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[3416]

sidney and others choosing mitch as the most romantic im cackling.... he's a LOVERRRR

[tuherrus]

hugs hugs hugs hugs

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

Original Trilogy Ace Attorney Soundtracks: Electronic Doots

Trials and Tribulations Soundtrack:

[revisitingfandoms]

I got an idea for a prompt to show how the cookies outside of their game of 'cookies and kingdoms'...maybe they are doing a session....like the one where they free dark enchantress and dark enchantress is hyped to be able to FINALLY play a bit! they end up taking a pizza break when the pizzas and snacks y/n ordered for everyone arrives and they pause to eat....maybe end up talking about the session and/or life outside of the game...like gingwrbrave talks about his non-saving the world (because world doesn't need saving since it's basically happy ending thing lol) adventures, dark enchantress could talk about the cake tower and how all the cake citizens and hounds are doing...ooor they can talk about the session and what they hope will happen in it and other session stuff they'd talk about as they eat their delicious pizza and snacks.

Sure thing! Although I kind've went with a more modern take. Both White Lily and Dark Enchantress are half sisters in this AU!

(Also I may have add someone else you might see later down the line for my own planning)

Enjoy!

ANSWERED PROMPT 2- BREAK TIME

The doorbell rings as the group pauses, The current dungeon master- Caramel Shade pauses in what he was doing and turns to one of the game watchers, “Can one of you go get that? I bet its the pizza.” From the silent thumbs up and the dragging a formerly dozing Eternal sugar- it was silent salt who was grabbing it.

Caramel shade then turns back to the actual game players, “Alright, we’re gonna wrap this portion up- As our heroes break open the moonstone containing white lily cookie- Her frown turns to a smirk as she changes right before their eyes. To our hero's horror- white lily cookie has changed into Dark Enchantress cookie!” Caramel Shade looks over his book, “If you could roll for intimation, Enchantress.” 

Reader cookie whistles at the Nat19 role from the white haired woman. The Kiddos watch on in a barely concealed horror. 

Caramel Shade nods, “As the moonstone crumbles- a great cake beast rises with her, its arm carrying Dark enchantress cookie upwards as it frees itself. She commends you for breaking her out of imprisonment.” The kids seem to wilt at Caramel shades next words, “Welp that's all for the morning session- we reconve at two sharp, anyways silent salt should be back with the pizza hop to it.” There's a minor bit of whining but the kids run to the kitchen to grab their slices, White Lily goes over to her older sister- and he vaguely hears the plans they were making. 

Reader cookie walks over with a hum, “So whats the future plans in mind?” Caramel shuffles through his notebook, “Well, I figured that since we’re working in the same universe as the Beasts and Blood campaign that Mirror Moon ran and our previous campaign that I ran, so you can guess what's coming up.” Reader’s eyes widen as they snicker, “Yep, I can’t wait to see Shadow Milk on the table again- that was chaos on its own.” Caramel Shade waves them off, “You go get some food, I’ll join later.” Reader walks off to the kitchen.

Entering the kitchen, Reader cookie notes that the big fold up table was out with a variety of pizzas on the table with a big container with bread bags that was already halfway gone. Several of the younger members were seemingly discussing possible future plans and what they could do while a few of the others namely Strawberry crepe were suggesting that they just join DEC- It was hard to not snort what he was bopped on the nose with a breadstick by the younger custard cookie. 

Reader cookie hums to themself as they walk over the drink and decide to go for a water before nabbing a slice or two of pizza and bread bag. Mengering over to the living room they spot Dark choco suplexing licorice cookie, while velvet did the same to his dog chiffon and Choco Brute did the same to a giggling Poison Mushroom. 

Reader plops onto the couch beside pure vanilla- the older man offers them a smile, “So, I take it custard and his friends are discussing their future plans?” Reader nods as they offer a bread slice- the man originally tries to refuse what accepts after a bit of insistence much to readers' delight. They nod to his original question, “Yep- and I can’t wait for Custards reaction to when you sit down at the table.” The older man opens his eyes with a raised eyebrow before closing them, “Oh, so Caramel shade told you?” Reader snickers, “Nope, just said that thing linked to previous campaigns were gonna show up.” Pure vanilla lets out a laugh with the shake of his head. 

And Custards little screech after they found out pure vanilla was in their team was quite adorable.

[cytryndor]

Also, today I began watching two new TV shows, Sister Boniface Mysteries, which is a spinoff to Father Brown and I can tell you I am utterly in love, and Beyond Paradise, which is a spinoff to Death in Paradise that's focused on my favorite Humphrey Goodman, and I also love it my god I'm so happy my shows are successful and having multiple season imma cry

[waffliesinyoface]

i love MMO communities sometimes

[pt-disconnected]

It took a bit to explain how the Player had arrived to Asgore and Dess. Asgore was completely unsure of the story, and wasn't sure how such a story could be true. It only took a single look from Toriel, and a gesture towards the town- which looked like an amalgamated mess of the town and the surreal landscape of the Dark World at the moment- to make it clear that at this point, the lines between what should be true and what was able to be true were very much faded away. It was safe to say that Asgore was pretty embarrassed about the statement in the situation... but, thankfully, he agreed to believe it.

Dess, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed by the story for some reason. Nobody was sure why, but she just seemed indifferent about it all. She explained her reasoning about what was going on, and it was a good reason. But Noelle, being the one who knew Dess the best, could see her sister shifting as she said this. There was more to it, but what it was... well, there wasn't any way to tell. And Noelle figured it was better off left unsaid for now.

Whatever the case, it made the team even more strengthened- though, against the chaos that was occurring, it seemed no amount of strength would succeed. But... they'd do their best.

It was all they could do.

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As the town was rampaged by the chaos, monsters who lived there gathered at the Dreemur house, seeing as it had become a sort of safe haven. Most Darkners weren't able to make sense of the situation, but there was a familiar face that did manage to assist... or, attempt to do so, anyways.

"Thy defenses could useth a few more puzzles, I believeth."

Of course, it had to be Rouxls.

Everyone had tried to convince him to just take some time, but he wasn't just going to "sit back and doeth nothing", as he said. And yet, the moment he started to work on the defenses, his focus was on puzzles. Though, there was someone who actually saw something of use in the simple puzzles. As Rouxls set up his usual block-pushing puzzle... again... the Player had an idea.

"Hey, uh... mister Rouxls?" they called out. Rouxls immediately noticed, as this was not the term he was used to. "...'Mister'? What kindeth of Darkner do thy taketh me for?! Just 'Mister'?!" he exclaimed, before thinking for a moment and adding "...I supposeth I've heard worseth. What doth thy wanteth?"

The Player picked up the block (which was quickly noticed by Susie as evidenced by a shout of "HELL YEAH!" and the sound of running), and gestured to the walls. "I know that these are meant for your puzzles, but I think they'd make good barricades too. And while your puzzles are certainly... a thing to behold... I would say that a wall would be far more effective than a puzzle at stopping someone trying to get in. Mostly because in the end, puzzles can be solved, or skipped. And I doubt you'd want someone to simply skip your puzzles, right?"

Rouxls' eyes widened as this was said. "...How dare thee! To imply my puzzles could be SKIPPETH'D! Yet, thou makeths a point. A wall maketh a better repellant than mine puzzles, it seemeth. And these blockeths are abundant... Very well. For the saketh of thy fort, I will... TEMPORARILY!.. put asideth my puzzles."

During this speech from the Duke, Susie had already started carrying around the blocks (much to Rouxls' dismay), and just looked to the Player. "You get any of that?" The Player simply shrugged. "...I think he's good with it. For now at least." Susie chuckled. "Wow, and here I thought the dude was speaking gibberish up till now. Gonna need you to translate for me."

This caused Rouxls to get somewhat upset. "I AM RIGHT HERETH, THOU KNOWST!!!" he shouts, only for Susie to look to the Player. "...so, uh, what did he say?" she asks, and the Player looks to the annoyed Duke and shrugs. "...Pretty sure that was just angry Rouxls noises." This resulted in Rouxls being even more annoyed, and in Susie laughing at how aggravated the Duke was at the joke.

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The group now had successfully fortified the house with the puzzle blocks, making it rather sturdy. But everyone knew that they couldn't just stay there. The Dark World and Light World were going to keep merging if they didn't do anything.

"...What do we even do at this point? It's too late to stop it... but we can't just let this keep happening..." Ralsei said. The whole of the group was gathered, trying to talk strategy but mostly ending up with awkward silence. Nobody knew how to handle the situation.

The Player sighed. "If I were back home I might have been able to use that whole SAVE thing to get myself back in time in some way, like I had done the first time. But that'd risk botching up the present and future even more, and I don't want to deal with that mess... And that's if it even works at this point..."

Berdly immediately gawked. "Wait, what?! You're telling me you were able to do TIME TRAVEL?! That shouldn't even be physically feasible, regardless of this whole Dark World thing! What are you gonna tell me next, you can just generate objects from thin air?!"

But, before the Player had the chance to respond, they heard someone outside the house-fort.

"I see you all blocked yourself up to try and save yourselves from this... It amuses me. You all were so confident, thinking you had won. And now look at you. Huddled in a boarded-up house, trying to figure out what to do next. How pitiful."

The Player immediately got up, and left, despite everyone telling them not to. They were, once again, face to face with the Knight.

"...So there's at least one of you who's willing to take a stand, even if you've already lost. How... curious. You always manage to exceed my expectations... with your methods of battle, your knowledge of SOULs even... then again, I know little about your world."

The Player scowled. "I plan to keep it that way. You've ruined enough. You got what you wanted, and you finished your plan. Now get lost."

But, of course, the Knight merely grinned. "...That would have been what I did, if I didn't think there might be some way to get to see your world myself. But with you here... it seems that my plan isn't quite finished. Knowing you're trapped in what someone sees as nothing but a simulation... it makes me feel even more trapped than I did in that bunker..."

The Player is now glaring, their fists clenched. "You wouldn't dare."

But the Knight is now laughing. "Oh, you have no idea. This was originally the end of my plans. But with your interference opening up so many new paths, new options... it's now barely even the beginning."

After looking over the past few parts of the story and this one, a couple minor edits made me feel at least good enough to qualify this as Chapter 21. And I may even start jotting down ideas for the next chapter while the recent events are fresh in my memory from the reviewing. We'll see if it goes anywhere- you'll find out soon enough. * Lqgokxkfx lohsm uej llsk Boal ufehm gema zldr alz'm hoklkfx qf. Rjl wldl ka vl zldl alz ufehm srpkz? * ...Gdgro vl'p rz doak rez kq asf wz ejl hejb kn fqy pp zkmjno kk qyz. (Enjoy a new cipher by the way! The key isn't hidden quite the same- you'll find it if you look! I'll never hide it in the story mind you- and if I do I will specifically mention it. But, if I don't mention it, then it's not. And I will link to the proper decoding website via the cipher itself, but if you want to solve it on your own then go ahead!) Also Knight (aka Gaster) is once again being the annoying scientist guy who looks too far and finds things that someone like him should not know about, much less have access to. Anyways, I'll leave it here for now. You have everything you need for the cipher here, so if you want to figure that out then feel free to do so. This one is quite out of the ordinary, honestly. (For a few reasons...) And I'll be working on ideas for the story as well. Hopefully I can figure out where I'm going with this and how to get things moving again. Previous Part | First Part | Next Part LynxGriffin's Paper Trail Comic (Even though we've gone beyond the boundaries of the comic, I don't want to forget what started it all. Go check it out! And if you haven't read it yet, then WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GO READ IT!)

[happiness-of-the-pursuit]

NICE ASK WEEK! If you could make a list of the top fictional characters that all combine to describe you and your spirit, your soul characters, who would they be and why?

Val this is such a fun question!!! I started this and realized there’s divisions, so…

Overall:

Alex Claremont-Díaz, the man the myth the legend himself

Chandler Bing

People who inform my love of learning and reading (these are all from childhood)

Annabeth Chase

Hermione Granger

Reynie (from mysterious benedict society, I think that’s how his name was spelled)

Characters who inform my humor and sarcasm

Nora Holleran

Alex Russo (wizards of waverly place lol)

Percy Jackson

Jim (from the office)

I feel like I’m forgetting some, but this was so fun!! Thanks val :)

[lildoodlenoodle]

At some point we should talk about Superior’s multidimensional hand picked murder spider squad

[chameli]

Downloaded & torrented a bunch of Bobby's movies in HD and I'm so happieeeeeeee

[thepiratefish]

@s0lar-ch3ri Cryptic scrapeyard and the tomeblade au

discussing the character with mutuals moodboard

[marvelsmostwanted]

There are people – some in my own Party – who think that if you just give Donald Trump everything he wants, he’ll make an exception and spare you some of the harm. I’ll ignore the moral abdication of that position for just a second to say — almost none of those people have the experience with this President that I do. I once swallowed my pride to offer him what he values most — public praise on the Sunday news shows — in return for ventilators and N95 masks during the worst of the pandemic. We made a deal. And it turns out his promises were as broken as the BIPAP machines he sent us instead of ventilators. Going along to get along does not work – just ask the Trump-fearing red state Governors who are dealing with the same cuts that we are. I won’t be fooled twice.

I’ve been reflecting, these past four weeks, on two important parts of my life: my work helping to build the Illinois Holocaust Museum and the two times I’ve had the privilege of reciting the oath of office for Illinois Governor.

As some of you know, Skokie, Illinois once had one of the largest populations of Holocaust survivors anywhere in the world. In 1978, Nazis decided they wanted to march there.

The leaders of that march knew that the images of Swastika clad young men goose stepping down a peaceful suburban street would terrorize the local Jewish population – so many of whom had never recovered from their time in German concentration camps.

The prospect of that march sparked a legal fight that went all the way to the Supreme Court. It was a Jewish lawyer from the ACLU who argued the case for the Nazis – contending that even the most hateful of speech was protected under the first amendment.

As an American and a Jew, I find it difficult to resolve my feelings around that Supreme Court case – but I am grateful that the prospect of Nazis marching in their streets spurred the survivors and other Skokie residents to act. They joined together to form the Holocaust Memorial Foundation and built the first Illinois Holocaust Museum in a storefront in 1981 – a small but important forerunner to the one I helped build thirty years later.

I do not invoke the specter of Nazis lightly. But I know the history intimately — and have spent more time than probably anyone in this room with people who survived the Holocaust. Here’s what I’ve learned – the root that tears apart your house’s foundation begins as a seed – a seed of distrust and hate and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe a lifetime ago didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

I’m watching with a foreboding dread what is happening in our country right now. A president who watches a plane go down in the Potomac – and suggests — without facts or findings — that a diversity hire is responsible for the crash. Or the Missouri Attorney General who just sued Starbucks – arguing that consumers pay higher prices for their coffee because the baristas are too “female” and “nonwhite.” The authoritarian playbook is laid bare here: They point to a group of people who don’t look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems.

I just have one question: What comes next? After we’ve discriminated against, deported or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women and the minorities – once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends – After that, when the problems we started with are still there staring us in the face – what comes next.

All the atrocities of human history lurk in the answer to that question. And if we don’t want to repeat history – then for God’s sake in this moment we better be strong enough to learn from it.

I swore the following oath on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible: “I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Governor .... according to the best of my ability.

My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country. We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one. I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.

If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:

It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. All I’m saying is when the five-alarm fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.

Those Illinois Nazis did end up holding their march in 1978 – just not in Skokie. After all the blowback from the case, they decided to march in Chicago instead. Only twenty of them showed up. But 2000 people came to counter protest. The Chicago Tribune reported that day that the “rally sputtered to an unspectacular end after ten minutes.” It was Illinoisans who smothered those embers before they could burn into a flame.

Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let the “tragic spirit of despair” overcome us when our country needs us the most.

Sources:

• NBC Chicago & J.B. Pritzker, Democratic governor of Illinois, State of the State address 2025: Watch speech here | Full text

• Betches News on Instagram (screencaps)

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this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen

[kiisaes]

teenage rite of passage: bad haircut

[frozenwolftemplar]

Oh wow, this is awesome! *magnifies this into next week to pick out all my faves*

color wheel challenge but make it girlboss insanity

rest in pieces lilli lilliangst