoulders! Yeah! You talked about wanting to do a fire show for your next illusionist performance! Y’know… I had to get your assistant, Tensho, to build this mini fireshooter and then I had to send it off to someone else to make it appear like jewelry! Hehe! Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!”
Miku Lines
“It’s your birthday again. It’s not like this place is far from my school, plus I have a few hours to spare before my next class. Shut up, you deserve it. You might not think it, but you do. Now hurry up and accept it.”
“It’s my own spell jar. It’s got some fern, cedar, and bits of milkweed. Hang these by a window that opens, it’ll form a protection barrier to where you live and block out energy you wouldn’t want coming in. Look, I… worry that you keep taking on the weight of the world on your shoulders and that even worse things might be coming your way. But I have faith in you, Queen Card… so let me do something for you in the best way I know how. Happy Birthday, my Queen.”
#hypnosis mic#hypnosis mic oc#hypmic#hypmic oc#hypnosis mic arb#hypmic arb#minato division#r.i.p märchen#queen card#reiaki suzubayashi#miku shirazuki#happy birthday queen card#queen card birthday 2023
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ARB Birthday Special: Makina Setsukura
~ September 1st ~
“Lost is a lovely place to find yourself.”
Login Lines
“Happy Birthday to myself and everyone else celebrating their birthday today. What a time to be alive, am I right?”
“Part of me is excited to eventually become an adult with all the adulty perks. But at the same time, I don’t feel like I’m ready to grow up… so while I still can, I just wanna feel like I’m alive with the people I care about the most.”
Voice Lines
“Hellooo. A whole fucking year’s passed, isn’t that wild? It really just zoomed on by. I’ll say it again and again, but it’s shocking how much time’s passed. Like, slow down… please? I want time to just slow down.”
“I think my viewers left presents and fan mail in my P.O. Box. I planned for a big birthday stream for the majority of the day, just to spend some fun time with chat and thank them for the gifts. We’ll look through all the cute fanart on social media, play some games together, and I’ll have a couple of collabs with some streamer friends, too. Aaaaand I’ve got some fun surprises for chat, too.”
“Oh, Anika… thank you… Yeah, we couldn’t celebrate last year… ‘cuz of… Right… different… What the… stop sounding so cheesy… Urgh, today’s not the day for me to cry, dammit, I have makeup on…”
“You got me a present? Can I see it now? Isn’t this one of those ccomo mini fridges? It’s the brown bear fridge… I mean it’s really cute… and it’s got a lot of storage space… It’ll be good when I stream so I don’t have to leave my room to get snacks… What the fuck, why was that so backhanded… Ah shut up… and thanks…”
“Oh hey, Shian… thanks. Oh… was that two years ago? Oh yeah, it was… It felt like yesterday but it also felt like so long ago. I can’t thank you enough… really… Ah, shit, I didn’t want you to hear that… Ugh… thanks…”
“A pink…handheld carousel…? With pink bunnies? It’s a projector? How… Oh, ok, I see how it works now. That’s cool. And it’s really cute. A gift for kids? … I can’t even be mad about that…”
Anika Lines
“Hey, Happy Birthday, kiddo! This is my first celebrating your birthday with you. Right… But this year is different! There’s nothing I wish more than for you to live your life to the fullest. I’ll make sure of it. Haha! Oh no! We don’t want you to cry all that mascara off haha!”
“While we’re still here, you gotta open your present. Yeah! Go ahead! Exactly! This way, you can keep it and your snacks, strawberry milk, other energy drinks in your room and you don’t have to leave your snack rubbish in the kitchen and you can at least keep the mess within your own room! Really, looking at you hugging that thing, it’s almost half your height. That’s so cute! Oh, but still please throw away your rubbish, even if you do keep them within the confines of your room.”
Shian Lines
“Yo, Makina. It’s your birthday today, isn’t it? Damn, where has all the time gone? I swear it felt like yesterday when I first met you, but that was just barely two years ago. I heard that. No need to thank me. It was two years ago and it was the right thing to do. You deserve a good life.”
“Enjoy your present. It’s a device that projects moons and stars on your ceiling, walls, pretty much anything. It also works as a music box. It’s supposed to be a gift for kids, but I think it’ll look cute in your room and it’ll be fun to show your viewers.”
#hypnosis mic#hypnosis mic oc#hypmic#hypmic oc#hypnosis mic arb#hypmic arb#akihabara division#pixel syndicate#makina setsukura#anika kiyozaki#shian meizono#birthday 2023#makina birthday 2023
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The Dutchman
For @dukexietyweek Day 4: Pirates (Ao3)(login required)
Word Count: 1540
Rating: T
Characters: Remus, Virgil
Warnings: Character Death, ghosts, murder mention, hypothermia, ftm Remus
A disgraced duke sets sail with pirates to find his lover’s watery grave, in search of the Flying Dutchman and her captain so he can find Virgil, no matter what the cost.
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Remus stared out at the sea, letting the salty wind blow through his hair. He shivered and rubbed his hands to keep them warm and wondered if it would snow. He doubted it, it was so calm on the water, unlike in his mind.
He could still see those eyes staring up at him from the line of prisoners. He could see the hopelessness burning behind them from worlds away. He could still recall the day that they took his Virgil away from him.
"Your Grace," someone muttered and stood next to him. He didn't have to look to know that the ship's navigator was going to interrupt his brooding.
"You know I left that title behind," he sighed, "Is something wrong?"
"The captain and the crew are getting suspicious."
"Then stop calling me 'Your Grace' around these pirates. I'm fighting dirty on raids and talking like them, so it's not on me."
"I am not referring to that."
"My tits are hidden perfectly and I haven't bled in years."
"They suspect that you're looking to find the supernatural."
"You don't believe it's real. As far as you're concerned, I'm a lunatic trying to find a sunken ship that we lost three years ago. As far as everyone else, I'm a servant boy following a crooked cartographer looking to make a quick buck to fund his research."
"What was on that ship?"
"A treasure, a diamond in the rough."
"It was a prison ship."
"My treasure could breathe," Remus said and glanced at the sky. That wall of dark clouds came out of nowhere and it was kissing the waves.
"How odd."
"Better tell the captain and turn this ship toward the nearest port," Remus said as the wind picked up. The navigator ran to do his duties.
Remus tied his hair back and cracked his neck. This time, he would have answers.
He would know exactly what happened to Virgil when that ship sank. He would fight Davy Jones himself if he had to. He would know Virgil's fate for daring to love the wily Duchess.
His eyes went wide when a ship floated through the clouds. It was eerie with tattered black sails and a wispy glow around it. He could hear the strange song the ghost crew was singing.
This was his chance.
Remus dove into the icy sea before anyone could stop him. This crew didn't have to die for him! He just needed to reach Davy Jones and fight him for information.
He swam to the ghost ship, fighting back the rising waves and the bitter storm. His mind was set on reminding him of Virgil, his deep sultry voice, his gentle smile, his wit, everything Remus wanted to have and hold, in sickness and in health, not parting even for death.
He could still feel those long fingers tracing his curves. He could hear the crash of skin and the soft growls coming from his partner. He could still smell the musky sweat dripping down that heaving chest. He could still taste those lips pressed against his own. The pure ecstasy flooding his veins was just as potent as the night Virgil gave into him. Remus couldn't forget the night they took him away. He needed to get answers.
He had no idea how long he had been swimming. He was battered by the storm. His limbs felt like lead. But he refused to give up. He needed to know what happened to Virgil.
He was freezing. His head was spinning. Breathing was a challenge. This was the end wasn't it? Remus was ready to sink to the abyss. He could rest by his lover's watery grave.
"Captain!"
"Pull him on!"
Remus whined pitifully when he was pulled into a lifeboat. He didn't want to be back on the ship to get yelled at.
He blinked and saw two faces he didn't recognize. He was disoriented and cold. He couldn't feel his heartbeat. Remus just closed his eyes again.
And then he was thrown in the deck with no ceremony. His hands hit the wood and he swore, no longer able to shiver.
What did he do to deserve this? All the failures in his life bombarded him. He was never demure enough for his parents. He fell in love with a commoner. He killed them both and got exiled instead of executed. And he dove into the ocean in the winter, chasing a hallucination. Was he just hallucinating?
Through his tears he saw a pair of black boots in front of him. They didn't belong to anyone on the crew. Did he make it?
"You have to be an idiot to do that. Or did you just want to die?" a cold but familiar voice said.
"Am I dead?" he grumbled.
"What do you think?"
"Depends. What ship am I on?"
"The Flying Dutchman."
"I'm on the ghost ship," Remus laughed bitterly, "And that means you're dead."
He looked up at the man in front of him. He was fit and firm, dressed in all black and his skin was colorless. But that face, those eyes—Remus wished he wasn't seeing them.
"We all are. Except you, for now."
"If I die, can I stay here?"
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Because I spent too long trying to find you, Virgil."
Virgil knelt down and tilted his chin up with those cold fingers. He studied that face and smiled sadly.
"You should've moved on, you have so much to live for. A duchess like you is more important than a lowly merchant."
"I'm not a duchess. I'm Remus," Remus huffed and sat on his haunches, "And you're not a merchant. You're a ghost pirate."
"I always preferred men anyway."
"Are you going to try to save my life and get me back on the ship you're chasing?" Remus pouted, wobbling as his blood pressure dropped. He wasn't sure if he wanted to strip because of his hypothermia or because Virgil was there and he looked good.
"You don't want me to, do you?" Virgil asked.
"I want to be with you. It's been years and I don't want anyone else. You're the only one who ever cared about the real me."
"You're lucky there's an open position on the ship," Virgil said and picked him up, cradling him to his chest.
"Position?" Remus mumbled and closed his eyes.
"Yeah, the captain's personal bed mate," Virgil said softly and made his way to his quarters, ignoring the crew rushing around the ship, preparing for their raid.
"I'm cold."
"Just relax," Virgil said and brought him into a furnished room with a desk and a large bed.
"Virgil?"
"If you want to stay, you need to offer me your service to clean your soul," he sighed and set Remus on the bed, "It's part of the Davy Jones thing."
"Take it," Remus muttered as breathing became harder, "it's dirty as fuck!"
Vigil chuckled softly and tenderly grabbed Remus' hand, making sure to feel his fading pulse.
"I missed you, Cuddlefish," he said right before Remus stopped breathing. He let go and stepped back, anticipating the inevitable.
Remus sat up, slipping away from his body. It took all of two seconds for him to pounce and tackle Virgil to the floor.
Virgil grunted on impact and let Remus cover his face in smooches and bites. He was clinging to the captain with his arms and legs, unwilling to let go.
"Scare Bear!" Remus giggled between each loving assault. He didn't stop, even when Virgil got to his feet, holding Remus up by the thighs.
"We can do whatever you want after the raid. And after we get rid of the body."
"Raid a different ship and catapult my body over to that one. The crew could use the reward money!" Remus said and leaned back.
"Reward money?"
"Yeah, there's been a bounty out for me since I killed the king and queen. Pissy wants to see me hang for that but he let me escape before he found out."
"You killed your parents?"
"They sent you to your death. It was the last straw. You have no idea how far I will go for the people and things I love!"
"You jumped into freezing water and swam to the Dutchman to find me. I have a pretty good idea of how far you'll go," Virgil jeered and kissed his forehead.
"My lips are lower than that—and if you want to go even lower—"
"After the raid. The Kraken is hunting and we have to ferry the souls to the afterlife. Your idea is good but out of the question."
"How is that a raid? You're not looting anything!"
"I'm taking people against their will. They always put up a fight."
"Do I get to fight?" Remus gasped, completely forgetting his rejected plan, "Do I get to go ape shit and show off my skills that will make you crave me carnally?"
"Yeah, and then I'm all yours," Virgil hummed and cupped his cheek, "We have so much catching up to do."
Remus squeaked when Virgil leaned in and kissed him. Remus could have melted right there. He had his Scare Bear for an eternity and could love him without restraint!
#dukexiety#remus sanders#ftm!remus#virgil sanders#sanders sides#dukexietyweek2023#day 4#character death tw#death tw#murder mention tw
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Dwarves are forever
Nicholas: *walks in somberly, sits in an empty chair and faces the camera* Aye.
Nicholas: ...
Nicholas: I'm Nicholas Ironheart. And I'm a dwarf.
Nicholas: *turns toward camera 2* You may think that with all the snow and the holidays coming on, it might be fun to roll a new dwarf character in World of Warcraft. Running with your axe in-hand, chasing white winter bears and hunting troggs through Dun Morough. Mighty Ironforge decked out in boughs of holly, towerin' in the background. Aye...
Nicholas: *points back at camera 1* But do you know that ten out of ten dwarves rolled this time of year never make it past the starting zone? Many never make it past level seven. Even fewer dwarves rolled during the holiday season receive enough screentime and attention to make it through to level twenty.
Nicholas: I'm here to tell you, don't. Don't logon to Warcraft, go to a new, clean server, and make a new dwarf rogue, or shaman, priest or paladin. Don't make a warrior or a warlock. *points hard* And for crap's sake, don't make another hunter! You don't need like, five hunters who all have the same weapons, and do the same damn thing, just with different mogs and pets. *grumbles*
Nicholas: *presses his hands together* Please, this holiday season, I am begging you. A dwarf is for more than just Winter's Veil.
Nicholas: *leans in, nods* I understand where you're comin' from, friend. Truly, I do. Who doesn't love Diggy Diggy Hole, or want to enjoy a pipe 'n gripe about snooty elves with Gimli! Who isn't a massive fan of Heilung?? Who doesn't love these guns?! *flexes while holding his rifle, too*
Nicholas: But so many of my kin suffer alone on the login screen, unplayed for months. We can't let them suffer in silence. We can't have them roaming the footpaths of Anvilmar forever, level 1 axe in-hand, freezing and alone.
Nicholas: But if you must make a holiday dwarf, then fine. Follow these three tips to do so responsibly...
Nicholas: No great big, white beard that reminds you of a jacked Greatfather Winter. Cause that'll cool off, fast! And second, roll your dwarf on a server with your other main characters. Make regular gold donations to their meaningful development. And let them enjoy a profession or two, not just farm ore, herbs, or skin. Let them craft something for themselves, their pride. It wouldn't kill you. *jams his meaty dwarf finger into camera 3* But a deprived life could crush them!
Nicholas: Last thing. If I see one more dwarf roleplayer saying they are the long-lost brother to Magni Bronzebeard and secret heir to the High Seat... I will come for you personally and kick your ass. From all the way down here. D'ya hear me?? Aye!!
Nicholas: And I've already counted how many sons Nessingwary has, so don't go there! An angry, neglected daughter, though? Well, okay. I'd love to see that. The Moira of the big game hunting world. What a fiery, beardy lass that'd be!
Nicholas: *punches hand in fist* Now get in there, and don't make a dwarf!! Or at least dwarf responsibly!
Nicholas: Oh, and uh-- could ya gimme a toss? I gotta get over to the next commercial slot. *camera shakes, then he flies off the screen* Ayeeeeeeee!
Happy Holidays
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Time for an update !
Hey dear strangers I finally got another update to talk about. It has been done I am now a member of a drivers license course and I'll be having my first lesson this coming thursday at half past six until eight pm. I am very excidet!! The registration was very fast and easy and ithe people were very nice. They already gave me my login information for their app as well so I've been studying quite a bit ^^ I did a test recently and from 140 questions, I only got 6 wrong.
Aside from that I've been catching up on some uni work and I am almost finished with another course. So I'm doing great there as well!
On some other news though, work has been exhausting!! Between the end of march and easter coming around, I've been sick for two weeks and it really showed when I went back to work. Since my employer and I are the only people working, a lot of stuff has piled up that we both are struggling to keep up with. It's like christmas season all over again! Plus, a lot of companies have been calling us and wanting to know when their orders are gonna be ready (despite them only bringing in said order maybe three days prior).
It's been a bit lonely if I'm honest, considering we ALL work . We've really been drifting apart and I dont know why. I've tried so hard to connect and be there, always on time for discord calls, initiating contact with them but it all fails. They either say they do not have the time or just don't answer and don*t shop up to any calls. But it's been weird cause they also invite me to their birthdays? But then again they could be doing that out of pure boredom or just because they dont wanna make it awkward.
But then again I am no better. I basically blocked a good friend of mine because our views and morals don't align but I don't have the balls to say that to him. Maybe it is because I've lost respect for him or because he lives pretty far away and I only see him a few times a year. Idk.
My mind has been pretty jumbled lately when it comes to friendships in general. On one hand a friend of my boyfriend's basically told me deep secret about him and within the span of a month I've come to find him more annoying than ever. I don*t know why. I feel bad because I cannot actually pin point on why he annoys me. Maybe it is the fact that he carelessly tosses my time and efforts around like they do not mean anything to him, or the fact that he always has something to say and always an opinion to give on anything even when no one asked. But whatever it may be he has been getting on my nerves more and more.
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BRIGADE FILE: RICK JONES (Part 1)
Stars & Stripes Hotline [Version 1.01]
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Main Alias/Moniker: Rick Jones
Legal Name: Richard Milhous Jones
Other Aliases: Buckaroo, Nowhere_Man, Lodi, Lizard_King, BobbyMcGee, Mr_Blue_Sky, Dancing-Bear
Date of Birth: March 2nd, 1985 (Age: 21)
Status: Alive
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Gender: Cisgender
Height/Weight: 5'9'' (1.75 m) / 165 lbs (74.84 kg)
Hair/Eye Color: Brown / Brown
Timeline (1985 - 1995): I don't like talking about my childhood. Not that I'm ashamed of it, or I have anything to hide. I just never found my story all that marvelous. I've never been the type looking for attention. I just figured if me and the other TBs are cataloging all this sensitive info on everyone else, I may as well stick my neck out along with them. Solidarity, free information. All that jazz.
If my folks were still here to tell this story, they would have told you they met twice. First in spirit, and only in person years later. Both of them went to Woodstock when they were kids. Neither of them were very religious, but they felt there was this "divine nudge," as they put it, that brought them together. To be but two drops in that massive ocean of people, brought together by the concert's message of love and peace, then going off and living full lives apart before being brought back together. Really idealistic people, my folks. I've always envied that.
I was an only child, and they doted on me. My mom was a freelance programmer who worked out of her garage, and it was through her that I first learned my way around a circuit board. My old man taught horticulture at Desert State, but he also played a mean guitar. I learned how to work with the elements through him, and I learned all the oldies from his record collection before I lost all my baby teeth. Between the two of them, I learned about integrity, healthy skepticism, and standing up for the little guy.
Timeline (1995 - 2000): After the accident, I was a hard sell for any potential guardians. After all, a moody kid who's parents just died is a sweetheart. A kid who won't look you in the eye and has a temper about him is a troublemaker. It didn't take long before that label stuck, and I tried joining in on all the other troublemakers. There was one group I ran with when I was twelve I felt I could count on. I counted wrong. One day, when we were out joyriding, I choked. Being put behind the wheel, it brought too many bad vibes from what happened to my folks. They ditched me when the pigs cornered us, and I was thrown in Tempest House.
It wasn't too bad at first. I could give a sour look at the staff, but I never caused any real trouble, so I was off their radar. I didn't make any friends there, either. Still way too bitter about getting ditched before. After a while, something about Tempest didn't sit right. Our food was dirt, the facilities were shoddy. The conditions were substandard, even by the already lowly standards of these types of joints. So I did a little digging. I found out Tempest's headmaster had been personally pocketing most of the budget given and running the place on a pittance.
Unfortunately, I didn't cover my tracks, and the headmaster figured out ally snooping. To keep me quiet, he sought to break my spirit, so he didn't just beat me, and didn't just stow me away in solitary for three days. No, the son of a bitch smashed my old man's guitar right in front of me. That weekend in solitary changed me, alright. All the rage that had smothered me since my folks died focused into a righteous fury. It's been carrying me, in one way or another, ever since. A couple weeks after coming out of solitary, I played nice, shaking off any suspicious minds, before I skipped out in the middle of the night. I went off on my own, but not before I made a house call on that headmaster. The pigs answered an anonymous tip the next morning, and found the man hogtied in his living room, and the security footage of him whooping my ass playing on loop on the TV.
Timeline (2000 - 2003): The next few years were a bit of a zigzag. I probably set my foot everywhere between Seattle to San Antonio. Never really heading any place in particular, and never staying anywhere for too long. If I caught a whiff of some bad business in town, I'd snoop around, and if I dug up something I'd send that dirt to the right people, then split. I'd also just do some digging on my own free time, whenever I could get my hands on the proper tech to do so. If a joint like Tempest could get away with what they did, I could only imagine what the bigger guys were hiding.
I was able to get myself a new guitar after a while, but street performing can only earn you so much. I learned quite a bit of skills to survive back then, but driving still wasn't one of them. One day, though, out in Vegas, I was desperate for cash, and I let a guy get under my skin. Next thing I know, I'm drag-racing into the desert, barely able to see fifteen feet ahead of me. Enough space for a couple of giants to sneak up on two punks doing eighty on a lonely highway. I skidded off-road, but the other guy wasn't so lucky and collided. The brawling of these two brutes continued, barely acting like getting a face-full of car threw them off, but one of them seemed to be trying to avert their destruction away from me, giving me just enough time to gather my bearings and get the hell out of there.
Living on the road, you hear about all sorts of cryptids and close encounters. Bigfoot, of course. Mothman. The Hopkinsville Goblins. The Incredible Hulk was a fresher one, barely five years old. In my private sleuthing, I made a habit out of debunking these types of sightings. Figuring out what were old wives tales, what were cover-ups, what truths were even stranger than fiction. After what I saw that night, or even what I thought I saw in the darkness and confusion of it all, I couldn't let it be. And what I dug up would change everything.
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The Sad Story of Overwatch 2
Long ago (2016), there was a massive online battle arena called Overwatch. This game was filled to the brim with character, excitement, lore, and love. With simple, objective-based combat and easy-enough to pick up characters, Overwatch quickly found a place in the heart of many, myself included. The opposite, however, can be said about the sequel, aptly named “Overwatch 2″. The expectations set by the first installment were high, sure, but the release and post-release of Overwatch 2 left such a sour taste in my mouth that I haven’t picked the game up again in months.
When Overwatch dropped, everyone and their brother picked it up. The simple fun of being able to play any character without worry of a composition or tactics is still one of the purest forms of fun I’ve experienced. Grab the controller, pick a cool character, go crazy. An Australian who lobs bombs, a ninja who lost his body, a teenage girl shouting cringe lines from her mech-suit, the list goes on and on. The head of Overwatch, Jeff Kaplan, stated in an interview that if there was a mechanic he thought “wasn’t fun” it wasn’t included in the game. Unlimited ammo, the ability to choose a different hero at any point in the game, and a hero pool that favored skillful play but allowed for players to be unskilled are all great examples of the emphasis on fun. Cosmetics were constantly flowing into the inventory, there was no ranked system in place yet, and cinematics streaming out to YouTube emphasized each character’s personality. The world was being built, and the expectations were being set for future iterations of the game.
The buildup to and post-release of Overwatch was a masterclass: cinematics that had me falling in love with Winston before I even picked up the controller, and an intense, “who is Sombra” mystery with hacked websites and teasers. Each new hero introduced was an expansion of the lore of the game, and I felt like a kid again waiting in anticipation for new content to be released for my favorite game. Overwatch handily won game of the year in 2016, and after winning “best ongoing game” in 2017, it seemed like Blizzard couldn’t be stopped. The reveal of Overwatch 2 in 2019 had me excited, even if the game wouldn’t be released for another three years.
The years following Overwatch’s release were not good to Blizzard. A surfaced lawsuit detailing the frat culture of the company, Jeff stepping down as head and face of Overwatch, and rumors (with eventual confirmation) that Microsoft would be buying out the studio kept the company busy. I’m not trying to give Blizzard an excuse, since it’s actually really easy to respect women and keep high-talent employees like Jeff. However, these are contributing factors to the downfall of the Overwatch franchise.
With no fun-first lead on the game, Overwatch 2 quickly announced some particularly anti-fun “features” that would be present in the next game. A battle pass that doesn’t refund it’s cost on completion (every other battle pass does this), a removal of cosmetic content flowing, and a delay on the co-op story mode created a perfect storm for the series. Overwatch ended updates in 2019 to free up bandwidth to work on the sequel, so the general assumption was that there would be several new maps, several new characters, and several new game modes. They had the base game finished, so all they needed to do was improve.
The tragedy of Overwatch 2 began with the loading screen. On the day of release, the menu, games, and characters were all horribly buggy. Two hours into the login queue I decided to call it a day. We got three new characters after the three years of work: one tank, one support, and one DPS. After the game’s release, it quickly became clear that little to no time was spent balancing these characters, as they were over-tuned right out of the gate. Bastion was removed from the game for a few weeks as well, showing the lack of commitment to a large update. The “new” maps were primarily nighttime versions of legacy maps, with only a handful of legitimately new maps to compliment. The new Push game mode wasn’t fun. Full stop. If there are any fans of push out there I’m really sorry, but I can’t stand this game mode. This switch to free-to-play-but-with-a-battle-pass was frustrating for me. The point of the original release was that there would be no payments necessary to have fun, but now each new character is locked behind a paywall.
Overwatch 2 stinks. It’s really sad, but it stinks. I was hoping for a push against the free to play culture that gaming is entrenched in, but in stead we got a game that goes with that flow and stays in line. I feel betrayed by my favorite game, and I wish I could return to 2016, when there was no concern with competition, composition, or balance. I just want my fun multiplayer game back.
#Overwatch#Overwatch2#sad#disappointment#gaming#free#battlepass#newgame#game#jeff#kaplan#tracer#genji#hanzo#push
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Was that [ALBA BAPTISTA]? Oh no no, that was just [ELLIE WILLIAMS], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [THE LAST OF US]. They are [EIGHTEEN] years old, use [THEY/SHE], and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long.
** the last of us hbo series spoilers **
how long has your character been here -
around two months? they’ve gotten settled out of the government housing, thank god for that cause that place reminded them too much of fedra school. they’ve moved in with their new roomie, sarah. still haven’t asked their last name, but ellie’s okay with that. they’re still getting settled and don’t really talk about their life much either.
what is your character’s job -
gremlin child idk ??? honestly , i think they’d end up going back to school, figure it out from here. i really don’t think she’s well adjusted enough to hold down like any steady job right now.
where has your character been pulled from in their fandom -
end of season one of the hbo series. this is where i show my fake fan vibes and say i have never played the games gkfdjg but im waiting for the release on steam, but for now, i will be playing ellie as fully from the hbo show.. that also means that i do not know tlou2 so pls no spoilers until i play it kgdfjlg
has any magic affected your character -
nope! their memories are fully intact!! though, they’re kinda wishing they got some of those fake memories cause that would make adjusting to a non apocalyptic world way easier
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i present a completely different vibe that you have never seen from me ever before! apocalyptic brat with a disgruntled found family father figure. how original, i know!!! anyways, here’s ellie williams, my favorite little demon child
insert the ‘i’ve had arlo for a day and a half’ meme cause that’s how i feel about ellie. even though i only know them from tlou show, i would die for them. how do you meet them and not want to commits multiple murders across state lines???? the ppl want to know joel.
gonna give a cliffnotes , look out of for spoilers im so sorry kldjfg
either way, ellie is a child born after the fall of the world as we knew it, she is raised within fedra’s QZ’s, and when she was a teenager, she went on a date with her best friend/**girlfriend** thank u , and then they were attacked. one of the infected came after them and bit both ellie and riley.
fast forward, ellie does not!! turn!!!!! how !!!!!! inquiring minds would love to know
but bestie is immune to the fungus, and is then brought into firefly custody, to be shipped to a lab across the country that they’ll be able to use her to help form a cure. enter joel
joel gets fucking thrown into being the delivery person for ellie, and highjinks ensue. aka, you have one hell of an emotional development of found family !!! it’s beautiful, it’s great, ellie and joel would both fucking die or kill for each other and they have on multiple occasions.
a lot of it comes down to the fact that joel with kill to get back to ellie, and ellie will kill to protect herself to find him again.
i could really sit here and give so many details about the two of them, about how ellie goes from being just cargo to being baby girl, but i really do not want to give it away. it’s just 9 episodes i will give you my hbo login pls go watch it
basically, this is my pun loving, sarcastic, every other word is a swear, heart of gold, but will absolutely choose her own, and joel’s survival above anyone else, child.
i am going to be taking my time getting their voice right, because i really do love this character, i want to do them justice when i am coming in on just a little bit of the media, so bare with me lkgdfjkg im also keeping out some more serious details about what happens to them for tw purposes.
also they have their shitty pun book here because i say so and im sad it seems like they lost it in their pack at the end of the season
connections :
✩ friends
pls they need friends, they are kinda rough around the edges and will pick a fight so easily but they really do just need a good group of friends to break past that
✩other apocalyptic besties
if anyone else has been through some kind of apocalypse and wants to trade stories, they got you
✩ coworkers
i’m considering them maybe working in an arcade, or music shop so if that’s something you can see your characters working at hmu
✩ potential ship
my love is a lesbian so just a heads up, but this would be based off of chemistry, mainly cause idk if i wanna go with canon ships gkldfjg i definitely would be willing to explore but that would be a super slowburn situation and i will probably be holding off on plotting it for a while.
#hw: intro#e. interactions#e. muse#e. memes#e. visage#e. event#e. texts#e. intro#spoilers tw#zombies tw
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To Catch A Thief
The digital era has spawned entirely new ways to steal. It was only a matter of time, of course, because thievery has always been around. It is the underbelly of society. Just as Jesus said the poor will always be among us, so will the thieves.
And today’s blog is about two types of digital theft…one affecting customers of a well-known company, and one that affected me personally. The latter is more a cautionary tale than anything, and since it was resolved in quick order, I am OK. But I sure felt violated, just like the people who eventually discover the theft affecting them in the first example. And off we go to that first example.
If you use third-party shopping services, or, for that matter, any company relying on the gig economy to provide workers, you need to be paying attention to your credit card charges. Recently, some shoppers started noticing that their Instacart orders were not exactly what they had originally submitted. Turns out their Instacart shopper was adding a few items here and there to the orders they picked for customers, effectively doing their own grocery shopping with other peoples’ money (OPM).
Basically, a box of mac and cheese here, some spices there, etc., and they have done their shopping too.
The thinking is that most people don’t pay attention to their charges, and because an Instacart order isn’t completely rung up until the shopper is ready to leave—you never know if something you ordered suddenly isn’t available—you just await your delivery and go on living your life. All the while, our micro-thief has been getting free groceries.
In my example, I was leaving Albuquerque two weeks ago tomorrow from my conference, and noticed a couple of emails congratulating me on having redeemed some of my Hilton Honors points at Amazon. Well boy howdy, that caught my attention. Not only had I not done that, I didn’t even know I could. I immediately checked my Hilton app, and noticed I was missing about 600,000 points.
That was when I exited the freeway and settled in to more than 30 minutes of phone conversations with various Hilton personnel, including their Fraud Detection department. I am convinced it was not a crime against me personally, since I never login from a computer, and only from my phone app. The perpetrator was likely thinking it was a victimless crime, only somewhat more heinous than the Instacart driver letting you pay for a few groceries.
My Hilton thief also got into my account and added a new phone number, making it the primary, and also added two-factor authentication so that I could not make any changes without him or her getting a text seeking to verify the changes. I was cut off at the knees.
Fortunately, Hilton resolved it within two days, giving me a completely new account, reinstating my lost points, adding 150,000 more, and continuing my Diamond status for the year. Thank you, Hilton.
But this is not a victimless crime, because someone had to pay. As it turns out, 500,000 Hilton points can buy a $1000 Amazon gift card. That’s no small thing. The thief saw this as an easy crime, but was not smart enough to change the email address on the account. Every move she or he made was mirrored to me in emails.
Whomever did the crime is completely unknown to me. Was it a front desk clerk with an illegal side hustle? Someone else inside Hilton? A data breach that allowed someone access to many accounts? And yes, it could have been a breach on my phone as well, but this is the only incident of fraud or theft I have detected that has anything to do with my phone.
I now have two-factor on my new Hilton account, as well as facial recognition. I never dreamed I would have to use two-factor on something as seemingly benign as a loyalty points program. Then again, I’m pretty sure that Instacart shoppers never thought someone might be nickel and diming them either.
Theft is theft, fraud is fraud. There is no such thing as a victimless crime when it comes to using OPM. It’s the kind of thing that bedevils fraud departments, because it costs money to go after what amounts to petty theft. But it is petty theft that can add up. The $1000 or more that my thief used at Amazon most certainly went for gift cards instead of blenders and air fryers, because gift cards can be sold quickly and converted to cash. Blenders and air fryers cannot. I just hope that Hilton worked with Amazon, and shut down everything, including any gift cards purchased.
Meanwhile, be ever diligent in the digital era. You may be paying for someone’s else’s dinner. Someone may be profiting from your points. And in any regard, I hope they caught my perp and broke his knees, although I have my doubts. I’ll be watching everything a lot more closely from now on, even the little things.
Dr “Still Feeling The Sting“ Gerlich
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purely doing this bc i need to get it off my chest and i don’t think i’ll ever get the chance to say it to who needs it.
i wrote on this site years ago in various fandoms and eventually compiled them all. there was a friend group i had that went through shit and just fell apart. there was one person who showed concern for me when i vented, which wasn’t fair of me to do in all honesty, and I severely overreacted.
I was going through stuff mentally and was having a hard time, but that’s simply as explanation as to why i acted the way i did— it’s not an excuse and i feel guilty about it to this day. before i could have the chance to properly apologize, i lost my logins (poor memory) and my phone had been broken so i couldn’t log into my old discord bc of the two factor authentication system.
i haven’t been able to reach out to this person and it’s been years but
Cole/Bebe, i hope you’re doing well and I’m genuinely so sorry i lashed out at you like i did. There’s simply no excuse. I was a complete asshole and you didn’t deserve it, especially when i was the one who was dumping my venting onto you in the first place.
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Hello to all aesthetes and admirers of such a magnificent art as manga. I want to share with you my small but interesting story
My name is Victoria, more than a year ago in late autumn, I moved from Ukraine to Kazakhstan. Prior to that, I avoided society, stayed at home, and my hobbies were limited to running manga galleries and playing a couple of online games. I hardly left the house due to fears, anxieties, and lack of self-confidence. I communicated little and only through correspondence, in general, I was like a mouse, quieter than water, and lower than grass. In the summer of 2021, I met someone in an MMORPG, for the first month we were sworn enemies in the game and killed each other 😄, then we became friends and eventually became a couple first online, and then in Kazakhstan in real life. Life was good, but I wanted to change something someday, but it happened suddenly, like thunder on a clear day.
I decided to move unexpectedly for myself and couldn't even imagine that necessity would become my main motivator. The path was difficult, and I traveled farther than I had ever been, transit through three countries, and in Istanbul, I almost got lost, luckily there was a woman nearby who was following the same route. It was very scary, believe me, especially considering my modest life experience, but it radically changes views on the surrounding world, interests, and oneself. Despite the strong flow of new experiences, I was boiling with feelings of anxiety and worry that something would go wrong, such a storm of emotions and feelings, as if you were sinking into an infinitely deep lake.
Even after a month, I couldn't realize that I had come such a long way and that life could be changed. It's difficult, but with gritted teeth: it's possible. And then, two weeks later, we suffered a fire and lost almost everything we had. For four days, we sat in -20°C in the burnt kitchen and wondered what to do. Despair was seeping from every crevice, but there is one simple thing that helped us and will help you: don't give up. Never.
Skipping the details, we lived either in a dormitory without any conditions, or we were kicked out of rented accommodation because the owners suddenly decided to sell it... it was a tough period, but despite this, the motivation did not fade. As soon as everything more or less stabilized, we decided to further develop our hobby based on the experience we had gained.
For over a year, we have been preparing to launch a project that will take our hobby to a new level and create something that will help convey feelings and experiences to those who fear, are shy, or simply do not know how to choose the right words. Not always what we feel can be conveyed in an ordinary way. You can find out all the details about the debut product at the links below. If you like it and want to support my start by purchasing it, I will be sincerely glad and will be able to develop the project further. And don't let the fact that February 14th is behind us bother you, the pack, though inspired by the sensuality of the holiday, is independent of it. 🌱❤️
📎 https://www.instagram.com/37n6_shop/
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TWITL - week 1 - Happy 2024
I had some webhosting drama and didn't get to post this weekend so I'm starting this on Sunday night but I have to go to bed soon so I'm not even sure why I'm starting this post now. I'm hoping to get it uploaded sometime Monday but we shall see!
My webhost drama started the other day when I tried accessing my site and I kept getting the 509 error message. Somehow I'd reached my bandwidth limit. How?! My website is hardly high traffic and yet I somehow hit the limit via http. Perhaps it has to do with the all the failed logins I found once I was able to get back into my site? Whatever it was, I realized it was time to upgrade my site. My previous plan no longer existed and I was fast approaching some of the limits so I went with a plan that costs much more but I didn't feel like looking for another webhost, especially since I've been with the same one for NINETEEN years and they've been pretty solid this whole time. Also, I've been kiari.com for how long?!
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remnants of an Old Fashioned
Working three days the second week of break is really the best way to ease into work life after the holidays. It didn't even really feel like "work" because I had very few interruptions and I was able to just get on with what I needed to do. Work never stops, of course, so I'm sure there will be stuff on my desk when I go in today.
MOVIES/TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters - I am seriously enjoying this show. I do get annoyed with some of the characters and they almost take me out of the story but the ones who make sense to me keep me intrigued. Some of plot points seemed obvious but it was nice to say, "Ha, I knew it!" at a couple of reveals. Can't wait to see how the season ends and if it's meant to be more than just one or if it's one of those "event" type series.
Barbie - I know, what took me so long to watch this movie? Well, finally pressed play and watched. It was good! Very well done and I get all the hype about it. Ryan Gosling will always be my favorite and I thought he did a great job on this movie, even if I found his Ken a little cringey at times. There are so many layers to the movie and it's not all light hearted and superficial. I think you can get as much out of it as you like...
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - I have read all the Percy Jackson books so I was very excited when this show was announced.. The season so far has lived up to my expectations, from the casting of the characters to the action and plot. I look forward to each episode's drop and I know I'll be more than a little sad when it's over. I hope it's getting more than the first season. Go watch!
https://flic.kr/p/2pqqLxn
Random musings...
- I lost an earring a couple of weeks ago at work, which made me sad because I'd had the earring for years, probably decades. I resigned myself to its loss, lamenting a little before moving on. This morning at work, we were taking down the holiday decorations and one of my last moves was moving the fake tree back to its place. I looked down and lo, there was earring! Aside from the realization that our office hadn't been vacuumed in awhile (at least two weeks or more), I was so happy to have my earring back! It's the little things sometimes...
- I've been using the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone and using those pictures as my picture of the day so far in 2024. Not sure how long this will go on but I do like the way Hipstamatic surprises me with its filters.
- I do hope that I write every week on my blog. We'll see how it goes!
https://flic.kr/p/2pqmsWS
Sometimes I wish I treated this blog more as a diary than I do. I have words swirling in my head, opinions and observations that I wouldn't mind sharing but I don't. I keep them in a private document but sometimes, I want to set those thoughts out into the world. I'm not clever enough to keep them vague though so I leave them in a place where only can read them. Ah well...
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December 2023 - We All Deserve A Pizza Party After This Year
Hello everyone. 2023 has been: A Year. I certainly hope it's been better for all of you. Time has gone by in the blink of an eye and I can't believe it's nearly 2024 already.
Boy, I don't know where to start… Well, actually, here's a good first note: I lost access to my Twitter back when it… "changed hands". I couldn't log in anymore and eventually, all my cached logins just stopped working, so I was left just kinda… in the air. Still can't access my account, and frankly, I just don't want to. I was never really on there much, I only had the account because everyone else had one. I actually had a personal Twitter and a site Twitter.
Back in July was the first big event. Our beloved cat of 15 years, Ichigo, passed away. It was difficult, and it was also my partner, Loki's, first real loss of a companion animal, so it hit him particularly hard.
I was just beginning to feel like I was recovering from that at the end of August. Then, at the beginning of September, my mother passed away quite suddenly. I had to go across the country to handle that for nearly a month.I'm extremely grateful for all the help our friends and his family gave us during that time. Thank you all so very much. ❤ At the same time; in FFXIV; my Main Static dissolved, and my Alt Static went on hiatus, so I had little to come back to after all that. It was difficult to deal with, and still is; the holidays are proving to be very rough. Though, some good news: We have inherited two lovely girl kitties from my late mother, who are now part of our family. ♪
This all impacts the site a bit, as the PayPal I have been using for over 20 years was my mother's due to circumstances. With her recent passing, I have had to close that account and make a new one. It unfortunately locked the username "RobynMarkius", so my new PayPal.me link is now "ShadowSenshi". I've updated the link in the site's navigation. Oh! And I finally got the "display most recent video from YouTube" to actually automatically pull the most recent upload rather than making me have to update it manually. So happy for that.
☾ Have a wonderful Holiday Season and please take care of yourselves. ❤
--Robyn
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