#// I had a lot of fun drawing the particle effect for his eyes and his ionic form

[violetentropy-art]

The other Marvel guy who’s been on my mind

[jojo-schmo]

what are your personal favorite headcanons for meta knight?

Boy, oh BOY am I glad you asked!! You have unleashed me!!

First of all, I am very much Team White-Eyed Meta!!! (And his pretty pink cheeks!!!!!) -slams my drawing from last year on the table as exhibit A-

I respect everyone on Team Yellow-Eyed Meta since that's what is technically canon. But I just think drawing white eyes is so fun and pretty to look at... My first Kirby game was Squeak Squad and I was so mesmerized by his pretty white eyes when they were revealed for that split second! I'd replay that boss fight a bunch as a kid just to see them.

So yeah, I have the power to be in denial about a few facts for my own amusement and that's one of them. Draw and consume the content that makes you happiest, friends!! :P

About his backstory and origins, I don't have any solid headcanons of my own since I really like seeing other people's takes on it! Being Dark Matter-born, made by Nightmare, blending anime and game lore together, etc. There's so much I enjoy! His mysterious past can be frustratingly open-ended but at least it's given a lot of people the opportunity to be super creative!

I do like to think he gets more enjoyment out of a good, honest battle than he likes to let on. I mean, it's what he's best at! He fights for fun! An entire arena was built for him in Waddle Dee Town!

...So speaking of fighting, I've been doing some thinking about his powers... Like a lot of thinking. This is what I really wanna talk about!!

He's got some good old-fashioned, hard-earned skill with a sword. Probably from years of training. But his more powerful attacks use a lot of wind and electricity. That's why I think Meta Knight has the power of Storms.

Some examples of his use of wind:

One of his signature moves is Mach Tornado, after all!

Now, the bat effect to his spin in RtDL Deluxe kinda puzzles me. It just looks cooler I guess. This is a dude who put his face on his airship so why not have tiny bat particles come from your signature moves? Could just be a natural evolution of his power growing stronger, teehee.

Anyway, here are some examples of his use of electricity: (This man has a LOT of electric effects in his attacks!)

So much electricity!! Zappo! Bzzzzt!

And as a bonus, when Meta unsheathes Galaxia in the anime it materializes from lightning. THAT IS DOPE AS HELL. I don't personally subscribe to much of the anime lore, but I eat this detail UP.

Next, I used to think Meta had telekinesis because of Star Allies. All that purple aura when he lifts the rocks seems like solid evidence.

But then he does the same move in Forgotten Land and he's actually lifting the rocks with wind!! And a lot of it!! So his mastery of wind is significant to me! Probably helps him fly better too! I think his use of wind could certainly give his opponents the impression that he has telekinesis and psych them out a bit!

Finally, I used to think his duplication move was because of the Jamba Heart in Star Allies but I realized he does this in the Kirby Mass Attack mini game (whose canonicity is probably up for debate, but hey.) I'm willing to hear someone else out for an explanation because I'm stumped! Lol :P

....So yeah!! TLDR I think he is a swordsman with the power of Storms!

I'm interested to see other people's takes on him, this is just what I've made up for myself, haha! Either way, I love Meta Knight and he is super cool!! Thanks for reading!!

[floppyhatwitch]

This is Part 2 of my 2023 new year's resolution recap. If you want to see part 1, click here.

And we're back! If you've read the first part, you're all caught up with the gist of everything, so I'll spare the extensive intro.

Long post coming up again, art under the cut :)

This is one of my favourites

I saw some tips on how to make a sketchbook more fun that included working with the fact the drawings are within a book and so I decided to make a portal between two characters.

How whimsical!

I reused the cutout bits to decorate the glossy front cover of the sketchbook too, which resulted in me having to glue it back on more times than I'd like to admit.

The return of my son <3

I think the key features to really nail down when drawing bonnie are the upper jaw and the eye socket. Obviously not the be all and end all, but they really add to his signature style. I mention this only because my bootleg bonnie plush is widely different for both those features, which I find funnier than it has any right to be.

This one was a joke about drink driving and getting pulled over, but it was probably the best anatomy lesson I had all year. I somehow managed to portray the likeness of my friend half decently while working with dramatic lighting. I mean, it's no like, groundbreaking work or anything, but it's one that I take great pride in.

I LOVE HATSUNE MIKU AND JERMA!!!!! RAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

If I could do this one again (which I inevitably will because look at them) I would definitely make Jerma more like the creature he is and exaggerate his distinct features a little more.

Anyway the reason I put this up is because I accidentally titled it "Jerma and Hatsune Mike" because of autocorrect, which led to the creation of

HATSUNE MIKE!!!!

Miku's older and less famous sister. Although from what I've been told, her slices are the best in Queens, hands down.

Quick Australian politics tangent. We recently had a referendum that proposed adding an advisory group for First Nations peoples into the constitution. It was like the tiniest step forward towards actually repairing the generational trauma and long-term effects of colonialist genocide by simply asking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people how they could be best assisted.

Despite being one of the easiest choices I've ever seen in my life, the referendum DIDN'T PASS. I was genuinely pissed when I found out so I tore up the bullshit misinformation flyers handed out by the opposition volunteers and made it into this. It's probably the most "teenager with too much angst and no actual action" thing ever, but it was how I felt at the time.

After that whole debacle I went through a phase where I used a lot of imagery of revolutions to try and process the feelings I was experiencing on the matter.

I thought the foreshortening and perspective on this one kinda popped off. The decision to place the viewer at the level of the executed was intentional. It's one of the only angles anyone would have seen a guillotine this close up in practice.

On Day 300 I saw the FNAF movie and wow was it different than what I expected. I drew my son looking on in horror as his character was assassinated in front of his eyes. Looking back, it might have been a little dramatic, but I'm just like that at the end of the day.

BONUS: If you wanna see my full review of the FNAF movie, you can read it here

I really wanted to get some expressive posing and particle effects going so I took inspiration from that "THINK FAST CHUCKLENUTS" meme and tried to imagine what it would look like if it was an overedited comic strip.

I lobe scou tf2 :))))

This was the day before my Media exam and holy hell was I nervous. If I'm remembering correctly, I was actually so anxiety-ridden that I was nauseous, which doesn't happen often. I channeled my borderline religious regard of the exams power into creating a monument to its supreme importance. That's me praying underneath it.

As you can tell, I was hoping so hard that I would do well on it, which makes the next one just even more satisfying.

I DID WELL ON IT!!!!!

I legitimately felt like omni man afterwards, so I did a study of that scene where he crushes red rush's head. It's a bit rough around the edges but that final panel still gets me. I should watch the new season.

Spidergwen Spidergwen Spidergwen Spidergwen Spidergwen

I'll know I'm a good artist the day that I make a couple pages as good as Miles does in atsv. Like that dude is talented as hell WHY CAN'T I DO THAT.

Speaking of the dude. Spider-Man, Spider-Man and his pal Spider-Man. Technically spectacular spider-man, but I kinda messed up the head shape a bit so it's not as obvious. Whoopsieeeee

I will always consider myself superior to fish because if I saw a mysterious hook in my environment I would simply disregard it. I will however, walk blindly into a situation that will inevitably lead to my downfall under the pretense that it will be beneficial for my future. No I don't see the irony in that, it's different I swear.

FUN ANGEL FACT! While it is technically correct to refer to these as "biblically accurate angels", they aren't the only forms of them. These are specifically referred to as Ophanim, and they're like wheels? I don't know, my knowledge kind of falls off after that point, the way they're described reminds me of those eldritch horrors that make people insane from their incomprehensibility.

Anyway I adore theological imagery but steer far away from the actual implications of any of it. To quote one of my favourite tumblr posts of all time, "narratively christianity is pretty cool i think it should have been a jrpg instead of a religion though" - Roisheep

This one came straight out of the brain tubes after I accidentally created an endless loop in my twine project and I got scared shitless that it was gonna brick my computer or something. In reality, it was the equivalent damage of refreshing a page a whole bunch of times, but I'm always jumpy when it comes to techy stuff.

One little detail I really like about this one is that the green light from the screen is actually reflected on the face and eyeballs! How fun!

This is how I'm gonna die, if it has to happen. To dissipate into a swarm of butterflies and have your cloak float down to the ground is to have lived a fulfilling life. They gotta have some pink ones though, I like those ones.

I saw a tiktokker who shades with a whole bunch of dots like some crazy kind of pointillism (if you know who I'm talking about PLEASE tell me, I can't find them) so I wanted to give it a crack.

It's nowhere near the same thing that they do, but I think it really sells the macabre and grotty nature of the cow skull and doesn't look half bad in the process. One day I'll do the cool stuff though.

WIZARD! TESTICULAR! TORSION!!!!!!!!!!

Still gotta learn how to render cloth folds.

This was me dramatically kicking the door down when I realised I had a new idea for a video game to make. This is definitely a more accurate depiction of how inspiration feels for me than anything else.

Madvillainy!

I knew from the moment I started studying metallic objects under light that I had to take a crack at the illest villain. Even just from recreating the album cover, I feel so much more knowledgeable in shading metal. You gotta get those hard transitions between highlights and shadows to sell the shine.

Almost there! This was a tribute to all the PHENOMENAL art I find on here. Like HOLY HELL everybody is so talented. Sometimes it can be demotivating, but then I remember that I could be phenomenal if I keep up with the practice. And that is the BEST feeling.

Seriously though, if you're an artist on tumblr and you're reading this, without exception you are unbelievably amazing at what you do. I haven't seen a single piece that didn't absolutely rock.

And that brings us to the last one!

I did a little caricature of all the different forms of art and expression I did throughout the year.

Clockwise from the green we have witch, punk, cyber, trans, goth, everyday, Rodney (character in my short film) and media versions of who I am. Isn't that cute?

Decided to go back and do a rundown of all my pieces and make a little recap within a recap.

But that's the lot! 2023 was a super fun year and I attribute a majority of that to this project. If you're reading this and you have something you want to do, this is your sign to just do it! Forget about new years resolutions, start today. Right now. Doesn't matter what it is, if you start now and do it every day, you'll get it done. 5 minutes, an hour, 30 seconds, whatever. This is the best choice I've ever made and that's why I'm doing it again!

A lot of the stuff I make is private or classified, but I'm gonna post all the publicly presentable stuff here, cause why not!

Anyway, that's all. Take care, stay hydrated, eat your greens, love you xx

[felinisfeloney]

Thoughts as I watch Scum Villian Part 4

so another week another episode of scum to talk about. This episode was really just one long fight scene and that is perfectly okay. let’s get into details and talk about this from a writing/animation standpoint and a production standpoint because there is a fascinating aspect that is brought in by the choice of 3D and why 3D isn’t always cheaper or easier to work with despite what you may be thinking.

tl;dr i can think of no way this is cheaper in 3d but also just because it is cheap do not call it bad. they are working within their budget and also there many aspects from a writing and animation standpoint i love

1)  so it should be stated the choreography for the fight with Hammer Time is well done even if it is a little awkward in places where follow through or continuity just hasn’t been kept. For the most part it’s not noticeable unless you’re looking for it. I liked the inclusion of the original Shen QingQui’s abuse mixed with Shen Yuan’s kindness and how it has shaped in Luo Binghe’s mind at this point. It’s a fun exploration for what can be added in adaptation if you try to read in moments between text and add on what’s there. They could have easily left this out and had us finish the fight entirely with the retreat of the demons easily but instead expanded nicely upon the text. When I talk about good versus bad adaptation and changing for the medium this is what I mean when I say CQL has a problem with how it adapts the book as it is written this is what I mean. Always adapt with a mind for getting the emotion and the story in the most economical way (and do not give me more than one episode of JC crying in a bed as everyone repeats the same five scenes essentially)  

because we no longer restricted visually to just SQQ’s head and narration we can explore new emotions and angles that were previously unavailable. 

2) I have been thinking this for awhile, but I am certain the reason the time spent in the cave changed from a few months to 3 years was because the staff new in later episodes how inherently bad Luo Binghe’s model would look having to do multiple physical interactions where the height is apparent. Because Luo Binghe’s model does not look like a child. It looks like they scaled down adult Luo Binghe and moved his eyes down and scaled them up. If you look at any shot where our boys share the screen with their bodies in view you’ll note that proportion wise Luo Binghe looks like a really tiny adult. The proportions between the two times are the same the model just scaled up and the eyes got smaller. it would not surprise me if this was dealio. It both gets around the age gap and looks less weird in animation for scenes where they have to may hug and such.

3) The big thing that this show proves to me as a reason 3D just seems like a bad idea for something that doesn’t have the time/style/budget is seeing that sword pierce through the hand. It doesn’t look like impact and a blood mess but instead the sword just phasing through the geometry of the hand which it is. This was once I read the book the big thing that made me go ‘oh this show is gonna have problems’

Let’s talk about blood effects in 3D because in my last scum posts I talked a lot about modeling and style but I haven’t really touched on blood. See liquids in general are hard to make look right in 3D even with how many presets and tricks that are available because unlike 2D where stabby violence can be difficult because you have to figure out the motion and then draw wokring in 3D requires you to spend a lot of time figuring out how to make particles and geometry move correctly without breaking everything. For the senior film that I worked on a huge element was both figuring out how to make a lava spurt along with making the blood effects natural. We spent a few weeks on and despite having out professors help and tons of resources it still wasn’t without  a lot of flaws. If given more time we could have done better but you only have so long to render your work out.

Still liquid is relatively easy. But liquid in motion presents a specific problem of needing to be handled case by case. Cheap 3D often avoid liquids or fire as much as possible because of this aspect. The particle and smoke effects and everything look nice though because there is a large amount of preexisting effects and aspects in software you can use without overdoing it on your budget and labor time. Also smoke and particles tend to not stand out as much since they are so loose in their nature. The big thing I want to taken from this is blood is a hard aspect to work with especially if it’s gonna be up close.

I genuinely was annoyed that I didn’t get to see SQQ get stabbed and it was just off screen and there wasn’t even blood or visually indicator he was stabbed. In the book the moment comes off as bloody and violent. Here it just isn’t anything...

4) So, what do I mean by things not being cheaper. I’ve heard people talk about this being a cheap production and in many ways I agree in others I have no idea where they are saving money without just throwing quality out the window. For context I recently graduated back in June 2020 with an animation degree where I focused mostly in 3D production usually in some sort of producer capacity. A thing that you learn almost immediately is that 3D is only cheaper in small areas that don’t add up long term that mostly come with taking perceived shortcuts in preproduction. The main difference between the workflow of a 2D production and a 3D production is ultimately how much time is spent in the preproduction and production phases.

3D for the most part is spent most of it’s time in production phase because unlike 2D once you get your bases down and layouts you can head straight into animating even as your texture artists are working on the UVs. Pre-Production for 2D on the other hand is working everything out on the start and then getting done an animatic which lets you move straight into refining your animatic into animation. The process sound the same but emphasis is where most your effort goes. 3D animations shortcuts don’t add up when you take into account the amount of time that will be focused simply on animation and lighting. Lighting is sooooo important and it is a bitch. Also the moment you add in big effects suddenly you have to slow that to make sure that works and that’s going to take a lot of time and money to work out without looking jank.

Because here’s the thing without styling things and working around the textures and effects cheap in 3D is painfully apparent and awful in much the same way cheap animation that doesn’t work around this creatively is. The crowd shots and minor characters look awful because they are clearly using a default skin tone that hasn’t been painted on to make it look more natural and is a lower resolution. Yes less effort goes into make repetitive motions and such but it’s very jarring.

The backgrounds look decent but they are clearly default textures made from presets. The show is constantly trying to work around the cheapness with how it’s doing it’s editing and the distance the camera holds and where it shows itself but it’s clear that isn’t able to do a lot of what it needs to. 

3D is something that needs a lot of effort and money to look good when trying to be realistic so if you’re going to have a low budget you need to work around that.

2D honestly... would have been cheaper and would hide the low budget better. What they are saving on is essentially is drawing sets because the animation budgets doesn’t really change to much from a pure motion standpoint. The animation and expression is hindered in 3D because the models are so realistic and such. The designs for the outfits are pretty and they don’t have to constantly worry about the details being draw right in 3D but honestly you wouldn’t do these overly complicated outfits anyway. 

You would simplify them and have a version that was easy to work with and allowed for better expression and zany movement. This from a budget standpoint would actually help to save money because if there is one thing animation history teaches you it is that cheap animation works really well in 2D especially comedy as long as you understand how to style it and make it look like it belongs. MDZS works around it’s budget by getting around lip flaps by using the environment or the reaction of the other character to the dialogue. If you pay attention to what is animated and how it is given focus and such it becomes clear what kind of budget MDZS had to work with. Not a new trick but a classic for saving on animation. 3D effects and backgrounds are also incorporated into 2D all the time and most cases people neither care nor complain (or notice). So those particle effects they can make work. The money saved in sets you can make back by being clever with your character animation and the sets that will get drawn it should be noted most sets are designed in 3D anyway so that 2D animators can figure out how work animation and backgrounds from different angles.

also the 2D would elevate the comedy so much and we would have more meme faces. That said I do see a lot of wonderful effort put on screen and even if it is cheap it is not bad. This show is not badly animated. It is merely cheap and styled for a video game instead of a show. The actual animation for the characters and such is lovely and cheap never has to mean bad. A lot of wonderful and great animations are cheap and a rule of thumb is to remember to account for context and recourses. 

[eirabach]

Hazy Days

This is absolute utter nonsense, following on from the idea of Alan getting messed with on his 18th, written to cheer myself up. Hope it cheers some of you guys up too. Going out to @onereyofstarlight for the inspro <3

Gordon hovers at the threshold of the lounge, hiding behind the door frame as he listens to the sound of furniture scraping across the floor and the dull thud of wood against wood.

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” someone says, voice low and urgent.

“It’s tradition,” comes the reply. 

“That isn’t what I asked though, is it.”

“You thought it was fun when we got Virg with the --”

“Hey! We promised never to speak of it!”

“Yeah yeah, come on hurry up, he’s gonna be in any minute --”

There’s another bang, and the sound of something heavy coming to rest. Then, a long, suspicious silence. Gordon knows a lot about suspicious silences. Enough that he ought to know better than to investigate them.

He doesn’t though, so there’s that.

Scott is sat behind their father’s desk, which is -- not as weird as it used to be, exactly, but still just odd enough to draw Gordon’s attention. To draw him out. It is possible Scott is relying on this, of course. It is equally possible that it works.

“Ah, Gordon!” Scott says, like he hasn’t just been eating egg sandwiches with him twenty minutes ago, like he’s the CEO of an international company and Gordon’s the intern whose name Scott’s got down on a prompter. “Join us?”

Scott is the CEO of an international company, and okay Gordon isn’t the intern, exactly, but he’s compelled to obey nonetheless. He approaches the desk gingerly, noting the way Scott’s got his fingers pressed together, the absence of paperwork.

“Whatever this is, I don’t like it.”

“Why, what do you think this is?”

Gordon hesitates, eyes flicking from Scott to the two brothers sat either side of him. Virgil is wearing that face -- the this is for your own good face -- that Gordon’s long since learnt to associate with things he’d really really rather not experience. Decompression trials. Particle physics lectures. Grandma’s vindaloo. John looks -- well, John looks like John. Cool, collected, clearly wishing with every bone in his body that he was anywhere else. Gordon’s always liked that about John, the predictability. Now it only serves to solidify the queasy sort of feeling in his chest into what could best be described as dread.

“An -- intervention?”

A muscle twitches in Virgil’s jaw. John huffs, his fingernails tap tap tapping against the plexiglass screen of the tab in front of him. Scott lifts one eyebrow, leans forward, and lowers his voice.

“Do you require an intervention?”

“Are you asking?”

Scott beams at him, a full, shit-eating grin; Gordon takes three solid steps back. 

“I’m sorry,” he says, and it sounds genuine enough but that grin is nothing but unnerving. “That we missed your birthday.”

Ah. Well.

It’s not like it could be helped, the timing. It’s not like that guy capsized his yacht on purpose. Or the planet decided to shift its plates just to fuck with him. Or the ISS crapped out on its orbit just because it happened to be Gordon Tracy’s birthday.

His eighteenth birthday, not that he’s counting. Not that anyone had been counting. Even Grandma’s cake had been a -- thankfully -- minuscule affair, topped with shop bought fondant and a single candle that he’d blown out with the last puff of exhaustion at midnight.

Make a wish, Gordon. Right. Like he doesn’t do that hourly.

Still, it was better than last year. Last year he’d spent it at the bottom of the ocean, tucked up tight in his ‘bird. Not because he had to, not because there was any one to save, but because -- because there hadn’t been. He’d been desperate for distraction, then. For anything to take his mind off the constant sickening ache of remembering and missing and knowing that this is what every birthday would be like, now. Forever. 

Orphan. 

Last year had been, frankly, shit. 

“Noted, and as you should be,” Gordon says, and narrows his eyes. “So what, you’re gonna make it up to me?”

Scott sits back in their dad’s chair, arms behind his head and grins. “Yeah.”

This is -- not reassuring.

“Where’s Alan?”

Virgil moves, cracking his neck as he stretches, and Gordon winces because he’s seen the footage from that ‘quake. His brother has gotta be feeling it.

“Gordon, you’re eighteen now,” he says, perfectly solemn, and Scott’s expression tries to rearrange itself into something a little less -- worrying. John rolls his eyes. “That makes you -- “ a long pause, all dramatic effect, “a man.”

“Oh God.”

“And when you’re a man --” From the drawer of dad’s desk appears an item that Gordon would prefer to never, ever, ever consider his father having any use of. At all. 

He probably didn’t. 

There are five of them.

“Oh God, oh God, Jesus, anyone, don’t.”

“You see, Gordy,” says Scott, tipping the contents of the box onto the desk with the sort of glee Gordon hasn’t seen from him in at least eighteen months. “When a man loves a --”

“Scott I will pay you not to finish that sentence.”

“With what, my money?”

“Scott!”

“All right, all right,” Scott actually laughs, then, hands raised in surrender. “You win. Virgil, finish the sentence.”

“That isn’t what I --”

“Gordon,” Virgil says, and what the -- he’s holding a banana. Why is he holding a banana. Why isn’t the ground opening up and swallowing Gordon whole? “As your brothers --”

Scott cuts in. “Your older, responsible, brothers.” 

“We feel it’s important to talk to you about --” another dramatic pause, there was always too much theatre kid in Virgil, “safety.”

Gordon can’t really back much further away, not without either actually running for it or tripping over the back of the sofa and concussing himself. He considers it anyway, but instead settles for  throwing his hands up in front of him.

“No. Nuh-uh. No way. I have had this little chat. I went to school. I spent two and a half years living in dorms with eighty five really really fit people, okay? I know.” He turns, desperately, to the only other person who could possibly hate this conversation more than he does. “Johnny, tell them!”

John pushes a little foil packet towards him with the same delicacy Virgil would use to defuse a bomb. Gordon stares at him.

“Don’t look at me,” John says, dropping the tab down beside it, “I don’t want to be here anymore than you do.”

“Then why,” Gordon hisses, “are you here?”

John blinks at him, then nods to the tab. “Schematics.”

That does it, he bolts, fingers in his ears and shirt flapping behind him as he practically throws himself out of the villa and down towards the beach. Scott sighs happily, rubbing his hands together before pocketing all but one of the condoms. This he offers to Virgil, who declines with a wave. John plucks the banana from Virgil’s hand and peels it before lifting it in salute toward Gordon’s rapidly disappearing form.

“To adulthood,” John intones. “And all its many --” his nose wrinkles momentarily “challenges.”

Virgil scoffs, but Scott smiles. 

“Godspeed, kid,” he says, soft as can be. “Godspeed.”

[ty-talks-comics]

Best of Marvel: Week of February 26th, 2020

Best of this Week: Avengers #31 (Legacy #731) - Jason Aaron, Various Artists, Rachelle Rosenberg and Joe Caramagna 

Tony Stark is Iron Man.

What makes him Iron Man isn't just the suits, but the brilliant mind capable of forging them. Tony’s been flung a million years into the past and, lacking the proper equipment to either build a new suit or time machine, has to fend for himself until he finds a way back home or dies. Along the way, he staves off both his past and futures as madness and hopelessness begin to seep into his mind, but being the resilient bastard that he is, we all know that he can do it.

The issue begins with a flashback sequence to Tony using one of his first inventions, some X-Ray contacts, to spy on a seedy meeting that his adoptive father, Howard Stark, holds with some horrifying implications. Howard’s “goodness” in the Marvel Universe has flip flopped many a time throughout the years with the most recent being a swing towards good through Jonathan Hickman’s S.H.I.E.L.D., but this flashback peels back some layers on what Howard’s always been about. Through Geraldo Borges, we get a scene similar to Eyes Wide Shut and Rachelle Rosenberg contrasts the light that Tony thought his father was, with his immense darkness.

We then cut to the future...or the past rather, with Tony sitting in the same cave that he and T’Challa found the calcified remains of Tony’s armor a millennia later and he’s grown a sick beard and wears the pelts of various things he’s killed while trying to preserve his vibranium energy. Gerardo Zaffino takes over the art for this section and, per his amazing issues of Conan, continues to do an amazing job in portraying the wilderness as dark, cold and ravenous. There’s a black madness behind Tony’s eyes after being stuck for so long.

Soon after Aaron Zaffino, and Rosenberg show us just how Tony wound up in the predicament that he’s in with only half functioning armor. Zaffino shows The Ghost Rider, Starbrand, Odin and Phoenix of the era fighting the metal man from the future. It’s intense as he staves off the intense, orange fire from the Rider’s mammoth, takes a brutal shot on the chin from the Hulk-Brand, stops the buzzing blue lightning from Odin wielding Mjolnir and tries to reason with the Phoenix before she shoots him back to the ground. Her colors are striking with intense particle effects as she tells him to “Remember the face of the Devil.”

Throughout the issue, we get Tony’s narration of the whole situation and he’s so very hopeful in the beginning up until the offerings start coming in. It starts off with just one woman bringing him some cave grog and then more and more start pouring in. Aaron starts spreading the seeds of temptation as Tony bemoans the nights getting “lonelier and thirstier” and Zaffino shows these busty cave babes kneeling with their grog skins towards Tony. As time goes on, the men of the cave come with clubs and grogs in an attempt to force Tony to drink and Tony is forced to drive them away again and again.

He’s starting to lose things and get angry before a silver tongued snake appears in his helmet with Joe Caramagna giving him a voice through familiar red lettering and bubbles. The snake mentions Howard’s name, saying that his adoptive father paid some sort of price and Tony lifts his helmet, thinking to slam it down on the snake before realizing it’s just another temptation. It’s almost horrific and really sells just how much this time period and everything is getting to him.

At the same time, the Devil doesn’t like being denied, so it sends a monster after Tony, the Gorilla wielding the Power Stone from Avengers #13! It’s a short and one sided fight as Szymon Kudranski steps in and shows the Gorilla savagely beating Tony. Rosenberg’s purple background and debris signals us to the Power (wink wink) of the stone and the intensity of the splash page itself is immense as the Gorilla whips Tony around, smashing rocks and Tony's bones while he’s powerless to do anything except yell and think. It’s not long before it leaves Iron Man for dead and allows him time to form a plan.

Tony does his best when he’s trying to not die, in his words, so the wheels of his mind begin turning as he sets traps outside of his cave as various snakes begin to appear outside and are skewered by his spikes. Oscar Bazaldua does an AMAZING job as he introduces us to his “Ice Age Man” design with Tony wearing a suit made out of hardened ice and powered by the last of his Vibranium energy. It’s very reminiscent of his Mk. I Armor and even has blades similar to Baraka from Mortal Kombat coming out of its forearms.

I love this design because it’s gaudy, retro and bulky all at once and made even better by the stark white, the fur on Tony’s neck and the stippling shading that I do love so much. Bazaldua even gives Tony the classic pose as he confronts the Devil at his door. It turns out that the figure is… *gasp* Howard Stark in the red cloak from Tony’s initial flashback. Tony knew that the man behind the Devil Mask was his father in that cult meeting because of the X-Ray contacts and had been scared since.

Aaron portrays him as an evil bastard that wants to have Tony cast away his future and rule the world as Father and son, only for Tony to send a spike through his head, “killing him.” Unfortunately for him, the body rises and reveals himself to be MEPHISTO and he absolutely launches himself at Tony and uppercuts the hell out of him. Robert Gill takes over the art here and shows parts of Tony’s being smashed off before Mephisto hammer fists Iron Man in the chest. It’s fast and intense to a point where the speed lines are almost nauseating.

The Avengers One Million look on at the fight and ponder if Tony’s strong enough to hold out against Mephisto alone. It’s a tough fight because Tony’s running out of energy, his suit is melting and the Devil has far more power than he can handle, so he makes one final hail mary upon seeing that Mephisto has the Time Stone. As he denies the offers Mephisto makes, one last time, and blasts the stone full of his last reserves of energy.

It’s a beautiful set of shots with Gill giving Tony a dynamic pose as the armor cracks off of him, shattering into pieces as he expels a beautiful beam of blue and white light thanks to Rachelle Rosenberg. Tony’s unkempt hair flies out and looks amazing as it flows out of the cracked half of the helmet and the wires dangle back. Mephisto lets the energy hit the stone and looks on with his evil grin and blasts Tony back with Time energy.

Throughout the book, Joe Caramagna has been providing excellent lettering and placement, filling the empty space and hinting at the villain throughout. He does this to great effect when Tony is flung back to his normal future, but has to witness other possible futures. Caramagna spaces each of the thought bubbles, grouping them based on the image in the background and spacing them out as to draw attention to Tony words and the corresponding panel of horror.

The question is, what was this experience meant to teach? 

In many ways, it could be seen as a way to strengthen him against the coming threats that Mephisto has coming and that’s doubly true since Arno Stark has resurrected his father in the pages of Iron Man 2020 and he could be used against Tony again. On the other hand, as Mephisto says in the final pages by Mattia de Iulis, he’s sown fear and doubt in the heart of Tony. Tony does some pretty dumb things when he’s afraid and wh’s to say that this won’t create a new ripple among the Avengers becaue of it?

Overall, I enjoyed this issue! While not all of the artists were to my liking, the story made up for the pages that I wasn’t enamored with. I really enjoyed seeing how Tony would find a way out of the mess and I do enjoy when Mephisto is being used well. Jason Aaron is doing his best to pace out the story and weave pieces into place for the Mephisto Event that we’ve been waiting for since it was revealed that he was the Avenger’s true threat.

The various artists did well, of course there were a few that I didn’t enjoy as much as others, but everyone has their tastes. Rachelle Rosenberg stunned with her amazing colors on every page and Joe Caramagna made it all possible through his lettering. This book was cohesive and a lot of fun throughout, but the price and the fact that this was more of an annual kinda story drags it down just a bit. 

For the most part, however, it’s a high recommend.

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NSFW Alphabet --Eowells Eobard Thawne

Another looooooong one. Mostly because I just find the differences interesting.

A lot of similarities, but some key differences compared with Mattobard’s Eo, along with a bit of differentiation between this

and this

NSFW under the cut

A=Aftercare - What they do/act like after sex.

In the guise of Dr. Wells, he lets his tenderness show through more than he might otherwise.

He tells himself it’s part of the act, but really it isn’t. That’s just the way he reasons with himself and excuses the smile of fondness that finds his way across his lips. He tries to not notice how easily he melts against your touch when you lay beside each other and you wrap an arm around him. He kisses you softly and holds keeps you close as he silently memorizes every freckle and subtle feature and traces across your skin with his fingertips

After his cover is blown, he takes a few step back from the easy intimacy you two held prior. Not because the feelings were not real, but he does it in an attempt to distance himself from the man he had pretended to be for nearly fifteen years. Even as he does try to distance himself, seeing your clear disappointment elicits painful tug in his chest and affects him more than he’d like to admit.

The line between who he is as Eobard Thawne and as Harrison Wells is blurred at best. His actions may appear uncaring and callous, but they’re really masking a thinly veiled desire to reclaim his already unsure sense of self as Eobard Thawne. However, this tends to slip away in a post-sex afterglow and his inhibitions are lowered enough that he shows a similar tenderness as he did as Harrison Wells. Of all the lies he had to tell, what developed between the two of you was not one of them.

B=Bondage - Are they into BDSM, and how far they’ll go if they have a green light.

Big yes. Mostly similar to other versions of him, but Eowells in particular thrives on control even more so than other versions. (If that’s even possible)As carefully as he’s played his cards in the 15 years he’s been stuck in the past, he’s all too aware of how fragile his control over the events around him is.

Years of uncertainty about his future and all of the possible consequences of his interventions in the timeline that were completely out of his control made him recognize the value he placed on the things within his power.

This transfers into the sexual in both subtle actions to almost over-the-top obvious symbolism. In a way, this is where he can take a break from playing relativelynice as Dr. Wells.  He’s more inclined to be disciplinary than other versions of himself.

Prefers Master, Sir, and Daddy, and of course, Eobard/Eo after you find out his identity because hearing his own name after all those years at all is enough to get him horny, lets be real.

C=Cum –

Inside, anywhere. Especially down your throat. He loves to keep his hand on the back of your head, threaded through your hair, ordering you to look at him as you swallow.

D=Dom - Are they dominant, submissive, a switch?

Very dominant. Even more so than other versions of himself. Somehow.

Like other versions, he could occasionally like a switch-up, but it would have to be in very specific circumstances. He’s had more practice in patience by this time than he would have preferred, but to him, the line between sexy, endearing, or fun, and tediously irritating him is very slim. This stemmed partially from his past of playing Harrison Wells when he relied on networking and fundraising events for the particle accelerator. Too many beautiful people trying to make passes at the famous scientist through botched attempts at seduction. (Some so painfully forward that he nearly laughed at the audacity) He found it almost amusing at first, but it quickly became just irritating.

With an established relationship, he might humor you and enjoy you playing taking charge for a time. However, youwon’t be expecting any switch-ups as far as dominance to last too long.

E=Edgeplay - Similar to ‘Kinks’ except it’s a lot riskier than usual kinks (knifeplay, breathplay, etc.).

He’s very cautious but kinky.

Manipulative with more of a sadistic streak. Less tolerance for disobedience, more of a sadistic streak. (less pain, more seeing how much discomfort you would put up with for him) He’s more likely to meld well with someone with slight masochistic tendencies, but he isn’t going to push far enough to cause significant harm. And he veryeagerly rewards you for it.  He particularly levels up his aftercare in these contexts.

Like other versions of him, if you ask him to choke you, he’ll oblige with a frankly unsettling eagerness, but will never have you doubting for your own safety. He likes seeing you squirm and beg for him, but he’d never hurt his precious kitten.

F=Fantasy - A fantasy of theirs (ex: a teacher/student fantasy).

Absolutely has a Professor kink and student/teacher fantasy

Has definitely imagined handcuffing you to his wheelchair, bending you over, and fucking you while he whispers to you all of the filthy things he wanted to say and do with you as Dr. Wells, but couldn’t because of the role he had to play.

He’s always wanted to see how you’d look in a collar. Not even purely for the sexual. Sometimes when he sips a scotch on the couch at the end of the day, he imagines you cozy and comfortable in his presence, curled up with your head in his lap, your lead in his hand.

He loves the idea of something tangible that ties you to him as much as he feels his emotions have tied him to you. He wants the affirmation that you’re his, and that you want to be with him.

G=Got Caught - How they react when they get caught having sex.

Not too keen on being caught before his secret is blown, but it’s very unlikely with his speed.

H=Hot Spots - A place that drives them crazy when stimulated

He’ll melt under any kiss to his neck or collarbone. The softer it is, the more likely you might get an involuntary shiver from him. Running your hands through his hair and tracing your fingertips across the back of his neck will elicit a similar effect.

I=Intimacy - How romantic they are, or can be, before, during, or after sex.

He has layers.

Deep down, Eobard is a romantic at heart, trying to pretend to be more of an ass than he is when he cares about someone. As Eowells, he prefers, quiet, subtle romance tactics. He’s very observant about your favorite things, so much so that it often surprises you how he knew (even if he won’t mention just how he knew)

Very capable of wooing you when he puts his mind to it, and can be a thoughtful romantic.

J=Journey - Their ideal way of leading up to sex

Under it all, he still has a flare and appreciation for the dramatic. He loves careful, drawn-out teasing. He’s very purposeful when it comes to seduction, and when he’s wanting to draw the process out, he’ll only touch you once you’re quite nearly, or literally, begging him to.

K=Kinks –

Previously mentioned kinks, included, like restraints, light choking, pretty much most power dynamics,

Again, call him Daddy, Professor, Master, Sir, take your pick because either way you’re going to be sore later.

Has a discipline kink, but may not express it.

Bit of a worship kink, likely stemming from a bit of a god complex

Restraints in any way (handcuffs, ropes, some gags, collars, chains, this boy is kink)

Absolutely has a teacher kink

L=Location -  Where they like to have sex at, do they like risky locations, etc.

Preferably quitter places, but also anywhere.

He’s into fucking in a lot of questionable locations, with the possibility of being caught. (but without the real possibility, given his speed.)

M=Masturbation - How they are when they get themselves off, what they get themselves off to.

Reluctant, but nearly out of necessity, if he for whatever reason can’t tune out his sexual drive.

Fantasizes you in various scenarios, maybe watches. He’ll become so engulfed in his fantasy that he barely registers his hand wrapping around his shaft. It doesn’t help that his mind drifts to you more often than he’d like. Especially on the nights team Flash takes off and all he has left to do is wait until Barry gets faster, and he’s done all of his strategic planning already.

After he’s discovered, he can zoom over to you with little issue, but I wouldn’t put it past him to turn a mysterious call to your phone late at night into him making you equally conflicted about knowing who he was and how low and seductive his voice sounded through the phone now as Eobard Thawne.

N=NO - A few things that they will absolutely, under no circumstances, ever do.

Not into anything involving urethral play or any other cock bondage devices

Not into super hardcore humiliation for himself or his s/o (with the exception of the Flash)

O=On’s - Their top turn on’s that they have (things that’ll get them super horny super quickly).

Seeing you wearing anything he’s given you, clothes, jewelry, hissweater, even occasionally the STAR laboratories attire left around for emergency. That was histoo, after all.

Teasing or pushing his boundaries while out and about (cheeky comments, verbal jabs, witty remarks in general)

Begging—literally you can extort the hell out of this and he even knows it. He gets a sort of high from listening to you beg, but on the flip side of this, if you beg for something he gets just as much satisfaction out of giving it to you as hearing it. He’d give you anything, literally anything.

Subtle habits you have that he picks up on when you’re completely oblivious to his watchful gaze. (running hands through your hair, biting your lips, smiling softly at something you read, ect.) Usually, not overtly sexual in nature, but once you notice and meet his eye, something switches in him and he feels the sudden need to pull you close into a heated kiss.

Ego, complement him and he’ll be horny without a doubt.

P=Position -  Their favorite position to have sex in.

He loves having you bent over something, or on all-fours as he takes you from behind. He loves the power it gives him and how easy it is to yank your head back by the hair and drape his body over yours, whispering filthy words into the skin of your neck. Also, it wasn’t something he could have done while pretending he was in a wheelchair

However, he equally loves being face to face, pinned to the mattress beneath him, making you meet his eyes as you writhe, begging and breathless in pleasure. He loves the closeness and intimacy it allows, while also allowing for the versatility to be as rough or gentle as he chooses. He loves watching his partner’s face intently

                                                                                                       Q=Quickie - Do they like it, do they prefer quickies over actual sex, etc.

He is obviously very good at quickies, but he likes to really take his time with you if time and situation allows for it.

Yet, he seems to always be ready to fuck in the more time sensitive scenarios. He’s equally content zooming you behind the nearest corner and fucking you hard against the wall, his hand over your mouth to stifle your moans as he whispers sweet filth into your ear.

He gently reminds you that ‘you wouldn’t want to be overheard now, would you?

And he whispers praise of how ‘you’re being so good for him,’ as you try to stay quiet, pulling your legs wrapped around him to pull him closer.

R=Rough - How rough they are, or get, when in bed.

He generally loves being rough, but he can have his moments of both. He’ll certainly cater to whatever your preference generally is, but as a baseline of measurement, his gentle may still be a bit rougher than what would count as normal.

He wouldn’t be rougher without your consent, but with that he’d love to do whatever kink that would fulfil something for you, especially if it puts him in a position of control.

He’ll spank you, pull your hair, scratch, leave marks, bite, press you into the mattress beneath him, wrap his hand around your throat, and generally play rough, but he’s very observant to your reactions and controlled with anything that might be more dangerous.

S=Stamina - How long they can go before they tap out.

Too long.

Even when he’s pent-up and comes too quickly, he hardly has a long enough refractory period for you to even fully register him being hard again. He’s up for as many rounds as you are.

T=Toys - Do use toys, do they own them, what kind, etc.

Not super necessary, considering he’s practically a human vibrator.

U=Unfair - How much they tease you, how they tease you, etc.

Asshole supreme. Don’t expect sex without at least some begging first. He’s patient, and loves soaking in whatever desperation he can elicit. He wants you to want him as badly as he does you.

V=Volume - How loud they get when having sex, things they might say, etc.

Quiet grunts, moans into your ears and skin, just soft enough to hear, filthy whispers about whatever you two are doing/ what he’d like to do. He’s eager to share a little glimpse into his filthy mind. Sometimes he comes with a louder moan, but more often if you two had a long night of foreplay.

W=Wild Card - a random letter for the character of your choice.

Conflicted--- When he stole Harrison Well’s body, he also absorbed his thoughts, memories, and the lingering echo of the original Well’s emotions. Eobard has always had a strong sense of self, and his original personality remained dominant for the most part. Yet, in moments he can feel an added pull of sentiment and internal conflict that he was sure stemmed from what was left of the other man. The emotion he absorbed from Wells never fully interfered with his plans, but it did influence the relationships he’s built with his team at STAR labs, and with you.

As big as his ego is, deep down, it’s a relief to him when you lean closer into his touch. He holds you close and absorbs every bit of affection you offer to him. As Eowells, he’s marginally less needy than other versions of himself, but he feels affection towards you with even more intensity, and is very protective. He genuinely wants you to succeed in whatever your drives or passions are, but he has the less savory tendency to make relationship and friendship calls foryou from a distance. This could range from subtle sabotage to quietly removingpeople who may mean you harm, or people flirting or attempting to date you.

X=X-Ray - How they look with their clothes off.

Definitely larger than average and well endowed. Not as large his original body’s, but thicker. Neatly groomed with a dusking hair on his chest and a lightly trimmed happy trail of darker hair.

Y=Yearning - How often they need to have sex.

He generally isn’t someone who feels sexual urges too often without a focus of interest. And he can usually shut out any sexual urges if he needs to accomplish a task.

But also his patterns of urges tend to change if he has a focal point of interest. Ordinarily, he didn’t waste much time with it, but with having you so close, quite often.

Z=ZZZ –

He’s not a quick sleeper, and even when he does, he requires fewer hours of it. So, expect him to silently plot and stroke your hair as he keeps you pressed against him. He’ll either curl around you, or have you curled against him, with your head on his chest and your arm around his middle.

[starbudspresents]

DGM 229 - Panthaleia’s Translation Notes

HI GUYS, GUESS WHO'S NOT DEAD

(it's us)

(especially @krorys)

(hooray)

On this fine summer day we are delighted to bring you chapter 229, which is full-length and charming as heck. I had a lot of fun with this one, guys, and I hope you enjoy reading it half as much as I enjoyed translating it.

1.) Cover: LOVE YOU TOO, DUMBSHIT ♥

2.) Wait, since when can the present change the past? I stared at this for a while to make sure I had it right and yeah, that's definitely what it says:

現在[f: いま]だけが過去と未来を変えられる genzai (f: ima) dake ga kako to mirai wo kaerareru

w hat

3a.) I goofed up: the town is locked down with talismans, not tighter than the field of one such. Will fix when I can.

3b.) I'm not 100% sure if it should be Operation "Lola" or "Roller;" the katakana say "ro-la-," which could be either. I liked Lola better so I went with that, but if I get proven wrong later, this'll be here to prove I did consider the other possibility. :P

4.) "Only Kanda and the general have left since then" GOSH I WONDER WHERE THEY WENT? GEE

(I mean, I can't really blame them for not suspecting the heretofore impeccably loyal Tiedoll. They're still going to be kicking themselves in a little bit, though.)

5.) RIGHT IN THE SLAMMER, BYE. Hilarious as that was, though, it's really nice to see Kanda use his vicious reputation for good! His embarrassment over the charade probably lent it much of the genuine intimidation factor that chased off the Finders. It was a really effective way to keep them from searching the carriage, though I can't imagine it was fun to be Johnny back there, squished in with a worked-up Kanda and Allen (who was probably quietly goading him, to boot).

Extra note: I realize that "lololol" is extra non-period accurate but Hoshino literally wrote "wwww" there sooooo.

6.) Sweet Krory, hoping so hard he won't actually find them, pretending to look for them anyway to protect his place with the Order. Sad anxious baby. It looks like Chaozii's suspicious, which isn't surprising.

7.) That fukkin stream-of-consciousness background text panel felt like a personal fuck-you from Hoshino to every translator working on this, lmao. God.

ETA: There was actually more of it that we couldn’t fit in there. For real. The full section:

This is the next step. I must not stop. I have to get moving. They're desperate enough to bet their lives on this, after all, but I'm just as desperate to escape. To be frank, the bullets from Master's Judgement  were much more difficult to evade than the debt collectors. I really don't want to go through that again. It was practice, though, and after that, running from the debt collectors has been easy as falling off a log.

To make it clear, his monologue is a flashback from before he fled the Order, so it’s not about his current flight. He’s just talking about the repo men.

8.) Tiedoll and Johnny bonding over the loveliness of a starry sky is both tremendously charming and tremendously sad. Let the Science Division see the sky sometimes, Order?? Maybe???

9.) Allen can't even look at Tim's remains, and Johnny can't look at him because of how much it hurts to do so, this is THE MOST painful thing. I'm crying. I never expected to be this emotional about an animated blob of gold with creepy teeth and no eyes.

10.) My favourite part of the next page is Lujun's little aside on the left margin. YOU TELL 'EM, BUDDY

11.) lmao @ Johnny's eventual lack of surprise over Link being alive because he's a) ex-CROW and b) works for Lvellie?? I'm not sure what Johnny thinks Lvellie is capable of, exactly, but it's clearly more than he probably actually is. Despite his baking prowess, he is not actually magic so far as we know (unlike almost everyone else).

12.) ohhh mannnnn I was wondering if Allen would risk trying to recruit any more allies from the Order despite the risk of Falling, and here's my answer: resounding nope

It's killing me that despite how far he'd come re: relying on his comrades more, not trying to do everything himself, he... actually does kind of have to, this time? He can't trust anyone, himself least of all. There is a clear and present danger to everyone around him should they help him or learn any more than they do know, including but not limited to the Fall and/or Apocryphos' attentions. Kanda should stay behind, with the Order, for all those reasons as well as the current frailty of his used-up, exhausted body. So should Johnny, as he's essentially defenceless, and it's much harder to fight while protecting someone vulnerable. Going it alone is terrible for Allen himself, but the right call for literally every other reason, and I'm in pain.

13.) Okay the flashbacky bits are a little confusing, but most of those lines are from the third Reverse novel, the "Lost Fragments of Snow" story about how Mana and Allen met. I dug up my novel just to make sure of who said which parts of it:

Red: Why aren't you crying? (about Allen-the-dog’s death)

Mana: Guess my tears have all dried up.

Red: Didn't you share your lives? (again, re: Mana and dog)

Mana: If I grieve, the Earl will come... (re: Mana’s scrambled memory around the topic of sorrow summoning the Earl)

Mana: Because you were Allen [the dog's] friend, right? (Mana realizing why Red was crying over Allen-the-dog’s grave)

Allen internalized a lot back then, and in the moment is basically thinking that he can’t allow himself to grieve for Timcanpy, because it might draw the Earl’s attention to him again after he just barely escaped. I’m just. I’m in agony. 

14.)  There's one tiny odd thing in the next bit that might be nothing, but I'll include it just in case anyone else notices it and wonders: Allen does end the I can't tell you anything after all sentence with the "ya" sentence-final particle, which is mostly specific to southern Kansai dialects like Osaka-ben these days, but used to be more common across the country around the time this manga takes place. Old men using it is a bit of a trope in fiction, to show how old they are, lol. He also drawls his “nannimo” (extra n) a bit, which is -- again -- a bit odd. It comes off kind of unusually casual, but then, the rest of the scene is totally in character. I’m not sure what to make of it just yet. If I change it, it would be to something like “Can’t tell you nothin’ after all.”

15.) Poor, poor Johnny. He tries so hard, but he can't seem to keep up with Allen. :((

(T/N: SHAKIRA SHAKIRA)

Onnnn the other hand, I have a feeling Allen is about to pop out of the Ark with Kanda wrapped around his throat right onto the Canbell mansion lawn, so there's... that. They'll probably startle the heck out of Lucia. Gonna be good.

-

And there you have it! No big deep symbolism or huge reveals this time around, just some good old character interaction, but I'm pretty sure it's the gasp of breath before the next storm, so you'd better savour it while you can.

Till next time~~

@panthaleia

PS: Please direct any and all questions and comments to my Discord, @Panthaleia9705. I'm not on Tumblr at all at this time, so askbox commentary will languish in the dust for an indeterminate amount of time before I see it.

[epic-potato-crisp]

“Camaraderie.” - Ajin Secret Santa 2017

This is my second contribution for AjinSS2017. Dear @lairn, I’m your pinch writer for this occasion.

Platonic KeiKou, bird imagery, Kou trying his best, Kei and Kou learning to communicate and being (antagonistic) friends, horror and gore stuff with the IBMs, very intense/ruthless Kei were the points I wanted to incorporate.

I hope you’ll enjoy the story! :D

Merry Christmas!

Title: Camaraderie

Pairing: Nagai Kei & Nakano Kou (Platonic)

Fun Fact: Manabe goes shopping for the group

The scream comes from a mile away. It sounds very much like Kei. Kou, having searched around the area for the last fifteen minutes, jolts up at the distressed noise. What the hell, he thinks, panic already clouding his mind, what happened? He takes off towards it without any second thought, forcing his legs to run even faster, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists. The trees rush past him, white noise in his ear as he charges on.

“Nagai!” he yells yet again, but once again, there is no answer, only the later-afternoon chirp of birds in the branches, the grass and branches crunching underneath his feet.

It’s still so hot, so very hot. Kou stops for a moment, sides aching from the mad speed that not even the training with Hirasawa could hold up against. Not yet, he thinks, making a mental note to train even harder from now on, not yet.

“Nagai!”

“I’m here, you dumbass.” The sullen voice mixes into the surrounding noise, and even though Nakano Kou is surrounded by nature in all its glory, it’s this very moment that brings him the most joy. Nagai Kei steps out from the clearing. He’s limping, Kou notices, brow furrowing, and he can’t stop his mouth falling agape in shock when he realizes Kei is missing a limb. “What the hell, man!” he cries out, hysteria ripping into his casual tone, and he breaches the last meter between them to kneel down on the ground in front of Kei. His hands reach out in confusion and shock, unable to yet understand the truth his visual senses are presenting him with. He reaches for Kei’s legs or rather, what remains of it. A stump. Dried clots of blood mark the area where the rest off it had been – Kou whimpers at the thought -violently torn off, or so it looks like. Crimson blood keeps leaking out, splattering the ground.

“I-“ Kei says, and to Ko’s utter disbelief, there is a confident smirk lining his mouth, “I was training with my IBM. Since I wanted to practice attacks, and there was no-one else around, I-“ Kei’s voice cuts off, body jerking as he sinks to the ground.

“Shit!” Kou curses, drawing away his bloodied hands, wincing as Kei’s head hits the ground right beside him. Kei’s shirt, once white and spotless, has been torn to bloody shreds. There are gashes everywhere they shouldn’t be, work that only the most enraged of Black Ghosts- and Kei’s counts among them, for sure- would manage. Kou turns his head away from the horrible sight.

“I’m going to die anyway.” The slurred words leave Kei’s mouth, ”Dumbass, there’s nothing you can do about that.” There’s a tone of satisfaction in his statement that has Kou’s blood boiling.

“What on earth is wrong with you, Nagai?” he barks, “I thought you knew all the painless methods to die!” At that moment, Kou almost swears that Nagai is rolling his eyes at him. “W-wouldn’t make for effective…attacking methods.” Kei says, the last words no more than a mumble, and it’s almost peaceful, the way in which his eyes flutter shut, in which he draws a last breath before sinking to the ground.

“Nagai! Nagai!” Kou yells out, his initial mortal instinct gearing up at the sight of a death right in front of his eyes, before he remembers that Kei will come back. Probably. Kou exhales in relief once the particles- thick and in mass quantity for Kei – rise in the air, and amid the process of regeneration, finally, Kei stirs. “Welcome back.” Kou says, feels his hands tremble.

“You still didn’t tell me why the heck you did something like that.” Kou grumbles. 

After his regeneration, Kei had, under quite a bit of groaning, risen to his feet, and yanked off the soiled remains of his shirt, buried it under a ground with a few kicks. Then, in a tone as casual as no one who had shortly before survived a death by blood loss should be using, he suggested they made their way back to the hide-out.

“I don’t have to tell you, do I.” Kei swiftly replies, “It was for training. It’s not like your IBM is of much use, yet, or ever-“ the thinly veiled insult has Kou’s fingers clenching – “and so mine should be optimally prepared to wreck as much havoc as possible.”

It sounds logical, so far. But what Kei had done back there could not simply be classified as training. Kou shudders at the memory- the boy standing before the clearing, a stump instead of a leg, and so much blood. He has no doubt it will surface in the form of a nightmare in one of these restless nights.

“That was intentional suicide.” Kou insists, throwing an inquisitive glare in Kei’s direction, and almost tripping over a particularly thick branch in their way, one which the other skillfully evades. “Intentional.” he repeats, once he’s gathered himself, “And the violent kind, you know? When you don’t even need to do it, you can already make perfect IBMS. I’m pretty certain this is not the kind of training that Tosaki meant.”

“And I’m pretty certain he won’t learn about this.” Kei interjects. Kou halts in his tracks as the other levels a glare back at him. “Neither him, nor Izumi, nor Hirasawa. None of their business. It’s the only way to insure a violent fighting force, and I’m not about to explain myself to anyone considering my own training. Got it?”

He sounds intimidating enough as it is. Kou knows the other is to be reckoned with- he poisoned him already, the grim reminders comes forward immediately- and he is not about to argue with Kei about something that he obviously feels intensely about.

“Fine.” he says, taking a deep breath, “They won’t hear it from me.” That is obviously good enough for Kei. He nods, and then turns away from him. They don’t speak for the rest of the way to the hideout, and Kou doesn’t make another attempt.

It’s lonely back in his room. Also, it is a little boring. Kou sighs, pondering his options as he stares at the bare ceiling that is in dire need of a renovation.  He could join Hirasawa’s crew back in his room, He knows they’re currently engaged in a drinking session, from the sounds coming from further down the hallway. And as jovial as the lot is, and as much as Kou enjoys spending time with them, he knows that his thoughts would keep drifting back to the one thing at hand that he had wanted to do, since this very afternoon. Current circumstances have forced him to reschedule, that is his excuse for the soft bundle remaining in his trouser pocket his entire time, but there is no point on procrastinating on it further. If only it  wasn’t so difficult.

With Kei apparently, every single thing is another hurdle to yet overcome. Kou remembers how downright hostile he was to him at first, and even after joining Tosaki’s group, the other has kept speaking with him to a bare minimum.

That was when  first turned to Izumi.

“You want him to become your friend?” she asked

If she was amused, at least she was courteous enough to not show it.

“Well, yeah.” Kou said, scratching the back of neck, “I mean, he’s the only one around my age here, right? And he’s an Ajin and I feel like we’re going to spend a long time together from now on.

It just sucks that he’s such a jerk most of the time.” The corners of her lips curved upwards.

“I see.” she said, “Then, Nakano-kun. I have a suggestion. Presents open hearts, they say, so perhaps, why not try gifting him with something he likes?”

Kou, for his part, was a little thunderstruck.

“You’re telling me to give him a present?”

“It couldn’t hurt to try.” she  said, and then, before Kou could properly protest, a few bills were placed into his hand

“Give it to Manabe, once he goes for another errand, tell him to bring you whatever it is you think he’d like.”

“I can’t accept that.” Kou stammered, but she waved him off.

“Don’t worry about it. Just don’t tell Tosaki-san about this.” She put a finger to her lips. Kou laughed, and thanked her from the bottom of his heart.

Kou reaches into his pockets and pulls out the by now severely crinkled shirt. It is Kei’s size, burgundy red, and has several black birds flying across it.

“For Nagai?” Manabe asked, with a surprised laugh, “Sure. So what do you want?”

“Something that he…well, something he can use, I guess.” Kou said, indecisively, “Perhaps…with birds.”

The thought had come to him in the middle of the night. Pondering what things Kei liked had taken up longer than he had estimated it to. The problem was, Kei, apart from not being human, was not normal like other people, either. Kou didn’t think he had any hobbies to begin with, if you left out sarcasm, arrogance and an alarming amount of sadistic tendencies. He liked to read, but then, apart from schoolwork, Kou didn’t exactly know what kind of book Kei would be happy with. Something scientific, surely.

But what topics was Nagai interested in? It was then that he began to consider perhaps gifting Kei something that was symbolic, meaningful. Perhaps it would impress Kei a little. Perhaps it wouldn’t, but either way, the thought behind it counted, Kou decided. And that’s when he arrived at birds. Kou had never been a fan of long, tedious reads and analyzing literature. So, to be perfectly honest, he didn’t have a clue about flower language or why the sky was a certain shade of a blue in poetry.

But birds…Birds were different. They were something that existed, beside them and yet independent of them. They symbolized freedom and independence. To make extra-sure, Kou had run a google search and discovered they happened to stand for eternal life, as well. And since freedom and a long, eternal life where they wouldn’t be hiding from the government or fighting Satou was hopefully in the cards for them a long the way, Kou decided they were the perfect gift.

“I hope you don’t mind it’s a boring shirt.” Only a few days later, Manabe handed him an inconspicuous looking plastic bag.

Kou peered inside, and felt elated at the sight. The colors were perfect – just the kind Kei would like. The birds were splattered all over it, no more than strokes of a brush, soaring upwards in a flock.

“Thank you!” he replied, “It’s great! I bet he’ll really like it.”

Now, standing in Kei’s doorframe, he isn’t so sure anymore. “What do you want?” The other asks, with a sigh, as though Kou is being a bother by intruding in on his precious space. Kei had been sat at his desk, reading a book with a cover that promised fatal boredom the second the other had walked in. Kou tries his best to not let the words get to him as much as they could have.

“I got something for you.” Kou says, closing the door behind himself- he certainly doesn’t want any of the other members walking in on him making a fool of himself – and brings forward the gift hat he has been hiding behind his back all this time. Kei raises an eyebrow, and comments:

“That could use some ironing.”

“Hey.” Kou snaps, defensively, “Aren’t you happy at all, you ass?”

“Wait, this is for me?” Kei rises to his feet, and reaches out in bewilderment for the gift. Kou hands it to him, nodding. For someone who’s a self-proclaimed genius, Kou decides Nagai Kei can be slow on the uptake.

“Yeah, it’s…” Kou feels the back of his neck heat up, “A present.”

Why is he feeling so embarrassed at the situation?

“For me?” Kei repeats, putting emphasis on the me part. He stares at Kou as though he’s grown a second head.

“Yeah, for you.” Kou says with emphasis, “So, what, do you like it or not?”

He waits, more anxiously than he thought he would be as Kei examines the shirt with his scrutinizing eyes.

“It’s actually nice.” he finally admits, the gift having obviously passed his examination. Kou breathes a sigh of relief.

 “Great.” he replies joyfully, “Then please accept it.”

He presses the shirt firmly into his hands and takes back a step.

Kei visibly hesitates. His eyes flick back between the shirt, Kou and his desk.

“What do you want in exchange for it?” he asks, and Kou can’t fault him for the reasonable amount of suspicion in his tone. After all, he might be expecting an act of revenge for the mushroom onigiri, even though Kou would never go that far.

“Ceasefire.” Kou proclaims with a broad grin. He rubs the back of his neck, gesturing slightly as he explains. “Look, I know we started off on a bad foot. Really bad. But this mission here, against Satou…this is serious, and this is going to go on for long. And I don’t want to see you as my…enemy” Kou laughs, embarrassed at the overexaggerated term, “Or something like that. How about…how about we call it a ceasefire, and try to be…friends?

He winces as Kei’s right brow travels to unseen heights the second the word leaves his lips.

“Friends.” Kei deadpans.

“Friends would be nice, yep.” Kou laughs again, and feels like slapping himself for it. This isn’t a joke, and he doesn’t want Kei to take it as one. “I mean…yeah, I want us to be friends.” He says in a more serious tone, looking the other right in the eyes. “Will you accept my gift as promise of…camaraderie?” He’d learnt the expression from Hirasawa, and immediately taken a liking to it. Camaraderie, that’s what Hirasawa’s squad practices among themselves, that’s how they have come to be so close. One day, Kou thinks, even though it will be highly unlikely, one day I want to be able to have the same kind of relationship with Kei.

“I didn’t know you were knowledgeable in such difficult words.” Kei says mockingly, but before Kou can jab something back at him in response to that new verbal injury, he shrugs his shoulders.

“Well, perhaps.” he agrees, sighing as he does. “If I accept your offer, I can have this gift and I’d need a new shirt anyway, after today. It’s a deal.”

“That’s your kind of logic?” Kou can’t help but exclaim loudly, and only the smirk on Kei’s lips tells him the other might be joking. Partially.

“Honestly though…thank you for the gift.” Kei voices, right when Kou isn’t expecting it anymore. But Kei isn’t looking at him- his eyes are focused on the shirt, and he is tracing the birds with his finger. “They look like tiny IBMS.” he mumbles, and Kou vows that it’s a genuine smile he sees, for once.

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Dragon Ball Z Kakarot PC Review

It seems that gamers will never give Dragon Ball Z a chance to quit. Every time this 1989 anime looks ready for a peaceful retirement, it is once again dragged back into service sending 90’s kids spiraling into nostalgia, while a whole new generation falls in love with the show. Fighting games in particular have turned Akira Toriyama’s masterpiece into a magic goose with an infinite supply of golden eggs.

Yet, what lies beyond the fighting game genre for Dragon Ball Z has always represented something of an enigma for developers. The epic stand-offs against insanely powerful enemies are certainly a fundamental part of the anime, but they form part of deeper journey of Goku’s personal growth. No DBZ game has really been able to relay this in a meaningful experience.

Look Gohan! Daddy can move sideways in this game too!

Enter Dragon Ball Z Kakarot. With this game, Japan-based studio CyberConnect2 have taken the arena brawler formula from many of their Naruto titles, and wrapped the entire Dragon Ball Z epic around it. What they cobbled together is a wholly different kind of DBZ game with commendable respect for its source material, yet still falls prey to one too many of the open-world genre pitfalls.

Rock the dragon

Like the majority of Dragon Ball Z fighting games out on the market, DBZ Kakarot is similarly a melange of crucial story moments from the anime crafted into a playable experience. The anime’s main drawing point has always been the utter spectacle that ensues when powerful protagonists come face to face with god-like villains, and these moments are undoubtedly the stars of the show here.

Where CyberConnect2’s latest game distinguishes itself from its peers, however, is DBZ Kakarot’s interest in what leads up to these major showdowns. Rather than just ushering the player from one big fight to the next, the gameplay on the open-world maps becomes an opportunity to put time into grooming your character for the multiple boss encounters within each chapter.

I bet if you went through the anime frame by frame you would find scenes that match these pictures perfectly.

In other words, outside of fighting iconic adversaries like Androids, Frieza, or Cell, DBZ Kakarot takes on a much more relaxed and free pacing where the player can fly around the world hunting for collectables, can do some training, or pummel lesser enemies. Each locale has been utterly packed with oodles of the aforementioned loot which serves the purpose of enhancing your character’s abilities.

DBZ Kakarot is at its strongest when the game can make this entire experience feel like you are playing through the anime rather than watching it. Running on the Unreal Engine 4, the character models look utterly fantastic, and at times I had some difficulty distinguishing them from how they look on the show. This is easily on par with gorgeous visuals from Dragon Ball FighterZ.

The developers have also ensured that the fighting sequences do not hold back from eye-watering lighting and particle effects, as well as the actual sounds that defined the quirky aesthetics of the anime. By the time I reached the Kaio-ken four scene between Goku vs Vegeta, I squealed like a little school girl! You could feel that intensity through the screen, and in moments like these DBZ Kakarot shines.

Still my favourite scene from the entire anime

Unfortunately, while many in-combat animations have been done rather well, the open-world dialogue sequences are truly cringeworthy. The show’s real voice cast – including Seán Schemmel and Christopher Sabat – do their best, but the horrific wooden acting and Final Fantasy X-level awkward pauses between lines make these scenes an utter pain to sit through, and there are a LOT of them.

It’s over nine thousaaaaaaaand!

When the first moment arrived to try my hand at the combat mechanics, I instinctively switched over fighting game mode in my mind. As is the norm whenever I play a new fighting game, I anticipated the usual routine of pausing the game and committing some basic combos to memory before punching Piccolo right between his pointy ears…

Except there weren’t any combos or multi-button attacks to speak of. Instead, I learnt that the player will have access to the three basic actions throughout DBZ Kakarot’s combat sequences: Melee attacks, long-range energy blasts and that… blink/step… thing they do. That’s it. Only three inputs that always form the backbone for those flashy enemy encounters.

See how I totally missed Zarbon here? The game wants you to use energy attacks strategically, which means you cannot just spam them.

The reason why CyberConnect2 have gone with such a simplified, consistent combat system is to ensure that the leading character can be rotated as the story progresses, without the need for the player to learn new fighting moves. Moreover, keeping things simple also ensures that DBZ Kakarot keeps a balance between open-world, story-driven moments, and the more intense combat scenarios.

As such, the combat is based primarily on paying attention to the enemy’s attack patterns, and subsequently deciding what your character should do in that moment. Is the enemy close enough to attack, are they blocking, are they about to discharge an energy attack, or should I try to dodge their next move? You form an instinctive loop of these questions in your head the more you play.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Dragon Ball Z without the signature super moves, so the game does let the characters’ individuality shine through in these abilities. The player can therefore choose between a maximum of four different slots to fire energy blasts at enemies, and when fighting in groups, you can even call on your partners to assist with their super attacks.

I hope you like tutorial text; this game will throw A LOT at you! This is a big no no as this means the game was not designed so the player can learn how to play intuitively.

While combat is overall a robust and multi-layered system, I wish it could have been more responsive. The game does most of the work for you, but inputs are still dependent on the character finishing their animations, which means it was easy to descend into button-mashing. It was frustrating seeing characters failing to block, or not striking in an opening because they were still powering ahead with that combo you entered five seconds ago.

Open-world woes

I reviewed One Piece: World Seeker last year which, like DBZ Kakarot, is another Shonen Jump publication that finally shed the yoke of the fighting genre in exchange for an open-world design. Regrettably, several issues – such as a bland world and sterile gameplay – fatally ruptured what could have been a great recreation of the anime.

It seems that DBZ Kakarot was not paying attention to World Seeker’s failings as it duplicates several of them (albeit to a smaller degree). The most obvious problem in DBZ Kakarot is how the open-world gameplay yet again feels underdeveloped, and extremely repetitive.

You read that correctly, one of the side missions is literally helping Master Roshi find his porn. Why? Just WHY?

The different maps like Planet Namek or the island-strewn oceans around Kame House are decent replicas Dragon Ball Z’s settings, and they are pleasantly spacious. However, these areas rarely elevate beyond being collect-a-thon, sand boxes to find the same items over and over again. Even side quests are nothing more than finding lists of items, or fighting the same minor enemies over and over.

DBZ Kakarot’s reasoning behind these agonizingly generic, open-world quests is that the player is expected to use items like Z Orbs to upgrade their skill trees, or food ingredients to cook stats-boosting meals to consume before battles. In this way, the game is intended to convey the experience of preparing themselves for major encounters later on in the chapter(s).

Seriously, “She’s not happy”!? This is the best reason they could come up with for doing this side quest?

The reality is that I played through large chunks of DBZ Kakarot where I became aware of feeling utterly bored. Like One Piece: World Seeker, there is nothing broken in these systems even counting the cringy cut scenes. The issue is that the fun wears off after a few hours once you realise the open-world gameplay is a one-trick-pony. There is simply not enough variety in gameplay to justify the grinding.

Like anime, like game

I have an inkling that DBZ Kakarot was perhaps envisioned in the early phases of development as a turn-based JRPG since the game is built around strong elements of stats and grinding. This might explain why something feels seriously incomplete, and why DBZ Kakarot plays like different elements of open-world and RPG games that have been desperately cobbled together.

My takeaway from the forty or so hours spent in-game is that I vacillated between moments of nostalgic joy in reliving one of the most epic anime series ever conceived, and an overwhelming sense of ‘Are we there yet?’ There isn’t really another game based in the DBZ universe quite like this one, yet I cannot ignore how the devs failed miserably to make open-world gameplay more interesting.

Sorry folks, while DBZ Kakarot can certainly lay claim to a fairly solid foundation, I wish I had better news for you. It feels like a superior, more fleshed out Dragon Ball Z game constantly threatens to conquer the bland moments, but the experience just doesn’t get there. In December 2020 when the inevitable top ten lists come out, I’d bet most content creators are probably going to say “Oh right, I actually forgot about this game!”. Get it on sale if you must.

  Good visuals

Engaging boss fights

Loyal to the DBZ narrative

Battle cut scenes

Bland side quests

Very repetetive

Too much collecting

Open-world cut scenes

Tutorial screen overload

Too much talking!

          PC Specs: Windows 10 64-bit computer using Nvidia GTX 1070, i5 4690K CPU, 16GB RAM – Played using an XBox One controller

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This Newfound World Is the Best Place Yet to Search for Alien Life

A newly found planet around a far off celebrity may additionally soar to the top of the listing of places where scientists should go looking for alien existence.

The alien international referred to as LHS 1140b is rocky, like Earth. It is best forty mild-years away from our sun system (essentially, down-the-road in cosmic phrases), and sits within the so-referred to an as liveable quarter of its figure famous person, this means that liquid water ought to potentially exist on this planet’s surface. Numerous other planets also meet the one’s standards, however few of them are as prime for look at as LHC 1140b in step with the scientists who determined it, because the sort of celebrity the planet orbits and the planet’s orientation to Earth make it ripe for investigations into whether it’s the form of area wherein life should thrive.

Related: 10 Exoplanets That Might be Ideal to Guide existence

“This is the maximum interesting exoplanet I’ve visible in the beyond a decade,” Jason Dittmann, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and lead author on the paper describing the invention, said in a statement from CFA. “We may want to infrequently wish for a better target to perform one in all the most important quests in science — trying to find proof of existence past Earth.”

Alien Ecosystem

Lots of exoplanets have been found orbiting stars aside from the sun inside the last 20 years. A lot of the one’s planets meet a number of the simple necessities for web hosting lifestyles as we are aware of it — they’re rocky like Earth (as opposed to gaseous, like Saturn or Jupiter) and that they sit down within the habitable quarter of their parent star.

What is Lutein? It is a Newfound Hope For People With Degenerative Eye Disease

What’s Lutein is a query that many researchers requested before studying? It’s miles one among six hundred carotenoids discovered in diverse kinds of ingredients. Probable the richest foods that include this powerful antioxidant is darkish inexperienced leafy veggies which include spinach and kale. How would you like to maintain your imaginative and prescient in place of being one of the billions of American citizens who lose their sight? Study this article and found how you can.

Researchers were analyzing this carotenoid for around 5 or 6 years and feature provides you with a few exquisite results. It’s miles believed thru eating 6 – 10mg of lutein every day in 5 years time we can store billions on healthcare fees.

The petals of the marigold flower additionally contain this all critical nutrient as well.

It is not capable of being produced by means of the frame and so our most effective way of having this lifestyle enhancing element is from food or with the aid of supplementation.

Meals

The general public, even though they devour a balanced food plan do not get near the right quantity of this molecule. A number of the ingredients we eat do not even contain a small quantity and on the pinnacle of that, A variety of our ingredients do now not have the purest form due to pesticide sprays which have been used on them, undernourished and over planted soil which could have been used. However, ingesting spinach, kale, corn, egg yolks, peas, broccoli, and cabbage will come up with some of the each day required quantity.

What then can we do to get the proper amount of this top notch little herbal pigment?

Nutritional Dietary supplements

Yes, the solution is to take your lutein in a complement shape. This way, as long as you have got bought a multi diet whereby you realize precisely how a good deal of the ingredient has been added and at the same time is it a natural shape? Questions like this are critical whilst deciding on. Don’t simply visit the shop and purchase the primary one you spot.

Again What is lutein?

It’s miles a totally crucial and critical Dietary element that our body wishes. It’s far present in the macular vicinity of our eye which is accountable for the crucial imaginative and prescient. Do you know that out of the 600 carotenoids simplest two of them actually grow to be inside the retina?

Pick your supplement wisely and investigate the organization and their merchandise earlier than you buy something.

The Top Eight Most Popular Capitals Around The World

All over the global, each single use has a capital town. And in some instances, you get to discover locations which have a couple of capital. This text will tell you approximately the pinnacle 8 most popular and maximum beautiful capitals around the arena.

1. London

I do not assume this will come as a surprise to anybody that London tops this list. I suggest have you ever seen the place It is really breathtaking! The glittering lighting fixtures of the town and the hustle bustle of the humans moving around will make you sense giddy with happiness. Other than that, London is also unique due to its connection to Royalty and their glowing castles.

2. Paris

The capital of France is an area of romance and lifestyles. people from Everywhere in the international come to Paris to view their favorite Eiffel Tower and have fun their love for each Different. Another aspect that you may experience here is the mouth-watering meals that the streets of Paris offer.

3. Tokyo

The capital of Japan is stunning but now not in a conventional way. Tokyo with all its technical improvements is stated to be the center of the sector technology and this is the things that draw you the most when you visit Tokyo. Buy miles on line and visit this city the use of a few outstanding journey offers.

4. Berlin

Germany for all its research and technological advances nonetheless has the most obviously beautiful capital of all instances. Berlin will let you indulge in the true German enjoy without going through too much trouble

5. Rome

The capital of Italy, is filled with such a lot of places of importance, that you probably might not be able to cover them in a single pass. The first and predominant is the Roman Colosseum which is likewise considered to be one of the wonders of the arena. Other than the beautiful architecture, It’s miles stated that Rome has the pleasant Italian food that you’ll ever have the delight of consuming.

6. Copenhagen

This stunning metropolis is the capital of Denmark and has loads to offer you particularly if you are a party animal. The exquisite scenery and the hospitality of the people will make you fall in love with this vicinity.

7. Athens

The metropolis of legends as I like to name It is stunning for absolutely everyone who likes history and archeological records. Because this city is filled with places in order to satisfy the inner historian in you.

8. Amsterdam

This metropolis in Netherlands is lovely sufficient to literally deliver tears in your eyes. And agree with it or no longer, however, this city is stated to be one of the most sustainable towns in the global which makes it even greater beautiful.

Alien Technology and Government Cover Ups

Major Jesse Marcel had brought a number of the scavenged parts home with him after the Roswell crash. He defined the particles to appear as Aluminum Foil, however he noticed whilst you were to bend the material it would get better to its authentic form. As soon as his Commanding officer heard that he secretly took some debris home with him, the commanding officer made him hold pieces of a weather balloon to persuade the general public it changed into not anything greater than a failed weather balloon. This become the begin of the Alien ship cover up.

Have you noticed an enhance of era at some point of the 1950’s nicely

Conspiracy theorists assume that we carried out this level of era via the united states Government the usage of and enhancing extraterrestrial era. Conspiracy Theorists say that night time imaginative and prescient goggles have been most possibly constructed from the attention of an extraterrestrial pilot. All of this generation has been done some years after the Roswell incident passed off.

Numerous men like Boyd Bushman have come forward for the duration of their closing months before death revealing all varieties of Government secrets and techniques. Bushman claimed he experienced and labored with extraterrestrial generation. Bushman also claimed that he visited the mysterious Army Base known as Area 51 which become no longer acknowledged as an actual location till 2013 whilst the CIA discovered its lifestyles. At the same time as running at Place fifty one he claimed to have met Several extraterrestrial beings. He also furnished the interviewers with pictures of alien beings. One being called J-rod, which turned into the nickname the people at Place fifty one gave this alien given that they did not speak the same language. They also had to broaden a special type of manner for them to communicate.

The wow sign became any other sign of alien life detected on August 15th

1977 with the aid of Jerry Ehman At the same time as operating on a SETI task on the Big Ear Radio telescope of the Ohio Country College. The sign also became claimed to had lasted seventy-two seconds. That’s the longest recorded sign recorded. While Jerry changed into reviewing the facts he was so impressed he wrote Wow! On the aspect of the paper. Which gave the Wow signal its call.

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This Newfound World Is the Best Place Yet to Search for Alien Life

A newly found planet around a far off celebrity may additionally soar to the top of the listing of places where scientists should go looking for alien existence.

The alien international referred to as LHS 1140b is rocky, like Earth. It is best forty mild-years away from our sun system (essentially, down-the-road in cosmic phrases), and sits within the so-referred to an as liveable quarter of its figure famous person, this means that liquid water ought to potentially exist on this planet’s surface. Numerous other planets also meet the one’s standards, however few of them are as prime for look at as LHC 1140b in step with the scientists who determined it, because the sort of celebrity the planet orbits and the planet’s orientation to Earth make it ripe for investigations into whether it’s the form of area wherein life should thrive.

Related: 10 Exoplanets That Might be Ideal to Guide existence

“This is the maximum interesting exoplanet I’ve visible in the beyond a decade,” Jason Dittmann, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and lead author on the paper describing the invention, said in a statement from CFA. “We may want to infrequently wish for a better target to perform one in all the most important quests in science — trying to find proof of existence past Earth.”

Alien Ecosystem

Lots of exoplanets have been found orbiting stars aside from the sun inside the last 20 years. A lot of the one’s planets meet a number of the simple necessities for web hosting lifestyles as we are aware of it — they’re rocky like Earth (as opposed to gaseous, like Saturn or Jupiter) and that they sit down within the habitable quarter of their parent star.

What is Lutein? It is a Newfound Hope For People With Degenerative Eye Disease

What’s Lutein is a query that many researchers requested before studying? It’s miles one among six hundred carotenoids discovered in diverse kinds of ingredients. Probable the richest foods that include this powerful antioxidant is darkish inexperienced leafy veggies which include spinach and kale. How would you like to maintain your imaginative and prescient in place of being one of the billions of American citizens who lose their sight? Study this article and found how you can.

Researchers were analyzing this carotenoid for around 5 or 6 years and feature provides you with a few exquisite results. It’s miles believed thru eating 6 – 10mg of lutein every day in 5 years time we can store billions on healthcare fees.

The petals of the marigold flower additionally contain this all critical nutrient as well.

It is not capable of being produced by means of the frame and so our most effective way of having this lifestyle enhancing element is from food or with the aid of supplementation.

Meals

The general public, even though they devour a balanced food plan do not get near the right quantity of this molecule. A number of the ingredients we eat do not even contain a small quantity and on the pinnacle of that, A variety of our ingredients do now not have the purest form due to pesticide sprays which have been used on them, undernourished and over planted soil which could have been used. However, ingesting spinach, kale, corn, egg yolks, peas, broccoli, and cabbage will come up with some of the each day required quantity.

What then can we do to get the proper amount of this top notch little herbal pigment?

Nutritional Dietary supplements

Yes, the solution is to take your lutein in a complement shape. This way, as long as you have got bought a multi diet whereby you realize precisely how a good deal of the ingredient has been added and at the same time is it a natural shape? Questions like this are critical whilst deciding on. Don’t simply visit the shop and purchase the primary one you spot.

Again What is lutein?

It’s miles a totally crucial and critical Dietary element that our body wishes. It’s far present in the macular vicinity of our eye which is accountable for the crucial imaginative and prescient. Do you know that out of the 600 carotenoids simplest two of them actually grow to be inside the retina?

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The Top Eight Most Popular Capitals Around The World

All over the global, each single use has a capital town. And in some instances, you get to discover locations which have a couple of capital. This text will tell you approximately the pinnacle 8 most popular and maximum beautiful capitals around the arena.

1. London

I do not assume this will come as a surprise to anybody that London tops this list. I suggest have you ever seen the place It is really breathtaking! The glittering lighting fixtures of the town and the hustle bustle of the humans moving around will make you sense giddy with happiness. Other than that, London is also unique due to its connection to Royalty and their glowing castles.

2. Paris

The capital of France is an area of romance and lifestyles. people from Everywhere in the international come to Paris to view their favorite Eiffel Tower and have fun their love for each Different. Another aspect that you may experience here is the mouth-watering meals that the streets of Paris offer.

3. Tokyo

The capital of Japan is stunning but now not in a conventional way. Tokyo with all its technical improvements is stated to be the center of the sector technology and this is the things that draw you the most when you visit Tokyo. Buy miles on line and visit this city the use of a few outstanding journey offers.

4. Berlin

Germany for all its research and technological advances nonetheless has the most obviously beautiful capital of all instances. Berlin will let you indulge in the true German enjoy without going through too much trouble

5. Rome

The capital of Italy, is filled with such a lot of places of importance, that you probably might not be able to cover them in a single pass. The first and predominant is the Roman Colosseum which is likewise considered to be one of the wonders of the arena. Other than the beautiful architecture, It’s miles stated that Rome has the pleasant Italian food that you’ll ever have the delight of consuming.

6. Copenhagen

This stunning metropolis is the capital of Denmark and has loads to offer you particularly if you are a party animal. The exquisite scenery and the hospitality of the people will make you fall in love with this vicinity.

7. Athens

The metropolis of legends as I like to name It is stunning for absolutely everyone who likes history and archeological records. Because this city is filled with places in order to satisfy the inner historian in you.

8. Amsterdam

This metropolis in Netherlands is lovely sufficient to literally deliver tears in your eyes. And agree with it or no longer, however, this city is stated to be one of the most sustainable towns in the global which makes it even greater beautiful.

Alien Technology and Government Cover Ups

Major Jesse Marcel had brought a number of the scavenged parts home with him after the Roswell crash. He defined the particles to appear as Aluminum Foil, however he noticed whilst you were to bend the material it would get better to its authentic form. As soon as his Commanding officer heard that he secretly took some debris home with him, the commanding officer made him hold pieces of a weather balloon to persuade the general public it changed into not anything greater than a failed weather balloon. This become the begin of the Alien ship cover up.

Have you noticed an enhance of era at some point of the 1950’s nicely

Conspiracy theorists assume that we carried out this level of era via the united states Government the usage of and enhancing extraterrestrial era. Conspiracy Theorists say that night time imaginative and prescient goggles have been most possibly constructed from the attention of an extraterrestrial pilot. All of this generation has been done some years after the Roswell incident passed off.

Numerous men like Boyd Bushman have come forward for the duration of their closing months before death revealing all varieties of Government secrets and techniques. Bushman claimed he experienced and labored with extraterrestrial generation. Bushman also claimed that he visited the mysterious Army Base known as Area 51 which become no longer acknowledged as an actual location till 2013 whilst the CIA discovered its lifestyles. At the same time as running at Place fifty one he claimed to have met Several extraterrestrial beings. He also furnished the interviewers with pictures of alien beings. One being called J-rod, which turned into the nickname the people at Place fifty one gave this alien given that they did not speak the same language. They also had to broaden a special type of manner for them to communicate.

The wow sign became any other sign of alien life detected on August 15th

1977 with the aid of Jerry Ehman At the same time as operating on a SETI task on the Big Ear Radio telescope of the Ohio Country College. The sign also became claimed to had lasted seventy-two seconds. That’s the longest recorded sign recorded. While Jerry changed into reviewing the facts he was so impressed he wrote Wow! On the aspect of the paper. Which gave the Wow signal its call.