#I love sparklers so much they're so pretty

[atalienart]

Casual Aster and Formal Aster xD

[miruac]

dating tenya iida headcanons - part two

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warnings: not proofread, extremely self indulgent, reader has a little bit of anxiety and theyre a lil insecure

a/n: listened to chappell roan while writing this. casual came on again and i imagined iida to it and i got sad so here u guys go

last time we were here it was a couple weeks when you two came back from your date

he got you that gift basket of things you eyed while window shopping, and your heart soard

this man loves to see you happy

as of now, it had been two months since your date, and you guys haven't gone out yet due to midterm exams coming up

but you've been setting for group study sessions with your classmates, in the dorm lounge

everyone's going insane and they're all pretty serious about studying

especially iida, he doesn't glance up at you much or now since his nose is always deep into his notes

he didn't realize but you felt a little distant, and a little scared that his feelings for you went away

you got up from your spot beside him and went back up to your room, to try and get some space

he didn't realize you were gone until his hand swung down and tried to hold yours

after asking around he found out you went up to your room to 'rest up'

he knocked on the door anad called for you, and you opened the door just a tiny crack

he was worried, and asked if he did something wrong

after you told him, he nodded and looked so upset with himself

"thank you for telling me, i'm sorry i made you feel like that. but rest assured, i still harbour deep affection for you. we may be busy now, but i will try my best to keep up with you."

IM SOBBING I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

the next day when you're heading down to your study sesh, he's waiting for you with a smile and blush on his face

his hand hovers over yours. and he's slightly shaking

you grip onto his, and you two are being all gross and cute while engaging in minimal pda(he approves this one time)

guys i dunno why i'm thinking of so many sad headcanons help

when youre sad or upset, he'll hold your hand or hold you in his arms

if youre crying or don't want to talk about it, he'll wait until you're ready

he won't push you, he just wants to mkae sure you know that he's there for you to fall back on

he does the thing where he's looking into your eyes as he caresses your cheek while wiping away your tears with his thumb(IM PHYSICALLY SICK. IM GOING TO BARF I NEED TO BE IN HIS ARMS)

he's so patient with you :(((

ok im done i dont wanna cry anymore

he always tries to cheer you up by telling you a funny story, or by reassurement. it depends on what you need

OK IM DONE IM DONE BACK TO HAPPINESS

now that exams are done, summer break is here!!!

majority of class 1-a went home for break, including you and iida

you two frequently messaged the other, until you came back to the dorms with a couple weeks left of the break

you didnt know but while he was home he bought a couple of souvenirs for you, HE GOT YOU A LITTLE BLUE BEAR WITH GLASSES THAT LOOKED LIKE HIM

as a celebratory 'summer's almost over' event, the class had a little dinner party

varied from bakugous murderous attempt of trying to get everyone to eat sichuan chili hotpot to satos sweet desserts

after the dinner, the class went outside to take a little breather(and to light some sparklers and play around with some fireworks WHICH THEY WERE SUPERVISED BY AIZAWA AND ALL MIGHT)

when everyone went in, you stayed outside for a little longer to look up at the pretty moon and stars

iida saw you from the window, and went outside to try

he was worried you'd get cold

like he had never seen your eyes sparkle like that, the way how all your features reflected upon the moonlight

this boy's heart did FLIPS LIKE CONTINUOUS 360S EVERYWHEREE

his face was so red stop hes so cute

he could not stop staring until you asked him what was up

"can i... kiss you.....?"

"what's with the informal speech all of a sudden?"

"apologies, may i kiss you?"

"yes, yes you may."

IM GONNA CRYYY HES SO CUTE

obvi he hasnt had his first kiss so when you guys did kiss he froze up and his hands literally hovered over you because he didn't know where to put them and if you were okay with it

after like ten seconds you both pulled away and LORD his face was REDDD

he had an awkward smile on his face AGHGHGHGHGHGHG I LOVE AWKWARD NERDSS

after composing himself he ushered you back inside in fear that you'll catch a cold

but when he got back to his dorm that night, he looked at himself in the mirror and smiled so triumphantly

he still felt your lips on his, and maybe he realized he wanted to feel them more often

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2nd a/n: hi guys!!!! part one got a lot of love which made me really happy, its so hard being an iida lover but you guys make it worth it <33 i also got a couple of dishes stuck together when i was washing them earlier and my parents got mad at me so this i decided to work on this to let out my anger AND HEY IT WORKED ok idk what im saying | fun fact i was listening to casual by chappell roan when i was writing the sad n sorta angsty part of this headcanon, because iida would NEVER partake in casual activity(i did a rant about this earlier im done ok goodbye) anyways THAT CONCLUDES MY RANT send me a plunger emoji if you guys got this far(in honor of the fallen dishes)

[magewolf-the-artist]

Domestic K-9: The Worst Pokemon Evolutions Ever

Oh boy, time to explore the ramifications of trauma and how it impacts people!

(Note: I do NOT have trauma or PTSD, although I've done a fuck ton of research on the subject for a different story and am applying the things I learned here. If anybody with any kind of trauma or PTSD spots any inaccuracies, please please PLEASE feel free to let me know. I wish to portray these issues with as much care and respect as possible)

So here I've display the three, I guess, stages of these fuckers. Life, the immediate response to, y'know, everything, and how they're holding up now. Except for Rosemary because I'm kind of an asshole to my blorbos. But obviously with Charles and Susan, they are not in any way "fixed" or even "healed" from their trauma, they moreso stabilized and got used to it. And now let's finally get into it!

SUSAN WOODINGS: So in life, Susan was generally closed off except for a select few amount of people and, while she could be snippy, she was actually pretty chill despite always looking like she wants to murder everybody in the general vicinity. Basically she looks a lot meaner than she actually is.

In death though, that's a completely different story. For the first year or so she had an EXPLOSIVE temper and would blow up over the smallest things, like a powder keg kept near sparklers. If the facility had a swear jar and money, she probably could've funded college for Sophie, Edd, AND Molly. She said many hurtful and cruel things to people she was close to (mostly Charles) that she now deeply regrets. It's all water under the bridge at this point but it still sometimes keeps her up at night.

As of the current point in the timeline, she's since calmed down quite a bit. She's less likely to snap over small shit unless it's Bon, to which she will gladly be just as bitchy as she was. She does have bad days though and is generally much more easily irritated and snippy.

CHARLES BROOK: In life, Charles is the ultimate dad. Easy going, friendly, very jokey, admittedly kinda naive, loves his kid. In death... well...

When they first got to the facility, he was an absolute wreck. He had resisted giving into Bon up until the point where he was starting to fade and, absolutely terrified of the idea of being Thanos snapped out of existence, reluctantly possessed the Boozoo animatronic. But even still he deeply regretted that choice. As well as that, he was extremely distraught about leaving his daughter and wife behind, on Lily's birthday no less, and that he was never found. He spent the first several weeks consumed by the intense misery and grief and was incoherent at best and delusional at worst. As previously mentioned, he got it into his head at some point that if he could just break down the walls, he could escape and constantly flung himself into the solid concrete walls. It didn't help that Susan wasn't terribly understanding and had little patience for this.

After a few weeks passed though, he began to stabilize and was generally able to recover a semblance of his goofy, friendly personality. That's not to say the trauma hasn't impact that though; he has to constantly distract himself or else he'll have a full on breakdown and desperately tries to change the topic whenever his death or his family is brought up. He and Susan have also since smoothed things over and Charles holds no resentment towards her now.

ROSEMARY WALTEN: Everyone's favorite sad mom!

So in life, Rose was generally kind, caring, humble, creative, and introverted, although she had come out of her shell since her younger years and was perfectly capable of being social.

But in death... hooooo boy, buckle up chucklefucks, 'cause this is gonna get SAD

As previously mentioned, Rosemary is a mess. Constantly crying, completely drawing into herself, rarely speaks to anybody but Rocket, and is unable to bring herself to do anything outside of draw, think, or cry. She's kinda just frozen in time, unable to stabilize like Charles and Susan, which is why she has no stage 3. The closest thing to that I can confidently say she's gotten is pouring herself into her art and caring for Rocket, but even still it's not much.

[dephellseed]

Fourth of July specific Headcannons

• John makes the entire holiday his own personal runway, always has. His parties back in Atlanta were the biggest and most exclusive events in the state. He had the best food flown in, the best music, the best drinks, and the best people. Sure, now in Hope County he can't exactly fly in anyone to cook but he can cater, and yeah there's no liquor allowed but what Joe doesn't know won't hurt him, will it? Lightly spike the punch bowl. Live music is just the Eden's Gate choir now but hey, they learned new songs for this and they're quite proud. But no one, and I mean no one, can stop him from dressing up for the occasion. It'd be a sin not to, wouldn't it?

• Joseph spends the entire day reading old historical texts from the nation's inception to Jacob, hoping it helps soothe him. He pretends its just because he's concerned about Jacob but he also just really hates parties. He makes an appearance at the end to make a speech about how this country might have failed them now, but it started with a dream very similar to theirs: freedom, faith, and guns.

• Jacob hates this fucking holiday. Hates it. The fireworks sound like mortar fire to him. This country has done nothing but use and abuse him his entire life. But, his brother likes it, so he tries to. Demands to be in charge of grilling, absolutely destroys the dance floor. Knows exactly what's in the punch, steals the entire bowl for himself. Locks himself in his room before the heretics start their firework displays so he can't accidentally hurt someone during a flashback.

• Faith absolutely adores any excuse to make everyone in Eden's Gate be outside and cheerful. Everyone's so sad and pale! They need fresh air and Bliss! They need joy! They need to celebrate The Father! Like she does! The Angels set up the entire party, she's the queen of decorating. There's fun activities, corn hole, water balloon fights, sparklers. She's in charge of deserts so there's cute little cakes and candies. The priestesses brings the kids out to celebrate with them.

•On the flip side, The Rye family has hosted a Forth of July party every year as well. Chad's bbq is there, there's usually some recreation of the Teasty Festy treats, Nick flies all the little kids around in his plane to see the fireworks from the sky. Pretty much everyone who doesn't show up here is at the Spread Eagle doin half price shots or doing whatever the hell Sharky is doing. The Ryes really just love any excuse to gather everyone together for something positive, something happy. Kim's Canadian. Nick has average levels of patriotism (aka hey! Its an excuse to grill and drink)

• Charlemagne Victor Boshaw is holding his own shindig at his place. There's pizza, and beer and weed. Do many people show up? No, but its hard to compete with Chad so he isn't complaining, really. Plus it means more for him! He and Hurk spend the whole day drinking, watching movies, and then spend all night lighting their ridiculously complicated homemade firework setup with flamethrowers and watching the whole sky turn white. God bless America for not making laws about flamethrower ownership.

[a-la-campanella]

So... White Night goes hard. Here's a music video dissection!

Way too much to say, I'm doing bullet points again. Comparing CN lines and EN translation of those lines (NOT THE ENGLISH LYRICS) here, but if they say basically the same thing, I won't bother mentioning any differences. I'll look at the English lyrics in another post. For the record, like fuck did I bother to learn what the different zones of Penacony are named.

The transition out of the Hoyoverse logo with Aventurine's hand? That was smooth. Holy shit. I've tried doing a transition like that for a school assignment, and that sort of thing goes hard.

The word branded on Aventurine's neck spells out "slave". That's... concerning. I guess he'd have history with crime (assuming he was a slave and that slavery is illegal under the IPC - but who knows about that last point?) and given Penacony's history, he might hold some more personal sentiments about being there.

Showing off his rings, his watch, his fit... dude is bling-bling-bling. Coin flip sound effect! Love the whistling too.

Those dance moves, synced to the beat of the music. The camera angles. Wooooow. The first time I watched this was breathtaking. I give a fuck about Aventurine now. That's so wild. I had go check if this was official, for a few seconds genuinely thought I was watched a fan-made MMD.

Male Trailblazer! Checks out, last video had the Female Trailblazer. We get a fancy hat to dance with!

Background Robin poster, by the way.

Robin and Sunday in a shiny vehicle, with Robin holding a drink in her hand. They're driving somewhere. They look so pretty!

Something crashes into Misha? In the Reverie Hotel??? Is that a hat?

Out of all the luggage that gets knocked over, the blue, circular case stands out the most.

From "Don't forget, shut your eyes, embrace the light", the "embrace the light" part is "才算醒来" in CN (it's time to wake up). Do Misha and Gallagher have something to do with the dreams, besides the whole, Reviere Hotel thing?

Gallagher's lighter, and then the background change plus light turning off (plus sound effect!) when the lighter is closed? He's not the type of guy I'd really care about, but. That smile. Shit.

Sparkle followed by a bunch of koi fish out of water, skipping forward. She winks and sends us off with a koi fish transition.

It's fitting that the line here is "you act in this huge play, a change of attitude" (from CN line; 你参演 这场戏 变换姿态)... the EN line uses "postures interweave" to convey acting I suppose? Makes sense, she's a Masked Fool, acting would align.

Black Swan picking from one of ten cards... she eventually picks a card, revealing a white swan in the front. I wonder who that represents? I wanted to say one of the factions, but there are only nine we know of; the Family and the invited eight. Maybe an uninvited guest?

The CN line says "谜底 结局 我该 怎么猜" (The truth/mystery of the ending, how should I conjecture?), where 结局 can refer to the last act of a play. It's says the same as the EN line, this is just a more linguistic fun-fact.

For the last bit of that line, we see a hand with yellow claws, and at the center of the palm seems to be a red eye. New enemy?

Flrefly holding sparklers! She's smiling! It's a "prelude of dreams supplied by memories". This line definitely does not spark fear, because dreams are built on memories, and Firefly is definitely real. (I speculate that she isn't/only exists in dreams, but I sure hope not.)

Trailblazer tries to take a photo of her! It's synced so it sounds like you can hear the shutter go off, almost.

Transition to the Trailblazer running (in the form of a bunch of still Trailblazers gradually turning back/away from the camera) alongside a light in a very... uh. Absurd environment. Up a bunch of spiral stairs, and near the end of the sequence, seems to be chasing the light. Is the light meant to symbolize Firefly? Fuck me.

"Covered scars still linger yesterday" wherein the past remains, even when swept away... genuinely, what happened to Firefly.

Trailblazer in a room with a bunch of Clockies, standing on Clockie's shoe. We challenging the dream here? Is Clockie a representation of the Watchmaker? They might be holding a sparkler in their hand, hard to tell. They certainly don't look happy.

"Your wakefulness, time foresees" = time is waiting for you to wake up.

Blink, transition by zoom to a falling light, which turns out to be (probably!) Firefly. Throughout the descend, her eyes are closed. Sigh. I hope not. Based on the transition, it's definitely her, and I'm pretty sure she'll die, if she hasn't already died.

IS THAT AVENTURINE? Similar enough hair and outfit, but his chest opening is larger and glowing green. Wearing a mask too. Do we fight him? Is that who we fight with? Questions, questions.

Close-up of Aventurine with his earring and eye catching the light. Insert "take me away" line. Yessir, whatever you say ma'am, anything for you babygirl.

Someone else noticed this first, but his earring looks like a dream catcher! They're protective charms, so Aventurine might be safe from the horrors of an eternal Penacony dream.

I want to point out: the instrumental here goes silent, before a sound that reminds me of a rewinding watch hand plays where Aventurine says "take me away". Interpret that how you will.

We get a view of Clockie and some background or whatever, into the spotlight on the Trailblazer presumably tossing their hat. On the left side, the Clockies are smiling! On the right side... not so much? Either way, they're coming down the steps, and one of them is about to jump the Trailblazer.

Also, ad of a pizza pie with slices of money(?). Or it might just be pepperoni and mushrooms or something. The pepperoni is numbered, so I'm assuming it has something to do with a game of sorts.

Zoom out to get a better look at Penacony. We can see the whales in the sky looming over sll the buildings, ads everywhere (cartoony-looking Times Square), and massive bubble gum machines roaming the streets. At the heart of the city is... I'm guessing that's the Stellaron? Whatever the blue light is.

Flashes of whales, some kind of circular thing, a fan(?), and a very hard to make out sequence of numbers. The last three digits are 183. I've edited the screenshot I took to try and make the numbers more clear. (You might have to open the image to see what I mean.)

The whales are very reminiscent of the abyssal whale from Genshin Impact. We know that Genshin and the Honkai games are all connected in the same multiverse, though seeing these whales after fighting the All-Devouring Narwhal is raising flags...

A slot machine, falling gems, monsters on the street, oh my.

The line here is "Cease the shattering, let withering subside" or more literally, "Don't break again, don't wither again" (别再破碎 别再枯萎). I guess this has to do with the dreams? Don't let dreams shatter and wither; they must be good dreams, and Penacony must stay a land of dreams.

Transitions into an angry Clockie, though the face flickers back to a smile. Camera flips back up to a whale!

The clock ticks, passage of time, all that... sheesh, that synced well.

A bunch of tiny whales and monsters headed in the same direction. Clockie in the streets too, next to a monster holding SoulGlad.

Wacky flash transition to whales. Then zoom out of a TV screen (Clockie's face?) to see the monsters broke into the hotel, I think? That's not good. I guess that's where they were heading!

"Indulge anew, in the self's meandering stride"... I'm going to guess this is a reference to the dreams, the winding detours they lead you on, trippy experiences, stuff like that.

The rest of the Astral Express gang now! These are their dreams, I guess. Dan Heng is in the Reverie, I think, with a bunch of whales and wacky lamps. Maybe he's investigating, or he escaped his dream?

Himeko floats, eyes closed, one arm reaching outward. She's surrounded by semi-circular tables and chairs floating. Seems like it could've been a banquet, had there been more people.

The line for both of them here was "Savor at last, the taste that's ever true", and might be referring to SoulGlad. It's the only big thing I expect we'd literally be tasting in Penacony.

A huge March 7th is taking a selfie. Typical March.

Welt is surrounded by some toppled buildings, holding the Star of Eden in his hand as he looks out at the city. Maybe he knows what's up here?

Black Swan seems to be picking from one of ten circulating cards again, this time floating above the city. There's something inside the cards though—seems like a catalyst weapon. She holds it instead of a card.

"In the dreams of that night, we'll meet anew"... the first part is said with March and Welt, and the last bit is with Black Swan. Have we met Black Swan before? Or maybe this is us meeting her again/a second time on Penacony. Or it could be about someone else...

A white void with black cubes surrounds Sam, who gains these green wings (propellers?) to fly out of the void space into a fight with Acheron. I doubt the Stellaron Hunters would go out of their way into a fight with her, and they've had a record of staying in line with Elio's scripts (case in point: Kafka on the Xianzhou Luofu, Sam's "You should really stop playing with your food" line). This fight didn't seem to happen by choice.

Acheron swings her sword at Sam. We don't know a lot about her, but we do know that she doesn't pull out her sword that easily. Her eye glows, and red petals appear, followed by a swing of red lightning. All the other strikes had purple lightning instead.

"The more deceptive, the more pristine", where Sam is deceptive and Acheron is pristine... these adjectives might apply to both characters, to be honest. The word used in place of pristine also means perfect/ideal (完美).

Not sure about Sam, but the fact Acheron doesn't pull out her sword often is easily grounds for underestimating her.

Sam doesn't dodge the red lightning; instead, he's trying to block it with his arms.

A huge explosion follows, either from the backlash of contact with the lightning, or it could be entirely unrelated. Annihilation Gang, is that you...?

The translation says "Dreams in slumber, despair's endless spin", though the exact term used where endless spin is was 轮回. It's more so used to mean reincarnation, or the cycle of life and death... so dreams and despair go hand in hand, in a cycle like sleeping and waking.

Sam is down on one knee with electricity flickering around his body. Did he lose? He's not completely down yet.

The Trailblazer jumps with a running start, with Belabog in the background.

"With each blink, a retreat in time's cruel cue" is... hard to decipher for me. Where are you going back from? I doubt we're going back in time, it's a little to early to be traveling alongside Terminus... If Firefly is dead and was a real person, then it could traveling back in time to save her.

The Trailblazer throws pure light??? In the black and white for a few frames, you can see Stelle/the Female Trailblazer.

I don't think there are any major implications from this. The way I see it, Stelle is Caelus and Caelus is Stelle, in that both of them are the Trailblazer, and there was only ever one Trailblazer like them in this story (the choice we made/Kafka picked at the beginning doesn't matter when the end result is the same).

A big Sampo and big trashcan duke it out with Belabog in the background. This should all be be the trailblazer's dream, since dreams are made from your memories, and using the trailblazer's memories would make sense to generate the scene within Belabog.

"In the dream of that night, we'll meet anew" should be pointing to the Trailblazer meeting Firefly again.

The Trailblazer is on a rooftop with Firefly. When the Trailblazer looks back, Firefly has disappeared...

Acheron in front of a black hole(?). She's crying?

We get a few frames of Sam that fade into a faint red light.

The video ends with Clockie and the Trailblazer dancing together! Clockie either gave us the hat or returns it to us.

Characters who we don't see in the video: Duke Inferno (or anymore from the Annihilation Gang, for that matter), any of the other Stellaron Hunters (did they ditch Sam, or did only Sam arrive at Penacony...), and Dr. Ratio (where did he go...). Genuinely, where is the doctor.

I think the song is overall from the Trailblazer's perspective, and about their relationship with Firefly, trying to save her. I'm 100% convinced something sinister happened, or will be happening, to her.

[itty-bitty-mess]

The little blurb about fireworks in the last post was so great. I imagine regular owners may want to get in on the fun, too! Imagine an owner with a horrible Edgy bitty who does nothing but make the human miserable. She tells him to shape up or something bad will happen, and that time is running out, but he ignores all of the warnings... So on New Year's Eve, she tells him they're going to set off fireworks and that he can even have a sparkler to play with, but it's just a pretense to get him outside, as she duct tapes him to a rocket firework and tells him this is his last chance to apologize. Of course, even though the Edgy begs and pleads now that he knows his life is on the line, the human knows he'll never change, so she lights the fuse. He demands that she stop joking and put it out, but... Kaboom! No more life-ruining bittybones. Now he's just pretty sparks in the sky.

Happy New Year to you and all who celebrate!

OHHHH YESYESYESYES!!! I LOVE THIS SOSO MUCH!!! Honestly I like the idea that owners also love joining on the fun of New Years Eve!!! This is the correct way to treat a bitty as horrible as an Edgy, to be completely honest.

I can already imagine the Edgy’s face of pure horror and regret once the human lights the fuse, maybe he even breaks down crying like a Cherry would but there’s no point in making excuses and giving apologies now lol.

Gotta love seeing edgies being treated the way they deserve xd. Also, apologies for answering this ask so late, I know that New Years is already gone but Ive been busy with life n stuff. But thank you for this idea, hope you all had a wonderful New Year and I hope this 2024 treats you all well!!

[the-sunshine-dims]

A Wonderful Reason

Ao3

Words: 607

Summary:

And they meet, somewhere in the middle of the bustling, and they laugh, and they're just another couple in the crowd. and it's so, so very wonderful. And he finds it a wonderful reason for a festival.

(me going ham because I love festivals and the idea of the festival of lights seems so fun)

Contents and Warnings: festivals, just some light fic,

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The evening lights here were beautiful.

  A wonderful collection of paper lamps, homemade and brought, filled with joy and memories as they were crafted. As well as mass-made, filling booths alongside small prizes. So that as the night ends they can be released into the river.

  The street lamps, usually lit brightly, were instead turned off in favor of fairy lights hung between, dipping and going, leaving a halo on those walking below.

  It was all so pretty.

  And it was so incredibly filled with cheer too, Vikesh hovered just above the ground- not enough to be noticed, yet enough to not have to deal with the dirt coating onto their skirt.

  He watched people bob and weave, parents barely able to hold their children's hands as they ran with vigor to the next booth. Couples just walking, sometimes with purpose, grins so bright they felt warm, and sometimes aimlessly, more focused on talking and each other than anything else.

  Friends just laughing, having fun, teasing.

  Fireworks and sparklers, spread about with muted snaps of lights, giggles lacing into the noise.

  It felt bright, and warm, despite the chilled fall evening, the bodies of all kinds, overworlders and the couple end and nether folk blended into a mix of happy , of laughter and joy. 

  And it was just beautiful

  The booths of food, mostly breads and vaguely sweets definitely added to the warmth.

  It wasn't usual she actually got to visit towns.

  But with big crowds full of people much larger, and of people the smiling folk find of more personal importance, one slightly oddly placed God could go unnoticed.

  Maybe not all the nights, Maybe he could only visit it once this festival.

  Maybe the tensions would only allow one night of sneaking away.

  But it was a festival of the lights and they were the lights.

  And so they let themselves go unnoticed, taking in the warmth of the food, the lights, the sparklers, the people.

  Let themselves scan the crowd.

  Vikesh loved these festivals, they really did. Beautiful and bright. Chattering. The smell of sweet breads wafting through the crowd.

  Everyone was having fun.

  And that's what it was for wasn't it? In these times? It was just an excuse to laugh, to smile.

  An excuse to be around those you love.

  And as Vikesh finally made eye contact with a stranger across the crowd, a stranger with beautiful brown eyes who sees them and smiles.

  Smiles so brightly it makes him wrinkle in those same beautiful eyes, and Vikesh feels light in his chest at the smile, so stunning in its way, so lovely and wonderful. It in of itself disregarding how many times he repeats he's not lovely. And reinforcing how many times Vikesh tells him that he is.

  He sees him and he smiles and waves, and Vikesh waves back.

  And they meet, somewhere in the middle of the bustling, and they laugh, and they’re just another couple in the crowd.

  and it's so, so very wonderful.

  And he finds it a wonderful reason for a festival.

  Just to be around those you loved, those you cared about.

  And it makes everything around just so much more beautiful, and the festival seems so perfect, and it may be entirely possible Vikesh is just soft.

  But a chilled evening of warm orange light, sparklers, and the vague smell of wonderful warm foods. It seemed so very beautiful.

  For one evening, Vikesh could forget the other gods, the war, and their beloved could too.

  Their beloved stranger and them.

  Just another face in the crowd.

  And what a wonderful reason for a festival.

[babytowntm]

Happy new year everybody.

My new years eve party was so much fun. I celebrated with my boyfriend and we drove an hour and a half to see a friend we only see on rare occasions.

We ate a lot of good food, watched kung fu Panda and played board games. At midnight we lit up little sparklers ✨

It was so much joy seeing all the pretty fireworks. From my friends flat it looked as though the entire country was celebrating because we were so high up. The sight was just magical.

I already have plans for the new year, especially the day after tomorrow when I'm going out with my best friend to watch some more pretty lights.

I'm glad things turned out the way they did. I'm glad I got to experience another new years eve and despite everything I am very very happy and blessed.

God really made sure I'd get some amazing friends and family, even though it took some time to find each and every one. I'm happy and I'm content. I ate some of the leftovers from yesterday's party and they're still as good as the day we made them.

I might go and play some minecraft. I'm relieved and somehow really calm.

Plans for 2023

Stay healthy

Stay loving

Go on a picnic

Have fun.

[psychuan]

actually fuck it i'll do it now.

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

Psy: Easy enough to answer, a gin and tonic since it's the only alcoholic beverage I drink. But there's still SO much Variety in Gins and Tonics. If you're asking me to nail down specifics, a floral gin, with like chamomile and lavender, and citrus undertones, with an Elderflower tonic and a slice of citrus fruit. With ice. So refreshing.

Melissa: I like to get cocktails. Not the over decorated ones, with sparklers and stuff but if it's brightly coloured and full of alcohol and sugar I'm all over it. Although if I actually want to get drunk I need the ones specifically formulated for synthetics, which usually have something in them to give them a charge.

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

Psy: I don't really have one? Get up, brush teeth, off we go. I do shower pretty regularly though. And I always use something that smells nice. Like Shea Butter and Coconut.

Melissa: Grooming for me includes all that plus I like to brush my fur, or rather get Psy to brush my fur. I also prefer baths to showers, personally, largely because I'm able to heat the water myself. Also being robotic I have to make sure I do semi-regular Mechanical maintenance, which I guess would be classed as grooming. You know, things like popping my eyes out to clear up the dust and stuff off the glass.

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Psy: Most expensive stuff is the standard, you know. Car, computer, etc. But also Melissa. But the hobbies I spend money on are TTRPG things! I can't stop collecting dice. I like the way they go clickyclack.

Melissa: My most expensive purchases were actually my drone and my camera! At least once you factor in all the lenses. My camera is actually an old film camera, so getting the film and chemicals take a lot of my disposable income. But I love to take photographs.

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

Psy: My pawpads are actually covered in little scars where I keep nicking or cutting myself while I'm metalworking. I'm good at my job but I'm pretty clumsy. I also have a scar over my left eyebrow and one under my right knee, both from when I used to skateboard. Again, kinda clumsy. Tattoos none, won't show up on my fur and also I like how my stripes look as it is. I DID have a piercing in my ear but it keep annoying me whenever I flicked my ear. Which I do a lot.

Melissa: No, no scars. My synth flesh is pretty resistant to cuts, but anything that would cut it won't heal and needs replacing, so those panels just... Get replaced. I do have little like, "seams" in my fur where the panels of synth flesh meet and the fur doesn't quite line up. They're only really visible if you look closely though. I like 'em either way. No tattoos, can't get them, won't take to the synth flesh. Piercings uhhhh... Not yet but maybe? Can't get my ears done because they're like tapered cylinders rather than being a plane with folds, and also because they're full of sensitive electronics.

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Psy: I'm actually super emotional recently and I don't know why so i cry at anything that gives me nostalgia. I watched Robin Hood again recently and fucking cried. It's not even a sad film! I guess anything with like, strong, sincere emotion gets me going?

Melissa: I listened to Pyramid Song by Radiohead for the first time. Shot me right through. So ethereal and haunting.

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Psy: Only child. Still get on with my parents. See them every so often. They were uh... Very surprised when I rocked up one day with Melissa in tow.

Melissa: Yeah that wasn't particularly fun. I mean they like me now, I hope, but there was a lot of uhhh... non-fun questions to answer. Also, I'm an only child. Unless you count the other size frames I've built since being awakened? They're not active on their own but I can transfer into them. I also made some like tiny little automaton versions of me that kinda toddle about but they're just mechanical, no brains in them.

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Psy: I don't wear shoes. Digitigrade, see?

Melissa: Same, also digitigrade, but Psy neglected to mention that they MAKE digitigrade footwear, he just doesn't like to wear them. Goddamn hippie.

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

Psy: Well before Melissa arrived the bedroom was just a place with a nightstand and some wardrobes and my bed. All I do in there is sleep.

Melissa: There's photos of us together in there now. And I changed the lighting in the room, too, so instead of a single fitting with a bulb we've got RGB spotlights. Also I got us a smaller bed because we don't need a Cali King! We sleep spooned up together! He CERTAINLY didn't need it when single!!!

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

Psy: Anywhere snowy. And like, thick snow. Not a little dusting, but like multiple feet deep. Ideally in a little modern cabin with a fireplace to snuggle up in front of in the evenings after a long day of snowboarding.

Melissa: Yeah snow holiday here too. The colder temperatures help processing speeds. Neither of us like tropical holidays.

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.)

Psy: Notebook, pen, and tarot cards. I don't do tarot readings for like fortune telling but I've found this thing that lets me come up with TTRPG stuff using tarot cards. It's got options for Single, Three Card, and Celtic Cross draws, and it' sreally useful. So every time I get a moment, I'll just make some notes.

Melissa: A camera. Like a proper one, not my phone. You'd expect that as a synthetic organism my eyes would work like that but they don't have the same ability to capture aspects of a scene as a camera does. I can't fiddle with like, depth of field and exposure without impairing my own vision.

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.) 

[purplesurveys]

1900

What song do you want played at your wedding?  It always changes, but based on what I like at this point in my life, a slowed-down, piano version of either The Astronaut or Spring Day would be such perfect choices. I'm also debating if I should add Wild Flower to the shortlist, but idk if it'd suit a wedding haha.

List up to three things you own that have fringe on them.    Idk what that is and I don't really feel like looking it up. 

What is one thing you've been waiting patiently for for quite some time?    The fate of Paramore as a band. They're doing this independent branding thing and have cancelled all commitments save for Taylor's tour...so it's been quite vague the last 4-5 months or so. I'd love to see what they're cooking, or if there's even anything they're cooking.

When was the last time you sat in front of a bonfire? 🔥🪵    I can't remember when exactly that was but we were in Tanay for a weekend stay. Either December or last year or this January – we had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows in it :)

If you could meet any American Idol contestant (from any season), which one would you choose to meet?  Pia Toscano. She was one of the more excellent contestants who also got eliminated quite early on, so I still remember it being quite the shock among viewers. I'll think about her sometimes and still get mad on her behalf, lol.

If you could meet any American Idol judge (from any season), which one would you choose to meet?    Either Paula or Kara because they've always seemed to be such sweethearts.

If you had to choose between competing on American Idol or on Fear Factor, which one would you choose, and why?    Fear Factor. I want to push my limits in terms of what I find creepy or gross hahaha.

Which name do you like best for a girl: Harmony or Harvest?    Oh wow both of these are terrible.

What is your favorite type of oil?   Sesame.

Have you ever been anointed with oil?   I'm pretty sure a Christian baptism makes use of oil, so I'll go with yes.

Which do you like better: the smell of old books, or the smell of new books?  New. I find the old smell kind of icky.

Which smell do you like better: the smell of old books, or the smell of gasoline?  Gasoline.

When was the last time you had a deep conversation with someone?    Dev is increasingly becoming my partner-in-crime at work. My panicker self complements well with her nonchalant personality lol so I find myself confiding in her more and more whenever work sucks.

When was the last time you played with sparklers?  I've never touched them.

What are three of the most painful things you have ever stepped on?    Fortunately I've never stepped on anything that majorly hurt. The only thing I can think of is stepping on the rooftop floor barefoot in the middle of the day.

What is something you have recently realized?    I'm the type to find things to eat when I get depressed.

If you could study abroad for a year in a foreign country, which country do you think you would choose, and why?    Somewhere that won't be too much of a culture shock would be great. I'd rather stay within Southeast Asia – Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam... 

What are three little things in life that you enjoy?    Folding the last of your laundry pile; Hearing a song you particularly like from a coffee shop's playlist; That microsecond of excitement when you and someone say something at the exact same time.

If applicable, what song are you listening to right now?    Nothing, but my head's stuck in Welcome to the Show by DPR IAN.

When was the last time you wore your hair up in a bun?    April, I'm guessing? In the same month I had my hair cut to a near-bob and have been unable to tie it into a bun since. 

If you could choose three US states to visit, which three states would you pick? Illinois, Massachusetts, New York.

Do you think you express yourself better in writing or out loud?    Writing.

What's the most amazing miracle you've ever witnessed? ✨    I don't believe in miracles.

Do you enjoy being home alone?  Yeah. It happens SO rarely – once a year on a good year – so it's nice when it actually happens.

What is the most magical thing you've ever experienced? ✨    Not sure. I don't know if I've reached it yet!

What was the last hot beverage you drank? ☕️    That's a tough one; I don't usually have hot drinks.

What is your favorite season?    We have only two, so I'll go with wet. 

Do you think your hair looks better curly or straight?    Curly. It looks more unnatural but it's definitely better than how straight rebonded hair looks lie on me.

Have you ever donated blood? 🩸    No.

Would you rather eat at the Hard Rock Cafe or the Rainforest Cafe?  Hard Rock only because I have no idea what and where the other is.

Are you a good swimmer? 🩱     I know the basic strokes and some survival skills, but I've never done competitive swimming if that's what we quantify as 'good.'

Would you rather attend a yoga class or a Zumba class?    Neither.

Have you written anything down today? ✍️    No.

What color is your camera case (if you have one)?    I don't have one, but the closest kind I have – phone case – is purple.

What do you consider ideal weather for spring?    I don't know...

Have you experienced anything supernatural today? ✨    No.

What are three things you like that start with the same letter as your middle name?    Archives (of anything, really), arancini!!!, animals.

What year did you join Facebook?    Around 2012 or 2013.

Which do you use more: Facebook or Instagram?    These days, Instagram.

Would you say you've had a good week so far?    It's been sssshhhhhiiiiiittttttttt.

What are three of your favorite ways to enjoy spring? 🌸    I have no idea dude. We don't do spring...

Do you own a pair of pink pants? Nopes.

[hospitalterrorizer]

diary255

5/29-30/24

wednesday - thursday

busybusybusy

with having a good time. i was out until 5 am today!! now i am home and super tired but i had a good time at my friend's show, i think they were very good as usual, issues come down to the bassist really... frustrating but i think they're figuring it out. there were like these other shoegaze bands and one had a really good rip of kevin shield's tone/technique, they had a good song with slide guitar in it, they were called sparkler, and mostly, they were just purely kind of pretty and uninteresting. i liked the vocalist+guitarist (she did both), not that i heard her but she had a good energy. there was another shoegaze band and they just kind of did... uh, idk, butt-gaze is maybe a good way to put it. the singer was kind of, like idk, she was giving vampire in her movements which was fun but also weird. there was this awful man there who said they were "shoegaze hardcore" to me, which is one of the worst descriptions i've heard of anything. live, at least, maybe it's produced funny on record? idk. that band was pure hex. they're also maybe just mostly okay but too much shoegaze without the right drumming and crazy guitar sounds, it's just, idk. it turns into a weird sort of pop-non-pop thing in a way that doesn't compel. there was another band, headwind(s?) the drummer and bassist ruled, the other guys, i think they need to kick them to the side or something, start their own thing. they've got fucked up energies inside their minds, those two, in the good way, the bassist and drummer. the keyboard / tambourine / bez of the band + guitarist/singer who only writes songs about women being evil. not in like, the classic, oh femme fatale she-devil, or like, you broke my heart, at a certain point, it comes off as less culturally informed misogyny which produces a baseline set of assumptions, this dude came off as almost obsessed. like it wasn't like nick cave writing murder ballads, you know, there was no real thought there, and it's not like, a fucked up garage rock guy writing songs where he's like, oh i want to fuck you demon lady, or whatever, it's like, without any libido, thought, or fun, it's this man just going "i want to kill youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" and some other shit. it didn't make me angry or anything i was just baffled by it. the tambourine guy was wearing beetlejuice pants and his presence was just so strange.

that band did get points with me, though, for ending their set with this insane noise jam thing. that was cool, they could have just done that instead of playing songs that they wrote. i like the drummer lots because he plays this very loose and strange feeling but not sounding garage rock-y 60s-y-ish thing, very simple cave man drumming almost but more considered, the kind of thing that could sprout/bed a song like nothing ever changes by brainiac.

last band of the night was spring breeding, who like my friend's band machine death, seem to be always great. love hearing them, and getting to dance to it. it's nice to hear music that asks that people dance to it, especially in such odd and violent ways. i also love the presence of the synths a ton. they get them rather loud

i also took some selfies today buuuut i need to look through them and stuff.

i also wrote yesterday a touch, something in the longer thing, something that i think does really fit now, made out of a part that didn't really fit but felt like it had to be recorded somewhere.

n e wayzz, i need to sleep, like now, so tired and it's so late/early.

so,

byebye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[la-appel-du-vide]

05•26•23

Logan got married! Brayden was a groomsman, and I got to wear this pretty emerald green dress that I loved.

We met him at the Ogden Temple to cheer for him coming out of the doors, and then stayed for photos of course.

We had a pretty long break between the ceremony and the reception, so I went with the groomsmen to get Farr's ice cream, and then hung out with Glen and Kena for a bit. We did an adventure challenge, went to Nacho Daddy for dinner, and then visited a local book store and record pop-up shop.

The reception was basically fine. I don't think that Emily (Logan's wife) likes Kena very much, so that was a little awkward, but for the most part, it was pretty uneventful. I had to run and get supplies for the groomsmen to decorate the getaway car and motorcycle, but then Logan and Emily actually left on the motorcycle and her family just cleaned up the car without them ever even seeing it. LAME.

The dance party was ok - mainly me trying to convince the groomsmen to get out there and dance with Logan. Kena got them all to do their womanizer dance, love, and we went out there for one song - but it ended pretty quickly. Most of the time was dedicated to line dancing, since Emily is a line dance instructor.

Logan's parents are cute, and it was fun to see them again. During the last 30 seconds or so of Logan's dance with his mom, she went and pulled Emily in to dance with them, and I thought that was sweet. I also loved watching Logan's dad dance with his first little granddaughter - so cute. You can tell they're really excited and happy for Logan, and they seem to love Emily.

Their colors were sage green and dusty blue, and Emily's mom showed up in red. That was an interesting choice for sure.

We did the sparkler exit, cleaned up, and figured that's probably the last time we'll see Logan for quite awhile hahah. It did get me excited for Beach's wedding though!

[leaderintitleonly]

He lights one of the sparklers. He'd go on about the quality; better than what a human can come up with. They last longer and what the dwarfs come up with are from what the earth provides. The sparkler glows a brilliant blue, though the others have other equally bright colors. "Blue ain't easy! Fer needin' so much time to nap, Sleepy's got a good fandle- uh, 'andle on 'em..." It's probably the patience. Or the fog that seems like patience. Doc lights another. It's orange. "So easy I can do 'em. Pretty! Uh, use 'em fer festivals! Summer, mostly... Celebratin' time..." He pauses and looks the girl up and down. His heart is twisting. " Erm. Time... passin' by. Ev'n if time is low- erm, slow fer us folks... still worth celebratin' each moment. Celebrate wit' me?" Not only does he offer a sparkler, he offers a hand. The hand will likely pass through his... or be chilly. He's become aware of this sad cycle. But at least he can give love and comfort. It was an oath many years ago. He'll keep that promise, even when they're no longer able to be truly a patient. No child should be lost. "Well... 'bout a story. 'Bout the lovers 'cross the Milky Way! Festival we're celebratin' an' all!"

His second ghost child of the night! Though, this one doesn't know she's dead.

" What is it!? I didn't think lighting sticks on fire made such pretty colours!! "

[dendrograna]

Requests? If not, take it as an idea :)

Naturally, in regards to the Creator, lively celebrations are held for crucial events during the year. Their birthday, historical accomplishments, or even just to be thankful for all they’ve done. It seems like nobody can hold back during those times. Exotic food, colorful streets, and especially the fireworks from Inazuma. All in good fun and worship, right?

Well, except when they discover that God!Reader is scared of fireworks...

Yoimiya is screeching

Perhaps that’s why they haven’t descended sooner?

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH I LOVE THIS

Inazuma in particular would be very shocked and very apologetic about the way they've celebrated. Every major holiday warrants fireworks partly because it sounds like thunder from their Archon, praising you with her element in the skies. And to find out you're actually terrified of fireworks, it makes their stomachs turn. They feel so bad! All this time they thought they were praising you to the high heavens and really you were afraid of the way they worshipped you.

They first realize how afraid you are of fireworks (and by extension thunder) because for the first time, it stormed above the palace. Everything is fine, in fact you even enjoyed listening to the wind pattering against your windows, right up until a loud clap of thunder shook the entire room. The way you jolt in your seat shocks everyone around you.

Someone steps up to you and puts a hand on your shoulder, Diluc. He'd been spending the very dreary day with you to discuss a shortage after a swarm of crystalflies ate almost half their growth for the season, and he doesn't miss the gasp that escapes you.

You brush it off that it isn't a big deal and this is too important to put off, but the weather distracts you so much you wouldn't get much done anyway.

Word of your fear spreads pretty quickly, and when you arrive in Inazuma for a visit, they greet you not with loud fireworks, but with bright lamps and colorful banners decorated everywhere. Ritou looks just as beautiful and lit up as it would with the fireworks, but it's way, way quieter for your comfort. Yoimiya herself meets you in the docks and apologizes for the hastily put together decorations. They'd been planning the festivities for a while and had only just caught wind of your phobia of fireworks, so they had to change everything pretty late in the game. Instead of the usual sparklers and fireworks, everyone has long, flowy ribbons dyed in all your favorite colors. Some had already learned a few tricks with them, twisting them in pretty shapes in the air and looping them around their limbs.

Loud fireworks are completely banned until you leave the island. They usually celebrate this way, but it can wait until after you go back to your palace. Your comfort and safety is worth more to them, so they're more than happy to celebrate in another way.

[sugxrslushy]

Ace my loooove. Max my also love can I have Ace and reader in an established relationship watching fireworks together for new years? Thanks <3

Sparks of Love

➪ a/n: this was such a cute idea I had too much fun writing this for you!! ugh I love fireworks so much, they're so pretty. I hope that you like this Franky, it's always so fun to write something for my friends 💕

➪ includes: Ace (w/ a gn!reader)

➪ warnings: none!

Excitement flutters through the air, cheers and laughter being heard from all places. The path is lit by warm colored lanterns and children running around with sparklers. You stumble over yourself, trying to make your way through the crowd of people and follow the bright orange hat slipping into the busy streets.

Reaching out, you grasp his hand tight and he pulls you into his side. You almost fumble the food you'd bought, laughing alongside Ace. His arm wraps around your waist and the both of you run freely towards the edge of the town, the watch on your wrist ticking steadily as midnight approaches.

“Come on, we're gonna miss them!” Ace barges past a rather tall man and you shout out an apology, praying that you don't get into a fight tonight. All you wanted to do was make it to the hill and watch the fireworks. You had less than a minute left and Ace was dragging you along, your feet barely on the ground.

“Slow down!” You yell, and he stops and turns to you with a wide smile. Hoisting you into his arms, he spins the two of you around then places you back down. Taking your hand again, he leads you up the grassy hill towards the top. The sound of the town fades into the background as you climb and you can just hear your heavy breathing from running.

Just as the two of you stand at the very top, a loud whistle sounds off across the sky that is followed by a bang. The sky lights up in an instant, red streams of light bursting out against the dark sky. It's so bright it feels like it'd warm you up, bathing the both of you in shimmering red colors.

More whistles and more fireworks go off in the sky, every color from warm reds and oranges, to cool flashy blues and purples burst out into pretty sparkles of light above you both. You both lay down on the hill, your head is pillowed by Ace’s bicep as you lay close to him. Your face is buried against him, just watching the beautiful firework show above you.

“Oh!” Ace breaths out and sits up, bringing you up with him. He rustles through his pockets and pulls out two sticks. Handing you one, he holds your hand steady and creates a small flame at the tip of his finger. It catches fire and sparks brightly. Ace lights his own sparkler and holds it out against the sky, it burns just as bright as the fireworks.

“Pretty.” You hum and wave yours around, then look back to the sky as a bright multicolored firework goes off. Ace huddles close and the both of you lay against each other, quietly watching the bright fireworks in amazement. You'd have to see if you could buy some and bring them with you on the ship.

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