#ic. — *

[dragonskxn]

"It's only spring, but it's still sweltering out. I wish I could swim and take a dip in the lake to cool off...but I...ah... don't know how to. Maybe I could just sit in the shallows."

#ic. #open.

[z0mburger]

💀 — " Whatever happened to ' clobbering? ' Nobody's getting clobbered anymore. "

#ic.

[godzexperiment]

"Okay what is an candy corn?"

#ic. #crack tag tbd #(an little silly thing and palate cleanser) #(whilest im typing up an whole novel for my new muse over on my multi)

[ultimatelifefcrm]

"How can you call this a roll when it's clearly a ravioli?" Calm down, sophocles, it's a snack item.

#isola mini #ic. #something silly while i try to get some writing juices flowing

[vierandancer]

@diademreigned

There had been an undeniable shift in Meiko since the battle at Ghimlyt. As horrified as she had been at each and every Scion's fall into their mysterious comatose state, she had held out the hope that her brother could figure out how to restore their companions after the battle against Garlemald was won.

He was the Warrior of Light, after all. The real one. The original. Although she, too, had somehow gained Hydaelyn's Blessing after Thordan's defeat, the title never felt like it fit her. She asked the Scions keep knowledge of her role a private matter; a secret back-up plan if necessary.

A back-up for what? For nothing. Nothing, because A'kihiko would never fail. Even his losses were but temporary, and although her contributions were often grouped among his by the public, she took shelter in the anonymity. She was the Warrior of Light's sister. She was a Scion. She didn't need to be any more than that, and never would.

Until that wave of soul-ripping agony at Raubahn's war table was accompanied by the sickening slump of flesh and armor. Until her brother lay at her feet, motionless as the dead while soldiers cried out at Zenos' approach...

Meiko had been confined to bedrest in Ishgard's infirmary for almost two weeks, having nearly succumbed to her injuries in the fight with Elidibus. And when she was not being checked in on by chirurgeons or in a dead sleep herself there was no one to speak with or distract her from her thoughts.

Fear. Frustration. Regret, most of all, not only for what she was helpless over, but for what she had left unsaid. Outside of her brother and the twins, it was difficult for her to approach the other Scions without feeling a measure of embarrassment. Fear of making a fool out of herself in front of Y'shtola, of not knowing what to say to Urianger, and even her early friendship with Thancred had turned vaguely awkward after the loss of Minfilia.

She was always in her own head, assuming that others thought little or ill of her, if anything at all. A well-meaning, troublesome shadow of A'kihiko, who only ever contributed violence and an uncultured point of view, rarely able to keep up with the talk of aether and politic. Truly, she cared deeply for each and every one of them, but never felt she had permission to say so out loud or directly.

It was only as she lay there, bound up in blankets and unable to take a breath without pain, that she bothered to ask herself why. Why, and what did it matter, so long as she knew that the others knew she cared? Why had it taken losing the Scions to get her to see how much she wanted to be closer with them?

She was not A'kihiko. She was not a Hero. But she was the only one, it appeared, who could bring the Scions back to the world that still desperately needed them. No more avoiding the inevitable.

"So what you're sayin' is, if you'd summoned my brother correctly, there wouldn' have been any reason t'call me, is that it?"

It might have been rude to put it that way, but this newfound drive in Meiko had no time to dance around the implications. The Exarch had paused, perhaps surprised by the directness or hoping not to upset their supposed last hope, but eventually conceded.

"That is correct. If both A'kihiko's body and soul would have made it through the rift intact, then we would have proceeded with our plan. Although he does still possess the Blessing of Light to protect him, I did not want to risk his soul being vulnerable to the Lightwarden's corruption."

And although it confirmed Meiko's thoughts of being second choice, she appreciated the Exarch's honesty. It made him easier to trust.

When the time came to decide who she would reunite with first, Meiko of course wanted to run to her brother straightaway; but upon hearing he was working with Alisaie in Ahm Araeng while Alphinaud labored alone in Kholusia, she felt obligated to look after the twin that was on his own. And so she did, and gained a better understanding of the state of the First firsthand.

It was not good. And she found herself all the more distressed by the undeniable similarities she could not help but notice between that region and her home of La Noscea. Even the opulent Eulmore had a air of familiarity around it that just didn't feel right.

Nothing about this world felt right. Knowing how much time had passed since the Scions had arrived here, too, made her ill. But she could not linger on what she could not change.

"S'good to see you again, Alisaie." Meiko had reunited with the Elezen and her brother while they were out on Sin Eater patrol outside of the Inn. Of course, there was little time to really talk as they had to dispatch a handful of the accursed pale bastards as soon as they did.

But they were back at the inn now, and for a moment, they could rest. She had only had a few minutes to hug A'kihiko upon their arrival before he found a new task that needed assistance, but that was fine -- so long as he was alive and well before her, she could wait until they returned to the Crystarium to talk. Alisaie, though -- she was here and unoccupied, and Meiko was going to dote on her just as much as she had Alphinaud when she saw him again.

"I appreciate you keepin' my brother alive in my absence."

#ic. #shadowbringers. #diademreigned #// lol writes 3000 pages of intro #// this is just basically right after the one intro cutscene when youreback from patrol!

[volot]

boop! (nefarious)

#ic. #dash comm. #just gvot the boop thing what's up gamers

[werexcat]

He's chewing, absentmindedly, on a candy cane. It wasn't bad, the sugar, but his lips are becoming sticky, so it was some sort of sticky sweet ... or something.

#ic. #[[ first candy cane in 20 years... ]] #open post.

[meistoshi]

@tapuhauko sent : "Alooolaaa!" They happily wave, Alolan Rattata riding on their shoulder as they dash towards Satoshi. "You up for our first training sesh?"

❛ alola !! someone's excited !! ❜ speak for yourself, oh champion. the enthusiasm is mirrored, but satoshi would be lying to himself if he denied a twinge of nerves. he was delighted at the suggestion of training together, & that hasn't waned, but ... training with pokémon & training with humans is different.

he's not afraid to go all out on his pokémon because he knows what they can handle inside & out, & he knows they're used to the kind of damage their trainer can inflict. he's ... never used his abilities on another human, powered or not, & he's only ever used them in a visible capacity once around a human, & more inwardly only around a small handful, when he's needed to. he quite literally does not know his own strength. he's kind of out of his depth, here. it's as exciting as it is daunting.

#tapuhauko #answered #ic. #v. continues on & on & on ...

[dragonskxn]

"I feel like either kissing someone or mauling them. Maybe both."

#ic. #open.

[adamsappl]

❝ i hope all you sinners are nice and ready for today's extermination, cuz lemme tell ya right now, this ain't no ordinary cleanse! so if you got anyone you "care about" in that RANCID SHITHOLE, you should get to sayin' your last goodbyes! ❞

❝ and don't worry: if we miss any of you, me n' the girls'll be back for our encore performance in THREE MONTHS TIME. ❞

❝ see you soon! ❞

#//sososo afraid of the finale <3 #//this mfer cannot WAIT to kill someone in the main cast #//like i said before i hope they dont kill adam off as well. ESP if l.ute is gonna be in s2 you Cannot separate them!!!!!!! #//but if they do we're going crazy w/ au's dw :) #ic.

[beabigbeabig]

IS ANnY1 ELSE FEELING [Extra Extra, Read All About It] [empty] THI$ EvvENING?

#ic.

[z0mburger]

💀 — " I think we should try to breach the Zom.burger nose-picker demographic and appeal some more to the fems. What can we do to feminize this wretched, roadside saloon? "

#ic.

[wormbait]

Fell asleep wearing only his cat ears. It would be such a shame if someone took advantage of this (with sane and explicit prior consent).

#cat ears was originally socks but it begged to be changed #ic. #somno /

[er0t0ph0n0philia]

@femmina-eroe | in reference to this

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He is here, as requested. Do with him what you will.

#ic. #femminaeroe #a little death / nikki & angel dust.

[magioffire]

"Unlike you jaded pessimists, I still have the ability to feel optimistic about something even after a lifetime of disappointment. And you know why? Because I'm stupid."

#ic. #open. #at least hes honest #based on this great post i found on my fb feed lmfaoo

[picavecalyx]

" we are ALREADY friends. "

#ic. #everyone . #at everyon e. #open.