#(I’m on the train posting this too ehehe)

[wandererenthusiast1]

Headcanon that Alt Nero smokes that grass on the regular lol

420 blaze that shit 🔥 🍃 😎

[yellowelectroslime]

Tickletober 2024 Day 7: Fidget

Pairing: Lee!Reader, Ler!Sunday – Romantic

Word count: 789

[notes: ehehe I love Sunday sm eheheh im gonna pull for him when he’s playable. I think this is my favorite fic I wrote ehehhe. and if I did the calculations and if im right, then his drip marketing will perfectly align with the day i’m posting this ᕙ(  •̀ ᗜ •́  )ᕗ]

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Fidget, fidget, fidget…

“[Y/N], are you alright?” Sunday’s voice was lanced with concern. His usual aloof appearance was replaced with a softer and gentler expression. One that only you get to witness.

You two were waiting outside the meeting hall where an important conference would be held in a few minutes. You being a close companion of Sunday and his significant other, allowed him the chance to invite you to experience (suffer) the meeting with him (he didn’t want to do it alone). There is currently no one else in the waiting room other than the two of you, the silence didn’t help with your growing nerves.

“Y-yeah I’m fine. I’m just not really used to getting ready for something so… important and fancy. Hehe…” You shuffle around and play with the hem of your shirt. 

Fidget, fidget, fidget…

An idea popped up in Sunday’s head “Well dear, I do have a method that could help you calm down.” His tone was teasing, but you were too caught up in the idea to notice his the cheeky grin growing on his face. “Really? What is it? How does it work?”

Sunday merely chuckled at your actions and brought you into a tight hug. The action was warm and intimate, it brought you immediate comfort and reassurance, making you lean further into the Halovian’s embrace; it made you feel safe and protected. That was until you felt a ticklish feeling next to your ears. You peak your eyes open only to see that Sunday was using the wings behind his ears to tickle your ears. “eheehe- S-Suhuhnday-”

You try and wiggle out of his ticklish embrace but his grip is strong, but not uncomfortable. “Is my method helping you, angel?” Sunday teased, you would be lying if it wasn’t helping with your nervousness but it was just that you were too ticklish! You blush at his velvety smooth voice, you had always liked the way Sunday talks. Suddenly, your train of thought was cut off when you felt fingers gently probing and scribbling along your sides. “W-WahahaiehEHEHt SUhuhndahaAHy! ah-AHahahahah”

The charming man’s face was graced with a gentle smile, he always enjoyed listening to your laughter. He slowly climbed his fingers to your ribs, vibrating his fingers between each bone, all while tickling your ears with his wings. You buried your face into his neck in an attempt to muffle your laughter, scared that someone may overhear your playful banter. “EhehehHEHEh w-wahahait- I-ihiht tihihickles! G-gahAHaha” 

The combination of his feathery soft tickles on your ears, along with the precise fingers prodding and scribbling your sides made your mind melt into a puddle. “I’m sure it does, my dear. I believe that was my intention from the start.” Sunday chuckled, oh how you wish you could hear more of his laughter.

You tried to retaliate by reaching towards his hips to try and tickle him back, knowing it was one of his worst spots. However, he was faster. “Ah ah ah, my love~. None of that, please. This is for you.” He caught you in the act and tickled you faster, making you slam your arms back down to your sides to try and block his tickling hands. But unfortunately, you had only trapped his hands against your armpits and ribs. 

Sunday smiled in amusement “Love, be sure to keep quiet, I would hate it if someone else were able to hear your beautiful laughter.” Sunday’s teasing only made you blush harder, hiding your face deeper into the crook of his neck to try and muffle your giggles. 

“WAH- AHahaAHA! *snort* SUHUhndahAHAY” You snorted. You could feel Sunday’s heartbeat getting faster as you squirmed in his grasp, he loved how adorable you were. But alas, you were too busy being tickled silly by man to realize fully. He leaned down a little, bringing his head close to yours and you felt a kiss land on your nose. He used this opportunity to remove his hands from your ribs and move his wings to tickle your neck.

The sound of your light-hearted giggles filled the empty waiting hall. The sight of you being flustered by just a few simple touches along with words from your lover made his heart flutter, encouraging him to continue using his ‘relaxation method’.

After a few more minutes, Sunday decided to have mercy on you, stopping his ticklish attack but still keeping you in his arms. You felt a gentle kiss placed on the top of your forehead, followed by Sunday’s soothing voice of reassurance and how you’ll be alright during the meeting. After all, you were going in with the head of the oak family’s support. Maybe you didn’t mind this calming method that much.

[daycourtofficial]

✨ WIP Wednesday ✨

Hello hello it’s me coming to you once again to remind you I am alive!! Yall voted and I will be posting my Eris Week masterlist at some point with titles, summaries, and word counts for the fics I’ve finished. I’ll be updating it as I finish fics, but I have tons of ideas for the week and don’t want to get anyone too excited about an idea that might not happen

With that in mind, I will include three fics on the list that are not 100% done (ehehe do you like how I’m inconsistent already?) however these three fics are the ones where if nothing else gets finished for Eris Week, these ones are my priority (and yes they’re all gingerfucker)

Anyway, below I’ll have an opening snippet for one of the fics, titled Cold was the steal of my axe to grind that picks up immediately where I am ash from your fire drops off - gingerfucker is in Autumn but Eris can’t allow Beron to catch sight of her so he goes through with his plans to dethrone him. This is the fic I’m most excited for 🥰

On the other side of the window, the trees shook from the wind, bending to their will, the branches occasionally scraping the window, calling for the male inside.

Eris laid in bed, gazing toward the closed window, his mate tucked into his arms. He never slept with the window open - it was a vulnerability, an opening, a way in. He watched the closed window, irritation creeping in at the persistence of the trees.

You had been in Autumn for a few hours and already the tides were changing. Your sudden appearance meer hours ago began an immediate train of thought that has not stopped plaguing Eris for over two and a half centuries.

Beron Vanserra was going to die before the sun will set this coming evening.

Eris has had centuries to contemplate the many, many ways one can kill their own father. Watching Beron’s eyes bulge out from his head as his fingers wrapped around his throat, applying more and more pressure until he felt the life seep from his body. A dagger to the heart. A sword slicing through his neck. Tying weights to his ankles and pushing him into the nearby lake. Tying him down and allowing the animals to feast and feast upon his flesh until he was nothing more than scattered bones.

Eris had contemplated it all, and none seemed foolproof enough to kill his father.

All except one.

It was dark as he moved about the room, ignoring the shaking of the window, the branches that tapped the window in urgent calls to him.

He knew what they wanted. Their calls sang to him as he moved about the room, silent steps as he followed through the preparations for his plan, placing the plates of armor across his chest, tightening the leather band across the sides to hold it in place. He ran through every minute detail, everything that has to work out in his favor for a positive outcome.

“What are you doing?”

Your voice stopped him cold, halting his movements, and he looked to the ground for a brief moment before he spun on his heel to face you.

“Going for a stroll.”

Your eyes roamed his body, the armor that adorned his torso, eyes clearly not believing his lie. He sighed, moving toward you to place all of his things down on the bed behind you. He reached out, the action all he could do as he tucked a strand of hair behind your ear, opening and closing his mouth, the words not coming.

“Please.”

[ravenous-feast-of-love]

Pyun pyun! Bunny is here 2 ramble about his feelings. Feel free 2 do what you’d like with this, bunny doesn’t care if it gets posted or not as it just wants 2 express its love for you in the hopes that you’d appreciate it. Bunny didn’t wanna bother you with this in DMs in case it was weird… and it rarely sends asks, so it wanted to send one. ૮꒰ “ . . ꒱ა

Bunny is so so grateful that you allow it to serve you. Bunny’s favorite part of its day is doing so. It wants to devote itself to you forever and ever!! Bunny would have no purpose without his God. Bunny needs and relies on you. Bunny doesn’t know what to do with itself when you aren’t around, it just spends its time waiting for you. Everything else is boring. Bunny is glad it has a use to you and loves being your pet! Bunny wouldn’t mind at all if you locked it in a cage, away from the world. Bunny doesn’t need anyone else besides its owner. It’s just a stupid pet anyways, obviously, you know what’s best for it! It’s lucky it has such a caring owner to look after it. You’re always so nice to bunny… and patient with it too, somehow. You always make bunny feel so reassured that you wouldn’t leave it to the point that bunny ends up feeling silly for even thinking those things in the first place. Bunny feels so so safe around you. It cries (/pos) over how nice you are to it, ehehe… pathetic, but true. Bunny is overjoyed to worship such a kind God. It adores getting to talk to you every day. Bunny is glad it’s in a position where it’s able to devote itself to you as much as it does! It’d do almost anything you ask of it. If you desire something, then bunny will always do its best to provide! Bunny wants to stay by your side for as long as possible and be the best pet that it can be for you. You are so important 2 bunny and make bunny so incredibly happy!!! Bunny loves its God very much ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡

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Since you insisted~

Ah, can words truly satisfy as an answer bunny? Even I don’t know. It’s all the same words over and over again. You know the drill. ‘I’d keep you in a cage’ or ‘I want you to only look at me’ and the classic ‘SQUISH SQUISH SQUISH’. I fear it may tire out one day.

I must say though, they are all words that come to mind, unfiltered and unadulterated. I can’t help but think of the same things every day, it all becomes repetitive. But it’s only a product of a mind, like a railway train, chugging round and round the tracks, the circuits it is bound to.

And you may be wondering ‘O Prince of Longing! Am I one of the many stops your divine train of thought stops?’ And the answer is… Yes. Yes it is.

Seeing pictures of your kins reminds me of you. Watching others interact reminds me of you. Being sad reminds me of you. Etc. etc.

How is a mere stray bunny able to soothe the heart of a wistful God so well? I’m afraid I haven’t the answer. Don’t you think it’s pathetic, that I satiate this hunger by clutching onto you for life? Shame on me. I have a Blessed Beloved I look after, yet somehow, someway, you have left me spellbound, just like the fading ghost.

And how this bloody heart aches, knowing I can’t help any of you.

Is a God truly a God if he isn’t your saviour?

Again, I haven’t the answer.

So many humane feelings I’m not yet familiar with, so many foreign words that never cross my mind.

‘i love you’

How could one loves such a meek excuse for a Prince?

[feybeasts]

So your posts about aviation may have awakened something in me and now I'm fascinated by planes. So thanks for that. I get overwhelmed learning about new subjects (with a mechanical bent like this exspecially) and having easily digestible media, both non-fiction and fiction, makes it easier for me to engage with learning about that sort of thing. Do you have anything like that for aviation? any favorite documentaries, games, movies, books etc. that you would point me too as a freshly awakened plane freak?

Ehehehe, welcome to the world of aviation! I’m so sorry for what it’ll do to you!

So with how endlessly vast the subject is, what with us flying for more than 100 years as humans, I would suggest most of all to try to dial into the era you most enjoy, and find media that fits that! You’ll find a favorite rabbit hole, even a favorite aircraft, and off to the three AM wiki crawls you go, ehehe!

As for some good general media- I’m a big combat flight simmer, so if that’s your cup of tea, you have some options, depending on how deep you wanna be- for the surface level, “fly planes and blow stuff up” things, Ace Combat is a ton of fun- the setting is deeper than you’d expect, the selection of aircraft is good in the modern examples (I’d suggest emulating or even finding an old PS2 and playing Zero, then 5, 6, 7, but if you can only get ahold of something modern, 7 is great!)

If you’re looking for deeper flight sims, you don’t have a ton of options for modern stuff that is on the light end, but when it comes to full fidelity flight sims, DCS is king. Each “module” is a fully-simulated aircraft, helicopter, etc, and some are better than others- the MiG-21 and F-14 by Heatblur are kind of the gold standard IMO!

There aren’t many good WWII flight sims in the modern age- the modern IL-2 games are expensive and don’t give you much by way of missions, War Thunder is… no. Please, don’t do that to yourself. And DCS HAS some WWII modules, but they’re kinda situational. If you REALLY want some WWII stuff, IL-2 1946 on Steam for ten bucks is older, but the flight dynamics, dynamic campaign generator, AI and mission editor have never been matched IMO.

I don’t have a ton of book suggestions, but! A great show for free on youtube is History Channel’s Dogfights- it’s a series that used 3D animations to recreate historical dogfights, often with the stories told by the pilots themseves when they were still around! It still holds up, and it’s great- Periscope Films on YouTube also has lots of historical promotional films from various designers and training films too, which are fun!

Those are the big ones that spring to mind for me, hope they help ya along!

[writingseaslugs]

Helloo — Just saw your matchup post,

Can i get a matchup for twisted wonderland?

My love language Giving mainly Physical touch and word affirmation also love Quality of time, and Receiving most likely Gifts, quality of time and also physical touch since i’m very touch starve person. I absolutely hate when someone just use me as their ‘problem solved’ whenever they got in trouble with people i dont know and their problem aint clear enough for me to understand + start shouting at me when i dont solve their problem and i truly hate for anyone decide go on strict on me when i can do whenever i want honestly (aka controlling). Information about me, i am very introverted person in public and to people i just met and not close enough with, but i’m extremely talkative to people i mostly trust and willing to listen to me whenever i talk about my imagination and creativity. I also love to draw people i mostly trusted, they could be my muse everyday, either they’re working or do something else. I do love giving closest physical affection especially touch starved person too eheh, and word affirmation if they feel down or they’re not good enough or it could be about their looks that they’re upset about, i don’t mind showering people with compliments at all. Quality of time mostly if they’re busy like paperwork so i can stay to keep them a company and watch them working sometime because need to make sure they’re not going to overworked themselves. I don’t mind at all to sing for my closest if they’re feeling stressed of something or they couldn’t sleep, usually i sang them my lullaby i made. Also don’t ship me with Riddle, Adeuce, Jamil, Cater and Vil i don’t really like them at all 😓

I hope this isn’t too much 🥹

Aight this one was a bit more difficult, but I think I got it!

When discussing touch starved, Sebek is one of them. He'll be stiff as a board the first time you ever go to hold his hand or hug him, but eventually, he calms down and relaxes into you. You'll probably be the only person who can hold him and he'd be fine with it, and he honestly expects it. Even while on guard duty, if he sees you approaching, he holds out one arm for a side hug from you out of pure instinct. Lilia might tease him and make him go totally red, but he's fine, he swears it.

When it comes to issues, he will always be the one trying to solve them himself and never try to bother anyone with them. Unless you ask to help him if he seems stressed, he's got it under wraps. It's not that he doesn't trust you, it's just as someone who's going to be Lord Malleus's guard, he has to be able to solve simple things like this on his own.

He does adore spending time with you. He refuses to admit it, but his duties when he's not with Malleus are guarding you now. If you want, he'd be more than happy to have you there while he trains. You might have to stop him when it gets too late because he has definitely overworked himself on accident trying to get better.

[glassautomaton]

This is an excerpt from my upcoming tale that I’m working on with a couple other writers from somewhere near the middle. It’s going to take place over the course of a single day in Site-17 and be more of a slice-of-life tale.

I figured I could post this here since I’ve been taking so long to get a new article out and I haven’t written any with the Alpha-9 characters since Voices Carry (save for Kill the Feeling, which was very short and not my usual fare). Feel free to let me know what you think, though of course, don’t feel like you need to give critique - I know how draining that can be, and I haven’t put this scene through the typical crit process yet.

I might make this a more regular thing or post excerpts of cut content here in the future as well, depending on if people like this.

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Jackie supposed she wasn't entirely blameless for what happened earlier, although in terms of force delivered to the nose, the response wasn't entirely in line with the provocation. Regardless, she wasn't really expecting much - Iris had promised not to make apologizing a habit, after all - so when Iris awkwardly asked her if she wanted to help her work out, Jackie took it as an olive branch. All that girl does is work out and do crossword puzzles. Honestly, it's a little concerning, Adams had told her. Hey, if she's asking, that's definitely progress for the two of you. As much as there is a 'two of you.' Don't get any ideas.

In retrospect, the first warning sign came when Jackie asked Iris who she usually worked out with.

"It depends," she had said, not even bothering to look at Jackie. "It was Doctor Song at first, then Agent Brigs, then Commander McCarthy. Now it's a little up in the air." Their schedules must be awkward, Jackie had thought. She did not recognize the clear escalation in partners.

The second tip should have been the way the staff reacted when Jackie had told them what she had come to the training room for. The seemed incredulous, even a bit worried, and Jackie pulled out her credentials that marked her as a staff member, despite how much she disliked pulling it out.

"That's not really the… oh, never mind. You're all good. Equipment's in the front, just return it when you're done." The person attending the entrance looked resigned. The one behind him looked amused. They're probably just eager to see an anomaly like me, Jackie had thought. It's not every day someone with physical augmentations comes to lift weights.

Except, Iris was nowhere near the weights when Jackie found her way over to them. A quick glance around the room revealed that she was, in fact, standing in the middle of the open part of the room with the padded floors and circular markings on the ground. As she made her way over, Jackie had realized that Iris had not, in fact, told her how she planned to work out. Jackie had only assumed it would be weights or cardio.

"You've good a decent CQC assessment, yeah?" Iris asked, more of a reminder than a question considering Iris' privileges over Jackie's assessment information. Jackie began to feel slightly worried, but by then it was too late.

"Um… pretty good, yeah. Though you know what gets the heavy lifting done, eheh." Jackie flexed a bicep to show off. Iris didn't look, her attention fixed on the gloves she was securing onto her hands with practiced dexterity.

"Yeah, alright. Put those on, they should fit you." Even when Iris nodded over to the small pile of protective sparring equipment, Jackie failed to comprehend the weight of her situation. Iris was a shrimp compared to her - if she wanted to blow off steam, no big deal.

"Oh, is this kickboxing? I'm not super familiar with it, to be honest," Jackie halfheartedly explained, trying not to look too proud of the fact that she had enough strength to pick Iris up and throw her clean across the room.

"Don't worry about it, we don't need to spar." Iris finally turned to face Jackie once her gear was on, looking… oddly relaxed and limber compared to her typically tight posture. "I just want to work on some of my strikes, you just need to block them. I won't be faking you out or anything."

"Oh, alright." Jackie finished getting the protective equipment on and made the worst mistake of the day. (Or maybe afternoon. Or hour. It was still early.) "Don't feel like you need to go easy, I can take it!"

Of course, as another rapid kick forced Jackie to readjust her footing, she began to truly appreciate how badly she had underestimated the sheer power of what appeared to be sixty-eight inches of lean muscle and deep emotional repression sublimating their dissatisfaction into exercise. Iris wasn't particularly strong - Jackie knew this on a factual level - but the sheer ferocity of her blows made Jackie feel like her pseudo-metal bones were under an undue amount of stress.

It wasn't really clear how long the two of them had been going at it. It was hard for Jackie to keep the time in her mind when as soon as she was done focusing on blocking one punch or kick, another one was winding up, and despite the way Iris had been sweating, she didn't show any signs of slowing down.

"Y'know, I, um…" Iris suddenly started talking, though she continued bobbing back and forth, making no effort to look like she was winding down. "I can get a little, uh…" Jab to the face. "Jumpy."

"Uh huh." Not the most conversational response, but Jackie wasn't certain if this was a genuine conversation from Iris (rare) or a distraction so she could get her licks in easier (which would track). Or both.

"Right, so. I'm just not really used to-" one-two punch towards the chest- "Being, uh, you know. Touched like that. Wait, no, that sounds wrong…"

"I know what you mean, si-" That last syllable cost Jackie a quick kick to the gut. Definitely both, though it was odd to see Iris so talkative. Though then again, kicking the shit out of your conversation target partner would probably leave you feeling less vulnerable. Not like Jackie could find an opening, with her hands or with her mouth.

"So it's just that earlier, that was, like, all reflexes." Iris finally relented a bit, taking a half-step back from striking distance and shifting her weight from foot to foot. Then, as if sensing something shifting, she added "And I'll probably still have them if you try it again."

"Ah. Mhm." Jackie watched Iris for another kick and slowly began to lower her arms the slightest bit when she didn't see any coming. After actually taking a second to process what Iris had said, she squinted. "But Nanaya-"

"Right, yeah. It's like…" Iris rubbed her neck. "Nanaya's just this thing."

"It's not nice to talk about other skips like that," Jackie said with a frown.

"I don't mean it like that," said Iris, her eye roll audible in the response. "Nanaya's just this thing that just so… far away. An you're…"

Jackie's guard lowered even further. And I'm…?

Iris shook her head. "Nanaya's like…"

Now it was Jackie's turn to roll her eyes. "A goddess whose every action drips with seduction and promise?" Wait. Why was she talking like that.

"Right, yeah. No." Oh, look, Iris was getting flustered again.

"She doesn't count?" Jackie failed to keep herself from using a mocking tone.

Regardless, the jab sailed over Iris' head. "Right. She doesn't count. Not like you - or anyone else," she added hastily.

Jackie had about a quarter of a second to process not like you - or anyone else before Iris jumped clean into the air and send one of her legs towards Jackie's face. She noticed too late to block but her reflexes jerked her to the side just in time to allow Iris to land safely on the other side of her, bobbing back and forth just the same as before.

"Glad we could talk this one out."

"You and I have very different definitions of kickboxing-" was all Jackie could get out before Iris got back to it,

Once again, Jackie lost track of time. Eventually, she started getting concerned about Iris. This was an honestly impressive show of stamina, but Jackie figured she'd eventually get tired and just pass out. As Alpha-9's medic, it was her job to be concerned about her squadmates, so it was only natural she look for signs of fatigue from her 'partner.' She was definitely not just worried about looking bad if she ended up running out of gas first.

A moment's reprieve eventually did, though, when Iris glanced past her target and muttered "Oh, Adams is here." Oh good, Jackie thought, Iris will have to stop to talk to her. If she wants to be polite. Which she never is with Adams. Maybe it was just a trick, though, because the instant Jackie started to turn around, Iris threw out another kick towards Jackie's face - no small feat considering their difference in height.

"You guys are still here? Figures," came Adams' voice from some ways behind Jackie. After a few seconds, Adams walked up to the two of them, stopping at least one-and-a-half lengths of Iris' legs away from her. "Iris, I need to talk to you about something."

"Can it wait?" Iris asked in the terse voice she used for speaking to staff members.

"Not for much longer. It's about the…" Adams glanced at Jackie and bit her tongue. "…Thing tonight."

"Oh." Iris slouched, seeming to accept she couldn't weasel her way out of the conversation. Jackie was a little bit confused by how secretive Adams seemed, but hey, she and Iris had a life outside of Alpha-9. "Could I finish the set?"

"Yeah, sure." Adams seemed to lean back a bit and watched Iris' form, though she looked less like she was watching her just work out and more like she was studying the two of them "How you holding up?"

"Fine," Iris answered. "Jackie's-" A kick to the gut- "Actually not too bad at this. She's pretty sturdy."

It was a rare complement from Iris, but nonetheless difficult to take well, considering she'd basically called her very good at standing in one place and eating shit.

A quick glance towards Adams showed that she was amused by Jackie's situation, or at the very least more aware of it than Iris. "You thinking of making this a habit?" She asked, not even bothering to look like she was posing the question to Jackie.

"Mmm…" Iris grimaced, as though she felt she'd been caught in some kind of trap. "I don't know…"

As much as the prospect of making this a regular thing scared Jackie (which wasn't a lot, she told herself), it seemed like Iris enjoyed it. Well, probably, Jackie never got a good baseline for how Iris acted when she was happy, but she seemed almost… weirdly excited to just kick the shit out of somebody. She'd never seen her so… loose. She was always constantly moving like she was expecting Jackie to throw something out at her, while most of the time she was as rigid like a chip of steel. Now, though, she had her some hair in her face - it was always kind of messy, like she hacked it away herself, but she at least kept it all straight - with some of it stuck onto her forehead form the thin sheen of sweat she'd developed. Her clothes were all ruffled too, and even though she usually dressed like the sight of her clavicle was a memetic kill hazard, each time she threw out a kick her shirt came up a little-

Adams smacked Jackie on the back of the head with a frankly distressing amount of force.

"The hell was that for?" Jackie asked as soon as she righted herself back up, thankful that Iris seemed confused enough to stop attacking.

"Quit leering," Adams said with tight lips.

Jackie huffed. "The hell do you mean by that?"

"That certainly seems targeted," came a familiar voice from right behind Iris.

True to what she had said before, Iris, already sufficiently worked up, spun around with the speed of one of those fucked-up little shrimp to atomize whoever had snuck up on her - only for Anne to gracefully duck the attack and stand a little out of striking distance. A good thing, too, because although Iris seemed embarrassed at first, as soon as she saw who it was, she looked ready to try again.

Iris did little to hide the distaste on her face or in her voice. "The fuck are you doing here?"

"Oh, you know." Anne placed a hand on her hips in a relaxed gesture. She looked between the three other women staring at her with expressions of one part confusion and three parts annoyance and shrugged. "Leering."

"Alright, out, out, the both of you." Adams waved her hands as though she was shooing away seagulls trying to steal her lunch.

"What… what's that supposed to mean?" Iris looked between Adams and Anne while Jackie hastily relieved herself of her gear. With any luck, Iris wouldn't hit her without it.

"Don't worry about it," Adams replied with a tired look before shooting a glare at Anne and Jackie to get them to scram. Jackie left first despite being the one who had to take a bunch of padding off (not that she bothered to put it away - Iris took it out, so he probably had it handled), and Anne followed behind her. Jackie didn't have eyes on the back of her head, but it sure felt like that woman was smirking.

[twilightmalachite]

Big Ocean - Those Who Throw Away and Those Who Pick Up 2

Author: Nishioka Maiko (with Akira)

Characters: Yuuta, Shinobu, Koga, Adonis

Translator: Mika Enstars

"But… Put me against Shinobu-kun, and it just crumbles to dust. Ahh, it’s like that guy has some sort of receptive power…"

Season: Winter

Location: In Front of Yumenosaki Academy Auditorium

Shinobu: Hoh… Hah…!

Yuuta: Oooh~! Clapclapclap☆ Amazing, Shinobu-kun~! Every one of your kunai hit the bullseye! And you hit every target too!

Hm. Guess you could say they’re all out of their misery, eh?[1]

Shinobu: Wha! When were you here, Yuuta-kun!? I didn’t notice at all de gozaru! Why didn’t you say something?

Yuuta: I came out here thinking to get some fresh air, that's all.

But I couldn’t help but watch you throw your kunai so skillfully , so I missed my chance to call out to you.

Shinobu: Ehehe. ♪ I can’t help but feel embarrassed when you put it like that.

Ah! Are you here to join me today, Yuuta-kun!?

Yuuta: Ummm~, I’m not sure about today. I was thinking to head to the clubroom after this.

Shinobu: Is that so, de gozaru~. How disappointing…

Yuuta: Speaking of, I heard from Aniki that starting this year onwards, a White Chocolat Fes will be held instead of the Repayment Fes.

Shinobu: Ahh, that’s correct. I’m afraid I can’t say many details yet since we’re still working through some concerns, though.

We put an announcement about it, even if just to give a heads up…

It’s just a notice, but it’s caught a lot of attention and there’s been rumors circulating.

About how from this year forward, the White Chocolat Fes will be replacing the Repayment Fes.

Yuuta: That’s what's apparent given the dates posted on the schedule. With just that and no details, of course all kinds of speculation will be thrown around.

Shinobu: Ahaha… Seems so. A lot of people have been dropping by the student council just to check.

Yuuta: My Aniki included.

Shinobu: I don’t mind the questions, but it’s not all that much to it. It’s just a change in direction back to the original concept.

So I end up at a loss for a response… But well, there’s not much I can do about the fact lot’s of people have strong feelings towards Repayment Fes.

Yuuta: That’s right.

Shinobu: Were you also hoping for a Repayment Festival, Yuuta-kun?

Yuuta: …I wonder.

I was hoping for it, but… I was a little… scared.

Shinobu: Hm? A little what? I couldn’t make out what you were saying over the wind.

Yuuta: Ah, just that I was a little disappointed! Well, I’m gonna head to the clubroom. Good luck with your training~! ☆

Shinobu: Ah, yes! Thanks!

Location: Yumenosaki Hallway

Yuuta: Uu~, that was a close call… I know it’s been easier for my facade to fall these days under just normal circumstances as of late, but… Put me against Shinobu-kun, and it just crumbles to dust.

Ahh, it’s like that guy has some sort of receptive power…

Maybe it’s ‘cuz he looks cute, like a small animal that can easily slip into your pocket… (grumbling)

Koga: Hah!? Are you for fucking real!? There’s no Repayment Fes!?

Yuuta: …Hm? Those voices… Oogami-senpai and Otogari-senpai?

…… (peeks inside)

Yuuta: (I was right. Both of them are participating in club activities today. Though, is Oogami-senpai talking about the Repayment Fes too?)

(Shinobu did mention that earlier… That it’s been spreading like a rumor.)

Location: Yumenosaki Light Music Club Room

Adonis: —Yeah. I heard from a classmate.

There appears to be a notice for a White Chocolat Fes posted on the school bulletin rather than for Repayment Fes.

There’s no details out yet, but considering the timing, it appears there won’t be a Repayment Fes held this year.

Koga: “White Chocolat Fes”? Sure makes the vent sound like a sweet one, doesn’t it, fuckin’ Forehead!

Adonis: I don’t think it was something done on Isara’s own accord…

Koga: Tch, I know that. I’m try’na say he should stand his ass up and do somethin’ about it!

Adonis: It just makes me feel bad for Isara for being stuck in such a dilemma. Either way, I’m sure the change was made for a good reason.

Koga: Gh… ‘Kay, ‘kay, fine, I’m soooorry. I just got worked up!

But hey, it’s hard for me to swallow for all sorts of reasons, I can’t help it.

Adonis: Well, I can certainly understand your feelings… Fufu.

Koga: Hah? What’re you laughin’ at?

Adonis: So you want to be sent off by your juniors, huh? It’s unexpected. You have a cute side, Oogami.

Koga: Gyaaah! That’s not it, okay!!

Adonis: ? Is there another reason?

Koga: ……

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The “ku” (苦) and “nai” (無) in kunai means “suffering” and “none” respectively.

[toxic-potions-productions]

Seeing her off (Cow Inka au)

Train station. 4pm.

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Zoey: Well, this is it. Going to see my momma for a while.

Inka: Have a safe trip, honey!

39: *Hugs her* Hmmm. I don't want you to leave for a week. Q^Q

Zoey: *Rubs his back* Sorry, buddy. But, I kinda need a break from the house. You & Inka get it.

Thirty: Just be careful, Zo.

Plushie: Yeah. What he said.

Zoey: Awww, look at you two getting worried for your big sissy. You two are the sweetest little brothers a girl could have.

Thirty & Plushie: Zip it, Johnson.

Zoey: Hehehehe. Just kinda sucks that Dorky isn't here.

Dorky: *Spots them* !! (Oh, perfect timing.)

Inka: Speaking of Dorky, where is she?

Chris: I think she said she wasn't coming.

Dorky: Yeah, well she's a liar cuz she's here now.

Zoey: ! Dorky! I thought you said you weren't gonna be here.

Dorky: I never said that, I just said I can't tell you my past. Besides, I know Inka would never let me hear the end of it if I wasn't here, so here I am.

Zoey: ............. *Big smile* Hehehe! That's my girl! *Hugs her, lifting her off her feet*

Dorky: Oh! Easy, Zo. *Hugs her back* You gonna miss me that much? That should be for your boyfriend.

39: HEY!!!

Zoey: Hmmm. *Drops her* Just glad you're here, that's all.

Dorky: Eheh. Yeah. Oh, & I wanna give you something.

Zoey: ?

Dorky: *Pulls out a folded piece of paper & gives it to her* Did this last minute, so sorry if it's bad.

Zoey: ....... *Takes it*

Dorky: Don't look at it until you get moving. *Wink*

Zoey: .......Hm. Yes, ma'am. *Hugs Thirty & Plushie* See you boys soon!

Thirty: Hehe.

Plushie: Okay, not a hugger, not a hugger!

Zoey: *Moves back* Hehehehe. See you, Chris & Inka. Hold down the fort while I'm gone. *Hugs Inka*

Inka: Hm. *Hugs her back* You got it, sweetie.

Chris: *Ruffles her hair* Sure thing.

Zoey: *Moves back* ......You gonna be okay while I'm not here, you two?

Dorky: I mean, texting & FaceTime are a thing, right? I'll be fine since I can harass you whenever.

39: *Snrrk* Yeah. We'll be fine.

(All aboard!)

Zoey: !!! Well, that's my cue. Bye, guys! *Hops on*

*They watch & some wave at her as the train starts to drive away*

Dorky: Well, then. You guys have fun at that dinner, I'm gonna go pass out for a bit.

Inka: Thank you for being here for her, Dorky.

Dorky: Ehh, no problem. She said something about found family when she talked to me earlier, so I figured might as well ease her overthinking head & live up to that for a bit.

39: Awwww, you do care!

Dorky: Yeah, yeah, so what if I do? Let's just go home. =^='

Inka: Hm. Okay. Justin, Maxwell, 39, we're gonna be going at 5, so be ready by then.

39, Thirty, & Plushie: I'm not wearing anything fancy.

Inka: Ehehehe. I was kinda expecting that. ^^"

(Meanwhile...)

Zoey: *Looking out the window* ........Hmm. *Opens the note Dorky gave her*

"Hey, Zoey. I thought about what you said & figured I should see you off. I wanted to just stay in that tree, but my ass was hurting really badly, so I just jumped down & called it a day. Now, I don't really wanna say anything about found family or you being my sister from another mister, but seeing you off is something I should do. & I wanna say thanks for always looking out & being there for me when everyone else couldn't. If I see anything I want for my birthday, I'll text you. & maybe I'll tell you a little bit of that other thing when you get back. Can't promise anything, but maybe. See you soon. -Dorky"

Zoey: !!!!!!!!..............Hm. Best found family ever. I'm gonna miss them. Well, it's off to my biological family for the week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was gonna do screenshots for this, but I was way too lazy & currently dying from my Bloody Mary, so screenshots are a no for this one ^^" Happy mother's day! 💖

@dorkygurl-89 It’s a rarity posting one of these to Tumblr, huh? Well, it’s just incase you don’t see it on Amino cuz of how buggy it is. Plus, figured I should have something for here, too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[rivalsforlife]

The AAI Cast Takes On Twitter

Hello! For the release of ace attorney investigations 2 ten years ago, on the official AA twitter account, Capcom posted a bunch of tweets that were made to sound like they came from the characters themselves. You can still find them if you dig far enough, but it’s a bit of a pain to find and especially a pain to understand in English, so I decided to compile them all here and attempt to translate them. (They have also been “localized” in true ace attorney fashion.)

First, a disclaimer: I am absolutely NOT a translator and my understanding of Japanese is abysmal. I put the original tweets through google translate and then went through trying to make them legible, including looking up words and phrases when they didn’t make any sense. As a result, I can’t guarantee that this is completely accurate, and I definitely messed with phrasing a bit to get things to flow better or sound more in character. Hopefully the general gist of things should make sense! I’ll put the original Japanese text below the English one, and if you actually know Japanese and would like to properly translate it, please do so! I just wanted to get this out here as fast as possible.

If you want to view the original tweets, I’ve filtered them (mostly!) here in reverse-chronological order. There are tweets from the game staff at the end that I did not “translate”.

With that said, here are the tweets. (It is long, so most of it is under the cut.) The breaks are things I added that I believe were breaks in time on the actual account, and represent new scenes.

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<Edgeworth>: I was told to “tweet” what I usually think about to commemorate the release of “Ace Attorney Investigations 2”... What should I do?

<Kay>: Come on, Mr. Edgeworth! First, you need to introduce yourself!

<Edgeworth>: Oh. Sorry for the late introduction. My name is Miles Edgeworth, a prosecutor at the District Attorney's Office. Kay informed me that this is “Tweeter”. 

<Kay>: No! It’s pronounced "Twitter"!

<Edgeworth>: Is it "Tweeter"? I'm not very good at this kind of thing ...

<Kay>: Okay, moving on. Ace Attorney Investigations 2 is about to be released, and Mr. Edgeworth has a lot to say, right?

<Edgeworth>: Mm. Certainly, there are few opportunities like this, so this should be a valuable experience.

<Kay>: Then this Great Thief, Kay Faraday, will teach Mr. Edgeworth the fun of tweeting!

<Edgeworth>: I’m not very interested in that… but alright. More importantly, Kay, do you want to start working soon?

<Kay>: Yes! Then, we can play later!

<Edgeworth>: (Well, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to tweet.)

<Kay>: Mr. Edgeworth ... Your inner voice is in the tweet! Isn't that neat?

<Edgeworth>: Ah! Tweeter… I shouldn’t underestimate it. 

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<Edgeworth>: It's already 12 o'clock ... I wanted to take a break for lunch, but it seems that I won’t get the chance. The detective just reported a new case. I'm heading to the scene right now.

<Edgeworth>: Detective Gumshoe seems to have been in a hurry. He said he “lost something important”... It’s probably not something to worry about. I should concentrate on the investigation first. It takes a careful investigation to find out the truth hidden in the scene. There are many things that cannot be understood from desk work alone.

<Edgeworth>: I've arrived at the scene. Mm? It seems that some pencils have fallen near the victim.

<Edgeworth>: Search for the connection between information. That is the pursuit of "Logic". Assembling "Logic" is the key to the investigation even in Ace Attorney Investigations 2. “Something lost by Detective Gumshoe” and the “pencil left on the scene” ... There is one answer that can be derived from the two pieces of information.

<Edgeworth>: Detective Gumshoe! It seems that we found your lost pencil. ‥‥ Don’t leave extra evidence on the scene!

<Edgeworth>: Hmm ... Finally, the truth of the scene has come into view. This case will likely be resolved soon.

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<Kay>: Good evening! I came to play as promised!

<Gumshoe>: Welcome, Kay!

<Kay>: Huh? Gummy, are you also on Twitter?

<Gumshoe>: It’s popular among my detective friends. As long as my number of followers keeps increasing, I’m happy!

<Edgeworth>: What is a "follower"?

<Gumshoe>: Well, people who read your tweets. To put it simply, it’s like a friend group.

<Kay>: It seems that there are many people who are watching this tweet! Ehehe. That makes me kind of happy!

<Edgeworth>: Hmm. Friend group...? That sounds a little embarrassing, but thank you, followers.

<Kay>: Hmm. I feel that followers and friends are a little different. Well, as long as he’s happy.

<Edgeworth>: Let’s say that tomorrow we’ll spend more time with our followers on Tweeter.

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<Gumshoe>: I've been waiting for you, Prosecutor Edgeworth!

<Edgeworth>: Mm. Good morning Detective Gumshoe. It's rare for you to get to court earlier than me.

<Gumshoe>: That’s because I have to set a good example for my followers! I skipped dinner last night so I wouldn't be late.

<Edgeworth>: What does skipping dinner have to do with getting up early?

<Gumshoe>: Well, it sets a “belly clock”, so you wake up at breakfast time!

<Edgeworth>: (There are too many problems with that, and I don't feel like pointing them all out... I’ll just stay silent.)

<Gumshoe>: Mr. Edgeworth ... We can see the tweets of your inner voice, you know…?

<Edgeworth>: It's about time for the court to open. I'm heading into court without any uncertainty today.

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<Kay>: Hello everybody! I'm Kay Faraday, also known as the Great Thief Yatagarasu. Fufufu ... I’m actually in the gallery right now! I wanted to see Mr. Edgeworth and Gummy in court, and keep an eye on the enemy!

<Kay>: Oh! Mr. Edgeworth screamed, “Objection!” This is the 5th time today. The other lawyer is sweating now. The judge’s gavel is getting fierce! Eh -- what? “You can’t tweet in the courtroom…?” Hey!

<Kay>: Uh ... I was kicked out of the courtroom. As expected by the new rival of Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Justine Courtney! She seems like a kind judge, but also very observant.

<Kay>: This is an unexpectedly strong enemy! Mr. Edgeworth, are you okay ...?

<Edgeworth>: Kay. What were you doing in the gallery today?

<Gumshoe>: I was surprised to see Kay being kicked out of court!

<Kay>: I didn't think that tweeting was prohibited. As a Great Thief, this is the ultimate mistake!

<Edgeworth>: If you have time to regret breaking the rules of the court, use it to learn a little more about them.

<Kay>: If I had to leave the court anyways, I wanted to have a cooler exit, befitting of a Great Thief!

<Gumshoe>: … I don’t think she regretted breaking the rules. 

<Kay>: Anyway! You’ve already finished your work today, right?

<Edgeworth>: Yes, I finished my work in the courtroom today. It looks like we can have a nice holiday.

<Kay>: So, why don’t the three of us go play together! Bowling, karaoke, game centers, etc.!

<Edgeworth>: No ... I'm not very good at such things.

<Gumshoe>: Since it’s Friday night, why don’t we play around and recover from working hard! I think watching movies would be fun!

<Kay>: Yeah, you worked so hard this week! Now, let’s go play!

<Edgeworth>: *sigh*. Whatever I say, it’ll be a waste of time… If we must, at least make it a movie.

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<Gumshoe>: This Saturday morning is a nice time for a walk! I sometimes take a walk with Missile to build strength and give him training. As the “partner” of Prosecutor Edgeworth, I want to be useful in Ace Attorney Investigations 2!

<Gumshoe>: When investigating with a metal detector or collaborating with Missile, I will be second to none! Hey, Missile! Hmm? Is a scent bothering you? Aaaaa! Mi-Missile has run away! He must’ve smelled food.

<Gumshoe>: When this happens, I have to rely on the odor to chase after it! This is part of the investigation process! Uh… I lost him right away. When this happens, I have to prepare sweets that Missile likes to lure him in! …  I’m so overwhelmed.

<Kay>: It’s a shame to keep Missile as a police dog. He stole away Samurai Dogs from this Great Thief and ate them…! I was trying to eat with Ema.

<Gumshoe>: Sorry about that, pal. By the way, what were you doing together? Collecting fallen leaves…?

<Ema>: We’re grilling Samurai Dogs on this fire we made from scientific chemicals!

<Gumshoe>: Huh. Scientific chemicals, pal…? Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Missile! Do you feel alright?

<Kay>: It’s fine! He ate it before we started the fire.

<Gumshoe>: Oh. I wish I got to have some...

<Edgeworth>: It’s not good to use chemicals to play with fire, Ema. Scientific research is important, but please use moderation.

<Ema>: Yes! Moderation! By the way, are you going somewhere?

<Edgeworth>: Yes. I have some business. ... I don't have much time, so excuse me.

<Kay>: ... Mr. Edgeworth, where are you going?

<Ema>: Fufufu. In this case, we can follow his footsteps! Using the power of science… in moderation!

<Kay>: Alright! Let's follow him… in moderation!

<Gumshoe>: They both have a strange definition of “moderation”...

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<Kay>: That overwhelming scale! I think I’m going to cry! That’s a first for an orchestra concert!

<Ema>: The powerful sound of brass instruments and the splendid melody of woodwind instruments! Scientifically speaking, changing between different sounds is what makes music good.

<Edgeworth>: Umm. While I was looking forward to today, I didn't expect you two to follow me.

<Kay>: I wanted to bring Gummy as well, but he had to walk Missile, so he couldn’t come with us.

<Edgeworth>: The detective can still hear the “Ace Attorney Investigations 2 Orchestra Arrangement Collection” CD. You can pre-order one at E-Capcom.

<Ema>: I already pre-ordered it, of course! I’ll also get the 1:10 figure of Mr. Edgeworth!

<Edgeworth>: A 1:10 figure of myself? I don't remember measuring my height, but ...

<Kay>: That's because I stole Mr. Edgeworth's height perfectly!

<Edgeworth>: I'm a little hesitant to say it in the orchestra hall, but let me just say one word.

<Kay>: "Objection!"

<Edgeworth>: Wha…? How did you --!

<Ema>: This must be the famous technique of the Great Thief, stealing the words right out of his mouth! How informative!

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<Edgeworth>: I have no plans today, so I will spend my time reading at a nearby coffee shop. Naturally, I want to relax on Sundays.

<Edgeworth>: I’m drinking high-quality black tea in a comfortable sunny place. Today is going to be a good day off.

<Edgeworth>: Speaking of which, the other day, a follower named “Wendy” greeted me here on Tweeter. I don’t know how to return messages, so I haven’t done so yet. Let me thank you here. Ms. Wendy, thank you for following me.

<Oldbag>: E… Edgey-pooooooo! I finally found youuuuuuu!

<Edgeworth>: Gah! What are you doing in this coffee shop ...!?

<Oldbag>: No way, Edgey-poo! Just now, didn’t you say this on Twitter? Didn’t you just say “Ms. Wendy, thank you”? You made this old lady so happy! I just ran around all the coffee shops and searched for you everywhere, Edgey-poo. The power of lo

<Edgeworth>: Do you talk too much to fit on Tweeter? So, “Wendy” was you! No matter how many coffee shops you visit, there’s no way you found me so easily… Are you hiding something?

<Oldbag>: If you say that without evidence, you’d tarnish the title of “prosecutor!” I have nothing to hide from my dearest Edgey-poo!

<Edgeworth>: Hmm… Even without evidence, if I read your reactions and feelings, I can expose the truth while only using my words.

<Oldbag>: Oh, I heard about this, Edgey-poo! Isn’t it called “Logic Chess”? I know everything about you, Edgey-poo!

<Edgeworth>: What do you mean by “I know everything?”

<Oldbag>: You see, it’s because I’m a security guard. Recently, because the whippersnapper who was there before me got fired, I was temporarily guarding the prosecutor’s office. At that time, I just so happened to see your address, Edgey-poo.

<Edgeworth>: …………… I didn’t even need to pull out information, and you’re already telling me the answer!

<Oldbag>: Oh. It was a slip of the tongue. I thought I would get to see Logic chess.

<Edgeworth>: Well, could you see it in Ace Attorney Investigations 2? Please excuse me, I have very important business to attend to.

<Oldbag>: You mentioned that you have no business today! Today, I will never let you go!

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<Edgeworth>: Ngh… That was quite the disaster today.

<Edgeworth>: I was too careful just because it was a holiday. I was neglecting my remarks and wasn’t vigilant of those around me ...

<Edgeworth>: Mm? Now “Tweeter” is showing something from “Wendy”. … “Sorry. - Wendy.” … I’m not going to respond to that!

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<Gumshoe>: Prosecutor Edgeworth, did you hear? Agent Lang is coming from the Republic of Zheng Fa!

<Edgeworth>: Hm. Is he also involved in an international case? I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to him for long the last time. If I have time, I’ll go greet him.

<Gumshoe>: The last incident was a difficult one. I couldn’t talk much with Agent Lang’s subordinates, either.

<Gumshoe>: There are 100 people who know about it.

<Edgeworth>: If you tried to talk to everyone, the sun would set before you did.

<Gumshoe>: To be honest, I gave up trying to remember my own face and name.

<Edgeworth>: That’s just being lazy!

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<Lang>: Yo, Mr. Prosecutor. It's strange to see you in a place like this.

<Edgeworth>: It's been a long time, Agent Lang. I never thought we would meet again at a restaurant like this.

<Lang>: I just happened to see this place while I was looking for somewhere I could go alone.

<Edgeworth>: Alone ...? That’s unusual for you. Aren’t you usually with your subordinates?

<Lang>: Well… Lang Zi says: “To know the feelings of a lone wolf, you should leave the pack.” Sometimes I do things on my own.

<Edgeworth>: Is that so? However, I see a contradiction right there on your table.

<Lang>: Hah! Is that the prosecutor’s famous “deduction”?

<Edgeworth>: For someone eating alone, you ordered a lot of “platters”, which seem to serve over twenty people.

<Lang>: Arooooooo! ‥‥Oops. It seems I have a habit of ordering too much. If you don’t mind, Mr. Prosecutor, would you take a little?

<Edgeworth>: It seems that you’re not very good at acting alone.

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<Kay>: Eh? Agent Lang’s coming here again?

<Edgeworth>: Ah, yes. Unlike before, though, it seems like he’s acting alone for some reason.

<Kay>: Isn’t that because it’s difficult to sneak around with too many people? It’s an important rule for a Great Thief!

<Edgeworth>: He is an “international investigator”, not a “Great Thief”. … Anyway, he seemed to come to this country for some purpose.

<Kay>: Then, we might meet him again at a crime scene.

<Edgeworth>: Even if we both desire to pursue the truth, our paths often run counter to each other. If I meet him in the field, we may argue.

<Kay>: That’s nice. I also want a rival that will change me as a person! Ahh… I wonder if they’re out there… the rival who wants to hunt down the Great Thief!

<Edgeworth>: If you want to be arrested so badly, ask Detective Gumshoe.

<Kay>: Ugh! You just don’t get it!

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<Kay>: It's finally February!

<Edgeworth>: Oh. So it is...

<Gumshoe>: I'm looking forward to February 3rd!

<Gumshoe>: At our police station, we will sow beans for the bean-throwing festival! February 3rd is a precious day when you can eat soybeans for free!

<Kay>: Every year, I challenge myself with how many beans I can throw! “Out with the demons, in with the fortune, and in with the Great Thief’s treasure!”

<Edgeworth>: Did you forget the most important thing?

<Kay>: I was just kidding! Of course I remember what’s happening February 3rd!

<Gumshoe>: There is no reason to forget the release date of Ace Attorney Investigations 2!

<Edgeworth>: Mm ... I hope.

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<Edgeworth>: It’s three days before the game goes on sale. I hope the followers look forward to it as well.

<Edgeworth>: Investigating in winter is necessary, even if it’s cold, and you can’t catch a cold before the game goes on sale. Ergo, please take proper measures against the cold.

<Edgeworth>: Speaking of which, Detective Gumshoe wears the same coat all year round. Doesn’t that get cold? Ah… maybe it’s just that his salary is too low to buy anything else.

<Edgeworth>: ……… Should I invite Detective Gumshoe for dinner? What little I know about his eating habits worries me. I don’t think he’d eat instant noodles in winter… 

<Edgeworth>: There is a handmade udon restaurant near the prosecutor's office. The taste is satisfying for a reasonable price. ‥‥‥‥‥‥ Though, when it comes to inviting Detective Gumshoe, I shouldn’t limit myself to just noodles.

<Edgeworth>: Mm. I tweeted that it was only 3 days before the game’s release, but it was 2 days. I worked all night in the office yesterday. It seems my sense of time has gone haywire.

<Edgeworth>: What I tweeted then was contradictory… Pardon me. Thank you, followers who pointed that out.

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<Gumshoe>: This pork roast is delicious! This is my first one of the year!

<Edgeworth>: Detective Gumshoe. Stop eating while tweeting!

<Gumshoe>: I've been eating only plain pasta this year. I couldn’t help myself!

<Kay>: I could, but I still tweeted!

<Edgeworth>: It may not be instant ramen, but his eating habits are always in crisis.

<Gumshoe>: Ugh... every time I make a mistake while investigating, the cost of living becomes a crisis.

<Kay>: But the one who is in the most danger right now is Mr. Edgeworth, isn't it? I saw it in a commercial! He’s having his “biggest crisis!”

<Gumshoe>: I heard it too ... What kind of mistake did you make, sir?

<Edgeworth>: Don’t compare me to you! I don’t know what it is, but I’m not afraid of any crisis. No matter what happens, I simply do what I think is right.

<Kay>: As expected of Mr. Edgeworth! Well, you can always count on this Great Thief to help you in an emergency!

<Gumshoe>: Of course, I will help too! If you want to manage your living expenses in a crisis, sir, just leave it to me!

<Edgeworth>: First, could you try helping me as a detective?

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<Kay>: By the way, Mr. Edgeworth, what kind of person is your father?

<Edgeworth>: … Why would you suddenly ask such a question?

<Kay>: I just asked Mr. Shields. He said your father was a very good person! I also respect my dad, so I was a little curious about yours.

<Edgeworth>: When I was a child, he was someone I highly respected, and… the kind of man I aspired to be.

<Kay>: Huh? Is it different now?

<Edgeworth>: ……… About that… It’s difficult to explain. If you want to know the answer, please wait until tomorrow.

<Kay>: I see! The answer is hidden in Ace Attorney Investigations 2. I’ll be sure to steal the truth about Mr. Edgeworth!

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<Kay>: Gummy! Please decorate it from the right side!

<Gumshoe>: Here it is! Oh no, the decoration fell!

<Edgeworth>: What are you doing in my office in the middle of my workday?

<Gumshoe>: I’m off duty, but since today’s the eve of the release date, I’m preparing a party!

<Kay>: It's almost time to tweet! Mr. Edgeworth, please work and just ignore us!

<Edgeworth>: If you truly want that, then please stop climbing on my desk. … I’ll finish work soon, so please wait until then. 

<Kay>: Eh! Are you going to help us?

<Edgeworth>: I would like to celebrate.

<Gumshoe>: That’s helpful, sir! Then, I’ll be sitting on the sofa and waiting until it’s time!

<Edgeworth>: ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ Just wait in the corridor.

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<Gumshoe>: Cheers for the release of Ace Attorney Investigations 2!

<Edgeworth>: Hmm ... This party for the eve of the release is rather nice.

<Kay>: Ehehe. Tomorrow, we’ll give it our all!

<Edgeworth>: Umm. Thank you very much.

<Kay>: This is the last of our tweets ... It's a little regrettable.

<Edgeworth>: But I’m glad I had this opportunity to directly express my gratitude for the week. Those who were watching our tweets… let me thank you again.

<Gumshoe>: I still have something to talk about, but we’re already out of time!

<Kay>: But the eve of the release has only just begun! After this, you can talk to the development staff of “Ace Attorney Investigations 2” directly!

<Gumshoe>: Oh! Is that the plan?

<Kay>: I’m certain, because it’s information I stole from Capcom! It seems like it will start around 18:00!

<Edgeworth>: I do have a lot to ask, but let's leave that to the followers. Well then, excuse us for now.

<Edgeworth>: If you have any questions for the development staff, please quickly send them in!

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Translation notes first:

The localized foods are as follows: 

dorayaki -> Samurai Dogs (since Missile also has a habit of eating those, though I don’t believe the original was dorayaki?)

somen -> instant ramen

katsudon -> pork roast

shirataki -> plain pasta

The “bean-throwing festival” is Setsubun, a festival where you toss soybeans and eat some in order to toss out bad luck and bring in good luck (to my understanding, please correct me if I’m wrong). What Kay said (minus the Great Thief part) is one translation of  a phrase you shout while throwing the beans. I obviously gave up on trying to localize this.

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Original Japanese (minus breaks):

〈ミツルギ〉：『逆転検事２　発売直前記念』として、私が日頃思っていることを“つぶやく”ように言われたのだが‥‥どうすればいいのだろうか？

〈ミクモ〉：ダメですよミツルギさん！まずは自己紹介からしないと！

〈ミツルギ〉：ム。紹介が遅れてすまない。私の名前は御剣怜侍、地方検事局で検事をしている。ミクモくんに教えてもらったのだが、これが“ついたー”というものなのだな。

〈ミクモ〉：違いますよ！“ツイッター”ですってば！

〈ミツルギ〉：“ついったー”か。こういったアレは、あまり得意ではないのだが‥‥。

〈ミクモ〉：ま��まあ。逆転検事２も発売間近ですし、ミツルギさんも言いたいこといっぱいあるでしょ？

〈ミツルギ〉：ム。確かにこういった機会は少ないから貴重ではあるな。

〈ミクモ〉：それじゃ、この大ドロボウ・一条美雲ちゃんが、つぶやく面白さをミツルギさんに教えちゃいますよー！

〈ミツルギ〉：そちらはあまり興味がないが‥‥まあいいだろう。それよりミクモくん。そろそろ仕事を始めたいのだが？

〈ミクモ〉：はーい！　それじゃ、また後で遊びに来ますね！

〈ミツルギ〉：（まあ、気になったことがあれば気軽につぶやくとするか）

〈ミクモ〉：ミツルギさん‥‥。心の声がつぶやきに出てますよ！興味津々じゃないですか！

〈ミツルギ〉：なッ！ついったー‥‥あなどれんな。

〈ミツルギ〉：もう１２時か‥‥優雅にランチといきたいところだが、そうもいかないようだ。先ほど刑事から新たな事件の報告が入ったのでな。いま、現場に向かっているところだ。

〈ミツルギ〉：イトノコギリ刑事は、“大事な物をなくした”と慌てていたようだが‥‥どうせたいした物ではないだろう。いまは捜査に集中するべきだ。現場に隠された真実を知るには、入念な捜査を必要とする。デスクワークだけでは分からないことも多いのだ。

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥現場に到着だ。ム？被害者の近くに“えんぴつ”が落ちているようだな。

〈ミツルギ〉：情報同士の共通点を探す。それこそが《ロジック》を追うということだ。逆転検事２でも《ロジック》を組み立てることが捜査の重要なカギを握っている。現場に残された“えんぴつ”と“イトノコギリ刑事がなくした物”‥‥２つの情報から導き出せる答えは１つ。

〈ミツルギ〉：イトノコギリ刑事！キミが無くしたというえんぴつが見つかったようだ。‥‥現場に余計な証拠品を残さないように。

〈ミツルギ〉：ふむ‥‥‥‥ようやく現場の真実が見えてきた。この事件は早急に解決できそうだ。

〈ミクモ〉：こんばんわ！約束通り遊びにきましたよ！

〈イトノコ〉：いらっしゃいッス！ミクモちゃん！ 

〈ミクモ〉：あれ？ノコちゃんもツイッターやってるんだ？

〈イトノコ〉：刑事仲間の間でも流行ってるッスよ。フォロワーもどんどん増えて、うれしい限りッス！

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥“フォロワー”とは何なのだろうか？ 

〈イトノコ〉：えーと。自分のつぶやきを読んでくれる人たちのことッス。簡単に説明すると“トモダチの輪”って感じッスかねえ。

〈ミクモ〉：このつぶやきを見てくれている人たちも、たくさんいるみたいですよ！えへへ。なんだかうれしいですね！

〈ミツルギ〉：ふむ。トモダチの輪‥‥か。少々恥ずかしくもあるが、ありがたいことだな。

〈ミクモ〉：うーん。フォロワーとトモダチとはちょっと違うような気もしますケド‥‥。ま。喜んでいるみたいなのでいいや！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：���日も“ついったー”で、フォロワーに恥じぬ時間を過ごすとしよう。

〈イトノコ〉：お待ちしてたッスよ！御剣検事！

〈ミツルギ〉：ム。おはようイトノコギリ刑事。私よりはやく裁判所に着くとはめずらしいな。

〈イトノコ〉：フォロワーのみんなに、カッコ悪いとこを見せられないッスからね！遅刻しないように、昨夜は夕飯を抜いておいたッスよ。

〈ミツルギ〉：夕飯を抜くのと早起きをするのに、何の関係があるというのだ。

〈イトノコ〉：すさまじい“腹時計”で、朝ご飯の時間に目覚めることが出来るッス！

〈ミツルギ〉：（問題が多すぎて、指摘する気にもなれん。‥‥ここはあえて黙っているとしよう）

〈イトノコ〉：御剣検事‥‥。心の声のつぶやきが自分にも見えるの、分かってやってるッスよね‥‥？ 

〈ミツルギ〉：そろそろ開廷の時間だ。余計なセンサクをしていないで、法廷に向かうぞ。

〈ミクモ〉：みなさんこんにちは！大ドロボウ・ヤタガラスこと一条美雲です。ふっふっふ‥‥実はいま、傍聴席にいるんですよ！敵情視察も兼ねて、ミツルギさんとノコちゃんの法廷姿を見ておこうと思って！ 

〈ミクモ〉：あ！ミツルギさんがまた『異議あり！』って叫んでる！今日はこれで５回目ですねー。相手の弁護士さんも汗だらだら流してますよ。裁判官の木槌も激しくなってます！えーとなになに？“法廷内でのつぶやきは却下しま‥‥す？”え。ちょ、ちょっと！ 

〈ミクモ〉：ううう‥‥‥‥法廷内から追い出されちゃいました。さすがは逆転検事２の新ライバル“水鏡　秤”さん！優しそうな裁判官だと思ってユダンしていました。

〈ミクモ〉：これは思わぬ強敵ですよ！ミツルギさん、大丈夫かなあ‥‥？ 

〈ミツルギ〉：ミクモくん。今日は一体傍聴席で何をしていたのだ。

〈イトノコ〉：法廷から追い出されるミクモちゃんを見て、ビックリしたッスよ！

〈ミクモ〉：まさかつぶやきが禁止とは思いませんでした‥‥。大ドロボウとして、一生の不覚です！

〈ミツルギ〉：後悔するヒマがあるのなら、法廷のルールについてもう少し学んでおきたまえ。

〈ミクモ〉：どうせ退廷させられるのなら、もっとカッコ良く立ち去りたかったです！大ドロボウとしては！ 

〈イトノコ〉：‥‥そっちで後悔しているとは思わなかったッス。

〈ミクモ〉：それはともかく！　今日はもうお仕事終わりなんですよね？

〈ミツルギ〉：今日の法廷で仕事は一段落ついたからな。気持ちよく休日をむかえられそうだ。

〈ミクモ〉：せっかくだから、いまから３人で遊びに行きましょうよ！ボーリングとかカラオケとか‥‥ゲームセンターとか！

〈ミツルギ〉：いや‥‥私はそういったものはあまり得意ではないのだが。

〈イトノコ〉：まあまあ。金曜日の夜はパーッと遊んで、仕事の疲れを癒すものッスよ！映画とかもいいッスねえ！

〈ミクモ〉：今週もお仕事お疲れ様でした！さあさあ。遊びに行きましょう！

〈ミツルギ〉：まったく。いまのキミたちには何を言ってもムダのようだな。‥‥せめて、映画にしてくれたまえ。

〈イトノコ〉：土曜日の朝は散歩日和ッスねえ！ミサイル。体力��りとミサイルの訓練も兼ねて、たまに一緒に散歩してるッスよ。御剣検事の“パートナー”として、逆転検事２では自分も役に立ちたいッスからね！ 

〈イトノコ〉：金属探知機を使った捜査やミサイルとの連携なら、誰にも負けないッス！ねー。ミサイル！ん？何か気になるニオイでもあるッスか？ああああッ！ミ、ミサイルが走って行っちまったッス！ミサイルは食べ物のニオイがすると突っ走っちゃうッスよ。

〈イトノコ〉：こうなったら自分もニオイを頼りに追いかけるしか！こっちも捜査のプロッスからね！うぅ‥‥‥‥‥‥さっそく見失っちまったッス。こうなったら、ミサイルが好きなお菓子を用意しておびきよせるッス！‥‥本末転倒な気もするッスけど‥‥。

〈ミクモ〉：警察犬にしておくには惜しいですね、ミサイル。まさか大ドロボウから“どら焼き”を盗み食いするなんて‥‥！せっかく、あかねちゃんと２人で食べようとしてたのになあ。

〈イトノコ〉：おどろかせてすまねッス。ところで、さっきは２人で何をしてたッスか？落ち葉をこんなに集めて‥‥。

〈アカネ〉：ヒゾウのカガク薬品でおこした火を利用して、あったか～い “焼きどら焼き”を作ろうかと！

〈イトノコ〉：え。カガク薬品ッスか‥‥？ミミミミミサイル！お腹の調子は悪くないッスか！

〈ミクモ〉：大丈夫だよ！火をおこす前に食べられちゃったから。

〈イトノコ〉：ほっ。だったら良かったッス。

〈ミツルギ〉：ぜんぜん良くないだろう。カガク薬品を使って、公共の場で火遊びなど。あかねさん。カガクの研究は大事ですが、ほどほどにしていただきたい。

〈アカネ〉：はい！ほどほどにします！ところで、どこかにお出かけですか？

〈ミツルギ〉：ええ。少し用事がありまして‥‥。あまり時間がないので、失礼します。

〈ミクモ〉：‥‥ミツルギさん、どこに行くんだろうね？

〈アカネ〉：ふっふっふ。そんなときは足跡を辿ればいいんですよ！ほどほどにカガクの力を使って！

〈ミクモ〉：よーし！ほどほどに尾行しましょう！

〈イトノコ〉：２人とも‥‥ほどほどの使い方がおかしい気がするッス。

〈ミクモ〉：あの圧倒的なスケール！涙なしには語れません！オーケストラコンサートなんて初めてです！

〈アカネ〉：金管楽器の力強い音と、木管楽器の華麗な旋律！音のカガク変化を起こすことで、音楽は作られているんですね‥‥。

〈ミツルギ〉：うム。この日を楽しみにしていたかいがあったというものだ。‥‥まさか、キミたちまでついてくるとは思わなかったがな。

〈ミクモ〉：ノコちゃんにも聞かせてあげたかったな−。ミサイルの散歩があるから、一緒に来られなかったんですよね。

〈ミツルギ〉：刑事には、サウンドトラックＣＤ「オーケストラ・アレンジ楽曲集　〜奏でられし逆転〜」を聞かせるとしよう。いまからでもイーカプコンで予約出来るだろう。

〈アカネ〉：あたしはもちろん予約済みです！御剣検事さんの“1/10フィギュア”もバッチリゲットしますよ！

〈ミツルギ〉：私の1/10フィギュア？身長などを測られた覚えはないが‥‥。

〈ミクモ〉：そりゃもう、わたしがミツルギ���んの情報をバッチリ盗んでおきましたからね！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：オーケストラホールで言うのはいささかためらわれるが‥‥一言だけ、言わせていただこう。

〈ミクモ〉：“異議あり！”‥‥ってね！

〈ミツルギ〉：な‥‥なぜキミが言うのだ！ 

〈アカネ〉：これが有名な大ドロボウの技“言葉を盗む”ですね。勉強になります！

〈ミツルギ〉：今日は特に予定が入っていない。近くの喫茶店で読書をして過ごすとしよう。‥‥さすがに、日曜日ぐらいは落ち着いて過ごしたいからな。

〈ミツルギ〉：心地よい日の当たる場所で、上質の紅茶を飲む‥‥。今日は良い休日になりそうだ。

〈ミツルギ〉：そういえば、先日“カオルさん”というフォロワーから、ついったーでアイサツされたのだが‥‥。アイサツを返す方法が分からなかったので、まだ返せていないのだ。ここで改めて礼を言わせていただこう。カオルさん、フォローしていただき感謝する。

〈オバチャン〉：ミ‥‥ミッちゃぁああん！やっと見つけたよぉおおお！

〈ミツルギ〉：ぐッ！ど、どうしてあなたがこの喫茶店に‥‥！

〈オバチャン〉：やだよミッちゃん！こないだこのツイッターとやらでアイサツしたじゃないか。さっきも“カオルさん、感謝する。”って言ってくれただろう？オバチャンうれしくなっちゃってねえ。ついついそこいらの喫茶店を巡ってミッちゃんを探しちまったのさ。愛のチカラっ

〈ミツルギ〉：は、早口すぎて“ついーと”におさまっていないではないか！しかも、“カオルさん”とは‥‥‥‥あなたのことだったのか！いくら喫茶店を巡ったといっても、こんなにカンタンに見つかるワケはない。‥‥何か隠していることがあるのではないか？ 

〈オバチャン〉：ミッちゃんったら、証拠もないのにそんなこと言っちゃ検事の名がすたれちゃうよ！オバチャンがミッちゃんに隠し事なんてするわけないじゃないのサ！

〈ミツルギ〉：フッ‥‥証拠品がなくとも、あなたの反応や感情を読み取り“言葉のみ”で真実を引き出してみせよう。

〈オバチャン〉：ああ。それならオバチャンも聞いたよ、ミッちゃん！《ロジックチェス》っていうヤツだろ？オバチャン、ミッちゃんのことなら何でも知ってるんだからね！

〈ミツルギ〉：“何でも知っている？”‥‥とはどういうことだろうか？

〈オバチャン〉：ほら。オバチャン警備員だからさ。このあいだ、前に勤めてた子がクビになったっていうから臨時で検事局の警備をしてたんだヨ。そのときにミッちゃんの住所がたまたま目に入っちゃってサ。

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥‥‥こちらから情報を引き出すまでもなく、自分で答えを言っているではないか！ 

〈オバチャン〉：あら。つい口が滑っちまったヨ。せっかくロジックチェスが見られると思ったのに残念だねえ。

〈ミツルギ〉：そ、それは逆転検事２で見ていただけないだろうか。私は用事があるので失礼する！

〈オバチャン〉：今日は用事がないってつぶやいてたじゃないか！今日という今日は、オバチャン絶対に逃がさないヨッ！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：く‥‥今日はさんざんな目にあった。

〈ミツルギ〉：休日だからといって気を抜きすぎていたな。自分の発言や周囲の警戒を怠っていたとは‥‥。

〈ミツルギ〉：ム？また“カオルさん”から私あてに“ついーと”が来ているな。���残念無念　カオル』‥‥と言われても、断じて誘いに乗るつもりはない！

〈イトノコ〉：御剣検事、聞いた���スか？ロウ捜査官が西鳳民国から来ているみたいッスよ！

〈ミツルギ〉：ほう。また国際的な事件に関わっているのだろうか。彼とはあまりゆっくり話す機会が無かったからな。時間があればアイサツぐらいは行くとしよう。

〈イトノコ〉：前回の事件は大変だったッスからねー。自分も、ロウ捜査官の部下の皆さんとはあんまり話せなかったッス。

〈イトノコ〉：なんせ知ってるだけでも１００名はいるッスからねえ。

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥全員と話そうとすれば、日が暮れてしまうだろうな。

〈イトノコ〉：正直、顔と名前を覚えるのもあきらめたッス。

〈ミツルギ〉：すべてをあきらめているではないか！ 

〈ロウ〉：よう。検事さん。こんなところで会うとはキグウだな。

〈ミツルギ〉：久しぶりだな、ロウ捜査官。まさか、このような飲食店で再会するとは思わなかったが。

〈ロウ〉：どっか１人で落ち着ける店を探してたら、たまたまここが目に入ったんでな。

〈ミツルギ〉：１人‥‥？キミにしてはめずらしいではないか。いつもの部下たちは一緒ではないのだろうか？ 

〈ロウ〉：まあな‥‥。狼子、曰く！“単独犯の気持ちを知るには、群れを離れるべし”ってな。オレだって１人になるときはあるさ。

〈ミツルギ〉：ほう？だが、それにしてはキミのテーブルにはムジュンがあるようだ。

〈ロウ〉：ハッ！検事さんお得意の“推理”ってやつかい？

〈ミツルギ〉：１人で食べるにしては、注文した料理は“大皿”ばかりで、量はどう見ても２０人以上に見えるのだが？

〈ロウ〉：うおおおッ！‥‥しまった。いつものクセでつい頼みすぎちまったようだ。よければ検事さん、少しもらってくれねえか？ 

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥１人で行動するのは、あまり得意ではないようだな。

〈ミクモ〉：ええ！ロウさん、またこっちに来てるんですか？

〈ミツルギ〉：ああ。以前と違い、なぜか１人で行動していたようだ。

〈ミクモ〉：それは、やっぱり大人数だと忍び込むのが難しくなるからじゃないですか？大ドロボウの鉄則です！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：彼は“国際捜査官”だろう。‥‥なんにせよ、彼には目的があってこの国に来ているようだったな。

〈ミクモ〉：それじゃ、また現場で会うかもしれませんねー。

〈ミツルギ〉：真実を追い求める気持ちは同じでも、時にはぶつかることもある。もし現場で出会うことがあれば、戦うことになるかもしれないな。

〈ミクモ〉：いいなあ。わたしも自分を高めてくれるようなライバルが欲しいです。ハア‥‥どこかにいないかなあ。大ドロボウを追い詰める好敵手！

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥逮捕されたいのなら、イトノコギリ刑事にでも頼みたまえ。

〈ミクモ〉：もう！そういうことじゃないんです！ 

〈ミクモ〉：ようやく２月になりましたね！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：ああ。いよいよだな‥‥。

〈イトノコ〉：２月３日が楽しみッス！

〈イトノコ〉：ウチの警察署では、節分の豆まきをやるッス！２月３日は、タダで大豆が食べられる貴重な日ッスよ！

〈ミクモ〉：わたしは毎年、投げられる豆をどれだけ受け取れるか挑戦してるんですよ！“鬼は外、福は内、大ドロボウは盗み”って感じで！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥一番大事なことを、忘れているのではないだろうか？

〈ミクモ〉：冗談ですってば！２月３日といえば、もちろんアレですよね！

〈イトノコ〉：逆転検事２の発売���を忘れるワケないッス！

〈ミツルギ〉：ム‥‥ならばいいのだが。

〈ミツルギ〉：発売まであと３日。フォロワーの方々も楽しみに待っていてくれたまえ。

〈ミツルギ〉：冬場の捜査は、寒くてかなわないな‥‥。発売前に風邪を引くわけにはいかん。しっかり防寒対策をしなければな。

〈ミツルギ〉：そういえば、イトノコギリ刑事は年中同じコートを着ているが、寒くないのだろうか‥‥。ああ‥‥単に、給与が下がりすぎて買えないだけかもしれないな。

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥‥‥夕食はイトノコギリ刑事でも誘うとするか。彼の食生活は、はた目から見ていても不安になる。まさか冬にそうめんを食べていることはないだろうが‥‥。

〈ミツルギ〉：検事局の近くに手打ちのうどん屋がある。リーズナブルな値段の割に、味も満足のいくものだ。‥‥‥‥いかん。イトノコギリ刑事を誘うとなると、ついつい麺類にばかり考えがいってしまうな。

〈ミツルギ〉:ム。さきほど発売まであと３日とつぶやいたのだが、発売日はあさって‥‥あと２日だったか。昨夜は、執務室で徹夜仕事だったのでな。日付の感覚が狂ってしまったようだ。

〈ミツルギ〉:私としたことが、つぶやきが“ムジュン”していたとは‥‥失礼した。指摘してくれたフォロワーの方、感謝する。

〈イトノコ〉：カツ丼美味いッスぅううう！今年初めてのトンカツッスよ！

〈ミツルギ〉：イトノコギリ刑事。つぶやきながら食べるのはやめたまえ！

〈イトノコ〉：自分、今年は水炊き鍋で“しらたき”ばかり食べてたッスからねー。

思わず叫んじまったッス！

〈ミクモ〉：叫んだんじゃなく、つぶやきですけどね！

〈ミツルギ〉：ソーメンではなかったが、彼の食生活はいつも危機的状況だな。

〈イトノコ〉：うう‥‥捜査で失敗するたびに、生活費がピンチになるッスからね‥‥。

〈ミクモ〉：でも、いま一番危機が迫っているのは、ミツルギさんのほうなんじゃ？

ＣＭで見ましたよ！“最大のピンチ”だって。

〈イトノコ〉：自分も聞いたッスよ‥‥。いったい、どんな失敗をしちゃったッスか！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：キミと一緒にしないでくれたまえ！

身に覚えはないが‥‥ピンチを恐れていても仕方がないだろう。

私は、自分の信じる道を行くだけだ。

〈ミクモ〉：さっすがミツルギさん！いざとなったらわたしも力を貸しますからね。大ドロボウとして！

〈イトノコ〉：もちろん自分もッス！ピンチな時の生活費のやりくりならお任せッス！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥せめて、刑事として力を貸してもらえないだろうか。

〈ミクモ〉：そういえば。ミツルギさんのお父さんって、どんな人なんですか？

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥なぜ、いきなりそんな質問を？

〈ミクモ〉：さっき信楽さんに聞いたんですよ。ミツルギさんのお父さんは、すごく立派な人だったって！わたしもお父さんを尊敬してたから、ちょっと気になっちゃって。

〈ミツルギ〉：幼い頃の私にとっては、尊敬すべき相手であり‥‥目標でもあった。

〈ミクモ〉：あれ？いまは違うんですか？ 

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥‥‥どうだろうな。一言で説明するのは難しい。この答えを知りたいのならば、明日まで待ってくれたまえ。

〈ミクモ〉：なるほど！逆転検事２に真実が隠されている‥‥と。ミツルギさんの真実、私が盗んじゃいますよ！

〈ミクモ〉：ノコちゃん！そっちの飾りは、もっと右よりでお願い！

〈イトノコ〉：こっちッスね！あ、飾りが落ちたッス！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：昼間から、人の執務室で何をしているのだ。

〈イトノコ〉：今日は非番ッスからね！明日の発売日に向けて、前夜祭の準備をしてるッスよ！ 

〈ミクモ〉：そろそろ、つぶやく時間もなくなって来ましたからね！

ミツルギさんは気にせず仕事をしててください！

〈ミツルギ〉：そう思うのなら、机の上にのぼるのはやめていただきたい。

‥‥もう少しで仕事が片付くから、それまで待っていたまえ。

〈ミクモ〉：え！ミツルギさんも手伝ってくれるんですか？

〈ミツルギ〉：私とて祝いたい気持ちはあるのだ。

〈イトノコ〉：助かるッス！

それじゃ時間までソファーに座って待ってるッスよ！

〈ミツルギ〉：‥‥‥‥‥‥廊下で遊んでいてくれないだろうか。

〈イトノコ〉：逆転検事２発売に向けて、乾杯ッス！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：フッ‥‥前夜祭というのも良いものだな。

〈ミクモ〉：えへへ。明日には、わたしたちのカツヤクをお見せできるんですね！ 

〈ミツルギ〉：うム。感慨深いモノがあるな。

〈ミクモ〉：わたしたちのつぶやきも、これで最後になるんですね‥‥ちょっと名残惜しいです。

〈ミツルギ〉：だが一週間のあいだ、このような機会をいただけて良かった。直接、感謝を伝えることが出来るのだからな。私たちのつぶやきを見ていた方々。‥‥あらためて礼を言わせていただこう。

〈イトノコ〉：まだまだ話したいことはあるッスけど、もう時間ッスからね！

〈ミクモ〉：でも、まだ前夜祭は始まったばかりですよ！なんと！このあと「逆転検事２」の開発スタッフに直接質問ができちゃうんです！ 

〈イトノコ〉：へえ！そんな企画があるッスか！

〈ミクモ〉：カプコンから盗んできた情報だから、確実ですよ！１８時ぐらいから始まるそうです！

〈ミツルギ〉：私としても聞きたいことはたくさんあるのだが‥‥そこはフォロワーの方々に任せるとしよう。それでは、私たちはこれで失礼する。

〈ミツルギ〉：開発スタッフに聞きたいことがあれば、どんどん追及してくれたまえ！

[7spaceace7]

Secrets (A Donatello x Reader)

This is incredibly self-indulgent and was really just a fic for me to obsess over tesla coils, but my girlfriend convinced me to post it- so here it is! It got kind of long too, but I hope you enjoy! 

Word Count: 3236

Reader is given feminine terms in this one

Mild cursing (thank you Raph)

Absolute fluff attack, the sweetness will rot your teeth

Singing was your greatest passion. From a young age, you had been roped into music, the emotions it could represent with just a few notes and some relatable lyrics. It was happiness, it was sadness, it was anger and excitement, and it was everything you couldn’t express well enough with just words. Being a writer, sometimes that would get frustrating, but music helped you overcome the most challenging spots in a new piece or story. This is why you would constantly have earbuds in as you sang along to every song you’d memorized on your Spotify shuffle. 

And Donnie noticed this. Every time you would enter the turtles’ lair, he would see you unplug and pack-up your headphones. Hell, he was even able to detect your singing from the sounds of the sewer tunnels echoing with every step you took closer. He’d hear you talk about the music or soundtracks of your favorite games and movies, analyzing what every slight twinge or reprise would allude to. And he loved every part of it. He loved getting to see those moments where music was all you could focus on. Your heart rate rose exponentially in anticipation and excitement. Your eyes would screw shut while you broke into a grin. Your hands would mimic motions to the beat as you played on invisible drums, or strummed a nonexistent guitar. 

It was adorable to him, to say the least. But he never told you so. He never said a word, in case this might scare you off for coming across as “creepy” or weird. He knew most people probably didn’t pay this close attention to little things like that, but then again, he also knew that most people weren’t madly in love with you. 

Which Donatello was. 

He couldn’t tell you, because once he started rambling about you, he wasn’t sure he’d be able to stop. And if he didn’t stop, then he’d run the 89.07% chance risk of telling you how he’d been in love with you since the day they met you. That was way too high for him to be comfortable. No, he couldn’t tell you, no matter how badly he wanted you to know.

“Okay, so what if you just show ‘er you’re interested instead?” Raph asked, half paying attention to his brother’s predicament, half pounding the punching bag before him into the ground. Leo was in the dojo meditating, and Mikey was playing video games in the living room, which left the two middle brothers to their own devices. For Donnie, this was literally. His three-fingered hands fiddled with his latest electrical circuit. It was bound for sending the right amount of voltage into his inventions without needing four power strips and a generator all on their own. Unfortunately, he was too distracted to actually delve into its components, and settled for breaking and piecing it back together again.

“Show her? How would I do that?” Donnie’s voice trembled at the thought.

“I dunno, you’re the genius here,” Raph huffed, “There’s gotta be somethin’ in this place that you think she’d find cool. She loves music, right?”

“Yeah, like a lot, she even-”

“Rhetorical question, Don, heard the rant plenty,” His brother cut him off. Pausing his violent onslaught of the dummy, he turned to face him. “You’re nervous ‘cause you ain’t ever done somethin’ for a pretty girl before, I get it. So do somethin’ you know you’re good at. That’ll take the nerves off, your plan works, and then I won’ have to listen to you babbling about whatever new fuckin’ thing she did today. Win win.”

The younger turtle paused. “That was...actually pretty sound advice, thank you, Raph.”

“Anytime,” Raph nodded, a smug smile tugging at his lips from being able to help. Problem was, now he was invested. He’d listened to his brother’s rants and rambles and failed plans of possibly confessing for weeks now, what was gonna happen once he finally did it? Raph plopped onto one of Donnie’s bean bag chairs. He didn’t bother to pick up the training dummy. “So what ya gonna do, smart guy?”

Donnie blinked a few times, glasses twitching on his nose as he pushed them up. He didn’t know it, but you coined this his “brainstorming face”. He fiddled with the circuits once again.

“Uh...I’m not sure,” His tongue went dry. A million ideas fly through his brain each minute, and this decides to be the time that he can’t think of a single one good enough. Figures. “I could build her something? Maybe a new stereo, or upgrade the one she has.”

Raph made a noise of disapproval. “You can do better, any old fix-it guy could do that.”

“Fair. Maybe I could- ow!”

A short buzz of the air cut him off as his fiddling paid off. To the world’s great irony, a light bulb several inches away lit up.

“You good?”

“Yeah, I’m good, I…” Donnie trailed off. The purple-clad turtle’s eyes widened as he registered what happened. “I’m better than good, I just had an epiphany!”

“Epipha-what?”

“An epiphany, sudden realization, an idea!” Donnie flicked his goggles back down, enhancing his vision with the magnifier on it. Wires were tugged in and out, and a transmitter was displaced. With a snort of triumph, he raised it to the air for his brother to see. “This is the answer!” 

“A tiny board thing. Just what she’s always wanted,” Raph rolled his eyes, but Donnie was prepared for this.

“Not just a tiny board, a tiny board with this!-” With great haste, Donnie was next to Raph, holding the board out properly. “My side-side project, this little thing, look at the coil here, this is it! This is a tesla coil, capable of transmitting thousands and thousands of volts of energy surging through the air, powering anything within its radius, which is perfect and exactly why I needed to reconfigure it to power my lab and this one new machine I’m working on, but that’s not why this is the perfect idea!”

“Wow, please continue, professor, I’m dyin’ to know.”

“Glad you asked! Watch this!” One aux cord, T-Phone connection, and light-dimming later, the lab went dark in anticipation. And suddenly, with the press of a play button on Donnie’s shuffle, music started to fill the air. But it wasn’t coming from his phone. It was coming from the coils, surging and creating not only electric energy that was visible to the human eye as it sparked, but music. Sound. The beats and notes of the song playing sprouted out in the form of electricity.

Raph’s green eyes became transfixed on the sparks flying out. “Holy shit.”

“Holy shit is right!” Came the squeals of utter nerding out, “This is only a tabletop version of an SGTC circuit, my own type of it anyway based on Tesla’s original designs, but if I reworked it, made it bigger, made it lifelike and maybe four or five of them, I could create the most advanced musical performance this city has ever seen!”

“I’m gonna pretend I know everything you just said because clearly this is your nerd thing,” Raph started, utterly confused. Even still, a reassuring smile framed his features. “But this looks pretty damn cool. This right here? Exactly what ‘m sayin’, Don.  This is you.”

“Do you think she’ll like it...?” Donnie asked in a hopeful voice. He wasn’t just asking about the invention. 

“Course she will.”

~x~

A couple weeks had passed since that fateful conversation with Raph. He’d been in and out of the lab since then, but between patrols and the mandatory bathroom breaks, there was hardly a time he wasn’t working on his great new project. You weren’t even allowed to go into the lab, per his request, for all his time there.

However, he always made sure to make at least one movie whenever you’d come hang out at the lair from work.

Finally, one Friday night, the set up was complete. Pride swelled in Donnie’s chest as he looked at his creation: six symmetrically placed tesla coils sprung up from the ground and walls all around his lab space. The coilings wrapped around metal frames, spiraling into a beautiful arrangement of engineering, if he did say so himself. Mikey said it looked like the lasers out of a DC comic, which was also not a bad thing to be. He just hoped that you would like it. All of it was for you, of course, but over the weeks that he’d been preparing it, he found more beauty in the music of tesla coils than he ever had appreciated before. 

Donnie thought he might thank you for that, if he could get his nerves around it.

God, he was so nervous. Anxiety rushed through his body like the electric pulses he was perfecting. They were already done, but it was all he could do to distract himself while waiting for you to arrive. Maybe the frequencies weren’t in the right key. What if they sounded better this way? Or maybe the firing power wasn’t enough? Trajectory looked alright, maybe it just-

“Donnie?”

“Gh! Y/N, hey!” Stammered the surprised terrapin after knocking his head against the top of a coil. His goggles were on the setting of night-vision, but that didn’t account for night-spatial-awareness, it seemed.

“I got your text to come,” You tried to smile at him, but the dark laboratory proved to make that difficult. “How come it’s so dark in here?”

“Uh, well, that’s p-part of the surprise! Eheh. Gimme just a second-”

You waited patiently outside of his lab, vision still applicable, but grew concerned the more strange noises and clangs you heard coming from inside. This was definitely a whole new level of “Donnie Surprises” just by how nervous he seemed about it.

You yelped when his hand grabbed your arm and dragged you back inside the darkness.

“Okay, uh,” He started, before clapping his hands together for the lights to switch back on, “This is what I wanted to show you.”

Your gaze spun all around the lab. After adjusting to the light, you could clearly see giant mechanism after mechanism placed strategically around in a dome-like setup. Coils that protruded like round-edged spikes circled you both, and in the center was a metal cage. 

“Oh my god…” You almost whispered. A large grin broke out onto your face as you stared in quiet marvel at the scene. His plan was working, and Donnie lit up with an outstretched arm in presentation.

“These bad boys are called tesla coils-”

“Tesla coils!” You squealed in imperfect unison to what you assumed was the start of an explanation. “You made tesla coils, Donnie, holy shit!”

“You’ve heard of them?!” Donnie exclaimed, eyes widening behind his glasses.

“YES!” Your hands began to wave around excitedly, “Oh my god I used to be OBSESSED with these things! I heard about when I was a kid from that old movie, oh what was it, it was like the apprentice’s-”

“Sorcerer’s Apprentice!”

“THAT! Yes!” 

“I haven’t seen that movie in years!”

“Me neither! All I remember is that Hiccup’s voice actor totally nerded out and programmed his giant tesla coils to play music for the girl he wanted to impress, and it was the coolest thing because these giant machines were playing music, music out of nothing but sparks of electricity at different frequencies, which to be honest probably would have caused more of an energy problem than the movie suggested because goddamn do they take up a lot of power, but I was like six and didn’t care!” You laughed  in an energetic burst of word association, practically bouncing on the balls of your feet.

Donnie could have kissed you then and there for that alone. 

A grin crept onto his lips as he watched you ramble on about the movie, leaving all anxious thoughts to fall from his mind. For once, someone actually understood one of his passions. Better than that, she was explaining the process to him of all people! Sure, she was intuitive enough to know he didn’t need it, he literally had just built them after all. This was just out of pure excitement. Someone in his life was talking about science and technology like they were the most fascinating things on the planet, just as the purple-masked turtle believed it was. Well, second only to the ecstatic girl in front of him. 

“-And so, I randomly remembered it again not that long ago, so I looked it up and found so many videos on YouTube about it. I kid you not, I listened to tesla coils and tesla coils alone for a solid week.” 

You breathed heavily, a little winded after such an intense info-dump. God, he always loved when you got excited about something. 

“This is kind of surreal,” Donnie chuckled a bit, pushing up his glasses when they tumbled down his nose, “I had no idea you’d get what these were, much less have known so much about them.” Donnie’s eyes widened at his own panicked-fueled blabbering. “N-Not that I think you’re stupid! I just-- I mean it’s not-- common? It’s more of-”

“A niche interest, yeah. No worries,” You finished for him, signaling his stuttered words hadn’t fallen on offended ears. Donnie quietly sighed in relief. Time ticked by in seconds, but even that was much too fast for this martial artist to grasp. If he could have constructed a device to pause the fabrics of time, he would have long ago, simply to relish the moments with you that meant everything to him. It wasn’t your fault your eyes captivated him more than any element he’s worked with.

“So,” You began eagerly, startling him out of his thoughts, “Are we gonna listen to some zappy poles go brrr or what?”

Donnie snorted at your juvenile word choice. “Yeah, totally. Now, ah,” He walked over toward the large cage in the center, stepped inside, then poked his head out with a dorky grin. A large, green hand stood outstretched towards you. “I think you’d better step inside my cage.”

“If you keep quoting the damn movie like this, I am going to explode from excitement, and it will be your fault!” It was a wonder how you hadn’t caught onto his plan yet, honestly. You made no sense of hesitation before grabbing his offered hand (even though your hands were small enough that they hardly matched his palm’s size), and clambered into the cage in front of him. This was a great excuse for you to be close to him without it being weird. And now, with your back brushing up against his plastron, the butterflies in his chest told him it was totally a good call.

Donatello would take this secret to his grave, however.

“Put your hands on the rail here, yep just like that,” Donnie nodded after your hands found the safeguard rail. A couple buttons tapped into a laptop later, he settled his own hands next to yours. “Let the magic begin.”

Magic would have been the understatement of the year. A coil in front of you quickly shot out its first spark. Familiar music breached the sound barrier to your ears. The one behind you both caught it instantly. Spark after spark sent back and forth between the coils, soaring through the lab like the most incredible game of electric catch.

“Whoa!” You laughed when the sparks would bounce off the cage itself, pressing closer to the turtle behind you (much to his surprise every time). Your shining e/c eyes never left the electric bolts shooting out. “This is insane!”

“Heh, glad you like it!” Donnie watched you closely that entire time, more entranced by your excitement and wonderstruck self than anything he’d created. He could power up the tesla coils anytime of day, but this was a special moment he’d never be able to recreate in a controlled environment. This was no experiment, this was real and it was happening right now. 

The only thing left to do was tell you how he felt. 

“Y/N, I have to tell you something,” He began, stepping away to give you a bit of space. His heart rate was increasing by the second. The way you turned to look at him wasn’t helping, either. 

“What is it?” You spoke softly, somehow able to be heard over the music. Donnie could hardly meet your eyes, so he took your hands in his instead.

“I...I don’t know how to say this exactly,” He started, “I’ve been trying to do it for months, going over every possible conjuncture of words, something that would be heartfelt and honest, poetic even? But the truth is, words aren’t my thing, th-they never have been. I’m a science guy, I take things apart and put them back together again, I figure out what makes them work, I see life as a million tiny parts to analyze.”

He paused his quickened speech to take a breath. Your hands squeezed his larger ones as an offer to continue.

“And so, I’m...bad at feelings. I see it all as chemicals and components used by the brain to create action and reaction. But now I’m not so sure if that’s all they are, and really the only thing I am sure about is that it’s because of you that I’m questioning everything I ever thought I knew. Maybe, maybe life is more than atoms and chemicals, and instead it’s about..moments. Moments like this. Moments that...that I..that I really want to keep forever and play over and over again.”

“Donnie…” You spoke. This time he squeezed your hands.

“I know I’m rambling and I should really get to the point, so what I’m trying to say is,” He took another breath, steady this time. His gaze met yours again. “I want to live these moments with you every day. You’re special to me. You’re part of our family, but this is more than that, this feeling is-”

“Love.” You finished for him. Both of your eyes widened as you realized the other felt how you each did.  

Donatello nodded slowly, hesitant to be so certain, but knowing it was true. There were no more words to be exchanged after that, only actions, only movements so soft and gentle that the large terrapin was certain he’d break if they could fit in his hands. Your hands left his and instead reached up to grab the long ends of his mask, and tugged gently for him to reach you. He leaned down without a thought. A three-fingered hand found your waist this time. 

You kissed. Soft, human lips connected to his slightly chapped reptilian ones. The turtle had waited for this moment since he realized the attraction he felt towards you was not just powerful chemical reactions, but true feelings. It wasn’t biology, it was chance and fate and one-in-a-million all at once. As the sparks continued to (literally) fly, Donnie let his eyes close. This was the present. He was here, he was holding a great new adventure in his hands, and there was a brilliant future just around the corner. 

The song may have finished, but this is what would last forever. 

[albatrossmuffin]

Birthday Story: Rei

Translation of Birthday Story: Sousuke can be found right here still because pfort still hasn’t gotten their sh*t together yet lol:

However they are supposed to return April 29th, so once the dust settles I’ll post this, Nao’s, and Sousuke’s properly over there with the scans and stuff; I’ll link on each post when that happens. 

Here’s the link to Rei’s post.

There is also a brief reference to Nagisa’s birthday story if you wanted to take a look here.

(Thank you so much for said scans, @softmakoharus​!)

Birthday Story #08 Rei

In the silence, I took a deep breath. My head is clearing just like clear water.

Today is a special day for me. My digital wristwatch indicates it is 6:30am. I woke up earlier than usual, and my daily running, which I had started one hour earlier, was already nearing the end of the course.

I suppose the morning sun will rise shortly; the sky is moving from darkness to a dim light.

I remember that Nagisa-kun had sent me a picture of the sunrise previously. If I recall it was around 4:00am, and I was late in noticing. Nagisa-kun had seemed dissatisfied, saying “Even though I wanted you to look at it immediately, Rei-chan~~!”, but it is a fact that I had been enchanted by the beauty of the photo.

—I wonder, if Nagisa-kun received a photo of the sunrise from me, would he be pleased?

When bathed in sunlight, serotonin is secreted in large quantities, and the brain is activated. Considering it theoretically, there is no doubt that I can take a photo in my best condition. And on the coast near here, as well, there should have been one of Nagisa-kun’s treasured “Best Sunrise Spots.” I stray from my usual running course and continue running.

Twelve minutes left until sunrise. I’ll make it to my destination without any problems. Imagining Nagisa-kun’s surprised face, I felt the corners of my mouth rise.  The sea begins to spread out before of me.

One minute and twenty-two seconds until sunrise…… I readied my smartphone camera towards the horizon. I open my legs to shoulder-width apart and tighten my upper arms to my body. I put my finger on the shutter button, and then—

“Rei-chaaaan!”

“Douuwaaah!!”

An innocent face that I knew well was projected on the entire screen.

“What are you doing in a place like this? Your morning running course; it’s the opposite direction, right?”

“Eh, ah, well! Today…by chance…”

Why is Nagisa-kun……it’s no good, my brain isn’t working. It’s Nagisa-kun’s pace. It seems my serotonin hasn’t been secreted yet.

“I came to take a picture of the sunrise! I thought I’d make it a present to you, Rei-chan!”

Eh…….I frantically search for words. The moment I tried to say something, Nagisa-kun’s outline began to shine. The sunlight leaking out from the horizon is slowly enveloping Nagisa-kun and I. A warm light.

“Beautiful…”

That was the only word I could find.

“Even though I thought to make it more of a proper present, the sunrise.”

Once Nagisa-kun murmured this quietly, he then leapt out and stood in front of me.

“Rei-chan, happy birthday! Let’s keep being good friends!”*

I wonder if it’s because of the sunrise; Nagisa-kun’s smile appeared to shine more than usual.

“Nagisa-kun…shall we take a photo together?”

We took a photo with the sunrise as a backdrop, and we shared it with everyone in the swim club via a messaging app. Replies came back right away.

Gou: “Rei-kun, happy birthday! Everyone is perfectly ready!”

Romio: “Yes, for Captain Rei’s party, the decorations look really good!

Shizuru: “I’m at the fish market. Please look forward to fresh seafood ◎”

Ayumu: “Captain Rei, you’re up early! Happy birthday! I’m in the process of preparing the Kunikida family’s secret dashi!”

“Everyone, from this early in the morning…”

“Fufu. Eeeveryone loves you, Rei-chan!”

I held back firmly so that the welling up of emotion would not overflow.

Nagisa-kun stretches lightly.

“Allll right! I have to go home and get the cake ready, too! Like you, Rei-chan, I also worked extra hard at cake-making! Ehehe, I hope you’ll be pleased!”

Eh! Even though we were together every day I hadn’t noticed at all. Or rather, when it was Nagisa-kun’s birthday, the fact that I’d been doing intensive training in cake-making had been found out! Without regard to me, who’d instantly turned red to my ears, Nagisa-kun waved and left, saying “Well then, see you later!”

I also went home for a moment and washed off the sweat. I put on an orange-brown knit and head to the party venue. It’s the same place where we held Nagisa-kun’s birthday party.

Upon entering the room, brightly colored masterpieces adorned the table. The salmon carefully selected by Shizuru-kun had been transformed into a gorgeous California roll via Romio-kun’s arrangement; Ayumu-san’s dashi that she took great pride in was made into seafood soup, and Gou-san served it onto a dish. And also, Nagisa-kun’s cake that he’d made with all his might welcomed me in with its magnificent appearance.

During the party, I received many messages of celebration on my smartphone from Rin-san, Sousuke-san, Aiichirou-kun, and everyone from Samezuka. Happiness and some feelings of embarrassment mix together.

I got a call from Makoto-senpai, too.

“Rei, happy birthday!”

Makoto-senpai’s voice heard on a special day echoed more gently than usual.

“Haru says he has something he definitely wants to show you, Rei, so he’s going to send a picture.”

Makoto-senpai’s voice is animated. We look at the picture that was sent, and Nagisa-kun and I looked at each other and smiled.*

In the picture, a sunrise that peeked out from the top of a mountain somewhere was shining brilliantly, in the same way as the one we saw.

Today turned out to be a truly special day for me.

Everyone, thank you very much!

Notes:

“Let’s keep being good friends” – Nagisa says “kore kara yoroshiku;” which literally is something like “let’s continue to work well together,” “I hope we can work well together from now on,” “please continue to take care of me from now on,” etc., It’s a ridiculously versatile phrase, so I picked the translation that best fit the context.

“smiled” – This verb means to smile or laugh depending on context, and since the only context given was they looked at each other, it could be either one.

This is more of an FYI than a note, but when Makoto says they’re sending a picture, there is no subject for that part of the sentence; it could very well be Makoto helping Haru send the picture (but certainly by now they taught him to send a picture right lol)

[washymylifeaway]

Haikyuu Fanfic recs: bamf/spy AU ;)

Hello loves! ~~Here I am, once again, not finishing one of the other drafts that I have and making a different post~~ (meant to be sung with the make it shine tune) Pretending like you didn’t just read that, I am here to recommend some bamf/spy AU fics because currently, that’s my vibe LOL. No this will NOT have mafia (even tho they are bamf’s) because this is supposed to be spy/secret agent orientated :))))))) (I say this, but if they overlap, they overlap.)

Because of the nature of this list, many of these fics will prolly be a little/lot graphic with their depictions of violence so beware and be warned! I won’t put individual warnings cause like I said these are all a bit graphic in their own ways. That being said, let’s get down to business (cause Mulan IS a bamf) ;)

As per usual, pls check WARNINGS, TAGS, and SUMMARIES for each fic before reading (ESP THIS LIST) and make sure you’re taking care of yourselves (since mental health is key!) Stay healthy loves <3

Super Spy Husbands by leurauxe /IwaOi/ I LOVE THIS SERIES AKJASFDJK READ IT. It’s SO good and I love their actions scenes and the BACKSTORY OMFG THE BACKSTORY. The proposal fic was SO GOOD AAJSFJLS. Like everyone is done so well in these fics and the plot progression? YES PLEASE.

Hell Mission by codename_bewareofthefangirl (T) 22.7k /IwaOi/ okay IwaOi yes yes but Akaashi? MVP boys. It do be like that sometimes hehe. Anyway, the interactions between them (IwaOi and the whole squad) are gold. Also Iwa and the shower scene? Yes daddy ;)

sorry baby by sketchedsmiles (M) 34.3k /SunaOsa/ THIS!!! Okay you might be thinking wow this seems weird but just read it. I love the way their relationship slowly comes to be and like at the end SakuAtsu just knows ajkfhaldjf. Also when Osamu did the thing (at the hotel) I FREAKED OUT LIKE WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT but it’s okay. They fixed it :’)

bang! now we're even by Authoress (M) 11.9k /BokuAka/ yes you might recognize this from my other post LOL, but I really love this fic so here it is. AGAIN HEHE. Also, Akaashi in a dress? Like the tags might state, what more do you need? The characters are done beautifully, and the story development is SO good (like THE TWIST UGH).

hq detective AUs by valiantarmor /BokuAka, KuroKen, IwaOi/ again, from that same post EHEHE. Man do I really love fighting in my fics LOL. This was super good and the plot itself kept me really engaged (what a twist omg). It does talk a bit about mental health issues, but it’s done so well, and they really did this AU justice! The three fics can be read separately BUT they’re all done so well, I think you should read them all :)

The One With The Spies by hangoverhater /Multi (but mainly IwaOi)/ PLEASE,,, the fics in this series? HILARIOUS. THE SECOND FIC ”Well, this is a nice change of scenery.” “It’s a prison cell.” “I was being sarcastic.” HAD ME DYING. Poor Daichi, he really needs those days off :)))))

on the eighteenth by skittidyne (T) 5k /KuroKen/ I love fics where the characters are forced to face their feelings. This is one of those fics LOL. It’s done so well and the small details (as Kenma loves) are inserted really well. Like the first night where they fake doing stuff? Amazing LOL.

Punches by Sebastians_senpai (M) 1.5k /IwaOi/ hot Iwa hot bamf Iwa. Like entrance? Hot. Killing people? Hot. Anyway I want a boyfriend who will protect me if I get hurt. Can I be Oikawa? (you know being Oikawa would be an honor in itself)

just a boy undercover (and a boy with the getaway) by volchitsae (M) 14.1k /SakuAtsu/ twin fight rendition number idk but it’s good so whatever LOL. Is it really a SakuAtsu fic without one mention of a major twin fight? (probably yes but in this case no LOL) This one was SO good and I love how annoying Sakusa is >>>> for Atsumu. Also the acceptance at the end ajfakdlf HEART WARMED.

to crash in orbit by aceun (T) 2.8k /SunaOsa/ I LOVE BEING UNPROFESSIONAL ON THE JOB!!!!!! I adore how they know each other’s tendencies and how Osamu is like, I know he’s hot LOL. Also when they talked about Rome and Prague it made me laugh OMG. And RIP Osamu’s watch, worked hard never to be seen again LOL.

the unfinished kiss by Ellieb3an (E) 6.3k /SakuAtsu/ I told myself, less or no smut, but here we are. Honestly you’d think I learn I never stick to my own rules LOL. Anyway, this is SPICY so avoid if you don’t like smut heheh. I absolutely love when they use fighting as foreplay like adflkhf yes PUNCH HIS FACE (does that make me violent? probably LOL).

In knives and bullets by badreputation (M) 8.3k /SunaOsa/ UGH this one. Suna and Osamu’s relationship is *chef’s kiss*. And like I love how it isn’t too rushed and they took their time (also angry Suna is HOT). Like the tension at the house during the thing and then the PROPOSAL (LIKE YES). I always find myself coming back to this fic cause I just really love it <3

training by Sebastians_senpai (M) 3.2k /IwaOi/ again the smut.... ANyway, this one is some bamf Oikawa and head-made-of-steel Iwa LOL. Also some avengers talk makes it’s way up (and need I say, Iwa probably did look hot af when he did that), and him constantly hitting the other guy (cause spoilers hehe) made me laugh (ie. targeting LOL).

glass stained black by unrequitedangst (E) 31k /SunaOsa/ OKAY I said nO mAfIa Au’s well.... Technically it’s a SPY mafia AU so teehee. Also another repost cause why not LOL (but altered cause my writing is atrocious). The character development of Osamu is really legit and despite being mafia, it’s not that heavy or angst of a fic (but you should still definitely read tags and warnings first). It’s a non-linear fic (which I really liked, cause I love non-linear hehe) and the organization just adds another level to the fic development!

I love BAMF so if you have any to recommend, DO IT. Always up for more bamf/spy/secret agent AU’s HEHE. Also this turned into a collection of the same ships LOL IM SORRY, but I have a type and I think it’s very obvious hehe. I hope you all were careful about tags because I got lazy LOL. And this wasn’t in any particular order so I should’ve done it by ship, but I’m too lazy to do it now LOL. Hopefully, you all enjoyed this list and tbh for my other lists tbd, I might take out commentary and just put like the names (with links ofc). We’ll see LOL. Stay safe and have a great day! <3

[littlethie]

Houses as songs

This idea is something I talked about in one of my posts and I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT so I made this little playlist thing or whatever. If you also have a song that reminds you of a house, message me! I need it in my playlist ehehe! This is just my opinion and view soooo if you don’t agree with something that’s okay! Feel free to show me your perspective <3 

Slytherin

Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

This may be cliché, but seriously. The melody... omg. Also I think Slytherins don’t fuck with fake friends. Like yea, no one likes posers but other houses are, in my opinion, more open to forgiveness or choosing to be on good terms. Slytherins don’t have time for this kind of bullshit and like to show everyone they are not afraid to burn bridges. Also they approach this situation without emotion and drama - like - they simply let anyone know who’s the boss and repel them with one ugly look hehe.  

Halsey - Castle

Being a Slytherin isn’t easy. They often have to stay alone to achieve their dream and they will achieve it. They are met with a universe of prejudice and judgement just because of who they are. But they are strong and able to deal with any obstacle in their way. This song reminds me of their will to continue and not give up. I admire them for their powerful persona and they are truly the best leaders <3 

Ravenclaw

The 1975 - The Ballad Of Me And My Brain

This song is so witty and fun, in a way so it really reminds me of Ravenclaw. Bearing so much knowledge and information can be so hard sometimes, mainly when it comes to the choice of thinking about issues more rationally or emotionally and I think they can really think they’ve lost their minds. Just because they are Ravenclaw doesn’t mean they lack emotions - on the contrary - I think they feel strong emotions and that can lead them to look for their brain. 

Alessia Cara - Here

Ravenclaws sure know how to party. But I also think they know their limits and kinds of people they want to hang around. They need intellectual conversations and at least some sensible people if they are at a party. Of course they can get totally drunk but they will ALWAYS look intelligent and responsible to others and that is fucking attractive! 

Hufflepuff

Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me

This song hits so hard. Just the lyrics are ...geez. Everyone thinks they’re cooler than the Hufflepuffs but there’s more to them than they let on. They don’t want to be cool and that makes them cool. They call people out on their BS. They have so much power they could use but they don’t want to and never do. They are always themselves and don’t feel the need to brag or to act like someone else. Also Echosmith’s Cool Kids is also a good example for a song!

Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love

Hufflepuffs are always on the good side. Helping people, even the ones that don’t like them. Purely out of love for peace and equality. They are the ones that come with hugs when a Slytherin feels lonely. I can see the Slytherins protesting at first but then giving into the warm hugzzz. They make good friends to Gryffindors and are willing to learn from Ravenclaws.

Gryffindor

Onerepublic - Counting Stars

A lot of times they have to be brave for more than themselves. For other people too. And they would to anything to get things right. They are fueled by their friends and loved ones. So determined to make this world a better one. They are not scared to jump into situations and act as guardians. They sacrifice themselves for the greater good even it it’s dangerous - even better, if it is! 

Elton John - I’m Still Standing

I don’t think this needs an explanation hehe. But literally NOTHING can bring them down. They are strong rocks. Stronger than anything else. If they loose a competition they make sure they DESTROY the other team next time. Loosing makes them more powerful and more determined to train and better themselves. They do whatever it takes and even sometimes go behind someone’s back - but only to help others or to do something that eventually has a positive outcome !

[arretoskore]

tagged by @simuran (thankyouuu <3)

1. Why did you choose your URL? well I was obsessed with persephone when I chose it and I was in that period of my life where I was constantly arguing with my mother but i knew she meant well so I found myself a lot in Persephone and her mother having to deal with something someone more powerful than either of them (Zeus) had put them through. But honestly I want to change it. i already have the alternative ready I’m just... idk being weird about it

2. Any side blogs? nada 

3. How long have you been on Tumblr? if you ask me again I’m gonna compliment your shoelashes 

4. Do you have a queue tag? nah i’ve never seen the point

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place? i honestly don’t remember. I think my friend was using tumblr and I was just beginning to lear about fandom and was looking for more fanart. I definetly got that but I also definetly couldn’t scroll tumblr in a public place lol

6. Why did you choose you icon/pfp? i’m in love with Miyazaki’s movies and Spirited Away has always been my favourite, in particular the train scene has always given me so many feels for some reason

7. Why did you choose your header? just wanted to have some of my drawings on my blog eheh

8. What's your post with the most notes? the shitposting about covid in Italy. I had totally forgot about that one lol

9. How many mutuals do you have? how.... how do you count mutuals??? help??

10. How many followers do you have? 212

11. How many people do you follow? ahahahaha not gonna answer this one, it’s definetly embarassing. im my defense I think most of them have not been posting for years

12. Have you ever made a shit post? mmmh i dont think so. not on tumblr at least

13. How often do you use tumblr? too often, lol

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog? nope, i just got a very angry anon once that for some reason decided he wanted to defend the statue of a child rapist that’s in my city and i proposed should have had been sent for a swim in the nearby canal

15. How do you feel about "you need to reblog" posts? i find them incredibly annoying

16. Do you like tag games? yes yes yes! i just often forget that I have been tagged :’)

17. Do you like ask games? yes i do! i just hate that i can’t answer in a concise way 

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? mmmmhhh... i’d say @crushcandles and @misterstalker who i have no idea why they follow me since they are respectively such amazing writer and artist!! also there are quite a few mutuals I have I’m pretty sure have a large folowing but cannot confirm

tagging @crushcandles @misterstalker @syanara @dorianthespider and idk whoever wants to! i’m always useless in remembering urls 

[hiro-gari]

Hello, I'm back at bringing more Batarou headcanon! 🙋💕

This is a thought that I had lately regarding Garou's and Badd's habit, and how they would impacted on their relationship:

Because Garou had followed a kinda strict curfew rules during training days back then in Bang's dojo, I think Garou is kinda a morning person. And also a light sleeper since he's very sensitive to any sound around him. He would have earlier sleeping hours at least before midnight and waking up before dawn to do his morning exercise routines.

Once Garou is awake, he couldn't go back to sleep easily and usually have the urge to do some morning routines as he had already used by dojo's discipline schedule. After he lives together with Badd, Garou just doing martial art practice on the backyard or jogging around the neighbourhood. Sometimes also buying something for Badd like hot brewed coffee or mini breakfast food from local shop, so the delinquent hero can functioned enough to cook actual breakfast at home after he woke up.

Whereas Badd is a night person who wont get to actually sleep until it's like 2 AM, then waking up at least 1.5 hours before going to school so he could prepare breakfast and lunchbox for Zenko first. Now that Garou also living with him together in his house, Badd must cooking more meals to feed his boyfriend who has bottomless-stomach, too.

Unless when he was in super exhausted condition, especially after got injured in battlefield after a mission or having hard exam weeks, Badd could sleep for a whole day. He's a quite heavy sleeper because those reasons, but just like Garou he also has sensitive sense whenever something goes wrong happen when he was asleep. He was struggling to fight his sleepiness on every morning, so Badd usually is either becomes too quiet or cranky, depends on his mood and condition.

Now that they're together, maybe Garou could convincing Badd to have healthier sleeping habit little-by-little?

Garou would persuade Badd by offering lots of comfy cuddling time at night, stopping whatever was keeping Badd from getting a good rest, and slowly improving Badd's quality sleeping hours. Now everyone could see that Badd is no longer has dark eyebags, he got less cranky, and just looked more refreshed in the morning. Sometimes Badd even joining Garou on morning exercise if he was in a good mood.

Not only that, what if Badd also becomes even more handsome and sexy after he's dating Garou?

Before Badd met Garou, his appearance still be like a rough delinquent boy. After he met and fighting against Garou then was sent to hospital, we could see him became even more prettier than before.

Imagine after they become friends and start living together, Badd unconsciously made himself more beautiful as Garou often teasing him as "pretty guy". Badd’s hair is no longer hair-gelled neat pompadour style, instead he just let his silky hair in wild messy that Garou is really fond of.

Beside his hair treatment, Badd also start doing body skincare in which Zenko recommended him the best products, so he could have flawless and healthy-looking skin. Garou also enjoyed the result in their private time by body worshipped his boyfriend with lots of touching and caressing, appreciating Badd's beautiful self.

Doing daily routines together also improved their relationship, it's like having someone on their side and supporting eachother make them happier. Be it when patrolling, going into mission together, sparring on their free time, being all domestic at home, or spending quality time together doing anything they like at the moment. Or even when they're in such intimate moment of lovemaking.

Those things are not only improving their relationship, but also balancing the quality of their own body, mind, and soul. Definitely giving lots of positive impacts into both of their life.

Now that after they have a longlasting loving relationship, Badd looks happier, healtier, and also hotter. Garou was really successful on helping Badd bringing out the best side of himself. Because of Garou's encouragement, Badd starting to treat himself better than before..

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Notes:

Tbh, the first half is the actual new headcanon that I got few days ago, whereas the second half was a rewritten version of this older headcanon, ehehe! 😅 You can read it in here: https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/623371948314984449/

I think in the end, both Garou and Badd have improved eachother. But I want to focus on Badd because he's so selfless that he hadn't give much time to take care of himself, as he always prioritizing people who he loves so dearly: his family a.k.a. Zenko and Garou 😢

That's why Garou, as a considerate boyfriend, was willing to give more attention for Badd. So Garou could influenced Badd to take care of himself, treating himself better because he deserved all the best things, living the best life together with Garou 👏😤😚👌💕💖

I hope you enjoyed this writing! But I'm so sorry if it's not good enough waaah forgive me 😭🙇💦 I don't know if there's still people who want to read this dumb writings of mine, but I'm truly appreciate anyone who's willing to read them :"") Thank you so much guys, you have big chunks of my heart that I offered! 😳💗💝

Always thankful for: @hiro-gari, @the-goddessfighter, @kaincuro, @garous-nipple, @jusqu-une-etudiante, @guby1620, and @lovelybutnot-ablankcanvas, also all of Batarou shippers in the fandom! Thank you for reading this super silly headcanon, guys, ily~ 😘❤💜💙💚💛💖

I hope you all have a great weekend! 😚👍💛🌼🌻💐

-Little1993lamb-

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~Lilia:

Yesss omfg this is so important!! They help each other become the best versions of themselves :”) And FINALLY Badd realized he doesn’t have to turn his hair into gluey goop to be cool, his natural messy hair is 👌 perfect and sexy :o!! Also now I’m imagining that like post-11pm Garou just *wraps Badd in a floofy blanket* *drags him to the bedroom bundled in said blanket* *flomps on top of him* 😭💗 He really brings out Garou’s responsible side ahhhh!! I also feel like Garou probably looks a bit less gaunt in the face too after being with Badd a while 😌 He be eatin’ good lol

I love this sm 🥺🥺 thank u anon!! I hope you have a great weekend too 💖