#WHERE AM IIIIIIIIIIII

[sha-brytols]

im also kind of insanely baffled by everyone getting super defensive over people pointing out the "demisexual lucanis" take being the stupidest on the spot lie the likes of which has never been seen. are you telling me you dont at all find it offensive and Extremely Weird that your sexuality was used as a cheap prop so the writers could avoid admitting extreme crunch and a ridiculously toxic dev cycle caused massive parts of his romance to be cut entirely. do you seriously not think the game with nonbinary taash and adhd bellara and trans tarquin would not even attempt to acknowledge a major character's asexuality in a way that wasnt just a TWITTER POST!

[goatskickin]

wips/contingency (a reminder that i have these and i need to share em lol)

it may not seem like it (queued posts!), but i've been all start and hardly any finish with some of my stuff lately

recolors of the female conversion (trapping) of this here 4t2 conversion. I'd like to make them for AF and EF. Struggling with this one because this ^ RC is cool and good but some of them im like idk, is that too flat?! bad colors?! why's it look so bad!!

I asked @curiousb where this top was from and DUH it's @platinumaspiration's! Slowly working on some fun recolors for that. Some are duds is all, and I get frustrated.

That damn denim jacket. I love it but I really don't want to mesh rn, and the idea is to have this for ef and tf too.

IIIIIIIIIIII completely forgot that I did like 8 RC's of @nekosayuri's top version @veranka's 3t2 Slouchy Top LOL. Cute though.

This is some TSR top and it's planned to be a part of an underwear set, with matching bottoms. Kinda cronchy as it's old TSR photoskinned stuff, but I like them. Was I going to do these for teens as well? I don't remember.

@lucilla-sims's 4t2 conversion plus Trapping's 3t2 boots. Because I saw a quilted skirt and though 'that needs tights and boots and to be categorized for Outwear'. This has an AF mesh (with a fat morph and everything!) but I wanted this for teens too. But, low desire to mesh atm.

These are old af! But I put alwaysims2's conversion of those semeller harness shoes on the af base nude mesh and put some Uni textures on them as shorts. Tiny short shorts with athletic shoes. For some Athletic bottoms and then I know I've got some copy/pasted tops from old MTS stuff to pair with them.

I...don't know why I haven't put these out yet? Maybe I wanted to find more old AAS textures to use?

Anyway, EF undies. Just need preview pics.

This one is fun! Those same semeller harness sneakers, plus a nude mesh, plus old TSR textures. Whom? I don't recall atm.

Recolors of this EF sweater I made but the more I look at them I am like, are these BAD?! Are they good?!

Cute grandpa tops from the likes of Parsimonious and Helenae. No issues with them - I'd just like at least 4 more in the mix before sharing.

And I've been building some CC-free lots to unwind too! This is the computer room of a community center. I love that it's so packed with stuff.

[thessalian]

Thess vs Faro's Tomb

Yesterday I just did some prepwork insofar as the getting to Horizonverse San Francisco was involved. This morning, however ... I woke up waaaaaaaay too early with the whole "pain-spasm in the legs" thing and could not get back to sleep so I thought ... fuck it. Main quest time.

YESTERDAY

Okay. Totem. Up the mountain we go!

...Too far up the mountain. This is a Sunken Cavern and I don't need greenshine that badly. I suppose it's in that cabin down there. But there's Sunwings and--

Oop. That's a Stalker. Lemme clear the field a bit.

Right. Totem of War iiiiiiiiiiiis ... Kratos. I guess this is what they mean by Easter eggs.

Moving on - gotta get to San Francisco. Minus the flowers in the hair.

Of course I had to do this shit at night. I guess it makes sense story-wise, though. Off I go!

Right. What've we got in this area? ...TALLNECK!

Tallneck ... in the water. And ... damaged. Okay, what stole the parts this time?

Glinthawks. Great. A-swimming we will go-- FUCK THERE'S SNAPMAWS.

Can I lure the Snapmaws up to the surface so I can poonk them? *tosses rock* Nope. But they're over there for now and I will just ... play with crates.

Okay. Sneak-swim and...

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKNOTENOUGHSTEALTHKELP!

Phew! In the building. They can't bother me in here. And up I go.

Aha! Part! And ... fuck, that nest I looted over there wasn't the one I needed so I have to go back!

...Oh thank the gods there's a zipline. Bye, Snapmaws!

Second part. Now, where do I need to put these?

Ah. Thank the gods for the rebreather. Aaaaaaand--

Oh fuck I'm going to have to swim some more.

Okay, I can jump on from here. That'll work. YEET.

For once I get to climb the moving Tallneck! I missed this!

Override and SPLOOSH back into the water for that shelter I saw over there. Now that I'm more or less established, I can quit here and do the rest when I have a few more spoons.

THIS MORNING

Okay, over to Legacy's Landfall-- Ooh, drone!

I admit I am getting better at finding the ways to climb things to get drones and the like. Plus it's a good distraction from the OW.

Got that ... now, Legacy's Landfall.

OHAI QUENFOLK. Um ... wut.

They call their leaders Ceo? As in CEO? Oh gods. Not sure if hilarious or creepy, so I'm going for both.

Bohai, you are ... untrusting and a bit grumpy. Which I get. Ceo, you are ... friendly in that creepy "I do not and will not trust you" way. I have a feeling this is going to be shitty.

Alva and the rest are pinned down by a Thunderjaw? You have, like, an army; can't you--? No, of fucking course you can't. I'm on it.

Quick stop for datapoints, and then Thebes. ...I didn't even know there was a Thebes in Egypt, but turns out it's around Luxor. Huh.

YES I KNOW THERE'S A THUNDERJAW; THAT'S WHY I'M STICKING TO THE RED GRASS-- Fuck.

Okay, that wasn't so bad. Hi, Alva-- Oh. You fuckwads followed me. Great. So down we go.

Ah. Gene-locked to Faro. I got this.

Swimswimswim... Aha, here we go. Aaaaaaand ... okay, the audio logs from this Kayla are already freaking me out and I've only seen one of them. This is going to get ugly, isn't it.

Ceo ... what the fuck are you wearing? You-- You consider yourself the reincarnation of Ted Faro; that explains the Fucking Creepy. Fine, you want to be a weirdo, go ahead, but-- YOU WANT ME TO WEAR WHAT?!?

So here I am in an approximation of Sobeck's favourite outfit, which they would have killed Alva if I hadn't worn it, going down into Thebes and getting ever so much creepier audio logs. I ... have a concern about this whole situation.

I'm sorry - Faro installed WHAT in people's heads?!? Oh, this is just gross.

So he was working on the same "eternal life" tech that the Zeniths have and ... it ... sounds like it didn't work so well? That's ... as far as this goes, right? He gave himself cancer or something. Right?

.........Right?!?

.....................wrong. Hooooooooboy. That is fucked up.

Yeah, no, guys, you really don't want to see that--

No, guys, you really don't want to do that--

Guys, what the fuck is your problem?!?

Fuck it; you want to get burned alive by trying to kill us while we run? Go ahead.

Please let the stupid Faro statue collapse with Ceo on it--

YES! VINDICATION!

Hi, Bohai-- Yeah, no, Alva, Bohai knows Ceo's a fuckwit. Let's just tell him that Ceo was a fuckwit and get on with our lives.

Okay. Quick stop for a black box, turn all those in for parts I really don't need to buy just to finish the quest, aaaaaaaand ... I guess it's time for work.

Oh, today's going to suck. I'm in less pain (the paracetamol has kicked in a bit) but I am exhausted.

[the-sappho-of-lesbos]

Who am iiiiiiiii where am iiiiiiiiiiii how am iiiiiiiiiii

What is happeningggggggg ahhhhh

[sillystringpasta]

ceeeee that's where it begins,

haiiiiiich that's the second letter in,

iiiiiiiiiiii, I am the third and cee is the-fourth-letter-of-tha'-bird oh

kaaaay I'm near the end

eeee, and lyric i forgot for en,

CEE HAICH I CEE KAY E EN

THAT's the way you spell CHIHICKEN

Do you think back before the English language had standardised spelling, some people would deliberately come up with the most eccentric spellings for common words they could possibly think of in order to flex on readers with their literacy, like behold my command of orthography and despair, and that's how we ended up with shit like that one manuscript with twenty different spellings of the word "chickens"?

[actual-lea]

Vanishing Point - Chapter 8

THE RETURN

(AO3)

(First | Previous)

Jay’s eyes snap open.

He shudders; he’s freezing, slumped against something even colder than he is.

His vision completely refuses to adjust to the darkness surrounding him, and he hesitantly places one hand on the ground beneath him. It’s rough like sandpaper, and ice-cold, like everything else. Concrete, maybe?

He starts to push himself up, then immediately collapses back against the wall with a sharp gasp at the shock of pain ripping through his side. He brings both hands to his stomach, and they come away sticky with what he can only assume is blood.

He swallows against the panic rising in his chest, squeezes his eyes shut, then opens them again, blinking rapidly, like maybe the light will find its way behind his eyelids if he just waits long enough. The thought strikes him that maybe this is him, not something around him, maybe this is permanent and his sight isn’t going to return at all. His pulse racing, he waves his now-bloodied left hand in front of his face, and manages to convince himself that he actually sees the motion, but the lingering fear outweighs any reassurance he might've gained.

He takes a deep breath, and chokes on it, and the movement feels like it’s tearing him in half. He doubles over, his hands balled into shaking fists on either side of him, his fingernails digging into his palms, his jaw clenched so tight that it hurts.

He sits like that for a long moment, as motionless as he possibly can, struggling to breathe against the pain that pulses with each stubborn beat of his heart. Finally, mercifully, the waves begin to recede, fading back into an agony that he can almost bear.

With another painful shudder, he leans forward as much as he can and searches blindly with his hands for his flashlight – surely it’s here, surely he didn’t leave it behind, surely he didn’t forget it.

His left thumb brushes over something metal, and he snatches it and holds onto it for dear life. It takes at least five seconds of fumbling, with his hands shaking as violently as they are, for him to find the button and switch it on.

Relief floods through Jay as the dim beam cuts through the nothingness surrounding him. It doesn’t illuminate much; the light only reaches a few feet in front of him and stops, like the darkness is a physical object it can’t pass through.

Still, he can see, and he takes in his immediate surroundings with wide eyes; there is concrete beneath him, and behind him, a dull gray slab reaching up above his head where the light is unable to follow.

Finally, his eyes flick down to the dark stain on his shirt, and a choked noise slips through his teeth. Hesitantly, he presses his hand to the wound, and bites down on the sleeve of his jacket to hold back a scream, and comes dangerously close to passing out.

But no matter how much it hurts, there’s some survival instinct cycling through the back of his head; he has to keep pressure on it, slow the bleeding, slow the inevitable process of bleeding out.

He winces into his sleeve; he’s going to die here, isn’t he?

Shivering and coughing and gasping for breath, he lets his head fall back against the concrete wall. Hot tears pool in the corners of his eyes, and he blinks them away, turns the flashlight away from himself once more.

But…where exactly is here?

He swallows against a metallic taste rising in his throat, and peers into the darkness ahead of him.

A sound besides his own labored breathing reaches his ears, and he freezes in place.

And there it is again, a low shuffling noise, coming from somewhere in front of him, a bit louder this time.

He should turn off the flashlight. He should hide himself from whatever’s coming, because he knows it can’t be good. But the prospect of plunging himself back into that pitch-black void scares him more than anything else.

Even more than the shambling figure slowly emerging from the darkness directly in front of him.

------

He jerks awake, one hand flying up to grab at something digging into his neck, threatening to strangle him, the other hand pressed to his side.

Car. He’s in a car.

Jay releases his hold on the seat belt, blinking away the residual blurriness clouding his vision and squinting against the light of the setting sun ahead.

The dark-haired man driving the car – Tim, he said his name was Tim – shoots him a glance, and Jay looks away, suddenly very interested in the trees flying past on either side of the interstate.

“Where are we?” Jay asks, in what he hopes is something resembling a casual tone.

“Almost to Alabama.”

“Is that…” Jay’s throat still feels thick, and he coughs once to clear it, without much success. “Is that where we’re going?”

There’s a brief silence before Tim’s reply. “Yes.”

Jay nods, his gaze falling to his hands, reconsidering the “why” that nearly tumbles from his mouth.

“You alright?”

He nods again, quickly, way too quickly. “Just tired,” he mumbles, hoping that’ll be enough.

On the edge of his vision, Tim stares at him for a long moment, but drops the subject. “Do you need a break? Stretch your legs?” he asks, shifting in his seat and drumming on the steering wheel with two fingers.

Jay looks up to see a blue Rest Area sign, fast approaching, and shakes his head. “I could maybe go for something to eat, though.”

Tim nods. “Think there’s a truck stop coming up in a few miles.” He glances into the backseat, then reaches behind Jay and retrieves a black drawstring backpack. “There should be some snacks in here in the meantime,” he says, and places the bag on Jay’s lap.

Jay digs out a small package of peanuts and chews on a few without really tasting them. “Hey, I’m not like…allergic to these or anything, right?”

“No, you’re not,” Tim states with certainty.

Jay swallows. “How do you know?” he asks, a bit hesitantly, and waits.

Tim’s hand tightens almost imperceptibly on the steering wheel, and Jay studies his face as he speaks. “I’ve known you for a while. You’re not allergic to anything.” He shrugs. “Not that I know of, anyway.”

Jay’s right hand twitches, and he taps one finger on his leg absently. He coughs, tries again to clear his throat. “Can you tell me how we know each other?”

Tim casts him another glance, and Jay hopes the unease twisting in his stomach isn’t obvious on his face. “We went to college together,” he says finally.

“And we were…” Jay swallows again, then continues, his voice unsteady, “We were friends?”

That earns him a long look, and he fights the urge to shift uncomfortably in his seat. Tim nods. “Yeah.”

Jay exhales and stares at his hands again. “Sorry, I know this is probably frustrating,” he says in a monotone.

“I mean, I doubt it’s anything compared to what you’re going through.”

He looks up. “Do you know what happened to me? Why I’m…” His hand clenches into a fist. “Why I’m like this?”

Tim scratches the back of his head. “We’ll…get to that.”

Jay’s eyes narrow. “That doesn’t seem fair.”

Tim sighs. “Listen, Jay, I’m in way over my head here. For all I know, if I try to jog your memory, I could end up seriously screwing you up somehow.”

“I’m already–”

“But I promise, as soon as I know that you’re okay, and that you can handle it, I will tell you everything I know.”

Jay’s eyes are drawn to an approaching billboard for the truck stop Tim mentioned, next exit, 9 miles ahead. He crosses his arms.

“Alright?” Tim prompts, still watching Jay in the moments that he isn’t watching the road ahead.

“Fine,” Jay mutters. The road curves, and he exhales heavily, picking at a loose thread on the hem of the too-large shirt he’s wearing. “So, where are we going?”

“To someone that can help you,” Tim says simply, and Jay lets himself nod.

“Can I ask you another question?” he asks after a moment, hating the way the sentence wavers halfway through.

“Shoot.”

He does his best to sound casual, but his voice breaks as he asks, softly, “How old am I?”

(next chapter)

[kageyamatobiyogurt]

day 5: haikyuu boys’ favorite christmas songs 🎶

a/n: christmas songs / holiday songs, y’all get the gist hehe

back to event masterlist!

includes: kuroo, tendou, bokuto, akaashi, atsumu

kuroo:

this motherfucker i—

it has to be all i want for christmas is you by mariah carey i take no objections

he’s so annoying i can’t

he thinks he can hit the high notes like her but he canT

he does the beginning with his whole chest

he’ll look you dead in the eye with all seriousness and start the “iiIiiiiIiiii,, don’t want a lOT fooOoooR cHristmAaaAs THeEre iS just one tHiiiIiiinG iIiiiIii nEeEed-”

AND HE CLAPS SO LOUD WHEN THE BELLS START AND THE PACE PICKS UP

and don’t get me started on the high note towards the end

he sounds like he’s wailing the “YOOOOUUUU”

you’re covering your ears with your hands by the end but he doesn’t let you escape

tendou:

this guy pls

why is it jingle bell rock and why does he know the choreo from mean girls 😭

he gets so into it too

like it doesn’t look bad ???

mans really slut dropped and bumped you with his booty when he got up

he also got you to sit to throw this mini performance and why was it kinda hot

but when he eventually stops the dancing to pull you up and to wrap himself around you

ofc he wants you to sing with him too

he likes it when you join him

the both of you are dancing around the living room hollering “what a bright time! it’s the right time! to rock the night away!” and you love every second of it

bokuto:

he can’t help it, he loves a classic

mans loves singing jingle bells or deck the halls at full volume

he’s bass boosted when he’s singing omg

he gets so dancey too and you can’t escape it

gets too excited and spins you out of control

if you accidentally hit a wall when he lets you go he turns so baby and apologizes profusely

peppers your face with all the kisses and a big hug as a sorry

akaashi:

okay let’s get a calmer one in here

he likes singing baby it’s cold outside

largely because he likes singing it with you

his hands are just on your waist as he lowly sings “but baby it’s cold outside”

and you play along, “i gotta go awayy”

he also does that spin where you spin outwards, then back in so that you back is flush against his chest

him singing closely into your ear is just ugh stop why am i blushing

ends up with you two enveloping each other and his face nuzzled into your shoulder <3

atsumu:

he’s also annoying

for some reason it’s i saw mommy kissing santa claus and half of it is just him making kissy faces at you

run away, save yourself!

you try to walk away but he just follows you everywhere??? his hands are grabbing yours to stop you from walking pls

even if you try to push his face away his arms are pulling you closer

he’ll take your hand to stop you from pushing and finally land a kiss on your cheek

mans won’t stop smothering you until you give him a kiss

but even when you give in, one isn’t enough and he won’t go away

in short summary, the only answer is jail IM KIDDING

[cowchickenbeefpork]

Like. Are we seriously going back to old fujoshi discourse but for fanfic???? Like yeah I wish women were written more in fanfics too but you're just sex shaming female authors by saying they're fetishizing gay men for writing that shit. Also this kinda ignores queer women or men writing that shit on ao3 too WHERE AM IIIIIIIIIIII WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE BRINGING BACK YOAI POLITICS

Why the fuck are people actually getting sexist about straight women writing gay men kissing under that among us ao3 post I reblogged. Where am I.

[thedramaclubs]

It’s not about me

Summery: we’re at the pta meeting and things are about to go down

Ships: Logicality, Prinxiety, demus/dukeceit

When they’re singing

Roman-Red

Remus, Janus, c!thomas-pink

Students and teachers-purple

(Once again I had to change the lyrics to fit the au)

The pta meeting has just started and Mrs Greene is not happy. “I’m sorry so what your saying is the states attorney is forcing us to have a prom?” “No the states attorney wants us to hold an inclusive prom yes, because that’s what they feels best reflects America’s values.” Said Virgil as he’s trying to help Patton. “Well this isn’t America, This is Indiana!!!” The parents and students all cheered and agree.

“Just to be clear, this is still America and everone gets to have their opinions” “MY SON WILL NOT BE FORCED TO GO TO A HOMOSEXUAL PROM!” Screamed a parent and the parents and students cheered again. “Again it’s not a homosexual prom. It’s and inclusive prom.” “WILL THEIR BE HOMOSEXUALS?!” screamed another parent “MAYBE” the parents and student argues and talked over each other “You don’t have to atten of you don’t want to.”

At this point Virgil was getting frustrated “Look I-I’m sorry your upset, but the organization of the prom is within the purview of the student council. Let’s hear what they have to say, Logan?” Logan stood up “Well we want prom to go on, obviously. It’s supposed to be a celabration of all students-”

Mrs Greene cane running down in front of the podium and got in front of Logan “Okay. No I’m sorry but this is not a student matter, this is about the government tearing our community apart! It’s about big government taking away our freedom of choice!” “OKAY, OKAY, this is not about government intervention. Patton what is this about?”

“I just want to go to prom like any other kid.”

“But you can’t. He can’t because apparently this school is homophobic!” The parents and teachers started to argue again

“And that’s why the courts are involved. Ask yourselves “What exactly it it you find so frightening about homosexuals?””

At that very moment, Remus, Janus, Joan and Thomas came bursting into the room with protest signs

“STOP,STOP, HOLD IT! What you are doing here is wrong!” Screamed Remus. Everyone In the room was confused yet terrified

“I’m sorry. Who are you?” Asked Mrs Greene

“Where’s our boy? Patton? PATTON?!”

Patton raised his hand “I’m Patton” the actors walked up to him “Patton’s my name is Remus, and I’m here to tell you that you are not alone okay? Me and my husband Janus are as gay as a bucket of wigs” Remus grabbed Janus and quickly kissed him and everyone in the gym was horrified “A BUCKET OF ‘EM! And we are her from New York and we are gonna save you. Tomorrow we will hold a rally and there’ll be banners and choreography!”

Everyone started fighting and it got louder and louder until Mrs Greene stopped it.

“EXCUSE ME! What is going on? Who the hell are you people?!” “We are liberal democratics from Broadway” Thomas said as he put his hands on his hips

“We are here to open your tiny little minds” Remus did and inappropriate move that made Mrs Greene back away and in Janus’s mind at the moment was thinking “that’s my husband and I love him so much right now”. “The five of us.....Where the hells Roman?”

Trumpets started playing and Roman then came bursting into the room looking fabulous and struck a pose next to the podium

“Oh my god! Your Roman Allen!” Said Virgil in shocked

“You bet your ass I am” “W-What are you doing hear?!” “I’m changing the world. Now if you’ll excuse me.” Roman then went to the center of the gym struck another pose and then their musical number they had planed started

🎶I want to tell the people of..........................................whatever this towns called. I know what’s going on here and frankly I’m appalled, I read three quarters of a news story and knew I had to come and unless I’m doing The Miracle Worker. IIIIIIIIIIII won’t play blind, deaf, and dumb🎶

🎶Listen you bigoted monsters just who do you think you are, your prejudice and your oppression won’t get ast this Broadway Star. Stealing the rights of a man who is an LGBQ-Teen, and if you can’t tell we’re all one of them if you can’t see🎶

🎶But it’s not about me it’s about poor..... (Patton!) Patton for can’t you see the raw deal he’s been dealt. So hear my plea or here’s your next dilemma, how do you silence a man who’s know for his belt. Sing it Eleanor! HIS BELLLLLLLLT!!!. But it’s not about me🎶

“Get them out of here now!”screamed Mrs Greene at Virgil

🎶Go on an threaten to riot it won’t phase me in the least. I understand furious townsfolk. I did Beauty and the Beast.🎶

🎶I’m no stranger to slander, So my dear your not alone. The Post said that I was to old to play Eva Perón. EVA PERÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓN🎶

🎶But it is not about me, it’s Patton’s story, damn it! Equality should be this country’s norm. No photography unless you instagram it use #Romantakeslocalyokelsbystorm. But it’s not about me🎶

🎶I didn’t come here to make a scene. But I know how Patton’s heart aches. And this is how actors intervene with fiery songs and dance breaks🎶

Roman, Remus, and Janus started to do a dance break and Thomas was on the bleachers hitting a cow bell. They nailed every move and now Roman is on a moving stair case

🎶But it’s not about me although I’m rich and famous. Publicity is not my final goal (call security)🎶

🎶You needn’t be some backwoods ignoramus. Join me and we’ll start fighting could I get softer lighting? Wait this is...NOOOOOOT (Not, not not) ABOUT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🎶

🎶This is not about- 🎶

🎶What is happening? 🎶

🎶This is not about- 🎶

🎶What is happening? 🎶

🎶This is not about-🎶

🎶This is all about....Patton and not about MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!🎶

People to tag/ @artissijules @patt-off

Are you sure about that Roman? Next part is gonna be my favorite

[801boy]

WHERE THE FUCK AM IIIIIIIIIIII THE HYPM MEN ARE GOING TO SPACE?????'#&@#,;×:#@

[naddy-and-stuff]

Normie Tactics: Piggyback

Inspired by @justmorerpmemes prompts: "I can't... You're going to have to carry me..." and "I can't move... I'm too tired..."

Also the reaction on the previous Normie Tactics was overwhelming, I got more inspired. XD

I do not own Levi or the setting of the world he is in. The story is the only thing I own.

That said, ENJOY!! <3

<>.<>

Levi was scouting the location of Ruri-chan's fanmeet in two weeks. As a die hard fan of the idol, it was unacceptable for him to not be first in line. He estimated that he would have to camp at the venue at midnight; two days before the actual event. The venue had a bathroom where he could freshen up and change his clothes before meeting with the idol. As much as he did not like it, most of his games and anime would have to be put at the backburner.

Awww maaaan... And I just got a copy of I Can't Believe I've Used Up All of My Nine Lives and Still Didn't Get a Girlfriend and the new visual novel Heaven's Door. Then again, this is Ruri-chan. Aaaaaaaah! Geez! If only I could somehow do all of them at the same time!!

He was walking back to the House of Lamentation when his D.D.D vibrated in his pocket. Mammon and Asmo were prone to spamming him with messages full of nonsense, so Levi had his phone silenced most of the time. It only vibrated when someone in his emergency contacts sent him a message or called him, and there were only two people there: Lucifer and you.

Pulling out the device his screen showed a candid shot of you in your pajamas, drinking from a straw, holding one of the controllers in his room, and staring at the television intently. Immediately, his heart rate quickened.

Wait she called me? A girl is actually calling me?! I mean she's a 3D human normie, but she still has XX chromosomes!! So this counts! She's also pretty cute and-gaaaaah!! What the heck am I saying???

"Hello?" He tried to sound as casual as possible.

Don't let her know you wanted her to call, Levi. Cause like... You definitely didn't.

"L-L-L-Lord Levi?"

"Who's this?" He did not recognize the voice.

Oh man! Is this a kidnapping scenario?? No wait, everyone knows she's Lord Diavolo's guest. Did she drop her phone somewhere? Nah, too unexciting... And it's not like my friendship level with her's high enough for me to contacted for emergencies...

Before his thoughts could come up with a couple hundred more conclusions about her (which was not because he was worried, of course), the lesser demon explained that the human had collapsed while working at the Akuzon delivery center and that they had called whoever was at speed dial one. It filled Levi with no small amount of giddiness when he heard this, because he was in speed dial one; not Mammon or Lucifer.

That's totally normal right? I mean... It's not like I wanted to be in speed dial one! Not at all! Who'd want to be immediately informed if someone they cared about was in an emergency? Certainly not me.

"Okay. I'm on my way."

Wait! Is this another normie tactic? Already in enough trouble, Mammon is. Looking for someone else to face Lucifer, this human is. Well, fall for it, Levi will not.

Despite himself, he was already in front of the Akuzon delivery center. You were lying down on one of the many couches, looking pale and haggard. Lucifer had allowed you to work so you could have personal Grimm you could spend, assuming that Mammon didn't borrow from you.

Knowing that idiot, he probably did borrow money. Ugh... He's totally insensitive towards other people. Not that I particularly care or anything...

"Levi?"

"Y-yeah?" He was startled by the sudden sounding of your voice.

"Can we go home now?"

He nodded and reached out a hand to you; he tilted his head when you made no move to get up. "Well?"

"I um... I can't walk," you said sheepishly.

Levi blinked at you, trying to process what you were saying.

Aha! A normie tactic it was!! Knew it, I did!! She's got another thing coming if she thinks she can make me carry her!!

"Sorry Levi," you said looking much like Mammon when Lucifer took his credit card. "I've been running on fumes for three days, and I'm really sorry... I can't move... I'm too tired."

He blinked, feeling quite a bit of concern. It was odd to Levi how he had the smallest bit of concern he had only ever felt for the 2D-related contents of his room.

I-I-I-It's only cause I need someone to play coop raids and games with. Yeah! She's a fragile, 3D, normie human, but like... Gaaaaaaah! Even, I cannot!!

"You... Can't?" His voice cracked and he mentally smacked himself.

"I can't... You're going to have to carry me..."

THERE IT IIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!! I KNEW IT! I KNEW SHE WAS TRYING TO TROPE ME!! It was a normie tactic!! She knows I'll get (CENSORED) by Lucifer if I leave her here. Plus! Carrying a girl is totally an existing fantasy! Ugh! Outwitted me, this human has.

Levi found that he wasn't really upset about it as he carried you on his back. "Y'know I don't really have the stats for stuff like this," he told you as he made his way to the House of Lamentation.

"Sorry," you said. "Am I heavy?"

"No. Have you been eating properly? N-N-N-Not that I care! But like... Lucifer's not going to like hearing this happened."

"Hmmm... I think so?"

"Well... Beel's been eating more than usual lately. But doesn't the cafeteria at RAD have food?"

"It does. I just forget..." you chuckled lightly. "There's something I want to buy."

"I mean... If you asked I'd buy it for you."

Before he could even process that thought, Levi had already spoken it. His cheeks flushed and he started sputtering: "D-D-Don't g-g-g-get the wrong i-i-i-idea!! It's um... a bribe. Yeah! It's a bribe cause Ruri-chan's fanmeet is in two weeks and I have to be first in line. So I'm camping two days before the event and-!"

You laughed, immediately shutting him up. "Thank you, Levi."

Soon your breathing evened out and Levi finally reached the House of Lamentation. It was his turn to cook in the morning, so he would have to make sure that Beel doesn't inhale everything in a split second. On the other hand, he was over the moon.

Totally rad, this is. Believe that a girl is on my back, I cannot. Go wild when told about this, the forums will.

As soon as he thought that, Levi stopped in his tracks. He thought about this previously when you pulled that yukata trick on him during the summer festival. And just like then, he was not so inclined to tell other shut ins like him that he had piggybacked a cute girl.

Okay she's not cute or anything!! She's just a girl!! BUT it would be totally unfair if they gained EXP from my pact!! So boo-hoo for them!! I'm not sharing this!

<>.<>

Thanks for reading!! Also this made my heart just go... xD

[hjazysol]

@hopeaterart

Spinni: So this is what it feels like to be Quirkless?

Daroach: Yep this is how I've been all my life!

Doc: I feel a tad less smart. But boy does it feel great to have my sanity back again.

Storo: Boss I don't like this it makes me feel. Normal.

Daroach: Well look on the brightside! At least now you can eat all you want without needing to worry about your ability.

Storo: (Gasp) YOU'RE RIGHT! FOOD HEAVEN HERE I COME!!!! (Runs around at the speed of sound eating every bit of food he saw)

Shop Owner: HEY DON'T THINK JUST CAUSE THE HEROES' QUIRKS ARE GONE YOU CAN TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT! YOU GOTTA PAY!

Doc & Spinni: Not it!

Daroach: Really!? Gah! Fine. (Takes out his wallet)

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Marx: IIIIIIIIIIII DOOOOOON'T LIKE THISSSS!!!

Magolor: It's not that bad to be fair.

Marx: IT REALLY IS THOUGH!

Magolor: Just think! You can be normal for once!

Marx: I REFUSE TO BE A USELESS NORMIE!!!

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Midoriya: Hey guys did everyone else lose their Quirks to?

Iida: I'd say that that is the case Midoriya.

Kaminari: Right! ... ...But one question!... ... ...Who's this random girl? (Points at a completely unknown girl)

They all stood in silence.

???: ...Why is everyone staring at me like that? There isn't really anything to see.

They all continue to stare.

???: Err! Ojiro! Tell them to stop they're freaking me out!

Ojiro: Wait a second?... ...Hagakure?

Hagakure: Yes it's Hagakure! Can't you see me?

Ojiro: Well...That's the thing...We can see you.

Hagakure: Really!? Tell me am I beautiful!?

Ojiro: You're beautiful no matter what.

Omega: HANG ON! I have questions! Are you two a couple? And also! (Points at Mina) Why are you still pink with horns? You know what ignore the first question I don't care.

Mina: Erm! I don't know you're definitely asking the wrong person when it comes down to stuff not making sense!

Shoji: I guess some mutation Quirks aren't affected the same as others. I can't change my limbs into anything now. So my Quirks main ability has been nullified. So Ojiro. As far as he's concerned nothing has happened. So if that's the case Mina shouldn't be able to spray acid.

Mina & Kaminari: (Trying their best to understand a damn thing Shoji's talking about) ... ... ...OK!

Ururaka: Wait where's Tokoyami?

Tokoyami: Don't look at me. (Huddled on the floor surrounded by feathers) My feathers have...Fallen from my face...

Tsuyu: It's ok Tokoyami no ones gonna laugh. Kero!

Tokoyami: ...Ok fine.

Tokoyami rolled over to be met with the little frog girl holding a phone to his face.

Tsuyu: Smile!

Tokoyami: TRAITOR!!!

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King Dedede: You see this is why I prefer to stay home- Way safer...

Sasori: Like it'd make a difference with you helping anyway.

King Dedede: HEY! I've already got one clown to deal with I don't need another one!

Sasori: ... ...Wait what?

Tsubaki: Well by the looks of it we won't have to Honoka's handling Okashi like it's nothing.

Mikhail: All thanks to my extensive research of Chemical E! Honoka was able to gain complete immunity to her siblings creation. Which I must admit was quite difficult to breakdown. But thanks to my just as incredible intellect I found the antidote! Hahahaha!

King Dedede: If I ever get sick someone remind me to avoid this mad doctor.

Mikhail: What! I am not mad!

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Honoka: You said you were made in the same place as me didn't you?

Okashi: No. Not just me thousands of others were there to. Not just you!

Honoka: ....No no! You're wrong!

Okashi: You think you have any right to tell me what I did & didn't see!?

Honoka: In my time at the lab. I was always alone with the other scientists. I have no memory of you or any of the other thousands of creations there.

Okashi: Don't lie to me!

Honoka: I'm not!

Okashi, crying: The amount of times you stared at me through the glass it was always filled with joy. You were constantly mocking me. Even from the beginning!

Honoka: In the room they kept me in, there were never any windows. There were only mirrors all I'd ever see in that room was myslef.

Okashi: ...Mirrors?... ... ...You...You never saw me?

Honoka: (Shakes her head)

Okashi: Even if that is true. You've got some nerve calling yourself a Defect when you're my superior.

Honoka: The room. I was kept inside a room that they deemed as the room for Failed Copies. Upon learning that I spent my days questioning exactly what I had done to make them keep me isolated that way.

Okashi: .... ....

Honoka: They forcefully embedded each of these sybmols into me! Each filled with the ability of a different subject. No matter how much I cried and begged them to stop, they still persisted!

Okashi: ...You're lying...

Honoka: Let me tell you then...The story! One day. Our "Father" Akira Kamijiru got to meet me for the first time. No one allowed him to see me before so this was quite the surprise. I was scared meeting at first glance I assumed that he'd force me to go through with those horrid experiments... ....But then... ...Then he began to cry...Once he'd seen me...All he could do was cry...He saw all the pain those bastards put me through...What they put all of us through...Father was the lead scientist. He was the one that created the Hero Creation Lab. He wanted a way to make it easier for new Hero's to become introduced to the world. His intentions were nothing but good. Until he realised...That those who were working alongside him...They didn't want to make hero's for people's wellbeing...They wanted to create weapons...Weapons to be sold for a high profit. Exhibit A. Me. The combined Quirks of the other test subjects altered my thought processing...It was too much to handlr...I could only obey commands.

Okashi: ... ... ...

Honoka: I was just a toy....A toy who suffered...A lost emotionless toy...That then was when Akira had had enough of this...The storm of Hero's...He set that up...He confessed to his actions involving the creation of hero's...After the hero sweep he did 1 Year in jail...He accepted this punishment he knew he was at fault for this... ...His only request for the sweep was that he could save "them"... At that time I was blank in the mind but now I see that "Them" was me...You...All the people in the lab... ...But...When it came down to it...He saw that after all we'd been through that we'd all suffer even further...So he set the HCL to self destruct...Killing every creation inside...Except you...He knew you'd suffered the most so he didn't want you to live with that exact same struggle.

Okashi: (Sits down with her chin resting on her hands) Then why the hell'd you get to go with him huh!?

Honoka: He knew if he took me with him. He could fix me. I would have no memory of the lab after I had a free will again. So then he wrote all these events off as a story.

Okashi: ....

Honoka: And also sis. Those smiles you saw through the one way mirror. Those smiles were just to hide away the fear.

Okashi: ... ... ...TCH! Y-You better shut it! Or I'll make you myself! You'd have to be a real dumbass to think I'd fall for something like that! These are all just lies to make sure you leave here with me behind bars and you talk of the town!

Honoka: Firstly we're in a city. Second I'M NOT LYING! Can you not see! You're not the only one who's suffered!

Okashi cries: Why does it matter anyway? Even if I accept that it doesn't change why I was left alone abandoned...Isolated! For 7! Whole! Years! 7 Years thinking!...Thinking you were dead... ...I was so worried! And scared when you left I felt a piece of me leave...So when I found out that you were alive after the explosion. I...Felt betrayed...You didn't come back for me...I spent that time wondering what I had done to you... What I had done to everyone that made them all forget about me....

Honoka walked over to Okashi & while at first she hesitated she eventually went to hug her older sibling.

Honoka: Okashi...I-

Suddenly a sharp projectile in the shape of fire was launched past Honoka & Okashi. The source of the attack traced back to Endeavour the Flame Hero.

Endeavour: I guess it pays to be out the city when the entire place gets turned Quirkless huh?

Okashi: WHAT THE HELLLLLLL!??

Endeavour: Wouldn't you agree Mt. Lady?

Mt. Lady grabs Okashi: Couldn't agree more. Hey Orca you want a shot at this? Come on play your tunes!

Gang Orca: I already told you they're Hypersonic waves. (Activates Orcinus at Okashi)

Okashi: BUT I!? (Looks at Honoka) YOU!!! I SHOULDA KNOWN THAT SAPPY STORY OF YOURS WAS HORSESHIT!!!

Honoka: WHAT NO I-

Okashi: I'M DONE WITH THIS DAMNIT YOU HEAR ME! I'M GONNA BASH YOUR HEADS IN!!!

Okashi slipped through Mt. Lady's hand then pulled her down infront of Gang Orca a literal second before he attacked resulting in her getting paralysed instead of Okashi. She then stuffed a random rock down Gang Orca's blow hole preventing any Waves from passing through. Then kicked him far back out her range then threw a oil tanker at him.

Endeavour: LITTLE BRAT! (Throws another Fire Lance at her)

Okashi as if nothing dangerous was taking place caught the Fire Lance like any ordinary weapon.

Endeavour: What the!?

Okashi: I'M! A! TOON!

Okashi hurled the spear of flames directly at the oil tanker she threw earlier causing it to explode violently. Knocking both Gang Orca & Endeavour out.

Okashi: I can beat any of you after you do one thing. You'd also think heroes would be more aware of their surroundings huh? I guess you're just lucky you were out of Chemical E's range!

Okashi then turned to face Honoka with a face filled purely with immense frustration.

Okashi: I should've known. There's no way any of you actually cared about me. THE FACT YOU HAD TO LIE ABOUT YOURSELF & DAD LIKE THAT DEFINITELY PROVES IT! ALL THIS JUST SO YOU COULD GET THE DROP ON ME HUH THEN LOCK ME UP!? HOW LONG THIS TIME!!!??? EIGHT YEARS!? TEN!? OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST GONNA LOCK ME UP FOR LIFE!!! NOT LIKE YOU WANTED TO SEE ME ANYWAY!!! TELL ALL THE OTHERS IN THE AFTERLIFE I SAID HI! CAUSE ONCE YOU STEP FOOT ON THAT ROBOT OF MINE AGAIN! YOU'LL BE A CORPSE!

Okashi jumped high up all the way ontop of her robot.

Okashi: I'LL BE WAITING! "SIS"!!!

The robot released more Chemical E into the atmosphere.

Honoka: ...(Sigh) Almost... ...I may not have got to her completely...But I know I can...The sweet little girl Dad remembers...He knows she's still in there...And I'm gonna find her no matter what it takes!!!

[princess-josie-riki]

Cuphead - Werner and Tamara Werman's Halloween

It's Halloween in Inkwell Isle and everyone is getting ready for Halloween, especially a certain German rat soldier. At Werner Werman's house... Tamara Werman: "Hallo, Cousin Verner, Happy Halloveen." Werner Werman: "Kleiner Cousin Tamara, good to see you. Happy Halloveen!" (hugs Tamara Werman) "How are you today?" Tamara Werman: "Good, älterer Cousin. I just vanted to come hang out vith you on Halloveen." Werner Werman: " Vov! Zat's wunderbar, Tamara! I could really use your help scaring ze trick-or-treaters." Tamara Werman: "Really?" Werner Werman: "Ja, I really like dressing up as ein schpooky ghost for Halloveen." Tamara Werman: "Nein vay, me too! I alvays dress up as ein ghost in Halloveen to scare mein Geschwister, alzough I couldn't scare Valdeburg because sche isn't afraid of ghosts." Werner Werman: "Vell, sche is younger zan you, but you know, Tamara, I alvays knew you'd make ein great ghost." Tamara Werman: "You really zink so?" Werner Werman: "I know so." Tamara Werman: "Danke, Verner! I knew you'd agree! Luckily, I brought mein ghost coschtume vith me." She takes out her ghost costume (which is a white bedsheet with eyeholes on it) and puts it on, making her look like a sheet ghost. Tamara Werman: (ghostly voice) "Voooooooooooooooo... Älterer Cousin Veeeeeeerner, IIIIIIIIIIII am ein schpoooooooky ghoooooooooooooost! Voooooooooooooo..." (giggles; normal voice) "Vell, vat do you zink?" Werner Werman: "Not bad. I haffe ein surprise for you. Close your eyes." Tamara Werman: "Okay." (covers her eyes with her sheet-covered hands) Werner Werman takes off his helmet, takes out his ghost costume (same as Tamara Werman's) and puts it on, making him look like a sheet ghost. Werner Werman: "Okay, you can open your eyes now." Tamara Werman gets her hands off her eyes and sees Werner Werman in his ghost costume, pretending to be a real ghost. Werner Werman: (ghostly voice) "Vooooooooooooooooooo... Kleiner Cousin Tamaraaaaaaaaa, IIIIIIIIIII am ein effen schpoooooooookier ghoooooooooooooooooost! Vooooooooooooooooooo..." (hugs Tamara Werman; normal voice) "Boo!" Werner and Tamara Werman laugh. Tamara Werman: "Zat vas so fun!" Werner Werman: "Ja, now let's go scare ze trick-or-treaters!" They hear a doorbell ring. Werner Werman: "Who is it?" Cuphead (off-screen): "It's Cuphead, Mugman and the Pipperson Siblings. Trick-or-treat!" Werner Werman: "Hold on!" (whispers to Tamara Werman) "Are you ready, kleiner Cousin?" Tamara Werman: (whispers to Werner Werman) "Ready, Verner." ( giggles quietly) Werner Werman: (whispers to Tamara Werman) "Okay, on drei." Werner and Tamara Werman: (whisper to each other) "Eins zwei drei!" (open the door; ghostly voices) "Booooooooooooo!!!!" Cuphead (dressed as a vampire), Mugman (dressed as a mummy), Skippy and Carly Pipperson (respectively dressed as a scarecrow and a pumpkin) stare at the cousins in their ghost costumes. Then, Mugman screams and holds onto Skippy Pipperson as Carly Pipperson cries and holds onto Cuphead. Cuphead: "Werner, is that you? And who is that girl with you?" Werner Werman: (normal voice) "Of course it's me, Cuphead, und ze girl vith me is mein kleiner Cousin, Tamara. You know her, don't you?" Cuphead: (calming Carly Pipperson down) "Yeah, I do know her. Boy, you and Tamara sure gave Mugman and Carly a fright." Tamara Werman: (normal voice) "Ja, me und Verner are ghosts for Halloveen! Ve dress up as ghosts effery years for Werner to scare ze trick-or-treaters und for me to scare mein siblings." (giggles) Cuphead: "Oh, well good luck with that." Mugman: "Bye." Cuphead, Mugman and Skippy and Carly Pipperson left. Werner Werman: "Vell, zat vasn't so bad. Now come on, Tamara, zey'll be more trick-or-treaters coming." Tamara Werman: (nods) "Ja." The two went back inside and closed the door behind them. Later, they scared more trick-or-treaters, such as the Color Four (Vinnie Vermillion, Barney Blue, Emily Emerald and Grace Gold) (respectively dressed as a vampire, a zombie, a witch and a angel), June Fritz (dressed as a princess), Lucine Schmidt (dressed as a sorceress), Violet and Lilac Halo (dressed as genies), Malitha and Eleanora Levolent (respectively dressed as a ghost and a witch), Ali Jaziri (dressed as a serial killer), Eliza Blossom (dressed as a princess), Octavius DeSpair (dressed as a mummy), Grace Russell (dressed as a fairy), Kenny James (dressed as a pirate), Carrie Lovejoy (dressed as a queen), Meiling Kai (dressed as a ninja), Miles Smartston (dressed as a wizard), Little Miss Calamity (dressed as a witch), Daisy Cartwright (dressed as an angel), Mavis Mint (dressed as a witch), Boris Blood (dressed as a vampire), Captain Black Tea (dressed as a werewolf) and Harvest Wine (dressed as a demon). Meanwhile, Vladimir Vladinstein III, dressed as a Van Helsing-esque monster hunter, noticed that there are many kids running away from Werner Werman's house. Vladimir Vladinstein III: "Hmmm, this seems very strange." He heads to Werner Werman's house where he heard Werner Werman's chuckling and Tamara Werman's giggling from inside the house and because suspicious. Vladimir Vladinstein III: "Werner Wer. His tricks are about to come to end right now!" (violently knocks on the door) "WERNER! Open door right now! Your children scaring days are over!" Inside Werner Werman's house... Werner Werman: (groans in annoyance) "Vladimir Vladinschtein III, mein vorst enemy. Vy did it haffe to be zis guy?" (smiles evilly) "Lucky for me, he has ein irrational fear of ghosts." Tamara Werman: "He does?" Werner Werman: "Of course, he does. So, vy don't you und me giffe zat crazy Russian sqvirrel ein good scare? Vat do you say, kleiner Cousin?" Tamara Werman: (giggles) "Sure." Vladimir Vladinstein III (off-screen): "DON'T MAKE ME BREAK DOOR DOWN!!!!!!!!" Werner and Tamara Werman open the door and let out a terrifying scream at Vladimir Vladinstein III, making the Russian squirrel soldier scream in horror and run away from the ghosts. Vladimir Vladinstein III: (screams) "GHOSTS!!!!!!!!" Werner and Tamara Werman laughed at this. Werner Werman: (laughs) "Ve did it! Ve scared Vladimir!", Tamara Werman: (giggles) "Ja, danke for letting me scare ze trick-or-treaters, Verner! Do you zink ve could giffe our family ein good scare?" Werner Werman: "Tamara, zat's ein great idea! Let's go! Our Geschwister vill be so schpooked ven zey see us." At Hermine Werman (Werner's mom and Tamara's aunt)'s house, Heidi, Heinz, Helga, Heike, Hannah, Helena, Wilhelmina, Wiltrud, Wilma and Monika Werman (Werner's older siblings and Tamara's older cousins) are with their younger cousins, Theodor, Thaddeus, Valentin, Valerie, Walter, Waldeburg, Erika, Eric, Wenzel and Anne Werman (Tamara's older and younger siblings and Werner's younger cousins). Theodor Werman: "It vas nice of Tante Hermine to let us schtay for ze night." Heidi Werman: "Nein problem, Cousin. It's ze least ve could do." Heinz Werman: "Ja, we're glad you decided to schtay. I vonder vere Tamara is. Thaddeus Werman: "I zink sche said sche vent to hang out vith Cousin Verner on Halloween." Wenzel Werman: "At least sche von't haffe to scare us in ein ghost coschtume like effery year." Helga Werman: "Cousin Tamara vears ein ghost coschtume?" Heike Werman: "Zat's great! Now sche und Verner vill haffe fun scaring trick-or-treaters together!" Valentin Werman: "Vat do you mean?" Hannah Werman: "Effery year, our kleiner Bruder, Verner dresses himself up as ein ghost to scare trick-or-treaters." Helena Werman: "I know, right? He alvays looks schpooky ven he looks like ein scheet ghost." Valerie Werman: "Vell, I gotta say. I knew Verner und Tamara vould haffe ein "schpirited" relationship!" A rimshot was heard as she laughs. Walter Werman: "Good vone, Fräulein!" (laughs) Waldeburg Werman: "But vat if zey come to scare us?" Wilhelmina Werman: "Vait, are our kleiner Bruder und kleiner Cousin really going to scare us?" Wiltrud Werman: "I don't know, sis!" Wilma Werman: "Me neither!" Eric Werman: "I'm scared!" Erika Werman: "I'm telling Tante Hermine!" Monika Werman: "Vait, inschtead of telling Mutter, ve schould play along if Verner und Tamara vant to scare us. Besides, zey're scheet ghosts. How bad can it be?" Anne Werman babbles in concern. Thaddeus Werman: "Relax, Kleine Schwester Anne. Zey're vearing Halloveen coschtumes." The siblings and their cousins hear ghostly moaning. Monika Werman: "Zey're here." Werner and Tamara Werman appear, still in their ghost costumes, and approached their family, moaning eerily while acting like spooky ghosts. Werner and Tamara Werman: (ghostly voices) "Vooooooooooooooooooo... Werman Family, wir sind zwei gruselige Geister, die nur an Halloween auftauchen, und wir sind hier, um Sie zu verfolgen! (Werman Family, we are two spooky ghosts who only appear on Halloween and we are here to haunt you!) Vooooooooooooooooooo..." Erika Werman: (whispers to the others) "Fräuleins first. I got zis." (screams in horror) "Ghosts!" Eric Werman: ""Ahhhhhhh!" is right!" (screams in horror) "Ghosts!" Heidi, Heinz, Helga, Heike, Hannah, Helena, Wilhelmina, Wiltrud, Wilma, Monika, Theodor, Thaddeus, Valentin, Valerie, Walter, Erika, Eric, Wenzel and Anne Werman scream and run from the "ghosts" as Waldeburg followed her siblings and cousins. Werner Werman chuckles as Tamara Werman giggles. Tamara Werman: "See? I told you zis is going to be fun!" Werner Werman: "You're right! Now let scare out family some more, schall ve?" (chuckles) Tamara Werman: (giggles) "Let's do it." Werner and Tamara Werman continue moaning eerily as they look for their siblings and cousins. Unknown to the duo, five real ghosts appear and are eavesdropping on the whole thing; it was Blind Specter himself and Werner Werman's Rat Wraiths (the ghosts of Tobias Werman (Werner's older cousin and Tamara's older brother), Franz Holtz, Anton Denzel and Lorentz Berlin). Ghost!Tobias Werman: "So, sis is vere Verner und Tamara vent?" Blind Specter: "Apparently, yes. It looks like they're being sheet ghosts." Ghost!Franz Holtz: "It looks like Verner und Tamara haffe ein "schpirited" relationship!" A rimshot was heard as he laughs. Ghost!Anton Denzel: "Vasn't zat joke already used?" Ghost!Franz Holtz: "I don't know, but I zink it vas pretty funny." Ghost!Lorentz Berlin: "But vat are Verner und Tamara doing?" Ghost!Tobias Werman: "I zink zey're scaring mein Geschwister und Cousins." Blind Specter: "So, they want a little Halloween fun, eh? I think it's time for you four to join them." The Rat Wraiths chuckled and followed Werner and Tamara Werman, who are moaning while pretending to be ghosts. Thaddeus Werman (off-screen): "Are you sure ze ghosts von't get us?" Heinz Werman (off-screen): "Don't be ridiculous, Zaddeus! Zey are only playing!" Heidi Werman (off-screen): "Yeah, zey von't hurt us." Theodor Werman (off-screen): "Boy, älterer Cousin Werner und kleine Schwester Tamara are haffing fun scaring us." Waldeburg Werman (off-screen): "Vell, I don't know how to get scared, so I'm good." Monika Werman (off-screen): "How disappointing, but at least you're braffe. Good zing ze "ghosts" von't find us in ze closet." Hearing this, Werner Werman chuckles as Tamara Werman giggles. Then, they come towards the closet while the Rat Wraiths followed them. As Werner Werman opens the closet door, he, Tamara Werman and the Rat Wraiths let out ghostly moans, causing the other siblings and cousins (except for Waldeburg Werman) screamed in horror until they started laughing and Werner and Tamara Werman and the Rat Wraiths laughed as well. Monika Werman: (laughs) "Good vone, you zwei!" Werner Werman: (laughs) "Danke, sis!" Tamara Werman (laughs): "Ja, danke, Monika!" Theodor Werman: "Und ze Rat Wraiths aren't bad either." Werner and Tamara Werman: (turn to see the Rat Wraiths) "Guys?" Ghost!Tobias Werman: "Hallo, Verner! Tamara Werman: "Vow, Verner, ve did haffe fun!" Werner Werman: "I know, right? I vonder..." Hermine Werman (off-screen): "Kids, vat's going on around here?" As Hermine Werman arrives, her youngest son and fourth youngest daughter come to her while moaning eerily. Werner and Tamara Werman: (ghostly voices) "Voooooooooooooo... Mutter/Tante, wir sind die Geister Ihres Sohnes und Ihrer Nichte, Werner und Tamara Werman und wir werden Sie verfolgen! In acht nehmen! (Mother/auntie, we are the ghosts of your son and niece, Werner and Tamara Werman and we will haunt you! Beware!) Voooooooooooooo..." Hermine Werman: "Let me guess, you zwei dress up as ghosts every year on Halloveen." Werner Werman: (normal voice) "How did you know zat?" Hermine Werman: "Your Geschwister und Cousins told me efferyzing." Werner Werman: (chuckles nervously) "How much trouble are ve in?" Hermine Werman: "You zwei are not in trouble." Werner Werman: "Really? Zat's good." Tamara Werman: "Tante Hermine, can Cousin Verner take me trick-or-treating?" Hermine Werman: "Are you sure, Tamara?" Werner Werman: "It's okay, Mutter. I'll take Fräulein Tamara trick-or-treating." Hermine Werman: "Zen, ja." Tamara Werman: "Yay!" Later, Werner and Tamara Werman, still dressed as ghosts, are at the street. Tamara Werman: "Danke for taking me trick-or-treating, Cousin Verner." Werner Werman: "Nein problem, Fräulein Tamara. Zat's vat ältere Cousins are for." The two arrived at the Devil's Casino and knocked the door. King Dice answers it and looks at them. Werner and Tamara Werman: (ghostly voices) "Voooooooooooooooo..." Werner Werman chuckles as Tamara Werman giggles. Werner Werman: (normal voice) "Hallo, King Dice. Happy Halloveen. I'm just taking mein kleiner Cousin trick-or-treating." Tamara Werman: (normal voice): "Trick-or-treat!" King Dice: "Trick-or-treat, eh? Okay then, trick!" (rolls a pair of dice) Werner and Tamara Werman glare at King Dice as the Rat Wraiths materialize, glaring at King Dice as well. King Dice screams in horror, takes out a bowl of candy and pours some of it into Tamara Werman's trick-or-treat bag before closing the door. Tamara Werman: "Danke!" Werner and Tamara Werman and the Rat Wraiths laugh. Werner and Tamara Werman: "Happy Halloveen!"

[all-at-once-you-are-the-one]

Stream of Consciousness Lover Album Reaction

I wrote out my first thoughts while listening to the album and put them in one big post. I hope you find them as funny as I do lmao

1. I Forget That You Existed

LOL so that’s what the drake Easter egg was about!

Who is this about????

NIIIIiiiiiiiiiIIIiiiiCE

SHE SOUNDS SO GOOD

I JUST FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE LMAOOO

HER LAUGH!! SO CUTE!!

This track is somehow savage and adorable at the same time

So......yeah.......

ShnfhKJHGKSHDKGHSKGHSJG

2. Cruel Summer

This is giving me Katy perry vibes

The devils roll their dice line is from this?? Didn’t expect that

This is maybe the catchiest song I’ve ever heard

Why is this not a single??????

STILL DONT KNOW WHAT SUMMERS A KNIFE MEANS

EXPLAIN TAYLOR

This also kind of gives me Jonas brothers vibes, why???

Again.....what is this about???

OooOOoooOooWhoooooAAAAhh i loveeee this

OOOH no you know what this gives me GETAWAY CAR vibes

Wait...do we think that at the beginning joe wanted to keep their relationship private and Taylor agreed but then changed her mind? WAIT NO.....is this about her having to keep her love for joe secret at first the summer they met because she was with someone else/it was too soon??

3. Lover

Ok SUPER WEIRD transition into lover but OK

As much as I love albums with a clear narrative like rep I also like being all over the place so this is fine

CAN I GO WHERE YOU GOOOOOO

FOR EVER AND EVER ANDIIIII

YOURE MY MY MY MYYYYY LOVER

I wonder what inspired her to use the term lover? Does she not know that normal people don’t speak like that?

WAIT IS THE REASON LOVER COMES AFTER CRUEL SUMMER because of the 3 summers line?? Like look how we started...now were here

Does the album begin with i forgot you existed because its like ok this Kanye situation happened...but now were gonna forget about that and talk about the realer real story of the past couple years of my life rather than seeing it through the lens of that story like on rep

4. The Man

THE ACCURACY

THE ACCURAACCCCYYYYYYYYY

IT HUUURRTTSSS

Honestly though i actually thought this one would be more savage, i thi

DID SHE JUST SAY BITCHES AND MODELSSSS?????

SLJGSHUKGHKDG

Never mind this is as savage as i wanted

I should know better than to judge a Taylor song before the bridge

Again why isn’t this a single.....it better be

5. The Archer

The emotional whiplash this album is giving me is insane.

It’s like RED but with synths

Is the archer placed here because part of her lack of self confidence comes from the things the media says about her (because she’s a woman not a man?) INTERESTING THOUGHT

Don’t have much else to say about this, we already know

.....

Wow the cake i bought for tonight is somehow way too sweet

6. I Think He Knows

Definitely didn’t think i think he knows was about being horny af

But this is so catchy

Why is everything so catchy?? Literally every song should be a single

BOY I UNDERSTAND the confidence!! After the archer!! I love that he makes her feel that way1!!

I THINK HE KNOOOOOOOWWWWSS

This gives me teenage dream vibes and i fucking love that song

7. Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince

Ok time for the one with the weird title

I love how she keeps comparing her current feelings to how she felt as a teenager!! How its the same and different....very good.

SHES A BAD BAD GIRL

More dice!

Is she imagining what it would be like if she was in this relationship in high school? Because I DO THAT ALL THE TIIIIME GIRL SAME

THATS MY WHOLE WORLD SOOOO CUUUUTE

YOU PLAY STUPID GAMES YOU WIN STUPID PRIZES

VOTED

MOST

LIKELY

TO

RUN

AWAY

WITH

YOU

I really like this one. I didn’t expect I would.

This should be a single.

8. Paper Rings

THE VOICE EFFECT

She’s singing so fast on these songs!!!! I CANT KEEP UPP

UH HUH

THATS RIGHT

This is so retro and i loooooooooooooooooooooove it

DIRTY DREAMS??????? TAYLOR PLEASE

OMG THE COLOUR WE PAINTED YOUR BROTHERS WALL

THE PICTURE

THE PICTURE

FROM THE REP MAGAZINES

SDIHGUSHGUKHDZRKUGHKUDZHGUHDZGHDKZHGYIDZJLGJLDJGJSDJGDHZGHLGHLSHGHDG

II LIKE SHINY THINGS

THIS SONG IS SO FUN! ALL THESE SONGS ARE SO FUN!!

Ok baby boy that’s kinda weird but you know what..

....

....

Ok its still weird but maybe it will grow on me

This should be a single.

9. Cornelia Street

HERE IT IS!!! THE FIRST TAYLOR PRODUCED SONG

I NEVER WANT CORNELIA STREET AGAIN?? WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?? THEIR WORST FIGHT? ANOTHER RELATIONSIP? QUESTIONS

The storytelling!

Wait......is this about before they ran away together in CIWYW?? Like she thought he didn’t really want her so she was gonna run away alone...but then he was like no i really do lets go

I totally thought that this was the one with the staring out the window like I’m not your favorite town line was from

She ended it with the line she started with (i think)? Ike she used to!

Kinda feel like people hyped this one up too much but i do like it

10. Death by a Thousand Cuts

The piano!!!!

Like a thousand notes a thousand cuts

Look through the windows of this love - like the heart on her eye! I get it I GET IT lmaoooo

If this song was on red it would have the saddest production but on this album its a bop

11. London Boy

IS THAT JOE??? OMG lmao

HER ACCENT LMAOOOOOOOOO

I don’t know if this song is supposed to be as hilarious as i think it is but i really do think its hilarious

What does like a Tennessee Stella McCartney even mean????

I kinda feel like this song is too specific to her life to be relatable so maybe that’s why i feel that way about it?

12. Soon You’ll Get Better

Ok great... so we went from that to the sad one

I have to prepare

I didn’t tell you i was scared....

Cause you have to...

The fact that this is the country song...

I cant

GOD NOW IM CRYING THIS IS SO SAD

That was the only song so far i had to actually stop typing for. God....I’m so sad for her and her family.

13. False God

I can barely take this song in because of what just came before.

But i really like it. And i really like the theme of religion on this album

14. You Need to Calm Down

NOW YNTCD IS PLAYING

??? IM LITERALLY SOO SAD FROM SOON YOULL GET BETTER STILL

I CANT

PROCESS

THIS

This album is literally all over the place, i keep trying to assign a narrative to it and its not working out so I’m just gonna give up

Sometimes albums are just collections of songs and not a coherent, linear story and that is ok! Even if its not what i prefer

It certainly didn’t bother me on her first few albums.

The one thing i take away from this is like...no wonder she’s so determined to be so overly positive, i think for her its that or break down crying in the face of what’s happening in her family

15. Afterglow

I really love this song!!! Hashtag relatable

......

Man..you can really tell even just from my typing that my heart isn’t in this anymore after that song

Like

Fuck

I think I’m just sad for me too, because i know that i will go through that too sooner rather than later and I already have friends dealing with losing a parent.

16. ME!

My only thought on this is god bless brendon Urie for injecting so much additional joy and energy into this song and making Taylor happy, i just get the vibe that she really needed that

ALSO WHAT THERES REALLY NO HEY KIDS SPELLING IS FUN

TAYLOR EXPLAAIAIIIIIIIAIAIIAN

We’ll see if its on my physical cd copies when they arrive...if not then maybe it was always planned to be a line only in the single version

17. It’s Nice to Have a Friend

Ok I don’t really like this song that much but i really like the messages she’s trying to send like...real love feels like hanging out with a childhood bestie, so comfortable

18. Daylight

I WAS LIKE MEH

BUT THE FUCKING BRIDGE

THE BRIDGE

IM EMOTIONALLY DESTROYED

Also something about the chorus reminds me of the chorus of starlight

STEP INTO THE DAYLIGHT AND LET IT GO

YES

I WAS LIKE NO IS THAT NOT A LYRIC??

BUT IT ISTHANK GOD

THE END

YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE

THAT WAS LIKE

MY MANTRA FOR A COUPLE YEARS A WHILE BACK

BECAUSE

I LOVED SO MANY PEOPLE BUT THEY DIDNT LOVE ME

AND I WANTED TO BE DEFINITED BY THE FACT THAT I LOVED THEM NOT THAT HTEY DIDNT LOVE ME

IIIIIIIIIIII

I

IN CONCLUSION:

My feelings are everywhere. Some songs disappointed me but some blew me away - soon you’ll get better is basically the new Never Grow Up for me which is saying a lot. Everything is catchy a hell though even the songs I didn’t like as much. Ultimately i would have liked more songs about varying subject matter esp. self love but as it is, it is still somehow so all over the place. It really just shows how many emotions and phases can be contained within one relationship (i mean I’m assuming every song about a relationship is about joe). I really think that the song about her mom maybe should have been placed somewhere else...I don’t know where I would have put it but that shit is HEAVY. I am so honored that she and her family would share that with us though. I have a million question about how Andrea is doing and if my theory on why tour hasn’t been announced is correct...maybe she will explain more in the interviews/secret session audio we’re getting in the next couple days. I think my favorite song is Lover but that may change. I don’t think any song on here tops my current all time favorite Taylor song though which is CIWYW. That’s a little disappointing but not every song or album has to be my fave! And this album will probably grow on me esp as i hear Taylor’s explanations of it. Rep did. I really did nooott feel good about most of rep at first, it took a few days.

[poppymadness]

💖 HQ, Knb, All Out, Free, BNHAand DnA I think you watched at least a little bit of it, didn't u? And since I know who some of your favorites are already u can just rant about why u love them

@naturalpeaches said:💖 can i be an ass and say twdg even tho ik the answers p much OH the last kingdom. bring it to ur blog amber. talk about it. accept it.

💖 listen those 2 weren’t enough. give me the raven cycle. give me the foxhole court. give me six of crows. giVE ME CRIMINAL MINDS HAAAAA BITCH. why not throw the 100 in there too. also talk abt ur boo in the sun is also a star. give him some lovin

💖 N A R U T O

hope it’s cool just to throw ya both in here bc i’m lazy

haikyuu: (3) kuroo tetsurou - iiiiiiiiiiii fucking love kuroo sO much, a huge tall not so dumb dumbass god. i don’t know what to say dfkhka i fuckin Love him thanks dude. i nEVER FORGET THE FUCKIN LAUGH GOD FUCK FOR FUCKS SAKE skjfd. whenever i get in Kuroo Moods they last SO long i can’t get a break. and gamer au kuroo is killer it’s too good. listen he’S A BIG FOOL and i LOVE him want the best for him bc he’s great, good, good dude. i also rlly fuckin love terushima man ooooo my god, imagine him and kuroo bein buds hORRIBLE

kuroko no basket: (1) kiyoshi teppei - mY BOY KIYOSHI AAAAA. hE’S EVEN T A L L E R mmmm 6′4″ the fuck mann. we know my love for this dumbass i love him so so muuch fuck. thought it was kuroko at first, bitch no. I LITERALLY DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED HIM TILL AFTER I FINISHED THE WHOLE SHOW. like, just, the more i saw stuff involving him the more i was like ooo no no waiT i LoVE HiM i screamed when he showed up in the second opening when we rewatched it oooommggggg. he’S SO GOOD I HOPE HIS KNEE IS HEALED I HOPE HE GETS TO PLAY BASKETBALL AS A LIL SIDE HOBBY OR SOMETHIN HOPE HE’S FUCKIN HAPPY!!!!! whY DOES HE SELF-SACRIFICE SO MUCH BOY OOO MY GOD WHEN HE REALIZED THE TEAM GOT HIS BACK TOO BITCH HE SO CUTE. mmmmm  i love hiiiiim bois. also love akashi i keep finding it funny ur intimated by him cj

all out: (4) ebumi masaru - i can’t. i can’t explain why i love him oR WHY HE’S SO HIGH A FAVE GOD. this whole fandom is like Those Thighs and make ebumi all about fuckin sex like what a Tough Boy like yA HE BUYS (rents? whatever) PORN THAT’S FUCKIN SO FUNNY TO ME BUT MMMM he. more. i nevER STOP THINKIN BOUT THE EP WITH ISE THAT EMO SHIT DO U SEE HOW MUCH EBUMI CARES BOUT HIS FRIEND GOD Fuck. like yeah, just take the money. this is what was left for me but idc here take it u need it i stg season 2 better be in the works i want more of his backSTORY. oh hE FUCKIN BLEACHES HIS HAIR WHAT A PUUUUNK, HE TRAINS SO HARD HE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT RUGBY GETS P I S S E D WHEN PPL HALF-ASS IT LIKE?? FAIR ENOUGH. OH THETY ACTUALLY DREW HIS HAIR DOWN RIGHT ADJHF A OoO FUCK TAHT. i’m good it’s cool alright bye gion, raita & ise are my best friends thank

free: rin matsuoka - i. thought it was nagisa at first. i wanna cry fuckin nagisa jesus. good boy but hell no. rin?? is so sweet i’m sorry fuckin flew haru to australia & shit he’s so good i love him. i gotta do this i’m srry FUCK whoever thinks rin would be abusive with haru thx. i havE A RIN POSTER G O D

boku no hero academia: todoroki shouto - i literally didn’t have a fave in this show until one (1) specific episode in season 2 with him. thought i was gonna live forever not having a fave in this show. i had actually been growing to like him and was like No, i told myself to not like him bc he’s so popular hdkfa. and then that ep came and i was like,,,oof i Love him, love love love what a goOD BOY. he’s…so cute..comin to terms with his powers still can’t get over he interned with his dad he just…..wants to improve…is improving…..so good.

daiya no ace: ? - ok, i never developed a fave while watching it, at least not where i got to. i don’t even remember where i stopped oof that’s bad. but i had thought at that time that i rlly loved chris?? eijun is precious, i fuckin love him. miyuki is great i love him too. also really loved kuramochi?? so if i had continued i think it would’ve been one of em.

the walking dead game: kenny, luke, clem, gabe - pls don’t make me choose… kenny…tried his hardest to be good, worked his ass off till the last moment to improve himself and didn’t get the redemption he deserved. that man is good, he was just pushed to his max and couldn’t get back down. luke, luke is a sunshine boy who was too good for the world, a positive outlet could make anyone happy, did his best, didn’t deserve to die. cleM MY BADASS B A B Y HAS GROWN SO MUCH I LOOOOVE HER AND CAN’T WAIT FOR HER HAPPY ENDING TELLTALE YOU FUCKS I AM BEGGING YOU1!! gabe…annoyed me at first…stole my heart….just a boy thrown into the apocalypse tryin to be happy…he’s doing his best, he’s learning, truly not such a brat as assholes make him out to be. nick my boy i’m so sorry i would’ve included you ur so close

the last kingdom: uhtred & alfred - i love uhtred the godless and king alfred of wessex very much indeed. uhtred is just a wreck honestly, this danish bro got a lot goin on he just wants the land he deserves i just say he’s bein greedy, go be happy under alfred’s rule i still love u tho uhtred u dumbass. alfred! got the peace he wanted! i love alfred so much he wants to be a king without war unless he’s not given the choice, cares about his family so much, afraid he’ll be punished for the crown that’s not rightfully his own. alfred is so good, i love this man.

the raven cycle: (5) adam parrish - mmmmmmm what a good boy. an important boy, a very much loved boy. iiiii hate havin his pov sometimes, some relatable things in there, i love him so much. he’s not. his father. thanks. gotta say that a lot wanT HIM TO KNOOOOOOOW. he’s so good he’s improving himself he’s doin it!! go adam!! goD ASHLETY I KEEP THINKING OF THINGS YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN TOOOOOOOO. mmmm it’s ok to still be stuck and to have bad days he doesn’t have to get over it right away!! it’s not somethin that’ll just be over!! dhfad smALL STEPS my boy i love u…. all bc, he…legally free (tryin not to spoil dfhjdaf).. don’t mean he has to be over it…take ur time adam. i’m thinkin of the emo thing in trk fuck wrong devil dkhfad. i just wanna cry he’s so good worth so much ronan & i will fight any and all fucks who wanna Go. i!! love him!! he deserVES TO FEEL LOVED AND TO FEEL HOW TO LOVE MMMM COOL i’m gonna stop i’ll just repeat myself - i just thOUGHT OF THE ‘FUCK YOU GANSEY’ WOW FIRST BOOK FUCK B YE

the foxhole court: …andrew minyard… - idk man?? it’s so lowkey?? it’s chill i literally don’t even have anything to say. nicky, neil & dan are my squad love em.

six of crows: jesper fahey - idk what fuckin bitch ass mood i had to be in when i read soc but if i wasn’t in it jesper would totally have been my fave. i wouldn’t take him away from wylan anyways (statement kiiinda counts for the two aforementioned also whoop). jesper?? deserves the world, but so does everyone else they all deserve the world even u bitch ass brekker who would not deal with my bullshit ever. 

criminal minds: aaron hotchner - god ashley screw off askin me for cm. love hotch, would die for him, too good of a guy.

the 100: bellamy blake - is a fuckin whore. iiiiiii love bellamy so much. bitch ass goes from a punk i hated to a good dude to a punk ass influenced by some huge ass prick dick and then struggles with himself for the next season and will now hopefully feel a bit better at least for gods sake. all bc you’ve done bad things doesn’t mean ur bad bell… i still never get over fucking pike taking advantage of him when he was vulnerable fuck off i just want him to feel better!! take responsibility but don’t let it push you down fucking get up!! you’ll get up!! mmm he’s so good he just wants to make everything right but clarke makes everyTHING FUCKIN GO WRONG. i just…not everything is excusable but he can make up for it he will and he’s worth it,,,, people gotta forgive him at some point he’s trying his hardest to make up for everything and he keeps beating himself on it mmmmdfahdf i love him

the sun is also a star: daniel jae ho bae - idk what to say about him ashley god fuck. he’s so cute though?? what a cheesy dude. ugh literally so cute i gotta reread it

naruto: kiba inuzuka - what a prideful ass i fuckIN LOVe him thx. i mean i was fuckin doomed from that start he has best boy akamaru & fuckin has a jutsu where he turns into a wolf?? and his fuckin mom and sister have wolves?? doomed before i even fuckin knew it. he’s soooo cute, never take his fuckin hoodie off idk what’s cuter him trying to look tough in that hoodie that everyone literally thought was hair or havin the hoodie off and showin his actual hair that somehow makes him cuter,,, what’S HORRIBLE IS THE LEATHER JACKET OR WHATEVER IT IS HE WEARS IN SHIPPUDEN fuckin idiot. imagine him as hokage i can’t believe he wants to be hokage it’s so funny i’m sorry kiba i’ll support u just give me a minute to catch my breath. guys he’s just so cute, trains so hard, he’s so good i love him enthusiastic boy

[mortimers-cross]

LND Post 2 of 3

For this post, my aim is to give a play-by-play of the "highlights" of the production, as nearly as I can remember. I've been ridiculously overthinking how to write about such a widely-despised (with plenty of good reason) show, so I'm endeavouring to forget all of that and just describe the experience like one would about any other show. I went in expecting more or less a carbon copy of the revamped Australian production that was filmed and released on DVD a few years ago. Little did I know it had been revamped yet again for the Hamburg production! So, a mixture of those two is what we're getting in the US Tour, and I must say it works. There are still significant areas of weakness, ones that have been present from the beginning and, quite frankly, there's little left that can be done about it. This will be long, and there will be spoilers for the two people on earth who don't already know the entire plot.

With that in mind...

Act I

Prologue

"'Til I Hear You Sing"

I don't know that I'll ever grow used to this song being the first in the show. However, it's certainly better than Mme Giry wandering around Deserted Phantasma and Fleck's cheesy transition into the main narrative: "Remember how it was? Remember??? (HINT HINT The rest of the show will be a Flashback, I hope you understand clearly now, I CLEARLY said the keywords Was and Remember!)." Still, having spent eight years being used to Ramin's rendition, it's difficult hearing anyone Not-Ramin perform this song right off the bat, before spending the whole show growing accustomed to their voice. Still, Gardar Thor Cortes was wonderful.

Scene 1: Coney Island 1907

"The Coney Island Waltz"

The Trio (Fleck, Squelch, Gangle) were phenomenal throughout - voices, faces, goofy antics, everything. Their tight harmonies on the eerie-sounding trio-bits...YES. Apart from the few lines sung by the Trio, this scene remains mainly instrumental. And it's where The Set is first revealed in all its monstrous, shiny, spectacular spectacle. I can't remember exactly at what point in the music this happens, but the stage suddenly bursts into life - carnival lights come on, the ensemble wander about dressed as various performers and hawkers, and my favourite bit, The Carousel (one of the animals is a White Boar, probably actually a warthog, but I am calling it a Whyte Boar because King Richard. End of story.). The Carousel is the first (if I remember correctly) set piece to showcase the Turntable, which will be present throughout the show (and at times make me very nervous for the performers' safety).

It was this scene that indicated to me that, although my friend and I were in theory only watching this show for the music and weren't expecting much otherwise, this was going to be a much more exciting production than we'd anticipated.

Scene 2: Onstage at Phantasma

"Only For You"

This, of course, is one of the cheesy 'Erik's Cheap Vaudeville Trash' scenes/songs from which one doesn't expect much to begin with. But it is the first time you hear Meg's voice. Mary Michael Patterson is amazing (get used to it, they were all amazing) - come to think of it, she may have been my favourite voice in the entire cast. Maybe. And it's hard not to at least be entertained by the stunts and antics in this scene.

Scene 3: Madame Giry's Office

"Mother, Did You See?"

This is one scene whose Aussie Revamp Changes disappointed, and still disappoint me. It probably does flow better this way, with Giry griping about Erik behind his back rather than actually to his face (though she'd probably not be afraid in the least to complain to his face). Hmm, come to think of it, it's more like Erik wouldn't bother hanging around with the Girys all that much except when necessary. Still, I liked this scene as Giry Confronts The Phantom, because it meant more Erik-solos. They took away Erik-solos and gave them to the Girys. Boring.

"Christine Disembarks"

No idea why the Playbill has this listed under "Giry's Office," when, uh...she clearly didn't walk right off a ship into Giry's office. Oh, well.

This scene is always entertaining with all the reporters running around throwing out so many wellknown names...and then there's "CHRISTINE!!" Dramatic Lights...reminds me of Norma Desmond's "YOU there..." entrance, except there is of course NO comparison, please don't kill me.

It's also sad because you see Raoul and Christine for the first time and notice all is not well with them.

Scene 4: Pier 69

"Arrival of the Trio"

"The Journey to Coney Island"

Not much to add. See "Christine Disembarks." Oh, and love Erik's shameless "Come to me, Angel of Music" plug just before transitioning to the hotel.

Scene 5: The Hotel

"What a Dreadful Town!"

The (short) transition from "Journey to Coney Island" to this remains one of the show's most epic moments. Any and all opportunities to showcase that amazing orchestra, feature specific instruments, etc - take them all! We'll eat it up!

Cue Raoul's first big Showcase My Voice moment. Sean Thompson is perfection. Unfortunately the song indicates Raoul has become a hardened, angry man with a bent for too much drinking. But, but but - here comes one of those wonderful changes - he actually relents and sits with Gustave to look at the toy music box, and even attempts making conversation about said music box. It's only for a few seconds and gets interrupted by someone at the door, but it was a much appreciated few seconds. What They Did to Raoul (or, I suppose, what Forsyth did to Raoul) remains one of the show's most upsetting aspects.

"Look With Your Heart"

Have never cared for this song, and still don't. But the scene itself is sweet.

"Beneath a Moonless Sky"

There's no helping this song. It needs to go. It tried to be another "Point of No Return," and failed miserably and embarrassingly.

"Once Upon Another Time"

Not the deepest or most profound lyrics ever written, but those tight harmonies! "We love, we live..." sends shivers down my spine every time. And Gardar and Meghan's voices complement each other so well!

"Mother, Please, I'm Scared"

This bit is meant to be nerve-wracking on so many levels... Erik's first time meeting Gustave, Erik threatening to make him "disappear" if Christine won't sing for him... But in reality this scene makes me collapse into hysterical giggles.

Erik setting Gustave up on the railing and Christine freaking out that he's going to fall - classic Mum and Dad right there.

But this is the best bit: "Who ARE YOU?!" "IIIiiiiiiiii am your ANNNNNNGEL of MUUUUSIC, and I am DYINNGGGGGG, Christine!!!!!1111oneoneone.” There's really no way to deliver these lines and NOT sound cheesy, so poor Meghan and Gardar did their best. But his delivery of this silly line showed one of his great qualities - he's very expressive with his arms. He's running towards her with arms extended zombie-style while crying "Iii am your angel of music..." It's hard to describe, but it was brilliantly amusing.

Scene 6: Backstage

"Bathing Beauty Rehearsal"

"Dear Old Friend"

Not much to say here... This song is always entertaining. Raoul's "I need a DRINK" line gets me every time.

Scene 7: The Lair

"Beautiful"

So, so so many surprises happened in this final scene of Act 1. I had no idea there had been any significant changes here. Gustave is singing "Beautiful," when all at once he begins playing the ending of "The Phantom of the Opera." And then proceeds to sing some of it. I began hyperventilating here and didn't really stop until intermission.

"The Beauty Underneath"

Admittedly, the transition from New-Beautiful to Beauty Underneath isn't the smoothest transition in the world, but it hardly matters.

New-Beauty Underneath is...wow. Although I have a certain fondness for the original London version, it always seemed rather out-of-place. This version fit so well, and the whole scene overall is one incredible, if overwhelming, spectacle. My only real complaint is that it's so "chaotic" it's hard to follow at times. I think, though, that's sort of the point.

Here is a scene where the Turntable seriously stressed me out. Gardar, crouched down with his hands on Casey's shoulders, does this backward-crouching-walk on the Turntable going the opposite direction. It feels like this walk lasts forever (in reality it's probably not long at all) and he seems to be walking so fast and the whole time you just think he's going to end up falling on his rear, bringing Casey down with him, and getting trampled. Yes, yes, I'm sure they had everything under control. But it was nerve-wracking to watch.

"The Phantom Confronts Christine"

I've loved this scene since the original cast album, and still do. I like how they've added Erik asking for forgiveness and giving Christine permission to leave, but her choosing to promise him that she'll sing first (foolish as that promise may have been). And the bit about Gustave being his "saving grace" - one of the only good things about the entire plot.

"Ten Long Years"

I always thought this was a bizarre way to end the act, but it seemed to work here. It helps that Karen Mason is a Powerhouse of a voice.

To Be Continued