#all i know is some women have that name

[hurlumerlu]

Kinnporsche week 2022

Day 5 : “Breathe” + hurt

The room is big and full of rubbish. There’s only one door, so no risk of anyone creeping up on them, but it could quickly become a death trap. There’s windows, of the wide, double-glazed kind, but they’re here to let the light in and not much else : no way for anyone to see them from outside, although…

“...ay !”

Porchay barely acknowledges his bodyguard. Are they sure the windows are secure? Even though the crates they’re hunkered down against should shield them from this side too, are they sure no one can make out their figures through the opaque panels? Bunrat sighs. Not unkindly, but not without irritation either :

“Mister Porchay. You need to breathe.”

Easier said than done. It had been a fairly normal day – as far as normal days go when you can’t take a walk outside without a security detail – until the first gunshot. Skills had done a weird 180°, suddendly facing Chay, and her jaw had been... Her jaw hadn’t really been there anymore. After that, Leo was shouting take him, go !, and then there was only Bunrat, steering him away with a firm hand on his neck, through shrieking packs of people, narrow streets and dirty corridors, until this door, until this room.

“Breathe”, she repeats.

“I appreciate the advice.” He’s a little surprised he can still talk, let alone form a coherent sentence, but it’s all stumbling out of him without his input. “Do you have any other tips like that? Stay alive, maybe? Don’t panic?”

“All good ideas”, he sees her shrug from the corner of his eyes. It’s a strange, one-shoulder thing. “Stay right there with me. Don’t move. If you must panic, try to be quiet about it.”

That might be the most words any of his bodyguards have said to him since he first met them. It’s at least partially his fault, because he just doesn’t know how to address them. He’s generally not the type to get tongue-tied, but what can you say to people paid to die for you? And despite how childish he thought it was, he did not want to talk to them. These walking, armed-to-the-teeth reminders that his freedom was so far out of reach.

Bunrat drawls more than she speaks, with a slow, rippling accent he can’t place, but there’s a nice quality to it, a sturdy contralto he wants to lean upon. It makes him look at her, actually look, for the first time since the attack began. She’s older than most bodyguards – which, according to Chay’s brother, means she’s either very good and not too ambitious, or lucky and not too ambitious – with a flat nose that must have met many hard surfaces. Taking in the set of her square jaw, he finally realizes why he’s constantly found himself humming Hey Bulldog for the past few weeks. And she…

“You’re hurt.”

She shrugs again. Now he understands why she doesn’t move her left shoulder.

“You’re observant.”

“And you’re funny.”

“It’s not that bad.”

“The joke or the wound?”

It’s her turn to look at him, a quick glance away from the entrance. She’s trying for unimpressed, but is definitely amused.

“Don’t worry about it. Help is on the way.”

“Shouldn’t you put pressure on it?”

“I’ll do it as soon as someone we trust opens that door.”

Someone they trust. That’s Porsche, really, because Tankhun stridding in here wouldn’t make sense, and Bunrat has no reason to trust him. As for Kim… now’s not the time to think about Kim, but he has probably moved on. And does Chay trust him? Anyway. So not the time.

“You said that Leo and Skills” – the image of Skills still alive, still fighting with vague remnants of her jaw hanging from her face, is almost as distressing as the knowledge she’s most likely dead, but he sets both aside – “you said Leo and Skills were good at their job.”

“I did. They are.”

“Then…”

“But so am I, so stop trying to give me pointers. I’ll take care of it when you’re safe.”

Porchay looks down at his hands. He knew, at least in theory, what having bodyguards entailed. The reality of it, though… he wants none of that. Skills spinning on herself, Leo’s go, go, go !!!, Bunrat’s calm vigil. He’s well aware it’s not about what he wants, but…

“Don’t move”, he says.

“What?”

“I’m gonna untie your bandana. Don’t worry, I’m not leaving cover.”

The only answer he gets is a string of muttered curses. They probably weren’t meant for his ears, but it’s okay : Chay’s not a snitch.

The wound doesn’t look terrible, more like a graze, but it’s still bleeding and that’s obviously bad. Hoping he’s making the right call, he gingerly presses the bandana against it.

“If I stay behind you, like that, I’m pretty sure you can still shoot people.”

Bunrat snorts.

“Leo’s right. You’re more than meet the eyes.”

Chay doesn’t respond. He had no idea Leo held even one opinion about him. But it’s good to have something to do, even if he’s not sure it’s truly useful, and he tries to focus on that. In the silence, he hears a shout. Another one. His name.

It’s not his brother’s voice, it’s not Tankhun’s or Leo’s, and it’s certainly not Skills’s. Something resembling inappropriate hope blooms in his chest. Maybe it’s time to think about Kim after all.

[heynhay]

redrew my old Romellura art that KD unearthed lolll

[nashvillethotchicken]

Some Iwtv fans will seriously fight tooth and nail to argue that Armand is more evil or Lestat is more evil as if both them bitches aren't going to the hell under hell and then to the hell right under that one!

[iaminjail]

woke reani be like helga west: relesbianator

[kuromi-hoemie]

thinking about older women

[the-physicality]

i don't think there is anything as overdiscussed on the reddit as team names and logos

[carltonlassie]

So I'm on a Greyhound (already a bad start) and I had to give my witness statement to COPS in the middle of the journey and I was a bit shaken about the whole thing but now I feel more normal and I'm more occupied with directing my energy towards not peeing my pants, so there's a good thing

[hoperaypegasus]

I got bored and gave all the characters I could remember new future jobs because Hikaru deserved to be director.

Lera Volkov

Lera works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program she used to attend.

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Aleksei Belsky

Alexsei works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program he used to attend.

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Nowaguma Petrov

Nowaguma works as an astronaut and scientist, as well as a guest lecturer at the space program he used to attend.

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Hikaru Hasama

Hikaru works as the director of the Japanese WBBA branch and is the youngest director ever appointed in WBBA history.

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Gingka Hagane

Gingka took on his full responsiblity as Pegasus Guardian in Koma (I had to explain the matching outfit with Ryo somehow so I decided to make it a job to protect the village with one of the famous pegasus beys kept there).

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Madoka Amano

Madoka became owner of B-Pit and also works full time bey mechanic, and is the only mechanic in the world allowed to work on the legendary beys.

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Yuki Mizusawa

Yuki continued his work as astronomer and scientist.

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Motti Raja-Wan

Motti trained under Blader DJ and eventually became WBBA head DJ of Malaysia.

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Kyoya Tategami

Kyoya opened up a beyblade school in Savannah with is former teammates where he is the headmaster and a teacher, and continued some light zoologist work on the side.

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Nile Appiah

Nile became a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates while continuing his work in the field as an egyptologist.

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Demure Diaw

Demure became a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates while continuing his work as environmental scientist/activist.

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Benkei Hanawa

Benkei opened his own burger chain owner and continued to work at all the locations in roatation as a chef, as well as working as a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy which he opened with his former teammates.

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Kenta Yumiya

Kenta became a blader for hire that primarily works for the WBBA and assists special investigators on missions a lot.

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Chris Davis

Chris continued working as blader for hire full time.

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Tsubasa Otori

Tsubasa continued to work as a special investigator for the WBBA, but eventually took on a permanent field partner for missions.

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Yu Tendo

Yu, having essentially learned everything from watching Tsubasa for years, quickly got the job of a special investigator for the WBBA and became Tsubasa's permanent field partner for missions, though he did do a few brief modeling stints as well.

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Jack Polk

Jack continued on as an artist, but eventually took on the role of coaching performers as well.

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King Ramírez

King becomes a beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and outreach officer for beyblade through the WBBA.

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Masamune Kadoya

Masamune also became a beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and outreach officer for beyblade through the WBBA.

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Sophie Macron

Sophie went on to be an anthropologist and archeologist specializing in the Ancient Mediterranean and is a popular guest lecturer at universities and museums globally.

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Julian Konzern

Julian took his father's role of Konzern Enterprises CEO and switched it's main focus to be on the production of clean energy.

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Nero Konzern

Nero left his family business and became a traveling beyblade coach.

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Wales Chambers

Wales also left his family's business and became a beyblade fashion designer instead.

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Klaus Müller

Klaus became a personal trainer in both bodybuilding and beyblade.

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Dashan Wang

Dashan continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of headmaster as well.

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Mei-Mei Jiang

Mei Mei continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of head financial officer as well.

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Chao-Xin Zhao

Chao Xin continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of head public relations officer as well, though he did do a few brief modeling stints as well.

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Chi-Yun Li

Chi Yun continued to teach at Beylin Temple and was eventually promoted to the role of assistant headmaster as well.

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Bao Goū

Bao continues his role as the leader of Beylin Fist, eventually turning it into an actual school and assuming the roles of headmaster and teacher.

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Aguma Cui

Aguma continues his role supporting Bao with Beylin Fist, eventually earning the roles of assistant headmaster and teacher when it formally becomes a school

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Toby Johnston

Toby trained under Coach Steel and eventually took on the role of head beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym from him and public relations officer role as well.

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Zeo Abyss

Zeo also trained under Coach Steel and eventually took on the role of assistant head beyblade coach at Dungeon Gym and continued to work as a volunteer paramedic as well.

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Kakeru Tategami

Kakeru decided to work at his brother's school and took on the roles of assistant headmaster and teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy while also occassionaly making custom beys.

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Sora Akatsuki

Sora also takes on a job as a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy and continues to be a member of Koma’s Guard (it's a hidden village, they have guards).

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Ryuto

Ryuto, after getting into a fair bit of trouble for treasure hunting, becomes a teacher at East Savannah Beyblade Academy as well as a beyblade historian, though he does still treasure hunt from time to time.

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Dynamis

Dynamis continues his role as a Legendary Blader Guardian.

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Tithi

Tithi finishes up his training under Dynamis and also continues his role as a Legendary Blader Guardian.

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Teru Saotome

Teru opens his own studio for both dancers and beyblade performers where he works as the head teacher and coach.

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Damian Hart

Damian goes on to become an epidemiologist and works for the CDC, as well as becoming a medical doctor, though he rarely takes patients.

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Tetsuya Watargani

Tetsuya becomes a junior carcinologist at an aquarium, and does a fair bit of field research.

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Tobio Ooike

Tobio goes on to be a private pilot as well as a blader for hire in his free time.

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Ryuutaro Fukmai

Ryuutaro opens up his own fortune telling and meditation studio.

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Selen Garcia

Selen goes on to become the head outreach officer for WBBA Brazil branch.

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Argo Garcia

Argo opens up his own boxing gym where he is the head coach.

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Ian Garcia

Ian becomes a freelance cyber security expert that does a lot of work with both the WBBA and private organizations.

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Enzo Garcia

Enzo goes on to medical school where he became an ER nurse at the largest hospital in Brazil, eventually becoming the head nurse on staff.

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Gasur Al-Shehhi

Gasur becomes an architect specializing in biomimicry architecture.

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Karte Hanafi

Karte stays in the beyblade field and goes on to be a beyblade coach with the WBBA as well as an WBBA outreach officer.

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Zidane Nair-Saeed

Zidane goes on to become a pediatrician and does a lot of volunteer and free medical services in areas that need it.

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Sala Kekoa

Sala eventually goes on to be an beyblade historian and coach, becoming one of the most respected beyblade historians in the field.

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Hyoma Ueda

Hyoma maintains his job as Koma's Village Guide (in charge of the path in an out of Koma) as well as becoming Koma's Head Guard.

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Dan Sodo

Dan goes on to be an estate planning paralegal at a pretty major law firm.

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Reiki Sodo

Reiki also goes on to be an estate planning paralegal at the same pretty major law firm.

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Kumasuke Kumade

Kumasuke opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Kumata Kumade

Kumata opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Kumaji Kumade

Kumaji opened up a burger restaurant (that was a complete rip off of Bull Burgers) with his brothers to attempt to rival Benkei's but failed spectacularly.

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Osamu Hasegawa

Osamu goes on to become a beyblade outreach officer full time with the WBBA.

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Takashi Kikuchi

Takashi eventually decides to become a teacher at an elementary school in Metal City.

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Akira Ishii

Akira becomes a DJ through the WBBA and took Blader DJ's position as Japan's primary DJ when he eventually retired.

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Jigsaw Grimm

Jigsaw goes on to be a english and poetry professor at a well known university, as well as publishing several of his own horror short stories.

[mithomite]

had the most braindead repetitive conversation/argument with my parents. buzz cuts are too masculine but if you dye a design on it it become effeminate which is bad because then you look weak and if youre weak then society falls apart (all societies ever that have fallen apart for any reason are actually because of feminine men) and we start sacrificing babies. and also all mental illness is invented because only 4 people had anxiety in the 90s and covid was made up so that we would all become gay and trans and then the government can control us better and be joe biden's little sex slaves. and also i need to keep my hair long because my father finds it attractive. what

[artigas]

am i truly expected to wake up every goddamn day and keep my unbridled (and correct) hatred for taylor swift all to myself just because i want to make and keep friends? hell is empty and all the devils are here

[im2tired4usernames]

@oceanlaceagate

Well ok you asked for explaining so I'm so sorry about the rant that's bound to happen I have beef with this woman like many many MANY homeschool co-op mothers I would like to meet her IN THE PIT

uh I guess trigger warning possibly would be like food diets and possibly eating disorders I'm not sure but I would rather be safe then accidentally harm you friend?

my mother was a crunchy homeschool nutter and her entire social group was crazy homeschool mom cultists.They were all obsessed with clean godly eating and losing weight they constantly kept repeating that they needed to treat their bodies like temples and it really wasn't healthy or good for so many reasons.

well one of the women in that group for as long as i can remember (I've know this lady since I was a lil kid) she believes it's impossible for European women to get fat because of *spins the wheel*

She just has some fucked up made up facts about Europe in general like WARNING SHE'S ACTUALLY ON PURPOSE STUPID

like she has for as long as I can remember believed with E V E R Y FIBER in her body (i have argued so much with her she will not budge in her world this is fact) no one once they hit preteens in france eats bread.

France home of the croissant, baguette and many other carbs bready bakery wonders...

Yeah no one there eats bread that is why French women are so thin and healthy they don't eat bread or any kind of sweets! (She and my mom then tried to make me do that for a bit they were always "suggesting" diets on me it sucked in expecting the thm diet and the melted butter+coffee+ apple cider vinegar diet to have fucked up my body somehow)

Apartly in her world no one in Ireland uses any kind of fat when I asked her to explain wtf that meant she said no one in Ireland uses oil or butter which like..

No that makes no sense where did she even come up with that?!I

Once I took a picture of like some fancy imported butter from Ireland at the store to show her and she and the other moms all straight up walked away and would not look at it. They would not talk to me kept actually doin the "talk to the hand" thing and covering their ears and telling me I'm wrong and stupid and to shut up they will not look at the evidence.

This woman is in her late forties to early fifties she has convinced half the homeschool mother cult that no one in France eats bread with no evidence other then she said so!!!!!

They honest to God believe it also!!!!

Recently she was trying to tell me that no one in the UK eats chicken that it's "looked down on as a disgusting poor man's food" she just went on n on on this long crazy rant that made no sense at all but she acted like she was very intelligent and cultured for knowing this.

My best friend and wife is from the UK and frankly i quickly asked them and they were able to point out this lady is just batshit insane.

Like my wife mentioned there's Nandos everywhere in the UK and that serves chicken mainly I have no clue where she's getting her info or ideas.

She got super angry amd defensive and has gone off saying she has two sources "two very reliable very real and very British people who totally aren't made up there her real Facebook friends that told her yup no one in the uk eats chicken only the USA makes fried chicken poor England is missing out on chicken because they're a bunch of snobs who think it's poor people food" so that's what she believes despite a lot of common sense and evidence to prove otherwise but "how dare I question an elder?!'

I really can't explain it like there's no logic or facts in it I myself don't understand it? I have gotten into many fights with this women.

So many fight

so so so many fights

Stupid amounts of fights

not just over this but like over everything under the sun I swear this woman is living a different reality then everyone else.

she just makes stuff up on a fly and then somehow convinces herself and like a dozen other women in they're 40s-50s that everyone in Europe is significantly skinner because they just happen to not eat the food that one lady dislikes...

like I can't really explain more then that this woman has no evidence, refuses to listen to evidence and has the firmest faith in stupidity I've ever seen it's truly kinda terrifying i wish i had her self confidence but also just wow....

I don't think that she's normal I think a lot of American children do actually learn about other countries? I learned about other countries when I was really young my mom would focus on one a month and then I'd have to do a lil presentation at the end of the month in front of my grandad and we'd cook a meal with some traditional foods from there if possible I had a lot of fun learning recipes from all over the world and we'd get a monthly cd with music from all over the world it was so cool! one of my favorite games when I was little with my grandad was he'd spin the globe point at random n then i had to say thw county, the capital, a famous food item from there and one history fact is famous person if I knew one and it was SO MUCH FUN!!!

maybe it's a new homeschool thing or a church thing or maybe this lady is just straight up purposely stupid I'm not sure? I have no fuckin clue this woman is insane I avoid her every chance I can.

[cuteniaarts]

@katkastrofa: *writes a single throwaway line in one chapter of Lost and Found that is never referenced again*

Me, completely randomly and with no prompting: Alright, bet–

[bunnihearted]

📓🕯️🐇🖤pt.2

[toytulini]

name some canonically nonbinary characters why dont you

[ubike-official]

date back on for sunday now. His friend is okay. thank god. And uhhh, yea now we're finally be fr about the "hey we met on a dating, lets be so fr about what our experience has been" uncharted territory besties. we're not at "so what are you looking for?" but i already essentially told him my approach is to just really try getting to know ppl i find interesting and letting a spark develop from there w/o pressure. kinda like in school where you consistently see people in casual settings. and he thought it was a good plan so uh. here we are.

[shmowder]

just need to vent about the Olympics