#And I just find that so funny

[always-a-joyful-note]

I don't know if HappyEle's ability to write fun and engaging female characters without actually hiring a female VA is impressive or annoying but I gotta respect them for all the ways they get around it.

[trouticecream]

@beinfriends

[ He isn’t easily impressed.  Not now.  And certainly not in the past.  But, one thing that never fails to chip away at otherwise rigid and exceedingly high expectations would be the concept of heroism.  Of the idea of selflessness and good put into action.  It’s why he had always enjoyed all those fictional stories of magical worlds and the heroes within them as they’d rise up against impossible odds and defeat all manner of threatening evils.  And in turn, why upon arriving on Earth at a time far beyond what constituted the present, his attention had almost immediately been drawn to the conflict that had occurred on Nowhere islands a few years prior and the individuals that terminated it.  The conflict which had fuelled a careful and discreet collection of data on the alien's part–hidden and undetected by the life-forms of that time–from afar as he sized up the overall situation and assessed the environment from various purviews.  The incident at the heart of the conflict itself is very regrettable–for reasons he dares not focus on for more than moment, gone and passed in the blink of an eye alongside the nauseating sensation that inevitably comes with it–but if there is any good to come out of it, he supposes that it would be that a greater power has now been re-established out of dormancy and into a position where the Earth can be more adequately protected.  Where it had been lacking before–humans are still only human, Chosen or not, after all–now things had been rebalanced. The Earth is now secure... provided that the 'Dragon' (as the inhabitants of these primitive human civilizations call it) itself does not turn on the very life-forms he suspects it was designed to protect.

But, that isn’t what has most prominently captured his attention.  No.  While he has more than a few questions about this greater power and a desire to gather more data about it so as to discern its truest nature and mechanics… the heroes behind its awakening seem just a bit more interesting at the moment.  Or more accurately, the one which had the actual power to do so.  Lucas.  Such a feat certainly required high quantities of courage, tenacity, and more so than anything else, a special sort of selflessness and kindness that not every life-form can muster.  He’s only human, but nonetheless every bit of what a Chosen One is supposed to be and more, even long after the conflict itself has concluded.  That much the Psion himself had long since ascertained after a few days of more concentrated observation of him, following the broader and more preliminary data collection procedures implemented upon his initial arrival on Earth.  And perhaps, though he would not make such an assertion aloud for its limited utility (and admittedly, his own aversion to what such an action entails, beyond the baseline meaning), those heroic qualities and impressive achievements to match, would effectively categorize Lucas as… – ‘cool’, for the lack of a better descriptor.  True heroes are ‘cool’ and so, given how closely the human’s personal characteristics match up with the exact parameters of a true hero, it is only logical to conclude that Lucas must be ‘cool’ as well.

‘Cool’ enough that it warrants closer observation.  Intrigue beyond assessing beings at their shallower levels and towards deeper machinations instead.  Almost inexplicably so, were it not so fundamentally intertwined with the pursuit of knowledge (and something a little more, but it's so irrelevant at this point that he doesn't dig any deeper than that).  But, such a thing certainly requires a more nuanced and calculated approach.  One designed to not only provide a substantial and innocuous enough reason to initiate a more direct social experiment (read:  a social interaction), but to facilitate an environment where the observed traits in question have an optimal opportunity to emerge and propel the resultant trajectory.  No simple interaction, but maybe an elaborate setup posing a fake problem to solve, of sorts.  The qualities of heroes often emerged as focal points upon being put to the test by trials and tribulations.  Or more simply, a quest.  Personal experiences vindicate that much at least, but this particular situation would not even remotely approximate the level of danger embodied by his invasion attempts of the Earth in the past.  No.  Of course not.  He does not want to put anyone in true harm’s way unless it is absolutely necessary and this? decidedly does not constitute such a case, no matter how much his own curiosity pulls him towards such extremes at times.  The manufactured situation would need to pose low enough risk levels in light of Lucas’ abilities that it would be virtually no different than situations dealt with on a more ordinary basis.

To that end, prior to this moment now, Gregory had gone through the trouble of meticulously devising a quest (from its ‘story’ to the setup), with himself at the center of it as the one that requires assistance.  With all the pieces now set into place, the Psion psionically distorts his form so as to appear human and approaches the residential building where the Chosen One in question is supposed to reside.  Previous data collected from afar dictates that this should be neither an inconvenient time or day to initiate the quest, but all the same, if his predictions turn out to be incorrect then he will simply have to modify his plan accordingly.  Now just before the door to the residential building in question–having wasted little time in teleporting over–at a respectable distance (neither too close nor to far away), small fingers close into a fist and with some slight delay in action (if only to ensure that this is the correct course of action to take as opposed to taking a more direct route instead) he takes to delivering three evenly-timed knocks against its wooden surface.  Then, he simply waits.  Patience is key to pulling off successful military operations and this situation, is ultimately no different. ]

[chloesimaginationthings]

Everyone “hates” Mike in the FNAF movie..

[joshuamj]

Hero.

[johnconstantinesdick]

The most popular fic in the Steel Samurai fandom had an unexplained seven year hiatus only to update at like 3 am on December 21st, 2027. The author explains that they couldn’t update fic while in prison (huh?) but now that they’re off death row (WHAT??) they’ve transcribed seven years worth of writing (Jesus Christ). The update is 130k words long. Edgeworth and Maya don’t sleep that night.

[linterteatime]

Slugcat distribution system gave them an explosive rabid raccoon and a overpowered sewer rat ❤️

[mothmore]

something i am utterly obsessed with is the physical copy of dracula that i recently purchased that has , as part of its foreword , some of the original idea notes that bram stoker had about what dracula’s vampiric powers/traits would be.

one of these is that dracula’s likeness cannot be captured in a painting , he always looks like someone else.

which only leads me to imagine a scenario in which the count lines many of his castle hallways with paintings of himself throughout the centuries but none of them look the same and none of them look like him but jonathan can’t help but notice they all somehow look eerily similar.

he brushes it off , assuming they are simply counts of generations past.

[the-greatest-magic-of-all]

Can't wait for Hallariel and Gilear to come back to Seacaster Manor only to find that their home is now essentially a youth community centre.

Studying! Dance and Music! Martial students use the Seacasters' training grounds and equipment! Fabian hires a life guard because so many kids want to use his pool! Kids who don't have enough food at home know that they can go to the Manor and order whatever they want and Fabian won't even notice the charges!

Fabian basically starts a YMCA in his house.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Trapped in a vicious cycle of pining? Try gay sex! (More things to learn over at Tiger Tiger!)

[shwinlsol]

I apparently have an affinity for drawing grizzled old men and their psychopathic exes

[captain-krow-drozdov]

Danny Is An Alternate Version Of Ra's Al Ghul And Flash Already Called Dibs On Adopting Him

Danny In All His Sleep Deprived Slightly Scuffed Up From A Fight Glory Is On His Way To Clockworks Tower To Hopefully Get A Nap And Maybe Some Homework Done When A Natural Portal Opens Up In Front Of Him And Proceeds To Unceremoniously Drop Him In The DC Verse Just Outside Of Central City Before Promptly Closing Leaving A Tired Danny Behind In A Run Down Abandoned Parking Lot.

It's Times Like This When Danny Regrets Putting Off Learning How To Make His Own Portals, Cause Now He Is Very Much Stuck For The Foreseeable Future And He Has No Idea Where Or When He Is. Luckily For Him However Central City Isn't Too Far Away, Unlucky For Him However Is That Once In The City He Realizes This Isn't His Dimension. He's Pretty Sure He'd Remember Something Called The Justice League.

So What Do You Do When Supernatural Bullshit Fails You? You Fall Back On Your Mad Scientist Roots And You Make A Portal Gun. So That's Exactly What Danny Plans To Do.

Unfortunately Staying Alive And Building Questionably Safe Portal Technology Requires Money And Supplies, So He Ends Up Wandering From City To City Doing Odd Jobs/Fixing Up Busted Tech For Cash Or Unwanted Electronics For His "Operation: Get Home" Needs. This Obviously Ends In A Few Superhero Encounter Shenanigans.

Though He Always Ends Up Back Near Central City, Both On The Off Chance The Natural Portal Will Open Up Again And Because Out Of All The Superheroes That Apparently Exist In This Universe The Speedsters Are His Favorite (Red Robin Is Solidly His Second Favorite Ever Since The Gotham Vigilante Gave Him A Large Coffee Filled With Enough Caffeine To Kill A Man).

Unbeknownst To Danny However Is That Every Hero/Vigilante He Has Encountered Has Come To At Least One Of The Following Conclusions; 1. Run Away Meta Who Is In Desperate Need Of A Good Meal/Adoption Bait. 2. Possibly Red Robin/Tim Drake Clone 3. A Good Kid But Could Possibly Be A Future Rouge If Left Unsupervised. 4. Did Bats Get A New Kid And Why Is He Here?

All Flash Knows Is That He Saw The Kid First And Therefore Has Dibs. Suck It Bruce.

Fast-forward A Few Months And Danny Gets Hurt During A Rogue Attack While Trying To Help Some Civilians Get To Safety (Old Hero Habits Die Hard (Ha Die Hard) And All That Jazz) And He Nopes Out Once Everyone Is Safe And When The Paramedics Are Busy With Other People Unaware He Left A Blood Sample Behind.

One DNA Test Brought To You By Paranoid Bat Concerns Of A Possible Red Robin Clone Later And They Find Out That Dannys DNA Matches One Ra's Al Ghul.

They Now Think Danny Is An Escaped Ra's Al Ghul Clone.

Memes For The Vibes:

[gertritude-art]

HEARTBREAKING: local food blogger thinks it's funny to put on a rude persona in their recipe videos

[chubs-deuce]

Alastor may dislike new age tech but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his sources lol

[chloesimaginationthings]

The real reason Michael has a British accent in FNAF…

[iwasbored777]

I hope no one did this yet

[babyslutbuck]