#i actually have some faith in the game now huh

[alternautxyz]

trying to decide which pokemon to obsess over because all of them are all so GOOD

hELp

#pokemon #why did i put so much in the tags #lechonk is a round little guy with a funny name #smoliv is a smol olive who is pathetic(affectionate) and is a minor inconvenience away from breaking into tears #pawmi is just adorable an has yummy colours what else do i say #and the bow legendaries are pretty cool motorcycles in their own unique ways #miraidon's got my heart and cash tho since futuristic robots are sick #damn the pokemon they've shown so far are SO GOOD #i actually have some faith in the game now huh #this plus free to explore in any order open world and multiplayer sounds like the next step for pokemon #also the professors are cool #and more toby fox music is always welcome #the graphics that look a bit off but its not that bad #overall the trailer did wonder for my hype and while this means nothing about the quality of the game when it comes out #i have some optimism for the series #alttalks

[avatar-anna]

i need more dadrry content with his 6 children 😩

Mom’s Night Out

Young dad!Harry x Young mom!Reader universe

“I can always stay home. Really, it’s no big—”

“You’re going.”

“Are you sure? Because Simone still has to do her reading assignment for school, and the twins sometimes pretend to brush their teeth, and Natalia’s teething—”

“Y/n. I’ve got this.”

Y/n stayed quiet as she fastened her earrings in the bathroom. Harry was sitting on their bed with Natalia while she got dressed, but he was also there to convince her to actually leave.

“You know, your silence gives me all the confidence in the world,” Harry said, slightly joking. He could watch the kids on his own while Y/n went out with some friends for a few hours. Did she think he couldn’t?

“I know. I’m sorry. I have total faith in you, baby,” she said, stepping out from behind the bathroom door. “Okay. How do I look? Is it too much?’

Harry’s tongue went dry before he could respond.

Y/n had always been the most stunning person he knew, but seeing her all dressed up...

“Wow, Mama,” he breathed. “You look incredible.”

He never needed reminders that his wife was beautiful. Even when he worked with actresses and models or did PR stunts, his heart was always with Y/n; there was truly no one else who could even come close to her. But even so, he suddenly felt lucky that she was his.

“You think? I can’t remember the last time I got dressed up.”

If Harry hadn’t been holding an infant, he would’ve shown her just how nice he thought she looked, but he settled for taking her hand and kissing it. “I don’t think, I know. I’m slightly worried about all the attention you’re gonna get now. No one knows you’re a married woman.”

Y/n blushed, but didn’t reply. Instead she took her youngest daughter into her arms and kissed her little cheeks.

By the time it was officially time for Y/n to leave, Harry had to practically force her out the door. She kept finding excuses to prolong her departure —laundry that needed to be switched out, putting Geneva down for a nap, helping the twins with a Lego set—until Harry finally ordered an Uber and told her to stop fussing and have a good time.

“Be good to Daddy, okay?” were her final words before she closed the door and Harry was alone with six children.

Harry knew this day was coming, had been preparing the last couple days. He bought games, ice cream, picked out movies to watch with the kids. It was going to be a fun night.

And then Simone said she was going to watch YouTube upstairs, Collette followed, and the twins went back to their Lego set, leaving Harry alone with the babies. He couldn’t say he wasn’t a little hurt because he was, but perhaps he should’ve expected everyone to go to their separate corners.

“Guess it’s just us, huh?” he said to Geneva and Natalia, who were both sitting in their high chairs.

“Baby Shark?” GiGi asked in her adorable little toddler voice.

“You got it, peanut.”

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Harry was expecting a more eventful night, but it was relatively quiet. GiGi, Natalia, and the twins went to bed early, and Simone and Collette were still playing together in their room the last time he checked on them. The house was quiet, almost too quiet, Harry thought, but he wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Wife💕: How’s it going?

Harry smiled down at the text and typed his own reply. Taking a picture of him in bed with a book.

Harry: House hasn’t burned down yet!

He watched as the three little text bubbles appeared on his phone, wondering what she was up to. Harry wished he was with her so they could have a little date, but he knew how much Y/n needed this, even if she didn’t say it. She was always home or working, always driving the kids from place to place. She deserved a night off.

Wife💕: I’ll be home soon. Give my little munchkins a kiss for me

Harry: What about me?

Wife💕: You’ll get your kiss later

Harry couldn’t complain about that, could he?

He read a little more soon after their conversation ended, but before long, he heard a cry from the baby monitor. Not surprised that Natalia woke up, Harry got out of bed to put his daughter back to sleep.

When he made it to the nursery, she was wriggling in her crib, eyes scrunched up as she cried. Harry tried rocking the crib for a few minutes before picking her up, hoping that Natalia would fall back asleep without any trouble, but she kept on crying.

“Daddy’s here,” he cooed, reaching down into the crib to pick her up. “Did you have a bad dream, darling?”

Harry continued mumbling words and holding her to his chest until she calmed down. Which was not easy. He changed her diaper, wrapped her up nice and tight the way his mum taught him when Simone was born, he tried to sing her to sleep and feed her a bottle, but nothing seemed to work.

He finally left the nursery, deciding to walk around the house until Natalia fell asleep. By a stroke of luck, she seemed to like the sound of the laundry tumbling in the machine, and she finally stopped crying. It was a while before she fell asleep, but Harry felt just a bit more sane than before.

His shirt was wet with tears and snot by the time Natalia was back in her crib, and his own eyes were feeling heavy. He sat down on the rocking chair, his head falling heavily to the side when he heard yelling coming in the hallway. Simone and Collette.

“Give it back!”

“It’s my turn to pick!”

“Your videos are dumb!”

“You’re dumb!”

“Dad, Simone is being mean!”

“Don’t be a tattle tale!”

It was hard to keep up with his oldest daughters. One moment they were inseparable and the next they were at each other’s throats. Harry knew siblings had their little squabbles here and there, but Simone and Collette really got into it when the mood struck, though Y/n assured him that was common among sisters. Either way, it often gave him whiplash.

Their argument woke up Natalia, who immediately started crying again, and Harry almost felt like crying himself. But then he thought of Y/n and how this would be a minor issue for her, and he told himself to buck up.

Taking Natalia out of her crib once again, he went out to see what the problem was between his oldest girls.

“Alright, what’s all this?” he said, making sure his voice carried over theirs.

Simone and Collette immediately launched into their sides of the story at the same time, but Harry was used to getting the gist by now. Something about not sharing the iPad, ripping it out of the other’s hand, and name calling. When they finished, Harry didn’t really know what to say. He was tired, Natalia was still crying her little lungs off in his ear, and his first solution was to throw the iPad into the ocean.

But he took a deep breath and spoke to each of his daughters individually. “Simone, you know the rules. You share the iPad, and you especially don’t call your sister names.”

“But—”

“No buts,” Harry said, then turned to Collette. “And you. You know better than to rip things out of people’s hands.”

“I know, I’m sorry, Daddy,” she said, her eyes welling up with tears.

“I—It’s okay,” he said gently, pulling Collette in for a hug.

Then, out of nowhere, Simone began to cry as well. Harry’s eyes widened, not expecting more tears. He was still holding Natalia, but he managed to wrap an arm around both Simone and Collette, who seemed to cry harder when her older sister came closer.

“What in the world...” he muttered to himself. Three out of his six children were all crying, seemingly out of nowhere, and Harry was absolutely baffled. He hated hearing his kids cry. Was he too hard on them?

But then, in the midst of all the crying and noses rubbing into his shirt, Harry noticed something. It was almost as if Simone and Collette were trying to outdo the other. He didn’t know how he knew, but he did.

And then, through a sniffle, Simone said, “Are we still in trouble?”

What? Harry couldn‘t believe it. He thought he was being a stern parent, and he was being played like a fiddle. The minute he saw his girls in tears he turned to mush. How many times had this happened before?

“Yes,” Harry said, trying not to let Collette’s sniffles break him. “No more iPad tonight or tomorrow. Both of you.”

The sniffling stopped as Collette looked up. “Why?”

Her eyes were wide and lined with tears, her bottom lip jutted out just so, but Harry held strong. “Because you weren’t nice to your sister, and she wasn’t nice to you, and now you have a consequence.”

“But Daddy—”

“No but Daddy. You can have it back the day after tomorrow. Now apologize to each other.”

They both mumbled something under their breath that perhaps resembled an apology, but that wasn’t good enough for Harry. Honestly, he was still a little miffed that Simone and Collette played him.

“Like you mean it,” he said, then nodded when he was satisfied. “Good. And because you two woke her up, you’re gonna help me put Natalia to sleep.”

Simone slumped her shoulders, but followed Harry back to her bedroom while Collette took his hand. Right, he thought. One crisis down, one more to go.

“Play with her while I grab something,” he told Simone, jogging back to his room for pillows, extra blankets, and Natalia’s swing. When he returned, Natalia wasn’t crying, but she was wide awake while her sisters played peekaboo. “Okay, we’re gonna hang in your room for a bit,” he said, switching on the colorful lamp that casted soft light on the walls and ceiling. “Help me lay these down.”

They all got comfortable—Simone at the bay window where Harry had made a little alcove for the girls a couple months back, Collette in her teddy bear bean bag chair, and Harry on the floor with Natalia.

“What now?” Collette asked.

“Now,” Harry said, playing some soft music from his phone. “I’m going to read.”

To his surprise, Harry didn’t receive any protest from the girls. After putting Natalia in the swing, he took a book at random from the bookshelf, opened it, and began to read.

He made sure to use different voices and push Natalia’s swing while he read. Eventually Collette moved onto her bed, and from the few times he looked up, Simone’s eyes were getting heavier. Natalia took a bit longer, but she eventually closed her eyes, and Harry was suddenly the only one awake, though not by much.

He was debating whether to leave Natalia in the swing a little longer or move her back to the nursery when the door opened.

“Hey, little man,” Harry said, opening his arms up for Julian to walk into. “What are you doing up so late?”

“I had a bad dream,” he said, his hand immediately reaching for Harry’s hair.

“I’m sorry, bubba. Do you want me to sit with you? Make sure the bad dreams stay away?”

“Wanna sleep in your room. I want Mommy.”

“Me too,” Harry sighed. “She’ll be back soon. Don’t you think she’ll be so proud if she sees you sleeping in your big boy bed?”

Jules shook his head, his mind clearly made up.

“Okay, I tried. I have to take Natalia back to her crib first. Is that okay?”

Harry first picked up Simone and put her back on her own bed. He kissed her forehead and then Collette’s, then took Natalia out of her swing. She moved around a little, but didn’t wake up, which Harry thanked his lucky stars for. Julian followed him into the nursery and quietly waited for Harry. When they finally made it to Harry’s room, someone was already there.

“You too?” he asked quietly, Maeve already fast asleep in the middle of the bed. Looking down at Julian, he said, “Where are Mum and I supposed to sleep?”

Julian merely held his arms up towards Harry, and Harry responded accordingly by picking him up and climbing into bed.

When Y/n entered the bedroom, Harry was doing everything he could to stay awake. She was only gone a couple hours, but he was exhausted.

“Got a full house tonight,” she mused, eyeing the twins sleeping soundly in her bed.

Harry stood up and followed her to the bathroom so they could talk while she got ready for bed. She told him about her night out with her friends and where they ended up going to dinner. She’d had a lot of fun, but she missed her babies.

“How was everything here?”

For a moment, Harry considered telling her that everything was smooth sailing the whole time, but he shrugged. “Natalia had a tough time falling asleep, and you know the girls. Had to take the iPad away.”

“Really? Wow,” she said, sounding surprised. But not that he had to, Harry realized, but that he did so at all.

“I can be stern when I have to be,” he said, defending himself.

Y/n smiled and wrapped her hands around her husband’s neck. “Baby, I love you, but you’re as soft as a marshmallow when it comes to the girls.”

“That is not—” he stopped himself to lower his voice. “That is not true.”

“I bet they cried to get you to cave,” she said, a knowing glint in her eye.

Harry just pouted. “I hate when you’re right.”

Y/n leaned up and kissed him, her hand playing with the hair at the nape of his neck. “I love it.”

They kept kissing, Harry suddenly no longer tired. He pushed Y/n up onto the bathroom counter, his lips trailing down her neck and along her jaw. He began to kiss down her chest, pulling the top of her dress down when he heard a small voice from the other side of the bathroom’s door.

“Daddy?”

Both of them sighed, and Harry helped Y/n down from the counter. They straightened each other out before opening the door to see Maeve, hair a tangly mess and stuffed animal dangling from her hand.

“Mommy! You’re home!”

“Mommy’s home?”

Julian was suddenly off the bed and launching himself at Y/n, who was quick to catch him. She gave Harry a look, and he understood it perfectly. He leaned over, Maeve in his own arms and kissed his wife’s forehead.

Next time.

#harry styles #young dad! harry #young parent!harry styles #young mom! reader #harry styles blurb #harry styles x reader #harry styles fanfic #harry styles oneshot #harry styles imagine #harry styles fanfiction #harry styles x you #harry styles fluff #harry styles writing #harry styles one shot #harry styles fic

[1-800-deactivatednearu]

woag character design notes

[i.d.: a drawn line up of the half life vr ai characters, from left to right, gordon, dr. coomer, tommy, bubby, gman, and benrey. /end i.d.]

yeah i skipped some guys , i dont draw some of them enough to have much unique designs and some of them are a png of a dog

trust me i am just surprised as the rest of yall that i am doing hlvrai art . design notes below (very long, mind your step)

gordon:

wow this guy dont got no head

i didnt want to give gordon a face because of how unexact the person is as the fandom engages with it. is it wayne rtvs? (well as presented to an audience, yes) is it gordon freeman? (well as seen from an in game perspective, yes) is it a whole new guy entirely? (well as

i cut the confusion and took it a whole new direction: guillotine

hlvrai being treated as a very broken game is fun to me as a design perspective, so if you (the audience) are not supposed to see his face, what happens when you see it anyways? missing texture time

there are eyes drawn over because i did not have confidence in my expressions at first and then it grew on me

i think if i were to draw (and i have drawn) an actual person under the mask i would still censor the eyes because that is where the vr headset sits!!

(i do not like putting an actual flesh to gordon though)

though i really like seeing how other people interpret gordon hlvrai it is not . my gordon ? we are talking about the same guy . but this is my gordo . i made this one . this guy my guy . maybe i should draw other gordon designs

i can draw the hev suit from memory and it is also the entire reason why i can render metal confidently

i liked how people changed the lambda to read ai :] i also have no clue if i wrote the lambda correctly

(i did, i just checked)

dr coomer:

as much as i draw/drew him i find it more fun to not stick to one set design :)

so a lot of my takes on dr coomer tend to jump from idea to idea, especially from what other people are doing, though they could be fitted to the left and right designs!

the left design is mainly based off what i saw in fandom spaces

we see rounder shapes, making for a more friendly and welcoming appearance

i think of this as straying from the more professional uniform of the actual scientist models

enter swimming shorts and bright yellow socks, for some reason

so now he kind of looks like a cool science teacher :)

it might be the lab coat

the right design is mainly based off thumbnails for hlvrai itself

these use a more angular appearance

i want to push how comically buff he is because of strength he shows at times, especially since his left design seems to completely down play it as a comically not buff man who is still very strong

the shadows on right design coomer get so much more harsh and exaggerated because i have comic books on the mind :)

he really does look like a dehydrated comic book character huh

tommy:

stick bug (he gets it from his dad) (this thought process is explained at gman section)

i pushed a lot of the saturation of colours in her design because i think tommy gets to be a little silly with it

fun art story of the day! when you color, try messing with hue! you might notice you can get away with a lot as long as your values are about right

i like pushing this with white because you can get away with a lot of things reading as “off white”

old faithful for me is cool shadows with a warm transition colour to keep things visually interesting

i keep making white objects the trans flag

happy pride

tommys design looks a little like a school boy, with the tucked in button up shirt+suspenders+shorts+jacket tied around the waist . and the primary colours . but like it is really fun to dress up so brightly

i actually was strongly inspired by medieval babies if that is a weird descriptor? i wanted him to both be a middle aged man but also a young adult

do not be like tommy, who has their finger on the trigger of the gun while not even looking at where it is pointing and good god he is squeezing the trigger . top ten firearm safety of all time

bubby:

the absurd part is that i think bubby is tall . he is just between tommy and gman who are exaggeratedly lanky .

i wanted to make bubby a pointy kinda guy, so he is the only one actually wearing the lab coat proper . and the only one actually wearing dress socks but not even wearing dress shoes

i wanted to give him a novelty tie but i was running low on ideas and running high on boreds so we dont get a tie

he does have crocs though!! in attack mode!!

i do think we all kind of saw his model and collectively decided it works for him because i have honestly not seen major divergences from his model?

gman:

stick bug

i wanted to stress the more spooky and unknowable nature of him and took it in the dark souls direction of “make bigger than player character”

maked too bigger

he cannot walk through any doorways but you will have to crane your neck to look up at him

in the opposite direction of tommy, i pulled a lot of the saturation in gmans design

it feels important to make them both not fully match the rest of the slightly less broken npcs because there was so much work to make them look cool so i have to respect that

actually a lot of gmans and tommys designs are made in opposite to one another

gman has a largely stationary face and very stiff line work

while tommy is pushed to expressive as possible

thats pretty fun, way to go me

benrey:

benrey also has two designs

and in both of these i keep getting too lazy to use a reference so  the vests are super plain (forgetting the badge and black mesa logo) . i think the helmet is supposed to be darker actually .

the design ethos of benrey was “built like a brick shithouse”

a friend of mine took this cooler and interpreted it as a shield/wall/barrier as a physical (and narrative) obstacle

again the first uses fandom designs

most notably the overcast shadow (seen in video thumbnails but i never noticed it or understood why so many people did it until someone pointed it out to me)

i think hlvrai is such a great medium because it acknowledges it is a game and is able to play into that to great effect! i think the shadow is fun to imagine as solid black as a small reminder of the impossibility of the space :]

benrey is a smug cat in the body of a human . to be honest . and this is the full range of emotion i have ever drawn him with

the second was mostly because as fun as taking creative liberties are, i just really wanted to see benrey as is: the half life security guard model in all its slight wonk :]

i actually do prefer this design . it is a little more uncanny because i choose the worst translations of the model . i like it because it is a little more uncanny !

that can be said for like . every single design in this line up huh .

#hlvrai #my art #gordon feetman #dr coomer #tommy coolatta #dr bubby #gman coolatta #benrey #half life vr but the ai is self aware

[kemendin]

Epilogue

Or, I finished my first playthrough of BG3 and had many emotions (still processing) and many thoughts (also still processing), so here are some Kem ramblings on chosen endings and what happens post-game in Dhamari canon. Under cut because major spoilers of course!

So, for anyone curious, here's how things turned out, and these are fairly unsurprising I'd imagine:

Astarion did not ascend. I tried it for kicks, and I hated his ascended self lol. And Dhamari wouldn't have gone for the 'replace one tyrant with another' idea.

Gale did not claim godhood, BUT nor did he actually give the crown to Mystra - it was left in the sea. As Dhamari said, "If Mystra wants it, she can damn well fish it out herself."

Wyll became the Blade of Avernus, and went romping back to the Hells with Karlach. Go be badasses, guys!!

Lae'zel became the new Comet, and went sailing off to be the saviour of her people.

Shadowheart turned her back on Shar and went off to explore Faerûn and her new faith in Selûne (and got custody of the owlbear).

As for Dhamari and Gale... I had to do a lot of pondering on their ending, both in terms of in-game choices and how things ACTUALLY play out in my brain. While I’m very entertained by the idea of ‘Professor Dekarios’ I don’t think Dhamari is cut out for city life. So the short answer is, I went with the ‘I’ll marry you but I won’t live in Waterdeep’ option and they go off adventuring again instead.

The long version is, of course, more complicated:

Initially Dhamari is all 'yes of course I'll marry you and go back to Waterdeep with you' because frankly he's got no idea what to do with himself post-Netherbrain destruction. But that goes kinda not too well overall, for several reasons:

a) He really has no idea what he's getting into with the whole wedding business, because drow don't DO that. So while Gale's making all these plans and sending out multitudes of invitations, Dhamari's list consists of Wyll, who can't come, and Jaheira, who probably could, and he's just very overwhelmed by all the grand ceremony notions.

b) He's jealous of now having to share Gale with Tara and Mrs Dekarios and probably half of Waterdeep, because Gale's of course rather well known, and even more so after saving Baldur's Gate. Gale knows everyone and Dhamari knows no one, and he feels like he's being perceived as this odd little drow blemish on the local wizard celebrity (whether or not this is actually true is up for debate).

c) After the relief of no longer having a brain death sentence and the pressure of saving the world wears off, and he's had a little chill time, he starts feeling incredibly restless again. He's never had a point in his life till now where he wasn't scared or in danger or both - he has no idea how to live a life that doesn't involve fighting to survive. Unfortunately, in absence of obvious threats, he ends up on some mental level fighting Gale instead - lashing out with confusions and uncertainties he doesn't know how to cope with.

So within a month or so things get very tense between them, because Dhamari is rather terrible at communicating his problems to other people, but eventually they're forced to hash all this out. The end results are: a much smaller wedding than originally planned, Gale declining the offer to take a teaching post at Blackstaff Academy, and soon after the wedding they pack up and go adventuring again for a while so they can spend some time together that's ACTUALLY just the two of them.

At some point - dunno yet if it's pre- or post-epilogue reunion get-together - Dhamari visits with Jaheira, and she invites him to join the Harpers. Dhamari's felt a sort of half-conscious connection with the Harpers for a WHILE now, since finding the executed patrol of them in Grymforge (that's a whole other ramble/fic in process lol) and so when Jaheira makes this offer he's like '...huh yeah I could do that'. It gives him a much needed sense of purpose in life, gets him out and about and not quite so latched onto Gale every hour of the day. So when he and Gale take breaks from adventures and chill in Waterdeep for a bit, Gale can be doing his wizardy stuff with his wizardy friends, and Dhamari does whatever Harper business needs doing around the city.

So things aren't always perfect between them, and frankly these two will always find something to argue about because they ARE such different people. But they love each other, and they learn from each other, and as far as they're concerned - it's a happy ending.

Random tidbit - I really like that in the route I chose, Gale retains the mark of the orb. I think that despite what it was - a death sentence - Dhamari's actually rather fond of it aesthetically, and even sees it as a reminder - to both of them - that Gale survived. That Gale chose Dhamari, chose life, and it was the right choice.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #bg3 tav #gale dekarios #gale x tav #bg3 epilogue spoilers #bg3:dhamari #kem oc #kem rambles #otp: woven in the storm

[kikker-oma]

Cr*ckfic?

YES

YES

…

It was a beautiful day in the land of Hyrule, the birds were chirping, and the leaves rustled just so in the vast forest. Nothing could possibly go

“I. HATE. YOU!” Wild shouted as he threw a small rock at Legend, “You’re a criminal! Time, tell him I shouldn’t pay a CRIMINAL.”

“You landed on MY railroad. PAY UP 25 RUPEES.”

“NO.”

“YES YOU LITTLE SH-“ Legend looked at Sky, oh poor innocent Sky. The only one that ACTUALLY pays everyone, even if he only has two rupees left, “SHEEP.” He crossed his arms, “I MAY BE IN JAIL, BUT ITS NOT MY FAULT I MOVED FIVE SPACES. BLAME WIND, HE RIGGED THE DICE.”

“What? I would NEVER do anything like that!”

“Shut up Wind, you’re not the one to talk after making me pay 1,250 rupees on your STUPID HOTEL.” Warriors crossed his arms, “And to think you were nice.”

“Wild, just pay Wild his 25 rupees and let’s get back to playing.” Four tried to mediate the situation, “Look, I’ll even give you 25 of my rupees.” He tried to offer up.

“Oh no, don’t believe him!” Hyrule yells, “It’s a trap I TELL YE. ITS A TRAP!!”

“SHHHH RULIE IF YOU WANT MY BLUE CARDS THEN HUSH HUSH!”

Time looked over at Twilight, and Twilight looked over at Time. Behind them, stood a pile of money.

“Wait a minute!” Wild pushed the board aside, “You guys merged bank! CHEATERS!”

“Wild!” Sky sighed, “THE BOARD. YOU KNOCKED IT OVER.”

“Oh puh-lease, we can fix it. But TIME AND TWILIGHT SHOULD GO IN JAIL.” Wild pointed to the jail cell, “Legend, I shall free you, but THESE TWO THAT I PUT MY FAITH IN, ESPECIALLY YOU TIME. WHO SAYS YOU DIDN”T EMBEZZLE FUNDS FROM THE BANK?.!” The scarred boy flopped onto the forest floor, “Thou heart of mine shall be broken, and thou shall perish.”

“At least I am free,” Legend smirked, “Sucks for you guys though.”

“Wait, so none of us are playing the game properly?” Sky looked over at the rules. Monopoly is a weird game, “huh?”

“Took you long enough to figure out,” Warriors sighed, “We can’t even play anymore because SOMEONE knocked the board down.”

“Nuh uh! It’s Four’s fault! If he didn’t try to scam me, none of this would have happened!”

“Mine??? I thought WIND RIGGED THE DICE!”

“I AM INNOCENT.”

“I should have never asked…” Sky sighs, “I’m going to bed.”

“It’s 7:00pm?” Warriors looked over, confused.

“I KNOW! ITS SO LATE.”

….

I just wanted an excuse to write dialouge now that I’m reading over this

WAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA dude I freaking love this 🤣🤣🤣 this reminds me of an ask I have in my inbox! Someone requested some of the boys playing monopoly and this crackfic reeeeaaaallly makes me wanna draw it LOL

Thank you for blessing me with this chaos lol

#sweet blarefordaglare #fics for oma #linked universe #linkeduniverse

[richardsletters]

“Dear Jodi, 

Hi thank you for the photos. They were cool. Good to hear from you again! Is that you in the pictures? Getting a job as a teacher shouldn't be too bad. When do you go back to school? Say hi to Troy for me. I did get a few letter's from him which I'll answer soon. Hope you can read my writing ok. It's 1 AM. I don't have a desk and my pen is less than stellar. I did visit some cities in Mexico. Never did go to the pyramids. Wish I had though. I wonder if you could climb the pyramids in Egypt. You think? Have you ever been to Israel or do you intend to go someday? What do you think about what is going over there? Your last name is Jewish? Thanx for telling me about the Jewish faith and whether they believe in the devil. I was kinda right then cause I had a jewish lawyer (-> They are some of the best lawyer's around) back in 85 and he told me they didn't believe in the devil. Me + him parted ways cause we couldn't get along the following year. You say that in christianity, the devil punishes the sinner, you think? Maybe there's something to that rolling stones song "Sympathy for the devil" after all. ha The part where it says "what busted you is the nature of my game". ha I alwayas thought that in religions, god was the punisher. You know when god gets pissed (according to the bible) it's bad news. ha Noah's ark, Saddam + Gomora + all that. Ah you an atheist then? I do remember (I think) you telling me this in one of your past letters. You + Troy seem to make a perfect couple. You both very smart. How did you guys meet? Whats a " Bris for the child (?)" mean? Is that like circumcision? Foreskin being cut off? Ouch. :) Yes indeed I know what you mean when you write that your different views on religion from the ones your family has can create problems. Same here. My family is catholic and I'm a satanist :) And also with all the different idologies and mind sets in the world I'm suprised the world isn't a more chaotic place. Have you been watching the news re: The catholics and protestants going at it in Ireland? I've created my own religion.:) Its called "I believe in what I want to believe in." ha I don't follow any one satanic groups preachings. I believe in God- and Satan as being a spirit. a spirit who rebelled against God and has legions of demons all over the worl. Pretty weird concept huh? ha I do know alot of Satanists don't believe in Satan as an actual being or spirit. Nope I don't remember meeting Lavey. It's possible though but I doubt it. Rumor has it he was a big fibber. ha I did meet his daughter Zeena though who had a falling out with him. I did hear about that Ed Gein movie. I doubt I'll ever see it. You gonna go check out From Hell with Johnny Depp? 13 Ghosts looks pretty good. I know Texas Chainsaw Massacre was done with Ed Gein's crimes in mind. You're seen that one? I do have pics on my wall yup here's a drawing of my cell for you. Pretty gruesome huh? ha I've been living in these cells for 16 years now. Ugh! ha Yeah the WTC attack in NY was something else. I saw it happen live on TV. Looked like something straight out of a movie. Your bible story of Ishmael and Isaac was interesting maybe that really is where the feud started eh? I can see them on that game show "The Family Feud". ha That drawing you sent me from the internet was really cool. Thanx. Now if you'll excuse me my love (hope you don't mind me calling you that :) ) I have to retire for the night. Jeeves, Bring me my glass of warm milk. :) I'll end here, hope to hear from you again soon. All my best <3 Own the day, Richard.” 

“PS Don't send polaroids”

#richard ramirez #richard ramirez letters #the night stalker #satan #satanist #jewish #9/11 #satanism #anton lavey

[brittle-doughie]

Had an idea ever since I read the 'biggest fans' thing....what if they fell for y/n when y/n was on a rival team...like y/n also plays 3 cookie volleyball and plays against the cherry stars? How would the obsession start and how would they take care of the...opposing sides problem? Also curious how they'd act when they play against y/n!

Foul Play (Cherry Stars)

I actually had a bunch of ideas for this one too lol

It was after a match that the 3 cookies of Cherry Stars return to their break room after escaping the reporters that tried to swarm them, exhausted and out of energy after another effort to win is out the window. The sudden knocking at their door made them jump, weren’t reporters kept from this area?!

Cherry Ball knowing this went to answer the door and came upon a supposedly new face to her that greeted Cherry once the door opened!

You introduced yourself as Y/N Cookie that came by and wanted to congratulate them!

Purple and Green Cherry Star Players wondered what you were talking about, they didn’t even win the match!

You added on that it was the effort they put in the match that made them winners in your eyes, they came a long way from their beginnings to where they were now at the big leagues here, it was like their first match back at your local town was just yesterday.

That line made them pause for a second before the memory of their first game got to them, you were that enthusiastic cookie in the crowd that cheered them on! One of their very first fans…seeing you here just as enthusiastic as you were back then did lift up the players’ spirits, but they didn’t get ahead of themselves, they still lost the match..

“Happy to hear you’re behind us all the way, but we’re sorry for disappointing fans like you back there.”

“Yeah..we hoped we could win something to make you fans proud..”

“Sorry, Y/N Cookie. We hope we can do better this next match! We won’t give up just yet!”

You had faith in them, they just needed to be led in the right direction and what better way to do that then to receive help from the other cookies in the stadium! You knew a couple of them, so it was easier on the introductions and get straight to the advice! The Cherry Stars were taken back by your will to help them out, you didn’t seem to want anything out of it and you’re here willing to lend them a hand? They…don’t know what to say!

“Thank you, Y/N Cookie. You truly are a fan!”

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“Y/N Cookie!”

When you said you knew the cookies around the stadium, the Cherry Stars players weren’t expecting Orange and Lime Cookie to straight up head towards you as they gave you a big hug. They were willing to give the players advice on what they knew about coordination and working together, but at the same time, they were also split on speaking to you as well. Seeing this, for some reason, it wasn’t sitting well for the three players

“They..really like Y/N Cookie it seems. Like they’re fans of them of too!”

“I know they’re here to help us out, but I can’t shake off this feeling when they speak to them..”

“What is Y/N’s history with these two…?”

———————————————————————

“Ah, Y/N Cookie. Have you seen my match?”

You admit that you did as you handed her a handkerchief, she was pretty cool in scoring victory in the last act of her match, she kept her cool under the pressure.

“You’re too kind, Y/N. Say, do you happen to be free after Sports Day?”

Oh! You appreciated the offer, but you were actually here to see if White Choco can offer advice to the Cherry Stars on what they could do to improve themselves!

“Of course! But just know, I didn’t hear a no for my offer hm?”

You chuckled as you awkwardly rubbed the back of your head as White Choco gave you a smirk.

If Orange and Lime didn’t raise alarms before, White Choco certainly was.

“White Choco is so bold..I wish I could be like that..”

“Y/N…really knows a bunch of cookies, huh?”

“They’re awfully close for fellow players…”

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“You helped me too! Talking with you helped me organize my thoughts! Let’s keep enjoying what we love! I know that no matter what, there are still cookies out there who will support me and my team no matter what!”

“Oh really?”

“Yeah, like Y/N Cookie! They’ve been there since the start and I want to make them happy for all they’ve done for me today!”

“Wait, Y/N Cookie? THE Y/N Cookie?!”

“Yeah! What’s the matter?”

“They didn’t tell you, did they? Well…”

———————————————————————

The Cherry Stars next match was up as they took to the field, the opposing team making their way out as well, Cherry Ball didn’t want to believe what she was told, you didn’t look like the volleyball player type, you were too gentle for a high stakes sport.

The look on their faces when they spotted you coming out last in the line as you took to the center of your team, the role of team leader. Your team voiced their enthusiasm and support for you as you gave words of encouragement to the reporters.

Your team were the hyped bunch, you were their star player in both the games and as a person, you were able to unify a team that worked hard and played hard! They gave you a pre-game congratulatory group hug as good luck for the match. A gesture the Cherry Stars didn’t appreciate, how come these cookies get a hug from their fan before they did?

The Cherry Stars’ admiration for you peaked when the match was occurring, being able to coordinate your team well and with such sync, they thought you all shared a brain. Having to play against didn’t help the Stars, but you’ve helped them throughout the day, it would be a shame if all that help went to waste if they choked up now!

You called out to Cherry Ball that she needed to make this shot to win!

She didn’t want to do it, she didn’t want you to lose! Your team looked so stoked to be here and a loss for them worried Cherry that they’ll begin to resent you! She didn’t want that for her earliest fan!

She’s worked up the whole day for this moment, do it and make the shot! She’ll not only make her team proud, but you proud as well!

SO DO IT! TAKE THE VOLLYBALL SHOT!

And so she did it. She jumped in the air and slung the volleyball back into your court with all she had, she closed her eyes while doing so. Green and Purple gasped as the ball flew right back into your court…and straight for you.

The resounding hit echoed across the stadium as the spectators came to a silence, as did both teams. Cherry Ball hesitantly opened her eyes…and was horrified to see that the ball had struck you and sent you to the ground.

Not caring about anyone else at the moment, Cherry rushed to you as she held you in her arms, pleading for you to get up and please…forgive her. She’s sorry, so sorry! She didn’t care for the stares of horror and anger sent her way by your team.

You coughed awake as you looked at her way, tears streaming down her face as she apologized over and over again. Green and Purple head on over to you as well to check on you, completely blocking off your team from getting to you.

You…you….YOU DID IT, CHERRY!

The cookies on the field and the ones watching were baffled that you were happy that the Cherry Stars won as opposed to being furious that they hit on the side of the face with the ball. Well…if you were okay with it, the sports commentators declared the Cherry Stars as the winners of the match!

The three girls wouldn’t stop apologizing to you as you returned to reporters with an ice pack for your face. It was water under the bridge, their victory made you happy so you didn’t care you got clocked on the face. Your team didn’t share the sentiment, how did these cookies think they were to show their faces again after what they did!

The Cherry Stars butted heads with them as they took you into their arms, if you were okay with it, then you were okay with it! Your team shouldn’t be allowed to just ban them from seeing you again! You were their earliest fan and no way will they allow the competition to ruin that!

“It ’s for the best that Y/N Cookie comes with us! We can get food to celebrate our win and for all the help they’ve given us”

“Not to mention that you cookies sound crazy, you can’t keep Y/N from us forever!”

“We’re only spending time with our fan here, what’s the big idea?”

And if your team started to cause far more trouble in the future..well, the Cherry Stars will cross that bridge when they get there..you should be on a team that will treat you with the love and care that they can show you…

Your team will just have to accept that facts that when it comes to vying for your affection, they’ve already struck out

#cookie run x reader #cookie run x you #cr x reader #yandere cookie run ovenbreak #yandere cookie run #cookie npc x reader #cookie run ovenbreak #cherry ball cookie #green cherry star player #purple cherry star player #white choco cookie #orange cookie #lime cookie #choco ball cookie

[selenitesdawn]

Hi! Could I req a Max Mayfield x reader imagine? Where Max always has the high score at the arcade but one time she notices that someone has beat her and that becomes like a competition between them? They make this deal where every time Max beats reader she get's a clue on who reader is. At the end Max finds who reader is and they realize they like each other and get together? Thank you so much! - N

I love love love this request. I hope it’s okay that I split this in two parts. I just had a lot of ideas about this. And I wanted a happy Max, so… yes.

Arcade Rivals (pt.1)

pairing : max mayfield x reader

warnings : maybe a curse word now and then

summary : two very competitive arcade players get their game on.

third person pov

The thing about Hawkins was, that it had its own will. The people who lived there thought that it had its own mind, deciding whether it was in a good or in a bad mood from day to day. When Hawkins was in a bad mood, people went missing and the streets were filled with thick poisoned air. It demanded its victims, almost like they satisfied its hunger. But when Hawkins was in a good mood, the sun was shining, the land was sprouting and you could hear kids laughing from outside your window. Some days were hell, filled with tragedies that shattered the town’s foundation. Other days were filled with miracles, allowing people to hope for a better future.

A fresh breeze hit the redhead’s face as she stood on her skateboard and raced down the street. She felt her speed increase with every second, bending her knees a little to keep her balance. For a moment she actually had a feeling of freedom since the first time in a while. It was just her, her skateboard and the road. No monster chasing her. No stupid brother making her life more difficult than it already was. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the sound her wheels made, racing over the concrete. Then a smile crept upon her lips, signaling that Max Mayfield had regained a sense of faith. Not only for the future, but herself.

As she arrived at the Palace Arcade, she got off her board and tucked it under her arm. The arcade was where Max spent most of her time. She was pretty damn good at these games and the people who worked there gave her all the credit for it.

“Hey Mad Max, how’s it going?”, an employee named Derek asked from behind the counter.

“All good, how about you?”, Max replied casually, walking past him.

“I’m good. Just uhm, you should check your score on Dig Dug!”, he shouted after her.

Max turned around and furrowed her eyebrows, not understanding what he meant by that. It almost sounded like a threat. Like someone might have…

“No way.”, she mumbled to herself as she approached the game.

After leaning her skateboard against the machine, she wasted no time checking the highscore. And to her surprise, MADMAX was now in the second place. After weeks of being the number one spot, somebody really managed to kick her off her well-earned throne. Although it was devastating in a way, it was an exciting feeling. Nobody was ever able to beat her at this game, which made it kind of boring to play after a while. But now there was somebody who obviously fought for that first place. Which meant the competition was on. One thing did bother Max though.

“SANEMAX? What a stupid name. That’s so lame.”, she mumbled annoyed.

The person who won against her obviously chose that name to provoke her, but Max wasted no time being offended and got her game right back on. It took her just 20 minutes to be back on the top spot, much to her own surprise. Although she was pretty amazing at Dig Dug, she never beat her own score this easily + another score above her. It seemed like her competitiveness allowed her to reach a new level of skilled, earning a victory again in a long time. She smiled to herself as she grabbed her skateboard, walking past the counter again.

“Already got that score back huh? I knew it. Sane Max got nothing on you.”, Derek applauded impressed.

Max was just about to walk past him and leave the arcade, when she suddenly got curious.

“Thanks Derek. Uhm, do you by any chance know who that person is? That beat my score?“, Max asked casually.

„Nope. No idea. It was that way when I came to work this morning.“, he replied.

Max started wondering who that mysterious person was. She never saw that nickname before. No one even tried to beat Max‘s score at Dig Dug for months now. It was kind of sketchy, now that she started thinking about it. She made her way back to the machine and started digging through her backpack. It was filled with all kinds of things. Spare Wheels for her skateboard in case something happens, disinfectant in case she gets a bruise, a few comics in case a lesson is too boring. After a while the redhead managed to grab a pen and a paper and started writing a note.

Dear sanemax, nice try. Do better next time. That was too easy. - MADMAX

She grinned as she put the note on the screen. In fact, Max didn’t have this much fun in a while. And there was no feeling like an easy victory. It just proved once again that Max was the glorious queen of Dig Dug.

That night she fell asleep without any nightmares for the first time in weeks. All she could think about before going to bed was if “SANEMAX” would get the message. If they would be able to beat her score again. If they are cool or..

‘Maybe they are just an asshole.’ , Max thought to herself.

But at the same time she didn’t care. She was excited for tomorrow, excited to go to the arcade and maybe even get a message back. Laying in bed, she put her headphones on and listened to her favorite song. Smiling to herself as she fell asleep.

The next day Max grabbed her skateboard as soon as she finished her breakfast, making her way to the arcade. She didn’t know whether the secret person plays at night or during the day. But if Derek didn’t see anyone play Dig Dug during his shift, sanemax must strike at night.

When she arrived she greeted the employees and made her way to the machine. A note was glued onto the side.

Hey MADMAX, nice try. You didn’t think I would give up that easily, did you? I didn’t even try beating your highscore the first time around, it kinda just happened. The game is ON. - better max

“This.. asshole.”, Max mumbled to herself. Her eyes squeezed together as she checked the new score. It wasn’t much more than the score she had reached yesterday. She took the note and stuffed it into her back pocket.

“Okay. The game is on.”, Max whispered determined.

This time around she got even more competitive. Her goal was to beat this score by far. Just to set a sign and make this pretentious person shake in fear. Max’s eyes were glued onto the screen as she moved the joystick at an incredible speed.

“YES!” Max put her fist up victoriously, jumping into the air. Her forehead was bathed in sweat as she plopped onto a chair that stood in the corner.

She had won. It took her 40 whole minutes but the score she had reached was unbeatable. There was no way anyone would come close to that. Not even SANEMAX. It was probably historic, now that she thought about it.

“That is truly a miracle.”, Derek said as he approached the Dig Dug machine. “How did you do that?”

Max just shrugged her shoulders and grinned, leaning back into the chair.

“I got competitive, I guess.”, she answered in a cool tone, making Derek grin.

Max grabbed her backpack and pulled out a pen and a paper, ready to write another message. But this time around she didn’t know what to write. Whoever this person was, they made her put up a top performance. They were the reason she was excited for something, for the first time in a while. She didn’t dread waking up this morning. She didn’t fall asleep thinking about all the bad things from the past. Maybe this person was brought to her for a reason, she thought.

“I wanna know who you are.”, she mumbled to herself, as she wrote down a message.

If you beat this score, I will accept my defeat. But if you don’t, you have to give me a clue about who the hell you are. Sounds good? - MADMAX

She put the message on the screen and grabbed her things.

“Bye Derek, see you tomorrow.”, Max commented as she walked past him.

She stepped onto her board and made her way home. The sun was shining and a cold breeze hit Max’s face. The feeling was refreshing, especially after Max sweat a lot inside the arcade. It was an ordinary Saturday and the day had just started. But for some reason today felt different to her. The last Saturdays were more about distracting herself. When there was no school, Max would just skate, go to the arcade, have her headphones on the entire time and hope for the day to end as quickly as possible.

‘What did this dumbass do to me?’, Max thought to herself. When she arrived at home, she searched her back pocket for the note and read through it again and again. She did this until she had memorized every single word and the handwriting.

This Saturday Max met up with Mike, Dustin and Lucas for the first time in weeks. She was always invited to the meetings, but she never attended. Either she felt too depressed, or she simply wanted to be alone. But for some reason she didn’t want to be alone this evening. And it turned out to be a good decision. The night was filled with laughter and happiness. Max almost forgot how amazing it felt to have your friends around. This mysterious person from the arcade somehow managed to give Max a lot of her energy back. She was happy.

Sunday morning went just like the morning before. Max ate breakfast, grabbed her skateboard and made her way to the arcade. As she arrived smiling from ear to ear, she went straight to the machine. But to her disappointment, she didn’t find a note this time.

“What?”, she mumbled to herself as she searched the entire machine.

Her score was still on top, no one had beaten her. ‘Maybe SANEMAX just didn’t go to the arcade yesterday.’, she thought to herself. Her smile faded slowly. For some reason it didn’t feel good to see her score untouched. She at least wanted to see Sane Max try. And hopefully fail.

Just as she was about to make her way to another machine, an employee walked up to her.

“Hey, Mad Max?”, the employee asked.

“Yes?”, Max asked confused, furrowing her eyebrows at the person.

“Uhm, Sane Max told me to give this to you.”, they said as they gave Max a note.

Max looked at the note and rolled her eyes.

“Oh my god.”, she groaned as she threw her head back.

You have won, my master. This fight is over. So here are multiple clues, because I’m nice : I know who you are. You walk past me in school without looking at me, like every time. So my looks won’t help you much. But let me say this: My real name isn’t really Max. Surprise. Pac Man next ? - (not really) Sane Max

‘What an idiot’, she thought to herself.

After the employee left, she couldn’t help but grin. This person really loved teasing her. But of course she wouldn’t ditch that invitation. She would destroy them at Pac Man and get the next clue.

Max checked the score on Pac Man and saw SANEMAX was at the number one spot. Determined she grabbed the joystick and focused all of her attention on the game.

“The game is on.”

#stranger things reader insert #stranger things x reader #max mayfield imagine #max mayfield x reader #max mayfield x you #maxine mayfield

[nenilein]

I've started archiving (and translating) the field conversations from Puyo Puyo Fever 2!

Unlike most other Puyo Puyo games, Fever 2 doesn’t only tell its story through the regular story mode (RunRun, WakuWaku, HaraHara). In between each part of the story mode, the player is given the option to explore Primp Town, talk to the characters in the various locations there, receive gifts from them and even listen in on private conversations between the characters. These “field conversations” can only be viewed once per save file and and are missable, making them a bit of a pain to archive. So, for purposes of posterity, I decided to go through the entire game, record every single field conversation and translate them all.

Here's the doc with the translations for the conversations archived in the video above: LINK

Here are some of my personal highlights:

Rei: (The sign he is holding reads:) Yu is my twin sister. Rei: I wish I could say that we’re always together, but… Rei: …she’s almost never here.

Sig: “... The “Memory of Chuu”, huh…” Akuma:  “Ah, the legendary Memory of Chuu. I see you are hard at your studies, ma.” Sig: “....................” Akuma: “...ma?” Sig: “... zzzzz … zzzzz…” Akuma: “He’s sleeping, ma!?”

Klug: “Don’t make the mistake of underestimating me. The Klug who stands before you is not the Klug of yesterday, oh no! Are you ready for my true potential?” Raffina:  “Oh please, how much could you possibly have improved in one day? It is steady, daily practice that makes perfect. Ms. Accord herself said so.” Klug: “Heh heh, I suppose we should put that claim to the test in a match then! Now, should we use custom handicaps? I will set mine to “Spicy” and yours to “Mild”. That only seems fair.” Raffina:  “If you are trying to prove something to me, then have it your way! You will see where it gets you!”

Yu: “Whoopsie! Sometimes I totally forget you exist, Rei!” Rei: (The sign he is holding reads:) I’m used to it. Yu: “Sorries~!”

Klug: “Eheheheh… You see, this book I carry on my person… I actually borrowed it from the Library department here.” Klug:  “Who would’ve thought that a volume with such grand, dark power was hiding here all along!” Klug: “Of course, it takes true greatness to control its might. I am most likely the only one capable of this feat!” Klug: “Now, please excuse me. I have to go and extend my lease on the tome again…”

Klug: “Professor, I have a question regarding an item.” Accord:  “Which item is it about?” Klug: “The ‘Memory of Chuu’. It has been the talk of the town as of late.” Accord: “Ah, the ‘Memory of Chuu’. It is said that it tempts your opponent with their sweetest memories, causing them to lose the will to battle.” Accord: “There is an old poem that describes the effect in lyric, but I must admit I have never seen this item myself. I must wonder if it even exists.” Klug: “The fact that you, with your tendency to keep secrets from us, say this makes me even more sure that it does exist. …The ‘Memory of Chuu’... I should investigate the matter…” Accord:  “Dear, oh dear… That is not nice, Klug. You should really have a little more faith in your teacher.” Klug: “Excuse me, but you do have a history!”

Klug: “Have you ever seen a ‘Memory of Chuu’ with your own eyes?” Dapper: “Of course I have. I may not look it, but even I was in love once and had a partner.” Klug:  “Do you need a romantic partner to be allowed to carry a Memory of Chuu?” Dapper: “...You’re still a little too young to be talking about this, I’m afraid. Let’s stop this right here.” Klug:  “I… I read the monthly Darkmaque!!”

#puyo puyo #Puyo Pop #Puyo #Puyo Pop fever #puyo puyo fever 2 #neni translates #Youtube

[samobservessonic]

I can now say for sure that this is the final part of the biggest Sonic story in StC so far. Five parts is nothing to sniff at and everyone one has been an epic. This climax promises to go strong, with the threat of Metallix hanging over our heroes. Sonic learned at the end of the last issue that whatever he does in the past, it might not stop Metallix after all, yet still he has to take the Time Stone and go on blind faith alone

Anyone who’s played Sonic CD will be familiar with this mechanic. Although admittedly, I could rarely get it to work and have never managed to get the good ending myself lol…

Like in the game, after travelling back in time, Sonic needs to destroy these machines to create a good future. But there’s a few differences here for the sake of the story adaptation. The first being that the machine itself is growing into the Miracle Planet. I actually can’t remember if that was the case in the game or not, but it’s a cool addition either way and works with StC’s more brutal takes on the way Robotnik’s technology works. The second is that Sonic needs to go inside the machines to break them, which he can do by being shrunk down small. These two features had no connection to each other in the game, but I like that they’ve linked them here for a smoother story transition. And third…

…the machines are powered by the Time Stones, with removing them being what breaks the machine. It’s a neat way to work the Time Stones into the plot without including the special stages, which would’ve taken more time to establish Now that I think about it, the Time Stones replacing the star posts as Sonic’s method of travelling through time in the game is also good streamlining for the sake of the story

Also nixed from the story is the second machine you need to destroy, the Metal Sonic hologram, which in the game would make the small animals appear unafraid of Sonic once more. There’s really no need or extra time for that here, as Sonic warps back to face Metallix in the present day, just like he knows the past version of himself did before

Now Sonic is back here and after watching the scenes play out in the same way, we get to see what comes next. Except that he doesn’t know what’s coming next himself, as whatever he changed in the past hasn’t affected the future. But wait a moment…

…Oh come on, it wouldn’t be a dramatic reveal if the changes to the timeline happened instantly. With everything Robotnik built on the Miracle Planet (or infected it with?) now gone, no shrink ray means that Sonic is no longer small

Which also affects Metallix! Huh. I know Metallix comes back to StC in a big way (which again, mostly happened before my time), so I’m looking forward to seeing how that pans out. A lot more than our aromantic protagonist is looking forward to spending a month trapped with Amy, I reckon

And that wraps up our epic! I feel like I’ve said most of what I could already say to sum up while I was reading through - this story had the gravity that a Sonic CD adaptation deserved. It wasn’t afraid to change things up for the sake of adapting game mechanics into the comic more smoothly, but at the same time it really did show off a lot of what you could do in Sonic CD. It genuinely felt like this was a story written by someone who played and enjoyed Sonic CD and wanted to make a story out of it, as opposed to being a game tie-in that was mandated to be written

I suppose some could argue that the first two parts being about Captain Plunder could’ve been a separate story to the Sonic CD adaptation, but I am a Captain Plunder celebrater (which is a step up from being an apologist) and think that a big member of the StC rogues gallery deserved a big introduction, too

So yes, this feels like a big milestone in StC. We have two specials to cover before getting back to our next Sonic story in the main comic, but I’m sure that the momentum they’ve built up with this story arc will keep going after this short break Also, before I forget, I thought there was something to do with Porker Lewis on the Miracle Planet that happened in this arc, but either that happens in a different story or I'm just remembering it wrong. Just thought I'd say that, since I brought it up in one of the last issues

#sam observes sonic #sonic the comic #stc issue 28 #sonic the hedgehog #amy rose #metal sonic

[neochan]

⤷ send in a made up fic title + a member and i'll give you a short synopsis and snippet of what i'd write.

yuta with "game on" bcs i got an idea for that yesterday and now i wanna know ur thoughts!!

𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 — 𝗡.𝗬𝗧

nakamoto yuta. biggest fuckboy on campus and your actual fucking rival. you hate him, or his dick at least, which he's put into every single one of your friends. you're the opposite. a darling angel slash academic weapon. so what you didn't party as much as him, and you didn't sleep around. you were too hellbent on keeping your scholarship. but when he spreads a nasty rumor that you're a virgin, you decide it's time to get your revenge. he sleeps with all your friends, so you sleep with his. game on motherfucker.

𝗦𝗡𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗧 | "i just don't think you have the balls to do it." haechan argues around a forkful of insanely average dining hall food. you really don't understand how he eats it like it's the fourth wonder of the world.

"you sound just like him!" you huff, pushing aside the undercooked tatertot on your plate, "at least have some faith in me."

haechan doesn't miss a beat, "jaehyun, jeno, mark."

you wave a hand in the air, "huh?"

"those are his best friends. they're who you'll have to sleep with to get whatever revenge you're talking about." he bites into a cheeseburger to big for his hands and decides to speak around yet another mouthful, "you don't go for frat boys, and they don't go for you. i'm sorry but you'd crumble in a millisecond."

"would you like this fork in your eye?" you ask, unseriously serious.

"the truth is something you need to become acquainted with."

#mutual ✿ angelwonie #yuta #haechan #nct #nct dream #nct imagine #nct x reader

[arcplaysgames]

SO PERSONA 4 THE GOLDEN REALLY DOES NOT ANTICIPATE YOU LEVELING UP JUSTICE AND HIEROPHANT TOGETHER HUH

get ready for the whiplash of a lifetime. So Dojima is making some real, appreciable progress in not being a self-centered machismo-driven fuckhead, and i am proud of him.

Dojima has removed his head from his ass and arranges a little get-together to celebrate being a family unit. It was stated waaaaaay in the beginning of his arc that his job in his marriage was to be the breadwinner but also to always make the coffee, as a symbolic promise to his mother-in-law. Now, he makes everyone coffee and cake to formally add Reverie to the family.

He gives Reverie a coffee cup and implicitly reveals that Reverie's been drinking out of Chisato, his late wife's, cup all this time. And it was time for Reverie to have their own cup in the house. Which is genuinely very sweet.

the fucking voice acting in this game is so tremendously good, my god. the weariness and quiet shame and resignation of Dojima is palpable.

BUT THEN

I FLIP BACK TO JUSTICE AND

l m a o I was REALLY intended to do Nanako's SLink before Dojima's somehow, huh, even though BOTH of them are gated behind a skill check. NANAKO IS ACTUALLY GATED BEHIND TWO CHECKS.

Nanako runs off to the river and Dojima just

FUCKING

LEAVES.

I was so fucking furious I nearly had to take a walk. Like oh my GOD? "Hey, 16 year old nephew, you go handle my tremendous fuck-up that i have been setting up for literally years," I AM BESIDE MYSELF

SHE'S SIX, DOJIMA. DOJIMA, SHE IS SIX. She is six and yet somehow she's my fucking age. My god. I want to punch Dojima in the nose.

So yeah I would say if I was doing the revision of this game, while we're swapping Yosuke and Yukiko's arcana, combine Dojima and Nanako into the Justice arcana to prevent THIS fucking weirdness. God, the whiplash is intense.

Anyway, I maxed Hierophant and I stick by my first assessment; Dojima would have been better as the Emperor. He even finishes up his SLink discussing his protection of Inaba. Kanji is still a better Emperor, but Hierophant makes no damn sense for Dojima.

OH MY GOD I WOULD SWAP THE FOX AND DOJIMA. The shrine fox is all about restoring the shrine and ordering its subjects (Reverie) around to facilitate the will of the shrine, and exercising the power it represents. It is the keeper of the faith in a very literal sense, and has the weird sense of authority that a Hierophant needs. And Dojima's whole arc is about how he's isolated himself for so long, his ability to connect to others is atrophying, and he needs help finding his way back to the light.

YOSUKE: PRIESTESS YUKIKO: MAGICIAN DOJIMA: HERMIT DAT FOX: HIEROPHANT

guys i can fix this game, I can fix it all

wait what are we doing

are we

doing a musical interlude

....... why is this a trope??????????

#p4 #persona liveblog

[despairing-disaster]

Initial thoughts on ch 2 ep 1 (ik it’s early but I wanna lay out some stuff rn)

Listen, ppl all had their own opinions about the protag swap theory. Some thought it would happen, some thought it was stupid, I thought it was gonna be a temporary POV change in the first episode before Teruko got back to her regular girlbossing and whaddaya know, I was right!

On the topic of me being right though, I swear the only times I am right about things are when I can’t exactly explain why I think something, therefore I don’t ever say it because “that’s stupid,” but I feel like the motive as well as the delivery, both in the timing and the fallout, was something I could’ve seen coming. I dismissed the idea as too dramatic at some point, apparently forgetting that DRDT is the reality TV of fangans (but probably less scripted somehow).

I’m honestly pretty hyped about the motive though. I always thought that the canon equivalent in the first game was lacking in some ways, so seeing a fresh twist on a classic is always fun.

It also makes me wonder about the hidden quotes. Ik I talk abt these more than I reasonably probably should given they’re, uh, hidden, but in addition to what probably counts as more context for J’s quote, I’m also currently looking at Arei’s and Levi’s.

Levi talked a bit about his family and being disowned as well as how he feels he has to put effort into being nice, so a part of me wonders if there’s something he feels particularly guilty about in relation to his quote. His listed dislike is also unpredictable people and I figure that may be related as well.

But Arei’s seems more pertinent to me. She’s been nothing but an emotionally manipulative ass this whole time and now she has someone else’s dirty laundry and the full ability to air it if she so pleases, but idk what she’s gonna do with it. If her quote is relevant to something in this chapter in particular, she may decide on keeping it to herself. She obviously has a limited idea of how friendships really work, but maybe she has some decency when it comes to a situation like this.

Teruko’s commentary and leaning on the 4th wall as well as MonoTV’s incredibly (in)convenient incompetence is really only doing more to reinforce the idea in my mind that she knows way more than she’s letting on as well as a the fact that a lot of information about her is being withheld from the audience and we probably don’t have a complete look into her mind. Also, the phone. We have seen that phone before, just not in the killing game.

I feel like Arturo’s reaction to finding out J was related to a famous actress was... kind of what I expected it to be, but for all his preaching about physical beauty, he sure didn’t fuckin notice anything special about her until that exact moment, huh. Almost like he’s full of shit and just obsessed with fame and glamour as concepts.

It’s also really sweet to see Charles actually probably have more faith and hope coming out of the trial than going into it. And despite the tensions and him being turned down, him asking Teruko if she wants to explore with him is probably the most civil conversation they’ve had so far throughout the entire game. I think even if neither of them have a lot of faith in everyone else, they at least seem like they have less hard feelings towards each other. Like two siblings who grew up in a shitty household and always fought but start actually tolerating each other the moment they accept they were both victims even if they don’t really talk about it.

I’m fuckin scared to see my boy get woobified even more tho.

Oh! And a bit more on J’s quote actually. I wonder if her animosity towards her mom (and actors as a whole) was just wrought from the secondhand fame she never wanted or if her mother tried to force her into acting herself. Her dialogue in the FTEs that dropped last year at the very least indicate she had femininity forced upon her, but pushing a child into acting for more fame and fortune is a very special kind of fucking your kid up for the rest of their life and the horrible shit child actors and actresses are put through is becoming more and more discussed in an ever increasingly digital world.

But yeah. Mega hyped for this chapter, especially with the motive as I am, unfortunately, a sucker for hot, juicy goss

#danganronpa despair time

[silvery-bluish]

9, 15, 15, and 7 (because im on the dnd brain rn) for Arsinoe (and BB as well if you want!!)

YEAH this one's really on me for reblogging two ask games with numbers in a row huh. Thank you for the ask though!! i'm going to assume one of those 15s was meant to be a 14? Let me know if I'm headed in the wrong direction.

Ask game in question is here!

Ars

9. how honest are they?

Arsinoe does lie. They lie, and they omit the truth, but they. Kind of always want to be telling the truth instead? Building relationships on lies and misdirection means those relationships are always going to be-- unsteady, foundations made out of sand, even if the other people involved don't know that they can't be REAL until everything's on the table.

They want everything on the table. They want to be understood. They're just. Caught in the inertia of not telling people things, it feels like, and telling the truth is going to knock all of those foundations down.

14. are they more daring or more cautious?

Local Idiot Bounces Wildly Between the two, more news at 10. I tend to think of Arsinoe as a very cautious individual overall, with a tenancy towards terrified-out-of-my-mind-holding-my-breath leaps of faith. In-game, this reflects as 'daring enough to take the Anathema name and then dipping down to basically be 50/50 all Retri' which seems to read as 'balanced' but. in my mind. it is actually them jumping wildly between the two.

15. what is their greatest flaw?

They'd say their inability to control their own emotions (Its Complicated with Ricardo for like a decade at this point, getting emotionally mugged by Danny, somehow friends with Chen now??? all of this is very inconvenient and they can't manage to knock it off) but I don't think they're right. I think it's their tunnel vision tenancy, their disregard for the fact that First Impressions Aren't Always Right. currently they're in the 'danny is an outlier and should not be counted' thought train but uh. Buddy.

7. what is their dnd alignment?

True Neutral baybee!! They're altruistic for people they care about, screw the rest of 'em. Some rules matter, some don't. They've got that Justice motivation 'cause the people they care about were hurt, not because of some overall concern for humanity or even Los Diablos.

BB

9. how honest are they?

BB doesn't have a honest bone in his body. He's keeping aaall of it close to the chest. Yeah he's fine stop asking. There's nothing more to what Outlaw's doing than your standard villain beat-'em-up. Don't worry about it, just look at the elaborate monologues he's been rehearsing and stop trying to look past the gilt.

...it might be more correct to say the only honest things are his bones, tbh. Fronting aside, there's honesty in what he chooses to DO-- Prep Them hero hunter, saving civilians just because he'd Feel Bad if they died. Actions speak louder than words, or something, so to make up for it he brought a megaphone.

14. are they more daring or more cautious?

Tilting sliiiightly onto the daring end of things-- BB Bites Back, he's got confidence in his Persona as Outlaw, and he's not afraid to make a mistake. Except when he takes the mistake Personally and seethes about it for like 6 months straight. A little bit of a leap before you look because. Well. If you project the confidence people will just let you walk right in, you know.

15. what is their greatest flaw?

answered here!

7. what is their dnd alignment?

Gonna say Neutral Good for BB. He's-- playing a part, sure, playing a part that he was always going to play, but. He may not know much about himself past the Acting of it all, but he knows hurting people makes him feel bad, killing people would make him feel worse :| And he'll restructure what he can of his plans to avoid doing it more than necessary.

#fhr #arsinoe #bb #bookish.txt #Arsinoe is just. very wrong abt what their own strengths and flaws are. #and bb can also stand for bites back!! multipurpose acronym

[dajaregambler]

HeliosR - Fight out vivid colors! - Chapter 1

Translation of chapter 1 of the event ‘Fight out vivid colors!’ from ‘Helios Rising Heroes’.

Helios Staff: ---That concludes this meeting.

Keith: Haaah……

Keith: (How many times have I gone to meetings in Brad’s place… Sheesh, he sure has the nerve to work people to the bone….)

Keith: (Now I gotta gather all the documents, submit them….. Sigh, such a pain…..)

Keith: (Gah, crap…! Gotta also make them cookies for the kids space I’m goin’ to tomorrow…)

Keith: (Damnit, ain’t even got time for a single smoke…!)

-

Keith: (S’finally over… Aah~ so exhausted….)

Keith: (Time to run back home and have a---)

Brad: Keith

Keith: Geh, Brad…. Whatcha want, them papers are submitted if it’s ‘bout that

Brad: Yes, I’ve finished checking them. I’m leaving the next meeting up to you too.

Keith: Hahn? Just for how long are ya gon’ make me do this

Brad: I’m busy with preparations for the Rookies League for the time being.

Keith: Things are busy here too. Gotta make cookies, look after buncha kids…….

Keith: Sweets are more delicate than regular food, s’for real a pain in the ass……

Brad: I’ve heard of that. How these allergen free cookies are popular with parental guardians as well, to the point they ended up being distributed regularly. “Old man Keith’s cookies” was it

Keith: Geh…. Ain’t a fan of that naming sense

Brad: It’s also been reported that the children have become quite attached too.

Keith: ‘Cuz these guys always whine to play and play with ‘em when I hand out cookies…

Keith: Anyways, haven’t I been working too much lately? I ain’t that kinda character. Pity me a lil’ more here

Brad: You’re doing fairly well considering it’s you. Keep up the good work, I’d say. 

Keith & Brad: ………….

Keith: That’s all or what! No consideration for decreasing my workload or anything!?

Brad: It’s difficult now. Besides, I wouldn’t be asking you if I could take care of it myself.

Keith: Sigh….. Expecting anything from a stupid workaholic made me look stupid.

Keith: Can I leave already? My only enjoyment lately s’been having a cold one after being parched to the point of drying up

Brad: Wait. I stopped you because I need to tell you something. It’s about the street fair in Yellow West… 

Keith: Street fair? Aaah~ s’that time of the year already, huh

Brad: A request came in for heroes to participate in the big event downtown. 

Keith: Huh? Yer kidding me…..

Brad: Due to the Rookies League I will not force you to, however do discuss with your team whether you’ll participate or not. 

Keith: Ain’t no need to discuss that. My team’s---

-

Dino: We’ll end today’s patrol here! Good job you two. 

Junior: You too, Dino

Faith: Did Keith go on ahead?

Dino: Yeah. I think around this time, he should be at a meeting Brad asked him to attend

Dino: He’s been really going for it lately. He’s for sure working more than he did before. I’ll have to follow his example.

Junior: You’re naive, Dino. It’s Keith we’re talking about, maybe he dipped ‘cuz it was too much of a bother

Faith: Aha, probably

Dino: C’mon, he wouldn’t go that far no matter how…..

Dino: Huh? It’s kind of crowded? Is there some kind of event?

Faith: Isn’t it prep for the street fair?

Dino: Oh right, now’s the season for these events in Yellow West

Junior: This year’s highlight is without a doubt the real event of Splashy Colors!

Dino: Splashy Colors?

Junior: A game that’s popular lately. Shooting game where you compete against others by splashing ink.

Dino: Aah, I’ve heard of that! So with real event, you mean that we can get a first hand experience of the game in real life?

Faith: Yep. It seems they’re going all-out with it. Like, the ink is some peculiar creation from the research department that’ll be used. 

Faith: In order to represent the game’s setting, they’ve gone as far as to also make gadgets and items too

Dino: Waah, sounds super fun!

Junior: What’s this now, you shitty DJ. Ain’tcha going in full detail now. You a fan of it? Of Splashy Colors.

Faith: Nah. I actually ran into Yellow West’s mayor earlier. Heard how he actually sent in a request for us heroes to participate in the event.

Dino: Eh, really? That’s exciting♪

Junior: Seriously! Hell yeah!

Junior: Obviously we’re gonna join, yeah? Yeah?

Dino: Yeah. We’ll ask Keith too and get everyone on board!

-

Dino: ---Which means, shouldn’t we go for it and join the street fair event?

Keith: Aah~ About that

Dino: Ah, did they tell you about it already? Junior and Faith are hyped up about it too, we should all enter and we’ll definitely have f---

Keith: I declined

Dino: ………Eh?

Faith & Junior: Huh….?

#helios rising heroes #heliosr #keith max #dino albani #leonard wright jr #brad beams #faith beams

[razorblade180]

Mischievous Birthday

[church]

Venti:Oh Aether~

Aether:I don’t like how you said my name.

Venti:What’s wrong? It’s my birthday. I’m a special little birthday boy who wants a special little gift.

Aether:You always want wine. We have a good thing going.

Venti:Yes, but I started thinking, wine is no good without entertainment.

Aether:I want to remind you we’re currently in a place of worship.

Venti:Uh huh, for me!

Aether:….How did I forget that?

The door opens and Amber, Keqing, Yanfei, Kokomi, and Ayaka all walk in and sit on a front row bench. Nervousness hit Aether immediately. Venti snickers as he drags Aether to stand in the front. Things only got worse as Venti pulled out flash cards.

Venti:First question-

Aether:Wait! Is this some twisted game show or something!? You’ve explained nothing!

Amber:Just roll with it, haha.

Venti:First question! What’s the most physically appealing thing to you about all of your partners?

Aether:*blushing* I’m the entertainment!? Can I get a lifeline!?

Keqing:Not how it works!

Aether:Uhh ummm. Okay… *takes a breath*

Yanfei:I feel slightly bad.

Kokomi:No this is great.

Ayaka:Agreed.

Aether:Physically appealing. Well I can’t be too embarrassed about yours Amber. You caught me staring at your butt like two weeks into knowing you.

Amber:And it was hilarious.

Aether:As far as everyone else, Yanfei, we’re crop top buddies. The bond was instant.

Yanfei:Heck yeah!

Aether:Keqing’s eyes are very beautiful.

Keqing:Awww, now say you’re actual answer.

Aether:*red* I mean your leggings look good on you.

Keqing:There it is!

Aether:I want to die… these were supposed to be private thoughts.

Venti:You got two more! Tough it out.

Ayaka:*smiling*

Aether:To be honest, your face is just… so adorable.

Ayaka:What!? *red*

Aether:Yeah. You’re beauty mark, pale skin but intense eyes. Soft cheeks. It’s just cute.

Keqing:I take offense!

Aether:The question was most appealing, not first impressions. If that was the case then I’d say face for all of you. Eyes were legit the first thing I noticed about you. It just so happens I like your legs more.

Keqing:*red*….You live today.

Aether:Kokomi, I’m torn. I want to play with her hair every time I see her. But also….*red* It’s hard not admiring your figure. Your thigh-highs are longer than Amber’s.

Kokomi:*smiles* And just like her, I caught you looking as well. I just never said anything about it.

Aether:Am I free now?

Venti:Question two!!! What thing does each partner do that is your absolutely favorite?

Girls:CHANGE THE QUESTION!

Venti:The birthday boy says no! Aether, I highly recommend you don’t let this question kill you. It would be funny though.

Aether:You all have such little faith. Do you even know my answers?

Kokomi:No matter what they are, it’s embarrassing!

Yanfei:Have sympathy! I thought this was going to far!

Amber:There’s no shame left between us so fire away. Plus it’s no fun if you’re lying.

Venti:I like your spirit!

Aether:Guys, it’s literally not what you think. For Amber, it’s hugs. Since all of you are either busy in your office or have an image to keep up, what always sticks out to me is that the moment I see Amber, she’ll run up and hug me.

Amber:Score one for the land of freedom and being average citizen!

Keqing:It’s not a contest ya know.

Aether:Don’t pout. It’s fine that you’re busy. When you know I’m around, you either stay late so I can conveniently walk you home and have a late dinner with no one else around. That, or there’s a suspicious space in your schedule that I always manage to get.

Keqing:*red*…..

Venti:No defense?

Keqing:I’m no liar. He called it like he saw it. Guess I’m not as sneaky as Ningguang is. I wonder who else noticed?

Yanfei:Ningguang, Ganyu, probably Yelan, me, your major staff must be suspicious-

Keqing:*covers face*

Aether:Fishing has become a big thing between Yanfei and I. Whoever catches the least has to cook them. Still we end up cooking together anyways most times. She always manages to get incredibly long ramblings out of me before I realize it, hours pass. I really like it. *smiles* you’re really good listener.

Yanfei:I am a legal consultant. If I can’t listen to people’s problems and find a way to put them at ease, then I wouldn’t be the best.

Aether:Kokomi and I have nap dates.

Kokomi:Don’t confess to that!

Aether:But it’s literally the best! I’m tired from adventures, you’re tired from your job. Finding a place to run off and go to sleep is comforting. You always get so cuddly.

Kokomi:*flustered*…This stays in the church!

Venti:Why of course! Now then, what about Ms. Kamisato?

Aether:Ayaka will take any new food I cook her and try cooking it herself for the next time I visit. Then there’s the fact she tries “teaching” me tea ceremony etiquette. It’s a great excuse to bring my teapot. I guess you and Keqing have something in common. You do a lot of things to create alone time. It makes me feel special.

Ayaka:You’re the one teaching me so much about the rest of the world. How could I not want to see you? You broaden my horizons in an otherwise practiced life. I’m thankful.

Aether:*smiles*

Venti:Awww, I think she loves you.

Ayaka:H..Hey! Don’t single me out!

Venti:I’m just teasing. Now, third and final question! Aether, what-

The church doors fly open. Barbara stands in the doorway, breathless, and visibly annoyed for once.

Barbara:Venti! Jean wasn’t in danger at all, or at Windrise!

Aether:You sent her on a wild goose chase!?

Venti:Well…duh. This is a church! No one would just allow this to happen.

Barbara briskly approaches the bard. Not wanting to stay, a sudden gust of wind blows in everyone’s face, sending the flash cards flying and giving Venti the perfect opportunity to run by Barbara, but not before twirling the girl first.

Venti:Thanks for the wonderful gift everyone! I’ll be sure to make a song about it!

Barbara:Venti!

Yanfei:Did we…become accomplices?

Amber:It’s fine. Let’s chalk it up to we were in the wrong place at the wrong time, without knowing.

Yanfei:That’s an unknowing accomplice!

Amber:Trust me, it’s fine.

Kokomi:There’s still a question left.

Keqing:Well, it’s not like we need him as long as-

Ayaka turns Keqing’s head to show her the cards that should’ve been on floor, are gone; as well as Aether. Everyone looked around but sure enough, he bolted the moment chaos happened.

Keqing:Oh I am not making time in my schedule next time he visits!

xxxxxx

Sometimes, the best place to hide is in plain sight. Aether and Venti sat in the hands of the statue in front of the church, watching everyone go their separate ways. The only one who bothered to look up was Amber, but all she did was give her salute before going on her way. Figures the glider knew to look towards the sky. Venti waved with the flash card in hand, and a bottle in the other.

Venti:So my fellow escape artist, what made you fall in love with such wonderful and kind people?

Aether:Sorry Venti, some songs can’t be played for just anyone. *smiles*

Venti:And that my dear friend, I couldn’t agree more with. Bonus question, ever wanted to sleep with a wind god?

Aether:Haha! Tempting, but sorry. I’m spoken for.

Venti:Ehe, worth a shot.

He let go of the card, letting it soar to the heavens.

#genshin impact #venti the bard #barbara gunnhildr #gi aether #gi amber #keqing #yanfei #kokomi sangonomiya #ayato kamisato #genshin ships #ayather #aeqing #aether x amber #yanfei x aether #kokomi x aether #open relationship