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neon-pink-witch · 1 year

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Ask Game: A, B, E, K, L, N, O, P, R, V, Z.

Anon, send me "Z" in its own ask. I got a plan for that one and I've already written enough here. This needs its own post.

A - Ships that you currently like a lot.

V/Johnny is probably one of my main ships right now. Same with Johnny/Kerry but one that I love and don't talk about much is Cletus Kasady/Carnage Symbiote.

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

V and Takamura, at first, I just did not get it at all and while its not a main ship for me, I see why ya'll ship them.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

Oh god. Okay so ummm...I wrote a crack fic that ships Thanos from the MCU with Knull the God of Symbiotes. Its fucking great, its terrible, I want to burn it, I should frame it, you can read it here

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

I got two here. First being Johnny Silverhand. We get glimpses of his past self being a total fucking asshole and we know from others that he wasn't always a good person but we get to watch this slow change with V's help as he grows into a person that you could sit in the same room with. At the end even willing to give his life for V's which I feel like is something that past Johnny would not have done at all. My second one would be Eddie Brock. He went from being one of Mavel's top villains with a grudge to kill Spider-Man to somewhat healing his wounds and ends up, no joke, not kidding, being a fucking God who wants to save the world from Knull. Its really stunning to see.

L- Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your fave

I'm very middle of the road with River Ward. His personality is a little, I don't know, I can't really find the word. But his quest? One of the most interesting in gaming and I said it once and I'll say it again, DO NOT run his quest at the farm if you are not sober, you won't have a good time. Also Mickey Jones from Doctor Who didn't deserve to be led on so much by Rose. He might have been a bit annoying, but The Doctor and Rose didn't treat him like they should have

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice)

Really the only thing I wish that was a different is I feel like fic writers don't get the credit we deserve. I understand why visual art gets the attention it does and it should! Drawing of any type if hard as fuck! I don't see this as much in the Cyberpunk fandom because everyone is really happy to get any type of content but I saw this in the Marvel fandom where most often drawings would get praised way more than fics. Honestly on that topic, the Cyberpunk fandom is one of the chilliest fandoms I've ever been in. If I had to pick a second one I'd say I wish people would post more about their OCs!(I say this while pointing at a mirror) I love love seeing ya'lls lil guys! I always wanna see more!(Again, still pointing at the mirror)

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

Oof, okay, here we go, loading up my liked songs on Spotify and hitting random. Here were go

Sparks Fly • Taylor Swift (spotify.com)

Had to think of this one but I feel Kerry and V would fit this. I've read alot of MaleV/Kerry stuff where they are both hopeless romantic mushy types and this just feels like something they would dance to in the living room when it was just them. Judy/V also popped into my head but I'm not sure why.

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom

AU in which Johnny is a devil hunter in Devil May Cry. He's got the vibe for it, the gun, and the guitar. In fact he's modded his guitar in such a way that he can use it as a weapon (think Nevan from Devil May Cry). I could see Samurai being both a rock band and a band of devil hunters as well. Not sure where V could fit in. Maybe they got, I dunno, bit by a demon and know they got fucked up powers?

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

We really don't get to see enough of V and Misty and that's a damn shame. I would have loved maybe a little side quest thing with the two of them, more so than just Jackie's funeral. I also love Jackie's and V's friendship. I know some people ship them but I just see them as friends. Its really driven home that you can't trust anyone in Night City and here's Jackie willing to take V under his wing after they lost everything. A real choom, good guy, truly.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

In Cyberpunk 2077? Despite her not being one of faves, Judy. Much like her I also a friend to suicide. It was that quest that prevented me from playing the game for two years because I didn't know how I would handle it. Only to find that when I played, and V comforts Judy, It felt like comforting myself. I understood her feelings of loss and guilt. Its a type of feeling you only get when someone close to you takes their own life and its hard to put into words. Recently my grandparents sold my childhood home, my forest and my safeplace. Seeing Judy explore the flooded remains of her childhood home made me cry after this. I understand now. The longing for a place you'll never go back to and even if you do, it won't be the same. The feeling of watching memories play out before your eyes. Its not something you really get over and it changes you.

#phantom bitch ask #cyberpunk 2077

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tangleweave · 3 years

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( From Here... ) @brooklynislandgirl

Eddie is more cognizant of himself this evening than any other in recent memory. He’s already made certain that his Other knows the boundaries here – this is not an “us” thing, this is a “me” thing. His Other hadn’t been happy about that. It preferred inclusivity. It liked to be known.

But how was Eddie supposed to conduct that conversation? Hey, Beth, so uh… there’s something about me you should probably know. I’m not like other guys… That train of thought alone makes him want to groan aloud and rub the back of his head, as if to try and scrub away the stupidity leaking through his follicles. Jesus, Eddie, c’mon, you’re not Michael Jackson.

A good thing, too. We’ve seen the video. That line didn’t work for Jacko either.

The symbiote isn’t much of a talker on its own. Eddie considers that a saving grace, at least, while he guides Beth up to the top of the condominium complex on Fremont Street. The building is enormous and it’s already pushing past midnight, but it seemed the only appropriate time to invite her to eat. He knew healthcare had a punishing schedule even in the best of times, and what with there being a national shortage on qualified workers…

He’d been a little surprised she’d even said yes, to be honest. She was as shy and reserved as she was gorgeous, and it had been quite plain her friendliness towards him was purely of the platonic sort. He’d done his level best to be respectful of that boundary. There were so few kind people in the world already, and his status as a wanted man made it exceedingly difficult for him to find gainful employment. Laying low with the sewer people of San Francisco might not be easy on the nostrils, but it was preferable to spending his days wasting away in either a prison or a Life Foundation lab.

After months of being with them and defending them from ruffians, he’d chanced a visit to the local shelter, seeking some decent soup. Nobody there had cared who he was. Beth had been the first to ask his name. She’d brought him a cup of coffee and given him a small smile. That moment had lifted his spirits more than she knew, and he’d always meant to repay it.

There’s still a fair amount of food left on the spread. Either Beth is a light eater or – and this one seems more likely to Eddie – she’s not actually that much a fan of being up here. But if that’s true, then she’s too polite to clue him in on the potential faux pas.

When she murmurs to him, he follows her gaze on the jewel of the commercial district, barely a block away and towering above even the building on which they sit. Then he looks back to her, measuring her smile and the words she says for a long moment.

“Well,” he drawls, “fond, yeah, that’s a good word. ‘Trouble’, though, I dunno about that. I think you only call it ‘trouble’ when the person you do it for has a certain reputation. For you, though… it’s no trouble at all. More like a worthy goal.”

The picnic basket has nothing fancy inside, no wine or cheese platter. Not even a nip of cheap whiskey, and that would have been nice just to distract a little from the edge. But no… he had resolved to make it a good evening, from start to finish, and to make sure she understood how much her kindness had elevated him. The basket does contain a bottle – he withdraws it, along with a pair of clear party cups, and he makes a point of showing her the green container.

“Martinelli’s Peach Cider,” he chuckles. “I heard plenty folks have love-hate relationships with this stuff, but it’s non-alcoholic and I guess it’s supposed to be halfway decent for New Year’s, in case you got a stone cold sober grandma who still believes in flavor and wants something that tastes like those dime store gummy candies.” He offers her the bottle, still sealed, and places the two cups upside-down between them.

He reaches to his pocket, intent on finding the Q&A sheets he’d brought, and the two markers – one red, one green. For a moment, he frowns as he realizes the pocket he knows he put them in is empty. No way. I wasn’t that dumb about it, was I? He squints. Hey. Where’d I put the paper and markers?

Oh, so now it’s a “we” thing?

C’mon, man, I don’t wanna look like an idiot in front of the lady. Just be my wingman for one second?

The hoodie you gave her, genius. You didn’t like how the markers were poking you in the leg every time you moved, remember?

Eddie’s frown deepens just the slightest bit. I didn’t put the stuff in that pocket.

No, I did. A silent scoff resounds in Eddie’s brain. Wingman.

Eddie realizes suddenly that he’s been frowning at the buildings just off to Beth’s left. His face clears as he leans to one side, trying awkwardly to cover for his momentarily lost expression, and he lets out a small, nervous laugh. “Sorry, I, uh… went somewhere for a second there.” He gestures at the hoodie’s kangaroo pouch. “Check out the pocket, I brought along something I thought we could do. You know my coffee order, I know you’re a nurse, an’ for a bit too long it’s just been that. I... kind of think I’d like that to change.” He ducks his head ever so slightly and offers her a small, hopeful smile. “That is, if it’s okay with you.”

#brooklynislandgirl #beth riley #muse: venom #eddie brock #san francisco #rp #unknown verse #{ when is a date a date? }

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therealkn · 5 years

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David’s Resolution - Day 16

Day 16 (January 16, 2019)

Mimic 2 (2001)

“I live in the ground. My family’s all dead. Sometimes it makes me feel sad and lonely. Sometimes it makes me feel angry. I think about the other insects. Do they have families too? I want to know if they’re happy. Because if they are happy, I want to hurt them.”

And now for the first direct-to-video sequel of the resolution. Because Miramax decided they needed to screw with Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic some more after they already meddled heavily with its production and editing. Four years later, we got a direct-to-video sequel that’s... passable.

It takes place four years after the events of the first film. Remi (Alix Koromzay), a minor character from the first movie, is now the main character, working as a teacher in an inner-city high school while also serving as an entomologist. She’s become the prime suspect in a series of murders where all the victims’ faces were mutilated... and all of them knew Remi. So naturally Det. Klaski (Bruno Campos) suspects her of being the murderer, especially since her love life is a string of constant failures, and she has a wall full of selfies she takes after being emotionally wrecked by them. That’s... strange. I’m guessing her relationship with Norman Reedus in the first film didn’t pan out. ...Oh, I forgot to mention that. Whoops. Yeah, Norman Reedus is in the first Mimic in a small role as a guy at a water treatment facility, and this was I believe his first film role, two years before he joined Sean Patrick Flanery as one of the Boondock Saints.

But it’s obviously not Remi who’s the killer, and we the audience know that. And Klaski begins to figure out that something’s not adding up, especially when a top-secret special ops team headed by the mysterious Darksuit (Eddie Albert) is investigating the trail of something that’s been around Remi’s apartment and school. But who or what could it be... I’ll tell you right now that the culprit is a Judas Breed insect, the last survivor of the mass destruction of the breed at the end of the first movie, stalking Remi and killing any men who get in its way. And its end goal is to mate with Remi. I’m not going to begin to explain how that is wrong on either a moral or scientific level. I’m sure the teratophiles out there might not have a problem with this and if you don't know what those are, it’s the fancy way of saying ‘monster-fucker’. [This has been your vocabulary lesson for the day.]

Even though it’s clearly a sequel made to squeeze more money out of a property, it isn’t that bad. Then again, I can be optimistic when it comes to watching movies and I try to find the good in things because I don’t want to be an overly cynical nitpicky motherfucker who complains about everything. So there’s that. But really this one isn’t that bad. Like the first movie, Mimic 2 looks pretty good, with a city that looks bleak and full of steam and some nice moody lighting, although the school setting isn’t as cool-looking or scary as the abandoned subway in the first movie. The acting’s alright for the most part, basically what you’d expect from a DTV sequel to a theatrical film, but for what it is, it’s alright.

On the weaker side, however, while it has a good mood, it doesn’t have that same creepy and unsettling feeling the first movie had. I mentioned before that the first Mimic could have been a run-of-the-mill monster movie, and this does feel more run-of-the-mill and by-the-book. This is probably what the first film would’ve been if the Weinsteins got their way. Although the ending of this film is pretty interesting. And some of the CGI effects aren’t very good, which I get because it’s a lower-budgeted DTV sequel, but there was one effect that I actually laughed at because while I’m willing to give a pass on not-so-great CGI (the first one didn’t have the best either), this one seemed inexcusable in how bad it was. That’s the kind of bad CG that can just kill the mood, even if the mood is “silly and kinda crappy DTV horror film”.

This movie’s obviously not as good as the first Mimic, but for what it is, it isn’t bad and it at least tries to do something different while keeping a little to Del Toro’s original film. At least they had the decency to do just the one sequel.

Next time: Miramax does not, in fact, have the decency- Okay, no, you know what? Let’s get the other one out of the way so I can move on to a better movie. Time for a double dip!

AND

Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003)

“What is it you want me to see?” “I think we found a dead body.”

Okay... Mimic 3... oh, this is not a great film. It’s so far the worst film I’ve seen for my resolution, but it’s not a terrible film. It’s just... you’ll see.

The movie follows Marvin, a man in his mid-20s who was one of the last children to contract Strickler’s disease way back in the opening of the first film. He’s recovered from the disease, but it’s affected his health permanently, as he suffers from environmental hypersensitivity and can’t leave his room for long periods of time. So he passes the time by using his camera to observe and take pictures of his neighbors in his apartment complex. If this plot sounds familiar, just replace “health issues” with “broken leg” and you have Rear Window.

Marvin begins noticing strange things in the neighborhood, particularly a mysterious neighbor he calls the Garbageman, who he thinks may be involved in the disappearance of some of his neighbors. He tries to call the police but, naturally, the police are basically helpless. So he and Rosy, along with one of his neighbors, Carmen (Rebecca Mader), decide to investigate on their own, and soon they find out that the Judas Breed is still alive and growing...

Right away, I can say a couple of things in the movie that I disliked. One is the story. It doesn’t really have much to do with Mimic, as the Judas Breed stuff isn’t really that important to the story. You could have replaced them with something else and it may not have made the movie better by doing that, but it would make it feel less like someone doing a remake of Rear Window and then throwing a bit of another movie in there so they could call it a sequel to whatever movie they took those bits from. I’m also not too fond of the lighting either. There’s quite a few nighttime shots that are so dark I can barely make out what’s happening in the movie. It’s the same problem with Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, except somehow worse in this movie.

As for stuff I did like... well, Lance Henriksen’s always cool. Even if he doesn’t really have all that much to do in the movie and it feels like they tacked him on, it’s still nice to see him. The rest of the actors are just okay, but Amanda Plummer’s pretty good as Marvin’s mother, even if I feel they could have used her more. And I appreciate that the movie does try to do something different even if it’s copying another movie, trying more for Alfred Hitchcock’s style of suspense compared to the more action-heavy approach that Mimic 2 used, and I think that this could have worked if it were better executed, but it sadly falls apart once it reaches the last act of the film. I know that J.T. Petty, who wrote and directed the film, can and has done better, as he went on to write the Outlast games and was one of the writers of season 2 of Telltale’s The Walking Dead games. I’m not trying to be harsh to the movie, I guess I just feel disappointed that it could have been better, you know?

All that said... you know, I’ve seen worse horror sequels. I sat through Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, and that’s one of the very few movies that legitimately pissed me off. This one just felt disappointing. It had some promise, but it just isn’t great. Maybe check it out? I dunno.

Next movie will be a good one, I promise.

Next time: What is a ghost?

#David's resolution #Mimic 2 #Mimic 3: Sentinel

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