#thanks for sharing this w me it made it funnier <3
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synchronise 2.0
On one end of the line, you've sunny days, mild breezes and not one thing to worry over. On the other end, there are only moonless nights, foul gales and one too many decisions– made and unmade– to repent for. And in the middle of this line segment, is you—
The only means by which the scales can be re-balanced.
The equilibrium lost can be re-discovered.
The wheels of life thrown off-kilter can be re-synchronised.
[Long story short: Time can be a funny little bitch— Good thing, you know how to be funnier than time itself!]
gojo satoru x fem!reader; canon divergence; time travel fix-it; the story begins here... freaking finallyyy 🤗🤗; tw: food mentions and mild *friendly* violence
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chapter two: 23/3/2005
Working in a coffee shop sucks.
Sure, there are many nice things about the job: free coffee, yummy brownies, upbeat music, lenient managers and a pretty good pay— Still, you deem it to be the worst of the worst— Many, many thanks to the white-haired, shades-wearing abomination across the counter.
You decide not to hold back your grimace when he grins.
"You're looking very cute today, y'know?"
"Yeah, I know. I've got a mirror in my room," You retort, trying to wring and squeeze every bit of your exhaustion– exasperation– into the sigh ensuing, "Now, can you tell me your order quickly? People are getting late because of you."
"Oh, let them be," The boy waves your concerns away with an uncaring chuckle, "Surely, none of them is as important, or as generous, a customer as me— are they, candy?"
No, they aren't.
Neither the university student, nor the mother of those triplets, nor the salaryman, nor the elderly couple at the end of the queue: None of them buy as much as this boy does, yet– given your math is correct [it always is]– their collective purchases amount to more than the cost of whatever new solution of sucrose and caffeine he comes up with each new day...
Your teeth clack against each other as you peer up, eyes narrowing into slits, "Look, this is the last time I'm asking you. Tell me your bloody orders and step away, or–"
A cold palm over yours startles you into a sudden still.
And your hand moves before your brain can even grasp what the hell just happened– or directs, what will happen.
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"You're not going to say sorry."
You should apologise to Gojo. You know you must do that.
Both of you have shared far too many casual touches for you to react this way– for you to twist his wrist then punch his face– at the mere feel of his palm on yours— Still, you choose to keep your mouth shut, willing your mind to focus only on the trash you've been tasked to take out.
A task seeming impossible now, thanks to the blinding reservoir of cursed energy trailing behind you from the time you were asked to leave the billing counter... Insistent, persistent, terribly obstinate— You huff a quiet groan when two familiar footsteps sound across the kitchen, following even into the dark alleyway behind the shop.
He calls your name. It sounds somewhat desperate– or maybe that's just your wishful thinking. Maybe you should stop watching those stupid, unrealistic romance movies— "So, you've decided you won't apologise, huh?"
"No," You reply, terse and firm, stopping but without throwing a glance backwards, "Why must I say sorry for your piss-poor blocking abilities, hm? Go improve your skills instead of bugging me at my part-time job... Just go, Sato– H-hey! W-what—"
The boy's reaction shouldn't shock you.
No, really. It shouldn't. You ought to be more used to the phenomenon named 'Gojo Satoru' by now, after twelve long years of close friendship with him... So sad, all that time together does nothing to stop your squeak of surprise when he wraps an arm round your midsection then snatches the bag of rubbish, effortlessly throwing it into the bin more than a few feet away.
Your muscles instantly grow tense, readying to fight to be free— only to relax when you hear your name. Spoken so softly... so carefully... Almost as if you aren't some furious animal baring its canines; almost as if you're some fragile glass figurine.
You don't like it, but can't really bring yourself to hate it either. Not when Gojo's voice sounds so worried when he asks, "Skipped your breakfast, mochi?"
"No." You return a sharp shake of your head.
Making you sit on an empty cardboard box by the wall, he crouches down before you. And asks, "Got yelled at by someone in your family, then?"
"No." You shake your head again, albeit with lesser edge this time. Confusion pushes your brows into a deep furrow, your mouth into a sour frown. "Why are you asking me these, Satoru? What the hell is wrong with you?"
The addressed's features break from their state of extreme focus, to become one of extreme hurt, before reverting to their state of extreme focus. Gojo removes his glasses, the shine of his blue eyes increasing manifold as they travel over your form, finally settling on your face.
Absolutely hating the tingles now dancing in your chest, you watch the boy exhale a sigh.
A very long, very tired sigh.
"There's nothing wrong with me, candy... There's something really wrong with you— You've been snappish and rude since today morning. And don't ev–" He falls silent, features scrunching up for a beat before lighting up in a moment of pure happy realisation. Too happy realisation, you think, watching the mile-wide grin on his face.
"You're sad because I'll be moving away next month and you've been pushing me away because you're sad— Isn't that right, candy? Isn't that right? Right? Right???"
Probably. Possibly. Almost certainly–
You lean back into the wall, schooling your face into one pretty unbothered.
After all... It won't do now if you confess to him all your fears and concerns. It won't do ever if you confess to him all your fears and concerns...
"You're not leaving for Jujutsu High in a month, idiot," You say, sternly ignoring the dull ache the thought makes in your heart, "You're leaving in less than a week. Auntie called today morni— 'Toru, no!"
Yanking the phone from his hand, you flip it shut and stuff it into your pocket. Then glare when you find Gojo reaching towards it. Bright beam now nowhere to be seen, the boy glares back and huffing, gets up to plop down onto the box beside yours.
You stare at the marks on your fingers for a while, before looping an arm round his shoulders— Shoulders, you never realised until this moment, had grown so broad... Whatever—
"Please don't make a fuss over this, 'Toru," You murmur, squeezing his arm lightly, "First off, the higher-ups will scold you terribly: They are hell-bent on making you go away from your home to under their shadows as soon as possible— And second–"
You lift his chin to make him look you in the eye. Azure pools of power, prestige and now upset, blinking back at you, bare and free of any and all covering.
"They'll give me hell because I told you this: I am not supposed to tell you this— something to do with shocking you then kidnapping you away while you're numb from the shock, I guess..." You trail off for a bit, before chuckling, "Those old geezers are so dumb, right?"
Gojo returns a weak nod and an even weaker "Heh!"— And you think, this is it.
This. Is. It.
Your last conversation with your best friend in the foreseeable future... Or probably ever.
That happened in the dirty narrow alleyway behind a mill-of-the-run coffee shop.
Where neither of you laughed. Or joked. Or did anything, anything remotely happy...
You don't really think– not even once– before you wrap your arms round Gojo's waist and push your face into his arm. It takes less than a beat for the boy to shift his body, and you, so that you're no longer trapping him in a weird sideways hug, rather hugging him properly. His fingers comb through your hair: so firm, so sure. Much like the suggestion reaching you next.
"Why don't we both run away to Paris, candy? We can escape from all this mess then."
"Wha–" You exclaim, incredulity seeping into your huffed chortle as you pull away. [It doesn't sound bad, a tiny voice in your brain whispers. Not bad at all– You strangle that stupid voice...] Hope shines in Gojo's eyes as he peers down at you. You force your lips down into a flat line.
"You're not Romeo, 'Toru; and sure, I'm pretty but I don't wanna end up dead like Juliet." You say, patting his cheeks, letting your tone grow a tad soft on receiving a pout. "You really need to stop watching romance movies, y'know... That teeny-tiny brain inside your huge skull is rotting– I can get the stench even– Ow, you ass!"
Gojo's lips quirk up slightly when you shove him back– but it's gone before it can form fully.
He shifts even closer to you, nearly engulfing your figure in the chill of his bigger frame. "Not every love story has to end that way, candy."
"Ours is not even a love story to begin with, Satoru," You scoff, noticing yet opting to ignore the sudden tensing of his posture, "And considering we do run away to Paris, like you suggested— What then, hm? Where will we stay? What will we eat? From where the hell are we going to get the money we need? Most importantly, how long will we keep running, Satoru?"
Screwing your eyes shut, you inhale then exhale, just the way your mom taught you to do when your emotions seem to be getting a bit out of hand— Opening your eyes, you find Gojo staring at you... rather weirdly.
You let your eyes fall to the fading colors of your shoes.
Resuming as you do, "What I'm trying to say is: we're teenagers, 'Toru. Whatever plan we make is bound to be stupid– more like, doomed to be stupid. Let's just go with the flow now. When we are older, we will be much smarter, stronger, scarier: We can do whatever we want then, and no one will dare to stop us. We can even run away to Paris, if that's what you want— Yeah?"
Looking back up, you find the boy's features not too far from that weird state... Until they are, and you feel as if you're staring straight at the sun. Or maybe that's just his cursed energy flaring up... Ugh, why is he such a powerhouse–
Grinning widely, Gojo clasps your hands in his. "Wanna do a Binding Vow, sweetness?"
No. Hell no. Never ever—
You know you must refuse. You must shut him up before his foolish tendencies take him way too far— take you with him way too far. Still, you do very little to quieten that pleased hum in your mind, when you register just how much he wishes to stay associated with you...
"A pinky promise sounds cuter, right?" You suggest with a smile– One that grows wider when you receive an eager nod in answer. You, however, curl your hand into a fist when he moves to lock his little finger with yours.
Grinning when he dissolves into whining, "Heyyy... what's the problem now, candy?"
"There isn't any problem, 'Toru. Just few conditions," You correct with a cheeky lilt to your tone, "Like, we ought to text each other minimum once a day, call each other minimum once a week, meet each other minimum once a month– And, last but not the least," You drop your volume to a value so low that only the two of you can hear.
"We must not forget each other, no matter what."
Gojo's frown melts away into something graver— before his beam's back in every bit of its glory.
You watch as he slowly pries your fist open, intertwining his little finger with yours and saying, "I agree. Pinky promise to do whatever you said, sweetness."
"I too pinky promise to do everything you said, 'Toru," You don't waste a beat in echoing his dedication in your words. The boy's grin grows bigger, reminding you yet again of the midday sun– Not the scorching one in summer, though! His resembles the gentle one of winters...
A sudden beep! from your phone jolts you out of your thoughts– And you jolt Gojo out of his seat next to you, scowling playfully as you do.
"Now off you go, my sucrose-loving fiend-for-a-friend," You rise as well, pushing him towards the back door to the kitchen, "Go, give your orders and get us a nice table; preferably, one closest to the AC. I'll finish my chores here and join you in a bit."
"Promise?" The boy asks with a pensive pout, just outside the building. You reach up to flick him– kind of– on the forehead, laughing fondly. "Yeah, you idiot. Now, go! I'm getting late!"
"Geez... okay, okay," Gojo exclaims back, laughing. And with that, plus a last-moment ruffling of your hair by him, he walks back into the shop. Leaving you to the quiet of your mind, the latter now much lighter, after your much-needed [yet much-avoided] conversation with him—
Too bad, you were never meant to relish the sound of silence.
No sooner do you step one foot towards the garbage bins than you feel the world before you tilt by a few degrees, for longer than a few measly seconds— Until everything is right again.
Or maybe nothing is... Nothing will ever quite be...
Not when you find yourself on a fine Wednesday morning, face-to-face with your carbon-copy— Except she isn't really so: She seems much older, much thinner, much sadder than the girl you saw in your mirror today...
It isn't really your fault, you think, when you end up blurting out, "Oh my God... So, I'm not my parents' only daugher, am I?"
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Hmmm... Newcomer fics, John POV or Sherlock POV fics? Hmmm.
Since there's been an uptick requests for H/C with John fics, let's do that one :)
JOHN 3rd PERSON POV Pt. 2: HURT/COMFORT & WHUMP
See also:
POV John First/Second Person Pt. 1
POV John 3rd Person Pt 1: Fluff, Humour & PWP
POV Sherlock 1st & 2nd Person
POV Sherlock 3rd Person Pt. 1: Fluff
POV Sherlock 3rd Person Pt 2: Hurt/Comfort & Whump
Promises Kept by grannysknitting (K+, 844 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TGG, John POV, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship / Pre-Slash, Sherlock’s Violin, Worried Sherlock, John Whump) – When they were in hospital, Sherlock made a promise to himself. Now he's keeping it. Set after 'Polygamous Marriage' but before 'Back in the Saddle'
You Lead, I Lead, You Follow, I Follow by BrighteyedJill (M, 862 w., 1 Ch. || Fever, Hurt/Comfort, John Whump, Sherlock’s Violin) – John wakes up after a chase gone wrong to find Sherlock watching over him, but he’s a little hazy on the details.
Concussions And Good Old Fashioned Awkwardness by Belldere (K+, 894 w. || Humour, Hospitals, Mild John Whump, Misunderstandings, Platonic Relationship, Concussions, Not-Gay John, Possessive Sherlock) – When John lands himself in hospital... again, all he wants is to just get out of there as soon as possible, too bad his doctor has other ideas about where John may be getting his injuries. Good thing concussions make everything strangely funnier.
The Four Incidents by TheGirlWithRedHair22 (K+, 1,064 w., 1 Ch. || S1 Compliant, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, John Whump, Accident, John POV, Hand Holding, Worried Sherlock, Sherlock’s Self Esteem) – The first time John was present when someone insulted Sherlock, he brushed it off as a strange coincidence.
Black Cars by johnsarmylady (T, 1,186 w., 5 Ch. || Post-TRF, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, 221B Ficlet) – John is getting on with his life...if only he didn't see black cars everywhere! A short Post Reichenbach tale in 221B style in 5 parts.
Sleep Tonight by Jenn1984 (T, 1,220 w, 1 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Bed Sharing, Worried Sherlock, Sick John, Hugs/Cuddles, Touch Neediness) – Fingers begin prying open his jacket looking for a wound and John would really like to swat at them. No, he's not hit anywhere, he's just damn sick.- John Watson has a fever.
Hallucinations can't open doors by Bespectacled dreamer (K+, 1,330 w., 1 Ch. || Reunion, Hurt / Comfort, Friendship, Hallucinations, John’s Wedding, Light Humour) – In which John gets married and Sherlock gets a broken nose.
I Was Wrong by AllesandraQuartermaine (K, 1,496 w., 1 Ch. || TGG AU, Friendship, Hospitalization / Injury, John’s Self Esteem, Sleepy Sherlock) – Sherlock and John have a conversation a few days after the pool face off with Moriarty. And John hears something quite surprising.
They're Taking My Wisdom by whitchry9 (K+, 1,939 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Drugging, Dentists, Friendship, Anxious Sherlock, Humour) – Sherlock goes to the dentist. Of course, being Sherlock, things have to be complicated. Oh and drugs. They're always fun.
A Room of One's Own by whitchry9(K+, 2,174 w., 5 Ch. || S2 Timeline, Hurt/Comfort, Supernatural, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Coma, John Whump, Worried Sherlock, POV John, Angst, Friendship/Bromance, Hospital) – When a severe head injury lands John in a coma, somehow he ends up in Sherlock's mind palace. It's actually pretty nice there, and John is entertaining the notion of staying there, rather than returning to his broken body. But Sherlock isn't taking it as well, and John can feel him breaking around him.
The Many Faces of Concern by sdrawkcabemdaer5 (K+, 2,473 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Angsty Fluff, John Whump, Mildly Clueless / Guilty Sherlock) – John is injured on a case, leading to some surprising reactions and discoveries about their friendship.
Those Days by StillWaters1 (T, 2,663 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, PTSD / Sensory Attacks, Caring Sherlock) – If Sherlock had danger nights, then these were John's danger days.
Not My Proudest Moment by charlock221 (K, 2,695 w., 1 Ch. || Lunar New Year, Mild PTSD / Panic Attack, Coping Mechanisms, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort) – John tries his best not to get in the way of Sherlock's cases, but when the vivid noises of fireworks unnerve his senses and begin to bring back unwanted memories of Afghanistan, he cannot help but to hope Sherlock will notice and help him before things go too far.
As You Wish by PipMer (K, 3,311 w., 1 Ch. || Bromance/Pre-Slash/Epic Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, John Whump, Hospitals) – When John woke from his coma, he wasn't at all surprised to see the wrong Holmes brother sitting at his bedside. Disappointed, but not surprised.
The Dangers of Dating by verityburns (T, 3,325 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Case Fic, No Slash, John Whump, 3G, Worried Sherlock) – Sherlock and John acquire a new client... with a very unusual problem.
The Sound of Silence by Dubbers (T, 3,593 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Post-TRF Hiatus, Reunion) – After Sherlock's fall, John loses the ability to talk. Three years later, Sherlock is back.
Water Is Another Matter by cathedral_carver (T, 3,903 w., 1 Ch. || Sick Fic, Pining, First Kiss, Heat Wave) – He thinks it’s in trouble, his poor heart.
Bitter Nights Turned Sweet by Hyliare (T, 4,076 w., 1 Ch. || Pre-Slash, Insomnia/Hallucinations, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, POV Present Tense John Watson, Cuddling/Snuggling) – Sherlock has always had trouble sleeping; he hasn't always had someone in his life willing to help.
Trapped and Upside Down on the M6 by BootsnBlossoms (E, 4,256 w., 1 Ch. || Whump, Car Accident, Hurt / Comfort) – Everything felt wrong. His hair was going the wrong way. His arms were bent in ways he wouldn’t choose to bend them. His neck hurt and he couldn’t really feel his toes. Something was dripping on his face – and rolling up. A car crash. He had been in a car crash.
Between Asleep and Awake by katydidit (K, 4,309 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Sick Fic, Post-TRF / Reunion) – John is sick. Incredibly, extremely, dangerously sick. Plagued by a high fever, he begins to hallucinate, start seeing things that aren't really there. Because they can't be there. Can they?
Carry On by Mazarin221b (M, 4,647 w., 1 Ch. || 5 and Ones, Hurt/Comfort, Afghanistan, Frottage, Hand Jobs, First Time) – Five times John didn't want to be carried, and one time he did.
Welcome Home, John by slashscribe (G, 5,504 w., 1 Ch. || Post-S3, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Awkwardness, Stabbed Sherlock, Protective Sherlock, Panic Attack (Sherlock), Self Esteem Issues, Love Confessions, First Kiss) – When John moves back to 221B, he thinks he’s the broken one, but after a while, it becomes clear that he might not be correct.
Nothing Quite So Spectacular by Kerkerian-Horizon (K+, 5,762 w. || Drama, Hurt / Comfort, Post-TRF) – How John Watson grieves after Sherlock Holmes' alleged suicide, and what happens when the detective returns home. Set post-Reichenbach, two parts.
EMERGENCY CONTACT: John Watson, RELATIONSHIP: Saint by blueink3 (M, 6,229 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt Sherlock, 5+1, Hurt/Comfort) – The first time Sherlock Holmes realizes he needs an emergency contact is the first time he mentally appoints John Watson with the job. John, of course, does not know this and neither does the local hospital. Part 2 of The Emergency Contact Series
Victim, Bait, Hero, Friend by KimberlyTheOwl (T, 7,887 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TGG Epilogue, Angst, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection, Past Kidnapping / Torture / Implied Rape, Panic Attacks, Worried / Possessive Sherlock, Lestrade is a Good Friend) – Some insights into why John was perfectly willing to throw everything away for a chance to kill Moriarty at the pool. Trauma, ugliness, and finally healing. Some nice supporting work by Lestrade as well.
Beyond the Vow by tunteeton (M, 8,994 w., 1 Ch. || Love Confessions, Angst with Happy Ending, Post-S3, Explosions, Mary is Good-ish?, 3G, Infant Death) – Being a sociopath was never this emotionally exhausting.
The River Variations by withoutawish (T, 11,619 w., 1 Ch. || Soulmates, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Three Garridebs, Romance, Light Case Fic, Near Death Experience, Angst and Fluff, Dark Humour) – John Watson never knew that he wanted a ‘no toast in the mornings’ normal until he realized what an honor it is to be destroyed by Sherlock Holmes.
Where the Sun Never Shines by teahigh (T, 11,634 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TRF, PTSD, Nightmares, Hurt/Comfort, Implied Sex) – John is a mess. Sherlock can't fix him, but he tries. That's good enough, John thinks.
I See You Through by belovedmuerto (T, 12,078 w., 8 Ch. || Psychic AU || Empath John, Alternate TGG, Whump, Nightmares, Bed Sharing, Slow Burn, Pre-Slash) – John has never asked Sherlock about his past, his childhood, the reason he quails in lonely misery almost every time he sees his brother. He’s never needed to. Part 2 of An Experiment in Empathy
A Brand of Gold by aquabelacqua (M, 12,757 w., 1 Ch. || Mutual Pining, POV John, Phone Sex, Texting, Masturbation, Long Distance, Drunk Texting) – What am I doing? he wondered. The answer came back at once: Flirting. He let the vital, missing piece snap into place as surely and as cleanly as if it had always been there. He was flirting with Sherlock Holmes.
Understanding by rizandace (T, 13,268 w., 15 Ch. || Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Worried Sherlock, John Whump Then Sherlock Whump) – Sherlock's hiding something about his newest case, and John wants answers. Set post-TGG. Friendship fic, mostly, with brief entrances from Harry and Lestrade just for fun.
The Palmyra Atoll by elwinglyre (E, 16,609 w., 3 Ch. || TSo3 Divergence / Episode Fix-It, Stockholm Syndrome, Kidnapped John Watson, John Whump, Evil Mary, Angst, Cuddling & Snuggling, Toplock, Limited 3rd John POV) – As John's preparing for the wedding, Sherlock is preparing to have his heart broken, and Mary is prepared to do the unthinkable. Intervention required. Enter Sherlock. Set before Sign of Three with a far different outcome. John is drugged, kidnapped, and left on an island, but not just any old island.
I Will Take Care Of You by SailorChibi (T, 16,664 w., 15 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Sick Sherlock, BAMF John, BAMF Lestrade, Reunion Fic) – Two years after Sherlock's death, John comes to find him on the sofa. Wounded and ill, Sherlock is convinced he's hallucinating and refuses to share any details about Moran or the fact that Mycroft has been compromised. That doesn't stop John from stepping up and taking care of the last of Moriarty's web, BAMF-style.
Best of Three by SilentAuror (E, 17,473 w., 1 Ch. || POV John, John is Shot, Porn with Feels, Post HLV, Rimming, Denial, Anal) – “You want to have sex with me,” Sherlock announces one evening about a year after John's divorce. John's vigorous denial sparks a three-day wager wherein Sherlock is determined to prove his point, and John is determined to hold onto his heterosexuality. Set well after HLV. (Canon-compliant). PORN. With feels.
John Watson doesn't have a Boyfriend by naughtyspirit (E, 18,932 w., 7 Ch. || UST / URT, Fluff & Smut, Voyeurism, Masturbation) – John's date has gone very well. Sherlock requires tea. John wishes he hadn't resolved that their relationship was strictly hands off and isn't about to address it.Unless he has to. Smut, fluff and shower time for a naked John Watson.
Rupert Street by WritingOutLoud (M, 27,262 w., 9 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting || Case Fic, Sexuality, Demisexual Sherlock, Drugging, Smart John, Sherlock Has Internalized Biphobia, Fluff, Angst with Happy Ending, Gay Bar, Flirting, John Manipulates Sherlock to Eat, John Deduces, Arguments, Kidnapping/Torture, Hospitalization, John Whump) – Discharged from the war with nothing but the clothes on his back and a realisation of his bisexuality, John Watson has to learn who he’s become. He can’t afford London on an army pension, but the city is the only friend he has. In an effort to understand his newfound queer identity, he heads to a bar one night, where he stumbles across a mysterious stranger who turns his life upside down. ‘I dug around inside myself, and I'm not quite sure what I found, but it was beautiful and terrifying all at the same time.’
Vena Cava by SilentAuror (E, 27,452 w., 1 Ch. || HLV Fix-It, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Infidelity) – Sherlock has been shot in the chest; John has been shot in the heart. Though everything is broken, they do their best to heal the wounds that Mary left on them both.
Silhouettes by allonsys_girl (E, 28,585 w., 7 Ch. || Canon Compliant, POV John, Heavy Drinking, Sad/Depressed John, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Reunion, Foot Jobs, Blow Jobs, Infidelity, Cheating, Drug Use/Abuse, Anal, Switchlock, Rimming, Parentlock) – Sherlock and John find comfort in each other's arms, but as ever with these two, it's not your typical relationship. It's fluffy at the beginning, gets deeply angsty in the middle, gets porny at the end.
Darkling, I Listen by You_Light_The_Sky (T, 73,254 w., 8 Ch. || Fairy Tale AU || Loosely Based on Beauty and the Beast, Magical Realism, Suicidal Themes, Romance, Creepiness, Adventure) – No one who enters old London ever comes out. They say that the beast devours them. When his sister disappears, John ventures into the dead zone beyond the wall, and finds a brilliant madman under a terrible curse... Part 1 of Darkling I Listen + Extras, Deleted Scenes
Lunar Landscapes by J_Baillier (M, 57,046 w., 21 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || S3/TAB Fix-It, Slow Burn Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Confessions, Drugs, Pain, Medical, Injury, Sherlock Whump, Mental Health Issues, Panic Attacks, Romance, Secrets, Tragedy, Trauma, BAMF John, Doctor!John, Drug Addict Sherlock, Injured Sherlock, Grieving John, Idiots In Love, Protective John, POV John Watson, PTSD Sherlock, Sherlock is a Mess, Medical Realism) – An accident forces John to face the fact that Sherlock's downward spiral had started long before his flight to exile even left the tarmac.
Summit Fever by J_Baillier (M, 78,802 w., 18 Ch. || Mountain Climber AU || POV John, Angst, Tragedy, Suicidal Ideation, The Himalayas, Mountain Guide / Doctor John, Mount Climber Sherlock, Loneliness, Drama, Suspense, Slow Burn, Injured Sherlock / Sherlock Whump, Pining John) – After graduating from medical school, John Watson followed his heart to the Himalayas. Ten years later, he's a haunted cynic working for his ex-lover's trekking and mountaineering company. Will leading an expedition to Annapurna I—the most lethal of all the world's highest mountains—shake John out of his reverie, and who is the mystery client added to the group at the last minute?
Thermocline by J_Baillier (M, 83,557 w., 14 Ch. || Scuba Diving AU || Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Marine Archaeology, Asexual Sherlock, Horny John, Relationship Drama, Technical/Scuba/Wreck Diving, Slow Burn, Underwater / Medical Peril, Doctor John, Hurt Sherlock, Anxious Sherlock, John POV, Protective John, Body Appreciation) – John "Five Oceans" Watson — technical dive instructor, dive accident analyst and weapon of mass seduction — meets recluse professor of maritime archaeology Holmes. As they head out to a remote archipelago off the coast of Guatemala to study and film its shipwrecks for a documentary, will sparks fly or fizzle out?
A Fold in the Universe by darkest_bird (E, 152,869 w., 26 Ch. || Omegaverse / Prime Universe Crossover || OmegaJohn / AlphaSherlock, First Kiss / Time, Friends to Lovers, Established Relationship, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Dubious Consent, Humour) – Alpha Sherlock and Omega John are in a relationship. Prime Sherlock and Prime John are not. So what happens when a freak fold in the universe switches one John for the other?
Proving A Point by elldotsee & J_Baillier (E, 186,270 w., 28 Ch. || Me Before You Fusion || Medical Realism, Insecure John, Depression, Romance, Angst, POV John, Sherlock Whump, Serious Illness, Doctor John, Injury Recovery, Assisted Suicide, Sherlock’s Violin, Awkward Sexual Situations, Alcoholism, Drugs, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Body Image, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Pain, Big Brother Mycroft, Intimacy, Anxiety, PTSD, Family Issues, Psychological Trauma, John Whump, Case Fics, Loneliness, Pain) – Invalided home from Afghanistan, running out of funds and convinced that his surgical career is over, John Watson accepts a mysterious job offer to provide care and companionship for a disabled person. Little does he know how much hangs in the balance of his performance as he settles into his new life at Musgrave Court.
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Kenma Kozume Headcanons
Genre: fluff, angst if u squint
Warning(s): cursing, mentions of an ED, and slight mentions of a panic attack
Pairing(s): kenma kozume x gn!reader
A/n: hi everyone kinda been a lil mia lately sorry but this is just kenma brain rot to fill my needs and it’s just pure like self indulgent writing so it’s not proofread and is basically things I hc him doing, to make me feel better :)) make sure to drink water and eat food ur body deserves nutrients. And if no ones told u yet, I love you and I’m proud of you!! (Look at u go purr period) ok have a good day loves!! Also my inbox is always open so feel free to flood w requests or just to rant. Damn this was long sorry KAJSBD <3 -Elle 🦶
Alr let’s get into it why don’t we. This is just hcs in general so no particular anything, so it’s very random pls
Pretty boy would have u and him hugging or gaming as his lockscreen and his homescreen
I feel like he def used to compare himself to other people, so if he ever saw u doing that he would fs cuddle you, praise you, and actually show pda bc u deserve it !!
Would drop his games for you.
I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. ALL U MFS WHO SAY HE WOULD CALL U KITTEN ARE WRONG (in my humble opinion ofc) BC THAT MF BULLIES THIS TALL ASS WHITE HAIRED RUSSIAN HYBRID aka lev 24/7. HE WOULD NOT CALL U KITTEN PLS HIS ONLY SOFT SPOT IS FOR SHOYO !!!!
I don’t ship kenhina btw but if u do thats chill, I just mean as besties 😋☝️
Mf is a dry ass texted but beats up kuroo for using cat emojis and only kuroo
If u were nekomas manager he would go just for you. Damn mans is whipped
If u can bake he will propose. And I’m not saying that figuratively. Like kozu will get on one knee and be like “will u make me the happiest man on this earth and MARRY ME SO I CAN HAVE THESE DESSERTS EVERYDAY”
Is secretly vv possesive (ooh kinky 😳🥴) and will mark you (iyk what I mean) (ps I mean like hell make ur gaming tags kenmay/n345 or summ PLSS)
Bby boy will mf drag u places if he rly wants too bc mans is needy for quality time and like hand holding
Vv touch starved but also just wants ur prescience by him
Ok so I hc that at one point of his life, he got so into gaming or summ and then WAIT DID A FUCKING RYAN HIGA COME UP ON MY PLAYLIST I- sorry that was random. Anyways, he stopped eating slowly and accidentally developed an ED
So when y’all started dating, you would share ur plate w him and now even tho his minor ED is gone (thank god I hate that hc bc I hate seeing bub in pain 😔👊 but I still feel like it’s accurate) he can’t eat wo sharing ur plate if ur w him bc it doesn’t feel right
CLINGY ‼️ BOY ‼️
He likes being the little spoon bc he likes when he gets held bc like I said, touch starved bby, but he also loves being big spoon bc that means he gets to hold you 🥺🥺
Tell me why I feel like this man would clown u over liking to read even tho he does too
If u make one spelling mistake, ur done for. That’s ur contact name now until u make a funnier one
Has made matching sweatshirts for u two (sugar daddy kenma 🤑🤑)
When he gets bored he looks at wedding rings PLS
His most used emoji is this one 🥱 bc the gc (w anyone in it tbh 💀) annoys him so he uses it a lot.
His second most used one is 😚 bc he is secretly soft w u
Has and would wear a maid dress (that’s so hot goodbye)
Three words. Sugar daddy kenma.
Three more words. Soft boy kenma.
Those are his two moods 😋🦶
Would hate it if I used the foot emoji randomly even tho I do but he still prob hates it pls-
I FEEL LIKE HES INTO ASTROLOGY IDK WHY
secretly a weeb? secretly a weeb.
He’s a nerd pls
When he’s the ceo of bouncing ball Corp- 🥴😻😋🥺💗💖💕💓. Ew Michelle stop this is hcs not u thirsting over kozu. Stop. Touch grass.
Has and will pick up ur ‘slang’ or how u text (if ur not a dry texter bc that’s already him)
Shows his love wo words if that makes sense. Like ik it does but like idk how to elaborate. Imma just leave that there then 😋
Can we all collectively agree that kenma would spoil u and not him? Like I just feel like his mind is:
You
Video games
Food
Spending time with you
Him
Kuroo
Like I just feel like that’s his mind
Guys I’m so in love w him and I’m still confused as to what his last name or first name is help. Like my friend told me his first name is kozume but then google is confusing me help.
SMART ‼️ BOI ‼️
Def loves study dates
Will act cold but then will also not? Idk mans is just so like half and half. WAIT FUCK DO I HAVE A TYPE? Kenma, kags, todoroki... FUCK.
Anyways...
have a panic attack? Kenma is there to help. Cant game? Issok Kenma will help. Shy and touch deprived? So is he. But he’s still there to help. Getting a feel for what I’m saying?
He will and has made playlists for every date y’all go on, even if it’s the same thing, he will still make a new playlist
Makes food terribly. Like he cannot cook for shit.
Ideal date: bullying kids in roblox together/making drama in royale high 🥺😻 wow so romantic 🤠
I’m not joking tho that seems like such a fun date pls-
If you wanna talk shit ab anyone this bitch has dirt on them I just know it-
Has an album of photos of just u 🥺
If he smells food, he will run to it idc what he’s doing he will run to it
*y’all cuddling*
*he smells hot food*
*your boyfriend: gone.* 🤨🤨
LIKE THIS BITCH- I understand tho.
SWEET MF TOOTH
Immediate brownie points if u smell good
If u cant game, that’s like telling a frat boy ur a virgin.
If you don’t LIKE to game tho, that’s like telling a frat boy u don’t wanna hook up
Censors the word k*ss I just know it.
He would be the one to tell u I l*ve you first but u would initiate the first k*ss
Secretly loves it when kuroo ships u two 😚😻
HELP THIS WAS SO LONG- anyways hope u enjoyed !!
General taglist: @babyshoyo
#haikyuu!!#haikyu oneshots#haikyu x reader#PLS HELP I LOVE HIM SM ALSJJEJND#haikyu fanfiction#haikyuu smau#haikyu headcanons#kenmasimpnation#kenma kozume#kenma fanfic#kenma x yn#kenma x reader#kenma x you#kenma x gender neutral reader#kenma headcanons#kenma hcs#kenma oneshot#eitelle writes
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The Things You Give Pt. 11
Happy spooky season, my dear loves! Thank you for being so patient with me as I publish each part. I really hope you enjoy this next part. I love hearing from you guys so feel free to message or leave a comment <3
Steven Hyde x Reader
“Eric!” Y/n said, completely frozen in shock. “W-what are you, uh, what are y-you doing h-here?”
Eric’s face didn’t change as he stared at the couple in front him, wide eyes and jaw slack. So many questions ran through his mind as well as different emotions. Rage, confusion, hurt, shock, and most of all: betrayal. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to scream or strangle them both. His hands started to shake and he swore his heart was going to beat out of his chest.
“Uh…it’s not what it looks like!” Hyde said, trying to save the situation. “She was helping me move some boxes and she found some of my nudie magazines.”
“Yeah!” Y/n cut in, catching on. “And I started making fun of him for it and that’s why it sounded like we were talking dirty and that’s why we look like this because of all the moving…and it’s hard work. And we smell like this because we got all sweaty. But nothing else happened!”
Eric couldn’t believe that his best friend and sister would think he was that stupid. He couldn’t even say anything to them. All he could do was calmly walk out through the basement door without saying a word.
“Oh no,” Y/n said under her breath.
“Crap,” Hyde sighed and looked at Y/n who looked like she was about to cry.
Down at the Hub, the couple and everyone else, minus Eric, sat around their usual table as Y/n and Hyde relayed what had happened just a short hour prior.
“He was like a deer caught in the headlights,” Hyde said. “A very angry looking deer.”
“You know what this means?” Donna asked. “This means that he’s going to rant for the next six months and guess who is going to have hear about it?” She pointed a finger at herself. “That’s right, me. Over and over and over again.”
“I know,” Y/n grumbled and hid her face in her hand. “This is so not the way I wanted him to find out. Any of you really.”
“Yeah, I still think I found out the worst way still,” Donna commented and took a sip of her root beer, but not before she shuddered dramatically. “I still have nightmares about it.”
“Yeah it wasn’t a thrill for us either,” Hyde said and took some fries from Y/n’s basket.
“To be honest, I’m kinda scared to see him,” Y/n said after taking a sip of her coke. “He just…didn’t say anything and stormed out.”
“Maybe he didn’t know what to say,” Jackie said. “I mean, he probably was disgusted.”
“Jackie, what the hell, man?” Y/n asked her frustrated.
“No, I mean it’s his sister and best friend. How would you feel if that happened to you?” she defended.
“It did happen to me!” Y/n said. “When Mike McCan’t Keep It In His Pants over here and Easily Spread Butter started sleeping together.”
“First of all, that’s a good burn,” Kelso laughed. “And second of all…I totally nailed your sister! Now if I can nail you, I’d done it with all the Forman girls!”
Hyde didn’t even hesitate to connect his fist to Kelso’s shoulder. Kelso grunted and glared at him before scooting away from him.
“So, how did it make you feel? How did you react?” Donna asked.
“Well, I was beyond angry because I felt so betrayed and disgusted and lied to—ah crap,” Y/n said, realizing what the point was. “Dammit, Jackie, I hate it when you’re right!”
“Which isn’t very common,” Jackie stated, holding up a finger. “But when I am, it’s a big deal.”
“Have you guys seen Eric?” Y/n asked.
“I haven’t,” Donna answered.
“Me either,” Jackie mumbled.
“Nada,” Kelso said.
“Sorry,” Fez finally said, shaking his head.
“Man, I’m kinda freaking out,” Hyde said. “Normally I don’t, especially when it comes to Forman, but you should’ve seen him. I’ve never seen him like this. Normally, he’s like, you know, all squeaky and twitchy, but this time, he was just quiet and walked out calmly.”
“Yeah, I don’t what I’m going to do once I see him,” Y/n said, leaning back and crossing her arms.
“Well, you might want to figure it out soon because he’s coming in,” Fez said, panicking a little.
Y/n and Hyde whipped around to see Eric stomping in, but the second he came in and made eye contact with them, the air around them suddenly went still.
“Hi, Eric,” Y/n said softly.
“Hey man,” Hyde said, trying to sound as casual as he could.
The dirty blonde twin looked at them before turning away back into the parking lot.
“Damn,” Kelso mumbled and turned back around to face the group. “He’s really pissed.”
“Trust me guys, I’ve known Eric our whole lives and I’ve never seen him like this,” Y/n said.
“Well, duh, you shared the womb with the guy,” Fez piped up and everyone couldn’t help but roll their eyes. “I guess you can say, you were wombmates.”
Y/n couldn’t help but giggle at that while everyone else groaned and rolled their eyes.
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The next day, things between the twins and Hyde were still eerily quiet. Eric couldn’t even be in the same room as them. Even at the breakfast table, Eric refused to look up from his plate. Kitty and Red shared a look, knowing something was wrong.
“What’s wrong with you?” Red asked. “You’re usually annoying in the morning. Actually, I can get used to this.”
“Red,” Kitty said sternly and turned to Eric. “Eric, honey, are you okay?”
“M’ fine,” Eric mumbled shortly without looking up and shoveled some eggs into his mouth.
“Did you get into a fight with Donna?” she asked.
“Mom, I said I’m fine. Can we please drop it?” Eric asked, trying to not raise his voice at her.
She held her hands up. “Fine, fine.”
The table went back to ground breaking silence while everyone sat there tense and still, except for Red who was actually enjoying the silence for once.
Outside later in the afternoon, everyone, minus Eric, sat in the driveway, shooting some hoops and talking on top of the Vista Cruiser.
“Where’s Eric?” Jackie asked.
“He’s…somewhere,” Y/n answered and looked towards the house. “I think he’s been hiding in his room all day. Or he just goes where we aren’t.”
“Probably both,” Jackie said and shuddered. “I wouldn’t want to be in his room either.”
Donna laughed. “That’s true. One time I just walked in and he was reading a nudey magazine and I swear I’ve never seen him jump up so fast. It would’ve been funnier if he wasn’t naked.”
Y/n and Jackie shuddered in horror.
“Gross!” Jackie exclaimed.
“What she said,” Y/n said and gagged. “Thanks for that mental image.”
Y/n looked over to Steven, Michael, and Fez playing basketball and made eye contact with Steven. In that split second, Michael took advantage of it and swiped the ball from him. He made a slam dunk and stuck his tongue out at Hyde.
Hyde quickly grabbed the ball and spun around, dodging Kelso’s attempted swipe and slammed it into the basket.
“Hyde: two, Kelso: uno,” Hyde said, smirking and balanced the ball on his hip.
“I love watching you play basketball,” Y/n said, her voice lowering.
“Yeah?” Hyde responded, staring her down.
“Yeah, it’s hot,” she responded before realizing they were in front of everyone and cleared her throat. “Or you know, whatever.”
“Get a room!” Kelso shouted.
“It’s my house!” Y/n argued.
“Exactly! So, you should go find one and get that out of here,” he responded.
“Shut up, man. We used to have to watch you and Jackie make out all the time,” Hyde said.
“Yeah, but it wasn’t weird like this is,” Kelso responded.
Y/n and Hyde rolled their eyes at him before turning back to each other.
“So, have you seen him?” he asked her.
“No, have you?” she asked.
He shook his head. “We’re going to have face him sooner or later.”
“Later,” Y/n answered. “Gives me time to think of ways to calm him down. Or by the time we do face him we’ll be in Guadalajara.”
Hyde shook his head smiling. “Come on, let’s get this over with.”
Y/n sighed and hopped off the car. “Fine. Let’s go find him.”
“I think I saw him go into the basement earlier,” Fez said and everyone followed Y/n and Steven to go to the basement.
“Can we get some privacy?” Y/n asked when they noticed everyone was following them.
“No way!” Kelso answered. “We aren’t going to miss the show.”
Y/n grunted, feeling annoyed. “Idiots.”
Hyde turned around and slammed his fist into Kelso’s shoulder. “Will you get out of here? All of you!”
“Ow!” Kelso yelled. “Fine!”
Everyone dispersed leaving Hyde and Y/n alone.
Begrudgingly, Hyde and Y/n made their way to the basement where they did, in fact, see Eric sitting on the couch watching TV. But judging his body language, he was tense and still really pissed off.
“Eric?” Y/n called out gently, afraid to scare him off like a stray animal. “How are you doing?” She rounded to the couch to face him and saw his chin resting on his thumb while his index finger held up his cheek. He wasn’t paying attention to the tv and was just sitting there, seething.
He looked at her from the corner of his eye to back to the screen. He stayed silent, refusing to speak to her.
She looked at Hyde desperately, needing help.
“Listen, Forman. We need to talk about this,” Hyde said stepping forward.
“There’s nothing to talk about,” he said, struggling to keep his voice leveled.
“Yes, there is and it’s need to happen,” Steven responded. “I get it, you’re pissed. But this needs to be hashed out so it doesn’t become another Kelso fiasco. So, come on. Let’s talk.”
“Talk about what, exactly?” Eric snapped. “What’s there to talk about? Talk about you screwing my sister? Or that you guys went behind my back and have been lying to me this whole time? Or how ‘bout this, that you went after my twin sister? You know it was bad enough when Kelso did it with Laurie, but Y/N?” He shook his head.
“Eric, please,” Y/n begged. “Trust me, this is not the way we wanted you to find out.”
He jerked his head to look at her. “How did you want me to find out?”
She shrugged her shoulders nervously. “I don’t know, but somewhere along the lines we wanted to tell you.”
“And how did you think I would take that?!” he yelled. “You’re sleeping with my best friend! I can’t believe you guys would do this to me!”
“Okay, first all, Forman, we’re not doing anything to you,” Hyde defended. “In fact, this isn’t about you at all. And second of all, it’s nothing like that. It’s more than that now.”
Eric’s face darkened. “What do you mean by that?”
Hyde cast his eyes down and looked to Y/n before turning his gaze back to Eric. “I love her, man.”
“WHAT?!” Eric practically screamed. He dragged a hand down his face and started to pace behind the couch.
Y/n stayed seated as she watched her brother’s breathing becoming uneven and shaken. She knew that he was about to lose his cool.
“What the hell do you mean you love her?” he continued shouting. “Out of all the stupid crap you’ve pulled, this has got to be the dumbest one yet!”
“What do you mean by that?” Hyde asked offended.
“I think you know exactly what I mean,” he replied. “You stringing my sister along for fun, making her believe that you’re in love with her and then when you get tired of her, you’re going to dump her for the next girl that comes along.”
“That’s what you think I’m doing?” Hyde was getting visibly angry. “You think I would that to her? I’m not freaking Kelso!”
“I don’t see you denying it!”
“Hang on!” Y/n shouted, standing from her seat. “Do you really think I’m naïve to fall for something like that again?”
“Well, you did before,” Eric spat.
Y/n’s blood started to boil. “That’s nothing compared to what Steven and I have! What he is saying is true because I love him too!”
Eric’s face fell and flushed red, clenching his teeth. “How long?”
“How long what?” Y/n asked.
“How long has this been going on?”
“Well, uh, since June,” she answered.
“So, you’ve been dating secretly for four months and never thought of when to tell me?! When were you going to tell me? After you guys secretly got married? Or after the birth of your first secret child?”
“It’s not like we wanted to hurt you,” Y/n defended. “We didn’t plan for anyone else to find out either.”
“Everybody else knows?!” Eric shouted.
“Nice going,” Hyde grumbled, elbowing Y/n’s arm. Gently, of course.
“Uh—yeah. They kind of…found out on their own. Except for Fez. Kelso told him, but other than that, yeah. They caught on.”
“How do you think Mom and Dad are going to take it when they find out their daughter is screwing the town’s rebel?!”
“You mean the one they took in?” she asked angrily. “The one who they love like another son?”
“I’m warning you now when Dad finds out, you’re dead. Both of you. And I mean literally,” Eric warned and continued to pace.
“I know, but this a risk that we’re willing to take,” she said and walked over to where Hyde was standing and wrapped her arms around his waist. Steven wrapped a protective arm around her and held her close. “I love him and he loves me. I’m actually happy.”
“I know this hard for you to get through your thick skull, but I really do love her, man. For the first time ever, I’m happy,” Steven said, more calmly this time.
“Stop saying that!” Eric screeched.
“It’s true, man!” Hyde yelled back. “Will you quit acting like a two-year-old and actually have a decent conversation?”
“You don’t get to tell me how to act when you’ve been going behind my back like this,” Eric growled. “Don’t you dare tell me how to act!”
“This is why we didn’t want to tell you!” Y/n said. “We knew you’d act like this!”
“How am I supposed to act, Y/n? I mean, for four months, four damn months, you’ve been doing whatever you’ve been doing in secret. I can barley understand all of this. I don’t know how the hell you expect me to accept this!”
“Well, you’re gonna have to because this isn’t going to end anytime soon!” Hyde said.
Eric finally stopped pacing and looked Hyde straight in the eye. “You know what bothers me the most? That I gave you more than one chance to tell me the truth and you lied to me. I’m supposed to be your best friend, your brother, and you couldn’t even come to me to say, ‘Hey man, I like your sister and I’m thinking of asking her out. Just thought I’d give you a heads up,’” Eric said, doing an impression of Hyde.
Hyde unhooked his arm from Y/n’s shoulder. “Okay, first of all the impression, uncanny,” he said sarcastically. “And second, even if I did come to you first you still wouldn’t be okay with it.”
“Of course not!” he said. “But it still would’ve been better than being lied to!”
Hyde and Y/n grew quiet and looked at each other. As much as they hated to admit it, he was right. They should’ve at least said something to him before all this.
“You know what? I can’t even look at you two right now,” Eric finally said and walked over to the door, grabbing his coat from the rack.
“Where you going?” Y/n asked, tears beginning to surface.
“Anywhere but here!” Eric shouted and slammed the door on his way out.
“Damn it,” Y/n groaned, rubbing her hands down her face. “I knew this was going to blow up in our faces.”
“Let’s just give him some space,” Hyde said and brought her in for a hug. “It’ll be okay. He can’t stay mad forever.”
“What was all that yelling about?” Kitty asked, coming down the stairs.
Y/n pushed herself away from Hyde and stood close to him. “We got into a fight with Eric.”
“You two got into a fight with Eric?” she asked surprised. “Why? What happened?”
“Donna and Eric had a fight,” Hyde and Y/n answered quickly together.
“Nice!” Y/n laughed.
“Alright!” Hyde laughed with her.
Y/n turned back to her mother. “We sided with her and now he’s all pissed at us.”
“What about this time?” Kitty asked.
“I’m not too sure,” Y/n lied. “Something about Star Wars.”
“Oh, for the love of God,” she responded, rolling her eyes. “Those two fight over the dumbest things.”
“You can say that again,” Hyde said, chuckling to himself.
“Well, when Eric gets back, make you sure tell him dinner’s almost ready.” She trotted back up the stairs, leaving the couple along again.
They sighed together and collapsed on the couch next to each other.
“What are we going to do?” Y/n groaned and dropped her head on his shoulder.
Hyde kissed her head and sighed as he put his arm around her. “I don’t know, but we’ll figure it out.”
“I love you.”
A small smile crept up on his face. “I love you too.”
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The next day at the hub, the gang, again minus Eric, sat around a table eating burgers and fries. Y/n slurped on a milkshake while listening to Jackie’s incessant rant about God-knows-what.
“So, then as Brittany took the position of head cheerleader from me, now the whole squad has been completely ignoring me and talking behind my back. That skank wad,” said Jackie, crossing her arms.
“I thought you quit cheerleading?” Y/n asked.
“Yeah, but then I realized I needed to go back to my natural habitat. Snobby and bitchy.”
“At least you’re honest,” Y/n said..
“So, you talked to Eric, huh?” Donna asked.
“Yeah, and he didn’t take it well at all,” Hyde responded.
“Well what happened?” Fez asked.
Y/n and Hyde went into the details of what happened the night before with everyone’s eyes glued to their faces.
“Man, he’s taking this a lot harder than I thought,” Donna said, leaning back and taking a sip of her soda.
“I’m not surprised,” Kelso piped up. “I mean, he hated it when me and Laurie got together, but yours is way worse.”
Y/n squinted at him. “How is this worse, exactly?”
“Well, me and Laurie were just doing it,” he responded. “You guys actually feelings for each other.”
“No, you idiot,” said Fez. “If he was just doing her he would be angrier because then Hyde would look at her just like a hot piece of meat instead of actually having feelings for her.”
“Thanks, Fez,” Y/n said, happy that someone made that point.
“Or,” Kelso said. “He’s madder because this is a thing that’s going to stick and not just be a fling and get over with.”
“That’s also a good point,” Jackie said.
Y/n gave a look to Donna and shook her head before continuing. “Anyway, I don’t know what else to do.”
“There’s nothing you really can do,” Donna responded. “He knows now and there’s nothing you can say or do to make him any less pissed.”
“Except if you two broke up,” Jackie said.
“Oh, I got it!” Kelso said, snapping his fingers. “You two should break up!”
“Kelso!” Hyde and Y/n said in unison.
“No! I mean you two should fake break up and then Forman won’t be so mad at you anymore,” he responded.
“Well, that’s not too bad of an idea,” Jackie said.
“What’s the point of that?” Hyde said. “He’s already pissed off at us for lying to him. What makes you think this one is better?”
“Yeah, good point,” Fez said. “Well, then Donna is right. There’s nothing you can do.”
Y/n sighed and leaned back, rubbing her temples. “This sucks.”
“I know, but he’ll come to accept it,” Donna said. “Especially if this is going to last.”
“What Miss Kitty and Mr. Red?” Fez asked. “Red is a fireball. He’s going to lose his crap.”
Everybody gasped.
“Red!” Kelso shouted. “I didn’t even think about him!” Then he started laughing. “You’re so dead, man.”
Hyde glared at him. “You think we didn’t think of that?”
“Well, we’re eighteen now. He can’t tell us what to do and who to be with,” Y/n said, turning to Steven. “He’s going to have to get over it.”
“Yeah, after he sticks his foot in your ass,” Donna laughed.
“I’ll take it,” Hyde said and put his arm around her shoulders. “I’ll take anything for you.”
Y/n giggled as everyone awe’d at him.
“Shut up!” Hyde yelled, but a smile formed on his face anyway.
A ding at the door caused the group to turn around. Zack stood at the entrance and made his way over to Y/n once he made eye contact with her. Y/n internally groaned.
“So, you’re with the school burnout now huh?” Zack mocked. “I knew you wouldn’t be able to find someone better than me.”
Y/n blinked at him. “Great. You’re back. Don’t you have to be annoying somewhere else? Like in college? Or did you fail and disappoint them too?”
“BURN!” Kelso shouted, laughing along with the rest of the group.
“I didn’t fail out,” he defended. “They kicked me out.”
Y/n laughed. “For what? For spiking the sorority girls’ punch?”
“No,” he said, growing frustrated at everyone’s laughter. “I broke into the girl’s locker room and drilled a hole through the wall.”
Y/n through her head back and laughed. “Yeah, you know what, I upgraded. And my guy maybe a ‘burnout’ but at least he doesn’t cheat on me with some skank.”
“I only cheated because you wouldn’t put out,” he said, his cheeks puffing out.
“Yeah, get lost, Loser,” Y/n said, throwing the word back in his face.
He pfft’d and smacked Hyde in the arm. “Good luck with this bitch, man.”
Hyde glared at Zack before slowly standing and winding his fist back and connecting it to his nose. Zack cried out and held his nose in his hand.
“What the hell, you prick?!” he shouted.
“Call my girlfriend a bitch again and I’ll make sure you’ll be the first person to touch his chin to his ass!” Steven shouted. “Get the hell out of here!”
Zack didn’t respond as he scrambled out of the building.
“That was awesome!” Donna cried out, laughing.
“Yeah, that was,” Kelso said, smiling. “I’ve never heard a guy scream like a bitch before.”
“Me neither,” Y/n chuckled and looked to Hyde. “By the way, that was so hot.”
“I gotta protect my girl,” he said and leaned in for a kiss. Y/n smiled into the kiss as she placed her hand on his face, scratching his sideburns.
“Oh, God,” Eric called out from the door, feeling disgusted seeing them being affectionate.
Hyde and Y/n pulled apart and looked at Eric.
“Hi,” Y/n said. “What are you doing here?”
“I thought I’d come down and see my dear sister with our dear friends, to try and maybe to hang out and get some normalcy, but seeing you two makes me want to vomit.”
“Oh, come on, Eric,” Donna said. “It’s not like this Kelso and Laurie.”
“That’s what I said!” Hyde said, trying to deflate the situation.
“Besides, they’re kind of cute together,” Donna said with a smile on her face. She looked to Y/n who mouthed a ‘thank you’ and winked at her. “You can’t stay mad at them forever.”
“Maybe not, but I can for a really, really long time,” he answered and was about to walk out the door when Y/n stopped him.
“Eric, wait no,” she said and got up, grabbing his hand. “Please don’t go. Sit with us.”
“Look, Y/n. I can’t. You have no idea how angry I am that you lied to me. We’re twins and we’re not supposed to have any secrets between us. We share everything, but you know the thing that really hurts the most? It’s that you felt like you couldn’t come to me at all. I can understand Mom and Dad, especially Dad because he’s well, scary, but me? I thought we were best friends and you trusted me enough to come to me.”
Tears filled Y/n’s eyes. “Eric, I do.”
“Clearly not enough,” he said, hurt laced in his face and drew his hand back from hers. He looked to Hyde who looked like he felt deep guilt. “We’re supposed to be best friends and you couldn’t even tell me the truth the first time. You clearly don’t care about anyone else but yourselves.”
“Eric, that’s not fair!” Y/n cried.
“You want to talk to me about fairness?!” he raised his voice again. “This isn’t fair. None of this is fair! It wasn’t fair that you went behind my back and started doing it! Or, that you couldn’t even come tell me that you have fallen in love with each other! That’s not fair.”
He walked out the Hub, leaving Y/n in tears. She sat back down and rested her head in the crook of Hyde’s neck, face turned away from the group so they couldn’t see her tears.
Hyde wrapped his around her waist and held her close, trying his best to comfort her.
“I’m sorry Y/n,” Donna said. “I’ll talk to him later.”
“But he’s right,” Y/n croaked out and turned her face back to them. “This isn’t fair to him and we did him wrong.”
“But you can’t help how you feel,” Jackie said sweetly. “It’s not like you did this to get back at Eric for something. You two truly do love each other and if he cared about you, he wouldn’t be so angry.”
“No, he has every right to be,” Y/n said, wiping her eyes. “Yes, we have strong feelings for each other, but we still went behind his back and betrayed him. He has every right to feel the way he does.”
No one else knew what to say, but to look at each other.
“I gotta go,” Y/n said and ran out before anyone else could see more tears.
“I should go too,” Hyde said. “This is my fault too.”
He got up and walked out after her, feeling the same guilt as she did.
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Top 5 Reasons Doug’s Pretty Great
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nine years since the first episode of S1 was released. I can still remember be a wee little lass first discovering it on youtube and becoming obsessed. At the time, I had no where to play it myself, so I watched as many playthroughs as I could until my family got an xbox.
While the first episode in this series has a lot of memorable moments, the one that always stands out in people’s memories is the moment where you’re trying to escape the drugstore as walkers pound away at the door and windows, and you realize that both Carley and Doug need your help or they’re going to die.
But... you can only save one, and whoever you don’t help, they end up being eaten alive by walkers and you get to feel bad about it for the rest of the episode.
I bring this up because it’s interesting to look back nine years ago and see that... well, not a lot of people saved Doug. Which is crazy, because now the stats are pretty 50/50 with Doug even having a bit of an edge over Carley. That definitely wasn’t the case back then because the stats were more along the line of 20/80.
Why? Well, the writer’s didn’t exactly do the best job of showing how great Doug is in ep1, especially compared to Carley who has more interactions with Lee and more screen time.... which is even funnier because they did actually think they did a good job and were surprised by the results after the episode’s release.
Even back then they had a habit of making imbalanced routes then denying the imbalance... something they never grew out of.
I guess they were a little butthurt about it since Doug is a favorite among the team given that he’s actually based on a real person, Doug Tabacco, an IT guy they worked with. This got to the point where Telltale never missed an opportunity to tell everyone to #SaveDoug over Carley.
I also love that they use the Stranger to guilt trip everyone who saved Carley by having him be like, “Doug was in a worse position! >:( You only saved Carley because she was a pretty girl!!” just.... real subtle, guys haha
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that more often than not, I choose to save Carley over Doug for many reasons, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate Doug and enjoy having him around in the off chance I do save him. So I thought it’d be fun to talk about Doug as a character and why he was pretty great as a little tribute, y’know?
5. Doug’s a pretty funny dude
Now, I wouldn’t exactly call twdg a comedy, y’know? It gets dark, then manages to get even darker at times, but if the game was nothing but doom and gloom, it’d get boring and become unenjoyable.
While other characters do get a laugh out of me from time to time, I enjoy the humor that Doug brings to the group, even if it’s not intentional and just the way he is.
Even from the beginning, Doug had me chuckling with the fact that this nerdy dude didn’t want to bring profanity to Lee’s ears when talking about Larry, so he’s just like “ He's kind of a dick... pardon my french,” like Doug.... it’s okay, you can call him an asshole, no one will judge hahaha.
Then there’s the biscuit scene that I think we all know and love. Helps break the tension of meeting these weirdo’s who own a dairy and are totally not suspicious or anything.
But it’s not even just that Doug is funny, he’s also a character that gets you to crack a smile when he’s talking about something he’s passionate about, or when he’s proud of the alarm he rigged up, or when he’s being adorably awkward.
One of my favorites is in ep3 when Lee goes to ask Doug if he has any chalk, and he goes into this spiel about charcoal-- “You know, a piece of charcoal is a suitable alternative, depending on your marking surface. Since we're on the subject, did you know that while chalk is traditionally known to be calcium carbonate, what's often used in classrooms is actually made of gypsum, thanks to favorable domestic mining conditions?”
And Lee’s response is just-- “Doug, I did not know that.”
“Happy to be of service.”
It’s just really funny... and it makes you feel better after all the implications about Doug’s mental health in the episode... like you gave him a moment to flex his knowledge and get excited about it.
But yeah, what can I say? Doug makes me laugh and he brings a bit of light to the groups constant shitshow.
4. Doug saved the group’s ass at the St John farm
And he did so with a laser pointer.
I always hate it when Doug/Carley leave the group at the St Johns and remain absent for most of the episode, though I chalk that up to the writers trying to make the different routes easier on themselves, y’know?
But, at least they come back to save the day.
In Doug’s case, he’s not comfortable with guns like Carley is, so he’s gotta get creative when it comes to getting Lee’s attention and stopping Andy from hurting Duck and Lee.
That’s where his fancy little laser pointer comes in.
We first see him with it during the walk to the farm, but then see it in action after Lee escapes the barn and is nearly blinded by the light. Doug claims he was doing morse code before Lee tells him and Ben that these assholes cut off Mark’s legs and tried to feed them to the group.
Now, here’s the thing... If Doug and Ben had done what they were told and stayed at the motor inn over night, things probably wouldn’t have turned out so good for the group. Doug is the one who shines the laser pointer in Andy’s eyes when he’s got ahold of Duck, giving Lee the advantage of attack. Without that, if Lee tried anything, he would’ve ended up like dingdong Kenny with a bullet in his side.
Also there’s just a lot of bravery from Doug, y’know? Like as soon as he finds Lee and knows the situation, the first thing he asks is what can they do to help, and he sticks around to do what he can.... even if it is just to point a laser in someone’s eye.
No one gives Doug enough credit for savin’ the day, y’know? And if you have any doubt, even Lee says, “I never thought a laser pointer would be the thing that saved our lives.”
3. Doug’s friendship with Lee
Speaking of Lee, his friendship with Doug is underrated. The two have chemistry and work off each other well in the scene’s they’re in. While it’s not as strong as Carley’s in ep1, saving Doug and having around in ep2 & ep3 lets you see it at it’s best, y’know?
After Lee saves his life at the drugstore, Doug is shown to mourn Carley and asks Lee why he would pick him, lamenting that he wished he had picked her over him and you can tell that Doug feels that he owes Lee a lot for saving him. Hell, he even says as much when Lee tries to give him food in ep2-- “Why don't you keep my share today. I know I said it didn't matter why you saved me and not Carley, but... I owe you a lot more than half a day's rations."
Also, I love this one line from Kenny when you’re on bad terms with him and they’re talking about going separate ways where he’s basically like “We all know Doug’s gonna stay with you because you saved him that ONE time >:(” and on top of it being such a bitchy Kenny line, it also shows that every can see that Doug is a loyal friend to Lee and would want to stick with him where ever he decides to go.
One thing that I think people tend to overlook, though, is how concerned Lee is with Doug’s mental health in ep3. There are implications that Doug might be suffering with depression due to the situation of the walkers, bandits harrassing and threatening them, and believing that he isn’t useful to the group, stating that he feel pretty worthless. Lee asks Clementine if he seems sad, and hell, he even talks to Lilly about it.
In fact, speaking of Clementine, Doug is real sweet with her, too. Of course, he gives her those batteries for her walkie, but he also asks about how she’s doing as they’re leaving the dairy. Hell, 8 years later, Clementine still remembers him by name and how sweet he was when fucking dingdong Lilly can’t remember his damn name. That says a lot.
Y’all know how important Clementine is to Lee, so he wouldn’t have grown as close to Doug if he wasn’t a genuinely good person who treated Clementine with kindess.
I dunno, there’s a lot of trust and care between the two and it’s a relationship that I truly love. I just wish we could’ve seen a bit more of it but y’know...#2 happened.
2. Doug saved Ben’s life
Yeah, I think we all saw this coming...
Look, doesn’t matter what you think about Ben, okay? Not what we’re talkin’ about. We’re talkin’ about Doug saving Ben’s life, which unfortunately meant ending his own.
Still haven’t forgiven Lilly for this one. Though I’ve always found the difference between Doug and Carley’s death’s interesting. With Carley, Lilly intentionally kills her after Carley tells her off. But with Doug, Lilly was aiming for Ben and even when Doug pulled him out of the way, she still fired the gun... even though she didn’t have a clear shot and ended up hitting Doug.
Then she tries to play it off like it was an accident which, yeah I guess it was but that doesn’t change that you were intending to murder this 6ft tall child.
It’s just... I dunno, man, it’s sad. I always feel more sorrow for Doug’s death, but more anger for Carley’s? Even though both make me angry, it’s just different characters, different things that led to their deaths, different feelings. This is the first real “Fuck you, Lilly” moment for me and she can spend the next 8 years wandering around for all I can.
Doug didn’t deserve this shit.
But, the reason I put this at #2 because it really says a lot about Doug as a character. The second he saw Lilly aim that gun, he yanked Ben out of the way. He could’ve gone into shock, he could’ve just yelled “no!”, or he could’ve gone at Lilly instead.... but no, his first instinct was to grab Ben and move himself in front and it really fucking sucks that that’s what killed him.
And y’know this isn’t the first time Doug has put himself in danger to save someone. I already talked about him saving everyone at the dairy, but can we not forget how he and Carley met? She was gonna get eaten by walkers then our big hero Doug came in and saved her?? Didn’t know her or anything, just saw her and her crew getting attacked and did what he could to save any survivors??
Like... no one talks about that because it’s so played off and never brought up again and I need everyone to remember this, okay?
Doug selflessly putting himself in danger to help those around him? Fantastic. Beautiful. Love that.
1. Look, Doug himself is just #1. His personality, intelligence, everything.
Wow, Doug’s personality being the #1 reason he’s so great? Who woulda thought?
Well, ME woulda thought because obviously.
Listen... in case you haven’t gather this from the previous four entries, Doug is an intelligent, awkward, caring, selfless, funny, and brave man, okay? He’s likable, he tries his damnedest to pull his weight for the group, he shows actual loyalty and kindness unlike some people, and when he tends to avoid the constant Lilly and Kenny conflicts, he does his best to step in when things take a serious turn, hence the Ben situation.
No to mention the dude is smart.
I mean, he really took a random remote and was like, “Oh it’s universal, let me just program it to work on ALL the random TV’s across the street as a way to distract these walkers!” like dude.... you just know how to do that, huh?
Or his fun little bell trap that alerts the groups of strangers and walkers? Oh, and remember when he fixed the RV by hitting it with a fucking hammer and was like “It works now, drive!”
And have I mentioned that he bested Andy St John with a goddamn laser pointer??
Oh, also wanna add that I really like his voice acting, as well. He’s voiced by Sam Joan, who does a good job at selling Doug’s soft-spoken but intelligent nature, and knows how to pull off “dorky” when needed... and I mean that in a good way, when he’s talking about charcoal Doug is being a dork and I love him.
I mean... what else is there to say?
All that’s left to do is pull a Telltale and--
#SaveDoug
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Honorable Mentions
-Doug is a pie guy, going off of that time he named all the different kinds of pie he could thing of and I feel that.
-He’s a very fashionable person. I want that weird polar bear deer thing shirt he wears in ep1.
-also, you can’t go wrong with socks and sandals, my dude.
-He had a crush on Carley and honestly, I feel that, too.
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There it is, there’s my whole thing about Doug. What are your thoughts? When it comes to that choice in ep1 of s1, do you save Doug or do you save Carley? Do you agree or disagree with any of my choices for this list? Or have anything to add? I’m always down to chat.
Have any suggestions for future T5F’s? Feel free to send ‘em in! :D
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Next week’s T5F
#twdg t5f#twdg doug#twdg lee#twdg clementine#twdg kenny#twdg lilly#twdg carley#twdg ben#twdg larry#twdg mark#twdg andy#twdg#oh boy next week is gonna be a doozy#talking about characters everyone hates?#lovely
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let's get those Multiples Of Four for the lihn asks
Thank Yoy here i gooo
4) Favorite exchange(s)?
i like the conversation when sheila stays behind with susannah while the latter gets changed into the uniform skirt or whichever costume piece lol and susannah is clearly like trying to Fit In as she would with the girls as a whole group re: just sheila but that's not really what sheila herself is about so it's not going anywhere at first. it was very funny when judith just smacks susannah's lunch tray straight down onto the floor rip. and of course i love kitty Addressing susannah leading into masochist
8) Favorite costume(s)?
hmm not great at noticing these details (especially the first time around and in non-hq footage lol) but i Did notice (and appreciate) how all the characters were costumed quite differently in a very Personal Style sort of way, v helpful to characterize them each and help distinguish them earlier on. i did like susannah's costumes a lot with the yellow / purple and patterns and vests and carefully styled hair and her post-timeskip look was fantastic as well
12) Favorite background moment(s)?
again i was pretty focused on the foreground stuff really lol and i don't really remember anything where i was noticing something happening only in the background. but a more Literal background moment, i too really enjoyed the silhouettes of the girls striking poses being projected onto the bg behind susannah at the beginning of the show, very effective and Dramatic
16) Underrated moment(s) in the show?
i don't think i have a real answer re: what's Underrated mostly b/c i've already seen so much good analysis & appreciation from people about pretty much everything........so a vaguely tangential answer is about wishing it was just a Little more evident that Kitty And Dorothy Have Their Own Thing Going On, which like, yeah maybe it's easier to tell in person watching the show, but......and i Do like that kitty's connection to susannah is so clearly more general than their Relationships (or potential ones / wanting one) b/c of course susannah's dilemma around goes beyond Just the particular forbidden romance with this particular person
i also found judith's character like, nonzero engaging, which is just like i hadn't heard much about her prior i don't think. not as though she's at all Likeable in the sense of like if you were in the show you would not like this character who is both a bully and a narc but it's still like, good for her eventually realizing the error of her ways even if it'd've been good to realize it Before miss asp made it clear she was only ever intending to use judith, and like, maybe if your snitching on a girl had indirectly led to her death you'd stop narcing on everyone instead of just setting up the same situation again. but at least she comes around and threatens francis and even her awfulness can be funnier than the awfulness of other characters who are being awful
20) Headcanon(s) for what happens before the show?
oof that's tricky since so much stuff in the show is unveiling ppl's Backstory / what's happened prior.....idk i was gonna say i wonder how kitty got makeup kits into nation but maybe they're allowed / it's allowed for her b/c her parents are paying so much. not very exciting
24) The Other One or Oh Well?
did have to confirm which one The Other One is but i guess that one lmfao i just have a great time with sheila going off on those verses and it's fun how it's this playful song about them bonding over being rejected.....the "and i guess i don't know how to feel about it" delivery is v funny. much respect and appreciation for Oh Well though of course
28) Something you like/have noticed about the show that you haven’t seen anyone else mention yet?
i'm not sure there Was much that i noticed that i hadn't heard about prior......tbh i think there were just a few Plot Points i hadn't already heard discussed but they weren't exactly Fun ones so i was like hm yeah i can see why ppl wouldn't necessarily specifically address this for kicks
32) If only one could happen, would you prefer a cast recording or an Off-Broadway run?
i agree w/ p much everyone, gotta love the increased availability of a cast recording.....will be around for more than a few weeks, will cost less to obtain the experience, and around here Who Knows what cast recordings will spark. love how plausible it is that lihn Will get a cast recording, here's hoping
36) Favorite song(s) off the Hits of Nation/character playlists?
seeing as i forgot these playlists exist, f, and i have never heard music i just checked for which songs i know i know off the top of my head lol. s/o to each of the girls having iko iko by the dixie cups on their playlists, guess that's some required listening
[susannah: l.e.s. artistes by santigold], [rat: one way or another by blondie, i got a rocket in my pocket by jimmie lloyd (which i've only partially heard b/c it plays in the bg of a The Iron Giant scene lmao so this only counts like 1/3 of the way)] [kitty: diamonds are a girl's best friend by marilyn monroe, la vie en rose by edith piaf, anthems for a seventeen year old girl by broken social scene] [ya-ya: sugar sugar by the archies] [miss asp: i THINK i've heard "straighten up and fly right" and "if i knew you were comin i'd've baked a cake" but i don't especially wanna look them up and confirm lmao. know "i'm proud to be an american" and "god bless the usa" lol ew. "comfortably numb" by pink floyd and "whatever will be will be" by doris day et al and "my heart will go on" by celine dion] [first of all interesting that francis and buzz share a playlist but i guess really all of the roles by The Guy are pretty functionally similar lol. accentuate the positive by perry cuomo, blowin in the wind by bob dylan, i Think i've heard hang on to your ego by the beach boys but i think i forget how it goes]
40) What does LIHN mean to you?
hmm well classic iconis content around here with the shows celebrating misfit weirdos and him always trying to write a show about people who usually wouldn't get a show written about them and creating this material for an all-girl show with only one token The Guy and the Lead specifically being a black girl and there being a specifically trans role as well.....love how much people have been enjoying it even as it took me ages to get around to Consuming it myself, and it's been v cool for it to be so like, here's Totally New Material. even prior to me having actually seen it, it was also definitely nice to have This in the wake of august to interrupt the [lying facedown], and again it was fun to even secondhand have ppl having a great time w/ the show and getting to appreciate the Content and Analysis happening hell yea
44) Favorite non show/cabaret performance of a song?
oop i might've only seen the non-show video for "oh well" so guess it wins! fine by me
48) Favorite time Francis was wrong?
it's pretty classic / all-encompassing when he very strongly implies that susannah has no choice but to marry him / no Hope for her Future otherwise
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The Marshmallow Chronicles (Ch. 19: Long Live the King)
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Author’s notes: THE LAST CHAPTER!! Sorry it’s a short one /: I don’t have the words to thank each and every one of you who have read my silly fanfic and who have left lovely, encouraging comments. It’s really not an exaggeration to say that I wouldn’t have made it this far if it wasn’t for you <3 so THANK YOU!!
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That said, I’m happy to say I WILL be doing book 2! It’s actually my favorite, so I’m very excited!! Sorry to everyone who had asked earlier, I just wanted to be sure before I made the commitment. Plus, nothing wrong with a little suspense ;)
However, I’ll have to take a short break before starting so I can plan the story out. I mean, I know the plot is already laid out for me, but I still want my details to fit into the canon well. So thank you for your patience (:
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Rating: T
Pairing: Drake x MC
Words: 2,541
He couldn’t tell how long he’d been sitting there, trying to gather the strength to stand up and pour himself another drink, when a raspy voice asked, “This seat taken?”
He looked up to see a familiar face. “Leo!”
He got up so he could shake hands with the handsome man, who clapped his back.
“Hey, Drake. It’s good to see you.”
“You too, man! I didn’t know you were coming but I guess I should’ve guessed.”
“Yeah, I may be the black sheep of the family but I got Liam’s back.”
Drake bit his tongue to keep himself from saying something rude. As much as he liked Leo – and he did; the man was as different from the other nobles as one could be – he couldn’t agree with that. Leo had always been... not selfish, exactly, but he definitely looked out for his own happiness before others’.
Come to think of it, Drake wasn’t sure whether to resent or admire him. One thing was certain, he could learn a thing or two from Leo’s certainty that he deserved to be happy.
Drake cast about for something to change the subject and landed on, “So where’s your wife? Liam told me you got married recently?”
A huge smile spread on Leo’s face. “I did. She couldn’t come, unfortunately. She’s in the middle of setting up her own home decor shop so this was a very inconvenient time for her.” He grimaced.
“Oh, cool. Well, you seem happy.”
“So happy. I can’t even explain what it’s like, knowing someone will be there for you no matter what, that they love you with all of your flaws and baggage, that they’ll make everyday an adventure...” he trailed off dreamily.
Drake was feeling more than a little uneasy at this sentimental monologue, not least because he could think of only one person he believed could fit that criteria. He cleared his throat and reached for his glass, taking an imaginary sip of his nonexistent drink.
“Forgive me, I tend to get emotional when I talk about Mia. I very much hope Liam finds the same thing for himself tonight.”
“Oh, he will,” muttered Drake.
Leo raised his eyebrows. “Do you mean that girl Riley I’ve been hearing so much about? What is she like?”
“She’s, uh, she’s something else.” He licked his lips. “She’s confident and fun, but she still knows when to be serious, and she can talk a lot, but is a fantastic listener–”
He cut himself off before he went on a full-on rant about Riley Addam’s many qualities.
“She’ll... make a great queen,” he finished weakly.
“Well, you make her sound delightful! I was already hoping to meet her tonight, but now you’ve made it my mission! But how is she with Liam? Do they make a good couple?”
“I-”
He hadn’t actually asked himself that. He’d been so busy assuming that Liam would pick Riley and vice versa, that he hadn’t stopped to think whether they made a good couple. He knew he’d be biased, but he tried his best to think about this coldly. What even makes a good couple?
One the one hand, both of them were harmonious, cooperative people – unlike him – so they probably wouldn’t have too many big fights. Not only that, but their different types of wisdom complemented each other and they were both highly empathetic people; he was sure they’d make for exceptional rulers.
And yet... It was painful to admit this to himself, given that Drake knew his feelings for Riley would never be anything other than a fool’s wish, but he didn’t think he’d ever seen her laugh or joke around with Liam as much as she did with him. It wasn’t Liam that she was sneaking off with during boring functions.
And then there was the grateful look on her face as she’d said, “it felt good to tell someone,” after sharing something so deeply personal...
But no, he wasn’t being fair. She’d surely been on countless dates with Liam by now and who was to say she hadn’t been even more affectionate with him than she’d ever been with Drake? Who was to say they hadn’t already–
His nostrils flared.
Hell no, please don’t go there.
In order to distract himself from the uncomfortable truth that he’d have to get used to the idea of Riley having sex with Liam soon – they’re getting engaged, you dickhead! – he returned to the conversation he had mentally left for a little too long.
“Yes,” he finally answered firmly. “They make a good couple.”
He was relieved to see that Leo seemed to be taking his weirdness in stride. He probably thought Drake was drunk and spaced out.
“I’m glad. I trust your opinion, Drake. And what about you? Wedding bells on the horizon?”
Drake snorted.
“Not quite.”
“Living that bachelor life, eh? That can be fun too!” Leo gave him a devilish grin. “But when you do settle down, make sure it’s with someone you enjoy spending the quiet moments in life with.”
In a flash, Drake saw himself drinking whiskey with Riley, celebrating the moments in between. He blinked several times rapidly, his eyes feeling watery.
“Uh, yeah.”
“Oh, and please give Liam noogies every now and then to remind him of me.”
“Ha! Only if you promise not to ask him the same thing!”
Leo shrugged. “I’m afraid I can’t promise that.”
They laughed and walked back into the ballroom together. Leo promptly asked Drake to point out Riley. He did so with a smile, watching her talk to Maxwell in that animated way of hers.
Once Leo had left him to go introduce himself, Drake ordered a drink from the bartender and went back to sulking in his corner. Before long, Hana found him.
“Are you ready?” she almost whispered.
They each avoided the other’s eyes, looking straight out at the ballroom, and probably at the same person.
“Not nearly. You?”
“I... think I’ve made my peace with it,” she answered, still quietly. “Telling her really helped, so thank you for your advice.”
Drake choked on his drink and whipped around to look at Hana open-mouthed. “You–you told her?
She gave a small nod.
Haltingly, Drake asked, “So... what did she, um, say?”
“Oh,” Hana shrugged carefully, but there was no keeping the hurt from her voice, “what you’d expect. She said...” her voice wavered, yet she didn’t cry. Drake felt his admiration for her grow.
“She said I’m her best friend and, although I can’t deny I’d hoped for more, that’s enough for me.”
Drake squeezed her hand.
“You’re a class act, Hana. And brave, too. I’m gonna miss you and I’m glad we’re... friends.”
Hana stared at him, her eyes and mouth equally wide. “You said it! Voluntarily!”
“Shh!” Drake elbowed her lightly. “I’ve got a reputation to maintain!”
Hana giggled and mimed zipping her mouth shut.
Across the room, somebody cleared their throat importantly. They turned to see King Constantine rising from his chair.
He said, “If I may have everyone’s attention, please...”
Hana and Drake shared a resigned look and started towards Riley, Maxwell and Bertrand, who were clustered near the dance floor.
“It’s finally happening...” said Hana, giving Riley a brief hug.
Drake balled his fists and set his jaw. “Here we go...”
A hush had settled over the room; all eyes were on the royal family.
King Constantine launched into what Drake thought to be a very self-aggrandizing speech about his reign, though he did pause on a sweet note, praising Liam by saying he couldn’t have wished for a better successor. Drake could not agree more; Cordonia had really lucked out, but he, the King, Riley and everyone who knew Liam personally had won the lottery.
The Prince smiled softly and put an arm on the King’s shoulder, bashful at the compliment. “Father...”
“It’s true,” Constantine continued. He looked over to Leo, who was standing next to the Queen. “I love your brother, but you will be the King that Cordonia needs. Reliable, steady, wise, just. Though you weren’t born to be my successor, it feels as though this outcome was inevitable.”
There was a pause during which King Constantine looked at each other smilingly. Drake felt like he was interrupting a personal moment.
“Liam, you are ever bit the King I always hoped you’d be. Today, I pass the royal signet ring to you.” The King took the signet off and slid it onto Liam’s finger. “Cordonia is yours, my son.”
Beside him, Riley cupped her hands and cheered, “Let’s hear it for Liam!” startling Drake into jumping.
Recovering from the scare, he chuckled and shook his head, clapping for Liam until his hands stung.
“Lady Riley, compose yourself,” chided Bertrand, which only made it funnier.
Liam looked like he was holding in laughter as he winked at Riley. The applause and cheers quickly faded so Liam could speak, “Thank you all for being here tonight. This is an incredible honor and a responsibility that I don’t take lightly. I only hope I can serve Cordonia with the distinction that my father did.”
Drake scoffed internally at that. Liam would be a far better king than his father ever was; he was already a better man.
Liam bowed at his father and hugged him formally.
Queen Regina came forward with her usual grace. “And now the time has come. Your Prince will choose his bride.”
Drake’s stomach leaped in a way that made him feel more hungover than he had all day.
Constantine and the Queen thanked the suitors for participating in the social season and spouted some – in Drake’s opinion – bullshit about how they could all make great queens.
Come on, Penelope? Maybe if you wanted Poodle Day to become a national holiday. And I’m sure I’d be first in line to the guillotine if Olivia were queen.
He shuddered.
The Queen’s voice, which sounded more shaken than he’d ever heard her, took him out of his thoughts. “If you’ll excuse us one moment.”
The Queen and Constantine were whispering with a royal advisor. Constantine waved Liam over. His brow furrowed, Liam strode to them and joined the whispers.
It wouldn’t take long for the crowd to start murmuring among themselves, but as of that moment, you could have heard a pin drop. Which is why, when the first phone buzzed, everyone’s heads turned as one in the general direction of the sound. A few seconds later, however, two more went off, and then five, and then too many to keep track of.
He heard Madeleine’s prim voice exclaim, “Oh my!”
“Oh non,” said Kiara.
Penelope, a hand on her chest, said, “She wouldn’t...”
Maxwell’s phone buzzed and he snatched it out of his pocket. His eyes widened in horror. “Bertrand!”
It felt like a heavy rock had dropped inside Drake’s stomach. He had a bad feeling about this.
“What?” Bertrand snarled.
Maxwell showed him his phone and Drake leaned in to take a peek. It was a photo of Riley wearing a familiar pink bra and kissing – or rather, being kissed by – Tariq.
Drake felt his whole body grow hot and he clenched his fists even tighter than they already had been. “Those bastards!”
Riley turned to look at him, her eyes huge with fear. “Drake...” she said slowly, “I have a feeling I know exactly what this is. That night Tariq thought I walked into his room...”
She gulped and then carried on, her voice monotonous and defeated. “Someone got photos of it, didn’t they? And they’re using them to set me up.”
Hana’s hand was on her mouth. “It’s all over the news!”
She showed Riley her phone, which was covered in headlines of the same news: the “slutty” suitor who humiliated the prince by being caught hooking up with his friend.
Drake yanked the phone out of Hana’s hand.
What was she thinking, showing her that?!
Riley’s eyes were filling with tears. “But...”
Several guards came seemingly from out of nowhere and surrounded Riley. Drake could do nothing but stand there stupidly. In fact, he only realized one of them was Bastien when he heard him speak.
“I’m so sorry, Lady Riley, but I’ve been ordered to escort you out... immediately. Along with the representatives from House Beaumont.”
Drake gaped at him. Escort them out?! What the fuck?!
Bertrand seemed to agree with him, albeit more politely. “This is absurd!”
“You can’t do this to Riley!” cried out Maxwell.
A couple of guards grabbed the Beaumonts roughly, and Bastien and another guard seized Riley, dragging her to the door.
Drake’s brain finally kicked into action and he pushed his way to Bastien, roaring, “Get your hands off her!”
Without thinking, he punched Bastien, who doubled over, leaving Riley free on one side. Before she could take advantage though, another guard took Bastien’s place.
Drake’s friend slowly straightened up and he was surprised to see no anger in Bastien’s eyes, but rather a profound sadness. Not that he cared at the moment as he struggled helplessly, being held back by guards as his friends and one of his favorite people in the world were forced out the door.
“Riley!” He’d never heard Hana so out of control. She was being kept back as well and was fighting tooth and nail to get away.
From the dance floor, Liam’s voice boomed over the chaos that now dominated the room. “Where is Lady Riley? Riley!” He looked for her frantically.
Riley’s voice came in a shrill yell from the door as she still resisted security, “Liam!”
Despite the din, the Queen’s voice rang through the commotion, “Given the circumstances, I’m sure Lady Riley has withdrawn from consideration.”
The insensitive announcement was enough to stun him into giving up the fight.
Unbelievable. Unbe-fucking-lievable. These people have no shame.
“But...” Liam was saying desperately, still searching for Riley, “I need to speak with her.”
The Queen whispered something in Liam’s ear, which made his face harden, even as his eyes still were wide with shock and sadness.
Constantine cleared his throat. “And now, Prince Liam must make his choice.”
Liam sighed and came forward. Drake had never seen him scowl that much. “I choose... Lady Madeleine.”
There where a few scattered claps, but for the most part, the audience seemed too appalled to do much.
Madeleine, however, didn’t seem to mind as came forward with a grin from ear to ear. “I’m deeply, deeply honored to accept.”
She curtsied before Liam, then gripped his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.
As everyone stared, aghast, Drake looked to the door, where Riley had been enduring the guards’ efforts to force her out. He wasn’t expecting to find her looking at him instead of at Liam, her eyes brimming with tears.
The guards at last succeeded in ejecting Riley from the room, slamming the door after them. Drake fought to break free for a few seconds longer, until the futility of it really sunk in. He let his hands fall to his sides.
His eyes met Liam’s and he could see they were thinking the same thing: This isn’t over.
#trr#the royal romance#drake walker#drake x mc#prince liam#actually king liam in this chapter#maxwell beaumont#hana lee#pb#pixelberry#choices#playchoices#fanfic#ch 19#the marshmallow chronicles#long post
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Oct 19 Library Movie Night - Mathnet 1-3
Prowl might just have a new favorite show. Although it’s hard to beat Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Jazz showed up, to Prowl’s delight. And the guy that looks like but is definitely not Smokescreen gave Prowl a puzzle to give to Magnemite.
More importantly: Swerve spilled the beans about who the rest of the Guiding Hand are. Prowl’s still not sure how to process the knowledge that he banged a bot that’s considered a god. On the other hand, the news that info creep is artificial was quite well received.
Today
verdigrisprowl 8:01 pm
*Hello Soundwave, you got here just in time to help Prowl finish arranging chairs. And/or sit and watch, whatever you prefer.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:02 pm
*Please, he'll help. It's the nice thing to do. ... That, and the sooner the chairs are down, the quicker he can steal Prowl for himself.*
verdigrisprowl 8:03 pm
*this is very true*
verdigrisprowl 8:04 pm
*people are starting to trickle in just as he plops down in a chair in the same place as last week.* Hi.
Swerester 8:05 pm
Hey!
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:05 pm
*in comes the dragon! still no snacks, still no passport. she's tiny and sneaky, though.* Hello, Prowl!
verdigrisprowl 8:07 pm
*don't tell him you don't have a passport.* Hello.
NoodlesAtNight 8:07 pm
*Settles himself down right and proper and does not squeal on the dragon.*
opatoes 8:08 pm
/Smokescreen is coming in with a kind of weird capsule shaped object, sitting down very close to the screen again./ Hello.
verdigrisprowl 8:08 pm
*beginning to suspect that the guy who looks like but definitely isn't Smokescreen might need glasses.* Hi.
Chaoit 8:08 pm
-ohwait does he need one? If he does he's leaving so he's not getting people in trouble-
Osmond 8:08 pm
*enters waves with a smile* What's shakin everyone?
verdigrisprowl 8:09 pm
Jazz! Hello.
*hold on, he's gonna, get up pull over another chair next to his chair. you have to sit next to him jazz it's mandatory.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:09 pm
*Certainly isn't going to tell if Blaster doesn't*
Osmond 8:09 pm
Heya, Prowler *comes over and sits at his "mandatory" seat Prowl has picked for him*
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:10 pm
*the dragon sits herself down right and proper next on the back of Soundwaves chair and does not squeal on herself.* Hello, Soundwave!
Chaoit 8:10 pm
-good, because he's clueless-
verdigrisprowl 8:10 pm
*as long as he doesn't know he needs one, and prowl doesn't know he doesn't have one, he's good*
opatoes 8:10 pm
Prowl- Prowl, is Magnemite capable of holding items? I have something I made for them, but I am not sure if they can hold it.
verdigrisprowl 8:10 pm
Some items. It depends on the size and shape. What is it?
NoodlesAtNight 8:11 pm
*Tilts back to look at the dragon. This does not work, thanks to his build. He twists a feeler up to look at her instead.* [[Good evening, dragon. Doing well?]]
Chaoit 8:11 pm
-and he's dropping into a chair now-
skullstronaut 8:11 pm
*he's just going to sit down in whatever open seat is available.*
verdigrisprowl 8:11 pm
*Who Is That Sneaking Into The Room.*
verdigrisprowl 8:12 pm
*welp. Prowl's not drinking tonight.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:12 pm
*Notes to himself: 1) Overthrow Starscream. 2) Enjoy drunk Prowl.*
opatoes 8:12 pm
It's this. /Smokescreen gets up and holds the capsule out to Prowl, which is about 1/4-1/2 of magnemite's size. There's a marble ball-style maze puzzle inside the capsule, and different purple switches inside different portions of the maze./
Swerester 8:12 pm
Oh, you got more of that stuff Mixmaster made last time, or is it different this time?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:12 pm
I'm doing well. It's almost time for the Human Scaring Holiday, isn't it? I have an even funnier costume this year. *given that last year's was a human dragon costume made for dogs...*
NoodlesAtNight 8:13 pm
[[It is indeed. He and Rumble have already chosen costumes for the showing on the 30th. They are... amusing.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:14 pm
Oh—how does it work? *takes it carefully in one hand.* I expect it's supposed to manipulate the ball with its magnets, but...?
*to Swerve* I have no idea. There's only two this time and one of them's the same color as the danger stuff, but I think he kind of makes up the recipes on the fly.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:14 pm
*heck yeah!* That's what the holiday's about, right?
Chaoit 8:14 pm
Oh! That holiday is coming up...I forgot all about it
Swerester 8:15 pm
Oh. Well, guess I'll try it this time and see how it tastes.
verdigrisprowl 8:15 pm
Earth years are so short.
Chaoit 8:15 pm
Very.
NoodlesAtNight 8:15 pm
[[His deployers would claim it is about free fuel. Personally, he enjoys the opportunity to be someone else for a brief time and not be deep undercover or get scolded for it.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:15 pm
All right, is everyone more or less settled? I'm planning on showing three episodes tonight.
NoodlesAtNight 8:15 pm
[[As settled as possible.]]
Osmond 8:16 pm
*Jazz is taking in and making note of everyone present then curiously looks at the puzzle Prowl is holding* hm? *thumbs up* ready to go!
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:16 pm
I'm set, Prowl!
Chaoit 8:16 pm
Good here
Swerester 8:16 pm
Yup
skullstronaut 8:17 pm
Yes.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:17 pm
*the dragon shrugs her wings* I like making the free fuel for the scaring holiday, so there should be people who like eating it.
opatoes 8:17 pm
There are magnets with opposing polarities on each end, and when the ball first leaves the starting position of the puzzle, it will begin to release a slight electrical charge. As it hits each purple portion, the charge will strengthen. Do you think magnemite would be interested?
verdigrisprowl 8:17 pm
I have no idea. I can give it to it and find out.
NoodlesAtNight 8:17 pm
*Perks.* [[Baseball?]]
verdigrisprowl 8:17 pm
Baseball.
verdigrisprowl 8:18 pm
Baseball, math, and police.
*he's Delighted.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:18 pm
[[/Delightful./]]
Osmond 8:18 pm
oh man this is going to be interesting
NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm
[[And I Don't Know is on third.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
I was just thinking that.
opatoes 8:19 pm
I don't know on third?
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
That's right.
opatoes 8:19 pm
... What?
Chaoit 8:19 pm
Um....
NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm
*Huffing.*
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
No, What's on second.
Swerester 8:20 pm
Then who's on first?
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
That's right.
*this is the best night of his life.*
opatoes 8:20 pm
W. What are you talking about
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
No, he's on second.
opatoes 8:20 pm
Who???
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
No, he's on first.
opatoes 8:20 pm
I don't know what you are talking about!
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
... I'll show you a video later.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:21 pm
*the dragon has never wanted to be Soundwave more than this moment. ah, to have a camera ready to film everything...*
Swerester 8:21 pm
[snickers]
opatoes 8:21 pm
... Is there context for this?
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
Yes, there is. Remind me to show a skit after the episodes.
opatoes 8:21 pm
Very well.
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
*look at them, talking about Trajectories.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:21 pm
*If the dragon asks nicely, he'll share.*
Swerester 8:22 pm
That child's father is very violent.
opatoes 8:22 pm
Their dad seems particularly ruthless.
.... Babe Ruthless.
NoodlesAtNight 8:22 pm
[[A poor creato-- ha.]]
Chaoit 8:22 pm
If that ball is that special, why was he playing with it in the first place?
verdigrisprowl 8:23 pm
I think that kind of violence is more grounds to call the police than a missing ball.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:23 pm
*if he figures out how to install a visor like his on her she'll never ask to borrow anything*
opatoes 8:23 pm
W
What
NoodlesAtNight 8:23 pm
[[HER WHAT.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:23 pm
What?!
Swerester 8:23 pm
How
Chaoit 8:23 pm
How?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:23 pm
Um.
NoodlesAtNight 8:23 pm
[[What bridge artist--]]
Swerester 8:24 pm
Wait if the house is gone how are they calling her house phone?
Chaoit 8:24 pm
Someone that's making an attempt at copying you, Soundwave,
NoodlesAtNight 8:24 pm
[[Perhaps the thief already had one and left it behind.]]
skullstronaut 8:24 pm
Personal phone.
verdigrisprowl 8:24 pm
Maybe the wiring was left.
NoodlesAtNight 8:24 pm
[[Hm. Well, they left the communications device. He'd never.]]
Chaoit 8:25 pm
Didn't say it was a good attempt
NoodlesAtNight 8:25 pm
[[Forethought is everything, elderly human.]]
Swerester 8:25 pm
...Should I put 'Do not steal bar;' on my bar?
Chaoit 8:25 pm
....
opatoes 8:25 pm
I need to add signs to my greenhouse.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:25 pm
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but if that was an attempt to imitate Soundwave, the incompetence involved seems more like a grave insult.
Chaoit 8:25 pm
True
Chaoit 8:26 pm
And a flatbed?
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
[[Indeed, dragon.]] *Soundwave points to the sign over his bar that says "Do Not Steal Bar." [[Yes, Swerve. You should.]]
Swerester 8:26 pm
[snorts] I'll do that when I get home.
//plot twist swerve gets home to a stolen bar
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
((DO IT))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:26 pm
*although she won't say it, the dragon would like to see someone try to steal an entire cave. that would be a challenge.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
[[Aha, she learned.]]
Chaoit 8:26 pm
((that'd be hilarious
verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm
((the magnemite picked it up and took it away))
Osmond 8:27 pm
This is dialog is pretty solid... very quick. *scoffs* why is the old lady in the tent again?
verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm
Her house was stolen.
NoodlesAtNight 8:27 pm
*Putting his hand over his face. Primus below.*
Chaoit 8:28 pm
Still don't know how they managed that
verdigrisprowl 8:28 pm
... He's intelligent, but he's not very bright.
Swerester 8:28 pm
Is he... okay
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:28 pm
*note: when the dragon says "she'd like to see someone try," Soundwave is excluded, since one of his alternates modified the place.*
opatoes 8:28 pm
He shows the difference between intelligence and wisdom.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:28 pm
*it takes a Soundwave to steal a Soundwave, or something of that sort.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:28 pm
[[The house could be shielded.]]
[[Or Shadowzoned.]]
Swerester 8:28 pm
Why are they okay with this kid being murdered
Chaoit 8:29 pm
They're trying to prevent it
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:29 pm
So they just put the house in the Shadowzone and left it there? That seems sloppy. How do they intend to fetch it?
verdigrisprowl 8:29 pm
I doubt the humans have access to shielding or bridging technology.
Osmond 8:30 pm
They don't... not yet at least
Metal shields...
NoodlesAtNight 8:30 pm
*Whirl /would/ steal a house.*
Swerester 8:30 pm
He probably would.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:30 pm
It only takes one human with access and intent, even if most don't have it.
Chaoit 8:30 pm
HOW
skullstronaut 8:31 pm
Carefully.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:31 pm
...Why is Whirl stealing houses?
Swerester 8:31 pm
He wants a home.
NoodlesAtNight 8:31 pm
[[The Constructicons were busy?]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:31 pm
Maybe he needed it for Whirlbug.
opatoes 8:31 pm
The constructicons?
Chaoit 8:32 pm
Well, yes, but....
Osmond 8:32 pm
*snickers at her joke*
Swerester 8:32 pm
//how old is this show lmaop
verdigrisprowl 8:32 pm
((i think early 90s?
Chaoit 8:32 pm
((old
NoodlesAtNight 8:32 pm
((put it this way: it aired when /i/ was a wee cro))
Swerester 8:33 pm
//oh man
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((it's from the mesozoic era?))
verdigrisprowl 8:33 pm
((87 to 92))
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
((HOW DARE))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((I'm sorry I'll put myself in time-out))
Swerester 8:33 pm
//MAO
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
((SHAME CUBE))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((*enters the shame cube*))
Swerester 8:33 pm
Hi George.
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
[[HA.]]
Chaoit 8:33 pm
((shaaaame
UnkillableJazz 8:33 pm
Guess she doesn't like meatloaf
Osmond 8:33 pm
Scrap *stifle a laugh* nope she doesn't
Osmond 8:34 pm
I like her
verdigrisprowl 8:34 pm
((that was a good pun. a quality pun.))
Chaoit 8:34 pm
((two Jazzs
Swerester 8:34 pm
[looks between Jazz and Jazz]
NoodlesAtNight 8:34 pm
*It's practically a nightmare, isn't it?*
Osmond 8:34 pm
*two finger salute to other Jazz, not often an alternate*
Chaoit 8:35 pm
-oh, which Jazz is this?-
Swerester 8:35 pm
He lied.
NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm
[[What kind of report--]]
[[What has the temperature in Sri Lanka to do with this.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:36 pm
Nothing. That's the joke.
Swerester 8:36 pm
Did 'Bluff Drive' not tip them off.
NoodlesAtNight 8:36 pm
[[Hmph. Sounds like the average report he had to read before he switched jobs.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:37 pm
It's good to have a vocation you enjoy.
Chaoit 8:37 pm
Well, probably not, considering that was the street they were on
opatoes 8:37 pm
You had a previous job?
verdigrisprowl 8:37 pm
They're very dismissive of that boy's fears.
NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm
[[He has had many jobs.]]
Swerester 8:37 pm
They really should protect that kid.
Osmond 8:37 pm
Could be they think those are empty threats?
verdigrisprowl 8:37 pm
They've repeated some of them themselves.
UnkillableJazz 8:38 pm
They think the kid is overreacting
Osmond 8:38 pm
Yea, probably
verdigrisprowl 8:38 pm
They're prioritizing the baseball over the house AND the threat against that kid's life.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:38 pm
You'd think they'd know better. Is it just an organic thing? "No, I'm the docent, and that can't possibly taste bitter, so eat it or you'll go to bed hungry."
NoodlesAtNight 8:39 pm
((agh chalk no))
UnkillableJazz 8:39 pm
Range would be cut on only the return trip
Chaoit 8:39 pm
Oh
NoodlesAtNight 8:40 pm
((this guy sounds like Egon))
verdigrisprowl 8:40 pm
*is amazed at watching these humans illustrate math that Prowl does subconsciously without even thinking about it.*
Swerester 8:40 pm
I'm still not sure why he took the house?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:41 pm
Because Whirlbug needed somewhere to stay. *yes, she's still on this joke. you can't stop her.*
UnkillableJazz 8:41 pm
How do they miss a chopper
Chaoit 8:41 pm
Oblivious?
Osmond 8:41 pm
By not looking up?
NoodlesAtNight 8:41 pm
[[Was the fool flying too low?]]
Chaoit 8:42 pm
Apparently
verdigrisprowl 8:42 pm
Maybe it has signal jamming technology.
Chaoit 8:42 pm
If he's flying low enough to cause interference it is too low to be safe
opatoes 8:42 pm
Is the meatloaf that important?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:43 pm
I have heard that the meatloaf is not to be eaten.
opatoes 8:43 pm
Why?
Chaoit 8:43 pm
I thought that was fruitcake?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:43 pm
I... I don't know.
verdigrisprowl 8:43 pm
Then why don't they make something else with the meat?
NoodlesAtNight 8:43 pm
[[No peppers.]]
opatoes 8:43 pm
Indeed. Seems like a waste of meat.
opatoes 8:44 pm
... It is meatloaf, peppers are not meat.
Why would there be peppers in meatloaf, anyway?
Osmond 8:44 pm
They could have repainted the house....
NoodlesAtNight 8:44 pm
[[For pep.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:44 pm
*excuse the dragon, she's having a slight existential crisis about the origin of the phrase "don't eat the meatloaf"*
Chaoit 8:45 pm
It's not going to be there
Or it shouldn't
Swerester 8:45 pm
Irony
UnkillableJazz 8:45 pm
American culture thing: apparently it's a traditional food that no one knows how to make properly any more
Chaoit 8:45 pm
With the flying around, it would have rolled around
NoodlesAtNight 8:46 pm
[[Isn't that planting evidence?]]
opatoes 8:46 pm
... How good is his vision?
UnkillableJazz 8:46 pm
slight of hand
Swerester 8:47 pm
Do they
Osmond 8:47 pm
A lot of people....? Not last I checked
opatoes 8:47 pm
... Is that a crime, specifically?
Chaoit 8:47 pm
....
um
skullstronaut 8:47 pm
for the gold..
Osmond 8:47 pm
Oh, casually mentions spending time in prison... sounds like a good guy.
Osmond 8:48 pm
And steals a house cause he needs it... for gold
Swerester 8:48 pm
I'm not sure what just happened
verdigrisprowl 8:48 pm
... Isn't what planting evidence?
Osmond 8:48 pm
Well they got the bad guy?
NoodlesAtNight 8:48 pm
[[Putting the glasses on the floor.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:48 pm
Oh. No.
Chaoit 8:49 pm
What
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:49 pm
I have questions.
Swerester 8:49 pm
Is it baseball theft if they already know it getting the house was an accident
Osmond 8:49 pm
*laughs*
Chaoit 8:49 pm
I'm...
verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm
If, say, they'd taken the baseball in the house, put it there, and said it was always there, THAT would be planting evidence.
NoodlesAtNight 8:49 pm
[[Hmm. All right.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm
I'd only charge him for stealing the house, personally.
opatoes 8:50 pm
... What is an answering machine?
skullstronaut 8:50 pm
a machine that answers
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:50 pm
((the goblin princess is snoring loud enough that I almost can't hear the dialogue. I love her so much))
Swerester 8:50 pm
//pft
Chaoit 8:50 pm
((kitty!
Swerester 8:50 pm
//it's easy to tell this is an old show with house blurry the videos are gbh
Swerester 8:50 pm
//i can't actually see george's face which makes it funnier
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:50 pm
((good kitty who lay down on my laptop while I was working on my personal statement for grad school and farted))
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
An answering machine is a specific human device that plays a prerecorded message for a caller if they can't answer the comm in time, and takes their message.
NoodlesAtNight 8:51 pm
((probably also was VHS'd because i have never seen square one for sale aaaaanywhere))
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
It's like an extremely dumb personal secretary.
*mumbles* "Who's on first."
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:51 pm
To be fair, it's also one that doesn't have to be paid.
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
This is true.
opatoes 8:52 pm
Hm. I see. Thank you.
Osmond 8:52 pm
*chuckles at Prowl's description, smirks over at him*
Swerester 8:52 pm
Twenty pounds of bananas.
NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm
*SUSPICIOUS STARE*
[[Who would want a banana.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:52 pm
*hi, Jazz. why's Prowl being chuckled at?*
UnkillableJazz 8:52 pm
Why does he need to keep asking
Swerester 8:52 pm
A monkey, apparently
NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm
[[Are monkeys committed to evil?]]
Swerester 8:52 pm
Probably.
Osmond 8:52 pm
*because he found your response clever and cute*
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
((wait can I))
UnkillableJazz 8:53 pm
That's too clean a cut out
Osmond 8:53 pm
Plus normal monkeys, like the smallish ones, can't break through walls.
Last I checked
NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm
[[...He had hoped we wre going to see a monkey stealing the car.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
(( https://conversations.rabb.it/u/57dcfb03-1e5f-41e8-a5ad-32368fd49489.gif ))
NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm
[[Like the Jumanji film.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
((I CAN))
skullstronaut 8:53 pm
"another market"
opatoes 8:54 pm
... I should grow all this in my garden.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:54 pm
((hey everyone look at this horror I made in class instead of doing my work))
NoodlesAtNight 8:54 pm
((THE EVIL RETURNS))
[[You have a garden?]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:54 pm
((the banana will one day come for us all))
verdigrisprowl 8:55 pm
I'd walk away from him too.
Swerester 8:55 pm
That's a fast monkey.
opatoes 8:55 pm
I do. I have a greenhouse, and I am growing a Titan in there, as well as cats.
UnkillableJazz 8:56 pm
Monkey suit?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:56 pm
...Cats are flora?
NoodlesAtNight 8:56 pm
[[A tuxedo.]]
opatoes 8:56 pm
Apparently. I have these cattails growing.
I look forward to having many cats.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:56 pm
But where's the rest of the cat?
opatoes 8:57 pm
I assume the cat is the fruit when it is in season?
NoodlesAtNight 8:57 pm
[[They skinned the gorilla.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:57 pm
Why do the tails grow first, then?
verdigrisprowl 8:57 pm
It's possible.
Osmond 8:57 pm
Ouch, that's dark
Swerester 8:57 pm
So is it a monkey or a man in a monkey
opatoes 8:57 pm
They have to grow from somewhere.
UnkillableJazz 8:58 pm
Or they released a gorilla to cover their use of a suit
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:59 pm
That's fair. *the dragon is confused but not discounting this wholly*
NoodlesAtNight 8:59 pm
*Soundwave places a squinting emoji on his visor. Jane Rice Burroughs?*
Osmond 9:00 pm
Could the little girl be behind it? The show is sort of odd enough for that. A little mastermind, or the parent using... or zookeeper using the little girl and the gorilla
Swerester 9:00 pm
Wouldn't everyone see a monkey loose
verdigrisprowl 9:00 pm
Or she might have just let it go out of friendship.
UnkillableJazz 9:00 pm
Unless someone's got a van
Osmond 9:01 pm
Why would they mention a little girl if it didn't go with the plot though?
verdigrisprowl 9:01 pm
*... is that how normal people measure distances*
opatoes 9:02 pm
I wish I had a friend.
Osmond 9:02 pm
So the girl seems innocent...
Swerester 9:02 pm
Is that true?
UnkillableJazz 9:03 pm
drop the gorilla in a place to cause chaos and rob stores
36 cubed
Osmond 9:03 pm
Exactly, distraction to get what you want
skullstronaut 9:04 pm
(( this girl sounds like lisa ))
NoodlesAtNight 9:04 pm
((i was thinking that))
NoodlesAtNight 9:05 pm
((it IS))
opatoes 9:05 pm
Martha, why would you do that?
NoodlesAtNight 9:06 pm
[[ABSOLUTELY UNFORGIVEN.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:06 pm
It's not necessarily the gorilla. It might have been someone impersonating him.
Including stealing his preferred foods.
opatoes 9:07 pm
Could it be a zookeeper? They would know the gorilla's preferences.
Osmond 9:07 pm
I think it could be someone using him... yeah, like the zookeeper
UnkillableJazz 9:07 pm
Gorillas don't have use for money
opatoes 9:07 pm
Perhaps the zoo was low on funding.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:07 pm
Money can be used to buy many bananas.
Osmond 9:07 pm
Or he hates his job and wants a better, bigger life
opatoes 9:07 pm
Explain.
Osmond 9:08 pm
Why would the gorilla steal bananas and cash to get more bananas? He knows he can steal them
Something ain't adding up
NoodlesAtNight 9:09 pm
[[Refrigerator money. He'll need a place to store his goods.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:09 pm
Maybe he has to pay for services as well. You can't steal a service, but you can steal the means to bribe someone to perform a service.
UnkillableJazz 9:09 pm
Still say he's got a van driver
Osmond 9:11 pm
14 hours a day? Phew what's that like?
verdigrisprowl 9:11 pm
Nearly enough.
opatoes 9:11 pm
I wish I could sleep that much per day.
UnkillableJazz 9:11 pm
They brought the girl?
NoodlesAtNight 9:11 pm
[[He'd settle for four.]]
skullstronaut 9:11 pm
Not the possibility that its not the gorilla.
Chaoit 9:11 pm
((annnnd I'm out
Chaoit 9:12 pm
((literally out
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
Four?!
Osmond 9:12 pm
You and me both
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
((bye~))
Chaoit 9:12 pm
((f'night!
NoodlesAtNight 9:12 pm
((aw, bye))
Osmond 9:12 pm
(( night!!
Four is a solid number
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
I would die.
NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm
[[What do you think he does Sunday nights.]]
opatoes 9:13 pm
Four hours of sleep sound enjoyable right now.
verdigrisprowl 9:13 pm
Die?
NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm
[[Nearly.]] *Deep, deep recharge.*
verdigrisprowl 9:14 pm
... Why don't you just... get enough sleep each night.
Osmond 9:14 pm
*he feels some empathy for your soundwave. that is a relatable claim*
NoodlesAtNight 9:14 pm
[[So much to do.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:14 pm
So do it on Sunday, when you won't have to die because you've got adequate sleep the rest of the week.
NoodlesAtNight 9:15 pm
[[And have to listen to everyone he isn't interested in talking about their interface life?]]
[[He'll take the rest.]]
Swerester 9:15 pm
[frowns] Shouldn't they take into account ALL information, including gorilla needs for rest.
Whether she likes the gorilla or not, she's already made it clear that it's an objective fact that Grunt couldn't possibly make the distance without a chance to rest.
verdigrisprowl 9:16 pm
*mumbles* Well, what if I talked about mine more?
*... although to be fair soundwave is most of it.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:16 pm
[[..............He could be persuaded to reconsider his opinion.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:16 pm
You're correct—they absolutely should take all information into account.
Osmond 9:16 pm
*jazz overheard that prowl, but doesn't say anything*
Osmond 9:17 pm
They haven't been considering /all/ information this entire time
verdigrisprowl 9:17 pm
*that's very generous of jazz*
skullstronaut 9:17 pm
They're bias.
Swerester 9:17 pm
[crosses arms] I think maybe it's bad police work to ignore physical abilities of the culprit in figuring out if something is possible.
verdigrisprowl 9:17 pm
It is.
Osmond 9:17 pm
There we go
verdigrisprowl 9:18 pm
Oh, she apologized. Good of her.
NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm
[[...At some point this very educated young human is going to inform them that their 'monkey' is, in fact, an ape. Yes?]]
Swerester 9:19 pm
Maybe
Is there a difference?
Osmond 9:19 pm
She keeps calling Grunt a gorilla... you think they'd catch on
NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm
[[Tails.]]
Swerester 9:19 pm
Oh.
UnkillableJazz 9:20 pm
Grunt must be hiding somewhere
Swerester 9:22 pm
//god the lisa voice
opatoes 9:22 pm
Is it really Grunt, though?
Osmond 9:23 pm
but what about the robberies...?
Scrap the SWAT team
verdigrisprowl 9:23 pm
If it wasn't the real gorilla, the human wouldn't have put himself into a cage while trying to get away with so many crimes.
Osmond 9:23 pm
she ain't messing around
verdigrisprowl 9:24 pm
(notice how they very cleverly avoided having to feature an actual gorilla in the show)
("oh he just... took himself home.")
Osmond 9:24 pm
(( yup xD how convenient
opatoes 9:24 pm
((couldnt afford a gorilla rip
NoodlesAtNight 9:25 pm
((honestly i would've just had two guys in suits and claimed one was OBVIOUSLY a real gorilla))
verdigrisprowl 9:28 pm
... I really don't think this is a case for the swat team.
Osmond 9:28 pm
Nah, it's a bit much
UnkillableJazz 9:28 pm
That looks more like a real gorilla
NoodlesAtNight 9:28 pm
[[And miss an opportunity to recreate a famous scene?]]
opatoes 9:29 pm
... He looks very soft.
NoodlesAtNight 9:31 pm
[[Both, please.]]
UnkillableJazz 9:32 pm
Gorillas don't speak english
opatoes 9:32 pm
... I wish someone would pat my helm.
UnkillableJazz 9:32 pm
The gorilla is short compared to the description
Osmond 9:33 pm
Oh look Soundwave, they called him an ape
UnkillableJazz 9:33 pm
finally
NoodlesAtNight 9:33 pm
[[Finally.]] *The things you learn when one of your deployers is a nature documentary fiend.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:34 pm
[[It is as bad as calling an octopus a mere squid.]]
Osmond 9:34 pm
*looks offended* Who would ever call an octopus that??
NoodlesAtNight 9:34 pm
*Slow stare.* [[...What does it matter to you.]]
Osmond 9:34 pm
They are one of my favorites.
UnkillableJazz 9:35 pm
They're kind of cute
Osmond 9:35 pm
*smiles* they are definitely cute and smart!
Clever little things
NoodlesAtNight 9:36 pm
*This is a setup. He just doesn't know how.*
Osmond 9:36 pm
Do ya got a favorite one Sounders?
verdigrisprowl 9:36 pm
*oh hey soundwave hey the jazzes like octopuses too*
NoodlesAtNight 9:37 pm
[[...A favorite what.]] *SUSPICIOUS*
verdigrisprowl 9:37 pm
*isn't that great and not at all suspicious*
UnkillableJazz 9:37 pm
I prefer owls, but octopi are cool
Great escapists
Osmond 9:37 pm
Octopus? Ya know there are a couple
Yea! Ooo owls are a solid, cool choice too! Probably in my top ten
UnkillableJazz 9:38 pm
1.5 hours
NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm
[[A couple. Hmph.]] *Sits up.* [[There are around /300/ kinds.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:38 pm
They're so slow. Is that normal? I've never seen humans do math that slowly.
NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm
[[A /couple./]] *Honestly. If you're going to trap him somehow, do your research.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:39 pm
[[We should watch more humans do math to find out.]]
Osmond 9:39 pm
*chuckles* Yeah, "couple" was more a phrase. You know a general sum... big general, vague sum.
Anyway, Sounders, out of the around 300 kinds do ya have a favorite?
verdigrisprowl 9:39 pm
I like that idea.
verdigrisprowl 9:40 pm
*these aren't just mathematicians who are also cops.*
*these are mathematicians who are also cops and have terrible social and communication skills.*
Swerester 9:40 pm
//they;r prowls
Osmond 9:40 pm
(( yuuupppp
verdigrisprowl 9:41 pm
*Prowl appreciates these mathematician cops with poor social skills.*
Swerester 9:42 pm
I don't think bears are safe.
skullstronaut 9:42 pm
*It's like looking into a mirror*
UnkillableJazz 9:42 pm
oh, by the allspark. don' do that
Osmond 9:43 pm
Bears are /not/ the best choice.
Well plot twist
opatoes 9:43 pm
W
Osmond 9:45 pm
we all knew it wasn't going to be simple
NoodlesAtNight 9:47 pm
*He's decided.* [[Amphioctopus marginatus.]]
opatoes 9:47 pm
... May the floss be with you? What is flossing
Swerester 9:47 pm
//their slang is so painful i'm laughing
verdigrisprowl 9:47 pm
... Which one is that?
Swerester 9:48 pm
Did he... follow the car?
NoodlesAtNight 9:49 pm
[[The coconut octopus. They pull together coconut shells or other similar objects for shelter. And walk on two legs, sometimes.]]
[[Quite clever.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:50 pm
Oh. That one.
*he knows that one. ... because of soundwave.*
Osmond 9:50 pm
*pauses for a second, comparing the answer to any of his memories/previous research. even if he doesn't quite remember Jazz plays along* Oh yeah! Aren't they the only ones who can do that?
Osmond 9:51 pm
Or one of the only... they are all clever, but ya know, could be that eight-legged buddy's style
verdigrisprowl 9:52 pm
... Why is he holding his calculator like...
NoodlesAtNight 9:53 pm
*Prowl knows more than any other bot has a right to, because of Soundwave.* [[One of only two who regularly walk that way, and the primary shell user. Although gloomy octopuses have been known to treat shells as weapons.]]
[[And a calculator is a serious weapon in the right hands.]]
[[Besides, if he forgot his badge, he probably forgot his gun.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:54 pm
Not THAT kind of weapon.
Unless you're—I don't know—Skids or something.
Swerester 9:54 pm
[snorts]
NoodlesAtNight 9:54 pm
[[A little creativity...]]
Swerester 9:54 pm
I don't think I ever saw Skids using one that way
Osmond 9:54 pm
*is genuinely interested to refresh his memory on octopus and talk about them more *
verdigrisprowl 9:56 pm
*points* I've done that. The—copying tracks.
Osmond 9:56 pm
*smiles* yeah, any guess?
NoodlesAtNight 9:56 pm
[[Oh? Is it very accurate?]]
NoodlesAtNight 9:57 pm
[[...And what ways HAVE you seen this Skids mech using one?]]
verdigrisprowl 9:57 pm
Yes, but the cast he was making was sloppy.
Swerester 9:57 pm
Uh. Using them like... normal calculators, generally.
verdigrisprowl 9:57 pm
A calculator? I haven't seen him use a calculator. But I HAVE seen him using unconventional weapons.
verdigrisprowl 9:58 pm
$104,020?
Are they trying to purchase something specific?
opatoes 9:58 pm
They have computers? I assumed this was ancient media.
Perhaps it's for tax reasons?
Although, if you are holding someone ransom, I suppose taxes are not a concern.
verdigrisprowl 9:58 pm
Pfff--
verdigrisprowl 9:59 pm
Imagine trying to pay taxes on ransom money.
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[Just launder it first.]]
opatoes 9:59 pm
Pfhff- How would you file it?
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[...Is what he would say.]]
UnkillableJazz 9:59 pm
It's like a computer advertisement in a show
Swerester 9:59 pm
Why call the cops for the ransom? Wouldn't it make more sense to call his friends or family?
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[Well. At least they're polite.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:59 pm
At least it's a polite kidnapper.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 10:00 pm
((sorry, I'm zoning out completely- I'm gonna turn in for the night. pretend that the dragon does dragon things for the rest of the movie night))
verdigrisprowl 10:00 pm
... Maybe he's singing notes that have a meaning?
opatoes 10:00 pm
((... i thought being pitch perfect was being able to identify a pitch exactly aszcxv i was off))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 10:00 pm
((ilu all thank you for looking at my horrible banana gif))
NoodlesAtNight 10:00 pm
((awww okay, goodnight ;; ))
verdigrisprowl 10:01 pm
*looks at Soundwave. what notes is he singing.*
((it can mean hearing or singing it perfectly))
Swerester 10:01 pm
He knows the zipcode.
opatoes 10:01 pm
((OH, oh, okay
Swerester 10:01 pm
What's a zipcode
NoodlesAtNight 10:01 pm
*Glances over. Oh. Is that a - is that a request look? He'll pass the notes over.*
verdigrisprowl 10:01 pm
((typically if you can hear it perfectly, you can then sing it perfectly))
verdigrisprowl 10:02 pm
Humans divide their territory into smaller areas and assign each small territory a number to keep track of them more easily. The numbers are zip codes.
Swerester 10:03 pm
Oh,.
verdigrisprowl 10:03 pm
((that forlorn man with the laundry))
Osmond 10:04 pm
Do /not/ let George answer.... nevermind
Swerester 10:05 pm
They're... all in red ties
NoodlesAtNight 10:06 pm
[[They do if they're Ravage.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:06 pm
I appreciate that they took the time to ask questions about what kind of math has been used.
Swerester 10:06 pm
They use a lot of kids in their cop work. Is that normal?
NoodlesAtNight 10:06 pm
*Note: Convince reporters to ask that exact question more often.*
Osmond 10:07 pm
(( soundwave's mental note made me laugh cause I sometimes think that of my stations reporters xD (I'm a producer for a local news station)
Osmond 10:08 pm
I don't think using kids to solve crime is... normal
verdigrisprowl 10:08 pm
It wasn't normal when *I* was undercover in Earth's police. And I spent some time with the LAPD.
NoodlesAtNight 10:08 pm
((oh man that is NEAT))
verdigrisprowl 10:09 pm
... Ice doesn't sink.
NoodlesAtNight 10:09 pm
[[It does if what it's sinking is a ship.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
*smacks the arm of Soundwave's chair*
Swerester 10:10 pm
How... How does he know their number?
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
((the accusatory point at the phone))
NoodlesAtNight 10:10 pm
*Bobs his head.* [[It was disrespectful. You are right.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
*but it was funny. he's not going to admit that.*
Osmond 10:11 pm
*surprised at the smack sound, looking over at Prowl and Soundwave. shakes helm in amusement before looking back at the screen*
verdigrisprowl 10:12 pm
((imagine the random person they call while trying to figure out this number))
Swerester 10:12 pm
//looks at my own phone number
verdigrisprowl 10:13 pm
((this slang is TERRIBLE))
Osmond 10:13 pm
(( I think by terrible you mean AMAZING xD ))
NoodlesAtNight 10:13 pm
[[Of course it's at glockenspiel way.]]
UnkillableJazz 10:14 pm
*chuckles*
NoodlesAtNight 10:14 pm
[[They have -- hah. They have trouble recognizing non-mathematical patterns. A good thing they have the musical child with them.]]
Osmond 10:14 pm
*laughs* primus... they almost kicked him out
opatoes 10:14 pm
Fight him.
opatoes 10:16 pm
fphfhfhff
Swerester 10:16 pm
Oh my god
verdigrisprowl 10:16 pm
He's a very poor kidnapper.
But a very friendly one.
opatoes 10:16 pm
Life would be much simpler if it was always this way, I assume.
verdigrisprowl 10:17 pm
I wish all criminals were that genial.
((they're married))
opatoes 10:17 pm
It would make the work a bit more pleasant, I'm sure.
Swerester 10:19 pm
I think you mean kidnapping
UnkillableJazz 10:19 pm
kidnapping not stealing
opatoes 10:19 pm
How is your work, generally? Is it similar to this series? ... Is this your work? I assumed, but I may be wrong.
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
[[Is that a specific crime? Does it happen often?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:19 pm
Maybe musicians aren't considered people.
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
*ARMOR FLUFF*
Osmond 10:19 pm
ouch
Swerester 10:19 pm
[coughs]
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
*He's searching the Tyrest Accord for that later, just you wait.*
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
*absent-mindedly leans over to pat Soundwave* It's a bad law, if they're not.
UnkillableJazz 10:20 pm
if that's the case then they're takin' advice from the old senate
opatoes 10:20 pm
... phff
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
*just for you, Not-Smokescreen. Who's on first.*
NoodlesAtNight 10:20 pm
*Settles slightly.* [[He'll see it changed if that's so. Especially if it is because of the old Senate.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
... They're humans, I doubt they're taking advice from anyone.
NoodlesAtNight 10:20 pm
*Settles more when he realizes what they're watching.*
opatoes 10:21 pm
O. OH. OHhhh.
UnkillableJazz 10:21 pm
oh that's a funny one
Osmond 10:21 pm
I'll help ya with that-- changing that law-- Sounders *knows Soundwave would never accept his help but hey he'll throw it out there*
opatoes 10:21 pm
phfpfphh--ehahah
Primus, Primus-
Swerester 10:22 pm
[holds face and cackles]
NoodlesAtNight 10:22 pm
*In between almost-restrained trembles.* [[Hm. Y-- yes, he will. He will consider that.]] *Jazz has impressed him twice so far, after all. And Prowl doesn't seem suspicious.*
verdigrisprowl 10:22 pm
*leans forward, puts his elbows on his knees, and laces his hands in front of his mouth.*
Osmond 10:23 pm
*nods to Soundwave, but chuckling at the skit*
NoodlesAtNight 10:24 pm
*Yellow lines start crackling at the edges of his visor.*
verdigrisprowl 10:24 pm
*his shoulders are trembling*
Swerester 10:25 pm
[muffled behind his hands] This is literally a conversation between me and Ten.
verdigrisprowl 10:25 pm
*muffled* That's mean.
NoodlesAtNight 10:25 pm
[[How they - how they remember all of...]] *Pause* [[Who's Ten?]]
Swerester 10:25 pm
My bartender. A legislator. [still muffled giggling]
All he can say is Ten.
opatoes 10:25 pm
/Smokescreen is shaking, trying to keep himself from breaking into laughter./
NoodlesAtNight 10:26 pm
[[Does he - write?]] *Maybe he just has a vocal glitch.*
Swerester 10:26 pm
I've never seen him write, but he can draw and he can carve toys.
Osmond 10:26 pm
*has his lips covered, stifling laughs*
Osmond 10:27 pm
*snickering* "naturally" *snickering*
verdigrisprowl 10:27 pm
Drr—eheh— *AHEM.* Drift was teaching him chirolinguistics. At least in this universe.
opatoes 10:27 pm
Wait, carve toys?
Swerester 10:27 pm
I don't know if he is teaching him in ours, but he doesn't seem to mind not being able to talk. He just says 'Ten'.
We get his meaning.
opatoes 10:27 pm
sfDasdXCVNB
Prowl, thank you.
NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm
*...Wonders what he'd hear if he listened in on Ten.*
verdigrisprowl 10:28 pm
You're welcome.
Swerester 10:28 pm
Feel free to talk to him sometime. I think he likes friends.
NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm
[[Ah. Well. He - he doesn't claim to be friendly, but he would. Speak, sometime.]]
opatoes 10:28 pm
... Would he enjoy toys of some kind?
Swerester 10:29 pm
He might, not sure. You'd have to see if he wants them.
NoodlesAtNight 10:29 pm
*Get it together, Soundwave. Your mental broadcast is losing focus and fritzing out. Repeats are bad.*
opatoes 10:29 pm
Hm. Perhaps I can make something else soon, then. I have a few new materials I want to test out.
Osmond 10:30 pm
do ya often make toys?
verdigrisprowl 10:30 pm
I don't know that we have anything in common. *Prowl doesn't want him to be lonely, though. He's got a soft spot for mechs that can't speak.*
opatoes 10:30 pm
No, I make puzzles.
Osmond 10:31 pm
Ahh even better
opatoes 10:31 pm
Better?
Swerester 10:31 pm
He was one of Tyrest's legislators before.
But he's pretty cool.
Osmond 10:32 pm
Puzzles better than regular toys, sure. Puzzles can be complex, intriguing, good learning tool, rewarding. Toys-- depending on the toy-- can get boring after a while. Flat.
NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm
[[The Tyrest who gave his name to the Accord?]]
opatoes 10:32 pm
Exactly! Yes, exactly- do you enjoy puzzles? What is your name?
Swerester 10:32 pm
Yeah like. Tyrest Tyrest.
verdigrisprowl 10:32 pm
The only Tyrest I know of.
... Barring alternates.
Osmond 10:32 pm
*smiles* Mech, I love puzzles. Name's Jazz
NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm
[[His name is Tyrest of Tyrest?]]
Swerester 10:33 pm
I-- I'm not sure actually.
verdigrisprowl 10:33 pm
No. Just Tyrest.
He's a—one of those people that only goes by one name.
The way nobody says "Optimus Prime of Rodion."
Swerester 10:33 pm
[frowns. can he even *be* Tyrest of a place if he's a god?]
NoodlesAtNight 10:33 pm
[[Ah. Like him, when he did not want anyone to know where he was from.]] *Pause.* [[What has he got to hide.]]
Swerester 10:34 pm
[clamps mouth shut]
verdigrisprowl 10:34 pm
He's just ancient. I'd suspect that the place he's from doesn't exist anymore.
opatoes 10:34 pm
Really? Perhaps- perhaps I can show you a few I've made. I have been making puzzles for- for a long period of time. I might have the only remaining collection of Cybertronian puzzles in the universe.
Swerester 10:34 pm
[wait, he's dead and maybe it doesn't apply to other Tyrests?]
opatoes 10:34 pm
The largest, without a doubt.
Osmond 10:35 pm
Now, you are speaking my language. Hell yea! I'd dig that. How many we talking? *is on the edge of his seat with interest*
verdigrisprowl 10:35 pm
Anyway, particularly important people always seem to get their locations dropped from their names. And he's been particularly important at /least/ since the Golden Age.
Swerester 10:35 pm
Yeah. Haha.
NoodlesAtNight 10:36 pm
[[He's THAT o--]] *Wait. The golden age is barely anything here. ... But still.* [[He is that old?]]
opatoes 10:37 pm
How many... I would say close to a hundred unique puzzles or so? I have lost many over time, but I have blueprints for each puzzle I obtain so I can make more.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
He's—was—an unparalleled renaissance mech. A master of engineering and of the legal system.
Swerester 10:37 pm
He's uh. He's REALLY old.
Iiiis your Tyrest dead?
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
Yeah. He really is.
opatoes 10:37 pm
There are a few puzzles I received from museums that are in surprisingly good condition, as well.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
*long sigh* No. Missing, somewhere.
NoodlesAtNight 10:37 pm
*Glance at Swerve.* [[Is yours alive?]]
Swerester 10:37 pm
Nnno, he's dead. Very very dead.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
Half of what's left of Autobot High Command is out chasing after him, last I heard.
Osmond 10:38 pm
That's amazing! Oh-- sorry, heh, what's you name?
verdigrisprowl 10:38 pm
... Unfortunate.
Deserved, I suppose, but—unfortunate.
Swerester 10:38 pm
Okay well if they find him, keep him away from Pharma and or anyone who says he is the Grand Architect.
verdigrisprowl 10:38 pm
*quizzical look* Why?
NoodlesAtNight 10:38 pm
[[Who killed him?]] *Maybe they can stop him h--* [[He's sorry. Pharma? Pharma. The one who was pulled through the portal?]]
Swerester 10:38 pm
Yyyes.
NoodlesAtNight 10:39 pm
[[...Then that should be easy. Pharma is dead.]]
Swerester 10:39 pm
Yeah. He kinda was.
And then he wasn't.
[jazz hands]
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
... What happened.
Swerester 10:39 pm
So, you remember how Rung was. Uh. You know.
opatoes 10:39 pm
You think so? ... Thank you very much, Jazz. My name is Smokescreen.
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
Yeees?
NoodlesAtNight 10:39 pm
*Nodding.*
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
*he's turning around in his chair to face Swerve*
Swerester 10:40 pm
[leaning back slowly] So uh. Turns out Pharma was mostly dead and then he got possessed.
verdigrisprowl 10:40 pm
... Byyy?
Osmond 10:40 pm
Nice to meet ya formally Smokescreen, but yeah. I haven't had a good puzzle in ages.
Swerester 10:40 pm
Adaptus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:40 pm
[[What.]]
[[He was possessed by a... t-cog?]]
Swerester 10:41 pm
You know--We never saw his real form we just saw Pharma-possessed-by-Adaptus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:41 pm
*Is that the right legend? It's so hard keeping all these damned Primes straight between timelines.*
verdigrisprowl 10:41 pm
*opens mouth.* ... *shuts mouth.*
Swerester 10:41 pm
He's the one who told us who Rung is.
verdigrisprowl 10:41 pm
... Okay.
... How do you know it wasn't Pharma CLAIMING he was being possessed by Adaptus?
NoodlesAtNight 10:42 pm
[[Next you'll tell him you found all the rest of them.]]
Swerester 10:42 pm
I- [coughs]
opatoes 10:42 pm
Well, perhaps I could show you one of mine. I brought one for Prowl's magnemite, but that one should be solved by magnemite first.
Swerester 10:42 pm
According to Adaptus, we did? Sort of? Not that any of them remembered more than Rung did.
verdigrisprowl 10:43 pm
Again, HOW do you know it's actually Adaptus?
Swerester 10:44 pm
Because Pharma definitely was not nearly old enough or in the right places for some of the information he had, including the situation we were in, unless he was being possessed by a time traveling Adaptus.
verdigrisprowl 10:44 pm
... Might have been someone else just as old puppeting him.
Swerester 10:45 pm
Rung seemed pretty convinced honestly. I think that was the biggest factor--*Frag*!
Osmond 10:45 pm
That sounds fair. Another puzzle for another time then. Do you have a favorite? Maybe bring that one in? *aaaandd possessed by a time-traveling Adaptus vaguely catches part of Jazz's attention*
NoodlesAtNight 10:45 pm
*Tilts his head. What.*
Swerester 10:45 pm
I just had a thought/
NoodlesAtNight 10:45 pm
[[He'll forego the snippy comment. Speak.]]
UnkillableJazz 10:45 pm
((heading to sleep)) *Jazz waves as he heads out, as interesting as the debate he's watching is he'll miss his rift home at this rate*
opatoes 10:46 pm
... I can make a duplicate of my favorite. /He still isn't trusting enough to risk his favorite puzzle./
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
((ah goodnight!!))
verdigrisprowl 10:46 pm
*nods. speak.*
opatoes 10:46 pm
((Nini!
Osmond 10:46 pm
(( night!! ))
verdigrisprowl 10:46 pm
((gnight))
Swerester 10:46 pm
The DJD literally killed Mortilus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
[[WHAT.]]
Swerester 10:46 pm
I mean, assuming everything is correct.
opatoes 10:46 pm
/Are there drinks? Smokescreen is going to go to where the drink table was located last time, trying to find a drink./
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
[[You will explain at once.]]
NoodlesAtNight 10:47 pm
*If they're capable of killing mechs like that, he's definitely going to need to up the defenses back home.*
verdigrisprowl 10:47 pm
*there are engex cans and two jugs of mysterious Mixmaster brew.*
Osmond 10:47 pm
If it ain't too much work, I'd be down. *then looks over in the direction of their ongoing conversation*
NoodlesAtNight 10:47 pm
((i like how it looks like you're suggesting mix's brew as an anti-djd weapon))
Swerester 10:48 pm
Censere--the Necrobot! On his planet. It was just before Rodimus and the others went to the alternate Cybertron universe.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
((LOL))
Swerester 10:48 pm
He was dead when we got there, and it was the DJD's work.
Osmond 10:48 pm
(( I honestly thought that for a second ))
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
... The /Necrobot/ is Mortilus.
Of course. Of course he is. Of course. That's the most obvious— Of course.
opatoes 10:48 pm
/Smokescreen is taking a jug of mixmaster brew, and an empty cube, and is taking them both back to his seat./
Swerester 10:48 pm
In my universe at least.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
... The same Mortilus that likes picking flowers.
Swerester 10:48 pm
Yes.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
Sure.
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
Okay. That's not the wildest—okay.
NoodlesAtNight 10:49 pm
*To Prowl.* [[That is the one rumored to mark dead mechs on a list, yes?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
Yes, that one.
Swerester 10:49 pm
I mean, he's actually the most obvious of the group.
How did we get on this subject again.
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
The one that every creepy cult is dedicated to.
NoodlesAtNight 10:49 pm
*Visibly wilts.* [[...How disappointing. He wanted to speak with that mech...]]
verdigrisprowl 10:50 pm
I suspect that's why the DJD went after him—drawing Decepticons away from worshiping Megatron.
Swerester 10:50 pm
Honestly I think it was more just because he was there.
verdigrisprowl 10:50 pm
You know, I believe that too.
opatoes 10:50 pm
Who would even worship Megatron?
NoodlesAtNight 10:50 pm
*Has an extra reason to hate the DJD now.*
*As if he needed one.*
Swerester 10:51 pm
It's been awhile since that particular adventure so I don't remember all the specific details or if we ever figured out all of what happened.
verdigrisprowl 10:51 pm
The DJD.
Osmond 10:51 pm
*mumbles in response to Smokescreen* You'd be surprised...
verdigrisprowl 10:52 pm
... Wait. What does this have to do with keeping Tyrest away from Pharma? Pharma-slash-Adaptus, I assume? Does—what—does Adaptus try to possess /him/ next?
Swerester 10:52 pm
Nooo, he kills him.
After the whole monologue and explanations thing.
verdigrisprowl 10:52 pm
Oh. Well. I can't blame him, honestly.
Swerester 10:52 pm
Though I guess in his defense Tyrest sorta tried to kill him first.
Swerester 10:53 pm
Not that it's much of a defense.
verdigrisprowl 10:53 pm
If I was one-fifth of a god I'd probably be miffed at someone who tried to kill half my species, too.
opatoes 10:53 pm
... The DJD. Oh. Oh, yes. I think I met one of those bots one time. Fairly annoying. Would not stop trying to look into my own business.
NoodlesAtNight 10:53 pm
*The tiniest thing that sounds like "dsrvit" sneaks through while Soundwave is distracted by hatred over Tarn and his crew.*
Swerester 10:54 pm
Y-yeah.
Osmond 10:54 pm
I think "miff" might be a gentle way of putting it
verdigrisprowl 10:54 pm
Yes, I was trying for humorous understatement.
Osmond 10:55 pm
Successful, adding to it
verdigrisprowl 10:55 pm
Oh, thanks.
... Byt /Tyrest/ tried to kill /Adaptus/? Hold on, that—that makes no sense. The last time he was seen, Tyrest was—was /obsessed/ with gods and divinity, and—and—purity and divine retribution and all that. He wouldn't try to kill a god. Or did he not believe Pharma was actually possessed by a god? Or—does his obsession only extend to Primus and stop before the other four?
Swerester 10:55 pm
Um.
Swerester 10:56 pm
[wrings fingers nervously] It's a bit more complicated than that?
verdigrisprowl 10:56 pm
Then I suggest you explain.
NoodlesAtNight 10:56 pm
[[He is not surprised the glitch looked into your personal business. He puts his insignia mask everywhere it does not belong.]] *At Smokescreen*
verdigrisprowl 10:56 pm
*what's swerve nervous about? HE didn't start the fight, did he?*
NoodlesAtNight 10:57 pm
*Oh, wait. He's missing details, here. Rewind, Soundwave. Play back and process alongside the new data.*
opatoes 10:57 pm
Insignia mask? I don't believe it was that bot.
Swerester 10:57 pm
HewaskindafraggedoffaboutlearningactuallyhewasSolomusandthatAdaptusactuallynotonlystartedthefightbetweenthegodseveryoneblamedMortilusforbutalsocausedinformationcreepandmadethemforgetwhotheywereinanattempttokillthem
verdigrisprowl 10:57 pm
*stares*
Swerester 10:58 pm
So he was sort of mad that he'd forgotten his own identity?
Among, uh. Other stuff.
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
*there's a whole lot of information packed into all of that*
Osmond 10:58 pm
uh huh....
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
*here's what Prowl takes out of it:*
... I 'faced a god?!
Swerester 10:58 pm
What
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
............ *claps hands over mouth*
NoodlesAtNight 10:58 pm
*Immediately looks at Prowl* @P: [[You are never allowed to make another Primus as his dom joke again.]]
Osmond 10:58 pm
/what/
verdigrisprowl 10:59 pm
*hey. don't mind him. he's hiding his face in the back of his chair.*
Swerester 10:59 pm
[slowly sinking in his chair] Oh wow.
NoodlesAtNight 10:59 pm
[[...Was it worthwhile, at least?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:59 pm
*he's going to try to push soundwave's chair away without lifting his head*
verdigrisprowl 11:00 pm
*it doesn't work*
*it actually pushes his own chair the other direction*
NoodlesAtNight 11:00 pm
*Pulls Prowl's chair back. Come over here.*
Osmond 11:00 pm
*jazz is just watching you prowl with a mixture of curiosity, surprise at least visible*
*into jazz then probably*
*nope there Prowl goes back over to soundwave*
um... Prowler?
NoodlesAtNight 11:00 pm
@P: [[He apologizes. He is not making fun. He is legitimately curious.]]
Swerester 11:00 pm
I'm kinda disappointed I didn't get to 'face a god.
verdigrisprowl 11:01 pm
UM. SO. INFO CREEP, huh.
Swerester 11:01 pm
YEAH!
He uh. Caused that too.
opatoes 11:01 pm
... Info creep? /He's finally starting to pay attention to the conversation again, taking a sip from the cube of mystery grade/
Swerester 11:02 pm
Yeah where information deteriorates over time.
Which makes sense because it was only twelve million years ago! There were bots definitely around then who should have remembered who they all were but didn't, because of it.
And then the stories about them got all mixed up and rewritten because of memory fading.
opatoes 11:03 pm
Only twelve million?
NoodlesAtNight 11:03 pm
[[...They lost who they were after that little time?]]
Swerester 11:03 pm
EM pulse.
verdigrisprowl 11:03 pm
What—you mean like, all of it? He caused ALL info creep?
Swerester 11:03 pm
It scrambled everyone on the planet, which left them disoriented and confused apparently. And that em pulse is what created info creep.
I dunno how it passed to new bots.
verdigrisprowl 11:04 pm
*looks up* Then—info creep isn't /natural/?
Swerester 11:04 pm
Apparently not? According to what he told us.
verdigrisprowl 11:04 pm
... Is there a way to reverse it?
Swerester 11:04 pm
Oh but it does explain why no one can ever rememer Rung's name!
Swerester 11:05 pm
I dunno, but now that you ask, maybe we can look into that.
opatoes 11:05 pm
... I am going to head to berth, as I am somewhat tired. May I take this jug? I can return it next time.
NoodlesAtNight 11:05 pm
[[Go back. You said they lost themselves by twelve million. When does it hit its stride? How long until they forget who they are?]] *Absent wave to Smokescreen with a feeler.*
Swerester 11:06 pm
I mean, they lost themselves pretty much immediately after the blast. The em Pulse removed their memories of their identities.
Osmond 11:06 pm
*waves to Smokescreen* nice meet ya
Swerester 11:06 pm
So it was after the Knights were forged, though.
NoodlesAtNight 11:06 pm
[[The mechs who came after them, then. When did they forget? When were the Knights forged?]]
*Please. Please let it be a high number. Don't let it be any time soon. Please. He doesn't want to lose another person.*
opatoes 11:06 pm
Nice to meet you as well, Jazz. Thank you for the entertainment tonight again, Prowl.
Swerester 11:07 pm
The Knights were the first generation. So pretty much immediately.
verdigrisprowl 11:07 pm
So—no, that messes up the timeline of info creep completely.
All the calculations on info creep were BASED on the oldest generation, with the "oldest generation" being bots that would be twelve million if they were still alive today.
Swerester 11:08 pm
I'm not sure if there's a specific time when info creep actually becomes a problem honestly? I know of some bots who experience it who are only Roddy's age and he's about four million.
verdigrisprowl 11:08 pm
But they didn't forget who they were by a certain age, they forgot EVERYTHING twelve million years ago. Correct? It's—it's not "creep" at all.
It hit them all at once and then only later they came to the conclusion that it had "crept" up on them with age.
verdigrisprowl 11:09 pm
Have—have their been new studies? Do younger bots ACTUALLY forget as much as the older generations did all at once? Has anyone checked?
Swerester 11:09 pm
Seems so? But there *are* cases where info creep happens. Chromedome calls it memory fatigue? Memories start to decay. That is a thing that happens--Nautia says on Caminus they call it 'blurred data'.
verdigrisprowl 11:09 pm
Maybe it's—not even real?
A few frayed memories, okay, that's one thing, that happens in every computer system. But with info creep, eventually you lose—huge things.
verdigrisprowl 11:10 pm
DO we naturally lose huge things? Or is it just—just a few faces and names from millions of years ago?
Swerester 11:10 pm
[frowns thoughtfully] From what I understand of it, since I haven't experienced it myself as far as I know, it's the latter.
Older memories get corrupted and we rewrite them.
Details get forgotten or misremembered, that kind of thing.
verdigrisprowl 11:10 pm
Then that's nothing like the syndrome that makes people—that makes people forget the origins of gods and myths!
verdigrisprowl 11:11 pm
Maybe it's not going to happen, then! Maybe when we're all ten million we'll still remember the important things!
NoodlesAtNight 11:11 pm
[[...He hopes so.]]
*And he's not talking about himself. He doesn't have that problem.*
Swerester 11:12 pm
[frowns harder] Maybe it's like with human stories? Since everyone forgot was confused and disoriented for awhile after, they misremembered the stories and because of the misremembering, the stories mutated through oral retellings with details changed and rewritten to fill in what they forgot.
verdigrisprowl 11:12 pm
Exactly—exactly.
Swerester 11:13 pm
That was sort of what Adaptus implied happened, and then it became known as info creep later. Maybe they just assumed natural decay of small details and the entire giant hole of forgotten things from the blast were from the same source.
And since they had no way to know otherwise it became fact?
verdigrisprowl 11:15 pm
We now KNOW for a FACT that our historical records circa twelve million years ago aren't unreliable BECAUSE of info creep but because of one massive psychological weapon. That hasn't happened SINCE then, right? When—when Nova Prime and Galvatron crawled out of the dead universe, they hadn't forgotten what happened on Cybertron before the unification, did they? That would be the same time ago to them as the age of myths when info creep was first described.
When KUP came out of the dead universe, he hadn't forgotten his life from FOURTEEN BILLION years ago.
Swerester 11:15 pm
Is Kup actually fourteen billion
verdigrisprowl 11:15 pm
Yes, Kup is actually fourteen billion. Time travel was involved.
Swerester 11:15 pm
Wow, that's wild.
verdigrisprowl 11:16 pm
Unless the dead universe does damn strange things to your brain module—besides making you want to kill all life—then—then—info creep isn't real at all.
We'll still remember all the things that matter.
Osmond 11:16 pm
*its taking all of this in for right now*
Swerester 11:16 pm
Huh. That might be right.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
*takes a deep breath*
NoodlesAtNight 11:17 pm
[[...Then why did everyone forget about Alpha Trion? Where he's from.]]
Swerester 11:17 pm
Or if it does exist, then it's not nearly on as large a scale or as bad a thing as we all have thought this whole time.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
*lets out a long, LONG sigh.*
Swerester 11:17 pm
He's uh. Hm.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
Wouldn't YOU want to forget Alpha Trion?
Swerester 11:17 pm
[snorts]
I don't think I've ever met him.
NoodlesAtNight 11:17 pm
[[And lose access to the Covenant and Quill?]]
Swerester 11:18 pm
//me @ swerve *I* know trion's an original prime, but do YOU know this swerve
Osmond 11:18 pm
*very very gently touches Prowl's shoulder before pulling his servo away, mildly concern*
*goes back to listening*
verdigrisprowl 11:18 pm
I don't know about any quill, but— *STARTS*
Yes?
Swerester 11:18 pm
I feel like I was saying something earlier but I forgot.
Osmond 11:18 pm
Hm? Nothing, just making sure you were good. Please continue
NoodlesAtNight 11:18 pm
[[That's not funny.]]
Swerester 11:19 pm
No I mean--I got distracted from something else I wanted to say and then forgot what it was.
I got really focused on the info creep thing.
verdigrisprowl 11:19 pm
Yeah. Fine. I'm fine. *relieved, actually. the fear of his mind deteriorating has been— he's been— it's— That's one less route he has to worry about it coming from.*
Osmond 11:20 pm
*nods, soft smile but doesn't comment anymore. Focused now*
NoodlesAtNight 11:20 pm
*Rewinds in his head.* [[Everyone unfairly blamed Mortilus for what Adaptus did? Multiple Hand members are dead?]]
Swerester 11:21 pm
No it wasn't those--hrm. Well, if I remember what train of thought it was I'll remember. If not then oh well.
verdigrisprowl 11:21 pm
... All hand members but... uh...
Okay. There are two that, according to legend, turned into a brain module and the Matrix.
One of them is Solomus. I don't remember which. The other one is... sssomeone.
verdigrisprowl 11:22 pm
THAT one isn't confirmed dead.
Swerester 11:22 pm
Epistimus?
verdigrisprowl 11:22 pm
Yes! That one.
I'm not very familiar with them outside of Primus and Adaptus.
Swerester 11:22 pm
No, he's dead. Nickel smashed him into pieces.
Swerester 11:23 pm
In her defense she sort of saved the universe doing that.
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Who?
NoodlesAtNight 11:23 pm
*Suddenly, with the kind of soft, almost pained quiet you get when you think you know and you deeply, desperately hope you're wrong, because otherwise that's 5 for 5:*
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Oh, well, good for her.
NoodlesAtNight 11:23 pm
[[...Is Rung alive.]]
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Last I heard.
Swerester 11:23 pm
I have no idea who she is, honestly.
[opens mouth][closes mouth]
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
I've spoken to him since he found out all this.
verdigrisprowl 11:24 pm
I need to contact him again, in fact—I mean to give him Prophet's contact information.
NoodlesAtNight 11:24 pm
*Shakes his helm.* [[Not ours.]] *A slip? Maybe.* [[His.]] *Staring at Swerve.* [[Is. He. Alive?]]
verdigrisprowl 11:25 pm
*turns to Swerve*
Swerester 11:25 pm
[buries face in hands] We're assuming not, but in reality we don't actually *know*. The only thing in his hab were his glasses and twelve matrixes.
verdigrisprowl 11:26 pm
*reaches over and puts a hand on Soundwave's arm before he can—Prowl doesn't know—get upset.*
*turns to Swerve and asks, very seriously,* Do you need all twelve.
NoodlesAtNight 11:26 pm
*....Sets a hand on that hand. Curls the fingers tight over it.*
Swerester 11:27 pm
We did, yeah/ They were one for each hot spot. We had to open all of them at the same time on the fake Primus from the alternate universe. No one even knows what he *d8di, he went off alone into his hab and that was the last anyone saw him. Rodimus went to ask if he'd been able to produce them and all he found were them and the glasses.
verdigrisprowl 11:28 pm
*that's a whole lot to unpack but Prowl is gonna leave it wrapped up for now.* Do you STILL need all twelve.
Swerester 11:28 pm
We opened them. They don't really exist anymore, I think.
I'm not entirely sure where they went.
verdigrisprowl 11:29 pm
... Not very robust, were they?
Swerester 11:29 pm
They weren't intended to be, I think.
verdigrisprowl 11:29 pm
Well. If any of them survived the—the fake Primus hot spots—then dibs. Dibs on one of them.
NoodlesAtNight 11:30 pm
[[A fake Primus. Why build something so - so disrespectful? How was it even done? Someone discovered Rung's secret before you?]]
Swerester 11:30 pm
It was an alternate Cybertron, so I might be able to get you some coordinates but. It was a universe where the functionists were never removed.
verdigrisprowl 11:31 pm
Oh, I've been to one of those. No fake Primuses.
Swerester 11:31 pm
It had an alt mode. The Senate were trying to invade our universe with it.
verdigrisprowl 11:31 pm
No Senates, either.
NoodlesAtNight 11:31 pm
*Where the - yes. Of course.* [[Of course they would do th--]] [][][]It?[][][] [[The alternate Cybertron? ... The alternate Cybertron had an alt mode?]]
Swerester 11:32 pm
I didn't get to go to its universe though, so I only know what the others told me about it. It was the universe Megatron was left in, though. And yeah, Cybertron had an alt mode and it was 'Primus'. Except, obviously, not Primus.
verdigrisprowl 11:32 pm
And no alt-modes on the one we visited.
Of course the universes Megatron was left in went so much worse than the one I saw.
Swerester 11:33 pm
[considers. shoould he tell them about that Rung. Is that a can of worms he wants to open, when he really only knows what he heard from those who HAD gone?] Yeaaah apparently he never existed in their universe?
... Actually I think that universe even existed because of Brainstorm's briefcase? Percy didn't explain that too well.
verdigrisprowl 11:33 pm
The one that he opened in other universes but not in this one.
verdigrisprowl 11:34 pm
I read about his trial in the Lost Light Insider. Pity.
Swerester 11:34 pm
Yes. That briefcase.
NoodlesAtNight 11:34 pm
*He's just. Gonna put his free hand over his visor. One timeline's Primus mysteriously gone, no Matrices left. Another Cybertron - what? Pulled apart? Mangled? How does one tear the planet open and make it take a new shape? It's ruined, whatever happened to it. If there was a Primus there - somewhere in that planet's core, perhaps? - then there's no telling what damage was done to him in addition to the planet.*
Swerester 11:34 pm
Apparently Rewind shot and killed Megatron's original spark when they were there.
verdigrisprowl 11:35 pm
I read about it, yes.
Swerester 11:35 pm
So I guess the alternate Cybertron was a universe where Megatron stayed dead.
verdigrisprowl 11:36 pm
It's a damn pity he didn't stay that way everywhere.
Osmond 11:37 pm
Hm...
Swerester 11:37 pm
[frowns] Not sure if I'm mad or glad he didn't start another war in that alternate universe. Apparently he did start a revolution but this time it's not a completel genocide. Why couldn't he have done that from the start *here*?
Swerester 11:38 pm
Turns out he's a medic now.
NoodlesAtNight 11:38 pm
*Two more failures. Huge ones. A dead god and no remaining defenses in one, another just... ruined. He's too damned uninformed and slow to keep up with his promise. And what if something is happening here, now, in this timeline that he sometimes calls home? What if something is happening and it's too late to stop?*
*The rest of the conversation hardly matters to him at this point. He's just dimly lit and quiet, gripping Prowl's hand and adding nothing else. Chances are he'll stay like that for a bit while the conversation goes on.*
verdigrisprowl 11:38 pm
Ugh.
Osmond 11:38 pm
*harsh scoff*
Swerester 11:39 pm
[annoyed huff] This whole 'learning from his mistakes' thing would have been better if he'd done that *before* an entire war happened.
verdigrisprowl 11:40 pm
He didn't "learn from his mistakes."
He got sad that he wasn't being worshiped as a dictator-god and changed his tactics.
Swerester 11:40 pm
Well, yes. But to hear him tell it, he learned from his mistakes.
Osmond 11:40 pm
He was always good with words....
Swerester 11:40 pm
I'll give him saving Drift, I guess. But that's really not much.
verdigrisprowl 11:41 pm
So what?
Swerester 11:41 pm
But! Um. Yeah. If you run into Pharma possessed by a god, just kill him I guess. You know, before he kills anyone.
verdigrisprowl 11:41 pm
Genocidal warlord spares one life. So what?
That sure balances out the billions of others, doesn't it.
Swerester 11:41 pm
Noot really no. Which is why I'm gonna kick anyone who says it does.
verdigrisprowl 11:42 pm
And give them a high kick from me.
Swerester 11:42 pm
Yes,.
verdigrisprowl 11:43 pm
Can't we just lock Pharma up? How powerful a god are we talking here? Are we talking mythological levels of power, or—well—Rung and Tyrest levels?
*i.e., none really*
Swerester 11:43 pm
Rung and Tyrest, probably. The biggest problem we had I think was actually just lackeys?
Swerester 11:44 pm
I'm trying to remember who he had other than Tyrest.
verdigrisprowl 11:44 pm
So bring enough handcuffs for a large crew.
Swerester 11:45 pm
Probably, yeah.
Honestly it seems like none of them were nearly as powerful as stories make them to be? They were just regular mechs with a bit of extra special powers.
NoodlesAtNight 11:45 pm
[[Names.]] *Small head lift.* [[When you remember them. He wants names.]]
Swerester 11:46 pm
Sure, if I know any of them by name. Otherwise I'll send descriptions.
NoodlesAtNight 11:46 pm
[[Good.]] *Tiny nod.* [[Thank you.]]
verdigrisprowl 11:46 pm
Makes sense. Why shouldn't they be regular mechs?
*squeezes Soundwave's arm. Don't go murdering people just for working for Adaptus.*
Swerester 11:46 pm
[just spy on them extensively?]
NoodlesAtNight 11:47 pm
*He doesn't have to murder them. He just needs to watch their every movement as close as he can.*
verdigrisprowl 11:47 pm
*... still illegal but less illegal*
Osmond 11:48 pm
*best kind of illegal? the less illegal?*
verdigrisprowl 11:48 pm
*the least illegal is the best but honestly prowl will take what he can get*
Swerester 11:49 pm
[ironically Swerve may be the legalest bot in the room right now, since gossip is not illegal]
verdigrisprowl 11:49 pm
*hey, prowl is PERFECTLY legal*
Swerester 11:50 pm
[he's not counting the cop in that count]
NoodlesAtNight 11:50 pm
*Spiders Prowl is an outlier and shouldn't be counted*
Swerester 11:50 pm
//lmfao
Swerester 11:50 pm
[that is correct]
verdigrisprowl 11:51 pm
*hey. rude. prowl hasn't eaten any spiders in months.*
Swerester 11:51 pm
Should I give you like a week to roll over all of that new info before I drop any new really horrible news on you? NOt that I have any really horrible news to drop. I think.
verdigrisprowl 11:51 pm
Don't hold back any new really horrible news you come across.
The sooner I know, the sooner I can prepare for it.
NoodlesAtNight 11:52 pm
[[He doubts there's anything you'll have to tell him he'll hate more than what he's already heard.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:10 pm
Some items. It depends on the size and shape. What is it?
NoodlesAtNight 8:11 pm
*Tilts back to look at the dragon. This does not work, thanks to his build. He twists a feeler up to look at her instead.* [[Good evening, dragon. Doing well?]]
Chaoit 8:11 pm
-and he's dropping into a chair now-
skullstronaut 8:11 pm
*he's just going to sit down in whatever open seat is available.*
verdigrisprowl 8:11 pm
*Who Is That Sneaking Into The Room.*
verdigrisprowl 8:12 pm
*welp. Prowl's not drinking tonight.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:12 pm
*Notes to himself: 1) Overthrow Starscream. 2) Enjoy drunk Prowl.*
opatoes 8:12 pm
It's this. /Smokescreen gets up and holds the capsule out to Prowl, which is about 1/4-1/2 of magnemite's size. There's a marble ball-style maze puzzle inside the capsule, and different purple switches inside different portions of the maze./
Swerester 8:12 pm
Oh, you got more of that stuff Mixmaster made last time, or is it different this time?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:12 pm
I'm doing well. It's almost time for the Human Scaring Holiday, isn't it? I have an even funnier costume this year. *given that last year's was a human dragon costume made for dogs...*
NoodlesAtNight 8:13 pm
[[It is indeed. He and Rumble have already chosen costumes for the showing on the 30th. They are... amusing.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:14 pm
Oh—how does it work? *takes it carefully in one hand.* I expect it's supposed to manipulate the ball with its magnets, but...?
*to Swerve* I have no idea. There's only two this time and one of them's the same color as the danger stuff, but I think he kind of makes up the recipes on the fly.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:14 pm
*heck yeah!* That's what the holiday's about, right?
Chaoit 8:14 pm
Oh! That holiday is coming up...I forgot all about it
Swerester 8:15 pm
Oh. Well, guess I'll try it this time and see how it tastes.
verdigrisprowl 8:15 pm
Earth years are so short.
Chaoit 8:15 pm
Very.
NoodlesAtNight 8:15 pm
[[His deployers would claim it is about free fuel. Personally, he enjoys the opportunity to be someone else for a brief time and not be deep undercover or get scolded for it.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:15 pm
All right, is everyone more or less settled? I'm planning on showing three episodes tonight.
NoodlesAtNight 8:15 pm
[[As settled as possible.]]
Osmond 8:16 pm
*Jazz is taking in and making note of everyone present then curiously looks at the puzzle Prowl is holding* hm? *thumbs up* ready to go!
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:16 pm
I'm set, Prowl!
Chaoit 8:16 pm
Good here
Swerester 8:16 pm
Yup
skullstronaut 8:17 pm
Yes.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:17 pm
*the dragon shrugs her wings* I like making the free fuel for the scaring holiday, so there should be people who like eating it.
opatoes 8:17 pm
There are magnets with opposing polarities on each end, and when the ball first leaves the starting position of the puzzle, it will begin to release a slight electrical charge. As it hits each purple portion, the charge will strengthen. Do you think magnemite would be interested?
verdigrisprowl 8:17 pm
I have no idea. I can give it to it and find out.
NoodlesAtNight 8:17 pm
*Perks.* [[Baseball?]]
verdigrisprowl 8:17 pm
Baseball.
verdigrisprowl 8:18 pm
Baseball, math, and police.
*he's Delighted.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:18 pm
[[/Delightful./]]
Osmond 8:18 pm
oh man this is going to be interesting
NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm
[[And I Don't Know is on third.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
I was just thinking that.
opatoes 8:19 pm
I don't know on third?
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
That's right.
opatoes 8:19 pm
... What?
Chaoit 8:19 pm
Um....
NoodlesAtNight 8:19 pm
*Huffing.*
verdigrisprowl 8:19 pm
No, What's on second.
Swerester 8:20 pm
Then who's on first?
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
That's right.
*this is the best night of his life.*
opatoes 8:20 pm
W. What are you talking about
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
No, he's on second.
opatoes 8:20 pm
Who???
verdigrisprowl 8:20 pm
No, he's on first.
opatoes 8:20 pm
I don't know what you are talking about!
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
... I'll show you a video later.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:21 pm
*the dragon has never wanted to be Soundwave more than this moment. ah, to have a camera ready to film everything...*
Swerester 8:21 pm
[snickers]
opatoes 8:21 pm
... Is there context for this?
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
Yes, there is. Remind me to show a skit after the episodes.
opatoes 8:21 pm
Very well.
verdigrisprowl 8:21 pm
*look at them, talking about Trajectories.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:21 pm
*If the dragon asks nicely, he'll share.*
Swerester 8:22 pm
That child's father is very violent.
opatoes 8:22 pm
Their dad seems particularly ruthless.
.... Babe Ruthless.
NoodlesAtNight 8:22 pm
[[A poor creato-- ha.]]
Chaoit 8:22 pm
If that ball is that special, why was he playing with it in the first place?
verdigrisprowl 8:23 pm
I think that kind of violence is more grounds to call the police than a missing ball.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:23 pm
*if he figures out how to install a visor like his on her she'll never ask to borrow anything*
opatoes 8:23 pm
W
What
NoodlesAtNight 8:23 pm
[[HER WHAT.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:23 pm
What?!
Swerester 8:23 pm
How
Chaoit 8:23 pm
How?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:23 pm
Um.
NoodlesAtNight 8:23 pm
[[What bridge artist--]]
Swerester 8:24 pm
Wait if the house is gone how are they calling her house phone?
Chaoit 8:24 pm
Someone that's making an attempt at copying you, Soundwave,
NoodlesAtNight 8:24 pm
[[Perhaps the thief already had one and left it behind.]]
skullstronaut 8:24 pm
Personal phone.
verdigrisprowl 8:24 pm
Maybe the wiring was left.
NoodlesAtNight 8:24 pm
[[Hm. Well, they left the communications device. He'd never.]]
Chaoit 8:25 pm
Didn't say it was a good attempt
NoodlesAtNight 8:25 pm
[[Forethought is everything, elderly human.]]
Swerester 8:25 pm
...Should I put 'Do not steal bar;' on my bar?
Chaoit 8:25 pm
....
opatoes 8:25 pm
I need to add signs to my greenhouse.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:25 pm
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but if that was an attempt to imitate Soundwave, the incompetence involved seems more like a grave insult.
Chaoit 8:25 pm
True
Chaoit 8:26 pm
And a flatbed?
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
[[Indeed, dragon.]] *Soundwave points to the sign over his bar that says "Do Not Steal Bar." [[Yes, Swerve. You should.]]
Swerester 8:26 pm
[snorts] I'll do that when I get home.
//plot twist swerve gets home to a stolen bar
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
((DO IT))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:26 pm
*although she won't say it, the dragon would like to see someone try to steal an entire cave. that would be a challenge.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:26 pm
[[Aha, she learned.]]
Chaoit 8:26 pm
((that'd be hilarious
verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm
((the magnemite picked it up and took it away))
Osmond 8:27 pm
This is dialog is pretty solid... very quick. *scoffs* why is the old lady in the tent again?
verdigrisprowl 8:27 pm
Her house was stolen.
NoodlesAtNight 8:27 pm
*Putting his hand over his face. Primus below.*
Chaoit 8:28 pm
Still don't know how they managed that
verdigrisprowl 8:28 pm
... He's intelligent, but he's not very bright.
Swerester 8:28 pm
Is he... okay
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:28 pm
*note: when the dragon says "she'd like to see someone try," Soundwave is excluded, since one of his alternates modified the place.*
opatoes 8:28 pm
He shows the difference between intelligence and wisdom.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:28 pm
*it takes a Soundwave to steal a Soundwave, or something of that sort.*
NoodlesAtNight 8:28 pm
[[The house could be shielded.]]
[[Or Shadowzoned.]]
Swerester 8:28 pm
Why are they okay with this kid being murdered
Chaoit 8:29 pm
They're trying to prevent it
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:29 pm
So they just put the house in the Shadowzone and left it there? That seems sloppy. How do they intend to fetch it?
verdigrisprowl 8:29 pm
I doubt the humans have access to shielding or bridging technology.
Osmond 8:30 pm
They don't... not yet at least
Metal shields...
NoodlesAtNight 8:30 pm
*Whirl /would/ steal a house.*
Swerester 8:30 pm
He probably would.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:30 pm
It only takes one human with access and intent, even if most don't have it.
Chaoit 8:30 pm
HOW
skullstronaut 8:31 pm
Carefully.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:31 pm
...Why is Whirl stealing houses?
Swerester 8:31 pm
He wants a home.
NoodlesAtNight 8:31 pm
[[The Constructicons were busy?]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:31 pm
Maybe he needed it for Whirlbug.
opatoes 8:31 pm
The constructicons?
Chaoit 8:32 pm
Well, yes, but....
Osmond 8:32 pm
*snickers at her joke*
Swerester 8:32 pm
//how old is this show lmaop
verdigrisprowl 8:32 pm
((i think early 90s?
Chaoit 8:32 pm
((old
NoodlesAtNight 8:32 pm
((put it this way: it aired when /i/ was a wee cro))
Swerester 8:33 pm
//oh man
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((it's from the mesozoic era?))
verdigrisprowl 8:33 pm
((87 to 92))
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
((HOW DARE))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((I'm sorry I'll put myself in time-out))
Swerester 8:33 pm
//MAO
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
((SHAME CUBE))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:33 pm
((*enters the shame cube*))
Swerester 8:33 pm
Hi George.
NoodlesAtNight 8:33 pm
[[HA.]]
Chaoit 8:33 pm
((shaaaame
UnkillableJazz 8:33 pm
Guess she doesn't like meatloaf
Osmond 8:33 pm
Scrap *stifle a laugh* nope she doesn't
Osmond 8:34 pm
I like her
verdigrisprowl 8:34 pm
((that was a good pun. a quality pun.))
Chaoit 8:34 pm
((two Jazzs
Swerester 8:34 pm
[looks between Jazz and Jazz]
NoodlesAtNight 8:34 pm
*It's practically a nightmare, isn't it?*
Osmond 8:34 pm
*two finger salute to other Jazz, not often an alternate*
Chaoit 8:35 pm
-oh, which Jazz is this?-
Swerester 8:35 pm
He lied.
NoodlesAtNight 8:35 pm
[[What kind of report--]]
[[What has the temperature in Sri Lanka to do with this.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:36 pm
Nothing. That's the joke.
Swerester 8:36 pm
Did 'Bluff Drive' not tip them off.
NoodlesAtNight 8:36 pm
[[Hmph. Sounds like the average report he had to read before he switched jobs.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:37 pm
It's good to have a vocation you enjoy.
Chaoit 8:37 pm
Well, probably not, considering that was the street they were on
opatoes 8:37 pm
You had a previous job?
verdigrisprowl 8:37 pm
They're very dismissive of that boy's fears.
NoodlesAtNight 8:37 pm
[[He has had many jobs.]]
Swerester 8:37 pm
They really should protect that kid.
Osmond 8:37 pm
Could be they think those are empty threats?
verdigrisprowl 8:37 pm
They've repeated some of them themselves.
UnkillableJazz 8:38 pm
They think the kid is overreacting
Osmond 8:38 pm
Yea, probably
verdigrisprowl 8:38 pm
They're prioritizing the baseball over the house AND the threat against that kid's life.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:38 pm
You'd think they'd know better. Is it just an organic thing? "No, I'm the docent, and that can't possibly taste bitter, so eat it or you'll go to bed hungry."
NoodlesAtNight 8:39 pm
((agh chalk no))
UnkillableJazz 8:39 pm
Range would be cut on only the return trip
Chaoit 8:39 pm
Oh
NoodlesAtNight 8:40 pm
((this guy sounds like Egon))
verdigrisprowl 8:40 pm
*is amazed at watching these humans illustrate math that Prowl does subconsciously without even thinking about it.*
Swerester 8:40 pm
I'm still not sure why he took the house?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:41 pm
Because Whirlbug needed somewhere to stay. *yes, she's still on this joke. you can't stop her.*
UnkillableJazz 8:41 pm
How do they miss a chopper
Chaoit 8:41 pm
Oblivious?
Osmond 8:41 pm
By not looking up?
NoodlesAtNight 8:41 pm
[[Was the fool flying too low?]]
Chaoit 8:42 pm
Apparently
verdigrisprowl 8:42 pm
Maybe it has signal jamming technology.
Chaoit 8:42 pm
If he's flying low enough to cause interference it is too low to be safe
opatoes 8:42 pm
Is the meatloaf that important?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:43 pm
I have heard that the meatloaf is not to be eaten.
opatoes 8:43 pm
Why?
Chaoit 8:43 pm
I thought that was fruitcake?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:43 pm
I... I don't know.
verdigrisprowl 8:43 pm
Then why don't they make something else with the meat?
NoodlesAtNight 8:43 pm
[[No peppers.]]
opatoes 8:43 pm
Indeed. Seems like a waste of meat.
opatoes 8:44 pm
... It is meatloaf, peppers are not meat.
Why would there be peppers in meatloaf, anyway?
Osmond 8:44 pm
They could have repainted the house....
NoodlesAtNight 8:44 pm
[[For pep.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:44 pm
*excuse the dragon, she's having a slight existential crisis about the origin of the phrase "don't eat the meatloaf"*
Chaoit 8:45 pm
It's not going to be there
Or it shouldn't
Swerester 8:45 pm
Irony
UnkillableJazz 8:45 pm
American culture thing: apparently it's a traditional food that no one knows how to make properly any more
Chaoit 8:45 pm
With the flying around, it would have rolled around
NoodlesAtNight 8:46 pm
[[Isn't that planting evidence?]]
opatoes 8:46 pm
... How good is his vision?
UnkillableJazz 8:46 pm
slight of hand
Swerester 8:47 pm
Do they
Osmond 8:47 pm
A lot of people....? Not last I checked
opatoes 8:47 pm
... Is that a crime, specifically?
Chaoit 8:47 pm
....
um
skullstronaut 8:47 pm
for the gold..
Osmond 8:47 pm
Oh, casually mentions spending time in prison... sounds like a good guy.
Osmond 8:48 pm
And steals a house cause he needs it... for gold
Swerester 8:48 pm
I'm not sure what just happened
verdigrisprowl 8:48 pm
... Isn't what planting evidence?
Osmond 8:48 pm
Well they got the bad guy?
NoodlesAtNight 8:48 pm
[[Putting the glasses on the floor.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:48 pm
Oh. No.
Chaoit 8:49 pm
What
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:49 pm
I have questions.
Swerester 8:49 pm
Is it baseball theft if they already know it getting the house was an accident
Osmond 8:49 pm
*laughs*
Chaoit 8:49 pm
I'm...
verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm
If, say, they'd taken the baseball in the house, put it there, and said it was always there, THAT would be planting evidence.
NoodlesAtNight 8:49 pm
[[Hmm. All right.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:49 pm
I'd only charge him for stealing the house, personally.
opatoes 8:50 pm
... What is an answering machine?
skullstronaut 8:50 pm
a machine that answers
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:50 pm
((the goblin princess is snoring loud enough that I almost can't hear the dialogue. I love her so much))
Swerester 8:50 pm
//pft
Chaoit 8:50 pm
((kitty!
Swerester 8:50 pm
//it's easy to tell this is an old show with house blurry the videos are gbh
Swerester 8:50 pm
//i can't actually see george's face which makes it funnier
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:50 pm
((good kitty who lay down on my laptop while I was working on my personal statement for grad school and farted))
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
An answering machine is a specific human device that plays a prerecorded message for a caller if they can't answer the comm in time, and takes their message.
NoodlesAtNight 8:51 pm
((probably also was VHS'd because i have never seen square one for sale aaaaanywhere))
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
It's like an extremely dumb personal secretary.
*mumbles* "Who's on first."
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:51 pm
To be fair, it's also one that doesn't have to be paid.
verdigrisprowl 8:51 pm
This is true.
opatoes 8:52 pm
Hm. I see. Thank you.
Osmond 8:52 pm
*chuckles at Prowl's description, smirks over at him*
Swerester 8:52 pm
Twenty pounds of bananas.
NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm
*SUSPICIOUS STARE*
[[Who would want a banana.]]
verdigrisprowl 8:52 pm
*hi, Jazz. why's Prowl being chuckled at?*
UnkillableJazz 8:52 pm
Why does he need to keep asking
Swerester 8:52 pm
A monkey, apparently
NoodlesAtNight 8:52 pm
[[Are monkeys committed to evil?]]
Swerester 8:52 pm
Probably.
Osmond 8:52 pm
*because he found your response clever and cute*
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
((wait can I))
UnkillableJazz 8:53 pm
That's too clean a cut out
Osmond 8:53 pm
Plus normal monkeys, like the smallish ones, can't break through walls.
Last I checked
NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm
[[...He had hoped we wre going to see a monkey stealing the car.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
(( https://conversations.rabb.it/u/57dcfb03-1e5f-41e8-a5ad-32368fd49489.gif ))
NoodlesAtNight 8:53 pm
[[Like the Jumanji film.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:53 pm
((I CAN))
skullstronaut 8:53 pm
"another market"
opatoes 8:54 pm
... I should grow all this in my garden.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:54 pm
((hey everyone look at this horror I made in class instead of doing my work))
NoodlesAtNight 8:54 pm
((THE EVIL RETURNS))
[[You have a garden?]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:54 pm
((the banana will one day come for us all))
verdigrisprowl 8:55 pm
I'd walk away from him too.
Swerester 8:55 pm
That's a fast monkey.
opatoes 8:55 pm
I do. I have a greenhouse, and I am growing a Titan in there, as well as cats.
UnkillableJazz 8:56 pm
Monkey suit?
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:56 pm
...Cats are flora?
NoodlesAtNight 8:56 pm
[[A tuxedo.]]
opatoes 8:56 pm
Apparently. I have these cattails growing.
I look forward to having many cats.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:56 pm
But where's the rest of the cat?
opatoes 8:57 pm
I assume the cat is the fruit when it is in season?
NoodlesAtNight 8:57 pm
[[They skinned the gorilla.]]
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:57 pm
Why do the tails grow first, then?
verdigrisprowl 8:57 pm
It's possible.
Osmond 8:57 pm
Ouch, that's dark
Swerester 8:57 pm
So is it a monkey or a man in a monkey
opatoes 8:57 pm
They have to grow from somewhere.
UnkillableJazz 8:58 pm
Or they released a gorilla to cover their use of a suit
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 8:59 pm
That's fair. *the dragon is confused but not discounting this wholly*
NoodlesAtNight 8:59 pm
*Soundwave places a squinting emoji on his visor. Jane Rice Burroughs?*
Osmond 9:00 pm
Could the little girl be behind it? The show is sort of odd enough for that. A little mastermind, or the parent using... or zookeeper using the little girl and the gorilla
Swerester 9:00 pm
Wouldn't everyone see a monkey loose
verdigrisprowl 9:00 pm
Or she might have just let it go out of friendship.
UnkillableJazz 9:00 pm
Unless someone's got a van
Osmond 9:01 pm
Why would they mention a little girl if it didn't go with the plot though?
verdigrisprowl 9:01 pm
*... is that how normal people measure distances*
opatoes 9:02 pm
I wish I had a friend.
Osmond 9:02 pm
So the girl seems innocent...
Swerester 9:02 pm
Is that true?
UnkillableJazz 9:03 pm
drop the gorilla in a place to cause chaos and rob stores
36 cubed
Osmond 9:03 pm
Exactly, distraction to get what you want
skullstronaut 9:04 pm
(( this girl sounds like lisa ))
NoodlesAtNight 9:04 pm
((i was thinking that))
NoodlesAtNight 9:05 pm
((it IS))
opatoes 9:05 pm
Martha, why would you do that?
NoodlesAtNight 9:06 pm
[[ABSOLUTELY UNFORGIVEN.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:06 pm
It's not necessarily the gorilla. It might have been someone impersonating him.
Including stealing his preferred foods.
opatoes 9:07 pm
Could it be a zookeeper? They would know the gorilla's preferences.
Osmond 9:07 pm
I think it could be someone using him... yeah, like the zookeeper
UnkillableJazz 9:07 pm
Gorillas don't have use for money
opatoes 9:07 pm
Perhaps the zoo was low on funding.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 9:07 pm
Money can be used to buy many bananas.
Osmond 9:07 pm
Or he hates his job and wants a better, bigger life
opatoes 9:07 pm
Explain.
Osmond 9:08 pm
Why would the gorilla steal bananas and cash to get more bananas? He knows he can steal them
Something ain't adding up
NoodlesAtNight 9:09 pm
[[Refrigerator money. He'll need a place to store his goods.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:09 pm
Maybe he has to pay for services as well. You can't steal a service, but you can steal the means to bribe someone to perform a service.
UnkillableJazz 9:09 pm
Still say he's got a van driver
Osmond 9:11 pm
14 hours a day? Phew what's that like?
verdigrisprowl 9:11 pm
Nearly enough.
opatoes 9:11 pm
I wish I could sleep that much per day.
UnkillableJazz 9:11 pm
They brought the girl?
NoodlesAtNight 9:11 pm
[[He'd settle for four.]]
skullstronaut 9:11 pm
Not the possibility that its not the gorilla.
Chaoit 9:11 pm
((annnnd I'm out
Chaoit 9:12 pm
((literally out
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
Four?!
Osmond 9:12 pm
You and me both
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
((bye~))
Chaoit 9:12 pm
((f'night!
NoodlesAtNight 9:12 pm
((aw, bye))
Osmond 9:12 pm
(( night!!
Four is a solid number
verdigrisprowl 9:12 pm
I would die.
NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm
[[What do you think he does Sunday nights.]]
opatoes 9:13 pm
Four hours of sleep sound enjoyable right now.
verdigrisprowl 9:13 pm
Die?
NoodlesAtNight 9:13 pm
[[Nearly.]] *Deep, deep recharge.*
verdigrisprowl 9:14 pm
... Why don't you just... get enough sleep each night.
Osmond 9:14 pm
*he feels some empathy for your soundwave. that is a relatable claim*
NoodlesAtNight 9:14 pm
[[So much to do.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:14 pm
So do it on Sunday, when you won't have to die because you've got adequate sleep the rest of the week.
NoodlesAtNight 9:15 pm
[[And have to listen to everyone he isn't interested in talking about their interface life?]]
[[He'll take the rest.]]
Swerester 9:15 pm
[frowns] Shouldn't they take into account ALL information, including gorilla needs for rest.
Whether she likes the gorilla or not, she's already made it clear that it's an objective fact that Grunt couldn't possibly make the distance without a chance to rest.
verdigrisprowl 9:16 pm
*mumbles* Well, what if I talked about mine more?
*... although to be fair soundwave is most of it.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:16 pm
[[..............He could be persuaded to reconsider his opinion.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:16 pm
You're correct—they absolutely should take all information into account.
Osmond 9:16 pm
*jazz overheard that prowl, but doesn't say anything*
Osmond 9:17 pm
They haven't been considering /all/ information this entire time
verdigrisprowl 9:17 pm
*that's very generous of jazz*
skullstronaut 9:17 pm
They're bias.
Swerester 9:17 pm
[crosses arms] I think maybe it's bad police work to ignore physical abilities of the culprit in figuring out if something is possible.
verdigrisprowl 9:17 pm
It is.
Osmond 9:17 pm
There we go
verdigrisprowl 9:18 pm
Oh, she apologized. Good of her.
NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm
[[...At some point this very educated young human is going to inform them that their 'monkey' is, in fact, an ape. Yes?]]
Swerester 9:19 pm
Maybe
Is there a difference?
Osmond 9:19 pm
She keeps calling Grunt a gorilla... you think they'd catch on
NoodlesAtNight 9:19 pm
[[Tails.]]
Swerester 9:19 pm
Oh.
UnkillableJazz 9:20 pm
Grunt must be hiding somewhere
Swerester 9:22 pm
//god the lisa voice
opatoes 9:22 pm
Is it really Grunt, though?
Osmond 9:23 pm
but what about the robberies...?
Scrap the SWAT team
verdigrisprowl 9:23 pm
If it wasn't the real gorilla, the human wouldn't have put himself into a cage while trying to get away with so many crimes.
Osmond 9:23 pm
she ain't messing around
verdigrisprowl 9:24 pm
(notice how they very cleverly avoided having to feature an actual gorilla in the show)
("oh he just... took himself home.")
Osmond 9:24 pm
(( yup xD how convenient
opatoes 9:24 pm
((couldnt afford a gorilla rip
NoodlesAtNight 9:25 pm
((honestly i would've just had two guys in suits and claimed one was OBVIOUSLY a real gorilla))
verdigrisprowl 9:28 pm
... I really don't think this is a case for the swat team.
Osmond 9:28 pm
Nah, it's a bit much
UnkillableJazz 9:28 pm
That looks more like a real gorilla
NoodlesAtNight 9:28 pm
[[And miss an opportunity to recreate a famous scene?]]
opatoes 9:29 pm
... He looks very soft.
NoodlesAtNight 9:31 pm
[[Both, please.]]
UnkillableJazz 9:32 pm
Gorillas don't speak english
opatoes 9:32 pm
... I wish someone would pat my helm.
UnkillableJazz 9:32 pm
The gorilla is short compared to the description
Osmond 9:33 pm
Oh look Soundwave, they called him an ape
UnkillableJazz 9:33 pm
finally
NoodlesAtNight 9:33 pm
[[Finally.]] *The things you learn when one of your deployers is a nature documentary fiend.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:34 pm
[[It is as bad as calling an octopus a mere squid.]]
Osmond 9:34 pm
*looks offended* Who would ever call an octopus that??
NoodlesAtNight 9:34 pm
*Slow stare.* [[...What does it matter to you.]]
Osmond 9:34 pm
They are one of my favorites.
UnkillableJazz 9:35 pm
They're kind of cute
Osmond 9:35 pm
*smiles* they are definitely cute and smart!
Clever little things
NoodlesAtNight 9:36 pm
*This is a setup. He just doesn't know how.*
Osmond 9:36 pm
Do ya got a favorite one Sounders?
verdigrisprowl 9:36 pm
*oh hey soundwave hey the jazzes like octopuses too*
NoodlesAtNight 9:37 pm
[[...A favorite what.]] *SUSPICIOUS*
verdigrisprowl 9:37 pm
*isn't that great and not at all suspicious*
UnkillableJazz 9:37 pm
I prefer owls, but octopi are cool
Great escapists
Osmond 9:37 pm
Octopus? Ya know there are a couple
Yea! Ooo owls are a solid, cool choice too! Probably in my top ten
UnkillableJazz 9:38 pm
1.5 hours
NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm
[[A couple. Hmph.]] *Sits up.* [[There are around /300/ kinds.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:38 pm
They're so slow. Is that normal? I've never seen humans do math that slowly.
NoodlesAtNight 9:38 pm
[[A /couple./]] *Honestly. If you're going to trap him somehow, do your research.*
NoodlesAtNight 9:39 pm
[[We should watch more humans do math to find out.]]
Osmond 9:39 pm
*chuckles* Yeah, "couple" was more a phrase. You know a general sum... big general, vague sum.
Anyway, Sounders, out of the around 300 kinds do ya have a favorite?
verdigrisprowl 9:39 pm
I like that idea.
verdigrisprowl 9:40 pm
*these aren't just mathematicians who are also cops.*
*these are mathematicians who are also cops and have terrible social and communication skills.*
Swerester 9:40 pm
//they;r prowls
Osmond 9:40 pm
(( yuuupppp
verdigrisprowl 9:41 pm
*Prowl appreciates these mathematician cops with poor social skills.*
Swerester 9:42 pm
I don't think bears are safe.
skullstronaut 9:42 pm
*It's like looking into a mirror*
UnkillableJazz 9:42 pm
oh, by the allspark. don' do that
Osmond 9:43 pm
Bears are /not/ the best choice.
Well plot twist
opatoes 9:43 pm
W
Osmond 9:45 pm
we all knew it wasn't going to be simple
NoodlesAtNight 9:47 pm
*He's decided.* [[Amphioctopus marginatus.]]
opatoes 9:47 pm
... May the floss be with you? What is flossing
Swerester 9:47 pm
//their slang is so painful i'm laughing
verdigrisprowl 9:47 pm
... Which one is that?
Swerester 9:48 pm
Did he... follow the car?
NoodlesAtNight 9:49 pm
[[The coconut octopus. They pull together coconut shells or other similar objects for shelter. And walk on two legs, sometimes.]]
[[Quite clever.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:50 pm
Oh. That one.
*he knows that one. ... because of soundwave.*
Osmond 9:50 pm
*pauses for a second, comparing the answer to any of his memories/previous research. even if he doesn't quite remember Jazz plays along* Oh yeah! Aren't they the only ones who can do that?
Osmond 9:51 pm
Or one of the only... they are all clever, but ya know, could be that eight-legged buddy's style
verdigrisprowl 9:52 pm
... Why is he holding his calculator like...
NoodlesAtNight 9:53 pm
*Prowl knows more than any other bot has a right to, because of Soundwave.* [[One of only two who regularly walk that way, and the primary shell user. Although gloomy octopuses have been known to treat shells as weapons.]]
[[And a calculator is a serious weapon in the right hands.]]
[[Besides, if he forgot his badge, he probably forgot his gun.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:54 pm
Not THAT kind of weapon.
Unless you're—I don't know—Skids or something.
Swerester 9:54 pm
[snorts]
NoodlesAtNight 9:54 pm
[[A little creativity...]]
Swerester 9:54 pm
I don't think I ever saw Skids using one that way
Osmond 9:54 pm
*is genuinely interested to refresh his memory on octopus and talk about them more *
verdigrisprowl 9:56 pm
*points* I've done that. The—copying tracks.
Osmond 9:56 pm
*smiles* yeah, any guess?
NoodlesAtNight 9:56 pm
[[Oh? Is it very accurate?]]
NoodlesAtNight 9:57 pm
[[...And what ways HAVE you seen this Skids mech using one?]]
verdigrisprowl 9:57 pm
Yes, but the cast he was making was sloppy.
Swerester 9:57 pm
Uh. Using them like... normal calculators, generally.
verdigrisprowl 9:57 pm
A calculator? I haven't seen him use a calculator. But I HAVE seen him using unconventional weapons.
verdigrisprowl 9:58 pm
$104,020?
Are they trying to purchase something specific?
opatoes 9:58 pm
They have computers? I assumed this was ancient media.
Perhaps it's for tax reasons?
Although, if you are holding someone ransom, I suppose taxes are not a concern.
verdigrisprowl 9:58 pm
Pfff--
verdigrisprowl 9:59 pm
Imagine trying to pay taxes on ransom money.
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[Just launder it first.]]
opatoes 9:59 pm
Pfhff- How would you file it?
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[...Is what he would say.]]
UnkillableJazz 9:59 pm
It's like a computer advertisement in a show
Swerester 9:59 pm
Why call the cops for the ransom? Wouldn't it make more sense to call his friends or family?
NoodlesAtNight 9:59 pm
[[Well. At least they're polite.]]
verdigrisprowl 9:59 pm
At least it's a polite kidnapper.
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 10:00 pm
((sorry, I'm zoning out completely- I'm gonna turn in for the night. pretend that the dragon does dragon things for the rest of the movie night))
verdigrisprowl 10:00 pm
... Maybe he's singing notes that have a meaning?
opatoes 10:00 pm
((... i thought being pitch perfect was being able to identify a pitch exactly aszcxv i was off))
SpecsTheSpectralDragon 10:00 pm
((ilu all thank you for looking at my horrible banana gif))
NoodlesAtNight 10:00 pm
((awww okay, goodnight ;; ))
verdigrisprowl 10:01 pm
*looks at Soundwave. what notes is he singing.*
((it can mean hearing or singing it perfectly))
Swerester 10:01 pm
He knows the zipcode.
opatoes 10:01 pm
((OH, oh, okay
Swerester 10:01 pm
What's a zipcode
NoodlesAtNight 10:01 pm
*Glances over. Oh. Is that a - is that a request look? He'll pass the notes over.*
verdigrisprowl 10:01 pm
((typically if you can hear it perfectly, you can then sing it perfectly))
verdigrisprowl 10:02 pm
Humans divide their territory into smaller areas and assign each small territory a number to keep track of them more easily. The numbers are zip codes.
Swerester 10:03 pm
Oh,.
verdigrisprowl 10:03 pm
((that forlorn man with the laundry))
Osmond 10:04 pm
Do /not/ let George answer.... nevermind
Swerester 10:05 pm
They're... all in red ties
NoodlesAtNight 10:06 pm
[[They do if they're Ravage.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:06 pm
I appreciate that they took the time to ask questions about what kind of math has been used.
Swerester 10:06 pm
They use a lot of kids in their cop work. Is that normal?
NoodlesAtNight 10:06 pm
*Note: Convince reporters to ask that exact question more often.*
Osmond 10:07 pm
(( soundwave's mental note made me laugh cause I sometimes think that of my stations reporters xD (I'm a producer for a local news station)
Osmond 10:08 pm
I don't think using kids to solve crime is... normal
verdigrisprowl 10:08 pm
It wasn't normal when *I* was undercover in Earth's police. And I spent some time with the LAPD.
NoodlesAtNight 10:08 pm
((oh man that is NEAT))
verdigrisprowl 10:09 pm
... Ice doesn't sink.
NoodlesAtNight 10:09 pm
[[It does if what it's sinking is a ship.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
*smacks the arm of Soundwave's chair*
Swerester 10:10 pm
How... How does he know their number?
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
((the accusatory point at the phone))
NoodlesAtNight 10:10 pm
*Bobs his head.* [[It was disrespectful. You are right.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:10 pm
*but it was funny. he's not going to admit that.*
Osmond 10:11 pm
*surprised at the smack sound, looking over at Prowl and Soundwave. shakes helm in amusement before looking back at the screen*
verdigrisprowl 10:12 pm
((imagine the random person they call while trying to figure out this number))
Swerester 10:12 pm
//looks at my own phone number
verdigrisprowl 10:13 pm
((this slang is TERRIBLE))
Osmond 10:13 pm
(( I think by terrible you mean AMAZING xD ))
NoodlesAtNight 10:13 pm
[[Of course it's at glockenspiel way.]]
UnkillableJazz 10:14 pm
*chuckles*
NoodlesAtNight 10:14 pm
[[They have -- hah. They have trouble recognizing non-mathematical patterns. A good thing they have the musical child with them.]]
Osmond 10:14 pm
*laughs* primus... they almost kicked him out
opatoes 10:14 pm
Fight him.
opatoes 10:16 pm
fphfhfhff
Swerester 10:16 pm
Oh my god
verdigrisprowl 10:16 pm
He's a very poor kidnapper.
But a very friendly one.
opatoes 10:16 pm
Life would be much simpler if it was always this way, I assume.
verdigrisprowl 10:17 pm
I wish all criminals were that genial.
((they're married))
opatoes 10:17 pm
It would make the work a bit more pleasant, I'm sure.
Swerester 10:19 pm
I think you mean kidnapping
UnkillableJazz 10:19 pm
kidnapping not stealing
opatoes 10:19 pm
How is your work, generally? Is it similar to this series? ... Is this your work? I assumed, but I may be wrong.
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
[[Is that a specific crime? Does it happen often?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:19 pm
Maybe musicians aren't considered people.
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
*ARMOR FLUFF*
Osmond 10:19 pm
ouch
Swerester 10:19 pm
[coughs]
NoodlesAtNight 10:19 pm
*He's searching the Tyrest Accord for that later, just you wait.*
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
*absent-mindedly leans over to pat Soundwave* It's a bad law, if they're not.
UnkillableJazz 10:20 pm
if that's the case then they're takin' advice from the old senate
opatoes 10:20 pm
... phff
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
*just for you, Not-Smokescreen. Who's on first.*
NoodlesAtNight 10:20 pm
*Settles slightly.* [[He'll see it changed if that's so. Especially if it is because of the old Senate.]]
verdigrisprowl 10:20 pm
... They're humans, I doubt they're taking advice from anyone.
NoodlesAtNight 10:20 pm
*Settles more when he realizes what they're watching.*
opatoes 10:21 pm
O. OH. OHhhh.
UnkillableJazz 10:21 pm
oh that's a funny one
Osmond 10:21 pm
I'll help ya with that-- changing that law-- Sounders *knows Soundwave would never accept his help but hey he'll throw it out there*
opatoes 10:21 pm
phfpfphh--ehahah
Primus, Primus-
Swerester 10:22 pm
[holds face and cackles]
NoodlesAtNight 10:22 pm
*In between almost-restrained trembles.* [[Hm. Y-- yes, he will. He will consider that.]] *Jazz has impressed him twice so far, after all. And Prowl doesn't seem suspicious.*
verdigrisprowl 10:22 pm
*leans forward, puts his elbows on his knees, and laces his hands in front of his mouth.*
Osmond 10:23 pm
*nods to Soundwave, but chuckling at the skit*
NoodlesAtNight 10:24 pm
*Yellow lines start crackling at the edges of his visor.*
verdigrisprowl 10:24 pm
*his shoulders are trembling*
Swerester 10:25 pm
[muffled behind his hands] This is literally a conversation between me and Ten.
verdigrisprowl 10:25 pm
*muffled* That's mean.
NoodlesAtNight 10:25 pm
[[How they - how they remember all of...]] *Pause* [[Who's Ten?]]
Swerester 10:25 pm
My bartender. A legislator. [still muffled giggling]
All he can say is Ten.
opatoes 10:25 pm
/Smokescreen is shaking, trying to keep himself from breaking into laughter./
NoodlesAtNight 10:26 pm
[[Does he - write?]] *Maybe he just has a vocal glitch.*
Swerester 10:26 pm
I've never seen him write, but he can draw and he can carve toys.
Osmond 10:26 pm
*has his lips covered, stifling laughs*
Osmond 10:27 pm
*snickering* "naturally" *snickering*
verdigrisprowl 10:27 pm
Drr—eheh— *AHEM.* Drift was teaching him chirolinguistics. At least in this universe.
opatoes 10:27 pm
Wait, carve toys?
Swerester 10:27 pm
I don't know if he is teaching him in ours, but he doesn't seem to mind not being able to talk. He just says 'Ten'.
We get his meaning.
opatoes 10:27 pm
sfDasdXCVNB
Prowl, thank you.
NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm
*...Wonders what he'd hear if he listened in on Ten.*
verdigrisprowl 10:28 pm
You're welcome.
Swerester 10:28 pm
Feel free to talk to him sometime. I think he likes friends.
NoodlesAtNight 10:28 pm
[[Ah. Well. He - he doesn't claim to be friendly, but he would. Speak, sometime.]]
opatoes 10:28 pm
... Would he enjoy toys of some kind?
Swerester 10:29 pm
He might, not sure. You'd have to see if he wants them.
NoodlesAtNight 10:29 pm
*Get it together, Soundwave. Your mental broadcast is losing focus and fritzing out. Repeats are bad.*
opatoes 10:29 pm
Hm. Perhaps I can make something else soon, then. I have a few new materials I want to test out.
Osmond 10:30 pm
do ya often make toys?
verdigrisprowl 10:30 pm
I don't know that we have anything in common. *Prowl doesn't want him to be lonely, though. He's got a soft spot for mechs that can't speak.*
opatoes 10:30 pm
No, I make puzzles.
Osmond 10:31 pm
Ahh even better
opatoes 10:31 pm
Better?
Swerester 10:31 pm
He was one of Tyrest's legislators before.
But he's pretty cool.
Osmond 10:32 pm
Puzzles better than regular toys, sure. Puzzles can be complex, intriguing, good learning tool, rewarding. Toys-- depending on the toy-- can get boring after a while. Flat.
NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm
[[The Tyrest who gave his name to the Accord?]]
opatoes 10:32 pm
Exactly! Yes, exactly- do you enjoy puzzles? What is your name?
Swerester 10:32 pm
Yeah like. Tyrest Tyrest.
verdigrisprowl 10:32 pm
The only Tyrest I know of.
... Barring alternates.
Osmond 10:32 pm
*smiles* Mech, I love puzzles. Name's Jazz
NoodlesAtNight 10:32 pm
[[His name is Tyrest of Tyrest?]]
Swerester 10:33 pm
I-- I'm not sure actually.
verdigrisprowl 10:33 pm
No. Just Tyrest.
He's a—one of those people that only goes by one name.
The way nobody says "Optimus Prime of Rodion."
Swerester 10:33 pm
[frowns. can he even *be* Tyrest of a place if he's a god?]
NoodlesAtNight 10:33 pm
[[Ah. Like him, when he did not want anyone to know where he was from.]] *Pause.* [[What has he got to hide.]]
Swerester 10:34 pm
[clamps mouth shut]
verdigrisprowl 10:34 pm
He's just ancient. I'd suspect that the place he's from doesn't exist anymore.
opatoes 10:34 pm
Really? Perhaps- perhaps I can show you a few I've made. I have been making puzzles for- for a long period of time. I might have the only remaining collection of Cybertronian puzzles in the universe.
Swerester 10:34 pm
[wait, he's dead and maybe it doesn't apply to other Tyrests?]
opatoes 10:34 pm
The largest, without a doubt.
Osmond 10:35 pm
Now, you are speaking my language. Hell yea! I'd dig that. How many we talking? *is on the edge of his seat with interest*
verdigrisprowl 10:35 pm
Anyway, particularly important people always seem to get their locations dropped from their names. And he's been particularly important at /least/ since the Golden Age.
Swerester 10:35 pm
Yeah. Haha.
NoodlesAtNight 10:36 pm
[[He's THAT o--]] *Wait. The golden age is barely anything here. ... But still.* [[He is that old?]]
opatoes 10:37 pm
How many... I would say close to a hundred unique puzzles or so? I have lost many over time, but I have blueprints for each puzzle I obtain so I can make more.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
He's—was—an unparalleled renaissance mech. A master of engineering and of the legal system.
Swerester 10:37 pm
He's uh. He's REALLY old.
Iiiis your Tyrest dead?
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
Yeah. He really is.
opatoes 10:37 pm
There are a few puzzles I received from museums that are in surprisingly good condition, as well.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
*long sigh* No. Missing, somewhere.
NoodlesAtNight 10:37 pm
*Glance at Swerve.* [[Is yours alive?]]
Swerester 10:37 pm
Nnno, he's dead. Very very dead.
verdigrisprowl 10:37 pm
Half of what's left of Autobot High Command is out chasing after him, last I heard.
Osmond 10:38 pm
That's amazing! Oh-- sorry, heh, what's you name?
verdigrisprowl 10:38 pm
... Unfortunate.
Deserved, I suppose, but—unfortunate.
Swerester 10:38 pm
Okay well if they find him, keep him away from Pharma and or anyone who says he is the Grand Architect.
verdigrisprowl 10:38 pm
*quizzical look* Why?
NoodlesAtNight 10:38 pm
[[Who killed him?]] *Maybe they can stop him h--* [[He's sorry. Pharma? Pharma. The one who was pulled through the portal?]]
Swerester 10:38 pm
Yyyes.
NoodlesAtNight 10:39 pm
[[...Then that should be easy. Pharma is dead.]]
Swerester 10:39 pm
Yeah. He kinda was.
And then he wasn't.
[jazz hands]
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
... What happened.
Swerester 10:39 pm
So, you remember how Rung was. Uh. You know.
opatoes 10:39 pm
You think so? ... Thank you very much, Jazz. My name is Smokescreen.
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
Yeees?
NoodlesAtNight 10:39 pm
*Nodding.*
verdigrisprowl 10:39 pm
*he's turning around in his chair to face Swerve*
Swerester 10:40 pm
[leaning back slowly] So uh. Turns out Pharma was mostly dead and then he got possessed.
verdigrisprowl 10:40 pm
... Byyy?
Osmond 10:40 pm
Nice to meet ya formally Smokescreen, but yeah. I haven't had a good puzzle in ages.
Swerester 10:40 pm
Adaptus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:40 pm
[[What.]]
[[He was possessed by a... t-cog?]]
Swerester 10:41 pm
You know--We never saw his real form we just saw Pharma-possessed-by-Adaptus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:41 pm
*Is that the right legend? It's so hard keeping all these damned Primes straight between timelines.*
verdigrisprowl 10:41 pm
*opens mouth.* ... *shuts mouth.*
Swerester 10:41 pm
He's the one who told us who Rung is.
verdigrisprowl 10:41 pm
... Okay.
... How do you know it wasn't Pharma CLAIMING he was being possessed by Adaptus?
NoodlesAtNight 10:42 pm
[[Next you'll tell him you found all the rest of them.]]
Swerester 10:42 pm
I- [coughs]
opatoes 10:42 pm
Well, perhaps I could show you one of mine. I brought one for Prowl's magnemite, but that one should be solved by magnemite first.
Swerester 10:42 pm
According to Adaptus, we did? Sort of? Not that any of them remembered more than Rung did.
verdigrisprowl 10:43 pm
Again, HOW do you know it's actually Adaptus?
Swerester 10:44 pm
Because Pharma definitely was not nearly old enough or in the right places for some of the information he had, including the situation we were in, unless he was being possessed by a time traveling Adaptus.
verdigrisprowl 10:44 pm
... Might have been someone else just as old puppeting him.
Swerester 10:45 pm
Rung seemed pretty convinced honestly. I think that was the biggest factor--*Frag*!
Osmond 10:45 pm
That sounds fair. Another puzzle for another time then. Do you have a favorite? Maybe bring that one in? *aaaandd possessed by a time-traveling Adaptus vaguely catches part of Jazz's attention*
NoodlesAtNight 10:45 pm
*Tilts his head. What.*
Swerester 10:45 pm
I just had a thought/
NoodlesAtNight 10:45 pm
[[He'll forego the snippy comment. Speak.]]
UnkillableJazz 10:45 pm
((heading to sleep)) *Jazz waves as he heads out, as interesting as the debate he's watching is he'll miss his rift home at this rate*
opatoes 10:46 pm
... I can make a duplicate of my favorite. /He still isn't trusting enough to risk his favorite puzzle./
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
((ah goodnight!!))
verdigrisprowl 10:46 pm
*nods. speak.*
opatoes 10:46 pm
((Nini!
Osmond 10:46 pm
(( night!! ))
verdigrisprowl 10:46 pm
((gnight))
Swerester 10:46 pm
The DJD literally killed Mortilus.
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
[[WHAT.]]
Swerester 10:46 pm
I mean, assuming everything is correct.
opatoes 10:46 pm
/Are there drinks? Smokescreen is going to go to where the drink table was located last time, trying to find a drink./
NoodlesAtNight 10:46 pm
[[You will explain at once.]]
NoodlesAtNight 10:47 pm
*If they're capable of killing mechs like that, he's definitely going to need to up the defenses back home.*
verdigrisprowl 10:47 pm
*there are engex cans and two jugs of mysterious Mixmaster brew.*
Osmond 10:47 pm
If it ain't too much work, I'd be down. *then looks over in the direction of their ongoing conversation*
NoodlesAtNight 10:47 pm
((i like how it looks like you're suggesting mix's brew as an anti-djd weapon))
Swerester 10:48 pm
Censere--the Necrobot! On his planet. It was just before Rodimus and the others went to the alternate Cybertron universe.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
((LOL))
Swerester 10:48 pm
He was dead when we got there, and it was the DJD's work.
Osmond 10:48 pm
(( I honestly thought that for a second ))
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
... The /Necrobot/ is Mortilus.
Of course. Of course he is. Of course. That's the most obvious— Of course.
opatoes 10:48 pm
/Smokescreen is taking a jug of mixmaster brew, and an empty cube, and is taking them both back to his seat./
Swerester 10:48 pm
In my universe at least.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
... The same Mortilus that likes picking flowers.
Swerester 10:48 pm
Yes.
verdigrisprowl 10:48 pm
Sure.
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
Okay. That's not the wildest—okay.
NoodlesAtNight 10:49 pm
*To Prowl.* [[That is the one rumored to mark dead mechs on a list, yes?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
Yes, that one.
Swerester 10:49 pm
I mean, he's actually the most obvious of the group.
How did we get on this subject again.
verdigrisprowl 10:49 pm
The one that every creepy cult is dedicated to.
NoodlesAtNight 10:49 pm
*Visibly wilts.* [[...How disappointing. He wanted to speak with that mech...]]
verdigrisprowl 10:50 pm
I suspect that's why the DJD went after him—drawing Decepticons away from worshiping Megatron.
Swerester 10:50 pm
Honestly I think it was more just because he was there.
verdigrisprowl 10:50 pm
You know, I believe that too.
opatoes 10:50 pm
Who would even worship Megatron?
NoodlesAtNight 10:50 pm
*Has an extra reason to hate the DJD now.*
*As if he needed one.*
Swerester 10:51 pm
It's been awhile since that particular adventure so I don't remember all the specific details or if we ever figured out all of what happened.
verdigrisprowl 10:51 pm
The DJD.
Osmond 10:51 pm
*mumbles in response to Smokescreen* You'd be surprised...
verdigrisprowl 10:52 pm
... Wait. What does this have to do with keeping Tyrest away from Pharma? Pharma-slash-Adaptus, I assume? Does—what—does Adaptus try to possess /him/ next?
Swerester 10:52 pm
Nooo, he kills him.
After the whole monologue and explanations thing.
verdigrisprowl 10:52 pm
Oh. Well. I can't blame him, honestly.
Swerester 10:52 pm
Though I guess in his defense Tyrest sorta tried to kill him first.
Swerester 10:53 pm
Not that it's much of a defense.
verdigrisprowl 10:53 pm
If I was one-fifth of a god I'd probably be miffed at someone who tried to kill half my species, too.
opatoes 10:53 pm
... The DJD. Oh. Oh, yes. I think I met one of those bots one time. Fairly annoying. Would not stop trying to look into my own business.
NoodlesAtNight 10:53 pm
*The tiniest thing that sounds like "dsrvit" sneaks through while Soundwave is distracted by hatred over Tarn and his crew.*
Swerester 10:54 pm
Y-yeah.
Osmond 10:54 pm
I think "miff" might be a gentle way of putting it
verdigrisprowl 10:54 pm
Yes, I was trying for humorous understatement.
Osmond 10:55 pm
Successful, adding to it
verdigrisprowl 10:55 pm
Oh, thanks.
... Byt /Tyrest/ tried to kill /Adaptus/? Hold on, that—that makes no sense. The last time he was seen, Tyrest was—was /obsessed/ with gods and divinity, and—and—purity and divine retribution and all that. He wouldn't try to kill a god. Or did he not believe Pharma was actually possessed by a god? Or—does his obsession only extend to Primus and stop before the other four?
Swerester 10:55 pm
Um.
Swerester 10:56 pm
[wrings fingers nervously] It's a bit more complicated than that?
verdigrisprowl 10:56 pm
Then I suggest you explain.
NoodlesAtNight 10:56 pm
[[He is not surprised the glitch looked into your personal business. He puts his insignia mask everywhere it does not belong.]] *At Smokescreen*
verdigrisprowl 10:56 pm
*what's swerve nervous about? HE didn't start the fight, did he?*
NoodlesAtNight 10:57 pm
*Oh, wait. He's missing details, here. Rewind, Soundwave. Play back and process alongside the new data.*
opatoes 10:57 pm
Insignia mask? I don't believe it was that bot.
Swerester 10:57 pm
HewaskindafraggedoffaboutlearningactuallyhewasSolomusandthatAdaptusactuallynotonlystartedthefightbetweenthegodseveryoneblamedMortilusforbutalsocausedinformationcreepandmadethemforgetwhotheywereinanattempttokillthem
verdigrisprowl 10:57 pm
*stares*
Swerester 10:58 pm
So he was sort of mad that he'd forgotten his own identity?
Among, uh. Other stuff.
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
*there's a whole lot of information packed into all of that*
Osmond 10:58 pm
uh huh....
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
*here's what Prowl takes out of it:*
... I 'faced a god?!
Swerester 10:58 pm
What
verdigrisprowl 10:58 pm
............ *claps hands over mouth*
NoodlesAtNight 10:58 pm
*Immediately looks at Prowl* @P: [[You are never allowed to make another Primus as his dom joke again.]]
Osmond 10:58 pm
/what/
verdigrisprowl 10:59 pm
*hey. don't mind him. he's hiding his face in the back of his chair.*
Swerester 10:59 pm
[slowly sinking in his chair] Oh wow.
NoodlesAtNight 10:59 pm
[[...Was it worthwhile, at least?]]
verdigrisprowl 10:59 pm
*he's going to try to push soundwave's chair away without lifting his head*
verdigrisprowl 11:00 pm
*it doesn't work*
*it actually pushes his own chair the other direction*
NoodlesAtNight 11:00 pm
*Pulls Prowl's chair back. Come over here.*
Osmond 11:00 pm
*jazz is just watching you prowl with a mixture of curiosity, surprise at least visible*
*into jazz then probably*
*nope there Prowl goes back over to soundwave*
um... Prowler?
NoodlesAtNight 11:00 pm
@P: [[He apologizes. He is not making fun. He is legitimately curious.]]
Swerester 11:00 pm
I'm kinda disappointed I didn't get to 'face a god.
verdigrisprowl 11:01 pm
UM. SO. INFO CREEP, huh.
Swerester 11:01 pm
YEAH!
He uh. Caused that too.
opatoes 11:01 pm
... Info creep? /He's finally starting to pay attention to the conversation again, taking a sip from the cube of mystery grade/
Swerester 11:02 pm
Yeah where information deteriorates over time.
Which makes sense because it was only twelve million years ago! There were bots definitely around then who should have remembered who they all were but didn't, because of it.
And then the stories about them got all mixed up and rewritten because of memory fading.
opatoes 11:03 pm
Only twelve million?
NoodlesAtNight 11:03 pm
[[...They lost who they were after that little time?]]
Swerester 11:03 pm
EM pulse.
verdigrisprowl 11:03 pm
What—you mean like, all of it? He caused ALL info creep?
Swerester 11:03 pm
It scrambled everyone on the planet, which left them disoriented and confused apparently. And that em pulse is what created info creep.
I dunno how it passed to new bots.
verdigrisprowl 11:04 pm
*looks up* Then—info creep isn't /natural/?
Swerester 11:04 pm
Apparently not? According to what he told us.
verdigrisprowl 11:04 pm
... Is there a way to reverse it?
Swerester 11:04 pm
Oh but it does explain why no one can ever rememer Rung's name!
Swerester 11:05 pm
I dunno, but now that you ask, maybe we can look into that.
opatoes 11:05 pm
... I am going to head to berth, as I am somewhat tired. May I take this jug? I can return it next time.
NoodlesAtNight 11:05 pm
[[Go back. You said they lost themselves by twelve million. When does it hit its stride? How long until they forget who they are?]] *Absent wave to Smokescreen with a feeler.*
Swerester 11:06 pm
I mean, they lost themselves pretty much immediately after the blast. The em Pulse removed their memories of their identities.
Osmond 11:06 pm
*waves to Smokescreen* nice meet ya
Swerester 11:06 pm
So it was after the Knights were forged, though.
NoodlesAtNight 11:06 pm
[[The mechs who came after them, then. When did they forget? When were the Knights forged?]]
*Please. Please let it be a high number. Don't let it be any time soon. Please. He doesn't want to lose another person.*
opatoes 11:06 pm
Nice to meet you as well, Jazz. Thank you for the entertainment tonight again, Prowl.
Swerester 11:07 pm
The Knights were the first generation. So pretty much immediately.
verdigrisprowl 11:07 pm
So—no, that messes up the timeline of info creep completely.
All the calculations on info creep were BASED on the oldest generation, with the "oldest generation" being bots that would be twelve million if they were still alive today.
Swerester 11:08 pm
I'm not sure if there's a specific time when info creep actually becomes a problem honestly? I know of some bots who experience it who are only Roddy's age and he's about four million.
verdigrisprowl 11:08 pm
But they didn't forget who they were by a certain age, they forgot EVERYTHING twelve million years ago. Correct? It's—it's not "creep" at all.
It hit them all at once and then only later they came to the conclusion that it had "crept" up on them with age.
verdigrisprowl 11:09 pm
Have—have their been new studies? Do younger bots ACTUALLY forget as much as the older generations did all at once? Has anyone checked?
Swerester 11:09 pm
Seems so? But there *are* cases where info creep happens. Chromedome calls it memory fatigue? Memories start to decay. That is a thing that happens--Nautia says on Caminus they call it 'blurred data'.
verdigrisprowl 11:09 pm
Maybe it's—not even real?
A few frayed memories, okay, that's one thing, that happens in every computer system. But with info creep, eventually you lose—huge things.
verdigrisprowl 11:10 pm
DO we naturally lose huge things? Or is it just—just a few faces and names from millions of years ago?
Swerester 11:10 pm
[frowns thoughtfully] From what I understand of it, since I haven't experienced it myself as far as I know, it's the latter.
Older memories get corrupted and we rewrite them.
Details get forgotten or misremembered, that kind of thing.
verdigrisprowl 11:10 pm
Then that's nothing like the syndrome that makes people—that makes people forget the origins of gods and myths!
verdigrisprowl 11:11 pm
Maybe it's not going to happen, then! Maybe when we're all ten million we'll still remember the important things!
NoodlesAtNight 11:11 pm
[[...He hopes so.]]
*And he's not talking about himself. He doesn't have that problem.*
Swerester 11:12 pm
[frowns harder] Maybe it's like with human stories? Since everyone forgot was confused and disoriented for awhile after, they misremembered the stories and because of the misremembering, the stories mutated through oral retellings with details changed and rewritten to fill in what they forgot.
verdigrisprowl 11:12 pm
Exactly—exactly.
Swerester 11:13 pm
That was sort of what Adaptus implied happened, and then it became known as info creep later. Maybe they just assumed natural decay of small details and the entire giant hole of forgotten things from the blast were from the same source.
And since they had no way to know otherwise it became fact?
verdigrisprowl 11:15 pm
We now KNOW for a FACT that our historical records circa twelve million years ago aren't unreliable BECAUSE of info creep but because of one massive psychological weapon. That hasn't happened SINCE then, right? When—when Nova Prime and Galvatron crawled out of the dead universe, they hadn't forgotten what happened on Cybertron before the unification, did they? That would be the same time ago to them as the age of myths when info creep was first described.
When KUP came out of the dead universe, he hadn't forgotten his life from FOURTEEN BILLION years ago.
Swerester 11:15 pm
Is Kup actually fourteen billion
verdigrisprowl 11:15 pm
Yes, Kup is actually fourteen billion. Time travel was involved.
Swerester 11:15 pm
Wow, that's wild.
verdigrisprowl 11:16 pm
Unless the dead universe does damn strange things to your brain module—besides making you want to kill all life—then—then—info creep isn't real at all.
We'll still remember all the things that matter.
Osmond 11:16 pm
*its taking all of this in for right now*
Swerester 11:16 pm
Huh. That might be right.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
*takes a deep breath*
NoodlesAtNight 11:17 pm
[[...Then why did everyone forget about Alpha Trion? Where he's from.]]
Swerester 11:17 pm
Or if it does exist, then it's not nearly on as large a scale or as bad a thing as we all have thought this whole time.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
*lets out a long, LONG sigh.*
Swerester 11:17 pm
He's uh. Hm.
verdigrisprowl 11:17 pm
Wouldn't YOU want to forget Alpha Trion?
Swerester 11:17 pm
[snorts]
I don't think I've ever met him.
NoodlesAtNight 11:17 pm
[[And lose access to the Covenant and Quill?]]
Swerester 11:18 pm
//me @ swerve *I* know trion's an original prime, but do YOU know this swerve
Osmond 11:18 pm
*very very gently touches Prowl's shoulder before pulling his servo away, mildly concern*
*goes back to listening*
verdigrisprowl 11:18 pm
I don't know about any quill, but— *STARTS*
Yes?
Swerester 11:18 pm
I feel like I was saying something earlier but I forgot.
Osmond 11:18 pm
Hm? Nothing, just making sure you were good. Please continue
NoodlesAtNight 11:18 pm
[[That's not funny.]]
Swerester 11:19 pm
No I mean--I got distracted from something else I wanted to say and then forgot what it was.
I got really focused on the info creep thing.
verdigrisprowl 11:19 pm
Yeah. Fine. I'm fine. *relieved, actually. the fear of his mind deteriorating has been— he's been— it's— That's one less route he has to worry about it coming from.*
Osmond 11:20 pm
*nods, soft smile but doesn't comment anymore. Focused now*
NoodlesAtNight 11:20 pm
*Rewinds in his head.* [[Everyone unfairly blamed Mortilus for what Adaptus did? Multiple Hand members are dead?]]
Swerester 11:21 pm
No it wasn't those--hrm. Well, if I remember what train of thought it was I'll remember. If not then oh well.
verdigrisprowl 11:21 pm
... All hand members but... uh...
Okay. There are two that, according to legend, turned into a brain module and the Matrix.
One of them is Solomus. I don't remember which. The other one is... sssomeone.
verdigrisprowl 11:22 pm
THAT one isn't confirmed dead.
Swerester 11:22 pm
Epistimus?
verdigrisprowl 11:22 pm
Yes! That one.
I'm not very familiar with them outside of Primus and Adaptus.
Swerester 11:22 pm
No, he's dead. Nickel smashed him into pieces.
Swerester 11:23 pm
In her defense she sort of saved the universe doing that.
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Who?
NoodlesAtNight 11:23 pm
*Suddenly, with the kind of soft, almost pained quiet you get when you think you know and you deeply, desperately hope you're wrong, because otherwise that's 5 for 5:*
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Oh, well, good for her.
NoodlesAtNight 11:23 pm
[[...Is Rung alive.]]
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
Last I heard.
Swerester 11:23 pm
I have no idea who she is, honestly.
[opens mouth][closes mouth]
verdigrisprowl 11:23 pm
I've spoken to him since he found out all this.
verdigrisprowl 11:24 pm
I need to contact him again, in fact—I mean to give him Prophet's contact information.
NoodlesAtNight 11:24 pm
*Shakes his helm.* [[Not ours.]] *A slip? Maybe.* [[His.]] *Staring at Swerve.* [[Is. He. Alive?]]
verdigrisprowl 11:25 pm
*turns to Swerve*
Swerester 11:25 pm
[buries face in hands] We're assuming not, but in reality we don't actually *know*. The only thing in his hab were his glasses and twelve matrixes.
verdigrisprowl 11:26 pm
*reaches over and puts a hand on Soundwave's arm before he can—Prowl doesn't know—get upset.*
*turns to Swerve and asks, very seriously,* Do you need all twelve.
NoodlesAtNight 11:26 pm
*....Sets a hand on that hand. Curls the fingers tight over it.*
Swerester 11:27 pm
We did, yeah/ They were one for each hot spot. We had to open all of them at the same time on the fake Primus from the alternate universe. No one even knows what he *d8di, he went off alone into his hab and that was the last anyone saw him. Rodimus went to ask if he'd been able to produce them and all he found were them and the glasses.
verdigrisprowl 11:28 pm
*that's a whole lot to unpack but Prowl is gonna leave it wrapped up for now.* Do you STILL need all twelve.
Swerester 11:28 pm
We opened them. They don't really exist anymore, I think.
I'm not entirely sure where they went.
verdigrisprowl 11:29 pm
... Not very robust, were they?
Swerester 11:29 pm
They weren't intended to be, I think.
verdigrisprowl 11:29 pm
Well. If any of them survived the—the fake Primus hot spots—then dibs. Dibs on one of them.
NoodlesAtNight 11:30 pm
[[A fake Primus. Why build something so - so disrespectful? How was it even done? Someone discovered Rung's secret before you?]]
Swerester 11:30 pm
It was an alternate Cybertron, so I might be able to get you some coordinates but. It was a universe where the functionists were never removed.
verdigrisprowl 11:31 pm
Oh, I've been to one of those. No fake Primuses.
Swerester 11:31 pm
It had an alt mode. The Senate were trying to invade our universe with it.
verdigrisprowl 11:31 pm
No Senates, either.
NoodlesAtNight 11:31 pm
*Where the - yes. Of course.* [[Of course they would do th--]] [][][]It?[][][] [[The alternate Cybertron? ... The alternate Cybertron had an alt mode?]]
Swerester 11:32 pm
I didn't get to go to its universe though, so I only know what the others told me about it. It was the universe Megatron was left in, though. And yeah, Cybertron had an alt mode and it was 'Primus'. Except, obviously, not Primus.
verdigrisprowl 11:32 pm
And no alt-modes on the one we visited.
Of course the universes Megatron was left in went so much worse than the one I saw.
Swerester 11:33 pm
[considers. shoould he tell them about that Rung. Is that a can of worms he wants to open, when he really only knows what he heard from those who HAD gone?] Yeaaah apparently he never existed in their universe?
... Actually I think that universe even existed because of Brainstorm's briefcase? Percy didn't explain that too well.
verdigrisprowl 11:33 pm
The one that he opened in other universes but not in this one.
verdigrisprowl 11:34 pm
I read about his trial in the Lost Light Insider. Pity.
Swerester 11:34 pm
Yes. That briefcase.
NoodlesAtNight 11:34 pm
*He's just. Gonna put his free hand over his visor. One timeline's Primus mysteriously gone, no Matrices left. Another Cybertron - what? Pulled apart? Mangled? How does one tear the planet open and make it take a new shape? It's ruined, whatever happened to it. If there was a Primus there - somewhere in that planet's core, perhaps? - then there's no telling what damage was done to him in addition to the planet.*
Swerester 11:34 pm
Apparently Rewind shot and killed Megatron's original spark when they were there.
verdigrisprowl 11:35 pm
I read about it, yes.
Swerester 11:35 pm
So I guess the alternate Cybertron was a universe where Megatron stayed dead.
verdigrisprowl 11:36 pm
It's a damn pity he didn't stay that way everywhere.
Osmond 11:37 pm
Hm...
Swerester 11:37 pm
[frowns] Not sure if I'm mad or glad he didn't start another war in that alternate universe. Apparently he did start a revolution but this time it's not a completel genocide. Why couldn't he have done that from the start *here*?
Swerester 11:38 pm
Turns out he's a medic now.
NoodlesAtNight 11:38 pm
*Two more failures. Huge ones. A dead god and no remaining defenses in one, another just... ruined. He's too damned uninformed and slow to keep up with his promise. And what if something is happening here, now, in this timeline that he sometimes calls home? What if something is happening and it's too late to stop?*
*The rest of the conversation hardly matters to him at this point. He's just dimly lit and quiet, gripping Prowl's hand and adding nothing else. Chances are he'll stay like that for a bit while the conversation goes on.*
verdigrisprowl 11:38 pm
Ugh.
Osmond 11:38 pm
*harsh scoff*
Swerester 11:39 pm
[annoyed huff] This whole 'learning from his mistakes' thing would have been better if he'd done that *before* an entire war happened.
verdigrisprowl 11:40 pm
He didn't "learn from his mistakes."
He got sad that he wasn't being worshiped as a dictator-god and changed his tactics.
Swerester 11:40 pm
Well, yes. But to hear him tell it, he learned from his mistakes.
Osmond 11:40 pm
He was always good with words....
Swerester 11:40 pm
I'll give him saving Drift, I guess. But that's really not much.
verdigrisprowl 11:41 pm
So what?
Swerester 11:41 pm
But! Um. Yeah. If you run into Pharma possessed by a god, just kill him I guess. You know, before he kills anyone.
verdigrisprowl 11:41 pm
Genocidal warlord spares one life. So what?
That sure balances out the billions of others, doesn't it.
Swerester 11:41 pm
Noot really no. Which is why I'm gonna kick anyone who says it does.
verdigrisprowl 11:42 pm
And give them a high kick from me.
Swerester 11:42 pm
Yes,.
verdigrisprowl 11:43 pm
Can't we just lock Pharma up? How powerful a god are we talking here? Are we talking mythological levels of power, or—well—Rung and Tyrest levels?
*i.e., none really*
Swerester 11:43 pm
Rung and Tyrest, probably. The biggest problem we had I think was actually just lackeys?
Swerester 11:44 pm
I'm trying to remember who he had other than Tyrest.
verdigrisprowl 11:44 pm
So bring enough handcuffs for a large crew.
Swerester 11:45 pm
Probably, yeah.
Honestly it seems like none of them were nearly as powerful as stories make them to be? They were just regular mechs with a bit of extra special powers.
NoodlesAtNight 11:45 pm
[[Names.]] *Small head lift.* [[When you remember them. He wants names.]]
Swerester 11:46 pm
Sure, if I know any of them by name. Otherwise I'll send descriptions.
NoodlesAtNight 11:46 pm
[[Good.]] *Tiny nod.* [[Thank you.]]
verdigrisprowl 11:46 pm
Makes sense. Why shouldn't they be regular mechs?
*squeezes Soundwave's arm. Don't go murdering people just for working for Adaptus.*
Swerester 11:46 pm
[just spy on them extensively?]
NoodlesAtNight 11:47 pm
*He doesn't have to murder them. He just needs to watch their every movement as close as he can.*
verdigrisprowl 11:47 pm
*... still illegal but less illegal*
Osmond 11:48 pm
*best kind of illegal? the less illegal?*
verdigrisprowl 11:48 pm
*the least illegal is the best but honestly prowl will take what he can get*
Swerester 11:49 pm
[ironically Swerve may be the legalest bot in the room right now, since gossip is not illegal]
verdigrisprowl 11:49 pm
*hey, prowl is PERFECTLY legal*
Swerester 11:50 pm
[he's not counting the cop in that count]
NoodlesAtNight 11:50 pm
*Spiders Prowl is an outlier and shouldn't be counted*
Swerester 11:50 pm
//lmfao
Swerester 11:50 pm
[that is correct]
verdigrisprowl 11:51 pm
*hey. rude. prowl hasn't eaten any spiders in months.*
Swerester 11:51 pm
Should I give you like a week to roll over all of that new info before I drop any new really horrible news on you? NOt that I have any really horrible news to drop. I think.
verdigrisprowl 11:51 pm
Don't hold back any new really horrible news you come across.
The sooner I know, the sooner I can prepare for it.
NoodlesAtNight 11:52 pm
[[He doubts there's anything you'll have to tell him he'll hate more than what he's already heard.]]
[[So do not refrain.]]
verdigrisprowl 11:52 pm
But do check in on those Matrices for me.
Swerester 11:52 pm
//just wait soundwave
Swerester 11:52 pm
I will.
NoodlesAtNight 11:52 pm
((someone's gonna Die))
Swerester 11:52 pm
//lmao tbh
Swerester 11:53 pm
If anything I can at least find out if we did use them up or if Magnus or someone stuffed them away from dangerous hands.
Swerester 11:54 pm
I should probably head out then. Still gotta put up a sign not to steal the bar.
NoodlesAtNight 11:54 pm
[[Yes. Yes, you do.]]
Swerester 11:54 pm
Night!
NoodlesAtNight 11:55 pm
*Nods. Goodnight, Swerve. Even if you are the bearer of bad news.*
Swerester 11:55 pm
[woops. waves as he goes]
verdigrisprowl 11:55 pm
Evening.
Osmond 11:55 pm
*waits a moment before a soft sigh* guessin' that's my cue
verdigrisprowl 11:56 pm
You don't have to.
*squeezes Soundwave one last time, then stands.* I should start cleaning, though. But you don't need to leave yet.
Osmond 11:57 pm
Do ya want help? I can at least be useful if I'm goin' to stay
NoodlesAtNight 11:57 pm
*Will help clean from where he is. He doesn't quite trust himself to stand yet.*
Osmond 11:57 pm
And I don't... *glances at Soundwave then back to Prowl and stands* want to over stay my welcome, ya know?
verdigrisprowl 11:58 pm
... There wasn't as much drinking tonight—but if you pick up the trash, I'll get the rest.
Osmond 11:58 pm
Sure thing *starts getting the trash with a soft little hum*
NoodlesAtNight 11:59 pm
[[...Ah. He is sorry. If it is his turn to go--?]]
*He's not sure. He does know Jazz has a higher amica slot, and probably all that goes with it.*
verdigrisprowl 11:59 pm
No, nobody's getting kicked out yet. Nobody has overstayed his welcome.
When you have, I'll tell you to leave. Calm down and stop trying to kick yourselves out.
Today
NoodlesAtNight 12:00 am
*Nods.*
Osmond 12:00 am
*small laugh and smiles* alright, alright. 10-4 Prowler.
verdigrisprowl 12:00 am
*it LOOKS like Prowl is taking a disproportionate amount of the labor—but honestly he's just opening a bridge under the remaining drinks to drop them back in his apartment, and under the chairs one by one to drop them back to the points in the library where they belong.*
verdigrisprowl 12:01 am
*he barely even has to move*
*to Soundwave* Okay, NOW you need to stand up. *last chair.*
NoodlesAtNight 12:01 am
*He'll scoot himself up on his feelers and make a chair out of them instead.*
Osmond 12:03 am
*has the trash picked up* you goin' be alright there Sounders?
NoodlesAtNight 12:03 am
[[He is fine. He often uses them in place of furniture.]]
verdigrisprowl 12:04 am
*thinks that's not what Jazz means, but isn't going to push until/unless Soundwave indicates he wants to talk about it.*
NoodlesAtNight 12:04 am
*Ssssssomewhat grudgingly* [[Th...ank you for asking.]] *Ugh ugh*
verdigrisprowl 12:05 am
... I don't remember it very well. To your question earlier.
Osmond 12:05 am
*its not but Jazz just hums and nods* gotcha... *pauses, looks at him and smiles politely* yeah of course, just figured check in.
Wait...which question?
Osmond 12:06 am
*curious*
NoodlesAtNight 12:06 am
*Spinny processing wheel. Rewinding, rewinding...* [[Whether it was worth the time?]]
verdigrisprowl 12:06 am
Soundwave's.
*nods*
NoodlesAtNight 12:06 am
[[Pity. You'd think interfacing with a god would be more... memorable.]]
NoodlesAtNight 12:07 am
[[Some special talent or other.]]
verdigrisprowl 12:07 am
Well. We were both inebriated.
VERY inebriated.
Osmond 12:07 am
*oh that question*
verdigrisprowl 12:07 am
... We got tangled in his cape. /That/ was memorable.
NoodlesAtNight 12:07 am
*Sharp huff.*
Osmond 12:07 am
pfft--
NoodlesAtNight 12:08 am
[][][]No capes.[][][]
Osmond 12:03 am
*has the trash picked up* you goin' be alright there Sounders?
NoodlesAtNight 12:03 am
[[He is fine. He often uses them in place of furniture.]]
verdigrisprowl 12:04 am
*thinks that's not what Jazz means, but isn't going to push until/unless Soundwave indicates he wants to talk about it.*
NoodlesAtNight 12:04 am
*Ssssssomewhat grudgingly* [[Th...ank you for asking.]] *Ugh ugh*
verdigrisprowl 12:05 am
... I don't remember it very well. To your question earlier.
Osmond 12:05 am
*its not but Jazz just hums and nods* gotcha... *pauses, looks at him and smiles politely* yeah of course, just figured check in.
Wait...which question?
Osmond 12:06 am
*curious*
NoodlesAtNight 12:06 am
*Spinny processing wheel. Rewinding, rewinding...* [[Whether it was worth the time?]]
verdigrisprowl 12:06 am
Soundwave's.
*nods*
NoodlesAtNight 12:06 am
[[Pity. You'd think interfacing with a god would be more... memorable.]]
NoodlesAtNight 12:07 am
[[Some special talent or other.]]
verdigrisprowl 12:07 am
Well. We were both inebriated.
VERY inebriated.
Osmond 12:07 am
*oh that question*
verdigrisprowl 12:07 am
... We got tangled in his cape. /That/ was memorable.
NoodlesAtNight 12:07 am
*Sharp huff.*
Osmond 12:07 am
pfft--
NoodlesAtNight 12:08 am
[][][]No capes.[][][]
NoodlesAtNight 12:09 am
*Covering with humor: the age-old way.*
[[Next Jazz will tell him that he personally became worshiped by an entire city-state.]]
verdigrisprowl 12:09 am
*does not get the reference. or that it's a reference.*
Osmond 12:09 am
Well... actually... now that you mention it Sounders...
verdigrisprowl 12:09 am
Before you have an opportunity to make up Jazztopia, now it IS time to leave.
Osmond 12:10 am
Ah, okay okay
NoodlesAtNight 12:10 am
*Nods and lets the chair unwind to push him up.*
verdigrisprowl 12:10 am
But I'll look forward to hearing about what offerings your supplicants left you at next movie night.
Osmond 12:11 am
*smiles* oh yeah of course. Thank ya for hostin' Prowler
verdigrisprowl 12:11 am
Thanks for coming. *that's aimed roughly at both of them.*
NoodlesAtNight 12:12 am
[[Thank you for hosting. Goodnight.]] *He has an apartment bed to sit on and stare into his map from.*
verdigrisprowl 12:12 am
*and he has a Magnemite to give a gift.*
Osmond 12:12 am
*dips his helm to both of them with a two digit salute and makes his exit*
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moll flanders instagram au rant part 2/2
rant pt (1)
abstract: in this second post I’ll conclude my rant.. enjoy
au series linked:
“series” 1 - older & younger brothers who both get it on with moll
“series” 2 - draper & moll’s half brother
“series” 3 - the affair w the guy who gets religious & jemy, lohl (love of her life of course)
“series” 4 - the banker & her makeup with jemy
the rant continues:
ok so where we left off, I was pretty much just ranting about how i justified the idea of making an instagram au for moll flanders. now imma just rant about making it and about the little jokes & inside jokes i put in because i’m sorry i’m just super proud of it and i want to tell everyone about it and i mostly just think it’s funnier if the inside jokes are actually understood
aight,
so first, i should probably extend an informal thank you to bridget satterlee for being gorgeous and for your selfies that i used in posts showing moll’s face. you saved my ass because i needed a singular face if it was gonna be blatantly shown.
ok now, moll’s story is years years long and I didn’t feel like it would be super practical to create an au that in depth–I decided to shorten the main events to take place between two years - or 104 weeks because this would be sooooo much easier (no aging moll having to be accounted for as well as the oldest post was 104 weeks old instead of 500 something). but this meant I ended up doing a lotttttt of math and I hate math but oh the things I’ll do for tumblr but also for a grade.
then once i had established a rough timeline for each of moll’s 7 men (8 instances though since jemy is with her twice), i gave each two individual posts & each chronological pair of guys would share 6 slots on the main profile page.
and then I got to make the templates for each post & profile. chose which captions I wanted. curate comments and likes. the best thing was choosing handles for each character, especially ones who weren’t necessarily named:
donjuan (older bro) - don juan is a womanizer, what better seemingly anonymous handle for the older brother who (in this au) has a hidden instagram in which he’s tagged in photos by moll that he desperately wants taken down so his family won’t see him in them
robin_ (younger bro) - well he’s called robin in the book, but i wanted him to be kind of an oblivious but well-meaning guy. I mean in moll’s 2nd post he doesn’t even recognize his brother but he’s extremely concerned about who this rando man winning moll’s heart might be and he’s just hopelessly in love with her as alll of his comments show
haber_dasher (draper) - and haberdasher is just a synonym for draper and is imo a more exciting handle
the captain (half brother) - also self explanatory as he’s a captain
the guy she has an affair with doesn’t have instagram but moll does acknowledge him by posting an ‘out to steal yo man’ pic so i mean
nathan.r (the banker) - not insinuating anything but i named him after nathan rothschild as he was an influential british-born banker and it just kinda worked so sorry nathan
j.b007 (jemy) - in the 1996 movie version of moll flanders, jemy is played by daniel craig who I coincidentally happen to be slightly obsessed with (not even ashamed of it) and of course he’s also bond, so the j.b007 handle was never not an option
mary.g (her governess) - i dunno, i feel like mary has been a notable governess/nanny name and the g just stands for governess... at this point I was getting tired
other things I just think are funny include the magnolia tattoo in the fourth series of posts. i once read that magnolias can represent a desire for riches, but more colloquially they also represent nobility, which is something moll definitely desires. also, when she posts about marrying jemy, he comments 'can’t wait to marry you' but “accidentally” posts the money face & a green heart and corrects his “#typo” to heart eyes & the red heart - all of which I find hilarious simply because he was marrying moll for her supposed money just as much as she was marrying him for his.
also, molll posts a ‘paris is always a good idea’ around the time the draper runs off to france so that’s just kind of funny for kind of obvious reasons? and my interpretation of him being bad with handling money was taking her on awesome hermès, chanel, louis vuitton, etc. shopping sprees because that’s honestly the dream and I thought that would be a fun modern rendition of the bad at managing money trait
and she also posts a lot of rather dramatic things like ‘no rain no flowers’ when the older brother breaks it off with her and a ‘goal digger’ one which i think is self-explanatorily funny and an ‘all great changes are preceded by c h a o s’ one which is probably what moll thinks of her whole life. and don’t forget moll posting ‘look who i ran into, we’re going on a vacay and to america’ and then the virginia sign like it’s a grand adventure and not like she’s basically on parole.
also, the thing that probably makes me chuckle the most is j.b007′s random comments on moll’s very first posts. you know when you make a new friend and of course you super stalk them and then once you’r closer you’re just tryna be obnoxious so you go back to like every single one of their posts and you comment on super old posts? or is that just me? I thought it would be hilarious for jemy to go back and comment things like ‘ew’ or ‘gagging’ or just have him generally acting offended because that’s the kinda dramatic Extra™ personality I assume he has
and overall, it was really fun exploring how I imagine moll utilizing instagram to share her story and her crazy adventures through a stereotypical bio & kinda Basic™ captions & hashtags, while also interpreting the unreliable narration that I believe moll presents her readers with & other than that I have no conclusive ending, I just thought I’d try to explain some of the seemingly random things and also have just been dying to get this out there so yeah dude thanks for reading if anyone has made it this far (which let’s face it, if you have you’re an amazing person wow)
#moll flanders#the fortunes and misfortunes of the infamous moll flanders#english honors colloquium#uwyo#final creative project#project background and funfacts#thanks for letting me rant#moll flanders instagram au#instagram au#mollau#mollaurant2
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Impromptu post, thoughts during 5.05
I'm so pissed I literally lost an earring at some point today and just realized. So I ripped my dorm room apart looking for it (no luck of course) and now it's 9:30 so I already missed half of the new episode of Jane the Virgin. Also my earrings are from Tiffany's, they were a Christmas gift a couple years ago & I can't afford to replace it😭 whatever you guys don't care about this, I'm so tired but I refuse to fall asleep at 9:30pm because I'll wake up at like 5am. So I decided to watch a random episode of Call The Midwife and share my thoughts.
Ok I'm going with 5.05, since we just saw 6.05 lol, idk If there's any logic but just go with it alright
ah the old credits, I really like the new ones though. Especially the color
"We were moving from a time of guessing.." I love how the show explains & shows that times are changing
The health report! Littt
"I feel a drumroll is in order" Shelagh is so precious!! 💖 I love her Scottish accent && side note I still wish they would mention one day how she got London. It literally does not matter at all but we know next to nothing about her past and im curious ?! More of Shelagh’s past pls
WAIT ONE OF MY FAV SHELAGH LINES IS COMING
"Patrick Turner, GP License to Practice Medicine and Secret Agent Shelagh Turnova save Poplar from ill health and disease!" I LOVE ITTTT😂 ONE OF HER BEST LINES EVER DONT @ ME, her laugh at the end is priceless ah! Shelagh is lowkey funny af she just rarely gets to opportunity and again Laura Main is an actual gem 😍
KEEP FIT
Trixie looking so good😍 i need her to whip my ass back in to shape. i havent worked out in like 3 months yikes
but seriously is this really my train of thoughts if i dont mention how perfect Helen George is?
yea its fuccking cancer, cigs are no joke
lol did they really not notice Tim reading Freud?
Also why did Shelagh ever think smoking cigarettes was a good idea after she freaking had tb? i forgive her though shes my bby💕
phyllis! my mother and hero
oh yea this lady cant read
forgot she was a ex-prostitute
vi and fred doing jumping jacks im dead, theyre a cute couple
Where did frankincense come from??
lol violet didnt wanna give up the bathroom door "we may be married but i still have my dignity"
Mrs Dooly? Is that her name (idk)
I can so see Shelagh delivering her baby herself like this lady did, but obviously she’d know what’s happening. You think Shelagh is going to freak out while giving birth though? hmm
"I do like a milky brew" WHY IS THAT FUNNY😂😂 I like the Delia & Sister MJ interaction
PHYLLIS TRYING TO RIDE A BIKE IS SYMBOLISM FOR ME TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS SEMESTER #barelymanaging
does laying on a door really help a messed up back?
Those awful sleeves on Delia's uniform *cringe*
"I am not trusted with medical emergencies" I TRUST YOU SISTER MJ💕 lowkey hope the delivery sister MJ is involved in is Shelagh's
If I had to deliver my own baby I'd be freaking the fuck out too, like I'm not Dr Quinn
The Nonnatus Fam all at the table makes me happy😭
Sister Winifred rolling her eyes in the back 😂😂😂
"I'll be washing my hair and reading magazines from now on" yo sister Winifred is growing on me tbh?? Wow lol
"Ive always assumed the results of the male organ to be more rewarding than the organ itself" 😂😭 love sister MJ
Everyone in the convent shook😂 again sister W has the best reactions 😂 dick jokes are 100x funnier when they're made in a convent & 1000x funnier when they're made by a nun
Shelagh's "percussion" on Tim's back I'm dead lmfaoo
I don't remember if she has post partum ?
Fred taking over the shop😂 I miss when Fred used to scam though😭
"I'm missing my monthlys" "monthly whats?" Oh Fred cmon 😂
Tim snatching those cigarettes
Barbara trying to measure this lady😂😂 she's so awkward, love it
She leaves her baby outside smh
"Gosh James knows how to show a chap a nice time" ANOTHER GREAT SHELAGH LINE😂 give my bby more great lines 😭😂
I LOVE CHEEKY SHELAGH, I LOVE SHELAGH ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN SHE HAS NO LINES OR IS CRYING AND SAD (WHICH IS TOO OFTEN & WE NEEDA CUT THAT OUT)
Laura Main and Helen George calmly ruined me, I never was like this? How did I end up literally crying every week for fictional characters ??
Shelagh and Patrick's faces were so smug just now I love it
Yikes those lungs
Reminds me of all the gross anti smoking commercials. Also Patrick is shook but I'm not too surprised
I love that Phyllis is so understanding and doesn't judge any patient 💕
"You have the rest of your life to get the hang of it" I NEEDED THAT TOO PHYLLIS THANKS
LMAO FRED "Because hell will freeze over first"
so yes post partum??
Phyllis is annoyed bc she wants to work on her Spanish and babs is taking too long with the dishes 😂😂te querio mucho phyllis
Tim sparking up lol 🚬
Here comes trouble
I wanna rip Patrick's index finger off. Remember that time he wagged his finger and Shelagh and I was ready TO FREAKING FLIP
but yea wtf you knew this would happen Tim
Shelagh's just like "Tim no" I love u Shelagh but what does that do lmao your husband is exploding
"You'll what, light it for me!?" BOYYYY ARE YOU BRAVE KID
If I responded like that my parents would've flipped, there most likely would've been a chancla coming at me 😭😂
But seriously Patrick should know better not to smoke lol
What does Roxanne mean this isn't real??
Aw cute Patrick and Tim moment, and a year later they're getting drunk off one beer and throwing darts into the wall😂
I want to see more of Phyllis with babies aww
Also not really related but I hope Phyllis has some good lines defending the pill when it comes back up. Remember when she had babs shook when she told the story of the soldier she spent a weekend away with😏 imagine her telling the other nurses?
Used to hang out at a Jazz club Patrick?? lol interesting
damn get that radium treatment man
"The real magic is keeping on when all you want to do is run" Phyllis Fucking Crane spilling the tea as always. How did I not like her once upon a time??
Could Shelagh get any cuter eating biscuits? No she could not
lol biscuits aren't just for fainters!! Ah I don't miss sister Ursula 🙃
that's not your mother😐 (I knew where she was going though but you know I'm gonna say it anyway)
More Shelagh and Phyllis interaction yes pls
How much is a shilling? #ignorantamerican
Fred hiding from the costumers 😂😂
Yes Vi! Defend ur man & kick this rude ass lady out
Lol now Patrick telling other people to quit smoking. Don Draper tried man, it's gonna take u a while 😭
I'm here for the Phyllis and Sister W dynamic (more now that Phyllis is teaching her how to drive 😂)
Ah I love going back to old episodes when I know what happens in the future, also I notice things I didn't notice before and make connections and yea, you catch my drift lmao
"We don't choose to be unloved by those who should love us"💔
we truly don't deserve Phyllis. SHE'S TALKING ABOUT HER MOTHER AND IM CRYING
"Shame will keep us in all kinds of prisons if we let it" 😭😭😭
Patrick has a puppy face rn
Wait they went this long without naming the baby??
omg speaking of that, I really want to know what the gender of baby Turner is going to be and what it will be named😭😭
Vi is precious lol & Fred lifting her is cute. Patrick never lifts Shelagh😂
Aw speaking of my bbys💕💕
So precious it’s almost strange Turner family moment
Why do so many people hate that couch? Like it doesn't bother me or maybe I don't care enough about the background?
Angela has grown so much in a year wow, she looks a lot younger here
lol Shelagh and Patrick are like "um wtf psychology??" 😂
Wait Angela made a noise😂 when will she actually speak??
Haha Shelagh you're going to need new dresses but you don't know yet 😭😂💕 I still can't believe she's having a baby. I Love it.
"You're my world" lol that was so cute but also I still think Tim is too perfect of a child?? what teenager is so pleasant with his parents all the time 😂 plus he's always with them and his baby sister? #givetimalife2k17aka1962
Aww all the cute concluding moments & Vanessa Redgrave saying something profound and we are done.
#call the midwife#my rambles#thoughts#you tired of me yet#?#I will never run out of comments#I have too much to say#all the time#lets get it 1962#protect my bbys at all costs though
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sup steph! can u plz recommend some short johnlock fics? (short as in 1-2 chapters) ik this is incredibly vague but just give me ones that you may like hehe thanks :D
Hi Lovely!
OHHHHH Gosh, I have so many short Johnlock fics… and I know single chapter fics that are 30K words LOL LOL! So I’ll assume you’re looking for a shorter wordcount fics, as opposed to chapter count, LOL.
First of all, you can check out these past “short fic lists” I’ve done!
Ten Fave Short Johnlock Fics (Easy Reads April 2018)
25 Fave Johnlock One Shots (April 2018)
Fics Under 2000 w.
I think I’ll take this opportunity to post up the next set of “Under 2000 w.” fic list, how about that? :) If you want something other than that, let me know, and I’ll look for something else for you :P As a side note, on every one of my personal rec lists, all my shorter fics are always listed first, so if you like the topic but just want a quick read, go ahead and check out the first few fics until you hit a word count too big for ya
FICS UNDER 2,000w. PT. 2
When Morning Comes by Youarethelightoftheworld (T, 423 w. || Christmas Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Lazy Mornings/Morning After, Fluff and Angst, Sleepy Cuddles, Domestic Fluff, Cuddling / Snuggling, Emotional Hurt/Comfort) – “Sherlock,” says John solemnly, “I’m not sure we can go anywhere today.”
The Moment When by drekadair (K, 509 w. || TGG Fic, Friendship, First Person POV Sherlock, Introspection, Worried Sherlock) – Sherlock sees John in the pool, and doubts. Set during the end of “The Great Game.”
Do You Love Me? by whitchry9 (K, 641 w. || Friendship, Family, Epic Bromance) – John asks Sherlock perhaps the most important question.
New World, Old Words by thedeafwriter (G, 641 w. || Deaf Sherlock, Sherlock Whump, Pining Sherlock, Marriage Proposal, Fluff, Always John) – It was disconcerting to experience. One second, he was laying on the table, breathing in the gas that would make him sleep, the next, he was dragging his eyes open to look around the bright room, trying to wake up.
Promise of Sussex by LittleLongHairedOutlaw (T, 705 w. || First Person POV Sherlock, Sherlock Whump, Angst, Pining, Ambiguous Ending) – John tries to keep Sherlock conscious after he’s been shot on a case.
Promises Kept by grannysknitting (K+, 844 w. || John POV, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship / Pre-Slash, Sherlock’s Violin, Worried Sherlock, John Whump, Post-TGG) – When they were in hospital, Sherlock made a promise to himself. Now he’s keeping it. Set after ’Polygamous Marriage’ but before ’Back in the Saddle’
Possessive by Fang323 (T, 850 w. || John Whump, Hospitalization, Possessive / Protective Sherlock, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort) – His John did not belong. Not here. Not in this blasted hospital. It simply was not logical.
Concussions And Good Old Fashioned Awkwardness by Belldere (K+, 894 w. || Humour, Hospitals, Mild John Whump, Misunderstandings, Platonic Relationship, Concussions, Not-Gay John, Possessive Sherlock) – When John lands himself in hospital… again, all he wants is to just get out of there as soon as possible, too bad his doctor has other ideas about where John may be getting his injuries. Good thing concussions make everything strangely funnier.
Burn Burn by Jenn1984 (K+, 925 w. || Post-TGG, Angst, Worried / Panicked / Possessive Sherlock) – A week after the events of “The Great Game”, Sherlock returns to 221B Baker Street to find it empty.
Devil’s in the Details (Isn’t that what you always say?) by Rae Himura (K, 976 w. || Angst, Sarah POV) – It was the little things Sarah noticed. (Or, some things even the world’s only consulting detective can’t see.)
Sherlock Is Not The One You Should Worry About by AllesandraQuartermaine (K, 1,077 w. || Sally POV, Character Reflection, Praising John) – Sally Donovan’s eyes are opened about a certain Doctor John Watson.
Sherlock’s Mind Palace by Valkyrie Of The Dead (K+, 1,091 w. || Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Major Character Deaths, Self Reflection) – Sherlock needs to change his mind-palace once again. He had hoped he wouldn’t, he had thought he wouldn’t, because they were invincible, weren’t they?
Idiot by Anesthesiologist (T, 1,229 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Alternate TGG / Explosion, BAMF John, Sherlock Whump, Inner Monologue, John Saves Sherlock, POV Sherlock) – What the heck happened? He remembered the pool and Moriarty, but then what? Had he been dying?
The Simple Separation Will Not Come Between Us by The Circus (T, 1,278 w. || Hurt/Comfort, MCD, Violence, Heavy Angst, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Prose) – The choice is simple. Real, and No John. Or Not Real, and John. For a prompt that says ‘John dies and Sherlock loses himself in his Mind Palace’
God Save The Queen by Alice Day (K+, 1,398 w. || Humour, Mystery, Friendship) – Sherlock has a new case. John is petrified. The Queen is amused.
I Was Wrong by AllesandraQuartermaine (K, 1,496 w. || TGG AU, Friendship, Hospitalization / Injury, John’s Self Esteem, Sleepy Sherlock) – Sherlock and John have a conversation a few days after the pool face off with Moriarty. And John hears something quite surprising.
Left In The Ashes by zoltargirl (T, 1,497 w. || Angst, MCD, Angry Sherlock, Brutal Violence) – Rage is a unique quality in all human beings. In Sherlock Holmes, it’s terrifying.
Angel by MrsNoggin (T, 1,513 w. || Winglock, Friendship, Chromoesthesia, Drugging) – John is an angel. That can be the only explanation. A response to the challenging request for a realistic wingfic one-shot.
Together is What we Have, Together Protects Us by Phantom of the Black Pearl (K+, 1,566 w. || Post-TRF, Friendship / Platonic or Slash, Hurt/Comfort, Insecure Sherlock, Worried Sherlock, Slice of Life) – After a case one evening in the flat Sherlock voices a concern that causes the pair to consider why they’ve chosen to stick together after all that’s happened.
A Long Way To Home by PeaceLoveAndCheese (T, 1,568 w. || Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Reunion Fic) – Human emotions are tiring, troublesome things. And Sherlock wants to be known as anything but that. No matter how hard you try though, you’re only human. And it’s been a long year.
Quite Contrary by Hollyesque (T, 1,805 w. || HLV Fic, Sherlock Whump / After Mary Shot Sherlock, Hallucinations / Flashbacks / PTSD, Hospitalization, Hurt/Comfort, Lestrade POV, ) – A short one-shot, alternate scene to Greg’s hospital visit in HLV. Instead of Sherlock disappearing, Greg is faced with an unexpected reaction to a hospitalized Sherlock and winds up figuring out something that he really would have rather not known.
BBCSH 'Poor Mary’ by tigersilver (M, 1,839 w.|| HLV Fic, Canon Compliant, Sherlock Whump / Mary Shot Sherlock, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Pining Sherlock, Hospitalization, Missing Scene, Sherlock POV) – As the tin says above, this is a missing scene, set directly after Sherlock awakens in hospital after having been shot by his best mate’s wife. Minor angst, some pining, nothing nasty; please don’t be alarmed unduly.
Like Euphoria and Scotch by FinAmour (M, 1,856 w. || Five and One, Alchohol / Drinking, POV Second Person Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Sherlock’s Imagination, Armchair Sex, Fluff, Happy Ending) – 5 different ways it all could have gone + the one way it actually works itself out.
One in Ten Thousand by Blind Author (K+, 1,856 w. || Post-TGG, Friendship / Pre-Slash, Discussions of Violence, Worried then Curious Sherlock, Scars/John’s Bullet Wound, Medical Anomolies) – John seems to have unusual mobility for a shoulder wound…
Caught by Salambo06 (E, 1,859 w. || Frottage, First Time / Kiss, Bed Sharing, Wet Dreams, POV John, Masturbation) – A hotel room. They’re here for a case, hadn’t planned to spend the night and ended up sharing a room. No, sharing a bed. Suddenly John is very much aware of his own hand closed around his hard cock and the ragged breathing next to him. Closing his eyes for the briefest second, John dares to turn his head just enough to confirm what he already knows. Sherlock, on his side, watching him.
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil by PipMer (T, 1,895 w. || Deaf John, Mute Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Romance, Fluff and Angst, Character Study, Morse Code, Love Confessions) – John is deaf. Sherlock is mute. There are no two people more suited for each other.
The Adventure of the Mysterious Appearance of Tissues by Gwen’s Blue Box (K+, 1,910 w. || Fluff, Humour, Sick John, Caring Sherlock, Hurt/Comfort) – In which there is a case, John has caught a cold and is not interested in investigating, Mrs Hudson is away and Sherlock does the shopping.
They’re Taking My Wisdom by whitchry9 (K+, 1,939 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Drugging, Dentists, Friendship, Anxious Sherlock, Humour) – Sherlock goes to the dentist. Of course, being Sherlock, things have to be complicated. Oh and drugs. They’re always fun.
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