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masezace · 8 months

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little off topic for my blog, but i started watching a new show since a friend mentioned it was good and i'd heard positive things about it, so i just wanted to talk about it a little bit (probably never again after this since this isn't a fandom blog, but it's the only one i have rn so idc it's going here)

the show is Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, and just going on looks alone, despite my love for dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park franchise i never would have considered it. it appears to be very much for kids, and as i'm in my late twenties now i'm not particularly interested in especially kiddy media. however a friend my age enjoyed it and mentioned it has a canon lgbtq+ couple in it among the main characters, so of course i just had to watch it. i had already been hearing that despite its initial appearance and premise, it was surprisingly good for a kids' show, so i had already been curious, but i was even more keen after knowing there were queer characters, and not even the adults, the kids themselves (in a kid's show?!! what a time to be alive), so i finally sat down and watched it.

[spoiler warning, both minor and major, for the rest of this post btw, so continue reading at your own risk if you haven't seen it yet/are still watching]

the show overall

okay so firstly, i am coming at all of this from the perspective of a writer, so my observations are from a technical standpoint more so than just as a fan of the show. and honestly, it really is a well-written show as a whole. is it geared towards kids? definitely. there are plenty of jokes/gags in it that just don't appeal to me as an adult, but beyond that, there was plenty to appreciate as an adult.

the writing is actually phenomenal? there were several points in the series where i just sat back and mulled over the way a scene went, what the thought process behind writing it was like, how well it was executed, and how important it was to the characters and overall plot.

the suspense is spot on, nothing gets dragged out too long, and i will admit there have been a few scenes throughout that actually got me; i jumped! it's actually scarier than i expected a kid show to be, but i'm so glad they went where they did because it really elevated the experience.

the pacing overall is very good, adequately engaging for kids' short attention spans (and us adhd adults 🥲) but not too short either to a point where things felt abrupt or unfinished. plot arcs are well developed and tied up nicely. also, as a bit of a dinosaur nerd, the array of dinosaurs in the show is super broad and satisfying! very fun stuff.

character element

imo the real gem of this show is the character development. honestly it's just *chefs kiss*

the characters grow and change so much and so realistically over the course of the show, it's honestly so much better and more satisfying than the character growth in most adult fiction/media recently.

the growth in ben (who btw was def my favorite character by the end of s1) and kenji in particular were my favorites and, in my personal opinion, the most interesting. the way ben started out anxious, cowardly, and rule abiding to a fault, then grew into a brave, confident, adventurous little pyromaniac gremlin, then had that stint later in the series where he regressed a bit-questioning himself-until eventually ultimately striking a great balance and really coming into himself was just... peak character writing.

kenji started out overconfident, lazy, and overly concerned with money/status. but that arrogant overconfidence and laziness slowly turned into responsibility, and a desire to protect his found family, and the realization that it's the people in your life that really matter most.

honestly what i mentioned only scratches the surface in terms of those two characters, there's certainly more that can be said about them (as well as all the others) but i'm not really in the mood for a deep dive character analysis atm. just trust me tho when i say these characters are so well done and each one of them have arcs that are super satisfying to watch play out.

queer representation

and as for the queer couple? yasmina and sammy are PERFECT. it was so beautiful watching their relationship grow from one-sided to mutual friendship, to loyal devotion, then to love. they were set up incredibly well and incredibly naturally. i have like, no complaints when it comes to them. i don't even know if there's anything i can say that would add to things, they were just a really awesome couple to watch become canon, they're the beautiful and painfully needed representation we all beg for in tv and movies.

shipping, chemistry, and intent

but oh goodness... probably my only real complaint about the entire show would be how benji (ben x kenji) and kenji x brooklyn (kenlyn? brookji? idk and idrc) were handled. because for all that this show did SO much beautifully right, they really screwed the pooch here, sadly.

i'm gonna start by saying that the writing in this show, as with most, is deliberate. what i mean by this is that despite having no clue who it would be because my friend thankfully did not even spoil me as far as the genders of the queer couple, i clocked yas and sammy as the would-be queer couple as early as season one (actually it was between them and benji, but more on that later). i could already see the chemistry, because it was deliberately written in.

shipping is subjective. anyone can ship any character, and in most cases it's pretty easy to see how there could be (romantic) chemistry between fan pairings based on their personalities, their arcs, etc. and that's okay! ships don't even have to have any canon support to be valid, because shipping is for the fandom, and it's for fun (i have a few rarepairs and crack ships across different media that i just love).

but onscreen/written romantic chemistry is a lot less subjective (to clarify, it is subjective whether or not the chemistry is good, but it's not subjective about whether or not it exists). there are literally scenes written with the sole purpose of building the romantic tension and/or chemistry between planned couples (some of which even have absolutely zero plot relevance, which usually is not advised tbh, and most of which are the cliches/tropes you see in literally any romance ever written, some are just disguised a little better than others. but make no mistake, it's all the same set of cliches. there is nothing new under the sun), as well as intentional, key moments within scenes that have other purposes. they are essential to establish romantic pairings.

and typically, the foundations for these couples are laid VERY early on. always within the first or second season (well, at least they are when the writer actually knows what they're doing and has at least a rough plan/outline for the entire series & characters. this is usually a large part of what separates the good chemistry from the poor chemistry. an author who knows who the couples are going to be and has a plan from the beginning to build them up is going to be more successful in creating a believable relationship with good chemistry. one who does not plan, or makes last minute plans will almost certainly fail, and the couple is just going to suck). when the set of characters you're working with are going to stay the same for most or all of the story, you start immediately.

i don't mean to toot my own horn, because i think it's because i'm a writer so i just pick up on narrative patterns very easily, and pretty much always clock the planned couples within the first few episodes of any series, and by the end i am right like 9 times out of 10.

that being said, do you know whose deliberately written chemistry i also clocked in jwcc? ben and kenji's.

kenji and... brooklyn?

no offense to people who like/enjoy kenji and brooklyn, you are free to love them, but the way their romance was written is... quite possibly the weakest point of the show. it felt like they were just trying to appease the upsetto heteros in charge, because there was definitely another het pairing that had a lot more potential than kenji and brooklyn (hello darius x brooklyn aka darilyn, you would have actually made sense because your relationship had amazing buildup and multiple standout scenes from s1 on. dgmw, i love that we got a m/f strong, supportive, purely platonic friendship out of them, i live for those and we really need more of them. but we could have had that with kenji and brooklyn, or darius and sammy, or ben and yas, literally any other pair instead).

kenji and brooklyn as a couple came out of absolutely nowhere. i honestly think they decided to shove them together last minute, and had no actual plan for them until they were working on s4. because their development barely started at the VERY end of s3 (the abruptness of him caring about her being held hostage so much more than literally anyone else in their group despite them having like zero buildup to that point gave me whiplash), but honestly didn't really even become "meaningful" development until s4, over halfway through the series. the two spend the first 3 seasons basically not particularly gaf about each other individually, only as part of the whole group and on an equal level with everyone else. they otherwise have no deliberate narrative foundation. it just starts in s4 with no prior hinting. which makes their development rocky and difficult to believe. the funny thing is their characters literally have dialogue (in s4) trying to draw comparisons/parallels between them to say that they especially have a lot in common and like??? no? they really don't? not any more so than any other two kids in the group. their relationship just, really falls flat.

it was disappointing to see it take such a massive spotlight in the series for almost all of seasons 4 and 5, overshadowing the friendships that have been the focus of the show and should have remained so, to the point where at times it just felt like i was watching some stereotypical het highschool romance. genuinely, it made s4 & 5 more of a drag to get through. yasammy and ben and yas' growing bond (which by the way was so sweet, it had the strongest queer solidarity vibes good lord, i sure wonder why yas chose ben out of everyone to come out to first, hmmm) were some of the few things that kept me invested, otherwise i would have dropped it if it had leaned much farther into becoming the kenlyn show than it already was. especially when it was that pair so much of the focus was given to, even though we had so readily and perfectly available, the pair that could have, should have been: benji. which finally brings me to:

ben and kenji

benji's foundation was laid in s1. their interactions, the situations they found themselves in, were deliberate (on the writers' part). i'm even gonna go out on a limb here and say the pairings were fully established in s1e3, even with parallels between yasammy and benji (sammy clinging to yas and ben clinging to kenji throughout the episode), and darilyn gets the beginning of their development too.

even though they bicker a lot in the beginning, they clearly care about each other? kenji protects/helps ben multiple times, and there are definitely some looks ben gives kenji at times. at the end of s1, the one who seems the most deeply effected over ben's "death," other than darius (understandably since he's the one who failed to save him), was kenji! immediately after it happens, we get two close up shots, darius and brooklyn then yasmina and sammy. after which, we go back to the whole group with kenji in center frame, the focus is intentionally on him. it is only kenji who drops to his knees at the loss, and then we get a close up of just kenji. he was saved for last, and he was alone in frame (tbf bumpy was in frame too, but i'm talking humans here), which implies his feelings are especially important in this moment. that is the reason for solo close ups.

after ben's "death," kenji takes to always wearing ben's fanny pack, and up until bumpy--who ben cares VERY much about--got separated from them, kenji was the one who (however briefly) took over her care, ensuring she got off the monorail with them, and he's extremely distraught, more than pretty much all of them, when they can't find her, and he's last to leave when they decide to accept that ben's gone. even when they do leave, he's distant and distracted and his mind is clearly still on ben.

other than darius, kenji is the only one (if i'm remembering correctly) to mention ben/say his name after they lost him, upset because he was actually trying not to think about him. he has clearly thought about ben, probably a lot, because it's hard not to be reminded constantly when you wear something that belonged to a deceased loved one. and frankly, he appears to be the only one who dwells on him that much.

when ben reappears alive (which btw he found the group again because of kenji's butter knife, hello), the frames literally purposely focus on kenji's reaction. he's the one in the foreground every time they show him and brooklyn in that scene. he is the first one to say ben's name, the first one to go to him and hug him, and the scene takes special care to highlight kenji's strong emotions at ben's reappearance, lingering on his teary face as the focus for a bit even after brooklyn enters the frame to hug ben (because she is not at all an important element in the scene at that moment). just like when ben "died," the way this scene is written and shot HEAVILY suggests that ben holds significant importance to kenji, specifically. because again, the focus here is on kenji and ben almost exclusively, with brooklyn as only an afterthought lol. and quite frankly literally everyone else's reaction to him being alive was pretty lackluster compared to the special attention they gave to kenji on this.

and then in s3 we have the infamous hat scene, where darius and ben are in the limo and ben sees and mentions kenji's sailor hat, looking sad and sounding like... longing?? then directly after we switch to kenji realizing he forgot his hat?? the scene has no real significance tbh other than to draw a connection between ben and kenji. like, it acts as a transition to switch to the pov of the group on the boat, but it was entirely unnecessary? why not just have darius say something about the others and then show them on the boat? if there were no special relationship between ben and kenji, it would have made far more sense if they really wanted it to be ben to say something, that he sees the hat, and sadly says something along the lines of "i hope the others are okay/doing better than we are right now/etc" which implies that the hat made him think of everyone, their whole group. rather than what we got... which very much implies that he was mostly just thinking about kenji 💀 and then kenji thinking about the hat at the same time ben's looking at it and thinking of kenji. like, this is.... a very blatant connection being made by the writing/directing here.

all of that. so many deliberate connections made between ben and kenji, they had a very solid foundation laid for a romance to develop, and by all intents and purposes one already WAS developing according to the show's own subtext. which was why up until s4 obliterated the idea, i was positive the queer couple in the show was either going to be yasammy or benji. it was extremely obvious imo. but as soon we started getting the typical, loud, cliche "we are going to pair off these characters" scenes for kenji and brooklyn, i knew we were getting yasammy and not benji (to be clear, i'm not at all upset about yasammy, they're beautiful and i love how their relationship was done, i wouldn't have had it end any other way for them. but i do personally prefer benji, i just like their personalities and dynamic more. and i feel they had so much potential that got wasted to make way for a far less interesting pairing between kenji and brooklyn. why can't we have 2 queer couples, huh? and if we really needed a minimum of one hetero pairing to appease whoever needed appeasing, darilyn was right there).

but then??? their like entire bond just gets dropped (honestly ben himself gets pretty heavily sidelined for almost all of the last two seasons, which is criminal imo). mostly so that a rushed kenji x brooklyn can be established. like there are still a few small moments here and there in early s4, and one episode in s5 (ep 10), but from early s4 till pretty much the end of the series we hardly see them have any meaningful conversations or interactions, meanwhile literally every other combo in the group does.

it's so weird? why build up benji so deliberately over the course of multiple seasons just to like, fully discard it for a pairing with far less chemistry, even after the chemistry-building scenes they shared, some of which literally had no other purpose than to affirm their connection? even though they were very sparse, the moments benji had were just so blatant (kenji leaps into the rock crevice right onto the back of a saber tooth to save ben?!!?? like he literally was just willing to exchange his life for him like that?? he basically says that he wasn't really thinking, he just did it. so he moved out of what, emotional instinct, that's what we're meant to intuit from that series of events? implying that he specifically has strong emotion and doesn't think things through when it comes to ben? because he doesn't do that kinda stuff for any of the others in the group! even better, this parallels when sammy jumped on the nothosaurus to save yasmina. and then the way benji look at each other after it's over??? hello??? and then how kenji pulls both brooklyn and ben in for that hug a couple minutes later... side eyeing the writers for that choice. they knew what they were doing there and they were evil for it). i just can't see any reason to have dropped them like they were, after all the development they shared for 3 seasons. confounding. biggest disappointment of the series.

i know this probably reads to some as just "wahh, my ship didn't become canon" nonsense. but that's not why i'm bugged. this wasn't just a ship i liked and wanted canon despite no actual narrative support, as most ships tend to be. this ship did have narrative support. there was intent behind many of their scenes together, lingering looks and little things that matter narratively and are always used to signify a stronger/special connection. and it led nowhere, for no good reason. that bothers me. writing that implies and promises something, but never delivers on it. like a person who never finishes their sentences (think Dr McPhee from Night at the Museum). ultimately it's not a HUGE deal or anything, at the end of the day it's just a ship and just a kids' show. but as a writer, it's just irritating to see something like that be done. what can i say 🤷

conclusion

even despite the wasted potential between certain pairings, and even though i do think the first three seasons were superior to the last two, overall i really enjoyed the show, and for what it was, it was really well-made. the overarching focus was of course on found family and friendship before anything else, which i absolutely love, and it was masterfully done. out of 6 kids, all of them had at least one or two meaningful bonding moments one-on-one with another in the group, so every possible combination had their moment to build strong, believable friendships with each other. i'm just so surprised by how good it was as a whole honestly, good enough to binge over the course of a week. i will happily recommend jwcc to anyone willing to give it a watch regardless of age, because i definitely think there's no age limit for a good story, no matter the medium it's told in. :)

#jwcc #jurassic world camp cretaceous #benji jwcc #benji #yasammy #yasammy jwcc #i would say that there's prob an age minimum tho... it's a bit scary so depending on the kid i wouldn't rec it to under 10 years #this is a long post #omg so long i'm sorry #i just have a lot to say #gotta shout into the void #it just be like that sometimes #fair warning this post is literally just me praising the show in the first half n then going absolutely off about benji in the second half #review #tv show review #as always with stuff like this that has any mention of ships it is bound to ruffle some feathers #so let me postface this with the reminder that this is all just MY OPINION #you are free to disagree but i'd rather you don't share your disagreements on my post via reblog/notes #feel free to write up your own show/ship review if you feel so strongly #otherwise if you dislike anything i've said you can just scroll past or block me <3

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deluweil · 22 hours

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To be honest the way part of the fandom has treated this Tommy character as a god makes me dislike him more. Unfortunately the Buck bi arc was tainted for me because it all feels force. Also what doesn't help is that Eddie was to much involved in that storyline.

The way people are acting like it's a perfect relationship and yet we barely saw them together feels just weird.

Also I don't like how some literally push Eddie away for this new white man.

This is Taylor Kelly all over again. The sad part is that the season is short and people wAnt to to spend their time giving more to the new guy.

I hope him and Marisol are gone, but I'm afraid. These two characters took the joy out of the Buck and Eddie storyline for me.

The fandom, I think, in this case, is definitely the problem here,

Lou is completely unassuming and enjoying the process and being a buddie shipper just like us - if one actually bothers to read the interviews and not just pick and choose what to talk about.

That is what makes me like Lou.

The fandom has somehow glorified Tommy's character after a couple of episodes and yeah it rubs the wrong way, because, what about the story we had so far?

Is season 7 a reset to 911? and everything that came before that doesn't count? Why not just make it 911 abc pilot then?

I don't think that's the case, but I think the last minute switch between Buck and Eddie kind of ruined it for the Tim because, yes, in a way it feels forced and out of left field.

Supposed that Buck was indeed vying for Tommy's attention, why do it like that? and why involve Eddie in the first place?

I have a lot of questions and my main problem here is not that Buck is experimenting with Tommy, it's the way they practically propelled this ship off the cliff into a dangerous spin, they went from zero to 200 in a second. - That is not how you build a relationship.

You don't try to figure out what you want, mess up the first date, then invite said date to an apology coffee and then invite him to family wedding on the way. It just doesn't work that way.

I may be straight, but I have gay and bi and lesbian friends, neither one of them has ever brought a second or even a third date to so much as a friends get together before they were sure that this is something that would last, before they brought the intended victim to be judged by friends and family.

And people who talk about Tommy as being established in the 118 family, that is not true. He has a connection with Chimney in that that he owes him his life and an acquaintance with Hen, who is clearly not very fond of him, because of obvious past she had with him and their old house before Bobby came into the picture. - Remember - Chimney was her ONLY lifeline in that house.

Tommy was not a liked character before.

Arguably Buck had more history with Taylor than he did with Tommy (which is none at all) - But Taylor is a strong opinionated and often self-serving woman (not unlike Buck mind you), emphasis on woman. - That is the only reason she never stood a chance. Because the writers could have made her and Buck the greatest love story this show has seen, but they continuously managed to ruin any fondness for any female LI to ever grace that set.

And this season is short, to bring in a new LI kinda defeats the purpose of re-establishing the team and this show, because it does feel the same as any of Buck's old relationships that were being pushed for the benefit of 'god forbid Buck actually learns how to be alone and healthy and happy' - the only thing that changed in Buck this season is his sexuality and nothing else, and that vexes me.

My problem is not with Tommy, it's the perpetuation of 'poor baby Buck' society. - I love Oliver and I love Buck - I am tired of the ever repeating pattern of forgiveness for his self serving ways without any accountability that we keep seeing.

I don't think Buck's or even Eddie's firsts or you know what? even seconds should be each other, I am more than happy to make this journey with them, but let it be a marathon not a sprint to the finish line - they knew they would get renewed for another season, they could have written and built it better than what we got - because the moment they switched gears after the second episode, the story became written in the same messy last minute way both S4 and most of S5 were written.

There is no grand plan, at this point they are merely winging it and see where the wind takes them. - And that is idiotic, they had SO MUCH TIME to make this a well written story with the strike and long break after that, to write as they film is lazy and stupid and mostly childish.

And yes this is Taylor all over again, not in that they are the same type of people, but that Buck is jumping head first into a relationship without actually knowing how he got there. - Bobby said that himself - and it is the same, because who in their right mind invite a second (kinda) date to a family event? Like dude have you ever dated before? Do you how this works?

It is a LOT of pressure and not even for Buck himself - because he brought this on himself - but rather for Tommy (aka the intended victim) to be first introduced to the family after a couple of dates when he himself has no idea where he and Buck are standing.

Marisol, has indeed sucked the joy out of the Eddie's story, I don't get why do either of the boys had to be in a relationship starting this season to begin with. Like, she is literally a handbag, the token hetero symbol, so to speak, what she is doing there? is beyond me.

The catholic guilt of her being a nun is bullshit, and as Bobby said himself, Eddie has no problem committing to certain people/things. She serves no purpose this season other than a seat warmer/ glorified babysitter since Buck is otherwise engaged.

They could have gone for Eddie finding his way in the department, Eddie dealing with his mommy issues, Eddie trying to figure out what and who he wants in his life, Eddie trying to navigate Chris' terrible teenage years.

They could have explored the fact that a guy going with his supposed gf/wife in the golf course checking Eddie's hot ass (6X17) - Oh wait, they were going to... the ground for Eddie's coming out was all laid out and they took a sharp turn to left field in the second episode of S7 and made it all about Buck again, because the Natalia actress couldn't come?? what kind of a weak ass reason is that?

And yes, the cliche of receiving the odd white man out (who played a controversial role in early seasons) rather than the regular casted poc male or the guest starring woman, for that matter, better is all kind of f-ed up, but no one would talk about that, of course. 👀

Anyway, I am hoping that whatever is coming next will be worthy of our time and attention because so far we got about more of the same as far as Buck and Eddie are concerned - except that Buck has just broaden his variety and has a bigger pallet of mate choosing at his disposal.

I have two very close bi friends, so I know how their minds work, because God knows they share with me more than I ever wanted to know lol. And one of them is watching 911 with me and she is happy for the rep as well, but unhappy with how it was developed too.

At the moment, I have decided to put any Buck and Eddie topics aside and just want to get the LONG AWAITED Madney wedding, if anyone deserve a happy ending, it's them. ❤️

#911 ask #evan buckley #eddie diaz #tommy kinard #marisol whatever her last name is #buddie #911 spoilers #911 speculation #don't you dare to rb this with an opposing opinion - i don't care that you think tommy farts rainbows out of his ass make your own post #and if you don't like what i write block me so you can save me the trouble of blocking you #not directed to this anon #just a warning to toxic fandom groopies that has done it before - naturally they were blocked #I am entitled to my opinion just like you are entitled to yours #deluweil replies

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stealeroflemons · 5 months

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my nit picky requirements/inspirations for if we ever got a reboot of eah and headcanons #28

these are my personal opinions and yes this is all tomfoolery and foolishness.

we have so much angsty material to work with that if we made it gritty/dark in a similar way to how "euphoria" is I think we can do the angst and genuinely traumatizing aspects of eah justice

it NEEDS to be as camp-y as the movies "BOTTOMS" and "Mean Girls"

early 2000s movies always have such nonsense and iconic outfits and fun plotlines we need that energy to come back

don't act like Daring Charming wouldn't say something adjacent to "I'm sorry I looked at Mrs. Riley and lightly grzed her left tit, alright?" unironically

"She's The Man" walked to Darling Charming could run and I think we should keep that train going

I want the absurdity of "Wild Child" and "Jennifer's Body" and "10 Things I Hate About You" going on at all times

the line "Boo cross out Needy" was made for Briar Beauty to say to her friends when they say they aren't going to a party

overall I believe eah was made for those who grew up in the early 2000s watching "Camp Rock" and the "Hannah Montana" movie and "High School Musical" and then in their teen years ended up watching "euphoria" or "Grand Army"

if we truly put our minds to it we could create a y2k/late 90's style eah reboot or (thought difficult) live action where we still have time to dive into the trauma and the characters go through and also be dramatic and have some filler episodes where they get a breka and can be teenagers

thank you for coming to my TedTalk

#eah #ever after high #please please please can we do this #I want to see Baba Yaga and Headmaster Grimm having a school assebly dedicated to warning against drug use #I want to hear about the drama they had in middle school #I. Want. It. All.#feel free to discuss below your thoughts and opinions (just not any spelling errors)#(my hands and my brain don't coordinate well when I type fast)

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gothyorhamoved · 1 year

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Nier: Automata Ver1.1a — Chapter.4: a mountain too [High]

#rambly tags with spoilers warning lol #i have conflicted feelings about this scene #i think i would have liked it more if 9s was still the one to start doubting his idea of machine’s feelings #him doubting but still being callous anyways would have been better in my opinion #it would have shown he has the ability to recognize but chooses to ignore anyways #which i think is a more accurate representation of him rather than he’s just cruel and ignorant #i wonder why they kinda swapped the dialogue like they did #also i jsut wanna say. 2b looking at him like that is so painful like…has she ever seen this side of him before in the past..??#is this new to her? is she aware of how cold he can be??#is this a horrible realization that the person she loves is willfully ignorant and heartless when he wants to be #cause even so it would never change her feelings of him. she would and does still love him regardless.#ugh i love them #postings #mygifs #nier #nier automata #nieredit #nierautomataedit #nier automata ver1.1a #nier anime #ver1.1a #2b #9s #2b9s #automata

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reshiram · 10 months

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it's a xeno intro babie... 🌟

you there... Hi. do you want to get into the xeno series? do you perhaps only know of xenoblade and want to know some details about the older games? do you see that there's a bunch of games and don't know where to start? are you afraid of seeing spoilers when googling anything about the series? do you want to know what the heck xeno even is?!

i have made a tiny guide to hopefully help you with all of those!!! no matter if you're a current fan or a newer fan, i wanted to help people learn a bit more about this series. there's a ton of video guides and reddit posts, but as someone who's been into xeno for quite a bit, i know my way around some older resources and try to stay on top of the newer ones as well. :)

i will preface this with a disclaimer - by no means am i a definitive source, feel free to take a look at multiple guides and follow them based on your own judgement. :) i do consider myself well-versed in xeno, but everyone has different opinions and takes on how one should experience the series.

with that out of the way, here is the guide!! ^__^ enjoy!

if you have any questions, feel free to ask somewhere, i will get to it when i can.

here's a gif of the entire opening cutscene of xenosaga episode ii to show you that i am a dedicated individual.

#🔖 akashic torment #ok to rb #xenogears #xenosaga #xenoblade #again just be nice please. if you have a differing opinion you can just be nice about it. my guide is merely a suggestion!!!#i am constantly updating this page and taking suggestions - one suggestion said to refine the trigger warnings based on each game. i intend #to get to that :) just basically if you need help or want to suggest something my ask box is open and so are my dms. thank you!!!!!

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merry-andrews · 10 months

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The Great Gatsby AU;

After Jake married to son of a rich (old money) family, he and his husband live in a lovely villa nearby the sea and things are alright, they even have a little girl too until there's rumours about 'Rooster', a mysterious wealthy man and his fancy parties, it's like big carnivals and he hosts almost every people. He lives in a lovely mansion on the other side of the seashore right in front of Jake's house. One day they receive a formal invitation from Rooster (though Jake's husband doesn't like to go) so it's how Jake meets Bradley again💗 it's the beginning of their secret meetings and Bradley keeps asking Jake to leave 'that man' and live with Bradley. Bradley stops all those parties even fires his housekeepers and servants only because of Jake who wants to keep it secret between them..

It goes on and on for few weeks until Bradley buys Jake a lovely ring decorated by a green-blue gem💚 and purposes to him 'stay with me forever Jake, I love you'. Jake panics, says he needs time and leaves Bradley that night..

Two days passes when Jake gets a phone call, having bad news of Mr. Bradshaw badly injured in car accident and he may won't make it. Jake has a fight with his husband (he found out about him and Bradley) but he doesn't go to see Bradley at hospital..

#angst warning! but you can imagine the ending however you want to :>#hangster #sereshaw #I mean in my opinion he'll die at the end..#and Jake never went to see him in hospital #but in another world he leaves his husband. takes his daughter with him and goes to live with Bradley #'Bradley.. rich people won't marry poor soldiers..'#yeah Brad was in war just like Great Gatsby book #everything is the same just like the book #it was in my draft for a month and was chewing on me so yeah.. i finally posted it 'shrugs'#jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #hangman x rooster #its my comfort ship im sorry for this sad au :(💔#i just needed to get it out of my mind jxgsfs tho ending is open! :) so something good happens at the end.

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dootznbootz · 4 months

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Hiiiiiii I just saw the character ask thing :))))

Can you tell me about your NOTP, random headcanon and unpopular opinion about Helen of Sparta?

Thank you so much!!!

I'll save the one that'll get me crucified last! 👍

Random headcanon: Both Odysseus and Penelope were given a "photographic memory" by Athena. When Athena had "forsaken" Odysseus it was taken away. Makes it nice because a lot of the more fucked up parts of the Odyssey are a bit more "fuzzy" for him. And he hates feeling "so out of sorts". He gets it back though.

Also Athena technically took Penelope under her "wing" like, one month before Odysseus.

Unpopular Helen Opinion: In MY FICS, (It's okay if you don't agree!) She is built like Rose Quartz from Steven Universe. She doesn't have a perfect "hourglass figure". She's got some pudge on her tummy. Girl is TALL (Demigod) and CHUBBY. One of the important components of Helen and Menelaus' relationship is that they are both strong enough to lift each other. Also she's the most beautiful woman in the world and chubby women are hot af lskdjf She also SUCKS at singing. She's good at wrestling and spear work. (Sparta. I also love athletic women. Plenty of chubby women are also athletic af. If you think otherwise, literally look up women's Olympic sports participants.)

Homies, know that my NOTP can be YOUR OTP and that's okay! We can still love each other and be friends! Ignore the rest if you just don't want to see that, but know that while it kind of will be in my fics, it's probably not in the way you want it to be.

Please don't hate me and know I don't hate you or think I'm "correct"!

It's OdyDio. Heads up but in my fics, know that they had a weird "middle school romance" that ended badly (Odysseus randomly decided to bite Diomedes while they were kissing and then ran away when they were around 15-17. It was Odysseus' first relationship and he freaked out and got embarrassed and now Odysseus makes it everyone else's problem. It's canon to me. It's fucking funny) and now they're weird exes who are the fucking WORST to each other and compete to be "Athena's best boy".

These are the reasons why so avoid them if you don't want to read that! :'D This is the only time I will ever be on the "Odysseus hate train" because he's such an asshole to Diomedes.

I feel so bad about it. 😭 I'm a freak who likes Odysseus/Menelaus (probably having a BROTP or a QPP going on) I think it's because Odysseus is just... SO MEAN to Diomedes. And when he's not mean, he's just neutral. There is not really any "Diomedes, you're the best guy!". Especially when have Sthenelus and Diomedes saying I love you to each other To ME, they are like co-workers who work GREAT together on the battlefield and on missions, but never do anything outside of that.

When Diomedes asks for help, Odysseus sprints away from battle. When Diomedes compliments him before the night raid, Odysseus literally is like "Dude, you're not the only person who knows I'm good at stealing. Let's go."

Odysseus, that long-suffering, godlike man, replied: “Son of Tydeus, don’t over-praise me, or censure me. You’re speaking to the Argives, who know everything about me. Let’s go. Night is passing quickly. Dawn approaches. The stars have shifted forward. Most of the night has passed, two thirds of it, with one third left.”

(Ian Johnston, Book 10)

Odysseus is an asshole but he's still so mean to Diomedes! 😭 ESPECIALLY WHEN DIOMEDES IS SO FUCKING NICE TO ODYSSEUS!!! I know that's what probably makes them so compelling to so many lovely folks but I love fluff BECAUSE I'm so tired of toxic relationships irl. I don't...I don't see how I can make OdyDio fluffy 😥 With OdyDio, I feel like I'm watching my bestie (Diomedes) get back with their toxic ex who mistreats them (Odysseus). Diomedes is actually quite polite to the others. Even when Agamemnon scolds him, he tells Sthenelus to think nothing of it. He compliments Odysseus! He listens to the gods when they tell him "Hey stop fighting!" and listens to Athena! Like he's violent and a killing machine but he's respectful! He's a traumatized, respectful, killing machine! He bitches at Paris but everyone has done that! That's something everyone partakes in /j

It bothers me even more because when Odysseus is with Penelope, he's so wonderful and loving? And that the Odyssey barely mentions Diomedes? And since Odysseus runs away from Diomedes when he asks for help, it boggles my mind that books earlier, he goes into a rage when his friend gets killed!

[...]but hit Leucus, a brave companion of Odysseus, in the groin, as he was dragging Simoeisius away. His hands let go. He fell down on the corpse. Enraged at Leucus’ slaughter, Odysseus strode up, through the front ranks, armed in gleaming bronze. Going in close, he took his stand. Looking round, he hurled his glittering spear. As he threw, Trojans moved back, but the spear found a mark. It hit Democoön, Priam’s bastard son, who had come from Abydos, where he bred horses for their speed. Angry for his friend, Odysseus speared him in the temple.

(Ian Johnston, Book 4)

Odysseus, you prick!!! You go on a rampage when your buddy gets killed but sprint away when your STILL ALIVE BUDDY asks you for help?! ASSHOLE

I DO plan on Diomedes going to visit Ithaca with Sthenelus while Odysseus is still gone. They ARE kind of friends/frenemies during the end of the war but it's a weird thing where Diomedes cares about Odysseus but Odysseus tolerates him. Like he left him to die. I love Odysseus. He's my special little guy but he treats Diomedes, another special little guy, like shit 😞

Also just...Most of anything about OdyDio (fanart/fanfic/etc.) it's of them fighting or bickering or betraying each other or being very sexual. I already plan to write Odysseus (and Penelope) as Aspec CODED and so I...just really don't care for that??? There's barely ANYTHING of them being soft. BECAUSE THEM TWO TOGETHER just aren't soft... I personally don't like couples that are mean to each other 😭 (I'm not even including the whole "betrayal with the Pallidium" because it makes me sad to think about. I don't consider it canon.)

Menelaus though?

I have plans 😌 These two bring me comfort and are a special brotp

#I'm so sorry!!!#please don't hate me :')#I just feel like I should warn you all before you get into my fics😭 I don't want to give you whiplash and then for you to end up sad becaus #of my bullshit opinions.#I don't know if I should tag this with Anti but let me know!!!#...I think I have war flashbacks of the shipping wars of 2016🙃#gotstabbedbyapen #ask #Mad rambles #shot by odysseus #menody #I care about diomedes so I just don't like thought of him being mistreated :')#notp #The Simps™#toxic exes #my headcanons

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c0zyrainfall · 6 months

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The thing about being a Spy x Family manga fan is that there are like... 9 different plots.

A) Operation Strix (plan A and plan B)

B) Miscellaneous goofy school stuff (Anya and Becky go shopping, George Glooman chapter. Yes those technically relate to op. Strix but they aren't directly tied to it so I am counting them as subplots)

C) Loid and Yor develop their relationship

D) Loid, Yor, and Anya develop their relationship as a family

E) Twilight missions

F) Thorn princess missions (cruise ship but also when Yor learns to cook)

G) Yuri chapters 😐 (sorry I'm not a fan of these at all)

H) Fiona chapters (I personally don't like these either though they are slightly less bad)

I) Other misc side character chapters (Bond, Handler, Frankie)

This is good because it makes the story feel more real, and alive (other than the Yuri and Fiona chapters 🤪 Everyone else is experiencing character growth and then they're just the exact same every single time they show up)

But it is also bad because we have to wait two weeks for every chapter. So if your favorite plot is the TwiYor plot, you probably have to wait a month or two since all that other stuff is sandwiched in between.

Anyways this is basically just me being an impatient manga fan rather than reflecting an actual problem with the manga lol. I think it requires more patience than being anime only because even though the anime takes longer to come out, the fact this comes out on a biweekly basis means that it is on our minds more frequently, and we also have to wait weeks for important plot points to be resolved instead of just getting it all in the same episode.

#spy x family #spy x family manga #mild salt warning in the next tags lol #slightly tempted to complain about the Yuri and Fiona chapters because 😂#idk they don't even make narrative sense #in my opinion at least #also why does Yuri have a sister complex 🫠#when he could have just... not had that #whatever it's fine I guess #I'm sure at least endo will resolve i in a satisfying way #spy family

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shepards-folly · 9 months

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Like an angel crushed underneath god’s boot [+ wip images under the cut]

#shep arts #content smp #csmp #arathain #mason arathain #tw eyestrain #cw gore #<- its very mild I’d say. i kinda just fucked up one of their arms... in my defense it was annoying to draw so I just didnt draw part of it #the eyestrain isnt too bad either in my opinion i just wanted to tag it just in case #honestly just tell me if this needs more tws I'm awful at knowing what I need to trigger warning and what I dont #okay uh art rambling time so i made him a bug for this one honestly just cause i thought it looked neat #this was a really fun for a drawing that took like an hour to sketch and a million years to finish #it's just an experiment in coloring a lil different and using layer styles other than multiply and add...#there are add and multiply layers in there if i remember correctly but its mainly color/linear burns and hard/soft light i think #fun fact there was supposed to be more paint but uhm I got lazy and it was already a pain trying to balance the values on this one #so yeah its just the pink splatter behind his head there. imagine that there's more pink paint there for me pretty please #I have a dozen versions of this with various overlay layers will probably end up adding those to this post in a rb or something #this post was supposed to go up earlier but yeah I was comparing overlays for like two hours...#honestly im surprised my procreate didnt crash in the middle of this since it crashes everytime I do anything with a lot of overlays #it did die immediately after I finished it though so then I had to wait several hours to just sign the damn thing :/

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dreamlandiasims · 16 days

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thinking about my own story again lol… but here are some of my thoughts about the last post -

first off, it doesn’t really matter whether Meridith is telling the truth about Erwin’s dad - she’s reminding him that she (and Ted) are the ones with the power to control their situation (if she says the garage is going under, it’s going under). So it’s less a question of does Erwin believe the specific story she told, and more so does he believe that she will act on her words regardless.

also, I really debated making this more explicit in the story but we can assume that the reason Meridith knows about what’s going on is at least in part because Frankie decided to call Saf even after being warned not to. In that scene, the woman walking towards her is Meridith, presumably to give her a similar warning to what she says to Erwin. Meridith was also at a booth in the 8 Bells when Frankie met “Alana” so she’s already had a hunch that Frankie was catching on.

and lastly thank you everyone for reaffirming that Meredith is A Milf. I am in love with her too

#spoiler warning if you haven’t seen the latest post yet!!#I have to hold myself back from doing this kind of commentary all the time #bc I really do want my story to stand up on its own #and let y’all form your own opinions and theories #but sometimes it’s so hard to convey everything I think and feel about each character through just pictures #so it’s nice to write it out #inside pla

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sysig · 1 year

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I did some Souichi studies because I’m love he <3 (Patreon)

Bonus:

Here are the Studies compared to their Originals btw :3

So like, not a joke, not an exaggeration, I’m pretty sure this is my favourite panel in the entire Challengers/KoiBo continuity (and I decided to draw it first lol - it’s ‘cause I have such big feelings about it!!) It just hhhhhh, it so perfectly encapsulates everything he’s feeling in that moment; disbelief, betrayal, uncertainty, distrust, conflict - every moment of love he’s built up to that point has been thrown into immediate relief to what he’s been told and it’s all there, right on his face, it’s such a masterfully done expression ;; <3 I legit cry every time I reread, that whole scene is just so good, I could actually talk forever about his relationship with Morinaga in that one moment

The rest aren’t nearly so intense lol, mostly just grabbed from moments when I thought he was being especially cute <3 Concerned lad! His hair is so swoopy in Challengers hehe <3 <3 It’s actually even fluffier in his super early-on appearances, which are also excellent >:3c But I still like his KoiBo look best ♪ You can also see it’s a bit of a challenge to make his face as slim as he actually is, just thicken the lines inward until it almost looks right! Lol

I love this panel haha, everyone so silly chibi’d out. You can also really get a good look at how ridiculous his hair is, look at how the tuft that’s tucked behind his ear joins up with the tie! How does he tie it up like that, consistently?? How is he allowed in labs like that!! He’s ridiculous <3

Confused and blushy Souichi ft. Morinaga, I just kind of filled in the details he was covering lol. I love Souichi being dumb and having no self-awareness <3 He’s actually quite intelligent and emotionally aware a surprising majority of the time! But his blind spots leave big gaps haha

I love when he has his eyebrows in a relatively neutral position, he’s normally so grumpy! He looks so friendly even with just a neutral expression :D Plus his hair!! The way it’s communicated to be thin and feathery by being able to “see through it” to his lab coat, ah <3 Handsomest

Shy boy <3 I also really love the way his hands and wrists are shaped, such cool lines ah

I could’ve sworn he and Morinaga were like, almost the same size in Challengers... I guess Morinaga did have a second growth spurt, but still! It’s just an excuse to see him being cute!! Oh noooooo (lol)

Grump man <3 Beauty boy <3 His hair flows so beautifully!

It’s also fun to see a younger Souichi in a flashback, rather than in the Challengers style haha. He was a mess by himself, he’d hate to hear it but he really only does well with others haha. I also love how this scene is from the POV of one of his admirers, Momo is such a good girl and she’s so right <3

He’s being such a meanie to his sister in this scene lol, he’s the worst! <3 I was going to leave it at that, but adding his little frameless-glasses stem holes really made it look like Spamton’s googly eyes and I about lost it lol

#Doodles #Koisuru Boukun #Warning: Mushy design and characterization love ramblings under the cut lol #My beautiful trash boy <3 <3 #So I actually have a folder specifically dedicated to just Souichi's beautiful face/interesting behaviours lol #They're mostly collected from the last big reread but I have some from years and years and years ago!#The last big reread also included Challengers because Morinaga >:| Fucker Supreme (derogatory)#I needed to look at his characterization from original to spinoff #But Souichi is the only one with the dedicated folder lol #He deserves it <3 Little insect man <3 <3 Poison nerd Engrish enjoyer Idiot man <3 <3 <3 #He actually really fun to draw??? I ran out of room on my paper but I was like ''Well I could fit just one more...Well maybe just one more!'#I ended up with several half-finished sketches because I just straight up could not fit any more on the page lol #If I'm able to capture even a little bit of the reasons that I find him so beautiful and lovely and interesting in my own art then I'm happy #His hair! His eyes! His caring nature! His opinionated blind spots! His childishness and his trauma and his self-expression hhhhhh #I love him so much what a beautifully flawed character <3 <3 <3 #Watching him grow into himself for over a decade has been such a wonderful experience as a reader hh #Plenty of bumps along the way lol but I don't think I could stop loving him even if I tried hehe

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stunfiskz · 5 months

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made a ship bingo! send utdr ships if you want :3

#i have many more thoughts on dr ships than i do ut though fair warning lol #txt #also obv feel free to rb and do it yourself no need to credit or anything lol i just made it cuz i couldn’t find one that i felt like #fit the way i tend to describe my opinions on ships

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wonderinc-sonic · 7 months

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Espilver Week Day Six: Verdict

"Lost to Time" on Ao3 (6.8k) A junior detective is faced with the most unusual murderer he's not meant to meet yet. Specific Warnings: Policing, Minor Police Brutality, Described Violence, Described Murder, Gun Threat

The young detective nodded his way past security, and had his vest checked by his commanding officer again.

"Careful." Vector remarked quietly. Espio rolled his eyes.

"He's in custody. Whatever weapon he used, it isn't on him."

Vector glared at him, his long nose tipped up:

"You'd think, wouldn't you? They found nothing."

Espio waved him off, and passed to the maximum security hold. He did think that the officers on the scene would have removed everything from this person, but the concern was valid, since they had no idea how he'd done what he'd done. Or how he knew what he knew. He had been arrested based on his own admission, and although that was strong, they would need more to push this through court quickly, without blowing cover on their own investigation.

The door was guarded by two armed officers, who Espio nodded politely to, despite their disdain for him.

"Is your supervisor late?" One sneered.

"Only people with clearance may investigate this suspect until we're certain he is uninvolved." Espio said steadily back. He omitted the specific clearance order, or what he should be uninvolved in, but since he worked with Vector, he was certain they would know instantly. Indeed, they let him through.

In the cell, handcuffed and naked to the fur sat a greyish hedgehog with the wildest quills Espio had ever seen - all stuck up and out like he'd been electrocuted. He jittered and fidgeted with energy too, and when the door was opened his face cracked into a huge smile - Espio registered with some unease.

"Espio! How are you?"

Espio tensed all over, but continued to his seat, opposite the suspect. He considered if he should acknowledge his own name or not, and settled on not, presuming that someone in the force had mentioned him erroneously at some point. He just stared at the hedgehog.

The hedgehog tried to calm his face, shaking his head hard, and pretending to be serious for a moment, before he burst into giggles again.

"Nice hat." He snickered, making to take it. Instantly Espio gripped his wrist and bent it back, slamming his arm on the table. The hedgehog whimpered pathetically, still with an awful grin on his face.

"Oof, ouch! Okay, I won't touch. I take it you haven't seen a 'me'?"

Espio glared at him, held him there, pressing his cuffs into his wrist. The hedgehog's face finally dripped to sad, and the tired bags under his eyes became more prominent.

"Okay, sorry. I guess I seem scary, huh? You don't know me this time." He sighed, and yawned.

"I'm sorry, is custody boring to you? Or perhaps you expected to be served refreshments for your crime?" Espio spat. He didn't let on how much this strange young man's demeanour disturbed him, or how endearing his face was. Espio had never let who was or wasn't his type impact his arrests or investigations, and sadly knew he was in the minority for this.

"No, I'm not trying to be difficult. Oh, but I did kill that Eggman. So, I guess that's kinda being difficult, if the Chaotix are real police workers here..." The hedgehog murmured the last to himself, but it sent waves of terror invisibly through Espio's solid exterior. This man murdering someone at the centre of a top-secret investigation was one thing, but he could only know about Vector's old garage band he was trying to restart through an uncomfortably close view of their lives.

"If I release you, will you comply with questioning?" He insisted, pressing again on his handcuffs. The hedgehog nodded, so Espio released his arm. He rubbed his eyes, yawned again, and patted his cheeks.

"Yes, sorry, today's just not been my day. Let's start over." He sighed. Espio opened his notebook, leaving one eye on Silver.

"Name:"

"Silver."

"Identifier:"

"Hedgehog."

"Address:"

"Ah. Haven't got one."

Espio stopped, pen poised, switching both eyes to Silver. He grimace-grinned apologetically.

"I know, not helpful. I'm not a resident here."

"What state are you from?"

"State?"

"You came from outside the United Federation?"

"Ah, right, I see. We're in Central City? That's part of United Federation now. Interesting. When did that happen?"

Espio narrowed his eyes at Silver.

"This is not how one should play dumb. Are you slow, or just terrible at this?"

Silver laughed warmly, setting Espio on edge. He let one eye flick to the one-way glass Vector would be watching and listening from.

"The first one, probably. Like I said, not from here. From a long way from here, in a few directions."

Espio dotted his notes, and kissed his teeth. He'd progress for now, and circle back.

"You're not too slow to understand why you're here?"

"No, I presume that was the whole Killing Eggman thing?" Silver said easily, swinging his legs in his chair. Espio snarled at him.

"Something to do with murdering Ivo Robotnik, on the streets, in broad daylight, by means of..." He reviewed his notes.

"Oh, squeezing. I just really squeezed him." Silver said simply, making a pop sound with his hand. Espio blew air out through his nostrils hard.

"Do you need that in fancy words? I, um, applied pressure? Corporal Compression? Is that a formal diagnosis?" Silver offered, leaning over to try to view Espio's notes. Lightning fast, Espio smacked his hand between his shoulder blades to hold him to the table.

"Right, right, sorry, not allowed to come near you. Sorry, you can let me up. I won't do anything to you." He said, giggling slightly. Espio hated physically restraining people, but he darted his eyes to the 'mirror' for the reassurance he imagined he received.

His radio buzzed:

"Backup, Espio?" Vector's voice asked.

"Hey, Vector!" Silver called excitedly. Espio again tried not to respond, frustrated his name had been confirmed now, as well as his senior's.

"Let's not escalate just yet." He said quietly into his radio. Silver nodded.

"Yep, sorry, I'm a good boy. Just nosy."

Espio released him a small amount as he listened to security codes on the radio. Silver wriggled under his hand.

"I have an itch on my back, can you get it while you're there?"

"You are certainly sick to think murdering a beloved family man, a Doctor no less, is joking business." He snapped. Silver sat up and frowned at him.

"You think he's more important because he has a family and a degree? That's not very 'Espio' of you." He pointed out, legs swinging again. It burned Espio to know he was once again right, but sometimes this sort of rhetoric worked to bring out grudges or guilt. Silver shouldn't have known what was and wasn't 'Espio', so he pretended he didn't.

"Let's return to how you managed to 'squeeze' him. You were ten feet away. Had you done something to his... clothes?" he started down the feeble list of ideas the detectives had cobbled together. Silver blinked hard.

"Of course. You've never met me. Maybe never met any of the others. Oh my god, what a world. Do you have a driver's license?" He rambled, scratching his ears.

"Of course I do. If you have a license on your person that was not found in search, you must surrender it now."

Silver waved him away.

"Of course I don't, nobody does, in the right time. You've got a license, you're official detectives - not freelance: this is so U.F., no wonder everything's so grey and boring. What's Sonic doing, does he even do stuff - did he meet Tails? Oh my god, did anyone even go get Shadow, did Project Shadow happen? Where's G.U.N.?" Silver asked quickly, practically shaking in his seat. Espio heard alarm bells all around him in his mind: this young man didn't know where he was, but had managed to execute the suspected conspirator they'd been tailing for years from across the road, knew eco-terrorists by names that the police had to fight to find, and casually brought up decades-old military operations that Espio wasn't even supposed to know about. The time for holding cards had passed.

"Just how do you know about Project Shadow?" He tried to speak normally, but found himself whispering. Silver nodded cryptically.

"So it did happen. Did anyone go find him again? You'll have to be careful about that, if I'm not told wrong. Wild. But, I shouldn't be telling you that."

"You should be telling me everything. Stop stalling, how did you kill him?"

"Oh, right, I have psychic powers."

Espio rested his pen over the words 'Pleading Insanity.'

"Psychic powers. And when did you first experience those?"

"Experience... err, is that relevant? I don't really remember. That got wiped when I went back the first time. Big mess, that - at least, I presume, and I know a big mess when I make one." He rambled, nodding at Espio like he made sense.

Espio noted this, his face blank. People experiencing delusions were not inherently a risk of violence for that, but he would need to tread more carefully, and be sure not to debase Silver's perception. He made a note to call in a professional.

"You don't believe me? I can prove it!" Silver said deaperately, his handcuffs jingling.

"That... won't be necessary. Don't stress yourself."

"You think I'm mad! Let me prove it, can I prove it to you? I know you're gonna understand me if I do!" Silver begged Espio. Internally, Espio grimaced. He was so pretty, and so weird he left him feeling powerless. Espio wasn't a psychologist, and was sure a consultant should be present for any communications with this person from here onwards. It wasn't sensible to even continue this inquiry.

Silver tapped the table in front of Espio, his quills dancing as he moved. They waved with a mystical sort of aura, as if they were blowing in the draftless room. It flushed playfulness over Espio's face, that he all but completely resisted.

"What number am I thinking of?"

Silver snorted: "Not that kind of psychic!"

"Ah. I see. Okay."

"Come on, let me show you! I won't do anything bad, I'll only do it if you tell me I can. I don't want to get you in more trouble..."

Getting in trouble was a life Espio swore off when he joined the police force. There was no room as a state of the U.F. for any other kind of justice, so his dreams were pushed aside for reality.

Silver's eyes shone dangerously as he watched Espio's blank face. It was as if he could see the wheels turning behind his eyes, but Espio was told he was unreadable. This stranger couldn't possibly know how tempting he was to believe.

"I'm so lucky it's you in the police force." He said quietly, staring just below his horn at his lips curiously. There was something weird in his voice, like a purr but not so joyful; a lilt that sounded warm and loving, the verbal equivalent of falling onto a bed at the end of the day.

"Fine, show me how you believe you are psychic. Safely, without hurting yourself." Espio said firmly, eyes trained on Silver. Silver raised an eyebrow, tapping one hand then the other, and snickering as Espio's eye caught the tiny movements.

"Nothing gets past you, Espio. Not much, anyway." He said smugly, as a police cap descended onto his head.

Espio blinked, looking up, and feeling the lack of cap on his own brow. Silver looked at himself in the mirror, trying to stuff a quill under the rim.

"It's not really my look, is it?" He said casually. Espio's whole body clenched and his tail coiled.

"How did you do that? Who else is in this room?" He called around him. Behind the door and the mirror someone was scuffling with something.

"Nobody, detective. Just us. And Vector, I guess he's behind there."

Espio watched as the cap glowed cyan, and floated off Silver's head and back to his. It tucked itself back onto his head like an invisible loving hand was fixing it. When Espio's feet could move, he bolted to the door.

"Wait, no, don't go-"

"Get back!" He shouted, one hand on the door handle and the other pulling out a pistol. Silver raised his cuffed hands.

"Woah, woah, you said I could show you! No, don't leave, you're the only-" He looked hard at the door and it glowed; as Espio tugged it, it wouldn't budge.

On the other side of the door, Vector was shouting at him, and slamming his body into it.

"I'm never gonna hurt you! Not ever, you're like, the last person in the world I would hurt, even after me, I swear." Silver pled, his handcuffs jingling as he knelt down in front of Espio. Espio pointed the barrel of the gun straight between his eyes. Neither of them moved for a minute.

"Door's no good. Get away from the window."

Vector buzzed on his radio, and Espio supposed he was back in the viewing room. But the little room they were in left no space to put distance between himself and the window.

"No! You'll get hurt, there's too much glass!" Silver said quickly. Espio took one eye off him to confirm, then glared back at him.

"I will have to neutralise you. For my safety."

"You're not a killer! You wouldn't kill me! I know you wouldn't, stop pretending you're something you're not!" Silver insisted, and he bumped his head against Espio's gun almost affectionately, like a cat against a hand, knocking it slightly off target. Espio felt sick, pulling it away and his finger off the trigger.

"How can I disarm you?" He said quietly. Silver smiled in relief, and lent his head onto Espio's knees.

"Thanks, you nearly had me there. I am disarmed. I'm never going to hurt you." He said, rubbing his head more. Espio looked to the window on fright, and tried the door again.

"Then, let me out."

"But... you're the only person who might listen. Don't leave me just yet, please. It's been so long." He whined slightly, then pulled his head up and stared him down in sudden menace: "And you're the only person I promise I'm never going to hurt. Anyone else, I could."

Espio's heart couldn't thump any faster in his chest if he'd run all around the world. Silver stayed at his knees, holding the door closed. Something thumped against the window, and Silver caught that too, reinforcing it with a cyan sheen.

"Tell them to stop. I'm just... I'm trying to be as helpful as I can, okay? I'm being good. I'm being so so good. You have no idea, I could be-"

"You killed someone. Instantly. With this?" Espio snapped, gesturing to the door with his gun. Silver nodded.

"Yeah. I did. And that's probably against the law? Yeah, okay, fine. I'll go to court and stuff, I can stay that long."

"Stay?" Espio said fiercely. Silver squeaked slightly as he shouted at him, knocking back against the ground like he'd hit him: "Like you have a choice!"

"Don't I? Oh, sure then."

"What does that mean?"

"Nothing..." Silver spoke sulkily, but the mischievous look in his eyes was back.

"Will you sit down and stand down your... weapon?" Espio said evenly, stumbling over the worn phrase. Silver snickered.

"Well, I can sit."

Back at the table. Espio kept his gun ready, and a firm hand on it, bracing for telepathy. He could practically hear the held breath of the officers likely gathered in the viewing gallery. Silver might have been able to hear it too, as his ears twitched.

"How much do you know about Eggman?" He asked plainly. Espio bristled.

"Just who are you to be asking questions?"

"A guy who knows a hell of a lot more than you and is not afraid of you."

The first sign of anger from Silver did indeed spark fear in Espio, but he hid it expertly. Silver rolled his eyes.

"What the hell are you doing with a gun? Awful style for you. Anyway, be my friend for a minute, and I'll tell you what you need to know. You need me to go through court, right? So you lot don't get in trouble, I can do that."

Espio pretended to slack the gun and relax to play the right game for Silver, but his heart was still ringing in his ears.

"... Do you know the penalty for murder is death?"

"I did not. New information. Good to know. Thanks. Okay, I'll tell you something: that isn't going to happen. I could leave right now if I wanted."

"Who are you? You have no power here, you're not even on records."

"So you've done some homework, classic you. I'm from nowhere. I'm from... a whole different place. Nobody normal would believe me, but I am."

"Nor- nevermind. How far?"

"Furthest I've ever travelled."

"Another planet?" Espio challenged with a grim smile. Silver squinted at him, his head tilted to one side.

"Another dimension." Silver said finally. Espio didn't react. He couldn't. He filed that in the back of his mind to process later. Silver didn't seem impressed with his lack of reaction.

"Oh, and the future too. I travel time. I can do space if I need to, usually just to land in the right place. And now, I guess, I travel dimensions. It's been a hell of a year."

Espio sifted the words, and almost laughed.

"How do you know it's been a year, if you've travelled time?"

Silver blinked, staring at him, then started giggling.

"You're right. I don't. I have no idea how long I've been going. I don't even remember when I last slept." He chuckled, covering his face: "Of course you would think of that. Of course, I wouldn't."

He laughed, but it sounded like crying, and his face was red and tired when he brought his hands away, and grinned at Espio. Espio's breath froze in his lungs as the magic man who lent on one palm and gazed at Espio like he hung the moon and stars.

"I missed you so much." He said softly, sparkles dancing in his eyes.

"We've never met."

"Yeah, obviously. You're right. Sorry." Silver sighed, and although the sparkles stayed they fell sad.

Espio cleared his throat and looked down at his nonsensical notes. He hoped Silver had left the recording equipment intact, because nobody was going to believe him.

"So, you say you're planning to escape this dimension?"

"Yeah, but I think that'd be a problem for you. Besides, you know some secrets. You probably know about Chaos Control by now. Or an equivalent, whatever this dimension is called, I forget."

"... I am sure I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Bull. I know your face, Espio. So, it's like, a government secret? Chaos, or whatever other emeralds and stones you have? None of that exists on record here? No wonder Eggman got so far so quick! That's dangerous."

Espio's mind swum with questions, and he studied his notes to hide his expression. It didn't work.

"Okay, okay, where did I lose you?"

"I understand exactly. Carry on."

"No, it's okay. I'm trying to be helpful. What do you need to know?" Silver put his bare hand on the back of Espio's, and Espio jumped.

"Shoot, sorry - no don't shoot! I just forgot. I'm tired, did I mention it's been a long year? Oh yeah, 'cause it... right, I'll shut up." Silver babbled, shuffling upright in his seat and away from Espio. Espio puffed air out of his lungs, expelling the rush of excitement Silver's paw sent through his skin.

"You think you know me."

"I know another you... pretty well." He said, smirking slightly and looking at the zip on Espio's leather jacket, which covered a bulletproof vest, that covered a heart-shaped pattern on his stomach. Something about that face panicked Espio as he remembered his supervisor was watching, and he cleared his throat, jostling papers.

"And you're... dimension hopping. So that you can kill people. It seems we would be doing a lot of people a favour to put you down."

Silver laughed.

"Too little, too late. This mess is all my fault." He said easily, and put his hands on the desk to gesture as he spoke; "See, I come from this universe, we call it the Chaos Dimension, and I travel back in time from my time every few weeks or so, to this point in the twenty-first century. There's this guy called Eggman there, and he sucks - like ruining the world, domination and enslaving and killing people. And there's Sonic, and his pals, and you guys - you're his pals too, and mine - and everybody stops him getting too far. And, like, I'm from their future, my time, the twenty-third century. Oh, sorry, I already said. So anyway, I know when they're about to lose, because my time goes wrong, and I go back to help." He explained quickly. Espio scribbled senselessly, and Silver peaked over his notes.

"Yeah, you got that - so anyway, I'm hangin' out with you in the twenty-first, and had this idea like maybe we wanna-" He stopped himself, suddenly stammering. He now didn't seem like a young man, more a bashful teenager, his face glowing red, and paws gripped tight.

"Want to...?" Espio prompted. Silver shook his head.

"Um, can you take the other Espio off-record, please, I don't think he'd wanna be involved in this. Anyway. Doesn't matter what I was asking, because I had to go home so he said no, wasn't a good idea, makes sense, and I was thinking: Eggman, he's the reason I have to keep going back and forward in time. If he wasn't around, I'd be able to stay in the twenty-first century with you. Not you. My... other friend. Friends. All my friends. That doesn't matter. Anyway. So, I thought I could go back in time to when Eggman was born, give him a-" He clicked his tongue and motioned bashing something: "Then go back to the twenty-first century and have a blast."

"So, you completely ruined their timeline." Espio offered. Silver blinked.

"How'd you know?"

"Because I've seen movies."

Silver sucked his teeth; "Maybe that's my problem, I haven't. Yeah, it was totally buggered. Way worse. So I went back and undid me doing that."

"That shouldn't have worked."

"Well, it did! I reasoned it out with myself, didn't even have to kill that me! But... it kinda made a bigger problem."

"You don't say."

"Yeah, my friend from another Dimension, the Sol dimension, she had another Eggman popping up, and we looked into it and there's like - loads of them. This is my thirtieth dimension that wasn't supposed to have an Eggman, and Blaze is probably on the same score by now, with all this time I wasted. Your Ivo Robotnik wasn't supposed to go bad, his cousin was, but it's like our Eggman's ideas all got splatted across the dimension. And I'm tryna fix em, ideally before my not-boyfriend notices." He trailed off, grumbling to himself. Espio stared hard at him, waiting for more insanity to dribble out of his mouth. Silver fiddled with his fur and scowled at the glass in a distant stare, so Espio scribbled some more notes. The scribbling brought Silver's attention to him again, and a dreamy, vacant smile stretched over his face.

"You are the most beautiful thing in every dimension." He remarked as though it were normal. Espio broke his pen as he pressed it hard on the paper. Silver didn't register that, just gazed at him:

"I hope this me comes back soon. Maybe he will, this is the sort of mess that might bring him back. Or Iblis, maybe? Can you trigger Iblis?"

Espio just stared at him. His brain had fried somewhere between dimension travel and pretty young men.

His radio buzzed.

"How'd he know about Robotnik's movements?" Vector prompted in a stage whisper. Espio shook himself.

"How did you-"

"Hey, Vector." Silver waved at the mirror; "'cause I could see it in the future. Peeked in, saw it was mucked up, came to now, just happened on him over the street. Not my finest work, but there's no negotiating with evil. You just have to-" He made a popping sound.

Espio winced, but pressed on: "So, you know of no leak regarding any investigations?"

Silver shrugged: "I don't know what day it is, you think I know what this dimension's police are up to? You are, let's see, you're the Metus dimension? Yeah, he was messing with your energy sources, dunno what they were. They make fear. Go where you feel really afraid, you'll maybe find 'em. Oh, I shouldn't tell a police that, you'll use it for nastiness. Can you tell Sonic for me, he's great, he's the one you should be following." he said loosely, yawning hard.

"We aren't in contact with Sonic the Hedgehog. If we were, we wouldn't be in this job." He said with wide and serious eyes. Silver looked puzzled at him, then pinched his mouth small, and winked.

"I see. Definitely don't tell him, then. And don't tell him someone called Maria Robotnik is gonna be causing a hell of a lot of trouble. Actually, she should have just started, something about revenge. I hope that wasn't me. Sorry if it was."

He shrugged, shaking slightly. He leant on the table to look at Espio's notes, and Espio saw closer how raggedy he was, with sunken eyes and parched lips.

"That's... all I was supposed to find out from you. Are you sure this is all accurate?"

"Sure as sure. I don't lie. You don't know that, but trust the other you." Silver laughed; "Can you move me to someone else's custody so I can zip outta here without feeling bad for you? It's been fun, though. Nobody's talked to me in... oh I don't know, months? And it's you, too! Luckiest day for me."

Espio felt hot again, and wished he weren't acting under supervision. This young man made him think crazy things about the world, what he could do with his connections, who he could be and what he wanted. Silver's pelt had tangles in it he would love to tug free, and he could smell his sweat and fur from where he lent. Espio pushed himself away from the table.

"Please... don't 'leave' just yet. We need to pose a case, and have you sign it, and er, then we have to move to trial."

"Why? I confessed, hurry it up so I can go without ruining your records."

"We'll do what we can..."

Espio stood up quickly, his whole body itching and writhing. Silver watched him go dopily and sadly.

"Will you be the one to come tell me when you're done with me?" He said sweetly. Espio stood at the door out of view of the mirror, waiting for it to be unlocked, and looked over his shoulder. He nodded, but spoke the opposite:

"Certainly not. It will be a high-security officer."

Silver smirked at his face; "Alright, Detective. Always a pleasure to see you again."

Espio looked pointedly at the door; "I'm sure it's not. Could you let me out?"

"It's been open for ages."

Espio tried the door, and to his embarrassment found it open, but the officers on the other side seemed puzzled too.

Silver snickered at him, and Espio lingered at the door, waiting for any more extraordinary things to come from him.

"Alright, stay safe, love." Silver yawned, putting his head on the table, and laid awkwardly on his cuffed hands.

Espio flushed as pink as his body could go and disappeared out the door. He was immediately patted down and inspected for damage by Vector, who was chewing nicotine gum at a rate of knots and rattling off theories and protocols. Espio couldn't hear him over the blood rushing in his head.

The night before Silver's sentence would be released, Espio scaled the wall of the maximum security cells, invisible and silent in just his shoes and gloves. He hadn't used these skills in years since joining the police academy, and he had little faith in them, but had to press on through the red lights that shone over the sides of the grey and grim building.

He snuck through the fire escape he'd broken last visit, crawling along the ceilings and down the stairs upside down. It was exhilarating to be a chameleon again, to be a ninja as he'd always hoped, but the stakes were too high to enjoy it just yet.

He inserted a copy of the key to Silver's wing into the lock, and cringed at the tiny creak, but nobody came. He skittered down the hall.

Silver unsettled the guards and the other inmates alike; he was too calm, too unbothered. They moved him up and up the security ladder every time he professed that he would get out against Vector's advice.

Always with Vector in tow, Espio had mined Silver for more information, and tried to coach him through trial underhand, but he was pushed through a kangaroo court that was determined to get him out quickly, as they knew what a danger his knowledge posed if it were true. Espio heard that the verdict was set to be announced the next day, and knew their plan had to be ready.

He unlocked the final bolt in Silver's door, and swung it open as quietly as he could. Silver was sleeping soundly, and rolled over.

Once inside the cell, Espio materialised, still in the shadow. He closed the door again, and now Silver awoke.

"Oh, hello. What time is it?"

"Time to do your thing. You're to be given the death penalty tomorrow, and they'll put you first in line."

Silver stretched easily. He looked brighter for having slept on an awful bed and eaten horrific food for almost a week.

"Oh dear. I suppose so. You came out all this way to tell me?" He smiled so warmly as he stood up. Espio nodded, producing his gloves, socks and boots.

"Perfect! These are tricky to replace, thank you."

"I couldn't find your clothes."

"I didn't wear them."

"But you have to."

"Have to here, not most universes. Besides, you aren't."

Espio shrunk in on himself.

"Easier to disguise myself this way. I do not make a habit of public indecency."

"Hmm, funny culture you guys have here. I won't miss it."

"Where will you go?" Espio said quickly, handing Silver his gloves as he finished clipping his boots. Silver twizzled one ring onto his wrist, and it projected a sort of scatter graph of coloured points, with lots of different lines going between glowing points.

"Dip into your future here, check it's on track, then over to the Protos Dimension, where there's an EggBaby launching war on some poor hoglet." Silver shrugged. Espio held onto the last glove, shyly placing it on Silver's hand for him.

"I hope I see you in the future."

"Shouldn't see me, but maybe the other me. Cause a loada trouble, I'll rock up." He said with a small laugh. Espio's hand lingered on the ring for just a moment, before it joined the other behind his back.

"If it's not all fixed, I'll be back in about, ooh, one second."

"Just one moment:"

Silver stopped, just as he started to glow with supernatural energy. Espio held his hands behind his back, his tongue tying and untying itself.

"Yes, dear?" Silver said softly, and it sent shivers down his spine. Silver had nearly had the stuffing knocked out of him by Vector when he accidentally slipped up like this during one questioning: Espio's superior was sure this was some kind of grooming or scheming, but it seemed to Espio that Silver genuinely forgot he wasn't talking to his version of Espio.

Espio hoped he would do it again. Silver's eyes lingered on the bow of his chest again, so he supposed he had.

"Tell the other me how hard you have worked? I suppose you won't be back for some time. But, I think I would like to know."

Silver looked away and sniffed grumpily.

"No, you'd say something like; 'this wouldn't have happened if you listened the first time.', and you'd be right." Silver sighed, imitating Espio as he spoke. The Espio in the room inclined his head.

"Maybe so. But the fact that you tried, and dared to try, it's probably what I like about you."

Silver suddenly looked embarrassed again, and rubbed his face. Espio couldn't quite work out why things like running around naked and calling a stranger 'darling' didn't embarrass him, but even suggesting that this mystical other version might or might not like him back sent his bravery packing.

"I... I don't know what he sees in me. Maybe nothing, now. Can't think about it yet. Got too many worlds to save. That question's for later." He hurried, kicking his toes on the ground.

"I'd say yes."

Silver twinged slightly, eyes popping. Espio wanted to back away as he stepped forward, suddenly regretting saying more than a few words here. Silver still terrified him. But he couldn't stop thinking about him, and now he was about to upheave his whole life over him.

Silver quietly took Espio's hand, and rubbed his thumb over his palm.

"Thank you." He whispered. Espio's watch timer told him that he was overdue back at the car, and his chest told him he didn't care. He dropped Silver's hand and kissed him, holding both his cheeks at first, then letting his fingers tangle in the knots of his wild hair.

He was gently walked backward, until his shoulder rested on the cold wall. Silver seemed more stumbled than he ever had, but his hands found Espio's waist and rested there. He bit his lip slightly, but found a rhythm eventually, and huffed slightly with enthusiasm. He held him tighter, then suddenly pulled his face away.

"Wait-a-minute, wait, am I cheating?" He said into Espio's cheek, panting slightly in panic. Espio kissed the other side of his face.

"I thought you said you weren't dating."

"... I'm not sure if he meant no, or just said no." Silver ran a hand through his quills as he spoke, suddenly terrified; "I'm so sorry, I keep confusing things - oh my god, I have to go. I'm making such a mess!"

He sprang back from Espio, who stayed leant against the wall in a stupor.

"I... would probably understand. Good luck." He managed, and gazed in what he presumed was madness as Silver glowed cyan, brighter and brighter, like a sun ready to burst.

He didn't take his eyes off Espio, instead studied him all over as though he were the brilliant thing in the room. He shifted from cyan, to bright shiny purple, then into ultraviolet before Espio couldn't see him anymore, and something rumbled like thunder. Espio waited for a minute, before he presumed Silver wasn't coming back, and began his escape from the prison.

Invisible again, he tapped three times on the tinted glass of the unmarked van. It opened, and he leapt in, as the engine started.

"Where the hell were you? That creep didn't-"

"He didn't touch me. He's not a creep, he's just weird. Step on it, I have a feeling I was spotted."

As if it heard, the siren in the prison started, and Vector pulled away as fast as he could.

"He's gone?"

"Saw it myself. Just as he said it would be. Truly bizarre."

Vector wore his old leather jacket, and had a cigarette in his mouth for the first time since he'd been promoted. He chewed it, and waited until they hit the motorway before opening the window to light. They had the road to themselves, and he drove faster than they'd even gone with the blue lights on.

"You sure you got all our possessions?"

Vector sucked the roll guiltily, and blew it out the window.

"Everything that matters." He nodded over his shoulder. In the back of their car was his full drumkit and huge speakers, Espio's guitars, two suitcases, an assortment of litter - both the usual car trash and random kitchen things Vector had thrown in. Nestled in the pile was an old car seat, with a sleeping bee strapped under a blanket.

"You took the neighbour's kid? That's abduction, we'll get-"

"Got for a lot else too. In for the penny, I say. And who was gonna feed 'im if we went? Not his mum, that's for sure." Vector whined, fizzing in the night air like a rocket down the road. At times like these, Espio was sure that Vector, like him, had joined the police force without realising what it was really like. He didn't like paperwork, enforcing laws or courts. He liked justice, driving too fast, and sticking his nose into everyone's business. When they realised they were in the crosshairs of a lot of shady people asking for information and silence over the Silver case, it was Vector's idea to link up with an old band-mate of his across the border, and see if they could switch their skills to a better cause.

But there was no way a little kid would be safe in the hands of two messy, wanted men with no savings.

"I asked him. He said he'd rather come with us than stay home." Vector said softly, as though he read Espio's mind, then blew smoke out the window again.

They drove in silence, before they drove in oppressively loud rock music, and Espio started to feel excited for his new life.

"I'm going to become a ninja, like I always dreamed." Espio declared over the speakers. Vector snorted.

"Sure, I always knew you were a nerd. I'm going full-time as a crooner, obviously."

"You'll fail, and I'll watch."

"Oh, definitely, you have to be there for every gig. Throwing things at me, all that good stuff."

"I will. I think I can learn a language."

"Doubly a nerd. Which one?"

"Which one will you hate the most? Or, perhaps as many as I possibly can?"

"That does sound annoying. Maybe I'll take up wrestling."

"Why?"

"To have a luchador mask, and so I can hit people with a chair and make the crowd go wild."

"WWE is not real wrestling."

"Tell it to the chair."

He mimed hitting Espio, and they squabbled. They were so close to the border now, they could taste freedom in the smoky air.

"I'm gonna find the lady I met. The one who ran away with her kid and called me the worst guy she ever met. I got a kid now, maybe she'll be impressed by that." Vector said with a laugh, but the tiny shift in his tone told Espio he wasn't joking.

"You should. She might not have forgiven you for arresting her."

"It was my job. I think she went to knothole, anyway. You never know when you'll find your soulmate."

"If you subscribe to such a belief."

Espio sniffed. Vector nodded at that, but smiled anyway.

"It's nice to think about. You might find the one. She might even like you back."

Vector laughed quickly, and Espio stretched his mouth into a straight line.

"He might."

Vector stopped laughing, but didn't stop smiling.

"Yeah, I'm not very surprised. Didn't like to ask, what with work."

"That is appreciated."

"... you should leave criminals alone though."

"But what are we, now?"

Vector wanted to think of an answer, but his phone rang with a picture of an Armadillo with a saxophone. Mighty yawned down the phone:

"Oi, Vector, is this your sparkly grey hedgehog here? It just turned up, said it's from the future."

The car jolted, and the kid they called Charmy woke up. Vector slowly regained speed, and eyeballed Espio with his peripheral. Espio let his face fall blank, and took the phone.

"Could you ask him if he's from just the future, or also the... Chaos dimension?" He asked. Vector snorted as Mighty called something, and someone shouted.

"He said 'whaddya mean just the future' - so prob'ly that one."

"Oh, good. The world is saved." He remarked. Vector laughed harshly, and whistled the phone over.

"Keep him there for now. There's someone terribly excited to see him."

"Who's from the future? We going to the future?" The kid in the back of the car popped his head forward, saw the speed they were moving, and cackled wildly.

"Faster, faster! Whee!" he cheered, and they blasted past the border of the United Federation, into the lawless land.

tagging @espilver-week for the archive!

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