#actually i'm calling it the empty-faced sprite

[vashtijoy]

11/20-21 akechi deep dive

The body language on Akechi’s model in the 11/21 Shido exposition cutscene is interesting.

When he walks in, he sees Joker’s death certificate on the desk...

... and folds his arms. That’s a defensive move. Maybe he’s in trouble.

As soon as they move on to the next topic—the much-deserved death of the creepy SIU director—his arms drop to their customary position at his side, where they stay for the rest of the scene. (Apart from an evil little dance when he talks about how he’s going to be viewed as a hero who took down monsters now—this is something he is genuinely into, and you can see it when he gets so worked up later on TV.)

Also, he keeps the puppy-dog eyes up all scene. That’s a bit of a tell too, because he does have a more interesting array of expressions he can use with his mask off—he actually seems to be quite consistent about the mask around Shido.

The fact that he’s using creepyfaces on the 20th and is back to his usual mask on the 21st is probably significant. Because there’s a pattern here of defensive behaviour around Joker’s murder.

[lots more images and flailing under the cut]

Let’s have a look at the phone call immediately after the murder:

Hello, hello. Straight out of the interrogation room and straight into a procedure fuckup. Something wrong, Akechi-kun? (He sounds different too—kind of robotic and stilted; compare him giggling about getting to kill the SIU Director at the end of this phone call.)

There’s only one other time Akechi lapses like this, and that is very near the end, when Shido tells him to bump off their customers and he understands the walls are falling down:

And, of course, that lapse, on top of questioning Shido for what seems an inexplicable decision, is what pulls down more Shido rage on him:

“Don’t use my fucking name on the phone!” Of course, Shido wants to get everyone he can dead ASAP, because the plan is actually to take Akechi out. It’s tempting to think this is what Akechi understands at the end of this scene, but it can’t be—he’s too shocked when Cognitive Akechi reveals it later.

back to the 11/20 post-interrogation room phone call

You can trace Akechi’s thought process here through the sprites:

Here’s the empty-faced sprite. “We don’t need to kill them. At least, not yet. Let’s put that on the back burner.” This is Akechi manipulating Shido.

Now here’s the smug sprite: Akechi is enjoying this bit. He genuinely has no liking or respect for the surviving Phantom Thieves, and likely means at least his sentiment here—but, again, he doesn’t seem to want them dead.

And we’re back to the empty-faced sprite, for the big lie to Shido. “I'll do that, when I find it. But really, it’s only a cat.” Another manipulation, because if he tells Shido about Morgana, that order—”Don’t forget to kill that weird cat”—is immediately going to become “Find it and kill it”.

And what happens next? We’re bringing Joker’s “suicide” back up. And Akechi drops back against the wall.

Lastly, here’s the smug sprite again. Killing the SIU Director is a totally different kettle of fish to killing the rest of the Phantom Thieves—it’s something Akechi can and will do immediately, with pleasure. Because by “After School”, the SIU Director is dead.

Something tells me the SIU Director’s shadow didn’t have a very good time.

what does all this mean?

Fucked if I know, y’all. Do what you like with it. What I find particularly interesting here is that there is an obvious range of motives and activities going on. Some of what Akechi is up to here is obviously evil, but some of it is not. There is a lot going on here.

Also, don’t lose sight in all of this that, probably before the day is out on the day of the “Um... Shido-san” phone call, Akechi will try to kill Joker and the rest of the Phantom Thieves, and he’ll put everything on the line to do so. But Joker returning from the dead appears to be the trigger that makes him not only bother with the rest of them, but view them as needing killing.

He’s not going to kill them because he dislikes them, or for fun. They are collateral damage in his war with Joker. Just like all the other people he’s murdered were collateral damage in his war with Shido.

Kids, eh?

omake

Here’s Futaba on how they found out Shido was the mastermind: Akechi gave it away on that 11/20 phone call after the murder. He got to be instrumental in taking down his father after all.

[lovelyfanatical]

I Get a Sugar Rush Whenever I'm With You - Epilogue: Six Months Later...

Well, the end is finally here, fellow Drukkari stans! If you missed any previous installments and need to catch up, you can find them all on my Table of Contents here or just read the full thing on AO3 if you have an account. It's been quite the journey, so if you're still with me, thank you for being here! Now, without further ado, I present to you the epilogue of Drukkari in the Great British Bake Off!

The bag wasn't that heavy, but Druig had carried the damn thing all the way from home to Makkari's apartment to Ajak's place, and his arm was getting rather tired. If Makkari noticed (and she usually did), she said nothing of it. She just flashed him a smile that made his stomach flip, took his other hand, and pulled him insistently up the hill to Ajak's place.

Ajak's house was a medium-sized country cottage that stood on top of a hill. Neither of them had been there before, but she'd sent plenty of pictures of it at various times of day with the invitations in case anyone got lost trying to find the remote building. Before they even reached the top, he heard a chorus of voices calling their names through the open front door as they approached, welcoming them in.

Their series of Bake Off had been airing for the past nine weeks, so Ajak thought it only right to invite everyone to a reunion so they could watch the finale together. After all, only four of them had been in the tent that week, so it was only fair that the rest of them got to experience it together. They'd decided to make it a potluck, with some of them opting to recreate their best bakes from the tent. At Makkari's request, Druig had made his éclairs. She'd opted to make empanadas, and Druig had been carrying both dishes for most of the journey. Makkari had offered to carry the éclairs, but knowing his girlfriend, Druig had kept them safely stowed to ensure the sweets actually made it to the party. Even as he was setting them out, she'd snuck up behind him and stole one off the tray.

As she happily munched away, Druig smirked as he remarked, Leave some for the rest of us, darling.

Makkari gave him a look of mock offense as she replied, I think I've shown great restraint. If anything, I deserve the rest as a reward.

"Oh no you don't! I recognize those," Kingo interjected, snatching one up. He bit into it and sighed heavily. "Whatever demon you sold your soul to for this recipe, can you give them my number?"

"Mine too, if it's as good as Kingo and Makkari say!" Sersi said, looking at Druig pointedly. Somehow, he still hadn't gotten around to sending them the recipe. At the sight of Sersi putting two éclairs on a plate, Kingo let out an affronted huff.

"No fair!" he complained.

"The other one is for Dane!"

"Sure. That plate's gonna be empty when you get back to him."

Sersi's jaw dropped in stunned offense, but before she could respond, Ajak swept in.

"If you're all going to fight over them, why don't we just make these an appetizer?" she said diplomatically. With that, she picked up the tray and began distributing the rest amongst the other bakers.

"Always the mother hen," Sprite remarked as she passed by them.

Good to see you, Sprite! Makkari said, ruffling the teen's hair. A look of annoyance passed briefly over Sprite's face before quickly fading into resignation.

"Good to see you, too, Makkari,” she responded with a slight smile before turning to Druig. "Don't be too gross. There are way too many couples here as it is."

"I have no idea what you mean," he answered, looping an arm around Makkari's shoulders. Right on cue, she planted a kiss on his cheek, causing Sprite to make disgusted noises as she walked away.

"She did the same thing to us earlier," Gilgamesh called from the sitting room, where he and Thena sat by the TV. Makkari was in front of them in a moment, bending down to hug them one at a time.

"Keep an eye on your éclairs," Druig called over to them. Gil laughed heartily while Thena merely raised an eyebrow at him before informing Makkari what he'd said. Makkari just shook her head.

You know I would never! she insisted, but the slightly too innocent look on her face told a different story.

"How are things, Druig?" Gil asked.

"Are you treating our speediest baker right?" Thena added.

"Things have been good for me. What say you, m'darling?" Druig said, turning to his girlfriend.

Very good for me as well, she answered, but Druig wouldn't let me eat all the éclairs and now I'm starving!

"Then go get a plate and eat!" Ajak said, taking Makkari's hand and leading her back to the food. As they left, Thena and Gil both turned to Druig with amused smiles on their faces.

"I was going to surprise her, but maybe I should just tell her I made her a separate batch of éclairs," he confided.

"Good man," Thena replied with an approving nod.

"Wish I'd thought of that," Gil remarked.

They were still chuckling quietly as Druig followed Ajak and Makkari back to the food table. Along the way, he narrowly avoided being run over by Jack, who was giggling and running with an éclair in each hand. Phastos had apparently been chasing him around the kitchen trying to take the éclairs back.

"Save those for after dinner!" he called.

"Everyone else is eating theirs now!" the little boy protested. Even as he said so, Ben had walked over, midway through eating his own pastry. At the sight, Phastos let out a sigh.

"Alright, just this once. And let daddy have the other one."

"Yay!"

Jack trotted over, handing one éclair to Phastos. They raised them as if raising their cups for a toast and bit in at the same time. Jack's face lit up with an enormous smile, and even Phastos gave pause as he considered the pastry.

"That's so good!" Jack exclaimed.

"It is. Say thank you to Druig for making them," Phastos said.

"Thank you, Mr. Druig!" the little boy called over.

"Just Druig. And you're welcome," Druig responded with a small smile.

Before Druig even got to the table holding all of the food, Makkari came over carrying two full plates. She immediately handed one to him, using her now free hand to say, Hurry up! It'll be starting soon.

Thank you, beautiful, he replied, his smile quickly taking over his face. She grinned back as she took his free hand and led him back over to the TV.

-

They gathered around the TV and ate happily as they watched Gil, Phastos, and Makkari work on their signatures. They'd all done pretty well, though Phastos had had a slight mishap and forgotten to turn on his oven.

"Wow, what a rookie mistake!" Kingo said, shaking his head.

"Weren't you there when this happened?" Druig interjected.

"Shut up, Druig."

A crouton sailed across the room, hitting Kingo right between the eyes. Druig and Makkari high-fived while the others erupted into laughter and Ajak chided them, but as to which of them threw it, no one was quite sure.

"So judgmental. I was stressed!" Phastos protested. "And I still got there in the end."

Indeed, Phastos finished the challenge in the nick of time, and his cake wasn't even underbaked, much to Kingo's annoyance. The room lauded his efforts.

The technical came next, and they all observed with a mixture of amusement and sympathy as the three contestants scrambled to make the perfect braided bread loaf. It was a close call, but Makkari took first place. The rest of the bakers, both on TV and in Ajak's crowded sitting room, applauded silently. Makkari's face lit up with a smile as Druig kissed her hand and said, Well done, gorgeous.

While still entertaining, interest began to wane as the show arrived at the showstopper. After all, they'd all witnessed the end in person. People returned to the kitchen for seconds and desserts, though the éclairs were long gone by now, as Makkari sulkily pointed out. Of course, the sulking ended as soon as Druig told her there was another batch waiting at home. With the winner announced and the room erupting into another round of applause for Gil, they quieted as the episode entered its final few minutes. The air practically crackled with anticipation as words appeared on the screen.

This year on The Great British Bake Off, love was in the air…

There was a murmur of confusion from half the bakers, but the other half, including Druig and Makkari, were smilingly knowingly. On the screen appeared three still images, one of Thena and Gilgamesh, another of Sersi and Dane, and a final one of Druig and Makkari. Their fellow bakers gasped and whooped in surprise. Sprite only rolled her eyes.

The show then transitioned into a montage of Gil and Thena giving each other knowing smiles in the tent, talking to each other during breaks, and Thena hugging him at the final. Text revealed that Gil had asked Thena out immediately after she was eliminated and that they had been together ever since. Next came a series of Sersi and Dane's interactions, with the two making each other laugh during challenges and sitting together during breaks. The video confirmed that they had started dating shortly after Dane was sent home.

"We could've told you that," Sprite snarked. Her remark was met with giggles and shushes.

Finally, the show shifted to Druig and Makkari's moments. Druig felt his stomach turn a bit. While he'd agreed to the montage – Darcy had personally reached out to ask their permission before putting it together – he hadn't gotten to review the footage. Makkari hadn't either, and she reached over again to squeeze his hand reassuringly. He squeezed back as they focused on the screen. The video cycled through footage of them signing jokes to each other from across the tent, Druig's interviews that were clearly conducted by Makkari, the two of them holding hands as they waited to hear the weekly elimination results, the hosts asking Makkari about Druig, making her blush. He might've been mistaken, but Druig felt like their section was going on a bit longer than the other two. Finally, the montage ended with a shot of them walking away from the picnic hand-in-hand and a message confirming that they were now together.

"Wait, was that from the afterparty?" Kingo asked. There were a couple gasps as their fellow bakers realized this as well. Ajak's mouth had fallen open, and she seemed caught between being scandalized and delighted.

"Where are you even going? To go make out in the bushes?" Phastos teased.

I didn't realize they caught that, Makkari observed, a slight blush settling on her cheeks.

"Yeah, I thought we were being sneaky," Druig agreed.

"I thought I kept everyone sufficiently distracted, but I guess I forgot the camera people," Sersi added with a sheepish smile.

The show then moved on, detailing Kingo and Karun's well-documented road trip to visit the other bakers, which Kingo hoped to turn into a documentary. There were a few groans from the audience.

"They already got a whole series. Who'd want to watch more of us?" Gil remarked.

"Lots of people! " Kingo retorted.

"Have you even directed anything before, Kingo?" Druig asked.

"Some internet content."

"How many views?"

"I don't do it for the views!"

This caused quite a few of their fellow bakers to chuckle, but the video had moved on. It then showed Phastos baking at home with Ben and Jack as text revealed that he was now working on a book about baking and engineering, to which everyone else offered their congratulations. The screen then transitioned to a clip of Sprite baking and even laughing with Ajak, as the two had started making TikTok videos together not long after the competition ended.

"See? Lots of people would love to watch more of us!" Kingo said, pointing to the screen.

The credits finally began to roll, and the group broke out into a brief applause.

"Wait, did Ikaris appear in the end?" Dane asked. Although they'd spotted him briefly in Kingo and Karun's road trip, there hadn't been any further revelations on what he was currently up to.

"Well, it wasn't in there, but I think the announcement is already online," Ikaris began, pulling out his phone. After a brief glance, he smiled and looked up as he said, "I'm coming back for Holiday Bake Off."

The room erupted with celebratory cheers.

-

A little while later, Druig was standing on the porch of Ajak's house looking out at the stars. As happy as he was to see everyone again, it was getting pretty warm inside. He'd come out to get some air, and it wasn't long before the door opened and shut behind him again. Druig knew who it was without looking. A pair of thin but surprisingly strong arms wrapped around his middle, enveloping him in warmth. After a moment, Makkari's hands came up to sign, You're not cold?

He turned around in her arms and spoke slowly so she could read his lips. "No. Are you cold, beautiful?"

She shook her head a bit before answering, Not yet. She smiled as she added, That was a nice surprise from Darcy.

It was, he agreed. Didn't know you had the hots for me since Bread Week.

Makkari's eyebrows shot up. How do you know what week that was? I didn't remember.

I remember your red headband from that week. She raised an eyebrow at this. You were also kneading dough in that clip, Druig replied, a grin spreading across his face as Makkari rolled her eyes and fought back her own smile.

I still don't know how it took you the whole ten weeks to figure out how I felt. Everyone else knew before that!

Well, when did you figure out how I felt? Druig asked. Makkari raised her hands to speak but stopped short. Druig could almost see the wheels turning in her mind as her eyebrows drew together and her lips pursed in thought. He chuckled as he continued, See? Everyone probably figured it out before you as well.

Fine, we were both oblivious! she conceded with a small laugh.

Oblivious to each other, definitely, he agreed. After a moment, he asked, When did you know you liked me?

Makkari tapped her chin in mock thoughtfulness before she answered. The second day.

Druig felt his eyebrows raise at the revelation. Makkari laughed softly at his expression. That early? he asked.

You were so quick to join my investigation. So, I gave you my number, she pointed out.

You also gave your number to Kingo, he retorted.

Kingo exchanged numbers with me, Ajak, and Karun on the first day. He was too intimidated to ask for yours. Druig rolled his eyes before she continued. What about you? When did you know you liked me?

You really don't know? he asked, though it was more of a statement than a question. She only looked at him expectantly, brown eyes shining up at him. As always, Druig couldn't resist that look. My beautiful, beautiful Makkari, I have loved you from the moment I laid eyes on you.

Makkari's gaze softened as she replied, Is that right?

Damn right it is. She smiled contentedly at his answer. A moment later, Makkari wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down for a kiss. Druig eagerly reciprocated, his arms winding around her waist to pull her closer. It was soft and tender, leaving them both a little breathless. As they leaned their foreheads together, the moment was briefly broken when Druig heard a few voices that sounded like Ajak, Kingo, and possibly Sersi calling their names.

They're calling us back, he told Makkari with a sigh, but she only smiled at him.

They can wait a few more minutes, she responded.

I love the way you think, he replied with a smile.

I love you, my handsome Druig, Makkari said.

I love you, my beautiful Makkari, Druig replied. With that, he kissed her soundly once again. And if a few of their friends happened upon the sight of them and not-so-silently fled the scene, they paid them no heed.

The End

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Thank you for reading! 🥰

[eksvee15]

EUREKA, UTDR THEORISTS.

I have been working on a theory regarding all of our repetitive smiles. All the weird smiles we don't know the meaning of in Undertale and Deltarune? That theory attempts to solve this mystery.

I call this theory, the Cheshire Smiles Theory, or the Consequences Theory. Bear with me on this one because it'll be a wild [Ride Around Town].

Disclaimer, this theory bases itself off the "Chara is the consequence, not the villain" theory, the "Kris hates us" theory, the overpopular "MysteryMan is Gaster's sprite" theory and the whole shtick of the secret bosses seeking out freedom. This theory also bases itself around the concept of Consequences a LOT. If you don't believe/like any of those theories, read at your own risks and don't get angry at me. I warned.

What is a cheshire cat's smile?

Smiling like a cheshire cat, as defined by google, goes as follows : "The Chesire Cat grin is an expression made by The Trickster who's up to something, and 'something' never bodes well for the person they are smiling at. Usually, it involves their total humiliation - occasionally it involves mortal danger."

Alternatively, a cheshire cat smile can be compared to the very literal meaning of it : The smile found on the enigmatic Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. The peculiar traits we'll focus on here will be the enigmatic smiles behind which he hides, as well as its ability to disappear and appear at any time.

In Undertale and Deltarune, however, smiles are relatively common. Happy smiles like Papyrus and Undyne's, embarassed smiles like Alphys', fake smiles like Rouxls Kaard's, hopeful smiles like Asgore's and Asriel's, evil smiles like KING's and somewhat Queen's? But most notably Flowey (the absolute king of evil and fake smiles here). This leaves a type of smile : The type of smile found on Chara, Spamton, Jevil, Sans to an extent, MysteryMan/Gaster, Spamton NEO, Kris in the Ch1 ending, and the TV's smile in the Ch2 ending. Those, are which I'll refer to as cheshire smiles, and I believe they come from a specific cause : Consequences. Those smiles that seem to appear and disappear when we least expect it? They're all thanks to the consequences of actions. Ours, theirs, actions overall. And I'm going to explain why.

Undertale's Cheshire smiles

The most obvious cheshire smile I think about here is Chara's. Chara, the demon that comes when you call its name. You only see their smile upon completing either a No Mercy run, or a Post NoMercy Pacifist run. Chara is the literal embodiment of the consequences of our actions, here to delete our world regardless of our choice after a No Mercy run, here to remind us of our actions if we try a Pacifist afterwards. Chara is there. Chara remembers. Chara reminds. Chara is the consequence we deserve. And their smile is engraved in our game, as a consequence of making the underground go empty. And it will be there every single time.

Chara here is the whole basis of why this theory exists. A smile that we don't expect, a smile that randomly appears, and a smile motivated by the consequences of our actions. The perfect place to start. Chara is going to be our standart for what a Cheshire smile means in Undertale and Deltarune alike.

Our next candidate in Undertale will be Sans. Although Sans doesn't constantly seem to fit the description of cheshire smile, he is actually one of those that fits the BEST, both based on Cheshire Cat standarts and Chara standarts. He appears and disappears at will, has an unforgettable smile, is a literal judge, is silly and lazy (like a cat) but also, the Sans fight is the most memorable consequence of doing the No Mercy run. Sans' true smile, different from his smile in the textbox, only appears in the ending of a run most of the time, be it in the True Pacifist ending, or the No Mercy ending, we will be faced with that smile, possibly for dozens of times over. I don't count Papyrus, because Papyrus' smile is always innocent, happy, cheerful, confident. Sans' smile never shows emotion, he's a pokerface. Yes, I know, he appears shocked when we hit him but come on. This doesn't disprove it. Sans is peculiar also in the sense that he is very much depressed. Be it through the HP is Hope theory, or just by Undertale lore standarts, it's obvious Sans is depressed and his smile isn't there for himself. Which WOULD qualify him as a fake smiler if the whole rest of the explanation didn't matter, and if the Sans lore wasn't as complicated as it is. It's obvious something happened to make Sans stay like this, he's not just keeping it up for the image. We've yet to discover why, though.

The last member of this list will be MysteryMan/Gaster. I know he's relevant in both games, but his first real appearance is in Undertale plus his lore is in Undertale, so I'll put him there. Gaster is similar to Sans in his cheshire traits, in the sense that he is incredibly mysterious, basically can disappear at will, and his smile seems frozen on his face. A trait also similar to Cheshire Cat is that he doesn't seem real despite being in front of us. However, Gaster has no relevant appearance in the game for us, why would his smile be cheshire if there's none of our consequences? Well that's it, the consequences aren't OURS. They're HIS. His smile is frozen like this, frozen through time and space, because his ambition caused him to fall into his own creation. He was his own downfall, and as a consequence, he is stuck like this. Once again, a smile caused in consequences.

Notes

One could argue OMEGA Flowey's smile is a cheshire one, given the entire embodiment of consequence that he is. However, that's the only trait he has, a consequence that's not even caused. It's a decision he takes, the only consequence is that he looks like that after taking the souls, nothing more. OMEGA Flowey, much like Flowey, has a smile stuck in the Evil Smiles cathegory.

Mad Dummy and Mad MewMew don't count here, as their smiles are either malicious or, in No Mercy, genuine happiness. While the latter comes from a consequence, it isn't nearly relevant enough to be cheshire, and has no implication aside from "I finally became myself".

Deltarune's Cheshire smiles

With the Undertale part out of the way, time for the big bit of this theory : Deltarune. And oh boy do I have a lot to talk to. Bear in mind, Chara's smile is the standart Cheshire smile portrayed by Toby Fox.

Our first contestant here will be Kris. Kris? But they never smile!. . . They do, once to our knowledge. In the Chapter 1 ending, Kris flashes a menacing, yet.. Familiar smile to us. I believe this smile is the consequence of us, the soul, possessing them and making them do all of this, and their smile here as well as their actions is their way to fight back. It's to send a message to us, that consequences are coming. This smile is VERY reminiscent of Chara's own smile, which shows up at the end of the run and reminds us that our actions WILL have consequences. This is exactly Kris' message here, I believe. Small note here, this will be the one smile that barely doesn't fall out of cheshire. It's WAY on the fronteer, but given how relevant Kris' smile is in this scene, it barely makes it in.

Next up is Jevil, our good ole' jester of the deck himself. Jevil is probably the character that smiles the most in Deltarune, as he never gives it up. Even the Devilsknife is smiling, to quote him, and he IS the Devilsknife. Jevil has the silliness, and the ability to disappear to reappear, while also having the dangerousness and most of all - being optional. The consequences here, again and much like with Gaster, don't come from us. Seam (a smiling cat..how peculiar and conveinient.), Jevil's friend, gives us insight and story on Jevil. Evidently, Jevil found himself behind bars due to his false belief of being free to do anything, and going rogue because of it. Jevil broke, and his insanity lead him to where he is today as a consequence. Jevil is stuck smiling in his little freedom in the end.

We've been to one end of the freedom scale, let's go to the other end : Spamton G. Spamton. This guy has probably the biggest amount of consequence events in the entire Deltarune yet. He was a salesman, got a phonecall and as consequence his smile was everywhere, the phonecalls left so he fell to the dumpster and now he's just a smiler puppet craving ..something. The biggest reason I bring him to the table is because HE IS LITERALLY A COPY PASTE OF CHARA IN THE SNOWGRAVE RUN. He gives us the weapon of the kill, tells us how many left, and he is the overpowering force you meet at the very end of Chapter 2's dark world if you do Snowgrave. In parallel he calls out every single action you've taken. He literally does Chara's job in Deltarune Chapter 2's weird route, in which he becomes the embodiment of the consequences of our actions. In the normal route, as himself, he's a broken man trying to escape the situation his own consequences put him in. Spamton NEO is his own worst invention, an award losing smile to lose it all. Another thing that shows the cheshire in Spamton would be the way he seems to be everywhere. Check any dumpster, it'll have a pillow inside. Spamton lives everywhere. Even the LoadedDisk item smiles in your hand, like Devilsknife with Jevil.

Finally, the TV at the end of Chapter 2. I think it's going to be a prelude to a cheshire smile, it has the design for it already and with all the smiles we've encountered so far, this feels very much like Kris' smile. A prelude to danger, a message. We know one thing for sure : it's here because of a bad consequence. Kris opened a dark fountain, despite Ralsei's warnings. As a result, this smile comes into play to tell us things are about to go south. I think this preludes a Cheshire smile for the character this is supposed to foreshadow, especially considering their entire smile will be a reminder of Kris' actions in opening that fountain to begin with. If it's Mike's smile? We'll probably see it everywhere.

Notes

One thing I didn't mention is something I said at the very beggining. The cheshire cat's smile is prelude to danger and a bad message, which Jevil, Spamton NEO and the TV's smile all represent.

Similar to previous examples, Ralsei, Susie and Lancer are no cheshire. They're not a consequence, and Ralsei's smiles are of utter kindness, Susie's are usually positively mischievous or just genuine, and Lancer. . .is Lancer.

Important to note here that Mike essentially humiliated Spamton, which feeds even more in my theory of Mike's smile being cheshire-esque.

There you have it. My entire theory on the hidden types of smile through both games. I believe this will probably amount to something in the end of Deltarune if my theory prooves true, and if it does, then the ending of Deltarune might really change as a consequence of finding all of those secret bosses. But that's a theory for later.

Thanks for reading, I'd love your input in this and PLEASE take care of yourself, 'cause someone really cares about you :)

[smolghostbot]

GT July: Dream / Memory

Posting this early since I'm not going to be able to on the actual day for Dream. Decided to get borderline experimental with these prompts, since it gave me a kind of interesting way to give details of Patch's backstory (they can't exactly... tell it themself, y'know?)

Word Count: 1k Character bios in my pinned post

⚠️hoo HECKIN boy here we go with the content warning list⚠️ Whump, the whole thing is whump, Pest Control in a Borrower story portrayed as vague traumatic memories similar to a fire, unreality in the context of dreams, unreality shown through writing techniques, mentions of physical, mental, and emotional abuse, alcoholic abuser, hints of inhumane living conditions, and a panic attack (All except the panic attack are in a dream, but as the prompt implies, are also memories). Abuse section is surrounded by ⚠️emoji so you can skip over that one if you want/need

If that is too much or too heavy, or if you need a cooldown afterwards, may I politely suggest checking out Melancholy / Video Games, which is a lot gentler.

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They were running. They had to run, the room was filling with bright clouds, the ones that cause that intense pain. They look around, seeing their childhood home, covered in darkness. They could hear the muffled noises through the wall to the humans' kitchen, the loud whirring of the unknown device that heralded the downfall of their village. The panicking sprite reaches for their backpack, hoping it would protect them like it did last time, but it wasn't there. No! Did they leave it somewhere? They had to go back!

A door, was that always there? That wall should lead to outside, what was this door? An escape from the clouds, that's what it is. They walk through, only to be met by that familiar alleyway. As if on cue, she walks into sight, her blue-green hair, eyes the color of fire, and golden dress a contrast to the dreary gray and red-brick surroundings. She glows in an almost supernatural light. The sprite tries to get her attention, but she keeps walking, causing them to have to lunge out of the way of her sandal. Why didn't she see them?

Wait, the backpack, they forgot their backpack! They turn to the doorway that was never there, replaced with the usual wall, with the offset brick that served as the entrance to their nest for a few months, a little shelter to keep out of the elements.

They enter the bricks and end up in their little outlet room, their slice of home in the human world they've been a part of for months now. The wiring seems different… oh, of course, yeah, they did change that, didn't they? Still missing their backpack, they walk to their shelf, to see if there's anything they can use. As they reach for supplies, they remember that there was nothing there. They reach for supplies, but they remember that there was nothing there. They reach for supplies, but they remember that there was nothing there. With every shelf empty, the young sprite realizes they'll need to go borrowing. Maybe they'll even find their backpack along the way.

As they leave the room, they fill with dread as they realize where they are. This place. The sprite hears the noise, that dreaded noise, the uneven thumping that indicates they are home… and are even more aggressive than usual. The panicked sprite looks around, trying to find where to hide, they can't see them again, this can't be happening! The door to the room opens, that dark, looming silhouette appearing, taking up the doorway, taking up the room, taking up the mind. In a singsong voice, they call out. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ "Paaaaatch~"

Wait, Patch? How… only… they didn't get that name until afterwards… did she betray them?

"Aren't… aren't you glad? Glad that-that your friend found you? Just think… you would have been sooooo lost if she... if she didn't bring you back here, where I can, y'know, I can keep you safe. Because nowww you're home! With me. Where you… belong."

Their face grows a dark grin as they finish that sentence, staring at the terrified sprite with those ice-cold eyes of sapphire. As the figure stumbles through the room, trying to capture them, the sprite runs towards the dresser, atop which sat that familiar prison of a cage. They were always able to move the dresser, but it gave a few moments of respite before the pain. Time to brace, to prepare. As they enter the darkness, they cower as their legs cease to work. How… How could she betray them like this? How could she let them know where they were? Didn't she promise to protect them? ⚠️⚠️⚠️

The backpack, that's what they notice. It's sitting there, in the darkness. A bright light shining down on it, drawing them to it. They walk over and inspect it. Their name, the only trace of their identity, gone. The writing seems to shift between nickname after nickname. Lighter names, "Patch", "Buddy", "Little Cutie"... Darker names. Names that sting their very soul to read. All a part of said soul, for better or worse.

The glow, they see the glow again. Looking up, they see her again, facing away. Her outfit is the same as that fateful day they met, a simple t-shirt and jeans. Either she's really far away, or somehow smaller. They approach, cautiously, having some strong words if this is really her. As she turns, her purple eyes – the sprite's own purple eyes, gaze right through them. She opens her mouth, the sound coming from everywhere and nowhere as she speaks in a voice they've never heard, "I am Ri

Patch awoke in a sweat, eyes full of tears. They looked around their room. The wiring was exactly as they left it. Their shelves were full of supplies, a few blueprints, and some snacks they kept handy. Most importantly, their prized backpack hung from its usual hook, their name inscribed on it. Panicked and breathing heavily, they did the only thing they could think of. They ran outside and furiously rang the bell outside of their little room, hitting it like their life depended on it.

Before long, the kitchen light turned on, and the towering, half-awake form of Melody stood before them, her hair messy and eyes bleary. She yawned before starting to speak. "Wh… where's the fire, Patch? You okay?"

The answer was made clear as she focused her eyes, taking in the shaking, crying form before her. This instantly woke her up a bit, as she ducked down to the level of the countertop. "Oh, oh no, Patch, buddy… how can I help? Touch, or no touch?"

Patch held their arms out, signaling that it was in fact a touch situation. Mel gently held out her hand as the scared sprite jumped into it. They were moved right to the human's shoulder, where they embraced her in as much of a hug as possible with a two-inch arm span, as they silently cried. The human's heart broke to see their friend like this.

"... Say no more, Patch. Why don't we go lay on the couch, I'll put the TV on, and we'll help you forget about whatever you dreamed about, okay?"

She needed no approval from the sprite as she laid down on the couch, consoling her small companion, who was already starting to drift off again to the comforting rhythm of Melody's heartbeat, their dreams for the rest of the night uneventful.

[blueorange123]

Cold‐Banded Killer route [Aka DevilsX route]

A while back I posted this onto Reddit but I decided to bring it over here to add onto with some new ideas

Original post:

The route:

▪︎Attack Ralsei Dummy 5 times

▪︎Use a new act to glare at Ralsei

▪︎Battle ends

▪︎Ralsei asks if you'd like him to go look for Susie and you can meet up with them when he finds her

▪︎Agree

▪︎Fight all darkners in the field

▪︎In the first puzzle with the spikes and 3 buttons there are rocks on the buttons

▪︎Reunite with Susie and Ralsei at the puzzle that requires all 3 of you

▪︎In the C. Round fight force Kris and Ralsei to attack, the combined damage gives C.Round a scar but it still flees

▪︎Susie says they did an awesome job before questioning why Kris seems so bothered

▪︎The Seap is closed but in front of it is a chest with a weapon in it called the Banded Sword (Light World equivalent: Pencil with a rubber band glued to it, "BandPen")

▪︎The Banded Sword stops enemies from running away and prevents Kris from missing

▪︎The first time you kill an enemy it'll do the red disintegration effect like in the actual game.

▪︎After the first kill Susie and Ralsei will both be concerned with Susie unsuccessfully trying to hide it

▪︎Susie and Ralsei's overworld sprites change to have more concerned expressions

▪︎Kill every Darkner you physically can

▪︎K. Round has C. Round's scar but more importantly can be killed due to the power boost

▪︎The crown is intact

▪︎Lancer is shocked but still thanks you

▪︎Susie says she's joining Lancer to be one of the bad guys when in reality she's doing it to protect Lancer

▪︎Everything is more dull and less comedic up until the Susie and Lancer Fight

▪︎Kris puts on a menacing look without our input to try and make them more nervous and back off in order to not have to hurt them and it just barely works

▪︎Rather than fighting Lancer, Susie will reason with him to let her try and convince Kris to stop fighting and promises him they'll beat the King without fighting

▪︎Susie joins the party for real… reluctantly

▪︎Go to ??? [Will discuss what happens if you don't do this/procrastinate on it in future post]

▪︎Jevil swaps your Banded Sword for a Spooky Sword

▪︎Beat Jevil up

▪︎Jevil drops hints about the Snowgrave Route

▪︎Get a version of the Devils Knife equipable by everyone

▪︎Keep fighting

▪︎Nu Rouxls battle (Rouxls with the K. Round crown) [pronounced as new rules]

▪︎No scene between King and Lancer

▪︎"While you might think of me as a villain to everyone else… I'M THE HERO!"

▪︎When King pretends to turn good you have 2 options, letting Ralsei heal him or trying to attack him, neither abort the route

▪︎If you let Ralsei heal King, it goes similar to the Chapter 1 violence outcome from the real game but Lancer mentions how he couldn't find anyone to ask for help from in the whole kingdom which puts a nervous expression on both Susie and Ralsei's faces before continuing mostly the same

▪︎If you try to attack the King, Susie will stop you and say she promised Lancer they wouldn't kill him

▪︎Either way, after leaving Susie will tell Kris they should go back to see Lancer and Ralsei sometime.

Notes:

After beating Jevil you get a permanent X-Slash you can use since Seam's Seap stays closed throught the route

If you try to be merciful immediately after getting the Sword, then the sound of Jevil's laughter will play, your sword will be replaced with a second Wood Blade, and the route will be aborted, after you reach the forest, Seam's Seap will be open and if you fight Jevil, he'll make fun of you, this prevents you from doing things like only killing Susie and Berdly, which while it would be interesting, would destroy the story [may discuss as a what if in the future]

Chapter 2 effects:

Only non-murdered characters will be in the Castle Town

Characters who were witnesses of the Weird Route trust Kris less

It still plays Empty Town instead of My Castle Town unless you recruit 5 or more enemies in chapter 2

There are less group interactions

[jellycreamjammedart]

Hei there demons. It is I, ya boi

A while ago I considered making a trivia-like video about the assets I've made for Killer In Purple 2, and maybe show off unused content as well as asset details you probably don't see in-game. Instead I'm posting here!

Part 1: THE VERY FIRST MODEL

I was approached by the dev of Killer in Purple 2, GoldieEntertainment (GFC) after showing off some voxel art I've made in a mobile app called Fancade, and invited to join in on helping expand on Killer In Purple 2. I was like heck yeah let's get this bread!

I downloaded a mobile voxel app called Mega Voxels that actually lets users export their creations, which is exactly what I needed! All set!

My first task was making a new model for the kid NPC that was being used in the game at the time, which was made by Goldie... on Blender according to him, if I recall correctly?

(video thumbnail)

It was also the only kid model in the game at the time.

Looking at it and the rest of the game at the time, I tried to stick to the "blocky aesthetic" it had going on. I started with the head/face.

(don't mind the ads, you can't escape them nowadays.)

When I showed it to GFC he pointed out its "soulless stare" 😂😂😂 And I was not fully satisfied with the result either. So I went on from there.

I decided to retain the blockiness but also making use of more color shades in order to smooth the edges and give it more personality. After some back and forth of experimenting and tweaking, this was the final result:

The little kiddy face we've all become familiar with! If you pay attention you'll see the eyes are still pretty much a square, with a tiny bit of different color shades surrounding it to give the illusion it's rounded, plus different pupil placement to curb the "soulless stare."

The hair is basic, based off GFC's original model while also drawing slightly inspiration from the sprites of Crying Child from FNAF 4.

"But Jelly," you ask, "what about the rest of the model, like the body? That's just a head." Well, I say: DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD! We're about to get there! (im funny i swear)

The body was surprisingly very straightforward; I tried to keep in mind where the original model was segmented and tried to stick to the same segmentation with the new body. I tried to keep the original clothing when coloring as well.

And here we have one (1) full boye, asserting his dominance!

(The solid green spots were to help GFC see where the different pieces connect, which he could easily color over once they served their purpose.)

Keep this fine young lad in mind, y'all, since he'll go on to also become the base for just about every other child character in the game. I made such choice to make things easier and faster for GFC; that way he could apply pretty much the same rigging and animations to them with minimal modifications, to save time.

Giving the characters different expressions was something that came only later once GFC figured out a way to do it, but it was something I had already been thinking about. He asked me to give the kids a small select of facial expressions; aside from the pre-existing neutral smile, I was also tasked with giving them a scared face for when they see William with the knife out or witness a kill, and a dead face for when... well, when William gives them the ultimate BONK on the head, I guess.

Scared is pretty straightforward, but what would be a dead expression? There are many ways one could go about it. So rather than making one, I made several dead faces with different designs, and left it up to GFC to pick up the "winner."

First is the default neutral smile, second is scared, and all remaining ones are different dead expressions.

I went for combinations of blank faces, empty/hollowed out eyes, tear marks matching the well-known children spirits in FNAF, as well as the cartoony X'd out eyes, which wound up being GFC's pick.

And with that we wrap up for now. These were my first steps in helping Killer In Purple 2 slowly become what it is now and my first contributions to the game (with the exception of the different expressions which we went for after a substantial amount of work.)

It all started with this little guy and his former soulless stare!

Stay tuned for whenever I decide to make new posts talking about other assets! ���

[randomsloredrops]

Random's Lore Drops - Thee Who Munches Thy Chocolate

wow i'm writing this at 11:41 pm and NOT three in the fucking morning REAALALLLLAllALaL?!/1/ anyways yeah so basically this is the last MAJOR character, and i'll explain why I always refer to them as 'The First Fallen Human' instead of the name that's basically become canon at this point. yup, that's right, we're talking about a canon character whose name starts with C and has so much importance yet so little at the same time due to not being in the story for basically all of the neutral, until the end of Geno, and only in recordings in true lab in paci.

oh damn this image is a lot bigger than i thought it was. oh well idgaf. anyways this is uhhhh according to the wiki 'Chara', or according to the tarot cards, 'Fallen' but like REALLY distorted. anyways cue cut off

aw yeah this is happening. anyways, since i'm more awake, had a hot chocolate, and am now blaring a megalo strike back remix into my ears (and occasionally the recently released MOTI's lyrical cover of A Mother's Love just cause it's a banger). anyways, this is the first fallen. YES I WILL KEEP REFERRING TO THEM AS THE FALLEN HUMAN, THE FALLEN, OR THE FIRST FALLEN STFU I HAVE A REASON YOU'LL FIND OUT. anyways, i'm sure that yall know this one kid. if you only know them as the evil something something, uh... Cowabummer! Anyways, time to use proper capitalization. The Fallen Human is the human we see in the introduction sequence, who runs up the mountain and falls in. As it's probably known, they get adopted by King Asgore, Queen Toriel, and Asriel (it doesn't fit to call him Prince Asriel for me for some reason), and become the first human to ever fall into the underground. If you didn't play Undertale and you're reading this, uh... get spoiled lmao you came here you get this. The Fallen has a super similar style to the 'eighth fallen', Frisk, who ACTUALLY HAS A CANON NAME. Their SOUL is IDENTICAL to the player's, or rather, Frisk's, and their coffin (yes THEIR coffin, not Frisk's) is empty, seeing as the body was taken elsewhere (despite being taken back into the Underground by Asriel, leaving only one person to do so). The Fallen is, 'not exactly the greatest person', a misanthrope, my source being that Asriel literally confirms that they HATE humanity, canonically capable of making scary face, and, uhhhhh lemme see... right i have to make another paragraph, too many words. Anyways, apparently really secretive, and persuasive (wiki's words, not mines), never stating their plans on camera. There's SOME evidence that proves that the Fallen does occasionally narrate the story, but aren't always red (technically hinting to the narrachara (or rather, narrafallen) hypothesis (i dont say theory just yet)). I'm sure you know, but (uhhh tw ig??) the Fallen had poisoned themselves to die so that Asriel could take the SOUL, cross the barrier, and... well... kill a bunch of humans. Apparently control is split between the SOUL and the Monster (i assume the human has more control than the Monster when SOUL absorbed) and uhh Asriel went and nuh uh-ed Chara, leading to the double kill of Chara's SOUL and asri dremr. Now, before we continue, just to let you know, the Fallen only got the name Chara because of the fact that, all the files for the character sprites (including unused) are called Chara, with the Fallen's being called TrueChara, and the pick-a-name saying that Chara is the true name (as a supposed-to-be reference to the sprite names), and is also the replacement name when the files have the player name erased (once again proving it was just a placeholder name/name to the sprites, not the fallen's name) now then onto geno In Genocide, we actually get to MEET the Fallen in person, who takes the name that you typed in at the beginning of the game. They reveal that Frisk's SOUL and Determination are what brought them back from the dead (yes Frisk's SOUL not ours). They state that they are the 'embodiment' of the feeling gained when LV (read STATS) increases, before saying to just erase the world and move onto the next. You get the chance to say Yah or Nah, but either way, it leads to Chara going byebye to the world and you and decking you in the schnoz with a knife. Fun fact! There's code in the game that actually reveals that Toby Fox intended to make the application erase itself once the geno route finished, but it never worked, leading to just the application closing. Afterwards, opening the game and waiting TEN FUCKING MINUTES. TEN. GODDAMN. MINUTES. will lead to the Fallen getting the confusion and choosing to make a deal. Frisk's SOUL, for the world back. ya say nah? they dip. literally. you have to OPEN the game again and wait another 10 minutes. ya say yah? well, the world gets restored, but paci route changes.

[xxashes-rebornxx]

@burdenedchaos

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Thanks to her witty excuse of emptying out a trash can; Freya managed to go outside without arousing the suspicion of the other Baristas or the Resident Bitch Manager by simply making a show of throwing the rubbish in the nearby dumpster before heading over to her designated hiding place, head constantly on a swivel so she wasn't caught out.

Seeing her new acquaintance had actually arrived, the redhead breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness, I'm so glad you showed." She'd start, genuinely surprised and obviously relieved for the company. "I know; my note didn't seem particularly trustworthy, sorry about that. You can call me Freya, if you like." Freya would add, making a point of apologizing for her suspicious behavior, even giving her name to try and lessen any remaining suspicion. "It's just.. how do I put this.."

"Can you.. see them to?"

With the main point of her meeting with this stranger out of the way; the redhead would fidget with her braid, nervously shifting from one foot to the other. For her; this could go one of two ways - either this man would think she was crazy, or he might actually know what she was talking about and explain to her what she'd been seeing her entire life.

"It's just.. I can see these weird lights around people, but they're never the same as my own. Yours are different, of course, but so similar, I.. couldn't not notice, to tell you the truth." The redhead gave an awkward little laugh and she nervously scratched the back of her head. "Yours are really close to your hands and face right now, so you're using them somehow, right? I-I can do the same thing, watch!"

Holding her palm outward and up; Freya focused on her hands, trying to get her little fire sprites to do the same thing. Sometimes she couldn't get it to work - couldn't get them to cooperate - but other times, when she was able to channel them correctly, it really was like magic.

"Come on, come on.." Freya mumbled under her breath, almost like a prayer. Her other hand gripped onto her wrist, steadying her hands from shaking, until finally the tiniest of blue flames began to manifest in her open palm - truly not much more than flicker of a flame on a gas stove, but it was there. "Haha! You see? I knew I wasn't crazy.." The last part was spoken quietly, more a thought of her own than any real part of conversation, but it was enough to gauge where her thoughts had been.

@burdenedchaos

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It had been an ordinarily boring day leading up to this mystery customer coming to place an order. Any normal Cafe Barista would think nothing of it - it wasn't unheard of for a lone patron to stop by after the lunch rush. However; Freya was no ordinary Barista.

Where as any normal girl would see a customer and think nothing of it, Freya could see much more. Looking at her own reflection; Freya might see fiery orange wisps dancing around her frame, twirling around her fingers whenever she'd cast a spell. In anyone else, however; Freya only ever saw dull, greyish light around where their heart might be - it always seemed contained, vital even, but never free floating and energetic like it was with herself.

Until, that is, she saw the mystery customer off to the side with his Tea.

Freya couldn't see through his glamour, no, but she could see the wisps of magick that were powering it. It looked different from her own, but still so similar that it was nearly impossible to take her eyes away. Where her magick looked like streaks of fire zipping by on little rings, this strangers looked like green air currents carrying little leaves in the wind, or maybe a forest spring with little bits of gold hidden beneath the water.

Perhaps that's why she found herself inching ever closer while they weren't looking, attempting to put on a show of simply mopping the floor as an excuse to get a closer look. How could she not? In all her years; Freya had never seen another soul with an aura so similar to her own, much less somebody who could see it like she could.

Seeing this person look to their phone and pointedly away from her; Freya took her chance. She'd written a note from her notepad and not so stealthily placed it on the gentleman's table as she walked by, making a show of bagging the trash from the nearby trash can as her excuse.

"Please come out back by the AC unit when you're done, I have to ask you something." The note read simply enough.

[tartarduck]

on luke's top-up ssr

And I must share my thoughts somewhere because

I have wanted desperately to see more of how Luke having a super-dangerous job affects their relationship (see: Peaceful Place), because most of the time the fact that he's a secret agent is just written as Luke can easily take out any of the bad guys, he's just that good at his job rather than he could seriously get hurt.

I was expecting mhy to totally skirt the suggestive PV scene (cough, SotT card voicelines, cough) with some oh-they-weren't-actually-doing-anything context but oh MAN they did not disappoint this time.

First off, I should mention that the card is like... half angst (of course). Luke comes back to MC presumably very injured (even though he insists that it's not a serious injury). NSB protocol is to not let agents out and about until they're fully healed, no matter how light their wound, but the higher-ups made an exception for him, and he arrives at MC's door with Aaron, all bandaged up and clearly not okay.

He's literally telling MC all this in a hoarse voice because he breathed in smoke from the explosion but haha, no it's just a light wound, a minor accident!

(bonus: he mentions that the reason why he managed to get out with only light wounds was because of MC's protection from afar. And he means that literally because he brings the little trinkets MC's gifted with him everywhere -- the key necklace, the badge from their visit to Hoyoland, the bracelet she gave him on his birthday.)

Part of hiding the nature of his wounds from MC is because the information he handles is confidential. But when MC heads to the bathroom to search up how to treat his bruise, she recognises from the search results that it was blunt force trauma from a bat, not an accidental bump into the bar counter like he'd explained. Here's MC trying to put on a brave face so she can tend to his wounds quicker instead of crying in the bathroom.

(I love lukerosa sm they're really one and the same -- while Luke's trying to downplay his physical pain, MC is doing the same with her emotions, because they don't want the other to see it, because seeing the other like that would hurt them more.)

The thing is, we've all been through Luke's relentless 'I'm actually okay and not seriously hurt at all, I don't you to be worried!', and MC has (rightfully) called him out on it quite a few times. But in this card, as she's treating his wounds, as he keeps talking about how he's not very hurt at all, his wounds and words weigh on her heart.

Luke Pearce is lying. But she knows that she shouldn't be telling him off about not keeping himself away from danger so stubbornly.

Instead, she says this:

(This is. relationship development at its finest. Because they're both so overprotective of each other. Neither want to see the other hurt but they both realise it's something that they can't avoid sometimes.)

(Watch how hard I can CRY)

And this is where the card goes from angst. to exactly what the 3rd evolution art is implying. This is the first time I've ever seen MC's sprite with this expression:

So it turns out that Luke Pearce did actually take some painkillers that the NSB gave him. Except that they had some side effects.

(The Very Questionable Explanation)

(Note: Luke's line here is actually a way of saying thank you, but the more literal translation does it more justice... I think)

(They didn't let Luke finish his sentence :()

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Literally the next scene is MC finding that the other side of her bed is empty. And Luke calling her downstairs for breakfast.

So.

In short, I am flabbergasted they actually just did not bother with any oh maaaaybe they did but it's all up in the air nonsense this time. Good night to all lukerosa enjoyers this whole card was a feast. There was an extra chapter and a phone call but I'll edit this post later if I feel up to it, because mainly I just wanted to rant about how happy I am with the way they handled MC dealing with Luke's job this time.

[mountmortar]

Favorite johto headcanons?

OH buddy i have. A Lot. so many. here are Some of them stuck under a read more because i wrote a paragraph for each of them oops

when looking at like. the games as a whole. since johto is in the unique position of introducing a new protagonist with each set of games i like to think that each new protag introduced Are the protags for their specific set of games. like ethan is the protag of gold/silver, kris is the protag of crystal, lyra is the protag of hgss, yknow. it seems to make sense in my brain. (since ethan got remade in hgss i like to think of a happy medium between the two where both lyra and ethan go for the championship. like a friendly rival sort of thing. hgss is already so different from gsc anyway so why not lmao)

this is an observation made by just looking at all their in-game sprites but lyra's the only one out of all of them that actually looks friendly. like i think she would be the only one who wouldn't push you down and call you a fucking loser. she looks like she gives good hugs and would also be the only one allowed in the daycare because she can actually handle baby pokémon

this one is not an observation it's an actual headcanon but i feel like ethan has a strong sense of duty. like idk if i'm getting the vibe from his stone-cold serious in-game sprite faces or what but he just strikes me as the type to have something like that. i feel like he's just a chill fun guy in general but once you give him a job to do he literally will not quit until the job is done yknow

kris grows up and retires the championship to be johto's battle tower boss. because it's the only battle tower in the games that doesn't have an actual leader and it was introduced in crystal so it's like FATE yknow. as a side note i think it was so goddamn unfair that hgss included aspects of crystal but literally removed JOHTO'S OWN BATTLE TOWER (the first fucking battle tower in the GAMES) to put in. SINNOH'S FUCKING BATTLE FRONTIER. that was so fucking lazy goddamn

i can see silver sticking with his wandering lifestyle when he gets older but i can also see him (maybe) taking up the mahogany gym after pryce eventually retires. maybe lance offered him the position maybe he applied himself. but i think whether he does or not he would struggle a little with the decision because yknow. mr shitty dad giovanni was a gym leader too.

since the pokéathlon was introduced in hgss i like to think of lyra as growing up to be a star pokéathlete. because i think it'd be fun and also because she seems like she has a lot of energy so it'd be good for her. kids come up to her all the time asking for autographs and she's too nice to say no so her hand always hurts by the end of the day sdkdskjfkdjn

honestly who the fuck even knows what ethan grows up to do. i think he'd take up an offer of researching pokémon in the wild for professor elm sometimes just to have the excuse to wander around in the woods with a bunch of pokémon for a while. is he scientific? no, but he's good with pokémon and honestly if he applies himself he's really good at noticing little details about them that others might not. he also pissed off a bunch of donphan one time and they chased him all the way down mount silver but that's beside the point

since kris grew up by herself with no friends i think she'd have a rough-around-the-edges sort of feel to her. in that she's used to doing most things by herself so she's not very good at accepting help from others and can come off as rude or overly blunt sometimes when she declines offers for said help. but i think she'd appreciate the company. just not the help! and along those same lines just based on her in-game flavor text i feel like she's constantly desperate to get out of her house because it feels...sort of empty there. like she cheers up a bit around her mom but both her room and her flavor text in her room seem so desolate and she's so so much more talkative when she's traveling around and it's always been interesting to me. lonely kid syndrome to the max

this is a surprise to no one but since he's homeless and initially grew up surrounded by team rocket members i think silver knows. things. that other kids his age wouldn't necessarily know. like how to pick locks (learned off of rocket grunts) or how to track bug-type pokémon to find berry plants for food (learned from being homeless. he's a clever kid!)

[smokeandjollyranchers]

I saw a post and I'm thinking about a mermaid maka who can only speak mermish repeatedly slapping water bottles out of souls hands because she's worried he'll drown but she can't TELL HIM THAT because she can't speak English. I don't even know the context for this I just saw a post and thought "holy shit"

OH MY GOD IM DYING HOLY SHIT

Five years ago when Soul started his internship in the Supernatural Creature Care and Recovery, he was expecting to be like, a paper pusher or something at a desk. He never thought about field work, and definitely not Aquatic. He’s had his car keys stolen by a bitch ass Kraken way too many times to keep any sort of dignity around the creature.

Then he and his mentor Stein bust up a trade ring.

Soul’s never seen so many mermaids before, usually mermaids keep to themselves in the deep sea, and the only people who really encounter them are the fishermen and the cruise ships, and even those are fleeting. He’s seen everything from wood sprites to a baby dragon but he’s never seen a mermaid.

And they’re all in varying degrees of dying.

It changes his world view, he gives up the desk, he takes the hard cases. He HAS to, he’s never going to let this happen again. Stein and the rest of the crew are putting makers on tails, trying to get a count on who’s alive and who’s dead already. Soul walks to the nearest tank (please, it’s a bathtub at best), where a small mermaid is curled up. She’s got bruises on her back, and her tail is dull, and missing scales. “Hello?” He offers and she barely moves to look at him. Her eyes are the same color as sea glass.

X

The living mermaids are transferred to Stein’s workshop, where several actually tanks have been prepared. They’re about the size of a studio apartment each, with metal stairs that lead to the top. The tanks stay empty for the first few days as the medics do what they can for them. Mermaids have very little known about them, so it isn’t surprising that they’re being so thorough with the exams.

Finally, when he comes in for his night shift, the tanks are occupied. The last tank holds the mermaid he found, and he sees her stretching out her arms, flicking her tail. She catches his eyes, and gives him a little wave. He smiles, grabbing his lunch and heading up the steps to the top.

She swims up to the surface, but she stays under for a few moments. Soul opens his chip bag, and offers her one. “Hungry?”

Her eyes pop out of the water, and she’s seriously considering it. “You speak English?”

She swims closer to the edge where he’s sitting, and she says something to him he can’t understand. “So you’ve got your own language. That’s cool. I wonder if you can talk to fish. I’ve had this goldfish since I was ten. He’s like…a foot long. I wanna know if he knows I am. His name is Shredder. I know right? Lame name. I was ten.”

The mermaid cocks her head, bringing her arms up to rest on the edge. Soul offers her the chip again, and she takes it. He points to his mouth, and she takes a bite of it. Her eyes lit up like Christmas and he smiles at her. “Right? Killer shit.”

Her tail moves in the water and she smiles back at him.

He pulls the cap off his water bottle and takes a drink. Faster than he thought possible the mermaid smacks his drink right out of his hand. He looks at her in shock, and she’s looking at him like he’s an idiot. He reaches down and picks his water bottle up again and before he can drink, she’s done it to him again.

She says something to him then, but he can’t understand her. “I’m just thirsty?”

She keeps talking, and when he reaches for it again, she uses her tail to completely soak him. He blinks, wiping water from his eyes. “Thanks. That was awesome.”

X

When he comes into work on Monday morning, Stein calls him into his office. Soul isn’t sure what to expect but Stein turns his monitor so Soul can see.

He watched the mermaid beat his drink away from him, resulting in getting splashed. Soul swallows hard, and rubs the back of his head. “Am uh…am I in trouble?”

“Well, usually we frown upon feeding recovering sea folk Doritos. But….we did learn a few things from this encounter. They have their own language, and they apparently think we’ll drown if we even drink water. She was trying to save you.”

Soul blinks at that, a blush on his face.

He’s goddamn honored.

[kpopgurlz]

Planning a wedding

AOMG reaction to wedding planning with you.

Jay park

Jay makes you feel like a princess during the planning of your wedding. Nothing is too much, and he tells you to ball out. However , getting hit to actually help you in planning anything is a difficult task. He never seems to have any input when you ask him things and it makes you second guess getting married.

Jay: to be honest I don't care about the materialistic parts of this wedding, so don't ask me my opinion. I'm just ready to get married, have a butt load of kids with you, and grow old together.

Simon D

Simon is way to into the planning process of our wedding. He spends hours on the phone with your mom making sure both cultures are Incorporated in the ceremony. You often have to pull him aside to make him take a break but you admire how hard he is trying to make this work for both your families.

Y/N:we should just elope.

Simon looks at you like he's about to flip out.

Simon: never speak those words from your mouth again.

Y/N: OK, claim down.

LOCO

Loco and you are basically free sprites and you don't let planning a wedding stress you out. You know that eloping would piss both of your families of but both of you decide that this is you guys marriage and you would prefer to do things your own what. You only spend a week being engaged before you have a courthouse wedding.

Loco: you know all hell is going to rain down on us once they find out we got married.

Y/N: there's no one in the world I would rather face their wrath with than you.

Gray

You're a business women so you handle everything rationally and you do your best not to let planning a wedding stress you out, but one day gray comes come and finds you on the floor crying with empty bottles of wine scattered around you. You look up at him sniffling

Y/N: why are there so many different shades of purple?!!

Gray: that's it we're going to Vegas getting married and if anyone has a problem with it fuck em.

You look up at him.

Y/N: thank you.

Cha cha Malone

You and Malone love each other unconditionally but your families can't seem to stand each other. Every time you try to sit down to talk about the wedding with them you're mothers go at each other. This causes the two of you to call off the wedding and you two break up, but in the end your families come together to get you back together.

Malone: don't ever leave me again.

Y/N: I won't leave if you don't.

Woo won jae

Your a southern bell with older twin brothers and a strict father that don't hide the fact that they aren't ready for you to take such a big step in life. So when your father says he wants to take woo on a hunting trip to bond, you tell woo that he has to go if he wants to get in good with your family.

Woo: your dad and brothers are trying to kill me.

You laugh.

Y/N: WHAT are you talking about.

Woo: I'm not sure which one of your brothers it was but they were trying to shoot me the entire hunting trip.

Y/N: you sound crazy right now bae.

Woo shows you a graze mark on his arm and you can tell it came from a bullet. You grab woods hand and rush down stairs to confront your brothers and father about it and all of them look guilt.

Y/N: APOLOGIZE TO HIM RIGHT NOW!!! AND IF ONE MORE THING GOES WRONG YOU WONT UNDERSTAND THE HELL I WILL RAIN DOWN ON ALL OF YOU!!

Your father and brothers apologize to woo, and your brothers warn him about marrying the craziest person in the family. Then your brothers fight over who gets to throw woo a bachelor party.

Elo

Neither you or elo know the first thing about planning a wedding so you both give your parents a budget and turn them lose. The wedding is an absolute mess but it makes you both laugh. And because there was no stress involved in putting everything together the two of you got that time doing dirty things to each other. And at your wedding you announce that you're pregnant.

Elo: this beautiful women beside me just keeps making me the luckiest man in the world. WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!

Ugly Duck

You're the second oldest of six girls and once you tell your family that you're getting married they all fly to Korea to help you plan the wedding. Your older sister is the only one with children(all girls) and you and ugly duck spend a lot of time with them when you're not planing the wedding. One night after having a huge discussion/ argument about the wedding with your family and ugly Ducks family your dad pulls ugly duck aside to have a heart to heart.

Dad: so you want to marry my little girl huh?

Ugly Duck: yes sir, I love her with all my heart, and I hope one day to have a marriage as strong as you and your wife.

Dad: that's easier sad than done son... I've spent the last 35 years surrounded by nothing but women. So having a son is a great relief. Call me when you need help with your house full of women.

Ugly Duck looks at your father confused.

Ugly Duck: sir?

Your brother in law walks out of the house to where your father and ugly duck are with a Cuban cigar in his mouth.

Bro in law: you got matches dad?

Dad: always.

Bro in law: get ready for a life full of that.

Your brother in law points to the noise happening in the house.

Ugly Duck: what?

Bro in law: tell him dad.

Dad: you're marrying into a long generation of girls on both sides. I was the only male born into my family for the past six generation.

Ugly Duck takes the cigar out of your brother in laws mouth and puffs heavy.

[nachosforfree]

Okay here it goes:

"hellO my name is emmit abovetree,known to many as theNacho Man. I scripted this video at 2;30 in the morning because I have no idea of control anymore. But sleep depravation is what makes me the lovable bastard my followers know! And today im going to be talking about te biggest mustery of sandrs sdies. There are mant mysteries about this silly little series! How many sides are there really? What was vIrgils relationship like with the dark side? Is there an orange side or even another dark side? Does Remus actually havr bones? What's Deceit's actuall name? Does he have one? So many mysteries, so view answers. But today, I will not be talking abou Remus' mustache bones, nor Deceit's name! Today, we'll be tackling the BIGGEST mystery of them all.

Do Patton and Logan's glasses actually have any lense in them?

Now Emmit, I hear you say. i hear you right now. Shut up, get out of my script!, That's a stupid question! of course they dont, Thomas obviously doesnt need glasses or else hed wear glasses! 

But listen here, dear viewer. I'm not talking abot real lenses! My question is do they even have plastic ones?! Anything in there at all?! Is it just EMPTY???? Im so goddamn sleepy

Now I wear glasses. You cant tell tht from these sprites because I dont want to draw them. But in real life I do in fact have bad eyes. I have also in the past worn fake, plastic glasses. And the light reflecs off of both! But if you look closesly at logan and patton, you see that their glasses dont reflect any light. Logan can do the fucking anime nerd thing!!!! their face behind the glasses doesnt look different from the rest of them at all! 

Which leads me to believe there ARE no glasses! It's all a fake out! So I am making this video to call Thomas T Sanders (the T stands for thomas) out for being a liar and a fraud! Where are their lenses Thomas? How can they have glasses if they dont have any LENSE?! I could be wrong about this- i am high on sugar at 2;40 in the morning after all- but if I'm not! Thomas I want you to meet me behind the Denny'. You know which one. S Q U A R E U P F A K E R . give me their glasses. Let me S S EE "

Yall wanna see the "script" i wrote for a video about patton and logan's glasses a while back? i did it at two am while sugar high off kool-aid

[bitter-as-wormwood-13]

A ruthless review of the Asoue game for the Gameboy advance

I can swear now, Replayed games with actually GOOD mechanics, lezz do this

DISCLAIMERS: I am, by no means, "good" at video games, so take this review with a pinch of salt.

ALSO, this is a review for the GAMEBOY ADVANCE version of the game, I am aware that the other versions of the game have major differences and this review doesn't apply to those versions.

So, there is, in total, 3 good things about the game

1. Sunny's talk sprite (which is adorable)

2. A few decently funny original jokes

3. Unlockable concept art

Everything else is just... bad.

So, I'm gonna rant about the style of the gameplay first. It's basically a bunch of fetch quests(? I think that's the word I need. You go around just... looking for... THINGS) which really doesn't feel like Asoue but, then again, this is based off the movie. The movie where there WAS A HAPPY ENDING (face palm)

So, let's get into the characters individual skills.

Violet has a long range apple thrower and is the only one who can climb ladders

Klaus has a short range basically squirt gun and is mostly the useful one in reptile room

Sunny can crawl through small spaces, roll at enemies, move objects, and gets a floating device in wide window.

So, now for some more complaints because idk how to structure a review

There is an excess of enemies. They respawn every time you exit a room. Why. Oh, dear god, why

At one point in bad beginning there's a ladder that.. doesn't look like a ladder.

Seriously, I spent 30 minutes trying to find a different way up and failing, then dying because of an excess of enemies

You get a quest from justice Strauss, you do the quest, but you don't talk to justice strauss again, you just head to the right. Took me way too long to figure that out, might just be my inexperience

There's characters that show up as a mini boss fight but then just appear as normal enemies... with the same powers... why... just why

I literally spent DAYS trying to figure out what to do in reptile room because it was badly designed

The second powder face lady can hit through walls

Klaus' iguana color sucking mechanic is quite annoying

You need a fly to feed to the big snakes. You can only have 1 fly at a time. You need to empty all your water to have a fly. There is no other way to get past the snakes.

I don't think Stephano even really... arrives in the reptile room? Like, what. You get a phone call from him once but I think that's about it.

Aunt Josephine just has LEECHES LITERALLY EVERYWHERE IN HER HOUSE AND SHE ACKNOWLEDGES IT. SERIOUSLY, THIS RIGHT HERE IS ONE OF THE MAIN GODDAMN REASONS THAT THE ENEMIES JUST FAIL.

There are things you can unlock that are "scenes from the movie" aka a bad screenshot of the movie that's just... there. Doing nothing. No dialogue, I don't think there's any special music or anything... nothing. What was even the point of those

I'm having trouble with Pokémon pearl, as well, but the thing with that is that PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED IT AND HAVE WALKTHROUGHS UP(although there is one pretty good walk through that exists for this game)

I payed actual money for this game. I get <10 bucks a week, normally. This cost me 5 bucks on eBay. I bought this for a fucking review. I hope you're happy, Tumblr

Tl;DR: play if you like to be infuriated by the incompetence of this abomination.

Send me asks or DM me if you want to know more/need help.

With this game or just in general

[mypokepal]

Hi I LOVE this idea and would like to ask for a partner! I'm an INFP, I like playing video games but I'm bad at games so :/ but that's okay. I'm pretty lazy, in my free time, watching YouTube and stuff, my grades are decent, and I like to play music!(I play trumpet). I like almost all animals and I try to be kind and understanding when I can. I was born in July which might be why I MUCH prefer being too hot over the cold. (Also once again I love this and you can skip this if you want

THANK YOU FOR WAITING! I’M SO SORRY! I am literally the epitome of garbage and I’m so sorry you had to wait this long for your Pokepal. But! I had so much fun doing yours and it made me so giddy and happy! Imagining you and your partner made me so excited and restless. If Pokemon were real, I’d definitely want to hang out with you two! With that being said…

I have the perfect partner for you! Let me introduce you to…

Bibarel! (Sorry, I know this is a Gen 5 sprite, but I hate the Gen 6 sprite so much) I think Bibarel would be perfect for you because…

(1) The biggest reason why I chose Bibarel for you is because I feel like you guys can relate to each other. You talk about yourself as if you are the most mundane person who is barely satisfactory in their work-like you don’t see your potential or you don’t allow yourself to fully indulge in the things you want to do because you’re not confident in yourself. And that’s the case with Bibarel as well! Bibarel knows that it is not desired or wanted as much as other Pokemon but that is because people fail to see just how strong and intelligent it is! I mean, have you seen the move pool this guy has?! With Bibarel as your partner, you’ll show people just how precious BIbarel really is and leave your opponents in utter shock when you and Bibarel wipe the battlefield together. Because of you, Bibarel will learn to love and accept itself while you are growing individually as a person beside it. Raising Bibarel will unlock so many things you didn’t even know you had inside of yourself! 

(2) Not only is Bibarel a beast when it comes to battling, it’s also the best housekeeper in the world! You mentioned you were lazy? No problem! Bibarel’s natural instinct to keep its home tidy and neat at all times. Whenever Bibarel sees an empty can on the ground or dirty dishes you’ve been collecting in your room, it will automatically take it upon itself to clean up. After awhile of seeing how hard Bibarel tries to ensure a clean house, you will start to pick up on its habits and find yourself bringing your dishes down to the kitchen instead of hoarding them in your room or actually putting your laundry away instead of throwing it on your chair and letting it pile up. You will eventually develop a “work first, then play” mentality with Bibarel in your life! Either that or get ready for lots of scolding from Bibarel or being woken up at the crack of dawn to go for a run as a punishment because you didn’t take the trash out before you went to sleep! 

(3) Bibarel is always calm and collected. You will never see Bibarel with a scowl on its face unless it is provoked-and even then it is hard to get a rise out of Bibarel. Like you, Bibarel is kind, friendly and extremely welcoming. When you have guest over, Bibarel is the first the open the door to greet them and the first the pull out a chair for them to sit down. “My home is your home.” would be what Bibarel would say. During the hotter season, go ahead and go for a swim in a lake with Bibarel! Being an amazing swimmer, Bibarel will make sure that you are safe and will be there to offer a hand when you find that the water is too deep for comfort. Whatever you want to do, Bibarel is also keen to do as well because it just wants you to be happy even if it means throwing it’s morals and beliefs out the window. You will never walk through life feeling alone or anxious anymore with Bibarel right beside you providing you with all the comfort, warmth and reassurance that you need! Just call it’s name and Bibarel will be right by your side in a flash. Everyday will bring a new adventure and your days will be so full that you’ll find it hard to sit down just to watch one 3 minute Youtube video!