#Sean is just as annoying as he claims Daniel is

[jhasegawa25]

What do you think Sean did to Daniel before this pic was taken? Because based on how Daniel looks and Sean’s smile, I think he definitely did something to annoy Daniel

[vole-mon-amour]

Some of my LIS2 choices. I did my best and mostly went with my gut, even though some walkthroughs did affect my choice. Some choices I didn't even know were available, and some, like Daniel helping Sean with carrying water in ep3, I missed. He offered help, but I didn't ask him to use the power, so he didn't.

Overall, some decisions didn't matter. For example, I didn't tell that abuser next door that we're staying at our Grandparents', but he still called them that later and didn't even flinch, like it was normal. Some decisions, like in s4, still lead to the same outcomes, which really felt like Telltale—absolutely useless and annoying.

Mushroom's death, by the way, was still unnecessary. The way the game forces your hand to do one choice or the other sometimes (why is hetero romance "right" and same sex romance is "bad"? Why does Cassidy see that the heist is hella dangerous and a horrible idea, while Finn gets greedy and goes, "Dude, your brother asked me to, I didn't force him"? Hello? Who's the adult here?)

I would've loved to romance Finn just for the sake of telling him that "I like some boys" and "I like you" and the overall "I find you cute", but fuck, man. You're blaming a nine year old? You see his power and that's your immediate chain of thoughts and actions? Again, no wonder you've been to jail at such a young age already.

Episode 2:

Episode 3:

Episode 4 (i HATE this episode. Such a waste of the players' time and possibilities):

Episode 5:

First and foremost, Arthur and Stanley are the best. Love those dudes. Might be my fav characters here. Go, you old gays. <3

Honestly, not the worst ending, but could've been better. Would've loves to see both brothers in Mexico, protected by a gang or something.

On the other hand, Daniel loved Sean enough to make the way for him, tell him, "don't go back for me" and "hope you're happy in Mexico".

I understand why I got this ending. I tried to teach Daniel not to be a complete asshole, so he refused to hurt any more people; I tried to enjoy my own journey, so we didn't get a brotherly bond up to 100%. I tried to teach him about not talking about his power with the others & that annoyed him. I'd be such a horrible parent/older sibling. Getting annoyed at Daniel, a fictional kid, is bad enough. I'm glad I'm an only child.

Also, fuck Karen. Just because she FINALLY helped her kids doesn't erase her actions. She could've totally use her head and not get married and have kids. It wasn't society, parents or whatever. She made her choice. And to write her a heartfelt letter, "sorry for getting you involved, it's not your problem"? Hello???? She abandoned them? She's their mother, after all (or at least she claims to be)? It's her duty? That's shitty parenting right there. I wish Sean could've told her waaay more in both ep4 and ep5. It's just not realistic the way they actually scripted it.

Overall, I enjoyed this game more than the first one, but I still felt too old for the game? The first 5 hours (so 2 episodes) felts like 20 hours and gave me a horrible headache. I hate first LIS with their problems and parties, and the choices that don't matter, and fucking Chloe that pissed me off sooo much. I gave LIS2 a chance because the brothers reminded me of Sam and Nathan. For a while I imagined them on the road, since they have been on the run as teenagers, too. Then I got used to it, but Daniel was still annoying. I will never love kids, that's for sure.

The way people kind of expect you to sacrifice Arcadia Bay? Lmao, no. Also, I'm glad we didn't have to deal with Captain Spirit nonsense too much. I would still have appreciated if it wasn't there at all, I couldn't even play the demo because of how much the kid annoys me (again, not a fan of kids), but I'm glad it was only for one episode. And I'm glad I could push past the weed, party, booze problems at the very start of the game. That is not my thing at all.

I am glad I am done with the game for now. Maybe I'll go for collectibles later, but I honestly doubt it. They don't even give achievements for different outcomes, which is a shame.

[ziltoidcoffee]

We've done Terry being jealous of Kumiko. Now: Daniel being jealous of Kreese.

Terry admitted to Daniel at some point that before they met, he was unrequitedly in love with John for years. Daniel doesn't mind Terry and Kreese still being friends, of course he doesn't, that would be silly. And yet whenever Kreese comes to the house for a visit, Daniel spends the whole time hanging on Terry's neck. Sitting in his lap. Generally turning the PDA up to 11.

(All right, anon. I’m not a huge Cobra Husbands romantic shipper, but since it's in their past, fuck it. 🐍 Here’s what I thought of. Definitely an canon div. AU if they got together during KK3.)

For the last hour, Daniel’s been watching a movie with Terry on the couch in his mansion, both wearing matching, red satin pajamas with hand-stitched monograms. He has his head in the older man’s lap with long fingers combing through his hair, each drag sending a warm tingle down Daniel’s spine. The movie is an old black and white noir that Terry likes, but he doesn’t care what film they watch, only that they’re together.

He’s content to spend the entire night here, possibly even fall asleep and be taken to bed. But a door slamming from the other room has Daniel sitting up with a frown, staring at the entrance to the living room. “What’s wrong?” he hears Terry ask, and Daniel says nothing, lying back down. But he can feel his face pulling into a grimace, annoyed by who he already knows will be joining them shortly. Only one person would dare to treat Terry’s house without care and live to see another day.

But just in case there’s any doubt in Daniel’s head, the march of footsteps toward the living room confirms his suspicions, along with Terry’s gleeful, “John! You’re back early!” Daniel can already feel the pang of jealousy turning into bile in his throat. He doesn’t even bother looking away from the movie, knowing the sight of John Kreese will ruin his composure.

“Turns out, my date was a bitch,” John scoffs, and he walks across the room in front of the television. Daniel still refuses to meet his eyes. He never liked Kreese and still doesn’t, especially after what he did to Johnny, or tried to do. But he puts up with the man, acting cordial at the very least since he’s Terry’s closest friend.

“Sorry to hear that,” Terry chuckles, and his hand slides down from Daniel’s hair to caress the side of his face. “Guess we all can’t be so lucky.”

Despite Kreese’s annoying presence, his boyfriend’s words bring a smile to Daniel’s lips. He even turns his head and glances up to meet Terry’s eyes.

Kreese snorts. “Whatever, I don’t care. Plenty of fish in the sea,” he mutters. Then there’s the sound of someone taking a seat not too far away, followed by a happier, “What’re you watching?”

Daniel tilts his head to glance over and finds Kreese sitting in the plush chair beside the couch facing the tv. Great, he plans to stay and ruin their date night for what is not the first time since Kreese moved in with them after his apartment complex burnt down. Terry claimed this was “only temporary” to help out his friend, but after three months, Daniel is starting to wonder if his boyfriend knows what the word “temporary” means.

He tries to hide his discomfort and turns away, sitting up beside Kreese with crossed arms. Not only does Daniel detest Kreese because of his past actions, but he found out a few weeks ago that his boyfriend used to have a crush on the former military captain. He considered moving out himself after that bomb was dropped, giving Terry the silent treatment for almost 24 hours. The only reason he didn’t is because Terry whisked him away for a much-needed vacation in Palm Springs and opened up to Daniel about all his past relationships, baring his heart in a rare moment.

Terry doesn’t seem to notice his aversion, smiling as he slings an arm around Daniel’s waist. “The Frightened City,” he answers. “Pre-Bond Sean Connery.”

“Now that’s a real man,” Kreese comments, and there’s a shuffle of clothes then a click that sounds like he’s lit a cigar.

A second later, the smoke drifting toward Daniel proves him right, and he rolls his eyes while Terry laughs at his friend. “True, true,” he says, like Kreese actually said something funny.

They start discussing the plot and the actors, loud enough to drown out the movie, and Daniel can feel the beginning of anger pricking up his spine. When this goes on too long, he throws his leg over Terry’s thigh, trying to earn his attention. But all he gets instead is his boyfriend’s hand, coming down to rest over Daniel’s leg. His fingers even play with the silk fabric, but Terry’s still joking with Kreese.

It shouldn’t annoy Daniel so much. Terry explained he got over Kreese when they came back from war. He realized Kreese was straight and never going to change. But that doesn’t settle the little green monster in Daniel’s mind. He grinds his teeth and turns his body to throw his other leg over Terry before moving to straddle him. Terry’s eyes widen in surprise, and Daniel grins while settling his hands on the man’s chest.

“What’s this?” Terry whispers, eyes cutting to Kreese.

Daniel doesn’t bother peering over. “I thought you said we’d be alone tonight,” he purrs, keeping his voice low enough for only his boyfriend to hear. Then he tilts his hips to grind down against Terry’s crotch covered in satin.

Terry sucks in a breath. “I assumed wrong,” he admits, closing his eyes as if trying to compose himself. But his hands drop to settle over Daniel’s hips, squeezing but not stopping his motion

“Can’t you just ask him to leave?” Daniel asks, and his voice is whiny, almost embarrassingly so. But he can feel Terry hardening beneath him. He must be doing something right.

The fingers at his hips tighten. “He had a bad night. I’m trying to be nice to my old friend,” Terry tells him.

He doesn’t like the sound of that. His boyfriend is too caring about the old war vet. Oh well, Daniel will make him leave then. “But what about me?” he breathes, and his fingers start to unbutton Terry’s shirt while his hips grind downward. Terry glares at him, saying nothing. Though under Daniel’s fingers, he can feel the older man’s heart beating rapidly. “I want you all to myself, Terry.”

Before Terry can reply, Daniel ducks down to kiss at his neck as a hand slides into his shirt. It’s then he hears a groan of irritation from a few feet away, and Daniel smirks against his boyfriend’s skin.

”All right, I’m out. No movie is worth watching you two for,” Kreese grumbles, and a moment later, there’s the slog of footsteps and a door shutting close.

When Daniel brings his head back up, Terry isn’t frowning but smirking. “You little brat,” he growls though his voice is full of affection, and his hands glide down to grab Daniel’s ass, bringing him closer. “You did that on purpose.”

“Maybe,” Daniel admits, pushing back against Terry’s touch. “I told you. I want you all to myself.” His expression darkens at the thought of Kreese and his boyfriend together in their positions.

He earns a chuckle. “Is this about my old infatuation with John?” Terry asks, and Daniel shrugs. “You should know by now that you're the most important person to me.”

It’s not quite “I love you,” but Daniel accepts this for now. “Then please kick him out, Terry. He’s always up in our business. I can’t stand it,” he pleads, still unbuttoning his shirt.

Terry sighs. “Soon, Danny. I swear.” He leans in to offer a soft and brief kiss that calms Daniel along with his next words. “But maybe I should keep John around if this is how you act.”

Daniel’s face grows warm in self-consciousness, but his head is caught by strong fingers at his jaw before he can turn away. “You look so pretty in green,” Terry whispers, and his smug grin makes Daniel see red instead.

He lifts a hand to grab the back of Terry’s head and pull him into a bruising kiss. John Kreese will never know what this feels like, to taste Terry Silver, not as long as Daniel’s around.

[wrestlingisfake]

The story so far on Daniel Bryan and CM Punk:

Sean Ross Sapp (Fightful) reported Punk is in talks for an in-ring return, and AEW is the current favorite. No indication of a contract being signed so far.

Cassidy Haynes (Bodyslam) reported that Bryan has already signed an AEW deal.

Dave Meltzer (Wrestling Observer) says he's heard Bryan and Punk are both negotiating with AEW, but doesn't know if either has signed anything.

Sapp says Bryan's talking to AEW, but can't confirm that he's signed.

Sapp and Meltzer are reliable. The key difference between this and every other time Punk rumors started is that these two guys are actually on board, instead of just some rando claiming 'the dirtsheets' reported something.

I never heard of Haynes or Bodyslam until last night, but Sapp says Haynes has good AEW sources. It's possible Haynes jumped the gun, but I guess we'll see.

I've seen a lot of talk about Punk debuting in Chicago and Bryan debuting at the New York stadium show, but that seems less like reporting and more like common sense speculation. I'd be wary of anyone passing off fantasy booking ideas as confirmation that things are definitely happening.

I think these reports are credible enough to believe serious talks are happening with both guys, but it's still possible neither will actually sign. The Haynes story could be premature. Punk could get annoyed by the internet reaction, or literally anything. WWE could swoop in with gigantic money offers at the last minute. The story is worth following, but not solid enough to bring Punk and Danielson signs to the next AEW show. Not yet, anyway.

[updatesherwood]

DOMINIC AT #DREAMITATHOME2 [PT. 1]

Q: Were you able to hang out with any of the cast from Penny Dreadful, who have you gotten to know, are any of them like Alberto or Matt? D: Yes, I’m pretty close to all of them, obviously I spend of my time with Thomas and Michael so I’m closest to them but I’m also relatively close to Daniel and Jonathan, we see each other at evensts and stuff. 

Q: How was it moving out in the middle of quarantine and a global pandemic? D: It was annoying, moving out was a nightmare and I needed to move out because as you see Dan is 20 stone or something ridiculous now, he needed a yard and I didn’t have one, it was awful. The movers were terrible, they charged me too much money and didn’t do a very good job, they left a piece of my couch at my other place and they claimed it wasn’t so, it was a nightmare.

Q: If there was one thing you would change about yourself what would it be? / Are you still learning Spanish?  D: Nothing, I’m perfect. Maybe humility. I would like to be better at languages. / Yeah, mostly because of the show I’m on now that is a lot about Latin culture and a lot of actors I’m working on are native speakers so it’s important to me to learn as much as I could to communicate with them in their first language. 

Q: What are your next goals? D: Season 2 of Penny Dreadful - that would be amazing - but we don’t know yet and I can’t  tell you because I don’t have any information. Then, career-wise,  I’d love to do maybe some films but it’s not something I’m on now since the industry is closed down so there’s anything to look for to. Personally, my happiness and health and of whose around me. 

Q: Are there any projects you would like to try now? D: There are a few yeah, the problem with projects not officially released in the production stages I’m not allowed to talk about but there are a few yes, there is a film a I know there’s a tv show that is similar to Penny Dreadful which is a continue of a very successful pre-existing series and that’s definitely something I wanna be part of but unfortunately there’s nothing I can really say about it because there’s no information released to the public yet and I’m not a part of them yet.

Q: How have you been doing with CoVid-19? D: Well, I don’t have it so that’s a positive thing, the issue I have with it is that the person we all refer to for anything in relations to crisis, medicines and whatever, and his recommendations was not to open until it drops but that’s not what happened and as a result we have massive spikes now and LA is the worst it has been since it started. So to keep everyone safe I’ve just been staying at home and it’s a nice thing for me because I get to interact with people. 

Q: Which type of character would you like to play? D: Probably either a James Bond obviously or I want a cowboy. Playing in 1938 was pretty cool because you get to play with different cars, costumes, accents and how people talk, interact with each other.

Q: About Penny Dreadful, you were supposed to play a German one, you had to talk in German too? D: That’s funny, someone said “could you not do a German accent” and they never asked me to do that, it was always American. I’ve always knew it would have been an American who joined the gestapo and that was sent back to America. In a possible season 2, I know he speaks German but he haven’t seem him yet. 

Q: Who is your favourite James Bond actor? D: I think it’s a generation thing, I’m a big fan of Sean Connery but if you go back to some old  films they were quite misogynistic and now it’s not the case, and then I was raised with Pierce Brosnan and he was the first one I got to see and I’m a huge fan of Daniel Craig as well, so one of those three.

Q: How was learning to surf for Penny Dreadful? D: That was hard, I thought it was going to be really easy but it wasn’t and it’s really hard work. I did a few lessons on my own. It’s very important to me to understand those skills to understand my character. There were two issues. One: in the 30s sweatsuits didn’t exist yet so I was wearing the boxer shorts than they had in 30s, the second thing is that we filmed that in December so it was really cold. They had to move the day to a sunny one so that the water would be warm and it saved my life.

Q: Why did you become an actor? D: Honestly that’s all I wanted to do since I was a kid, like 5yo, performing and being in front of an audience in any shape or form and when I turned 18 and I left school I spent some time travelling the world and when I came back I joined this small agency and I got some commercial roles and bigger parts on my way up which lead me to tv films then I got a bigger agent which is still my agent now and it has been for 10 years now, I was one of the lucky people who knew from the young age what I wanted to do.

Q: How do you handle the constant rejection that comes from your job? D: You never know what they’re looking for and if you’re right for the role and then when you see it on screen you understand. It took me a really long time to get used to it but the only way is to think that there will be another job as good and as exciting because people are always gonna make film and tv. If you go into an audition and you know nothing about it, it’s fine. But if you get to the final two or five and you’re in the last round, that’s hard to take.

Q: Are there any movies from the past you would like to play in, with which actors? D: James Dean would be on the list for sure, I’d love to work with him. Elvis, Buster Keaton.

Q: What about a Dan and Dom show? D: No, cause he just takes all the attentions and nobody would watch me and that’s understandable.

[aion-rsa]

Cobra Kai Season 4: Can Daniel and Johnny Make Amends?

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Aristotle said, “A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.” In the upcoming season 4 of Cobra Kai, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) may finally bury the hatchet, or the axe kick, in their battle to save the valley from Cobra Kai’s villainous Sensei Kreese (Martin Kove). During Netflix’s global fan event, TUDUM, the latest sneak peek at Cobra Kai revealed a few clues about where season 4 might go. The next season of the breakout reboot hit premieres on December 31 so fans can nurse their New Year’s Eve hangovers with a Karate Kid binge.  

“Many of us used to be enemies, but rivalries don’t last forever,” claims Daniel-san at the start of the new teaser. We knew at the end of season 3 that the Miyagi-Do Dojo was going to unite with the Eagle Fang Dojo in hopes that their combined forces will be enough to defeat Cobra Kai. Daniel delivered his questionably legal crane kick to Johnny’s face at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament in the original film The Karate Kid. Cobra Kai has been masterfully tucking its Easter eggs in plain sight throughout the series and for season 4 has set this as the arena for the next clash between the Valley’s rival Dojos.

Throughout season 3, Daniel and Johnny tested a truce, first in episode 2 when they fight side-by-side in search of Robby (Tanner Buchanan) and again towards the end when they have dinner together with Ali (Elizabeth Shue) at the Encino Oaks Country Club. From those interactions, Daniel and Johnny established that they can be frenemies, setting up the ultimate ‘buddy film’ chemistry for the upcoming season. Already in the teaser, the inevitable conflict between Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang tactics are playing out on comic proportions. 

The new teaser also reiterates the return of Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), the original owner of the Cobra Kai Dojo and sponsor of the 1985 All Valley Tournament. This was foreshadowed in season 3 with a well-played red herring in the Kreese Vietnam flashback arc with Ponytail (Seth Kemp). Just like Steven Seagal, Silver is known for his ponytail, but in ‘Nam flashback, young Silver (Nick Marini) had yet to adopt the hairstyle affectation. Now we know it is in honor of his fallen comrade. Last May, in the wake of season 3, Netflix released the teaser “Terry Silver Returns”, which also focused on that signature ponytail. 

Silver levels up Cobra Kai even more. He taught Daniel in Karate Kid Part III as a ruse, setting him up to fall at the All Valley Karate Tournament against ‘Karate’s Bad Boy’ Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan). Unlike most of the original Karate Kid cinematic cast, Griffith and Kanan were genuine martial arts masters prior to joining the franchise. The real question here is whether Barnes reappears in season 4. 

The other tantalizing clue in the new teaser is Kreese annoying Amanda (Courtney Henggeler). She has been the voice of reason throughout Cobra Kai, a strangely sober counterpoint to her husband Daniel despite all the wine she drinks. However, Kreese has managed to get under her skin in season 3. As a master manipulator, he has learned how to push Amanda’s buttons, triggering her mama bear instincts when it comes to protecting Sam (Mary Mouser) and making her do something rash and regrettable. 

Whatever may come in season 4, we know it’s not the end. Cobra Kai season 5 is starting production in Atlanta this fall. 

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Cobra Kai season 4 comes to Netflix on December 31, 2021. 

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Cole Launius

English 212

Professor Kim Lacey

30 June 2018

Analytical Reflection

            This class was a great surprise for me. I had no idea that the course would be based off of this great book. As I engaged in the reading and further went through the subjects inside with my review of “The Truman Show,” my ability to identify with the surveillance around me grew as I gained more insight and information. The issue at hand is not only a matter of unethical decision making above the governed heads, but also the idea that surveillance and the lack of privacy can create a negative impact on the human condition. Surveillance culture is exemplified in today’s society primarily through films, music, and art, and informative pieces all in which I intend to dive into as I examine and reflect on a world surrounded by the camera lens.

          I think that ethically speaking we can all agree that it is wrong to invade someone else’s personal space. According to information from The University of Tennessee at Martin, surveillance involves paying close attention to someone else, and to me that is another reason it is made unethical because everyone deserves their own space and privacy and by watching closely, that perimeter is destroyed. It is annoying to find yourself being watched by the overhead camera in the local Walmart or VG’s, but when someone gets close to you it rekindles a different kind of emotion. One that makes you question the persons upbringing and their morals to go along with it. “Stop reading my texts,” your friend yells as you lean back into your seat in the car. Why do you feel the need to read what I am saying? Why are you so interested in my conversations? Did your parents teach you any manners? It becomes more of an issue of ethics than it does about us solely being watched and recorded for other purposes. Trust and privacy go hand and hand, and when someone’s privacy is compromised by the public environment, they tend to lose trust and have more opposition. In an example from a clip from “The Dark Knight,” Batman attempts to link all cell phones in the city together to create a virtual map to find his objective.

          Surveillance changes the way people act around each other and in public especially. For a moment I had reacted with such hostility when I first had discovered that I was constantly being watched and others reassured me that I no longer had any privacy. I would stand taller, push out my chest and walk like I had just done a great workout at the gym. I am a very big fan of Hip-Hop and moreover I have noted that most of the artists that I listen to have a gig for fashion. They are always wearing something extravagant in the spotlight. Said perfectly by 2 Chainz in one of his songs, “Feds Watching,” he states that he will be dressed accordingly if they are watching him. This is most definitely interesting because he chooses to boast about changing his view under surveillance because I am sure he wears sweatpants lounging around the house. Another unfortunate way that people change and act differently when being watched is in a show called “Hansen Vs Predator.” In this show Chris Hansen creates a fake meet up with creeps on the internet and then interviews them right on the spot to find out why they choose to do what they do and try to trap young children. When watching the predator as Chris enters the room, his facial expression changes so quickly, you know he knows something went wrong, and that now he is being watched very closely.

          A few pictures I happen to come across on the global web reminded me that those cameras we see in our peripheral are not about just keeping us out of danger and harm’s way, but it is about the politicians, according to Mike Harris from The Telegraph. And I also agree, that anything related to the law never is about the people first, but the ones who put it into effect. The first image scripted, “We need rules that limit our leaders’ power more than we need rules that limit our rights.” I really felt as if I related to this quote or even wrote it because it seems like a thought that would come screaming out of my head in the middle of the night. How doesn’t everyone in the world agree with what this says? It makes more than complete sense, think about it. If we live in a democracy, then we have the ultimate say, yet we don’t, and we are still under claims as a democracy. If the people truly had the power, not power restricted by congressmen, we could change the way things are imposed on us all and put the spotlight on the ones who get to make the big decisions. Another photo that I saw was more of a political cartoon if anything, but it still recreated the idea of militant opposition towards the government. The cartoon was an army ranger pointing a gun to an unarmed victim, with the victim saying not to shoot, but also the ranger looking back at a tv recorder saying, “don’t shoot!”  The irony of this situation is also a great factor and a reason why I chose to include it. You are pointing a gun at someone, yet yelling at a camera not to record? Sounds like something fishy is going on.

          In life today people and companies, and the government use surveillance in other ways as well. One common way surveillance is utilized in today’s economy is that there is a lot of online traffic so app developers share information gained from watching users and allow them to shape apps and clothing and shopping related goods to a specific audience and you could be targeted depending on what you post. You may post different things to avoid this then becoming someone you’re not. This is called social sorting when companies take advantage of your information that you post to social media sites. There are also other ways that surveillance can cause change within someone. For example, if your co-worker is staring at you everyday after work, you might get a new car, or park in a different spot to get away from the state of being watched in your own space.

          Cell phones, iPads, MacBooks and cameras have taken over the life of the youth. Then there are memes which have taken over the internet. What is ironic is that as the amount of surveillance in the world increases, the more we joke about being watched and create memes about it on our social media sites. But the fact that we are creating jokes and messing around with being watched and surveilled by the government and others is kind of scary. Why are we joking about having zero sense of privacy around us and for others? That is unnatural and strange, and it is upsetting to think that everyone else in society has come to accept being watched all of the time. Surveillance has had its way weaving into everyones lives so easily because it was not a choice but an unfortunate and irreversible consequence.

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May 2017 Reads

I AM GOING TO DO THIS EVERY MONTH TO SHARE WHAT BOOKS I HAVE READ (OR ABANDONED) IN MY 50 BOOK CHALLENGE FOR THE YEAR. AND I’LL ADD BOOKS I’M STILL READING THAT I’M SURE I’LL FINISH BY THE END OF THE CURRENT MONTH.

MY READ COUNT THIS MONTH: 13 ABANDONED THIS MONTH: 4 IN PROGRESS: 2 2017 COUNT: 41

JANUARY 2017 || FEBRUARY 2017 || MARCH 2017 || APRIL 2017 || MAY 2017 || June 2017

In progress from last month...

The Paper Magician

Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal.Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined.  Ceony also learns of the extraordinary dangers of forbidden magic. An Excisioner — a practitioner of dark, flesh magic — invades the cottage and rips Thane’s heart from his chest. To save her teacher’s life, Ceony must face the evil magician and embark on an unbelievable adventure.

Author: Charlie N. Holmberg

Genre: Teen, Sci-Fi

Rating: ★  ★  ★  ☆  ☆

NEW

I Don’t Like Koala

What’s not to love about a cute, cuddly...creepy toy koala? This is the story of a boy and the stuffed animal he just can’t seem to shake. Adam does not like Koala. Koala is a little creepy. Adam tries explaining this to his parents. He tries putting Koala away—far away. He tries taking Koala on a long, long walk. Nothing works. Will Adam ever be rid of Koala? Author: Sean Ferrell Genre: Picture book (more adult humor) Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

Finding Home

A remarkable story of survival. The creators of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY and LITTLE LOST BAT, Sandra Markle and Alan Marks team up again to chronicle the challenges faced by a mother koala: protecting herself and her joey from a raging bushfire, and finding food and a new home after their home range is destroyed. Based on a true story.

Author: Sandra Markle

Genre: Picture book

Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

Deadpool: Annihilation

Deadpool has now become fixated on achieving the one thing that's always been beyond his reach-death. Not an easy thing for an unkillable man to achieve, but that's not gonna stop him from trying. But first, he must figure out the all-important question: How? What in the world can kill Deadpool? It has to be big. It has to be powerful beyond description. It has to be...green?

Author: Daniel Way

Genre: Graphic Novel

Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

One Punch Man

One blow heresy! A hero "Saitama" which is too strong, knocks down any evil monster with one punch. Legend opening of the strongest heroes in the world!

Author: ONE

Genre: Manga, Humorous Manga

Rating:  ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

The Incredible Journey

Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love.

Author: Sheila Burnford

Genre: Young Reader, Fiction

Rating:  ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

Batman: Arkham City

Video game tie-in reveals real motivation behind Mayor Sharp's plans for the new criminal walled-in city -- insane psychiatrist Hugo Strange with drugs and hypnotism angers good soldiers into rabid anti-Bat Tyger private force. Emaciated Joker, obese Penguin, scrawny Riddler, bulky Bane, and mostly Two-Face with exposed side of blood sinew and bone.

Author: Paul Dini

Genre: Graphic Novel

Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

If We Were Villains

Enter the players. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. Until that year, we saw no further than the books in front of our faces.On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. 

Author: M.L. Rio

Genre: Fiction, Suspense

Rating: ★  ★  ★  ★  ★  

Assassination Classroom (#1)

A gunshot meeting the classroom with the command! Yuigaoka Junior High School E group is an assassination school where all the students aim for their non-human teacher's life. Life of target and assassin begin...

Author: Yusei Matsui

Genre: Manga, Humor Manga

Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

Girl In Pieces

Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At 17, she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge.

Author: Kathryn Glasgow

Genre: Teen, Fiction

Rating: ★  ★  ★  ★  ★  

Smoke

Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is desperate for peace. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened that fatal night, but she is stuck at home with their mother, who clings to normalcy by allowing the truth to be covered up by their domineering community leaders. Her father might be finally gone, but without Pattyn, Jackie is desperately isolated.

Author: Ellen Hopkins 

Genre: Teen, Fiction

Rating: ★  ★  ★  ☆  ☆

Assassination Classroom (#2)

A beautiful foreign language teacher is newly assigned to E group. Her true identity is a fierce killer who approached the target with her good looks and skillful talking! Preparation for  assassination of Koro-Sensei steadily progresses...

Author: Yusei Matsui

Genre: Manga, Humor Manga

Rating: ★  ★  ★   ★  ☆

Everneath

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Author: Brodi Ashton

Genre: Teen, Romance, Fantasy

Rating:  ★  ☆  ☆  ☆  ☆

The Girls of Atomic City

The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history.

Author: Denise Kiernan

Genre: Non-Fiction, History

Rating: IN PROGRESS

Sweetbitter

"Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge..." This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the 22 year old at the heart of this novel. Shot from a mundane, provincial past, she's come to NYC to look for a life she can't define, except as a burning drive to become someone. After she stumbles into a coveted job at a renowned Union Square restaurant, we spend the year with her as she learns the chaotic, punishing, privileged life of a "backwaiter," on duty and off.

Author: Stephanie Danler

Genre: Fiction

Rating: IN PROGRESS

Prudence

When Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama (Rue to her friends) is given an unexpected dirigible, she does what any sensible female would under similar circumstances - names it the Spotted Custard and floats to India in pursuit of the perfect cup of tea. But India has more than just tea on offer. Rue stumbles upon a plot involving local dissidents, a kidnapped brigadier's wife, and some awfully familiar Scottish werewolves.

Author: Gail Carriger

Genre: Sci-Fi, Steampunk

Reason abandoned: The writing was just... awful.

Given to the Sea

Khosa was born to be fed to the sea, to prevent the kind of wave that once destroyed the Kingdom of Stille. She can’t be sacrificed until she produces an heir, but human touch repulses her…except for the touch of the Indiri. Dara and Donil are the last of the Indiri, a native race with magic that’s seductive—a force of nature—but dwindling since the Pietra slaughtered their people. Witt leads the Pietra, the fierce warriors who are now marching on the Kingdom of Stille. The stone shores of Witt’s kingdom harbor a secret threat, and to ensure the survival of his people, he’s prepared to conquer every speck of Stille’s soil.

Author: Mindy McGinnis

Genre: Teen, Fantasy

Reason abandoned: This story was going N O W H E R E fast. And the plot was so disorganized, I couldn’t handle it.

A Study in Charlotte

The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s great-great-great-granddaughter, who has inherited not only Sherlock’s genius but also his volatile temperament. From everything Jamie has heard about Charlotte, it seems safer to admire her from afar.

Author: Brittany Cavallaro

Genre: Teen, Fiction

Reason abandoned: Again, bad writing.

Geekerella

When geek girl Elle Wittimer sees a cosplay contest sponsored by the producers of Starfield, she has to enter. First prize is an invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. Elle’s been scraping together tips from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck behind her stepmother’s back, and winning this contest could be her ticket out once and for all—not to mention a fangirl’s dream come true.

Author: Ashley Poston

Genre: Teen, Fiction

Reason abandoned: I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I DISLIKED ELLE. SHE IS SERIOUSLY THE PERSON OR TYPE OF PERSON I AVOID IN A FANDOM. So pretentious and annoying, oh my god. Insufferable is a good word to describe her.

~~~

Tags: @jamiemelyn 

[jhasegawa25]

Diaz Family Headcanons

*Ending spoilers and pictures under the cut*

These have been sitting in my drafts since I started posting here again. I’m a sucker for tickles & Diaz family fluff and I just want them happy, laughing and having fun, So here’s some silly tickle hcs about my favorite wolf pack.

Sean:

He’s moderately ticklish in all of the normal places: underarms, sides, etc.

He’ll flinch and let out these soft giggles as he tries to fend off any tickles (or turn the tables on you if you’re Daniel Diaz)

However, the one spot that absolutely kills him are his feet

There’s kinda canon evidence that his feet are ticklish at the beginning of ep3, but that may be up to interpretation.

Compared to every other spot, Sean’s SO much more ticklish on his feet,

He laughs so much louder, he’ll try to kick, pull and get away however he can, he may even scream/shriek . (A rare sight for the “emotionless” teenage son)

Lyla’s the only one of his friends who knows ALL of his spots. She’ll mostly tickle him often in easy spots like his sides or under his arms. She’s someone who can get the best reactions out of Sean with his less ticklish spots, and she’s not mean enough to go for his death spot

Esteban of course knows all of Sean’s spots (he is his papito after all) and with how playful Esteban is, Sean’s had multiple run-ins with the “tickle monster” over the years. 

Esteban doesn’t tickle Sean as often now that he’s older, but when the family’s goofing off, or when Esteban thinks Sean’s in one of his “emotionless, teenager” moods, he’ll definitely pull out his old trick.

 Unlike Lyla, Esteban WILL go for the feet for the best reactions whenever possible.

Daniel tries to tickle Sean sometimes, usually as payback for all the times Sean tickles him.) However since he’s so small and Daniel’s probably all over the place with his technique, it doesn’t have much effect (and often ends in Sean turning the tables if he’s not too annoyed with the brat)

However in Blood Brothers ending, Daniel definitely has more success. He even finds out just how ticklish Sean’s feet are and he definitely uses it to his advantage to get Sean to do something or because of his forever desire to get one over on his big bro.

Daniel

Our canonically ticklish baby boy!

Danny-boy is obviously very ticklish (I mean, most kids tend to be) and this remains true for all older Daniels (though have fun trying with some of them)

He’s ticklish just about everywhere. He’s pretty much a walking tickle spot, 

He mostly enjoys it and finds it fun (physical touch is his love language after all) even if he claims to hate it in the moment.. However, he doesn’t like it to go on for too long, it just depends on who’s tickling him.

A secret spot for him would be his hands. He does say in ep5 that it kinda tickles when he uses his power so imagine that they make his hands more sensitive and someone tracing their fingers over his palm could get him giggling.

As the youngest and littlest cub in the Diaz wolf pack, he’s the most susceptible to tickle attacks from both his dad and  mostly his brother

Sean usually tickles him when Daniel’s feeling down to get him smiling again, but also when Daniel’s being a little brat, or when Daniel pranks him, or just because its his “duty” as an older brother.

BB Sean is even more playful but also more ruthless, and Daniel never learns not to mess with him. Daniel will pull a prank or tease him too much, and all Sean has to do is give him his usual smirk and Daniel immediately knows he better run or Sean will absolutely wreck him.

Or if Daniel holds something out of reach with his powers, Sean only has to give him a few pokes and tickles until Daniel’s giggling, loses concentration an drops the item.

Daniel can mostly control his powers to make sure that they don’t accidentally activate if he’s being overwhelmed with tickles, but they can occasionally flare up, He tries his hardest not to let this happen if he’s horsing around with Sean (due to him worrying too much about hurting Sean again.)

That doesn’t mean he won’t still try to cheat and hold Sean down with his powers to get some much needed revenge. He’ll only use them occasionally though, and he’s extremely careful about it, constantly making sure Sean’s ok.

Esteban

The resident tickle monster of the Diaz family. It’s in his nature as the fun, playful patriarch.

He’s gotten both boys plenty of times, mostly when they were younger, but continues to do so no matter how old they get (just not as often)

Daniel is his usual target since he spends more time with him when not working. Daniel’s also still receptive to tickle fights with dad compared to his grumpy older son. 

Sean used to be his main target, but he doesn’t tickle him as much anymore now that he’s much older (and less receptive to his goofy dad antics). He still tries to get a few quick jabs and pokes in to mess with Sean or get him to lighten up.

He’s a huge fan of wake-up tickles, especially on the weekends when the boys are sleeping in but he wants them to spend some time with him on his day off.

Most of the time, Esteban tends to team up with one of the brothers against the other, initiating a full Diaz family tickle fight. This is when the true tickle monster comes out.

He’ll team up with Sean first and the two will tickle Daniel silly. Esteban will focus more on holding Daniel’s arms up and adding gentler tickles while Sean tends to go all out. He doesn’t want to overwhelm Daniel too much

And since he’s a fair dad, he’ll help Daniel get back at Sean. He’ll tackle the teen, digging into his sides or under his arms and wrestling him down so Daniel can return the torment. Or he’ll grab ahold of Sean’s ankles and go to town on Sean’s feet, enjoying the rarely heard loud bursts of laughter while Daniel goes for his other spots.

Don’t let him fool you though, this tickle monster is actually ticklish himself. He’s not the most ticklish person, but he has a fair share of spots that get a chuckle out of him.

His spots are more spread out and are more uncommon/looked over.

He has a really ticklish neck and ears, his knees are pretty ticklish too and will make him jerk his leg if you quickly squeeze them. His feet are also slightly ticklish, though it takes a bit to get a good reaction ot of him there.

After Esteban has helped both boys torment each other, they form the  rare team-up, in an attempt to turn the tables on Esteban

But because Esteban’s not too ticklish and the randomness of his spots. its easy for him to hold out and pretend he’s not ticklish.

He’ll try to hold it in, or he’ll escape before the boys can even start tickling, coming up with some random excuse for why the fun needs to end. Of course this only encourages their desire to one day find their papito’s weak spot.

The one person who knew exactly how to get him giggling besides his family back home is Karen.

Hope you enjoyed these. Feel free to use these for any content/scenarios (and let me know too so I can see). I might add a few other characters one day (namely Lyla, and maybe Karen.

[strategischwelt]

Civilized All Stars

Cast

Daniel "Dan" Roosevelt

Elizabeth "Elisa" Greenhill

Mary Alexandrina "Merlyn" Wilson (Boudicca of Celts)

Alexander "Alex" Jackson (Alexander the Great of Macedon)

Carla Roosevelt

Kleio "Cleo" Cosmatos (Cleopatra of Egypt)

Theodora "Dora" Angelides (Theodora of Byzantine)

Gustav Adolphus "Gus" Erikson, Jr.

Prof. Nicolas Petrof (Pericles of Athens)

Mrs. Kate Williams

Gerry Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt)

Rajendra "Raj" Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)

Vicky Harrison (Victoria)

Edward Washington (George Washington)

Franklin Joseph "Frank" Roosevelt. (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

Ellie Roosevelt (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Sean O'Curtin (John Curtin)

Sonia Zhaparova (Tomyris)

Suleiman Kishk ibn ar-Rashyid (Saladin)

Jamal Akbar ibn ar-Rahman (Gilgamesh)

Mary Tudor of England

Nathan Wellington (a fictional mayor of New York City)

Mark Romer (Trajan, mentioned only)

Messenger

Spartans

Townspeople

The Glorious Ones:

Phil Lukeson (Philip II)

Freddy Browns (Frederick Barbarossa)

Pete Cosgrave (Peter the Great)

Peter Alencar (Pedro II)

George Nzinga (Mvemba a Nzinga/Afonso I)

Gladys Cosgrave (Jadwiga)

Jane Lavigne (Catherine de Medici)

Elisa Castillo (Isabella the Catholic)

The Spokesman (real name: unknown)

Narrator

The other leaders of Civilization franchises:

Dido of Carthage (as tour guide)

Pocatello of Shoshone

Enrico Dandolo of Venice

Wu Zetian of China

Pacal of Mayans

Sejong the Great of Korea

Maria I of Portugal

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal

Suleiman the Magnificent of Ottoman

King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Siam

Justinian I of Byzantine

Pachacuti of Incans

William of Netherlands

Haile Selassie of Ethiopia

Maria Theresa of Austria

Sitting Bull of Native America

Attila of Huns

Ahmad al-Mansyur of Morocco

Ashurbanipal of Assyria

Montezuma II of Aztecs

Harald Hardrada of Norway (as Vicious Mecha-Hardrada)

[In March 29, 2017; at 10:35 am]

[At the Wondrous Office for a field trip, Dido (as tour guide) shows Mrs. Williams' class around the field of office]

Dido: Every employee is required to work Monday through Friday. Here you can see how every employee shall complete the task.

Merlyn: Look, there are employees who completed the task.

Carla: Wilson, but…

Merlyn: Let me take a picture!

[Merlyn taking a picture]

Merlyn: Gotcha! That's pretty talented!

Carla: Wilson, stop taking a deadly picture!

Merlyn: That's not a deadly one, but that's a talented picture!

Dido: And here is how the employees were distributed groups for the special presentation in office classroom.

Dan: Oh! Pretty interesting.

Gus: Hey, look! That's Jane Smith Browne, daughter of Glorious Member Frederick Browne.

Dan: Yes! [Jane Smith is the third group member who designs the logo of Go Green Service] Let's check it out, she is a service member!

Jenny: What did you call me, screwing mischief one!?

[Gustav is angry when Daniel calls Jenny "service member of the third group"]

Gus: Nope, Daniel. She's Jenny Browne!

Jenny: I am not a "service member of the third group"!

Carla: How dare you call her the least favorable thing!?

Dan: Why not to be a "service member"?

Jenny: No, mischief. Because I am a busy member of the Earth Channel Office for one week!

[Jenny angrily continues to design the logo]

Dan: Oh, man. You're in a wondrous office, right?

Jenny: Well, I will sue you, mischief!

Merlyn: Is Daniel right?

Gus: No, Jenny will sue him because of his mischief!

Merlyn: Oh, freak!

Mrs. Williams: Is that service member Browne?

Jenny: Uh! That mischief sucks!

[hitting a table due to Daniel's mischef]

Dan: But, Jen-

Jenny: No! That's so bad, mischief. If you want to accuse someone of being a service member, you'll get fined or punished!

[Gustav's anger for Dan's mischief and dumb]

Gus: Dan, you darn bastard and fool!

[at 1:19 pm]

[At the EC Lodge, a big crowd of the historical-themed leaders has gathered in the library.]

Jenny: Okay, beloved people, I am so glad to thank you all for coming. Unfortunately, I've just been insulted again in the Glorious City, I hope you all have to do.

[All historical-themed leaders agree and applause]

Pocatello: I have sent a delegations for the knives, clothes, guns, and tickets for horse racing.

Enrico Dandolo: I create the 4th Crusade of Renaissance for-, I mean that city has to be protected from the creepy and evil ones.

Pacal: Somebody had explained why the Evil Nukers destroyed the peace and happiness.

Wu Zetian: The Great Evil Nukers had disdain for the Great Excellent Rescuers' and Peacekeepers' happiness to EC Factions.

Jenny: Right, if there's two things I have disdain in the civilized world: That's "perverts and traitors attack and bully city-states on our continents*" and "people of mischief and stupidity claim to call me "misunderstood one" and "service member" of the group"! [all leaders are shocked]

[*Note: In Civilization VI, Teddy Roosevelt's agenda is called "Big Stick Policy", that he involves hating anyone starting wars against a city-state or civilization based on his continent.]

[Sejong reading the historical book]

Sejong: Geez, My allies and I failed to invade Japanese faction during the battle of Shin-Kamakura.

[Mary Tudor coughing]

Mary: Not sure!

Suleiman: My adventures have three reasons: reading the Exobook, riding the horse to go to somewhere, and getting the prizes from the treasure.

Prince Henry: Spanish navigators claimed to defeat the Wicked Elizabeth as the Nuke-happy Queen!

[King Ramkhamhaeng gets shocked]

King Rama: Whoa! Nuke-happy 'Liz!? What the freak?!

Jenny: Oh! That's outrageous. We have to stop to that insult to come from that city!

All leaders: Hurrah!

Maria: Ei você, Jen. Meus pacientes want me to give the secret gifts to them.

Prince Henry: O que? The secret gifts?

Jenny: Oh, Henry, that's secret. [Prince Henry opens the secret ones] Please, stop. [he open them more] No, no, no! [Then, he takes two bandages] Two bandages? Argh! Darn it!

[In March 30, 2017; at 9:38 am]

[At the EC Great Library, Mrs. Williams' class]

Principal Washington: [mic] Attention please, we're calling to Daniel Roosevelt. Please come to the principal's office immediately, right now!

Gus: Sorry, Dan. Better luck next time.

Dan: Oh, no…

[walking into principal's office to discover his parents, the mayor, the counselor, EC members, and the police]

[Gerry angrily warns his son for his mischief]

Gerry: How dare you, my son!?

Principal Washington: Did you call her a service member? That's her negative agenda!

Dan: Geez, she a service member in the office!

Sean: Dan, that's Jenny's negative agenda! Jenny still has a civilization based lawsuit against anyone starting wars and calling her bad thing, along with the other historical leaders!

Raj: Please, stop starting to call her bad thing, friend.

Dan: That wasn't just me. The others call her service member, even Mr. Gandhi-

Raj: I have to tell to the peaceful leaders to stop the wars and violence, I mean that bad things.

Principal Washington: Dan, a civilization based lawsuit means the fall of the civilization and its future.

Gerry: Well, stop neglecting the world!

[at 3:15 pm]

[Back at the Wondrous Office, Jane Smith is a busy member of the 3rd group as Gerry and his son Dan behind her.]

Gerry: Jen. My son is so sorry for making you annoyed when you share a bad thing to you. That's so bad agenda.

Jenny: Right! I'm still suing you all! No man calls me service member of the third!

Gerry: That's bad idea, but I mean you still design the logo for the Cooperative.

Jenny: Hmph… Well, I am a member of the EC Office, but I'm not the service member!

Gerry: Right! My son is just confused when he's a mischievous child because of calling you bad thing.

[Jane Smith sighs]

Jane: Oh, well. You may have to make me forget this lawsuit.

Gerry: Yes, Jen. I have a secret idea: A queen of Castile along with king of Aragon was send by Colombus, the navigator who explore the secret treasure named Reconquista.

Jane: That's… Isabella, queen of Castile and Aragon.

Dan: Whooooooa…

Gerry: Outrageous, but strategic!

Jane: Now you just get sued!

[returning to design the logo]

Dan: Anyone else, Jenny?

Jenny: Nope! You just get Isabella to appear on Civilization VI or else is done!

[at 6:57 pm]

[Meeting hall. Audiences hear while Gerry is speaking about Isabella of Spain, along with Washington, Sean, Mayor, and the others.]

Gerry: Okay people. But she will get the other historical leaders to withdraw their lawsuit if we just... get Isabella of Spain to appear in Civilization VI.

Frank: No! If Isabella is revealed in that game, we get nuked by the vicious leader!

[Memetic note: A vicious leader named "Nuclear Gandhi"?]

[shouting]

Ellie: I can believe it how not to show Izzy in that game.

Frank: Is that's safe when she is revealed?

Principal Washington: What? Showing Izzy has to be unfinished, so no one reveals her on that game!

Raj: Understood.

Dan: I saw her once.

[the others turning toward him]

Raj: That's you, Daniel.

Dan: Once ago, I met Romer the Great Barrister, and I had to go to the Glorious Ones to save Elisa's life, and Isabella was a member of the Glorious Ones.

Raj: No one reveals Izzy, if she is seen in that game, we'll be nuked, isn't it?

Vicky: How confusing.

Ellie: What? Is Izzy shown by the creators or else?

Dan: Yes, they and I planned to defeat a Nuclear-Beth.

Gerry: That's fair, Dan. Philip II, can't learn to keep quite, can you? Now look, I believe we can find Isabella. I have done a lot of research and I have completed a fanart of what she might look like today.

[holds up a file and begins to open it]

Ellie: Please, don't…

[Gerry holds it up to…*pause*…reveal a fanart of Charles V's wife]

Vicky: Is it right?

Ar-Rasyid: I guess she's seen.

Ar-Rahman: …okay.

[EC Lodge, library]

[Theodora and Justinian explain, but…]

Dora: What's happening with Izzy?

Justy: You said that we were suing civilization.

Jenny: No, Justy. We were going to use civilized form to make the world great again. I guess we don't get outraged.

Pachacuti: Don't you want Isabella to be mocked?

Jenny: No, Patchy. Isabella has a power of chronicle that makes her not confused. What if we could harness that power? [moves over to Pacal] Pacal, how would you like it if no one could ever defeat your civilization, Mayan?

Pacal: Yes, I would.

Jenny: By taking what Isabella has, we could all be safe from outrage. [walks to the field next to William of Orange] Like William of Orange here. Imagine it Will; no one could rip on you for all the unleashed book you've made lately. There'd never be a servant of documentaries that pointed out that you have never had a secret unit. And, you put Haile Selassie and all the secret units. And if you're counting on Haile Selassie.

Will: Of course.

Jenny: Here's how we have Isabella, we can take that her power.

[Cleopatra walks in]

Cleo: Excuse me, beloved people! [*pause*, the others turn around with Cleo] Is this library of Earth Channel?

Jenny: How dare you make me outraged and insulted, Cleo?

Cleo: No, Jen. The other leaders have the lawsuit against the nuclear injection.

Dora: But I mean you could turn on your laptop to chat to Alex, right?

Cleo: That's right! Then, he's coming to this place.

[Alexander open the library door for greeting]

Alex: Geia, tous xénous! Aléxandros Ioannidis o Makedóni.

[leaders gasp and crowd around Alex]

Justy: Alexander Jackson! Where did you live?

Alex: I lived in Thessaloniki. My last education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I learned Physical Education, Music, Politic, and more.

All leaders: Wow!

Dora: You're so talented to your teachers!

Alex: Yes, I also had my hobbies: training and playing strategy games.

[This fiction turns into opening theme for Glorious Ones. As historical figures pop onto the screen, the one to the left of the middle (Isabella's face) is covered with mosaic and "censored" bar covers her eyes]

Narrator: In the great hall of the Glorious Ones, there are assembled the historical figures; Superking! [Philip II (as Superking) flies and writes speeches for the Anglo-Spanish Wars] Wonder Queen! [Catherine de Medici (as Wonder Queen) pries apart the screen and drives a car] Batking! [Frederick Barbarossa (as Batking) runs and plays flying fox] Chronoqueen! [Isabella (as Chronoqueen) uses the time power, but her eyes have been covered with a bar reading CENSORED] Jadwiga, Peter, and Afonso [Walking down a corridor and getting haunted by the secret ghost] and... Peddy, the Jungle Emperor! [The word "Pedro, the Jungle Emperor" appears on the screen, but he says "Peddy"]

Pedro: [Pedro is still walking] I'm not Peddy, I'm Pedro!

Narrator: Their mission; better that which is worse, and to serve all humankind.

[Dan and Elisa sitting at the table, surrounding by the game based members of the Glory except for Isabella]

Dan: King Philip, only one thing we need to ask is bring Isabella to Civilization VI as DLC.

Philip: Mi querida hija, as changed since to be last here. Isabella is not revealed at all on that game.

Catherine: I can't believe it when we can't risk any inquisition! Is it right?

Afonso: Sure, we cannot make Izzy outrageous, but she's charismatic queen.

Peter: Indeed, Apho.

Dan: Well, it's not fair… Oh my freaking gosh!

Narrator: Back in the hall of Glorious Ones…

Elisa: Alright, will you let Izzy be revealed on that game or come to the city if we dress her like a sci-fi-themed dress?

Peter: No, people still don't care if you show Izzy.

Elisa: Hmmph… what if we cover her eyes with sunglasses?

Jadwiga: No, that game will cause a big glitch if you still show her.

Dan: Suit of armored dress? We just have her in a suit of armored dress so no one sees her.

Frederick: But that image is wrong during the pre-release based portrait bingo.

Elisa: Gosh! This is outrageous!

[pounding hands on table]

Peter: Tovarischchi, you need to understand that people really don't matter when Isabella is insulted because she is a historical figures.

[moaning noise, Catherine is moaning while reading a Ladies' comic: Rabbit and Wolf]

Philip: Catherine, stop moaning in the front of camaradas!

[for a second]

Elisa: The Mighty-secret Box. What if we bring Isabella to several city in the back of the truck of Mighty-secret Box?

Afonso: But she's talking from that truck?

Dan: That's miracle. She's talking or no one knows she's in there!

Philip: Hearing her voice? She's still deaf. What do you think, Spokesman?

[on screen, Spokesman is is floating over in the previously unrevealed corner]

Spokesman: …

Afonso: I guess you don't take a risk.

Spokesman: Would there be weapons on the Mighty-secret Box?

Elisa: Not a bad idea…

Spokesman: …; Guess what?

[In March 31, 2017, at 7:30 am]

[EC Lodge, at the Machine of Judgement]

Jenny: Here's how we have Isabella, this machine will give us her power or else.

Sitting Bull: Jen, Jen, are ya talking secret friend. Only Isa has her unique ability, how could we ever it from her?

[Maria Theresa is sitting while playing a "dating sim for women"]

Maria Theresa: A clone machine? That's usual.

Ahmad al-Mansyur: A secret machine can release an interesting clone, okay?

[wiping forehead, Alexander speaks Greek language?]

Alex: Misó leptó! [the others turning around to him] What do you mean we're not going to sue civilization?

Jenny: No, we just have a unique gold.

Cleo: Gold? … We just… need to get Isabella's… secret machine! [*pause*] No, we have to go. Dora, follow us.

[Cleopatra, Alexander, and Theodora walk and enter to the strategic room]

Alex: Alright, you two must make your own secret story about the "Rise of the Greek Factions".

[they stop walking]

Dora: Alex, we need the laptop to make our own story.

Alex: Oh, you can only look for encyclopedia.

Cleo: Encyclopedia? Whoa! That's strategic simulator.

Petrof: That's why you need to get Isabella on Civilization VI or else.

Alex: Nicolas Petrof! What do you think about her?

Petrof: Isabella and her husband Ferdinand invaded the Muslims at Granada after the end of the Reconquista, isn't that?

Jenny: Hey, strangers! [the others turn toward her] What the heck's a secret manager?!

Cleo: Secret manager? It's office's story, Jenny.

[at 11:36 am]

Sean: We are so sorry to doubt you. You really brought us Izzy.

Mayor: Thanks for coming, Isabella. [stepping forward to deaf queen Isabella]

Isabella: [in a deaf] You're welcome.

Ellie: Is it okay?

Victoria: Yes, we need to figure how to get Isabella from the behind of the truck into Jane Smith's bus.

Carla: No, lady, we promised the Glorious Ones that Isabella stay in the truck!

Gerry: She's sending a clone for Izzy.

Elisa: But she can't be seen.

Gus: The masquerade looks like a cosplay. Alright, let's cover her!

[shouting]

Gerry: Izzy, are you alright?

Isabella: [in a deaf] Yes.

[at 2:58 pm]

[Back to the clone machine]

Justy: Jen, Ahmad, we've received form the lawyers. Civilization is saying that they have Isabella to us!

[the others gasp]

Jenny: Prepare the machine!

Ahmad al-Mansyur: Be ready! [*pause*]

Alex: Stási!

Ashurbanipal: You've come, Alex!?

Alex: Yes, I just came out of the strategic room. Whoa!

[Alexander's allies just came out of the strategic room, too.]

[at 6:40 pm]

[Time Square, several people still standing around when the secret clone tends to pull up]

Sean: [facing away from view] Okay, the bus's here. Isabella, thanks again for doing this. [A cloaked deaf queen had been thrown over Isabella]

Mayor: Congratulations. You have done this a big favor Izzy.

[walking toward into bus, distance away]

Dan: Oh, dude…

Gerry: Hold on, please! [running over to the Mayor] Stop! There are some Spartan Extremists! They're threatening if we give her into the other leaders, the evil is going to nuke us!

Townspeople: What?!

Sean: No, no, no! That's just bad message! Come on, Izzy, we don't want to upset Jenny again. [walking to the bus]

[Maria and Prince Henry sit in the bus]

Maria: [On a tablet] Okay, we got her now. Henry, open the door! [Everyone outside walks toward into bus, but bus gets bombed by the secret evil leader, people scream]

Dan: Izzy, are you alright? [runs toward Isabella and help her up]

Gerry: Look! That's secret evil letter.

Ellie: Hmm… the extermists' power! [notices a letter] What does the paper say? [reading the evil letter] We've placed nuclear weapons all over the city. You'll give Isabella to us. The other leaders want Isabella for her ability not to be insulted and outraged. We want her power… Ave Sparta!

Dan: Do they want her power?

Elisa: That's extremists' type.

Victoria: I can't believe it…

[Great Spartan Lodge]

Spartan (leader): The End Time is near! Soon, the Spartans will never give up to the world!

All Spartans: [in salute and unison] Ave Sparta!

[Strategic room]

Alex: Warning! The Rise of Evil Sparta Exposed!

The others: What?

Alex: The Spartan bloc invasion to Gerry's army causes a new glitch in the city.

[Spartans' target to the city]

Dora: Oh my gosh!

[EC Office; city in the chaos]

Messenger: Principal, we don't have the secret resources! The chaotic test is impossible!

Principal Washington: What?

Ellie: We're going to have to give a demand.

Elisa: Too late! We can't give her to the Spartans!

Dan: We have to promise to Philip II!

Gerry: Dan, Philip II doesn't matter when Isabella is involved.

[phone rings, the others turn around with him]

Sean: That will be Jenny.

[stepping forward and slowly picks it up]

Gerry: Jen?

Jenny: Yes, what's going on?

Gerry: We're afraid we can't give Isabella to you.

Jenny: Aren't you giving her to us?!

Gerry: There are these Spartan Separatists saying that if we don't give Isabella to them, we're going to be nuked by them!

Jenny: Spartans?!

Gerry: Please, understand that we have no choice, Jen.

Jenny: You're going to give Isabella to the Spartans instead of us, because they are threatening you with violence, isn't that?

Gerry: Yes.

Jenny: You can play the secret strategy game! Don't you want to see Spartans' unique type? [throws phone and walks away] How dare they are threaten us?! Do you wanna play the strategic?! Right?! Resume the strategic game, uh?! Take one more turn?! Take one more minute?! Take one more hour! Izzy by force! And then we're gonna tell her why th-

[Maria Theresa slowly applause]

Maria Theresa: Why, why, why we couldn't see the violence, Jen.

Justy: Wow! That'll destruct our business.

Jenny: Please, stop letting Izzy given to the Vicious Spartans! Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaase!

Montezuma II: Jen, that's fine, Jen.

Haile Selassie: We'll get the vicious Viking ruler.

Jenny: Viking ruler?

Maria Theresa: I know that's Harald Hardrada.

[at 8:23 pm]

[huge structure]

[zooming around Vicious Mecha-Hardrada, showing him from every angle]

Jenny: Oh my gosh…

Haile Selassie: Jen, we have no time to upset the Vicious Viking ruler.

Maria Theresa: Power him up! Release the Fallen Gloria!

[Attila pushes red button to release the Vicious Mecha-Hardrada]

[Vicious Mecha-Hardrada opens his eyes, insignia lamp lights up, and giant axes and shield are flexed. The gates open and he flies up to the sky to meet the historical leaders. He lets out a screech.]

Hardrada: [evil laughing] Can't you beat me at all? [evil laughing again]

[*pause*]

Maria Theresa: Hallo, Mr. Hadrada, Ich bien Maria Theresia.

[Hardrada targeting to Maria, next target: Jenny Browne]

Maria Theresa: Bitte, we are going to protect our city, aber we need some cultures.

Jenny: Are you upset with the city, Mr. Hadrada?

[Vicious Mecha roars, turns around, and uses his power into the Jenny's giant shield]

[then, power off]

Jenny: Eeewwww…, he's upset with us all.

[at 8:37 pm]

[Cleo, Alex, and Dora entering to Tomyris' office]

Cleo: We have finished the task. So we meet the Scythian queen who rejects Cy's marriage.

Dora: Wow… that's satisfied, not?

[Tomi takes off her helmet, stands up, and turns around with them]

All: Tomyris!?

Tomi: Why are you here?

Alex: I don't know, but our own story about the ancient time through modern time. Suddenly, Vicky's father told us who Vicky's mother is.

Tomi: I don't know who.

[Strategic room, Tomi reacts to their own secret story]

Alex: We tell you about our own story.

Tomi: …

Alex: Once upon a time in ancient time: The Persian Wars were the conflicts between the Persian and Greek city-states that started in 5th-century BC through 4th-century BC.

Tomi: What were the invasions?

Cleo: The Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium: When the Persians arrived at Thermopylae in mid-August, they initially waited for three days for the Allies to disperse. When Xerxes was eventually persuaded that the Allies intended to contest the pass, he sent his troops to attack.

[Tomi pounds hands on table]

Tomi: That's not possible, Cleo. [holding a gun] Why didn't you invite your rivals to the party?

Cleo: Stop… getting upset… with us!

[at 8:51 pm]

[A field of Time Square with lots of townspeople, Izzy, and Dan]

Sean: [shouting] Alright Spartans, we have the deaf queen Isabella to you, now hand over the Smart-bomb's remote control!

[Spartan bloc holds the Smart-bomb's remote control]

Spartan (leader): Well, first, you have to prove that you still have Isabella! Let her take off her cloak and mask…

Townspeople: Aaaaahhhhh…

Dan: We can't believe this…

Spartan (leader): Show her or the End Time is near!

[Back to the strategic room]

Alex: Alright, Tomi. Are you seriously outraged when we discuss about the ancient Greece?!

[Tomi hitting a table]

Tomi: How dare you invade my bloc during the post-Glorious Wars?!

Alex: Vicky's mother did her civilized test during the Glorious Wars!

Tomi: That was not possible!

Cleo: Guess who? Tomi, who's Vicky's mother?! [Tomi holds hands to warn them]

[Flash: Townspeople and Spartan bloc on the field; Harald Hardrada laughing, Vicious Mecha-Hardrada roaring]

[To be continued]

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Black Ravens: Playing Amnesia

This was the other one that I've done so far for throwing the Grasping Liquid cast into scenarios unrelated to the story to see if I'd have a good idea of their reactions. I was going to wait until I'd finished watching a full LP of Amnesia myself before doing this one, but I had too any ideas for it already and got too impatient to wait.

If you're not familiar with Amnesia: The Dark Descent then all you really need to know is that it's a horror game. A very, very good horror game that terrifies me to my core...

Anyway! Here we go:

Crow: Goes in full of swagger, claiming that the game is his “aesthetic”. Does quite well early on to be fair, but starts to get jumpy the further into it he gets. Starts to wear the Black Raven outfit while he's playing, because he claims this “adds to the mood”, but it's actually just to hide how scared he is.

Badger: Younger Badger would probably watch Crow play it, because he doesn't want Crow to think he's not cool. And he would get so scared at every little thing so badly that it distracts from how scared Crow is, which Crow is secretly thankful for. Older Badger, on the other hand, would know his limitations enough to say no to horror games in general.

Louis: Doesn't connect with the game or get why it's supposed to be scary. Only watching so he can laugh when everyone else starts screaming at the creature and sees the game as a valuable tool in terrifying his friends. Particularly good at winding Socket up.

Marilyn: Isn't as openly teasing about it as Louis is, but similarly only watching because she finds amusement in how much it terrifies everyone else. She's most likely the one who'll put her foot down and say when she thinks they need to take a break if it seems to be affecting Badger or Socket too badly.

Roddy: Pays close attention to every note they collect and becomes deeply disturbed the more they read. Gets angry whenever someone skips through a note and insists they open it again to read it properly so that they don't miss anything. Isn't actually that scared of the creature and is more concerned about the implications behind Daniel that become apparent the further you get through the story.

Socket: Seems to get more angry than scared, but this is just a defence mechanism to hide how terrified he is. Will yell at the game and doesn't do very well, because his first instinct is to fight back against the creature and doesn't seem to understand that he can't do that. Gets super into the game at first, but then gets too annoyed to come back and finish it later, despite Louis trying to talk him into it because he finds Socket's reactions the funniest.

Wren: Is affected by the game, but not enough to put her off playing it. A determined completionist. Will scour every room for items and doesn't move on until she's found every damn tinderbox in every location.

Scraps: So unaffected by the game that it's kinda scary. Will play it from start to finish without jumping once and doesn't get what the big deal is. At first Louis would try to get Scraps to play because he thought it'd be funny, but seeing how indifferent Scraps is towards it disturbed Louis enough that he stopped asking quite quickly.

Gus: Only watches the others play because he doesn't want to be left out, but quickly decides that the game isn't for him. In years to come, starts using the backgrounds and lighting as a reference for designing his own environments.

Charlie: Just as scared as Crow is and just as determined to prove that he's not scared. Surprisingly the most disturbed by the piles of dead naked men out of all of them.

Arianna: Gets super into it. Likely to prompt everyone to keep playing, but unlike Louis it's because she's genuinely enjoying the thrill of the game and wants to know what happens in the end.

Umid: The comforter. Doesn't watch the game himself, but is there on hand to get the others a pat on the back and a warm drink when they're done. Quickly realises that it's a good idea to ready the next room with all the blankets and leave the lights on after they've been playing.

Becky: Wants to find it funny like Louis does, but actually jumps pretty easily. Gets annoyed if anyone makes fun of her for jumping, especially Crow. Liable to ragequit and then claim she's too old to be playing games like that anyway.

Max: Isn't allowed to play or watch it because everyone silently agrees that would be a bad idea. They wait until after Max has gone to bed before they start playing as a rule.

Maureen: Doesn't get video games anyway. If it had a scandalous romance plot then maybe she'd give it a try, but as it stands she's not interested. Louis once got in trouble from Crow for trying to tell her that the whole story is actually about the relationship troubles between Daniel and Alexander.

Oscar: Is the chump who listens to the advice that you need to play it on your own, in the dark, with headphones on. Is quickly told he's banned from playing it because everyone's sick of being woken up in the middle of the night by his screaming. Promises he won't play it any more, but knows that he needs to see it through to the end, so just tries to be more secretive about it when he does play. This doesn't work and the cycle begins anew.

Guntz: Pretty sure this isn't how Daniel's cookery classes were supposed to go.

Swallow: Politely pretends to be interested but would rather be doing something else. Anything else, really.

Tony & Sean: The screaming gallery for Crow's playthrough.