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thewickedmerman · 2 years

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The Grandchildren of Triton

Years ago, I did an article about some fan-made grandchildren of Triton, excluding Melody, of course. However, I was going off the bull crap logic and "continuity" of the terrible prequel, The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel's Beginning. Instead, I'm going to be basing this off the personalities I've given the daughters of Triton in another article I did, which includes the age order of Aquata being the oldest daughter of Triton. I take into account the TV series, like I did with Arista's personality and Adella's design, because it is a faithful and worthy prequel to The Little Mermaid. The way this is going to work is that I will talk about the oldest daughter of Triton's children first and go in order of age of the daughter of Triton instead of by age of the grandchild so that no one gets confused about which child belongs to which of Ariel's sisters. Along with this, I will be including a fan-made son of Ariel and Eric at the end. Melody won't be included because she's an already existing character with an established personality and I'm doing this over fan-made characters and telling you the personalities I created for them. Some siblings will be included in one picture just because I felt like it. I hope you guys like it and let me know what you think in a respectful way.

Aquata's Children:

Prince Poseidon (Age 15)

The oldest grandchild of King Triton, the older twin brother of his sister Athena, and second in line for the throne of Atlantica after his mother. He was named after his great-grandfather, King Poseidon, Triton's father. He is a very serious young merman that is pretty bossy to both his sister and his cousins, much to their annoyance. He wants to do his best to be a great king someday and to fulfill his duties as a prince as well as he possibly can. He acts a lot like his grandfather and can be a bit hotheaded. He's responsible, smart, a bit of a nag, and kind of stiff but can be fun when he loosens up. His greatest fear is letting everyone down because as the second in line for the throne after his mother and the oldest grandchild of Triton, he has to set an example for the kingdom. He often puts more pressure on himself than he needs to, despite that his parents and grandfather have tried to tell him not to worry so much and to enjoy life. He often bumps heads with his twin sister because of how completely different they are. Despite how he can be annoying to his sister and cousins, he really cares about them and they care about him. His dedication to being a worthy ruler one day is undeniably impressive, but he still has a lot to learn before that happens and not just the things he believes to be important. He acts very much like Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Jane from Return to Neverland, and Shang from Mulan.

Princess Athena (Age 15)

The twin sister of Poseidon, the oldest granddaughter of King Triton, and named after her late grandmother. Just like her brother, her looks are a combination of both her mother and her grandmother, even their hair is a combination of the colors of Aquata and Queen Athena's hair. She is very much like her grandmother. She is fun-loving, a little bit of a prankster, loves music, and is very caring. However, she doesn't take her duties as a princess seriously and would actually prefer to live the life of the commoners rather than be a princess. She prefers the simple things in life. Much like her Aunt Ariel, she is very fascinated by the world above. She is the cousin that Melody is the closest to, due to them both being very different from their peers, not conforming to the norm, and being very adventurous. She is close with her mother, but is often told that she needs to learn how to be serious because she is a princess. However, she doesn't see why she should when she's never going to be queen, which she is perfectly happy about. She isn't a conventional princess but doesn't go out of her way to be rude or disrespectful to rebel against traditions at all. She wants to find her own path and discover who she is meant to be. She thinks she might even find herself if she became human like her Aunt Ariel did, if only for a while to see how she likes it. However, she still considers the possibility that where she belongs might be in the sea, but wants to try out being a human on land because if she never tries it she'll never know. She does get into fights with her brother but there is a lot of love between them. Her personality is a lot like Tinkerbell (In the CGI movies) and Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. She incredibly close with her fun-loving Aunt Adella, who never judges her and just wants her to be happy.

Andrina's Children:

Prince Kai (Age 11)

He is very athletic like his Aunt Aquata, don't ask what kind of sports he does because I don't know what kind of sports there would be under the sea for merpeople. He's always moving around and has a hard time settling down. He's active, kind, smart, resourceful, a little reckless, and slightly cocky. He tries to be the best at what he does but will get in over his head sometimes but will learn from his mistakes. He is very close to his Aunt Aquata and his younger brothers. He is a little bit of a prankster, particularly when it comes to pulling tricks on his cousin, Poseidon. He's very easy going and sometimes doesn't take things too seriously, kind of like Baloo from Disney's Jungle Book and Timon from The Lion King, only more physically active and not as lazy.

Prince Ray (Age 8)

He is a very positive and joyful person, like a little ray of sunshine. He is a lot like his Aunt Adella, except he has more self-control than she does. He loves music and dancing and takes any opportunity he can to play music, sing, and dance. He is very sensitive, creative, kind, caring, smart, energetic, fun-loving, goofy, and poetic. He does sometimes fight with his older brother because of their differing personalities and interests but they are still very close. He is also very close to his younger brother and his Aunt Adella. He's a very happy go lucky kid but can get really depressed or angry when he's pushed far enough. He tries to deal with it with his music so he doesn't hurt anyone but sometimes he can't help but let out his anger. He's a lot like Emery from the show Fresh Off the Boat. He's a dork but an adorable and fun one.

Prince Gil (Age 5)

Despite being the youngest of all the grandchildren of Triton, he is actually very mature for his age. He takes after his mother because of how sarcastic, brutally honest, sassy, and blunt he is. He's very clever with his comments, like something you'd expect from an adult rather than a child (But nothing dirty because it is Disney) and can be very shocking at times. He will often point out when someone is being stupid and when the bad results he knew would happen actually happen he says, "Gee, I wish someone had pointed that out. Oh, wait! I did!" and is annoyed that no one listens to him because of his age. I've just always loved when the youngest sibling is the smartass for two reasons. The first being that I'm the youngest of three an have always been a smartass ever since I was around ten or eleven-years-old. The second reason is that I just love the idea of such smartass comments coming from someone so young (Even at the age of five) and showing you shouldn't underestimate someone just because of their age. However, he still acts like a normal kid, despite being mature for his age. He will get mad and have a tantrum as any five-year-old would. He does love to have fun and play with kids his own age. He is very close to his older brothers. Not only is he the one that is the most like his mother out of all three of her sons, but he is also the one that looks the most like her out of the three.

Arista's Children:

Princess Harmony (Age 7) and Princess Cecilia (Age 13)

Cecilia- She takes after her mother by being spoiled, selfish, bratty, and coming off as the stereotypical mean girl but there is more to her than that. Just like her mother when she was young, Cecilia doesn't know how to act in social situations and uses her mean girl attitude to cover up her insecurities. Thankfully, while Arista is still harsh at times, she has learned to be more confident and kind towards others. This was partly thanks to Ariel in the episode "Beached" from the TV series. However, it was also thanks to her sister, Adella always trying to make her happy and her finding the merman she loved. She especially got softer when she became a mother. Arista tries to help Cecilia because she knows what she's going through, though Cecilia, being the stubborn teenager she is, brushes it off. It's very similar to how Ariel and Melody having very similar personalities and having problems because of that. They say the kid that is the most like you is the one you'll fight with the most. However, there are ways Cecilia shows her softer side, even if she won't admit it to others. She is very protective of her younger sister and would do anything for her. She'd even risk getting herself hurt or ruining/losing a possession she loved in order to protect her sister. Harmony is the one person she's very rarely ever mean to. While she can be very mean, she cares about her family and her people very much. She will show her softer side in secret because she doesn't want anyone to think she's soft. She is close to her Aunt Alana because of how both of them love fashion and her aunt just seems to know how to make her feel good when she's upset without having to pry. She often gets into fights with all her cousins but especially gets into fights with Melody (Just like their mothers used to) and Cori.

Harmony- Unlike her older sister, she is actually very sweet and takes every opportunity she can to be nice to someone. She loves music just like her cousin Ray, who she is very close to because of their love of music, singing, and dancing. Her personality is very similar to Webby Vanderquack in both the original 80's version and the 2017 version of Ducktales and Agnus from Despicable Me. She's very girly and feminine but does like to play like any other kid does and is willing to get a little dirty. She is also one of the few people who understands her older sister. She knows she's a good person on the inside and is just insecure and tries to hide it with her snobby and mean girl attitude. She's basically to her Cecilia what their Aunt Adella was to their mother. Someone who just wants her seemingly "mean girl" sister to be happy and knows she is just insecure. She's very close to both her Aunt Alana and her Aunt Adella. While she is the sweetest and kindest of all of Triton's grandchildren, she still has her limits and won't let others push her around.

Attina's Children:

Prince Neptune (Age 14) and Princess Coral (Age 8)

Neptune- He is named after his great-great-grandfather, King Neptune, which Triton appreciated Attina doing because he was very close to his grandpa Neptune, who used to play the calliope for young Triton at bedtime. He takes after his mother and her love for reading and inventing. He's very nerdy but isn't one of those stereotypical nerds that use fancy words that no one really understands. He's very intelligent, well-read, kind of awkward, is shy around girls, is funny, can be a lot of fun to be around when he isn't trying too hard to look cool to impress anyone, and is a little clumsy. He is close to his cousin Melody because both know how it feels to be clumsy, awkward, and not knowing how to act in front of their peers. The cousin he is the closest to is Poseidon, who he looks up to and wishes he could be like because of how confident and handsome he is. His personality is a lot like Jane from Tarzan and Lewis from Meet the Robinsons. He is pretty close to his younger sister, who playfully teases him but makes sure not to go too far so he doesn't feel bad.

Coral- She is pretty different from her mother and her brother because, while she is just as intelligent and well-read as they are, she doesn't like to spend most of her time just reading and working on inventions. She loves to have fun and think outside the box, which is something her mother and brother have a hard time doing. Her personality is a lot like Starlight Glimmer from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, due to her natural talent in being creative and resourceful, as well as her being willing to go outside the box, being witty, and a little blunt. Her relationship with her brother is very similar to Starlight Glimmer's relationship with her childhood friend, Sunburst, who is a lot like her brother. She is very close to her cousins Athena, Melody, Kai, Morticia, and Cori. She often is the one who can pull her mother and brother out of their rigid mindset of not thinking outside the box and get them to try something new.

Adella's Daughter:

Princess Morticia (Age 13)

She is the only grandchild of Triton that isn't blood-related, as she was adopted, but Triton still loves her just as much as his other grandchildren. Adella, being the type of person who wants to bring joy to others, thought it would be a great idea to adopt a child, especially since she isn't able to bear children. She had many children to choose from but the one that caught her attention was a gloomy and gothic looking little seven-year-old girl that was sitting all by herself. Just looking at her and how depressed looking she was just made Adella so sad that she chose her without giving it a second thought, which surprised everyone, especially Morticia. She didn't think anyone would adopt her because of what a gothic and odd child she was, she especially didn't think a princess that was also a cheerful party animal would choose her over the other children. Her relationship with her mother is very similar to Pinkie Pie and her sister Maud Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Since Morticia is a lot like Maud and I modeled Adella's personality after Pinkie Pie, there is a lot of love between the two despite how they are polar opposites. Adella can tell when her daughter is happy and excited, even though she is always emotionless and monotone. She is very sarcastic with her dry wit but she loves her family and her parents very much. She even has grown to love parties but not because she finds them to be fun and enjoyable, it's because they make her mother happy to throw them, which makes her happy. Unlike most kids, she doesn't get embarrassed when her parents, particularly her mother, act silly and over-the-top. She doesn't even get upset when her mother calls her Tishy. She is also very similar to Mai from Avatar: The Last Airbender, who I modeled her design after, and Cassandra from Hercules: The Animated Series. Unlike other merpeople, she isn't comfortable showing her skin, so her Aunt Alana made her a long sleeved sheer shirt with a black shell bra, which she appreciates. She's not very good at making friends because of her introverted, gothic, and isolated loner nature but she does learn to get better at socializing and making friends, while still staying an emotionless and monotone goth. She is especially close with her cousins Coral and Cori. She becomes pretty close to her cousin Melody as well, but not to the same extent as Coral and Cori. She doesn't even think about where she came from or what happened to her real parents because she doesn't believe in dwelling on the past and is perfectly happy with the family she has. She loves them more than anything because they care about her and have given her such a wonderful life that she couldn't even imagine having a happier one (Even when ignoring the whole royalty thing), even though her face and voice doesn't show it. She'll do anything to protect her family. While she doesn't smile very much, the few times she does are when she's especially happy, though it's more like a Mona Lisa smile.

Alana's Daughter:

Princess Cori/Cordelia (Age 10)

The only child of Alana and she couldn't be more different from her mother. Her name is Cordelia but she hates being called that and prefers to be called Cori because it's not so girly. As opposed to her girly, beauty focused, and fashionista mother, Cori is a hardcore tomboy. Her personality is just like Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Spinelli from Recess. Unlike her mother, she doesn't care about her looks at all, she doesn't even care that her bangs are always in her face. She loathes girly stuff and often gets into disagreements and arguments with her mother. Her relationship with her mother is a lot like Rarity and Sweety Belle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Alana is a lot like Rarity and just like Sweety Belle, Cori likes to get dirty and do things that aren't so lady-like, though Cori does it to a much larger extent than Sweety Belle. While they do fight, she and her mother love each other very much and are always there for each other. She is a huge prankster, even more so than her cousin Kai, who she'll often get into fights with by pranking each other to see who does pranks better, which is all in good fun. She is very close to her cousins Kai, Coral, Athena, and Morticia. She also becomes pretty close with her cousins Melody and Merrick. She is a hardcore tomboy that is very sassy but has a soft and sensitive side to her, which she tries not to show. She often gets into fights with her cousin Cecilia, due to their polar opposite personalities.

Ariel's Son:

Prince Merrick (Age 9)

The second born child and only son of King Eric and Queen Ariel, as well as the younger brother and only sibling of Princess Melody. Much like his sister, he looks like a combination of both his parents but looks more like his mother just like how Melody looks more like her father. However, he takes after his father a lot more in terms of personality, just like how Melody takes much more after her mother in terms of personality. He's adventurous, fun-loving, playful, smart, can be a little clueless at times like his dad, likes to poke fun of Grimsby, loves dogs, and doesn't always follow the rules (Which seems to be a family trait with his parents and sister). He dresses similar to his father, only more sloppy, due to being only nine-years-old. He idolizes his father and wants to be just like him. He would love to be the captain of a ship and sail the sea as his father did. He is very close to his older sister and both of his parents. He is a bit of a troublemaker but not nearly as much as his sister. He is also pretty close to his cousins Kai, Ray, Coral, Cori, Athena, and Gil. On a side note, his shirt color is the same color as his mother's mermaid tail and when he is a merboy, I had his tail be the same color as his mother's shell bra.

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setsunasknife · 3 years

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That scene from episode 21 where Kaede tells Towa she reminds her of her mother makes me smile. This statement follows after Towa gets all frustrated from Setsuna babysitting her and telling her what to do. There are a couple scenarios that I can see where Rin would have a similar reaction to her daughter. So here goes:

1. Rin’s frustration of being the youngest: I imagine it was difficult for Rin to make the transition from child to adult woman in the village. All of her friends (Inugang) likely viewed her as the child of the group. I can imagine Sango and Kagome talking about lady things and Rin trying to get into the conversation but they tell her “You’ll understand when you’re older.” Or something along those lines, and not because they disrespect her, but because they’re used to happy-go-lucky little Rin. I can see Rin going through little changes to appear more womanly to those around her. For example, taking her pony tail out and allowing it to fall freely or not going to play with Sango’s twins because ‘she’s not a little kid anymore’. (She would feel bad because the twins really look up to her.) Hell, I could even see Rin getting so angry she has an outburst and that’s when everyone finally realizes she isn’t a little kid anymore and they need to treat her better.

2. Sesshomaru: This one is fairly general because there’s a lot of change that needs to go on between these two. She could be frustrated because she wants to see him more, but feels bad for being so demanding. She could be frustrated because she wants him to recognize her as an adult woman and not a child. Or she could be frustrated because he isn’t allowing her to follow him when she wants to. There’s a lot of places where miscommunication can happen between them if they’re not careful and open with each other. She easily could’ve been frustrated about all those around her being in happy loving relationships while suitors keep trying to force themselves on her. “I want to marry for love. I will not have some man come and demand I clean up after him and bear his children. I’ve been allowed choice most of my life, I will not allow some man to take it away from me.” And she could’ve been frustrated trying to deal with her feelings for Sesshomaru. She knows him the best, but I’m sure doubt sunk in at times making her afraid that she would never be worthy of someone like him. I feel like Rin’s teens were a tumultuous time for her emotions, but also between her and Sesshomaru. They both were just trying to figure out their emotions and it could get dicey.

3. Finally, and this ones a little funnier, during her pregnancy: Rin does not handle being told what to do well. She also likes to explore and be active. Now, she’ll listen to Sesshomaru because she loves him and knows he has good intentions for her. However, that doesn’t mean she won’t get frustrated. Especially early in her pregnancy, Rin would want to help around the village. She likes to be helpful and roam about the village to visit people. “I’m pregnant, not useless!” Now Sesshomaru is very protective of his little pregnant wife. He knows half-demon pregnancies can be a lot on human women, and he knows she’s carrying twins which is even riskier, so he tells her she can’t be running all over. Hormonal Rin gets upset at being told what to do, and this is where I imagine they have their first fight as a married couple. I can picture Rin saying something like “I’m pregnant, not dying!”, and Sesshomaru going into silent panic mode. He doesn’t like Rin and dying in the same sentence or thought. They of course will make up and make compromises, but this is where I could see an exact parallel between Towa and Rin occurring.

This is very long winded, but the point is Towa and Rin are very similar in their reactions to their overbearing loved ones. They’re both free spirits and while they appreciate the sentiments, they’re not stupid.

#sessrin #sessrin positivity #sessrinners please interact #pregnant rin #I love the idea of teen Rin not putting up with anyone’s bullshit #Like mother like daughter #Sesshomaru and Setsuna just want to protect their sunshine girls

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murfeelee · 3 years

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Simblr Asks - TS3

Saw these questions by Teauke on my dash, and y’all know I love talking/ranting about The Sims; let’s go! ^0^

1. how big is your mods folder?

That’s my mods folder with only mods/hacks/overrides; no CAS or build/buy CC installed. It’s a miracle that nothing conflicts, at least not as far as I can tell.

2. how would you describe your style? A sporadic mix of tv/gaming fandom-inspired conversions and recreations, of mostly fanciful and/or cultural themes & genres.

3. What is your favorite challenge? I’m a builder at heart, so I love recreating lots and interiors. Challenges where we find IRL rooms/scenes and remake them in TS3 are always the most fun for me.

4. do you make cc? if so, what kind? I make fanciful & cultural custom content (occult, sci-fi, boho, etc). I make CAS CC sometimes, but I prefer making buy/build CC.

5. what type of cc do you hoard? Not everything, but a lot. As creators retire and links die, I’m even more paranoid than I already was that CC will no longer be available anywhere.

6. what default eyes and skin do you use? I don’t use default-replacement skintones, but I do use Buhudain’s You Are Real mod.

As for eye defaults, I absolutely love Moonskin’s Shiny Glass replacements.

7. how many urls have you had, and what are the meanings behind them? All of my simming URLs on MTS, TSR, the officials, and Tumblr are some variation of my first name, Murfee Lee. Because yes, I am that darn creative.

8. who is your favorite gameplay blog? 9. who is your favorite storytelling blog? Ugh, there are too many good ones out there.

10. who is your favorite cc creator? All of my favorite creators retired years ago: DyM/Hekate999 (fantasy build/buy), Parsimonious (everything), Luna (everything build/buy), Qingshuangtongzi (Asian everything), Amethyst (Asian CAS), Art-Sims (CAS everything), etc. I swear, the day Sandy/ATS3 (everything build/buy) retires is the day I’m having a panic attack.

11. how do you edit your photos? Badly. Tweak the brightness & contrast and call it a effing day.

12. what is the last screenshot you took? It’s a surprise.

13. what do you do when you are unmotivated? I am never “unmotivated,” so much as I am distracted. I think the reason I’ve simmed so long is strictly because I’m always inspired by fandoms. If I get distracted by a tv/game, it becomes my next muse (aka current obsession). It’s not that I get unmotivated to finish the old stuff I pretty much abandon, it’s just that there aren’t enough hours in the day for me to do everything I want. Sometimes I return to older saves/gameplay. Most times I don’t though--unless someone messages me wanting to see it again (and that’s effing rare).

14. who is your current favorite sim? Sakura and Nasir are my alltime favorite sims. But I must admit that I patted myself on the back pretty dang hard when I created Tsukihime-Sama for my Moon Medicine gameplay. I love every sim I made for that gameplay (which I really need to finish one day, ugh), but my Lunar Moth Goddess? 👌

15. who is your current favorite sim that is not by you? Every sim that @obscurus-noctem is out here sacrificing goats in order to create. It’s just disgusting how pretty everything on their blog is. Those mersims? Those graphics? That editing? Makes me effing sick.

16. recreate someone else’s sim in your style. I think I saw a challenge like this a few months/years ago, but never did it. But I DID do the Picrew version.

17. do you talk about sims with people in real life? One of my professors plays SimCity. Naturally, we bonded over how wack EA is. ^_^

18. how many of the packs do you own? All of them, except the Stuff Packs. Barring Fast Lane and Movie Stuff, none of the other SPs are worth the price; it’s just build/buy/CAS CC any MaxisMatch creator.could make for free. I’ve always felt that way about SPs, which is why I never bothered with them in TS1 or TS2 either. I will say though, that TS4′s SPs are something else entirely, which brings me to #24 (see below).

19. how many posts do you have on your blog currently? 2764. JESUS.

20. how many drafts do you have on your blog currently? 363. U_U And most of those are CC sets & gameplay posts I never finished.

21. how many posts are in your queue currently? It’s a secret. ^_^

22. have you ever moved blogs? Never. I never even changed my theme or URL.

23. are you in any sims related discord servers? Yes, the Creators Cave, but I effing hate Discord; it’s just a royal pain to navigate, IMO.

24. what are your thoughts on the most recent pack? (paranormal) Speaking of Stuff Packs!

RANT ALERT!

If anything, TS4′s SPs are doing way too much (adding new gameplay, careers, lifestates/NPCs, lots, etc!? WUT.) Or rather, its EPs aren’t doing nearly enough. I love that TS4′s SPs add meaningful content. But if they’re raising their bar, that means the Expansion Packs need to rise by the same degree, to stay relevant, if anything.

But EA, in their infinite ineptitude, seems to be scaling back with their EPs! Cutting what should be 1 cohesive EP into multiple SPs & GPs piecemeals the content and cheats people out of money, by having us pay more for less! The TS4 SPs do a lot, yes, but now let’s talk about the Paranormal SP for example:

Paranormal Stuff does perhaps the most any SP in The Sims 1/2/3/4 ever has, and has by far the most worth for its money...but at a dire cost:

- the career only has 5 levels instead of 10 (thus being nowhere as deep as TS3′s combination of the Ambition EP’s Ghost Hunter and the Store’s crystal ball--which links with the Supernatural EP’s Spellcasting skill)

the crystal ball is a 1-trick pony

unlocking Bonehilda is tied to grinding skill/career levels, only for her to do EFF ALL once she finally arrives (and her face looks like melted cookie dough WTF)

most of the gameplay is tied to the pack’s new lot/venue

and the ghosts are still meh

So rather than TS4 having an actual Supernatural EP, instead it has the ok-but-disappointing Realm of Magic Game Pack (which I’ve already ranted about), the watered-down Paranormal Stuff Pack, and the INCREDIBLY OP Vampires Game Pack (which I’ve salivated over). That’s already $40--the cost of TS3′s Supernatural Expansion Pack, mind you--but with the glaringly absent inclusion of Fairies, Werewolves, AND Zombies. O_O WHAT THE HELL, EA. To get the full Supernatural experience in TS4 is gonna end up running people not $40, but perhaps DOUBLE, if werewolves & fairies get their own GPs (unless EA waters them down in SPs, which would still be anywhere from $50-60). EA is robbing people blind.

25. how many hours have you played sims? I have no idea, no doubt thousands.

26. if you play gameplay, do you play with mods? See #1 above

27. what’s the farthest you’ve gotten in a challenge? See #3 above.

Thanks for reading!

#simblr #the sims 3 #the sims 4 #ts3 #TS4 #EA you suck #questionnaire #RANT ALERT

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bronyinabottle · 3 years

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Post-Trailer Generation 5 Thoughts

So, a trailer for the beginning of G5 has now been released. And as promised, I am having a supplementary post to my preliminary thoughts and concerns heading into G5. Though I do first want to answer something I’m sure some might be curious about and that’s if G5 will have any bearing on I Dream of Twilight Sparkle. Given the thing about it being supposedly being the same Equestria at least according to mentions of the Mane 6 as the ancient times and by execs.

G5’S EFFECT ON I DREAM OF TWILIGHT SPARKLE

I will go ahead and say that no, other then if there’s maybe a part of the movie and/or upcoming series I want to make some sort of reference to for any reason that G5 will not happen in the IDOTS universe. The thing about the premise of G5 contradicts a huge thing that’s part of Secrets of the Dragon’s Tear in that Life itself is Magic. With presumably years and years of no magic, G5’s world wouldn’t exist. It’d be the lifeless wasteland that was seen in the Season 5 finale. I will stay firmly on G4 characters as I still have plenty I want to do with them. I’ve once thought about ending I Dream of Twilight Sparkle on the 10th anniversary of the blog next year. But that might not be enough time to fully explore everything I want to do post-Secrets of the Dragon’s Tear. So rest assured I have lots of plans still without having to dive into G5 material.

Another huge difference in IDOTS case that I will point out is that thousands of years by now as I imagine is implied by G4 being Ancient Equestria in G5. Is that Twilight (and Spike too, who will probably be full size at that point) will still be around. And even the others of the Mane 6 and other characters of the G4 generation will likely be able to guide the living as summonable spirits. I doubt under that context that the world of Equestria deteriorates to G5’s situation with this all in mind.

(More after the break)

REITERATING THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE G4-G5 CONNECTION

But now to actually get the trailer itself, it generally shows what we know already but this is the first time we see a little bit in how they’re executing it in motion and acting. They are going to continue mentioning that G4 is the ancient times of this world with the only reason Pony relations that seems to have deteriorated is the long passage of time. Which seems like a terrible interpretation of time. Division still happens in our world especially in the politics side of things but thousands of years ago (or even just a few hundred years ago) it was far worse then it is now with authoritarian empires, monarchies, and enslavement of people everywhere. There’s not a period of history from thousands of years ago that most of us look to have again like Sunny will for Twilight’s reign.

If we are to take it at face value that G5 happened after G4, the peaceful world we saw in The Last Problem where not just all 3 pony types but even non-pony species popullate many areas of Equestria and live in harmony. Even if perhaps you’re not a fan of one or both of the final two seasons of the show, The Last Problem showed that Twilight’s friendship school accomplished it’s goal in helping Equestria reach out to other places in the world. It’s hard to see from that point how things can deteriorate where things seem to be far worse then Celestia’s sole rule of 1,000 years. Or to go even further, it seems to have gotten just as bad if not worse then the Hearth’s Warming story of the founding of Equestria. It’s arguably worse then even the Hearth’s Warming story since even if it was obvious the three types of ponies hated each other, they tolerated each other enough to bargain the necessities at that point. The earth ponies would make the food if the Unicorns move the sun and moon and the Pegasi help with the weather. But as seen in the trailer even one sighting of a unicorn in an Earth pony town puts the whole place in a panic.

Speaking of the Hearth’s Warming story they’re going to have explain why the Windigoes aren’t currently ravaging the planet in Ice and Snow like in the story if we’re to truly believe this is the G4 world we know. Somehow I feel they’re not going to for that deep cut in terms of the lore of G4. I think any connection to G4 is going to be treated more as an afterthought. References to Twilight and her friends, the toys in Sunny’s house, and murals to the past the only huge indications that G4 was the ancient past and never explaining how things got where they are now. I believe this is an attempt of Hasbro to bake it’s cake and eat it too. They want to try to retain G4’s popularity heading into G5 so they try to say G5 is the same exact world even when so much of the evidence we’ve seen so far is too different to be world we knew. (I know there’s a map that shows the Pegasi have what might have once been Canterlot. But there still needs to be more) I feel like most fans going into this should go into this thinking this is a totally new world despite the references to G4. Or even perhaps the ancient G4 isn’t the same G4 we saw in the show. Maybe the Friendship school never happened in this timeline for example. An alternate universe G4 where they never developed the school might make this at least somewhat more palatable. Though even then there’d still be questions.

Another note in the story is as a sort of flipped from G4. Where Canterlot had Unicorns seem to make up most of the rich upper-class ponies. The pegasi seem to be the upper-class and/or royals this time while the Unicorns are actually the poorest of the three and Earth Ponies are middle-class. I slightly joked after hearing that maybe this is a universe where Cozy Glow actually got what she wanted given she was a Pegasus heh. Not that makes any sense either, as there’s probably no honoring of the Mane 6 if they got defeated by a Pegasus filly.

BOOK LEAK

On the same day of the trailer we also got something of a leak of book that comes out next week that recaps the movie in a children’s book style (Don’t worry I won’t spoil anything from it, but yes I did see the scans). Now naturally not all details of an entire movie is probably going to get in a picture book with small excerpts of text on a 32 page book. But it does generally give an outline of how the movie goes. The scans give enough of an outline of how the movie will go. I just have too much concern about G5 to resist knowing how the movie will go to wait until the movie releases. I still intend to see the movie itself but it’ll sort of give me an idea of what we’re in for. For a spoiler-free review of what I know, I think under it’s own merits if we ignore the G4 elephant in the room it’ll probably be a decent way to start things.

FANDOM REACTION

I think if the context was G5 was it’s own separate universe with no connection to G4 it could potentially have some standing on it’s own and will probably have young kids enjoy the movie that see G5 before they see Friendship is Magic. For older fans of G4 though, heading into this generation there’s going to be a lot of things preoccupying the mind before we even start watching the movie. Having G4 as the ancient past has something of a pro of at least getting some fans who liked FiM to at least give this a chance, but at the cost of leaving certain expectations and putting some of the creative freedom in a bind because to tell us this is the same world means you will have fans pointing out contradictions where as there would be no concern if this world was allowed to be it’s own thing The writers and staff of G5 are going to have fans that criticize them for any choice they make that doesn’t fit with G4 in some way. I’m not going to be one of them of course, as that’s annoying behavior even if I agree with the fan who’s criticizing them. And fans have plenty to already raise an eyebrow at, such as normal animals oddly having wings and/or horns when normal animals tended to be just normal animals in G4 (Albeit alot more sentient then real life animals).

LACK OF NON-PONIES?

There also doesn��t seem to be any sign of the other species that became more prominent in late G4. There’s not even a Spike from what we can see thus far. Unless maybe there’s a 6th main character that gets introduced in the beginning of the series that has a little dragon companion this would be the first time since maybe My Little Pony Tales that there was no Spike. I imagine we will get the return of some non-pony species.but it’s still going to be an elephant in the room because the end of G4 showed that basically all other species became allies to the ponies. Did relations to the non-ponies also deteriorate terribly? And there’s also the possibility that many of the Dragons have long enough lives that they remember Twilight’s reign. Maybe even a possibility of full-grown Spike making an appearance in the series. But then there’s still griffins, hippogriffs/seaponies, yaks, kirins, changelings, and more. You keep the world of G4 you have to keep in mind all the species that played a role at some point. If you ignore them for too long it’s another point to those who might feel that this isn’t truly G4’s world.

ALICORNS

I won’t say much on subject of Alicorns since I already mentioned that in the preliminary thoughts, though I will reiterate things like even if say we overestimated the immortality of Alicorns they may still need to point out that Twilight, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and probably Flurry Heart too are all gone. There doesn’t seem to be any signs of Alicorns at all. To be honest it might be that the only real Alicorn reference is the possibility during the scene where Izzy disguises everyone as unicorns. Someone manages to see either Zipp’s or Pipp’s wings and thus they get a lot of unwanted attention. (And in contrast probably one of the non-Izzy main characters horn disguise falling off)

CONFLICT AND HAPPY ENDING OVERRIDES

I get that the main response to concerns of G4 fans is there has to be some sort of conflict for this series to be interesting as otherwise you go back to the too saccharine days of G3 where the conflicts leave almost no danger to the world at large. But we can still point out that if this was presented as it’s own world separate from G4 this would be ok. But not the same world where Sunny’s goal had been more then already achieved. It doesn’t lay the blame at the Mane 6 for failing at the very least but it certainly looks down at all their descendants generations later of being unable to withhold the Mane 6’s lessons and keep the peace. They had the solutions for divisions mostly solved, yet it’s somehow squandered. It won’t be easy to swallow for anyone who loved the conclusive happy ending FiM got. And even for fans who weren’t as into the ending as others they’re only being vindictive if they say it makes their criticism of the ending valid.

The point is the series ended as happily as it could of gotten, and you will bug fans no matter what you do if you attempt a happy ending override. Just look at how for example the Last Jedi bothered some Star Wars fans with Luke’s characterization after the joyful end to the original trilogy.

HARD ACT TO FOLLOW & DIVISIVE FANDOM MOMENTS

Now, even if G5 had none of the pre-conditioned concerns it would have a lot to live up to. G4 is the absolute highest peak MLP has ever gotten to. Hasbro’s going to try to repeat the same success but it’s a lot more likely G4 remains a lightning in a bottle that can’t be repeated. And any attempt to recapture that lightning such as applying G4 as the ancient past is looking to backfire. It’s very likely that even if G5 is generally a success, Hasbro will not reap the same benefits that it got from G4. The cost of a big success is the pursuit of attempting to repeat that success but ultimately not working out quite the same way. I don’t wish any ill will of Generation 5, I want it to have an audience and the staff to enjoy themselves working on the show. I don’t think it will quite capture the same attention I gave to G4 but that’s ok. This is how Hasbro’s operated for decades, as I’m sure Transformers fans have gone through the same feeling.

There are shows that have maintained fandoms for years despite the show having ended more then 10 years ago. I don’t think Friendship is Magic is going to be forgotten anytime soon. There are sure to be clashes about G5 in the coming years as it’s impossible to control an entire fandom that will have it’s vocal parts at eachother’s throats. But I don’t plan on looking down on anyone who ends up enjoying G5, I hope in some way there are those who may enjoy G5 as much as we did G4. And also for said G5 fans to respect those who continue to do mainly G4 content. I plan to give G5 a chance to grow on me, I just know the G4 is the past concept is going to somewhat bother me in a similar way to how for a long while Starlight’s lack of a full-fledged backstory prevented me from looking at her character with nothing but lukewarm feelings (Until I expanded on her myself in a story after the show’s ending). But just like with Starlight I don’t plan to rain on the parade of those who did end up liking Starlight. Especially considering I’m probably among the fans that were on the other side of those arguments as someone who liked the idea of Alicorn Twilight despite how divisive it was. I’ve been somewhat on both sides of different controversies in G4’s time itself. As G4 itself had it’s own divisive parts in it’s own history. Arguably, G5 being the distant future makes it just another part of those fandom controversies.

Though even with everything that happened a positive side of all of those is there were many fans invested one way or another to get heated about the show. Not saying it’s a good thing to have fans at each other’s throats but it’s part of G4’s legacy that people cared when something disappointed them. I think while there were certainly a good number of fans that left the fandom over certain stuff especially in regards to Season 3 and the first Equestria Girls. Those who stayed generally still had good things to look forward to. I myself kind of feel like Starlight’s reformation was the closest to a jump the shark moment where Season 6 failed to capitalize on nearly all it’s opportunity of what Season 5 laid up for the show’s future. But there were still good episodes in Season 6, Season 7 had some pretty great episodes, Season 8 is a bit of a mixed bag but even that had it’s fun parts, and I’m on the side that I’m happy with how the final episodes of Season 9 finished off the show. I don’t think Starlight’s reformation was a point where the show never reached another high point and I’m happy it was successful enough to get a conclusive ending rather then either getting canceled after a finale that didn’t leave things off with a proper goodbye or ending too early. As if the show had not been as popular as it did, Magical Mystery Cure would of been the series finale. I’m actually one of those who loved MMC, but for the show not to get things like the CMC’s cutie marks and just leave things that Twilight is a princess and that’s it certainly would of been way too soon of an ending.

CONCLUSION

Obviously, the staff seemed to plan for more then 9 seasons as no doubt they probably had more plans for the Student 6 and/or Cozy Glow had they gotten the green light for Season 10 or more. But for what it’s worth, it still got an conclusion that not all cartoons like this get. For all it’s ups and downs, MLP retained my interest for the entire run that I started watching and I still intend to do fan content about it’s characters a few years after it ended, so G4 MLP continues to be retained in a special place in my heart. Perhaps that’s a big reason I have the concerns about G5 that I do that I’m attached to that universe and for it to say things go downhill even if it’s not really the fault of the Mane 6 or anything makes it hard to accept very easily. I do think my concerns about the G4-G5 connection have merit either way, but I will repeat that I don’t wish any ill will on G5. Whether fair or not, G5 has a lot to live up to after the success of G4 and the consequences will be there for fan expectations. I hope it finds a decent enough audience regardless, and I hope that if I try to ignore the baggage of the implications of an Ancient G4 Equestria being part of this that maybe there’s something there for me too. I never thought I’d be invested so much in a cartoon about magical talking horses to this point a long time ago, but gosh darn it G4 managed to do so. And the staff behind G5 will have a lot on their shoulders to try to maintain that interest. Even if that task is impossible, I hope they try their hardest. Even if I’m not as invested into this generation, I want to be able to respect a good try.

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justanothershippingcan · 4 years

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Main Info of my BNHA Hogwarts AU series

Hello! This will be quite a masterlist to understand the main world around the “(In)feliciter, sentio me a te fascinatum esse praesertim” series on AO3. Here I will put all characters’ houses/roles and some other points I need to make clear. Their status as Muggle-born, half-blood and pureblood is actually not so relevant (except for some characters), but I still wanted to add it. Just a little note: in every installment I will repeat these details if they are important in that story – like, what is UA in the first installment, or Todoroki’s Hogwarts house in the second et cetera – but surely having them all listed in one place might be more comfortable for all readers.

As said in the first installment, the students in class 1-A and 1-B in the BNHA universe are all part of this “pre-Aurors” program (UA, aka “Union of pre-Aurors), which was born due to the Minister of Magic’s (Yeah, Wash, just for pure meme power) and the Head of the Auror Office’s (Endeavour, after All Might’s retirement) request. The League of Villains here is kind of a new group of Death Eaters that still quite worships the previous evil mages even after literal centuries from their departure. I don’t know if I’ll ever make a more “action-centered” installment, since I am really bad at writing “heavier” stuff, but this would be the enemy the students would face.

Again, as I mentioned in the first part, everyone must choose a nickname due to this rise of this organization to cover as much as possible their identities. So I will use the hero names the characters chose in the manga. Though even just some teachers (like Ectoplasm) preferred, for personal reasons, to mention only a nickname to the students too. In this case, just Nezu (Hogwarts’s headmaster) is aware of their real name. This was mostly needed due to some Heroes in BNHA who still don’t have a real name reveal. Regarding names, yes, the students will mostly use the surnames to call each other, and change only when they are really close to that one person, just like in canon. Considering the others use Harry’s surname too in the books, I thought that even here it could work. Also, maintaining that beautiful use of the first name in Japanese makes everything more special.

The course begins in the fifth year and ends in the seventh, it lasts two hours per session and there are four lessons each week. Due to its practicality and privacy, the Room of Requirement is the place where the course is attended, and only “Aurors in training”, Vlad, Aizawa and Joke know what they have to think about to make the class appear. The classroom is divided in two big parts, one for more “theoretical” studies and the other for dueling/sparring. Yeah, because I still can’t think that Aurors don’t get basic physical training in the books – okay that there is magic, but if you don’t have the wand for whatever reason, sometimes even a good punch can do wonders. No, this is not an excuse to create some sparring tension. Another note: the classroom (A and B) still remains, because, well, teaching forty students at once might be a tough challenge. Though, sometimes the two classes do lessons together anyway, especially dueling ones.

All the adults that in BNHA were pro heroes are now or teachers or Aurors. This doesn’t apply only to UA professors who are both (for the UA obviously the Ministry choose Aurors still in duty to teach the students). Camie, Inasa and Shishikura will appear later on. Camie is a Beauxbatons student, while the others study at Durmstrang. In my fic these two schools are now even more “affiliated” with the other, since the two headmasters are married. Camie is still a year older than the others, but due to some of her “problems” that will be explained in one of my fanfics in this series, she began going to school a year later than normal.

Regarding students with particular physical features (Ojirou’s tail, Hagakure’s invisibility, et cetera) they obviously disappear here, at least mostly. Hagakure for example loves Invisibility Cloaks and wears them frequently to prank others a little bit. Ojirou is an Animagus – so, well, his tail appears when he transforms – and Mina keeps his pink hair color due to her Metamorphmagus status. Though, these and other characters’ details (such as the reasons for their Auror name) will be included in the appropriate installments.

Now, here’s the whole list!

Gryffindor

Toshinori Yagi (All Might) – ex Head of the Auror Office, now Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and Head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts. An inspiration for both Midoriya and Bakugou. Muggle-born.

Moe Kamiji (Burnin) – Charms professor at Hogwarts. Half-blood.

Tsunagu Hakamata (Beast Jeanist) – Study of Ancient Runes professor at Hogwarts. Pureblood.

Air Jet – Flying Professor at Hogwarts. Muggle-born.

Crimson Riot – retired and legendary Auror, Kirishima admires him a lot (like in canon). Pureblood.

Keigo Takami (Hawks) – Auror, number one fan of Endeavour, becomes his “right hand” after Endeavour obtains the Head of the Auror’s office title. Muggle-born.

Shinji Nishiya (Kamui Woods) – Herbology professor at Hogwarts, has a bantering relationship with Yu, while their mutual Auror friend, Edgeshot, is always the poor third wheel. Half-blood.

Rumi Usagiyama (Mirko) – badass Auror. Half-blood.

Izuku Midoriya (Deku) – Seeker in the Quidditch team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood, comes from a poor family.

Mina Ashido (Alien Queen Pinky) – Beater in the Quidditch team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Eijirou Kirishima (Red Riot) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Asui Tsuyu (Froppy) – Prefect, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Denki Kaminari (Chargebolt) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood, but doesn’t care about it and neither of his family members do. In fact, he loves Muggles’ technology.

Setsuna Tokage (Lizardy) – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Yosetsu Awase (Welder) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Mirio Togata (Lemillion) – Keeper in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 3-B. Pureblood.

Tamaki Amajiki (Suneater) – Prefect, UA student in class 3-A. Half-blood.

Hufflepuff

Hizashi Yamada (Present Mic) – Cure of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts, Head of Hufflepuff House. Half-blood.

Higari Maijima (Power Loader) – Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts. Muggle-born.

Sekijiro Kan (Vlad) – Auror and UA professor at Hogwarts (Class 1-B). Pureblood.

Kaoruko Awata (Bubble Girl) – Auror, Nighteye’s partner. Half-blood.

Crust – Auror. Half-blood.

Taishiro Toyomitsu (Fat Gum) – Auror. Half-blood.

Emi Fukukado (Ms. Joke) – Auror and UA professor at Hogwarts (Class 2-A). Muggle-born.

Ochako Uraraka (Uravity) – Seeker in the Quidditch Team, Prefect, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Yuga Aoyama (Can’t stop twinkling) – UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Hanta Sero (Cellophane) – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Mashirao Ojirou (Tailman) – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Tooru Hagakure (Invisible Girl) – UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Mezo Shoji (Tentacole) – Keeper in the Quiddicth Team, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Koji Koda (Anima) – UA student in class 1-A. Muggle-born.

Rikido Satou (Sugarman) – UA student in class 1-A. Muggle-born.

Tetsux4 Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu (Real Steel) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Pony Tsunotori – UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Kinoko Komori (Shemage) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Sen Kaibara (Spiral) – UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Nirengeki Shoda (Mines) – Prefect, UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Manga Fukidashi (Comicman) – UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Kojiro Bondo (Plamo) – UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Nejire Hadou (Nejire Chan damn creativity for this one) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 3-A. Pureblood.

Tatami Nakagame (Turtle Neck) – UA student in class 2-A. Half-blood.

Ravenclaw

Ken Ishiyama (Cementoss) – Transfiguration Professor and Deputy Headmaster at Hogwarts. Half-blood.

Nemuri Kayama (Midnight) – Potions professor at Hogwarts, Head of Ravenclaw House. Half-blood.

Thirteen – Divination professor at Hogwarts. Half-blood.

Nezu – Hogwarts Headmaster. Pureblood.

Shinya Kamihara (Edgeshot) – Auror. Half-blood.

Kugo Sakamata (Gang Orca) – Auror. Half-blood.

Tenya Iida (Ingenium) – Prefect, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Kyoka Jirou (Earphone Jack) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood. Her father is a Muggle who made her love music.

Shoto Todoroki (Shoto) – Seeker in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Momo Yaoyorozu (Creati) – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Ibara Shiozaki (Vine I had to restrain myself because I wanted to put a vine reference here) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Itsuka Kendou (Battle Fist) – Keeper in the Quidditch Team, Prefect, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Jurota Shishida (Gevaudan) – UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Juzo Honenuki (Mudman) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Hiryu Rin (Dragon Shroud) – UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Reiko Yanagi (Emily) – UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Yuyu Haya – UA student in class 3-A. Muggle-born.

Mei Hatsume – Power Loader’s discovery and prodigy, she studies at Hogwarts but she still loves working with Muggle devices, and wants the Magic world to know more about them and use those to make wizards rely less on magic. Half-blood.

Slytherin

Shota Aizawa (Eraserhead) – Auror and UA professor at Hogwarts (Class 1-A), Hizashi’s best friend, has a quirky relationship with Emi. Half-blood.

Ectoplasm – Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts, Head of Slytherin House. Half-blood.

Yu Takeyama (Mount Lady) – Astronomy professor at Hogwarts. Half-blood.

Enji Todoroki (Endeavour) – Head of the Auror Office, he has a complicated relationship with his son, Shoto, like in canon. Pureblood.

Fumikage Tokoyami (Tsukuyomi) – Keeper of the Quidditch Team, Prefect, UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Katsuki Bakugou (Redacted) – Seeker of the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-A. Pureblood.

Minoru Mineta (Grape Juice) – UA student in class 1-A. Half-blood.

Hitoshi Shinsou – UA student in class 2-B (I decided to make him a year older so there wouldn’t be a problem with the students’ number, though this is something that might change in the future). Half-blood.

Shihai Kuroiro (Vantablack) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Togaru Kamakiri (Jack Mantis) – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Pureblood.

Neito Monoma (Phantom Thief) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Pureblood.

Yui Kodai (Rule) – Catcher in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 1-B. Half-blood.

Kosei Tsuburaba – UA student in class 1-B. Muggle-born.

Yo Shindou – Beater in the Quidditch Team, UA student in class 2-A. Half-blood.

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metalrequiem · 4 years

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having trouble remembering what type is strong against what? look no further!

its always easier to remember things when you know WHY, wouldn’t you agree? so here’s my method of remembering the type advantages, just for you. i do so hope it helps :)

bug > grass : this is the reason why your tomato plant never gives you more than two tomatoes come harvest time.

bug > dark : one time, when i was like six or something, i was wandering around the college my dad worked at (as the head of the it department) with him because he had to do something in one of the tech closets. it was just wires and computers super disorganized; ran the network or something idk i was six. anyway the floor was like, black when we opened the door, but then when he turned on the light it turned fucking white as the carpet of roaches just fucking scattered. i forgot where i was going with this.

bug > psychic : bugs are one of the three most common fears. this will come up again. guess how many times.

dark > ghost : ghost summoning is dark magic (think warlocks). considering they’re the one who summoned it, the dark sorcerer would obviously be more powerful than the ghost.

dark > psychic : once again; dark is one of the most common fears.

dragon > dragon : trust nobody, not even yourself.

electric > flying : the only thing worse than being zapped and paralyzed is being zapped and paralyzed 20 feet up in the air.

electric > water : i mean, this one’s pretty obvious. water + electricity = bad time. (actually, fun fact, distilled water doesn’t conduct electricity - it’s the stuff typically in the water that makes it conductive. i think.)

fairy > fighting : wizards are just inherently more powerful than fighters, i guess. keep that in mind next time you play 5e.

fairy > dark : My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 1; Episodes 1 & 2

fairy > dragon : i’m pretty sure this was the reason they made fairy type a thing in the first place? anyway, the knight slaying the dragon to save the princess is like, THE classic fairy tale trope.

fighting > dark : so google tells me that this is a good vs evil thing, where dark is “fighting dirty” (which makes sense considering the moves like nasty plot, sucker punch, etc), and the advantage is that fighting dirty doesn’t mean you’ll win, it actually means you’re more likely to lose. or whatever. fighters are better than rogues is the explanation, actually.

fighting > normal : go ask a black belt to fist fight you. i dare you.

fighting > ice : strong man punch through ice block.

fighting > rock : strong man punch through rock.

fighting > steel : [visibly distressed] s... strong... strong man punch through... steel???

fire > bug : you know how a bunch of kids have that weird part of their lives where they think using a magnifying glass to set a bug on fire with the power of the sun is the neatest shit?

fire > grass : i mean, duh. the more specific example that usually comes to mind for me though is wildfires in like, the savannah. or australia.

fire > ice : fire melts ice. i seen’t it with my own two eyes.

fire > steel : jet fuel can, in fact, melt steel beams.

flying > bug : i mean, bugs do compose most birds’ diets. except for the bearded vulture. that motherfucker eats bones.

flying > fighting : have you ever tried to punch a bird out of the sky?

flying > grass : i guess cause, like, birds live in grass? and they use it to make up their nests? like this type advantage comes entirely from intimidation factor. “i live inside the remnants of your second cousin,” and all that.

ghost > ghost : in basically all ghost related lore/mythology, while they struggle to interact with the corporeal plane, ghosts can interact with other ethereal beings/objects just fine. i guess that extends to beating the shit out of each other.

ghost > psychic : finally, the third of the 3 most common fears.

grass > ground : plants literally grow out of the fucking ground.

grass > rock : saw a dandelion growing out of a crack in the pavement on my walk today. effervescent.

grass > water : water is one of the two required molecules (reactants, kinda? ish?) for photosynthesis. this was a really complicated way of saying plants go glug glug.

ground > electric : ground is a bad conductor. its much easier to punch someone when their powers are completely useless.

ground > fire : throwing dirt is a pretty good way of putting out a fire, actually. it suffocates it, and since fire needs oxygen to burn,,,

ground > poison : rub some dirt on it. also i heard once that if you put dirt/sand/whatever on a wound with poison (like a bite i guess?), it’ll soak some of it up or out or something. its not a solution, but it would buy you some time i guess. please don’t test whether this is true or not.

ground > rock : honestly? i got nothing. rock come from ground. dust to dust. there.

ground > steel : for one, steel is derived from ground stuff. that seems important? you could look at it from like, a natural vs artificial scenario. like, no matter how invincible we think something we build is, the earth will outlast it and reclaim itself eventually.

ice > dragon : the classic dragon breathes fire, and dragons are generally accepted to be reptiles (which are cold-blooded), so if a dragon’s body temperature fell too low, it’d be a massively crippling blow.

ice > flying : i’m pretty sure that birds can fly if it’s too cold? i mean, it makes sense. you know how it gets harder to feel and control your fingers when it’s cold? i imagine that’d be pretty disastrous for a bird’s wings while it’s trying to fly.

ice > grass : this is another kinda common knowledge one. most types of plants don’t do well in cold weather.

ice > ground : i don’t know exactly how to articulate it, but my head is screaming the word “PERMAFROST” at me repeatedly, so let’s go with that.

poison > fairy : poison is a pretty common weapon of choice for fairy tale villains? like, snow white instantly comes to mind. the princess bride, too. in older stories, there’s, like, the witches in macbeth.

poison > grass : so at its core, this is “poisoning nature”, which could go any number of ways, really, but i think specifically of pollution. there’s no joke for this one. eat the rich.

psychic > fighting : “brains over brawn”. everyone knows this one, lmao.

psychic > poison : i mean, there’s that trope where the protag just wills their way through being poisoned. more realistically, some cultures believe meditation can expel poison/impurities from your body. which is where the idea for the pop culture trope came from in the first place?

rock > bug : do you know that scene in d*sney’s hunchback, sorta in the beginning, where frollo is giving phoebus his absolutely batshit monologue about his plans for genocide and he lifts up a stone to show all the ants under it to visually prove his point about a hideout somewhere in the city and then he flips is and crushes them all to really drive that point home and phoebus is like “with all due respect, jesus fucking christ sir”? yeah.

rock > fire : recall the “put out a fire by suffocating it” thing. rocks work too. i guess.

rock > flying : let’s go throw rocks at birds!

rock > ice : ice melts, but rock is forever. (honestly, i personally think the advantage should actually be the other way around because when water gets in even the smallest crack and freezes, it expands and makes the crack even bigger, rinse and repeat. but there’s nothing i can really do about that lmao).

steel > fairy : y’know, the whole “knight in shining armor” bit. we’ve been over this.

steel > ice : you know what happens if you freeze a sword? you get a cold sword (ignore the fact that it gets brittle - that’s future you’s problem). you know what happens if you hit an ice block really hard with a sword? you wind up with more distinct pieces of ice than when you started.

steel > rock : i guess rock is just. more brittle than steel? weaker? less versatile? who fucking knows.

water > fire : ._.

water > ground : mudd....

water > rock : erosion! don’t think about it too hard.

normal > nothing : that’s the fucking point.

BONUS: the no effect matchups!

normal/fighting X ghost : go punch a ghost.

ghost X normal : go get punched by a ghost.

poison X steel : i mean, this makes sense. steel is the only wholly artificial pokemon type, so it wouldn’t be affected by having something nasty thrown at it. unless it’s salazzle. in which case, fuck you.

ground X flying : can’t get hurt by an earthquake if you’re in the sky. this is where i’d put that meme if i wasn’t too lazy to go find it.

electric X ground : grounded things can’t be electrocuted! or something like that. i don’t know. i told you, my dad’s the it guy.

psychic X dark : so, i actually think about this a lot. think about common fears. the one thing they all have in common is they’re linked with the unknown, somehow. like, basically all fears boil down to the fear of the unknown. people fear animals and bugs because they don’t know what they’re capable of doing to them, or what’ll happen to them if they DO do something to them. people fear drugs/alcohol (like me) because they don’t know what they’ll do or what they’re capable of doing with less self-control. so, that’s cool and all, i hear you say, but what about the fears typed in pokemon? well, ok, bugs. that’s the easiest of the three: you can just research them?? lmao go google that beetle, you’ll be fine. yeah, you’ll still be scared of the ones that you now KNOW can hurt you, but you can psych yourself up and away from that, really. or just avoid them. when it comes to ghosts, it can go one of two ways: either you can explain away whatever it is sparked the fear at that moment in the first place and calm yourself by believing they aren’t real, or you can just accept that, hey, that was a ghost, and coexist with it. chill with the ghost. offer it some cheez its. so again, you can will your way past that fear. the problem with the dark, though, is that it’s essentially the purest form of the “unknown” you can get while also keeping it physical rather than conceptual. if you’re in a dark room, or a dark forest, or the basement with a single, flickering, bulb, you can’t will that fear away. you either fear the dark, or you’re lucky enough to not. there is no way to know whether you’re alone or not. there is nothing to research, nothing to explain. there’s nothing but you, your mind, and the suffocating blackness. in this situation, really, your mind isn’t on your side anymore (again, assuming you have a fear of the dark), so how can you be expected to do anything against it?

dragon X fairy : and they all lived happily ever after :)

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Blue Eyes Part 3

Summary: After the Garrison is shot up, the youngest Shelby daughter finds a new home in London. She strips herself of her last name and tries to live a peaceful life far away from her brothers’ chaos in Birmingham. But fate leads her right back into it after she runs into Alfie Solomons.

Part 3: Ella attends the wedding of Tommy and Grace.

Ella remembered always wanting to be a princess. As a young girl, her head was filled with stories of fantastic adventures. Her brothers spooked her with stories of dragons and a lady that played cards with the devil. Polly wove yarns of fairies and princesses. She decided, after careful consideration, she would be a princess who was also a knight. Why should she limit herself? She could rule the land and slay dragons. And of course, Ella found that she didn’t like being dressed up as a princess. Her Sunday clothes were itchy and stiff. Polly would scold her if she returned home with scuffed shoes and torn stockings. But a girl couldn’t ride a horse with a skirt, not properly anyway. She wouldn’t sit sidesaddle and let her brothers win races because she was slipping right off her pony.

As she grew, she learned to appreciate dresses. They had their time and place. Tommy’s wedding was that time and place. But what would she wear to a wedding that was in such strange circumstances? She was sure her brother was trying to promote their family as a little higher end than from where they began. Especially because Ada had said Grace came from a military family. Figuring Polly would know best, Ella packed a few of her finer dresses and left London with Ada.

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“El!” Arthur’s loud voice boomed across the front lawn. The boys were arriving back from a ride. Her eldest brother quickly dismounted and tossed the reins at a young stable hand. He jogged to embrace his younger sister, hoisting her up and spinning around about as he used to when she was much smaller.

John and Finn followed close behind him, each getting their chance to greet her. Ella was nothing but smiles as she reunited with them. Sometimes it was hard to know how much you’ve missed someone until you’ve seen them again. And when she saw her brothers, her heart ached painfully.

“Look at you! All grown up now.” Arthur shook his head in disbelief. “Feels like you’ve been gone for ages. Swear you've gotten taller s'well.”

“It’s only been a few years, Arthur.” She reminded him gently. Her blue eyes wandered over his shoulder to see Tommy lagging behind his brothers. His hands were in his overcoat pockets as he looked on. “Are you going to just stand there?” She asked. “I haven’t been able to properly congratulate you.”

“’Fraid you weren’t coming.” He approached her. Indeed, Tommy had called Ada a few times over the month to confirm that Ella was still going to attend the wedding. He was anxious to see his sister and hope they would be able to mend some wounds of their relationship. Not having her in their life was strange. There was always a gap in the family with Ella's absence.

“I wouldn’t miss your wedding, pral.” She smiled and went to hug him.

Tommy felt relieved that he could finally hug her again. “How’s London treating you?”

“Good.” She smiled but a brief thought about Alfie Solomons poked at her. She wasn’t going to tell Tommy that she’d met him the day before his wedding, or ever. But she was hoping to get some more information from her brothers if she could.

“Want you to come meet Grace and Charlie. You need to meet your cousin, Michael, as well.” Tommy was eager for her to meet his new family. He was hoping she and Grace got along. Perhaps the wedding would give her a reason to return to Birmingham.

The chatted idly as they walked to the massive house. “I can see you’re doing very well for yourself,” Ella noted. Never in her wildest dreams would she imagine being at such a house. It was a kind of house that lords and ladies lived in, not Shelbys. But it appeared that Tommy was trying to change that perception of the family name.

“There’s always room for you to be apart of the company. You could be very useful. Michael and Polly are working on making the firm legitimate.” He informed her, hoping it would impress her and make her feel safer in Birmingham.

“I dunno, Tom.” She said with a shrug. After agreeing to attend the wedding, she used the month to think through her relationship with her family. Part of her wanted to return to the people she loved more than anything. But she was afraid of getting herself into another scenario like the Garrison four years earlier.

“Think about it, aye?” He said gently and held open the front doors of Arrow House for his sister.

Ella nodded. “I will.” She promised and stepped inside.

“Look who’s here,” A soft Irish voice floated down from the stairs. Grace came down with Charlie in her arms. She smiled warmly when she saw Tommy's sister. “We’re so glad you’re here, Ella.”

The Shelby girl smiled. “It’s nice to see you again, Grace. And this must be my nephew.” Ella cooed.

The young boy giggled and reached out for her. “Go ahead, love.” Grace handed Charlie to her to hold.

“Oh, he’s precious.” Ella murmured. “Yes, you are.”

Tommy chuckled. “He’s a rascal, that’s what he is.” He slipped off his coat and cap. “I’m sure you’ll get to see how he is when he’s cranky.”

“That’s okay, he probably gets it from you, Tommy.”

Grace smiled and nodded. “That’s what I said.”

“Guess London hasn’t changed you that much.” Tommy rolled his eyes and touched her shoulder. “Polly and Michael will be in the study I think if you'd like to see them now.”

Ella gave Charlie back to Grace and followed her brother down the hall. “Did you find her daughter too?” She remembered brief memories of her cousins. She was very young but she remembered hearing about them being ripped away from Polly. They all thought it was nearly impossible to find the children again until Tommy gained such connections.

“I found out she passed away,” Tommy answered quietly. “Pol’s handled it well though. Think she’s glad Michael’s back.”

“That’s a shame.”

When they entered, Polly stood in surprise and rushed to hug her niece. “Thank God you’re well.” The older woman touched her cheeks to make sure she looked healthy.

Ella bit her lip and felt a little teary. Polly was practically her mother and the years away from her had been tough on the young woman. “I’ve missed you, Pol.”

“We’ve all missed you too.” Her forehead creased and she sighed softly. “But I’m just glad you’re okay.”

Ella saw the other person in the room stand up. “And you must be Michael, it’s been a very long time since I've seen you.” She smiled and took in the young man who seemed like he had thoroughly embraced the Shelby lifestyle. He was well dressed and holding a cigarette.

He nodded. “You're Ella, I don’t remember much but it’s very nice to meet you again. I've heard a lot about you.”

Polly looked proud of her son. “He’s a big help in the company, very clever.” She boasted.

“Then you really are Polly’s son.” Ella laughed softly. "Grey's are very clever."

“Come sit and tell me what you’ve been doing in London.” Her aunt ushered her over to the couch. “Tommy, I’m sure you’ve got things to do for the wedding.”

“Well, as far as I know, I just need to get dressed and make it to the church.” Tommy reached into his coat for a cigarette. “But I’ll let you all catch up.”

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“Fucking uniforms,” John grumbled.

Ella laughed softly and shook her head. She glanced across the aisle to Grace’s side of the family. The men had faces like stone and the women looked highly displeased with their surroundings. “I’m sure Tommy told you to be on your best behavior, John boy. Can't be violent at Tommy's wedding.”

Her brother muttered a few curses under his breath. “Also fucking told me they wouldn’t be in uniforms.”

“Try to ignore them, they'll only try to rile you up." She drew his attention away from the men. "Listen, have you heard much about a man named Alfie Solomons? From Camden Town?” Ella asked, trying to sound as casual as she could so she didn’t raise any alarms.

John wrinkled his nose. It was hard to mention the name without garnering some type of reaction. The Shelbys normally had a bad reaction. “The fuck do you know about him?”

“John!” Esme hissed and smacked her husband’s arm. “We’re in fucking church, don’t swear. Giving a bad example to the kids.”

Ella giggled but her brother looked suspicious that she had brought up the Jewish gangster’s name. Before he could ask anything else, the organ music began, announcing Grace's arrival.

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“No fucking fighting!” Tommy shouted after repeating himself many times in the kitchen. The Blinders all around him, grumbling and muttering about how unfair he was being.

“Tom.” John adjusted the pick in his mouth.

“What? Are you seriously asking a question?” His older brother asked, turning to him. “You can’t possibly be confused about what I’m saying.” Finn and Isaiah snickered at the comment.

“No, it’s ‘bout Ella.” He clarified.

Tommy looked concerned. His shoulders slumped slightly and he worried she had already left. Maybe he’d pushed the issue of her returning to Birmingham too much. “What about her?”

“In the church, she was asking about Alfie Solomons.”

“What?” Arthur demanded sharply. “What the fuck do you mean she’s asking ‘bout him?”

John just shrugged. “I dunno, she didn’t tell me why.”

Tommy paced a few steps and took a puff of his cigarette. “Fuck.” He muttered under his breath and dragged a hand over his face. “Just…don’t mention it again to her. I’ll take care of it.” He really didn’t want to discuss Alfie on his wedding day and he certainly didn’t want to know how his baby sister knew about him.

“Don’t want Alfie fucking Solomons sniffing 'round her.” Arthur snarled. "If he does he'll regret it."

“She might’ve just heard his name before.” Finn offered.

Tommy shook his head. “Just drop it.” He ordered. “I don’t want to hear you bring it up ‘round her again.”

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After a few hours into the reception, Ella wandered off. She found the stables after a bit of roaming around the grounds. As she inhaled the familiar scent of horses, she realized she was much more comfortable there instead of in the lavish Arrow House. She came across a beautiful dapple-gray horse; a large gelding that certainly would’ve caught her attention as a young girl. She would never tire of braiding the horse’s silver mane and tail, brushing its coat until it gleamed in the sun.

“You’re a beauty, aren’t you?” She let the horse sniff her hand before stroking his soft muzzle. “Maybe Tommy’ll let me take you out for a spin tomorrow.” It’d been a while since she’d ridden. She missed the horses at her uncle’s yard. She missed far more than she could even count. She sighed and stroked the horse’s cheek. “He’ll probably make me agree to come back to Birmingham though.”

The horse snorted softly in reply. He sniffed her shawl for any treats, his tail swishing, and ears perked.

“Thought I noticed you missing.”

Ella glanced over to see Tommy walking into the stables. “Getting a bit rowdy for me. I don't think I could listen to another one of John's jokes. I forgot how fucking awful they were."

Tommy chuckled and nodded. “Well, it’ll only get rowdier, the boys are coming to race.” He warned her.

She nodded. “Okay, I’ll go back inside then.” She had a feeling her brothers wouldn’t let her stick around and watch the race. In fact, she had a feeling they were going to fix it just to get one over on the cavalry. So she made her way to the barn door.

“Before you go.” Tommy reached out and grabbed her arm as she went to pass by him in the stable aisle. “You need to explain why you brought up Alfie Solomons to John.”

“Alfie Solomons?” Ella raised an eyebrow. “I don’t…”

“John told me you were asking about him in the church.” Tommy interrupted so she knew he wasn’t about to let her pull the wool over his eyes.

“Oh,” Ella shrugged and tried to remain aloof about the subject. “Amelia might’ve mentioned the name to me. Have I told you about Amelia? She’s got all sorts of stories ‘bout London.” Technically, her best friend was the one who told her about the gangster. But Tommy didn’t need to know that was only after Ella had seen the man in person.

“Why would she bring him up?” Tommy’s icy blue eyes studied her expression. He was usually very good at telling when someone was flat out lying to him. But it was hard to distinguish when Ella had mastered the art of lying like a Shelby. Be evasive, answer questions with other questions, omit details, and stay cool, calm, and collected. Plus, Tommy had a weak spot for her sister; he never assumed she was lying, unlike other people he encountered in his line of work.

“She’s always got a story to tell.” Ella made sure to maintain enough eye contact so he didn’t grow more suspicious.

Tommy let the cigarette in his fingers burn in the air for a moment. The smoke curled around his hand and disappeared out of the barn door into the dark night. “You should tell her it’s wise to avoid talking ‘bout that man.” He said firmly. “You don’t want to be connected to him even in passing.”

“How do you know him?” Ella turned the spotlight back on her brother, hopefully, to acquire information John didn’t give her earlier.

“We’ve crossed paths before.” He admitted. “Nothing you need to worry about.”

Ella tilted her head to the side. “Do I have to worry about him finding out I’m a Shelby?” Of course, she didn’t think Alfie would be able to connect the dots just with a brief meeting.

“Doesn’t matter, because you won’t be going near him,” Tommy replied with a stern look. “You keep away from Camden Town and the Jews there. They all answer to him as far as I know.”

“You’ve changed, Tommy.” His sister noted quietly. “You’ve seen more things…done more things since I’ve been ‘round.”

He took a drag of his cigarette to avoid the question for a moment. “You said you didn’t want to be part of it, don’t think that’s something you have to worry about.”

“I’m your fucking sister, I can worry about you,” Ella replied, irked by his cold demeanor towards her when business was being spoken about. Back in Small Heath, when she was still just a teenager, he’d often tell her with a proud smile that they were moving up in the world. He’d promise her horses, luxuries, a new home, and when she was old enough, a car. Now he was acting like she had no right to even inquire about his well-being. “Tom, you used to tell me everything.” She furrowed her eyebrows. “You didn’t even tell me you had Charlie.”

He didn’t look at her for a long while. “You told me you didn’t want anything to do with Shelby Company Limited.” He echoed himself. “You went off to London and I didn’t hear from you, El. M’too busy to keep track of someone who’s gone and done a runner.”

“I didn’t run,” Ella argued, her temper was beginning to bubble up in her stomach, moving to her chest and throat. “Can you blame me for what I did?”

Tommy shrugged and finished his cigarette. “You were keen to tell me you could make your own choices. I can’t blame you.”

Angry tears stung Ella’s blue eyes. “Arthur and John were happy to see me. Polly understood my choice. Ada supports me in London. You’re the only one who’s still acting like a fucking brat!”

Tommy’s jaw clenched. “Don’t speak to me like that.” He retorted fiercely and pointed at her. “You’ve no right to come in and pretend we’ve abandoned you when you decided to leave.” His face clouded over with anger. “Now either you’re apart of this fucking family and you put up with what the rest of us put up with, or you go back to London and pretend we all don’t exist. You can’t have it both ways, Ella. You’re not a child anymore.”

Ella balled her hands into fists. Her Traveler instincts kicked in, the days she spent in the meadows outside Small Heath. The boys she had to beat up to prove she was a Shelby. The time she broke an older boy’s nose because he was running his mouth about their family.

“Gypsies.” He taunted. “Gonna read my fortune? Pick me pockets?”

It took both her older brothers to wrench her off the boy who dared make fun of her and her family. Now Tommy was questioning her, questioning the decision she made. Maybe she was wrong and being a hypocrite, but she was far too upset to think rationally.

“Everyone talks about the curse on the Shelbys. Our fucking cursed family. It’s you. It’s you, Tommy! You’re the fucking curse!” She shouted and caused a few horses to stir in their stalls nearby. “You’ve poisoned this family and continue to do whatever you want, without giving a fuck what the rest of us think.”

Tommy stood straight in front of her, not interrupting or moving away. He stood like a soldier, braced against her venomous words.

“You can fuck your wedding. Fuck your company. Fuck your indifference.” Ella spat and turned on her heel to leave the stables.

A group of men was staggering across the lawns, gearing up for the race they were about to fix.

“Where’ya going, Ellie?” John’s voice boomed across the grounds. He grabbed her by the shoulder. “Come watch the race! We’re gonna show those uniforms how s’done!”

“Fuck your big mouth!” Ella shouted at him and jerked away from his touch. "You're just a fucking little messenger to Tommy, aren't you?!"

Arthur looked concerned at her sudden outburst. He thought everything had been going well with the return of his younger sister. But now she was glaring daggers at the group of Blinders. “El?”

“Fuck this whole bloody cursed family!” She continued ranting on her way back to Arrow House. She promptly grabbed her things and took Ada’s car back to London without telling anyone she’d left.

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Ella was stewing for a week after the wedding. Her family members, minus Tommy, had been trying to reach out to her. But she ignored all their calls and letters. Ada visited her home a few times but Ella turned her away.

She felt snubbed by Tommy who was once her closest confidante and friend. When they had nothing, she had Tommy to rely on. He'd comfort her if she was picked on by kids her age. He'd keep her company when she felt lonely after the death of their mother. He was more than just a brother, he was a support system.

At night, she stayed up staring at the ceiling. Her mind raced and kept her awake for hours. Maybe she’d been wrong for leaving the family, but she was terrified. Tommy couldn’t appreciate how scared she was. He was unafraid of death. She almost thought she had gained the confidence and strength to return to Birmingham, but not after that debacle in the stables.

Ella would toss and turn, thinking about what Tommy had to say. The way he’d spoken to her like she was nothing more than a stranger. How could he be so cold? If he was so twisted about everything else then maybe he was dead wrong about Alfie Solomons.

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The next time Ella saw Alfie, she’d wandered close to the edge of Camden Town. She decided it was most likely an indirect middle finger to her brother who had warned her to stay away. Tommy didn't choose where she could go anymore. If he didn't want her in the family, then she could go anywhere in London.

“You on your own?”

Ella was walking down a strip of stores when she heard his voice. She turned and felt a spark of intrigue.

He stood just as he had in the club. Broad shoulders, exaggerated frame, and militant stance. This time, he had a large bullmastiff with him.

“My friend was busy,” Ella answered with a faint smile. “Is that your dog?”

He moved a little closer to her. The gangster had been happy to spot her piercing blue eyes in the crowd of shoppers and wanderers. Ever since the night at the club, Alfie had been unable to get her face out of his head. It was highly unusual for him to think twice about a woman he came in contact with. He hardly had the time to think about something so trivial as a chance encounter. Relationships were agonizingly complicated and his life was complex enough. He worked too much and lived too brutally for a woman to handle, or so he thought.

But there was something about this woman that he couldn’t overlook. Beyond her blue eyes that were as hypnotic as they were alluring, there was something else. She wasn’t like anyone he passed by in the street. A keen eye could see she held secrets and a substantial past.

And Alfie couldn’t help but appreciate the way she looked at him. It was so strange because she didn’t look at him the way others did. Not with hatred, like his enemies, not with malice, like his foes, and not with fear, like the rest of the population who knew his name. No, she looked at him like a person, nothing more, nothing less. Just a man. Not a man shrouded in myth and stories. Just a man.

“Yeah, this is Cyril, s’a real softie.” He said. "Likes attention, he does."

Ella smiled. She’d grown up closer to horses but as a child, she bonded with a few of the hounds they used for hunting or protection. Dogs and horses were similar in nature. You had to gain their trust, and when you did, they would be loyal to you until the ends of the Earth. “He is handsome.” She said and reached out to stroke the dog’s ears. His tail began to wag fiercely and his droopy face almost resembled a sad smile. He was a massive dog, his shoulder meeting her hips. He was nearly the size of a little Shetland pony but appeared to be just as Alfie had described him. He gratefully let her pet him, his head tilting to lean into her touch and his eyes closing contently.

“You got a story, love?” Alfie asked out of the blue. He acted like it was a natural question between people who were near strangers.

Ella glanced up from Cyril. “A story?” She raised an eyebrow at him. “Well, I s'ppose everyone has a story, Mr. Solomons.”

“Call me Alfie.” He corrected her with a gentleness that contradicted his appearance. He didn't address her with the harsh tone he took towards the bartender and club owner the first night they met.

“Alfie.”

The gangster didn’t know how he could be so affected by the way someone said his name. But the way she spoke his name was unbearable. She said it with a smile and a small nod. Her blue eyes shone in the sun that was starting to break away from the gloomy clouds. Alfie’s heart made itself known by beating heavy in his chest.

“What’s your story, Alfie?” She turned the question back on him.

He chuckled and ran a hand over his beard. “S’quite a long one.” He warned. "Not sure you'll want to stick around, yeah, to hear all the details."

“Mine's long too. But I'm sure yours is much more exciting than mine is.”

“Well then, right, can’t spend all day standing here telling our stories, aye? Guess I’ll have to take you out to dinner so we have enough time.” He stated coolly.

Surprise marked Ella’s face. Inner warning bells chimed off but she shooed them away. The man seemed sweet and she had spent enough time around dangerous men to know that she could handle them. Her brothers had prepared her for that. If her brothers could get away with the things they did, then who were they to speak poorly about Alfie? Resigned and partially rebellious, Ella nodded. “I’d like that.” She replied gently.

“Yeah?” It was Alfie’s turn to be surprised. What kind of delicate looking woman, who knew who he was, agreed to dinner with him? Thoroughly in disbelief, he nodded a few times too many. “Right, well…this Friday I’ve got some time.”

“I’m free on Friday.”

“Friday then. We’ll meet here.” He decided. “I know a nice place ‘round here for dinner.”

“That sounds lovely.” A week was more than enough time to edit her brothers out of her life story.

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XD84 build - what is this madness

I’m building up a new XD84 pro from KPRepublic. This is my 3rd build with this style of PCB, the 87% keyboard, but the first time building a pro model.

From a previous build, I had an unused aluminum case in black just sitting here, so I figured I’d build something around what I had... kind of like if you have 4 tires sitting in your yard, and one day you say to yourself “I might as well fill up the space between those tires with the rest of a car”, then start buying car parts from China. You know the story, it’s happened a million times.

So of course I want only the finest for my beautiful anodized case

There she is, all nice and pretty like a pony.

I start plugging these lovely SP-Star weirdo clone MX keyswitches into the PCB & plate. Testing fitment, making sure everything is all squished in before soldering in the switches.

Things are coming along quite nicely.

EXCEPT..

The PCB will not fit in the case.

See the Pro model of the XD84 now comes with this:

“Oh cool” you might say, “It’s an expansion port of some kind! Looks standard as hell. It’s probably to add an LED strip or something that would be useless in this case. Let’s see what it is”.

Now I am dumb, yes. This much can be proven scientifically. But I am not a bad googleman. I can Bing with the best of them. You can Duck Duck Go fuck yourself if you think otherwise. I could not, for the life of me, figure out what the fuck this huge connector was for.

There’s loads of awesome info out there for the older versions of this board, like this right here:

This new board is perfectly different than the old one. It’s much prettier for one, but there’s less expandability (probably a good thing as that seems pretty unnecessary given this form factor) and a way better onboard controller.

If you look on the XD84 Pro product page, there’s plenty of pictures and a decent English writeup of what’s what.

Here’s what the specifications are for the board

Parameter Specification 1\75% kit 2\Can support MX Switch 3\Compatible with KLE custom key 4\Supports TKG-TOOLS offline and TKG online flash 5\Standard ICSP interface 6\REVB and REVQE compatible expansion port 7\Support Underglow RGB PCB 8\Support Type C USB port

OK. Neato. What?

WTF is REVE and REVQE?

WTF is a standard ICSP interface?

Maybe this bulky POS connector is one of those things. Research time.

Start looking up REVQE (because why would I use the obviously inferior REVE???) - that leads me here.

Not a lot of help at first, then some helpful dude is like “

Pins F4-F7 land on expansion pin-out at the top of the board (cluster labeled P5). From top to bottom, they are F7,4,6,5.” Oh here, check out the schematics of this other, similar board

Now if you’re a dumb dumb like yours truly, you see that and your eyes go cross. Plus, that looks nothing like this 4 pin connector in any way, that’s lots of lines, this should be around 4 lines. More likely than not, this stupid port is not REVE or REVQE. Onward!

Let’s look up ICSP:

ICSP stands for In Circuit Serial Programming, which represents one of the several methods available for programming Arduino boards. Ordinarily, an Arduino bootloader program is used to program an Arduino board, but if the bootloader is missing or damaged, ICSP can be used instead. ICSP can be used to restore a missing or damaged bootloader.

A typical Arduino ICSP header has six pins, arranged 2x3. The article Connecting the Programmer: In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP) at Sparkfun describes some of the functions of ICSP pins, which include MISO, MOSI, SCK, V+, Ground, and Reset.

Each ICSP pin usually is cross-connected to another Arduino pin with the same name or function. For example, MISO on an Uno or Nano's ICSP header is connected to MISO / digital pin 12; MOSI on the ISCP header is connected to MOSI / digital pin 11; and so forth. Note, MISO, MOSI, and SCK pins taken together make up most of an SPI interface.

Several Arduinos, including the Uno, have two ICSP headers. One of them is for use with the ATmega328 (or similar), and the other for use with the ATmega16U2 (or similar) chip that implements USB. When present, this allows reprogramming the USB chip.

Yeah pretty sure this ain’t it either, and if it is, I shouldn’t need it. So. What the gosh darn shit is this thing?

I go back to the XD84 page because at this point I have no idea what’s going on. I’d been searching around for hours, getting nowhere and getting there really slowly. Somewhere on the page there’s a “link” to a video

How to assemble XD84 Pro ? pls click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKw4b7gEG80

Unclickable link, right. Good job web design homie. I start watching the video, it’s actually pretty funny since it seems like this guy is either left handed, filming with his left hand while trying to use his right hand to clumsily grab stuff.. or he’s got his phone in mirror mode or something. Lots of table slapping trying to find the thing

Hold up, what the FUCK is that thing That has the same goddamn connector... what the shit??

OH YOU MOTHER FUCKERS So, guess what time it is?

SNIP SNIP BITCH

So now the bottom of the board is so fresh and so clean clean

The ol’ full disclosure “I tried to desolder it first” shot

GLAMOROUS

This shit’s going to be so dope looking when it’s done.

Almost ready to start soldering, just waiting on flat-top 3mm warm white LEDs for the backlighting. In the meantime, why wouldn’t I make the most obnoxious CAPSLOCK indicator??

5MM bright white LED will let me know that Cruise Control For Cool is in full effect.

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danganronpa-ea · 3 years

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Chapter 1 Victim Free Time Events

So counting this is spoiler and if you haven’t read chapter 1, then please do ready them before you continue on this, this is a warning!

A world where those that didn’t make it or just couldn’t survive the cruel world get a chance here, A world where things are right… A world where death never happen.

I had found myself somewhere in my dreams, I had woken up suddenly somewhere… what is this place.

As then I found myself in what look to be a garden of sorts which I notice a table with a tea set, snacks and what look to be a calming scene but one thing that stood out was the pony mascot himself – Hamoponi who look to be sitting at the table as he looks at me as he’s smoking.

I walk over as I notice the fancy chair then look at the horse with a strange look then I ask the question. “Where are we? Why… are we in a garden?” I asked him which then Hamoponi look up to me with a much calmer expression which he gave a sigh.

“Well I guess you be curious of this location; well this place is a dream-like place where those that aren’t with us get to spend time with you when they couldn’t, seeing as it would be unfair of those that had fan favorites and all that…” He explained which I tilted my head at the ‘fan favorites’ part which then he continues.

“Pretty much in this, you can spend time with someone that sadly passed or aren’t living at the resort anymore, oh but they have to not be around so don’t pick someone that’s alive.” He stated which he then jumps off. “Wait, you mean… I could spend time with those that aren’t around anymore?” I asked which Hamoponi nodded.

“Didn’t I say that? Yes, you can – plus counting what happen I bound it won’t get better so best to spend some time with those people plus you have those gifts you can give to them to cheer them up for there lost well anyway – click either 2 button and that person will appear now if you excuse me!” He waves his goodbye.

And before I could speak, he disappears. I guess I better sit myself down and prepare myself which as I did, I notice 2 buttons; one had the letters ‘Ishikawa Chikao’ and the other was ‘Ueda Tomohiro’.

I decided to click the first button which was Chikao-san…

As then a puff of smoke appears which the blue hair politician had appear which he seems confused by all this. “Hu-Huh? What are we doing here? Hm, oh Fuji-san? What’s going on here…?” He asked which he look around then I explain. “Seems it’s a dream of sort and Hamoponi say I can spend some time with you and Ueda-san.” I stated to him which Chikao-san nodded.

“Oh right, I… think I die, didn’t I? I… did watch what happen and all; I will say I’m glad the others let Tomohiro-kun go… but since you’re here; I guess will spend some time together then?” He asked which I nodded.

Ishikawa Chikao Free Time Events!

As then I began to speak with the young Politician, the conversation was pretty lively and I couldn’t help but feel captivated when he talks.

Seems like me and Chikao-san grew a bit closer…

I had to wonder a question regarding Chikao-san and then ask him. “So, I get that you’re the Ultimate Politician but why go into a career at such a young age?” I asked him which cause him to frown a bit.

“Is it wrong for a young person to get into issues regarding our country?” He asked a question in return which I blinked. “Well, no it’s not a problem but I’m just curious…” I told him which he nodded. “I see, well I guess I do sometimes have seniors of mine questioning my age when it comes to my profession but I think politics can be for everyone.” He stated as he crosses his arms.

He went silent as I tilted my head. “I mean if you look at the talented students here, quite a few of them have careers that would be too young, correct?” He asked which I did recall everyone here, there are some talents at the resort and even at Hope’s Peak I heard about where the person is pretty young which I nodded.

I guess I never thought of it and shouldn’t judge Chikao-san for being interested in such a profession like politics. “People’s lives, past and inspiration could be a reason that someone would be interested – I mean, isn’t that why you got into public speaking?” He asked me which I nodded.

“Your right, I did always want to get my voice heard and did debates before but if that’s the case then why did you go into politics anyway?” I asked him, seeing as I was curious of his reason. However, as I ask this he frown and went quiet as he crosses his arms.

It appears the question was a hard one to think about but then he spoke. “I guess of those 3… it was all of them.” He spoke as then which I blinked. “All 3, meaning politics has always been a big part of your life?” I asked which then Chikao-san nodded.

“Indeed, I had many reasons to get into politics and why I wish to bring those issues up, I guess maybe because I tend to notice issues pop up more then others you can say…” He stated with a smile which I smiled back.

I guess Chikao-san is pretty observant of things and could have the courage to speak his mind; he’s truly a brave person.

Ishikawa Chikao, Ultimate Politician FTE: 1/5

It was then we decided to continue talking since time did not matter in dreams, correct?

As then me and Chikao-san spoke about various topics and yet again, he kept me captivated of course which I couldn’t help but be interested in the person that I was speaking with.

Seems like me and Chikao-san grew a bit closer…

As then I check to see what gift to give him which I found this pen that is good for writing the ink can last for a long which I handed it to him. “Oh ho! A gift for me? Well, if you’re giving me this, I can’t refuse it so – thank you!” He stated with a smile as took it and put it away which then the blue hair politician crosses his arms.

I could tell the conversation from last time got a bit serious but I expected no less from a politician but then I got curious. “I actually notice the others do look up to you as a leader and none seem to have an issue taking your leadership, I thought some of them would disagree.” I stated which he shrugged a bit.

“Well personally I was expecting it but I was surprise most of them allow me to be in charge but yet again I never really say anything…” He stated which I blinked, surprise and then ask. “Wait – you never declared yourself the leader at all?” I asked him, since it surprise me someone so young could be a leader that easily

But then he spoke as he begun to explain, like he was someone that’s older than me. “Well, no - I felt no reason to declare myself anything; I just think it’s best to let your actions speak instead of what you are, correct? I mean, we have our teacher of course which if anything she be our leader…” He stated as then he shook his head.

“But one can tell she doesn’t seem like the type to lead, correct? From what I can tell – she had personal reasons to become a teacher but for me. I just let others be the judge; let your actions speak for you and soon others would follow…” He stated which I nodded.

Something tells me that Chikao-san is a natural born leader and I could see why people follow him which he went silent. “At least, that’s what my Uncle tends to say…” He stated which I blinked. “Oh, was this uncle of yours a politician?” I asked which he nodded but then frown.

“No but he was in charge of a company; he always says that your actions should speak for you. Not your words. Let people decide on there own if your fit as leader or not… which I’m sure there are people that view you as such, correct?” He asked which I blinked then I look to the side.

I never thought of myself as one, but I just gave a shrug as I thought it over for a bit when he sprung up that question.

“I mean, I’m not sure if I am, not many of them see me as one…” I spoke which he nodded. “I see then give it time, sometimes people would need to grow into the position, it takes time if you will…” He stated with a smile.

I feel I can trust Chikao-san pretty easily; he sounds certain and tries to assure others – really a natural born leader…

Ishikawa Chikao, Ultimate Politician FTE: 2/5

It was then we decided to continue talking since time did not matter in dreams, …

As then me and Chikao-san spoke about various topics and yet again, he kept me captivated of course which I couldn’t help but be interested in the person that I was speaking with.

Seems like me and Chikao-san grew a bit closer…

As then I reach into my pocket and pulled out what look to be a red scarf that could turn into a cape which I gave to him. “Huh? You wish to give this to me – well I’m a bit too old for this but sure thing.” He stated as taken the gift from me then Chikao-san cross his arms – he looks to be thinking.

I was silent for a moment then I spoke. “Hey so, Chikao-san I was a bit curious regarding your past but you mention your uncle so I was curious about your parents… did they influence you into being a politician?” I asked which he scowl then look to the side. “Well, partly… my father was a politician but not one that was the best example…” He spoke as he went silent but that got me more curious.

Not the best example? Was it someone that had different view points then he did?

Which as I was about to ask, Chikao-san continue. “If curious, my father was not a very good person; he made choices in the politician world that nearly cause this country ruin at one point. Even helping the prime minster – Ishimaru Toranosuke with various ideas which… both our families suffer but I think the Ishimaru’s were a bit luckier…” He stated which I blinked, confused.

I heard of Ishimaru Toranosuke was a genius as many claims but never knew failure at all but he was very arrogant with his talent, I think I heard his grandson is attending Hope’s Peak, then the blue hair politician continues.

“My father had been assassinated when I was really young due to his involvements; due to that my mother was put under protection but she had to give me up and thus resulted in me ending up in the slums…” He spoke which I was surprise.

I never knew that Chikao-san had that sort of life and it surprise me that he did but then he crosses his arms. “I recall days where I didn’t have food or even were close to starving before my uncle found me but guess it… gave me a wider perspective of people’s lives and what people had to go through to live; what people had to deal with and overall made me see my father was a fool for what he did to the country which I couldn’t help but feel a sense of disappointment but I think it was a blessing…” He stated which I tilted my head.

I mean from the sounds of it, it seems Chikao-san had very mix opinion regarding his father which then he sighs. “I do apologize for bringing up this dark topic suddenly but I was thinking back to when you ask what got me into politics along with my past and I couldn’t help but remember that…” He stated which I thought it over. “Well maybe if you don’t have the best opinion regarding your father’s actions; I’m sure he still loves you in a way…” I stated with a smile as then he smiled a bit.

“Maybe? I mean while he made choices that I question to this day, I mean back then I… did idolized him.” He stated which I was surprise.

So even if Chikao-san didn’t have the best opinion of his father – he still seem to care for him in a way which I guess is a good thing…

Ishikawa Chikao, Ultimate Politician FTE: 3/5

It was then we decided to continue talking since time did not matter in dreams, …

As then me and Chikao-san spoke about various topics and yet again, he kept me captivated of course which I couldn’t help but be interested in the person that I was speaking with.

Seems like me and Chikao-san grew a bit closer…

As I reach into my pocket as I took out various documents that seem to be various environment issues and speaks about news that looks current which I gave to him which Chikao-san smile. “You wish for me to have this?! Thank you so much, this might make me understand others!” He spoke as he put it away which then Chikao-san tilted his head to the side as he crosses his arms.

As then I thought over a question and asked. “I actually notice you don’t seem to talk about your school life or any friends, do you have any?” I asked which Chikao-san blinked as he tilts his head to the side.

“I don’t? Well, I guess for me school wasn’t that important when I was young but I suppose when I started to attend after the incident I…” Chikao-san thought it over then shook his head. “Could never really understand those around my age; maybe because the things I had interest never fit into my age range or I was a bit too mature to think about them.” He spoke which I snickered a bit.

He spoke like he was an old man then he smiled a bit. “I mean, I do try to relate to them or see what problems they had – I always want to help others, do things for others and give them advice when they had problems; I always confront them about things that they need address which while some didn’t agree or never bother… most others seem to admire me.” He stated with a straight face.

However, I did notice one thing that made me confused, he use ‘most’ and not ‘all’ which then I asked. “Wait, are you saying there are some that hated you?” I asked which he nodded. “Remember when I say my father was not a good person? Well, there were some people that got ruin due to him and thus the parents told the children of there family to avoid me or tend to lash out at me due to my father which… at the time I idolized him but overtime they brought up points that… I couldn’t prove wrong.” He stated with uncertainty but then I frown as I shook my head.

“Personally, I don’t think you should blame yourself for your father’s past mistakes…” I stated which cause Chikao-san to look surprise then I continue. “I mean, those are your father’s mistakes; not yours… you are aware what he has done and I bet if you become prime minster of Japan, I think you can prove to those that you won’t make those same mistakes and try to correct them.” I stated which then he laughed a bit as he spoke.

“You… think I could be prime minster? Well, I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone say that to me before but what makes you think so…?” He asked me, curious of my reason then I started to think over the reason I think he make a good prime minster.

- Looks

>Wisdom

- Personality

I thought it over then I spoke. “Well, your wisdom and knowledge; I think while others think of looks or even the personality but I can tell you are wise beyond your years – you seem to know what to say or what people need to hear. Maybe… that’s why all us look up to you as a leader?” I stated which cause the blue hair politician to go red in the face which he seems… emotional which he got teary eyed as he smiled.

“You… you really struck something with me! I mean it! Th-thank you so much but the part about me knowing everything…” He stops as he started to think.

From the looks of it; Chikao-san is someone that has a good head on his shoulder – the type of person to rely on and someone that knows the mistakes but can be a bit disconnected from people around his age at times which I think could be needing some work but I think he does try to….

Ishikawa Chikao, Ultimate Politician FTE: 4/5

It was then we decided to continue talking since time did not matter in dreams, …

As then me and Chikao-san spoke about various topics and yet again, he kept me captivated of course which I couldn’t help but be interested in the person that I was speaking with.

Seems like me and Chikao-san grew a bit closer…

As then I took out a small box that has a pin of sorts, one that gives the holder the best of luck in whatever they do which I gave to him. “Hm, not something I see myself having but I could find some use for it, thank you…” He spoke as he put it away, I guess he like it?

As then Chikao-san spoke. “Fuji-san, I… had thought over what you say; about me knowing everything and well… that might not be true.” He spoke which I blinked surprise.

I mean he did seem really wise but then he crosses his arms and told me. “While you may think I’m wise, I’m still not sure myself – I don’t have all the answers to everything; I mostly say what I think could help but sometimes my advice won’t always help and sometimes I won’t have people agree with me…” He stated which then he spoke something that made it very clear.

“But sometimes I think why I pick this up is due to my time in the slums; I experience something awful that broaden my horizons which maybe you should do the same…” He stated which I thought it over.

Despite the past he lives – he seems to realize it sooner or even grew up faster which he sighs. “Which might be why I could never feel connected to those peers around me; sometimes I… forget to relax but I think being around you and the others makes me feel I can just be myself.” He admitted which I was surprise he say this then continue.

“If anything, I… should be thanking you for making me realize that sometimes I don’t always have to be this upstanding leader which I still have things to learn and grow myself – which… I guess the old saying; an old dog can learn new tricks, correct?”

He stated which as then he held out his hand. “So… I think if anything – I do view you all as my friend and people I want to rely on from here on out so maybe I can start learning from you how to enjoy my life as a teenager, hm?” He asked which I smiled as I shook his hand.

Something tells me that Chikao-san seem he needed people to understand him or maybe someone that could relate but the fact he couldn’t relax or relate to others or felt out of touch did show he still had room to grow.

I felt a solid bond between myself and Chikao-san!

Ishikawa Chikao, Ultimate Politician FTE: 5/5

Congrats you have finish up all Free time events with Ishikawa Chikao; give yourself a pat on the back!

As then me and Chikao-san started to talk about things I enjoy and like – we started to speak about things that we enjoy in our youth and even then, some. I even seen him joke around quite a bit!

After that, he… disappear; I sighed as I remember that… he could never live that life, counting that it was cut short… maybe if things were different, we could of but I guess not.

As then I stated to think of what to do next…

#Danganronpa Every After 2 #DR: EA2 #Dangan Fangan #DREA 2 FTEs #DR: EA2 FTEs #Fuji Okamoto #Hamoponi

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babysizedfics · 4 years

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Oof this just popped into my head but what kinda vibes to you think ur anons give off?? Like, do I radiate different energy than 💚 anon? Stuff like that -🤟

hmmmm lemme think... i'm gonna use it as metaphors for a family because that's what my brain is doing apparently

(i used they them pronouns for each example because i am not referring to the anons but rather the metaphorical family mwmbers, but pls let me know if it makes any of you uncomfy)

💚 anon - remus gives off hyper vibes, i imagine like a 6 y/o on a sugar rush who keeps getting a ton of new ideas for games and is really excitable. also the kid who will always convince everyone to play because their energy is so infectious

🤟 anon - you give off cool older sibling vibes, like the 16 y/o sibling who kinda keeps to themselves being quite introverted but every now and then you'll pop your head into the living room and play with your younger sibs and they'll really look up to you for it and they have a great time because you know a lot and you know how to make the game really interesting

🤍 anon - white heart anon gives off sweet flower child vibes. the little 8 y/o sibling who's quiet and mainly just soes little drawings in their sketchbook but when they do talk it's to offer kind soft words to their family members. the sibling who has a kind of sixth sense for if someone is feeling bad and will go to them and hold their hand and tell them how much they love them

🐝 anon - bee anon is like a shy 4 y/o cousin who gets to come over fairly often. they are secretly as exciteable as remus but need to be coaxed into it because they try to hide it around the unfamiliar family. when they're hiding it they're very polite and ohrase things as questions rather than sentences, but inside their lil head they have just as many cool game ideas as their cousin

V anon - that 5 y/o who says really creepy stuff. you'll be taking them to get an ice cream and they'll say 'i think it's weird that mommy used to be my cousin 100 years ago' and their parent will go still and say 'what...' and then the kid just smiles and says 'can i have strawberry flavour??' or who will stand at the foot of the bed in the middle of the night just staring at their parents until one of them wakes up and screams

J anon - the 12 y/o who's in that weird stage between kid and teen, they want to play games still but also feel conscious that they're a big kid now and should be more mature. you'll find them either 1) chilling with 🤟 anon and trying to look cool for the 16 y/o, 2) sitting in the living room with the kids and pretending theyre not watching my little pony, or 3) remus has actually managed to rope them into a game and they light up and have a blast and the kids love them for it

smallanon (EDIT: now 🌙 anon) - tiny baby. 1 y/o cutie who doesn't stop by that often because they're usually having a nap or being taken care of by their parent, but when they do get to join in family time they are playful and giggly and it makes the whole thing a bit softer around the edges and convinces the others to be a bit less chaotic

this was fun!! if anyone's interested when i was a kid i used to be a mix of 🤍 anon and V anon

#💚 anon #🤟 anon #🤍 anon #🐝 anon #v anon #j anon #asks #🌙 anon

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weaselbeaselpants · 4 years

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That Krispy Cat: A Warning, part 2

A bit of lighter fan art to clear the air for a moment.

Here’s art of Crispy taking the shit out of Cynder from Spyro that feels waaay more like she’s channeling her pent up teenage aggression onto this fictional child dragon:

“boohoo goth girl stole mah ice creeeeeam!”

So if you somehow aren’t deterred by the Nazism you should know that she’s always been a raging pissy-brat who uses her big-girl words to put herself above everyone else. She was the kind of die-hard in character fan fic type whose such an asshole about everyone else’s fan fics you don’t care if she’s got some good ideas. She was THAT detestable.

((fyi Derpibooru is the only “safe” place you can view her art now cause it’s the only place where you won’t be giving her views.))

vvv ((Crispy again showing that lovely “ironic” side of her trolling with Trump pony. As anyone with eyes can tell Crispy is a talented cartoonist so it says something that Trump still looks ugly as sin even in her style)) vvv

vvv ((This piece was called “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”)) vvv

((That Disneyesque SS Eagle who appears in her art is her fandom-hopping OC Klaus who she’d fetishize as often as she’d pretend she was his adopted daughter (the white blue eyed cat was her self-insert, who also hopped from fandom to fandom))).

^^^ ((I can’t find this piece in her gallery anymore and she ended up censoring a lot of her author’s comments to keep from being banned from dA. (dwaaayousobwaveCwispy) but I swear up and down that the disc for this one was:

“Fraulein dhat picture ist just white”

“Yah like all of America should be!”

))^^^

^^^ ((This one was called “My Little Holocaust.” I shit you not. It’s still on derpibooru.)) ^^^

^^^ ((G1 styled baby pony who needs to be saved. The original art had swastikas lining the crib.

She also liked to throw her weight around about being a fan of the older MLP and how newer flash always sucked ass compared to the true handdrawn stuff of yore. Even her art preferences reeked of eugenic overtones, which is pretty ironic seeing as I never saw and totally traditional art piece from her. Must have quit when she realized she wasn’t talented enough for that, much like a famous one-testicled chud I know...)) ^^^

^^^ ((One of her most infamous pieces -to me-.

Yes. As Adam from YourMovieSucks points out, there is A LOT of racist shite in Kimba the White Lion and accidental colonialist message to the whole franchise. I am NOT denying that. But, there’s a reason I’m not yukking it up with the rest of Adam’s watchers, and it’s Crispy. Everyone else in the Kimba/memes subbreddit usually means the NaziKimba jokes in good fun and can tell the real value of Kimba. This bitch is all about how white really IS better.

Below is her bitching about the lack of women’s rights in her AltRight circlejerk (ha) and affirming Tezuka wasn’t so liberal eat it libtards! (Tezuka was a product of his time and Japan still has blackface problems no doubt. But I guess by this woman’s logic Dr. Seuss was also a neoNazi cuz he wrote racist shit despite calling himself a liberal democrat))

VVV ((From Reddit. Again you just have to take our words for it but everything this person says is 100% true.)) VVV

VVV ((I’d apologize for shitty quality but it’s also a shitty person so you know what I don’t care.)) VVV

VVV ((What her gallery once looked like. The one of Klaus talking to the black shirt kid had a disc. all about how “all those liberal inclusive schools taught you wrong<3″ Again as an oh-so-funny joke to show off Klaus as a flawed antivillain. )) VVV

((Bad quality art by a bad person made for another bad person’s shitty pony fic))

^^^ ((More G1 supremacy.)) VVV

Self Aware =/= Satire and Rationalizing =/= Caring.

((There are different kinds of Nazis and Holocaust deniers. Not all of them want to kill the people they other, but if that’s your only mark for calling them bad people you have skewed priorities.

What Crispy’s artist comments and messages are very overt in are her ideas on segregation. And she was ohsoVERY proud of how that was real social justice and was actually caring for people who weren’t her ohohoho~

This piece for example had a cheeky disc. about how sweet it was for the Carebears to trust a Nazi rather than us plebian-brats who are just SOOOO INTOLERANT.

I bet Crispy’s also a MAP-apologist and TERF. I know those are pretty extreme accusations to throw around but she’s gone for the moment and I don’t really care if she isn’t or not. Like Emily Youcis, you can be antirape all you want goodgreatwahoo. I kinda don’t care about your stance on rape if YOU’RE ALSO A PROUD NATIONALIST who - again, all you have is my word - ranted about Obama not coughing up his birth certificate to her friends. I shit you not.)) VVV

((Gift/Commission/Trade art for a person I pray I never meet in real life))

((She also loved appropriating German words and culture into her awful rp nonsense and artist’s comments cuz it just made her so kewt. The way she and other Nazis-tans gossip in mangled German was DISGUSTING.))

((Then of course, if an actual German got offended at her and told her not to do Nazi shit she’d cry her big girl tears about how “sad it is that Germans aren’t proud of their heritage”. Because she, an upperclass American girl with a fixation on the period of their history where they were an authoritarian dictatorship knows way more about Germans than Germans, obviously.

She has more of an unwanted hard-on for Germany than Ben Shapiro has for Israel.

Since she doesn’t care about any of the other people she offended than may I just point out how fucking insane you have to be to fetishize German culture and history like this and insist you’re doing all this shit for them.

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE GERMAN

STOP TREATING GERMANY LIKE NARNIA AND STOP TREATING IT’S PEOPLE LIKE THEY NEED TO BE “FREED” FROM THEIR “GUILT CULTURE”.

If that’s all you see when you watch documentaries about non-Jewish Germans’ trauma about living through the Nazis and then being separated by the soviets, you’re not more open minded than people think. You’re SICK. ))

#tw: antisemitism #tw: hitler #tw: nazi #tw: neonazi #cw: swastika #altright #spryo the dragon #spryo #my little pony friendship is magic #germanfetishists #thiscrispykat #german appropriation #cultural appropriation #kimba the white lion

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breakingbadfics · 3 years

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Death of the author

CW: Light discussion of politics, mentions of the Alt-Right, and White Supremacists.

Consider this a “Change of Pace” entry. I’m trying to figure out what the next essay is to be about as well as the eventual long term for this blog.

I wrote this essay back in mid 2019, long before the idea of this blog would come to mind, it’s been lightly edited prior to posting and added to. and I think this essay shows some of my influences much more heavily than my other writings.

What does My Little Pony and The Matrix have in common? Death of the Author.

Death of the Author is not to be confused with “Separating the Artist from the Art,” a self explanatory concept to distance a work from a creator who’s beliefs are more than a little unpleasant, easiest example is acknowledging that, yes, H.P. Lovecraft was a Mega-racist, however, his contributions to the horror genre have created a base that is nearly ubiquitous with the genre to this day, like wise with Orson Scott Card. this concept in itself is an especially controversial subject, but is not the focus of this piece.

Death of the Author is what allowed The Matrix, a movie with a collection of metaphors about being an lgbt person, and an activist for the rights of yourself and your allies to be grossly misinterpreted as a way to justify being a bigot, the most egregious misinterpretation being that of “The Red Pill Scene.”

In the context of the film, The Red Pill Scene is the part of the traditional heroes story where the hero “accepts the call”, Neo is quite literally making the choice to leave the safe world he’s been living in behind and embark on his adventure that will result in a death and rebirth into being The One who will save humanity. In the now very much understood to be the direct metaphor, it’s a scene in which Neo, the stand-in for a lgbt person, specifically a trans person, is being told by a much older lgbt person “You are trans, you have the choice to embrace it, but regardless of what choice you make from here on out the road ahead is going to be bumpy and rough on you, because the system around you is designed to make sure people like us aren’t able to prosper, and if you join us, you won’t be able to opt out.”

That is the very understood metaphor that most people accept with the modern understanding after The Wachowski’s came out as Lily and Lana in the “post-matrix trilogy” reality of the real world.

However due to the Moral Neutrality of Death of the Author in other circles the Red Pill(and all the other metaphors in the film) takes on an alternative meaning. And I can be “polite” in my explaing the bad take on how this scene plays out, but just to hammer the point home we’ll get dirty so you can know where the take is coming from, The Red Pill Scene for White supremeacists, and The alt-right (but I repeat myself) is such. Neo, a disgruntled white person is being told that the world is controlled by soulless machines. Jews, people of color, etx. Everyone around him is mind controlled and can and will attempt to stop him from saving the people smart enough to also realise they’re being held captive by non-whites and save them all. This of course, all being told to him by Morpheus, a black man. So have fun working your head around that.

This of course the most extreme example being the most ubiquitous, poke around on chan sites and sooner or later you’ll see the phrase “red pill” having been memetically adjusted to mean “hey tell me about this thing” or even more specifically “I already had an opinion about this but either way I want you to confirm my choice.” But I digress.

These two interpretations are so wildly on the opposite ends of the spectrum that the only commonalities between them is “You will likely need to be violent at some point”

I’m naturally only covering the two interpretations, the matrix itself has been picked apart by an untold number of people and people interpret it in as many ways as possible in terms of philosophical meaning. That is the nature of Death of The Author.

Death of the Author also covers in a round-a-bout fashion, selective canon, a subjective acknowledgement of canon elements throughout a long lived franchise- see; Star Wars, Star Trek, the belief that there was never any sequels to The Matrix. This variant of the philosophy allows one to be able to continue interactions with a text, specifically a text that consists of multiple volumes (or contributions, each one made by an individual author) but also deny interactions with parts that they personally dislike.

More often than not, you can attribute the death of the author to a bad take in a case of fiction, another primary example being Fight Club, often missed for the scathing critique of unhealthy male behaviour and propped up as some sort of moral guideline for how to live your life. Which is again, not to say this is the fault of Death of The Author as a philosophy, it is morally neutral, these bad takes can more often be attribued to the simple fact that unless directly stating it most attempts at satire or parody will have a contingent of people who agree with what is said, not what is meant, and death of the author unfortunately does make that..very easy, for good, or ill.

Where does My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fit in with all this? Well there are certainly alt-right members of the brony fandom who are painfully missing the point, but we’ve already dwelled on the negative enough, so let’s get happy.

In Episode 1 of Season 1, the first part of a two part pilot, in the background of a shot during a party scene; a pony with a grey coat and blonde mane and tail is seen in the background. This particular pony stood out the most amongst other background characters due to a mistake caused by the animation staff. According to the supervising director at the time, this particular error was spotted after hasbro greenlit the episode for air, and because it amused him he chose not to order a correction so it was left in as a nice little easter egg.

The nameless background pony would eventually be caught by 4chan among other places and very rapidly developed a following of fans and given a nickname, Derpy Hooves. This particular following and new nickname would echo back to shows staff becoming the name internally referred to by the show’s staff.

Friendship is magic creator Lauren Faust, who also enjoyed the popularity of the character when asked in an interview would state that a character named Ditzy Doo existed in an unaired episode, that would be implied to be this particular background pony, So naturally now depending on the fan this particular character would be reffered to as either Derpy Hooves, or Ditzy Doo.

Ditzy Doo would go on to become a recurring easter egg with in the show, something similar to that of “where’s waldo” but with horses. This practice would continue until episode 14 of season 2 where the character would have a set of spoken lines and would be addressed by name. This however resulted in a degree of controversy in which some people expressed concern that the presentation of the character was an offensive attempt at portraying people with mental or physical disabilities. This event resulted in the episode being altered in future airings and the character disappearing from the show for the vast majority of Season 3. Beyond Season 3 the character would continue to appear until season 5 where they would finally have a voiced role in the 100th episode of the show, and then eventually having another speaking role in the christmas special “The best gift ever.” It is also worth noting that Hasbro never gave her an “official name” with almost all of Ditzy’s merchandise either having no name present, or more often than not a singular image of a muffin in place of a name, even going so far as to have “Muffins” be the credited name she was given in all voiced instances of the show.

Muffins, Ditzy Doo, or Derpy Hooves isn’t the only case of background characters growing a large following of fans with in the show; a variety of characters have been swept up by the fans, given names and personalities built entirely out of bit gags. Lyra, Bon Bon, Vinyl Scratch, Octavia Melody, and who knows how many more have all been seen in background moments which would be built on by fans and then echo back into the staff to be integrated into the show further. One would say this is fanon but at the end of the day, the writers and show staff had very little more intent with the characters beyond “does this background character look good?” and “Does this bit part character stand out enough to automatically be recognizable for the bit they need to be doing” it is still what I believe to be an example of Death of The Author, an act of choosing to ignore the intended meaning,and giving what amounts to window dressings a full life as fleshed out characters in fan content and in small instances of the show; an interpretation separate from the writers original intent.

Now the question is does someone need to actively defy the author to participate in The Death There-of? No. I don’t believe so. In much the same fashion no one need actually be a clan member to inadvertently say or do something that's passive aggressively racist(yes a bit of an extreme, I know) one need not actively defy the author, merely ascribe to an alternate interpretation of a work of fiction. Refer to Fight Club, the film does everything it can with out directly stating “most of the people in Fight Club and later Project Mayhem are bad people, because they were already doing the things Tyler Durden was ascribing to” and almost unilaterally all the bad takes are built around this idea that they’ve achieved the perfect ideal masculine because they’re the “living in the moment, violent psychopath” nihilist the movie is actively condemning.

The simple fact is that death of the author ultimately, in a grand scale amounts to this; did a writers intent show through hard enough for their intent to be heard? And Subjectively, how much does a person believe in the meaning that they, or the writer themself have imparted into the story?

#change of pace

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Genshin Impact: Bloodlines

Prologue Part 3: Heart of a Hero

A wide known fact is that distractions can be a detriment to an author, whose mind and will is dedicated to committing stories to pen and paper. So, it is a necessity to find a workspace with the least amount of distractions, but the greatest amount of inspiration. For the 16-year-old Xandrin Scribhneoir, he preferred sitting on his favored boulder at the Falcon Coast. The lapping waves, the salty breeze, the occasional animal companion scurrying across the sandy surfaces, the gentle setting sun setting the sky ablaze in orange and blues… it was a place Xandrin found himself alone most of the time and had not taken this fact for granted.

He returned his sight to the leather bound notebook in his lap, already halfway filled with the tales of an upcoming knight of the Gunhildr Clan. When Xandrin had seen her on the training grounds of the Knights of Favonius, it was clear she had the will of a lion with her devastating swordplay, but the heart of a dandelion, soft and sweet. A perfect example of what Mondstadt’s knights should aspire to be, Xandrin thought to himself as he continued to write.

“Master Xandrin!”

The young man sighed, realizing his time uninterrupted was coming to an end. Closing his book, the Scribhneoir heir turned to see an older gentleman, wearing the black suit of a butler, rushing through the fields. His grey hair was tied into a long, slim and well kept ponytail, the beard trimmed with great finesse. The gentleman stopped at the stone, panting and coughing, “M-master Xandrin… please, you must not keep doing this…”

“Hector,” Xandrin addressed the man, wearing an exasperated smile on his face, “I’ve told you a hundred times, I can handle myself out here. Fiora made sure I wasn’t defenseless like I used to be.”

Hector raised his head, taking out a handkerchief and dapping the deep wrinkles on his forehead, “Be that as it may… your parents have expressly stated that I am to keep you in my sight at all times. So, would you please stop slipping away from me?”

With a mix of a sigh and a chuckle, Xandrin slid down from his favored spot and nodded to the butler, “I will do my best, Hector. C’mon, we should probably get back home.”

Gathering up his satchel and his writing supplies, Xandrin slung the bag over his shoulder and led Hector back down the all familiar path to Mondstadt. The smell of the salt on the air was soon replaced with the scent of the multitude of flowers around the fields of Windrise, something that made Xandrin smile.

“How is your next work coming along, Master Xandrin?” Hector spoke, his tone more composed.

Xandrin turned to him and thought for a moment, “It’s coming along. Just a little unnerving having to get this done within a month.”

“Such is the bane of authors, sir. A life of deadlines and writer’s block.”

Chuckling, Xandrin nodded, “It certainly can be, Hector. It certainly can.”

The two continued along, passing a flock of small birds that took off into the air. Xandrin watched them fly, leaving behind a couple of feathers that danced in the breeze. As Xandrin observed them, Hector spoke up once more, “May I ask a question, Master Xandrin?”

Xandrin nodded, still watching the feathers float to the ground. Hector cleared his throat, “You’ve been writing about the heroes of Mondstadt for quite a while, I have been wondering… have you not considered making a story of yourself?”

There was a long pause, as Xandrin turned and looked at Hector. Then, he shook his head, “I’m not much of a hero, Hector. What would there be to write? I’m just a writer, nothing much else to it.”

Hector smiled tiredly, “Perhaps, Master Xandrin. But have you-“

Xandrin held up a hand, both him and Hector stopping in their tracks. There was a new smell in the air. There was the faint scent of smoke… of blood. Eyes widening, he turned to Hector. Seeing his young master’s look in his gaze, Hector nodded as they turned their attention to the massive tree in the distance. The symbol of Vennessa.

Together they ran over, moving carefully over the massive roots of this ancient tree. As they moved, Xandrin noticed jagged scorch marks across the various roots, not caused by normal fire. He also saw broken sticks and shards of metal. Before he could notice more, Hector held out an arm, motioning for Xandrin to stop and get low.

Dropping behind one of the roots, Xandrin and his trusty butler peeked over to see a most disturbing sight. At the base of the tree was a statue to Barbatos, the Anemo Archon and God of Freedom. It was a spot common for the Sisters of the Church of Mondstadt to come to offer respects with the Knights of Favonius watching over them. Two such sisters, though one looked to be about Xandrin’s age while the other could be no older than 11, were fearful as a man in dark and rusted armor approached them. A knight, his own armor scorched, lay motionless on the ground with his claymore stuck in the ground.

The man approached the two girls, his long black hair free and only lightly obscuring his scarred face. He held a black sword, which seemed to crackle with lightning. His voice was low, with a charming edge to it, “Now, while I’d love to stay here and chat about the information I require, we have very little time. Come quietly with me, now.”

“G-get back,” the older girl, with a long braided brown pony tail and long pointed ears stammered, reaching for a pendant around her neck. It began to flow and lime green, light escaping the cracks in her grasp as suddenly a vine sprouted out of the ground to try and strike at the man.

Sighing, the man seemed to swing his sword nonchalantly, only making a shallow cut in the attacking plant. Lightning poured into the cut, frying it almost in an instant. The younger girl, in a white dress and blonde hair, began to cry, “S-sister Annabelle… I’m scared…”

The older girl turned to the younger girl and tried to put on a brave face, “It’s okay, Sister Barbara. It’ll be okay.”

Xandrin’s grip tightened, watching the man laugh at the girl’s obvious fear. He turned to Hector and whispered, “We have to do something.”

“What do you suggest, sir?” Hector nodded, looking worried but ready to assist.

“Can you get the girls out of here while I distract this guy?”

Hector looked shocked, “S-sir, I can’t-“

“It's obvious the knights will be here soon, as this guy is in a rush. I only need to hold him off for a little bit… please, Hector. I might not have a Vision, or be a hero. But I gotta do something.”

The loyal butler looked into Xandrin’s eyes, seeing the unwavering determination. Sighing, Hector nodded. A smile appeared across Xandrin’s face as he began to sneak around. The girls, on the other hand, had finished backing up and now were against the statue of Barbatos. The man continued to advance, a slow and menacing chuckle escaping his lips, “Do we really need to do this the hard way? All I want to know is the secrets the Church has been hiding.”

Just as the man was about to reach out and grab Annabelle, the man cried out in pain as he was knocked to the side. Standing just behind the man was Xandrin, holding the Favonius Claymore. The girls stared in astonishment at this young man, having swung the blade with ease. Hector immediately came over, “Excuse me ladies, but I believe this is our cue to get out of here.”

The girls nodded, Barbara whispering a thank you as Hector began leading them away. As they went away, Xandrin rested the greatsword on his shoulder. Hector got one last look as Xandrin said, “Like I said, Hector. Fiora made sure I could hold my own.”

With them rushing down the path to Mondstadt, Xandrin took a deep breath and turned to face the man who was standing back up. The man glared at Xandrin, “Just… who the hell do you think you are?!”

Xandrin placed a hand on his chest, “Me? I’m just an author passing through, don’t worry about me. What’s your name, Mr. Creep?”

The man spat, wiping a small amount of dirt from the corner of his mouth. Xandrin then noticed on the man’s left shoulder there was a purple gem with the symbol of Electro fashioned into the armor piece. This man had a Vision?

“Realizing you’re in over your head, punk?” The man sneered, flourishing the black blade in his hand again as sparks danced along the menacing edge.

Despite his heart racing, Xandrin kept a calm expression as he said, “I’ve seen people without Visions do a lot more damage than you, Mr. Creep.”

Scowling, the man dashed forward, leaving a wave of purple sparks in his wake. Xandrin barely had enough time to take the large blade on his shoulder and block the attack, making him slide back a couple of inches. The man looked at Xandrin, a smug expression across his scarred features as he came for another attack. The young author was faster this time, meeting the dark sword with his own.

Frowning, the man concentrated. The Vision began to light up in a bright violet light, he brought his blade back and came down hard with electricity beginning to arc along the edge. Xandrin moved to defend, but once the blades connected, the high voltage traveled through his blade and up his arms. Crying out, Xandrin loosened the grip and the man easily disarmed the young writer.

The blade flew high up in the air, landing far away from Xandrin. Seeing his hands now empty, Xandrin looked at the man and sheepishly grinned, “W-well, guess that happened…”

Without another word, the armored man raised a fist and slammed the back of it against Xandrin’s cheek, sending him flying. Crashing on the stone steps leading up to the Shrine of Barbatos, Xandrin groaned. He coughed up a small amount of blood, holding his side, “D-dammit…”

Sighing in frustration, the man stalked up to Xandrin, “Well… if I can’t get what I was looking for… I might as well get some target practice in…”

Outstretching a gloved hand, the Vision once again lit up as bolts of indigo lightning descended on Xandrin. The young man cried out, his nerves on fire and his clothes smoking from the impact. Releasing the bolts, the man spoke with a smug grin, “What the matter, punk? No more quips?”

Coughing and sputtering, Xandrin looked up to the man with a weak grin, “C-c’mon… I’ve seen tiny Electro Slimes give more voltage than your weak little stings…”

Growling, the man shot out his hand again. The torrent of lightning fell on Xandrin once again, pushing him back up against the statue hard as he screamed in pain. Gritting his teeth, the tears that would’ve flowed from Xandrin’s eyes were being instantly evaporated by the extreme heat as he looked up at the statue of Barbatos.

Please… help...

“Once I’m done with you, I’m gonna find those girls and I will find what I am looking for, brat,” the man shouted, increasing the lightning. “And once I have what I want… I might just need to have some more target practice with those girls and that old man…”

Xandrin’s eyes widened, the thought of those terrified girls… Hector… the lightning that scorched him now falling on them. No. His fists tightened, his gaze turning down to meet the man. No. He placed his hands on the statue behind him, trying to push himself up. No. The statue began to glow, the orb held by the immaculately carved Barbatos beginning to shine a seafoam green as the man looked shocked at this sudden change. NO. The wind began to swirl around the man and Xandrin, rapidly picking up pace as the glow of the orb from the statue began to flow down the stone structure and into Xandrin’s hands.

“NO!”

A massive gust of air launched out from Xandrin’s outstretched palm, slamming into the man as he went flying backward. The wind whipping around the statue and Xandrin sped up faster and faster, the soft green glow flowing through Xandrin’s body as he glared at the evil man who stared in astonishment.

“I won’t let you touch them!” Xandrin shouted, reaching out his right hand. The gilded greatsword flew from its resting spot, guided by the wind as it landed in Xandrin’s grasp perfectly.

“Th-the hell?!” The man shot up on his feet.

Xandrin looked about himself, unsure of what was going on himself. This felt… familiar somehow. But, how could he use this?

“Relax, Xandrin.”

The writer paused, hearing the words almost as if they were in his mind. He was about to speak when the friendly voice spoke again, “Breathe, Xandrin. Listen to the winds, hear their stories… hear how they wish for you to use them.”

Nodding to himself, Xandrin closed his eyes. Images flowed by him. A radiant lady knight, striking foes with thrusts of concentrated air, a young man with a mask launching himself high in the air to come crashing down, a blonde haired individual reaching out their palm to create a ball-like tornado in their hand…

“This is my power, the power of Anemo. Let it guide you, Xandrin Scribhneoir. Let the winds in your heart, the kind breeze the exudes from your soul, be the sword that defends the freedom of others.”

Eyes snapping open, Xandrin grasped the hilt of the claymore in both hands and brought it to his side, the winds whipping up and around the blade. The man, seeing Xandrin preparing himself, growled and ran his hand down the side of the blade, it glowing bright purple with lightning. He then charged forward, letting loose a battle cry, “Time to die, brat!”

“And here… is the finale!” Xandrin shouted as he stomped his foot down, using his entire body weight to swing the blade horizontally. The weaponized air became razor sharp, creating a green swathe of Anemo energy that barreled towards the man. Seeing this attack coming at him, the man raised his sword to catch the attack, but found it overwhelming as it overtook him.

The strike of wind took up the man, shredding his armor like paper as it threw him backwards. He crashed into the ground, creating a small crater in the side of a hill as he lost grip of his blade and fell limp and unconscious. The wind began to die down, Xandrin’s arms dropping to his sides as he fell to his knees. In the distance, he could see several armored Knights of Favonius rushing towards them. A small chuckle escaped the wounded Xandrin’s lips as he dropped the sword and fell to the ground himself.

As the Favonius Knights made it to the base of the tree, one singular knight who towered above the others walked over to the young Scribhneoir, his gentle gaze noticing a soft green glow coming from his chest. The knight turned Xandrin over, and his eyes widened. On the young man’s chest, attached to the strap of his satchel, sat a green glass orb with the symbol of Anemo etched in it.

“For your bravery, and your desire of inspiring the freedom to become a hero… I grant you, Xandrin Scribhneoir, the Vision of Anemo… may it lead you to the answers you will seek…”

#genshin impact #genshin fanfic #genshin barbara #genshin barbatos #genshin original character #originl character

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