#Paradox Pack

[hedgiwithapen]

Prompt: Clubs, "It's not a trick."

The villain looks thoughtful. It's not an expression Clubs trusts on someone threatening his family. "Very well," he says at last. "But there will have to be terms."

"Fine," Clubs says without breathing, without blinking. Whatever blow it is, he can take it, to take Nightingale back to the world of the living. He can't leave her in this dark place, shut away from the sky. 

"It's not a trick?" Nightingale asks, knowing it's the question in his heart. 

"It's a trial," the villain answers, still watching Clubs. The barred brick tattoo on his arm glints in the light, the gems on his waistcoat buttons.  "You go first. She follows. If you turn around, she stays here. Forever." He says it with such finality. Clubs meets that burning coal stare. He walked out of Ceyx. He walked here. He can walk back. He nods, breaking the gaze to look at her, instead. The stars are in her eyes.

"Okay," he says, knowing it's the answer in her heart.

"Go on then, boy. Take your Eurydice."

Clubs  grits his teeth. The wound to the side of his head has already healed, but he can still feel the blood in his hair. It doesn't matter. "Her name is Nightingale."

The villain laughs, like he knows a joke Clubs doesn't, which is most of them. "Bold. They should have named you for Achilles, not Atlas." Clubs sees the way Nightingale flinches at the name he shrugs off. He is not Atlas, not if she's with him. 

He walks backwards. He can't look back if he never looks away. He never wants to look away. One step into the dark, then another, then another. His ankle breaks on rubble rock loose in the path. His ankle heals. Through dusk and dark and mist, her white hair and the blue of her eyes finds him. 

Behind him, in the surface sunlight, he can hear Darkling screaming his name, desperate for help.

He does not turn.

[kiwicidios]

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[maruren]

UNTIL THE DAY IS OVER, I HAVE FULL RIGHT TO WISH HIM HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy birthday, sunshine good dad Inukai! I wish you finally adopt Kenta!

P.S. I wanted to post this a lot earlier, but I got sick in the middle of of the way and... well, if I draw art for one of the gklk bd, all four (or five) must be there because I DO NOT SEPARATE THEM.

[linuxgamenews]

Get Ready for the Grand Archive: A New Megastructure in Stellaris

Grand Archive is the games new story pack coming to Stellaris on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the creativity of Paradox Development Studio and Abrakam. Coming to both Steam and GOG. Paradox Interactive and Abrakam just released some exciting news. On October 29th, they’re releasing the new Grand Archive Story Pack for Stellaris. If you’re into collecting and showcasing new content from across the galaxy, this is coming to Linux and Steam Deck. In Grand Archive, players will build an epic new megastructure — the Grand Archive itself. It’s like a cosmic museum where you can show off the rarest treasures in the universe. We’re talking about xeno-geological artifacts, relics from forgotten civilizations, and even rare space creatures. And if that’s not enough, there’s also a vivarium feature that lets you capture and modify space fauna to create genetically enhanced fleets. So, you can build your own custom space army using the creatures you find. But that’s not all. You’ll encounter two new species that bring even more danger to the galaxy. The asteroid - dwelling Cutholoids and the sinister Voidworms are out there, and they’re not playing around. The Voidworms even tie into a new mid-game crisis called the Voidworm Plague, which could turn your empire upside down if you’re not careful.

Stellaris: Grand Archive | Release Date Announcement Trailer

There are some fresh options for how you play too, with two new origins. There’s Treasure Hunters, where your civilization is all about adventure and finding the galaxy’s biggest treasures. And Primal Calling is for those who have a deep connection with their world’s wildlife — now they’re bringing that bond to the stars. You’ll also get two new civics in Grand Archive: the Galactic Curators, who are all about collecting and preserving the galaxy’s history. And Beastmasters, who dominate and control space fauna. And to top it off, there are two new tradition trees — Archivism and Domestication — that give you even more ways to play. For all the collectors out there, you can discover 17 new relics to boost your empire. Plus, there are 3 new music tracks to vibe to while you explore the galaxy. The Grand Archive Story Pack will be part of Stellaris Season 08, which also comes with the exclusive “Rick the Cube” portrait. It’s priced at $14.99 USD / £12.79 / or 14.99€ on Steam and GOG. You can already pre-purchase it for the game if you want to be ready when it releases. Coming to Linux, Steam Deck (playable), Mac, and Windows PC. Get ready to dive into the galaxy and uncover some of its deepest secrets!

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[tsunagite]

ARCAEA TRAINING ARC

Also Innocence I guess.

[nonhumen]

hey do you ever think about no longer human nullifies dazai from being part of all men are equal which means that fukuzawa would not actually know if dazai were to perish or not.

[roseofcards90]

I have some time to chill before thanksgiving break and I’m so glad I can vibe for now 😭

[ringtownrangerlark]

I have little idea how Micheal feels about me (except vaguely tolerant), but he and Sedge seem to get along all right.

[Picture taken from behind of a mighyena and a rockruff walking side by side, both sniffing the ground. The grass is tall and in the background one can see the area is mountainous.]

[vitalvitriol]

ARE THEY....... YOU KNOW.......

[ichigosatsuki]

Saw this on sale so decided to go get it real quick~

So here were the pulls I got!

I think this was the first pack I got that had no trainer or item card in it?

Also, I realized I was missing a card in the pack, but let's not focus on dat.. 🫣

[hedgiwithapen]

Prompt for Dammit Hedgi Day: Paradox Pack circus AU, with or without powers (yes this is bc I rec'd you The Circus Infinite)

Outside of set up or tear down, Clubs never set foot on stage. From the moment he'd turned up, dripping from the rain outside Jenna "The Nightingale" Clarke's trailer, that much was clear. He'd be up with the sunrise, loading or unloading whatever needed to be moved, but by the time crowds started to gather, he'd find some task to do well out of sight. 

It worked out well enough. The Paradox Pack was a small enough crew, reusing what it had to to fill out the stage and the time. With Sungdog's dazzling light show juxtaposed as a bookend against Darkling's sleights of hand (and body), they only needed a few other acts. Butterfly's ribbon acrobatics and dancing was always as much a showstopper as Dynamo's lightning juggling or Nightingale's trapeze and aerial silks act. They all pitched in for smaller things between the big acts. It kept the lights on, both in the trailers and on the stage.

They never asked who he was hiding from, but it was clear he was hiding.  It was nothing new to any of them. 

He could always run.

It was Nightingale who coaxed him backstage, one night of the performances. "Just to watch," she said. "Get some ideas for if you ever want to try something."

"I could get you a mask," Butterfly said. Her sister took care of all the costumes, from Darkling's black cloak to the dazzling blue leotard Nightingale wore, perfectly matched to her silks, or the blue shapes she made with light to glimmer alongside her. When they dropped by Halcyon City, adjustments were made, and the rest of the time Butterfly made sure everything was in shape for the show. "Or Dynamo could do something with the lighting so no one could see your face..."

"Thanks, Clubs said, nervously checking that his blond hair curled behind his ear. Dynamo's gift with electricity  lent itself well to making the stage appear different for every act, with nothing more than some cheaply painted backdrops and a couple of color filters. "I'd rather just... watch, for now."

He did love what he saw, even just when he watched the practices. There was real beauty in the way they used their abilities, elegant and composed. He'd said as much, and nearly offended Butterfly, the lone powerless member of the pack. He stammered out that he didn't mean just their powers, but their skills and their joy in using them, and they'd gone back to watching Sundog fill the stage with a miniature star, bursting it into a fanfare of fireworks. Butterfly had left him standing at the curtain to make her own entrance amidst the glitter.

He didn't tell her that she was the one he was most jealous of.

November nights were cold in Halcyon. The patchy frost on the rooftops had been expected, normal, even if it clearly put Nightingale on edge. 

"After this show, we'll head south again," Dynamo promised, to Clubs's very obvious relief, and fainter relief from Nightingale and Darkling. Butterfly had flashed a thumbs up, promising to work things out with her sister for the newest costumes. The Show had gone on.

In the middle of one of Nightingale's acts, singing from a high platform with blue light trailing behind her like wings, someone without a ticket burst in, a hunter who'd finally caught up to prey.

Ice spread from the supervillain Shiver's hands, down the aisle and through the audience to the stage.  From where he stood in the wings, Clubs could see the way the platform, which already swayed, trembled as frost weakened the rivets.  Clubs could see the way the woman's stare froze Nightingale on her perch. 

He could see that she would fall. 

He could run. He had before. He could now. 

There were too many people in the audience to hide from them all, but in the moment that the platform gave way, none of that mattered. He ran. 

And jumped.

And caught her. 

[imposterogers]

something I was surprised about in deadpool 3 was the genuine respect and acknowledgement of 21st century fox’s x men legacy. obviously there’s the beginning scene w the bones (which I thought was funny & creative btw) but 1. the call back characters 2. the credit behind the scenes footage 3. the treatment of wolverine. especially the treatment of wolverine. because they really said ‘logan howlett is such a tremendously important character that when he dies, an entire timeline could die off with him’. paradox tells wade “you got the worst wolverine” and I was expecting him to have done something horrible and irredeemable but it came down to a group of hateful humans killing his entire family the one night logan wasn’t there. he comes home from the bar, everyone is dead, and his beserker rage took over. even at his worst, logan is incapable of being a truly bad person. he will always grumble and swear and smoke and drink and pretend to be a lone wolf (but he’s a pack animal). he will always protect his own and those who can’t protect themselves. hm

[dontbesoweirdkira]

Platonic ¡yan! Dick Grayson x Batsis x Jason Todd

A/N: Another discussion post because we need to talk about Grayson! Thank you for your contribution, mootie! You are so good at bouncing off of ideas. I hope you don’t mind me writing this🤭

@siririus

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Craziest thing about all of this is, it's a paradox. Is Dick really only this upset because his batsis is prefers Jason?....Or is it also because it's almost like she's taking his brother away from him and they are becoming each others favorites?

In the previous post, i said how dick has a fear of being pushed to the side and forgotten. He's scared of no longer being needed anymore and this relationship kind of symbolizes that. You never needed Dick, even in the beginning. Jason leaned on Dick a lot as they knew each other the longest and it took so much work to mend the fractures in it. Now Jason is confiding in you more...you understand each other way more.

It's a complex issue.

One solution you might say is just for them to form some kind of trio...But he's tried. LOL Grayson has crashed many of your hangout sessions to use it as an opportunity to become close to you.

He knows you won't leave because you like Jason too much and he also gets to spend time with his brother. perfect. NOT.

Dick cannot seem to grasp the concept that you and Jason have a "parallel play" kind of thing going on. Like you mentioned Jason is subtle. He's not really trying to do something over the top, he just wants to chill and do his own thing. SO you guys might chat for like five minutes then he turns around to go read his book while you're playing a phone game. It's enough for you two to just be near. But Dick, he's internalizing it. He thinks you stopped talking because he's there. He thinks you guys are having way more action packed hangouts when you're alone. To him, just sitting next to each other isn't "hanging out".

He'll try to keep pushing for a conversation and you guys are like...eh. Or he'll try to force you all to do fun games ect. and it usually ends with you leaving first or Jason getting upset then you walking out together.

But that couch thing is so funny. I think that Dick would've been like waving you down to sit next to him all smiley and he has your favorite snacks in a cute little box but Jason just motions his head and you choose that. Stab right in the heart. He's not even watching the movie anymore, he's just paying attention to you guys.

Do not fall asleep on Jason. I think that'll high key bring Dick to tears. He wants that so badly. Dick is super physically affectionate but he's constantly craving hugs and all of that. You falling asleep on Jason reminds him of when Jason and him would have sleepovers in the living room, and Jason would always end up sleeping on his shoulder or lap.

He's tried hugging you before but you just go incredibly stiff and shaky so it's not even fulfilling to him. He wants to carry you on his back, do your hair in the mornings, cuddles, handshakes..ect. He wants to be your best friend. I do think you just even holding his hand would calm him down or holding his arm would help him to feel better.

He does attempt the subtlety of Jason. It doesn't really work the same way because well, he cannot contain himself. He's feral. Plus you assume the seat is for Cass or Babs instead so you never choose it. Like he gets to the dinner table first, saves the seat for you, and you sit next to him but he makes it so weird AHHAHA. Like he's trying to remain calm but he's breathing so hard. You finally chose him. (it was the only seat left) BUT YOU CHOSE HIM. You didn't scurry away like usual. He's just staring at you because he's so happy and you are sending help signals to Jason who is finding this all very amusing. Dick, wont stop talking either and he keeps filling up your plate with food. He gives you a corner piece of the brownie..he loves you so much.

[linuxgamenews]

Experience the Rise of the British Raj in Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire

Pivot of Empire the new Immersion Pack launches for Victoria 3 grand strategy on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the brilliant minds at Paradox Development Studio for making it happen. Which you can delve into now on Steam. Ready to lead India into a bright new future? Pivot of Empire, the latest immersion pack for Victoria 3, is here to let you shape the destiny of a nation. One also caught in the whirlwind of colonialism and revolution. Dive into a century of change, power struggles, and the dreams of independence. All while taking place against the backdrop of 19th and early 20th-century India. In Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire, you’ll witness the change of the East India Company into the British Raj and beyond. The question is, how will you shape history? Will you side with the British Crown or rally behind the Indian people? Or will carve out your own unique path? It’s a battle of ties and values, and every choice counts.

Pivot of Empire Out now with Update 1.8 | Victoria 3

Do you crush revolts to maintain control, or do you answer the people’s call for freedom? The choice is yours, and the future of millions rests in your hands.

What’s New in Pivot of Empire?

This isn’t just a reskin or a small tweak—it’s a full deep dive into India’s history with loads of new content, including:

Historical Events and Journal Entries: Dive into detailed stories about the East India Company, the British Raj, the Sikh Empire, and various Princely States. Take on major moments like the Indian Uprising and trands for reform or liberty.

Nationalist Movements: Guide India through heated debates. Do you reform the system or push for full freedom? Each path is packed with challenges and rewards.

The British India Caste System: Tackle debatable laws and events as you decide whether to uphold or reshape the caste structure.

Harvest and Famines Mechanic: Manage India’s food supply. Will you rise to the test of securing resources? Or will famine strike?

Fresh Art and Visuals: Enjoy new buildings, UI skins, maps, and event art that bring India’s rich history to life.

The immersion pack also brings new historical characters. While offering unique clothing assets to add depth to your campaigns. Pivot of Empire lets you step into the chaos and complexity of British India, making every play through unique. Whether you're holding onto power or fighting for freedom, you’re crafting a story that’s entirely your own. Grab Victoria 3: Pivot of Empire now on Steam and rewrite the history of India your way. With a price of $9.99 USD / £8.50 / 9,99€. Which also offers game support for Linux, Steam Deck (playable), Mac, and Windows PC. You can also get the base game with a 50% discount on Steam and Humble Store. With a sale price of $24.99 USD / £20.99 / 24,99€.

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