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A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

After sex, Taishiro enjoys a nice, warm bubble bath to unwind and clean up. As you relax, preferably with you resting against his stomach, he’ll run soap all over your sweaty skin then gently massage your lower back. When you’re bent over the bed, your back takes a lot of the stress with him pounding you from behind.

Following your bath, he’ll take as much skin-to-skin contact as he can get. It doesn’t matter if you’re lounging on the couch or laying in bed. He just wants to enjoy you. Feeling your body safe in his arms puts him at ease. And he’s super warm, so he’s the best to cuddle with during chilly nights.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

Oh, he adores your tummy. All of it. Any surface, from your collar bones to your hips, he’ll kiss and lick and tickle and worship. Anything you consider a flaw or ugly, he commends. It’s not an exaggeration. You’re an icon. He’d kneel before you, honoring each stretch mark, revering every scar, bumps, or ‘defect,’ whispering into your skin as he kisses the whole of your stomach. If you’re ticklish, be prepared for him to blow raspberries.

On himself, he’s fond of his hands and smile. His smile attracts people. It’s big, friendly, and bright. His hands, though often used for maiming, are delicate and graceful whenever they glide over you. They’re strong, broad, heavy, and thick. Those apply to his fingers as well.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

It’s flavorful, to say the least: rather bitter with salty undertones. Most of the time, he uses condoms as he enjoys cumming inside you, but he also doesn’t want to risk pregnancy when you’re not planning for it.

It’s thick, and he loves watching it ooze out of you. Once his orgasm builds, he withdraws so only his head remains inside and pumps himself, cumming near your entrance. He’ll stroke your lower tummy, whispering how beautiful you are, singing praise after praise when you push his cum out. He’ll probably lick it up too.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

He doesn’t really have a dirty secret. He’s quite open about what he likes and wants, and what he’s done. Regardless, he fantasizes watching you play and suck on a lollipop, occasionally using it to pleasure yourself, then lick your wetness off of it. But he knows that isn’t healthy. Food, as good as it is to eat, shouldn’t be going inside.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

While Tai may not be a Casanova, he knows how to pleasure someone. Oral is where his confidence lies. He can easily move your body around, sucking soft skin, dragging his tongue over wherever you need. He also has enough experience to know how much he needs to prepare you for penetrative sex. Making sure you’re stretched, lubricated, and ready is one thing he does without fail.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

He isn’t picky. If he’s having fun and you’re having fun, it’s a splendid position. In doggy-style positions, he fancies the view of your hips wriggling and ass bouncing. And in missionary/right angle positions, your moaning face is a delight to see. Your legs will be held against his stomach as he’s thrusting into you, watching your breasts and mouth. He’ll occasionally open them to fondle more of you.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

Despite his normal, feel-good, cheerful mood, he becomes a bit serious once in the moment. That doesn’t mean he won’t laugh, joke, or smile. Because he absolutely does! But his general feel is more acute, focusing on your body, praising your mouth and skill to hell and back.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

There’s a tuft of hair down there with a little trail leading up to his belly button. It’s a sandy blond that darkens to dirty blond around his base. He doesn’t shave: it makes him feel weirdly naked. He may trim after a while, but he typically keeps it at a manageable semi-long.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

You won’t have to ask for flowers, a candlelit dinner, and soft music. One random day, you’ll open the door to all of that and more, and your smiling boyfriend holding a present. It’s a cute, new teddy he wants you to wear. After dinner, he whisks you away to the bedroom, continuing the romance for the rest of the night.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

It happens more than Tai cares to admit. A Hero’s job isn’t easy. Masturbating works excess stress off. And he gets more adrenaline boners than others. He doesn’t know why. He’s been that way since he was a teenager. In the wake of a fight, he hurries home, jumps in the shower, and relieves himself. It’s over pretty quickly. However, if you’re home, he’s very willing to receive a blowjob. You know… if you want.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

He’s very vocal. Not in the constantly moaning way. He just talks a lot, worshiping and praising your body and everything you do. It’s natural to him. He only wants you to know how good you are at sucking him and how beautiful you look gasping at the sheets and how stunning your slightly teary eyes are each and every thrust.

Going off that, it may not be a kink per se, but it arouses him seeing your eyes water. It’s not sadistic. He’d hate to bring you genuine pain. It’s about seeing you so horny, captivated, passionate, and immersed in all the pleasure to the point you can’t contain it, so it comes out as tears, floods his heart in love and warmth. He’ll do anything to see you like that every time.

Some softer kinks are anal and toys. He enjoys exploring your body and finding fresh ways to have fun. Anal isn’t one he partakes in a lot because of his size. It’d take much more preparation, and he worries about hurting you.

Being a Daddy is another thing he enjoys. It’s not his primary interest, and he can certainly live without it. He just likes being a protector, a comforter, keeping you safe from the world as you cuddle on the couch. He’s open to having rules, punishments, and willing to explore the overall lifestyle.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Not only is Taishiro incredibly tall, but he’s also strong and heavy. He’s broken more than his fair share of furniture. And yes, some of that was because he was screwing his partner over a table, putting his entire weight behind each thrust. Considering this issue, he tends to stick to the bed, couch, and sometimes the bathtub (really just any place that he won’t break).

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

When you’re licking a popsicle, slurping the drippings, he’s interested. When you’re sucking on a lollipop, twirling your tongue around it, he’s very interested. He simply approves of you using your mouth in domestic-yet-arousing ways.

Overall, it doesn’t take much to work him up. You can just ask for sex, and he’s down. Lingerie is cute, especially if it’s a simple matching bra and panty set with some frills. It’s basic yet endearing. It also lets him appreciate your tummy.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

He’s open to trying most things once. He wants to experience something before deciding his stance on it.

Sex in public is the main one. He’s a Pro Hero. Public indecency would ruin his career. And he’s a huge guy. He can’t exactly hide. So even if he wanted to, it’d be incredibly hard to fondle each other while in public.

He won’t ever put your or his health in danger. The extreme side of BDSM (blood, CBT [not the therapy], and whips) and any sort of bodily fluid/waste are off-limits. Those hold no interest to him.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Tai eats… everything. You’re no exception to his hunger. He’s a firm believer in going down on his partner. His tongue, like his fingers, is broad, thick, and heavy. Because of his size, he’s become quite proficient at giving oral to prepare others.

He starts with feather-light kisses along your thighs, getting you excited before even touching you. When you’re shaking to his liking, he removes your underwear to continue his kisses, gradually increasing in pressure. His first licks are around where you want them. Only when you’re moaning from that does he finally lick along you, pushing his tongue inside, sucking your clit in between his lips. He likes you orgasming at least once before he fingers you.

To treat him, oral cock warming is the best option. While he’s watching Tv, just plop down between his legs and keep him in your mouth, sipping on all his precum. When it’s time to move, lick under his foreskin. It causes the loudest groans.

Unlike some guys, he doesn’t like it when you gag on him. It doesn’t make him feel big. He knows he’s big. Because of that and his size, he never grabs your head. He won’t force you any lower than you choose.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

He fluctuates between slow-and-hard and fast-and-flattering. Sometimes he prefers measured thrusts, taking his time pulling out, watching you stretch around him, then intensely sinking inside so hard your whole body shakes. Other times he enjoys holding your hips at the perfect angle, thrusting quick, complimenting how well you’re taking him.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Quickies don’t bother him. They happen. And he certainly won’t turn one down if you happen to get all riled up in the kitchen. Just make sure you’re someplace he won’t break.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Again, Tai will try most things at least once. And he’s game for any experimentation. If you have a new trick or toy, he’s open. But risks? He isn’t as interested. He’s a Hero. He doesn’t want to jeopardize his career for an alleyway blowjob.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

One round is his normal. He isn’t some sex god. Since he focuses so much on preparing and stretching you in the beginning, one session usually lasts a good forty to fifty minutes.

If he’s worked up over something, or it’s just a highly horny day, he can go for two rounds. That easily lasts for over an hour. You’ll definitely need some rest after that. Take three ibuprofen and relax in the bath together.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

He doesn’t own any despite enjoying them. He hasn’t been in a relationship long enough to buy sex toys together. If you have any, he’d love to incorporate them. If you want any, he’ll look for some online and surprise you with the toy one day.

He’s interested in a few BDSM toys to use on you, mostly nipple clamps, furry wrist cuffs, and a paddle with little heart cut-outs so they get imprinted on your ass. Purple is his preferred color, particularly lilac or lavender. No matter your size, skin color, and scars, purple looks downright gorgeous on you. Almost too much so because it gets him riled up and thrusting gasping-bed-creaking-and-toe-curling deep.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

Tai will tease you to tears. He just loves the sounds you make when you’re desperate: whining for his fingers, fussing for his mouth, begging for him to finally touch you, and, most importantly, how you cry for his dick, how you whimper when he first fills you, then your gasps from his thrusts. He can’t get enough, and he’ll do damn near anything to hear more.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

His noises are moderate in volume and perfectly handsome. His groans are deep and exciting whenever you suck him just right. Although, if talking counts, he’s on the higher end of the spectrum because his mouth just keeps on moving.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

When people are only attracted to him when he’s skinny, he feels weird. He’s not sure if it’s insecurity, uncertainty, or something else. He hardly recognizes himself when he looks in the mirror and sees a six-pack. That’s not his body. His quirk relies on fat. His body’s supposed to be fat. Those stares and giggles he receives because of his abs don’t flatter him like it may other people. He wants his partner to love his body for everything it is.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

Just like the rest of him, Taishiro is big. And thick. And heavy. The corona of glans is the widest part. So much so, his foreskin has trouble retracting past it. Don’t worry. It’s not phimosis, and it doesn’t pain him in any way.

When he’s entering, his head pops inside suddenly, stretching you for his near 8-inch length. You’ll undeniably feel its weight inside you. The middle of his shaft is quite wide as well, covered in an array of veins.

Hence why foreplay is always a must. No exception. He needs to stretch you plenty and apply enough lube because it’s a lot. If it’s too painful, or you just don’t want him to push all the way inside, he understands. Halfway is more than enough for him to feel pleasure.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

It fluctuates. Most of it depends on his quirk and work. If his energy/fat is depleted, so is his sex drive. His body mainly focuses on restocking what it’s lost instead of unnecessary matters. During his good weeks, it’s fairly high, especially at the beginning of your sexual relationship. It wants to get as much of you as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

While Tai has built up plenty of endurance from his career, something about sex tires him out. It could be the drained hormones and bliss-filled afterglow. It could be the gentle and loving feeling that floods him after watching you orgasm. It could be seeing you so spent and weak that he wants to do nothing but hold and protect you. It’s probably all three. After cleaning up, he loves laying down, cuddling naked while you both drift off to sleep.

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DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD OFFICIAL VISUAL FANBOOK ー Interview Vol. 1 feat. Saki Ito

Source: DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD Official Visual Fanbook

Release date: 2013

Huge thank you to @keithvalentinex for providing the raw scans!

SECTION 1: Q&A

Q1. How did you feel when a sequel game got green light?

A: Not only were we fortunate to receive many passionate messages and feedback from the players, but we also received the news of an anime adaption alongside a game sequel, so amidst the joy, I also remember a distinct feeling of responsiblity and pressure.

Q2. Does the feedback you received from the players reflect in any parts of the game?

A: The series features characters who all have very strong and distinct character traits, so they tend to stand out based solely on these specific elements, which is what made us reflect upon the scenario parts of the previous game. Therefore, in the sequel, we decided to flesh them out so we let Idea Factory know that we would like to create sceranio’s on events of their pasts, so we can give a better understanding of how they think as individuals. We received a positive response but this ultimately required quite a bit of scenarios so later both me and Nakamura suffered because of it. (lol) However, even though there is still room for improvement, I would like to think that we succeeded in creating scenario’s in which the players will get to know them on a deeper level.

Q3. Who did you struggle most with when creating the setting for the new characters?

A: Ruki. Both in terms of design and personality. At first we thought of having him be on an almost equal footing with Karlheinz in terms of power and status, so basically the character who stands at the very top of the Mukami family, with everyone following his lead as they have no other choice but to acknowledge his superiority . But he’s a Do-S...We played with various ideas like that.

Q4. What did the process of creating these characters look like?

A: After settling on their visuals and personalities, we moved on to building a set image of them. I was impressed that at the time of initial recording where we would add the voices to these characters, there was already an agreement amongst the production staff about how they viewed these brothers inside their minds.

Q5. Were there any moments during the recording which left a strong impression on you?

A: I am sure everyone feels the same in this regard, but I was very much impressed by Midorikawa Hikaru (Ayato’s VA) and his ability to voice a single line in so many different ways and apply minor adjustment time after time. I was baffled how the same phrase could be voiced in so many different ways, and while this may be embarrassing to admit as part of the production staff, I felt as if I could learn a lot from him.

Q6. How did you approach the blood-sucking scenes?

A: We start by creating a fixed image inside our heads of how each character would suck someone’s blood. However, we initially opted to leave things up to the casted voice actors. We figured that if their voicing was somewhat off from how we envisioned it, we would guide them into the desired direction afterwards, but so far that has yet to happen! The voice actors seem to understand that the blood-sucking scenes are a huge selling point of the Diabolik Lovers franchise, so they anticipated on this and had already thought about which personal quirks they want to include in these scenes before the recording. Afterwards they would tell us things such as ‘I wanted to make it sound a little dirty’ or ‘I imagined ____ would suck blood like this’, showing us their effort to voice these characters while thinking about their personalities, which is why we - the production staff - were able to feel the unique traits of these boys through their performance as well, I believe. I cannot express with words just how greatful I am for everyone’s excellent voice work.

Q7. When writing the scenario’s and the character dialogue, were there any conscious changes you made from the first game?

A: In the first game, there were very little interactions between the different characters, but with the introduction of the Mukami brothers, we focused on these kind of interactions where one of the Sakamaki brothers would fight with one of the Mukami brothers. Additionally, this would allow for us to express the changes in their feelings towards the main character.

Q8. What did you struggle the most with while writing the script?

A: There were just so many different scenarios to write, I recall feeling as if there was no end to it. Every time you think you’re done adjusting one part, you have to move on to the next and by the time you’re done with that, something just doesn’t feel right about the first scenario again...This game includes many scenarios about the characters’ pasts so there would be times where we suddenly went ‘...Hold on!? I feel like the previous scene doesn’t quite make sense anymore...,’ So we’d have to go back and make sure everything remained consistent.

Q9. Which character caused you the most problems while writing the script?

A: Every single one. In case of the Sakamaki brothers, all because of the same reason. For starters, despite this being a sequel game, the intial setting remains the same as before with the main character having arrived at the Sakamaki manor, , so we were worried whether or not the audience would accept this without it feeling weird or off. The Mukami brothers are then added on top of that, so we struggled a lot expressing the wavering feelings of the main character. Each of the Mukami brothers has their own dark past and setting which we came up with beforehand, so it was very difficult to then later add the element of romance to this.

Q10. Is there a character who underwent drastic changes compared to the last game?

A: No. Although the ‘MORE, BLOOD’ games feature the Sakamaki brothers struggling with an immense ‘thirst for blood’ which is different from our previous approach, so we hope this allows the players to enjoy a different side of them.

Q11. The endings are now named ‘Vampire Ending’, ‘Manservant Ending’ and ‘Brute’ Ending. Could you tell us what kind of thought you put into these names?

A: They do each have their own fixed image attached to them. We divided them into the ‘Vampire Ending’ which is supposed to be the most natural ending. The ‘Manservant Ending’ which emphasizes the element of sadism the strongest and lastly the ‘Brute Ending’ which is the most violent. Depending on the character, there might be minor changes such as the main character developing sadistic tendencies herself or it being another character who grows violent. We hope the audience will enjoy this wide array of endings.

Q12. What are parts which have greatly improved or parts you want us to focus on in comparison to the first game?

A: My apologies for repeating myself, but it would have to be the scenarios. Also please pay attention to the upgraded sprite artwork for everyone, as well as the addition of the sprites for the brothers as children!

Q13. Why do you think the series has received such a great amount of support?

A: During the development of the first set of CDs, we made them with a specific niche audience in mind, so never did we expect the franchise would grow this large. We truly are grateful. We would like to believe that Satoi-sama’s illustration are the biggest contributor in this case. I was already acquaintanced with Satoi-sama at that point but due to certain circumstances, we weren’t able to work on a project together. However, when the development for Diabolik Lovers started, I immediately reached out to her. I believe that the way she draws these Do-S Vampires as handsome guys is what the fans enjoy the most!

Q14. Please leave a message for the fans.

A: First of all, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. If it wasn’t for you guys’ reactions, we wouldn’t have been able to deliver this much content. I won’t go as far as to tell you to continue to loving ‘DIABOLIK LOVERS’ and its characters forever...! Even if it’s somewhere in the very back of your mind, I’d be happy if you could at least hold onto the fond memories of these characters. Honestly, thank you so so much.

SECTION 2: THEIR FAVORITE EPISODES

Sakamaki brothers: Laito’s Vampire Ending. It conveys that feeling of loving someone, yet still keeping you on the edge of your seat as he doesn’t quite fully want to admit to his own feelings, even though you can tell that he does properly love the main character, which made me feel joyful inside.

Mukami brothers: Rather than one specific scene, I loved the interactions between the Mukami brothers. When they are all enjoying a meal together, they would fight over the food, or Kou would make a fuss because he wants to eat Vongole Bianco. I found it cute how they would talk in a way you’d expect from normal high school boys.

SECTION 3: SAKI ITO CHOOSES ー SITUATION-DEPENDENT CHARACTER SELECT

Who would you choose in these situations? What’s the developer’s opinion?

S1. To sleep together with?

Best: Shuu, he probably wouldn’t bother me.

Worst: Reiji, he seems like the type to get upset if you don’t keep perfectly still while sleeping.

S2. To go on a trip together with?

Best: Ruki, I feel like he would come fully prepped.

Worst: Azusa, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy my trip if I get hurt because of him.

S3. To eat together with?

Best: Shuu, I feel like our eating styles would match.

Worst: Reiji, I’d constantly feel nervous.

S4. To study with?

Best: Ruki, I feel like he’d be able to explain things in a comprehensive manner.

Worst: Laito because he might just blow air into my ear all of a sudden.

S5. To go on a date with?

Best: Kou, he probably knows all the good places so it could be fun.

Worst: Kanato, I can’t stand the thought of him suddenly lashing out at me.

S6. To play a video game with?

Best: Yuma, I feel like he wouldn’t be the best at it, but it’d still be enjoyable regardless.

Worst: Subaru, he would destroy the console!

S7. To play sports with?

Best: Kou, I can imagine his sweat sparkling in the light as it bounces off him.

Worst: Reiji, he seems stiff.

S8. To go on a drive with?

Best: Ayato, it just seems fun.

Worst: Yuma, he strikes me as a speed devil.

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allykakamatsu · 3 years

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Danganronpa V3 Smash Bros Tournament!

•Monokuma decides a good way to get everyone to kill each other is a Smash Bros Tournament, I mean, with all the salt someone’s bound to snap.

•No one kills each other, aside from Maki attempting to kill Kokichi, but it does become a weekly tradition despite the rage.

Kaede Akamatsu

• Get’s into a heated debate over who gets to main Rosalina with Kaito, but after a bit she caved and agreed to pick someone else.

•She end’s up picking Peach after Tsumugi makes a comment that they kinda look alike.

•Little did anyone know that Kaede is actually kinda a monster with Peach and frequently does really well in the tournaments.

•Favourite stage is New Donk city, and every time she gets to play on it she sings Jump up Superstar the entire match.

•Nobody is sure if they love or hate it.

•When not singing, she’ll make the stage music anything that has a dominant Piano.

•Favourite item is the Star Rod

Shuichi Saihara

• Acts like he’s never played before and decides to main Chrom due to him seeing easy enough to play and liking his personality.

•In actuality has played on and off for years and is a proud Dedede main but is too embarrassed to admit it.

•Also plays Pikachu but cause it’s Miu’s main he doesn’t usually use the electric mouse.

•Usually middle of the road in the tournaments.

•Prefers to fight on Battlefield but so long as the stage doesn’t move he can live with anything.

•Likes to keep items off.

Rantaro Amami:

•Good with all three Link forms, but has a bias for Toon Link.

•Can’t remember when he started playing, but given how he’s the only one who doesn’t panic by tripping they assume it’s Brawl.

•They also assume this because whenever someone picks Meta Knight he gets visibly distressed.

•Tournament wise he Can either do really well or really s**t depending on the day.

•Doesn’t have a favourite stage but tends to pick the Zelda stages cause he likes them the best.

•The only one who’s happy when a warp star shows up.

Ryoma Hoshi:

•At first played Incineroar cause its the only cat.

•After realising how bad his recovery was though, he kinda just tried anything to see what would work.

•Found a few semi-mains, namely Snake, Link and Villager

•Usually doesn‘t try to hard in tournaments so comes in last, or will even sit out, but when he wants to win, he will.

•Moral of the story, if he picks Villager, panic.

•No stage or item preference, but when it’s his turn to pick he tends to go with Shadow Moses island cause he likes the look.

Kirumi Tojo

•Mains everyone and is good with all of them.

•Like, can beat Mario with Little Mac good.

•Does have a slight preference towards Shiek though due to her admiring the ninja’s loyalty.

•Due to her skills, she tends to sit out with Ryoma to give everyone a chance.

•When she does play though, well, try not to loose too fast.

•Also usually the one who has to stop Maki killing Kokichi if he beats her.

•Always goes random when stage picking time comes, but also puts all the stages in battlefield mode in case it lands on something BS.

•For similar reasons tries to ignore items

Angie Yonaga

•Everyone expected her to pick Palutena, and while she does have her as a sub main, Angie usually plays Sephiroth. •Why? Angel (kinda), kick ass theme, and loves watching the others panic when they see him. Plus, Atua told her to pick someone unexpected.

•Also tried Pit and Dark Pit, and while she likes their personalities she isn’t big on their gameplay.

•To this day the only one who’s beat Kirumi in a match, and outside of that time she’s still good in tournaments.

•Atua told Angie to pick Big Blue one day, and ever since everyone dreads her turn on stage select.

Tenko Chabishira

• Always plays as a girl no matter what.

•Plays Min Min more often than not, but occasionally surprises everyone by whipping out villager.

•Why? “She’s Himiko cute!!”

•Pretty good at the game, but super competitive. Unless you’re Himiko, be prepared to get yelled at at least once if she looses.

•One day while everyone was playing random, she got Ken and kinda hated that she likes it so she occasionally plays him in private. •Shuichi caught her doing this while he was playing Dedede, and they both promised to never tell a soul.

•Punch Out stage or bust!

•Doesn’t have an opinion on items, but when she plays villager she hopes for the bunny hood cause she thinks it’s adorable.

Korekiyo Shinguji

•Lucario or bust (he likes the aura theme) though he’s also kinda a monster with Lucina

•Strangely though, whenever he uses Lucina he acts... different? (the class is convinced he’s possessed when this happens.)

•Outside of that though, tends to be one of the worse players.

•Second to none at recovery though.

•Hyrule castle has been his favourite stage since day one And that’s never gonna change.

•Always has items on, he likes the surprise factor (he and Shuichi are never allowed have a one on one fight)

Miu Iruma

•Has probably been playing the longest aside from Kirumi.

•Has played all the games, and cause Of this is decent with all of the OG 8, but will always pick Pikachu.

•Will only ever pick someone else if it’s a random match or someone makes her give Shuichi a turn, and in that case she picks Pichu as a backup.

•Despite her boasting, is usually in the lower end of the group.

•Doesn’t stop her from rubbing it in when she wins though.

•Tends to go for Wily’s castle for her stage, if for no other reason than she’s the only one who can handle the yellow devil.

•Super Hammer or bust!

Gonta Gokuhara

•Likes Donkey Kong the best, but also tries to learn how to play Joker from Kokichi cause he looks like a gentleman.

•Also likes all the Pokémon even if he isn’t the best with them.

•Honestly, aside from Olimar he likes everyone, and he only really dislikes Olimar cause he’s bullying the bugs!

•Everyone agrees to never touch the pikmin rep when he’s in the room.

•Tends to come in last with the only one he can beat kinda consistently is Ryoma without villager, but he still has a lot of fun.

•Tends to pick whatever stage everyone likes best, and has no clue how to use items.

Kokichi Ouma

•Always plays Joker because who else is a phantom thief going to pick.

•Actually he plays Villager in his spare time but Kaito is the only that knows and that was a mistake so shh.....

•Begrudgingly teaches Gonta how to play, if only from the horror on someone’s face when they get cocky only to loose to the guy who didn’t even know what a Smash Bros was a few weeks ago.

•Peak troll. Camps with gun, let’s people *cough* Kaito and Miu *cough* Hit fake smash balls, always picks the auto scrolling stages, he just loves making everyone groan.

•Only thing that makes him visibly salty is Miu on stage select cause f**k yellow devil.

Kaito Momota

•A proud Rosalina main. A badass space princess that protects the stars, what’s not to love?

•First time they all play, they all expect him to suck..... so you can imagine their surprise he‘a one of the best players in the class, especially at edge guard

•Despite that, is the most susceptible to stage hazards and bad items, especially fake smash balls. He has gotten better at recovering from them though.

•Never asks anyone to turn them off though, cause it’s worth it for the black hole and the assist trophies.

•Whenever Kiyo plays Lucina, he makes sure to sit at the other end of the couch.

•Always tries to give people pointers, though since he really only plays one character he’s not the best at it.

•Will ALWAYS pick either the Mario Galaxy stage or the Star Fox stages

Tsumugi Shirogane

•Tends to pick Kirby for A, the cute hats, and B, it gives her an excuse to rant about the lore. You know those Kirby fans who obnoxiously push how the series is super deep? That’s Tsumugi.

•Rants the whole match, leading to people preferring Kokichi obnoxiously joining in on Kaede’s singing to it. •Knowing they’re not safe when she’s not playing either, they all agree that unless it’s random’s to never pick a Kirby stage or character (another reason for Shuichi to hide being a Dedede main)

•She’ll occasionally rant about other series too, but Kirby is the biggest example.

•Despite this, she’s actually a pretty good player, even if she can be a bit to sadistic with down special sometimes.

Kiibo

•Refuses to touch ROB or MegaMan to avoid falling into the stereotype of the robot playing the robots.

•Instead picks Pyra and Mythra cause they’re great characters with a bit of computer theme that only Tsumugi knows about mercifully hasn’t ranted on yet.

•Plays very predictably, but just because you know a Lightning Buster- Prominence Revolt is coming doesn't mean blocking it is easier.

•As such is usually in the middle of the pack tournament wise. •Refuses to use side B as Pyra because one time he did and Kokichi did a stupid combo which took him from 30% to death so he’s not taking any chances again.

•Tends to put The stage on random, which he occasionally regrets if he rolls a side scroller.

Himiko Yumeno:

•Mains ALL the magic users. •Robin, Zelda, Hero, Sephiroth, so long as they have a big focus on magic she’s all in.

•Tends to use Hero the most, specifically Eight, because she likes the MP gauge.

•Despite seemingly never practicing and only doing okay with most moves, is the fastest thing in the freaking world at picking the right spell. If she gets magic burst or Kamikaze, prepare to die.

•Everyone assumes she’s probably played Dragon Quest cause of this, but she hasn’t confirmed and just chalks her skill up to magic.

•The only one who can make Tenko stop raging.

•Keeping with the theme, will usually pick the World Tree stage.

Maki Harukawa

•Messed around with everyone a bit but was only super good as Zero Suit Samus.

•Even then she’s mostly middle of the pack, but she doesn’t mind too much.

•Unless she looses to Kokichi, then it’s a struggle for Kaito and Kirumi to stop her from killing him.

•Tends to handle snacks cause Kirumi has to be in the room to keep order and she usually gets knocked out early. •The most frequent subject of Kaito’s tips, which range from helpful to ”Kaito I don’t have a f**king Luma”

•Tends to pick Shadow Moses island cause she likes the look, and though she won’t tell anyone she loves the music

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JAZMINE HARPER - TV TROPES

manipulative bastard

The Manipulative Bastard is the master manipulator of people, in essence, a character who manipulates others through their emotions, perspectives, psychologies and any other way they can get them dancing to their tune. This is the guy or gal who gets off on playing head/mind games—clever and dangerous and lacking comedic overtones (usually). She always has a plan ready, but rather than do any work, the Manipulative Bastard prefers to play on other characters' emotions and mental states and then watch the victims destroy themselves as they waste their energy on fighting against fake dangers or their friends.

are we surprised? with a lack of loyalty to others, including her own family, jazmine will gladly step on others and use their weaknesses to her advantage to get what she wants. she’s been a manipulative bastard since she was a child, ever since she first discovered how much her mist control could control the perceptions of others. observant and resourceful, jazmine has no qualms using her talents to gain unauthorized information about others and using it for her personal gain. she views people as her pawns, and her selfish way of thinking gives her little guilt about physically or mentally forcing others into submission. this is a trait she’s picked up from her own father, which we will delve into in the next trope.

daddy’s little villain

mention of emotional abuse tw

She's the daughter of an Evil Overlord, who shares her parent's ambition, cunning, and cruelty. She could be anything from a simple Spoiled Brat to an Overlord in waiting. She's also likely to be a Princess (since even villainy is improved with that), although she will still prefer wearing black or dark colors over pink.

jazmine’s mortal father can largely be thanked for the way she is now. from as young as she can remember, he was training jazmine to be a powerful force in both the demigod and mortal world. while he raised her to think she could accomplish anything she worked toward, she was mostly a pawn to satisfy his thirst for power. he didn’t care much for her as a daughter; mostly for what she could do for him. she started to recognize this during her formative middle school years, consequently turning her childhood role model into her worst enemy. when she started rebelling against him and acting out, he sent her away full-time to a camp on the other side of the globe. since then, the issues only progressed, eventually leading to a falling out in which she hasn’t seen or spoken to her mortal family in many years.

this upbringing has fueled her desire to constantly be the best in her fields of expertise, which is partly why she quested for years in hopes of some type of recognition. with the heavily hidden hope that she could one day rub in his face that she had succeeded without him, all her life she has fought to try to ‘prove her worth’ to others despite being the daughter of a minor goddess (or titan). because her father only loved what she could do for him, she places everyone in two categories: the puppets, and the puppeteers.

and she will never be the puppet again.

broken ace

He's tall, charming, strikingly good-looking, well-spoken in five languages, and classically trained in even more instruments. But inside, he's an ugly, writhing mass of self-hatred and Parental Issues. Expect him to have at least one bizarre trait or ability that should not be overlooked, as well as an unhealthy attitude about love, life, and humanity in general. He most likely doesn't have anyone that loves or respects him for what he really is. This may be justified. This character is usually male, but not always. Also, he may just be a perfectionist crumbling under his own standards. The chief difference between the Broken Ace and the usually female Stepford Smiler is that the Stepford Smiler wants to appear normal at all costs, often to the point of hurting herself emotionally (or because she's sociopathic). This guy has the same setup, but is more talented and wants to be the best, loved by all, and accepted.

although the timeline wasn’t as accelerated as she had hoped when she was a child, jazmine was making waves in the world of deities before her last quest against zeus had occurred. now, as a semi-retired quester, she is captain of the football team and starting to make a name for herself in the mortal fields of business and sports. despite the air of nonchalant superiority that she constantly tries to present, she is in a constant state of despair. right when she starts to undergo some development in her relationships with others, they leave, and she is constantly failing her own impossibly high standards. she’s crumbling, and at any point she is ready to run away again.

ice queen

Much like a Tomboy, the Ice Queen is a major character archetype which is somewhat hard to define. Her signature characteristic is that she is cold; the ambiguity comes from what "cold" means. She has a cold heart, a frosty demeanor and very often a resting bitch face; she attracts but will never be wooed. The Ice Queen is considered dangerous to love because she will not (or cannot) love back. She's not much for friendship either, preferring to be alone. Situations where an Ice Queen "thaws" and learns to enjoy the company of others are so common that they have their own trope.

she’s cold and takes no shit. she holds people at a distance, even those that could potentially be considered friends. she doesn’t believe in unconditional love, and she believes that most affection direct toward her is generally a ruse to get her guard down. she’s unnecessarily rude to others, almost relishing in the negative reactions at times, but to her, she’s just keeping it real.

the trickster

A trickster is a character who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. The Trickster openly questions and mocks authority, encourages impulse and enthusiasm, seeks out new ideas and experiences, destroys convention and complacency, and promotes chaos and unrest. At the same time, the trickster brings new knowledge, wisdom and many An Aesop. Even when punished horribly for his effrontery, his indomitable spirit (or plain sheer foolishness) keeps him coming back for more. Tricksters can be anything from gods of chaos, bedeviling heroes for a few laughs, to master manipulators who use cruel ploys and sadistic choices. They can also be heroes (or more likely Anti-Heroes) who make up for a lack of strength or bravery with manipulation, planning, or just plain cheating. The trickster is often a Master of Disguise and may have magical or super-powers. They're often found Walking the Earth.

although this description was much more relevant when she was younger, jazmine has a penchant for drama and chaos. she genuinely has fun engaging in pranks and tricks, and she gladly lifts a symbolic middle finger to authority in any chance that she gets. in middle school, she was nearly expelled from a mortal school because of all her tricks, and she spent a sizable portion of her adult years before eonia traveling and engaging in casual mayhem. when she isn’t getting revenge or fulfilling a paid request, she generally has fun toying with others.

deadpan snarker

A character prone to gnomic, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, occasionally whimsical asides. The Deadpan Snarker exists to deflate pomposity, point out the unlikelihood of certain plans, and deliver funny lines. Typically the most cynical supporting character. In most cases, it is implied that the snarker would make a good leader, strategist, or consultant given their ability to instantly see the flaws in a constructed plan. More often than not, their innate snarkiness is the only thing preventing the other characters from comprehending this for themselves. In other cases, the Deadpan Snarker resorts to sarcasm because they're the Only Sane Man. Tends to be shot a Death Glare when they go too far (and probably isn't without one of their own, either). Note that due to the definition evolving, the "Deadpan" part of the title has gradually become The Artifact and a deadpan delivery is no longer a necessary part of the trope.

jazmine is no stranger to delivering biting remarks coupled with foul language. she’s quick to point out flaws, opting for the brutally honest approach more times than not. she’s aware that her language can hurt others, but she finds it easier to escape the frivolities and get to the point. depending on the person, she exaggerates this trope by trying to draw out a bad response from them, mostly for her own entertainment. people already view her as heinous, so why not embrace the reputation, right?

survivor guilt

death mention tw

You might be the Last Of Your Kind or someone else made a Heroic Sacrifice for you or you lived through a Restricted Rescue Operation, but whatever the reason, you're going to feel a massive sense of guilt.

although the quest with adelphie and celeste was technically a success, with the trident successfully being returned back to poseidon, the team had faced major losses. adelphie had lost her life, and celeste had suffered debilitating injuries. physically, jazmine suffered the least, and it’s a guilt that she continues to carry.

aloof big sister

to the majority of the hecate family, especially @rostameu

He's smarter, stronger, faster, more talented, and more refined than the hero, and — just to add insult to injury — he's probably sexier, too. His only problem seems to be moving his face out of that expression of bored, dignified disdain. And he just happens to be the elder brother of one of the main cast, which often gives them a raging inferiority complex. Will most likely double as the Ineffectual Loner and Noble Demon, thereby running the risk of becoming an Ensemble Darkhorse. May or may not be evil, strictly speaking, but is almost guaranteed to fight against the protagonists at one point, and spout off Cryptic Conversation to prove how much better informed he is. May or may not be a Stealth Mentor and/or consider his younger siblings annoying. Often an integral part of a mysterious organisation, and may be the Enigmatic Minion or even a Hero Antagonist in that case.

OKAY, so the running joke with jazmine is that she dislikes her siblings, which is very true tbh. i’m not going to speak for rostam and say most of that stuff actually applies, but jazmine is very cold toward her younger brother and views herself as much better in every way. with loner tendencies, disdain toward her brother, and shady side hustles, she matches this trope very well, and it was only fitting to add a trope about disliking siblings to jazmine’s task. and yes, she’s technically one of the youngest right now but hush.

#eutropes #( tasks. )#emotional abuse tw #death mention tw #whewww i didnt bother proofreading this but lmk if anything is just ... impossible to read LMAO

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streetsofsecretswegone · 3 years

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@tcpimpabutterfly said : ✩—Nick & Janie

Under the cut because long!

Disagreements:

Who is more likely to raise their voice? Janie when she is entirely sick and FED UP of Nick’s trifling ways.

Who threatens to leave but never actually does? I know in my heart that Janie has no problem turning her back on Nick when she feels enough is enough and Nick, who believes he will get over her and look back on her as a fond memory -- has a hard time getting over her. So, yeah, Nick can’t find himself leaving if he says he’s done with all the “crazy shit.”

Who actually keeps their word and leaves? Janie!!

Who trashes the house? An argument can lead to Janie trying to get physical with Nick, him restraining her, her fighting back - things fall and get broken along the way. Chowder is barking and also ready to whoop Nick’s ass.

Do either of them get physical? ^^ Nick would NEVER hit Janie unless he thought she was going to try to kill him forreal. Then he has to knock her out.

How often do they argue/disagree? Nowadays? Their relationship is fucked up so they argue more often than not. Like, “Nick get off my property.” “Nick don’t post my picture on Instagram.” It’s been a long time since they’ve been civil with each other.

Who is the first to apologize? Nick!!!!! He’s out here like Usher releasing his woe in confessions, or Jay Z apologizing in 4:44.

Sex:

Who is on top? Varies, but usually Janie.

Who is on the bottom? Varrieesss.

Who has the strangest desires? Janie be on that freak shit.

Any kinks? So, Janie’s into safe knife play and rope play. Nick was cool with rope play, handcuffs, but then Janie whipped out the knife and he was like 😲

Who’s dominant in bed? You know powerplay is probably a big thing with these two.

Is head ever in the equation? I honestly feel like Janie isn’t into giving head, like regardless of if she loves her partner or not. I can just envision her pissed at Nick over something petty and she’s like, “my tooth hurts.”/“I’m trying to sleep, leave me alone.”

If so, who is better at performing it? Nick. He felt like giving Janie good head could put him on her good side.

Ever had sex in public? Yes, it leads to some AU babies.

Who moans the most? Janie.

Who leaves the most marks? Janie.

Who screams the loudest? I mean Nicky’s the one getting sliced.

Who is the more experienced of the two? I feel like the two have them have gained a lot of experience from being each others firsts in a lot of ways. They explored kinks together and what not.

Do they ‘fuck’ or ‘make love’? Fuck.

Rough or soft? Rough as hell.

How long do they usually last? It ends when Janie’s sadistic ass says it ends. 💅🏾

Is protection used? Sometimes. Typically. If they were to fuck now, I can imagine Janie telling Nick that she doesn’t know where he’s been so he needs a condom.

Does it ever get boring? Nope!

Where is the strangest place they’d have sex? Strange by JANIE’S standards would be when she slept with Nick at the house he and Jerrold were sharing at the time. Jerrold was gone, of course, but Janie was still trying her hardest to conceal her sneer.

Family:

Do your muses plan on having children/or have children? In a better AU, Janie’s twins were the result of a PRISON VISIT. Nick always wanted to have a family with her, though. If so, how many children do your muses want/have? In main, Janie and Nick have Simone who tells Janie that she’s NOT her mother. In a better AU, Janie and Nick have Leticia and Levi. Nick has brought up the potential of them having a third kid but, I don’t know. Janie has strong reservations with Nick’s record of legal troubles. Who is the favorite parent? Both Nick and Janie are loved well by their kids. Though, granted, Simone loves her dad more on default. Who is the authoritative parent? Both - but in different ways. Who is more likely to allow the children to have a day off school? Nick! Who lets the children indulge in sweets and junk food when the other isn’t around? Also Nick.

Who turns up to extra curricular activities to support their children? I can imagine it can be difficult for Janie due to work purposes, and Nick has missed out on a few things due to his prison stint when the twins were 7 years old. There are fill-ins though, like Louis will pop up. Jerrold too because he views these kids as his niece and nephew!! There’s also Sal and Delores of course.

Who goes to parent teacher interviews? Janie has had to go to some alone when Nick was i n c a r c e r a t e d. 😔

Who changes the diapers? Both, because Cassandra specifically told Nick: “how the fuck do you not know how to change a diaper?”

Who gets up in the middle of the night to feed the baby? Both, but mostly Nick since Janie is getting ready for work by 4 AM.

Who spends the most time with the children? Nick...because he would have tea parties with Leticia or take her on her annual Friday shopping spree at Toys R Us. Plus, he’s bound to go see the latest superhero movie with Levi, if not play video games with him. He gets really engaged in doing whatever the kids wanna do, and he will be offended if he’s disrupted by it. I mean really, Sal can say: “the warehouse is on fire!” and Nick replies, “I’m paintin’ baby girl’s finger nails!!” Who packs their lunch boxes? Janie. Who gives their children ‘the talk’? I feel like Janie would jump on it, because she has to tell Leticia to cut their hands off if things are no longer consensual. Who cleans up after the kids? Janie...has spent some time doing that. Nick isn’t as prompt as he should be. Who worries the most? Nick gets paranoid sometimes. He tends to be paranoid with a lot of things. Who are the children more likely to learn their first swear word from? From............someone in the family. (Cassandra/Cassandra’s kids)

Affection:

Who likes to cuddle? That’s pretty much Nicky.

Who is the little spoon? 😌 Janie because she lowkey likes to feel safe.

Who gets naughty in the most inappropriate of places? Nick tends to initiate this shit lmao

Who struggles to keep their hands to themself? Nick.

How long can they cuddle until one becomes uncomfortable? You mean how long can they cuddle until someone has to go to work or someone calls or he tries to initiate sex.

Who gives the most kisses? Nick.

What is their favorite non-sexual activity? Going out to eat Italian Food.

Where is their favorite place to cuddle? The bed!

Who is more likely to playfully grope the other? Nick, though I feel like this question is dangerous.

How often do they get time to themselves? You know in main she ain’t trying to be around him!! But even aside from that I feel like they find the right space and time to be together.

Sleeping:

Who snores? Nicky!

If both do, who snores the loudest? ^^

Do they share a bed or sleep separately? This is verse dependent. Cause they are not at a living together stage yet in main.

If they sleep together, do they cozy up together or lay far apart? Dependent. Who talks in their sleep? Neither.

What do they wear to bed? Night clothes. Pajamas. What else? 😤 Are either of your muses insomniacs? Nick can be sleep deprived sometimes, but not a insomniac.

Can sleeping pills be found by the bedside? I’mma say nah. Do they wrap their limbs around each other or just lay side by side? Varies! Who wakes up with bed hair? Nick’s been bald for some time now and, I’m certain Janie wears a bonnet. Who wakes up first? Janie at 4 AM! Who prepares breakfast in bed for the other? Nick would. 😍😭 What is their favorite sleeping position? Nick likes to lay on his back with Janie slightly on his chest. Who hogs the sheets? Janie. Do they set an alarm each night? Yes, Janie has a alarm set for work. Can a television be found in their bedroom? Yes. Who has nightmares? Both. Who has ridiculous dreams? Nick. Who sprawls out and takes up most of the bed? Nick is guilty of this. Who makes the bed? Janie - because even though she leaves first, Nick isn’t the best at getting the sheets together. What time is bed time? Janie has a more set bedtime than Nick does. Because the night, for Nick, can mean he has some serious work to do. Any routines/rituals before bed? Janie does what she has to do, while Nick kind of just flops in bed.

Who’s the grumpiest when they wake up? BOTH.

Work:

Who is the busiest? I feel like they’re both quite busy. Janie at the news station while Nick is (at certain point in times) a nightclub manager. These are equally demanding occupations. Who rakes in the highest income? I’d say Nicky. Especially since he got that $cozzari money. Are any of your muses unemployed? Nope. Who takes the most sick days? Nick. Who is more likely to turn up late to work? Nick. Who sucks up to their boss? Nick is his own boss soooooooooooooooooo probably Janie. What are their jobs? Janie is a reporter who also moonlights as a serial killer, Nick is a nightclub manager who is also a high-ranking gangster. Together they’re quite the pair! Who stresses the most? Nick, he’s always obsessing with thinking three steps ahead of everyone else. Do your muses enjoy or despise their careers/occupations? Yes. Are your muses financially stable? Yup!

Home:

Who does the washing? Both. Especially when it comes to getting blood out of their outfits as soon as possible-

Who takes out the trash? Nick.

Who does the ironing? Both, Nick a little more.

Who does the cooking? Nick REALLY likes to go out to eat.

Who is more likely to burn the house down just trying? Nick, especially if he gets distracted by the kids, sports, or an invasive Jerrold.

Who is messier? Nick.

Who leaves the toilet roll empty? Nick.

Who leaves their dirty clothes on the floor? ...Nick.

Who forgets to flush the toilet? Neither, Nick has been scolded by his mother -and sisters- for forgetting to put the toilet seat down all his life.

Who is the prankster around the house? Those darn twins!!

Who loses the car keys when it comes time to go somewhere? Neither, they’re very prompt when they have to get out or get the fuck out.

Who mows the lawn? Nick - or Levi.

Who answers the telephone? Both, but Nick is more inclined to.

Who does the vacuuming? Both, but catch Nick doing it when he’s trashed the house too much while Janie is away and its important that he speed cleans.

Who does the groceries? Janie.

Who takes the longest to shower? Janie.

Who spends the most time in the bathroom? Janie x3!

Miscellaneous:

Is money a problem? Not one bit.

How many cars do they own? Janie has hers, Nick has his - so two.

Do they own their home or do they rent? Own.

Do they live near the coast or deep in the countryside? Neither.

Do they live in the city or in the country? New York City Baby 😜

Do they enjoy their surroundings? Nick can’t imagine being nowhere else, personally. Yet even with that said, I can imagine that Janie hates half of the population. She’ll find some reason to hate. Some way.

What’s their song? Nick’s so in love with Janie that it isn’t uncommon for him to hear a song on the radio and think about her. I mean, this is a man who made her so many mixtapes in high school. At the moment, Nick lays in bed and thinks of Common’s song “Faithful.” He’s also stared out the window while Jaheim’s, “Find My Way Back” plays. 😔 The main song that made him realize he was in love with her was, “All I Do Is Think Of You” by The Jackson 5 and it still rings true to this day smh

What do they do when they’re away from each other? Work and kill. Kill and work. Janie also bonds with Chowder while Nick bonds with Louis and Jerrold, who are not nearly as wonderful as Chowder!

Where did they first meet? HIGH SCHOOL, English Class!

How did they first meet? They had some boring classroom introductions on day one but Nick didn’t pay her much of any attention. Afterwards, He heard the name Janie said by the teacher, but he thought that the teacher was mispronouncing the name of another girl, Janet. Later, when Janie rose in the class to read something he would realize that she was, in fact, not Janet. Later on they would have their first actual conversation when Nick asked to copy her homework. He had to work a little charm on her too. 😏 because she was like :| “No.”

Who spends the most money when out shopping? Janie. Nick isn’t much of a materialistic man. This was a guy who wore bootleg Bart Simpson shirts when he was a kid.

Who’s more likely to flash their assets? Janie.

Who finds it amusing when the other trips over? Janie because she’s evil inside.

Any mental issues? To the roof. Who’s terrified of bugs? Janie!! Who kills the spiders around the house? Nick has to! Their favorite place? Spaghetti Warehouse because that’s where they had their first date back in the day. Also, there’s specific areas in Florida they love. Who pays the bills? When they’re living separately they pay their own shit. When they live together, Nick has no issue making sure Janie never spends any of her hard earned money. Do they have any fears for their future? Janie may fear going to jail for her murders when she has her kids rgbmvfg Nick doesn’t fear a damn thing. He has a tattoo that says NEVER SCARED because he’s been through so much. Who’s more likely to surprise the other with a fancy dinner? Nick all the way! Who uses up all of the hot water? Janie. Who’s the tallest? Nick at 6′0. He’s even taller than his dad! Who’s more likely to just randomly hop into the shower with the other? Nick, but he second thinks that a lot. Who wanders around in their underwear? Nick. Who sings the loudest when singing along to the radio? jkhnk Nick, especially when those oldies come on. What do they tease each other about? I don’t think Janie necessarily teases, I think she complains about certain things like Nick’s music tastes, his grumpiness with the youth, all that. Who is more likely to cringe at the other’s fashion sense at times? I think Janie would get so tired of seeing him in that same damn leather jacket. Do they have mutual friends? Chowder is their mutual friend. :) No one else. Who crushed first? I feel like Janie had a crush on Nick that she effortlessly brushed off because he would always do something dumb to ruin it. Like flirt with some other girl in their class and that reminded her men ain’t shit. Any alcohol or substance related problems? No. Who is more likely to stumble home, drunk, at 3am? Nick. Catch him drunk calling her like, “i’m just sayin’ you could do better........” or, “I NEED TO APOLOGIZE”

Who swears the most? Nick doesn’t swear as furiously as Cassandra, but I feel that he does more than Janie all the same.

#tcpimpabutterfly #tcpimpabutterfly : janie.#rel : nick & janie.#answers : nick.

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tysonrunningfox · 5 years

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Ripped: Part 4

Ok, but actually, just..............this. Just..............get in on this

Ao3

Hiccup and Heather found the Johann connection while she was helping him research his book. It started, like most of his best ideas, as a joke while he was sifting through Sergeant Johanssen’s notes on the Grimborn case. Johann was by all metrics, insufferable and attention-seeking, and as hard as it is to define the character of people who’ve been dead over a hundred years, the sheer number of mostly useless anecdotes he made officers sit through speaks for itself. It was late in his Dad’s office when Hiccup flopped back and griped that if Johann was sadistic enough to make the Sergeant sit through one more tale about morality and cattle, maybe he was sadistic enough to murder and mutilate a series of prostitutes.

Heather laughed, but something about it stuck with both of them because they kept looking into it anyway, as silly as it was, pulling the string to see what was there. There are no shortage of primary sources citing Johann using the murders to sell more bibles, aiming to cleanse the streets of moral filth by educating them about the might of the lord.

As a theory, it holds out further than most. In fact, there’s nothing to disprove it. Johann was in Berk during all of the Grimborn murders. A couple of the Grimborn letters even have phrases in common with notes taken on Johann’s witness accounts. It’s entirely plausible that a bible salesman in the late eighteen eighties killed a string of loose women in a violent campaign to impose morality on Downtown Berk, but there’s absolutely no way to prove it.

That’s where Hiccup and Heather started fighting about it, she couldn’t take the open end. She found random slayings in downtown Outcast Island, no mutilation, not even all prostitutes or obviously morally destitute people, and tried to start pinning them on Johann based on the fact he wasn’t noted to be in Berk that month. She was ready to pull the trigger on something definitive and she started pushing it in tours, adding in leading pauses in front of the church, where Reverend Svenson encouraged Johann to lower prices as a form of aid, rather than expanding efforts to feed the poor.

Just because there’s nothing wrong with the Johann theory doesn’t mean there’s anything right. Knowing things too well gets in the way of learning more about them, and Hiccup is in this to learn, not know.

At least, that’s a very polite and summarized version of what he yelled at Heather and quit, calling her tour a stolen heap of sensationalist garbage that warps the facts for her own vanity.

It’s ironic now that he’s approaching her out of his own vanity. After a night of bugging Snotlout about how Astrid possibly could have known about Johann and getting nothing more than grumbling, it occurred to him that maybe she took Heather’s tour to have something new to shout down at him. And well, since she already made it clear how she feels about him looking in her apartment, asking about her whereabouts in reference to Heather’s tour seems like a good way to press that harassment charge.

He gets to the Ripped Tavern a bit early a couple days after Astrid’s Johann revelation and looks for Heather. She’s at the bar, talking to her brother, and Dagur steps away when he sees Hiccup approaching, presumably warning Heather, because she turns and raises an eyebrow.

“Can I do something for you, Hiccup?” She cocks her head, “I thought I was too sensationalized for a rational person like you to need anything from me.”

“I just wanted to ask if you’re still talking about Johann.” He adjusts his bag on his shoulder, fidgeting with his laser pointer in his pocket.

“Why wouldn’t I?” She sets her jaw, “since we discovered the idea together—”

“Has anyone been particularly curious about it lately?” He cuts her off, uninterested in rehashing the fight. As long as she doesn’t publish anything without his notes, he’s content to trim the sides of Berserker tours’ profits as long as she holds out.

“Why? Did you tell someone who wanted to finish figuring it out?” She rolls her eyes and Hiccup sighs.

“She’d be about our age, blonde, moved into Elizabeth Smith’s apartment and umm, well, she’s not a fan of my tour route—”

“No blonde women have asked me about Johann while complaining about your trespassing habits,” Heather shakes her head, “I swear, if Snotlout wasn’t looking out for you—”

“Well, he is.” He doesn’t need this lecture from Heather, of all people. Back before she took herself so seriously, she’s the one who dropped through the boarded-up window at Number 31, Harbor Road to examine the third site before it got torn down to make room for condos. “And I was just wondering if anyone asked, but it sounds like no, so…thanks, have a sensational tour.” His fake bitterness doesn’t do much to her and he wishes he hadn’t said anything at all when she frowns, concerned. Hopeful. “Don’t even—”

“What if someone else figured it out? I’m not the one being too petty to publish anything, I still have all my notes.”

“Yeah and mine, how do they fit into the version of reality you tour?” He doesn’t expect an answer to that and he doesn’t get one. Letting Heather keep the notes is letting her have the last word without having a verbal WWE match in Victorian Garb, and his hat has been through enough lately already.

Heather’s tour leaves on time and Hiccup’s slips out the side door fifteen minutes after. It’s a foggy night and the girl on the spot where Mary Johnson was found squeaks and jumps into her boyfriend’s arms when she realizes. He’s a little ahead of schedule when he approaches the first site, talking a little too fast and trying not to hope that Astrid will have something to say today. Maybe something that reveals her methods or reasons.

Maybe she’ll lean out the window again and argue with him, shivering in her pajamas. He shouldn’t have noticed, and he definitely shouldn’t have remembered, especially given he had to spend the rest of that tour fending off someone asking after her theories. That should have been annoying enough for him to wish she’d stayed inside, but well, he didn’t.

It’s worse that she’s pretty in a way that makes looking directly at her difficult. Funnier for Snotlout, but worse for him.

The lights are out in her apartment though, like she’d rather find somewhere else to be than argue with him, and he steps to the side of the sandstone wall, rubbing his hand over it and remembering the first time he came here. It was the first place he stood that he knew that at some point, Viggo Grimborn stood in the exact same spot.

“Before we get a little closer to the site of the first Grimborn murder,” he pauses when he looks at the group and sees Astrid at the back of it, arms crossed and keys dangling from her hand, like she caught him on her way home. “Where we won’t enter or peek in at all, because that would be creepy.” He gives her a thumbs up and she shrugs.

“You’re talking about the ‘All Safe’ message, right?”

“Well, I was going to,” he pats the wall, focusing back on the group and remembering where he was, “right, this wall, on the morning that Elizabeth Smith’s body was found, there was a message on it, presumably left by the murderer. The officer on his morning patrol assumed it was meant for him from the officer on watch the night before, but when questioned, the night officer didn’t know anything about it.”

“And because there were no pictures taken of it, because of a rainstorm later that afternoon, the main source for the message has always been the notes from the officer who was called by a witness to discover Elizabeth Smith’s body.” Astrid excuses herself unnecessarily because the group is already splitting to look back at her, confused but used to being talked at by this point in the tour. She could thank him for the warm up, maybe, but he doesn’t think he’ll be that lucky. “So, the message, ‘All Safe’ has always been understood to be a statement, as in, behind this wall, everything is safe.” She steps up next to Hiccup, in front of the wall, fiddling with her keys like she’s nervous even as she gestures at the bricks.

“Oh, are you going to give my tour?” He doesn’t mean for the sarcasm to shut her down, necessarily, but he doesn’t expect her to shove it off, standing up straighter and looking between him and the tour group.

“I was going to fix it, if that’s ok with you.”

“Fix it?”

“The ‘All Safe’ message was not officially photographed as part of the crime scene on the morning that Elizabeth Smith was discovered murdered,” she reaches into her jacket pocket and pulls out a piece of paper that unfolds to an eight and a half by eleven, slightly smeared, freshly printed scan of the Berk Enquirer. Judging by the font, it’s copied from a paper issued in the late eighteen hundreds, but Hiccup doesn’t recognize it. He tends to stay away from the Enquirer, because he got done with stories about Viggo Grimborn running away with the Loch Ness monster. “But, a back-page story broke in the Enquirer on the same day as the investigation began, and the ‘All Safe’ message is clear in the background.”

“What?” Hiccup stops short, reaching reflexively for the paper, but she holds it over her head away from him, eyes flicking between his and his hat.

“Well, if you didn’t know about this, I guess I am going to have to give the tour.” She offers him the picture and when he takes it, snatches his hat off of his head and puts it on herself. “Which means I need the stupid tour outfit.”

“Hey!” Hiccup reaches for his hat back but looks at the picture at the same time, his indignance and his hand pausing in unison when he angles the grainy image under the street lamp and clearly sees the chalk text of ‘All Safe’ written on the wall where they’re standing. “Oh my God.”

“As I was saying, when you actually see the famous ‘All Safe’ message, it’s obvious that it’s something else entirely.” She nods decisively, the too big top hat tilting forward over her forehead, “it doesn’t say ‘All’, it says Al, I. It’s a signature.”

“How did you find this?” He traces it with a fingertip.

“Aren’t you going to pass it around to the group?” She adjusts his hat, and he swallows hard, nodding a little too quickly and exhaling a suddenly obvious puff of steam into the cold air.

“Sure, yeah.”

“Anyway, as I was saying, presumably it’s a signature apparently announcing that one Al, last name starting with I, was safe at the wall the morning of November eleventh, eighteen eighty-three. And the assumption has always been that it was connected with the Grimborn murders, because Elizabeth Smith was automatically considered the first Grimborn victim.” She starts pacing a couple of steps back and forth, hands clasped behind her back, and she’s mocking him, sure, but she’s teasing him too.

And she brought him new Grimborn evidence and it makes him wonder if she figured out about Johann herself, and that thought makes it kind of hard to breathe.

“But, I’d like to present an alternate hypothesis,” she turns to Hiccup, in particular, blue eyes on fire and he feels like he can’t move. Not his foot, not his expression, which is somewhere between rejected, stunned, and thrilled. “The same night that Elizabeth Smith was killed, there was a robbery in the downstairs of 324 Harbor Road. It’s glossed over, because of the murder, but all signs point to it being a two-man job. One lookout, one person casing the basement apartment belonging to Elizabeth Smith’s brother-in-law, who she could have easily been visiting. A week later, one Alfred Ireland was caught with that brother-in-law’s monogrammed knife and arrested for breaking and entering.”

“What are you saying?” Hiccup passes the picture to the nearly forgotten tour group and the first girl looks at it with only casual interest.

“I’m saying that a man, whose name could easily be abbreviated to ‘All’ was caught after stealing a knife the very night that Elizabeth Smith was stabbed, in the upstairs of the house where her brother-in-law lived. I’m proposing that she’s not a Grimborn victim at all, but a casualty of a robbery that wasn’t meant to be anything more.” Astrid reaches up for his hat, taking it deftly off of her head and setting it back on his. Her thumb grazes his ear and he swallows hard. “So, my apartment was just unfortunate enough to be the location of some casual, run of the mill violence, and does not belong on a Grimborn tour.” She exhales and nods, obviously pleased with herself as points at the circulating picture. “You can keep that.”

“Thanks,” Hiccup’s voice cracks and he clears his throat, “thank you, umm, but—”

“Don’t you have an actual tour to start?” She waves him off as she walks to the front door of the building and lets herself in, “since this isn’t a location on it, I mean.”

“I’m confused,” a guy in the tour group cuts across Hiccup’s thoughts, “is this a location of a Grimborn murder or not.”

“I don’t—Ok, I don’t know why you guys chose my tour.” Hiccup scratches his face, feeling flushed and off kilter again, brain flitting between Astrid and Johann and evidence he’s never imagined actually seeing. “Or I do, it’s because it’s cheaper, but I like to pretend it’s because it’s less sensationalized and less…like I’m trying to spoon-feed you my own opinion of who Viggo Grimborn was or might have been.”

“It’s also longer,” a woman offers helpfully, “longer and cheaper.”

“Great. Thanks,” he laughs, “longer and cheaper, I’ll add that to the website.” He looks up at Astrid’s apartment, the light turning on behind closed blinds, her shadow moving in front of it like she’s pacing. “I’ve been studying Viggo Grimborn for about five years, I’ve read police notes and fictionalized accounts and theories that the murder was committed by anyone from the crown prince of a now defunct Scandanavian monarchy to a gang of rogue Free Masons. Most sources point to one person, most likely a man, committing at least four murders, starting in that apartment with Elizabeth Smith in November eighteen eighty-three.” He resists the urge to snatch the picture back and stare at it, to run home and compare it to his scans of letters and detectives’ writing.

“But you don’t know?” Someone else asks and Hiccup shrugs.

“I don’t, and no one ever will. There’s nothing in my knowledge saying what she just said isn’t correct, but there’s no DNA, there’s very little evidence left. Sure, the case was foundational to modern forensics, but like all foundational things, the police work was flawed and riddled with mistakes.” He gestures down the road, “let’s go to the second site, maybe the Grimborn fairy will come inform me that it was actually committed by…I don’t know, an escaped circus dragon.”

Hiccup is a little surprised that anyone follows him, but then again, he is giving them a real bang for their ten bucks. He manages to find his rhythm again at the second site, showing the gruesome pictures people love to cringe at, and walking too fast to illustrate the complicated timeline of the proposed double event. But he’s glad when it starts raining, a veritable deluge cutting off the last ten minutes of the tour and sogging the brim of his hat by the time he gets home. Usually, he hates cancelling, but tonight he’s fumbling his phone out of his pocket to update weather concerns on his site before he’s even up the stairs to his apartment.

“I thought I smelled wet goat,” Snotlout catches him in the entry way, shrugging into his uniform jacket and zipping it up.

“Good to see you too.”

“You know, because your coat is made of old goat fur or whatever.”

“Wool,” Hiccup takes off the offending coat, hoping that Snotlout doesn’t notice him sniffing it. It doesn’t smell great, he could dry clean more often, but Astrid would have assumed that’s just the smell of murder sites, right? “You’re looking for wool.”

“Whatever,” Snotlout pats his holster and checks how secure his badge is, “are you in for the night?”

“Probably,” Hiccup shrugs, “Astrid actually umm…delivered some new evidence to me, I’ve got a lot to dig into.”

“She seemed so normal, I can’t believe she’s shouting weird shit out the window at you.”

“Grimborn-ology is cool,” Hiccup dodges when Snotlout tries to put him into a headlock, laughing and shuffling backwards towards his dad’s old office, “I always told you.”

“Yeah, but I never thought it would start attracting hot girls,” he says goodnight and leaves and Hiccup lays the photo Astrid gave him out on his desk, next to his most recent, half full notebook.

The fact is he’s not good with data he didn’t find himself, he always wants to see the paper it came from or the notes themselves. The obsessive double checking of everything Heather found drove her crazy, but when he was having to back track from theories to the facts themselves, it was even more necessary. He drums his fingers on the desk for a minute and his eyes dart to an old book on the shelf, the only one he has duplicates of.

He still doesn’t know how Astrid found out about Johann. Or the chalk message.

She hasn’t come through on the harassment threat yet, and now she’s researching. And Snotlout isn’t here to tell him that going to see her is a horrible idea, and maybe it’s not, they have a shared interest.

He grabs a copy of the book, second edition, the one he found first, on the way out of the office and changes into an actual raincoat before heading out, hood pulled low over his forehead against the rain. It’s a Saturday night, chances are she won’t even be home. Maybe he could leave the book with a note in it. His number maybe, that would be a better way of communicating than her occasionally taking over his tour or shouting out windows. That’s a good way to phrase it, not too presumptive, just as a way of sharing evidence.

He’s so busy thinking through what he’s going to say and the rain is loud enough on his hood that he almost runs into two people on the sidewalk, one in an official looking black uniform that he’s really learning to hate and the other huddled under an umbrella with a heavy looking backpack.

“It’s past curfew,” the man in the uniform says, blocking an alley that the woman with the umbrella is apparently trying to walk through, “the courtyard is closed to everyone but residents.”

“I’m not trying to go through the courtyard, I’m just cutting through to the shelter.” The woman shivers, “please, it closes in ten minutes.”

“The courtyard—”

“Hi, what seems to be the problem here?” Hiccup cuts in, doing his best Snotlout’s-cop-voice impression and standing up straight.

“Neighborhood Watch Force concern,” the man in the uniform tries to brush him off, showing a pseudo-official badge that Hiccup knows to mean nothing. Snotlout complains about these guys enough, the private security employed by the condo developers to keep the streets a certain brand of clean are really starting to think they’re cops.

“I live in the neighborhood.” Hiccup points over his shoulder, “one of the brownstones back there, what’s the neighborhood concern?”

“The other side of this building is visible from The Docks,” he uses the pretentious name of the ugly condos he apparently works for, “I’ve been instructed to keep the streets empty past curfew for the safety of the neighborhood.”

“Well, I feel safe,” Hiccup turns to the woman, who’s scared and probably homeless, “I’ll walk her to the shelter, I know the guy who runs it, I can get him to open the door even if we go the long way.”

“Good, you’ll have to,” the uniform brings gravitas that doesn’t hold water and if Hiccup weren’t worried about scaring the woman further, he’d point it out.

The woman’s name is Jennifer and it sounds like she’s trying to navigate a difficult divorce, but Hiccup doesn’t pry. He delivers her to the back door of the shelter, texting Gobber to open up. His usual lecture about being late ends abruptly when Hiccup mentions his conversation with the NWF.

“No one will tell me what those pushy bastards are supposed to be allowed to do,” he shakes his head.

“They’ve been driving Snotlout crazy too,” Hiccup shrugs, “I just thought you’d want to know they’re blocking people crossing town, you might want to loosen up when you close the doors.”

“Right, like I’m not already up against their curfew laws,” Gobber rolls his eyes, “thanks lad, great advice. Oh, and by the way, speaking of driving people crazy, are you still harassing my tenants?”

“You say harassing, I say stimulating their curiosity,” Hiccup grins, “it seems I have a new source of Grimborn info. I’m heading over to talk to Astrid now.”

“She invited you?”

“She stimulated my curiosity,” he winces, stepping backwards out of the range where Gobber could cuff his ear with a cold, metal hook.

“I’m sure she did,” Gobber shakes his head, “you know, maybe I could get that NWF to keep my tenants safe too. Keep the riff-raff out of my courtyard.”

“Hey, that’s what I’m for, you want me out of a job?”

“Maybe then you’d be into a real one,” Gobber grumbles as he goes back inside and Hiccup yanks his hood back up, heading towards Astrid’s apartment the back way to avoid any more run ins. He cuts across the street at the second murder site, patting the book in his inner pocket to make sure it’s still dry and ringing the visitor bell on the front door of Astrid’s building to get temporary access.

It gives five minutes for an interior door to open, and if none do, Gobber is alerted and tonight, would know to call Snotlout, so keeping this under five minutes if necessary is probably for the best. He really just wants to drop off the book and ask Astrid a few questions, if she seems receptive. If not, there has to be another way to track down her sources, there are only so many collections with hundred year plus old Berk Enquirers.

He knocks on the door and takes a step back so that she can see him clearly through the peephole, checking his watch and vowing to leave in three minutes, no matter what. She opens the door almost immediately, wearing sweatpants with her hair braided over her shoulder and the suspicious glare he’s starting to think of as typical on her face.

“What do you want?”

“Hi,” he brushes beaded up water off of the front of his coat before unzipping it to get out the book.

“Hi, what are you doing here?” She blocks the doorway with a confidence that shows she’s not really worried about him fighting his way through, and looking at her, that’s probably fair. “You don’t have a troupe of people who want to see my living room with you, right?”

“No, I cancelled my last two tours,” he shakes his head, wet hair dripping onto the floor, “weather.”

“But you couldn’t skip your pilgrimage?” She steps back, gesturing at her mostly empty living room.

Hiccup can’t help but impose the tenant house walls over it, the pre-remodel door about six feet behind her, eternally immortalized in those first crime scene photos. There were three apartments on this floor then instead of two, and the kitchen plumbing had to go through an external add on that made the window on the far wall wider.

“I brought you a book,” he holds it out to her and she stares at it, suspect.

“Viggo Grimborn Solved: The Admiral Haddock Connection.” She reads the title and her hand twitches towards it, curious even as her face betrays nothing.

“You asked a couple weeks ago what my theory was. I told you I liked the mystery, and that’s true, but this is my favorite theory.” He waits a beat and almost pulls his hand back, but she takes the book and starts flipping through it, leaning her shoulder on the door frame.

“Admiral Hiccup Haddock?” She raises an eyebrow, “so that’s not your real name? It’s an alias or something?”

“No, it’s my real name, I’m named after him. He’s my great-great-great-great grand uncle or something, I’m not exactly sure what you call your great-great-great-great-grandfather’s brother, I probably miscounted greats—”

“Did he do it?” She frowns, looking at the publishing information. Second edition, nineteen forty-five underlined.

“Oh God no,” he laughs, “his dad had been the crown prince before the republic and then raised a son who had an esteemed navy career and retired to police work, but this guy, A. M. Mildew was absolutely sure that he spent the summer he was twenty-four murdering prostitutes in Downtown Berk. Absolutely none of it makes sense, there’s a whole passage hinting at a victory song at The Academy actually referring to this complicated web of forbidden, gay, masonic relationships.”

She raises an eyebrow and flips through, skimming his notes in the margins, “so it’s bullshit.”

“An utter, steaming pile of it.” He nods, “my favorite theory, it has my name all over it.”

“Funny,” she snorts, a dry little laugh that reaches her eyes more than the rest of her expression. “Why are you telling me this?”

“You showed me a picture I’ve been wanting to see for about five years, a picture I didn’t think existed.” He tucks his hands in his pockets, his jeans damp almost through from the rainy walk over. “And Johann was kind of my pet theory, for a while, I didn’t tell anyone but my old partner. At first, I thought you must have talked to her, but she said no. And well, it seems like you’ve been doing your own research, I was guessing—hoping, maybe—that you were curious.”

“I work part time at the archives at the university,” she sets the book inside on a shelf or table he can’t see, and it feels like a win, if not a definitive victory. “If it was all about the mystery, I thought maybe if I solved it, I could diminish some of the allure.”

“But then I come here and tell you that my favorite theory is the absolute nonsense one that I happen to be named after…”

“Any chance we could compromise on you buying me soundproof curtains?” She smiles then, not quite friendly, a mischievous glint in her blue eyes as she takes half a step forward, almost into the hallway.

“Let me give you a private tour,” he blurts, gesturing at her living room and down the stairs beside him in a combination that’s probably more jazz hands than anything else. “The real tour, the three in the morning tour, with the good stuff I leave out most of the time.”

Her brows knit together as she stands up straight, arms crossed and instantly closed off again, “no, I don’t think so.”

“Oh,” he flushes, “I thought you were maybe umm, warming up to me a little there, guess I misread that. I’ll go—”

“No, as in ‘no, I’m not going on a serial killer memorabilia tour at three in the morning with a guy I don’t know’. That sounds like a really good way to get murdered.”

“When you put it that way, that makes sense,” he looks at his shoes for a second, “you have a gift for framing things.” Which is the lamest compliment that anyone has ever given anyone and he winces.

“You keep needing me to remind you of really obvious things.” She looks like she might be about to smile again, and Hiccup can’t help but push his luck, tapping at his watch.

“Let me try, you know how time is circular?”

She frowns, “I’d say time is linear, last time I checked.”

“Ok, sure, but our understanding of a repeating twenty-four-hour day is circular.” He waits for her to nod, one shoulder shrugging slightly, “so if we follow that theory, at some point, really late becomes early. So, while staying up to meet someone to go on a Grimborn tour with some guy you barely know at three in the morning might be creepy, starting your day outlandishly early by meeting a guy who gave you a book on his family’s fake sordid history for a Grimborn tour might be totally fine.”

“Oh, so mornings I have to be at work at four-thirty, you’re saying it’s normal to add a Grimborn murder tour detour to my morning commute?”

“Four-thirty? The private tour is at least two hours.” He assures her, “and by that point it’s getting light out, which makes it even harder for it to be creepy.” He can see her thinking about it, biting her lip and looking over her shoulder at the book. “And if worse comes to worst and I default to my obviously genetic tendencies towards murder, I bet you can totally take me.” He flexes, “noodle arms.”

“I’ll…” she sighs, “I’ll let you know if I ever have a morning that early. Give me your number?”

“Yeah, sure, that’s—here,” he hands her his phone, “put yours in, I’ll text you.”

“One condition,” she passes the phone back and forth between her hands, “you aren’t going to start a daily Grimborn facts text service, are you?”

“Not until you ask me to,” he nods, “which you will, after my private tour.”

“Sure.” She hands his phone back and stares at him another second, taking a slow step backwards into her apartment. “So, I’ll let you know.”

“Right.” He nods, rezipping his jacket and steeling himself to go back into the rain, even though he doesn’t think keeping warm will be a problem this time. “Looking forward to it.”

#modern au #hiccstrid #serial killer tour guide au #httyd fic #hiccstrid fic #ripped

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Heir of Fire Review

5/5 stars Recommended for people who like: fantasy, magic, Fae, training montages, brewing rebellion, enemies-to-friends,Throne of Glass, strong female leads, multiple POVs I'll admit right now that Heir is my favorite book in the series, followed closely by Blade. I'm pretty sure this is the one I've reread the most, so I've pretty much have it memorized at this point (it's also the only one I also have in German, even if I haven't read that edition yet). Just, be prepared for lots of 'I love's. Keep in mind, the reveal from the ending of Crown of Midnight is going to be addressed in this review, so be warned. I love that, like in Blade, we get to see more of the world ToG is set in. Celaena goes to Wendlyn and hangs out in the mortal capital city, Varese, for a little bit. During the brief bit of time she's there, we get an understanding that it's a hot city that's pretty similar to Rifthold, only without the history of oppression and fear (read: it and its people are a lot happier). We also get a nicely painted picture of the misty, tree-covered valleys and mountain sides as well as some of the fishing towns. Mistward, the fortress she trains at, seems like it would be an awesome vacation spot if it weren't so close to Maeve, and that was honestly what I thought about most of the time when I deemed to analyze it. One place I definitely wish we got to see more of, but understand why we don't because of plot reasons, was Doranelle, the Fae capital city. Maas painted it as a city island of stone and water. The way she stone and the palace was described makes me think a little of how Ahdieh describes the palace in Wrath and the Dawn, while the waterways make me think of a more magical Venice. The monsters and creatures throughout the realm were also pretty cool and seemed to have well-developed lore. In terms of character development, I love Chaol in this one. If you've read my other reviews, you know I'm not the biggest fan of his character or his relationship(s) with other people. However, we get to see him questioning things he knows, questioning what he thinks he knows, and even getting questioned by other people. Dorian flat out calls him out on his beliefs regarding magic and gives one of the best (and I think one of the most quoted) lines of the series: "You cannot get to pick and chose which parts of her to love" (344). Aedion also questions Chaol's beliefs, pointing out that Chaol is avoiding choosing a side and still has a bit of that blind obedience going through him. Both of those instances, combined with some of the other stuff Chaol learns and sees in this book really helps him start to question what the fuck he's been doing these past ten years and the man he's been serving. Chaol actually starts becoming a likable character in this one, despite his lingering prejudices about magic and even some reservations. This is definitely peak Chaol, at least until we reach Tower of Dawn. Another character who goes through a big change is Celaena. She starts of as Celaena, the assassin, and is dragged to see Maeve where, for the first time in the book, she is instead addressed as Aelin, the princess. Rowan, the person assigned to train her, calls her Aelin throughout the book, but you can tell there's a division in her, not just because of the way she feels and acts and what she says, but because of what she calls herself when it's her 'turn' to narrate. Rowan calls her Aelin, but she still calls herself Celaena. There's a lot of rage and desperation and fear in her, from her far- and recent-past, and it runs her. She's obviously depressed for most of the book, something that Maas wrote wonderfully and portrayed as something human and real and painful. That's the mindset she starts in, and we see her descend further into it before rising back up, but it takes a while.

During that time, it's clear she still has some hope, still has some sense that she wants to live for something, again because of her name. Rowan calls her Aelin, she calls herself Celaena, but she has the other demi-Fae living and training at Mistward call her Elentiya, Nehemia's name for 'spirit who cannot be broken.' Names mean something to her (and to the other characters, they are a motif throughout the book that I could probably write an entirely separate review on), and they signal where she is in her journey. From an arc perspective, Aelin struggles and fights and becomes, and by the time the book is over, it really does feel like Celaena and Aelin are two completely separate people. As a bonus, we get a lot of background information about Celaena/Aelin and SO MANY Easter eggs. As a side note, not really related to character development, but this is the first time since ToG when I felt that when Celaena/Aelin got beaten in a fight it was an actual testament of the other person's skill rather than Celaena/Aelin getting watered down a bit (not counting when she was poisoned in the duel w/ Cain). In Blade, we saw her strength and abilities, and then in ToG and CoM, they were kind of a let down and I felt she got beaten too easily, but here it feels more like an even show of power like it would've been in Blade.

I felt Dorian was a more stagnant character during this book. He slowly worked on his powers and tried to hide them, but for the most part he was shut out of the scheming and major events that were occurring in the book. That's not to say he doesn't have an arc, he does, I just think it was mostly set up and completed in the first two books, with this one serving as the conclusion for his Part 1 arc (in terms of development, ToG is pretty evenly split with Part 1 arcs going from ToG to this one and part 2 arcs going from QoS to the end, with both parts serving the overarching Arc for each character). Dorian really feels like he could become king in this one, with the way he talks and the decisions he makes, especially regarding things he doesn't 100% understand or get. Though, to be honest, he's always been the character out of Celaena, Chaol, and him that handles big reveals and twists best. Anyway, his behavior has markedly matured, even when it comes to his romantic relationships. We saw that he was mopey in ToG and even parts of CoM after the whole thing with Celaena went down, and how he was willing to give frivolous gifts, but here we see a shift to him understanding, or at least starting to understand, why certain things occurred the way they did as well as a shift toward him working more seriously when in a romantic relationship. He's also quicker to disavow the king and what he's doing than Chaol is, which is both unexpected and probably difficult. But like I said, these changes are subtle and small compared to the changes in the other characters, which is why I called his arc mostly-stagnant, even if I like his character. Manon is an awesome character. I think I tended to skip her chapters the first time I read this book, but ended up really liking them in Queen, so I started paying attention during my rereads. I think my main issue with her was that she was new and didn't have a connection to the other, already established characters, because she's a really bad ass character. She's an Ironteeth Witch, like Baba Yellowlegs, only she's colder and more hardcore. Manon is brutal and beautiful and dangerous and knows it. More than that, she knows how to use it to her advantage. Every move is about clawing her way up and eventually getting back to the Witchlands (now known as the Western Wastes). Manon has some stunning development in this book, going from cruel and cunning and uncaring to cruel and cunning and caring a little. I like how her relationship and leadership roles within the Thirteen was established, and enjoy the power-house that group is. I also really like her dedication to getting Abraxos up and in the air. In terms of who mirrors Manon, I think it's Abraxos. No one really thinks Manon is the underdog, but their similarities throughout this book and the rest of the series are, I think, probably too many to be coincidental (or they are and it just works out really well). Aedion Ashryver is a fun addition to this book. Cousin to Aelin, he too has been serving the king for the past however-many-years. He's a lot like Aelin, only more male and with a different kind of darkness. Where Aelin's darkness is quick and wicked, Aedion's feels slower and honey-like. Either way, I thought he was a funny character and it was nice to get up close and personal with someone who has been actively working against the king for some time (and who has narration). He can be a bit misguided re: Aelin at times, but his heart's in the right place and it's obvious he not only cares for her but for his country. Can't really say much about character arc here, since I think his comes more in Part 2, but I have really liked his character since the first read-through. Rowan's another good addition, even if I hated him the first time I read the book. He's a mirror to Aelin mentally and developmentally, similar to how Aedion is Aelin's mirror physically. Both Aelin and Rowan are in dark places when they meet and they both have to deal with hauling themselves out of that space during the book. Rowan's brutal, but once Aelin (and we as an audience) warm up to him a little, he's a much better character. He's not the sadistic bastard someone (I think it was Luca) claims him to be, again, once you get to know him, he seems downright playful. He opens up to Aelin and begins his own ascent from darkness, and I think that comes through in the moments when he is playful, when he is caring, when he does look out for the people around him. I think he has the bond with Maeve weighing pretty heavily on him, and I have to wonder if some of his coldness and distance isn't because he doesn't want to get close to someone and have that taken away by Maeve, either directly or indirectly. I also think he's seeing Celaena grow into Aelin and realizing that Maeve is not the kind of person she should be, not the kind of person Rowan really believes in. Some other characters of note include Sorcha, who has a pretty good (and then a pretty bad) twist in her story. I liked her interactions and relationship with Dorian, I thought they were cute together. Emrys is another good one. He's a demi-Fae who works in the kitchens and is the story-teller at Mistward. He proves to be a good friend and ally to Aelin, as well as a god catalyst for Rowan. I wish we got to see more of him and Malakai (his mate) together. Luca was cute, sort of like a chattery younger brother type. The Cadre were intriguing, even if we didn't get much of them. Ren and Murtaugh we met in Crown and we see again here. I like Murtaugh and I like his and Ren's relationship, but I don't like Ren (at least until a bit later). I love the Thirteen and their loyalty, and I can't wait until I can talk about them more in the next review. Overall (obviously), I like the book. I think there's some great character, world, and plot development going on here that incorporates previous things and brings in new ones. I know ToG is a cohesive series, but, as mentioned a bit above, I tend to think of it in parts, and Heir closes out Part 1, both plot-wise and in terms of character development. I think this book rivals Blade for how many hints and clues about future things/events were dropped. So, five years later and it's still my fave.

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So in MB, what are your thoughts on Iihiko Shishime? Is he a foil to Ajimu, or what Medaka could be in the future if she didn't have people behind her to be human with?

So, I don’t really feel as strong about Iihiko as I do about Ajimu. As a character he’s more like a concept brought to life rather than an actual person, like Ajimu and Kumagawa were eventually.

For me, the real emotional climax of the manga was Ajimu’s prevented suicide. Everything that happened afterwards really seemed like a wind down towards the ending which is why I call the last two arcs the “Kanji Puns’ arcs. They have great moments but they’re not really as thematically tight of a lead up as Flask Plan Arc -> Student Council Battle -> Medaka’s Sucessors Arc.

He’s actually both, he’s a foil to Ajimu, and a bad ending of sorts of Medaka but in different ways than you might think. The first thing set up about him is that he’s a “Main Character” the kind that Ajimu talks about being a special being she can’t defeat exaclty the same way Medaka is.

The last arc itself also has the main characters willingly choosing to invert the promises they once made. Ajimu chooses to die instead of living with the impossibility that Medaka will never kill her, Medaka chooses to throw away her freedom with her own hands after finally earning it. That inversion is also in play, Ajimu’s facing of Iihiko brings out her bias. Remember, Ajimu’s thing is that she’s impartial towards everyone but she clearly hates Iihiko. After this, she also makes it clear she’s partial towards Kumagawa above all else her first action of bias as an impartial being. So Iihiko provoking others also represents this theme of inversion of previously established ideas, that the main characters undergo willingly.

There’s also the fact that for the first time, Medaka can’t save everyone present. Another inversion as to this point Medaka has basically never failed to save everyone present, she even managed to stop the suicide of a god like being, and then later on create a scenario where she perfectly controlled everybody’s words in Shiratori in order to make her fiancee candidates completely surrender. So, another inversion represented by Iihiko, Medaka fails for the very first time to save everyone present.

Iihiko’s habits, not really understanding what people who are weaker than him are like (he calls Kurokami phantom moving slowly because he can move faster) and also his habit of using whatever is around to win and making up cool attack names on the spot that just makes him seem like a sadist with levels of sociopathy, both of those are Medaka traits just turned up all the way to 11 to the point where they seem terrifying. One of Medaka’s strongest traits is how out of touch with others she is to the point of seeming dense in some situations, or not understanding when people are being violent or attacking her. She also tends to make up new attacks on the spot, name her attacks, act eccentrically as part of her persona, she goofs around and makes puns or jokes too which contrasts her serious persona. Iihiko is doing the exact same thing it’s just terrifying because he has no remorse or pity at all for those he’s fighting, he literally beheads Ajimu and then chews on her hair afterwards, he’s a Medaka without restraint.

Another inversion of Medaka, “the man born to destroy the world” as opposed to the man born to save it.

Hanten, or rather Hanten’in later explains the paralllel to more depth. Iihiko is a hero exactly the same way Medaka was. A hero on an even larger scale, however one of five thousand years ago in roughly greek times where the values of what was considered a hero are far different. After all, read most greek heroic tales pretty much none of them are nice people or what today’s standards would be considered a hero. In greek times, basically being a hero required just being a mortal who was worshipped as one by a cult. Which is why Oedipus is considered a greek hero despite… not really… doing anything remotely heroic.

He’s also meant to represent what Medaka would have if she did not have anything to fight for or protect. This is the idea discussed several times before, that there’s an element of Medaka that is dangerous, that she purposefully keeps people around her to humanize herself, and to chain herself down so she won’t go out of control because her personality is legitimately that overwhelming.

Another thing in common between them is both Medaka and Iihiko get treated like an anomaly, as something inhuman that needs to be preserved like an anime figurine on a shelf or something.

So, part of what corrupted Iihiko’s legacy was the Shiranui household preserving him for so long, to the point where he most likely went mad from the perservation and isolation.IIihiko’s greatest failing is his failure to adapt, he didn’t change as Ajimu eventually did in trying to grow up and be one of the students of Sandbox Academy. It’s even referenced in Ajimu’s death, the reason she was able to stand up to him is because she had changed finally from the person who just continually ran away from him. He’s disappointed when Medaka doesn’t act like a girl from his era, a hero who exists only to fight. However, this was the point of the Medaka’s successor arc, that Medaka at one point just wanted to stay the same living to help people forever and she too needed to change just as well. Both Medaka and Ajimu have reached the growth that Iihiko hasn’t.

Medaka even references the feelings she had in the election arc when discussing this with her mother. That she felt she was doing the absolute right thing in continually forcing herself and others to be saved and to get better, but in the end she was rejected by the same people she wanted to save.

Medaka’s ultimate resolution is the opposite of Iihiko’s mindset that he’s stuck in, that people just give him a reason to fight and exist for his sake to give him reason. Medaka finally comes to term with her love of people and realize that she can love them for what they are, not particularly what they give her, or what reason they give her.

Which is also what completely baffles Iihiko in the end who is still using his old standards of heroics to see the world. He thinks he gave her the most honorable death possible, and doesn’t understand why she’s fighting, because she’s fighting out of pure affection not just wanting to win and have a reason to fight.

Then, in his monologue we see the similiarities between him and Ajimu. They’re both completely out of touch with their humanity because of how distant they are, because they have nothing. A person who has nothing to fight for, nobody to interact with, will no longer become human. That’s what Iihiko fears, that’s what he sees Ajimu as. Somebody who is above everything and has nothing tethering them to this world, ironically though Ajimu has become the opposite of that while Iihiko has become exactly that, somebody only fighting for its sake and not because he has anything to protect. He even, purpsoefully targets Medaka’s things to protect and tries to destroy them so she’ll become more like him. He just doesn’t understand living without something to fight for, so he desperately keeps fighting the way Medaka did all the way back in the Medaka’s Succesors arc but he has no friends or anything to correct him or hold him back. Thus, he becomes the most inhuman monster in the series.

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Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 169 Review

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Just when you thought the two hyped fights were going to be skipped, Ishida actually delivers them and then some. It feels a bit surreal that we are witnessing the two feuds from the beginning of the series now being dealt with. While I can’t say for certain that it will all conclude in here since I don’t know the intention of Ishida’s writing at this time, but I don’t mind leave the thinking for another time. This chapter was great and intense from start to finish with two riveting fights and an insight of Clowns that I didn’t expect to learn here.

The chapter mostly focused on those two bouts that you came to expect. Our worries of being off-paneled are gone the moment the first clash begins. Before talking about the bouts, I want to cover the moment that happened in the middle of the chapter, which is mainly about setting up for the next confrontation. I assume that Ishida wants to get a head start with it, so there won’t be any need for introductory. I am referring to Furuta, now wearing a mask but no Rize in sight.

He is seen once again, somewhere in the underground of 19th Ward. The perplexing piece that I am not so sure if we are supposed to think deeply about is when he cursed out on Kanou for something. It’s not clear on why he said that as he was looking up at the giant Kagune. Was it because there was something that Kanou backstabbed him over that we don’t know of yet? He did want to break the cage so to speak, but after that, there’s nothing more to it as far as I am aware. Again, I don’t know if we are supposed to wonder.

What’s not to wonder is whether Kaneki will meet Furuta again, because that just happen here. I did chuckle at Furuta’s reaction towards him being alive. It is like, “Well, haven’t you seen his journey? You would be wondering many times before.” I can’t tell if he’s being a troll or not, but I believe it’s a good mix of two; genuinely surprised but perhaps not all that much. Fight or not, I am very interested to see how their confrontation will go down.

It’s clear that the main attraction of the two belongs to Uta versus Yomo, which dives deeper into the lore. In the meantime, Amon versus Donato does present another factor on the table. Let’s start off with that fight first. The fight so far has been engaging with a nice clever trick that Amon pulls off here as well as some of the creepiest tone done by Donato. The fight reminisces closely to a knight’s battle with the use of spear and shield. It boils down to the battle of smarts.

Amon shields himself from Donato’s Kagune, though I wonder if it’s because of that it led to the next attack of his. Amon launches his quinque right at him, supposedly blocked by his own shield. Then it takes a surprise turn, no pun intended, with Amon using his Ghoul side Ukaku Kagune to force the attack to penetrate deeper and surprisingly spear right through him. That was a clever play. The combination of two crated a critical hit; dare I say for massive damage.

I remember Nico always take the abuse from Jason back then, so it’s no surprise but alarming that he can heal Donato rapidly. It’s worth mentioning that Owl was weakened once he was hurt. It does confirm if he is weakened, so as the puppet that is Owl. Now it’s definitely up to Amon to save others.

Sadly, he was ambushed by Donato’s clones from behind. I got to say, he does live up to his creepy nature with his sadistic expression that really gives me chills. It certainly connects to his disturbing fascination with kids; God that’s horrifying. The chills only increased when Amon takes Kagune stabs from behind. I doubt he’s done; he may have to go to Kakuja to get the upper hand before it’s too late.

The main event of the chapter is between Uta and Yomo and it is enticing from start to finish. It took Yomo to let Uta roam free of his psychotic personality. He doesn’t waste time to attack with his Kagune at full force while Yomo shields himself with his electric ability. The force was too strong that eventually push away to the air, which leads to some of really cool aerial combat. Uta could have done a fatal blow, but Yomo is a legit strong fighter, so he’s good at timing. The mix of MMA and Kagune is an intriguing combat style.

Thankfully, both fight scenes are clean and easy to follow. One scans may look sort of choppy, but the other one does look solid and easy to follow. I like how much added details it has with the surrounding and their maneuvers. Only Amon versus Donato is done in the open field but again, it’s due to the nature of a knight’s battle, so it’s based on timing and smarts. With Yomo versus Uta, the combat is more agile and free roaming to different part of the roof. It’s like shifting from heavyweight to cruiserweight; one will be faster paced. It’s great.

To my surprise, I wasn’t expecting for Itori to be more on the sentimental side of herself here. Not that she wants to save Yomo, rather reflecting what the Clowns are driven by. It’s a mysterious group that you often read a different agenda behind them. The founder Roma founded it for the Ghouls to spread chaos out of amusement. Itori reflects a different side of their nature.

It’s practically a misfit group with many miserable Ghouls that can’t take the despair of living in a corrupted society. They cannot be loved by people; they cannot be loved by the world. It tainted them as cursed beings. Yomo’s misery and hardships cannot be compared to their misfortune because they actually gone through plenty of that and perhaps even more. You can say that their despair has already reached its peak for them and nothing could save them from the eternal abyss.

They are tired from despair and the only way they can get some feeling towards them is to create despair for others. It does explain the action Itori tried to cause with the Ghouls after witnessing Dragon terrorizing the city. From there on, they will put themselves onstage, cracking jokes, so they won’t have to go insane. Her words were well written yet disturbingly sad.

There was a story that goes by how a clown put an act to put a show for people to laugh, but it disguises their miserable hollow state. It’s disturbing to note when they caused chaos to others, their reaction shows so much life to them like that’s the way to live by. It gets to the point of insanity, which is ironic from her viewpoint. The Clowns is practically a cult that has many reasons to live under by. It’s hard to say if this is everyone’s agenda but it does picture them as terrifying that doesn’t have anything to lose. It’s no wonder the past clowns die without any cry or whimper; even Roma just go out with a farewell like it is all good. It’s great in writing perspective but creepy to know one can exist.

Yomo is trying to be the good guy in this bout with him stating that he doesn’t want to kill him or be killed by him. I remember how it wasn’t really known if Yomo does see him as a real friend, but this really got him to this predicament of letting out his feelings. It’s a real shame that Uta is a sociopath that only awakens his inner urges when dealing with Yomo. It does make me wonder what would happen if he were to kill Yomo here; where his amusement goes to next. It’s probably best to kill Uta before he can find a new joy elsewhere.

The chapter ends on a fearsome note with Uta going Kakuja; hell bent to devour Yomo after so long. The design is seriously good including how the tattoos are still presented in its upmost detailed form. It is fitting for his design to cover his face like how his persona tends to be portrayed. I also like the inserted quote from part one, “I cannot live with you and I cannot live without you;” the perfect illustration of this bout. He was already winning the fight, but he decides to go all out right away. If Yomo doesn’t have a Kakuja, well he’s done for. Granted, he can try to play trickery like before with Mutsuki and Aura, but it’s going to be really difficult to overcome this magnitude.

I want to say this should close the case of Uta being the original One-Eyed King, but you never know. I would put on the side until he is dealt with. It’s hard to see where this is heading, similar feeling with chapter 144 once claimed to be the ending. It’s also hard to tell if Ishida is intending to end it here or we are being fooled in the process. He is no stranger to troll, so who is to say we are safe.

This was an enticing chapter with great action and more interesting points. Kaneki met Furuta, which can spark an intriguing discussion or compelling fight. Amon versus Donato was engaging in its own pacing and tone. Yomo versus Uta was exciting with their friendship on the line and it could only get worse. The artwork is great and although it may take a second read to understand the combat, it is riveting once acknowledge the pattern. The climatic pinpoint is now locked with their encounter and with the speculation of the next volume being the last one due to the release date lands on anime last episode premiere we are going to learn soon enough.

#tokyo ghoul:re #tokyo ghoul re #tokyo ghoul :re #tokyo ghoul #chapter 169 #review

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TMNT S02E03 - It Came From Beneath The Sewers

Which is not technically true, since what we see comes from the sewers, and not really any lower down. But “beneath” sounds so much more sinister, doesn’t it?

So the Turtles are back to searching for the next part of the Eye of Sarnath, and presumably hoping that this one doesn’t have horrifying near-fatal effects on them.

What kind of front seat holds five people?!

Donatello’s tracker makes R2-D2 noises at him, which apparently means something. They head off to a relatively deserted area... which has a carnival in it. I guess it had to fall somewhere, so why not a carnival?

April is horrified that they plan to just stroll in, reminding them that they’re turtles and thus likely to attract attention. But they seem pretty relaxed about the idea, pointing out that they can just claim to be part of the sideshow or something like that.

“Is there a carnival dress code?” Well, not being practically nude is probably expected.

I have to wonder, whose idea were the monogrammed belts? Did Splinter have trouble telling them apart, or is it just the easiest way to keep their stuff from getting mixed up?

Meanwhile, Krang has finally gotten sick of his answering machine being filled up with whiny demands, and agrees to help Shredder find the next fragment of the crystal. Also, Baxter threw the first one away, somehow. I’d suggest he did it passive-aggressively, but someone who addresses Shredder as “master” all the time probably doesn’t have enough spine.

And despite never having seen the crystalline tracker or the Eye of Sarnath, Krang is able to zero in on the energy... in the Caribbean.

“I’ve located it, in an area outside the city!” Outside “the city.” Gotta love that even the alien brain-creature has that New Yorker state of mind, where there’s just New York and then the Mad Max wasteland outside it. Apparently Shredder already knows that that’s where a carnival is located, which raises the question of whether he had been there before.

So the Turtles and April sort of wander around, with Michelangelo winning prizes and Donatello getting fleas. But the crystal is found first by two small boys who hope they can trade it for more ride tickets. The Turtles are a bit offput by the idea of mugging small children, but they’re dragged off by the carnival boss who mistakes them for clowns. No, I’m not sure why.

April tries to bribe the kids, but they won’t pony up for only three bucks and/or a credit card. Does she think they have a card reader?

If you need proof that Shredder’s really come down in the world, the mighty and deadly ninja is about to mug two small children.

So after the Turtles are railroaded into doing a clown act (yes, really),

April milks Michelangelo of all the cash he has apparently been keeping in his invisible pockets. But she’s too late, because Shredder has managed to grab the crystal, get kicked in the shin by one of the kids, and sent the thing flying only for it to be grabbed by Baxter.

“You must admit, I do have soft hands.” Did anyone dispute that?

But things get icky when they head back to their hideout to analyze the crystal, and it bumps into Shredder’s foot, which has some kind of slime on it. The slime is apparently some kind of Dimension X plant matter that Shredder stepped in when.... he was inside the Technodrome. And he decides that a giant plant will obviously be a great way to kill the Turtles, because... uh... Little Shop of Horrors.

The Turtles are kind of upset that they bumbled the whole getting-fragments thing twice in a row, especially since the batteries are running out in the crystal tracking device.

If you need proof Donatello’s a nerd, look how deliriously happy he is at the sight of alien batteries.

Just then giant green vine-tentacles come breaking through the wall, and immediately grabs Michelangelo, who seems to be the natural target for tentacles in this series.

As if it weren’t weird enough, the plant says “ow” when cut, before grabbing April and Raphael, and finally withdrawing after too many nasty jabs. Donatello figures out that it’s not from this planet... which is a bit of a Captain Obvious, since last time I checked killer vine-tentacle plants don’t exist here.

Also, where did Splinter go?

April, having nearly been dragged off by a killer plant, whines because they’re leaving her behind. Maybe they want to keep their rescuing to a minimum? So she ends up in her apartment with her friend Irma, who is thinking of (what else?) men. Wait, apartment? She must have gotten another one incredibly fast; this is only the third episode of season 2, and season 1 featured her apartment being devoured by Mousers.

Anyway, it’s a note supposedly by the Turtles, with an address on it. A smarter person would wonder why they didn’t just call her, like they said they would, or would verify that they left a note. April just charges out the door without wondering if this might be a trap.

Spoiler: it’s a trap, and Baxter and Shredder are waiting there for her. So Shredder calls the Turtles to notify them that he’s kidnapped her, because apparently the incredibly fast-growing and dangerous alien plant isn’t filling the entire sewer system fast enough.

“That’s April all right. I recognize her mumbles.” This is only the eighth episode, and already they’re used to her being in peril.

Since Michelangelo has a one-track mind, he’s hungry when they get there, much to the disgust of the others.

But that gives them the idea to disguise themselves as pizza delivery boys, because apparently they have those costumes AND pizzas just rattling around in their van.

“It’s four green pizza delivery boys.”

“I don’t remember ordering any pizzas, especially green ones.”

Gotta love confusing grammar.

Also, does that mean that people CAN see that they’re green when they’re in disguise, and they just don’t assume there’s anything weird about that unless they specifically know that they’re turtles?

So the Turtles burst in and start assaulting Baxter and Shredder with weapons and pizzas, and of course free April. In about five seconds, the bad guys flee the scene.

So... what was the point exactly of this little cul-de-sac? Capturing April didn’t actually serve any purpose beyond producing another fight scene and filling up a few more minutes. And it will never really be referenced again. Did the episode run a little short, and they put this in to fill it out?

Anyway, the TV happens to be on and they see the monster plant sprouting from the street and causing mayhem.

The plant is apparently big and strong enough to wave around multiple cars at the same time, which means it requires FRICKIN LASER BEAMS just to drive down the street.

But it’s nearing time for the boss battle to ensue, which means that the Turtles using FRICKIN LASER BEAMS attracts the attention of the main plant. Which kinda looks like a multi-eyed hand puppet.

It also starts eating their car, which raises interesting questions about what its roots are feeding off of, since plants generally get nutrients that way. They attack it, but get an embarrassing smackdown before the thing retreats back underground.

They just sort of abandon their van in the alley, and jump down to ask Splinter what they should do. Splinter’s advice is the same kind of wisdom that anybody who’s ever weeded can give you: tackle the root of the problem, very literally. Fortunately the plant is.... bleeding, so they can track it that way.

And it leads to... a solid brick wall.

Um, does that mean the plant broke through, went through the wall, and then replaced all the bricks exactly as they were before? Because otherwise I’m not sure how the trail can lead there.

But it’s all irrelevant anyway because it bursts through again.

It drags off Donatello, which means that it’s time for the others to break out their secret weapon: drag!

Not kidding. They actually put Michelangelo in a lady plant getup, which he hates of course. Today they’d be taking so many pictures so they could always remember this delightful occasion.

And the plant drops Donatello because it’s.... um... I think it’s meant to be horny. Which isn’t really how plants work; they just sort of have pollen and male-female parts, which insects and wind handle for them. Of course, this IS from an alien world, and technically all it needs to do to count as a plant is to photosynthesize, so... I guess the idea of a horny plant isn’t technically impossible, just very unlikely.

Yeah, my expression mirrors Raphael’s.

The other three tease Michelangelo for the remaining three seconds that he can stand being groped by a horny plant that is making kissy lips at him. Then he busts out the nunchucks and starts beating the plant with them.

Leonardo then brainstorms Splinter’s advice in a veeeeery literal way by stabbing the plant in its... stem. It’s meant to be the root, but roots tend to be underground. And despite being so huge, the plant fortunately is VERY sensitive and immediately shrivels down to a green slop.

So that evening, still not having the fragment, the Turtles celebrate with an all-meat pizza, and April brings them a venus flytrap apparently out of sadistic amusement.

VERDICT

Not bad at all. Not perfect, but it’s a big stronger than the last episode in that none of the characters had massive brain farts for no adequately explained reason... well, except maybe Baxter, but I remain unconvinced that he didn’t do that on purpose.

Anyway, it starts off a bit slow’n’silly with the whole carnival focus, and the kids who talk a lot and appear a lot for about two scenes before vanishing completely. It really kicks into gear when the whole giant plant story starts moving, especially since it provides some interesting insights into how the Eye of Sarnath is supposed to work. But I guess it was too short to actually fill out the episode, hence the April-gets-captured plot cul-de-sac.

And it has a monster-movie focus to match the monster-movie title, even with one scene of Michelangelo exclaiming that he saw this in a movie once (which wouldn’t surprise me, given that there are actually a lot of sci-fi references in this series). It’s not complicated, focusing instead on just being pretty entertaining with the straightforward story it has.

It is interesting, though, that the Turtles consistently fail at getting the fragments despite having a tracking device that exists to do nothing else. It’s also interesting that Shredder doesn’t try to use this latest fragment more than once, since presumably the crystal fragment would also create killer plant monsters with Earth plants. Giant killer rafflesias?

GRADE: B

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Lidia Yuknavitch Essay: My First Lineage Essay

So the point of the Lineage Essays was to gain insights about a living writer’s background, inspirations and motivations to provide insight into their writing and stylistic decisions within. Essentially asking what does the work do and how does it do it.

Because I’m really bad at time management and knowing what’s going on around me, apparently, I decided to write my first lineage essay on Lidia Yuknavitch and her book, The Book of Joan. The problem with this is that the essay was due in class the day we’d be done the book so I had to get to work on a paper about a book that I wasn’t yet finished. I finished the book early and my paper, surprisingly, on time and when I got to class it was the wildest thing. There, standing before my eyes, was Lidia Yuknavitch. I had used numerous interviews as research material and as sources in my paper and to see this woman who I had been seeing on my laptop screen for the better part of a few days was crazy to me.

The most interesting source I used had to be Lidia’s TED Talk, The Beauty of Being a Misfit. I appreciated it because Lidia’s personality and beliefs and what forged them really emerged and I found her so brave for exposing all of this personal information on such a big stage. The part about failure being the moment when people are most beautiful because it provides the opportunity for change and transformation really resonated with me and Lidia only became cooler when she spoke to the class and read allowed at the Washington College Lit House. Before I continue the story, here’s my Lidia Yuknavitch essay. It centers around the idea of being a misfit and the stylistic choices Yuknavitch makes in her writing.

Making Misfits in the Works of Lidia Yuknavitch

The word “misfit” is very straight forward. It’s meaning is easy to guess as it’s very literal and the roots of the word lead one to the conclusion that a misfit is something or someone that doesn’t fit in. Misfits, to many, are seen as freaks, outsiders or others as they don’t fit in with or adapt to societal norms and it’s not exactly a term that any one wants to own due to its negative connotation.

To Lidia Yuknavitch, a misfit is a person “who sorta missed fitting in or a person who fits in badly”, but the nature of misfits being that they don’t fit in or, rather, that they break the mold makes them intrinsically interesting and unique (Yuknavitch). Lidia believes that misfits, because of this, are the perfect protagonists, even saying that homeless people are some of the “most heroic misfits” because they began as normal people. Typically, people associate villains or antagonists or, simply, wrongdoers with misfits but heroes and, specifically, protagonists often also act in ways that are peculiar to or different than the people around them. Not everyone in a comic book dresses in a cape and a mask and fights bad guys. Lidia considers herself to be a misfit and lists the hardships she went through to become one in her TED Talk “The Beauty of Being a Misfit”, noting that the greatest reason is that her child died at birth which sent her into a spiraling state of grieving. What changed Lidia’s life was the advice she was given on the trip she won to New York City and that was to tell her story and to give voice to the story in a way that only she could because it might just save her life. She admits that telling her story really did save and change her life and as a misfit, Lidia advocates for and supports the voices of other misfits. Lidia frequently tells her stories through the voices of misfit characters and enhances the readers understanding of her works as well as their ability to think critically while connecting the specifics of her novels to modern issues.

While her autobiography, The Chronology of Water, helps to bring awareness to misfits through the telling of her life story and personal experiences as a high school swimmer/athlete, her other works like The Misfits Manifesto and The Book of Joan help invoke thoughts about misfits along with a slew of other pressing, contemporary issues. The Chronology of Water brings awareness to people suffering in abusive households and does so through Lidia’s descriptions of her feelings and overall mental state whereas The Misfit’s Manifesto, especially, focuses on misfits and the stigma surrounding them. She reminds readers, in The Misfit’s Manifesto, that “the feeling of not fitting in is universal” and that Misfits deserve to be in the conversation and still “belong in the room…even if their path to that room is bumpy and winding” and she does this in the hopes of creating a caring community for misfits where everyone has a place and belongs (Simon and Schuster). Then everyone’s voice can be heard, and every perspective recognized.

Lidia responds to a number of cultural and political issues in her most recent novel The Book of Joan, mining “literary and political history for impressive, timely heroines based on the iconic Joan of Arc and her contemporary Christine de Pizan” and “ grafts these findings onto layers of material drawn equally from contemporary critical theory” and the world’s current ecological and political status (Jamison). Christine, one of the protagonists of the novel, is a citizen of CIEL, meaning sky or heaven in Spanish, a sort of space refuge that the wealthy people of the world retreated to as their home, Earth, was ravaged by nuclear war. This raises questions about war, sustainable energy and the environment as the nuclear war happened due to fighting amongst the people of the world over its limited resources and like what’s happening to the environment today, the environment or the entire Earth suffered as a result of humanities selfishness. What also sticks out is that, naturally, only the wealthy elite of Earth are able to travel to CIEL to survive. The rest of humanity is left on Earth to deal with the chaos to come which sounds like a scarily accurate and likely outcome given the current climate surrounding wealth and class. Questions about feminism, gender and identity arise as both main protagonists, Christine, sexless, hairless citizen of CIEL, and Joan, resident of Earth, are both gendered female and oppose Jean de Men, CIEL’s charismatic yet egotistical and sadistic leader who’s gendered male.

As mentioned before, Lidia responds to a number of relevant discussions and issues today, including, but not limited to, sex, gender, identity, feminism, wealth, class, war and the environment, and she does this through the perspectives of her misfit protagonists. The beauty of Christine is that she can quickly be categorized as a misfit and Lidia does this in the world she generates around Christine. Christine is gendered female, yet she has no definitive female body parts, which to the reader is abnormal because a good number of readers conform to a specific gender due to the parts they possess. Her lack of genitalia is not only abnormal to the reader but also to the people of the novel living on Earth as they all have genitalia. Additionally, Christine opposes the order on CIEL as she refers to the inhabitants of CIEL, as “rats in a maze”, which makes her a misfit there as well (Yuknavitch, 6). When such a central protagonist refuses to conform in the way Christine does because the questions she poses toward her fictional society readers tend to draw questions about real society in the reader. As Lidia paints this post-apocalyptic world and setting around Christine and Joan, with specific plot points about sex, gender, war and the environment, she creates the misfit voices that question the world around them and, in turn, allows the reader to pose similar questions about their world and in doing so, not only raises awareness for misfits but also for modern issues and topics of discussion.

Works Cited

Jamison, Anne. “Retrofuturist Feminism: Lidia Yuknavitch's ‘The Book of Joan.’” Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Review of Books, 18 Apr. 2017, lareviewofbooks.org/article/retrofuturist-feminism-lidia-yuknavitchs-book-of-joan/#!

Yuknavitch, Lidia. “The Beauty of Being a Misfit.” TED, 3/18/19, https://www.ted.com/talks/lidia_yuknavitch_the_beauty_of_being_a_misfit/upnext?language=en#t-172790

Yuknavitch, Lidia. Book of Joan. Canongate Books LTD, 2019.

“The Misfit's Manifesto.” Book by Lidia Yuknavitch | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster/ TED, 2019, www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Misfits-Manifesto/Lidia-Yuknavitch/TED-Books/9781501120060.

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loveshotproductions · 7 years

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CampCamp Dimensions AU

***Forgot to post this on Tumblr, so here you go***

FINALLY I got this mess down on paper Hope you like it, and it's readable!! WARNING: Suggestive Content(ex. mental illness, self-harm, abuse) Setting/Premise: This AU's premise of this is centered around multiple universes, including the main canon universe. In terms of universes, labeled under CC-036, this world, in particular, is a bit more "flexible"; because it functions solely on Cartoon Physics. This means no one can truly "die"; in fact, death has their very own set of rules and mechanics. the Respawn Mechanic: The "Respawn" Mechanic is a large set of conditions to ensure the safety of the people. Like the name states, if a person manages to die, or in the condition of death. When the old body gives in, a new copy will take their place. This new copy has all old memories prior to the accident leading, literally able to learn from their mistakes. The only way a person can actually die is if the person's heart is damaged beyond repair. If that happens, they are able to die normally. There have been instances of people surviving will semi-damaged hearts, but they usually do not live as long. Character Bios: The Main Three: Max: Max is widely known for a multitude of reasons: aside from horrendous cat allergies. He's one of the few people in the Camp that is aware of the Alternate Universes that exist. This is the reason he is often viewed as on edge and paranoid, having a strong fear of dying. To add insult to injury, he's is schizophrenic and will hear and see nightmarish versions of his friends. Despite everything, he tries to keep somewhat of an optimistic attitude, though he's still smug and sarcastic whenever he wants to be. He is Neil's Nurse assistant and has a knack for making cat plushies Neil: Neil, on the surface, seems like an okay kid, but he is practically the least sane of the bunch. As the Unofficial Official Camp Doctor(after accidentally killing the previous one), he's widely known for going a bit overboard on "Surgeries" which often excuse to brutally mutilate fellow campers and David.(But mostly David:l). Because of these sudden outbursts, Max is often the only one that helps him not go too far, who he often see as a little brother. Aside from his job, he's often viewed as tired, mature, sarcastic as hell, prideful of his work, but can be delusional at times. He's the oldest of the Main Three and feels the need to take care of Max and Nikki as surrogate siblings. Nikki: Nikki is still the same extroverted self, but still, has a lot of drawbacks. Born with Chromesthesia, Nikki can not only perceive sound as color but people as well. This color perception has let some of it surrounds her in a color wildfire, but it can only perceive herself as monochrome. But, she is able to find solace in communicating with the wildlife that surrounds her. Having a rocky past with the Flower Scouts, she's often viewed as an outsider and, to put it bluntly, a freak of nature. Despite this, she is widely accepted among the other campers and especially the Main Three. Counselors: David: David is a series of bad habits and regrets. He's been trapped in an abusive relationship with Campbell since he was a kid, has huge emotional problems, and has the unnerving feeling of being watched. Due to the years of torment, spurred by a rough household, he also has the tendency to cut himself to calm his nerves. David, of course, keeps this all locked away in a long list of repressed memories. With the only person knowing this is Gwen. Gwen: Gwen is the last person you expect to be a camp counselor. Actually, the only reason that she is one is to get more credits on her resume for community college. She usually doesn't care about the young campers, leaving them to do what they want, but tries to in spite of everything. The only reason she hasn't decided to bail out is to make sure no one dies, especially David. Being the only person who knows of his abusive relationship, and tends to his wounds after a session, and constantly tries to make David stand up for himself. In a way, Gwen is the driving force of the camp staying afloat. Other Campers: Preston: Preston is not the nicest person in camp. He more known for being a recluse, and bitter towards anyone and anything. He has an exceptional talent for making costumes and the traditional voodoo doll. He's more widely known for having a small grudge on Max, for ruining an old play of his. He has created a doll of virtually every camper and believes that they're for their protection. Harrison also takes advantage of Preston, not really, as a "henchmen" for his ideas. Usually ending in failure. He proclaims to be the sanest in a world full of morons, though Preston has little to no sympathy towards anyone. Harrison: While normal looking on the surface, Harrison hides something darker. Due to a freak encounter with an artifact at a museum, Harrison is actually a human fused with a trickster coyote demon. He tries to hide this by constantly claiming that he's normal, and goes into panic attacks trying to defend himself. Even though half the camp already knows, aside from Nerris and Space Kid. He's roommates with Preston and uses him as a ploy to explain his "conditions": suddenly spawning coyote ears and tail, eyes glowing red crosses, and speaking in Sumerian when angered. You know normal people stuff, Right?! Dolph: Dolph prides himself in his art skills, sometimes. When he's not constantly drawing to improve, or throwing away a current painting he was working on, Dolph is, well, a mess really. He often puts a lot on his plate and stresses himself to exhaustion. He is a pure perfectionist, and anything that's not up to his standards immediately, Dolph basically shuns in disgust. In addition, he takes the position of a professional organizer, mainly to disguise his OCD. Nurf: Nurf is more of a mixed bag of other characters and personalities than a kid. Diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder, Nurf isn't exactly the same person more than once. He's mainly seen around Dolph, acting as a Leo Bloom to Dolph's Bialystock. Ered: Ered may look tough on the surface, but on the inside acts as a mother to the other campers. Being the oldest of the campers, she takes responsibility towards everyone. However, you almost never see her without a cigarette in hand. Ered is widely known through the camp as a constant smoker and is somewhat rude towards given sass. This is especially true with Max, as the two constantly fight with one another. Despite it, She deeply cares for the others and even carries around a first-aid kit around just in case. Nerris: Nerris is questionable when it comes to facts. Having some knowledge for the extended universes, Nerris is a person of wide knowledge. But not all of her facts are true, they range from slightly true to completely false. Space Kid: The youngest of the campers, Space Kid is the most innocent, and the most killed offed. He shares a bond with Nerris and often believes everything they hear. There are no threatening monsters in this AU, the only "monsters" in this world are Ghosts/Spirits. Ghost are people who died violently in obscure conditions; People are still unsure how this happens, and research is still conducted. Jasper: Little to no one knows what exactly happened to him to result in this fate, but he watches over a certain person, feeling a need to protect him; despite playing a role in his death Outsiders: Flower Scouts: While innocent on the surface, each member of this camp is actually a part of an elitist cult. Cult activities murdering animals as the sacrifice, and demonic communications. Erin: Second in command; loner at most, and a tsundere at best; fond of watching the world burn from a distance Sasha: Main leader; psychotic; determined to continue the legacy; Wishes to rule the world Tabii: Romantic of the group; 100% yandere for Neil, Will meet with a terrible fate Woodscouts: They are technically the same as their counterparts, except less aware of Max's illness Alternate Dimensions(as of now): "Caterland"/CC-603 A sadistic alternate world compromise of individuals having cat ears and characteristics.The citizens in this world enjoy elaborate parties and murdering one another for fun. "Dollhouse" CC-025 A strange alternate dimension in which all of the campers are living dolls, created by David as a commission for small plays and shows. The adults(I.E. David, Gwen, Campbell, etc.) are all human. Another lesser known dimension. "Prime" CC/001 The main canon universe

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thunder0-0sage · 7 years

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Summerbolt (manga script) - chapter 8

CHAPTER 8: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

We see King and Exo on the cover as the one’s eating huge amounts of food from a massive pot while the other one’s looking at him, drooling with shining eyes to which the maniac responds with a mocking laughter.

‘Only the strongest and bravest ones will have the right to eat!! We’re both, right?! (Well, at least one of us is!!)’

We see the trio Yuki-Hikaru-Seiren, standing in front of Hock and Gorudora, the mad genius and pervert gritting their teeth while their opponents are smirking villainously.

‘The class feud is not over and is now heading to a really dreadful direction! What casualties are there gonna be this time?!’

Seiren: ‘-If you want to fight the two of us, right here and right now, that’s fine with me!! I’ll wipe the floor with you myself, actually!!’

Gorudora: ‘-Don’t push your luck, kid! You’ll get your chance! We’re talking about a class battle. (Yuki is confused while Hikaru and Seiren are even more maddened) You said yourselves that you’ll do anything to protect her. Now fight to prove it!!’

Hock: ‘-Let’s see what your class can do as a whole against ours! Since Yuki and Ulura have already fought, though, they won’t be participating. Without your baby doll, you stand absolutely no chance of winning!!’ (Hikaru grins in a most destructive way, veins protruding all over his face while lightning bolts start jumping around him)

Hikaru: ‘-You’ve got it!! We accept your challenge on behalf of our class! Let’s see who’ll live till the end!!!’ (Yuki is waving with her hands next to him, terrified)

Yuki: ‘-Wow, wow, wait a minute! Nobody’s gonna die, Suru!!’

Seiren: ‘-Come at us, freaks! We’ll blast all of you to hell!!’

Gorudora: ‘-You won’t get off so easily this time!!’

Later on, we see the Summerbolts’ house, shaking from someone’s wild roar and then Yuki and Hikaru are seen, sitting in the living room, in front of whom is Saya (the one roaring wildly with a comical angry face) while Graid, Iziya and Rose are standing nearby with comical puzzled expressions, sighing in the same time.

Saya: ‘-You freakin’ idiots!! How could you agree to such a thing?!! Do you have any idea what a class battle means?!!’

Hikaru: ‘-I have a slight hint about it.’ (Saya pierces him with her burning gaze, making him freeze in comical horror)

Saya: ‘-You be quiet! You’ve never participated in something like this!!’

Yuki: ‘-How bad can it be? It’s just a small battle between students, right?’

Saya: ‘-IT’S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL!!!!!!’ (the shock wave from her roar slams both of them in the wall, comically puzzling the rest of the Summerbolts behind the fiery mom, now even more comically angry)

Hikaru: ‘-What are you saying then?! Were we supposed to run?! A Summerbolt never runs from a fight and always faces the challenges of life head-on!!! You’ve taught me that!!! Stubbornness is our family’s main trait, isn’t it?!’

Saya: ‘-I understand that you want to fight, Suru, but this is too big for you guys. Leaving Ulura aside, there are many strong and capable deviants in her class. Most of the girls from your class can’t even fight. Yuki won’t be participating. The main fight is gonna be on you six boys’ shoulders.’

Hikaru: ‘-We’re totally gonna crush them!!!

If they can’t give up their pride because of their queen’s downfall that doesn’t mean we should give up ours when we’re being challenged!!!’

Saya: ‘-Anything goes in fights like this except for killing!! All the bastards from Ulura’s class are just as sadistic as her and they won’t hesitate one bit to maim your classmates. You and Sele think only of yourselves but even if you somehow manage to get out of it with only a few scratches, what will happen to the others? They’ll suffer because of your arrogance and foolishness!’ (Hikaru is saddened, looking aside while Yuki puts her hand on this shoulder and Saya sighs, joined by the rest of the Summerbolts)

Saya: ‘-It can’t be helped. It’s too late now. The only thing left to do is … (winks at the two with a flame in her eye) … TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE BLOODY MELEE!!!!’ (Yuki and Hikaru hug each other with comical terrified expressions)

Yuki, Hikaru: ‘-Scaryyyyyyyyyyy … !!!’ (Graid, Iziya and Rose slap their faces with their palms, comically desperate)

Iziya: ‘-Not again …’

Rose: ‘-Looks like she’s lost it completely …’ (Saya roars at her relatives, comically angry once again, throwing them out the house with the following shockwave)

Saya: ‘-I HEARD THAT!!!!’

Graid: ‘-What the hell was that foooooooooooooooooooooor?!!!?!’ (Saya then turns back to Yuki and Hikaru)

Saya: ‘-We start tomorrow morning!!! You better prepare yourselves for the most hellish time of your lives, brats!!!!’ (she says that with a monstrous grin while the two friends tremble in fear once again)

Hikaru: ‘-We’re doomed!!!’

Yuki: ‘-Why does this sort of stuff always happen to us?!’

The next morning the duo is seen doing push-ups in the Summerbolts’ yard, observed by Saya who’s shouting at both of them.

Saya: ‘-Yuki, you’re doing really great!!! That’s the spirit!! (turns to Hikaru with a destructive look) Hikaru, you fuckin’ piece of shit!!! You’re completely worthless, damn bastard!!!’ (Hikaru raises his head for a moment, looking at his mother)

Hikaru: ‘-Well, sorry, mom, but I’m not a superhuman like Yuki.’ (Saya leans to him, totally crushing his ears and brain with her angry roar)

Saya: ‘-Do I look like I care?!!? You will become one!!! I’ll make you a superhuman!!! Your deva alone isn’t enough!!! You need to enhance your physical abilities as well!!’

Yuki: ‘-Keep going, Suru! We won’t win if we don’t train!!!’

Hikaru: ‘-And why are you even training when you’re not gonna be in the fight?!’ (Yuki smiles in a cute way while continuing with the push-ups)

Yuki: ‘-A little work-out from time to time is very good for the health, right? That’s what King says.’ (Hikaru looks at her with a comical tortured and angry expression)

Hikaru: ‘-Good for you.’

Saya: ‘-Okay, that’s enough. (Hikaru falls on the ground half-dead while Yuki jumps up in a most lively way, helping him get up) Time for you to go to school. We’ll continue when you get back.’

Hikaru: ‘-I won’t be able to survive like this for much longer.’ (Saya turns to him with a burning gaze once again, making him freeze in horror)

Saya: ‘-Did you say something?!’ (Hikaru turns to her, still trembling)

Hikaru: ‘-Nope. Nothing at all.’

Then we hear Yuki talking about how her life in Deckstoru’s going.

Yuki: ‘-It was another typical morning in the Summerbolts’ house.

(Graid is throwing all kinds of dishes in different directions, stuffing his mouth with lots of food at the same time while Rose smasher her rocky fist in his head with a comical angry expression and Iziya passes by like a tornado, cleaning the floor quickly) For the short time I had spent with Hikaru’s family, I was getting along really well with all of them – Saya, his fiery mom (Hikaru lands next to Graid with a bolt and they start fighting and eating at the same time, smashed by the comically mad Saya’s burning fists), Iziya, his always distracted aunt (Iziya lands on the table as Yuki sits next to her and only then do they see that she’s destroyed some of the food with her tornado earlier, comically desperate), his uncle Graid, as strong as a rock, as fast as a flash and as idiotic as an infant (Graid goes around, gathering all the food on the ground with his superspeed and putting it in new dishes, throwing them in front of everyone, getting ready to sit down when he slips and falls on the ground, comically puzzled) and his grandmother that looks like a little girl, Rose. (Rose slaps her face with her palm while observing what her children are doing) Saya explained to me that the family has a special gene from her mother’s side that leads to an opposite change in appearance with the growing of age, so they become a lot younger rapidly. (later on, Yuki is seen walking between Hikaru and Seiren who are quarreling as usual making her sigh with a comical desperate expression) I get along with the perverted Seiren quite well, too because in spite of his passion for women he’s actually a great guy. He and Hikaru don’t see eye to eye that much, though. (the trio reaches ‘Sunbird’ High school, meeting their classmates in the classroom where everyone welcomes them with smiles and happy shouts) As for the rest of the boys from my class, they’re all great and the girls became my friends almost immediately. (suddenly Hikaru jumps at Vega and King who are laughing about something and Seiren and Tokura join the fight as well, dragging the comically desperate Exo with them, making the girls go and separate the fighting sides, only making the mess bigger while Yuki sighs with a slight smile) They tend to be pretty short-tempered but that’s exactly why I love them! (in the end, everyone’s laughing on the ground amidst the destruction when the class teacher, Tenji Line, steps inside the room, comically shocking the hot heads) They … and this whole city … everything around here is just so ALIVE. I love Deckstoru more than anything!!!’

When the lunch break comes, everyone goes to the canteen and this time the whole class is sitting together on three tables next to each other, looking with destructive anger at the members of Ulura’s class, gathered on the tables nearby, laughing mockingly and villainously.

King: ‘-I can’t wait to crush those damn motherfuckers!!!’ (Exo is crying with a comical desperate and scared expression at that time)

Exo: ‘-Suru, Sele, why did you involve everyone in this?! I don’t want toooooo!!!!’ (Tokura hits him in the head, slamming him on the floor with a comical angry face)

Tokura: ‘-Shut it, you cowardly nerd!!! We’re definitely going to take them apart!!!’

Vega: ‘-Someone has to free our school from their dominion, after all.’

Seiren: ‘-And that someone …’ (the five boys smile decisively as their elements start swirling around them)

Hikaru: ‘- … is going to be US!!!!’ (Exo jumps in front of the five, still comically scared)

Exo: ‘-I’m not gonna be a part of this!!! I’m too scareeeeeeeeeed!!!’

‘It doesn’t matter what they’re up against, Yuki’s schoolmates will always stand together (even though some of them don’t want to!!)!!!’

THE END

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