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makima-s-most-smile · 9 months

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Trigun Maximum 3 Part 1

Tumblr hit me with a You're-too-naughty-label for my Trigun Maximum 2 Part 2-Post, so here have a link to it, because you can't find it otherwise. (There is nothing sexual in there... Tumblr, wtf! I reblog naughtier pics than what I wrote about the manga) *cries*

I should maybe to a header for all of my Bookclub posts... hmmm... later...

01: Reservoir Dogs

Oh, this page! The situations with Vash that are the most impactful for Wolfwood, the ones where he felt with him (blue) and the ones where Vash was explicitly inhuman/above human to him (red). All coming down to the panel in the lower left where both of them share a nonverbal quip, in which Vash most likely appeals to Wolfwood to not kill the people who made him suffer so much. And Wolfwood has to make a decision! Again. From how Wolfwood starts the fight, yeah, he tries to keep Ninelives alive by disarming him. He tries so hard to find a compromise between them. All while being in fucking freefall, btw.

Ew, human body parts scorpion puppets! (The grammar program wanted to desperately change this outcry to “human body parts are scorpion puppets…” Thanks for making it worse!)

I think it is interesting that nearly everyone around them has problems dealing with the twin’s humanity. But still the glaring difference between Knives and Vash is obvious to them.

I think it is also interesting that Leonof’s point of view is based on how they deal with suffering. He suffered in the past and broke from it. His real body starts to inflict self harm upon itself at the mere mention of that, while the puppet he controls states the plant’s resilience as a glaring example of their inhumanity. And he reasons that he wants Vash in his collection for that very reason. Maybe to learn from him how to be that resilient.

Such a bitter outlook. While Leonof has his little ideological crisis just by Vash existing, Wolfwood fights for his life, again, and again internally against his deeply rooted cynicism.

I love how so much of Wolfwood’s inner beliefs are directly contrary to his existence. The nihilistic bastard says nothing changes, all good is for naught and ideals don’t matter. Without giving us much context, we can confer much about his life. He had no one to really look up to, even if he was in a safe place it was in constant danger of disappearing or he had experience with that just happening, he has seen good people die and their goodness being for nothing in the long run. But then here he is, still willing to dirty his own hands so he can make sure that orphaned kids have that safe place that he didn’t have. He changes their future. But he is completely unable to see it.

And Vash does. I love how the panels drive that down. Vash is not deterred by Wolfwood’s cynicism. Vash is not deterred by his own experiences. If it is the right thing or not remains to be seen.

WHY ARE THE TOMA CRYING?! QQ BABIES! NOOOO! Meryl, what did you do to them? (And while they are the horses of No-Man’s-Land, we now know they can barf. I’d like to see the No-Man’s-Landers reaction to the German idiom: “Well, horses have been seen throwing up.” Which kinda means: You never know. All is possible. And I just want to know their reaction to it! They don’t know horses and they don’t know the idiom and they would know even less likely that horses are unable to vomit. *cries* I am suddenly emotional about this scene. AHHHHH! I wanna see Meryl and Wolfwood being completely confused, Milly just accepting it and Vash being like: Huh? But Horses can't vomit...)

02: Cement

“This is my business.” What do you mean, Wolfwood? Your decision and you standing by it? Or you being unforgivable?

*sees Ninelives opening their mouth* I am not gonna say the whole thing but it ends with dentata… Thanks, Freud.

I have problems following the whole action, but damn. It is bloody, gory and feels so personal. And it fits Wolfwood’s state of mind, battling with the feeling of dread by Vash, his own mortality and his struggle being trapped in a No-Win-Situation. All odds are against Wolfwood and are towering over him. David against Goliath. Wolfwood is so small.

Nightow is able to give us that sense of Wolfwood being small and a punching bag. But he still is able to add those moments that show how fucking quick Wolfwood’s deduction is and how fast he acts to it.

I love the way Nightow draws Wolfwood here. He seems to be less there than Ninelives with how part of his body is not drawn. And it reminds me so much of the page of Wolfwood’s past where he was shot the first time.

“I don’t want to die!”

And that is what it comes back to again and again with Wolfwood.

Sassy!

Did I mention that I love the way how Nightow draws body language? You really do get the feeling that Wolfwood is barely able to stay on his feet.

Well, Wolfwood said he’d disarm him. And, look, that way he didn’t have to kill Ninelives! Even though Wolfwood desperately fought for his life, he was able to hold up Vash’s ideals here. He tries so hard, man. I feel for him.

“The rest of them will come... That's for sure... Like demons risin' from hell…” While Wolfwood enjoys his (earned) victory (too early), he is already thinking about the consequences of his decision and what further strife it will bring him.

Oh, fuck, I didn’t realise the arm was moving! I needed to take a double take when I saw it holding the up button in the next chapter. Ew! Ew! Ew! Maybe it is me not being able to take in all the detail that Nightow draws. Good that I am reading the manga in discussion mode.

3: No Escape!

Damn, the chapter title. No escape from what? No escape for Nicholas from his fate? Is it an omen that Nicholas’ struggle to escape his bloody lifestyle is doomed and that he has to kill again and again? That though he tried his best to upkeep Vash’s ideals that he has to decide between Ninelives’ and his own life? Is this foreshadowing that he will be unable to escape his place between a rock and a hard place and end up squished?

Nicholas’ third gun, the fucking rocket launcher.

Vash hears Wolfwood’s struggle, but we don’t get any insight into what he thinks. Worry for Wolfwood? Surely. But what more? Does he reflect upon their talk here? Is he considering that Wolfwood is risking his very life for Vash’s home right now? For him? How that explicitly contradicts Wolfwood’s very reason to be at his side? As a traitor to be and follower of Knives.

As another user said, Wolfwood’s fight is a close combat one, all dark and claustrophobic. It is David against Goliath. Vash is in open space. His struggle is not for his life, not really, his struggle is to reach Leonof and get through to him. By switching between their fights, Nightow stresses the difference. That's such a brilliant way to story tell.

Please correct me. I have a really big problem reading Wolfwood here. Why is he grinning? I read it as defiance and a dare against the thought of something being immortal and thus being unable to be reached by a mere mortal like him. It is as much a challenge towards Ninelives as it is towards Vash. But I am not sure and I need other perspectives!

And just a quiet, little panel between Wolfwood spearing and shooting Ninelives, shows him being drenched in blood, looking weary and tired. And the way the blood smears under his eye, looks like he is crying. The panel is so full, you barely see it and you barely see it on the page. You need to pay attention to see it. And damn, if that doesn't summarise Wolfwood's plight and arc perfectly. I think it is my favourite panel out of the volume, there are so many cool ones, but this is so quiet and sad between all those loud and cool fighting ones. Wolfwood is drowning, someone please rescue him!

And while Wolfwood’s fight is bloody, explosive and incredibly loud, Vash’s is quiet and dreary. It plays with our feeling of foreboding and your knowledge that what he fights is the corpses of close ones.

Baby with a gun!

“I see beneath that cold, calculative expression of yours.” Interesting, Leonof. A chapter ago you said that his cold stare hides a void full of suffering. What more do you want to see? Are you mocking him? Or are you trying to relate?

And the chapter ends with Vash declaring Leonof’s real name and that the game ends. No escape for Emilio, either!

04: Emilio the player

Hi, Brad! Those aren’t only puppet parts! :3 Those are body parts of the people you grew up with. Joy!

The puppet master reacts to the name. Leonof registers the name as his own, but his puppet seems to deny it! His puppet is his way to keep a distance from himself and reality.

Vash knows the name of everyone he has met. (I cannot even remember the name you just told me. Vash superpowers! Well, that, but it also makes him so incredibly inhuman for me. He knows everyone, but connects to no one. It reads like such an artificial bond. He loves humanity, but like I love Pokemon. (without the fighting system)) But damn, Leonof’s breakdown is so creepy. 10/10 sleep paralysis demon. Good work, Nightow.

Hi, Doc. ;C

“All according to keikaku!,” is what I think about when reading that sentence.

But seriously, I read up guignol and was kinda shocked that it is comparable to the German Kasperle theatre and had a bit of a culture revelation. *hugs their French brethren*

The same page has Vash connecting the dots and forming a plan on how to defeat Emilio without killing him. I love how we get the foreshadowing without realising it.

Gosh, I have a thing for wet hair Vash. He just looks so much better with his hair down!

I know that No-Man’s-Land doesn’t have the best dentistry, but, Emilio, your teeth shouldn’t shatter like this.

Sorry, Brad, but that is no puppet. :/

#trigunbookclub #Trigun Maximum 3.1 #damn that Wolfwood Panel did emotional damage to me #I need to lie down and feel now

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krystaldeath · 9 months

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Do have any headcanons on a Silktea wedding?

OKAY. ANON. I CANNOT APOLOGIZE ENOUGH FOR HOW LONG IVE MADE YOU WAIT FOR THIS. YALL. THIS ASK WAS SENT ON VALENTINES DAY. ITS BEEN ABOUT HALF A YEAR. I AM SO SO SO SORRY.

Anyways uuuhhh Silktea wedding hc’s :)):

* I know I’ve talked about this before but: flowers in Hunt’s hair and Sandy’s beard! Sandy also has his Mohawk laid down to one side and it looks very pretty

* Mo is the ring bearer

* MK and Mei are the flower people (it wasn’t planned originally but they drag Redson into it as well) ((part of me wants Goliath to also be a flower person but that’s simply way too many. But maybe he just carried the traffic light trio as they throw petals around lol))

* Spider Queen planned the whole thing (and she took in to account Sandy’s interests and aesthetics as well! Idk how she makes it (spider hunter and cat & tea loving sailor-therapist) work but I believe she can do anything)

* Pigsy is Sandy’s best man, ofc. I’m a bit conflicted on if Spider Queen or Goliath should be Hunt’s best man/maid of honor… hmmm…

* You decide lol

* Syntax programs a bunch of spider bots to serve as waiters/servers of sorts (MK takes some time getting used to them)

* He even made a robot cat as a wedding gift. Mo takes some time getting used to it

* Sandy cries. When he sees Hunts, at random intervals during the ceremony, at Hunt’s vows, at his own vows, etc you get the picture

* Hunt’s also cries during both vows, albeit a bit more subtlety than Sandy

* I think they both have bouquets. When they toss them each one goes to Spider Queen and Scorpion Demoness. They look to each other and smile softly (VENOMQUEEN WEDDING? VENOMQUEEN WEDDING!)

* Ofc all kinds of tea are served, but the kind Sandy originally gave Hunts is considered the Special Tea of the event

* Hunts: You know, food gifting is considered an act of courting in spider society Sandy: Really? Then I guess this was a long time coming then, huh? ^u^ Hunts, softly smiling: Yes, I suppose it was…

* A bit past the time I would probably put this but Hunts has to jump into Sandy’s arms to kiss him bc of the height difference lol. Syntax will never let him live this down

* Pigsy caters, ofc. Everyone is very well fed

* Let’s say Chang’e meets Sandy at some point and makes the wedding cake. How does it get from the moon to the earth? Idk, teleportation or something I just think they deserve a Chang’e cake (while on that topic let’s say she made the cake for the Freenoodles wedding too bc her and Pigsy are cooking bffs)

* Spider Queen couldn’t be happier for Hunts, even if he’s marrying a friend(?) of Sun Wukong’s

* Speaking of that monkey and his shadow counterpart: they both owe a lot to Sandy bc he probably helps them work out their issues and such so they help out a lot with the setting up and Wukong even allows the venue to be in a very nice spot on Flower Fruit Mountain. Macaque puts on some shadow plays for entertainment as well, mostly second hand retelling a of some of silktea’s moments (minus. The fighting. And such. Not the greatest wedding story lol-)

#silktea #silkteashipping #lmk silktea #lego monkie kid #lmk headcanons #lmk sandy #lmk huntsman #my headcanons #I forgot how I tag things help-#btw I wasn’t dead I was just way more active on Twitter but considering where that seems to be going…#might have to get back into the swing of things on Tumblr lol #I have like two mor asks and they’re about my au that I feel like I need to start over with but!!! that’ll get down eventually. maybe.#hopefully. soon…

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deeeelightfuldee · 2 years

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What was your last facebook status? I wouldn’t have a clue. I don’t use fb anymore.

What color is the wall in your kitchen? gray-green

Last time you were in a group shot? like 2 weeks ago.

Last time you dressed formally? 2 weeks ago

At what age did you go through puberty? I believe I was 12-13 when I got my first period?

Last time you got an xray? oooo ummm maybe like 8 years ago

What is the stupidest show on television? there are MANY stupid shows on television.

Do you enjoy photo editing? sure. like colors and stuff it’s pretty soothing.

Do you pluck/wax your eyebrows? i will shape them sometimes. my eyebrows are naturally white blonde so when they grow out its not noticeable.

Have you ever owned a blacklight? not to my knowledge no.

Do you own a coloring book? lol i used one last week, in fact

Do you shop at a dollar store? no

Do you do any winter sports? no but eventually I want to go skiing.

Which is worse: Snakes, Scorpions or Spiders? spiders

Is there an attic and/or a basement in your house? basement yes. attic is like just structural it isn’t a storage space.

Do you own duct tape? yes

Do you own a jack knife? isn’t that like a pocket knife? i don’t personally but we have several in the house

When was the last time you ordered something online? last week -- K had me buyin a shizzzzz ton of ON stuff, which was glorious

Have you ever been bitten by a tick? yes. like 4-5 times Do you prefer blackberries or raspberries? ooooo... tough call. blackberries.

What color is your mom’s car? black

Do you like flavored water? yup but not all flavors and i definitely do not like sparkling versions.

Do you watch wrestling? not at all.

Do you enjoy cranberry juice? it just tastes like pain lol. I associate it with UTI’s

Do you drink? i don’t NOT drink. but i seldom drink. maybe like 3-4 times a year.

Do you have unwanted facial hair? ugh yes!

What things do you have pierced? ears

Have you ever had a bird or a squirrel in your house? yes to both. one was a flying squirrel and many birds. What label would you give your clothing style? comfy. nondescript.

How far away is the closest mall? like a 10 min drive.

How many gingers do you know? probably 15 or so.

Do people often misspell your name? yes. its often Dianna or Diane -.-

What is your sexual orientation? straight

Do you know another language? some bits.

Do you think sloths are cute? I think they're fucking ugly and scary. lol i mean theyre ok. lots of nails tho

What is available at your bedside? hmmm depends what bedside. water, fan, light, remote, chapstick.

Are you reading a book currently? yes

How high off the ground is your bed? like 3 feet before the top of the mattress maybe?

Do you have a tv in your room? yes

Do you wear a lot of plaid? i don’t. very very very seldom.

What do you think about gauged ears? It’s not my style at all. I once dated a guy with gauges and I justttttt did not understand lol. But more power to you, you should be styling for yourself, no one else.

Do you text a lot? a decent amount. these days im trying to do less and less. get comfortable with leaving my phone alone.

How often do you go camping? as seldom as possible.

What is the cutest breed of dog? Golden Retrievers.

Do you own a cat? two. but man they act like they own you.

What are the initials of your high school? n/a

What are your initials? DLS

Do you do dishes by hand or dish washer? i MUCH prefer dishwasher.

What is the ugliest name for a girl? geez idk

If you had to get a cat right now, what would you name him? ooo i think so much of this depends on their personality but i would want like a man name lol.

What is one thing that you refuse to get rid of? letters

Would you rather go minigolfing or bowling? i love both. probably minigolfing today.

How about golfing or minigolfing? mini golfing. i’ve never been golfing officially and am sort of intimidated by it.

Do you use a bathrobe? no. people are always trying to offer robes as gifts and i dont use them.

Do you know anyone who knows sign language? Yes

When was the last time you were stung by a bee? like 15 years. Have you ever seen a live alligator? sure have.

If I gave you a free plane ticket, where would you go? switzerland

Are you hungry right now? yes but im skippin dinner tonight

Do you have a passport? no. i have the application though.

Does your shower have glass doors or a curtain? one is a curtain and one is like a glass-ish sort of thing. i think it is glass.

Did you play pokemon or whatever as a child? nope.

Did you ever own a guinea pig or mouse, etc? no

What is the longest that you've ever had your hair? middle of back. i would never go any lower.

What is the longest you've ever gone without showering? not long. i love feeling clean.

When did you last go out to eat? today! Do you know anyone that is a pagan? i dont think so. or if they are, idk so

Cauliflower or broccoli? I freakin love both

Are you in/planning on college? I attended and graduated with two bachelors. i hope to be attending again MAYBE this fall??????????????????????????? or spring.

Does your town have a public pool? no. sadly.

Describe your favorite pair of shoes: hmmm i like all my shoes.

What is the farthest you've been from home? not far at all. 1600 miles

The longest you've been away from home? like 4 months or so.

How long have you been friends with your oldest friend? 25 years.

In what month is your birthday? july

How old will you be? 30!

Party plans? None so far but hopefully soon :) How many eggs do you eat in a week? sometimes none.

What are some irrational fears you have? spiders, people breaking in What do you think about vampires? i don’t think of them at all.

When did you go swimming last? so, so, so long ago. a year. i freaking miss swimming.

Which floor of your home do you live in? First, second... second floor

Do you have a welcome mat at your front door? no. it wouldn’t work with the seal on the door.

Do you have a fire escape? i used to have this like window fire ladder thing. I don’t have anything now. but like an official fire escape outside of my home, no.

How big is the tv in your living room? I’m not sure the size other than large.

Do you own anything rainbow or gay pride? no When did you last give/receive flowers? hmmm i got flowers yesterday and i gave flowers for mothers day

When was your last dentist appointment? i have no insurance so its been longer than i like.

Do you own an inhaler? i have one but it isn’t mine

What is in your closet/under your bed? closet is clothes. under my bed is a schmorgisboard

Have you ever seen a bat? Yes and that is not my thing

What jewelry are you wearing? my necklace from K

If you could change your name what would it be? i like it enough.

Is there an island in your kitchen? no. but theres quite a bit of countertops and a big ole table so it works fine.

What do you think about tongue rings? kind of freaks me out

What do you do when you get very mad? leave the room. go on a drive.

Are the type to kill the spider or call a man in? i mean, in my experience it isn’t always a man. but i always call someone else to do something cus that ain’t for me.

Do you have a lava lamp or christmas lights? no lol but im not against it.

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assassiyun · 4 years

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❄️ Sub-Zero Variation: Grandmaster ↳ Grandmaster’s Qi Blade + Grandmaster’s Icy Mask + Grandmaster’s Deadly Arsenal

#kuai liang #sub zero #mk11 #mortal kombat #mortal kombat 11 #olivia.gifs #myedit #mk gif #mk edit #dailygaming #gamingedit #userarasakas #userkassndra #ya'll i'm so happy with how this turned out :')#for once something i made looks the way i see it in my head #should i do one of these for scorpion? hmmm #*mkvariations

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firebirdsdaughter · 4 years

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Random thought of the evening…

… So, to give credit where it’s due, I suddenly remembered the Gringots dragon from Harry Potter, and how it was trained to expect pain when it heard a certain sound—and then I had the thought of what if someone did something like that to Horobi? Like, some frequency that only HumaGear can hear, maybe. Esp if they were trying to mess w/ his programming somehow.

Also leads to a possible scenario where, if the ones who did this to him were ZAIA, Gai could know about it, and could use it in a fight as Thouser to incapacitate Horobi or something in order to make himself seem more effective compared to Aruto. But the other HumaGear, including Izu, could notice and it could lead to interesting revelations (and also Jin attacking Thouser for causing ‘the bad noise,’ and maybe Horobi finally managing to pull himself together enough in order to protect his kids)…

#Kamen Rider Zero-One #Kamen Rider Zero One #Zero-One Spoilers #Zero One Spoilers #my precious evil stoic scorpion dad #as in the knowledge was passed down to Gai #I'm hoping Gai's motivations aren't blaming Hiden for Daybreak #we already mostly have that in Isamu #though I guess he more blames HumaGears…#hmmm #that could be Yua's motivation maybe she lost someone in the incident?#she views HumaGear as tools maybe she thought people sent them into rampage #again really hoping she has a personal stake rather than obeying Gai #but I think Gai's motivation should be something like wanting ZAIA to take over as the leading tech company #or something like ZAIA caused the accident by being the ones to mess up Horobi and/or the Ark #again bc they seem to focus on weapons I do like the idea of them having tried to condition a HumaGear into a weapon and it went too well #but anyway maybe Gai has inherited the job of trying to cover it up/frame Hiden for it all #maybe #anyway #I kinda like this idea #would also give some lovely worried Jin #^^#Binary Retro Rider

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devildomwriter · 2 years

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You Go To The Zoo | Lucifer x Reader

The first weekend of June, the local zoo let people in for free. You were ecstatic because you loved to see animals. Usually, you'd never go to the zoo because you didn't want to contribute financially to a place that caged animals, but that didn't mean you didn't want to see them.

You saw today as the perfect opportunity to ask Lucifer on a date. For once in his life, he was free that weekend and had taken every precaution to ensure his brothers didn't learn of his whereabouts so as not to disturb you both.

"Would you like an ice cream?" Lucifer asked, pointing to an ice cream stand. The bars were shaped like animals and looked amazing. You hesitated, and he rolled his eyes.

"If this is about the contributing money thing, then just consider it as your money going to buying the animals' food."

You clutched your growling stomach and relented, letting him buy you a monkey-shaped ice cream bar. You sat on a bench near the free-roam area where the more harmless animals walked about.

Lucifer ate a popsicle and held your hand as you sat on the bench, looking around at the chickens and goats.

Something caught your eye, and you beamed and pointed at the familiar animal. "Lucifer, look, a peacock."

Lucifer deadpanned and looked at you exhaustedly, "are you going to do that every time you see a peacock?"

"Yes." You insisted as you slowly bit into your ice cream.

He sighed, "I guess it can't be helped. How about we see an animal that isn't a bird next."

You'd brought him to every bird exhibit that day hoping to see a peacock, and he knew it though you never admitted it.

Truth be told, he was actually happy to see some peacocks. They didn't live in the devildom and were very beautiful creatures though they didn't seem to want to approach him, likely sensing his demonic aura. Most animals had been frightened by him that day. He worried it would ruin your experience, but you didn't seem to mind, which was a relief to him.

He saw your concern at how small some of the exhibits were and considered setting the animals free but decided that'd cause too much trouble for himself and Diavolo in the long run, as well as potentially endangering you. However, he did have fun envisioning the chaos.

You saw the evil smirk on his face and decided to pull him far away from the large cat exhibits and into the indoor exhibit.

"Luci, look at the scorpions! Should we take a picture for Asmo?"

"No, I'm not entirely sure he'd enjoy being compared to them...though I'm sure his reaction would be fun. Take a picture and show it to him in person instead," he grinned, and you agreed, going along with his little scheme.

He didn't show it as much, but he loved messing with his brothers as much as they loved messing with him.

You moved onto the next exhibit and frowned when you couldn't find the chameleon.

"I don't see him," you said sadly, and Lucifer immediately made it his job to find it so you could see it. He grinned upon discovering it and pointed it out to you. You instantly brightened up and cooed at the small reptilian.

Seeing how much you seemed to like the little guy, he asked, "would you like one?"

"Huh? A chameleon?" You asked, surprised. "You'd get me one?"

He nodded, smiling, taking pride in making you so happy.

"Hmmm....oh! I know an animal I'd like even more, follow me!" You insisted and dragged him behind you until you reacted an open field by the same ice cream stand you'd been to earlier.

"___, please don't say a—"

"A peacock!"

"Why are you like this...?"

#obey me shall we date #obey me drabble #obey me story #obey me scenarios #obey me lucifer #funny obey me #obey me lucifer x reader

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thokaharuka · 3 years

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Spill your guts or fill your guts

SUMMARY: Y/N and Harry meet while playing 'Spill your guts' with James Corden

WARNINGS: Swearing?

Hey!! I mentioned a few celebrities,I don't even know if ya'll find them attractive,but they were the first ones that came to my mind hahaha.

"Okey,we're back now,Y/N has joined us,lovely as always" James points at me from the other side of the table,the crowd starts to scream and I simply wave.

"Hi" I say too.

"Then we have Harry,the guest for tonight, but you all know him well,this studio is like his second home,I swear to god he's obsessed with me" James jokes about Harry.

"Heyyy" Harry frowns at him. I really never met Harry before,and we didn't even got to talk before the show,everything we said to each other was an awkward 'hi' before the camera started filming on air.

"Anyways" James starts to choke on his laugh. "This is spill your guts or fill your guts with Harry Styles and Y/N Y/L/N!!!!" He yells at the camera while the band does the little music.

After that he starts to say what we have on the table.

"I don't even know how you convinced me to do this" I whisper looking down at the table. James just laughs it off.

"So we have,bull penis, bird saliva, Salmon smoothie, cow tongue, scorpion, we have ant smoothie and we've got cod sperm"

"Mmmm,delicious, chefs kiss" I say doing the chefs kiss. "I'm first for the cod sperm" I joke and James starts to laugh hysterically and Harry just giggles a bit. Sometimes I don't know If James gets possessed or if he fake laughs everything as if he's gonna die.

"I'm sorry to break it to you Y/N,but you'll start first,pick something for me and then ask me the question." James says.

"Oohh,Okay,well..." I rotate the table and stop at what I wanted. "I pick for you the bird saliva"

James starts to laugh "Okey,now you have to ask me a question"

I take a card and start to read it.

"James you have interviewed some of the pop divas. Rate from least to most Britney,Mariah,Cher and Madonna on how annoying they were" I couldn't help but laugh. James did the opposite, he covered his face with his hands.

"Seriously?" He laughs nervously

"Well,is that or the bird saliva,you choose boo" I start giggling, he looks behind him at his team.

"Cheers" He raised his glass and took a sip of the bird saliva. Gross.

"Ew" I let out in disgust trying hard not to gag.

He immediately spits it out in a bucket.

"Oh my God,now I'm scared" I say laughing.

"C'mon it's not that bad" He laughs. "Okay,Harold"

"James" Harry says back.

"I'm gonna give you" James starts to say while spinning the table. "The scorpion"

"Delicious" He answers back looking at it.

"I know,so the question for you is..." He takes the card. "Harry" James starts to laugh unable to continue.

"Tell me" Harry laughs back.

"Harry,you always say how much you love your former band mates and how you loved being in One Direction"

"Right"

"With which ones do you actually still talk with" James hides his face under the card. The audience instantly starts doing sounds of shock.

"I-uhmm..." He starts to laugh cutting himself off. "I mean, it's not that I don't want to talk to them,it's just that" He laughs, taking the scorpion in his hands. "Uff" And suddenly he takes a bite of it. James starts to laugh hysterically and I just start giggling,then,Harry spits the scorpion.

"Now that was a trip" Harry gets out laughing.

"I think you should text some of them" James laughs out.

"I will"

"Okay,Harry,choose something for Y/N,and read her a question".

"Okay" Harry laughs. "I'm gonna give you the cod sperm,because you wanted it so bad"

"Good" I laugh back

"Okay" He says while taking a card. "Y/N,you have dated a lot of actors"

"Well, I wouldn't say a lot,but okay" I laugh,looking at the producers.

"Say from most to least,which ones are more talented, Dylan O'brien,Tom Holland,Evan Peters, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin"

I immediately hide my face with my hands laughing.

"You've acted with all of them,you can tell us" James says.

"I can't,sorry" I say taking a fork about to take the cod sperm. "Oh my God,I'm having flashbacks with this,what do I do,do I spit it,do I swallow it" I say pointing at it while laughing.

The both of them immediately start laughing.

I take a big breath to prepare mentally to eat it.

"So,the first one will be..." I start,but I can't continue, I'll just have to eat the fricking cod sperm. "Why did I agree to this?" I say and quickly put it in my mouth. I chew for a bit but I start gagging so I spit it. James by now was laughing hysterically.

I turn around at the audience. "It's disgusting" I nod at them.

"Well,my turn now,right?" I look at James.

"Yes,yes it is" He laughs.

"I'm gonna give you the...hmmm" I spin the table. "The cow tongue seems right,yeah" I stop at the cow tongue.

"Thank you,yeah, it does seem right" James nods at me.

"So,James" I say taking a card. As I read the question I start to laugh. "You've had a lot of guests in the show,but,which person do you refuse to interview? Even for the amount of money that you get paid" I tap my shoes on the floor laughing.

"What the actual fuck" He says turning around at the producers with surprise on his face. Wow,James just cussed,that really caught him off guard. Harry starts to laugh too,hiding his face with one hand.

"I can't, sorry" He says and quickly takes a bite of the tongue.

"Now,that was quick" I laugh.

"I've even swallowed it" He laughs. "God,phew" He let's out. "Anyways,Harry"

"James" Harry says taking his hand out off his face. "You better be nice with me".

"I'll try,I guess" James laughs. "I'll give you the bull penis".

"Sounds good" Harry laughs.

"Harry styles" James laughs looking at his card. "What do you thought when you first read that Zayn said that you and him supposedly never talked?" The crowd suddenly gasps. I swear that being in my position everything looks overdramatic.

"I mean" He sighs,slaming his hand against his thigh as if he was tired. "You know,if being together everyday for five years, means you never talked,I think he's right" James starts to laugh in shock. I just simply smile,not knowing what this is about.

"I mean,yeah"

"Okay" Harry says shyly putting his head down.

"Well,your turn now" He gets his head up again,laughing and looking at me.

"Yay!" I fake excitement

"I'm gonna give you..." Harry spins the table in front of us. "The salmon smoothie" Why does he seem so exited? This better not be disgusting.

"So, Mrs. Y/N" He takes a card. "Oh God,I think you'll have to drink it" Harry laughs reading the card.

"Jesus Christ,I'm scared now"

"Y/N,your songs are for sure good,but tell me,how many of them are about Post Malone cheating on you?"

I can't even hide my surprise face. "Who said he cheated on me in the first place?"

"I don't know,I just read what the card said" Harry says nervously shaking the card.

"I don't even wanna comment on this" James nods in disagreement,disbelief on his face.

"Help" I let out. I lean in front of me and take a sip of the Salmon smoothie. It tasted bad,but it wasn't disgusting at least.

"Well,I think you just confirmed something" Harry jokes at me.

"Just shut up" I hide my face with my hands.

"Well..." James says quietly, but suddenly raising his voice. "This was spill your gut or fill your guts with Y/N Y/L/N and Harry Styles!!! We'll be back now,stay tuned".

A few seconds later James tells us we're off air and we get up.

"It was nice meeting you" Harry comes to me.

"Thanks. It was nice meeting you too."

"Would it be okay if we exchange numbers?"

#fanfic #harry styles #imagines #harry styles imagine #solo harry #wattpad

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thegreymoon · 3 years

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Word of Honor

Oh, he absolutely knows!

But Gu Xiang is too smart to slip up.

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Oh, so you deserved to be skinned alive 😠

Imagine whipping a baby!! 💀💀

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Aww, look at my murder gremlin taking advantage of the situation to get pampered by A-Xu 🤗

And A-Xu is so gentle with him here, I cry!! 😭😭

***

Ah. So I guessed right.

OK, it wasn’t the biggest leap of logic, but still!

***

Yes, please figure some things out and make better choices in life! Make friends with the Ghost ladies and team up to murder your groomer!

I know he’s murder-happy and insane, but Zhao Jing makes my skin crawl. I want him dead.

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Oh, sweetheart 🙁

Do we want to know what it is you’re trying to forget?

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I love her so much 😭😭

She is everything that is adorable and perfect! And her relationship with WKX is the best thing!! He loves her so much and wants all the good things for her!

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I love him to pieces!! 💙💙

Poor CWN 🤣🤣 He has no idea how close to death he is and that the only thing protecting him is the fact that she loves him! Also, I love how WKX feels like CWN has no redeeming qualities except for the fact that he is stupid and therefore easy for A-Xiang to manipulate 🤣🤣

And I feel like I have to take a moment to appreciate the parallels here. All her fears about CWN rejecting her if he knew the truth about her are the same ones that he feels about A-Xu 🙁

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Don’t touch me, I’m crying 😭😭

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OH MY GOD 😭😭

I LOVE HIM, I LOVE THEM!! FAVOURITE RELATIONSHIP, FAVOURITE EPISODE!! 😭😭

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LMAO, of course 🤣🤣

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Brb, crying forever 😭😭 He said he wants to retire from the martial world and live a tranquil life with A-Xu 😭😭

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HAVE I MENTIONED ALREADY THAT I LOVE THEM??

BECAUSE I DOOOOOOOO!! 😭😭

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Be afraid. Be very afraid 😠😠

Your beloved Scorpion killed him and you have no idea! He may not be as malleable or as obedient as you think.

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Look at this literal paradise they are coming home to!

There is zero chance this ends well. It’s giving me so much anxiety!

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Oh, be quiet 🙄

I was fully expecting to see a pile of (possibly reanimated) corpses when they walked through that gate and they found a few cobwebs instead! Just go get a broom, boys, and check if the roof needs repairing!

***

Well, shit 😶

So, WKX has been exposed. Good thing that manor has all those inbuilt defense mechanisms, then!

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OMG 😭😭

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You should really give Chengling his own room, boys!

Then you can cuddle freely when you have nightmares! 😋

***

I’m so stupid, but it occurred to me only just now that Wen Kexing has been shown as having healing/soothing skills from the start of this show.

I never paid too much attention to this because the killer side of his personality was the more entertaining one and I just took the healing as another aspect of of his martial arts... which, now that I think about it, makes no sense. It took me way too long to connect these dots.

***

I think it’s best if you sleep with him every night from now on!

You know, to keep an eye on him! Just in case! 😋

***

I have no real opinion on Prince Jin so far and I know he’s supposed to be the villain, but currently, I am leaning more towards liking him than not liking him, I guess?

Sorry, A-Xu, I’m a traitor, but I will probably end up eating my words here anyway 🙁

***

My heart hurts, they are so hopeful! 😭😭

The world is about to fall apart around them and A-Xu thinks he has gotten a second chance. Lao Wen is restoring his painting, full of hope that Ye Baiyi is coming back to heal the man he loves. Chengling thinks they now get to be a family and I am just waiting for the next episode to come and wreck me 😭😭

***

His hair is turning white very quickly.

So he really is under some kind of deaging spell with an expiration date. Or he traded immortality to bring justice to his dead disciple and his time is now running out? Hmmm.

#word of honor #woh spoilers #woh ep23 #woh ep24

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Hi, I saw that your kaijus ocs are really very cute, and I wanted to create mine but I'm having trouble making a perfect oc for the monsterverse, something that makes sense, if it's not uncomfortable it could help me ? ex: dragon

Hmmm, not really sure how I can help you creating a kaiju oc. Most of them are just the same kaiju kind from the movie, though they have their unique looks (e.g Jira, Chrimson Empress, Shadow Chaser, Yozora, Eclipsa and Rosie) then there are my little hybrid babies (Ghiji, Kira, Kura and Molla) and so far I only have one original kaiju OC, Batyrnidae (still incomplete)

Regarding your wish for a dragon like kaiju, I'd say do some research on dragons and look at the onces that already Exist for inspiration (for example King Ghidorah, Manda, Tiamat and Yamata no Orochi)

Those are based mostly on the eastern dragons. Japanese and Chinese mainly.

You could for example base yours on eastern dragons, western dragons, maybe a mix of both or other types. There are 4 legged dragons, wyverns, wyrms, water snakes etc... You should figure out what kind of features your want to have and what kind of story you're trying to tell.

You could also go beyond that and add features that you usually don't think of when thinking of dragons. Mix it up with another kind of animal! Put feathers on it, make it an avian dragon. Or add fur. Maybe a dog like or lion like dragon? Make it aquatic and mix it with like... a horse. Giant sea dragon! Make it a gigantic worm that digs tunnels under the ground and lives in the desert and it spits fire, leaving behind pools of glas. Maybe it looks like glas too?

Or mix it with an insect. Some kind of draconic dragonfly! Scorpion dragon! But remember to make it possible and not overly strange. If you can't explain how this creature works, it might be a bit too fantastic.

Hope that helps?

#anon ask #Kaiju #How to create a kaiju #anon #Hope it helps

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👀👀👀👀 i am on DESPERATE need of more evil creepo king Scorpio PLEASE may have have a few more crumbs of how he hurts n manipulates hordak i have an insatiable craving now

Horrible enablers. The lot of you. I am supposed to be working on several very happy, fluffy drabbles. But here we are. I hope you’re pleased with yourselves.

CW: Horde-typical ableism, manipulation, dehumanizing pronouns, and a very upset spacebat.

A/N: Scorpio isn’t pure evil or anything, he’s got a point, but uh...he’s not a good guy either.

The clone woke blearily, the annoying shrieking of his ship’s emergency systems blaring while the red lights flashed. His chest ached where the restraints had held him to his seat. Re-entry could be rough, but it was rarely this rough. Obviously, he’d crashed, though into what, he wasn’t sure. He lifted his head, but groaned, realizing why his body felt so heavy—he was upside down. He reached out, managing to turn off the alarm so he could—

—think. He blinked.

Big brother?

Brothers?

Why couldn’t he—? Why couldn’t he feel his brothers? Where were they? It was so quiet in his own head, alone with his own thoughts. Panic caused him to scrabble at his restraints. They released him, and he fell hard, crying out when he struck the ground. He sat up, still straining to connect to the hivemind, but there was nothing.

“Brother?” he croaked. He’d known he was defective, but he hadn’t thought he was unworthy to connect to the hivemind! Had they cast him out? “No. No!”

Heedlessly, he scrabbled at the ship’s door, climbing out without a hint of grace. He leapt from the door, breathing hard. The atmosphere was heavy here, and his lungs strained before they slowly began to adjust. His hearts beat hard, and he searched the skies for any trace of Big Brother’s Towers or his brothers’ ships. Nothing. There was nothing. Just an empty sky, occupied only by a series of oddly colored moons. No stars. No planets.

He sank slowly to his knees.

This was not the planet Horde Prime had sent him to. This was...this was not any part of the known universe. The empty sky proved that.

He was going to die here, he realized. Alone and forgotten. His brothers would have no idea where to look for him. Furthermore, he was nothing but a defect—they would have no reason to retrieve him, even if they knew where he was.

Softly, he began to weep.

“Your majesty?”

King Scorpio looked up. “What is it?”

“Our scouts found...something. On the outskirts of the Fright Zone.”

“What? That’s nothing but a wasteland; nothing could survive out there.”

“With respect, sire, we think it...landed there.”

Scorpio narrowed his eyes. “Perhaps you should show me, Captain.”

“Of course, sire.”

As they walked, his force captain explained what little he could. They’d come across a strange structure, unlike anything they’d seen...though in some ways, it was reminiscent of some of the more complex First Ones ruins. Most interestingly, it was occupied.

Scorpio narrowed his eyes, studying the strange structure his warriors had hauled back to his castle’s courtyard. It was obviously mangled, the metal twisted, but Scorpio could recognize advanced technology when he saw it. He turned his gaze to the...creature his warriors had captured.

It was humanoid in appearance, and absurdly tall. Its shoulders were broad, though he’d describe it as thin rather than muscular. Its eyes lacked pupils or sclera, instead glowing faintly red. Its mouth, too, glowed eerily. Its arms were bound behind its back, but it didn’t seem to be trying to free itself. Scorpio casually rested one claw on his sword hilt, but he smiled. “Hello, friend. Can you understand me?”

The creature looked at him, and despite the fangs and overall eerie appearance, something in the way its ears drooped made it seem lost rather than threatening. “I...do,” it said slowly. “The translator chip appears to be functioning as intended. You understand me?”

“I do. That’s good, that we understand each other. Now, who are you, friend?”

The creature looked skyward. Its eyes were wide and frightened, and as the king watched, a tear rolled down its gaunt cheek. “Nothing,” it said, voice choked. “I am nothing.”

The King raised a brow. He lifted his chin, studying the creature with a skeptical eyes. He took his claw off his sword hilt to scratch the underside of his jaw. “Now that seems unlikely, friend. Untie our guest,” he told his guards. When it was free, the creature just looked at its clawed hands as if unsure what to do with them. Putting on a big, broad smile, the king threw a heavy claw over the creature’s broad shoulders, drawing it down so it didn’t seem to loom. “Come inside. Let’s have a little chat. What do you eat? Drink?”

“I...I don’t know.”

“Well, let’s figure that out together, then!” He clapped the creature’s shoulder. “And maybe you can tell me where you came from?” It nodded slowly. “Good, good. Now, what’s your name? I can’t just keep calling you ‘friend’, now can I?”

The creature started to tremble. “I do not—I have no name. I may be defective, but I am not an abomination!” It sounded nearly as offended as it was terrified.

“Easy, friend. I think this is just a cultural misunderstanding. What are you called?”

“‘Brother’.”

Scorpio blinked, lightly squeezing its shoulder. “I guess I’ll just keep calling you ‘friend’, then. Until we settle on something else, at least.” He guided the creature into his study, ordering his staff to prepare something for their guest. “Now, sit down. And tell me where you came from.”

Obediently, the creature sat, looking up at him with wide, innocent eyes and downcast ears. Scorpio listened as he spoke, lightly pulling on his goatee as he considered the creature before him. It claimed to be from another world. An outcast of its people. Forgotten and abandoned and ‘defective’, whatever it meant by that. It shook as it spoke, and a few times, it had to pause in its story, taking a few shuddering breaths to get itself under control.

Scorpio listened and weighed the matter in his mind, wondering how he could make use of the thing fate had dropped on his doorstep. His people had long suffered the petty prejudices of the other Princesses, though his Kingdom was as old as theirs, blessed with their own runestone. Their land, once balmy and warm, had grown parched and dry. Their topsoil was being blown away by the growing number of windstorms and their wells were growing dry. They were starving, and the Princesses were content to watch, no matter how he’d begged for aid. No doubt, they were keen to watch his family fall so they could install their own little despot, make a slave state of his nation.

He’d been searching for a way to turn the tide, and destiny had kindly delivered him this gift. “Oh, that sounds awful,” he said, trying to hide his smirk. “Your leader would truly abandon you?”

The creature nodded, looking oddly small despite its height and stature. “Yes. I am nothing. My brother would not search me out. He would have no cause. I am stuck here—not even knowing where ‘here’ is!” It seemed particularly offended by this last point.

The Scorpion King walked to the creature’s side of the table, setting his claws on its shoulders. “Well, friend, have you considered that you were brought here for a reason?”

It looked up at him with wide eyes. Then the air seemed to go out of its chest. “No. Prime would not have sent me here deliberately. I am a defect. I could not tame a world on my own.”

Perfect. “Why not?”

“I am a defect!” it snapped, ears back. Scorpio smirked, happy the thing seemed to have a temper. He wasn’t sure how long he could have put up with the moping.

“Let’s set that aside, friend. Just for a moment. What if you did conquer a world for him? What would he make of that?”

The creature blinked. Clearly, it hadn’t considered that. It stood, and Scorpio backed away, letting his words do their work as the creature started to pace. “If I could offer him this world...he would certainly have a reason to retrieve me. I would be welcomed back. Perhaps he would even....” It raised its hands, staring at them as it clenched them, wincing a little. “It would be worth it to try, at least,” it said softly. Its gaze settled on him, and Scorpio swallowed, realizing his new pet had the potential to be rather intimidating, should they cultivate its appearance a little. And if it stopped weeping in public, of course. “Why would you help me with this? Most worlds shy from accepting Prime’s grace. It is only misplaced pride, but primitives do not often know what is best for them.”

Scorpio spread his claws in a welcoming gesture. “You drop out of the sky, with technology the likes of which I’ve never seen. It’s clear which of us is superior.” He grinned. “You can build weapons?”

It was nodding slowly. “More than that. Far more. Do you know what a robot is?”

“A neighboring kingdom produces automatons, but they’re mostly novelties. Not weapons.”

The creature wiped the tear-tracks from its cheeks. It looked at the desk between them, its gaze distant. “Yes,” it murmured, “This could work. Do you have iron? Copper? Silicon?”

“We do.” Mining was one of the few industries remaining to them. “And if you need more, we can make arrangements with Dryl.”

It was nodding. It looked at him again. “Thank you, brother. Prime will look kindly upon you for this.”

“Ah, yes. Hmmm...for now, why don’t we keep that just between you and me?”

“I don’t understand.”

“Well, you said yourself—you’re a defect, right?”

The light in its eyes dimmed. “I...yes.”

“So, it’s probably best that we wait to spread the message of Prime’s glory. When they come for you, surely they’ll send someone more suitable for that.”

It nodded slowly. “I...I suppose so.” It again clenched its hands. “I would not want anyone to assume my imperfections are a reflection of Prime’s glory.” It again looked at him. “Thank you, brother. You are...wise in these matters.”

Scorpio grinned. “Of course, friend. I’m happy to help. Now, let’s discuss those weapons, hmm?”

There, you heathens. And if I ever revisit this, be braced for something worse.

#hordak #king scorpio #not so nice king scorpio #scorpion kingdom

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thebibliomancer · 3 years

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Justice League Indispensable: JLA #222: Beasts II: Death Games

January, 1984

I’ve noticed over two-hundred and twenty plus posts that villains love being tall and dangling heroes from their fingers.

That tactile sensation... It must feel amazing. And a little squirmy.

Not much else to say about the cover. Except that Hawkman’s legs seem to not exist.

Anyway.

Last time on Justice League: the Justice League have been dealing with a lot of weird animal/people hybrids. Has Dr. Moreau finally been adapted into DC? Probably not. But Flash, Elongated Man, and Hawkman all get badly injured in separate locations by these Ani-Men. And Firestorm catches a catgirl named Reena robbing the Empire State Building. She asks him for sanctuary so he takes her to the JL Satellite to spill the beans on the Ani-Men.

This time: Superman is in the hilarious position of interrogating catgirl Reena who has forgotten how chairs work.

Just sitting on the table. Probably getting hair everywhere.

Firestorm tells Superman to chill out with the hardnosed animated Justice League approach (I mean, he doesn’t, but animated Superman also needed to chill out, amirite?) because Reena volunteered to help.

Reena says she has no choice but to trust the League and that she’s lived in DAILY TERROR for the past few months.

She asks if any of them have heard of Repli-Tech?

Dang, shame Batman is off having recently formed the Outsiders because I bet he knows all the companies. All of them.

Ooooorrrr Aquaman does?

Aquaman: “Repli-Tech Industries... They were one of the first of the genetics companies to go public on the stock exchange, weren’t they? I remember they made quite a splash a year ago... But I haven’t heard anything about them since.”

Oh, Aquaman, you punster, you.

So Reena lays down some exposition about how Repli-Tech was a hilariously mismanaged company, where the executives forced a rapid capital expansion beyond its market niche and how a recession just bankrupt the overextended company.

But despite the dismay and panic of the other execs, hilariously mustached CEO Rex Rogan had a daring plan to save the company!

Rex Rogan: “Dr. Lovecraft and his genetic discoveries were the basis for our initial success, developing new forms of medicine -- new fertilizers -- even new fuels! He’s come up with a way out for all of us, involving a new, experimental form of DNA manipulation. It could kill us -- but the alternative is disgrace, financial ruin, and imprisonment.”

Oh, sure. Of course. Why not trust a guy called DR. LOVECRAFT.

But due to faith in Rex Rogan, CEO, or just fear of prison, the whole board all agrees to this wild plan.

And the wild plan?

Dr. Lovecraft uses SCIENCE to put them all in cocoons where they are transformed into furries.

Rex Rogan Maximus Rex: “We are reborn -- we are above the beasts, and above mankind! We will do more than merely survive -- we will conquer -- we will rule!”

Then with company guards also enhanced by Dr. Lovecraft, Rex has them steal a whole bunch of shit which is used to protect Repli-Tech from bankruptcy.

Huh.

Uh. I don’t really get how becoming furries was an essential part of this plan.

If the plan was just to steal a bunch of shit to make up for poor financial management. But live your best lives, Repli-Tech board of directors.

Anyway, having super hunky animal powers is handy when the superheroes inevitably become involved which oops look its happening. It happened last issue and this issue so good thing they had turned themselves into furries.

(Do the Repli-Tech board of directors not have to make any public appearances? They’re a publicly traded company, apparently.)

Also, Maximus Rex buys a warehouse to turn into an arena for some death games where humans fight beast-men for the amusement of the rich and powerful like politicians and corporate executives.

Not really sure how this specifically saves the company but I think that’s more of a personal project for Maximus Rex, lion hunk.

The blood sport did make Reena start thinking that maybe Rex was the asshole.

‘Uh no shit’ chimes in Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman who determine now is a good time to interject that Reena is just as much of a monster for sitting idly by as people were killed in blood sport.

Firestorm, Superman, and Zatanna counter ‘hey lets hear the rest of the story, mkay?’

Reena grew unable to stomach all the death and as luck would have it Rowl, one of the Repli-Tech guards recently transformed into an animal hunk also found the whole situation gross.

He helped Reena escape but wound up captured himself.

He did manage to high kick a scorpion man though. So that’s something.

Anyway, Rowl getting caught is why Reena was breaking into the Repli-Tech office in the Empire State Building. She wanted to find evidence!

Hawkgirl: “I don’t believe it. Not a word. She’s obviously a plant -- she said herself, she was Rogan’s mistress, that she always did everything he told her. Why should we believe she’d turn against him?”

Firestorm: “Look at her, Hawkgirl -- me, I believe her.”

Aquaman: “We can’t ignore what she’s told us, Shayera.”

Even Superman goes yeah lets believe the catgirl. And I’m sorta wondering about all the male Justice League members believing the catgirl while two out of three of the woman leaguers are like uhn uh I don’t trust that darn cat.

But we shortly see that Reena was telling the truth about Rowl, if nothing else.

Guards at the Arena snooze gas Rowl to drag him from his cell into the Arena.

A Guard: “Y’know, I used to be friends with this guy, when he was still human. Rex gives him a chance to be something special, and he goes and blows it helping some damn cat.”

Rowl comes to in the center of the Arena with the crowd roaring for his blood.

He tries to talk to the crowd, win their sympathy by saying he used to be human like them but they’re rich dicks who want to see someone horribly murdered for their amusement.

Trying to talk to them was a non-starter. And Maximus Rex even mocks him for trying.

Maximus Rex: “Human you may have been -- but you were never like them. Smell the air: it’s so thick you can taste it -- the oily sweat of a blood-hungry mob! They want a death, Rowl... They want your death!”

Maximus Rex asks the crowd what Rowl deserves and they chant DEATH and KILL HIM so Maximus Rex jumps down to the Arena floor to see to it personally.

He’s kinda like Roman Emperor Commodus from the historically adjacent movie film Gladiator who liked to gladiate instead of just watching Gladiator gladiate.

And unlike movie Commodus, Maximus Rex is no slouch.

Right off the bat, he blocks Rowl’s ultimate technique, a jump kick.

Poor Rowl is doomed.

And he doesn’t even know it yet. He manages to hit Maximus Rex once and thinks he’s winning.

Rowl: “You’re just as you were in the boardroom -- you’ve no stomach for a real battle! We used to laugh about you, Rogan, down in the ranks! All of us -- we called you a gutless wonder!”

Maximus Rex retorts by disembowling Rowl.

Maximus Rex: “So, Rowl... Which of us has no stomach now?”

Savage af.

Then he knocks Rowl down and RIPS OFF HIS HEAD TO SHOW TO THE CROWD??

Geez! This is a gory story! I mean, we don’t see anything really except for some dark blue blood but geez!

A lion man just ripped off a jump-kicking wolfman’s head in a gladiatorial arena for the ultra rich!

You’re bonkers, superhero comic books!

RIP Rowl, Justice League #222 (1984) - Justice League #222 (1984).

Back at the Justicey part of the plot, 22,300 miles above the Earth, the League receives an emergency message from Dr. Hamid of Cairo Hospital.

Or he says he’s Dr. Hamid of Cairo Hospital.

He looks like Tony Stark, that Ironman guy from Marvel.

Anyway, he got the JL’s top secret broadcast code from a device on Hawkman’s uniform.

Yeah. Hawkman. Remember how he was attacked by a giant scorpion last issue? Well, he’s in the hospital with an acute case of too much scorpion venom in him. And Dr. Toby Stark fears he may not last the night.

Hawkgirl is understandably upset and wants to rush to his side as fast as possible. And since the League has cool teleport booths, that’s... still not that fast because the booths only go to other booths and Cairo Hospital doesn’t have a booth.

She also asks Wonder Woman to go with her.

Superman wonders if Hawkgirl is maybe too emotionally torn up to go see her scorpion’d hawkguy.

Zatanna: “I won’t stop her, Superman. Will you?”

WHILE GIVING AN EXPRESSION THATS LIKE ‘please do not drag me into drama.’

Reena tries to commiserate with Hawkgirl but Shayera is having none of that.

Hawkgirl: “Your people did this. If Katar dies -- you killed him!”

Oof.

Zatanna tries to contextualize Hawkgirl’s outburst by explaining that Hawkman and Hawkgirl are just super close but Reena says she understands because she and Rex were that close.

And that despite everything she still loves him and it makes her feel like shit.

Oof.

Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl arrive at Cairo Hospital and Dr. Hamid tells them that Hawkman isn’t the only one who got scorpion’d.

Dr. Hall and his students were attacked by giant scorpion man to rob some archaeological relics they found. Several of the students are in the hospital after being stung and two have already died.

As for Dr. Hall, why he’s just plum gone missing. (Because he’s Hawkman)

From his hospital bed, Hawkman weakly (because of getting scorpion’d) apologizes for the argument they had before he left for Cairo and Hawkgirl claims she doesn’t even remember the fight. Because nothing makes you put aside hurt feelings like possible death by scorpion.

Dr. Hamid tells Wonder Woman that Hawkman is very likely to die unless they can get some giant scorpion man venom to develop into an anti-toxin.

And while they walk by, a random janitor mopping the floor reports the presence of the Justice League members to his ring.

HMMM.

I think that I suspect that this humble janitor is in fact actually a plant for the Rex Squad.

Yup.

Yuuuup.

That janitor was up to no good.

With two Hawks down with sleep gas, its left to the Rex Squad unit leader to handle Wonder Woman.

ITS A HECKIN RHINO MAN!

Of course, a hero as strong as Wonder Woman isn’t going down to a single rhino punch.

It takes a second whole punch to knock her out.

Womp womp.

Rhino Man: “Gas her and shove her in the ‘copter with the others, Mac. The boss wants ‘em all for a little TV show he’s planning. Way I hear, it’s gonna be a ratings smash!”

Rhino puns.

About an hour later, the Justice League subteam nicknamed Sit On Their Thumbs is still in the satellite wondering why Wonder Woman hasn’t called to tell them how Hawkman is doing.

But gosh darn it, if they don’t hear from her in two more minutes in time for the regular hourly check-in, then they’ll just have to do something maybe!

But they get a signal from Hawkgirl’s code and Aquaman main screen turns on... to reveal a big sneering lion man who is not Hawkgirl at all.

Reena: “oh god... he’s found me.”

Maximus Rex, full incoming ham: “Yes, Reena, I’ve found you. When this is done, you’ll suffer the fate of all who betray me. But first, tell your new friends who they face! I am MAXIMUS REX, LEADER OF THE NEW ORDER!”

Firestorm: “Y’know... Somehow, I’d already guessed that.”

Snrrk.

But Maximus Rex warns them not to mock his lionness and has the camera swung over to reveal that he has Wonder Woman and the Hawks as his hostages.

Hawkman is definitely going to die (from being scorpion’d) but Maximus Rex is Magnanimous Rex and instead of immediately killing them, he’s going to turn them into furries too.

Maximus Rex: “I think the Amazon would make a very proper pig, don’t you?”

Man, this guy must have loved the “This Little Piggy” episode of Justice League Unlimited.

Buuuut he won’t turn them into furries and make them fight in his Arena if the Justice League do him some small favors.

First thing, turn Reena over to him.

Second thing, “I want your full cooperation with my plans.”

When Superman tells him ‘obviously no’ Maximus gets mad.

Oh, Maximus the Mad. That’s a catchy name for him.

Maximus Rex: “In the hours to come, you will regret this decision, Justice Leaguers. My new order is the future. You cannot turn the tide of destiny. It will sweep over you... Draw you under... Drown you in the sea of history! Ours will be a struggle to the death -- your death! HA HA HA HA”

He is.

Frothing a little.

And as the mad lion lad continues just belly laughing on this collect call, Superman shakes his fist determinedly.

Superman: “Enjoy it while you have it, Maximus. We’re bringing you down.”

I mean, sure, half of the League is captured or in the hospital already from tangling with these Ani-Men but the League is probably due for an upswing, right?

Or maybe they’ll all get captured and I’ll get to see what the Justice League’s fursonas are.

My guess for Superman is the noble capybara, friend to all.

Follow @justice-league-indispensible or @essential-avengers which is my real liveblog. I’m sorry, this has all been a lie. A jape. A delightful jest. An April Fool. Like and reblog maybe. The more notes this gets the more I go oh no look at what kind of response Justice League gets and I’ve backed the Avengers horse, the April Fool turns out to be me! That’ll show me.

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A Miraculous Tale of Rubybug and Cat Blake Chapter 4

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The Scorpion and the Frog

"Today, students, we are going to be picking partners."

Everyone groaned. Glynda had expected this reaction from years of experience. She also expected them to get with the program once she laid out the rules.

"It is true that fashion is a competitive industry," She continued. "However no one gets to the top by themselves. Designers and models need to be able to work together in order to get anywhere. I will be picking out the teams for the rest of the semester."

Ruby Rose shook nervously in her seat. She knew that something like this would have to happen. Bringing her hands to together she prayed to get a good partner.

"Let's see here… May Zhedong and Nolan Porfirio…"

Darn, she was looking forward to teaming up with May. She looked so cute with the jacket and beanie! Okay let's see who else was up.

"Coco Adel and Velvet Scarletina, you two worked together very well I'll admit."

Another missed opportunity. Maybe she could ask them tips on fashion? They've done work in the industry maybe she can-

"Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee."

Oh no. Oh noooo.

Ruby slowly turned her head to the girl next to herself. Weiss stared at her, her eye twitching in annoyance.

"…"

"… heh heh, hi?"

Weiss looked away, passing her judgement towards the smaller girl. It was going to be an exhausting assignment it seemed.

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They've been at this for hours.

Roman's bruised face swelled in pain from the baton that had been used to torment him. The cop, a dark-skinned woman with platinum blonde and brown hair shaved on the sides, had been interrogating him for information. Her name was Harriet if he heard right.

"What do you know about the bug?" She yelled at him. "Where did you get that power?"

Roman chuckled darkly, in spite of the agony he was in now. "What's there to know? She beat my ass. I don't remember what I did. That's what I told you."

"Fuckin hell no one gets powers and then forgets!"

"I did. Now quit whining to me."

"Enough Harriet." A pale man came over. He grabbed Harriet's arm. "We're not going to learn anything about the situation by beating him up. Let's move on to more pressing matters."

Harriet scoffed. "Fine. You got lucky pal."

"Yeah I feel soooo lucky right now…" Roman wiped the blood from his face. "Take me back to my cell so I don't have to deal with you animals."

Harriet roughly picked him up. Vine and herself opened the door and escorted the prisoner back to his cell. They passed by several guards who saluted them.

"The Chief isn't going to like this," Harriet said. "With Mayor Ironwood's campaign in question the city's going crazy. If I could get my hands on that ladybug…"

"Now is not the time for that." Vine said. "When they show up, they'll show up. For now we gather information."

"Yeah…"

As they were enveloped in their conversation, they didn't notice one guard fidgeting nervously. Travis Cornetto pulled out a loaf of bread from his pocket, passing inside of the cell.

"I couldn't get more," Cornetto said. "Sorry."

A pale hand took the bread. He examined it a bit, before immediately devouring it. Tyrian Callows hasn't had food in a while."

"You're such a gracious host…" Tyrian ate the food gladly. "Maybe there's a chance you can be made beautiful yet."

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"Relax Ruby, this isn't so bad."

"Not so bad! This is terrible!"

Ruby paced back and forth in the bathroom ass Tikki tried to calm her down.

"I'm teaming up with WEISS SCHNEE, the crabbiest girl I ever met even though she's a model and she could be really helpful to me but I made her mad on the first day so my career as a fashion designer might even be over before it began-"

"Ruby."

"-and she's my roommate so what if I show up as Ladybug and she finds out it's me? What if she uses me for some evil nefarious purpose like shining her shoes or taking her places even though one of those bad guys attack-"

"Ruby."

"Oh my goodness this is the absolute worst thing that could possibly happen to me!"

"RUBY!"

She let out a tiny gasp as Tikki got right up to her line of sight.

"Listen Ruby," Tikki said. "You're gonna ace the assignment and be fine. Nothing is going to happen. Now we need to talk about Nooro."

Ruby nodded quickly. "Yeah, yeah you're right. I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do?"

"We need to figure out where he's being located. I can sense darkness sometimes, but not himself. Do you think we have time to patrol today?"

"Sure!" Ruby said. "I can make time. I mean, Weiss might try to go to the teacher to get a different partner so during lunch break I can sneak away. A magnificent plan if I say so myself hohoho!"

Ruby pointed her finger at no particular place as she puffed her chest out. She posed as if she was a sea captain out on a maiden voyage. The image made Tikki sigh a bit in fond exasperation.

"Oh Ruby," Tikki's ears started vibrating. "I hear someone coming! Return!"

Tikki disappeared into Ruby's earrings. Just as she did, the door opened. Blake Belladonna came through the door, looking up in surprise to see someone was already inside.

"Oh it's you Ruby."

At the sound of Blake's voice, Ruby jumped.

"HOLY CRUD IT'S BLAKE!" She nearly screamed. "Sorry. I was uh… thinking? Out loud? With my lips? Human beings have lips I think."

Blake chuckled. "They certainly do. What seems to be the problem?"

"Well today is supposed to be the day we partnered up for the semester." Ruby explained. "I got teamed up with Weiss Schnee!"

"Ooof, I wish you the best of luck with that." Blake then blinked. "Wait she was in your class?"

"Yeah. She missed the first class due to a scheduling slip up." Ruby sighed. "Now what am I gonna dooooo?"

"It might not be so bad. A partner who's also your roommate can be very useful, especially someone like Weiss. She probably has a few fashion tips?"

"But she's so crabby! I want a non-crabby partner…" Ruby then realized. "Why don't you be my partner?"

"Me? We don't attend the same class and… I'm not pretty enough."

"You're very pretty! But you're right, not the same class. Daaaarn."

"Maybe you should to get along?" Blake tried to ignore the blush that was on her face. "You might be able to get something interesting done. If worst comes to worst just ask the teacher to pair you up with someone else."

"Uggghhhh why are you so right Blake?"

"I'm just experienced I think," Blake brushed a few hair strands away. "Sorry Ruby I need to um…"

"Oh oh! I can go!" Ruby laughed. "I need to go find Weiss anyway! Thank you!"

Ruby ran back out of the bathroom. Blake watched her go, letting a smile form on her lips. As she did so Plagg emerged from the ring. His smile was a little bit more mischievous than Blake's.

"Someone called you were pretty~ When's the wedding?"

"Shut up Plagg."

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Tyrian Callows was not a murderer. He was a serial killer.

Why distinguish the difference? Because a typical murderer is too broad, too plain to describe a being such as himself. To put it simply, Tyrian was beautiful. His hands twitched with powerful uncontrollable desire. He waited to snap the neck out of anyone who would get close to him. He wanted to take knives and stab them into someone's face. He wanted tear open insides and spread them around himself. These are the things that made him feel beautiful.

Tyrian was not insane. Insane would imply Tyrian didn't know what he was doing was wrong. He knew that he was a being of evil and did not care, because in those moments where he butchered and murdered he felt beautiful.

Cornetto was… fine. Another meat puppet alongside other meat puppets. He at least brought the food. They've been starving him for days, so someone keeping him alive is something commendable. He'll still die of course, but Tyrian will make sure he goes out beautifully.

From the corner of his eye, he saw a pretty little purple butterfly floating towards him. Tyrian remembered one time as a kid where he managed to capture a butterfly and slowly sliced off it's wings. He wanted to see what a butterfly looked like without it's wings. Tyrian took the butterfly in his hand.

"Gotcha," Tyrian smiled. "I needed a distraction from this shitty cage."

"Would a distraction really be enough to satisfy your needs, Mr. Callows?"

He got up startled. "Who the fuck are you?! How'd you get in my head?!"

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm your Monarch, here to fulfill your wish."

"My wish?" He laughed, utterly bewildered. "My only wish is to be beautiful! Someone like you wouldn't understand what I've been searching for."

"Oh but I do. I've seen the way you work. That death, that chaos, those things make you a most magnificent specimen. I wish to see more of it."

"You… you do?" Tyrian said in a small voice. "You understand?"

"Indeed. Such beauty is what I seek as well. However, may propose something to you? Something you may not have considered?"

"Hmmm… go on. You peaked my interest."

"I'm glad I have. You do what you do to find beauty for yourself. But what if you could make the world around you beautiful as well? What if I can give you the power to cave out your desires?

Tyrian's eyes widened at that. Beauty for the world? He had thought such a dream was impossible to fulfill. A foolish desire! But here the voice in his head had offered him a chance to fulfill it?

"You're certainly being tempting," Tyrian bowed. "What's the catch? What do you need me to do?"

"Oh not much. I only require a set of earrings and a ring from a pair of teenagers unworthy of your talents. Other than that… you can bring as much death and destruction as you want. Why keep the world from seeing beauty for what it is?"

"Yes… yes yes YES!"

Tyrian got onto his knees and bowed. He held his head low in gratitude and awe.

"I'll serve as your Huntsman, my Queen, and bring you what you desire! It is my thanks for allowing me to find what I seek!"

"A Huntsman… I like the sound of that… Go my partner. Bring me the miraculous!"

Outside the cell, Cornetto had been hearing Tyrian whisper to himself over the past few minutes. He was disgusted as much as everyone but the crimes Tyrian committed, but he was not a man who wanted to see people suffer. That was why he brought food for the criminal.

"Tyrian please keep quiet the others are trying to-"

The cell door was destroyed right away. A slash from a tail incapacitated Cornetto, dropping his carved body to the ground.

"What the hell!?" A guard yelled. "This shit is happenin' again!"

They tried attacking with batons, but the villain was quick. He used his new pincers to stab their throats with bursted with blood. He raised his head towards the ceiling.

"I have a calling to fulfill, an order to complete!" The newly powered villain screamed across the prison. "I'm Scorpio, one of the Monarch's fine Huntsmen, here to bring beauty to this world!"

Cornetto for his part clutched his chest. He looked at Tyrian weakly, trying to form a single sentence.

"But… why…?"

Tyrian heard the question and grinned maliciously.

"Because I'm beautiful."

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Okay this was going to be hard.

Ruby had been heading to the table with Yang and her friends (she assumed they were friends, they wouldn't all sit together on the same table if they weren't right?) until she spotted Weiss sitting by herself.

She had the same demeanor that she had in class and the past few days. Indifference. Annoyance. The threat to murder anyone who dared to talk to her. Ruby was reluctant but she figured there was no better time to take Blake's advice. It was here or in their room, where Weiss could shut her off by slamming the door to her part of the dorm.

"Here goes nothing…"

She steeled herself. Ruby walked over to Weiss with the best smile she could muster. She sat her hand on the table, ready to say something hopefully awe inspiring, something that will get Weiss Schnee to finally-

"No."

Ruby blinked. "But I didn't even say anything."

"I knew what you were going ask." Weiss said. "No, I don't want to work with you, I won't work with you, I will not be working with you. An obvious upstart like yourself has no place in a University like this one."

Ruby blinked again. "Oh. Well thanks for making it easy then!"

She started moving away, which made Weiss' eye twitch in annoyance.

"That's it? You just give up immediately?"

"Yeah," Ruby shrugged. "I mean, you don't like me, I think you're a jerk, I'm not gonna sit through a million rounds of you putting me down while we work. Go ahead and get another partner. I don't mind at all."

"Hmph," Weiss crossed her arms. "If you fold like that so easily you won't make it far in the fashion industry."

"And if you act like a jerk then the only people in your fan club will be your butler. That you probably paid for." Ruby stuck her tongue out. "Have a nice day!"

She skipped a few steps away from Weiss, who had been left sputtering at this act of defiance. Internally Ruby was screaming at herself.

‘HolycrapIjustinsultedWeissSchneemycareerisoverbutthatfeltsogoodbutsobadbutsogoodbutsobad-’

"Hey Rubes!" Ah, Yang was waving at her sister. "What's the deal with you and Ice Queen?"

"Oh not much I was partnered up with her and then I may have just insulted her."

"Ooooohhh," Nora bopped Ruby's nose. "Tell us how it went! Were her schnees broken in despair?"

"I think Ruby would end up suspended if she did that," Ren said. "Ruby, you should be covert in your revenge. I have plans I can share."

"Can we not talk about revenge at the table?" Jaune said. "I'm trying to eat my bagels."

Pyrrha offered up a bagel of her own. "Why not have this?"

Jaune took it, looking rather funny as he devoured the bagel. "You're a life saver Pyrrha, an angel among this Earth."

Pyrrha smiled, an action that made everyone on the table skip a beat due to how pure and sweet and wonderful it was. Ruby herself would be entranced by it if it weren't for her earrings suddenly vibrating.

'An alert? Oh not now, I haven't eaten lunch yet Tikki couldn't you wait a minute-?'

The TV interrupted the thought process. Lisa Lavender appeared on the screen to give the news.

"We interrupt this program to bring you a breaking news report! Another super powered being is on the loose in the city, maiming and doing worse to civilians down on the street!

The camera switched to footage on the scene. A shaky, barely medium quality of a scorpion creature attacking people appeared. The camera was shaky

"He is calling out for Ladybug and Chat Noir to find him, the connection between them uncertain. Could they be in league?"

"Now that's bulloney!" Nora slammer fists on the table. "Ladybug wouldn't be in league with any bad guys! Didn't she save everyone from dumb bowler hat guy and his donkey army?!"

'I most certainly did Nora, and I have to go over there quick!' Ruby thought. 'I gotta get outta here!'

"Uh I need to…" She said out loud. "Find materials for my project!"

"Already? You just got here though?" Yang raised an eyebrow. "Don't you have class later?"

Ruby was already making her way to the exit. "I do, but if I hurry up I can make it! Bye!"

The group watched their youngest leave, Yang already feeling sad she left. She felt a hand on her shoulder.

"She'll be fine." Pyrrha said. "I'm sure she knows what she's doing."

"Yeah Yang," Jaune laughed. "I mean, It's not like she's gonna go fight the guy on the tv or something."

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The quest for beauty was going surprisingly well.

These ugly, dirty people stared at him and ran, terrified in the face of himself. Scorpio was now true beauty. Not that anyone would understand of course. No one except, of course, his Queen. The Monarch offered him a chance to bring true beauty to all. He just needed to get the Miraculous.

"Hey! You brats!" Scorpio yelled. "Show yourselves Ladybug and Chat Noir! I want the Miraculous you got!"

A shadow dropped from a rooftop. Chat Noir narrowed her eyes at the creature before her. His skin was scaly, looking less human and more armor-like. He had a trench coat with a white sleeveless jacket underneath it. Leather belts were strapped to it, along with white pants. A bright red amulet around his neck stuck out like a sore thumb if offset by golden eyes that shimmered with sadistic glee. His tail slithered from side to side.

"Who are you?" Chat Noir asked. "What do you want with Ladybug and I?"

One of them was here. Good. Scorpio grinned.

"The Monarch wants your Miraculous, kitty cat." He said. "As her Huntsman, I came here to take it for her!"

"No thanks," Chat readied her staff. "You'll have to work for it."

The battle thus began swiftly. Tyrian lunged at the cat themes heroine, but she slammed her staff into his head, slamming him head first into concrete. Chat narrowly dodged the tail strike to the face. She kept her distance as pincers bursted fresh from Scorpio's hands.

"I know plenty about work," Scorpio grinned. "I'll get the miraculous and then carve you up into something truly beautiful!"

As the pincers came close to her face, Chat used the staff to block them. Scorpio was pushing her to the defensive, forcing Chat Noir to step back bit by bit.

'Think Blake, think!' Blake thought to herself frantically. 'I need to keep him busy until Ladybug gets here.'

Where was Ladybug? Blake really wished she had asked for her phone number or something. Only Ladybug had the power to de-grimmify this… Huntsman he called himself? The whole business is getting more insane the further Blake delved into it.

"What's the matter kitty cat?" Scorpio called out again. "Need a pound of tuna?"

"Sounds delicious but no." Chat said. "I'm in the mood for some tail though."

She swiped the staff towards his left leg, knocking Scorpio off balance. At another swing from his tail Chat jumped above the man, avoiding it slamming the staff against his stomach. Chat kept the staff ready as Scorpio clutched his stomach.

"Ugh, not bad not bad." He said. "I've never won a fair fight to be honest. Maybe that's why-"

He jumped away from Chat, flipping around to catch a civilian in his arm.

"-I like pull a fast one!"

"H-help!" The woman's neck was held tight, cutting off her words. "Hck-!"

Chat Noir found herself in a tough bind. Scorpio was not someone to be trusted. If he had his way, he would kill that woman and herself as soon as the miraculous was in his hands. But could she risk this woman's life for a gamble?

"Come on! Give me the ring, or whatever you use to make that trashy suit!"

Blake gritted her teeth. She moved her fingers towards the ring-

"Hold on Chat Noir!"

Ladybugs are often said to be creatures of luck. It seems it held true to the costumed heroine, who caught the villain's hand with her yoyo, pulling him away from the civilian. Ladybug landed next to Chat Noir, standing up to retrieve the yoyo.

"Hope I'm not too late Chat."

"Could have been a little faster honestly." Chat said. "Otherwise thanks for coming."

Due to the distraction the civilian ran away from the scene. As soon as Scorpio recovered and saw the two heroes, he knew he was in trouble. One against one was one thing, but two against one is a bit much for his brain to compute.

Yet he knew couldn't disappoint his Queen. She had given his life purpose! There had to be something, ANYTHING he could do.

"Seems you got me cornered." Scorpio said. "I'll take a page from the cat's example, I'll make you work to get to me!"

He made a jump, surprising the heroes by how high he could get. He made it to a rooftop and ran.

"We need to go after him!" Ladybug prepared her yoyo. "He might be up to something, so don't split from me okay?"

Chat Noir snorted, as if offended by that remark.

"Like I was going to leave you out my sight, my lady."

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Weiss Schnee stomped the hallways with purpose.

That annoying upstart… not only were they roommates, not only were they attending the same class, but she had to nerve to insult her like that? It was madness. She had to get another partner immediately. One who knew better.

She made a turn to the left of the hallyway, in the direction of Ms. Goodwitch's classroom. That teacher better have an explanation for her pick-

"Huh? Miss Schnee!"

Weiss had almost bumped into the Headmaster. Salem Ozpin recovered, and sighed upon noticing who bumped into her.

"My apologies. How is your day going?" Salem asked warmly. "Is Beacon to your liking?"

"It's… fine." Weiss said. "I'm trying to exchange partners."

"Oh I won't be keeping you. Who is your partner?"

"Ruby Rose," Her name came out so bitterly on Weiss lips it's like she's choking on poisoned air. "That upstart is an insult to this school. She comes here thinking she knows better than me, a model in the industry? I wouldn't be surprised if she got here through connections!"

"Oh I see…" Salem said. "Miss Schnee, do you know who recruited Ruby into this school?"

"A dope I presume."

"Well admittedly I can be that sometimes, but I think my decisions have turned out for the best."

Weiss blinked.

"That girl is quite remarkable. She was the class president for three years, arranged banquets and parties while designing truly impressive fashion work. Ruby had posted some of the work on her blog, which was how I found her out."

Weiss blinked again.

"If you give her a chance, Weiss, I think she can be really useful for your career as well as her own." Salem's smiled never left her lips. Not once. "Was there anything you needed?"

"… no ma'am." Weiss said quietly. "I think I just remembered something."

"Oh I know what that's like. Just one more thing before you go though…" Salem crossed her arms. "You are not the only one who works hard Miss Schnee. This is a privileged academy and few enter here without a skill of some sort. You cannot operate alone as you are now. My husband believed in strength in numbers when he was around. I think the same way. Do you understand?"

At that, Weiss nodded. "I will take your words into consideration, Miss Ozpin."

She walked off. It was less of a stomp and more of a gentle click clack of the heels that made noise on the hallways. Salem's smile became slightly more mischievous as she saw her student go.

"I bet you're proud, Ozma. She and Miss Rose certainly have potential."

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Scorpio was fast. But Ladybug and Chat Noir were pretty fast too.

"He's entering the warehouse!" Ladybug threw the yoyo at a nearby pole. "He might try to isolate us while we're inside."

"Right. Let's stick together."

With that exchange, Chat wrapped her arms around Ladybug's waist (which didn't make the red and black hero blush in any way, no siree). Once secured, Ladybug swung them both across the street, smashing through the windows. They landed squarely on the floor.

"Should we have broken through the window like that?" Chat asked. "We're probably going to get fined for that you know."

"Eh, I can fix it with a Miraculous Cure anyway." Ladybug said without worry. "Not like either of us have superhero insurance. Or would it be miraculous insurance?"

"Beats me." Chat just shrugged. "What do you think we should do?"

The two inspected the area. Several boxes were stacked together, a forklift still having boxes on the lift implying that work had been done here recently. No sign of Scorpio… yet.

"Stick together. Did he give any hint about where his possessed item could be?"

"Hmmm…" Chat tapped on her staff thinking about it. "No hint I'm afraid but I think his amulet could be it. We should focus on disabling his tail."

A pair of eyes peered from behind a box, gazing down at the unsuspecting duo.

"Good idea. If we can take that down, we'll be able to search for his object more efficiently. First we gotta find him."

The duo jumped when they heard a sinister laugh echo across the room. They kept their guard up.

"How cute. Just taking out my tail and you think you're enough to beat me? Not in a million years will you be able to take out a prized Huntsman of the Monarch!"

"Monarch huh?" Ladybug seized the moment. "Is that who you're working for?"

"Yes… She is a Queen among queens, a goddess to be revered! She understands the true beauty in death and chaos, she completes me! With the miraculous her ultimate plan will be fulfilled! HehehehehehehehehBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

That laugh made both heroes shiver in fear. Ruby had heard it on the news, but it was here in this moment she remembered she wasn't dealing with a regular villain but a serial killer who would do whatever it takes to kill her.

'I need to trick him somehow.' She thought. 'How did Yang always trick guys into giving away whether they wanna get into her pants or not? Oh wait, it's reverse psychology!'

"If she picked you the Monarch's clearly off her rocker." Ladybug said out loud. "I mean, Scorpion guy? How uncreative can you get?"

"Tch, I see what you're doing but it's not going to-"

"No she has a point." Chat continued. "For someone all about brining beauty to the world you are simply ugly and disgusting. You never belonged in a world like this one."

Scorpio's eye twitched. "I am beautiful."

"No. Jewels are beautiful. Cats are beautiful. Butterflies are beautiful. You though? You're an ugly scorpion guy who can only make ugly things."

"Do not listen to them Tyrian," Monarch whispered into his ear. "They are trying to trick you!"

"OH YEAH?!" Scorpio- no, Tyrian, yelled. "JUST YOU WAIT, I'LL CARVE YOUR BODIES INTO THE MOST MAGNIFICENT SCULPTURES THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN!"

His purpose forgotten, the villain lunged at the opposing duo. His tail struck nothing except the ground where they originally stood.

"Ladybug, we have a chance now!"

Tyrian felt a yoyo wrap around his tail. He realized quickly what they were trying to do.

"No," He panicked. "Not the tail not the tail not the- AAAAAAHHHHH!"

Tyrian missed it as soon Ladybug decapitated the stinger. She. Cut. Off. His. Stinger. The beauty he possessed had been ravaged into disgusting ugliness.

"We got him Chat!" She yelled. "Search him!"

No. Scorpio could not allow this to stand. Tyrian will not allow this to STAND.

"YOU'RE DEAD MEAT NOW KIDS!"

The amulet glowed red. With speed the heroes had no time to react to, Scorpio slashed at their abdomens, then elbowed them to the floor. He turned around, grinning at seeing Ladybug in pain. The girl took her away his stinger, now he'll take her life.

Or would if his pincer hadn't been blocked by the staff.

"You seem to be forgetting it's two against one." Chat said, panting hard. "Come and get me."

Ladybug swiped at his leg. He pulled it back to avoid the attack, but Ladybug kicked his stomach in the mean time.

"Come and get us." Ladybug said. "Grab the amulet, Chat!"

Scorpio swung his tail around, trying to hit them with anything even without the stinger. However, Ladybug and Chat were quicker. Ladybug threw the yoyo at the villain's chin as Chat readied her hand.

"Go for it Chat!"

"No… no please!" Tyrian pleaded. "I want to be beautiful!"

"CATACLYSM!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the amulet was destroyed. A glowing violet butterfly flew out from the broken object.

"Right then!" Ladybug captured the butterfly in the yoyo. "Miraculous…"

"NO PLEASE STOP!"

"… LADYBUG!"

A red glow came and went, an army of ladybugs swarming the area. The damage from Scorpio's pincers were undone, as were the windows repaired from the heroes' breaking into the place. Tyrian no longer had the scaly body he possessed before. Instead, he wore his prison uniform, his dark hair and desperate face visible for all to see.

"No… no I disappointed my Queen…" Tyrian dug his nail into his head. "I failed, I failed, I didn't bring beauty like I was supposed to!"

Ladybug and Chat Noir could only stare at each other awkwardly as the now de-powered serial killer sobbed pathetically onto the floor. In spite of everything he had done and tried to do Ruby couldn't help but feel just a little sorry for him. Only a little. Pity was not the same thing sympathy.

The doors opened. A pair of cops stormed in with guns pointed at the heroes

"FREEZE RIGHT THERE!" Harriet yelled at them. "You're under arrest for vigilantism!"

"You have the right to remain silent." A female officer with short brown haired and dark skin said. "Resist and we won't hesitate."

Ladybug and Chat held their arms in the air. Ruby was confused by this turn of events.

"Um, we just stopped the bad guy?" She said. "We even fixed the damage, so what the problem?"

"My lady, I don't think they'll take anything but our surrender into account." Chat said. "We need to make a break for it as soon as possible."

"Try anything and we'll fire!"

Tyrian didn't hear the police's words. How could he? The butterfly's beautiful voice had disappeared. The quest for beauty was in vain. Now… he stared at Ladybug, who had his back turned to him.

He will have revenge.

"I really think you're being a bit unreasonable officer," Ladybug continued. "Perhaps if you lower your weapons we might be able to have a conversation-"

Suddenly a pair of arms surrounded her neck and stomach. Tyrian snarled.

"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU FOR RUINING EVERYTHING! I WON'T EVEN TURN YOU INTO A WORK OF ART, I'LL JUST USE YOUR SKIN TO WIPE MY ASS WITH IT!"

Chat looked on in horror as Ladybug struggled against his grip. If it weren't for the police holding guns at them she would do something. There was one trick, but Chat wasn't sure she was fast enough to try it. She reached into her pockets.

"L-let go of me!"

"YOU TOOK AWAY MY POWER! I WAS SCORPIO! I AM SCOR-"

His words were cut off. Whatever they would be, Ladybug only heard a loud sound and felt the arms around her slip away. She turned to watch Tyrian fall to the ground. A bullet wound on the forehead bled across the face. There was no peace in his eyes. Only shock.

"If you move then you're gonna end up like him," Harriet pointed the gun at them again. "Get down!"

"NINJA VANISH!"

Smoke bursted from the shell Chat threw onto the ground. It was thick and instantaneous. One… two… three… Harriet fired the gun into the smoke but she didn't hear anyone get hit.

"Damn it!" She looked around. "Find them!"

As they searched the warehouse from top to bottom, Chat helped Ladybug up to the rooftop. Ladybug let out a sigh of a relief.

"That was a pretty cool trick you did Chat. You really pulled us out of a jam."

"I didn't know if it was going to work. Glad it did." Chat put a hand on her partner's shoulder. "You alright?"

"Y-" Ladybug caught herself. Her eyes grew wide. "No. No I'm not okay. They shot a man in the head! I know he was a killer but- but what the hell?!"

She felt arms wrap around her. Ladybug hugged back.

"It was a difficult situation, my lady." Chat said. "It was shocking, wrong even. If had to be his death or yours I'm not shameful over it but it goes to show we need to be more careful from now on."

"I… I should have been better. I could have sensed him or-"

"No. That man jumped you. It was unexpected. You are not at fault for what he did, just as you are not at fault for what the officer."

"But-"

"But nothing. We got away and prevented another disaster. There is nothing more to it than that."

Ladybug held onto Chat tighter. Five minutes were spent like that, trying to make sense out of the freak accident they fell into. Blake had been afraid about what would happen during an encounter with the police. She thanked her stars that neither herself nor Ladybug got out of there without much of a scuffle.

A moment later, Ladybug let go of Chat. "Thank you Chat. Glad to have you as a partner I can count on."

"Heh, same for you my lady." Chat smiled. "See you around?"

"Sure!" Ladybug returned the smile. "Thanks again Chat!"

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As it turned out, Ruby had been pretty lucky to avoid her next class. Judging from what she had heard, Professor Port's lectures had only gotten more rambly and pointless.

She returned to her room and shut the door quickly. The image of the man's head exploded from a bullet was still burned into her memory. Ruby breathed in and out repeatedly. She needed time away from people.

"Ruby Rose."

That was a person. That was definitely a person Ruby just heard. Weiss Schnee was sitting on a chair in Ruby's workspace. She had been inspecting a paper detailing a new design idea.

"Weiss, please not right now." Ruby waved her away. "I'm tired and anxious and the last thing I need is you coming in and putting me down again-"

"If you would let me talk you might hear something different." Weiss said. "I am willing to be your partner."

Ruby blinked. "What?"

"I'll help you Ruby Rose." She got up. "I realized that I was being unfair in my assessment of you. Clearly you have some skill in order to get into this University. This design?" She handed the paper to Ruby. "It's not a bad one. With sharpening it could be brilliant."

"… thanks?" Ruby was definitely surprised to hear that. "So what? You want us to remain partners?"

"Yes. I will be critical, but if we can put aside our differences we just might be able to get through the semester. I will try to give useful advice, and you have control over how the final project will turn out."

Weiss stretched our her hand. "Deal?"

Ruby looked at the hand. Then back to Weiss. Then back again. She took the hand and shook it.

"Huh. I guess you're not all bad Weiss."

"Shut up dolt."

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