#Strega I miss you

[gio-cosmo]

No Strega in the dancing games, no Strega dlc, no Strega merchandise in a majority of the collabs, no Strega spin-off, no Strega mention in the arena games (they could’ve made it work I know it in my heart and soul), extreme difficulty finding Strega content in general, super limited screentime, no Strega nui’s, this is so heinous and diabolical and devastating and miserable I need a cigarette and a beer and a nap and a cry-session and an ibuprofen and a coffee and a heart shaped pancake topped with powdered sugar and berries and syrup with a side of bacon.

[hyperfixatedoncrimminalminds]

Hi! Hope your doing well!

I wanted to know if I could do a request with David Rossi? He has a daughter who has a higher IQ than Reid (it’s like 190 or 200?) has following in her father‘s footsteps and is high up in the FBI like higher than Strauss and he calls her down for a favor because Strauss is bothering Aaron and the team so she’s cracks down on Strauss and stuff?

David Rossi X Daughter Reader

Request: I wanted to know if I could do a request with David Rossi? He has a daughter who has a higher IQ than Reid (it’s like 190 or 200?) has following in her father‘s footsteps and is high up in the FBI like higher than Strauss and he calls her down for a favor because Strauss is bothering Aaron and the team so she’s cracks down on Strauss and stuff?

Third person pov...

Y/N Rossi was in her office in Quantico, she was in thr FBI, she had worked hard and was in a high position within it, Only being 18 she was making a good life of herself with an IQ of 200, it was a normal day she was in her office going over some files when she gets a call.

Wondering who was calling her she picks up. "Agent Rossi speaking" she answers, for work she uses 'Agent' as its easier. "Well hello Agent, this is your padre talking" come her Dad voice, this makes the adult laugh.

"papà non si era accorto che eri tu (1) "she laughs, the man chuckles lightly, she puts down her pen and spins around in her chair.

She looks out the window, her office being on one of the highest floors, a couple below the leader of the FBI. "allora perché chiami, c'è qualcosa che non va? (2) " she asks getting straight into business.

The man sighs wearly before answering

"It's Erin figlia (3) she going after Aaron and the tea. Again, can you do anything?" He askes, the man has just lost his wife a couple months ago.

Struass is pushing the man to leave the BAU, Y/N sighs once again Struass, the woman never knows when to shut up. "I'll see what I can do Papà (4) see you soom" she says, Rossi sighs he sounds less stressed out.

"Thank you piccolo" he says, Y/N sighs ans rubs her forehead looks like she's going to take a trip down to the BAUs floor tomorrow.

The next morning...

Strauss was taking over the case once again, the team gathered around the table, all with sullen looks as Struass looked around.

They were missing one person. "Has Agent Rossi not arrive yet?" She asks the silent room, even the evert rambling Spencer Reid didn't feel like talking to her.

Growing annoyed she goes to talk when a commotion starts in the bullpen, hearing it the team and Strauss stand up and walk out of the room, they are shocked to see Rossi standing with Agent Y/N F/N, one of the only Agents with ties to the chief of the Bureau.

"What is the meaning of this!" Exclaims Strauss, this made Y/N look at the woman, a glare on her young face. He the  looks at her Dad. "I guess that's Struass" he says, the man nods his head.

Y/N cracks her knuckles. "You know Struass if you paid more attention to ypur family than this family then maybe you wouldn't be hated as much" she says, this earns her gasps of shock from around the bullpen.

Struass opens her mouth to retort but the H/C girl is quick with more. "You better leave this team alone unless you want a certain fact of yours to come into conversation" Y/Ns ruthless.

Eventually Struass has enough andeaves the bullpen fuming with anger, Y/N smirks at the woman, She gets a smile of thanks from her Dad.

After everyone calms down Y/N gets to meet her Dad team. She looks at Hotch and waves. "Hello Uncle Aaron" she smiles.

The others stare at their boss in shock. "You know her!" Exclaims Derek and Emily, Hotch just gives them a look. "Of course he knows me !" Smiles Y/N.

Rossi soon saves the team from confusion, as he wraps an arm around his daughter pulling her in for a hug and kisses her forehead. "lavoro assolutamente meraviglioso, piccola, hai bruciato quella strega (5) "He says in Italian.

"What how do you know her!" Yells Penelope, the team stare at the two, wondering how close they were, looking at her Dad Y/N laughs.

"You haven't told them about me" she accuses making the old man blushes embarrassed.

Pulling away her him  Y/N straightens her suit of before talking, she looks around at the team smiling. "Nice to meet you all I'm Y/N Rossi, F/N is my Mothers last name, I use it so Papà and I are safe from people who wish to kill me or hurt him to get to me." She explains.

Everyone takes the nes well and welcomes Y/N into the family, they all thank her for what she did, Derek and Emily loving how she black mailed Struass into finally leaving them alone.

"It was no problem, Papà called about the old witch, of course I had to help him out"she says, Reid was surprised to meet someone who had a higher IQ than him but was happy when she actually listened to his ramblings about anything and could actually keep up with him.

As the day was coming to an end the team had gone home, apart from two,

Y/N and her Dad, the woman was waiting for him to finish up, once he was done the two walk to bus car.

"Thank you again piccolo, we couldn't of done it without you" he confessed. Y/n hugged the man, "it was nothing Papà, you can pay me back by cooking your famous pasta for dinner" she bargained.

This man the man laugh, of course as always she speaks with her stomache. "Pasta it is piccolo!" He announces making the girl laugh.

The end!

Italian translation

(1)

papà non si era accorto che eri tu - Dad didn't realize it was you

(2)

allora perché chiami, c'è qualcosa che non va? - so why are you calling, is there something wrong?

(3)

figlia - Daughter

(4)

Papà -Dad

(5)

lavoro assolutamente meraviglioso, piccola, hai bruciato quella strega -

Absolutely wonderful job, baby, you burned that witch

Hope you liked this oneshot! Sorry for the spelling and grammar mistakes.

Request are open!

Word count : 1040

[tea-potato-gt]

Kæmpe Stør’s life part 4:

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4.5

Welcome to High School Stør!

Puberty is hitting Stør like a train. He’s also growing rapidly now. Ah yes… the awkward teenage phase! Stør still has a baby face COVERED in acne. He’s very self-conscious about his acne because one pimple about the size of a human fist👊 and hard to miss.

The bullying has increased in the last few years, with people realizing Stor is just a big push over. Literally. He would never retaliate or raise a hand to anyone who mistreats him. Both out of worry he might accidentally hurt them and because Stør doesn’t have it in him to hurt anyone on purpose.

Thankfully, Stør has Yilan to stick up for him, and he does. Constantly. (Strega can’t do much, she’s still in middle school.)

By now, Yilan’s father ran out on them, he sends money, but they haven’t been in contact in a few years. Yilan HATES his mom’s new dead beat boyfriend, so he stays away from home. Yilan practically moves in with Stør, staying after school and on weekends. Luckily for Yilan, Stør has two dads who love Yilan.

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It’s in his freshman year of High school that Stør meets Mizu Rivers for the first time…

She was in his 3rd period English Lit class. At first Mizu didn't stand out from the rest of the class, she stared at Stør or acted nervous when he was near. Not an unusual reaction, Stør tries to not take it personally, he can only imagine how intimidating he looks to others. But it still hurts. A lot.

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It's not until Stør gets (reluctantly) assigned to a group project with Mizu and her two "Friends" Nero (A water nymph & Mizu's cousin) and Lilith (a Succubus), that Stør finally interacts with Mizu.

Nero and Lilith slack off on their work and largely ignore Stør as he's trying to get the group on track to write their paper on the book "Gulliver's Travel's." Mizu doesn't make eye contact or talk to Stør so he's left at a loss for what to do.

Stør: H-hey, maybe we should actually start working on the project like the teacher said…

Nero: If you want it done so bad, do it YOURSELF. You’re a big boy…

Nero: (looks down) …literally…

Stør: 😟😵‍💫😧

Nero: Whatever. Let's go girls. 🙄

Nero stands up and leaves the classroom. While poor Stør is left red in the face and realing.

In his shock he looked at the other girls at the window. Lilith dgaf and just walked after Nero. And Mizu--- did... is Mizu making direct eye contact with Stør for the first time?

He could have imagined it, in fact he probably did, but she held fast. She quietly mouths the words "I'm sorry," and quickly runs after her friends.

Stør was left sitting alone, dumbfounded, and at a loss of what just happened and what to do next.

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That night, Stør contemplates telling the teacher of his peers unwillingness to do the assignment, when he gets an email from Mizu:

"Hey Store, Story, Stor? (However you spell it, idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

sorry about Nero and Lilith today, they never want to do their work. But don't worry about the assignment! ;D I'll type My part and their parts. Just worry about yours!

See you tomorrow!"

Stør quickly messaged back:

"Hi M. Rivers,

Thanks for reaching out, and explaining the situation, I really appreciate it!

I think it might be better if we split the assignment between the two of us?

I can write Lilith's part and you can do Nero's?

I don't want you to get overwhelmed with extra work!

See you tomorrow,

PS. My name is spelled "Stør""

A little later, Stør receives this email:

"That would be lovely!

Thank you, Stør!

Ps. just call me "Mizu" ;)"

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4.5 here

More about “The Biggest Heart” world here

[aloyiouis]

elaborate on the motherhood

regarding motherhood and p3? Sure. I’ll use minato as a name, typing hero for too long gets annoying. general p3 spoilers as we continue.

first, we’ll seperate motherhood into two concepts. childbirth and maternal presence. childbirth is the process of becoming a mother. maternal presence is the aftermath. sometimes both can fit under the word, sometimes only one exists. it’s interchangeable. keep this in mind.

let’s skip to our awakening. to my knowledge, every persona awakening so far has only resulted in one being summoned. this is an unspoken rule of the world, so when minato presses the evoker to his head and calls to orpheus, things seem relatively regular.

until, minato starts to scream.

something is inside orpheus. and it wants out. the embodiment of minatos soul twists and contorts to fit this Thing inside of him. and then, it rips out, tearing orpheus to pieces.

orpheus’s head lurches back in a screaming position as the rebirth of death occurs.

“birth” isn’t just a means of granting life. it weighs heavily on the mother, irreversibly changing her entire body structure. you can never be the same after giving birth, you tear upon a wound that cannot be stitched together. birth is painful and life altering.

but, surely this is ridiculous. childbirth, seriously? there’s something missing here. the child in childbirth? where is the child? that thing is a strange and terrifying monster, where on earth is the-

oh, right. hello pharos. he arrived along with this being. it probably means nothing. they’re totally not the same fucking guy.

afterwards, minato passes out from exhaustion, and takes a long while to recover whilst in the hospital. for minato, carrying death was painful and life altering. since now, he can never be the same.

(this is personal input, but due to the mature appearance of mituru’s persona despite being 8 years old at the time during summoning, i think it was subconsciously filling in the lack of maternal presence. again, personal interpretation.)

moving on. we first meet minato, yukari, mitsuru, junpei and akihiko. minato had a mother, but she was slaughtered in an accident. yukari has a mother, but complications exist between them. mitsuru and junpeis mothers also seem to be out of the picture. i presume they’re dead, but i could be wrong. akihiko’s adopted, and his current ‘mother’ doesn’t seem very relevant in his life. either way, they’re all clearly lacking parental supervision in the dorms.

after speaking to the chairman (the only present adult currently) minato is now part of a group fighting against shadows, referred to as SEES. in other words, you’re a child soldier now. congrats! usually children with more stable support systems and family dynamics would be less vulnerable to such things. maybe if minato had a mother, she should see through the chairman’s lies. maybe he would’ve been protected. but he doesn’t. but he does now have a child that now visits him every full moon. maybe with enough love, pharos could grow to be unlike minato.

we are further introduced to other members of SEES. fuuka. her home-life exists behind closed doors, and she can’t wait to be rid of it. she does not speak of her mother, and that says enough about her. aigis. she was created by scientists. ken, a presumably bastard child with a single mother. he was orphaned after she was killed in an accident. and shinjiro is another orphan. Mother’s Day must be a blast for this mob.

the first death of the series to due to maternal presence. well, more like a lack of it. after shinjiro killed his mother, ken has been left alone. suicidal in primary school. poor thing. he would be happier if she was still here. he devises a plan to avenge her. in the end, shinjiro dies. but he is instead killed by strega.

strega is in a similar boat to SEES. if they had mothers, perhaps they could’ve been spared from this mess. instead they were experimented on, and implanted with beings that destroy them from the inside. hm. sounds familiar.

time passes. shadows of the arcana are defeated as something else grows. tartarus is described as a nest of shadows. it’s like an anthill. but we are yet to the see the mother, the queen. pharos leaves, says he’s remembered what he has to do.

we are then introduced to ryoji.

ryoji. he’s a masculine ladies man. bit odd at times, but well adjusted. sweet thing that seems to be made with pure love. a glaring contrast to the current state of SEES. but let’s not kid ourselves here. we know what ryoji really is. but he doesn’t.

death is a constant throughout the narrative. you can sort it into two categories. the death of a loved one and Death. the Death that Tartarus is built to host, the Death is the part of the moon, the Death that tore apart orpheus, the Death holding the contract. The Death extracted from Nyx.

Death calls himself ryoji mochizuki. and she is the avatar for the maternal being.

Nyx, the planet eater. referred to by feminine terms since a deity that caused creation of humanity and all cognitive beings can’t be masculine. men cant be mothers. according to the scientists, at least.

either way, this Death that has plagued the narrative has a label. and she is introduced as a mother. it’s contradictory combination. so far, hasn’t this discussion surrounded motherhood being the giver of life? but, persona 3 is about living as much as it is about dying. if you to say to live is to die, wouldn’t you say the same about birth? to be born is to die. you come from Her, and you will return to Her.

ryoji wears a scarf. it’s often joked to be random, but i think it’s supposed to look like a nuchal cord. for those unaware, a nuchal cord is when the umbilical cord wraps itself around the babies neck during pregnancy. although rare, it can result in strangulation. i think this is meant represent the only way he can be killed. which is by the being that created him.

the fact ryoji can only be killed by minato speaks for itself. minato had a entity that placed inside him as a child, and that thing will kill everything on this earth. Death ruined his entire life, placed a limit on his lifespan. Death is a parasite that makes him weaker by the day. nonetheless, minato holds no ill will to Death. so he spares him.

the final boss battle. the final cry. we meet ryoji, or what’s become of him. or her. you cant really tell anymore.

one unspoken point ive held though this entire post is pregnancy is a form of body horror. motherhood is a form of body horror. it can still be a beautiful and nurturing thing, but it all falls down to what you make of it. sometimes it is a role you do not want.

ryojis body is contorted and twisted into something barely recognisable. nyx avatar is primarily referred to as a she. although, she still has a flat chest and a deep voice. we see a character that was introduced to us as a child, now be fully ‘grown’ and now called Mother.

the inside the moon, you’re met with a being labelled as pure “Death”

to match the avatars avian appearance, the final fight of this game is between minato and an egg. it’s a perfect final form. i don’t have to explain to you what an egg means at this point, it’s the representation of birth of all life.

i could end it there, with the primordial mother of all life and death herself being presented by an egg. but i still have some things to about minato. as i keep repeatedly stating, by holding death minato was forever changed. and finally by the end of the game, he dies.

and he becomes a massive door at the ends of the universe, with six massive eyes. again, he will never be the same. if he had never created Death, if he had never held Death inside him, he would’ve lived. but in the end, like a loving mother (and The Universe, now protecting the world that nyx created), i don’t think he regrets a thing.

[volkodava]

Hello my Tumblr friends! Some of you liked the idea of Postapocalypse!AU, as well as the Junpei design I drew earlier. So I pulled myself together and drew portraits for the entire main cast of characters. I must say that they here are closer to the age of P4AU. It was challenging but fun to come up with designs and backstories for them that overlapped with the originals. Although I still haven't thought through some details… But I hope you will enjoy!

FeMC/Minako/Kotone

Yes, this AU uses a female protagonist. She emerged from the Wasteland and all she knows is that she had some important mission. She is cheerful and always believes in the best. There are "XXII"-shaped scars on both sides of her head, similar to a brand. She seems to know what this is supposed to mean, but she won't tell anyone.

Status: Unknown

Yukari

The best long-range power of SEES. She lost her father due to the fault of Mitsuru's father. She was looking for Mitsuru to take revenge, but instead she found her best friend. She can often be bitchy and sometimes too straightforward, but no one heals other people’s wounds better than her. She received a scar on her face from an unsuccessfully broken bow string.

Status: Alive

Junpei

He makes bad jokes and swears a lot to hide his insecurities. Creates chaos almost everywhere it appears. He seems rude and ill-mannered, although he is a hopeless romantic at heart. But if you really make him angry, he destroys everything in his path (ask Takaya and Jin, oh no, sorry, no one will ask them anymore). Ultimately, his concern for Chidori allows him to shed his clown mask and show a different side of himself.

Status: Alive

Fuuka

A mechanic girl found by SEES in a sand labyrinth. She suffers from strabismus, but this did not stop her from completely restoring Aigis and collecting several more useful items for SEES. Has a phenomenal memory. Probably the only one who never started a conflict first.

Status: Alive

Aigis/A.I.G.I.S.

Initially, it was a cleaning robot, on which someone put a yellow wig and a ribbon. It rusted in a landfill for a long time until FeMС found it. Gradually he begins to become interested in the world around him and acquires a desire to find out what a person is and how to be one.

Status: Functioning

Mitsuru

Official leader of SEES. Several years ago, during a shelter fire, she lost her father and was injured herself. She hides the burned part of her face under her hair. She is cold and difficult to compromise, but always acts as a negotiator between gangs of raiders, trying to extract the maximum benefit. Has many useful connections in Port Island.

Status: Alive

Akihiko

Fan of fights without rules. More reasonable and less impulsive than Junpei, but if the two of them are together, then somewhere nearby there is trouble that they got into. Lost his little sister in a shelter fire and still tries to drown out those memories with alcohol. He often misses Shinjiro. Perhaps he was Mitsuru's partner a couple of times, but in the Wasteland no one cares who sleeps with whom.

Status: Alive

Shinjiro

A wandering raider that periodically joins SEES and then leaves. Akihiko's former friend. Little emotional. Lost an eye in one of the raider skirmishes. He tends to evaluate people by their usefulness to society, but in the end he admits that he was wrong too often. For some time he was dependent on Strega's help, but later this developed into enmity. Alas, this did not end well.

Status: Dead

Ken

Practically the “son of the regiment”, he was found at one of the temporary sites along with the body of his deceased mother and taken into the care of SEES. Refused to move to Port Island, choosing to stay in the shelter. Having already seen a lot of things he shouldn't have seen, he wants to become stronger to change the world. Gets close to Shinjiro, reading him as a fatherly/brotherly figure. Nevertheless, he gets very angry when he is overprotected.

Status: Alive

Koromaru

Good boy. One day he just showed up at the shelter and everyone just accepted it. He warned everyone about the attacks several times, after which he received a collar and his own bowl. A good fighter, he always follows those who go on forays into the Wasteland. Perhaps the only one who simply enjoys life.

Status: Alive

[kotoneshiomiofficial]

one thing that gets on my nerves when it comes to persona 3 lore (but i cant correct people on or i look like the nerd glasses emoji) is that shinjiro doesnt actually need persona suppressants. strega has always needed them ever since they awakened due to EL experiments, and assuming that theyre roughly the same age as the seniors, they've been using for about 10 years. and while the side effects will kill them in ~2 years (see chidori's convo with junpei about what he'll be doing in two years), not taking them will make their personas kill them in a matter of days, if that.

meanwhile, shinjiro has never needed them because he awoke naturally, not artificially like strega. strega guilt tripped him into taking suppressants after he accidentally killed ken's mom. akihiko says he "lost control for a moment" but we don't know what precisely he means by that. the answer clarifies shinjiro accidentally hit ken's *house*, so i interpret that as shinjiro missing a shadow with an attack, and akihiko not being able to cope with it in any other way, rather than his persona going berserk. (the movies may have portrayed this differently, im talking strictly about the game) we also never see him lose control of his persona again, its an isolated incident.

i really think that what happened to ken was just a freak accident, and i like it better that way. arguing shinjiro literally lost control of his actions takes away his responsibility for what happened despite it being unintentional, which is a really important part of his character, not to mention akihiko, mitsuru, and ken's! as well, it ties in much better with p3's themes of feeling burdened by and guilty of the past, and moving forward by learning to live with them and allowing others to help you carry your burdens.

[scarletwritesshit]

💊 Kotone Shiomi x Shinjiro Aragaki 💊 Pain In My (Our) Ass

It felt a little lonely waiting for those gutter rats to drop by. Shinjiro wouldn’t admit that in a million years, however. The alley cats were always oh-so-tempting to befriend, but he couldn’t let them catch him in such a position. Not like they would really do anything, but it was more because he had no interest in becoming more of a laughing stock to them than he already is.

Shinjiro crossed his legs, stuffed his hands into his coat pockets, and huffed. They’ll show up whenever they felt like it, so no use holding them to any timely expectations.

He heard footsteps approaching, but not from the usual direction. It was probably just some punk ass passersby, he thought. He paid no mind as he continued waiting for those rats to show up.

Unfortunately, the source of the sound wasn’t from just any "passerby." It was worse. Way worse.

It was from one of his own teammates. His leader, in fact.

"There you are, Shinji!" Kotone shouted. "This is where you’ve been hiding?"

"You were looking for me?" he asked.

"Of course! You have a tendency to disappear on some nights without telling anyone where you’re heading."

"You of all people should know that I can hold my own."

"Sometimes, I doubt that," Kotone said, inviting herself to sit directly next to Shinjiro.

Shinjiro grumbled and crossed his arms, yet did not shoo Kotone away. This was the company he was secretly desired; it would be nonsensical to push her away now. It was unfortunate that she would find out about the source of his suppressants in such a way, but it wasn’t like she was unfamiliar with their existence. He used them on Chidori once prior, so the cat was well out of the bag at this point.

"Doubt that? I’ve made it this long on my own… a little late-night walk before the Dark Hour never hurt nobody."

"Alone with the exception of those," Kotone said, nudging the coat pocket in which Shinjiro kept his suppressants.

"Tch. It’s for our own good. Trust me."

"What do mean by our own good? Don’t those things slowly kill you?"

"Why do you care so much?"

"I’d hate to see you, or any of my friends, die prematurely."

"Trust me. You won’t be missing much with me gone."

"I’ll miss you, which I think that’s a lot."

"…Idiot," he said, completely caught off guard.

Shinjiro looked away, a bit embarrassed at how much Kotone seemed to care for him. Rather than be offended, Kotone smiled and gave him a loving pat on the arm. She leaned close against him, practically gluing herself to his side so Shinjiro couldn’t even force her away if he tried. He did not protest one bit, in fact, he had no intentions of resisting. His main focus was attempting to keep his cool around her, so much so that his original reasoning for waiting in the alleyway had slipped his mind.

Unfortunately, he was reminded of his mission a bit too late once he heard a pair of footsteps approaching his location. Shinjiro was snapped back to reality by the sight of Takaya and Jin staring him down, only this time, they appeared thoroughly amused rather than starving for payment. Shinjiro was praying that, at the very least, they would take a rain check for their collection of intel. Kotone was the last person that he wanted to find out about their questionable exchanges.

"Was that a smile I saw ya holdin’ back?" Jin teased.

"...Hurry up and hand em’ over. I ain’t interested in playing your games," Shinjiro said.

"Winning over the heart of your leader so that she would allow a deranged mutt like you to stay. How clever…pitiful, even." Tayaka teased.

"I don’t have time for this,” Shinjiro said, attempting to shoo them away as fast as possible.

Get the suppressants and quickly clear the air with Kotone before Strega lands him in deep trouble with the entirety of S.E.E.S. That became his top priority. Not to mention, he was concerned about Kotone deciding to take a literal stab at them herself, though understandable as to why she would, he had no other means of acquiring the suppressants. Losing their lives could lead to countless more murdered if Castor rampages without a means of subduing him.

Kotone blinked at them with curiosity, rather than blatant hatred. Odd. He would’ve thought that she saw them as cold-blooded enemies to be struck down on sight. Perhaps keeping Chidori under their care had altered her perception of Strega as a whole.

Perhaps she was simply too kind. A kindhearted soul who cared even for someone like himself. Bastard. Shinjiro had to shake off these thoughts immediately. He couldn’t allow his weakness to seep through. Especially not in front of Strega.

"Why, got a hot date with your leader?" Jin sneered.

"Just give me the damn suppressants."

Jin and Takaya exchanged glances, as if they were attempting to silently communicate their next move while within the presence of the S.E.E.S. leader. The two of them exchanged clueless shrugs but not a single word of discussion. Then, Jin tossed the suppressants to Shinjiro.

"You owe me," Jin barked.

"Figured as much," Shinjiro said, catching the pill bottle.

Without another word spoken to him and Kotone, Jin and Takaya turned around to walk back the way they came. Takaya was highly uninterested in what was brewing between those two, but Jin was plagued with lingering curiosity.

"...Ya really think those two got something going on?" Jin asked.

"I could care less. Doesn’t change how they still attempt to stand in our way… though perhaps, this means I could eliminate two targets in one fell swoop." Takaya said.

"If those two are always gonna be together, it’s goin’ to be a bit harder to weasel intel outta Shinjiro. Plus, ya can’t target one without pissin’ off the other.”

“Which is why I specifically said for us to target both, Jin.”

Jin went silent, taking a moment to think. It would be nice to take out two high priority members of S.E.E.S., but that could ultimately give them a disadvantage considering how aggressive the retaliation from the surviving members would be. Though, they would no longer be of use to them if they were exchanging valuable suppressants for literally nothing.

Losing a source of intel compared to losing their lives before Jin and Takaya could fully serve their purpose. Jin knew the obvious route to take in this dilemma. He looked back at Shinjiro and Kotone briefly to see them staying put, apparently rather invested in their conversation. They didn’t even seem to notice (or care) that Jin and Takaya were still well within their range of attack. That only further solidified Jin’s stance of withholding offensive measures.

"Takaya, I think we’ll be more than fine leavin’ em’ be," he said, rolling his eyes.

[mmmn-thirsty-for-vinegar]

akimina 👁👁 strega au 👁👁 you say (would you elaborate pretty pls👉👈)

YOU BET YOUR SWEET ASS I WILL Buckle up buttercup

Strega Au is, in the simplest way, where Minato is apart of Strega instead of SEES. Minato went 'missing' after the accident, separated from his 2 sisters (Minako ((his twin)) and Naoto ((yes Shirogane)) ) and ended up in the company of IkUtsUki >:/

Minako has amnesia due to head trauma from the accident and doesn't remember fully who her brother is; only that she had a twin and he's presumed dead :v

FAST FORWARD 10 Y E A R S

Minako is recruited by SEES while Minato runs with Strega. After escaping Ikutsuki's 'care' most of Strega took on new names and Minato was renamed Makoto Yuki :v

Minato wields both Orpheus and Thanatos, he is not a wildcard here. However, when Minato took on the identity Makoto, Orpheus disapproved of the path he was taking and made himself dormant letting Thanatos become his primary Persona. Once Minato starts having doubts about his loyalties to Takaya is when Orpheus starts coming back.

Minako wields Atlanta, who turns into Gaia, she is the Wildcard. She meets Makoto for the first time SEES was looking into Fuuka's disappearance, Makoto was with Shinjiro but he doesn't interact with them. She meets him again one evening feeding stray cats. She joins him and forms the Death arcana bond with him.

As for the Akimina part- it started mostly cause i was craving Akimina content but now its part of the story altogether. These 2 gay dumbasses meet for the first time in the Dark Hour and Akihiko is like "Hey wanna come back with me and meet my group :D" and Makoto was like " Hell naw" They meet a few more times while Makoto was hanging out with Shinjiro.

Later, during a fight between SEES and Strega, Makoto manages to down Akihiko just barely and Aki just is kinda charmed by this- Its basically an enemies to lovers speedrun

Anyways this Au is technically still incomplete, ending wise at least, but this is the jist of it :v Also sorry if it doesnt completely make sense, I got really excited that someone was asking bout this au and I got lost in the sauce

[dj-bynum3718]

Of Fire and Ice - Chapter 4

Melissa Schemmenti X reader X Larissa Weemes   

Summary: soft Mel

Words: idk

Notes: I did a thing

Warnings: none

You walk into the school stopping to sign in before walking to the staff room. You set a coffee In Melissa’s hands. Briefly remembering her Starbucks order from the last time Ava went out for y’all. “Teacher appreciation or whatever” you knew your need to know everything would come in handy one day.

“What’s this for?” She smiles at you taking a sip. “How did you know my order?” She asked surprised.

You chuckle “it’s a thank you in advance have to treat my lady right” you feel your throat clenched and swallow hard. “As for your order I’m just that good”

“Your lady? Hmm I like the sound of that” she bumps shoulders with you, Barbara shaking her head at the both of y’all.

“Careful Schemmenti or I’ll fall in love”

“Promise?” She looks at you smirking.

You gulp hard she is kidding she has to be right? You can feel your heart pounding.

“I-I um-“ “so I have been doing research on witches!” Jacob states as he and Janine walk in. Thankful for the distraction you look up at him. “Oh yeah? What about us did you learn?”

“So there are different kinds right? Wiccan, pagan, Strega.” You nod for him to continue “so like Hocus Pocus-“ “nope not doing this” you shake your head laughing.

“What why?” He asks exasperated “Jacob you were doing so well till just then” you laugh.

Melissa looks at the both of you. “well what’s the difference?” You wink at her “I’ll tell you everything you need to know on the way to Nevermore.”

Barbara looks up confused. “What do you mean?” “I’m going to be her date for the weekend.” Melissa replies.

Ava who up until now was ignoring the conversation. “What why does she get to go? You need to show up and show out! I should be your date!” Melissa looks over at her quickly.

You place your hand on hers softly. “Oh no I’m good thanks for the offer though Ava! But Mel is my Lady for the weekend” you wink at her are your eye’s playing with you or is that a blush.

“Well if you need anything let us know! We would love to help out!” Janine looks giddy as always.

“I for one and interested in the school.” Gregory speaks up from behind you. You didn’t even notice him walk in. “ what does it take to work in an Outcast school?”

“Too much it takes too much” your roll your eyes squeezing Melissa’s hand before letting go and standing up. “Welp I need to go to my classroom and get ready for today. Have a good day princess” you wink at Melissa before walking out.

——

The bell rings indicating the end of the day and you release your stampede of 3rd graders. “Have a good rest of your days see y’all tomorrow” you wave to them.

You are gathering your belongings together when your head her. “Hey hot stuff, we missed you at lunch today.”

She has her arms crossed leaning against your door frame her purse slings across her shoulder and her feet crossed at the ankle.

It shouldn’t be so arousing but with her your mouth goes dry. “I didn’t know I’d be missed”

She pushes off the door shaking her head at you “let’s go out” you snap your head up to look at her “what?”

“Well we are gonna have to get our story straight.” Oh right that of course that’s what she meant.

“Oh yeah sounds great! We can go to my place and I can make something.” She nods at you “okay I will meet you there” she gives you the smile that you love so much.

You both walk out together she hooks her arm with yours. Stay cool, stay cool this is normal, friends do this.

“See you soon princess” she chuckles ducking her head. “Not that I’m complaining but when did that start?” She stops looking up at you.

“Oh! Um well i figured if you are going to pretend to be my girlfriend I might figure some stuff to call you right?” You look at her trying to gauge her reaction. “I can stop if if bothers you.”

“NO! Oh I’m I mean it doesn’t bother me. I like it actually” she smiles at you. “Okay well then I’ll see you here in a bit princess” you watch her climb into her car before getting into your own to head to the house.

——

You pull into your driveway her pulling in behind you. Okay you are just figuring out the details and dinner it. That’s not that bad just chill.

When you walk in you take her coat from her hanging it next to yours. You walk to the kitchen her fallowing behind you.

“So what are you in the mood for?” You ask opening the fridge. “Well what do you have?” She sets her hands on your hips moving you over so she could look. Your heart rate picks up.

“You have all the ingredients for a quick spaghetti.” She looks up at you “what do you think? Can I cook for you?”

You are surprised you haven’t shared your kitchen with anyone since Larissa. “You want to cook for me?”

“If you will let me.” You nod your head smiling. “okay but only if I can help” she nods grabbing the ingredients from the fridge. You follow her lead.

You have never cooked so seamlessly with someone. Not even Larissa after a few years could do that. Even better Mel didn’t bat an eye when you threw salt over your shoulder after salting the water.

You explain to her the importance of why you stir the food a certain way and she just went with it. Oh this woman.

You both sit down and bless the meal. After the first bite you let out a moan of contentment. This was the best spaghetti you ever had. “Oh Mel If all of your food is this good I’m just gonna have to marry you.” You keep eating blushing hard you don’t even notice how your words affected her.

“So” she clears her throat. “whats our story?” You set down your fork and think for a minute.

“Why don’t we stick to the truth?” You look at her for confirmation. “The truth?”

“Yeah I started at Abbot and you hated me. But after awhile you warmed up to me and then fell head over heels for me” you grin at her cheeky. She rolls her eyes chuckling.

“Okay we can go with that. Who made the first move?” she asks. “I did of course!” You look at her still smiling. “Of course” she giggles.

“Were you touchy feely with your ex?” “Larissa? Oh no not really well unless Mort- you know what. No we weren’t she didn’t like it.” She ponders “do you want to be with me? Affectionate that’s is?”

You think about it for a bit. Could you handle that with her? It would break your heart when you get back because it would all go back to normal. But with her…”would you be comfortable with that?”

She grabs your hand “with you yes” she smiles at you. You nod “then yes please” she nods back in return.

“Okay then I guess we got everything figured out” you both turn back to your meal talking about school and such.

——

“Thank you for dinner” you are helping her with her jacket. “Thank you for making it” you chuckle as she turns to look at you. You are suddenly very aware of how close the both of you are. You gulp your eyes glance to her lips then back to her eyes.

She is searching your face stepping closer to you. You gently cup her by the nape of the neck.

What are you doing this can’t be happening can it? The way she is looking at you makes you feel like jelly. She is leaning in to you stopping short giving you time to stop.

You can’t help it you crash your lips together it’s soft she is soft everything you imagined it would be. She is flooding your senses and it’s overwhelming in the best way possible.

When you pull away your are both blushing hard. “That’s not how I imagined tonight to end” she giggled her head landing on your chest. “Are you complaining?” “No never!”

She takes a step back grinning at you “I will see you at work tomorrow hun” she pecks you once more before walking out the door. “Goodnight princess! Let me know when you make it home!”

She gives you a thumbs up and backs out leaving you alone to figure out what just happened.

[anxioussquiidlery]

Do you have more stuff about strega fuuka, my interest has been piqued 👁️ would SEES have even been able to proceed as far as they did without her? Actually, would they even have survived the Empress/Emperor fight? interesting concept

Probably not, but I like to think they just depended on sheer luck. But yeah, I do have more Strega Fuuka! I have her full design here

When me and my friend were discussing the kind of outfit she should wear, we decided on a witch kind of look. I also wanted to add the coat, since she would most likely be presumed dead or missing to the outside world, and therefore have to hide her identity to avoid getting caught or being sent back to normal life

[pingguoringo]

okay so you know how p3r is giving us more content for strega (aka more interactions)

i hope if any remakes of previous games come to light we get more of those!!!

who would u like to see more interactions with?

me personally id love to get to see naotos grandfather as well as more interactions with the butler as well in naotos SL. missed opportunity tbhh

[gio-cosmo]

Hi here’s me rambling endlessly abt strega and how they were handled in reload for a bit ⬇️ (heavy spoilers)

Strega is a trio of antagonists that I often see overlooked completely, frequently described as “forgettable” and “non-threatening”. You’d think that an antagonistic group responsible for one of the main characters deaths would hold more weight, right? I think the main reason that this is such a common mindset is because of Strega’s critical lack of screen-time, and also the fact that their backstories / reasoning behind their actions are explained in a very rushed manner. Despite this, I think Strega is an incredibly interesting group of characters, and I think it’s a shame Atlus didn’t bother to flesh them out more.

Main issue: Lack of screen-time. Why the rush?

Atlus made a point to act as if Reload would give Strega a plethora of new content, but in reality, we barely got anything extra at all. Is it a step up from Portable/FES? Absolutely, and I’m very grateful for that. But even still, this was a golden opportunity to really show off Strega’s intricacies, and to throw away such a perfect chance was a pretty lousy move, in my opinion. There was so many opportunities to show Strega’s viewpoints and have it flow well with the story, but these chances were rarely taken — because of this, their presence in the story is weakened substantially.

Lack of group interaction - when having an antagonist group, it’s important to have them be…well, you know. A group. We barely get to see them interact together, and when we do, it’s either for very quick moments, or it’s when their talking to someone else (in which, it’s usually just Takaya talking on behalf of all of them)

This falls along with how their lack of screen-time is the biggest issues — there’s no chances to see them interact with each other if their barely given the chance to be on screen to begin with.

Lack of individual interaction - where the hell is my Jin hangout event? :(

If they can figure out how to give Takaya one-on-one conversations with the MC to let the player get to know his character more, they could’ve certainly figured out how to do so with Jin and Chidori as well. They could’ve had you talk with Jin through the assassination request site and Chidori by finding her at the bench she’s always at when she talks with Junpei. See how that took me approximately five seconds to think up? You’re telling me nobody in the development room was like “hey guys maybe we should actually give ALL of our main antagonists some one-on-one interactions so we can see how they function when away from each other. Oh, I guess we don’t really show them interacting as a group that much either so we should throw that in as well lmfaoo whoops” Like guys come on. I’m sighing so heavily right now and also shaking my head in dismay.

(You could argue that we already get to see Chidori interact solo with Junpei so it wouldn’t be necessary to see her interact solo with the MC, but I still think it would be a neat addition. All I know is that there is absolutely NO reason that Jin shouldn’t have gotten some sort of hangout event :(

Missed opportunities - “let’s all be able to shift and not tell Chidori!”

We don’t get a single trio fight in the entire game. This is so ridiculous to me that I get irritated every time I think about it. “Let’s have a antag trio and not let them fight together haha” yeah real funny man I’m having such a good laugh over here 😐 it doesn’t even make any sense either. Chidori’s solo fight genuinely should’ve just been a trio fight. “She told us to wait inside lol” damn she’s not even letting you spectate??? 😭 developers wanted them off-screen so bad they LITERALLY had them wait outside the door standing there doing nothing. Atlus. Come on now man.

Common misconceptions — “Strega doesn’t care about Chidori.”

WRONG INCORRECT BUZZER 🚨🚨🚨 They do, actually, they just have roundabout ways of showing it because of the whole “caring about people is a weakness” mindset that they so desperately latch onto. I’ve seen lots a people say that they believe Takaya truly does not care for his teammates at all, and while I guess in technicality it’s all up to personal interpretation, I do strongly disagree with this standpoint. The last thing Takaya is saying while watching Nyx approach is that he wishes Jin was with him, and gets visibly and vocally distressed when Jin falls in battle before him. In the Persona 3 manga, what stops Takaya from killing Junpei is the sight of Chidori’s spirit. If he truly didn’t care about Chidori, why would that stop him in his tracks? I think it’s clear that Takaya is stuck in a mindset that formed when he was an angry and mistreated child, and because of this he’s convinced himself he is incapable of feeling attachment towards anyone, and voices this constantly while seeing it as a weakness. Despite this, I do think he cares about his teammates deep down, but refuses to admit it. This extremely ingrained hypocrisy is something I wish was more expanded on.

Misconceptions continued - “the fact that the members of Strega aren’t ridiculously overpowered makes them bad villains.”

…No! For Strega, using their Persona’s is a very taxing endeavor — it wouldn’t make canonical sense for them to be extremely powerful. You might be thinking, “well, the fact that their battles aren’t immensely difficult is why they aren’t payed much mind as antagonists.” I disagree. The reason is the criminal lack of screen time. Now, I don’t think it’s bad to want more difficult fights, to each their own and all, I just think it’s a bit silly when people use that as their main core reason for hating them, considering it really wouldn’t make *sense* for them to be super powerful. Anyways. Moving on.

Things that would’ve strengthened Strega as characters:

- More scenes

- A more fleshed out work-together event (teaming up with Takaya was cool, but also a bit random? Should’ve been expanded upon more)

- Backstory flashbacks (this could also have been used as foreshadowing for Ikutsuki’s betrayal instead of making it seem so abrupt)

- DLC (being able to play AS them for a bit would be awesome)

Frankly, I think that The Answer should’ve been included in base-game, and Strega should’ve gotten a DLC. They would really benefit one, and they could make it really informative and interesting, explaining more about how they were experimented on as kids & how it affects them, etc.

I also think it would’ve been beneficial to make Strega have more influence outside of the Dark Hour. In the later parts of the game, they do gain popularity when the cult starts up, but it’s all incredibly abrupt and there’s barely any lead up to it. It would’ve been interesting to see a gradual lead up to it all, slowly seeing their influence spread as the game continues, and having tension rise as they ensnare more people into believing their set of ideals. Having them suddenly gain influence so rapidly seemed just..generally unrealistic, I guess.

There’s for real even more I could go on about but this is already so long that I’ll go ahead and cut myself off here. Anyways. I love Strega <3

[sourcelettered]

this is a long shot, but… sigh

bodily 19. okay with anyone over 17 reaching out.

i’m izumi, from persona 3 (specifically the shadow cry novel)

i know most of the main cast might not recognize me by name- that’s okay! i’m the guy that worked at hagakure ramen haha. i’d be glad to speak to any persona 3 fictive, but i’m obviously more interested in strega. jin especially. i miss him.

our main blog is @sudoutatsuyareal PLEASE drop by if ya might be interested :)

pssst. we also have fuuka looking for any of SEES. she’s too scared to make her own request.

sorry for taking so long to get back to you anon, was harassing muppet joker on main

[extinct-fish]

Goretober day 17: Too Much blood

Is it too much?

this is an actual scene I drew out. Here's the scene, murder and all.

It was 11:59pm, Keisuke Hiraga was working the register. There was no one in the coffee shop since it closed at 11. He was wiping down one of the tables when he heard the bell ring. “I’m sorry- but we’re closed,” Hiraga apologized. “I know,” the man shrugged, still approaching the employee. “Then please leave.” “I just want a chat.” “I’m sorry, but I can’t-” Hiraga looked up to see the man smiling at him. Words died in his throat as he saw the man’s face. It was deceptively harmless, as there was venom in that man’s eyes. “Now, about all these letters,” the man began, “how many have you delivered for Strega?” “I-I- I-” Hiraga stammered, “N-n- none-” “Tell me. Don’t play coy, delivery boy, I know what you’ve been doing.” “E-e-e-eight! I’ve sent eight!” “Thank you.” The man then jumped over the table with ease and then sliced his throat with a scalpel. It didn’t take long for Hiraga to bleed out, as the jugular was cut, the blood spilling out onto the floor, the walls, all over.  “You’ve made a mistake harming my love’s peace,” the man uttered. It was 5:45am when Makoto entered the shop through the back. He placed on his uniform, yawning as he was getting to work, placing the things where they belonged when he noticed scarlet on the ground from the storage, where multiple things for replacement were. They seemed to trail into the storage. Makoto did his best to avoid stepping in the blood. He opened it, finding nothing of interest, aside from the box of nails being opened, the hammer misplaced, the rope of the ladder missing, and some planks of wood missing. That was odd. He decided to follow the trail of red, careful to not disturb the blood. He noticed how the number of footsteps increased, which made it impossible to not disturb them. Where the trail ended was what shocked him. Before him was Keisuke Hiraga, nailed to a makeshift cross with some rope tied around his wrists, seemingly in a mock exhibit of the crucifixion. Blood had covered the walls around and behind the horrid display, as well as some on the tables and the flooring. On one of the tables, a message was painted in blood: Forgive me, for I allowed sin to consume my wings. Makoto looked up to see that some parts of the splatter had been makeshiftedly painted into what appeared to be wings. He could see how the neck area was sliced, and near that, a ring of rope hung around him. He couldn’t help but both admire the effort, and also be horrified by what he was witnessing.

Blood, the sanguine beverage of the heart eater. Though he does not consume the red waters often, he does enjoy its taste every now and then. Blood-letting in his name will not be in vain, as he will consume directly from a mortal if granted permission.

[bomberqueen17]

fic update: give a dog a job

ok so i forgot on friday but here it is today. and yeah there's a mild inconsistency i'd meant to smooth out but couldn't, so i'm not worrying about it (a mention of something "habitual" i'd just come up with and hadn't figured out where to add in a mention of earlier, so it's out of nowhere, but listen that's sometimes how life works). this chapter covers some juicy ground but ends on a lil bit of a very mild cliffhanger. we're at 8/10 and i have failed to write the big dramatic ending but still have a couple weeks to get it done, so we shall see how that works out, LOL.

chapter 8, on AO3

Iorveth was leaned against the kitchen counter, one hand idly braced on the counter edge, long legs crossed in front of him, gesturing with his free hand as he casually drove Strega insane with teasing that he was going to throw something for her. “Now, now,” he was saying, “when would I ever play fetch in the house? You know better, girl. You know-- oh but what if I did. Oh! But what if I did.” Strega capered, panting. Nosewise was marginally involved, mostly concerned that there might be treats that somehow he might not be given. Dukat was watching in confusion; he was, for once, not taken in by the deception, because he was not bright enough to have picked up on what was being teased. Flash was in the chair in the corner of the room where it turned into the living room, watching them all with arch displeasure. His entire posture eloquently conveyed that such shenanigans were beneath his dignity, but if there were treats to be dispensed, it would be both tragic and typical if he were neglected. But the thing that caught at Roche’s attention was that probably Strega had spent time in Iorveth’s house being spoken to like this; that was implied in what he’d said. And he himself was never going to get to see the interior of Iorveth’s house. But the dog had, and would. She might even sleep in Iorveth’s bed, if Iorveth took daytime naps like Roche did. (Or had she gone missing overnight before? She’d gone missing at night, for sure.) So the dog-- He wasn’t jealous of the dog.

[donnerpartyofone]

I went to Star of the Sea a few times a week all February, which means it took me like a month to look up and discover the giant pipe organ over the entrance. It's crazy how habitually I only look where I'm stepping, I'm constantly missing the most obvious (and interesting) things. I wonder if anyone ever plays it! There's a piano and also an electric keyboard of some kind up front that they use on the weekends, when music is played by an older lady with bright red hair and an absolutely wild operatic soprano. Every single person who comes here is an absolute capital-C character. I've even started to see these cool strega types in black furs with chic wigs or dye jobs and cateye glasses; with any luck that's what I'll be like when I'm their age.

I usually say that I'm going to this place, never having been to church in my life, because of an art history-related project I'm working on, but it feels like a lot of different converging paths have led me here. When my husband and I first moved to this neighborhood ten years ago, we stumbled upon the procession of Our Lady of Sorrows aka Mater Dolorosa aka La Maria Addolorata one day, and I immediately thought...man am I in the right place. Here is her statue in the Italian social club garden (which is cut back for the winter in this image, but when it's in bloom it's like a vibrant little jungle), and here is a photo from Wikipedia of the procession:

Naturally this introduction to the local traditions made me very interested in what could be in the church, although I took my time getting there. Bizarrely, when I finally checked it out last month, almost the first thing I heard was a reading in which Mary is told about how she's going to suffer for her son's fate, using the wording: "And you yourself a sword shall pierce". The phrase has a beautiful musicality to it, but it really caught my ear because it so obviously inspired the imagery of the Dolorosa. If I had gone on any other day, I wouldn't have received this strangely meaningful-to-me welcome. This pincushion version of Mary is strikingly gothic, and often garbed in black and gold:

I'm sure that when I first started coming to Star of the Sea, creeping around sneaking pictures, it might have been perturbing to at least some of the old time neighborhood retirees who come to weekday masses. But, I eventually became a familiar face, and I brought my husband to this wine and cheese thing they offered after last Saturday's service. We went around and introduced ourselves to the main regulars plus the monsignor (who is really sweet and good-humored), and that seemed to help; when I came back on Tuesday, one of the main ladies introduced me to more people and told them about our Saturday visit, it really seemed to mean something to her. Maybe it's pretentious of me but I feel like it might be good for them to see me around, like maybe if they get to know a punk-looking chick like me a little bit, then it will make them feel like they might have more in common with really different-seeming people than they think. And vice-versa, of course.

At the end of yesterday's mass, I got to meet the extremely sharp and charismastic Father Patterson who comes on Thursdays to help out, since the church's original guy passed away. Patterson came out and met everybody this time, and I was excited to tell him that I had never been to church before the week that he himself started coming to Star of the Sea, and his homilies were part of what kept me coming back. He stunned me by saying something like, "Keep coming, because while you might be inspired by this place, people around you are being inspired by you at the same time. You won't see it yourself and you don't even have to, because it's just you, your you-ness is what's inspiring." I was so humbled, I didn't really know how to act. It was an interesting insight; often when we feel bad about ourselves, we get served this condescending rhetoric about how your low self-esteem prevents you from seeing yourself as wonderful the way others do--but this was more like, you have to spend all your time with yourself, so you never experience yourself as novel, you can't possibly see what other people see. It's like how you can't smell yourself, basically. Up at the top I was saying how everybody who comes here is a big time Character with unique personalities, and suddenly it occurred to me that I am now one of those Characters. I have the feeling Patterson was sent to Star of the Sea like Mary Poppins, to uplift everybody who lost their pastor and are worried about the future of the parish. He's doing a really good job and it will be a bummer when he's gone.

Meanwhile, baby's first meme: