What is the big difference between regular Riku and black mask Riku? Like what changed in his story to change his motivations and methods?
Thanks for the ask :]
So Black Mask AU (or Black Captain/Dark Captain I haven't entirely settled on a name) is a new game plus AU and that's important to explain the changes in his motivations!
The AU starts exactly the same as Captain, Riku moves to Tokyo, Hatanaka is a piece of shit to him, he meets the thieves and they start investigating her palace. However this time round, something in the palace goes wrong and the thieves end up failing the deadline. And failing the deadline for Hatanaka's palace... results in Riku's death :] (putting it shortly Riku is more useful to her dead than alive so she has him killed)
That should have been the end of him, however he wakes up immediately after getting shot. After being understandably disorientated he realizes he's somehow been transported to 2/3 years prior to the events of Captain (a couple of months before he was due to move to Tokyo) and he has all his memories intact, right up until the point he was shot.
This understandably messes him up a lot because he went through hell and on top of that he remembers everything he learnt during Hatanaka's palace (I won't go into much of that as its spoilers for the main AU). He also decides to go into the Metaverse in Port Island because he still has access to it, and its here he awakens to his black mask persona (Mordred who I ADORE lmao) and where he first kills someone (albeit by accident).
As for his motivations someone put it really well once, spite in general is a huge motivator for Riku in both AUs! Black Mask Riku basically takes the idea of him being motivated by spite to a whole new level, as his main goal in the AU is to get revenge on those who wronged him and who caused his death in the original timeline. He's here and alive in spite of these people and he is sure as hell going to make their life hell.
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>> eight sentence monday
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originally six sentence sunday but it's no longer sunday and i can't just pick six sentences so there's eight now sorry about that. i hope it's eight. i can't count <3 sneak peek for chapter 2, you can read chapter 1 here if you missed it >:)
‘It doesn’t matter who I am,’ Cassidy continued. ‘In fact- it matters about as much as who you are. Irrelevant details of the bigger picture and once we’ve served our purpose we will both no longer be needed in it. Though I will walk away victorious, whereas you…won’t walk away from it at all, I fear. And you’re not even close to where my focus lies.’
‘What the fuck is that even supposed to mean?’ the man spat at him in return, his visible frustration still mixed with audible despair, unable to hide the shaking of his voice.
‘It means I am going to kill you,’ Cassidy bluntly answered, and he slightly tilted his head when the man tried to look away from him. ‘And your death won’t even mean a thing.’
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about the pro-allison thingy...
I am one of the firm advocates and believers that Allison Reynolds would either go pro or do both (fashion and exy) but recently, I’ve been thinking about her ec and I think I’m beginning to see where Nora came from.
The short summary of the argument for the point of Allison choosing to go pro is this: Allison gave up her millions of dollars of inheritance for exy, got disowned for persisting to play it, and pretty much chose a bastard sport over her privileges. She fought tooth and nail to be a part of the court and despite her looks, she brawled with the best and the best. Therefore, it’s only natural that she pursues it in the future, right? Right??
That’s what I thought too, but then that leaves a new question unanswered: why is it given that she pursues it in the future? Does that mean an effort of fighting for something you love is futile unless it’s the end goal? Does your passion for something need to be your destination for it to be a worthy dream to fight for?
And I will be completely contradicting my prior Allison-centric posts but no, I think the answer is no. Because the truth is, Allison didn’t fought for exy. Exy was the thing that made her fight back from her controlling and overbearing parents, it was the thing that made her feel alive and free. And while she chose to play collegiate exy over her millions of inheritance, it isn’t something she necessarily see pursuing in the future and I think that’s okay. It doesn’t make her fight for it worthless and it wouldn’t render that choice a downgrade to her character because the fight wasn’t about exy at all. It’s about what she wants and exy just so happened to be the catalyst at that moment. She didn’t gave everything up for a sport she ended up not pursuing full-time— she gave it all up for control of her life. And if what pushes her to do so is not a dream she plans to pursue full-time but a mere hobby that she could come back to from time to time, something that gives her a short thrill but not the thing that she can see herself doing for the rest of her life, the stop point or journey along the way but not necessarily the destination— is that really so wrong?
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okay guys i am perhaps drunk and it is perhaps four am in the morning but HEAR ME OUT
ich liebe das leben von vicky leandros is the absolute hob song and no one can convince me otherwise
we sang it in our extended new years karaoke and the ENTIRE time i was imagining hob after 1989 or maybe after a big fight or even breakup with dream with this song because it is Him!!! he is it!!!! i might have to write a fic or something bc people need to know!!!
here is an excerpt to show what i mean!
no, don't worry about me
You know how i love life
...
what could happen to me, then?
believe me, i love life
the carousel will keep on turning
Even when we part ways
i'm sticking the full lyrics under a cut to prove my point!!!!! happy new years to anyone who sees this INCREDIBLY niche post (where are my german sandman fans at come interact with me)
Dein Koffer wartet schon im Flur
Du Iässt mich allein
Wir seh′n uns an und fühlen nur
Es muss wohl so sein
Noch stehst du zögernd in der Tür
Und fragst: "Was wird aus dir?"
your suitcase is waiting in the hall
You're leaving me alone
we look at each other and feel only
That this is how it has to be
You're still hesitating in the doorway
And you ask, "what will happen with you?"
Nein, sorg dich nicht um mich
Du weißt, ich liebe das Leben
Und weine ich manchmal noch um dich
Das geht vorüber sicherlich
no, don't worry about me
You know how i love life
And even if i sometimes still cry over you
That'll pass, for sure
Was kann mir schon gescheh'n?
Glaub mir, ich liebe das Leben
Das Karussell wird sich weiterdreh′n
Auch wenn wir auseinandergeh'n
what could happen to me, then?
believe me, i love life
the carousel will keep on turning
Even when we part ways
Mag sein, dass man sich selber oft
Viel zu wichtig nimmt
Verzweifelt auf ein Feuer hofft
Wo es nur noch glimmt
Wenn uns sowas auch sehr weh tun kann
Man stirbt nicht gleich daran
could be, that people often
Take themselves too seriously
Hope desperately for a fire
Where there's only a faint glow
And even though that can really hurt
One doesn't just up and die from it
Nein, sorg dich nicht um mich
Du weißt, ich liebe das Leben
Und weine ich manchmal noch um dich
Das geht vorüber sicherlich
no, don't worry about me
You know how i love life
And even if i sometimes still cry over you
That'll pass, for sure
Was kann mir schon gescheh'n?
Glaub mir, ich liebe das Leben
Das Karussell wird sich weiterdreh′n
Auch wenn wir auseinandergeh′n
what could happen to me, then?
believe me, i love life
the carousel will keep on turning
Even when we part ways
Vielleicht gefällt's mir wieder frei zu sein
Vielleicht verlieb′ ich mich auf's Neu′
Man wird ja seh'n (Man wird ja seh′n)
Die Welt ist schön (Die Welt ist schön)
Wie's kommt ist einerlei
maybe i like being free again
Maybe i'll fall in love again
We'll see (we'll see)
The world is beautiful (the world is beautiful)
how it happens isn't the point
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