#BIRB BOY EVENT

[officialdaydreamer00]

Is idia my fated Hades? Can flowers of happiness learn to bloom in the land of death? Does he wither from missing me as I? Does distance make the heart grow fonder?

<3

"The King of the Underworld and the Maiden of Springtime

Destined to cross paths, distance be its prime

Despairing indeed, but the Fates have yet to end

Their bond prevails, beyond death they shall meet again."

pairing: idia shroud x reader

content: fluff, (kind of) use of clichés, idia being socially awkward, just a sprinkle of angst, greek mythology

the oracle speaks — i'm really proud of the prophecy i made!! ^-^ love how my first request is about idia lmao, so early event entry!!

May the Fates be kind to this soul.

— a beat of silence.

that was all it took to wake you up-- since when had you dozed off?

blinking the sleep away, your thoughts got all jumbled up. what was that voice you heard in that short nap? and what did it mean by 'destined'?

quiet murmurs and whispers entered your ears, a blatant reminder of reality pulling you back to the land of living. right, you sighed, you were in a library. and in the presence of people.

your eyes swept through rows of bookshelves and immersive readers, before they stopped at a far corner of the library. there, you see a person, simply reading the time away. you couldn't see their face, as it was covered by the oversized hoodie they wore.

what you noticed, however, was the distinct glowing blue hair. like fire, you mused; pretty, and rather hard to miss.

the more you stared at the mysterious person, the stronger you felt a sense of familiarity. the warm feeling buried deep within your heart, resurfaced. a feeling you never knew you could experience until today.

have you met this person before? you couldn't have, right?

... a soft voice echoed, snapping you out of your stupor.

your eyes met gold hues, and that feeling came crashing down like tsunami waves.

he was tall, towering over you even, he had to hunch down to look at you. the hood was pulled down, revealing his ghostly pale face, and long fire-like blue hair cascading down his back. and his eyes, a molten gold so bright and eerie, yet so soft as he stared at you with an expression difficult to read. melancholic? wistful? you couldn't tell which.

again, his soft voice snapped you out of your thoughts. he was fidgeting with his hands as he quietly asked if you were okay, since you were spacing out. you blinked, oh right, you still had a job to do.

wordlessly, you checked through the books, fighting down a blush in embarrassment, all while sneaking little glances at him. in the few chances your eyes met, you looked away as if nothing happened, spare for the heat presented on your face. only after he left, did you let out a relieved sigh.

"what was that all about?" you murmured, your hand hovered over where your heart was. the strange feeling was real, you mused, but why did your heart feel so empty when he left?

you made it your mission to get to the bottom of this. perhaps you could find that boy again, if the fates were on your side.

his heart was hammering as he left the building. through the darkened glass panes, he could make out your figure standing there behind the desk. he found himself smiling at the sight of your thoughtful look. his soul longs for you, craving for you to be in his arms.

it seems like the fates have smiled at him once more, weaving his destiny to reunite with his beloved.

"I have found you at last. My Persephone."

🏷️ @identity-theft-101 @twistwonderlanddevotee @krenenbaker @dove-da-birb @siren-serenity @cave-of-jade @xen-blank @edith-is-apparently-a-cat @lyle-my-beloved

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[krenenbaker]

Trick or Treat~!

Pairing: Che'nya x Floyd (could be read platonically or romantically)

Summary: It's finally Halloween night, but Floyd is in a bit of a slump. However, the arrival of a curious companion may just make the Halloween party a bit more interesting for him.

Notes: This is my first attempt at something following a prompt - specifically, "Trick or Treat" for the 2023 TWST Rarepair Halloween event. I'm trying to get more comfortable/practiced with writing prose (which is why this wasn't posted on the 30th... oops), and only vaguely ended up following the prompt. I'm fairly happy with how this little piece turned out, though!

Tags: @dove-da-birb, @azulashengrottospiano, @inkybloom-luv, @eynnwwyjth, @officialdaydreamer00 (please let me know if you'd like to be included or excluded from future writing of mine, or only want to be included in specific types of creations)

Floyd wanted to take a break. 

It was Halloween, and all he had done the entire week was work, work, work. Getting costumes ready, decorating, helping with their dorm's presentation, plus cooking and serving at the Lounge, all on top of normal classes? 

Sure, it was fun, especially getting to show off Octavinelle's cool setup, and 'taking care of' those misbehaving visitors. But now? Everything felt draining and boring, and Floyd simply wanted to leave, which sucked because the actual Halloween party had just started!  

Maybe he should just ditch and go back to his dorm; being in a funk when everyone else is having fun around you is not enjoyable.  He slumped down on a bench and unwrapped a sweet he had picked up earlier, before wrapping it up again. Ugh, not even in the mood for that candy he wanted only a few minutes ago. 

As he shoved the sweet back into his pocket and was about to get up from the bench to leave, Floyd heard a rustle behind him. Someone was quietly humming, and… laughing? The sound gradually moved to his side, towards the empty side of the bench.  

“Trick or treat~”

Floyd turned to face the voice. "Listen, man, I'm not in the mood to—” he froze, staring at the figure beside him. “Hang on a second, where's your body!?"

A toothy smile came to the face of the head that currently floated beside Floyd. "Oh, it's here.... or maybe it's there." A pair of hands materialized on either side of this boy's head, followed by the rest of his body. 

“I'm just kidding. Mind if I take a seat? I’d like to rest up before I keep purrowling around and startling people.”

Floyd blinked, then raised an eyebrow. “Uh, go for it.” 

This guy was... weird, and it was hard to tell if he'd be annoying, or interesting. "You don't go here, do ya? At least, I’ve never seen you before. And you’re no ghost, either.”

The cat-like boy shook his head, his jewellery jingling softly. "I'm just passing through for the festivities and collecting treats. Scaring some people, too. That’s loads of fun. And it's always nice to see my friends let loose." 

Floyd had a vague memory surface. "Ohh... you must be that RSA boy who's friends with Sea Turtle and Goldfishie." 

"'Sea Turtle' and 'Goldfishie', hey? Those are good names for my green and red friends. Cats are known for liking fish." He leaned forward, his grin growing. “Artemiy Artemiyevich Pinker. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Floyd nodded, “Floyd Leech. It's nice to meet you, too.” He looked curiously at the boy beside him, taking in his shaggy hair, piercings, and impish smile.

"You're not what I expected.” Floyd smiled, "But you seem fun, Catfish. I didn't think Goldfishie would get along with someone so... interesting."

Che'nya's eyes lit up slightly. "Catfish? Heh heh heh, most people call me Che'nya, but I guess that works. And I’ve heard some… interesting stories about you, too."

He stretched his legs out in front of him, leaning back with his arms behind his head as he sighed. "But yeah, I don't think Riddle could shake me if he tried." 

"I'm almost jealous." Floyd tipped his head slightly. "Most of the time, Goldfishie likes to swim away before I can play with him."

Che'nya laughed, "Well, if you're wondering, he 'swam off' that way." He pointed off to the side. “Just don’t be rough with him. I don’t like people mistreating my friends.”

Floyd looked off into the crowd where he had pointed, and let out a small laugh. “Alright, good to know. Maybe I’ll find him later, if I feel like it”, he smiled and sat back. “And Goldfishie’s stronger than he looks, but I guess you’d know that.”

Che’nya nodded, then leaned closer with a mischievous glint in his eye. "You know, I bet we could do something that would really surprise him.” 

Floyd turned slightly towards Che’nya, and flashed a smile. “Yeah, we probably could. I think we should talk more in the future, Catfish. You seem pretty fun.” 

Che’nya grinned, “You seem pretty fun, too.”

"Well,” he stretched his arms above his head. “I think I’m going to go and find some more treats… and play some more tricks tonight. I'll catch you around, Floyd." 

With a haunting giggle echoing in his ears, Floyd watched as the boy beside him faded into nothingness, just the same way he had arrived. 

What a weird guy.

Floyd unwrapped the candy he had pocketed earlier, then popped it into his mouth. Maybe this party was worth staying at after all.

[glassesfreekjr]

Can we analyse Tulin for a bit?

Apart from being the keet birb boy, perhaps what makes his character so enthralling is how it so brilliantly reflects and offers commentary on the influences that have shaped him.

Whether that be Revali, his father Teba, and ESPECIALLY Link. Hell, it's no wonder that Link & Tulin have garnered such a sibling dynamic. Tulin essentially IS Link, from a time before the burden of responsibility and pain caused Link to cave in on himself pre-Breath of the Wild.

Right down to the veteran warrior father figure (Link's father was captain of the guard) and their acceptance of a newfound legacy out of forthright integrity. Tulin, at this point in his life, has yet to give himself away until there's nothing of him left to give, and let's pray he never needs to.

But Tulin would do that in a heartbeat, if called upon. He is very much his father's son.

You can see it in how archtypical childish spunk is tempered, like steel, by Teba's down-to-earth bluntness and sheer work ethic.

(BTW I wonder if Link sees his own father in Teba? That'd check out.)

But what caught me most pleasantly off-guard is Tulin's skepticism, which has become one of his most compelling traits for me. It's not something you would expect.

He did not believe that the Stormwind Ark existed, and while ultimately proven wrong, it frankly wasn't an illogical assumption to make. Tulin clearly thought through that opinion. He'd also grown frustrated that the Rito placed their faith on a songbook miracle — a eucatastrophe, if you will — instead of something more concrete like personal skill or, say, Link's whole-ass existence.

The second Link arrived and offered his aid, Tulin accepted his help without hesitation. He turned his skepticism inward to reevaluate his own tenets. And it's as a duo that they brought about said eucatastrophe through no one's strength but their own. They are siblings, Your Honor. Aryll 2.0

(If Revali had been blessed with a support network saying "it's okay to accept help. no man is an island," doubtless he still would have perished in Vah Medoh. But there would be less of an ego to shatter. He would have faced death with less blind panic and more dignity. And most importantly, he'd have other people to bolster the wind beneath his wings during his short life. (At the very least, Revali would not have as big an ass not be as big an ass, just as Tulin would be a different person without his family.)

dammit quaquaval you have RUINED me

Also, one thing that everyone seems to miss is just how deceptively intelligent Tulin turns out to be. This kid fuckin' knows his stuff. His mastery of aerodynamics beyond the instinctual is almost on par with Revali at such a young age. And how many precision headshots has his avatar saved your ass with, don't lie.

He somehow managed to follow his father back through time. Tulin can see Koroks.

It's not the same kind of passion-fuelled intellect as, say, Zelda has. More of an unyeilding conviction to learn all he can and put it into practice. About as understated a quality as Yunobo's inexplicable business acumen and economic sense.

As his mother Saki put it, for Tulin to develop as an individual, he needs to experience more of reality and its hardships. Shooting bullseyes and improving one's flying prowess / wind magic can't contend with genuine combat. True to her word, Tulin had to experience mistakes firsthand, and critically examine his own naïve ways of thinking in order to take those necessary steps.

...

So then, uh, is it wrong for me to wish something horrible upon him, if only to witness the positive character growth that springs from it? Tulin isn't the sort who'll shatter under pressure, like Revali did at the end of his life, or like Link did under the weight of expectation. Buckle, yes — but not break. Tulin's steadfast conviction, inherited from his father and guided by the people he loves, would assuredly see him through.

In any event, his Hero's Journey isn't close to over. I'd be curious to see Tulin at its conclusion.

tl;dr I wanna Emesis Blue his bitch-ass, AITA?

[m0rninglatte]

Me when i just wanna yell about Ruthlessness from EPIC:The Musical and When The Pieces Crumble because I am that one lad who is 100% normal /silly /sarc

AND THATS WHAT IM ABOUT TO DO-

Now, this won't be a line by line because, for me, this would be more or less structured as Fable & Centross arguing and them going between whose Poseidon and Odysseus. Where, eventually, Centross gets settled as Odysseus and Fable as Poseidon.

Now, just the whole concept of this being an argument and the ideology of "Ruthlessness is Mercy Upon Ourselves", being involved in it (to me) comes from the aspect of Centross lived by Enderians "Ruthlessness" until he separated himself from her and 'The Violet Reaper' taking Enderians "Ruthlessness" with him and using that to make his own "Ruthlessness". You can see that Centross tried his best to hold this in and until the Cave where he just went for it and showed what his "Ruthlessness" is and its motives because that was his fate. That was where he would end and be rebirthed.

In contrast, Fables 'Ruthlessness' is his way to get his point across of, if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. And it's the fact you can see this imprinted on certain characters,mainly the birb boi Icarus,but also those who worked with him during the War and ended up dying by Fables hand (Delta, Ven e.t.c)

Now drag away from these two for a second and look at Icarus. They're sitting here watching this take place and trying to figure out whose is right and whose is wrong. Yes Centross' formed from Enderians, but they trusted him more than her. Whereas, Fables "Ruthlessness" has been imprinted on them since they were young. So this would make it inevitably harder for Ic to chose what to do after the events that have played out. However, because Fable yk came out alive, he would essentially have the upper hand to twist Centross' "Ruthlessness" to get Ic to help him with his plan instead of them leaving him to his own.

AND I JUST THINK ITS NEAT.

RA

[ourlittleuluru]

Can I just say I love the event? 🥺 It's soothing my little aching rhythm gaming heart (especially after the closure of the Love Live games 😭)

Got sooooo distracted the first time playing the event minigame... Because I wanted to watch the little chibis (#_<-) missed out on a lot of beats. But good thing it's not attempt restricted~

Love that they made new plushies to tie in with this event. With daily attempts! The random events that pop up do be cute and hilarious as well ✪ ω ✪ can't wait to see how the event story goes

Heart work routine event spoilers ahead~

Firstly why... did ALL of them forget that they even signed up for this random thing? 🤣

Xavier is just constantly being the center of the incidents is hilarious 🤣 and OF COURSE. Of course one of the random event is FOOD related (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

Wouldn't it be funny if the mascot was Lumiere? X'D though that won't really make sense

and MC just sneakily taking a photo of Xavier into her private collection. Ur gurl. has got. a private collection. I feel called out...

Zayne just being adorbs too~ And that reference with the river god X'D;;;;

Rafayel... YOU... Dangerous D: !!!! Twice the two of them almost got into a bit of a mishap and dude's still about to just throw the dang emergency flyer away... granted that exact poster almost caused the mishap itself... such sales tactic... ￣へ￣

Xavier, what do you mean you are on a roll... watch this man say that. and then proceed to NOT catch a single plush. Good thing I decided to go first;;;

In fact l 3 men did not catch a single plush, and I had to last min save it??? Rafayel too, this time! He failed and we almost had 0 attempts left ToT thankfully Fishie boy decided to top up 3 more attempts and only took me 1 failed attempt to get a turn from him... _(:з)∠)_

If I had failed to catch that birb... you better watch out ┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘

[ihaveforgortoomany]

If 2.3 is gonna be a sequel to 1.5 I hope we get a banger ep like 1.5.

It looks like the 2.0 event patches might be callbacks to 1.0 ones (2.0 and 1.1, 2.1 with Greenlake and now 2.3 with Uluru), so I wonder if the next upcoming patches might be similae theme or even sequels to Notes on Shori and Rayashki?

(Really I would not mind if they improved Notes on Shori with a followup or something)

Also place your bets people! Whose gonna get a sports outfit this time! (I was right last time with Shamane, Marcus and Vila so my predictions right now are Horrorpedia, Getian, Windsong and Kakania)

(Espeically Kakania, Horrorpedia and Windsong since their counterparts in the same patches have gotten them)

Also Ulu since she hasnt gotten a skin yet and is the only one in her patch not to have one (same with Horrorpedia)

(Getian because birb boi, still need to get him at some point)

[xatsperesso]

I feel like iruma has accidentally called certain teachers/demons mom/dad, like kalego, baal, and both of his friend's mom's

Ok im not sure whether you mean like that's something he'd totally do or that's something that has already canonically happened (which im pretty sure id know of if he canonically called someone mom or dad i would die)

But anyway this is something i can see happen cause iruma is literally collecting patental figures like they're pokemons, and he'd be so fucking flustered and embarrassed he wont be able to look anyone in the eye for a month. But! Who would he call his mom/dad first?

Now listen, im just gonna skim over opera cause they're nonbinary and accidentally slipping would mean to misgender? them and i dont want that. Or maybe opera doesn't care but im not taking any chances, but feel free to tell me any hc you have for our resident cat! Or anyone really i love reading headcanons

So, after recent events, and against every bet the babyl staff may or may not have had, i think he'd first slip up in front of amaryllis, azz's mom. Why? Other than the fact that she would be merciless when teasing him and i enjoy iruma's suffering, just look at what happened in chapter 297 and literally every other interaction between them, giving him advice and dressing him up and being overall affectionate with him like he's her own son. She's every bit the mother his egg donor could never dream of being! And the teasing would be out of this world. No one else will tease him like this queen

Now, the one who's got the most bets placed on (There's no way they dont have a bet on this ok?) Our dear grumpy birb, to the delight of dali and mortification of iruma, kalego! This is very much self explanatory, but what would be his reaction? He'd freeze up because Nope nope nope he's not ready to be a father he's not ready to be IRUMA’S father nopenopenope and then he'd go. Doesn't matter whether it's the middle of the class or he's walking off a cliff he is removing himself from this before opera somehow finds out. He is not going to be a part of this family he is not dealing with this he is Not Blushing fuck of Shichirou! (Everyone somehow finds out and my lord does kalego get teased. Iruma just wants to skip school until he forgets this ever happens (he never will) but his grades aren't that great so he can't TvT)

I want him to call balam dad. No, i want the whole class to call balam dad. The guy needs to be loved. He deserves all the happiness in the world. And yes, it'd be kinda embarrassing, but! The kids are teasing him! This means that they're comfortable around him!! Seriously i love balam so much he very much does not deserve being feared as much as he is

Now, for the ultimate embarrassment, the one who'll laugh their ass off and will not hold back in teasing the poor boy, the one who iruma cant hide from, Arikled. Ali-san is total dad energy, no one can convince me otherwise. And iruma will literally want to die cause he's Arikled. Why did he have to call Arikled out of literally everybody else dad

[fleeting-sanity]

Birb Avion Family Portrait

I made two potat family portraits but none for them shame shame... Anyways this is my OG family, everyone is an OC except for Jaesa. Their ages are all 25 since obviously.... uhm, some of them are dead.

Individual short bio under read more!

Rionnic Avion / Aevrel Valius Panteer / Xarethe

Class : Sith Warrior Weapon : Dual Lightsabers

hahahhaha he's the only sith in the fam just a tired boi enabling his twin brother escaping responsibilities by taking on all of those leadership roles when all he wanted was a quiet life with his lil family divorced from the chaotic galaxy. loves to sing SECRETLY, be a clingy dad, compose poems and music, write research journals, and watches musical events. emo variant of emperor's wrath.

Riornivo Avion

Class : Jedi Consular Weapon : Lightsaber

too kind and caring to a fault. stubborn like his twin in the flavor of not wanting to learn that sometimes helping people needed to be in moderation and can lead to its own repercussions. loves to knit, cook, garden, teach, and clean. boo-boo the fool variant of the barsen'thor.

Vyria Avion

Class : Jedi Knight Weapon : Lightsaber

third stubborn, twice brash sister. likes beating up enemies with fists and soles. then you'll get her actually using her lightsaber. often spats and spars with eldest brother. bubbly, loud, and opinionated. loves to exercise, window shopping, swim, and dance.

Jaesa Willsaam

Class : I'd say she's a... Consular Weapon : Double-bladed Lightsaber

LS version. no master-apprentice dynamics between the two as they are equal. became more self-assured and decisive as she got older. loves to take walks, forage, sew outfits, and record daily footages.

Vianiel Avion

Class : Jedi Knight Weapon : Dual Lightsabers

a shy archeologist. she's more proficient in sabers than the force, spends most time on artifacts and crystals. very tragic mom, but the most resilient and compassionate. left the jedi order on her own accord after a tragedy. loves to cook, read literary works, sparring, and crafts crystal accessories. died during the dread war :(

Jurbiend Pendraig

Class : Jedi Consular Weapon : Double-bladed Lightsaber

a no nonsense jedi master. quite arrogant and unorthodox. his expertise on trakata is controversial amongst his fellow jedi, but challenge him on why it's wrong and you'll earn a debate table. skilled fighter pilot, callsign is "vision" as he likes to take out enemies out of their line of sight. loves to theorycraft, deep research, explore force techniques, and crafts lightsabers. died after the dread war :(

Enzaran Avion

Class : Smuggler Weapon : Blaster Pistols, Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, Scalpels, Ropes, Scattergun, Vibroknives, Poison Darts, Grenades

your typical fuckboi. quite rich from all the criminal activities he been doing, but hides his wealth somewhere. also hides his force-sensitivity somehow. one of the smugglers in hylo's brigade of ending the mandalorian blockade in hydian way. uses the force to cheat, crimes, charm, con, and cope. loves to gamble, frolick on grass fields, garden something weird, and traveling.

Eniriva Avion

Class : Bounty Hunter Weapon : Blaster Pistols, Assault Rifles, Grenade Launcher, Electronet, Missile Launcher, Flamethrower

distant and quiet, unlike her dad. her keeping the distance from her family was partly due to her line of job. her cousins are actually accepting of her, and fortunately it wasn't too late for them to get closer to each other. loves sports, code programming, tinkering with gadgets, and practice shooting.

Rian Avion

Class : Jedi Knight Weapon : Lightsaber

aspiring geologist & archeologist. perhaps his fascination with rocks was inherited from late grandma. generally a chill dude, not interested in arguing why he's got a sith dad--'sif he can change that, but he knows that he cant just fill his life with what he's passionate about; there be responsibilities. loves spelunking, tomb exploring (read: NOT raiding), watching documentaries, hiking, and gardening.

[fdelopera]

Two Moon Knight Headcanons for Pesach…

As we prepare to sit down for the second night Seder, as we prepare to dip our karpas in salt water and eat charoset and maror, here are two Moon Knight headcanons, one sweet and one bitter. These are in remembrance of tears and sweat and blood, but also in celebration of the freedom from the “Pharaohs” that hold us captive…

1st Pesach headcanon:

This Seder takes place a few years after the events in 2025 (Jewish year 5785). The MK System have had more time for system communication, and Jake starts reaching out to them. They're celebrating Pesach, all crowding near the front. And this night (unfortunately the same as most other nights), Khonshu shows up unannounced and uninvited. So predictable. After all, he's a "I am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me" kind of birb.

Pesach celebrates the Jewish people's escape from slavery in Egypt. And Khonshu is, of course, an Egyptian deity, still holding a Jewish system captive.

The irony is not lost on Steven.

So the MK System are reclining at the Pesach table. Layla's there too. Steven is reading from the Haggadah, and they get to the recitation of the 10 Plagues.

Steven starts listing off the Plagues, placing a drop of wine on the plate for each to remember the suffering of the Egyptian people, and as he does, he makes full eye contact with Khonshu.

“Water turning to blood ... frogs ... lice ... wild beasts ... pestilence of the livestock…”

And Khonshu starts feeling increasingly uncomfortable.

Finally, Steven gets to the plague of "boils" and Khonshu has had enough. He gets up from the table and makes some moon-related excuse (since of course Pesach starts on a full moon). Then he gets really tiny, and woosh! He just nopes right out of there. Layla and Steven breathe a sigh of relief, while Marc and Jake can relax a little. There will be more than enough time for Khonshu’s shenanigans after Pesach is over.

2nd Pesach headcanon:

This headcanon is from their childhood. It seems likely that Steven was around for a lot of their Hebrew studies. The extreme cognitive and emotional dissonance of having to pretend to be a "good Jewish boy" from a good family in Hebrew school was not safe for Marc or Jake. Plus, Steven was always interested in historical languages, and so whenever they're in a Jewish context like at Shabbat service or Hebrew school, or celebrating some semblance of a Jewish holiday at home, Steven is often triggered front.

But one Pesach, Steven isn't out. It isn't safe. Wendy has been trying to keep up appearances, making some attempt at kashering the kitchen. But this year, it's just led to more screaming. It's the last year that she even attempts to prepare for Pesach.

Then in a last ditch effort to salvage the holiday, Elias reaches out to a cousin, and they get invited over for the Seder.

This tía and tío don’t know the extent of what goes on in the Spector house. But the tía welcomes them in, and she is kind to Jake. He doesn’t even mind that she calls him Marc. It’s enough to have a place that is safe from the yelling.

The MK System are maybe thirteen or fourteen at this point. And since the tía's children are all older, in their late teens, she asks "Marc" as the youngest child to ask the Four Questions.

But Jake is fronting today. And Jake doesn't know Hebrew. (That's Steven's thing.)

The Haggadah has a Hebrew transliteration, but even with that, Jake stumbles through. He tries his best to wrap his tongue around the unfamiliar words.

Jake begins by asking the question:

Mah nishtanah halailah hazeh mikol haleilot?

(How is this night different from all other nights?)

Then he asks the Four Questions:

1. Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin chametz umatzah, halailah hazeh, kuloh matzah.

(On all other nights, we eat leavened foods and matzah. Why on this night, only matzah?)

2. Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin sh'ar y'rakot, halailah hazeh, maror.

(On all other nights, we eat all vegetables. Why, on this night, bitter herbs?)

3. Sheb'chol haleilot ein anu matbilin afilu pa'am echat; halailah hazeh, sh'tei f'amim.

(On all other nights, we don't dip our food even once. Why on this night do we dip twice?)

4. Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m'subin; halailah hazeh, kulanu m'subin.

(On all other nights, we eat either sitting upright or reclining. Why on this night do we all recline?)

Jake stammers, and repeats words, and tries his best to dig into the memories that he knows are there somewhere. The memories of ... someone learning this at shul. Even though his memory of their Hebrew school is so hazy. It’s just disjointed images, and the remembrance of muffled voices as if he’s underwater, as someone else goes through the motions of studying. But he’s always watchful, in case one of the bullies in class starts making fun of their rumpled clothes and mess of unkempt curls, and the way that they quietly rock in their chair and fiddle with the cuffs of their shirtsleeves. Jake is great at making escapes from bullies and finding places to hide ... and when push comes to shove, his arms and legs are proficient at punching, kicking, thrashing...

Right now, Jake wants to run and hide. He is terrified that he's messed up. He’s terrified that the tía is going to yell at him. Or worse, that Wendy is going to start in on him. The expectation is clearly that he should be able to pronounce the Hebrew words fluently.

But to his surprise, the tía tells him, "Thank you, Marc. Good job." And she smiles at him.

That little gesture of kindness makes him want to cling to her. To beg her to stay at her home, at least for that night. He dreads going back. Wendy looks displeased with his performance, and Elias looks worried, and Jake is sure he's going to hear about it when they get back to the house.

But for those few hours celebrating the Jewish people's escape from slavery, Jake feels relatively safe. His tía and tío will protect him while he's a guest in their home.

That night, Jake realizes something profound. He realizes that Wendy is his Pharaoh.

At Pesach, we Jews are often asked to think about who is the "Pharaoh" in our life. Who or what is it that is keeping us trapped? And what are some ways to break those chains that bind?

Jake understands that Wendy is the one keeping him in chains. And in that moment, like Moses, he starts looking for ways to escape captivity. There's got to be a way out, a Red Sea that will part for him. On that night, Jake starts making plans for extraction.

Throughout their life, I imagine that Pesach would resonate with Jake. And it is not a decision he takes lightly to stay bound to Khonshu after Marc and Steven are freed. It's for their protection, but at what cost? The bonds of servitude are never worth it. And Jake knows that at some point, he's going to have to start making extraction plans again.

[jadequarze]

25 from this

https://www.tumblr.com/jadequarze/741831678203428865

25. What is your favorite thing about your OC?

Oof, this is going to be a long one. You did ask for an info dump, here I go. Writing it down, I'm seeing a pattern with my main OCs :/

Ly'rill (The OG)

- Design wise, the markings that she has now. Something that pop into my brain that went, "What if her markings are like Ammy from Okami? Like, only the ones who have true faith in beings like her can see her markings."

- They're hot-headed despite her looking calm, let's just say it took practice to mask their anger and when they need to release that pent up anger, she'll go to her domain and burn shit. Sometimes, Cathrin is more than happy to be in her line of sight (these two are horny for each other and her logic brain goes out the window, "Angry tiny woman who can incinerate her into non-existence hot.")

Astrel (birb)

- Her feather slowly gaining its color (I wont elaborate too much because it's still tbd). Notice that before I drew her with dark hair/feathers and now she had red stripes, yeahhhh. She used to colorful feathers before trauma happened when she was very young

- She can easily change a topic about herself to something else, and she's a great liar if she wants to. But, she does have trouble lying to people who she cares and has a genuine heart.

Quinn (bread boi)

- He's a fairly new addition, so I don't have much info on him except he bakes and really, what more can I add than this.

Cathrin (dont judge me)

- Werepyre (werewolf + vampire hybrid) monster buff lady :D

Vyrll (main WoL)

These are ffxiv OC that I might elaborate more in the future idk

Azrel + Kena (Astrel's moms)

- Like Astrel, their feathers and actual harpy form. Typical love birds

- They really love their daughter, that if anything happens to her, they will kill anyone who stands in their way or are involved in hurting their daughter.

- Was taken by the Garleans and experimented on due to her unique heritage (half au'ra)

- Took years for her to escape, due to the chance the calamity event gave

- She had a family (a wife, and twins) that she tries to go back to, but due to her lost identity and having no gils, well shes stuck in Eorzea and doing odd jobs to save up, then fate comes with its bs.

Kriv Xeran (bona fide hrothgal)

- Vyrll's wife and known local blacksmith of their village

- Still in the work since shes new

[wonderousmonarch]

stealing this idea from @ghostaddictgremlin

live(ish) reactions to Kamen Rider Wizard

Episode 1

- shadow wizard money gang

- magic and science lived in harmony... until the fire nation attacked

- birb

- I love how polite his magic is. like yes you may summon a bike out of nowhere

- love it when cops are useless against the demons

- John magic has appeared

- Kamen Rider guns are so funny. bro pulled the thingamajig out of his ass

- this suit design fucks

- he's so fucking cool. one million sauce points

- what is this, some kind of Kamen Rider Wizard?

- I love the way it says "please"

- hehehe evil woman :)

- leave it to the cop to arrest the one person who can do a damn thing against these monsters

- this police station looks familiar, has it been used before?

- I see, the trauma flashbacks

- I love him he's kinda sick nasty with it

- wuh oh

- donut time :)

- damn that shit just broke through the ground

- Makoto Nijima is that you

- let bro eat his damn donuts

- SMALL??? I love this magic so much

- Shabadoobie touch to henshin...

- he's very Dante Devil May Cry in the best way possible

- "Rowdy Kids get grounded" LMAOO

- I love how acrobatic he is, he's sick as fuck

- LOCK IN RINKO

- did they just get married

- oh his bike can control dragons, of course

- she still has the ring? did they actually get married?

Episode 2

- eepy boy

- I love these little robots they're adorable

- LMAO bro went night night

- wuh oh shady government organization time (the NSA)

- hate it when the pretty girl im talking to jumps off a roof mid conversation

- "bro said Alakazam" damn 8 year old kids really are brutal

- this one has a much more forward approach

- god I love the way he moves while fighting

- also goddamn the music in this series goes so hard

- BIG HAND :O

- gay donuts

- no one understands the trauma he had to go through to get magic

- haruto locked the fuck in and it gave him magic powers

- that happened to me last week

- bro is full of whimsy and happiness and the Phantoms hate him for that

- huh.?? he's got magic powers fr fr????

- haruto really went through the most traumatic event of his life and all he got was a belt that goes "Shabadoobie"

- I like cop girl. she may be a fed but she's kinda the goat

- the cuntiest wizard of them all

- DAMN the fucking trickshot

Episode 3

- oh boy oh boy what whimsical shenanigans are we in for today

- she took his fucking donuts

- of course this nerd instantly uses his powers to show off to children

- I hope cop girl doesn't get any magic and sticks to the .45 that would be so funny

- my finger that shoots fire

- that tv guy is 100% the villain

- LET HARUTO EAT HIS FUCKING DONUTS >:(

- the phantom is totally convincing him he's magic

- more like stupei, ace defective

- big phoenix fan he's such a silly goose

- flashlight ring

- oh my god they're going to embarrass him on live TV

- THE SLEEP RING CAME IN CLUTCH

- wait he's also revealing himself life on TV? is he stupid?

- the despair got his ass

- they're throwing hands on national television

- the fucking flashbang ring

- water :0

- he's got the type advantage

- soul hackers....

- goofy aah walk cycle

- big shoe lmao

- Lmao the shoulder rubs

- no one lets haruto eat his fucking donuts what the hell

tldr let Haruto eat his damn donuts. he's hungry after a long day of being the cuntiest wizard alive

[blackstar5078]

4, 8, 12, 16, 20

4 is the lucky number :D

Hellooo ♡.

Good to know about the lucky number gkbgj.

I decided to add images, so my followers who do not know about CRK can follow along with how the cookies and stuff look like at least hkbh.

4. Character with the best voice acting?

For reference, I play with the english dub.

I had this opinion for years and still remains the same: Yuri Lowenthal goes HARD as Pure Vanilla. I always was so amazed at the way he plays such a soft-voiced character, but when he needs to portray strong emotions, gosh it sounds so impactful to me. My favorite PV voice by a million miles.

And I must add another one, I love his voice acting just as equally: Kamran Nikhad's Wildberry is AWESOME and I love his portrayal so so dearly. I also love how Kamran shows so much love to Wildberry and enjoys playing as him ♡.

8. A hot take you have?

I love Odyssey so much, it is one of my favorite storylines of the game and I do not get why people say that it was disappointing. At most, I think chapter 3 could have had better pacing execution of it's events, but that's it gkbgjgj.

12. What's a moment that made you feel really strongly?

... -Inhales-

I genuinely cried during this.

16. A headcanon you love?

Dark Cacao not only having Dark Choco as his son, but that he also adopted Caramel Arrow and Crunchy Chip. It is not canon by any means, but I hold the headcanon Cacao family so dearly, I keep it close to my heart.

20. Your favorite character design?

☆STARDUST☆

Both cookie and birb form.

Fucking peak design, I say as a very biased person, I also love my boy so much, one of my favorite characters of this franchise ♡.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

UWAAAAH! RAVEN 😭 (Yes, I will cry until he magically comes back. I don't care if the other students think I've gone insane)

[Referencing last year's April Fools' Day blog event!]

He’ll always be in your dreams 😂 that’s how he’ll “come back”—

(The mob students start whispering and wondering if you’re okay ckbdjsbdjsndbjsbsje they ask if maybe you need to go to therapy along with the OB boys...)

P.S. I now consider March 8th m!Raven’s birthday even if he was originally intended to arrive on April 1st in honor of the holiday 🥳 wheeeeeee~ Let's wish the birthday birb boy a (very belated) happy 2 years old~

Sadly, no April Fools’ Day blog event for this year, as I’ll be busy on a trip!! cdbiwvskw 🤡 I have a few unanswered asks from this blog event; Take responses to those as my April Fools’ Day present to you ^^

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Rashomon & Riddles

Let’s try to simplify this one. Wano is framed as this Kabuki revue. Before the curtains open, we’ll have a prelude from a beloved old face to set the tone. After the curtains finally close for the end and we’ve had a little coda for our main characters, he’ll play us out as the transition to our next adventure. The midpoint between those will see him showing up in the story, organically woven in through a tie astute fans were expecting long before the Land of Samurai. 

That midpoint also happens to coincide with the story doing something interesting with the other half of the local pair Marco’s tied to. Kiku & Yamato will factor into this again, but I want to keep it more general and about Marco. What I think he’s going to do with that just serving as the best clue what it’ll flow out of. Especially since we just had to add in Ryokugyu and the caste themes again didn’t we. What I care about is more that the Noh trio exist alongside this.

Let’s talk Oda the film buff again, this one’s been a long time coming. Well class, who knows this one? One of legendary samurai flick director Akira Kurosawa’s most famous works. Rashomon. A tale about investigating a murder. It’s more famous for something you’ve probably seen at some point. (My favorite is the KotH Firefighter episode) The narrative structure it’s credited with creating, though the film was based on an older novel that did the same. What makes Rashomon cool is it’s the story of three different perspectives on the same event. The point of the movie is in the contrasts, trying to grasp at who’s trustworthy. It’s not exactly obvious. The three witnesses are all liars protecting their own image.

I’ve long wondered if we were doing a Rashomon thing in this love letter to jidaigeki. Our trio are the Noh actors. Kiku, Hiyori, Yamato. It’s their perspective on Oden and Wano’s glory days. Kiku was the type of person stifled by old Wano who’s well primed for a future she was thrust into. Hiyori a product of old Wano that endured, but one young enough she didn’t have a full picture of the past. Yamato one who’s enamored by the legacy and myth. 

So who’s Marco then? What I’m seeing is the fourth tale, the account of the woodcutter who serves as part of the framing device. Rashomon is a story about a peasant, a woodcutter, and a priest talking about a scandalous recent occurrence as they wait out a storm. The stories were the murderer, the victim’s wife, and the dead samurai through a medium as part of the trial. But the Woodcutter after the matter is settled offered up the “real” tale. One that made everyone involved seem absolutely silly. Oh, and there was this little hidden thread about a dagger that led to revealing the Woodcutter was there, but didn’t want to testify because he stole a valuable trinket!

All that to say, this is why I’m interested in Marco. If he just opened and closed the “play” with his arrival falling in the middle, that’s cool. But Wano ended on a weird note, Egghead has kept certain core themes alive and they’re raging around an element that left off on a very strange note. All while our main story hints at a very big, sharp twist. In this kishotenketsu structure, part 3 or ten should feel jarring. A shift in tone, setting, and/or characters. Doing that for this arc this way is a great route to take wrapping up this segment of the big picture. My hope is that we play with something like Rashomon to set up the conclusion to this dramatic turn. Dig back into this key figure’s perspective to lay the foundation for a wrinkle that will make a conclusion that wouldn’t make sense now seem like the only thing that could have happened.

When you have all of that, it just makes the “Sphinx” association seem a little more compelling too. Let’s crack this riddle Birb Boi!

[spicymoonmenace]

Ty Menace for having the ask event. It really got me through the long day I had (not bad just long). Seeing others’ asks and the responses rejuvenate my pondering gears. Now it is time for you to pamper yourself and rejuvenate yourself! How you managed to answer so many with the different perspectives of each guy, is beyond me.

Aww Birb, I'm glad it got you through the long day and that you enjoyed the ask event so much!! I enjoyed it a lot too!! Y'all sent really fun questions so it was super exciting getting to answer them! I've been dying to do an in-character event like this for some time and I'm so happy I did! (I think I channeled all the boys pretty well LMAO) I can't wait to do more events like this in the future.😊💕

[toournextadventure]

Here is this weeks analysis!!! Also, sorry if I sent this twice, but it didn’t show the little message it usually does when it gets sent so I wanted to make sure you got it.

I’ve got a good theory that all the pictures are connected to the same event but it’s different stages of the event. Said even is a giant get together/ reunion or party of some sort with Birb’s family. And I’m guessing that they are visiting Birb’s family because of the 2 little sneak peeks that you gave us.

The meme about making tamales is probably about Birb helping Abuela/Abuelita (I kinda forgot which one is used to I did both) make tamales for the bonfire/ party. Or it could be about all the family helping her out. Its the prep for the party that possibly happens as soon as Birb and Wednesday get there.

The violin/fiddle picture has me coming up with a few. Like Birb is the one playing and has hidden it from Wednesday just to fuck with her. Or it’s someone else in the family playing it. Another could be it’s just the music that is being played at the party which is the next step.

The actual bonfire picture takes place after all the music and goes 2 ways. Maybe the younger kids have gone to bed so its’s the older generation/ elders (plus Wednesday and Birb) hanging around and talking. Second route is that it’s just the big ass bonfire and Birb is helping the little ones put marshmallows on sticks to make s’mores.

Now the picture of the dude sleeping on the couch kinda threw me off cause it could be a few things. First it could be before the whole party and Birb is passed out on the couch from playing with her other siblings all day or the jet leg (if they fly but that’s a big ‘if’) The second thing it could be is that it’s one of the older kids, one of the boys, sleeping on the couch when Birb is there and she pranks him or something. All these are before the party.

The third thing it could be is that it’s after the party and it’s Birb, utterly exhausted, passed out on the couch. And again, it could be one of the other older boys asleep on the couch after the party and Birb is gone mess with him.

It can’t be Wednesday because the position the dude in the picture is sleeping in. And I’m guessing it could be one of the boys because it’s a dude in the picture so you could be trying to be literal or it’s Birb and you are either throwing us off or couldn’t find a different picture for that.

Anyway, this weeks analysis was quicker because these pictures are pretty straight(not me 🤣) forward to interpret if you add in the sneak peeks you gave us. I can’t wait for the new chapter to come out!!!

Welcome back, bestie!!!

So you're, like, 95% right, this one is a little more literal. So great job, bestie, you're nailin it, I can't wait for y'all to read this one. It's chaos, it's long, it's ridiculous, a good amount of it is lowkey based off the chaos of my own family. I think y'all are gonna enjoy it. As long as y'all are okay with, like, 10k+ words 😬