#Lavi$h

[rokvolutionmagazine]

(via RISING FUTURE-SOUL ARTIST LAVI$H DROPS NEW SINGLE + VIDEO FOR “TWIN” FEATURING MR. TALKBOX) @rokvolutionmagazine

[deus-ex-mona]

s. save me oshi no mahou

[meitantei-lavi]

i love that fb's response to u hiding an account that shows u content that u Do Not Want to see is to go "sounds like you ACTUALLY want to see more of this content that u Do Not Want to see!!!!!"

[thebandcampdiaries]

Lavi$h T combines energy and melody on his energetic single "Own Lane"

Lavi$h T is an artist who blurs the lines between modern rap and the golden age of the hip-hop scene. One of his notable tracks, "Own Lane" stands out as an amazing introduction to his sound, making for a truly one-of-a-kind twist and an amazing take on the contemporary edge of the genre. The instrumental is rich and diverse, with many textural elements that add to the immersive nature of the listening experience. His vocal delivery is what really sets Lavi$h T apart, though. On the one hand, his performance has so much integrity and honesty, reminiscent of legends such as the great late Mac Miller, but also amazing pioneers like Lil Wayne, especially in terms of the in-your-face attitude he brings to the table! On the other, Lavi$h T has developed a distinctive and very dynamic flow, which escapes easy categorizations, making for a more spontaneous and intuitive sound.

Find out more about Lavi$h T and connect with the artist on Spotify, as well as many other of the best digital streaming services. You'll also find the song on our playlist!

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 31, 2023

Abnormal evidence accumulation underlies the positive memory deficit in depression. Cataldo, A. M., Scheuer, L., Maksimovskiy, A. L., Germine, L. T., & Dillon, D. G. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152(1), 139–156.

Internal neural states influence the short-term effect of monocular deprivation in human adults. Chen, Y., Gao, Y., He, Z., Sun, Z., Mao, Y., Hess, R. F., … Zhou, J. (2023). eLife, 12, e83815.

Mesolimbic dopamine adapts the rate of learning from action. Coddington, L. T., Lindo, S. E., & Dudman, J. T. (2023). Nature, 614(7947), 294–302.

Sensorimotor feedback loops are selectively sensitive to reward. Codol, O., Kashefi, M., Forgaard, C. J., Galea, J. M., Pruszynski, J. A., & Gribble, P. L. (2023). eLife, 12, e81325.

Multiphasic value biases in fast-paced decisions. Corbett, E. A., Martinez-Rodriguez, L. A., Judd, C., O’Connell, R. G., & Kelly, S. P. (2023). eLife, 12, e67711.

Hippocampal–cortical coupling differentiates long-term memory processes. Dahal, P., Rauhala, O. J., Khodagholy, D., & Gelinas, J. N. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(7), e2207909120.

The visual encoding of graspable unfamiliar objects. Federico, G., Osiurak, F., Brandimonte, M. A., Salvatore, M., & Cavaliere, C. (2023). Psychological Research, 87(2), 452–461.

Complex economic decisions from simple neurocognitive processes: the role of interactive attention. He, L., & Bhatia, S. (2023). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(1992), 20221593.

Behavioral encoding across timescales by region-specific dopamine dynamics. Jørgensen, S. H., Ejdrup, A. L., Lycas, M. D., Posselt, L. P., Madsen, K. L., Tian, L., … Gether, U. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(7), e2215230120.

Olfactory receptor neurons generate multiple response motifs, increasing coding space dimensionality. Kim, B., Haney, S., Milan, A. P., Joshi, S., Aldworth, Z., Rulkov, N., … Stopfer, M. A. (2023). eLife, 12, e79152.

Local memory allocation recruits memory ensembles across brain regions. Lavi, A., Sehgal, M., de Sousa, A. F., Ter-Mkrtchyan, D., Sisan, F., Luchetti, A., … Silva, A. J. (2023). Neuron, 111(4), 470-480.e5.

D2/3 Agonist during Learning Potentiates Cued Risky Choice. Mortazavi, L., Hynes, T. J., Chernoff, C. S., Ramaiah, S., Brodie, H. G., Russell, B., … Winstanley, C. A. (2023). Journal of Neuroscience, 43(6), 979–992.

Coordinated drift of receptive fields in Hebbian/anti-Hebbian network models during noisy representation learning. Qin, S., Farashahi, S., Lipshutz, D., Sengupta, A. M., Chklovskii, D. B., & Pehlevan, C. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(2), 339–349.

Distinct early and late neural mechanisms regulate feature-specific sensory adaptation in the human visual system. Rideaux, R., West, R. K., Rangelov, D., & Mattingley, J. B. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(6), e2216192120.

Single spikes drive sequential propagation and routing of activity in a cortical network. Riquelme, J. L., Hemberger, M., Laurent, G., & Gjorgjieva, J. (2023). eLife, 12, e79928.

Testing, explaining, and exploring models of facial expressions of emotions. Snoek, L., Jack, R. E., Schyns, P. G., Garrod, O. G. B., Mittenbühler, M., Chen, C., … Scholte, H. S. (2023). Science Advances, 9(6).

Distinct replay signatures for prospective decision-making and memory preservation. Wimmer, G. E., Liu, Y., McNamee, D. C., & Dolan, R. J. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(6), e2205211120.

A dopaminergic reward prediction error signal shapes maternal behavior in mice. Xie, Y., Huang, L., Corona, A., Pagliaro, A. H., & Shea, S. D. (2023). Neuron, 111(4), 557-570.e7.

A discipline-wide investigation of the replicability of Psychology papers over the past two decades. Youyou, W., Yang, Y., & Uzzi, B. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(6), e2208863120.

Development of dynamic attention: Time-based visual selection for objects in motion between 6–12 years of age. Zupan, Z., Blagrove, E. L., & Watson, D. G. (2023). Developmental Psychology, 59(2), 312–325.

[poupeesdecirque]

I haven't updated my incomings in forever as I procrastinated on getting bodies for all the obtained heads but .... I now got a ton of bodies, but also got two more pumpkins and needed more bodies (started buying bodies in August and just added a bit more the last days as a preorder I hoped to join didn't turn out... therfore bodies it was)

List of incoming is:

LenaRuiiz Pallu

Charmdoll 1/4 V1 Body (planned for Kanda but will now be Lavi's)

Myou 1/4 V3 Body - For Lenalee

Doll Family-h 1/5 Body - For Bookman

Withdoll Ian head - Additional head for Allen (for wigs and a little surprise I am planning)

Withdoll 1/4 body - For Sokrates

Peachydaydreams Viviane - one of the Pumpkins I got, the other arrived already

Gem of Doll 1/4 Body - For Kanda (it's a bit taller than the other, had Myou planned for one of them but .. too lanky)

DollyZone Cub Body - for my SleepySheepyDreams Batria head

Missing then is a body for Adam and a body for the Viviane head, then I am even again. OTL

I have one full doll on my list, but that one will be 2024 I guess, I just want to even out the head/body ratio again.

In the last months I didn't really have the mind to work on dolls, mainly bc stuff wasn't arriving or me in general being fed up of the hobby to a certain degree.

My goal is to start on at least Lavi's wig soon and then paint Adam & him to have them prepared for everything else.

Then I will start sewig for Allen first I guess. Yes of course his outfit need the upgrade and I need to make another wig for him as his hair is short now :') that's a reason I need the other head, I will not risk scratching the current face up.

Oh and snatched those fun resin blobs from Frappzilla.

[mint-icecreamie]

a-z of vocaloid related things

i got bored.

A:

vocaloids: ARSLOID, Aoki Lapis, ANRI, akita neru

songs:, aishite aishite aishite, ame to petra, aku no meshitsukai, ai no uta, aishiteitanoni, amedama, amygdala's rag doll, anonymous m, appetite of a people pleaser, antichlorobenzene

B:

songs: bitter choco decoration, bug, banana, bad∞end∞night, better off worse, binomi, blessing, brain fluid explosion girl, butcher vanity, butterfly on my right shoulder, baka baka baka!!, breaking things into pieces

C:

producers: chinozo, cosmo@bousou-p, crusher-p, circus-p, creep-p

songs: circus monster, court jester, cute na kanojo, candle queen, cocomelon, casino, 'cause i'm a liar, chelovek, cinderella, coin locker baby, cooler girl, copycat, cutlery

D:

producers: DECO*27, dennokop, daniwellp

vocaloids + utau: dex and daina, defoko

songs: dance of life, daughter of evil, dokuzu, DARLING, DARLING DANCE, Dear, disturbing chicken beets, drop pop candy, digital/physical heart, dizzy paranoia girl, denki yohou, daidaidai kirai

E:

producers: eve

vocaloids: eleanor forte

songs: enko shoujo, ECHO, egoist, ego rock, electric angel, encounter, erase or zero, EYE, ever∞lasting∞night

F:

vocaloids: flower, fukase

songs: failure girl, fake meme, fear garden, fire flower, flos, floating moonlight city, fox's wedding, fukkireta, feel empty!

G:

vocaloids - gumi, gackupo/gackpoid

producers: giga, glue, ghost

songs: ghost rule, god-ish, gomenne gomenne, goodbye sengen, gigantic otn, goodbye to a world, gracious

H:

producers: harumachigohan, hitoshizuku and yama, hachi

vocaloids: ✨HATSUNE MIKU!!!!!!✨

songs: heat abnormal, housewife radio, hello marina, haru no sekibaku, hatsune miku is going to beat you to death, hole dwelling, help me, erinnnnnn!!!, hiding from the truth, honey i'm home,

I:

producers: iyowa, inabakumori,

vocaloid: IA

songs: i nandesu, igaku, identity, i don't care who someone go out with me, ifuudoudou, i met an angel when i was down, i'm glad you're evil too, imigo no tamago, iNSaNiTY, it's a whole world

J:

songs: jinsei count, JOUOU, just a game, just a robot, just saying the body is honest, JUVENILE

K:

vocaloids + utau + cevio: KAITO, kasane teto, KAFU, kagamine rin, 🍌 KAGAMINE LEN!!!!!! 🍌

producers: kikuo, karikibear, kanaria, kid p, kawaii vocaloid

songs: kimi wa dekinai ko, kami no manimani, kokoro, konton boogie, kyofuu all back, kyu-kurarin, KING, koinu no carnival, kurumi ponchio, kara kara kara no kara

L:

vocaloids: 🍌LEN!! 🍌, luka, luo tianyi, leon and lola

songs: lagtrain, lost umbrella, lost one's weeping, love ka, lavie, lower one's eyes, liar dancer, lotus eater, last night good night, lightning hope, lucky me, lie lie lie

leek.

M:

vocaloids: megurine luka, MEIKO, moke, mayu, matcha kobayashi, miku, meme squad

producers: MARETU, mothy, mcki robyns-p

songs: migikata no chou, mesmerizer, monochrome dream eating baku, my r, miku, matryoshka, mind brand, m@gical cure! love shot!, miku no shoushitsu, medical anomaly

N:

vocaloid: neru

songs: nakakapagpabagabag, nazotoki, NAMIDA, newly edgy idols, nightmare, non-breath oblige, (not) a devil, novocaine, nyeh it's magic!, nyanyanyanya

O:

vocaloids: oliver, otomachi una

songs: okusuri nonde neyou, ochame kinou, okaasan, only somewhat seen, orange

P:

vocaloids: piko!

producers: powapowa_p, pepoyo, pinocchio-p

songs: plus boy, p.h, paradichlorobenzene, phony, patchwork staccatto, paiii sensation, paparazzi murder party, parasite, pascal beats, pathological facade, the peachy key, perfect nothing, propaganda

Q:

songs: queen, q-pole theory of evolution/Q極進化論

R:

producers: rerulili, ricedeity

songs: rabbit hole, rakuraku annrakushi, rolling girl, rin-chan now!, rainy boots, ready steady, realize, reckless battery burns, rendezvous, romeo and cinderella

btw ricedeity did animation for some mv's he pretty cool :D

S:

vocaloids: seeU, shian

producers: siinamota, sooichi, shikuira sougo, satsuki/32ki

songs: spice, seisou bakuretsu boy, sayonara hatsukoi, spider and the kitsune like lion, samsa, sand planet, secret garden, secret music, self inflicted achromatic, servant of evil, shinitai chan, shinkaisyouzo, shoujo rei, shoujo fuzei, SIU, snobbism, snooze, streaming heart, strobe last, strobe light, superhero, sweet devil

T:

vocaloids+utau: teto

songs: tsumugi uta, tawagoto speaker, tale of six trillion years and one night, telecaster b-boy, therefore you and me, tondemo wonderz, two faced-lovers

U:

vocaloids: una

songs: umiyuri kaiteitan, UTuber

V:

producers: vane lily

songs: villain, venom, vampire, vampire's∞pathoS

W:

producers: WONDERFUL☆OPPORTUNITY, wotaku,

songs: world is mine, white letter, why do i, white happy, where shall we go, witch hunt, wonder of wonder

X:

idfk.

Y:

songs: young girl a, yobanashi deceive, yoidoreshirazu, you are innocent monster, you are a worthless child, yababaina, yamiaka steroid, yamitsuki,

Z:

songs: zombie. (other than that i can't think)

i lost motivation halfway through and had to force myself to finish this ;-;

[joker1315]

All the actors you can find on this blog

Use the following link and insert the tag you want to see:

a: adam croasdell - aiden turner - aimee garcia - alan rickman - alan tudyk - alex kingston - alison sudol - allen leech - amanda abbington - amir wilson - amita suman - anatol yusef - andreas pietschmann - andrew garfield - andrew scott - aneurin barnard - annette badland  - anthony hopkins - anthony mackie - antony starr - anya chalotra - august wittgenstein

b: barry bostwick - bellamy young - ben barnes - ben mckenzie - benedict cumberbatch - benicio del toro - bernard cribbins - bill nighy - billie piper - billy boyd - brendan gleeson - brent spiner - brianna hildebrand

c: calahan skogman - cameron monaghan - candice bergen - carla gugino - caroline dhavernas - cate blanchett - catherine e coulson - catherine tate - catinca untaru - chadwick boseman - charlie chaplin - chris addison - chris cooper - chris evans - chris hemsworth - chris malcom - chris pine - christian bale - christian clemenson - christian tramitz - christiane paul - christina ricci - christopher eccleston - christopher lee - christopher lloyd - cillian murphy - colin firth - colin odonoghue - colin woodell - corey johnson - cory michael smith - craig parker

d: dakota fanning - daniel brühl - daniel craig - daniel radcliffe - daniel sträβer - danielle galligan- david bowie - david dastmalchian - david duchovny - david morrissey - david tennant - david thewlis - david wenham - deforest kelley - diego luna - dietrich hollinderbäumer - dominic cooper - dominic monaghan - dominic west

e: eddie karanja - elijah wood - elizabeth olsen - elton john - emilie de ravin - emily beecham - emma thompson - emma watson - ethan hawke - eve myles - ewan mcgregor

f: ferdinand kingsley - frankie adams - freddy carter - freema agyeman

g: gareth david lloyd - gary oldman - geoffrey rush - george eads - george takei - georgia tennant - georgina haig - gillian anderson - ginnifer goodwin - gwendoline christie - gwyneth paltrow

h: hadley fraser - harrison ford - harvey keitel - hayley atwell - heath ledger - helen mccrory - helena bonham carter - henry cavill - hugh dancy - hugh jackman - hugh laurie - hugh skinner - hugo weaving

i: ian mckellen - imelda staunton - inbar lavi

j: jack davenport - jack wolfe - jackie earle haley - jake gyllenhaal - james mcavoy - james spader - jamie lee curtis - jared padalecki - jason isaacs - javier bardem - jayne brook - jeff goldblum - jenna coleman - jennifer connelly - jennifer lawrence - jennifer morrison - jensen ackles - jeremy renner - jim beaver - jodie foster - joel rush - joey batey - john barrowman - john boyega - john hurt - john larroquette - john rhys davies - john simm - johnny depp - jonathan frakes - jose pimentao - joseph gilgun - josh dallas - jude law - julia stiles - julianne moore - julie covington - juliette binoche

k: kacey rohl - karen fukuhara - karen gillan - karl urban - kat dennings - kate capshaw - kathryn hahn - keira knightley - kevin alejandro - kit young - krysten ritter - kyle maclachlan - kyra sedgwick

l: lana parrilla - lara pulver - lars mikkelsen - laura allen - laura dern - laura fraser - lauren german - laurence fishburne - laurie kynaston - laz alonso - lee arenberg - lee pace - leonard nimoy - lesley ann brandt - lesley sharp - lindsay duncan - lisa vicari - liv tyler - lizzy caplan - louise hofmann - lucas till - luke evans

m: mads mikkelsen - maggie gyllenhaal - majel barrett - margo martindale - marion cotillard - mark gatiss - mark pellegrino - mark ruffalo - mark sheppard - mark strong - mark waschke - martin freeman - matt smith - max schimmelpfenning - may calamawy - meat loaf - megan boone - mel gibson - melinda clarke - melissanthi mahut - meret becker - mia wasikowska - michael benyaer - michael bully herbig - michael cumpsty - michael des barres - michael fassbender - michael gambon - michael raymond james - michael sheen - michelle gomez - mikael persbrandt - miranda otto - misha collins

n: natalie portman - ncuti gatwa - neil patrick harris - nell campbell - nichelle nichols - nicolas cage - nicole kidman

o: olivia colman - orlando bloom - oscar isaac - owen wilson

p: paddy ohagan - patricia quinn - patrick stewart - paul bettany - paul chahidi - paul lux - paul mescal - pedro pascal - penelope wilton - peter capaldi - peter falk - peter hinwood - philip glenister - phoebe waller bridge - pierce brosnan - pip torrens

q: qorianka kilcher - quentin tarantino

r: rachael harris - rachel weisz - rafi gavron - ralph fiennes - rayner bourton - reece shearsmith - rene russo - rhona mitra - richard armitage - richard obrien - rob benedict - robbie kay - robert carlyle - robert downey jr - robin lord taylor - robin williams - ronald guttman - rose mciver - rupert graves - rupert grint - russell crowe - ruth negga - ryan gosling - ryan reynolds

s: sam neill - samantha smith - samuel l jackson - scarlett estevez - scarlett johansson - sean astin - sean bean - sebastian stan - sherilyn fenn - shohreh aghdashloo - sky du mont - sophia di martino - stanley tucci - stellan skarsgard - steven strait - susan sarandon

t: tan caglar - taron egerton - tilda swinton - tim curry - tim roth - toby maguire - tom conti - tom ellis - tom felton - tom hiddleston - tom holland - tom payne - tom sturridge - tomer capone - tony curran - tony curtis - tricia helfer - troy garity

u: una stubbs

v: val kilmer - vanesu samunyai - viggo mortensen - vivienne acheampong - vladimir burlakov

w: walter koenig - william shatner

y: yasmin finney

z: zachary quinto

[arrthurpendragon]

Updated Custom Tags h-z (Oct. 22, 2023)

hadley🍫: @supermarine-silvally

heather💜: @happinessismagicc / @heathersocs

io💜: @random-writerings

jay🏩: @rockmacbeth

joss💫: @saiilorstars

july🖤: @julyzaa / @lya-dustin

justine🗡: @mimikoflamemaker

karimac☘️: @karimac

kate🫶🏻: @iron-parkr

kathrin🌻: @june-girl-86

kelsey💜: @ilikemymendarkandfictional

kristi 💙: @dream-beyond-the-fantasy

lavi✨: @shrinkthisviolet

lexie👻: @jump-wings

liv🌺: @bravelittleflower

mabs🦭: @mabonetsamhain

mara👾: @themaradwrites

mare🫧: @jadore-andor

misa🦄: @selfproclaimedunicorn

nicole💚: @bardic-tales

niniane🌓: @ladyniniane

nixie🐲: @nixdragon

nora💙: @noratilney / @mariedemedicis

nova🌠: @thechaoticfanartist

perse💄: @queen--kenobi

poppy🍓: @come-along-pond

rey🌅: @enchanted--roses

sara🦄: @starcrossedjedis

sarah⭐️: @illegalcerebral

soph💌: @raspberrytwilight

stitch⛓️: @techs-stitches

tessa🪐: @juliaswickcrs / @margoshansons

thorn🐧: @thornofarose01

tori📚: @darksideofparis

. . . names can be repeated, just choose a different emoji :)

information post

[antrunner]

JASON TODD with 3, 4, and 5 for the ask game? ❤️

3. A song that reminds you of them.

oh god its hard to pick. It Comes From Inside by the living tombstone is really good for young jason imo. post revival i think Destroyed By Hippie Powers by car seat headrest kinda goes hard. but also whenever i hear OOPSIE by Lavi$h i can picture him listening to that while running around in gotham. idrk the vibes are everywhere with him

4. How many people I ship them with.

at most i ship him with roy harper because of their outlaw days. but tbh i dont think he really focuses much on relationships? i hc that he's just not really interested in it. he just collects best friends and gets clingy about them

5. My favorite ship with them.

i guuuuessss jayroy? but like i said its kinda more like an "yeah i could see it i guess" rather than a full blown ship

[sasukeprime]

i talk ab weed a lot but you guys dont know about my feelings ab lucas candy + hot cheetos with valentina from the ice cream man. a chocolate banana bomb pop too if i'm living lavi$h that day...

[starbudspresents]

Re.Gray 033 - Vampire pt. 3: Castle Krory

[ Masterlist ] [ Read on AO3 ] [ Raws ]

Summary: Allen and Lavi venture into the castle, and run afoul of its guardians.

♦ 117

Krory: H... Krory: Hellooo...? Krory: H-Hellooo...? Krory: A-Are you aliiive...? Krory: Hello? sfx: wasawasa [he gingerly shakes Franz' corpse] Krory: A-Are you nooot alive...?

♦ 118

Krory: Hello...

Eliade: He is dead, my lord.

Krory: ...

Eliade: Let me go bury this with the others.

Krory: I-I... I... Krory: H-How... monstrous I am... Krory: T-They came into the garden... in f-force... Krory: The t-townspeople will despise me f-forever now...

Eliade: Hush. sfx: gyuh [she puts her arms around him and squeezes gently] Eliade: It cannot be helped, my lord Arystar. Eliade: You are, in fact,

♦ 119

sfx: gih [Krory's fangs come out and hover at her shoulder]

Eliade: a vampire, after all.

sfx: buru buru buru [Krory trembles with the effort of holding back] sfx: bah [gathering himself, he hurtles back from her, coming to rest in a high corner of the ceiling]

Krory: D-D-Don't come so... c-close to me. Krory: E-Eliade... Krory: Eliade, I-I...

♦ 120

Krory: I Krory: I... Krory: I l— Krory: l-l— Krory: love...!! Krory: love...

Eliade: I love you too, my lord.

sfx: guh [blood gushes from his nose as he makes the most adorable screwed-up overwhelmed little face] Krory: !!! sfx: zuruh [his foot slips on the wall and he falls] sfx: DOGYAN [he lands in a painful, ungainly heap on the floor] Krory: OOF!!!

Eliade: Let us dwell in this castle together forever, sfx: suh [she gently touches his face, making him look at her] Eliade: Lord Arystar.

♦ 121

Eliade: Forget those outsiders... Eliade: They hardly matter anymore, do they?

Georg: The monks of the Black have driven Krory back!! sfx: ohhhhh [exalted moaning] Georg: Tonight, victory is ours!!!

♦ 122

Georg: Keep it up and defeat him for good, sir monks!! Georg, side: Fight! Fight!!

Allen: Um... Allen: Why are you all the way over there?

Georg: Don't mind us!!

Lavi: They think since Krory bit you, you're about to turn vampire.

Allen: Lavi!

Lavi: Pay it no mind, Allen. Around his neck: GARLIC In his hand: STAKE

Allen: "Pay it no mind"? I mind very much, thanks...!! Allen: Let's go to the castle already! Allen, side: Pete's sake. So rude.

Lavi: Oh? Suddenly fired up to do this? Lavi, side: I was just kidding, lol.

Allen: He took a townsman with him, didn't he? Allen: We can't be certain he's dead. If he's still alive, we need to save him.

♦ 123

Georg: Krory took him back to the castle to savour him slowly! Georg: It was the same with the other eight victims!

Allen: Please wait for us here, everyone! Allen: Lavi and I will go up to the castle!

Lavi, side: Think we'll get eaten...?

Georg: But of course! Mere human beings like us could only die in a battle between monsters! Georg, side: Come back safe!

Lavi: Wait, we're monsters too!?

Allen, side: ahahaaaa Allen: This feels a bit futile...

sfx: katsun [Allen's boot echoes as he sets foot on the marbled floor of the entryway]

Lavi: Honestly, we're Exorcists, why are we on vampire-slaying duty?

Allen: Doesn't something seem off to you, though?

♦ 124

sfx: katsu—n katsu—n [echoing bootsteps]

Allen: How is my master related to this whole vampire business...? Allen: What in the world was he here to do...? Allen: When I think on it, it's a bit odd that he'd leave that message just to have us slay a vampire.

sfx: shuuuuuuuuu [mist creeping across the checkered marble floor]

Lavi: Uh, what are we here for, then— sfx: batah! [Lavi slips on the polished floor and goes down hard] Lavi: —ngf

Allen: Huh? Allen: Lavi!? sfx: shuuu [the mist is everywhere, and Allen finally notices as it comes up to his nose] Allen: !? sfx: dosah [Allen also falls, sleeve over his mouth]

Lavi: zzz

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Allen: Huh...? Allen: This sweet scent, isn't it...!?

sfx: pita pita [tiny strands of spiderweb are stealthily attaching themselves to Allen] sfx: guh [they suddenly draw tight]

Allen: Whoa!?

sfx: gyuoh [he's dragged up to dangle in the air before a massive flowering plant very reminiscent of Little Shop of Horrors or Jumanji]

Allen: !?

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sfx: pako [the flower unfolds, minor petals fringed with teeth]

Allen: ...... Allen: A flower?

sfx: gieeehhh [the flower shrieks long and loud in Allen's face]

Allen: Eek!?

sfx: paka paka paka paka [smaller flowers open all along the web around Lavi]

Lavi: Mnn.

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Allen: !!!

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sfx: jitabata jitabata [Allen struggles and writhes in its grip] Allen: What is this place!?

sfx: gabu [Allen's arm winds up in its mouth]

Allen: Initialize! Allen: A man-eater, eh? sfx: shuuu [muzzle smoking] Allen: Why inside a castle...? Allen: Lavi!!

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sfx: zurururu [Eliade dragging Franz' corpse through the halls one-handed] Eliade: Hm?

sfx: DON [a wall near her explodes] sfx: gohhh [detritus comes raining down]

Eliade: Goodness.

sfx: ba ba ba ba [Allen shooting the flowers around Lavi]

♦ 130

Allen: Lavi, please wake up!! sfx: bababababa [Allen firing a rapid line of shots against an encroaching wall of plant] sfx: neba neba neba [the plant fibres are very sticky, and he's slowing down] Allen: Damn! This stuff's so sticky... Allen: Lavi, wake up!!

Lavi: ...Ugh... Lavi: Muh...?

sfx: gah [Eliade appears in the hole in the wall] Eliade: Stop there, human scum!! Eliade: What are you doing Eliade: to Lord Arystar's beloved little ones!?

♦ 131

sfx: BAKYUN [Lavi, transfixed by love at first sight]

Allen, side: A nurse...?

Eliade: That cross... Eliade: Exorcists, are you? Eliade: I feel a heated gaze...

sfx: kira kira kira kira kira [Lavi sparkling furiously with adoration] Forehead: JUST MY TYPE Lavi: STRIKE!!!

Allen: Eh!?

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Allen: Lavi...? Allen, side: You're glowing...

sfx: kira kira kira kira [intense and unabated sparkling]

Allen: Heeeey. Allen: Earth to Lavi!!! Allen: Hello? Allen: Heey!

Eliade: Oh my. ♥ sfx: pachin [wink] Eliade: Teehee. ♥

Lavi: Wow!!!

Allen: Lavi!!!

Eliade: You're adorable.

Allen, side: Lavi, hold on, would you just—

Eliade: How about it? Be my lover?

Allen, side: Just look this way—

Lavi: For r—!?

sfx: GOH [Allen's upsized fist thumps him over the head, hard] Allen: LISTEN TO ME!!!

Lavi: What was that f— sfx: hiri hiri [lump smarting]

Allen, label: DESPERATE Allen, side: We're getting eaten here!! Allen: Why are you all hot and bothered over that!!!

Lavi, side: You're too young to understand, Allen—

Allen, side: Whhaaaaa!?

sfx: pikuh [a vein pops on Eliade's forehead] Eliade: "That"?

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Eliade: I'm Lord Arystar's assistant, Eliade. sfx: keh [contemptuous hip tilt] Eliade: What do you people think you're doing here?

Lavi: Vampire-slaying. ♥

Allen: Looking for the townsman the Baron dragged in with him!

Eliade: Townsman? Eliade: Oh, this? sfx: nuh [she hoists the corpse up to dangle by an ankle, still one-handed] Eliade: On my way to bury it, actually.

Allen: !!

Eliade: If you want it... sfx: oh [she swings the corpse a bit] Eliade: you can have it. sfx: po—i [and hurls it into the mass of flowers]

Allen: !

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Allen: Franz...!?

sfx: gabu [the biggest flower swallows the corpse whole] sfx: bushu—! [blood spurts] sfx: bu, gokyu, gieeehh ♥, gyaaahhh ♥ [the flowers noisily devour the corpse, shrieking with delight]

Allen: Wha—!?

Eliade: Hmph.

Audrey: ♥ sfx: geppuh [gulp] sfx: vuh [black pentacles suddenly bloom across the flower]

♦ 135

sfx: vu vu vu vu vu vu [pentacles in black profusion] sfx: GAH [the whole plant mass swells with explosive force] sfx: DON [and blows out a wall of the castle]

♦ 136

"Lounge" vol. 4

Q. What are Kanda and Allen's types? Please tell us. A. Whaat!? [blush] You want to know our types...? How do I answer that... Um, well, for myself, I suppose I'd like someone who can cook. Women in aprons are nice, aren't they? [trumpet fanfare] If someone made me mitarashi dango every day I'd probably fall for them. As for Kanda... someone good at making soba, maybe? [half-assed guess]

Q. Do you have girlfriends? A. I-I don't! [hand trembling as he writes] It's mission after mission for us, I don't have time. As for Kanda... he's married to Mugen, I guess. [half-assed answer]

Q. How many countries' cuisines can Jeryy-san cook? A. Jeryy can make anything. I'm very serious. And it's all delicious, to boot. [trumpet fanfare]

Q. We know "Lenalee's getting married" is a failsafe method for waking Director Komui, but are there any other ways? A. Not that I'm aware. It's hard on Reever and the rest. Hang in there, everyone.

Q. How bad is Komui-san about cleaning his desk, really? A. I'm not sure... It's not like I'm in there every day.... Oh, Reever and the others did give it a good tidying-up after Komlin destroyed the place in volume 3... but the very next day, it was back to the way it was.

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NOTES

There are many castles in Europe with checkered marble floors like that (Versailles, Granada, etc.), so it's difficult to track down what Hoshino-sensei may have used for reference, but my personal top suspect for the interiors of Castle Krory is L'Abbeye de Saint-Vaast in France. It has about the right ceiling heights, brickwork, and a sort of gloomy, shadowed air to it that the grander palaces lack. There are also statues and topiaries everywhere, though Krory's garden is considerably bigger and his artwork considerably stranger.

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If anyone knows of a better match, please do let me know!

[lunars-frogs-owls-2]

Lavender: hey honey

Vesper: *gay panic* h-h-h-hi lavi

Lavender: *kiss kiss kiss*

Vesper: *even gayer gay panic* WAAAA