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ughscara · 3 months ago

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sleepy nonsense featuring kabukimono :)

cw. none! this is a more ambiguous setting ( up to your heart to decide whether this is romantic or platonic ). i wrote this way past my bedtime so it's messy www

inazuma was always cold.

not that's anything new. it's common knowledge that inazuma's breeze, regardless of weather, always held onto the tender yet unforgiving chill of its winters. your breaths tangled with the wind, forming into cute little clouds before dissipating then making a return with each slow exhale against your hands that were entwined together for warmth.

ah, never forget the soft sand below your feet and the shore embracing your ankles briefly. they weren't as cold, but they sure weren't forgiving either. this was becoming a bit of a worry for the one walking beside you under the moonlight, noticing the subtle shades of sunset that seemed to coat your cheeks and tips of your fingers more.

“are you really okay? you look more cold...” kabukimono's gentle tone resounded in your ears, worried for you still. his gaze is hesitant to leave your figure, taking notice of your slightly tense shoulders. ‘is my veil not enough?’ he thought to himself, even with your haori on along with his thin veil; you still didn't appear comfortable with this weather.

he snapped himself out of his slowly growing panic at just the right time, hearing the good old,

“i'm alright, kabuki. it's not that cold.”

excuse you? ‘not that cold?’

no, absolutely not, he couldn't have that for a response. not this time. and you were a bit taken aback to see him knit his brows and purse his lips by the slightest bit... archons, not that face.

anything but kabukimono's displeased expression.

you directed your gaze to the faraway horizon, rendering him unable to see your defeated smile. all that reverberated in your ears was the faint sound of his thorough footsteps on the sand, standing right before you yet he still couldn't catch your attention like he often did. if there was anyone more stubborn than nagamasa, it was you. ( at least, your stubbornness acted up in more trivial settings like now )

“(name)?” the puppet called out with gentle reproach, well aware that the softer tone would prompt you to look at him again. and true to his hypothesis; you did. he wasn't able to suppress the soft smile that painted his face, unable to not pass up the opportunity of admiring the adorable shade of red adorning your cheeks, the tip of your nose and knuckles from the chilly weather.

unlike him.

nevertheless... he took in a subtle breath, along with a moment then uttered; “you don't have to lie to me, you know.” kabukimono practically embraced the reassurance you often exhibited tightly at that moment, even more so as he extended his arms for you. “come here.”

too gentle and warm of a soul as kabukimono was, not at all hesitating to give out the invitation just as you unhesitatingly accepted it. a step closer, then another, and another, until you found yourself shielded by his arms. the little things, like how the hem of his silken kimono occasionally grazed the edges of your legs, the fabric dancing to the chilly wind that was the tiniest bit warmer than his porcelain skin, all the more icy against yours.

but that could never quill the warmth that stemmed from this puppet's endearing actions. whatever the cold breeze gave to you, whatever the cold shore provided, was all but naught as you showered more in the comfort his embrace brought.

“do you feel better?” kabukimono murmured, and he was delighted to see you withdraw all the while appearing more relaxed now. though just as you were about to speak; trickles of rain began to pour down. how convenient.

whilst you smiled, his ecstatic giggle carried out the brief silence, his veil draping over both of you side by side while slowly but surely making haste to tatarasuna village. aware that one way or another, neither of you was going to make it back dry nor warm.

here's to another earful from toki.

#( ❀ ) ── signed‚ the sixth kasan.#( ❀ ) ── kabukimono's love letters.#— stellaronhvnters.#genshin impact #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #kabukimono #kabukimono x reader

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greedbent · 1 year ago

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NATURE'S LITTLE SOUL WAS VOID OF IMPERTINENCE, for the child had been well - conditioned by the strictness of the matron, and obedience was almost innate; Kaz would never have to worry about any challenging of his authority or testing of firm limits.

Oh, but there was something she felt just now … something truly overwhelming … a certain Something too much for a sensitive heart to bear, and it was stimulated by the sight of Kaz attempting to leave for the night to ( once again) deal with his many Important Adult Things—nothing out of the ordinary.

And yet those little feet quickly pattered across those rickety, creaking floorboards, the child tripping nearly the whole way. Once Ari had finally reached the man wrapped in all shadows and gloom, her tiny hands gripped his sleeve and gave it a desperate, reminding pull — a gesture that screamed: I'm here! Don't forget me!

She can expect to see him again sometime in the morning. Ari would not be alone, Kaz had made sure; his subordinates would diligently watch over nature's little soul in his absence, but tonight that fact was no comfort. Ari could not bear the separation—the painful distance between now and then. Her heart had control of her, not her mind, for the child had no fear of the consequences of her actions just now.

Ari wanted Kaz.

" p - peas … " Ari whispered in a shaky voice. Pleading—her eyes were pleading as she gave his sleeve one more tug. " I wa … wa … I … "

Oh, how to say it? How to say it! How could she convince a man so stubborn—so seemingly unfeeling—to consider the terrible ache in her heart! Would he? Won't he?

" I www … I want mr. Kassie to stuh … to stay … "

@earthssprout || did we ask for a fresh serving of feels ?? 👏 yes we did!

Kaz was sure she had become used to this.

Like any common child watching their father walk out the door on the bright cusp of dawn, any child waking up to his absence when he'd left before the sun had even broken the horizon, any child knowing it would be supper that brought him back (if, indeed, it brought him back at all)— They had established a routine. Little Ariana knew this, was trained to expect it as much as she was trained to accept it.

She didn't give him trouble. No doubt due in equal parts to her steadfast obedience and the proper trepidation toward consequences from a man who would not permit any leniency. She was a good girl. And even in the face of that twinge of heartache she wore on her sleeve, Kaz was never swayed.

But what a strong word, “never.” He'd learn—one day—never to use it lightly.

For it was on this particular evening that the well-mannered little girl found a way to put her foot down. He was forced—another strong word; it wasn't like Kaz couldn't have kept walking—to stop when a pair of hands snagged him by the sleeve. Deep down, he knew if it had been anyone else, he would've cuffed them. He knew an unwanted touch, no matter where, was to be reprimanded, discouraged from ever happening again. Here, however, Kaz didn't even flinch.

He simply stopped. Turned. Looked down at her with sheer indifference. And yet listened as she begged.

A cry for him to stay. She wanted him to stay. She wanted him—

Was it trifling? Was it silly? Foolish? Oh, most certainly. The mind and heart of a child always were. Just like him. Just like that little boy toddling carelessly, thoughtlessly, happily at his older brother's side, clinging to his sleeve—yet to understand what true misfortune was, how it would eventually take him.

Did you ever even consider what you were doing, Jordie? To me.

Kaz studied her for a while. He tasted something bitter in the back of his throat, cleared it, peered up at the open door and the threshold he crossed most every night. He was resolved, but resolved to do something shocking to even himself.

“Rotty,” Kaz called out at the same time as he pivoted, tugged free from Ari's pleading grip, and stalked over to his desk again. He removed his hat and set it down alongside the pen he grabbed to begin scrawling a note. Only upon hearing approaching footsteps—recognizing them as the man summoned—did he say more: “I need you to deliver a message to the Van Eck estate.”

All too quickly, he finished his writing with a flourish and folded the paper between two gloved fingers. Kaz moved back across the room to present it to the waiting Rotty. “And if Wylan and Jesper have any complaints about the hour, tell them they're lucky”—his attention trickled down to little Ari standing there pitifully at his side—“that I'm not the one delivering it tonight.”

#earthssprout #〣♚{ answered }#tents hands in front of face and just screams until the end of time #hilarious how something so seemingly insignificant actually isn't 8D #AWNJOGHNAJOGDH i'm WEEPING OVER THIS WINNIE GFNHDJGA #precious ari out here legitimately wanting kaz to stay with her fOR ONCE T^T #and kaz... 8)c sOMEHOW BEING SWAYED? OH SHIIIIT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN--#catch me dabbing so hard over here hohOHOHOHOHO #something that i'm starting to pick up on with their relationship too...#is kaz occasionally seeing HIMSELF and his young naivety in ari ;3;#partICULARLY in his relationship with jordie ngdjhoanjo #i'm not crying ur crying WE'RE ALL CRYING OK #he can't let her down like jordie let him down 8) HE CAN'T #WHEEZES OTL #i love them so much winnie ty again for sending this gfnhjaoo i'm not okay

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ruvatia · 3 years ago

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Sorry if this is a bit much with everything going on, but could I request a scenario where the Paladins + Matt & Lotor have a black s/o and they’re scared abt everything that’s happening in their country and are sad that racial injustice is happening? I’ve been rlly worried the past few days, but if this is smth too uncomfy I understand ;w; Thank you 💖💖💖

This got really long, I apologize but I turned it into half-headcanons with just the main paladins-- i apologize for not doing all the characters you’ve mentioned, but I don’t think they would fit all in a single post anyways www

On another note I hope you and every other reader take good care of their mental health; it’s important to be aware of what’s going on but it’s also important to be in the right mindspace to be able to tackle everything that’s being shared. It’s pain that’s been boiling for a very long time and there is absolutely no shame in taking some downtime to recover before heading back into current issues.

SHIRO:

If you were saddened, Shiro would suggest that maybe you switch to something else; if there was something that he knows will distract you and temporarily have you be a little more at ease, he’d do that!

But also maybe add a little twist-- extra soft blankets (fresh out of the oven! Screw the bills you’re worth it), extra cheese on your favorite dish, whatever it is that can make your smile a little wider, bigger or brighter just let him know!

Would give you hugs if you asked, but usually Shiro pets your head and brushes your cheek for comfort

He also does this when he wants to ask something of you, but thats another story

Why the TV was still on was a mystery to you, you’d stopped listening a long time ago. Your partner besides you noticed, and you felt the hand around your shoulder tighten his grip a little, bringing you out of your thoughts.

“Hey, maybe we should watch something else?” he asked softly, brushing your cheek with his hand. “I can’t really listen to this anymore.”

“Yeah… Sure.” you replied, though it felt like an automated response more than your actual opinion.

“Okay, I’ll switch to that weird show Pidge recorded the other day, we agreed to watch it, right?” he replied, quickly grabbing the remote to change the program.

The first episode started playing, but the moment that it did, you felt cold as Shiro left your side.

“Where are you going?” you asked, your interlaced fingers the only thing keeping him close.

“Ah, I thought I’d make us something. We both kinda skipped dinner….”

He’d thought about putting something together that you’d like, maybe order dessert to surprise you but seeing the look on your face, leaving your side was the hardest thing to do right now.

So he gave in, and your both fell asleep until the doorbell rang with your delivery.

KEITH:

I have this headcanon that Keith isn’t very good with physical touch but after the end of voltron and after enough time of humanitarian relief, he learns how important it is for someone that’s in a specific state of mind

So the best he has to offer when his words fail is physical touch

Over your time together he’s learned what you need depending on your mood, and it helped him out lots when you were more vocal about it-- if anything he liked it when you asked for things that he could easily deliver, he’d do anything to see you smile

A hand came over your phone screen, Keith’s fingers lacing into yours and making you drop the device onto the crevices of the sofa.

“Why did you--”

“You’ve been staring at that thing for the past hour, biting at your nails.” he said in a worried tone. “That’s enough. We’re going to bed.”

“But it’s just--”

“We’re going to bed.” he repeated in a harsher tone, lifting you off your seat.

Keith sat down onto the bed first, pulling you into him. You both fell onto the bed, Keith quickly pulling the covers over your shoulders before his arms came around you.

“My alarm is my phone.”

“That’s nice, but we both know we have nothing to do tomorrow.” he replied right away, making you chuckle.

“Keith…” you called, your hands sneaking up to his face.

You brushed away some of his hair from his face as he gave you a complicated expression, unable to reflect the small smile you wore. He knew things were shit outside, that being apart from your family and other loved ones was a toll on both you and that lately negative thoughts have plagued you more often than not but Keith, despite his good intention was still somewhat of an awkward man.

“Thank you.”

He kissed you in reply and you both left it at that, glad that he had someone like you to meet him halfway.

LANCE:

Lots of hugs the moment he feels something is off with you

Will be a brat™ for the sole purpose of distracting you, bET

I feel like post-series Lance tries his best to be as observant as Allura and tries to understand others better-- but it didn't take a genius or incredible empath to know why your eyes looked like they were about to overflow at the sight of the news.

I’d like to think that Lance, with a big connected family is one of the paladins that very easily gets what you’re going through, wouldn’t be surprised he’s been called one or two things in his past either

That being said it doesn’t mean that he completely understands your personalized struggles with racial injustices that you encounter everyday; as another minority himself + coming from a culture and upbringing that might be different than yours, its a very different experience.

Memories flooded as the news anchor spoke about “lootings” and as you scrolled down your feed to see feeble attempts at sympathy from local peacekeepers. You sigh and retweet another thread, only to find something equally as shocking right after. You stopped commenting in quote retweets a while ago, you felt like you were constantly repeating that none of this was okay and that a reform was desperately needed. Rather than typing out your thoughts you typed out your name, address and email over and over again, signing one petition after the other.

Hearing sigh after sigh, Lance eventually put an arm around your shoulder. He startled you, but his soft voice made both your shoulders and your guard lower.

“Hey, do you want to make a midnight snack with me? I’m getting kinda hungry.”

“What about that new rule we were talking about? Not eating 4 hours before we went to bed?”

“Every diet has one or two cheat days, don’t they?” he replied, kissing one of your eyelids. “Come on, I’m sure your neck is sore from being like that for so long.”

In the end you both made some soul-food until a food-coma knocked you out until tomorrow. In the morning, you realized that Lance must’ve woken up in the middle of the night because you remember cuddling on the couch, and yet you’re waking up on the bed. Of course, still in his arms.

HUNK:

Having a sensible heart, I feel like both you and hunk would struggle a little about maintaining a healthy distance with current events.

Though overtime he would understand that keeping in touch with everything that’s going on is important, but not at the sake of burning out

His best bet, to him, to pull you out of a such a dark space is with comfort food

“Ok ppl feel like they want to eat a horse but they actually cant when they’re in that mind space Hunk, let’s make something sweet and small; something direct and straight to the point! Let’s add smiley faces on it!”

Your turned down the volume from the news, let your head fall backwards and brought up your forearm over your closed eyes. It felt warm and made it you realize that you had probably been staring very intensely at the screen as a wave of comfort hit your eyes the moment they were drowned in darkness. Letting out a deep breath, you stilled and let yourself bask in your thoughts until a familiar voice brought you back.

“Maybe a little bit more sugar? No, then it would be disbalanced. The base is already so sweet-- Ah, I have to take the cupcakes out or else they might get burned!”

You felt a smile grow on your lips, making you ignore the horrid news being broadcasted to turn to your partner that as usual, seemed to juggle ten thousand things to create a whole meal.

“What’s going on over here?” you asked, leaning over the counter to note that one of your favorite dishes was made and machines that were mostly used for baking had been brought out.

“Oh you know, just a little pick me up for my most favorite person ever.” he shrugged, but a smile soon came to his face. His hands were full but he leaned over, his lips meeting your cheek. “Things outside are a little dark, so I thought we could both use a little something nice.”

He turned on the machine after dropping a drop of dye to make it your favorite color and within a few minutes the icing was finished. Hunk scooped up a small amount on his finger and brought it to his lips and nod.

“Wanna taste?” he asked you, his finger dipping into the icing.

A mischievous grin spread on your features as you took his wrist and let his finger fall on your tongue, the sweetness quickly spreading through your mouth. The yellow paladin shivered as you let his digit hang in your mouth for longer than necessary, letting out a satisfied hum when you returned it to him.

“Tastes perfect.”

PIDGE:

She knew what could be fixed, she knew how to fix it but this meant she was also aware of how long such a transition would take

I think Pidge would be similar to Shiro: whatever she remembers that helps you be at ease, she would defect to that in hopes to maybe distract you for a while.

I don’t think Pidge is a very touchy person either, so if she reaches out to you _physically_ in worry, it’s a very clear sign she’s serious/anxious

I feel like she would reach out in other ways and then if she knew you were in a specific state of mind where touch was not useful, or if she just also wanted to try things out lol

As you watched the twisted information that was being shared on screen, another message caught your attention. Rather than a small red icon in the corner, a small window appeared in the middle of your computer screen.

The video had stopped, every horrible gif about police brutality was paused and there was nothing else but the small window pidge had thrown onto your screen. You chuckled, and felt a pressure behind your working chair.

Another message popped up.

<You’ve been catching up with twitter for the past two hours. Surely you’re done now?>

A soft laugh came from you, making Pidge release a breath she didn’t know she was holding. You typed out an answer:

<Okay, but half of them are just cat videos and the other half are just retweets of said videos.>

You both laughed, before Pidge turned around and tapped your shoulder. She let her hand float in the air, yours coming to join it as a soon as your turned her way.

“Wanna take a nap?” she asked, letting her head fall onto your shoulder. “I had Chip make some hot chocolate, Hunk style.”

You squeezed her hand, putting your computer on sleep mode.

“Yeah, that sounds nice.”

#voltron writings #shiro x reader #takashi shirogane x reader #keith x reader #keith kogane x reader #lance x reader #lance mcclain x reader #hunk x reader #hunk garett x reader #pidge x reader #katie holt x reader #for context this was requested around june 2020 #its a year late and thata my fault wjdjan

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chibifoxwrites · 3 years ago

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Since someone showed interest

During my rewrite for Cyber Heroine, it was originally going to be 100% based on the manga for Megaman NT Warrior with some occasional details from the anime and games thrown in. Some of the stuff stayed for the current, other stuff did not. Here were some ideas I had drafted:

The main cast were high school age, not elementary school.

Netto and her friends had drifted away come middle school but would get back together as friends during high school.

Netto was a loner and would spend her free time coding food, clothes, and toys for Net Navi’s, which is how she got income on the side. She is an unofficial intern at Sci-Labs since they double check her work.

The link was already in place thanks to X. Netto and Rockman have a betting pool as to when Yuuichiro was going to tell Netto that she used to have a twin.

70% of the twins using the mental link is just to share bud puns, jokes, and memes.

Many of Netto’s classmates thought that her parents were divorced since Yuuichiro was never seen at home for more than a day or so.

It was known amongst Netto’s friends and peers that Rockman was modeled after Saito.

Netto and Rockman operated under the aliases of Aile and Vent, a famous hacker duo who operated like the Leverage team. Most of their crimes were giving back data stolen by major corporations to their rightful developers.

Multiple civilian Net Battlers actually fought against WWW if they were registered as B-rank or above, but only if they were near the attack site.

Many of the WWW attacks were actually targeting Netto, with those specifically being arranged by the Professor. Wily did not want anyone killed but hurt was fine.

To keep her cover, Netto had a wardrobe for her regular outfits and one for her Aile outfits.

Enzan and “Aile” had a Batman/Catwoman kind of relationship, where Enzan’s nickname was Mr. Official.

Rockman already had Style Change but had to undergo a trial for Saito Style.

Enzan was not their heir to a major corporation but the heir to a very old family involved in law enforcement, hence his involvement in police work at such a young age.

Enzan was jealous that another teenager, one that had better scores than him, was brought onto the force.

Netto and Enzan’s relationship was like that of Sakura and Syaoran.

When Rockman was first deleted, Blues would come over and watch Studio Ghibli and Disney films with Netto to just be there for her.

Mamoru was still the same age as when he first appeared in canon and raised by his aunt Tamako. He lived with her in the countryside when he wasn’t in the hospital. Netto would bring him books and games to keep him occupied. When Netto wasn’t around, he played with Serenade.

Serenade was VERY protective of Mamoru and would do anything to help Netto since she could make their NetOp laugh even when he was having a bad day.

Much of Rockman and Forte’s drama/rivalry was due to Netto. Forte wanted Netto to forsake humanity and be his friend/partner like when she was a kid, but Netto wanted to stay with Rockman and wouldn't turn against humanity.

Despite rejecting his offer, Forte would still come to Netto’s defense if she and Rockman were attacked.

Arcadia existed as a civilization of programs before it was attacked by a splinter cell in Sci-Labs led by Regal. Neo Arcadia was built by the remnants of the first attack.

The Four Guardians (Harpuia, Fefnir, Leviathan, Phantom) were condensed into small files and turned into the Element Programs, which Netto and Rockman stole back.

While operating as Aile in real life, Netto would use the Guardians.

Blues was made from data stolen from Arcadia and was created to be a prototype independent Net Navi that was the perfect soldier aka a Forte that only followed orders.

Laika and Netto were penpals as Laika stayed with the Hikari family when he was younger due to Sharro’s economy and his mother’s declining health. Yuuichiro and Laika’s mother were colleagues, so Laika stayed in Electopia until the economy got better and a permanent home could be found for him.

When the Cyber World and Real Worlds temporarily merged, Alia and Haruka had a girl’s day out.

Saito Style going out of control was due to repressed anger form both Netto and Rockman.

Netto has access to pop culture that didn't come about as planned because of the universe reboot so every once in a while, she makes a reference that nobody understands.

The cover for the illegal Net Battles was movie night, using movie from before the timeline reboot, hence Code 80s Dance Party.

When Double Soul activated, Netto got to keep chips of it like in the anime and people volunteered to try it with Rockman.

Dark Rockman was one of the multiple attempts of Yuuichiro trying to bring back Saito but deemed it a failure when it would not activate. He became a Darkloid due to the anger of being thrown away and abandoned.

Dark Rockman tried to force Netto to go Perfect Synchro with him. When she refused, he tried to kill Netto himself instead of having Shademan do it.

Netto was revealed as Aile during the Netopia Arc but was never formally arrested due to X being involved plus many people lobbying for her release.

Netto also had an identity crisis as to if she was really Hikari Netto or Aile Light due to past life memories.

The Netopia Arc had some real repercussions since the military technically abducted a citizen of another country under false pretenses, which is how X got properly introduced in person.

X, Zero, and Axl were merely mentioned until the Netopia Arc, where they actually showed up. Up until then, the only action they took was smiting opponents they knew ordinary Net Navis could not defeat.

Data Ghosts of the original Classic Robot Masters appeared to stop Nebula Grey.

There were only 3 Cyber Elves and they were larger than most Net Navis.

Cyber Elves had their own language and Netto would slip into it at times of high stress.

Forte was caught because he came to movie night and many were put under arrest for not reporting Forte’s whereabouts, including Blues, Searchman, and Tomohawkman.

X fist fought Duo to save the planet when it was found out that Slur rigged the entire trial.

Rockman got both of Gregar and Falzar’s data, not just Gregar.

Cache found a way to absorb the world like in the anime, not the Cybeasts like in the manga.

Trill was a prototype Net Navi for a Sci-Labs program that would allow Net Navis to have children of their own. He was created during the one year that Rockman was missing.

In the workshopped Ryuusei no Rockman spin-off of the series, Trill grew up to be the King of the Net Navis that fled Earth with the help of Duo when they became completely obsolete outside of basic functions and even helped Subaru return to Earth because it was what his older brother Rockman would want.

Subaru and Misora were main characters who came to the past to help stop Cache and were able to travel back in time thanks to Trill.

By the time Ryuusei no Rockman comes about, there is entire semester dedicated to the ‘Cyber Wars’ aka Netto and friends fighting crime. Subaru is an expert, has all the documentaries, and even fought Gonta for a replica of her headband.

Each college has at least one history degree path that covers history from before the universe reboot and is dedicated to finding the data and traces of it. Sharro has the leading university in the world concerning this subject and a statue of General Laika is in the lobby of the main building.

Cities, buildings, and other landmarks are named after Netto and her friends.

#cyber heroine #plot ideas

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argentdandelion · 5 years ago

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Ghost Code

After a music critic seriously insults Napstablook, "ghost code" demands Napstablook's cousins rebalance Napstablook's honor...by whatever means necessary.

Link: Review of Napsta Blook’s “Boo Ballad”

MaddestDummy: HOW DARE HE INSULT MY COUSIN!!!

WWW-MTT: AND MY SOUND MANAGER.

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Everything started so normally for Wallace Smith, music critic of Ebottville. He woke up, made coffee, had a sip, and read the newspaper.

“Oh, baby, baby, you’re a beep in my heart...” Another song from the robot pop-star. Ugh. His face wrinkling, Wallace turned the thing off. The auto-tune and knocking noises in it were so annoying. “You’re abusing my desire for radio serendipity.” he muttered.

As he gently watered his houseplants, the knocking noises came back. Wallace bent over the radio, glaring at it, but it was still off.

Voices. He heard voices. They sounded angry, and made a strange echoing noise.

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Thunk .

Mad Dummy recoiled from slamming their head against the wall, then stood up straight and shouted.

“In case you didn’t hear me the FIRST FIVE TIMES—OPEN UP!”

Three ghosts (or, rather, two dummies and a robot) stood in front of Wallace Smith’s door. In the back, Ruins Dummy stared at the entrance.

Mad Dummy and Mettaton turned around. “Well OF COURSE he’s here! We checked the public records and everything!” Mad Dummy shouted back at Ruins Dummy.

“And I tracked his cell phone.”

“..WHAT?!”

“Oh, I just used a little program called ‘How to Just Stumble Into Meeting Undyne’.”

Ruins Dummy stared emptily in what might have been Mad Dummy’s direction.

“What am I gonna do? What am I GONNA DO? I’m gonna rip out his SOUL, and use it to break the barrier!”

Mettaton waved a hand dismissively. “The barrier was broken months ago.”

“I’m gonna MAKE a barrier, and then BREAK IT with his SOUL!”

“There are multiple reasons that won’t work.”

“Like you have any better ideas.” Mad Dummy grumbled.

Mettaton tilted limply, an arm to his chest. “Why, yes. I do have a good idea. I’m going to publicly humiliate him on my TV show! Millions shall know him as the scoundrel he is!”

Mettaton briefly tilted his body meaningfully at Ruins Dummy, and leaned in closer to Mad Dummy’s face with a hand around his own tiled screen of a face. “After all, slicing a human with a chainsaw is very off-brand right now. And it’s a lot more practical than someone’s elaborate vengeance plan.”

Ruins Dummy’s eyes still faced the threshold.

“WHAT? Who is here? You gotta SPEAK UP—”

“Is here something I can help you with?” said a politely displeased voice.

Mad Dummy jiggled, startled, before stiffening in a professional fashion. There he was, the scoundrel of the hour, with rumpled clothes and a mug of hot coffee in his hand.

Mad Dummy tilted their head, glaring at him with one beady eye, as Mettaton hoisted a camera. Wallace glanced over them all, frowning at the aura of overwhelming... something coming from the dummy in the back.

“Yeah you can!” Mad Dummy exclaimed. “You gotta pay for what you did to my—OUR!—cousin!”

“Who?”

“Don’t you ask WHO!” Their head waggled madly as they hovered three feet above the ground, shedding stuffing in rage. Wallace stood back, eyes wide in shock, before scrunching up his nose and sneezing out clumps of cotton.

“They mean Napstablook .” Despite his lack of facial features, Wallace could almost imagine a quiet look of disdain from Mettaton’s calculator-like body. “You do recall how you insulted them, don’t you?”

The man’s face scrunched up. He took a sip of his coffee, as if nothing was wrong, as if two ghosts weren’t threatening to “rip out his SOUL” (whatever that meant) and humiliate him on public television. Mettaton’s long, shapely, egg-frying-hot metal legs tapped impatiently, and Mad Dummy scowled as they hovered in place.

Finally, Wallace spoke.“To be frank...not really. I review the work of a lot of people. And I don’t think it’s necessary to go to such...extremes?....to resolve this problem. Anyway, I always give a fair evaluation of music, so you needn’t—”

“YOU CALL YOURSELF A MUSIC CRITIC?!” Mad Dummy screamed, snout-to-face. “I’VE SEEN MOLDSMALS WITH BETTER MUSICAL TASTES THAN YOU!!”

Wallace looked back, speechless and utterly aghast. Fluff flew around the doorway. Mad Dummy stared at him with beady little eyes, and then frowned. “It’s ‘CAUSE MOLDSMALS ARE DEAF!”

Wallace took a step back, arms stiff, before looking down and noticing...

A piece of cotton in his coffee.

“My shade-grown Arabica....” he muttered absently.

“YOU’RE GOING TO GET A LOT WORSE THAN CELLULOSE-ENRICHED BREAKFAST BEVERAGES! And you know why?! It’s GHOST CODE, you dummy! The honor MUST be rebalanced!”

“May I ask...why?”

“You get insulted, insulted REAL BAD, and your cousins gotta go defend your honor! It's GHOST CODE!”

“Excuse me. I’m not ready to have my... ‘honor rebalanced’ yet.” Wallace said, stepping behind the door.

“You spawn of a—”

Mad Dummy launched themselves at the critic—only to slam into a closed door and slide slowly down.

“It’s for the best. The camera wasn’t on.” Mettaton said, tapping the camera. “I must get this fixed before the real drama starts.”

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Wallace slid down on the other end of the door. Those ghosts were still talking...“on-brand”, “soundstage manager”, something. The door was too thick to hear their muttering.

Thank goodness, he thought. Wouldn’t want those maniacs getting in . The music critic tapped at his chin. Police phone number, police phone number ... ah !

One digit away from the full number, something floated into his mind…that robot popstar’s super-catchy song. Oh, baby, baby, you’re a beep in my heart... Wallace sighed, shaking his head. The song wouldn’t go away. He pressed his finger to the final digit...

OH BABY BABY YOU’RE A BEEP IN MY HEART!

“Fine!” he muttered to that poorly-timed and hideously catchy pop song. “I’ll pull a Frisk and be a sweet goody-two-shoes.”

After a quick search, he found Napstablook’s phone number. It rang three times before the other person picked up.

“Hey, this is Wallace Smith. From earlier.”

“....oh....it’s you...”

“There are some people...claiming to be your cousins. Claiming they want to...rebalance your honor.”

“Oh. Oh no...”

“What?”

“...it’s alright...they’re just trying to rebalance my honor...”

“Okay, so what does that entail?” Wallace said impatiently.

“...”

“What does it entail, Napstablook?”

“Well....you...hurt my feelings really badly, so...”

“Are they going to kill me, Napstablook?”

“...”

Napstablook hung up.

Wallace tensed, stress building up inside his body. With another look at his home’s door, he left the kitchen.

Some research was in order.

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"...why are you here again? It’s a FAMILY MATTER!”

“And Napstablook is also my soundstage manager. So, it’s definitely on-brand to get revenge for them.”

"Also?! ALSO?! You’re acting like Napstablook is FAMILY!”

“Sssh.” Mad Dummy’s eyes bugged out from the harsh, jarring feedback of the metallic shush to their not-ears.

Mettaton looked around: the time was too early for there to be many witnesses. “Do keep it down. Remember? I’m the ghost who lived next door with Napstablook. I reported on snail races. I've told you this before, darling." “Oh! I FORGOT!”

Mettaton’s arms clenched onto what would be Mad Dummy’s shoulders (had they had arms). Those arms are the strongest noodles I’ve ever faced, Mad Dummy thought. “And I am trying to reveal the sweet, sweet secret identity details on Friday evening, prime time. Please don’t spoil the surprise.”

Mettaton stopped clenching Mad Dummy’s not-shoulders and stood back, taking an enormous camera out of the thin air again.

“Why’d you even bring a camera?” Mad Dummy asked.

“For the drama, of course!”

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Are ghosts easily offended ?

The results were only lists of ghost jokes, made pre-barrier-breaking.

Wallace tapped his foot, a hand by his chin. He typed in something else.

Are monsters easily offended?

Wallace clicked the top link. There was so, so much information about life in the Underground...

Oh no. What did I say earlier? Wallace checked his blog.

The Harmonics

A column by Wallace Smith

"Overall, "Boo Ballad" is so pointless and devoid of any joie de vivre it's rendered bodiless, lifeless dreck. I dust my hands of the whole affair."

Wallace stood up—and flinched from both his sinking feeling and the sudden pain in his head.

Oh schist.

He gently picked up his rock paperweight that had oh-so-inconveniently fallen from a shelf onto his head.

Bodiless. Lifeless. To a ghost.

And... Dust . Monsters corpses are piles of dust.

Oh no .

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Click click.

Wallace held the phone up to his ear...and Napstablook didn’t pick up.

He grit his teeth, and called again.

“...I’m sorry...I don’t know what to do....”

“Well, I’d rather stay alive , if they’re going to kill me.”

Suddenly, Wallace heard a whump against the door, and ghostly shouts.

“And I’m pretty sure they’re trying to break in.”

He stuck his tongue out and squinted in thought, before putting his hand beneath his chin for good measure.

“What would you do to ‘rebalance’ one of your cousins’ honor?”

“...um...I would...say something mean? I guess...”

Wallace’s face broke out into a silly grin, as relief cascaded over him.

I have a plan .

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He brought the phone all the way to the door and turned the volume all the way up.

Napstablook’s wavering, ghostly voice emanated from the phone’s speakers. “I...don’t like you. Sorry. I know, that’s too harsh...”

Wallace smacked his forehead.

“A ghost so formidable as you has surely practiced for this very moment ! A ghost so fearsome surely has a well-prepared SCRIPT!”

“...oh.”

Everyone heard a clicking noise from the phone.

“...so, um...your music criticism...it’s...pointless. And hurts people. You’re...not a nice person.”

“...and...that’s why your wife left you.”

Wallace snorted. Never had a wife, but good try.

“Oh, I have been brought low!” Wallace exclaimed, an arm postured behind his head in mock shock. “How ever will I recover from this humiliating defeat! ”

Then he opened the door. "As you can see, it is no longer necessary to do...whatever you were going to do. The honor has been rebalanced."

Mettaton turned the camera off. Somehow, despite the robot’s lack of a face, Wallace thought he detected disappointment in his actions. (Probably from the sad sashay of those blisteringly hot legs.) Mad Dummy grumbled incoherently, before they, too, hopped away.

Finally, only Ruins Dummy stared at him.

Wallace stared back.

And Mettaton’s noodle arm pulled them away, so much like a shepherd’s crook pulling away a bad comedian.

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Just when you thought Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan couldn’t get any more unsettling, this week’s episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story basically said “hold my beer” to the audience as it gave us more insight into Cunanan’s crazy mind.

While the premiere episode definitely set the tone of the show and what is yet to come, this week’s episode, aptly titled “Manhunt”, completely broke down Criss’ squeaky Glee persona as he solidified his performance as Cunanan, unnerving as it is to watch. Much of the action in the episode took place in the past, which gave us a better understanding of what led Cunanan to murder Versace.

Additionally, a glimpse into Antonio’s and Versace’s relationship was also provided as some light was shed on why Donatella is so antagonistic towards her brother’s partner.

Gather ’round and let’s discuss “Manhunt.”

Back In 1994: The episode started by taking us back to 1994, the year Versace was allegedly diagnosed with HIV (though the Versace family states the famed designer had ear cancer to this day). Versace looked very distraught about his health situation, but was also determined to beat whatever was ailing him (the story about his eldest sister dying and how it made him feel like anything was treatable was a particularly touching moment). Meanwhile, on the other hand, his sister wasn’t feeling as optimistic as the diagnosis brought out Donatella’s true feelings about Antonio, whom she blamed for her brother’s infection. “He wasn’t enough for you,” she said. “You wanted more. More fun, more men.” She also chastised him for not finding a way to give her brother a family, which she claimed Antonio knew he always wanted. “If you had given him anything, I would have given you respect,” she said. “But you gave him nothing.” Those feelings never did change as Antonio and Donatella feigned getting along while in Gianni’s presence but the second he was dead, Donatella flat out told Antonio “there’s no need to pretend.”

Antonio was not the only thing that they disagreed about as the siblings had their moments of fighting in-house when it came to the future of the company. Versace clashed with his sister, who expressed concerns about newer designers stealing attention — and business — away from the company. She wanted to have a more extreme and edgy look to push towards the future while Gianni still wanted his designs and his shows to show off his heart and come from it as well. He also argued that the Versace models were too skinny (which we agree with him). Determined to prove her wrong, and to prove that he wasn’t going to let his recent diagnosis slow him down, he pulled off a crowd-pleasing runway surprise, temporarily silencing Donatella’s concerns.

Despite their disagreements, Donatella did love her brother, as we were taken back to 1997, shortly after Gianni’s death. Donatella arrived to see his body, bringing a suit for him. She tenderly tightened his tie in the coffin and fixed his cufflinks. He looked perfect, almost living, and then he was cremated. All of that beautiful effort was turned to ashes, and put in a gold box to go back to Italy on a plane with Donatella.

In 1997: Andrew Cunanan was arriving in Miami Beach ready to make a name for himself. His first order of business was to secure a room at Miami’s Normandy Plaza, where he came upon a tragic soul named Ronnie, a drug addict afflicted with HIV who seemed very interested in Andrew (or Andy, as he introduced himself to Ronnie). Cunanan either took a liking to or felt pity for Ronnie as he befriends him and offers to help pay for things. Luckily, money wasn’t an issue for the duo, as Andrew’s side business — which mostly involved seducing married men, wrapping their heads in duct tape, then eating room-service entrees, was doing rather well.

Ronnie had high hopes for the pair of them but Andrew did not. After wrapping his own head in duct tape (there was a lot of that this week) and taking a long shower, Andrew walked out of their shared apartment — and Ronnie’s life — for good. Even worse, when Ronnie questioned if Andrew considered him a friend, Andrew chillingly replied, “When someone asks if we’re friends, you’ll say no.” That line takes us back to last week’s premiere when Ronnie was found by the police and asked about Andrew.

This episode also really showed how little interest the police — and even the FBI — had in pursuing a string of gay-related crimes, even one as twisted as Andrew’s killing spree.

Quote of the Night:

“What is Versace without you?” Donatella “It is you.” Gianni

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#295: Melachim/Kings 1 - Chapter 8

929 chapter link: http://www.929.org.il/lang/en/page/295

Mechon Mamre link: https://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et09a08.htm

1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place, even before the Sanctuary; but they could not be seen without; and there they are unto this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. {P}

12 Then spoke Solomon: The LORD hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built Thee a house of habitation, a place for Thee to dwell in for ever. 14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood. 15 And he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth unto David my father, and hath with His hand fulfilled it, saying: 16 Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel. 17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 18 But the LORD said unto David my father: Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for My name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart; 19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name. 20 And the LORD hath established His word that He spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.' {S} 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said: 'O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like Thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and mercy with Thy servants, that walk before Thee with all their heart; 24 who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst promise him; yea, Thou spokest with Thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is this day. 25 Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Thy servant David my father that which Thou hast promised him saying: There shall not fail thee a man in My sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me as thou hast walked before Me. 26 Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant David my father. 27 But will God in very truth dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house that I have builded! 28 Yet have Thou respect unto the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which Thy servant prayeth before Thee this day; 29 that Thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof Thou hast said: My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant shall pray toward this place. 30 And hearken Thou to the supplication of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; yea, hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place; and when Thou hearest, forgive. 31 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be exacted of him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before Thine altar in this house; 32 then hear Thou in heaven, and do, and judge Thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. 33 When Thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, when they do sin against Thee, if they turn again to Thee, and confess Thy name, and pray and make supplication unto Thee in this house; 34 then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers. {S} 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, when they do sin against Thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess Thy name, and turn from their sin, when Thou dost afflict them; 36 then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Israel, when Thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance. {S} 37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man of all Thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house; 39 then hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest--for Thou, even Thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men-- 40 that they may fear Thee all the days that they live in the land which Thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning the stranger that is not of Thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for Thy name's sake-- 42 for they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm--when he shall come and pray toward this house; 43 hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to Thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know Thy name, to fear Thee, as doth Thy people Israel, and that they may know that Thy name is called upon this house which I have built. 44 If Thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way Thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the LORD toward the city which Thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Thy name; 45 then hear Thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 46 If they sin against Thee--for there is no man that sinneth not--and Thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near; 47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn back, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying: We have sinned, and have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly; 48 if they return unto Thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto Thee toward their land, which Thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for Thy name; 49 then hear Thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause; 50 and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against Thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them; 51 for they are Thy people, and Thine inheritance, which Thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron; 52 that Thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto Thee. 53 For Thou didst set them apart from among all the peoples of the earth, to be Thine inheritance, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, when Thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.' {P}

54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying: 56 'Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto His people Israel, according to all that He promised; there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant. 57 The LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us; 58 that He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that He maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, as every day shall require; 60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD, He is God; there is none else. 61 Let your heart therefore be whole with the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.' 62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. 63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. 64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings; because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings. 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entrance Hamath unto the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. 66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown unto David His servant, and to Israel His people.

Have any thoughts, opinions, feelings or insights on this chapter? Please share!

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My Favourite Twitch Streamers So Far

So a while back, I put together a list of my favourite Retro Gaming YouTubers as a way to try and give a bit of a shout out to them. Well, I’ve decided that I want to do the same for Twitch. I only watch a select number of Twitch streamers on a regular basis, so I would like to share them with you guys. I really enjoy all of these streamers for various reason, and I’m sure you guys will as well.

Let’s take a look, shall we? Here are my favourite Twitch streamers that I’ve found so far, in no particular order.

DJS2k8

The first on this list is a wonderful streamer called DJS2k8, or Darren. I can’t remember what Darren was playing when I first came across his streams, but I’ve been watching him play through Red Dead Redemption 2, Monster Hunter and a bunch of retro games. He even brings his friend Chris on as well, which always leads to a huge amount of laughs. Darren is also a really nice guy who is willing to answer random questions about both Twitch and the world in general.

I’ve also fallen asleep a few times because his voice is so damn soothing! The guy is amazing and his streams are always a huge amount of fun. I would highly recommend stopping by to see his streams. If you want a quick example of what Darren’s streams are like, here’s a clip for you.

Don’t Rach Quit

I originally found Rach’s channel after seeing her on WhatCulture Gaming’s YouTube videos. In the videos, she seemed like she was a lot of fun, and when I realised that she had a Twitch channel, I thought I would check it out. Funnily enough, after lurking on one of her streams, I then created a Twitch account specifically so I could engage with her and the chat as well. So, really, Rach brought me over to Twitch, to begin with! Since then, I’ve been a semi-regular in her streams, since I can’t always make them due to family commitments.

However, I do my best to catch as many of her streams as possible, even if I have to have multiple streams open at the same time. She plays a lot of Dark Souls, and is incredibly good at the games! At the moment, Rach is playing a lot of Ashen, which is similar to Dark Souls as well, and each stream is a lot of fun! The clip you can watch here is a great example of what you can expect from her streams.

TheStrange

I first found TheStrange (or rather, Spawn of Odd, as “TheStrange” refers to his audience) when he was playing Silent Hill for the PS1. I really enjoyed the chat and the way in which he engages with his viewers, and that made me stay. But then, as if to make things even better, he then started streaming The Legend of Dragoon! For everyone who read through my #16BitDad101 countdown on Twitter, you’ll know that it is my second favourite game of all time. So, naturally, that pulled me into Spawn’s channel even more.

The guy is phenomenal, and we’ve had a lot of fun chatting about random stuff, including the differences between British and American English (and a bunch of more mature stuff too). Not one stream goes by without something hilarious happening! Unfortunately, it is now difficult for me to join his streams, but I still stop by at every chance that I get. Click here to watch one of my favourite clips from the channel.

Starheartly

Originally, I stumbled across Starheartly (or Star, for short) when looking for people streaming Final Fantasy VIII. I was bored one day and wanted to see if anyone happened to stream the game. It’s funny how that happened to be at the same time as Star streaming. This is especially true since she is in the States like TheStrange, so there’s a huge time difference. Anyway, I watched one stream and started chatting very quickly. Star is very welcoming to new audience members, so I followed her thinking the stream was interesting.

I’ll be honest, though; I wasn’t expecting to come back to her streams as much as I do, at least from that first one. However, when she went live the next time, I thought I would watch and from then, I was hooked on both her streams and the other people in chat. Star is now playing Dragon Quest (although I think she’s just about finished with it). Here’s my clip of choice to introduce you to her.

ZiralSpiral

ZiralSpiral was the second streamer that I ever started watching on Twitch. I think, when I first joined her streams, she was playing StarCraft 2. I had never played StarCraft myself, but watching Ziral play it was very entertaining. She’s a generally very calm streamer, which is great when you have had a long day. Her streams help you to unwind, whilst still having a really high level of entertainment as well.

Sadly, I’ve been unable to catch Ziral’s streams for quite some time due to the timezone difference and when she is able to stream. However, she has now played through the entire Mass Effect trilogy and is currently playing The Witcher. I would highly recommend checking out her streams and videos when you get the chance! Here’s a great, recent clip so you can see why you should be watching ZiralSpiral.

And That’s All Folks

Well, there you go; those were my favourite Twitch streamers that I’ve found so far. Each one of them is incredibly entertaining to watch and they’re all awesome to chat to as well. If you’re looking for new streamers to watch, you could do yourself a huge favour by checking them all out.

Who are your favourite Twitch streamers? Let me know in the comments below!

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My Favourite Twitch Streamers So Far

Let’s take a look, shall we? Here are my favourite Twitch streamers that I’ve found so far, in no particular order.

DJS2k8

Don’t Rach Quit

TheStrange

Starheartly

ZiralSpiral

And That’s All Folks

Who are your favourite Twitch streamers? Let me know in the comments below!

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Story behind the viral video: Lynchburg boy walks into a bathroom stall asking for help washing his hands

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#277: Shmuel/Samuel 2 Chapter 14

929 chapter link: http://www.929.org.il/lang/en/page/277

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1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her: 'I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead; 3 and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him.' So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and prostrated herself, and said: 'Help, O king.' {S} 5 And the king said unto her: 'What aileth thee?' And she answered: 'Of a truth I am a widow, my husband being dead. 6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him. 7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said: Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.' {P}

8 And the king said unto the woman: 'Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.' 9 And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king: 'My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.' {S} 10 And the king said: 'Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.' 11 Then said she: 'I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.' 12 Then the woman said: 'Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king.' And he said: 'Say on.' {S} 13 And the woman said: 'Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one. 14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person; but let him devise means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him. 15 Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid; and thy handmaid said: I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant. 16 For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.' {P}

18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman: 'Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee.' And the woman said: 'Let my lord the king now speak.' 19 And the king said: 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answered and said: 'As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid; 20 to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing; and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.' {S} 21 And the king said unto Joab: 'Behold now, I have granted this request; go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.' 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and prostrated himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said: 'To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of thy servant.' 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. {S} 24 And the king said: 'Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face.' So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. {S} 25 Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty; from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he polled his head--now it was at every year's end that he polled it; because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it--he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight. 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar; she was a woman of a fair countenance. {P}

28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the kings face. 29 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants: 'See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire.' And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. {P}

31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him: 'Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?' 32 And Absalom answered Joab: 'Behold, I sent unto thee, saying: Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say: Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still; now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.' 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom. {S}

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