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jojiattack · 6 years

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“Spiderman kiss”

lmao, i told y’all i was gonna finish this yesterday but i just had to study for anatomy.

i can’t get enough of first-time promptio whether it be confessions or first kisses. i eat that shit up, yo.

Rated: G

Words: 1079

Pairing: Promptio

“Look what I got from the dealer’s room!” Prompto dug around the plastic bag he was carrying and pulled out a red and blue jacket. “Check it out!” He tried on the jacket and zipped it all the way to the hood, covering his face.

Gladio has seen that mask before, maybe. He’d seen Prompto reading a superhero comic with the same red and blue color scheme. Granted, it was difficult for him to focus on what Prompto was talking about when he found out how absolutely cute it was to hear him talk about his other secret passions besides photography.

“Pretty cool, huh?” Prompto continued as he zipped down the hood.

“You are such a nerd.” The irony didn’t escape Gladio as he peered at what the prince had in his hand. “This is a cool jacket.” Noctis slipped on the red and white jacket with a pointed tailcoat that resembled the main character in one of his favorite video games. “It’s got style for days.”

“Style? At least mine is functional when I climb. Yours would get stuck whenever you go through doors.”

“Ezio doesn’t need to go through doors, that’s the whole point of the game!”

“You can still accidentally step on it when you’re climbing on ledges though!”

Oh boy. As much as Gladio enjoyed witnessing a debate over a fictional character’s clothing choices as much as the next guy, he’d much rather prefer continue their day at the convention, even if he could barely understand the topics being discussed.

“Yeah, well, what kind of assassin wears white?”

“Hey, guys.” The two turned their attention to the shield. Somehow, he felt intimidated by the way they stared down at him. But he had to admit, the way Prompto puffed out his cheeks when he got angry was adorable. “Should we get going to catch these panels in time or—”

“Not until Prompto admits my jacket is cooler because it has style and functionality.”

“I won’t say it. Not now, not ever, because it’s not true.”

Gladio wished Iggy had been dragged along instead of him. He would know how to solve this argument. But he wasn’t and now Gladio had to come up with a solution. Think, idiot. Don’t reinforce the stereotype of a dumb meathead.

“Why don’t you test out the functionality of both your jackets?” Gladio blurted out. He received confused looks from the two and attempted to elaborate. “Style is objective. We can test which jacket really is functional by climbing that tree there.”

It was large, it looked sturdy. A perfect tree—residing in the park they were at near the convention center—for any adventurous person to climb on. Gladio reached into Prompto’s plastic bag to grab the stuffed chocobo he recently bought, pulled a bench to climb on, and placed the stuffed toy at the very edge of a branch.

“Whoever rescues Boco the Chocobo Chick safely gets bragging rights, got it?” The two nodded, still very confused at Gladio’s intrusion but competitive enough to ignore it. Gladio moved the bench out of the way and stood back. “Noct first.”

Noctis swiftly puts on his hood and rubbed his hand together to hype himself up while breathing heavily for dramatic purpose. The prince ran towards the tree and planted a foot on the trunk, using it as a leverage to push himself up and grabbing the branch with the dangered chocobo. He grinned with confidence as he swung his leg over the branch and seated himself safely.

“Ha!” Noctis laughed at Prompto. Slowly as he could go, Noctis scooted closer to the stuffed toy to grab it and chucked it to Gladio. “Functionality: check! Approved by the prince himself.”

“You didn’t rescue it safely, Noct, you threw a newborn chick like it was a football,” Gladio rebutted.

“Yeah, you just killed an innocent chocobo. Ezio would never do such a thing.”

“Fine, give it back.” Noctis rolled his eyes as he caught the stuffed animal Gladio threw back. There was a moment of silence as both Gladio and Prompto observed Noctis struggling to find the best approach to landing on the ground safely with Boco still alive.

He settled on scooting back on the branch. After a few inches, the tailcoat started to creep underneath him, preventing him from moving back any further without removing his jacket.

“Aw, dammit.”

“Haaa!”

“Your tailcoat ‘s too long, Noct!” He had to restrain himself from throwing the stuffed toy towards Gladio again. Instead, Noctis roughly placed the toy on the branch behind him and pointed directly at his best friend.

“How about you come over here and save this bird, then!”

“I will!” Prompto bounced on his feet and sprinted to the tree, planting his foot on the trunk and hoisted himself to swing both legs over the branch to sit firmly in place. Shimmying himself closer to the end, Prompto rescued his stuffed animal and let his upper body drop while still hanging on by his legs. “Tadaa!”

Prompto has clearly done this before. He would be the type of person to save someone’s cat or a child’s lost kite stuck in a tree. While he did have an advantage, it still doesn’t stop the blood rushing to Gladio’s cheek.

The blond swung himself back and forth, smiling largely, as he waited for Gladio to come up and grab his toy chocobo. Like a possessed man, Gladio went up to lay his hand on on the toy and planted his lips against soft pink ones. The awkward positioning of their heads didn’t bother Gladio in the slightest, it only made it more enjoyable. It was different, it was more special. It suited more to have his first kiss with Prompto like this to make it memorable.

They both pulled back, Prompto still wide-eyed and lost for words at what just happened.

“My hero.” Gladio removed the stuffed chocobo from his hand and picked up both their shopping bags as he went ahead back to the convention center.

Noctis snorted at the way Prompto kept staring at nothing with his arms hanging by his head, making no attempt whatsoever to get down.

“I didn’t know you and Gladio were dating.”

“We aren’t…” Prompto said in a stilted voice.

“Well, looks like you are now.” Noctis jumped down from the branch. “I give it a week until Gladio steals your hoodie.” Despite his warning, Prompto wouldn’t mind it if one day his jacket goes missing.

#promptio #prompto argentum #gladiolus amicitia #ffxv #ff15 #myfic #goramidiot

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littlemusicreviews · 6 years

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50 Best Albums of 2014

50. A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Sea When Absent [shoegaze / best tracks: “In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)”, “Double Dutch”, “Boys Turn Into Girls (Initiation Rites)”]

49. Arca – Xen [experimental / best tracks: “Thievery”, “Family Violence”, “Sad Bitch”]

48. Death Grips – The Powers That B – Part I: Niggas On The Moon [alternative hip-hop / best tracks: “Billy Not Really”, “Black Quarterback”, “Big Dipper”]

47. Tokyo Police Club – Forcefield [indie rock / best tracks: “Argentina (Parts I, II, III)”, “Beaches”, “Hot Tonight”]

46. Ariel Pink – pom pom [psychedelic pop / best tracks: “White Freckles”, “Black Ballerina”, “Put Your Number In My Phone”]

45. Grouper – Ruins [ambient / best tracks: “Lighthouse”, “Holding”, “Clearing”]

44. BROODS – Evergreen [synthpop / best tracks: “Mother & Father”, “Bridges”, “Everytime”]

43. La Roux – Trouble In Paradise [electropop / best tracks: “Sexotheque”, “Kiss And Not Tell”, “Uptight Downtown”]

42. Ball Park Music – Puddinghead [indie rock / best tracks: “She Only Loves Me When I’m There”, “Error Playin’”, “Cocaine Lion”]

41. Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2 [hip-hop / best tracks: “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) (feat. Zack De La Rocha)”, “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry”, “Love Again (Akinyele Back) (feat. Gangsta Boo)”]

40. Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear [pop / best tracks: “Chandelier”, “Eye Of The Needles”, “Elastic Heart”]

39. Phantogram – Voices [trip-hop / best tracks: “Black Out Days”, “Fall In Love”, “The Day You Died”]

38. Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell [art pop / best tracks: “Innocent”, “Xtalk”, “Cavity”]

37. SOHN – Tremors [indietronica / best tracks: “Artifice”, “The Wheel”, “Lessons”]

36. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Pikapika Fantajin [j-pop / best tracks: “Kira Kira Killer”, “Do Do Pi Do”, “Ring A Bell”]

35. Betty Who – Take Me When You Go [pop / best tracks: “Somebody Loves You”, “Dreaming About You”, “Heartbreak Dream”]

34. Alvvays – Alvvays [indie pop / best tracks: “Archie, Marry Me”, “Next Of Kin”, “Adult Diversion”]

33. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There [indie folk / best tracks: “Your Love Is Killing Me”, “Taking Chances”, “Break Me”]

32. Perfume Genius – Too Bright [art pop / best tracks: “Fool”, “Queen”, “Don’t Let Them In”]

31. Cloud Nothings – Here And Nowhere Else [punk rock / best tracks: “I’m Not Part Of Me”, “Just See Fear”, “Quieter Today”]

30. MØ – No Mythologies To Follow [electropop / best tracks: “Walk This Way”, “XXX 88 (feat. Diplo)”, “Glass”]

29. Ariana Grande – My Everything [R&B / best tracks: “Break Free (feat. Zedd)”, “One Last Time”, “Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)”]

28. Katy B – Little Red [electropop / best tracks: “Crying For No Reason”, “Everything”, “5 AM”]

27. Future Islands – Singles [indietronica / best tracks: “Seasons (Waiting On You)”, “Fall From Grace”, “A Song For Our Grandfathers”]

26. tUnE-yArDs – Nikki Nack [art pop / best tracks: “Water Fountain”, “Real Thing”, “Manchild”]

25. Frankie Cosmos – Zentropy [indie pop / best tracks: “Sad 2”, “My I Love You”, “Dancing In The Public Eye”]

24. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues [folk punk / best tracks: “Transgender Dysphoria Blues”, “FuckMyLife666”, “True Trans Soul Rebel”]

23. Taylor Swift – 1989 [pop / best tracks: “Blank Space”, “How You Get The Girl”, “Bad Blood”]

22. Weyes Blood – The Innocents [chamber pop / best tracks: “Ashes”, “Land Of Broken Dreams”, “Hang On”]

21. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour [pop soul / best tracks: “I’m Not The Only One”, “Life Support”, “Like I Can”]

20. Ex Hex – Rips [indie rock / best tracks: “Don’t Wanna Lose”, “Hot And Cold”, “How You Got That Girl”]

19. iamamiwhoami – Blue [synthpop / best tracks: “Vista”, “Chasing Kites”, “Blue Blue”]

18. Mac DeMarco – Salad Days [jangle pop / best tracks: “Passing Out Pieces”, “Salad Days”, “Let Her Go”]

17. LIGHTS – Little Machines [electropop / best tracks: “Running With The Boys”, “Don’t Go Home Without Me”, “Portal”]

16. Caribou – Our Love [deep house / best tracks: “Silver”, “Julia Brightly”, “All I Ever Need”]

15. Kishi Bashi – Lighght [chamber pop / best tracks: “Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!”, “Q&A”, “The Ballad Of Mr. Steak”]

14. Lykke Li – I Never Learn [art pop / best tracks: “Gunshot”, “Never Gonna Love Again”, “Silver Line”]

13. Mitski – Bury Me At Makeout Creek [indie rock / best tracks: “Townie”, “First Love / Late Spring”, “Francis Forever”]

12. Jessie Ware – Tough Love [alternative R&B / best tracks: “Keep On Lying”, “Say You Love Me”, “Cruel”]

11. BANKS – Goddess [alternative R&B / best tracks: “Beggin For Thread”, “Change”, “Brain”]

10. Tinashe – Aquarius [alternative R&B / best tracks: “2 On (feat. ScHoolboy Q)”, “Bet (feat. Devonté Hynes)”, “All Hands On Deck”]

9. Charli XCX – Sucker [pop rock / best tracks: “Boom Clap”, “Caught In The Middle”, “Gold Coins”]

8. Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence [art pop / best tracks: “Brooklyn Baby”, “Shades Of Cool”, “Ultraviolence”]

7. Makthaverskan – II [post-punk / best tracks: “No Mercy”, “Asleep”, “Something More”]

6. Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow [indie rock / best tracks: “Home By Now”, “Luna”, “Feel”]

5. St. Vincent – St. Vincent [art pop / best tracks: “Prince Johnny”, “Psychopath”, “Birth In Reverse”]

4. Real Estate – Atlas [jangle pop / best tracks: “Talking Backwards”, “Navigator”, “Had To Hear”]

3. How To Dress Well – “What Is This Heart?” [alternative R&B / best tracks: “Words I Don’t Remember”, “Repeat Pleasure”, “What You Wanted”]

2. Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste [hip-hop / best tracks: “212 (feat. Lazy Jay)”, “Chasing Time”, “Soda”]

1. FKA Twigs – LP1 [alternative R&B / best tracks: “Two Weeks”, “Give Up”, “Kicks”]

#best albums of 2014 #best of 2014 #best albums #music review

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candiedillusions · 6 years

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You’re Worth Everything [Pt 1]

Edit: PART 2 NOW UP, and now on Ao3! :D

Fandom: FFXV

Pairing: Promptis

Summary: 4-part short fic on Brotherhood-era Promptis. Dork boys are up to some late-night shenanigans because what could go wrong when you’re wondering the backstreets in the middle of the night when you’re the Crown Prince, right?

A/N: WELP It’s my first FFXV fic, so any feedback is completely welcomed!

[CHAPTER 1]

It had been a week since the winter break started, but Noctis hadn’t been able to catch a break. Whisked off to citadel briefings, trainings, reports, meetings with dignitaries, and more duties than he had been able to keep track of, he wondered how he managed to keep one foot in front of the other on most days. He was awfully, terribly, incredibly exhausted.

For the first time in a long week, he had the evening off, and nothing pressing the next day. Every bone in his body screamed out at him to crash and not wake up for at least fourteen solid hours. So naturally, Noctis being Noctis, reached for his phone and thumbed a quick text to Prompto.

Noct: i’ve been released from my week-long imprisonment.

Prom: sweeeeet astrals, finally! I thought my best bud had gone and died on me from all those princely duties :(

Noct: ha-ha. funny. should drag u to trainings and meetings. u can be my stand-in.

Prom: nice try but a pleb like me dont stand a chance at passing off as royal~

Noct: had me fooled. u totally nailed being a royal pain in the arse.

Prom: *GASP* U. DID. NOT.

Prom: :(

Prom: </3

Noct: >:)

Prom: u’ll regret that comment when i BEAT YER ASS in that new dungeon crawler u just got. we can pull an all-nighter. U know u wanna ;)

Noct: fat hope prom. but nah. need some air. wanna head out?

Prom: already otw. anything for u, bruh.

Noct: see u round the block.

Noctis put on a warm black coat and a beanie over his dark locks. The weather looked dismal outside, but somehow Noctis felt a smile creep in despite himself. He pulled on his gloves and headed out - seems like his week was finally starting to look up, after all.

Noctis found Prompto just round the corner of his apartment complex, the hood of his plush yellow jacket pulled up against the cold. He looked like a lanky chocobo, and hell, he looked cute. Noctis bit back a smirk.

“Didn’t know fast travel was a thing in real life. How’d you get here so quickly?” said Noctis, casually bumping his friend on the shoulder.

“Just got off work. Was uh, in the area?” said Prompto.

Noctis gave him a deadpan look. “The camera shop is two districts away, Prom.”

Prompto had the decency to grin sheepishly and flush a little at being caught. “Okay fine, I was just gonna show up anyway and I dunno, either drag you out or crash your couch. Figured you need to let loose a little. And I haven’t seen you all week, Noct!”

“Well I haven’t seen me all week either. I swear I’m just gonna play dead the next time Iggy shows up at another ungodly hour to drag me outta bed,” groaned Noctis. He hesitated, then added, “Sorry I haven’t really been able to hang.”

“Nah, it’s cool. Picked up more shifts at the shop since it’s the school break anyway. I’m keeping busy,” said Prompto.

The boys fell into a comfortable silence, shoulders bumping while they walked. Noctis was glad to be out, despite the cold weather that always made his back ache. He shivered, and crossed his arms to keep himself warm.

“You sure you’re up to this, buddy? Wanna head back instead?” said Prompto, concern in his eyes.

They walked aimlessly for awhile, and Noctis sighed. “Nope. Got some Really Important Reports to look through when I’m back. I’m pretending they don’t exist for as long as I can.”

“Well I’ve got just the thing. How about we get out of this Glacian-level cold here and check out the new 24hr arcade?” said Prompto, hoping it was something that would cheer up the sullen prince.

Noctis took one look at Prompto’s hopeful expression, and knew he’d never say no to that face. He nodded, and Prompto broke out into a grin that was brighter than the sun itself. He tugged on Noctis’ arm and led the way, and Noctis felt a warmth spread through his chest.

Reports be damned. They can wait. Noctis needed this.

“Prom”

It was almost a whisper, barely audible over the constant buzz of the city. Prompto arched a brow but hurried along, a spring in his step despite the late hour.

“What, dude? It’s freezing, and the arcade is just around the corner, let’s go let’s go let’s go!”

Noctis slowed, then stopped entirely, staring straight ahead with an unreadable expression. Prompto followed suit, eyeing his best friend carefully.

“…Noct?”

“I.. I think we’re being followed,” Noct said slowly, as his eyes darted to the street corners, carefully taking in his surroundings. “Don’t look right away, but there’s a guy in a hoodie at my four o'clock who’s been trailing behind us for the last two blocks.”

Prompto raised his gaze just enough to be discreet. He could spot a small figure in the distance, all hooded and bundled, looking idly at his phone now that the boys have stopped. He made a terrible show of looking preoccupied.

Prompto bit his lip for an instant. “Shit, I think you’re right,” he said, stiffening a little as he shifted his weight uncertainly. Then, he threw an arm casually over Noctis’s shoulders. “I got you bud. He ain’t getting to you without going through me first.”

That drew a snort from the prince, as he moved to lightly jab Prompto’s arm. “Really, Prom? Whatcha gonna do, swing those twigs at him?”

“Pfft, don’t be a hater, Noct!” Prompto protested, swatting away the offensive fingers. Dropping his voice to a whisper, he tugged Noctis closer and leaned in. “Look, just follow my lead. You trust me, right? C'mon, just start walking. I’ve got this.”

Noctis was suddenly incredibly grateful for the late hour and dim street lamps - Prompto’s warm breath next to his ear sent an unexpected jolt that went straight down his belly and burned an impressive red on his cheeks. Hesitating for the slightest moment, Noctis found himself fumbling for words while falling in step anyway.

“Uh.. okay?”

They walked in silence, Prompto’s arm still slung protectively over Noctis’ shoulders. Noctís was suddenly hyper aware of the warmth emitting from the blonde, and his own heartbeat hammering against his chest.

It must be the adrenaline, thought Noct.

Prompto’s grip tightened. Chancing a glance, Noctis met his pale blue eyes and saw a determination that Prompto often wore when they teamed up to take down dungeon bosses. Furrowing his brows, Noctis shot him a quizzical look that was met with a bright, reassuring grin. He gulped and took a deep breath.

It’s natural. No biggie. It’s a dark alley after all. We might be in danger. It’s definitely nothing to do with how good Prom looks when he smiles, or his arm over me and how his breath feels on my - goddamit. Noctis shook his head and mentally slapped himself for his thoughts.

He’s my best friend. Get it together, Noct.

After what seemed like an eternity, they turned a corner and Noctis felt himself being suddenly pulled into a tight alleyway that he didn’t notice before.

“Wha.. wait Prom, what the he-”

Prompto quickly placed a gloved hand over Noctis’ mouth, shaking his head quietly, while looking out to the street. The small alley was dark, and it barely fit the two boys shoulder to shoulder. Prompto grabbed Noctis and ducked behind a trash bin.

In a flash, Noctis’ beanie was pulled off his head, and Prompto put it on, taking care to tuck his blonde locks into the dark fabric. Shrugging off his jacket in record time, he tugged Noctis’ coat off too and replaced it with his own before the prince could react.

“Put it on, quick, and keep the hood up. I’ll kite him. Shh - don’t argue Noct, trust me, I’m a fast runner. Meet me at the street corner at the Kenny Crow’s three blocks down, there’s always a crowd there, you’ll be safe. I’ll see you there, I promise!”

“Fuck Prom, like hell I’m gonna let you do tha- PROM!”

The hooded figure following them rounded the corner and came into sight, and Prompto tore off, running like his life depended on it. The figure gave chase. Noctis thought he saw a flash of steel, something that looked distinctly like a dagger, being unsheathed.

For the first time since he was a child, Noctis felt a deep primal fear sink into his gut as he stood there, shocked at what Prompto had just done.

Sooooo... anyone keen to read more? :D

#ffxv #ffxv fanfiction #noctis lucis caelum #prompto argentum #promptis #my fanfiction #noctis x prompto

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alexthegamingboy · 6 years

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Toonami Weekly Recap 2/24/2018

Black Clover EP#11 - What Happened on a Certain Day in the Castle Town: After Asta, Magna, and Noelle saved the villagers of Saussy Village, the Wizard King gives the Black Bulls a star of honor. Asta and Noelle also receive their first pay as Magic Knights, and Asta is filled with happiness.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Season 2 EP#17 (42) - Settlement: Tekkadan wages war on the JPT Trust. As Tekkadan's Mobile Suit squadron mows down the enemy units, Jasley contacts McMurdo to ask for help, but McMurdo reveals Jasley's plan to have him arrested by Gjallarhorn so he will take over Teiwaz. He also informs Jasley about his deal with Rustal to sweep the Turbines incident under the rug, thus leaving JPT Trust alone to deal with Tekkadan, who have severed their ties with Teiwaz. Jasley calls for a conditional ceasefire, but Orga refuses the deal before allowing Mikazuki to destroy the bridge of Jasley's ship, killing the latter and avenging Lafter. Meanwhile, Isurugi broadcasts his speech revealing the corruption of Gjallarhorn, making particular note of how Rustal and Iok's actions led to the SAU-Arbrau war and the elimination of the Turbines. With no one left to trust, Tekkadan sever their ties with the Admoss Company to take part in the revolution led by McGillis.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Battle in Egypt EP#26 - Iggy’s “The Fool” and N'Dour’s Divine Geb, Part 2: Upon realizing that N'Doul is using his sense of hearing to track the group with his Stand, named after the Egyptian god Geb, Avdol attempts to set up a trap, but N'Doul figures it out at the last second, avoiding an attack from Magician's Red and injuring Avdol. Realizing Iggy can detect N'Doul's attack, Jotaro coerces him into summoning The Fool, which he discovers can glide. Jotaro hitches a ride against Iggy's wishes so they can head towards N'Doul to stop him from attacking. As they get closer, both Iggy's stubbornness and N'Doul's cunning puts Jotaro at risk, but Jotaro manages to overcome this by using Star Platinum to grab Iggy and throw him in N'Doul's direction. This forces Iggy to protect himself with his Stand while it also manages to distract N'Doul long enough for Jotaro to get behind him and knock him out. Although Jotaro's attack is not fatal, N'Doul commits suicide through the use of Geb so he cannot be interrogated over DIO's plans. Before his death, N'Doul reveals that his Stand is Geb, after the Egyptian god, and he is only one of nine such Stand users, a fact that shocks Jotaro. After burying N'Doul, Jotaro confronts Iggy, who shows his true colors to Jotaro. Elsewhere, a travelling manga artist asks to see a local boy's comic book titled Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure and discovers its odd contents, but is scared off by the boy's older brother. The brothers prepare to head off to Aswan to confront Jotaro and the others, but the younger brother reveals what the man had read and they decide to wait for the next bus, as it is soon revealed that the boy's comic book had predicted the artist's death.

Hunter x Hunter: The Chimera Ant Arc EP#85 - Light × And × Darkness: As the Chimera Ants are reunited to unlock the power of Nen into their bodies, Neferpitou feels the presence of Kite approaching and leaves to confront him. Realizing that the enemy is too powerful for them, Kite warns Gon and Killua to flee, but Gon is taken by rage upon seeing Kite's arm being severed by Neferpitou and Killua is forced to knock him down and escape carrying him. After escaping the NGL, with Gon still uncounscious, Killua is approached by Chairman Netero who is sent there to wipe out the Chimera Ants assisted by two other Pro Hunters, Morel and Knov.

Space Dandy EP#05 - A Merry Companion Is a Wagon in Space, Baby: On Planet Humboldt, Dandy goes out to capture a Gentooan, a young girl named Adélie, who has the ability to transfer minds into dolls, but he is reluctant when the Aloha Oe has been towed away for a parking violation. Before Dandy decides to bring Adélie to the Registration Center to pay off the fine, Adélie convinces Dandy to take a detour to an apartment to meet with her grandfather, but she finds it occupied by a female tenant. That night, Dandy tells Adélie that he is going to a local BooBies, but he secretly traces her grandfather through the tenant instead. The next day, Dandy takes Adélie to the train station to meet with her grandfather, but Adélie misinterprets that Dandy is abandoning her. She transfers his mind into her penguin plushie before storming off, but she is soon kidnapped aboard a train by two vengeful alien hunters. Dandy attempts to rescue her while still in the penguin plushie's body, but Adélie's grandfather later arrives and defeats the alien hunters. Adélie thanks Dandy for finding her grandfather, and Dandy promises that Adélie can join his crew when she grows up.

Outlaw Star EP#23 Banned Hot Springs Episode - Hot Springs Planet Tenrei: The group goes to the vacation world Tenrei so Gene can look for caster shells to prepare for their trip to the Galactic Leyline. The crew relaxes in the hot springs and Gene meets with two priests, Ark and Hadul. They give him the caster shells in exchange for lewd footage of a third female priest named Urt. A side story includes a Kei Pirate named Tobigera, who repeatedly fails to assassinate Gene.

Note: This episode was pulled from Cartoon Network's daytime Toonami and Adult Swim line-ups back in the early 2000s due to the extensive amount of female nudity and sexually suggestive content. Nearly seventeen years later, the episode has aired on February 24, 2018 as part of Cartoon Network's revived Toonami line-up, albeit with a TV-MA rating for explicit/strong sexual content (S) and a minor edit to remove Aisha's nipples during the scene of Aisha ranting about the hot spring not being hot enough for her.

Cowboy Bebop EP#21 - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui: Jet, spurred on by a cryptic e-mail, tries to find an old acquaintance but discovers only his grave—he disappeared under mysterious circumstances. His daughter, Mei-Fa, an expert in feng shui, asks for his help finding a "sun stone" that can lead them to her father's location.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG EP#15 (41) - DI: Afternoon of the Machines – PAT.: Section 9's Tachikoma fleet is down for routine maintenance. While the technicians inspect the fleet, the think-tanks begin a philosophical discussion on the Individual Eleven case and the implications and motives behind it. Gradually, this discussion shifts to the topic of the self and the reason that the Tachikomas have felt the sensation of looking down on themselves. Meanwhile, Togusa, Batou, Batou's personal Tachikoma, and Kusanagi report to SPring-8 to gather evidence collected by the staff from the ten deceased members of the Individual Eleven. While there, an explosion rocks the facility, and Batou, Togusa, and the Tachikoma dash to the scene. Having learned that a man named Asuda may have been in the building, the team regroups aboard the tiltrotor for a trip to Niihama Airport. Along the way Batou and Togusa learn from the Major that Asuda is the inventor of the Tachikoma AI, and may be attempting to defect to North America to obtain patent rights, which he cannot get in Japan as a state-sponsored scientist. Asuda is taken into custody in the airport lobby, and on the return leg of the trip to Niihama shares an important secret about the origin of the Tachikoma AI system with the team before bonding with Batou's Tachikoma. Asuda's information helps solve the mysterious "out of body" feeling the Tachikomas have been experiencing; it turns out that this new fleet's AI and central server are located on a satellite in space. He also admits that he had secretly inserted a program into the Tachikomas so that they instinctively remember him as a way to have his achievements recognized.

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AT AN END

Dabertson’s lab was in shambles after five long years and Igginsworth didn’t even know if the freezing chamber still operated. The glass opening where Kruonch and Zappy broke him out was patched up with a metal plate and many of the potions scattered throughout had turned a tar black. Webs and webbed up flies from lunar spiders dangled like confetti from the ceiling and walls and after standing before the freezing chamber for several seconds, as if briefly having second thoughts, Igginsworth knew it was time. Zappy walked over next to his friend. He wanted badly to tell his friend that they could defeat Maaze another way and he didn’t have to sacrifice his chances to get back to Ippicus on a count of all them. But as he stood there, next to the alien creature he came to admire so much through thick and thin, the Zarrian whom he felt in a way was like a brother, he knew it was what Igginsworth had to do. He would always have the memories of their escapades together and how they were sometimes foils, but they still had each other’s tails.

I’m glad we got to spend time together, you pointy eared twerp. I hope you have a nice nap!

Igginsworth put his claw around Zappy’s shoulder. He smiled as his eyes flooded with tears.

I will. Tell the others to never stop being Toontastic! And never stop dreaming. I’m gonna miss you all, but I’ll be dreaming of our times together, always!

And they embraced each other tightly. In one final prank, Igginsworth tugged on Zappy’s ears. After yelling OUCH, Zappy let out a tearful laugh as they shook hands. Then Igginsworth stepped into the chamber. A hesitant Zappy looked upon him through the glass as he activated it. Igginsworth was a popsicle within seconds.

Hampire, Kruonch and Siobhan tussled with Ultramaaze to the point where they were ready to give up and let him stomp them into pancakes. As always, Hampire chanted and hurled spell after spell after spell and Kruonch kept trying to puncture Maaze’s body with his nose, but more kernels kept emerging from his abdomen. Siobhan got so frustrated that she resorted to throwing stones at Maaze from the ground. Several of the nearby Tuuns saw this act including the Inlaws and before you knew it, everyone in Inkwell Village was throwing stones at the supersized Maaze. To Siobhan, it was almost a blast.

This is the best stone throwing party I’ve ever had.

Maaze flinched and squinted as rocks pummeled him in the face like meteorites. His focus on Kruonch and Hampire shifted to the crowd and he stomped his way over to it, preparing to crush everyone with his hooves. But he began to feel something, something in his heart. A great agonizing pain embraced his inners and his arms drooped downward as his face turned to the skies. Maaze’s body started ripping and a giant blue cosmic ray soared out like water from a faucet. All the Tuuns looked on in confusion and amazement. The Ethereals were getting transformed into new Tuuns. The ray continued to surge as Ultramaaze’s body decreased in size. When the great blue ray stopped, Inkwell Village was overrun with ghostly Ethereals, moaning and floating about until their bodies manifested into new Tuun entities, Tuuns fresh from Igginsworth’s subconscious imagination!

Hampire, Siobhan, Kruonch, Opilio, Keet and Shellhard looked on in delight at the puzzled new Tuuns, who immediately came to accept their new personalities and identities. Soon after, Zappy returned, but when they saw that Igginsworth wasn’t with him, their smiles immediately turned to frowns. Zappy’s ears drooped over his blue face.

He went to sleep.

Everyone was down in the dumps over Igginsworth’s departure, but they turned to see Maaze rise to his feet nearby. As a puff of smoke cleared away, they saw the defeated Maaze had part of his attire burned off, revealing what was underneath. They all gasped.

Where am I?

Because all the Ethereals were transformed, the Tuuns were able to free Igginsworth from the icy sleep for a brief while and they stood confused as ever as to who Maaze truly was. Igginsworth was perhaps the most befuddled. He was indeed a Zarrian and after much observation, they saw that he had the same green fur on his back as Igginsworth. Was he Igginsworth’s long lost twin? As Maaze stripped away his cape and red and white robe, he revealed his heavily mutated body and his head tendrils were warped and uneven. It was then they all realized it but it made absolutely no sense in their minds. Maaze WAS Igginsworth. But how could it be so. The mutated Zarrian explained.

I was helping my friend Grundelwarg get some teeth. We were flying on our kites when a portal opened. I tried to dodge it, but I fell into it and was sucked through the space time continuum, out of my dimension and into yours.

Of course, the Tuuns heard it all before from the other Igginsworth. But at one point, this Igginsworth’s story diverged from the other’s tale.

Dabertson exposed me to radiation, great amounts of it all while gorging himself on a bag of Pop Secret. As he nibbled away, the radiation machine got increasingly high and in one fateful minute, my entire life changed forever. The machine exploded, sending me hundreds of miles into the moon’s mantle, the radiation fusing my cells with that of the popcorn. I must have lost my memories because that’s all I recall. When I woke up, I was dressed as a giant bag of popcorn!

Hampire put his hand to his chin.

Hmmmm. It would appear in your memory loss, you developed an entirely new identity, new persona. One of a deranged, hellbent popcorn menace!

The other Igginsworth interjected.

But where do I fit into this? How can there be two of us? I always thought I was the real deal!

Then the other Igginsworth continued.

I’m not sure other me! If memory serves me right, Dabertson said that if something was to happen to me, he would use the blood he extracted to clone me.

And just like that, Igginsworth realized that he was not the real deal. He was artificially created. He wasn’t the one who lived in Ippicus for all those years. He wasn’t the one who befriended Grundelwarg and got him his teeth. He wasn’t the one who fell through the portal, ended up in an antique shop, became a worldwide phenomenon and traveled to New York. He was a byproduct of the moon, just like the Tuuns were and somehow, when he was created, he inherited all the real Igginsworth’s memories before his transformation into Maaze. He fell to his knees at this revelation.

I’m a fake. It was all a lie. I thought I lived this life, but they were not my memories. I’m a nobody.

Zappy came forward.

You’re not a nobody, dude. You’re our friend! Sure you’re not the real Igginsworth but you’re the Igginsworth we’ve come to admire all this time.

Kruonch stepped forward.

Golly bob howdy! Without you, we never would have been able to stop Maaze, save hundreds of lives! You are truly a GREAT Igginsworth if there ever was one!

Everybody else nodded as the other Igginsworth came face to face with his clone. He looked intimidating but as he stared down at his spawn, he slowly worked up a grin.

You ARE a great Igginsworth. I surely wish I was able to live the life you have lived, going on all sorts of adventures. It certainly reminds me of back home. But I know what has to be done. I did a lot of terrible things while I was this Maaze and I need to make amends for it. So I’m going to go in the cryotube. I figure it’ll clear my head of all this and I can be at peace for once. It’s the least I can do.

And the clone Igginsworth found that his heart was warm. He never once thought he would meet another version of himself, but he was truly grateful for the true Igginsworth’s gift.

Thank you.

About one month had gone by and Igginsworth and the others moved into the Inlaws’ home. Hampire refurbished much of his lab equipment from the fire and relocated it to the basement, right next to Shellhard’s own lab. Keet had gotten used to his word bubble disorder and even used it to play pranks on the gang when they least expected it. Opilio got his aching back mended and decided to open his own shoe store because his shoe collection got overwhelmingly big. As for the other Resisters, they helped in the rebuilding of Namasis after the empire’s reign and once again sought to travel to Earth to get food but they didn’t have a ship. Finally, it was the combined efforts of Hampire, Mitchell Manhees, Joachim Jerboa and Sir Tail O’Cottons that produced a substance called oonopaste which could be run through the old machine which created the Tuuns and produce just about any food you could think of. This meant that the Tuuns no longer had to eat the Tuuns that represented food products and they could all live together in peace and much to their delight, they didn’t have to settle for metallic, dusty tasting moonrocks.

At the same time the oonopaste was being created, Shellhard was busy converting the old radiation transmitter into a shrinking device, one that would be able to shrink Igginsworth to subatomic proportions so he could go back into his snow globe, back to Ippicus. After several test runs, several of which saw Igginsworth grow and shrink to astonishing sizes, he got it to work just the way he wanted it to and it was time for Igginsworth to make his grand departure.

I don’t know what to say so I’ll just say.....I love you all. I’m forever grateful we got to hang out together. I hope that...

Siobhan interrupted.

You can come back and visit anytime you want Iggies! Just tap your little snow globe a few times and I’ll hear it.

Kruonch laughed.

That’s right. I’m sure we’ll see each other again someday. Maybe we can come see this Ippicus ourselves!

Igginsworth smiled.

That’d be great.

And after their embrace, Igginsworth approached the shrinking platform. Shellhard, who was busy tapping away at the main keyboard was ready to pull the switch.

Well Igginsworth, I hope everything works out for you. And I hope this thing works like it did last time otherwise you might end up so small, the only ones who will see you are amebas.

Igginsworth’s jaw dropped and his eyes widened but he saw Shellhard start to chuckle.

Small joke! Good luck to you!

Igginsworth’s jaw worked it’s way up and he formed a smile.

Thanks Shellhard!

And after Shellhard flicked the switch, Igginsworth shrunk and was immediately transported through the snow globe’s glass dome.

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omgnsfwisnsfw-blog · 5 years

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NSFW #07: Second Chance

One last check. John Bishop Church and Mike McGuire stood before the vanity mirror of a makeup table. John winced slightly as he adjusted the knot of his tie so it laid flush against the collar of his dress shirt. In the silence of this prelude, John’s soft breathing was ragged. His cheeks were pale and cool to the touch despite a layer of perspiration already accumulating on his forehead. He retrieved a handkerchief from the inside of his suit jacket and dabbed away the sweat before returning it back to its pocket. He averted his gaze from Mike even through the reflection. “Okay. Let’s do this.” “Hold up. One sec.” Mike looked to their partner with furrowed brows, an expression of genuine, heartfelt concern on their face. Reaching out, they place one hand on his arm. “It’s not too late to not do this. I mean if you want to hold off for this week I totally understand, and I bet Ashley and Iggy would too. I mean, no offense, you know that… but you look kinda awful.” “They don’t make that decision.” John looked down at her hand and smirked. The expression, imagined possibly, brought a little color back into his face. “I’ll be okay. I’ll have to be.” “If you say so, then I believe you. I mean, shit. I know how bad we both want this. Like, real fucking bad, more than anybody.” “Then, let’s show them.” The camera moved through a pair of doors into a magnificent reception hall, all vibrant, lush red and gold-veined white marble. Gilded alabaster pillars line the balcony, bordered by elegant black wrought railings. It took the viewer up the claret carpeted stairway, beneath the grand crystal chandelier, through another pair of doors into a gorgeous theater in the same color scheme, the high ceiling decorated with gilded scrolling and the seats upholstered in ruby. Finally, the camera stopped, its wielder taking a seat in the front row. The stage’s ceiling was blocked in burgundy and slopes back, the backdrop also deep red and white, the wooden planks of the stage floor slightly scuffed from years of use. The house lights dimmed, and at the center of all this majesty two spotlights hit the stage, one at each side. Into these, Bishop Church stepped into the left one, Mike McGuire the right, and the lights trailed them until they met in the center. Mike slowly, deliberately slipped her aviators off, grinning a bit. “Evening, EWC faithful. Look at where ya boys are at tonight! Check these digs out. Fancy, huh? Just perfect for a big occasion, and trust me on this- this is a big fucking occasion. And we were gonna pull out all the stops for it too. You wouldn’t believe the sheer level of ridiculous hijinx we had planned for this. But…” She gave a glance over to her partner. He, however, did not remove his shades. “Better reserved for our opponents. That is, after all, their modus operandi.For fun. Remember that? Mr. Lutter assembled a group of super friends that failed to live up to that ideal. And after a purge, he seems to have it just right.” John shrugged. “Swango. Brizzie. Don’t take that as a dismissal of your talents. Your detractors will label you inexperienced, ineffectual, and irreverent. However, at Night of Champions, they could only call you winners.” The lights rose just slightly, the ambience brightened a bit. From somewhere unseen, a soft, uplifting tune began to play. Not loud enough to be obstructive or drown out the words the pair were saying, though- just audible enough to be heard clearly. “You two got magic. The same kinda magic we had when we first started out. You literally just got your kite off the ground and you’re flying like a couple’a fuckin’ pros, and that’s badass. It’s not easy to do that, y’know. Tag teaming ain’t easy. Contrary to popular belief you can’t just throw two people together, no matter how capable, and expect them to win goddamn matches if they ain’t got a drop of chemistry. Heh, ask Merc and Jerk about that.” “You won’t get a real answer out of either of them.” And then John removed his shades as well. Normally his gaze was passive and distant but at this time, blue eyes stared at the viewing audience. Perhaps at NSFW’s opponents. “But that night. The very night that we broke The Limit, the landscape of the tag team division started to change for the better. Many will attribute it to our new Tag Team champions. Some even to Mike and myself. I would say that a bit of the credit belongs to the efforts made in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity. So it is no surprise to me that you stand opposite of us. With the opportunity that we have been fighting every inch of the way for.” The lights brightened a little further. “You’re the challenge we’ve been waiting for. This division as it stands right now? It’s the division we’ve been wanting to fight in. And right past you? The chance we’ve been working so fuckin’ hard for, since day one. I’m pumped for it. Church is. We got electric in our veins, but… do you?” Mike’s brows furrowed, the lights dimming back down almost somberly, with a slight blue tinge. “Brizzie. You don’t have that For Fun mojo going on much right now. And I get it. I got nothin’ but respect for Nos, and I don’t blame you if your head ain’t in the game. But you gotta understand… you ain’t gonna beat us like that. Not by a long shot.” “As your fellow employers. Perhaps even your friends, we are deeply concerned with what has happened. But understand something.” He stepped forward. The lights began to brighten, the blue beginning to fade away. “Monday Night. Houston. The main event. Our very first main event. With the chance we’ve been asking for on the line. If your music plays. If you two walk out. If you get into the ring with Mike McGuire and Bishop Church, you are telling us one thing. That you are ready. The bell rings. Our concern takes a backseat. Losing this match means that we are deprived another chance to represent this division. This business means everything to me. It is the most important-” Mike reached out. Her hand rested comfortably on his jacket-sheathed bicep. “It is one of the most important parts of my life. I think I understand my partner enough by now to know that she agrees. I am not content to be on the sidelines however. That’s what losing that match will do to us. Losing means we sit back another night and watch other people take what we have earned with our blood. It would be foolish to make ultimatums. The world doesn’t end with one shortfall. But after all this time, it doesn’t feel right. So ask yourselves? With circumstances as they stand, what would a defeat mean to you? Chalk it up to inexperience. Momentum not being on your side maybe.” “Yeah. You guys are brand new, right out of the box. We ain't exactly old news ourselves, but we kinda got the ‘new car smell’ knocked off us by now. We got, in a way, more to gain from this than you two, and a hell of a lot more to lose. I don’t know how much you guys want the tag titles, but I can fuckin’ promise one thing. It ain’t near as much as we do.” The intensity of the lighting was almost at full house strength now, the coloring shed of its melancholy blue and, instead, tinged with gold. “We came here with two goals. Revive the tag team division, and be its fucking champions. I think we can consider Goal One met. Two? Like I mentioned. Runs right through the Rockin’ Dreamland you got going on. But we can’t stop. We WON’T stop. No Sympathy For Wifey- at least, not in between those bells. And I’m sorry if that seems mean. Trust me, I wish to fuck this thing with Nos wasn’t happening at all, much less now, but gold waits for nobody.” “So that is what I meant. You two come down and you forsake all of that strife for that moment in time. Iggy, Ashley, you took everything from two teams that didn’t give you a chance. We consider you two our greatest challenge.” He turned his head and addressed his partner eye to eye. “Mike, remember the last time we had a chance like this? We thought of ourselves to be the heirs apparent.” “And we came up fuckin’ short. Just by a hair, but you know what they say about horseshoes and hand grenades. We played it cool, y’know, ‘tomorrow is another day’ and all that positive happy crappy B.S. but you know what? It fuckin’ stung. And it’s a feeling I never… and I think I can safely say, WE never… want to deal with again. The fuckin’ feeling of seeing a golden opportunity slip through your fingers. We ain’t gonna let it happen again, no matter what we gotta do.” The soft gold illumination intensified, became sharper. “So come out. For Fun. And we’ll take everything you have and throw it back at you. No jokes. No time machines. No more silly names. No song and dance. No more platitudes about respect.” “This is our second shot for a shot. And it’ll be our last one, because after this one, we won’t fuckin’ well need another one. We’ve been put through a fucking meat grinder this summer. We’ve been table’d, chair’d, thrown off shit, beat to a fucking pulp, my partner damn near got disemboweled, and in the middle of all that, we’ve gone through damn near the entire division that WE rebuilt. Our literal blood, sweat, and tears are all over the fucking place.” More intense now. The entire stage was bathed in vivid golden light. “You guys got the magic, but you haven’t paid your dues. You haven’t earned it. You don’t have the rights to it, not yet.” “So we offer the same courtesy that we did to the Unholy Two. Sure, we’ve met. But we haven’t been formally introduced. Where it matters. Iggy Swango. Ashley Brizzie.” John put the aviators back on. “I’m Bishop Church.” Mike followed suit. “And I’m Mike McGuire.” “We are NSFW.” “And we’re the next EWC Tag Team Champions.” The golden light intensified so brightly that a bright, gilded flash was all that the camera could pick up. When it faded away, NSFW were gone. What does a team do after they rent out Heinz Hall for their own personal statement on their most important match to date? Go grocery shopping. John’s hands were ringed with the loops of plastic grocery bags. He let them slip from his fingers gently on the kitchen table. He also had a week’s worth of mail tucked under the opposite side of his wound. They fell out onto the table and unfolded like an accordion. Mike closed the front door behind them. They had all of the bags full of things that needed to be in the refrigerator so they made a beeline to it. He looked suspiciously at a party sized bag of peanut butter M&Ms that had managed to make it into their cart. But then something else caught his eye. One of the envelopes. “Hey. You got a letter.” She was a phone call or text away. Not too many miles between them. His eyebrows raised quizzically. But it was addressed to just Mike. So not really his business. “From Natalie.”

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junker-town · 7 years

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Behold, the most absurd all-time NBA 2k lineups for every team

You had great suggestions for each team’s all-time starting 5. I, on the other hand, had terrible ones.

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This got us thinking about who would make each franchise’s all-time starting 5. So, we asked you and tracked your responses.

It also got me thinking about the dumbest all-time starting 5s I could put together for each team. (Why? I don’t know. I gave up trying to figure out my brain years ago).

Below are the answers to both of those questions. If you can come up with a weirder all-time starting 5 for your favorite team, let me know in the comments.

ATLANTA HAWKS

My pointless lineup

PG: Acie Law III SG: Dion Glover SF: Dominique Wilkins PF: Rasheed Wallace C: Jon Koncak

Sheed was technically a Hawk, right? Also, poor Nique.

Your way better lineups

Spud Webb Iso Joe Wilkins Millsap Pettit https://t.co/M61iIeImAM

— sad georgia fan (@The_Kid_Across) August 11, 2017

Doc Joe Nique Horford Dikembe Maybe? https://t.co/sjiy3p5oNf

— Bo Churney (@bochurney) August 11, 2017

Atlanta Hawks: PG: Lenny Wilkens SG: Pistol Pete SF: 'Nique PF: Bob Pettit C: Dikembe Mutombo https://t.co/Lzer6k8Hzy

— Garrison (@Garrison_McD) August 11, 2017

BOSTON CELTICS

My pointless lineup

PG: John Bagley SG: Dana Barros SF: Todd Day PF: Dino Radja C: Greg Kite

The Celtics have too many legends, so how would a team of forgotten Celtics fare? The schadenfreude already amuses me.

Your way better lineups

Rondo Pierce Bird Garnett Russell https://t.co/antU6U5nTF

— Ammar Ljubijankić (@IlCapitanoJuv) August 11, 2017

Rondo/DJ/Jones Pierce/Jones/Ainge Bird/Havlicek McHale/Cowens Russell/Parish https://t.co/oYftBd4jUT

— Mike Slonina (@Slo_24) August 11, 2017

Cousy, Pierce, Bird, Garnett, Russell https://t.co/rLT3CY3cwO

— John Morgan Francis (@MonJorgan) August 11, 2017

Cousy, Sam Jones, Hondo, Bird, Russell. Sounds nice. Aproximately 3928 rings between them, too. https://t.co/XPTg07NQUI

— TM Warning (@tmwarning) August 11, 2017

NEW JERSEY/BROOKLYN NETS:

My pointless lineup

PG: Rumeal Robinson SG: Rex Walters SF: Bostjan Nachbar PF: Yinka Dare C: Brook Lopez

Brook Lopez has played on worse teams.

Your way better lineups

Kidd-Petrovic-Erving-Coleman-Lopez https://t.co/QtL5nPJTuQ

— NBA Central (@nbacentral247) August 11, 2017

Jason Kidd Vince Carter Dr. J. Kenyon Martin Brook Lopez https://t.co/R4z8atYFVv

— Yoshimitsu (@me_IKE_who_U) August 11, 2017

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

My pointless lineup

PG: Raymond Felton SG: Rex Chapman SF: Kelly Tripuka PF: Byron Mullens C: DeSagana Diop

Let’s remember the worst of the early days of the Hornets and Bobcats.

Your way better lineups

C: Alonzo Mourning PF: Larry Johnson SF:Glen Rice SG:Dell Curry PG: Kemba Walker

— Jeremy Powell (@coolastheyc) August 11, 2017

Hmmm. . . Kemba Walker Dell Curry Gerald Wallace Larry Johnson Alonzo Mourning Just post Bobcats (04): Kemba Batum? Wallace Diaw?! Okafor https://t.co/AwE9stpgJV

— Stroupe-a-loop (@Stroupe_a_loop) August 11, 2017

Baron Davis, Rex Chapman, Jamal Mashburn, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning @BringBackTheBuz

— Jordan Flowers (@FlowersJordan) August 11, 2017

CHICAGO BULLS

My ridiculous lineup

PG: Jannero Pargo SG: Michael Jordan SF: Brad Sellers PF: Victor Khryapa C: Dalibor Bagaric

What’s the worst possible team I could create around Michael Jordan? I challenge you to do better.

Your way better lineups.

Rose/Sloan Jordan/Theus Pippen/Love/Walker Rodman/Love Gilmore/Noah https://t.co/oYftBd4jUT

— Mike Slonina (@Slo_24) August 11, 2017

Jimmy G Rodman Noah https://t.co/PfsssB3QSw

— le (@wallinthe80s) August 11, 2017

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS:

My equally ridiculous lineup

PG: Matthew Dellavedova SG: Sasha Pavlovic SF: LeBron James PF: Donyell Marshall C: Chris Mihm

This team is definitely making the playoffs in the East.

Your way better lineups

Price Carr LeBron Love Z https://t.co/iBeS4iLeOr

— . (@CLE4life216) August 11, 2017

C - Ilgauskas PF - Larry Nance SF - LeBron SG - Austin Carr PG - Kyrie

— Josh Hooper (@fmjosh) August 11, 2017

Price/Irving/Bron/Nance/Daugherty

— PETTIS NO ES BORICUA (@LoWuaSacar) August 11, 2017

DALLAS MAVERICKS

My pointless lineup

PG: Brad Davis SG: Tim Legler SF: George McCloud PF: Charlie Villanueva C: Shawn Bradley

Is Shawn Bradley ... the first option?

Your way better lineups

nash finley mashburn dirk tyson

— costanza. (@bforbernard) August 11, 2017

Dirk Aguirre Chandler Nash Blackman#MFFL https://t.co/lS00YkzB8i

— adam (@adamahole) August 11, 2017

DENVER NUGGETS

My pointless lineup

PG: Michael Adams SG: J.R. Smith SF: DerMarr Johnson PF: Nikoloz Tskitishvilli C: Raef LaFrentz

J.R. Smith is gonna take every shot, and he probably should.

Your way better lineups

Iverson English Melo McDyess Mutumbo https://t.co/Nea6BLT9Um

— heirpush. (@Pusha_TeeWat) August 11, 2017

Chauncey Billups Alex English Carmelo Anthony Kenyon Martin Nikola Jokic https://t.co/cbPRFrKyTs

— Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM) August 11, 2017

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf David Thompson Alex English Carmelo Anthony Dikembe Mutombo https://t.co/BI3sOMnQQh

— Tommy Wood (@woodstein72) August 11, 2017

DETROIT PISTONS

My * thinking face emoji * lineup

PG: Rodney Stuckey SG: Arron Afflalo SF: Jonas Jerebko PF: Jason Maxiell C: Darko Milicic

Imagine a world where Darko turns into a star. The 04 Pistons start to age out, and it’s time for a new generation to take over with Darko as the centerpiece. It’d look something like this, right?

Your way better rosters

Isiah Joe D Debusschere Rodman Big Ben#DetroitBasketball https://t.co/iadwZrYHrn

— Ben (@Ben_Searle) August 11, 2017

Isiah Chauncey Grant Hill Dennis Rodman Ben Wallace W/ 6 man Joe Dumarshttps://t.co/1XkYvEPYeb

— Chuck (@idgachuck) August 11, 2017

Prediction: Thomas, Dumars, Rodman, B. Wallace, Lanier Favorite: Billups, Dumars, Hill, Rodman, B. Wallace https://t.co/oTsQa1CgGD

— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) August 11, 2017

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

My pointless lineup

PG: Earl Boykins SG: Vonteego Cummings SF: Mike Dunleavy PF: Todd Fuller C: Andris Biedrins

Remember when the Warriors were a joke? Let’s go back to a time when that were true.

Your way better rosters

This beats anybody who's not Lakers or Celtics: Steph, Mullin, Rick Barry, Durant, Wilt https://t.co/wYh2ES8CRR

— Tony Biasotti (@TonyBiasotti) August 11, 2017

Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green, and Literally Anybody Else. https://t.co/b5iLzzHmcr

— Grant Brisbee (@mccoveychron) August 11, 2017

OK OK I get it.

There's a real argument for choosing Steph, Klay, Iggy, KD, and Draymond https://t.co/7jxuWu5GSr

— Golden State of Mind (@unstoppablebaby) August 11, 2017

I SAID I GET IT.

HOUSTON ROCKETS

My pointless lineup

PG: Yao Ming SG: Dikembe Mutombo SF: Dwight Howard PF: Moses Malone C: Hakeem Olajuwon

The Rockets are the franchise of big men, so let’s make them all play together.

Your way better lineups

Harden Tmac Barkley Yao Dr34m https://t.co/KEukh6WZp6

— Hurk (@McHurk) August 11, 2017

CP3, Harden, T-Mac, Elvin Hayes, Hakeem https://t.co/2sOYg323QA

— The Red Monster (@ChrisR7575) August 11, 2017

Calvin Murphy Harden Tmac Hakeem Sampson/Yao https://t.co/FZakJeNWUR

— Tad Ghostal (@_ForestWind) August 11, 2017

INDIANA PACERS

My vengeful lineup

PG: Haywood Workman SG: Fred Jones SF: Paul George PF: Tyler Hansbrough C: Zan Tabak

Instead of punishing Paul George by making him play in Oklahoma City, why not build this roster and force him to stay?

Your way better lineups

Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Roger Brown, Mel Daniels, George McGinnis

— Sam DeVoe (@samtdevoe) August 11, 2017

If ABA players are out: Mark Jackson, Reggie, PG, Granger, Jermaine O'Neal. https://t.co/AAdXEnHiKM

— Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper) August 11, 2017

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

My oh-god-there-are-so-many-options-how-do-i-choose? lineup

PG: Baron Davis SG: Marko Jaric SF: Yaroslav Korolev PF: Keith Closs C: Michael Olowokandi

We could create infinite terrible Clippers starting 5s.

Your way better lineups

CP3 Maggette Griffin Brand McAdoo

— Whatsapp Danny** (@DanielCoupe) August 11, 2017

CP3, Corey Maggette, Elton Brand, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan. https://t.co/YUNCT0qUWr

— Josh Roberts (@JoshCantBlog) August 11, 2017

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

My pointless lineup

PG: Smush Parker SG: Kobe Bryant SF: Wesley Johnson PF: Slava Medvedenko C: Travis Knight

How long until Kobe breaks his teammates’ eardrums?

Your way better lineups

Magic Kobe Elgin Baylor Kareem Shaq https://t.co/rlcmcWQze5

— Alex B. (@ABsole_) August 11, 2017

Magic Kobe The Logo Shaq Kareem Playing old school af https://t.co/doNf5TUqUI

— Keenan Victor (@KeenanVictor) August 11, 2017

MEMPHIS/VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES:

My pointless lineup

PG: Steve Francis SG: Tony Allen SF: Zach Randolph PF: Marc Gasol C: Bryant Reeves

Merge the pillars of Grit ‘N Grind with the two biggest player reminders of why Vancouver failed.

Your way better lineups

Dickerson, Edwards, Reeves, A-R, Bibby??? I dunno ask Jay Triano.

— Cleveland in 6 (@RealMurf) August 11, 2017

Marc Gasol, Randolph, Abdur-Rahim, Allen and Conley

— Ravis (@SRavi81) August 11, 2017

MIAMI HEAT

My rude lineup

PG: Gary Payton SG: Mike Bibby SF: Juwan Howard PF: Chris Gatling C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas

The all-time Ring Chaser team! Let’s see if you can do better.

Your way better lineups

Tim Hardaway, D Wade, LeBron, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaq https://t.co/h4hSrp4OPv

— KingOfGettingCurved (@jordanholic19) August 11, 2017

Tim Hardaway DWADE LeBron Bosh Shaq

— DatBootyDoe (@ShonenShadow) August 11, 2017

Tim Hardaway, D Wade, Glen Rice, Bron and Zo. Zo is captain despite Bron's numerous objections. https://t.co/IJ94AJKpyz

— Bobby Wilson (@chewingbones) August 11, 2017

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

My pointless lineup

PG: Lee Mayberry SG: Charlie Bell SF: Todd Day PF: Marty Conlon C: Randy Brewer

Another team with a ton of super random dudes that have played for them. Damn.

Your way better lineups

Oscar Roberson, Sidney Moncrief, Michael Redd, Giannis, Jamaal Maglore https://t.co/hTYkd6Qlnc

— Nader Kiblawi (@Kiblawi97) August 11, 2017

Oscar Moncrief Giannis Terry Cummings Lew Alcindor https://t.co/oDfByr94Xq

— Tyvion (@tyvion_jones17) August 11, 2017

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

My Kahn special lineup

PG: Jonny Flynn SG: Wesley Johnson SF: Michael Beasley PF: Anthony Randolph C: Darko Milicic

David Kahn really went out of his way to get all of these players. I’m speechless.

Your way better lineups

@Timberwolves: Pooh, Tony Campbell, @22wiggins , KG and @KarlTowns. I'll hang up and listen. https://t.co/3Qu65JGujX

— Kyle Jamison (@kylejamison) August 11, 2017

Marbury, wig, butler, KG and KAT https://t.co/CybN9NAuxq

— Matt Johnson (@Matt_Johnson10) August 11, 2017

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS/PELICANS:

My lineup to prove a point

PG: Chris Paul SG: Marco Belinelli SF: James Posey PF: Anthony Davis C: Omer Asik

Take the two best players in franchise history and surround them with a visual reminder of how terribly the franchise build around them.

Your way better lineups

Chris Paul Baron Davis Jamal Mashburn David West Anthony Davishttps://t.co/7eY0CVIXv6

— The Bird Writes (@thebirdwrites) August 11, 2017

CP3, Baron, Peja, AD, Tyson RT @SBNationNBA:2K18 is releasing All-Time teams this year. What’s your favorite team’s all-time starting 5?

— deejay (@whoadiedeejay) August 11, 2017

NEW YORK KNICKS

Your pointless lineup

Shane larkin, langston galloway, lance thomas, quincy acy, lou amundson https://t.co/5e1rQLjDyG

— #TheHackening (@Boehme_NYJ) August 11, 2017

Your way better lineups

Fraizer Monroe King Anthony Ewing #knicks https://t.co/N59gNzcDzp

— Kola Champagne Papi (@ZSoloDolo) August 11, 2017

Frazier, Earl Monroe, Melo, Willis Reed, Ewing https://t.co/uKrTsu04mM

— ak (@LiveLoveAK) August 11, 2017

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS/OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

My suuuuuper fun lineup

PG: Gary Payton SG: Russell Westbrook SF: Kevin Durant PF: Shawn Kemp C: Jack Sikma

Because this combined franchise deserves the best.

Your way better lineups

Sonics: Payton, Allen, KD, Rashard, Kemp. Make it rain 3s in Seattle. https://t.co/VlmfMzFlJP

— Colin Byrne (@BallinByrne) August 11, 2017

Payton, Westbrook, Durant, Kemp, Sam Perkins? https://t.co/Pb5AKqNvsm

— alternative moe (@Atlmoe6) August 11, 2017

If you want Sonics only...

Hmmm... C - Jack Sikma F - Shawn Kemp F - Dale Ellis G - Lenny Wilkins G - Gary Payton https://t.co/teMPB8hr0C

— Tanner Savage (@tsavage55) August 11, 2017

ORLANDO MAGIC

My pointless lineup

PG: Brooks Thompson SG: Anthony Bowie SF: Jeff Green PF: Jeff Turner C: Andrew DeClercq

Brooks Thompson was one of my favorite players growing up. Not joking.

Your other good lineups

Penny TMAC Grant Hill Vujevic Shaq

— Yeboi (@itsmeyeboi) August 11, 2017

Penny Hardaway Tracy McGrady Grant Hill Rashard Lewis (I guess) Shaq Injuries are our fave https://t.co/ivWjL9FuVI

— Smokey Carmichael (@turtlewithapen) August 11, 2017

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

My pointless lineup

PG: T.J. McConnell SG: Allen Iverson SF: Hollis Thompson PF: Sharone Wright C: Manute Bol

Will Allen Iverson ever pass? Tune in to find out!

Your actually good lineups

Mo Cheeks, AI, Dr J, Barkley, Wilt https://t.co/BVS7xawIBt

— Matt Powers (@MattPowers31) August 11, 2017

PG: Simmons (Yeah I went there) SG: Iverson SF: Dr. J PF: Barkley C: Wilt Chamberlain https://t.co/5ryTwqifuG

— Arie & Al (@OfficialReview) August 11, 2017

Mo Cheeks A.I. The Doctor Charles Barkley Joel 'The Process' Embiid https://t.co/kSdrdnn8fb

— 737 almost every day (@ShoutingStreet) August 11, 2017

PHOENIX SUNS

My pointless lineup

PG: Isaiah Thomas SG: Eric Bledsoe SF: Goran Dragic PF: Negele Knight C: Frank Johnson

Three point guards that feuded with each other and two point guards you surely forgot about.

Your way better lineups

Gimme - Nash - Majerle - Marion - Barkley - Amar'e https://t.co/mrGjLJPrZX

— Joey Artigue (@Joey_Artigue) August 11, 2017

C: Adams PF: Barkley SF: Marion SG: Davis PG: Nash@Suns #Suns https://t.co/YSaDnHvKdy

— Phillip_Ramírez (@Phillip_Ramirez) August 11, 2017

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

My thought experiment lineup

PG: Damon Stoudamire SG: Ruben Patterson SF: Rasheed Wallace PF: Zach Randolph C: Bill Walton

How would Bill Walton deal with the JailBlazers? I wanna simulate a season and see what happens.

Your way better lineups

C: Walton PF: Aldridge SF: Roy SG: Drexler PG: Lillard Would hear arguments for Lucas or Sheed at 4. https://t.co/pRhK7BSDiM

— Ricky Young ⭐️ (@RickySYoung) August 11, 2017

Rod Strickland Clyde Drexler Kiki Vandeweghe Rasheed Wallace Bill Walton https://t.co/q7acF7M63v

— DTea (@DTillery79) August 11, 2017

SACRAMENTO/KANSAS CITY KINGS / CINCINNATI ROYALS

My thought experiment lineup

PG: Jason Williams SG: Doug Christie SF: Peja Stojakovic PF: Chris Webber C: DeMarcus Cousins

The inverse of the Portland scenario. How will a fun team affect DeMarcus Cousins’ sour mood?

Your way better lineups

jason williams, peja, the rock, webber, cousins

— CdotJdot (@cjayyyof916) August 11, 2017

Sac Only: Theus, Richmond, Peja, C-Webb, Boogie Franchise: Tiny, Big O, Jack Twyman, Jerry Lucas, C-Webb https://t.co/1x4ECJUs78

— Akis Yerocostas (@Aykis16) August 11, 2017

Archibald, The Big O, Peja, CWebb, Boogie

— Marc N (@KingsFan312) August 11, 2017

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

My thought experiment lineup

PG: Avery Johnson SG: Willie Anderson SF: Chuck Person PF: J.R. Reid C: Tim Duncan

If you look back in NBA history, the Spurs surrounded David Robinson with some weird rosters full of mediocre vets. Would Tim Duncan fare any better than Robinson did with them? I’d love to know.

Your way better lineups

Spurs: - Parker - Manu - Kawhi - Timmy - Robinson 6Man: Gervin Bench: J. Silas, Bowen, Aldridge, D. Green and Diaw because he's the GOAT https://t.co/l1Hx4rDOX7

— Jacob Roth (@Jacob_Roth21) August 11, 2017

TORONTO RAPTORS

My pointless lineup

PG: Mike James SG: Vince Carter SF: Joey Graham PF: Rafael Araujo C: Andrea Bargnani

How many Raptors fans would enjoy seeing Vince Carter punished with this sad team?

Your way better lineups

Lowry DeRozan Vince Carter Chris Bosh Antonio Davis https://t.co/3ny0LTGYXK

— K-D (@KDnoball) August 11, 2017

Mighty Mouse/Lowry DeRozan Vince Carter/Tracy McGrady Chris Bosh Antonio Davis #WeTheNorth #RTZ https://t.co/bIlotcxI4d

— ⚠️Guy On The Couch⚠️ (@6SportsGod1) August 11, 2017

UTAH JAZZ

My pointless lineup

PG: Raul Neto SG: Delaney Rudd SF: Quincy Lewis PF: Scott Padgett C: Greg Ostertag

Remember when Delaney Rudd had an awesome moment in the 1992 playoffs? I swear, it happened!

Your way better lineups

John Stockton Pete Maravich Adrian Dantley Karl Malone Mark Eaton (Gobert is coming for this spot)#TakeNote https://t.co/27ymqsBQ57

— Jake Hatch (@JacobCHatch) August 11, 2017

Jazz one is interesting John Stockton Pete Maravich Gordon Hayward/AK47? Karl Malone Gobert? Already? https://t.co/LZImegrrYV

— Ben Wagner (@ben_wagner) August 11, 2017

WASHINGTON BULLETS/WIZARDS

My lineup to prove a point

PG: Mark Price SG: Michael Jordan SF: Bernard King PF: Charles Oakley C: Moses Malone

Did you know all of these guys played for this franchise? Bet you didn’t, but it’s true. (Alt lineup: Muggsey Bogues | Nick Young | Ladell Eackles | Andray Blatche | JaVale McGee).

Your way better lineups

Here's a stab at the Wizards All-Time Starting 5 (they all should make the team) John Wall Earl Monroe Phil Chenier Elvin Hayes Wes Unseld https://t.co/mju9TpBQtL

— Bullets Forever (@BulletsForever) August 11, 2017

Wall Arenas Unseld The Big E Dandrige

— Pete (@PeteRuso) August 11, 2017

Wall, Chenier, Butler, Hayes, Unseld

— Jack Kogod (@Unsilent) August 11, 2017

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