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skele-bunny · 6 months ago

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It's jover as Aru has strangled the pumpkin out of me </3/j I LOVED BOTH POSTS YOU MADE It's so fluffy and sweet i will explode. Thank you so much for doing this silly requests i shall keep bothering you. I swear this is the last one (do let me know if there's a limit of request, i don't want to be overstepping) here's a small hc i have i wanted to share with you, imagine this: Fallen angel phantom. I leave the rest to ya *Evil run into the abyss*

-🎃

How did you know I used to be a freak for Angel/Demon tropes, pumpkin.......

Meteor. (CW)

CW - Graphic description of injury, medium mention of sexual assault, negative talk of Christianity/Catholicism

Characters: "Angel" Phantom, Special, Aether, Sarra, Enki, misc Ghouls

(Yippee!! Divider by @ wrathofrats )

Read it under the cut!

Special was deep into pouring a small droplet sample from Sarra's blood on a testing plate, focusing his microscope and eyeing in when the ground began to shake. The null quickly grabbed his table, trying to settle his equipment with a curse of Italian under his breath, feeling his mate's hands grip his waist to keep him steady. Sarra's eyes quickly dilated, eyeing the stained glass that glowed a bright orange.

"Fucking earthquakes in December?! I swear, they pick the best places for the ministry don't they." Phil hissed, jumping as one of his beakers toppled over on his hand. "Mother fucker!-"

"This is not an earthquake." Sarra spoke quickly, deep in his natural tongue of the ancient dialect.

"Huh?—" Special looked at his mate then out the window, his own eyes widening as he seen a giant ball of flame slowly descending from the clouds.

"This is a trespass."

Impact was made quickly after, Phil letting go of his table to grab onto his mate's robe, quickly being lifted and covered by Sarra's wings as the multiple stained glass in his office exploded. He covered his ears, hyperventilating and waiting until Sarra unraveled them from his wings, flapping the glass shards out.

There was a moment where the two caught their breaths and regained their demeanor; now aware of the demonic yells that came outside. "Sarra, take me out there." He panted, yanking his hands down.

Doing as told, the quintessence maneuvered them out of one of the broken windows, pushing himself off the ledge to hover above the abbey, eyes scanning before spotting a group of ghouls far in their true forms around a crater near the vegetation fields. A quick glide down and Sarra's own hackles raised, letting out an angry snap of his jaw, a warning. Phil quietly shushed his mate and approached, completely unaffected by what the other of his species were feeling, tipping his head in to see a small body clouded in white.

It seemed to have a natural glow that began to flicker, tiny feathered wings that mimicked Iris's had quickly begun to molt besides the heavy burning it experienced in the descent. Phil gasped as he watched the creature try to raise itself before falling back down, completely dead weighted.

Did it... Die?

Special carefully adjusted his legs, inching down into the deep crater and getting next to the being. He went to touch the creature before it's glow quickly left, leaving it obvious of a body, blood puddling around its entire form. His hands carefully tilted the creature up, minding the neck. He looked up to see the multiple faces ready to pounce at the creature, Sarra on the verge as well. It was so... Small.

"What are you..." Phil whispered, claw gently pushing back a strand of equally white hair that was soaked in red.

"Angel." Phil looked up to hear Sarra's voice, the ghoul repeating himself. "It's an angel."

The doctor's eyes widened, looking down and processing that he—a demonic entity—was holding an angelic one. "Oh, fuck."

Sarra has no clue how he allowed this to happen. Maybe it was his mate's desperate plea, maybe it was how he looked, maybe he himself was curious. One moment, he's snapping at his fellow ghouls to back away from his mate as he helped Phil carrying this broken body out of the crater, to where he currently stood watching Phil run around his operating room as the rest of the infirmary was past full capacity from injured siblings and ghouls near the impact or who were injured during the earthquake and explosion.

"Twenty two, twenty two, twenty two!" Special rambled to himself, practically running around like a mad man with a plan. "I need twenty two liters, I need— I need—" he gasped, turning to Sarra, eyes wide behind his glasses. "I need Aether and Enki!"

Sarra turned, quickly removing himself from the OR and shivering from disgust. He maneuvered through frantic nurses sectioning the emergency levels, eyes flickering through bodies before Lucifer blessed him. The two people he needed finishing up closing a broken leg, Aether sweating profusely.

"Aether, Enki!" Sarra shouted over the loudness of the infirmary.

The two looked up, quickly whispering to the sibling and laying them back down once they finished. Enki turned, quickly taking off his bloodied gloves.

"What is it?" The second era asked, urgency in his voice.

"Phil needs you both in the OR... But you're not going to like it."

Aether gave a side glare, ears drooping. "I don't like the sound of that."

Sarra carefully led them both through the crowd again, assisting with scrubbing in and placing covers over with masks. As they entered, they both froze, Aether pointing and shouting.

"Absolutely not! I am not going near that thing!"

Enki joined in, "Are you fucking insane?! You brought the angel inside the abbey?!"

Phil whined, eyes not leaving the open stomach on his table. "Yell at me later! Please, please! Please come help me, please! You three are the only ones I can trust with this!"

"No, no, absolutely not!" Aether barked. "You're going to get us all killed!"

"Then I'll break out the book of necromancy, now get your fucking asses over here or you're fired!" Phil stuttered after exhaling. "I can't actually do that, but I'll give you three months off, please, I'm begging you."

Tears began to mist, Special blinking them away as he continued his panicked ramble. "My fucking infirmary is filled to the brim, I have five operations going on, and I'm trying to save the life of a fucking angel by myself!" He heaved. "I need my team— Please, I need my team."

His hands were shaking for the first time any of the quintessence ghouls have seen him work, scalpel delicate in removing a tree limb puncture with no exit wound in the stomach. His forceps pressed down into the organ, desperate to have some kind of leeway in a one-man operation. Sarra eyed the other two before going near his mate, unable to watch him struggle desperately, hands hovered over the angel.

"I'll slow the bleeding. Breathe." He purred against Phil, watching his mate nod frantically and starting to try and calm himself.

It took a moment before Aether cursed under his breath, stepping forwards. "Fuck— Okay, what do we have?"

"M-" Phil inhaled sharply before catching himself. "Multiple GI perforations with thick tissue damage. Internal bleeding in both the stomach and unknown source, I think it's the pancreas. Impalement through the chest with a single exit wound behind the left wing, no visible damage through arteries. Severe third degree burns bodily wise, they're fucking peeling like it's nothing... Looks like a spear puncture through the abdomen that's into the uterus."

Enki turned to the front of the table, quickly double-checking the anesthesia Phil had hastily set up, upping the dosage and changing out two blood bags close to emptying with another. "What type is he taking?"

"I don't know. I couldn't match, he was flat lining. Keep it as human and quintessence as much as possible."

"Yes sir." Enki sighed, his own nerves becoming wracked.

Bit by bit, drop by drop, and nine hours later, Special dropped on the floor as Sarra closed up the surgical openings. Exhaustion wracked through every single of one them, Aether sliding down the nearby wall and regaining his barings the best he could as his entire torso was covered in blood and excessive chunks of unknown. Enki was swaying, now his hands shaking as he began to slowly ease up the anesthesia, sitting on his chair and gagging. Their success was evident through the beeping of the heart monitor.

It was silent in that OR, the rhythmatic beeping they were all too familiar with being the only sound. Sarra wiped his hands on his white—now red—robes, and ever so slowly sat down on the bloodied floor. His wings were drooped, all three quintessences experiencing a magick burn out. Phil had his arm over his eyes, silently wracking with sobs but pulling his mask down a bit just to talk over his own cries.

"We're a-all going on a fucking five month vacation."

"Nema..." Enki whispered back, head between his knees.

It took them equally another hour before they could stand, rinsing out and changing into spare scrubs, Sarra somewhat suffocated as he borrowed one of Enki's after making crude wing holes. Special held a privacy curtain up as they walked to the ICU, the other three on all sides of the angel to keep a close eye before settling the bed in the private room. Once again, they all sat in a deafening silence, Aether's snores being the first one of a chain.

Three days passed and their secret remained zipped still, the four rotating shifts dedicated for Angel. It was on the third night with Aether when a quiet whimper made him look away from the chart, dropping it as he made eye contact with the angel. He stood frozen, watching as tears filled Angel's eyes, confusion written all over. They let out the tiniest gag which woke Aether back up, suddenly more hesitant as he approached. His hand touched his back pocket pager before grabbing gloves.

"Shh, you're okay. I know you're scared." He went into his normal talk, desperate to try and focus. "You're safe, you're in our hospital... You're intubated right now, but I'm going to take it out, okay? It's going to hurt, but just for a little."

Angel flexed their fingers, giving just the slightest nod and letting Aether begin the removal. Angel gagged violently, worrying the ghoul they were about to choke on their own vomit, eyes full of stars as he watched himself internally.

"Almost, almost... There!" His eyes went back to normal as he took the tube out, watching Angel gasp for air, eyes closing as they began to cry harder.

"Deep breathes, okay Angel?" He murmured, walking to the other side and setting down the system, eyeing Angel's oxygen intake on the monitor. "You're doing perfect, beautiful. So very perfect."

They seemed to be calming down, hand weak but touching their throat. They looked at Aether who nodded. "I'll get you water in just a second, okay? I need to make sure you're... Functioning."

A quiet, but panicked, knock sounded and the door opened. Angel quickly went into fear, shaking as they eyed the new company. They had every right to be scared, unable to do anything as three—four?—ghouls now surrounded them. Phil's face lit up, seeing Angel awake, only to quickly lose his excitement as the angel's fear made him realize.

"Hi! I know you're extremely confused right now and scared shitless... We aren't going to hurt you, I promise on everything. This, is my team that saved your life." Special explained slowly, his palm facing the ceiling as he pointed at each ghoul and named them. "It's just us. No one else..."

It seemed to ease just a bit of Angel's panic but not completely, hands releasing the white sheets draped over their body. Special got closer, grabbing his own pair of gloves as he gently inspected the bit of flesh that wasn't wrapped in bandages.

"Are you okay if I look at you? You had a lot of injuries. Aether was about to change your dressings before you woke up." Phil explained again, watching Angel nod slowly.

Aether joined, pulling the sheet back and laying Angel down. One by one they removed dressings, Aether's eyes wide and jaw agape as the burns had simply manifested to discoloration patches—no scarring in sight. Phil laughed in disbelief, his excitement returning with the more bandages he undid. They carefully log rolled Angel and undid the casts around his wings, now it was Sarra's turn to gasp as feathered wings had been replaced by leather. They twitched erratically with the newfound freedom before resting, curling back up to their resting state.

"Self healing... That's... This is amazing." Special was so happy that he snuck a bag of Angel's blood when they had enough to spare. "I can't believe this."

Laying Angel back down, their eyes spoke volume, questioning what had happened to them. Special cleared his throat, pulling a rolling stool up close as Aether began undoing bandages around their head.

"Well... You violently crash landed from the sky into our farmland. You had multiple puncture wounds, which caused us to go in and remove a bit of your intestines, and unfortunately a radical hysterectomy. I'm sorry, your uterus and cervix were unsalvageable. We tried. Your ovaries were left, however." Phil grabbed the chart that was still on the ground as he flipped to the very back page. "Lost a lot of blood, and well, I guess it's not there anymore, but had total third degree burns on your anatomy. We had been doing wet dressings to heal them, but it seems you've done it yourself."

Angel trilled, flinching as Aether took the last bandage off, revealing their other discolored eye. They blinked a few times, adjusting the light and now able to fully see the room and those occupying it. They stared at the group before swallowing roughly, closing their eyes.

The group twitched in surprise as a gentle, soft voice echoed through their mind. "Thank you."

"Oh! You're welcome." Phil replied, amazed again at the lack of internal link yet able to connect.

Enki leaned over, "You heard that too?"

"Me as well." Sarra mumbled.

Excitement only grew in Phil, "Multi-functioning telepathy... I'm going to scream." He turned back to Angel, their eyes still closed but much more relaxed. "What's your name, Angel?"

"Phantom."

"That's a nice name. Do you have a pronoun preference?"

"He and They."

Phil's leg couldn't stop bouncing. "Do you understand everything I've told you?"

"Yes... Thank you... All of you."

Sarra cleared his throat, now standing. "I'm making you aware of where you are. You're in Sweden, at the abbey for those who follow the Church of Satan. Lucifer. Do you understand this?"

Phantom's eyes twitched, squeezing tightly. "...Yes..."

"How did you fall?"

There was static in the connection, but none of them daring to try and interrupt potentially. It took a moment before an answer,

"I was pushed... I-I don't remember. All I know was I was impaled after... After harm, blood coating my legs... And laughter. God had rang out, and I was shoved. I just remember falling. And now, you all."

Aether grimaced, looking at Phil who held the same expression. "Phantom... You did have signs of sexual assault. Could that possibly be what got you thrown over?"

"I don't know."

There was a quiet, but shared angry feeling. A god so cruel to throw out ones who are harmed underneath his watch... Despicable.

"That's okay, maybe your memory will come back to you later down the road. Your body has, for lack of better words, been through hell and back. I'm not surprised your experiencing potential stress induced memory loss."

It was after that comment Phantom's eyes opened, now full of tears, his face scrunching as he brokenly sobbed. His throat was scratched from both the burn and tube, bringing his hands up to cover his face. It was sadistic and cruel, but the ghouls watched as he cried. They all had heard tales, Sarra experiencing it first hand, of angels. How everything down to their tears were the most beautiful sight you could see. And it was true. This broken, fallen angel in front of them still had the tiniest glow, rubbing his soft cheeks repeatedly to try and calm himself, but was so alluring they couldn't look away in his time of sadness.

Almost like an angelic siren.

"Uhm," Enki cleared his throat, shaking his head. "Sorry... Are you alright?"

Phantom slowly nodded, sucking in a few breaths through his mouth. "Y—" He swallowed. "Yes."

Their vocal cords seemed to self-fix, Special responding with a giant smile. "Good! That's good... Tell you what, we're going to step outside for a little and give you some time to process. If you need anything, I'm guessing you now have a link with us. Don't be afraid to connect." He smiled, giving the cue for the others to shuffle out as Aether picked up equipment to properly dispose.

Phantom gave a slight smile, fiddling with his fingers as he watched them close the door. Outside, a moment of silence before Special raised his hand, quickly receiving excited high-fives as they silently celebrated their victory.

An angel. They saved the life of a fucking fallen angel. Phil laughed in disbelief, placing the chart under his arm.

"Unholy fuck we have an angel—" Realization suddenly hit. "Oh fuck... We have an angel..."

The small groups excitement quickly turned to terror, unleashed about the unknown that now awaited. What exactly did they just do...?

#the band ghost #ghost band #rabrev writing #phantom ghoul #special ghoul #enki ghoul #sarra ghoul #aether ghoul #cw injury #cw sa #cw sa mention #cw christianity #🎃 anon

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lilisette · 6 months ago

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been hyperfixating on caleb lately and was wondering what his myth pair would be. since apples were used to represent him (his phone icon, dogtag having an apple), i think maybe his myth would be inspired by adam and eve?

i know that the story of the garden of eden doesn't go that way but!! the idea of caleb as adam eating the forbidden fruit because he doesn't want to be separated from mc as eve is... indescribable pain. and absolute chefs kiss kekdjwnxks 😩 despite knowing the consequences, be it getting kicked out from eden or executed, depending on the myth itself, caleb ate the fruit because he refuses to be separated from mc and he's willing to go through anything just for her. he knows that whoever placed him there could find a replacement for him if he obeyed, but he doesn't want it. caleb does not want anyone else but mc... ough...

this could also apply in main story as well, but instead of caleb being offered the fruit, he is the fruit itself. perhaps caleb also did some digging into mc's health condition (there's NO WAY he's not aware of mc's heart problems, i even headcanon that caleb sometimes accompany mc to the doctor when he has time) but caught the attention of the wrong people, hence the bombing and diappearance. perhaps he shows up later as someone of the other side and mc begs for him to come back. his downfall brought about from eating the forbidden fruit of knowledge, him acting as bait for mc, or perhaps even him being the "eve" in this case and tempts mc is 🫣 oskdncxk HELP.

the moment caleb comes home... it's jover for me.

#love and deepspace #love and deepspace caleb #im hyperfixating on this guy because ive been writing caleb so much these past few days #MAN HES... god i am so weak for him and hes not even in 5% of the game YET #also sorry for the religious blasphemy

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dreaminginsteadofsleeping42 · 10 months ago

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Here it is! My tradition of predicting what each song on a new Taylor album will be about, and being completely ✨wrong!✨

01 Fortnight [ft. Post Malone]

I was thinking about this this morning, and I have this feeling...A dance beat. Probably completely wrong, but I'll give my intuition this one.

02 The Tortured Poets Department

The thesis statement of this album. Will outline and explain the concept of the tortured poets department in broad brushstrokes. Contains many facets that will be explored individually on other songs. Biting, smart lyrics. Quick vocal delivery.

03 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

The second I saw this title, I thought of "why'd I have to break what I love so much?" from Afterglow. Scornful assessment of self-sabotaging habits of said boy. Possibly trying to justify why things Be Rough.

04 Down Bad

I'm excited for this one, because I think it will be a song about a relationship that the speaker is aware should end, but they don't have the heart for it. So instead sexy times.

05 So Long, London

I am terrified Taylor is going to cancel London, lol. Not sure if this is going to be a mournful goodbye or a biting one. It is so weird not having any idea what this album is going to sound like. This could be an upbeat bop for all I know. But I think it will swing back and forth between genuine hurt and bite.

I also think it won't only be about London specifically, but also cover the lifestyle, friends, and in-laws she had to leave behind. Been thinking about the post-jover implications of "family that I chose now that I see your brother as my brother." Pain.

06 But Daddy I Love Him

Justification of the procrastination of jover. I do wonder if this is a direct Little Mermaid reference, or just common terminology. If the former, maybe the audio clip from the movie plays at the beginning, and she never actually says the title in her lyrical content? I just can't imagine Taylor saying this for some reason, lol. Unless in a strongly country accent.

07 Fresh Out the Slammer

I think this might be a more carefree one with a sense of humor on display, or as carefree as one can be on the tortured poets department.

08 Florida!!! [ft. Florence and the Machine]

Probably about her eras dates there. I predict she will scream "Florida!!!" in a very like folky woodland fairy / spirit haunting the moors type of way.

09 Guilty as Sin?

For this one, I'm predicting a mock court case songwriting structure attempting to identify who is responsible for the problem(s) in a relationship. Maybe it will swing back and forth between "YOU'RE guilty as sin" and "I'm guilty as sin" and perhaps it will end on, "is either of us? Is it that black and white?" hence the question mark.

10 Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?

Maybe a commentary or consideration of how certain so-called grown men are scared of being written into her songs, and meditating on the power she holds from that. I'm just a writer. It's just songs. Why are you so scared of me? You shouldn't do bad things etc. etc.

11 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

The title seems pretty straight forward, but appearances can be deceiving. Maybe a to-do list of how to mend a fraught relationship. How You Get the Girl (Pain Version). A bit all over the place emotionally, and I don't mean this in a sexist "hysterical woman" way, but in a there will be a lot of different emotions way. Panic, sarcasm, hope.

12 LOML

This one holds intensely scary possibilities, but tbh, they all do. I've seen it theorized that the titular "loml" will stand for different things throughout the song. I don't know; and it's not my theory, so I cannot lay any claim to it if it's true. I'm going to say this one's a ballad, but I might be being influenced by the Queen song of the same name. What if she samples it? That's my wild card theory.

13 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

Considering the language she used in the Time POTY article, I think it's fair to say this is about going onstage in the wake of jover. I'd say the moonshine/eclipse lyric is from this one. About recognizing your power and how you still have it, even when you may feel like shit.

14 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

Again pretty obvious...Maybe this album tells a chronological story and this is when she stops trying to justify her lover's actions and turns to putting them on unapologetic, well-written, scathing blast.

15 The Alchemy

I predict witchy, willow vibes. A list of ingredients on how to turn a love into gold. Another how-to song.

16 Clara Bow

I said the titular song is the thesis statement of the album, but I predict Clara Bow rephrases the thesis with the context of everything that comes before, like any good essay. Considering everything in her life and coming to grand, sweeping conclusions.

The Manuscript

A love letter? Maybe views the entire relationship through the frame of the manuscript is the accumulation of every single song she wrote about them? The story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now...Here is all the proof.

The Bolter

I've seen a lot of other fan theories about this one, and I do lean towards the prediction that it's about her tendency to bolt. How she frames that and what the conclusion of the story is: I should have bolted? You should have bolted? I was right all along and will be a bolter for the rest of my life?

The Albatross

The context of sailors capturing albatrosses and making fun of them being awkward on-land when they're so graceful alone in the sky...ow. Ms. Swift will definitely be doing something with that. Is SHE the albatross? Probably.

The Black Dog

This is one of the ones I'm most excited for because I think it will delve into really depressive topics really candidly and personally I could vibe with that.

It is kind of funny Taylor has not one but two songs named after animals on this album, and neither of them are cats.

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strawberrydracos · 8 months ago

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Alright! Update! Played Mission 3, 4 and 5 today!

@technoblade-apologist-and-proud (I think I have to tag you in every reblog so it shows up to you, sorry if I don't lmao)

First off starting by answering your reblog! 1. Playing with expert controls reminded me of playing with motion controls in splatoon, it's hard at first but you get much better if you start off like that! Also I love to truly learn a game's mechanics 2. Dw about explaining the story sksksksksk I have a general grasp bc a friend already talks about it to me! 3. I'm familiar with the OST bc this friend also sends a lot of it to me and man. It's great, all of it. 4. My friend also also warned me about the dlc placement so thankfully I was already aware, can't wait to get there Now to the notes! Mission 3 started off well and then Jezz Bezos showed up with his amazon drones. I played well this time, didn't die at all, even if I'm still playing like a drunken bastard.

Always love the post mission cutscenes, girlie pop is talking about her life and big plans with the cowboy music in the back and I don't even know her name, girl who are you. Also Mihaly's doctor is voiced by the same guy that voiced G1 Michigan from Armored Core 6, what the hell honestly. Also I want to know how was the development process to choose Mihaly's full name. Did each dev just say a last name out loud and they just kept writing? I need to know. It's too funny.

Mission 4's briefing scared me. I had no hopes for my future. I was certain I would die. I faked my pilot ID and was suffering the consequences.

Piloting between the radars was impressively fine tho. First time I got fucked by the wind and crashed into the sea for whichever time already, but the second time I was prepared and managed to get around easily, almost crashed on the city, but things turned out well.

Second part of the mission was alright too, I did crash into the sea AGAIN while only one target was left but I am learning. Maybe I'll get a real pilot ID before they find out mine is fake.

Third part right after went smoother, no crashing on the sea this time. My squadron is fucking useless tho they’re fighting for their lives up there and I’m also fighting for their lives. Horrible job everyone, hit the showers.

And then the end cutscene plays. My honest reaction:

NO, MOTHER GOOSE NOO THEY’RE ACCUSING ME OF CRIMES I DIDN’T COMMIT NOOOO JEFF BEZOS NOOOOOOOO THEY’RE GOING TO CONFISCATE MY FAKE ID

I WAS FOUND GUILTY??? HOW???

They sent me to fucking. Narkina 5 dude. Oh my god. All my hard work... My fake ID... It's jover.

Anyways. Mission 5 started smooth compared to the others, the start of not having to shoot was pretty good to try and feel the controllers better, now I’m flying somewhat decent. So much for losing my ID...

Second half of the mission was going fine but for the first time in this I actually got killed from being shot at and not from diving to the ground/sea. I’m getting,, better,, I think. At not hitting the ground, that is.

I was so concentrated on flying around and shooting that I didn’t pay attention on the objective and lost the mission.

Then I lost the mission twice again because??? Idk, I couldn’t kill the last target in time? It looked like it had time so I really don't know what happened there. I managed to finish it tho.

Seeing everyone fly like crazy with the lowpoly planes at the end was great tho... Finally... I have found my people... (Insane criminals... just like me...)

I *started* Mission 6 but didn't manage to finish it. They weren't kidding, Long Day is,, long,,,, For once I really wish I had motion controls here, I feel like it would do wonders to my aim,,, For another I'm struggling to properly hit a bunch of targets in a place at once because the mobility of a plane isn't the same of a mech + it's hard to stay still, one because it's a plane, two because even when I try there's MISSILES TRYING TO HIT ME so I can't really stay still.

I'm having,, so much fun tho. It's genuinely really fun even if the controls are nothing that I ever played before and I want to play it more.

Playing Ace Combat 7

Started playing the game today! I'll go little by little and updating this post through reblogs sksksksks

@technoblade-apologist-and-proud this is for you buddy, since you asked :] Starting with Mission 1 and 2 today

(Putting stuff on read more bc I get a little self concious of long posts)

First impressions of the game upon opening it: Menu music is beautiful "Wow this is so. Graphic design. Wow." upon seeing the actual menus "Why do we have cowboy music on the cutscene?" Girl talking about loving the color of the sky instantly made me remember the damn "Don't you love the color of the sky? / Which one?" classic tumblr post. "That plane looks like a tesla" upon seeing the drone in the cutscene Started laughing for a whole minute when rave music started playing in the plane selection screen before the mission.

Right out of the bat we start Mission 1 with DEATH from controller. I didn't know what to press and the screen only told me about R2 to accelerate so I killed myself by crashing on the end of the take off thingie. This was a warning to what was about to come.

I need to publicly apologize to every Ace Combat fan that has ever lived because inverted controls make me feel insane so I had to "invert" them back to normal. I am very sorry. I have failed you all. Don't look at me.

Anyways, first mission went TERRIBLY. WHO have me a license. I was DRUNK driving in the skies. Absolutely dogshit piloting skills. I didn't know it did a neat little replay of the mission at the end + the replay with the tiny lowpoly planes. Humiliating. Everyone was flying to neatly and I looked like I was using my plane for a ribbon dance.

As someone that played Drakengard on the ps2 and Armored Core on the ps4: Piloting a plane is much more similar to riding a dragon than piloting a mech.

There's a lot going on in the cutscenes, the story seems cool and I have an idea of it already but by god they just feel so goofy sometimes, very silly, I am very lost.

Second mission started terribly as well, I still fly like I'm drunk, I died at least 5 times because I turned a little too much and crashed on the ground. At some point when I was managing to stay alive I thought I was gonna fail from the time running out because I just couldn't hit the targets.

Also. Did you know? In Armored Core you press X, Square and O for boosting and movement, and L1/L2 R1/R2 for your weapons. Ace Combat is the opposite. I've been playing Armored Core for a month already. My brain is having a hard time trying to grasp the controllers, somebody help me.

Second half of this mission went better than the first half bc I *am* learning but by god. I died once because I hit the ground again, I keep doing it, my pilot craves the safety of the ground. It was a nightmare trying to get to the targets to properly hit them but I did manage to do it.

All and all? Game is pretty fun! It will be a challenge to actually learn how to play, specially with expert controls, but that's the fun of every game, learning and mastering!

Had to stop for today but I'll reblog this once I play more :]

#Ghost plays Ace Combat

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blogtriptravelguide-blog · 5 years ago

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Discovering Santa Clara in Cuba

Santa Clara plays a huge part in Cuba’s history, it is considered to be the most revolutionary city in the country. It’s a city where creativity and new trends are welcomed along with the energetic youth resisting and bending the strict rules of the Cuban government. Thanks to Santa Clara’s central location you can easily get to other cities like famous Varadero, Cayo Santa Cienfuegos, and Trinidad. Santa Clara is also home to the most recognized university outside Havana. The city also hosts Cuba’s drag show and the most popular rock festival in the country. Don’t miss a chance to visit this vibrant city!

Things to do

Santa Clara has a strong colonial and revolutionary history and you will not have to walk far to come across a monument or statue of Che Guevara who was the Cuban Leader in the 1950s. The history of Santa Clara is not the only thing the city can offer, there are plenty of sights, interests, and ways of entertainment and it will truly leave you surprised. Forget about guides, go on a self-guided tour around the city and visit every little corner and watch street performances at the Parque Leoncio Vidal or Parque Vidal which is the main plaza in town, this is the best way to practice the language and meet the locals. Visit the only colonial theaters remaining in Cuba. Teatro la Caridad is Santa Clara's treasure, it dates back to 1885 and it only costs about 1 CUC to enter. The interior of the theater is beautifully painted in ornaments and the architecture is truly one of a kind. You can either get a guided tour or even catch a show for 5-10 CUC. Make sure you dedicate at least one night to party at the Club El Mejunje, this place respects diversity as it is LGBT inclusive.

Where to stay

Depending on your needs and preferences you can choose from plenty of apartments rented on Airbnb, hotels or if you are looking for a more unique experience you can choose a small privately-owned guesthouse (casa particular). If you choose to stay in a casa particular visit the Hostal Vista Park, it is a charming blue house in the center of the city, moreover, you will be able to get a WIFI connection here. For an authentic stay book a fancy La Pergola Hostal, a colonial house with a divine courtyard garden, a fountain, and Corinthian-columned pergola. Hostal Alba located one block away from the Parque Vidal offers breakfast for an extra 5 CUC per person and has a super helpful host. Casona Jover another guesthouse with huge rooms, it also has a small pond and offers a dining area. Those who fancy hotels, we advise choosing the Hotel Central, a newly reconstructed and located next to Parque Vidal square. The hotel is in a beautiful colonial building and offers its guests a stylish and intimate stay for a reasonable price.

Points of interest

If you have danced with the locals, tried some rum and seen a play in the theater there are just a few things left that you should cross off your Santa Clara must-see list. Stop by the Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado – Derailed Train Monument, this location is where Che Guevara and his men derailed and armored railway car in 1958 during the Battle of Santa Clara. We recommend taking a guided tour to get a better history of the event. Climb up the Loma del Capiro viewpoint, from there you can get a 360-degree view of Santa Clara. The hike is not the hardest, but remember to bring some water. As you know Cuba is the place where the best cigars come from. Visit the Fábrica de Tabacos Constantino Pérez Carrodegua on a guided tour, it is Santa Clara's tobacco Factory that makes a quality range of cigars. Read the full article

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Discovering Santa Clara in Cuba

Things to do

Where to stay

Points of interest

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heliosfinance · 7 years ago

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10 #Money Tips For Ya

Y’all asked for more real-life stories like our #money motivations from last week, so today we deliver up another plate full :)

Only this time around, we focus on money #tips. (Why do I keep #hashtagging everything?)

I always keep a folder of great ideas when I see them in comments or emails, so here’s a smattering of them all for your perusal today. Share your own down in the comments below, and maybe we’ll make you famous in the next round!

Always be learning, baby…

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The Rounder-Upper

I use a spreadsheet and write down every time I spend, but instead of writing $135.77, I write $150. I like round numbers, and these little rounding ups cause me to always have more money in my account than I think I do =)

— Tessa C.

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The Coin Scatterer

When I was four or five years old I had a hack for saving my allowance. I would get my allowance in coins and I would scatter the coins in my underwear drawer, then mix everything up. Whenever I wanted to buy something I would go searching through my underwear drawer.

Finding the coins would take some doing (and I never knew if not finding any meant that they were all gone or I just hadn’t looked hard enough!), and as a result how much I searched depended on how badly I wanted whatever I was thinking of buying.

If I couldn’t find enough money, I would toss it all back and mix it up again! This not only made saving (sort of) automatic, but it also helped me set my priorities.

— Les

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The Store Walk-Arounder

My way to get over buying stuff is that I pick up what I like in a store, and then I walk around the store with it. In my mind I am convincing myself that it’s already purchased and it’s now mine.

Usually if I walk around with it for about 15 minutes or so, it looses its grip it has on me and suddenly I don’t like it as much anymore.

It is the feeling of owning something, the feeling of “this is mine” that makes me lose interest in the item. The same way that when we buy an item and bring it home, it is suddenly not as important and it ends up sitting in a corner without much attention after a day or so.

So, I just come to this feeling first without having to buy the item, just by walking around the store with it for a while.

— Sandy

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The Inheritance Preserver

(written from an “old-school, New England WASP family money” perspective)

In my family for generations (and I’m talking about family going back to the mid 1800’s, with trusts still in place based on handwritten wills), inheritance is to be preserved and passed down to the next generation. Live it up with the investment income but make sure the principal is preserved and keeps up with inflation so it can be passed down intact to the next generation.

This means no debt payment, no going wild and buying anything the first year, no funding Roths or IRA, etc. Your daily life is to be funded from your own generated salary. It means investing the entire inheritance and using the investment income ONLY for the rest of your life, where you then pass it down the family chain.

(My ancestors are probably rolling in their graves, btw, at the fact that I am publicly discussing money! It is uncouth and “just not done!”)

— Libby

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The Library Fine Hacker

Check with your library and see if they have a program called something like “Read Down Your Fines”. My library system lets you and your family come into the library and sit and read (together or alone) and they take off something like $5/hour from your fines. It’s to encourage families not to stop using the library if they forget to return some books once a while!

— Samantha

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The Hail Capitalizer

Hail storms present excellent car buying opportunities if you care more about mechanical integrity than cosmetics. I picked up an ’07 Accord with low miles for about 40% off ($5,500 vs just over $9,000 blue book at the time, paid off over an 18-month 0% credit card promotion to maintain a cash buffer for maintenance).

The car was ‘totaled’ by the insurance company and has a salvage title solely because of the hail damage, which is noticeable only when the car is clean and shiny (a rarity in New England). I brought it to my mechanic for the pre-purchase inspection (probably the most important part of buying any used vehicle, anywhere) and learned he too drives hail-damaged, salvage-titled cars exclusively. In fact, his wife drives a late model Porsche Cayenne with a few hail dings they picked up at an insurance auction!

We tell people the golf ball motif improves gas mileage, and I am now considering the license plate ‘HAIL-YEA’. I pay lots of attention to the vehicle’s mechanical bits, and have been pleasantly surprised by how refreshing it is to not care about the appearance. It’s a tool to get from A to B and save a bunch of money in the process.

— k.Jam

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The Odd Day Avoider

I use the ‘odd days off’ rule (no spending on odd days of the month!) and it has made a big difference. Not just on my budget, but on the way I view money overall. I was surprised at how often I *needed* to run to the store for something, when I was really just bored.

— Felicia

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The Anti-Budget Budgeter

I’m a big fan of the Anti-Budget that Paula Pant talks about. Save your desired percentage off the top, and don’t fret so much about where the rest gets spent. If I spend $200 on groceries or $200 on restaurants, who cares? It was allocated to be spent anyway!

— Jover

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The Money Comparer

One of my favorite lines is, “What else can I buy with this money?”

If the purse is $2,000, that’s $2,000 that could’ve purchased 20 pairs of shoes, 111 shares of Under Armour stock, 200 burrito bowls from Chipotle (plus guac) or $8,000 towards your child’s college education ($2k x 7% rate of return x 20 years).

After this quick analysis, I usually find that I would be happier holding onto my money and using it elsewhere.

— Anonymous

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The Lazy Saver

I think it’s about time I comment and thank you for pointing me to Digit! I still have a lot of work to do when it comes to my finances, but using this app has given me the confidence to at least start. I’ve save almost $3,000 in seven months! I think that’s more than I’ve EVER had in savings.

— Johnna

(Editor’s note: as of January of this year the total amount saved from readers of this blog using Digit was exactly $4,608,568.32. As of yesterday it was $7,472,406.78!)

So there you have it! Our community is the smartest people in the world ;)

If you already knew of all these hacks (and that wouldn’t surprise me, again, smarty pants!), here are 46 more to sink your wallet into…

11 Awesome Money Ideas

6 Great $$$ Ideas

29 Quick Money Tricks

Get. That. Money!!

10 #Money Tips For Ya published first on http://ift.tt/2ljLF4B

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fesahaawit · 7 years ago

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10 #Money Tips For Ya

Y’all asked for more real-life stories like our #money motivations from last week, so today we deliver up another plate full :)

Only this time around, we focus on money #tips. (Why do I keep #hashtagging everything?)

Always be learning, baby…

******

The Rounder-Upper

— Tessa C.

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The Coin Scatterer

If I couldn’t find enough money, I would toss it all back and mix it up again! This not only made saving (sort of) automatic, but it also helped me set my priorities.

— Les

******

The Store Walk-Arounder

Usually if I walk around with it for about 15 minutes or so, it looses its grip it has on me and suddenly I don’t like it as much anymore.

So, I just come to this feeling first without having to buy the item, just by walking around the store with it for a while.

— Sandy

******

The Inheritance Preserver

(written from an “old-school, New England WASP family money” perspective)

(My ancestors are probably rolling in their graves, btw, at the fact that I am publicly discussing money! It is uncouth and “just not done!”)

— Libby

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The Library Fine Hacker

— Samantha

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The Hail Capitalizer

— k.Jam

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The Odd Day Avoider

— Felicia

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The Anti-Budget Budgeter

— Jover

******

The Money Comparer

One of my favorite lines is, “What else can I buy with this money?”

After this quick analysis, I usually find that I would be happier holding onto my money and using it elsewhere.

— Anonymous

******

The Lazy Saver

— Johnna

(Editor’s note: as of January of this year the total amount saved from readers of this blog using Digit was exactly $4,608,568.32. As of yesterday it was $7,472,406.78!)

So there you have it! Our community is the smartest people in the world ;)

If you already knew of all these hacks (and that wouldn’t surprise me, again, smarty pants!), here are 46 more to sink your wallet into…

11 Awesome Money Ideas

6 Great $$$ Ideas

29 Quick Money Tricks

Get. That. Money!!

10 #Money Tips For Ya posted first on http://ift.tt/2lnwIdQ

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heliosfinance · 7 years ago

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10 #Money Tips For Ya

Y’all asked for more real-life stories like our #money motivations from last week, so today we deliver up another plate full :)

Only this time around, we focus on money #tips. (Why do I keep #hashtagging everything?)

Always be learning, baby…

******

The Rounder-Upper

— Tessa C.

******

The Coin Scatterer

If I couldn’t find enough money, I would toss it all back and mix it up again! This not only made saving (sort of) automatic, but it also helped me set my priorities.

— Les

******

The Store Walk-Arounder

Usually if I walk around with it for about 15 minutes or so, it looses its grip it has on me and suddenly I don’t like it as much anymore.

So, I just come to this feeling first without having to buy the item, just by walking around the store with it for a while.

— Sandy

******

The Inheritance Preserver

(written from an “old-school, New England WASP family money” perspective)

(My ancestors are probably rolling in their graves, btw, at the fact that I am publicly discussing money! It is uncouth and “just not done!”)

— Libby

******

The Library Fine Hacker

— Samantha

******

The Hail Capitalizer

— k.Jam

******

The Odd Day Avoider

— Felicia

******

The Anti-Budget Budgeter

— Jover

******

The Money Comparer

One of my favorite lines is, “What else can I buy with this money?”

After this quick analysis, I usually find that I would be happier holding onto my money and using it elsewhere.

— Anonymous

******

The Lazy Saver

— Johnna

(Editor’s note: as of January of this year the total amount saved from readers of this blog using Digit was exactly $4,608,568.32. As of yesterday it was $7,472,406.78!)

So there you have it! Our community is the smartest people in the world ;)

If you already knew of all these hacks (and that wouldn’t surprise me, again, smarty pants!), here are 46 more to sink your wallet into…

11 Awesome Money Ideas

6 Great $$$ Ideas

29 Quick Money Tricks

Get. That. Money!!

10 #Money Tips For Ya published first on http://ift.tt/2ljLF4B

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heliosfinance · 7 years ago

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10 #Money Tips For Ya

Y’all asked for more real-life stories like our #money motivations from last week, so today we deliver up another plate full :)

Only this time around, we focus on money #tips. (Why do I keep #hashtagging everything?)

Always be learning, baby…

******

The Rounder-Upper

— Tessa C.

******

The Coin Scatterer

If I couldn’t find enough money, I would toss it all back and mix it up again! This not only made saving (sort of) automatic, but it also helped me set my priorities.

— Les

******

The Store Walk-Arounder

Usually if I walk around with it for about 15 minutes or so, it looses its grip it has on me and suddenly I don’t like it as much anymore.

So, I just come to this feeling first without having to buy the item, just by walking around the store with it for a while.

— Sandy

******

The Inheritance Preserver

(written from an “old-school, New England WASP family money” perspective)

(My ancestors are probably rolling in their graves, btw, at the fact that I am publicly discussing money! It is uncouth and “just not done!”)

— Libby

******

The Library Fine Hacker

— Samantha

******

The Hail Capitalizer

— k.Jam

******

The Odd Day Avoider

— Felicia

******

The Anti-Budget Budgeter

— Jover

******

The Money Comparer

One of my favorite lines is, “What else can I buy with this money?”

After this quick analysis, I usually find that I would be happier holding onto my money and using it elsewhere.

— Anonymous

******

The Lazy Saver

— Johnna

(Editor’s note: as of January of this year the total amount saved from readers of this blog using Digit was exactly $4,608,568.32. As of yesterday it was 7,472,406.78 (!!!).)

So there you have it! Our community is the smartest people in the world ;)

If you already knew of all these hacks (and that wouldn’t surprise me, again, smarty pants!), here are 46 more to sink your wallet into…

11 Awesome Money Ideas

6 Great $$$ Ideas

29 Quick Money Tricks

Get. That. Money!!

10 #Money Tips For Ya published first on http://ift.tt/2ljLF4B

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fesahaawit · 7 years ago

Text

10 #Money Tips For Ya

Y’all asked for more real-life stories like our #money motivations from last week, so today we deliver up another plate full :)

Only this time around, we focus on money #tips. (Why do I keep #hashtagging everything?)

Always be learning, baby…

******

The Rounder-Upper

— Tessa C.

******

The Coin Scatterer

If I couldn’t find enough money, I would toss it all back and mix it up again! This not only made saving (sort of) automatic, but it also helped me set my priorities.

— Les

******

The Store Walk-Arounder

Usually if I walk around with it for about 15 minutes or so, it looses its grip it has on me and suddenly I don’t like it as much anymore.

So, I just come to this feeling first without having to buy the item, just by walking around the store with it for a while.

— Sandy

******

The Inheritance Preserver

(written from an “old-school, New England WASP family money” perspective)

(My ancestors are probably rolling in their graves, btw, at the fact that I am publicly discussing money! It is uncouth and “just not done!”)

— Libby

******

The Library Fine Hacker

— Samantha

******

The Hail Capitalizer

— k.Jam

******

The Odd Day Avoider

— Felicia

******

The Anti-Budget Budgeter

— Jover

******

The Money Comparer

One of my favorite lines is, “What else can I buy with this money?”

After this quick analysis, I usually find that I would be happier holding onto my money and using it elsewhere.

— Anonymous

******

The Lazy Saver

— Johnna

(Editor’s note: as of January of this year the total amount saved from readers of this blog using Digit was exactly $4,608,568.32. Pretty wild.)

So there you have it! Our community is the smartest people in the world ;)

If you already knew of all these hacks (and that wouldn’t surprise me, again, smarty pants!), here are 46 more to sink your wallet into…

11 Awesome Money Ideas

6 Great $$$ Ideas

29 Quick Money Tricks

Get. That. Money!!

10 #Money Tips For Ya posted first on http://ift.tt/2lnwIdQ

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