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-Time Travels to a certain precise moment-

So, Orphegious, how are you feeling? Think things are working out well?

"It'll be working just fine, as soon as I can figure out how to control these Renlings!

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Vivi, how are things at home? And how are you feeling?

"I always assumed that if Daren ever showed up he'd have something that at least sounded like a good explanation for his absence. Not necessarily good enough, but at least a good attempt. Instead I learn he's been going after magic jewels like he wants to be Riodinidae 2, The Sequel To Riodinidae? I've got news for you, Daren, we already have one of those, and we don't like her! And how was he planning to even do it, anyway? That Prodigious thing didn't exactly look like it had resurrecting the dead among its powerset!

"... ahem. As you can see, my hackles are thoroughly raised right now. I can't imagine Hallie is doing any better, either."

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Daren. anything to say?

"I've said everything that needed saying. It's not my fault if people won't listen."

Yeah, that's you in a nutshell. If your plan doesn't work, it's someone else's fault.

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Hallie, Hitomi, how are you both feeling post 84?

"I'm gonna punch Daren in the nuts."

"I'm just paranoid that even more magic jewels are gonna show up and more people are gonna go supervillain trying to save their loved ones." ... and it's a bit unfair that Riodinidae got to save her girlfriend but I can't get my mom back -

Plot, like death, is famously unfair. Though if Kira can think of a plot-compatible way to revive Emilia, she has my permission to go right ahead with that. Just don't let Daren think he gets any credit for whatever it is.

"I believe time paradoxes were a key reason Emilia couldn't be saved. So... that sounds like it would melt someone's brain just trying to theorize a possible method."

(I don't think Vivi learned that in canon but this is the non-canon no-fourth-wall zone so don't worry about it.)

"Go to the alternate universe where everything is exactly the same but Daren died instead, pull Emilia from there to here?"

"Alternate-universe counterparts aren't the same person, so that's not exactly revival. Might do a decent imitation, though."

"I mean, Dad was okay with a sentimonster that wasn't even a person, just looked like Mama. Alternate-universe me might not like this plan much, though."

"Bring them along for the ride too! Two Hallies! Double the nerd!"

For the record, this is obviously not a remotely viable idea, but it's fun to imagine about.

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Thunderbolt system, how is working with Maris vs working with Ladybug?

"Ladybug is more of a hardass than Maris, but Maris is more neurotic. Like they're both cool! But that's the most obvious difference between them.

"They're both far more sensible than some people in here.

"What're you sniping at me about, that didn't even happen in this timeline!"

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Any heartwarming moments between Hallie and its dad that might make for a good flashback or should I make something up

I don't have much of that time detailed out, no. I imagine there was a period - after Emilia's death but before Daren found whatever drove him on his pointless quest - where the two actually supported each other in their mutual grief. That's kinda all I got.

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Elakhas- who does the sweeping? Do you split it? Or do you have a roomba?

"Generally, whoever notices that a room needs sweeping sweeps it. So we sweep our own rooms, and we all sweep the halls and kitchen and stuff sometimes."

"And we do have a dishwasher, so that handles most of the sweeping."

"... what?"

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Elakha household, are you excited about Maris Chapter 84?

Vivi frowns very loudly. "Define excited."

I think they still feel the same way they did last time you asked. Except that last time it wasn't implicit. I might be letting them jump to the correct conclusion a little bit. As a treat.

"All I know is that if Daren hurts Hal I'm gonna punch him in the nuts."

Hallie continues to just be too anxious to speak.

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Hallie, Hitomi, what's it like having Evan as a long term house guest

"I have heard so many incomprehensible injokes. Some of them I even get, now."

"Morbius 3iik."

"... okay, that one you've got to be just messing with me."

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Pick two for Inessa, pls? 🥺

only a few days late wooo I MEAN. Here are my arbitrary choices.

screamin’ green: if you could give them a custom profession, what would it be? what unique tools of the trade item would be associated with this profession, if any?

‼SCIENTIST‼

Isn't ‼fire‼ a Dwarf Fortress injoke? Do we want to cross the memes like that?

Yes. I will never stop crossing the memes. Anyway, the item would be some kinda lab gear, or else one of those "science things" that isn't actually all that helpful for most science but just kinda stereotypically screams "mad scientist". Like a Tesla coil or a Jacob's Ladder.

Of course it wouldn't have to be an electric thing. It could be a fire thing.

outer space: could they survive in a sci-fi setting? thrive, even?

Honestly, she'd probably do a lot better in the Neon Future than she's doing in London. Army of robots doing her bidding, and so forth.

(fl oc ask game based on fun crayola crayon names)

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Hallie: What are your takes on shipping and the discourses that surround it?

"USPS needs its budget increased by like a thousand percent."

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Hallie, did you know Grey's Anatomy is still ongoing? Also, did you know Naruto's voice actor had a minor role in it?

"Huh. That old soap opera? I never watched it, but I guess soaps go do on for a while."

"Grey's Anatomy is a soap opera? I thought it was like House."

"Technically it's a medical drama... but yes, it's basically a soap opera with a higher budget."

"Wait, do you actually watch that?"

"Not regularly. But tonight Brandi will be coming out of her coma, and she knows the impostor prince's body is hidden in the boathouse, so it should be a particularly interesting episode."

"Are either of those people Naruto's voice actor?"

"No, I think I missed that episode."

"Ah. Rip in pepperonis."

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"Alternately it could be advice for playing Cryptid."

Did Cryptid even exist yet when this happened? ... According to the wiki, yes but barely. Also slightly more relevantly I'm sure the spooky update hadn't dropped yet, that was very much a Halloween thing.

"True, but you still need more candy canes."

There are thousands of ways to get more money than you need in that mod, candy canes aren't even the most powerful.

Maris to Hallie: Soooo uhhh, Lucky Charm just gave me a candy cane. Not sure what that means. I might need Tigris? Maybe? Please remain on stand by if possible

"It's possible. Needs more candy canes, and all that. Or it could be pointing you to actual candy. Magic is mysterious that way."

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Hallie, as resident meme lord, what were your reactions to the Destiel confession

"They really just went and sent that man to turbo-hell for being gay.

"... I never really paid attention to Supernatural, so my main reaction was 'that's still on?'. Though I was surprised that a mainstream show officially canonized a gay couple. I hear they did it bad, though."

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13. Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like? {Hallie, Hitomi, Vivi} I don't actually know if FFXIV Warriors of Light have any voice acting.

They have voices, but they're limited to wordless grunts for combat and emotes. Vivi's is number 4 here:

In our "canon" her voice has a deeper pitch than that - fairly close to Y'shtola's voice, actually - but is broadly the same in tone otherwise.

Hallie and Hitomi also sorta have distinct voices in my mind but I can't really figure out how to describe a voice so I think they might just be locked in here for a while.

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You know who this is for

"... I want to be mad at whoever created this abomination, but I don't know who that is, so I'll be mad at you for sending it to me."

Meanwhile, Hallie is cackling madly in the distance.

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i'm proooobably going to get some more FL magic cards printed at some point, and i was thinking: why do only my ocs get cards? that doesn't seem very fair! flumblr is such a big part of my FL experience now that it would honestly be disingenuous to cut it out of my deck.

so, that being said, reply/reblog if you'd like me to make a MtG card of your guy(s)! i'll make the cards and post them, and then probably post them all as a group if i get them printed.

(also feel free to suggest canon characters if you want! more guys for the pile is always appreciated)