#Boardgame champion

[kuchipark]

I’ve been at this school for the better part of two months and I still haven’t lost a single board game, bow down to the queen, bitch.

[bethanydelleman]

The most relatable moment in Jane Austen’s entire collected works, for me as a devoted card and board game player:

“What shall I do, Sir Thomas? Whist and speculation; which will amuse me most?” [Lady Bertram]

Sir Thomas, after a moment’s thought, recommended speculation. He was a whist player himself, and perhaps might feel that it would not much amuse him to have her for a partner.

As a euchre player myself (both euchre and whist being related to bridge, trick taking games with trump) I feel this. I feel it deep. If I was Sir Thomas I would never want to play a paired card game with my non-gaming wife (though I won’t throw her all the way under the bus, she seems to be able to play cribbage). Playing with someone who doesn’t know the game means your aces get trumped and they make bad calls and get you euchred!

I too would play opposite the ruthless Mrs. Norris. There are no morals when it comes to cards.

Context: whist is a game you play in pairs. It has a trump (a suit that beats all other suits) and involves taking tricks (everyone plays one card and the highest wins) and following suit (if you have spades and spades is lead, you play spades). While I have not played, it is similar to euchre and bridge. Those games require you to pay attention to your partner’s play and remember what cards have been played previously. Look, I’ll teach new people, but it is way more fun to play with experienced players.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Distribution des trophées aux vainqueurs de la Ligue du Jeu de Dames Canadien Inc.," La Presse. June 19, 1933. Page 15. ---- De gauche à droite, M. C.-E. MAURICE presentant le coupe de la "Presse" as champion juvénile. Lucien Maheu; M. V. DAOUST. 2. P. MAHEU, pire du champion; M. L. MONTREUIT, president de la Ligue.

[tabletopbellhop]

A new episode dropped today!

Pretty Pictures, Classic Records, Marvel, and Corpses. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 259

Marc from Grand Gamers Guild joins us to talk about the games we've been playing lately. These include Snowdonia, Marvel Champions, Smores Galore, Endeavor Deep Sea, The Crew, and Cadaver.

We review Vinyl Jukebox, and More!

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[ohsugar-honey-iced-tea]

Game night

Wanda Maximoff x fem!reader

Hi y'all! This is my first piece writing for Wanda Maximoff. A friend has introduced me to the fandom and now I'm obsessed 😀 let me know what you think!

Summary: 'Who gets a little too invested in boardgames?'

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She screwed up. She knew she screwed up. She knew it the moment Wanda stepped on her two hotel-owned steet. Well, that wasn't the problem per se. It was the fact that she laughed evilly as she watched Wanda do everything she could to get the money she needed to pay off y/n for landing on her street.

It was supposed to be a fun game night, filled with fun, cuddles, snacks and little shared kisses, Wanda's favorite kind of kisses.

They had settled on playing Monopoly, Wanda's favorite boardgame ever since she was a little girl. She always used to play with her parents and brother and, proudly, always came out to be the one with the most streets and money in the end.

It's not like Wanda and Y/n haven't played Monopoly before. It's just that Wanda always used to win, and then continued to gloat about her victory for at least three days. And now, for the first time in their Monopoly history, Y/n won, and won big. She owned 6 of the 8 streets, and all the taxes worked in her favor, which didn't help the already moody Scarlet Witch at all.

Meanwhile, it has been a full day since and Wanda still didn't talk to her, the betrayal of seeing her love laugh at her as she tried all she could to get the money she needed still fresh on her mind.

"My love, it was only a game of Monopoly, please talk to me."

As soon as Wanda heard that, she came out of their shared bedroom she had locked herself in, wallowing in self pity over her loss of being the reigning Monopoly champion.

"Why should I, hm? This relationship was supposed to be build on trust, and what do you do? You enjoy the lowest point of my financial status. How are we supposed to get past that, huh? You're just a mean- a mean butt!"

Wanda wasn't the best with cursewords when she was taking a moment to be dramatic.

Y/n watched as Wanda continued to *cough* dramatically *cough* *cough* rant about how unfair she was being to her and how this would affect everything.

"Sweetheart..."

"...I would never do this to you-"

"My love..."

"...how am I supposed to get over this-"

"Wanda!"

And just like that, Wanda's endless Monopoly rant ended.

"Did you get your period today, mi amor?"

With that, all the rest of what Wanda was about to say died on her tongue, as she pouted and nodded, tears forming in her eyes.

Y/n sighed sympathetically at this as she opened her arms for her, which Wanda quickly accepted. Honestly, she should have seen this coming. Y/n has been with Wanda for quite some time now, and she knew how moody amd hormonal she could get when she got her period. It didn't help that she had bad cramps with it as well.

The red-headed girl started to sob in Y/n's shoulder, as she gently shushed her, arms holding her close and fingers caressing her hair.

"Why don't I go draw us a bath and after that we can watch your favorite sitcoms? That face is way too beautiful to be stained with tears"

Wanda giggled a little at that, and nodded, softly sniffing.

"I would like that very much. Thank you, detka."

And so, Y/n drew them both a lavender scented bath and guided Wanda in it. Soft music was playing on her phone as she started pampering her Wanda.

After the bath was done, Y/n took her time drying off the both of them, kissing every dried piece of skin her lips could find.

They soon settled in bed afterwards, Wanda making a decision which sitcom they should watch as Y/n was getting the bed ready.

Half an hour later, they were in bed, watching an old episode of ALF, one of Wanda's favorites. Halfway through the episode, Wanda turned to look at Y/n.

"I'm sorry for calling you a mean butt. I didn't mean that at all."

Y/n simply smiled and gave her a forehead kiss.

"I don't mind being a mean butt. As long as I'm your mean butt, I'm okay."

Wanda sighed contentially, nestling herself deeper in her lover's arms.

"If game night always ends like this, we should do it more often."

Y/n giggles at that.

"Let's just keep the fighting part out of it next time, okay?"

Wanda sealed their deal with a kiss, and settled for sleep in the arms of the woman she loved so much.

Later that night Wanda woke up to a still warm water bottle on her stomach, pain medicine and water on her nightstand, and a sleeping Y/n holding her close even in her sleep next to her. Wanda smiled softly at her, thanking her lucky stars for having found Y/n.

"I'm going to marry you, aren't I, detka?"

With that, she went back to sleep, meeting her partner in dreamland.

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[mintaikk]

Steven Stone headcanons because he's one of my favorite characters

-He's really good at old timey electroswing dances, and shit at any other ones. Probably dances like this with Wallace

-If he and Wallace ever got married, he'd probably propose with a rose quartz ring because they symbolize love and compassion

-I like to believe that he's had his metagross ever since he was a kid. In the games, he also mentions how his favorite pokemon is beldum. It'd be cute to think of him getting his metagross as a beldum, as well as it being his first pokemon

-No, but the games go out of their way to talk about how attractive he is (especially team magma and team aqua). He's aware of all of it, but chooses to ignore it. Does get awkward or flustered anytime someone flirts with him

-He can and will go on four hour tangents talking about his favorite rocks (he literally talked to deoxys about a cool rock I can't with him-)

-Owns metagross shorts. In fact, change his summer outfit in masters to wear metagross shorts, and we're all good

-This isn't really a headcanon, but masters mentions how he likes Hoenn Rangers (pkmn version of power rangers) and I like the idea of him being a super hero comic nerd

-Considering the fact that he goes and hands out rocks to people, he is most likely the one that helped Wally find a dawn stone and a moon stone to evolve his gallade and delcatty

-Sits on his Metagross doing whatever (reading, messing with his rocks, sleeping) and Metagross just kinda lets it happen

-His favorite candy is rock candy

-When he found out what Terra stones where, he put Wallace in charge of being Champion for like 6 months as he raced his way to Area Zero

-Has autism with stones being his special interest (idk if it's real, but I can't get over the line above)

-Ironically, he doesn't like rock music. He heard it once and never again

-Really enjoys art museums and all that kind of stuff, especially statues. Him and Cynthia go together anytime one of them visits

-Has lickded at least 5 rocks and has attempted to eat at least 1

-Both cares about neatness and doesn't care. When in caves, he won't care about getting his clothes dirty, but doesn't like getting messy outside of that

-Anime only: Has a soft spot for Maryn and Alain, and let's them get away with more than they should

-Enjoys boardgames a lot. In my champion roommate au, I can imagine Iris and Blue trying to teach Steven how to play Mario Kart or something, and he just sucks ass at it. But he's really good at Minecraft for some reason. Spends a lot of times in the game mining

-Really good friendswith Professor Sycamore and they talk about mega evolution and rocks together

-He sleeps in really soft pajamas and is sometimes a nerd about them. He has Skarmory, Cadilly, and Aggron onsies, and a pajama top with beldum patterns on it. Casual clothes would be T-shirts with words like, "Sinnoh Rocks!" and then having a lot of evolutionary stones for the print pattern or something like that

-Aggron's dex entry mentions how they plant trees and soil to keep their mountains looking nice. Steven saw his Aggron doing this, and started doing a bit of gardening himself

-Wallace does, in fact, use the nickname "Silver-haired dreamboat" for him and Steven looks like this anytime that happens

(I wanna make a post just rambling about originshipping because I love it a lot)

[disco-elysium-via-polls]

🎵Doomed Commercial Area

"It's obvious -- this is what remains of Soona's radio game studio, Fortress Accident."

KIM KITSURAGI - "Yes, I got that." The lieutenant shifts on his feet. "What I meant was -- what were they trying to achieve with this damn game..."

"What were their ambitions? Because this here looks rather *advanced*."

EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - He has respect -- and curiosity -- for this failed endeavour.

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Legendary: Failure] - This is *way* above your tiny little policeman head.

"I don't know, I'm not an artist."

KIM KITSURAGI - "Okay, well, *I* think..." The lieutenant takes a step back, steepling his hands.

INTERFACING [Medium: Success] - Like he's ready to lay out a fine theory, crafted together like a puzzle box.

KIM KITSURAGI - "It looks like one of those popular pen-and-paper role-playing games -- only these people were trying to *automate* it. Make it work on *radiocomputers*."

ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - Utter madness, he thinks -- as a compliment.

"How were they planning to do that?"

"Has anyone ever done this before?"

"And this was a role-playing game?"

"Wow." (Conclude.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "Through call-in stations." He nods at the fireplace. "None of the players have to be physically present... Anyone in the world can participate in the game, as long as they have a two-way radio."

"Then there's the Game Master Frequency that listens in on the smaller call-in stations. I think that was supposed to coordinate the stories. Functioning as a master of ceremonies of sorts."

ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Medium: Success] - His fascination has swept aside other concerns for the moment. He's a little *hooked*.

INTERFACING [Medium: Success] - Coordinating so many games would take a whole switchboard of people, possibly divided into sub-frequencies.

2. "Has anyone ever done this before?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Not to my knowledge. They make automated games in Graad, Messina, Königstein... You know, places with industry."

RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - *Not* in Revachol West, among the ruins.

KIM KITSURAGI - "But I don't think *anyone* has attempted to create an *interisolary* game before. We just don't have the technology."

3. "And this was a role-playing game?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Indeed. Those *welkins* are a dead giveaway." He points to the chalkboard. "Role-playing people love that stuff. The world looks like a modified version of the Wirrâl boardgame... with heat death thrown in."

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Medium: Success] - Super cool! Someone should give them millions of reál *immediately*. This game is too good to be left unfinished.

4. "Wow." (Conclude.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "Indeed. It's ambitious. And *untethered* from reality, but..." The lieutenant tilts his head, thinking.

"They were insane if they thought they could do this."

"It was just a play to cheat money out of their investor's pockets."

"The world is cold and lonely. This would keep it company. Let's *finish* it."

"Do we have any *money*? Let's give them more money so they can finish it and make it even bigger."

KIM KITSURAGI - A half-smile breaks out on his face. "It's too late for that, I'm afraid," he says, looking around the derelict room. The pipes howl and a rat crosses the floor.

"Okay," he concludes. "Let's keep moving."

+5 XP

We're going to start by retracing our steps a little. Let's engage in unsafe practices.

BARBELL - The barbell waits patiently on the floor, like a dog for its master.

3. [Physical Instrument - Legendary 14] Lift the barbell.

+1 Noticed collars. -1 head hurts. +1 High performance weightlifting gloves.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT [Legendary: Success] - Conjuring up an inhuman amount of strength, you raise the barbell up in the air. Your biceps tremble, but you're a savage. This is a children's game!

"Oh yeah."

"I'm a true champion!"

(Say nothing, revel in the feeling.)

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - A warm wave of accomplishment washes over your head, as you drop the barbell to the floor. For a moment it feels like you're strong enough to succeed at anything you ever set your mind to.

+1 Morale

INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - Hey, but you're still in a ghost house... What if someone heard this? What if they know you're here?!

KIM KITSURAGI - "Good technique." The lieutenant nods with approval.

Now... I kind of want to see what Plaisance thinks about us breaking down her door.

🎵 Bookstore

PLAISANCE - "You... broke down... the back door?" She looks very sad, resigned even. "The wards... the door... it's all gone now. Dark psychic energy, leeching onto my shop..."

"I don't know what I was thinking, barging in like that…"

"Sometimes it's necessary to resort to extreme measures."

"Look, I've got this decomposing body I *really* need to put in a fridge down there."

Well, actually, we took care of the body already. If we *hadn't* been able to find the bullet on our first try, we might have needed it for this. Still...

PLAISANCE - "You fool! You've gone and unleashed unimaginable evil, all for the sake of a refrigerator!"

"What are you talking about? It's just a door."

PLAISANCE - "Just a door?! This place is cursed, detective! They don't call it the Doomed Commercial Area for nothing -- just look at the sheer amount of companies that have failed in this house!"

"I hope you're happy now, happy that you've *ruined* everything... Now that you've broken the door the curse is coming to get *me* as well." She closes her eyes and starts mumbling something to her pendant.

PERCEPTION (HEARING) [Medium: Success] - "Host Almighty," she prays, "guard me and my honest business venture from the curse that lurks behind the door, blessed be your name..."

"Oh, sorry, I didn't know about the curse."

"Cursed? But I thought the curse wasn't real."

PLAISANCE - "Of course you did, you're nothing but a policeman." She shrugs, visibly dejected.

"Alright, you know what? I'm willing to let you investigate the Doomed Commercial Area. We are set on the path… there's little else to do."

New task: Investigate Doomed Commercial Area

COMPOSURE [Medium: Success]- Her façade has dropped. Now you see the curiosity behind the fear.

PLAISANCE - "But... before we go on, tell me... did you encounter *the malignant Entity?*" Her eyes narrow, as she whispers the name.

"The Entity? No, I don't think so."

"Of course, the Entity..." (Close your eyes.) "I didn't see her, but I sensed her presence."

PLAISANCE - "Yes, the malignant *Entity* that lives inside the chimney... It takes the shape of a woman, a witch probably. I've suspected that she knows more about the curse than she lets on ever since I first saw her."

"Chimneys aren't big enough for anyone to live there."

"Chimney... the passage between heaven and hell, of course. It all makes sense now!"

PLAISANCE - "No, this chimney is part of the building's central furnace and it's enormous. She has barricaded herself behind some metal security curtains... God knows what she's doing there."

"Some unnatural magic, I assume." She shivers. "You should go find the *Entity* and ask what happened to all the companies in the building. And do return to me after you've talked to it. I'm quite *anxious* to know what she has to say about the curse."

"I had a few more questions about the curse..."

PLAISANCE - "Okay, but please, only a few questions." She peers at the curtains. "You wouldn't want to disturb the spirits..."

"How does this curse manifest itself?"

"Why didn't you just tell me right away it's the curse?"

"Have you sought help from anyone?"

PLAISANCE - "The curse... is so much worse than you could imagine. It's a *disease*, eating at the very foundation." A shiver runs through the woman, as she looks around the dimly lit store.

"It's the curse of *financial distress*." Her voice drops to a whisper. "Of *ruin* -- and bankruptcy." She peers at the curtains again…

INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - Didn't... didn't that curtain just *move*?!

"Okay. I'm a little confused. What does that mean?"

"Ah! Annette mentioned that the previous tenants have experienced some financial troubles."

"Wait, that's it? I was hoping for something more... *paranatural*."

PLAISANCE - "It's not just that, officer, we're dealing with something *supra-natural* here. It's the *caco-daemons* feeding off bad business practices and disappointing income statements!"

"There's something *wrong* with this building, I can tell you. Ever since I arrived, I've sensed an eerie lingering presence -- as if I was *unwanted* here."

EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - Sounds familiar.

"Strange… I feel unwanted too. What does it mean?"

Don't mention it.

PLAISANCE - "Truly so?" Her eyes narrow, as she tries to get a read on your energy. "Perhaps the dark energies are leeching off you? You shouldn't stay in the store too long, it may be dangerous."

2. "Why didn't you just tell me right away it's the curse?"

PLAISANCE - "It's not good to talk about the curse, not in detail. The negativism..." She shivers. "It's dangerous. Talking about the void wraiths angers them!"

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Medium: Success] - Wow. *Void wraiths*. You have new words.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT [Medium: Success] - Such wraiths may prove a formidable enemy. Suit up.

3. "Have you sought help from anyone?"

PLAISANCE - "Yes, I've contacted numerous parapsychologists and even a pair of Semenese mediators -- they provided me with the wards." She nods at the strange cage-like trinket on the curtains.

"The wards help to keep the doom at bay and protect us against the darkness that lies further in the building. Even though now I fear... it's not enough."

4. "Is your pendant part of the wards as well?" (Point at her necklace.)

PLAISANCE - "Oh, this?" She holds the pendant in her palm. Its ochre heart glistens under the lights. "No. It's a special *Himean amulet* blessed by desert pygmy shamans with a *spell of compulsion*. It's to compel people to buy books..."

"There are numerous spells cast throughout the store. I had the books anointed with a different inducement spell, for example." She nods. "It's guaranteed to boost sales *fifteen percent*!"

RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - Desert pygmy shamans...? That sounds like a rather questionable way to describe a group of people.

LOGIC [Challenging: Success] - Doesn't seem like the spell is working... There are no customers around except you.

"There are hardly any customers in the store. Do you think it's really working?"

"Honestly, it seems like this pendant thing is a scam. You could be doing so much more."

PLAISANCE - "Sir, I am well-educated in the commercial and esoteric arts. I know what to do and what to avoid." She nudges her spectacles.

"Have you ever thought about a sale? Maybe this could lure in some customers."

"I'm only trying to help... What about some neon signs and blinking lights?"

"You could try to be friendlier with the customers."

"Maybe you should try to *reconceptualize* your business... Martinaise doesn't look like the best place for a bookshop."

That *definitely* worked for the ski shop.

PLAISANCE - She stands silent for a second, before exhaling sharply. "You're right. A bookstore wasn't even my original plan, I actually wanted to sell esoteric paraphernalia to help to balance out this neighbourhood's dark energies."

"Great idea. What happened?"

"I'm not sure that a trinket shop is a better idea for business."

PLAISANCE - "My husband suggested otherwise. He said it's less... stupid. More appropriate. Cultured and all that."

"But being *cultured* doesn't offer any protection against the curse, does it?" She looks around the dusty store. "Maybe I shouldn't have listened to him after all..."

5. "What about the wards on the back door? Are these Semenese as well?"

PLAISANCE - "Yes, the Semenese are very crafty and their wards are extremely powerful. Lesser wards simply won't do here."

6. "Never mind, I had other questions."

PLAISANCE - The woman looks aloof, her features much softer. Occasionally she glances at her daughter's silhouette.

Well... let's go see if we can track down this 'Entity'.

🎵Doomed Commercial Area

The floorboards creak.

POSTCARD "LA DELTA '51"

The sunlight has made this postcard almost completely sepia-toned. Midtown traffic passes, overhead the ghosts of skyscrapers disappear into a beige mid-day mist -- vapour rising from the delta on which the district was built. The postcard is pre-paid.

Shoes in a puddle of melting snow.

We apparently can't take these.

SAFETY CURTAINS - An iron safety curtain curves before your eyes, folded like a bellows. It covers half the room -- blocking the way into a colossal industrial chimney.

INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - This must be where the *Entity* lives...

Knock on it.

[Leave.]

SAFETY CURTAINS - What an odd thing to do.... Nothing happens.

Knock on it harder.

SAFETY CURTAINS - Still nothing. No one's home.

Knock *even* harder!

-1 Health

SAFETY CURTAINS - Those curtains prove to be surprisingly sturdy... Your fist hurts now.

LOGIC [Easy: Success] - If this is really an entrance to the chimney then there must be a furnace somewhere as well. Maybe there's another way to get in?

KIM KITSURAGI - "Can you please try to refrain from attacking random things?"

"I need to find the *malignant entity*, Kim. This is the chimney."

"This is not random, this is *significant*. I want to see what's on the other side."

"I can try..." (Blow gently on your bruised knuckles.)

KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant sighs. "Ghosts aren't real, didn't your parents tell you that? In any case, there's no way we can get in right now. Let's investigate further."

2. [Leave.]

There's a door to the far left of the Fortress Accident room.

Which apparently leads to a flight of stairs down into the basement.

The wind howls in from the coal chute above.

ICE BEAR FRIDGE - You see a terrifying ice bear with a strange compartment in its belly. The door is covered in frost and the bear's eyes are glowing red.

HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - This ice bear is a hypercarnivore. Be careful.

VISUAL CALCULUS [Medium: Success] - The bear looks oddly realistic. Is it taxidermy?

REACTION SPEED [Easy: Success] - This must be the giant ice bear fridge that Soona mentioned. Look inside.

Crack open the door...

Back off. [Leave.]

ICE BEAR FRIDGE - A gust of freezing cold air rushes to greet you. You hear a low grumble, as the bear regulates itself... This is the inside of a refrigerator.

KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant takes a peek inside. His hand has found the holster of his gun.

"Relax, Kim, it's a fridge."

Look inside the refrigerator.

KIM KITSURAGI - "Of course. Just a giant, ice bear shaped fridge..." He relaxes his hand, his face bathed in the harsh light of the open fridge door.

"Let's take a look inside."

Look inside the refrigerator.

ICE BEAR FRIDGE - The shelves are empty. All you see are crumpled ice cream wrappers with the brand name *Revachol Ice City*. A handwritten note has been attached to the door. The fridge is huge.

REACTION SPEED [Trivial: Success] - But where's the filament memory? It's not here...

"Hey, I can't see the off-site copy anywhere…" (Check the shelves again.)

Take the note from the door.

Examine one of the ice cream wrappers in there.

"What is a giant bear-shaped fridge doing in an abandoned cellar in the first place?"

Close the door. [Leave.]

KIM KITSURAGI - "Someone must have taken it... What does the note say?"

2. Take the note from the door.

ICE BEAR FRIDGE - You pocket the note -- *and* the little fridge magnets keeping it on the door.

Item Gained: Handwritten Note from the Fridge

2. Examine one of the ice cream wrappers in there.

ICE BEAR FRIDGE - A friendly cartoon bear smiles back at you from a glossy cellophane wrapper. It looks nothing like the fridge.

PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Medium: Success] - The paper still smells of vanilla and chocolate.

3. "What is a giant bear-shaped fridge doing in an abandoned cellar in the first place?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Good question. It looks like an ice cream fridge." The lieutenant reaches for one of the wrappers. He studies it in the light.

SHIVERS [Challenging: Success] - Somewhere in the past it's summer. Five-year-old Fifette lets go of her mother's hand, change jingling in her pockets, as she hops towards the ice cream stand right across the plaza.

Shake from the sudden cold sensation.

"So they tried to sell ice cream from this hypercarnivore?"

SHIVERS - As she makes her way to the market stall the girl starts crying: a ferocious ice bear is guarding the fridge! Its paws raised to ward off any potential customers.

Her mother rushes to soothe her, but Fifette doesn't want ice cream anymore, she just wants to go home. The ice bear stares at them as they leave the plaza. A gust of wind flies one of the wrappers right past the sobbing girl...

"So they tried to sell ice cream from this hypercarnivore?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "I know," says the lieutenant, "what an unfortunate marketing choice."

"What is even worse -- the bear is still costing them money, to this day..." The lieutenant points at the red snaky cable running from the fridge.

The fridge buzzes with energy. The electricity bill on this thing must be *catastrophic*.

4. Close the door. [Leave.]

HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM THE FRIDGE

A handwritten note you found from the giant ice bear fridge. It still bears some marks from the fruit-shaped kitchen magnets that were used to secure it to the refrigerator door.

>INTERACT

A NOTE FROM THE FRIDGE - The note is written with a blue pencil on a piece of lined office paper. The kitchen magnets have left spots on its surface.

KIM KITSURAGI - "Does it say anything interesting?" The lieutenant leans closer to read the crumpled note over your shoulder.

ESPRIT DE CORPS [Trivial: Success] - This is tangential at best, but the lieutenant's *detective instinct* is still active.

Read the note.

[Put the note away.]

A NOTE FROM THE FRIDGE - Someone has scribbled: "S, I can't believe the off-site copy is still here! The illiterate ginger kid keeps stealing stuff from the studio, so I had to hide it somewhere safe."

"You'll find the filament memory with the off-site copy in the frozen ice cream maker. Please take it home ASAP, it's important. I'd do it myself if I lived in a civilized place with a freezer. Take care, Sulisław."

2. "Someone has moved the filament! But who?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Sulisław... wasn't he one of Miss Luukanen-Kilde's coworkers?" He tilts his head. "I remember coming across this name when we were reading her personal log."

3. "Remind me again -- what's a filament memory?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "It belongs inside a radiocomputer, storing its memory. It's like a tape -- you listen to disco tapes, right? It's like one of your disco tapes, only for a computer."

INTERFACING [Easy: Success] - It's like the *production schedule* you found, only this one's an *off-site copy*.

3. "Who's the illiterate ginger kid?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Really?" The lieutenant looks at you, the corner of his mouth curved into a smug grin. "You don't have a single guess?"

"You mean Cuno?"

"No, no idea at all."

KIM KITSURAGI - "Oh, I'm sure that child would *love* to get his hands on a filament memory -- even if he doesn't know what to do with it. He'd probably try to pawn it for speed, based on our encounter."

+5 XP

4. "Do you have any idea where the frozen ice cream maker could be?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "I don't know... I assume it's somewhere close to the ice bear fridge."

5. [Put the note away.]

The wall collapsed. It's inaccessible now.

CENTRAL FURNACE - A thick layer of coal dust covers the furnace, colouring it pitch-black.

INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - Looks like this furnace has a face and it's a face of agony.

"Kim, what is this thing? Is it a furnace?!"

Look inside the furnace.

Smear your hands with coal.

Kick it with your foot.

[Leave.]

KIM KITSURAGI - "Looks like it. Looks like an old central furnace used to heat the building. It's connected to the chimney..." He opens the door and gingerly peeks inside.

"No one has used it in ages... No signs of any recent fire, only dead rats."

2. Look inside the furnace.

CENTRAL FURNACE - It's dark and grimy here. In the darkness, you can hear *chatter*. It's coming from above. A voice -- or several voices -- talking to each other, near the smoke chamber upstairs.

PERCEPTION (HEARING) [Medium: Success] - The echo is so prominent, it's impossible to discern what the voices are saying. Or what's producing them.

KIM KITSURAGI - "What are you doing?" the lieutenant asks when he sees you climb half-way inside the furnace.

[sidewinder30k]

Dunestrider's Vacation Diary

pt. 2

"After my first successful stop in new Kaineng and the trouble I accidentally caused, it was time to calm down a bit and walk on a spiritual path...at least that's what I thought."

"A trusty friend told me I should come to Hoelbrak to visit the so called Wolf's Lair Shrine close to the city. But before I left I had to get dressed for this adventure first. Due to the fact that I'm used to hot climates, I bought winter expedition equipment to handle the cold weather better. Most of the norn were laughing because they think it's a bit overkill...but I'd love to see them handle the weather in the crystal desert for a short period of time.

*Ponders* I hope I don't look fat in these clothes.

With everything set and done I went to the Dredgehaunt Cliffs just south of Hoelbrak. I managed to find the so called »Wolf's Lair Shrine«, guarded by the Shaman Hraggorn.

I sat down and talked with him for a while but I could feel that something was wrong. He was lost in thoughts. He told me that a friend of him constantly gets in trouble with a member of the Sons of Svanir. So I headed over there and tried to help.

I arrived just in time. That Svanir jerk was already there, trying to claim Helga, the owner of a small Inn, as his mate. I tried to scare him away with all my strength and size but he just laughed and called me a cute little Pussy cat! That...took me by surprise. I might be a cute pussy Cat, but I'm not little.

So I countered with quick thinking, telling him that he has the big potential to become the next big star in the upcoming new boardgame »Rave: Smelly Champions«. That took him by surprise, tears dropping from his eyes and he ran off. I could have just kicked his butt, but he called me little Pussy cat and that's not acceptable.

And with that the problem was solved. Helga was so happy that this jerk finally left and exposed a weak spot in case he might come back in the future. To celebrate we had lots of beer and some of the best meat I ever had.

Man, that meat was tasty

I don't know how or when I got to bed, but I had one of the deepest and finest sleeps in ages. That was the small religious detour that got cancelled by a smelly Svanir bully, but I managed to find some new friends here. 7.5/10 if you can handle the cold it's worth visiting the norn!

Let's see where the adventures will take us next. I heard there might be a good opportunity to watch some big birds back home in the desert. Would be good to check what deputy Rocky did during my vacation.

I wasted way too much time with not playing GW2 but I finally managed to get back and get another small part of her Diary done. This one was inspired by @frekiwolfhart . Thanks again for the idea! 🙂

[luimnigh]

I just saw someone on Reddit describe Gwen Poole as nothing but a “budget Black Panther” and am now very confused as to what this means.

...

Okay, even making the assumption that the redditor said Black Panther when they meant someone else, I cannot think of a superhero with a name similar to Black Panther who is in any way similar to Gwenpool.

Did you see this on a subreddit for a Marvel game? It could be that her playstyle is similar to Black Panther's in that Contest of Champions mobile game, or that Crisis-something boardgame that just introduced her.

[pauljima]

Gloom from Judgement: Eternal Champions . Quickie paint-up. Cool model and all, but the bases on these minis are baffling to me. I got the PVC version and all the base details are flattened out. That skull under her rear paw? Yeah... that's not a camera distortion, lol. Her teeth were also not very well defined at all, so I almost had to free-hand them, but at least there was enough there to guide me. . #miniatures #miniaturepainting #boardgames #skirmishgames #creaturecaster #judgementeternalchampions @creaturecaster https://www.instagram.com/p/CqObR_evQuN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Someone like home by Lanciix

“Since when did you and half and half bastard start calling each other by given names? And what the fuck is up with the cutesy nickname?”

“I don't think you're one to judge when it comes to nicknames Blasty” Hanta chuckled a little at the irony of the blond's words.

“The fuck is that supposed to mean soy sauce?”

“My point exactly. Anyway, to actually answer the question you asked, I'd say I probably started calling him Sho not so long after we started Dating?” Yep, seems about right.

“WHAT” They all said in unison.

Oh, right. He hadn't told them.

Or: Sero and Todoroki tells the Bakusquad about their relationship

Words: 3052, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Sero Hanta, Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki, Kaminari Denki, Kirishima Eijirou, Ashido Mina

Relationships: Sero Hanta/Todoroki Shouto, Ashido Mina & Bakugou Katsuki & Kaminari Denki & Kirishima Eijirou & Sero Hanta

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Getting Together, Insecure Sero Hanta, Relationship Reveal, Bakusquad, Supportive Bakusquad, Bakugou Katsuki is bad at boardgames, UNO, They play UNO, Uno champion sero hanta, Sero Hanta is a Dork, Sero Hanta is a Good Significant Other, Todoroki Shouto is a Good Significant Other, I may or may not have spelt shouto wrong the whole fic, Sero hanta calls Todoroki shouto Roki and Sho, How Do I Tag, My First AO3 Post, First Kiss, i love these idiots, Oneshot, Light Angst, Fluff and Angst, Fluff, Angst, no beta we die like men

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45326200

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Someone Like Home

Someone like home by Lanciix

“Since when did you and half and half bastard start calling each other by given names? And what the fuck is up with the cutesy nickname?”

“I don't think you're one to judge when it comes to nicknames Blasty” Hanta chuckled a little at the irony of the blond's words.

“The fuck is that supposed to mean soy sauce?”

“My point exactly. Anyway, to actually answer the question you asked, I'd say I probably started calling him Sho not so long after we started Dating?” Yep, seems about right.

“WHAT” They all said in unison.

Oh, right. He hadn't told them.

Or: Sero and Todoroki tells the Bakusquad about their relationship

Words: 3052, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Sero Hanta, Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki, Kaminari Denki, Kirishima Eijirou, Ashido Mina

Relationships: Sero Hanta/Todoroki Shouto, Ashido Mina & Bakugou Katsuki & Kaminari Denki & Kirishima Eijirou & Sero Hanta

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Getting Together, Insecure Sero Hanta, Relationship Reveal, Bakusquad, Supportive Bakusquad, Bakugou Katsuki is bad at boardgames, UNO, They play UNO, Uno champion sero hanta, Sero Hanta is a Dork, Sero Hanta is a Good Significant Other, Todoroki Shouto is a Good Significant Other, I may or may not have spelt shouto wrong the whole fic, Sero hanta calls Todoroki shouto Roki and Sho, How Do I Tag, My First AO3 Post, First Kiss, i love these idiots, Oneshot, Light Angst, Fluff and Angst, Fluff, Angst, no beta we die like men

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45326200

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