Cyberpunk 2077 // Fredrik Backman // William Bouguereau with a quote by Richard Siken // chloe moriondo // Gang of Youths // Carl Goos with lyrics from 'Hadestown' // Hannah Tinti
at the wu shi academy, the scorching summer intensified their training. monks and champions alike modified their uniforms to combat the heat, opting for sleeveless shirts or even going shirtless.
the champions adapted to the sweltering weather with altered attire—kung lao in a sleeveless muscle-cut shirt, raiden in a compression shirt, and johnny in a tank top. kenshi, however, clung to his usual layered uniform with sleeves.
johnny, feeling the heat, quipped, "i'm sweating just by looking at you," earning an eye roll from kenshi. as they continued training, kenshi began to falter under the summer sun.
johnny, concerned, offered spare clothes, insisting kenshi change. reluctantly, kenshi agreed, and johnny fetched an extra shirt from his room. upon returning, johnny handed the shirt to kenshi, who decided to change completely, revealing tattoos that extended beyond his hands.
johnny, surprised by the intricate tattoos, thought, "i've never seen kenshi topless with these full-body tattoos... it's hot."
kung lao teased johnny, "his eyes are up there," prompting johnny to cover his interest.
after kenshi put on the new shirt, johnny commented, "refreshing, right?"
kenshi admitted, "i suppose you're right," to which johnny playfully suggested, "you should wear these often; it suits you."
kung lao chimed in again, teasing kenshi, but raiden intervened, advising him to ignore the banter.
as the champions continued their training in the modified attire, a lighthearted atmosphere prevailed. kenshi, now more comfortable in his new shirt, exchanged a playful glance with johnny.
noticing the shift in energy, johnny couldn't resist a cheeky grin. "you know, kenshi, those tattoos are something else. got any more hidden talents you've been keeping from us?"
kenshi, usually reserved, smirked back. "perhaps, cage. maybe one day you'll find out."
That mask. From the trailer. Maybe it allows you to see Johnny again? Because V's neural port is permanently damaged? If not why and how are we able to still see Johnny as an engram? Even with the more hopeful endings Johnny is not in V's head anymore. But it's clear that he's not in a tangible human body. Does that mean that for at least some part of the dlc V's on a quest to find and bring Johnny back from cyberspace? How the fuck is V even alive? Does the dlc ignore the endings completely? Or is the ending where V goes in space for the casino heist the canon one and somehow they get to find a cure for their deteriorating body? If so, what's Mr. Blue Eyes role in that? Is Mr.Blue Eyes even in the dlc at all?? These questions are eating my brain from the inside
HIIII MARI ANGEL <3 I hope ur doing well and had a lovely day/holiday!!!! THOSE ARE MY GIRLIESS <3 i missed them sm u know? i also FINALLY at last finished edgerunners (i started it a bit back and finished it at like 4am this morning asjknkd so good oh my god IT HURTT but it was the loveliest u know?) and i missed the babies <3
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🖊 - so funny story, but the man that hinata and oda were sent to zero on behalf of her great grandpops s*aburo..... was actually the man who ordained their wedding sansknksd. SO he was a priest right and one popular with the corpos that were employed by 'saka in NC. well, he started speaking ill of the company and selling company intel to their rivals when the employees would go to confession. so like..... he had to go u know? blah blah talk ill of the corp u get zeroed etc etc. they devised a genius plan to have him marry them, when she says "you may kiss the bride" they do of course buuuuut they also zero him in the process while he's distracted.. and they did just that! and it worked! hinata and oda yank out their mantis blades and the deed was done <3. every great wedding ends in someone getting flatlined right?
🖊 - so this second one will sort of be what i think in theory how she’ll be in phantom liberty? so if this is a post game thingy hideo (her charge and her and odas adopted son bc SOMEONE has to and it sure ain’t his brother yori sjzjhzhx) will be ceo as his brother is to step down and is put on house arrest in a time out bc of the coup ksjzjxhxh. if vika ends up having to take on ‘saka again it may mean that the besties turn into adversaries which would BREAK my heart but also be absolutely EHEM *nova* if the white widow and worlds coolest cyberninja faced off u know? ORR if it’s like during the main story i mean the besties in a spy thriller would so be siiiick u know? oda supporting the wife from the tower in the plaza like “thats my wife” ❣️😌 etc etc!
🖊 - YAY MARI U SAINT U I ADORE U SM I’ve been wanting to scream about her for literal years slzkxjxj she’s been around for a WHILE living in the head along with vika rent free with luxury room service <3 she was like a blob of like ✨vibes✨ like with the red aesthetic and the red hair for YEARS until i found the perfect fc and name? a little lore into her design color and symbolism is a HUUGE part of her character development and design? the way as growing up she wore a lot of neutrals and it was deliberate as she wished to be as out of sight as possible? then it was as if a switch flipped following a near depth experience in a deep dive into what was the pre data crash net. red is passionate it’s power it’s so much more and all what she wished to be. she became the red queen and faked her charismatic nature until she forgot where the old nadya ended and the red queen began. for the version of her she conveyed to the world and her true nature became one and the same. <3 lilith killed eve the day she became the red queen.
🖊 - OO okay this’ll be the fun one.. for this one we will be discussing! nadyas………. “lovers.” shes got three in her character arc that hold the most meaning to her both good and bad. those would be: y*orinobu (HUUGE) johnny (VERY) and r*ache (VERY and also painful!). if i for sure need to do a deep lore dive essay into the meaning of people in her life especially these three. but in essential the tropes to best depict them are for sure “mutual obsession inevitable downfall” for yori and nadya. “right person wrong time and rivals to lovers” for her and johnny. and! pain pain and suffering “tragic doomed lovers” for nadya and rachie <3
ya know, for someone who gives V all his stuff (his car, clothes, gun, even dog tags that reveal his real name), a heart-shaped tattoo with a "Johnny + V" inside it, swears to give his life for V, claims to feel relief each morning when V's still there, hauls their ass to Vic's to save them despite really wanting to take control, sees how uncomfortable V is with the way things went during his boy's night out and never does anything like that again whenever he's given control, doing his best to pop out as soon as possible, and gets absolutely devastated when it becomes clear that there's nothing to be done to save V's life...
Johnny has some fucken nerve to claim that V is "not his type".
Warning: Long dive. Bi-Han and Sektor's relationship part 2 (+ Bi-Han's redemption)
Honestly, I think people who are expecting to see Bi-Han flirting with Sektor in the expansion will be disappointed, 'cause Bi-Han isn't like Johnny Cage or Kung Lao. He really is not that kind of guy…
And he's damn far from it. Even if Bi-Han and Sektor do have a romantic relationship, I'd bet anything that in the intros they'll just be praising each other, reaffirming vows of loyalty, talking about the clan's defectors, making more plans together, giving each other advice, and hopefully talking about their parents. And that's it.
'praising her is something he does often"
I don't know about our new Sektor, but Bi-Han is not the type who flirts and the way he doesn't like to follow traditions, does everything together with Sektor and treats his female subordinates as if they were any other subordinate (I think everyone saw how he got a face-to-face with Cyrax… And if Frost really is already part of the Lin Kuei, I doubt she's getting any special treatment either…), I'd say he takes gender equality really seriously and chivalry in Bi-Han's language is letting her shoot first.
And most importantly…
He takes his position very seriously. The fights between Bi-Han and Sektor will be just sparring, but I doubt he would treat even that lightly. If he is romantic, which I personally doubt (I wouldn't put my hand in the fire for that), we will never know because even his perception of romance is independent. I believe that his romanticism comes down to heroic acts, like probably giving his life for Sektor's…
I mean, the person who built the armor was Sektor, so the woman who is fighting alongside Bi-Han in OutWorld can only be Sektor. And to me, it looks like they were about to take her instead of Bi-Han (and remembering that their target was Geras who they also take with them).
.... Or stroking her ego (which is almost as big as his), promising heaven and earth, giving her expensive gifts, maybe calling her his queen when they're alone, being a bit too touchy-feely when he's needy…
I imagine that as a self-centered mama's boy (I love him, but that's just who he is), he must prefer people to give him attention instead of giving attention, I can even imagine him enjoying a cuddle with a gentle petting, honestly.
And the way Sektor seemed surprised by Bi-Han's reaction to Cyrax... I believe she's not used to seeing him angry around her, I doubt she hears anything from him other than compliments.
After all, Bi-Han was the one who sensed that she was his kindred spirit…
What are kindred spirits?"Kindred spirits are like-minded and like-souled people with whom an instant connection of love and understanding is mutually experienced," clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D., tells mbg. "The connection is inimitable and often defies verbal description."
People who share common interests, values, or worldviews might be described as kindred spirits. "In more spiritual words, we could say that they resonate at the same frequency, and there is matching energy between them," Katherine Bihlmeier, a relationship coach specializing in energy work, tells mbg.
And it's Sektor who rescues Bi-Han in the story mode, not Scorpion, her lines don't appear like all the dlc, but she's clearly the one rescuing him. She joins KuaiSc's mission to rescue Geras just to rescue Bi-Han.
You can hear that she's the one who recognizes him first and sounds really worried about him…
In fact, in the first trailer for the story mode expansion, you can see Sektor fighting alongside Bi-Han already turned into Noob Saibot but with his mind under his own control again.
He's fighting the khaos versions of Cyrax and Sektor...
We can see Bi-Han fighting alongside Liu Kang too, fighting SubZeroChaos, TakedaChaos like in the datamined script…
And again, although I'm still a little bit confused about their fate…
Will Sektor really sit back and accept the Lin Kuei being punished by Liu Kang and leaving Bi-Han locked up in the temple? Honestly, I highly doubt it.
I have no problem with the nature of their relationship, whatever it is. I'm a Lin Kuei fan, so Sektor getting some love kinda warms my heart since it never happened before...
And I think if it's well written it could be really interesting and make Bi-Han's character more multidimensional. Since he literally has no one else besides Sektor to lean on... Cyrax will desert them.
Hopefully, Noob Saibot ending will show us what will become of Bi-Han Sub-Zero in mk1.
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edit: With the revealed Sektor trailer, we saw that Bi-Han ended up in Havik's hands when he jumped after him trying to strike him and accidentally ended up entering the portal that Havik had opened.
Testament's succubi like getting eaten actually, it is enrichment for a succubus to be eaten and have their blood be used as a scythe.
Also, Testament has done more than most characters by being s decent parental figure for Dizzy... and just by looking at Dizzy's instakill... we gotta take them, Johnny and the Jellyfish Pirates for a lot.
Yeah :) its good for them theyre having fun. Im so glad testament adopted the strongest most special girl in the world and became the ultimate pilf
So I just finished the "run this town" mission in phantom liberty dlc and like I'm way too fucking braindead to provide any like meaningful analysis as to why-
But Johnny is so clingy in the mission
Like literally walks v out if the building clingy, despite them being in no notable danger (literally I talked my way out of any combat scenarios, the most dangerous thing that happened to v was when I walked into a planter) but like he walks v out, hangs out with them in the elevator- refers to fem!v as a "saucy senorita" in the Aguilar disguise
Like, idk, something something maybe seeing v have to be someone else brings out his nicer side because it reminds him of what he's doing to them or the fear of what he'll feel if he ever had to wear their face
Johnny Silverhand tells V “fuck me, oh joy” all sarcastically in the dlc when they say the two of them have more time together because it’s easier for him to be sarcastic than it is for him to kiss V on the lips