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sharkface-daydreams · 3 years ago

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The Yurch AU summary — Re:Seasons chunk!

Ok. This got a little complicated bc I had to figure out where everybody was and when lol and I probably still fucked up a bunch of stuff

actual footage of me putting this chunk of the AU together:

under a cut for ease of scrolling 😊

So! when Tex broke back into the MOI to get Alpha, they were able to convince Carolina along by having Tex jump into York's armor for a sec (I figure when she works out she's an AI she's a smart enough cookie to work out how Omega did it) and pop up on his shoulder like the other AI while her robot body just goes 'zhoop' and slumps over bc it's empty. And Carolinas like 👀💧 wait I've been fighting a robot and York's like 🥺 Come on Carolina, we gotta run Carolina so she goes with.

Tex splits up with them when she finds out they moved Alpha to Blood Gulch to look after him, and York and Lina keep working on gathering evidence to take PFL down and also avoid/stop the Meta.

They find Tex jumped inside the ship to escape recapture and they get her into her kinda beat up robot body. She fills the rest of them in on what PFL's been up to (except she doesn't seem to want to tell Church he's the Alpha until it's absolutely necessary) and they plan to spring Epsilon and the other AIs free from the storage.

Wash picks up Caboose and Church from Rats Nest like usual, but they pick up "Private Argus" who has "Relocation orders" to another base and they drop him off on the way. But he's actually got orders from command to keep tailing Wash. Unfortunately, he's spent the last 14 months pretending to be a fucking klutz instead of, u know, using his actual skills so Wash is like "why don't u come on out and stop eavesdropping Argus" and Argus/RI is like well fuk ok I may as well blow my cover completely and Church roasts the fuck out of him bc how can this dumbass possibly be a freelancer

Meanwhile South and Theta are scheming to lure the Meta in by leaving Theta and the bubble shield and activating their recovery beacons. North is distraught but Theta's like "This is the only way I can protect you, you took care of me for a long time, let me take care of you too. Besides, siblings gotta stay together, and Sigma's obviously gone bonkers so I gotta help him so he stops hurting Maine." So the Dakotas fake their deaths, the Meta snatches up what he came for, and the very cramped warthog full of Wash, Tex, Rhodey, Church and Caboose rolls up a bit too late. Wash radios Command, says Dakotas are dead, and they round up some explosive stuff.

The corpses disappear while they're doing that. They're like ??????? but figure the deaths were staged and move on bc they got stuff to do.

Meanwhile Delta's about to pull the same shit bc he thinks he can talk some sense into Sigma. So Meta winds up with almost everybody (Carolina just flat out refuses to let Eta and Iota do the same.)

Meta sends the Reds after the Blues as usual, and tracks the entire group to the storage facility. They don't unleash an EMP this time, just knock out the communications systems that allow outside communication.

Tex knocks out Meta and they pull the AIs and secure them for transport. Caboose is surprisingly competent with the AIs and lovingly helps remove each of them from storage and tells them don't worry he's their new friend Caboose and they're all going on a trip to a new place where there's gonna be lots of friends and everyone's gonna be so happy to see them so just sit tight and wear your seatbelts and we'll all go home real soon.

Tex escapes the facility with Church and Caboose and Rhodey and the AIs in tow and head back to one of the safehouses Wash had been working out of. Wash waits for Meta (or hopefully Maine) to wake back up, make sure he's ok. Takes him back to a different safehouse to rest bc Maine woke up with the world's biggest melon-splitter of a migraine, he's gonna need a dark quiet room for a while.

Alpha decides to go talk to Epsilon first, and they get things sorted out, share the burden of memories both old and new, real and fake. Tex and Wash are literally right outside so that helps to cement that the Director and Counselor lied to them and all the Freelancers are fine. Well, Wyoming's 'dead' but that was because he tried to kidnap Tucker's kid and Tucker stabbed him. (He's not, actually, Gary lied to protect him and Wyoming and Zombie Florida fucked off into the sunset together, but no one finds that out until later when they remember Gary's still in the Blood Gulch computers and go pick him up.)

Alpha and Epsilon don't recombine? exactly but they do join forces and form a sort of hybrid entity (Alphalon! but also just. 'Church' bc that's kind of a goofy name and they feel weird saying it) and work on talking to each of the other fragments individually, helping them sort thru which memories are false with the help of the very alive freelancers that are goofing around at the new bases they moved to with the other Reds and Blues.

York and Lina show up eventually looking for Tex, Wash and Maine come by to check on the Blues, the Dakotas hear about other Freelancers being around and make their way over. Theta and Delta are like 😍😍 you're okay!! and everyone is shocked to see Church suddenly yelling "North! South!" and running over to the new tall fella and basically tackling him for a hug. South laughs at him and then Theta hug tackles her too. The eyes are magenta so it's a dead giveaway it's not Alphalon Church but it's still very weird.

Sarge made everybody pick sides so now the Freelancers are in on the color divided shenanigans and participating willingly. It's good times. Here is a handy chart of team divisions

Rhodey's grown fond of these assholes and is sticking around for a bit of a vacation before he leaves to find his friend Oregon who'd gotten his arm mangled during a mission and got sent home before the break-in/MOI crash.

The Sandtrap dig goes smoothly bc CT didn't die and just fucked off with the Innies, and Tucker and Yurch and Junior come by to visit everybody since they got some vacation time, also Donut shows up too. Kai comes by completely by accident, she was supposed to meet with a publicity agent for her music festival. I'm not 100% on where Donut was stationed or or why he ended up taking the squad an SOS from Tucker?

Church is like 'Hey man did u know ur an AI too?" and Lee's just like "yeah of course we figured it out a while ago" and Alphalon is like how?!?!

Anyway, not all the AIs want to return to being a whole person, some aren't capable of reintegrating, some don't want to, some enjoy being their own person. I figure they sort of function together like a system in the same android body.

They absolutely want to kill the Director and that's the next road trip but Church wants everybody settled in and brought up to speed and supported properly before they do any more hijinks. They find a bunch of robot bodies in the facility when they do go track down Dr. Dickhead Sadboy McDeadwife so anyone who wants their own body can have one! (honestly? living the fucking life, I want my own body so I can smooch my in-system partner and braid its hair 💕😔)

whew. I think that's most of it. idk how much people care about Rhode Island, but he gets to go see his old friend/crush Oregon and their friend Delaware actually works a few blocks down in his mom's shop making terrifying robots and doing repairs n stuff. so they get their own little reunion :3

#yurch au: the self indulgence special #Jesus Christ this entire summary is over 1000 words long #one day ... one day it'll get written the way it deserves 😔#my fic stuff #this cast got way too big too quick but honestly i wouldn't trade any of them for the world

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heathneycanon · 4 years ago

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okay so i ranked 113 total drama/ridonculous race ships based on how much i like them with explanations below the cut.. fair warning that i’m a lil mean to some of the ships lower on the list.

also i forgot to include dwayne senior and that one girl’s mom from rr because i literally forgot they existed until now, and i don’t want to manually add them in so i’ll just say that i think they’re cute but not super interesting.

EDIT: this has been updated post-roti-rewatch. i switched around the order of a couple ships, and added a new one. if i ever rewatch rr or pahkitew i’ll probably edit it again, but the likelihood of me rewatching either of those seasons any time soon is... ok i was about to say it was slim but it’s probably not

also i’m not ever adding in dwayne and the mom because i like it being a part f the description lmao. an afterthought. as it should be.

enjoy!

113. stephanie/ryan - i HATE the daters/haters. they’re like a weird, shitty mix of tda gidgette and duncney. like, they’re either annoyingly all over each other, or they’re toxic and fighting. tbh, they’re pretty toxic all the time. they stuck around for way too long imho.

112. jacques/josee - I CHANGED MY MIND IGNORE THIS

111. tom/jen - tom is canonically gay, and i hc jen as a lesbian. so i’m not a fan of this ship.

110. nemma - yeahh, knowing me, this is also a predictably low ranking. i hc noah as gay and emma as a lesbian, so again, i don’t vibe with this one.

109. coderra - i can only deal with this ship in rewrites. i’ve seen super well thought out rewrites of coderra and sierra’s character, but as it stands, i really don’t ship this at all.

108. davesky - dave is an incel lmao. anyway yea this ship initially seemed like bootleg zoke, which was kind of bootleg gwent, but then BOY did davesky get worse. i can’t stand dave and i can’t stand pairing him with sky, either.

107. leonard/sugar - why. i hate both of these characters. no thank u.

106. ella/dave - ok so u know i don’t like dave. i also hc ella as a lesbian, she hasn’t realized it and is dealing with comphet. i don’t like this ship.

105. topher/ella - i hc both of them as gay. they are friends tho.

104. macarthur/brody - in case you’re noticing a trend, i do in fact hc macarthur as a lesbian. i also don’t really care about her at all lmao. anyway, not a fan of this one. i really don’t understand why fresh thought this was a good idea.

103. noah/katie - again, i hc noah as gay, but this ship is more funny to me than anything else because these characters were shipped together so often early on, when they both a) barely had any characterization and b) had never interacted? anyway yea i don’t ship it.

102. cameron/sierra - this one’s weird? literally sierra had a crush on him or whatever because he reminded her of cody even though they’re… nothing alike? dude please get sierra some therapy oh my god

101. heather/justin - i knew someone who really, really shipped them once, which is why i’m including it. anyway i cannot see this ship at all, next.

100. amy/rodney - i guess this existed? i barely remember pahkitew, and i know rodney had a bunch of crushes, but this is the main one i remember so it’s the only one i can be bothered to include. anyway this relationship didn’t seem healthy at all.

99. max/scarlett - i don’t like max and i don’t really care about scarlett, but i also hc both of them as gay, so this is a no from me.

98. gwody - creepy and bad. i don’t trust people who ship this or davesky.

97. dashawn - shawn can do better. that one scene where they look at each other when dave has to kiss the person next to him is kinda funny tho.

96. topher/dave - marginally better than all other dave ships just because topher is there and i like topher. again tho, topher can do much better.

95. malejandro - why does this ship exist.

94. ezekiel/bridgette - not my thing at all. i don’t care about zeke too much, and i have a lot more ships with bridgette that i prefer over this one.

93. cody/beth - i only care about cody in certain contexts, and i practically never care about beth. i wouldn’t click off of a fic if this were a background pairing or whatever, but i definitely wouldn’t seek it out.

92. ezekiel/beth - again, don’t really care about beth or ezekiel that much. but in certain contexts, i can see why this would be cute.

91. courtney/jose - the only way this is cute is alongside aleheather, so that courtney and heather could marry into the same family. but also, why is this a ship that exists?

90. scourtney - i love both scott and courtney, but no thank u. they had absolutely no chemistry, and courtney was using scott both in the competition and as a rebound. not a fan.

89. gwen/cameron - is this a thing that exists? i found a screenshot of gwen kissing cameron on the cheek but is that edited? if it is real, i probably blocked it from my mind.

88. courtney/cameron - now i know this one exists in the weirdest, stupidest way the show could’ve gone about it. barely even qualifies as a ship, and it’s definitely not a good one.

87. duncan/zoey - i kind of see why others would like this one, but at the same time, it doesn’t really appeal to me.

86. alejandro/courtney - i love alejandro and i love courtney. but i can only see them as friends, tho i can see them like. kissing just because they’re bored. or to fuck with people. they did that in the show, right? kind of? i forget the specifics.

85. chris/blaineley - while i guess i can see why people ship this, chref is canon and blaineley is a lesbian.

84. katie and/or sadie/justin - why would katie or sadie date justin, when they’re in love?

83. gwuncan - maybe could’ve been good, but literally everything about how they got together and their relationship in canon has tainted my view of this ship. i definitely preferred them as friends in tda anyway. there’s a lotta cute gwuncan fanart out there so i do rb it sometimes tho. i see why people ship this, i get the potential, but for me it’s soured by world tour.

82. laurie/miles - who?

81. mary/ellody - yea ok they’re smart gfs, but also i literally don’t give a shit about either of them.

80. pete/gerry - they’re definitely dating but again i don’t care about them.

79. mike/cameron - not a horrible ship by any means, i just don’t really like cameron that much.

78. alejandro/justin - there are so many superior alejandro ships. and a handful of slightly better justin ships.

77. carrie/devin - wow they didn’t have a storyline that was original in any way! they’re pretty cute tho.

76. sanders/macarthur - would be higher but acab.

75. macarthur/josee - i really like the whole rivals to lovers thing, but again, acab. this is higher than sanders/macarthur because of the rivals to lovers, but mostly it’s because there’s only one bastard cop here rather than two.

74. owen/alejandro - i don’t really mind this one, but i see it as more of a one sided crush on owen’s side.

73. lightning/cameron - i don’t really care about cameron, but the jock/nerd dynamic is kinda good.

72. rockspud - they’re definitely a couple, but as the trend indicates, i really can’t bring myself to care too much about rr ships.

71. lindsay/beth - best beth ship, worst lindsay ship. i like one this better if lindsay is also dating tyler.

70. lindsay/lightning - a crackship i made up when i was eleven. i just think it’s really funny.

69. noco - not a bad ship, it’s just not my thing. i definitely see why other people ship it, i just ship both of them with other people.

68. ella/sugar - i see why people ship this as well, but i just really don’t like sugar. i can bring myself to see past that because this dynamic is genuinely good.

67. sierra/heather - i’ve seen this in au’s and rewrites of sierra’s character, and i see the potential. not bad.

66. bawn - they’re cute i guess? i just never really saw the appeal. they’re not bad by any means, it just seems kind of bland.

65. dakota/zoey - okay so i’m adding this one in as i’m reordering stuff because i rewatched roti. i didn’t have this here initially but their friendship was cute until zoey was all “she’s scary” and voted her off. just saying, if zoey wasn’t written as a hypocrite and was actually written as a COOL character that lived up to the potential of her concept, this would’ve slapped. also i love any combo of dawn, zoey, and dakota, because they’re cute. i’m not including poly ships on here because that’d make things wayy complicated, but i’d be here for a poly ship of these three.

64. scott/zoey - UPDATED. was originally “yea something about this rubs me the wrong way. i feel like if i rewatched roti i would remember what, but i’m not going to do that just for this list. maybe someday.” i ended up rewatching roti for unrelated reasons the next day, and honestly? this one is not that bad. could be cute, potentially.

63. dj/katie - i guess this one’s pretty cute? i don’t really remember them interacting, but i guess i can see why someone would like this.

62. dunhar - i see why people ship this one. i kind of like it? i feel like it would work really well in an au or a rewrite.

61. dott - UPDATED. was originally “i used to kind of like this ship, but now i really don’t. i do love the idea of dawn and scott as best friends who bully each other in the friendly kind of way, though.” but i rewatched roti and... this has potential. i kinda like it. still prefer the bullying friendship tho.

60. scott/mike - again, i see why people would ship it. i’m not sure if people actually do? but it seems like the sort of thing i might have shipped in middle school, so someone probably likes it. but meh, it’s not really my thing anymore.

59. topher/shawn - i don’t remember if these two interacted but i guess this could be cute? maybe?

58. sky/ella - yea it’s cute i guess? i don’t really have an opinion on this one beyond that.

57. dawn/dj - i mean… i get where this comes from. i fully understand. i personally see them becoming close friends, but i also see why people would ship them.

56. dawn/brick - again, i see them much more as friends, but i get why people would ship them.

55. geoff/gwen - this ship kinda interests me because it was originally going to be canon in camp tv, but because of that one gweoff friendship episode in island i see them as unlikely friends.

54. dj/bridgette - maybe you’re sensing a trend here, but i see them as friends. i could probably get on board with shipping them, though.

53. deather - i like them as friends more, but i do think a relationship between them could be fun.

52. ella/dawn - i feel like i’ve seen this ship? it’s not bad! i’m not the biggest fan of ella but this is pretty cute.

51. zoke - i really want to like them, and i wish they were written better. as is, i kind of ship them? there’s nothing wrong with zoke. but both as characters and as a ship, they could’ve been so much better.

50. noah/justin - this one’s interesting! i’ve never actively shipped it, but i can see it for sure. it’s cute!

49. owen/justin - again, not something i’ve actively shipped, but i like it!

48. carrie/kitty - i think they’re both in their late teens? like 18ish? appropriate ages for each other? if so, i like this one. they’d be cute

47. josee/jen - yea i like this. i feel like they would get along pretty well. they’re both successful in their own right. power couple for sure.

46. tom/jacques - again. power couple. i also think they’d go on double dates with jen and josee, which i like a lot. honestly both of these teams are the epitome of mlm/wlw solidarity. i like this one.

45. alecody - i like it! i don’t have much to say about them at all, but i like it.

44. brody/geoff - good ship! putting the romance in bromance. i like this one more when it’s combined with gidgette though.

43. anne maria/vito - originally i put “what is the appeal of this ship? genuinely asking.” as the description, and then an anon sent in this reply: “You wanted the appeal of anne maria and vito? Well here it is; they are both so dumb. Not a brain cell between the two of them. Imagine them trying to do anything domestic like. They could not assemble a bookshelf or make a pot of spaghetti without it turning into a horrible, but memorably fun, mess. They’re soft for eachother but would kick anyone’s ass for so much as looking at the other. Sorry im rambling lmao i just think they are so funny together”. i get the appeal now, so i’m moving this one up.

42. lindsay/courtney - lmao their dynamic is so funny. i don’t know how well a relationship between them would go, but i can see court realizing over time that lindsay is a lot smarter than she initially seems to be. idk courtney’s observant and lindsay is actually pretty smart. i can see it happening.

41. trent/justin - best justin ship, worst trent ship (that i can think of. i’m sure there are more trent ships but i can’t think of them lmao). i can see them getting along pretty well! i bet in universe a bunch of drama brothers fans ship them, because of course they do. i can see the potential here.

40. lindsay/heather - yea this one could be good. i’d like to see a post world tour version of this ship, or an island au where they get together. either way, i like the idea of this one.

39. lindsay/gwen - again, this ship is pretty good. gwen was kind of rude to lindsay at points, but i think after she stood up to heather, gwen gained some respect for her. idk i can see it happening.

38. lightning/scott - is this jock/farmer? jock/asshole? i’m not sure, but i really like it.

37. harzeke - tumblr user harzeke has opened my eyes. their posts are enlightening. the reason i kind of like ezekiel. harzeke is a good ship.

36. sadie/lindsay - remember in phobia factor when they were hyping each other up? yeah. they’d be cute together.

35. dundie - you know, i really didn’t expect them to make this one canon, but total drama dundie came outta nowhere. i wasn’t sure i was going to like them together, but fresh pulled together it’s first coherent plot in years and created a beautiful love story. very well done.

34. chref - chref is canon and u can’t tell me otherwise.

33. katie/sadie - after they got over their comphet, they realized they were in love and they end up having a really cute wedding.

32. ozzy - this ship is cute! they’re both bi and i hc they talk about cute people together because of course they do. also they would be so much fun to be around. i like them.

31. dj/geoff - djeoff? yea i like this. i think they’d both go out of their way to do sweet things for the other, but of course, they’re still geoff and dj. dj would probably bake a lot for geoff, but at least once, he’s gotten nervous and dropped it by accident. and geoff practices pick up lines and jokes before their dates but they’re like. the bad ones. dj loves them. anyway! this ship is good.

30. courtney/trent - i really, REALLY love them as friends, but i like them as a ship too! honestly i just love them getting along in any capacity. i think they’d be cute.

29. dawn/dakota - i made this up five minutes ago and i love it. i have no idea if people actually ship this but they should. just… think about it for a second. think about it and then try to tell me i’m wrong. u can’t.

28. alenoah - noah had a crush on alejandro during world tour, and u can quote me on this. i think they would be a power couple for sure. i like this one.

27. gidgette - season one gidgette is amazing. gidgette in the context of the killer bass five is amazing. season two and three gidgette is kind of meh to me, but not horrible i guess! i like geoff and bridgette and i think they’re cute together.

26. duncan/dj - i like the idea of this one. remember when duncan found dj a bunny? yea. they’d be cute.

25. jock - jock is good. rivals to allies to lovers. that’s the path i see this ship going down. i really like picturing them in any sort of au where they can kick ass together.

24. gwourtney - i used to like this one a lot more, but it’s still very good. i love the idea of them both mistakenly attributing their feelings for each other to duncan and accidentally ruining their friendship in the process. and by love i mean hate but also think is a good interpretation of the love triangle. i can see them together in an au, or after seriously reconciling in the future. or, honestly, in any universe where sundae muddy sundae doesn’t exist.

23. leshawna/gwen - did i hear u say best friends to lovers? no? well you’re getting them anyway. leshawna and gwen would be amazing i’m telling u. it’s a good ship.

22. tyler/alejandro - this is the third time i’ve said someone had a crush on alejandro during world tour, but. tyler had a crush on alejandro during world tour. i think they’d make a cute couple.

21. jashawn - this is a relationship built on respect and trust and i am here for that. they’re both a lil weird but neither of them mind, and they care about each other so much… i’m soft.

20. jasammy - i like this only marginally better than jashawn. honestly, i like all three dating the most. but anyway, jasmine was the first person who saw sammy as more than an extension of her sister… she stuck up for her. she was sammy’s first real friend. can i just reiterate… i’m soft.

19. evzy - they would light your house on fire together just cuz they were in the mood. eva bench presses izzy every morning. do not try to challenge them to any sort of competition, they will win by any means possible. eva picks izzy up at every opportunity. whenever they cook anything, they burn it. is this by accident or on purpose? i’m not sure. izzy likes lighting stuff on fire and eva likes eating burnt food for some reason, so it doesn’t really matter. i love their dynamic so much.

18. jomaria - if u were talking shit about either one of them, they would both get together and beat u up. they’re both legends and i love them.

17. gweather - total trauma comic has truly opened my eyes… i really like them in a future setting where they’re both more mature and can understand how they were both in the wrong at times during total drama, and ended up hurting people and were hurt themselves, and work through that together. so basically… in the setting of the total trauma comic.

16. heather/leshawna - rivals to lovers…. au where leshawna and heather get together during tda… i’m telling u it’s a good ship.

15. nowen - imho, this is both the best noah ship and the best owen ship. they complement each other so well. world tour nowen is just. the peak of their dynamic. i think enough has been said about nowen that you can understand why i would like it, so i’m just gonna move on.

14. trody - this one came outta NOWHERE a while back, i’m telling u. but i love it?? i liked their friendship in island, and i just. i love the idea of cody having a crush on both gwen and trent during island, misunderstanding that and thinking he just has a crush on gwen, and realizing after island at some point that he also liked trent. and then trent developing a crush on cody after the breakup with gwen and just… dijfalsfjla honestly i like them in so many contexts. thank u tumblr user gothcody for bringing the trody hype. anyway they’re a good ship!

13. bridgecourt - my favorite bridgette ship! idk i loved bridgette and courtney’s friendship in island, and i can see them having a best friends to lovers type of deal. i just think they’d be cute together, and their relationship would be really healthy and balanced.

12. gwoey - u can try and tell me there wasn’t a little something between these two in all stars, but u would be wrong. their designs compliment each other really well, they’re cute together… i’m a fan.

11. lesharold - SO valid. harold drinks his respect women juice every morning, except for that one time he rigged the votes in island to vote out courtney because he was mad at duncan smh. anyway this is a relationship built on RESPECT and CARE. they’re very cute together, and i love them.

10. dawn/zoey - the superior doey. listen the only reason these two weren’t friends is because fresh decided that zoey was going to think dawn was “weird”? but what if zoey just said that because she didn’t know how to deal with the fact that she found zoey cute… zoey is the epitome of that “i had a crush on a girl and i didn’t know how to deal with it so i sent her a letter that said ‘get out of my school’” tweet. n e way they would be such a good couple.

9. samkota - dafjlsflkaakf i think about samkota and i freak out i’m telling u. like is there anything. ANYTHING. better than a guy loving and respecting his girlfriend unconditionally? and mutual love and respect? … well i mean there are several more entries on this list, so okay, maybe a couple of things, but this shit is galaxy brain right here.

8. aleduncan - ok so apparently something i like slightly more than partners who are soft and even softer for each other is total assholes who care about each other. like alejandro is a gentleman… but he’s a manipulative jerk too. and duncan’s a fucking asshole and i love him for it. anyway when they teamed up in world tour, especially in that episode where they hunted ezekiel (??? what is total drama??) i really liked their dynamic.

7. lyler - ok back to love and respect. tyler and lindsay are so good!! tyler got so excited when lindsay remembered who he was right? and lindsay never stopped asking ppl if they were tyler ok. like she knew she cared about tyler enough to want to be with him even when she didn’t know who he was?? i feel like we don’t talk about the implications of this enough. honestly… i feel like people overlook how much the period in between tyler’s elimination and slap slap evolution must have sucked for both of them? like it was played for laughs but… that shit’s sad :( ok i’m done being sad they’re cute and they love each other and i love them.

6. gwent - yea u got me i still care about them. tdi gwent was really sweet! there was a lil pining. a lil outside meddling. and a lot of cute. and GOD during the finale when trent ran alongside gwen with that boulder? he cared about her so much!! of course action ruined it with the shitty portrayal of ocd and a healthy portion of not fucking communicating with your partner, but before that it was good.

5. truncan - you got me, i like the idea of trent serenading duncan with his guitar and duncan liking it a lot more than he anticipated. i think they’d have a dynamic that’s a little more turbulent than most other trent ships, but less so than most other duncan ships. they’d be a lot more balanced i think. i’m a fan of that.

4. scuncan - okay so u remember how i said i like to ship two fucking assholes together? scuncan is peak asshole/asshole rights. all stars totally missed their chance to have these two team up by dumbing scott down, whatever they did with duncan, and of course, introducing scourtney, i’m just saying. scott was actually playing the game pretty well in roti, and duncan was a veteran of the series. the two of them could’ve dominated the game. those fuckin assholes.

3. aleheather - okay now this ship was like, the only central ship that started out good and ended good in this entire series, except maybe jashawn but they don’t count because they were literally only in 13 episodes. anyway they did rivals to lovers right here. also, they simultaneously gave heather a great character arc and wrote alejandro super well. so the characters as individuals were great at the time they got together, and the couple was great together, so what i’m trying to say is… aleheather was and still is amazing.

2. duncney - in case u couldn’t tell from how high gwent is on this list, i am a fan of the tdi ships. another thing you might be able to tell from this list- duncan and courtney are two of my favorite characters in the series. so of course duncney gets a high placement on this list. not only that, but they go from disliking each other to really liking each other, which is something else that i really like. tdi duncney is opposites attract in the best way, where they compliment each other each other instead of clash. beyond that… ugh. eughhh. i don’t even want to think about that. but duncney in tdi alone earns itself number two on the list.

1. heathney - yes i love girls. yes this ship is pretty fucking basic. and no, there are no heathney fics on ao3. i will be attempting to remedy that. anyway, i could see them pulling a rivals to friends to lovers as well, which is one of my absolute favorite tropes. i think they’d be a total power couple. and to top it off, i love them both. a lot. so much. thank u for ur time.

#total drama #i also did this for all of the characters so lmk if anyone would like to see that #confessional

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lovelyirony · 5 years ago

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dsjhfjkdj winteriron with that fight prompt would be god tier please give us that gift

Here’s something that most know about Tony Stark: he doesn’t keep his mouth shut, and he likes to know everything. It took many deals to make sure he didn’t tell the US people exactly what was in Area 51.

(He made the sure the deal expires two years from now, there’s no way in fuck he’s not telling people about the whole North Dakota thing.)

Tony has grown up with power. He knows how to manipulate it, how others manipulate it, and he’s not afraid of it. That’s a dangerous thing, to not be afraid of power. But when you run an influential company that can make or break people at an alarming rate, but not that alarming because he doesn’t use it for evil, then it’s...well.

You’re not scared of threats. And if the people threatening you are smart, they’ll realize why.

This is why when Alexander Pierce walks into his office and charmingly tells him all about his plan to threaten Tony Stark with death and blackmail of the sexual kind involving two men, Tony snorts.

“Pierce, fire whoever the fuck got you that little blackmail. Half of America has seen my asshole before, it’s not anything new. It’ll just be more material that people see, and to be quite frank, I don’t think my sleeping with men will hurt literally anything besides some conservatives with children or community or whatever, but I couldn’t give less of a shit. Tell me, does my ass look good in that video? I wasn’t sure that time around...”

Pierce turns red with rage. Tony’s used to it.

“As for death,” he steamrolls on. “Go for it. I assume since I stopped creating weapons you have Hammer weapons now or some incredibly old Stark weaponry, which is hard to find given the fact that there’s an order to destroy all of it or donate it to a museum. And if it’s neither and you’re planning on a knife or anything, go right ahead. Try and kill me. I guarantee you won’t.”

“You have no idea who you’re going up against,” Pierce warns, voice turning low and gravelly.

Tony laughs. “I’m going up against an old leader of a mob named Hydra who had to hide because of my Aunt Peggy being the most terrifying leader around. You couldn’t make a move. And now you’re recruiting people, but you think you’re being so slick about it. I can and will make sure that you are burned along with the rest of your little game. That sound nice?”

“And how will you do that?” Pierce asks. “You think you can find all of us?”

“Yes,” Tony says easily. (He doesn’t know this, but like. It’s Hydra. How hard can it be?) “Because if you’re so reliant on your own power status, then how easily will it be for your organization to crumble?”

Pierce is sent away, and Tony tweets out that he got threatened. Casual Wednesday stuff. Then he says he’s flying away for safety.

This is a flat-out lie. Pepper knows it. Rhodey knows it. Maybe someone reading the tweet in the middle of Wisconsin knows it, hell if Tony can guess.

But the point is, no one else will think it’s a lie, especially when he sends a plane over somewhere tropical.

He’s staying put in New York. The best lie is one that is grand, multiple small holes in this lie, and one that doesn’t involve not going out in public. Everyone else will be looking for Pierce. Not Tony Stark.

Tony is looking for someone else--or rather, a group.

They call themselves the Avengers. A group of people that rival Pierce in power, although their group is smaller and more concentrated at getting people out of positions of power.

It’s understandable.

Tony walks right into their office building.

There’s a guy who he thinks is Clint? He spills his ramen.

“Oh fuck, my ramen,” he whines. “What the fuck are you doing here, Stark?”

“I have a favor to ask,” Tony says with a shrug. “Who do I talk to about favors? And your security? It lacks, to be completely honest. I expected more from you all.”

“Security is me,” comes a voice from behind. Tony side-steps a charge from a woman who was lunging for him.

“Ms. Romanov, I expected more from someone who worked for my company for six months.”

“You remember?” Natasha asks, surprised.

“Natasha I do love my scotch, but not enough to black out anymore,” Tony says. “Honestly, who do you take me for? A floozy?”

She smiles.

“Good to have you here, Stark. Wish the circumstances could be better. Let me take you to Barnes.”

Well. Tony Stark was not expecting Barnes to look like that. He wasn’t expecting any of them, to be completely honest.

“Is the expectation to be attractive and a model?” Tony asks. “Is this your interview process for new candidates? Wow. Okay.”

James Barnes stares at him.

“Why are you here?”

“Alexander Pierce,” Tony says. “He tried to threaten me in my own offices, and I’d like to destroy him. A bit of an impulsive project, but I bet he’s going to infest more things if we’re not careful. I want your help.”

“Consider it done,” Barnes says. No thought needed. Natasha looks at him. “What did you have in mind?”

“I am technologically gifted,” Tony says. “I already have gotten into some files that definitely are not for the public and I’ve found a lot of people that are Hydra. We need to round them up, encircle Pierce, and get him to break. Preferably on national television, but that’s just my own flair for the dramatic coming up.”

James nods. He reaches out his hand. The metal one.

It’s meant to intimidate people, tell them that that’s their fate if they fuck up the deal.

Tony stares at it almost with reverence, a bit of confusion, and then understanding.

“Your fingers need to be re-calibrated soon. And I’m going to replace something in your arm.”

“What?”

Tony laughs.

“Barnes, you’re wearing an arm I created. I know it as well as you do, maybe better. I want you to come down to my shop some time this week and have it worked on, if you’re comfortable with that.”

And so the deal starts.

“Do we think this is a good idea?” Steve asks cautiously. “Is this seriously just something he decides on a whim?”

“Steve, I’m going to pretend like you questioning the most famous billionaire of all time but not for shitty reasons is asking us for help,” Bruce says. “I am planning on taking full advantage of this and breaking into his labs for science reasons since I’m not trusted with a Bunsen burner here.”

“You used it to make soup and it ended horribly,” Clint reminds him. “And I know, because I supported you.”

“You’re the only one on this team who does,” Bruce says.

Bucky does bring Bruce along. He’s figuring that part of the deal can be that Bruce can actually use a real lab.

Tony’s focus zeroes in on Bruce, actually.

“So, this is where Dr. Banner’s been hiding,” Tony says. “I’ve been looking around for you for quite some time, Bruce.”

Bruce blushes.

“Well, thank you Dr. Stark.”

Bucky raises an eyebrow.

“Bruce here is a legend in the scientific community for two reasons,” Tony says. “He was the first to call Richard Reed a little bitch, and his scientific papers are the stuff of legend. I presume you want a lab?”

“If it’s not too much.”

“Nope, not at all. After everything is done, you’ll have a lab here.” Bruce gapes, and Bucky clears his throat.

Tony’s gaze returns to Bucky.

“So, what can I help you out with?”

“Strategy. And I’m wondering what kind of help you have.”

Tony nods, flipping a picture of a man on his desk.

“Thor. And his brother, but his brother is kind of...temperamental. I think he’ll most likely help because I told him that he could use crazy straws and shaving cream for unknown purposes.”

Bucky raises an eyebrow.

“Trust me, it’ll be worth it. But Thor is good at being discreet, also using an incredible amount of force.”

“His name is Thor,” Bucky states. “For real?”

“As far as I’ve found,” Tony mentions. “I’ve connected him to Rogers and Romanov, they’re already planning together tonight.”

“Then why have us here?” Bucky asks.

“Because I’m getting Bruce’s lab set up with input, and I’m fixing your arm,” Tony says. “So both of you, follow me to my home.”

Bruce is giddy. Beyond giddy. It’s the first time Bucky’s seen a smile on his face for longer than a minute.

(Okay well, a second time. The first time was when Steve tripped over three socks.)

Tony leads Bucky to his “garage” which is full of cars worth more than Bucky’s entire life, and they sit at two chairs as Tony gets out his tools.

“When’s the last time you had a maintenance check?”

“Uh...when I got the arm?” Bucky asks. “Wasn’t exactly aware of maintenance checks.”

“I bet you had Ted as your person,” Tony grumbles. “Hated that dude. Well you can always come and get it tuned up, no charge. They didn’t tell you that. I’ll have to remind them.”

Bucky’s surprised at Tony’s easy confidence, the way his shop is laid out.

He smiles at the robots that curiously come up to investigate.

“Dad has a couple of new friends,” Tony explains. “U and Dum-E, please don’t poke Bucky in the side, he might--”

Bucky laughs, flinching away as the screwdriver drops from Tony’s hand.

“Do that,” Tony says, bending down to pick up the screwdriver. He gets a random bolt, one of the larger ones.

“Go see if you can pick this up with your claws,” Tony says, throwing it in the opposite direction. The bots squeal after it. Tony sends a look to Bucky.

“Kids. They’re a mess.”

“You named them...that?” Bucky says.

“Yup,” Tony says. “The one that’s anxiously looking behind the couch is U, like the letter. He really liked pointing when he was first born and the first word he learned was ‘you.’ He’s a cutie. The charmer there who’s spinning and trying to show off his new tape that Pepper decorated him with is Dum-E. He’s a drama queen. I have no idea where he gets it from, honestly.”

Bucky laughs.

From then, Bucky and Tony work in close quarters together. It’s nice, honestly. They’ve been cracking down on Hydra, driving them into a smaller and smaller circle.

“You think after all this is over, you want to get dinner some time?” Tony asks.

Bucky smiles. “I’d love that. Where do you want to go?”

“Your choice,” Tony says. “As a thank you for helping.”

“Anything for you, doll.”

And then Tony gets kidnapped. By all accounts he’s not sure why he wasn’t expecting it. Maybe because it was a Sunday night, and you shouldn’t kidnap people on Sunday nights. It’s rude is what it is.

They also punch his mouth, which ugh. That just ruined his good days of not having any chapped lips. He was working hard on that particular aspect.

Bucky goes into overdrive. He didn’t think this would happen because Tony is a very central figure to the city, a figure to the US. To be this ballsy? It’s a death sentence.

He knows death sentences quite well. Been on a few himself.

Hydra should be quaking, because he’s getting his knives strapped.

Hydra is not quaking. Or in fear. It’s because they have quite the large ego, which no organization should have. But powerful men who have another powerful man in their grasp tend to think the world is bowing to them, when in fact the world does not give a shit but their enemies do.

This is why Bucky breaks into the building in two minutes (personal best), throat-punches six people, and finds Tony singing “Turn Back Time” as loudly as possible.

“Oh! You’re here!” Tony says. “I was beginning to think I’d have to drive the guards to insanity.”

“Who did this to you,” Bucky asks, tilting Tony’s chin up in his grasp. He can see dried blood on the corners. He hates that Tony had to go through with that.

“Bucky, it was Hydra, who else?” Tony says. “Pierce if we’re being specific. But you might want to stop doing that or I’m gonna get hot and bothered under the collar, which isn’t my style. You wanna break out of here or stay with me? I’m not fond of the last option.”

“Then why give it as an option?”

“I don’t know!” Tony yelps, grabbing one of Bucky’s knives and throwing it at a man’s leg. “But let’s get out of here. Or at least, to their file room. They keep files. What losers.”

Bucky laughs.

“Got it doll. Let’s go.”

For the record, it’s a huge success. Pierce gets taken away in handcuffs for roughly about life in prison, unless their prison system decides he’s been good after about ten years, and then he might get released. Who knows. Point is, Bucky and Tony will both be alive in ten years, prepared to make sure he goes to jail again or they’ve reformed the jail system by then. It’s all up in the air, really.

But they’re doing it together. Which is all the more important.

#lovelyirony writes #winteriron #bucky barnes #tony stark #i meant to write more thorbruce up in this bitch but didn't smh #bruce banner #thor #mob au

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starcloud-nova · 4 years ago

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states off the top of my memory since we’re getting a new one apparently

okay let’s do this. under the cut ↓

pacific northwest:

washington - contains seattle and multiple of my friends and i think some fancy tall building as well. not to be confused with washington dc. both are named after our first president

oregon - tbh not much here. no sales tax which is wild. has the city portland idk if you’ve heard of it.

california - technically not part of the north west but its okay dw about it. has different laws from most of the country for some reason????? really specific stuff like pollution wise and a few other things. cities LA, san diego, san fransisco. has good sushi

the north bit of the country that i do not know the area of:

montana - named after the hit tv show hanna montana

nevada - las vegas and casinos and shit. fairly sure there’s quite a bit of native land here. has the city of reno

north dakota - mount rushmore. definitely native land here

south dakota - this state might as well not exist

idaho - potato land

the states next to california:

arizona - hot. dry. desert. it snows there too but eh who cares. grand canyon state

new mexico - idk it’s just kinda there

utah - that weird square shaped state. uhh i think salt lake city is here??? idk

colorado - square state with farms. flat as fuck. same as wyoming

wyoming - square state with farms. flat as fuck. same as colorado

the middle of the country whoohoo:

texas - cowboys horse shows hot weather. cursed state. dont ever go here. has the cities dallas, austin and houston. nasa station here i think. we’ve reached the deep south

oklahoma - texas’ arch nemesis. shaped like a pan and has a part known as the panhandle. tbh i mostly know of this state because of the outsiders book. has city of tulsa! (native land)

nebraska - i think grows corn

kansas - flatter than fuck. legitimately forget we have this one. america is like the cat hoarder with too many cats

what i’ll kindly refer to as east of texas:

louisiana - home to new orleans! ppl associate this state with mardi gras i think. hurricane katrina go brr because NO is a fucking bowl.

arkansas - ‘america explain’ vine

minnesota and missouri - these are the same state idk what to tell you

iowa - too many vowels to be legal. pronounced “eye-oh-wah”

illinois - there is no s in this tate. home of chicago

wisconsin - ????? idk what this one does

michigan - has those lakes which are oceans

indiana - i dont know what to tell u

ohio - i think this is self explanatory

the daughters who live away from home:

alaska - cold

hawaii - hot

where it all started:) (the 13 colonies) :

georgia - peach state ;) home to atlanta

florida - swamp and beach. there is no in between. melbourne is the most depressing city you’ll ever see

alabama - we have reached the even deeper south

mississippi - still remember learning to spell this when i was 6

tenessee - dont remember learning to spell this at all

kentucky - fried chicken

south and north carolina - idk what made them split tbh

new york - the only city that exists in hollywood apprently

delaware - first state

rhode island - smallest state

virginia - right under dc

maryland - right over dc

west virginia - okay so you know the reason why this exists? during the civil was viriginia was wondering if it wanted to secede and join the south or not. their western part had no need for slaves due to their geography and they were split on what to do. so they split the state where the appalachain plateau (coal mine shit) started and made wv. and then virginia sided with the south

massachusetts - too many letters

connecticut - fun to say:D

maine - cold

vermont and new hampshire - the same state

pennsylvania - liberty bell and hershey’s factory go brrrr

new jersey - hell

#nova talks #if dc gets made a state im going to scream #50 is such a perfect number:(

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bom-bombon · 5 years ago

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Texas?

Yeehaw

Name: Sebastian Inglesias

While Texas does have a second last name because he’s Hispanic, he decided to drop it. I know many Hispanic who have either both of their parents’ names and of only their fathers’ last name with the former being more common. Those with one last name has less complications with paperwork, applications, etc., than with those with two last names. Considering all this, I think that Texas would drop the second last name to make his life more easier.

Age: 27-29

Gender: Cis male

Ethnicity/Race: Hispanic (Mestizo)

Siblings: Coahuila (perhaps Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon too but it’s still a wip)

Height: 5′11 (180.34 cm)

He’s sad that he’s not 6′0. He may be taller than some of his fellow Mexican brethren, but he gets reminded that he’s not the tallest in the Union, or at the very least, he’s not 6′0. This annoys him to no end.

Relations:

-Arizona: They’re buddies. They both share a love for guns, have similar conservative ideologies, and they love a/c. No matter how much New Mexico tries to discourage Arizona from talking to him, Arizona just doesn’t care. He thinks that Texas is cool (which fuels his already big ego)

-Arkansas: They get along. That’s it. I suppose that sometimes he does call her Ar-kansas and she don’t talk to him for a whole day after that, but they’re cool nonetheless.

-California: They don’t like each other. He finds her annoying and thinks she’s an idiot. When she was first introduced to the states, he thought that they could be together and be some sort of duo. But they thought different things and it upset him. To him, it almost felt like betrayal because he thought he knew her and she supported and admired him. So why doesn’t she support him now? Today, they just bicker and often start arguments. Both of their egos will never let it go and make up.

-Coahuila: It’s complicated. Coahuila was enraged when Texas broke away from her and even more so when the US helped. While I’m not sure their relationship was during this time period, I do know that they didn’t talked for a while. Texas believed he was doing the right thing in following his own dreams. Though that is debatable at best. Nowadays, they get along well and Coahuila sometimes invite him to parties. Sometimes…

-Louisiana: They chill with each other. Louisiana, although criticizes him on some occasions, think he’s a nice guy. He has helped her in the past and she no doubts never forgot about it, so she helps him whenever she can. They’re also dumbasses together so that’s fun too.

-Minnesota: They’re together! Minnie is like 6’2 so she calls Texas cute for being tiny and he loves and hates it!! They are both tough as nails. For example, Minnie surprised him by beating him on a mechanical bull, Virginia complained about how strong Minnesota was during the Civil War, and Montana always remarks about how Minnie was the only other state who can keep up with her in the World Wars. And Texas is Texas. They are both incredibly sweet in relationships. Minnesota is known for being nice and it’s tru. Texas in relationships is sort of like the Latin Lover, excluding the constant need for uhh bedroom stuff. They are both gentle to each other out of respect and always get each other meaningful gifts. Not to mention the daily reminders of “you’re beautiful” or “you’re my sunshine”, they’re too pURE. They both like similar hobbies such as watching and playing football, taking care of animals, and roasting the hell out of people. Texas helps Minnie into confronting problems and people

Minnie: Idk how to tell them

Texas: It’s easy, I’ll show you how

Texas: Hey New York!

New York: I’m not listening…

Texas: New York!

New York: *looks up*

Texas: I like your shirt but I don’t like you!

She teaches him about considering other’s feelings. Sometimes Texas is too caught up about himself to realize how he’s affecting others around him and she knows this. She reminds him that people that not everyone will understand him emotionally and might take offense. Slowly, Texas thinks more often. Minnesota and Texas also love having adventures together. They would go and snowboard (though Texas has fell off a mountain one time). No matter what they’re doing, they always seem to compliment each other and have fun together.

-Montana: They’re cowboy buddies. I would imagine them talk to each other about animals, particularly horses and cows. Since Montana is also a tough person, she and Texas loves to have small competitions with lifting or who has the most power. He sees her as a buddy and likes to talk to her, which is good because Montana herself has trouble fitting in when all people know about her is just cows and nothingness.

-New Mexico: New Mexico hates him. From what I can remember, Texas tried to claim parts of New Mexico three separate times. The last attempt was the Civil War, and with the attempt to take Santa Fe, New Mexico won’t let it go. Texas doesn’t really care about him nor seem to remember that he even exist. He mostly focuses his rivalry with Oklahoma. Plus, he think New Mexico is a bad driver.

-Oklahoma: They’re rivals. The extent of this rivalry, I’m not too sure and admittedly haven’t delved into much. What I can say is that he always honk his horn at her because she’s a terrible driver. At some point she called him Baja Oklahoma and he cried

-Tennessee: They’re friends. Tennessee is gay for him. So when the Texas Revolution was starting and the US helped out, a good chunk of the people were from Tennessee. So Tennessee helped Texas out wherever he can and that was his first friend from the US. They love to go hunting and talk about guns and stuff. Tennessee really admired him and is glad that he’s consider to be close friends with the big boi of the South. They also play music together and have nice country vibes.

-Wyoming: They’re Yeehaw buddies. They also had a relationship is perhaps early 1900s but I’m not too sure yet.

Things I don’t know how to title but it exists:

-Texas has tattoos of all his state symbols on his arms and back

-They played a “special” game of Truth or Dare. In the end, Texas threw up and vowed to never go to Vegas or hang out with Nevada for 9 months.

-Texas gave some of his friends in the Midwest and South (who aren’t Hispanic mind you) the “spicy” Mexican candies and almost all of them are more cautious about Mexican candies. Plot twist: they’re not spicy at all; they’re just weak

-Yee in the streets, haw in the sheets

-He’s bisexual

Some things about her (development? idk):

Texas has this arrogance that kinda makes it unbearable to work with at times (his closest friends can attest to this). But to be fair, this arrogance would be provoked by someone either messing with his lovely state or someone who’s just curious. Besides that, he is actually pretty charismatic, confident, and charming that attracts people despite his (non intentional) brash behavior. (It’s a joke that he purposefully made Tennessee gay). He’s also intelligent as he’s musically talented, exceeds surprisingly well in mathematics and sciences, and fluent in a couple languages such as English, German, and Vietnamese. He worked hard to be where he is and he can be closed minded in some parts but that’s because he likes to stay relatively the same. He doesn’t like a lot of change; you can say he’s afraid of it and what it might bring because he doesn’t want to lose who he truly is deep down inside. (It’s kinda funny because with this new influx of Californians, he’s stressed and upset at her more than ever).

Some quotes,, things?:

New York: I’m hot shit and that’s the only thing I’ll take away.

Texas: Didn’t you hear her? I’m also hot shit. And that’s the power of the Texan charm ;) Checkmate, liberals.

New York: Yeah well why don’t you shut up.

Texas: You shut up

–

Northern Mariana Islands: *gives everyone a glass shot of tequila*

Everyone: *downs the shot and put their shot glass on the middle of the table*

Delaware: More please!

Ohio: No more please…

Arkansas: What the fuck was that??

Utah: Ugh, that so strong what the heck-

Texas: Can we do this every night?

–

Priest: You may now read the vows you have prepared.

Texas: I think I misunderstood the assignment.

Minnesota: Just read what you wrote, dear.

Texas: Ok *deep breath* A E I O U

–

Texas, drunk: SI YA SABEN COMO ME PONGO PA QUE ME INVITAN???

–

South Dakota: But it’s couples like you that give hope to the rest of us. Minnesota, you deserve the best, and you found it.

Texas, don’t you dare hurt her.

Everyone: *laughs*

Texas: I won’t.

Michigan: Don’t laugh. She means it.

Texas: Okay, I-I won’t

.Nebraska: Seriously, don’t hurt her.

Texas: Okay, I’m not planning on hurting her.

Indiana: You better not be

Texas: I’m not!

Ohio: Hey, Texas, you best be watching yourself

Texas: Why would any of you think I would hurt Minnesota? Y’all my friends too.

Illinois: Nah

–

1945

Tejas, a los otros estados: Me das una úlcera cada vez que me despierto y tengo que venir ‘pa trabajar para ti, para ti!

–

Texas, grabbing a toy police car: Coahuila! Can you buy me this?

Coahuila: No.

Texas: You never buy me anything!

Coahuila: You’re over 300 years old!

–

Texas: Yee in the streets, haw in the sh-

Oklahoma: No.

–

Texas, drunk: You’re so pretty,, are you seeing anyone?

Minnesota: Yeah, I’m married

Texas, crying: To.. to who?

Minnesota: You, you smol idiot *kisses his forehead*

#aph texas #hws texas #my trash son #he's fun #im so tired hhh #bombon's ocs

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stuck-in-the-ghost-zone · 5 months ago

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HIIIIII HI HI. GUYS FOR U........ no color bc it is. 2am. but i've been thinking so much abt how their color palettes & overall vibes change..... can't get over natural redhead dakota dying his hair even More <33 he wears more bright colors i think but they all default to more like... tactical & less noticeable stuff especially vyncent. in my head they do a lot of walking home through the quieter empty night city at weird hours. at least. when their home isn't destroyed :3 anyway. more bothering u ab them tomorrowww good night!!! <333

UAGUGH. i love them so much oh my goddddddd. pov three beat up emo kids glare at you....... i also love the idea of dakota already being natural redhead but "HEY all my friends are having an impulse emotion dye your hair moment in the bathroom I want to be included. awesome raspberry red. bam." they are silly teenagers at heart. aauaghaaggh

I REALLY REALLY LIKE virion here especially..... like yeah that's pretty much exactly what i was picturing for him..... fucking. scruffy turtleneck pretty much all skin besides his face is covered.... yeah! yeah yeah yeah. he also looks older than the other two which is perfect 2 me because he is! and he's got the extra like. however long he was surviving on his own so that might make him look older than he actually is. augh. no jrpg hair :( but I do really really like his messy updo patchy dye job hair. hehe

BIG fan of the note that william is wearing one of their hoodies and also the note about a bazillion pairs of cargo pants. you KNOW none of them know whose clothes are whose anymore. besides sizes ofc. dakota goes to put on one pair of pants and they're just spilling over his feet bc theyre too long like "oops v these are yours" and vice versa virion ending up with fuckign. cargo pants capris. william grabs what he thought was one of his hoodies but is actually one of the new ones virion got with prt money and goes "oh wait this one is so much softer. mine now" and cuts thumb holes in the sleeves to claim it as his . they don't even acknowledge sharing clothes anymore it's just like a fact of life that they're all interchangeable.... aughaghh. new haven wards see themselves as a single being. you are part of me I'm part of you we cannot be separated in a way that matters

#HI I LVOE THEMMMMM #i dknt think i ever commented on it last night but ive been thinking SO MUCH abt that thing you said #about williams powers being like imp where he has to consciously turn them off and they get wobbly with his emotion #LOVE that shit so much #also currently on the way to work listening to under the cork tree. this is your fault!!!#nobody puts baby in the corner is giving. shonen anime opening sequence type amv . to me.#asks #friends!!!#friend art #intertexts #new haven wards

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intertexts · 6 months ago

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GOODMORNING ITS TRIVIA TIME !!!!!

EPISODE 25 TRIVIA:

- "welcome to episode 25 of prime defenders where we create fortnite. where bizly let us dm and we ensured that will never happen again"

- the first half of this rolled is really just them going through the plan for bizlys sake since he didn't hear it and there's not a whole lot of extra info that wasn't already in the episode! bizly is still experiencing dm exhaustion

- bizly: "ok so at the beginning when he walked up you guys weren't doing anything. and that scared me"

- condi: "our ultimate goal was to make you so mad at us you'd just kill us" LMAO

- bizly: "im worried I didn't play the master as I originally intended to because in my brain i was just like OH GOD I NEED TO START SMASHING STUFF. he's not meant to be necessarily zen but I would've liked to play him more . calm. but then you guys put hand sanitizer in his nose and his stats got WILDLY fucked up . you guys are such fucking annoying kids"

- bizlys favorite part was boris dakota

- mato can absorb elements!! at least a little bit. every new thing bizly says about him it becomes harder and harder to believe he doesn't actually have superpowers

- they had the idea for dakota to use fire kicks by putting little pieces of flint on his shoes and grizzly said he doesn't want it to be practical like that but *I* for one think that visual is AWESOME

- MATO IS POWER LEVEL 14 !!!!! (they also. keep calling him the master and have not actually said his name yet so I don't know if you actually know it yet. oops. spoiler his name is mato cole)

- "I had fun, this was a fun episode"

"oh good, I thought we were gonna give you an aneurysm or something"

"I mean, you totally did. multiple times."

- VYNCENT . HAS. A NEW POWER ON HIS SHEET. CALLED DUMBASS. here is what bizly reads out about it in the most dm exhaustion voice ever: "enhanced advantage, fascinate, enhanced skill advantage. dumbassery 19?" and condi explains it as "so basically. the way it works. it's limited by the fact that he has to be disarmed to use it. vyncent is a little pathetic without the whole sword thing so just the pure amount of pathetic dumbassery he exhibits at any given moment when he doesn't seem threatening is just sort of fascinating to your average person and it just confuses them" THEY ARE SO MEAN TO VYNCENT FOR THIS

- this apparently ONLY works in 1v1 scenarios, "fascinate" as an effect means a person is distracted ("stuck there watching like what the fuck") UNLESS something dangerous or distracting is going on or they get shaken out of it by another character. he has to use the power and then the other person has to fail a roll or else their next turn will just be. staring at him in confusion

- charlie: "sometimes I feel like williams moral greyness is a little too much and clashes with the tone of the rest of the room"

bizly: "no, I think it's really interesting! Just because characters will oppose you on that, and they will because it's a superhero world, doesn't mean I as a person don't like it"

charlie: "oh GREAT that is ALL I needed to hear I will NOT hold back as much next time"

- charlie mentions that when he was first setting up Williams character at the BEGINNING of the campaign he briefly considered giving william some sort of mind control/influence powers because of the whole mythology of wisps where people are compelled to follow them to their death. do you KNOW how fucking bonkers crazy insane this would have made me !!!!!!!! fuck!!!!!!! (<< hey so i wrote this out a couple days ago and rereading it with the information I have now about alec regent. I'm going to fucking scream and cry and eat glass)

THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE....... it was so fun. what a good time it was so silly i love some good shenanigans.

FUCKING OBSESSED W VYNCENT DUMBASS ABILITY. oh my god. i love u vyncent sol that's so fucking funny 2 me. i mean. it tracks. it tracks. absolutely sending me though.

'i will NOT hold back on the moral ambiguity ^__^' ahahaa...!!! that's what i love to hear!! + also i DID note the absence of any controlling powers re: the wisps near the beginning of the campaign so it's cool 2 get a reference to that... honestly william wisp w/ mind control powers would just have been a villain arc SPEEDRUN. holy shit. also hi how are you feeling about alec vasil regent my special little boy ^__^

#they are SO fucking annoying god bless. i can't believe the hand sanitizer worked. unbelievable. good episode thabk u for the trivia king !!#<333 #pd lb #mac tag!

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What kind of music does everyone like to listen to?

vibrates

since i'm here i g i can b the one 2 answer this!! and i'll try 2 go in mini chunks (and i'm gnna add links 2 their spotify's 👀👀👀

also i'm not gonna put every1's because A) some of them don't know what they like yet or are barely starting @ their playlists 2 know what they want 2 look 4 B) they don't front often (( we love u but there's so many in this system siuxhsdkch)) so i'll just list the main fronters!!!

Chara

Their taste kinda goes all over the place!!! they like all kinds of music except 4 extreme pop. they rlly like indie music and soft calm music, and then the next thing u kno, they're listening to death metal and rock,,,,, they have 4 playlists!

Soft Knives: this is 4 calm music that u can sleep 2. when they need 2 calm down from being 2 angry they will listen 2 this! or when they're in a good or normal mood they'll default 2 this (It has indie music!! calm but upbeat @ the same time, some piano's, instrumentals and such! they rlly like indie)

Blunt Knives: This is 4 sad music or dark music. sometimes when they want 2 cry, they go here- or when they're depressed and feeling numb and empty (u can find music similar 2 billie eilish here! some dark sounding music with big THUMPS or lyrics, but it brings an "i wanna die but not rlly, i just wanna stare @ the ceiling and not exist 4 5 hours")

Angry Knives: This is full of LOUD music that hurts my ears ksjchsdhskd this is where the metal and rock music come in, sometimes there's rap?? but it's not smth they're into uslly. music is cathartic so when they're angry they go here. they don't go here normally bc it will make them angry or upset, but if they're already angry, they go here sometimes 2 let it out (TW bc there r sad/bad lyrics here that might trigger u guys)

Then they have a playlist called Chara's Classical Collection bc they love classical music and stuff similar 2 that so much, they made a seperate playlist 4 it

Kris (Me uwu)

Kristal Pepsi: Ok so i only have 2 playlists! This one is just a general collection !! i RLLY like hiphop but i hate the industry lowkey bc they keep talking about s//xual stuff and i'm like GUYS CMON rap abt smth else smh???? other than hiphop i also like MEMES and i dare u 2 play this on shuffle lol. u'll also find new wave and older music here! and some stuff i find that r absolute bops

Saturday Morning: This is my chill playlist! the way i always describe it is like- wanting to stay in bed while it's morning and u have all the free time in the world, but all u wanna do is dissociate (in a good way) and daydream into the ceiling while thinking abt nothing (there's a bunch of contemporary sould here!!! some new wave again and old music!)

Sal

From a Ghostnabber: He has 2 playlists also! This one i,,,, actlly idk how 2 explain his taste LOL SKJSNSKH even he doesn't kno- it's kind of like "i'll know it when i see it and i just wint like it if i wont like it", he loves all kinds of music so it's hard 2 say what isn't on the table u kno? but i notice most of his music are alternative! and then sal also loves old music, new wave again

Basement Level: This is entire full of only diff kinds of loud rock, and loud metal, chara sometimes goes in here, but me and jamie don't like it khskhdshkddw. it's called basement level bc that's where larry stayed so, sal puts music here he'd like 2 listen 2 w larry, besides just being a playlist 4 rock and metal

Gee

Personal Discovery - TBH, Gee likes almost all kinds of music from broadway 2 indie and alternative stuff! it rlly depends. they're kind of the same case as sal except gee actlly finds sal's music weird ??Skhskjsdkeh. this playlist is honestly an assortment of most genres except metal and rock and stuff, and it's suuuuuper old, there's more than 420 songs here (butbin the end they prefer indie above all else along w broadway!!)

Peter

Some Spider Songs: It's mostly empty but there's som sad music abt loss currently,,, and then music peter seems 2 REALLY like is old music!! new wave and just old music in general! i'm not rlly sure y but it makes he feel good, and then he also likes broadway a little 2

Dakota

SHARK TEETH: So like, idk how 2 describe it but he rlly likes LOUD and jarring music skjncnsdkjnsc?? i mean some of these sound cool but a lot of them r like ???? i can't rlly listen 2 it personally, but i know chara liked maybe 1 or 2. he likes music that "describes how he feels in his sould" which means constant yelling and anger

ok so that shld b it!!! i dunno if i'm missing osme1 but every1 else like, doesn't front enough 2 know what they want (and then i didn't mention crowley bc he doesn't have a playlist but all we gotta do is listen to any queens song lol,, they also like rock and classical)

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lastsonlost · 6 years ago

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What the fuck!?

The Dec. 18 document from the FBI specifies an alleged plan for activists to purchase guns from a “Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander,” or Ivan Riebeling.

When federal law enforcement officials last year began collecting dossiers on mostly American journalists, activists and lawyers in Tijuana involved with the migrant caravan, one part of their investigation focused on an alleged plot by a drug cartel to sell guns to protesters, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report.

A Dec. 18, 2018, document from the FBI, obtained by the Union-Tribune, specifies an alleged plan for activists to purchase guns from a “Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander,” or Ivan Riebeling.

The protesters wanted to “stage an armed rebellion at the border,” the FBI reported to dozens of federal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Mexico.

The unclassified report was provided to the Union-Tribune on the condition the person providing it would not be named, and with the request that the entire document not be shared online because of the ongoing nature of the investigation.

The document warns of “anti-fascist activists” that “planned to disrupt U.S. law enforcement and military security operations at the US/Mexican border.”

Two additional law enforcement officials confirmed the investigation is ongoing, although no one has been charged. “Unclassified” means information can be released to people without a security clearance, but the document was also labeled “law enforcement sensitive,” which means it was intended to be seen only by those in law enforcement.

“This is an information report, not finally evaluated intelligence,” the six-page report states. “Receiving agencies are requested not to take action based on this raw reporting without prior coordination with the FBI.”

The FBI sent its report with “priority” to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Administration, among other agencies.

Two people named in the report, Ivan Riebeling and Evan Duke, said the accusations are untrue and illogical.

Duke said he never met Riebeling and that Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with.

Riebeling also said the accusations in the FBI’s report are illogical.

“It doesn’t make any sense that someone from the United States would purchase guns in Mexico. And the Hondurans certainly didn’t bring money to buy guns. It doesn’t make any sense; in fact it’s extremely absurd to say the Hondurans wanted to attack the United States at the border,” said Reibeling.

A few names included in the FBI report overlap with names included in a secret database of people being monitored by Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations, originally reported by NBC San Diego and Telemundo 20.

However, the database includes many others not included in the FBI’s report, and it remains unclear why those people — mostly American journalists, activists and attorneys — were targeted and monitored.

In March, it was discovered that Customs and Border Protection had compiled lists of people it wanted to stop for questioning at the border. Agents questioned or arrested at least 21 of them, according to documents obtained by NBC San Diego. On that list, Reibeling is described as an “instigator,” and Duke’s name and picture is also included.

CBP said the names on the list are people who were present when violence broke out at the Tijuana border in November and January, when agents deployed tear gas. The agency said people were being questioned so that the agency could learn more about what started the altercations.

Some of the people detained and questioned said they were asked whether anyone was encouraging migrants to rush the border during the two incidents. Several people confirmed they were told they were being questioned as part of a “national security investigation.”

The FBI’s report says a group of activists in Tijuana supporting the migrant caravan “were encouraged to bring personally owned weapons to the border and the group also intended to purchase weapons from a Mexico-based cartel associate known as Cobra Commander, AKA the Mexican Rambo, and smuggle the weapons into the United States.”

Several activists involved with the migrant caravan said the accusation that they would try to purchase weapons in Mexico is especially absurd, given that buying guns in the United States is easy and legal.

“Here I find the government again trying to tie me into some (stuff) I wasn’t involved in,” said Duke, a U.S. activist who is opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and whose work in Tijuana was monitored by federal authorities.

Duke said Riebeling was not someone he would have associated with because he didn’t trust him and because Riebeling had expressed negative views in social media videos about the migrants in the caravan.

“We were warned to look out for him,” said Duke. “We took the precaution to find out who he was and where he was, but we never had any contact with him. And we never saw him around the migrant caravan.”

Riebeling said he was originally helping an earlier caravan of mostly women and children who arrived in Tijuana, but he quickly decided he “no longer wanted to help Hondurans.”

“I can send you several videos of myself attacking the Hondurans because they are my enemies,” Riebeling said during a recent interview.

Reibeling said he was never detained or interrogated by the FBI about his involvement with the migrant caravan. He said he took no part in trying to sell guns to anyone and that he’s not a cartel member.

“I am not cartel. I don’t sell drugs. I don’t sell arms,” said Riebeling. “I’m a revolutionary. A man who believes in his ideals, and I’m going to defend Mexico.”

The unclassified FBI report identifies Riebeling as being “associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,” but Riebeling, a Tijuana resident, said he is not.

“If I were selling drugs, or guns, they would kill me,” said Riebeling.

Riebeling said he was upset by the accusations in the report.

“The government of the United States knows perfectly well that I am not a member of any cartel,” said Riebeling. “I have associates with several of the cartels, yes I do, but I am not a narco-trafficker and they know that.”

Riebeling said he became angry with members of the Central American caravan in Tijuana after he discovered some were selling items he brought them for humanitarian relief, like blankets, water and shoes.

“They were exchanging these items for drugs and it made me mad, and I no longer wanted to help them and I was vocal about it,” he said.

In a video he posted online, he encouraged members of drug cartels to attack migrants with bats and “hunt down” migrants to take them to Mexican immigration authorities to be deported.

Many members of the migrant caravan were attacked with rocks and tear gas. Two Honduran teenagers were brutally killed.

Duke said he was told to avoid Riebeling because of his negative views about migrants.

“I was warned about him when I arrived in TJ,” said Duke. “His name came up to me from a couple different sources to watch out for this guy.”

The FBI’s report says Duke was working with Riebeling and others not just to procure weapons, but to help set up camps to train activists to become “community defense militias, also known as autodensas.”

“Organizers planned for the camps to be used as staging platforms from which five person units would form to train anarchists in fighting, combat, and conducting reconnaissance, and then launch to disrupt U.S. government operations along the border,” the report states.

After the report was distributed to dozens of law enforcement agencies, Duke faced intense scrutiny when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Duke said that along with another activist, he was twice hot-stopped — held at gunpoint by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and detained for hours — as he tried to cross.

In one instance, Duke said, he was driving into San Diego from Tijuana at the San Ysidro Port of Entry after delivering supplies to migrants at shelters in Tijuana.

When he got near the CBP checkpoint, border officials drew their guns and ordered him out of the car, Duke said.

“My first thought was: ‘Wow I don’t think this is good. This can’t be good,’” said Duke. “I overheard their radios and someone was saying, ‘You’ve got so many guns on these guys. You’re only supposed to have six guns on them.’ I think there were 25 guns on us at that moment.”

Based on questions investigators asked him, Duke said he believes it’s possible that authorities are acting upon information provided to law enforcement by right-wing conspiracy groups. He said a North Dakota radio talk-show host bragged on the air about reporting him and his colleagues to law enforcement.

In mid-November, Duke and a group of activists began renting a house in Tijuana and hosting about 25 volunteers at a time working to counter what they viewed as the U.S. government’s violation of asylum seekers’ human rights.

The FBI’s report says the rental house in Tijuana was guarded by armed group members.

Riebeling, who also goes by the names Ivan del Campo, Ivan Mariano Martin del Campo and Jose Ivan Reiveling Sierra, has criminal records in Mexico and the United States, according to a Mexican state police document and confirmed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Riebeling was arrested in 1997 by CBP for allegedly trying to smuggle nine to 10 pounds of marijuana into the United States, but the charges against him were dropped, according to a June 2017 letter from the DEA to Baja California’s Policía Estatal Preventiva.

In March 2007, Chula Vista police arrested Riebeling on suspicion of carrying a concealed stolen gun in his car, according to the letter. DEA agents in San Ysidro arrested Riebeling in March 2008, and he was convicted in federal court for kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison but received clemency, the DEA’s letter states.

The “Procuraduría de Justicia del Estado de Baja California,” which is the equivalent of the attorney general for the state of Baja California, confirmed that Riebeling has at least two criminal records in Mexico for assaulting police officers.

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master-sass-blast · 6 years ago

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Alright. @mooleche done did throw the gauntlet down.

And, because I am an Aries and THIS IS MY SEASON, I can’t not answer.

So, here is OC stuff list one for Miss Dakota Contreras.

She’s beauty, she’s grace, and she will KICK YOUR ASS.

*cracks knuckles* Alright. Les do this.

[Incoming trigger warnings for: mentions of rape, kidnapping, death, parental abuse, and running away. She had a rough go of it as a kid.]

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?: Dakota does come from a decently sized family, but she isn’t particularly close with any of them. The only exception is her elder sister, Maria, whom she occasionally meets up with for a cup of coffee.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?: Largely estranged. Dakota ran away to her grandmother’s home as a young teen after an extremely traumatic incident (which I will explain more in the next question’s answer) and after her mother (and her father) made minimal effort to see if she was alright, she decided they weren’t worth her time and wrote them off.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?: Extremely estranged. (Traumatic incident explanation coming in, includes trigger warnings for rape, kidnapping, running away, death, and parental abuse.) So, when Dakota was thirteen, she was kidnapped by her eldest brother’s friends and, unfortunately, raped by several of them. After managing to kill one of them in self-defense, she escaped and ran back home, only to be rebuffed by her father. He refused to believe her, then went as far as to blame her for the incident. Subsequently, Dakota ran away the next night to her grandmother’s home. Since she was the “rebel” child, her parents decided to wash their hands of her and just send the rest of her stuff to her grandmother’s place. Dakota hasn’t spoken to her father since.

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?: Seeing the body of the guy she killed (in self-defense) after she was raped definitely changed her on a deep level. It subdued the wilder parts of her personality, caused her to largely shut herself off from the world and everyone in it. Her grandmother knows, as does her sister Maria, and Frank (Castle, yes, she’s paired up with him, and yes, I have a problem shut up), and that’s about it. Technically, her parents know as well, but she doesn’t count them since they abandoned her when she needed them most.

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?: Cellphone, earbuds, loose change that she keeps forgetting to put in a jar, little pack of Kleenexes.

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?: She’ll dream that she’s back in her old room or back on her grandmother’s farm, but that’s about it as far as “recurring” goes.

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares?: Obviously, a lot of the night she was raped and forced to kill to defend herself, but she also dreams about being locked in the house she grew up in and being unable to escape.

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target?: Yes. She helped hunt when she lived on her grandmother’s farm. The first targets were old cans or paper targets, to make sure she could actually hit something. After that, it was mostly rabbits or deer.

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up?: Yes, very. She didn’t grow up super poor, but money was definitely tight growing up. Now, as a professional MMA fighter, she makes a lot more money than she ever had growing up.

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing?: She genuinely doesn’t care one way or another. She has to wear a sports bra style top and a pair of shorts in a ring, with cameras pointed at her, so she really isn’t fazed by being seen in more or less. As long as she’s comfortable, she’s good.

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?: The grand, obvious answer is the night she was raped, but it’s true. She was scared out of her mind, and there’s nothing she’s faced since that’ll scare her more.

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?: Arguably, the moment she caught Frank Castle snooping around in her apartment. She already knew his reputation --and that she didn’t have anything going on that would put her on his ‘bad’ list--so there wasn’t really anything to be scared of, in her mind.

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?: Nope. MMA fighter. Blood kinda comes with the territory.

Does your character remember names or faces easier?: Names. She sees a lot of faces, but she’s learned from experience that forgetting the wrong names can spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e, so she made a point to make sure she remembered names not matter what.

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?: Nope. She thinks there’s security in living within one’s means --and, since she lives on her own and mostly avoids the “party life,” there isn’t much she needs.

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?: Neither. Neither’s going to get you anywhere if you don’t have the drive to do anything with them.

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?: Her eldest brother’s “legit” punching bag. Her love for fighting started young.

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others?: Ambition. Wisdom is something that’ll come with time, but not everyone has ambition.

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before?: She tends to keep her private life very secret, which can make her a difficult person to get to know --and be hard on the partner in question, since she’ll run the end of keeping them completely secret from her fans and the news. Her schedule requirements --training, traveling for fights, etc--can be hard to deal with, as well. So far, that’s been the biggest bone of contention in her previous relationships.

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism?: She genuinely doesn’t. As far as she’s concerned, it doesn’t matter who she sizes up against if she can’t fill her own shoes.

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others?: She’s... quick to go and put on her gloves so she can maul her punching bag for a bit to sweat her anger out. After that? She’s usually got a pretty level look at things --but, she is a little faster to blame others. After being blamed for her own kidnapping and rape by her parents/father, she’s wary of taking shit that isn’t hers to own.

What does your character like in other people?: Ambition, sense of humor, grit, willingness to stand up for others.

What does your character dislike in other people?: Cowardice, close-mindedness, arrogance, judgmental behavior.

How quick is your character to trust someone else?: Like, with super personal stuff? Dakota’s the opposite of quick. She’s a tortoise. She’s a sloth. She’s a fucking snail. She’d rather do a day full of interviews than open up quickly. Stuff that she classifies as basic (are you gonna be a decent fucking human being sorta shit) depends entirely on the person’s reputation. She’s usually pretty reserved, but if she knows someone’s worth their word (or, case in point, she knows the Punisher is going to be a rapist, which is the only reason she doesn’t whack him over the head with a bat when he breaks into her apartment) or if someone’s in with someone she trusts, she’ll roll with them. The two exceptions to this all being: 1.) if she knows she’s really helping someone by opening up (like talking about her experiences as a bisexual woman of color helps other members in the queer community) or 2.) if she’s working with kids. Dakota’s a firm believer that if you’re an asshole to kids, you deserve whatever shit comes your way.

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person?: Despite the fact that she trusts at the speed of a glacier, she’s not overtly paranoid. If she sees something suspect, she files it away and sits back to watch and see what comes of it (if something’s a big red flag, she’ll make more drastic moves, though). Chances are, if she knows someone, she’s already figured them out well enough to know what she ought to worry about and not, so yeah.

How does your character behave around children?: She treats them with the utmost respect. Eye contact, clean language, encouragement and praise, thoughtful answers, happy smiles, the whole nine yards.

How does your character normally deal with confrontation?: Depends on the situation. Normal stuff (or, later, “Frank stuff”) gets handled with a calm voice and a cool head because, to her, it’s not worth freaking out about because freaking out won’t change anything. If it relates to her parents? She’ll dodge it to the end of time. She wants nothing to do with them. Ever. If someone’s being an asshole (ie someone’s saying something homophobic or a someone’s beating up on their date)? You can meet her the fucking pit. Right now, actually. Oh, you weren’t ready? Too bad.

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation?: If it’s something that can be talked about, not very. If it’s on her “meet you in the pit list” there is only one stop, and it is violence.

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?: Dakota wanted to be a rockstar as a kid. So, no, that dream didn’t come true, but she’s not displeased with where she ended up, necessarily.

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?: Locker room talk and guys that don’t at least rinse off once they’re done working out.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable.: Either in the ring, smashing someone’s lights out, or in her apartment, watching Netflix. No in between.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.: Specifically, when she has to do interviews or panel interviews. She doesn’t like being on the spot.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?: Her job hinges on taking criticism and being willing to improve. You can’t be a top-slot MMA fighter and not take criticism.

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method?: She’ll keep trying the first method a few times, but if it’s the method that’s ineffective, she’ll trade it out for something else.

How does your character behave around people they like?: She relaxes and actually gets more quiet. When she’s around people she likes, the persona she puts on during interviews completely goes out the window.

How does your character behave around people they dislike?: She usually pulls a full Bianca Del Rio. Nonstop reads/roasts, throwing shade left and right, usually doing whatever she can to make her feelings one hundred percent clear. If she’s really pissed at someone, though, she’ll glare them down and move past reading to just psychologically destroying them.

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status?: Dakota’s pretty ambivalent about both. As far as she’s concerned, her reputation and actions speak for themselves.

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?: Depends entirely on the problem/threat. If it’s related to her family, she removes herself. If it’s anything else, she usually removes it or has it removed.

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)?: Nope.

How does your character treat people in service jobs?: With the utmost respect, dammit. Best manners, eye contact, patience, good tips, the whole nine yards. People in service jobs are like kids; if you treat them like shit, you deserve whatever comes your way.

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first?: Dakota’s all about earning it. A treat here and there is fine, but having everything handed to you on a platter just makes you lazy.

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?: Nope. The only person outside her parents who ever raised her was her grandmother --who is, obviously, related to her.

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them?: Again, nope. Her job/life make that kind of impossible.

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?: Not hard, but she won’t say it if she doesn’t mean it.

What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?: Dakota’s an agnostic, so she’s not entirely sure what’ll happen to her. She’s more worried about suffering in death than actually dying, though.

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