#THAT IS HIS BABY LADIES AND GENTS; HE WILL DESTROY YOU TO KEEP HIS BABY GIRL SAFE

[siixkiing]

😘 ( on the cheek. Gotta give dad some affection.

☯ It’s international kissing day! Send 😘 to kiss my muse. ☯

"Hee, you're too sweet and kind to this old monkey."

He couldn't help tease, having not expected the display of affection he received from his daughter. It was always something that warmed his heart and soul when she did — treasuring each one like it was something so sacred. Knowing it wasn't easy for the young woman sometimes to be around him, still working through her trauma slowly but surely. Each step a monumental achievement.

This was one such moment, the golden king reaching out with such delicacy and care one would think he was reaching for something made of the finest glass — like the simplest touch would shatter it. Treating her with the utmost care, wanting her to know through his actions how much he loved and adored her. That he would not treat her so callously like another had. No, he would sooner give up all his immortality than do that to his dearest daughter. Letting his hands rest against either side of her face, bringing her closer — a kiss pressed to her noise in a playful manner as another is pressed into her forehead with warmth. Pressing his soon against it, soft purring building inside his chest.

"You're so sweet I could just eat you up — "

" — I love you my dearest daughter and brightest shining light."

[stoopidpigeonxx]

To the anon that suggested Curly Manhandling..

here bookie <3

NSFW MINORS GO AWAY

Curly’s quite the big fellow. He knows it, too. He’s always flexing his arms in front of you to show off his gym gain and taking every opportunity to show off his impressive build. You don’t mind it. It’s a bit of a turn-on, knowing all that is all yours. But the best part is when he uses that muscle he worked so hard on to fuck you dumb. He knew you liked to be manhandled and took that to heart, scooping you up and throwing you over his shoulder whenever you suggested taking things to the bedroom. He adored the squeals and giggles from you when he did. Filled his heart with a sense of pride… or maybe he just adored his sweet girl. His favorite method was pushing your legs up to your head while he pounded into you, seeing the very slight bulge of his cock outlined in your stomach when he thrusts. You’re soaked and gripping him like a vice and he could die happily right now, buried 9 inches inside you. He’d hunch over to quicken his pace, hands pinning your wrists up by your head. He’d love looking at your fucked-out face, the slight drool pooling at the corner of your lips, your slightly crossed eyes, mouth parted in an O shape. You looked so pretty like this. He wanted to take a picture and frame it, hang it above his bed so he could see it every day. Your face was amazing, but it came in second only to your moans. Your beautiful, sweet little noises. Whines of his name, pleas, whimpers, all of it spurred him on. Hearing his name from your mouth was music to his ears. “Yeah, baby? Wan’ me to go faster? Harder? You got it, lemme take care of you.. Sweet thing.” “Fuck, you’re takin’ me good… g’na make me come quick..” And you took it like a champ. When he did pump you full of his kids, you took every drop. He’d let you fall back and observe his come leaking out your poor cunt. But he’s not finished, ladies and gents. Oh no. He doesn’t normally do this out of fear of hurting you, but when he’s particularly stressed and you’re just offering yourself.. Full Nelson time!! Yup, he’s got your back pressed flush against his chest, ass against his pelvis, cock thrusting in and out of you. He has an arm locked around you to hold you in place, and his other’s holding up one of your thighs for a better angle. You find this position the hottest because he finally gets to be rough with you.he begs to differ, but as long as it makes you happy, and it really does. “Fu-uck, baby, keep movin’ like that, i gotcha.. Mhmmm. Feels so good..” He’s babbling praise into your ear while he destroys you, the gentleman that he is, and making sure to kiss you everywhere he can. Soft little ‘sorry’s on your skin. He feels bad for being so rough with you, but he can't help it when it feels so good. Even he’s moaning like a girl now just from the euphoric bliss of being inside your sweet little cunt. And he’ll keep going, until he’s filled you up with at least 5 loads of his come. He wants to pump you full of his babies in hopes he’ll start a family with you. But, more likely, he’s just obsessed with seeing you leak his seed out of your abused hole. Either way, you’re full of him, a reminder of what he does to you. You’ll certainly find it difficult to walk tomorrow, but it’s worth it. He’ll take care of you, since it’s his fault you’re in that state, poor thing. And he’ll do it all over again when you want him to! <3

[bumblesimagines]

Dixie Boy

Request: Yes or No

I know you've got designs on my man

I see you giving him the eye

And I don't like what I see

And I know you don't want to get into it with me

Betty watched Veronica. She already had Archie, practically stole him away from right under her nose. Betty got over when (Y/N) entered her life. The moment they were paired up, Betty knew she would like (Y/N). He was on the soccer team, got good grades, showed everyone kindess. Archie was similar but Betty realized it was just a simple childhood crush. She moved on and Veronica got with him. It started to feel like Veronica just wanted to isolate Betty. Maybe she was like Cheryl but just more quiet and subtle about it.

'Cause like a soldier defends his land

Well I stand up, I get up, I defend my man

So don't make me ask you twice

'Cause I asked you once and I asked you nice

Keep your damn hands off my

Dixie Boy

"Veronica, can we talk? In private?" Betty asked softly. Veronica looked up from her phone, nodding.

"We'll be right back, gents." Veronica smiled, eyes flickering to (Y/N). (Y/N) leaned forward.

"Think they're planning our murder?" (Y/N) asked playfully. Archie leaned forward, nodding.

"Should we make a run for it?" Archie grinned. They shared a laugh while Veronica giggled, rolling her eyes. They got up, walking walking to the bathroom.

"What's up, B?" Veronica smiled. Betty licked her lips, hands tucking into the back pockets of her jeans. She let out a soft sigh.

"How are you and Archie?" She asked. Veronica tilted her head.

"As far as I know, fine. Did Archie mention anything?" Veronica asked, brows furrowing. Betty shook her head, a small smile appearing on her face.

"No, of course not, V. I.. I feel like there's been something with you and (Y/N)." Betty said. Veronica placed a hand on Betty's arm.

"Of course not, B! You're my girl! Besties over guys." Veronica assured. Betty smiled and nodded.

Well, he's sweet, isn't he?

But I'm sorry, ladies, he belongs to me

My Dixie Boy

Well, he's fine, but get in line

'Cause he's mine, he's mine, all mine, all mine

Betty smiled widely as (Y/N) cooed and petted a stray cat. Betty approached him, crouching down beside him. The cat purred, rubbing against (Y/N).

"Come on." Betty grabbed his hand, standing. (Y/N) stood, walking side by side with her. Betty shivered as a cold breeze blew by. (Y/N) noticed, gently taking off his black scarf and stepping infront of her. He wrapped it around her neck, making sure it was covered. He gave a grin.

"There." He pecked her forehead. Betty was thankful her cheeks were already red from the cold or else (Y/N) would've seen her blush. Betty gave him a hug, noticing some girls from school watching.

Well, I know the way that you girls operate

So keep your hands to yourself and your eyes on your own plate

It's not nice to stare

Betty fixed her hair, smiling softly. She grabbed (Y/N)'s scarf, wrapping it around her neck. She headed downstairs, shouting a quick bye to her mom. Betty rushed out before she could get up, going to (Y/N)'s car. She got in, noticing Veronica in the passenger seat. Veronica shot her a smile.

"Hey, B!" She greeted, giving a small wave. Betty smiled back, though it didn't reach her eyes.

"Hey, baby." (Y/N) made eye contact with her in the rearview mirror. Betty smiled widely, giving a small wave. (Y/N) started driving, picking up light conversation with Veronica. Betty watched as Veronica smiled widely and let out soft giggles. She held back a scoff, looking out the window.

Don't make me come over there

'Cause ladies, I'm a lady but please understand

When it comes to my boy, I will fight like a man

I will seek, and I will destroy

For the apple of my eye, my pride and joy

My Dixie Boy

Betty took a sip of her drink, cringing at the taste. Reggie had clearly gotten to the cranberry juice. She put her cup down, eyes scanning the wave of people until they landed on (Y/N). A smile appeared on her face though it fell when she spotted Veronica near. Veronica laughed at something and placed a hand on his arm. Betty licked her lips, walking over. Red appeared suddenly. Bettt blinked, stopping herself before she could bump into Cheryl.

"And where are you going, dearest cousin?" Cheryl cocked a brow. Betty cleared her throat.

"To (Y/N)." She replied, peeking over her shoulder. Reggie had joined them, arms around (Y/N) and Chuck. Betty let out a soft sigh. Cheryl turned.

"You seemed to be quite in a hurry. Did you think Veronica was gonna steal a kiss?" Cheryl asked, head tilting. Betty looked at her.

"What?"

"Oh, please, cousin. Veronica is shameless in her flirting." Cheryl shrugged.

Well, he's sweet, isn't he?

But I'm sorry, ladies, he belongs to me

My Dixie Boy

Well, he's fine, but get in line

'Cause he's mine, he's mine, all mine, all mine

"Flirting?" Betty repeated. Cheryl nodded, twirling a strand of her fiery hair around her finger.

"She's truly a viper." Cheryl muttered, shaking her head. "She gives the Vixens a bad rep."

"What type of flirting?" Betty asked, arms crossing. Cheryl hummed, shrugging lightly.

"Coy smiles, laughing too loud, putting her hand on his arm.." Cheryl trailed off, watching Betty.

Well, he's sweet, isn't he?

"I'm sure if Archie wasn't in the picture, she'd strike." Cheryl shrugged, spinning around and walking away. Betty licked her lips, looking at (Y/N). She quickly went over to him.

"I'm not feeling well." She said. "Take me home?"

I'm a lover not a fighter and I don't want to have to get rough

I'm just warning you ahead of time

I can be a bitch when it comes to my stuff

So keep your damn hands off my

Dixie Boy

Betty stared at the ice covered lake. She knew which parts were unstable and which weren't. She had multiple plans if one didn't work. She glanced at Veronica once she had her ice skates on. Betty gave her a smile, getting on the ice. Veronica followed, freely skating. Betty watched her, watching the ice crack. Betty made her move when Veronica stopped, skating forward and slamming into Veronica. Veronica went forward, falling and sliding across the ice, stopping on unstable ice. She huffed, looking at Betty.

"What the hell?" She went to stand but froze when the ice cracked under her. Veronica swallowed, slowly standing and staying still as more ice cracked. Betty watched her, anxious. Veronica yelped when she fell, ice immediately cracking and sending her into the freezing water. Betty waited, hearing her screams and the splashing. She moved forward but stopped when ice cracked under her. She moved back, waiting for Veronica's pleas to get weaker. Betty took off her skates and ran off, going to their bags. She grabbed her phone, typing in a number.

"911? Please! My friend fell! She's in the water! Come quickly, please!" Betty cried into the phone, trying to sound as convincing as possible. She waited on the phone, sniffling and trying to cry more. By the time the rescue team arrived, the water was calm. Betty pointed them in the direction and explained everything to Sheriff Keller.

Well, he's sweet, yes indeed

Back off, hands off 'cause he's sweet on me

My Dixie Boy

Betty saw (Y/N) and jogged over, arms wrapping around him.

"O-one minute she was here and the next.." Betty sniffled. (Y/N) hugged her back, rubbing her back.

"It's not your fault, Betty." (Y/N) assured, trying to comfort his girlfriend. Betty leaned back, sighing softly. She sniffled, head resting on his chest. She finally had him.

"She's breathing!" A paramedic called. Betty turned her head, watching as Veronica was pulled into the ambulance.

Well, he's fine, but get in line

Tell you one more time, the boy is mine

He's mine, mine, mine, mine, all mine, all mine

[photolover82]

The Masked Singer Season 6 Episode 2 Recap: Group A Wildcards, Back to School Themed, Let’s Meet New Students Baby and Hamster (Commentary & Guesses)

Hello my internet friends and welcome (or welcome back) to Ana's Masked Singer recap, where I, Ana, recap every single episode of The Masked Singer. So, this is technically the 2nd part of the premiere episodes’ recaps, since both of these episodes aired on the same week, back to back. So yeah, let's get started, shall we:

Ok so same ones as last time performed (minus the 2 who got eliminated), which were Pufferfish 🐡, Skunk🦨, and Bull 🐂, plus 2 new wildcards, Baby 👶🏼 & Hamster 🐹 and 1 of them was revealed who was...

*DRUMROLL PLEASE*

Ms. Pufferfish 🐡

Performance: So, she stuck with the Tik Tok song theme, and performed Levitating by Dua Lipa and DaBaby (yup, she did rap again), which felt like a repeat of her 1st performance. I feel like she is WAY BETTER than singing these overly played Tik Tok songs and that's why she went home honestly, and I know the internet is up in arms about her leaving this soon, & I get it but I honestly wished she would've chosen a way better song that really showcases her range, like Bull does. Even though he picks songs that a lot of people know, they make sense & actually compliment his voice/showcases so many things he can do vocally, while the songs she chose were too one note for me.

Having said that, she was revealed to be by no one's surprise at all (well maybe the judges but they're always slow):

Toni Braxton (in a mask)

First of all, yeah not surprised... Moving on, she was wearing a mask under the costume's mask wow (because she has lupus so that means her immune system aka the system that tries to keep you from getting sick is weakened because it thinks everything even healthy cells that are part of your normal bodily functions are dangerous so they destroy them... Long story short, covid& lupus are not a good combo so she wears a mask as added protection). The thing about masks when you are singing (which is why most singers take off their masks when they sing), it makes your voice muffled and not as clear sounding no matter what mic you use. So yeah her voice might have sounded a tiny bit muffled but it was great considering. Was it the biggest upset in masked singer history? No, Tori Kelly getting eliminated in season 4 was, but this might be a close 3rd (2nd is a tie between Jesse McCartney not winning season 3 & Jojo not winning season 5). Anyways, let's talk clues:

Now, onto our remaining 4, starting with our OGs and ending with our 1st wildcards of the season:

1. Bull 🐂

Performance: This time around, he sang What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts and god damn the man got range, he started the song with a whistle tone run thing idk what’s called but it was punchy and amazing! He used a song a lot of people are super familiar and showcased a ton of rasp and range to his voice, from high to low notes he hit. I’m obsessed with this performance, it was probably my favorite of the night!

For my guess, I am still sticking with (and will fight anyone who disagrees, that’s how sure I am, my mind isn’t changing here):

Todrick Hall, ladies and gents and non-binary folks

Ok, I’ve known about Todrick for years, so much so that I didn’t even need someone to explain to me the clues (usually I do some research on the celebs, because I am not a celeb expert by any means, but he is the one I have done the least research on), like I figured some of them on my own which very rarely happens (if I see another ex Disney or Nick star, it will happen again possibly). Having said that, let’s look at them sweet (almost sweeter than the donut he is holding in that picture) clues that seal the deal for me (which as you can probably tell from the title are back to school themed):

Marched to the beat of his own drum in high school= he was openly gay in high school which was probably a bit rare in Texas

Disney concert hall= 2 things: before Idol, Todrick actually worked as a cast member at Disney World in Hollywood Studios and one of his most viral videos on his YouTube channel (and one of the ways I discovered him online) was called Evolution of Disney, which currently has 13 million views.

Cheerleaders in his locker clue= he actually really was a cheerleader in high school

2. Skunk 🦨

Performance: Ok, so I take back everything I said in my last recap here, because her performance of It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World by James Brown was a total 180 from her last performance! Like this was the kind of performance I was expecting from her, and she delivered in all her soulful, diva goodness! She sang this song to filth, it was the perfect song for her voice because it showcased her range and you can tell she was connected to the song, showcasing emotion from under the mask. It was fantastic and I really hope she sticks to these kinds of songs honestly because she is so good, like I hope they don’t make her sing super current pop songs, because she isn’t pop… anything rock, soul, R&B, or even funk works amazing with her tone. You can tell this isn’t her first rodeo performing so having said all that…

I am going to also stick with my initial guess for Skunk, who is:

Faith Evans

Alright yeah, I’m sticking with it, the voice is so similar (I used this video to voice match) but let’s get started with the clues:

Got a full ride scholarship and had to leave due to unexpected circumstances= yup, Faith left Fordham University to have a baby

Forced to take a different path= ended up singing backup in LA and moving there which in turn got her recognized by P Diddy

The vase with a D on it= she was on R&B Divas

3. Hamster 🐹

Performance: Yay a new wildcard! His first performance was Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison and you can tell he’s a great singer but he’s putting on an impression (a very good one may I add) but is a comedian like he isn’t a professional singer, he’s a comedian or actor who can sing granted but is trying to do impressions to throw the judges for a loop… but I see through you Mr. Hamster…. NOW I see through you, even though at first you did confuse me as well. He was ok though, nothing insane or shocking, I predict he might go home next in this group (depending on what the new wildcards sound like and/or when the next wildcards will be integrated)

I'm gonna say I think Hamster is...

Rob Schneider (better known as Elle King’s dad)

Alright, so again I had to do some voice matching because I have heard of him (mostly as Elle King’s dad haha) but never really heard him sing… if you watch him singing with his daughter, I can hear the tone and he might be putting on an Elvis style impression (which I have heard from a lot of people on the internet that he does those kinds of impressions in his stand up because he is a huge Elvis fan), but let’s look at them clues:

Famous Friends= he was on SNL and has multiple famous comedian friends like Adam Sandler & Chris Rock

Alcatraz Island= he’s from San Francisco, Cali

Locker clue is a baseball bat= hinting at a movie he was in, Benchwarmers

4. Baby 👶🏼

Performance: Ok, so I had to leave the most shocking one one for last, because this one threw me for a loop. At first, he was doing the baby voice and I was like this guy sucks he’s a goner…. and then he Barry Whited me with You’re the First, the Last, My Everything, and my jaw dropped (yes I did use Barry White as a verb, I’m so sorry Barry White, you are amazing, may he Rest In Peace, like no disrespect but it is his song so I tried to do something funny there… might have not worked out how it did in my brain, but I am too far gone now). Like I didn’t expect that voice coming out of that giant creepy thing you see pictured above this unnecessarily long commentary. Even my mom was shocked, and she don’t get shocked a lot…. Anyways, onto my guess:

This might sound like a dumb troll guess, but I genuinely think Baby is...

Larry the Cable Guy

Ok, ok, ok before y’all gang up on me and tell me “Ana, that’s such a Ken guess!,” I am gonna defend myself and say 1. Well Ken is now in the lead for the Golden Ear so anything can happen, and 2. Just hear me out, you’ll understand why when I explain myself. I feel like no other celebrity except Mr. “Get er Done” would put on a giant baby costume that’s borderline creepy, have an accent like that, and sound like Baby Mater from Cars (if you don’t believe it, just watch the performance, I’ll link it here and everything for you). Anyways, here are the clues that convince me and hopefully might convince you guys:

Replaced Arnold Schwarzenegger in a movie= Larry starred in the direct-to-video sequel to one of his comedic hits “Jingle All the Way.”

Locker clue was failing a driver’s ed test/reference to high speed car chases= reference to his success as the voice of Mater from the Disney movie Cars

Anyways, that’s it! Tomorrow is Group B’s first performance and I can’t wait to meet the new group! I’m so excited! See you guys this weekend and I hope y’all enjoyed this recap! Don’t forget to like and comment and do all the internet things. Follow me on Twitter too, it’s @photolover82 just like this page, where I live tweet the show if you wanna check me out there! 👋🏼 Bye guys!

[kim-lexie]

‘start up’: week-by-week playback

here is a week-by-week playback of events from ‘start up’ and my unfiltered feelings. hope you enjoy! if you want to see somewhat cohesive thoughts on ‘start up’ check out my official review. here :) 

*spoiler alert*

ep 1

ladies and gents it’s going to be a good one. i loved being able to see this backstory to lay all the groundwork for the future of the drama.

his story is devastating as a young individual unable to make his way into the world and then making a way to find it isn’t how he expected and lost a real thing he had with the relationship with the her grandmother. but the redemption when he goes to see her again.

her family becoming broken. her sister severing the relationship and chalking it up to being ‘oh i made the better choice’. and her father dying while getting her chicken and trying to get an investment to not let his daughter go hungry and to bring his family together.

to him making up a character that got her through hard times. and then trying to find him again. this is going to be great. and i know i’m going to be devastated bc she fell in love with the other man to begin with, and now she will see this new person.

soooooo much happened and i’m clearly not ready.

ep 2

why? why do we lie? we know nothing good will come of it. if anything this jipyeong is who she loves. but why lie? literally you can own up to it and start over boo.

disappointed in our sweet grandma for lying to dalmi for so long.

her sister is awful. and so is this ‘mother’.

this man just wanted to start up his start up but he was like nah don’t want to help you even though i need you. feel in love with the girl in the letters and showed up bc of the goodness of his heart. hope he doesn’t get lost in the fantasy of it.

their business, samsan tech, is going to be wild and great and he missed his opportunity.

ep 3

her mother saying she is the same as her dad not having a plan is so wack, and makes me want her to slap her.

aren’t you curious? why aren’t you asking why i am like this? because that is my concept the quiet good looking type. i can’t with him hahaha

i love that he asked about the music box. i wish it was really him that wrote the letters, because this will be heartbreaking when she finds out.

‘it wouldn’t be bad to sail off without a map even if we got lost, if it’s with you.’

this kid, dosan, is too funny.

i cannot believe her ‘father’ just throw her under the bus and had her oppa takes over the Korean branch of her company that she formed.

dang it. girl quits her job because he started his own company

they got first place. is that enough inkling for you?!?!?

they both like her. but only one of them will admit his feelings so he will win in the end. i’m so excited to see all of their relationships develop.

the cringe level of the edit of her winning her award. i cannot even. they’re charming everyone loves it.

ep 4

him learning how to be a hot shot ceo. i can’t. the placemats he is struggling.

his friend breaking the 3rd wall and telling us how dosan drives away all the ladies in university.

poor guy the only things she likes about him aren’t him at all but jipyeong.

she is going to be their ceo isn’t she. bc he said that he can’t be ceo. she’d kill it. what a queen.

yes boo! there it is we know who you’re going to pick. bc she wants them to recruit you not the other way around.

ep 5

this was a stellar episode. from both teams using the same data set and coming up with wildly different ideas to samsan tech almost crashing down. but setting a fire to dosan to do better and be more ambitious. i’m so excited.

our girl killed her presentation yes queen. you got this. the fact that the boys created a whole new software. these folks would be crazy to not invest.

this alex guy really believes in them i’m excited to see if there will be rivalry between the two hot shot ceo’s

the fact that her grandma doesn’t regret not sending her to college but rather regrets not meeting him earlier to support and encourage him made me cry.

ep 6

this was a great episode. so much happened in the development of their little company. disorder and disagreements led to stronger relations within the company.

i love how she picked the mentor. like yup i know alex is the biggest deal since slice bread but you’re our homie.

the fact that dosan was ready to come clean about the letters but overheard the grandmother get a sad report from the doctors and wanted to protect her and her granddaughter. so sad.

ep 7

i really need more than a second male lead for this man. i can’t stand the way he looks at her. he loves her and is trying so hard to shut off his heart to her.

i love the bickering between the two male leads. like seriously hilarious.

i love the sweet relationship that nam dosan will now have with her grandmother. and i love the idea concept he had for their business. a beautiful heart behind the machine.

dosan standing up for her and standing against this horrible man out to exploit their talent.  

this ending scene i can’t. they’re cute too. and precious.

he kept the plant and is going to give it nutrients to keep it well. please do the same with your relationship with her honey.

ep 8

i really love jipyeong and need them together.

i cannot with their ceo step dad. like isn’t this too much.

i want the boss lady at sandbox to know that dalmi is the sandbox girl!!!

ep 9

the wind turned into a heavy storm that destroyed his self esteem. he feels himself falling apart bc of his secret.

she was attacked!

‘i made a wrong turn and stumbled upon fireworks’ nam dosan.

he brought them to the beach after reading that review of wanting to see more beauty that the world has to offer. i need him to own up to his feelings and make a move.

don’t lie bro we know you like dalmi. and of course it’s raining. bc that’s how it is.

we still get a scene with them running through the rain the chul-san and yong-san.

my heart is crumbling into a million pieces. jipyeong’s there and dosan isn’t. what are we going to do. this ain’t the moment of revelation we wanted.

ep 10

jipyeong is so great. 10 out of 10.

i don’t know what it is but i really am not about dosan’s character for some reason. i really just want jipyeong to be honest from the start and he could have ended up with her.

my heart. our dalmi.

‘i wanted to be the person you wanted. but it was too hard to bear.’

‘the person i want. i don’t know who that is.’

is the sibling of the member that died in their group?

do-san can’t leave his boys!!

‘does my dream have to be success. can’t it be a person?’

he just confesses to liking her while he was mixing their noodles. i can’t with him. love that he’s finally being honest. now it’s all up to dalmi.

everyone encouraging her before she has to promote their company. she did this. she is the ceo. she’s got this.

what the even?!? jipyeong was the one that was harsh to him. and it led his brother to commit suicide. oh no. and now they’re in the elevator together what’s going to happen?!?!

now she has two plan b?!? one from the investor and one from dosan and the big tech company.

they both confessed to the nice lady at the bar. hahaha i love these epilogue moments.

ep 11

yong-san’s brother story is so sad.

his dad standing up for the present he desperately wants to keep. and being the bridge for innovation.

their software worked on alex’s scheme!!!

and they won demo day.

oh no but alex isn’t as great as we thought he was...

chul-san and sa-ha are dating. i cannot even. this is the best!!!

they’re such a good team. brainstorming after their win. they cannot disband them.

i thought our man was going to get to them

in time to stop them from signing. but he didn’t.

ep 12

bro. alex is awful i hate this man.

the moments between. hjp and mrs. choi you are brilliant and heart breaking. i really want them to continue to grow into a better person and end up with dalmi.

why y’all got to fight why is dosan doing this. bro you’re not getting any brownie points by being like this dude.

i really love this side story with chulsan and saha. they’re cute. well we can share the vanilla latte. cute!!!!  

chulsan made her a video of numbers to help her fall asleep. he’s too cute i want her to admit that she likes him. ahhhhhhhhh

the fact that they ended up going and we’ll have a three year gap errrrks me. like our boy jhp is going to finally start making moves and dosan is going to run in and save the day. like bro you’re a mess.

i hope they were able to save the app for her grandmother.

her applying to her sisters company i’m excited.

ep 13

lolol they used his cousin for the commercial and injae looks sooo cute. frozen inspired.

i love how she had /iced vanilla latte lover’ as chul-san’s contact name and the vlogs!!!

hjp our man saved her from the insurance guy.

now they all play go stop together!!!!

she tucked him in and he gets to stay

youngsil calling him out to just swing the bat and don’t hesitate or he’ll lose. is this foreshadowing our man losing dalmi?!?

they finally got to eat at the bbq restaurant that was below their original building

frick my life. why is his timing always wack.

at least chulson and saha can sail.

the whole gang is back together!

it was the twins that hacked it wasn’t it?!?

he stopped him. come on baby.

ep 14

i love his man listening to her cry. hiding her because she didn’t want her staff to see. and telling her to chill until she is ready. i love this man.

that’s right honey. don’t answer that phone move on.

their little photoshoot was faboulous, them as RGB

yes queen. she went to confront her family. and be like boo you thought i didn’t chance. honey you’re in for it.

her mother wanting to pay back her mother-in-law for raising her daughter in her steed.

dosan turned her down her offer to be their AI specialists at her company.

i love that his father saved the baseball.

me finally accepting my ship won’t sail when their girl walked 5 hours in the woods to get to dosan.

yong-san apologizing for saying that jhp killed his brother. they both are apologizing.

they all end up joining her company!!!!

ep 15

their self driving car passed the test. they’re too cute in their celebration.

she doesn’t want to lose her team again if they lose their bid.

sa ha is finally falling for chulsan. he’s so precious. him being like oh wait you’re asking me out.

of course it would be this trip getting stuck in an elevator together.

sailing off without a map. never will regret it. -dosan

injae absolved her adoption after seeing her grandmother.

he tired to out so all their memories with that one thing alone his big hands. hahah oh do san.

my hjp finally let go. he took his losses and kept the money tree and letters. it isn’t enough honey boo.

stop feeling inferior to me. work on your self esteem and look at dalmi again. then you’ll know who she really likes. with those hands alone, you beat our memories. -hjp

because it’s you. you’re the reason. that’s it. -dalmi on liking dosan

i really don’t like them together. but whatever i shall not have my way in this. it’s fine hjp is mine.

i love the sisters together. they’re precious talking about the sandbox girl.

is this article going to frick up their bid?!? but it was his hackers that did it the twins!!!

is hjp going to save the day?!?

ep 16

dalmi and dosan are a dream team. and they just served that reporter one great tell all.

i still can’t process bc i love hjp.

i feel like it hit mrs. choi when they were all talking dosan and dalmi when are finally saw dosan after a few years that her good boy would feel alone. TT

‘don’t become any lonelier jipyeong...’ their relationship makes me cry. i love that

i can’t everyone saying what they’ll do if they win. PROPOSE. say who their boyfriend is?!?!

i’m excited to see this start up to connect orphanages with a sponsor to help them in that transition. it’s a perfect fit for him. ‘i like your voice’, because it sounds like young-sil the voice of the app/help device. he’s going to personally invest and help them with their business plan. and then sponser kids!!! he is seriously a dream.

chulsan and saha are too cute. i love that she introduced him as her boyfriend. he was not expecting that. she finally found someone who she’s been looking for!

was that their goodbye? he isn’t the dosan from the letters? huh?

in jae is such a queen serving those papers to her dad at the q and a session, that no one showed up to. 

them all crying in their old rooftop office. they’re such dorks i love them

his father took the sign to replace it with the one from the math competition.

dalmi and injae’s relationship is too precious.

he’s going to invest in their company. and dosan accepted hjp’s investment.

i want to change the world. follow your dream.

i liked this one.

i wonder if they won.......oh the epilogue!!!

they got married. and they kept the baseball. chul-san and saha revealed they were a couple. chul-san shaved his hair! i loved that we saw it all though pictures on their desk!! that was a creative way to fit everything in!

shareholders meeting!!! the gang taking over the world!

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Otters Part 2

It’s kind of short...kind of SMUTTY!!! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE EVER WRITTEN SMUT AND IF IT’S BAD I AM SO DAMN SORRY! PLUG IT UP LADIES AND GENTS! I PROMISE IMA GET BETTER WRITING AT SMUT FOR YA! 

PART 1

You eventually got tired of doodling with your project that you passed out in the middle of working on it. Your dream which turned into some sort of flashback was the night that you and Joe finally moved into your own apartment in lower Manhattan but close enough to the main strip of New York. It had your own little room to work on your art since you finally made it big in the art scene to the point the metropolitan museum was looking to display your art! 

That night was also the night you accidently made your sweet Angel Bevvie. But it was the most wonderful night of your life. You were covered head to toe in paint since you were working on a large field mural that was a mixture of the different kinds of sunflowers. One of the hardest pieces you’ve done so far in your career. 

Joe walked into your studio to see your hair was an absolute mess, you wearing one of his old shirts, and nothing else. Your thighs looked delicious in his eyes and the fact that you weren’t wearing anything else drove him wild. 

His hands gripped your waist softly as you continued working on one of the sunflowers and trying not to mess up. His lips pressing under your right ear as his hands snuck to the front of your thigh to give it a light squeeze. 

“Babe. I would love nothing more than to have a fun night with you and for us to stay in bed. But I really need to fin..” His hands snuck down to the front where his middle finger began making the tiniest circles on your clut. His breath tickling your neck as you tried to focus on your painting. 

“Babe..plea..” His finger began rubbing harder yet still small circles. The brush was shaking in your hands to the point you dropped it on the floor. Your breathing began to pick up a little bit as those circles began moving rapidly. 

“Can’t resist me can you?” Growling into your ear as you pushed back against him with your hand grabbing on the side of his hair to give it a little pull. He began leaving pecks across your neck and around your jaw as you were already near the edge. How could he do this to you? What sort of magic does this man have over me!? Instantly stopping to spin you around and ripping the shirt you had on and your hands accidentally cupped his face which had paint on them. 

“Oh my gosh hahaha. So sorry!” You giggled as he grabbed the bottle of red paint to pour some in his hand. He squeezed the bottle into his palm then putting his hand on your face. Not around your mouth but close enough to where you accidentally put the paint that was on his. 

“You brat!” You giggled as you began unbuttoning his shirt then grabbing the yellow paint to then squeeze a little on your finger. Your finger began leaving a trail down through the open part of his shirt. His eyes were predatory as your other hand began working on his chest. 

“You can’t resist me..can you?” Chuckling at Joe as you put down the bottle of paint on the floor to begin undoing his pants. Getting down on his knees then yanking down his pants including his boxers. But you were planning on teasing him and covering him head to toe in paint so you two could take a long shower. 

Grabbing and squeezing more yellow paint into your hands to then mix it around before your hands ran up his thighs then up to his waist. His head fell back as you took him into your mouth with your hands then going as high as they could. Swallowing him whole instantly then digging your nails into his chest to slowly drag them down which left lines in the paint. 

“Fuck..(y/n)..” Bobbing your head with such passion was driving him mad. His paint soaked hands gripping into your hair to move your head faster. But your nails digging into his chest to have him stop so you could continue milking him leasurily so you could also drive him to the edge. 

Popping out of his mouth as your right hand held it up with your tongue going down to the base to then licking your way up steadily as his knees were practically shaking at your tongue. To think you can make him so weak with only your tongue. Following the same pattern again as he began leaking precum all over your lips. He bucked his hips forward trying to put it back into your mouth. 

“God you really can’t resist me can’t you baby? You want your cock in my mouth so badly?” Giving it a quick full head then standing back up to then shove your tongue down his throat. His hands pulled your tighter into his body where both of his hands grabbed your ass then spanking it hard, causing you to jump a little from it. 

“For some reason I want more paint on you..more paint to make us even closer..” Joe whispered grabbing more of the red paint to squeeze the bottle on his hands then tracing from the top of my back right down to my ass. 

The urge got so bad for you that you leaped up onto his waist, wrapping your legs around his waist so that he would get the message. Nodding as he dropped the bottle of paint to grip your ass and moving to the closest wall. 

“Oh yes baby..I’m going to fucking destroy you..” Growling as your back was against the wall as he lowered you down onto him. Stretching your walls and since it’s been a good while since you and Joe had sex since he was busy with his work. God his cock was filling you all the way, your toes curling with shivers running hasty up and down your spinal cord. 

His hips began slamming into you as you began yanking his hair since he was already hitting that deliciousness already. So eager..so lustful! Relentless raiming into you against the wall as your moans were turning into a light scream. The ramming stopped as he had to catch his breath for a moment. Letting you down so that he could lay on his back then you climbing on top of him. 

“Bounce babe..fucking..bounce..”Doing as he ordered you began to lower yourself down onto him and the aura changed around you two. From lustful want to greed of each other cum. You craved his cum inside you like it was some kind of sweet to you. He wanted yours like it was water and he had been in the desert for days! 

Your bouncing became erratic and in not set beat because you craved every drop of that delicious cum. And nothing made you more ecstatic then when it would shoot inside of you. His fingers began fucking your clit again as you were getting so damn close again. 

“Fuck baby..keep going..” Your walls squeezed around his cock so you could milk the living hell out of him! You didn’t even realize you had this kind of power till the moment his fingers were demolishing your entire body with these pleasures. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! 

“Baby...HOLY FUCK!” 

“(Y/N)!” You were woken up then practically freaking out in your seat for a moment till you realize where you were. In Front of the diner! 

“(Y/N). You okay? God you’re red..did you have some kind of bad dream?” Your physical appearance said yes, your mental and emotional self was having a very very wet dream what was interrupted! 

“Just peachy baby. Just had a very..strange dream.” Laughing at yourself as you looked back to see Bevvie and Joey were waking up and seeing that they were at the diner. Beginning to get excited in their seat as you climbed out of the car then getting Joey out his car seat first then putting him on the ground. He tried making a run for it but stopped halfway because he knew better than to run off. Bevvie was glued to Joe but was awake this time, Joey grabbed my hand as he helped open the door for the three of us, then running head to the other one to open as well. 

“Why what a little gentlemen you are young man.” The greeter was at the podium as Joey smiled and put his hands on his hips. 

“Yup! Mom always said to hold the door open!” Showing off his cute little smile as the greeter grabbed the menus. 

“Well you’re gonna be such a gentleman when you’re all grown up. If you’ll just follow me please.” Joey immediately followed her with us following behind. She sat us down at the far booth with Joey climbing into it then Bevvie climbed down from Joe to sit next to him. 

“Let me guess you two. Which one of you is gonna get those double chocolate chip pancakes?” Joe asked them as they both raised their hands! 

“MMEE!” They were in sync as Joe nodded. 

“Now who's going to share their pancakes with dad.” Immediately and in sync once again put their hands down then shook their heads. 

“That’s not fair you two.” He began to fake pout to then put the menu in front of his face. Raising two kids is one thing..but raising three kids...that’s just completely unfair. 

~~ @mexifangorl @i-live-for-queen @leah-halliwell92 @its-funny-til-its-not @rawyld

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SPN 1X02 Wendigo Retrospective Meta

Tagging: @emblue-sparks @metafest @verobatto-angelxhunter @evvvissticante @dea-stiel @sudo-apt-get-destiel @wildligia

Summary (via IMDB)  Sam and Dean make a stop at Blackwater Ridge and end up helping a young woman and her brother find their other brother, who mysteriously disappeared, while on a camping trip, in the woods.

Teleplay by: Eric Kripke

Story by: Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes Burton

Directed by: David Nutter

Post under the cut:

Episode Notes:

Our first Then-Now segment.

November 2, 1983- This, combined with Jess' tragic death, establishes it's been 22 years between the Winchester's lives being ruined by fires. The Pilot, oddly enough, didn't make the significance of the dates clear. I chock it up to the Pilot having so many drafts. that some plot relevant stuff got lost in the shuffle.

And, now our title card has sound! The first time we see SPN's logo, it's completely silent. Again, constant tweaks between episodes.

Blackwater Ridge

Lost Creek, Colorado

We open on 3 people camping, as one dude calls his sister Haley to deliver exposition.

Of course they're being hunted in the woods, as the camera gives us a monster's eye view.

Haley's brother (still nameless) is reading when one of his friends is attacked. Now, knowing this production crew, there must be some significance to the book he's reading-

-it's Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Who, in this book, wrote of the Hero's Journey.

I- I'm, I can't, Kripke, no. It's only episode 2, slow down. Please. You're getting ahead of yourself.

Gary's fucked. Bye, Gary.

Palo Alto, California

Confirmed, Jess died on 11/2.

Sam expresses grief, and then regret, in not telling Jess the truth, as we're treated to a bad jump scare that only got me the first time.

Dean offering to let Sam drive, to get his mind off of things, asking how Sam's doing. Doesn't buy it when Sam shrugs it off.

To find Jess' killer, they have to find John, who is nowhere to be found. 

Connecting the dots already between Mary and Jess.

Blackwater Ridge

Lost Creek, Colorado

A bunch of abandoned gold and silver mines, hmmm...

Haley sounds like a worried older sibling. I'm sure Dean can relate.

Sam assumes Dean wants to get in Haley's pants, while Sam just wants to find John as quickly as possible. Dean notes his brother's change in attitude to "shoot first and ask questions later".

Tommy's his name. Tommy Collins. Alright.

Oof, Haley's really the older sibling. Looks like there's a 2nd brother, too, that she's cooking for. Reminds me of flashbacks of younger Dean, providing for Sam. Haley's very observant, as well, asking for ID and noting Dean's unusual car.

Parents gone, only "two brothers and me", not "us three". Call it clunky writing, or call it Haley identifying herself  not as her sibling's equal, but as the one in charge.

Dean connecting with Haley on her urgent need to find Tommy, "I think I know how you feel." At first, one would think he's just referring to John, but everything we've seen thus far from Haley screams as someone searching for a little sibling/feeling parental.

Haley shows Sam and Dean Tommy's last message (recorded on his fucking flip phone. Tommy would be the kind of person to use a go-pro or a selfie stick). Every 23 years. Alright, first off, I love how cryptic the Pilot was about the monster reveal, while here it's just 'Wendigo' in the title. Second, the similarity between the Wendigo and what John's ultimately hunting: a creature killing every 20 or so years. Maybe the slight difference of 22 years vs. 23 made John leave. Or, he figured out it was a Wendigo, and dumped the case on his kids without any heads-up.

Sam and Dean interview a Wendigo survivor from '59, someone who was so young when it happened, no one believed him. It all got swept under the rug as a Grizzly attack.

A little detail I'm noticing now; the Wendigo is vulnerable to fire, that's why it left the kid in '59 alive. The boy had fallen asleep in front of the cabin fireplace. And earlier, the Wendigo, just before killing Tommy's friend, hesitated at the sight of the campfire.

Sam and Dean figuring out the creature has to be corporeal, ruling out spirits and demons as potential culprits, means John probably knew, too. Knowing John's looking for the Yellow Eyed Demon this whole time...

Sam wants to tell Haley the truth to keep her from going into the woods, and Dean counters with this:

Dean: "Her brother's missing, Sam. She's not gonna just sit this out."

To further my point from before; the focus is on the worry a guardian would have for a dependent. Dean sees John as the man with all the answers. Dean relates to Haley not because his worries over John are equal to Haley's about Tommy, but because he's probably fretted over Sam the same way. An alternative, and equally valid point, though, would be Dean sympathizing with Haley over losing 'Family', as I brought up in 1X01, when Dean insists to Sam he's not only a Hunter, deep down, but a Winchester.

Sam: "Finding Dad's not enough? Now we gotta babysit, too?" (at the idea of Haley coming with them on the Hunt). The glare Dean gives in response to this shows how much Sam is missing the point.

The guy Haley hired is just trying to do his job. I used to be annoyed with him, but with this rewatch, I'm more annoyed at Dean. Dean's the one who insists they can't tell anyone their secret, and yet they (Sam and Dean) could've benefited from cooperating with Haley's group. It makes Dean come across as an arrogant know-it-all who dismisses the help of an expert despite being on such unfamiliar terrain.

We catch up with Tommy, who sees his friend get eaten. That's gonna need some therapy.

Dean starts sizing up the guide Haley hired, Roy, and Dean's doing the whole "Well, has anything ever hunted you back?" shtick. Right as Roy saves Dean's ass from a bear trap.

After Haley confronts Dean (who up to this point has just been giving Roy a hard time), he tells her part of the truth; he and Sam are really brothers, and they're looking for their father. Telling Haley this is the "most honest I've (Dean) been with a woman. Ever."

M&Ms as provisions. Of course, Dean. Only a 26 year old can get away with that.

Roy calls the group over to Tommy's campsite, which is wrecked.

Haley finds Tommy's phone. It must seem like any chance of getting in touch with her brother is gone for good. Dean comes up and assures her Tommy could still be alive. I'm sure Dean's felt this many times with John, especially now.

The Wendigo mimics a man's voice, lures everyone away, and takes the distraction as an opportunity to destroy/steal the group's supplies.

Putting it all together, Sam figures out it's a Wendigo. He tries to talk the group into going back to the cars, not giving the whole truth, and Roy's, rightfully, fed up. Think of it from Roy's perspective; these two actual babies come waltzing in, clearly lying about their government job, almost getting themselves caught in a bear trap, Sam and Dean must seem like a couple of walking disasters.

Poor Roy. Your greatest crime has been using logic.

Now, thiiis, referring to the Wendigo as not only a Hunter, but the perfect Hunter.

Dean: "Nobody likes a skeptic, Roy." Dean, you were pulling that shit with Roy, first. "Well, has anything ever hunted you back?" Having all the answers doesn't make you any less of a douche.

Sam and Dean come to the conclusion John has probably never set foot in Lost Creek. I still stand by the idea John checked it out, and then ruled it out. Sam and Dean have so little to go off of, in finding John, they're grasping at straws.

"Saving people, hunting things. The family business." Connecting what the Winchesters do as Hunters, and the Wendigo itself is the perfect Hunter. More on that, later...

Why doesn't John just call, play it to them straight? Because Sam won't listen to John, but he will listen to Dean, who's bought John's philosophy hook, line and sinker. And, John's so obsessed with revenge he sees nothing wrong with this.

The Wendigo once again tries to trick the group.

Bye, Roy.

It's the next day, and everyone left tries to regroup.

Sam and Dean fill Haley and her remaining brother in on Wendigos. Since the only instance of people being up in Lost Creek were miners, I'm guessing the Wendigo was a worker who got lost/trapped in a tunnel collapse with only their fellow miners to keep them company. And fed.

So, Wendigos are creatures who were once people, but give in to cannibalism. They then develop an insatiable hunger, but never turn wild; they're still very much Human.

Hi, Roy. Nice to see you're still hanging around.

Dean and Haley have been kidnapped, who could have ever seen this coming?

Dean's trail of M&Ms leads Sam and Haley's brother to an abandoned mine. Sam and the brother fall through the floor, finding the Wendigo's kitchen. They find Dean, Haley, as well as Tommy.

Dean volunteering himself as bait is tragically typical.

For once, Sam has to look up (at the Wendigo).

Okay, real quick, I appreciate the time and energy it took to make the Wendigo costume. For obvious budgetary reasons, SPN relies on monsters that conveniently look Human, so it's a real treat for the baddie to actually look monstrous.

Haley: "Must you cheapen the moment?" ladies, gents and distinguished individuals, this is Dean propositioning someone without saying a word and using only his facial expressions. People are gonna get confused over the next 14 seasons over Dean not verbalizing he wants to fuck, but I'm happy to say he's been doing it from the start. Bonus points is that Haley instead gives Dean a kiss on the cheek, which seems to fluster Dean, implying he wasn't actually expecting her to respond. Almost like Dean's putting up a front, or something.

Sam takes Dean up on his offer to drive, how sweet.

Post Episode Meta/Notes:

(These were all written during the episode, so if the flow feels weird, that's why. I just want to try sticking meta related stuff at the end)

(After Sam and Dean realize John was never in Lost Creek) Another thing, though, is this shows a similarity between John and Sam; with a 'bigger' hunt in mind, they're willing to let 'smaller' cases pass by. Call it selfish (it kinda is) call it what you will. Now, look at Dean. He may be arrogant, yes, but he can step into someone else's shoes and understand they need help. Haley's just gonna blunder into the Wendigo's clutches, otherwise. This is an example of, despite the separation of time, John and Sam have a lot in common.

(After going into the origins of the Wendigo) A person gives up their Humanity to become the perfect Hunter, but is forever consumed by hunger... for flesh, or revenge?

(After Dean and Haley get kidnapped) OH WAIT I'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG.

Roy is a stand-in for John. Older Hunter that's been at it for as long as Sam's been alive, acting condescendingly towards the younger Hunters, undermining their ability. Dean's giving Roy a hard time because he can't and won't say the same to John's face.

After that whole speech from Dean about all John knows being in his journal, and having that book bestowed upon him and Sam, it started to click for me.

That’s my take on 1X02 Wendigo! Thank you for reading, share your thoughts, and let me know if you wanna be tagged in my next meta on older Supernatural episodes! And, if you’re interested in more content about this particular episode, I have a post on both it and 14X16 Don’t Go in the Woods!

https://poorreputation.tumblr.com/post/183625991916/spn-14x16-dont-go-in-the-woods-meta?is_related_post=1

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Homesick: Chapter 7

Aaaand it’s finally here! Sorry this took so long, ladies and gents!

Summary: Raven finds herself carrying Beast Boy's child and struggles with the fear of losing him and the impending responsibility of being a mother; Starfire finds Robin in a precarious position with another woman. The two leave the tower to live on their own for awhile, just to figure things out. Beast Boy and Robin may be losing their minds, and Cyborg tries to keep everyone together.

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Her brain was splitting before she opened her eyes, like the darkness she was accustomed to taking comfort in had taken instead to hammering at her head with Robin's bo staff. She winced and raised one hand to her head, only to have it meet some resistance. She cracked an eye open and found an IV taped to her hand. She glanced at the bag, hoping against all hope that those weren't painkillers because no, had Starfire not told them she was pregnant? Then again, she hadn't remembered it being Starfire who'd handed her off, though she recalled the light consoling brush of her fingers, sweeping the hair out of her eyes. Actually, she didn't remember much at all of the trip to the hospital. Red X attacked, she ran to tell a guard (so the guard could call on the Titans, neither her nor Starfire were fit to fight), and she'd come back to hoist Red X off of the compromising position she'd found him in with Starfire. There'd been a sharp, yet dull pain, like a jagged knife grazing the inside of her womb, and then she'd passed out.

Dread, thick and heavy and so very, very there, lurched in her as she shot upward, one hand at her swollen stomach. Oh Azar, please oh please have let the baby make it, please tell her she hadn't-

"The baby's okay."

Her hand dropped from her stomach; Happy sang in her mind for the first time in months. She turned to see Beast Boy, standing at the door, one hand awkwardly rubbing at his other behind his back. He smiled shyly at her, one pointed tooth jutting out at the corner of his lip. Her mouth fell open despite her inability to speak. Something, probably a cheap flower vase, exploded behind her on the windowsill. Beast Boy laughed, not his usual laugh, something lower. "Yeah, Doctor said you shouldn't do that anymore, at least until you have the baby."

"B-Beast Boy I- I-"

"Raven," He raised one hand, approaching her slowly, considerately... He was still smiling, and Affection tittered at the sight. "Why didn't you tell me?" Ah, of course he wanted to know. Why wouldn't he? She tried to grimace, but she wasn't very convincing, so she turned her head to her lap and folded her hands silently in front of her. Beast Boy drew closer. "Why'd you have to do all of this? Why'd you hide it from me?"

"Because you weren't ready to be a father."

He gripped her wrist, she looked at him. His lips were a straight thin line, but there wasn't anger in his eyes, not in the way his brows furrowed or the drop of his eyes. No, he looked sad. She'd made him sad. "Rae, we both know that's a lie."

She blinked, turned her head to her lap again and prayed that the tears firing against her eyes wouldn't fall. "Beast Boy… I grew up knowing I was nothing to my father, nothing but a portal for him to destroy my world- my friends. I tried…" she choked, and she loathed how weak she felt "so hard… to make him care about me, to be his daughter. But I never got there. I'd never known support and trust and everything else Robin and Starfire are always going on about. I'd never felt…" Raven grit her teeth as the first tear slithered down her cheek "...loved." She raised her other hand to her stomach, rubbing the swell back and forth. She breathed in, then the breath shuddered out. "I didn't want that for my child."

There was a warm hand on hers, and the thumb trailed her stomach, tracing her path. "Our child, Raven. You're not doing this alone." He sounded confused, but it wasn't a question; she just knew he wanted to ask a million of them.

"Beast Boy, I-" She whimpered. Azar, she hated herself right now, hissed internally for Reason to rein Sorrow and Affection in, but she didn't. She didn't have that power anymore. Beast Boy had changed Nevermore, maybe permanently, maybe for the better, but at the moment it felt for the worse. "I can't ask you to do that."

"You might be asking. I'm not."

She opened her eyes again and looked at Beast Boy, and he stood there the same as he had before, though he'd moved to hold her and their maturing child between his arms. He looked back at her, and she didn't need her empathic ability to tell his version of Affection was well in control, that the Reason of his mind, though monumentally weaker than her own, had taken a backseat to sentimentality. It made her heart swing; Happy was dancing on her strings and Affection gifted her the song. But Reason had returned, nagging at them with a stern finger- He feels this way now, but what of Terra? He can father our child and love another woman.

Sorrow tripped Happy off her feet, and Affection's music grew to a hush. "Beast Boy, I don't want you to think that because I'm giving you a child that it means you have to…" she trailed off, but Beast Boy pressed on.

"Doesn't mean I have to what, Rae?"

She breathed in, and breathed out "... You don't have to stay with me if there's somebody else."

He recoiled, and immediately she missed the heat. Doubt crept in, like she had been, constantly, for months- Why'd you have to remind him? We could have stayed like that, now he's changed his mind-

"Okay, you're gonna have to catch me up here, 'cause I'm suuuper confused."

Raven nearly smiled. He was such an idiot, and Azar she loved him. "You talk in your sleep sometimes, ya know."

"Huh?"

Raven shifted, and she could feel him watching her. He wasn't sure what to do with his hands. "You said her name, Beast Boy. You were calling for her, and I just couldn't…" play her role. "I didn't want to place that responsibility on you, make you feel trapped. You'd just end up hating me and" she rubbed her stomach "resenting them. That's why I hid. I had to-"

"Wait wait wait- hold on a second here!" She looked at him and, true to his nature, he looked lost. The kind of lost he was trying to make the connection between video game sequels. His eyes bulged as his hands spoke for him, though it was a different language, and not even he understood it. "Who are we talking about? What does this have to do with our kid?" He ran his hands down his face. "I'm so confused!" He tugged at his hair, making more of a mess of it than it already had been. "It feels like alien monkeys are in my brain and they're trying to make it explode!"

She raised an eyebrow. "I sincerely doubt foreign chimps have anything to do with your brain malfunctioning." She was almost proud of the usual dry monotone she'd managed, but it faded. "Terra, Beast Boy. You were calling out for Terra." She saw him pause with his back turned, going stiff at the mention. Sorrow had taken a pickaxe to her heart now, she could feel her chiseling away. "And I know she's back. I wouldn't want to get in the way of that." You weren't meant for me, Beast Boy. I accepted that a long time ago. It's time I set you free, you weren't supposed to be in my cage to begin with.

He turned to her, but she looked away so she couldn't see his face. She wasn't sure she wanted to. He got closer again, and she forced herself to look out the window, where she could only see his outline in the mugginess of morning dew, squeezing her eyes shut because even the shadow of him was too much right then. She couldn't, wouldn't look for reassurance. She was too scared she'd find nothing, or worse, trick herself into seeing something that wasn't there. Her hands turned to fists in her blankets. "Raven…"

"Don't."

He grew quiet, and that must have meant that he'd processed what she'd said, understood, accepted it. Her heart sank.

He moved, brushed against her arm, trespassed into her personal bubble. "Ya know, you talk in your sleep, too." She hadn't meant to turn her head, and she hadn't even thought about opening her eyes, but his fingers were under her chin, and emerald green as big as his heart was peering into her with such abandon that it must have brushed off. She gasped, she didn't even mean to. His eyes shifted from playful to sultry, and part of her stomach (probably not the baby, though relating to the baby as it'd been made) flipped. "You said some things about Aqualad like a year ago, and I didn't freak out."

He leaned in and kissed her, and all at once Nevermore rejoiced. The pain that'd lingered in her stomach, the faint nausea she'd felt, it dissipated in a snap of a finger. His lips pressed gently to hers, no demand or desperation, but he once again was not asking. She shut her eyes, leaned in, fingers reaching up and dancing across his chest before they twisted around the fabric of his suit and tugged, pulling him closer. He followed, cupping her jaw in his hands, cradling her head to him like a treasure, thumbs brushing over her cheeks. It felt like the first time, all anticipation, joy, uncertainty, but she pulled away and he followed and she knew there was nothing left to be uncertain about. They didn't part until he had to come back for air, and even then he moved so shortly that her lips still tasted the air he breathed, and their noses brushed as two sets of heavy-lidded eyes stared back at each other. His lips brushed hers again, light as a feather, there and yet not, and she huffed. "I was never in love with Aqualad."

"And I've never loved anyone the way I love you," he grinned. "So we're even." She huffed again, but it was more of a laugh. His eyes got bright. "See? I will spend the rest of my life trying to get you to make that sound, wet dreams about exes or not." She smacked him, and he yelped, but snickered and rubbed his sore head nevertheless.

The door slammed open again, and both jumped to see Starfire, alight with her feet off the ground, followed closely by the rest of the team. Her green eyes grew three sizes. "Raven! You are awake!" She dove into her arms, and Raven grunted at the impact. Starfire leaped up and down and squeezed her, giggling with a smile as wide as her eyes. "Oh, thank goodness! I was so worried! You and the snarglpref are both unharmed!"

"We won't be if you keep this up."

Starfire released her, pulling away with orange-tinted cheeks. "Hee hee! Apologies!"

Raven glanced up and down, eyebrow raising. She mumbled to Starfire so that the rest of the room couldn't hear (aside from Beast Boy, but she'd explain everything to him later). "You got your powers back?"

Starfire blinked, as if only now realizing that she'd regained flight before she slowly eased herself to the ground, eyes becoming bashful. "I was relieved that you and your child were all right." She wanted to ask more, but Starfire shook her head. Not here.

Starfire stepped to the side to stand next to Beast Boy, and Robin stepped into the room, the other three following. She and Terra made eye-contact, and Terra gave her a smile and waved. Raven blinked, but smiled back after a moment. She turned to Robin, who looked just as concerned as she would have imagined he'd have been had she and Starfire actually woken him up the night they left. He understood her like few others did, and she'd felt his comfort's absence. "Raven, why did you hide that you were pregnant from us?"

"Yeah!" Cyborg piped up. "I woulda made a killer nursery!"

Starfire's eyes lit up, and her flight had returned to her once more as she squeezed her hands at her chest, as if barely containing her excitement. "Oh! Raven, I had almost forgotten the tradition of the showering of the infant! This will be marvelous!" Robin acknowledged her with his signature half-smirk.

Raven winced, a bead of sweat seeping down her head. "Uhh, maybe we could wait until I'm a little further along to do that?" She pressed a hand to her stomach. "After tonight, I think I need to watch how much excitement I'm involved in."

"Oh don't worry," Robin crossed his arms, still grinning, just at her now. "I'm confining you to three week's bedrest. We can't risk a repeat of what happened tonight."

"Doctor says you're fine, though," Cyborg approached the bed then, holding his arm out for her to see the test results on his arm. She leaned over, into his shoulder, and all at once felt like a little sister to a very concerned, capable big brother. He smiled at her, the way only Cyborg smiled, the way he always had, the way she'd missed. "What set you off was using your powers too near to full capacity. It's not just your mind that takes a toll, your body does, too."

"So…" She raised an eyebrow and glanced at the room full of titans, each smiling at her in some variation. "I'm benched for six months, aren't I?" They all nodded, and she groaned.

Beast Boy and Cyborg had taken Raven home the next morning, after Doctor Thompkins signed the papers, of course. Beast Boy had offered her an arm, and Raven had taken it with a small smile on her lips, though she'd have denied it had any of them asked. Robin asked Starfire where they'd been hiding, offered to follow her back to the motel to collect their things (because they weren't staying another night outside of the tower, he wasn't having it, it was an order). Starfire had smiled at him, waved him off, said, as politely as she could: "I would prefer if Friend Terra assisted me instead."

That'd hurt, Terra could tell, but he'd let her go.

He and Batgirl returned to the tower on his R-Cycle, leaving Starfire and Terra to walk their way back to the motel. Both could fly faster than the T-car could drive, it was fine, but he'd argued that he could send Batgirl back on his bike alone- it didn't work, she refused his help; it upset Starfire more that he'd been willing to let this other woman ride his bike when he never let any of them touch it. He'd waved to them, and Starfire and Terra waved back as they sped off (he'd seen Starfire's face as Batgirl's arms wrapped around his waist, as her head rested on his shoulder. He tried to erase the way her eyes dimmed in his mind, but the more he buried it, the deeper the hole in the pit of him dug).

Starfire and Terra passed the motel's front door, Starfire offering a quick wave to the grumpy waddling man who owned the place, who brushed her off with a disgruntled hand and a sigh. He rolled around at his front desk, rolling chair looking pressed to keep him upright as he leaned back. Terra followed Starfire to the sliding door on the other side of the room, glancing back at the old man with a cocked eyebrow. They set their sights on the rows and rows of motel rooms, and Terra gestured to the lot of them. "So, which one's yours?"

Starfire shrugged at one on the third floor, to which Terra grumbled ("of course it's that one").

They climbed the stairs, spirals, thin and so claustrophobic they had to walk in line and not together. Odd men peered at them from the windows of their dens, between blinds and smoky rooms. Terra pretended not to see them, but she wondered how Raven and Starfire had managed, if they'd ever had any problems here. They could handle themselves, she knew that, but she had a feeling Robin would wanna do a background check on the shady characters on the other side of those blinds; he'd probably find something for the JCPD.

"So this is the place you've been staying?"

"Yes, it is not to your liking?"

Terra took one look at the dirty window and the air conditioning unit attached that was falling apart, then shrugged. "Better than the caves I used t' crash in."

The room was tidy, for the most part, aside from shopping bags that were haphazardly thrown at the end of either bed. Terra could see bras peeking out of the corner of it- dark, purple, lacey. She hadn't pegged Raven as the lace type, but hey, she hadn't known Raven when she was actively having sex! She felt a shiver run down her grossed-out spine, and decided to table the thought for awhile, maybe forever. There were some stray feathers on the floor, as if somebody had torn a pillow in half and cleaned it up, but had missed a few stragglers. A broken lamp sat between the beds in a trashcan; Terra looked to Starfire, then back at it. "Uhh, what happened?"

Starfire paused in her raid of the nightstand drawer, stuffing anything that had been theirs into one of the tote bags she'd bought on a whim. She glanced at the mess of glass and, to Terra's surprise, didn't have much of a response. "Oh, towards the beginning of her pregnancy, Friend Raven had the mood swing, and loss of control over her powers caused her to-"

"- to break your lamp."

"Yes."

Terra stared at it.

"Yeah, I'm gonna give BB a heads up when we get back."

The two continued to pick up belongings- purses, clothing (Starfire took care of the dirty laundry), soaps, and especially the jar labeled "Savings" filled with dollar bills and coins. Terra asked what they were saving up for, and Starfire giggled and said she'd planned on getting a puppy. Terra asked if that's what Raven was saving for, to which Starfire answered: "I do not know." They'd assume the baby.

Starfire had taken to making the beds ("You spent WHAT on this room? We better clean up here, we are NOT paying extra!") and Terra had taken to tossing the food from the mini fridge into a plastic bag. She pulled out some mustard, some rice in a tupperware container, a leftover smoothie… she tossed it all into the plastic bag and wrapped it up. "All right, Star, I think we're good to go."

Starfire nodded.

They grabbed the bags, full to the zipper with everything, everything that had made this space their own for three long months, and carried it to the door. Starfire pulled the key out of her wallet- not something she'd carried before, key nor pocketbook- and took one final look at the room. It looked clean, empty, the way it had been when she and Raven first opened the door at six in the morning one terrible, godforsaken night. She and Raven had warmed it up, thrown blankets over the cheap and thin comforters, filled the drawers with their clothes and underwear and socks, even took the shower curtain down and replaced it with one they'd both settled on. Anything had been better than the semi-transparency of the other curtain. She could still see the smudges from where she'd leave little notes on the fogged up bathroom mirror for Raven before she'd head off to work, and she wondered if she could continue a similar tradition in the tower's bathroom; there'd just be more people to see it, now.

"Uh...Star?" Terra awkwardly shifted from foot to foot, hands not quite sure what to do or where to go. She winced, and set a slow hand on Starfire's shoulder.

Starfire blinked, and Terra drew her hand back, face heavy with concern despite her clumsy comfort. "Sorry, didn't mean to… Starfire, why are you crying?"

Was she? Starfire raised one hand to her cheek. Sure enough, her fingers came away slick, and she frowned. "Apologies," she wiped her eyes with her arm "I am… the correct term is feeling nostalgic, yes?"

Terra smiled at her, set a warm hand on her shoulder. "Yeah, Star, that's right. Do you need a few more minutes?"

Starfire glanced back to the empty room, and she could see everything despite the lights having already been turned off because the sun was rising, and the light was creeping into the shadows of the place Starfire had learned to call home. Or rather, a home away from home. Raven was at their old home, their new home, and they would face whatever came after this together; this motel room, with all its cheap idiosyncrasies and poor plumbing, was a testament to that. She need not fear the next day, because they'd seen plenty together and tackled each like the one before.

Starfire shook her head and smiled, really smiled. "No, Terra, I am quite ready."

They shut the door and locked it, and set forth to return the key.

[diariesofahopefulromantic-blog]

Sorry, But It’s Never Gonna Happen (A Guide to Rejecting)

Ladies and gentlemen (because we all experience this problem), this post is for those of you who are the rejecters and not the “rejectees”. Or perhaps, maybe I should write a post for those who don’t seem to get a clue when they’re being told a hard “no” to their face. This is my own personal guide of how I’ve rejected girls and guys alike in my few short years of dating, and should you find it helpful, don’t hesitate to let me know!

There is nothing worse than hurting people, especially when you don’t mean to. I personally hate when I have to tell people that it’s NEVER going to happen between us, either because they’re not my type, they can’t offer me anything, or because they’re just plain creepy. I really don’t mean to come off rude when I’ve told a guy or girl “sorry, but no”, and maybe it’s the fact that I have a resting bitch face (my girlfriend calls it my brooding face), but if I’m not into you now, then chances are I’m never going to be into you. I’ve had disgusting men and women alike hit on me on my metro train travels up to work in Maryland; I’ve had drunken folks come onto me at bars, and I’ve had sober people in broad daylight show interest. So how do you shake people off-slash-run away?

First off, if you feel weird or awkward about the person approaching you, chances are something is actually off with them, not you. If you have a sudden gut feeling that you’re being approached by someone who is going to make you feel uncomfortable, turn and walk away. Your gut feeling is always right. That feeling is your brain screaming “get away, this isn’t right for you”. Trust your gut, always.

Secondly, if it’s too late and you’re trapped in a conversation with said stranger, and it’s clearly going south, excuse yourself to the bathroom. Chances are that there will either be a potential friend in line that will help you escape, or someone in the bathroom with you. Don’t ever be afraid to ask for help or for an escort out of the bar, restaurant, or whatever public place you’re visiting. Also, if you’re a woman, there’s no shame in asking that new friend to walk you to your car or wait with you for an Uber/Lyft/Taxi. 

Now, men, you may think that women aren’t dangerous to you, but they are crazy. Girls also have a hard time hearing the word “no”, especially if you’re good looking and are checking all her boxes for a future baby daddy. Gird (more like “guard”) your loins boys, and travel in packs. Your buddies won’t let you end up with a psychopath if they can help it. Also, watch out for your bar tabs. I haven’t personally done this, but I’ve heard of girls flirting with a man until he offers to buy her and her friends drinks, only to have his tab run up to thousands of dollars. Watch your junk, and watch your drinks. Women can be inappropriate as well.

For all of you reading: if the lady or gent is still not understanding the phrase “sorry, but I’m really not interested”, the best thing you can do is tell a bouncer or HOH (head of house) employee and let them handle the situation. Employees of the bar/restaurant/club you’re at don’t take lightly to complaints about guests, so rest assured that you’re going to make it home safely. 

Finally, here are a few quick tips that will help you have a safe and fun time when you go out:

1. Try your best not to go somewhere alone. If you are adamant on going to a bar alone, at least tell a friend where you are or where you’re going. It’s always better to travel in a group; you’re far less likely to get approached by an unwanted guest.

2. Keep track of how many drinks you have. The more booze you have, the more your guard slips down. Yes, being shitfaced is fun and fancy free, but your safety depends on staying as close to sobriety as possible, whether it be slightly buzzed or tipsy.

3. Unless it’s someone you trust, don’t let anyone buy you a drink. People slip drugs into drinks more often than you’d think.

4. Anyone can be predatory. People can also be perfectly innocent with their intentions. It’s okay to meet a stranger in a bar and flirt and go home and bang. It’s also okay to meet a stranger in a bar, have fun, and not go home and bang. It’s also okay to feel totally creeped out and leave a bar without the promise of drunken sex, as long as you’re safe. Keep track of who you’re with and what you’re doing.

5. Always surround yourself with a crowd of people. Chances are they’ll help you escape in an awkward situation, or you might meet someone far less creepy and inappropriate to save you. 

6. Don’t keep frequenting the same place every week. If someone is too interested in you, they’ll keep showing up just to stalk you and talk to you. Have a mental list of places you go, and visit those venues. Plus, variety is so much more fun than hitting the same bar every single Friday.

Most importantly, don’t go to a club/bar/restaurant with the assumption that everyone is creepy and trying to attack you in some way. Nobody likes paranoia, and it’ll destroy the fun and buzz you planned on having. Trust me, I hate a buzz kill.

[kingfallshistoricallibrary-blog]

Episode Fourteen: Date Night at the Library

[podcast music]

P: Well that’s why you’re a damn fool, Sammy.

S: Pete, I thought you weren’t listening to King Falls AM ever again?

P: Oh, you’d like that wouldn’t you. Nobody keeping you on the straight and narrow, you roughed up rascal. I’ve got just the mind to stop.

S: Of course you do, Pete.

P: Don’t push me, ‘cause I’m close to the eeeeeedge.

S: Okay, you know what, the hotline is ringing, Pete, I gotta let you go buddy.

P: Say what? I’m done? Are you kidding me? I’m f***ing destroying your Yelp page, alright? I got homies on Yahoo Answers that are gonna hear about this, it’s gonna go straight down the grapevine, and you’re going-*hang up noise*

S: Hey Ben?

B: Hey Sammy! This is weird, huh?

S: For those of you just joining us, local King Falls apparition expert and our beloved co host Ben Arnold-

B: Oh, stop.

S: -is not in the station with me this evening, but is actually conducting an on site interview-

B: And investigation, don’t forget that part, Sammy.

S: -and investigation, with Dan and Larry of the TV show Mission Apparition, down at the King Falls Public Library. Y’know, Ben, of all the weird kooky places that are…’haunted’, why did you pick-

B: Dude, they just pulled in with their fancy van right before I called? *laughing* I think they're bringing out the  goofy goggles and some proton packs. Who you gonna call?

Emily: *In the background* Ghostbusters!

S: Oh. Emily Potter. Y'know, I didn’t expect you here.

B: Duh! How else was I gonna get in the library for this? I don’t think old Mrs. Kilpatrick was gonna come let us in. Jeez.

S: I was being sarcastic, Ben. Maybe you didn’t notice because you were blinded by lo-

B: Don’t.

S: So you've been at the library all evening long with Emily, while I’ve been here scrambling by myself in studio?

B: You know I had to set up for the interview. There’s a lot of work that goes into this. Y’know how hard it is to set up a remote? *scoffing laughter* This has not been all horseplay.

S: Just some horseplay.

B: Not a lick, I mean, none. Y’know how serious I am about prep.

S: You’re right.

E: Hi Sammy.

S: Hi Emily.

E: Did you tell him that joke you told me Benny? Tell it to Sammy.

B: I stand by my previous statement.

S: Of course you do.

*knocking in the background*

B: Oh! They’re here! *humming the ghostbusters theme*

E: I’ll go let them in.

B: *still humming* Ghostbusters!

*door opening and closing*

S, with Ben still humming in the background: Folks, maybe you're thinking my esteemed colleague has just been down at the closed library with the girl he lov-

B: Sammy! Can we just do this later?

S: Only if you tell me that joke, Ben.

B: Huh. Uh huh. Hey! I’m Ben, with King Falls AM, thanks for coming.

Larry: What up, Ben. I’m Larry, and this is my partner Dan, and together we are-

Larry and Dan together: Mission Apparition!

B: That. Is, a very synchronized introduction, guys.

Dan: Thanks, Ben. Sooooo...this is the King Falls Public Library, huh? Very nice.

L: Creepy, man!

E: Hi, I’m Emily Potter. I’m the head librarian here. Thank you so much for coming to check the place out! It’s...been a trying few months, with the uh, the spirits we have here at odds with one another.

D: Not a problem at all. Anything to ease the minds of the dearly departed.

B: Jeez. Us! Jesus. You guys should do a Jerusalem episode.

D: Y’know, the ratings said yes, but then homeland security actually said no. You can thank Larry and a funky batch of Ayahuasca for that.

L: Maybe in 3-5.

S: As Ben said, thank you guys so much for joining us live here on King Falls AM, that’s 660 on the AM dial. It’s a pleasure to have you on tonight.

D: *clearing throat* Uh, is this Sammy Stevens?

S: That it is. Y’know we-

D: Y’know I notice that you aren't here live after your big email writing skills, Sammy. You afraid of what we’ll find tonight? Or of looking Mission Apparition in the eyes after your disparaging remarks?

S: *clears throat* Okay, you know that, actually wasn’t-

B: *very deliberately clearing his throat*

S: Yes. Let’s go with that, either one of them.

B: Thanksm Sammy.

L: I’ve got the gear Dan. Where, where do we start?

B: Oh we can head over to the-

D: Listen to the lovely Miss Emily, we are indeed guests in your den of enlightenment.

B: *sighing*

E: Ben has an interview area set up, right over here. Maybe we should start there first, Ben?

B: That’d be-

D: That’d be terrific, Emily. After you.

B: *scoffing* Did you guys find us alright? Tonight?

L: Man, you wouldn’t believe it. We got awful lost coming up the mountain, I mean, turned around for something stupid like twenty? Twenty five minutes?

D: That’s right, GPS right? I mean, sometimes you can’t trust technology to steer you straight. You just have to navigate, with your heart. Isn’t that right, Emily?

B: But maybe if you steer with your heart too much, it will lead you to that weird shaman from Temple of Doom and you lose your heart.

S: What Ben was trying to say was, uh Sweetzer Forest, that’s where you guys were, right?

L: Hell yeah it was.

B: Maybe if you did your homework, you’d know it’s another one of those spirits here in King Falls. General Abilene, back in-

D: Oh, that makes sense. He leads travelers away from the bloodiest massacre in King Falls history.

E: That's right, Dan. You really studied up.

B: Yeah. Dan. Good job. Really. So good.

S: You know what, everybody, just to keep us on schedule, I think we’re gonna take a real quick break, you guys can get settled in, and after the break then we’ll take some calls.

L: Looking forward to it bros! And, and broette.

S: Ladies and gents, we’ll be right back after this message from our sponsor.

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[KFAM music]

S: You're back with Sammy and Ben, and we’ve got a special treat for you tonight. Our very own Ben Arnold is with Emily Potter at the King Falls Public Library, interviewing Dan and Larry, from the astoundingly popular hit tv show, Mission Apparition.

D: Sunday nights at 8, on spook tv, channel 13.

S: Dan. Larry. Now, you gentlemen have one of the top TV programs in the nation, and I venture to say that you’ve seen probably about everything one could imagine. What would you say is the craziest thing you’ve seen?

L: Ooh, Sammy, this one time, up in Cougarneck-

D: You know, we….don’t ever say that things are crazy in our line of work, Sammy. We’re dealing with souls that don’t know where they are, or why they’re here. Astral projections trapped in a physical world. Lost. scared. Crazy is not part of the equation.

B: So on your show,

Dan and Larry: Mission Apparition.

B: Right! Uh, well the show oddly gets massive ratings, there are uh a lot of detractors, critics, and viewers saying there isn’t really any science behind your work, and that basically you guys are just, well, uh, shysters.

D: Oh, yeah, right, shysters, like old Sammy up in the studio. Right?

S: Y’know, I didn’t really write-

B: Sammy. Let the guest answer. Please.

L: The show speaks for itself, y’know Ben? Dan and I, share a love for the paranormal world and, we just wanna know the how and the why of these lost souls and do what we can to get them back to where they belong.

D: Larry. You eloquent son of a b****. I just teared a little in my tear hole.

E: Aww. I love that you two take your job so seriously.

B: *frustrated noise*

S: Would you guys be cool with taking some phone calls?

D: We would absolutely love speaking with our fans. Bring it on, Benedict Samuel.

B: Sorry, Sammy.

S: Uh huh.

B: Give us a call here, folks, and speak with world renown paranormal experts *laughing* sorry, Dan and Larry, from Mission Apparition. 424-279-3858

S: Or you can tweet us @kingfallsam and we’ll pass on your questions and comments.

D: What’s that perfume you’re wearing, Emily? It exquisite.

E: Oh, do you like it, it’s Clinique-

B: Expensive! Someone who must really care for her must have gotten that for her birthday, after she said “hey, that’s too much for a bottle of perfume, Ben”, but then they did it anyway, because she means that much and more to them.

D: It’s nice.

B: Yeah! Oh, it’s nice!

S: Okay. So, the phone lines are lighting up, let's give lucky line one a try, good evening, you’re on with Mission Apparition.

Doyle: Oh yeah, baby, I’m just loving the show boys. All them spooks.

Multiple: Apparitions.

S: And who’re we speaking with?

DB: This is Doyle, Doyle Bevins. How you doing Sammy?

S: Real well, Doyle.

DB: How y’all doing this evening, Mission Apparition ?

D: Doing just fine, sir. Do you have a question for us?

DB: You better believe it. So I live up the street, in old Hollybrook.

L: We aren’t from here, so I’m not exactly sure where Hollybrook-

Db: Hey. Hey. hey. Can I finish Larry? Can I finish?

S: Lets stay on topic, Doyle. So do you have a question for the team?

DB: Ten four, Shotgun. So I got this apartment up the ways, right?

D: We’re following, Doyle

DB: Well sometimes, late at night, I get this real hungry feeling all rumbling around in my tummy, even though I already ate, right? So I go preheat my little toaster oven-

B: Doyle. Come on, man.

DB: And whoopadopa! That thing’ll snap right shut up on me, just a growling like grrrrmrmmmrrrr and it won’t open up for the life of me. Just got my hot pocket stuck in there like it’s in the toast oven purgatory, fellas.

S: Is it the crazies-

DB: Craziest thing you ever saw, boys.

B: Can we take another caller Sammy?

D: Excuse me, it was Doyle, correct?

DB: You got it, bossman.

D: Are you saying that your toaster is experiencing a haunting?

DB: Don’t you know it.

D: Y’know, Doyle, it it’s not uncommon in our line of work to see this. When you look at the toaster oven, how does that make you feel?

DB: It just makes me sad, bro. Trapping up like that. I just wanna work with it, make some goodies. Teamwork, universal harmony, bros.

D: Next time one of these late night experiences happen, look at it. I mean, I mean really look at the toaster and say these simple words. “I forgive you. You can go home”

DB: That is heartbreaking Danny boy.

D: I believe you’re gonna see a world of difference.

*hang up noise*

S: Thanks for the call, Doyle.

B: Maybe if anyone has any other, um, I don’t know, real things? That happen with spirits, give us a call.

D: Don’t downplay Ben, you can’t be too careful. You should be thankful it’s not your toaster that we’re talking about.

S: Line four, you’re on King Falls AM.

Troy, unenthusiastically: Hey Sammy. Ben. Emily. Dan. Larry.

S: Hey Troy, how ya holding up, buddy?

T: I’m okay. Just wanted to call in and tell Dan and Larry I’m a big fan.

B: You off duty, Troy?

T: Yeah, Ben, I’m off duty.

B: I was asking because, I’m worried about what the mayor said, not, to rub your nose in it, man.

T: I’m sorry Ben, I’m just touchy like my great uncle Herb.

S: We’re really sorry about the mess we’ve put you in, Troy.

T: Shucks, it ain’t nothing on you fellas. I just need to be more responsible with my time while I’m an officer of the law. Says Sheriff Gunderson and newly introduced municipal code 4.02.051.

S: You know what, we’ll talk real soon, Troy. We do have Dan and Larry here, if you’d like to-

T: Just a big fan of you, boys. Mission Apparition is can’t miss in the Kriegshauser household.

D: And we appreciate it, deputy.

L: Yeah man, thanks for watching the show.

T: Keep on doing good work, guys. Sammy. Ben. I’ll talk at you soon.

B: Bye Troy.

T: Bye, Ben.

*hang up noise*

S: Thanks for the call, Troy. Take care. Line ten, you’re on with Sammy and Ben.

Greg: Hey Sammy, it’s Greg Frickard.

S: Hey Greg, nice hearing from you. Are you a big fan of Dan and Larry’s show?

G: Yeah...not really, no. Granny doesn’t like the jump scares at her age, so I don’t get a lot of time to watch the old boob tube to myself. I was actually calling to see if I could speak to Emily? If that’s okay?

B: We, we, uhh, we’ve got a bad connection, Sammy, you’re, you’re, you’re breaking up, I can’t hardly-

E: I’m here! How’re you doing, Greg?

B: Are you serious, Greg?

G: Well, heyyyy, hi Emily, I’m a big fan of your work.

D: Um, sir? Are you talking to Emily, or are you talking to Mission Apparition?

G: I’m speaking to Miss Potter, slimer. Do you mind?

B: Can he please stay on topic, or go to another call, Sammy?

E: Ben...it’s alright. Did you say you were a big fan?

G: Oh yeah! I really think you’re doing some amazing things. *stammering* Down at the library. Uh, the reference sections reshelving? Really kind of makes the back area of the second floor pop.

E: You think so? I didn’t think anybody noticed.

G: Oh. I noticed. It’s really nice. You’ve got a great eye.

S: Greg. We appreciate you calling in, but the Mission Apparition guys are about to do a little investigation down at the library themselves.

B: And not the ‘hiding behind the Encyclopedia Britannica’ kind, Greg.

G: Oh, sure thing Sammy. Can you just give me one second?

B: Lets cut it off, Sam?

S: Umm...sure.

E: What’s on your mind, Greg?

G: Emily. I’ve been studying you from afar for, well, longer than I’d like to admit.

E: Oh. Okay. Thank you?

B: *clearing his throat?*

G: And I know you’re pretty good friends with Ben there, but, I’ll be honest, I’d really like the chance to court you myself. Ben said you two were only pals…

E: You know, Greg, you sound like a really nice guy, and I’ve actually been down to Granny Frickards-

G: Oh, man, that’s, wow, I’m happy to hear that. And I am a nice guy!

D: Guys, I am, I’m so sorry to break up the love fest that’s happening here, *Ben choking in the background* is Ben okay?

G: Look, I’m just putting it all out there, Emily. And I don’t need an answer now, but I just think you’re the most beautiful thing in all of King Falls. And I would regret it for all of my days, if I didn’t do my darndest to tell you how I feel.

E: Oh...wow...uh, I, that’s...really sweet, Greg. I think maybe that’s something we can- *crashing, Emily gasping*

L: It’s got him! Holy s***! *Ben choking* It’s got him!

E: *gasp* Oh my god! Ben!

S: What’s going on? Is everything okay, guys? Ben?

g: You tell me, Sammy, sheesh. A man staples his heart to his to his sleeve-

B: Oh god!

G: -and all I hear about is-

S: Greg, we’re gonna have to talk to you later. We’ve got a situation, it seems.

G: I love you Emily!

*hang up noise*

E: Somebody do something! Hang on, Ben!

B: *struggling in the background*

S: Guys, what is going on?

E: Put him down! Right now! I mean it!

D: Yes! Do what she says, you magnificent ethereal being!

L: Sammy, it’s Larry, you gotta call your deputy buddy, it’s getting crazy here! The phantasm, it’s choking Ben!

S: Okay, I’m sorry, what was that again? I thought you said-

L: Some sort of see through figure is choking the hell out of your buddy Ben. Then he picked him up, ten feet in the air, and I can’t watch, it’s too much!

D: You put that man down there this instant, John Wilkes Booth!

S: Okay, did somebody just say John Wilkes Booth?

B: *still choking and struggling in the background* You….racist!

L: He’s, he’s gonna, he’s throwing Ben!

E: Sammy, please call Deputy Troy!

*rushing wind*

L: He got loose, Ben got loose!

B, out of breath: What the f*** is going on here!

S: Ben! Are you okay? What-

B: Larry, get the doors open, we’ve gotta get out of here.

E: Ben? I was so scared, are you okay?

B: I, I’m okay, we’ve gotta get out of the library, s*** is hitting the fan, Sammy, I was pacing back away from the group and that mustachioed son of a b**** grabbed me

S: Ben, please be careful, I just texted Troy, I think he’s heading up there right now. You don’t have to stay on the air, get out of there.

D: Four scores and a five dollar bill, that’s Abraham Lincoln.

S: What?!

L: President A. Lincoln has got a big ass gun, we’ve gotta go, Dan.

B: Emily, stay down. President Lincoln has a ghost gatling gun, man. I think he’s about to blow Boothe to hell and back.

D: Oh s***, yeah, that’s a gatling gun

L: The door’s open, Dan. You gotta get the hell away from there. Move your ass, let's scoot!

D: Larry, Larry, get back here right now! We gotta film this, Larry, grab the camera!

B: Emily, let’s go, Sammy we’ve gotta split, I don’t know how ghost bullets work, but I don’t wanna stick around to find out.

S: Get out of there, Ben, be careful.

D: No no no wait, don’t shoot Mr. President, camera isn’t on yet! Mr. President, we’re on the same page here, this guy shot you, in a theater, you should be angry, you should be furious, this gatling gun should be going when we hit the rolls, you should be going, on the mark, on your mark, no no nonono! Pull back, pull back Mr. President, we aren’t rolling yet, we aren’t rolling, NOOOO!

Abraham Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth, four score and a cap in your ass! *sounds of gunfire*

[caroliinaghost]

Hello everyone

Yesterday I had made a post saying that I would be on hiatus to go to Puerto Rico and help my family after they were hit by Hurricane María, but it turns out that I will not be able to go. Things are not in a great position for me here (in the U.S.) and my aunt and I don’t want to risk going there without notice to our families, since we have not been able to be in contact with them. 

As many of you may know, the island has been affected in a far greater way than anyone expected. The entire island is 100% without any power; the local news station (WAPA), the airport and some hospitals seem to be the only ones with power. It has been a very big problem because this has caused for the people to be without communication. Some municipalities are still unreachable because of the damage. Other communities are in a great flood danger because one of the big dams is about to collapse; if it does, and people are not relocated, thousands of lives will be lost. This lack of communication has been putting the people in danger, since they can’t be warned about potential areas where bridges have collapsed, infrastructure has been damaged or areas that are still under flood warning. 

I managed to speak to my mom for about a minute on Thursday. She was driving on the highway with my brother and they both got service and called me. They told me they and my neighbors are fine. My brother was able to send me some pictures of our house through Facebook and the images are devastating. My home and my neighbors’ homes are destroyed. It broke my heart to see it like that. I haven’t heard from them since and I have not heard from my father or his family at all. My uncle was also able to talk to his cousins and they told him that his parents’ house was also completely destroyed. But we still haven’t had any contact with anyone else, and we are not the only ones. Many of our friends and family here in CT, and all around the United States, have not heard anything from their families or have had a hard time trying to reach them.

I am asking my tumblr friends and the tumblr community for help. I know that there are many other horrible disasters going on, but a bit of help can make a big difference. You don’t have to donate $100,000 to make a change. Any way in which you could help, not only PR, but the other islands affected by Hurricane María and Hurricane Irma, could make a difference in whether someone someone gets a drink of water, supplies for babies or a meal that night. Here are some helpful links if you want to chip in. And if you can’t, please spread the word: 

Link to Dominica Relief for Hurricane María Damages: http://dominicarelief.org/ 

Link to Puerto Rico Relief fund launched by P.R. First Lady, Beatriz Roselló: http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/

Link to The Hispanic Federation fund for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic: http://hispanicfederation.org/media/press_releases/a_hurricane_relief_fund_for_hurricane_maria_victims_in_puerto_rico/

Link to AmeriCares fund to supply medical supplies: https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=22510&mfc_pref=T&22510.donation=form1

Link to All Hands Volunteers, who are sending volunteers and are accepting donations to help those in the Virgin Islands: https://www.hands.org/projects/hurricane-irma-maria-response/ 

Ricky Martin launched a fundraising page found here: https://www.youcaring.com/peopleofpuertorico-957793

Rapper Daddy Yankee said that he will be collecting donations and supplies on his concerts in New York and Chicago.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, of New York, has mentioned 18 locations where people can drop off supplies (like diapers, baby food, batteries, etc.), which will be sent to Puerto Rico. 

**More information about the websites can be found on their home pages. There is also more information on this Buzzfeed article about how you can help: https://www.buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/how-to-help-after-maria?utm_term=.nx7wE3gN9#.twdjVaeMm

Thank you for your help and for spreading the word. Please keep all the people affected in your thoughts and prayers.

PS. Para toda la gente de M��xico, los tenemos en nuestros pensamientos y corazones. Muchas bendiciones para todos. 

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Episode 14: Date Night At The Library

(King Falls AM Theme Plays)

Pete: Well that's why you're a damn fool, Sammy!

Sammy: Pete, I thought you weren't listening to King Falls AM ever again.

Pete: Oh you'd like that wouldn't you? No one keeping you on the straight and narrow, you roughed up rascal. I've got just the mind to stop.

Sammy: Of course you do, Pete

Pete: Don't push me cause close I'm close to the edddddge.

Sammy: Okay, the hotline is ringing I gotta let you go, buddy.

Pete: Say what? I'm done? Are you kidding me? I'm f**king destroying your Yelp page, alright? I got homies on yahoo answers that are gonna hear about this. It's gonna go straight down the grape vine and you're going -

Sammy: *hangs up on Pete* Hey, Ben?

Ben: Heyyyy, Sammy. This is weird, huh?

Sammy: For those of you just joining us, local King Falls apparition expert and our beloved co-host Ben Arnold-

Ben: Ohhh, stop.

Sammy: - is not in the station with me this evening, but is actually conducting an on-site interview -

Ben: And investigation! Don't forget that part, Sammy.

Sammy: ...and investigation with Dan and Larry of the TV show Mission Apparition down at the King Fall's public library. You know Ben, of all the weird, kooky places that are "haunted"... why did you pick -

Ben: Dude, they just pulled in with their fancy van right before I called *laughs* I think they're bringing out the goofy googles and some protons packs. Who you gonna call?

Emily: Ghostbusters!

Sammy: Oh. Emily Potter. You know, I didn't expect you here.

Ben: Duh, how else was I gonna get into the library down here? I don't think Ol' Ms. Kilpatrick was gonna come let us in. Geez

Sammy: I was being sarcastic, Ben. Maybe you didn't notice because you were blinded by lo-

Ben: Don't.

Sammy: So you've been down at the library all evening with Emily while I've been here scrambling by myself in the studio?

Ben: You know I had to set up for the interview. There's... a lot of work that goes into this. Do you know how hard it is to set up a remote? Psh, this has not been all horseplay.

Sammy: Just some horseplay?

Ben: Not a lick. I mean none. You know how serious I am about prep.

Sammy: You're right.

Emily: Hi, Sammy!

Sammy: Hi, Emily!

Emily: Did you tell him that joke you told me, Benny? Tell it to Sammy.

Ben: I stand by my previous statement.

Sammy: Of course you do.

*knock on door*

Ben: Ahh! They're here! *hums Ghostbusters theme song*

Emily: I'll go let them in.

Ben: *still humming theme* …Ghostbusters!

Sammy: Folks, maybe you're thinking my esteemed colleague, Ben, has been down at a closed library with the girl he loves for-

Ben: Sammy, can we do this later?

Sammy: Only if you tell me that joke, Ben.

Ben: Uhhh, hey – uh, I'm Ben with Kings Falls AM. Thanks for coming.

Larry: What up, Ben. I'm Larry and this my partner, Dan. And together we are -

Larry and Dan: Mission Apparition!

Ben: That... is... a… very synchronized introduction, guys.

Dan: Thanks, Ben. So... this is the King Falls public library, huh? Very nice.

Larry: Creepy, man!

Emily: Hi! I'm Emily Potter. I'm the head librarian here. Thank you so much for coming to check the place out! It's been a... trying few months with the…. spirits we have here…. at odds with one another.

Dan: Not a problem at all. Anything to ease the mind of the dearly departed.

Ben: Jeez. Us. Jesus. You guys should do a Jerusalem episode.

Dan: You know, the ratings said "yes" but then Homeland Security actually said "no"... you can thank Larry and the funky (???) for that.

Larry: Maybe in 3 to 5!

Sammy: As Ben said, thank you guys so much for joining us here live on Kings Falls AM. That's 660 on the AM dial. It’s a pleasure to have you on tonight.

Dan: *clearing his throat* Is…uh.. is this Sammy Stevens?

Sammy: That it is.

Dan: Yeah you know I noticed you aren’t here live after your big email writing skills, Sammy. You afraid of what we’ll find tonight? Or of looking Mission Apparition in the eyes after your disparaging remarks?

Sammy: You know that actually wasn’t m –

Ben: *clearing throat loudly*

Sammy: Yes…let’s go with that. Either one of them.

Ben: Thanks, Sammy.

Larry:  I’ve got the gear, Dan! Wh-where do we start?

Ben: Oh, we can head over to the –

Dan: Let’s listen to the lovely Miss Emily… we are indeed guests in your den of enlightenment.

Ben: *scoffs*

Emily: Ben has a lovely interview area set up right over here. Maybe we should start there first, Ben?

Ben: That’d be –

Dan: That’d be terrific. Emily, after you.

Ben: *laughs nervously* Did you guys find us alright? Tonight?

Larry: Ben, you wouldn’t believe it! We got awful lost comin up the mountain. I mean, turned around something stupid – like 20-25 minutes? *laughing* GPS, right?

Dan: I mean sometimes you can’t trust technology to steer ya straight. Sometimes you just have to navigate…with your heart. Isn’t that right, heh, Emily?

Ben: Well maybe if you steer with your heart too much it’ll lead you to that weird shaman from Temple of Doom. And… you lose your heart.

Sammy: What Ben was trying to say was, uh- Sweetser Forest- that’s where you guys were, right?

Larry: Hell yeah it was!

Ben: Maybe if you did your homework *laughs condescendingly* you’d know it’s another of the spirits here in King Falls. General Abaline.

Dan: Ah. Huh, that makes sense. He leads travelers away from the bloodiest battle in King Falls history.

Emily: That’s right, Dan! Really studied up.

Ben: Yeah. DAN. Good job. Really. So good.

Sammy: You know what everybody? Just to keep us on schedule, I think we’re gonna take a real quick break. You guys can get settled in and after the break then we’ll take some calls.

Larry: Lookin’ forward to it, bros! And broette…

Sammy: Ladies and gents, we’ll be right back after this message from our sponsor.

 *Soothing piano music* *relaxing mellow Ron Burgundy type voice*

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 (Welcome to 660 theme plays)

Sammy: You’re back with Sammy and Ben and we got a special treat for you tonight. Our very own Ben Arnold is with Emily Potter at the King Fall’s Public Library interviewing Dan and Larry from the astounding popular hit TV show Mission Apparition.

Larry: Sunday nights at 8 on Spook TV! Channel 13.

Sammy: Dan, Larry, now, you gentleman have one of the top TV programs in the nation, and I’d venture to say that you’ve seen probably everything one could imagine. What would you say is the craziest thing you’ve seen?

Larry: Ooo, Sammy! This one time up in –

Dan: You know, we don’t ever say that things are “crazy” in our line of work, Sammy. We are dealing with souls that don’t know where they are or why they are here. Astral Projections trapped in a physical world. Lost, scared…crazy is not part of the equation.

Ben: So, on your show –

Larry and Dan: Mission Apparition

Ben: Right. Uh, well, the show oddly gets massive ratings. There’s a lot of detractors -critics - and viewers saying there isn’t really any signs behind your work and that basically you guys are just...well, uh, shysters.

Dan: Oh, yeah, right…shysters. Like ol’ Sammy up in the studio, right?

Sammy: Ya know, I didn’t really write –

Ben: SAMMY. Let the guests answer… please.

Larry: The show speaks for itself, ya know, Ben? Dan and I share love for the paranormal world and we just wanna know about these lost souls and what we can do to get them back where they belong.

Dan: Larry, you eloquent son of a (censored). I just teared a little in my tear hole.

Emily: Aww. I love that you two take your jobs so seriously.

Ben: *clears throat in annoyance*

Sammy: Would you guys be cool taking some phone calls?

Dan: We absolutely love speaking with our fans. Bring it on, Benedict Samuel.

Ben: Sorry, Sammy…

Sammy: Uh-huh…

Ben: Give us a call here, folks. And speak with “world renowned paranormal experts” *chuckles* Um, sorry. Dan and Larry from Mission Apparition. 424-279-3858

Sammy: Or you can tweet us @KingFallsAM and we’ll pass on your questions and comments.

Dan: *whispering* What’s that perfume you’re wearing? It’s exquisite.

Emily: Oh, do you like it? It’s Clin-

Ben: EXPENSIVE. Someone who must really care for her must’ve gotten that for her birthday after she said “Hey, that’s too much for a bottle of perfume, BEN” but they did it anyway because she means that much and MORE to them.

Dan: It’s nice…

Ben: YEAH. OHHH, IT’S NICE.

Sammy: Okay. So the phone lines are lighting up. Let’s give Lucky Line 1 a try. Good evening you’re on with Mission Apparition.

Caller: Oh yeah, baby, I’m just lovin the show, boys. All them spooks.

Dan and Ben: Apparitions.

Sammy: And who are we speaking with?

Caller: Oh yeah. This is Doyle. Doyle Bevens. How you doin’ Sammy?

Sammy: Real well, Doyle.

Doyle: How y’all doin this evening, Mission Apparition?

Dan: Doing just fine, sir. Do…you have a question for us?

Doyle: You better believe it. So, I live up the street on ol’ Hollybrook-

Larry: We’re not from here… so, I’m not exactly sure where Hollybrook is –

Doyle: Can I finish, Larry? Can I finish?

Sammy: Let’s stay on topic, Doyle. So, do you have a question for the team?

Doyle: 10-4, Shotgun. So, I got this apartment up the ways, right?

Dan: We’re following, Doyle.

Doyle: Sometimes, late at night, I get this real hungry feeling rumbling around in my tummy even though I’ve already eaten, right? So, I go pre-heat my little toaster oven-

Ben: DOYLE. COME ON, MAN.

Doyle: Then WAPPA-DOPPA! That thing will snap right shut up on me. Just a growling *makes growling noises* and it won’t open up for the life of me. Just got my hot-pocket stuck in there like it’s in a toaster over purgatory, fellas.

Sammy: Is it the craziest th-

Doyle: Craziest thing you ever saw, boys.

Ben…Can we take another caller, Sammy?

Dan: Uh, excuse me – it was Doyle, correct?

Doyle: You got it, boss man.

Dan: Are you saying that your toaster is experiencing a haunting?

Doyle: *chuckles* Oh, don’t you know it.

Dan: You know, Doyle, it’s not uncommon in our line of work to see this. *cheesy sentimental music starts playing* When you look at the toaster oven, how does it make you feel?

Doyle: It makes me sad, brah. Trappin up like that… I just wanna work with it. Make some goodies. Teamwork. Universal harmony, brahs.

Dan: Next time one of these late-night experiences happen, look at it. I mean, really look at the toaster and say these simple words, “I forgive you… you can go home now”

Doyle: That is heart wrentchin’, Danny Boy.

Dan: I believe you’re gonna see a world of difference.

Sammy: Thanks for the call, Doyle.

Ben: If anyone has any other… I don’t know, REAL things that happen with spirits…give us a call.

Dan: Don’t downplay it, Ben. You can’t be too careful. You should be thankful it’s not your toaster.

Sammy: Line 4 you’re on King Falls AM.

Troy: Hey, Sammy. Ben. Emily. Dan. Larry….

Sammy: Hey, Troy… how ya holding up, buddy?

Troy: I’m okay… just wanted to call in and tell Dan and Larry I’m a big fan.

Ben: You off duty, Troy?

Troy: YEAH, BEN. I’m off duty.

Ben: I, uh, was asking because I’m worried about what the mayor said. N-not to rub your nose in it, man.

Troy: I’m sorry, Ben. I…I’m just touchy like my great Uncle Herb.

Sammy: We’re really sorry about the mess we put you in, Troy.

Troy: Shucks, it ain’t nothin’ on you, fellas. I just need to be more responsible with my time while I’m an officer of the law. Says Sherriff Gunderson and newly introduced municipal code 4.02.051.

Sammy: You know what, we’ll talk real soon, Troy. We do have Dan and Larry here if you’d like to –

Troy: Just a big fan of you, boys. Mission Apparition is can’t miss in the Krieghauser household.

Dan: We appreciate it, Deputy.

Larry: Yeah, man. Thanks for watching the show!

Troy: Keep on doin good work, guys. Sammy. Ben. I’ll talk at ya soon.

Ben: Bye, Troy…

Troy: Bye, Ben…

Sammy: Thanks for the call, Troy. Take care. Line 10 you’re on with Sammy and Ben.

Greg: Hey, Sammy! It’s Greg Frickard!

Sammy: Hey, Greg. Nice hearing from you. Are you a big fan of Dan and Larry’s show?

Greg: … Yeeeah, uh, not really, no. Granny doesn’t like the jump scares at her age so I don’t get a lot of time to watch the ol’ boob tube to myself. I was actually calling to see if I could speak to Emily? If that’s okay?

Ben: We, uh, w-we got a bad connection. Sammy, you-you’re breaking up I can’t, uh, hardly hear-

Emily: I’m here! How are you doing, Greg?

Ben: You serious, Greg??

Greg: Well, hey! Hi, Emily! I’m a big fan of your work.

Dan: Uh, sir? Are you talking to Emily or Mission Apparition?

Greg: I’m speaking to Miss Potter, slimer. Do you mind?

Ben: *through gritted teeth* Can we please stay on topic or go to another call. Sammy?

Emily: Ben, it’s alright… did you say you were a big fan?

Greg: Oh, yeah! I really think you’re doing some…amazing things. I – uh – down at the library! The, uh, the reference section re-shelving? Really makes the back area of the 2nd floor POP.

Emily: You think so? I didn’t think anybody noticed!

Greg: Oh. Oh I noticed. It’s really nice.

Sammy: Greg, we appreciate you calling in, but the Mission Apparition guys are about to do a little investigation down at the library themselves.

Ben: And not the hiding behind the Encyclopedia Britannica kind, Greg.

Greg: Oh, sure thing, Sammy. Could you just give me one second before you cut me off?  

Ben: AHEM

Sammy: Um, sure.

Emily: What’s on your mind, Greg?

Greg: Emily? I’ve been studying you from afar for… well, longer than I’d like to admit.

Emily: Oh…okay. Thank you?

Ben: *more excessive throat clearing*

Greg: And I know you’re pretty good friends with Ben there, but… I’ll be honest… I’d really like a chance to court you myself. Ben said you two were only pals…

Emily: You know, Greg, you sound like a really nice guy. And I’ve actually been down to Granny Frickards.

Greg: Oh, man… I’m happy to hear that! And I am a nice guy!

Dan: Uh, guys? I’m so sorry to break up the love fest that’s happening here, but is Ben okay?

Ben: *additional angry throat noises*

Greg: I’m just putting it all out there, Emily. And I don’t need an answer now, but I just think you’re the most beautiful thing in all of King Falls, and I would regret it for all of my days if I didn’t do my darndest to tell you how I feel.

Emily: Oh, wow. That’s, uh, really sweet, Greg. I think maybe that’s something we can *strange sudden loud noise* *Emily gasps*

Larry: It’s got him! HOLY (censored) IT’S GOT HIM

*sounds of book shelves rattling*

Ben: *gasping like he’s being strangled*

Emily: OH MY, GOD! BEN!

Sammy: Is everything okay, guys? BEN?!

Greg: You tell me, Sammy – yeesh. A man staples his heart to his sleeve and all I hear about is –

Sammy: GREG! We’re gonna have to talk to you later. We got a situation, it seems.

Greg: *quickly* I LOVE YOU EMILY *line disconnects*

Emily: Somebody help me! Do something!

*sounds of Ben struggling*

Sammy: GUYS. WHAT IS GOING ON?

Emily: PUT HIM DOWN! Right now! I MEAN IT!

Dan: Yes! Do what she says! You magnificent ethereal being!

Larry: Sammy, it’s Larry. You gotta call your deputy buddy! It’s getting crazy here. That phantom! It’s choking Ben!

*More sounds of Ben struggling*

Sammy: I-okay-I’m sorry. What was that again? I thought I heard-

Larry: Some sort of see-through being is choking your buddy Ben! Then he picked him ten feet in the air and-and I can’t watch! It’s too much!

Dan: You put that man down this instant, John Wilkes Booth!

Sammy: Okay, did somebody just say John Wilkes Booth?!

Ben: *struggling* YOU. RACIST.

Larry: He- he’s gonna throw Ben!

Emily: Sammy! Please call Deputy Troy!

Larry: He got loose! Ben got loose!

*more chaotic sounds - book shelves rattling – fire crackling*

Ben: What the (censored) is going on here?!

Sammy: Ben! Are you okay?! What –

Ben: Larry! Get the doors open! We gotta get out of here!

Emily: Ben? I was so scared… Are you okay?

Ben: I- I’m okay. We gotta get out of the library! (censored) is hitting the fan, Sammy! I was pacing back away from the group and that mustachioed son of a (censored) grabbed me!

Sammy: Ben, please be careful. I just texted Troy. I think he’s heading up there right now. You don’t have to stay on the air! Get out of there!

Dan: 4 scores and a 5 dollar bill, that’s Abraham Lincoln!

Sammy: What?!

Larry: President Abe Lincoln has got a big ass gun! We gotta go, Dan!

Ben: Emily! Stay down! President Lincoln has a-a-a ghost Gatling gun, man! I think he’s about to blow Booth to hell and back!

Larry: Oh (censored) yeah that’s a Gatling gun. The doors open, Dan! You gotta get the hell away from there! MOVE YOUR ASS. LET’S BOOT.

Dan: Larry, get back here right now! We gotta film this! Larry, grab the camera!

*more chaotic noises*

Ben: Emily, let’s go. Sammy, we gotta split. I don’t know how ghost bullets work, but I don’t wanna stick around to find out.

Sammy: Get outta there, Ben! Be careful!

Dan: No, no, no – wait, wait, wait! Don’t shoot, Mr. President! The camera isn’t on yet! Mr. President, we are on the same page here! This guy shot you in a theater- you should be angry! You should be furious! This Gatling gun should be going! On your mark – no, no, no, no, no! Go back! Go back! Mr. President, we aren’t rolling yet, we aren’t rolling! No!!!!!!

President Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth! Four score and a cap in your ass! *sounds of gunfire*