#like we don't have the automatic right to be here -- we're outsiders and others

[personasintro]

A part of Mutual Help series!

pairing: mh!jungkook x reader

warnings: explicit language, Kiko is mentioned (this deserves it's own warning)

genre: fluff

word count: 1.8k+

a/n: Merry Christmas! ♡

Mutual Help Series

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“Oooh, what could be in here?” Taehyung muses, pursing his reddened lips that has gotten its own intense color thanks to the cold weather outside. 

What was he doing outside when you've been at this place for around an hour? Flirting, of course. 

“Knowing you, probably tons of condoms.” you answer, causing Taehyung to stop shaking the present he's just gotten from Jimin. It stops rattling under his grip as he shoots you a glare across the table. 

Unfazed, you reach with your chopsticks for a piece of meat before you put it in your mouth. Next to you, Jungkook cackles under his breath and Jimin looks proud by your little comment. 

“Well, miss I-don't-need-anyone, we all like to have our fun. Maybe you should try it.” Taehyung bites back. Though his tone sounds serious and deep with his thick accent, there's a glimmer of amusement in his eyes. 

You know how far you can take it to joke with each of your friends. Taehyung's got a thick skin and there's only so little you could actually say to offend him. Not that you would ever want to. Taehyung loves jokes and fun, he loves teasing and most of the time he's the one who takes it too far but never to actually cause a damage to your friendship. Whatever he says, you know should not be taken to heart literally. Therefore, no matter what he says about your single life – you don't take it as an insult. 

“Hooking up with a bunch of strangers? No thanks.”

He grins, “Maybe you should try it.”

“You offering?” you shoot right back, Jungkook choking on his soda as Jimin laughs out loud.

“You know what? Once you grow up a little, text me.”

You snort, “Stop acting as if I was a child.”

Taehyung shrugs, “No, but you're the baby of our group.”

Groaning, you frown. “Don't call me that.”

“Deny it all you want, Y/L/N but we all know the truth.”

“You guys scare almost every guy that looks at me. It beats the point of having fun.”

“Don't say shit like that, now! I'm all for you exploring and having fun.”

“Our point of fun is slightly different than hers, Tae.” Jimin comments, putting more meat to your plate as you thank him with a grateful smile. For the meat, of course. Although, he's not that off about the entire fun topic. 

“We all know what kind of fun we're talking about.”

“Alright, let's move on, yeah?” Jungkook calls, shaking his head at Taehyung.

“Here we go, protective Jungkook.”

“Why do you always somehow bring up sex in every conversation?” Jungkook scolds him.

Taehyung gasps, feigning offense as he points his finger at you. “First of all, she started talking about condoms!”

Jimin laughs out loud while you shoot him a glare for being too loud. God, you hope the owners won't kick you out. Talking so publicly about sex is often frowned upon. No one who wants to enjoy their meal wants to hear someone talking about sex from the other table. Unless those people are… open like Taehyung. He's always been a bit shameless. 

 Jungkook glances at you upon Taehyung's finger that's directed toward you. You shrug innocently. “So what? You automatically got into it.”

“You know it doesn't take too much for me.”

“That's true.” Jimin nods along with Taehyung's response. 

You laugh, “Just open the goddamn present, Tae.” 

He cracks a grin and starts laughing before he rips the package open. Surprisingly, it's not condoms – you would seriously laugh your ass out if it were – but it's a box of popular male fragrances in smaller versions. You recognize all of them, silently praising Jimin for this year's present. 

You all exchange presents for each other. There was an idea coming from Jimin, you think, last year to pick up a secret Santa for each year. But there's something special and thoughtful about buying everyone a gift. And it makes a slight burden to all your wallets, but nobody said the presents have to be expensive. Yet, they're always meaningful and nobody gives shitty presents here. 

You meet every year before Christmas since all of you spend it with your families. You've decided to make your own and celebrate it together, even if it's beforehand. This year it has to be because you're flying back home sooner than usual. 

They were kind enough to meet no matter what, said it wouldn't be the same if you weren't here. 

After that is done, Jungkook is the one to take you home since Taehyung came to pick you up. There's fog everywhere with snow sitting down and not melting anytime soon. You love when there's snow around Christmas time.

On your way home, it's not that late by the time you arrive. Jungkook helps you with your presents upstairs and accepts a cup of tea you offer him with a stern look. You're quick to shed the layers of clothes and make yourself more comfortable. You bring Jungkook his tea and make a hot chocolate for yourself.

“What you got in there?” you ask, plopping next to him as the warmth and scent of home hugs you. 

“A little something,” he says with a cheeky grin. 

Spotting the same Christmas wrapping paper he has used for all his presents, you give him a knowing look. You're about to protest and scold the shit out of him when he shakes his head with another grin. 

“Stop.”

“No, you stop!” you whine, “You already gave me your present.”

And it was great. Jungkook has given you two tickets to a water park that's located on Jeju Island. That alone tells you it wasn't quite cheap.

“It's not much, I swear.” 

“But why? We all decided on one present.” 

Grateful that he's so thoughtful, you're slightly annoyed that he broke the rule that perhaps never was so serious but it makes you feel bad. 

“Just because.”

“That's not a valid reason.”

“Sounds very valid to me,” he sings out, teasing you a little further as you both giggle. “You'll understand it once you open it.” he finishes it with that, urging you to open it.

Hiding the heat in your cheeks, you playfully roll your eyes and start unboxing the little box he has managed to sneak in his jacket. Curiosity and excitement takes over you because Jungkook's presents are always something else. You rip the package and gasp as soon as you recognize the familiar box.

“Kook!”

“You told me you ran out the other day.”

“Did you–”

“Bought it when Jimin bought Taehyung's present? Yeah.” He answers, already knows what you were about to ask. But you're too stunned to scold him for interrupting you.

You open the box and pull out your favorite perfume. A few weeks ago, you don't even know how that conversation came up but you mentioned to him that your perfume is running out indeed. It wasn't anything intentional of course, more of a whine when you were about to spray a tiny amount as you were about to go out. You thought he was barely listening to you, urging you to rush out your ass outside. His exact words. 

But he's always listening. 

“I think I'm gonna be more careful what I'm about to say in front of you. You're gonna buy me everything I mentioned.” you chuckle, taking a good inhale of your favorite flowery and powdery scent. You mostly use it during warm seasons but it's a good one even in the winter.

It's your staple scent. Everyone knows it. It's special. You were using it back at home and it not only smells incredible, it also holds a certain emotional attachment you have with it. 

“Don't worry about that, you're out of my budget.” 

You kick the side of his thigh as you cross your legs under your butt, carefully placing the bottle on the table next to the ripped wrapping paper. “I wanted to buy it after Christmas.” 

“You don't have to anymore.”

You give him a look, questioning his answer for everything as he simply justifies his thoughtfulness in the most basic manner. He always brushes it like it's nothing. But it's very special to you. He is. 

In seconds, you wrap your arms around him and hug him tightly. He lets out a surprised gasp, a low chuckle escaping his lips as he hugs you back. He's warm, smells like a mixture of his wooden cologne and winter air. 

“Thank you.” you mumble into his shoulder before you slowly pull away. “But seriously, you should stop spending so much money on me. Don't you have a girlfriend to spend money on?”

As far as you know, she's fine with it but who knows. Jungkook isn't the type to let anyone get into your or guys' friendships. But he's also in love and people in love tend to be slightly blind, if you must say so. Not that you speak from your own experiences but well, it's quite known. And Jungkook is definitely in love. 

“Don't worry about Kiko,” he assures you, “She'll get a good amount of presents too.”

“Well, I hope she loves you for you and not for your bank account.”

He scowls, causing you to give him a childish toothy grin that acts innocent. “She's not like that.”

“But I'm serious, you should stop spending so much money on people. Especially on me.”

“I spend my money however I want and you know what?” he asks with a grin, leaning closer to you as you watch him with wide eyes. “It's none of your business.” he flicks your nose with his thumb causing you to cuss him out as you push his forehead to get him away from your proximity. 

“So really, just accept it.”

“You're stubborn.”

“You're telling me?” he laughs out loud as if you just told him the biggest joke.

Rolling your eyes again, you purse your lips. “I wanted to be nice, you moron.”

“Be nice by just accepting it. And the simple thanks is just enough, not needed though. The hug was very nice.”

You slap his arm in a teasing manner which causes him to laugh even more. “I'll hug you for the rest of my life.”

“Promise?” he smirks. 

“I promise.” you giggle, nodding.

“Well, then Merry Christmas.” 

“Merry Christmas, Kook.” you smile, the warmth spreading all over your heart. Even though this year hasn't been all rainbow and sunshine, it's alright as long as you have these people right beside you. 

Who cares about presents? They're nice and show the thoughtfulness behind them by each of your friends. What you need the most is just them. And the special relationship you have with each of them will hopefully last your lifetime. Because if it doesn't, nothing will ever be the same. 

Without them you would feel lost. At the moment, you're anything but lost. You have your second family, hoping this tradition between you never dies and will continue years and years.

#bts fluff #bts angst #bts au #bts smut #mutual help #jungkook x reader #jungkook fic #personasintro

[tw1l1te]

blueberry₊˚✩⊹sal fisher x reader₊˚✩⊹

(Not edited, so please forgive men if there are grammatical/spelling errors. Random thought I came up with. Please let me know if you'd like more backstory/a continuation of this!

Sitting on top of Addison Apartments was a place to think. A place of silence except the sounds of breathing and the occasional shuffling around. You haven't been up here in a while, since the fight you and Sal had a few months ago.

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"God you're such a hypocrite. You keep telling others to take care of themselves and not isolate, but yet you don't give two shits and don't even take your own advice. Not answering your phone or leaving your apartment for over two months? Do you know how worried Ash was? How heartbroken and distant Larry became?? We thought you were fucking dead Y/n. And after all that you decide to drop by and ask 'what's up'?" Sal seethed, his tone getting more hostile by the second.

You don't think you've ever seen him so angry.

"I'm sorry Sal, I didn't mean to make you all worry. That was the last thing I wanted you guys to feel. You know I don't handle my mental health well," you murmured, avoiding Sal's eyes. You could already feel the tears streaming down your face.

"Listen I get it Y/n, but you can't just cut us off like that. You made us all husks of what we used to be. Do you know how many nights I stayed up till the early morning just staring at my phone, hoping you'd at least call?? I couldn't even remember what you sounded like until today."

"Bluebe-"

"Don't call me that. You have no right calling me that after the months of heartbreak and worry you've caused us. Every time this happens, I get my hopes up in that you won't shut us out and disappear. I get disappointed every. Single. Time. You're lucky that Larry, Ash, and Todd are such forgiving people. You don't deserve them."

You mulled over his words. He was right. You didn't deserve them. All the affection and love that they gave you all for you to throw it down the drain when you got too ill. The hundreds of phone calls from Ash. The constant check-ins from Larry over the walkie-talkie, talking about stupid shit that happened that day or speaking softly about how much he missed you. Todd emailing you every few days asking how you were holding up and if you needed anything, but eventually those emails automatically went to spam. And Sal. Sal was probably the hardest to avoid.

He sat outside your apartment door for hours, talking, pleading you to let him in to talk. He brought snacks and slid them under the door, worried if you were eating enough. Playing his guitar for you through the walkie-talkie, hoping it would soothe you or cheer you up. Sliding random doodles and letters under the door so you had something to help remind you about how much they cared about you. How much he cared for you. You kept them all under the bed in a shoe box, reading over every word and cat doodle every single night.

"I can't do this again, Y/n. You've hurt me over and over and over again. Each time I expected it to end different."

He took a pause, waiting for a reaction or a word from you.

"We're done. I don't know about the others, but don't bother writing or talking to me. I can't do this anymore."

And with that, he headed downstairs, not sparing you a single glance back.

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You snapped out of your thoughts when you heard the rooftop door creak open.

You don't look back, hoping the person would get a hint and leave.

You hear the footsteps get closer, and stopping right beside you.

"Didn't think you came up here anymore." he mumbled, shifting uncomfortably.

Fuck. He was probably the last person you wanted to see right now.

"I come here to think." you stated, looking out to the street and nearby houses.

"Y/n, I'm sor-" "I'm leaving." you cut him off, already knowing what he was going to say.

You've thought about your time in Nockfell and decided that it was time for you to move on. You couldn't be stuck in a time capsule forever. The more time had passed, the more it had started to hurt being here and see reminders of what had happened. Reminders of him.

"What?" he whispered, finally looking at you.

"I need to move on. I can't be here anymore." you stated, trying to keep your voice level.

"You were right, I can't keep leaving people in the dark and constantly worrying them. I'll keep doing that if I stay here. I need to be somewhere else, I don't know where, but I'll figure it out."

"Y/n. If this is about what I said, I'm sorry, I was in a bad state too. I was just so worried that something had happened-"

"Sal, please stop. I'm not changing my mind. I'm leaving tomorrow morning-"

"What about Ash? Larry and Todd? What about me?? I need you here. It was wrong of me to shut you out, to ignore you. I'm so sorry, Y/n."

You finally looked at him, right into his blue eyes.

His hair had gotten longer, choppier, like he'd tried to cut it himself. No longer in the pigtails you loved. Seems like you'd both changed.

"I need to go, Sal."

You walk away, not looking back because if you did, you wouldn't be able to leave. You wouldn't be able to leave them. Leave Nockfell. Leave him.

"I'll see you around, Blueberry."

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#sally face #sally face x reader #sal fisher x reader #sal fisher x y/n #sal fisher #enemies to lovers #sally face x you

[pearldog30]

Ghost has a sister? Pt3

I'm not going to lie I had a little bit too much fun writing this. and I hope you guys won't be mad at me for what happens. sorry not sorry. Anyways I hope y'all enjoy this! ☺️ Part 1, part 2 also apologies for this one not being as long, I really tried making it long as possible.

Simon Riley X little sister reader

Other works 👉Master list

Warnings| death, detailed description of wounds, blood, angst, (if major death counts as angst then yes)

(there is a song you're going to have to play with the story if you feel. Also there is an exact part where I want you to play the song you'll see that. You're welcome)

As you follow alongside your caretaker, you hear a big boom! It catches you off guard, you feel something next to you shift, hearing it hit the ground. Looking beside you, your body, your mind, everything in you freezes. You see your caretaker on the cold concrete, blood rushing out her head covering the concrete, around you. Seeing that there's a bullet wound going right through her forehead. Shaking, not knowing what to do. hearing loud sirens fill your ears, everything stops in slow motion. Suddenly you feel much larger hands quickly grab you, startling you. You look up.

"WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR THIS WE GOT TO GO" a deep, dark, almost panic voice says to you. and it's your brother you've never heard him panic in this way. But as soon as he starts pulling you away, you feel something heavy hit your chest. Stinging, your body hits the ground, you feel your shirt becoming wet, You feel like all the breath in your body was just taken out of you. Looking down a bit you see blood covering your shirt, rushing out your chest.

We're going to switch this to third person pov or try to anyway

Simon looking down seeing his sister hit the ground he's shocked, Frozen in place. He's a man of war, been in war all his life, seen people die, friends die, and never once! has he froze in the mints of all the chaos. But this, this is what makes him freeze and stop. the siren alarms quickly bring him back to reality. panicking, he quickly picks up y/n body. She's sitting in his arms tears covering her face, panic, struggling to breathe. and for once in his life he's fuckin terrified. Blood starting to cover his hands, and his own clothing, but he doesn't care. "I promise you'll be okay sweet girl" he says trying to get both of them to safety.

As he rushes to the door of the building behind him, it automatically locks. Cursing to himself. Hating all of this. anytime these sirens went off due to something like this, all the buildings would automatically lock the doors, so you can't get in from the outside, but you can leave from the inside. Since he can't reach his wallet to open the door with his ID. He immediately runs behind the building to find cover, with her in arms. Since he doesn't know how many snipers there are, he's trying to think of the best way to the medics office. But times ticking. He can't risk her being shot again, or himself.

Squatting on the ground, with her in arms. trying to think of what to do next, his hand press tightly on her chest, to help slow the bleeding. Listening to her quiet sobs of pain, he's lost. he genuinely doesn't know what to do, and it makes him panic even more. He realizes whoever it is, they're not just going for the base, they were going for his sister. Cursing at whatever universe there is, that they had to go after his family. he then hears the doors of the building open quickly, tons of boots rushing out. and he can only assume it's 141, and the rest of the soldiers on base. "Si... S" he looks down to his pale face sister. "Ye-s sweetheart I'm right here don't worry you're safe i- I promise" He says trying to soothe her, but it was more so to soothe himself. When he hears a voice "holy fuck" from the captain himself. Giving exchange nods, price quickly grabs the eternity kit on his bulletproof vest. Quickly wrapping it around her, slowly becoming stiff body. "CAPTAIN COME ON WHERE ARE YOU" they hear a voice call out, to the person running around the corner, the voice to gaz himself. Gaz catching the scene before him unfold. " Bubba I... it hurts" y/n says through coughing of blood. "I know sweet girl you'll be okay" Simon says looking back to her.

"come on there's a clear shot to the medic office" gaz says quickly. Simon picking up his sister's body once again, everybody running to the medical office. Simon's a little faster than the rest, he doesn't know if it's adrenaline, or worry, that's making him run faster but he doesn't care. Halfway through the run, they hear the siren stop. meaning one thing, the snipers have been caught. And it makes the heaviness in the air lift, not a lot, just a little. When they get to the door of the medical office, price opens it as fast he could. and it jams, cursing to himself he takes all his force, and tries opening it again, it won't open. "PRICE WHAT THE FUCK" Simon screams at him. "I'm trying" now him and gazs both trying to open the door, and it just won't budge. "Bubba am I going to be okay, I'm scared" Simon sisters says through huffs of breath. And this breaks him "don't be scared I'm right here. as long as I'm here you're okay" Simon says, trying to keep it together for her.

(PLAY THE SONG)

Simon looking down at his sister seeing her eyes beginning to close, and drift off. From the amount of blood loss. "Come on sis keep your eyes open a little bit longer, for me I promise we're almost there" Simon says panic. "I know it hurts, please just come on a little longer" kneeling to the ground. his sister blood covering his hands, cupping her pale, almost lifeless face. Seeing her cough up blood, as well as choking on blood, struggling to breathe. Price, and gaz, watching the scene happen before them. looking back to each other knowing it's all about to end. And then the rest of the 141 pulls up along with the other soldiers, medics, everybody, to the scene And it's a devastating one.

Simon looking up realizing the medics are there. "MEDIC GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND HELP ME" Simon says. And for once it wasn't a command, it was a plea for help. The medic walks forward, and takes one look at her body, then looks back up to price. Giving him a look of are you going to tell him, or me. Price gently walking up to him, putting his hand on his shoulder. Making Simon jump "sim-" but he's cut off by the yelling of Simon. "WHAT THE FUCK GET OVER HERE MEDICS" Simon says, still tightly holding her practically lifeless body, in his hands. almost as if he's trying to give any life he has, to hers. Price looking to Alejandro to call the people to pick her up.

"MEDIC WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING THERE, HELP HER. pleasee..." he whispers the last part, not wanting any of it to be true. Looking back down to his sister, catching her eyes before she finally, can't hold on anymore. "No n- no plea- don't g- go come on hold on a little bit longer for me please" he says pleading with her. and for once he's vulnerable, but not just vulnerable. vulnerable in front of everybody. "Please, I can't do this again" He says, still trying to plead that this isn't real. "I can't go through this again, not again. stay with me." feeling a tear run down his unmasked cheek. this is the first time, any of the new recruits ever seen him like this, hell this is the first time the 141 has seen him vulnerable, and upset. pleading for something to come and save him, from this nightmare. "Please don't go..... I love you" he says whispering in her ear, almost like a dare to never tell a soul. And for once the cold, hard exterior, of Simon Riley. that no one ever thought they could break, broke within seconds.

Price kneeling down to Simon, putting his hand on his shoulder. "Come on son they're here to pick her up" he lightly says to him. Simon looking up to him hoping that this is just a cruel joke, or a terrible nightmare. but price just shakes his head. "I'- I'm so so fuckin sorry this was my fault" he whispersed to her before, Lightly letting go of her body, putting it down ever so gently, scared that she could feel everything. "This is all my fault" he whispers to himself, officially letting go of her. Slowly walking away from her, covered in her blood. You could see that Simon is officially broken. he's not Simon anymore, and never will be. One of the medics walking past him, and you could see Simon was about to pounce on them, and kill them himself. But he stopped by feeling priceless hand on his shoulder again. "Come Simon, don't. get cleaned up we got work to do" prices trying to get him away from the medics, knowing all the possibilities of what he could have done to them.

Making the slow dreaded walk, back up to his barracks room. He doesn't even change clothes, or get cleaned up, he just tosses himself heavily on his bed. Still covered in her blood. staring up at the bracelet she got him, ripping it off and throwing it against the wall, making a little dent. His gaze wondering back to where the bracelet fell on the floor. And for once in his life, he felt tears flooding his face, and he didn't stop them either. He just let's them fall. as he zoned out, staring at the bracelet. numbing himself.

As soon as Simon thought, he could be Simon again, and redeem himself. it was taken away from him. the one person that made him human again, and showed him that there was more to life than war, and killing, was killed. he was killed. Every time he gave love a shot, it ended up killing them. He doesn't just hate himself now, he's disgusted, repulsed, by himself. He now is slowly becoming death himself. If People thought he was deadly before, sure as hell were wrong, he's more than deadly, now with nothing left to lose. He became something that words couldn't describe. The one person he never thought on a million years, that could show him the light at the end of the dark tunnel, was taken. All of him was taken. After everything he's been through, he thought nothing could bother him, or hurt him, he thought he's been through it all. He thought nothing could ever give him more mental wounds, or scars. The only wounds he thought, he could ever get were physical. But he was wrong, more than wrong. because now there's an even deeper wound to himself that could never be healed, or fixed. No matter how hard he'll try, it'll always be an open painful wound to himself that he'll always hate.

And he sure as hell was going to make sure that whoever did this. was going to get a slow agonizing, painful death. he was going to take that promise to his grave, And he will. He's going to go to the end of the world, to make sure he gets vengeance for his sister's death. He will make sure they feel everything, he felt and more. That is the only thing left in this world keeping him going.

And with that this is the end of the series. I didn't think so many people would actually love this! cuz I've had this idea written out for a while and I wanted to make it short, because I didn't think it would get this kind of attention. I also took a bit of inspiration from tlos Sooo yeahhhh..... Don't at me for the ending it had to be done 😭. anyways I hope I didn't fully ruin your day/night wherever you are. Reblogs, and comments are always appreciated 🖤 (here's the funeral if y'all are interested)

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[randomgentlefolk]

CPC CHAPTER 158

With each chapter updated, the more I sob to my cat (while wearing my plaid clothes of course)

Also this post is going to be long because I love psychology so much.

Tw: mentions of un-aliving oneself

Lorzanna fighting alongside each other....... that is the most badass way to say "we're girlfriends"

Lorena using the chains as whips and Suzanna doing fencing style!! THEM. I NEED MORE OF THEM.

Medic Syrah! It's like one of those I things I never know I want until I get it.

Aww Orson and Monika holding the portcullis together <3 they're so strong???

Frederick telling Syrah step by step on how to do first aid <3

Also, Frederick using his strategy skill!! He can finally show his talent for Leland to see >:D or, uh, not really since Leland is not currently in the room but ANYWAY

Beckett..Beckett, Beckett, Beckett.... Man got snitched and I'm having second hand embarrassment 💀💀 well he won't be Pastel Top 1 guard but at least he can be with Maria. Oh yeah finally!! He knows who the real Maria is!! I hope he won't forget when he's back conscious tho.

Fellas, let's give appreciation to our guard homies Horace and Old guard (he still needs a name)

Also may I just say Maria looks GORGEOUS in this panel?? HER HER HER??? Also her starting to wonder why Frederick is against the Plaid kingdom?? IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER Y'ALL.

I went from "Lance!! :D" to "Lance :'(" because damn...DAMN??? Bro tbh I'm relieved the gala foreshadowing is him getting hit on the head and not gettint CHOPPED but on the other hand DAMN. The commander did NOT have to do that DAMN. The blunt head trauma??? What if he hit head when he fell?? "So he won't hurt himself" my foot BRUH. I just checked again and HE HIT HIS HEAD. Bro is gonna get a concussion.

Also his face is still bleeding out. In case someone, uh, forgot.

Go Lorena and Suzie go help him! I know what he did was horrible but he's trying!!

Confrontation Time Yayyy...

Blaine. Blaine bro. Stop. Just. Okay there is a lot of childhood issues to be unpacked here. But you know what before talking to him before telling him what he should do maybe we should all just. Let him relax, for awhile. I mean ngl he looks awful, and I'm not trying to be mean here but he and Frederick clearly needs professional help. But let's unpack them one by one. Let's start with the pianist.

(Disclamier: I am not a professional. I am simply telling you my opinion in this post)

Holy shit. Someone give him a break. Give him lots of sleep. Anything to make this boy relax. Let me just say this right away, golden child syndrome. I'm blaming all of these shit on Leland. Y'all our lesson today is: don't put too much pressure on a child, don't compare your children to each other, and accept your child however they are. Please y'all this has happen too much. A child is smart and they achieves lots of things, then makes that their only reason of living, the only reason they are loved. That's horrible. In Blaine's case, I think he feels as if those achievements, those trophies, are a way to validate his life. It's like he cannot fail because if he fails automatically he disappoints everyone including himself.

We know that he has been 'thriving' since he was child. Let's say approximately since he was uhh 9 years old? That would be 12 years of intense hardwork hell sugarcoated by the paradise of 'winning'. Once again, not exactly the best childhood ever. Not to mention, does he even have any friends? We have never seen him mention any. So we can say that he doesn't have any support outside of him being 'perfect' (well, until Maria at least, but that was pretty short-lived :')

At this point I won't even be surprised if the reason he has been doing self care is only so that he looks good as a model and so that people love him.

Man, he needs intense reality check. Also I'm like 99% sure he definitely doesn't want to kill Frederick. The event of him and Lance beating the shit out of the bullies still live in my head rent free. Bro is VERY confused with his life right now and needs help.

Let's move on to the youngest now

Right of the bat I'm going to say:

Scapegoat child, self esteem issues, possibility of depression, and uh we're gonna have to add this now... possibility of being suicidal. Alright.

What is a scapegoat child? A scapegoat child is the child who is pretty much blamed for everything and takes attention of the center of the problem, if that makes sense. As far as I know, this is the child who recognize the actual problems in the family, and is the one to break the cycle of abuse. These children are the opposite of the golden child. And you know what it makes sense that both of them are in the same household. If there is a golden child to praise and give attention to, then there is the scapegoat who is blamed and left out. That is what Frederick is in his family.

Self esteem issues. This boy has been told he is pathetic, weak, useless, and all of those words for his entire life, to the point he actually believe that those words are his entire personality.

Now, I'm not gonna straight up say he is suicidal, though we have an evidence in the panel here. But if we look at the past chapters, he doesn't exactly actively try to die. Those moments where he fell of the Pastel hills are accidents. But we can also say that the suicidal thoughts just came recently. Especially considering what is happening lately. Being trapped in a deep hole with little to no socialization can really do some things to you...even if you're an introvert. We are social creatures. As much as we say we hate chatting with people, we also don't want to be alone with no social communication our entire life now, do we?

Anyway, I'm going to suggest this, there is a chance that Frederick probably has what is called passive suicidal ideation. He doesn't actively try to die, but he wouldn't care if he die. But I'm a little conflicted on this one. Maybe someone else who is better at this field of study can help me?

We can also assume that Frederick told Blaine to kill him out of desperation. There are lots of possibilities that I hope Lambcat will explore more in the future.

Also his coping mechanism of escaping reality is something to watch out for since he has shown signs of not being able to differentiate between reality and fantasy

Now, I just want to say that there is a chance that I'm heavily wrong here. But I'm just stating my opinion and I'm not trying to offend anyone. If there is something wrong in what I wrote please do tell me.

Okay, let's move on to the next scene now—

NAH BLAINE SWINGING THAT SWORD 💀💀 Bro is clearly so stressed istg. C'mon Blaine the curse tattoo doesn't look THAT bad. It looks aight if you ask me. I would even say it's unique.

Yeahhh! What Whitney said! Lmao I'm so sorry but this scene reminds me of Steven Universe and Spinel. Whitney just wanna talk it out :') he has changed so much from his old self.

YOOOO ALL THE ELDEST SIBLINGS ARE GIVING BLAINE A REALITY CHECK. Maria, Whitney, Calpernia. Snap outta it Blaine please.

"I'd like to cut in" Goals. I do also want to start my battle by saying a pun. I can't wait for Prez vs Blaine!! It's going to be sick.

THE MAIDS. HOLY MOLY (haha get it?). Of course they also have weapons. It makes sense considering how protective Jack is! Also

Was. Was the cleaver not enough? Lol 💀

I am even more hyped for Leland vs The maids!

Well, that's it for now. That was a long ass post lmao. I'm gonna go back to class.

Mono out! (But still in to hear your thoughts)

#cursed princess club #cpc

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Chenford - Lucy Chen / Tim Bradford - The Rookie - Season 5 - Ep 17

"The Enemy Within" AKA Chenford Sucks at Babysitting

I've been so caught up in life (mostly great stuff) that I almost forgot it was Chenford night! Gee wiz!

But, for those following along:

we got an amazing deal on a car

we're this close to picking a roof vendor

I have another regular client for a few months

might have one more big contract coming in

See!? Good. Just busy.

SPOILER ALERT: I like spoilers very very much. If you don't, please run away. I will spoil the entirety of the episode and the whole series that has come before that if the Meta demands it.

All squared away? Awesomesauce. Let's dive in.

"Hi. Uh, don't hate me." "What did you do?"

Tim is actually smiling when he sees her scurry up to him, versus last episode when he was scowling.

He can't even look at her as he asks his question, because they just weathered the storm of Tim Metro Jenga and now what!?

"No, you're supposed to say, 'I could never hate you.'"

Tim throws a look her way, and we all know that while Tim could never hate Lucy, that's not the point. He needs to know what she did and fast because his imagination's already running wild.

"Fine. I got mad at you a few months back after a Tim Test."

Because she hopped in a TARDIS and took a trip back in time.

Look, I know the timeline on this show can be a counter to reality, considering the first year of the show was about 3.5 years. But we know from 4x05 to 5x06 was a year because both episodes take place on Halloween.

Tim and Lucy started dating in 5x10, and it was "a few weeks" by the time we got to 5x12. So, we're at least a few months past Halloween, meaning that Tim hasn't put Lucy through a Tim Test in well over a year and a half.

Now, it's possible Lucy has no concept of time, but I'll admit the line took me out the first time I heard it because I try to keep track of the timeline for the sake of these Metas.

Is it a ridiculous thing to be bothered by? Abso-friggin-lutely. And totally attributable to Lucy's inability to keep track of time. Her pregnancy might feel like a decade and her first child's first year in a blink of an eye.

I hear that's how it goes for people who have one kid, at least. My twin pregnancy was a breeze compared to my second pregnancy with my daughter, and the twins' first year was... survival.

What matters is—Lucy was so pissed she set Tim up.

"Which one?" "Oh, weird, I honestly don't remember. But, so, that's not important." "What did you do?"

Tim's mouth is open the whole time she's talking, just waiting for her to give him a straight answer. He knows this is bad with how much she's stammering and starting over.

"I signed you up to be a Make a Dream mentor and then I totally forgot about it. I'm sorry." "For when?" "Today."

Tim's eyebrows shoot up to the sky and his hand automatically rises in protest. Lucy's hands rise to meet them, and his falls away.

It's a part of their dance. Yes, this sounds like I'm high. No, I'm not high (and never have been in my life). I'm connecting dots over here! ... Which also makes it sound like I'm high.

Have you ever noticed how Tim and Lucy shift based on the other, sometimes? When they're outside the plane in 5x01 and they're holding onto one another, there's a sway to their movements. They do it, again, in 5x12 right before Lucy disrobes her honey so she can eat him up. *ahem*

Tim and Lucy have a feel for each other. For the space the other occupies. There are times when occupying the same space is a very good thing, of course. But there are other times where they simply shift to make room for the other.

It's such a sweet, subtle thing that is more than likely good blocking and/or actor instinct. But it makes for such a beautiful visual of give-and-take with Chenford. It's mesmerizing.

"It's a good thing... lifting up a sick kid who's having a really hard time. What could you possibly be doing with your day that would be more important than that?

Lucy grabs onto his arm and he spins back to face her. Most of the time, it's small, open-handed touches from Lucy when they're at work. But this time she full-on handles her future husband to get his attention.

"Nice job boxing me in" "Thank you."

Tim's mad-impressed with his woman. If he wasn't so pissed, he might suggest they slip into a closet Wopez style for a quickie.

Lucy gives Tim the most adorable little bow, like a performer appreciating the applause.

"Where are you going?" I gotta go out on patrol." "You are me are gonna be entertaining our Make a Dream kid together."

Because if I have a kid, that means you have a kid. Like, it's already a foregone conclusion for these two.

Remember, Lucy knows that Tim wants kids, and thought he'd have some by now. Tim knows Lucy wants kids because she talked at length with him about her ovaries (even when he didn't want her to).

They're on the same page. Someday (not right now) there are gonna be little Chenford babies running around.

But right now, let's see if these two can handle one kid for a day.

"What else could you possibly do with your day that's more important?" "Yeah, right. I should have seen that coming."

You really should have. And while I'm curious about the logistics of this, considering he's not her supervisor, anymore, so he can't decide what she does with her day, I'm totally willing to suspend disbelief and have some fun.

Chenford + Kid? This'll be fun!

"This is my son Jordy. Say hi." "Hi. I hear you wanna be a cop." "Yeah." "Okay, well, you're gonna be hanging out with us today." "So, I just pick him up at 3?" "We'll take good care of him."

Tim has a smile for the kid when Jordy arrives, but it's not his "stop kissing my girlfriend you asshat" face he usually reserves for Chris. This is that smile he often reserves for kids—welcoming and sincere, yet still subtle. You can see it on his face with the Little League team earlier this season.

Also, I'm very curious about how this system works. I know I'm that weird Mom who wants to watch her kids' dance and Ninja classes, but I've signed waivers with those places, too. So, did Lucy forge Tim's signature on a waiver of some kind? That would be an interesting fanfic!

Also, the use of "we" and "us" still gets me. You'd think I'd be bored of it considering they've been knocking boots a while, now, but inclusive language makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

This is what happens when someone with two communications degrees writes a Meta. I'm so, so sorry.

"So, I'm thinking Processing. Wanna take your fingerprints? Get a mugshot taken?

Tim is so cute with kids! He's really trying to give this kid a fun day, even though this is not how he planned to spend his day.

Lucy's little dance in this scene had me rolling, too. We're so getting a sneak-peek at these two as parents. Spoiler Alert... they've got some work to put in. Thank God the first year is (as Bradley Whitford said in one of my favorite shows) "an on-ramp".

"Okay. Give me your meanest face." "Now look miserable."

Is it weird that Tim reminds me of my dad in this scene? Doesn't help that it's hilarious, and my Dad's an ex-standup comic. Yes, I mean it. Never feed that man a straight line.

But this kid does look miserable. Poor thing looks like he'd rather be anywhere else than at a police station.

"This doesn't exactly feel like making dreams come true." "He looks like he hates us."

Because he does. He hates your guts. It's finally happened... someone hates Chenford.

And, I know in reality there's always someone who hates something. I hate mushrooms. My husband loves them. It does nothing to the mushroom's opinion of life that I don't want to eat it while Matthew does.

But the fact that this kid's literally mean-mugging Chenford had me rolling.

Also, Tim has his arm up on the counter before Lucy approaches. When she does, his arm moves out of the way so her arm can rest there. It's their dance—always making space for one another.

THEY LOST THE KID.

I wrote this over here, then glanced at Twitter and briefly wondered if we were going to have this as a trending topic because... oh my gosh, two cops just lost a kid.

And, look, kids can be sneaky. When my Eldest was 3, he decided to play Hide and Seek at 10PM and forgot to tell us.

We searched the entire house and were about to call 911 (even though he couldn't yet unlock the doors and they were all deadbolted shut) when I finally called out that we were going to throw away toys if he didn't come out.

He was standing on the sill of our bay window with the curtains almost flat against him because he was so tiny. I sobbed, hugged him, and told him that he couldn't play hide and seek without telling us first.

My kid didn't even mean to be sneaky. This kid clearly does.

"We didn't lose him. We misplaced him."

He's not a ballpoint pen, Timothy. You lost a person.

"How can you be so calm? What if this was your kid?"

The kid is inside a police station with lots of good people to watch out for him. Believe me, it could be worse.

"You know what, if we ever lose our kids, I'm gonna need you to take this a lot more seriously." "Hold up, our kids would know better than to pull a stunt like this."

Y'all expecting or something!?

And, no, this is not a question you should ever, ever ask anyone in real life no matter what.

I can't tell you how many times people asked, "Why aren't you pregnant, yet?" and I wanted to scream, "Because I don't ovulate, have a tilted sacrum, have endometriosis, and a preferential tube... but thanks for reminding me of the failed procedures, tests, and attempts at pregnancy. Really appreciate it."

But, since Tim and Lucy are fictional... I'm wondering if we're being set up for a surprise pregnancy.

Like, I think Lucy would definitely want to make her mark, first, with UC before purposefully conceiving. But, my mother knew a couple who twice got pregnant through three kinds of birth control used simultaneously. It can happen.

No matter what's coming down the line show-wise, I love how casually they are talking about it. This isn't a maybe for them, but an actuality. They truly believe that they will be parents together. And I believe it, too!

Tim remarks that they're doing well so far, and I wonder if something was cut for time. Maybe not, but it twinkles at my brain that I feel like I'm missing something.

Maybe that's just the fact I haven't had dinner, yet. Definitely missing some calories today! And Tim and Lucy are definitely missing their first kid together (second if we count Tamara).

"I found this kid wandering around and he said he belongs to you."

Their first time at a water park, this is so gonna happen. I can't tell you how many times I was on set, separated from my mother, and a random person would take one look at me and say, "Your mother's over there."

"He kept asking me what my childhood pet's name was."

This sounds like a scam. Like, remember the early days of the internet when we all did a/s/l? And then it evolved into these elaborate quizzes to post that were really data-mining schemes? Yeah... good times.

This kid's a walking BuzzFeed quiz. Beware, Aaron. Don't hit "submit"!

"What kinda kid doesn't like dogs?" "Tim."

I love her exasperation, here, but I also kinda want to write a love letter to Melissa O'Neil on all the different ways she says, "Tim" in this one episode.

I'll never forget this one actor on a movie my mother keyed who asked me to run lines with him. There was this short line he had me say over and over and over, again.

He was trying to get me to understand the many different ways you can say a line and how that can change its meaning. Kid-Rachel didn't quite get it, but adult Rachel looks back on that moment with fondness.

Melissa O'Neil really personifies that lesson in this episode. Here, Lucy's exasperated. Later, shocked and chastising. Later, still, enamored. It's one bloody word, "Tim", and yet her performance brings it to life in different ways every time. Beautiful.

THEY LOST THE KID, AGAIN

While I've been waxing poetic, Chenford's lost the damn kid, again!

"This is ridiculous."

Watching Tim and Lucy walking down the hall aghast and worried... Yup, this is totally their future. Tim's going to air-tag their kid to keep them from wandering off after this little experience.

Tim On One Knee

I know I wasn't the only Chenford-ian experiencing flash-forwards on that one. Also, the last time we saw Tim on his knees by the Shop he was looking for diamonds (also with Lucy). And now it's a kid.

Yes, this is reaching. Like, this is reaching past your cousin Burt to dip your latke in the applesauce reaching. But, come on, it's right there. I didn't even have to work for that parallel!

"I really hope you're enjoying your revenge for that Tim Test." "I'm really not. Come on."

And light-hearted as this adventure is, it's kinda perfect that Lucy's choice in "revenge" was something that would be helpful to someone else.

In an ideal situation, this kid would want to be here. And annoyed as Tim would be to lose his day, he would actually enjoy helping a kid. Because, Tim likes kids.

Lucy likes to screw with Tim. Not make his life (and hers, by extension, now) hell.

"If someone I worked for tried to put me in a wood chipper, I'd flip on them." "If someone you worked for tried to put you in a wood chipper, they'd be in the wood chipper."

I freakin love Angela. I know that this is a Chenford meta, but Nyla saying that was so badass and so true. My #3 is a fighter.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Ooooh, Tim broke out a curse word in front of a child. And, yeah, the kid broke into a secure police system, so it was warranted.

"Okay, do you even have cancer?" "Tim." "That part's true."

Look, it's out of line, but I totally get it. Tim doesn't trust people to begin with. He believes it has to be earned, but he cut this kid a break at the onset. Now, he realizes this kid played him and he's pissed.

But Lucy was right to call Tim out with a gentle admonishment using only his name because Melissa O'Neil if a rockstar who can convey all that with a single syllable.

"Okay, but you lied about wanting to be a cop." "Of course. Cops are whack."

The way I was rolling during that part. The way Tim and Lucy immediately look to one another? Priceless.

Also, Tim was kinda right. The kid does hate them.

"He said if I could figure out a way to get rid of his tickets, he'd buy me an ebike."

Asshole Dad. Poor kid. Like, yes, this kid is old enough to know the difference between right and wrong.

But so was Tim when he covered for his father's affair. These are children whose decisions are being influenced and informed by the adults around them.

"You are a criminal, Mr. Yates. And you made your son one, too."

I can't even imagine how hard this is. Because Jordy is a child, and he's already facing all the elements of childhood cancer. Adding charges on top of it?

And we all know that Tim won't charge the kid. But his dad's a different story. Tim has a problem with parents who hurt their children—be it physical or emotional.

"I can't go to jail. My family needs me."

This wordless communication is my favorite part of the entire episode.

At the beginning of their story, Tim and Lucy spoke completely different languages. Let's say Tim was barking in Latin and Lucy's finessed in French. There's enough root words to comprehend, but not truly understand one another.

Over time, they've learned one another's languages to the point that they don't even need words anymore. Tim has softened where Lucy has become more crisp and refined.

Lucy's look to Tim is a plea. There's so much to what this man is saying. Yes, he's clearly broken the law with all those parking passes, and then persuading his sick son to try to get rid of them.

But losing his license and car creates an added burden on this already-hurting family. This man is desperate. Dumb, yes. But desperate.

"His medical costs are killing us" struck me hard. On paper, my family looks good financially, right? But then there's the medical costs. Mine. My kids'. I'm on so many payment plans trying to stay on top of it.

So, an innocent bill might seem like nothing, but when paychecks are inconsistent and things break down one. after. the. other... it leaves us exposed. Matthew got a speeding ticket last month, and if not for his "taking no time off this month" bonus from the school, it wouldn't have been covered.

So, I get the fear and desperation. I'm just not as dumb as this guy.

Meeting her eyes, Tim's eyebrows shoot up. "Are you kidding me?" they say. In one look, he knows what she wants.

Look. How. Far. We've. Come.

It used to be that he was oblivious... then he would ask others how Lucy was. Then, he knew enough to ask her himself. He knew in a glance that something was on her mind, but didn't know what.

Now he knows what's on her mind. He knows exactly what she's thinking. At first he doesn't believe it. But he knows it.

He looks away, trying to decide how he's going to handle it. Then, he looks back to Lucy to confirm. She looks away, thinking she's pushed too hard, accepting whatever Tim decides.

Watch. Her. Listening when Tim tells Dumbass Dad he's not going to jail. Her eyes shift back up to him, grateful. Not only did her message get through, but Tim listened and took action.

They've come so far in their communication. But, Tim's also come far as a man.

He's always been a good cop. But he missed the human element, sometimes. He was afraid of it. Showing compassion made things worse, in his eyes.

And I'm not saying that we should just give every criminal a clean slate for no reason. But Tim made the compassionate choice, and I can only hope the Dumbass Dad makes the most of it.

"You're going to Daddy and Me Traffic school."

Can this really exist? Because it sounds a helluva lot more fun than the traffic school I had to go to back in the day. Yes, Rachel has a lead foot.

I got my first ticket on Thanksgiving when I was at university. My parents showed up to court to support me, and when the Judge noted them reacting to the cop's account, he called them out. They waved. He smiled. I got a reduced ticket.

So, the lesson of the story is that you can go fast and be okay if your parents are good enough actors.

"How can I make it up to you?" "Be a better father to your son."

Strong words from a man who will someday be an incredible father in spite of the monster who raised him, leaving him without example of what that looks like.

But Tim knows what a good father should be. Despite never having one himself, he knows. And while he'll make his own mistakes, he won't pass on the trauma to his children. He'll create an entirely new legacy of love. With Lucy's help, of course.

"Daddy and Me Traffic school sounds fun."

Whose desk Is this? Is this Lucy's desk? Is he doing paperwork out here because he doesn't want to go back to his office?

I'm sure there's a logistical reason why this scene happened where it did (maybe Tim's office can't fit three people... it is the size of a closet). But, when I fist saw him sitting there, I was confused for a second.

"It was a really nice gesture, Tim."

One word. Three letters. She's giving us a masterclass, folks. Rewatch it. You'll see.

"I wanted to throw that guy in jail for putting his son in that position." "But?" "You're a good influence."

Hell, yeah, she is. Lucy has helped Tim see pieces of himself that needed refining, but also the best of who he is. Part of what I love about this relationship is that even in the seasons when he was her superior officer, she matched him as an instructor.

They taught one another the whole way—Tim teaching Lucy to be a little more wary of the world, and Lucy teaching Tim to be a little more open. They're at their best when they meet in the middle.

"You're gonna make a really great dad one of these days."

Anyone else melt into a puddle? Or just me? I only recently re-congealed so I could write this thing.

There's such adoration in Lucy's eyes, because she's not just saying this to a coworker. She's saying this to the love of her life. Picturing him with their children, she's falling in love with him a little bit more.

And while I'm not in a rush for Chenford babies... I love that they're talking about it. That they are expecting it. That it's a part of the life they are building together.

Both of them were previously in relationships with no real future. No fulfilling one, anyway. This is the relationship neither knew they needed, but that's the proverbial Cinderella's glass slipper—a perfect fit.

"I'm gonna have to. You keep losing our kids everywhere you go." "Come on. Stop it!"

What did I just listen to!? Y'all are really tryin' to take me out with this one! But, seriously, much like the "gave me the will to live" line from 5x10, Tim is saying this strictly for Lucy's reaction.

It reminds me so much of my own relationship I could scream. Matthew and I constantly do that to one another. Mostly me, though. It's mostly on me. His reactions are so perfect!

I'm also getting major Double Date energy with the delivery of "Come on. Stop It." when we were all blessed with the Tale of Gerald the Goat. It's all in the delivery, and I love it.

Almost as much as I love Tim's real smile with teeth at Lucy's reaction. That smile is for her, and it's amazing.

Didn't expect to wrap this one so early, but loveyby went to bed early after getting our Littlest finally to bed.

I really am loving the journey Tim and Lucy are on. Were they the comic relief this episode? Yes. It's an ensemble show, and sometimes that's their role.

Am I trying to rush a pregnancy? No way. I know I called out the possibility of a surprise pregnancy in this Meta, but that's in no way scripture, here. It's simply a possibility.

But I do think these two are in a lovely place. And I'm so grateful neither has been dramatically killed off, yet. It's kinda nice to have a living, breathing ship! I'll try not to get used to it... just in case.

Side Note: Bristow earned her keep, so maybe it's a good thing Lopez didn't "get that woman out of [her] house". Made me chuckle when I watched thinking about it!

Thank you so much for reading! We have a bit of a hiatus, but we'll make it through together! One breath at a time.

#Chenford #Lucy Chen #Tim Bradford #Melissa O'Neil #Eric Winter #The Rookie #Meta #Lucy x Tim #Tim x Lucy

[jpitha]

Just a Little Further 4

Part 1 2 3

The ride over to the gate only took a few minute. Once we reached the asteroid, it was small enough that it didn't have much gravity, but it had just enough for there to be a sense of down. We landed and bounce shuffled towards the door.

Approaching the door Gene said "Well we know one thing about the Gate builders."

"What's, that Gene?" I asked.

"That they were about our size. That door is a pretty normal looking door. Fer'resi, it that the size of the door on the K'laxi gates?"

"Yes. So far, this Gate follows the standard plan of the Gates we've found."

As we approached the door, I noticed that there wasn't any markings on the outside, no handles, no wheels. "How do we open the door?" I asked.

"We don't." Fer'resi said. As he said that, the door opened automatically. I could hear his grin. "It opens as we approach."

Walking in, there was a large, vaulted chamber, dark and cold. It didn't look like a control room - there were no consoles, no screens, no seats even. It's almost like...

"This is like a mausoleum." Gene said, looking around. "Or a tomb."

"Yes, we wondered the same thing." Fer'resi said, agreeing. "It does not seem to serve a purpose other than a place to store the directory stone."

We walked more through the dark corridors, our headlamps sending spears of light into the vacuum. We passed though the first large room, and came across another door, much like the first.

"Usually." Fer'resi said. "The directory stone is through this door."

"Only Usually?" I said, wryly.

I could sense him nod. "At least three gates did not have a directory stone in this room. One had it in the main room we're in now, and two had it in a further room."

As we approached this door, I expected it to open, but it remained closed to us. "Fer'resi, do we have to do something to open it?"

"Uh, not... usually." He said "Hmm. I'm not sure. Look around, see if you can find something."

Gene and Fer'resi's lights began to swing around the room, searching for a switch or a panel or a pressure plate. Something to alert the door that we were here. I stayed and looked at the door. It was maybe three meters tall, big for a door, but not gigantic. I approached the door, and without thinking, reached my hand out.

I touched the door.

In the light of hindsight, this might have been a mistake.

Immediately, there was a clang, as the door behind us slammed shut. Lights sprung up all over the chamber, bathing it in a bright white light. Fer'resi must have jumped a meter he was so startled. "What is happening? What did you do?" He looked at me accusing.

"N-nothing!" I said "Well, I touched the door, but that was it!"

"This is FarReach!" The radio crackled with Captain Q'ari. "Mullen, Frankfurt and Perinem, what's going on? We registered a massive power spike on the gate and now the door has slammed shut."

"The gate is lighting up too." FarReach himself added. "It's bathed in spotlights and there is lighting all over the gate complex you're in."

"Uh, sorry Captain. That was me." I said. I decided to own up to things right away, in case something goes wrong. "I touched the inner door - with a gloved hand! - and the outer door slammed shut and more lights came on. We were in the dark before, but now the room is bathed in light."

"Hmm." You could hear the Captain deliberating. "Well, radio contact is still strong, and it's only a door. FarReach could probably blow it if we needed to. Do you feel safe?"

"I don't feel... unsafe." I said "What about you two?"

"It's pretty weird, but no, I don't feel unsafe yet." Gene added.

"This is fascinating!" Fer'resi said. "I do not want to leave yet. We haven't even found the directory stone!"

"All right then." Captain Q'ari said. "You may proceed, but the moment you feel unsafe, Abort the mission and return. We're here to explore, not to get injured. Has the door opened?"

"Uh no. Captain. The door remains closed." I radioed back. Switching to the suit-to-suit I said "Fer'resi, what do we do?"

"Honestly Melody, I have no idea. We're off-script now. Try touching it again?"

Shrugging, and not knowing anything else to do, I reached out with the same hand and touched the door and held it on the door.

This time, a port opened at the top of the door, and a small device came out, looking almost like a camera. I could feel a hum through my suit and the camera thing panned around the room and paused at me, at Gene and at Fer'resi. After a moment, it went back into the port it came out of, and with a shaking of dust, the door rumbled down into the floor.

Beyond the doorway was another room, larger than this one, also lit now in a bright clean light.

We all entered the new room and Fer'resi gasped.

The room as much taller than the previous room, maybe 10 meters tall. It was a vaulted ceiling, coming to a very sharp angle at the top. It was lit evenly with almost no shadows. In the room, on a pedestal in the center was a... monolith.

It was a stone, black as space, maybe 3 meters tall. On the surface of the stone was...writing, I think. It was a series of symbols or letters or something?

"Fer'resi, is this the directory stone?" I asked, turning to him.

"I-It appears so." He said, nervous. "It's different than any other we've found however."

"Oh? Different in what way?"

"Most directory stones had two or three entries. Many, only one. Some had 4. If I'm reading this on correctly there are..." I could hear him counting quietly to himself. "Nearly 50 of them."

I was stunned. "And the Xenni never came here?"

Fer'resi's suit shrugged. "I don't think so. They knew about this Gate, but by the time they found it we were at war so they were busy with... other things. It's hard to believe they didn't come back after to explore but it seems like that's what happened."

Gene walked up and stared with us. "What if they did come back, learned all this stuff but didn't tell us?"

"Doesn't matter now I guess." I said. "We're here, they're not. We're the ones on the exploration mission." I switched us to the ship channel. "FarReach? FarReach? This is the ground mission. We've... found something."

Captain Q'ari came back immediately. "What did you find, Lieutenant?"

"We found the directory stone, but Fer'resi says it's different than the others the K'laxi have found."

"Different in what way Melody?" This time it was FarReach themself asking.

"It's amazing." Fer'resi answered for me. "We have never come across a directory stone quite like this one ever. Where there were normally 2 or 3 or 4 entries this one seems to have more than 50 of them!"

Silence over the radio.

"I'm making a copy now, we'll have to see if any of the entries match known addresses, but I have a feeling we've stumbled on... something like a nexus station. Maybe a place where..." He struggled with words. "Where many lines converge? I don't know. It's rather overwhelming."

Captain Q'ari came on this time. "Well, it sounds like the first part of our mission is a rousing success. We'll have some addresses to try. Finish up your work and come back. It's time to plan next steps."

"So um." I started. "The door opened and the Gate activated even further when I touched the inner door... Do you think I should touch the directory stone?"

Fer'resi didn't look up from his notes. "We've touched them a bunch. Nothing happens. They're just carved pieces of stone. Go ahead and satisfy your curiosity."

With that rousing note of confidence, I walked up to the stone. Even though my suit it radiated cold. I bet it was awfully close to interstellar ambient. If I touched it with an ungloved hand, I would probably get frostbite nearly instantly. Safe in my pressure suit though, I reached out and touched it.

****

I awoke in the infirmary on FarReach with a start. Sitting up, I realized I was belted to the table from my waist down. Panicking I started hyperventilating and was about to lose it when Dr Irenimum came running over.

"Melody! Melody. Concentrate on my voice. You're safe. You're on FarReach. Everything is all right."

His soothing, lightly K'laxi accented voice was calming me down. Still wild eyed I swallowed and croaked "W-what happened?"

"That is what I would like to know." Captain Q'ari said, walking in with a worried look on her face. "What do you remember?"

I thought back. Wasn't it only a few moments ago? "I asked Fer'resi if he thought I should touch the directory stone. He said that K'laxi touched it all the time and nothing happened, so it was fine for me. I reached out and touched it and... now I'm here."

"And you don't remember anything else?" the Captain asked.

I thought hard. I touched the stone and then...

"Right when I touched the stone I felt something. Like... someone?"

Captain Q'ari was taken aback. "Like an AI?"

"I don't know. It was... surprised to feel me. Then, there was a feeling like an intake of breath and... I woke up here."

"Commander Perinem said you tipped your head back and screamed, and then shouted in a language that he's never heard and then passed out. He and Ensign Frankfurt carried you back."

"Wow." I blinked. "I have no memory of that."

Dr Irenimum nodded. "Given how your brains process trauma, I'm not surprised at that. Given time, you might remember more of what happened." He shrugged. "But you might not. FarReach and I did a full body and brain scan. You appear unchanged and there are no known pathogens or unauthorized cybernetic mods installed. If you feel up for it, I'm approving you for duty." He made some notes on his pad. "But, stay on the ship for now."

I started to fuss at the belt around my waist and legs. Dr Irenimum came over and helped. "Why the restraints?"

His ears vibrated in a way that showed embarrassment and sheepishness. "I didn't want you to get hurt mostly."

I looked at him over his head while he bent down and raised an eyebrow. I don't think that was the whole story. I looked up at the Captain. "Did Fer'resi get the data from the directory stone copied?"

She nodded. "Yes. He has multiple options for addresses now. In fact, now that you're awake, we were going to discuss it after dinner."

At the mention of food, I realized I was starving. I got down from the bed gingerly. "I could go for dinner. When do we eat?"

FarReach chimed in. "The Chefs say dinner will be ready in about an hour, but there's hot water ready to go if you wanted to make some coffee first."

I smiled, "It's like you read my mind FarReach. I'd love to do that."

Part 5

#humans are deathworlders #humans are space orcs #humans go on adventure #humans are space oddities #sci fi writing #writing #humans and ai #humans and aliens #the k'laxiverse #jpitha #just a little further

[excelsi-or]

summoned (pt. 7)

Hi everyone :D I'm determined to finish posting this story by the end of October. I'm in a transitionary period right now, so I have time to do this. Love yous. Hope you're all staying well xx Also, just in case some of you read your fics on AO3 more often (like I do), I'm also posting this one on AO3 (All my other stories are there as well.)

pairing: woozi x fem!reader/fem!OC

w.c. 1.8k

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6

"When you told me this morning your mother was a demon, you failed to mention she was the right-hand demon," Jihoon accuses.

She packs her book into her bag, as she gets up from the tree swing her father had put up after the first time she'd walked out of a conversation. She used it infrequently for the purposes of storming out on her parents, instead using it as a place to think.

Now, she shrugs. "If you haven't realized, there are a lot of things about my parents that I don't want to know about."

"I think we should speak with your father," Seokmin says. He can feel a fight brewing, and his brain is still struggling to catch up.

"I know." She glances at Jihoon, as they walk towards the car. "You might have to stay outside. Mom doesn't like angels, but Dad hates demons."

"How in the world did they even have the ability to fall in love with all these preconceived biases?" Seokmin wonders.

They climb back into the car, and she types her father's bookstore address into the GPS. The way Jihoon drives, it'll take a minute or two to get there. They could have walked, but Jihoon would have huffed the whole way and Seokmin tends to struggle keeping both feet on the ground.

Once they arrive at her father's corner bookstore, she tells Jihoon to stay put.

"I—"

"Do you really want to come in with me?" She's already halfway out of his car. "My dad will automatically assume we're dating."

Jihoon's brow furrows at this seemingly non-sequitur. "What?"

"No way I'm dating an angel." With a hand from Seokmin, she gets to her feet. "My parents are just as apprehensive about who I bring home as Hansol. So, please," she meets his eye to let her know she's serious, "stay here."

Seokmin trails after her and is surprised at how many books are crammed inside the corner store. Every perimeter wall is covered in books. More standalone bookshelves taper in towards the center of the room, where a skylight clearly highlights a man dressed in white linen. A man who must be her father. And is clearly in the middle of doing something.

"Dad?"

The man looks up and grins. "Your mother called me. She said you were bringing friends to see me." The smile on his face brightens further as he recognizes Seokmin. "An angel." He peers over their shoulder, looking for the reason why his partner pluralized the word 'friend'.

"The other friend is in the car," she says as way of explanation. "This is my dad, Tin. He'll forget to introduce himself." With a lazy wave of her hand, already walking off to wander her father's stacks, she says, "Seokmin wanted to talk to you."

The angels immediately hit the ground running, bypassing pleasantries and exchanging notes on human and angel interaction. Seokmin peppers Tin with questions about his meetings with Gabriel. 

She wanders the aisles, looking through the additions her father's acquired since the last time she'd visited. Regardless of where she is in the store, she can hear the conversation. So, she can hear Seokmin setting up a platform for his ultimate question. 

"Have you heard any chatter about a demon revolt?" Seokmin finally asks.

Her father goes silent. She peers around one of the bookshelves. Her father stares down at the top of the counter. It's a recognizable move for those that knew the angel: his thinking pose. His 'I'm considering making up excuses' pose.

"You've met Xero, so you know that she's a demon."

'Yes." Seokmin doesn't bother to add that simply calling Xero a demon brushes over the fact that she was a high-ranking demon before she and Tin had a child. And he has plenty of questions as to how Tin had managed that.

"For the sake of peace, we tend to leave the house or go to different floors when we have particular guests over."

"Like if Gabe came to visit you," Seokmin guesses.

Tin's daughter is actually surprised he's not omitting more.

Maybe her father knows she can hear them and is probably listening. Or maybe he doesn't lie to angels. She's never actually seen him interact with other angels, usually taking his business out of the house unlike her mother.

"Exactly. I tend to bring angels here," her father agrees. "But... I may have heard my wife mention something about bodies and possession. I didn't say anything, because I wasn't entirely sure. I know she's made her deals to be with me; we both have."

Seokmin nods his head. Both he and his friend are wondering if either angel or demon regretted the deals they'd made.

"I haven't mentioned it to Gabe, because frankly..." Her father looks around the store, and she ducks back behind the shelves out of view. "My daughter isn't going to live for millennia."

"You want to see her live to the end. Before the Final Day," Seokmin reasons.

"Exactly. If I were to tell any angel, other than you, that I had heard something?"

"Heaven would rain down."

"So, I didn't say anything."

"Well, we're working at trying to stop whatever it is the demons are doing."

Her father's voice quiets further. "It's not just the demons."

Her brow furrows at this. That's the first time she's heard anything of the like. But her father seems to think Seokmin doesn't know about it either.

"Haven't you noticed the increase in natural disasters? That coincide with the increase in human rights activism?" Tin prompts.

"Yes." Seokmin's already very full brain is trying to process this new piece of information. Luckily, it doesn't take more prompting or a hundred years for it to dawn on him. "Human rights activism cleanses peoples' souls, and the increase in natural disasters will wipe them out eventually when they can't shelter themselves enough."

"It's something that Gabe, Luke, and Michael mentioned to me a while back and we had discussed it. I said that maybe if we started slow, it'd be enough to keep the demons from noticing. And the humans from stirring up too much trouble to alert them."

She presses her forehead against the nearest shelf, trying her hardest not to just knock herself unconscious so she doesn't need to deal anymore.

"Obviously, natural disasters are natural because they're a reaction from climate change now. We've only just helped it along, but if humans are able to get a hold of climate change in time," Tin shrugs, "who knows?"

She knows her father's views on climate change. His usual song is: "Humans are idiots. Why aren't they doing anything about it it? Don't they have any self-preservation skills?"

Seokmin hums. "That's a fair, but currently unlikely, hope."

"As long as my daughter is alive, I'd rather that the Final Day was held off."

"Right."

Tin, seemingly satisfied with what he'd shared, calls out. "You can come out now, anghel."

She joins them and looks between Seokmin and her father. Then she kisses her father's cheek. "I'll come for dinner soon."

Her father hugs her to his side to kiss the top of her head. "Please. And bring your friends along. I miss Hansol and Seungkwan. I'll make them more puto."

She chuckles. Hansol's the only human she's ever brought home that her mom tolerates. But her father adored Seungkwan ever since he devoured all the puto last time with gusto and praise. "Yes, I'll let them know. Love you. Remind Mom for me."

Jihoon has his eyes closed when they return to the car. "So?"

"We have more problems than I thought," Seokmin announces once he's slammed the door behind him.

Jihoon looks over his shoulder, a disapproving look on his face.

Seokmin rolls his eyes. "The car? Seriously? This world could be ending and that's what you care about?"

"What do you mean?"

Seokmin explains the conversation with Tin. And Jihoon sighs loudly in response.

When he looks over at the human, she's staring out the window, no comments. Jihoon's brow furrows, and he exchanges looks with Seokmin. The angel only shrugs in response.

"I gotta get to work," Seokmin says. "You can drop me off there."

Once they're alone in the car after dropping Seokmin off, Jihoon states, "You're being quiet."

"Hmm?" She hadn't said anything the entire way to Seokmin's work. "Uh, yeah."

"For someone with demon blood, you're not a good liar."

This gets a small smile, and then she turns back out the window. "Mm."

"Nothing? Something must be wrong." With that, he lets the conversation go.

Instead, Jihoon starts coming up with a list of things he needs to do to move this sudden project forward. But the actual methodology of how to stop what's happening is not coming to him. He does know the first step on his list is to go to the hospital and see what's going on. Jihoon didn't get the name of the hospital from Xero, but he did see a list of phone numbers of places located on the human's fridge. 

It must be there. 

The human seems responsible enough for that.

They walk through her apartment door in continuous silence. Immediately, she sits at her drawing desk. Jihoon recognizes the sound of pencil on paper and figures the human won't talk until she's ready.

So, he checks the fridge. Sure enough, the hospital name is listed as the last contact. 

Jihoon picks her phone up off her desk and tries to open it. When it doesn't, Jihoon hands the phone to her. "Open."

She does so without thinking.

Jihoon doesn't bother searching for a map, as he knows this little device has one. He wills the app to the forefront of the screen and opens it. It takes him a little while to type in the name of the hospital, but he gets there in the end.

The demon is about to ask her address but accidentally zooms out. It takes him another few attempts to figure out how he did it, but once he does, he zooms out to see a little blue blip.

Your location.

According to the app, it takes about an hour to get to the hospital.

The human is hunched over the desk. The sound of her pencil scratching along paper is furious. He's surprised she's not tearing through the paper. 

Curious, Jihoon peeks over her shoulder. He lifts an eyebrow. There are sketches of faces and buildings, mixes between angels and demons. He recognizes Linnaeus. He even recognizes Gabriel, the one angel that comes to visit Hell every so often.

Jihoon backs away, deciding to leave her to it. He can't really leave without her anyway. So, the demon plucks a young adult romance shelf that he hasn't read yet and stretches himself out on the couch to wait.

part 8

#seventeen #seventeen imagines #seventeen scenarios #lee jihoon scenarios #woozi scenarios #woozi imagines #svt #woozi #lee jihoon #woozi fic

[teddybeartoji]

MICKEYYY i’m sneaking out of my blanket fort… leaving a treat and some flowers on ur bed (ominously)……. 🥞🌻🌷🌹🛌 i hope ur day is going super nicely !! :33 IT’S TECHNICALLY SPRING HOW R WE FEELING it’s still gray n sludgy here :((( but i hope it’s better where u are !!!

anyway anyway i just wanted to check in w u BUT i also wanted to ask….. what hq ep are u on + who r ur faves so far ?? 👀👀 idk if u’ve met noya and asahi yet but i love them sm they’re my pookies. IT’S SUCH A FEEL-GOOD SHOW ISN’T IT it makes me smile sm too !! T—T

ily mickey i’m crawling back into the blanket fort (sneakily) (ominously)….. tell armin i love him <3

ARIIIIII MY LITTLE IRIS<33333333 i love me some ominous flowers mwahahahaha thank you they're so beautiful!!!!! IT'S VERY MUCH SPRING HERE TODAY!!!! idk how long that's gonna last but today is super super good!!! it's sunny and it's not too cold either wahhhhh i'm automatically feeling so fresh n hyped lmao I'M GONNA SEND SOME OF THE SUN TO YOU THOUGH I'LL CUT IT IN HALF AND YOU'LL GET THE BIGGER SIDE I PROMISE!!!!!

here's the guy!!!! we just went outside we both wanted to feel the sun<333333 i wanted to go to the park but uhhhh my period kinda has me in lockdown though💀💀💀 fuck that bitch but even that little piece of sun made me feel so much better already🌻🌻🌻🌻

HQQQQQQQQQ I LOVE IT SOOOOO MUCH!!!!! i'm currently on season2 ep 12!!!!! I DON'T THINK I CAN PICK A FAVOURITE THOUGHHHHHH LIKE I LOVE THEM ALL THEY'RE ALL A BUNCH OF CUTIES ok maybe hinata is my favourite................ HOW COULD HE NOT BEEEEEEEEE HE'S A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINEE I NEED TO PUT HIM IN MY POCKET he gets so excited over everything and ahhhh he just means the world to me.....

i was gonna make fun of his height the other day bc he really is super tiny next to all of the other players but that was until he said that he's 163cm and................................................................................. i can't really make fun of him if we're LITERALLY the same height now can i.....💀

pls i almost cried already too...... the eps with tsukishima and his brother:((((((((((((((( when he saw that he wasn't even on the court:(((( yeah that got me a little bit but i'm so happy that he's more comfortable on the team now and that he's enjoying it!!!!!!!! i love him.

kuroo is so funny too............. hehehhehehe gojo has transformed into a high schooler....................................... pls the scene where tsukki asks him why is he even giving them advice when they're techically rivals and he just goes "well, i've just always been a really nice person" as the lighting is making him seem like some angel ahsghghasghaghah so silly i loved it a lot

WAITT BUT I ALSO LOVE NOYA AND ASAHI AAAAAAAAAAAA i've never loved the whole cast of a show this is kinda crazy. everybody being so afraid of asahi just bc of his size is so funny poor guy lmao ALSO bc you know i'm on my voice actor bs did u know that asahi's va is the guy who also voices kunikida??????????????????? SO COOL

OHHHHH ANDD WHEN HINATA AND KAGEYAMA FINALLY GOT THAT FAST ATTACK RIGHT???????????? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THAT WAS SOOOOO CUTE I LOVE HOW EXCITED THEY ALL GET WHEN THEY GET A POINT and i love how much they all praise each other all around????? "nice receive" and "don't worry about it" and "we got the next one"????????????????? wahhhh it really is a feel good show my cheeks hurt from watching it

i think i have an extra soft spot for sugawara too!!!!! he deserves his own little mention he's a sweetheart

THIS GOT SO LONG AGAIN WHEWW BUT I REALLY AM ENJOYING IT I LOVE THEM ALLL SO SO SO MUCH they all deserve a good hair ruffle (coach ukai is getting a cheek kiss he's so fine) WAIT ALSO I LOVE THE GIRLS!!! THE MANAGERS!!!!! THEY'RE SO SWEET OH AND TAKEDA TOOO FUCKKK I JUST LOVE EVERYBODY OKAY<333

too much love i might die ari please hold me..... cue very dramatic sigh.... IS YOUR BLANKET FORT COMFY DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE IT BIGGER? BETTER? DO YOU WANT MORE SNACKS? TEA? COFFEE? MORE PILLOWS MORE BLANKETS????????? I NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FEELING GOOD THIS IS A MUST!!!! YOU'RE MY NR.1 PRIORITY!!!!!!! anyway i hope the sun will come out soon for you too i'm making the call rn I LOVE YOUUUU<333333

#unbelievable i didn't mention oikawa :OOOOOOO #he's in my head though.................. #i miss him i haven't seen him in.............. #a few episodes.................. #where is my dipshit pretty boy i need him back #WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHLOVE U ARIII #I HOPE YOUR DAY IS GOING SO WELL!!!!! #I HOPE YOU SLEPT WELL TOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #MWAH MWAH MWAH #ari <3 #friends!!

[blackjackkent]

Ran into an earthquake, proceeding south through Rivington.

Presumably this is the sort of quake we heard mentioned in that cutscene with Gortash - fallout from the elder brain straining against the Chosens' control. Feels like a bit of time pressure for sure.

But for right now Hector has no idea what it means, just that more trouble.

Shadowheart also commented, "If I was a Sharran lookout, this is the sort of place I'd wait around," which feels very ominous. Definitely feels like we're about to get jumped, but there's no one immediately obvious in the vicinity that is interactable, so possibly Shadowheart is just being paranoid.

Moving on, there's a fight going on between a dude and some squatters in his house.

"The place was empty! Keep those thugs away from my family."

"ZENOVIAAAAA! GET THESE SQUATTERS OUT OF MY HOUSE NOW."

This guy is comically upper-class - loud and dramatic and very upset with the situation. Hector does not have much familiarity with such people but he can sense that Karlach does; she lets out a soft snort behind him and rolls her eyes.

The merc at the man's side, on the other hand, is anything but humorous; she's carrying an extremely large and well-cared-for sword on her back and looks like she's fully ready to use it.

"Arfur, *sweetheart*, you paid me and my boys to be caravan guards, not cattle wrangles," she drawls, and gives the man in the house an unpleasant grin. "If you want us to get our hands dirty, it'd be our pleasure, but that'll be extra."

Hector doesn't fully understand what's happening here, but it's obvious there's the threat of violence, and so - almost without thinking about it, he steps in.

(One of the available options here is "Does no one we meet ever get along?" which is excellent. I don't think Hector would say it but he's definitely thinking it right now.)

"Calm down and tell me what's going on," he says, his tone automatically shifting into something placid and firm, a voice of authority - not the tadpole's sort, but that which the abbot would use to calm a disagreement of monks in the monastery.

"I just want to remove these unlawful interlopers from my property!" Arfur wails aggrievedly.

Hector raises an eyebrow at him. Given the state of things around here - and in particular, given the mass of bodies he just saw at the site of the battle outside the gates - he doesn't have particular interest in indulging this man's superiority complex, or being party to turning a family in need out on the street. But the mercenary with the sword is worrisome.

So he has to consider his approach. Something nonconfrontational but unambiguous. He summons the memory of the cleric who ran the services in the monastery's temple and puts on his most beatific smile. [CLERIC] "The gods study our deeds during crises," he points out. "Now is a bad time to be uncharitable."

"Excuse me?!" Arfur yelps. "I'm *exceedingly* charitable. Ask anyone in this wretched town! It's one thing to donate - extremely generously - to those less fortunate than oneself, and quite another to give away one's entire home!"

It seems to Hector there is likely a middle ground to be struck here - but something else sticks out to him as he listens to the man rant.

Narrator: [INSIGHT] This man's indignant demeanor barely masks a seething anxiety. There's more to this situation than he's letting on.

"I'm a very magnanimous individual, but this is my home," Arfur insists. "Either they leave or I'll make them."

"You seem to be a little on edge," Hector says carefully. "Are you all right?"

Arfur stiffens. "Well, wouldn't you be on edge if your beautiful home had been defiled by such brazen interlopers?"

(A/N: This conversation is fairly confusing/frustrating. Passing the above insight check and then following up on it gives us zero net new information to act on in the conversation, as shown above, and also cuts off an available [CLERIC][PERSUASION] check - which Hector would have been physically incapable of passing but was still more likely for him to say.

At this point in the conversation we have three options: a) completely back out of the situation, b) an option from Hector's rogue multiclass to do the job instead of the mercs for cheap (???), or c) intimidate - a check which Hector cannot pass either and leads to violence. Of these three options I guess we'll go C, and I don't mind it tremendously since (especially having seen some of Arfur's other dialogue) this guy seems like kind of an ass, but the conversational line feels weird.)

Hector sets his jaw. He has seen far too much suffering over the past few months to be able to easily stomach this man's dismissal of people in need. He can sense Karlach's agitation too; she wants to give the man a blow or two herself for how he's behaving. [INTIMIDATION] "How about you live and let live," he says coolly. "And I let *you* live in return."

It's an ill-advised comment, perhaps, given the merc with her sword standing directly nearby. And he regrets it almost as soon as he's said it; he doesn't want to encourage the threat of violence here. But damn it... this house has room for these people if Arfur would just open his ears, and Hector finds that he can't stay silent.

Arfur draws himself up to his full height and glares at Hector.

"Are you threatening me?" he snaps. "Zenovia - why are you just standing there? Do what I'm paying you for!"

The merc grins casually. "You paid us to protect you and your high-quality merchandise on the road - and we've since arrived at our destination. As I said - anything else is extra."

"Ughhh," Arfur groans. "This is the last time I hire someone from the Guild." Coin flashes across his palm as he tosses it towards Zenovia. "Fine. Here's the extra. Finish the job." He turns to look at Hector balefully. "Now please show this meddler some of that famous Rivington hospitality."

-----

"Nice one, Hec," Karlach says with a gleeful laugh as the mercs turn on them; she draws her sword and gives it a dramatic whirl. "Let's show 'em what we learned in the wilds!"

Shadowheart lets out a heavy sigh, already weaving a Shield of Faith between her fingers, ready to throw. "Are we to right every wrong in the city on our way to the gates?" she asks dryly. "Hector, I know you're compulsively charitable but this place has no shortage of wrongdoing."

"All the more reason to do what we can, where we can," Hector says firmly.

Jaheira just laughs softly. She remembers another man, much younger but with that same determination in his eyes - unwilling to see a wrong and look away from it if there was something he could do. "Like old times, indeed," she murmurs. "Do not worry, Shadowheart; we will find our way to where we need to be, one way or another."

#bjk plays baldur's gate 3 #hector carlisle #bjk writes her own party banter #not in love with how this played out but oh well XD

[tawaifeddiediaz]

Hi may I ask on how do you color your gifs too? they all look so lovely, especially with the skin color, how do you get it right? I am finding it really hard and always struggle with it btw thanks for you tutorial.

Hi! Yeah I can try!

We'll be doing this scene, and I'm going to stick to the more basic way to color:

(This tutorial assumes basic knowledge of gif-making and adjustment layers.)

Super-long tutorial under the cut:

Few tips before you start:

Adjust everything little by little to prevent extreme changes/washed out gifs.

Don't worry if one adjustment layer makes the other ones look bad. You can always go back and keep adjusting.

Trust the process! The gifs will look different at every stage, as you'll see here, but as we go, they'll turn into properly-colored ones.

A lot of coloring - especially with skin color - is trial and error. Some scenes are inevitably going to be better than others.

Sometimes, it helps to have a few references of the actor/character in good lighting (preferably images of actors, because they won't have the horrible TV filters) so you can refer to that.

Keep in mind that the lighting of the scene (aka, if they're outside, or if they're in a dark room) will affect how they look in your final gif.

First, start with your gif cropped and sharpened (if you need a tutorial, here is my sharpening one!). Fair warning, I'm new to this, and I don't know the super-technical terms so hopefully this makes sense xD.

I'm working in timeline here, and this is what my starting page looks like. Those adjustment icons below the color wheel is what we'll be using:

Here's a small guide if you don't know which icon is which. You can also get these names by hovering over each icon:

My first adjustment layer is always an Exposure layer. This is a pretty bright scene, so we won't need to do too much exposure, but we do need something:

Alternatively, you can use the three droppers over there. I sometimes use the white one (first one on the right) to click on certain white spots to brighten the image automatically, but it doesn't work for all scenes. I prefer manual!

Next, we'll add a Levels layer. I use that middle slider to lighten up the scene, since sharpening and resizing tend to darken the scene.

Then the black slider to put some shadows back into the image. (be careful with this, because it's very easy to make it too dark.

NOTE: some people use Curves to do the work of the exposure and levels layers, but I don't like curves too much. I can make a tutorial on how to use it if you need it, but for now, this is what we'll be going on.

Next, we'll add a Photo Filter layer to get rid of that yellow. Here is where you have to start experimenting with what works best for you.

Photo Filter will have all these options to use:

I usually use any of the three cooling layers to get rid of most - if not all - of the yellow of a scene. The one I use most is Cooling Filter (80). The default is 25%, but depending on your scene, you'll want to adjust things accordingly:

A good rule of thumb is to focus on a part of an image that you already know the color of. For example, this wall is clearly white, not yellow. If the wall looks too blue, then I've done too much of the filter, and need to tone it down. With photo filter, 10-15% works for most scenes, but this scene was super yellow for some reason.

Just for a comparison, here's where we're at right now, with only the photo filter removed (see how he looks more minion on the left side of his face? Photo Filter is a gift xD):

Now, we'll use a Selective Color layer for two things: to remove some of the reddish undertone from his skin, and to add shadows back in.

First, hit the dropdown for Colors and select Red. To remove the reddish undertones, we'll add some cyan to the reds. Here, you really have to play around with things until it looks good. That means adjusting the sliders in a lot of different ways.

(Don't worry about how ashy and "blue" he looks, we'll fix that later)

Next, to add shadows back into it, hit the colors dropdown, and select Black. Here, I move the black slider to add back a few of the shadows. Usually, +3 or +5 are good enough. I've added +13 just because it's what I personally want out of this gif.

(By the way, you can do this on two separate selective-color adjustment layers. I just prefer to do it all on one.)

Next, (this is usually my last adjustment layer) we'll add a Vibrance layer. I do this layer just because I like to add a little bit of warmth back into the gif. The same thing can be achieved with another Photo Filter layer, I just like the pop of color I get with the vibrance layer.

And that's all! Here's what the final gif looks like:

Skin-color tips and other last tips:

For this gif, I didn't really need to go back to adjust the previous layers (for example, to remove more red or something), but sometimes, you have to keep playing around with it.

Some scenes have them very red, and sometimes, removing yellow by adding blue to a layer will make a gif look more red - in cases like these, using a color balance layer helps on top of the photo filter. Adjust midtones and highlights to have more cyan to remove the redness.

For darker skin-tones, I find that removing all the red will take all the warmth out of the skin? You have to be more careful then, to not completely change the undertones. Just remove the excess reds that come from the filters/film/lighting. (I can try to make a tutorial with a dark-skinned character if you'd like.)

An unavoidable part of adding adjustment layers is that it will decrease your quality just a lil bit - not enough to be noticeable, but just so you're aware in case that's a thing for you.

Sometimes, if you're going to gif a scene multiple times, it helps to just make note of the settings you're using somewhere so you don't necessarily have to start from scratch.

It also helps to step away from the gif for a bit and then come back to view it with new eyes. This is because you can get desensitized to all the changes, and I often find myself picking up errors in my coloring when I do this.

Gifs look different on different devices! Just a thing to keep in mind.

I hope this helps, and it wasn't too confusing! A lot of this tends to be practice, so just keep on trying. I usually try giffing multiple types of media for practice (i.e. multiple shows/movies - that's why there are so many Bollywood gifs on my blog!).

Happy giffing!

#zee's tutorials #tutorials #coloring tutorial #coloring #photoshop tutorial #resources #completeresources #ps help #userkosmos #userrin #tuserkay #usermarsy #userphotoshop #usermare #userdahlias #userisha #thank you neethu and isha who had to put up with my panic over this djsklj #and nova for helping me pick a scene <3

[justsomemusingsandthoughts]

I can't believe I'm doing this again, but...

ANOTHER YUZURU HANYU RANT INCOMING:

After Beijing I swore I wouldn't read opinion pieces or listen to any commentary about Yuzuru and his career (especially not by Americans), but self-destructive me couldn't help it and now I'm mad, like really mad and nobody in my real life cares, so I'm gonna write this into the void that is the internet🤣

My question at this point is, what else does this man have to do to be acknowledged as the greatest (male) figure skater of all time (and yes, I'm talking objectively)? After what I've read/seen I just don't know anymore, but let's just look at some indisputable facts, shall we?

He is the only men who has won every competition on the junior as well as the senior level.

He has won back to back Olympic gold medals, which hasn't been done since 1952. And if we're being honest here, figure skating then was a completely different sport. So nobody has done it in modern figure skating

He also has 7 World medals (2 of which are gold). I don't know if people, especially the ones saying that there are people with more titles, know how crazy it is to be consistantly medaling at Wolds over a DECADE, not just a quad. Again no other man has done that in modern figure skating and only 4 men have more Worlds medals but guess what, that was PRE WORLD WAR 2!

He has been one of the people pushing the quad revolution forward, being the first to land the quad Loop. So, another one for the record books. And of course the whole 4A saga, that he has been the driving force behind for the last few years. And don't tell me someone else has tried it before, because yes, I know someone has, but nobody has brought that jump into the conciousness of the other skaters and the public like Yuzuru has. It was considered impossible until he started openly training it and now everyone and their mother wants to try it, too.

He has broken 19 World records, more than any other person and also over the timespan of a decade, which again, is insane in a sport people often don't (or can't) even compete that long in general at the senior level.

He won 4 Grand Prix Finals, which also noone else has done (and consecutively I might add).

Now those are some facts. Now you can of course also talk subjective points like the effortlessness with which he skates, the musicality and fluidity but that is not what this little (or maybe big😊) rant is about, cause I know there are people who for some reason don't like that style and prefer something else. Alright, you do you! Not my point right now.

I am also aware that the populatity of someone in whatever field doesn't automatically make them great, but if you take a look outside the tight knit skating community (which I know a lot of people in there, especially in the US, don't like to do) and see the impact Yuzuru Hanyu has had on this sport, it is quite astounding. The amount of people becoming interested and invested in figure skating all over the world because of one person is insane. His name alone can fill arenas.

The reason I'm mentioning this is the question I've asked at the beginning. What else does he have to do? If all the medals, titles and records aren't enough, what else? Maybe being the face of the entire sport? Maybe his unique style? Maybe the fact that the ISU changed the scoring system to scew over one person and show him the door cause he got bigger than the sport itself?

Now I thought maybe Beijing could be that competition where people finally acknowledge the fact that there has never been anyone, who was better but of course the man has to have the most bad luck a person can possibly have at a competition. But you know what? I honestly think had there been another outcome, it wouldn't have changed anything, cause it's just never enough, no matter what he does.

It will always be "He may be one of the greatest" or at most "He is one of the greatest". No, you know what, if you take all the biased bullsh*t and subjectivity out of the discussion and look strictly at what he has accomplished? He IS the greatest of all time.

Now I don't even know why I wrote this about someone doesn't know I exist and that I obviously don't know, but I've been following Yuzu's career since I was 14 (and he was 16) and figure skating has always been "my thing" since even before that. So even though it's stupid I just needed to get this of my chest and for some reason I feel better now even if it doesn't really matter🤣 (and I'm pretty sure Yuzu's a lot more hung up on that damn 4A than all of this, but I can't help it)

So, I don't have an answer to my original question, but maybe someone else would like to enlighten me or has some other comment?😅

#yuzuru hanyu #Yuzuru #Yuzu #bejing 2022 #figure skating #yuzu will always the the goat of figure skating #rant over #unimportant rant #I know I need hobbies

[jennyandvastraflint]

Hi :) If I may -

🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here (feel free to skip this one if you haven't got time/opportunity - or, well, you know you can skip any anyway)

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

<3

Okay I lied I'm answering this NOW because I just had to buy bread and face The Horrors of going into a shop and I need something nice to do bc I'm exhausted...

Describe your latest wip with five emojis

I'm taking this to mean the latest I started dfhgjf I have kinda seven WIPs rn... So, here we go:

🦎🪞💧🖼️🌈

I sure hope I get time to finish ALL my wips very soon! (I have four big uni assignments to do until the 15th, but afterwards I am FREE for like... a little bit at least)

recommend an author or fanfic you love

Okay I'm actually going to do two here, seeing as one is a shameless plug of my friend's fic...

Go read Righting Reflex by the asker please, it is a wonderful fic about the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam, and a cat that mysteriously shows up. Perhaps there is more to the cat (who seems very insistent on getting Yaz and the Doctor to spend more time together) than meets the eye...

And another would be Communication is the basis of a healthy relationship by casualscribbler who I'd also consider a friend (actually everyone who loves Jenny and Vastra is automatically my friend I don't make the rules). It's a beautiful fic about Jenny and Vastra and them growing closer together. Said author has also some other brilliant works, some of which are rather on the angsty side (and made me cry a lot fhdjgskfdg), but I love them dearly.

name three good things going on in your life right now

Uhhhh, okay. So, one, I finally got to meet with a therapist about my chronic pain and she gave me addresses to a few places for stuff I got going on (I cried a lot but some of that crying really just needed to get out)

I passed an exam I worried about a lot, andddddd three, I kinda fell into a hyperfixation on the PGSM 2003 live action series and am LIVING bc nine years ago my parents claimed Sailor Moon would just be a short phase and now it's STILL THERE >:D

Do you like or dislike surprises?

Generally definitely dislike, I'm autistic and like things to be fairly predictable because I don't know how to spontaneously react to a lot of stuff. (I like to surprise other people who DO like surprises tho)

Add 50 words to your current wip and add the paragraph here

Since I, as mentioned, kinda have like seven wips and it is this asker, I'm going to write a paragraph for Turn Loose the Mermaids XD It won't give much away since we're still in the "introducing Jenny and Vastra's ragtag crew" phase.

“They are really sweet,” Bill said outside, beaming at Jenny and Vastra. “Joining your crew seems like the best decision of my recent life so far.” Jenny wasn’t yet quite used to thinking of the crew as hers, and she blushed a little. “We’re happy to have you.” “It is… a family for those who have none,” Vastra mused, absentmindedly stroking a lock of Jenny’s brown hair out of her face. “To provide comfort and companionship.”

I hope you like itttt!

Link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

Could be a funny idiot about this and link the art I commissioned myself, but... Let's not :P

So here's absolutely gorgeous Paternoster Gang (and Bloomsbury Bunch) art by @simpingforwomen24-7

LIKE LOOK AT THEIR LIL HAPPY FACES I LOVE THEM SMMMMM!

Anyway, this was fun!! Thank you so much for the ask!

#ask game #writers ask game #madame vastra #jenny flint #jenny and vastra #the paternoster gang #doctor who

[themultifandomgal]

Isaiah Jesus- Struggling

TW- talk about multiple miscarriages and struggling to get pregnant

Isaiah and I have been best friends with Finn for years! Tommy, Arthur and John always saw me as a little sister since the day I started hanging around the Shelby brothers. This automatically put me under protection with the Peaky Blinders, although I am more than capable of looking after myself. When I turned 17 Tommy got me a job in the betting shop, but the deal was for me to stay away from the illegal stuff. Saiah and I have been together since we were 16 and now we're 23 and married. We have been trying to have a baby for 2 years, but unfortunately we have had 3 miscarriages.

I walk over to my desk outside of Michaels office and sit down

"Good morning YN, how are you today?" Michael asks

"I'm good thank you Michael" I get out files from the draws of my desk and start to do my work. A couple of hours pass and the betting shop door opens, I look up and see Isaiah walking in with Finn. He walks over to me and kisses my forehead

"You shouldn't be here, you should be at home resting" Isaiah loudly whispers to me

"Shh" I nudge him "if I take time off people will ask questions and I don't want anyone to know" I say sadly. Finn walks over to Michael whose sat in his office. I thought I was pregnant again last week and so we went to the doctors, but I had the results back yesterday telling me that I wasn't pregnant

"Ok, but your upset you should be at home" I shake my head at Isaiah

"Your upset as well but your out here doing jobs for Tommy"

"I'm not just doing jobs for Tommy" the doors open again and Tommy walks in

"Isaiah, Finn, Michael I have a job for you"  I raise a brow

"You were saying?"

"Isaiah!" Tommy shouts getting impatient

"I'll see you later" Isaiah and I share a kiss then he walks off into Tommy's office.

Later that evening when Saiah comes home we sit at the table together while eating our food. Somethings playing on my mind, but I don't know how to bring up that fact I think we should stop trying for a baby

"Hey are you ok?" Saiah obviously being able to see me in thought asks me. Well I guess this is my cue

"Huh? oh. Errm I'm ok, it's just..."

"What?" Isaiah frowns putting down his fork and taking my hand. I take in a deep breath before breathing out

"I think we should take a break with trying for a baby" Isaiah now takes in a deep breathe "I don't think this added stress is helping. Even my period has been weird the last couple of months and we thought I was pregnant. I just think if we stop trying so hard, have sex for the sake of feeling good rather than trying to get pregnant, maybe it will happen"

"What if it doesn't?"

"Then we figure something else out. Maybe adopt an orphan? I don't know yet Saiah. We will figure this out. As long as I have you by my side I really don't care"

"I love you YN"

"And I love you"

1 year later

"Do I look fat to you?" I ask Isaiah running a hand over my bloated stomach

"No you don't. You look 5 months pregnant. Now can we finally tell people  were having a baby. The doctors said we're past the scary part. This is the longest you've carried so please can we tell the others"

"Fine we can tell the others at the meeting today" I give in to Isaiah. We head over to the garrison and to the back room where the meeting is being held. Isaiah and I walk in hand in hand and sit down

"Great now we're all here I want to..."

"Wait errm before we talk about jobs and things. YN and I would like to tell you all something" the room falls silence and everyone looks at me. I give a sheepish smile but before I can tell anyone I hear a gasp. I look at Polly who is staring at me wide eyed

"What's going on?" Arthur asks confused

"So, me and Isaiah are pregnant" concern washes over everyone's faces "but, I've never carried this long before so in 4 months time we should be having a baby"

"Right well I guess a congratulations is in order. And YN your dismissed for early maternity leave"

"Tommy we can't afford..."

"You'll still get paid, I know how much you both want this. Also to keep all stress to a minimum. Isaiah you will take over YN in the betting shop. We need to keep you both as safe as possible. Now let's forget the meeting and celebrate" I smile at Tommy grateful that he's so understanding. He nods at me then pours himself and the others a glass of whisky. He holds it up in the air "to YN and Isaiah" then he drinks his drink, the others following him.

#peaky blinders imagine #peaky blinders reader #peaky blinders #isiah jesus #tommy shelby #arthur shelby #finn shelby #Isiah Jesus x reader #john shelby

[maguro13-2]

Shattered Hero ~ Origins of the Ink Demons: Episode Maka Pt.4 ~

*images flashing*

Usagi : (wakes up and is covered in sweat) Oh man! Not another dream. This is pretty weird after all my friends were being used as science experiments that have been a laboratory...Hey, where am I? What is this place and what I am doing here naked?

Hotaru : You are awake, Sailor Moon.

Usagi : Hotaru Tomoe. What's going on? Don't tell me you've been awake and naked as well I see.

Hotaru : You've been asleep for a long time. I had to wake you up after your friends and mine were attacked and abuse by the corruption of my father for his selfish ways.

Usagi : Professor Tomoe, your dad. What happened to him?

Hotaru : Haven't you figured it out yet, I had to wake you up after that tremendous incident in which took place about over a year.

Usagi : Like I was in some kind of coma? I don't know what's gonna happen to my world after all things bad happened in the 90s. Say, we stool look in 90s, right? Hotaru, tell me.

Hotaru : This is not the 20th century anymore. This is the 21st Century.

Usagi : 21st Century? Wait a sec, where's mom? Where are my friends and where's our--

Hotaru : Your friends are safe and so does mine, they were saved from the clutches of my father all thanks to the boys due to the marriage between Naoko and Togashi. Kaolinite was out of the question. They have been reclaimed by the detectives. Here's how it happened, after the rest of Sailor Scouts were caputred and stripped bare skin in those cultivated tanks, my father and other scientists tried to conquer Japan and the galaxy for doing selfish things in order to cover the world in darkness for Dark Nebula. But thankfully due to Naoko and Togashi's marriage, my father was finally stopped by us and that spirit detective we helped, and was exposed to the public for calling him a "heartless" traitor for what he did to our group and the people of Japan would never forgive him. When the Spirit Detective and Grim Reaper Botan scolds him for what he did to the Sailor Scouts, Hiei, the young man with the Jagan eye, executed him and we had to hide ourselves from the public and went into the shadows in order to restore our lives.

Usagi : So we've been here for over a year? So what on earth did we exactly end up here? Where's the rest of the Sailor Senshi?

Hotaru : Come, there in that room. They're waiting for you to meet them.

(scene later cuts)

Usagi : So, we're good being completely naked without our clothes on. So what did you agree with being at here sleeping for over a year by that?

Hotaru : You'll cleverly find out that it's a secret.

Usagi : So any news on what's going on? So what are we in here for? So I guess it's a secret okay.

(Hatch door opens automatically)

Usagi : Hey, isn't that...? (sees the sailor scouts completely naked while wearing hi-tech shades to look at a computerized orb full of light) I see. Hey, guys long time no see.

Minako : Oi, Usagi. You finally made it, just in the nick of time to be awake.

Usagi : Yeah, but it's been way over a year to be awake. So where is home, exactly?

Minako : What are you talking about, Usagi? This is our home, our secret home. This is the new home base that takes place on the moon.

Usagi : Say WHAAAAAAT?

[DUN! DUN! DUUUUUUUUUN!]

Usagi : Hotaru! Why did you take us to the Earth's moon!? We're currently in space! How can we survive on the moon!? There's no oxygen outside! More importantly, we can't even breathe outside in space! And did you say this is the new base?

Makoto : Sure! This is the New Sailor Senshi hedquarters! An organization led by the councils of Celestial 9.

Usagi : Celestial 9. What an interesting name for a group of people that organize the line of 9 gods from earth. What a shocking coincidence, but I think not. I think I might be going back to civilization to earth and...(turns and sees Luna in front of her) What in the actual what? Who's this lady?

[Theme of Koco - Tomoya Ohtani]

Luna : I am Luna, one of the rulers of Earth's moon and observe the entire planet earth from here on the moon.

Usagi : Rulers of Earth's moon. Where's that from, Astrologists? So being naked up here is where...

Minako : Yep. This entire place built on the moon was created by Drawcia Family Corporation since a huge amount of energy has hit the entire moon in half, so the rulers of the moon decides to restore it after a green guy and that Space Colony.

Usagi : You mean those two that destroyed the old Sailor Senshi headquaters? But the colony blasted on the moon! Why would some genius manage to use a cannon from the space colony on the moon instead of the earth?

Luna : Our headquaters on the moon was destroyed by one man that did it in that incident 5 years ago.

Rei : That was the old Sailor Senshi Hedquaters that was operated on the moon over a year until the colony's energy blast cannon destroyed when he attempted to fire it at earth. It was not until the Black Arms invasion a year ago, there were many reports that the girl named Maka Albarn was falsely accused on attacking the American public and the city of Tokyo since she wiped out 80% of Japan's population.

Hotaru : Correct. And after the second explosion occured in tokyo caused by recruited detective, Kimial Diehl. [To Usagi] I believe you might wanna put these on.

Usagi : Oh, like this. (puts on the hi-tech shades to show information from the computerized orb) Woah...this is...awesome! The orb that resembles the light, it's hi-tech supercomputer. This is all the information from various incidents and multiple reports from around the world. Near the end of the 20th century, a girl named Lain Iwakura, protag of that smash hit psyhchological sci-fi horror show Serial Experiments Lain, has beginning to link into information that knows about the world, and I was never a fan of cyberpunk or science-fiction. That's what we needed in the 20th century, but now it's in the 21st century since she was saved by a random Gundam pilot whom she saved his life, Duo Maxwell, the pilot of the dominant Gundam robot Deathscythe.

Setsuna Meioh : True. Enemy intrusion from all over the globe that there are multiple threats from the forces of True evil itself.

Haruka : The Defense Line is okay for sure, but the offensive line over the sectors are really kicking it up a notch.

Michiru : Sounds kinda cool since Professor Tomoe was executed to the public. After all, you did saved your life and saved our lives as well.

Haruka : I know it's kinda messed up of why did Professor Tomoe wanted to use us for corruption in an exchange for conquering the Galaxy in darkness.

Hotaru : Because he was one of the leeches that showed his true colors, I will never forgive him for what he has done to you all.

Michiru : Maybe you're right about this. Guess he really made the steep price to pay.

Haruka : So will you ever forgive me about turning to the dark side and tried to conquer the planet in darkness?

Usagi : I've known Yusuke Urameshi a long time since we worked together to save my friends from the corruption of Hotaru's dad. But that's okay, we forgive you. I kinda miss mom a lot ever since she noticed about Professor Tomoe's execution. I heard about what happened to the YYH crew. Togashi and Naoko's marriage had long existed since we first appeared in the 90s. My catchphrase was "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you" That's what I always said about being a superhero but despite being a magical girl, my superhero catchphrases always gets it when it comes to Superheroes.

Minako : That's what we are today. So after Professor Tomoe's execution, we Sailor Scouts got depressed and we had no choice but to hide from the public except for you. Humanity has never been so arrogant, so does our archenemies as well. I've always once been Sailor V for a period of time before I joined you guys! I was the coolest superhero in all of Japan. But some villains are men who assaults women and hurt them, including superheroes like us. That's why we superheroes must stay away from bad things, men wanted to rape Magical Girls or some have sexual desires to harm them in the way of corruption. Humans can be heartless too, you know.

Usagi : I understand. That's why we gotta stick together as a group as what it takes for us to be heroes to keep ourselves out of the shadows.

*BEEPING*

[Reunion - Kenichi Tokoi]

Hotaru : Incoming enemy intrusion from earth! The giant heartless know as Darkside is on a rampage at the city of Tokyo! We must be prepared for battle! Come on, Usagi! You're leader of our team! You gotta do something!

Usagi : Hmmm...You got it! (thumbs up) You got yourself a deal! Alright Sailor Scouts let's head to Tokyo! Because the Sailor Scouts have returned! Let's become superheroes again!

(cues Sailor Moon Transformation)

Sailor Moon : I am back from the shadows, motherf***ers! Sailor Moon has finally arrived! Let's go kill us some heartless!

"Song Goku, We sailor Scouts are back in business!"

~ Act 3 : The Sailor Senshi Returns! ~

#bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailor moon #yu yu hakusho #dragon ball #kingdom hearts #toei animation #studio pierrot #funimation #shounen jump #bandai namco #crossover #drama #dark comedy #horror #mystery #thriller #supernatural #fantasy #dark fantasy #science fiction #action #adventure #psychological

[transingthoseformers]

Thinking about tfp Orion, and how he must have spent a long time in the wilds of Cybertron, and what that was like.

I'm actually in general thinking about what would've been considered the wilds of tfp Cybertron, bc in the aligned continuity we don't get as much worldbuilding on what's outside of civilization. We know that there's still Insecticons on Cybertron upon Jack and Arcee getting in a scuffle. I cannot promise where exactly Insecticons place in... anywhere.

We know there used to be quite a lot of predacons and that they are what we would consider carnivorous. But... are predacons a singular species? A few species? A catch all term like how we say birds or mammals? The tfwiki defines them as a race, so I'm inclined towards the first two options, or something closer in between. We're gonna ignore my homebrew taxonomy chart right now, that's fluid and i can always make amendments to that.

Looking at this makes me think thoughts, but we're gonna stick to the most relevant ones. The "other inhabitants" are probably the early transformers, or the ancestors to Cybertronus cybertronii. I think we can agree those coexisted, and were likely the prey variety between the two clades (i mean... hence the name predacons. Think caveman brain for a minute, and what you would call a tiger if you knew nothing more than it was a thing that hunted) but... did they hunt other Cybertron inhabitants as well?

This suggests yes. Okay, i don't really like the term primitive here because i hate the idea of automatically saying the peoples who came before us were primitive, but subjective semantics aside. This suggests a whole food web, with predacons at the apex. It's actually kinda interesting because at the bottom

I wanted to include this because it proves a theory of mine that the cloned predacons' CNA was tempered with the CNA of dinobots, rather than the other way around. Though, it makes me wonder in turn if the dinobots' designs were directly templated off of dinosaurs, and how THAT might fit into this mess because??? There's not a lot of explanations for the pre rescue bots dinobots in aligned. Anyways, dinobot fire breathing came before dragons breathing fire lol.

#tf worldbuilding? #transformers prime #tf aligned #maccadam #predacons #dinobots #100% believe that Shockwave's old earth base is somewhere on Griffin Rock or Wayward Island #and that it has something to do with the geological anomalies

[lea-heartscxiv]

Miya Valentine's Day

Miya was the third winner in this poll and here is the date he had on Valentine's Day this year on our sims gameplay.

You can see an extra cute kitties photos in our Blogger. (From me and @van-yangyin)

Blogger: English | Español

Read their date below the cut line ↓

The day before Valentine's Day, during the afternoon-evening. Miya met Koyomi, Takashi and Chisa at an ice cream shop to invite them to go to an animal shelter the next day.

Miya: Let's meet after after-school, is that okay?

Takashi: Of course and then around 8 pm, we could go to the skatepark.

Miya: Ok. «Will Reki and Langa be there when we go, or will they still be working on Dope Sketch?» - thinking.

Koyomi: Then I hope my brother won't be there, because if not, he won't stop showing us how cool his friend is at skateboarding. 😂

The next day during the afternoon-evening Miya stopped by his house to pick up his two cats Slime and Kirby and take them with him to the animal shelter.

Miya: We're here, do you think they will be here soon?

Chisa: We're here!

Miya: Did you guys bring any spare clothes?

Koyomi: Sure!

Takashi: It's about time, Hero. 😂

Miya: Let's go inside Slimes! 😂

Inside Miya introduced his friends to Emma, the owner of the shelter. She told them they could ask her as many questions as they wanted.

Koyomi: Are the doors always locked?

Emma: You mean the doors all over the compound?

Koyomi: Yes.

Emma: These doors are specifically built with an electronic mechanism that detects animal presence, including humans. So they only open when they detect whose presence it is and that there is no one in the other place, so they can open automatically without danger.

Takashi: That must have cost a lot of money, right?

Emma: Better not ask about it. 😅

Miya: But animals can go freely without danger, so that's worth everything!

Koyomi: And also the main entrance gate?

Emma: Of course. The only door that remains closed for them is the door to my living quarters. Except for Angola, the cat I adopted.

Chisa: Can we adopt?

Takashi: But Chisa, where we live we can't have pets.

Chisa: Right... 😭

Emma: Don't be sad, you can help in many other ways here.

Emma explains how many other ways they can help even if they can't adopt where they live.

A while passes and Taka tries to make an approach towards a cat, which doesn't seem very happy. Meanwhile, Chisa plays with another one successfully. Koyomi on the other hand tries to get to know a kitten.

Later, Taka talks to Emma and asks her how she came up with the idea of building a shelter instead of a veterinary clinic, since she doesn't make much money from it.

Emma: Since I was little have always seen a lot of abandoned animals and couldn't do anything to help them since I lived like you, in a apartment that didn't accept pets. So I promised that as soon as I could, would make a shelter for them and help them. And yes, as you said, I didn't make money but can see the goodness in people and also the dark side of them.

Meanwhile, Miya and Koyomi are having a talk outside the shelter. 

Koyomi: Jeez... I can't have pets even though our house is huge... I would like to have one... But mom always says that we already have enough with Chihiro and Nanaka as little ones with lots of energy and Reki with his skateboard going fast back and forth...

Miya: Well, think that there are people like Emma and us, that whenever we can try to help animals we meet even if some of you cannot adopt them. I had a hard time keeping Slime and Kirby, mom and dad didn't want me to adopt them.

Koyomi: I know... And there are 7 of us at home... Mom says that at the end she would take care of the little one while we were away and that it would give her work three times harder....

Miya: Is it okay if we tell the rest of Slimes to leave?

Koyomi keeps thinking and says to herself that Miya is right as long as there are people like Emma and them, there will always be a balance.

They said goodbye to Emma and the furry ones and headed to the Skatepark.

Once there Takashi, Chisa and Koyomi sat down.

Miya: Didn't you bring your skateboard, Taka?

Takashi: No, this humble Slime today comes to watch the Hero. But don't get used to it because the Slime also has things to teach you.

Miya gave them a little exhibition of his tricks. And when he was done, climbed up to where his friends were standing and shouted:

Miya: Hero Miya and his 3 Slimes! 🤣

Koyomi: We should go now, shouldn't we?

Miya: Yes, that's right, it's already a little late, we should go back to our homes, we have school tomorrow.

Takashi: You're right, we have to go shower, eat and sleep.

Chisa: Yes and it's almost 9pm, my mom might get mad because it's so late!

Miya: See you tomorrow then, Takashi, Chisa. See you another time, Koyomi.

Once at home, Miya's mobile vibrates, he looks at it and reads the notification that has arrived (Read here if you want to know what Miya is reading).

Miya: «This Saturday in "S".... Great! If Langa participates I'll go against him, and this time I'll do my best to reach his level! I'll be the one to give him the chocolate this Saturday.» - thinking.

~The End?~

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