#CuttingRoomFloor

[themultiversemercs]

Going The Distance

Just finished cooking up another installment of “From the cutting room floor” as I’m dubbing it. Arch has always been a defender. Of the world, of those around him, and those he loves.

To him, the lives of those he cares about mean more to him, and without a second thought, he will dutifully and happily throw himself in harm’s way to keep those he loves safe.

Story under the cut!

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"You don't honestly think you can take them on your own?!" Fane barked back to Arch as he slammed a new magazine into 'Mandy', chambering a round.

I have often dreamed of a far off place

Where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me...

"I will. Because I can. Pop the kettle on for me when you get back, alright?" There was that charming grin as Junkie slammed the truck into first gear and peeled away, leaving Arch to his fate.

"No!" Arch cried out, dashing towards the fallen prince, his arms wrapping around Noct to bare the brunt of the sword that carved its way through his chest, saving Noctis.

Where the crowds would cheer,

When they see my face

And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be.

As the prince looked up to him in horror, there was only that cheeky grin, faintly hiding his pain. "You alright, kid?"

Sara braced for the blade to pierce her stomach, to leave her bleeding out on a night as cold and wet as any other. Only it never came. Her flinch faded, looking down to see a hand caught the hand that held the knife meant for.

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance

I will find my way if I can be strong

I know every mile would be worth my while

When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong.

"I don't think so." Came Arch's cold tone next to her, replying to the attack with a square punch to the jaw followed by a kick to the chest, knocking the man flying off of his feet.

A hand came in the door of the overturned van, the light blocking out her saviour at first as she was helped out of the vehicle, though the moment Diana felt the calloused hand sans ring finger, she knew.

Down an unknown road to embrace my fate

Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you

And a thousand years would be worth the wait

It might take a lifetime but somehow I'll see it through

"I though we agreed no involvement, Gareth?"

"I also said I'd do whatever it takes to keep you safe."

It felt like years as he watched the henceman drag Duch out of the hole made in the plane by a hastily thrown grenade, but it was mere seconds before he darted forward, leaping out after them without any way of slowing his plummeting towards the earth.

And I won't look back, I can go the distance

And I'll stay on track, no I won't accept defeat It's an uphill slope

But I won't lose hope, 'till I go the distance

And my journey is complete.

"Mind if I borrow this?" He shouted over the rushing wind as he unclipped another henchman's parachute mid-freefall, before shooting down to catch Duch.

"Gareth!" Her voice cut through the air as Jill shielded herself from the firing squad of attackers. Not a single round so much as grazed her, either missing or being caught by Arch. A few wheezing breaths came from him as he sank down to one knee, blood pouring from him.

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part

For a hero's strength is measured by his heart.

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance

I will search the world, I will face its harms

Their attackers looked on in shock, lowering their weapons to watch Arch fall.

Only he didn't.

Through shallow breaths, a gritting of teeth and a long grunt of agony, he rose to his feet. And as he looked back to his wife, through bloodied features and a wavering grin, he managed a simple "Ты в порядке, любовь моя?"

I don't care how far,

I can go the distance

'Till I find my hero's welcome waiting in your arms

[merishafilms]

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#CuttingRoomFloor

[beesmygod]

oh my god i just remembered something insane i saw yesterday. okay, alien resurrection for the ps1 is a pretty good horror game, especially during a time when literally every single licensed game was hot dog ass as a rule. but "the modern vintage gamer" on youtube was given a weird, hot tip about the game from the guy who put it in himself: cuttingroomfloor discovered a cheat code that was previously listed as "unknown" and it turns out when you enter the cheat code, you can swap the ps1 disc and load any CD-R (or DVD-R? i dont think we were there yet). for over 20 years, sony had no idea one of their discs turned the PS1 into a pirate's dream machine with just a few buttons. that's insane

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Whilst working on V3 pre prep @lelping @sonypictures @sony @venommovie this throwback came up #cuttingroomfloor #byetom👋🏼 #thankstom

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[dreamlandcreations]

Have you seen this?!?!?! @raincoffeeandfandoms @zablife @kind-wolf @villainvindicator @inkwolvesandcoffee @locke-writes

[misconceivedcapricorn]

Heard Kholby dropped what he remembered from Trishna's song and so I went searching in his account (through google I don't have tiktok) and

[karajstorm]

Spock with Greek lyre. 

[a-collage]

Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead. Seems relevant. #cuttingroomfloor #secretsevenseries #arethafranklin #onestep #collage #collageart #collageartist #a_collage #collagecollective #musicislife https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLIlHdl475/?igshid=1accstkssvxck

[themultiversemercs]

The Cutting Room Floor: Betrayal

Affected Timeline ID: 099 @koikuro101-rp-hub (Formerly @unbreakablevalentine

Context: Arch being absent putting his PMC back together, he let the other facets of his life slip, with disastrous results.

Grandad's notes: Nasty one, this. Part of the reason that 096 and associated timelines are disavowed from active duty for the time being, that and with being the origin point of... Him.

Ryan nodded and chugged his beer. At the mention of the time, he looked at the clock on his wall. "It varies. Not sure what they're even up to these nights." He tried to take a chug of his beer before he realized he was out. He groaned. "Follw me. We can continue chattin' in th'kitchen. I'm fuckin' starvin'." He stood up and headed into the kitchen. Arch nodded, getting up off the couch, and suddenly picked up the pace, tapping Ryan's shoulder, tapping his ear before gesturing to the door, mouthing "They're coming back."

Ryan turned and looked at Arch. He was confused but before he could say something, the sound of the lock on the door could be heard unlocking. But it was a moment before the door even moved. A muffled voice, one sounding like Jill's telling someone to stay on their best behavior, could be heard before the door opened. There was still a wide smile on her face as she walked in but she didn't look around. "I'm serious, Chris, don't be an asshole. Not even jokingly." "I can't promise not to make a joke or two," Chris said as he walked in after her. "Chris!" she scolded him through chuckle before he gave her a kiss on the lips of all places. Ryan was about to walk around the corner to grab their attention but instead looked at Arch as if waiting to see what he wanted to do.

Arch took a couple small steps out of sight of the front door, shaking his head at Ryan as if to dissuade him from saying anything, also pulling him quietly out of view. He pulled his phone out and typed out a message to show Ryan on screen. "Let's see how far they go." He had already seen them kiss, but was curious to see if they'd go any further. Ryan read the message and looked at Arch. He wasn't too pleased with the idea so he pulled out his own phone and typed out, 'You can't be serious. That's supposed to be you, man.' Jill did kiss him back, showing little sign in regretting it.

It wasn't the first time this had happened and it was because of that Chris would always keep trying. "Chris, really? I told you not to be an asshole and you're doing exactly that." "What? Do you see him here?" Chris asked. "You obviously don't remember him. He could be hiding somewhere. He’s really good at his job," she reminded him, “I thought we were going to go slow with this.” "Then why were you okay with me kissing you before? Then there’s the big elephant in the room.” Jill knew what he was referring to, casually putting a hand on her pregnant belly and sighing heavily.

"Chris. Can we talk about that another time?" Then she laughed to herself, "Why do I always end up in fights with men I'm with or used to be with?” "Maybe because you can be a bitch sometimes," Chris said. Jill was silent for a moment before she finally spoke. "Excuse me?" Arch would be lying to whoever would listen if he said seeing her kissing *him* of all people did not hurt. But given how he had acted to end up like this, he figured he deserved it. That didn't stop the falling feeling in his gut, his brows furrowing as he watched them for a little longer. Something felt off about this. "Do you think I'm too late?" He showed the typed up message to Ryan.

Ryan looked at the message. But from the look on his face, his eyes still on the screen, it was obvious even he didn’t know. But seeing as he worked with the two of them, he knew more than Arch did. So the silence from him could be a bit deafening even if they were talking through text on a phone. "I've known you for how many decades? You can be a bitch sometimes. But that's one of the many things I love so much about you," Chris said. "I,,,don't know whether to be touched or irritated," she said, a hint of an annoyed laugh in her tone. "Touched, huh? If that's what you want, I can do that, too." “Chris. You already know I’m not going that far with you. Not until this is resolved." "Why? Cuz you have a ring on your finger? A ring from the same guy that didn't even give you or his unborn child the light of day for several months? Besides, we already have, Jill. And there’s proof of it…” Chris put his hand on her belly.

Jill stiffened for a moment before relaxing. She had been lying to Arch all this time, saying the baby was his. When she knew full well it wasn’t… "I'm not even sure what you see in him. He's ex Umbrella and obviously doesn't want anyone around him. For all we know, he could've just married you as a part of whatever scheme to keep a low profile for his jobs.” He did not initially see the look on Ryan's face, instead his eyes were fixated on the two before him seemingly... Playing nice? Someone was smelling off more and more with each line from their mouths. He finally did turn and see Ryan's look of disgust, just in time to hear... That.

She had lied to him, despite how the voices in his head told him she was and she initially squashed them down. Arch's face twisted, into pain, to anger and finally after clenching his fists hard enough to draw blood. Nothing. There was quiet fury behind the eyes, but the face looked to be numb. Then he walked out, as casual as could be like he was passing them in the street, even managed a small smile. "Hey you two, you okay? How was your date?" Ryan didn’t need to see Arch’s reaction to know what he was thinking and doing. He had seen too many soldiers go through the same thing. Only difference was they were an ocean away from their wives… Jill and Chris turned their heads just as they heard Arch’s voice.

Chris managed to muster a half smile, trying to act like nothing between him and Jill had just happened. “Arch. Good to see you actually showed. I was worried you wouldn’t with how busy you’ve been,” he said to him. However, he didn’t even realize his Jill was acting. She was still where she was with no emotion on her face. She knew. With how Arch had suddenly come out, she knew he had been there the whole time. And then Ryan stepped out, looking like he was going to intercept if anything went horrible. "Oh don't worry. I just came to drop this off, buddy!"

Arch stepped closer to the pair and reached for Chris' hand to place the ring into it, before turning to Ryan, a genuine smile on his face, even if the tears were starting to fall "Thank you for showing me this, Ryan. I think I needed it." He turned back to the pair, the orange showing in his eyes as he pushed past both of them towards the door. Chris guarded himself and stayed in front of Jill, waiting for something to happened. But when something was out in his hand, he looked confused. That was until he looked at what it was. Arch’s wedding ring. Jill had seen what it was and felt her own eyes watering. She knew she did wrong. But that was why she wanted to talk to him. Chris was to be her support in doing so. She supposed Ryan was the same for Arch. When Arch pushed past them, Chris balled his fist before throwing the ring to the side. “You know, at least I was there for her when she needed it. Which is way more than she can say for you.”

"Then I guess we're fucking even then, boulder boy. Like when Jill came back from Africa, all you cared about was the fact she was hanging around me!" He stopped in his tracks, turning and striding back to get right in Chris' face. "How long has this been going on? Since you were first pregnant?" He turned his aggression on Jill next, glaring daggers at her for a moment or two before looking back to Chris. "You were just waiting for your moment to strike weren't you? Just waiting for your opportunity to get back in, you fucking snake!"

Chris stood his ground, even straightening up even more to show that he, too, wasn’t joking. He would be ready to throw down if he needed to. Especially if he started going after Jill. Jill looked at Arch but she didn’t respond verbally. Instead, she took a deep breath and looked away as a tear fell down her cheek. Apparently it had been going on before then. Before Chris could even say anything, she finally spoke up. Time to come clean at this point. “Remember that talk I kept trying to have with you? The one I had to corner you with about to tell you what you were doing?” She paused for a moment before immediately adding. “Of course you don’t. You were too busy like you have been for almost a year now. I have tried so hard to get you to see what has been happening. And it was just with me! Would anything change if this child was yours and then born into the world? No! You would still have your head buried in your work still ignoring me and the baby.” She paused for a moment and took a deep breath so as to not get stressed out. Chris put his hand on her shoulder gently, trying to help ground her. “I went to Chris. And Chris was there when I needed someone. And best part about it? He didn’t even know this child was his until about a week ago. He thought he was yours! And he still helped me!” “By tha’ time, y’all were’n item,” Ryan cut in, looking like a disappointed big brother. “This doesn’t concern you, Cooper,” Chris snapped. “Bullshit it don’t! Y’all’re m’family and y’think this ain’t gunna slide with me? Frankly I’m disappointed in y’two!” “Cooper, I swear to god-“ “Wha? Y’gunna kill me? Good luck, asshole! I have halfa mind t’wringe yer neck first!”

Arch knew she was right. Hindsight was also 20/20 after all, and he could come up with excuse after excuse to justify his actions. But not this time. When he saw her start to cry he had to look away, a long sigh leaving him. His fists balled up again as he listened to Chris and Ryan bickering until his hand moved seemingly on his own, drawing his magnum and pressing the muzzle underneath Chris' chin. "Need I remind you I'm the one who helped get your darling girlfriend out of Raccoon City. Need I remind the pair of you that I'm the one who found out she was in africa and informed your steroid abusing ass so you could go and get her, and you couldn't even do that! I had to come and save your sorry arses! And you didn't even fucking kill Wesker in the end! Can you two fucking fathom where you would be if not for my help? I wanted to like you, Chris. Really I fucking did. I wanted you to be best man at the wedding because of how close you are to Jill!" He then turned his attention back to Jill, his firearm still pressed to her boyfriend's chin. "And need I remind you I wanted to leave? To let you have this with him. I was supposed to end my contract with the BSAA, and move on like I always do but no, you insisted I stay because apparently I fuck better than him? Or was it the money? I'm not supposed to interfere with outside affairs like this!"

Jill’s immediately instinct was to protect her belly, wrapping her arms around it. Ryan’s instinct was to pull out his concealed 9mm put his hand on his own and pointed it at Arch’s temple. He would’ve said something but Jill then stormed right up to Arch, tears still falling but faster now. “Chris was sent on a ‘vacation’ to shut him up about the Spencer Mansion! All of STARS was! I was on my way out but that…that…THING found me first! Or did you forget that? As for Africa, I told him to leave me and go after Wesker! I told you that! So don’t you dare put any of that on him.” She put a hand on head, feeling a little light headed.

“Val. Don’ over work yerself with this. Jus’ leave’n git sum rest,” Ryan said kindly. But Jill ignored him, going right back to it with her voice cracking. And the shouting fire she had was gone. “I loved you so much. I still do. You know damn well that it wasn’t the fucking or the money. How dare you say that! But you are married to your work. There is no room for me or a family in your life. I truly didn’t want to cheat. I didn’t! I was planning on having this conversation with you earlier than this. But my judgement was impaired by trying to get you to see me that I went through with it.” Ryan let her words sink into the every single one of them before softly telling Arch, “Arch. Y’don’ wanna do this. Y’know as well as I do that this ain’t the answer. Put th’gun down, bub.”

There was silence from him as he looked to his weapon, pressed to Chris before lowering it and holstering it once more. When she brought up love, he shook his head quickly, looking back to her. "Don't. Don't act like love could be anywhere we what have now. Don't act like there would be any vain chance of saving or reclaiming anything. I told you it was a bad idea, being with me." He turned from them once more, wiping his eyes. "Ryan. Your contract with the BSAA, is it still in place?" Jill looked away and hugged herself, her voice soft and low. “I wasn’t…” When Arch put his gun away, so did Ryan. But he was still hesitant and keeping his wits about him. At the mention of his contract, he sighed heavily, “Unfortunately. This ain’t ‘bout me, though. Not now.” Then he looked at Chris and Jill. His tone became clearer and more authoritative, making his accent nearly disappear.

“You two. Git outta my sight. And I’ll see you, Chris, at work.” Chris looked at Ryan with the respect of a soldier. Despite the two of them being the same age and rank, he still treated him like he wasn’t in that moment. “Yes, sir,” he said softly. He put his own body between Arch and Jill protectively. If he was willing to point a gun at him, he feared what he would do to Jill. Then he said in a whisper, forgetting that Arch would most likely still hear, “Told you he was a dangerous man.” Ryan put his hand on Arch’s shoulder in hopes to keep him from doing anything else.

"Good. Means I don't have to fire you." He interrupted Ryan before letting him finish. "I have one more thing to warn you two about before I go. Because of Jill's interaction with my predatorine, there is a minute, and I mean billionths of a chance, that they will be born with my mutagen. If that happens, contact Junkie. Otherwise. This is where our paths separate." He put a bit of distance between the three of them, looking back to Jill one last time. "I'm sorry I abandoned you."

Jill stopped in her tracks for a moment after he said that. Then she silently sobbed as she continued to walk out with Chris. When it was just Ryan and Arch, Ryan looked at the other, rubbing the back of his neck. “Uh, sorry bout pointin a gun atcha, bub. Force’o habit.” Then he put a caring brotherly hand on his shoulder, “Lissen. I know we got our differences’n we ain’t ever seen eye t’eye…or at least mostly…but I’m here if y’need someone, ‘kay?”

Arch was quick to move Ryan's hand off of his shoulder. "Don't be sorry. But I'm going now, I don't want you involved in this anymore. Lose my number if you wouldn't mind. I want to start putting this behind me as soon as possible." As he spoke he was typing something out on his phone, before putting it back into his pocket and turning for the door. "Good luck out there mate. And take care." And with that, he was gone.

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Cutting Room Floor Part 2

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[michellelynnvip]

What's it called when you're not completely on the cutting room floor, but you're floor adjacent? 🤔 How about in the cutting room corner? 🤷🏽‍♀️ #CuttingRoomCorner over #CuttingRoomFloor 🤣 I wonder if anyone can make out where I am? lol . . Had a chance to work as a featured role on a Dave & Buster’s commercial. There was another shot, and it didn’t make it, but I’m still happy to be part of it!! Thank you for having me Dave & Buster’s! #daveandbusters #arcade #game #restaurant #commercial #film #actor #singer #koreanamerican Reposted from @christaelee (at Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWfI9YzrOo4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Since it's #GodzillaDay, here's a Godzilla I did for #MONSTOBER but didn't use because I wasn't happy with how it came out. #godzilla #monsters #drawings #ink #cuttingroomfloor https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1AtsDvNIw/?utm_medium=tumblr